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Endoscopic Resection or Ablation for Patients With Dysplasia or Cancer Requiring Treatment of Barrett's Esophagus (ERADICATE)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01572987
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Recruitment goals not being met)
First Posted : April 6, 2012
Last Update Posted : May 30, 2017
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|Condition or disease
|Barrett's Esophagus Esophageal Neoplasms
|Device: Radiofrequency Ablation(RFA) by HALO device. Device: Endoscopic mucosal resection(EMR) by mucosectomy kit.
|Not Applicable
This is a multi-center prospective, randomized controlled trial conducted at 4 centers. The patients with high grade dysplasia(HGD) and/or esophageal cancer(EC) who meet the study criteria will be enrolled, undergo a baseline diagnostic EMR and then be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to undergo treatment by either S-EMR or radiofrequency ablation(RFA). The initial staging EMR will not extend more than 50% of the esophageal circumference or more than 2 cm in longitudinal extent. Patients in the S-EMR group will undergo step-wise eradication of the BE segment using the Duette multi-band mucosectomy kit (Cook Medical, FDA approved) whereas those in the RFA group will undergo BE ablation using the endoscopically-guided HALO radiofrequency ablation system (Barrx Medical, FDA approved).
Both treatment groups will undergo their respective treatment sessions every 2 months until either no Barrett's esophagus is seen or until a maximum of 4 treatment sessions. Once there is no visible Barrett's esophagus, patients will undergo surveillance biopsies (random 4 quadrant biopsies every 1 cm of the neo-squamous mucosa and random biopsies of the cardia) to evaluate for complete eradication of Barrett's esophagus. Regardless of whether there is visible Barrett's esophagus, all patients will undergo repeat endoscopy every 2 months for 1 year after enrollment. If no visible Barrett's esophagus is seen during the endoscopy, then surveillance biopsies to evaluate for dysplasia will be taken. Regardless of whether this is any visible Barrett's esophagus, all patients will undergo surveillance biopsies at 12 months after enrollment.
The objective of this study is to compare the proportion of patients with complete eradication of Barrett's esophagus using S-EMR versus RFA at 12 months.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|12 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Endoscopic Resection or Ablation for Patients With Dysplasia or Intramucosal Cancer in Barrett's Esophagus
|Study Start Date :
|September 2011
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|May 2017
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|May 2017
Active Comparator: RFA arm
Under this arm, study patients will undergo radiofrequency ablation.
Device: Radiofrequency Ablation(RFA) by HALO device.
RFA or Surveillance every 2 months for 1 year.
Other Name: HALO Ablation Technology(BÂRRX Medical, Inc).
Active Comparator: EMR arm
Under this arm, the individuals will undergo endoscopic mucosal resection.
Device: Endoscopic mucosal resection(EMR) by mucosectomy kit.
EMR or surveillance every 2 months.
Other Name: Duette multi-band mucosectomy kit (Cook Medical).
- Complete histological eradication of Barrett's esophagus [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Complete histological clearance of dysplasia [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Complication rates [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Subjects shall be screened according to the following inclusion criteria. An answer of "no" to any inclusion criterion disqualifies a subject from participating in this study.
- Patients age: > 18 years
- Subject has documented diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus, maximum endoscopic length of no more than C2M5 (i.e. no more than 2cm of circumferential extent and no more than 5cm of tongues) containing HGD/EC as follows:
- HGD or EC documented on biopsy within previous 6 months from enrollment
- Histology slides reviewed at central pathology service for ERADICATE Trial confirm HGD/EC.
- Endoscopically visible lesion/area/pattern in a patient with HGD/EC either by high definition white light endoscopy, narrow band imaging, confocal laser endomicroscopy, or another enhanced imaging tool.
- Ability to take oral proton pump inhibitor
- For female subjects of childbearing potential, a negative urine pregnancy test within 2 weeks of enrollment and any subsequent endoscopy encounter
- Subject is eligible for treatment and follow-up endoscopy and biopsy as required by the investigational plan
- Ability to discontinue aspirin/NSAIDs/Clopidogrel 7 days before and after all ablation procedures
- Ability of provide written, informed consent and understands the responsibilities of trial participation NOTE: At the Kansas City Veterans Hospital, participants must be eligible for care at the VA in order to be enrolled. Other sites listed are able to enroll non-veterans.
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects shall be screened according to the following exclusion criteria. An answer of "yes" to any exclusion criterion disqualifies a subject from participating in this study.
- Extent of BE >C2M5
- The subject is pregnant or planning a pregnancy during the study period (12 months after treatment)
- Esophageal stricture preventing passage of endoscope or catheter
- Active erosive esophagitis
- History of malignancy of the esophagus, esophageal varices or coagulopathy
- Prior radiation therapy to the esophagus, except head and neck region radiation therapy.
- Any previous ablation therapy within the esophagus (photodynamic therapy, multipolar electrocoagulation, argon plasma coagulation, laser treatment, or other)
- Any previous EMR in the esophagus
- Any previous esophageal surgery, including fundoplication
- Evidence of esophageal varices during treatment endoscopy
- Subject has a life-expectancy of less than two years due to an underlying medical condition
- Subject has a known history of unresolved drug or alcohol dependency that would limit ability to comprehend or follow instructions related to informed consent, post-treatment instructions, or follow-up guidelines
- Subject has an implantable pacing device (examples: Implantable cardiac defibrillator, neurostimulator, cardiac pacemaker) and has not received clearance for enrollment in this study by specialist responsible for the pacing device
- The subject is currently enrolled in an investigational drug or device trial that clinically interferes with the ERADICATE trial.
- Subject suffers from psychiatric or other illness deemed by the investigator as an inability to comply with protocol
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01572987
|United States, Illinois
|University Of Chicago
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
|United States, Missouri
|Barnes-Jewish Hospital
|Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63141
|United States, New York
|Columbia University
|New York, New York, United States, 10032
|Principal Investigator:
|Prateek Sharma, MD
|Kansas City VA Medical Center
|Responsible Party:
|PRATEEK SHARMA, Principal Investigator, Midwest Biomedical Research Foundation
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|April 6, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|May 30, 2017
|Last Verified:
|May 2017
Barrett's Esophagus
Esophageal neoplasms
Radiofrequency ablation
Endoscopic mucosal resection
Barrett Esophagus
Esophageal Neoplasms
Precancerous Conditions
Esophageal Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Head and Neck Neoplasms

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This Smashing Pumpkins Song Is an Alice in Chains Homage
By Katrina Nattress
September 13, 2018
Billy Corgan has been divulging all sorts of juicy information during his recent Instagram Live Q&A's with fans. Through these sessions, we've found out that the Smashing Pumpkins are planning to reissue Machina/The Machines Of God and Machina II/The Friends & Enemies Of Modern Music as a single box set, and that the band has an affinity for Alice in Chains.
After saying "Absolutely" to a fan that asked if driving four hours to watch the Seattle rockers play at a small venue was worth the trek, a knowledgeable fan asked, "Is it true that 'Bleeding the Orchid' pays homage to Alice In Chains?" before adding in parentheses, "Absolutely love the song BTW!" Corgan's response was brief yet affirming. "Yes," he replied simply.
Though the singer/guitarist hasn't been the most talkative during these Q&A sessions, a recent Instagram post indicates he's been enjoying conversing with fans.
"A few have asked about whether or not I'll be continuing the Q + A's now that the North American component of the tour is finished. To that, I'd say the response has been overwhelmingly positive, and as stated a few days back I appreciate the discourse, and most importantly when I posted your statements (albeit anonymously), which formed a beautiful, collective picture of sort of where a like-minded people can share common ground, and where we, together, would like to see some positive shift in our world that's a long time in coming," he began the lengthy post. "Heady stuff, for sure. But in practical reality I feel like I've fallen back to Earth, and this is where normally I'd retreat to focus on new works and whatever healing I need to dust myself off to get back in the game. Yet signs indicate something far different is due, and though I cannot share the particulars at this time, maybe instead of barreling forward this moment of respite should also stand for careful consideration of a change that's a long time in wait."
