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On the evening of November 14, Gaza time, shortly before Maghrib prayer, Israeli warships unleashed a series of deadly attacks on crowded Gaza City on more than twenty locations, the first of many more in the days since. Thus far, 16 Palestinians have been killed, including a 7-year-old girl, 10 month old Hanin Tafish, a pregnant woman, and a 13 yr old aspiring soccer player-Hamid Abu Daqqa. He died in his Real Madrid shirt, before he could finish the second half.
Among the dead: Hamas military commander Ahmed Jabari, whom Israeli liquidated in an extra-judicial killing, as it has dozens of times in the past with no heed or consequence. Jabari was instrumental in the prisoner swap negotiations that led to the release of abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, and was noted for his role in transforming Hamas's armed wing. He has evaded Israeli assassination attempts in the past (one in which his son was killed). His killing signaled a clear escalation on part of Israel, and a deadly reminder to Palestinians that they can be squashed like ants at a moment's notice when and where Israel pleases, so long as Israel is never held accountable. Israeli officials have named this latest deadly assault "Operation Pillar of Cloud"– a reference, noted Ben Soffa, to a manifestation of God. ("Why not just go the whole hog & say it's a divine act?" he continued.)
The sky continues to rein terror on Palestinians in Gaza tonight, as my mother fearfully conveyed over Skype this morning. The city was in flames as night fell. And everyone in the besieged territory will be watching carefully to see how Hamas will respond to this latest Israeli escalation, which is sure to pose a challenge to their leadership there. They cannot risk or afford another full scale assault politically speaking, but a non-response will be viewed as a sign of weakness.
The timing seems remarkably similar to Israel's war in Gaza four years ago, called Operation Cast Lead: we are fast approaching winter, during a lame duck U.S. Congress following a U.S. election and prior to an Israeli one. Benjamin Netanyahu surely wants to stack his deck ("bodies for ballots", as Yousef Munayyer put it). But that's where the comparisons end. This time around, the Arab Street has awakened. A new government in Egypt that is not helping to enforce the siege on Gaza in collusion with Israel as Hosni Mubarak's was,and the new FM is planning on visiting Gaza on Friday in a show of solidarity and a clear message to Israel. Hamas's leadership is no longer based in Damascus. In addition, a U.N. vote on upgrading Palestine's status in the U.S. to a non-member observer state is fast approaching. Israel has already threatened to annul the Oslo accords—already on life-support—in response (which may be a welcome move by many Palestinians). In reality, all this could mean very little on the ground except to put the extent and ferocity of any impending Israeli attacks in check.
It bears reminding that however this latest episode is parsed to pieces and blame is issued—rockets, retaliation, escalation, deterrence, and all the other familiar buzzwords—the Gaza Strip is still under siege, is still under effective Israeli control (over borders, air and sea space, population registry, and taxation) and thus occupation (contrary to Gil Troy's opinion in these pages). Palestinians in Gaza cannot do something as simple as visit family in the Ramallah, pray in Jerusalem, study in Bethlehem, love and live together in Jenin, and vice versa. Exports like fish and furniture and produce, once vital to the economy, are still banned from leaving Gaza. Aid dependence has skyrocketed as a result of a siege policy whose tenants intend to deprive Palestinians of not of food, but of freedoms, development and prosperity and leave them perpetually teetering on the edge of humanitarian crisis. So instead of talking about deterrence, perhaps the focus should instead be on granting Palestinians their freedoms; on letting them live free of constant Israeli terror and control.


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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Individual session tickets for the 2013 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters are on sale now via all Ticketmaster outlets. The Championship, returning to Hartford, Conn., for the 10th-straight year, will be played at the XL Center March 8-12, 2013.
All 15 BIG EAST teams are invited to battle for the conference's automatic NCAA tournament bid. Package tickets to all 15 games of the championship will remain priced at $99.00 each, discounted by nearly one half of the face value. Ticket offices at all 15 BIG EAST institutions have had all-session packages on sale for several weeks.
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The 2012 BIG EAST Championship brought plenty of excitement to the XL Center. For the second straight year, the final game featured a matchup that was a preview of an NCAA semifinal. No. 3 seed Connecticut held off top-ranked Notre Dame to win the 2012 crown. It was Connecticut's 17th title, including its seventh in the last eight years. It was Notre Dame's sixth trip to the championship game. Both teams advanced to the 2012 NCAA Final Four, where Notre Dame defeated the Huskies and advanced to the NCAA title game.
For the third straight year, fans can watch both the first and second rounds of the Conference championship live on BIGEAST.tv, the league's online home for live and on-demand streaming audio and video. The second-round games on March 9 will be aired as part of the BIG EAST Network, which is broadcast via regional sports networks in BIG EAST markets. SportsNet New York (SNY) is the flagship station for the BIG EAST Game of the Week during the regular season and will also carry all four second-round tournament games as well. The quarterfinals on March 10 will be televised on ESPNU and the BIG EAST Network and the semifinals on March 11 will be shown on ESPNU. The championship game, on March 12, will appear on ESPN or ESPN2.
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Monday, February 14, 2011
Love, Love, Love
English is an imprecise language. When you say, "I know," does that mean you know it in your heart, you have it memorized, or you've heard it vaguely somewhere sometime? When you say "Run," are you referring to a marathon, an errand, a nasty snag in your stocking, or a political campaign? And if you "shot" someone, it had better be with a camera or a bottle of tequila.
The word "love" is another imprecise word. We can love a car, a pet, a pair of shoes, a spouse, an ice cream flavor, a class, a grandmother, or just about anything (except okra, but that's a post for another day). But we don't mean the same thing each time. You don't love your grandmother the same way you love Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia (I hope, for your gramma's sake!).
In the original language of the New Testament, there are three different words for love. There is philios, which is brotherly love, eros, which is sensual, romantic, or erotic love, and agape, which is selfless love.
The kind of love that gets the most attention in our culture is eros love. It sells cars, it earns ratings on television, and makes people buy overpriced lingerie. But the kind to look for is agape love. That's the quiet love that does things for another, expecting nothing in return. It's the new mother who gets up 5 times in the night to nurse the crying baby. It's the son who takes out the yard waste bin when it's full, without even being asked to do so. It's the daughter who cleans up the kitchen after dinner as a special surprise. And it's the husband who sets his alarm and gets up at oh-dark-thirty every morning to go to a job he hates but is grateful to have, so that he can pay the bills for his family.
There's nothing sexy or flashy about agape love, but it's the kind of love that's most worth celebrating on Valentine's Day. So do something selfless for those you love. Make waffles. Pumpkin waffles. With amazing butter. It's a love letter on a plate. And even though it wasn't your motivation for doing it, you'll probably get a hug for making them.
I Love You Pumpkin-pecan waffles with maple-cranberry butter
- adapted from Williams Sonoma Breakfast
For the butter:
1/2 cup (2 oz) fresh or thawed frozen cranberries
1/4 Cup (2-3/4 oz) pure maple syrup
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
for waffles:
1 cup ( 5 oz) all-purpose flour,
1 Tbsp firmly packed dark brown sugar,
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp fine sea salt
1-1/4 cups (10 fl oz) whole milk
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1-1/2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
2/3 cup pumpkin puree
1/3 cup coarsely chopped pecans
Warmed maple syrup for serving
1- The night before make the maple-cranberry butter. In a small saucepan over low heat, combine the cranberries and maple syrup and cook, stirring frequently, until the cranberries have softened and popped, about 5 minutes. Let cool, then place in a large bowl and add the butter. Beat with a wooden spoon until just combined. Cover the maple-cranberry butter and refrigerate until ready to serve.
2- Preheat the waffle iron. In a large bowl, sieve together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt, and whisk until well mixed.
3- In a large bowl or measuring pitcher, whisk together the milk, egg, and butter. Stir the milk mixture and the pumpkin puree into the dry ingredients until just blended. The batter may be slightly lumpy; do not overmix. Stir in the pecans and transfer the batter back to the pitcher.
