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John Fogerty Gives Details About Duets Album
It struck us as a natural fit when news broke last month that John Fogerty was going to re-record his old songs with some famous friends lending a hand. After all, his catalog, both as a member of Creedence Clearwater Revival and as a solo act, is as loved as anybody's in rock history, and it continues to reach new generations of fans. In a recent interview, he gave a few details about 'Wrote a Song for Everyone,' including cutting 'Who'll Stop the Rain' with Bob Seger.
"I heard him sitting in a little corner, strumming his guitar and singing 'Who Will Stop the Rain?' Fogerty told Rolling Stone. "He just sounded so great, he almost sort of inflicted an arrangement choice almost immediately. It was sort of spontaneous. I said, 'We gotta hear what you're doing right now at some point in how we're treating this song.' So that's certainly part of the arrangement."
Fogerty, who will perform entire CCR albums on his upcoming Canadian tour, isn't only working with his fellow classic rockers. Country stars like Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert make appearances, as do Foo Fighters, who brought their own style to 'Fortunate Son.'
"What a great band," Fogerty continued. "It was outstanding to be there and play music that day. It's not wildly different or exotically different from the original, but energy-wise it's a lot closer to what the Foo Fighters sound like, just the swagger of thing."
'Wrote a Song for Everyone' will be released on Vanguard Records in the fall.


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A DARWEN singer wondered 'What's Going On?' after the wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye praised his rendition of a classic song.
Paul Stuart Davies uploaded a video of himself singing the 1973 classic Let's Get It On to social networking sites YouTube and Facebook.
And he was stunned when Janis Gaye, the soul legend's second wife and mother of his two children Frankie and Nona, took to Facebook to pay tribute to his efforts.
Commenting on the videos, she said: "Paul, you caught me off guard. I love your voice and love the way you did Let's Get It On. You got soul, baby!"
She then added: "Love it when an artist does MG's music well. Very nice. Indeed a great job."
She then shared the video on her own Facebook page, saying: "Check out this soulful rendition of 'LGIO'. Very cool."
Paul, lead singer of the band Soul Train and owner of the Elite School of Music in Blackburn Road, said he was honoured.
He said: "She said it took her by surprise and then she went and shared it.
"It is a huge endorsement for me and I was delighted."
Paul, 32, said he had added Janis as a friend a while ago on the site.
He said: "I have a lot of friends on Facebook who are not friends in real life, they are more contacts.
"A bit ago I was looking through one of these contacts and I found Janis and cheekily added her, and Marvin's sister.
"When she accepted my request I put a message on her wall to say thank you and that was that.
"I didn't send her a link to the video or anything she must have just spotted it herself."
Paul said on the back of the success he planned to record an improved version.
He said: "This was just a quick 10-minute recording and I can do it better.
"Because of this I am going to go back into the studio and record a proper cover of it.
"Marvin Gaye has been my idol for about 12 years now.
"When I started training to be a singing teacher and researching singers he was one that stood out.
"He was one of the ones that turned me to soul music, which led to Soul Train."
Watch Paul perform at www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaXI2wNQJlU

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Justice in health care delivery: a role for Sierra Leone's paralegals
I recently attended a community paralegal training on promoting accountability in health care delivery in Makeni, Sierra Leone. During the training, a community paralegal named Elizabeth Massalay talked about bringing her niece to a clinic in Moyamba district to receive immunizations that the government provides free of charge thanks to the Free Health Care Initiative (FHCI), which offers free health services to pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five. Mothers queued for free immunizations, painting a hopeful picture for a country that ranks 180 out of 187 in the 2011 Human Development Index and where almost one in three children die before reaching the age of five.
However, against this promising backdrop, Elizabeth saw that the nurse was demanding six cups of rice from each mother before providing the immunization. Elizabeth was witnessing how breakdowns within state institutions—including absent nurses, improper user fees, and "leakage" of up to 30% of FHCI drugs (according to government and UNICEF statistics)—undermine health care delivery. Responding to such breakdowns requires an understanding of health policy and regulations—what the state must provide and to whom—and knowing where and how to apply pressure when the state fails to do so.


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Kristen Hahn is a name synonymous with the success of Iowa State volleyball over the course of the last three seasons. The two-time All-American, now in her senior season, has taken over a new role for the Cyclones, as she is the leader of a group of talented freshmen and sophomores.
"Things are a lot different this year and I'm still trying to grasp the fact that I'm a senior," Hahn said. "We're so heavy in underclassmen that aren't as vocal. The coaches expect me to encourage my teammates to communicate and be comfortable communicating as well. I love the challenge."
Hahn, now in her third season as Iowa State's starting libero, has been accustomed to playing with talented and vocal upperclassmen in the past. She's worked hard at honing her leadership skills for this season, as they're now more important than ever to the team's success.
"Hahn is so driven. I think sometimes she wants to do it all herself," Iowa State volleyball head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch said. "She's really learned how to get the best out of someone else when we need it now. The past year, I've seen her really grow and lead by making other players great and not just herself."
As a freshman, Hahn saw limited playing time. Despite her limited action, she was able to learn from one of ISU volleyball's all-time greats in three-time All-American Ashley Mass.
Mass gave new prominence to the position, as she became the first libero to receive first-team All-America honors in 2009. The pressure was on for Hahn to fill the void left by Mass heading into her sophomore season.
"I felt the most pressure in my freshman year, knowing that I was going to have the opportunity to fill her spot," Hahn said. "After Mass graduated, it was a blank page for me to come in, do what I do and just play my game. I learned a lot playing under her my freshman season."
Hahn, a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, exceeded her coaches expectations and more as she developed into one of the nation's best liberos over the course of one off-season.
"Kristen really did a remarkable job from the middle of her freshman year into her sophomore season," Johnson-Lynch said. "She really didn't play that much as a freshman, and statistically wasn't doing that great early on."
Johnson-Lynch became skeptical if Hahn would become the team's libero or not the next season. In the spring of her freshman season, however, Hahn took off and proved to Johnson-Lynch she was deserving of the open libero spot.
"Basically through sheer will and determination, Kristen made herself into a phenomenal player," Johnson-Lynch said. "Her stats started improving quickly and all of a sudden I knew that she was going to be our libero."
It's safe to say that Hahn has filled the shoes of Mass exceptionally well, as her long list of accolades speaks volumes to what she's been able to do in her career as a Cyclone.
As a sophomore, Hahn received honorable mention AVCA All-America honors and posted 609 digs, good for No. 3 all-time in the ISU record books. As a junior, Hahn set the bar even higher and received AVCA All-America Second Team honors, posting 626 digs (No. 2 all-time in ISU single-season record list). She became just the second player in Iowa State volleyball history to have multiple 600-dig seasons.
Her outstanding sophomore and junior seasons received conference wide recognition, earning the Big 12 Libero of the Year award in both years. One of the more impressive numbers in the Hahn career stat book is her 37 career matches with 20 digs, and seven career 30-dig matches.
Hahn and Mass, who both possess similar resumes filled with gaudy statistical numbers and impressive honors, are polar opposites of each other.
"Both are very different, but are two of the best liberos I've ever seen and coached," said Johnson-Lynch. "Ashley was one of those players who was just calm and even keeled the whole time, whereas Kristen has more fire to her. She's great at recognizing when the team needs some energy and to get going."
Hahn has picked up right where she left off last season, as she currently leads the Big 12 in digs per set at 5.44. She is currently riding an impressive 50-match streak with at least 10 digs. In the Cyclones 3-2 win over in-state rival UNI on Sept. 4 in Cedar Falls, Hahn tallied 34 digs, including 10 in the opening set.
On Sept. 2, Hahn earned her 13th Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week award, tying her for second in terms of weekly awards earned in Big 12 history with former Texas and U.S. Olympian Destinee Hooker (2006-09). Mass holds the record for Defensive POW awards at 15.
Hahn as not only exemplified excellence on the volleyball court, but in the classroom as well where she has shown what it means to be a student-athlete. She currently boasts a 3.4 GPA and was an Academic All-Big 12 first team selection in both 2011 and 2012. In August, Hahn was named one of the 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award.
Upon graduation this spring, Hahn will look to pursue a career in volleyball.
"I definitely want to play overseas if I'm given the opportunity," Hahn said. "I've never been outside the U.S., so that's always something I've wanted to do. I definitely want to get into coaching after I've expended all my volleyball playing abilities."
Johnson-Lynch is a firm believer that Hahn possesses the talent to be on the U.S. national team.
"Kristen has national team potential," Johnson-Lynch said. "It'll be interesting to see if we can get her out there and get her some time with the team. I don't what will happen, but I would love to see her get that opportunity. It's harder for liberos to make it professionally, but she's so talented and I'm confident that she'll get that shot."
No. 25 Iowa State (6-4 overall, 0-0 Big 12) opens Big 12 play Saturday, Sept. 28 at home against Baylor. The Cyclones will look to make a run at a Big 12 title and clinch their sixth-straight trip to the NCAA Volleyball Championship.


