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Vikings owner Zygi Wilf politely declined to comment late Sunday morning when approached twice to talk about the job status of coach Brad Childress.
Wilf also did not have any interest in talking a few hours later but this time his demeanor had changed dramatically as he departed the Vikings' locker room following a 31-3 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Wilf stormed out of the locker room, walked briskly past reporters and headed for a service elevator as he and his brother, team president Mark Wilf, likely left to contemplate what they could do about a season that has gone sour.
A security guard turned around to reporters who were in pursuit and said Wilf would have no comment.
The Vikings are 3-7 and remain a game ahead of the even-more -feeble Detroit Lions, who lost to the Dallas Cowboys. It wasn't just that the Vikings lost Sunday but it was how they lost to their biggest rival.
The Vikings haven't fallen by that wide of margin at home since a 33-3 defeat to Jacksonville on Dec. 23, 2001. Coach Dennis Green was fired shortly thereafter. This was Childress' worst loss as Vikings coach since a 34-0 setback at Lambeau Field on Nov. 11, 2007.
Childress said he did talk briefly to Zygi and Mark Wilf, the Vikings team president, afterward but the coach refused to speculate on his future. "I can't really talk about that because that's not my decision going forward," Childress said. "I'll always do what's best for the Minnesota Vikings to get us ready for the Washington Redskins this week and cleaning up this game film with the guys tomorrow. That's really all I have to say of it."
Chldress called his talk with the Wilfs, "just an exchange of greetings really," adding, "that's kind of what we do."
Herrera likely done for season
Right guard Anthony Herrera left the game in the first half and Childress said the veteran likely has been lost to a season-ending left knee injury that is believed to be a torn ACL. Ryan Cook finshed at right guard.
Meanwhile, wide receiver Bernard Berrian started the game after it was decided in pregame warmups that he was good to go. This came despite the fact Berrian aggravated a groin injury last week just before the game at Chicago and ended up not playing.
Berrian was in for the opening series but again aggravated the injury and was used on only one more play when he served as a decoy on a bunch formation that ended with Percy Harvin gaining 16 yards on a rushing attempt.
Sidney Rice returned and by my count played almost 50 snaps.
Sideline meltdowns
The Vikings sideline might have been the most interesting place to focus on Sunday. Defensive end Ray Edwards and struggling cornerback Chris Cook exchanged words at one point, and quarter Brett Favre seemed to bark at offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell after Favre threw an interception in the second quarter.
Favre downplayed that incident.
"If I didn't care, if Darrell didn't care, we might be laughing over there," Favre said. "It's not the first time Darrell and I ... and we're fine. I was mad at myself. To be honest, if I had to do it over again I'd proabbly make the same throw. Tramon [Williams] jumped the route. Made a great pick. I've thrown that particular play, we call dragon, I've thrown that for years. He made a great play. Darrell was trying to more or less reign me in, and say, there's more football left, and of course I knew that. It just seems like -- this is an understatement -- this is not our year."
Favre, who has said this will be his 20th and final season, was asked a few times if he might walk away given how this season is going. He never said no to the question but instead was very vague.
Favre did say a couple of times he was going to go home and re-evaluate things but he declined to elaborate when asked a follow-up about that statement.
Only time will tell if that means something.


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Q-Have you been surprised at all by the team's strong start this season?
HATCH-I am not at all surprised by our start this season because everyone on our team did a great job in the summer and pre-season preparing themselves for the upcoming year. Everyone's hard work has showed in the games up to this point and I think we will only improve from here.
Q-In your mind, what elements have been the most responsible for the success the squad has had?
HATCH-The most striking thing that stands out to me is our team's balance. We have three of four guys in double figures every game and anyone on our team has the ability to have a big night, which makes it difficult for an opposing team to plan their defense.
Q-After an 0-2 start, UCSD got its first CCAA win last week. In a pre-season poll, the conference coaches picked the Tritons to finish 11th. Where would you place your team and is that prediction a motivator?
HATCH-I know everyone on our team believes we are better then the 11th spot, but we don't let it bother us and just use it as motivation to go out and try and prove everyone wrong. As the old saying goes, "it's not where you start it's where you finish."
Q-You missed much of your freshman season with a shoulder condition. Did anything positive come out of the time you spent on the sidelines?
HATCH-As unfortunate as that shoulder injury was, I think in a way it was a great learning experience because it gave me a better appreciation of how fortunate I am to be playing the sport that I love. I found out how quickly it can be taken away, and I now try to have a sense of gratitude each time I step on the court.
Q-You started all 25 games as a sophomore and every game so far this season. Where did you feel you made the most improvement last year? At the end of this season, where do you expect you'll be able to say you've improved the most?
HATCH-My sophomore year was all about gaining experience with playing at a higher level and gaining chemistry with my team. This year I'm hoping to improve on my rebounding and defense, which are things that can always get better.
Q-When you're on the court, what are some of the things you try to concentrate on, offensively and defensively?
HATCH-The thing I always try and focus on is just playing as hard as I can at all times. For the most part, a lot of little mistakes can be made up for as long as you are going all out every play.
Q-You listed Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki as your favorite NBA player? What is it you like about his game? Is there anything that he does that you try to integrate into yours?
HATCH-I've always respected Dirk for having an all-around game. He is a 7-footer but can step outside and shoot, take guys off the dribble, and he grabs a lot of rebounds, so he is difficult to guard. Any big guy, including myself would benefit from being able to do those things.
Q-What are the things you like most about playing college basketball?
HATCH-The greatest thing I've experienced with college basketball is the friendships I've made with my teammates. I consider each one of them family, which would be hard to find doing anything else.
Q-The average fan just sees the 40 minutes the team is on the court each night. What are some of the behind-the-scenes facets of being a college player that those on the outside would be surprised to know?
HATCH-Most people don't realize the time commitment that it takes to be a college player, especially at a high-academic institution like UCSD. We have to balance the workload of school with the time spent being a full-time athlete. I think most athletes would agree though that it is more than worth it.
Q-What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? Who on the current team best exemplifies those traits?
HATCH-Being a good teammate means being unselfish, willing to help each other out at all times, and being able to forget about individual achievements for the good of the overall team. What is great about this year is I can't think of a single guy on our team that doesn't display these qualities.
