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Earlier today, Ben noted that former Oklahoma Sooner great Steve Davis was one of two individuals who tragically perished in a plane crash Sunday afternoon in Indiana.
As expected, the school is mourning the loss of one of the greatest players in the football program's storied history, releasing statements from its athletic director, current head coach and Davis' former coach addressing the passing of the 60-year-old former quarterback.
The text of those statements appear below:
Athletic director Joe Castiglione
"The University of Oklahoma is deeply saddened by the passing of Steve Davis. We extend our sympathies to Steve's family and others whose lives he touched. He was a great champion and someone who set a wonderful example for others. We will miss him very much."
Head coach Bob Stoops
"On behalf of the Oklahoma Football family, we share the sorrow of Sooners everywhere who are mourning the loss of Steve Davis and extend our prayers to Steve's family and many friends. Steve gracefully carried the hopes and dreams of an entire state on his shoulders as he quarterbacked the University of Oklahoma to back-to-back national championships. While his record of accomplishment on the field will long be remembered, I will always appreciate the personal support and encouragement that Steve provided to me and our student-athletes. He was a man of exceptional character who will be deeply missed."
Ex-OU head coach Barry Switzer
"This is a tragic loss. Steve was a tremendous role model for student-athletes everywhere. He was a good student and a fantastic person. He was a minister who traveled across the country inspiring thousands with his message, his words and his lifestyle.
"Steve wasn't highly-regarded when we recruited him. We weren't necessarily sure what position he'd play, so we took him as an athlete. The first time I saw him play was in a freshman game I distinctly recall walking down to the field after the game and telling Galen Hall, 'this kid is a talented quarterback.'
"Back then I think we had 250 kids on the roster, and I believe Steve started out about eighth on the depth chart. Of course, we all know that he went on to post a 32-1-1 record and help us win two national championships. Steve was surrounded by great talent on those teams, but he was truly an exceptional leader. I was proud of him. The entire state of Oklahoma was proud of him. We still are."
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Coney Island is a bit of a trip from our home, about an hour and 45 minutes with walking and train time, and there our closer beaches in NJ but even though it has sadly been updated Coney Island still has some vestiges of vintage charm that keep me coming back year after year.
This year we went on the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend and it was the first time the weather was really warm enough for summer clothes, so I wore my 1940s Style Mexican Playsuit from Kim Clark. I nabbed it when she put it up for sale in the 1930s and 40s clothing exchange facebook group and it is really fabulous, and way, way out there. There is no fading into the back ground in this get up. Plus I love that it has a jacket. I don't like to get too much sun or show too much skin so a play suit with a big jacket is right up my alley.
The fabric in both the jacket and the play suit is really light and very comfortable.
I paired the play suit set with a big 1940s Mexian tourist hat. I actually had the hat first and when I saw the play suit I knew they where made for each other.
I carried the Mexican theme through the outfit by adding a Mrs. Polly's Lucite brooch of a little man in a sombrero. Isn't he cute:
Sadly, as I said before most of Coney Island has been distressingly modernized and Hurricane Sandy certainly didn't help.
Still if you look close there are some remnants of the old Coney Island.
Nathan's Hot Dogs has been there for a 100 years. The day before we visited they where selling hots dogs for 5 cents, the price from when they openned in 1916.
We also saw a shooting gallery that had been there since 1940:
We always finish our Coney Island trips with lunch at L & B Spumoni Gardens a restaurant that has been open since 1939. They serve the best Sicilian style pizza and Spumoni I've ever had.
Where do you like to go when the weather gets warm?
Outfit Details:
1940s style Play Suit and Jacket-Kim Clark
1940s style sandals Remix vintage shoes
1940s Mexican sun hat Dixiefried
1940s style novelty brooch-Mrs Polly's Lucite


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"...former South African president Nelson Mandela admitted that the millions of thoughts, prayers, and well-wishes he has received have played absolutely no role in his improving health, and that his recovery has been 100 percent dependent on doctors."
On the theme of religious nonsense, here is a Tweet responding to Richard Dawkins.
@RichardDawkins If you call a piece of art obscene, you call the artist obscene. The same goes for the human body. GOD is not obscene.
— Balint Szent-Miklosy (@szentmiklosybal) June 30, 2013
Sadly Nelson Mandela will probably die before medical technology can save him, furthermore there's nothing God or prayers can do about it because God does not exist, but in the not too distant future, maybe sometime around the late 30s, body transplants will be possible. In mid-2013 Next Big Future reported on body transplants, which the following Tweet relates to.
@MikeAnissimov we should be able to transplant heads onto 3D-printed bodies by 2035. 2050 is too late an estimate IMO. 2045 absolute latest.
— SINGULARITY UTOPIA (@2045singularity) June 30, 2013
A snapshot of mid-2013 would be severely flawed if the Snowden-PRISM affair was not mentioned. Tempora and DROPMIRE are also worth mentioning. It's worthwhile to note how the US military blocked access to parts of the Guardian website. On the issue of excessive authority note how one teen was imprisoned awaiting trial regarding a sarcastic threat in a Facebook comment. Here is a Tweet from WikiLeaks regarding Snowden-PRISM, and below that a video of Snowden.
#Snowden demanded all 41 pages of #PRISM document be published but neither WaPo nor Guardian had the courage http://t.co/ziFKbdWQKJ
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) June 10, 2013
The following video is a response to Xbox One restrictiveness, which initially entailed strict limits on sharing games. I have not followed the hoo-hah precisely thus I'm unsure of facts, but I have the vague impression of vast craziness happening regarding Xbox One, such as a microphone you cannot disable (for PRSIM monitoring?), or compulsory weekly updates lasting a few hours each update, or the need to always be online.
On a positive note technology continues to do great things, which we see in this Tweet regarding organic solar cells:
How @WCGrid & @Harvard are converting sunlight into electricity w/ organic solar cells http://t.co/YWc6UwEinl #cleanenergy
— IBM Research (@IBMResearch) June 30, 2013
Despite positive sci-tech news, the world of 2013 is a diabolical torment. Chaos persists in Egypt, many people are obese in the USA (35.7% of adults 2009-2010), and two popes will be made saints. Perhaps the agony of existence is best illustrated by the Boston Bombings, but for me personally I have my own horrendous intellectual pain to deal with regarding my intelligence contrary to a world of stupidity, thus I feel affinity with Cassandra or the One Eyed King, so I Tweeted:
Existence in pre-Singularity world is unbearably hellish nightmare, extremely insane agonising intellectual pain, horrifically vile.
— SINGULARITY UTOPIA (@2045singularity) June 30, 2013
If there's a particular Tweet you want me to add, please let me know and I will probably include it. I am not however giving a complete cultural picture because some aspects are simply too depressing, thus I am not interested in anything pro-religion or pro-aliens. I may not agree with your Tweet but I 'll include it if it adds to the diversity of my snapshot. Here is one example, regarding an independent TV station, which David Icke is creating. I most certainly do not support, agree with, or follow David Icke, but someone wanted me to include the Tweet, after they responded to my request, so here it is:
@2045singularity The People's Voice http://t.co/bYNnpxZ6UX is being setup to ask the questions that the cabal controlled media won't ask
— koolstack (@koolstack) June 30, 2013
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- Befriend your logistics team
The size, weight, and stackability of pallets and packaging have a direct impact on transportation costs. For loads that are only shipped one high, what would be the logistics cost impact for switching to a stackable crate or some other type of transport packaging? It is likely that the improvement in transportation costs would offset the increased packaging costs. Not to mention the other benefits that could be achieved through a reduction in product damage.
