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"Bounty hunting season is open," reads the e-mailer today. "I want them alive." Coming this Fall, Master Replicas announced a new product, including a limited edition signed by Jeremy Bulloch.
Unfortunately, at the time of announcing, their web site had little material on this announcement, only correcting an error of the limit edition number. For other replicas, visit the web site for Master Replicas. BobaFett.com will keep an eye on any major changes over there; or maybe they'll even let us know individually.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
"Duke fans believe spending 196 hours in a tent indicates passion and devotion. Carolina fans believe 196 hours in a tent indicates a telling lack of other social engagements."
-Adam Lucas, Tar Heel Blue columnist
"You may remember that moment on the first day of class," I said by way of opening to my students this morning, "when I asked you to have patience with me, since I was enduring the emotional roller-coaster of basketball season this term. Well, as you can see," and here I stepped from behind the lectern to reveal a Prof. Sycorax dressed not in her normally academivamp attire, but rather in jeans and a North Carolina sweatshirt, "today is the most wonderful time of the year, and I need your indulgence. It's the day of the Dook game."
|Best Trophy Ever:
The Beatified Dean Smith's
Sportsman of the Year Award
"I was asked to speak here tonight," Charles Kuralt said at the golden wedding anniversary of Julia and Hugh Morton lo those many years ago, "because during the bicentennial I was the guy who stood there in front of the President of the United States and said that I was there to speak for all of us who could not afford to go to Duke . . . and would not have gone there even if we could have. We have great affection for Duke University. All of us in this room know how important it is to our state, and know how important the rivalry is. And if there had never been a Duke (which of course there was not, during most of the distinguished history of the University of North Carolina); if there had never been a Duke, we would have had to invent it. We would have made it a place with severe gothic arches and ivy growing on the walls, to persuade the more naive undergraduates that they had been admitted to Yale after all. And we would have given it a towering national reputation (in some odd things, like parapsychology and the rice diet), but a national reputation. We would have sent Richard Nixon there to study constitutional law. Best of all, we would have sent one of our own, the beloved Terry Sanford, over there to keep an eye on things. And finally, we would have built the campus close to our own, so that those over-serious people, heads of great utilities, and rich people, could come here for parties. And I say that Julia and Hugh have shown true Carolina spirit in inviting them to this one. We should all thank them for this, for bringing us together. There aren't many things that bring us together, but Julia and Hugh can do it. But I can not help adding that this is the same Julia Morton and Hugh Morton who had a dog named Dutchess. Dutchess would roll over on her back, and stare blank eyes at the ceiling, and raise her four paws stiffly into the air, when asked, 'would you rather be a dead dog or go to Duke.'"
Preach it, Kuralt. Earth hath not anything to show more fervent than the Duke-Carolina rivalry. My Dookie friend wrote me to tell me that he thinks that the Earl of Grantham would be rooting for his team. Well, obviously. That argument defeats itself.
What I love about the rivalry is undoubtedly what everyone outside of it hates about it: that the derision, the disdain, the furious antagonism, brings with it a sense of exceptionalism, of the closeness and respect that comes from being locked in a battle of wills for decades.
The feelings run deep, and are etched with the scars of post-Civil War history: in the agon between the patrician Duke and Carolina ("it was, as it was meant to be, the University of the people," Kuralt said on another occasion) we find the whole self-shaped narrative of Reconstruction, of migration, of Big Tobacco, of Southern populism, of public-private schism. My students sometimes make the mistake of thinking that basketball is a game to me. They tease me about the team's failures, thinking that there must be hipster irony in my love of college sports. I'm sorry, Oscar, but college basketball is the one area of life in which I am painfully, searingly earnest. Irony-free.
Today, one of my students looked at my Carolina sweatshirt and said, "We can't be friends."
"If you are a Dook fan, don't tell me," I replied, "I grade you; there are some things I shouldn't know."
[They also thought that they could sidetrack me from a discussion of Wilde and aestheticism by bringing up Facebook, but I responded with a lengthy analysis of Facadebook as a crisis of Bunburying, in which one finds that all of the fractured identities one performs to employers vs. ex-girlfriends vs. grandparents vs. sorority sisters have to be subsumed in one tortured master-performance, lest one's grandmother be privy to the photos of drunken debauchery from last weekend.
"I don't know," my student said, "My grandmother really enjoys those pictures."
"My grandmother basically *is* Lady Bracknell," I replied.]
There's no part of Dook Game Day that's not steeped in quasi-religious observance for me. I have a strictly observed costume I don for the occasion, all the more vital if I'll actually be going to work and teaching on game day. I have special foods that I eat, including, on one occasion, Blue Velvet Cupcakes in the form of wee Tar Heels, looking as if they'd just stepped in a vat of chocolate chips as gooey as pitch. I hold fast to the belief that I have the magical ability to turn the tide of luck in Carolinas favor at a crucially low point in the game, if only someone turns to me and spontaneously offers me a single dollar to make Duke lose. I've done it several times. And yes, I consider myself a rational human being in every other aspect of my life.
Here's how the day ends today:
I'm picking up my ritual barbecue from a place in Halifax where the walls read "You'll Eat It and Like It" and "A Butt Rub Makes Everything Better." There's a man-sized, double-wide, stainless steel fridge on my right with "My name is Charmless" scrawled in giant letters across its face. Its brother to my left proclaims, "My name is Without Couth."
I'm ready to go home, where the moon is a searchlight over desert Farfara, to continue the endless struggle of good against evil.
I'm ready to go home, where the moon is a searchlight over desert Farfara, to continue the endless struggle of good against evil.
And then, God willin' and the creek don't rise, there will be a Dook loss, may their names live in infamy.

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Carol Burnett Honored at Kennedy Center | News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA9)-- Legendary comedian Carol Burnett was honored Sunday night in Washington.
She received the 16th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The veteran comedian is most notable for her long running CBS skit comedy show the Carol Burnett Show.
Comedians and others celebrity gathered Sunday night for the event which was also a fundraiser at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
The broadcast presentation of the awards will air on PBS on November 24, 2013.


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Students battle bullying through words
Two-dozen posters made to shun bullying
Students who are helping to battle bullying, a serious problem at schools, spoke up Friday with an anti-bullying message that spread throughout Baltimore County.
At Towson High School, students used part of their lunch break to make a pledge to try and prevent bullying. In return, they walked away with a wrist bracelet. It's just one of the many ways students all across Baltimore County are trying to head off bullying.
Thousands of Maryland students report they've been bullied by a classmate. In Baltimore County, a system-wide campaign was organized by a group of high school students, some picked by the superintendent, to try and get the word out.
"We saw this and we know that this is something that we personally wanted to happen. So it felt a lot better for us to be able to see things happen and be able to see that was our idea, and it's actually happening," said Breana Echols, a student.
At Pine Grove Elementary School, the anti-bullying message came by way of more than two dozen posters made as part of a school-wide contest.
"Sometimes you can't express your feelings through words. So you have to express them through writing, and it can be very difficult through words. This is people's way to express themselves," said Terrell Byers, a student.
When asked what she hopes people see in her poster, student Kaitlyn Mulholland said, "That it's really OK to be different and that people shouldn't bully you because you wear glasses and braces."
"We want kids to be able to express how they feel, and some kids don't always feel comfortable speaking. So through any tool they can use to talk, we feel is very important. So posters definitely help them," said Melissa Burchman, a school counselor.
The effort comprised part of a one-day campaign that many students said they hope will continue year-round.
"It's a very important for the children to be involved in an anti-bullying (effort). It's a very important topic to our students and their families, and we want to make sure they know that they're safe and respected," said Jean Wislson, principal.


