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In 2020, the British Library will be a leading hub in the global information network, advancing knowledge through our collections, expertise and partnerships, for the benefit of the economy and society and the enrichment of cultural life.
The Library's vision for 2020 was launched following twelve months of research and consultation. Against a backdrop of technological change, it highlights key trends and opportunities and identifies how the Library can increase access to the world's knowledge base for its users.
Publication of the strategy followed clarification of Government funding for 2011–15 in the Comprehensive Spending Review. In a severely constrained financial context, Growing Knowledge focuses on five strategic priorities based on the themes of the 2020 Vision. These are to guarantee access for future generations; enable access to everyone who wants to do research; support research communities in key areas for social and economic benefit; enrich the cultural life of the nation; and lead and collaborate to grow the world's knowledge base.


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Copper is found in many foods in small amounts (oysters and nuts are the richest sources). The standard amount available in our diet, whether or not it is excessive or deficient, is a controversial topic; the naturalist in me feels that if it is in wholesome foods, it must be the right amount. This mineral is present in water that flows through copper piping. Increases in estrogen hormone levels, from taking birth control pills or during pregnancy, for example, often increase serum copper levels to more than double normal values, while red blood cell levels, where copper is important, may actually be lower. This may contribute to some of the psychological or other symptoms seen during pregnancy or with birth control pill use. Increased copper levels have been associated with schizophrenia, learning disabilities, and senility, although none of these associations have been demonstrated with certainty. Depression and other mental problems, premenstrual syndrome, and hyperactivity have also been correlated with high copper levels, often in combination with low zinc levels.
Zinc and copper have a seesaw relationship in the body, competing with each other for absorption in the gut. Both zinc deficiency and copper toxicity have increased since the switch from zinc (galvanized) to copper water pipes. We can avoid this problem by not drinking tap water. Some studies of schizophrenics have revealed high blood copper with low urinary copper (showing that copper is being retained) and low blood zinc. In some of these cases, zinc was helpful as an antianxiety agent.
About 30 percent of copper intake is absorbed into the body from the stomach and upper intestine; it is fairly rapidly absorbed, usually within 15 minutes. Copper is transferred by albumin across the gut wall and carried to the liver, where it is formed into ceruloplasmin, a copper-protein complex. About 90 percent of the average 100 mcg. of copper in the blood is in the form of ceruloplasmin. As a balancing mechanism to minimize copper toxicities, absorption of copper is decreased when ceruloplasmin levels are adequate. Vitamin C, zinc, and manganese all interfere with copper absorption. Protein and fresh vegetable foods have been shown to improve copper absorption.
About 100 mg. of copper are stored in the body, with the highest concentrations in the liver and brain tissues, which account for about one-third of the total. Muscles contain approximately another third, with the remaining copper in the other tissues. At birth, a high amount is contained in the liver; by about age ten, the normal adult level of copper is reached, both in the liver and the rest of the body. Excess copper is eliminated mainly through the liver into the bile and is lost through the intestines. A minimal amount is excreted in the urine.
Sources: Copper is available in most natural foods. Some authorities believe that our average intake is higher than our actual needs, that low intakes are uncommon, and that toxicity is a potential problem. The other school of thought holds that low intake is common because soil depletion has decreased the copper level in many foods and because many people avoid natural, copper-containing foods.

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Monday, August 29, 2011
If your question is an audio commentary for TRIP WITH THE TEACHER
12 comments:
- stinky_turd said...
Who the f uck is that? Fred KRUGER?! Wheres Butcher Baker and Mutilator ya stupid morons! Crappy dvd label! nothing like the big boys at Synapse, there the REAL deal!
- August 30, 2011 at 6:48 AM
- Jimmy said...
Good job as usual Bill!
Can't wait to update that film.
- August 30, 2011 at 12:40 PM
- Jimmy said...
stinky_turd (you sure pick a name reflecting your words), synapse release at most 10 dvd a years and not all of them are that great (cut version for the Woman in Prison collection, some poor transfers,...), so they aren't perfect and are irrevelent here.
BTW not everybody care about the same films or center their life on a couple of movie.
No DVD labels owe us anything, if a movie is release great if not it isn't the end of the world (as I have a ton of DVDs to watch anyway). Also you must realize that the materials at hand aren't always in great condition and don't worth the trouble of a restoration at all untill better one is find.
- August 30, 2011 at 12:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
This is great news about Zalman!!! Any chance you can get Brenda Fogarty????? She can be contacted via YouTube. Such a great 70s drive in flick!!!!!!!!!!!
- August 30, 2011 at 6:22 PM
- Anonymous said...
I think Stinky Turd is being 'ironic', like Code Red was on the cover/back cover for Nightmare - and in the Baird Stafford interview too ['Oh yeah, we've got Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker']
I wonder if ST and CR both go to the same Kindergarten?
- August 31, 2011 at 1:23 AM
- Anonymous said...
Jimmy sure sounds a lot like Bill. Similar grammar.
- September 2, 2011 at 8:26 AM
- stinky_turd said...
Synapses DvDS are like a fine scrambled breakfast...or caviar with champaign. Synapses = Simply the best! Code Red are amatures! When is butcher baker comin out ya friggin' morons!!
- September 3, 2011 at 6:37 AM
- Anonymous said...
god damn, gettin old is a motherfucker!
- September 3, 2011 at 1:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hey TURD-BOY, I don't know what's worse, your apparent mental problems or your hypocrisy... You have an obsessive personality, that much is obvious... You hate CODE RED, we get that too, so why the hell are you here?!... You really need professional help... Folks with your type of personality, usually spend their time harassing and stalking people on MY SPACE, FACEBOOK, and TWITER... Keep harassing folks, and you may find a RESTRAINING ORDER in your future, assuming you don't have one already... People like you scare me... I'm happy that many laws have changed and new laws have been created. So if you threaten anybody, you'll be dealing with LAW ENFORCEMENT...
- September 4, 2011 at 7:44 AM
- Stinky_Turd said...
Anonymous 7:44am-
Congratulations! You totally bought into my brazen parody of Code Red blog Trolls. Let's see, we got Synapse worship, check. We got ignorant never-ending requests for a film that hasn't seen any updates since 2009, check 2. And we have poor spelling and bad grammar, check 3. For christ sakes, I even named myself STINKY TURD.