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Guantánamo, land between rivers
The indigenous name "Guantánamo" stands for "land among rivers". This region stands out because of its impressive mountainous rural zones as well as its important basins like those of the "Guantánamo- Guaso" and "Toa" rivers.
City life revolves around the Central Park Jose Marti, a pleasant leafy square shaded by laburnum trees (glorious in March), and with an attractive golden-coloured church, the Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Catalina. You can't forget to visit the attractive old houses on Pedro A. Perez and Calixto Garcia streets.
The city's origin dates from 1820 and keeps a close relationship with the advance of the pro-slavery plantations. The founders were Catalan and French, but the native group was complemented with slaves and free men that cleared the bushes and start to build residences and trades.
Lined streets, square blocks in combination with a very careful constructive process transcended, and the architectural eclecticism arose as sign of identity. Several majestic buildings stand out: the Salcines Palace, the Market Square of the, the House of Culture Rubén López Sabariego and others.
Many French colonists from Haiti came to this part of the island, who in a short time grew cocoa orchards, fruit areas and large coffee trees plantations in mountainous areas. We have learned that their knowledge of agriculture as well as their habits exists to this day.
This is the most mountainous area in the archipelago and its soils are arid in the southern parts, but not in the north where it rains more than the national average.
At the north is located the Sagua-Baracoa mountain range and farther inland the Cuchillas de Toa (The Ridges of river Toa). It is one of the world's last untouched rainforests and it contains large number of endangered plant and animal species. In 1996 these protected areas were united to found the Alexander von Humboldt National Park, the most important biosphere reserve in the Caribbean basin, which with Cuchillas de Toa, in 2001 was declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site.
The south region hosts the Cuban semi-desert that catches visitor's curiosity. Flora and fauna shows an admirable, the landscape its characterized by vast stone mountains that seems to be huge handmade sculptures of called "Monitongos". In 1990 the "Monitongos" were declared Monument of the Cuban Nature.
The territory has deep-rooted musical and dance traditions that were also influenced by the Franco Haitian immigrants who flocked to the area after the 1791 Haitian Revolution like the French Tumba "Tumba Francesa" one of the most ancient and important music-dancing expression in the Cuban culture. Such musical genres as the "Changüí" (a country dance) and "Kiriba" are exclusive to Guantanamo.
The most famous Cuban song ever written "Guantanamera" or "Girl from Guantanamo", by Joseito Fernandez pays tribute to this province. World-renowed musicians have played and sung this catchy melody all over the world.
Scenario of important facts related with the wars of independence, such as the Antonio Maceo landing on April 1st of 1895 by "Duaba" beach and the arrival on April 11th of 1895 of José Martí and Máximo Gómez by "Cajobabo"beach.
Famous citizens won the right to figure in the national scenario, among other: The emblematic General Pedro Agustín Pérez; the captivating poet and historian Regino Eladio Boti; the renowned civil architect José of Jesús Lecticio Salcines Morlote; the first cosmonaut from Latin America Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez and the several-time heavy weight champion Félix Savon.
American capital started flowing into the economy of Guantánamo around the end of the 20th century; mainly in the sugar industry and in the services and employments generated by the military Naval Base in Guantánamo.
The triumph of the Cuban Revolution in 1959 set the beginning of a profound social and economical transformation in the territory. This was illustrated by the disappearance of the landocracy with the First Agrarian Reform Law, the development of public health and education as well as the diversification of economic activities.
Another site of interest in the area, near Yateras, is a "zoo" whose animals have been sculpted out of stone. Here, farmer-sculpter Angel Inigo Blanco has sculpted 300 life-sized animals from all continents out of large rocks that are scattered through the woods.p>
The sculpture "La Fama" that crowns the "Salcines Palace", it's from 1992 emblem of the city. The idol of the tobacco "Cemí" is the province symbol and it's a legitimate exponent of the legacy of our indigenous past.
The tourism is represented by the hotel facilities "Villa Lupe" and "Hotel Guantánamo", located to a few minutes from downtown and both are a sophisticated and relaxing base from which to discover our fascinating city and share with its residents.


