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Conditions Treated:
About Me
I am an internist and a geriatrician who cares for patients with acute and chronic cancer pain and other symptoms resulting from cancer or its treatment. I become involved early in the course of a patient's care to ensure that the patient and his or her caregivers have the support they need as they make the transition from curative to palliative care – addressing not only physical symptoms such as pain, shortness of breath, and nausea, but also non-physical causes of suffering, such as anxiety and depression.
I work with a multidisciplinary team that includes specialists from interventional/anesthesia pain management, rehabilitation medicine, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, integrative medicine, chaplaincy, social work, pharmacy, wound care, radiation oncology, neuro-oncology, neurosurgery (the spine team, managing pain and providing palliative care for patients with advanced cancer near the spine or brain that causes discomfort), various oncology teams, and the Urgent Care Center to prevent pain crises and suffering. Together, we work to preserve the function and quality of life of our patients as well as their families.
In addition to my work in the pain and palliative care clinic, I supervise a dedicated outpatient clinic for patients age 65 and older. My colleagues and I manage pain and symptoms in these patients, identify needs that are specific to this age group, and make referrals to other healthcare professionals when necessary.
I also work with patients' primary care physicians to share decision-making and facilitate access to resources as close to patients' homes as possible. I discuss end-of-life issues with patients and their families and work compassionately with them on advanced care planning. I am also interested in medical bioethics and public policy.
In my research, I am studying hospice and palliative care practices at various facilities and leading a study of end-of-life care and advance directives. I am interested in identifying and addressing barriers to patients' access to pain management, and exploring new pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to pain management. Together with my colleagues in the Department of Psychiatry, I am involved in research assessing the value of family-focused grief therapy in cancer patients.
- Clinical Expertise: Pain Management and Palliative Care (including symptom management and supportive care); Geriatric Pain and Symptom Management Medicine
- Awards and Honors: New York Magazine Top Doctors (2014; 2016)
- Languages Spoken: English
- Education: MD, Government Medical College (Jammu [Tawi], India); MPH, Columbia University
- Residencies: Wyckoff Heights Medical Center and Flushing Hospital Medical Center
- Fellowships: NYU Medical Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Board Certifications: Internal Medicine; Geriatric Medicine; Pain Medicine; Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Most major health insurers offer plans that include MSK as one of their in-network providers. If MSK is in-network, it means all our doctors are too. Medicaid and New York State Medicare also provide benefits for care at MSK.Learn more
Clinical Trials
As home to one of the world's top cancer research centers, Memorial Sloan Kettering is typically involved in more than 900 clinical trials at a given time. Currently, clinical trials focused on the conditions I treat are enrolling new patients. If you're interested in joining a clinical trial, click to learn about the trial's purpose, eligibility criteria, and how to get more information.Learn more


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Uf... Finally, we have released CaMail 0.2, the first "public" version.
I hope we'll get the help of new developers, users and beta-testers.
I'm working on CaMail, so I don't have any time to do another thing (by now...).
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Another quick report:
Sh. oaks Target had some of the newer CW wave, shirtless savage, and snow plo and had traces of Tvc wave 9. Think there was a blitz BP too. Remember, CW figs (& SL) are still on sale. Too bad those prices don't apply to tvc.
TF fans - dlx Darksteel, specialist Rachet and the armored wreckers were there as well.
Noho target -- CW CC Jet -didn't stash. There was one. Also spotted the newest deluxe wave TF here as well.


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The Earl in My Bed
A Forgotten Princesses Valentine Novellaby Sophie Jordan
Release date: Feb 05, 2013
Format: E-book
Intended for one man …
All her life, everyone assumed Paget Ellsworth, the vicar's daughter, would marry the Earl of Winningham's youngest son. And when he left for war with his older brother, Jamie, words and promises were not necessary. She would wait.
But destined for another …
Four years pass, and the death of his father forces Jamie home to take up the reins as the new earl, leaving his brother fighting on the front lines a world away. Maddening, infuriating, sexy Jamie makes Paget question her feelings. One glimpse, one word from him awakens desire in her heart. When a simple kiss spirals out of control at the annual Valentine's Day ball, she realizes the man she never wanted is the man she needs … but will Paget cast aside all she's ever thought to be true to win the man of her dreams?


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Turkish Doner/Shawarma is one of the most popular Turkish dishes. It is made by stacking strips of pieces of seasoned meat on a vertical stick. Then slowly cook it on the doner machine by slicing off doner with knife. It can be served plain in pita bread or lavash or with vegetables, or on plate with rice, roasted tomatoes and peppers.


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Mine would have to be their newest one,Stadium Arcadium. I've been playing the hell out of that.
Favorite Song?
I've gotta say "Under the Bridge". I like a lot of their other songs ("Give it Away", "Higher Ground", and "Californication") but to me, "Under the Bridge" is their best.


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To encourage and promote educational programs aimed at all users of waterways in order to increase public access to the river as a gathering place for a wide range of waterway activities.
To foster stewardship of Oregon's waterways with an eye toward environmental responsibility and recreational use; making our organization available for projects that benefit Oregon's waterways.
To monitor and communicate with governmental agencies to ensure that members are fully informed of waterway and waterfront regulations and policy changes that potentially impact the members of the waterfront community.
To network and associate with other groups as a resource for the common interests and benefits of all waterway users.
Waterfront Organizations of Oregon Background Information:
The Waterfront Owners and Operators of Oregon grew out of a need to correct a zoning error which adversely affected several waterfront properties including several moorage/marinas in Multnomah County. This error changed the zoning from MUA-2(Multi-Use Agricultural) to CFU (Commercial Forest Use). The ramifications of the zone change meant that each moorage/marina was no longer a conforming use, which would have prevented future development or change in use and could have severely devalued each property. The property owners and other interested parties got together to work with Multnomah County, hence, the organization was born. In late 1999, in order to involve and attract all waterway and waterfront related industries and interests, the by-laws were changed and the name was changed to:
The Board of Directors meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Tyee Yacht Club, 2929 NE Marine Drive, Portland, Oregon, at 7:00 p.m. All members are encouraged to attend these meetings and contribute their input and suggestions. Minutes of these meetings are sent out to all members. We urge you to join the organization and get involved.
It has been the desire of the President and the Board of Directors to steer the organization in the direction of acting as an informational body. We have a very diversified membership who can help with dredging problems, towing, construction, foaming, houseboat spaces, boat repair, boat sales, boat electronics, etc., and may be able to help with zoning ordinances and other governmental requirements. We are presently watching the Legislature closely for any proposed Bills helpful to, or detrimental to, the waterfront community, as well as having members serve on many advisory boards and committees whose activities influence our waterways.
The organization holds a hosted annual membership dinner meeting once a year, to which speakers are invited to talk about subjects of interest to the waterfront community.
Thanks for visiting this website www.waterfrontoregon.com. If you have any questions or comments be sure to contact us.
