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Stafstrom makes festival P.T. Barnum-worthy
Attorney John Stafstrom is known for throwing a good party.
A former Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee chairman who counts Mayor Bill Finch and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy among his closest friends, he has held countless $500-a-plate political fundraisers at his Brooklawn Avenue home.
So it was no surprise that Stafstrom's party planning would turn this year's Ringmaster's Ball -- usually a staid, Barnum Festival-insider affair at the Holiday Inn -- into a P.T. Barnum-worthy waterfront bash at Seaside Park for 500 guests, including the governor.
Not only was the $175-a-plate event held under a large white tent, and the statue of Barnum lit up for the first time in 30 years, but there were live performances and a red glow cast over the nearby pond.
And for their grand entrance, Stafstrom and his husband, Dennis Murphy, rode in on the back of Roosevelt -- a camel.
"The idea of coming in on a camel was just to say to people, `This is a circus, this is about fun,' " Stafstrom said.
That kind of quirky, over-the-top thinking couldn't have come at a better time for the struggling festival.
Paul Timpanelli, president of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, said the Finch administration and business community this year had been looking to reinvent the festival, which has seen waning attendance for years.
He added a singing contest and a downtown pub fest, and turned a same-sex art exhibit into an unofficial festival event.
"We knew he would make the beginning of the transition," he said. "To come in on a camel was terrific. It was fun. It was different."
The fact that Stafstrom is the first openly gay ringmaster was a step in the right direction for the annual festival, Councilman Warren Blunt said.
"I think there's a need for diversity. I look at past ringmasters and they're all of a particular brand," he said, noting that, except for one woman, ringmasters have all been older, white males. "I think they should be more reflective of the diversity of the city of Bridgeport."
Stafstrom agrees and takes both compliments and criticisms in stride.
"I'm very committed to the city," he said. "It's not the place I was born, but I've been here for over 30 years. And I think along the way I've tried to do the right thing to make this a better place for people to live and I think, you know, that being the ringmaster is sort of the culmination of that, to tell you the truth."
Political groupie
The oldest of Joan and John Stafstrom Sr.'s five boys, Stafstrom Jr. was born in Newington and developed an interest in politics early on.
"I was one of those political groupie kids when I was a teenager," he said. "I grew up in the late '70s, which was a period of great activism."
He got his undergraduate degree in accounting and economics from the College of the Holy Cross and his law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. He joined the law firm Pullman and Comley shortly after that, in 1981.
It was around this time that he met Finch, and the two young graduates interested in politics hit it off right away. They served together on the Bridgeport City Council in the 1990s.
"He was a leader on the council, very well studied, very competent," Finch said, who was impressed by Stafstrom's role as chair of the council's Budget Committee.
In 1995, his last year on the council, Stafstrom became one of the founding members of Career Resources Inc., a one-stop career development and job training center that now serves 35,000 people each year.
Scott Wilderman, the organization's executive director, said he owes his start to Stafstrom, who hired him 10 years ago. "He is the most exceptional person I've ever met and probably one of the most caring people as well," Wilderman said. "I mean, this guy has donated his time, energy, resources really to help the most impoverished in our city."
Stafstrom no longer serves on the organization's board, but remains committed to it. Last year, Pullman & Comley donated hundreds of computers for job seekers.
"He is always a phone call away," Wilderman said. "When he becomes a part of something, he doesn't ever walk away."
Money maker
That's not entirely true.
Stafstrom, who calls himself an "unabashed liberal," had been involved in politics here for over a decade when he won the chairmanship of the city's Democratic Town Committee in 2004, replacing long-time chairman Mario Testa. He was forced to step down three years later when a state law was passed that banned state contractors from serving as town committee chairman.
"The way it happened is just because my firm has state contracts," Stafstrom said. "I don't know that people should be disenfranchised in that way from political participation. So that bothered me. But it is what it is and we all got through that. And I might be better off for it. Who knows?"
Stafstrom then served as vice chairman, but was widely believed to be the real leader of the party. In 2008, Stafstrom and Cynthia King, the chairman, lost their bid for a second term to Testa and his running mate. Stafstrom walked away from the committee.
"In retrospect, I think a position like that is a position that you should do for 5, or 6 or 7 years, and then you should turn it over to someone else anyway. Same thing on the City Council."
He doesn't mention anyone by name, but the implication is there. Not only had Testa been chairman for decades by that time, but he continues to serve as chairman of what many still call a political machine.
Meanwhile, many of Bridgeport's politicians, including several council members, have been in their roles for decades.
"I don't believe in term limits, but I do believe in fresh blood in the political system periodically," Stafstrom added, laughing.
Stepping away from the town committee though, hasn't made Stafstrom any less involved politically.
"I've raised a lot of money for candidates over the years," he said. "I think I'm a pretty good political organizer. I've been to every corner of this city. I'm pretty good at putting together a political operation to get voters and to persuade voters and to get voters to the polls."
He scoffs at the idea that a contract should void a person's ability to be civically involved or become friends with politicians.
He is good friends with Andrew McDonald, a former state senator, partner at Pullman & Comley and Malloy's legal counsel. McDonald, who is now on the state Supreme Court, was the officiant at Stafstrom's and Murphy's wedding in 2005.
The couple, who had been together nearly two decades by that time and own other property in Cape Cod and Hartford, were one of the first gay couples to seek a marriage license.
Stafstrom also openly supported Malloy's gubernatorial run in 2010 and Finch's mayoral campaigns despite the fact that he has served as Bridgeport's bond counsel since the 1980s and Murphy, his husband, has served as a consultant for the city and is now Malloy's deputy labor commissioner and interim chief of staff of the Board of Regents of Higher Education.
"I think people need to know John is a man of high character and integrity," Timpanelli said. "Most politicians don't have that reputation, but John deserves that reputation."
Stafstrom refuses to apologize for his political ties.
"Obviously, I am and I remain very close to the governor, and I am supportive to him and intend to be very involved in his re-election campaign next year," he said, his voice soft but firm.
It was no surprise then that the governor was one of the special guests at this year's Ringmaster's Ball.
"I called in a lot of chips; there's no question about it," Stafstrom said. "I have 30 years in this community, I know a lot of people. But in the final analysis, I think everybody who has collaborated has had a lot of fun along the way and has felt a part of the team."
The ball has gotten rave reviews.
"Many people told me it's the best party they've ever been to," he added. "I love a good party. I got that from my mother and father."
MaryBeth Morrissey, this year's festival executive director, was impressed with Stafstrom's vision.
"He brought a marketing campaign that was thrilling to be a part of," she said. "It's colorful. It was bright. It screamed festival and circus. And when people had ideas for events, he supported it. And no matter what he touched, it worked. Everyone embraced John. He would be impossible not to like."
When Charles Carroll, the city's parks and public works director, and other former ringmasters walked into his office last year, Stafstrom said he had no idea they would ask him, on behalf of Elizabeth Pfriem, the only female ringmaster and former publisher of the Bridgeport Post (now Connecticut Post), to become the festival's 65th ringmaster.
He couldn't have taken on the task without his long-time assistant, Kathy, and his husband, he said.
Murphy has embraced the role of the festival's "first husband," hosting the first tea party for the spouses of former ringmasters. The focus, Stafstrom noted, is not usually on the spouses.
The move was, like everything else Stafstrom has supported this year, an attempt to diversify the festival's participation, like the Barnum's Got Talent singing competition. That event brought out more than 120 children from suburban and urban communities.