Q-If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
HATCH-One thing that I am always trying to work on is to not let things get to me as much while I am playing. Sometimes I let things like a missed shot or a foul call bother me, and I need to be able to just forget about it and focus on the next play.
Q-Besides simply teaching the X's and O's, what impact does Head Coach Chris Carlson have with his players?
HATCH-Coach Carlson as well as Coach Olen and Coach Allard are great at motivating the team and pushing us to do our best. You can tell they want to win just as much as we do and it is rewarding to play for coaches like that.
Q-You're from Henderson, NV. What attracted you to UC San Diego and how does the lifestyle here differ from what you were used to?
HATCH-I actually lived about 15 minutes away from the UCSD campus until I was about 11 years old so it was sort of like coming home when I decided to come to school here. Also, the coaches and players that I met while being recruited were more welcoming then any other place that I encountered so it was an easy decision when I was given the opportunity to go to school here.
Q-Off the court, what are some of the things you enjoy doing?
HATCH-I am pretty much your average college-aged kid when it comes to hobbies and interests. Most of my roommates would probably tell you that my favorite thing to do is take a good nap, and they would probably be right.
Q-You lived in the dorms as a freshman. What was the most unusual thing that happened there during the year?
HATCH-Staying in Asia Hall 300 my freshman year was, without a doubt, the most eventful year of my life, so it's very difficult to pick one thing out to talk about. There was always something going on. I would wake up to go to practice and there would still be people up from the night before playing video games. There was always something to do in the dorms.
Q-You're a psychology major at Roosevelt College. Where do you hope to go with that?
HATCH-While I am still relatively undecided when it comes to life after college, I do hope to go to graduate school of some kind. Business or law school are currently my top two choices, but based on my history it is very possible that could change by the time I graduate.
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The dynamic duo behind Pixar's big success / Lasseter and Catmull driving force behind studios' blockbusters
Woody and Buzz Lightyear. John Lasseter and Ed Catmull. The parallels are uncanny.
In buying Pixar Animation Studios last week for $7.4 billion, Walt Disney Co. picked up the dynamic duo of Lasseter and Catmull, a powerful partnership that has thrived for more than two decades and has been the driving force propelling Pixar to infinity and beyond.
Sure, Pixar Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, who is also the head of Apple Computer Inc., is widely recognized as the high-tech visionary who pulled off the coup.
But it has largely been Lasseter, the creative spirit behind Pixar, based in Emeryville, and Catmull, Pixar's president and chief technical whiz, who have together led the company to produce six straight blockbusters, including "Toy Story," "Finding Nemo" and "The Incredibles." The films have altogether raked in more than $3.2 billion in ticket sales.
Pixar has flourished not because of the Hawaiian shirt-wearing Lasseter, considered a rock star in the animation industry, or because of Catmull behind the scenes, but because the two, well, had each other.
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"Ed and John are the Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth of animation," said Dick Cook, chairman of the Walt Disney Studios, in an interview. "They both possess the balance that is needed, John being the creative fountain and Ed being not only the technological genius but a managerial one as well."
Securing the duo was important enough that both their roles were written into the merger contract, along with a note that their loss could break up the deal, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Catmull will become the president of the new Pixar and Disney animation studios, the companies said, and will report to Disney CEO Bob Iger and Cook. Lasseter will become the chief creative officer of the animation studios and principal creative adviser at Walt Disney Imagineering, where he will help design attractions for the theme parks.
The hope, clearly, is that the two will sprinkle their magic onto Disney, which for the past few years has mostly produced lackluster, forgettable animated films such as "Home on the Range" and "Brother Bear."
"There's nothing but good now that can come from this," said Craig Elliott, a visual development artist who is at work on "Enchanted," a Disney animated, live-action film. "We need a creative director that understands story and making great films and that's John Lasseter to me. He is the Walt Disney of today."
If Lasseter is the Walt Disney of today, then Catmull is brother Roy Disney, the steady hand who made it possible for Walt Disney to thrive.
Catmull was the one who first dared to dream big. Though he lacked artistic genius, Catmull had a deep love and appreciation for animation that continued even as he earned a doctorate in engineering from the University of Utah.
"Ed started out wanting to be an animator, too," said Steven Levine, president of the Disney-founded California Institute of the Arts, where Lasseter earned a degree in animation. "He's driven by the same love, even though he's on the technical side."
Wanting to apply his computer skills to animation, he eventually landed at the George Lucas-led Lucasfilm, creator of the "Star Wars" trilogy. He and Alvy Ray Smith, another engineer with a flair for art, set about developing computer animation technology at Lucasfilm and made regular "pilgrimages" to Disney. It was during one of those trips that they first met Lasseter, a young Disney artist at the time who had an interest in technology.
"John was one of the first artists we met who wasn't afraid (of technology)," said Smith, who along with Catmull would later co-found Pixar. (Smith left Pixar in 1991 to start another software company.)
In Lasseter, they found the artistic talent they had been missing, and recruited him to Lucasfilm. Soon thereafter, Lucasfilm decided to spin off the computer division, so Catmull and Smith sought a financier. That turned out to be Jobs, who paid $5 million to Lucasfilm and $5 million to capitalize the new company. They renamed it Pixar, a made-up Spanish verb derived from the word "picture," and housed the company in a building across the street from a Chevron refinery in Richmond.
"Ed shared with me a dream that he'd had since graduate school to make the world's first computer-animated feature film," Jobs said in a conference call with analysts and reporters last week. "It was Ed's dream. And I bought into it both spiritually and financially, and John Lasseter bought into it, too. But it was Ed's dream from the beginning."
The alliance of Catmull and Lasseter set the tone for the fledging company: Instead of a rivalry between art and technology, the two were joined.
"There's this great divide in our world between the artistically creative and the technically creative, who don't understand each other and despise and make fun of each other," Smith said. "The glory of Pixar is that doesn't exist there. Both sides know they can't work without the other."
Both encouraged what has come to be known as Pixar's unique culture, one where employees roller-skate and skateboard through the halls and decorate their offices with toys and more toys. Pixar's strength, as many point out, is not just in Catmull and Lasseter, but their ability to fill the company with additional talent.
Floyd Norman, a story artist who worked under Walt Disney in "Jungle Book," then 40 years later joined Pixar to produce "Toy Story 2," said he felt the same legendary Disney spirit at Pixar.
"It felt like the way Disney used to be, the same culture I had enjoyed so much when I was a kid," Norman said in an interview.
