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As President Barack Obama travels through Asia this coming week, he will find a region that's warily watching the crisis in Ukraine through the prism of its own territorial tensions with China.
Each of the four countries on Obama's itinerary — Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines — has a dispute with Beijing over islands in the South and East China Seas. Their leaders will be weighing Obama's willingness to support them if those conflicts boil over.
"What we can say after seeing what happened to Ukraine is that using force to change the status quo is not acceptable," said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose country is in one of the fiercest disputes with China.
Administration officials, including Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, have taken a tougher line on the territorial issues in recent weeks, sternly warning China against the use of military force and noting that the U.S. has treaty obligations to defend Japan in particular. But in an attempt to maintain good relations with China, the U.S. has not formally taken sides on the question of which countries should control which islands.
Analysts say there are concerns that China could be emboldened by the relative ease with which Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine over U.S. objections, as well as the very real possibility that Moscow could take more land. Moreover, some in Asia question Obama's ability to follow through on his security pledges in light of his decision last summer to pull back on plans for a military strike against Syria.
"The heavyweights in the region got very scared by the Syrian decision," said Douglas Paal, a longtime U.S. diplomat in Asia who now is vice president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. "They've never seen anything like that. They've always counted on strong executives bringing the Congress along or going around the Congress to make sure that our security guarantees will be honored."
Obama's advisers say they see little evidence thus far that China has been encouraged by Russia's incursions into Ukraine. Instead, they say Beijing appears to be viewing with concern the Kremlin's attempts to sway pro-Russian populations in areas of Ukraine, given China's own restive minority populations in border regions.
U.S. officials also have tried to keep China from supporting Russia's moves in Ukraine by appealing to Beijing's well-known and vehement opposition to outside intervention in other nations' domestic affairs. Officials say they plan to emphasize that stance when they discuss Asia's territorial disputes with regional leaders this week.
"We have been talking with them about the importance of a strong international front to uphold principles that they and we all hold dear, the sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations, the need for peaceful resolution of disputes," said Susan Rice, Obama's national security adviser. "And we will continue to have that discussion throughout each of the stops on our trip."
Obama's eight-day Asia swing is a makeup for a visit he canceled last fall because of the U.S. government shutdown. Leaving Washington on Tuesday, he will stop briefly in Oso, Wash., where mudslides killed dozens of people. He will arrive Wednesday in Japan.
Obama's advisers say there are no plans to scrap the trip if the situation in Ukraine worsens. But the president may have to make decisions while traveling about imposing more penalties against Russia if a deal to ease the crisis collapses.
The U.S., Russia, Ukraine and the European Union signed an agreement Thursday. But already, the prospects of it holding appear slim, with pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine refusing to leave the government buildings they occupy in nearly a dozen cities.
Russia's foreign ministry on Saturday said it would offer strong help to Ukraine, but that responsibility for reducing tensions rested with Ukrainians, not outsiders.
Compared with Russia's actions in Ukraine, China has been relatively restrained in its territorial ambitions. But tensions spiked last fall when Beijing declared an air defense zone over a large part of the East China Sea, including the disputed islands controlled by Japan and a maritime rock claimed by both China andSouth Korea. China's coast guard also has blocked Filipino ships in the South China Sea in recent weeks.
China claims virtually the entire South China Sea. Nansha is the Chinese name for the Spratlys, a chain of resource-rich islands, islets and reefs claimed partly or wholly by China, the Philippines, Malaysia and other southeast Asian nations.
Former Philippine national security adviser Roilo Golez said he expects to Beijing to avoid Russian-style moves on any of the disputed territories, in large part because China is surrounded by American allies from the East China Sea to the Strait of Malacca and may have to deal with the U.S. military in the region if it undertakes a major act of aggression.
"It would be a folly on the part of China to do anything drastic, to do a Crimea," Golez said.
Associated Press writers Jim Gomez in Manila, Philippines and Elaine Kurtenbach in Tokyo contributed to this report.

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Robert Ewart is easily the most venerable of the Tasmanian track cutters. He opened up some very hard country. Including re cutting tracks from Gould's party many years before, He cut hundreds of Kilometers of tracks in Tasmania. And many towns and mines owe there existence to him.
The overland track is a prime example. As well as the side tracks East into the Mersey Headwaters to connect Pellion and St clair and the west
He prospected Mount Arther and Mt Victoria, Crotty, Heemkirk, Corinna, Browns Plains and Long and Worked at Mount Bishoff as a kid! to name a few. Later going to Victoria and returning.
later part// 1900+
Tyndall Range - Eldon Bluff. February - May 1900
Party: Robert Ewart, Marcus Hardwicke, William Johnstone.
This track began at Lake Selina, where there were prospecting sections, not far from the pack track to Red Hills. It followed the Anthony River downstream for a short distance before turning east and crossing
another large tributary of the Murchison River a short distance above its junction with the Murchison. Ewart took this tributary to be the Murchison itself, and the main stream to be the Canning. The tributary was spanned by a log and handrail 10m above the water. The track was cut up the long spur which Gould had followed forty years earlier, and terminated at Lake Dorothy (Ewart thought this was Lake Augusta), which nestles into the northern side of Eldon Bluff. The work was hampered by rain and snow, and during the last seven weeks Ewart had only one man to help him.
Eldon Bluff - Lake St Clair. January - April 1901
Party: Robert Ewart, Alan Pybus, James New, Leslie Ims. (Charles Roberts later replaced Ims).
A continuation of the earlier track, Ewart took this across the saddle between High Dome and Pyramid Hill.
Starting from Lake St Clair, he followed the route of Burgess, Gould, Moore and Counsel past Lake Petrarch
onto Coal Hill and along the crest of the range west of Gould's Sugarloaf to a point between Pyramid Hill
and Rocky Hill, where it swung north to High Dome. The track may still be traced through the scrub in the
saddle between Gould's Sugarloaf and Pyramid Hill, and down the spur into the head of the Murchison
River, and old stakes can be seen across the high ground below High Dome, though most of the large ones
date from a later period when the track was restaked.
On completion of the Lake St Clair track, Ewart shortened the track of the previous year by making a
deviation off the main spur, across the watershed between the North Eldon and the large Murchison
tributary, and over the Sticht Range to Lake Rolleston, where it joined the Lake Dora pack track.
Pelion Plains — King River Bridge January - May 1902
Report: Corr. Ewart - Counsel LSD File 8100G - 208 AOT.
Map: 33 Tracks, Lands Dept.
Party: Robert Ewart, Alan Pybus, William Buddon, Henry Edwards. (James O'Meara later replaced
This was one of the link tracks connecting two main access routes: E. G. Innes's track from Liena to
Rosebery and Ewart's track from Lake Rolleston to Lake St Clair. Ewart commenced work on the Innes
track close to the foot of the descent from Pelion Plains to Frog Flat, about 3 km from the Forth River.
(Innes's track crossed the Forth 30 miles from Liena; Ewart's track left it 28 miles 28 chains from Liena). The
track reached its highest point on the saddle above Frog Flat, between Mts Thetis and Achilles, before
beginning a graded descent into the valley of the Wallace River, around the eastern and southern slopes of Perrin's Bluff.
In the month from mid-January there were five snow-falls, and only twelve fine days. During
this period Ewart went ahead and roughly marked the route of the track as far as Eldon Bluff, but in such
poor weather that for much of the way he could see for less than a hundred metres.
The track crossed the Murchison ('Canning') a kilometre above its junction with the Wallace, then
climbed steadily S.W. to Dome Hill, where it turned south to join Ewart's earlier track on the high ground
just west of Lake Ewart ('Augusta') at the end of March. Ewart and his men had a short break in Zeehan
before resuming work on the second stage. While two of the men worked up the banks of the King and
South Eldon rivers from the King River Bridge on the Linda Track, Ewart took one man ahead and
completed the high level section from Lake Ewart, between Eldon Bluff and Castle Mountain, down a spur
to the South Eldon. The track kept to the south bank of the river all the way down to The Long Marsh.