"To be clear, I am talking about spiritual change and not necessarily a literal one," he continued. "For the band is good, spirits are high, and we continue to find the balance that's needed to continue. So no, I'm talking about a fundamental shift in philosophy that can only occur when you've climbed up out of the muck and you have your wits about you. Could be the Moon, but perhaps it's time for a different kind of time. For I, and the band by extension, have tried every other iteration of ambition, dissolution, conquering and failure. So if it's victory you are after, and you don't have it squarely in hand, what gets it to you like some trophy?A forever and ever thing, I'm thinking. And something man cannot steal back..."
Though his message doesn't seem to answer his own question about whether or not the Q&A's will continue, his prose, as usual, is thoughtful, introspective and intriguing. Check out his post below.
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This page contains the instructions for building the OpenGL and OpenVG Gallium Softpipe EGL/Linux reference drivers.
Optionally, you can download an entire virtual machine image with the entire EGL build and environment already installed. Instructions on how to download VMware's player and the Gallium3D Reference Image.
Get latest Mesa3D repository. It's where Gallium3D is hosted right now.
git clone git://git.freedesktop.org/git/mesa/mesa
Compile Mesa3D in a way that compiles Gallium3D and software driver.
cd mesa export GALLIUM=$PWD make linux-x86-debug
Compile OpenVG if you want to.
cd src/gallium/state_trackers/vega make cd $GALLIUM
Make sure that from now on all apps pick up your newly compiled Gallium libs.
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$GALLIUM/lib/gallium:$GALLIUM/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
Make sure Gallium's EGL implementation is using the software driver.
export EGL_DRIVER="egl_softpipe"
Play around with demos.
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i was just trying to download and install backtrack application but in it's offical site it had the options only for Gnome and KDE, but not unity, does it mean backtrack won't work on unity? or if i can install it on unity, how can i do it after i download it's package from the official website? i am going to download:
BackTrack 5 R3 Gnome 32bit


text: Geode 2 Report post Posted October 8, 2011 Geode, I've been trying to objectively read as much as I can on this exchange regarding Mormonism. I have tried to find answers within your comments and some have been elusive to me, so I think more inline, direct answers would help move things along. I'm going to take TeeJay's list and answer them based on what I've read in your posts, to be honest most answers are based on inferences. Please fill free to fill in the blanks and correct me where I misinterpreted your position: Geode's answers, mostly inferred - 4 possible responses, Yes, No, Undecided, Answer not given: Is Jesus God--the God who is, the God who was, and the God who is to come? Yes Is Father God flesh and bone? Answer not given Did Jesus exist eternity past? Yes Is Jesus the brother of Satan? No Is Joseph Smith a false prophet? Undecided Is Mormonism a false cult? Undecided Is the Mormon jesus a false god who does not exist? Answer not given Can men become gods? No Can you denounce the Mormon jesus as a false god? Answer not given Are the Yes/No answers correct? As you can see, there are also plenty of "Answer not given" that would be nice to clean up. Thanks, Fred Since you are asking and apparently do not think them irrelevent as to the OP or a waste of time. My answers: 1. Yes 2. No 3. Yes 4. Yes, in that he made prophecies that were not true 5. No, I do not think Mormonism is a cult even though they have flirted with cult-like behaviour at times. It has become too large and too open to be considered one in my opinion. 6. I thought I had made it clear that I think Mormons believe in the same Jesus. If they held to a concept I thought was material to their worshipping a different figure than we find in the gospels I could answer yes or no, but as such the question assumes another question has been posed and answered already. 7. No, I do not think men can become gods. 8. Same answer as #6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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The Broad Brush: Your News in 60 Seconds
The Broad Brush: Your News in 60 Seconds
Welcome to another installment of The Broad Brush, our weekly, two-sentence news review. Here's what happened this week.
Alameda's Board of Education okayed the addition of seventh and eighth grades at Bay Farm Elementary School, which won permission to start a specialized schooling program last year and had sought to become a K-8. The vote came as some board members voiced concerns about the cost of the facilities that would need to be put in place to accommodate the additional grades.
Meanwhile, the school board also started to talk about the future of Wood Middle School, which has struggled to reach state and federal test score targets in math and English and could close.
The City Council signed off on new contracts for the city's police and firefighters that they believe will buy them a few year's peace with public safety labor groups. The contracts offer raises but will also have public safety workers paying more for pensions and health care.
Alameda police are investigating an arson fire at the American Oak restaurant on Santa Clara Avenue. Police said someone broke into the restaurant through the basement and intentionally ignited items inside the restaurant, causing a fire that cause an estimated $450,000 in damage.
Angela's Bar and Bistro is hosting a pair of fundraisers in order to help American Oak employees who are now out of work as a result of the fire. Their Mojito Monday fundraiser takes place at 5:30 p.m. Monday, December 17, while Friday Night Flights is from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 21. All of the proceeds from the events will go to American Oak's employees.
And Alameda Civic Ballet's eighth annual rendition of "The Nutcracker" will be performed at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Kofman Auditorium.


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Tutorials/Arduino Projects/RC car Hacking Project/Connecting the Arduino
Physically connecting the Arduino can be a challenge or fairly simple depending on the size of the vehicle. Skip to the section appropriate to your vehicle.
A Large vehicle
On a large vehicle, like the Interceptor or the Gymkhana, we will be using a full-size Arduino UNO, as well as a small breadboard.
Finding room
The first thing to do is analyze the vehicle and find where we can place both the Arduino and the breadboard without impeding the placement of the covering as we aim to replace this once the hack is completed.
The control board
The first important decision you will need to make is whether or not to keep the control board. Keeping the control board will allow the Arduino to receive radio signals from the remote control, which can then be translated by the program. In the case of the Interceptor, there was plenty of room to keep the control board.
In the Gymkhana, there was no possible place to put the Arduino which allowed the cover to fit unimpeded. However, if we removed the control board, there was just enough room for the Arduino to fit. Because the Arduino was approximately the same size as the control board, it was a good compromise as it had a perfect location so not much securing would be needed.
After this decision has been made, you need to find the best place to fit the Arduino and the breadboard.
Looking at the Interceptor, a good place for the Arduino and breadboard seems to be here:
We were very lucky with the Gymkhana. We fit the breadboard and the Arduino like so:
Attaching the Arduino
Now we need to investigate how to attach the components. Usually, the Arduino will be attached with screws but since the breadboard is so light and has an adhesive backing, zip ties or even relying only on the adhesive backing will be plenty.
We are going to use TETRIX standoffs to attach the Arduino as these fit nicely.
Now, it is a simple matter to screw in the standoffs...
And finally attach the Arduino to the top.
Attaching the breadboard
Since the breadboard is not as vital a piece of equipment, and because it comes with an adhesive backing, using zip-ties to secure it will be perfectly fine.
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There are actually two parts to this problem.
I've only begun to learn file handling, so as much help as possible would be appreciated.
What I need the program to first do is read the file until it finds the string "XMAP" and record its offset. Then I need it to count each occurance of the string "CMAP" before and after the offset in two different values.
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Does anyone, besides me, hope to see Frank Langella as Skeletor, and Dolph Lundgren as He-man the in MotUC line? I hate that movie, but for some reason I'd love to have toys from it. Even less likely, but no less awesome would be toys of Evil-lyn, Sorceress, Man-at-arms, Teela, etc. (sorry no Blade, Karg or Gwildor love from me. None for Lubic either. Blech!)
Would these even be possible, I mean does Mattel have the rights to make toys based on those designs?


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So it's the shortest day of the year; the start of winter.
Aptly, our clear, warm days have abruptly turned into BloodyHellit'sFreezing cold and pouring rain.