Disney, Norman said, could pinpoint when something in a film didn't feel right. He saw the same thing in Lasseter.
By the end of 1998, Pixar had nearly finished its third computer-animated feature film, "Toy Story 2." It brought back a familiar, beloved cast of characters: Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Mr. Potato Head, and introduced new ones, like Jessie the cowgirl.
But Lasseter wasn't satisfied. Calling the team together in January 1999, the same year the film was due, he said, "It's good, but I think we can make it even better."
The decision, backed by Catmull, led to an almost complete overhaul of "Toy Story 2," from Act 1, Scene 1, to the end. Of course, "Toy Story 2" still made it to theaters by the holidays and made $485 million at the box office.
"That's what I loved about Walt Disney and John Lasseter," Norman said. "They go the extra mile, beyond good enough."
Now, Catmull and Lasseter, who will commute between the Bay Area and Los Angeles, will share that same spirit with the Disney animation studios. Lasseter has been given the power to "green light" new feature animation projects, subject to Iger's approval. They will also be part of a committee meeting one full day every other month, when, among other duties, they will make sure that Pixar's individual culture lives on.
"For many of us at Pixar, it was the magic of Disney that influenced us to pursue our dreams of becoming animators, artists, storytellers and filmmakers," Lasseter said in a statement. He and Catmull were not available for an interview.
Of course, it's always been Disney all along for Lasseter, who once worked at Disneyland as a sweeper and on the Jungle Book ride. Even as Jobs wrangled with then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner last year over a new agreement, Lasseter kept a cordial relationship with Disney.
To research this summer's Pixar flick, "Cars," Lasseter, Disney's Cook, and a few Pixar folks flew to Miami to attend a NASCAR race. They hung out in the pit to study the cars, and afterward, enjoyed dinner at Joe's Stone Crab. "Cars," due in June, would have been Pixar's last movie under its contract with Disney. But throughout the weekend, the Disney-Pixar agreement never came up, Cook said.
"We talked about everything," Cook said. "We talked about cars, we talked about the trip that John took down Route 66."
Catmull and Lasseter will join Disney on the same road. Will it lead to happily ever after? Or could it fall apart as Catmull and Lasseter are spread thin, or, as some fear, the Disney and Pixar cultures clash?
"I would hope that the odds are Pixar will change Disney more than vice-versa," said Steve Anker, dean of film and video at the California Institute of Arts. "I think Disney is getting the better part of the deal."


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AP Exclusive: Second Bush-era gun-smuggling probe
WASHINGTON – A second Bush administration gun-trafficking investigation has surfaced using the same controversial tactic for which congressional Republicans have been criticizing the Obama administration.
The tactic, called "gun walking," is already under investigation by the Justice Department's inspector general and by congressional Republicans, who have criticized the administration of Democratic President Barack Obama for letting it happen in an operation called "Fast and Furious".
Emails obtained by The Associated Press show how in a 2007 investigation in Phoenix, agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — depending on Mexican authorities to follow up — let guns "walk" across the border in an effort to identify higher-ups in gun networks. Justice Department policy has long required that illicit arms shipments be intercepted whenever possible.
The 2007 probe operated out of the same ATF office that more recently ran the flawed Operation Fast and Furious. Both probes resulted in weapons disappearing across the border into Mexico, according to the emails. The 2007 probe was relatively small — involving over 200 weapons, just a dozen of which ended up in Mexico as a result of gun-walking. Fast and Furious involved over 2,000 weapons, some 1,400 of which have not been recovered and an unknown number of which wound up in Mexico.
Earlier this month, it was disclosed that the gun-walking tactic didn't begin under Obama, but was also used in 2006 under his predecessor, George W. Bush. The probe, Operation Wide Receiver, was carried out by ATF's Tucson, Ariz., office and resulted in hundreds of guns being transferred to suspected arms traffickers.
The older gun-walking cases now coming to light from the Bush administration illustrate how ATF — particularly its Phoenix field division, encompassing Tucson, Ariz., as well as Phoenix — has struggled for years to counter criticism that its normal seize-and-arrest tactics never caught any trafficking kingpins and were little more than a minor irritant that didn't keep U.S. guns out of the hands of Mexican gangs.
Even those cases against low-level straw buyers are problematic for the ATF. There is no federal firearms trafficking law, making it difficult to prosecute cases. So law enforcement agencies resort to a wide variety of laws that do not carry stringent penalties — particularly for straw buyers.
Documents and emails relating to the 2007 case were produced or made available months ago to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, though the Republicans on the panel have said little about them. In the congressional investigation, committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., has focused on the questions of what Obama's Attorney General, Eric Holder, knew about Fast and Furious, and when he knew it.
The 2007 probe began when an ATF agent identified several suspects from Mexico who bought weapons from a gun shop in Phoenix over a span of several months.
According to the emails obtained by AP, the probe ran into trouble after agents saw the same suspects buy additional weapons from the same store and followed the suspects south toward the border at Nogales, Ariz., on Sept. 27, 2007. ATF officials notified the government of Mexico to be on the lookout. ATF agents saw the vehicle the suspects were driving reach the Mexican side of the border, but 20 minutes later, Mexican law enforcement authorities informed ATF that they did not see the vehicle.
The emails from the 2007 probe show there was concern that ATF in Arizona had engaged in a tactic that resulted in the guns disappearing inside Mexico.
"Have we discussed the strategy with the US Attorney's Office re letting the guns walk?" headquarters official William Hoover asked in an Oct. 4, 2007 email to William Newell, then ATF's special agent in charge of the Phoenix field division.
"Do we have this approval in writing?" asked Hoover. "Have we discussed and thought thru the consequences of same? Are we tracking south of the border? Same re US Attorney's Office. Did we find out why they missed the hand-off of the vehicle?"
At the time, Hoover was assistant director for the office of field operations. He was ATF's deputy director from May 2009 to September 2011 and is now special agent in charge of ATF's Washington, D.C., field division.
"Would like your opinion on a verbal approval from the US Attorney in Phoenix re the firearms walking," Hoover emailed ATF's senior legal counsel for field operations on Oct. 5, 2007. "This is a major investigation with huge political implications and great potential if all goes well. We must also be very prepared if it doesn't go well."