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The revelation Tuesday that Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is writing down $8.8 billion related to its acquisition of British software company Autonomy isn't the first time HP has gotten into trouble after buying another company.
In recent years, the company has written down billions of dollars on other acquisitions that made headlines when they were announced, only to gradually turn sour.
The company has made more than $32 billion in acquisitions since 2008, but had a value of $23 billion Tuesday.
"The amount of destruction of value that company has experienced is astonishing," said Brian Marshall, an analyst with the ISI Group. ISI downgraded HP from "buy" to "neutral" Tuesday.
The major deals gone bad were done under different chief executives and in some cases fell to subsequent CEOs to manage — which may hint at the difficulties of running a company smoothly with a revolving door for leadership.
Marshall said HP's problems have resulted in "poor choices of companies and poor integration."
Before the recent run of deals, HP completed its biggest deal of all in 2002 under then-CEO Carly Fiorina. After a bitter proxy battle, HP pulled off a merger with Texas-based Compaq for $19 billion.
The deal was ultimately viewed as a success, but this year HP wrote off $1.2 billion associated with it as the global personal computer market slowed.
In 2008, HP acquired Texas-based Electronic Data Systems for $13.9 billion to beef up HP's technology consulting services. "We think this thing has got tremendous opportunities," then-CEO Mark Hurd told Wall Street analysts. "We have got work to do, but we feel like we can have a pretty damn attractive business here."
In July this year, HP wrote off $8 billion of that acquisition.
In 2010, HP bought smartphone-maker Palm for $1.2 billion, largely to acquire Palm's webOS operating system. But webOS never worked out for the company. In fall 2011, HP wrote off $885 million associated with the purchase.
Neil MacDonald, a fellow with the Gartner research firm, cautioned against making too much of HP's troubled acquisitions, saying other companies it has purchased have proven to be better investments. He cited Vertica, 3Par and ArcSight, saying "these acquisitions have done very well."
In addition, the 2009 purchase of Massachusetts-based 3Com for $2.7 billion, and the 2006 acquisition of Mercury Interactive for about $4.5 billion in stock appear to have worked out.
While no merger is free of problems, the fate of some of HP's biggest deals raises questions about its acquisition process, analysts said.
"Every merger is going to have issues," said Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group in San Jose. With EDS, the company bought a services company, much of whose value lay in its employees, and then began laying them off, he said. "You can't cut a services company without losing its potential. It's all about the people."
Palm was a good company purchased under Hurd and "screwed up" under CEO Léo Apotheker, Enderle said. "It was a software guy doing a hardware acquisition. So much went wrong."
Cindy Shaw, an analyst with Discern, said the Autonomy write-down "highlights the company's poor track record in making successful acquisitions" and overpaying for them.
The "silver lining" in HP's weak balance sheet, she said, is that it doesn't leave any room for further merger and acquisitions bloopers.
Contact Pete Carey at 408-920-5419; follow him on Twitter.com/petecarey.
Hewlett-Packard's big deals
HP's major acquisitions were sometimes followed by major write-downs, but none rivaling Tuesday's shocking revelations about British software maker Autonomy:
July 2006: HP announces a deal to acquire Mountain View software maker Mercury Interactive for about $4.5 billion in stock. No reported problems.
May 2008: HP announces plans to buy Texas-based Electronic Data Systems for about $14 billion to bolster HP's technology consulting services. Writes down $8 billion in 2012.
November 2009: HP buys 3Com for $2.7 billion in a deal to expand its networking business. The deal seems to be working.
April 28, 2010: HP announces it will buy mobile-phone maker Palm for $1.2 billion. Writes down $885 million in 2011.
September 2010: 3Par acquired for $2.35 billion. Analysts give this deal good marks.
October 2010: ArcSight acquired for $1.5 billion. Also favorably viewed.
February 2011: Vertica acquired for a reported $350 million. Favorably viewed.
September 2011: HP buys Autonomy for approximately $11 billion. Writes down $8.8 billion Tuesday.
July 2012: As global PC market slows, HP writes down $1.2 billion from $19 billion merger with Compaq in May 2002.


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The Quota International of Bristol is hosting a Comedy Show fundraiser with stand-up comedian Robin Fox on Friday, March 14. The show starts at 8 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m.
The event is at the Bristol Polish Club, 541 North Main St., Bristol.
Tickets are $30. Proceeds benefit Disadvantaged Women and Children in the community.
Contact Gerry or Dana at (860) 583-4127 for tickets or visit the club's Facebook page at Quota Bristol.


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HUB-Robeson expansion project on schedule
HUB-Robeson expansion project on schedule
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Overall work on the HUB-Robeson Center expansion project is continuing on schedule, as members of the project executive committee saw during a tour of the construction site last week.
The project includes more than 106,000 square feet of improvements – encompassing about 54,800 square feet of new space and 52,000 square feet of renovated space, all of which results from a recommendation issued by the student-led Facilities Fee Committee at University Park. The project will enhance opportunities for the nearly 1,000 student organizations at University Park, even as it improves accessibility and architecture of the building from the east and HUB Lawn sides.
Erection of the 500 tons of steel for the project continues as the new addition is taking shape. Work also continues in existing areas of the building, including the food court area, mechanical room areas, bookstore and other various interior areas. Much of the work being done now is related to infrastructure support of the building, such as plumbing, electrical and ductwork installation, as well as pouring of new concrete floors and installation of floor tiles. Work also is beginning on the bookstore facades. Passers-by may notice that some of the exterior concrete walls of the bookstore section now are blue, as the walls are being waterproofed and prepared for their terra cotta and brick finishes.
Work on the food court and entry to the HUB Parking Deck will be completed this August, while the bookstore space is expected to be done in time to move the bookstore back into its permanent retail space in October. The entire project is expected to be completed by April 2015.
The project includes more than 106,000 square feet of improvements — encompassing about 54,800 square feet of new space and 52,000 square feet of renovated space. The project also will enhance the accessibility and architecture of the building from the east and HUB Lawn sides.
Plans include a new mezzanine in the Penn State Bookstore and a green roof above it, which will offer space for outdoor seating. A two-story, multipurpose flex theater, meeting rooms and a THON retail store will be added in the building near the HUB parking deck entrance. A more prominent location for student leadership and activities also will be created.
Trustees approved construction of the project at a cost of $44.6 million in May 2013. The project will be paid for primarily from student facilities fees, HUB-Robeson Center reserves, Food Services funds and bookstore reserves.
Follow the project's progress on the Union and Student Activities website, Facebook page and Twitter account.


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St. Alexander the Bishop at Adrianopolis
The Martyrs Alexander the Bishop, Heraclius the Soldier, and Women Martyrs Anna, Elizabeth, Theodota and Glyceria at Adrianopolis were killed during the third century at Adrianopolis for their confession of Christ. This century is noted as a time of the spread of Christianity among the pagans. Despite the persecutions against the Christians, Bishop Alexander fearlessly converted and baptized many pagans into the holy saving faith.
The governor of the region where the saint lived, ordered his soldiers to use torture to force Bishop Alexander to deny Christ. The saint patiently endured terrible tortures. Struck by this, the soldier Heraclius believed in Christ, for Whom the saint suffered. And after him, the Women Martyrs Anna, Elizabeth, Theodota and Glyceria confessed themselves to be Christians.