Yes, oh scoffing northerners, we do have winter here. Today only got up to 18 degrees Celsius! That's only 64F!!
Thankfully we have a roaring fire to snuggle up in front of.


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Lucian Freud: Portraits
Lucian Freud
Reflection (Self-portrait), 1985
Private Collection, Ireland © The Lucian Freud Archive. Photo: Courtesy Lucian Freud Archive
Lucian Freud is widely considered the greatest portrait painter of the twentieth century. His visceral renderings of people from all walks of life have a painterly and psychological drama that is unparalleled in contemporary art. For much of a century—from the late 1940s until his recent death in July 2011—Freud made the living human presence his subject. The Modern's chief curator, Michael Auping, remarks," While numerous generations of artists working in the genre of portraiture have come to rely on the photographic image, Freud always insisted on being in the room with his subjects as he painted. His portraits are not only the result of the artist's intense observations, but often subtle interactions between painter and subject. His paintings represent these relationships, as well as the unique people they portray."
Freud's subjects range from neighbors, friends, lovers, family, art world personalities, and royalty. His paintings are, in essence, a visual biography. The exhibition will be divided into broad thematic groups that concentrate on particular periods; groups of sitters; and formal considerations, demonstrating the development of the artist's painting techniques.
Organized by the National Portrait Gallery, London, in association with the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the exhibition will consist of approximately 90 works, dating between 1943 and 2011. Fort Worth will be the only U.S. venue. A major book will document the exhibition, and will include essays by Auping, Picasso scholar John Richardson, exhibition curator Sarah Howgate, and a series of interviews between Freud and Auping.
This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities.
Lucian Freud
Reflection (Self-portrait), 1985
Private Collection, Ireland © The Lucian Freud Archive. Photo: Courtesy Lucian Freud Archive


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In recent years, the significance of artists' magazines has been cemented by the proliferation of exhibitions, panels, and monographic studies devoted to independent publishing endeavors. Not merely side projects or promotional vehicles, such magazines constituted, as art historian Gwen Allen argues in her 2011 book Artists Magazines: An Alternative Space for Art, a form of exhibition space in itself, a central site of postwar artistic experimentation.
The magazine was, in a sense, the ideal form for the "dematerialized" art practices taking hold in the 1960s and '70s, which were often rooted in language and typically exhibitable solely in the form of secondary documentation—textual descriptions, instructions, or scores; diagrams and maps; and photographs. At the moment when artists were vehemently challenging the authority of the institutions that mediated between their work and its audience, as well as the attendant commercial system that conferred value based on the saleability of the object, the form of the magazine offered a way to circumvent existing structures—to disseminate projects and ideas directly to an audience, and one that was, at least theoretically, broader than that of the museum or gallery, and more geographically dispersed.
Among the storied magazines of the '70s, Avalanche, founded by artist and curator Willoughby Sharp and filmmaker Liza Bear in 1968 (the first issue appeared in Fall 1970), is perhaps the most iconic in terms of capturing the ethos and character of the period's artistic climate. The privileged editorial form of Avalanche was not the critical essay or review, but the artist interview and it often turned pages over to artists— including Gordon Matta-Clark, Hanne Darboven, and Richard Long —to design their own spreads. Likewise, its "Rumblings" section functioned as a form of pre-internet global art-world message board where artists could submit announcements of upcoming exhibitions, projects, and publications.
Ephemeral and inexpensive, Avalanche was, as Bear described, "a cross between a magazine, an artist book, and an exhibition space in print. Basically, it was devoted to avant-garde art, from the perspective of the artist." Avalanche, and periodicals like it, were attempts to rethink the art magazine in terms of both form and content, conceived in response to mainstream publications like Artforum, which were dominated by the critic's voice and implicitly bore the influence of curators and dealers. However, Avalanche was also a network, a decentralized mode of distributing art that aimed to shift the site of reception beyond institutional boundaries...


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A friend of mine has mistakenly stored his ghee in a bowl which was not quite hermetic hence exposed to oxygen and the sun light. The result is that the ghee turned white and is rancid. See the picture:
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News Archives - 2006
Augsburg elects Paul Pribbenow of Rockford College as its 10th president
Paul C. Pribbenow, president of Rockford College in Rockford, Ill., has been elected as the 10th president of Augsburg College by its board of regents today. He succeeds William V. Frame, Augsburg president since 1997. Pribbenow will take office later this summer.
"We are confident that Dr. Pribbenow has all the qualities of leadership and passion needed to continue Dr. Frame's work at Augsburg College," said Jean Taylor, chair of the Augsburg College Board of Regents. "He has already demonstrated that he is an accomplished communicator, a person who can demonstrate his own sense of Christian vocation, a skilled administrator, and a visible leader, actively participating in the life of the campus and surrounding community."
Presidential search committee chair and Board of Regents member Ted Grindal expressed his thanks and gratitude to the entire Augsburg community for their participation in the search process. "After a very thorough and successful search, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Pribbenow as Augsburg's next president," Grindal said. "In Paul Pribbenow, we feel we have found a successor who will not only carry on Augsburg's commitment to being a college committed to a Christian understanding of vocation, but will maximize its exciting potential for the future."
"This is the work I believe I was called to do, and I look forward to serving as Augsburg's next president," Pribbenow said. "I firmly believe that my experiences and commitments are a remarkable fit for the mission and needs of the college."
Paul C. Pribbenow was born in Decorah, Iowa in 1957. He received his bachelor's degree in sociology/political science from Luther College, and his master's degree in divinity and his doctorate in social ethics from the University of Chicago.
He has served as president of Rockford College since 2002. Since his arrival at Rockford, Pribbenow has launched several new educational initiatives, including working with faculty and staff to develop the Jane Addams Center for Civic Engagement. This program's primary responsibility, according to Pribbenow, "is to find ways to work with students to integrate their education, co-curricular activities, spiritual experiences and service to the community as part of an intentional vocational formation initiative." He has also been an integral part of expanding opportunities for the campus and its community to join together in a variety of collaborative efforts.
Prior to Rockford, Pribbenow served as research fellow for the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts at Wabash College in Indiana, and dean for College Advancement and secretary to the Board of Trustees. At The Art Institute of Chicago, he served as vice president for Institutional Advancement for the School. He has also served as associate dean of the Divinity School of The University of Chicago.
Other professional experiences include serving as a senior consultant for Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates and minister of First Lutheran Church in Attica, Ind.
Pribbenow currently serves on the Swedish-American Hospital Board of Directors, the United Way of the Rock River Valley Board of Directors, the Campus Compact of Illinois Board of Trustees, the Rotary Club of Rockford, the Crusader Clinic Health Foundation Board of Directors, and the Rockford Area Economic Development Council.
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Woman found in crashed car in Yarmouth 8 hours later
Megan Haley flown to Boston hospital with serious injuries
A 27-year-old woman was rescued from her car Thursday after possibly being trapped with serious injuries after a crash for as many as 8 hours in freezing temperatures.
The car was found in the woods off Winslow Gray Road in West Yarmouth at about 7 a.m. Thursday. It took firefighters about 35 minutes to free Megan Lynn Haley, of West Yarmouth, from the wreckage.
A neighbor told police she heard a car pass her house at a high rate of speed followed by a crash at about 11 p.m. Wednesday. The woman did not call police.
Slideshow: Photos from the scene
The car was spotted by passing motorists Thursday morning, who alerted police.
Haley was flown to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where she is listed in serious condition. Rescuers said she was talking as she was removed from the vehicle.
Haley is the mother of two young girls. Her husband died four years ago.
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Weather Blog: Big warm-up to greet start of summer
Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! The much advertised big warm-up to greet the start of summer is still on the way. In today's blog we discuss how far temperatures jump and when thunderstorms may rumble into the forecast.
After a cooler than average spring, the wait is almost over -- summer is about to begin! Summer starts at 12:04am Friday, June 21. The new season will be greeted by the warmest stretch of weather so far this year.
