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Space Center contest inspires out-of-this-world menus
Updated 11:54 am, Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Contestants hustled through the bowels of Space Center Houston's Zero-G Diner Saturday, grabbing dried meats, spices, veggies and other ingredients with one mandate: Make a meal in 30 minutes - and use no more than one cup of water - that an astronaut would want to eat while flying to Mars.
Shortly after the timer started ticking down, Levi Villarreal, 15, and his 18-year-old teammate, Memo Guardiola, shredded pepperoni slices, dropping them into a sizzling pot for their dish, "Pepperoni Surprise," while they sliced lettuce leaves and gave their block of tofu a somewhat dubious glance.
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"We don't know if we're going to use it yet," Guardiola said.
Over the three rounds of the competition, would-be space chefs dropped spice-encrusted blocks of tofu into simmering vegetable oil, or whipped up empanadas and Salvadoran-style pupusas, even dessert tacos, polenta and rice pilaf.
The foods weren't quite what astronauts would be cooking on a mission to Mars, said Kimberly Glaus Late, one of the event's judges. Glaus Late, manager for the Space Food Systems Laboratory at Johnson Space Center, said that on a real Mars mission, astronauts wouldn't cook on an open flame and would have to deal with a zero-gravity environment.
Still, the event helped contestants understand the challenges astronauts might face on such a mission, said Shane Miller, a celebrity chef who has competed in shows such as the Food Network's "Guy's Grocery Games" and "Cutthroat Kitchen," and who was one of the coaches at Saturday's event.
"You're not in an environment where you can go to a grocery store or a corner store," he said. "You're in a beeping, flickering box, flying above the Earth."
Miller said contestants also learned about the challenges of cooking something that would help astronauts weather the psychological tolls of their mission.
No takeout in space
"You want something familiar, not some gray paste," he said.
"Creating a food system for Mars is a very complex problem," Glaus Late said. "It takes so long to get there. … and it takes time to get home. The food has to be there."
But space cuisine has come a long way since the 1960s, when John Glenn had to resort to slurping apple sauce out of a tube, she said.
Eight adult and youth teams in each of the event's three separate heats scrambled to whip up delicious, would-be space food.
'Special' kind of water
They were constrained by ingredients that astronauts might have on that mission, said Space Center Houston spokesman Jack Moore, explaining that the event's organizers had included ingredients like hydroponically grown lettuce, freeze-dried meats and vegetables, dried beans and rices, along with spices, dried fruits, and an 8-ounce-bottle of water labeled "recycled urine." Astronauts going to Mars would have to recycle urine and water condensing on the spacecraft's interior.
The biggest challenge was figuring out what to cook within such a constrained time frame, said Guardiola, who was at the Space Center with Villarreal and the rest of their Scout troop before heading back to their home near Dallas.
"We wasted 15 minutes on the rice!" Villarreal added.
Thirty minutes after shredding, chopping, sizzling, mixing, frying and stewing together their creations, contestants presented their meals to five judges, as a crowd in the Zero-G Diner looked on.
"Some really stood out, but it's impressive what they can do with what they have, and in the time frame that they have," said Bud Kula, another judge.
Sibling rivalries
In the event's third round, 8-year-old Ashley Riley and her dad, Ken, were frying tuna pupusas. Like most of the contestants, they were visiting the Space Center, saw the competition, then signed up.
"We walked in, saw this, and figured, 'What the heck?'" Ken said, as he and Ashley dropped the paste and tuna patties into a pot of sizzling oil and worked on a side salad.
A table away, Ashley's 10-year-old-sister, Emily, made empanadas with their mother, Maria.
Emily said figuring out what to do with all the ingredients was the trickiest part of the challenge
"What do we do?" Emily wondered. First they thought about using the tortillas to make tostadas. "Then, we decided to do this," she said, kneading the dough that her mom used to make empanada shells.
Col. Ken Cameron, another judge, is a retired astronaut who flew on three missions.
"Cooking and eating is something everyone has to deal with," he said. "Cooking on Mars is a unique kind of problem."
Freeze-dried chili?
On his missions, he remembered missing his wife's trademark chili. He asked NASA's food preparers to supply his crew with some on one mission. They told him to bring them two gallons of the chili, and after a couple of tests to make sure it would be OK, "They freeze-dried it, and we ate it in space," he said.
"It's important everyone recognize exploration is of value," Cameron said. "That in going to Mars, finding new things of value, in doing so, even things we take for granted, have a unique challenge."


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The Rite of Spring : Work information
- Composers
- Igor (Fyodorovich) Stravinsky ( Music, Images,)
- Performed by
- Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de Loire, Marc Soustrot (Conductor)
This work
- Work name
- The Rite of Spring
- Work number
- n/a
- Key
- n/a
- Genre
- Composed
- 1913-00-00 02:00:00
This recording
- Label
- Forlane CI
- Producer
- Ivan Pastor
- Engineer
- Jean-Marc Laisne
- Recording date
- 1993-01-01 00:00:00
Track listing
- Introduction 3:13 min
- The Augurs of Spring 3:14 min
- Ritual of Abduction 1:19 min
- Spring Rounds 3:38 min
- Ritual of the Rival Tribes 1:56 min
- Procession of the Sage 0:44 min
- The Sage 0:21 min
- Dance of the Earth 1:19 min
- Part Two - The Sacrifice: Introduction. Largo 4:29 min
- Mystic Circles of the Young Girls 3:05 min
- Glorification of the Chosen One 1:38 min
- Evocation of the Ancestors 0:46 min
- Ritual Action of the Ancestors 3:40 min
- Sacrificial Dance of the Chosen One 4:51 min
Stravinsky's 'Pictures of Pagan Russia', as The Rite of Spring was sub-titled, was first conceived in a dream in 1910. The composer had just finished The Firebird and had a vision of a solemn pagan rite, of wise elders watching a young girl dance herself to death. Work on his second ballet, Petrushka, intervened and Stravinsky didn't return to The Rite until the summer of 1911.
Having worked on the score throughout 1912, the first performance was given by Diaghilev's Ballet Russes on 29 May 1913 at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris. The audience's reaction was legendary, as Stravinsky later recalled:
'..the first bars of the prelude..at once evoked derisive laughter. I was disgusted. These demonstrations, at first isolated, soon became general, provoking counter-demonstrations and very quickly deveopled into a terrific uproar.'
The Rite still sounds modern today, such is the power of its elemental rhythms and dissonances. Stravinsky used to say that he was merely 'the vessel through which The Rite passed', a telling comment that hints at the inventiveness and radical newness of this masterpiece.
The musical language in The Rite is pregnant with explosive energy, creating a wonderfully exciting and unpredictable score. Rarely performed as a ballet, but a favourite in the concert hall, The Rite continues to shock and impress generations of audiences with its earthy savagery. Particularly popular are The Augers of Spring and the final Sacrificial Dance.
The Composers
Igor (Fyodorovich) Stravinsky
One of the most influential composers of the twentieth century, Stravinsky's adoption of every important stylistic trend while still remaining indisputably himself, betrays a remarkable kind of creative kleptomania. Motivated no doubt by his emigré lifestyle, the constant re-invention of his musical voice produced a bewildering variety of works that span the final flowering of Russian nationalism under Rimsky-Korsakov to the severity of post-war Serialism.
Born in June 1882, the son of a fine bass-baritone opera singer, Stravinsky was exposed from a young age to a musical lifestyle, frequent visitors to the Stravinsky household including Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and Mussorgsky. Having begun to study law at St Petersburg University in 1901, his wish to follow a musical career led to harmony and counterpoint lessons with Rimsky-Korsakov's students and, eventually, to composition lessons with the old master himself.
Having married his cousin Katya in 1906, his glittering and polished orchestral works were becoming noticeable in St Petersburg's music circles. Although often dismissed as insubstantial, they caught the eye of impressario Serge Diaghilev and, after Stravinsky had orchestrated some music for his ballet russes, he eventually commissioned Stravinsky to write a ballet based on a Russian fairy-tale, The Firebird.