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Selenium Forte by American Biologics may offer support for your overall well-being by providing the trace element selenium. For instance' selenium may help strengthen your immune system: by encouraging your body to produce more white blood cells—which are key to fighting off infections—selenium may potentially work to alleviate symptoms of certain mild illnesses.
In addition' this selenium supplement could have a mild detoxifying effect. Selenium may work to activate glutathione peroxidase (GSH)' which is an antioxidant enzyme that might remove potentially harmful free radicals and heavy metals from your body. As a result' Selenium Forte may be able to protect your cells from oxidative damage.
Selenium Forte might also work to promote healthy cardiovascular function; this is because selenium may help address certain symptoms associated with plaque buildup in your arteries. At the same time' selenium may work to relieve symptoms of joint inflammation by encouraging the production of prostaglandins (hormone-like substances).
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[Update: see An even simpler recipe for building GCC for ... yeah, an even simpler recipe for building GCC]
A simple recipe for building GCC
Building GCC is not trivial, but is not difficult if you follow the instructions carefully.
Many people rush into trying to build it without reading the installation docs properly and make one or more of these common mistakes:
1) do not run ./configure - this is not supported, you need to run configure from outside the source directory
2) if GCC links dynamically to the prerequisite libs (GMP/MPFR/MPC) then the shared libraries must be in the dynamic linker's path, both when building gcc and when using the installed compiler.
These problems are easily avoided by reading http://gcc.gnu.org/install/prerequisites.html, http://gcc.gnu.org/install/configure.html, http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/FAQ#configure and http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/FAQ#configure_suffix but noone does that.
For the impatient or RTFM-intolerant, a foolproof recipe for building GCC is given below.
The trick to this recipe is that the GMP, MPFR and MPC prerequisites are not installed separately, they are built as part of gcc and linked to statically. This avoids the common problem of installing the shared libraries in a non-standard location and having to tell the dynamic linker how to find them. This method is documented at http://gcc.gnu.org/install/prerequisites.html and is much easier than building and installing the prerequisites separately, but everyone seems to choose the hard way.
If you decide to stray from this recipe without reading the docs do not be surprised if you get indigestion.
* Ingredients:
1 gcc source package (e.g. gcc-4.6.0.tar.gz)
Alternatively, download individual packages for each GCC language front end (e.g. gcc-core, gcc-g++ etc.)
1 gmp source package (e.g. gmp-5.0.1.tar.gz)
1 mpfr source package (e.g. mpfr-3.0.1.tar.gz)
1 mpc source package (e.g. mpc-0.8.1.tar.gz)
* Method:
First prepare your environment, season these variables to taste:
# the versions you will build
# where you put the downloaded source packages
# where you will build gcc
# where you want to install gcc
# the languages you want gcc to support
Create a new directory on a disk with plenty of space and unpack the sources there:
mkdir ${rootdir}
cd ${rootdir}
tar xzf ${pkgdir}/gcc-${gccver}.tar.gz
tar xzf ${pkgdir}/gmp-${gmpver}.tar.gz
tar xzf ${pkgdir}/mpfr-${mpfrver}.tar.gz
tar xzf ${pkgdir}/mpc-${mpcver}.tar.gz
Next, move the prerequisite sources into the gcc source directory:
mv gmp-${gmpver} gcc-${gccver}/gmp
mv mpfr-${mpfrver} gcc-${gccver}/mpfr
mv mpc-${mpcver} gcc-${gccver}/mpc
Now create a build directory and change to it
mkdir objdir
cd objdir
Now configure gcc:
${rootdir}/gcc-${gccver}/configure --prefix=${prefix}
Now build gcc:
Finally, install gcc:
make install
Your compiler is now ready to use.
If something goes wrong you can just remove the entire $rootdir/objdir directory and recreate it and run configure again. The source dir will be unchanged because it is never altered when you build in a separate dir.


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Steamboat Springs Colorado Mountain College got a boost Friday in its bid to offer four-year degrees.
The Colorado Commission on Higher Education approved CMC's request to offer a limited number of bachelor's degrees contingent on approval from the Federal Higher Learning Commission.
CMC President Stan Jensen said Sunday that an exit interview less than two weeks ago from the Higher Learning Commission's Institutional Actions Committee, which is reviewing the college's proposal to offer four-year degrees, was "very strong, very positive."
"We're just very excited about the steps being taken the last couple of weeks," Jensen said about the actions of the state Commission on Higher Education and the Higher Learning Commission. "Those are really historic steps for us as a college. We had pretty strong recommendations from both. We're thankful for that."
Jensen said he hopes to get approval to offer four-year degrees from the Higher Learning Commission's Institutional Actions Committee at its meeting this month or next. If approved, he said, consideration would be a consent agenda item at the subsequent Higher Learning Commission meeting.
If that happens, Jensen said, he hopes CMC can start advertising its Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability Studies and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration programs, advising students and enrolling them in classes for next fall before the college's graduation in May.
CMC's pursuit of offering four-year degrees began in November 2009 when the college system's Board of Trustees gave Jensen the go-ahead to approach state lawmakers, who approved new legislation allowing the degrees the following spring. Former Gov. Bill Ritter later signed the legislation into law, which allows the college to offer five four-year degrees.
Jensen said the remaining three programs would be determined based on need at CMC's 11 campus locations in northcentral Colorado, including the Alpine Campus in Steamboat Springs.
The college system's faculty, staff and administrators have worked to create curriculums and financing plans for the degree programs, two requirements of the Higher Learning Commission, since last summer.
Jensen said Friday's action by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education was a testament to the work already completed by the college's faculty and staff to offer four-year degrees.
"I think there's a lot of ownership of it throughout the communities and college," he said. "It was very affirming."
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Persecuting Pot
Dear Alibi,
[Re: Neverending Stories, "Local Nurse Brings the Medicinal Cannabis Fight to the Feds," Jan. 15-21] The continuing denial of marijuana as a medicine exposes the utter fraud of drug prohibition. No sane person who does not make a living enforcing drug laws can deny that marijuana has "accepted medical use." Thousands of people with recommendations from doctors in 12 states is all the proof needed to put the lie to the drug crusader myth that "marijuana has no medical value."
If the courts read the plain language of the Controlled Substances Act they must rule that marijuana has accepted medical utility because doctors, medical researchers and patients say so. No extensive testing is needed to prove the widespread use of marijuana for medical purposes when so many doctors and patients are using cannabis for their medical conditions.
It's time for the feds to get out of medicine.
Ralph Givens
Daly City, Calif.
In-Depth Perception
Dear Alibi,
I just finished your article [Re: Thin Line, "The Daily Decline," Jan. 15-21], and, yes, it is sad to love a job that is in decline. But I think the issue is more than just Internet and TV. Newsprint is attempting to take on TV and the Internet at their own game. What I mean is that TV and the Internet will give a quick hit of what is going on in the world, the U.S., the state and in the city. But the newspapers seem to be trying the same thing, and because of the media involved, the newspapers cannot win.
