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Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time symptoms appear, cancer may have begun to spread.
Scientists are trying to better understand which people are more likely to get certain types of cancer. They also study the things we do and the things around us to see if they cause cancer. This information helps doctors recommend who should be screened for cancer, which screening tests should be used, and how often the tests should be done.
It is important to remember that your doctor does not necessarily think you have cancer if he or she suggests a screening test. Screening tests are given when you have no cancer symptoms.
If a screening test result is abnormal, you may need to have more tests done to find out if you have cancer. These are called diagnostic tests.
Endometrial cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the endometrium.
The endometrium is the innermost lining of the uterus. The uterus is a hollow, muscular organ in a woman's pelvis. The uterus is where a fetus grows. In most nonpregnant women, the uterus is about 3 inches long.
Anatomy of the female reproductive system. The organs in the female reproductive system include the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, cervix, and vagina. The uterus has a muscular outer layer called the myometrium and an inner lining called the endometrium.
Cancer of the endometrium is different from cancer of the muscle of the uterus, which is called uterine sarcoma. See the PDQ summary on Uterine Sarcoma Treatment for more information.
See the following PDQ summaries for more information about endometrial cancer:
In the United States, endometrial cancer is the most common invasive cancer of the female reproductive system.
Endometrial cancer is diagnosed most often in postmenopausal women at an average age of 60 years.
Since 1992, the number of white women diagnosed with endometrial cancer has remained stable, but the number of new cases in black women has increased slightly. Endometrial cancer occurs more often in white women than in black women. When endometrial cancer is diagnosed in black women, it is usually more advanced and less likely to be cured. The number of deaths from endometrial cancer has stayed about the same in white women but has increased slightly in black women each year since 1998.
Health history and certain medicines can affect the risk of developing endometrial cancer.
Anything that increases your chance of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Having a risk factor does not mean that you will get cancer; not having risk factors doesn't mean that you will not get cancer. People who think they may be at risk should discuss this with their doctor. Risk factors for endometrial cancer include the following:
Tests are used to screen for different types of cancer.
Some screening tests are used because they have been shown to be helpful both in finding cancers early and decreasing the chance of dying from these cancers. Other tests are used because they have been shown to find cancer in some people; however, it has not been proven in clinical trials that use of these tests will decrease the risk of dying from cancer.
Scientists study screening tests to find those with the fewest risks and most benefits. Cancer screening trials also are meant to show whether early detection (finding cancer before it causes symptoms) decreases a person's chance of dying from the disease. For some types of cancer, finding and treating the disease at an early stage may result in a better chance of recovery.
Endometrial cancer is usually found early.
Endometrial cancer usually causes symptoms (such as vaginal bleeding) and is found at an early stage, when there is a good chance of recovery.
There is no standard or routine screening test for endometrial cancer.
Screening for endometrial cancer is under study and there are screening clinical trials taking place in many parts of the country. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Tests that may detect (find) endometrial cancer are being studied:
Pap test
A Pap test is a procedure to collect cells from the surface of the cervix and vagina. A piece of cotton, a brush, or a small wooden stick is used to gently scrape cells from the cervix and vagina. The cells are viewed under a microscope to find out if they are abnormal. This procedure is also called a Pap smear.
Pap tests are not used to screen for endometrial cancer; however, Pap test results sometimes show signs of an abnormal endometrium (lining of the uterus). Follow-up tests may detect endometrial cancer.
Transvaginal ultrasound
No studies have shown that screening by transvaginal ultrasound (TVU) lowers the number of deaths caused by endometrial cancer.
Transvaginal ultrasound (TVU) is a procedure used to examine the vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes, and bladder. It is also called endovaginal ultrasound. An ultrasound transducer (probe) is inserted into the vagina and used to bounce high-energy sound waves (ultrasound) off internal tissues or organs and make echoes. The echoes form a picture of body tissues called a sonogram. The doctor can identify tumors by looking at the sonogram.
Transvaginal ultrasound. An ultrasound probe connected to a computer is inserted into the vagina and is gently moved to show different organs. The probe bounces sound waves off internal organs and tissues to make echoes that form a sonogram (computer picture).
TVU is commonly used to examine women who have abnormal vaginal bleeding. For women who have or are at risk for hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer, experts suggest yearly screening with transvaginal ultrasound, beginning as early as age 25.
The use of tamoxifen to treat or prevent breast cancer increases the risk of endometrial cancer. TVU is not useful in screening for endometrial cancer in women who take tamoxifen but do not have any symptoms of endometrial cancer. In women taking tamoxifen, TVU should be used in those who have vaginal bleeding.
Endometrial sampling
It has not been proven that screening by endometrial sampling (biopsy) lowers the number of deaths caused by endometrial cancer.
Endometrial sampling is the removal of tissue from the endometrium by inserting a brush, curette, or thin, flexible tube through the cervix and into the uterus. The tool is used to gently scrape a small amount of tissue from the endometrium and then remove the tissue samples. A pathologist views the tissue under a microscope to look for cancer cells.
Endometrial sampling is commonly used to examine women who have abnormal vaginal bleeding. If you have abnormal vaginal bleeding, check with your doctor.