4- When the waffle iron is hot, pour batter evenly over the center of the grid, easing it towards, but not into the corners and edges with a wooden spoon. Close the iron and cook according to the manufacturer's instructions until the waffle is golden brown and slmost crusty on the outside and the inside is soft, light, and springy, about 4 minutes.
5- Either serve each waffle as it is finished, or keep them warm on an uncovered platter in a low (200 deg. F) oven while you cook the rest of the waffles.
6- Serve the waffles on warmed plates. Using a small ice cream scoop, place a ball of cranberry butter on top of each waffle and serve at once with warm maple syrup, if desired.
12 comments:
- Bruce said...
To quote Sally Fields - You love me, you REALLY love me!!! Thanks for the tasty treat.
- February 14, 2011 at 9:39 AM
- Abby said...
Lovely post and recipe! Happy Valentine's Day!
- February 14, 2011 at 10:28 AM
- Peabody said...
Those were some good waffles...I know first hand...well minus the butter that was in the fridge. :)
Yes, Bruce is very loved.
- February 14, 2011 at 12:13 PM
- Libbie said...
Oooooo Lynn that looks amazing! Especially after I just ate my sweet potato for lunch since I am saving all my calories for our fondue tonight :) Right now I could gobble up a bug stack of your waffles! :)
- February 14, 2011 at 12:32 PM
- Baking Soda said...
Thank you! We (I?) need to be reminded at times. (nothing wrong with being reminded by waffles either)
- February 15, 2011 at 12:55 AM
- Barbara said...
Those waffles are indeed made of and with love. But I never had cranberry butter with them. How wonderful!
- February 15, 2011 at 6:00 AM
The butter looks amazing. I'm trying to figure out what else could be done with it!
- February 15, 2011 at 8:59 AM
The butter looks amazing. I'm trying to figure out what else could be done with it!
- February 15, 2011 at 8:59 AM
- The Blonde Duck said...
I'll love anyone for those waffles.
- February 15, 2011 at 10:08 AM
- ~Nikki~ said...
These look and sound delicious!
- February 16, 2011 at 1:17 PM
- grace said...
wuv. twue wuv. that's what i feel about breakfast breads, particularly batches done up with all kinds of accompaniments like this one. thanks for the education. :)
- February 16, 2011 at 2:43 PM
- Rose&Thorn said...
One of the reasons hubby and I don't "do" Valentines Day is because it's become a meaningless day - with many people even giving cards to collogues and "friends" without any thought to the word love. The special things people do for us, the thankless tasks which are taken for granted are actions of love.
Those waffles really do say "I love you" - and I don't take you for granted.
- February 16, 2011 at 10:43 PM


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== Dual Locking ==
== Dual Locking ==
Phase II feature that uses KeyStone Identity V3 API's trust feature.
Phase II feature that uses KeyStone Identity V3 API's trust feature.
== Implementation
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== Glossary ==
Revision as of 03:06, 7 March 2013
- 1 Key Manager
- 2 Security Model
- 3 Design Considerations
- 4 Key Manager in OpenStack
- 5 Phased Implementation
Key Manager
Server side encryption with key management would make data protection more readily available, enable harnessing of any special hardware encryption support on the servers, make available a larger set of encryption algorithms and reduce client maintenance effort. Amazon and Google's object storage systems provide transparent data encryption. Encryption is no longer prohibitive with newer chips available that carry hardware support for AES-NI, and implementations that harness possible parallelisms in data and processor architecture. The popular wisdom today is increase security [1]
Recently interest has grown in [[1]] to provide server side encryption in Cinder ( Volume ) [2], Swift ( Object ) [3], Glance ( Snapshot ).
Protecting data involves not only encryption support but also key management, the creating, storing, protecting, and providing ready access to the encryption keys. The keys would need to be stored on a device separate from that housing the data they seek to protect. Key management could be a separate OpenStack service or a sub-service of Keystone, OpenStack's identity service.
The keys themselves ideally would be random, of the desired length, with associated meta data such as ownership and themselves encrypted before being stored.
Security Model
- Protection of data at rest: the encrypted data and the encryption keys are held in separate locations. Stealing the data disk still leaves the data protected.
- Keys opaque: The keys themselves are encrypted using Master" keys.
- Master Key Protection: Master keys are protected in Hardware using Trusted Platform Module (TPM) technology. Keys are released to only trusted host machines (BIOS and initial boot sequences that are measurably good ).
- Secure Master Key Transmission: TPM technology is used to transfer master keys, from cooperating services and between sibling services (in the case of horizontal scaling).
- Support Dual Locking: High value data could be protected with a user/project/domain specific key and a service key. This is akin to using two keys such as with bank safe-deposit boxes, a bank key and a customer key.
- Limited Knowledge: Key Manager will not maintain mapping between keys to encrypted entities. Encrypted entities will maintain as meta data key-id (a pointer to a key to be used to unlock the same. But with dual keys, the customer key is not referenced, it is implicit as part of the authentication.
- Limited Access: Authorization and access control mechanisms limit access to keys.
- Protection from denial of service: multiple replicas of key manager.
- Data Isolation: Should some audit or law enforcement authority demand access for a certain customer, data belonging to other customers not exposed because they use
different keys.
Design Considerations
High Availability
Think of the key manager as a dictionary of <key-ids> <key-strings> The keys have to be as accessible as the objects they encrypt. Either the Key Manager backing store should be something along the lines of Swift which provides high availability and redundancy by way of Swift Proxies and multiple replication sites. Alternately, the backing store could be mirrored databases. Ideally the mirrors or replication sites should be in different geographical zones.
For security, keys and the data they seek to protect should not be co-resident on the same physical device. Given this constraint, should one take a Swift backing store solution approach, it may be simple to introduce a separate Swift cluster to store the keys. The storage needs just for the keys would be less than the typical storage needs of Swift for object and snapshot/image storage.
Other high availability solutions that are typically used instead of Swift in a production environment also meet the needs of the Key Manager storage.
Opaque Keys
Keys while in storage will be encrypted for security. This calls for master keys to encrypt the key strings.
Protecting Master Keys
Master keys are long-lived and used to encrypt a large number of keys and require strong protection. These criteria recommend that master keys be readily accessible, stored locally, and as securely as possible. Trusted Compute Platform storage meets these requirements. [4] [5]
Restricting Service Access
The Key Management service will be available only to the OpenStack services, excluding the Compute Hosts, which are the least trusted of the hosts (and the reason no-compute-db feature was developed). Note, it shall not be available to end-users. The user will never be provided access to the keys directly. At the time of account creation, they may request the creation of keys for users/projects/domains.
Restricting Key Access
Keys are owned by the service that creates them, and access to such keys is limited to the service introducing them.
The exception to the above are the wider scope keys that are used in dual locking. That is the User/Project/Domain keys, which belong to the Identity Service, which is a part of Keystone. Keystone's Trust feature will be used to delegate access to such keys to the encryption service needing them. Delegation comes with an expiry period. Delegation brings with a need for services to access the Keystone Identity service master key. Transfer of the Identity Keystone Master key from one service to the other can be securely performed using TPM symmetric key sharing protocols. [6]
Key Caching
Key Manager's keys need to be accessible at the same level as the objects they encrypt, to ensure ready access. The keys themselves could be cached at the service endpoint using them with an expiration equal to or less than that of the access token lifetime used to obtain them. Caching reduces network traffic and the load on the key manager. With dual keys, where the wider scope key is obtained through access delegation, the lifetime would be that of the delegation period.
Side Benefits
- Communication between the service and the key manager do not need to be further encrypted using ssl or https because they keys flying between them are at all times encrypted. The decrypted key string would at any time only reside on the service that seeks to save it or use.
- Keys used by different open stack services could reside in a single storage system but if one service were to be compromised, the keys from other services would still be safe.
- Further, should there be a desire to change a master key, only keys stored by that service need to be re-encrypted. The actual data that they were used to encrypt do not need to be re-encrypted.