I stopped reading newspapers some time ago, because when I found a story I really wanted to know about I would look in the newspaper for in-depth coverage and would find pretty much what I had already read on the Internet. I think that if newspapers want to become a valid source of news for the people, two things will need to happen: 1) Stop trying to do the same thing TV and the Internet are doing and go after the rest of the details and story, and 2) newspapers have to stop being afraid to take on the power people; if they do something bad, report factually and let them explain. Trust your readership to be able to realize the truth from fiction.
Chuck Lee
"I Am Not the Nuisance You Seek to Abate"
Dear Alibi,
I am a recent UNM graduate and have tentative plans to remain in Albuquerque to find work. Staying here requires me to change my status as a Burque interloper. After all, I have been here for more than 15 years, but now that I'm job hunting, I feel like a citizen. The other day my little rental was searched and scrutinized by a team of around seven Albuquerque police, including members of the nuisance abatement team. No "building code violations" were found, or whatever it was they were looking for in my sock drawer and closet, but I still felt violated. I have not always been the model citizen, and when I looked back I realized something. Part of what contributed to my illegal activities was the stress of being homeless.
There's no doubt I was a mess, but with a domicile I at least had somewhere to fix appliances and attempt to earn some honest cash. Nuisance abatement has its dark side. We need to re-evaluate its impact on Albuquerque's citizens, all of them.
The CAT
The Last Day
Dear Alibi,
Dec. 19 was my last day in my classroom. My contract would end Dec. 31 as I had chosen to retire from teaching special education after 18.75 years. I had planned this retirement since October. By one in the afternoon, the executive secretary came to my classroom and told me, "I am just the messenger; you must turn in your badge, your keys, and no one can leave grounds until you leave."
I was stunned and almost wanted to burst into tears. I thought I had until 3:30 to close down. After all, that was the end of the work day. I didn't mind turning in my keys. I did mind not having the time to close down my classroom at my own pace. I did mind not having the time to just clean up my computer and process the ending of my career in teaching special needs kids. I did mind not being respected as a professional and being treated like a piece of furniture that needed to be thrown out.
"I reluctantly threw the remaining items of my personal effects into my pickup and drove away."
The rage I felt toward the administration that gave the directive to the secretary attacked my 18.75 years of dedication to teaching. I reluctantly threw the remaining items of my personal effects into my pickup and drove away. My faith and personal work kept me in check from doing anything I would regret. But I did think about those unfortunate souls that could not be rational with unfavorable outcomes in the workplace. I don't know if management will ever handle these situations any better ... management simply reflects our culture, which is full of egocentric, power-hungry specimens impersonating human beings.
Shoshana Dubman
A Few Rockets Between Friends
Dear Alibi,
When did war become acceptable? Sometime after WWII, the U.S. and the world decided that targets should be specific and noncombatants are collateral damage unless there is a declared jihad by a Muslim holy man. Then all infidels are fair game. War should be ugly, devastating and all-out, and therefore avoided. Otherwise, war becomes a disagreement. But, because war has become sterilized, it is therefore acceptable. Hey, what's a few rockets between friends? We can agree to disagree even though innocent people die in the process while puppet masters safely pull the strings behind a distant stage.
A. Pat
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GLORY Overhauls Their Rules
- Written by Dave Walsh
GLORY have done a lot for the world of Kickboxing in the past few years, some of which was adapting some of the better rules which were instated via the acquisition of It's Showtime, such as the five judge system which helped to prevent terrible decisions. Then, of course, they were also making their own unique stamp on the rules of fighting by keeping an open scoring system, which helps the fans and fighters to know where they stand. It appears that era has come to an end as GLORY has looked to homogenize itself with the rest of the American fight scene by dropping down to three judges and removing that open scoring system.
Those two changes alone are enough to make fans groan, as they were some of the more progressive rules used by GLORY that helped to ensure that the right fighter won at the end of the fight. It isn't all bad, though, as some of the more controversial stoppages in GLORY have come by the way of the standing 8-count rule, where the referee could step in if a fighter was in trouble and give them an 8-count. They have no adopted a 10-count rule where the fighter must be down or must take a knee to initiate a down, which will put the fight back in the hands of the fighters, thankfully.
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By Sheena Barnett/NEMS Daily Journal
It's only fitting that Tupelo Ballet's 30th annual production of "The Nutcracker" has the biggest cast, the newest props, more guest artists the most sparkly costumes.
"We're having a prop re-do – a new sleigh, throne, trees – so we're spicing up some things," said Tupelo Ballet director Sharon Long. "We have an extra guest artist from the Dance Theatre of Harlem, and two from Ballet West. And this is the biggest cast we've ever had."
Tupelo Ballet celebrated its 30th anniversary last year, and this is the company's 30th production of the holiday classic.
"The Nutcracker" is a holiday tradition worldwide, and thanks to Tupelo Ballet, it's now a tradition for Tupelo.
"It's the beginning of the holiday season," Long said. "It's a really special time in the community. It's become a community tradition we're really proud of."
The Tupelo Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker" also includes its boutique and bake sale.
Waltzing snowflakes
"The Nutcracker" tells the story of a young girl, Clara – played by best friends Mia Katherine Todd in the evening performance and Sara Frances Wolfe in the matinee – who receives a magical nutcracker for Christmas. Clara is transported to the Kingdom of Sweets and the Land of Snow, where she meets mice, angels and the Snow Queen.
For senior dancers Cassidy Pitts, Mathis Owen, Ericka Sherrill and Megan Rakestraw, this year's performance is bittersweet.
"My Christmas season doesn't start until 'Nutcracker,'" Owen said. "We look forward to it so much."
But as seniors, this is the dancers' last show.
"We feel like these girls who are coming up, we're their role models," Pitts said. "We have to set a good example."
Dim The Lights
WHAT: "The Nutcracker," presented by Tupelo Ballet
WHEN: 2 p.m. (general admission) and 7:30 p.m. (reserved seating) Dec. 1
WHERE: Tupelo High School Performing Arts Center
COST: $30/adults, $15/students, $20/senior citizens
INFO: (662) 844-1928, tupeloballet.com


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Brust named co-player of the week
Shares Big Ten award with Illinois' Richardson
MADISON - After leading Wisconsin to a pair of overtime wins this past week, including a buzzer-beating 3-point shot to force overtime against No. 3 Michigan, junior Ben Brust earned the Big Ten's Co-Player of the Week award, the conference announced on Monday.
The Hawthorn Woods, Ill., native scored 14 points and sank the eventual game-winning 3-pointer in overtime to lead the Badgers to their second win over an AP Top-3 team this season. Earlier in the week, Brust netted a game-high 18 points in a double-overtime win against Iowa, adding six boards in 45 minutes of action.
This is Brust's first career player of the week honor, and UW's first since Jordan Taylor (1/23/12).
Brust is averaging 11.2 points per contest this season while averaging a team-best 10.5 points per game during Big Ten play. The junior is also leading the Badgers in assists (63), assist-to-turnover ratio (2.17) charges taken (8) and is tied for the team lead in steals (24).
