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LEICESTER, Mass.- Gallaudet University senior Ryan Bonheyo (Frederick, Md.) returned a blocked field goal 79 yards for a touchdown as time expired, giving the Bison to a dramatic 40-34 victory over Becker College in Eastern Collegiate Football Conference action Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field. With the win, Gallaudet remains perfect at 8-0 (5-0 ECFC), while the Hawks fall to 1-7 (0-5 ECFC).
Becker got on the board on their opening drive when Bobby Baker (Monroe, Conn.) hit DeJahn Dawkins (East Hartford, Conn.) across the middle for a five yard touchdown pass, putting Becker in front 6-0. The Bison took the lead on the first possession when Todd Bonheyo (Fredrick, Md.) took the ball 49 yards to pay dirt. The point after attempt gave Gallaudet a 7-6 advantage.
The Hawks took the lead back just 19 seconds later when Bobby Baker hit DeJahn Dawkins down the near sideline for a 71 yard touchdown pass, giving Becker 12-7 lead.
Becker increased their lead to 18-7 when Matthew Romasco (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) opened the second quarter with 27 yard touchdown run. DeJahn Dawkins sent the Becker into halftime with a 21-7 advantage when he nailed a 27 yard field with 20 seconds remaining in the second quarter.
Gallaudet came out of the locker room on fire in the second half, scoring two touchdowns in 3:53. The first score came on a seven play, 73 yard drive, which was capped off by a Ryan Bonheyo 21 yard touchdown run. The Bison tied the game on the ensuing kickoff when Zach Abbott (El Dorado, Ark.) stripped the ball from Becker returner Davin Collins (Far Rockaway, N.Y.), and returned six yards for the touchdown.
The Bison took the lead on their next possession when Todd Bonheyo found BJ Flores (Raymondville, Texas) on six yard touchdown completion, putting Gallaudet in front 28-21.
Facing a fourth and goal from the Gallaudet 14 yard line, Becker quarterback Dylan McGuire (Somers, N.Y.) hit DeJahn Dawkins in the middle of the end zone for a game tying touchdown with 6:34 remaining in regulation.
The seesaw battle would continue on Gallaudet's next possession. After Darius Flowers (Birmingham, Ala.) took a sweep 55 yards down to the Becker one yard line, BJ Flores scampered into the end zone for the go ahead touchdown, giving the Bison a 34-28 lead.
On the Hawks next possession, they orchestrated a five play, 65 yard drive, tying the game on a Shaun Llewellyn (Bloomfield, Conn.) touchdown completion. The Hawks defense stood their ground on Gallaudet's next drive. With the Bison facing a fourth and 18 from their own 30 yard line, they were forced to punt. Becker partially blocked the punt, setting them up with great field position at the Gallaudet 33 yard line with 1:36 remaining in regulation.
The Hawks were able work the ball down to the Gallaudet 14 yard line, setting them up for a 31 yard field goal attempt by DeJahn Dawkins with two seconds remaining on the clock. Gallaudet freshman Chris Papacek (Cuero, Texas) blocked the kick and Ryan Bonheyo scooped the ball up, taking it 79 yards for the game winning touchdown.
BJ Flores led the Bison rushing attack with a team high 71 yards. Todd Bonheyo threw from 42 yards and rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. Jaris Alleyne (Waldorf, Md.) finished with a game high 13 tackles, including four and half for a loss to pace the Gallaudet defense. The Gallaudet defense made 11 tackles for a loss and sacked the Becker quarterbacks five times.
Becker quarterbacks Bobby Baker and Dylan McGuire combined for 348 passing yards and four touchdowns. Matthew Romasco carried the ball 15 times for a game high 98 yards on the ground. DeJahn Dawkins caught eight balls for a game high 170 yards receiving. Senior Shaun Llewellyn chipped in with ten catches for 90 yards and Brandon Mulling (Naples, Fla.) pulled in four catches for 88 yards. The Becker defense was led by senior linebacker Melvin Booker (Roxbury, Mass.) with ten tackles and a sack. The Becker defense made 11 tackles for a loss and sacked the Gallaudet quarterback five times.
Both teams return to the gridiron next Saturday, November 9 when they continue Eastern Collegiate Football Conference action. Gallaudet returns home to face Anna Maria College at 12:00 p.m., while Becker travels to Castleton State University for a 12:00 p.m. tilt with the Spartans.


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About the Esophageal Cancer Center at Mount Sinai
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer or if you are at risk for the disease, Mount Sinai's team of experts can help. Spearheaded by Chairman of Department of Thoracic Surgery Raja Flores, MD, and Chief of Endoscopy Sharmila Anandasabapathy, MD, our Esophageal Cancer Center offers comprehensive care to patients at every stage of the disease.
Using a multidisciplinary approach, we bring together multiple specialists in gastroenterology, thoracic surgery, oncology, radiation oncology, radiology, pathology, plastic surgery, psychiatry, oncology nursing and nutrition, who are all dedicated to crafting the safest and most-effective treatment plan for each patient. Mount Sinai's Gastroenterology (Digestive Diseases) is at the forefront of early esophageal cancer diagnosis. Additionally, we offer access to clinical trials often unavailable elsewhere.
About Esophageal Cancer
The esophagus is the tube that carries food and water from your mouth to your stomach. Two types of cancer can develop in the esophagus: squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Barrett's esophagus, which can develop from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) increases the risk for adenocarcinoma, which is the most common form of esophageal cancer in the United States.
Esophageal cancer is a serious and complex disease that responds best to treatment in its earliest stages. The National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health estimates that each year, approximately 13,000 men and 3,500 women in the United States are diagnosed with esophageal cancer and about 15,000 esophageal-related cancer deaths occur.
Advanced Diagnostics for Early Detection
Because early detection and care of esophageal cancer are important to achieving the best outcomes, we employ the most advanced diagnostic and treatment methods available. Mount Sinai is one of the few centers in the world to offer confocal microendoscopy - a highly sophisticated diagnostic test that offers both a standard and a microscopic view of the esophagus, permitting physicians to determine normal esophageal lining from pre-cancerous Barrett's esophagus at a very early stage when treatment can be highly effective.
Comprehensive and Coordinated Care at Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai's Esophageal Cancer Center treats GERD, Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer at all stages. We bridge together experts from Gastroenterology and our Endoscopy Suite to Thoracic Surgery, so that each patient can be cared for in one central location. This minimizes waiting periods for diagnosis, appointments, and results, and give patients access to some of the finest physicians around the world, who are working together to maximize each patient's quality of life.