Stafstrom also embraced the idea for the first Barnum Pub Fest downtown, said his nephew, Stephen Stafstrom, a City Council member and, like his uncle, a lawyer at Pullman & Comley.
"I think people see the energy in the festival and John's energy for it," he said.
Also, gone was the annual golf tournament and in was the invitation for business people to attend the annual SAMESEX art show at the City Lights Gallery, which Stafstrom and Murphy sponsored. "That wasn't technically a Barnum Festival event, but it tied in with embracing our diversity as a city," said Steve Stafstrom, who is president of the City Lights board.
The Great Street Parade this Sunday will continue the diversity push, John Stafstrom said, by not only featuring traditional acts like drum and bugle corps, but also featuring hip hop DJs, a steel drum band and Javier Colon, the inaugural winner of NBC's "The Voice."
Also, Stafstrom added: "You'll see some focus on the rainbow flag. There's no question about that."
"It's all really about inclusiveness and being a part of that," Stafstrom said, "whether you're a 16-year-old from the East Side of Bridgeport or you're a veteran from Monroe. You can enjoy something the Barnum Festival has to offer."
Councilwomen Michelle Lyons, D-134, and M. Evette Brantley, D-132, are already wondering how festival organizers will find someone to replace him once this year's events conclude.
"I don't think anyone has had this much fun as a ringmaster," Lyons said. "He blows his whistle, he whips his whip and he watches his time."
"He's certainly raised the bar," Brantley added.
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Cook the Book: Raoul's Shrimp Salad
The Raoul behind this summery shrimp salad is Raoul Reichrath of Le Grand Pré, a Michelin-starred favorite of Patricia Wells' near her home in Provence. She adapted his recipe for her salad-centric cookbook, Salad as a Meal for its bright flavors and simplicity.
But for all of its French roots, there's something quite American-tasting about this shrimp salad. By dressing cool shrimp and crisp diced red peppers and celery in a mix of tomato juice, lemon, Tabasco, and Worcestershire, this salad bears a striking resemblance to a Bloody Mary.
Just like a Bloody Mary, this is the sort of recipe that invites all sorts of creativity. Swap out the chives for cilantro and add diced avocado and jalapeño and you have a Mexican accented shrimp salad. Hit the farmers' market for any sort of crunchy, dice-able veggies to add to the mix. Or add a spoonful of horseradish and a dash of celery salt for an even Bloody Mary spiced shrimp salad.
As always with our Cook the Book feature, we have five (5) copies of Salad as a Meal to give away this week.
Reprinted with permission from Salad as a Meal by Patricia Wells, copyright © 2011. Published by William Morrow.
- Yield:4
- Active time: 15 minutes
- Total time:1 hour
- 1/2 cup tomato juice
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- Several drops Tabasco sauce
- Fine sea salt
- 1 to 2 red bell peppers, trimmed, seeds removed, cut into 1/4- inch cubes (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 2 celery ribs, cut into crosswise slices (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 1/2 pounds (25 to 30) cooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 cup minced fresh chives or cilantro
In a large bowl, whisk together the tomato juice, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, and salt. Taste for seasoning. Add the red peppers and celery. Stir to blend. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to let the flavors develop.
Toss the shrimp with just enough sauce to lightly and evenly coat the ingredients. Add the chives and toss to blend. Taste for seasoning. Mound the shrimp salad on plates, and serve.

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The Bloodied Halls of Academia: How I Survived As an Undergraduate Horror Writer
As anyone who has spent any amount of time writing fiction at the college level will tell you, genre bias is rampant in academia. As a recent graduate from a state university, I experienced this bias firsthand. Repeatedly.
While some professors remain open-minded, others turn their noses up at the first sign of science fiction or fantasy in their workshop classes. Many have never heard of your favorite horror or romance writer, nor do they care what your idols have written or what awards they have won. A select few ban genre fiction from their classes altogether, highlighting such clauses in their syllabi.
"Elves? Seriously?"
Some of you are probably nodding in agreement, thinking back to the times when you also hit these roadblocks. I tip my hat to you, brothers and sisters in arms. However, this article is not aimed at you. Rather, this article is aimed at those still wandering academia's halls, as well as those about to enter them for the first time. College may not welcome genre writers with open arms, but that doesn't mean they can't thrive there, provided they know how to go about studying the craft in such an environment.
It is also important to note that I do not support the division of so-called "literary" and "genre" fiction. I am merely using such terms for the sake of clarity as well as to properly represent the division as it exists within academia.
The first and perhaps most important thing undergraduate genre writers need to realize is that the instructors are not their enemies, even if a few of them do ban any manuscripts containing zombies or elves. In my experience, this tends to be one of the hardest lessons for students to learn. In order to understand this, one needs to first examine the situation from the point of view of the instructors. Most professors do not read or write anything that could be considered genre fiction. They are literary through and through. They don't know the tropes. They don't know the shorthand. Writing that kind of thing is simply out of their element.
That being the case, would it be responsible of them to try to teach an aspect of writing they have little to no experience with? No, it wouldn't, so they don't. Instead they teach you what they do know, which is a lot. Lucky for you, this is mostly stuff you don't already know, the stuff from the other side of the fence, which is great because you've got your side covered, or will with enough practice. Let them pass on the skills they've mastered. Read those James Joyce stories. Do those John Gardner exercises. Trust me, you'll be glad you did.
The second thing, which is really just an extension of knowing instructors are not the enemy, is that genre writers need to let others know they are there to play ball. Work hard, get assignments in on time, and step up when it comes to commenting on the work of others, especially in class. If the instructors know you care, they will be more likely to take your genre of choice seriously. Instructors can be skeptical of students in general, and rightfully so. I find that most undergraduate writers, even most creative writing majors, are nowhere near as serious about the craft as they think they are.
Another thing to realize is that you are likely working against a history of garbage genre fiction that has flooded their classrooms for years. I can't even recall the number of manuscripts I had to read about teen mermaid romance or two-dimensional, clichéd vampires. I mean really terrible, awful, wouldn't-wish-it-on-your-worst-enemy fiction. It can take some time to navigate through all that debris and gain an instructor's trust, but that doesn't mean it can't be done.
Early on in my college career, I was waiting for one of my writing classes to start when a fellow student began complaining about comments she had received for a piece of fiction in a different class. Apparently the instructor told her the story was riddled with clichés. This upset the student because, as she explained to the rest of us early arrivals, genre fiction was supposed to be full of clichés. Wrong. This is what instructors are seeing, what you are working against. Bring the heat. Show them you can offer up originality with style.
Another way to gain the respect of instructors is to find the middle ground. Find the bridges between your world and theirs and use them to the fullest. One of the easiest ways to do this is to read writers whose work most closely rides the line between your genre of choice and the literary world. Instructors may not know who Richard Matheson was, but they've read Cormac McCarthy, and they'll be more than happy to discuss horror elements when you put them in the context of The Road.
When I was attending classes, several of them used The Anchor Book of New Short Stories, edited by Ben Marcus. If you're taking college writing courses, buy this book immediately as it will give plenty of examples of authors I'm talking about. There's a story in the book called "Two Brothers," by Brian Evenson, which features a religious fanatic who attempts to cut off his own leg with a kitchen knife, people eating birds, and other strange elements. Another story, "The Paperhanger", deals with the disappearance of a child. Both are straight-up horror. In fact, the former is one of my all-time favorite horror stories. However, they are also literary stories featured alongside a host of stories by other literary authors.