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Course ListingAudio Production
Bachelor of Science
Published June 1, 2016
Student Learning Outcomes
See ge.artinstitutes.edu/programoffering/4619 for complete Gainful Employment information for this degree.
• Production - Conceptualize, plan, execute, and deliver quality multitrack recordings and voiceovers, and post-production projects, integrating knowledge and application of audio theory, critical listening skills, and industry standards using industry-related tools
• Professionalism - Present and conduct themselves professionally and evaluate specific career paths, job responsibilities, and industry expectations while creating a professional business plan and an effective portfolio
• Critical Thinking - Efficiently evaluate and solve problems typically encountered by audio professionals
• Evaluation - Evaluate and apply peer and professional critique as well as self-evaluation to continuously improve the quality of their work
• Business - Evaluate and analyze the business and economic principles and practices of the audio industry while maintaining legal and ethical standards
Program CoursesPROGRAM COURSES
AUD101 Survey of the Audio Industry
AUD102 Introduction to Sound
AUD110 Audio Technology I
AUD111 Digital Audio I
AUD112 Music Theory I
AUD113 Audio Technology II
AUD115 Music Theory II
AUD116 Audio Recording I
AUD125 Voice Acting
AUD201 Physics of Sound
AUD210 Acoustics
AUD211 Digital Audio II
AUD212 Listening & Analysis
AUD214 Electronics I
AUD216 Audio Recording II
AUD218 Live Sound Reinforcement
AUD225 Broadcasting
AUD301 Digital Audio III
AUD304 Electronics II
AUD309 Synthesis & MIDI Systems
AUD311 Electronics III
AUD313 Advanced Recording Techniques
AUD314 Digital Audio IV
AUD399 Internship II
AUD403 Special Topics
AUD411 Portfolio Preparation
AUD421 Portfolio Presentation
BUS118 Broadcast & Copyright Law
BUS121 Fundamentals of Marketing
BUS299 Internship
DFVP110 History of Broadcasting
DFVP131 Introduction to Video
DFVP132 Introduction to Audio
DFVP203 Field Sound Production
DFVP220 Fundamentals of Editing
DFVP221 Intermediate Editing
DFVP226 Scriptwriting- Commercial
DFVP301 Advanced Editing
DFVP321 Media Delivery Systems & Distribution
DFVP415 Post Production Workshop
DFVP420 Professional Practice
MMA420 Web Portfolio
COM101 Communication for College & Career Success
COM140 Speech & Communication
COM443 Advanced Communications
ENG110 English Composition
HUM201 Historical & Political Issues
MTH105 College Algebra
MTH205 Geometry
Credits Required 126
Credits Required 26
Program ElectivesLIBERAL STUDIES ELECTIVES
Credits Required 28
Note: The Art Institute of Seattle reserves the right to alter the sequencing of classes. Some courses are offered on a rotating basis. Students should consult their Academic Advisors and/or Department Chair when creating their course schedules to ensure they are following the recommended sequence. Students must meet all co/prerequisites for courses.


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Sun Gezgin Hotel
Marmaris, Dalaman Region
This large family hotel is ideally situated on the beach with it's own private area for hotel guests. Perfect for a relaxing holiday on the beach.
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Facilities include swimming pool, sun-loungers and umbrellas around the pool, TV lounge with large LCD TV, a restaurant, a bar.
Further facilities include reception area, money exchange, wireless internet access, safe deposit boxes (local charge) and 24hr room service.
Local charges may apply to some hotel facilities and others may be seasonal.
A total of 60 rooms able to accommodate up to 3 people. All are equipped with private bathroom, hairdryer, satellite TV, telephone, air conditioning and a balcony or terrace.
Local charges may apply to some hotel facilities and others may be seasonal.
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Please Note: All visitors to Turkey will be required to purchase their entry visa via the Turkish Government website www.evisa.gov.tr prior to travel.
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The hotel is situated right on the beach and just 1km from the centre of Marmaris. The resort of Icmeler is approx 7km away. In Marmaris and Icmeler there are numerous shopping facilities, bars and restaurants to enjoy.
Dalaman Airport is approx 90km from the resort of Marmaris.
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I recently wrote a post about mobile gaming changing the way we game. After giving it a lot of thought I decided I would like to take a look into why mobile gaming is so big and where it came from.
At the same time though portable gaming really saw contention come out of left field over the past decade. At the time of Nintendo's original Gameboy cell phones where the size of bricks and weighed nearly as much, and only functioned as phones. By the early 2000's the world would change. By the time of the Gameboy Advanced, cell phones and PDA's (the first handheld computers) had began it slowly but surely merge. Cell phones began to have memory modules in them large enough to keep address books, calendars and organizers, and eventually even simple games.
I have no doubt that technology from the portable gaming industry was able to help spur advancement in phones on and it was not long until phone began to feature color displays which here common by 2001. Games on phones where still simple, until 2003 when Nokia would introduce the N-Gage. The N-Gage was a portable gaming system similar to the PSP, but unlike the PSP, the N-Gage was a fully functional cell phone and PDA. The N-Gage would play games on mini-cd's, much like the PSP.
By now though PDA's and cell phones where almost entirely merged and phones like Palm's Treo's existed side by side with the N-Gage. The Treo's features touch screens using a stylus, had upgradable memory with and SD-Card, and had games that could be bought at a online store through the phone, and downloaded to it. Starting to sound familiar? To say the least neither the N-Gage, or the Treo exist anymore. I guess the N-Gage was either perhaps ahead of its time or no one saw the point.
Flash forward to 2008. Apple which had huge success with its iPod products releases the iPhone. The iPhone is a touch based telephone, PDA, iPod, or as they would soon be known smartphone. Initially (as with all iPhone to come) there where a lot of issues, up until the 3G series released about a year later, and we know the story from there. Hot on Apples heal cell phone giant Motorola develops the Android operating system, a knock off of iOS that's more Windows friendly. Well with the iPad and Andriod tablets we know where it goes from there.
What wasn't expected so much though was the rise of casual gaming these systems bought. Games originally designed to just waste 5 minutes here and there suddenly became a huge market segment. On top of that so did the proliferation of down loadable content DLC, otherwise know as that annoying reminder that for $0.99 you can download this, that, or the next thing that will take you to the next level.
For mid and hard core gamers DLC is often a huge turn off, since these types of gamers are use to just buying a game and earning powerups through play rather then buying them with real cash. To say the least it's a line in the sand between where casual gamers and mid/hard core gamers.
The video game industry also tends to see mobile casual gamers and have a mainly female demographic. The basic idea on their part is that women tend to use and check there phone more then men so 5 minute time wasters suit them better then a 15 minute per level action packed epic. You can also see that the more popular games have somewhat effeminate touches as well, look at Candy Crush and Bejeweled for example.
To say the least mobile gaming has changed the way game and virtually came out of no where to do it. The big question that most real gamers ask is, will mobile gaming ever replace portable consoles? Is there a point when Nintendo stops making 3DS, and Sony the PS Vita in order to become an app?
I have to say I have my doubts the real portable gaming is in any danger since iPhone and Androids lack game controls necessary for real and intense gameplay.


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New state regulator disappoints environmentalists
A case of mistaken identity?
Environmentalists surprised that A&M scientist named to board has sided with industry
AUSTIN —In late 2007, the appointment of Bryan Shaw, a Texas A&M professor and air pollution expert, to the three-member board that oversees the state's environmental agency drew praise from a prominent government watchdog.