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Creating an environment that promotes, nurtures, and supports the arts in our community
The Arts Council is a nonprofit organization that was formed in 1963 to provide funding and leadership that would stimulate and assure the advancement of the arts throughout our community. Today's Arts Council serves and responds to the needs of local artists, arts organizations, and residents through diverse channels, each with a significant impact on the quality of life in Fort Worth.
Arts Council programs address three main areas:
- providing leadership and funding to local arts organizations through our competitive grants program
- enhancing the visual environment of our city through the Fort Worth Public Art program
- offering an affordable and accessible venue for artists, arts organizations, and the community as a whole through management of the Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Arts Council programs are made possible through gifts from local individuals, small businesses, corporations, foundations, the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County and Texas Commission on the Arts. Together, with this support…


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New Grant Awards
Community College Prize
The Great Equalizer
American Jobs Act
Evidence Framework Panel
Odds and Ends
Quote to Note
Upcoming Events
Editor's Note
This is the final issue of ED Review for 2011. Publication will resume January 13, 2012. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
New Grant Awards
Within the last week, the Department announced funding under several competitive programs:
- On December 16, in a White House ceremony, Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes, Secretary Duncan, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced that nine statesCalifornia, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Washingtonhad been selected to receive a Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge grant. Through this $500 million competition, 35 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico created plans to increase access to high-quality early learning programs for children from low-income families, providing more children from birth to age 5 with a strong foundation they need to succeed in school and beyond. The number and list of winners was determined by the quality of the applications and the funds available. The awards will impact all early learning programs, including Head Start, public pre-kindergarten, child care, and private preschools. Reforms include: aligning and raising standards for existing early learning and development programs; improving training and support for the early learning workforce through evidence-based practices; and building robust evaluation systems that promote effective practices and programs to help families make informed decisions. (Note: A summary chart of scores, grant award amounts, and peer reviewers' comments and scores are posted here.)
- On December 19, on the site of a new grantee in Minneapolis, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement Jim Shelton announced that 20 organizations had been selected to receive a Promise Neighborhoods grant. Over 200 non-profits, higher education institutions, and Indian tribes from 45 states applied in this $30 million competition, which puts school improvement at the center of local efforts to revitalize underserved neighborhoods. Five organizations will be awarded a first-year grant of up to $6 million (totaling up to $30 million over five years) to support implementing cradle-to-career services that improve the educational achievement and healthy development of children. Another 15 organizations will be awarded up to $500,000 to fund planning activities. Reforms include: improving a neighborhood's health, safety, and stability; expanding access to learning technology; and boosting family engagement.
- Then, on December 20, Secretary Duncan announced that private donors have committed $18 million to the 23 highest-rated projects in the 2011 Investing in Innovation (i3) competition, meeting i3's matching requirement and qualifying them to receive $150 million from the program. Earlier this fall, the Department revealed 23 applicants as finalists. The projects, which were the highest-rated among nearly 600 applicants, had roughly four weeks to secure matching funding through financial support or in-kind donations.
Also, awards under the third round of the Race to the Top program will be announced shortly.
Community College Prize
At the National Press Club earlier this month, Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Secretary Duncan took time to salute the winner and finalists of the inaugural Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. During the past year, the Aspen Institute assembled and reviewed an unprecedented collection of data on community colleges and the critical elements of student success: student learning, degree completion and transfer, equity, and employment/earnings after college. Valencia College in Orlando was named by a jury as the nation's top community college and will receive $600,000 to support its programs. Nearly half of Valencia's students are under-represented minorities, and many are low-income. Nevertheless, more than 50% graduate or transfer within three years of entering college, versus under 40% for community colleges nationally. Four "finalists with distinction"Miami Dade College, West Kentucky Community and Technical College (Paducah), Lake Area Technical Institute (Watertown, South Dakota), and Walla Walla Community College (Walla Walla, Washington)will receive $100,000.
The Great Equalizer
Staying with higher education, Secretary Duncan recently addressed graduates at Fayetteville State University's winter commencement. He described the importance of education in today's economy and noted that education is, in the long run, one of the best investments one can make for the future. "On average, students with bachelor degrees are projected to earn about a million dollars more over their lifetime than students with only a high school diploma," he said. "And, please know that help in keeping student debt manageable is on the way, through the Obama Administration's new Pay as You Earn proposal. We want to help people better manage student loan debt by capping monthly payments to what people can afford. Our proposal would give 1.6 million students the ability to cap their loan payments at 10% of their discretionary income beginning later next year.... We want people to be able to follow their heart and passionand not just chase a big paycheck because they have to pay back loans. America can't afford to lose that talent. Please think about public service, think about teaching, and think about the impact you can have in molding the lives of the next generation." (Note: The White House's fact sheet on the Pay as You Earn proposal is available here.)
In related news, seeking to broaden public awareness of the tools available to help students and families research the cost of a college degree, the Department just launched the College Net Price Calculator Student Video Challenge. The challenge asks high school and college students to produce videos highlighting why such calculatorswhich give students and families a sense of how much they would actually pay to attend a specific institution by factoring in which grants and scholarship aid students may be eligible forare a valuable resource. Videos are due by January 31, 2012. A panel of higher education stakeholders will judge entries, and the top three videos will be announced by late spring. Each winner will receive a $1,500 cash prize. (Note: The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 required schools to publish net price calculators on their web sites by October 29. The Department has integrated the tool into its College Navigator site.)
American Jobs Act
On December 15, the White House released "Education and the American Jobs Act: Creating Jobs through Investments in Our Nation's Schools" and interactive maps that highlight estimated benefits that states and school districts would receive if Congress passes the American Jobs Act. The report provides an analysis of the condition of America's schools, which have fallen into disrepair, as well as the difficult budget environment facing districts and teachers nationwide. In order to address these needs, President Obama has proposed $25 billion to renovate and modernize more than 35,000 public schools, $5 billion to update infrastructure at America's community colleges, and $30 billion to keep hundreds of thousands of educators in the classroom.
Evidence Framework Panel
The Department's Office of Educational Technology (OET) is convening a panel of research and technology experts to work on developing a broad framework for research on technology-supported innovations that will leverage the state-of-the-art, the emerging field of learning analytics, and the insights of the very best forward-thinking researchers and practitioners. The panel's focus will be on exploring, constructing, and sharing an evidence framework that supports the design, development, implementation, adaptation, adoption, scaling, and diffusion of learning technologies, broadly conceived. It will place no prior restrictions on the definition of learning technologies, their contexts of use, or their design role in education in formal and informal settings. Interested parties are welcome to recommend a resource or submit an idea that may be helpful to the project and read, review, rate, and comment on resources and ideas submitted by others. By late fall 2012, a highly articulated framework, use cases, and practices will be published and shared widely with both the academic research community and the community of entrepreneurs and investors focused on learning technologies.