A spectacular overnight success in Paris, The Firebird was followed by Petrushka (1911) and The Rite of Spring (1913). The latter ballet's infamous first performance riot was a merely a blip in Stravinsky's Parisian popularity; he was mobbed by admirers at a performance the following year.
The mixed reception of his works in Russia, however, prompted six years of self-imposed exile in Switzerland, during which time the Revolution further isolated him from his homeland. A permanent move to France took place in 1920, where Stravinsky embarked on a number of love affairs, notably with Coco Chanel and, most importantly, with Vera Sudeykina who became his mistress.
The years in France mark the start of Stravinsky's neo-classicism. With Works such as the Octet, he abandoned the old Russian style and began to take inspiration from the classicism of German traditions, from the Baroque and Classical eras, eventually producing such clean 'white-on-white' works as Apollon musagète.
An increasing commitment to concert tours, including a duo with Samuel Dushkin, and an interest in early recording technology also characterised these years. Several tours to the USA and a number of American commissions suggested the possibility of a move further West, and in September 1939, after the tragic deaths of his wife, daughter and mother, Stravinsky sailed for America.
After marrying his mistress, Vera, and filing for US citizenship, Stravinsky moved to Hollywood in the spring of 1941, moving in primarily emigré circles. With money short and royalties from war-ravaged Europe drying up, Stravinsky attempted to write more commerically minded music. His attempts at film music eventually found their way into the Symphony in Three Movements and Four Norwegian Moods.
The last neo-classical works, the ballet Orpheus (1948) and the opera The Rake's Progress (1951), to a libretto by W H Auden, coincide with the arrival on the scene of Robert Craft. Craft, as Stravinsky's assistant, began to introduce him to the works of the younger generation and to culturally alter his outlook.
Having heard tapes of Serial music including works by Webern and Schoenberg, Stravinsky became disturbed that his recent music did not interest the younger European composers in the way that Serialism did. Having written nothing for six months, he began to systematically adopt Serialism with works like Agon and Canticum Sacrum.
The severe Threni was the first work to make exclusive use of 12-note rows and marked the beginning of Stravinsky's last creative phase, in which the remainder of his output would use serial techniques. The late works, such as The Flood and Abraham and Isaac also betray the influence of the isorhythmic and canonic structures of Renaissance music.
Although creatively young and fresh, Stravinsky was becoming physically frailer, following a stroke in 1956. In 1962, he made his first visit to the Soviet Union and set foot on Russian soil for the first time in 50 years, an emotional homecoming for the old composer.
His last substantial work, Requiem Canticles, was written at the age of 84 and, shortly after a move to New York, Stravinsky died on 6 April 1971. His body was flown to Venice where it was buried a few yards away from the grave of Diaghilev.
Related composers: Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Copland, Bartok, Honegger, Webern

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Utah State University to Host Regional Concrete Canoe Competition
Thursday, Mar. 28, 2013
Utah State University will host the Rocky Mountain American Society of Civil Engineers student conference and concrete canoe races April 4-6, on the Logan, Utah, campus.
Universities across the nation compete annually in the building and racing of canoes made from concrete. USU's Civil Engineering Department is coordinating the event, but students from multiple areas in the College of Engineering participate.
"Most of the competitions are focused on structural engineering. It gives us a lot of pride to be able to represent USU and win the competitions," said Alyssa Mustoe, conference coordinator.
Each of the 14 rocky mountain region universities participating this year design, create and race a canoe made from concrete. The canoes are judged on four equally weighted categories; a technical report, oral presentation, the final product and five canoe races.
All schools must strictly adhere to an 80-page book of rules, including what can and cannot be in the concrete, overall dimensions, use of paint and other items.
"Making the canoe is a very involved process," said USU engineering student and captain of the canoe team Mitch Dabling. "We have been working on the project since the beginning of the school year in August. Our 26-member team has invested more than 1,650 hours thus far."
Canoes will be on display April 5 on the USU Quad. Races will begin April 6 at noon at Hyrum Dam in Hyrum, Utah.
The concrete canoe competition is one of the oldest civil engineering competitions in the country, and Utah State began participating at the regional level in the 1980s.
USU has won the past two regional competitions. The winner of each regional competition moves on to compete for a monetary reward at the national level.
USU will host the competition again in 2025.
"It's a great way to get involved in a fun and unique engineering project, while competing against other schools around the country," said Dabling. "It has also helped me build a great network with other students."
The conference also features other competitions, including a steel bridge competition. The top three schools of the regional steel bridge competition advance to the National Student Steel Bridge Competition to compete with the top 50 schools in the country.
Complete information on the ASCE conference is online, including a schedule.
Schools competing include Brigham Young University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Metropolitan State University of Denver, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, New Mexico State University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, United States Air Force Academy, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of New Mexico, University of Utah, University of Wyoming and Utah State University.
Related links:
- Final schedule and more information about the conference
- Photos of canoes at last year's national competition
- Facebook page with photos of the USU concrete canoe
- USU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- USU College of Engineering
Writer: Jaron Dunford, 920-246-2863, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Gold Coast playmaker Scott Prince will tear Brisbane to shreds unless the Broncos maintain their intensity for the full 80 minutes in Friday's NRL blockbuster at Skilled Park.
That's the opinion of Brisbane interchange forward Nick Kenny as his team aims to inflict the Titans' first defeat at their new home ground in a mouth-watering top-of-the-table clash.
Prince is arguably the form player of the competition and has mounted a serious challenge to beat North Queensland captain Johnathan Thurston to the Australian No.7 jersey for the Centenary Test in Sydney on May 9.
The Broncos were cruising at 28-8 against Newcastle early in the second half on Sunday but conceded the next two tries before steadying the ship to win 34-22.
"Scotty Prince, he's a specialist in getting on top in those lull moments," Kenny told reporters after training on Tuesday.
"If he can sense there's a bit of slackening off, he'll take advantage of that so we've really got to keep the intensity the whole time.
"He throws those great dummies and you know they're coming but he still tricks you half the time.
"We're just going to have to make sure we don't fall for his bluff."
Prince is certain to be without his halves partner Mat Rogers, who faces a four-week suspension for a grade two dangerous throw on fullback Luke Burt during the Titans' gutsy away win over Parramatta on Friday.
Gold Coast officials on Tuesday submitted an early guilty plea but will contest the severity of the charge at the NRL judiciary Wednesday night.
If they are successful, dual international Rogers will cop a one-match suspension, with lock Ashley Harrison preparing to take on the pivot role.
"It's a challenge but the way the team's going at the moment, everyone's doing their job and doing it well," Titans skipper Prince told AAP on Tuesday.
"Hopefully we can overcome it like we did last week (without prop Luke Bailey)."
Brisbane will also be missing their five-eighth, Test skipper Darren Lockyer, but barnstorming centre Justin Hodges should be fit to play in the sellout encounter.
Scans have revealed Hodges has only soft tissue damage to his neck playing against the Knights, although he sat out training on Tuesday as a precautionary measure.
Backrower Corey Parker trained strongly and has been named on the bench in his return from a knee injury suffered in round one.
The Titans are building a fearsome record at their fortress Skilled Park, where they remain undefeated after three premiership matches at the 27,000-capacity venue.
But Kenny insists the Broncos are eager to play there for the first time.
"We've heard it's a great stadium and it gets a great atmosphere," he said.
"I don't think it'll give them (the Titans) an unfair advantage at all."
Kenny said the Broncos pack was brimming with enthusiasm and "working hard for each other" following the off-season departures of Shane Webcke, Petero Civoniceva, Shaun Berrigan and Brad Thorn.
"With those experienced players gone now, it gives everyone else a bit more responsibility," he added.