I was making a mockery of these idiots! :)
- September 4, 2011 at 10:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
"Teacher" looks like the last thing he needs is another Gin on the rocks!
Not to be a typcial CR troll , but....
Why not use what usable elements that are available, and press an official Mutilator dvd for Region 1 viewers. Something is better than nothing, and something would be using the best of the bad uncut sources, and work your dvd magic with what ya got.
Also, may I suggest looking into those films Substance released direct from a VHS source... Toxic Zombies , Horror House of Highway 5.
Now those deserve to be in the Code red catalog.
- September 22, 2011 at 4:33 PM
- Truth said...
negatives of TOXIC ZOMBIES is still around. The dvd you bought was not legit and the company abused a 9/11 victims property. Director/writer/producer Charles McCrann died at WTC and that dvd label is a grave robbing dvd label Jef Films.
- September 22, 2011 at 5:51 PM


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Cooking Odyssey "Naxos" Chef Yianni explores Naxos and discovers a restaurant committed to using local organic products, visits a distillery established in 1896 and demonstrates how to make a stuffed pork loin with potatoes and a tart made with figs and cheese. D
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Simply Ming "Blue Ginger Chefs" On this episode of SIMPLY MING, Ming takes us behind-the-scenes to meet his James Beard Award-Winning Blue Ginger Team. Putting his own chefs to the challenge with surprise ingredients and a visit to his studio pantry, Ming and company cook up three separate dishes fit for a king. D
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Cooking Odyssey "Naxos" Chef Yianni explores Naxos and discovers a restaurant committed to using local organic products, visits a distillery established in 1896 and demonstrates how to make a stuffed pork loin with potatoes and a tart made with figs and cheese. D
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Friday, October 05, 2012 - Rado and Jakub RAW - FULL CONTACT
Rado and Jakub RAW - FULL CONTACT
Jakub Nakuda is a real good looking guy, we find him sitting on the sofa in his underwear. His cock is hard and he takes it out and starts to wank it. As he is wanking Rado Smutny appears, again in just his underwear. He leans over and kisses Jakub and reaches down to feel his cock. Rado then straddles the back of the sofa and Jakub feels him in his undies, pulling his cock and out sucking on it. He really works his mouth all over Rado's big, hard cock and then they get into a hot 69. Rado is a great sucker too and he loves to rim a hot ass. Soon his tongue is lapping at Jakubs' hole. Jakub wants more than just a tongue though and climbs up and sits right down on Rado's throbbing dick. He rides it up and down and then let Rado take over, with fucking him hard. A change of position see Rado's dick deep in that eager hole. He really stretches that ass and Jakub wanks himself hard and fast until he shoots a nice big load for us. Rado pulls out of Jakub's ass and shoots his load all over it, leaning forward to kiss him as a nice finale.
... more about Rado and Jakub RAW - FULL CONTACT further in this newsletter
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Pavel Smidle and Albert Kroka work together in the tire shop. They are busy cleaning some tires, but it is not long before Pavel's mind wanders to cleaning of a different kind, as he takes Albert's big hard cock in his mouth and sucks on it. He has a good time working his mouth on the cock before moving up to kiss Albert. Then he turns him around and has him sit on a tire, so that his ass is fully exposed and he can rim it. Pavel's tongue works in that hot hole a while and then a finger slips in too. Fucking in and out of the hole Pavel's finger soon has it loose enough for more, and his cock slides in to the hilt. Then he starts fucking Albert nice and deep. Albert moans as he feels that big hard cock stretching his ass. Pavel pulls out and feeds his cock into Albert's mouth for some sucking. He fucks his dick deep into Albert's mouth before changing postions to fuck his ass again. He really plows that hole and then moves so that Albert can sit on his cock and ride his ass up and down on it. Then Pavel it ready to blow and stands over Albert, who is shooting his own load, and drops his cum over his chest and face. Albert sucks the sticky cock into his mouth to clean it up and, as a very nice finale, lets some of that cum ooze out of his mouth.
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The weather has turned starkly cooler in Prague. I'm cooking up some winter soup for Aida and myself. Fortunately, the weather is supposed to turn much warmer again tomorrow. Kyptus and the guys want to take off early, so I'll get the Vlog out right away.
What a great line-up we have today, starting with Jakub Nakuda and Rado Smutny in a very horny duo. Then we have Slavek Kopr's erotic video and finish off with Jan Reznyk's session stills.
Our castees today are Jakub Stehno, Ondra Krahul and Adam Pokec. All three look good, and Jakub is back for a second time. My pick for today goes to Ondra Krahul, as he has already done some very nice guy-guy scenes.