In 1909 a track was cut by Ewart from the Gordon near the mouth of the Smith River, in an attempt to
connect with R. A. C. Thirkell's re-cut and extension of J. L. A. Moore's track of 1900 from the Linda Track
to the lower Jane River. The season was a very wet one and the scrub in this area — the Smith River Valley
— was extremely bad. The party ran out of supplies and the track was discontinued. (Surveyor-General's
Report 1908-9; Map 42 Tracks, Lands Dept.)
(taken from Explorers of Western Tasmania, Mr C J Binks)
by the end of 1902 he went bankrupt.
2 years later
16 August 1904
Zeehan,.— Robert Ewart was charged by John
Connor with having maliciously wounded (axe handle)
him, and was committed for trial.
Robnert Ewart Replied, he gave provocation, including improper intimacy on the part of
Connor with his (Ewart's) wife.
his Death Notice from the Mercury in 1929
Noted Prospector Dead - Mr Robert Ewart
Pioneer of the West Coast - Signal Service for State
Signal service to Tasmania in the work of opening the mining fields of the West Coast
was pioneered by Mr Robert Ewart, 70, whose death occurred in the Zeehan District
Hospital on Saturday.
The early exploration of that little known and most inhospitable portion of Tasmania,
the West Coast, called for men of the highest calibre, men of stamina and exceptional
physique combined with an unswerving determination which nothing could daunt.
Fortunately for the state, these men as Frank Long, T.R. Moore, Owen and George
Meredith, Steve Erland and Alan Karlson, Tom Farrell and Robert Ewart - were to be
found, and were willing to carry out the pioneer work which made available to a large
extent the mineral wealth of the West Coast, and so played their part in the
development of Tasmania. Most of these men have gone, and it is regrettable that
very few have come forward to take their places, even though there are yet large belts
in Western Tasmania practically unexplored, but nevertheless known to be favourable
to the existence of minerals. And so, in the death of Mr Bob Ewart there has passed
away one of the best bushmen that Tasmania has ever seen and known. His many
friends in the state and on the mainland will regret his demise after five months in
hospital. It is said by the matron that she has never known a man with such a heart,
nor one to fight against the inevitable, as he did. Everything possible was done for his
comfort by the hospital staff and by a man with whom he has been closely associated
for many years, Mr Selby Wilson.
Seeking Adventure
Ewart was born at Longford in 1858, his father then being head shepherd for
Mr Joseph Archer, of Panshanger. There his boyhood was spent but early in
life the roving spirit showed up and with some other youngsters, all about 15
years of age, he made his way to Mt Bischoff. They obtained work at 3s. 6d.
a day. This they found would not pay for their food, so Bob drifted along the
North West Coast, where he worked on road construction for 5 shillings a
day. He then went to Mt Arthur where he put in two years fossicking at
alluvial diggings, erecting post and rail fences and anything else that came
along. His luck then turned, he becoming associated with Mr C.W. Lord, an
uncle of the present Commissioner of Police, who was then district
Government surveyor for the Lefroy district.
The Gold Boom
For eight years he acted as chainman for Mr Lord, and assisted in the survey of the
whole of the leases in that and other districts, among them being the Pinafore,
Shamrock, Banner Cross, Land of Lakes, New Chum, Volunteer etc. This was at the
time of the gold boom in that locality. Having saved some monev here, Bob went to
the mainland, but soon returned to Tasmania, and went to Mt Victoria, now called
Alberton. His first job there was assisting in a search for a missing prospector named
JJ Hunkin, who was a married man, and had disappeared in mysterious
circumstances. He was never found. This district proving a disappointment, and
knowing that the shearing season was to commence shortly, he left and shore in
various sheds, finishing at Swansea. His mate on the job was named Bob Hewitt, and
to distinguish them they were called "Black Bob" and "White Bob". Deceased
mentioned some of the escapades in which he and his partner were mixed up, and
from what could be gathered thev held their own, both men being of exceptional
physique. The shearing season over, he returned to the North West Coast, and did
more road work at the rate of 5s a day. It was at this time that he met Mr John
McKenna, who now resides at Sulphur Creek, and with whom a lifelong friend-ship
has existed.
Blazing West Coast Track
Bob returned to the Midlands untill 1887, when, with John McKenna and Dan Griffith,
on behalf of the Public Works Department, he started to blaze a track from Chudleigh
to the West Coast. The indicator of the great Mt Lyell mine, the Iron Blow, at that time
had been recently discovered by Steve Karison. Ewart's party had no charts to guide
them, and after swimming rivers and living principally on badger for three weeks they
found themselves on Pelion West; that is on the south spur of Mt Tyndal, where they
experienced the worst night of their trip. When morning dawned they saw the
welcome camp smoke to the south, and breaking through arrived at Harvey's Hotel,
Queen River. This point is about three miles south of what is now the prosperous
town of Queenstown. It can be well imagined what that camp smoke meant to them,
as each man was then reduced to his last 1/2 lb. of flour, and in an exhausted
condition. After a short spell, the party walked to Old Strahan, and waited for three
weeks in the hope that a vessel would come in. No boat arrived, so they resolutely
turned their faces up the coast, and walked to Trial Harbour, and then followed the
route of the old Corinna track to Waratah. It may be mentioned that this trip cost the
party over 50 pound more than they received from the Government.
A Record Walk
After spending some time at Emu Bay, Bob decided to walk back, and on this trip he
was accompanied by a well know Zeehan resident, Mr John McDermott. This journey
occupied three days - that is from Emu Bay to Waratah, thence to Corinna, and the
third day carried them to Zeehan, surely a record performance with weighty swags up.
Bob then joined Mr J. Power, a Government surveyor, and for a few years assisted insurveying township allotments and mineral leases in the various coastal centres, also at the Long Plains gold rush. In 1892, when the Zeehan field slumped so badly, he went prospecting for gold at the Ring River, and then for tin at South Heemskirk, where in one place now known as Mayne's, with Mick Curtin as a mate, he washed
from 8 lb to 9 lb to the dish of dirt, This proved to be onlv a patch, and on the revival of
mining at Zeehan in 1899, his outstanding qualities as a bushman and prospector,
prompted the Government to entrust him with the carrying out of important exploration
work in the district. In this work he located and cut a track from Lake Selin to Lake St
Clair for the purpose of making that line of country accessible to prospectors. He also
cut a track to connect with the Overland Track and in the vicinity of the recent
Unenviable Experience
About the last work of this nature carried out by him was done in conjunction with Alan
Pybus and W. Buddon in 1900. This was a pack-track from Mt. Pelion to Mole Creek
and proved to be a very rough job. On one occasion the party were snowed in, and
were without food for two days, until the inevitable badger turned up to relieve their
hunger. Another track was started from the upper reaches of the Gordon River to
Adamsfield, but this was not completed. Some time later, during 1909, he prospected
at Mt. Balfour and on the Norfolk Ranges for tin and copper, and on that occasion
was accompanied by the late Mr Harry Judd, the "Mercury" representative for the
West Coast, who is remembered as one who did much towards advancing the
immense possibilities of mining in Western Tasmania. He and Bob Ewart were close
personal friends and shared many a rough trip. From that time Mr Ewart resided
mostly on the West Coast, and was one of its best-known and respected men. He
was a member of the Mersey Masonic Lodge, No 21, T.C.