Screening tests have risks.
Decisions about screening tests can be difficult. Not all screening tests are helpful and most have risks. Before having any screening test, you may want to discuss the test with your doctor. It is important to know the risks of the test and whether it has been proven to reduce the risk of dying from cancer.
The risks of endometrial cancer screening tests include the following:
Finding endometrial cancer may not improve health or help a woman live longer.
Screening may not improve your health or help you live longer if you have advanced endometrial cancer or if it has already spread to other places in your body.
Some cancers never cause symptoms or become life-threatening, but if found by a screening test, the cancer may be treated. It is not known if treatment of these cancers would help you live longer than if no treatment were given, and treatments for cancer may have serious side effects.
False-negative test results can occur.
Screening test results may appear to be normal even though endometrial cancer is present. A woman who receives a false-negative test result (one that shows there is no cancer when there really is) may delay seeking medical care even if she has symptoms.
False-positive test results can occur.
Screening test results may appear to be abnormal even though no cancer is present. A false-positive test result (one that shows there is cancer when there really isn't) can cause anxiety and is usually followed by more tests (such as biopsy), which also have risks.
Side effects may be caused by the test itself.
Side effects that may be caused by screening tests for endometrial cancer include:
If you have any questions about your risk for endometrial cancer or the need for screening tests, check with your doctor.
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RIPON - St. Norbert College clinched a share of its 13th Midwest Conference football championship since joining the league in 1984 with a sound 37-13 win over Ripon College at Ingalls Field.
The Green Knights currently sit at 6-3 overall and are alone in first place in the MWC at 6-2. Five teams are tied for second at 5-3 - Ripon, Monmouth, Grinnell, Illinois College and Carroll. St. Norbert needs to beat Lake Forest College at Schneider Stadium next Saturday to clinch an outright championship and a berth into the NCAA Division III Playoffs for the first time since 2007.
St. Norbert scored the game's final 30 points after trailing 13-7 early in the second quarter. Rob Berger hit Logan Krueger on a 29-yard touchdown pass with 10 minutes 57 seconds left before halftime for a 14-13 lead. Berger then found John Weninger on an 8-yard strike at the 5:38 mark for a 21-13 lead going into halftime.
The Green Knights then opened the second half with a 49-yard kickoff return by Dan Sjoquist, and then trudged 26 yards in 12 plays to score on a 20-yard field goal by Roger Nault.
St. Norbert scored on its two fourth-quarter possessions - with Berger finding Krueger on a 6-yard touchdown and Weninger carried it in from nine yards out to seal the win.
The Green Knights scored on all six of their possessions that did not end a half. Neither team punted in the game, as Ripon had two drives end on interceptions, two on downs and one on a missed field goal. St. Norbert had eight possessions and Ripon had seven, and had the ball just three times in the second half.
Berger orchestrated the St. Norbert offense by completing 15 of 18 passes for three touchdowns with no interceptions and 258 yards. Berger added 63 rushing yards on 14 carries. Weninger rushed 18 times for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
Krueger caught five passes for 128 yards and two scores, while Joe Green hauled in five passes for 79 yards.
St. Norbert held Ripon's option offense to 236 yards rushing on 58 carries, with quarterback Jake Marshall rushing 23 times for 95 yards. Marshall completed 7 of 12 passes for 70 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions.
Kyle Ripley and John Troyer led the St. Norbert defense with 10 tackles apiece, and Austin Arts corralled both interceptions.
St. Norbert outgained Ripon 407-306 despite Ripon running 70 plays to St. Norbert's 54. The Green Knights were 3-for-8 on third-down conversions but cashed in on all three fourth-down chances to move their season total to 14-for-24 on fourth down.


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One of the main things the Blue Jays have had Travis Snider working on this spring is getting into good fastball counts and then being able to make hard contact with the heater.
Taking that a step further, Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston said Snider has been working on pulling fastballs more. On Wednesday afternoon, the young left-handed hitter worked into a couple fastball counts and did take advantage, though pulling the ball was not the way he went about it.
In the third inning, Snider drove a fastball into center field for a single. Then, in the fifth, he took a fastball over the outside portion of the plate and lofted it high above the air over left-center field, a gorgeous, towering solo homer to the opposite field. Snider said it was a step in the right direction for him.
"I think it's a good sign," Snider said. "Early on in camp, as we were working on really trying to be ready to pull the fastball, I felt like I was starting to get a little pull happy in the beginning. I've been working hard with [hitting coach] Dwayne Murphy and Chad Mottola, the Triple-A hitting coach, and trying to get back to more of a natural rhythm.
"Today was the first step in the right direction, I feel. To make contact, solid contact, twice and drive the ball up the middle and the other way, that's a good sign for me."
Snider's first four games of the spring were rough: six strikeouts in nine at-bats and only two hits along the way. In the 19 at-bats since that stretch, Snider has just three strikeouts and has collected five hits over those seven games. Prior to Wednesday's showing, he had more strikeouts (eight) than total bases (seven) this spring. That changed in a hurry.