Tom "Smitty" Smith said then that Gov. Rick Perry's selection "has lots of the skills and talents needed to figure out the impacts of air pollution across the state. Overall, I'm encouraged that this appears to be a very well-qualified commissioner."
That was 19 months ago. This is now.
"His eyes are so clouded by the pollution in Texas that he couldn't see a fact in front of him," said Smith, director of the Texas chapter of Public Citizen.
In his short tenure, Shaw has rankled environmentalists who had hoped that a fresh day dawned with a scientist on the dais of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality — a frequent target of complaints over its stewardship of the state's air and water.
As a commissioner, Shaw has sided with industry in some bitter permit disputes, advocated free-market approaches to solving pollution problems and supported the governor's sharp criticism of potential federal regulation of climate-altering gases.
Shaw, a native West Texan with a clean-cut, forthright face, waves off the criticism. He says his job is to protect the environment in a way that sustains the state's economy.
"Farmers have to consider the future of their land," he said. "They can only take so much and sustain the land for the long term. At the same time, in order to care for the land, you need to have an income."
His philosophy was drawn straight from his own life.
Shaw grew up on ranches — first in Knott and then in Seminole — where his father farmed cotton and peanuts and raised cattle. Seminole, near the New Mexico border, was an oil and agriculture town, and the crops and cattle helped it weather the oil busts, he said.
He attended Texas A&M with the help of a scholarship from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and chose agricultural engineering as a major after a freshman-year talk from a professor who would become his mentor and research partner.
Shaw earned two degrees from A&M and a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, then returned to College Station as a faculty member in 1994. He later did a stint as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's lead scientist on air quality.
His research looks at cost-effective ways for farms to reduce air pollution.
"I've always wanted to solve problems, and that's what engineering does," said Shaw, 43, in his Austin office recently.
His résumé is unique among the commissioners. The other two are a former Perry aide and a lawyer with more than 30 years experience leading state agencies.
Shaw replaced Kathleen Hartnett White, a lawyer and rancher who often was on the prevailing side of 2-1 votes favoring industry interests.
Not a swing vote
To environmentalists, the appointment of a scientist carried the potential to swing the board's votes on major issues. But they didn't know Shaw before his appointment and soon realized that he didn't share their views.
Shortly after Shaw joined the commission, Smith asked him to meet with Gerald North, a noted atmospheric scientist at Texas A&M, about climate change. North left the 30-minute session feeling as if he hadn't been heard.
North agrees with the mainstream scientific thought that human activity is the driving force behind the rise of temperatures over the last 50 years.
Shaw is skeptical about the science behind that view. And he doubts emissions linked to climate change would be reduced by the federal approach, a trading system that imposes a cap on greenhouse gas emissions, and lets businesses buy and sell emission permits.
At Perry's request last year, Shaw chaired a state advisory panel that looked into the potential of federal regulation in Texas, which is the nation's leading emitter of carbon dioxide.
The findings — that the "state of the science" justified caution about further regulation — prompted the governor's sharp attacks on the climate change bill being debated in Congress. Perry has said it amounted to "the largest tax increase in the history of our country."
Shaw's language is less barbed, but he, like Perry, sees more innovation and less federal policing as the way forward. Their argument is that if businesses are given incentives for reporting and cleaning up their pollution, most will do the right thing.
Commissioner Larry Soward, who is often on the short end of the TCEQ votes, fears that Texas could be left out as Congress looks for ways to control greenhouse emissions.
Other critics say the state commission hasn't done enough on a range of issues.
At Shaw's confirmation hearing last month, state Sens. Kirk Watson of Austin and Eliot Shapleigh of El Paso, both Democrats, questioned Shaw closely on the commission's performance. Shaw had served on the commission, pending Senate approval.
Vote criticized
Watson, former chair of the defunct Texas Air Control Board, now part of the commission, pressed Shaw on whether the agency had addressed climate change or even prepared for U.S. regulation of heat-trapping gases.
The senators also took Shaw to task for his vote to renew permits for Asarco's copper smelter in El Paso and for one that denied citizens a hearing on the public health impacts of a cement kiln in Midlothian, near Fort Worth.
In the end, the Senate voted 22-7 to confirm Shaw for a term ending in 2013.
The questioning bothered Calvin Parnell, the Texas A&M agricultural engineer who is Shaw's mentor and a former state air control board member. "He will make a decision based on what's right and what's wrong," Parnell said. "It's not about politics."
Shaw acknowledged in an interview that the TCEQ suffers from a public perception that it isn't protective enough, but said that adherence to science would build trust.
"Science is important," he said, "because it shows that we've done our homework."


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A little preview of how to draft and Flared skirt!Read More
Swimwear I has begun
I have a new class in the making! Nervous and excited about Swimwear I at Apparel Arts. In the class we will cover three basic swimwear styles. Students will learn pattern drafting techniques for a one piece bathing suit with shelf bra, a string bikini with foam inserts and a structured bikini top with underwire. Construction methods for each style will be
taught. The course will also include fabric and finding choices, a brief serger review, and alternate drafting and construction methods specific to men's swimwear. Photos of samples for class to be posted soon.


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I was sent this email today that reminded me that I am getting older. See if you remember some of these things. Be sure to look at the quiz at the end of this post and see how old you really are…
"Hey Dad," one of my kids asked the other day, "What was your favorite fast food when you were growing up ? " "We didn't have fast food when I was growing up," I informed him. "All the food was slow."
"C'mon, seriously. Where did you eat ?"
"It was a place called 'at home,'" I explained. "Grandma cooked every day and when Grandpa got home from work, we sat down together at the dining room table, and if I didn't like what she put on my plate I was allowed to sit there until I did like it."
By this time, the kid was laughing so hard I was afraid he was going to suffer serious internal damage, so I didn't tell him the part about how I had to have permission to leave the table. But here are some other things I would have told him about my childhood if I figured his system could have handled it:
Some parents NEVER owned their own house, wore
My parents never drove me to soccer practice. This was mostly because we never had heard of soccer. I had a bicycle that weighed probably 50 pounds, and only had one speed, (slow). We didn't have a television in our house until I was 11, but my grandparents had one before that. It was, of course, black and white, but they bought a piece of colored plastic to cover the screen. The top third was blue, like the sky, and the bottom third was green, like grass. The middle third was red. It was perfect for programs that had scenes of fire trucks riding across someone's lawn on a sunny day. Some people had a lens taped to the front of the TV to make the picture look larger.
I was 13 befor e I tasted my first pizza, it was called "pizza pie." When I bit into it, I burned the roof of my mouth and the cheese slid off, swung down, plastered itself against my chin and burned that, too. It's still the best pizza I ever had.
We didn't have a car until I was 15. Before that, the only car in our family was my grandfather's Ford. He called it a "machine."
I never had a telephone in my room. The only phone in the house was in the living room and it was on a party line. Before you could dial, you had to listen and make sure some people you didn't know weren't already using the line.
Pizzas were not delivered to our home. But milk was.
All newspapers were delivered by boys and all boys delivered newspapers. I delivered a newspaper, six days a week. It cost 7 cents a paper, of which I got to keep 2 cents. I had to get up at 4 AM every morning.. On Saturday, I had to collect the 42 cents from my customers. My favorite customers were the ones who gave me 50 cents and told me to keep the change. My least favorite customers were the ones who seemed to never be home on collection day.
Movie stars kissed with their mouths shut. At least, they did in the movies. Touching someone else's tongue with yours was called French kissing and they didn't do that in movies. I don't know what they did in French movies. French movies were dirty and we weren't allowed to see them.
