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I read on Engadget that Nokia kills some part of the N9 handheld computer phone, successor to the N900 and first planned device by Nokia to run Linux-based operating system Meego (which replaces Nokia's Maemo project). This just after having read an e-mail by Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, former Microsoft sub-president, internally complaining on Nokia not having an iPhone/Android competitor. Which is utterly false and rather a misdirection of effort in marketing, which the N900 has been lacking heavily on.
I wrote the following mail and tried (just for the heck of it) to mail email@example.com with a description of my enjoyment with the Nokia N900.
Hello, i recently took part through media outlets that you criticize Nokia internally for not having something competitive enough for the iPhone or Android platforms.
I am personally an owner of the Nokia N900 since a year back, and several of my friends and colleagues have also purchased this phone. We believe that the openness of the underlying platform Maemo (which will be incorporated into Meego in your deal with Intel) is its greatest power.
What is lacking, perhaps, is the marketing of the N900 (or future models). It is already today a very powerful mobile computer phone with which you can do just about anything – which is definitely not the case with the tied down Android and iPhone alternatives.
The Linux-powered Maemo/Meego operating system is one of the best design choices Nokia has made. It means that already existing software for the entire, steadily growing, Linux community is easily portable. That enables actual, useful applications on the "smartphone" rather than irrelevant and pointless "apps".
I am still incredibly happy with my N900, and anyone I hear who got it is too. Continue this trend and please don't fall for the meaningless "apps" and a system of restriction and user lockdown. The iPhone sucks and the Android platform is far from capable of delivering the full potential of a free and open source system.
Mikael Nordfeldth
Mmm, emailing people who probably don't get (or rather read) the mail at all…
Update 2011-02-09: Stephen Elop (I assume) was quick to respond. I received the following e-mail just now:
Thanks for your note,
Thus I encourage everyone who enjoy Nokia's FOSS encouragement, which has brought the Nokia N900 to the market, to e-mail their opinions to him as I did. This could very well influence his view on the device and its successors. Perhaps you can be even briefer than me.


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Isaac's remnants relieves some drought
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The remnants of Hurricane Isaac dumped heavy rain on some key Midwest farming states that dramatically lessened the drought there, but conditions worsened in two of the nation's biggest corn producers, Iowa and Nebraska, which missed out on the badly needed moisture, according to a drought report released Thursday.
Nebraska paid an especially high price for losing out on Isaac's rainfall as the storm moved northward through the central U.S., according to the U.S. Drought Monitor's weekly report. The area of the state deemed to be in exceptional drought — the highest classification — ballooned 47 percent, to 71 percent, in the seven-day period ending Tuesday.
In Iowa, the nation's biggest corn producer, the area of land deemed to be in exceptional or extreme drought rose 4 percentage points, to 62 percent.
When it comes to states getting moisture during this worst drought in two generations, "it's just like it's been all summer — there are the haves and the have-nots," said Brian Fuchs, a National Drought Mitigation Center climatologist who authored Thursday's update.
Even in states that received rain, the relief came far too late in the growing season to offer much help to withered corn crops, which are already being harvested. But there was reason to cheer, as other crops such as soybeans still are maturing.
Missouri, which in some places got as much as 6 inches of rainfall from Isaac, saw the area of land in exceptional drought plummet from 35 percent last week to just 3 percent. The area in extreme or exceptional drought plunged a whopping 66 percentage points, to 32 percent of the state.
In neighboring Illinois, the extent of the two worst classifications of drought spiraled from roughly 70 percent to about 7 percent, with Isaac's rainfall erasing the exceptional drought that had gripped nearly 8 percent of the state. None of Indiana is now in exceptional or extreme drought, when 39 percent of the state was deemed as such the week before.
More than 10 inches of rain fell in parts of Arkansas, which sat squarely in Isaac's path, helping cut the amount of state in exceptional drought to 12 percent, down 33 percentage points from a week ago. Half of the state still remains in extreme drought.
Overall in lower 48 states, the area deemed to be in extreme or exceptional drought dipped only roughly 2 percentage points, to just over 21 percent.
As of last Sunday, during a weekend in which Isaac was creeping across middle America, more than half of the U.S. corn crop — 52 percent — remained in poor or very shape, unchanged from a week earlier, according to the USDA's weekly crop update released Tuesday.
Growers are getting their first true look at the extent of the damage as they already are bringing in their corn crops, weeks ahead of schedule because of an earlier planting season this year.
The USDA said Tennessee has harvested roughly half of its corn, when in a normal year it would have harvested 21 percent of its crop by this time. Missouri is at 44 percent, ahead of the average 8 percent. Nebraska is at 7 percent while Iowa, the nation's leading corn producer, is at 5 percent.
While much of the nation's corn crop was punished by the drought, soybeans have proven more resilient to the withering summer, partly because bean plants are not as far along in their growing season and still can benefit from moisture and produce pods.
Some 37 percent of the nation's soybean crop was classified in poor or very poor condition, down 1 percent from a week earlier, the USDA said. But some Plains states that got the brunt of Isaac benefited more than those that got little from it; in Illinois, where the statewide rainfall averaged more than 3 inches, 40 percent of the state's soybean crop is considered poor or very poor, an 11-percent improvement from the previous week.
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Mandela remembered around the world
Mourners sing and dance outside Nelson Mandela's old house in Johannesburg. In Pakistan, children gather around his portrait holding candles. Well-wishers leave flowers outside South African embassies in Beijing and New York.
People around the world are mourning Mandela, speaking out about the life and legacy of the former South African president and sharing how they drew inspiration from his strength and message of continuing the struggle against social injustice.
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We are proud to support the Xtreme Hike for a Cure and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF), which is dedicated to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis, the most fatal disease among children and young adults. On Saturday April 20, 2013, our President Ray Scardigno and Team FiltersFast will participate in a 33.4 mile hike on the famous Appalachian Trail in North Carolina to raise money and awareness towards a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.
To do our part in finding a cure for this chronic disease, we will donate $1 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for every order placed on Thursday March 7, 2013. This special event starts Midnight Thursday and will end at 11:59 PM EST Thursday night. You can also visit Team FiltersFast Xtreme Hike Home Page to place a donation directly to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States. This chronic disease leads to clogged lungs that cause life-threatening lung infections, obstruction of the pancreas and prohibits natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.
According to Deirdre Brand, Development Director of the Charlotte Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation:
"The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is leading the charge in the development of new and innovative therapies, but the harsh reality is that the median life expectancy is still only 37 years. Because of the generosity of friends, family and co-workers over the past two years, the "Xtreme" hiking event that began as a long and painful trek with a few buddies just 4 years ago has now raised over $1,000,000. The Foundation receives no federal funding and depends solely upon the hard work and generosity of community-minded companies and individuals."
The CFF scientists have made extraordinary success in the search for a cure but cannot continue without the necessary funds. Your generous donation will help give the gift of life to countless children and adults, not just in the US but around the world.
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Get to know Steven Burns, candidate for Marceline R-5 school board.