Snider has shown progress and that is because he has been working on specific tasks with his swing and approach at the plate. He lowered his hands a little from last year, hoping to get into a hitting position faster. Snider is also trying to be more selective in the batter's box, not being overly-aggressive and chasing pitchers' pitches, especially the offspeed variety.
In the back of his mind, though, Snider knows he is fighting for a spot on the Opening Day roster right now. Results don't always show the progress he is making within an at-bat in terms of approach or the strides he's making behind the scenes. That said, results are what earn guys a place on the roster.
"It's Spring Training, so you keep things in perspective," Snider said. "As aggressive a competitor as I am, I never want to start off slow, but I think it's also good for me, as last year was, to experience a slow start and really just finding yourself as a hitter and getting that timing down in the game. … I feel like I'm starting to grasp it and starting to move forward in the right direction at the right time."
And, Snider says he is starting to feel a little more comfortable and locked in at the plate.
"I've really started to feel comfortable in the box, taking pitches," Snider said. "Coming into today I've felt like I'm starting to see it better. I'm starting to get a feel for my at-bats, counts, what pitches are being thrown and, as you start to see the ball better, that's when you start to get that timing and the ball starts to look a little bit bigger up there. That's what we're going for as hitters."
SAD NEWS: You may have noticed that Blue Jays shortstop John McDonald has been absent from a few more box scores than normal this spring. That is because Johnny Mac has gone home to Connecticut to be with his dad, Jack McDonald, who was recently diagnosed with advanced liver cancer. Johnny Mac rejoined the Jays in Florida on Wednesday. CLICK HERE for a nice tribute written by Day sports columnist Mike DiMauro.
TAKE IT SLOW: Blue Jays pitching coach Bruce Walton said there is no established timetable for RHP Dustin McGowan to begin adding bullpen sessions between his starts. Right now, McGowan's daily throwing program looks like this: game, long toss, flat ground, long toss, long toss, game. McGowan is scheduled to pitch two innings in a Minor League game on Friday. McGowan's comeback is one of the better stories in camp this year, but it's looking more and more like he will need to begin the season on the disabled list.
BIRD FEED: LHP Jesse Carlson (left knee) did not throw off a mound on Wednesday as originally planned. Gaston said the left-handed reliever is holding off for a "few more days" before testing his knee. … Prior to Wednesday's game, Toronto outrighted LHP Sean Henn to Triple-A Las Vegas. Henn was out of options, so the lefty cleared waivers before being reassigned to Minor League camp. … LHP Brian Tallet started against the Orioles on Wednesday and looked sharp in four innings. The lefty concentrated on throwing his two-seam sinker more than anything else and the results were good: no runs, one hit, three strikeouts, no walks, six groundouts. Tallet remains the favorite to open the season as the fifth starter. … Gaston noted on Wednesday that he will name a primary closer before the season, ruling out the possibility of a shared role. It says here that lefty Scott Downs will open as a setup guy and the closer's job will fall to either Kevin Gregg or Jason Frasor. My money would be on Frasor, but we'll see. … Downs, Gregg and Frasor each logged one shutout inning in Wednesday's 4-1 win in Sarasota. Downs picked off a runner at first base to end the sixth inning. … RHP Shawn Camp also turned in a 1-2-3 fifth inning. … SS Alex Gonzalez went 2-for-4 out of the lineup's second spot on Wednesday. … OF Jeremy Reed went 1-for-3 to actually lower his spring average to .385. … DH/1B Randy Ruiz is batting .467 after going 1-for-4 and DH/1B Brian Dopirak went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts to drop his spring average to .222. Toronto will likely bring one of Ruiz and Dopirak north.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Gaston turned 66 and Downs turned 34 on this St. Patrick's Day.
QUOTABLE: "As you start to work on this and you start to work on that, sometimes you get away from just going up there and hitting. I don't feel like the stress was overwhelming at any point, but as a hitter you know you never want to feel in-between up there at the plate. I think today was a good step in the right direction to just build off." — Snider
For complete Blue Jays coverage this spring, make sure you're reading bluejays.com and following me on Twitter at @MLBastian. You can also find spring photos on TwitPic.com.
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Rumor is the Mets are looking for a short stop, since Jose Reyes now appears he'll be out longer than expected. Sounds like a good potential to trade Gonzalez. McCoy has shown he's capable of playing at this level and MacDonald provides backup if needed.
All the best to Johnny Mac and family in this difficult time.
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But instead he pulled out a plastic pack containing eight bags of cocaine he had bought for £200 earlier that day, Oldham Magistrates' Court heard.
He dropped the drugs into the goody bags carried by the three children, aged eight, six and five, who knocked at his home to play trick or treat, escorted by their father, an off-duty policeman.
The 23-year-old defendant then went back inside the house - put his hand in his pockets to get out his drugs and instead pulled out the Haribo sweets.
Green immediately realised what had happened and went on foot, then by car, scouring the streets of Oldham nearby to find the youngsters.
But the officer, PC Simon Fowell, had taken his children home and, as they emptied their goody bags to share the spoils, he spotted the drugs - and made a swift call to his on-duty colleagues.
Green, who had never been in trouble with police before and worked and went to college, wiped his eyes with his hands as he stood in the dock and admitted a single charge of possessing a Class A drug on October 31.