Brust ranks seventh in the conference in 3-point field goals made (52) and eighth in 3-point field goal percentage (.400).
Brust shares the player of the week honor with Illinois' D.J. Richardson, who averaged 18.0 points per game in wins over No. 1 Indiana and No. 18 Minnesota.


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A Better Commute
by Jay Dunnuck
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The Cost of Commuting
12 Ways to Improve Fitness on a Tight Budget
Two months ago, I began riding my bicycle to work after thinking through creative ways to reduce expenses. I had no idea something that seemed like a sacrifice would end up improving my quality of life. Although I am still a newbie, here are a few of the lessons I've learned.
Bicycle commuting is enjoyable, not a burden
I'll admit I was huffing and puffing the first week. Like most people, I live within 5 to 7 miles of my employment. It did not take long to find the route with the least traffic, and fewest hills. Within two weeks, I was pedaling faster and knocking off as much as 5 to 7 minutes off my ride time. Each day I look forward to my 40-minute "built in" workout, and my ride only takes an additional 5 minutes than the drive by car.The ultimate way to save money
I traded my full-size pickup for an average mountain bike. I have eliminated truck payments, $40 in gas to fill the tank, oil changes, brake repair, tires, car washes, excise tax, license plate fees, and the list goes on. Recently, I have begun to notice more subtle cash savings. I now carry my lunch to work everyday; I use my employer's resources and shower facilities to clean up when I arrive, saving personal utilities and time cleaning my shower at home. I am more efficient in running errands. I do what I can with what is near my bicycle route. For other items, I designate time on the weekends to accomplish what I need. Extra time just "shopping" is reduced.
Improve family relationships
With only one vehicle, my wife and I are forced to work together. No longer do we just drive off in separate directions in our separate vehicles to pursue separate interests. We do more things together, and combine our trips while taking into consideration what each other would like to accomplish. We also now have more cash to work on projects at home together and travel together.
Save time
My daily workout is now built into two 20-minute rides each day. My ride home works off any stress built up during the workday. I arrive home relaxed with my workout already completed. In addition, the upkeep is greatly reduced with one vehicle. We now have only one oil change, one car to wash, wax and vacuum. This has also solved any garage storage issues we previously had. A bicycle takes up so much less space than a pickup truck!
Bicycle commuting is practical
An answer to every objection to bicycle commuting can be found by doing an Internet search on the topic. Carry a small personal hygiene bag for clean up after riding in the mornings. Install a basket to carry items; I use a set of panniers to carry items such as my laptop, any office files, lunch, and rain gear. If you live far away from work, try bicycling once or twice per week. Another option is to cycle to the nearest bus or train station if you live in a large city. Weather is also a factor. Simply dress appropriately as with any outdoor activity. When I started bicycle commuting, morning temperatures were in the twenties. You'll be surprised how much body heat you'll work up. As for rain, all types of gear are available at very reasonable prices to keep you dry. A poncho works best in heavy downpours as it allows much more ventilation. Be creative and experiment. My inspiration was reading about a group in Canada that commutes by bicycle year round. I figure if Canadians can do it, northern Indiana weather should not deter me!
Most importantly, bicycling is just as much fun as an adult as it was when you were a kid. There is something special about separating yourself from the daily stress of commuting by car and enjoying the fresh air and simplicity of cycling! Give it a try!
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Almost a month without an entry... Oh well, better late than never. (-:
Released an update to the NTFS Linux kernel driver today. Nothing major. Just wanted to push it out in celebration that I finally have a booting 2.5 kernel again.
Have been hacking away on the ntfs library from the linux-ntfs package on Sourceforge. Dumped about a quarter of the code and started again, now going for a proper API which should hopefully not need to change once I am done hammering it out. Most of the code is modified or rewritten now, lots of code ported from the new ntfs driver, and I improved it on the way so it needs porting back into the driver now. (-8 Time has come for adding more features to the library but that is a slower process.
Not much else happening, much PhD work, also am sick for second week now but getting better slowly... )-: Oh well, gives me more time to sit at home, sip hot beverages and chat on irc. (-:
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No I think that scalpers either can't get any other job, or have some mental issue for why they won't - or they simply don't make enough money in whatever position they are currently employed in - so they add whatever extra income they can.
A scalped Hot Wheel is perhaps one more movie ticket they couldn't afford before.
They probably have a marginal interest in toys to begin with. If they deny the hobby to themselves in favor only of scalping, they are probably repressing their urge to have a collection themselves.
If they do collect and can't afford it, they are trying to fund their hobby off the backs of other enthusiasts.
None of them should think they are going to get rich. If you get $50 for a $.99 Hot Wheel that's rare or something - it's a great profit - but it's no lasting one. They also don't ship enough treasure hunts or whatever to sustain you making a decent living that way.
That's why a scalper with ONLY that going for him drives a beater and dresses poorly.
A poor collector who hoardes might be mistaken for a scalper however. They just can't afford anything beyond spending everything they've got on toys. When they wake up, life will have passed them by.
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I am so tired of socal hoarder scalpers, you are very insightful Tycho. While we are at it ,can we stop all the stashes? I am legally blind, its hard enough to find figures and I am tired of going to stores only to find 2 year old figs...no more stashes, and wal mart san marcos, somebody at your store is ripping you off. I rarely see anything bit the same 20 saga peg warmers...for the last 6 months!
I am getting older and am definitely losing interest. with gas prices so high I feel like a jerk just wasting gas on toys. I am going to go online for stuff now. plus I am just collecting what I really want...ships. Hasbro...Lucas, you are losing your core collectors I think. you are losing me anyway
May used to be a big toy month, but due to economy or whatever, it is quiet on the toy front. over the years it has been an interesting lesson in economics. and national economies. Toy shelves can tell you a lot about the state of a nation economically
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Even though I don't collect GI Joe, I admire the fact that they are really nice figures with great retro packaging. Transformers (from the movie) suck to high heaven- but I can see why Indy is selling now, because it probably will fade fast after the summer. Rumors of Indy 5 with Shia scare the S out of me though.
Interesting stuff to comment on:
1) I'm still buying stuff, but not hunting at all. I have other things to do and enjoy my sleep. But I like the Hot Wheels guys who I think are more collector-types than scalpers who go to my Target, and "the morning meeting" is kind of social. Then either before or after, I also make a Starbucks run and read the newspaper. So it does get me out of the house and having something to do. I also keep a list of regular household supplies I need (Kleenex, Q-tips, juice, whatever) so I take care of it at the same time, reducing my gasoline I use). Now that I'm not army building, using Hasbro Toy Shop has been much more convenient, and with discount codes, I'm not really paying shipping too often. Plus even when I do, it's cheaper than gasoline spent, especially on unsuccessful hunts. I think I actually miss the excitement of those hunts, comradery, etc. but most things eventually come to an end.