If you grew up in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some of these memories with your children or grandchildren.. Just don't blame me if they bust a gut laughing.
Growing up isn't what it used to be, is it ?
MEMORIES from a friend:
My Dad is cleaning out my grandmother's house (she died in December) and he brought me an old Royal Crown Cola bottle. In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew immediately what it was, but my daughter had no idea. She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. I knew it as the bottle that sat on the end of the ironing board to "sprinkle" clothes with because we didn't have steam irons. Man, I am old.
How many do you remember ?
Head lights dimmer switches on the floor.
Ignition switches on the dashboard.
Heaters mounted on the inside of the fire wall.
Real ice boxes.
Pant leg clips for bicycles without chain guards.
Soldering irons you heat on a gas burner.< /FONT>
Using hand signals for cars without turn signals.
Older Than Dirt Quiz:
Count all the ones that you remember, NOT the ones you were told about! Your ratings are at the bottom.
1. Blackjack chewing gum
2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water
3. Candy cigarettes
4. Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles
5. Coffee shops or diners with tableside juke
6 Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers
7. Party lines
8. Newsreels before the movie
9. P.F. Flyers
10. Butch wax
11. Telephone numbers with a word prefix (OLive-6933)
12. Peashooters
14. 45 RPM records
15. S&H Green Stamps
16 Hi-fi's
17. Metal ice trays with lever
18. Mimeograph paper
19 Blue flashbulb
20. Packards
21. Roller skate keys
22. Cork popguns
23. Drive-ins
24. Studebakers
25. Wash tub wringers
If you remembered 0-5 = You're still young
If you remembered 6-10 = You are getting older
If you remembered 11-15 = Don't tell your age,
If you remembered 16-25 = You're older than dirt !
( If you are reading this anywhere but my blog, you can find the original post here. )


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Practical matters
Before you decide to apply for a PhD position at the UvA it is good to take these practical matters into consideration.
It can be a challenge to find a place to live in Amsterdam. Most UvA faculties can offer a limited amount of furnished and unfurnished accommodation to their international staff. Unfortunately, supply is limited and it is not always possible to find suitable accommodation through the UvA.
You can contact the housing officer of the Faculty of Science via the mail address below.
Immigration procedures
Depending on your nationality, you may have to obtain an entry visa (MVV: Machtiging tot Voorlopig Verblijf) and/or a residence permit (VVR: Vergunning tot Verblijf) to be able to enter the Netherlands. The kind of visa or permit required depends on your nationality.
Cost of living
How much money you will need per month depends, of course, largely on the lifestyle you are used to at home. But you will need at least €1000 to €1500 per month to cover your normal expenses. Below you find some sample figures for a PhD fellow.
- rent of a furnished room: approx. € 500 to € 900 per month
- food: approx. € 250 per month
- public transport, bicycle: around € 50 per month
- insurances: € 100 to € 150 per month
- entertainment and leisure: € 150 to €200 per month
Working at the UvA
As a PhD student you become an employee of the UvA. You can find a lot of general practical information via the link below.


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Delores E. Topliff
This post began when I saw a delightful bird in Scotland and asked its name.
"It's a Chaffinch, in the Finch family," my friend said. "A group is called a charm of finches."
That had me off and running since I'm a logophile, a lover of words of nearly all kinds. Some of the most fascinating in our English lexicon are the wonderful, unique terms used for collective nouns.
Ants and bees come in nests or swarms, and we have skeins or gaggles of geese, while butterflies are a flutter or kaleidoscope.
A group of penguins in the water is a raft; on land they are a waddle.
An assembly of crows is a murder, but a gathering of ravens is an unkindness.
We have parliaments of owls and flights of swallows. Swans are in bevies or banks until they fly, when they are also flights or wedges.
Donkeys or asses, cattle, and sheep are considered herds. So are giraffes, zebras, camels, elk, caribou, reindeer, and even people when in a crowd or mob.
Sheep, goats, chicken, ducks, and geese are also grouped in flocks.
Pigs and hogs are drifts or droves, but piglets come in litters.
Fish are in schools until they are caught when they become a catch, drought, or haul. Whales or dolphins are pods.
Baboons or apes are a troop or shrewdness, but we have a crash of rhinoceroses, and prides of lions.
We see basks of crocodiles but congregations of alligators.
The British Egerton Manuscript from around 1450 lists 106 collective nouns. The Book of St. Albans in 1486, mostly in verse, has 164 and adds leaps of leopards, a busyness of ferrets, yokes of oxen, and burdens of mules. Some groups are named for their young, like coverts of coots or kindles of kittens, or by how they respond when flushed, like a sord of mallards, or routs of wolves.
I find these fascinating but even this list is not exhaustive, so I'll keep my ears open for more. I hope you'll tell us your favorite—or even bravely suggest a brand new one.


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The new Heavy Industrial Solutions Division of SEW-EURODRIVE adjoining their Tullamarine headquarters is in the final stages of development.
The Heavy Industrial Solutions Division is the latest in a series of investments made by SEW-EURODRIVE in resources and infrastructure since it began operations in the country in 1982.
The new 10,000m² Heavy Industrial Solutions Division will produce and service some of the largest drives in Australasia. The state-of-the-art facility includes cranes capable of handling 50-tonne loads, an automated two-pack paint line and storage capacity in excess of 3000 pallets.
According to Managing Director, Robert Merola, the $15 million investment will enable the company to increase local assembly, holding and servicing of products, allowing customers to become productive much quicker than was possible previously.
The Heavy Industrial Solutions Division will be officially unveiled as part of a special 30th anniversary dinner being held on November 1. Guests will include state politicians and dignitaries as well as overseas SEW company representatives, Melbourne company staff, state managers, selected existing customers and potential clients.


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Brad16840 Backpacks Mod 1.11.2, 1.10.2, 1.9.4 adds backpacks to minecraft, the backpacks are used just like your inventory chests. Except this backpack mod has a notable difference from the other backpack mods. The Backpacks can be placed inside other backpacks. When you have a backpack open you are able to open any backpacks nested inside it by right-clicking on them. Plus you can change a backpack's name, color and size!
Backpacks Mod Installation:
- Download and install Forge
- Download Backpacks
- Copy the jar files into the mods folder of your minecraft directory


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Recommended for Heavy Metals Detoxing: PCA
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by Neva J. Howell unless otherwise noted
More than a Heavy Metals Detox!
UPDATE: PCA is no longer available due to the FDA interfering in what sounds like a very aggressive and even military way to stop this company from producing their health supplements. I hope PCA will once again be available in the future. At time of this update (9-11-2015) it is not available for purchase. For info on other options for detoxing effectively please visit My detox articles page.
If all this formula did was safely detox heavy metals, that alone would make it important. However, PCA-rx does a lot more than detox heavy metals – it also detoxes herbicide residuals, virus remnants, pesticide residuals and other toxins without taxing your liver. In fact, it contains substances that support healthy liver function, something I find unique in the heavy metals detox world.
Are You Storing Harmful Amounts of Lead, Mercury, Aluminum, Thallium and other heavy metals? What is the best way to cleanse heavy metals from the system?
Anyone who knows me also knows that Im really big on detoxing the body. I know that not everyone agrees with this idea that the body gets toxic from an overload of pollutants. Thats ok. Im not talking to those folks.
I am absolutely certain that our bodies take in far more environmental pollutants than they can reasonably be expected to process. Detoxing, for me, is a no-brainer. I do this on a spiritual level, by continually cleansing my thought processes, detoxing limiting belief systems, releasing negative emotions so why not take the same care with this physical vessel that houses my spiritual being?