Green, of Sycamore Avenue, Oldham, was given a 12 month community order, ordered to do 130 hours community work and told he must pay court costs totalling £145 by chair of the bench Joyce Cooper.
Sean Brady, prosecuting, told the court Green was at his girlfriend's house in Mendip Close, Royton, on Halloween night when the incident happened.
The defendant had earlier that day bought £200 worth of cocaine, divided it up into snap bags and put it in his trouser pocket.
His girlfriend had also bought some small bags of Haribo sweets which they had been handing out to trick-or-treating youngsters that evening.
When PC Fowell's children approached, Green put his hand in his trouser pocket, pulled out what he thought were Haribo sweets and dropped them in the goody bags they were holding.
Mr Brady told the court: "Mr Fowell and the children thanked the defendant. That was their last call of the evening and they decided to go home - the children were soaked to their skin."
Back home the children went up to their bedroom to share out the sweets when their father popped in and spotted the "treat" from Green.
"He asked his daughter where this item came from. She said it was from the last call," Mr Brady told the court.
Meanwhile, Green had realised his mistake.
Mr Brady said: "Once he's gone back inside and put his hand in his pocket again and instead has pulled out a pack of Haribo and immediately realised what he had done.
"He then drove around the area trying to locate the children."
When Green answered the door to police who arrived to arrest him, he told them: "I know exactly why you are here. I knew you were coming."
Mr Brady said there was a "wry" side to the case but the consequences could have been very serious.
"Had dad not have gone in and recognised what it was, this could have been a very serious case."
Steven Sullivan, defending, said Green had initially acted out of "public spirit" by giving out sweets - but that had gone badly wrong.
"This was an accidental act. It was grossly foolhardy," he said.
"It took him only a matter of minutes to realise his error.
"This is clearly a highly unusual and unfortunate case. Not surprisingly it has attracted a good deal of adverse publicity.
"He has been embarrassed by the publicity but does not seek to feel sorry for himself."


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The Bluebell Railway's Golden Arrow dining train is the perfect setting for a special meal with friends or an intimate evening for two. With Pullman Cars, 'Christine' and 'Fingall' and 1st Class carriage 'Ashdown', the train recreates the fabulous Golden Arrow which once linked London and Paris with the style and panache which made it one of the most glamorous and famous trains in the world. On board you will enjoy fine food and wine served to the standards of yesteryear.
'Christine' and 'Fingall' evoke the heady days of the 1920/30s with their unique wooden wall panel Marquetry and plush seating. 'Ashdown' hails from the 1950s and provides equally comfortable and plush surroundings, being built to convey 1st Class passengers from Waterloo to board Transatlantic liners at Southampton in the glory days of ocean travel.
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The past two years may go down as two of the most volatile in the history of the residential HVAC industry, arguably more surprising and remarkable than the cyclical downturn of 2007 to 2009. The market has been hit by a deluge of cross-currents including government tax credits, rapid price and material inflation, hot weather and two shifts in the refrigerant regulatory framework, all of which increased volatility in what was already a fragile consumer environment. With the dust settling from the past two years, there are plenty of debates to be had on the long-term implications of this year's R-22 demand, but we do see a more stable 2012 ahead with a return to mid single-digit industry growth looking likely.
What happened in 2010-2011?
The last two years have been disappointing for the residential HVAC industry, but to look forward, we first need to understand what drove the recent dislocations. Indeed, the last two years have been instructional and have highlighted that the industry is far more complex than the commonly watched AHRI cooling shipments (which were flat in 2010, up about 10 percent in 2011) would suggest. In 2010, the dominant theme was the transition to R-410A refrigerant, where consumers resisted the higher priced systems (unit shipments flattish off a depressed 2009 base) but where OEM revenues masked this weakness with tailwinds from mix, furnaces and component sales, helped also by the 25C tax credit. In other words, there were fewer condensing units being sold as many consumers chose to repair broken units rather than replace, but the dollar value associated with each condensing unit being replaced was higher as sales of furnaces, air handlers and coils were up dramatically. As a result, we estimate the industry grew revenues in the high single digits despite flattish AHRI shipments.
In 2011, these dynamics flip-flopped, mostly driven by the re-emergence of the low cost, R-22 dry ship units. On the positive side, more consumers began replacing broken units rather than repairing, with AC/heat pump shipments set to finish 2011 with about 10 percent growth. On the negative side, however, most of these replacements were for the outdoor unit only, with an increasing share of the market going to 13 SEER versus the high efficiency units being sold in 2010, as we think R-22 finishes the year representing approximately 30 percent of industry shipments (separately, mix headwinds also crushed profitability at many of the OEMs). Component sales lagged on fewer R-410A system replacements, and furnaces shipments nationally have been down double digits, perhaps the portion of the market most hurt by the tax credit expiration. In short, most of the positives from mix, furnace and components that helped in 2010 were reversed this year, meaning we estimate industry revenues up only low single digits in 2011 despite much stronger growth in AHRI cooling shipments.