Biography: My name is Steven Burns and I have lived in Marceline since 1996 and in Linn County since 1992. My family roots are New Boston where my Mother was born. I served in the Military for 22 years and retired from the U.S. Navy in 1990. I retired last year from the U.S. Postal Service after 17 years, of which 5 were in Marceline as a clerk and served as the Postmaster of Purdin for 12 years. I have been married to my wife Candace for 40 years, and we attend Bethany Baptist Church. I am active in the American Legion, VFW and the Masonic Lodge. I have been active in youth sports and community events since 1996. I have been a volunteer at the Marceline School District since 1996. I have been honored to serve my Country in many places and now seek to serve my community.
First Issue: My issue of importance is the Marceline Early Learning Center(Kinderland). I would like to see it grow beyond its current 50% capacity. Our children need this center to be prepared to enter Kindergarten as the first few years of school set the foundation for their future. We need to seek out resources to facilitate this effort
I believe that a school board must be responsive and receptive to parents, staff, students and the community at large, encouraging an open dialogue. The Board must take input from all groups and weigh all the facts before making a decision. A Board member is a trustee of the community that elects him or her. That Trustee must be accessible and willing to collaborate with all members of the community; that includes all District staff. Anyone that comes before the Board has the right to be heard and not just to speak. A school board member must build public understanding, support and participation.
My efforts as a board member would center on serving all of the children in the community; one child is no more important than another. We are a diverse community and have to celebrate that diversity. Our schools are here to serve the educational needs of all the children. All stakeholders: parents, citizens, all District personnel certificated, support, and management, as well as students, must be partners in this endeavor if we are to be successful.
Second Issue: A key issue for school boards is to create a long-term vision, mapping a course that provides the necessary opportunities students need to reach their full potential. The board is responsible for establishing and maintaining a structure that supports this vision, empowers the staff, and provides leadership. With my background and knowledge, I can help to provide the necessary leadership to keep the district on an even keel. I strongly believe that we have tremendous teachers and staff working with our children. Education takes place in the classroom and the Board's efforts must focus on enhancing and enriching what goes on there.
We need to have a plan in place that will attract and retain the best and the brightest to the Marceline School District. Every community in Missouri is competing for the same pool of available teachers and the shortage of qualified teachers grows daily.
By working together we can all share in the knowledge and satisfaction that we have provided for the educational needs of all children, and have built a district where students, parents, teachers, and staff feel they are welcome and that they belong. I ask for your support.


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As the nation's population ages, the healthcare industry needs more qualified nurses. Hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities are seeking specially trained individuals to help care for patients. With the right nursing degree, you could launch a rewarding career in one of America's fastest-growing job fields.
Nursing Education Program Overview
Our nursing education program is designed to help you gain entry-level employment as a registered nurse (RN). Your courses combine classroom theory with hands-on clinical experience in real-world healthcare settings to give you a practical, well-rounded educational experience. The Stevens-Henager College Associate Degree Nursing Program holds pre-accreditation status from the National League for Nursing (NLN).
Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA), located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20037,
Phone: 800-669-1656. Holding pre- accreditation status does not guarantee that initial accreditation by NLN CNEA will be received."
With your degree and proper licensing¹,you could qualify to work in a wide variety of healthcare settings, including hospitals, clinics, and long-term care centers. For program outcomes, see Consumer Information.
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Stevens-Henager has convenient locations located throughout Utah and Idaho. Whatever campus you call home, you will enjoy easy parking, friendly local faculty and staff, and modern, comfortable buildings with smaller, personalized classes.
This program is offered at the following locations:
With your Associate's Degree in Nursing Education and necessary licensure¹, you could qualify to work² as a:
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I am passionate about teaching and helping students succeed. Years ago I took a test intended to help me understand what a desirable career would be for me. According to the test, teaching was the career of choice for me. However, the path to teaching was not direct. I completed a bachelor of science degree in electronic engineering through the University of Utah and worked as an industrial engineer for 14 years for UPS, and an additional 10 years in different management positions.
Through my positions at UPS, I learned about management and business and taught many workshops. In 2008, I began teaching part-time at several colleges and learned that I liked teaching and realized that teaching is really what I wanted to do. I have definitely found a job that I thoroughly enjoy and look forward to coming to work. To take students that hate math and get them to a point where they enjoy it or even love it, is great. I love to go to the graduation ceremony and watch those you have taught receive their diplomas. Teaching continues to be fun and rewarding because students come up and thank you for making a difference in their lives. Not only do I teach at Stevens-Henager College, I earned my MBA here. I tell my students that I understand what it is like to go to a fast-paced school and that you can make it if I can.
- Stephanie Slater
Stephanie Slater is the Dean of Nursing for Stevens-Henager College. She has been a nurse for 41 years. The first 15 years of her career were spent in the clinical arena. She worked in Maternal Newborn, Pediatrics, Newborn ICU, Medical /Surgical, Neuro ICU, Home Health, Hospice, IV Therapy, and as an Air Med Flight Nurse. The next 26 years of her career was a mixture of management and teaching. She obtained an associate's degree in nursing and bachelor's degree in nursing from Weber State University. She then went on to finish her master's degree in Nursing Education and Administration at the University of Phoenix and is presently completing her dissertation for a doctorate in education.
Stephanie is a Utah native and has lived and practiced in the state of Washington and Oklahoma. She enjoys spending time with her six children, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
- Tracie McBride
Prior to working in the graphic design field, I spent my earlier career in horticulture and natural medicine. Being an artist at heart all my life, going into graphic and web design was a natural progression.
So, in 1999 I left Boise to attend The Art Institute of Portland in Portland, Oregon. I earned my bachelor's degree in multimedia and web design. Upon graduation, I stayed and worked in Portland for a few more years. Then, in 2004 it was time to return to Boise where I feel most at home.
I worked full time for a commercial real estate company in Meridian as a graphic designer until they closed their doors in 2008. I then found the teaching position at Stevens-Henager College. I enjoy teaching the Portfolio Preparation class, helping students prepare their design projects in a print and web version that showcases their best work.
- Brand Adams
Brand graduated from Eastern Washington University with a degree in 3D animation and game design. He has seven years of experience in the graphics
Field, including 3D art for video games, logo and web design, motion graphics, and animation.
Married six years to his wife Allison, he has two children, Silas and Archer.
- Janet Rose
Janet Rose is the associate dean for the School of Technology. She holds a bachelor of science degree in computer science from Stevens-Henager College and has been affiliated with the college since 2007.
Ms. Rose started working on computers while volunteering in a writing lab at a local school, which required her to troubleshoot computer and network issues. Realizing that she had an aptitude, she completed CISCO training and became a CISCO certified instructor. Recognizing the need for additional education, she earned a computer science degree.
Ms. Rose has been a long-term volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America and has received the Influential Women in Scouting Award. Besides scouting and keeping bees in her backyard, Ms. Rose also manages to oversee 11 of the smartest grandchildren in the world.
- Tim Miller
Tim Miller is the associate dean for the School of Graphic Arts. He holds a master of fine arts degree with an emphasis in media design from Full Sail University and a bachelor of science degree in vocational education studies from Southern Illinois University. He has been affiliated with the college since 2007.