While Stephen King's fiction may have a stigma in the college classroom, the bloody antics of Brian Evenson's work does not. That same anthology contains a story by Aimee Bender, who focuses primarily on magical realism. Bender is often spoken of in the same breath as Kelly Link (I actually heard them both mentioned no less than a dozen times at a writing festival at the university a few years ago when all the grad students were experimenting with that kind of thing). Kelly Link edited the fantasy half of The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror for years. Bridges. Use them.
The third thing current and prospective students need to know is they should be doing as much learning outside of the classroom as inside of it. I'm not just talking about reading and writing on your own either, although you absolutely need to do those things. What I'm talking about is creating your own learning environments. The easiest way to do this is to start or join a creative writing workshop. As someone who has run a workshop for the last five years (it's still going despite the fact that many of its members have graduated), I can honestly say you'll learn just as much, if not more, about writing from a private workshop as you will from a workshop class—if you do it right.
How does one go about creating an effective workshop? The biggest thing is that you don't let just anyone join. That may sound elitist, but believe me when I say it's necessary. From my experience, the average writing class of 20 people contains anywhere from three to five students who actually know what they are doing and are dedicated to writing. These are the people you listen to in class, the people whose comments you read first when you get a manuscript back. Unfortunately, the rest of the class is usually more obsessed with the idea of being a writer more than they are actually interested in writing.
Pull aside the go-to people and ask them if they're interested in a private workshop. Odds are, they'll have some go-to people themselves. After you have a core group, only bring in people that ask to join. This makes sure you're getting people who take the initiative. However, always remember to say no when the need arises. If the girl from class who is constantly checking Facebook while everyone else discusses manuscripts asks to join, tell her no, you're full. If the guy who always turns in assignments two days late wants in, tell him no, you're full. Often these people like the idea of being part of a workshop, but don't actually do any real work.
"No workshop forda you!"
I also recommend focusing on the level of commitment people have rather than their current skill level, though it's important to have at least a few people in the group that are better writers than yourself for the sake of growth. Ideally your workshop should contain no more than seven people. Any more than that and things get unwieldy.
In addition to seeking out like-minded individuals on campus, connecting with other writers via the Internet is hugely beneficial. The wonderful thing about the writing community is that people are so willing to help others. I find this to be particularly true when it comes to veterans wanting to pass on their knowledge to the new blood. Join a forum. Join a Facebook group. Drop another author an email. Build connections. Be a part of the online writing community. Aside from interning at Shock Totem, I've recently been given the opportunity to do some freelance work in the game industry. Both of these developments evolved out of meeting awesome people on forums. I can't stress enough the importance of making connections with those who share the passion for the craft.
So if academia has got you down, fear not. There are plenty of wonderful resources waiting to change your college experience for the better. Connect with the instructors. Connect with other students. Connect with fellow writers online. Writing genre work at the college level needn't be painful or alienating. In fact, surviving as an undergraduate genre writer can be remarkably easy, provided you know how.
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BALTIMORE - Upper Chesapeake Health System, a leading health care provider in northeastern Maryland, committed unlawful disability discrimination and retaliation against an employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. The EEOC charged that the health system failed to provide a reasonable accommodation, fired, and later refused to rehire a pulmonary function technologist because of her disability and in retaliation for her requesting an accommodation and complaining about discrimination.
Deborah Ropiski worked for Upper Chesapeake Health System at the health care system's Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Md. During her nearly 19 years of employment with Upper Chesapeake Health System, Ropiski consistently received positive performance evaluations and positive patient feedback. Ropiski suffers from Usher's Syndrome, a genetic disorder that impairs hearing and vision. The EEOC charges that Upper Chesapeake Health System removed Ropiski from her pulmonary function technologist position due to its perception that her disability interfered with the safe performance of her job, and then terminated her instead of transferring her to a suitable vacant position as a reasonable accommodation.
The EEOC further said that the health care system later failed to rehire Ropiski into a vacant position for which she was qualified because of her disability and because she had filed charges with the EEOC.
The health system's actions violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the EEOC charged. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Upper Chesapeake Health System, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-02846-ELH) in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. The EEOC seeks injunctive relief prohibiting Upper Chesapeake Health System from future discriminating based on disability, equitable relief that provides equal employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities, and lost wages, compensatory and punitive damages and other affirmative relief for Ropiski.
"Unfortunately, this case demonstrates that 23 years after the passage of the ADA, some employers still do not understand their obligation to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability," said EEOC District Director Spencer H. Lewis, Jr. "Employers must provide a reasonable accommodation unless it would be an undue hardship, and must not penalize employees who exercise their rights under the ADA."
EEOC Regional Attorney Debra M. Lawrence added, "Upper Chesapeake Health System had an obligation to reassign Ms. Ropiski into a vacant position absent undue hardship. Instead, it chose to violate the ADA by firing a qualified longstanding employee and by retaliating against her. That is why the EEOC filed this lawsuit."
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The third annual USA Pro Cycling Challenge could be decided Thursday on the mountainous 102.9-mile Stage 4 from Steamboat Springs to Beaver Creek. But German veteran Jens Voigt, who won last year's stage from Aspen to Beaver Creek, doesn't think 9,000-foot Bachelor Gulch near Beaver Creek will make or break the peloton.
"It flattens out a little bit," Voigt said. "If there's five or 10 climbers together up that climb I see them all together going to the top and then sprinting. I don't really think any first-class mountain rider can drop anybody else. The climbing is 4 or 5 percent.
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Renewable sources delivered the equivalent of 59.4 per cent of Scotland's gross electricity consumption in 2015 – up from 49.9 per cent in 2014.
This means that the 2015 50 per cent renewable electricity target has been met and exceeded.
Renewable sources of electricity generation in 2015 were up 14 per cent on 2014 and are again the single largest contributor to electricity generation in Scotland at a record 42 per cent of Scotland's total output (including exports) – higher than both nuclear (35 per cent) and fossil fuels (22 per cent), statistics published today have revealed.
Scotland continued to be a net exporter of electricity, exporting 29 per cent of all electricity generation in 2015, while Scotland's renewable generation made up approximately 26 per cent of the total UK renewable output in 2015.
Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy Paul Wheelhouse said: "Today's figures show that Scotland's renewable energy sector is stronger than ever and our early adoption of clean, green energy technology and infrastructure was the right thing to do. It is fantastic news that renewables are now, for the first time, Scotland's biggest electricity generator, and that just under 60 per cent of Scotland's gross electricity demand could be met by renewables.
"Despite damaging policy changes from the UK Government, which we continue to seek to have reviewed, we will continue to harness – and bolster – Scotland's renewables potential, both in generation and infrastructure. At the end of Q3 2016, there was 8.3 G W of installed renewables electricity capacity in Scotland, an increase of 8 per cent over the year.
"The Scottish Government is a strong driver of a progressive agenda on tackling harmful climate change. Today's figures show that a low carbon economy is not just a practical way forward, but that Scotland's clean, green energy resources are playing an increasingly crucial role in the security of Scotland's energy supply.
"We will set out our plans for future progress towards a secure, sustainable low carbon energy sector in our draft Energy Strategy which is due to be published in January."
Jenny Hogan, Director of Policy at industry body Scottish Renewables, said: "These figures are great news for the UK – and great news for Scotland in particular.
"The latest figures underline the disproportionate contribution that Scotland is making to the UK's efforts to clean up our energy system.