Mr Selby Wilson's Tribute
Probably the most interesting feature of his life was his long association with Mr Selby
Wilson, who, when spoken to on the matter, stated that they had been associated for
long intervals since 1893, and in the passing of Mr Ewart he felt he had lost a real
friend. During their work together in the bush he had every opportunity of studying his
character, and in him he had found a man to be admired, and Bob admired his
foreman as a man whose knowledge of the West Coast mineral belt was unique. Mr
Wilson lamented the passing, one by one, of the big-hearted pioneers, who were truly
giants in every sense of the word - the Merediths, Tom Moore, the Karlsons, "Taranki,
Frank Long, Jim Crotty, Tom Farrell, Jack Harris, Con Curtain and now Bob Ewart.
What signal service they have given to their State and to the present and future
generations! For themselves, in almost every case, they received no reward, but the
knowledge that they had done something worth while.
Robert Ewart 1858-1929
The Late Robert Ewart - His Worst Experience
J.E.P. writes - The Mercury's tribute to the late Bob Ewart (12/8/29) omitted mention of
what was probably his most trying experience. The writer, was in 1909, engaged with
Ewart and "Dick" Rumney in cutting an exploration track from the Gordon River
towards the Prince of Wales Range, in conjunction with a track put through to that
point the previous summer.
Ewart and Rumney left our camp on Sunday, March 14, taking a tent fly and two days
tucker to break through to this track to get some idea of the country that lay out our
route. On the third day, as they had not returned, I began to get anxious, The weather
was very unsettled - rain and fog each day. Taking some food, the writer broke
through to get some high ground in the direction taken, but had no marks to show
precisely the line they had taken, With field glasses the country was searched with not
even a smoke sign. I had finally given up all hope of seeing them alive when on
March 22, they struggled into camp, pretty well at the last stage. For six days they
had no food, but had taken the precaution to heat all the water they drank. They were
not bushed, but both described the belt of country traversed as the worst they had
encountered on any part of the West Coast. They carried on in expectation of
reaching a depot of stores left by the writer's party at the Prince of Wales. They failed
to find this or the track, and battled back on a compass course. Considering the
weather conditions, they were extremely fortunate to have weathered out such a
stressful hazard. Luckily we had some extract of beef amongst our stores. This and
careful dieting for a few days soon pulled them around, but it was a close shave. I
may add that the tracks have never been junctioned. Poor old Bob!
taken from Kerrie Blyth
Robert Bob Ewart Track Cutter Explorer Prospector bushman
Famous Tasmanian Prospectors, Explorers and Track Cutters
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i asked for permission from Kerrie of megroloz.com to link to some more important family information on Robert Ewart. Family history is always so amazing. And full credit to them for compiling such a wonderful list of records on Bob Ewart.
The land he opened up is still one of the hardest to traverse and supply in Tasmania. It is also one of the most beautiful. I have been going a zillion miles an hour with work so research time is limited. But i do intend to find out as much as i can about each and every main character in our Tasmanian Mineral Fields and Provinces and record them.
i got the opportunity to speak with Mr Christopher Binks about our West Coast history and prospectors and his writings and gained permission to source his works. So thats really cool. He is a remarkable man. And i am very grateful for his assistance.
The land he opened up is still one of the hardest to traverse and supply in Tasmania. It is also one of the most beautiful. I have been going a zillion miles an hour with work so research time is limited. But i do intend to find out as much as i can about each and every main character in our Tasmanian Mineral Fields and Provinces and record them.
i got the opportunity to speak with Mr Christopher Binks about our West Coast history and prospectors and his writings and gained permission to source his works. So thats really cool. He is a remarkable man. And i am very grateful for his assistance.
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NEW YORK – Carmelo Anthony made his first four shots and his last four shots.
In between, the Knicks All-Star forward struggled, making just 5 for 21 from the field.
But Anthony's strong finish, including solid second-half defense on Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green contributed to New York's 85-78 victory Saturday in Game 1 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
BOX SCORE: Knicks 85, Celtics 78
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"Melo had some pretty good looks, but it was the defense that held us in there, and that is how it has to be," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. "When you are struggling to make shots you better damn sure make sure that they're not making them. Tonight, in the second half, we were as solid as we've been all year from a defensive standpoint."
It was the Knicks first Game 1 victory at home since 2001.
"Although we won today, we didn't really do anything," Anthony said. "We protected our home court and got our first win. Game 2 is going to be even tougher and harder. We have to keep that mentality."
After allowing 53 points in the first half, the Knicks intensified its defense. New York held Boston to 25 points and 29.5% shooting in the second half, including eight points and 27.3% shooting in the fourth quarter as it eliminated a deficit and pulled away down the stretch riding Anthony's hot hand.
"When we play defense like that, get out in transition and get easy baskets, the game opens up for us," Anthony said.
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He finished with a game-high 36 points and scored eight points in the final 7:49.
Consecutive baskets midway through the fourth quarter broke a 72-72 tie and gave the Knicks a 76-72 lead, and his layup after a steal put New York up 81-76 with 2:31 left in the game. A long two-pointer with 1:21 left made it 83-76.
"When he had to pick it up down the stretch, he made the plays we needed him to make," Woodson said. "That's what the great ones do, they figure out. Melo's done that all season."
Indeed, Anthony, the 2012-13 scoring champion at 28.7 points per game, has provided the Knicks with offense all season.
But after New York's game against the Indiana Pacers last Sunday, Woodson admitted the one thing he hasn't asked Anthony to do most of the season was guard the opposing team's potent scorers. There's a reason for that. It saps a player to score a high level on one end and defend at a high level on the other end.
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However, Woodson said after the Pacers game, "When we get in a playoff series, he'll have to do that. He can take that challenge because he's capable of guarding pretty much anybody on the floor."
After Green torched the Knicks for 20 points in 21 minutes in the first half, Anthony accepted Woodson's challenge and fought through his shooting slump in the middle of the game.
"They were shots I would normally make," Anthony said. "It happened, but I didn't let it get to me or bother me. Like I said, we have to get back on the defensive end."
Anthony made that commitment. Green scored just six points in the second half on 1-of-5 shooting. He took just one shot in the fourth quarter as the game slipped away from the Celtics.
"We changed up coverages," Woodson said. "Melo covered him most of the second half. I thought he did an excellent job on him."
New York's sometimes stagnant offense – too much dribbling, too much one-on-one isolation – coupled with lackadaisical defense in the first half gave the seventh-seeded Celtics an ex-champion's chance.
Boston shot just 41.5% from field, committed 21 turnovers and allowed 10 offensive rebounds.
"We had bad turnovers, and when you have those turnovers in any game, you should probably lose the game, and we did," Rivers said.
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Those extra possessions led to 20 points off of turnovers and 12 second-chance points for the Knicks.
"That's too much," Celtics forward-center Kevin Garnett said
Celtics forward Paul Pierce, who had 21 points, was disappointed. Of the turnovers, Pierce said, "Some were forced. Some were just bonehead plays. We've got to have better execution. … Everyone has to get to their spots (and) understand when we get to the fourth quarter, everyone has to be on the same page. Games are too big at this point for us to not be at that point, especially in the playoffs down the stretch."
The Celtics left Madison Square Garden unhappy with their offensive execution.
"We turned the ball over a ton, and I thought our spacing was horrendous in the second half," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "I thought we stopped trusting a little bit offensively. Each guy held the ball and tried to make their own play. That's not who we are. We can't be that way and we tried to play that way in the second half. I really couldn't get them out of it either. That was disappointing.
Game 2 is Tuesday in New York (8 p. m. ET, TNT), and Rivers said much of what went wrong can be corrected.
"I saw a lot of things we can do, and we have to do it," Rivers said.
Garnett had just eight points on 4-of-12 shooting. "Just didn't make shots. We didn't get him the ball in the right spots and again and I thought we allowed them to guard Kevin with our spacing," River said. "I was really disappointed in how we spaced the floor, and we can fix that."
Boston's bench scored just four points -- all on Courtney Lee free throws. Guards Jason Terry, Jordan Crawford and Lee, the only reserves to play for the Celtics, were a combined 0-for-7 from the field. Terry missed four three-pointers.