Odds and Ends
"Homeroom" is the new name for the Department's blog. From our Homeroom, we will continue to provide important announcements and updates and new resources. We encourage you to join the conversation in the blog's comments and check-back regularly to keep up-to-date with everything that is happening at the Department and in schools and communities around the nation.
The November 2011 edition of "School Days," the Department's monthly video journal, features the first states to seek flexibility under No Child Left Behind in exchange for broad reforms, as well as the Secretary's visits to Rhode Island, Ohio, and Kentucky, new education innovation grants, and a report showing that schools with low-income students are not getting their fair share of state and local funding.
In an open letter, following the child abuse allegations at Penn State University and Syracuse University, Secretary Duncan calls on college presidents, athletic directors, and coaches to "return to their rootsto educate and protect."
The next in a series of blog posts on the Green Ribbon Schools' pilot year, "Sorry, KermitIt Can Be Easy Being Green," observes that every school can take simple steps to save energy, reduce costs, increase health and wellness, and offer effective environmental education.
Last week, the Secretary announced the appointments of Jose Rico as the director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics and William Mendoza as the director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education.
"America's Youth: Transitions to Adulthood," a new report from the Department's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), compares the current generation of youth and younger adults in the U.S. to youth and younger adults in 1980, 1990, and 2000. As an example, the current generation is enrolled in school at higher rates than their predecessors. In 2009, 69% of 18- and 19-year-olds, 52% of 20- and 21-year-olds, and 30% of 22- to 24-year-olds were enrolled in school, versus 46%, 31%, and 16%, respectively, back in 1980.
Quote to Note
"This is an important moment in our effort to build a world-class education system in America.... Everyone who works in education can agree that investing in early learning is one of the smartest things we can do. Whether it's elementary school teachers or prize-winning economists, they recognize that high-quality early learning programs pay dividends down the road."
|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (12/16/11), announcing the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge grantees
Upcoming Events
The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, in partnership with other federal agencies, is seeking applications for the 2012 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards. Twelve programs will receive $10,000. After-school and out-of-school arts and humanities programs sponsored by educational institutions, libraries, museums, performing arts organizations, community organizations, businesses, and certain government entities are eligible to apply. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2012.
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Tony, Britney, Paris and Imus left us hanging in 2007.
So what really happened in that diner? You know, after the cut-to-black, after the juke box stopped playing "Don't Stop Believin' '' and the onion rings were gone? Did Tony Soprano die, or did he live, perhaps not to return to criminal ways but to reinvent himself as an insurance salesman?
Tony wasn't the only pop culture figure to leave us hanging in 2007. And some weren't even fictional. As the year drew to a close, shock jock Don Imus took to the airwaves again, eight months after losing his job over a racist and sexist remark. Would he follow through on his pledge to foster racial dialogue? In the celebrity world, there was Paris Hilton, fresh from that jail stint (maybe you heard about it). How about her promised foray into charity work?
Then there was Britney Spears, still the one we want to know about most, judging by Internet search statistics. What didn't happen to her in 2007? The shaven head, the swinging door of rehab, the comeback performance mercilessly panned, most sadly the custody loss of her sons. Would she rebound from her lowest depths?
Don't worry, these are rhetorical questions. Rather than speculate on an uncertain future, let's take a chronological journey back through a year of pop culture moments:
T.S. Eliot may have said April is the cruelest month, but that was before "American Idol.'' In 2007 January is pretty cruel, for this is when the Idol judges sink to their snarkiest behavior ever, calling contestants names, laughing behind their backs, insulting their looks. The worst moment: Simon Cowell tells a stunned young man at Seattle tryouts, Kenneth Briggs, that he resembles a "bush baby.'' (Of course, Briggs is awarded a guest appearance on the finale.)
And at the Golden Globes, "Grey's Anatomy'' star Isaiah Washington inexplicably gets himself into further trouble by jovially repeating the same gay slur he was at the same time insisting he didn't use when he first got into trouble. Phew! Note to celebrities in hot water: Leave the jokes to the late-night hosts.
Helen Mirren and Martin Scorsese bask in long-overdue Oscar triumphs, and Mirren at least is looking very sexy ... yay, middle age! But in our pop culture memories, February will always be Anna Nicole Smith's month. Her strange life - Playboy bunny, jeans model, reality star, billionaire's wife, Marilyn Monroe impersonator - is eclipsed by her stranger death. As an unsavory cast of characters dukes it out over where she should rest eternally and who gets the baby, the medical examiner says Smith's body lies decomposing faster than expected - as if even this publicity-starved starlet has had enough.
There are moments in political life that transcend politics. When Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democrat John Edwards, announces that her breast cancer has returned and spread, she impresses many - of all political stripes - with her openness and her determination to continue living life just as she lived it before. Some question her husband's decision to stay in the race, but cancer survivors cheer the decision to approach the illness as a manageable condition. At year's end she is still actively campaigning for her husband.
It's not even a moment, just a couple of seconds: A quick comment on a video clip of the Rutgers women's basketball team lands Don Imus in the biggest trouble of his career. His "nappy-headed hos'' remark triggers a gathering storm of outrage that leads to his firing - and for once, the ritual apology by a celebrity just isn't cutting it. Imus' critics want consequences, not apologies, and they get them - but they last only eight months (see December.)
A big month for movies, especially the "threequel.'' Unfortunately, three isn't the charm for "Spider-Man 3,'' "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,'' and "Shrek the Third,'' which don't quite reach the heights of earlier installments. Director Judd Apatow tickles our funnybones with his profane yet touching "Knocked Up,'' and Michael Moore fans publicity for his newest (and arguably most effective) documentary, "Sicko,'' with a trip to Cuba that gets him in trouble with the government.
Tony Soprano says goodbye, and countless fans curse the cable company, thinking that cut-to-black was a malfunction. Hillary Clinton spoofs the ending in a video satire that wins points for cleverness. But we're all equal in the YouTube universe, and thus Obama Girl gets just as much attention - that's Amber Lee Ettinger, the model/actress/former pageant contestant whose racy "I Got A Crush On Obama'' is one of the most-watched clips of the year. Paris Hilton spends 23 days in jail for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case. Later she tells Larry King she spent her time reading the Bible, though she can't recall a favorite verse, or, well, any verse at all. And wait, we're not done! This is the month that Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho makes that fateful trip to the airport restroom. His "wide stance'' explanation will be endlessly spoofed, including by Brad Pitt and George Clooney on a tribute show for Julia Roberts.
