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Hitachi America, Ltd., Industrial Components and Equipment Division
Oil Free Compressed Air and Vacuum
Hitachi Air Technology Group - Ideal Air System Design
Hitachi Air Technology Group is committed to providing cutting-edge air compressors ideal for the most demanding industrial environments. Our design engineers follow rigorous standards to create ideal air system design for compressed air systems that meets compressed air needs of diverse industries.
The following diagram illustrates an optimally installed Hitachi air compressor system with all the air compressor components essential to deliver contaminant free and reliable compressed air. Move your cursor over each component of the air compressor system shown below, to view a brief description of the component and its functioning.
Constant Pressure Controller
Constant pressure controllers are invaluable to a compressed air system. By creating capacitance, they work like a "firewall" to provide quality and constant pressure to the demand side of a compressed air system. Constant pressure controllers are also helpful in lowering leak load in a compressed air system, and pressure fluctuations in the air compressor. Constant Pressure Controllers are also commonly known as Demand Expanders, Flow Controllers, etc.
"Dry" Air Receiver
Three Valve Bypass
It is highly recommended to add a three valve bypass around the air treatment to prevent compressed air system from losing air pressure, when the air treatment requires maintenance. This enables the facility to bypass compressed air around the air treatment for a short period of time, in order to work on the air treatment without complete manufacturing curtailment.
Air Piping
Compressed air piping is used to transport compressed air through the supply side (Compressor Room) of the compressed air system to the demand side (Point of Air Usage) of the compressed air system.
Air Dryers
Filters are used in the air system to remove contaminates, such as oil, water vapor, particulates, taste, etc.
Types of filters: Coalescing (Removes moisture), Particulate (Removes particles), Activated Charcoal (Removes taste) and Mist Eliminators (Low pressure drop coalescing filters)
"Wet" Air Receiver
Master Control Signal Lines
The Master Control Signal Lines support communication among numerous air compressors, and one common pressure reading through a single pressure transducer. Sensing the pressure downstream of air treatment (Dryers, Filters, etc.) ensures quicker response to the change in air demands.
Master Control
Many compressed air systems consist of more than one air compressor. To accurately control such systems, a master control system enables communication among all air compressors from one local control panel with a common pressure reading. This ensures proper shut off and startup of air compressors to save energy for the end user.
Moisture Separator
After air passes through the compressor, the moisture condenses, so it must be removed to improve efficiency and prevent damage to the production equipment downstream. Moisture separators efficiently remove the condensate from compressed air systems, with the help of high speed centrifugal air flow.
Drain Valve
A drain valve is used to remove condensate that develops in the compressed air system.
Drain valve technologies: Ball Valve, Float, Timed Solenoid, Electric No-Loss, and Pneumatic No-Loss.
Three Way Depressurization Valve
Motorized Isolation Valve
The Motorized Isolation Valve, or MIV, is used to protect the air compressor. When the air compressor times out (Auto Restart Mode), the MIV closes the discharge air line to prevent reverse migration of condensate into the air compressor and damage to its internal components.
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With the Major League All-Star game tonight, we definitely have baseball on the brain here at Match.com. So we decided to find out which cities have the highest number of female fans who can't get enough of America's favorite pastime. So where are the hot beds for ladies who love baseball? We looked up the top 10 cities for baseball crazed gals and we found that our community has some serious baseball fans! In fact, nearly half of the women in St. Louis are baseball fans according to their Match.com profile. Even in our 10th ranked city, the Twin Cities metro, over a third of the women are fans of the boys of summer.
Without further adieu, here's our roster of the top 10 cities to scout out a lady who loves baseball. Batter up!
- St. Louis, MO: Arguably Baseball Town USA, the ladies here are often seen in red rooting for their Cardinals and main man, Albert Pujols.
- Milwaukee, WI: Baseball fever for the Brewers is alive and well in the state often thought of for football. Ryan Braun might be their real reason for liking baseball!
- Fresno, CA: This central California city has it good with five state teams to choose from in the Giants, A's, Dodgers, Angels and Padres.
- Cincinnati, OH: The Reds, and their star player Joey Votto, are on a roll as of recently, and their female fans are showing their support.
- Worcester, MA: Red Sox nation (and cutie Dustin Pedroia) show up at 5…
- Manchester-Nashua, NH: … and 6.
- Toledo, OH: Nestled between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, Toledo has two classic teams to pull for.
- Des Moines, IA: Home of the movie "The Field of Dreams", Iowans are probably rooting for the Cubs to the east.
- Akron, OH: The Cleveland Indians are playing well this year and the women of The Tribe are showing their support (hottie Matt LaPorta doesn't hurt their stats either!).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN: Armed with a shiny new stadium (and the hunk Joe Mauer to root for), the Twins wrap up our list.
So there you have it, from the home of the Cardinals to the home of the Twins. Let us know in the comments below if you are going on a date to a baseball game this summer and where.
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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Protesters took to the streets for another night trying to get to the delegates, but were blocked by police.
Just before 10pm Wednesday night, the tents at the Occupy campsite were empty. The temporary residents had taken to the streets, yelling and screaming in protest.
"Kill apathy in America!" One of the organizers said. "Apathy is destroying what was once a beautiful country."
They marched up toward the Center City, trying to get to where the delegates were. Law enforcement was there, blocking their path. That outraged many in the crowd, who began screaming at officers.
"Be a man, look me in the eyes!" said one man draped in black as he went nose to nose with a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer.
"What are you doing standing there if you're supposed to be protecting the people?"
Police remained cool and calm through it all. Not uttering a single word toward the men who were trying to elicit an emotional response.
Frustrated, about a dozen demonstrators dropped to the ground, and staged a sit-in.
It only lasted for about five minutes before they were on the move.
Police corralled the protesters down 5th Street, and toward North Tryon Street, but no where near the delegates, who were busy listening to Bill Clinton speak.
They yelled and screamed into the night air. A few people heard their message, but the streets were mostly quiet.
A few motorists told us they were angry because they couldn't get through as protesters passed by.
"I'm feeling pretty good." said Jenna Pope, one of the people involved in the movement. "It's been a great march so far.
The march ended where it began at Marshall Park around midnight. Several people could be seen already planning for the next days actions.
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They say change is good, and we agree, but it isn't always easy to do. While the warm winds of change– or cold winds, depending on your point of view – are upon us, we still have a long ways to go before electric cars and vehicles (EVs) begin to make up a sizeable market share around the world — but it is happening. If you're excited about electric cars and alternative fuel technology, then no doubt this a good thing. If not, well, you don't really need to worry because gasoline-powered cars aren't going anywhere soon.
It's an exciting time for auto enthusiasts, which is why we have rounded up all the electric cars currently on the market or coming out this year — including both plug-in hybrids and all-electrics — to help you suss-out which one might be best for you. We've also taken the liberty of providing (when we can) where these EVs will initially be available, when they're coming out, and how much these green-wheelin' wonders are likely to set you back.
Plug-in hybrid electric cars
Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid
Toyota's Prius Plug-in hybrid is based on Toyota's third-generation body design and is in many ways similar to the standard Prius liftback you've already seen chugging along your local roads. The EPA rates the plug-in Prius' all-electric range at 11 miles. Its 'blended' overall range — or the combined range of its electric motor and 1.8-liter gasoline 4-cylinder engine — will allow you to travel a total of 540 miles driven before needing to top off. That translates roughly to 51 city/49 highway/50 combined mpg estimates. Because the plug-in Prius utilizes a relatively small 4.4 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, recharge times are substantially shorter, with the Prius plug-in needing roughly three hours at 120 volts or one and half hours at 240 volts.