A member of the U.S. Marine Corps, Mr. Miller has been a member of the prestigious Marine Special Forces, a Navy dive master, amphibious operations course instructor, and a Marine marksmanship instructor. While in the Marine Corps, Mr. Miller developed a strong background in curricula design as part of his instructional responsibilities. He has owned his own graphic design company since 2001.
- Brian Zimmerman
Brian Zimmerman, M.S., M.B.A. (AKA Mr. Z), fell in love with Adobe Photoshop® years ago and has expanded that love to include all graphic arts. With decades of teaching experience in subjects as diverse as CPR, ballroom dance, computer technology, and handgun shooting, Mr. Z. has a large and varied background to draw from.
Mr. Z is passionate about the graphic arts and even more dedicated to the success of his students.
- Trace Butler
Trace Butler holds a BFA from Brigham Young University in graphic design and has a wide variety of work experience in Chicago and Utah. His titles have included creative director for advertising agencies, art director at magazine publishing companies, and vice president over creative design for a training and development company.
This experience has given Trace extensive knowledge of all aspects of the field, from ad and package design to web design and programming, as well as interactive multimedia. His proficiency extends to all Adobe Suite® programs, Joomla®, and HTML programming.
- Jeremiah Pineda
I was born and raised in the Philippines and immigrated to the United States to attend Brigham Young University – Hawaii in 1986. I graduated in December 1990 with a bachelor's degree in computer science and information systems.
While in my senior year in college, I worked for a dentist who specialized in TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint Disorder). My job was to create a multimedia application to train new dentists in the TMJ field. In February 1991, I moved to Utah and started working for Word Perfect Inc. as a technical support representative. Within three months of beginning my job as a technical support representative, I was recruited by the Management Information Systems division and developed a software program to track software bugs. This began my career as a program analyst/software engineer, which I have done for the past 25 years. I am currently a software engineer for Ancestry.com. My passions are developing software and teaching students about programming. Seeing students succeed gives me great satisfaction.
- Glenn Pfautsch
Glenn Pfautsch is the associate dean for the Schools of Technology and Graphic Arts and also the IT manager for the Stevens-Henager campus in Boise and satellite campus in Nampa. His work experience includes being a service manager for CompUSA and a national service manager for micron electronics, all of which he did before becoming a college instructor. Mr. Pfautsch' s teaching experience includes 11 years as an instructor at Boise State University where he received the Outstanding Faculty Award for the Selland College in 2008. He also taught one year at the College of Western Idaho.
Glenn holds certifications as a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), and Cisco Certified Academy Instructor (CCAI), as well as the A+ and NET+ certifications.
Mr. Pfautsch earned his associate's degree in financial management in 1989 from the Community College of the Air Force and his bachelor's degree from Idaho State University in 1990, majoring in business administration with an emphasis in marketing. He received his master's degree in education with an emphasis in professional-technical and technology education from the University of Idaho in 2006.
Mr. Pfautsch is certified by the Idaho State Board of Education as an Advanced Occupational Specialist in Networking Technologies and as a Professional Technical Administrator.
- Steven Falter
Steve graduated from Idaho State University in 1977, earning a BS in mathematics and a BBA in marketing. He spent three years working for Burroughs Corporation, which was the second largest computer manufacturer in the U.S. at the time. In 1980 he began his career as an application developer working for a custom software company in Pocatello, Idaho. While there, he developed accounting software in COBOL on various platforms.
In 1999, Steve moved to Boise and went to work in the office of the Idaho State Controller as an IT Manager. He spent this time developing web-based applications for the Division of Statewide Accounting. He managed a team of developers working in the .NET platform. He also served as the DBA for the SQL server databases that his applications utilize.
In 2012 he completed his MBA in information technology at Western Governors University and began teaching at Stevens-Henager College in April of that year. His vast experience in the IT field allows him to bring a unique perspective into the classroom and to expand on the course content with real-world details.
- Ryan Biddulph
Ryan Biddulph is the associate dean for the School of Business. He holds a master of public administration degree and a bachelor of science degree in psychology from Brigham Young University. He has been affiliated with the college since 2010.
Mr. Biddulph has been actively involved in real estate for several years and co-owns a real estate and property management firm. As a result of growing up in a military family, he attended school in California, Utah, and Virginia. Additionally, he lived in Lithuania for two years and speaks fluent Lithuanian. Standing at two meters and five centimeters tall, Mr. Biddulph is an avid basketball enthusiast. With three sons (and counting), he is actively working to populate his own basketball team.
- Stephanie Spevak
I've been a general education instructor for Stevens-Henager College for four years. I truly cherish education and hold multiple degrees.I graduated from University of Phoenix with a master's degree in business administration in 2009. I graduated from the University of Idaho and Washington State University co-op program with a master's in public administration and human resources with an area of emphasis is criminal justice in 1995. I also hold a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice with an area of emphasis in sociology, which I earned in 1993. I am currently getting ready to resume the pursuit of my Ed D. in educational leadership with an area of emphasis in curriculum design. I am also working on a K–8 certification so I can work with little people.
In my spare time, I volunteer for Junior Achievement of Idaho, working with elementary students. I also instruct for Boise State University in the Sociology and Foundational Studies Department, and I hope to become published within the next two years.
- Nancy Dahl
In 2003, Dr. Nancy Dahl retired from active duty in the U.S. Navy, and, within a few years, she found her way to a career in higher education. While in the Navy, Dr. Dahl earned multiple degrees: Associate Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in Sociology, certification in Secondary Education, Bachelor of Arts in History, and Master of Science in Administration.
Nancy began pursuing her doctorate in 2001, but the events of September 11 led her to withdraw from the program. Interim employment led to more education: a certificate in Legal Studies.
After that, Dr. Dahl's path presented an opportunity to teach general education courses, and she found her passion. Nancy returned to her doctorate program, and her Doctor of Philosophy in Organization and Management was conferred on June 30, 2012, after she completed her dissertation The Role of Management Education Faculty in the Development of the Knowledge Worker: A Phenomenological Study.
Dr. Dahl has served as program director and associate dean. In April 2014, she began teaching at Stevens-Henager College where she serves as a business instructor. Her philosophy regarding education is that when one desires to be successful in life—however success is defined—education in one form or another is essential. One must commit!
- Robert Roberts
Robert Roberts is the associate dean for the School of Healthcare. He holds a doctor of chiropractic degree from Logan College of Chiropractic and a bachelor of science degree in biology from Logan University. He has been affiliated with the college since 2007. As an avid outdoorsman, Dr. Roberts enjoys hiking, camping, boating, cruising the local canyons on his motorcycle, and shooting sports. Dr. Roberts is actively involved in using his Chiropractic training to assist local sports programs. In addition to his academic background, Dr. Roberts has experience in the health foods industry.
- Karen Kelso
Karen Kelso has been with Stevens-Henager College, Idaho Falls since April 2012. She is a 2004 graduate of Idaho State University with a bachelor's degree in business administration, finance. Since 1993, she has worked in various areas of the medical field, including billing, coding, and administration. Currently, she teaches medical front office classes, including insurance billing, coding, patient records, and communication for the medical assisting program. She also teaches classes in the business program, such as management, finance, and basic computer skills. She enjoys getting to know students and assisting them in completing their program, so they can get a better job faster. Karen's philosophy is to get a student curious, so they will want to learn more.