In particular, Ive been looking for decades (literally) for a really effective, safe heavy metal detox because I believe heavy metals toxicity to be at the root of a host of health challenges. The list of symptoms of heavy metal poisoning is quite a long one and a book could be (and probably has been) written on the impact of these heavy metals alone.
Ive tried EDTA, cilantro and several well-known heavy metal cleanses. All created very unpleasant detox symptoms that went beyond what I was willing to endure. These symptoms included muscle cramps, heart palpitations, constipation, abdominal cramping, intense headaches, nausea and more.
I believe the ones that caused muscle cramps did so because, along with the heavy metals, they also chelated out helpful minerals the muscles (including the heart muscles) need to function properly.
Then I read about PCA-rx peptide clathration agent. Several differences between this heavy metal cleanse and all others I had read about or experienced were enough for me to decide to order it, despite the cost.
Not sure if you have heavy metal toxicity?
Test Heavy Metals Levels at Home
A note on price variations: If you see pca-rx at a drastically lower price than what is listed on the main site above, please make sure that reseller is on the authorized reseller list. This is a good practice with any product that allows retailers to buy wholesale and resell online. Make sure you are getting the real thing.
Peptide Clathration Detoxes AND is Good for the Liver:
The first thing that made me sit up and take notice was that PCA-rx was actually good for the liver. This had been a major concern in the past because most heavy metal cleansers and chelators I knew about were hard on the liver and/or the kidneys.
PCA-rx Peptide Clathration Agent does not chelate vital minerals unless there is an excess:
The second big difference I noted with PCA-rx was that it does not chelate out helpful minerals like calcium and magnesium. The only exception to that rule is if there is an excess in the body, in which case chelating out the excess would seem to be a good thing to me.
Completely binds heavy metals:
Another plus with PCA-rx over other heavy metals cleanses Id researched is that it completely binds the heavy metals and keeps them bound til they leave the body via colon, kidneys or vapor. If a cleanse doesn't bind the toxic metals, they can just be loosened up, moved around and redeposited. Sometimes, the redeposit will be concentrated and make the symptoms worse.
Potent Ingredients:
PCA-rx is chock full of ingredients Ive used with success separately so I was intriqued by what might be the synergistic effect of supplements such as hyaluronic acid, blue-green algae, fulvic and lipoic acids, chlorella, phytoplankton. helpful bacteria and ionic sea minerals. In addition, Id read good things about some of the other ingredients including glycine acetylcysteine and gluthione.
Not just for heavy metal detox:
And finally, I liked that this peptide formula addressed several important areas of toxicity I didnt expect to see including chelating out pesticide residue and the residue left over from old viruses.
At the time of this post, I had been on the PCA-rx for about 10 days. Since then, I finished one bottle and during all the time I took it, I noticed only minor fatique and no other detox crisis symptoms at all.
I started with half the maximum dosage of 8 sprays. I stayed at half, or 4 sprays, for about a week and then increased to 5.
Beneficial changes I noticed included better sleep and less joint pain.
Just ordered my fourth bottle. Want to keep using this. Update, 2016: Unfortunately, the FDA has decided to take this remarkable product off the market. If it again becomes available, I'll update this page.


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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has debunked the rumour that the Senate has passed a bill urging the board to add extra 40 marks to candidates.
According to him, there is no bill anywhere not even a motion has been tabled before the two chambers of the National Assembly on the board's 2017 UTME performance.
"We urge candidates to disregard all funny connotations online on their results as the board will not contemplate doing all that is being speculated as that will negate the ethics of an examination body as critical as JAMB."
It added that the board's major concern had always been to ensure that cheating during and after examination were reduced to zero level, and this, he said, the board had substantially achieved.
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"[Senators] are worried that the tax-reform bill that just got out of the Senate Finance Committee will grow the deficit, and hence the national debt. This is a very reasonable concern... However, the solution isn't to implement a trigger in the bill that would terminate some of the tax cuts if the projected revenue does not materialise. There is so much wrong with this proposal that it is hard to know where to start. But I will try. First, [America's] debt problem is not a revenue problem: It's a spending problem.".
~ Veronique de Rugy, 'A 'Revenue Trigger' Isn't the Solution to Fiscal Irresponsibility'
Sunday, 3 December 2017
Quote of the Day: On tax reform and US debt
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text: Today's Bird-A-Day art started off as just a big splatter of watercolor paints. Then after some layering and experimenting a bird shape started coming together. I decided this splatter of paints would work better if I did a little pen and ink drawing for the head and some feathers. And lastly, a twig from our yards Crepe Myrtle tree gives this little fella a resting spot. I really enjoy mixing media along with real objects. Enjoy.


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Plastic Omnium and HELLA enter into strategic partnership
Cooperation promotes the innovative integration of lighting technologies into the vehicle exteriormore
HELLA increases sales and earnings in a challenging market environment
HELLA and Faurecia enter into strategic collaboration
Automotive suppliers to partner on interior lighting solutions for the cockpit of the futuremore
HELLA Annual General Meeting decision increases dividend to € 1.05 per share
Dr. Nicole Schneider becomes Managing Director Human Resources at HELLA
HELLA with strong sales and earnings increase in the first quarter
HELLA opens new electronics plant in Lithuania
Automechanika 2018: HELLA presents strategic alignment for aftermarket business
Moody's upgrades HELLA rating to Baa1 with a stable outlook
HELLA successfully concludes sale of wholesale businesses FTZ and Inter-Team
The Danish and Polish wholesale businesses were transferred to Swedish wholesaler Mekonomen after approval by the cartel authoritiesmore
HELLA grows significantly stronger than the automotive market in the fiscal year 2017/2018
HELLA restructures aftermarket business
HELLA once again increases sales and earnings significantly in the fiscal year 2017/2018
Mekonomen acquires wholesale activities from HELLA
HELLA Incubator in Berlin sets up next spin-off
Start-up Yptokey launches software solution for digital keys and access authorization systemsmore
HELLA expands production capacities in the NAFTA region significantly
With a new electronics plant and the expansion of existing lighting plants, HELLA is strengthening its position in the American marketmore
HELLA and BHAP launch electronics joint venture in China
HELLA continues its sales and earnings growth in the third quarter
Capital Markets Day 2018: HELLA is strengthening its strategic approach toward autonomous driving
HELLA's management board newly arranged to set path for the future
Dr. Felix Willing new Chief Information Officer at automotive supplier HELLA
HELLA achieves significant sales and earnings increase in the first half of the fiscal year 2017/2018
EU research project interACT: HELLA develops communication concept for automated driving
New lighting modules soon to provide communication between automated vehicles and other road usersmore
HELLA opens new joint venture plant for lighting systems in China
Increasing demand for state-of-the-art lighting systems calls for the expansion of production capacitiesmore
HELLA lays foundation for new electronics plant in Lithuania
HELLA further expands company headquarters in Lippstadt
HELLA joins Europe's largest innovation platform
The lighting and electronics expert becomes new partner in "Startup Autobahn" networkmore
HELLA expands footprint in India
Automotive supplier opens second electronics plant and additional development center for lighting technology in Indiamore
Dividend increase of approximately 20 percent decided upon at the HELLA Annual General Meeting
Dividend increase of approximately 20 percent decided upon at the HELLA Annual General Meeting
HELLA has a successful start to the fiscal year 2017/2018
HELLA Further Expands Software Location in Berlin
HELLA and BreezoMeter agree on strategic cooperation
IAA 2017: The Digitalization of Light Can Be Experienced Live
IAA 2017: HELLA Presents Radar and Camera Functions for Highly Automated Driving
Flexible and high-resolution radar sensors based on 77 GHz technology and camera software componentsmore
IAA 2017: HELLA presents new functions of SHAKE sensor
HELLA and ebm-papst drive electrification
IAA 2017: HELLA Presents Solutions for Tomorrow's Mobility
HELLA doubles its production capacity at its electronics plant in Shanghai
Plant serves growing demand for electronics solutions for the Chinese marketmore
HELLA increases adjusted earnings before interest and taxes in the fiscal year 2016/2017 by 12.0 percent
HELLA continues its profitable growth path in the fiscal year 2016/2017 with significantly improved earnings
New Headlamp Dimension: Liquid Crystal HD Technology Enables Fully Adaptive Light Distribution in Real Time
HELLA reaches settlement with EU-Commission
Settlement will have no impact on HELLA's forecasted financial performancemore
HELLA and ZF Form Strategic Partnership
HELLA Reorganizes Small Lamps Product Division
HELLA successfully concludes its refinancing of the 2014/2017 bond
HELLA expands production capacities in China with new plant for lighting systems
HELLA builds new electronics plant in Lithuania
Automotive supplier expands production capacities in Europe due to increasing demand for electronic componentsmore
HELLA reports accelerated growth and a significant increase in earnings in the third quarter of fiscal year 2016/2017
Dr. Werner Benade started as the new Managing Director of the business division Aftermarket and Special Applications on April 1, 2017
Dr. Werner Benade started as the new Managing Director of the business division Aftermarket and Special Applications on April 1, 2017more
HELLA receives Daimler Supplier Award 2016
Award for quality and high-end seriesmore
HELLA increases sales and earnings in the first half year
HELLA at CES 2017 in Las Vegas
New HELLA development centre to open in Sindelfingen
Nobel Laureate Shuji Nakamura Visits HELLA Light Testing Facility
Pioneer of white LED light discusses current lighting solutions and research projects with HELLA experts.more
From the beginning of 2017: second generation intelligent battery sensors for caravans, recreational vehicle and marine applications.