Pricing for the Prius plug-in hybrid begins at $32,750 including destination charges and is currently available in fourteen states: California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia, with a full national rollout planned for 2013.
Chevrolet Volt
It's no secret that the Chevrolet Volt has had its fair share of issues: from a NHTSA safety inquiry, to almost endless scrutiny from the pontificating politicos, the Volt has had to juggle an ongoing barrage of criticism from the media, while at the same time enjoying a healthy amount of plaudits from within the industry. One thing the Volt has begrudgingly been unable to shake, though, is its princely price; a cool $40,000 to be exact. But if you can get beyond the cash you'll need to splash in order to drive the Volt home, you're in for a treat.
The Volt, like the Prius plug-in, is an extended-range plug-in hybrid. It features both a 1.4-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine as well as a 16 kWh lithium-ion battery pack that powers its electric motor, which is capable of producing roughly 149-hp and 273-lb-ft of torque. The Volt's all-electric range comes in around 35 miles in total, while its overall range will fetch around 379 miles. Like all the cars on this list it's important to remember that mileage will vary depending on how you drive. The Chevrolet Volt is available to purchase nationwide, with GM offering various leasing options for qualified customers.
Fisker Karma
If you're seeking a more sporty experience draped in top shelf luxury and all the requisite accoutrement one would expect from a $100,000 plug-in hybrid, then look no further than the Fisker Karma. While Fisker's maiden offering to the automotive world has turned heads for all the wrong reasons, the car itself is easily capable of turning heads for all the right reasons as well.
Like the Volt, the Karma is also a plug-in hybrid, which utilizes both a gasoline engine and an electric motor. The electric makeup of Karma consists of two 120 kW electric motors that derive power from a 20 kWh lithium-ion battery, and the Karma's engine is a 2.0-liter direct-injected and turbocharged Ecotec four-cylinder capable of producing 260-hp. Its top speed maxes out at 125 mph and can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 6.3 seconds. Official all-electric range for the Karma rests at 32 miles, while the total overall range comes in at 230 miles. In addition to a host of "green" features like an eco-friendly interior, the Karma also makes use of a solar paneled roof which aids in the recharging of its lithium-ion batteries and can provide an additional four to five miles of driving a week (assuming it's sunny). For those with the coin, the Fisker Karma is available now nationwide.
All Electric cars
Nissan Leaf
The Leaf leads the electric pack with the honorable distinction of being the first mass-produced all-electric vehicle to hit the market when it debuted back in 2010. While cars like the Chevy Volt, Prius-Plug-in, and Fisker Karma all incorporate gasoline engines in additional to electric motors, the Nissan Leaf forgoes gasoline altogether and operates exclusively on its 80 kW electric motor, which is powered by a 24 kWh lithium-ion battery and produces zero tail pipe emissions in the process. Range statistics for the Leaf vary greatly depending on how you drive it, and whether you're using features such as climate control, but according to official figures from the EPA the total range on a fully charged battery is 73 miles. Our time with the Leaf confirmed that to be pretty accurate.
The Nissan Leaf starts at $35,200 and is available nationwide both to purchase and lease. For a full breakdown of the Leaf, check out our 2012 Nissan Leaf review.
Mitsubishi i
The Mitsubishi i-MIEV, which stands for "Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle," or "i" for short, is another all-electric, battery powered vehicle. While the Mitsubishi i has yet to become as ubiquitous as the Nissan Leaf, it has one-upped its Japanese counterpart by becoming the most fuel efficient EPA certified vehicle in the US with an equivalent 126 mpg in the city, 99 mpg on the highway, and a combined fuel economy of 112 MPGe. However, because the Mitsubishi utilizes a smaller battery pack than the Nissan Leaf, its total 62 mile range is bested by the Leaf's 73 mile range.
On top of being the most fuel efficient electric car on the market, the Mitsubishi "i" also has the distinction of being the cheapest. The entry-level ES trim starts at $29,125 the SE trim at $31,125, and the SE Premium version is priced at $33,915 that includes DC fast charging, an HDD navigation system and improved entertainment and audio options. Availability for the all-electric Mitsubishi has been limited to a few initial states including Oregon, Hawaii, and California with nationwide availability expected at certified dealers by the end of June 2012.


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Twitter is rolling out a new look across the web and new mobile apps — offering a consistent, more personalized and photo-heavy experience — one that's consistent no matter where people are using the service.
Twitter is enabling people to customize their pages with more photos and more information about themselves. Users will be able to easily browse tweeted photos, even on smartphones, and easily watch video without leaving the platform.
These changes come as Twitter continues to roll out advertising, and while there are no direct implications for its ad revenue, if Twitter can engage people for longer, they'll presumably see more ads.
By upgrading its mobile apps, Twitter is clearly looking to capitalize on its strength in mobile —chasing consumers as they shift their time to smartphones and tablets — and building on its head-start on Facebook. (Read More: Facebook's Zuckerberg Talks Business and Tech.)
Twitter is projected to bring in $129.7 million in mobile ad revenue this year, compared to just $72.7 million in mobile revenue at Facebook, according to e-Marketer. Though Twitter is still far behind the dominant mobile ad player, Google , eMarketer projects it will more than double those mobile ad dollars next year. (Read More: Who Has the Edge in Mobile Ads Wars?)
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Twitter's upgrade comes as it cracks down on third-party developers — preventing them from duplicating its core function with rival apps. With the launch of a new Apple iOS app, Twitter has dropped the option of a third-party image upload service — users have to use its own Photobucket-powered service. Instagram used to play a huge role in Twitter's photo sharing, but now that Facebook owns Instagram, Twitter is improving its 'photo stream,' which works similarly as many independent developer's rival photo products. (Read More: With iOS6, Apple Finally Embraces Facebook.)
Last month the company announced it's taking control of its fire hose of data when it comes to rival services. If people are Tweeting or reading Tweets, the company wants to power that experience so it's consistent, and control the ads. (Twitter is continuing to allow independent companies to access its data stream for other services — like data analytics or customer relationship management).
All About Photos, 'Like' Facebook?
Twitter's new photo-heavy look has drawn comparisons to Facebook's 'Timeline' format, which tells users' history with an arrangement of photos. Now Twitter users can put a giant photo behind their 'avatar' pick, just as Facebook allows users to set a massive wallpaper at the top of their profile page. This move seems an acknowledgement of the starring role photos increasingly play in social media.
Facebook and Twitter clearly have different missions: Facebook is about sharing with people you know, while Twitter is about sharing with the world beyond your friend network. (Read More: Facebook Will Make More Money on Mobile - Zuckerberg.)
But this move shows that Twitter wants to be a destination for sharing and browsing photos, just as Facebook has been in the past. Though Twitter and Facebook aren't direct competitors, they are both competing for users time and how they choose to share. And now Twitter is trying to make the Twitter experience as visually compelling as Facebook's.
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Rotor 3d+ Road (CX1BCD110) 172.5
Your bike is more than just a tool for training; it's an accessory to your lifestyle. You've engineered your life to accommodate your riding, it seems reasonabe to expect the same of your bike components. The 3D+ 110 is a work of engineering founded upon the principles of lightweight and rigid. Crank arms CNC-machined in Spain from aeronautic-grade 7055 aluminum are combined with proprietary technologies to yield cranks with an exceptional stiffness to weight ratio that can handle the dizzying wattage that you'll stomp out on the 3D+. Together with ROTOR's Universal Bottom Bracket (UBB) system, the 3D+ compact crank offers a performance upgrade opportunity for almost all bikes on the market.