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Ah, Christmas. 'Tis the season, deck the halls, joy to the world, and all that stuff.
Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, and yet, celebrations often come with obligations and complications. Christmas, for those of us that partake in it, has multiple, and sometimes conflicting meanings. For some, Christmas is a religious observance. Although I respect the Christian origins of the holiday, I don't follow any particular religion, have been to church only a handful of times, and associate Christmas more with elves than I do wise men. Christmas is primarily a commercial event for many people, and although I do enjoy giving and receiving, I appreciate the thought put into a gift more so than the dollar amount. Finally, Christmas, for many, surrounds family traditions. For me, the term "family" is as diverse as the specific activities that I enjoy with different family members. "Families" can be groups you are born or adopted into, ones your divorced parents marry you into, ones you yourself marry into, and ones that accumulate throughout your life from circles of friends and colleagues. I enjoy spending time with all these individuals, but I value more personal time with smaller groups than large gatherings where I exchange small talk with a variety of people. I also appreciate private time during the holidays, in which I have more time to paint, write, read, and watch movies. I believe the notion of "celebrating" should not be limited to one set of activities on one specific day. My rituals aren't always traditional, but they are genuine and specific to me. So far this season, my mom has come to NC from Ohio to visit me, and we did a lot of Christmas shopping. I gave her one of my watercolor paintings, and she showered me and my husband with gifts. Giving to her children and grandchildren throughout the year and especially at Christmas is a great joy to her. And I certainly benefit and appreciate that joy! It was fun shopping with her for me, as well as for other members of the family.
Here is a photograph of me at the mall, holding a giant, stuffed shark she bought for her grandson (my nephew). I smiled as I traveled through the mall carrying the shark and people smiled back at me. I wish I had thought to photo-bomb the Christmas Santa, but it gives me a new activity for next year. The week before Christmas, I went to a matinee of American Hustle with friends who also had free time. My friend Jay picked me up, and my friend Julie drove me home and helped my dye my hair a festive red. In appreciation, I made a small painting for her of her favorite flower, the hibiscus. These kinds of activities may not directly relate to Christmas, but they contribute to my seasonal cheer.
My husband and I have a non-traditional Christmas palm tree he usually puts up, but this year, I wanted to contribute more, so I made a collage of a tree with acrylic paint and images from magazines. For me, it represents how we design our own, unique Christmas rituals. I bought him a smoker as an early Christmas present, so he could smoke us a Thanksgiving turkey. It was delicious, and I am looking forward to the Christmas turkey! He enjoys cooking, and I enjoy eating everything he prepares, according to my tastes. It makes him happy when I am happy. On Dec. 25, as he prepares our meal, I will wear my Christmas-themed pajamas, binge-watch Modern Family on DVD, and indulge in an afternoon glass of wine.
After Christmas day, my dad and step-mom will come from Ohio to Durham to visit me, my step-sister, and our families. There will be dinners, movies, and possible cookie decorating with my 5 year old niece, as we try not to wake up her 6 month old brother. Every year, my dad jokes about how I used to behave during Christmas as a child. When I was young, Christmas was primarily about the presents, although I reveled in all the Christmas activities: making and decorating cookies; hanging all the ornaments, garland, and lights, inside and outside the house; sitting on Santa's lap; and caroling. My dad chuckles as he recalls how I would be awake almost all night on Christmas Eve in anticipation. I loved opening presents and then throughout the day, despite my sleep deprivation, playing with new toys with my cousins from out of town, or playing board games with my grandparents. I also adored eating a Christmas dinner that I "helped" my mom prepare and falling asleep early in front of the Christmas tree. Then in a few days, after New Year's was over, the tree came down, I went back to school, and I crashed. Teachers would call my parents to express concern about my melancholy. I attribute this now somewhat with it being winter in Ohio, but I know it was largely due to just letdown and exhaustion. I would cheer up over time.
These activities may be familiar some of my readers and foreign to others, raising the question: What is the true meaning of Christmas? I think there are many answers. Perhaps the more important question to ask is how to take the elements of joy we feel at Christmas and spread them throughout the year. I would say to everyone, regardless of the season: bake, if you enjoy it; sing if you feel compelled; decorate your surroundings with color; relish time with loved ones; be generous and thoughtful; and have a piece of red velvet cake with ice cream and savor every bite.


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Failed Bank Information
Information for Satilla Community Bank, Saint Marys, GA
- Introduction
- Press Release
- Acquiring Financial Institution
- Question and Answer Guide
- Banking Services
- Loan Customers
- Possible Claims Against the Failed Institution
- Priority of Claims
- Dividend Information
- Brokered Deposits
- Purchase and Assumption Agreement (1.46 MB PDF File - PDF Help)
- Bid Summary
- Balance Sheet Summary
Please be advised you will not receive any email notification to claim/unlock/unsuspend your account or to provide any private information. Please be aware of any Phishing Scams to obtain information from you.
I. Introduction
On Friday, May 14, 2010, Satilla Community Bank, Saint Marys, GA was closed by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was named Receiver. No advance notice is given to the public when a financial institution is closed.
The FDIC has assembled useful information regarding your relationship with this institution. Besides a checking account, you may have Certificates of Deposit, a car loan, a business checking account, a commercial loan, a Social Security direct deposit, and other relationships with the institution. The FDIC has compiled the following information, which should answer many of your questions.
II. Press Release
The FDIC has issued a press release (PR-113-2010) about the institution's closure. If you represent a media outlet and would like information about the closure, please contact David Barr at 1-202-898-6992.
III. Acquiring Financial Institution
All deposit accounts, excluding certain brokered deposits, have been transferred to Ameris Bank, Moultrie, GA ("assuming institution") and will be available immediately. The former Satilla Community Bank locations will reopen as branches of Ameris Bank during regular business hours.
Your transferred deposits will be separately insured from any accounts you may already have at Ameris Bank for six months after the failure of Satilla Community Bank. Checks that were drawn on Satilla Community Bank that did not clear before the institution closed will be honored as long as there are sufficient funds in the account. If you have questions about your account(s) transferred to the assuming bank, you may speak to an FDIC representative by calling (888) 206-4662.
For general questions about FDIC deposit insurance coverage, please call 1-877-275-3342 or visit EDIE, the FDIC's Electronic Deposit Insurance Estimator.
EDIE - FDIC's Electronic Deposit Insurance Estimator
You may withdraw your funds from any transferred account without an early withdrawal penalty until you enter into a new deposit agreement with Ameris Bank as long as the deposits are not pledged as collateral for loans. You may view more information about Ameris Bank by visiting their web site.
Ameris Bank (www.amerisbank.com)
V. Banking Services
The Automated Teller Machines (ATM) and online service will remain available.
The bank will maintain its regular business hours, and you may continue to use the services to which you previously had access, such as safe deposit boxes, night deposit boxes, wire services, etc.
Your checks will be processed as usual. All outstanding checks will be paid against your available balance(s) as if no change had occurred. Your new bank will contact you soon regarding any changes in the terms of your account. If you have a problem with a merchant refusing to accept your check, please contact your branch office. An account representative will clear up any confusion about the validity of your checks.
All interest accrued through Friday, May 14, 2010 will be paid at your same rate. Ameris Bank will be reviewing rates. You will be notified of any changes.
Your automatic direct deposit(s) and/or automatic withdrawal(s) will be transferred automatically to your new bank. If you have any questions or special requests, you may contact a representative of your assuming institution at your branch office.
VI. Loan Customers
If you had a loan with Satilla Community Bank, you should continue to make your payments as usual. The terms of your loan will not change, because they are contractually agreed to in your promissory note. Checks should be made payable as usual and sent to the same address until further notice. If you have further questions regarding an existing loan, please contact your loan officer.
For all questions regarding new loans and the lending policies of Ameris Bank, please contact your branch office. Please see A Borrower's Guide to an FDIC Insured Bank Failure for additional information.
VII. Possible Claims Against the Failed Institution
Claims against failed financial institutions occur when bills sent to the institution remain unpaid at the time of failure. If you or your company provided a service or product, leased space, furniture, or equipment to Satilla Community Bank after Friday, May 14, 2010 and have not been paid, you do not have a claim against Satilla Community Bank. Please follow your normal billing procedures by providing an invoice as instructed.
If you or your company provided a service or product, leased space, furniture, or equipment to Satilla Community Bank prior to Friday, May 14, 2010 and have not been paid, you may be entitled to a claim against the bank. If you provided a product to or a service for Satilla Community Bank prior to the bank's failure for which you have not been paid and you have not received communication, please contact:
FDIC as Receiver for Satilla Community Bank
1601 Bryan Street
Dallas, TX 75201-3430
Attention: Claims Agent
Phone: (888) 206-4662
Please note: There are time limits for filing a claim, your claim must be filed on or before 8/18/2010.
All shares of Satilla Community Bank were owned by its holding company, Satilla Bankcorp, Inc., Saint Marys, GA. The holding company was not included in the closing of the bank or the resulting receivership. If you are a shareholder of Satilla Bankcorp, Inc., please do not contact or file a claim with the Receiver. You may contact Satilla Bankcorp, Inc. directly for information as follows:
Satilla Bankcorp, Inc.
P.O. Box 5400
Saint Marys, GA 31558
VIII. Priority of Claims
In accordance with Federal law, allowed claims will be paid, after administrative expenses, in the following order of priority:
- Depositors
- General Unsecured Creditors
- Subordinated Debt
- Stockholders
IX. Dividend Information
X. Brokered Deposits
The FDIC offers a reference guide to deposit brokers acting as agents for their investor clientele. This site outlines the FDIC's policies and procedures that must be followed by deposit brokers when filing for pass-through insurance coverage on custodial accounts deposited in a failed FDIC Insured Institution.
Deposit Broker's Processing Guide