State-of-the-art technology from the automotive industry for extra efficiency // Compact design for easy installationmore
HELLA presents innovative lighting solutions at IMME 2016 Kolkata
HELLA presents innovative LED lighting solutions for Mining industry // The ZEROGLARE optical system ensures that light from oncoming traffic does not blind oncoming drivers, thus eliminating discomfort and preventing disability glaremore
New HELLA CFO Bernard Schaeferbarthold starts on 1 November 2016
HELLA and Covestro present new designs for vehicle lighting
Holographic technology revolutionizes rear lighting // Front lighting with seamless, uniform surfacesmore
HELLA presents Shapeline at eima Fair in Italy
The new modular Shapeline lamp series enables manufacturers of agricultural vehicles to create individual light signatures in a quick and easy mannermore
HELLA expands e-commerce activities in the aftermarket
HELLA starts into new fiscal year with a rise in sales and profitability
HELLA presents new lamps series for commercial vehicles
Configure individual light signatures with the click of a mousemore
Cleantech: New HELLA Wiper Blades
Aerodynamic wiper blades for all vehicle models // Vehicle-specific adapters make it easy to replace the bladesmore
Innovations on Bord
HELLA sends its Technology Truck out on tourmore
Kompressor-Garantie | plus: Trainings zum Kompressor-Austausch absolvieren und Garantie sichern
Behr Hella Service bietet Schulungen zum Kompressor-Austausch // Programm wird auch 2017 fortgesetztmore
IAA Commercial Vehicles 2016: HELLA presents modular lighting solutions
Shining quality in a modular system
At the IAA 2016 trade show, HELLA is presenting solutions for trailers that provide even more safetymore
Caravan Salon 2016: HELLA will be presenting front and rear lighting for mobile homes and caravans
Dr. Jürgen Behrend intends to retire at the end of the current fiscal year
HELLA produziert den zehnmillionsten 24 GHz-Radarsensor und setzt Erfolgsgeschichte fort
Produktionsstart der vierten Generation ab Mitte 2017more
'All-round vision tool'
When it comes to calibration and high-precision adjustment of camera and radar sensors for monitoring vehicle surroundings, Hella Gutmann has the ideal solution: the CSC-Tool — an 'all-round vision calibration tool' which is perfectly suited for workshop application.more
PassThru with mega macs
A head start into the future: Hella Gutmann users already have the universal key to communicate with manufacturer portals.more
DOT to go
Hella Pagid to present brake innovations at the Automechanika trade show
Brake discs and brake calipers in focusmore
Automechanika: Hella Gutmann Solutions erstmals in Halle 9.0
HELLA extends the warranty for starters and alternators
Three-year warranty for remanufactured units and original spare partsmore
Automechanika 2016: HELLA presents technology expertise in Aftermarket
Focus of the trade fair presence: New technologies, product lines and profes-sional workshop equipmentmore
Automechanika 2016: Behr Hella Service presents an expanded portfolio
New to the range: water pumps for commercial vehicles and other products relating to vehicle air conditioning for passenger carsmore
PAO Oil 68 from Behr Hella Service: safe and powerful
Compressor oil has no negative effects whatsoever on the components of the air-conditioning circuitmore
HELLA Group revenues grow significantly in challenging market environment
HELLA PAGID is the new partner for the Audi Sport TT Cup
Audi Sport TT Cup begins its second season // HELLA PAGID sponsors Audi Sport TT Cupmore
HELLA and radar technology expert InnoSenT intensify strategic collaboration
HELLA expands radar-based driver assistance range
HELLA sells activities in the Special Applications segment
HELLA and IMPLEO Solutions to present intelligent lighting control system at Airport Show Dubai
HELLA plans new development center in southern Germany
HELLA continues strong sales growth
HELLA innovations in Genius CAB concept cab
HELLA provides light and electronics solutions for futuristic CAB of CAB Concept Cluster // World premiere at the baumamore
MULTIBEAM LED headlamps by HELLA – in a class of excellence of their own
Technologically and optically discerning headlamps with 84 light pixels show every situation in the best possible light // safety plus thanks to glare-free high beam // award-winning design combines form with functionmore
HELLA unveils innovative world premieres at bauma 2016
World premiere of the specially conceived Genius Cab // Innovative lighting solutions for the mining industry // Powerful electronics solutionsmore
HELLA at the light + building exhibition: with a focus this time on client-specific LED lighting solutions
Highlights: a 5,000-lumen Eco module, the new street lighting family of Eco StateLine, the Highbay IL Up bay lights, intelligent lighting control systems for streets and industrymore
New thermal management catalog for commercial vehicles and transporters starting in March
New addition: Around 100 water pumps for all common commercial vehicle brandsmore
Hella Gutmann Solutions A/S opens a branch in Finland
Regular air-conditioning check for more safety, better health and lower repair costs
Behr Hella Service thermal management campaign for 2016: Effective promotional measures and technical support for garagesmore
Genius Cab nominated for bauma Award in the 'Design' category
The cabin, which was developed by the 'Concept Cab Cluster', has an impressive, human-centered designmore
New Audi A4 With Lighting Solutions From HELLA
Full LED rear combination lamp with very homogeneous tail light and dynamic direction indicator//roof module, lighting control unit and small lights also from HELLAmore
Strong sales growth in the first half year
Better Lighting and Greater Safety Out at Sea ‒ With HELLA of Course
The lighting specialist will be presenting innovative LED solutions at the world's largest water sports trade show // Highlights: Sea Hawk XLB LED deck floodlight, EuroLED 75 deck floodlight and Module 70 LED, generation IVmore
Bernard Schäferbarthold appointed as new CFO of HELLA
Assuming office at the latest on January 1, 2017more
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Phase II Trial Comparing ABI-007 (Abraxane®, Nab®-Paclitaxel) to Taxotere in First Line Therapy of Patients With Stage IV Breast Cancer
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00274456
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 11, 2006
Results First Posted : July 2, 2013
Last Update Posted : December 16, 2016
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|January 10, 2006
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|January 11, 2006
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|February 7, 2011
|Results First Posted Date
|July 2, 2013
|Last Update Posted Date
|December 16, 2016
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|November 2005
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|March 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Percentage of Participants Showing an Overall Response As Assessed by the Independent Radiology Reader and by the Investigator [ Time Frame: Day 1 up to 95 weeks ]
Percentage of participants who achieve an objective confirmed complete or partial overall response based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.0. A complete response (CR) is the disappearance of all known disease and no new sites or disease related symptoms. A partial response (PR) is >= 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameters of target lesion. PR was also recorded when all measurable disease has completely disappeared, but a non-measurable component (ie, ascites) is still present but not progressing. Overall response (ORR) = CR+PR.