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2012: A return to normalcy, where pent-up demand remains intact
Looking ahead, we think the 2012 outlook actually looks better as the share of R-22 stabilizes, meaning a return to the "normal" mid single-digit growth looks achievable even without meaningful improvement at the consumer level. Although some may argue that 2011 shows "pent-up demand is not real," we think this somewhat misses the point. Keep in mind that despite the tough economy, condensing units continue to break, and even cash-strapped consumers continue to respond to keep their systems running. In 2010, the primary choice was repair, while in 2011 this demand has moved toward the low-cost R-22 units. Either way, we continue to see HVAC as a far less discretionary item than other household durables. Encouragingly, we note that 2011 replacement rates actually improved about 250bps y/y despite an abysmal consumer environment, evidence that the 2009-2010 replacement rates were unsustainably low. Importantly, the noise from furnace/components and mix that hurt revenues so much in 2010/2011 should be steadier in 2012, driving revenue growth trends closer to underlying AHRI shipments. Our industry forecast assumes revenue growth of 6 percent in 2012 and 8 percent in 2013 for AC and heat pump shipments, driven by very modest improvements in replacement rates and pent-up demand and no growth in housing starts (see Figures 1 and 2).
Structural issues re-emerge?
While we think the near-term outlook finally looks more stable, the longer term view is somewhat of a "glass half empty" or "glass half full" debate. On the positive side, we continue to see pent-up demand in the residential market, as consumers' fixing (versus replacing) of units during the past four years has created a base of approximately 5 million repaired units, a full year's worth of shipments, which will break again and eventually need to be replaced. Additionally, much of the flight to R-22 dry ships is probably a function of the weak economy, and appetite for the more expensive R-410A probably returns in a more normal economic environment — indeed, it seems unlikely that consumers can exploit the "dry ship" loophole indefinitely. That being said, the R-22 experience in 2011 will give plenty of ammunition to the pessimists, reigniting debates about whether the ever-increasing efficiency/environmental standards have structurally priced many homeowners out of the replacement market. This is a concern we cannot dismiss.
Note that as recently as 2005, the industry standard was a 10 SEER R-22 product, which on an indexed cost (ignoring inflation) is 30 percent below a comparable 13 SEER R-22 replacement unit today. When you add in the additional component costs of an R-410A system changeout, the effective cost of replacement can be more than three times what the same consumer would have paid several years ago. Also keep in mind that 2011 is not the first time we've seen a preference for value products, as the dry ship demand this year is reminiscent of the pre-buy ahead of the 10 to 13 SEER transition in 2005, where distributors clearly believed that the value delivered by higher efficiency was not commensurate with the higher price.
We recognize that the move to R-410A is probably unavoidable in the long-term, and that more efficient units pay for themselves in energy savings over time, but upfront costs remain the driving factor behind consumer behavior, and there is some evidence that residential HVAC is and will always be a value market. For a dealer base that has for years been oriented toward upselling to premium products, this is where the secular risk is: a stubbornly weak consumer limits the differentiation and impairs business models that have been built on efficiency. With regulators looking toward another minimum SEER increase in 2015, this remains the most interesting long-term issue to watch, as the industry looks to balance rising standards with a still-constrained consumer (see Figure 3).
Stephen Tusa is an analyst with JP Morgan Electrical Equipment & Multi-Industry Equity Research. Contact him at 212/622-6623 or [email protected].com.
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bulthaup b2 is a kitchen that either conceals everything or shows it off. By opening the in-door storage doors it is possible to get an overview of the entire kitchen domain. Everything needed for a two person household is visible at a glance and within reach. Once the doors are closed again, the beauty of the simple purpose-oriented form becomes clearly apparent.
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Three years after killing Osama, America is still haunted by Pakistan. So am I.
The morning the news broke that the United States had killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, three years ago this weekend, I was pursuing a very different kind of story.
My Pakistani colleagues and I were traveling to Chakwal, an area about 90 minutes south of Islamabad, to visit a school with chronically absent teachers for an article about Pakistan's dilapidated education system. It was the type of idea my editors usually rolled their eyes at — not enough blood and intrigue — but they'd relented this time because nothing else was going on.
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We never reached the school. Instead, we made a U-turn and returned to Islamabad before being dispatched to Abbottabad, where The Story, the one reporters across the region kept renewing their Pakistani visas for, was finally unfolding. We spent days roaming outside the al Qaeda chief's compound, interviewing neighbors, dodging checkpoints and trying to stay ahead of Pakistani intelligence agents.
Yet, despite our best efforts, security officials never let us inside Bin Laden's house. Key details about what had happened there came instead out of Washington, often through unnamed sources. And after what seemed to be an initial burst of credulity, many Pakistanis quickly latched on to conspiracy theories about what happened, and their amazement at the notion that the terrorist leader had lived among them morphed into anger over the U.S. intrusion on their soil.
It's all just a drama—Osama never existed, some told us. "This is all so Barack Obama can get reelected," one man said. Then, there was this gem: "Osama had a body double, and that's who the U.S. killed."
It was exhilarating and frustrating, illuminating and mystifying. Those few days in Abbottabad epitomized what it was like to report from Pakistan in general: Something (usually violent) happens somewhere, but access to the site and the players is restricted; the Americans and the Pakistanis, true to their decades-long dysfunctional relationship, each try to control the narrative, thus feeding the conspiracy theorists; and in the end, you are never sure how much of what you write is really true.