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BASF Polyurethane, Wyandotte, Mich.,will debut what appears to be the first expandable TPU (E-TPU). Branded Infinergy, it is based on Elastollan TPU which is expanded by using an innovative procedure. Being a closed-cell particle foam, Infinergy has a low bulk weight, with a density of 110 killograms per cubic meter. After processing on standard molding machines, it has a molded part weight of 200 to 320 kg/cu m, which positions it between the generally lighter EPS or EPP and the heavier elastomeric PUR foams.
Infinergy absorbs little water—less than 2% by volume in 24hrs; has very high breaking elongation of between 100-150% depending on density; and a combination of good abrasion- and chemical- resistance. One of its key features is its excellent recovery behavior, which reportedly makes it the most elastic particle foam currently on the market. Tests of resilience elasticity show that the rebound height of E-TPU can be as much as 55%, which is significantly higher than EPS (less than 20%) or EPP (30%). The first commercial application of Infinergy foam is the midsole of the new Adidas "Energy Boost" running shoe.


text: My parents, like most parents, always said that if I listen to loud music, I will go deaf. Well, now it's official. The iPod, as well as other portal music players, can lead to deafness, says the European Commission. With their latest act they decided to limit the maximum sound level of music devices at 80db. What do you know, my momma was right about something for a change!


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Stun_Gravy took a break from pulling crazy stunts in Battlefield to document a small problem in Battlefield 4's DLC, Second Assault. There are jets, of course, but the runways are too short for them to take off.
The Runways Are Too Short [YouTube]
Watchlist is where we show off gameplay of new and upcoming games. You'll see some videos that aren't on the front page of Kotaku, and hopefully some games you haven't seen before!
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Sylvester McCoy "The 7th Doctor" (Doctor Who) #9
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Sylvester McCoy was born in Dunoon, Scotland. Starred as the seventh Doctor
McCoy became the Seventh Doctor after taking over the lead role in Doctor Who in 1987 from previous incarnation Colin Baker. He remained on the series until it ended in 1989 (see List of Doctor Who serials). As Colin Baker declined the invitation to film the regeneration scene, McCoy briefly wore a wig and appeared as the 6th Doctor in the regeneration scene. He played the Doctor in the 1993 charity special Dimensions in Time, and again in 1996, appearing in the beginning of the Doctor Who television movie starring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor . In his first series, McCoy, a comedy actor, portrayed the character with a degree of clown-like humour, but script editor Andrew Cartmel soon changed that when fans argued that the character (and plots) were becoming increasingly lightweight. The Seventh Doctor developed into a much darker figure than any of his earlier incarnations, manipulating people like chess pieces and always seeming to be playing a deeper game. A distinguishing feature of McCoy's performances was his manner of speech. He used his natural slight Scottish accent and rolled his rs. At the start of his tenure he used proverbs and sayings adapted to his own ends (e.g. "There's many a slap twixt cup and lap" — Delta and the Bannermen), although this characteristic was phased out during the later, darker series of his tenure. In 1990, readers of Doctor Who Magazine voted McCoy's Doctor "Best Doctor", over perennial favourite Tom Baker
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How Do Hostile Mobs Spawn in Minecraft?
I dug a 3x5x3 ditch, captured two zombies then put a brick roof over it. I open a little hole in it so I can capture new zombies. Now I have three zombies but I heard more than three zombie sounds at once. Could zombies spawn in that zombie jail? I have no torches in there.


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Sunday, April 18, 2010
Band Pics and Prizes...
I'm in love with them all but I want to hear what you think! Each photograph is numbered....let me know your favorites and I will be back Thursday night to pick a random winner of some scrap candy! I also didn't forget about picking a winner from the previous 30 Days of Inspiration posts. I will do that too. :)
Thanks for stopping by!
11 comments:
- Tiffany Heilman said...
TM085 - I love the fish eye lens.
- April 18, 2010 at 11:15 PM
- Brenda said...
1,3,33,36,43,58,97 and of course, all the rest!
- April 18, 2010 at 11:40 PM
- Scrapamum said...
I really like TM 055. What fabulous photos!!!
- April 19, 2010 at 12:14 AM
- Jana said...
Wow! These are amazing. I bet he was thrilled! I love the first one -- such a great urban feel. (no need to enter me into the drawing -- last thing I need is more stuff in my scrapbook room!)
- April 19, 2010 at 7:48 AM
- Sue McRae said...
What a great gift to give your son! There were so many great pics, it was hard to choose but overall I like the b&w ones the best and ones where they aren't smiling (the broody look is good). Here's my long list of faves: 11,44,46,53,60,77,86,87,96,100,104,107,110,125,135,141,149,151,154,156.
- April 19, 2010 at 1:04 PM
- Sue McRae said...
My comment was entirely published so the rest of my faves are: 141,149,151,154.
- April 19, 2010 at 1:07 PM
- Carla said...
I looked them all and they are all great. But #1 really sticks out the most. I like the casual look there!
- April 19, 2010 at 6:42 PM
- Cass said...
I like #78 the best, and #1.
- April 19, 2010 at 9:32 PM
- Bridget said...
I loved the B&W photos the best, and of those, I thought tm106 was fantastic. The mood was great and the comaraderie among the boys really came through (and I liked tm022 for the same reason). That said, all of the pictures were great.
Bridget N
- April 20, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- connie said...
That was alot of pictures! I love the B & W pictures and these were "a few" of my favorites--1, 22, 76, 95, 156.
- April 21, 2010 at 3:40 PM
- Victoria S. said...
I liked tm004 until i saw tm082! there were others that were great too. how fun for your son! what a great opportunity!
- April 21, 2010 at 8:55 PM