Key Manager in OpenStack
Key API
get <key-id> <authorization-token> put <key-id> <encrypted-key-string> <authorization-token>
delete<key-id> <authorization-token>
update<key-id> <authorization-token>
Key Scope:
- Per entity (entity could be a volume, an object, a VM image/snapshot)
- Per user
- Per project (within a domain)
- Per domain
For strong encryption, typically a key is used in conjunction with an initialization vector (IV). The per-entity key would serve as an IV. It could be used alone or in conjunction with a wider scoped key, such as a domain scope key.
Key Size
- 128, 192, 256, .. 2048 .. longer or shorter (possibly used with padding).
Some algorithms require longer keys, so we support a wide range.
The master keys would be held in TPM Storage TPM Close-Up
Available encryption algorithm options would be obtained by the OpenStack services directly querying the libraries used to provide such encryption support. The options would also be provided as options during user/project/domain creation, to set defaults. The options may further be offered with each entity creation (could get too chatty for high volume data such as objects). Typical options would be RSA, AES, DES etc.
Swift(object storage) example: assume an object X is stored in encrypted for on the Swift object store. Let enc-object-x be the encrypted representation of object X. Then the Swift file system would contain:
enc-object-x, meta_data: <enc:true, algorithm:aes-cbc, key-id: 1234567899 >
Similarly, an encrypted Cinder volume might be represented as
Volume<id>, meta_data: <enc:true, algorithm:aes-xts, key-id:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxyz>
Key Flow
The figures below illustrate how the Key Manager fits into the regular flow of putting and getting an object in Swift. For simplicity, caching of keys and secondary key handling (for dual locking) is omitted.
- Another failure point: With another service, Key Manager, in the picture, we have another component that could fail. But encryption need keys, maintained by either the end user or the server. This is a feature cost. Caching keys mitigates some of the problems that arise from network latency and server failure. Using the TPM to protect the encryption master keys makes the cache less of a security hole.
- KMIP: Do we need to support KMIP [7] in OpenStack? If the keys are not for end user direct consumption, KMIP is not mandated. However if we desire to use the key manager to save
private and public keys of the OpenStack services, then KMIP would be useful to exchange information across cloud boundaries.
- Encryption data transfer overhead: Keys typically are not updated, except on master key re-keying. Swift uses Rsync for replication, and for objects of size keys, it is not a performance criterion. However, strong encryption requires Initialization Vectors (IV)/Salts/and cipher chaining. Thus a small change in a document towards the beginning will generate a totally different encrypted object, which is what we desire, but in the context of Rsync, it implies a full data payload needs to be transferred. But data protection overrides all else here. Further, use cases may establish that this is an unwarranted concern if typically there are few updates to an object.
- Unauthorized key deletion: If we use a Swift based system for the Key Manager backend store, a hijacked server with spurious insertions of tombstone records to mimic a legitimate deletion Swift storage nodes would result in key loss by way of a background reaper task periodically deleting such objects. This would not be a new security hazard, and has to be handled as today. Perhaps key deletion could be turned off to prevent such havoc.
- Fear of Key Loss: Key Manager back end storage should ideally be distributed in geographically disparate locations.
- Salts/IV: A key per object/entity behaves like a salt/IV, especially when used in conjunction with a user/project/domain (wider scope) key
Phased Implementation
Key Manager Service
Phase I -- Simple database or file based separate key manager service. The goal here being to get all the plumbing correct, and also serve the all-in-one-development environment to build on other aspects that must co-operate.
Master Key Handling
A phase I implementation would be to use the Python Key Ring int he first pass. This is readily available through OpenStack Common today. Phase II would be to move to the full fledged TPM solution.
Dual Locking
Phase II feature that uses KeyStone Identity V3 API's trust feature.
Phased Implementation
Phase I
- Stub Key Manager, could pull out JHU-APL or Mirantis Key Manager implementation and float as either a new OpenStack Service or sub-service of KeyStone.
Essentially establish all the plumbing flows. Define a KeyManager_client that the other services use, via the KeyManager API. The key manager back end could initially be a file or mysql or sqlite database.
Master keys stored on Python key ring or using mechanisms similar to private key protection on the various OpenStack service host machines.
- encryption algorithm and parameters could initially be defaults in a nova conf file or defaults per user/project/domain, going up the generalization chain till something specifc is found else use a domain level default.
Phase II
Make Key Manager a separate Swift instance, with multiple zones for storage. This would support true HA and fault tolerance.
Phase III
Support multiple encryption algorithms via encryption library querying. Provide user interface support to select preferences and store as part of user/project/domain profile.
Reaper routine to change a master key for a service, aka re-keying.
Phase IV
Introduce true TPM support for master keys. For instance, volume encryption may prefer XTS, an encryption strategy that uses sector address. We have expertise on TPM within Intel, and attestation service support already in OpenStack, which is currently being used to verify goodness of compute nodes. This would extend to the OpenStack service nodes.
Phase V
Chef puppet support for transferring symmetric keys to the various service host machines, particularly to scale horizontally in as automated a fashion as possible.
Key-string: A string of bits used to encrypt data. Ideally auto-generated using a random number generator that exploits entropy. Intel's hardware random number generator is a high speed source of quality randomness.
Key-id: a unique ID used to index a key-string in the system. The key-id will be attached as meta data with the encrypted object/volume/.
Master-key: a key-string used to encrypt the keys (key-strings) before saving in the key manager, saved in trusted storage at the service end-point.
TPM: Trusted Platform Module
- ↑ http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2012/10/encrypt-everything-everywhere-in.html
- ↑ https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/encrypt-cinder-volumes
- ↑ http://www.mirantis.com/blog/openstack-swift-encryption-architecture
- ↑ http://opensecuritytraining.info/IntroToTrustedComputing_files/Day1-7-tpm-keys.pdf
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Platform_Module
- ↑ http://shazkhan.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/http__www-trust-rub-de_media_ei_lehrmaterialien_trusted-computing_keyreplication_.pdf
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_Management_Interoperability_Protocol


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The Stags are in first place after the second of three days at the SCIAC Swimming & Diving Championships. CMS has 607 points, 40 points ahead of second place Redlands.
CMS has won four of 14 events completed. The 200 Free Relay of Devin Bowers, Austin Hallett, Jeff McNerney and Patrick Shultz led off day one with a win and the 200 Medley Relay of Blake Weber, Brad Perfect, Jordan Lieberman and Bowers won to start the day two evening session. Marc Blumberg won the 500 Free and James Stevick won 3 Meter Diving.
CMS finished second in six of the 14 events including Stevick in 1 Meter Diving, Hallett in the 400 Individual Medley, Lieberman in the 100 Fly, Cameron Whiting in the 500 Free, the 400 Medley Relay of Weber, Vincent Pai, Blumberg and Shultz and the 800 Free Relay of Shultz, Hallett, Weber and Jeff McNerney.
NCAA 'B' qualifying times were achieved by Lieberman in the 100 Fly and 100 Back, Stevick in 1 and 3 Meter Diving, Hallett in the 400 IM, Blumberg in the 500 Free, Pai in the 100 Breast, McNerney in the 200 Free and by the 400 Medley and 800 Free Relays.


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Holt appreciates father letting him take his own path
Joel Holt is a bit of a rarity -- the father of a Major League Baseball player who didn't play the game at all himself.
Though Joel Holt might not know all the nuances of the game Brock Holt is making a living out of, he long ago knew about the fire in his son's belly and how nothing would stop him if only he got the chance.
Joel Holt is a bit of a rarity -- the father of a Major League Baseball player who didn't play the game at all himself.
Though Joel Holt might not know all the nuances of the game Brock Holt is making a living out of, he long ago knew about the fire in his son's belly and how nothing would stop him if only he got the chance.
Brock Holt has at last gotten that opportunity at the age of 26, and he's making his father smile proudly with each line drive.
This Father's Day will be one of the most gratifying ones yet for Joel. He will sit on his most comfortable couch or chair at his house in Stephenville, Texas, and enjoy the company of his 94-year-old father. The two of them will turn on the television and watch Brock Holt lead off and play left field for the Boston Red Sox.