I thought I was ready for Pakistan.
I read books. I interviewed people. I looked at maps. I soaked up every bit of information I could before landing there in April 2008 as an Associated Press correspondent. (My posting was actually a return: I'd lived in Pakistan as a child for about a year after my family fled Iran, and I had always wanted to go back under better circumstances.)
But it's hard to be truly prepared for a country so full of contradictions, divisions and delusions that some argue it is barely a country at all. By the time I left — actually, long before the Bin Laden raid — I was a wreck, prone to emotional outbursts, extremely cynical about religion and disillusioned by practically every actor involved in the Pakistani drama. I loved so much about Pakistan – the color, the spice, the beauty of its landscape and the generosity of its people. But I hated it for not being able to get its act together.
This is, after all, a country that has dozens of nuclear weapons but can barely keep the electricity going; where countless lawmakers — never mind ordinary people — don't bother to pay their taxes, then complain that the United States doesn't give Pakistan enough money; where some 8 year olds go to school and others go to work; where tossing away the business card of a man named Muhammad can get you tossed in jail on a blasphemy charge; where musicians make some of the most beautiful music in the world, and where they could get killed for it; and which technically is an Islamic democracy but where the generals still hold the real power. Even Pakistan's legal system is confused: It has secular and Islamic sections, neither of which seemed able to convict any of the terrorists tearing the country apart. Nearly 70 years after it was carved out of India, many who live in Pakistan still identify themselves by their tribe or ethnicity before they call themselves Pakistani.
I was ready for the bombs, a few of which hit a bit too close. Those I felt I could handle, even if they probably scarred my psyche more than I care to admit. What really got to me was the more quotidian violence — the acid attacks, the rapes, the honor killings, the beatings — as relentless as the summer heat, as common as the call to prayer. One day early in my stay, a newspaper ran a photo of a crowd gathered around three alleged thieves. The men had been caught and set on fire, their bodies stacked like logs.
Decades of policies that promoted austere, harsh versions of Islam — brought about largely thanks to funding by the Saudis, the cowardice and rapaciousness of Pakistani leaders, and strategic silence on the part of U.S. leaders eager to see insurgents push the Soviets out of neighboring Afghanistan— had seemingly made some forms of violence increasingly acceptable, or at least tolerable, to mainstream Pakistanis. That meant daily life was ever-more frightening for Christians, Hindus and other non-Muslims, as well as Muslims deemed too secular or the wrong sect. Anyone who dared speak out in support of these oppressed groups risked death, so fewer and fewer did.
After leading liberal politician Salmaan Taseer was murdered in January 2011 because he dared criticize Pakistan's extreme blasphemy laws, a British friend of Pakistani descent despaired: "What kind of a country is this?"
"The kind of country where people like Salmaan Taseer won't give up," I replied.
"Yes, but those people all get killed," he said.
Reporting in Pakistan can be a logistical nightmare. The country is huge, the infrastructure spotty, the security tenuous and the population of nearly 200 million very diverse, including on the linguistic front. Major areas are essentially off-limits to foreigners, including the tribal regions where the central government has little control and where several militant networks are based. Even those of us with fairly expansive visas would find ourselves trailed by security forces in places we technically were allowed to go. Our landlords and drivers were interviewed by intelligence workers eager to learn details about our lives. Early on in my stay, a guy who simply had to be a spook showed up at our office and interviewed me; to my surprise, he spoke to me in Farsi, my mother tongue. It was bizarre.


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On a sunny April afternoon, students in associate professor William Kolberg's Environmental Economics class were not sitting captive in their seats, staring at graphs, and listening to the drone of a professorial lecture. Instead, they were standing up, haggling and negotiating with each other in the center of the room, trying to close a deal. Once the deal was made, they headed to the front of the room where Kolberg waited to record the results of their negotiations in a growing list of numbers on the blackboard. The students repeated this scenario three or four times throughout the class period, generating excitement and data simultaneously.
What was going on? Were these students studying economics or playing a game? The answer, according to Kolberg, is both -- this kind of "classroom experiment" is designed not only to engage students but also to impart a deeper understanding of important economic concepts. Kolberg notes that "so much information has been accumulated in the field of economics that the temptation is there just to feed students the information. But the undergraduate experience requires some amount of discovery, and there is more effective learning when students try to discover the answers themselves." He adds: "While studying supply and demand may seem abstract, and well . . . boring, participating in an experimental market can be almost . . . exciting."
Students agree: applied economics major Mike Nowak '08 reports that this kind of classroom experiment "helps you learn the concepts because it's hands-on; you do the experiment and actually get to see how it really works for a market to find equilibrium -- it makes a big impression on you." "Plus, it's fun," says Craig Rosenberg '08, economics minor. "Everyone enjoys the day more when we do experiments." Kolberg observes that "it's not only good for students; it's good for the instructor because it's energizing to see how into it the students get."
