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Nightwish Bio
Anette Olzon Tuomas Holopainen Marco Hietala Erno Vuorinen Jukka Nevalainen
Finland's NIGHTWISH has founded a medium where pure angelic vocal beauty combines with rugged metal guitars, and where intricate keyboard arrangements team up with driving rhythms, creating a soaring stylistic mix. 2003's symphonic metal shining star Century Child has set the band upon a stunning adventure in crafting a unique and genre-defining sound.
Humbly begun in 1997 as keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen's, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and trained operatic vocalist Tarja Turunen's ill received acoustic project, they found balance when they added drummer and percussionist Jukka Nevalainen and opted replace acoustic with electric guitars. Entranced with their new identity, NIGHTWISH was quickly signed to Finland's premier label, Spinefarm. Debut Angels Fall First made a huge impression upon the scene thanks to its unique hybrid of sounds and styles, with much of the focus centering on the operatic and enigmatic singing of front woman Tarja. The initial offering was soon followed by the even more progressed and adventurous Oceanborn, which stayed in the Finnish pop charts for over 30 weeks. At this time, they had three singles in the top 10. This success led to packed shows in Finland, and soon to continental European shows and ensuing success. The overseas reactions and a growing cult-like interest in the United States encouraged Century Media to sort out a licensing agreement securing their next studio output for domestic release, as well as the two back catalogue pieces so they could be appreciated by a wider audience. In 2000 the band released their third effort, Wishmaster, immediately going platinum at home and selling well over 20,000 units in the U.S. with very little support or notoriety from the industry and promotional outlets.
The year 2002 was one filled with many successful events for the band. Nightwish acquired bassist Marco Hietala (Tarot, Sinergy), who added another dimension to NIGHTWISH's enveloping sound. Marco, in addition to his commanding bass lines, contributes powerful male vocals. The band returned to long time recording home Finnvox Studios (Stratovarius, Children Of Bodom, Sentenced) to record drum tracks. They then moved to their hometown of Kitee, Finland to record guitars, bass and keyboards. In March 2002 they returned to Finnvox to record vocals, choirs and percussions, and to mix the album. What came out of these recording sessions is sheer magnificence. From the choral introduction of "Bless the Child," the excitement builds into a triumphant tension of rock solid guitar rhythms coupled with the mesmerizing voice that gives pause to angels. "End Of All Hope" mixes the energy and intense excitement of choral arrangements with the sirens' song that is Tarja's voice. Orchestral arrangements add depth and immediacy, which complement the classically trained chorus. The overall feeling is monumental. "Phantom of the Opera" is the band's tribute to the classic story of darkness meets light, and helps to lead into the album's closing track "Beauty of the Beast."
With the release finished, the band embarked on an aggressive European tour. NIGHTWISH also played sold-out shows in Canada and Mexico, and they made their first US appearance headlining the 2003 sold-out ProgPower Fest in Atlanta, Georgia followed by additional sold-out shows at the L'Amour IV Festival in New York.
Continuing to amaze fans with beautifully crafted songs, NIGHTWISH lead listeners on a tremendous journey. From Angels Fall First to Century Child, the band has unrelentingly written music that inspires listeners the way of the world's greatest choirs. To experience NIGHTWISH is to be exalted.
"I only wished to become something beautiful through my music through my silent devotion" - "Ocean Soul", NIGHTWISH, Century Child.
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Fri 9 Nov 2012
Data Wins! Is The End of Poverty Traps the End of the White Man's Burden?
Posted by Ed under Academia, Delivering Development, development, Development Institutions, Livelihoods, policy, research, sustainable development
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I've long hated the term "poverty traps," development shorthand for conditions in which poverty becomes self-reinforcing and therefore inescapable without some sort of external intervention. They made no analytic sense (nobody ever defined poverty clearly across this literature, for example), and generally the idea of the poverty trap was hitched to a revival of "big push" development efforts that had failed in the 1950s and 1960s. Further, it was always clear to me that the very idea of a poverty trap cast those living in difficult circumstances as helpless without the intervention of benevolent outsiders. This did not align at all with my experiences on the ground in rural sub-Saharan Africa.
This is not to suggest that there is no such thing as structural inequality in the world – the running head start enjoyed by the Global North in terms of economic development has created significant barriers to the economic development of those residing in the Global South. These barriers, perhaps most critically the absurd and damaging regime of subsidies that massively distorts global agricultural markets, must be addressed, and soon. Such barriers generally result in perverse outcomes that impact even those in the Global North (anyone who thinks the American food system makes any sense at all really needs to read more. Start with Fast Food Nation, move to The Omnivore's Dilemma, and work out from there. And don't get me going on the potential climate impacts of structural inequality).