- Jan Arrasmith
Jan Arrasmith was born and raised in Idaho. She graduated from Boise State University in 1998 where she earned an associate of science degree in respiratory therapy and a bachelor of science degree in respiratory therapy. Jan spent the next 11 years working for St. Luke's Regional Medical Center as a registered respiratory therapist. In 2008, Jan took an additional position working per diem for Complex Care Hospital of Idaho.
In 2009, Jan left St. Luke's and joined the Stevens-Henager College team to pursue a career in education as the director of clinical education for respiratory therapy. She assisted in starting the respiratory therapy program at the Boise campus. She continues to work as a staff respiratory therapist per diem at Vibra Hospital of Boise and Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Nampa. Jan returned to school in 2013 and received a master of business administration in 2015 from Stevens Henager College.
In her spare time, Jan enjoys traveling with her family, watching her children participate in athletics, coaching volleyball, water and snow skiing, and shopping.
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"The main thing I liked was the flexibility and the career-focused learning. I have a very busy life, so it was nice being able to get my schoolwork done on my own schedule. Instead of having to take lots of generals, I was able to learn about the things I was interested in, such as business, finance, and marketing."
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R-21 Colorectal Cancer Screening (CRCS) Pilot Trial
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01492049
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : December 14, 2011
Last Update Posted : November 19, 2018
- Study Details
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- No Results Posted
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- How to Read a Study Record
|Condition or disease
|Colorectal Neoplasms
|Behavioral: CRCS patient decision aid (PtDA) video Behavioral: Questionnaires Behavioral: Essential Hypertension video
|Not Applicable
Baseline Visit:
If you agree to take part in this study, you will complete a questionnaire that asks demographic questions (such as your age and sex) and questions about colorectal cancer. It should take about 10-15 minutes to complete.
You will be randomly assigned (as in the flip of a coin) to 1 of 2 groups. If you are in Group 1, you will view a colorectal cancer program. If you are in Group 2, you watch a program on Essential Hypertension.
You will watch the program on a laptop in the clinic. The program is about 30 minutes long. After you watch the program, you will complete a questionnaire that asks what you thought about the program and some questions about understanding medical information. It should take about 5-10 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
You will be called 1-3 weeks after your baseline visit to complete a questionnaire by phone. The call should last about 20-25 minutes. You will be asked if you discussed colorectal cancer screening tests with your doctor, your preferences for colorectal cancer screening tests, and if any colorectal cancer screening tests were ordered.
At Month 3, your medical record will be reviewed by the study staff.
Length of Study:
You will be off study after your medical record is reviewed at Month 3.
This is an investigational study.
Up to 180 participants (90 Hispanic and 90 African-American) will take part in this study. All participants will be enrolled from the Harris County Hospital District and Kelsey-Seybold outpatient clinics.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|107 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Pilot Trial - Promoting Health Literacy for Colorectal Cancer Screening
|Actual Study Start Date :
|August 7, 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|September 12, 2018
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|September 12, 2018
Experimental: Patient Decision Aid (PtDA)
Participants view Patient decision aid (PtDA) video.
Behavioral: CRCS patient decision aid (PtDA) video
Participant views PtDA program video in same room as research assistant who offers instruction as needed.
Behavioral: Questionnaires
Up to 3 questionnaires (baseline demographics, post-intervention evaluation, and follow up) taking from 5 to 25 minutes to complete each.
Other Name: survey
Active Comparator: Control
Participants view a video on Essential Hypertension.
Behavioral: Questionnaires
Up to 3 questionnaires (baseline demographics, post-intervention evaluation, and follow up) taking from 5 to 25 minutes to complete each.
Other Name: survey
Behavioral: Essential Hypertension video
Participant views Essential Hypertension video in same room as research assistant who offers instruction as needed.
- Colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) Rate of Participants [ Time Frame: 24 months for study duration ]CRCS rates in the patient decision aid and control subjects based on medical record reviews, physician orders for screening endoscopy after the baseline visit also from medical record reviews, and intentions to complete CRCS based on self-report.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|49 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female patients
- 49 -75 years of age
- English-speaking African American or Spanish-speaking Hispanic patients (upon approval of spanish language arm)
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of colorectal cancer
- History of polyps
- Any inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), e.g. Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis
- Family history of colorectal cancer in a first degree relative
- Had fecal occult blood test (FOBT) in the past year, flexible sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years or colonoscopy in the past 10 years
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01492049
|United States, Texas
|Harris County Hospital District
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Principal Investigator:
|Robert Volk, PHD
|M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01492049 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R21CA132669 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
NCI-2015-01899 ( Registry Identifier: NCI CTRP )
|First Posted:
|December 14, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|November 19, 2018
|Last Verified:
|November 2018
|Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
|Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Promoting Health Literacy
Patient education program
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Patient decision aid
Colorectal Neoplasms
Intestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Colonic Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases


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The centre itself has been designed and built entirely by local labour, being beautifully converted and extended on the site of an existing structure which once served as the filling-station for Dent town.
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The West Bar and Grill, one of the oldest gathering places in Beaumont
When personable Shannon Wilson went to work for The West Bar and Grill a decade and a half ago, he had no idea that he would one day own the place or that he would make such good lifetime friends from among the customers he came to know well. At that time, Allen and Debbie Peltier owned the bar and grill, and when they decided to sell, Shannon was given the first opportunity to buy the established business on Beaumont's west side.
"I was happy here, enjoyed what I did, and saw no reason not to continue," said Wilson. "Bonnie and I have been blessed and have made a good business even better, in our opinion." It seems as if the customers we spoke with agree with Wilson.
One said, "It is like family here. Any time I come in, there will be someone I know, whether it is an employee, the owner, or other customers. Lisa (Myers) has been serving me for nearly 20 years," he said. This customer also let me know that Lisa is correctly called Lisa-Lisa, a habit that was born more than 27 years ago when she worked for the original restaurant. Lisa-Lisa was employed by the original owners for 17 years and has worked steadily at The West now for an additional 10 years. She knows almost everyone that comes in, and they know her.
Our party of three went to The West for a late lunch and was surprised at the quality of the food served piping hot and very quickly. Our out-of-town guest had a Texas staple, chicken-fried steak, and went on and on gushing over how good the meal was. She also had roasted corn and mashed potatoes. Formerly from Texas, she exclaimed rather loudly, "I have come home again. No one makes chicken-fried steak like a Texan does." And she is a member of the clean-your-plate club. She ate every bite of the steak and vegetables and all of the gravy. A nice, crisp side salad was served with the steak plate.
My husband ordered one of his favorites, chicken quesadillas, and was pleased at the quantity and quality of the food he was served. Guacamole and sour cream were served on the side and he had plenty of chicken. I ordered Lisa-Lisa's suggestion, the bacon patty melt and home-fried onion rings, both of which were delicious. The added bacon gave a patty melt an entirely new twist and the flavors blended nicely, but the onion rings were the hit of our table. I was forced to share with my other two table partners.