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Everyone usually knows what they do to keep their business going. Some even know how they do it, but few people know why they do what they do.
The truth is, most people are too busy "doing" to think about why they are doing it. Many club owners are working too hard for their results and, more importantly, need to concentrate on achieving more with less effort.
Now, club owners are making plans for the busy fall season and are focused on how to improve and grow their businesses. Most of the marketing in our industry is centered on the "what" part of our business. We talk about what a special offer or price should be to attract the most new members, what type of equipment we have or what type of programs we have. In many markets, these items do not differentiate one club from the next.
Club operators faced with competition, price wars and attrition must develop a new long-term strategy. It starts with determining why your company or organization exists and why that should be meaningful to customers and others in your community. Once you clarify this and believe it, the rest of the decisions about what to do, what to sell and how to do it become easier.
Not only will this simple act of focusing on why you operate the way you do make your business run better, but it also can make your employees happier and your customers more loyal. It can even turn your suppliers into partners. The most successful companies in the world understand why they exist, and they share that reason with everyone. This emotional connection, a relationship based on mutual allegiance to a cause, is part of our biology and is rooted in the part of our minds that controls decision making.
As a practical matter, if you understand how people make decisions, you can create alignment and mutual success. Everyone wants to be happy. Everyone wants to feel like they matter. If you start with asking why, everyone will win.
Your club's features may be replicated and commoditized, but no one can copy the kinship and confidence that your customers feel when doing business with you. This is because those feelings come from intangible values and beliefs that only you share with your customers.
To create such a kinship with customers, you must inspire them to act, rather than manipulating them. You can build trust when you target customers who understand and believe in your "why." So, if getting repeat and word-of-mouth business is important to you, then use inspiration, not manipulation, to get the sale. Also, when you properly articulate your company's why to employees,it makes it easier for the employees tobelieve in what they are selling. When sales reps sound authentic, it builds trust and loyalty with customers.
It has been said that great leaders start with one simple yet critical call to action. By asking the burning question of why, and assuming the why is compelling to enough people, the leader is then responsible for producing desired results. Usually, this is a collaborative effort, requiring much planning.
Great leaders also are great communicators, capable of inspiring others to follow their path with a combination of understandable rhetoric and an unwavering sense of purpose. They are able to achieve superior results by engaging everyone to take the necessary action to help accomplish a shared mission.
Most importantly, leaders have to be competent enough to get things done. All rhetoric and no action leads to failure. If that happens, the inspiration is wasted, leaving the leader's followers to ask themselves why they placed their trust in this person. In the final analysis, great leaders are able to put everything together and do the right thing at the right time.
Some club owners are getting their why message out to their communities. They are inspiring success and a sense of belonging among members. There are leaders and there are those who lead. Leaders hold a position of power or influence. Those who lead inspire us when we understand why. We follow those who lead not because we have to, but because we want to. We follow those who lead not for them, but for ourselves. We all want to be part of a group once we understand why.
Eddie Tock is a partner with REX Roundtables, which runs Mastermind roundtables for chief executives. He also is a sales and marketing consultant who has worked with more than 1,000 clubs since 1983. He can be reached at 845-736-0307.


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The Today Show will visit Brandeis on Thursday as part of a school-spirit contest. The winning college will host the show from its campus, so vote today!
It all started last Tuesday when Rachel Nelson '13, chair of Student Events, heard about the Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb College Challenge. The Today Show duo, who host the chatty and often loopy fourth-hour of the popular morning show, were looking for colleges to show off their school spirit and compete for a chance to host the program and its hosts next month.
That was enough to energize Nelson, who quickly tracked down her suitemate Reed Zukerman '13 to get the effort started.
"Reed and I are always talking about Kathie Lee and Hoda," says Nelson. "Over the summer we went to NYC to see them. We lined up at the studio at 3 a.m."
Thanks to their efforts – and the cooperation of many others – Brandeis has emerged as one of six finalists in this week's contest. The Today Show is conducting an online vote all week and the school that receives the most votes will host Kathie Lee and Hoda and their Today Show crew for a one-hour campus broadcast in early October.
To promote the contest and Brandeis, the Today Show will have a film crew on campus this Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. They will be taping a segment for the shot outside Shapiro Campus Center if the weather cooperates, or inside in the event of rain. The producers say there are looking for an exuberant display of school spirit that captures what makes each of the six schools unique.
Students are asked to arrive at 11 a.m. wearing their Brandeis shirts or sweatshirts. For anyone in need of gear, the campus bookstore will offer all Brandeis apparel at 20 percent off on Wednesday and Thursday. There will be free food and student DJs Johnny and JV will provide the music. On Wednesday night and Thursday morning there will be supplies in Shapiro Campus Center to make signs and posters.
To enter the contest, Nelson and Zukerman took to Twitter and followed the rules: submit a statement in 140 characters or less that includes your college's name and a description of why your college has the most school spirit and deserves a visit from the Today Show. Include the hashtag #KLGandHodaU. Photos or videos may be included with your tweet.
Nelson and Zuckerman then sat down to brainstorm how to beat all of the much larger schools that already had started tweeting. The two students made flyers and hung them around campus then decided to take matters even more into their own hands.
"We thought the best way to get as many people involved would be an ambush-style interview and just focus on what makes Brandeis great," says Nelson.
Last Thursday they began filming and co-anchoring a five-minute Brandeis video, complete with appearances by President Fred Lawrence, Provost Steve Goldstein and Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel.
"How many other universities had the SVP, Provost and President on their side?" Nelson wonders.
Their final product captured the interested of Today Show staffers and went a long way to securing Brandeis a place in the finals despite competition from many larger schools.
"Reed and I were monitoring the hashtag #KLGandHodaU pretty obsessively, " says Nelson. "Brandeis was constantly appearing but so were a lot of other universities."
In addition to Brandeis, the other colleges competing to host the show are Ohio State University, the University of Tennessee, Syracuse University, Creighton University and the University of South Florida.
The mission now: Get as many votes for Brandeis as possible.
Why does Nelson feel that a Brandeis win would be important?
"The fact that we are even in the top six amongst big-name schools is a huge step for Brandeis and speaks volumes about our community," says Nelson. "We are an amazing university with so much to offer yet people don't always realize this until they actually step on to our campus. I love Brandeis and I think everybody, or at least everybody who watches the fourth hour of the Today Show, should know just how great we really are. There is such a warm feeling surrounding the entire Brandeis community and I think Kathie Lee and Hoda should get to experience it too."
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America's exhibition industry has got the luxury bug, with regular seats being ripped out and replaced with extra wide leather recliners and patrons being tempted with gourmet foodstuffs. As well as seats, screens are getting bigger with more IMAX and other large format screens and technological novelties like motion seats and more powerful and realistic sound systems. The higher prices these amenities attract is moving box office ahead despite flat to declining attendance. Exhibitors are also increasing profits by applying digital technology to areas like ticketing, theatre scheduling and screen advertising.
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With right-wing media fractured, conservatives are descending once again upon Washington this week for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
This year's conference that will include remarks from such GOP luminaries as Joe the Plumber, Roger Simon, Karl Rove, Joe Scarborough, Tucker Carlson, Rep. Michelle Bachman (R-MN), Newt Gingrich, Ann Coulter, and Pat Buchanan among others. The conference will come to a close with a speech by Rush "I hope he fails" Limbaugh.
Never heard of CPAC?
Here's a flashback to some of Media Matters' items about the 2007 conference in which right-wing scribe Ann Coulter called former North Carolina Senator John Edwards a "faggot" and the controversy that followed:
- Coulter reference to Edwards as "faggot" gives rise to questions for media
- Coulter: "I don't think there's anything offensive about any variation of faggy, faggotry, faggot, fag"
- UPDATE: Nine newspapers drop Coulter in the wake of CPAC remarks
- Coulter defended CPAC comment about Edwards: "I wasn't saying it on TV"
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After reading my post about the 10 best glitter nail polishes of this holiday season, were any of you left wondering how the heck I was going to chisel all that sparkly nail polish off my fingernails, and whether I would be able to make any other weekend plans? Well I wasn't even worried. See, I have a little secret to share that might just change your feelings about glitter nail polish forever. Behold: My easy trick for removing glitter (or really dark) nail polish in just one swipe.
Here, this nail is encrusted in about 8 coats of OPI The Living Daylights (I wanted to make the sequins look as dense as they looked in the bottle!). Clearly, this nail polish would shred any ordinary cotton ball or tissue that dared step to it.
So here's how to approach the removal of serious nail polish: Soak a small cotton ball in nail polish remover, place it directly on the nail polish, then slide a small hair elastic around to hold it in place. (I happen to have perfectly finger-sized little Goody elastics because I have a two year old--if you remove glitter and/or dark nail polish often, it's worth picking up a pack. Otherwise, those little clear hair elastics work too; you just have to wind them around twice and be gentle doing so, or they break.)
Leave the cotton ball(s) on for a few minutes. Even in the case of this extreme multi-coat sequin nail polish, I only left the remover on for three minutes or so, and that more than did the trick. Next, put some nail polish remover on a makeup-remover wipe--the exfoliating type works especially well at pulling all the glitter off the nail. The wipe is stronger than a tissue and lets you take off the already-softened polish in literally one swipe, but you could also use the cotton ball that's already there.
And that's it. I came up with this method based on the technique used to remove gel nail polish, where they use foil instead of the hair elastic--I like my version better because I am never going to be patient enough to cut ten foil strips, and the elastic holds the cotton so securely I can even use the mouse pad on my laptop while my nails soak (probably not an awesome idea because a renegade drop of remover could zap my keyboard ... but whatever, I like to live on the edge).
Hopefully I just saved you lots of nail-polish-removal work this holiday season, so you can spend more time shopping!
How do you remove glitter nail polish? Do you have a special trick, or do you just rely on old-fashioned elbow grease and half a bag of cotton balls?