Associate professor Patrick Meister also makes extensive use of classroom "games" in his teaching: "I believe that an extremely effective and important way for students to learn economics is to 'do' economics. The in-class games give the students a framework to help learn related concepts. Furthermore, the link between in-class economic games and real-world competitive situations is especially interesting to students who are hungry to know how to apply economic theory to real markets." Meister has authored articles on some of the games he has designed -- including one in which students simulate an airline auction -- and feels that these simulations are keys to effective teaching.
Meister also organized the economics department's first-ever Fed Challenge team in fall 2006, working closely with associate professor Roger Hinderliter. This challenge plunges students into the heady world of national monetary policy. Coached by Hinderliter (who once worked for the Federal Reserve as an economic adviser), students spent several weeks analyzing macroeconomic data and developing an argument about the next steps for monetary policy in the Federal Reserve. Supported by an H&S Ithaca Fund award, the team traveled to Buffalo for the competition. Students agreed that it was a learning experience: "We gained invaluable insights into what we need to do next time to be serious competitors." Meister and Hinderliter have created a one-credit fall semester course for student team members, who will compete for a second time in November's Fed Challenge.
Another theme in making economics come alive is "relevance." Faculty provide students with real-world examples that enable them to see how abstract theory and concepts are connected to their own lives. Professor Frank Musgrave says the goal is to have "current issues examined in an academic environment." He makes extensive use of the Wall Street Journal to help students connect what they learn in the classroom to what is going on in the world. Assistant professor Shaianne Osterreich, whose teaching and research focus on globalization, shares this approach: "Students come in perhaps with a vague awareness of 'globalization,' and all they know is that there's an uneasiness about it, but they don't know why." Her goal is to provide students with the analytic tools to understand current events.
Professor Elia Kacapyr, chair of the economics department, believes that another way to make economics come alive is to show students that "as a behavioral science, economics is concerned with all sorts of questions, most of which have nothing to do with money, interest rates, or the Dow Jones Industrial Average. I like to show students papers [written] by top-notch economists that investigate the behavior of criminals, voting patterns in presidential elections, and factors affecting substance abuse." Kacapyr also engages his students in analyzing data that has a direct connection to their own lives. For instance, in 2006, students in his Econometrics course analyzed data from a Core Institute survey conducted at IC in 2004 and 2006 on drinking behavior. The students applied econometric techniques to the data, and in the process unearthed "many counterintuitive results." One such finding was that "students with GPAs of 3.5 and above actually drink more, all other things being equal." From this exercise, students learned that econometric techniques can provide insight into the social behaviors of their peers.
In all these ways, faculty in the economics department demonstrate their commitment to showing students that there is more to economics than dry mathematical formulas and arcane graphs; faculty have truly made the field come alive for students.


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Women's hoops roundup: UConn wins 30th straight
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Bria Hartley scored 21 points and Breanna Stewart added 20 to lead UConn to its 30th straight win, a 102-41 rout of SMU on Tuesday night.
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 16 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out seven assists as all five starters reached double figures for UConn (24-0, 11-0 American Athletic Conference).
Stefanie Dolson had 16 points, 11 rebounds and five of UConn's 14 blocked shots. Moriah Jefferson had 14 points and five assists.
Keena Mays, the conference's top scorer had 20 points to lead SMU (14-8, 5-6), which lost for the first time in four games. But she hit just three of her 12 shots in the first half, when UConn put the game away.
UConn opened the game with 19-0 run and led by 37 at halftime.
No. 4 LOUISVILE 74, CENTRAL FLORIDA 59
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Asia Taylor's double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds led a balanced Louisville scoring effort as the Cardinals downed Central Florida.
Sara Hammond had 14 points, Shoni Schimmel 11 and Emmanuel Henderson 10 for the Cardinals (23-1 overall, 11-0 American Athletic Conference), who face top-ranked UConn on Sunday.
The Cardinals finally pulled away when Schimmel and Hammond combined for 10 points on a 15-3 run that gave Louisville a 58-38 lead on Taylor's 3-pointer with 12 minutes to play.
UCF (9-13, 2-9) got as close as 63-53 on a Andrea Hines three-pointer with 5:31 left, but could come no closer.
Henderson, a freshman, did all her scoring in eight minutes in the first half as the Cardinals took a 44-33 halftime lead.
Sara Djassi led the Knights with 12 points.
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Katie Hempen scored nine of her 11 points in the second half and No. 16 Arizona State rode a second-half surge to a 60-36 win over Arizona.
With the score tied at 26, Arizona State (20-3, 9-2 Pacific-12 Conference) opened the second half with a 12-2 run and led 38-28, forcing an Arizona timeout, then ripped runs of 8-0 and 14-0 to lead by 26.
Deja Mann and Joy Burke scored eight apiece for the Sun Devils, who will face Arizona (4-18, 0-11) again on Sunday.
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BOULDER — Colorado senior linebacker Doug Rippy, who sat out two games with a knee sprain but is expected to play Saturday against UCLA, said when he can't play he prefers to watch telecasts of CU's road games alone.
Rippy said he turned down invitations to join a group to be alone when he watched CU's game at Washington State last weekend, which turned out to be a huge comeback win for the Buffs.