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|Phase II Trial Comparing ABI-007 (Abraxane®, Nab®-Paclitaxel) to Taxotere in First Line Therapy of Patients With Stage IV Breast Cancer
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|A Randomized Phase II Study of Weekly or Every 3 Weeks ABI-007 Versus Every 3 Weeks Taxotere as First Line Therapy of Stage IV (Metastatic) Breast Cancer
|Brief Summary
|This was an open-label study conducted comparing the toxicity and antitumor activity of ABI-007 (Abraxane®, nab®-paclitaxel) to docetaxel (Taxotere).
|Detailed Description
This was an open-label, randomized study to compare the following regimens with respect to toxicity and antitumor activity:
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|Phase 2
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Metastatic Breast Cancer
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|Gradishar WJ, Krasnojon D, Cheporov S, Makhson AN, Manikhas GM, Clawson A, Bhar P. Significantly longer progression-free survival with nab-paclitaxel compared with docetaxel as first-line therapy for metastatic breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Aug 1;27(22):3611-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.5397. Epub 2009 May 26. Erratum in: J Clin Oncol. 2011 Jul 1;29(19):2739.
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|July 2011
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Every year, an increasing number of students decide to go abroad to pursue higher education in postgraduate courses. Doing your post graduation internationally has many benefits as it makes you stand out, enhancing your knowledge, skills and qualifications, taking them to the next level. It internationalizes your CV making you seem more attractive to many multinationals recruiting all over the world. A lot of employers are hiring people with an international outlook as they are more aware of other cultures, making them work better with different people from various parts of the world.
1. The initial planning stage:
- There are a number of postgraduate programs to choose from. Therefore, it is important to first decide the kind of program that works for you. Obviously the course has to be of interest to you, but also do consider your strengths as a student. Do your research well and if required take help of a professional who can help, guiding you in the right direction. Make sure the course that you have in mind is accredited, as it establishes the quality of the program. Lastly, do think long term about the industry you want to work in and make your decision accordingly.
- Where you choose to study is very important
as well, as it has a direct impact on your experience. A post graduate
degree from a highly ranked university will look great on your CV for
sure, but do not forget to check individual department rankings.
Do choose a country/ university that take care of your needs. Do you want to live in a big city or a small town would do? Do you want to live on a large campus? There are many things you need to consider such as language, culture, food, student life, etc. All of this will play a very important role on your entire experience and future possibilities.
- Deciding when to go is the next decision that needs to be taken. There are two semesters in a year. Fall (August/September) and Spring (Jan/Feb/march), the fall semester giving you a higher chance of getting admission as the availability of programs is greater than in spring.
- Tuition fees can get very expensive although they greatly vary depending on the country you choose on. Make sure you not only take into account your course fee but also your day-to-day expenses, including rent, travel etc. This will help you to make an informed decision.
2. Pre-required tests:
Most graduate level courses require you to take an entrance test. These usually vary from country to country, although a language proficiency test is usually enough. Please make sure to check your school website to make sure of your pre- required tests. Most standardized tests also require your passport so make sure it is ready.
(Graduate Record Examinations) is one of the most widely accepted
graduate entry-level exams, in most English- speaking countries such as
the United States and Australia. It is not often a required test in the
UK. (Note that many universities may also ask you to take a
subject-specific GRE.)
Most universities set their own score requirements for the test scores, the average in the US being 3.0-5.5 for the writing section, 154-163 for verbal and 157-167 for the quantitative section.
- GMAT (Graduate Managements Admissions Test) is a standardized test for students seeking admission for graduate studies in business schools. Many schools in the US, Canada and Australia require you to take this test and include the score as part of the application process. The average score to get into a top-level business school is 718 out of a maximum 800.
- TOEFL/ IELTS are two of the main language proficiency tests in English you can opt for either of it.
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The dogs are very friendly, both rhe strays and ones with owners, many of which walk off the leash. The strays are smart about crossing streets, even busy ones. We watched one dog pace at the side of a busy street and finally go when there was a break in traffic. Apparently there are no rules about picking up the poop, or else they're not enforced. We both stepped in piles.
My Mary Jane flats are more than sufficient anyway, even at night. We had heard that due to the European influence, Buenos Aires is a city where one dresses a bit nicer for dinner. The first night I wore a dress with leggings and was massively over dressed. Jeans and a nice top is ideal.
They eat crazy late here. Many restaurants here open at 8pm and going before 9 is like going at 6 at home. 11pm is when a place would be jumping. Clubs open at 1am or later. A friend who has lived here a while told us that when he used to go clubbing they'd arrive at 2 and wonder if the place was going to be dead all night long. Eventually around 3 people would start showing up. Where they would be before that is a mystery to me. One bar had a sign that happy hour is from 8-9pm.
The street art is amazing. Unfortunately, much of it that I'm seeing is from a speeding taxi.
A bottle of Argentinian wine costs less than two glasses of macro brewed beers.
There are no stop signs, only lights at some corners and speed bumps at the rest. The cars manage to artfully ease into the intersection and not hit each other and a couple cars from one direction go and then the other.
No one wears bicycle helmets. Traffic lanes are a mere suggestion. A street named Thames is pronounced Thomas.
We spent the first two days seeking Yerba Mate, the local caffeine-free tea. We'd see people drinking it out of the traditional gourds as they strolled, but none for sale to sample. On the evening of our second night we met up with a friend of a friend who initiated us in the ways of mate. We liked it a lot so we bought a bag of the loose tea and two gourds (one traditional and one modern). We only need one since the way it's drunk is shared between people, but apparently locals collect different cups for it anyway.
We are tired of steak.


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Last November, I celebrated my 10th anniversary at the California Cut Flower Commission. Over the past decade, not a day has gone by that hasn't felt purposeful or rewarding while serving California's flower farmers.
As we look forward to the things to come in this New Year, I can't help but look back on all of the history, challenges and changes that have taken place in our industry in the past 10 years.
I've heard it said that "where you are right now in life is the sum total of all of the decisions you made up until this point." There's some sobering truth in that statement.
Decisions we've made, our habits, and the disciplines we've established, have all played a part in where we are right now, both as people and as an organization.
One of our best organizational disciplines over the past 10 years has been staying focused on origin-based branding. These simple branded messages that quickly identify where flowers come from has proven to sell more flowers. Consumers do care. They want to know, they support the transparency, the connection to the farm, the storytelling.