The lawyer, Anne Marie Paskalis, wrote back: "Sure. We will work this out. Perhaps a conference call ... to discuss what if any assurances they have received from USAO that this investigation is operating within the law and doj (Department of Justice) guidelines."
On Oct. 5, Hoover wrote Carson Carroll, then ATF's assistant director for enforcement programs and services at agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., saying "I do not want any firearms to go South until further notice. I expect a full briefing paper on my desk Tuesday morning from SAC Newell with every question answered. I will not allow this case to go forward until we have written documentation from the US Attorney's office re full and complete buy in. I do not want anyone briefed on this case until I approve the information. This includes anyone in Mexico."
On Oct. 6, Newell, the Phoenix SAC, wrote Carroll: "I think we both understand the extremely positive potential for a case such as this but at this point I'm so frustrated with this whole mess I'm shutting the case down and any further attempts to do something similar. We're done trying to pursue new and innovative initiatives — it's not worth the hassle."
Newell, as the special agent in charge of the Phoenix division, was at the center of Operation Fast and Furious. He has acknowledged that mistakes were made in the agency's handling of the operation, and has been reassigned to a Washington headquarters job.


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Shadow IT and the impact on supplier assurance
Shadow IT isn't what it used to be. It once meant business units buying in IT services without involving IT teams. Today, it's harder to put a new cloud service on the company credit card. In many cases IT teams now understand the requirement for faster IT services and have responded. But Shadow IT still exists – just in a different form.
New Shadow IT
Shadow IT has expanded beyond the confines of the organization. The term could now quite easily encompass a loss of control externally too. Since technology dominates the way we do business, most organizations are part of an IT ecosystem that includes suppliers, distributors and customers. Each of these players may have an access point onto the corporate network. Just one breach – in an unsecure WiFi system at a supplier depot, for example – could affect the entire ecosystem by opening the back door onto valuable information further up the supply chain.
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Our digital landscape means IT casts an ever-longer shadow over organizations and their supply chains. The cost of a breach amplifies, impacting not just one organization but many. And in multiple ways – from system downtime to reputational damage and even loss of confidence among partners. Plus there is much greater potential for legitimate IP or email addresses to affect the network too – making it harder for the central IT team to spot issues. With complex networks of companies working together it is difficult to put a perimeter around individual systems or even business partners. So protecting the organization requires a different approach.
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Jane Hand has been involved in the luxury second home resort residential real estate for over 40 years. She is a single family, townhome and condominium expert in East Vail, Vail and other markets in the Valley. Jane's calm approach, full-time dedication to her clients and market knowledge has proven to be invaluable during the selling and buying process of properties she has represented.
Originally from Saginaw, Michigan, Jane has made Colorado and Vail her home for the past 20 years, after years of being successfully involved in luxury resort real estate with Keefe Real Estate in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, which contributed to Jane's easy transition into Vail's dynamic real estate market.
Jane holds a Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Denver. Over the years, she has participated in fund raising for numerous charities and chaired many organizations that benefited families in need of assistance, such as the Lake Geneva Y.M.C.A. Auction and the Holly Ball.
In her leisure time, Jane enjoys golfing, yoga, spending time with her family, twin granddaughters and friends.
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Originally from Cuba, Ric began his real estate career in the Vail Valley in 1979. He joined Vail Associates Real Estate in 1984 as a member of the Beaver Creek Properties Real Estate Sales Team.
During his tenure in Beaver Creek, Ric served as Listing Broker and Director of Marketing for such exclusive developments as Centennial, The Pines Lodge, The Pines Townhomes, Wiltshire Court, Beaver Creek Lodge and One Beaver Creek. From 1992 he held the position of Managing Broker for Vail Associates Real Estate until the merger between Slifer Smith & Frampton and Vail Associates Real Estate in 1994. After the merger, Ric became the Branch Broker for the Village Hall office of Slifer Smith & Frampton/Vail Associates Real Estate, until becoming the Listing Broker and Marketing Director for Buckhorn Townhomes, and later Horizon Pass Residences in Bachelor Gulch Village, while at the same time becoming the Managing Brach Broker for the successful Bachelor Gulch Real Estate Office. In the summer of 2010, Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate opened an office in the all-new and exciting Solaris Building in Vail Village. Once again Ric was offered the opportunity to lead SSF's newest office and assemble his own team of highly experienced realtors.
Ric is a graduate from Ohio University with a degree in Business Administration and has a Masters in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona. Ric is bi-lingual and fluent in Spanish and English
Ric moved from Europe in 1978 to the Vail Valley where he resides with his wife Mignon.
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Lindsey began her career in real estate at the Slifer Smith & Frampton Solaris office working as an office coordinator under Ric Souto's leadership. She worked quickly to become a licensed real estate broker and, not long after starting, teamed up with Ric Souto on the tasks of property marketing, client relations, listing maintenance, contracts, and the processing of transactions. A fully licensed broker, Lindsey brings to the East Vail Team a keen eye for detail, an emphasis on constant and open communication, and specific knowledge of technological systems. Originally from New England, Lindsey and her husband, Jack, now live in Edwards and enjoy getting out into the mountains as often as possible.
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S.S. Adams went from humble origins to inventing many of the famous practical jokes including the joy buzzer, sneezing powder, and the dribble glass. Soren Sorenson Adams was a first generation immigrant from Denmark. While working for a dye company in 1904, he realized that derivative of one of the dyes caused people to sneeze. He decided to market this product as "Sneezing Powder" to use to prank unsuspecting groups of people. He patented a delivery method and started the Cachoo Sneeze Powder Company. It proved to be very popular, though controversial.Later, he expanded his product line, inventing new gags, and renamed it to the SS Adams Company. In 1909, he invented the dribble glass, a drinking glass with minute holes in it causing water to drip on the victim. In the 1930s, he patented both the Joy Buzzer, a handheld device that imitates a shock, and a gag that involved snakes shooting out of a can. Soren S. Adams continued to invent new products through to the 1950s.


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2012 NAIA Men's Soccer Players of the Week - No. 7
By Chad Waller, Director of Communications and Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jordan Green of Hastings (Neb.) has been named the NAIA National Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Vignir Johannesson of Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) has been tabbed National Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Green and Johannesson were selected based on their performances from Oct. 8 - 14 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings.
