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October 2007
Feature Story
ASCO/CAP HER2 guidelines
The following letter and reply have been jointly
published by consent in the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
and CAP TODAY:
Although I agree with the majority of the American
Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guideline
Recommendations for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Testing in
Breast Cancer by Wolff, et al,1 I am
concerned with the sample exclusion criteria for human epidermal growth
factor receptor 2 (HER2) immunohistochemistry (Related Article: SRS:
Blood bank information systems, table 5), both as they relate to the
issue at hand and for the precedent this list of guidelines sets in an
area of pathology certain to see more regulation.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of
American Pathologists panel delineated optimal formalin fixation time
for HER2 immunohistochemistry performed on excisional biopsies as six
to 48 hours. Furthermore, the panel mandates that a negative HER2 result
from suboptimal specimens (i.e., those fixed less than six hours or longer
than 48 hours) should be qualified in the report. It is intuitive that
grossly underfixed breast tissue is not an optimal specimen for HER2 testing,
but experience demonstrates that routine weekend fixation (up to 72 hours)
allows for good preservation of a wide range of antigens provided appropriate
heat-induced epitope retrieval is used. A study by Arber2
analyzing HER2 antigen preservation after prolonged formalin fixation
(seven-154 days) found no change in immunoreactivity for up to 20 days
in tissues from 33 different infiltrating breast carcinomas. This author
has evaluated HER2 antigen preservation in 20 infiltrating breast carcinomas
after seven to 14 days of formalin fixation and observed undiminished
strong membranous staining after heat-induced epitope retrieval (unpublished
data). Boenisch3 has shown convincingly
that heat-induced epitope retrieval can restore immunoreactivity after
prolonged formalin fixation. Twenty-nine of 30 antigens tested showed
equivalent staining intensity after four days of formalin fixation. A
recent review by Goldstein, et al,4
titled ''Recommendations for Improved Standardization of Immunohistochemistry,''
suggests a minimum formalin fixation time of eight hours (recommendation
one). No maximum fixation time is recommended, and it is stated that ''In
general, underfixation is a substantially larger problem than over-fixation''
(page 126).
Reading the Archives article in question I
failed to discover any referenced study supporting the sample exclusion
criteria. The authors simply allude to previous consensus conferences
dealing with HER2 testing (appendix E). Subsequently, Patrick Fitzgibbons,
MD, an author of the guideline article1 and chair of the CAP Immunohistochemistry
Committee, acknowledged to me in an e-mail (March 2007) that studies confirming
the hour-by-hour impact of formalin fixation on HER2 testing over the
range of fixation intervals seen in clinical practice have not been completed.
It is axiomatic that promulgated guidelines should be evidence based and
scientifically validated. In the absence of peer-reviewed study in its
support, adoption of the greater than 48-hour formalin fixation exclusion
criterion would be counterproductive. This is especially true in light
of the potential impact of said criterion on current laboratory practice
(i.e., necessitating staffing histology on the weekend to accommodate
Friday morning breast cancer surgeries). Based on the evidence cited herein,
a 72-hour maximum fixation exclusion criterion would be more appropriate,
allowing for routine weekend fixation while enabling accurate and reproducible
HER2 testing.
James F. Lombardo, MD
Ogden (Utah) Regional Medical Center
To date, most concerns relate to specimen handling
and its effect on human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) test
results. Understandably, there is consternation expressed about the lack
of scientific evidence related to fixation types and fixation times. We
share that consternation. The panel reviewed existing scant information
and depended also on the extensive experience of many of the panel members
and experts from large commercial laboratories who provided us with their
input. All guidelines created by the American Society of Clinical Oncology
or the College of American Pathologists in the past have depended on both
scientific evidence and expert opinion, especially when existing evidence
was scant or nonexistent.
It was the considered and unanimous opinion of panel
experts that defining the guideline fixative should be based on the requirements
of the existing Food and Drug Administration-approved testing methods
for HER2. All of those methods specify that tissue must be fixed in buffered
formalin, although the length of fixation time is not described. The panel
and these experts also felt strongly that the guideline needed to define
standardized fixation intervals and then modify those requirements if
necessary when and if data about optimal intervals became available. The
expert panel members felt that intervals of six to 48 hours were most
commonly recommended for breast cancer predictive tests. I presented published
data from Intermountain Healthcare, which clearly demonstrated the adverse
impact of prolonged fixation on estrogen receptor results in our health
care system.1 Because breast specimens
are submitted for estrogen receptor assays as well as for HER2 assays,
these intervals seemed the most appropriate recommendation at this time.
The adverse effects of underfixation are well known, as is pointed out
by the letter writer and documented in the literature.2-4
It is likely that the recommendation for fixation of core biopsies will
also be revised in the future to be a minimum of six hours, based on recent
published work.2 We look forward to
other data validating or suggesting modification of fixation intervals
during the next year. The panel is committed to modifying the document
as needed based on input from the pathology and oncology community.
Our recommendation to provide information in any negative
HER2 report about the potential impact of prolonged or foreshortened fixation
time was included to guide oncologists in clinical decisions. Oncologists
usually assume that any test result is accurate. Providing information
about mitigating circumstances will help them to understand the complexities
of these test interpretations so that they can make better informed decisions
for their patients. The intent of all pathologists and oncologists is
to provide the most appropriate treatment to patients based on accurate
testing data. It is fervently hoped that the current guideline will provide
us with strategies to make such accurate testing more widespread. The
panel is committed to changing the guideline when and if data are provided
to recommend those changes.
Unacceptable specimens
I concur with Gregory Tetrault, MD (Letter, August
2007, page 6). The adage "garbage in, garbage out" certainly applies to
results reported out on unacceptable specimens.
I have been a medical technologist for almost 40 years,
the last 17 in management but I still work the bench. Though preanalytical
factors are now buzzwords, they have been important to most laboratorians
for years. Standard laboratory practice includes not running tests on
hemolyzed specimens, unfilled coagulation tubes, specimens drawn above
an IV, clotted CBCs, and so on. In my opinion, if you run tests on these
specimens, it is comparable to running tests on the wrong patient.
We spend a lot of time in the laboratory ensuring the
integrity of the patient samples. We then run quality control, look at
Levey-Jennings charts, follow Westgard rules, etc., to give clinicians
the most accurate laboratory test results possible so they can best treat
their patients.
If you establish a reputation as a quality-driven,
reliable laboratory, clinicians will call you when they question a result,
and this is the best relationship you can establish for the care of patients.
On the other hand, if you report out inaccurate results, or physiologically
impossible results, even with a disclaimer, without trying to obtain a
new specimen, you are not only doing a disservice to the laboratory but
also to the clinician and, most important, to the patient.
Most laboratorians I have come across over the years
consider themselves professionals, and, much like the medical doctor oath,
we strive to "do no harm."