And consumer demand for all of that is increasing.
Of course, not everything is within our control. The decisions of others, specifically lawmakers and regulators, certainly have an impact and influence on our lives and businesses.
A decision by California voters to legalize marijuana in 2016 certainly had an uncontrollable ripple effect throughout California agriculture in 2017. Greenhouse values have surged in California, providing cut flower farmers with a windfall of options to consider. Do you finally sell and retire? Lease? Grow your flowers and marijuana together?
However, in 2018 I predict we'll see the unchecked growth and development of cannabis production stabilize as California rolls out statewide regulations and enforcement.
In 2017, we saw the industrywide awareness for Certified American Grown advance with the Society of American Florists recognizing the program as "Marketer of the Year" for its American Grown Field to Vase Dinner Tour. The national dinner tour will kick off its fourth year in 2018, continuing to crisscross the country and inviting consumers to dine on America's most beautiful flower farms.
The California Cut Flower Commission honored Safeway's Crystal Hedgpeth, Northern California Division sales manager, as California's 2017 Flower Farm Champion of the Year for her origin-based campaign featuring California Grown Flowers. To drive consumer awareness and sales, Hedgpeth and her team have leveraged the California Grown program by launching their "Blue Bucket Campaign," featuring California Grown labeled flowers through a beautiful merchandising effort within every store. The blue buckets have drawn consumers' attention and provided the division with double-digit growth.
More and more consumers will be looking for this type of transparency and connection to where their flowers come from in 2018. Retailers that focus on storytelling and work to create an authentic connection to America's flower-farming families will benefit from the momentum that exists today. The real challenge will be how America's flower farmers then meet these increasing demands.
Fortunately, we're seeing a number of our farms proactively making the necessary investments to expand and grow. This summer, the Commission published a series of stories titled "California Growing," (ccfc.org/californiagrowing) highlighting a number of examples of farms that are investing in growth and development of their operations and production.
With a brand new year ahead of us, we can look back and see how our discipline and focus on origin-based branding and messaging continues to serve our farms, our retailers and ultimately the consumer well. But as Marshall Goldsmith so famously put it in his book of the same title, "What Got You Here, Won't Get You There."
Therefore, the CCFC, along with the Certified American Grown Council will be refreshing their strategic plans in 2018, examining what's been working, developing new partnerships and determining what more needs to be done, all while casting a new vision for how to get there.
Kasey Cronquist is the chief executive officer and ambassador of the California Cut Flower Commission and administrator of Certified American Grown. He can be contacted at email@example.com.


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This is the Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
1st Gear: Carlos Ghosn Hops On A Slow Train Out Of Tokyo
The New York Times reports Carlos Ghosn is getting ready to wrap up his work at Nissan. Not any time soon, though. Nissan says it must prepare for Ghosn's departure in the next five years. That might seem like an awful lot of lead time, but Ghosn is an icon in the Japanese business world, as identifiable with Nissan as Karl Lagerfeld is with Chanel.
Ghosn, who took charge of Nissan when it linked up with France's Renault, has led one one of the most significant turnarounds in auto industry history. Kirk Kerkorian was so impressed that he wanted GM to hire him, and you have to wonder what might have happened if Ghosn had been in the GM driver's seat. It's not clear whether Ghosn would also give up the CEO's job at Renault, but since he's only 57, he might want to hang onto that position a while longer. The official word may come next Tuesday, when Nissan shareholders meet.
2nd Gear: Beware of Fickle French Car Companies
In another story with a French connection, Reuters is reporting that a joint venture on hybrid car parts between Peugeot and BMW now looks to be in danger, due to Peugeot's decision to hook up with Opel. That was the impression created Thursday, when Opel said its alliance with Peugeot will now include a linkup with Gefco, which is Peugeot's delivery group. Although Opel had said Peugeot's existing relationships wouldn't be affected, Reuters said the news drew a frosty response from Munich. "We are examining together how the (joint) company can continue fulfilling its duties," a spokesman for BMW said. But Peugeot was unapologetic. "We are examining the impact of our alliance with GM on the joint venture...It's clear the alliance changes the conditions of our partnership."
3rd Gear: Coming: The Mini Countryman Coupe
Car and Driver reports that Mini has confirmed it will roll out the Countryman Coupe for 2013. It will go on sale globally early next year, after it makes its debut at the Paris Motor Show. The Countryman Coupe is essentially the same thing as the MIni Paceman concept car, except for the name change. Car and Driver says it expects the Coupe will share the five-door Countryman's choice of front- and all-wheel drive, as well as that car's regular and turbocharged four-cylinders. A John Cooper Works version with a 208-hp turbo four likely will make it to the lineup, too, according to the magazine.
4th Gear: Towing Away The Toys
The New York Times reports the sad tale of convicted financier Timothy Durham, known for "a dream garage of contemporary and classic sports cars." On Wednesday, a jury in Indianapolis found Durham guilt on 12 counts of felony fraud charges. The FBI has now opened his garage and towed his toys away. They include a Lamborghini Murciélago, Mercedes SL Gullwing, Plymouth Prowler and Dodge Viper. You can watch the removal here.
5th Gear: Canadian Tire Wants To School You, Eh?
Like Sleeman Cream Ale and Jos Louis cookies, Canadian Tire has always been a beloved name with our neighbors. It sells everything from barbeque grills and hockey equipment to, well, tires. Its stores are so ubiquitous that there's a Canadian Tire within 15 minutes of 90 percent of Canadians. Now, Canadian Tire wants to teach young Canadians the right way to drive in maple leaf land. In a press release, the chain says it's launching the Canadian Tire Driving Academy. Classes will launch Aug. 13 at two stores near Toronto, and will be added at other stores down the road. Students will learn on Chevrolet Cruze or Sonic cars, and they'll also get lessons in car maintenance. If the student flunks their road test, they'll get an extra hour of instruction to "sharpen their skills."
6th Gear: Ten And Two, Or Else Radio Silence
Automotive News Chrysler reporter Larry Vellequette offers this idea for keeping young drivers' hands on the wheels. He thinks auto companies should install pressure sensors on either side of the steering wheel that are tied to a car's audio system. Sound would only come on if the young driver's hands are on the wheel while the car is in motion. If hands come off for three seconds, the audio system goes mute. Vellequette calculates that three seconds is enough to take a sip of coffee or water. But wait, there's more.
If the hands don't go back into place, a buzzer comes on and gets louder and louder with each passing second, making it impossible to talk on a cell phone. (A teenager, talking on a cell phone? Nah.) Once the hands are back, the audio system would return within 10 seconds. "I offer this idea up with a selfish motivation: My two kids are now preteens, and they'll be climbing behind the wheel soon enough. While I'm committed to training them to drive with both hands on the wheel when the time comes, I'd like a little help to make sure they do so."
Inside The Green Garage [New York Times]
What's The Business Case For A Second Ambassador Bridge? [Bridge Magazine]
Dodge Caliber Lands In Neighbor's Swimming Pool [CBC Windsor]
Inside the 2013 Mercedes GLK [Motoramic]
Ride Along With the Army In Yemen [NPR]
Marchionne Pays A Surprise Call in Austin [Austin American-Statesman]
Today in Automotive History
Actually, we're going to look ahead to Sunday, because on June 24, 1966, the U.S. Senate passed what would be come the landmark National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. The legislation, signed that September by President Johnson, created the first mandatory safety standards for motor vehicles. In its final form, the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act established an agency under the Commerce Secretary that would set safety standards beginning with the 1968 model year; that agency became the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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