Green, a 6-foot-1 senior forward from Lincoln, Neb., posted 13 points in two Great Plains Athletic Conference victories last week. His four-goal effort in the 9-0 victory against Briar Cliff (Iowa) on Oct. 13 tied the school's single-game record for goals. Green also added an assist in the contest. The last time a Bronco put in four goals was in 2000. Prior to that match, Green finished with a pair of markers in the 2-0 triumph over Doane (Neb.) on Oct. 10.
Among the national statistical leaders, Green is second in points (44), third in goals (17) and fifth in assists (10).
Johannesson, a 6-foot-2 junior goalkeeper from Kopavogur, Iceland, added two more wins to his record in goal last week. He totaled 192 minutes and had six saves in two matches. In the 3-2 double-overtime road win at Lee (Tenn.) on Oct. 11, Johannesson stopped three shots on goal. In the NAIA Game of the Week on Oct. 13, he also tallied three saves in the 2-1 victory against No. 10 Southern Poly (Ga.).
On the year, Johannesson stands at 10-2-1 and ranks 26th in the NAIA in goals against average (0.970).
For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
For the complete player of the week calendar, click here.
Offensive Nominees: Ryan VanDenburg, Cal State San Marcos; Rodrigo Pontes, LSU Shreveport (La.); Sam Renstrom, Viterbo (Wis.); Johnny Nuthall, McPherson (Kan.); Jade Johnson, Jamestown (N.D.); Christian Ramirez, Concordia (Calif.); Mikel Erdozain, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Juan Madrigal, Martin Methodist (Tenn.); Luke Pontin, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Tyler Fischer, Aquinas (Mich.); Lucas Almeida, Oklahoma Wesleyan; Jace Maxfield, Westminster (Utah); Veit Couturier, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); John Carrier, Tennessee Wesleyan; Perry Sansford, Science & Arts (Okla.); Trent Popp, Asbury (Ky.); Corey Lopez, Indiana Wesleyan; Erik Albarran, Bluefield (Va.); Liam Barrett, Illinois Tech; Douglas Andrade, Southern Wesleyan (S.C.); Septi Danciu, Concordia (Ore.); Andrew Cota, Menlo (Calif.).
Defensive Nominees: Ross DeWet, Texas Wesleyan; Juan Cale, Bellevue (Neb.); Joe Galbraith, Northwest (Wash.); Francisco Cantero, Kansas Wesleyan; Brian Kudron, Hastings (Neb.); Kory McDonald, Columbia (Mo.); Stacey Freeman, Thomas (Ga.); Mike Sweers, Aquinas (Mich.); Scott Mestan, Clarke (Iowa); Nathan Young, Westminster (Utah); Jon Dodson, Rio Grande (Ohio); Dylan Fouts, Asbury (Ky.); Jordan Devlin, Bryan (Tenn.); Donny George, Baker (Kan.); Milco Risteski, Robert Morris (Ill.); Ryan Beachler, Taylor (Ind.); Joshua Crichton, Biola (Calif.); Tyler Mcintosh, Mid-America Christian (Okla.); Daniel Dunleavy, Martin Methodist (Tenn.); Alex Palomarez, Menlo (Calif.).
2012 Men's Soccer Players of the Week (Offensive; Defensive)
Week 1 (Sept. 4): Will Monsour, Belhaven (Miss.); Henry Moody, Texas at Brownsville
Week 2 (Sept. 11): Brad Lyons, Concordia (Mich.); Andi Hoffer, Thomas (Ga.)
Week 3 (Sept. 18): Will Monsour, Belhaven (Miss.); Milco Risteski, Robert Morris (Ill.)
Week 4 (Sept. 25): Joe Sbarro, Benedictine (Kan.); Luke Baxter, Bellevue (Neb.)
Week 5 (Oct. 2): Richard Isberner, Rio Grande (Ohio); Kyle Breckan, Cornerstone (Mich.)
Week 6 (Oct. 9): Naissim Ayadi, Mobile (Ala.); Dennis Kramer, Southern Poly (Ga.)
Week 7 (Oct. 16): Jordan Green, Hastings (Neb.); Vignir Johannesson, Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)


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oh, how i wish this were a scratch and sniff polaroid.
i went out back this morning and wondered, what the heck that white stuff was all over the orange tree.
well i'll tell you what it was. orange blossoms. millions of them. imagine that. so i grabbed my camera and took a photo. i even saw a hummingbird. he wasn't willing to stay still for a picture.
it smelled amazing! not the hummingbird, the blossoms, silly.
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12 comments:
- v a n e s s a said...
How beautiful. I love, love, love the smell of orange blossoms.
Hoooooray for spring!
- February 25, 2009 at 9:43 AM
- cindy : quaint said...
i love their fragrance and your photo! unfortunately, the closest i get to the real deal is in a bottle of jo malone cologne ;).
- February 25, 2009 at 9:53 AM
- Lexa said...
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- February 25, 2009 at 10:01 AM
- Lexa said...
This is really beautiful!
- February 25, 2009 at 10:05 AM
- sophia said...
i smell it. i love that scent.
- February 25, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- alexandra said...
aww i wish! xx
- February 25, 2009 at 4:31 PM
- The Wanderers' Daughter said...
Ah, signs of spring! I can almost smell the orange blossoms, though I haven't smelled them in years!
- February 25, 2009 at 11:14 PM
- Ruth said...
Ive never seen orange blossom way out here in the London urban jungle thanks for sharing!
Ruth @ Matches
- February 26, 2009 at 8:26 AM
- Miss B. said...
That's one of my ALL time favorite scents, California orange blossom, like a cross between a gardenia and jasmine with a green freshness to it all...
- February 26, 2009 at 5:51 PM
- Little Style Box said...
Such a wonderful shot !
Love the feeling !
- March 2, 2009 at 1:49 PM
- Shannon said...
i wish it were scratch and sniff too.
i just found your blog through lucky---- and love it :) i'm doing an art show with 500 polaroids---- it opens on MONDAY!
- March 20, 2009 at 9:21 PM
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Vote for Paralympian Allison Ahlfeldt as Modern Bride of the Year
U.S. Paralympian Allison Ahlfeldt, a member the 2004 U.S. Paralympic Women's Sitting Volleyball Team, was named one of 10 finalists for Modern Bride Magazine's, "Modern Bride of the Year."
Ahlfeldt, 30, is in the top 10 out of approximately 3,000 entries. The top five brides are flown to New York and interviewed on the CBS Morning Show. The winner is then showcased on the front of Modern Bride Magazine.