Our drinks were refilled often and without our asking, and the other customers who had come in for lunch seemed to all enjoy their selections.
The West also always has music after the crawfish specials on Wednesday night and offers drink specials including $1.50 beer.
Both Wilson and Lisa-Lisa said that many customers do not realize when they first come in that The West really does offer a full service food menu. "We've had folks come in for months, and one day, act as if they've discovered something brand new, but we have been serving good food right along," said the talented server. The West Bar Bites include boudain balls, crab stuffed jalapenos, Southwest egg rolls, cheese sticks, Cajun empanadas, potato boats, X-rated fries, chips and queso, onion rings (to die for), chicken strips, buffalo wings, fried mushrooms, and more. There is also a large selection of salads for those who choose to eat lightly. Customers have many choices among the burgers and sandwiches and a good South of the Border menu, as well.
West specialties include the famed shrimp basket, grilled mahi mahi, smothered chicken, grilled shrimp, hamburger steak, grilled chicken platter, chicken-fried steak, rib-eye steaks, and a teriyaki chicken platter. A complete beer and wine menu, plus a fully stocked bar await the customers. Wilson says that some of the most fun he has is making special drinks requested by the customer. "Oh, some of them know what they want. If they can describe it to me, I can make it, and we'll keep on making them until we get it just perfect," said the owner.
One side of the bar is devoted to a large game room with pool, ping-pong and other games that the customers enjoy. Another new addition that caught my eye is a fancy jukebox filled with digital recordings. Wilson said that one of the customers surprised him the other night when he said, "Watch this." And, he pushed buttons on his new cell phone, chose songs at the table on the new jukebox, and viola, the music played. The customer explained that a new app had been developed to program the jukebox and play your favorites from any location in the room (as long as you have that app on your phone).
Wilson and his wife, Bonnie, have two children, now grown, who will likely end up in the bar business along with their parents. Wilson said when he does take time away from The West; he enjoys a good game of golf and fishing. "We plan special events all of the time and our big Super Bowl parties, seasonal gigs, birthdays, corporate groups, and other gatherings keep us hopping, but we are happy to have the opportunity to serve our customers."
The West Bar and Grill is at 6445 Calder in Beaumont's West End. The hours of operation for the bar are 11 a.m. until 2 a.m. daily, and the kitchen is open for service Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. You can call (409) 866-4733 for additional information or plan to drop in for a visit soon. You'll enjoy your time spent at The West and chances are, you will make a new friend or two.
Brenda Cannon Henley can be reached at (409) 781-8788 or at brendacannonhenley [at] yahoo [dot] com.


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BLANDING, Utah (Reuters) - Hundreds of activists seeking to directly challenge federal control of swathes of territory in the U.S. West on Saturday drove dozens of all-terrain vehicles into protected land in Utah that is home to Native American artifacts and where such journeys are banned.
The ride into Recapture Canyon, which comes amid heightened political tensions, is a protest against indecision by federal land managers on whether to reopen canyon trails to recreational vehicle use after more than seven years of study.
About 300 people rallied at a nearby park before dozens of people, some of them armed with guns, set off in about 60 ATVs down a closed-off trail, which winds through red rock desert. The local sheriff had armed officers on horseback monitoring the protest.
The dispute is the latest squabble between conservative states' rights advocates in Utah and across the West, who want to take back millions of acres of public land over which federal agencies have authority. More than 60 percent of Utah's land is under federal control.
The canyon in the Four Corners region of Utah is home to the ruins of ancient dwellings and other cultural resources of Ancestral Puebloans. The Bureau of Land Management closed the area in 2007 after an illegally constructed trail was found and some artifact sites were damaged.
"After seven years, it's become apparent that they are not earnest in doing what they said they were going to do," San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman, who organized the ride, said, adding he was aware he could be arrested or cited for encroaching closed areas in violation of federal rules.
The ride comes in the wake of last month's armed standoff between supporters of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and federal land managers who unsuccessfully sought to seize his cattle by force over his longstanding refusal to pay grazing fees.
Bundy has called for his army of supporters, nearly 1,000 of whom rallied at his ranch last month, to participate in the Recapture Canyon ride as a show of solidarity.
Robert Bowring, a retired school principal, said he had enjoyed off-road driving on the trail for years, and that Saturday would be the first time he had been on since it was closed.
"We feel like we have the country's best interest at heart," he said, adding that the BLM had exaggerated the damage done.
The BLM said in a statement that it had recorded people who entered the closed trail and that they had broken the law.
"The BLM was in Recapture Canyon today collecting evidence and will continue to investigate," the statement said. "The BLM will pursue all available redress through the legal system to hold the lawbreakers accountable."
Sheriff Rick Eldredge said the protest ride had been peaceful and no arrests had been necessary. "Everybody was very peaceful, very respectful and we're grateful for that," he said.
County officials sought a right of way through the canyon more than seven years ago and proposed giving up a claim to the southern end in hopes of gaining BLM approval. The agency has not yet decided the issue.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert, a Republican, said his office was working closely with the BLM to resolve the dispute.
State Senator Jim Dabakis, a Democrat, called on Herbert to defend the "rule of law" and protect artifacts in the area. "We do not live by mob rule," he said in a statement.
Additional reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis, Editing by Cynthia Johnston, Jonathan Allen and Marguerita Choy


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Front Row at Rodarte
We cruised the front row at Rodarte's spring 2014 show on Tuesday, coming across some Fashion Week regulars. (See also: Our runway photos from this show.)
Vogue's Grace Coddington and model Karen Elson
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This starry 'Les Miserables' gets up close and personal
NEW YORK -- At one of the first press screenings of the hotly anticipated film version of Les Miserables held last month before its opening on Christmas Day, magic struck at the half-hour mark.
With street-grimy rags and butchered hair, Anne Hathaway as woeful prostitute Fantine whispers, weeps and angrily wails her way through a single live take of one of the stage show's signature anthems of suffering, I Dreamed a Dream.
It was real. It was raw. And it wasn't pretty. But that is the point in this highly intimate and extreme close-up interpretation of Les Mis, with its restless camerawork awash in the blood, sweat and tears of A-list actors pouring their hearts out.
Arriving early in the 160-minute proceedings, the number works as a litmus test for whether moviegoers will buy into this almost entirely sung tribute to the downtrodden hordes of 19th-century France that took the best-musical Tony way back in 1987.
Not only did Hathaway, whose haunting rendition already has propelled her to the top of the list of likely supporting-actress Oscar candidates, instantly reclaim the heartbreaking ballad from the melodic clutches of reality show sensation Susan Boyle. She also caused a goodly amount of the preview attendees to break into applause -- when they weren't dabbing at their eyes.
"I'm so honored that people had that reaction," Hathaway says when she learns of the response, the likes of which probably haven't been heard in the land of musical cinema since a roaring Jennifer Hudson told us she wasn't going in 2006's Dreamgirls.