The warm-up was pinpointed by Weather Watch 12 back in May using our long range forecasting method the LRC. Here is a quick recap of the temperature forecast for this time period made back on May 30.
With the feature poised to return around June 21-23 the warmest temperatures that we see during June may occur during this timeframe. Most likely the warmest day would be either June 21 or 22. If highs reach 90 degrees during June, this may be one of the best opportunities.
As a warm front pushes into the Midwest Thursday night and early Friday a few showers and thunderstorms are possible. The front will continue lifting north on Friday, clearing part or all of southeast Wisconsin. This will allow warm and very humid weather to spread across the area. The NAM temperature forecast below is valid at 1pm Friday. This shows 80s across a good part of southeast Wisconsin. Remember peak daytime heating usually occurs between 3:00-4:30pm.
As the very warm temperatures surge into southern Wisconsin, so will sticky dew points in the upper 60s to 70s. Anytime the dew point climbs to 60 or higher we consider there to be a 'humid' feel in the air. Dew points of 70 or higher are considered tropical, or 'oppressive' to many in Wisconsin. The NAM dew point forecast map below is valid at 4pm Friday.
With temperatures well into the 80s(even a chance at 90) and dew points around 70 the heat index or feels like temperature may come into play. Heat indices of 90-95 will be possible on and off from Friday through at least Sunday(possibly into early next week).
Clouds, rain chances, and surface winds will be the factors that will decide if we hit 90 for the first time this season in the coming days. Even if we miss 90, highs should make a run well into the 80s. Throw in some high humidity and air conditioners should get a workout very soon.
Rain chances look to return to the forecast Thursday night or early Friday. Then on and off chances for showers and thunderstorms will be possible as a warm front lingers near the area into the weekend. Any storms that form will have the potential to produce heavy downpours with abundant moisture available.
The NAM computer model forecast below shows showers and thunderstorms nearby Saturday morning. Pinning down the exact timing of rain this weekend will be tough, but lots of dry time is expected. And during that dry time temperatures should warm very quickly!
The extended warm-up will be the first of the season, so make sure to stay hydrated and apply sunscreen if you are headed to your favorite pool or beach in the coming days! And most of all, enjoy the weather!
For the latest weather information watch WISN 12 News, and for updates throughout the day follow me on Twitter @jnelsonweather
Have a great day!
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The use of traditional cookstoves, heatstoves, solid fuels and kerosene lamps by almost three billion people has a serious and negative impact on the global environment, as well as the health of millions.
The Coalition's Household Energy Initiative works to speed and scale-up the reduction of short-lived climate pollutant emissions from these sectors globally, alongside reductions of long-lived greenhouse gases, in order to mitigate climate change, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment and human health in the near-term and the long-term.
Residential cooking, domestic heating, and lamps account for more than half of global anthropogenic black carbon emissions and contribute a significant share of ambient air pollution in the developing world. In 2016, approximately 2.6 million people in the developing world died prematurely from exposure to household air pollution. Additionally, each year, tens of millions are sickened, injured or burned as a result of using biomass as fuel.
Collection of fuel wood for cooking and heating contributes to forest degradation, land use changes, and climate change. Women and children spend more time indoors compared to men, and they experience a disproportionate share of the health impacts from the use of kerosene for lighting. Because they spend more time indoors, women and children are also more vulnerable to high exposures of household air pollution and to the risk of kerosene cooking and lighting explosions. In addition to the direct health impacts from the use of traditional cookstoves, heatstoves, and open fires, women and girls who must collect biomass fuel far from the safety of their homes are at high risk of gender violence and physical injury and are negatively impacted by the loss of economic productivity and educational opportunities from time spent gathering biomass for their families.
The scope and severity of impacts from cookstoves, heatstoves, and kerosene lamps on the health and environment of nearly half of the world's population necessitate an immediate and concerted response from the global research, policy, and donor communities. Wide-scale adoption of clean/low-emission and efficient cookstoves, heatstoves, and fuels and off-grid lighting can mitigate climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from non-sustainable harvesting of biomass, and by lowering emissions of short-lived climate pollutants such as methane, carbon monoxide, black carbon. Global adoption of clean/low-emission household energy solutions would also reduce air pollution, loss of habitat and biodiversity, and help slow forest degradation.
While there are several high-profile initiatives to address the use of traditional cookstoves, heatstoves, and open fires, none have a truly integrated "household" approach and specific focus on reducing short-lived climate pollutant emissions from household energy. The Coalition's work on domestic heating, cooking, and lighting as a significant contributor to global climate change is an important step in reducing pollutant emissions that will help address gaps in the climate mitigation efforts and effectiveness of other international, regional, and national clean/low-emission cooking, heating and lighting initiatives.
The Coalition has a unique opportunity to raise the visibility of the role that household clean/low-emission energy solutions can play in climate mitigation and air quality improvement efforts. The Coalition mobilizes government and non-governmental partners around concerted action to address the gaps in climate mitigation benefits from more broadly-focused international initiatives.
The Household Energy Initiative aims to play a critical role in:
Activities are implemented globally, but with a focus on developing countries and high northern latitude/mountain countries, where the use of solid fuels for heating is common. A strong preference is given to addressing the clean/low-emission household energy solution needs of Coalition partner countries that will lead to short-lived climate pollutant emissions reductions.
The impacts of short-lived climate pollutant emissions differ by region and therefore efforts to scale up adoption of clean/low-emission cooking, heating, and lighting solutions target regions where the climate benefits will be greatest. Such areas include those where aerosols have a direct effect on precipitation and monsoons, and those with close proximity to snow- and ice-covered regions where the emissions of black carbon have a strong potential warming effect.
The initiative focuses on four key components designed to leverage the ongoing research and market mobilization activities of co-leads and other Coalition partners, specifically:
The Initiative engages a broad range of key government representatives, researchers, non-governmental organizations, standard-setting organizations, and other stakeholders to garner input on the Initiative, as well as secure participation in the development and execution of work plans and activities, to ensure:
In this work, the Initiative draws on key stakeholders working to promote the adoption of clean/low-emission cookstoves, heatstoves, and off-grid lighting and related fuels -- including many drawn from the 1700+ partners of the Clean Cooking Alliance's' broad global network, the ADB's Clean Cooking Initiative, World Bank's Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), Lighting Global and the World Bank's Africa Clean Cooking Energy Solutions Initiative.
The Gold Standard Foundation, with funding from the CCAC, has completed a market assessment to identify potential institutions willing to pay for climate, health and gender impacts of clean cooking projects.
The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, under the initiative, has provided recommendations for standards and labels for cookstoves in Ghana and Uganda and is developing standards and labelling implementation strategies in Guatemala, Kenya, and Nigeria. A first of its kind Consumer Study on labelling in Ghana was conducted and will be used to guide Ghanaian policymakers on how to design a cookstove label that's effective in conveying relevant performance information to consumers, so that they can make more-informed purchase decisions.
The International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI) has published the first testing protocol for black carbon emissions from wood fuelled heat stoves. Called the Protocol for Measuring Emissions of Black Carbon and Organic Carbon from Residential Wood Burning, it has been beta-tested in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and the Czech Republic.
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Over the last year, the Coalition has increased high-level engagement and developed a robust framework for a multiple benefits pathway approach. Key results from our 11 initiatives are reflected...
This document presents results from the Climate & Clean Air Coalition's Household Energy Initiative reported between July 2016 and June 2017. These results were recorded using the...
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Este documento se presenta en respuesta de la solicitud de apoyo pedido a la CCAC por la DINAMA frente a la necesidad de emprender acciones para contribuir una estrategia de aire limpio en...
In Nigeria, 94% of the population uses wood, charcoal, coal, or kerosene for cooking, done over open fires. 64,000 deaths are attributed to indoor air pollution each year. Household air...