As a 2004 Paralympian, Ahlfeldt helped lead the U.S. to a Bronze medal in Athens. She is now a retired athlete, and lives in Newport Beach, Calif., where she sells commercial insurance for Liberty Mutual and does public speaking appearances.
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A Romantic Beach Wedding at the Four Seasons Resort Maui in Wailea, Hawaii
Soon after getting engaged to Leonard Gordon Jr. (28 and a physical therapist), Bethany Christian (29 and an occupational therapist) started building Pinterest boards and making plans. "Giddy and glad, I began looking for wedding ideas and wedding contests to enter," Bethany says. "What bride-to-be wouldn't want to win a wedding?" Soon after submitting an application to the Four Seasons Resort Maui in Wailea, Hawaii, Bethany got the news: She won. "We were blessed with a complete wedding package, including airfare, a wedding planner, a ceremony, officiants, musicians, flowers, a photographer, a videographer and an oceanfront suite, all at the Four Seasons Resort in Maui," Bethany says. "Unbelievable." The couple's intimate ocean-view ceremony for 20 guests took place in the resort's Plumeria Garden. "It was easy to decide on an earthy boho Hawaiian wedding," says Bethany, who also chose a palette that highlighted the area's natural beauty and honored Leonard's Notre Dame football days—navy, hunter green, gold and ivory. The breezy reception was held on the resort's oceanfront lawn under bistro lights and swaying palm trees. "Have faith. Marriage is about faith," Bethany says. "That's one thing we have taken from this experience." —Carolyn Meers


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After years of blood, sweat and tears, four siblings from the De Leon family in Germantown, Md., have begun to appreciate that their music ministry draws them closer to God. Their story appears in The Catholic Standard, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Washington.
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|Linn Unidisk 1.1 Universal Disc Player
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The world of ultra-high-end audio has had to adjust their business model quite a bit over the last decade. With technology developing in new and exciting ways, equipment manufacturers clamored to produce real-world digital products that would support the new emerging software formats when, historically, high-end audio was an industry based around excellence more in analog (preamps, amps, speakers, turntables) products. While most of the high-end equipment manufacturers steered clear of machines that supported future and uncertain formats, Linn Products, a company known for taking bold and adventurous steps in the name of uncompromised sound, took new audio formats for music and movies as a challenge. Not surprising, considering that Linn produced and sold, very successfully I might add, one of the world's best and most expensive dedicated CD player at $20,000.
Linn's solution to the ever-growing need for a universal high-end player, which can unite all aspects of optical disc playback, is the Unidisk 1.1 universal player, priced at $10,995.
At the heart of the Unidisk 1.1 is the Silverdisk Engine, the digital brains of the Unidisk product line, which gives the player universal disc recognition. This includes CD, CD-R, CD-RW, Video CD, SVCD, DVD-Video and DVD-Audio, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, SACD, DTS CDs, and even copy-protected MP3, MPEG2 and JPEG discs. The Linn Silverdisk Engine turns off the circuitry not required for that particular format, maintaining a clean signal path for each decoding scheme, all in the digital domain. The analog section shares no common component of the digital side, keeping both signal paths unadulterated. This is where most universal players get into trouble. CD performance on these units tends to be the last in the food chain in my experience.
The Unidisk 1.1 does not have bass management or a proprietary digital link to connect to the intended Linn Kisto System Controller. Linn obviously chose to stay in the analog realm, where they excel. In many ways, I have to agree with the decision. There is also the fact that the Unidisk 1.1 was designed as an interlocking pair and it probably didn't make engineering sense to have bass management on both products. I will get into greater specifics of that topic in my upcoming review of the Linn Kisto.
The 10-and-three-quarter-pound Unidisk 1.1 is a similar size to other components in the Linn line. At three-and-one-eighth inches in height, 15 inches in width, and 14-and-a-half inches deep, this sleek package fits easily into any rack. Close inspection reveals an elegant-looking, beautifully finished chassis that comes in black or, like the review sample, in silver. The uncluttered front panel is dominated by a large rectangular blue display that automatically dims when the lights are lowered, a very cool feature. The display is bracketed by three buttons in a triangular array on the left and right side of the display. The buttons on the left are for tray open and close, skip forward and reverse. The buttons to the right are for play, fast forward and reverse. Above the display is the thin disk tray that operates with silent jewel precision. The fit and finish is superb and the unit is solid-feeling and sturdy on its feet.
The back panel has an array of audio and video connection options, as well as the power switch, which I never turned off except to get into the set-up options. Along with a SCART video connector, there are both interlaced and progressive component video outputs, as well as RGBHV for older video displays, such as my Sony CRT projector.
I offer a heads-up here, as these connections are BNC, not RCA. This required that I use a BNC to RCA adapter for the component connection to my Anthem AVM30. I would prefer to use the correct video cable, but time dictated otherwise.
The remaining connections are the requisite DVI/HDCP video connector, two sets of S-Video and composite connections, two RCA remote connections for communication between other Linn components, bi-directional RS232 ports, a Toslink and S/PDIF connection that are assignable and defeatable, a stereo pair of balanced and unbalanced connections, and RCA multi-channel line outputs for SACD, DVD-Audio and video.
The OSD for the Unidisk 1.1 is very straightforward and easy to navigate. What might be unclear are the settings necessary in order for the Unidisk 1.1 to provide the correct signal to the rest of your gear. The Unidisk 1.1 is extremely flexible. The general set-up will let you set the OSD language, the aspect ratio you want, the output signal in either interlace, progressive or HDCP, and even what type of connection to use for and interlaced signal, either RGB or YPrPb. The audio set-up determines the parameters for the S/PDIF output, channel set-up in either two-channel or 5.1, and even a setting called Midnight Movie to reduce the gain for those times when you might disturb the rest of the house with explosions and such. Progressive scan set-up will let you set the color resolution, and if you have a plasma or LCD display, dither is utilized to adjust light and color. If all of this seems a bit confusing, don't worry. The dealer will do the set-up for you as part of joining the Linn club.


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You may have heard about the new Media Center Extenders from Cisco's Linksys division. The DMA2200 shown above is a high-def MCE with 1080p-upscaling DVD player and Dual-Band Wireless-N, priced at $350. The smaller $300 DMA2100 MCE is geared for bedrooms and kitchens, places where you're going to want less clutter, though to be honest, the built-in DVD player is quite the clutter-reducer all by itself.