"We're really proud of him," Joel Holt said. "Since he was a little boy, he said, 'I'm going to be a pro baseball player,' and everybody would go, 'Yeah, sure.' But he had a goal and he got to it, so it's really something."
Entering action on Thursday, Brock Holt was hitting .331. When Will Middlebrooks went to the disabled list, Holt took over at third base. Then he spent some time at first base while Mike Napoli was in his final stages on the disabled list. And of late, Holt has moved to another new position -- left field.
In other words, manager John Farrell is getting creative with his defensive alignments to keep Holt's bat in the lineup.
"It's been unbelievable, just knowing the struggles he went through," Joel Holt said. "We were talking the other day -- every one of them has a story to tell, every player. But Brock, it's been kind of special. He's kind of had to prove himself at every level. It's really been special seeing what he's doing."
Brock Holt doesn't discount the steadying presence his father has always had on him, not to mention the example he has set.
"He never played baseball," Brock said. "He never pushed me in any direction to do anything. He let me make my own decision. He just enjoyed watching me grow up, and I ended up choosing baseball, and now he's a huge baseball fan and he never missed a game and they watch me every night. I'm extremely lucky, just the way he raised us growing up, the example that he set, not only the things he taught us, but the way he lived his life and treated other people and the way he loved my mom. He taught us so many things about how we should be -- especially me and my brother as men."
Just because Joel Holt wasn't a baseball player doesn't mean he wasn't an athlete.
"My dad, he played football, ran track, played basketball, he did all the sports but baseball," Brock said. "You hear about some dads, 'I played football, my son is going to play football,' this and that. He never did that.
"I played football in high school and, of course, he liked going to the games. I played my freshman year and then quit. Whenever I told him, 'Hey, I don't want to play football anymore,' he said, 'Hey, it's your life, you do what you want to do.' But yeah, he was great, man. He's still a huge influence on me. Any time he gets to come up and watch games and I get to spend time with him is a special time."
The next time that will happen is in late June, when Joel and Brock's mom, GayLynn, will travel to Yankee Stadium to watch their son play in one of the great rivalries in sports.
Until then, Brock will talk to his dad by phone and even enjoy Joel's newfound use of technology, though that is a work in progress.
"He's finally starting to learn how to text message," Brock said. "He'll send me a text message every now and then. His text messages are short. One text message like, 'That a boy,' or something like that. My mom will send me a text every day."
Yet Brock Holt knows what his dad is thinking even when he doesn't hear from him directly. The two have always had that kind of relationship.
"Brock is like me," Joel said. "His mother just goes nuts because our characteristics are exactly the same. I know he's my son because he acts just like me. It drives his wife crazy, and it drives my wife crazy. So really our relationship, we think the same thing about everything. We know how each other is going to react to something and what we're thinking all the time."
The reason Joel Holt is so enjoying the success his son is having is because he knows what type of man he raised.
"Growing up, he was a model son," Joel Holt said. "He never gave any trouble. We've always had a good time. It's funny he's getting a little fanfare now and people actually know who he is."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne.


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Liberty News
Snowflex news video earns top journalism honors
An online video featuring Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre has won one of the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in electronic journalism.
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) recently announced that the "Liberty Snowflex" video produced by Lee Powell for The Associated Press won an award for Video Feature Reporting in the Online News Operation – National category.
The video features the snowless, year-round ski slope that debuted in August 2009. The Centre, located on Liberty University's campus, is the first of its kind in the U.S. to feature the synthetic surface Snowflex, which simulates the slip and grip effects of natural snow.
This is the first year RTDNA honored audio and video news produced exclusively for online news organizations. The Associated Press won every award presented to an online news organization with a national audience.
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Reclusive reality star Rob Kardashian opened up in an interview with People Magazine about his relationship with pregnant fiancée Blac Chyna.
"She got me through my darkest times," Rob says of the mom-to-be. "I wasn't happy in my own skin. I missed out on so many things."
The couple, who announced their engagement earlier this year, will star in the upcoming E! reality series "Rob & Chyna."
"I've been friends with Chyna for a long time," he says. "She was someone I reached out to for advice. She would cook for me and we'd just talk. She's surrounded me with a lot of positivity. From the moment we met, I knew I wanted to be more than friends."
Chyna, who appears on the upcoming cover of Elle Magazine only in lingerie told People, "I saw Rob was willing to better himself. I had never wanted to be tough. I never wanted to change him."
Kardashian also told the magazine he still has some insecurity issues and "I'm still not fully happy looking at myself in the mirror. But I'm working towards that. And I'm happy."


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Saturday, January 23, 2016
Big Fat Fluffy Flakes of Prozac Have Fallen from the Sky
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Sunday, January 17, 2016
I Am Here
First off all, I want to thank those of you who have posted comments & sent emails asking if everything is okay. I deeply appreciate your thoughtfulness & concern. I apologize if I haven't responded to you. Life has been difficult in oh so many ways. Sometimes I feel as if I am at the end of my rope.
John is doing well. We are still without our car. Thankfully we have the SUV.
Christmas came & went so quickly. The days & weeks leading up to it were extremely stressful, but the day itself was totally the opposite. Very peaceful & calm. Both John & I agreed that it was one of the best Christmases we've ever had.
I didn't do much in the way of decorating this year. Things were very simple.
This was one of the few times since I was in high school, if not the only time, that I didn't send Christmas cards. I thank those of you who sent cards to me, & gifts as well. If I failed to thank you personally, please accept my thanks here.
The new year has dawned & we are already planning our next move. Of course we have no idea where we are going. I am slowly packing things in preparation. I have been focusing on downsizing. It's a big job. We will be starting to look for another rental home in April. We don't want the nightmare we had trying to find somewhere to live after our house sold, nor do we want the stress of moving at the last minute, so we may end up double renting for a month or two to make things a bit easier on ourselves. We may end up staying in this area. Tennessee is another possibility. We are pretty much open to anything.
I am going to try to get into blogging again. I have various plans for this year, but I will be taking things one step at a time. I believe this is going to be a year of changes. I'm counting on them being good changes.
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Freshman Alexis Nicolia leads Harvard with eight goals this spring (Craig Cyr).
ITHACA, N.Y. – Micaela Cyr and Audrey Todd each scored two goals and handed out two assists for five-point efforts, but the Crimson women's lacrosse team fell in its Ivy League opener, 17-12, at No. 15 Cornell Saturday afternoon.
Alexis Nicolia also recorded her second straight hat trick in as many games for Harvard, who falls to 0-2 and 0-1 in conference play. Cyr led Harvard with five draw controls and had three ground balls, while Danielle Tetreault added four draw controls and three ground balls.
Lindsay Toppe paced the Big Red (2-0, 1-0 Ivy) with four goals and five assists for nine points.
The Big Red struck first with a goal off a free-position shot in the opening minutes, but Nicolia knotted the game with a tally off a pass by Cyr at 23:37. After Cyr tied the game, 2-2, with a tally in front at the 20:45 mark, Cornell reclaimed the lead with back-to-back goals moments later, making it 4-2. With 15 minutes to go in the first, Todd found the back of the net to pull the Crimson within one, 4-3, but the Big Red answered with two goals to go up, 6-3, with nine minutes left in the frame.
With the Big Red leading, 7-3, Todd netted her second goal of the game with 5:22 remaining in the half, and then Todd assisted on a tally by Kyleigh Keating, bringing Harvard within two, 7-5. At the break, Cornell led, 8-5, and had the edge in shots, 15-10, and ground balls, 9-6.
Early in the second, the Big Red tacked on another goal, 9-5, but Tetreault fired for a goal moments later, keeping the Crimson within three, 9-6. Cornell stretched its lead to 13-6 with 20 minutes remaining, but Cyr ended the run with her second tally, followed by another goal by Nicolia, 13-8.