"Our bench has to give us something," Rivers said. "Jet (Terry) obviously didn't have a lot tonight. ... Jordan Crawford is going to have to give us more, and he didn't because we didn't play him enough. Our starters have to play well for us to win this series, and their starters have to play well. It's going to be that type of series."
Boston went back to their hotel pleased about one aspect of the game. The Celtics held the Knicks to just 85 points and 40.5% shooting. In a game with 11 ties and 11 lead changes, the Celtics felt they had a chance to steal Game 1.
"If you told me before the game they were going to score 85 points and shoot 40% from the field and we're going to shoot a higher percentage, I'd take it," Rivers said.
Added Garnett: "We couldn't put the ball in the basket, but on the road, down two at times, still having the chance to win, I like that. But we have to go the film and apply some things and get ready for Game 2."
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NORFOLK, Va. -- This fall, the Major League Baseball Players Trust will receive the 2013 Charles E. Horton Humanitarian Award for Global Health at the Physicians for Peace Gala on Nov. 2. The annual award, Physicians for Peace's highest honor, recognizes an individual or organization that has improved the health care of the world's most vulnerable populations. The award is named in honor of the founder of Physicians for Peace, Dr. Charles E. Horton Sr.
"On behalf of the Players Trust and all Major League Baseball players, I want to thank Physicians for Peace for this honor," said Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Michael Weiner, a trustee of the Players Trust. "We are humbled and proud to be recognized along with previous Horton Humanitarian Award winners, including President Clinton, Dr. Gupta and ONE."
The Physicians for Peace board of directors felt strongly that the Major League Baseball Players Trust was deserving of this award because Major League Baseball players have taken a leadership role through the Players Trust in responding to international humanitarian crises as well as addressing everyday inequalities of underserved populations around the world. Since 1996, the Major League Baseball Players Trust has touched the lives of thousands of disadvantaged people in hundreds of communities around the world. They have provided life-saving medicines and preventive treatment for children in the Dominican Republic. They have supported long-term rebuilding and recovery efforts in areas devastated by natural disasters, including Haiti, Japan and hurricane-ravaged regions and areas hit hardest by tornadoes in the U.S. Also, they provide micro-financing for needy women and families living in the Dominican Republic to launch businesses and break the cycle of poverty in their communities. The Major League Baseball Players Trust has provided more than $13 million in total contributions to date.
"Through their work in countries like Haiti and Japan, as well as the U.S., the Major League Baseball Players Trust embodies the characteristics of a true global humanitarian: compassion and a commitment to service that transcends race, religion, politics and geography," said Brig. Gen. Ron Sconyers (USAF, Ret.), president and CEO of Physicians for Peace. "Dr. Horton's founding vision for Physicians for Peace was to build peace and international friendships through medicine."
In receiving the award, the Major League Baseball Players Trust will join an elite group of past winners, including Dr. Sanjay Gupta (2011), President William Jefferson Clinton (2010), the ONE grassroots advocacy organization (2009), former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, MD (2008), and Prof. Jeffrey Sachs of The Earth Institute at Columbia University (2007).


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Not known for doing things by half, authorities in Dubai have equipped the local constabulary with what is possibly the world's most exotic highway pursuit car.
The Dubai police force has added a Lamborghini Aventador to its fleet, as well as a smattering of high-powered Chevrolet Camaros.
Powered by a 515kW V12 engine, the Italian supercar is capable of accelerating from 0-100km/h in 2.9sec, and blasting on to a top-speed of 350km/h.


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Screwing with pets is fun. They are furry and cute but despite what your ex-girlfriend used to go on and on and on about, they really aren't that smart. Case in point is the laser game where any seemingly sane cat or dog can be sent into a frenzy over a quickly moving dot of light. Endless fun can be had watching their minds break as they hopelessly chase something they cannot physically grab. This is why humans rule the earth. We should stop showing our children movies where animals talk and are smart, because we are just setting them up for disappointment.
The pet Laser Dazer is a fun project that can be done with the Vision Tracking Starter Kit or the Desktop RoboTurret (need to pick up the laser separate.) The concept is simple, take the age old game of "catch the laser dot" and add robots to the mix! It even works with kids. Watch the end of the video to see Andrew's daughter throw herself against the wall in excitement. See, robots ARE fun people.
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Thu, 21 April 2011
Donald Davidson is the INDY 500 historian...race stories...an Iowa link. Then, sympathy for the sleeping air traffic controllers? And Reike Pleacas and Sarah Bowman want to Save the Barn. And the poor baby lost everthang. Plus, the inspirational Earth Day Rap...
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text: Meet a Specialist: Ula V. Jurkunas, M.D. Ula V. Jurkunas, M.D., was first drawn to Mass. Eye and Ear because of its commitment to integrating excellent ophthalmic care, clinical training and breakthrough research. "Mass. Eye and Ear's spirit of innovation matched my own goal of advancing vision science," she reflects. Committed to eradicating unnecessary blindness in this lifetime, Dr. Jurkunas is now a full-time clinician scientist with the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service at Mass. Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, and Schepens Eye Research Institute. She primarily treats patients with cornea and external disease, endothelial dysfunction and corneal infection. Dr. Jurkunas is one of the highest volume refractive (LASIK, PRK) surgeons at Mass. Eye and Ear and specializes in corneal transplantation. Her research program at Schepens focuses on finding solutions for patients with Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy and finding cures for corneal disorders with stem cell therapies. "I have so many patients who have searched the internet, trying to find the right treatment for their disease," Dr. Jurkunas explains. "Some travel across the U.S. just to ask about the latest research. And sometimes you can actually say, 'Yesterday in the lab, we saw this correlation,' or 'we found this new bit of data. And I think it's going to help you, maybe not now, but in the future.' That's why I'm here. And that's why patients come to Mass. Eye and Ear." Of particular interest to Dr. Jurkunas is helping people with Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy, which was first described in 1910 by German ophthalmologist, Ernest Fuchs. Fuchs Dystrophy is a progressive, degenerative disease of the corneal endothelium – and if left untreated, progresses to blindness. Currently, the only treatment for advanced Fuchs is corneal transplant, and Fuchs transplants account for one-third of all corneal transplants performed each year in the United States. While transplantation methods have improved, Dr. Jurkunas admits, "We don't know what causes Fuchs. And we still have no pharmacologic therapies to treat the disease." As the principal investigator of a National Institutes of Health-funded research project, Dr. Jurkunas hopes that by studying the complex gene-environment interactions that give rise to Fuchs, she and others will be able to find better treatments and preventatives. "I want to learn why these corneal cells die. Specifically, I want to understand the roles that both genes and the environment play in Fuchs. If we can identify the factors that cause Fuchs, we may be able to alleviate them by developing medical treatments that prevent this form of corneal dystrophy." At the heart of Dr. Jurkunas' work is the interplay between her clinical and research efforts: her patients influence the future direction of her research, and her research helps drive new initiatives in cutting-edge care. On the research front, she is especially grateful when patients with Fuchs donate cell and blood samples. These donations are kept in the biorepository of Mass. Eye and Ear's new Ocular Genomics Institute and "provide invaluable genetic and disease progression data for our studies." Through these studies, Dr. Jurkunas hopes to uncover knowledge that will lead to better treatments for her patients Dr. Jurkunas is also passionate about finding new ways to restore vision to patients with limbal epithelial stem cell deficiency in the cornea. Currently, the treatment for patients affected in one eye consists of transplanting stem cells derived from the healthy eye. For patients with both eyes affected, Dr. Jurkunas and colleagues are testing an approach that involves harvesting and culturing stem cells from the lining of the mouth. "We are literally in the bench-to-bedside transition with this work," reports Dr. Jurkunas. "It's a wonderful example of how stem cells are really opening up innovative, new treatment approaches." Dr. Jurkunas lectures nationally and internationally on corneal disorders and surgical techniques. She generously shares her in-depth knowledge with junior faculty, teaches residents and fellows, and lends her expertise to colleagues and trainees in the laboratory. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including the prestigious Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology / Alcon Early Career Clinician-Scientist Research Award and Research to Prevent Blindness Clinician-Scientist Award. Contact Dr. Jurkunas' office at 617-573-6897 or 617-573-3234 View Dr. Jurkunas' online bio for more information. Make an appointment. Contact Us Today! 617-523-7900


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Ryan MeyerNicknames: Ramske PDGA# 34987 Intermediate – Advanced (soon)
Began Playing Disc Golf: I think it was 06 or 07? I was instantly hooked and have played at courses throughout the US. I've played in a few tournaments but have been more interested in having fun with the sport. Kit Carson Park has been my baby for the last 3 years and now that the course is open, April 25 2010, I'll get tons of practice in…..watch out Pros, I'm coming for ya!
