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Surgery has been the standard of care for esophageal cancer for many years, with limited
success. At present, several studies are underway nationwide which utilize chemotherapy
combined with radiation therapy prior to the usual surgical regimen. Although this treatment
offers some possibility for improvement of patients with esophageal cancer, there remains a
significant need for development of new drugs that can substantially impact survival
Investigators at the University of Michigan have been evaluating inhibitors of tumor blood
vessel growth (angiogenesis). Specifically, they are evaluating the role of copper in
angiogenesis. Copper has been shown to be both a requirement and a potent stimulus for
Previous studies have shown Tetrathiomolybdate (TM) to rapidly lower copper levels in the
blood. The physicians at the University of Michigan are studying whether the addition of TM
to the chemoradiation and surgery may increase survival for patients with esophageal cancer.
The pre-study evaluations include a medical history, physical examination, blood laboratory
evaluations, and scans to evaluate disease. A CT scan will be performed to measure the size
of the subject's tumor(s). The treatment phase of the study includes: 1. Administration
of Paclitaxel as an intravenous infusion over 1 hour on Days #1, 8, 15, and 22. 2.
Cisplatin will be given as an intravenous infusion after Paclitaxel over 1 hour on Days #1
and 22. 3. Radiation treatments twice per day with each dose separated by more than 6
hours, on Days 1-5, 8-12 and 15-19.
The subject's esophagus will be surgically removed (esophagectomy) on approximately Day #50.
Approximately four to six weeks after surgery, the subject will start taking
Tetrathiomolybdate, one pill a day by mouth, for two years or until treatment is no longer
working to control your cancer. The dose may need to be increased by 1 pill every 2 weeks,
depending on the results of blood tests that are given on a routine basis to help guide the
Dietary Restrictions: Subjects may not eat shell fish or liver (organ meat) while on study
due to high copper content.
Blood draws (approximately 1-2 tablespoons) will be taken weekly while the subject is
undergoing chemotherapy and radiation prior to surgery. Prior to your surgery a CT scan
will also be administered. Four to six weeks after surgery (when the subject is starting to
take Tetrathiomolybdate), a blood test (approximately 1 teaspoon) will be performed every
other week for 2 times, and monthly thereafter. This blood test will check for the amount
of copper in the subject's blood. When the level of copper has been lowered sufficiently
(which will be determined by your physician) an additional blood test and a baseline chest
x-ray will be obtained.
Additional blood will be drawn (approximately 1-2 tablespoons) and tested every 6 months for
the first 2 years.
There are circumstances under which treatment may be discontinued whether the subject agrees
or not. These circumstances include: the subject's tumor gets worse despite the treatment;
side effects of the treatment are too dangerous for the subject; new information about the
drug becomes available and this information suggests the drug will be ineffective or unsafe
for the subject.
Eligibility Requirements
1. Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
or gastroesophageal junction
2. No prior treatment for the esophageal cancer allowed.
3. No prior thoracic or upper abdominal radiation.
4. Disease should be limited to the esophagus and regional lymph nodes. Regional lymph
nodes are described in Section 4.0. However, celiac node enlargement will be
acceptable for tumors of the distal esophagus, because they will be included in the
radiation field.
5. Disease must be able to be encompassed in a single radiation field.
6. No medical contraindication to surgery
7. All treatment is to be administered at the University of Michigan Medical Center.
8. Karnofsky Performance Status > 70 %.
9. Age range: 18 - 75 years old.
10. Adequate baseline hematopoetic function:
Platelet count equal to or greater than 100,000/mm3 Absolute granulocyte count equal
to or greater than 1500/mm3 Hematocrit equal to or greater than 29% (patients may be
transfused to this level)
11. Adequate baseline organ function :
Creatinine clearance >/= 60 mls/min Bilirubin equal to or less than 1.5 x upper
limits of normal AST/ALT equal to or less than 2.5 x upper limits of normal
12. Patients with any complaint of hearing loss should be evaluated with an audiogram.
The average pure tone average hearing loss from 500-2000Hz should not exceed 30 dB.
If it does, the patient should be warned that further hearing loss may be very
noticeable and permanent.
13. Prior malignancy is acceptable if the patient is considered to be cured. In most
cases this will mean a 5-year disease-free period. Contact the Principal
Investigator for any specific question regarding this requirement.
14. Patients with active infection, serious inter-current medical conditions are
ineligible, according to the judgment of the investigators.
15. Pregnant or lactating females are not eligible. Women of childbearing Potential must
be using contraception throughout the entire period of treatment.
16. Ability to give informed consent.
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text: If you're a fan of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, then you probably know some of David Hornsby's work, as he's written and produced a number of episodes over the show's seven seasons. Or – you might recognize him from some of his scenes as "Rickety Cricket," the defrocked priest who is often the butt of the gang's jokes and gets kicked around as a result of their constant scheming. He's created a new animated comedy series Unsupervised, about some surprisingly optimistic teens managing to make their way through life largely, well, unsupervised by any adult figures. Unsupervised premieres this Thursday on FX.


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Celiac disease, also known as celiac sprue or gluten sensitive enteropathy (GSE) is an autoimmune condition in which any food containing gluten – including wheat, barley, rye and many others – provokes an immune reaction. This reaction produces a toxin that damages the wall of the small intestine, where solid food is absorbed, thus leading to a malabsorption syndrome.
The result can be a wide range of gastrointestinal symptoms, including abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea or constipation, in addition to many other possible areas of involvement throughout the body.
While the gold standard (and only universally accepted) treatment is complete abstention from all gluten – made much easier these days with the advent of gluten-free offerings – other therapies are either under investigation or in use to combat the disorder. Below we consider three such efforts, aimed at allowing the patient to consume gluten without the consequent syndrome, by influencing the biochemical reactions involved.
What research is being done to allow people with celiac and gluten sensitivities to digest gluten by taking a digestive enzyme?
There is definitely interest in pursuing this route for possibly eliminating celiac pathology and symptoms, by providing the missing digestive enzymes necessary for complete processing of gluten; and it seems to show some benefits. The key is in their detoxification of gluten before it ever encounters the small intestine, and research looks somewhat promising.
In 2006, a new enzyme was reported, formerly used for commercial purposes, which appears to work much better and much faster than those tried previously. Around the same time, entomologists identified two peptides in mealworm larvae that have potential uses as digestive enzymes in celiac disease. This is absolutely an area that is progressing in its research efforts, with some enzymes already available, and others in the midst of or close to clinical trials, which hopefully means encouraging findings and more treatment options for sufferers.
Is there any research about an immunotherapy shot that would work to counteract the response to gluten?
Yes. Immunotherapy has been used for quite some time to attenuate allergic responses, and is now commonly used (or it being considered for use) in a range of autoimmune disorders. The idea is to find an antibody that will effectively promote or block certain reactions, thus producing or inhibiting the target substances as necessary, to prevent or treat disease.
In the case of celiac disease, the objective is to provide immunotherapy (via injection or sublingually) that will prevent the formation of the toxin that damages the lining of the intestine, by exploiting the immunological connection between the presence of gluten and toxin formation, impacting the reactions involved.
One such compound, which aims to reprogram the immune T-cells so as to prevent their reaction to gluten, was reported to have begun clinical trials in September of 2012. In addition, efforts are underway to identify more peptides involved in triggering the immune response, so that treatments may be developed, according to NIH (see this abstract and another study). It is hoped that successful trials of these and other drugs will allow celiac patients to once again consume gluten-containing foods safely, owing to an altered immune response.
Are there any research studies about worm treatments to help celiac and other autoimmune disease symptoms?
Yes. The idea behind worm therapy is that introducing the parasite into the GI system will, by virtue of its own metabolic processes, inhibit the autoimmune reaction that takes place in gluten sensitivity. For this purpose, the human hookworm is commonly used as an inoculating agent, and the immune reactivity of the patient or subject is assessed after administration. This type of therapy is also being examined for use with other autoimmune disease, such as colitis, with a study in monkeys.