Later in the frame, Cyr tallied her third goal of the game, making it a 15-9 contest, and then Todd completed her hat trick with a goal at the 10:33 mark, 16-10. Seconds later, Chloe Soukas added another Harvard goal, pulling the Crimson within five, 16-11. After another goal by Nicolia made it 16-12, but the Crimson could not inch closer.
Annie Meyjes started the game in net for the Crimson, finishing with three saves and one ground ball in more than 33 minutes of action. Melanie Cook finished the contest as the Harvard goalie, making four stops.
Harvard led in draw controls, 17-14, for the game, while Cornell had the edge in shots, 32-24, and ground balls, 18-13.
The Crimson will host No. 18 Penn in Harvard's home opener Saturday, March 9 at noon.


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The majority of institutional facilities' building systems aren't fully functional before occupancy, according to a study by SCO Engineering, a Fort Wayne, Ind.-based consulting engineering and surveying firm. About 80% of the firm's 2003 Project Completion Survey respondents reported that systems work wasn't completed before the move-in date. By verifying the commissioning process at the end of a project, planning ahead, and hiring a commissioning agent, firms can prevent this problem from occurring, according to the report. Firms involved with the design of correctional and K-12 facilities identified the following issues with commissioning:
Temperature controls, telephone/data systems, and fire alarms/security are the most difficult building systems to commission.
Contractors are often held responsible when commissioning issues arise. Contractors (46%) were the party most frequently held responsible for correcting commissioning problems, followed by architects (15%), engineers (8%), and owners (8%).
The lack of fully functional systems has led to litigation. One-fifth of respondents said that one of the parties on their projects has experienced litigation or mediation resulting from commissioning problems over the last five years. More than two-thirds of the respondents said they aren't concerned by litigation from commissioning.
To prevent commissioning problems, designers should provide detailed criteria for system acceptance, according to half of the respondents. The others reported that the best solution would be an owner/architect/engineer field observation of the commissioning or an improved system design.


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Colts shave their heads to support Chuck Pagano
Bald is in with the Indianapolis Colts.
More than two dozen players, along with several support-staff personnel, decided to shave their heads in support of coach Chuck Pagano, who has started a second round of chemotherapy in his battle with leukemia.
"It's all for Chuck,'' punter Pat McAfee said Tuesday evening. "We all don't look good. I'm not built to have a bald head. I've got a huge sniffer.
GOOD NEWS:Pagano's leukemia in remission
"But we all love our coach so much that we want to show unity and let people know we're all in this together. It's a really cool thing.''
David Thornton, the director of player engagement, got things rolling after Tuesday's practice. He had a barber waiting in a hallway as players walked off the practice field.
McAfee and defensive end Cory Redding were among the first to lose their hair.
"Then it kind of caught on like wildfire,'' McAfee said.
OVERRATED:Who players think is NFL's most overrated coach
The list of players includes McAfee, Redding, placekicker Adam Vinatieri, safety Antoine Bethea, running back Donald Brown, wide receiver Nathan Palmer, corneback Darius Butler, linebacker Kavell Conner, offensive tackle Anthony Castonzo, guard Joe Reitz and long-snapper Matt Overton.
Pagano has been on indefinite leave since being diagnosed with leukemia and hospitalized Sept. 26. He was released from IU Health Simon Cancer Center Oct. 21 and attended the Colts' 23-20 win over Miami last Sunday. Pagano addressed the team before and after the game.
Monday, it was announced he was in remission but still scheduled for two more rounds of chemotherapy.
JERRY JONES:'There's no way' I give up Cowboys' GM duties
The Colts travel to Jacksonville Thursday night. Many players will be sans hair.
"By the time Thursday comes around I think you're going to see a very large number of bald-headed people playing for the Indianapolis Colts, all in support of our coach,'' McAfee said.
"We haven't been around each other very long. Our team was forced after all the changes to really build camaraderie and Chuck was that steadying piece. He motivated everybody. He was the guy that was pushing everything. We have grown to have a very close relationship with him in a short period of time.
"We're a family and the coach is almost like a father figure. When something happens, you want to rally behind him."
Mike Chappell writes for The Indianapolis Star, a Gannett property


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Independent Project, Commission
Kid Thunder
Created by Alex Ketley
commissioned by Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan
Music and Media:
Les Stuck
Poetry and Text:
Carol Snow
Connie Strayer
Premiered February 2014
Swan Lake: Recalibrated was commissioned by Stanford University and was a collaboration between the school's students, The Foundry company members, media artist and composer Les Stuck, and california poet Carol Snow. The idea behind the piece was not to create a contemporary interpretation of the narrative, but rather to look at Swan Lake as an enduring cultural artifact. From there the artists teased out the mechanics that reside in Swan Lake, and used those ideas as a driver to inform a contemporary impression of the classical work. The final piece was performed in an installation by designer Erik Flatmo.
Stanford Arts Review
March 2014
"When I watched Swan Lake: Recalibrated in late February, I was immediately struck by the exploration of the blurred lines between movement and language. "Bodies" didn't even come to mind as they normally do when I watch dancers move; it seemed as if human ties dissolved entirely into a unique kind of motion. The darkness of Swan Lake was clearly palatable, but this time fragmented through an abstract, modern lens.
Created by Alex Ketley, a professor in the Dance Department and director of The Foundry in San Francisco, Swan Lake: Recalibrated boasted a small, yet incredibly talented ensemble. Held at the back of Memorial Auditorium, the set consisted of a dimly lit white diamond-shaped floor, rusted asymmetrical poles, and video projections on a hanging sculpture. Most importantly, the set was very intimate and compact to experiment with how audience members experience performance space.
The production's narrative only vaguely resembled the much-loved classic, and instead focused on peculiar kind of movement. Alyssa Wright ('16) of the ensemble notes, "The movement was reliant on more than just the physical. There's so much emotion, thought, complexity within each flex of the foot or opening of the hand. There's an organic, intimate relationship that the dancer fosters with the movement." Ketley retained much of the traditional ballet movement, but also incorporated dynamic angles and fluid sequences for a post-modern feel. Supplementing the movement was composer Les Struck's diverse and volatile score that evoked tension and drama throughout the performance.
Toward the close of the show, poet Carol Snow emerged from the audience and together with the "Swan" performed a unique dance-dialogue sequence. It felt both strange and right; Carol and the Swan read their poems in sequence as the Swan continued to dance harrowingly. Cast member William Funk ('16) says, "The first time we watched the scene, you could have heard a pin drop. It perfectly illuminated the concept of the production as a reinterpretation of the Swan's perspective. The dancer was discussing the act of portraying a swan and Carol was reacting as an audience member." The dialogue allowed for the "Swan" dancer to express how she emotionally and physically felt portraying a swan.
Reinventing an iconic piece within a genre of dance that values custom is a daunting task, yet Ketley's production was seamless. Swan Lake: Recalibrated didn't take the traditional road, but gave tradition a push with heightened aesthetics, movement, and delivery."


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WALTHAM, Mass. – The Brandeis University women's basketball defeated visiting Eastern Nazarene College, 64-38, by shooting nearly 52 percent from the field in the second half, outscoring the Lions, 33-17, after the intermission. With the victory, the Judges string together their first two-game winning streak of the season to improve to 5-4, while ENC falls to 4-4 on the campaign.
Brandeis put three players in double figures in scoring. Graduate student and guard Diana Cincotta (Plymouth, Mass./W. Boylston) led the Judges for the second-straight game and fourth time this season with 13 points, including 11 in the first half. She hit 5-of-8 overall with a 3-pointer and two free throws. Senior Morgan Kendrew (Cotuit, Mass./Barnstable) made her first start of the season and poured in 11 points on 5-of-9 with a trifecta.
Junior Courtney Ness (Norwich, Vt./Hanover, N.H.) came off the bench and had a fine second-half effort, scoring eight points and grabbing five rebounds to finish with 10 and seven, respectively. Sophomore reserve Kasey Dean (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug) led the Judges with eight rebounds, while rookie guard Hannah Cain (Gloucester, Mass./Gloucester) matched her career-high with seven assists as the Judges set a season-high with 20 helpers on 26 buckets.