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I think we all are sharing the same sentiment. Except for minor styling carry over (69 side fake side louvers, console mounted gages, 68 "looking" instrument cluster), not much else reminds me of the 1st gen. In my mind, the front end is the weak link. Back end is a much more pleasing design (to me).Problem is that those that brought us the tri 5 chevys, 1st gen Camaros, etc are long gone, and a different breed of designer is behind the wheel. Seems like they are trying to have their cake and eat it too by appealing both to those that grew up with 1st gen Camaros and the current youth market. They aren't the same. It will be interesting to see if they can sell 100,000 Camaros / year. I personally believe that Chevy is off target much in the same way that Ford was with the revival of the Thunderbird. It was too new and not enought old. They learned and took that learning to the Mustang. Ford has the right idea with the Mustang. Update it, but definitely have it carry the look of the late '60's.AMEN:Couldn't have stated it better myself - but I'll try... It's too bad but I think this should be the signal to all (especially after everyone else is obviously able to get it) that the GM we all apparently fondly remember from the late fifties through to the early seventies for styling and sensing what their buying public wanted, is dead and gone. Just because we in this forum are generally first generation fans doesn't mean we have a licence to think we know that everyone generally would have preferred a more retro styled Camaro, as many comments in this forum have shown since the concept cars inception - but I do feel we all share the sense that GM doesn't even care about what we think - and so this model will be pushed ahead because 'they think they know us better than we know ourselves - as to just what we need and want'... I said it before and will again - this will be a marginally accepted platform which due to GM's inability to listen to their customer and fan input will deal it a premature death. It will be overpriced and optioned to enable only those prospective buyers with very deep pockets the opportunity to experience a true GM high performance car again, Corvette excepted - but how many of us over the years have chosen to buy Camaros even as we lusted for the performance that a Corvete would have provided - just because of price considerations. Ford and Chrysler have been able to fell the pulse of their buyers, but GM doesn't apparently even care to try, and this new Camaro will only be another nail in the coffin unfortunately! IMHO - Randy


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You know how to buy it and keep it, but now you've got to learn how to work it. Follow our lead with GQ's favorite jeans of all time, plus a few strategies for switching things up
Editor's Picks
"Levi's 511's are my go-to jean. Lean and mean without being skin-tight. They look equally elegant with a sports jacket as they do with a sweatshirt. I like the dark rinses—just enough stiffness without the cardboard feel_." _—Jim Moore, GQ Creative Director
"I rarely buy a jean on repeat and I like to roll with a few at a time. It's nice to spend some time on each pair and really get to know them. I wore a couple pairs of APC petite standards for four years until the crotches blew out, and I'm currently in 3 M5's (washed once, no more breaking in raw denim for me, ever) and BLK DNM medium blues that I absolutely love. Next up? Baldwin Henleys in California Wash for the summer. That should cover my jean spectrum...for now."—Sean Hotchkiss, The GQ Eye
"Ever since I was in high school, it's the only pair I've ever worn—when you find something that works, you stick with it. They're the best jeans ever made and you can't convince me there's anything better. The 501 is the reference point for every designer, and that just tells you, 'Well, they must be pretty great.' And they are great: They're cheap, there's nothing extreme about them, and they last forever."_—Michael Hainey, _GQ Deputy Editor
"Were I writing this a month or so ago, I'd be yelping from the hilltops about Spurr denim (excuse me while I pour one out). Instead, let's talk about J.Crew's 484s slim-fit dark wash. I've been stuck on them ever since GQ vet Lisa Cohen told me that every guy looks good in them. She wasn't lying. The perfectly slim fit occupies that magic spot between fashion-y and everyman. A co-worker of mine has referred to them as my "ass jeans" since they flatteringly sit below your waist. You shouldn't call them that, but you should buy them."—Andrew Richdale, GQ Associate Editor
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"These are pre-worn, so they fit amazingly and have a lot of character—each one's faded in a little different. I love the really skinny ones the most. They are incredible and very sexy on guys_."—Madeline Weeks,_ GQ Fashion Director
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If you've looked through all the street style snaps from this past season's fashion weeks, you may have noticed a particular sartorial nuance among some men: the denim trucker jacket. Specifically worn as a layering piece under a sport coat, blazer, or top coat. And while I certainly didn't start that trend, I've sure as hell embraced it.
In term of pure utilitarianism, I challenge you to find a more versatile layer than something cut so slim and short (a good trucker should just brush your belt line) that it fits easily under the snuggest of shapes. There's something polarizing, almost artful, about putting beat-up denim against luxury fabrics like cashmere and suiting wool. It's the same reason light-washed jeans look so good with a blazer.
Some experts say this look originated with the J.Crew F/W 2010 lookbook where a trucker was seen stacked under a suit, which surely means it was done on the streets prior. But never has it had a moment quite like the one it's currently experiencing. As with any jacket, keep the bottom button undone, and leave the collar popping to the pros. Oh yeah, and if anyone asks, you thought of it on your own.—Sean Hotchkiss
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"Is not the very point of skinny jeans package display? This is expected. We are roosters, not capons. Please observe the breeches worn between the Restoration and the Regency era. We know precisely how Napoleon was hung and on which side Brummell dressed, and there's no shame in that. 'Tis said if you've got it, flaunt it—and for those with it, flaunting can be done with some discretion. Just avoid the Spinal Tap zucchini syndrome."—Glenn O'Brien
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Denim-on-denim—a fashion untouchable, right? Wrong. You can do it without looking like N'SYNC-era JT in that dynamic-denim-duo moment with Ms. Spears. It's really all about what you don't do—as in, don't put two identical shades of jean fabric next to each other. EVER. (This rule can be broken only within the highest sanctums of style mastery.)
The easiest (and, in my opinion, best) way to do it is to play up polar opposites: black jeans-light denim shirt, raw selvedge washed trucker...you get it. It says, "I did this on purpose." And make sure everything fits. You can get away with damn near anything if it fits you correctly.
But why even bother dancing with the "Double D" when it's just as easy to avoid? Simple: you'll look cool—like truck-stop-hitchhiker, "I was Gosling's stunt double" cool. Just leave the cowboy boots and ten gallon hat at home, pardner.—Sean Hotchkiss


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Foreign Readers' RidesPosted in Features on May 10, 2005
Every day we're getting more and more Readers' Rides entries from our friends out of the country. We're glad to know that we're reaching them as far off as Germany, Hungary, and Australia. Maybe one day we'll get our butts out of the U.S.A. to do an off-road trip in a far-off place. If you're an out-of-the-States reader, let us know about your off-road adventures. You can e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. We'd love to see more of what 'wheelers outside of this country are doing.