172.5mm length 110 BCD 480g - 110 MAS 504g - 130 MAS 528g - RD3 512g
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- - Q-Factor: 148 mm - RD3 158,5mm
- - Chainline: 43.5mm - RD3 45,5mm
- - Material: aluminum alloy 7055 100% CNC-machined
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Hang on, so they're *all* essential?
Sheesh, I'm gonna have no room in my suitcase for clothes.
With summer galloping towards us with unjustifiable confidence, the thoughts of young men an women turn towards kit that will work alfresco. With this in mind, today I'm taking a shufti at travel speakers. The key ingredients here are size, weight and price - or rather the the lack thereof in all three instances - an internal …
Sheesh, I'm gonna have no room in my suitcase for clothes.
I've got the Altec Lansing iMT237 Orbit (or maybe an earlier version - had it for 1 1/2 years now) and it is absolutely brilliant. Highly recommended.
Excellent sound definition across the spectrum, and you can turn it up loud without it distorting. It's not got a volume control, which IMHO is a good thing, your music player should control that. Works great with my mp3 player and is my preferred laptop speaker. AAA battery powered, you can pick those up anywhere and have a reserve pack.
The build quality is superb, it's solid and compact - I think if it fell out of a 2nd story window it'd probably be OK. It's also really small, so excellent for those ryanair flights where space is everything or you have to fork out for a suitcase. Perfect for holidays and watching films on your laptop in the hotel on business trips.
You clowns have done it again!
If I've got my ten essential sets of travel speakers, I'll hardly have room for my laptop.
Surely you can see that the ten essential travel accessories, one of which is speakers, one of which is an external HDD etc makes more sense?
I suppose everyone is different.
I want something that takes disposable batteries (no recharge point in the middle of a muddy field).
Small for sticking in a small corner of my rucksack and work off all mp3 players (not everyone has/uses iPods).
Mine is a Nokia similar size to No6 in your line up.
Get the Altec Lansing, works great in muddy fields. Standard 3.5mm jack, AAA batteries, very small and compact, great sound.
I got mine from Tottenham court road a few years back and tried about 6 or 7 different speaker systems that work from batteries and have a 3.5mm jack. The Altec Lansing was by far the best option.
a 700mm square cube - now that's gonna deliver some _serious_ bass. not sure it would last long on 4 aa batteries (4 car batteries more like)
I don't have any. Am I inadequate as a person? Or did you mean "desirable?"
Going for £14.99 on Play.com.
Just bought myself one for my hols.
Thanks for the review. Very handy.
Does the Verbatim really have six speakers?
Yes, there are speakers on each side. But there aren't speakers on the top, bottom, front and back. As you can see from the pic.
So no, there isn't a speaker on each *face* of the cube.
When I saw the title I assumed this would be a list of Michael Palin, John Simpson, Alan Whicker, etc....
Is it just me or is the editors choice look very much like a mono speaker?
I've tried out a few kinds of speaker and I've settled for a (stereo) "Music Angel" which cost me a whopping great £9.99 and is a delight.
...and was surprised (pleasantly) to see it reviewed here, as it's been around for a year or two - ISTR I got mine in 2008.
The On Tour is a little pricier than some of the other offerings here, but I think it's worth the extra outlay. It feels well put-together, offers clear sound (with more bass than you'd expect from its appearance), doesn't chew through batteries too quickly, and fits nicely in a bag with all my netbook accessories. (On the last point: the On Tour makes a good match with my Eee 701, offering far better sound than the Eee's tinny speakers.)
Thanks for a balanced review, and for all the others too - interesting to read about what's now out there.
expandable subwoofer. 3 AAA batteries. piccie/review here http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1872261,00.asp
I got one years ago in HK and never saw it marketed over here, which is a shame as I quite like it for the functionality as well as the form! Gets used every night in the kids room for the discman to lull them to sleep.
I have got two of these and a home made splitter - very good and the NXT speakers have a lot more bass than most similar speakers but don't eat batteries.
Have had them for >5 years and they are still going strong.


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LEXINGTON, Mass., Dec. 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Curis, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRIS), a drug development company seeking to develop next generation targeted small molecule drug candidates for cancer treatment, today announced that it has closed the previously announced $30 million debt transaction with BioPharma Secured Debt Fund II Sub, S.àr.l ("BioPharma-II"), an investment fund managed by Pharmakon Advisors. The debt is secured with certain future royalties of Erivedge®, the first and only FDA-approved medicine for people with advanced basal cell carcinoma and is developed and marketed by Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.
"We are pleased to have closed this transaction and plan to deploy this important non-dilutive capital to further advance our proprietary development programs," said Dan Passeri, President and Chief Executive Officer of Curis, Inc. "The completion of this transaction has significantly strengthened our capital position and we currently expect that we will end 2012 with approximately $56-$58 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments. We believe that this provides us with adequate capital to fund our currently planned operations into 2015. Importantly, our cash forecast does not include either potential milestones from our partners Genentech and Debiopharm or royalty revenues that we may receive in excess of quarterly payment caps under our debt arrangement, either of which could meaningfully increase our capital position if achieved."
About the Debt Transaction
As part of the transaction, Curis formed a wholly-owned subsidiary called Curis Royalty LLC ("Curis Royalty"), which entered into a credit agreement with BioPharma-II, whereby Curis Royalty borrowed $30 million at an annual interest rate of 12.25% (the "loan"). Under the terms of the closing of the loan transaction, Curis transferred to Curis Royalty the right to receive royalty and certain other royalty-related payments from the commercial sales of Erivedge under Curis' collaboration agreement with Genentech.
The royalty payments that Curis Royalty will be entitled to receive under the collaboration agreement with Genentech will be the source of funds to repay principal of and interest on the loan. The final maturity date of the loan will be the earlier of the date when principal is paid in full and the termination of Curis Royalty's right to receive royalties under the collaboration agreement with Genentech. The loan is secured by a security interest granted by Curis Royalty in its rights to receive royalty and other royalty-related payments under the collaboration agreement with Genentech. The loan constitutes an obligation of Curis Royalty, and is intended to be non-recourse to Curis.
Under the terms of the loan, quarterly royalty payments from Genentech will first be applied to cover Curis' royalty obligations to academic institutions and Curis Royalty's ongoing expenses. Remaining amounts, subject to caps of $1.0 million per quarter in 2013, $2.0 million per quarter in 2014 and $3.0 million per quarter in 2015, will be applied to pay interest and principal on the loan. Curis Royalty will be entitled to receive and distribute to Curis the remaining amounts above the caps, if any. Curis Royalty remains entitled to receive any royalty payments related to sales of Erivedge following repayment of the loan.
About Curis, Inc.
Curis is a drug development company that is committed to leveraging its innovative signaling pathway drug technologies to seek to create new targeted small molecule drug candidates for cancer. Curis is building upon its previous experiences in targeting signaling pathways, including in the Hedgehog pathway, in its effort to develop proprietary targeted cancer programs. For more information, visit Curis' website at www.curis.com.