Experimental hookworm infection has shown some promising results, although research has yielded a mixed bag, with some studies demonstrating no benefit on celiac pathology or symptoms. However, active research is being performed that seeks to improve on these results, for the treatment of celiac disease and other autoimmune conditions.
Questions for your doctor:
- Should I be taking digestive enzymes at this time? If so, where can I find them?
- Are there any existing immunotherapies or worm therapies that are currently available to the public for treatment?
- How can I find out about entering a clinical trial involving these agents?
- Is there any danger in attempting worm therapy, in terms of problems with infection or otherwise?
- What do I do if I have refractory celiac disease?
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for consistency sake, here's the last message I posted about FTS in the "Gundamn! @ San Diego Comic Con" thread:
That's hilarious ^_^NightFall wrote:LOL I was unaware that you were even on here boiwonder! I just love the show and I have been going back a find the old ep.s on i-tunes. You guys are/were great in those ep.s. I have to say You ARE more hatefull then Sho is. At least at the time of the last podcast!
At times, Boiwondr can blow the lid off of something he dislikes, but I between him and Sho, I gotta admit, that there's more things he likes. Then again, don't get him started on reggaeton or G4. ^_^
BTW, I started an Official Thread for "Flip the Script" in the General Discussion section to continue the discussion there. I'm sitting on few episodes and thanks to popular demand, you guys have put a collective foot in the rectum of my encouragement to post them post haste. When I have down time from working on Ep. 14 & 18 of "Gundamn!" I'll post them and relay the news in the thread for FTS!
As for new episodes, I'll definitely work on getting the band together one way or another. Even if we can't get them all at times, I think as long as we have three, we have a show.


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This is such a huge subject it is hard to know where to begin. Every living thing on this planet needs oxygen to survive, therefore pollution affects us all. WIKI has a lot to say about it. We may veer a bit off-track sometimes … but bare with me, it's all connected.
How many major types of pollution are there 3 – 6 – 9 -12 ? keep on clicking the NEXT button when you get to the site above; very informative
DANGERS TO HEALTH: communities in developing countries; respiratory problems caused by burning wood to cook… and the solution.
Rather than burn wood, harming humans and the environment, an alternative would be to make low temperature charcoal from discarded wood / fallen branches etc.
Here (below) is a great video that discusses an alternative approach to actually avoiding pollution instead of wantonly creating it. I don't necessarily agree with the concept of renting household products but it could easily work with larger items such as cars that often go unused for most of the time. What I would like to see, is that factories are forced to show some corporate responsibility, and are obliged to take back goods at the end of the product's life, so that all parts could be recycled in one form or another and reused. I should think there are enough materials on the surface of the planet now for us never to have to dig for minerals again. In addition we could reduce our (corporate fed) need for consumerism. Then all we have to do is stop using fossil fuels and we will be on the right track. Anyway, watch the movie and feel free to give feedback, I'm sure there will be many different views about it.
Courtesy of The Ellen MacArthur Foundation
"The circular economy is a generic term for an industrial economy that is, by design or intention, restorative and in which materials flows are of two types, biological nutrients, designed to reenter the biosphere safely, and technical nutrients, which are designed to circulate at high quality without entering the biosphere." Ellen MacArthur
Is pollution a modern problem? Yes and No! As far back as 1272 King Edward I of England banned the burning of sea-coal in London because of smog. As a kid growing up in Liverpool I remember 'pea-soupers' where you walked to school along the gutter because you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Bus drivers had to have a 'red lantern man' walking along the gutter in front of the bus to get people to work. Pollution has of course become much worse since the Industrial Revolution; it always does.
It was much the same for America before they enforced the Clean Air Act.
CLICK HERE for a very revealing photo montage of how it was 'back then' in the US.
SMOGGY DAYS IN THE UK CIRCA 60's
As we have seen in the news, China is having the same pollution problems now due to its burning of coal for energy.
"History teaches us nothing?"
Tai Chi or Where's my Hand?
In a rare turn of events China allowed CNBC full coverage of what was happening. The China Daily even published pictures of a London smog day from back in the 50's
It has to be said, China are currently expanding their clean air policy, but is it too little – too late?
From The World OceanObservatory
Ship Decommissioning and Ship-Breaking
There are a huge numbers of ocean-going vessels out there, ranging in size from pleasure boats to aircraft carriers. The Lloyds registry alone has 200,000 entries for merchant ships larger than 100 gross tons, and this number is dwarfed if one adds military and private vessels to the mix. These ships do not last forever, of course, and when they are no longer useful, their disposal creates a major challenge …
URGENT: BRISTOL BAY NEED YOUR HELP TO SAVE THEIR FISHERIES. Take action now!
CARS & … how many were produced in the last year?
how many cars are there in the world?
WRONG: THIS SHOCKING ARTICLE SHOULD MAKE YOUR HAIR STAND ON END! This industrial monster requires a massive 14 cylinder, 109,000 horsepower diesel motor that consumes 1,660 gallons of heavy crude oil an hour even at its most efficient setting. There are 90,000 such monsters traversing the world at any one time!
The Union of Concerned Scientists: Democrats and Republicans. Coming together on common ground to put an end to CO2 emissions and climate change.
Watch the video before reading on.
having said that … cars are a major contributor to CO2 gas emissions and inner city pollution. But we need cars so we have to put up with pollution, right?
Wrong! WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? would be a good place to start to find out why we don't have 100% electric cars on the road right now.
In addition to that, you could read about a famous yet repressed scientist who gave us 'free energy' way back in the 1920's. His name is Nikola Tesla.
Debate rages on about Nikola Tesla's free energy devices but there is no disputing that the man was a genius way ahead of his time.
"Nikola Tesla was a multi-disciplinary genius. His discovery of the rotating magnetic field in 1882 lead to a series of US Patents in 1888, which gave us the AC electric power system still in use today. This one achievement earned him the honor of being called "The Man Who Invented the 20th Century".
Here are a 10 Tesla inventions that changed the world.
Q But what's this got to do with pollution?
A Everything.
Below are a list of other Tesla inventions
DVD Lecture Tesla's Radiant Energy
Tesla's Self-acting Engine
Tesla Wardenclyffe Project
Tesla Photo Archive
Short Tesla biography
Tesla Memorial Society of New York
Tesla's US Patents
Tesla Museum in Belgrade, Serbia
CLICK HERE for a full list of Tesla inventions
What about Nikola Tesla and HAARP?
Just what is HAARP? There are continuing heated debates and conspiracy theories about HAARP and whether it causes earthquakes, global warming, change in weather patterns and potential pollution from fallout. You can read more about HAARP here, do some of your own research and make your own decisions. Never heard of it? Doubt it even exists?
The official government HAARP site is here.
Another hotly debated pollution topic is that of chemtrails. The chemtrail conspiracy theory holds that some trails left by aircraft are chemical or biological agents deliberately sprayed at high altitudes for purposes undisclosed to the general public in clandestine programs directed by various government officials.
Here's a Discovery Channel video that hotly debates the topic. Here is another video that shows three KC-135 US military aircraft that were 'off the radar' and on a collision course with a Fedex carrier in commercial airspace. You don't have to look too closely to wonder what on earth they were spraying out. You can skip to 5:00 if you don't have the time. (amazing footage)
Research scientist Clifford Carnicom asserts that virtually every breathing organism is an unwitting participant in a massive biological experiment of unknown purpose.
Katrineholms Kuriren, Hagberg has openly admitted that these unusual cloud trails are actually a toxic mix of chemicals, viruses, and metals that she has collectively referred to as "chemtrails."