2) Forgotten stashes will back up ordering. The business models of these stores are set up to operate independently of having to trust employees who are not valued or respected. The computer registers SALES and re-orders more inventory: Saga Legends, TAC, whatever. Some inventory order systems (Wal-Mart) are set up better than others. But customers inevitably screw with their systems anyway, messing up how efficiently they function. Stashing inventory is one of these ways. If stuff remains hidden, it might be registered as an inventory loss at one point, and orders in general are decreased in the computer - by a percentage - to offset a loss in that department if they think the product is being stolen often. Instead, old figures are under the floorboards for the shelves or hidden behind the fertilizer in another department.
3) Have a credit card and some self-control. First, if you don't max it out and pay off your charges, you can actually buy stuff for other folks here on the forums, meet them, make friends in person, and so forth while you trade. I know with folks' schedules, that's not always possible, but you could have "a trading day" every couple of weeks or so. Interest is not charged on most credit cards where it affects you until beyond 30 days.
Also, if you want to buy a pile of pegwarmers "for your Lushros Dofine Army Builder Collection ) you can. Then wait a couple of weeks until new orders are flowing in, then return them. You can even do this for several years until the darn Jerjerrods or whatever you have to keep buying and returning eventually sell. People buy stuff they think are rarer: if there are 40 Imperial Officers on the pegs, everyone ignores them. If there are 3 or thereabouts, they think it's their last chance to get him and SALE. Hehehe. Then after you LEAVE THE STORE one morning, 3 more Imperial Officers are back on the pegs... (I wonder how that happened? ) But on a morning the following week, you find new figures that you didn't have before.
Hiding pegwarmers in the store will NOT make the store order more to stock. If there is NOT stock in the back - it does absolutely no good. At the same time, neither does unclaimed stashes.
4) Everyone here is getting older and losing some interest. We have most of the characters they could make in one incarnation or another. Lucasfilm is throwing Clone Wars at us - maybe a live-action show as well. If we've had enough of being marketed to, I wish LFL my best for their success with the next generation. The last figures I want we are voting for in MadSlantedPowers' polls. I wish to finish dioramas I want to create with what I've got already, and I cherrypick what I need for them out of the next new product that gets produced. That BMF Falcon is questionable for me even, as that thing was not on my want-list, but it's really tempting and probably a purchase.
5) May is not the toy month, but July will be. May has been taken over this time by Indiana Jones. The Star Wars team had been working on that line, so they couldn't do 2 things at the same time. In this economy, Hasbro didn't think it wise to hire a whole new "Jones team," and thus it's now kind of a Lucasflim Project team.
6) I too think people have this hoarding-collecting impulse and they have to buy something so they don't come home empty handed. Masters of the Universe is coming back (again) There you go. What if they bring back "Thundercats" or Voltron? GI Joe has a stronger following. Indy is cool and I am a fan, but I don't cave into having to have toy products. Now for me, I did have Transformers as a kid and I'm pretty much sold on those. I limit what I buy though - but Jango Speck wouldn't care for my taste in some of that line. Masterpieces and Alternators are what I loved the most about TFs however.
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For the record: vintage Transformers are awesome, new Transformers suck. It comes down to plastic versus metal. And Megatron is a friggin' gun!
Any GI Joe stashes will be greatly appreciated!
I especially could use a HISS Driver and Wild Bill as HTS is being really slow to put those up for preorder.
bitter? no not really, just making note of how collecting and econmoics can break a collector. age, plus cost of searching= less buying/ I can still afford to waste the money I am just choosing not to. Actually I would still spend the money, but no product...I don't do the daily or 3 times a week checks anymore. I live in Canada half the year, so that means I find less. I might be moving even further abroad, so yes quiting is certainly an option. I do not buy everything, but I did buy too much for a few years. I have been giving stuff to toys for tots, everyone wins. I just have been losing my eyesight..keretaconus...so looking around for figures is a drag sometimes especially when hunting all over the store.
star wars friends...hmm most gave up collecting years ago, so around here i am the lone collector of my circle of friends
I am old school, go to the store find cool toys great experience/high?
buying online is just not as fun for me. So quit entirely, no I said I would just stick to a few large ships and figs I should be ok.
Are people still buying as much it does not appear that way to me out there, Granted I don't seethe morning toy rushes so I don't know.anyway have a good one


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In the five months since becoming a Duchess, the schedule for Middleton, 29, has been relatively light on official duties — she and William toured the U.S. and Canada in July, and also visited areas of Birmingham hard hit by rioting over the summer. The Telegraph reported Middleton's official engagements have been intentionally limited as she gets the lay of the land of royal ballyhoo.Slideshow: William and Kate's royal visit to North America (on this page)
It may be that the Middleton is receiving help in a way her late mother-in-law Princess Diana never received.
The Telegraph notes Middleton's private royal training is in stark contrast to William's mother Diana's experience who had stated she felt like she was being thrown to the wolves when marrying Prince Charles.
The paper reports Diana had decried her early days as a princess and that she said staff at the royal palace "basically thought I could adapt to being Princess of Wales overnight." Kate's husband William ensured his new bride would have all support in helping her adapt to her role as a senior member of the royal family, the paper added.Slideshow: Duchess Kate's royal style (on this page)
Middleton's tutorials are expected to last through the end of the year, and afterwards, her official schedule will be stepped up for 2012. And those engagements will likely be solo much of the time — military man William deploys to the Falkland Island with his Royal Air Force Search and Rescue squadron next year, and families are not allowed to accompany.
A source told The Telegraph there is a fringe benefit for William and Kate keeping an undemanding official schedule since their wedding.
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Dorothy (Hatton) Rapp
JANESVILLE - Dorothy P. Hatton Rapp, age 99, of Janesville, and formerly of Youngstown, OH, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family and the caring staff at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home. She was born on April 28, 1913, in Youngstown, OH. She was adopted by Lavosier and Gertrude Kinder as an infant. Dorothy attended Kent State University in Kent, OH. Dorothy's positive outlook and perpetual smile was cherished and loved by all who knew her. She lived her faith and was a gifted musician. She played the piano for everyone at St. Elizabeth's almost daily.
Dorothy is survived by her 3 sons: David (Gail) L. Hatton of Janesville, Dale (Riana) L. Hatton of Palm Harbor, FL, and Darrell E. Hatton of Austintown, OH; 15 grandchildren: Jeralyn, John David, Christina, Stephen, Erika, Nathan, Derek, Stephanie, Alicia, Summer, Lindsey, Cortney, Levi, Lucas and Olivia; 20 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; her birth brother, Frank Machin of Scottsdale, AZ; several nieces and nephews and a special niece, Carol (Butch) Hartwig of Tempe, AZ. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; husbands: Paul Lundquist, Levi S. Hatton and Norman Rapp; daughter, Judith A. (John) Bossone, sister, Janet (Paul) Smith; brother, Myron (Nellie) Kinder and sister, Ruth (Mike) Shull.
A Celebration of Life will be held at ST. ELIZABETH NURSING HOME CHAPEL, Janesville at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 28, 2013, on her 100th birthday. Dorothy's final resting place will be in Grove Cemetery, Footville, WI.