The Curis, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=11347
About Pharmakon Advisors
Funds managed by Pharmakon Advisors, including BioPharma-II, invest in debt securities and capped royalties secured by revenues from life sciences products. Pharmakon Advisors' management team has a long and successful track record of structuring securitized financings and making direct investments in royalty interests on life sciences products. Pharmakon manages approximately $625 million and has structured investments secured by royalty payments on thirteen different pharma, biotech and medical device products.
Curis Cautionary Statement: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including without limitation statements regarding Curis' expectations regarding the economic and other benefits of the royalty financing transaction and the period in which Curis expects that its resources as of December 31, 2012 can fund its operations. Forward-looking statements used in this press release may contain the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "plans", "seeks", "estimates", "assumes", "will", "may," "could," "would" or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. For example, if Genentech's sales of Erivedge are lower than anticipated, the time period for repayment of the Loan will be extended. There are also certain events of default in which the loan repayment could be accelerated, including actions by Curis' that could lead to Genentech's termination of the collaboration agreement between Curis and Genentech. Genentech and Roche may not ultimately demonstrate to the satisfaction of the EMA, the TGA or regulatory authorities in other territories, the safety and efficacy profile of Erivedge in the treatment of advanced BCC, in which case Erivedge may not be approved for sales and marketing for the treatment of such indication in the respective territory. Genentech and Roche may experience delays or failures in the manufacture of Erivedge. Erivedge's benefit/risk profile may not be widely accepted by the medical community or third-party payors for the treatment of advanced BCC. Regulatory and administrative governmental authorities may determine to delay or restrict Genentech's and/or Roche's ability to continue to develop or commercialize Erivedge. Competing drugs may be developed that are superior to Erivedge. Curis may not achieve meaningful amounts of royalty revenue from sales of Erivedge and may not achieve milestone payments from existing or new collaborators. Curis and its collaborators may experience adverse results, delays and/or failures in their drug development programs. Preclinical testing and clinical studies of Curis' other programs in development may be unsuccessful and may never achieve the requisite regulatory approval needed for commercialization. Curis will require substantial additional capital to fund the research and development of its programs, and the proceeds of its royalty financing transaction may not be sufficient to fund its near-term capital requirements for advancing these programs. Curis may not obtain or maintain necessary patent protection for its programs and could become involved in expensive and time consuming patent litigation and interference proceedings. Curis faces substantial competition from other companies developing cancer therapeutics. Unstable market and economic conditions may adversely affect Curis' financial conditions and its ability to access capital to fund the growth of its business. Curis may experience unplanned cash requirements, and may not receive additional anticipated payments under its collaborations. Curis also faces other important risks relating to its business, operations, financial condition and future prospects generally, that are discussed in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and other filings that it periodically makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In addition, any forward-looking statements represent the views of Curis only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing Curis' views as of any subsequent date. Curis disclaims any intention or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Virgil M. Scott, 80, of Gold Hill, Ore., passed away Friday, August 16, 2013 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Virgil was born in Kiva, Mich. May 12, 1933, and spent his youth living in the Upper Peninsula.
On July 10, 1953 he married the love of his life, Inez M. Luke, and moved out west to Coos Bay, Ore. where he worked in the lumber industry and started a family. In 1962, he moved to the Rogue Valley area to pursue employment. For the next 25 years he worked in the Medford area and was well known for his incredible feats of strength and labor ability in the field of construction. He was employed on a number of major construction projects in the valley including Providence Hospital, R.V.M.C., Highway 140, and the Rogue Valley Mall. He spent the final years of his career working for Safway Scaffolding, initially as a concrete cutter and then as company foreman.
Virgil enjoyed the outdoors, traveling, and tinkering around his property. He had an unending love for the ocean and spent many an hour combing the beaches and sitting by the surf. His greatest joy was sharing his life and making memories with Inez during their 60 years of marriage. He was a member of the Medford Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Virgil is survived by his wife; sons, Dan, Bryan, and Kevin; 13 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and his sisters, Lois Gaskill of Friday Harbor, Wash., Yvonne Swenson of Trenary, Mich., and Phyllis Brainard of Central Point, Ore. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Marvel; brother, Wallace; sister, Myrna; and infant son, Bradley.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Perl Funeral Home and Siskiyou Memorial Park, 2100 Siskiyou Blvd., Medford.


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Bored by the same old coin and paper currencies used by most economies? You may be surprised by some of the weirdest currencies around the world.
Recently, CreditCards.com interviewed David Doty, a bank executive from Pennsylvania who has been collecting money from around the globe for years. With a massive collection assembled through extensive travels, Doty prides himself on his stockpile of odd legal tender, some of which are unique to the countries or territories that use them.
So, what has this currency aficionado found to be the world's weirdest dinero? Click ahead to find out!
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I swore I'd never go on a boat again after a disastrous cruise in 2003 (13 nights on the stormy Mediterranean sea, most of them spent in bed, violently seasick ). That is, until my parents invited Kris and I to join them on an upcoming family trip. My dad sounded so hopeful and excited that I couldn't say no, and that's when I found myself agreeing to go on a 5 night Alaskan cruise. Omigod, what had I done?! I'm the type of person that gets seasick in a swimming pool!
Well, thank goodness for seabands and non-drowsy dramamine. And I made sure to book a balcony room so I could see outside my cabin (very important when your inner ear gets confused rather easily). Check out the gorgeous views from our balcony:
I ended up feeling pretty good during my time onboard the ship, but that didn't save me from hours of boredom during 2 seemlingly endless days at sea. How much bingo and afternoon trivia can a person take? What else was there to do but eat? (and eat...and eat some more...)
But even I was shocked at our gluttony when I finally uploaded our cruise photos - on our last day at sea, we ate a total of 8 times in 12 hours!
9:30am sit-down breakfast:
12:05pm pastry extravanganza buffet:
1:08pm pizza poolside:
2:16pm hot dog at the grill:
2:44pm pavlova at the buffet (somehow I'd missed this during our first pass thru the pastry extravaganza):
3:45pm afternoon tea:
7:00pm sit-down dinner:
10:05pm soft serve ice cream on deck:
The worse part of it was that the food wasn't even that good (typical of cruises) and did not feature any local Alaskan fare, but we obviously have a hard time saying no to free food, especially when it's staring us in the face at every turn.
On most nights, dinner took almost 3 hours from start to finish but I'm realizing now that it was probably our table causing the kitchen backup (with the crazy number of dishes we ordered). And forget about after-dinner entertainment, poor hubby had to practically carry me (half-conscious from a food-induced coma) from the dining room straight to our cabin every night.
Mid-cruise, after getting bored of the same dining room night after night, we opted to have dinner in one of the specialty restaurants, a Cajun-themed steakhouse (my dad had become fixated on the broiled lobster tail he'd seen on the menu) and that's where I tried alligator for the first time. Unfortunately, the gator rib I received was full of cartilage, fat and a ton of miniature bones. I spit it out after one bite. Upon seeing my disappointment (and beginnings of a food tantrum), Kris quickly gave me a bite of his portion and you know what? Alligator tastes just like dark meat chicken!
At our 2 port-of-calls, we found even more opportunities to stuff our faces:
Tracy's King Crab Shack in Juneau:
King crab roll...with a heaping portion of sweet succulent crab:
As longtime fans of the Deadliest Catch, we were excited to find out that some of their king crab is caught by the Time Bandit!
Fish & chips on the pier in Ketchikan (pricey and a bit of a tourist trap, but I never say no to fish & chips!):
Sam McGee's on Creek Street in Ketchikan to load up on foodie souvenirs:
Spruce Tip Jelly
Made from the delicate tips of a spruce tree.