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This series just keeps getting better and better. I couldn't not pick up Wicked Circle as soon as I was done with Arcane Circle!
We've had a few books focused on Seph, one on Johnny, and this one features Menessos, the oldest of the trio. Trouble is brewing again, and this time it's because of a vampire snubbed. You know, hell hath no fury and all that. But now Seph has to figure out how to hide the fact that she's the one in charge of their link, not Menessos – and from a trio of awfully scary, truth-finding vampire-harpies. Yeah, "ick" was my first reaction, too.
Of course, trouble always comes with company. Seph has mother issues, half-brother issues, vampire issues, and now she's not sure if Johnny can manage his wolf with all the Domn Lup powers he's gained. Then she gets caught up in Menessos' troubles, and boy do I mean caught up. Those harpies are certifiable.
There's a lot of plot and character development in this installment — no, it's not just about Menessos. 🙂 We also get some of Johnny's past, and Seph still has to deal with her long-lost mother. And we all know she'll have to go looking for her father, right? Right. I cannot wait for Shattered Circle to arrive at my doorstep… But then what will I do when that's been inhaled, too?
drey's rating: Pick it up!
Title: Wicked Circle (Persephone Alcmedi #5)
Author: Linda Robertson
Paperback: 413 pages
Publisher: Pocket, 2011
Purchase at IndieBound, Amazon, The Book Depository
Source: Simon & Schuster
Have you read Wicked Circle? What did you think? And if you haven't, start with Vicious Circle.

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There was a time when festival food consisted of little more than a limited selection of complex carbohydrates and grease, their sole purpose being to swab up the large quantity of cider and extortionately priced lager one was likely to imbibe over the course of the day. The small cluster of food vans would invariably offer little more than pizza, fried chicken, burgers, baked potatoes, polystyrene chips and luridly hued Chinese, with doughnuts and candyfloss for afters.
Lovebox, held in east London last weekend, is an example of how the festival menu has changed in a relatively short space of time. Burgers and chips were notable by their absence this year. Instead, the audience feasted on such delights as paella, jerk chicken, goat curry and fresh melon as they enjoyed sets by Groove Armada, Hot Chip and Candi Staton in the late July sunshine.
It is startling how advanced British festivals are in this field. I had expected American festival fare to be vastly superior to our own fodder, but at last year's Lollapalooza, while the audience delighted in a varied line-up of bands, the food was comparatively unexceptional: Mexican, corn on the cob, burgers. At the Coachella festival in California this April, I was anticipating sushi bars and fresh fruit. This is, after all, basically LA relocated to the desert, populated by vast swathes of beautiful yet professionally aimless sorts such as Nicole Richie and Vincent Gallo, enjoying a bill that boasted Madonna, Gnarls Barkley and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. But no, even in the VIP enclosure there was merely pizza and nachos as far as the eye could see. I left feeling rather patriotic, if malnourished.
In the last few years, pies have become a big hit at British and Irish festivals. These are, of course, no ordinary pies - rather, a gourmet incarnation, providing much needed stodge for the slightly soused festival-goer, while also proving extremely palatable. At the Electric Picnic in Ireland last year, along with the Flaming Lips and Kraftwerk, one of the highlights was the Pieminister stall, boasting an array of fillings, including Heidi Pie: goat's cheese, sweet potato, spinach, red onion and roasted garlic; Matador Pie: free-range British beef steak, chorizo, olives, tomato, sherry and butter beans; and Mr Porky Pie: West Country pork, smoked bacon, shallots, apples, leeks, Somerset cider, and sage, all served with mash and minted mushy peas or sweet chilli crème fraîche, not to mention vegetarian gravy.
Gourmet pies were also on the menu at Latitude in Suffolk a couple of weeks ago, on a bill that boasted Patti Smith, Thai curry, Antony and the Johnsons, toasted sandwiches, Peter Bjorn and John, elderflower cordial, The Lemonheads, an espresso bar offering brandy coffee, and technicolour sheep in the meadow. Before I even arrived, a friend had texted with his own review of the fare on offer: veggie curry 7, deluxe burgers 6.
The range of beverages has also improved over the years. Many festivals are sponsored by a particular brand of lager (though Lovebox's official sponsor was, refreshingly, Volvic), but nowadays one can usually find an alternative to the unrelenting presence of Carling or Stella Artois. At the Wireless festival in central London earlier this summer, the bars were doing a roaring trade in pear cider, while Latitude was serving up milkshakes and smoothies.
Some festivals have rather proudly retained their crowns as non-gourmet events: the Reading and Leeds festivals, held over the August bank holiday weekend, are largely about beer and burgers, as was this year's T in the Park in Scotland. Their ranks are shrinking, however. Tapestry Goes West, a tiny festival of 300 people, chose a medieval theme this year (last year it was Wild West) and accordingly the menu boasted a whole hog roast, mead and real ale. At the folky Green Man festival, to be held in mid-August, the menu promises an impressive selection of vegetarian fare, while All Tomorrow's Parties at Camber Sands holiday camp offers the usual range of Butlin's eating establishments, but festival-goers shack up in chalets rather than tents, each one equipped with their own kitchenettes - perfect for rustling up a midnight feast or a mid-morning fry-up.
However, the ultimate festival for the dedicated gourmand remains the one that's taken a rest this year - Glastonbury. It is difficult to think of a kind of food one can't find there: Japanese, Spanish, Italian, organic ice cream, vegan, full English breakfasts, flapjacks, fruit juice, Yorkshire puddings, wine bars ... Glastonbury has everything from hash browns to hash truffles. It's almost enough to distract you from the music. Traditionalists fear not, however: there's plenty of lager and burgers, too.