Chilean Hardbody
VEHICLE: '93 Nissan Hardbody King Cab
OWNER: Juan Pablo Velasquez, Santiago, Chile
TIRES: 35x12.50-15 Goodyear Wranglers
WHEELS: 15x10 American Racing, 2-inch wheel spacers
SUSPENSION: Custom 10-inch leaves in rear with 5-inch blocks, custom spring-over axle front, Rancho 9000X shocks, traction bars
DRIVETRAIN: 3.2L V-6 Isuzu, Isuzu five-speed tranny, Isuzu 3.7:1 low range transfer case, front Toyota Hi-Lux front axle, rear Detroit Locker, 4.88 gears
PERFORMANCE MODS: K&N air filter
OTHER DOODADS: Blincar bumpers and front pushbar, Warn 4xflares, Warn 8,000-pound winch, custom nerf bars, DC tailgate net, Auto Meter gauges
BEST MOD: Engine swap and being forced to do a solid-axle swap due to wrong-side drop of the new transfer case
WORST MOD: Spending too much money on the old engine
Limey Land Rover
VEHICLE: Jeep CJ-6 (fiberglass body), '90 custom ladder chassis
OWNER: Peter Whitman, Hampshire, Great Britain
TIRES: Swamper Boggers
WHEELS: Matt Lee Alloy three-piece split rims with nylon internal bead locks
SUSPENSION: Custom coils, three-link front, four-link rear, Pro Comp shocks
DRIVETRAIN: 4.0L EFI Range Rover engine, Rover three-speed auto tranny, Rover 4:1 low range transfer case, 101 Land Rover axles with disc brake conversions, ARB front locker and Detroit Locker rear, 5.84 gears
PERFORMANCE MODS: Balanced crank and cam, Hedman headers
OTHER DOODADS: 8274 Warn front winch, Ramsey RE8000 rear winch, GPS
BEST MOD: Getting rid of Range Rover axles
WORST MOD: Redoing everything I originally did
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VEHICLE: '95 Land Rover 130 Defender Wolf
OWNER: Ian and Beverley Daly, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK
TIRES: Goodyear G90s
WHEELS: 16-inch Wolf spec military HD
SUSPENSION: Coils with three-link, gusseted HD axle cases
DRIVETRAIN: 300Tdi engine, five-speed auto tranny, H/L 4WD transfer case with centre diff lock and Tera Low kit, front and rear lockers
OTHER DOODADS: Axle gussets, back box is fully equipped as camper--including bed, galley with stove, sink, shower and WC--pumped water, water heater, diesel burner heating, A/C, 24-volt/12-volt and 240-volt electrics, solar panel
FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT: Toilet overflowed...you had to be there to see the funny side
BEST MOD: Building the back box
WORST MOD: So much equipment it needs three batteries, a solar panel, and a hookup
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Vehicle: '98 Toyota Hi-Lux Double Cab
OWNER: Cris Ingram, Cape Town, South Africa
TIRES: 33x12.50-15 BFGoodrich M-Ts
WHEELS: Toyota alloys
SUSPENSION: 2-inch Old Man Emu springs and shocks
DRIVETRAIN: Five-speed manual tranny, Gearmax rear locker
PERFORMANCE MODS: Brospeed cam, Brospeed exhaust, K&N air filter
OTHER DOODADS: Warn 8,000-pound winch, ARB front bumper, ARB air compressor, R and D spare-tire mount
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The Tony Stewart Crash: Just What Happened?
It's impossible to sort out who knows what, because so much of what we know about the driving incident that ended with the death of Kevin Ward Jr. is speculative. We see the video of Ward running out on the dirt track to confront Tony Stewart after a crash; we see Stewart's car hitting Ward, and his resulting death. What we don't know is anything else.
Surely, it was good for Stewart to sit out of Sunday's Watkins Glen International race—and bad for his team that they previously stated it would be "business as usual" following such a horrible accident. The glib response confirmed what plenty of people were already thinking: that Stewart was a hothead, a driver who, despite his considerable success in the field, was known for his altercations with competitors and a relentless style that could make or break those around him. "The things I love about Stewart, and the things so many of his fans love about him, are the very traits that at least set up the conditions for Saturday night's disastrous wreck," writes Slate's John Swansburg. "Stewart is a prickly, hot-headed competitor. That turns a lot of people off—he's one of the more divisive figures in Nascar. But for his fans, who make YouTube tributes that highlight his irascibility, that attitude is what makes him great." In a sport filled with bland sponsorship, Stewart was an appealing provocateur. Now, that appeal is being used as evidence—and until the legal ramifications are sorted out, the character analysis will keep coming.


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Type 1 diabetes, which used to be called insulin-dependent or juvenile diabetes, is a chronic disease that destroys the body's ability to make insulin, a hormone used to break down and store energy (in the form of glucose or "sugar") from foods. Without insulin, high levels of fat and glucose remain in the bloodstream, which can damage blood vessels and vital organs over time.
Scientists do not know exactly what causes type 1 diabetes, but they believe that a combination of genetic and environmental factors are to blame. Diabetes is an autoimmune disease. This means that the immune system, which normally ignores healthy cells but destroys germs and foreign substances that could cause illness, mistakenly launches an attack on the body itself – in this case destroying insulin producing islet cells in the pancreas. People may develop type 1 diabetes at any age, but it is frequently diagnosed before adulthood. It accounts for about 5%-10% of all diabetes cases, and affects approximately one in every 400 to 500 children in the U.S.
Type 1 Diabetes ResearchPeople who live with type 1 diabetes must monitor and maintain their own blood glucose level through a combination of insulin, diet and exercise. Keeping blood glucose levels within a normal range is very important because poor glucose control is associated with an increased risk of serious complications including damage to blood vessels (vascular complications) which may lead to eye, heart and kidney disease.
Type 1 Diabetes Research Focuses on Four Main Areas:Prediction, prevention and early detection of the disease through genetic tests, immunology research and advanced imaging technology;
- Repair and restoration of insulin-producing cells (to restore the body's ability to regulate blood glucose) through stem cell and islet transplantation research;
- New technology and medications to help patients regulate blood glucose, evaluated through clinical trials;
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Pancreas: an organ that makes insulin and enzymes for digestion. The pancreas is located behind the lower part of the stomach and is about the size of a hand.
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MBA Class: Mom's Business Acumen
Jul 15 2008
And now for a very cool guest post from Michelle Yozzo Drake author of a newly released book: "From the Kitchen to the Corner Office: Mom's Wisdom on Leadership."
MBA Class: Mom's Business Acumen…Or, "How to Take Skills Learned From Mom to Kick Butt at Work"
As Aruni braves the balancing act that returning to the "formal" workplace brings for a working mom, I was thrilled that she asked me to do a guest post for entrepremusings.com.
I love to work with women…they just get it, even if they don't know it! Generations of women have been successfully running the home-based business that we call "The Family". They have had to utilize all of the skills needed to address the same issues that Fortune 500 companies struggle with. And they've done it with grace, style and, okay, maybe a few bad hair days here and there!
My version of an MBA class focuses on "Mom's Business Acumen":
Risk Management-The art of baking bread, taught to me by my Aunt Giovanna Yozzo Fanelli (Aunt Jennie), yielded a surprising class in risk management, crisis management and plan-failure recovery. As I made loaf after loaf of bread (according to Aunt Jennie's half Italian/half English instructions) and failed every time, I had to learn how to push past my fear of failure and create new plans to minimize my risks of future bread baking failure! Hours of work sometimes yielded sub-par results (a.k.a "lead-bread" – this made Aunt Jennie laugh as she encouraged me to persevere and continue on my quest for the perfect loaf of bread). My ultimate victory (at least 20 loafs and 80 hours later) was the title of Bread Maker in my family's eyes. And after Aunt Jennie died at 96 years old, she passed her pans to me. I had become the bread and the baker, and she would be proud!