But this enduring focus on structural problems in the global economy has had the effect of reducing those in the Global South to a bunch of helpless children in need of salvation by the best and most noble of those in the Global North, who were to bring justice, opportunity, and a better future to all. If this isn't the 21st Century version of the White Man's Burden, then I don't know what is. Bill Easterly makes a very similar point very eloquently, and at much greater length, here.
I am a social scientist*, and I believe that the weight of evidence eventually wins arguments. And today it occurred to me that in this case, this long line of arguing that those who insisted on talking about poverty traps were a) generally misrepresenting the world and b) inappropriately infantilizing those living in the Global South now has that weight of evidence behind it. Andy Sumner's work on the New Bottom Billion basically blows up the idea of the poverty trap – he demonstrates that since the 1990s, a lot of people that were thought to be living in poverty traps have improved their incomes such that many have moved out of poverty (at least if one defines poverty on the basis of income). People who were thought to be trapped by structural inequality have been defying expectations and improving their circumstances without clear correlations to aid or development efforts, let alone the "big push" arguments of Sachs and others. In short, it looks like we don't really understand what people are doing at the margins of the Global South, and that the global poor are a lot more capable than development seems to think. Poor people attached to the anchor of structural inequality are dragging it to improved incomes and well-being in thousands of small, innovative ways that are adding up to a massive aggregate change in the geography and structure of global poverty.
In short, the Global South never needed the most enlightened of the Global North to clear the path and push them up the ladder of development (if you want to get all Rostow about it). Instead, what is clearly needed is a new, substantial effort to better understand what is happening out on Globalization's Shoreline, and to work with the global poor to examine these efforts, identify innovative, locally-appropriate, and locally-owned means of transforming their quality of life, and find means of bringing those ideas to (appropriate) scale. Anything else is just hubris at best, and subtle class/race bigotry at worst.
The data is speaking. Anyone ready to listen?
*Well, I am a qualitative social scientist which means my work is more generative and humanities/arts flavored than is typical in the sciences, which generally value the reporting of observations in the framework of already-established biophysical processes.
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Short drivers know how hard it is to find vehicles that let them see out properly and adjust themselves comfortably behind the wheel.
Edmunds.com, the car-shopping and research site, has compiled a list of what it believes are the 10 best cars for short drivers. Some of those cars you probably can afford, others maybe not.
Visibility is the key safety issue. If you can't see what's around you, after all, you're more likely to hit it. Common sense.
Except that car designers have little of that commodity. Looks good, live with it, seems like their attitude.
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Here are Edmunds.com's favorites for short drivers, in alphabetical order, including the price, including shipping, for the base model:
•BMW 3-series, $33,475
•Honda Accord, $22,470
•Honda CR-V, $23,625
•Kia Soul, $15,200
•Lexus LS 460, $72,900
•Mazda3, $17,495
•Mercedes-Benz S-class, $93,255
•Subaru Forester, $22,790
•Toyota Sienna, $27,445
•Volkswagen Passat, $21,640
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First-time entrants capture San Diego triathlon
In the city where the modern three-event race was born, The San Diego International Triathlon Sunday celebrated its 30th anniversary and much more.
"Boy, it really makes us old," said Rick Kozlowski of KozEvents and organizer of Sunday's event and every other since the race's founding in 1983. The race and entertainment were capped by last night's retirement celebration for Father Joe Carroll, the city's iconic good Samaritan.
"It was originally Father Joe's idea to put on the (triathlon) event, and he's retiring tonight," an enthusiastic Kozlowski said after yesterday's awards ceremony.
Australian-native Chris McDonald was only 4 years old when Koz-lowski organized his first triathlon in San Diego, and Heather Jackson hadn't been born. Now, each has first-place bragging rights, and a $2,000 check.
McDonald, a Tucson resident, saw San Diego's best: perfect morning weather, amazing bayside scenery and great competition. The next four men finished within two minutes and 30 seconds after McDonald crossed the finish line on the Embarcadero.
Karl Bordine, last year's winner, finished a minute and four seconds behind McDonald, and collected the second-place purse of $1,000. Bordine, a San Diegan, held the lead after the 30K bike ride from Spanish Landing Park up to the Cabrillo National Monument, but McDonald's quick transitions and fleet feet helped him pass Bordine during the 10K run.
"This is my first time spent in California, and I couldn't be more happy with this event," said McDonald, a four-time Ironman champ."It was neat to do a race with such history behind it."
On the women's side, this was Jackson's first San Diego International Triathlon as well. Her win comes after competing in many other triathlons. How many? She laughed and said, "A lot."
Originally from Exeter, N.H., and now living in Carlsbad, Jackson was stroke for stroke, pedal for pedal and step for step with friend and fellow county resident Lesley Paterson until Jackson pulled away halfway through the 10K run to win by 21 seconds.