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Cleveland Public Theatre will host a return engagement of Darwinii: The Comeuppance of Man March 1-17, 2012, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland. Shows are at 7pm. There is no late seating. Details at cptonline.org
Archive for Darwin
Darwinii Returns to CPTPosted in Performance with tags cleveland public theatre, Darwin, evolution, natural selection, performance art, solo performance, survival of the fittest, theater, theatre on March 1, 2012 by nightjarapothecary
Darwinii @ OberlinPosted in Performance with tags Darwin, evolution, Oberlin, solo performance, theater, theatre on September 10, 2011 by nightjarapothecary
Darwinii will hit Northeast Ohio once again September 30, October 1 & 2, 2011 at the Warner Main Theatre at Oberlin College. More information HERE.
Darwinii returns to the CatskillsPosted in Performance with tags Catskills, Darwin, evolution, solo performance, theater, theatre on May 23, 2011 by nightjarapothecary
Photo: Steve Wagner
Darwinii returns to NACL in Highland Lake, NY for one performance only, Sunday, June 26th at 4pm. Reserve tickets at 845-557-0694. Check the NACL website for more info.
Cleveland Digs DarwiniiPosted in Performance, Press with tags Darwin, evolution, solo performance, theatre on March 11, 2011 by nightjarapothecary
The reviews are in, or out, but unanimous in the pointing of thumbs. Check it:
Darwinii is one of the most mesmerizing pieces of theater this town has seen in a decade…. See it. Be enlightened. Be frightened. And be delightened by a wholly original and profoundly funny journey to the center of your very own DNA.
The Plain Dealer – Cleveland.com
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[Keyser] works this blood-red runway with the fierceness of Tyra Banks on meth…. Darwinii is an immediate contender for the title of Most Enjoyable and Engrossing 70 Minutes on Stage in 2011.
Darwinii runs through March 19th at Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Ave. Showtimes are 7:30pm (and 3:00pm Sunday March 13). *Please note, there is no late seating.
Tickets are $10-$25. Purchase online or call 216-631-2727 x501. Some shows are sold out.
Parody?Posted in Uncategorized with tags art, Darwin, performance art on September 12, 2010 by nightjarapothecary
Association for Creative Zoology, Beauvais Lyons
The APS Museum presents a panel on parody with Brett Keyser, Eve Andree Laramee, and Beauvais Lyons, moderated by Linda Hutcheon of the University of Toronto, Sunday September 19, 2010 at 3pm at Philosophical Hall, 104 S 5th St, Philadelphia.
Darwinii 2010Posted in Performance with tags Darwin, evolution, theatre on June 19, 2010 by nightjarapothecary
The Comeuppance of Man comes up again July 23rd, 8:00 pm at the NACL Catskill Festival of New Theatre in Highland Lake, New York. Reservations at 845.557.0694 or visit the NACL website. Read more about the performance HERE.
"Darwin's Minstrel"Posted in Performance, Press with tags Darwin, evolution, performance art, Philadelphia on November 24, 2009 by nightjarapothecary
In November 2009 The Scientist captured Erasmus Rasmussen alive on the streets of Philadelphia celebrating the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species. Have a gander:


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Cloudy lemonade
Fentimans Victorian lemonade
275ml, £1.79, selfridges.com
Tastes fresh, clean and balanced with good acidity and not too much sugar. It also has a fermented flavour. Excellent, with lots of va-va-voom! ★★★★★
Cloudy lemonade
2l, 62p, morrisons.co.uk
Very refreshing - makes your lips pucker. It has a bitter edge, which is good. Tastes like they've used the zest as well as juice of the lemons. ★★★
Marks and Spencer
Sicilian cloudy lemonade
750ml, £1.69, marksandspencer.com
Tastes a little dull and lacks vibrancy. What's more, it is barely fizzy, so with ice added this would be totally flat. ★
La mortaucienne
1l, £2.99, natoora.co.uk
Very sweet and without much lemony flavour. It feels flat in the mouth - a bit nothingy. Like fancy dish water! ★
Finest chargrilled vegetable couscous
280g, £2.10, tesco.com
I love all the body and textures - it looks and tastes homemade.There are large bits of roasted veg and two different types of cous cous. ★★★★
Taste the Difference Moroccan couscous
460g, £4, sainsburys.co.uk
Visually beautiful with lots of fresh herbs, fruit and spice but too sweet to taste. Would be great with hot braised lamb but not a picnic dish for me. ★★★
Chargrilled vegetable couscous
225g, 95p, morrisons.co.uk
Really citrusy but not seasoned enough. This makes an easy accompaniment but it's a little bland on its own. ★
Meadowfresh couscous with roasted vegetables
280g, 99p, lidl.co.uk
One of my pet hates is flabby undercooked aubergine and I can see it here! The cous cous isn't fluffy enough and it tastes cheap. No stars
Vegetarian quiche
Goat's cheese and spinach quiche
£2.50 per slice, harrods.com
Good pastry and deep-filled with fresh spinach. Looks lovely, but could do with more cheese and seasoning. ★★★
Broccoli and gruyere quiche
400g, £2.49, waitrose.com
Personally, I don't like broccoli in quiche but I'm also struggling to taste the cheese here. It's not set enough and looks more like bechamel sauce. ★
Taste the Difference Taw Valley cheddar and caramelised onion quiche
475g, £3.50, sainsburys.co.uk
Really soggy pastry but a nicely set quiche. It's a bit flat but the sweet caramelised onions bring it to life. ★
The Cooperative
Crustless red pepper and basil quiche
340g, £2.29, cooperative.coop
Really pappy, with no flavour except the pepper which just offsets everything. There are notes of cheap dried herbs, too. Not a fan. No stars
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Melton Mowbray pork pie
440g, £3.49, marksandspencer.com
This looks so exciting - it has a pastry Union Jack on top. Perfect rock hard pastry, but the flavour of meat lets it down - a bit like tasteless stuffing. ★★★
Individual picnic pork pie
190g, £2.95, riverford.co.uk
I love that the jelly is spilling over the edges - it looks artisan. Pastry feels a bit thin and it could do with more meat, although the flavour is lovely. ★★★
Castlegrove crispy bake snack pork pies
260g, £1.09 for 4, lidl.co.uk
Looks like a conventional pork pie. Smaller than the others, and with waxier pastry. Nothing exceptional but a good standard pie for picnics. ★★
Pork pie
£2.50 each, harrods.com
Completely soggy pastry, which gives it a cheap appearance. The taste is good, however, with well seasoned meat. Shame the pastry lets it down. ★
Scotch eggs
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Deli counter soft-set scotch egg
£1.49 each, marksandspencer.com
Has an artisan appearance, with an interesting texture and gorgeous runny yolk. Loads of flavour throughout and the meat has sage notes. ★★★★
Finest two scotch eggs
227g, £1.50, tesco.com
Lots of crumb, which I like, although it's lacking crunch. The egg is well cooked and the sausage meat is peppery with good seasoning. ★★★
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Chilled individual scotch egg
113g, 70p for two, cooperative.coop
Traditional but uninspired. The crumb has a homogenous orange colour and the egg is too small with a tiny yolk. The sausage meat needs extra herb, too. ★
Scotch egg
140g, £1.19, waitrose.com
I like the grain on the sausage meat - it's not too tightly packed. It's missing depth of flavour, though. I want more pepper and warmth. ★
Arabica Food & Spice Co. taramasalata
100g, £2, selfridges.com
The pale colour makes it look homemade. Beautiful creamy texture with loads of smoky, fishy flavour. A great authentic mezze. ★★★★
Supreme Taramasalata
170g, £1.21, waitrose.com
Delicious - really acidic and smoky with a grainy texture. A good example of the taramasalata we were brought up on in the UK. ★★★★
211g, £1, tesco.com
Very smooth and mild. Has the best seaonsing of the lot but doesn't have all the layers of flavour I'm after. Nice but tastes pre-packaged. ★★
The Cooperative
Taramasalata dip
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As extreme temperatures begin to engulf much of the country, chances are you'll start arriving at work already sweating bullets. We sure have.
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This perfectly shows how hypocritical liberals are.
In the most recent tweet, liberal news website, Salon, is referring to the deadly shooting that left 9 dead on Wednesday after a 21-year-old gunman opened fire at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 2013 tweet referred to the Boston Marathon bombing, which killed three and wounded hundreds.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death earlier this year for his role in the 2013 bombing. His brother, Tamerlan, was killed during a massive manhunt following the attack.
It was quickly revealed that the brothers were motivated by Islam.
The left has no shame. Even side by side, Salon would still defend themselves and deny the hypocrisy.
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"Some of the anxiety disorders, depression, post traumatic stress disorders, impulsive aggression and substance abuse we're seeing in adults might be traced to a stressful childhood," says Cornell's Gary W. Evans, the Elizabeth Lee Vincent Professor of Human Ecology.
The environmental and developmental psychologist joined researchers from three other universities to publish findings in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences as "Effects of childhood poverty and chronic stress on regulatory brain function in adulthood." The 15-year study confirms something Evans has long suspected: "Early experiences of poverty become embedded in the brain. Exposure to chronic stress in early childhood – when the amygdala and prefrontal cortex are rapidly developing – produces lasting neurological changes," he says.
The longitudinal study followed 49 rural 9-year-olds for 15 years – checking in at ages 9, 13, 17 and 24. "Even if the 24-year-olds had escaped poverty and were making a comfortable living," Evans says, "functional magnetic resonance imaging scans of two parts of the brain that process emotion, the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala, revealed neural patterns for emotion regulatory dysfunction.
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Wall Street tells us that the "stock market is at an all-time high." Yes, the big caps, as reflected in the Dow Jones Industrials and the S&P 500 are at slightly new highs at this writing.
But once again, it's total deception. I said on financial TV in Asia on March 13, "don't watch the DJI or the S&P 500. Focus on the NASDAQ and the small cap Russell 2000. That's the true market."
Since that time, those two indices have plunged. Some of the leading, high profile stocks plunged from 30%-69% (top to bottom in a couple of months, from March to May.)
Here is a chart of the divergence between the big cap index S&P 500 vs the iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) small cap ETF.
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The small cap stock index (Russell 2000) reached the widest performance spread versus the S&P 500 late last year. They far outperformed the big cap indices. I warned about it in my Wellington Letter and said it was getting ripe for a "reversion to the mean" plunge in that index. It took until March for that to start. From March to May, the leading, high profile stocks plunged from 30%-69% (top to bottom in a couple of months.)
Since that time, the rise in the big cap indices gives the illusion of stock market strength. But when the DJI hit its new high on May 13, there were only 147 stocks making new 12-month highs on the NYSE.
In a true bull market you would see at least 700-800 'new highs' on a genuine upside breakout. On the Nasdaq, there were only 59 'new highs.'
On May 30, the DJI and the S&P 500 indices closed at new highs by a small margin. The small caps and the Nasdaq had sharp intraday declines, but then recovered much of the loss by the close. This shows continued selling of many stocks other than the big caps. That's not a healthy sign.
The number of stocks making new 12-month highs on the NYSE was 193 on that day. With the two big cap indices at new highs, this shows that most stocks are seriously lagging.
If the indices are making new highs, shouldn't the majority of stocks do so as well, which used to be normal over many decades?
The big question, WHY? Why are most stocks not following? My view has been that the big cap stocks are manipulated to present the false image of market strength in order to eventually trap the bulls. But there is another very important reason that the lagging 12-month highs number confirms.
Here is my opinion: The only big buyers of stocks during the past five years have been companies doing "buybacks" of their own stocks. It's almost $1 trillion per year. Every other big traditional buying group has been a net seller.
This is financial engineering, which boosts the earnings per share (EPS) by reducing the number of shares. It makes the stock options of top management more valuable. Self-serving? Ask
For stock buybacks, it's mostly the big cap stocks that are involved. And here is the answer: because most companies do not do stock 'buybacks,' the number of stocks making new highs is so low. That's the confirmation of what we say about the true state of the market. This is a huge divergence!
In other words, the bull market is caused by buybacks, just "smoke and mirrors." That's why most hedge funds are greatly underperforming the major indices. They can't figure out why. Their investors are disappointed. The best investment they could make right now should be an S&P 500 index fund and then head for the golf course…at least for a month or two.