Both MCE devices require Vista-based Media Center PCs, which means nearly every PC running Vista. One of the best things about the new interface, which looks almost exactly like the Vista MC interface, is that you can actually browse through the DVR schedule and order up shows to watch. It means you can really leave your big ugly PC in the den, but use all of its Media Center functions when you're on your couch. This wasn't really possible before, and especially not in high-def.Besides the Wireless-N ability to stream HD throughout the house, the beauty of Linksys' dual-band system is that both the high-def video and your ordinary average applications can share the air, without one elbowing the other out of the way (or without one forcing the whole system to a crappier bandwidth).
Both MCEs will be available by the end of the year—you can easily guess which one I'm lining up for. But that wasn't all that the Linksys team had on hand when I paid them a visit. There's a new camera and a pretty insane router, and a previously released NAS product, all which fit nicely in a home-network ecosystem with the MCEs. I don't think Linksys wanted me to spill the beans on the router and camera just yet, but they did let me take some pictures. Have a look—it's good stuff.


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Square 1 Burgers
3701 Henderson Boulevard
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Price: $6.99 and up
Square 1 Burgers has about two dozen burger options on their menu ranging from your old fashioned beef and buffalo burgers to ostrich and tuna burgers. Kobe and buffalo seem to be the way to go.
Burger Monger
10412 North Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa, FL 33618-4134
(813) 968-6860
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Visitors love the taste and texture of Burger Monger's creations, the endless toppings, and the fact that you get to basically build your own burger.
609 South Howard Avenue
Tampa, FL 33606
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2702 E Fowler Ave
Tampa, FL 33612
(813) 977-4400
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New Ken Burns Documentary Airs 4/15
On Tuesday, April 15th at 8:00 pm, the new Ken Burns documentary "The Address" will air on Network Knowledge.
THE ADDRESS, a 90-minute feature length documentary by Ken Burns, will air on PBS in the spring of 2014. The film tells the story of a tiny school in Putney Vermont, the Greenwood School, where each year the students are encouraged to practice, memorize, and recite the Gettysburg Address. In its exploration of the Greenwood School, the film also unlocks the history, context and importance of President Lincoln's most powerful address.
The Greenwood School students, boys ages 11-17, all face a range of complex learning differences that make their personal, academic and social progress extremely challenging. THE ADDRESS uncovers how President Lincoln's historic words motivate and engage these students a century-and-a-half after President Lincoln delivered a speech that would go on to embolden the Union cause with some of the most stirring words ever spoken.
Learn more about this documentary by visiting: http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-address/home/


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I'll cover my head in shame: I only discovered keyboard shortcuts about a year ago. There, I said it.
Here are a few shortcuts that take out excessive mouse use and — cumulatively over thousands of computer movements per week — save hours and hours.
There a million and one "shortcuts," but learning them all takes forever. The headache savers below are those I use almost every time I touch a computer. Though self-evident to most techies, I hope a few Luddites like me will find them a revelation. If using a Mac, use the Cmd key instead of Ctrl…
For Firefox (get off of the slow and virus-prone Internet Explorer):
Ctrl-K – Takes you directly to the search box at the upper right, where you can search Google, Amazon, and more with one click (Enter)
Ctrl-L or F6 (latter PC) – Takes you to the URL field to type in a new web address (Hint: just type in the name of a company or person — no "www" or ".com" — and hit enter to find their website, if it exists)
Ctrl-T – Opens a new tab
Ctrl-D – Bookmarks the page
Ctrl-+ – Increases font size on any webpage
Ctrl-[-]- Decreases font size
Ctrl-0 [zero] – Returns font to original size
For Gmail:
First, go to "settings" to the upper-right of your inbox and turn on keyboard shortcuts. There are a lot of them, but there are my faves:
c – compose a new message
tab + return/enter – send message
u – return to inbox (or previous conversation list)
r – reply
a – reply all
f – forward
e – archive
and my favorite of all:
# – delete message
What are your favorite keyboard or computer shortcuts?
Put your computer enthusiasm into a comment and then shut the beast down for the weekend 🙂
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Congrats to Joe Ceklovsky for his new world record: 600-lb. bench press at 148 lbs. bodyweight! (video here)
I love the sport of powerlifting and have worked with Joe for close to two years. He is not only one of the strongest humans I have ever seen (which is saying a lot — here's another friend), he is humble and a testament to a sport where success is still measured in performance and not the size of your paycheck. Here is his e-mail to me:
"I have some more news for you. I competed yesterday and broke the record again twice. I hit 575lbs. and then I did 600lbs. which is 4.06 times my bodyweight, which — as of right now — is the biggest pound-for-pound bench press in the history of powerlifting. I also attempted 620 and got it about 3/4 of the way up. This is something I have been aiming for since you did the very first article on me for Powerlifting USA. I thought you would like to know that the goal that you & I discussed in that phone conversation finally has been achieved. I look forward to speaking with you soon."
Congratulations, Joe! This will go down in the history books. More than 4x bodyweight? Unreal.
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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. Screening tests may be repeated on a regular basis.
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.
Prostate cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the prostate.
The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system located just below the bladder (the organ that collects and empties urine) and in front of the rectum (the lower part of the intestine). It is about the size of a walnut and surrounds part of the urethra (the tube that empties urine from the bladder). The prostate gland produces fluid that makes up part of semen. Anatomy of the male reproductive and urinary systems, showing the prostate, testicles, bladder, and other organs.
As men age, the prostate may get bigger. A bigger prostate may block the flow of urine from the bladder and cause problems with sexual function. This condition is called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and although it is not cancer, surgery may be needed to correct it. The symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia or of other problems in the prostate may be similar to symptoms of prostate cancer. Normal prostate and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). A normal prostate does not block the flow of urine from the bladder. An enlarged prostate presses on the bladder and urethra and blocks the flow of urine.
See the following PDQ summaries for more information about prostate cancer:
Prostate cancer is the most common nonskin cancer among men in the United States.
Prostate cancer is found mainly in older men. Although the number of men with prostate cancer is large, most men diagnosed with this disease do not die from it. Prostate cancer occurs more often in African-American men than in white men. African-American men with prostate cancer are more likely to die from the disease than white men with prostate cancer.