Mergers and Acquisitions-My sister and a few of my sisters-in-law now have new "blended families". With divorce rates and remarriages at an all-time high, there are new things today's mom has learned. Creating a family with kids from previous marriages and new ones with new husbands takes a lot of hard work and effort…no wonder the idea of running a newly merged company is child's play for the mom that has balanced issues with siblings, half-brothers, step-sisters, etc.!
Cultivating Strong Teams and Leaders-Lessons learned from the women in my family who are masters in the kitchen – my mother Mimi and my Aunt Marie, specifically – have been priceless in developing my ability to coach my clients on building strong teams and leaders at work. Have you ever watched two strong women in the kitchen putting out a holiday meal for the family? Mimi and Marie were masters at leading and following as they consistently put out a quality product (the seven-course Italian holiday meal) for their customers (35 family members and a few stragglers). The big news is, I never remember a moment of tension in either of their kitchens…but always lots of laughter!
Budget Cuts-My mother-in-law Marty used to take her twelve children (my husband Rich is number NINE) to the beach on the ferry every Wednesday…because kids ride free on Wednesdays when accompanied by their parent! She knows how to work a budget! Examples like that guided me during my family's lean years – when I was sewing shorts for my two young sons out of my husband's old shirts – and during the first crucial years of my businesses when breakeven was only a dream.
Sales and Product Issues-Have you ever negotiated with a four-year-old over why Oreo cookies are not a breakfast food? Successfully selling those eggs over the Oreos takes a sales master! How easy negotiating with a customer over the price of your products or services is compared to "selling" bedtime to a child!
So when I meet a mom getting ready to return to the workplace and she's fretting over her perceived "resume gap," I see the opportunity to educate a sister on how to talk about her degree from the "Mommy Management Training University!"
What have YOU learned from your mom, "mom-figures" in your life, or being a mom yourself?
Michelle Yozzo Drake is a management consultant who has just released a new book: "From the Kitchen to the Corner Office: Mom's Wisdom on Leadership." Her Workplace Wisdom Blog is hosting Lipstick Leadership Week -July 14-18 – where Michelle is highlighting other women's stories about what they have learned from their "moms" or as a mom that helps them succeed at work! Submit your story (and get a plug for your website!) at LipstickLeadership.com or KitchentoCornerOffice.comAuthor: Aruni | Filed under: entrepreneurship, mom, mother, parenting, working mom, working mother | Tags: lipstick leadership, MBA, michelle yozzo drake, Mom's Business Acument, workplace wisdom blog | Comments Off on MBA Class: Mom's Business Acumen


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EXPERT SECRETS | Backs of the thighs... out of sight, out of mind
HERE'S A quick tip for all of you donning shorts and little tea dresses this season...
For all the bronzers, cellulite creams, serums, potions and lotions we buy, there's one thing we're really missing from this skincare equation -- proper application. I catch myself in this scenario all the time: vigorously rubbing into my legs said expensive cream. My calves get a good dose, the quads a bit less attention and by the time I get to the upper thighs and the backs of the thighs, I swipe my hands over them and call it a day. Seriously. And let's be honest. None of us buy leg creams for the look of our calves, do we? IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THE BACKS OF THE THIGHS!
So, next time you get out the self-tanner, bronzer, cellulite cream, lotion, body brush or WHATEVER, pay attention -- the most attention -- to the backs of those thighs. You spend all that time, neck craned over your shoulder, staring at them in the mirror and yet... and yet we spend, oh, 90% of our product and energy on the calves and the other easy to reach and highly visible (to us) areas.
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Whoopee Ti-Yi Yeow!by Lu Hamilton • July 21, 2004 Share:
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"It's a sight to see, that herd coming out of the hills, across the railroad tracks, right by the hospital and on in to Sheridan," Hamilton says. "The cops block off the streets, we take the herd right down Main Street and through town, and people stand in their yards, wave and cheer. It's a ritual there, the beginning of the summer season."
Hamilton began spending his own summer seasons at Eaton's when he was six years old. His family vacationed at the ranch that year and Lu, who'd ridden English saddle since he was three, took to the Western rig like he was born on it. Over the next 10 summers he learned to saddle-break horses and to rope, doctor, de-horn, brand, and herd cattle. When he needed summer employment in high school and college, the ranch was glad to have him.
For two years after his graduation from Wabash, Hamilton, currently huntsman for the Traders Point Fox Hunt in Zionsville, worked on the ranch full time, riding herd on the cattle in the winter, taking care of dudes in the summer and roping in local rodeos.
You might think Lu had more mishaps in the rodeo arena. You'd be wrong:
Every spring on the ranch in late March, early April, the calves start to drop. The weather can be bitter, brutal, and nasty, or it can be warm and beautiful. A Chinook will come around the mountains, wipe all the snow off, and it'll be 60 degrees. Three days later it can turn 15 below.
So we'd check through the night to make sure the calves were okay, then after they'd gotten up on their feet a little bit, we'd go out during the day on the open plateau and rope 'em. We'd get them down, put de-horning paste on their heads, and if they had scours or another illness, we'd give 'em a shot of antibiotic or a couple sulfur tablets. Then you write down the gender and ear-notch 'em, and that's how you keep your count. At the end of the day you'd get together and keep a daily count so you'd know how the calves are dropping, whether it's a good year, or a bad one.
You're off by yourself a lot. So I'm out my first spring, feeling pretty good about being a big ol' cowboy way out here. I rope this calf and I'm down on the ground with him, my horse is standing nearby, ground-tied, and I pull out the de-horning paste and get ready to put it on the calf.
The last thing I remember is this loud "snort" in my ear. That mother cow got ticked off and absolutely car-killed me. Ran over the top of me at 100 miles-an-hour. Scattered me, and my horse. She got me on the ground and butted me with her head until her calf got up and wandered off. Then the cow backed off to protect him.
I was in the middle of nowhere, and my horse had run off. Now this was a horse I'd used many times before, and he'd never run off before. But when that cow took off after me, that horse took off at a run to find a smarter cowboy!
So I'm about two or three miles from where I'm supposed to be, and all I could do was start walking.
Fortunately, one of my buddies saw that horse in a draw not too far away, so he gathered her and found me before I got all the way home. He came trotting up about an hour later, and there wasn't much I could tell him except the embarrassing true story, as I was covered in mud and snow.