"I like to watch it by myself," Rippy said. "I did that last year when I was injured. I just like to sit there and think about things and see what's going on.
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On May 31, 2011, around 3 a.m., the suspects pried open the front door, kicked through the second door of a medical marijuana dispensary located in the 1100 block of South Robertson Boulevard. Once inside, the suspects took medical marijuana, U.S. currency, a cash register, and left the location in a light-colored minivan.
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FORT WORTH, Texas, June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthpoint Biotherapeutics today announced that Travis E. Baugh, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Robert Bancroft, Executive Vice President, Strategic and Commercial Development, will present an overview of the Company, its commercial products and its R&D pipeline at two upcoming investment conferences. The first presentation is scheduled for 2:30 pm(EDT) on Thursday, June 9, 2011 during the Jefferies 2011 Global Healthcare Conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York, NY. The second is scheduled for 10:15 am (EDT) on Thursday, June 23, 2011 during the 2011 Wells Fargo Securities Healthcare Conference at The InterContinental Boston in Boston, MA.
The presentations will include updates on the Company's ongoing commercial operations, its recent acquisition of Regranex® Gel and phase 2b summary results for its cell therapy pipeline candidate for chronic wounds (HP802-247).
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Healthpoint Biotherapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel, cost-effective solutions for dermal repair and regeneration. The company's research and development strategy is presently centered around next-generation cell-based therapies for the treatment of chronic wounds. Currently marketed products include Collagenase SANTYL® Ointment, OASIS® Wound Matrix, OASIS® Ultra Tri-Layer Matrix and REGRANEX® Gel. Healthpoint Biotherapeutics is also committed to advancing the care and treatment of wounds through support of industry leading continuing education from The Wound Institute®. To learn more about this comprehensive and award winning educational resource, please visit TheWoundInstitute.com®. Healthpoint Biotherapeutics is a DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc., affiliate company, and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, visit the company website at www.Healthpointbio.com.
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MANCHESTER, England - Former UC Santa Barbara swimmer Katy Freeman ended the decade with a bang as she captured two top-three finishes at the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool while representing the United States at the meet which ran Dec. 18-19 in Manchester, England.
Freeman captured second in the 200 meter short course breaststroke with a time of 2:17.50 surpassing Tara Kirk's previous American record of 2:20.70 in the event, which was set in 2004. Rebecca Soni of the United States won the event in 2:14.57, a new world record.
In the 100 breast, Freeman took third with a mark of 1:05.13 as the USA swept the top-three finishes. Soni also won the 100 breast with another world record time of 1:02.70.
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I just want to share my internship/job experience working for NGOs in the Middle East…I know this is quite a specific field, but my story has some relevance to many of the issues you are discussing. I have a vague ambition to work in International Human Rights, specifically with regards to the Middle East, and decided to take a year out of my degree and come to Cairo for a year to get some work experience.
Here, I had the rather shocking experience of, after a month, getting a salary from my current NGO, who insisted if I was working I had to be paid. Soon later, I got a contract, as I asked for job security so I could plan my year properly. As you could guess, many NGOs in the developing world struggle with funding and have nothing like the resources available to private sector companies back in London. (The coordinator for my organization hasn't been able to give himself a salary for the past couple of months, making do with money from other consultancy work he does.) Yet many organizations here still manage to pay their interns/and or hire fresh graduates. I have other graduate friends who are working or interning with NGOs in the region, who are even provided with accomodation. (My journalist friends, interested in foreign affairs, have had similar experiences here, being paid for their work and interning in English language newspapers, and due to the comparative lack of competition in Cairo, they have had work about the city published in national newspapers in London.)
In contrast, I have many friends back in London who have degrees, and masters. They have been interning for human rights groups, think tanks and NGOs for months without pay, working in bars to sustain a living. To those friends, and others who want to work in international development, I'd say brave the unknown and leave London and get experience on the ground for a few years. You'll find you're presence is much appreciated, and it often shows in pay, actual job titles and respect.
I'd also say to those who want to work in international development, not to look for jobs on the internet from home, but to save up money for flights, take a risk and go out there. Native English speakers are always in demand, and particulary in unstable countries where a lot of foreigners leave, internships often lead to job offers. My organization and all my other NGO worker friends say they never look at applications coming from outside Egypt, due to a) the hassle of organizing interviews and b) the very real possibility that although an applicant might like the idea of working in the Middle East, in reality many people find the life difficult and quickly leave. It is also crazy to take internships in developing countries that you practically have to pay for, i.e. volunteer tourism. Again, I stress, if you actually get out there, there are many many organizations who would love to have someone work for free for them. There is simply not the same internship culture to compete with. I have now been offered a permanent job, but it is with regret, I will have to return to England to study…and continue my work experience unpaid, doing things that after a year of an intense job, I feel slightly overqualified for.
I just find it insane that most local NGOs here at least pay stipends to their interns, but back in London, organizations apparently can't afford to. Yes, there is a difference in living expenses; my £350 a month allows me to get by in Cairo, but even that amount would be better than nothing in England. I guess benefits to interns in other parts of the world comes from a society which finds the thought of unpaid work pretty confusing. And I think this is mentality we should re-adopt.