Yes, it really does taste like a tree, a little funky but refreshing all the same. It smells like a walk through a fragrant pine forest.
Salmonberry Jelly
Salmonberry grows wild in Alaska and we spotted some as we were walking around Ketchikan.
The taste is milder than a raspberry (a close cousin) and its slightly floral scent reminded me of honey.
Birch Caramel
For some reason I was expecting this to taste sickly sweet (like molasses) but its deep caramelly flavor was truly sublime, with the perfect amount of sweetness. Can't wait to try some over ice cream (but I could honestly eat it straight from the jar).
Kelp Marmalade
This doesn't taste much different from citrus marmalades, but as a lover of all things seaweed, I bought a jar for the novelty factor. While we were at Sam McGee's, we also tried donut-shaped kelp pickles (forgot to take a photo, oops!) which were also tasty, similar to bread and butter pickles.
A sticker of a mother polar bear with her cub designates that all our souvenirs were actually 'Made in Alaska':
We'd also pre-booked the Alaskan Chef's Table excursion in Ketchikan but it was cancelled last minute because hubby and I were the ONLY 2 people on a ship of two thousand passengers that were willing to pay extra to taste local delicacies. This tasting menu was meant to be one of the highlights of our trip, so of course we were disappointed, but it's not like my rapidly expanding waistline really needed another 5 course meal.
We did, however, go on a whale watching expedition in Juneau. Yes, I'm not only a glutton, but a glutton for punishment, braving yet another boat, this time a waterjet-propelled catamaran heading out to Auke Bay during inclemental weather (our early May cruise was the first sailing of the season so it was still chilly up north). I guess we could have stayed inside the heated cabin with the other passengers, sipping hot cocoa and happily munching donut holes, but instead, we held on for dear life while being tossed around on deck, getting pelted with freezing rain. My teeth were chattering and my knuckles had turned white from the death grip I had on the rails but I refused to leave my vantage point, determined to spot a humpback whale. Fortunately for us, the local whales were loving the lousy weather that day and we encountered no less than 6 humpbacks within a couple hours! One of them came so close to our boat that it scared the crap out of our pilot. As the humpback surfaced alongside the boat, Kris snapped a shot of its massive blowhole:
Here's a video we took of a humpback on a feeding dive, including the tail coming up and flipping over (aka 'the money shot'):
We also saw several bald eagles (their white heads made them easy to spot):
And some lazy sea lions:
After that extraordinary whale watching experience, stopping at the Mendenhall Glacier on the way back to our cruiseship was a bit anti-climactic. But it was definitely pretty:
Icebergs that have recently broken off from the glacier are blue (the color has something to do with the way light refracts through the dense glacier ice):
Some more of our vacation pics...
Downtown Juneau, on a typical day of 'liquid sunshine':
Ketchikan, on a rare sunny day, taken from the bow of our cruiseship:
A masterfully carved totem pole in Ketchikan:
A horse-drawn trolley ride in Ketchikan (loving the haircut on the blond horse):
One of Ketchikan's famous Stair Streets, wooden stairways designated as public streets (houses are situated several flights up, can you imagine the nightmare of moving day?!):
Downtown Vancouver, taken from our cabin's balcony right before we disembarked:
I've now had a couple months to reflect on my first Alaskan cruise and even though I'm still not a fan of cruising, I had a great time overall. The locals we met on shore in Juneau and Ketchikan were fabulous ambassadors for Southeast Alaska. We got to experience an extraordinary whale-watching tour and visited our first glacier. We indulged in delicious Alaskan king crab in Juneau and encountered bizarre tree-flavored jelly in Ketchikan. And I finally grew my sea legs (thank you, SeaBands). However, the next time I head to the 49th state, I'll definitely be doing a land tour so I have more time to try local delicacies and extreme cuisine (akutaq ice cream here I come).


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Microsoft's Steve Sinofsky kicked off the Microsoft BUILD conference in Anaheim, CA this morning by giving a demonstration of Windows 8, which Sinofsky says will "re-imagine Windows from the chipset to the [user] experience."
Sinofsky, Microsoft's President of the Windows and Windows Live, demonstrated Windows 8 running on a tablet device powered by an ARM processor, an architectural change which will allow Windows 8 to run on a wider array of tablets and other mobile devices powered by ARM processors.
Responding to concerns from some critics that the touch features and other elements of Windows 8 will result in bloated code and sluggish performance, Sinofsky demonstrated a build of Windows 8 running on a 3-year-old Lenovo netbook computer running an Atom processor and with only 1GB of RAM.
Sinofsky also talked about Microsoft's ongoing improvements to tools and services aimed at helping developers create Windows applications, mentioning that the new WinRT APIs (pictured below) will allow developers to use an enhanced array of development languages and frameworks – such as HTML 5 and JavaScript -- to build Windows applications. These new tools and APIs will also allow Windows 8 apps "to seamlessly run across hardware running x86 and ARM processors" Sinofsky said.
Windows 8 platform and tools diagram showing the new WinRT APIs
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This is wonderful collection of poetry for kids of all ages. As a Family Day Care Provider for 35 years the author has a feeling for kid topics and kid humor. Susan wrote the poems for her granddaughter and decided to share her wisdom with all kids!
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I started a blog in order to organize my thoughts and possibly write books for kids. At the very least, I knew it would be a great way to leave verses and thoughts for my granddaughter. What great fun it has been...the more material that I collect, the closer I am to my dream of becoming a children's author. Please let me know what you think...comments welcome. You may call me sillyfrog :-)


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Database repository using federated databases
Principal Investigators: A. Krishnamurthy, S. Gordon, J. Guiliani, P. Wyckoff
Funding Source: DoD, Army
Duration: 1/1/04 - 5/30/04
Description: Testing is an essential activity in the research, development, acquisition and operation of all DoD weapons and equipment. Many weapon systems are jointly developed across the services (the JSF, for example), and consequently, many of the test facilities are conducting tests on very similar or the same component or system. A component may also be tested at various stages during its lifetime, from development testing during the design of the system, to operational testing (for example, Wind-Tunnel tests of a turbine engine at AEDC, and Flight Tests of the same
engine at Eglin AFB.) Testing is expensive, and there can be great savings if the testing can be coordinated across test facilities and lifecycle stages. The ideal situation is where the test engineer has on-line and immediate access to all the test conditions and test results from previous tests of the component or system. But today, in most cases, the test data and the test conditions are typically stored in individual databases (or even flat files) at the different test locations. Because of concerns with security and increased workload, it is a very difficult task to convince the individual test sites to transfer the test data to a common location, or even to populate multiple databases with the test results. Thus, in order to achieve the goal of providing test engineers with access to data and metadata (i.e. test conditions) about previous tests, we need to find a way of federating these individual databases and deriving a common metadata representation of the tests. The objective of this project is to take a few concrete steps towards this goal by creating a Data Repository of Test Data and Metadata for three users: (a) The Store Separation Database at Arnold Engineering Center; (b) the Vehicle Telemetry Database at the Aberdeen Test Center; and (c) the Flight Performance Database at SIMAF.


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During my recent trip to Chile with Sausalito's Mayor, Herb Weiner, which I described in my post a couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to try a number of traditional Chilean dishes. In preparation for our trip I did quite a bit of research about Chilean cuisine and found the following English sites to be of the most assistance (I welcome suggestions about others that I may have overlooked):
~ Wikipedia's Chilean cuisine site
~ The food section of the Chilean government's This is Chile site
~ Tasting Chile, the site of an American named Margaret Snook who has lived in Chile several years.