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Goshen – Katherine "Kathy" Tony, 56, died Tues., Aug. 12, 2014 after a sudden illness.
She was born November 22, 1957 in Evansville, the fourth child of Melvin and Ruth (Montgomery) Fuquay.
Kathy grew up in Evansville and graduated from Reitz High School. She attended Indiana State University.
In 1980, Kathy moved to Elkhart and was employed by ADEC. It was there that she met her husband, Steve. Kathy and Steve were married May 1, 1982. In 1998 their daughter, Emily, joined the family. They moved to Goshen in 1999.
A lifelong advocate for people with disabilities, Kathy continued to work for ADEC until her death. She was very active in the community, her family life, and supporting the interests and activities of her daughter. Kathy enjoyed gardening and sewing and was a member of the Eastern Star.
Kathy is survived by Steven and Emily, her brothers, Gary (Jan) Fuquay, Sun City West, Ariz., and Dan (Janet) Fuquay, Evansville, a sister, Gail Teller, Evansville, and her nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held in the Gathering Rooms at College Mennonite Church, 1900 S. Main St., Goshen, on Sunday, Aug. 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. The funeral service will be held at the church on Monday, Aug. 18 at 10 a.m. Pastors Marty Lehman and Pamela Yoder will officiate. Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen, is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Los Angeles The latest "Star Wars" movie took in $116.3 million in its first four days and became the second-fastest film behind only "Spider-Man" to top $100 million.
After grossing $30.1 million on opening day Thursday, "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones" collected $86.15 million Friday to Sunday, the third-highest debut ever for a three-day weekend, behind "Spider-Man" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
"Attack of the Clones" did not approach box-office records set two weeks ago by "Spider-Man," which debuted with $114.8 million in three days. But "Episode II" had a faster start than its 1999 predecessor, "Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace," which opened on a Wednesday and took five days to reach $105 million.
Playing in 3,161 theaters, "Attack of the Clones" averaged a whopping $27,254. The film opened in about 450 fewer theaters than "Spider-Man" because "Star Wars" creator George Lucas was choosy about locations, insisting on top-of-the-line cinemas with digital sound.
Only one major movie opened against "Attack of the Clones," the Hugh Grant romance "About a Boy," which came in at No. 4 with $8.4 million in 1,207 theaters.
"Spider-Man" slipped to No. 2 in its third weekend but held up well with $46 million, bringing its total to $286.5 million in 17 days. The film already ranks 14th on the all-time domestic box-office chart, just behind "The Empire Strikes Back."
Powered by "Star Wars" and "Spider-Man," the top 12 films grossed $170 million, up 77 percent from the same weekend a year ago.
With those two movies likely to remain strong and a solid crop of newcomers arriving Friday, Hollywood is likely to beat the Memorial Day box-office record of $185.3 million set last year, said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
Big films opening next weekend are "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" and thrillers starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams ("Insomnia") and Jennifer Lopez ("Enough").
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc., are as follows:
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3. "Unfaithful," $10.3 million.
4. "About a Boy," $8.4 million.
5. "The New Guy," $6.5 million.
6. "Changing Lanes," $3.1 million.
7. "The Scorpion King," $2.7 million.
8. "The Rookie," $2 million.
9. "Murder by Numbers," $1.7 million.
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After its stellar performance in recent years we expected more from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP). While its turnover rise of 10.1 per cent rise in turnover is hardly disastrous, it represents a massive slowdown on the previous two years, when turnover grew by 16 per cent and 19 per cent.
Clearly BLP has been hit by terrible market conditions in its core real estate market, but the figures seem to confirm a general feeling that the firm has lost the momentum of its mid-millennium burst. For most firms that grow rapidly over a five-year period there will be a period of consolidation – but has BLP lost its way?
Managing partner Neville Eisenberg denies this: "Last year we invested considerable amounts in a variety of areas, for example we completed the refurbishment of Adelaide House, invested nearly £12m in building our international relationships and continued to invest in making BLP a better place to work."
But hang on a second. £12m? T-W-E-L-V-E million in building international relationships? That's a hell of a lot of airmiles to splash out on making a few non-exclusive best friends.
Eisenberg's management has been almost flawless during his period in charge, but has hit a wall on the international front. After the failure of the exclusive relationship with US firm Kramer Levin, Eisenberg seems to have settled on a strategy of making as many friends in as many places throughout the world.
This international strategy has come in for a lot of stick, with most of the projects group voting for it with their feet. Eisenberg insists this is vitally important, but if £12m really has been spent on this exercise, the suspicion remains that his attention may have been drawn away from his home market.
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27-June-2008, Walker Morris: Turn down the volume
27-June-2008, Hill Dickinson: A tale of two cities
20-June-2008, LG: "frustrating and disappointing"
13-June-2008, Trowers & Hamlins: set back, or de-railed?
12-June-2008, Stephenson Hardwood: joining the club
11-June-2008, Ward Hadaway, Leeds and Hoyle: the long game
10-June-2008, Lewis Silkin: credit where due?
09-June-2008, Freshfields: equity cull pays off
06-June-2008, Martineau Johnson: mission accomplished?
05-June-2008, Addleshaw Goddard: babies and bathwater
04-June-2008, Technology firms: RPP reveals all
02-June-2008, The magic circle – a new ring leader to emerge?
30-May-2008, Berwin Leighton Paisner: could do better
29-May-2008, Links to take CC's crown?
28-May-2008, FFW: surprise performer
22-May-2008, Herbert Smith lays down the gauntlet
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014
THE City Council unanimously approved Tuesday, February 4, an ordinance reclassifying the land from fishponds and salt beds to industrial use in Barangay Ingore, La Paz, Iloilo City.
As requested by Petronilo Madrid, vice president for operations of Panay Energy Development Corporartion (PEDC), the lot in question is a 24.9-hectare area earmarked for the construction of a second coal-fired power plant owned by the same company.
The new plant is proposed to generate 150 megawatts (MW) of power, and construction is set to start by the middle of 2014 with commercial operations by July 2016.
PEDC, a subsidiary of Global Business Power Corporation of Metrobank Group, is expanding its load-based power projects in Iloilo City and the new power plant is on top of the existing two 82MW coal-fired power units also located at the nearby area.
Main proponent Councilor Lyndon Acap said the city has a remaining 750 hectares of agricultural land but is fast developing into a highly urbanized industrial city.
Madrid earlier said that his company is recognizing the fast economic boom of Iloilo, with many recent international and national business locators in the city.
He said the need for adequate and sustaining power supply is a must for a growing city, adding that his company is ready to supply the power needs.
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Senator Hegar to speak at Republican Women of Yoakum meeting
Aug. 26, 2010 at 3:26 a.m.
YOAKUM - Senator Glenn Hegar will speak at the Wednesday meeting of the Republican Women of Yoakum.
Hegar is the youngest member of the Texas Senate and a sixth generation Texan who farms on land that has belonged to his family since the mid-1800s.
Hegar serves as the Sunset Advisory Commission chairman, chairman of the Legislative Sportman's Caucus, and vice chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources.
Hegar will speak on the upcoming legislative session and the fall elections. There will be a question and answer session following his speech.
The public is invited to come and ask questions.
The meeting will be at the Yoakum Community Center at 11:45 a.m. Lunch will be served.
For more information call Frances Pohl, president, at 361-798-3658.


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What is this medicine?ACETAMINOPHEN; OXYCODONE (a set a MEE noe fen; ox i KOE done) is a pain reliever. It is used to treat mild to moderate pain.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?Take this medicine by mouth with a full glass of water. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
Patients over 65 years old may have a stronger reaction and need a smaller dose.
What if I miss a dose?If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?
What should I watch for while using this medicine?Tell your doctor or health care professional if your pain does not go away, if it gets worse, or if you have new or a different type of pain. You may develop tolerance to the medicine. Tolerance means that you will need a higher dose of the medication for pain relief. Tolerance is normal and is expected if you take this medicine for a long time.
Do not suddenly stop taking your medicine because you may develop a severe reaction. Your body becomes used to the medicine. This does NOT mean you are addicted. Addiction is a behavior related to getting and using a drug for a non-medical reason. If you have pain, you have a medical reason to take pain medicine. Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to take. If your doctor wants you to stop the medicine, the dose will be slowly lowered over time to avoid any side effects.
You may get drowsy or dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs mental alertness until you know how this medicine affects you. Do not stand or sit up quickly, especially if you are an older patient. This reduces the risk of dizzy or fainting spells. Alcohol may interfere with the effect of this medicine. Avoid alcoholic drinks.
There are different types of narcotic medicines (opiates) for pain. If you take more than one type at the same time, you may have more side effects. Give your health care provider a list of all medicines you use. Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to take. Do not take more medicine than directed. Call emergency for help if you have problems breathing.
The medicine will cause constipation. Try to have a bowel movement at least every 2 to 3 days. If you do not have a bowel movement for 3 days, call your doctor or health care professional.
Do not take Tylenol (acetaminophen) or medicines that have acetaminophen with this medicine. Too much acetaminophen can be very dangerous. Many nonprescription medicines contain acetaminophen. Always read the labels carefully to avoid taking more acetaminophen.