Harry Potter's month, hands down, with the release of the seventh and final installment in J.K. Rowling's insanely successful series. We won't reveal details of the adorable young wizard's fate in case any of you (like us) haven't gotten around to reading it yet, in any of the 64 languages that Potter books have been published in. But here's a choice tidbit not found in the book: later this year Rowling announces that the beloved character Dumbledore was gay.
What time is it? If you're a tween or live in close proximity to one, you know the answer: It's time for "High School Musical 2,'' the sequel to the hugely popular Disney Channel movie. In this scrubbed-up, 21st-century "Grease,'' high school never looked so clean, so gentle, so tolerant, with cliques that melt like butter and mean girls that aren't really mean. Realistic? As legions of fans would say, whatever! More than 17 million watch the first telecast alone, making it TV's biggest event of the summer. Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens are bona fide stars, which makes it ...
... a little awkward when nude photos of Hudgens surface on the Web. Will Disney disown its dark-haired sweetheart, heroine to countless young girls? Surely you jest (for one thing, there's the upcoming "High School Musical 3'' to consider.) Hudgens apologizes, and life at East High goes on. Britney Spears could only hope for such a smooth landing. But it's bumpy, bumpy, bumpy for the troubled pop icon, who hazards a comeback at MTV's Video Music Awards, only to stumble through her song as if she were sloshing through mud. An unfortunately revealing sequined bikini guarantees the next day's painful headlines, but not nearly as painful as a few weeks later, when ...
... Spears loses custody of her two toddler sons to ex-hubby Kevin Federline. Though her album, "Blackout,'' is well-reviewed, her personal struggles continue with no end in sight. On a less serious note, the world spends a few days pondering the fate of Iggy the Terrier, first adopted by Ellen Degeneres, then given to her hairdresser's kid, then taken away according to the rescue agency's regulations. "Please, please, please, just give the dog back,'' DeGeneres weeps on national TV. But later she has to plead with angry fans to stop threatening the agency.
Speaking of strange things on talk shows, is that really Lynne Cheney on Jon Stewart's show, greeting him with a Darth Vader doll (a joking reference to hubby Dick) and getting a friendly, respectful reception? And speaking of Stewart, we told you last year there would be no Stewart/Colbert ticket in 2008 'cause, well, these guys are just comedians. Turns out we were only half right. For in October, conservative faux-pundit Stephen Colbert announces he's running, but only in South Carolina, his native state, which ...
... rejects him. State Democrats vote 13-3 to disallow his bid. Their lame reason? That he's not serious. Bah, humbug! At least South Carolina will get Oprah: The talk-show mogul announces that she'll campaign for her favorite guy Barack Obama in the key early voting states. Can Winfrey sparkle her candidate with the same fairy dust that makes books - even really old ones - sudden best sellers? And here's one youngster that's obviously gotten her hands on some fairy dust: Miley Cyrus, aka Disney's Hannah Montana, turns 15 amid one of the very the hottest concert tours of the year. Hottest kids tours, you ask? No, hottest tours period, with tickets selling out in minutes and scalpers having a field day. In Florida, a man hangs onto a pole for much of six days in a contest to win tickets for his fiancee's daughter.
December completes the circle for Don Imus, who debuts his new show on WABC with a cast that includes two black comedians and a promise to "never say anything in my lifetime that will make any of these young women at Rutgers regret ... that they accepted my apology.'' He also pledges to use his new show to discuss race relations.
Will Imus be one of the first pop culture figures to actually make his apology mean something? We'll have to get back to you on that.


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One of the moviegoers shot when James Holmes allegedly opened fire on a crowded theater is begging President Barack Obama and White House hopeful Mitt Romney to do something about guns.
"This past summer in a movie theatre in Colorado I was shot. Shot in the face and neck," Barton says in his DemandAPlan.org ad. "But I was lucky. In the next four years, 48,000 Americans won't be so lucky. Because they'll be murdered with guns in the next president's term. Enough to fill over 200 theaters."
In the chilling ad, Barton sits alone in an empty theater before showing off the long scars that cover his neck.
He asks Americans to "demand a plan" for gun control violence and keep "The Dark Knight Rises" shooting in mind when watching Wednesday's presidential debate.


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Silversea's Prince Albert IIby Paul Motter, CruiseMates Editor | July 6, 2009
This small expedition vessel offers all the luxury and charm of Silversea, but in more exotic -- and challenging -- settings.
When it comes to luxury cruise lines, Silversea is one of the first to consider. Last year, the line added the first expedition ship, Prince Albert II, to its fleet of four small, opulent cruise vessels. Prince Albert II is even smaller than its fleetmates, but it offers all the luxury that the Silversea brand implies. With open seating dining and capacious staterooms, she is a gem of deluxe cruising.
All Silversea ships also offer exceptional shore excursions known for perfection in planning to the final detail. But Prince Albert II takes a different approach, focusing on much more rugged and challenging shoreside adventures. Prince Albert II can be so different that some Silversea regulars may be surprised.
We hope this article will help to prepare you for the Prince Albert II difference. With proper planning, Prince Albert II will fulfill all of your expectations. But to experience the quality you expect from Silversea, you must be aware of the fundamentally different approach of shore tours on Prince Albert II. Heed our advice below and you will have a true adventure.
Expedition Ship vs. Luxury Cruise Ship Prince Albert II can surprise you not just on the first day, but on each day of the cruise. "This is an expedition ship," we were reminded several times by our expedition leader. An expedition is governed by the whims of nature, which never behaves predictably. To experience the beauty of the Arctic, for example, you might have to overcome some challenges before nature reveals its most precious secrets.
There is no shore excursion department on the PA II because the entire cruise is presented like one long tour. All shore expeditions are included in the price (and so are beverages and gratuities, as on other Silversea ships). The expedition team comprises experienced naturalists and scientists, each capable of giving detailed lectures in his area of expertise -- e.g., marine mammals, sociology, botany or geology.
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|Prince Albert Anchored at North Cape Norway
|A typical skiff expedition
|The Expedition Team
The goal of the expedition team leader is to bring guests as close to nature as possible, but in these untouched parts of the world, planning a daily strategy to accomplish this is a science unto itself -- always aided by a dose of good luck. Wildlife never operates on a regular schedule.