MORE:'Les Mis' stars talk about the making of the movie
Never mind that Hathaway wasn't there to savor it. "That it was illogical makes it even more wonderful." In fact, she felt the same urge to clap after watching co-star Hugh Jackman as his runaway ex-con Jean Valjean valiantly vows to change his life for the better at the end of the prologue while Russell Crowe's lawman Javert continues his relentless pursuit.
"My hands came together but I stopped myself," she says. "I was with about 10 people and I didn't want to be the only one in a small group. But now I wish I had, because apparently it is happening."
Take it as a sign that a musical warhorse has been resurrected and reborn.
As a result, the unabashedly sentimental fable of strife, sacrifice, vengeance, love and redemption adapted from Victor Hugo's 1862 classic novel and inspired by a real-life student uprising just might become the first of its genre to compete in the Academy Awards best-picture category since Chicago took the gold a decade ago.
Of course, the Mizfits -- the moniker given to the most devoted of the more than 60 million people who have seen the production in 42 countries and in 21 languages-- have been counting down the days ever since the movie was announced.
That includes Megan Fraedrich, 20, a Springfield, Va., native studying English literature at King's College in London, where she recently camped out on the red carpet and scored a ticket to the premiere. Her reaction in a nutshell: "A tremendous, staggering masterpiece."
Why did she wear out her parents' old audio tape of the soundtrack when she was 16 and later see it five times onstage?
"Musicals tend to get a bad rep," Fraedrich says. "People always think of them as having this phony, forced cheeriness and lots of leaden dialogue interspersed with characters awkwardly breaking into song. Les Miserables has an authenticity and a purity of intent that makes it stand out. The fact that it is entirely sung-through makes it even more spellbinding."
But while many early reviews of the film have been mostly positive, a few reveal not every critic is a pushover for such gilded melodrama.
Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly damned the effort as "faux-opulent," adding that sitting through it made her "long for the guillotines." Richard Corliss of Time was even more blunt: "This is a bad movie."
C'est la vie. The second-longest-running musical in the world after The Fantasticks has survived worse, including weak notices when it first opened in London in 1985. It has always been a musical by the people and for the people after all. But the veteran talents behind this translation, including producer Cameron Mackintosh, the British theatrical whiz and the pop-opera specialist also behind Cats and The Phantom of the Opera, as well as the original creators Claude-Michel Schonberg, Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil, are keenly aware that movie musicals do not live by the enthusiasm of zealots alone.
"We have to give them a reason to love the film," Jackman says. "We couldn't slavishly re-create the stage production. You want to be able to get through that screen, through that camera to the audience and allow them to have those emotional reactions you do with a musical onstage."
And despite such post-Chicago successes as Mamma Mia! and Hairspray, movie musicals still are a risk at the box office. Just ask the folks behind such flops as Nine and Rock of Ages. Which is why the Les Mis budget was intentionally kept to around $60 million.
Just how did its makers attempt to convert those potential ticket buyers who, unlike George Costanza in a memorable episode of Seinfeld, don't have the catchy comical ditty Master of the House playing on a loop inside their head?
Here are three of their smartest can't-miss Les Mis moves.
Hiring an outsider. Since when did director Tom Hooper, the British history guy who was nominated for an Emmy for HBO's John Adams and won an Oscar for the 2010 best-picture champ The King's Speech, become Mr. Musical?
"There is no Mr. Musical," says producer Eric Fellner (Atonement, Four Weddings and a Funeral). "That was the question. Who the hell do you get to direct a musical? But after seeing The King's Speech, you realized there was a piece of material that could have been very small. We thought the job he did was superb and figured if that is what Tom can do, then we should sit down and talk to him."
Hooper, who describes his only experience of seeing Les Mis onstage as "spine-tingling," became interested in drama at an early age before stepping behind a camera.
"The very first thing I acted in when I was 11 was a musical, The Beggar's Opera. I was part of Macheath's gang." He also is a sucker for The Sound of Music, which he watched again as part of his Les Mis homework. "Julie Andrews just brings so much unabashed joy to it that it lifts your heart."
That is where Les Mis comes in.
"The thing I felt most proud about The King's Speech is how it made people feel and it delivered such powerful emotion," he says. "I wanted to find a piece of material that worked on that visceral level. Les Miserables is an incredibly powerful vehicle to deliver huge emotion to an audience. It has music in its DNA and so it's probably even more tear-jerking."
Jackman, who began his career in theater starring in a London revival of Oklahoma! in 1998 and won a Tony for The Boy From Oz in 2004, says of his director, "He has an innate musicality, but he's not mired in the musical theater world, and I think that is a plus. He knows when to make the music soar and when to not let the music dominate."
Sing loud, proud and live. Other movie musicals have featured live singing before, including the little-seen At Long Last Love. Others have also been sung throughout, most notably Jesus Christ Superstar, Tommy and Evita.
But Les Miserables is probably the first fully sung major movie musical -- even the dialogue is done in operatic fashion save for a few spoken lines -- performed completely live by its cast on camera instead of miming to a pre-recorded track.
Hooper insisted on no lip-syncing and his producers agreed. "When you are singing to a mimed playback, even if the synchronization is done very well, there is a part of you that knows something is false," he says. "When it is live, you believe it that much more immediately. And it allows the actor to make stuff up as he goes along. They have complete freedom."
As a result, the sounds of music might not be as perfect as it is on stage, but allows the audience to more readily accept that everyone is singing every line. "I wouldn't do the movie if I couldn't do it live," he says. "That emotional connection with the characters is needed."
Enhancing that link was Hooper's decision to shoot much of Les Mis in closeup, something he could achieve because his actors were so well-prepared. "There was no issue with having to cut because they could do it in one take."'
Cast a wide net. Old and young. Rich and poor. Depraved and saintly. With its considerable ensemble cast, there is at least one character for everyone to relate to. And the cast is similarly diverse. Established stars: Jackman, Crowe and Hathaway as well as comic relief from Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen as the Thernadiers, thieving innkeepers and guardians of Fantine's daughter Cosette. Rising talent: Eddie Redmayne of My Week With Marilyn as student revolutionary Maurius and Aaron Tveit of Gossip Girl as dashing rebel Enjorias. Fresh faces: Samantha Barks, a discovery of Mackintosh's making her film debut after playing Eponine in the West End production and on tour.
Most wisely, homage is also paid to the past with Colm Wilkinson, the original Valjean, playing the charitable bishop opposite Jackman, and Frances Ruffelle, the original street waif Eponine, who shows up as one of the Lovely Ladies.
But most agree that the MVP is Jackman. Mackintosh has been trying to make a movie out of the crown jewel in his collection of musical gems since the late '80s. But there is at least one reason he is glad he waited: "Did a Hugh Jackman exist 25 years ago who had that experience with both the stage with music and in the cinema?"


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FAA risks losing drone war
The Washington Nationals used a drone to photograph spring training. Real estate agents use them to show off sprawling properties. Martin Scorsese hired one to film a scene in "The Wolf of Wall Street."
So where does this leave the Federal Aviation Administration, which insists that commercial drone use is illegal?
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Way behind — and facing turbulence as drone use explodes.