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The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) will sponsor two Research Forums at the 2014 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV (June 26-July 1, 2014). The LRRT Forums are a set of programs at the ALA Annual Conference featuring presentations of LIS research, in progress or completed, followed by discussion. One of the forums is broad in scope and one is on a more specific topic.
The forums are:
Research: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Libraries collect data on usage of collections, services, and physical space. However, much of these data are not utilized to capacity. This session will feature three research papers that demonstrate how to leverage user-centered data to develop services. Audience members will learn about methods and techniques that they can use locally to answer questions in their own organizations. Attendees will be able to take away results that could be applied directly in local settings and make connections with presenters and one another to explore creative ways to respond to challenges.
Research: Creativity & Innovation
Novelty and innovation are needed to respond to many of today's challenges. Libraries and librarians require new and creative approaches to defining questions and finding answers. Three papers that demonstrate innovative inquiry will be selected by a committee for inclusion in this Forum. Attendees will discover methods and techniques that they previously were not familiar with, but can be employed in their libraries. Audience members will become cognizant of new questions or emerging ways to state and think about problems. The results presented will offer directly applicable solutions that can be adapted by attendees in their organizations.
This is an opportunity to present and discuss your research project conducted in the broad area of library and information science or in a more specialized area of the field. LRRT welcomes papers emphasizing the problems, theories, methodologies, or significance of research findings for LIS. Topics can include, but are not limited to, user studies and user behavior, assessment, evaluation of library and information services, organizational structure and personnel, cooperative collection management, collection assessment, digital libraries, archiving, preservation, and data curation. Both completed research and research in progress will be considered. All researchers, including practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals are encouraged to submit proposals. LRRT Members and nonmembers of LRRT are invited and welcomed to submit proposals.
The Committee will use a blind review process to select a maximum of six projects, three for each of the two forums. The selected researchers will be required to present their papers in person at the forums and to register for the conference. All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation, etc., are the responsibility of the researchers/presenters.
Criteria for selection are:
- Significance of the study to library and information science research;
- Quality and creativity of the methodology;
- Potential to fill a research gap or to build on previous LIS studies;
- Adherence to submission requirements (see below).
Please submit a two-page proposal by Monday, February 17, 2014. Late submissions will not be considered, and submissions must be limited to two pages in length. On the first page, please list your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation(s), and contact information (telephone number, mailing address, and email address). The second page should NOT show your name or any other identifying information. Instead, it must include: 1) The title of your project, and 2) A 500-word or less abstract. The abstract must include a problem statement, problem significance, project objectives, methodology, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for work in progress), and an indication of whether the research is in-progress or completed.
Previously published research or research accepted for publication by February 17, 2014, will not be considered.
Notification of acceptance will be made by Friday, March 28, 2014. Please email submissions (with an indication of which of the two forums for which the abstract should be considered) to:
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Introduced in Europe and Canada last summer, the sleek, yellow, Euro-styled New Holland CR series twin-rotor combine is coming to America. Though the traditional New Holland color in the U.S. is blue, the company has decided to keep the original European yellow to maximize visual impact.
Twin rotors
The CR uses twin rotors to separate most of the grain up front before it reaches the sieves. New Holland says the CR combines will be unmatched in threshing, separating and cleaning throughput. Although we'll have to wait for that claim to be tested in field and farm show trials this fall, the performance promise is backed by experience.
Sperry-New Holland introduced the first twin-rotor system in 1975. The current design is a continued evolution of that technology, using two rotors spinning in opposite directions to move the crop rearward in a spiraling motion against threshing and separating grates.
Special features
The CR has a 95-cu.-ft. Harvest Suite cab. There's excellent visibility all around the cab. Controls are contained in a multifunction handle on the right armrest. Noise level inside the cab is a low 74 db during operation.
An Advanced Stone Protection system electronically detects and kicks out rocks before they can get into the machine far enough to cause damage.
A Self-Leveling Cleaning system keeps crop material from bunching up, so less grain gets lost out the back. It is effective on up to a 17% slope.
Upgraded heads include a new 12-row corn head with plastic composite snouts. The 98C corn head uses a unique low-profile point design to get under downed corn. An electronic Terrain Tracer helps heads follow ground contours. With the one-lever, left-side head-latching system, you can quickly connect the head without kneeling on the ground. A hydraulic multi-coupler allows one-step quick connect and disconnect for all hydraulic functions.
An easily calibrated yield monitor and preset programs for various crops and conditions let you fine-tune combine performance on the go. There are 14 default crop settings.
Offset kingpin steering geometry reduces turning radius, even though the wheelbase of CR combines is 14 in. longer than that of previous models. The design allows more clearance to the frame and a sharper steering angle.
A 6-cyl., intercooled diesel engine has 4 valves per cylinder on the CR960 and CR970 engines. The machines, except the CR920, are electronically managed to shift power when needed, so there's no need to slow down when unloading. Unloading rate is 3 bu./sec.
Four CR models will be available in the U.S.: CR920, 255 hp, 205 bu.; CR940, 295 hp, 255 bu., with 300 bu. optional; CR960, 330 hp, 300 bu.; and CR970, 370 hp, 300 bu. The highest horsepower version, the CR980 with 425 hp, is currently available only in Europe. Prices for U.S. models range from $164,690 to $279,542.
Case IH next
Because the CR is a CNH product, you can expect that a common-platform Case IH combine won't be far behind. Preliminary reports are that the Case IH machine will be a single-rotor axial flow combine called the AFX. The new AFX will be produced along with the CR combine in Grand Island, NE. AFX combines will share design elements with the CR as well as the original Axial-Flow combine introduced by Case IH in 1977.
For more information, contact New Holland North America Inc., 500 Diller Ave., Box 1895, New Holland PA 17577-0903, 717/355-1121, visit www.newholland.com or www.freeproductinfo.net/fin.


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On the first day of trading after President Barack Obama and Congress pulled the nation back atop the fiscal cliff, the markets ran wild. The Standard & Poor's 500 index soared 2.5 percent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rocketed 2.4 percent-more than 300 points.
Either investors know something that most budget analysts fail to see, or this was another example of hope triumphing over experience.
A third, somewhat more cynical explanation would be that the markets knew full well that Washington took only a very small and relatively painless step toward putting its fiscal house in order. No one likes sacrifice, after all, even if it's shared.
It's true that Congress and the president avoided a worse outcome. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office had outlined in stark terms what likely would happen if the nation went over the cliff: Gross domestic product would plunge nearly 3 percent in the first half of 2013, and the unemployment rate would spike to around 9 percent. In short, we'd be back in a serious recession.
By sparing nearly all Americans an income tax hike (though not a return to a higher payroll tax rate), the deal does no great harm to the economy in the near term. But by failing to do anything to reform the tax code or tackle the huge structural spending problems that are driving up the national debt, it only postpones the inevitable.
And not for very long. Mandatory across-the-board spending cuts were delayed for only two months. They will hit just as the debt-ceiling deadline arrives-and the showdown over both could become the fiscal cliff on steroids.
Mr. Obama warned Republicans against a reprise of the 2011 debt-ceiling fiasco. "I will not have another debate with this Congress over whether or not they should pay the bills they've already racked up through the laws they have passed," he said.
In reality, he might have little choice-unless he is willing to watch as the economy is put on an uncharted, perilous course.
Making extremely difficult decisions is a responsibility of leadership. So far, no one in Washington has shown much that indicates he or she is up to the task.
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General Dynamics Corp. v. United States
Consolidated with:
|Docket No.
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Jan 18, 2011
|May 23, 2011
Holding: When a court dismisses a contractor's prima facie valid affirmative defense to the government's allegations of breach of contract to protect state secrets, a proper remedy is to leave the parties where they were on the day they filed suit
Plain English Holding: When litigation would end up disclosing state secrets, courts may not try the claims and may not award relief to either party.
Judgment: vacated and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Scalia on May 23, 2011.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- This week at the Court: In Plain English (Lisa McElroy)
- Saga over a Pentagon contract goes on (Lyle Denniston)
- Argument recap: "State secrets" claim on trial (Lyle Denniston)
- Argument preview: A look at "state secrets" (Lyle Denniston)
- A review of "state secrets" (Lyle Denniston)
Briefs and Documents
Merits Briefs
- Brief for Petitioner General Dynamics Corporation
- Brief for Respondent United States of America
- Reply Brief for Petitioner General Dynamics Corporation
Amicus Briefs
- Brief for Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc., Wendell Belew, Asim Ghafoor, and Electronic Frontier Foundation in Support of Neither Party
- Brief for the National Defense Industrial Association in Support of Petitioners
- Brief for the Constitution Project in Support of Petitioners
- Brief for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in Support of Petitioners


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Pymble Ladies' College
Nature is an enigma – susceptible to weathering and deterioration yet amazingly strong, resilient and beautiful. My artwork is an exploration of this in the skeletal framework of leaves. As leaves disintegrate, an intricate weave of intertwining veins remains whose function is vital to the life and sustenance of the form.
I was inspired by Bronwyn Oliver to use wire as my base material in creating oversized natural forms. Oliver's presentation of sculptural works in their natural setting also inspired my photographs. Anne Mudge inspired my use of shadows and reflections, highlighting the beauty of these skeletal forms.
Compare and consider the 'traditional' and 'contemporary' techniques and materials used to explore aspects nature in the artworks by Amanda McKeith and Kawabata Gyokusho. Analyse and outline the way each artist has responded to the concept of transience.