"We know that to fight climate change we must reduce the amount of carbon emitted by our energy sector, and renewables are doing just that.
"Despite the closure of Cockenzie coal-fired power station in March 2013 Scotland is exporting a record proportion of its electricity generation to the rest of the UK, in large part thanks to the growth of renewables.
"However future progress is hugely uncertain, with large scale onshore wind, solar and hydro power all locked out of government schemes to support investment in new electricity generation capacity."


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One of the most longed-for franchises from Nintendo's long history makes its glorious return in spectacular 3-D. Kid Icarus is back in a game designed specifically for the Nintendo 3DS system by Kirby and Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai and his development team at Project Sora.
Kid Icarus: Uprising is a fast-paced and action-packed blend of aerial and ground-based shooting built on elegantly intuitive and streamlined play control. It boasts game play that is easy to pick up but incredibly deep, designed to satisfy novice gamers as well as fans who have been clamoring for a new installment in the franchise.
Who doesn't love Kid Icarus? The 25-year-old franchise is beloved by longtime Nintendo fans, who have been dying for a new entry ever since the release of Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters back in 1991. Protagonist Pit makes his triumphant return later this year in Kid Icarus Uprising for the 3DS. We've finally gotten a chance to check it out at this year's E3 Expo, so hit the jump for our impressions. Read More »
Also known as: Project Sky [working codename], Kid Icarus 3DS, New Legend of Light
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Quote:What I remember about early sparring experiences seem to be somewhat universal (at least from what I hear) here my area, anyway. And that was, a tremendous emphasis on kicking with an equally tremendous neglect for punching.Everyone stayed well out in long range and traded kicks, which is so far removed from reality it's almost shameful.But that was commonplace in those days, in American martial arts. Judging by what I see in many places local to me...it's changed very little.
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Cacao VM running on OpenMoko
The FIC guys gave me one handset of GTA01 (OpenMoko/Neo1973 machine) last month, and it brings a lot of joy and fun for hacking to me.
First, system emulator for OpenMoko based on qemu is really exciting, and I prepared a working Win32 version of openmoko emulator some days ago (look up the wiki for details). Then, back to Free Java world, I met several hackers around the world in #kaffe, #classpath, and #cacao IRC channel. Since I had portd Kaffe to Xscale-based mobile phones, I decide to take Cacao for a try.
After some slight modifications (with the help from twisti), Cacao works on OpenMoko GTA01, and here is the output for typical "Hello World" application in Java:
root@fic-gta01:/var/tmp$ cd /tmp/cacao root@fic-gta01:/var/tmp/cacao$ ls *.class fp.class hello.class root@fic-gta01:/var/tmp/cacao$ cd bin root@fic-gta01:/var/tmp/cacao/bin$ ./cacao -cp .. hello Hello world root@fic-gta01:/var/tmp/cacao/bin$ uname -a Linux fic-gta01 184.108.40.206-moko8 #1 PREEMPT Sat Apr 14 07:40:05 UTC 2007 armv4tl unknownIt is based on Cacao SVN (along with GPL'd ARM jit engine) + GNU Classpath version 0.95. However, I still manage to let gtk-peer work on Cacao inside GTA01 device. But I am of the opinion that it is really a good start point for joint of the power from Free Java (GNU Classpath, Cacao, Kaffe, etc.), OpenMoko, and Embedded Linux.
Also, I met guillaum1 in #cacao, who is the developer of MIDPath, and he suggested me to try the combination of cacao-cldc (cacao without GNU Classpath) + MIDPath. The design of MIDPath is very flexible, and it allows to have MIDP2 working on top of cacao-cldc (without Classpath) or standard cacao (i.e with Classpath). I will do that later.
In addition, some friends in Taiwan and I set up a new laboratory, named "Open RazzmatazZ Laboratory" (OrzLab), which funds an environment for freedom and creativity based on Free Software and Open Source efforts. We are looking for some improvements for OpenMoko, such as CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) text processing and input methods, Java VM integrations, etc. I do really enjoy the fun of hacking!


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David Cunningham brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 134 Designs von 36 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Studio 212 Fitness
Studio 212 Fitness enables our clients, regardless of income status, to be physically fit through our martial arts based fitness programs.
The 212 in our name represents the temperature at which water boils. At 211 degrees, water is hot. At 212 degrees, it boils. It's that extra degree that can power a locomotive…or take your life results far beyond your expectations. By taking ownership of this fundamental principle, focusing on a clearly-defined goal, maintaining an unstoppable attitude, committing to take action, and persevering, you'll see life-altering, positive results. The message of Studio 212 Fitness is clear: It's your life: You are responsible for your results. It's time to turn up the heat!
Clients select the class options that best suit them and pay a fair and affordable price through one of the following options:
- Clients pay what they feel is fair and they can afford within the suggested price range. If a client pays more, they help to support the studio for someone else who has more limited resources.
- Clients volunteer an hour of time (working in the studio, in the office, or by helping out in other ways) in exchange for an hour of class.
- Clients may attend one of the daily complimentary classes if they can neither pay nor volunteer.
Our clients are groups of friends in their early 20's to mid-30's, and families in their early 30's through mid-40's.
They are are budget conscious, socially minded, and are interested in the health of their family and themselves. Taking classes at Studio 212 Fitness is a sociable activity, and something that they tell their friends about – an exciting, innovative, and philanthropy-minded way of staying fit.
We are looking for a logo to represent our fitness studio that is all about achieving life results that go far beyond expectations
We want a sleek, clean, professional logo
We prefer a logo that uses both a symbol and our name, but the symbol can stand on its own.
Feel free to suggest a tag line if you think of something that might be appropriate with the descriptions we have provided.
The logo will be reproduced in the following manners: silk screened, embroidered, used on martial arts uniforms, on company vans, billboards, business cards, stationary, web design, etc.
Things to consider:
- More lifestyle service than fitness or martial arts service
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We are open to color experimentation
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Q: How do I update my contact information?From your profile, click the "edit my contact information" link. Edit your contact information and submit. http://membership.nursingsociety.orgQ: How do I control what information is shown in My Profile?Under "My Profile", click the "Preferences" link in the left navigation, which lets you control what information is visible to whom. Information can be shown to only your contacts, to members of The Circle, or no one. If you are a chapter leader, your information can also be public, in order for prospective members to contact you. After you've made changes, click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.Q: My picture won't upload. What's wrong?The dimensions of the image must be no larger than 600 pixels wide by 600 pixels high. The file size (kilobytes, megabytes, etc.) does not matter. You can check the dimensions in programs like Photoshop, Microsoft Paint and Microsoft Photo Editor. The image must also be saved in a .jpg, .gif or .bmp format.Q: Do I have to enter start and end dates for my education?No, just leave the date drop-down boxes set to the blank option.Q. If I want to add a link* in my Profile to another website, such as a personal blog that I maintain outside The Circle or to another website, how do I do that? On your Profile page, open the Bio section. Where you wish to add a link, insert the following code, substituting MYLINK.COM with your web address. My Link *See Code of Conduct prior to adding links to your profile.