On September 9-11th, 2019, the UNFCCC secretariat, Climate and Clean Air Coalition, and the Clean Cooking Alliance hosted a workshop on climate action and clean cooking co-benefits, focusing on...
This field study commissioned by the Household Energy Initiative of the CCAC and the Clean Cooking Alliance was implemented by Air Mountain Engineering. It measured in-Field Emission from biogas...
New York City is taking bold action through its OneNYC 2050 Plan to mitigate emissions from its staggering number of nearly 1 million buildings – with a focus on retrofitting existing...
This research study was commissioned by the Clean Cooking Alliance and funded by the Climate & Clean Air Coalition to understand the in-field black carbon emissions from liquid, gas, and...
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CHICAGO (AP) — A nonprofit group helping to spread the word about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) launched a campaign Tuesday that will target states with high numbers of uninsured Americans.
The "Get Covered America" campaign will include door-to-door visits by volunteers, brochures handed out at farmers markets and churches and, possibly, partnerships with sports leagues and celebrities, said Anne Filipic, a former White House official who recently became president of Enroll America, the group sponsoring the campaign.
The group's research shows 78 percent of uninsured adults don't know about opportunities that will be available to them in 2014 under the PPACA, Filipic said Tuesday during a phone call with reporters. The campaign is expected to cost tens of millions of dollars, including a seven-figure media ad buy.
"If they don't know about it, then they won't enroll," Filipic said. "We've done our research. We know people want to know what the law means for them in a 'just the facts' sort of way."
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has drawn criticism from Republicans for making fundraising calls for Enroll America. Earlier this month, Sebelius told members of Congress she made five phone calls for Enroll America, two of which involved actual fundraising solicitations, to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and H&R Block, entities not regulated by HHS.
She also called three health care companies to "suggest that the entities take a look at the organization (Enroll America)" but did not make a fundraising solicitation to those three. They were Johnson & Johnson, Ascension Health and Kaiser Permanente.
Sebelius said the HHS secretary has the legal authority to raise money for initiatives that support government health programs.She has said that other HHS secretaries have helped organize similar public-private partnership outreach efforts to support the launch of programs such as the Medicare Part D prescription drug program.
The federal government itself will spend millions on marketing and advertising about the health law, but the spending will vary greatly across the nation because some Republican-led states haven't sought federal dollars for ad campaigns.
Enroll America's campaign will start with 50 events in 18 states, Filipic said. The group has staff on the ground in eight states, including Texas and Florida and others where government officials have resisted key parts of PPACA, such as the expansion of Medicaid.
"We know that most of the uninsured don't know about the new coverage options coming this fall, let alone whether or not their state is expanding Medicaid," Filipic said. "Many of the uninsured are eligible for Medicaid today but have not enrolled, and those who are not eligible for Medicaid may qualify for coverage through the marketplace."
PPACA requires that nearly all Americans have health insurance beginning in 2014 or pay a penalty. New insurance marketplaces are scheduled to be operating in every state by Oct. 1. People who are uninsured will be able to comparison-shop for affordable health plans on these websites and many will qualify for tax credits to help them pay for coverage.
The organization is building a predictive model to determine where to target the uninsured and will track which of its tactics are most effective, Filipic said.
"We're going to be doing a lot of testing to see what works," she said. "What moves someone to attend an event or call a phone number? We'll be doing a lot of work to test and analyze that."
In a parallel effort, a group called Doctors for America plans to host training sessions for doctors and print posters and brochures for medical waiting rooms.
Skepticism about the law's benefits is widespread. Enroll America's January survey of 1,814 adults found that most people are skeptical they'll be able to find affordable health insurance that covers their needs. When presented with a specific premium amount they might pay, less than a third of respondents felt that the premium was in the affordable range.
"Survey results suggest using a specific premium amount may actually turn away just as many people as it might motivate," according to the survey report on Enroll America's website.
Broader statements — such as "You might be able to get financial help to pay for a health insurance plan" and "If you have a pre-existing condition, insurance plans cannot deny you coverage" — tested better with the survey group.
Enroll America has staff on ground in Texas, Florida, Ohio, Arizona, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. It soon will add staff in Illinois and Georgia.
Kicking off the campaign this week, the Get Covered America team and its community partners plan to host more than 50 events in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
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About Edgell Rickword
Edgell Rickword (1898-1982) is best known as the influential editor of journals such as Calendar of Modern Letters and The Left Review and was a key figure in establishing radical criticism in the wake of the First World War. However, he was also a gifted, if sporadic, poet described by the TLS as "the best English poet between Eliot and Empson."
Rickword was born in Colchester, Essex, into a family he describes in a 1973 interview as "conventional moderate Tory". Early reading of authors such as William Morris and H. G. Wells awakened a socialist sympathy in the young Rickword but it was his wartime service and experience of the restless peace that followed which really radicalised him. He was injured twice on the Western Front, losing one eye, and was awarded the Military Cross. In 1919 Rickword went up to Oxford in the company of several other soldier-poets, including Edmund Blunden, whom he got to know well. As he recalled not much work went on given that many of them "were still too dazed at being alive." Rickword became quickly disillusioned with his course in French literature which omitted the French symbolist poets he'd first read in France and who were an important early influence. He left when he got married after only four terms. Nevertheless Oxford provided him with many literary contacts including meetings with Robert Graves and Siegfried Sassoon, whose own treatment of their wartime experiences helped inspire Rickword's early poems.
After Oxford, Rickword began making his way in the literary world. His first book of poems, Behind the Eyes, appeared in 1921. In 1924 he published a study of Rimbaud and began reviewing work for the TLS, including his celebrated piece on 'The Waste Land' which ranks as one of only a handful of perceptive contemporary reviews. In 1925 he started The Calendar of Modern Letters literary review which published new talent in a deliberate attempt to break with received literary opinions. This now highly regarded journal lasted a couple of years and included work by E. M. Forster, Aldous Huxley, Hart Crane, Allen Tate, Edmund Blunden, D. H. Lawrence and Bertrand Russell. It was followed by two volumes of Scrutinies which, as its name suggests, cast a severe eye over some notable literary reputations such as John Masefield and J. M. Barrie.
Rickword's increasing disillusion with social conditions in the 20s and 30s led to a further radicalisation of his political views. For many years a member of the Labour Party, in 1934 he joined the Communist Party of Great Britain and became one of its leading intellectual lights, co-founding The Left Review. During its four year existence, contributors included W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender, Cecil Day-Lewis, George Barker, Nancy Cunard and Valentine Ackland.
Rickword was still writing poetry throughout this period, his second collection, Invocation to Angels, appearing in 1928 and a third, Twittingpan, in 1931. However, gradually his role as an editor took over, and there were to be no further collections of new material. In his 1973 interview, Rickword does not blame his increasing involvement in politics for the drying up of his poetic gift, but rather what he terms "a sense of artistic failure" particularly with regard to his struggle to find a form that captured a sense of freshness. Following the demise of The Left Review in 1938, Rickword became editor of Our Time, the communist review, until 1947. He continued his involvement in literature and politics until his death.
While Rickword's poetry reacts strongly against the perceived insipidity of the work of his contemporaries, his aesthetic of 'negative emotions' and insistence on new forms of communication in literature did not imply a wholesale rejection of the past. Like Eliot, he believed in a tradition which included the best of English literature, the metaphysical poets in particular, but unlike Eliot this belief did not lead to a new conservatism. His admiration for Jonathan Swift is illuminating in this respect – he admired both Swift's vehemence describing him as "the most vigorous hater we've ever had in our literature" but also his refusal to set himself apart from the rest of humanity. In Rickword a deep commitment to Marxism did not lead to a narrow dogmatic approach in either his critical or creative writing. This is attested to in the range of poems featured here – from the personal sensuality of lyrics such as 'Intimacy' through the studied toughness of 'A Soldier Addresses his Body' to the powerful satire of 'Incompatible Worlds' (which is dedicated to Swift). This selection allows you to sample some of the variety of this fine poet and the qualities which define his writing in both poetry and prose: "energy, wit and sinewed intelligence…robust, masculine sexuality, caustic disposal of cant, uncluttered compassion and political commitment of great force." Desmond Graham.