Cows on the range don't spend a lot of time around people, and they're very protective, always on the alert for predators. These aren't big old docile milk cows—and if they've seen a coyote or wolf around in the last three days or so, they're on the prod. You've got to pay attention.
But that must have been the most quiet-footed cow in the world, because I never heard her coming. I never turned my back on a cow again.
Lu Hamilton is project director of Wabash College's Lilly Endowment Initiative to Promote Opportunity through Small Educational Collaborations. You can reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Treatment Arm Shows More Than 3x Median hPFS Compared to Control Arm
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New York, NY -- April 21, 2010 -- Delcath Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCTH), a development stage, oncology-focused, specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company, announced that its Phase III National Cancer Institute (NCI)-led multi-center clinical trial has successfully met the study's primary endpoint of extended hepatic progression-free survival (hPFS) in patients with melanoma metastases to the liver based on an independently corroborated intent-to-treat analysis. Comparing treatment with the Delcath PHP System™ with melphalan to Best Alternative Care (BAC), based on independent core lab review of patient scans, the statistical analysis revealed that the PHP patients had a statistically significant longer median hPFS of 214 days compared to 70 days in the BAC arm (p=0.001). This reflects a 144-day prolongation of hPFS over that of BAC control arm, with less than half the risk of progression and/or death in the PHP group compared to the BAC group (Hazard Ratio = 0.46).
James F. Pingpank, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a lead Principal Investigator of the Phase III trial, will present full trial data on June 5th at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) 2010 Annual Meeting. The endpoints announced today are results of the independent core lab analysis, which will be submitted to support Delcath's New Drug Application (NDA) for its drug and proprietary treatment system to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Delcath expects to initiate its rolling NDA submission to the FDA within the next 30 days.
"We believe that these data support that the Delcath PHP System may provide a significantly better treatment option for patients suffering from melanoma metastases in the liver," said Eamonn P. Hobbs, President and CEO of Delcath. "With the treatment arm having a median hPFS of more than three-fold that of the control arm, we easily exceeded our expectations of clinical trial success. This is a major step forward in our plan to introduce what we believe is an effective treatment for patients who currently have very few viable options."
About the Trial
This clinical study tested the Delcath PHP System for the regional delivery of melphalan to the liver to treat patients with metastatic ocular and cutaneous melanoma with unresectable tumors in the liver. Patients in the Phase III trial were randomized into one of two treatment arms, including immediate treatment with melphalan via the Delcath PHP System or treatment with BAC. The study was designed to evaluate the hPFS in each of the two study arms. Following guidelines established by FDA under a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA), patients were permitted to "cross-over" from the BAC arm to receive treatment with the Delcath PHP System at the time of disease progression.
About the Delcath PHP System
The Delcath PHP System is an investigational system which is comprised of the chemotherapeutic agent melphalan combined with a proprietary administration system. The System is designed to provide a regionalized approach for the treatment of unresectable hepatic malignancies in which an ultra-high dose of anti-cancer drug is administered to the liver via the hepatic artery, and venous effluent from the liver is collected and filtered using a percutaneously placed catheter and an extracorporeal filtration system. Significantly higher doses of anti-cancer drugs can therefore be delivered to a patient's liver while minimizing entry of the drugs into the rest of the patient's circulation. This isolation limits toxicities which result from systemic chemotherapy treatments and allows for infusion of doses exceeding those of systemic or intra-arterial administration. The Delcath PHP System is not currently approved for marketing by the FDA, or determined to be safe and effective for this intended use.
Conference Call Details
The Company will host a conference call today to discuss these results at 5:15 p.m. ET. Eamonn Hobbs, CEO, Dave McDonald, CFO, Dr. Kris Kandarpa, CMO, and Jason Rifkin, SVP of Clinical Affairs, will host the call.
To participate in the live call by telephone, please dial 877-941-8609 for domestic participants and 480-629-9031for international participants. Participants are asked to call the above numbers 5-10 minutes prior to the starting time. The call will also be webcast live at www.delcath.com. An audio replay of the call will be available for 7 days following the call. This replay can be accessed by dialing 800-406-7325 for domestic callers and 303-590-3030 for international callers, both using passcode 4287086#. An archived webcast will also be available at www.delcath.com.
About Delcath Systems, Inc.
Delcath Systems, Inc. is a development stage, oncology focused, specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company. The Company is investigating a proprietary, patented drug delivery system for the treatment of primary and metastatic liver cancers. Delcath's novel drug delivery platform is testing the delivery of ultra-high doses of anti-cancer agents to the liver while controlling the systemic exposure of those agents. In addition to its fully enrolled Phase III metastatic melanoma study, the Company is currently conducting trials to treat other liver cancers. The Company maintains a broad intellectual property portfolio on a worldwide basis including the U.S., Europe, Asia and Canada. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.delcath.com.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by the Company or on its behalf. This news release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those described. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, uncertainties relating to the acceptability of the Phase III clinical trial data by the FDA, our ability to successfully complete the new drug application and submit to the FDA within the next 30 days, acceptance of the new drug application by the FDA, approval by the FDA or other regulatory authorities of the current or future drug delivery system for the treatment of metastatic melanoma, our ability to successfully complete other clinical trials and secure regulatory approval of our current or future drug-delivery system for the treatment of other liver cancers and other organs and uncertainties regarding our ability to obtain financial and other resources for any research, development and commercialization activities. These factors, and others, are discussed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they are made.
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|Attacks on the Press will launch in six cities globally
CPJ will be releasing its annual comprehensive survey of press freedom around the world, Attacks on the Press, in six cities on Tuesday, February 16.
This year's edition features a preface about the increased vulnerability of freelance journalists working around the globe by Newsweek International Editor Fareed Zakaria.
If you'd like to order a copy of the book, please go the Brookings Institution. Attacks on the Press will be released simultaneously on our Web site, www.cpj.org.
|Impunity: Finding justice for the fallen
CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon writes about the issue of impunity in the murders of journalists in the January 26 issue of Index on Censorship, outlining how press freedom advocates can combat the culture impunity and find justice for the fallen.
Simon describes the years-long fight for justice in places like the Philippines and Russia, two of the world's worst countries for impunity in the cases of murdered journalists. High-profile cases like those of Anna Politkovskaya in Russia, or Marlene Garcia-Esperat in the Philippines are emblematic of a larger problem that needs a systematic and organized approach like CPJ's Global Campaign Against Impunity, he argues. With the help of groups like the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which generously funds the work of CPJ and regional organizations like the Inter-American Press Association, press freedom advocates are able to more effectively combat impunity around the world.