Your expedition leader will work behind the scenes on the phone, fax and Internet daily, checking with other ships for recent sightings of whales and lining up "bear guides" to carry rifles in case a polar bear gets too friendly. Planning and precaution by the expedition team can make the difference between a good and bad experience for you, especially in extreme locations like the polar regions where Prince Albert II sails.
Note: If you are booked on Prince Albert II in a polar region we want to prepare you for extreme climate conditions. In cold climates be sure to bring waterproof gloves and pants to fit over your regular pants. They also fit over the rubber boots you must wear on ALL polar outings - whether the expedition team designates the tour as a "wet" or "dry landing" or no landing at all.
They will give you rubber boots onboard as long as you wear a regular sized shoe. If you have an unusual sized foot you must buy a pair of Wellington or similar cold weather, waterproof rubber boots and bring them with you.
Always wear your waterproof clothes on all expeditionary tours conducted on the zodiacs when in cold weather. More details are in the article in the following pages.
Continue Article >> Getting Yourself Ready for Prince Albert II (Part 2)


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I am here to announce my theme for this year's A-to-Z theme challenge, which I know you all have been anticipating with bated breath! As you all know, for the challenge, each participant must choose a theme for the entirety of April, and then post once each day with a post related to their theme. So, without further ado, my theme for April:
- A is for Alice (in Wonderland)
- Beauty and her Beast
- Cinderella
- Darling Mother Dearest
- Eggs of the Golden Variety
- Fairy Godmothers
- Greener Pastures (for Goats)
- Hansel and Gretel
- Is He or Isn't He (Human)?
- Jack and the BeanStalk
- Kraken in the Deep (or monsters just out of sight)
- Ladies Locked in Towers
- Milk Maid's Dreams
- Nightmares in Human Shape (Villains who do not seem villanous at first)
- Open Mic Night at Disney
- Princesses Dancing (Twelve of them!)
- Queens: Are they so evil?
- Rumpelstillskin
- Snow White
- Tristan and Ysolde
- Under the Bridge
- Vassilissa the Fair
- Why the Youngest Son?
- X-Rated Endings (not always the sexy kind)
- Your Best Friend (the Mouse)
- Zoloft for Fairytales
So join us for a romp through the themes and practices of Fairytales, and the minds that created them. You might learn something from my musings, or perhaps you'll find a few of my little retellings interesting! Please leave comments and make sure to subscribe so that you can keep track!


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The CIA is pushing the Obama administration to maintain the secrecy of significant portions of a comprehensive internal account of the agency's interrogation program, according to two intelligence officials.
The officials say the CIA is urging the suppression of passages describing in graphic detail how the agency handled its detainees, arguing that the material could damage ongoing counterterrorism operations by laying bare sensitive intelligence procedures and methods.
The May 2004 report, prepared by the CIA's inspector general, is the most definitive official account to date of the agency's interrogation system. A heavily redacted version, consisting of a dozen or so paragraphs separated by heavy black boxes and lists of missing pages, was released in May 2008 in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union.
After an ACLU appeal, the Obama administration promised in May to review the report, which consists of more than 100 pages of text and six appendixes of unknown length, and to produce by Friday any additional material that could be released.
CIA spokesman George Little said the agency "is reviewing the report to determine how much more of it can be declassified in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act."
An administration official said the CIA has not yet forwarded the document to the White House or the Justice Department for final review.
A senior intelligence official who has studied the document defended the CIA's redactions. "There is a lot about how the CIA operated the overall program of detention and interrogation -- not just about how they used techniques -- that would be sensitive and rightly redacted," the official said. "I think the Obama administration has made the correct decision that transparency only goes so far on the national security side."
Some former agency officials said that CIA insiders are fighting a rear-guard action to prevent disclosures that could embarrass the agency and lead to new calls for a "truth commission" to investigate the Bush administration's policies.
Two former agency officials who read the 2004 report said most of its contents could be safely released and, if anything, would seem familiar. General information about the agency's interrogation program has already been made public through the Obama administration's release of memos by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel authorizing the harsh CIA techniques and through the earlier leak of a 2005 report on CIA interrogations by the International Committee of the Red Cross. The broad conclusions of the inspector general's report, as well as its specific assertion that some interrogators exceeded limits approved by the Justice Department, have previously been disclosed.
"[CIA Director] Leon Panetta has been captured by the people who were the ideological drivers for the interrogation program in the first place," said a former senior officer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity when discussing the still-classified report.
But one intelligence official countered that Panetta "was never a fan of the interrogation program."
"He's reached his own independent decisions on these issues. He's standing up for people who followed lawful guidance" issued to the agency during the Bush administration, the official said.
The report was based on more than a year of investigation, including more than 100 interviews and a review of 92 interrogation videotapes -- which the CIA later said it had destroyed -- as well as thousands of internal CIA e-mails and other documents. Then-Inspector General John L. Helgerson and his team of investigators traveled to secret CIA prisons and witnessed interrogations firsthand, making them the only observers allowed into the detention sites who were not participants in the program, officials said.
The report's critical comments helped prompt a suspension of the interrogations for several months, until the agency received fresh affirmations of their legality from President George W. Bush's appointees at the Justice Department. The CIA's lawyers and its counterterrorism center also prepared detailed written rebuttals, which the CIA is considering releasing alongside the censored report this week.
According to a summary of the report incorporated in a declassified Justice Department memo, its authors concluded that some useful information was produced by the CIA program but that "it is difficult to determine conclusively whether interrogations have provided information critical to interdicting specific imminent attacks" -- the principal justification for using harsh techniques.
The report also expressed particular concern that questioners had violated a legal prohibition against "degrading" conduct by stripping detainees, sometimes in the presence of women, according to a source who has read it. The report said waterboarding, meant to simulate drowning, was used more often than had been proved effective, and it quoted CIA doctors as saying that interrogators from the military's survival school who took part in the sessions had probably misrepresented their expertise.
The report further questioned the legality of using different combinations of techniques -- for example, sleep deprivation combined with forced nudity and painful stress positions, according to sources familiar with the document. While Justice Department lawyers had determined in August 2002 that the individual techniques did not constitute torture, the report warned that using several techniques at once could have a far greater psychological impact, according to officials familiar with the document.
"The argument was that combining the techniques amounted to torture," said a former agency official who read the report. "In essence, [Helgerson] was arguing in 2004 that there were clear violations of international laws and domestic laws."
Another former official who read the report said its full text laid bare "the good, the bad and the ugly" and added that "I believe that some people would find offensive" what was done, because it was "not in keeping with American values."