Age, race, and family history of prostate cancer can affect the risk of developing prostate cancer.
Anything that increases a person's chance of developing a disease is called a risk factor. Risk factors for prostate 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.
There is no standard or routine screening test for prostate cancer.
Screening tests for prostate cancer are 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 to detect (find) prostate cancer that are being studied include the following:
Digital rectal exam
Digital rectal exam (DRE) is an exam of the rectum. The doctor or nurse inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the lower part of the rectum to feel the prostate for lumps or anything else that seems unusual.Digital rectal exam (DRE). The doctor inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into the rectum and feels the prostate to check for anything abnormal.
Prostate-specific antigen test
A prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a test that measures the level of PSA in the blood. PSA is a substance made mostly by the prostate that may be found in an increased amount in the blood of men who have prostate cancer. The level of PSA may also be high in men who have an infection or inflammation of the prostate or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH; an enlarged, but noncancerous, prostate).
If a man has a high PSA level and a biopsy of the prostate does not show cancer, a prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3) test may be done. This test measures the amount of PCA3 in the urine. If the PCA3 level is high, another biopsy may help diagnose prostate cancer.
Scientists are studying the combination of PSA testing and digital rectal exam as a way to get more accurate results from the screening tests.
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 prostate screening include the following:
Finding prostate cancer may not improve health or help a man live longer.
Screening may not improve your health or help you live longer if you have cancer that has already spread to the area outside of the prostate or 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. Finding these cancers is called overdiagnosis. It is not known if treatment of these cancers would help you live longer than if no treatment were given, and treatments for cancer, such as surgery and radiation therapy, may have serious side effects.
Some studies of patients with prostate cancer showed these patients had a higher risk of death from cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) disease or suicide. The risk was greatest the first year after diagnosis.
Follow-up tests, such as a biopsy, may be done to diagnose cancer.
If a PSA test is higher than normal, a biopsy of the prostate may be done. Complications from a biopsy of the prostate may include fever, pain, blood in the urine or semen, and urinary tract infection. Even if a biopsy shows that a patient does not have prostate cancer, he may worry more about developing prostate cancer in the future.
False-negative test results can occur.
Screening test results may appear to be normal even though prostate cancer is present. A man 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 he 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.
Your doctor can advise you about your risk for prostate cancer and your need for screening tests.
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Actual headline posted on CNN today.
Thank you, Webhill!
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
Holy crap! Did someone lock her in?
Hey, if you find a good bathroom stall in London, you don't want to give it up.
No wonder they call it the "Diamond Jubilee."
Wow. I'd have run out of TP by now.
I hope that word doesn't mean the same in the UK as here. OTOH, I'm sure some of our slang horrifies them ("fanny pack" comes to mind).
WV was "coprat"-lots of possible meanings there...
This is serious. I had a patient develop bilateral sciatic palsies after she fell asleep for 6 hours on the can. I hate to think what 60 years could do.
Goodness! Who knew being queen could make one so constipated!
Come on, that's pretty weak. Surely "throne" means "the queen's chair" before it means toilet. Doesn't it?
So that must be a double we've been seeing in public!
Stiff upper lip.
Mind the gap.
we are not amused
There used to be a belief that the Queen didn't "need" - bit like they tried to claim with the N Korean chap. And yes - the English do also refer to the "throne". Usually for use by men who have taken the newspaper with them ;-)
We were always told that the Queen had everything sewn up at birth. She would never do anything so disgusting and "just keeps it in".. :-P. But then we're also told that she has a divine right to be our head of state based on the privilege of birth. Hmmm....
I saw this exact headline on TV during my lunch break. My co-workers spent the next fifteen minutes discussing their memories of the queen being "on the throne"... and I was the only one giggling.
yes throne can mean the same thing in the uk.
And fanny pack don't even go there!!
True fact: One of the items the Queen always carries with her in a handbag is a chamois toilet seat cover, in case she needs to use the lavatory.
Yes throne means the same in Australia.
But there is no need for the rudeness shown towards our Queen one must remember she is our Queen in Australia; The same as in Canada,New Zealand and many British Commonwealth countries.
At least she has no say in our political life like your President in America; It's not permitted
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Andrés Sánchez Robayna's poems are a treat — in delicately constructed verses, they evoke deeply visual associations. The lines are startling in their clarity, and yet succeed in wrapping the reader in their complex ambiguities.
The Sleeper Who Heard the Most Diffuse Music
The delicate backstrokes of sleep
rise red over the ocean,
thick, warm clouds
on the far side of the vaulted day,
the sea in this summer breeze.
The most diffuse music, in a dream,
the most intense vision, he dreams
the ebbing waves, the sun, the pines
twirling amidst these swells and drafts.
His back dissolves into clouds.
Neither the sun nor the dawn will be for him
the illusion of sun or dawn or blue.
On a Swimmer's Shadow
not in living rock: out of granite
sculpted angles of the pool
the shadow on the mosaic below
sketches the figure above
far away, the shapeless clouds
slide off at their leisure
in the blind light of the edges
labile light, still shadow
so his written body flees
sculpted thus, the light dives deep
Translations from the Spanish by Arthur Dixon & Daniel Simon
Editorial note: From Al cúmulo de octubre: antología poética, 1970–2015 (Madrid: Visor Libros, 2015). Translated by permission of the author.
A prolific author, editor, critic, and translator, Andrés Sánchez Robayna has published more than sixty books of poetry, essays, and translations. He completed a PhD in philology at the University of Barcelona in 1977, directed the magazines Literradura and Syntaxis, and is currently professor of Spanish literature at the University of La Laguna.
Arthur Dixon works as a translator and as managing editor of World Literature Today's affiliated journal Latin American Literature Today. His translation of Andrés Felipe Solano's The Nameless Saints (World Literature Today, September 2014) was nominated for a 2014 Pushcart Prize. His most recent project is a book-length translation of Arturo Gutiérrez Plaza's Cuidados intensivos (World Literature Today, September 2016). He is Asymptote's Spanish Social Media Manager.
Daniel Simon is a poet, translator, and the editor in chief of World Literature Today. His latest verse collection, After Reading Everything, has been nominated for the Forward Prize, the T. S. Eliot Prize, a Pushcart, and several other awards. His translation credits include Ramón Gaya, Eduardo Mitre, Mario Arteca, José Mateos, Abdellah Taïa, and Boualem Sansal.
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