~ Eating Chilean, the site of an American named Jim Stuart, a former college professor who moved to Chile when he retired. Jim's entries have in many cases a historical perspective that I found very helpful
~ FoodyChile, the site of a young American named Colin Bennett whose market tour Herb and I took while in Santiago
Unfortunately my Spanish is not good enough to allow me to make efficient use of Spanish language sites, although I did in particular enjoy visits to the site of the Círculo de Cronistas Gastronómicos de Chile, a Chilean culinary society.
Carla, one of my Chilean friends living in the Bay Area, told me that on my first day in Santiago I should go to the top of the San Cristóbal hill – part of the Metropolitan Park of Santiago (a sister park to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco!) - and enjoy the view of the city with a glass of Mote con Huesillos. In fact that is what we ended up doing as part of a city tour that Herb and I took on the day of our arrival.
Since I would be staying in Pucón that evening, we drove first to the center of Temuco where we got out and walked through Temuco's two markets, the Feria Pinto and the Mercado Modelo. We had lunch at El Criollito, one of the restaurants, in the Mercado Modelo, where I had another iconic Chilean dish, Pastel de Choclo. It is a sort of baked pie with ground beef at the bottom (very similar to the filling empanadas de pino) and corn at the top. Mine also included a piece of chicken. A very tasty and filling dish and another that I would like to try to make.
12. Kuntsmann Brewery – Valdivia
Although the congrio is prepared in several ways in Chile, perhaps the most well-known dish is Caldillo de Congrio, a soup which I had at the Don Raul restaurant in one of the palafitos following my tour of Angelmó. The dish has special significant to Chileans since it is the subject of a poem by Chilean poet Pablo Neruda entitled Oda al Caldillo de Congrio. I wonder how many other dishes exist that are the subject of a poem by a Nobel laureate?
14. Curanto en Olla (clam bake) – Ayaltue, Puerto Montt
On my last evening in Chile I had dinner at Casa Molino, the guest house at which I stayed a couple of miles north of Puerto Varas. Casa Molino is a beautiful facility with a spectacular view of the Volcán Osorno across Lake Llanquihue, the second largest lake in Chile. The area around Chiloé is the center of Chile's salmon farming industry and I enjoyed one of the best preparations of salmon that I have ever had, seated in their spectacular dining room. Definitely a place to linger.


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Pacers' Granger has surgery
Indianapolis, IN – Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger underwent successful surgery on his left knee Thursday.
The surgery was performed by Dr. James Andrews with assistance from team orthopedist Dr. Tim Hupfer. Granger is expected to be ready for the start of training camp for the 2013-14 season.
Granger, who had already missed the majority of 2012-13 season after undergoing a procedure in October for patellar tendinosis, reappeared in the Pacers' lineup on Feb. 25, but played in just five contests before his left knee continued to give him soreness.
The Pacers announced last month that conservative treatment options could not alleviate the discomfort.


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Extended one day on last weekend - Visit and interact with the museum's new temporary exhibit, "World War I and America", sponsored by a grant received from the Library of America in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the National Endowment for the Humanities. April 6, 2017 marked the 100th anniversary of the United States'entrance into World War I. Patrons will have a chance to walk through a WWI trench, learn what life was like for the soldiers and how Owensboro's Homefront helped the war effort. The exhibit will run from April 1st through November 11, 2017.
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This Week's Important Florida News!
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Story One: Man arrested for giving wicked wedgies, or snuggies, or melvyns, or whatever you call pulling the underwear over a nerd's head.
Story Two: Fifty Year Old School Teacher Gets Tanked on Cheap Wine, wrecks her van, offers to blow the cop if he lets her go.
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Charles Ross is known for orchestrating outrageous pranks and posting them to Youtube. But this time, the 18-year-old prankster may have gone a step too far.
Ross was arrested for battery Sunday night after he allegedly gave a series of wedgies to moviegoers outside the Carmike Royal Palm 20 in Bradenton, Fla., while a friend filmed the prank, the Bradenton Herald reports.
The underwear prank, which Gawker calls a "wedgie spree," ended badly for Ross when a 20-year-old male victim reported to authorities that Ross grabbed him "by the back of his pants and pulled them up hard," according to the Smoking Gun. Although other victims of the schoolyard prank also came forward, the 20-year-old is the only one seeking charges.
On his Youtube channel, Ross has uploaded video footage of him performing a variety of pranks -- from doing handstands over people to trying out pick-up lines -- but the latest in his compilation is by far one of his most hands-on public displays.
According to the police report obtained by the Smoking Gun, Ross challenged the male victim following the wedgie, "asking if he wanted to hit him."
The Mantee County Sheriff's Office arrested Ross and detained him overnight. He was released on $750 bail, records show, and his court date is set for Feb. 14.
Though Ross' wedgie spree was meant in jest, this is not the first time someone has been arrested for doling out the uncomfortable underwear gag. In 2006, an Albany, N.Y., teacher was arrested for endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly giving a 10-year-old student a wedgie during summer school.
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Middle school math teacher Mary Maloney allegedly offered oral sex to a police officer after being nabbed for a hit-and-run in Palm Beach County, Fla.
Maloney, 53, was arrested Sunday after she crashed her van into a pickup truck around 8:35 p.m., then took off, according to an arrest report obtained by the Sun Sentinel. A witness to the crash tracked Maloney's car to a parking spot and then called police.
The arresting officer said he found an empty gallon jug of wine behind Maloney's driver's seat and "immediately smelled the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from her person," according to WPTV. The report states that her eyes were glassy, bloodshot, and partially closed.
The officer that drove Maloney to the police station noted that she asked him "How much do I need to pay you to just let me go? Don't you understand I am a school teacher?"
She then allegedly offered to perform oral sex on him and allow him to fondle her breasts.
Maloney was charged with driving under the influence, leaving the scene of a crash with damage, resisting an officer without violence, driving with a suspended license and attempted bribery of a public servant.
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A Florida man who allegedly threatened to commit suicide and hurt officers on Facebook attacked cops when they arrived at his home to check on him, starting an all-out brawl that shocked everyone.
Joshua Patrick Hilt, 42, got a visit from officers at his Orlando home on Thursday after he allegedly posted the messages, which weren't released by police, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
When they arrived, Hilt went berserk and ripped off his clothes. An officer tackled Hilt as he attempted to gouge the cop's eye out, the paper reports. Hilt was unsuccessful -- but the two exchanged punches several times before a second officer jumped on Hilt's legs and Tased him.
WESH reports that Hilt grabbed the Taser and used it on the first officer. The second officer tried to pull the Taser away but was shocked in the process.
The fight continued as pepper spray and batons were used on Hilt. In turn, he broke one of their radios. Nothing worked to stop him until several more officers arrived and subdued the suspect.
At least four officers were injured in the melee. Two were treated at the scene and two others were checked into a local hospital with minor injuries, News 13 reports.
Hilt, who officers say will undergo a mental health examination, was charged with five counts of aggravated battery on an officer, three counts of depriving an officer's means of communication, five counts of resisting arrest and indecent exposure.
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Tortured man hogtied, stabbed and burned, deputies say
By Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel
6:21 pm, April 6, 2013
A woman and her ex-boyfriend were arrested after deputies say they tortured her roommate for several hours Wednesday over missing rent money.