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Zynga Snags Analyst to Be VP of Finance
After a string of high-level departures in 2012, it looks like Zynga is firming up its executive ranks.
The gaming company looks to have snapped up Atul Bagga, an analyst formerly of Lazard Capital Markets, to be the new VP of finance at Zynga, according to a recent change in Bagga's LinkedIn profile.
Bagga will report to Mark Vranesh, who was appointed Zynga's chief financial officer back in November of 2012, when former CFO Dave Wehner left the company to join Facebook.
Bagga seems a pretty natural fit at Zynga. He covered video games and Internet companies during his time at Lazard, and has been working as an analyst covering games, media and the digital space for close to 20 years. He has also got a finance background, with stints spent at ThinkEquity and brokerage firm Smith New Court (now a part of Merrill Lynch).
Bagga is a graduate of UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and also holds advanced degrees from the University of Bombay and the National Institute of Technology in Allahabad, India.
Zynga confirmed to AllThingsD that Bagga joined the company.
The hire is one in a string of important appointments for Zynga, which continues to re-staff key positions after its series of executive defections at the end of 2012 and beginning of this year. In a high-level restructuring at the end of 2012, David Ko slid into the COO position while Barry Cottle became Zynga's chief revenue officer. The company continues to trumpet its heavy focus on mobile going forward, attempting to diversify its game offerings outside of the Facebook platform.
It's worth noting that apparently not all the departures have been stymied quite yet. Zynga CIO Debra Chrapaty announced Monday she would be leaving the gaming company to become CEO of Nirvanix, an enterprise cloud storage company.
Shares of Zynga were up 1.5 percent after regular trading on Monday afternoon at $3.46 per share.


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Driver Unharmed in Amazing Car Crash Caught on Tape [VIDEO]
Check out the video below for amazing one of a kind footage of a car crash that was caught on tape. It's eerie that this was caught on film, but a head scratcher to why he was filming. Check out the video below and see just how close this driver came to being seriously hurt. The film is only about 40 seconds long but feel free to skip to about the 24 second mark.


text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - What do you think about part time job? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in What do you think about part time job? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Opinions View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message adithepJoined: 24 Nov 2003Posts: 3 Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 11:39 pm Post subject: What do you think about part time job? I think it's good to do part time job but you have to keep in mind that you have to arrange your time so that it won't affect your main responsibility study.Many parents have sent their kids out to work because they wnt their kids to get some more experiences from part times job. I used to work in the cinema during my summer. I did all the jobs such as selling tickets and popcorn and even picked up popcorn.I think it was fun to interact with different people.I think meeting different people makes this job very colourful.In that time,I didn't need to ask my parents for money.I was very proud of it. I think our world is changing so fast. You need to learn all the time to be able to keep up.It's good to get your life time experience.So what do you think about that? [/i][/b]_________________aaaaaaaaa Back to top CoreyJoined: 23 Mar 2003Posts: 445Location: Costa Rica Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 3:43 pm Post subject: It is good that young people learn the value of hard work. I got my first part-time job when I was 12 years old (during the summer break). However I also think that children shold not be working full-time and need to be in school most of the time. Godd luck, Corey_________________Niagara Summer Programs Back to top hYpO-aLLeRgEniCJoined: 03 Nov 2003Posts: 3Location: Thailand Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 9:04 pm Post subject: Part-time job - Lifetime experience. Thai students should take a part-time job. The first reason is you can get various experience. Whatever job you do, you'll interact with different people. You may have fun to satisfy with customers. You can improve your skills such as communicating with people, solving problems, making decisions quickly, speaking any foreign languages. You will have more confidence. The second reason is you can help your family increase earning. You don't need to ask parents for money. Furthermore, you can take care of the cost of both your tuition fees and daily needs. In conclusion, taking a part-time job makes greatly benefit. Therefore, having a part-time job is great and Thai students should try to take it. However, it'll affect your main responsibility study if you don't arrange your time properly. Are you interested in taking a part-time job? _________________\(^-^)/ -('''''')- \(^-^)/ Back to top derek521Joined: 30 Jan 2004Posts: 2 Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 1:48 pm Post subject: I think I should looking for some parttime job...im 20 year old,but dun have any exp for this. Back to top LucentShadeJoined: 30 Dec 2003Posts: 542Location: Nebraska, USA Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 4:21 pm Post subject: I think that teenagers should definitely get part-time jobs. It teaches them how to work and communicate with others, how to accept authority, and how to be responsible about getting to work, obeying rules, and managing money. If they make their own money, they will better understand the value of it. If their parents simply give them all the money they ever need, teens will waste it on uneccesary things because they know they can always get more money if they run out. Teenagers that make and spend their own money can form good spending and saving habits that can serve them well in their adult lives. Another very important thing that can be learned from part-time work is basic human respect. I don't know how it is in your countries, but here in the U.S., people that work in typical "teenager" jobs like fast-food restaurants, grocery stores, and retail stores, are looked down on by society as second-class citizens. I see so many people going to these places and getting angry at the workers just because they aren't 100% perfect. If more people have experience working these jobs, then they will understand how it feels. Also, having jobs can keep teenagers out of trouble. If they're at work on weekends, then they won't be as likely to spend their time drinking, partying, and doing drugs. I feel strongly about this because I'm a veteran of this world. I started a part-time job a month after I turned 16, and I worked there for six years, all through my college and the last two years of high school. I learned all those things I mentioned and I earned quite a bit of money as well. Sure, it may have affected my performance in school a little bit, but it's not impossible to do both. I may not have gotten the best possible grades, but the money and experience I got makes up for it. 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Special Agent Kate Weiss is hiding from a kidnapping she doesn't remember. Jack Tucker's life as a morning radio host is uncomplicated, attachment free, and without regret. Brought together by a mutual friend, the pair are at odds from the moment they meet. She finds his confident swagger arrogant and beyond reproach, while he in turn sees her as a self-righteous controlling dictator. As Kate struggles with her confidence, Jack begins to realize his life without strings is missing something, or someone. Adversity quickly becomes attraction. Jack and Kate find themselves flirting with the flames of unexpected desire. As emotions rise, scars are revealed and secrets are uncovered. Will the reality of their very different worlds bring them together or rip them apart?
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An Outdoor Woodland Wedding at a Private Residence in Waterloo, Illinois
Laura Morton (29 and a registered dietitian) and Austin Wolf (29 and an artist) were together for almost a decade—through high school and college—before Austin proposed on a family trip to Anna Maria Island, Florida. The proposal "went a little something like this: A shaky hand shot out of nowhere and stuck a gorgeous antiqued band on the middle finger of my right hand. My left hand was holding a sleeping baby girl. It was perfect," Laura says. The sleeping baby girl was their daughter, Ruthie. They set an October date on their wooded property—complete with a barn, a creek, walking trails and a bonsai garden—affectionately nicknamed Morton's Grove (and now available for rent). "Having our wedding at our home seemed like a natural decision," Laura says, explaining that a large part of their wedding budget went into building a pergola—with each bracket made by Austin to achieve the perfect rustic aesthetic—and an expansive red-brick patio and sprucing up the barn. "Every detail of the space was thoughtfully curated with our wedding day in mind," she says. It was a point of pride to exchange vows in front of the beautiful barn, carefully renovated by Austin (with a little help from family and friends). The rustic beauty was accented with pumpkins, gourds and mums, and a large handmade banner served as their ceremony backdrop, featuring the song lyrics from Blitzen Trapper "Furr": "I took her by the arm, we settled down upon a farm and raised our children up as gently as you please." Other memorable elements included a ride in a 1920s beer delivery truck, a "kids' area" set up with hay bales and a tractor, a meal catered by a local restaurant and a propane-powered fire pit for guests to gather around after sunset. "Having everyone you love in one place is such a cool experience," Laura says. "Hearing how much guests love the venue means so much when the venue is your home." —Chrissy Sorenson
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text: A Utah state trooper pulled over to a car parked on the shoulder of S.R. 201 early Sunday morning — and facing in the wrong direction. The driver was an intoxicated University of Utah linebacker, Nai Fotu, who told the trooper he'd had "one beer, two beers" with his teammates at the University campus. Fotu, 22, was coherent enough to correctly identify that he was "in Utah… on the freeway," but his blood alcohol level was at .218 — about three times the legal limit — and he was, after all, driving in the wrong direction on the highway. Head coach Kyle Whittingham immediately suspended Fotu, who had a warrant out of Provo City Justice Court for failing to appear on charges for "giving false personal information to police, unlawful possession of alcohol or a controlled substance by a minor and public urination" following a March 2009 incident. Fotu is now in the Salt Lake County Jail pending investigations for a possible, DUI, having an open container, driving without a valid license, and driving the wrong way. More »