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Thanks to falling prices, spotty enforcement and the fact that it's almost impossible to spot the devices being used, the FAA is often powerless to halt the growing drone swarm. Retailers freely sell the tiny planes, quadcopters and hexacopters for as little as a few hundred dollars, and entrepreneurs continually come up with creative uses like wedding photography and crop monitoring — along with delivering beer and dropping off dry-cleaning.
The result, observers and drone users warn, could be a Wild, Wild West in the nation's skies. As small drone operators grow used to flying them without the FAA's permission, they could become less inclined to obey any rules the agency puts in place. And with the cost of the technology continuing to drop, the drones could eventually become far too ubiquitous for the agency to police.
Meanwhile, the FAA is lagging in meeting a congressional mandate to allow commercial drones to share the skies legally.
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"Most people want to comply with the FAA rules," said Ted Ellett, a former FAA general counsel who is now a partner specializing in aviation at the law firm Hogan Lovells. "But the more the FAA acts like a big daddy, behemoth government agency that is imposing excessive restrictions, the more the feeling of 'I'm an American, they can't tell me what to do' kicks in. And that's a real danger for the FAA."
Plenty of drone users are going ahead without waiting for the agency.
"A lot of our members would like to start businesses using this technology," said Timothy Reuter, the founder of the Drone User Group Network in Washington. "Some of them are waiting for the regulations to open up. Others, honestly, aren't."
The FAA says it's committed to ensuring that its drone regulations protect public safety.
"The rulemaking process is deliberative and comprehensive," the agency said in a statement Friday that referred to drones by the FAA's preferred term, "Unmanned Aircraft Systems."
( Also on POLITICO: Full technology policy coverage)
"Because UAS is an emerging technology, we want to ensure that we get it right and that we do not increase risk in the world's safest aviation system," the FAA added. "We expect to publish the small UAS proposed rule for public comment later this year."
The agency probably will eventually issue two rules: one for drones less than 55 pounds, which are likely to fly under 400 feet, and one for heavier drones, which are likely to share airspace with manned aircraft.
Most of the explosion in drone use has come with the cheaper small drones, which typically remain in sight of the operator the entire time they're in flight. The larger drones, which can resemble the military's famous Predators, often require an airfield to take off and aren't typically owned by individuals.
It's not clear exactly what regulations the FAA will propose. The agency could require drone operators to register, pay fees or go through safety training. It could also place restrictions on drone use for safety reasons.
( Also on POLITICO: Dianne Feinstein spots drone inches from face)
But in the meantime, the FAA is sticking to the stance it's held since 2007 — that using drones for commercial purposes is illegal.
The agency said it has sent out 12 warning letters to drone operators but also handles incidents with verbal warnings. In one case, the agency issued a $10,000 fine to a Swiss drone operator who it said was operating "recklessly" when flying at the University of Virginia in 2011. The case is under appeal and is before a National Transportation Safety Board administrative court.
While a 2010 law set a September 2015 date for the FAA to safely allow commercial drone flights, the Transportation Department's inspector general told a House panel this month that it's unlikely the agency would meet the deadline. (The FAA has approved one use of commercial drones: ConocoPhillips is using a large drone in the Arctic to monitor icebergs.)


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|The John & Sheila Rinker Sports Center was completed in August 2017.
|The rendering above shows and overview of the completed athletic campus.
A permanent home for PBA's outdoor sports teams has arrived in the form of the Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Athletic Campus at 3401 Parker Avenue in West Palm Beach — just a short drive from Palm Beach Atlantic University. The campus, located between I-95 and Parker Avenue just north of Southern Boulevard, provides facilities for training and hosting intercollegiate and intramural and club sport competitions. It officially opened Sept. 4, 2014, with final renovations and the completition of the John & Sheila Rinker Sports Center in August 2017.
Number of Acres: 78 (approx.)
Security: 24/7 on-site security provided by PBA Office of Campus Safety
Varsity athletes, intramural participants and Sailfish fans benefit from this incomparable Athletic Campus. The Athletic Campus includes:
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PBA purchased the parcel of land at the former Hillcrest Property for $3.1 million from Palm Beach County. A ballgame-themed groundbreaking ceremony was held April 4, 2008.
On hand were distinguished guests, including PBA and city officials, Sailfish Club members as well as the late Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Gary Carter, who was chair of PBA's Blue Ribbon Committee, which has overseen the strategic planning of the campus since its inception.
In December 2010, PBA announced the largest gift to support Sailfish athletics in program history with a $4 million gift from the Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Foundation for construction of the new campus. In recognition of the generosity of the foundation and trustees John and Sheila Rinker (right), the campus has been named in honor of Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker.
PBA has engaged in a community partnership called the Parker Avenue Consortium, which benefits the families living in the vicinity of the Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Athletic Campus. The Parker Avenue Consortium is a means to bring resources together to benefit kindergarten through university students and their families, and ultimately bringing a renewed vitality to the neighborhood. Read More here.


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New code of conduct issued for Secret Service agents
(CBS News) The U.S. Secret Service is laying down the law with tough new standards of conduct for its employees.
Today deputy director AT Smith e-mailed a memo to all employees reminding them of the five core values of the Secret Service and instituting strict new rules for conduct in reaction to the Secret Service scandal in Cartagena, Colombia.
The memo directs employees to "always conduct yourselves in a manner that reflects credit on you, the Secret Service, the Department of Homeland Security, and - most importantly - the United States Government and the citizens that we serve."
KIRO: USSS agents bragged about rowdy conduct
Report: Secret Service agents partied with strippers ahead of Obama El Salvador visit
Grassley: Secret Service party culture must end
McCain: Pentagon stonewalling on Colombia probe
The new enhanced standards of conduct "effective immediately", include mandatory ethics training in a classroom setting for Secret Service employees, a ban patronization of "non-reputable establishments" like strip clubs, and a requirement that no foreign nationals enter a hotel room.
In terms of alcohol, it may only be consumed in moderate amounts while off duty on-assignment and a new 10-hour sobriety rule will be instated. Previously employees were not able to drink 6 hours before a shift started.
Two GS-15 level senior supervisors will also chaperone all support teams who travel in advance of the president in "car planes" that carry the president's vehicles and communications equipment.
The new standards have been added to the official USSS guidebook. The enhanced standards were sent today to all agents and uniform personnel.
The guidelines include:
- foreign nationals with exception of hotel staff and official counterparts are not permitted in hotel rooms.
- Alcohol is allowed to be consumed only in moderate amounts when an agent is off duty and prohibited within 10 hours of reporting for duty.
- Alcohol may not be consumed at protective hotel once protected visit has begun.
- On car planes that is military transports traveling overseas two GS 15 supervisors must be on board including one supervisor from the USSS office of responsibility.
- All laws of United States shall apply to Secret Service agents while abroad.
The guidelines come after a scandal involving President Obama's recent trip to Colombia. Of the 12 Secret Service agents probed in connection with the scandal, six have resigned. One was allowed to retire; one has been fired but can still appeal. Another has had his security clearance revoked but could appeal the revocation and would lose his job should that appeal be denied. And three have been cleared of serious wrongdoing. Another 12 military members from four branches of services are also being investigated in connection with the prostitution incident.