The victim was hogtied with duct tape, seared with hot oil and an iron, stabbed, pistol-whipped, beaten and kicked for hours before he was finally able to escape by jumping through a window.
The victim, whose name was not released, told deputies that the suspects tried to shoot him as he ran to a neighbor's home for help.
Lattista Moore, 26, and the victim lived together in a home near Orlando, an arrest report said. When Moore realized she was missing about $3,500 in rent money, she blamed her roommate.
Moore called her ex-boyfriend, 27-year-old Kensy Mehu, and two of his friends to teach her roommate a lesson, the report said.
When the victim was found, the report says, he still had bloody duct tape wrapped around his face. The man had severe burns on his back and right shoulder and numerous stab wounds all over his body, including a large gash on his abdomen.
"The acts were imminently dangerous to (the victim) and demonstrated a depraved mind without regard for human life," the report said.
Both Mehu and Moore were arrested Thursday on kidnapping and attempted murder charges. Deputies have not said if their two friends will be arrested. They were not named in the report.
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For six years, Alex Mesa has been running backwards throughout Miami Beach. He's appeared in tourists' YouTube videos and even completed an entire 5k in reverse.
On Saturday, police interrupted his jog.
WTVJ reported that four officers responding to a 911 call ticketed Mesa for obstructing traffic. Sgt. Robert Hernandez of the Miami Beach Police Department told the station that authorities witnessed Mesa jogging between cars.
Mesa allegedly told officers he wouldn't stop running backwards in the street. He told WTVJ he believes police singled him out because they learned of a past drug charge.
According to the Miami Sun Post Weekly, Mesa runs backwards two or three times a week for about two hours. He makes exercise a priority -- especially because in 1993 he learned he was HIV positive. He also suffers from cirrhosis, a liver condition made worse from his past with drug and alcohol addiction.
Now, he's working to recover and turn his life -- like his running -- around.
"Every time I take one step jogging backwards I dedicate it to [God] because that is a miracle," he told Sun Post Weekly. "I represent what supposedly is not possible."
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Florida under attach by giant, house eating African Snails!!!
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - South Florida is fighting a growing infestation of one of the world's most destructive invasive species: the giant African land snail, which can grow as big as a rat and gnaw through stucco and plaster.
More than 1,000 of the mollusks are being caught each week in Miami-Dade and 117,000 in total since the first snail was spotted by a homeowner in September 2011, said Denise Feiber, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Residents will soon likely begin encountering them more often, crunching them underfoot as the snails emerge from underground hibernation at the start of the state's rainy season in just seven weeks, Feiber said.
The snails attack "over 500 known species of plants ... pretty much anything that's in their path and green," Feiber said.
In some Caribbean countries, such as Barbados, which are overrun with the creatures, the snails' shells blow out tires on the highway and turn into hurling projectiles from lawnmower blades, while their slime and excrement coat walls and pavement.
"It becomes a slick mess," Feiber said.
A typical snail can produce about 1,200 eggs a year and the creatures are a particular pest in homes because of their fondness for stucco, devoured for the calcium content they need for their shells.
The snails also carry a parasitic rat lungworm that can cause illness in humans, including a form of meningitis, Feiber said, although no such cases have yet been identified in the United States.
The snails' saga is something of a sequel to the Florida horror show of exotic species invasions, including the well-known infestation of giant Burmese pythons, which became established in the Everglades in 2000. There is a long list of destructive non-native species that thrive in the state's moist, subtropical climate.
Experts gathered last week in Gainesville, Florida, for a Giant African Land Snail Science Symposium, to seek the best ways to eradicate the mollusks, including use of a stronger bait approved recently by the federal government.
Feiber said investigators were trying to trace the snail infestation source. One possibility being examined is a Miami Santeria group, a religion with West African and Caribbean roots, which was found in 2010 to be using the large snails in its rituals, she said. But many exotic species come into the United States unintentionally in freight or tourists' baggage.
"If you got a ham sandwich in Jamaica or the Dominican Republic, or an orange, and you didn't eat it all and you bring it back into the States and then you discard it, at some point, things can emerge from those products," Feiber said.
Authorities are expanding a series of announcements on buses, billboards and in movie theaters urging the public to be on the lookout.
The last known Florida invasion of the giant mollusks occurred in 1966, when a boy returning to Miami from a vacation in Hawaii brought back three of them, possibly in his jacket pockets. His grandmother eventually released the snails into her garden where the population grew in seven years to 17,000 snails. The state spent $1 million and 10 years eradicating them.
Feiber said many people unfamiliar with the danger viewed the snails as cute pets.
"They're huge, they move around, they look like they're looking at you ... communicating with you, and people enjoy them for that," Feiber said. "But they don't realize the devastation they can create if they are released into the environment where they don't have any natural enemies and they thrive."
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Giant rat sized zombie snails invading Florida
South Florida is under attack, and the non-native species threatening to wreak havoc seems innocent enough: It's not the giant Burmese pythons that made a home in the Everglades in 2000, nor a ravenous, land-walking fish like the Asian carp that have been eating through waterways farther up north.
No, this foreign invader is a snail.
But what a snail it is. The giant African land snail "can grow as big as a rat and gnaw through stucco and plaster," says Reuters' Barbara Liston. Since the monstrous mollusks were first noticed in the Miami-Dade County area in September 2011, researchers and vigilant homeowners have caught at least 117,000 of them, or about 1,000 a week. And "residents will soon likely begin encountering them more often, crunching them underfoot as the snails emerge from underground hibernation at the start of the state's rainy season in just seven weeks."
Just how big and bad are these slow-moving menaces? "The largest stretch 8 inches," says Zack Peterson in the Ocala StarBanner. "The oldest live nine years. The busiest lay up to 1,200 eggs" a year. They eat at least 500 species of plants, plus the stucco and plaster that provide calcium for their shells. And if that's not disturbing enough, the snails "even carry a parasitic nematode that can lead to meningitis in humans" though no cases of the pathogen, rat lungworm, have been found among humans in the U.S. yet. (Watch raw footage of the snails below.)
They sound like "monsters from hell sent to punish us," or at least Florida, says Michael Ballaban at Jalopnik. But "perhaps the worst part of the invading monster snails is that if you hit one on the highway their shells are hard enough to cause a blowout." They can also turn deadly when a lawnmower hits one, flinging the shell out at high velocity. And then there's the slime trails they leave everywhere. "It becomes a slick mess," Denise Feiber, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, tells Reuters.
This isn't Florida's first battle with the giant African land snail. The Sunshine State won the last war in the 1960s, after a boy brought three snails home from Hawaii but it wasn't cheap or easy. Those three snails turned to 17,000 in seven years, and beating them took 10 years and $1 million. "Feiber said she doesn't want this eradication project to last that long," reports the StarBanner's Peterson. So last week, her department held a strategy roundtable with experts from across the U.S. and Canada.