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Treatment with an investigational PI3K inhibitor led to rapid, durable responses in three small trials involving patients with resistant and refractory hematologic malignancies.
Involving 40 to 64 patients each, the studies showed response rates as high as 72% with idelalisib. In general, the drug was well tolerated by patients with heavily pretreated indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).
Investigators in all three trials endorsed additional trials involving larger numbers of patients and evaluating idelalisib in combination therapy, as reported online in Blood.
Durable Disease Control in CLL
"The development of idelalisib represents a major scientific effort that translates a decade of PI3K-related research into a targeted oral therapy that can be chronically administered, with an acceptable safety profile and excellent control of recurrent CLL," Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and colleagues said of their 54-patient study.
"Our data support further evaluation of idelalisib in patients with CLL, either previously treated or treatment naive, both as a single agent and in combination, including rationally partnered targeted agents. As we look toward the future of CLL therapy, targeted agents hold the potential promise of prolonged efficacy and reduced toxicity compared with chemoimmunotherapy regimens."
B-cell receptor signaling plays a key role in the evolution and progression of CLL. The signaling can be disrupted by inhibition of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K), which exerts pleiotropic effects on cell metabolism via activation of Akt and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), the authors noted.
PI3K signaling is mediated by p110 alpha, beta, gamma, and delta, the latter of which is specific for hematopoietic cells. In CLL, hyperactive B-cell signaling, combined with sustained PI3K-delta/Akt/mTOR signaling, contributes to development of the malignant phenotype.
Idelalisib specifically inhibits the delta isoform of PI3K. Studies involving cell lines and patient samples showed that idelalisib substantially reduced PI3K/Akt signaling and induced apoptosis. Evaluation of safety and pharmacokinetics of the drug in healthy volunteers led to clinical testing in patients with various types of hematologic malignancies.
As reported at the 2013 American Society of Hematology meeting, the addition of idelalisib to rituximab (Rituxan) was associated with significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival in patients with poor-risk CLL.
Brown's group reported data from a phase I dose-finding study of idelalisib involving patients with relapsed/refractory CLL associated with adverse prognostic characteristics. The patients had received a median of five prior therapies and as many as 14, and most of the patients had treatment-refractory disease.
Once initiated, treatment continued at the starting dose until disease progression or development of unacceptable toxicity.
The data showed that 39% of patients met International Workshop on CLL criteria for partial response (PR), and a third met updated criteria of PR with treatment-induced lymphocytosis. Overall, 72% of the patients had some evidence of objective response.
The clinical activity was associated with significant reductions in CLL-related cytokines and chemokines and abrogation of Akt phosphorylation of CLL cells.
The most frequent grade 3+ adverse events were pneumonia (20%), neutropenic fever (11%), and diarrhea (6%).
"Among all patients with CLL in this study, disease control was durable, with a median PFS of 15.8 months; some patients have remained on therapy without CLL progression for periods approaching 4 years," the authors said of their findings.
"These results appear similar to those reported recently with the BTK inhibitor ibrutinib (Imbruvica), particularly given that patients in this phase I study of idelalisib appeared to have more heavily pretreated and refractory disease than those treated in the phase II study of ibrutinib," they added.
NHL: 'Substantial and Prolonged Activity'
Ian W. Flinn, MD, PhD, of the Sarah Cannon Research Institute in Nashville, Tenn., and colleagues reported findings from a phase I trial of idelalisib in patients with relapsed indolent NHL. Investigators in the dose-finding study enrolled 64 patients, 54 of whom were evaluable for response.
The patients had a median age of 64, half had bulky disease, and 37 of 64 (58%) had refractory disease. The cohort had a median treatment history of four prior regimens and as many 10. Patients continued the assigned starting dose of idelalisib until no evidence of benefit was observed. The authors reported that 19 (30%) continued to benefit after 48 weeks and entered an extension study.
Of the 54 evaluable patients, 46 (85%) had some evidence of disease regression during treatment with idelalisib, and 30 of 64 (47%) met criteria for objective response, including one complete response. The median duration of response was 18.4 months, and median PFS was 7.6 months.
Adverse events occurring in ≥20% of patients consisted of diarrhea (36%, 8% grade 3+), fatigue (36%/3%), rash (25%/3%), pyrexia (20%/3%), chills (20%/0), neutropenia (44%/23%), anemia (31%/5%), thrombocytopenia (25%/11%), and transaminase elevation (48%/25%). The authors reported that 12 patients discontinued treatment because of adverse events.
"The data from this study demonstrate that continuous inhibition of PI3K-delta can achieve substantial and prolonged activity in heavily pretreated patients with this disease," the authors said.
"Objective responses were seen within each of the indolent NHL subtypes ... despite bulky adenopathy, a median of four prior therapies, and disease that had commonly become refractory to existing treatments," they added. "These efficacy findings are impressive when compared with results from single-agent studies evaluating available cytotoxic and noncytotoxic drugs as therapies for previously treated indolent NHL."
MCL: Favorable Toxicity Profile
A phase I dose-finding trial of idelalisib in MCL included 40 patients with relapsed/refractory disease and a median treatment history of four prior regimens (as many as 14).
"Relapsed MCL is characterized by relatively short remissions after conventional cytotoxic therapy," said Brad S. Kahl, MD, of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and colleagues. "As a result, investigators have searched for novel agents with unique activity in MCL."
Both bortezomib (Velcade) and lenalidomide demonstrated activity in MCL, leading to FDA approval, and the European Union also has approved temsirolimus. Although the approvals "provided valuable new treatment options for patients, the relatively low response rates and continuing pattern of relapse highlight the need to develop additional therapies in this patient population."
The trial had primary endpoints of safety and dose-limiting toxicity. Median treatment duration with idelalisib was 3.5 months and a range of 0.7 to 30.7 months. Six patients enrolled in an extension study.
Idelalisib monotherapy was associated with an objective response rate of 40% (16 of 40), including two complete responses. The median duration of response was 2.7 months. The cohort had a median PFS of 3.7 months and 1-year PFS was 22%.
The most common adverse events were diarrhea (40%/18% grade 3+), nausea (33%/5%), pyrexia (28%/0), fatigue (25%/3%), rash (23%/3%), decreased appetite (20%/15%), upper respiratory infection (20%/0%), pneumonia (13%/10%) and transaminase elevations (60%/20%). Nine patients withdrew because of adverse events.
"Rapid and marked reductions in lymphadenopathy were seen in the MCL patients, including those who demonstrated unfavorable prognostic characteristics," the authors noted.
"Notably, the toxicity profile was favorable, with no clear evidence of myelosuppression and no peripheral neuropathy, suggesting idelalisib will be compatible in combination with traditional cytotoxic agents or other novel targeted agents," they added.
Investigators in the indolent NHL and MCL trials could find no predisposing factors to explain the transient transaminase elevations observed in both studies.
Gilead Sciences and Calistoga Pharmaceuticals sponsored the three trials and employees of the companies are among co-authors of the published reports.
Brown disclosed relevant relationships with Gilead/Calistoga. One or more co-authors disclosed relevant relationships with Gilead/Calistoga, Infinity, Acerta Pharmaceuticals, and Effector Therapeutics.
Flinn disclosed no relevant relationships. One or more co-authors disclosed relevant relationships with Gilead/Calistoga, Infinity, Acerta Pharmaceuticals, and Effector Therapeutics.
Kahl disclosed a relavant relationship with Infinity.
Primary Source
Source Reference: Brown JR, et al "Idelalisib, an inhiblitor of phosplhatidylinositol 3 kinase p110-delta, for relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia" Blood 2014; DOI: 10.1182/blood-2013-11-535047.
Secondary Source
Source Reference: Flinn IW, et al "Idelalisib, a selective inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-delta, as therapy fort previously treated indolent on-Hodgkin lymphoma" Blood 2014.; DOI: 10.1182/blood-2013-11-538546.