Sophomore Janelle Rodriguez (Peabody, Mass./Peabody Memorial) had a find all-around game with six points, four rebounds and career-high-tying performances of four steals, three assists and two blocked shots.
Eastern Nazarene was led by junior forward Shardae Brown (Waterbury, Conn./Sacred Heart), who had 11 points, six coming after the break, and six rebounds. Rookie guard Kori Sorenson (Quincy, Mass./Quincy) added nine points off the bench by hitting 3-of-6 from beyond the arc. Sophomore forward Dianna Bonds (Marietta, Ga./Joseph Wheeler) matched Dean for game-high honors with eight rebounds, while also topping the Lions with two assists, two blocks and two steals.
Brandeis trailed, 13-12, with 12:13 left in the first half after a back-to-back jumpers by juniors Ace Carradine (Honolulu, Hawaii/Radford) and Mel Green (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis). The game then went scorless for nearly four minutes before a nice fast-break lay-up by Cincotta on an outlet from Cain put the Judges ahead for good.
The teams traded 3-pointers on three-straight possessions around the five-minute mark, with Sorenson connecting on either side of a Kendrew bomb to make the score 21-19, Judges, with 4:44 left before the break. Brandeis outscored ENC, 10-2, the rest of the way to take a 31-21 edge into the locker room. The Judges extended the lead to 20 with a 16-6 run over the first 8:12 of the second half - six points in the span coming from Kendrew - and they held the Lions off the rest of the way.
Brandeis returns to action Saturday afternoon with another nonconference game at Roger Williams University at 1 p.m., while ENC is off until 2012, when they take on UMass Dartmouth on Jan. 4.


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Hypercalcemia is too much calcium in the blood.
Calcium is one of the most important minerals in the body. Most calcium is in the bones, but some is in the blood. Calcium works in the body in the following ways:
The amount of calcium in the blood is normally controlled by hormones, the kidneys, and bone.
Parathyroid hormone and calcitrol, are hormones that help balance the calcium level in the body.
Normal, healthy kidneys help the body keep the amount of calcium it needs. The kidneys can remove large amounts of calcium from the blood and pass the extra calcium into the urine.
Most of the calcium in the body is in bone, but bone has only a small role in keeping the balance of calcium in the body.
Hypercalcemia (too much calcium in the blood) is a very serious problem in cancer patients.
When calcium is out of balance, the whole body is affected. If hypercalcemia is not treated, it will get worse and can lead to a coma and death. Early diagnosis and treatment are very important and can be lifesaving and may help you continue your cancer treatment and improve your quality of life.
Hypercalcemia (too much calcium in the blood) is the most common life-threatening complication of cancer occurring in 10% to 20% of adults and rarely in children. Hypercalcemia occurs most often in patients with:
A physical exam and lab tests are used to diagnose hypercalcemia.
The symptoms of hypercalcemia may occur slowly and may look like other illnesses, making it hard to diagnose. Early diagnosis and treatment may improve symptoms in a few days.
The following tests and procedures may be used:
Certain types of cancer and types of treatment may cause symptoms of hypercalcemia.
Some cancer cells cause the kidneys to return calcium to the blood after filtering it, instead of passing the extra calcium out of the body in urine. The kidneys keep making urine as they try to get rid of the extra calcium, and this causes the body to be dehydrated (not enough fluid). Dehydration can lead to the following:
Cancer patients are often too tired and weak to be as active as usual. Being inactive can increase calcium in the blood because bones release calcium when they are not being used. Also, some blood cancers make substances that cause bone to break down and release calcium into the blood.
Certain types of biologic therapy used for cancer treatment can also cause hypercalcemia. These therapies include the following:
Hormone therapy can also increase the amount of calcium in the blood.
Different patients may have different symptoms.
Hypercalcemia symptoms may differ between patients. They can appear slowly over time and may look like symptoms of cancer and other diseases. The most common symptoms of hypercalcemia include the following:
Hypercalcemia symptoms also depend on the organs that are affected.
Hypercalcemia can affect many organs of the body and symptoms depend on which organs are affected.
Neurologic symptoms
Calcium plays a major role in the way the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) works. Nervous system symptoms of hypercalcemia include the following:
Sometimes mental problems need treatment separate from the treatment for hypercalcemia.
Heart symptoms
Hypercalcemia affects normal heart rhythms. It can also make the heart more sensitive to certain heart medicines (such as digoxin). Calcium levels that are higher than normal can cause irregular heartbeats or a heart attack.
Gastrointestinal symptoms
Increased stomach acid often occurs with hypercalcemia and may make the following symptoms worse:
Constipation may become worse if you are not drinking enough fluids.
Kidney symptoms
Hypercalcemia causes the kidneys to make too much urine. This loss of fluid may lead to dehydration, which causes the following symptoms:
Patients with multiple myeloma often have kidney problems because of hypercalcemia. Kidney stones may form if hypercalcemia lasts a long time.
Bone symptoms
Hypercalcemia can be caused by cancer spreading to the bone or by bone loss. Bones may be painful or break.
Check NCI's list of cancer clinical trials for U.S. supportive and palliative care trials about hypercalcemia that are now accepting participants. The list of trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
General information about clinical trials is also available from the NCI Web site.
Patients can learn to recognize early symptoms of hypercalcemia.
Hypercalcemia can be very serious and can cause death. It is important to learn how to recognize it early and manage it carefully. Patients at risk of hypercalcemia may be the first to notice its symptoms, such as fatigue. Ask your doctor if you are at risk for hypercalcemia and learn about the following:
Patients can take steps to prevent hypercalcemia.
To prevent hypercalcemia, patients can do the following:
Hypercalcemia causes the body to absorb less calcium from food. However, changing the diet to decrease calcium will not lower the amount of calcium in the blood.
Treatment depends on how severe the hypercalcemia is.
Hypercalcemia may be mild, moderate, or severe. Because hypercalcemia can be caused by cancer itself, treatment for hypercalcemia will depend on how well the cancer treatment is working.
Severe hypercalcemia should be treated right away. Less severe hypercalcemia is treated based on the symptoms. The treatment is working if the symptoms of hypercalcemia disappear and the level of calcium in the blood decreases.
Treatment that decreases the amount of calcium in the blood usually:
After calcium levels return to normal, urine and blood samples will be checked often to make sure the treatment is still working.
Mild hypercalcemia.
Patients with mild hypercalcemia may not have any symptoms and usually do not need agressive treatment. If you have no symptoms of hypercalcemia and your cancer responds well to anticancer treatment, treatment for hypercalcemia may include:
If you have symptoms of hypercalcemia or your cancer is not expected to respond quickly to treatment, treatment for the hypercalcemia may include the following:
Moderate to severe hypercalcemia.
Treatment for moderate to severe hypercalcemia includes the following:
Replacing fluids is the first and most important step in treating moderate or severe hypercalcemia. This will not lower blood calcium to normal levels in all patients, but fluid replacement will improve symptoms such as confusion, nausea, and vomiting.
If cancer treatment cannot be started right away, then drugs to lower the calcium levels are used to control the hypercalcemia. The following drugs help stop the breakdown of bone and the release of calcium into the blood:
Dialysis may be needed for patients with kidney failure.
Some patients may need medicine to manage confusion and other psychological symptoms.
Mental changes may take some time to get better, even after calcium levels return to normal. Usually, treatment of hypercalcemia will stop delirium, agitation, and mental changes, but some patients may need other medicines to treat these symptoms. (See the PDQ summary on Cognitive Disorders and Delirium for more information.)
Lethargy (feeling sluggish) is often a symptom of hypercalcemia. Family members (and sometimes medical staff) may think lethargy is depression until the actual cause is found. Most patients with lethargy will show little energy or interest in life. However, patients with lethargy will not have symptoms of depression (such as hopelessness, helplessness, guilt, worthlessness, or thoughts of suicide). It is important to know the difference between depression and lethargy so that the right treatment is given.