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Outdoor YogaBy Kazuko Ikeda
Stretching Your Limits
Healing Journeys for Body and Mind
Retreat, Rejuvenate, Rejoice
We all know the word "retreat," and those of us into yoga are definitely familiar with "yoga retreats," getting away from the daily grind to make time for introspection. Some even join full-on yoga tours to remote areas or overseas destinations to immerse themselves in the experience.
During a spring trip through Arizona and Utah, I spent five relaxing days in Sedona. I hit the Grand Canyon, of course, and was amazed by the dynamic beauty of its landscape. It was a far cry from the urban sprawl in Tokyo I called home.
Native Americans consider Sedona a holy land, and recently some Japanese have begun to recognize it as a spiritual place. The red sand mountains were impressive, and traces still existed of Native American tribes residing there. I was particularly intrigued by the rows of stores selling "power stones."
Sedona has become popular with New Age spiritualists who believe there are "vortex," or places with great natural power, in the area. There are event maps showing where these vortex are located. They believe the earth's energy springs from these places, and you can feel the energy when you get near them.
Apparently, your body and soul feel lighter, and you feel as if you enveloped in a sense of peace. Some people have been moved to tears for no recognizable reason. There are, in fact, "power places" around the globe such as Mt. Haleakula on Maui and the ruins at Machu Pichu in Peru.
Upon arriving at one of the Sedona vortex, I was reminded of the similarly powerful places in Japan. The Xxxx Shrine in Nagano comes to mind, with its delicious soba. I visited the shrine when I was a child for various ceremonies. The cedar-lined path to the inner shrine is frighteningly holy and spiritually cleansing.
In examining the history of xxxx shrine, I noted during the Kamakura Era it was one of the three most revered spirit dwellings, along with Mt. Takano in Wakayama and Mt. Xxxx in Shiga. Recently, though, it has been displaced by Mt. Osore in Aomori.
Human beings draw power from the earth's energy and, whether we build a shrine or call it a "vortex," we take the time to apply great meaning to the place.
During my hikes through these hills, I stopped to rest and do Pilates, quietly meditating and working through the normal routines while ingesting the natural power. It was great being outside the studio, let alone at an actual vortex, meditating without distractions or trivial desires, letting pure thought bubble up from the unconscious.
When you plan your next vacation, think about finding a "power place" where you can feel the earth's natural power seep into you while you enjoy your own retreat.
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Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 supports virtualization that includes any required technologies, such as Microsoft SQL Server, when the products and technologies are deployed in a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V technology or Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 environment or any virtualization solution that is validated under the Server Virtualization Validation Program (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=125649).
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Rep. Brad Sherman had a 13-point lead over fellow Democratic Rep. Howard Berman, according to a poll taken for KABC Channel 7.
Conducted by SurveyUSA, the poll is the first independent sampling of voters released since the June primary, in which Sherman finished 10 percentage points ahead of Berman for the San Fernando Valley congressional district seat.
According to the poll, Sherman led Berman 45%-32% among likely voters. But 23% of respondents said they had not yet made up their minds.
The survey of 800 registered voters, 628 of whom were deemed likely to cast ballots, was conducted Sept.18 and 19. It has a margin of error of 4 percentage points in either direction.
The poll found voters liked both men but higher numbers said Sherman was a more effective legislator and was more focused on the needs of area residents.
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A South African report of successful kidney transplants between HIV-positive donors and recipients is sparking renewed interest in offering such procedures in the United States.
The report describes four transplantations between September and November 2008. The recipients had end-stage renal disease, were receiving antiretroviral therapy, had an HIV viral load of less than 50 copies per milliliter for more than six months and, with the exception of one patient with fully treated tuberculosis, had no history of opportunistic infections.
The four transplanted kidneys were from two donors who had not received antiretroviral therapy, did not have a history of serious opportunistic infection or cancer and had normal renal biopsies.
After 12 months, the patients all had good renal function and did not have clinically significant graft rejection. They have not needed dialysis since the procedure.
In South Africa, dialysis and transplantation from an HIV-negative donor are not available to HIV-positive patients in the state sector, according to the physicians' report of the procedures.
As therapy extends the expected lifespan of HIV patients, they face complications such as anemia and kidney failure. The waiting list for a donor kidney in the United States is about eight years, and allowing someone who is HIV-positive to be a donor may shorten that time for recipients with HIV, said Dr. Peter Stock, a researcher at the University of California-San Francisco.
U.S. doctors already perform organ transplants between patients with hepatitis C, Stock noted.
Drug-resistant strains of HIV are more common in the United States than in South Africa. Such a transplant in the U.S. setting, therefore, might transmit to the recipient a strain of the virus more virulent than the one the patient already has.
The full report, "Renal Transplantation Between HIV-Positive Donors and Recipients," was published in the New England Journal of Medicine (2010:362(24):2336-2337).
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Anna Faris jokingly says that she prepared to play a Playboy bunny by having "slept with Hef, but I'll dispel that rumor right now." The bubbly actress has been on Hollywood's comic periphery now for almost a decade since breaking out in the Scary Movie series.
These days, the confident actress felt it about time she took matters into her own hands and develop a project specifically for her, the result being The House Bunny, in which she stars as an ex-Playboy bunny who is suddenly kicked out of the mansion and finds herself a house mother to a bunch of women about to lose their sorority. "About three years ago I was thinking about what happens when it's time for the next phase of life for some of these girls who have lived in the Playboy mansion and how do you sort of re-enter the real world? I pitched the character to two writers and, together, they wrote a script and together we produced it," Faris explains. "The next thing you know we're shooting at the Playboy mansion."
The actress laughingly admits "I did very little to emotionally prepare to play Shelly Darlington, because I guess she's always been in there somewhere, but, I did work out. I got some hair extensions, a lot of padded bras and I guess that's the extent of my prep."
Asked if, like the characters in the film, she ever felt like an outsider, the actress does that admit that "I definitely still feel incredibly awkward and I never quite get used to this stuff, but I'm really proud I made a movie, because I feel in my movie experience, I've definitely give up a sense of vanity, so it was kind of nice actually to play the pretty girl."
While the film has many thematic levels, she doesn't see the film as a comment of any sort of empowerment that women may have with a publication like Playboy. "I don't think it's a stand against not being a model. I think Shelly will always be a little vain, love her wardrobe and her curves or whatever, but, I think it's more about finding her real family and that she realized that she doesn't belong in that world anymore. I don't think it's necessarily a judgment against that world."
Faris admits that her journey from generating what began as a simple idea to finished film was, to her, "amazing, very inspiring, empowering and also eye opening because I had no idea how difficult it was to make a movie and to put all the pieces together. Without my writers I would still be twiddling my thumbs thinking, 'Where would that Playboy bunny go?' And then of course the support of Happy Madison was incredible, because they were able to push our movie through so quickly and Sony was amazing. I keep thinking I am really naïve to think that anything ever goes that smoothly, but you know I've gotta say I wasn't getting a chance to play the roles that I really wanted to and so this felt like, 'Oh, so maybe I can do this and maybe I can continue to do this,' which would be amazing."