At the CIA, the report was welcomed by some lower-ranking officials who were privy to what was happening at the prisons and had complained to Helgerson's office about apparent abuses, according to an official familiar with the study. But it provoked immediate anger and resistance among the agency's top managers, lawyers and counterterrorism experts, who charged that Helgerson had overstepped his authority and that the report contained factual inaccuracies and a misreading of the law.
A former intelligence official said that at the time, Helgerson seemed to be on a moral crusade: "He was out to prove a theory, and it came across as simply 'You're wrong,' " said the official, who cited the report's secrecy in speaking on the condition of anonymity. "He was calling in officers willy-nilly and then bringing them in a second time. It was like he was conducting his own interrogations." Most of those involved in the program felt at the time, and still do, that they took great pains to follow the law, the official said.
After the report was issued, then-CIA Director George J. Tenet demanded that the Justice Department and the White House reaffirm their support for the agency's harsh interrogation methods, even when used in combination, telling others at the time, "No papers, no opinions, no program." At a White House meeting in mid-2004, he resisted pressures to reinstate the program immediately, before receiving new legal authorization, according to a source familiar with the episode.
The Justice Department subsequently sent interim supporting opinions to the CIA, allowing the program's resumption after Tenet's departure, and went on to complete three lengthy reports in 2005 that affirmed in detail the legality of the interrogation techniques with some new safeguards that the CIA had begun to implement in 2003.
Helgerson, who retired from the agency this year, declined to comment for this story. A former CIA employee familiar with Helgerson's views said he has advocated for the release of the whole report, with minimal redactions, so that interested parties can see the context. "The report says a number of things positive about the agency as well as raising some serious questions about the legal underpinnings of the program and the way it was carried out," the official said.
Staff writers Peter Finn and Carrie Johnson and staff researcher Julie Tate contributed to this report.


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Castlevania? Thought that movie project was dead. Apparently not, and apparently Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil, Death Race, Mortal Kombat) is "waiting on a script." Oh, and he'd like to adapt Metal Gear Solid for the silver screen, too.
That is according to Jeremy Bolt, who is Anderson's co-producer on Resident Evil: Afterlife. Visiting that film's set, the site ShockTillYouDrop.com says it spoke to Bolt, who "told us this morning that Paul W.S. Anderson is still circling video game adaptation Castlevania at Rogue Pictures and that they are waiting on a script."
"Bolt added that he and Anderson would like to adapt Konami's Metal Gear Solid for the big screen at Columbia Pictures," ShockTillYouDrop.com added.
You can check out Paul W.S. Anderson's filmography here but he ain't no Bergman. Please note that none of this confirms Anderson has anything to do with the Metal Gear project.
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Winning the day
Happy New Year. Or, I should say, happy election year. From now on, the national battle for president (as well as the house and the senate) shifts from a vague threat to an actual election. But not just any election, because the 2012 result could represent a significant threat to Indian Country.
No matter who or which party wins, there will be ginormous changes in federal programs and dollars that are invested in Native American communities. Remember both Democrats and Republicans are promising significantly less spending as we enter a new era of contraction. The reasons for that policy shift are complicated by the nation's debt levels and the the country's aging population.
Still, there remain major policy differences between President Barack Obama and his field of Republican challengers about how to make these cuts and what alternatives might be put in place to cushion the blow. The Obama administration has done a pretty good job of protecting funding for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service, recognizing decades of underfunding. That protection will no longer be certain if any of the Republican candidates are elected. In fact, the more strident G.O.P. candidates promise to eliminate the BIA and to strip tens of millions of dollars from IHS.
Elections are about choices. Do we choose to participate? And, if we do, what person or party is the better alternative? And, most important, can we win the day?
I hear from and appreciate the views of those who choose not to participate in American elections. That is a choice -- and one that means that decisions will be made that impact your life without you. The American Civil Liberties Union in a 2009 report said that "South Dakota (has) used an alleged lack of Indian interest in state elections to justify denying residents of some counties the right to vote or run for county office." In fact, one reason to get excited and engaged in the 2012 election is that many Republican-controlled state legislatures are trying to restrict voting or dilute American Indian votes.
Historically, I think you can make the case that both parties have their merits and their missteps when it comes to policies and positions that affect Indian Country. Many Democrats supported termination and the modern framework of self-determination surfaced during a Republican administration. But in this election cycle, the Republican Party has moved far to the right. There are code words for termination hidden in the details of Republican budgets. There is no room for tribal self-determination or even a way to build a native economic community when the party's defining philosophy is anti-government. The current Republican premise is incompatible with Indian Country.
So can we win the day? Only if Indian Country gets engaged. The Native Vote 2012 (a project of the National Congress of American Indians) identifies 13 states where American Indians and Alaska Natives could tip the balance in election outcomes. Any list would start with Alaska, where the native vote was operative in the re-election of Sen. Lisa Murkowski after she had lost her primary in 2010.
The presidential campaign this time around will be different than the last one. In 2008, for example, one of the things that led to Obama's success was his campaign's 50-state strategy. Now, Obama is more likely to focus on what it will take to win 270 electoral votes.
In this new scenario, Indian Country's influence will be key in six states: Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. In its report, "The Path to 270: Demographics versus Economics in the 2012 Presidential Election," The Center for American Progress says that these states (I added Arizona to center's list of states in play) are all "marked by fast growth and by relatively high and growing percentages of minority voters ..." and may also be easier for Obama to snag because of their white college graduates. This combination could result in an effective election coalition.
In Arizona and Michigan you also have American Indians running for Congress and that could increase both enthusiasm and turnout. The recall election in Wisconsin is also building a campaign infrastructure that could help generate a win there.
Nearly four years ago there was tremendous excitement in Indian Country because of the election of Barack Obama. But along the way we forget that it takes elections -- not an election -- to help make the promise of hope and change a reality.
Mark Trahant is a writer, speaker and Twitter poet. He is a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and lives in Fort Hall, Idaho. Trahant's recent book, The Last Great Battle of the Indian Wars , is the story of Sen. Henry Jackson and Forrest Gerard.


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One Direction's representative has shot down speculation Harry Styles is set to quit the band and go solo.
Rumors began to swirl that the 20-year-old was planning to break free and work on an independent record after he teamed up with Irish rockers Kodaline in the studio.
Front man Steve Garrigan told Digitalspy.co.uk, "He just turned up to a show, and he likes our music. We had a bit of free time and so we went to the studio and wrote a song. It was good fun. (The track) could be on his album if he does something, but I don't know. Nothing is set in stone."