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COB 2: Filling it softly
Usually the first to arrive on the scene, Albemarle's fire and rescue departments were the last to move into the county's new digs on 5th Street Extended. In early January, they joined Albemarle County's housing, social services, and police departments in what's being dubbed "County Office Building– 5th Street."
The 125,000 square-foot former Wachovia bank operations center is nowhere near full. "It was purchased with an eye for future growth through 2025," says county spokeswoman Lee Catlin, who remains ensconced at COB 1 on McIntire Road. "It's a really nice building."
Wachovia reportedly spent $13 million developing it in 1997, but sold it to the county in 2002 for $7 million. Albemarle spent another $3.5 million to renovate.
According to Catlin, the social services department is enjoying the roominess that provides more privacy for its clients. And Albemarle has so much extra space that it's renting out offices to the Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Commission on Children and Families.


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I don't get out much, but the other night I ventured out to a movie theatre
to see the film Children of Men.
I remember reading reviews of the P.D. James novel on which it is based in
the early 90s and making a mental note to read the book, which I never got
around to doing.
So I cannot compare the book to the film nor comment on how well it made
the transition from page to screen. I am told that some who read the book were
not pleased with the film, but I am here viewing the film as a thing unto
Children of Men is set a couple of decades in the future, in an
England gone to seed. The world is in chaos; "Britain soldiers on", in the
words of the propaganda broadcasts, but only as a brutal police state.
Immigrants are rounded up, caged and shipped out. Random violence – both
revolutionary and criminal- is endemic. Religious extremists, both Christian and
Muslim, have taken to the streets. The government heavily promotes a suicide
And the world is childless: the youngest person on the planet has just been
murdered, at the age of 18, as the film begins.
The protagonist, Theo, is a former radical, now a cynical hard-drinking
government bureaucrat. His sole escape from the drudgery is an occasional visit
to an old hippie friend who lives in a cabin in the woods.
Theo had had a child once, many years ago, who had died in an influenze
epidemic, and after the death of the child Theo and the child's mother had split
She reappears, now the leader of the Fishes, a revolutionary group, and
prevails upon him by a mixture of bribery, memory and residual love to escort a
mysterious African woman to the coast, where a ship from the Human Project will
take her out of England to their refuge in the Azores.
The woman, Kee, is heavy with child, and as soon as this is revealed to
Theo something awakens in him and his transformation from world-weary cynic to
selfless saviour begins.
The overtly Christian themes are obvious: the child who is the hope of the
world, threatened on all sides, a journey to safety under the protection of a
just man, and the conversion of that man.
The grace at the heart of Children of Men is most vivid in the two
brief moments of stillness in an otherwise frenetic film.
The first of these occurs just after the child is born in the midst of the
chaos of a pitched street battle between rebels and government forces. As the
child's cries pierce the sounds of war the gunfire begins to slow, then stop.
The woman carries her baby through the parting crowd of refugees and combatants.
Several people cross themselves and a woman's voice is heard praying the Hail
In the second, a gypsy woman leads Theo and Kee to shelter, the home of
Eastern European refugee squatters, where Kee finally has a moment of joy,
holding her baby in peace. On the walls are a Slavic three-barred cross and
It is odd to say of a work that portrays so much that is ugly and squalid,
but Children of Men is a beautiful film.
That said, I must warn you that it is not for everyone. The pace is
relentless, the violence brutal and graphic, the peril constant. I left the
theatre emotionally exhausted, and I felt like I had been holding my breath from
the opening scenes until the final credits.
It is a film which can only be described as prophetic, not in the sense of
being a precise prediction of a future world, but rather in speaking truth to
this one. The death wish of the West, the failure to have children -especially
in Europe- is at the heart of an emerging crisis
P.D. James' dystopia is recognizably this world, albeit exaggerated.
And like the outlook for this world, Children of Men offers us, in
the end, both tragedy and hope.
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For the upcoming Vancouver Mini Maker Faire fundraiser party tonight, Vincent van Haaff made a fun confetti party with openFrameworks.
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/38489803 w=580&h=326]
Kinect/Box2D Mashup, Now With Penciled Outlines! from Vincent van Haaff on Vimeo.
Here are a few words from Vincent on how it works:
Because the Kinect can capture depth, you can isolate a shape based on distance, which is awesome, just as people use color (green screens, etc). Once you isolate that shape, I then filled the shape with triangles to generate an edge that could then be used in a Box2D simulation (the 2d physics engine that runs Angry Birds). Then you play with it a lot. o/


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"As emotional rises go, "Sunrise" does a good job of finding lovely moments - the guitar riff in the chorus stands out - amidst the gloom and thunder of the rest of the track. That's a type of optimism, too - call it the kind that you have to fight for - and it's something Constants seem most interested in exploring right now..." — MTV
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"After releasing the heaviest album of their career with 2010's If Tomorrow The War (produced by Justin K Broadrick of Jesu/Godflesh), Constants' fifth studio album Pasiflora reveals a very different side of the band, this time with an emphasis on shoegaze and an almost retro-sensibility. Whispering vocal harmonies, walls of chorused synths and booming Peter Gabriel-esque drums coalesce into an album landing somewhere between M83 and Mew. Simply put, Pasiflora might just be their best and most creative release yet.
Late last Summer, with nine years, four critically acclaimed albums and countless international tours under their belts, the members of Constants began to feel pigeonholed into the "post-metal/post-rock/post-whatever" scenes. So they set out to write an album that would redefine their already genre-bending sound from the outset, but it wasn't until drummer Rob Motes presented a batch of bedroom demos that the new album really began to take shape. The group scrapped 6 months and 10 songs worth of material to embrace the vibrant and textural sound that would become Pasiflora.
"We aim to surprise people with every record and like to work outside of our own safe zone as much as possible. The challenge is to shape the result into a clear, consistent album," says guitarist/vocalist Will Benoit. "We're genuinely excited to have found something fresh at a point in our timeline where most bands become stagnant." Pasiflora was self-produced in Benoit's Radar Studios (Junius, Caspian) – New England's first and only Solar-Powered recording facility – and co-mixed by Daryl Rabidoux (Bad Rabbits, The Cancer Conspiracy)."


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The fishing season hooked us in 2012
New cooperation emerges
It used to be, back in the not-so-old days, it was every man for himself when it came to fishing in the Eastern Sierra.
But when spring arrived early in 2012, the result of a near-disastrous low-snow season, the fishermen and their related businesses found a bond in the new Eastern Sierra Fishing Coalition.
Spearheaded by the indefatigable John Urdi of Mammoth Lakes Tourism, participants organized a nifty raffle for a boat and outboard motor, along with a bunch of other stuff, then struck a deal to help pay costs for the re-stocking of many streams and lakes with prized Alpers trout from the Conway Ranch.
It worked.
Mammoth, Crowley Lake, Convict Lake and other fisheries offered abundant numbers of fish, and the fishing season never went dry, in spite of an expected stoppage because of low water levels in the late summer and early autumn.


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How to Begin A Life Long Nutritional Plan
Many people know they need to eat healthy and genuinely desire to support a healthy, well-functioning body. However, how do you choose a plan best for you? How do you begin? and How can I sustain my diet?
We are all inundated with sensational advertising, magazine covers, "model" type aspirations and unrealistic quick fix ways to make ourselves "look good". A critical point to understand is that there is NO QUICK FIX for changing your eating habits and "looking good" does note mean being healthy. There is definitely no pill to transform you overnight, 11 days or even in one month.
