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Devon House Guest House4
Devon Guest House, 20 Garfield Road, Paignton, TQ4 6AX
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Devon House Guest House is a high quality AA '4 Star Gold' establishment providing bed and breakfast accommodation in the heart of Paignton at a reasonable price. We are also winners of 'Best Guest House' in the prestigious Luxury Travel Awards 2016, 2017 and Luxury Country Guest House of the Year 2018
Devon House is a family run guest house, since 2010 it has undergone major renovation and is now fully open to holiday makers. To start your day full English breakfast is served in our dining room.
The bedrooms all have their own en-suites and the rooms have been decorated and furnished to maximise their generous space enabling you plenty of room to relax and unwind after a busy day sight seeing.
We are positive that staying at the Devon House will make your holiday in Torbay a memorable and enjoyable experience.
Devon House was built in 1881 and has been a guest house since March 1953. All our rooms are en-suite, and have been decorated to create a peaceful atmosphere where you can relax and unwind and enjoy a good nights sleep.
The spacious hallways have been kept sympathetic to the Victorian era.
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MIAMI (Reuters) - The mother of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager who was shot dead in Florida last year by volunteer watchman George Zimmerman, said on Thursday she was "stunned" and felt "disgust" when a jury found her son's killer not guilty.
"I couldn't believe it," Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon's mother, told "CBS This Morning." "I just knew that they would see that this was a teenager just trying to get home. This was no burglar."
On Saturday, a six-woman jury acquitted Zimmerman of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the February 26, 2012, killing of Martin inside a gated community in the central Florida town of Sanford.
"My first thought was shock, disgust," Fulton said on another TV show, ABC's "Good Morning America."
"I was stunned absolutely," Fulton told ABC.
Fulton and Martin's father, Tracy Martin, gave their first interviews on the verdict that has renewed debate about race relations in the United States and cast scrutiny on gun laws and self-defense laws.
Neither Fulton nor Martin were in the Seminole County courtroom when the verdict was read, although Martin at the time sent a Tweet describing himself as "broken hearted."
Martin told ABC that he believed jurors were given little opportunity to know more about their son.
"They didn't know him as a human being, a fun-loving kid," Martin said. "I just wish they had an opportunity to really know who Trayvon was and to put that in context with what their decision was."
A member of the jury that found Zimmerman not guilty has called for changes to Florida's self-defense law, which she said gave jurors no option but to acquit him.
"My prayers are with all those who have the influence and power to modify the laws that left me with no verdict option other than 'not guilty' in order to remain within the instructions," the juror, identified only as B-37, said in a statement this week.
According to the judge's instructions to the jury, Zimmerman had "no duty to retreat and had the right to stand his ground and meet force with force" if he reasonably feared for his life or great bodily harm.
Benjamin Crump, a lawyer for the Martin family, said the parents were considering filing a civil lawsuit against Zimmerman.
"We are looking at all legal options right now," Crump told CBS.
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The USDA-ARS Baton Rouge Bee Lab has bred bees that hygienically remove mite-infested pupae from capped worker brood. This ability is called varroa sensitive hygiene, and bees expressing high levels of this behavior are called VSH bees. To select for the VSH trait in your bees, also see Selecting for Varroa Sensitive Hygiene
VSH is an important mechanism of resistance to varroa mites. The best resistance is found in pure VSH bees. However, hybrid VSH bees (e.g. VSH queens open mated to non-resistant drones) also have significant resistance to varroa mites.
VSH is very similar or the same as hygienic behavior that honey bees use to combat American foulbrood, chalkbrood, and the eggs and larvae of wax moths and small hive beetles. All colonies probably have individuals that perform VSH, and we do not yet understand how our selective breeding has resulted in colonies with greatly improved performance. Hygiene is performed by nest cleaning bees aged 15-18 days old. Removal of a mite-infested pupae begins when an uncapper smells the infested brood and chews a pinhole through the cell cap. Subsequently, removers enlarge the hole and either eat the infested pupa or pull it from the brood cell (Fig. 1).
VSH bees do not respond to all mite-infested pupae with equal intensity (Fig. 2). They are more likely to remove mite-infested pupae that are not pigmented or only lightly pigmented (stages 2–4) than prepupae (stage 1) or more darkly pigmented pupae (stages 5-8). Additionally, they are much less hygienic towards mite-infested drone brood than worker brood. Reasons for these trends are unclear.
Removal of mite-infested brood is probably triggered by unusual odors that penetrate the cell cap to the outside where hygienic bees patrol the comb surface. We have observed that VSH bees respond vigorously to highly infested brood (e.g. 15–25 mites per 100 capped cells) that is transferred into the colony (Fig. 3). They uncap and remove many mite-infested pupae quickly. They respond with much less intensity to brood with low infestation rates (1–5 mites per 100 capped cells), probably because the chemical signals that trigger removal are less concentrated and harder to detect.
|Figure 3. Comparison of mite-infested brood that had been exposed to VSH bees or controls for 24 hours. Uncapped pupae appear as white dots in this photo.
|Figure 4. Pie charts showing the proportion of mites that are reproductive in VSH and control colonies.
|Figure 5. Cell caps from normal (upper right) and recapped (lower two) brood cells. The three cell caps have been removed and flipped ov
Another characteristic of VSH bees is a reduced fertility of mites, when compared to non-VSH bees. In a colony, mite fertility is reduced several weeks after introduction of VSH queens into non-selected colonies. This led to the original name of the trait, Suppressed Mite Reproduction (SMR). This name describes the trait (or traits) selected in the experimental population of bees. The name of the trait was later replaced by Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH). This is due to the finding that the primary mechanism of the trait is the removal of infested pupae from capped brood cells.
The VSH bees shown in Fig. 4 have about 30% reproductive mites (a normal family capable of producing a mature daughter). About 55% are infertile or non-laying mites (blue slice), and there are mites that die without producing offspring (red slice). There are also mites that produce a family, but their daughters do not mature before the bee emerges (yellow slice). These are fertile because they laid some eggs, but they are also considered non-reproductive because they will not produce even 1 mature daughter.
Sometimes, uncapped cells are recapped. VSH bees will exhibit this recapping more then non-hygienic bees , as seen in the following data (Villa et al 2010)
It is possible that uncapping and recapping interferes with mite reproduction. Caps from normal and recapped brood cells can look alike when viewed from outside (as when you look at a brood comb, see Fig. 5). However, when the caps are gently removed and flipped over the silk lining of the cap becomes visible. In normally capped cells (upper right Fig. 5) the silk lines the entire inner surface of the cap. The recapped cells on the bottom row (Fig. 5) show granular wax without a silk lining where holes that were used by hygienic bees to inspect cells are repaired by nest bees. The holes can vary in diameter from pinholes to the size of the entire cap.
Jeff Harris presents: Varroa sensitive hygiene and mite reproduction. Jeff Harris and Bob Danka: USDA-ARS, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. American Bee Research Conference. Orlando, Fl. January 15th, 2010.


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ANKENY, Iowa (AP) - Deere & Co. says it will lay off 100 more workers from its plant in Ankeny plant.
The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/1gxvSGX ) that the layoffs are being described as adjustments to meet market demand.
The Moline, Ill.-based maker of farm and construction equipment says it told workers in mid-August that layoffs would take place in mid-September and early November.
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Buckland Tout Saints Goveton, Kingsbridge, TQ7 2DS
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Queen of coast and countryside, Buckland is a secret escape hidden down country lanes far from the madding crowd. Old world charm and traditional style are the essence of our 17th Century manor house retreat. Buckland Tout-Saints is a luxury William and Mary country house hotel set in its own valley, surrounded by 4½ acres of beautifully tended gardens and woodland.
Only a short drive from the coast and the international sailing centre of Salcombe, Buckland Tout-Saints is the jewel in the crown of this breath-taking corner of Devon. With beautiful private dining rooms, luxurious bedrooms, award-winning cuisine and a warm, relaxed atmosphere, Buckland Tout-Saints is perfect for celebrations, weddings and weekends away. A traditional Devonshire cream tea is a thing of beauty and Buckland Tout-Saints knows how to put on a spread. Relax on the terrace and take in the incredible views over the valley, or curl up in front of the fire in the lounge whilst sampling scones, clotted cream and jam, finger sandwiches, cakes and fancies accompanied by a selection of fine teas or a glass of Champagne. Dining in the elegant Russian pine-panelled Queen Anne Restaurant is an experience to be savoured. Meat, fish, fruits and vegetables are delivered daily from local farms and fishing boats straight to the kitchens to inspire exciting daily European menus with a modern twist. The hotels has a 'fork to fork' ethos, growing food in their own grounds and sourcing local, organic and seasonal produce wherever possible. Buckland offers al fresco terrace dining with incredible views over the valleys and the beautifully manicured gardens and fountain – perfect for a long lazy summer lunch and a glass of something cold and sparkling. Buckland Tout Saints is privately owned by the Eden Hotel Collection, winners of the 'AA Small Hotel Group of the Year' 2014-2015
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Office of the President, Lee C. Bollinger
Statement Regarding ROTC and the Campus
September 25, 2008
Dear fellow member of the Columbia community:
Now that the glow, and the dust, of the nationally broadcast ServiceNation Presidential Forum has settled just a bit, I want to respond to one issue that emerged in the discussions, namely the role of ROTC and the campus.