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Hand-to-hand combat
Hand-to-hand combat (sometimes abbreviated as HTH or H2H) is a lethal or non-lethal physical confrontation between two or more persons at very short range (grappling distance) that does not involve the use of firearms or other distance weapons.[1] While the phrase "hand-to-hand" appears to refer to unarmed combat, the term is generic and may include use of striking weapons used at grappling distance such as knives, sticks, batons, or improvised weapons such as entrenching tools.[1] While the term hand-to-hand combat originally referred principally to engagements by combatants on the battlefield, it can also refer to any personal physical engagement by two or more people, including law enforcement officers, civilians, and criminals.[1]
Combat within close quarters (to a range just beyond grappling distance) is commonly termed close combat or close-quarters combat. It may include lethal and non-lethal weapons and methods depending upon the restrictions imposed by civilian law, military rules of engagement, or ethical codes. Close combat using firearms or other distance weapons by military combatants at the tactical level is modernly referred to as close quarter battle. The United States Army uses the term combatives to describe various military fighting systems used in hand-to-hand combat training, systems which may incorporate eclectic techniques from several different martial arts and combat sports.
Hand-to-hand combat is the most ancient form of fighting known. A majority of cultures have their own particular histories related to close combat, and their own methods of practice. There are many varieties within the martial arts, including boxing and wrestling. Other variations include the gladiator spectacles of ancient Rome and medieval tournament events such as jousting.
Military organizations have always taught some sort of unarmed combat for conditioning and as a supplement to armed combat. Soldiers in China were trained in unarmed combat as early as the Zhou Dynasty (1022 BCE to 256 BCE).
Despite major technological changes such as the use of gunpowder, the machine gun in the Russo-Japanese War and the trench warfare of World War I, hand-to-hand fighting methods such as bayonet remained common in modern military training, though the importance of formal training declined after 1918. By 1944 some German rifles were being produced without bayonet lugs.
Modern hand-to-hand combat techniques
Close Quarters Combat, or World War II combatives, was largely codified by William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes. Also known for their eponymous Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, Fairbairn and Sykes had worked in the Shanghai Municipal Police of the International Settlement (1854–1943) of Shanghai in the 1920s, widely acknowledged as the most dangerous port city in the world due to a heavy opium trade run by organised crime (the Chinese Triads).
After the May Thirtieth Movement riots, which resulted in a police massacre, Fairbairn was charged with developing an auxiliary squad for riot control and aggressive policing. After absorbing the most appropriate elements from a variety of martial-arts experts, from China, Japan and elsewhere, he condensed these arts into a practical combat system he called Defendu. He and his police team went on to field-test these skills on the streets of Shanghai; Fairbairn himself used his combat system effectively in over 2000 documented encounters, including over 600 lethal-force engagements.[2] The aim of his combat system was simply to be as brutally effective as possible. It was also a system that, unlike traditional Eastern martial-arts that required years of intensive training, could be digested by recruits relatively quickly. The method incorporated training in point shooting and gun combat techniques, as well as the effective use of more ad hoc weapons such as chairs or table legs.
During the Second World War, Fairbairn was brought back to Britain, and, after demonstrating the effectiveness of his techniques, was recruited to train the British commandos in his combat method. During this period, he expanded his 'Shanghai Method' into the 'Silent Killing Close Quarters Combat method' for military application. This became standard combat training for all British Special Operations personnel. He also designed the pioneering Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, which was adopted for use by British and American Special Forces. In 1942, he published a textbook for close quarters combat training called Get Tough.[2][3]
U.S. Army officers Rex Applegate and Anthony Biddle were taught Fairbairn's methods at a training facility in Scotland, and adopted the program for the training of OSS operatives at a newly opened camp near Lake Ontario in Canada. Applegate published his work in 1943, called Kill or Get Killed.[4] During the war, training was provided to British Commandos, the Devil's Brigade, OSS, U.S. Army Rangers and Marine Raiders.
Other combat systems designed for military combat were introduced elsewhere, including European Unifight, Soviet/Russian Sambo, Army hand-to-hand fight and Systema, Chinese military Sanshou/Sanda, Israeli Kapap and Krav Maga. The prevalence and style of hand-to-hand combat training often changes based on perceived need. Elite units such as special forces and commando units tend to place higher emphasis on hand-to-hand combat training.
Although hand-to-hand fighting was accorded less importance in major militaries after World War II, insurgency conflicts such as the Vietnam War, low intensity conflict and urban warfare have prompted many armies to pay more attention to this form of combat. When such fighting includes firearms designed for close-in fighting, it is often referred to as Close Quarters Battle (CQB) at the platoon or squad level, or Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) at higher tactical levels.
Modern usage
Military systems
- In 2002, the U.S. Army adopted the Modern Army Combatives (MAC) hand-to-hand combat training program with the publishing of U.S. Army field manual (FM 3-25.150) and the establishment of the U.S. Army Combatives School at Ft Benning, Georgia.[5]
- The U.S. Air Force adopted MAC as its hand-to-hand combat system in early 2008.[6]
- In the U.S. Marine Corps, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) replaced the Marine Corps LINE combat system in 2002. Each Marine keeps a record book that records their training, and a colored belt system (tan, gray, green, brown, and black in order of precedence) is used to denote experience and skill level, similar to many Asian martial arts.
Hand-to-hand historical battles
- The Battle of Isandlwana, the first battle in the Anglo-Zulu War, turned into close combat when the British exhausted their ammunition and resulted in a decisive victory for the Zulus over the modern British army.
- On October 22, 1986, during the Pudu Prison siege, the Special Actions Unit (special ops unit of the Royal Malaysia Police) turned to hand-to-hand combat, using batons and rattan canes, after the Malaysian Prime Minister ordered the resolution of the hostage crisis without the use of firearms. The result was a victory for the police, and the five prisoners holding hostages in Pudu Prison were arrested. This was a successful hostage rescue mission with the assault team resolving the crisis without firearms, using hand-to-hand combat to subdue the prisoners and rescue the hostages.
See also
- 1 2 3 Hunsicker, A., Advanced Skills in Executive Protection, Boca Raton FL: Universal Publishers, ISBN 1-59942-849-0, ISBN 978-1-59942-849-9, p. 51
- 1 2 Chambers, John W.; Fairbairn, W. E. OSS Training in the National Parks and Service Abroad in World War II, Washington, D.C., U.S. National Park Service (2008), p. 191
- ↑ Fairbairn, W. E. Get Tough! Paladin Press, 1 December 1996. ISBN 978-0-87364-002-2 Retrieved October 12, 2014
- ↑ Kevin Brett. "History of Modern Reality Self-Defense and Close-Quarter Combat Systems". www.aikiproductions.com. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ↑ Michelle Tan (May 1, 2008). "Combatives Program wrestles toward permanency". Army Times. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ↑ Michelle Tan and Erik Holmes (January 28, 2008). "Combatives training inspires Air Force Service to start program like Army's". Air Force Times. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
Further reading
- Close Combat (MCRP 3-02B), USMC, February 1999. Commercial ISBN 1-58160-073-9
- Get Tough! by William E. Fairbairn, 1942. Details basic commando techniques. Reprint ISBN 0-87364-002-0
- Kill or Get Killed by Rex Applegate, 1943. Widely redistributed within the USMC from 1991 as FMFRP 12-80. ISBN 0-87364-084-5
- In Search of the Warrior Spirit: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets by Richard Strozzi-Heckler. 3rd edition ISBN 1-55643-425-1
- Fleet Marine Force Manual (FMFM) 0-7, Close Combat, USMC, July 1993.
- Combatives : FM 3-25.150 Commercial reprint of 2002 U.S. Army manual incorporates Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. ISBN 1-58160-448-3


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The term "retained earnings" reflects a company's net income that remains after it pays out dividends to shareholders. The remaining funds can be used for company expansion and other purposes.