In fact, the Patent Application for the Stratospheric Welsbach seeding for reduction of global warming (chemtrail) system, can be viewed here. So, the system itself – chemtrailing – can hardly be denied. The question remains then, what is being sprayed and why the denial and secrecy?
Was Hurricane Sandy exasperated by chemtrail dumps? Watch this video and see what you think.
"…the report also reveals details of the DICE trials in south Dorset between 1971 and 1975. These involved US and UK military scientists spraying into the air massive quantities of serratia marcescens bacteria, with an anthrax simulant and phenol…" Test centre based at Porton Down. The Guardian.
"Sue Ellison, spokeswoman for Porton Down, said: 'Independent reports by eminent scientists have shown there was no danger to public health from these releases which were carried out to protect the public."
Zinc cadmium sulphide, bromide, e.coli & bacillus globigii (mimics anthrax) serratia marcescens bacteria, phenol, untold germs, bacteria, micro-organisms, toxic heavy metals, carcinogenics are some of the chemicals commonly found in chemtrails (click for links)
Could anybody at Porton Down please tell me how any of these toxins are "good for the public."
"Building on Carson's ground-breaking research, we also know that certain kinds of chemicals can and do disrupt human [and other animals'] entire immune system."
The very fact that the British government saw fit to arbitrarily and continuously spray millions of its subjects with a variety of toxic chemicals without permission is in itself an abhorrent and indefensible act of staggering contempt and belligerent disregard for the health and safety of the hapless public.
Who knows what ailments, birth defects, diseases these chemicals caused? Certainly not the British public.
Okay, we have gone a bit off track here again, but it's all connected in the bigger picture. Back to more commonly known forms of pollution…
Clean energy investment in much of the Western world took a dive in 2012, thanks to regulatory uncertainty and steep curbs in subsidies.
That wasn't the case in China, which saw investment in clean energy hit a record $67.7 billion last year, up 20 percent from 2011, largely due to a surge in its solar sector, according to a year-end report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
WONDERFUL NEWS: From … Sunrise in the dessert
"The trigger for leadership here to think about switching to renewable energy is one that is also driven by the legacy of this country being an energy player on the world stage. For five decades we've been producing hydrocarbon resources. Yes, we still have substantial reserves with us, but inevitably they're going to diminish." What a great initiative from one of the world's leading oil producers.
To overcome the energy problem China are now experimenting with nuclear power from thorium for 'clean' energy. But with 'clean' nuclear energy of course comes the dumping of nuclear waste
What are the long term effects of dumping nuclear waste? Technical
What can we do about nuclear waste? Less technical
According to a report from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, it will take 3 MILLION YEARS for radioactive waste stored in the United States as of 1983 to decay to background levels. So, presently, the only solution is to store the waste in a place so that the environment won't be contaminated. The problem with storing nuclear waste is both political as well as technological. In terms of politics, no one wants it stored near them. So there's much dispute as to where radioactive waste should be stored. In addition, storing so much waste is a major technological challenge. According to a report issued by the British Parliament, "In considering arrangements for dealing safely with such wastes, man is faced with time scales that transcend his experience."
In layman's terms; "after careful consideration … we have no idea what long term damage this will cause the planet… and future generations, but as long as it is out of sight …"
I believe there is an overwhelming lack of governmental and corporate responsibility here that 'transcends experience.'
The problem is that nothing we encase nuclear waste in will ever last anything like 3 million years. It safely be assumed then that we are leaving a horrifying legacy of toxic disaster for future inhabitants of this planet on a scale hitherto unseen. Literally, a ticking time bomb waiting to happen.
WIKI ANSWERS also has some interesting data on the subject of nuclear waste.
WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES TO DUMPING NUCLEAR WASTE? here are six alternatives – none of them great
In response to questions about nuclear waste, Gordon Edwards responded, "the questions posed are good and sensible ones. Unfortunately there are no equally good and sensible answers." A collaborative US-Japan research organisation.
Birth defects among the children of atomic-bomb survivors (1948-1954)
"No statistically significant increase in major birth defects or other untoward pregnancy outcomes was seen among children of survivors." RERF
GOOGLE IMAGES of birth deformities caused by radiation and other inputs. Warning: harrowing pictures.
And to back it up …
Nuclear testing by country This is a 'must see' site packed with statistical information, dates, locations, graphs and links.
United States: 1,054 tests involving at least 1,151 devices, 331 atmospheric tests
Soviet Union: 715 tests (involving 969 devices)
France: 210 test (50 atmospheric, 160 underground
United Kingdom: 45 tests (21 in Australian territory)
China: 45 tests (23 atmospheric and 22 underground)
Various others in India, Pakistan & North Korea make up the rest.
I only recently found out about this nuclear testing during my research into pollution and I am still reeling with shock. Given the amount of testing, it really begs the question, "what effect do atomic explosions have on pollution, climate change, earthquakes and other 'natural' disasters. Why isn't this in the news? Why don't we all know about this?
I don't have the answers, but I do have some information on where they were tested.
In 1951, the first Atom bomb was detonated over a section of desert called Frenchman Flat, about ninety miles northwest of Las Vegas. For more than forty years, this stretch of sage brush and sand would become ground zero for U.S. nuclear testing. In fact, the last detonation happened just fifteen years ago, on September 23, 1992. Since the early 1990's, independent producer Claes Andreasson has interviewed test site workers, scientists, legal scholars and test officials, as well as people living "downwind" from the Nevada Test Site. "Dirty Harry: When the American Dream became a Nightmare" is a culmination of those interviews.
…and finally, how much does all this cost?
Between 1940 and 1996, the U.S. spent at least $8.63 trillion in present day terms on nuclear weapons development.
This does not include the $650 billion a year the US spends on 'defense.'
The current US national debt stands at $16 trillion and counting …
click link for update: US national debt clock
Why post a clock of the US national debt? What's the point?
Because if the US had spent a fraction of this $16 trillion dollars leading the world in clean energy technology, instead of going to war with other countries, we wouldn't have a global pollution problem now.
This is the dollar cost and does not, could not, equate what nuclear testing has cost planet earth from all 'contributors'. I'm sure that any objection would be met with a platitude that "all tests were done under the strictest of safety conditions and were essential in the interests of national security," from all parties involved.
HOW MUCH POLLUTION DOES WAR CAUSE? The greenhouse gases released by the Iraq war thus far equals the pollution from adding 25 million cars to the road for one year says a study released by Oil Change International, an anti petroleum watchdog. The group claims Iraq war emissions estimates come from combat, oil well fires, increased gas flaring, increased cement manufacturing for reconstruction, and explosives.
LIFT THE VEIL is a much watch documentary; "it is the long overdue film that powerfully, definitively, and finally exposes the deadly 21st century hypocrisy of U.S. internal and external policies,(leading to war and pollution) It imbues the reader with hope to bring about real systemic change while there is yet time for humanity and this planet.
I did not expect this atomic / nuclear issue to have so many facets or take up so much of this blog, but it would be remiss of me to leave it out. Moving on…
Therefore …
It would seem the best solution is to not create nuclear waste, or the threat of global pollution from war and atomic bomb(s) fall-out, in the first place.
"The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything except our modes of thinking, and thus we drift toward unparalleled catastrophe." Albert Einstein
"an unparallelled catastrophe" – nobody really knows the long term effects of the pollution caused by an all-out atomic war, or how long it would take before the planet was habitable again, but you can get a very good idea by reading this article.
You can forget cars, airplanes, ships and factories. A global nuclear war would be the biggest and worst single polluting factor our planet has ever seen and one which would take untold years to recover from. Meanwhile, the few million that may survive would face a life of unparallelled plague, sickness and misery. The water, the air, the soil and any plant life or animals would be contaminated with cancer causing radiation, leading to grotesque deformities in newborns for many generations to come. The very lifeblood of the planet you need to survive would be killing you. Still think going nuclear is a good idea?