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ForeStClim brings together 21 partners with a wide range of experts from United Kingdom, Germany, France, The Netherlands and Luxemburg. The main aim of this transnational cooperation is to develop proactive and adaptive regional forestry management and forest protection strategies in the face of the expected climate change scenarios. Consequently, it will contribute to the economic and ecological stability of the forests in North-West Europe (NWE).
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LONDON -- Tanning bed use is just as hazardous to your health as smoking cigarettes, according to a study released today by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a World Health Organization agency.
Researchers found that the risk for melanoma, or skin cancer, increases 75 percent when tanning bed use begins before age 30. It also poses an elevated risk for melanoma of the eye.
After conducting a review of current tanning bed research, IARC placed tanning beds in its highest cancer risk category, Group 1, where they are considered "carcinogenic to humans."
"This new report confirms and extends the prior recommendation of the American Cancer Society that the use of tanning beds is dangerous to your health and should be avoided," Len Lichtenfeld, MD, deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, said in a statement. "Young women in particular are the heaviest users of tanning beds and, as noted in the report, are at the greatest risk of causing harm to themselves."
Both the World Health Organization and the International Commission on Non-ionizing Radiation Protection recommend that tanning bed use be restricted for anyone under age 18.
Earlier this year, a bill introduced in the Texas legislature would require anyone under 18 to have a written doctor's consent before using a tanning bed.
Some fitness facilities, like Urban Active, offer tanning beds for members. Moderation is key when it comes to indoor tanning, says KT Remus, senior marketing director for Lexington, KY-based Global Fitness Holdings, owner of Urban Active.
"Too much of anything is never a good thing for your health," she says.
Remus notes that Urban Active also offers a UV-free tanning option called Mystic Tan for people who want to tan without the UV rays.
"This is an interesting [study] because UV overexposure can occur in natural sunlight as well as a tanning bed," Remus says.
The Indoor Tanning Association downplayed the study results and also stressed moderation.
"The fact that the IARC has put tanning bed use in the same category as sunlight is hardly newsworthy," Dan Humiston, president of the Indoor Tanning Association, said in a statement from the group. "The UV light from a tanning bed is equivalent to UV light from the sun, which has had a Group 1 classification since 1992. The ITA has always emphasized the importance of moderation when it comes to UV light from either the sun or a tanning bed."