The Census Bureau's Quarterly Financial Report (QFR) presents industry data based on information from about 11,000 corporations. The data comes from income and earnings statements, balance sheets and other records from manufacturers with assets of at least $250,000, the bureau said.
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niktoHelper – Bridge between Nmap Grepable Output and Nikto
During a penetration test, Nikto is usually used after Nmap. However, sometimes the web servers are virtual hosts (serving more than one website on the same web server)
The usual steps after running Nmap against the hosts are
1. Go to Bing.com and do a reverse DNS lookup (e.g. IP:22.214.171.124) on the IPs.
2. If there are no results, check the SSL certificate on the host
3. Run nikto.pl with the vhost parameter. (e.g.)
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The Foundation has generously established a fund
at Cedars-Sinai that allows testing of selected patients who need the test but cannot afford it.
Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) February 09, 2013
Pioneering cardiologist, Asher Kimchi, MD, Clinical Chief of the Division of Cardiology and Medical Director of the Preventive and Consultative Heart Center of Excellence at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles, and Diane Brinson, an insurance entrepreneur who founded a brokerage to serve high net worth individuals and businesses, have been named as honorees of the second annual HeartView Global Foundation Gala to be held Feb. 16 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village.
Kimchi, clinical professor of medicine, will receive the Foundation's award for Excellence in Early Detection and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. A native of Tel Aviv, Israel, Kimchi is an internationally recognized clinical cardiologist, former flight surgeon in the Israeli Air Force and the founder and chairman of the International Academy of Cardiology and the World Congress on Heart Disease. Author of numerous books and original manuscripts, Kimchi has been honored with the Passion of the Heart Award from the American Heart Association Los Angeles chapter, and was recently elected as a Fellow of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, an honor given to only 250 physicians and scientists worldwide.
Dianne Brinson, who will receive the organization's top philanthropic award, founded Momentous Insurance Brokerage in 2008. Brinson guided its growth to 140 employees and 2012 revenues of $27 million, making it the fourth-largest woman-owned business in the San Fernando Valley. Today, Momentous employees are encouraged to contribute a portion of their paychecks to charity, and the company provides a dollar-for-dollar match. Mrs. Brinson will receive the HeartView Global community honor for Excellence in Leadership and Dedication to Early Detection and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.
"Dr. Kimchi and Diane Brinson epitomize what our mission is all about: Expert medical care coupled with compassionate and considerate support," said Jonathan Schwartz, founder and president of HeartView Global Foundation. "Dr. Kimchi's knowledge of cardiac medicine, along with his genuine, caring personality explain why his patients are so dedicated to him. And Diane Brinson's generosity is helping to ensure that patients will get the care they need, regardless of cost."
Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons, who hosts a daily program on Sirius satellite radio, will emcee the gala on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village. New country-pop artist Joel Crouse will open the entertainment portion of the evening, culminating with singer-songwriter-musician Richard Marx, whose hits include "Endless Summer Nights," "Right Here Waiting" and "Don't Mean Nothing" is slated to perform.
HeartView Global Foundation is a non-profit organization created for the purpose of identifying patients with asymptomatic coronary artery disease for whom preventive measures can be taken to avoid heart attacks, strokes and sudden cardiac death. In addition to supporting research led by Daniel Berman, MD, at Cedars-Sinai in heart attack prevention, the Foundation funds are used to allow patients who need testing to get a coronary CT angiogram, the most accurate test for determining the risk of heart attack. While proven in a large, consistent body of evidence and covered in many states, this highly effective, noninvasive method for evaluation of these patients is not covered by most medical insurance in California. For many at-risk patients, the out-of-pocket payment for this test may be out of reach. The Foundation has generously established a fund at Cedars-Sinai that allows testing of selected patients who need the test but cannot afford it.
Schwartz is a partner in GSO Business Management, a Sherman Oaks-based financial practice that serves the entertainment industry, high net worth individuals and companies. He founded HeartView after his childhood friend died at age 42 from a sudden heart attack. The loss motivated Schwartz, who has a family history of heart disease, to see a doctor and undergo a coronary CT scan, which revealed a life-threatening blockage in a major artery into his heart.
"My friend's passing and a coronary CT scan saved my life, and now I want to help improve and possibly save the lives of thousands of people," Schwartz said.
For more information, or to make a donation, please visit http://www.heartviewglobalfoundation.org.
Contact: Jonathan Schwartz
(818) 462-5678


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Get your sled off the trailer and onto the trails this season and check out why District 9 has some of the best snowmobile touring routes available. We challenge you to explore all of Grey and Bruce Counties, and here are the reasons why:
- Sheer cliff faces and breathtaking views off the striking Niagara Escarpment
- 9 feet of snow per season in Owen Sound – that's a lot of powder to explore the 3,600km (2,250 miles) of groomed trail available in District 9
- Grey Bruce has the highest number of Clubhouses of any region in Ontario
- District 9 is only 2 hours by truck & trailer from Port Huron Michigan, or Kitchener-Waterloo Ontario, to Kincardine Ontario.
- …and, don't miss the Wiarton Willie Festival February 1st to 5th every year!
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Nazanin necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 102 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
Buena Pinta
We were previous owners of Mexican restaurants in London, England. We supplied Harrods and Selfridges department stores with Mexican cuisine. Our food is authentic, fresh, flavorful, and unique. You will not find another Mexican restaurant that meets our standards.
We are located in the downtown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. We expect customers from the surrounding areas. These customers include bankers, lawyers, government officials, residents of the area, tourists, and undergraduate and graduate students.
We are a new and unique Mexican restaurant and we seek a logo/sign to represent this. We firmly wish to avoid logos/signs incorporating the common Mexicans symbols (including cactuses, sombreros, chili peppers, margarita glasses, etc.). We are open to more modern designs and originality. We seek something classic, original, and chic as a representation of our restaurant. If you can incorporate the name (Buena Pinta) into the design, that would be great, but if not, we are still open to your designs. Please be creative.
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Sorafenib Tosylate in Treating Patients With Progressive Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00131911
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 19, 2005
Results First Posted : November 17, 2014
Last Update Posted : November 17, 2014
- Study Details
- Tabular View
- Study Results
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
|Condition or disease
|Gastrinoma Glucagonoma Insulinoma Metastatic Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor Neuroendocrine Tumor Pancreatic Polypeptide Tumor Recurrent Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor Recurrent Islet Cell Carcinoma Somatostatinoma WDHA Syndrome
|Drug: sorafenib tosylate
|Phase 2
I. To determine the objective tumor response rate of BAY 43-9006 (sorafenib tosylate) in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors.
I. Adverse event rate(s). II. Progression free survival and time to progression. III. Improvement in circulating hormone levels. IV. Overall survival.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are grouped into 2 separate analysis Groups according to tumor type (Group A: Carcinoid; Group B: Islet cell/other well-differentiated tumor). Each Group was independently evaluated for all study endpoints.
Patients receive oral sorafenib tosylate twice daily on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months until disease progression and then every 6 months for up to 2 years from study entry.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|93 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Phase II Trial of Bay 43-9006 in Progressive Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
|Study Start Date :
|June 2005
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|October 2010
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|April 2013
Experimental: Group A (patients with carcinoid tumors)
Patients receive 400 mg oral sorafenib twice daily on days 1-28.