Ask yourself this question: Do you trust your government to act responsibly with its nuclear warheads? 100% ?
But what would we do without nuclear energy? What are the alternatives?
There are two ways in which solar energy is currently used. Solar thermal uses the heat of the sun to warm water – which is then used either to provide hot water for use or to provide heating…
Windmills has been around for centuries – and recent technological developments has made wind turbines an efficient way of generating energy…
The development of hydropower began 150 years ago. Yet, by 2003, hydropower contributed only 2.2 percent to the world's total supply of energy. This is only a portion of renewables' 13.3 percent share in global TPES…
Biomass is derived from different types of organic matter: energy plants (oilseeds, plants containing sugar) and forestry, agricultural or urban waste including wood and household waste. Biomass can be used for heating, for producing electricity and for transport as biofuel. The use of biomass significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions …
Geothermal energy is power extracted from heat stored in the earth. GEOTHERMAL energy offers the compelling prospect of base-load power generation that operates continuously – regardless of weather conditions, and with negligible fuel costs and greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions …
It is said that there is enough geothermal power underground to last planet earth for another 1,000,000 years. Is this true?
So… if there is all this non-polluting, ecologically friendly, economical energy out there that would put the damage into reverse and save the planet from inevitable and irrevocable destruction, as we are already witnessing today, why are we still burning fossil fuels?
Don't know, you'd have to ask the rich oil & coal barons about that one.
BP Will Pay $4.5 Billion, Plead Guilty To Criminal Charges For Oil Spill
CHEVRON FORCED TO PAY $9.5b IN ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES
DEEPWATER BLOW OUT: TWO MEN FACE CHARGES Unfortunately, these were not executives
One year on from Hungary's red mud disaster
SAVING ICELAND Connected to the same disaster above
The Lumpor Sidoarjo Mud Volcano …
…is one of the worst disaster known to mankind, and is still ongoing. At its peak Lusi spewed up to 180,000 m³ of mud per day.[3] By mid August 2011, mud was being discharged at a rate of 10,000 m³ per day. This was a significant decline from the previous year, when mud was being discharged at a rate of 100,000 cubic metres per day. It is estimated it will continue gushing toxic mud for another 30 years.
It is the biggest mud volcano in the world, created by the blowout of a natural gas well drilled by PT Lapindo Brantas, Company officials contend it was caused by a distant earthquake. In August 2012, geologists stated definitively that the Sidoarjo mudflow was caused by drilling operation misconduct, which only used a quarter of the height of drilling wallpipe, strictly in violation of industry standards, and was not caused by a distant earthquake almost 300 km away.
Despite a network of dams and barriers having been erected to contain the flood, as of February 2007 the mud was up to 10 m thick, with an estimated volume of 12 million cubic metres. The enormous quantity of mud has so far buried 4 villages and 25 factories, some of which you can see here, barely protruding above the surface.
BIG QUESTION: Why aren't any of these executives facing criminal charges?
While natural disasters can do much damage and devastation, some of the worst environmental disasters in history have been caused by people. Some are accidental. Some are speculated to be the work of government conspiracy. The 33 disasters on this list are ordered chronologically starting with the most recent, though they could be grouped by type. Moreover, the repetition of disaster types supports the argument that humans have failed to really learn from past mistakes. If this argument is correct, we may be adding another disaster to the top of the list fairly soon, but for now, here are our top picks among some of the world's worst man-made environmental disasters.
- The Ones that Made History (and in many cases are still a cause of pollution)
- BP Gulf Oil Spill
- Tennessee Coal Ash Spill
- Sidoarjo Mud Volcano
- Jilin
- Al-Mishraq Fire
- West Virginia/Kentucky Coal Sludge Spill
- Baia Mare Cyanide Spill
- Libby, Montana Asbestos Contamination
- Gulf War Oil Spill
- Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
- Chernobyl
- Chevron Oil Refinery Spill
- Bhopal India Gas Leak
- Meltdown at Three Mile Island
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Goals Galore For East Kalimantan Sides
Mitra Kukar aren't the best travellers in Liga 1. With just two wins from their travels all season they faced a Gresik United side licking its wounds having conceded 15 goals in its previous three games. Games like this are notoriously tricky to predict, will the home side suddenly decide to put on a show for their disconsolate home fans, will pride kick in or will Mitra Kukar just take advantage of a side low on confidence and batter them?
The Gresik fans didn't care either way. Following their 7-1 humiliation away to Persela last time out they stayed home. They missed Jusmadi give their side the lead on 15 minutes and the handful that did make the effort enjoyed seeing their side in the lead for a whole six minutes before Marclei Santos made it 1-1 with his 10th in 10 games. When Yusgiantoro restored the lead on the 45th minute the supporters could savour the whole half time in the lead.
Six minutes into the second half and the dream was over when Septian David Maulana levelled and two goals from Anindito Erminarno just left hapless Gresik with that deja vu feeling again.
For Mitra Kukar and the other teams from East Kalimantan though it was a good start to the weekend. Persiba travelled to Bekasi to face the league leaders Bhayangkara and wouldn't have been expecting much, especially when they conceded three early goals. However there is some fight about this team now, a fight that was noticeably absent earlier in the season, and a brace from Anmar Al Mubaraki in the last seven minutes of the first half set up a nervy second half for the league leaders.
Bhayangkara held on for the victory but Persiba pushed them all the way and can return to Balikpapan with a sense of pride. When they met earlier in the season Bhayangkara coach Simon McMenemy praised the efforts of the Honey Bears on their own patch after his team emerged with a victory and again they put in a shift against a strong team. Whether it will be enough to keep them in Liga 1 next season remains to be seen but they aren't going down without a fight.
Meanwhile Borneo returned to Samarinda after playing their last home game in Bontang, and welcomed PSM and their own supporters to Segiri Stadium. Goals from Matheus Enrique and Terens Puhiri had the Pusamania purring before Marc Klok pulled one back from the penalty spot before half time.
Lerby Eliandry restored the two goal cushion on 51 minutes to break his four game goal drought and Borneo appeared to be cruising to a comfortable victory over the title challengers from Makassar before the visitors' captain Hamka Hamzah scored with five minutes to set up a white knuckle ride for the home fans before the ref blew for the final whistle.
An exciting weekend of football for the East Kalimantan sides but there is little change to Liga 1 for them with Mitra Kukar and Borneo remaining mid table and Persiba nine points from safety.
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I thought I'd show you guys today a little combination I wore trying to get a look from Colton Haynes at the Abercrombie and Fitch – The making of a star event. This picture I originally saw on Instagram and loved the outfit he was wearing so I had a look through my wardrobe and pieced together a similar, and I'm guessing much cheaper alternative.
My shirt was from River Island and wasn't bought that long ago so it may still be available, possibly in the sale section. It was originally only £20.00. I then placed over a Next cable crew neck jumper (Originally £40) and then my Levis denim jacket, which I found in my local Vintage shop. I finished this look off with skinny black jeans and black derby boots. The total of this outfit comes to around £100 (excluding the shoes).
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|30 Apr 2012
Trying to wipe HD clean and reinstall windows 7 home premium 64bit OEM
Would like to know what the proper way to go about formating hard drive and reinstalling windows 7 all I have is the repair disk, data back up disk & the Image disk i got the dell laptop from bestbuy and geeksquad did the set up well actually 3 weeks ago my motherboard and processor took a crap and it was replaced but i dont have a windows disk and actually had to get a program to track down the cd key but i dont have any dell software installed in here and its missing to many system files to run down. so i fifgured i would just "start over" so if anyone has any suggestions it would be appreciated. thanks
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Do you have a valid Product Key with 25 characters like this: xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx?
What sounds better:
The PC as it was when shipped from Dell?
A PC with a clean installation of Windows 7 and nothing else?