The decision to treat hypercalcemia depends on the treatment goals of the patient.
Hypercalcemia can make it hard to think clearly. Your choices about cancer care and treatment should be made when you are clearly able to decide for yourself. Untreated hypercalcemia will get worse and cause loss of consciousness and coma. Some patients who have advanced terminal cancer and are no longer getting treatment for the cancer may choose not to be treated for hypercalcemia.
Supportive care can comfort patients who are terminally ill.
When the cancer can no longer be treated, supportive care for hypercalcemia may include the following:
Supportive care can also help the family.
Supportive care can also comfort family members who may become upset by the changes hypercalcemia causes in their loved one's thinking and behavior.
Patients and caregivers should learn the signs of hypercalcemia.
Hypercalcemia can affect your quality of life and be life threatening if not treated right away. You and your caregiver should learn the symptoms to look for and report them to your doctor as soon as they occur. Staying active and drinking plenty of fluids will help prevent hypercalcemia. See the Symptoms of Hypercalcemia section for hypercalcemia symptoms.
Check NCI's list of cancer clinical trials for U.S. supportive and palliative care trials about hypercalcemia of malignancy that are now accepting participants. The list of trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
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Liza Ryabkina, last year's Beanpot MVP, looks to lead the Crimson to a record-tying 14th tournament title (Gil Talbot).
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Harvard vs. Quinnipiac Highlights - Feb. 5, 2011
The Particulars
The Harvard women's hockey team begins its Beanpot title defense as it takes on Northeastern at Conte Forum in the opening game of the 2011 tournament. The second game will feature two top-10 teams in Boston University and host Boston College. The second round of the tournament will be held Feb. 15 at Conte Forum.
Series History
The Harvard-Northeastern series is one of the few that the Crimson trails in as the Huskies hold a significant 33-17-2 edge all-time against Harvard. The majority of Northeastern's wins came in the early years of the series as Harvard only managed four wins over the Huskies from 1978-98. However, since the 1998-99 season, the Crimson has taken control of the series, winning 13 of 16 matchups, including the last seven meetings. In that seven-game stretch, Harvard has outscored Northeastern, 34-6.
The Huskies also hold a 16-13 series edge over the Crimson in Beanpot action, and have a record 14 tournament titles, one more than Harvard's 13. The Crimson collected its 13th Beanpot trophy last season as it downed Northeastern, 1-0, at Bright Hockey Center on the strength of Liza Ryabkina's fifth goal of the tournament. The win marked the fourth-straight time Harvard had defeated the Huskies in the championship game.
Last Weekend
The Crimson claimed a split at home, dropping a 3-2 decision to Princeton Friday night and bouncing back with a 3-2 comeback win over Quinnipiac Saturday. With the results, Harvard maintained it's second-place position in ECAC Hockey standings.
The Tigers struck first in Friday's game but a pair of second-period goals from Liza Ryabkina and Alisa Baumgartner gave Harvard a brief 2-1 lead. A second Tiger tally knotted the score at 2-2 and Princeton potted the game-winner 5:45 into the third to snap Harvard's six-game winning streak.
Two goals at the start of the second period by Quinnipiac put the host Crimson in a 2-0 hole to start the third period Saturday. Harvard showed its resilience in one of the best third-period performances of the season, riding a pair of goals from rookie Kalley Armstrong and a third from Josephine Pucci to a thrilling 3-2 comeback win.
Harvard Coach Katey Stone
Katey Stone, the Landry Family Head Coach for Harvard Women's Hockey, is in her 17th season as Harvard's head coach, and she holds a 352-152-29 career record, the most all-time victories in Division I women's hockey. Stone has led Harvard to all eight of its NCAA tournament appearances and was named the head coach of the U.S. Women's National Team in the summer of 2010.
Hold Your Fire
In 69 periods of regulation hockey so far this season, Harvard has only allowed double-digit shots in a given period 16 times (23 percent). Against Yale (Oct. 29), Harvard limited the Bulldogs to 13 shots in the game, including just three in the second period. Brown managed 15 total shots and fired just two on net in the second stanza Oct. 30. Harvard held Colgate to just two shots in the third period in a 3-1 win and also held Quinnipiac to just two shots in the third period of a 4-1 loss. The Crimson was outshot for the second time this season Nov. 20 at Dartmouth but came away from Hanover, N.H., with a 3-2 victory.
Against New Hampshire, Harvard allowed just 14 shots on net, including three in the second period. The Crimson did its best job of shot-blocking against Union Jan. 7, allowing just 10 shots on goal for the game, including just two in the final period. When Harvard faced the Dutchwomen Jan. 22, it again allowed just 10 shots in the game, including just one in the first period of play.
Harvard has allowed just one opponent to amass more than 30 shots in a game this season as Quinnipiac racked up 32 shots Feb. 5 when the Crimson totaled 44. Harvard is averaging 32.0 shots per game to its opponents' 21.0 and is outshooting its opponents 735-483 through 23 games. Harvard recorded its highest shot total of the season against Brown Jan. 28, firing 54 shots on goal. Harvard has eclipsed the 40-shot mark five times this season.
About Northeastern
In and out of the top-10 all season, the Huskies have put together a solid 2010-11 campaign in an effort to capture their first NCAA tournament bid. Northeastern had a strong start to its season as it dropped just one of its first nine contests. January has been a more challenging month for the Huskies as they dropped a pair of games to local rival Boston College within a two-week stretch. In their last game, the Huskies skated to a 2-2 tie with Connecticut as both teams netted goals in the third period of play.
Just Killing It
Despite having a tough go of it on the penalty kill in the first half of the season, the Crimson has turned it on as of late. In its past 11 games, Harvard has allowed just six power-play tallies and killed 44 of 51 (86.3 percent) penalties. The Crimson killed all six penalties against Rensselaer Jan. 8 and followed with a 4-for-4 performance against St. Lawrence Jan. 14. Harvard was also a perfect 5-for-5 against Brown Jan. 28 and was penalty-free for the first time this season against Union Jan. 22.
Two Down But Not Out
With an improving penalty kill, the Crimson has shown its mettle by killing six 5-on-3 opportunities since the New Year. Harvard stopped RPI on a two-skater advantage in a 2-1 loss Jan. 8 and then killed another two-skater advantage in its next game, a 2-1 win over St. Lawrence. The Crimson kept Rensselaer scoreless on two seperate 5-on-3 scenarios in a 2-1 win at Bright Jan. 21. Harvard also killed a pair of 5-on-3 situations against Quinnipiac Feb. 5, enabling a 3-2 comeback win. Harvard has not allowed a 5-on-3 goal all season.
Give Me an "O"
The Crimson has had its best results this season when it scores more than two goals. Harvard has scored four or more goals six times this season and has captured wins in all six games. The Crimson is 5-1-1 in games it scores three goals, its only loss coming to No. 4/5 Boston University in a 5-3 final.
Block You Like a Hurricane
A big reason that Harvard has been so successful in limiting opponents' shots on goal has been the team's penchant for blocking shots. Heading into the weekend, Harvard has out-blocked its opponents 348-246. In 23 games played this season, the Crimson has registered more blocked shots than its opponent in a game 16 times. Harvard has also topped the 20-block barrier five times this season with the most blocked shots in a game coming in the season opener against Yale where 33 shots never made it to the goalie.
Four Pack
The Crimson scored four or more goals in a three-game stretch from Jan. 22-29. Harvard blanked Union and Brown by identical 4-0 scores and downed Yale, 5-3. The last time Harvard put together a streak of three, four-goal games was Feb. 2-6, 2010, which was kicked off with a 5-0 win over B.C. in the opening round of the Beanpot.
Getting It Done on the Road
With the weekend sweep of Brown and Yale Jan. 28-29, the Crimson recorded it's first road weekend sweep since Nov. 20-21, 2009, when it also topped Yale and Brown in their home rinks. Harvard also upped its season road record to .500 for the first time in two months, with a 6-6-1 mark away from home this season.