A publicist for the hugely successful act has now spoken out to deny Styles, arguably the group's biggest star, is leaving.
The spokesperson says, "There are no plans for Harry to release any solo music at this time, any writing that he is doing is for potential One Direction songs. It's common knowledge that the boys write separately and bring to each other for the album."
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This is something that had begun several weeks ago, but until now I've just put up with the prompting.
I'm attaching a screenshot of the dialog box that pops up when I click on the drive to be mounted automatically as it had been for as long as I've used Xfce/Thunar. Now when I click on the drive to be mounted, the Authentication prompt appears.
So my question is how to get the mounting and unmoutning to be done as in the past without needing permission. I've made the appropriate selections in the Thunar options, not sure what else needs to be done.
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Not a Debian user here, but looks like a policykit issue. Which display manager are you using?
BTW: according to the screenshot, the system is referencing udisks2:
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I'm not using a DM. I'll look at the threads thanks.
After installing gdm3, the mount and unmounting of drives was back to normal.
As noted previously I had not been using a display manager. So I installed xdm, then wdm, but the prompting still occurred to mount and unmount USB as well as CDs and DVDs. I then installed gdm3 and the mounting and unmounting was done without the permission prompt. So what's installed with gdm3 that is not installed with xdm or wdm (probably other dm also) that allows mounting/unmounting without root permission? I'll go back and re-read the threads ToZ referenced, but offhand I wouldn't think this should be DM sensitive.
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I still believe its related to policykit. One needs to be running. When using gdm3, its probably starting it automatically, but not when you manually start. As a test:
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LONDON, 10 APRIL 2007 Hibernator, a new site-specific work by London Fieldworks, takes as its starting point the myth of Walt Disney cryogenically frozen at the point of death and put into cold storage until technology can bring him back to life. On this foundation, the artists engage in multilayered riffing on Disney's animate, animatronic and animated creations.
The artists have created an animation studio within the Upper space at Beaconsfield and, for the duration of the seven-week exhibition, are engaged in the making of an animated film, Hibernator: Prince of the Petrified Forest.
On view until 29 April,Hibernator claims as its inspiration the same novel as Disney's landmark Bambi film: Felix Saltin's Bambi, a Life in the Woods . However, the star of this film is Walt Disney himself reborn as an animatronic chimera, grafting his head onto the forequarters of Bambi and the hindquarters of Thumper. (Animatronics has clearly reached a new level, surpassing even the Madame Tussaud's pole-dancer replica of Mickey Mouse Club alumna Britney Spears, complete with pneumatic breasts. Disney's famous audio-animatronic Abraham Lincoln simulacrum, who until recently shared Opera House space with an exhibit about Uncle Walt himself, was in storage at an undisclosed location and could not be reached for comment.)
The film will begin with the Disney chimera emerging from hibernation, and follow his negotiation of an increasingly unfamiliar landscape, far from the idyllic forests of his imagination.
The animatronic chimera constructed in collaboration with robotics and prosthetics specialists and set against a pre-scripted narrative and soundtrack is the central element and subject of both installation and film. Activated by an environmental cue solar energythe re-awakening of the chimera is conceptually linked to natural animal hibernation patterns.
The live artwork allows the viewer to witness the solar powered actions of the animatronic as well as the artists engaged in the live film making process. The experience is completed by viewing the film as it unfolds during the exhibition period. As it is created, each episode is screened in the vast Arch space that is annexed to the main venue.
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A Waco, Texas, sign company's decal for pickup truck tailgates is drawing some looks on the highway.
KWTX-TV is reporting:
At a glance, the decal is extremely convincing and acts as an optical illusion to make someone think there is an actual woman tied up in the bed of a truck.
But a closer look reveals that the optical illusion is simply a decal, and there is no woman in distress.
The decal is the handy work of Hornet Signs, a marketing and advertising company in Waco.
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City of Harrah Announces New Online Bill Payment Options
Residents and Businesses Can Now Conveniently Pay Select Bills Online at http://www.harrah-ok.gov/
HARRAH, Okla., – January 30, 2009 – The city of Harrah is pleased to offer residents and businesses the opportunity to pay a number of bills online, including bond/citation payments, pavilion and amphitheater deposit/rent payments, and utility payments. Harrah residents and businesses can access the online bill pay system by visiting http://www.harrah-ok.gov/ and clicking on "I Want To …" and then "Pay My Bill".
"We are very optimistic that adding online credit card payments to our Web site will prove to be a tremendous convenience to all of our citizens," said Deborah Miner, City Clerk. "It will save them valuable time, and we are committed to simplifying the process as much as we can."
Harrah's Online Bill Pay System is a product of a partnership between the city of Harrah and Oklahoma's Official Web site, http://www.ok.gov.
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Harrah is a growing suburb located in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. According to the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 4,719. Additional information is available at http://www.harrah-ok.gov/.
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OK.gov (http://www.OK.gov) built and manages the official Web site for the state of Oklahoma and partners with state and local entities to bring new government services online. OK.gov is managed by the Oklahoma Office of State Finance and eGovernment firm NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV).
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The Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres, and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2007 authorized $12 million for acquisition of lands in the floodways of the Delaware River, Passaic River or Raritan River, and their respective tributaries, for recreation and conservation purposes. An additional $24 million was approved by the voters in the Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009.
Properties (including structures) that have been damaged by, or may be prone to incurring damage caused by, storms or storm-related flooding, or that may buffer or protect other lands from such damage, are eligible for acquisition.
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Once a contractor is selected, the State will require an individualized procurement contract with the State of New Jersey
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And another guy who made the 53-man roster is now off the 53-man roster.
Running back Jacob Hester has been released by the Broncos. The team announced the move earlier this afternoon.
Hester signed with the Broncos last November, appearing in three regular-season games and the playoff loss to Baltimore. Previously, Hester played for the Chargers.
He was more of a fullback for the Broncos, but with three high-end receivers and plenty of good tight ends, there was no need to keep him around.
The move leaves the Broncos with four running backs: Ronnie Hillman, Montee Ball, Knowshon Moreno, and C.J. Anderson.
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In dramatic fashion, the Shelby County Rockets stormed a comeback against Gallatin County last Wednesday night in the 8th Region tournament finals - erasing a five-point deficit in the closing 30 seconds to come away with a slim 49-48 victory at Henry County High School.
The Gallatin Wildcats looked destined to earn their first trip to the Sweet 16 since 1959, but instead allowed the Rockets their 16th trip to the Big Dance and second in the previous three seasons.