If you have a valid Product Key and want the latter, not the former, you can download an ISO file form Mydigitallife.info, burn it to a disc, install from that disc, and activate using the Product Key.
There is a different procedure if you want to restore to as when the PC shipped from Dell.
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|30 Apr 2012
yes i do have the cd key and i came across all of these issues because windows update told me i could upgrade to ultimate so thats when i found out windows wasnt even activated so i found cd key now its acctivated but its not even coming up as a genuine copy of windows i do have a windows 7 professional boot disk but no cd key so i would rather keep stuff as ligit as possible for now anyway
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|30 Apr 2012
You say you do and you say you don't.
I'm not sure what you mean by "CD key".
Do you have a COA sticker on that Dell?
If you don't have a valid Product Key, you can't activate a burned ISO.
Which would mean you are limited to attempting to restore to factory specs with either a Dell built-in partition or with Dell recovery disks.
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yeah sorry i mean product key but yes my windows 7 home premium has a valid product key so i guess the best thing is get the iso file and burn it to disk?
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You won't then have any of the special Dell applications that were on the PC. Maybe you don't care about that.
If you do want the Dell applications, don't use the burned ISO. Instead, do a factory restore.
You have mentioned both Windows Professional and Windows Home Premium, so I'm not sure what you have or originally had.
In your shoes, I would probably call Microsoft and find out exactly what type of Product Key you have.
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If you've got your key:
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1 Introduction Calcified tissue harbor lead. However, there are many practical problems that preclude the use of bone and dentine for wide screening for lead contamination. Enamel can be easily collected in mouth by an in vivo biopsy, and shows higher lead concentrations in teeth from subjects living in polluted environments in comparison to subjects living in non-polluted ones. The aim of this study was: to determine lead content in surface deciduous enamel from children studying in two Kindergartens, one located in a probably contaminated area (KG1) and another in a probably non-contaminated area with respect to environmental lead (KG2), and to test the effect of caries experience on lead content in surface deciduous enamel. 2 Methodology 24 and 22 children form KG1 and KG2, respectively, aged 4-8 yrs old, were undergone to enamel biopsies in upper incisors. Material from the enamel biopsies was used to measure lead by ICP- MS while phosphorus was measured colorimetrically to establish biopsy depth. Mann Whitney test was used to compare lead content between the two Kindergartens. Caries experience was determined using the decayed missing filled per tooth (dmft) index by one calibrated examiner (Kappa=0.81). 3 Results Children from KG1 presented higher mean dmft index compared to children from KG2 (p 0.05). Median lead levels were not statistically different between KG1 and KG2 considering either all biopsies depths (KG1=200.5 μg/g; KG2=163.4 μg/g; p=0.88) or only biopsies deeper than 3.17 µm (KG1=200.83; KG2=130.65; p=0.62). 4 Conclusion No correlation between dmft and lead content was found and the main difference between the two KGs was that the one located in a probably contaminated area presented the higher median lead content in surface enamel. 5 References 1) ALMEIDA, G. R. C.; SARAIVA, M.C.P.; BARBOSA, F.; KRUG, F.J.; CURY, J.A.; SOUSA, M.L.R.; BUZALAF, M.A.R.; GERLACH, R.F. Lead contents in the surface enamel of deciduous teeth sampled in vivo from children in uncontaminated and in lead-contaminated areas. Environ. Res., v.104, p.337-345, 2007. 2) ALMEIDA, G.R.C.; GUERRA, C.S.; TANUS-SANTOS, J.E.; BARBOSA Jr., F.; GERLACH, R.F. A plateau detected in lead accumulation in subsurface deciduous enamel from individuals exposed to lead may be useful to identify children and regions exposed to higher levels of lead. Environ. Res., v.107, p.264-270, 2008. 3) BRUDEVOLD, F.; AASENDEN, R.; SRINIVASIAN, B.N.; BAKHOS, Y. Lead in enamel and saliva, dental caries and the use of enamel biopsies for measuring past exposure to lead. J. Dent. Res., v.56, p.1165-1171, 1977. 4) BRUDEVOLD, F.; REDA, A.; AASENDEN, R.; BAKHOS, Y. Determination of trace elements in surface enamel of human teeth by a new biopsy procedure. Arch. Oral Biol., v.20, p.667, 1975. 5) GOMES, V.E.; SOUSA, M.L.R.; BARBOSA, F.; KRUG, F.J.; SARAIVA, M.C.P.; CURY, J.A.; GERLACH, R.F. In vivo studies on lead content of deciduous teeth superficial enamel of pre-school children. Sci. Total Environ., v.320, p.25, 2004. 6) GOMES, V.E.; WADA, R.S.; CURY, J.A.; SOUSA, M.L.R. Concentração de chumbo, defeitos de esmalte e cárie em dentes decíduos. Revista de Saúde Pública, São Paulo,v.38, n.5, out. 2004. Lead content in superficial deciduous enamel from children residing in areas with different probabilities of lead exposure and the correlation between caries experience and lead content Athayde PAA 1, Almeida GRC 2 *, Gerlach RF 2, Sousa FB 1 1 Depto. de Morfologia, CCS, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa (PB), Brasil; 2 Depto. De Morfologia, Estomatologia Fisiologia, Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brasil. UFPB Fig. 2. Plot of lead concentration versus biopsy depth Fig. 3. Plot of dmf-t versus lead concentration Tab.1. Lead concentration in superficial deciduous enamel (µg/g) KG1KG2 Median 200,5163,4 Min. 64,664,19 Max. 689,01604,0 Mean 229,0329,6 p= 0,88 Fig. 1 a, b, c. Enamel biopsy procedure a b c
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — A heat wave is smothering much of the country, millions are without power in the Mid-Atlantic states, and the stock market is rife with uncertainty. The perfect excuse to load up on utility stocks, right?
That's exactly what lots of investors did Monday. On a generally down day for equities, the utility sector was one of the few advancing, with such familiar names as American Electric Power Co. AEP, -0.04% and Consolidated Edison Inc. ED, +0.56% leading the way.
But jumping into utility stocks might not be the smartest move out there.
Sure, electricity demand is up because air conditioning demand is up. And yes, power utilities are regulated to ensure a reasonable rate of return for their services, which shields them from a lot of the scary unknowns currently roiling the markets. It's true most of them have a well-deserved reputation as steady dividend payers with they have almost no direct exposure to overseas financial crises.
All these things make utilities attractive to anyone seeking low-risk returns. That's the problem. With so much risk out there, the flood of capital into safe-haven utilities is inflating utilities' share prices beyond what could be considered the companies' underlying growth potential.
The Dow Jones Utilities Index DJU, +0.35% , for example, is up 10% over the past 12 months, compared with a 2% gain for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.80% . This has "stampede" written all over it and could be setting the stage for a nasty little correction.
But what about soaring power demand from those millions of people currently sweltering without it?
While steamy weather boosts power sales, it's worth remembering that companies such as Pepco Holdings Inc. POM, +0.00% , whose service territory was among the hardest hit by weekend storms, can't sell electricity when their lines are down. Power use actually drops during widespread outages because there's no way to deliver it, forcing power plants to throttle back how many megawatts they put on the grid. Read the latest on outages in the Washington D.C. area.
A better gauge of electricity demand would be to look past this week's weather and focus on commercial and industrial customers. While residential power demand typically parallels a region's demographic growth (about 2% a year), electricity sales to businesses and industry swing with the economy. Earlier Monday the Institute for Supply Management released its June report, and it was pretty grim, showing manufacturing activity in this country shrunk last month for the first time in three years. Read about the June ISM report.
That doesn't give investors a lot of room for optimism, and will force a lot of them to ask whether the traditional safe haven afforded by utility stocks might not be getting a little too crowded.