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Premier League: Ian Holloway leaves struggling Crystal Palace by mutual consent
Ian Holloway has left his job as Crystal Palace manager and admitted he did not have the energy to keep them up.
Last Updated: 24/10/13 10:15am
His departure, by mutual consent, was announced at a press conference in central London this evening.
Holloway's position at the club had looked shaky since his side were beaten 4-1 by Fulham on Monday night as a series of crisis talks were called.
But it appears he held as many doubts about his ability to keep the club up as co-chairman Steve Parish.
Holloway said: "This club needs an impetus of energy. But I just feel tired to be honest. I'm worn out.
"I have to hold my hand up and say we didn't keep the spirit that got us up. We changed too much too quickly.
"Someone new coming in now with a tad more experience at this level will have 30 games left."
Holloway, 50, guided Palace to promotion via the play-offs last term, having joined from Blackpool in November 2012.
But they have struggled to compete in the top flight and are second-bottom with only three points from eight matches after signing 14 new players in the summer.
Palace brought in the likes of Marouane Chamakh from Arsenal, Reading pair Adrian Mariappa and Jimmy Kebe, Jerome Thomas from West Brom, Jose Campana from Sevilla, Stephen Dobbie from Brighton, Dwight Gayle from Peterborough, Elliot Grandin from Holloway's former club Blackpool and, on loan, Southampton's Jason Puncheon and Stoke's Cameron Jerome.
Holloway said: "I didn't value enough the spirit of the group that helped us get to the Premier League
"I've lost the spirit of that group. I owe it to the lads to admit that.
"I'm not saying my new signings aren't good enough. But they need to buy into this football club the same way my other lads did."
Parish said Holloway had run himself into the ground doing his own scouting over the summer.
"We came up very much as a Championship club," he said. "The amount of work that went on in the summer was extraordinary, Ian was watching player after player. We should have had more of a scouting infrastructure in place."
Parish emphasised that he never had any intention of sacking Holloway, praising the 50-year-old for doing the "honourable thing" and admitting he was not the man for the job.
He said: "He leaves our club with his head held very high.
"He's a remarkable man, he's done something that most people wouldn't do, and said, 'we need to talk about the situation, I don't think it's working at the moment'."
He confirmed Keith Millen would take temporary charge for the match against Arsenal on Saturday and he had no permanent replacement lined up.
Parish said he would consult Holloway when it came to appointing the new manager, saying they needed someone with more top-flight experience.
Former Stoke boss Tony Pulis would fit that bill, having established the Potters in the top flight before leaving at the end of last season.
On Pulis, Parish said: "He's never been relegated, and he's out of work. We'll look. People with some kind of affinity with the club, that does help when times are tough. I wouldn't discount anyone."


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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — When coach Frank Vogel was thumping his chest about his Indiana Pacers this time a year ago, swearing to anyone that would listen that they would compete with the best of the best, most of us thought he was getting a little ahead of himself.
Sure, the Pacers were a solid young team, most likely a playoff regular for the foreseeable future. Perhaps they were even a team capable of contending in the Eastern Conference a few years down the line. But an elite outfit?
Not everyone was convinced. And lingering injury issues, namely Danny Granger's, kept them off of the 2012-13 preseason short list of championship contenders.
They're in the middle of that mix heading into this season and eager to prove their elite status coming off of a season that ended in a Game 7 loss to the Miami Heat, sans Granger, in the Eastern Conference finals. Vogel, as confident as they come, doesn't seem so crazy now. The Pacers belong on that short list this season, right behind the LeBron James-and Dwyane Wade-led Miami Heat and right there with (and arguably ahead of) the Derrick Rose-and Joakim Noah-led Chicago Bulls.
"We've added a few more players with experience and our core group of eight or nine guys have improved," said Granger, who is returning to the mix after playing five games in 2012-13. "We're going to be a forced to be reckoned with honestly. As long as everybody stays healthy and everything … we've got a good team."
When you can count four current or former All-Stars (Granger, Paul George, Roy Hibbert and David West) amongst your ranks, not to mention quality additions like two-time former Spanish League MVP and veteran power forward Luis Scola, there is good reason for a collective confidence that borders on cockiness.
"We feel like we're finally getting a little recognition, like we're getting respected. We're feeling elite now," George said. "We always were a team on the outside looking in and now the tables have turned a little bit."
That twist comes with some extra responsibility that was previously not a part of the equation for Vogel's crew. It's more than just raised expectations, it's more like the pressure of incumbency. When you play deep into the playoffs in consecutive seasons, losing to the eventual champions in both instances, you know exactly where you stand.
"That's why we have to be that team that's ready every night." George said. "We have to be that team that comes out and plays consistent every night, because teams are going to be gunning for us every night."
Teams will do the same thing to the Pacers this season that they did to the Heat, Bulls and Boston Celtics while Vogel was pushing his team to claw their way up the league's food chain.
The biggest difference this time around, though, is that there is a belief that the difference between the Heat and the teams chasing them in the East isn't nearly as great as it was perhaps two seasons ago. The Pacers took note when James said last week that there is "tension" but the Heat have no rivalries in the Eastern Conference and when Rose suggested it would be a couple of years before the two Central Division teams could actually be considered true rivals.
"I think it's wide open, a free-for-all in the East right now," George said. "Remember we were just one game away. Had we done things better [in that Game 7], we might have won that series and gotten to The Finals. Who knows what happens? But we feel like it's up for grabs. There is no clear-cut champion right now in this league or in the East. We just have to come out and prove it. Kick the rankings and all the talk aside and let our play do the talking. We just have to come out and do us."
The Heat are obviously loaded for a three-peat … and most NBA GM's think they'll pull it off. Rose's return means a Bulls team that was as dangerous as anyone in the Eastern Conference playoffs last season will likely be elite again. The Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks loom as potential contenders, too.
But Vogel remains fixated on his team, their potential and the same things he saw in them a year ago. He sidestepped the rivalry talk between his crew and the Heat or Bulls, insisting, and rightfully so, that the Pacers just want to beat everyone in their path.
His concentration is on the continued fortification of the Pacers' belief in themselves and the fact that they belong, on the things he saw in them early on in his tenure that led him to boast a bit — even before his team got in on the act.
"I like the number of two-way players we have, guys that are solid on both ends of the court," he said. "I like our depth, I like our talent. Just look at our first five. I think George Hill could be an All-Star level point guard. Paul George has been an All-Star. Roy Hibbert has been an All-Star. David West has been an All-Star. Danny has been an All-Star. I think Lance Stephenson has the ability to be that level of player some day. I like our talent and how the pieces fit."
And he's a true believer.
"Belief is a critical element in success," Vogel said. "Each of the last few years they've believed a little bit more and a little bit more that they can be a truly great team. And hopefully, that belief is as great as it's been since I've been and we can have a great season."


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We do grow a lot of rocks.
Looks like it belongs in a jungle.
Strange year Novmber and this is still in bloom.
Thought I might post some more flowers think warm.
I take no credit for the flowers that's my wife, I just take the photos.:)
Some bees lapping up the necter in a dahalia
Looks like they may have chewed on a few petals.:D
Butterfly either landing or taking off
and a very red lily
These grow plentifully in the wild here.
At least something is growing well in the garden
This one has what appears to be a double blossom
Just playing around and tried doing this with a watercolor effect.
This one is about 3 feet tall
This one is only about 8" to a foot tall, very strange
A Clover:
A Tiger Lily:
Growing in our flower garden.
Just don't eat anything :D
The Tulips have blossomed so I guess
spring is really here.
one happy Gnome among the tulips
It looks beautiful this year
WOW last year this tree was like this March 25th!
Never had any fruit cuz it happened too early.
Here it is today and no frost in site....so hopefully lotsa fruit this year.
Our bird bath cracked and no longer will hold water so my wife decided to make a little fairy garden out of it, now the problem she wants to buy more stuff to add to it. :D
brought the begonia in from outside to
see if it will survive a little longer.
it didn't look so big hanging outside. Good we did, Temp last night 25d
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It seems natural to me to generalize the notion of perfect number to rings of integers more general that ${\Bbb Z}$. I'll want to think of number fields concretely, as subfields of ${\Bbb C}$. For a mutatis mutandis definition, a given algebraic integer must have a distinguished finite set of divisors. That makes two tricky parts: figuring out what to say if the group of units is richer than $\{-1,1\}$ making due with the order if the field is not a subfield of ${\Bbb R}$.
Do definitions occur in the literature? Do nontrivial examples exist?