First, let me say that Columbia University has a long and continuing tradition of making special efforts to open its doors to men and women with military service. For example, there are more than 50 veteran service men and women currently enrolled in our School of General Studies, many of whom have recently returned from active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, including 19 incoming students this year alone. The School of General Studies was founded in 1947 largely to enable veterans of War World II to secure an Ivy League education. While we certainly have many veterans attending the University's many graduate schools, we are very proud of the fact that General Studies continues actively to recruit military veterans as part of its mission of providing a Columbia education to a wide diversity of nontraditional undergraduates.
Second, as some of you may already know, it is inaccurate to say that Columbia students do not have ROTC available to them. In fact, the University has continued to facilitate the participation of interested students who, like their peers at almost every other New York area college, take part in one of two regional magnet ROTC sites at Fordham and St. John's. These Columbia students receive the same scholarship benefits as those at schools that formally host ROTC.
Third, it should be noted that, as the Wall Street Journal reported last year, the Department of Defense (DOD) has, for its own fiscal reasons, instituted a policy of aggregating small numbers of ROTC students in urban areas into pooled programs on a limited number of campuses. Currently, five Columbia students are enrolled in the New York regional ROTC program at Fordham. As a result, it is not at all clear whether a change of policy would have any impact on the current practice of having our students travel to one of the other campus ROTC sites, as do virtually all other students at New York area colleges and many others across the nation.
Finally, in 2005, the University Senate voted overwhelmingly against formally inviting ROTC onto campus. Senate members may have had a variety of reasons for their votes, but the record and official reports make it reasonably clear that the predominant reason was one of adhering to a core principle of the University: that we will not have programs on the campus that discriminate against students on the basis of such categories as race, gender, military veteran status, or sexual orientation. Under the current "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy of the Defense Department, openly gay and lesbian students could or would be excluded from participating in ROTC activities. That is inconsistent with the fundamental values of the University. A number of our peer institutions have taken a similar position.
In closing, let me just say that this issue is a serious one deserving of our full and continuous attention. The University, as such, does not take positions on major public issues, except as they pertain directly to our own policies, so that is not the question at stake here. The University must, however, operate according to its basic norms and principles in fulfilling our mission of research, teaching, and public service. Along with everything else, these, too, are open for robust discussion and debate-including how we define, articulate, and apply those principles. We should always welcome discussion, but we should also always try to live up to the ideals we agree on.
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Dr. Tzyy-Choou Wu is a professor of pathology, oncology, and obstetrics and gynecology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He holds a joint appointment in the Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology.
Dr. Wu's clinical interests include gynecological pathology, cervical cancer, head and neck cancers, and the molecular diagnosis of viral infections.
He and Dr. Chien-Fu Hung also oversee the Cervical Cancer Research Lab, which is working to develop vaccines and immunotherapeutic strategies to prevent and treat human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cervical cancer.
Dr. Wu earned his M.D. at National Taiwan University College of Medicine before earning both his Ph.D. in molecular virology and his M.P.H. in epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed a residency in anatomic pathology and a fellowship in gynecologic pathology at Johns Hopkins. He joined the Johns Hopkins faculty as an assistant professor in 1995.
Dr. Wu has published more than 260 academic journal articles, written scores of editorials, reviews and book chapters, and delivered many invited lectures. He also holds a number of patents.
He serves on the editorial boards of publications that include the American Journal of Pathology, International Journal of Gynecological Pathology, Gene Therapy and Cancer Research.
Dr. Wu is a member of professional organizations that include the American Society for Clinical Investigation, American Association for Cancer Research and International Society of Gynecological Pathologists. Among his many activities, Dr. Wu serves as director of the Cervical Cancer Steering Committee and as a member of the Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Council.
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- Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Professor of Oncology
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- MD, National Taiwan University Medical School (1982)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Pathology (1992)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Pathology (1995)
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- American Board of Pathology / Anatomic Pathology (1992)
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Research Summary
Dr. Wu's research focuses on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine development.
He has created a unique preclinical murine tumor model that expresses HPV-16 oncogenic proteins (E6 and E7) and simulates specific molecular events in the progression of HPV+ precancerous lesions (CIN 3) to invasive cancer.
This model has been widely used and tested by researchers worldwide for HPV vaccine development.
Dr. Wu has focused on identifying immunotherapeutic and vaccine approaches to enhance antigen processing and presentation by dendritic cells. These include intracellular targeting and spreading strategies aimed at preventing and treating cervical lesions and cancers. Intracellular targeting directs antigens to different subcellular locations to enhance antigen processing and presentation.
Intercellular spreading helps antigens distribute to neighboring cells by taking advantage of unique intercellular transport properties that allows for an increase in the amount of antigen presented to effector cells.
Dr. Wu has created an innovative approach that combines both antigen-specific immunotherapy and anti-angiogenesis to treat HPV E7-expressing tumors.
The impressive preclinical data derived from these studies have led to several clinical trials that are either currently under way or will soon commence. The continued development of these strategies will facilitate the development of vaccines that generate a potent immune response and antitumor effect against cervical cancer.
Dr. Wu is also actively involved with investigating mechanisms of immune evasion of tumors, identifying new tumor-specific antigens and applying vaccine strategies to other cancer systems with characterized tumor-specific antigens.
The Cervical Cancer Research Lab of Drs. T-C Wu and Chien-Fu Hung has a multi-part mission to:
- Create the most effective cervical cancer vaccine for the prevention and treatment of human papillomavirus-associated malignancies
- Extend the application of the principles and strategies that we use for HPV vaccine development in order to create vaccines that target other cancers with defined tumor antigens
- Develop innovative immunological assays for human papillomavirus vaccine clinical trials
- Serve as an environment for the education of research technicians, graduate students and undergraduate students
Lab Website: Cervical Cancer Research Lab
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T.-C. Wu, F.G. Guarnieri, K.F. Staveley-O'Carroll, R.P. Viscidi, H.I. Levitsky, L. Hedrick, K.R. Cho, J.T. August, and D.M. Pardoll (1995) Engineering a novel pathway for MHC Class II Presentation of Antigens. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 92: 11671-11675.
K.-Y. Lin, F. G. Guarnieri, K. F. Staveley-O'Carroll, H. I. Levitsky, J. T. August, D. M. Pardoll and T.-C. Wu (1996) Treatment of established tumors with a novel vaccine that enhances major histocompatibility class II presentation of tumor antigen. Cancer Research 56:21-26.
C.-H. Chen, T.-L. Wang, C.-F. Hung, Y. Yang, H. Chen, R. A. Young, D. M. Pardoll and T.-C. Wu (2000) Enhancement of DNA vaccine potency by linkage of antigen gene to an HSP70 gene. Cancer Research, 60:1035-1042.
W.-F. Cheng, C.-F. Hung, C.-Y. Chai, K.-F. Hsu, L. He, M. Ling and T.-C. Wu (2001) Tumor-specific immunity and antiangiogenesis generated by a DNA vaccine encoding calreticulin linked to a tumor antigen. J. Clin. Invest. 108: 669-78.
T. W. Kim, C.-F. Hung, M. Ling, J. Juang, L. He, J. M. Hardwick, S. Kumar, and T.-C. Wu (2003) Enhancing DNA vaccine potency by co-administration of DNA encoding anti-apoptotic proteins. J. Clin. Invest. 112: 109-117.
C. L. Trimble, S. Peng, F. Kos, P. Gravitt, R. Viscidi, E. Sugar, D. Pardoll, T.-C. Wu (2009) A phase I trial of a HPV DNA vaccine for HPV16+ cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3. Clinical Cancer Research 15(1):361-7.
K. H. Noh, B. W. Kim, K.-H. Song, H. Cho, Y.-H. Lee, J. H. Kim, H. Cho, J.-Y. Chung, J.-H. Kim, S. M. Hewitt, S.-Y. Seong, C.-P. Mao, T-C Wu* and T. W. Kim* (2012) Nanog signaling in cancer promotes stem-like phenotype and immune evasion. J. Clin. Invest. 122: 4077-4093 * Co-corresponding authors.