First Disc: 175g Yellow Champion Valkyrie – This Disc has taught me quite a bit about how a disc's flight path changes with age and the development of your game.
Favorite Hole at Morley: Without a doubt, Hole 11, position F. Blind double mandatory! Excellent risk-reward hole. Great design!
Morley Field Aces: Hole 14, rocket hyzer around the trees, 170g Red Star Orc. First Ace ever!
Favorite Disc: 171g Star Leopard – Great control disc for me, will flip over, go straight, or hyzer, depending on the speed of the spin.
Favorite Driver: 171g Star Boss –predictable flight
Favorite Midrange: 175g Star Cro – This disc is awsome! Stable, with a predictable fade. Great straight shooter for me.
Favorite Putter: 170g KC Pro Aviar – I've tried sticky floppy putters, and they don't work for me…
In My Bag: 170g KC Pro Aviar (2x) 175g Star Cro 171g Star Leopard 175g Star TL 150g Champion Banshee (for funzies) 150g Star Classic Roc 170g Discraft Breeze 170g Champion Sidewinder 172g Champion Roadrunner 169g Star Wraith 171g Star Starfire 174g Star Firebird 170g Star Destoyer 170g Star Orc 171g Star Boss 175g Champion Valkyrie 171g Star Valkyrie
Tourney wins and / or Top 5 finishes: Check in with me once I really start playing tournaments
Favorite Disc Golf Website: PDGA.com, SanDiegoAces.com
Favorite Pro Player: Dave Feldberg – Great player, great promoter of the sport.
Tips for newer players and players looking to improve: I tell everyone that comes out to play with me for the first time that they need to give the game at least 10 tries before they decide whether or not they like it. After that 10th round you'll just be getting the hang of throwing the disc and I'm sure you'll be hooked. Like any sport, this game is really easy to learn, but will take years to master, and that's the fun part! During the first week of playing this sport I bought several overstable drivers and almost quit because I couldn't throw them with any sort of consistency! Work your way through the discs, starting with midranges, then fairway drivers, and finally to the overstable drivers so you can develop control before adding power and distance. You'll thank me later.


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NEWTON, Mass. – The MIT men's lacrosse team improved to a 5-5 overall slate and a 1-2 mark in Pilgrim League play after defeating Lasell College, 5-1, on a rainy and cold Saturday afternoon at Grellier Field. The Lasers fall to a 2-10 mark this season and a 1-3 conference record.
MIT jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first quarter, followed by both teams tallying one mark in the second frame before a completely scoreless second half. The Engineers held a 20-17 advantage in the shot column, which included scoring on four-of-five chances in the first period. Lasell won the battle of ground balls (26-24) and face-offs (5-9).
Tom Hay put the Engineers ahead just over two minutes into the game. The MIT offense waited patiently passing around the perimeter when Hay drove from behind the Lasers' cage and fired on the right side. Twenty seconds later, Alex Andrzejewski picked off a Laser clear attempt and fired a pass to Gabe Blanchet who dodged around a defender and took two steps down the right wing to score just within the near-side post.
Carl Tilbury registered the next two attacks by the visitors over a four-minute span. Tilbury struck first from 10 yards out with a straight-on shot at the Laser net at 10:39. His second goal came about at 6:29 as he tore from the restraining line and sliced a shot in the same fashion as the last, giving the Engineers a 4-0 first-quarter edge.
After 3:30 without a tally in the second frame, Tilbury dished a diving pass to John Kucharczyk who bounced in the Engineers' final goal. Lasell capped the scoring with 1:15 left in the half when Adam Foss sent a pass in front of MIT's net to Jon Elia who tipped the ball in.
Christopher Rullan collected eight saves in the net during MIT's victory. Laser keeper Eric Walsh stopped five Engineer shots in the defeat.
Anthony Erz went 5-for-9 in face-off opportunities for Lasell and Garth Grove went 4-for-7 for the Engineers.


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Then consider writing a biography of an early national figure, particularly one from Tennessee. Mark Cheatham is probably correct in guessing that "many graduate students who might be interested in writing biographies as dissertations are discouraged by their advisors."
It's a shame, because there are plenty of prominent early leaders about whom we just don't know enough. Both Gordon Belt and myself have lamented the lack of a good biography of John Sevier. A few hagiographic treatments came out over a century ago, but as far as I can determine, the only scholarly attempt at a life of Sevier was Carl Driver's, published back in the thirties.
William Blount's life story would also make for a fascinating read. A study of his conspiratorial dealings came out not too long ago, but as a member of the Constitutional Convention and governor of the Southwest Territory, Blount deserves a cradle-to-grave account, too.
In part, this dearth of early Tennessee biographies is symptomatic of a more general shortage of scholarship on the Volunteer State's frontier period. The good news is that those relatively few recent studies on early Tennessee history have been very good—such as John Finger's overview of the Volunteer State's early days, Kevin Barksdale's book on the Lost State of Franklin, and Cynthia Cumfer's examination of early Tennessee's three races.
But it's also symptomatic of the surprising gaps that exist in the field of early American biography. These gaps become readily apparent when you look at Rev War biography. One thing that's always struck me is the lack of a recent, full-scale life of Nathanael Greene, the remarkable general who took command in the South in late 1780 and turned that theater of war on its head, after having served under Washington in the major campaigns in New England, New York, and Pennsylvania. Few men played a more critical role in the war.
Henry Knox, Washington's resourceful artillery chief, also needs a full-scale, scholarly biography. Don Higginbotham wrote a very good life of Daniel Morgan, but another look at the Old Wagoneer wouldn't hurt, either. Philip Schuyler and Horatio Gates could also stand intensive biographies.
Let me point out that all these men were general officers, and yet we have more abundant published work on some Civil War colonels than on these guys. Biographies of British commanders are just as hard to come by, perhaps more so. In a sense, Rev War historiography has leapfrogged over the old military history and gone straight to the new.
Grad students and young scholars in search of dissertation or book topics need not worry about running out of material. There are enough dead white guys in search of their Boswells to keep us all busy for a while.


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|2012-07-14, 16:41
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Age: 24
Ahaha anyway, I've been stalking this [and LB!] thread for a few months now and I can't wait until the English patch for the character routes are complete. I really want to read Lucia's route >//<
|2012-07-14, 16:51
|Link #1162
Mad Scientist
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Florida, USA
Age: 26
Oh man I know what you mean, I've been waiting for TLWiki to finish translating the EX routes for LB for half a year now. LB is probably my favorite game of all time, and it bugs me I cant go play the 3 EX routes :[
For Rewrite my favorites are Akane, Lucia, and Shizuru. Kotori is alright but doesn't really stick out to me and Chihaya honestly kind of annoys me a lot of the time. But I can't wait to be able to play all of them and see what the story has to offer.