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Federal aviation officials will allow conservationists to lead 10 young whooping cranes to their winter home in Florida using an ultralight aircraft that the cranes apparently think is a mother bird.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement Monday that it will grant a one-time waiver to the regulations so that the migration can be completed.
Conservationists with Operation Migration are trying to re-establish an Eastern flyway for whooping cranes, which nearly became extinct in the 1940s, by teaching young birds how to make the journey. But their pilots are paid for their work. FAA regulations say ultralights can only be flown for personal use.
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May 24, 2013
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Officials from Washington expressed disappointment Wednesday that Fairchild Air Force Base was not chosen as the first home of the Air Force's new aerial refueling tankers.
Members of the Kansas congressional delegation announced that McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kan., was chosen as the first base to receive the new Boeing-built KC-46A tankers. Fairchild, the Spokane area's largest single employer, remains a candidate to receive new tankers later.
"This is an extremely unfortunate decision by the Air Force," Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said in a statement. "Fairchild Air Force Base has a strong tradition as an integral part of our national defense and is ideally located, particularly as U.S. strategy calls for directing greater attention to the Pacific theater."
The new aircraft will replace the aging KC-135 fleet flown for the past 50 years by crews including those at Fairchild. The Air Force will base 36 of the new aircraft at McConnell starting in 2016. It also will spend $192 million to upgrade the base.
Fairchild was a finalist for the job, along with bases in North Dakota and Altus, Okla., which was chosen to be base for a training unit, according to Washington officials. Supporters pointed to Fairchild's long service as a tanker base, its position on the Pacific Rim and its 14,000-foot runway as key advantages. Boeing is only hours away by land, in the Seattle area, if issues with the planes arise.
Democratic U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, and Republican U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who represents the Spokane area in Congress, expressed disappointment in a joint statement. But they also expressed optimism for the future.
"The Secretary of the Air Force stated today that Fairchild will be a strong contender for future tanker basing decisions," Cantwell said.
McMorris Rodgers said the Air Force plans to buy 179 KC-46A tankers.
"It is important to remember that this is only the first installment of 36 tankers," McMorris Rodgers said. "Fairchild will compete very well and is in an excellent position to receive (additional tankers)."
Murray demanded a formal briefing from the Air Force on the decision-making process.
Fairchild is home to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, which operates more than 30 KC-135 tankers.
The base is the Spokane area's single largest employer, with 5,800 workers and an economic impact of $1.3 billion per year. It has helped draw some 17,000 military retirees to the Spokane area.
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Spokane business leaders and the Washington congressional delegation had been working toward bringing new tankers to Fairchild for more than a decade, although the efforts intensified after 2011 when Boeing was chosen to build the KC-46A.
Being the first home of the new tankers was thought to be insurance against closure threats.
The KC-135, known as the Stratotanker, was built from the same prototype as the Boeing 707 jetliner, and started rolling off the assembly lines in the mid-1950s. The first ones arrived at Fairchild in 1958, where they refueled B-52s that were also stationed at the base. The bombers were reassigned to other bases in 1994, and more tanker squadrons were sent to Fairchild.


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Tim Cook is not Steve Jobs. So what?July 15, 2014: 1:57 PM ET
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Paul R. La Monica. Other than Time Warner, the parent of CNNMoney, Abbott Laboratories and AbbVie, La Monica does not own positions in any individual stocks.
Investors have had a love-hate relationship with Apple CEO Tim Cook. He is back in Wall Street's good graces for now. It's almost as if investors have gotten him confused with goalie extraordinaire Tim Howard. But with Apple earnings coming out next week, will the romance last?
Here's a look back at shareholders' fickle feelings for the head of the world's most valuable company -- and why traders are iSmitten with Cook and Apple (AAPL) once more.
The market cheered the news that Cook was taking over for the late Steve Jobs in August 2011 -- just a few weeks before Jobs passed away. Cook had been interim or acting CEO three times while Jobs was receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer. As Apple's long-time chief operating officer, he was a known commodity.
The stock continued to soar in the year after Jobs died. It hit an all-time high in September 2012 shortly after the release of the iPhone 5.
But then something happened. Investors started to worry that Apple was no longer innovative. Tim Cook was not as charismatic as Steve Jobs. There was no more Jobs-ian "one more thing" announcement coming at the end of Cook speeches.
What's more, Google (GOOGL) was starting to eat into Apple's mobile dominance thanks to its Android operating system. iPhones and iPads were no longer status symbols. Many consumers were beginning to prefer Galaxy devices from Samsung that ran on Android.
Apple's stock wound up languishing for the rest of 2012 and most of 2013 while Google grabbed the Wall Street momentum.
But Apple has roared back this year. The stock is up nearly 20% in 2014.
And shares are only about 5% below their all-time high. (Adjusting for the company's recent 7-1 stock split, Apple's peak price is $100.72.)
So what's changed? Here are 5 reasons why I think investors have embraced the company. If this story were a Stanley Kubrick film you could title it "Dr. QuickTime or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Tim Cook."
1. Cook is giving shareholders a lot of cash. Apple's balance sheet is so pristine, it might as well be sponsored by Procter & Gamble's Mr. Clean.
Apple has been using its financial strength ($150.6 billion in cash!) to reward investors with stock buybacks and big dividends.
Buybacks are a good thing when they reduce the number of shares outstanding. That, in turn, helps to lift earnings per share. Apple's share count has been reduced by 6% in the first six months of its current fiscal year.
And Apple's dividend payment yields 2.1%. That's impressive, especially when you consider that a 10 Year U.S. Treasury yields just 2.54%.
Cook astutely realizes (although the prodding by activist shareholders David Einhorn and Carl Icahn probably helped too) that Apple is a maturing company. It has to use some of its cash to keep investors happy. It can't invest all of it back into R&D.
Jobs, the great innovator, wasn't as concerned about keeping Wall Street value investors happy. And he didn't need to since Apple was more of a cultish growth stock during the early days of the iPhone and iPad.
2. Cook is willing to pay up for growth. Under the leadership of Jobs, Apple rarely made any acquisitions. And it never made any big ones.
But the company's decision a few months ago to buy Beats Electronics for $3 billion is a clear sign that Cook is not content to grow Apple solely from within. Beats makes better headphones. And its streaming music service might help boost Apple's iTunes Radio offering.
I think investors are happy to know that Cook is aware that there is talent and innovation outside of Cupertino. The Beats deal signals that Cook may not be done. And that's a good thing, especially as Google, Facebook (FB) and Amazon (AMZN) become even more Apple-like via hardware acquisitions and new products of their own.
3. The stock split is a populist move. Don't underestimate the importance of Apple's big stock split. Even though the split did nothing to change Apple's valuation, it may have made the stock appear cheaper to average investors.
Buying one share of Apple at nearly $650 a share may have seemed daunting to people with little money to play with in the market. The split brought the stock price down to the low $90s. It conceivably could be added to the Dow soon as a result ... and all the recent Dow 17,000 hoopla shows that for many, the Dow still is THE stock market.
And there is something to be said for widening your available pool of investors. I spoke to several happy mom and pop shareholders at Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK-B) annual meeting this May who never would have been able to own a piece of Warren Buffett's company until a 2010 stock split reduced the price of the B share from more than $3500 to about $75. They now trade for less than $130. (The A shares are still for 1%-ers only though -- with a current price of $192,000.)
Related: Berkshire shareholders LOVE Warren Buffett
The Apple split may be doing the same thing for consumers who adore Apple's iProducts but didn't want to spend more for a share of stock than it cost to buy an iPad or Mac.
4. Growth is back on track. Apple is clearly benefiting from the recent struggles of Samsung. Doesn't Cook deserve credit for that in the same way he was blamed for Apple's weakness in 2013? Wall Street analysts have been busy upgrading their price targets and ratings for the stock. And that's because they are boosting their earnings estimates.
Earnings are still, at the end of the day, what drives stock performance. Analysts expect Apple to report a 14% increase in earnings per share when it releases its third-quarter results on July 22. And Wall Street is also more optimistic about the next few years.
Related: Apple fundamentals still attractive following stock split
Analysts have raised their full year earnings targets for fiscal 2014 and 2015 by 4% over the past three months. The consensus long-term forecast calls for about 12% earnings growth a year. That's impressive for a company as big as Apple. And since shares trade for less than 14 times 2015 earnings estimates, the stock still looks attractive. It's even more of a bargain if you think that Apple's earnings could grow even faster .... which brings me to my last point.
5. Apple is still innovative. While Cook may lack the stage presence of Jobs, that doesn't mean that Apple is no longer innovative. It's been easy to criticize Cook for a lack of groundbreaking new products. But Cook is an operations guy, not the tech geek that Jobs was. And other "nerds" like well-respected product gurus Jony Ive and Eddy Cue are still at Apple.
And check out senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi. He seems to be the "new" Jobs.
So it should be no surprise that the rumors are heating up again about what's next from Apple. An iWatch seems almost a given at this point. There is increased chatter about how Apple software can become an even bigger part of connected homes and cars ... the so-called Internet of Things.
Related: Excited for iPhone 6? Check out this stock
And don't forget the iPhone and iPad either. Those product lines are not dead yet. The iPhone may soon get its most significant upgrade since the launch of Siri with the iPhone 4S in 2011. It's widely expected that the iPhone 6 will be unveiled in September and will have larger screens and scratch-resistant sapphire glass.
Sure, Apple still has yet to introduce a long hoped for Tolkien-esque one TV set to rule them all. An iTV may only become reality if Apple can work out programming agreements with the big media companies. But don't count Apple out. It did reinvent the music business with iTunes after all.
Of course, critics will note that was when Jobs was in charge. So until Apple releases a truly new (and successful) product line under Cook (i.e. not just bigger iPhones and smaller iPads) then there will still be some iSkeptics waiting for Apple to stumble again.