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Are you a young boy that wants to be in pictures? Probably not if you are reading this site. However, if you know someone who is, then keep reading.
Spike Jonze is looking for a kid to cast as the lead in his new film, an adaptation of Where The Wild Things Are. Here are the qualifications that Max must posess:
01. 7-9 years old. Ideally, 8 years old. A 7-year-old would need to be pretty precocious. A 9-year-old couldn't be too tall/mature-looking.
02. Sensitive, loving, lovable, smart, with a sense of humor.
03. Playful, rambunctious, mischievous.
04. He needs to be the sort of kid who's very creative but also very active -- the sort who might create an elaborate sand castle but also relish destroying it.
05. Basically, he needs to be "all boy," just as Max is in the book.
06. Dark hair is a plus.
07. He should be natural -- unself-conscious, not too actorly
Have what it takes? If so, send an email to Justine Baddeley, Cate Engel, and Kim Davis. Good luck!


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Altars create a physical place for the sacred to live with us in our daily lives. The physical objects, or power objects, on our altars give specific energies a home so that we can work with them each day. Thus a "working altar" allows us to engage with the sacred with focus and on purpose. Through our altar practice we call in the life we want to live in and work directly with spirit to co-create personal protection, direction for our spiritual growth, and the manifestation of our desired future.
In this class we explore the structure of an effective altar or shrine for transformation in a contemporary world. Altar structures vary with purpose, tradition, and personal preference, but the most important thing remains universal. The altar must work. As we explore efficacy with working altars we will keep in mind that when they truly work an altar is a threshold between the worlds.


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When DJ Premier and Nasty Nas are included in the program, the show typically sells out. So, instead of questioning the line about this time-traveling trio being "the new breed" on Freddie Foxx's remix, we'll just cue up the download and let you guys have at it.
Bumpy Knuckles Feat. Nas – "Turn Up The Mic" (Remix) (Prod. by DJ Premier)
For the latest taste of his Starvation mixtape with DJ Ill Will, Ace Hood explains what specifically separates him the pack, while Chuck Taylor breaks out the fast-flow and delivers some good ol' fashioned name-dropping. At this point, we just go along with it.
Ace Hood Feat. Game – "Different People" (Prod. by The Renegades)
Sometimes the oddest combos turn out to have the best results. However, when Future is involved, all you can do is cross your fingers and hope ATL's anti-rapper doesn't ruin everything. But, when Pusha Keys and Emilio are showing off like they do on this single from DJ Lantern's Invade The Game release, not even the most horrendous of choruses can cancel out the hotness.
DJ Green Lantern Presents Future ATL Feat. Emilio Rojas & Pusha T – "Fettuccine"
As part of their unwavering mission to make being lyrical cool again, one half of Slaughterhouse has hooked up with Colorado MC SP Double for this sturdy single. Fixed with a cut-up hook and more bars than the Las Vegas strip, this culture-friendly joint should burn properly in the deck of someone with a hankering for hip-hop without the filler.


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Hour One Podcast:
Author of the book "The Big Picture" Christopher Hall joins the show discussing the 2012 Republican National Committee Convention and the presidential election. Hear Christopher in hour two segment four or listen to the second hour podcast below.
Tennessee U.S. Senator Bob Corker is on the news makers line live from the RNC Convention in Florida. Sen. Corker is talking about the convention, the automatic sequestration cuts and the Todd Akin flap a week ago. Hear Sen. Corker in hour three segment three or listen the hour three podcast below.
Also in hour three, William Murray, from the Religious Freedom Coalition, is on talking about Atheists legal fight to remove crosses and infringe upon Christian value and religious freedoms in the America. Hear William in hour three segment four or check out the hour three podcast above.
And this week's "Hometown Hero" is Ann Dee McClane-Bunn with Gaylord Hotels. Gaylord Hotels and Second Harvest Food Bank are teaming up to "Fight Hunger, Eat Out" in Middle Tennessee. Hear Ann Dee in the 'BONUS' hour segment two or listen to the podcast below.