T.H. Kang,CP Mao, SY Lee, A Chen, JH Lee, T.W. Kim, R Alvarez, RB Roden, D Pardoll, CF Hung, T.-C. Wu (2013). Chemotherapy acts as an adjuvant to convert the tumor microenvironment into a highly permissive state for vaccination-induced antitumor immunity. Cancer Research. 73(8);2493-2504.
L. Maldonado, JE Teague, MP Morrow, I. Jotova , T.-C. Wu, C. Wang, C. Desmarais, JD Boyer, B. Tycko, HS Robins, RA Clark, CL Trimble. (2014) Intramuscular therapeutic vaccination targeting HPV16 induces T cell responses that localize in mucosal lesions. Sci Transl Med. 29 (6) 221.
Y Sun, S Peng, J Qiu, J Miao, B Yang, J Jeang, CF Hung, T.-C. Wu (2015) Intravaginal HPV DNA vaccination with electroporation induces local CD8+ T-cell immune responses and antitumor effects against cervicovaginal tumors. Gene Therapy advance online publication. 22 (7): 528-535?
DNA Vaccine Enhancement with MHC Class II Activators
Patent # US9085638 B2 | 07/21/2015
Methods for treating or preventing hyperproliferating diseases, e.g., cancer, are described. A method may comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a nucleic acid encoding an MHC class I and/or II activator and optionally a nucleic acid encoding an antigen.
RNA Interference That Blocks Expression of Pro-Apoptotic Proteins Potentiates Immunity Induced by DNA and Transfected Dendritic Cell Vaccines
Patent # US9011866 B2 | 04/21/2015
An immunotherapeutic strategy is disclosed that combines antigen-encoding DNA vaccine compositions combined with siRNA directed to pro-apoptotic genes, primarily Bak and Bax, the products of which are known to lead to apoptotic death. Gene gun delivery (particle bombardment) of siRNA specific for Bak and/or Bax to antigen-expressing DCs prolongs the lives of such DCs and lead to enhanced generation of antigen-specific CD8+ T cell-mediated immune responses in vivo. Similarly, antigen-loaded DC's transfected with siRNA targeting Bak and/or Bax serve as improved immunogens and tumor immunotherapeutic agents.
Nucleic Acid Immunogenic Compositions Encoding Hsp-antigen Chimera
Patent # CA2388045 C | 02/11/2014
The invention provides chimeric nucleic acids encoding a chimeric polypeptide, constructs for expressing these polypeptides both in vitro and in vivo, isolated chimeric polypeptides, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making and using these compositions. These compositions and methods are particularly useful for stimulating or enhancing the immunogenicity of a selected antigen or stimulating or enhancing a cellular immune response specific for that antigen. The nucleic acid of the invention comprises a first polypeptide domain comprising a carboxy terminal fragment of a heat shock protein (HSP), an Flt-3 ligand (FL), a cytoplasmic translocation domain of a Pseudomonas exotoxin A (ETA dII), or a granulocyte-macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) sequence, and a second polypeptide domain comprising an antigenic polypeptide.
Superior Molecular Vaccine Linking the Translocation Domain of a Bacterial Toxin to an Antigen
Patent # US8128922 B2 | 03/06/2012
Nucleic acids encoding a chimeric or fusion polypeptide which polypeptide comprises a first domain comprising a translocation polypeptide; and a second domain comprising at least one antigenic peptide are disclosed. The preferred translocation polypeptide is a bacterial toxin translocation polypeptide, such as domain II of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A (ETA(dII)). Such nucleic acids, expression vectors thereof, and cells expressing these vectors are used as vaccine compositions in a method for enhancing an antigen specific immune response, a method of increasing the numbers of CD8+ CTLs specific for a selected desired antigen in a subject, or a method of inhibiting the growth of a tumor in a subject.
Molecular Vaccine Linking an Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone Polypeptide to an Antigen
Patent # US8007781 B2 | 08/30/2011
This invention provides compositions and methods for inducing and enhancing immune responses, such as antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses, using chimeric molecules comprising endoplasmic reticulum chaperone polypeptides and antigenic peptides. In particular, the invention provides compositions and methods for enhancing immune responses induced by polypeptides made in vivo by administered nucleic acid, such as naked DNA or expression vectors, encoding the chimeric molecules. The invention provides a method of inhibiting the growth of a tumor in an individual. The invention also provides novel self-replicating RNA virus constructs for enhancing immune responses induced by chimeric polypeptides made in vivo.
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Activities & Honors
- Outstanding Pathologist Award, International Association of Chinese Pathologists, 2017
- Scientific Award, the Chinese American Medical Society, 2008
- Outstanding Service Award, Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (DC Chapter), 2000
- Physician Scientist Award, the Passano Foundation, 1995
- Binford-Dammin Award, Binford-Dammin Society of the International Academy of Pathology, 1994
- The Delta Omega Honorary Society Alpha Chapter, School of Hygiene & Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1989
- Frederik B. Bang Award, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1987
- Hampil Fellowship, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1986 - 1988
- Dr. Shu Yeh Scholarship, National Taiwan University, 1979
- Society for Clinical Investigation
- Association of American Physicians
Dr. Wu is an elected member of the Association of American Physicians.
- Academician of Academia Sinica
Professional Activities
- Member, Research Committee of JHU Women's Health Initiatives, 1997
- President, Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (DC Chapter), 1998
- Director, Vaccine Immunology Basic Research Center, 2002
- Director, Cervical Cancer Steering Committee, 2002
- Member, Research Council of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Hopkins, 2002
- President, International Association of Chinese Pathologists, 2003
- Associate Editor, Journal of Biomedical Science, 2005
- President, Binford-Dammin Infectious Disease Society of the International Academy of Pathology, 2006
- Co-Executive Director, Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA), 2010
- Associate Editor, Cell and Bioscience, 2010
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I've always been completely underwhelmed by any sport - WTF is the point?
Why can't we care about stuff that actually means something and benefits mankind as a whole?
Most sports basically are substitutes for aggregation. Military deception, trickery, subterfuge, lying, blitz attacks and the like in order to come out on top! Sports is just a modern relief valve for War and the accumulation of resources. In the case of modern sports, obscene amounts of MONEY. Thinking of the 'Ronaldo's, Lerbron James, Kobe Byrants throw in ego and the perks of female adoration.
In High School years it is also a way to reduce the testosterone short circuit that young males go through. While we think of the highest payed critters, most athletes struggle just to make ends meet and risk their health and limbs in the competitive high of challenging and being challenged.
I would further add, that sometimes we just need to watch something a bit more (frivolous and un-meaningful in the scope of life) when we have to deal with politicians and their Machiavellian power games. Gone to any City or Govt. meetings recently? Planning commissions? YUP -- you are totally ignored. Sometimes, its just nice to lay on the couch or chair and be awed by these efforts. Even if some of them are floppers, Latin fuss-ball is an actors wet dream.


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"It is not upon you to finish the work. Neither are you free to desist from it."
-- Rabbi Tarfon
There is no single Jewish response to HIV, just as there is no single Jewish community. Jews and the communities they build contain complex and at times contradictory histories, traditions, beliefs, and perspectives on justice. There is, however, a strong Jewish tradition that leans toward justice, provides a foundation for valuing individual human worth, and motivates many to act as caretakers and change makers. This tradition draws on Jewish values passed down between generations, interpreted and enacted anew on a daily basis.
The Jewish concept of tikkun olam -- repairing the world -- acknowledges that we are living in an imperfect world and emphasizes a Jewish commitment to taking action. Mitzvot, which are sometimes translated as good deeds, are actually commandments. These serve as a guide for addressing the many ways in which our world could be made better. While some Jews define their daily lives by these commandments, other use them as a source of inspiration, choosing which ones remain relevant. Either way, mitzvot provide a basis for understanding our interconnectedness. They bind us to one another and outline our societal responsibilities.
In addressing sickness and disease, Jewish teaching emphasizes the importance of focusing on the needs of those affected on a physical, social, and spiritual level. On the physical level, the saving of a life is seen as the highest of obligations -- an important mitzvah. The saving of a single life is seen as equal to saving an entire world, recognizing the infinite value of every human life. The tradition of visiting the sick recognizes that those who are ill can often experience extreme isolation from their communities; it is therefore the responsibility of their communities to reach out to them, to provide them with support and comfort, and to cultivate a sense of belonging.
These teachings create the foundation for responding to HIV in such a way that those affected are fully valued, supported, and included. The obligation to save a life does not require each of us to take on superhuman powers, or to become doctors. Rather, it demands that when we have the ability to take an action that could save someone else's life, we do it, and that we seek out opportunities to save human life. Jewish tradition also bars individuals from intentionally risking their own lives or well-being. Thus HIV prevention has a strong grounding in the Jewish tradition.
Although the teachings of our tradition offer clear guidance for action, people with HIV have not always felt the support that Jewish tradition demands.