Drug: sorafenib tosylate
400 mg given orally
Other Names:
Experimental: Group B (islet cell and other neuroendocrine tumors)
Patients receive 400 mg oral sorafenib twice daily on days 1-28.
Drug: sorafenib tosylate
400 mg given orally
Other Names:
- Confirmed Response Rate [ Time Frame: Duration of Treatment (Up to 2 years) ]
Confirmed response rate was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST). A confirmed response is defined as a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) observed on subsequent scans at least 4 weeks apart. Confirmed response rate was estimated by the number of successes divided by the total number of evaluable patients.> > Complete Response (CR) is defined as the disappearance of all target lesions.> Partial Response (PR) is defined as a 30% decrease in sum of longest diameter of target lesions;>
> We report the percentage of patients with a confirmed response and a 95% confidence interval estimated by the Duffy and Santner method.
- Toxicity [ Time Frame: Up to 2 years ]For this secondary endpoint, toxicity is defined as a grade 3 or higher adverse events that is classified as either possibly, probably, or definitely related to study treatment. The assignment of attribution to study treatment and grade (or degree of severity) of the adverse event are classified using the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0. The number of participants reporting a grade 3 or higher toxicity are reported.
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: From registration to death (up to 2 years) ]Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from registration to death of any cause. Surviving patients were censored at the date of last follow-up. The median OS with 95% CI was estimated using the Kaplan Meier method.
- Progression Free Survival [ Time Frame: Time from registration to progression or death (up to 2 years) ]Progression was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) as a 20% increase in the su of longest diameter of target lesions. Progression free survival (PFS) was defined as the time from registration to progression or death of any cause. Participants who were progression free were censored at the date of their most recent disease assessment. The median PFS with 95% CI was estimated using the Kaplan Meier method.
- Duration of Response [ Time Frame: Time from response to progression (up to 2 years) ]Duration of response (DOR) was defined as the time from attaining a response (PR or CR) to the date of progression. Participants without progression were censored at the date of their most recent disease assessment. The median DOR was estimated using simple summary statistics.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Histologically confirmed neuroendocrine tumor:
- Carcinoid tumor OR islet cell carcinoma/other well-differentiated tumor
- No anaplastic or high-grade histology
- Metastatic disease
- Measurable disease
- No thyroid carcinoma of any histology, thymoma, or pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma
- No known brain metastases
Performance status:
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-2
Life expectancy:
- At least 24 weeks
- Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mm3
- Platelet count >= 100,000/mm3
- No bleeding diathesis
- Bilirubin =< 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 3 times ULN (5 times ULN if liver metastases are present)
- International normalized ratio (INR) normal
- PTT normal
- Creatinine =< 1.5 times ULN
- Cardiovascular:
No poorly controlled hypertension; No symptoms of congestive heart failure; No unstable angina pectoris; No cardiac arrhythmia
- Able to swallow capsules intact
- No gastrointestinal tract disease resulting in an inability to take oral medication (e.g., dysphagia)
- No requirement for IV alimentation
- No active peptic ulcer disease
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- No ongoing or active infection
- No psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
- No other invasive malignancy within the past 3 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
- No other uncontrolled illness
- At least 4 weeks since prior interferon
- No more than 1 prior systemic chemotherapy regimen:
Chemoembolization is not considered systemic chemotherapy
- At least 4 weeks since prior chemoembolization
- At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy
- No prior procedures adversely affecting intestinal absorption
- At least 4 weeks since prior hepatic artery embolization
- No other prior systemic therapy
- No other concurrent investigational treatment
- No concurrent combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients
- No concurrent enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants (e.g., carbamazepine, phenobarbital, or phenytoin)
- No concurrent rifampin
- No concurrent Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort)
- Prior or concurrent octreotide for symptomatic treatment allowed
- No concurrent therapeutic anticoagulation:
Concurrent prophylactic anticoagulation (i.e., low dose warfarin) of venous or arterial access devices allowed provided requirements for INR or PTT are met
- At least 4 weeks since prior major surgery
- Recovered from all prior therapy
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00131911
|United States, Minnesota
|Mayo Clinic
|Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
|Principal Investigator:
|Timothy Hobday
|Mayo Clinic
|Responsible Party:
|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
N01CM62205 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|August 19, 2005 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|November 17, 2014
|Last Update Posted:
|November 17, 2014
|Last Verified:
|June 2014
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Carcinoid Tumor
Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Islet Cell
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Adenoma, Islet Cell
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms
Pancreatic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine


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Welcome old friends and lost travelers! One way or another you have found your way to whitenoise! But what is this place? And what can be your role here? Good questions! The shortest, easiest answer to both questions is: Just about whatever you want it to be.
To the best of my knowledge, whitenoise was formed back in 2009. It's Gizmodo's side blog that more or less serves as an open thread anyone to talk about anything. Each of the Gawker sites have such a place. Naturally, the subject matter on whitenoise leaned towards technology and attracted a tech savy crowd. Over time the conversation evolved to practically everything under the sun*. Cat gifs? Bring em on. Have an issue with an editor? We'll listen to you. This was always meant to be a safe place. Have a question about your phone? Ask and you might get a great answer. We're here for each other.
From about 2009-2011 whitenoise grew to be a very popular hangout. I would guess there were well more than 50 regular folk in here and hundreds of people passed through daily. Without getting into details, whitenoise has been in a bit of a lull since they hay days of yesteryear but, I think that Kinja's recent release makes this a time ripe for a resurgence. If things work out here like they did on Jalopnik, post something really neat and the editors may notice and report you to the front page. You could be famous! No promises though.
For a while, I was posting a morning post under the heading "Roll Call!". I got a bit sidetracked there but perhaps I'll take it up again soon. If so, I encourage you to stop by at any time of the day and make a comment -any comment. It's a neat way to watch the place grow again. I tend to build these a few days out and schedule them to publish at 7am EST. Oh, some of you may be wondering "Who the hell are you anyway?" Just some guy who'd like to see whitenoise come back to life again. I'm not an employee of Gawker or attached to them in any official manner. I'm just another one of you folks.
So here's the important question: How do YOU contribute? Well, start by leaving a comment below and let me know you want in. There are a few of us around who can grant you authorship rights -and take them away if you get too unruly. I'd like to see as many of you submitting threads as possible. So switch on and be heard.
*Please use common sense house rules related NSFW, hate speech and so on. Otherwise, the Terms of Use and Content Guidelines which are linked from the bottom of each page governs all of Gawker Media and every Kinja site, and there will be no tolerance for spam.


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Posted by Editoress on 05/30/04
Sad News
Courtesy Jim Fisher
Colin Ward, father of former National Team Cyclist Tony Ward, former Manitoba Track Coach, and an outstanding member of the Canadian Cycling Community, passed away very suddenly on Thursday May 27th 2004 at 2:00. Colin was enjoying a cycling ride with a friend. He complained of not feeling well. Once he stopped riding, almost immediately he died of a heart attack.
Colin is survived by his wife Ann, son Tony and two daughters Kim and Holly.
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I just reviewed several of the new Premiere Pro CS6 sample video tutorials from Jeff Sengstack and Infinite Skills, and they're quite good. Entitled, "Learning Premiere Pro CS6," this series is one of the most in depth training series on Premiere Pro CS6 to date. Over 22 hours of training and 111 lessons are available. Jeff has in depth knowledge about Premiere Pro and his delivery is enjoyable to follow along with. There are 22 free video tutorials from the series available on this page on the Infinite Skills web site, so be sure to check them out.