"Everyone in the forward pack have really seemed to come out of their shells and are playing with a bit more confidence."


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Dash Cam video courtesy of the Washington County Sheriff's Department.
Deputies met Parkersburg Police on Route 7 until lead was given up to Williamstown Police on Route 31.
A suspected drunk driving stop turns into a high speed chase across the river.
It should've been like any other traffic stop but experience left one officer-- preparing for things to possibly head south.
"The vehicle initially stopped and Officer Morehead reported that he remained in his car to see if the vehicle was going to run apparently he had some indication that something wasn't right, and in fact he did take off and the pursuit began," says Parkersburg Police Sergeant Greg Collins.
The White Pontiac Sunfire left Parkersburg heading across the Belpre bridge.
A Parkersburg Sergeant joined the pursuit while the Washington County Sheriff's Deputies took lead down Route 7.
"The officers report state that the car appeared to want to make a u-turn on State Route 7 but the vehicles speed was too much to make the maneuver and then went the wrong way on State Route 7 for about a quarter of a mile," explains Sergeant Collins.
Reports say the chase continued through downtown Marietta-- with Ohio State Highway Patrol, Marietta Police, and the Sheriff's
Office all unsuccessfully trying to stop the car.
""Our suspect vehicle went across the Williamstown bridge where our Wood County Sheriff's Office and Williamstown PD attempted to stop the vehicle and were unsuccessful Williamstown police officers took lead in the pursuit," says Sergeant Collins.
Authorities say they lost sight of the vehicle on Route 31... then soon after finding it abandoned on Burnthouse Road.
Police say they do not take these high speed chases lightly.
"You know, it's dangerous for everybody, people on the road, dangerous for the suspect, dangerous for our officers," continues Sergeant Collins.
Police say after investigating the empty car they do have a person of interest who they don't believe to be dangerous.
A high speed car chase through Ohio and West Virginia turns into a manhunt in Williamstown Wednesday morning.
It began at 3:30 a.m. in Parkersburg during an attempted traffic stop.
911 dispatchers say the driver of the white Pontiac Sunfire never pulled over and a chase began.
Speeds topped 100 mph as the suspect made his way up Route 7 to Belpre and then into downtown Marietta.
Police say they lost sight of the car after it crossed the Williamstown Bridge and sped down Route 31.
Moments later they spotted the abandoned car on the side of route 31.
Now a man hunt is underway.
Wood County Sheriff's deputies and Parkersburg Police are on the scene.
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Pittsburgh fire sale: The Steelers could lose every one of their free agents
Submitted by 60 Max Power O Staff on February 7, 2013
How did the Pittsburgh Steelers get into this situation? The usually fiscally sound organization has fallen on hard times with the salary cap.
The philosophy of pushing money into the future ended with the new CBA, and the Steelers are at the front of the line for paying back it's long due credit line.
According to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, if you thought last year was tough, this year will be brutal.
He's referring to the impending slashing of veterans as the "March Massacre." Pittsburgh's GM Kevin Colbert gave an indication in January that major changes were going to happen, but no one expected what Bouchette is envisioning:
"The Steelers could lose every one of their free agents, and they might have to lose a few more veterans if they don't agree to take less money in 2013, they are so far over the salary cap that they would not be able to fill a 53-man roster without doing all of that," Bouchette said.
Bouchette continues:
"The bloodletting that occurred last year when they released three longtime stars could be a drop in the bucket as to what occurs over the next month, which could resemble their March Massacre."
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I have not seen Bouchette's full article, but it sounds like he is contemplating what would happen if the Steelers did not do any more restructures. The Steelers almost have to restructure at least a few contracts, otherwise they would need to make close to $15 million in pure cuts before they even considered a tender.
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WASHINGTON — Natwar M. Gandhi, who has overseen the District of Columbia's finances since the dark days of the 1990s when the city was under federal control, announced his resignation Friday as the district's chief financial officer.
Long respected on Wall Street and on Capitol Hill, Gandhi will step down at a time when the city's finances are robust — on Tuesday, officials announced a $417 million budget surplus. But his stewardship of the office has come under increasing scrutiny and is the subject of investigations by a federal grand jury and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Gandhi, 72, announced his resignation in a letter to Mayor Vincent Gray, who appointed him to a new, five-year term last year. The letter does not detail his reasons for stepping down, but his spokesman, David Umansky, said Gandhi "is retiring for purely personal reasons." He will step down June 1.
"I feel comfortable retiring at this time because the city is in excellent financial condition, perhaps the best in its history," Gandhi wrote. He thanked the mayor for his fiscal discipline, which he said "has placed the district in the forefront of the nation's financially stable municipal governments."
In a statement, Gray thanked Gandhi for his service.
"I am sorry to see him go," the Democratic mayor said. "Without his leadership, the district would not have experienced the extraordinary fiscal turnaround that we have seen in the last dozen years. Our city owes him a great debt of gratitude."
Born in Gujarat, India, Gandhi earned a doctorate in accounting from Louisiana State University. He became the city's deputy chief financial officer in 1997 when the district was governed by a Congressional control board, serving under Anthony Williams, who was elected mayor in 1998. Williams appointed Gandhi as the permanent CFO in 2000.
The city had been placed under federal receivership in the 1990s after years of financial mismanagement under Mayors Marion Berry and Sharon Pratt.
Over the years, Gandhi was criticized by elected officials and government watchdogs for a perceived lack of transparency and internal controls in his office. His first major scandal came in 2007, when tax office employee Harriette Walters was found to have embezzled $48 million from the city. She is serving a 17 ½-year federal prison term.
More recently, Gandhi has come under fire for his office's handling of the district's $38 million lottery contract. A federal grand jury is investigating the circumstances surrounding the contract, which was awarded in 2009 to Greek gaming giant Intralot, and Gandhi is one of the numerous officials under scrutiny, according to several people familiar with the probe. Those people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were instructed not to impede the ongoing investigation.
Gandhi's former chief contracting officer claims in a civil lawsuit that he was demoted and fired after he resisted pressure from Gandhi and elected officials to rebid the lottery contract.
Last year, the office's internal-affairs chief resigned abruptly, accusing Gandhi of refusing to release audits critical of his office. The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an inquiry into that issue.
During a D.C. Council hearing in December, Gandhi repeatedly refused to answer questions about the lottery contract and the procurement officer's firing, citing pending legal matters.
Despite the controversies, the man who often described himself as a "bean counter" has consistently pointed to the district's bottom line in defense of his job performance. Neighborhoods have been transformed since the control board era, thanks in part to an influx of young professionals who have expanded the city's tax base. The commercial real estate market is booming.
"His stewardship of the district's finances is the primary reason we have gone from junk bond status to double-A rating on Wall Street," Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said in a statement. "As with any person who excels in his or her profession, Nat Gandhi has made the work look easy. But anyone who looks closely will realize quickly that guiding the district's fiscal health is work — hard work."


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Emmanuel Adebayor is a curious beast. Outstanding during his loan spell at Tottenham last season, with 18 goals in 37 appearances, it is fair to call the current campaign a disappointment.
Two premier league goals in 18 games, four goals in all competitions, the Togolese striker has encountered the wrath of the White Hart Lane faithful for his poor performances. However, he is set for an extended run in the team, and if he can start finding the net Adebayor could still have a massive impact on Spurs' season.
Jermain Defoe has picked up a groin injury that could rule him out for three games, perhaps longer.
Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas said: "Jermain is a new injury blow.
"He is likely to miss the next two games against Basel and Everton, but has a small chance [of returning] for the second leg against Basel."
Defoe has hardly been in fine form either, the striker's only goals of 2013 coming in England's thrashing of minnows San Marino during the recent international break, but unlike his strike partner Defoe at least gave the impression that he was putting in the work.
Adebayor's season has never really got off the ground. The ex-Arsenal and Manchester City striker has failed to produce his form from last year and some put this down to the fact there is not a contract dangling in front of the striker's nose.