Memorials may be mailed to St. Elizabeth Nursing Home, 109 S. Atwood Ave., Janesville, WI 53545, or Agrace HospiceCare, Inc., 3001 W. Memorial Dr., Janesville, WI 53548.
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Mary Ann Mitroff
Mary, age 91, passed away on October 27, 2013 surrounded by family.
She was born in Chicago on September 30, 1922 to Peter and Anna (Koteles) Schneider. She married Louis Mitroff in Chicago on October 4, 1947. Upon retirement they relocated to Madison.
Mary was the beloved wife of Louis Mitroff for 66 years, cherished mother of Bruce (Pamela) Mitroff, Karen (Paul) Matteoni and Glenn Mitroff (Daniel Lippitt), grandmother of Samantha Mitroff and Matthew Mitroff and godmother and aunt to many nieces and nephews.
Family and home were top priorities for Mary. She worked part-time for Continental Illinois Bank for 26 years and raised a family before the days of child care. Mary loved gardening, shopping, sewing, cooking and collecting cookbooks. Throughout her life she kept in touch with family and friends through frequent visits, card, letters and phone calls. Mary watched concerts, dances and sporting events of her children and grandchildren. Loved ones and caregivers will remember Mary's incredible memory regarding details of their lives and her great sense of humor.
Mary was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Visitation will be held at Queen of Peace, 401 S. Owen Drive at 10:00 am Thursday, October 31. Immediately following the visitation at 12 noon, a funeral Mass and departing prayers normally said at the graveside will be read at the church. Lunch will follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Agrace Hospice and Queen of Peace would be appreciated.
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Art exhibition examines 'Italian Renaissance City' through Jan. 11
Posted September 26, 2003; 12:27 p.m.
A collection of 21 rarely shown 15th- and 16th-century objects are featured in the exhibition "The Italian Renaissance City: Selections from Princeton University Collections," on view at the University Art Museum through Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004.
The exhibition, sponsored by the Department of Art and Archaeology , features numerous loans from the University's collections of rare books, maps and manuscripts in the Firestone Library and Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, as well as selections from the museum's extensive 16th-century European holdings.
The exhibition highlights the various aspects of the Italian Renaissance city that fascinated artists and architects, including Giovanni Marcanova, Andrea Palladio and Sebastiano Serlio, as well as topographers, military engineers, theorists and others.
Anna Swartwood, a graduate student in the Department of Art and Archaeology, will give talks at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, to accompany the exhibition.
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Tom Jacobson,
Thomas Howard Jacobson was born in Viroqua, WI to Howard T. and Beatrice (Smith) Jacobson on Oct. 11, 1947. He graduated from Viroqua High School, Class of 1965. He attended University of WI – LaCrosse and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics in 1969. On August 23 of the same year, he married Gladys Roehrig of Hilbert, WI. Tom completed a 3 yr tour in 1969-1973 for the US Army serving in the White House Communications Unit in Washington DC.
Tom's passion was photography and in 1974 – 2004 he started his own photography and art gallery business in Viroqua – Jacobson Studio/Wiscenes Gallery. He was actively involved in many organizations including: the Vernon Co Coroner's Office, serving as Coroner for many years. He was also a Nationally Certified Emergency Medical Technician, a State Certified Fire Instructor, an Instructor for WI Dept of Justice for police science and forensic photography and a Certified CPR Instructor. He was active with FEMA in instructing funeral directors, EMS personnel, firefighters, medical professionals and clergy the proper procedures in the event of a mass fatality. He was a Certified Law Enforcement Officer and a certified evidence technician, and was a member of the National D-MORT team in the event of a mass fatality. He served on the board of directors of the WI Coroners and Medical Examiners as president. Tom was also a member of the WI Sheriff's and Deputy Sheriff's Association having served on the board of directors. He was a charter member of the WI Homicide Investigators Association and a member of the WI Emergency Management Association. He served 20 years with tri-state ambulance; 22 years as a firefighter, officer and trainer with the Viroqua Fire Dept; served 10 years on the Viroqua City Council, has been an officer of the Viroqua Chamber of Commerce and was a past president of the South Central Photographers Assoc. He served as an officer of the Coulee Kennel Club and was the treasurer and charter member of the Vernon Co Humane Society, Inc. He was a member of LaBelle Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons and the Eastern Star, and a charter member of Viroqua Ducks Unlimited. Additionally he belonged to the American Legion and the Viroqua Aerie 2707 of the Viroqua Eagles. He had served on the Vernon Area Rehabilitation Center board of directors and was president of the VARC Foundation. Most recently he was involved in relief efforts through the American Red Cross stationed in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
Tom is survived by three daughters: Marisa Buros, Lynn (Patrick) Bedroske, and Joanna (Jonah) Lottig; 4 grandsons: Ryan and Kyler Buros, Henry Bedroske, and Baby Lottig; one granddaughter: Cassidy Buros, and former spouse, Gladys Jacobson.
He is preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother John.
Funeral arrangements are through Vosseteig Funeral Home in Viroqua, WI. Visitation will be Monday, April 1, from 4-7 PM and funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 2 at The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Viroqua (400 Congress Ave) at 10:30 AM.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that a donation be made in Tom's name to either of the following organizations: the Viroqua Fire Dept., the Vernon County Humane Society, or the Vernon Co K-9 Unit. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Viroqua. Monsignor Francis Abuah Quansah will officiate with military honors to follow. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday at the Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home, 123 W. Decker St (Hwy 56), in Viroqua. Friends may also call at the church on Tuesday from 9:30 until the time of the Mass.
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The Sprint Accelerator in Kansas City has announced the 10 startups for its inaugural class. The group of startups feature products ranging from animal activity tracking to an app that aims to stop sexual assault. The startups will have three months of mentorship that lead up to a "demo day" where they will pitch their startups to a group of investors.
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The University of Kansas School of Medicine has received full accreditation for eight years, despite two non-compliance issues. The accreditation organization, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, cited a lack of diversity as a concern while also stating that the school must improve in six separate areas by August 2015.
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Why do my muscles get sore?
Exercise is an important part of a healthy, active lifestyle. Exercising keeps your joints, ligaments, and tendons flexible and increases your muscle strength. However, if you try a new exercise or exercise at a higher level of intensity, your muscles may be sore in the days after your workout. This is because the increased intensity puts a strain on the muscles you used, causing very small tears in the muscle fibers. As the muscles heal, they grow back stronger and better able to work at a higher level of intensity.
Why do my muscles seem to hurt the most a few days after exercising?
You may notice some muscle aches while you are exercising. This is called acute soreness. More often, you may begin to feel sore about 12 hours after exercising, and the discomfort usually peaks at 48 to 72 hours after exercise. This is called delayed-onset muscle soreness. It is thought that, during this time, your body is repairing the muscle, making it stronger and bigger. You may also notice the muscles feel better if you exercise lightly. This is normal.
What can I do to ease the pain?