As solemn as these obligations are, we have sometimes fallen short. The Jewish community's response to HIV has certainly not always been supportive. Like most faith communities, ours contains a vast array of viewpoints and practices, from the radically progressive to the most socially conservative. Although the teachings of our tradition offer clear guidance for action, people with HIV have not always felt the support that Jewish tradition demands. In some Jewish communities, stigma around homosexuality and drug use is a barrier to support for people affected by HIV. Traditional Jewish law prohibits drug use as well as anal sex between men, the two most risky behaviors for HIV.
A Need for Change
In the past three decades, various movements have created space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Jews. The Reconstructionist movement was the first to ordain openly gay rabbis in 1984, followed by the Reform movement in 1990 and the Conservative movement in 2006. While all of these movements have created rituals to recognize same-sex unions, the Conservative movement still formally condemns anal sex between men.
LGBT synagogues often served as havens for the community during the early years of the epidemic, and were shaped by their losses from and responses to HIV. These included Congregation Beth Simchat Torah (CBST) in New York, Congregation Sha'ar Zahav in San Francisco, and Congregation Beit Chayim Chadashim (BCC) in Los Angeles. They provided community, information on HIV prevention, and pastoral care, as well as funerals and memorials that honored the lives of gay men who died of AIDS, including those rejected by their families and communities. Prominent AIDS activists among their ranks have included several of the founders of GMHC and ACT UP.
In the early years of the HIV epidemic LBGT congregations saw their membership increase drastically. Many men in the gay community were living with HIV or with the reality that their friends were dying. They turned to welcoming and responsive Jewish institutions to seek care and support in these unexpected and devastating times. CBST hired its first clergy, Rabbi Sharon Klienbaum, in response to the need for pastoral care for the large number of members affected by HIV. Sha'ar Zahav dedicated a fund to its first congregant lost to AIDS, to provide resources to members dealing with HIV and grants to HIV service organizations. The congregation also sponsored a monthly Sunday morning brunch at the main HIV hospital in San Francisco to support family and caregivers. BCC created its Nechama ("comfort") program, which delivered food to people with HIV. It has now become Project Chicken Soup of the Los Angeles Jewish AIDS Services.
Both CBST and Sha'ar Zahav created memorial walls to honor the memory of those they had lost. These walls listed the names of all the members of their community lost, so that those whose families had left them were not forgotten. Both congregations lost so many members that the congregations had to purchase space for their own graveyards much sooner than they had expected. HIV is a profound part of the fabric of these communities. It remains present among their membership, as well as in the consciousness that they lost generation of leaders.
The legacy and continued presence of HIV has shaped these congregations, visible at CBST through the AIDS quilt that hangs in its sanctuary, its World AIDS day ritual of honoring positive members, and HIV-specific liturgy in its prayer book. The "AIDS and World AIDS Day" portion of the prayer book notes:
"More than one fourth of the male membership of CBST has died of AIDS. World AIDS Day is not an abstract, amorphous, anonymous day of commemoration in our community. We don't have to set aside one day a year to acknowledge AIDS and what it has done to us. For many of us, AIDS touches every day and every event. Many of us can't look at ourselves in the mirror without seeing AIDS. We have lost lovers. We are bereft. We have lost friends. Many of us are sick. Many of us are facing death . Many of us are touched by the loss."
Rabbi Klienbaum continues to recognize the need to create Jewish spaces to talk about safer sex and to speak about condoms. To this day, a basket of condoms is present at every CBST service.
A Call to Action
In 1985, Judaism's Reform movement issued a "summons to action" calling for increased resources for prevention and treatment and an end to HIV-related discrimination. The leadership of the Reform movement has reaffirmed its dedication to HIV by passing numerous resolutions, including support for antidiscrimination laws, HIV prevention, and needle exchange. It has consistently advocated for increased federal domestic HIV funding, comprehensive sex education in schools, and greater global and domestic access to HIV treatment. In the past year, the Reform movement has focused its advocacy on prevention efforts, including supporting the passage of the Responsible Education About Life Act, which creates a funding pool for states to teach sex education that emphasizes both abstinence and safer sex.
Reconstructionist congregations began buddy programs to support people living with HIV, and rabbis provided pastoral care as well as traditional burial and memorial services. Congregations in Philadelphia and Los Angeles did outreach to affected communities. In 1991, the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism issued a resolution on HIV. This document identified HIV as "one of the most devastating public health crises of all times" and provided guidance for synagogues to conduct congregational outreach.
In addition to congregations, a broad range of organizations provide support and resources. The Tzvi Aryeh AIDS Foundation, founded in the mid-90s in New York City, works in the Orthodox and Chassidic communities to provide discreet support networks for HIV-positive community members and their families, along with information on HIV care and treatment. In these communities, the only method of transmission that can be openly talked about is blood transfusions. Gay and bisexual men either leave the community or marry women. If they are married, as most men who remain in these communities are, their wives are then at higher risk for HIV.
The San Francisco Jewish Family and Children's Services initiated its first HIV project in 1986. Serving as a model for other communities, it provided services to Jews living with HIV, enlisted volunteers from the community, and provided HIV education and outreach. That same year, the New York Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services began supporting those affected by HIV through its AIDS Project, which provided guidance, training, and education to ensure that Jewish social service providers were able to offer a continuum of HIV care. The AIDS Project also developed resources to help Jewish organizations like schools and summer camps implement HIV policies.
In 1988, the United Jewish Appeal Federation (UJAF) responded to the HIV epidemic by supporting research and access to treatment, and advocating for public policies related to HIV. The UJAF network also began providing services and community education to clients of all backgrounds.
Global Efforts
Through the work of the American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the Jewish community has shown significant leadership in responding to HIV as a global pandemic. For the past decade, AJWS has focused on working with communities devastated by HIV in the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Currently, one-quarter of AJWS's local partners are doing HIV-related work. AJWS supports grassroots efforts to fight HIV by providing local partners with grants and volunteers. These partners work to prevent and treat the disease as well as to build community, fight stigma, and empower people with HIV legally, socially, and economically. One such organization, the Foundation for the Development of Needy Communities, trains community-based HIV educators in Uganda. Other local partners use grants to advocate for access to drugs, safer sex education, and midwife training to prevent HIV transmission during birth.
The life-changing effects of these efforts is probably best expressed in the words of Yalemzewd, a client of AJWS grantee Mekdim, Ethiopia's first association of people with HIV: "At one point in my life AIDS was beating me, leaving me bedridden for more than a year. I didn't have [a] plan for the future except waiting for my death and thinking about the virus, crying every day. With the availability of free treatment?I was able to get well again. But in order to maintain my health, I needed to earn money to support myself and my family. This motivated me to be a member of this group. Now, I don't have the time to think about the virus. I'm busy every day and surrounded by others in the same situation as me. As I am living with the community, community members are changing their attitudes towards people living with the virus."
Yalemzewd did not just receive essential medical assistance. She was also empowered to support herself economically. She connected with people facing the same challenges as her own, and, perhaps most critically, by simply living and working with dignity she was able to help change her community's response to HIV.
The numerous individuals, communities, congregations, and organizations described above have each, in different ways, taken on the call to action to repair our world, to practice tikkun olam, by responding to HIV in their communities and in other communities affected by HIV. As much as there is a history of neglect, of negligence, and of silence among Jewish communities, there is also a history of organizing, of action, of caretaking, and of advocacy. This history shows that as long as HIV continues to affect individuals and their communities throughout our country and around the globe, an array of Jewish responses to HIV will continue to do their part to repair our world.
Alana Krivo-Kaufman is the AVODAH Fellow in the Policy Department at GMHC. AVODAH connects individuals committed to pursuing social justice from a Jewish perspective with organizations working to end poverty.
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SUMMIT — The Summit Police Department has announced the dates for the 2014 session of its Youth Academy. The academy will be running two, one-week long sessions, one from July 14-18, the other from July 28-August 1, both of which will be held at the Summit Police Department. Classes will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.
This will be the tenth season of this popular program, designed to provide area youths with the opportunity to gain an understanding of the role of the police officer. While other youth academy programs provide a day camp setting, the Summit Police Youth Academy has been modeled after today's police academy.
Those accepted to the program will undergo physical training and daily training in Drill and Ceremony, as well as instruction in criminal investigation techniques, evidence recovery, patrol practices and the effects of alcohol and drugs.
In addition, the cadets will participate in field trips to the Union County Police Academy and attend demonstrations from various specialized units that are available to law enforcement, such as the police canine unit, SWAT team and the bomb squad.