BTW thanks a bunch for the info about that guys post concerning the choices
|2012-07-18, 16:35
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Assistant Professor
Join Date: Jul 2011
Age: 44
*just saw video, sipping tea*
*towards the middle, Akane comes out*
I've never believed it before, but I guess it can happen - my keyboard's now sticky with tea.
Also, I'm genuinely curious, what is it about Lucia that attracts some of you people? Even without going into her route.
|2012-07-22, 17:10
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Mad Scientist
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Florida, USA
Age: 26
So I just finished every little bit of Rewrite that they did in the English Patch. I got to Chihaya and Lucia's routes as well as completed Kotori's route as far as it was translated which was about a 1/3rd of the way through.
Spoiler for Kotori Route Translation:
But hey, I'm loving this game a bunch and now I'm afraid I will be waiting forever for the rest of the translation... does anybody have any kind of idea/guesstimate on when the next patch will come out? I imagine the next patch will be for Kotori's complete route and maybe Chihaya/Lucia. Since you can't play Akane/Shizure till after them. IDK and IDC to much, I just need more D:
I did a little research myself and found this:
I guess the common route is basically finished, Kotori's route is finished, and they've started on Chihaya's route. However they state here that they will not release the next patch until all 5 of the main heroines routes are complete. I get the feeling I'll be waiting a good long time. :[
|2012-07-24, 15:19
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Assistant Professor
Join Date: Jul 2011
Age: 44
And another thing, the game updates automatically, if I remember correctly. If one saves at the questionnaire scene, unlocking the requirements for the other choices makes the previously grayed-out ones be selectable when one loads to that point. That is if I'm remembering correctly...
|2012-07-26, 22:05
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Age: 34
Harvest Festa First Print Limited Edition preorder is in stock, paid and set to ship real soon \o/
I just don't know where I'll be able to put the box...no more space!
edit : shipped!
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|2012-07-29, 12:50
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Assistant Professor
Join Date: Jul 2011
Age: 44
What the heck.
My friend just confirmed there's a quest minigame? Man, I really hope it ain't tied to any important story bits, just optional. More of the Tomoyo after minigame than Little Busters! EX's Saya Route. Cause Saya was just a pain, honestly
I've booked some days next, next week for leave, just enougn time for the copy to come. Although since it's a fandisc, I don't think I'll take more than three hours for everything (bar the minigame). So, I'll be watchful for spoilers in this thread...
|2012-07-29, 13:08
|Link #1179
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
It's going be a while before my Harvest Festa gets here, but from what I heard, each story is relatively short and simple.
It seems everyone loves Shizuru's story because it takes place in the world of Oppai End. There's a joke about Lucia getting angry since her chest is larger but everyone loves Akane. Shizuru has her own chest issues. Now I really want to read Harvest Festa sooner.
I heard that Lucia's story in Harvest Festa is about
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|2012-07-29, 20:15
|Link #1180
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
I still have Oppai-Sama, Shizuru and Kagari left. Really hope that Kagari's route will be the best to me.
BTW, I am still confused about the story connection of Chihaya and Lucia route, how their HF story related to the original game?
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Nation & World
Islamic State seizes key areas in Syria as al Qaida's Nusra Front withdraws
Fighters from the Islamic State stormed into eastern Syria from their Iraq strongholds Thursday, overrunning or co-opting Syrian tribes and rebel groups holding the strategic towns along the border that control both the main highways and the bulk of Syria's oil production.
Fighters from the Islamic State, which declared itself a new caliphate Sunday, overcame the last bastions of al Qaida's Nusra Front in both Deir el Zour, the capital of the province by the same name, and Abu Kamal.
The startling advance was the first major sign that the Islamic State's spectacular military success in Iraq had won it new sympathizers among Sunni Muslims in Syria.
Most of the militant groups battling the regime of President Bashar al Assad had rejected the Islamic State's claim that it had established a caliphate in the lands it controls, led by Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the head of what formerly was known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. But Nusra, which has fought a bitter battle with Baghdadi's troops over tactics and strategy in Syria, has remained silent on the legitimacy of the caliphate announcement.
On Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that Nusra had withdrawn its units from Deir el Zour, the province's oil fields and the refineries, while powerful Sunni tribes in the area that previously had supported Nusra quickly endorsed the new caliphate.
Unconfirmed but credible reports also appeared in local media accounts that multiple units previously aligned or directly controlled by Nusra also had defected and sworn allegiance to the Islamic State and its new caliphate.
The tribes in the towns of Mayadeen, al Ashara and Burqas, all long time allies of Nusra and the long rumored birthplace of Nusra commander Abu Mohammed al Golani, openly swore allegiance to the Islamic State, according to videos released on the Internet.
"The clans of the city of Ishara, and the villages around it . . . and all of the factions in these areas . . . announce before God that they will cease fighting with the Islamic State," a tribal leader said in one video. The man, described as a tribal leader, also referred to Baghdadi as the "Caliph Ibrahim."
The oil fields around Deir Azzour represent a possible output of 75,000 barrels of oil production per day when properly functioning, a large financial windfall for the new caliphate, which has seen its financial and military resources grow exponentially since it took over Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, on June 10, then swarmed through much of the Sunni Muslim areas of central and northern iraq.
The Islamic State captured hundreds of millions of dollars worth of military equipment in its advance and seized additional millions when it took over the Iraqi central bank in Mosul, one of three branches.
Rami Abdurrahamn, the Syrian Observatory's director, reported on Facebook that some Nusra units remained engaged in combat in the area but appeared to be on the brink of collapse due to defections and withdrawals.
Nusra's future in light of the rise of their bitter rivals in the Islamic State remains very much in question and analysts have noted that one key Twitter account often used to disseminate information from the group has remained silent since Mosul fell to the Islamic State.


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While the number of unemployed workers has held steady at around 14 million in recent months, another telling measure of frustration in the labor market—the number of underemployed individuals—rose for a third consecutive month in September, by almost a half of a million people.
Almost 9.3 million Americans are considered underemployed, defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as working part-time for economic reasons, such as unfavorable business conditions or seasonal declines in demand.
That's up from just over 8 million in July, but down from a peak of about 9.5 million in September 2010. In addition, about 2.5 million individuals are considered "marginally attached to the labor force," meaning they were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. (They are not counted as unemployed because they had not looked for a job in the past four weeks prior to the survey.)
Put together, almost 26 million Americans are either unemployed, marginally attached to the labor force, or involuntarily working part-time—a number experts say is unprecedented.
"The labor force is substantially underutilized relative to what we experienced in most of the post-World War II period," says Patrick O'Keefe, director of economic research at accounting firm J.H. Cohn and former deputy assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Labor.
From 2003 to 2007, before the latest recession, O'Keefe says the number of people working part-time for economic reasons as a percent of the labor force averaged about 3 percent, or approximately four million people. Over the past 12 months, the average has been about 6 percent.
To get a more accurate understanding of the struggles that many Americans face, that base should be broadened even further, says Paul Osterman, co-author of Good Jobs America: Making Work Better for Everyone. He says it's important to consider people who are working, but at substandard wages. According to Osterman, about 20 percent of adults have jobs that pay poverty-level wages (the poverty line is currently $22,500 a year). "I'd consider that to be another version of underemployment—mainly jobs that are just too low-quality," says Osterman, who is also co-director of the MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research. Americans who fall below the poverty line make less than $10.50 an hour.
"The labor market is just not delivering for Americans what it should be delivering," Osterman says. "The weaknesses are on multiple dimensions—one is just the quantity of jobs, and the other is the quality of jobs that do exist."