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Can you explain a little about Sjogren's (SHOW-grins) syndrome? I have it at 53. My sister died two years ago at 53; her heart and lungs were involved. Our aunt had the same autoimmune disease and passed away many years ago. Is this becoming more common? What kind of hope to we have? Is science working on a cure?
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Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory or rheumatologic disorder. Patients have decreased gland function, especially of the lacrimal, or tearing, glands, leading to dry eye. They may also have problems with the salivary glands, leading to dry mouth. This combination of dry eyes and dry mouth is called the sicca complex. It is the only manifestation of the disease in one-third of SS patients.
Patients with the dry eye syndrome may complain of a gritty, sandy feeling in the eye instead of dryness. They can also have corneal ulcerations and other eye diseases caused by the dryness. Dry mouth can cause candidiasis, or fungal infections of the mouth. Dry mouth can also lead to severe inflammation of the mouth and difficulty with gum health and difficulty supporting teeth (gingivitis). Dental caries are a significant problem.
Other common problems associated with SS are enlargement of salivary and lacrimal glands. Dryness of the upper airway tract is a reported problem. These patients often have sinus and throat problems, which can lead to a cough and in severe cases, pneumonia. Some female patients will complain of severe vaginal dryness.
Fatigue is common in Sjögren's syndrome. It may be because of the disease itself or to difficulties staying asleep, which might occur if one drinks a lot of water to treat dry mouth and then needs to urinate frequently at night.
SS can occur by itself or with other rheumatoid diseases. When occurring with other diseases, it is most commonly seen with rheumatoid arthritis. Fibromyalgia, a disease involving nonspecific muscle aches, is also common.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a malignancy of the immune system, occurs in 2.5 percent of SS patients followed for 10 years. Many patients who succumb to the disease actually die of infections cause by the immune dysfunction that characterizes this disease.
The diagnosis of SS is usually confirmed through biopsy of a salivary gland, which is a relatively simple surgery, or through a blood test looking for specific antibodies.
The treatment of this disease is largely keeping affected areas hydrated. There are some medications beyond artificial tears for dry eye. There are also some treatments for dry mouth. Some patients find room humidifiers comforting.
Patients with this syndrome do much better if they understand the disease. For example, some common over-the-counter cold medicines need to be avoided as they can worsen symptoms. I have found the Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation, Inc., and the Arthritis Foundation to be very helpful in explaining the syndrome. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health is the largest sponsor of Sjögren's research. It also has a listing of clinical trials that are still being enrolled.
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Deer Drive: Legends to Release Next Month from Maximum Family Games
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – (February 07, 2012) – Maximum Family Games (MFG) today announced the upcoming release of Deer Drive: Legends for the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system. Developed by Raylight s.r.l., Deer Drive: Legends brings gamers a realistic 3D hunting simulation that features animals both commonplace and extinct. Scheduled to launch on March 27, 2012, Deer Drive: Legends is rated T for Teens by the ESRB.
In Deer Drive: Legends players will embark on hunting expeditions around the world, taking on big game such as bears, antelope, moose, elk, deer, and mountain lions, as well as prehistoric species such as the saber-toothed tiger, T-Rex, and Gastornis. For hunting enthusiasts, the game combines the usual thrill of hunting prized animals found across the earth with the fantasy of claiming a trophy never before seen by the human eye.
" Deer Drive: Legends satisfies lovers of the old school hunting games in that it spotlights favorite animals found in forested areas, but it also brings something more to the table with the inclusion of animals believed to have died out millions of years ago," said Len Ciciretto, President, Maximum Family Games.
"What hunter hasn't fantasized about taking out a Smilodon?" said Massimiliano Di Monda, CEO, Raylight s.r.l. "Hunters always want the biggest and the best. Well, now they've got it!"
Featuring more than 30 exotic and elusive animals like wooly rhinos, white-tailed deer, wolves, and Irish elk, Deer Drive: Legends takes players across four continents into famed hunting regions such as the African Savannah, Rocky Mountains, and Great Lakes to stalk their prey. As each successful kill is made, players have the opportunity to collect trophies and unlock bonuses such as new environments and weapons.
Deer Drive: Legends is the second of four Nintendo 3DS titles from MFG scheduled to release before summer. For more information on Deer Drive: Legends or Maximum Family Games, visit www.maximumfamilygames.com.
About Maximum Family Games
Maximum Family Games publishes computer and video games for players of all ages available on all leading platforms. With years of success in consumer technology and game publishing, its leaders have joined forces to enhance the gaming industry by expanding the market to include interactive, educational, and entertaining games for the entire family. For more information visit www.maximumfamilygames.com.
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Raylight is the leading independent Italian videogame developer based in Napoli. Established in 2000 by Francesco Paduano, Massimiliano Di Monda and Fausto Cardone, Raylight has developed dozens of games released all over the world, on a wide range of platforms for international publishers. For more information visit www.raylightgames.com.
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In late June 1800, Samuel Hodgdon wrote to Israel Wheelen ordering him to fumigate the public stores in Philadelphia. The objective was not only to kill insects but mainly to prevent contagion; summer was the usual time for outbreaks of yellow fever and fumigation was believed to help stop the spread of disease.
Hodgdon recommended that Wheelen use nitre or brimstone (sulfur) for the fumigation. In 1795 the British had carried out a successful experiment on the hospital ship Union using a combination of concentrated vitriolic acid and nitrate of potash (sulfuric acid and potassium nitrate), conducting twice daily fumigation to prevent the spread of a fever. Brimstone, or sulfur, had been used to clear diseased air from ships since the 1750s, and vinegar was also supposed to help clear the air of infection. The prevailing medical theory of the time held that diseases spread through the air in a cloud, or miasma; therefore clearing or treating the air would reduce the risk of disease transmission.
As a side benefit, the combination of gas from the nitrate or sulfur and the liberal application of vinegar afterwards might well have kept bugs away from the stores. That may have been what Hodgdon meant when he referred to the "preservation of the woolen goods." Even if the practice of fumigation did nothing to prevent the spread of diseases, it at least had some benefit when it came to insects and other pests.
For more on fumigation and the Union experiment, see the entry on Contagion in Encycopaedia or Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature (Philadelphia: Printed by Budd and Bartran for Thomas Dobson, 1803).