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What are some side effects that I need to call my doctor about right away?
WARNING/CAUTION: Even though it may be rare, some people may have very bad and sometimes deadly side effects when taking a drug. Tell your doctor or get medical help right away if you have any of the following signs or symptoms that may be related to a very bad side effect:
- Signs of an allergic reaction, like rash; hives; itching; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin with or without fever; wheezing; tightness in the chest or throat; trouble breathing, swallowing, or talking; unusual hoarseness; or swelling of the mouth, face, lips, tongue, or throat.
What are some other side effects of this drug?
All drugs may cause side effects. However, many people have no side effects or only have minor side effects. Call your doctor or get medical help if any of these side effects or any other side effects bother you or do not go away:
- Dark stools.
These are not all of the side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, call your doctor. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.
You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch.
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Applies to charcoal: compounding powder, oral capsule, oral delayed release tablet, oral granule for reconstitution, oral powder for reconstitution, oral suspension, oral tablet
Gastrointestinal side effects have frequently included nausea and vomiting (13% to 30%) and constipation. Bowel obstruction, ileus, chalk like taste, perforation of the gastrointestinal tract and subsequent charcoal (the active ingredient contained in Activated Charcoal) peritoneum, and black colored stools have also been reported.[Ref]
A young woman developed a surgically acute abdomen following orogastric lavage and charcoal administration. Laparotomy revealed charcoal throughout the peritoneum. Complications included peritonitis, adhesions, abscess formation, persistent peritoneal charcoal deposits, oophorectomy, and small bowel resection.
A case report has described charcoal bezoar and small bowel obstruction following administration of 30 to 60 g of activated charcoal via nasogastric tube every 4 to 6 hours for 5 days.
In a study of 275 patients, 18 years old or younger, 20.4% (56/275) experienced vomiting within < 1 to 120 minutes (mean of 10 minutes) following enteral administration of 1 g/kg (no more than 50 g) of activated charcoal for acute poison ingestion. The following risk factors for vomiting were identified: nausea, a vomiting occurrence prior to charcoal ingestion, presence of signs or symptoms of poisoning (exclusive of nausea &/or vomiting), age greater than 12 years, administration by nasogastric or orogastric tube, and ingestion of emetogenic drug or chemical.
Bowel obstruction and ileus have occurred with multiple-dose administration.
Although charcoal is tasteless, it adheres to the surfaces of the mouth and tongue, producing a chalk like taste that can be unpalatable.[Ref]
Metabolic side effects have included hypernatremia, hypermagnesemia. electrolyte abnormalities, dehydration, and shock.[Ref]
Metabolic side effects occur primarily when sorbitol is combined with charcoal. Multiple-dose activated charcoal has been associated with hypernatremia and hypermagnesemia.[Ref]
Respiratory side effects have included bronchiolitis obliterans, empyema, and Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome.[Ref]
Bronchiolitis obliterans and empyema have occurred due to charcoal aspiration following emesis.
Accidental administration of charcoal directly into the lungs has resulted in Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome.[Ref]
Ocular side effects have included corneal abrasions.[Ref]
Corneal abrasions may occur if charcoal comes in contact with eyes.[Ref]
Exacerbation of variegate porphyria may lead to increases in skin lesions, and urine and plasma porphyrins.[Ref]
Hematologic side effects have included exacerbation of variegate porphyria.[Ref]
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Welcome to Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland!
AEG Live, The Cordish Company and Arvest Bank announced today that the bank has acquired a multi-year naming rights partnership to the historic Midland Theatre. This announcement coincides with the celebration of the venue's fifth anniversary since the theatre's re-launch in September 2008.
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WASHINGTON (AP) _ Starring in the role of Mitt Romney? John Kerry. President Barack Obama has tapped the Democratic presidential nominee from 2004 to stand-in for his Republican rival when he starts preparing for three televised debates this fall, a Democratic official said Monday.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the choice had not been formally announced.
Kerry, a Massachusetts politician like Romney, knows both the rigors of a presidential debate as well as Romney's record as a former one-term governor of their state.
Role playing in debate preparations is a key that helps candidates anticipate likely rebuttals and charges, as well as prepare for the long and potentially treacherous media event. In 2008, Obama used Washington attorney Greg Craig to play Republican rival John McCain.
Romney's campaign would not comment who would play Obama during Romney's debate preparations. But there is an obvious front-runner.
Republicans since 1996 have turned to Rob Portman, a former House member, veteran of both Bush administrations and now a U.S. senator from Ohio, to play the Democratic presidential nominees. He also stood in for Hillary Rodham Clinton when his former roommate, Rick Lazio, ran against her during the 2000 Senate campaign in New York.
Portman, however, might be otherwise occupied. He is said to be on the list of potential vice presidential picks and might have to spend his summer preparing for his own televised debate against Vice President Joe Biden.


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Sen. Feinstein, the "common thread" isn't merely guns and ammo. Why do you refuse to take a look at SSRI meds?
US Senator Diane Feinstein (Democrat, California) has recently come out guns blazing, noting the "common thread" between recent mass shootings and the use of high powered assault rifles and high ammo clips.
Never mind the guns she and other vocal libs such as Piers Morgan are attacking number in the millions whilst you can count mass shootings on one or two hands.
Add everything together, make all the necessary caveats, carry the two, and we reach the conclusion that there are somewhere around 3,750,000 AR-15-type rifles in the United States today. If there are around 310 million firearms in the USA today, that means these auto-loading assault-style rifles make up around 1 percent of the total arsenal.
Yes, there's a lot of gun violence in the US, but the measures being proposed now are even less than a futile gesture.
One thing you can count on, however, is that all of these mass shooters were either on, or had recently come off SSRI medication such as Prozac.
But even then, you have millions upon millions of Americans on SSRIs, and yet, however tragic each and every mass shooting is, still only that handful or two of them.
Sure, do a background check for every legal gun purchase, but be careful on the rest of the liberal proposals.
We all know it's a leftist's wet dream to have a world ridded of guns, but that simply is never going to happen. That's not how our species works.
At best, proposals such as Feinstein's will make it harder for the good guy, and won't do a thing to kerb most gun violence, about 3/4 of which is gangbangers and the like (google it if you don't believe that).
TBH, most of the stuff I'm hearing, from the gun debate to Benghazi, to Obama's renewed push to combat climate change 🙄 is nothing more than a constant media barrage designed to distract America and the world from…
… that $16 and a half trillion dollar debt that nobody's doing anything about.