Economists say the high number of underemployed workers is a sign of the tough economic times. "One of the things that seems to be happening these days is that companies in an uncertain environment are tending to take people on part-time instead of full-time because they don't want to make that full-time commitment," says Dennis Jacobe, chief economist at polling firm Gallup. By taking on part-time employees instead of full-timers, companies aren't forced to pay benefits or bring on employees for extended periods of time. It's also a lot more difficult to let full-time workers go, Jacobe adds.
That's left millions of Americans trying to make ends meet by working multiple part-time jobs. "There are a lot of people today who are self-employed, and they go through periods of their life where they're cobbling together various jobs or projects or consulting assignments or temporary work," says John Challenger, chief executive officer of outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Ted Schnell of Elgin, Ill., is one of those people. For the first time in his 27 years as a journalist, the now 52-year-old father of five found himself unemployed in December 2010 after being laid off by Sun-Times Media. Since January, he's worked part-time for a former colleague who started a local news site. Schnell has written about his experiences on his blog Laid off at 51: Seeking joy in change.
For a few weeks earlier this year, Schnell was able to land two copyediting jobs at two regional Patch.com sites, but AOL, which owns Patch, slashed its freelance budget soon after and he lost one of those positions. "It's miserable in terms of what I'm making," Schnell says. In addition, he says he's stuck in a house that's worth substantially less than his mortgage, and he's had to ask his father to help with payments. Schnell, like many older underemployed Americans, says he's worried that he may get passed over by potential employers because of his age. He remains discouraged. "For every 50 to 100 resumes I send out, I may get one interview," he says.
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Reduced blinking from BOTOX® injection of the orbicularis muscle can lead to corneal exposure, persistent epithelial defect, and corneal ulceration, especially in patients with VII nerve disorders.
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Bronchitis was reported more frequently as an adverse reaction in patients treated for upper limb spasticity with BOTOX® (3% at 251 Units to 360 Units total dose) compared to placebo (1%). In patients with reduced lung function treated for upper limb spasticity, upper respiratory tract infections were also reported more frequently as adverse reactions in patients treated with BOTOX® (11% at 360 Units total dose; 8% at 240 Units total dose) compared to placebo (6%). In adult patients treated for lower limb spasticity, upper respiratory tract infections were reported more frequently as an adverse event in patients treated with BOTOX® (2% at 300 Units to 400 Units total dose), compared to placebo (1%).
Autonomic dysreflexia associated with intradetrusor injections of BOTOX® could occur in patients treated for detrusor overactivity associated with a neurologic condition and may require prompt medical therapy. In clinical trials, the incidence of autonomic dysreflexia was greater in patients treated with BOTOX® 200 Units compared with placebo (1.5% versus 0.4%, respectively).
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In patients who are not catheterizing, post-void residual (PVR) urine volume should be assessed within 2 weeks post treatment and periodically as medically appropriate up to 12 weeks, particularly in patients with multiple sclerosis or diabetes mellitus. Depending on patient symptoms, institute catheterization if PVR urine volume exceeds 200 mL and continue until PVR falls below 200 mL. Instruct patients to contact their physician if they experience difficulty in voiding as catheterization may be required.
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In clinical trials, 6.5% of patients (36/552) initiated clean intermittent catheterization for urinary retention following treatment with BOTOX® 100 Units as compared to 0.4% of patients (2/542) treated with placebo. The median duration of catheterization for patients treated with BOTOX® 100 Units was 63 days (minimum 1 day to maximum 214 days) as compared to a median duration 11 days (minimum 3 days to maximum 18 days) for patients receiving placebo.
Patients with diabetes mellitus treated with BOTOX® were more likely to develop urinary retention than nondiabetics. In clinical trials, 12.3% of patients (10/81) with diabetes developed urinary retention following treatment with BOTOX® 100 Units vs 0% of patients (0/69) treated with placebo. In patients without diabetes, 6.3% of patients (33/526) developed urinary retention following treatment with BOTOX® 100 Units vs 0.6% of patients (3/516) treated with placebo.
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In clinical trials, 30.6% of patients (33/108) who were not using clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) prior to injection, required catheterization for urinary retention following treatment with BOTOX® 200 Units as compared to 6.7% of patients (7/104) treated with placebo. The median duration of postinjection catheterization for these patients treated with BOTOX® 200 Units (n = 33) was 289 days (minimum 1 day to maximum 530 days) as compared to a median duration of 358 days (minimum 2 days to maximum 379 days) for patients receiving placebo (n = 7).
Among patients not using CIC at baseline, those with multiple sclerosis (MS) were more likely to require CIC post injection than those with spinal cord injury (SCI).
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The most frequently reported adverse reactions for overactive bladder occurring within 12 weeks of injection include urinary tract infection (BOTOX® 18%, placebo 6%), dysuria (BOTOX® 9%, placebo 7%), urinary retention (BOTOX® 6%, placebo 0%), bacteriuria (BOTOX® 4%, placebo 2%), and residual urine volume (BOTOX® 3%, placebo 0%).
A higher incidence of urinary tract infection was observed in patients with diabetes mellitus treated with BOTOX® 100 Units and placebo than nondiabetics.
The incidence of UTI increased in patients who experienced a maximum post-void residual (PVR) urine volume ≥ 200 mL following BOTOX® injection compared to those with a maximum PVR < 200 mL following BOTOX® injection, 44% vs 23%, respectively.
The most frequently reported adverse reactions within 12 weeks of BOTOX® injection for detrusor overactivity associated with a neurologic condition include urinary tract infection (BOTOX® 24%, placebo 17%), urinary retention (BOTOX® 17%, placebo 3%), and hematuria (BOTOX® 4%, placebo 3%).
The following adverse event rates were reported at any time following initial injection and prior to reinjection or study exit (median duration of 44 weeks of exposure): urinary tract infections (49%), urinary retention (17%), constipation (4%), muscular weakness (4%), dysuria (4%), fall (3%), gait disturbance (3%), and muscle spasm (2%).
The most frequently reported adverse reactions following injection of BOTOX® for Chronic Migraine include neck pain (9%), headache (5%), eyelid ptosis (4%), migraine (4%), muscular weakness (4%), musculoskeletal stiffness (4%), bronchitis (3%), injection-site pain (3%), musculoskeletal pain (3%), myalgia (3%), facial paresis (2%), hypertension (2%), and muscle spasms (2%).
The most frequently reported adverse reactions following injection of BOTOX® for upper limb spasticity include pain in extremity, muscle weakness, fatigue, nausea, and bronchitis.
The most frequently reported adverse reactions following injection of BOTOX® for lower limb spasticity include arthralgia, back pain, myalgia, upper respiratory tract infection, and injection site pain.
The most frequently reported adverse reactions following injection of BOTOX® for Cervical Dystonia include dysphagia (19%), upper respiratory infection (12%), neck pain (11%), and headache (11%).
The most frequently reported adverse reactions following injection of BOTOX® for blepharospasm include ptosis (21%), superficial punctate keratitis (6%), and eye dryness (6%).
The most frequently reported adverse events following injection of BOTOX® for strabismus include ptosis (15.7%) and vertical deviation (16.9%).
The most frequently reported adverse events (3%-10% of adult patients) following injection of BOTOX® for severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis include injection-site pain and hemorrhage, non-axillary sweating, infection, pharyngitis, flu syndrome, headache, fever, neck or back pain, pruritus, and anxiety.
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Co-administration of BOTOX® or other agents interfering with neuromuscular transmission (eg, aminoglycosides, curare-like compounds) should only be performed with caution as the effect of the toxin may be potentiated. Use of anticholinergic drugs after administration of BOTOX® may potentiate systemic anticholinergic effects. The effect of administering different botulinum neurotoxin products at the same time or within several months of each other is unknown. Excessive neuromuscular weakness may be exacerbated by administration of another botulinum toxin prior to the resolution of the effects of a previously administered botulinum toxin. Excessive weakness may also be exaggerated by administration of a muscle relaxant before or after administration of BOTOX®.