Read the full article at Index on Censorship.
|'Earthquake in Haiti' series on CPJ Blog
Haitian journalist Jean Roland Chery has been blogging from CPJ's offices in New York as part of an ongoing series detailing the struggles of the Haitian media as they try to rebound from the devastating earthquake that struck in January. Chery has found that the greatest difficulty Haitian journalists face is the loss of colleagues and family members. Entire media outlets have been destroyed and most are operating at partial capacity, if at all.
"Earthquake in Haiti: Reporting in the Ruins" also features pieces by guest blogger Garry Pierre-Pierre and CPJ staffers. You can read the entire series, including Chery's most recent piece "Provisional media death toll rising in Haiti," on the CPJ Blog.
|CPJ awardee founds Somali media organization
Mustafa Haji Abdinur, a recipient of CPJ's 2009 International Press Freedom Award and editor in chief of Radio Simba, has been a leading force in the foundation of a new media NGO, Somali Media for Peace and Development (SOMEPED). The organization, endorsed this month by the National Union of the Somali Journalists, will seek to aid local Somali journalists in their work as well as build a positive image of the press.
Abdinur told us how receiving CPJ's award was an integral step toward the formation of SOMEPED. "I was recognized for being committed to advocating for free press and that is why I'm so encouraged to bring something that could make sense for my country and people," he said. "We need as journalists to champion for peace."
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CPJ welcomes José Barbeito as our new Americas Research Associate. An Argentine native from Tucumán province, Barbeito has a bachelor's degree in law and is currently doing a master's in Media Studies at The New School University in New York. Between 2007 and 2009, José worked as a researcher for the Foundation for the Press Freedom in Colombia (FLIP). At FLIP, Barbeito researched and wrote different kinds of publications-news alerts, reports, manuals, and press releases-conducted interviews with journalists, editors, and officials, and directed workshops on access to public information. José also interned at Buenos Aires-based newspaper La Nacion and CNN en Espanol.


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University of Missouri and PIC-USA researchers have found that weaning early, at day 14, lessens the negative impact of heat stress on females, especially gilts, and improves subsequent reproductive performance.
In the experiment, 139 PIC Camborough 22 females (39 gilts and 100 P2 or greater sows) were housed in farrowing rooms at either 70ºF or 90º F. Litters were weaned at either 14 or 19 days of age.
Sow diets were the same, and included 1.07% total lysine and 3365 ME/kg. Litters were standardized at 10-11 pigs.
Body weight, real-time ultrasound backfat and loin eye area (LEA) were taken at farrowing and weaning. Milk was analyzed from 10 P3 or greater sows and litter weights were taken, from both environments, on days 0, 5, 10, 15 and 19.
Researchers found a 40% decrease in feed intake when comparing the 90º F.-housed sows to the 70º F. group. For heat-stressed sows, 19-day lactation increased body weight loss 64%, as compared to the 14-day lactation.
First litter and P2 or greater sows lost 13% and 74% more backfat and twice as much LEA from a 19-day lactation in 90ºF. compared to a 14-day lactation in 90º F. Milk yield was reduced by 30% by the hot environment, but milk protein, fat and lactose were identical.
Heat-stressed gilts returned to estrus in 9.2 days when they were weaned at 14 days. Gilts lactating for 19 days took an average of 22.8 days to return to estrus when heat stressed.
Heat stress reduced subsequent litter size for both first litter and P2 or greater sows.
Fourteen-day weaning in the 70º F environment had a negative effect on subsequent litter size or P2 or greater females at 10.68 vs. 11.53 pigs. However, the opposite was true for gilts and sows weaned at day 14 under heat stress, with 9.23 and 10.45 pigs, respectively, for gilts and sows, as compared with 8.18 and 9.75 pigs, respectively.
Researchers found that the reduced lactation length, in the hot environment, saves tissue loss on the sows and improves subsequent reproduction.
Researchers: Joel Spencer, Gary Allee, University of Missouri, and Dean Boyd, R. Cabera, J. Vigness, R. Graves, PIC-USA. For more information, e-mail Boyd at email@example.com.
Milk replacer lessens impact of hot farrowing on nursery weights
The Missouri and PIC researchers continued their study on heat stress by testing the effectiveness of milk replacer (MR) in increasing pig weaning and nursery weights. The pigs were from litters housed at 70º or 90º in farrowing and were weaned from the sow at 14 or 19 days. The litters weaned at 14 days were fed MR to 19 days. All pigs were weaned to a nursery on day 19.
Milk replacer (Advanced Birthright Nutrition) was offered on day 10 to specified litters to acclimate the pigs prior to weaning. Pig weights were taken at 19 (weaning) and 47 (end of nursery) days of age.
Pigs from gilts and P2 or greater sows provided MR under heat stress had heavier weaning weights than pigs nursing to 19 days. Weights were 16.24 lb. and 17.99 lb. for gilts and sows litters fed milk MR vs. 12.28 lb. and 13.31 lb. for litters not fed MR.
On day 14, pigs in the 90º F. farrowing were lighter (17.5 lb.) than those in 70º F. (18.35 lb.). By day 19, pigs on MR in 90º F. had weaning weights similar to the pigs fed MR in 70º F.
More than 70% of the pigs provided MR in both the control and hot farrowing had pig weaning weights above 14.96 lb. In contrast, 50% and 27% of the pigs nursing for the entire 19 days had weaning weights above 15 lb., for the 70º F. and 90º F. farrowing temperatures.
During the 47-day nursery period, pigs fed MR prior to weaning had higher ADG in the nursery. Pigs born of gilts and fed MR in the 90ºF farrowing had the biggest advantage. ADG was 0.90 LB vs. 0.81 lb, respectively.
On day 66 of age, 67% and 54% of the pigs fed MR in the control and heat stressed environments weighed more than 60 lb., compared to 52% and 34% of the pigs nursing for 19 days in the cool and hot environment, respectively.
The researchers found that early weaning the sow and supplementing milk replacer preserves the sows physical condition and prevents lower weaning and nursery pig weights.
Researchers: Joel Spencer, Gary Allee, University of Missouri, and Dean Boyd, R. Cabera, J. Vigness and R. Graves, PIC-USA. For more information, e-mail Boyd at email@example.com.