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Linagliptin: Once again, no proof of added benefit
Even from the new dossier, no added benefit can be derived/No suitable studies submitted
Linagliptin (trade name Trajenta®) has been approved since August 2011 to improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. The assessment of the new dossier according to the German Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products (AMNOG) again showed that no added benefit of the drug over the appropriate comparator therapy (ACT) can be determined, because the pharmaceutical company has not submitted any relevant studies. This is the conclusion of the report by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published on 3rd December 2012.
First assessment negative because the comparator therapy deviated from the one specified
In its first early benefit assessment dated January 2012, IQWiG was unable to determine any added benefit because the pharmaceutical company (Boehringer Ingelheim) had chosen sitagliptin as comparator therapy in its first dossier instead of the ACT (a sulfonylurea) specified by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA). A decision based on the IQWiG report was made by the G-BA on 29th March 2012.
Company can submit a new dossier in the transitional period
On the basis of an exemption clause since enshrined in the German Social Code Book V (§35a Paragraph 5b), during a transitional period up to the end of 2012, companies are allowed to apply for a new assessment at any time if the added benefit is considered unproven due to incomplete evidence. The G-BA decided to allow a corresponding application for linagliptin and commissioned IQWiG to assess the new dossier submitted by the company. Linagliptin is the first drug to be re-assessed according to this rule.
Approval status distinguishes between three treatment situations
The ACT (the sulfonylureas glibenclamide and glimepiride) specified by the G-BA differs according to which of three treatment situations applies: firstly, where linagliptin is given alone (monotherapy) as a substitute for metformin if the latter is not tolerated by patients or should not be taken because of impaired kidney function. In this case of monotherapy, the G-BA states that linagliptin is to be compared with a drug from the sulfonylurea class.
The second situation is dual therapy in which linagliptin is combined with metformin. This combination is indicated if treatment with metformin alone is insufficient to control blood glucose levels. In the case of such dual therapy with linagliptin, the added benefit is to be assessed in comparison with the combination of metformin and a sulfonylurea (glibenclamide or glimepiride).
The third situation is triple therapy in which a combination of linagliptin, metformin and a sulfonylurea is given. This is indicated if dual therapy of metformin and a sulfonylurea does not provide adequate treatment. The ACT for triple therapy was specified by the G-BA as a combination of human insulin and metformin.
Direct comparison with placebo is not sufficient
For monotherapy and triple therapy, the company did not submit any studies that tested linagliptin against the ACT. Although it presented the results of placebo-controlled studies in its dossier as supplementary information, in this case, however, the direct comparison with a dummy drug (placebo) is not suitable for proving an added benefit of one drug over another treatment.
Furthermore, the company also did not cite any studies that could be used for an indirect comparison. For methodological reasons, it did not consider that an indirect comparison could be carried out for the triple therapy.
The only study on dual therapy compared two treatment strategies
The company listed one study on dual therapy in which glimepiride and linagliptin - each combined with metformin - were tested against each other. In principle, this study could have been relevant. However, it did not simply compare two drugs with each other, but two different treatment strategies as well: whereas the glimepiride dose in the first phase of the study was to be adjusted (i.e. increased) until a near-normal level of blood glucose (HbA1c) was reached, no definite target value was specified in the linagliptin group. It is therefore unclear whether possible differences in the treatment results are attributable to the drugs or the treatment strategy, i.e. the unilateral specification of a target value. This study is therefore also unsuitable for deriving an added benefit.
Intensive reduction in blood glucose can increase the risk of strokes
Although it is not relevant for the assessment of the added benefit of linagliptin, this study nevertheless provided important information: in the first phase of the study, in which the blood glucose levels in the glimepiride group were rapidly reduced to the desired near-normal range, not only was the number of hypoglycaemic episodes (times when blood glucose was too low) increased, but also the number of serious cerebral events, i.e. strokes, was far higher than in the comparator group, in which no target blood glucose value was specified.
"The results show once again that an intensive reduction in blood glucose values is achieved at the expense of substantial risks to health", commented Jürgen Windeler, the Director of IQWiG. "Furthermore, this result is to be attributed to the different treatment strategies rather than the drugs".
G-BA decides on the extent of added benefit
The dossier assessment is part of the overall procedure for early benefit assessments supervised by the G-BA. After publication of the manufacturer's dossier and IQWiG's assessment, the G-BA conducts a commenting procedure, which may provide further information and result in a change to the benefit assessment. The G-BA then decides on the extent of the added benefit, thus completing the early benefit assessment.
An overview of the results of IQWiG's benefit assessment is given by the following English-language extract. The website informedhealthonline.org, published by IQWiG, provides easily understandable and brief English-language information.
The G-BA website contains both general English-language informationon benefit assessments pursuant to §35a Social Code Book V and specific German-language information on the assessment of linagliptin.
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CARTA: Mind Reading: Human Origins and Theory of Mind: Michael Arbib: Mirror Neurons and More
Date: 12/20/2013; 18 minutes
Mirror neurons were first discovered in the brain of macaque monkeys – neurons active both when the monkey executed certain actions and when he observed others performing similar actions. Perhaps such neurons in humans could provide the key to linking our own experience to that of others. Michael Arbib (Univ of Southern California) explores this idea, but stresses that mirror neurons function only as part of much larger brain systems. In other words, human social interaction is not just a matter of registering the current actions or expressions of the other. Recorded on 10/18/2013. (#26080)
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Appeal To The Hearts & Conscience Of British Women -Page 5
Author: Heyrick nee Coltman, Elizabeth
Medium: Letterpress
Date: 1828
This extract is taken from Elizabeth Heyrick's, 'An Appeal to the Hearts and Conscience of British Women.' Heyrick was a social reformer who campaigned for the abolition of the slave trade by organising a West Indian sugar boycott in Leicester. She also formed the Birmingham Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves, later renamed The Female Society for Birmingham.


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LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (RNS) One morning each week, I ascend the outdoor staircase on the side of our little church and enter the Upper Room – a cozy, loftlike space above the pastors' offices set apart for prayer.
Once inside, I turn up the volume on my phone, choose "Taize" or "Gregorian Chants" from the iTunes playlists, pull out my knitting and begin to pray.
The subject of my silent prayers is usually the person for whom I'm making the scarf or blanket or shawl. The prayers are as simple as the stitches and after a minute or two, they become as steady and unconscious as my breathing:
"Lord, I lift to you your child." And then I say his or her name.
Lately, while I've been knitting skeins of buttery-soft alpaca-and-silk yarn into a long, sherbet-hued wrap, the name I've meditated on is "Margaret."
I picture myself standing or sitting before the throne of the Creator, cradling Margaret in my arms or in my lap, literally lifting her up to a loving God to embrace.
Sometimes I pray for her husband, her doctors and even her ever-present poodle, Hershey. But usually, I just say her name: Margaret.
God knows everything about her and God knows far better than I what Margaret – or anyone for whom I'm praying – needs, so I try not to clutter the prayers with my own words.
Often the prayers become synced with my breath, in much the same way the ancient church fathers and mothers taught us to do with the "Jesus Prayer:"
"Jesus Christ," (Inhale)
"Son of God," (Exhale)
"Have mercy on me," (Inhale.)
"A sinner." (Exhale.)
"Lord," (knit one, inhale.)
"I lift to you," (knit two, exhale.)
"Your child," (pearl one, inhale.)
"Margaret." (pearl two, exhale.)
Every stitch, every breath, a prayer.
As I understand it, we, the faithful, are meant to be the hands of God in the world – hands that help and heal and comfort; hands that defend the defenseless, point out injustice and join with others to bring about change for the better.
If we can be God's hands, we also can be God's feet.
That idea is what motivated me to register and start training for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure in San Diego next month – a three-day, 60-mile trek to raise awareness and funds to combat breast cancer.
I'll be walking Nov. 15-17 with friends and with strangers, all of whom have been touched in some way by breast cancer, which, according to the World Health Organization, claims nearly a half-million lives each year worldwide.
Some of us are survivors. Some of us are fighting for our lives. Some of us have lost loved ones to cancer or have friends and family who still are battling the disease.
We will walk 20 miles a day for three days; that's about 120,000 steps.
Every step, every breath, a prayer.
For Helen Falsani, my mother, who learned she had breast cancer seven years ago this month. (She underwent a radical mastectomy and was cancer-free until it resurfaced late last year.)
For my dear friend Margaret Feinberg, the acclaimed Christian speaker and author, who received the frightening diagnosis during the summer and is undergoing treatment now.
For Michelle Buessing, our 3-Day team leader, who was diagnosed at 32 when she was a mother of a 2-year-old daughter and an 11-month-old, and who was still breastfeeding. (She is now in remission and awaiting the arrival of her third child.)
I'll offer prayers of thanks.
For the life of Patti Norton – my mother's best friend, my brother's godmother and one of the most influential people in my life – who was diagnosed in 1976 and died at age 49, five years later, not long after Susan G. Komen herself succumbed to the disease.