As a 5'1″ female who is not a fitness model, not a professional body builder, or professional athlete, I would like to share with you what I have found that works for me to support healthy eating habits. I have always been conscious of my weight and body image, maybe from my perspective a little more so than the average female, but probably just as much as the next guy. After college, I had about 30 lbs to loose and attached it head on with aerobic type exercise while remaining somewhat conscious about my eating. I was successful with what I felt was a healthy way to loose weight. Following my weight loss, I did partake in my fair share of diet pills and try many quick fix gimmicks. Kind of odd how I use the words quick fix and gimmick in the same sentence! After realizing that I was single and wanted to live a little, 1-2 hours exercise was not going to fit in my daily routine. In order to sustain my weight loss, I experimented even more with crash diets and drastic ways to keep my weight off. My main method of madness was severe caloric restriction and skipping meals when I felt guilty about what I had eaten previously during that day or evening.
So…how did I get to where I am today? I read a lot, experimented a lot, I learned how to listen to my body and give it what it needs. This is a very important point and not all of our bodies need the same things, we are all unique and must eat differently. Yes, we all have the basic need for survival. We all need oxygen, food, water, and a nervous system to survive.
In researching many types of diets, most all came back to quick fixes and restriction. Whether, restricting carbohydrates as in the South Beach and Atkins diet, restricting fat and protein as in the Pritikin Diet, or Dean Ornish's Diet. Other popular diets such as the Zone allocate percent of carbohydrates, fats, and protein that appears to be a one size fits all diet – remember not all of our bodies need the same things. So what now — time and time again, I circled back around to logic and eating a natural, innate diet as our ancestors might have eaten. So, I gave it a whirl. My diet of choice is the Warrior Diet, which cycles periods of fasting (a natural detox) and periods of feasting on a daily basis. Now, this is not a diet that everyone can practice, but I believe in the principals behind this way of eating. Ori Hofmekler, in his book "The Warrior Diet" makes some very important points about food that can be applied to sustaining a healthy life long nutritional plan.
One of the first things I needed to realize was that I was not "dieting" anymore; I was beginning a life long process. One that I would be able to sustain and incorporate into my life. Easy right? No Way, this was a process that I committed to change my habits, it certainly did not happen overnight. Remember, the whole weight thing, this was suddenly second fiddle and simply a by product of my new way of eating. It wasn't weight loss, it was fat loss and you know, that stubborn fat that we all despise. It was actually coming off!
To begin your healty eating plan follow this simple test:
1. Is it simple? Can you realistically follow in your lifestyle (be honest with yourself, no excuses here) 2. Is your diet plan based on proven scientific principles 3. Have the rules worked for people like you?
If you cannot answer yes to all of the above questions, then you may need to rethink your selected diet plan. I will also add one more rule here, let's say a BONUS: Can you sustain your nutritional plan for LIFE?
What influences your eating habits? How have these habits influenced how you look today? Do you eat for convenience? Do you plan what you are going to eat on a daily, weekly basis? Have you ever kept a diary of what you are eating? You don't have to write a term paper, but jot down a few simple influences on your eating habits, now think about how you can change any of these influences to support a positive nutritional plan?
Think about the influences above, I would like to introduce you to a set of good habits to begin practicing:
1) Eat Complete Protein, prefreably grassfed(anything that had a mama – You cannot kill a pizza), I would also recommend supplementing your protein intake with a Whey Protein Shake. Most people do not get near enough protien on a daily baisis. (remember I metioned keeping a food log)
2) Carbohydrates are not the bad guy, but concentrate on eating complex carbohydrates (vegetables, whole and fresh, did it come from nature?) not simple carbohydrates (refined sugars, processed food, there are no bread trees)
3) Eat Good Fats and eat them often – omega 3 fats are essential, we do not produce these and must get them from the foods we ingest (fish, olive oil, nuts, flaxseed oil)
4) Eat Organic as often as possible
5) Drink ONLY zero Calorie Beverages (water or greeen tea – a cup of coffee in morning is ok)
5) Watch your empty calories – (Alcohol, simple carbs, most all processed foods)
6) Supplementation – a good multi Vitamin, EFA (Essential Fatty Acids), Calcium (for females).
7) Exercise – must be treated as an essential nutrient (see previous blog)
Finally, in order to sustain a good nutritional plan, keep it simple. Plan your meals. "Planning without action is futile, action without planning is fatal". Do you want to look back and say, I should have done more to take care of myslef? What's stopping you now…
My Influences: Reading and Websites
The Warrior Diet by Ori Hofmekler
Prograde Nutrition
Defense Nutrition
Precision Nutrition
The Wellness Practice
The Innate Diet & Natural Hygiene by James L. Chesnut


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Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet and Phillip Phillips were revealed as the Final 3 on Thursday night, and therefore 18-year-old Hollie Cavanagh was sent home.
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But she made her comments another way.
While singing the Miley Cyrus hit, "The Climb," the confident singer hugged her "Idol" friends, before walking to the front of the stage, where she shook hands with the judges.
Hollie's wasn't the only performance of the night.
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By Stephen D. Foster Jr. | 13 May 2012
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Known as 'Mr. Conservative,' Barry Goldwater embodied conservative values throughout his service as a Senator from Arizona, but he would oppose much of what conservatives have been doing today. Present day conservatives take many of their marching orders from the Christian right, also known as social conservatives, but Barry Goldwater resoundingly rejected them as extremists who disgrace the word 'conservatism.' Like present day conservatives, Goldwater supported the free market, but as much as he supported business, he rejected those who pollute the environment. Many conservatives today claim Barry Goldwater as one of their own, so it may surprise them to know that he rejected many of their present day core values.
Barry Goldwater rose to prominence as a man of deep conservative convictions. Liberals called him an extremist (which he was in his time) and his often colorful and controversial rhetoric cost him the Presidency in 1964. But Goldwater, as controversial as he was back then, also had the guts to call out his own party. For example, 'Mr. Conservative' rejected the Christian right-wing element of the party. As a firm believer in personal liberty, he saw their views as a violation of personal privacy and individual liberties. In fact, he believed in this creed so much that he voted to uphold legalized abortion and supported gay rights. He also rejected the use of God in political discourse and refused to vote in Congress the way the religious right wanted him to. Here is a portion of what Goldwater had to say about the religious right.
"On religious issues there can be little or no compromise. There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs. There is no more powerful ally one can claim in a debate than Jesus Christ, or God, or Allah, or whatever one calls this supreme being. But like any powerful weapon, the use of God's name on one's behalf should be used sparingly. The religious factions that are growing throughout our land are not using their religious clout with wisdom. They are trying to force government leaders into following their position 100 percent. If you disagree with these religious groups on a particular moral issue, they complain, they threaten you with a loss of money or votes or both.
I'm frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in 'A,' 'B,' 'C' and 'D.' Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me?
And I am even more angry as a legislator who must endure the threats of every religious group who thinks it has some God-granted right to control my vote on every roll call in the Senate. I am warning them today: I will fight them every step of the way if they try to dictate their moral convictions to all Americans in the name of 'conservatism.'"
~Barry Goldwater
Goldwater refused to march lockstep with the Christian right as conservatives do today. The Republican Party of today has surrendered to the Christian right and ignored the real issues facing the country as a result. Goldwater knew how dangerous this would be.
"Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them."
~Barry Goldwater
Goldwater was a strong supporter of separation of church and state and was a passionate advocate for religious freedom. He would not support the Christian right's crusade against non-Christian religions.
"Religious factions will go on imposing their will on others unless the decent people connected to them recognize that religion has no place in public policy. They must learn to make their views known without trying to make their views the only alternatives."
~Barry Goldwater
It might surprise you to know that Goldwater was a supporter of gay rights and rejected 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' As a man devoted to personal liberty, Goldwater believed that consenting adults are free to marry whomever they please. And as a strong ally of those in the military, Goldwater would be smiling about the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'
"Everyone knows that gays have served honorably in the military since at least the time of Julius Caesar."