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We at the SIU Carbondale Veterans Center realize that the transition from the military and/or deployment can be difficult. One of the most difficult things can be finding a place to live before starting your college career. To help aid student Veterans looking for housing, we have compiled a listing of renters/leasers in the local area. This is not a complete listing, and the information presented in this guide is for reference only and is not guaranteed. SIU Carbondale is not associated with any of the companies on this guide and does not profit in any way from you choosing to rent/lease from them.
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by Jamia Wilson (with reporting by Samantha Leach) via glamour.com
Before Black Panther celebrated the all-female freedom fighters of Wakanda, real-life black women formed their own type of special-forces unit in Alabama. When a whopping 98 percent of African American women voters united behind Doug Jones, they were able to elect him as the first Democrat to represent Alabama in the U.S. Senate in more than 20 years. They didn't just defeat Roy Moore; they rocked the political status quo.
They have no intention of stopping there.
An unprecedented groundswell of at least 70 black women have launched electoral campaigns across Alabama for local, state, and national offices in 2018, according to the nonprofit Emerge America, which trains women to run for office. While this echoes a national trend (the Black Women in Politics database lists 590 black female candidates across the country, 97 of them for federal seats), experts say the numbers in Alabama are particularly striking. From first-time hopefuls to seasoned veterans, twenty-somethings to sixty-somethings, women are lining up to disrupt the mostly white, mostly Republican old boys' club in the state. (Only two black women are running as Republicans in Alabama this year, both for local seats, according to the state's GOP office.) "African Americans are a quarter of the population here, yet they aren't seeing their issues front and center," says Rhonda Briggins, a co-founder of VoteRunLead and an Alabama native, "so they've decided to run themselves."
Representative Terri Sewell, 53, who's up for re-election this year, was the first black woman to represent Alabama in Congress when she was elected in 2011. "As a congressional intern during the late eighties, I remember walking the halls of the Capitol and not seeing many black women in any role, let alone as elected officials," she says. "When I was first elected, making my voice heard as a black woman surrounded by older white men was a challenge. This year we're proving the strength of our voice at the ballot box."
Ironically, it was the election of a white guy—thanks to the record-breaking mobilization of black women—that motivated many of these candidates to jump into the race. "After so many black women carried Doug Jones over the threshold, I think more women across the state began to see our political power," says Ashley Smith, 34, a Montgomery native running for district judge in Lowndes County.
Wendy Smooth, Ph.D., a political scientist at Ohio State University, agrees the high voter turnout in last December's special election inspired black women candidates to tap into the political momentum. "There was this robust energy, and once energy like that has been released, it doesn't go away," she says. "And once women learn [how to] get a candidate elected into office, a lightbulb comes on and they say, 'This isn't that hard after all. I too can do this.' " But, she's quick to point out, the uptick of black candidates in Alabama and beyond is not just reactionary. These candidates are building on a tradition of activism among black women that's resulted in major social progress. They've done the work, using their coalition-based organizing methods, to fight voter suppression, help Barack Obama win the presidency, and change the game in the special elections. Running for political office is a key part of their strategy.
Briggins emphasizes that these women are making deliberate next steps in a larger blueprint for change, in both their communities and the country, noting how past seeds laid the groundwork for growth. "Women are primarily the workers behind the Alabama New South Coalition and Alabama Democratic Conference, organizations that, since the civil rights movement, have become the foundation of black political power in Alabama," she says.
All that boots-on-the ground work has also given women invaluable experience. "We know we can do these jobs because we've been behind the scenes, whether it is assisting someone in doing the job, or doing it and not getting the recognition," says Marshell Jackson Hatcher, 51, a lawyer running for Jefferson County circuit court judge. "This time we wanted to put ourselves out there for elected positions." Briggins agrees: "Black women are moving from winning elections for others to winning elections for themselves."
These rising stars recognize they are following in the footsteps of their trailblazing black Alabama sisters, women like Rosa Parks, Angela Davis, Coretta Scott King, Condoleezza Rice—and their own mothers and grandmothers. State House candidate Arlene Easley, 54, was a child in the Jim Crow era. She recalls asking her mother why her family had to sit at the back of city buses and remembers being harassed by white parents during the integration of her elementary school. Those experiences bring vital perspective to today's policy making, she says. "While we don't have Jim Crow, the question is, Are there things that are legislated that are Jim Crow–esque? Those are things I, as a woman of color and longtime resident of Mobile, can compare and contrast. And I can take that with me to Montgomery to ensure that we as a state are not moving backward."
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The question is not whether these candidates have what it takes to lead the state into a more just future; it's whether they will receive equal access to the resources, institutional support, and megaphones needed to win. "Yes, black women are coming in as amazing insurgent candidates," says Smooth. "But pay attention to how many of them are formally endorsed, [which is a sign of] their parties' support and belief that these candidates are viable." In surveys women of color report that when they first ran for office, they received less party support than they'd hoped, or were even discouraged from running. (The Alabama Democratic party says it won't make any endorsements before the primary election, which this year falls on June 5.) Studies also show that female candidates receive less media coverage and are more likely to have their messages misrepresented.
These women aren't waiting for state and national parties to climb on board. Many pointed to Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress (representing New York) 50 years ago, as a role model who inspired their campaigns, and they subscribe to her strategy: "If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair." They are pooling their resources in other ways, getting help from organizations like Emerge, VoteRunLead, and Higher Heights for America—and one another. From 28-year-old Chuantae Brown, who is running for district judge in Jefferson County, to 62-year-old Army reservist Audri Scott Williams, a Democrat running for Congress against an outspoken NRA-supporting incumbent, these candidates agree that working together shows the public that more diverse leadership benefits everyone. "We realize it, and now the public is realizing it. We have the tools to be elected," Brown says. "I want it to be normal for a black woman to run for Congress, for president, for anything, just like it's normal for a white man."
When asked what change they will ignite if they win, they talk of criminal justice reform, improved access to education, student debt relief, and more inclusive government. And they quickly show how they will reframe the debate. As Jefferson County Commissioner Sandra Little Brown, 62, who's running for reelection said, "Not if, when I win."
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Before I became a Mahaderang Frog, my mantra in life has been a Donya by 30. I'm one and a half years away from that. What happens after I turn 30? I hide in a cave forever with my sagging skin and wrinkles... I kid! I really don't know what my goal will be after then but since I have a few more months to think about, let's just do the Donya by 30 for now.
I don't really have a New Year's resolution and since both the normal(?) New Year and Chinese New Year have passed without me making resolutions, I have decided to make my resolutions pegged to my Donya by 30 goal.
This is it! First thing on my list is, learn to put on make up. I have been putting this off since high school ever since my friend(You know who you are I am scarred for life! O.A.) told me I looked like someone punched me in the face a.k.a. I put on eye shadow. I have always described myself as a baklang kabayo (gay horse. Not that I really know what a gay horse looks like but I digress) when I put make up on.
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I'm taking matters in my own hands. I have enrolled in a make up class by Studio SnR. It's Bobbi's Mastering the Basics part of the Beauty High Tea Series. It's an intimate tutorial on how to put on make up. It will be held on February 11 from 1:30pm-5:30pm in Studio SnR, Ortigas Center, Pasig.
Maybe after this, I'll put on more make up on a regular basis. Hihihihi.... Wish me luck!
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Marvel Comics capped off a weekend of news at the Chicago Comics And Entertainment Expo (AKA C2E2) with the Next Big Thing panel as talent coordination C.B. Cebulski led writers Brian Michael Bendis, Fred Van Lente and David Liss and editors Tom Brennan to cover news and events, and CBR News is on hand LIVE! with all the action, so continue to update your browswers as we go!
The panel started by discussing the current "Death of Spider-Man" story in the Ultimate world. "If you're half as invested in this book as a reader as I am as a writer, you'll be a basketcase by the end," said Bendis, noting that Mark Bagley makes his return to the Ultimate world on the book along with "Probably the best selection of variant covers I've ever seen...it's a heart-wrenching story, and it'll change the book forever if not kill it."