For the advances that have been made in treatment since Aunt Patti died, and for organizations such as the one established as Komen's legacy, that have been instrumental in funding research toward a cure.
Every prayer, every breath, a step toward a cure.
Walking meditation has a long history in various religious traditions, from Christian labyrinths to the Zen Buddhist kinhin, a practice that means, literally, "walking the talk."
A friend and I recently started training for the 3-Day with a five-mile stroll along the ocean. We talked the whole time – about her mother and mine, about Michelle and Margaret, and about other friends who have fought or are fighting the disease.
The conversation is good practice for the 3-Day, where MP3 players, cellphones and headphones are not allowed. It's good for our physical selves – a recent study found that women who walk an hour each day are 14 percent less likely to get breast cancer than those who don't. But it's also a good spiritual discipline.
We tell stories and talk about people, and in doing so, we lift them up to God. We walk. We talk. We breathe. We pray.
And the road – the journey itself – becomes a sacred space.
(Cathleen Falsani is the faith & values columnist for the Orange County Register. You can follow her on Twitter @godgrrl.)


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The Buffalo Bills' offense will try to maintain some balance between the run and the pass Sunday against a New England defense that is looking improved against the run.
New England will be out to show it has shored up glaring deficiencies in its pass defense.
Those are two subplots to watch as Bills coach Chan Gailey tries to have another productive offensive day against Pats defensive mastermind Bill Belichick.
The Bills rolled up 448 yards on the Pats in scoring a 34-31 win in the first meeting last year. In the second meeting, Buffalo amassed 295 yards of offense in just 30 minutes in building a 21-14 lead before getting routed in the second half.
New England's top six draft picks in April all went for defense, and the Pats look like they have made quality upgrades with defensive end Chandler Jones and linebacker Dont'a Hightower, both first-round picks who are starting.
"They're playing the run really well," Bills guard Kraig Urbik said. "They've got two really big D-tackles who stuff the run. Their two D-ends are really quick and keep containment, and they have physical linebackers."
The Patriots rank seventh in rushing yards allowed this year. They held Tennessee star Chris Johnson to just 4 yards in the opener but yielded 101 yards on 20 carries to Baltimore star Ray Rice last week.
"They have been very stout in the run game," Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said. "A lot of times they have two safeties deep and they are still able to stop stuff with the running game."
The Bills run the ball 51.3 percent of the time, fourth most in the NFL. The physical play of the offensive line has been a Bills strength so far.
But the Bills probably will need to get in a rhythm throwing the ball in order to run well on the Pats. The Bills attacked the Pats via the air last year. Buffalo had 40 pass plays and 16 run calls in the win over New England. The Bills had 34 pass calls and eight run calls in the first half of the second meeting. (Buffalo fell behind and had to pass out of necessity in the second half.)
Of course, everybody passed on the Pats last year. New England made the Super Bowl despite allowing the second most passing yards of any team in league history – 295 a game.
The Bills will face a different – if not exactly proven – secondary corps on Sunday. Both starting safeties (Sergio Brown and Josh Barrett) and one starting cornerback (Leigh Bodden) from the game in Buffalo last September no longer are on the Pats' roster.
Devin McCourty, a 2010 first-round pick, has played reasonably well at one cornerback spot. Unheralded Kyle Arrington, the other starter, will spend much of his time covering the Bills' slot receivers. The next two Pats corners, former street free agent Sterling Moore and second-year man Ras-I Dowling, are less proven, as is rookie safety Tavon Wilson, who sees time in underneath coverage in the dime package.
As bad as the Pats were last year against the pass, they still ranked 15th in points allowed.
"You rarely ever see them give up that many yards, but it goes to show they're smart and they kind of bend but don't break," Bills utility man Brad Smith said. "They want you to have to put drives together – 10-, 12-play drives. Keep everything in front of them, tackle and make you execute. I think that's kind of their philosophy."
Indeed, the Pats rushed five men at the quarterback just 16 percent last year (the sixth-lowest rate in the league), according to FootballOutsiders.com. They blitzed only twice at Baltimore last week. Baltimore's Joe Flacco was 28 of 39 for 382 yards and three touchdowns.
"They have done some good things in terms of matching up with guys, and in terms of keeping the two deep guys back there and not letting you get the deep plays," Fitzpatrick said. "Baltimore hit them on a couple, which were really nice throws by Flacco."
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Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Montreal vs. Ottawa
Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien thinks that Carey Price will be his club's best player come postseason time. He better hope, then, that his netminder has things figured out before the start of Round 1.
Price struggled down the stretch, losing six of seven decisions from April 9-23 while posting a 4.60 goals against average and .847 save percentage over that span. He was sharp in his final start of the regular season, making 23 saves on 25 shots faced in last Thursday's win over the Winnipeg Jets.
The 25-year-old finished the campaign at 21-13-4 with a 2.59 GAA, but his .905 save percentage matched a career worst and his career playoff numbers are far from impressive. Price has gone 8-15 in the second season with a 2.84 GAA.
Therrien, though, isn't worried about his goaltender ahead of Montreal's return to the playoffs after missing out for the first time in five years a season ago.
"I really liked the way he played his last two games," said Therrien. "I saw the Carey Price that we know where he's capable to play. His confidence is there, his work ethic is there, his concentration is there, so I've got no doubt about Carey Price. He's our best player and I believe he's going to be our best player when we get to the playoffs."
Therrien is right not to put too much stock into his goaltender's recent struggles. After all, the Habs were still able to clinch their first Northeast Division title since 2008. Montreal pulled a point ahead of the Boston Bruins after winning its final two games, then held on to first place and the second seed in the East after the Bruins lost to the Ottawa Senators in Sunday's regular-season finale.
Though void of a big-name offensive star such as Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin or Rick Nash, the Canadiens still managed to tie for fourth in the NHL with 3.04 goals per game and had the fifth-best power play unit at 20.7 percent. That was due to contributions across the board from a deep roster.
Montreal did not have a 20-goal scorer, but did see eight players net at least 10. Max Pacioretty and rookie Brendan Gallagher led the way with 15 goals each and the scrappy Pacioretty also notched a team-high 39 points.
Forward Michael Ryder actually scored the most points by a Habs player this year, but six of his 16 goals in the campaign came with the Dallas Stars before he was dealt to the Canadiens. The move paid off and he brings 70 games and 43 points worth of playoff experience to Montreal.
Brian Gionta and Tomas Plekanec, who both had 14 goals in the regular season, also add depth and experience, while winger Brandon Prust's muscle and grit on the ice were far more valuable to the club than his 14 points.
There is some concern with the defense, which hasn't been the same since cruncher Alexei Emelin was lost for the season on April 6 due to a torn ACL in his right knee. It will be up to Josh Gorges and Raphael Diaz to play the role of bruisers while defensemen P.K. Subban (11 goals, 27 assists) and Andrei Markov (10G, 20A) chip in with offense from the blue line.
Overall, Montreal ranked 14th with 2.58 goals allowed per game and it killed off penalties at just a 79.8-percent rate to come in 23rd in the NHL. Those numbers will have to be better if the club is to take home its first championship since 1993.
OTTAWA SENATORS (7th seed, East)
2012 PLAYOFFS: Defeated by NY Rangers 4-3 in conference quarterfinals
No one can say that the Ottawa Senators didn't earn their second straight trip to the postseason. Whether they have enough left in the tank to take a serious run at the franchise's first ever Stanley Cup is another thing.
The Senators lost well over 200 man-games to injury this season, including absences by some big names.
Star center Jason Spezza hasn't played since the fifth game of the season due to back surgery and it's unlikely he'll suit up for the playoffs.
That won't be the case for the rest of the walking wounded.
Ottawa survived a 31-game absence by star defender and reigning Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson from a 70-percent tear of his Achilles tendon on Feb. 13 (an injury that was supposed to keep him out 4-to-6 months) and a string of 18 straight missed by No. 1 goaltender Craig Anderson from Feb. 23-April 2 due to an ankle injury.
Forward Milan Michalek missed 25-of-27 games over a two-month span beginning in mid February due to a knee issue and defenseman Jared Cowen sat out the first 41 games of this 48-game shortened campaign due to a left hip ailment.
But that didn't stop the Senators from jumping into the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with a regular season-closing win over the Boston Bruins.
"I just like the resilience of this group. It seems like when we're backed into a corner, we respond every time," said Sens captain Daniel Alfredsson. "We feel as a team, when we play good we can play against anybody. We respect Montreal but we're going to go in there and play our game and give them everything we have and see what happens."
And now with an almost healthy roster, the Senators could be major sleepers for the upcoming playoffs.