The following subjects are covered in the free tutorials. I've added links to corresponding Help topics:
- An Overview Of Adobe Premiere Pro CS6
Adobe TV: What is Adobe Premiere Pro CS6?
- Shooting Footage: Video Shooting Tips And Techniques
Adobe.com: Broad native format support
- Editing Video: What It Is All About
Help: Adding clips to sequences
- Adjusting Premiere Pro Preferences And Other Settings
Help: Preferences
- Managing And Viewing Assets In The Project panel
Help: Organizing assets in the Project panel
- Using The Trim Edit Tool
Help: Trimming clips (CS6)
- Editing With The Ripple And Rolling Edit Tools
Make ripple and rolling edits in the Timeline
- Adding Cutaways
Help: Working with clips in a sequence
- Editing Wide And Tight
Help: Drag video only or audio only to a sequence
- Changing Time: Slow/Fast/Reverse Motion
Help: Duration and speed
- Adjusting Video Transitions
Help: Modifying and customizing transitions
- Animating Effects Using Key Frames
Help: Viewing and adjusting effects and keyframes
- Using Generate Effects
Help: Creating special clips: synthetics
- Using The Lighting, Lightning And Lens Flare Effects
Help: Generate effects
- Creating A Looping, Animated Background
Help: Adding, navigating, and setting keyframes
- Matching The Motion Of An Object Within A Clip
Help: Controlling effect changes using keyframe interpolation
- Using The Ultra Key Effect
Help: About keying
- Understanding The Track Matte Key Effect
Help: Track matte key effect
- Starting With A Template
Help: Choose, create, and import title templates
- Explaining Audio Editing
Help: Adjusting volume levels
- Checking Out Noise Removal And Other Effects
Help: Audio effects
- Using Audio Effects In The Mixer
Help: Applying effects to audio
Here are the topics that are covered, and the corresponding topics in Help:
- Introduction: Help: Basic workflow
- Explaining the video production workflow: Help: Capturing and digitizing
- Getting started: Blog: Getting Started with Premiere Pro
- Importing, capturing, and managing assets: Help: Transferring and importing files
- Adding and arranging clips on a single audio/video pair of tracks: Help: Rearranging clips in a sequence
- Trimming and adjusting clips: Help: Trimming clips
- Making specialized edits: Help: Create split edits
- Adding video and audio transitions: Help: Transition overview: applying transitions
- Working with video effects: Help: About effects
- Checking out a selection of a video effect categories and specialized effects: Help: Applying, removing, finding, and organizing effects
- Performing color correction: Help: Three-way color corrector effect (CS6)
- Introducing compositing (layering): Help: Compositing, alpha channels, and adjusting clip opacity
- Animating motion effects: Help: Motion: position, scale, and rotate a clip
- Using keying effects: Help: Keying effects
- Specialized compositing: adjustment layers and the track matte key effect: Help: adjustment layers (CS6)
- Working with the Titler: Help: Creating and editing titles
- Introducing audio editing: Help: Editing audio in a timeline panel
- Making specialized audio edits: Help: Create split edits
- Working with audio effects: Help: Audio effects and transitions reference
- Using the Audio Mixer: Help: Overview of audio and the Audio Mixer
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|Working Group I: The Scientific Basis
|Other reports in this collection
7.6.4 North Atlantic Oscillation and Decadal Variability
The NAO is the dominant pattern of wintertime atmospheric circulation variability over the extra-tropical North Atlantic (Hurrell, 1995), and has exhibited decadal variability and trends (see Chapter 2, Section 2.6). There is strong evidence indicating that much atmospheric circulation variability in the form of the NAO arises from internal atmospheric processes (Saravanan, 1998; Osborn et al., 1999). During winters when the stratospheric vortex is stronger than normal, the NAO (and AO) tends to be in a positive phase suggesting an interaction and perhaps even a downward influence from the stratosphere to the troposphere (see Sections 7.2.5 and 7.6.3; Baldwin and Dunkerton, 1999). The recent trend in the NAO/AO could possibly thus be related to processes which are known to affect the strength of the strato-spheric polar vortex such as tropical volcanic eruptions (Kodera, 1994; Kelly et al., 1996), ozone depletion, and changes in greenhouse gas concentrations resulting from anthropogenic forcing (Shindell et al., 1999b).
It has long been recognised that fluctuations in SST are related to the strength of the NAO, and Dickson et al. (1996, 2000) have shown a link to the ocean gyre and thermohaline circulations. The leading mode of SST variability over the North Atlantic during winter is associated with the NAO. During high NAO years anomalous SSTs form a tri-polar pattern with a cold anomaly in the sub-polar region, a warm anomaly in the middle latitudes, and a cold sub-tropical anomaly (e.g., Deser and Blackmon, 1993), consistent with the spatial form of the anomalous surface fluxes associated with the NAO pattern (Cayan, 1992). This indicates that SST is responding to atmospheric forcing on seasonal time-scales (Deser and Timlin, 1997). However, GCM simulations suggest that SST in the North Atlantic can, in turn, have a marked effect on NAO (see Section 7.6.2). Winter SST anomalies were observed to spread eastward along the path of the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Current with a transit time-scale of a decade (Sutton and Allen, 1997). These SST anomalies reflect anomalies in the heat content of the deep winter mixed layers that when exposed to the atmosphere in winter (Alexander and Deser, 1995) could affect the NAO, imprinting the advective time-scale of the gyre on the atmosphere (McCartney et al., 1996). Moreover, similar processes were identified in coupled GCM integrations (Groetzner et al., 1998; Timmermann et al., 1998; Delworth and Mann, 2000) where changes in SST due to oceanic processes (gyre advection or thermohaline circulation) affected the NAO. This, in turn, leads to changes in heat and fresh water fluxes, and in wind stress forcing of the oceanic circulation. Oceanic response to such changes in the forcing produced a negative feedback loop, leading to decadal oscillations. However, the role of these mechanisms is yet to be established.
Watanabe and Nitta (1999) have suggested that high latitude snow cover on land is responsible for decadal changes in the NAO. Changes in sea-ice cover in both the Labrador and Greenland Seas as well as over the Arctic also appear to be well correlated with the NAO (Deser et al., 2000). Such changes may also affect the atmosphere because of the large changes in sensible and latent heat fluxes along the ice edge.
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Friday, 1 July 2011
A Smashing Time
6 comments:
- office pest said...
Sounds grand. What are those flags though, they look like they were designed over the phone.
Looking forward to seeing the bus.
- 1 July 2011 at 19:19
- Hels said...
A summer fete is only truly successful if the weather is sunny, and the afternoon tea tent sells devonshire teas.
- 2 July 2011 at 00:22
- Philip Wilkinson said...
Are they flags? Or just a design on a tablecloth? Neither one thing nor the other, that's the trouble.
Anyway, roll on the bus. We hang on your lip (as Oscar Wilde had one of his characters say). And on your Leica.
- 2 July 2011 at 08:52
- Sue Imgrund said...
Reminds me of my brother's description of my mum's Welsh Dresser in the dining room: "The Crockery-Smashing Stall"!
- 4 July 2011 at 09:16
- Wartime Housewife said...
Of course they're flags, it's a tablecloth with a repeating pattern, it's just that we are only being shown half the pattern.
- 4 July 2011 at 09:39
- Ron Combo said...
You lucky chap! And well done for the Devonshire Hels!
- 4 July 2011 at 15:51