~Barry Goldwater
"It's time America realized that there is no gay exemption in the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the Declaration of Independence."
~Barry Goldwater
"You don't need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight."
~Barry Goldwater
Goldwater would be horrified by the current war against gay Americans being waged by the Republican Party and would have flatly denounced the conservative audience who booed the gay soldier and would have damned the Republican candidates who failed to jump to his defense during one of the GOP Debates. It should also be noted that Goldwater supported desegregation. As a Colonel he founded the Arizona Air National Guard, and he desegregated it two years before the rest of the US military. Goldwater was instrumental in pushing the Pentagon to support desegregation of the armed services. This would clearly make Goldwater enemy number one in the conservative south.
Conservatives today are expected to oppose abortion at any cost. In fact, Republicans have been passing anti-abortion laws for the last three years in an effort to curb women's rights, personal privacy, and individual liberty, including over 90 anti-abortion bills that have been passed in 2012 alone. Barry Goldwater would be absolutely disgusted with this effort and would call conservatives a disgrace to the Constitution.
"Today's so-called 'conservatives' don't even know what the word means. They think I've turned liberal because I believe a woman has a right to an abortion. That's a decision that's up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope or some do-gooders or the Religious Right. It's not a conservative issue at all."
~Barry Goldwater
It's clear that Goldwater supported Roe v. Wade. He consistently voted to uphold abortion rights. He made this decision because of his personal conviction that every woman has the right to privacy as protected by the Constitution. As an American, Goldwater put the Constitution before the Bible. That's something that conservatives fail to do today.
There's something else that conservatives support today that Barry Goldwater would flatly reject. Conservatives have an unshakable belief in the free market system, as did Goldwater. But conservatives believe that corporations should be allowed to pollute the environment as they wish, which is something Goldwater wouldn't support at all. To put it bluntly, Goldwater would support the Koch brothers and their right to do business, but he would take them to the woodshed for willfully destroying the environment.
"While I am a great believer in the free enterprise system and all that it entails, I am an even stronger believer in the right of our people to live in a clean and pollution-free environment."
~Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater was a huge environmental advocate. He sincerely believed that we needed to protect our world. Republicans in Congress have proposed a plan that would eliminate over 100 years of environmental regulations including allowing mining operations in the Grand Canyon. Barry Goldwater would be furious with this plan.
"Well, once you've been in the Canyon and once you've sort of fallen in love with it, it never ends…it's always been a fascinating place to me, in fact I've often said that if I ever had a mistress it would be the Grand Canyon."
~Barry Goldwater
Even Barry Goldwater's religion was tied to the environment.
"My mother took us to services at the Episcopal church. Yet she always said that God was not just inside the four walls of a house of worship, but everywhere — in the rising sun over Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, a splash of water along the nearby Salt or Verde rivers, or clouds driving over the Estrella Mountains, south of downtown. I've always thought of God in those terms."
~Barry Goldwater
Goldwater certainly had a passion for protecting the environment. He would support the Environmental Protection Agency and clean energy initiatives. He, more than any conservative today, understood that we only have one planet and that it is our duty to clean it up and protect it. And as much as Goldwater wanted to lower the tax rates, he never intended for the wealthiest among us to pay less than ordinary Americans. You have to remember that when Goldwater was fighting for lower taxes, the top tax rate in America was 91%. In the 1980s, Goldwater criticized Reagan's "parade of millionaires." He also supported American jobs and competition. He would be horrified to see how corporations have choked out competition in America and that those same corporations outsource millions of jobs overseas. Goldwater always stood by middle class Americans. Goldwater also opposed corporate money in politics which means he would certainly have rejected the Citizens United decision.
Clearly, Goldwater isn't the pillar of conservatism the Republicans make him out to be. In fact, Goldwater was so distressed about the Christian right takeover of the Republican Party, that he began referring to himself as a liberal. In 1996, he told Bob Dole, whose own presidential campaign received lukewarm support from conservative Republicans: "We're the new liberals of the Republican party. Can you imagine that?"
Speaking of liberals, Goldwater believed they were a valuable part of the political system. Rather than vilify liberals like conservatives do on a daily basis today, Goldwater once wrote an article for the National Review "affirming that he [was] not against liberals, that liberals are needed as a counterweight to conservatism." In other words, Goldwater would be completely against the present day conservative calls to destroy liberalism and the people who embody it. He would also be against conservative claims that liberals are socialists because he never would have stooped that low. Goldwater never supported the John Birch Society anti-communist obsession and he never once accused a fellow American of being a communist or socialist and would denounce Republicans for calling President Obama one. I strongly believe that Goldwater would have voted for President Obama had he been alive in 2008 like two of his granddaughters did.
We all know Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson as Christian right-wing fanatics who have a stranglehold over the Republican Party. But Barry Goldwater never ever subscribed to their thirst to combine God and government. He considered such a movement an abomination and despised both Falwell and Robertson to the core. In a 1994 interview with the Washington Post the retired senator said,
"When you say 'radical right' today, I think of these moneymaking ventures by fellows like Pat Robertson and others who are trying to take the Republican Party and make a religious organization out of it. If that ever happens, kiss politics goodbye." In response to Moral Majority founder Jerry Falwell's opposition to the nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court, of which Falwell had said, "Every good Christian should be concerned", Goldwater retorted: "Every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass."
These two examples clearly show how much Goldwater disapproved of the growing influence of the Christian Right. Goldwater went even further than that, however. A few years before his death he went so far as to address the unprincipled establishment Republicans, "Do not associate my name with anything you do. You are extremists, and you've hurt the Republican party much more than the Democrats have."
Barry Goldwater was a truer and more honorable conservative than the current crop of Republicans, who have allowed social conservative views, which he strongly opposed, to become the dominant and defining philosophy of the conservative movement. Conservatives never heeded Goldwater's warning. They allowed the Christian right to take over the party and now they have become so powerful that even traditional conservatives do the bidding of the religious right on command. Barry Goldwater had the courage to stand up to these extremists and made his decisions in the Senate according to what he thought best for America as a whole. He defended religious freedom guaranteed by the Constitution and saw the Christian right as a major threat to that freedom.
It is time for conservatives to wake up and realize what the Christian right has done to the Republican Party and America. They must honor true conservatism and banish the religious right from their movement before their doctrine of hatred and division destroys the nation Goldwater loved. Goldwater's views regarding the economy and Social Security are rather extreme but that's why he believed in compromising. His willingness to stand against the extremists in his own party and his willingness to compromise makes him a better person and politician than any conservative today. His views were far tamer than those of present day conservatives. Goldwater had a mind of his own and he never allowed people to brainwash him or control him. It is a testament to the great character this man possessed. Barry Goldwater should be admired for his strength to reject extremists, his love of the American people, and his patriotism. But Republicans have moved so far to the right that even Barry Goldwater would be considered a hard-core liberal. Conservatives like Goldwater would be wise to follow his example and take back their party in his name before the extremists tear the fabric of America asunder.
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Re: Trying to determine the output length of a Unicode stringby halley (Prior)
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I think it's kind of annoying that it took this long, but Perl 5.14 seems to be the answer here.
From 'perldoc perlunicode':
Starting in Perl 5.14, Perl-level operations work with characters rather than bytes within the scope of a use feature 'unicode_strings' (or equivalently use 5.012 or higher). (This is not true if bytes have been explicitly requested by use bytes, nor necessarily true for interactions with the platform's operating system.) For earlier Perls, and when unicode_strings is not in effect, Perl provides a fairly safe environment that can handle both types of semantics in programs. For operations where Perl can unambiguously decide that the input data are characters, Perl switches to character semantics. For operations where this determination cannot be made without additional information from the user, Perl decides in favor of compatibility and chooses to use byte semantics.
{Example cut, because perlmonks replaces japanese characters with entities.}
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