That's because of a solid defensive effort and just enough offense, the kind of hockey that can often thrive in the postseason. Ottawa finished behind only the President's Trophy-winning Chicago Blackhawks with 2.08 goals allowed per game and has the league's top penalty-killing unit at 88.0 percent.
That starts with goaltender Craig Anderson, who was a leading candidate for the Vezina Trophy before suffering his ankle injury. He still posted solid numbers over 24 starts, going 12-9-2 with a 1.69 goals against average and .941 save percentage.
And Anderson has impressed in the playoffs before. He has notched a 2.29 GAA across 13 postseason games and helped the eighth-seeded Senators push the New York Rangers to seven games in last year's conference quarterfinals before eventually coming up short. He had a 2.01 GAA and .933 save percentage over that series, one in which five of the seven games were decided by a single goal.
While Karlsson and Sergei Gonchar, who finished second on the club with 27 points and with a team-leading 24 assists, push the offense from the blue line, the likes of Patrick Wiercioch, Chris Phillips and Marc Methot control things in the defensive end.
The ability of the defense to lead the break out is big seeing as the Senators had just three players reach double digits in scoring. And only Alfredsson (10 goals, 16 assists) has significant playoff experience with 47 goals and 90 points in 111 games.
The other two, Kyle Turris and Jakob Silfverberg, have combined for just 13 playoff games. Turris did lead the Senators with 12 goals, while Silfverberg had 10.
Gonchar also has a ton of playoff experience with 84 points in 125 games.
There wasn't much scoring after that, but the Sens will hope that skaters such as Mika Zibanejad, Colin Greening and Cory Conacher, acquired at the trade deadline from Tampa Bay, can break out this postseason.
Michalek is the x-factor. He had just four goals and 14 points through 23 games while battling injury after putting home a career-high 35 goals in 77 games a season ago.
This marks the first ever playoff meeting between the Senators and Canadiens and the clubs were an even split during the regular season. Both won their two games at home and finished the series with 2-1-1 records.
Senators head coach Paul MacLean thinks this will be a special series between the two Canadian clubs.
"It's the Montreal Canadiens. I think it's way different than the New York Rangers (the series from last season). I think it's going to be exciting and I think it's a great opportunity for our franchise and our organization to be able to play one of the most storied franchises in the league," noted MacLean.
Subban, Pacioretty and Markov all had three points versus the Senators this season, while Ottawa was paced in the series by Alfredsson and Zibanejad's two goals each. Chris Neil and Wiercioch both had a goal and two assists in the four games.
Anderson appeared in two of the meetings and split the decisions while allowing only three goals with a 1.51 GAA. He is just 5-6-1 with a 2.82 GAA lifetime versus the Habs.
Price went 2-0-1 versus the Senators this season with a 1.57 GAA and is 14-5-3 lifetime against them with a 2.11 GAA and three shutouts.
Despite those outstanding numbers, the Canadiens seem ripe for the picking here and the Senators have shown they don't quit. Their excellent defense should frustrate the Habs into an early exit.
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57 Responses to Giveaway No. 4
Melissa says:
Sophie is my favorite name because its my daughter's name. The name Sophie is so sweet and perfect, just like her!
Stella Paeglow says:
My favorite growing up was Michele. She was my childhood best friend.
Linda T says:
Good morning Gina.
My name is Linda. (you know what decade I was born in) I never liked my name and when I played I always called myself, "Cindy". Later, my nickname was "Rose", because of my last name. and I embraced that. When I hear my high school friends call me "Rose" it always warms my heart. 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win!! LOVE your work!
Jennifer C. says:
Growing up as a Jennifer in the 70s and 80s, I shared my name with so many other girls. When I would play, my made-up name for myself or my dolls would always be "Alexandria". It was just the right amount of exotic and elegance that I wish my own name had! Finding out later that I was named after my great-grandmother, I grew up to love and appreciate my name much more than I did as a kid! 😉
stephanie says:
I don't seem to remember ever disliking my name, but I did wish it was spelled differently. : ) Stefani, Stephany, Stefanie. So may other "cooler" variations. Mine seemed so boring. : )
Elizabeth Anderson says:
Good morning Gina! I have always like my name, and HATE when people shorten it without asking………I would have loved to have it spelled "Elisabeth" which is the Danish spelling – not for that reason but because it is more unusual. I like my name!
Melissa says:
I am a Melissa! Apparently I was supposed to be a boy and didn't have a name for several days! My boy name was to be David. But the boy name I really love? Grady. I just see southern gentleman in that name. Rolls off the tongue slow and easy!
Ann-Margret says:
Your giveaways are so generous! Thanks for allowing us to participate.
I don't remember ever having a favourite name but I've always said that my future dog will be named Jack. C.S. Lewis is my favourite author and his nickname was Jack so, when I imagine my future as a single lady with a faithful pet as a companion, I like the idea that my friend would be Jack. Hope that's not too silly! 😀
Annabel says:
My favourite name has always been Isabel – but I don't think I can ever use it for my children, because my name is Annabel!
Michael says:
Well… growing up as a girl with name Michael made me want ANY name other than my own. Anything with a feminine ring to it. I hated every new class because there was always an episode with the teacher being confused by name. I almost ended up in the wrong wing of the dormitory at school. I received a stern letter from the government when I didn't register for the draft at age 18. I had to come up with proof of being female. But then I taught in art museums for many years and people always remembered my name! I loved it! And it always made kids laugh. In terms of a specific name… I always thought a girl named Alex would be so cute (maybe short for Alexandria) but my dear husband thought that one girl with a boy's name was enough in the family! Thanks for the fun question! I loved reading EVERY response above! 🙂
Erin Pugh says:
My favourite name growing up was Emily. It was the name of Sara's doll in A Little Princess and it just had a wonderful ring to it. Then I met my best friend Emily and that clinched it. Not only was it a fabulous name, but it was also the name of a kind, generous, clever, loyal thoughtful and completely remarkable person. Both my kids turned out to be boys (I called them Dylan and Sawyer) but if either had been a girl I'd have named her after Em. She passed away 4 months ago of cancer, and I am heartbroken. I miss her constantly. When I clicked on your link and saw the Emily stamp, I started to cry. Not sure why I'm telling you all this! But it just feels like I need to get it out. Thanks for letting me…
amelia says:
my siblings and I listened to tapes of Safety Kids songs, and one of the characters was named Monique. I loved the sound of it, that awesome Q on the end. I used to say I was going to change my name when I grew up.
also in the 'que' genre, I like the silly idea of naming a girl Angelique, and calling her Ique (pronounced 'eek', I suppose) for short.
keri says:
I always loved the name Signe, but when we had our daughter my husband wasn't a huge fan of that name. So we compromised on Sylvie, which i love even more now b/c it fits our daughter perfectly!
Jessica says:
I loved the name Anne, because of Anne of Green Gables. I was sadly disappointed that my middle name was spelled Ann without the e, because the e made it so much prettier! So I named my cabbage patch doll Katie Anne, and dreamed of naming a future daughter Anne Cordelia. 🙂 I now have two daughters both starting with letter A but neither of them are Anne! 🙂
Sarah Goehringer says:
My favorite name was Bubba! My dad actually told me that if I had been a boy that would've been my name. Hahahahaha no joke!
Bethany says:
My favorite name growing up was Patricia. I named everything Patricia – dolls, My Little Ponies, etc. In fact I received a Cabbage Patch Kid as a gift when I was little and sent her "birth certificate" back in to have her named changed to Patricia. 😉 Haha!!
Thanks so much for these giveaways! I am having the best time reading responses and thinking of my own answers! 🙂
erin says:
i liked my name when i was growing up because it was different. the only time it was embarrassing was on st. patrick's day when people would tease me by saying "erin go bragh"
Kim says:
Funny enough, I also loved the name Melissa! Not so fond of it now, but somehow in the last few years I decided that one of the most honoring names of all would be Grace, after my grandmother. 🙂
Lyssa says:
Abigail, I love how it sounds and can be shortened in so many ways to suit someone.
chel says:
Esmerelda. I just thought that was SUCH an amazing name. Like some warrior princess in a sparkly gem-studded land. [I bet Gracie (my daughter) is very happy I grew out of that phase!]
Julia Williams says:
My favorite "boy name" growing up was Caleb, still is. I hope to name one of my sons Caleb. Or, if fate has it, marry a Caleb!;)
I spent my summers an outdoor summer camp in North Carolina for a few weeks… And one summer the grooviest guy-counsoler, who was on Rock Climbing staff, was named Caleb. (You know when you meet someone who really embodies their name!? Well, he was one of those people.) For whatever reason, he made a big impression on my life because I still remember him to this day.
Nevertheless, the name Caleb is my favorite name! 🙂
Amy says:
I had a babysitter with beautiful long hair. Her name was Delonda, and I always picked that as my "play name." Fun to remember that!
madelia says:
I never had a problem with liking my name.