Others say it is a classic case of second season syndrome that has blighted Adebayor's career to date, although closer examination shows that Adebayor's third season at both Monaco and Arsenal was his most productive in terms of goals.
What might be more pertinent is the lack of a proper pre-season as his transfer to Spurs dragged out, a change in manager at the Lane, from Harry Redknapp to Andre Villas-Boas, an early season injury that enabled Jermain Defoe to secure the one striker's position in the team, the absence of Rafa van der Vaart (or an adequate replacement) to link up with Adebayor, and Gareth Bale's move from supplying crosses on the left wing to scoring and creating chances in a central position.
While this does not excuse some of Adebayor's lethargic displays this season, it does explain why the tall target man's season has yet to get going. Against Swansea his performance was improved and his run past Ashley Williams, to set up a one-on-one chance, was reminiscent of Adebayor at the top of his game.
Unfortunately the finish was lamentable, and adds to a catalogue of gloriously missed chances, such as open goal misses at Sunderland and West Ham.
Tottenham need to add another striker in the summer regardless of anything else, and the usual names will arise, such as Leandro Damiao, but question marks remain over Emmanuel Adebayor's future. A goalscoring burst that drives Tottenham to the Champions League will forgive his former indiscretions, but a continuation of his poor form could see Adebayor plying his trade at yet another new side.
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On Jan. 11, Elaina Spraker, argued that the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) was ignoring their mandates under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) to protect moose on in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
So, is the Fish and Wildlife Service breaking its own law?
In a word, no.
While Mrs. Spraker obviously has an opinion on this issue, she certainly doesn't have her facts straight. Considering the very relevant fact that Mrs. Spraker is the wife of Vice Chair of the Board of Game (Board) Ted Spraker, it makes one question whether certain Board members really have the capacity to objectively evaluate proposals 35 and 36, which would institute aerial wolf gunning on the peninsula. I would argue that they don't.
I would like to take the opportunity to clarify a few of the more glaring of Mrs. Spraker's, and we assume her husband's, misrepresentations and misunderstandings.
First, Mrs. Spraker rightly states that The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge was created under ANILCA and incorporated the former lands of the Kenai National Moose Range. However, this is where her understanding of the facts regarding the refuge deteriorates.
Mrs. Spraker contends that the congressional record states that the purposes of the expansion of the Moose Refuge were to
(A) Perpetuate a nationally significant population of moose;
(B) Protect populations of fish and wildlife and their habitats, including moose and other mammals and waterfowl;
(C) Provide opportunities for wildlife-oriented recreation in a manner consistent with the purposes specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
I can't speak to whether these purposes are part of the congressional record or not, but in truth it doesn't really matter because the congressional record is not the law. According to the law, among other purposes not relevant to this issue, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge was established:
(i) to conserve fish and wildlife populations and habitats in their natural diversity including, but not limited to, moose, bears, mountain goats, Dall sheep, wolves and other furbearers, salmonoids and other fish, waterfowl and other migratory and nonmigratory birds;
(v) to provide, in a manner compatible with these purposes, opportunities for fish and wildlife-oriented recreation.
Perpetuating a nationally significant population of moose doesn't even make the list let alone appear as a primary purpose. Further, Mrs. Spraker conveniently fails to point out that wolves are among those mammals the refuge is mandated to conserve. She also fails to mention that the refuge is mandated to conserve these mammals, including wolves, in their "natural diversity."
Contrary to Mrs. Spraker's premise that FWS is "failing to fulfill their legal obligations" under ANILCA by not allowing predator control or managing solely for moose populations within the refuge, FWS is actually adhering to their legal mandates by working to conserve all wildlife populations in their natural diversity. Incidentally ANILCA is but one of the federal laws to which the FWS is legally bound, others include the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act and the Wilderness Act. Both of these laws would also dictate the Refuge disallow intensive management within its boundaries.
Not only does Mrs. Spraker misinterpret FWS' obligations she - and we assume her husband - also fails in her analysis of the moose decline; blaming it on FWS' inaction and restrictions.
Putting aside the fact that the refuge is not bound to single species management as Mrs. Spraker would have you believe, the main reason why habitat isn't what it once was in 15A is time. It's been 40 + years since the last major wildfire swept across the Kenai and created all of that excellent but fleeting moose habitat. Nothing will bring it back until another large scale - and potentially catastrophic - wildfire sweeps the landscape. By the way, the Board is well aware that FWS is open to managing backcountry fire on the refuge to improve moose habitat.
Mrs. Spraker also laments the numerous regulations "trappers have been saddled with" in the refuge. Well, I have news for you Mrs. Spraker; trappers aren't the only ones who use the refuge. Kenai Refuge is probably the most visited refuge in Alaska; as such it faces numerous challenges relating to managing recreational use. Without strict regulations, the refuge would quickly be faced with resource damage issues as well as user conflicts. Again, if we go back to ANILCA, the refuge is following their mandates by ensuring recreation is consistent with conservation of wildlife resources.
The final example of Mrs. Spraker's confusion of the issue is her claim that moose in the refuge are in a "predator pit." Gordon Haber, who was a good friend of mine, coined the term predator pit and from his description, 15A is anything but. Rather, habitat pit might be the more appropriate term. I'm not the only one who sees it this way. Not once has there been a single public mention of a predator pit on the Kenai, not even from the Board. However, I don't doubt Mrs. Spraker has heard it in her own home and therein I see a problem.
Mrs. Spraker's husband recently voted with the zero diversity BOG to actually go ahead with the anti-science airborne Kenai wolf kill. If he can so easily misrepresent what is happening on the Kenai, what does this mean for the quality of his decision-making on this issue?
Again, let's clear the record for those who may have been confused by Mrs. Spraker's difficulty portraying the facts. Predators are not the cause of the moose population decline in 15A. There is no evidence that if habitat were improved moose numbers would remain at low levels. And FWS is not legally mandated to allow the state to move forward with an ill-conceived plan within their boundaries.
So, in response to Mrs. Spraker' s question: Why the Fish and Wildlife Service is refusing to follow the law set forth by congress and the purpose for which the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge was established? The answer is simple, they're not. The only failure they can be accused of at this point is failing to succumb to pressure of those pressing an agenda that they are not mandated to follow; killing wolves for no justifiable reason. Well done FWS.
John Toppenberg has been director of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance for about seven years. He lives in Sterling.


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Shares of micro-controller and EEPROM maker Microchip (MCHP) are up $2.59, or almost 8%, at $36.54, after the company yesterday afternoon reported fiscal Q3 revenue and earnings per share that topped analysts' estimates and offered a Q4 view that easily surpassed consensus.
Revenue of $416 million in the three months ended in January was above analysts' $411 million consensus, while 41 cents beat the average 37-cent estimate. The Q4 view for $420 million to $433 million in revenue and 45 cents to 49 cents per share was better than the $418 million and 42 cents the Street had been modeling.
Price targets and estimates are going up all around today, though I've not seen any actual ratings changes. There are a substantial number of bears still on the stock, and some are trying to figure out whether the company's forecast truly points to a bottoming for semi industry trends:
Joanne Feeney, Longbow Research: Reiterates a Buy rating and raises her price target to $41 from $38, writing that the outlook for this quarter's profit "came in at nearly twice the sequential growth that we or consensus expected, and above earnings estimates." last quarter's bookings sets up the June quarter well: "The company reported "exceptionally strong bookings" to start the year as well as expedite requests. Booking strength is causing backlog to stretch into the June quarter and this supports our earlier checks which pointed to June being a stronger growth quarter." Feeney raised her estimate for this year to $1.58 billion and $1.84 per share from a prior 41.57 billion and $1.76, and raised next year's estimate to $1.85 billion and $2.29 from $1.82 billion and $1.03.