Van Lente described the new "Herc" book as "urban Conan" and reminded fans that a preview was available for free on the show floor.
In other news, a new Black Panther arc was explained. "We wanted to do something a little different for the second [arc] and a lot of Black Panther fans have asked 'Where is Storm?'" Liss explained of the incoming "Storm Hunter" arc of "Black Panther: Man Without Fear." He promised an appearance by Kraven and action where Storm would "kick ass and get her ass kicked."
Cebulski then revealed that David Liss and Patrick Zircher would launch "Mystery Men" which had been fortold by Marvel teasers. "We're pushing back the origins of superheroes in the Marvel Universe about seven years to 1935." The book features the first ever costume heroes in the Marvel U who decide to take to the streets. "Our editor Bill Rosemann wants me to emphasize that it is done, so it will ship on time...this book is a 'pulp-a-thon' so if you like pulp in your superheroes, this is your book." The book begins in June and will double-ship that month.
Cebulski said that with the upcoming "Heart of the Monster" arc in "Incredible Hulks" writer Greg Pak would wrap his many years run with the character. All threads and emotional themes from Paks run would be wrapped up there.
Brennan spoke on the just announced "Iron Age" mini series by Rob Williams which sees an old Iron Man foe take the power of the Dark Phoenix and destroy the earth. The even sends Iron Man into the past where he needs to fight his way back to the future in order to save the Marvel U from its cataclysmic fate.
Up and coming writer Kyle Higgins stepped up to announce an incoming four-issue "Supreme Power" series. "I know like a lot of you, I'm a big fan of the book from the Grunewald 'Squadron Supreme' through JMS's run," he said saying that "Supreme Power" works because it's "real people in the real world with the power of gods" and that he wants to bring a tone of accessibility back to the book. Check to CBR tomorrow for an interview on the comic.
Liss explained that "Mystery Men" will contain "references to names and concepts you're familiar with, but nobody you know already will just walk into the book" from the Marvel U. Asked about any similarities to the movie and the Bob Burden comic of the same name, Liss said this was much different in tone and execution and that they were keeping the name as titles aren't copywrite-able. Bendis joked that his next book would be called "Star Wars."
Bendis then spoke to the future of new characters since the launch of his OGN "Takio." "The people at Marvel are paying attention to the response," he said. "All you can do is support what you like...it might embolden the publishers to try new stuff. As far as original graphic novels at Marvel, it's really about getting the creators everything they deserve for their hard work." Cebulski added that in their main line, the OGN was not "a financially viable publishing format."
With the change in jobs at Marvel that saw with Axel Alonso as the new Editor-in-Chief, Bendis explained that not much has changed in how they create the books thanks to a shared vision for the line by the senior staff at Marvel. "Of course, we have to hear about how great 'Messiah CompleX' was every ten minutes," he joked.
A fan asked when news on the launch of new "Marvelman" material would happen with the answer from Cebulski being "We can't say anything yet, but we're working on it. Thanks for your patience" with Bendis adding "But he does kill Spider-Man in 'Death of Spider-Man.'" Bendis then had to split from the panel to catch a flight home.
Phil Hester will draw an issue of "Black Panther" for Liss featuring Spider-Man as lead artist Francesco Francavilla works on the future of the series.
"Herc" is a solo book focusing on Hercules without Amadeus Cho, but the boy genius will continue in the Marvel Universe in a "Fear Itself" tie-in that Van Lente will write which will be announced soon.
The controversial question of comic pricing came up, with Cebulski saying that moving forward all Marvel books currently at $3.99 will continue that way but that the publisher is working hard to introduce as many new projects as possible at a lower price point.
Cebulski spoke on perpetually asked after book "Runaways" by saying that Marvel loves the book and even though no new book is on the late at this moments, some of the characters would be showing up on their own in various places in the Marvel U, and when the team does finally return, the big questions about Gert and other dangling plot threads will be explained.
Iron Fist will be playing a big role in the upcoming "Fear Itself" event including the main book and Nick Spencer's "Iron Man 2.0" title, and the new Power Man will take a part in Van Lente's tie-in book that features Amadeus Cho.
Liss ensured fans that "Black Panther: Man Without Fear" would not be going away with the return of "Dardevil" by Mark Waid. The creative team has plans for T'Challa in Hells Kitchen to go through the end of 2011 and beyond if fans continue to support the book. Cebulski commented on the strategy of giving a new book the number of an established series. He said it seemed to work well, but Marvel didn't want to do it for no reason. They take many factors into consideration when deciding how to launch a series, including any anniversary issues a long-running book may potentially have on the horizon.
Higgins returned to the panel to speak on "Supreme Power" saying that while he is a major fan of Mark Gruenwald's work on the character, this continues in the world of JMS' relaunch of the comics and will be a MAX book complete with the requisite adult language.


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The long term objective of our academic program is to enable graduates to actively design and implement organizational information systems by means of new media. The development process is not limited by existing information systems and feasability issues but is driven by the creativity of designers and implementers. The application areas range from engineering single workplaces to modeling intra- and inter-company processes and allow for improvements, the support of collaborations, the integration of new business ideas, and the reaction to environmental changes.
Our Institute investigates software-based approaches to develop an infrastructure for the use of new media. These investigations focus primarily on the field of internet-based information systems. The teaching contents involve technologies (e.g., software technology), content design (modeling), as well as the automation of information processing techniques to create information value chains (e.g., in E-commerce or B2B-business).
The lectures encompass the subject areas new media and electronic commerce, object-oriented design of application systems, and object-oriented Internet applications. The deepening and practical application of the skills developed in the lectures is supported through proseminars and the Seminar in New Media.
All courses are based on a credit-point system to ensure a firm study process and short study terms. Intensive support, an excellent framework, and realistic task objectives allow for satisfiable results in manageable time spans. The knowledge transfer in the courses is actively supported through new media for communication and information of and among students.
It is our main concern to combine research and teaching. Our academic program enables students to actively contribute to the Institute's research projects, e.g., within the scope of diploma theses. These theses are not solely used for examination purposes, but constitute reusable research contributions for the Institute and support students in preparing for later practical and scientific work. After all it is our goal to educate future academic personnel by increasing scientific awareness.
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Betriebliche Informationssysteme I (Business Information Systems I) - LVP - 2 SWS
Betriebliche Informationssysteme II (Business Information Systems II) - PI - 2 SWS
Grundzüge der Modellierung (Principles of Modeling) - LVP - 2 SWS
Grundzüge der Programmierung (Principles of Software Programming) - LVP - 2 SWS
Netzwerke (Networks) - PI - 2 SWS
Netzwerksicherheit (Network Security) - PI - 2 SWS
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Grundzüge der IKT (Foundations in ICT) - PI - 2 SWS
Corporate IT I (Information Structures) - PI - 2 SWS
Corporate IT II (E-Services) - PI - 2 SWS
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Dynamic Programming Techniques - PI - 2 SWS
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Distributed Systems - PI - 2 SWS
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Konversatorium aus Wirtschaftsinformatik (Research Seminar) - PI - 2 SWS
Dissertationsspezifische qualitative Methoden in Wirtschaftsinformatik und Information Systems (Qualitative methods in Information Systems) - PI - 2 SWS
Informationssysteme, Risikobeurteilung und Risikoentscheidungen (Information Systems, Risk Assessment and Risk Management) - PI - 2 SWS
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Within the scope of the Bachelor Program, two Bachelor theses have to be composed: one thesis may be prepared in the course of an IS-Specialization or an Advanced IS-Subject, the second thesis has to be prepared in the course of the IT-Praktikum. Each Bachelor thesis should be completed within one semester and is once to be presented in the Konversatorium.