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Nationalising Women on the Volga March 8, 2011Author: Beach Combing | in : Contemporary , trackback
Beachcombing has been remiss in picking on the Soviet Union recently, his last efforts came in October of last year. However, yesterday's post on Women Service sparked a memory within a memory and sent Beachcombing running to his book shelves. The work in question was Frederick Bailey's brilliant Mission to Tashkent. Bailey – a British spy working in Tashkent in 1918 – proved to be the perfect commentator on the early Russian revolution having a natural British dislike for the illusion of change and the comic distance and bourgeois decency to go with it. Consider this following passage.
Mrs Stephanovitch was wearing a scarf over her head and carrying a straw hat in her hand. Curiously enough the police never even looked at this hat, and it was fortunate for her that they did not. The Soviet of Syzran, a town on the Volga, had issued a proclamation nationalising women. All the best and most beautiful women, the proclamation stated, belonged to the bourgeoisie, while the peasants and workers had to put up with the second best. Therefore all women were to be public property. This was too much for Lenin and the Bolsheviks at the centre, and the order was withdrawn and possession of even a copy was forbidden. It would have been dangerous propaganda against the Bolsheviks, especially abroad. Mrs Stephanovitch had a copy of the order in her hat…
Now Mrs Stephanovitch's perfidious literature is not, the reader will be glad to know, noticed. And the gentlemanly Bailey vows never to put a woman's life in danger again. But Beachcombing doesn't care. He's fixating on the Soviet of Syzran and their extraordinary decision, back in 1917 or 1918 [1919? see YL's comments below], to make Mrs Stephanovitch and her ilk public property. World history is made up of messianic beliefs that have been misinterpreted or that have morphed around the periphery. So go to Rome in the early seventh century and you would have been fed azymes as communion bread and you would have listened to a chanting priest. If you had gone, instead, though to the Pennines in north England you may have seen a bull sacrificed as the bread and wine transubstantiated… (Bede and some dodgy archaeology from Yeavering). The edges of the world, it is fair to say, do things differently. Ditto Desert Islam versus Nigerian Islam, Classical Buddhism versus Tibetan or Mongolian Buddhism. Surely the nationalizing of women is a twentieth-century equivalent? In Moscow they were collectivising corner shops, down on the Volga it was the fairer sex's turn to become a state monopoly. But did it really happen? And if so what were the consequences? Beachcombing has been able to find no evidence other than this brief record in the work of a British imperialist. Modern web searches in the major western European languages keep bringing up the privatisation of women, Russian bride sites and the like. In fact, Beachcombing has spent most of the last half hour trying to clean his cookie cache to avoid any misunderstandings with Mrs B. Any further information or myth-busting would be gladly received: drbeachcombing AT yahoo DOT com
8 March 2011: YL writes in, just a couple of hours after publication, with some useful Volga links: most are naturally in Russian. However, naval-history.net includes the actual text in English. It's a cracker! YL writes: 'Apparently, it was originally published by a local newspaper in Saratov, some way downstream from Syzran, and then spread around. Presumably, the Soviets have made enquiries into isolated reports of this 'nationalisation', which proved false – officially, in Lenin's published works. There might be some publications in English (so-called proceedings of Denikin's commission). In addition, there might be a reference in 1919 publications of US Senate, because an American citizen claimed this rumour to be true.' Now the text itself: Beachcombing particularly enjoyed 'Former husbands may retain the right of using their wives' and '[e]very man wishing to use a piece of public property should be bearer of certificate from Authoritative Committee of Workmen Soldiers and Peasants Council certifying that he belongs to a working class family'. Bolshevik Press Message – 30 Aug 1919, A decree is proclaimed by the association of Anarchists of the town of Savator in compliance with decisions of the Soviet of Peasants Soldiers and Workers deputies of Kronstadt. The private possession of women is abolished and social inequalities and legitimate marriage having been an instrument in the hands of the Bourgeoisie thanks to which all the best species of beautiful women have been the property of the Bourgeoisie. The proper continuation of human race has been presented and such arguments have induced the organization to issue the present decree. From March the 1st the right to possess women of the ages from 17 to 32 is abolished. The age of women shall be determined by birth certificates and passport. Failing to produce documents the age shall be determined by Committee which shall judge according to appearance. Former husbands may retain the right of using their wives. In case of resistance of husband he shall forfeit his right under former paragraph. All women according to this decree are exempted from private ownership and are proclaimed to be the property of the whole nation. The distribution and management of appropriated women in compliance with the decision of aforesaid organization are transferred to the Savator Anarchists Club from the date of publication of this decree. All women given by it to the use of the whole nation are obliged to represent themselves to a given representative and to supply the required information. A Special Committee is formed for realization of these decrees. Any citizen noticing any women not submitting herself to the address under the decree must make the fact known to the Anarchist Club giving name of woman. Men citizens have right to use one woman 3 times a week for 3 hours observing rules specified below. Every man wishing to use a piece of public property should be bearer of certificate from Authoritative Committee of Workmen Soldiers and Peasants Council certifying that he belongs to a working class family. Every working member is obliged to discount 2% of his earnings to the funds of the Public General Action. This Committee in charge will put these discount funds into state banks and other concerns handing down the funds to the population. Women when they become pregnant are released for three months before and one month after child birth. Children borne are given to a constitution for training after they are one month old, when they are to be trained and educated until they are 17 at the cost of the Public Funds. In case of birth of twins a mother is to receive a prize of £20. All citizens are obliged to watch themselves carefully and those who are guilty of spreading venereal disease will be held responsible and severely punished. Women having lost their health may apply to the Soviet for a pension. The Chief of the Anarchists will be in charge of the temporary measure relating to the decree. All refusing to recognise and support this decree will be proclaimed enemies of the people and country and will be held strictly responsible. Signed Councillor City of Savator. Huge thanks to YL and happy international woman's day to all those 'public pieces of property' who happen to read this blog! Again though: is it true?


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Rome (Nov. 13)
Thirteen Jewish soldiers who fought in the Italian army during the late war were reburied in the Jewish cemetery at Merano today with full military honors in the presence of officers of the garrison, officials of the Jewish War Veterans Organizations and representatives of the Austro-Hungarian army that fought against Italy in the Alpine mountain passes.
Today's reburial was the result of the Italian government's recent decision to re-inter all soldiers previously buried at various cemeteries in the main military cemetery at Trento. The appeal of Chief Rabbi Joshua Gruenwald for separate burial for the Jewish soldiers was granted and the first 13 of the exhumed Jewish bodies were brought to Merano today on a special gun caisson.
The bodies were received by a detachment of city police in full uniform, an infantry regiment playing the funeral march, representatives of the Fascist party, Chief Rabbi Gruenwald and a number of Jewish dignitaries. Rabbi Gruenwald's eulogy for the Jewish war veterans was followed by a religious service.


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By Lisa Stewart Extension County Director Webster County
Since hay and other stored forages play a major role in winter- feeding programs, having the hay tested now will provide producers with adequate time to design a good feeding program that improves hay utilization and optimizes livestock performance.
Forage testing will provide more accurate information about the forage nutritive value and how to adjust the amount of protein and energy supplements necessary to meet animal requirements.
Producers should routinely get a representative hay analysis of all hay since forage quality can change based on for-age species and mixtures, maturity, management, harvest and storage conditions, rain damage, and insect or disease damage.
Every hay lot should be sampled separately. A hay lot is defined as hay from the same field, same cutting, harvested under the same environmental conditions, and having a uniform forage composition (grass or legume only, or grass/legume mixture).
To accurately determine the quality of the hay, a representative sample must be taken using a hay probe. Use a hay probe that is 12 to 24 inches long and 3/8 to 5/8 inches in diameter. Grabbing and pulling hay from different bales is not the correct method, and it will not provide uniform samples for analysis. Producers should sample 15 to 20 round bales depending on the number of bales in the lot, and samples should be taken in the round edge of the bale.
Sample at least 10 square bales near the center of their ends to ensure a uniform distribution of leaves and stems in the sample. If square bales have been stacked in an open barn, collect samples in both sides of the barn in a zigzag pattern or at different heights. Once the samples are obtained from each lot, mix the samples thoroughly in a bucket and store in a quarter-size plastic zip-lock bag. Hay samples are perishable, so it is important to ship or deliver the samples to the lab as soon as possible to prevent moisture loss and microbial deterioration of the sample.
Hay utilization by livestock can be improved by knowing the nutrient composition of the hay — especially crude protein, fiber and total energy.
Call the Webster County Extension office at 258-3971 for more information.
This column is made up of questions presented to the Webster County Extension Service. Please get in touch in person or by phone (258.3971) or e-mail (firstname.lastname@example.com) if you have questions you would like to see discussed here.