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Gun control enthusiast belittles founding document
Steve Watson
Jan 11, 2013
In a tense interview with Breitbart.com editor Ben Shapiro last night on CNN, host piers Morgan called the US Constitution "your little book", as he continued his tirade for gun control.
Shapiro presented the pocket version of the Constitution to Morgan, stating "I would really like to hear your policy prescriptions for what we should do about guns because you say you respect the second amendment. You know, I brought this here for you so you can read it. It's the Constitution."
After a short debate the two then exchanged the following words as Morgan picked up the Constitution and jabbed in Shapiro's direction with it:
MORGAN: — on the American constitution and the second amendment. It's exactly what you've tried to do. You come in, you brandish your little book, as if I don't know what's in there —
SHAPIRO: My little book? That's the constitution of the United States. It's our founding document, Piers.
MORGAN: I know what its your constitution.
SHAPIRO: Do you really?
MORGAN: I have been debating this for a long time.
SHAPIRO: Then you should read the second amendment again.
MORGAN: I know the second amendment. What I haven't heard is one coherent reason why any civilian in America needs an an AR-15, military style, assault weapon. Tell me why you need one.
SHAPIRO: I told you, why the general population of America, law abiding citizens, need AR-15s.
MORGAN: Why do they need those weapons?
SHAPIRO: They need them for the prospective possibility for the resistance of tyranny. Which is not a concern today, it may not be a concern tomorrow.
MORGAN: Where do you expect tyranny to come from?
SHAPIRO: It could come from the United States, because governments have gone tyrannical before, Piers.
MORGAN: Do you know how absurd you sound?
Throughout the interview Shaprio accused Morgan of "bullying" tactics on the gun control issue and told him he was using the deaths of the children at Sandy Hook to "demonize people who differ from you politically".
Watch the exchange below:
Morgan says he has respect for the Constitution, yet here he is on his own show blatantly belittling it, and by extension those who respect it. Morgan is not a unintelligent person, he knew exactly what he was saying and what effect it would have.
His words recall those of former president George Bush who was reported by Washington insiders to have described the Constitution as "just a goddamned piece of paper".
Steve Watson is the London based writer and editor for Alex Jones' Infowars.com, and Prisonplanet.com. He has a Masters Degree in International Relations from the School of Politics at The University of Nottingham, and a Bachelor Of Arts Degree in Literature and Creative Writing from Nottingham Trent University.
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FAA may close 6 airport towers in Massachusetts
FAA would cut budget as a result of sequestration
A memo from the National Park Service obtained by The Associated Press outlines potential cuts at many of the nation's 398 national parks if forced federal budget cuts are enacted next week.
Cape Cod National Seashore would close the Province Land Visitor Center, shutting out 260,000 people from May through October. Without monitors to watch over nesting birds, large sections of the Great Beach would close to keep eggs from being trampled.
Six Massachusetts air traffic control facilities could be closed by the Federal Aviation Administration should budget sequestration take place next Friday, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.
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The FAA would begin furloughs and start facility shutdowns in April.


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Carlo's Celebrity Care-aoke Calvalcade, a fundraiser for the upcoming production of The Glass Menagerie at Mary-Arrchie Theatre is being held tonight, starting at 8:00 PM. The event will feature local musicians and theatre folks giving performances of famous artists like David Bowie, Prince, and Oasis. Tickets are $20. The Mary-Arrchie Theatre is located at 735 W. Sheridan Road. Donations can also be made on the indiegogo site.
Meanwhile, Mary-Arrchie's production of Superior Donuts, which is being staged at the Royal George Cabaret Theatre through November 25th, continues to garner favorable publicity.
It was nice seeing Thomas Conner's profile of Brad Elvis and Chloe F. Orwell of The Handcuffs (they're opening for Supersuckers, along with The Dead On tonight at Double Door) in today issue of the Sun-Times. It was also interesting to discover that Brad's pop culture collection includes one of Deborah Harry's shoes.
Dirty Ghosts, the techno-oriented band led by vocalist-guitarist Allyson Baker will be at Schubas this Sunday, November 11th. Baker's origins are in the Toronto hard core punk scene of the 1990's, and she continues to bring that raw energy to her new material. I reviewed Dirty Ghosts' debut, Metal Moon, for the Illinois Entertainer and this blog earlier this year, and noted, "there are darker edges lurking behind the alluring melodies and deep grooves." Here's the video for "Katana Rock" from that CD.
As reported by newly crowned Illinois Entertainer editor, Janine Schaults, in the "File" column of this month's issue, vinyl fanatics now have good reason to join other lunatics in the buying frenzy known as Black Friday. Record Store Day, which comes around every year around April, is making a special holiday appearance at independent record stores on the day after Thanksgiving.
Some of the treasures include "Surfin Safari" by The Beach Boys on 10" vinyl; David Bowie's "The Jean Genie" on 7"; Jellyfish's Stack-A-Tracks CD; Joey Ramone's Ya Know? Limited Edition Deluxe Album on CD; and Joan Jett's Bad Reputation LP with Bonus CD.
Alternative/roots rock group Over The Rhine is introducing some new songs on its current tour of the Midwest. The band has a gig tonight in St. Louis, and tomorrow night in Louisville, KY.
I covered the recent Susanna Hoffs concert at City Winery in Chicago for the Illinois Entertainer. My review is now up on the magazine's website.
It will be an evening of punk nostalgia when sub-urban insult rockers Tutu And The Pirates open for veteran UK band, The Rezillos at Mayne Stage on Chicago's north side this November 21st. Regal Standout and DJ Dave are also on the bill.


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It has a dark, clear, intense, garnet color in the glass.
It has a dark, clear, intense, garnet color in the glass.
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