CJ says:
You probably won't believe this, but I loved the name Gina. Unfortunately later on my partner's ex kind of spoiled it for me, but for a long time it was a name I adored. Never needed to use it though, as I only have boys!
Anne Duncan says:
I got a little crazy about the movie "beaches" and swore I would name my first daughter "Hilary" after one of the characters! Note: I didn't!!
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Deanna says:
When I was little, I hated that my name was so uncommon and my most favorite name was Susan. So when I was 5 and got a cat, guess what I named her? Yup! Susan. She was with me until I was 21 and was my best little friend.
Chia says:
My favorite name growing up was Robert. You know how all Cabbage Patch kids have crazy wild names? I changed mine to Robert when I got him. I even tried to get my parents to name my baby brother Robert!
::Ulle:: says:
My favorite name was Linnéa. 🙂 Great giveaway!
Casey Z. says:
I remember watching a video in junior high about the civil rights movement. One of the people interviewed was a lovely woman named Clory. I hand never heard that name before and still think it is one of the sweetest names i have ever heard.
mandy says:
I loved Margaret….after reading, "are you there, God? it's me, Margaret" growing up. that book made me laugh at parts and scared the crap out of me at others(like when her dad ran over his foot with the lawnmower!). sigh….wish I could go back to when life was easy!
Carolyn says:
I grew up in the 90s with the name Carolyn which was interesting because there's almost no one my age with that variation (though there are some Carolines.) My favorite name as a young child was Shelly (I don't even remember how that happened, but I even named my american girl bitty baby Shelly haha.) Then I read the Odyssey and loved the name Penelope 🙂 My favorite boy's name is James (though interestingly I don't really like the name Jim.)
MelissaPete says:
I never liked my name growing up (Melissa). My sister's name is Michelle which I liked better. I remember liking the name Leslie, but I don't know why. Somewhere I have a journal entry with a list of girl and boy names that I would one day like to name my kids.
Angela says:
Growing up I named dolls/or pretended that my future children might be Samantha or Alexandra. I also loved the name Eden, from a soap opera that was on for a short time (can't even think of the name now). Then I always thought I would name my baby girl Olivia……never had a girl, but I got 2 fantastic little boys ! (now not so little)
Mallory Litman says:
Mackenzie Paige with a spunky nickname to go along with it – Mac! 🙂
Katie says:
Yes…I made my family call me Jennifer for about a month & wouldn't respond to my actual name…Katie!
Lisa says:
Oh my. When I was REALLLLLY young, I fell in love with the name Daisy, because of the 'daisy a day song". I was going to name my first baby girl Daisy. Years later,,, I forgot! Now I have a Amy, Katie, Anna, Sara, and Meg, but no Daisy.
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Deanna says:
Growing up I liked the name Mallory because of Justine Bateman's character on Family Ties. Growing up my sister said that if she had a boy she would name him Jake because of Jake Ryan from Sixteen Candles, which was her favorite movie in high school. Her first born was a girl, but her second was a boy, who is named Jake. He's 16 and hasn't seen the movie because now as an adult my sister realizes it's a pretty nasty movie. 🙂
Dawn says:
When I first visited Germany over thirty years ago, I heard the name Loreley, as we passed the famous rock along the Rhine River. I've always thought that would be a lovely name for a little girl. ♡
Kathy says:
My favorite name growing up was Samantha. I swore I would have a little girl named Samantha and call her Sam…all thanks to Alyssa Milano and Tony Danza in "Who's the Boss."
Christina says:
I was obsessed with "Zoe"!
Susan says:
Matthew – I always dreamed of having a son with the name Matthew. I now have two sons, none of which bear this name 🙂
Liz says:
My sister and I both wanted lots of girls named: Stacy, Lacy, Macy, Tracy, and Casey. That phase outgrew itself and then I loved all the babysitters club names. Dawn and Claudia were my favorite.
Heather says:
Other than a stint in childhood where I went by my middle name (Jane), I don't recall a favorite then. Now, if I had a daughter to name, she'd get Meg (after A Wrinkle In Time's protagonist).
Tami says:
I thought that Berlin would be a wonderful name for a girl!
Gretchen says:
I have never liked my name and it only got worse when people often remarked that "oh, my friend has a German Shepherd named Gretchen" and I have been hoping to be dubbed with a nickname but it hasn't happened yet.
My favorite name as a child was Marsha and I have no idea why but all my dolls were Marsha. My daughters, however, are Anna and Grace with no Marsha in sight.
P.S. I received my latest monthly quote yesterday and I can't tell you enough how happy it makes me to open your beautiful work and think of the care that went into producing it as well as the joy of the gift from my friend.
carol b says:
i was obsessed with the name "hannah"…. its spelled the same you know?… forward or back! Like BOB but longer, and when you say it it lingers like a breeze on a hot simmering day…. "hannah"…. i would write it on the covers of my notebooks and practice signing it and dream of a baby girl to name…."hanna"…. and then god touched me and brought to me a beautiful baby girl to adopt… and I named her…Jenna! : )
Esther says:
I liked the name Victoria – I thought it was so proper but pretty 🙂
Kellie says:
Too much fun Gina! Thanks for all the chances to win, I just Love all of your work! I liked the name Cindy growing up, I thought it sounded so fancy, and wondered why my name wasn't fancier… No that I've had my own children I think picking out a name is soooo stressful! (I'm prego right now And feeling some stress ;). But I'm so glad our kids don't come with names and we get some attempt at picking a wonderful one…!
Cori B says:
I loved the name "Nadia" from the movie Blind Date! I still love the movie, the name not so much!
maria says:
Natalie – just because it sounded so pretty, so feminine – I am sure it was after watching West Side Story which is when I first heard that name! Ironically, she was playing the part of Maria, which is my name!
Carol Jones says:
I wished my name was something fun and perky like Katy or Rachel. Carol is too gutteral. When you say it, especially slowly, it sounds like you have a mouth full of marbles. To make matters worse, my last name started with a K. Karol Kru…. very harsh.
Later, when i found out that my name could have been Katherine, after my aunt, I almost screamed!
Amy Avery says:
I've always loved the name Emma.
Jill Galstad says:
When I was a kid, I wished my name was Lisa. I've also loved the name Jane.
Noah was special to me as a boy name for as long as I ever thought of naming a child. It was the only name I felt sure about before my child was born, even though I was hoping to have a girl. So it worked out well that our child was a son. Noah he was destined to be.
Keli C says:
My favorite name has always been Loda. It is the name of the street my mother grew up on. I'm not sure what ties it to me so much, but it became ever so much more important to me when she passed away. For some reason, there is just a connection from her childhood to my adulthood. Somehow it makes me feel closer to her, but I'm not sure why. Hopefully someday I'll have a little girl named Loda. 🙂
Linda Sco says:
Oh yes. My favorite name growing up was Caroline or Susanna. They sounded so feminine to me . But then in college I fell in love with the name Carissa which means "grace" and named my daughter this. Another favorite is my grandmothers name: Violet.
MoniCue says:
I wanted to be called Niki instead of Monica….never happened. Back in the day, I loved the name Minette: It was on one of my name lists that I kept.
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Earlier this month, Sony announced the powerful Sony Xperia S smartphone at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 in Las Vegas. Play.com, a popular online retailer in the UK has already started taking pre-orders of this smartphone. According to the retailer, the Sony Xperia S was expected to release on January 30. However, we have bad news for those who have already pre-ordered this device in the UK.
The much-awaited launch of the Sony Xperia S has been delayed in the UK. Play.com customers will have to wait till next month to get their hands on this amazing device. According to the retailer's pre-order page, the new release date is February 13. If you are planning to get this device, then check out the complete specs below.
Sony Xperia S features a 4.3 inch HD display, sporting a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, 1.5 GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 dual-core processor, Google Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS (upgradable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich), 12 megapixel camera with 16x digital zoom, auto-focus, Face detection and LED Flash, Full HD (1080p) video recording and playback, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera for video calls and so on.
Other features include a 3.5 mm audio jack, FM radio with RDS, NFC (Near Field Communication), USB 2.0, 32 GB eMMC, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Android Market, Wi-Fi Hotspot functionality, GPS with aGPS, Bluetooth technology, DLNA Certified, HDMI support, Micro USB, up to 25 hrs music playback time, up to 6 hrs 30 min video playback time, up to 7 hrs 30 min of talk-time, up to 450 hrs of stand-by time and a 1750 mAh battery.
Play.com is expected to release the device on February 13, however we are still not sure if the device will be released on the date mentioned by the retailer. Clove, another popular online retailer in the UK is expected to sell the SIM-free Sony Xperia S from the first week of March. According to the retailer, the device will be launched after the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 and the stock is expected to arrive on the 6th or 7th of March.