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The general procedure for preparing a diploma thesis involves:
- becoming familiar with the subject area (approx. 6 weeks),
- establishing a precise project definition and working plan,
- performing project-oriented work including regular progress reports (approx. 6 months),
- conducting at least two presentations in the Konversatorium:
- one at the initial phase of the project to present the research design,
- one at the finishing phase of the project to present the research results,
- delivering the diploma thesis in printed and electronic format.
The list of suggestions for research topics is not a complete summary of all potential topics, but it gives an introduction to the Institute's current research interests. Students may contribute to the final topic and project definition.
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- becoming familiar with the subject area (approx. 6-12 months),
- establishing a precise project definition and working plan,
- performing project-oriented work including regular progress reports in the Konversatorium,
- conducting a presentation on the research results in the Konversatorium,
- delivering the dissertation in printed and electronic format, including an abstract for the website.
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Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has banned Western music from playing on any radio or television stations in the country.
According to the Associated Press artists like Eric Clapton, the Eagles and Kenny G are played regularly on Iranian media but that will all be coming to an end.
The Iran's Supreme Cultural Revolutionary Council said on December 19 that it will take action, "Blocking indecent and Western music from the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting is required," says the Council's website. No actual reason was given for the block, just that they wanted the music to stop. I wonder how we would react to all our music being cut? (an end to Brit pop? I don't think so!)
The decree actually goes back to the beginning of the Iranian revolution in 1979 but was slowly loosened as years went by. But the new president is reenacting the ban. Currently Western music and films are widely available in Iran but the country has up to six months to implement this new decree.
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Since the mid-1950's, unprocessed milk was produced and supplied to manufacturers of dairy products in a dairy industry that was highly regulated in the form of government control boards that structurally controlled the supply and demand for dairy products, with little regard given to consumers of dairy products. This form of intervention led to an industry that was highly monopolised by a number of big role players on the dairy processing side with numerous dairy farmers, of which a large percentage were not competitive.The PE Loubser Boerdery was at that time a small-scale dairy farming operation and it was the visionary approach of Eduard Loubser, Senior – a fourth generation Loubser - that diversified the farming operation and turned it into a large scale commercial farming enterprise with a strong focus on dairy, wine and wheat production.
After the first democratic elections in 1994, the system of highly regulated agro and agro-processing industries was replaced by a free market system. The free market system, in essence, takes the focus of an industry from a production-orientated to a market-orientated approach where the needs of consumers are paramount in the strategies and decisions of successful organisations. This change opened the door for Fair Cape Dairies to start adding value to the unprocessed milk produced on Welgegund by the PE Loubser Boerdery. This was the start of the next chapter in the development of the Loubser enterprise.
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I've developed a bit of a…. reputation during the past year or so.
A nasty little nickname too.
It seems that people have come to associate me with a certain ancient grain that is actually a seed from a spinach-like plant that's grown in South America.
It's pronounced "keen-wha."
And the people consider me to be the "Keen-wha" Queen.
Friends and family email me quinoa recipes on a weekly basis. If an article so much as hints at the nutritional powerhouse, they, as well as other acquaintances and only-sort-of-kind-of acquaintances, immediately seek me out to let me know of its existence.
"Did you the article abt how quinoa is so popular now that farmers who grow it can't afford to eat it? http://nyti.ms/hFcM7P" One of my high school classmates asked via Twitter.
"It's your Quinoa friend again! I saw this thread at Chowhound and thought you might like it. Lot's of recipe's." Read an email from my cousin last week.
And then, yesterday, a Tweet from fellow Los Angeles blogger Valentina of Eastside Food Bites. "Someone's asking JGold about quinoa. Did you see? http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2011/04/ask_mr_gold_mo-chica.php."
My heart leapt out of my chest like a proud parent watching their beloved child take center stage.
Jonathan Gold, the belly of Los Angeles, was talking about my quinoa?!
I couldn't read the "Ask Mr. Gold" column fast enough. I devoured it whole, nodding in agreement as he explained to the poor, ignorant reader why quinoa is such a "big deal" – the health benefits, the fun of preparing it in a dry skillet, the pleasant "mild bounce" it has when well executed.
I beamed with excitement. This was even better than having quinoa featured in one of Squid Ink writer Noah Galuten's "Food Fights," or cast in a guest starring role on Josh Lurie's "Food GPS" – "Vitamin Q" instead of "Vitamin P."
But when I reached the final paragraph where Mr. Gold assesses his favorite quinoa dishes in the city – including two that I find quite good as well (Akasha's and Fig's), I was saddened to see that my favorite quinoa dish was noticeably absent.
"Where oh where was my Huckleberry friend?" I thought with distress.
While I imagine that Ricardo Zarate's quinotto is undeniably delicious (one of my favorite preparations of quinoa is actually in a risotto that also contains shiitake mushrooms – plus he was just named one of Food & Wine magazine's best new chefs), the quinoa dish that most excites me in LA is a bit more pure and simple.
To a quinoa-outsider's eyes, Huckleberry Café's quinoa, kale and butternut squash with two sunny side up eggs ($11.50) might appear like a big bowl of hippie health food. The kernels of quinoa are undressed, the vegetables are prepared with a minimalist's hand – likely seasoned with simply good olive oil and salt, and the fried eggs are… well, fried eggs. What makes this dish so special, however, is that it pays respect to the grain in a way that I don't often encounter in restaurants.
The quinoa is clearly rinsed well prior to cooking – there's not a hint of residual bitterness from the saponin, a chemical compound that coats each seed – and the kernels are delicately heaped into a fluffy pile that indicates it hasn't been overcooked or prepared with too much water. There's a bit of a chew to the quinoa, as well, or, as Jonathan Gold might say, "a pleasant bounce." It bites back, it asserts itself, and, most importantly, it has a presence that isn't disguised or muddied by overly aggressive flavors or textures. Huckleberry's quinoa is a work of art by itself, but when the runny yolk, sautéed kale, and roasted butternut squash come in to play, it truly becomes a symphony.
The quinoa is the perfect sponge for the runny yolk, and the sweet squash and earthy kale are the perfect accompaniments to fortify and complete the dish. It's simple, hearty and healthy, yet somehow still soulful at the same time.
The beauty of this mainstay on Huckleberry's breakfast and brunch menus is that it allows quinoa to take center stage. As the proud parent of that silly little grain that's actually a seed, I'm happy to report that in this interpretation, it absolutely shines.
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- Magazines
- Elmer's glue in glue bottles
- Mod Podge and paint brushes
- Before beginning the project I took the magazines and cut them up with a large paper cutter. I just cut the pages in half long ways and left stacks of magazines on each student's desk.
- I took the students through the steps of folding the strips of paper first. Take a strip of paper and fold it in half hot dog style. Open the paper, and fold each side into the middle so that the edges line up with the center line. Repeat that step again and then fold it in half. Now you'll have a neatly folded paper with an open end and a closed in, sort of like a tepee shape.
- This webpage gives fairly descent photos. http://pradaforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/diy-fun-magazine-bowls/
- To start the actual bowl you start with the base. The shape of the bowl is determined by the shape of the base. The simplest shape is a circle, but you can do almost any shape if you get creative enough. We managed to create heart shapes, circle, square, tear drop and star shape. If you do the star shape you might need paper clips to hold the paper in place while its drying.
- If you are doing a simple round bowl the start by putting Elmer's glue along one side of a strip of folded paper. Then begin to tightly coil the paper around and around. It looks best to have the closed side of the paper pointing upward throughout the whole process.Once you get to the end of one piece just get another piece of magazine and continue where the last one ended.
- Once you have your base created, its time to do the sides. To create the walls of the bowl is the same as creating the base except you allow the paper to stick up just a little bit each time higher than before.
- Lastly, once the bowl is complete, have your students do a coat of Mod Podge over the surface of the whole thing to harder it and make it sturdier.