The Secret Service is also looking into reports that Secret Service agents were involved with strippers during President Obama's March 2011 visit to El Salvador. That incident was first reported by CBS Affiliate KIRO-Seattle.


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Jun 25, 2013 | ISBN 9780307885340
Bill Donohue's Why Catholicism Matters offers a fresh and compelling look at how the teachings of the Catholic Church continue to provide the best guide for a healthy, happy society. Using the four cardinal virtues – prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance – as a springboard, this insightful book delves into the issues facing the Church and the broader community, and shows how the Church is at the cutting edge of providing solutions to those issues. Why Catholicism Matters should eliminate the tired stereotype of the Church as being little more than a nagging nay-sayer. On the contrary, it reveals that the Church, and Dr. Donohue himself, give an emphatic YES! to all that is good, noble and uplifting in the human person.
-Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York
One can rarely finish a commentary by Dr. William Donohue and remain unfazed. In these days of sharp attacks against the Catholic Church and her teachings and values, Bill can be counted on to weigh in, full-blast, and get the attention which our position too often finds ignored in the secular media. In Why Catholicism Matters, readers of every persuasion will find much to inform, deliberate, and, invariably, take issue with. For that, and for his unapologetic commitment to our Faith, I am personally grateful to Dr. Bill Donohue.
-Edwin Cardinal O'Brien
Why Catholicism Matters is an important contribution at a critical time. As a preeminent voice defending the Church, Dr. Donohue eloquently explains the beauty and importance of Catholic faith. On the canvas of the cardinal virtues, he presents a true and beautiful portrait of the Church that will benefit all people of faith."
-His Eminence Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington
TV audiences know Bill Donohue as a scrapper; a vigorous defender of the Catholic faith in his public role as leader of the Catholic League. But he's also a gifted scholar and, as 'Why Catholicism Matters' demonstrates, a thoughtful, vivid and compelling writer. This is a must-read book for anyone who wants to understand the role Catholics need to play in recovering key Christian virtues and renewing American society."
-Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia
With religious freedom under assault from many directions, what better moment to be reminded of Catholicism's wisdom, glories, and multi-faceted contributions to the common good? And who better to remind us than that tireless defender of the Catholic faith, Bill Donohue? Donohue is a treasure and his book is a gem.
-Mary Ann Glendon, Author of The Forum and the Tower: How Scholars and Politicians Have Imagined the World
Bill Donohue has spent much of his life defending the Catholic Church- in his latest work he joyously celebrates it. This tour of the Church's forgotten virtues and the many gifts She has given society reminds us all why the Faith remains the prime mover in our time. It also demonstrates why Donohue matters!
-Raymond Arroyo, New York Times Bestselling Author, host of EWTN's' The World Over.'


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Packaging a video game with a NERF gun worked so well the first time that EA's doing it again, adding secret decoder functions to the arsenal in NERF 2: "N-Strike" Elite for the Nintendo Wii.
NERF 2 is being developed partially in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the NERF brand, and perhaps mostly due to the amazing sales of the first game. Set for a fall release, the new game comes with a new blaster - the NERF Switch Shot EX-3. New to the weapon is a NERF decoder scope, which reveals hidden elements when the screen is viewed through its ruby-red lens. The game itself is your basic rail shooter with NERF elements, including the ability to configure your in-game blaster with "millions" of upgrade combinations, as well as enhanced co-op play.
Poke fun at it if you'd like, but if I were twelve-years-old this is exactly the sort of junk I'd go crazy for. A video game plus a cat terrorizing device? Sold. Looks for NERF 2 to hit store shelves this fall.


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Let's get it out of the way. For a few people, emo isn't a dirty word. Not the goth-lite emo of Daily Mail readers' nightmares, but the 'original' emo, the one that instead used to bother the less mainstream readers of Maximum Rock and Roll. At the end of the Nineties they hated emo. And why not? Someone cut the riffs and feel out of the heart of post-hardcore and went all soft on them. Hearts and flowers, salutes, backpacks, tight t-shirts, and fresh faced innocence. Ugh. What was worse, there was a market for it, and God, if there's one thing that isn't cool to punks, it is success that sells. Some of those letters sneered right out at you, and some of the too cool for school columns hinted at their disdain as well.
But there was a moment, around ten years ago that most of the vital guitar albums seemed to be emo. Bleed American. United By Fate. Something To Write Home About. Plucking album titles out of the air is too easy, but that last one was something special. Frankly, it was a warm and fuzzy ball of shiny fur, a My Little Pony of a rock album with some college level angst rolled in. This high water mark was followed by the overlooked and under-rated On A Wire, and later, the somewhat underwhelming Guilt Show.
If The Get Up Kids have left it there, many wouldn't have batted an eyelid. Another band sliding into the memory banks, with more fond memories than bad. A sigh, a 'so what?'. But they didn't leave it there. The Simple Science EP may not have held out much hope for those waiting for the real comeback, but their recent shows assured the faithful the chops were intact. The will was still there. Finally There are Rules has arrived, and while it is by no means a perfect album, it is far better than might have been expected.
Those expectations are played with in the opener, 'Tithe'. While a deep, distorted bassline picks out a sombre tune, a woman reads out a short address in tutorial style German. Nerve jangling, underwater guitar notes ratchet up the tension. No-one could have expected this. Even though within moments we're in more familiar uptempo bouncing off the wall punk territory, the opening of the album suggests The Get Up Kids want more from the listener than to think this is another album dishing up more of the same. They've undoubtedly moved on.
Rob Pope's stint in Spoon has definitely borne some unexpected benefits. Although never a slouch, here his playing is vibrant, strident even. 'Shatter Your Lungs' has an odd, almost calypso feel to it, but hangs together magnificently. The single, 'Automatic' has improved with repeated plays, bass counterbalancing the strongly Eighties production style to good effect. There are questions to be asked on the production and mastering generally, however. The compression on the drums is odd, to these ears at least. That crisp Eigfhties kick sound they were going for throughout is often more of a deadened blast, and sounds like it could even be clipping at points. That could be the limitations of the review format (128kbps mp3), but seems likely to be a stylistic choice. There's a lot more fuzzing and buzzing to be heard here, distortion on the vocals, on the bass. If you were hoping for the sparkling clean, crystal clear sound of STWHA, your hopes will be dashed. But there are benefits to be gained from moving away from the old ways though.
The Get Up Kids of yore wouldn't have pulled off a song like 'Rally Around The Fool'. Before it would have had all the edge and menace of a kitten baring its teeth at you. Now they employ nuanced horror keyboards, digital ticks and big soundtrack guitars working the magic. The mix is a little messier to be sure, but this is deliberate, to disorient the listener, to not let them escape from the ennui and despair inherent in the lyrics. "Rally Round the Fool / We All Fall / The Only Thing That's Left to Say... / It's All Over...". It is a superb track that couldn't have been made if they'd stuck to a safer formula.
While the rest of the album does falter a little towards the end, as a piece of work overall it's one that they should rightfully be proud of. By breaking the rules of what they were supposed to sound like, they've given themselves a second bite of the cherry. More power to them.
7Tom Perry's Score