Michael McConnell, Pacific Crest: Reiterates a Sector Perform rating on the shares, and a "fair value" range of $36 to $38. "Management talked about improving booking trends and some expedited order activity. These signs lead it to expect the December quarter to be the bottom of the current cycle [...] High-quality stock, but there is more leverage elsewhere. While signs of a FQ3 revenue bottom are encouraging, we believe Microchip's relatively stable margin structure limits potential model leverage compared to other broad-based peers."
Cody Acree, Williams Financial Group: Reiterates a Hold rating on the shares. "Similar to several past cycles, MCHP is saying something very different than many of its semiconductor peers. While not always correct, MCHP has led cycle turns before by about a quarter, and while most in the sector are guiding lower and saying the March quarter should be the cyclical trough, MCHP is pointing to growth and calling for the December period to have been the bottom. Orders sound to have begun to increase throughout Q3 and became a little directionless around the holidays before turning exceptionally stronger over the past several weeks. Demand has even improved to the point that expedite requests are being seen and backlog into the June quarter is being noticeably built. This positive scenario has definitely not been the norm this earnings season, as the best most companies could eek out was guidance for a lesser decline than expected, let alone growth. The improvement was said to be broad based, with no concentration geographically or by end market."
Craig Ellis, B. Riley: Reiterates a Neutral rating and raises his price target to $38 from $34. "The tone was a little more upbeat than we expected, b) gross margins were guided flat versus the 20 bps gain we expected as inventory work off continues to suppress utilization, and c) SMSC accretion was two pennies better in F3Q13 and targets were raised for coming quarters and next fiscal year, helped by ahead of schedule operational integration and a turn in demand. Our F13/14E EPS rise to $1.85/$2.09 from $1.79/$1.96 and our target $38.00 from $34.00 on higher estimates and multiples. We are warming to MCHP but in Analog continue to prefer Buy-rated mega-cap Texas Instruments (TXN), large-cap Analog Devices (ADI) and mid-cap Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM)."


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Official League Website
Strength: ***
Valley League top 35 prospects (list)
most any count, the Harrisonburg Turks and Winchester Royals were the
best teams in the Valley League in 2011. They posted the best
regular-season records at 32-12 and 29-15, respectively, and
dominated the accompanying list of the league's 35 best prospects,
with 14 selections between them.
neither the Turks nor the Royals was able to put the finishing touch
on otherwise special seasons as they were both upset in the
semi-final round of the league's eight-team playoff, leaving the
Covington Lumberjacks and Rockbridge Rapids, league also-rans, to
battle for the title. Both those teams limped into the playoffs with
21-23 records, and Covington managed to get hot when it counted most
by winning six of eight playoff contests.
outfielder Mac Williamson was singled out as the league's best
prospect after finishing second in all three triple-crown
categories—batting (.381), homers (10) and RBIs (38)—even as he
missed 10 games altogether, including the final week of the season
when he fouled a ball off his shin. The absence of his big bat in the
heart of the Turks lineup was especially missed in the team's
two-game playoff sweep at the hands of Rockbridge.
the Covington and Rockbridge rosters were even more depleted by the
time they met in the final, mostly because of late-season player
defections, and Covington managed to win the title with just 16
active players on its roster for the playoffs, including just six
pitchers. Rockbridge was so thin on pitching in the championship
round that it was forced to start outfielder Tyler Molinaro in the
deciding game, even though Molinaro had not pitched a game all
season. Predictably, he lasted less than two innings as Covington
jumped out to an early 5-0 lead on its way to a 10-4 win.
Covington nor Rockbridge was much of a factor in the accompanying
list of the league's top prospects. Only one Lumberjacks player
cracked the top 20, righthander Tyler Duffie, but he had long since
left for home by the time the his team completed its unlikely run to
a league title.
season's league final was reminiscent of 2009, when the Nos. 7-8
seeds, Haymarket and Covington, reached the final series. Haymarket,
22-22 in the regular season, won seven of eight playoff tilts that
year to win the title.
Williamson, a Wake Forest product who was a late-round pick of the
Boston Red Sox in the 2011 draft, asserted himself as the league's
top prospect with his combination of raw tools and stellar play, it
was generally agreed by coaches and scouts that the talent in the
Valley League, especially on the mound, was down when compared to
any rate, it is highly unlikely that the league will produce a player
in next year's draft that will come close to matching the exploits
of infielder Cory Spangenberg, last year's Valley League batting
champion who became the 10th
overall pick in June after a highly-productive 2011 season at a
Florida junior college.
League Established: 1961.
Represented in League: Virginia.
of Teams in League: 12 (11 in 2010).
Champion (best overall record): Harrisonburg
Champion: Covington Lumberjacks.
PG CrossChecker Summer 50/Final Ranking:
No. 14 Harrisonburg Turks, No. 41 Winchester Royals.
1 Prospect, 2010 (per PG CrossChecker): Taylor
Sandefur, rhp, Waynesboro Generals (Western Carolina; played in Cape
Cod League in 2011).
2010 Player Selected, 2011 Draft:
Cory Spangenberg, 2b/3b, Winchester Royals (Indian River State, Fla.,
JC; Padres/1st round, 10th pick).
Valuable Player: Brad Zebedis, 1b,
Strasburg Express.
of the Year: Aaron Luchterhand, rhp,
Harrisonburg Turks.
LEADERS (All games)
Average: Brad Zebedis, 1b, Strasburg
Express (.420).
Percentage: Mac Williamson, of,
Harrisonburg Turks (.706).
Average: Brad Zebedis, 1b, Strasburg
Express (.490).
Runs: Nathan Minnich, 1b, Winchester
Royals (11).
Dodson McPherson, of, Harrisonburg Turks (44).
Bases: Brady Wilson, of, Winchester
Royals; Jay Gonzalez, of, Harrisonburg Turks (32).
LEADERS (All games)
Jonathan Armold, rhp, Front Royal Cardinals; Greg Welsh, lhp,
Winchester Royals (7).
Aaron Luchterhand, rhp, Harrisonburg Turks (1.60).
Pat Christensen, rhp, Harrisonburg Turks (10).
Lincoln Rassi, rhp, Winchester Royals (71).
Athlete: Dale Carey, of, Winchester
Hitter: Brad Zebedis, 1b, Strasburg
Power: Mac Williamson, of,
Harrisonburg Turks; Matt Snyder, 1b, Winchester Royals.
Base Runner: Brady Wilson, of,
Winchester Royals.
Defensive Player: Dale Carey, of,
Luray Wranglers.
Velocity: Chris Devenski, rhp,
Woodstock River Bandits.
Breaking Ball: Lincoln Rassi, rhp,
Winchester Royals.
Command: Ryan Overcash, rhp,
Rockbridge Rapids.
MAC WILLIAMSON, of, Harrisonburg Turks (Wake Forest/JR in 2012)
PROFILE: The 6-foot-4, 240-pound
Williamson was the unquestioned star of the Valley League this
summer, hitting .381-10-38. He was second in all three triple-crown
categories, despite missing 10 games, including the final week of the
regular season after he fouled a ball off his ankle earlier in the
summer and the resulting bruise turned into a staph infection which
ultimately led to minor surgery to remove the infection. His booming
bat was notably absent as Harrisonburg fell in the second round of
playoffs after dominating the regular season. Injuries are nothing
new to Williamson, who was a promising pitching prospect at North
Carolina's Wake Forest-Rolesville High, before hurting his shoulder
as a high-school senior. He underwent labrum surgery as a freshman at
Wake Forest, was red-shirted that season and hasn't pitched since.