There are some things you can do to help relieve muscle soreness. Remedies can include:
- Gentle stretching
- Muscle massage
- Ice to help reduce inflammation
- Heat to help stimulate blood flow to the muscle
- Rest
- Over-the-counter pain medicine, such as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)
How do I know this is a sore muscle and not an injury?
If you feel pain or soreness while working out and it doesn't start to go away after 72 hours, you may have an injury such as a strained or pulled muscle. If you think you have a strain or a sprain, try the RICE approach: rest, ice, compression, and elevation.
RICE Approach
Rest: You may need to rest the injured area, either completely or partly, depending on how serious your injury is.
Ice: Using ice packs, ice slush baths, or ice massages can decrease the swelling, pain, bruising, and muscle spasms. Keep using ice for up to 3 days after the injury.
Compression: Wrapping the injured area may be the best way to avoid swelling and bruising. You'll probably need to keep it wrapped for 1 or 2 days after the injury and perhaps for up to a week or more.
Elevation: Raising the injured area to or above the level of your heart will help prevent the swelling from getting worse and will help reduce bruising. Try to keep it elevated for about 2 to 3 hours a day if possible.
Call your doctor or seek medical attention if you have:
- Muscle soreness that lasts more than a week
- Severe pain that gets worse with exercise
- Redness, swelling, or warmth to the touch in the affected joint or muscle
- Difficulty breathing
- Dizziness
What can I do to avoid muscle soreness?
Unfortunately, getting stronger and more fit will almost always involve some muscle soreness. However, there are some things you can do to minimize the discomfort.
Warm up. Studies have shown that stretching before you exercise may not be as beneficial for your muscles as a warm-up. A warm-up is an exercise done at a lower intensity, such as slow jogging, jumping rope, or lifting lighter weights. This helps to get your muscles ready by slowly increasing the blood flow to them.
Drink water. Water regulates your body temperature, lubricates joints, and helps transport nutrients for energy and health. If you're not properly hydrated, your body will be unable to perform at its highest level, and you may experience fatigue, muscle cramps, dizziness, or more serious symptoms.
Rest. Allow yourself 48 hours between working the same muscle groups. For example, if you go for a run, you will mostly use the muscles in your lower body. Give yourself 2 days to rest those muscles so they have a chance to heal before you exercise them again. Not giving your muscles enough time to rest can cause muscle damage, rather than muscle development.
Use proper technique. If you belong to a gym or health club, ask a trainer or instructor to show you the proper way to lift weights, use cardiovascular machines (such as a treadmill or elliptical machine), or use the equipment on the workout floor. Using the proper techniques will help protect you from joint and muscle strain.
Cool down. When you are finished working out, it's important to remember to stretch. Your muscles are more capable of stretching when they are warm. Stretching increases your flexibility and helps to circulate the blood away from the muscles and back to your heart.
Stay within your limits. You may be tempted to push yourself, but remember to progress slowly with exercise. Over time, you can increase the amount of weight you lift or the length of time you run. If you try to increase your intensity too quickly, you may injure yourself.
American College of Sports Medicine. Delayed-onset muscle soreness. Accessed September 26, 2012
Copyright © American Academy of Family Physicians
This information provides a general overview and may not apply to everyone. Talk to your family doctor to find out if this information applies to you and to get more information on this subject.


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You hate ,i hate ,we all hate it ,if we dont start fixing it ,it will soon finish.....i'm sincerely worried.
Scared aint cha?...you should dam well be scared. within 10 years you'll never know we was once The most powerful nation in the world... pour people (American's)
Dont sis out ... admit it ...we are in trouble ,we are divided ...we have Mexicans running the labor force and lazy white people owning them......and black people wanting free help... and every person in between...I have friends of all cultiers and this is where I stand ,its not racissct, its common sense. I could care less what color our boss is ,,,,but be the boss ,,,I TRULY BELIEVE HE HAS BAD INTENTIONS FOR US.
sORRY PEOPLE WE ARE GUNA BE IN THE HISTORY BOOKS AS THE LOSSERS, or what we now call the "southerners"
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By Ben Levisohn
I suppose when a stock has lost two-thirds of its value since its 52-week high, investors will grasp at anything to hang their hopes on–even a dubious press release touting the fact that a well known Chinese internet company was purchasing it for more than three times its current price would give the stock a boost. It's even more surprising that anyone bought it.
Yet buy it they did. The two companies in question are Zynga (ZNGA) in this case Baidu (BIDU). Here's the Wall Street Journal's Moneybeat blog summing up the situation:
A bogus press release made its way across the Internet this morning saying Chinese search giant Baidu Inc. made an offer to acquire social-gaming company Zynga Inc.
It's a hoax.
Kasier Kuo, director of international communications at Baidu, confirmed in an email that the press release regarding a supposed buyout offer for Zynga is a fake. The release was not issued by Baidu, he added.
The fake release said Baidu was offering to buy Zynga for $10 a share and contained fabricated quotes from Baidu CEO Li Yanhong and Zynga CEO Mark Pincus.
Zynga opened up 3% on the "news," while Baidu gained as much as 0.7%.
There's plenty of reasons that a pop on the pres release is ridiculous but how about this one: It had already been denied before the market opened. Techcrucnh, for instance, called it out and compared it to the fake news that Google (GOOG) was buying a WFfi tech company for $400 million.
As with the Google/ICOA incident, it looks like the Baidu/Zynga news may have been put out either as a prank, or an attempt to boost Zynga's stock price, or lower Baidu's.
And this kind of news pops up all the time, so much so that I learned fairly early on that it's not worth reporting, except perhaps for a small mention buried in a link-fest.
Baidu and Zynga have since sold off, with Baidu's shares trading down 1.3% at $85.33, and Zynga's off 0.9% at $3.16.


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Thursday 9-27-12 Challenge -- Last Days of Summer
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These photos are of Hammomasset State Beach Park, a lovely stretch of beach in Madison, CT, fronting Long Island Sound. I took them at the end of Summer 2011. The poem is mine and so are the photos. They also have a nature reserve, Meigs Point Nature Center, and it's a wonderful place to visit.
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What lovely photos! Looks like it was a perfect day for the beach. And there's your butterfly! Perfect compliment!
Great page Carol. Your photos are wonderful and I love the subtle lighthouse in the background. Perfect beach embellishments too. Thanks for taking part in the challenge!
Beautiful photos and I love your poem. The alphas look great down the side of the page and the embellishments are pretty. Great layout!
The poem goes so well with your beautiful photos. I like the beveled edge you gave them. The beach embellishment are just the right touch.
Cool alphas. Great photos.
That is one awesome beach and love your photos. Also like your poem perfect for these photos
Great page! I love the way the photos pop from the background!
Gorgeous beach photos -- love your descriptive poem about the end of summer! Like your vertical layout!
Your photos are lovely. I love the poem and the embellishments. Lovely colors.
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Been feeding the hi-pro for a year now with great results. No loose stools and great coats and energy.