Timing is Everything
January was a month to remember for the Crimson. After posting sub-.500 records in November and December, Harvard recorded its best January record since the 2007-08 season, posting a 7-1-0 mark.
Saturdays have also been favorable for the Crimson this season as Harvard has a 7-1-1 record in Saturday games and a 8-3-1 record in afternoon contests.
Getting Involved
Through 23 games this season, all six freshmen have registered at least one point. Marissa Gedman has tallied eight points (3-5-8) on the season and is tied for the rookie team lead with Lyndsey Fry (5-3-8). Kalley Armstrong has seven points (4-3-7), including a two-goal game against Quinnipiac Feb. 5. Elizabeth Parker picked up her first goal of her career against Dartmouth Nov. 19 and Gina McDonald tallied her first collegiate point with an assist against Brown Oct. 30 and added her first goal against Union Jan. 22. Jackie Young earned her first collegiate point against Clarkson with an assist on Gedman's power-play goal in the second period. Lauren Joarnt has seen action in four games this season and currently holds a save percentage of .852 and a 3.04 goals-against average.
It's All Over
Harvard is 120-2-6 (.960) since the start of the 2004-05 season when leading after two periods. The Crimson is 9-0-0 this season in such situations.
First Things First
So far this season, Harvard is 9-1-0 when scoring first and 4-7-2 when conceding the first goal. The Crimson was 17-2-2 when scoring first and 3-6-3 when the opponent lit the lamp first last season.
Bright Spot
Harvard is 7-2-1 at Bright so far this season. The Crimson owned a 14-4-3 record at Bright Hockey Center in 2009-10, and posted a 6-4-2 mark on the road. Since Harvard hosted the Beanpot in 2009-10, the Crimson played no neutral-site games.
Women's Beanpot Title Defense Begins Tuesday Against Northeastern
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Liza Ryabkina, last year's Beanpot MVP, looks to lead the Crimson to a record-tying 14th tournament title (Gil Talbot).


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Saturday, January 28, 2012
"One of the first things I asked the newly hired research
team in the Liberal Opposition Office when I was hired
in October 2010 was to look into it. I was considering
whether to submit a series of questions for the Liberal
MHAs to ask in the House of Assembly about the land
acquisitions , but before I could even broach the broach
the subject with them, Williams unexpectedly resigned."
Craig Westcott
The Business Post
Jan 23, 2012
Former Telegram reporter, Conservative Party of Canada Candidate, Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Communications Director and current reporter/publisher/editor of The Business Post, Craig Westcott is digging into a story that has the potential to change how many feel about former Premier Danny Williams.
The story investigates the acquisition of Crown Land for the $5 Billion Glencrest Housing, retail and industrial development.
Westcott is not accusing anyone of wrongdoing, but he is putting the process of zoning in the city, the sale of crown land and the potential lifting of the 1City of St. John's 190 contour restriction under the microscope. He is also questioning the value of the crown land - how much it was sold, for verses how much it was worth, and will return for the buyer when the development is completed.
As the Business Post is not available in digital format, I can not provide a link to the story or Mr. Wescott's Public Ledger Column. However, I do suggest that you go looking for a copy. It makes for interesting reading.
Is this simply a case of Danny Williams renowned business skills and foresight, or did the former premier get special treatment, and a special deal from the past Liberal administrations of Brian Tobin and Roger Grimes?
The big question that I have is, where is the the CBC, The Telegram or NTV with regards to this potentially salacious tale. Is there a news story here, or is this just an attempt to diminish the reputation of one of the province's most reputable (and successful) entrepreneurs. Is this news, or not? What is it? Love to hear people's thoughts.
Land acquisitions have always made great chaff for the gossip mill. From the sale of land for Tims and Irvings in Port Aux Basque, to land sold for the Foxtrap Access Road to the developments around Stavenger Drive. In every town, people grumble about the success of others.
I can recall a prominent St. John's businessman who made a number of pitches to the province to sell land located along the Humber River ,where the provinces agricultural farm is located, for a cattle ranch. He never got anywhere with it but I always respected his entrepreneurial spirit. I am sure that if the province had agreed to the sale, he would not have paid market value.
Developers have speculated on potential opportunities. They have made significant investments that have created great windfalls, or in many case come to nothing. Others, the ones who never take the risks, or do not have the foresight, have always whispered about "inside information" or special concessions. There is nothing people hate more than success.
If Williams is able to turn each $309 per acre investment into a potential return of $1.2 million (less his development costs), as suggested by Westcott, my hat is off to him. I am in awe of his genius. I am also happy to see that he is investing so much of his money and resources in this province that he obviously loves so passionately. Sure he is going to see huge returns, but what is wrong with that? He is taking the risks.
All I can say is that Brothers Grimm's Rumpelstiltskin weaved straw into gold, Danny makes that look like a parlor trick, and he is not the figment of someones fertile imagination.
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Nothing new about questionable land developments Peter. Just look at Paradise. Some media outlet should look into the so called "Paradise Mafia".
- Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 6:02:00 PM GMT-3:30
Holy Cow!
- Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 12:06:00 AM GMT-3:30
Some heavy inferring going on here. This fella must want a court case. Is anyone surprised that Danny Williams or any other wealthy businesswoman might get special treatment?
- Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 11:26:00 AM GMT-3:30
Crafty piece designed to discredit Mr. Williams.
I would sue the author and make him cough up some of those callers he refers to as sources.
That entire region could be left alone forever or carved up into bits. Instead we have a master plan, a coordinated approach to development. That alone is good news. Why did the province charge anyone for it at all. Look at the jobs, investment and revenue the project is going to create.
Sour grapes comes to mind.
- Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:16:00 PM GMT-3:30


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Digg Buys Kevin Rose Twitter Project
Digg has acquired WeFollow, a site launched by its own founder, Kevin Rose.
The site, launched by Rose earlier this year, is an extended Twitter directory that lets users add themselves to its listings under a given category. At present, the site features listings of more than 600,000 Twitter users.
Digg and WeFollow "will now be more closely linked as we experiment with user influence as it applies to the Twitter universe," Rose wrote in a blog post.
The purchase will help Digg improve its real-time "user influence calculations," Rose said. The types of stories people Digg, whether it was Dugg before or after a homepage promotion, and how Diggs influence others on the site are all factors that "help us gauge when to put stories on the homepage or recommend them to others."
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The 12-year-old victim survived the attack on Saturday in Waukesha and police say her condition is stable.
On Saturday morning, a bicyclist discovered the 12-year-old girl who had been stabbed multiple times trying to make her way out of a wooded area in Waukesha. She had been lured there by two middle school classmates after a sleepover the night before. They were going to play games, Waukesha's police chief says, but the real intent was to kill.
"Once there, one suspect held down the victim while the other suspect stabbed the victim 19 times in the arms, legs and torso. Many of the stab wounds hit major organs, but incredibly and thankfully, the victim survived this brutal assault," said Chief Russell Jack, Waukesha Police Dept.
The two young girls said to be responsible were later spotted and taken into custody by sheriff's deputies. They appeared in court Monday afternoon, and were charged with first degree attempted homicide. Because they are juveniles, their names and faces were not revealed. Under Wisconsin law they could be charged as adults.
Police said the two girls were picked up within hours of the attack, and have confessed to their actions. They explained to police that they'd regularly visited an internet site that carried horror and murder stories, and they figured that a real murder would win them favor with a fictional web site character they believed to be real.
"There is not just one internet site they were accessing to get this information. There are multiple websites of a similar nature that deal with the particular incident," said Chief Jack.
The act, the ages, and possibly unfettered internet access, the chief says, makes this a very, very disturbing investigation.
"This should serve as a wake-up call for all parents. Parents are strongly encouraged to restrict and monitor their children's internet usage," said Chief Jack.
The victim was stabbed in the torso, legs and arms, but was able to crawl from the woods to a road where she was discovered by a bicyclist. The suspects were arrested several hours later.
A knife believed to have been used in the stabbing has been recovered. The two girls were each ordered held on $500,000 bond.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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