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On Thursday, the Knicks will work out the top 2 scoring leaders in college basketball, BYU's Jimmer Fredette and Providence's Marshon Brooks, and the Pac-10 scoring leader, Washington State's Klay Thompson. At 29, 24 and 22 points per game respectively, the Knicks will have plenty of firepower inside the MSG training center Thursday. It's no secret the Knicks are looking for another shooter and all 3 players would fit the bill. In last years NBA draft, Donnie Walsh struck gold with another Pac-10 scoring champion; Landry Fields, therefore many speculate Klay Thompson could be the pick at number 17. It's been reported that sources inside the organization compare Thompson to Allan Houston.
Obviously Jimmer is the headliner of this group although I believe he may end up being the worst of the 3 players. If Fredette had come out in last years draft, he would have been scooped up by NY in the 2nd round. I believe Fredette would be the worst selection for the Knicks at 17. Yes he can score but we also have two of the top five scorers in the NBA today. The last thing we need is another volume shooter with obvious defensive deficiencies.
Providence's Marshon Brooks is the lesser known of the three, although he may end up going ahead of both players. Brooks is a prolific scorer from Providence who has drawn comparisons to Kobe Bryant. His resume includes leading the Big East in scoring at 24 points a game, including a 52 point outbreak against Notre Dame and a 43 point game at Georgetown.
It's possible none of the three players will fall to the Knicks at 17 although I believe at least Thompson and possibly Brooks will be there. I don't believe Jimmer will get by the Phoenix Suns who select at 13. I believe a backup point or a center is a more important need then a scoring shooting guard but Thompson would fill the role of a scorer off the bench, a role that we desperately need some consistency out of.


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Serzh Azati Sargsyan (Armenian: Սերժ Ազատի Սարգսյան, born June 30, 1954) is the third President of Armenia. He won the February 2008 presidential election with the backing of the conservative Republican Party of Armenia, a party in which he serves as chairman, and took office in April 2008. He is of no relation to the Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan.
Serzh Sargsyan was born on June 30, 1954 in Stepanakert, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR. He was admitted to Yerevan State University in 1971, served in the Soviet Armed Forces during 1971-72, and graduated from the Philological Department of Yerevan State University in 1979. In 1983, he married his wife, Rita. They have two daughters, Anush and Satenik, and one granddaughter, Mariam. He is the chairman of the Chess Federation of Armenia. In addition to his native Armenian, he is fluent in Russian, English and Azeri, but he has not spoken Azeri for 20 years.
Sargsyan's career began in 1975 at the Electrical Devices Factory in Yerevan, where he worked as a metal turner until 1979 when he became head of the Stepanakert City Communist Party Youth Association Committee. Then served as second secretary, first secretary, the Stepanakert City Committee Propaganda Division Head, the Nagorno-Karabakh Regional Committee Communist Organizations' Unit Instructor, and finally as the assistant to Genrikh Poghosyan, the First Secretary of the Nagorno-Karabakh Regional Committee.


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Under the potential arrangement, discussed in recent months, Sprint would get access to Dish's mobile airwaves, which aren't currently being used, the people said. The companies could then share revenue from customers who sign up for a Dish wireless service, or Dish may pay Sprint a fee to use the network, according to one of the people, who asked not to be named because they aren't authorized to speak publicly.
The deal would vault Dish into the mobile-phone market without it having to build its own network, letting the company offer wireless service to its 14 million satellite-TV customers. Dish, which publicly expressed interest in such partnerships, said it won't make a decision on the matter until a regulatory ruling on its airwaves that may come as soon as next week.
"A Sprint partnership may be the best possibility," said Tim Farrar, an analyst with TMF Associates Inc. in Menlo Park, California. "It could be quite disruptive."
Joe Clayton, chief executive officer of Englewood, Colorado-based Dish, declined to discuss talks with Sprint beyond saying, "We speak with everybody." Discussions with partners are on hold for now while Dish waits for a government ruling on how it can use its spectrum, he said in an interview. The Federal Communications Commission is slated to discuss the issue at a meeting on Dec. 12.
Dish Shares Rise
Dish shares rose 0.9 percent to $37.68 Friday in New York, reaching their highest closing price since 2007. Sprint fell 0.7 percent to $5.69.
Sprint also declined to comment on Dish, though it said the company is generally interested in partnerships that would give it access to airwaves. "We are open to spectrum-hosting opportunities with other spectrum holders who can't or don't want to build a network for their spectrum," said Scott Sloat, a spokesman for Overland Park, Kansas-based Sprint.
While a Dish partnership would have to be approved by Softbank Corp., which agreed in October to buy a controlling stake in Sprint, an accord could be reached before regulators sign off on that deal, one of the people familiar with the matter said.
Softbank Money
For Sprint, the partnership is one of several actions the No. 3 carrier is considering to help it challenge market leaders Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. The investment from Softbank will provide Sprint with an $8 billion cash infusion, giving the carrier money to make deals.
Sprint already has a spectrum-sharing joint venture with Clearwire Corp., the Bellevue, Washington wireless broadband wholesaler. Clearwire's shares fell 5.5 percent to $2.39 Friday.
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has already made smaller deals for spectrum, including a $480 million purchase of U.S. Cellular Corp.'s airwaves and customers in the Midwest. The company also has considered making a counteroffer for MetroPCS Communications Inc., a prepaid mobile-phone carrier that agreed in October to merge with T-Mobile USA Inc., people familiar with the matter said that month.
Dish, meanwhile, has built up its spectrum holdings to decrease its reliance on the satellite-TV business, which is losing subscribers. The company's chairman and co-founder, Charlie Ergen, said in October that he had given up ambitions of building his own wireless network and was now focused on forging a partnership with another company in the industry.
MetroPCS Offer
In August, Dish offered about $4 billion to acquire MetroPCS, according to a person familiar with the matter. MetroPCS turned down the bid.
T-Mobile USA's subsequent merger with MetroPCS and Softbank's deal with Sprint delayed "meaningful conversations with those players as they pursue their own regulatory approval process," Tom Cullen, Dish's executive vice president, said in a conference call in November.
To help Dish get its feet wet in the mobile industry, the company's Blockbuster video chain, acquired in a bankruptcy sale last year, will begin selling mobile phones in its movie-rental stores, people with knowledge of the matter said this week.
An alliance could help Dish and Sprint contend with mounting competition. Verizon has formed a pact with cable companies, including Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc., to sell each other's products. That means the cable providers can add mobile service to their current product bundles of TV, landline phone and high-speed Internet access.
Interference Concern
Even so, a Dish-Sprint partnership would have to overcome tensions between the two companies, which have sparred over the issue of wireless interference.
Sprint has said a portion of Dish's spectrum should operate with a lower signal power so that it doesn't interfere with the adjacent frequency, called the H block. The H block airwaves are slated to be auctioned off by the government.
In a letter to the FCC this week, Dish agreed to allow a portion of its spectrum to be used as a so-called guard band to preserve the H block. Sprint responded that Dish's new proposal still "would substantially reduce" the value and utility of the block of frequencies.
Even if the FCC sides with Sprint, Dish will still get the go-ahead to use its spectrum in some capacity, Stefan Anninger, an analyst at Credit Suisse Group AG in New York, said in note this week to clients. That's good news for the satellite provider because Dish will finally be able to use the airwaves for mobile-phone service, he said.
Sprint and Dish may both bid on the H block at the FCC-run auction, which could happen as soon as next year. The government would receive the proceeds, potentially worth billions of dollars, according to the FCC.
The acrimony won't necessarily stop Dish from forging a deal with Sprint, said TMF Associates' Farrar. Ergen, Dish's chairman, has had testy relations with partners in the past while still maintaining ties with them.
"It would be very much like Charlie Ergen to fight to the last drop of blood and then partner with them," Farrar said.
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