Been feeding the hi-pro for a year now with great results. No loose stools and great coats and energy.
kind of amazed at the loose poop comments. we actually cut a poop out. instead of 3 poops a day with corn filled eukanuba we went to 2 poops with the victor and less filler.
the cheap comment is misleading. they are cheap because its a family operation in mt pleasant tx with every ingredient they need within hour and a half travel. alot of times these small brands are just made in big factories that also make other brands. (diamond and 4health i think are like that) this is not the case with victor.
which bag would you feed a pup? they all say for puppies too
teal hi pro plus (30/20) for puppies/high energy/nursing females
How are the dogs tweeth doing on Victor do they use anything for dental? I'm on a pro plan with Euk and the price has gone way up since I first started feeding do they have a pro plan with Victor.
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teeth are doing good i cant really say much in comparison with eukanuba as teeth look like teeth to me and him being so young they are still pearly white. no gingivitis but that could be the case with any brand
you can become a dealer like my dad did buy a ton at a time and sell it for whatever you want. now that i know the wholesale price the markup at the feed stores are usually only $4-5.
the regular all life stage food is like 26 at the feed store and wholesale its like 22. the hi pro plus is like 27.50 wholesale and 32 at the feed store
i will say the only downside of the food and its not even that big a deal...is that the kibble on the hi pro plus is small. fast eaters will need to be slowed down for a couple days to get the hang of it. the other kibbles i've tried on victor are about average.
I was singing the praises of Victor a few years back. I switched to Black Gold because of availability, not getting the same results as I was. Gonna look for victor again soon.
I switched to Victor about 2 and half years ago. It is the best food on the market for the money. My dogs coats look great, thier stools are more firm and less frequent than on other foods, such as Pro Plan, Euk, etc. My dogs also shed less on Victor. They also make a grain free version of Victor now, it is quite a bit more expensive than the original version but I dont mind paying the extra, it's still cheaper than Blue Buffalo or Loyall. It's made in Texas and is corn, soy, wheat and grain free. Pro Plan sucks in my opinion, my dogs have never done well on it.


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I thought I'd chime in here as well. This guy has also shown up at Rebelscum's forums. His ID (that we know of) is ImperialRTS & the e-mail is the same as the ID he's using over here.
Something about this name & some of these e-mail addys seems very familiar, I just can't put my finger on it. But I'm sure there's been a warning about this guy in the past. If I recall anything, I'll be sure to post it here as well.


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Join Pat (PBarnes) for the New Member Chat at 9 PM ET (8pm Central, 7pm MT, 6pm Pacific) in the Live Chat room lobby. This is a great place to ask questions about getting around the Scrap Girls site or about digital scrapbooking in general - and a great place to make some new friends. All are welcome, new and long time members included. You do need to have Java installed on your computer to access the Live Chat.
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For those of you who care:
Sadly, Kylie has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. Consequently, all remaining dates of the Showgirl Tour have been posponed indefinitely and her planned appearance at next month's Glastonbury Festival has been cancelled.
The official site, www.kylie.com, issued the following statement this morning:
Whilst at home in Melbourne with her family this week prior to her Australian Showgirl Tour, Kylie was diagnosed with early breast cancer. She will undergo immediate treatment and consequently her Showgirl tour will not be able to proceed as planned.
Kylie said: "I was so looking forward to bringing the Showgirl tour to Australian audiences, and am sorry to have to disappoint my fans. Nevertheless, hopefully all will work out fine and Ill be back with you all again soon."
All remaining dates of the Showgirl Tour in Australia and Asia have been postponed indefinitely. In a press release issued earlier today, Parlophone confirmed that next month's headline appearance at the Glastonbury Festival has also been cancelled: "Kylie Minogue has had to pull out of her headlining appearance at this year's Glastonbury Festival due to ill health Kylie would like to thank all the fans and well-wishers who have sent her messages of goodwill."
Kylie's sister Dannii has also commented: "This news is very upsetting. However the cancer has been diagnosed at an early stage and we are all very optimistic that everything will be ok. We're all very thankful for the endless messages of love and support Kylie has been receiving - I know all your kind thoughts will mean the world to her as she gets better."
Like all fans, we at LiMBO are shocked and saddened by this news. Our thoughts are with Kylie, her family and loved ones at this difficult time, and we wish her the speediest of recoveries.
You guys know how much I adore her and I know how much some of you love looking at her. Who wouldn't?
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If you didn't get a chance to see the half dozen adoption-auction-donations we post over the weekend, check them out here. I'll leave them up for the rest of today.
Radio Show
Tonight on the radio show, I'm joined by Laurel Diacogiannis and we'll be talking about teens: how to raise them with a passion for faith and values, and how to parent them through times of trouble and difficulty.
We have seven kids, 4 of them teens or older; Laurel has a dozen kids with a truckload of them teen or old too. Should be some interesting stories and advice.
This would be a good time to call in with your questions if you have teens or are moving towards those teen years. We'll extend to multiple nights on this topic if there is enough interest. (www.themindofbrent.com)
From Michelle - Abby Update
Thank you for praying for Abby yesterday. It was a long and tiring day followed by an nervous night. Our trip to ER took over 7 hours. Abby was a sweetheart but I know she would have rather been home swimming with Hannah and Landis.
Abby's self diagnosis before we got to ER was, "Mommy, I am very, very sick." That is a phrase she almost never, ever utters. Let me tell you, it got our attention. Her fever won her an automatic ER trip but I would have called to doctor even without the temp.
ER drew blood work, did a chest x-ray and a quick exam... all very standard for cancer kids when they run a fever. The chest x-ray showed an infection in Abby's lungs and she has an ear infection; not surprising when you can hear her gurgling, gravel-y cough clear across the house.
Because Abby's white blood cell count was so high, they let her go home on oral antibiotics. Do I think that will be enough to lick this??? Uhh, no.
Last night I slept with Abby. Not something I normally do but I wanted to be close if she needed me. Really "sleep" is something only one of us did. Sleeping with Abby is like sleeping in a gigantic bowl of Rice Krispies. Her lungs crackle and pop all night as they struggled to take in oxygen needed. Wheezing and junky I am sort of used to. The crackling stressed me out.
First thing this morning, I started making phone calls to the experts. I will be picking up the x-ray soon and taking Abby to see her pulmonologist, one of my favorite doctors on the planet. I trust him completely. I would dearly love to hear him say "the ER doctor is wrong, Abby's lungs are perfectly healthy, stop worrying".
Remember when I wrote about Abby's CO2 and how she stops breathing at night to try to correct it? At ER it was worse than it was last week. Not good. Her medications for her intracranial pressure make her CO2 dangerously low and respiratory problems can make it even lower as Abby breaths quickly because of airway anxiety. Bad combination. I have a call into the Neurologist about this one. He just adjusted the medications on Friday but it wasn't enough.
I will update you when we know more. Thanks for praying.
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Thought you might enjoy some spring flower photos I snapped in our yard today. I love photos of plants and flowers but can't tell you the name of half of them. I just water them, pull weeds and enjoy them.


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