It's taken Williamson time to master the art of hitting, but he
made big strides in that area last spring at Wake Forest by leading
that team in batting (.277), homers (12) and RBIs (49). Though he
wasn't taken by the Boston Red Sox until the 46th round of this year's draft, Williamson would almost certainly have
been claimed as early as the fifth round had he been willing to
accept slot money. As it was, the Red Sox followed him closely most
of the summer in the Valley League, but the two sides never could
find common ground on a signing bonus. On the strength of his
breakout summer, Williamson returns to Wake Forest as one of the top
outfield prospects in the 2012 college draft class. Power is his
most-obvious tool and it was most graphically on display this summer
in the Valley League's Home Run Derby, held in conjunction with the
all-star game, when he handily won the competition with a number of
long, towering blasts. But Williamson also became more of a complete
hitter over the course of the summer as he made mechanical
adjustments to his swing and thrived with more protection in the
Harrisonburg lineup than he was afforded in college. He drove balls
with authority to all fields, and learned to keep his hands back
better to go the other way more consistently on breaking balls. He
also gained a better idea of the strike zone and cut his strikeout
total from 58 in the spring to 21 on the summer, though scouts
still need to be convinced that Williamson can hit high-velocity
pitching and off-speed stuff consistently. The
remainder of Williamson's tools are solid as he has an
above-average right-field arm and has been clocked in the 60 in the
6.55-second range.
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LEWISBURG, Pa. — Psychologist Margaret Wehrenberg will give the talk, "The Anxious Brain: Understanding and Coping with Anxiety," Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Forum of the Elaine Langone Center at Bucknell University.
The talk, which is free to the public, will be followed by a question and answer session and a book signing.
Wehrenberg will examine the topic of anxiety and its various manifestations among college students and the public; anxiety is one of the most frequently cited reasons students consult college counseling centers. Wehrenberg's talk will address strategies for coping with anxiety, with an emphasis on strategies that do not rely on medication.
Wehrenberg's talk is sponsored by the Office of Psychological Services and other campus offices and organizations. Special recognition is due the Anna L. Putterman Memorial Lectureship for making the talk possible.
Anxiety disorders specialist
A licensed psychologist with 20 years' experience in private practice, Wehrenberg specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders.
She is the author of The Anxious Brain: The Neurobiological Basis of Anxiety Disorders and How to Effectively Treat Them and Stress Solutions: 10 Effective Strategies to Eliminate Your Stress, as well as several articles published by The Psychotherapy Networker.
Wehrenberg also has produced Relaxation for Tension and Worry, a CD for breathing, muscle relaxation and imagery to use with anxious clients.
The recipient of an M.A. specializing in psychodrama and play therapy with children, she has specialized in treating clients with trauma and anxiety disorders since receiving her doctorate from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology.
She was trained in addictions counseling and has years of experience in that field, working with the U.S. Army in Germany and Lutheran Social Services in Illinois before beginning a private psychotherapy practice.
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety disorders include panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and phobias (social phobia, agoraphobia, and specific phobia).
Approximately 40 million American adults ages 18 and older, or about 18.1 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders frequently co-occur with depressive disorders or substance abuse.
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Your Tuesday reading in 20 words or less:
- Low-cost ETFs aren't new, but financial advisers spouting off about them are. — Rick Ferri, Forbes.com
- Fundamental indexing isn't just a niche, says one of the strategists behind a few of the practice's successful funds. — Cinthia Murphy, Index Universe
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Now that he's a key part of the Athletics starting rotation, Drew Pomeranz has tried to maintain the same aggressive approach on the mound that he had coming out of the bullpen.
It's turned out better than anyone could have hoped for so far.
Making his second start of the season after replacing Dan Straily as Oakland's fourth starter, Pomeranz and three relievers combined on a four-hit shut out as the A's beat the Chicago White Sox 11-0 on Tuesday night for their sixth consecutive win.
''That's that mentality, I'm kind of just trying to go right after people,'' Pomeranz said. ''That's what I was doing out of the bullpen and I had success doing that. I don't see any reason to change that.''
Pomeranz (3-1) went five shutout innings in his first start on May 7 and matched that with another stellar five-inning outing against Chicago. The Athletics' left-hander struck out a career-high eight, walked two and gave up just three hits - all singles.
''That's a tough lineup to navigate through,'' A's manager Bob Melvin said. ''He strikes out the first three hitters of the game, sets the tone, and then the offense was terrific across the board.''
Brandon Moss homered twice and drove in five runs, Josh Reddick also homered while Yoenis Cespedes added two hits and scored twice to anchor a shuffled Oakland lineup that had catcher John Jaso batting leadoff for just the fourth time this season. Jaso had three hits and scored twice.
The White Sox lost their fourth straight.
''Guys swung through some pitches and (Pomeranz) pounded the strike zone,'' Chicago manager Robin Venture said. ''We got outplayed all the way around. Nothing went right.''
Oakland improved to 25-15, matching its best record after 40 games since 2003.
The A's won their second straight over the White Sox in much the same fashion they've put together the second-best record in the AL - strong starting pitching and plenty of offense.
Pomeranz, who replaced Dan Straily in the A's rotation after Straily was optioned to the minors, blanked the White Sox through five innings and allowed only two runners to reach second base. He struck out the side twice and fanned leadoff hitter Marcus Semien three times.
Dan Otero pitched two innings, Fernando Abad worked the eighth and Joe Savery handled the ninth to complete the four-hitter.
That continued a stellar streak by Oakland starting pitchers. Over a six-game stretch that began when Pomeranz helped blank the Seattle Mariners, A's starters are 5-0 with a 1.13 ERA.
''I think we feed off of each other,'' Pomeranz said. ''You want to keep it going. You don't want to be the guy that doesn't pitch well.''
The offense has been just as sharp. The A's matched their season-high with 17 hits and had at least three home runs for the fourth time this season.
Reddick hit a two-run home run as part of the A's four-run fifth while Moss had a two-run shot in the sixth and another two-run homer in the eighth.
Eight of Oakland's nine starters had at least one hit. Reddick, Moss, Cespedes, Jed Lowrie and Craig Gentry had two apiece.
The A's jumped on Chicago starter Scott Carroll (1-3) early then held on behind Pomeranz and the bullpen.
''(Carroll) was mixing his pitches but when you're throwing a lot of strikes (hitters) can be aggressive with pitches in the zone,'' Moss said. ''That's what our guys were doing. Those kind of nights are fun four everybody.''
NOTES: 3B Josh Donaldson was given the day off by Oakland manager Bob Melvin. ... A's LHP Eric O'Flaherty threw 25 pitches in the latest step on his recovery from Tommy John surgery. Trainers allowed O'Flaherty to throw breaking balls for the first time since having the surgery. ... RHP Ryan Cook (forearm strain) is pain-free but has yet to resume throwing. ... Chicago LHP Chris Sale, on the disabled list since April 22 with a left flexor strain, will make his first rehab start Thursday for Triple-A Charlotte. ... RHP Andre Rienzo (3-0) starts the series finale for the White Sox in his first career appearance against the Athletics. LHP Tommy Milone (1-3) goes for Oakland.


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Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Pierre Fabre Medicament Announce Positive Phase III Results with Levomilnacipran in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
NEW YORK & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 18, 2011 - Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) and Pierre Fabre Medicament today announced preliminary top-line results from a Phase III study of levomilnacipran for the treatment of adults with major depressive disorder (MDD). Analyses of the data indicate a statistically significant improvement was achieved for levomilnacipran treated patients for all dose groups compared to placebo on the primary efficacy endpoint which was change from baseline to end of week 8 in the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale-Clinician Rated (MADRS-CR) total score. Further analyses of the data are ongoing.
"Depressed patients often struggle to find the right antidepressant and the need for new medications is high. These positive Phase III results are very encouraging and support the continued research of levomilnacipran in adult patients with major depressive disorder," said Dr. Marco Taglietti, Senior Vice President, Research & Development and President, Forest Research Institute.
This study is part of the ongoing development program for levomilnacipran for the treatment of MDD, which also includes a Phase III flexible-dose study reported in January 2011. Results from two additional placebo-controlled Phase III studies are expected at the end of this year and spring 2012, respectively.