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This documentary follows mountain climber John Harlin III as he attempts to scale the north face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps, one of the most dangerous climbs in the world. Harlin feels compelled to complete the journey because his father died making the same trip. As Harlin plots his trip, he tries to instill in his daughter the same sense of awe towards nature that his father gave him. Once Harlin begins to climb, his family watches his ascent from a distance through a telescope.


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Nine-Year-Old with Autism Still Being Kept from Father
I'm sorry to have to provide an upsetting update from my previous article, The State vs. Autism Families. Nine-year-old Ayn Van Dyk, who was taken from her home after being safely recovered after a wandering incident, is still in the hands of Canadian authorities. The tragedy began in Abbotsford, British Columbia on June 16th, when the Ministry of Children and Family Development came calling after Ayn was found safely playing in a neighbor's pool.
Her single father, Derek Hoare, recently stated the following in an interview with Care2.com:
"After 18 days of no contact from the ministry as per Ayn's well being or whereabouts, I received a call from a worker at the MCFD on Monday July 4, who informed me that Ayn had been crying for the 18 days and would I please bring in a picture of myself to help calm here down. I agreed and went in to the ministry office where I spoke with the worker, to express my concerns over Ayn's well being, her being medicated, access to Ayn, and receiving written reports as frequently as possible. I was informed at that time that Ayn was now out of the hospital and in a foster home. Our next meeting was on Wednesday July 6, where I was informed that Ayn was to be returned to the hospital for a much longer 6 week psych evaluation, there is a wait list and it could take anywhere from 2-8 weeks for her to get that evaluation. She has been drugged against my explicit, reasoned and repeated wishes, with Risperdal, a drug with many known side effects, some of which are fatal."
Derek is a single father to Ayn and her two older brothers. He has totally devoted himself to her to well being, engaging himself in every aspect of parenting a child with autism. This whole ordeal was brought on by a moment's inattention during which she disappeared from their backyard enclosed with a six foot high fence and is every parent's worst nightmare.
By logical extension, every time a wandering incident ends in a child's death, parents should be charged with negligent homicide. And every time it ends
well, the child should be removed from the home. The fact that this poor little girl can't see her daddy and is being drugged with anti-psychotics is outrageous and an abomination.
If you'd like to lend your voice to the campaign to bring Ayn home, there are several options, including signing an online petition posted here.


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In case you missed last night's Celebrity exhibition match between comedians Adam Sandler and Kevin James along with tennis greats John McEnroe and Jim Courier, here's a video of Kevin James attempt at the between-the-leg shot. Kids and adults, please don't try this at home unless you have good medical insurance.
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I wish I dropped Death Note after episode 24. I just finished watching Code Geass and I thought this would have a similar awe-inspiring ending.
NOPE, everything after the death of a certain someone and that anime just sucked. It was SO good too up until that point.
Anime Watcher
Shugo Chara (Too childish)
Petite Princess Yucie (See above)
Girls Bravo (Mindless ecchi crap--why was that "show" even made?)
Rio - Rainbow Gate (See above; also, Anya. Just Anya. Why didn't they kill her off?)
.//hack is the only anime that I've gotten so bored of that I felt I could not continue at all.
I thought the idea was brilliant but it was so poorly executed, The anime Sword Art Online is an amazing anime with a similar idea, I'm enjoying it so far!
I felt that Welcome to the N.H.K was a waste of time because of
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the main character is still as shit as when he started + he's a dumbass, sorry. I was cheering for him to jump off the cliff to end the series
Does it count to drop an anime after 10 seconds? If so, Naruto. O.O. I clicked it, watched for those ten seconds, thought, what the heck am I doing, this is about Ninja, and it's shounen, and there's absolutely nothing you've heard about it that makes it sound interesting...and went on to something else. I know Naruto has a lot of fans - but I'm more for samurai, not ninja. Sorry. :)
Otherwise...I keep starting Cluster Edge and failing to finish it. BUT this is largely because I fail at finishing anime, not necessarily a comment on Cluster Edge itself.
Still haven't completely caught up with Bleach, the Reigai filler sucks.
Genuinely dropped...Vampire Knight. I gave up the anime during its airing when I stopped reading the manga.
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Am on strike till Yuuki sees sense and chooses Zero. >.>. Hakuouki - I like it but don't want to see characters I like die.
Also, couldn't believe someone was silly enough to drop KKM after watching 200 eps of it. KKM is something you either drop early or go for the ride with, otherwise it's a waste of time watching those 200 eps...o.O. Third arc is different, but still pretty good...
Cross that the anime producers didn't complete Fruits Basket true to the manga. I felt that one was dropped for me.
I also felt Scryed wasn't that good - it had an interesting flurry in the middle
, but otherwise it was a bit disappointing. I watched it more because I felt I ought to see it through...
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where he lost his memory
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Does it count to drop an anime after 10 seconds?
Probably not. Otherwise, if someone were making a list of television shows they had dropped, channel surfing would make for a rather long list rather quickly.
Yes, that's my real age
I'm dropped that arcana famiglia show. It just seems like a crappy knock off of D.Grey Man.
fight me
one piece
gun x sword
irresponsible captain tyler
inuyasha (funny cuz it was the one that originally got me in to anime, but then it just got boring)
naruto (got bored after pain)
gundam seed
ikki tousen
dn angel
11 eyes
vampire knight
nabari no oui
blood +
rurouni kenshin
dragonball (cant remember if i stopped or just missed half the episodes and didnt care)
busou renkin
detective conan
queens blade
witch blade
girls bravo
and then theres about 15-20 more that i got about half way thru
casshern sins is kind of on the list but it hink thats more that its one of those shows u gotta be in the right mood to enjoy and im not in that mood enough
CHOBITS it's so retarded!!! It's porno this porn that!
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, I made it through 6 episodes.
I just dropped Tari Tari....I don't see the story developing...
Corpse princess , just felt incomplete storywise.
http://youtu.be/txINV-l0qlI GOD FUCKING SPEED
Sword Art Online (Overhyped by everyone and their mother, I really don't like Kirito... AT ALL, when people die I just have to laugh)
Finally got off my lazy ass and picked up the weights again.
La storia della Arcana Famiglia. I was truly disappointed...


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I am currently in Sri Lanka on the west coast with my girlfriend.
In a couple of days i am planning on going to Colombo and then to Kandy (which i cant wait for), then on to Galle for a couple of days.
I really was hoping somebody could tell me of a cheap and quick way to get to Galle from kandy.
I know i can do it cheaply on the train but this takes about 6 hours and goes back via Colombo, does anyone know of the bus routes and where it is possible to get to Galle via a/c bus.
tried hiring a car or getting a taxi and i was quoted 80 pounds which i think is a bit steep and am not prepared to pay when the train is less than 3 pounds each.
Hope some one can give me some good advice.


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