How did this invasion start? "One possibility being examined is a Miami Santeria group, a religion with West African and Caribbean roots, which was found in 2010 to be using the large snails in its rituals," says Retuers' Liston. Or somebody could have brought them in as pets, like in 1966. Or it could have just been an accident, like this decidedly unsavory possibility:
"If you got a ham sandwich in Jamaica or the Dominican Republic, or an orange, and you didn't eat it all and you bring it back into the States and then you discard it, at some point, things can emerge from those products," Feiber said. [Reuters]
Miami-Dade is ground zero, but "unfortunately, the invasion is not limited to Florida," says Josh Mogerman in the Chicagoist. These "ticking environmental time bombs" have been found in upper Midwestern schools, pet shops, and even one private breeder's operation. And it would only take one escaped or released snail to spark a new infestation, Feiber tells Reuters:
They're huge, they move around, they look like they're looking at you... communicating with you, and people enjoy them for that.... But they don't realize the devastation they can create if they are released into the environment where they don't have any natural enemies and they thrive.
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If cooking them will kill the parasitic nematode, then escargot ftw!
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Well shit Gblowbfish beat me with Florida snail new by four minutes.
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Florida Pussy Boy Calls 911 because he doesn't like the way his Mom is yelling at him....
One teen from Vero Beach, Fla., learned the hard way that it's not against the law for moms to be annoying.
Police arrested Vincent Valvo, 19, after he allegedly called 911 twice on Thursday because "he didn't like how his mom was talking to him."
WTSP reported that authorities warned the teen after his first call that he shouldn't contact 911 for non-emergencies. Apparently, the message was not received.
After his second alleged call -- also made to complain about his mother -- police arrested Valvo outside his home. He allegedly smelled like alcohol and exhibited slow and slurred speech, according to an Indian County Sheriff's Office report obtained by The Smoking Gun.
Valvo was released from jail Thursday afternoon after posting $500 bond, WTSP reported. He was arrested for "abuse of 911." According to the Sun-Sentinel, this was his third booking in the past year.
The 19-year-old's nonemergency dial follows a string of unorthodox 911 calls. In February, a Texas woman allegedly called police to have cigarettes delivered to her home. Around the same time, a little boy in Massachusetts dialed 911 to report his mother because he didn't want to go to bed.
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A man from Bonita Springs, Fla., allegedly broke into a zoo and cut the locks on nearly every cage -- including those of a wild boar, mountain lion and bobcat.
Steven Trew, 58, was arrested Monday morning for burglary and damaging the property of Everglades Wonder Gardens, WINK News reported. He allegedly admitted to being drunk when arrested.
Jack Wollman, a zoo employee, said that when he arrived at work on Monday, he noticed a deer, pigs, and birds out of their cages, according to The Associated Press. He and the zoo's owner, David Piper, also found the property's back gate sawed open.
"It was pitch black," Wollman told the AP. "Then I heard the flamingos and when you hear flamingos you know someone is there. I saw a guy by the barn area and chased him to the parking lot."
Wollman allegedly tackled the suspect -- later identified as Trew -- and detained him until authorities arrived.
Luckily, none of the dangerous animals left their cages, The News-Press reported, but one deer was killed on a nearby parkway, and one deer remains missing.
Piper, the owner, said that Trew allegedly committed the crime because he was angry that the zoo is set to close on April 21.
According to Lee County Sheriff's Office, Trew remains in custody on $30,000 and $1,500 bonds.
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Carney making more Florida news????
A carnival worker may get more than a slap on the wrist after being accused of slapping the buttocks of a juvenile female.
Nicholas Berg, 28, was charged with simple battery after allegedly slapping the girl on her buttocks as she started to get on a slide in the funhouse at a carnival in New Port Richey, Fla., this past weekend, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
A witness told deputies the suspect appeared to touch the girl's behind without permission, but Berg told police he only touched her on her back.
He was released after posting $500 bond.
Berg isn't the only carnival worker who has been accused of acting inappropriately with underage customers.
In September, 2011, Illinois carnival worker James West, 25, and his 20-year-old girlfriend were accused of sending sexually explicit photos and text messages to a 16-year-old high school student.
But those accusations seem tame compared to the case of Florida carny Gregory Matthew Bruni.
In January, Bruni was accused of running naked into a house, masturbating in the living room, defecating in two places and drinking the contents of the vacuum.
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Police Arrest Florida Woman, 22, For Violently Yanking Penis Of Ex-Boyfriend
Meet Laquavia Sharelle Wallace.
The 22-year-old Floridian was arrested yesterday for domestic battery after she grabbed and yanked on her former boyfriend's penis during a dispute inside the victim's Tampa residence.
Wallace, pictured at right, had gone to the home of Antonio Marquis Williams to pick up the ex-couple's daughter, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office report.
Williams told deputies that the pair argued because Wallace wanted to resume dating. However, "Antonio did not want another relationship at this time," investigators noted.
The argument then turned violent "when the offender grabbed Antonio's penis with her right hand and began pulling on it which caused pain to Antonio." Williams defended himself by grabbing Wallace's forearms "to prevent further violence."
The sheriff's report does not detail what, if any, clothing Williams was wearing when Wallace allegedly accessed his genitals.
Though Williams refused to file charges, Wallace was nonetheless arrested for misdemeanor battery and booked into the Manatee County jail (where bail has yet to be set). She is scheduled for a May 21 court appearance.
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AVIGNON, France - Cardinal Karol Wojtyła of Warsaw was elected today as the second Polish-born Pope of Rome. (The first one was Pope John Paul II who died in 2005). The multilingual Wojtyła succeeds ultra-liberal Pope Benedict XX who died in September 2063.
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This year is the 50th Anniversary of Davis' Holmes Junior High School! Holmes was founded in 1966, and has been one of Davis' Junior High schools, teaching thousands of children and contributing to our community. Its mascot is the Patriot. The namesake of the school is Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., a well-known American poet and author.
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Dean Rosen of PCGMedia writes " Is a distracting hairdo, a tenor voice actor and a massive stylistic overhaul enough to alienate fans of the original Devil May Cry series? According to some fans, the answer is, unequivocally, yes. The Devil May Cry franchise that began in 2001 is apparently dead. However, Devil May Cry isn't the first iconic videogame brand to undergo such a distinct transformation."
People love DMC, they just hate Dante's new look. I agree with them. The game is pretty good though.
I know a few people who have actually PLAYED the new DMC, and love it. My brother and myself included were initially thrown off by not only Dante's look, but his brother's look, and several drastic changes. But it's a reboot/reimagining. Get past it. The game is good, and people should give it a chance.
i dont hate it, heck i wanted to give it a chance because im a fan of DMC, and i was one of the people that originally defended it, heck i gave the prince of persia 08 game a try and i loved it its one of my favorite games ever, but the reason most people and me hate the new DmC is 1-why reboot something when the story isnt finished, DMC 4 left a lot of things unanswered, unlike the sands of time trilogy which actually had an ending and everything tied up.
next there isnt really anything that resembles DMC in the game besides names, and everybody agrees that we all just want more of the original dante, he technically anly has 2 games and an anime to his name DMC 1 and 3, 2 was just terrible, and 4 got fun as soon as you unlocked him but it was very short, and a rushed product at that, and the reason i refuse to buy it and why ill get it used is because of the company, i downright refuse to give Ninja Theory my money after all the the crap they said about the fanbase,the original games, developers, dante, and the japanese game market overall, they dont deserve a dime.
I love the demo my only problem is that i don't like games whitout a replay value so i'll buy it when it gets a good price cut also i love ninja theory i have all their games and yes i think nslave was a great game
1) The original series ended mid story. As convoluted as it was.
2) The changes were made because of internal company politics. The lead dev getting fired. Fans of the series shouldn't be expected to be exploited because of that. If Capcom wanted to make a new IP similar to DMC, they should have made it. Re-using the name has just ended up hurting them and us.