About this Phase III Study
This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, fixed-dose study evaluating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of levomilnacipran in patients with MDD. Following a 1-week single-blind, placebo run-in period, 724 men and women, 18 to 65 years of age, who met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for MDD and had a minimum score of 30 on the MADRS-CR, were randomized to receive levomilnacipran at 40, 80 or 120 mg once daily, or placebo for 8 weeks. This was followed by an additional 2-week double-blind down-taper period.
The primary analysis was performed using the Mixed-Effects Model Repeated Measure (MMRM) analysis. The placebo corrected difference in mean change from baseline to end of week 8 in MADRS-CR total score was: -3.2 (p=0.019), -4.0 (p=0.004) and -4.9 (p<0.001) in 40, 80, 120 mg groups, respectively.
Levomilnacipran was generally well-tolerated in the study. The most common adverse events (‰¥10% and twice the rate of placebo) observed in the levomilnacipran dose groups were: nausea, constipation, increase in heart rate, and hyperhidrosis.
About Levomilnacipran
Levomilnacipran (1S,2R-milnacipran), an enantiomer of racemic milnacipran, is protected by a method of use patent that extends through June 2023, without patent term extension. Levomilnacipran is a potent and selective inhibitor of the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin, two neurotransmitters known to play key roles in regulating mood. Levomilnacipran is a sustained-release formulation, dosed once-daily.
About MDD
MDD is a serious medical condition requiring treatment, affecting more than 15 million adults in the United States yearly or approximately 6.5% of the adult U.S. population. A person diagnosed with MDD exhibits a combination of symptoms that interfere with one's ability to work, sleep, study, eat and enjoy once-pleasurable activities. Depression costs the U.S. an estimated $44 billion each year. The World Health Organization predicts depression will become the leading cause of disability by the year 2020.
About Pierre Fabre Medicament
The Pierre Fabre Group, the second largest independent laboratory in France, employs some 10,000 people, and achieved a turnover of 1.8 billion euros in 2009. The lines of business are ethical medicine, family health but also in dermo-cosmetic products with several brands: Avene, Ducray, A-Derma, Galenic, Klorane and Rene Furterer and dermo-cosmetics. Pierre Fabre Medicament, the pharmaceutical branch of the Pierre Fabre Group, made Research and Development its core business and the key to its future. With 1,400 employees dedicated to R&D, Pierre Fabre Medicament has invested 28% of its annual sales to R&D during 2009, in four major therapeutic areas in terms of public health: oncology (the priority R&D area of Pierre Fabre Medicament, with 50% of all R&D expenses), the central nervous system, dermatology, and cardiovascular/metabolic. To learn more about Pierre Fabre, visit www.pierre-fabre.com.
About Forest Laboratories
Forest Laboratories' (NYSE: FRX) longstanding global partnerships and track record developing and marketing pharmaceutical products in the United States have yielded its well-established central nervous system and cardiovascular franchises and innovations in anti-infective and respiratory medicine. The Company's pipeline, the most robust in its history, includes product candidates in all stages of development across a wide range of therapeutic areas. The Company is headquartered in New York, NY. To learn more, visit www.FRX.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the difficulty of predicting FDA approvals, the acceptance and demand for new pharmaceutical products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the timely development and launch of new products, and the risk factors listed from time to time in Forest Laboratories' Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and any subsequent SEC filings.
Contact: Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Frank J. Murdolo, 212-224-6714
Vice President - Investor Relations
Posted: July 2011


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Latest update : 2012-04-27
'News of the Murd'
The world papers review Rupert Murdoch's two days of testimony to the Leveson inquiry on media ethics in London. Cartoons show the 81-year old media mogul naked issuing denial after denial about the extent of his political clout and what he knew about phone hacking. That's the focus for this Friday, 27th April 2012.
The Independent: "I never asked any politician to scratch my back"
The Guardian: "They covered up the cover-up"
The Guardian: "When a media mogul becomes the bloke at the golf club"
The Sierra Leone Daily Mail: "Justice is served..."
Liberia's 1847 Post: "Charles Taylor is guilty"
Liberia's Daily Observer: "What We Wish For"


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Call hunting what it is
Re Ann Schaefer's claim ["Bravo for Hunters," Mail, November 21, 2002] (http://www.readthehook.com/92761/lettershy-bravo-hunters) that "hunters preserve open spaces."
Whatever happened to the plain-speaking days, when hunters defended their activities just by saying that they enjoyed them?
"Wildlife management" and "conservation" are euphemisms used to describe programs that ensure there are always enough animals for hunters to hunt. Every year, tax dollars are spent to burn, bulldoze, and otherwise manipulate the environment to support the feeding and breeding of "game" animals, at the expense of the variety of species who share that habitat.
Hunters kill more animals than recorded tallies indicate. It is estimated that for every animal a hunter kills and recovers, at least two wounded but unrecovered animals die slowly and painfully of blood loss, infection, or starvation. Often those who don't die suffer from disabling injuries. Because of carelessness or the effects of alcohol, scores of horses, cows, dogs, cats, hikers, and others are wounded or killed each year by hunters.
The stress that hunting inflicts on animals– the noise, the fear, and the constant chase– severely restricts their ability to eat adequately and store the fat and energy they need to survive the winter. Hunting also disrupts migration and hibernation, and the campfires, recreational vehicles, trash, and other hunting side effects endanger both wildlife and the environment.
Sport hunting should be seen for what it is: legalized cruelty that exists to provide entertainment for hunters at the expense of animals.
Julie Falconer


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Celebrated accomplishments at CCRI commencement
No matter their age or walk of life, all 1,659 Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) graduates were excited to earn degrees at CCRI's 47th commencement Friday.
Whether they started their journey through college right after high school or later on, many said they felt grateful for their accomplishments.
"I'm proud of myself that I was able to get to this point," said 2010 Toll Gate graduate, Jacob Therien, 19, who received his degree in general studies. "I wasn't really the best student in high school and for me to turn around and pull this off is really a proud moment."
Chad Danusis, 37, a 1993 Toll Gate graduate who received an associate degree in law enforcement, feels the same. He said he was a social butterfly in high school who focused more on having fun with his friends as opposed to keeping his nose in the books.
Now, he's a college graduate with high honors under his belt. But, that's not the only honor he has earned through trying times.
Danusis is a decorated Army veteran, as he sustained injuries during a tour of Iraq and was awarded a Purple Heart. He spent 22 months recovering from extensive burns in a Texas hospital.
"President [George W.] Bush came to the hospital and visited all the wounded soldiers on New Year's Day in 2006," he said.
Donna Teh, a stay-at-home-mom who earned a dental assisting certificate with honors, also shared a touching story. For her, she endured a battle of finding time to schedule courses.
"I decided to go back to school and I've been taking class one at a time for the last five years," she said moments before the ceremony began and graduates started their march from the college facility to the Vincent A. Cullen Field House at the Knight Campus.
As the celebration began, CCRI President and Commissioner of Higher Education Ray Di Pasquale welcomed this year's class to the ranks of more than 58,000 CCRI alumni. Alongside him sat elected officials, including Gov. Lincoln Chafee; Mayor Scott Avedisian; Senator Sheldon Whitehouse; and Congressman David Cicilline, among others.
"You are a part of the college's 48 years of rich history," Di Pasquale told graduates. "The community college has always played a vital role in the state of Rhode Island, but the recent economic challenges our state has experienced have highlighted the importance of this institution. The power of the community college is great, as you all have seen in your time here. We know that you will go out into the world and touch the lives of your fellow Rhode Islanders the way that so many CCRI alumni have before you."
Before introducing Lauren Macbeth, the class of 2012 student commencement speaker, Di Pasquale spoke about five of her classmates who overcame challenges in order to achieve their dreams of becoming college graduates.