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As I write this, I am flying over the Pacific toward Dallas, and ultimately, in a few days time, I will arrive in Taos, N.M. With support from the Richter Fellowship and the Unbridled Learning Grant, I will spend the month of June at SMU-in-Taos writing my first novel.
From way up here (35,007 feet according to the monitor), I can see the beginnings of a sunrise. There is a yellow tinge developing on the horizon, like a banana that is beginning to ripen. This is cliché, but I feel like a green banana, waiting to ripen and become a delicious snack. I have written short stories, and have attempted to write longer works of fiction, which in my opinion petered out. AKA, it was terrible, like worse than PB and J without any of the ingredients, and only rocks to eat.
This time things are different. I am finally "writing what I know" and for the first time in my fledgling writing career, I know where I am going with my fiction and what I need to do in order to get there. Before I began working on this novel, I would begin a piece of fiction with an idea, or a line, that I especially liked, and from there I would begin to write, letting my words lead me where they would. I lacked direction. While this is not a terrible thing, and can be useful when writing short stories, when writing a novel, this process would have doomed me to failure.
I started this novel with the goal of writing about what I know, which would give my work a solid foundation to build on. So, I took a bunch of objects from my childhood (in the house I grew up in), which were paintings, furniture, toys, etc, and put them in a new house, with a new family. Then, everything made sense, and the story arc became instantly clear. I knew exactly what had to happen and when. I knew each character intimately. I know what I have to write and I am ridiculously and severely excited to start writing in Taos.
I see Taos as an opportunity to take the next step in my educational development. College is a place where young people transition from learners to doers, and I hope to make this experience the catalyst for my development as a writer. During a typical SMU semester, I take one creative writing class and four unrelated classes, each of which demands time and effort. My writing gets put on the back burner. You wouldn't want to write a short story after chugging through an 8-page essay about variance of theme in Jane Austen's Emma, would you? I thought not… It is difficult to devote myself to fiction writing when there are so many other things going on. It takes discipline and until now, I do not think I had it. I found myself writing only when I had to, when I had something due. In Taos, I will have no commitments, only a commitment to myself and to my writing.
The Richter Program and Unbridled Learning have given me an opportunity to take the next step in my development; to develop my discipline and to devote myself to something I hope to do for the rest of my life as a profession. Most college students get that opportunity, through internships with the accounting firms or through research assistantships with the geology department, examining ancient whalebones. I have yet to find an internship that asks me to write fiction for an entire summer, though if you know of such a place, please contact me immediately.
I am looking at this experience as an opportunity to develop a skill every successful writer has: discipline. Discipline, in writing terms, is the ability to sit down, every day, and write. This does not mean sitting down and saying you will write whilst furiously stalking your old high school classmates. No, this means sitting down and writing until you have reached your goal. For my purposes, I will be writing 1000 words a day. I say, "I will" for a reason. I WILL be writing 1000 words a day, no matter what. I will develop discipline so that when the fall semester comes around, I will be able to sit down and write, even when my writer's block is trying to fit into my writer's cylinder. I will make it fit.
This is not to say that I do not enjoy writing fiction. I do. I love it. It is my passion. However, it is not easy and it never will be. Writing is incredibly difficult, and many times, I find myself struggling to come up with the next word, much less the next sentence. I doubt everything that I write. I sometimes sit down and "it" happens, which is when I literally can't type fast enough to put all of my thoughts into words. Then, when the flurry subsides, and I look at what I have written, I realize that it is a load of… well… garbage. Something that looks great to me on Tuesday could, on Thursday, be reread and judged to be the worst thing I have ever written. It is a struggle to write something and not doubt what you have written. I think the biggest reason for my doubt is the knowledge that someone else will be reading my work; that someone else will be judging the very thing I work hardest at. What if my mother doesn't really like something I have written? What if I offend my roommate? What if no one likes what I am writing? I have heard from countless people that the sooner I detach myself from my work, the sooner my doubts will begin to subside. I put so much of myself into my work that sometimes I forget that when people constructively criticize, they aren't criticizing me. All of the frustrations, doubts, and even fears of ultimate failure, are not enough to get me to stop. I enjoy it too much to do something else.
I am incredibly excited to begin my ripening process. (Do you see what I am doing by going back to my opening banana metaphor? Quality stuff here…) I am on the cusp of becoming the real deal, a real banana, if you will. I guess that after spending a month in the mountains, I will be able to call myself a "writer" and extend my pinky finger whilst I sip wine in Paris. With only one year left at SMU, I think now is a good time to begin the transition from learner to doer. I want to begin the ripening process. Unripe bananas are green, bland, odorless, and hard, so let me convert my starches into sugars and develop into a yellow, tasty, soft, and smelly writer. Hopefully when I finish up my novel this summer I won't feel as Truman Capote did when he said, "Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it." I won't be doing that. Promise.


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As expected, Comiket 76's final Day 3 surpassed Day 1's record-breaking number of attendees, bringing in over 200,000 pilgrims who braved the sweltering summer heat to come to the semiannual otaku Mecca for the event's most ero-heavy day.
This means the reported figure for total C76 attendance over its three days is a whopping 560,000 (roughly 4.5% of the population of Tokyo, the world's most populous metropolitan area), beating last year's summer Comiket 74's piddling 550,000.
Day 3, the event's most attended and well-known, is often known as the "H" or "ero" day, being the date when the male-oriented 18+ ero doujinshi products are most concentrated.
Over 11,000 different doujinshi circles were in attendance on Day 3, not counting the many professional illustrators and company booths that normally remain open all three days.
Via Mainichi.
As an example of how much pull the lure of a near endless cornucopia of glorious ero had, here is a comparison image of the lines stretching around one remote corner of the large Big Sight complex:
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The Fuyucon, this Winter's Comiket 77, is scheduled for December 29 – 31 and will likely pull in a slightly smaller number of attendees, but at least will provide some comfort from the legendarily brutal summer heat of the Natsucon.


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Pepe Danquart directs this slick documentary about hockey and the Berlin Wall. The film focuses on a recent winning season of Die Eisbaren (The Polar Bears) one of the last remaining East German hockey teams.
Danquart intercuts interviews with players, supporters and coaches with shots of fervent fans proudly displaying trappings from the former Communist country. This film was screened at the 2000 Berlin Film Festival.