Regina Castro, a general business major, moved to the United States from Kazakhstan three years ago. She mastered the English language through noncredit courses at CCRI and then earned her associate degree, graduating with a 4.0 grade point average (GPA). She plans to go on to study finance and economics at Bryant University this fall.
Maderline Perez, who also earned a degree in general business and will continue her studies in accounting at Bryant University in autumn, has an interesting success story, as well. As a Dominican Republic native who moved to the United States with her mother and sister when she was 4, Perez finished her degree in two years by taking six classes per semester at times, all while working at the success center tutoring other students. She graduated with a 3.43 GPA.
For Anthony Paolino, a general business major who graduated with a 3.54 GPA, it took a decade to earn his diploma because his studies were interrupted several times by deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. To help other veterans, he serves as president of CCRI's Student Veterans Organization and started a nonprofit, Rhode Island Military Organization, to provide services to returning veterans. He will attend either Providence College, the University of Rhode Island or Bryant University to complete his bachelor's degree.
Di Pasquale also mentioned Alejandro Tobon, who overcame unemployment, as well as a hearing impairment, and Jodi Perron, who recently returned from Johnson Space Station in Houston after a three-day program with NASA where she worked with a team to design a model planetary rover in the National Community College Aerospace Scholars program.
Macbeth, 23, of Warren, a general business major who graduated with a 3.97 GPA, was president of the Pi Omicron chapter of Phi Theta Kappa and, as the New Century Scholar from Rhode Island, recently spoke to nearly 2,000 college presidents and senior-level administrators at the American Association of Community Colleges' annual conference. She also is a member of the Kappa Beta Delta honor society and was a cellist in the Rhode Island Philharmonic Community Orchestra for three years.
However, like her classmates, she also experienced challenges along the way. Being home schooled her whole life made the first day of college nerve-wracking. At first, she wasn't sure if she was capable of classroom work, but it wasn't long before she discovered the education her parents provided had prepared her well.
"Did you face times when getting to this moment seemed impossible?" Macbeth said to her classmates. "I did. We're here today because of our own hard work and perseverance, certainly. But, more importantly, we're here because of each other. Today we all stand together as one community; a community of support and strength, a community composed of each other."
Macbeth also completed her degree while working full-time as program director of the Feinstein Institute for Legal Services at Roger Williams University School of Law. She will continue her education at Roger Williams, where she will study sociology with the goal of one day running a nonprofit organization.
For more information about the commencement, visit www.ccri.edu. A full list of graduates is available at www.ccri.edu/commencement/grads2012.html.


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Stevens Recognizes Impactful Students and Employees at Annual Awards Brunch
Every day, members of the Stevens community go above and beyond to make the student experience on campus the best it can possibly be. Some lead student groups or organize events to build camaraderie and unite students together. Others selflessly give to others – from helping student realize their academic potential through professional societies to building houses for the homeless to planting trees in Hoboken. Still more create excitement in and out of the classroom with innovative teaching methods and personalized attention.
An impressive group of student, faculty and staff leaders at Stevens were honored on Sunday, April 28 at the 2013 Student Leadership Awards Brunch. Dozens of awards were presented by the Office of Student Life, the Student Government Association, the Student Employment Office and the DeBaun Center for Performing Arts, recognizing the awardees for their campus leadership, civic involvement and the difference they made in the lives of other members of the Stevens community.
The Office of Student Life presented four awards to 37 students and one student group.
The Emerging Leader Award, for students who have excelled in new leadership roles within one or many campus organizations or within the local community, was presented to Neda Ameri, Sean Balalon, Trevor Batchelder, Emily Brandsdorfer, Julian Colon, Owen Hays, Halie Holmes, Valentino Ivezai, Matthew Linden, Ashley Montufar, Evan Nelson, Jorge Rivera Reyes, Ruby Romero, Sara Savoia, Mark Scalzo, Ravi Shah, Stanley Switalski and Jacob Vanderbilt.
The Distinguished Leader Award goes to upperclassmen who have continually exhibited exemplary leadership on campus by holding leadership positions in student groups and participating in academic and co-curricular activities that showcase their ability to be a positive role model to their peers. This year's recipients included Alyssa Antropow, Drew Capone, Owen Jappen, Dana Lyons, Robert May, Zachary Moy, Theodore Poppe, Armand Rook Reyes, Esteban Roldan, Julie Wilkerson and Richard Wismer III.
The Civic Engagement/Volunteer Service Award is bestowed upon students who have shown commendable commitment to volunteering. Jared Crean, Mary Dugan, Edan Golomb, David Kleszyk, Adam McGuire, Eric Noll, Allison Outwater and Katherine Quish accepted the award in 2013.
Finally, the Student Life Campus Impact Award was given to the Return to Glory Committee, which helped to organize and promote Tech Fest 2012, Stevens' fall student-run festival. The award is presented each year to the student organization, group or committee that has planned the most inviting, meaningful and beneficial event for the entire campus community, driven by strong student leadership and commitment.
The DeBaun Center for Performing Arts gave its annual award, the Linda Vollkommer Award, to Lauren Harpst, honoring her as the undergraduate student who did the most to advance theater at Stevens. The award is named after Stevens Women's Fencing Coach and Associate Professor Linda Vollkommer, who has promoted student involvement in the performing arts for decades and was instrumental in the renovation of DeBaun Auditorium.
The Student Government Association presented awards to seven Stevens employees for the impact they have had in and out of the classroom.
The Distinguished Teaching Faculty Award went to Yazan Manna of the Mechanical Engineering department, recognizing the enriching learning environment he created.
Music & Technology Professor Andrew Brick received the Distinguished Faculty Mentor Award, given to a faculty member whose lessons are felt inside and outside the classroom, personally and professionally.
Kristina Krsteva won the Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award, for the TA that students benefit from the most.
The Distinguished Advisor of a Student Organization Award, which honors a Stevens employee who has positively impacted the student body through involvement in a student organization, was presented to Vollkommer.
John Nastasi of the Design and Manufacturing Institute earned the Distinguished Senior Design/Senior Research Advisor Award, which recognizes an employee who has far surpassed the role of a senior design/senior research advisor through excellent leadership and advisement.
Science & Technology Studies Professor Lee Vinsel accepted the Community Involvement Award, recognizing the impact he has made in the Stevens and Hoboken community.
The Campus Impact Award was given to Katlyn Velasco of the Office of Career Development, which is presented to a Stevens staff member who has had a profound positive impact on student life.
Finally, the Student Employment Office honored a graduate, undergraduate and federal work study student with the Undergraduate and Graduate Employee of the Year Award, recognizing them as the student workers who best exemplify reliability, quality of work, initiative, team work, and contribution to their employer. This year's winners were Katlin Walling and Vincent Nascone.
The Student Leadership Awards are presented on an annual basis each April. Awardees are chosen by a committee based on nominations from faculty, staff and students.


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Visit NJIT
Forty-five acres of innovation and excitement—that's the NJIT campus. Have you seen it lately? We've added a new building per year, on average, for the last two decades—most recently the Campus Center and Central King Building (formerly Central High School). And our two new residence halls have allowed more students than ever before to live on campus, in a community that's intense but friendly, passionate about learning, and proud of its geeky coolness.
Getting to NJIT is easy from just about anywhere, especially anywhere in New Jersey or New York City. Once you're here, we encourage you to take a campus tour, soak up some sun in the rooftop gardens, check out our classrooms and research facilities, or stroll through the libraries. If you have time, you might even venture off campus to see what's new in Newark.
We're proud of our facilities, but the most important part of our campus is its people. Wander around for a while and you might come upon students clearing their minds in an intramural volleyball game, testing their skills at the annual video game development expo, or working out tunes on the Campus Center's baby grand. Time your visit just right and you could catch a Highlanders home game or a performance at the Jim Wise Theatre. To find out what's happening now, see the events calendar.
No matter what you decide to do while here, we're glad you decided to visit!
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