"I was leading late, but Heather got me at the end," said Paterson, a native of Scotland who collected $1,000. "This is a great local event, a great venue and there are a lot of great athletes here."
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Who's ready to win Kajsa Virkaaaaaaaa (in my best game show host voice)!!!!!!!??? Confused? Something about Ikea: the names of their products–well, mean nothing to me. I have NO idea what they are talking about. Maybe if I understood Swedish, I would have a leg up on the name game…but I don't, so moving on. It's that time again. The time where I get to spill all about my lucky find in the as-is section of Ikea and then give it away to someone. And wow, I really scored this time.
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Kajsa is a really soft, large, striped, multicolored throw that will no doubt go with the decor in any room in your home….and this little pretty is no longer available on Ikea's showroom floor. As you can see above, we have been keeping her tucked in our entertainment center for safe keeping until she finds a new home with one of you. She looks so pretty there. But Kajsa Virka would also look amazing strewn across the bottom of your bed, folded neatly under a few books on a console table in your foyer, tossed ever-so-casually on the couch to create that magazine look or, around you and ___________. It is Valentine's, after all.
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If there's anything to be learned from last night's episode of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, it is that Kim Zolciak seriously missed her calling as a comedienne. I mean seriously as some of the comments coming out of Kim's mouth can only be described as pure comedy. A few of the more memorable quotes below –
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- "Papa never cheated on me."
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With that said, let's get right to the recap! The episode begins with Phaedra and Apollo at home as Phaedra is planning yet another country party. This time around, it's a "Sip and See," and no I've never heard of that in my life either. Phaedra then goes on to fill Apollo in on her recent conflict with Kim though in Phaedra's delusional world, any negative comment made about her can only stem from jealousy or hating rather. "We command a lot of attention because look at us, we are attractive people. We are doing well and unfortunately, people are not happy for other people's success in Atlanta. Haterville," states the always insightful one. The Nidas decide the best way to deal with the Kim drama is to invite her to the Sip and See circus.


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Apparently, he was supposed to be "scared straight", but he wasn't. It didn't change his attitude. It had no significant effect on him.Originally Posted by HelpMe
Apparently, Toby and Josh were supposed to bring wine. Other than that, I don't get it either.Originally Posted by HelpMe
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(St. Thomas - MN)...6'2'', 249...Walter Andrew Kiesling. . .34-year career as pro player, assistant coach, head coach. . .Rugged two-way lineman with six NFL teams. . .All-NFL, 1929, 1930, 1932. . .Starred on Bears' unbeaten juggernaut, 1934. . . Also co-head coach of 1943 Phil-Pitt, 1944 Card-Pitt teams. . . Assistant with Packers, Steelers 14 seasons. . .Led Steelers to first winning season, 1942. . . Born May 27, 1903 in St. Paul, Minnesota. . .Died March 2, 1962, at age of 58.
Walt Kieslinq spent 34 years as a player, assistant coach or head coach in the National Football League. A two-way guard who was larger, stronger, and tougher than most of his opponents, he began his storied NFL career as a true "Iron Man" with the Duluth Eskimos.
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On November 20, 1929, in a game against the Chicago Bears, Nevers scored six touchdowns and accounted for 40 points. Walt helped pave the way with his classic power blocking. Keisling, who was named to the NFL's all-league team in 1929, 1930, and 1932, attended little St. Thomas College in his hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota, even though he was recruited by the larger, better-known Notre Dame. As a pro he played in five different cities.
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Sorry I have been a bit delinquent on my posts lately. Yesterday was "Play Day", but instead of playing with my friends, I had a chance to 'play' with my two of my sisters. Our mom is the best hostess EVER and at nearly 84 years old she still loves to have people come to her home and she enjoys cooking and serving them. For the past 7 or more years she and my dad have had the grand kids that live in the area to lunch every other week. It usually ended up just being our daughter, Julie, with Tyler and Gracie, and my niece with her three girls. Now that I am not working I can join them too. We decided now that my sister is living closer we should start a "new recipe lunch" so we met at my parents for lunch and enjoyed some yummy new recipes, afterwards we made a quick run to the store together and then Judy and I were able to get my dress cut out for the wedding.
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You will be shown a fraction and your job is to estimate the decimal equivalent by placing a nest on a number line. Our hens are mathematical experts and they will fire their eggs towards the correct answer. If your estimate is good the eggs will be caught in the nest but if you're too far out it all gets very messy.
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The object of the game is to move the red block around without getting hit by the blue blocks or touching the black walls. It's been said that the US Air Force uses tests like this to rate their fighter pilots. If you can survive longer than 22 seconds you are phenomenal.
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The classic game but with a twist: now you have to guide falling elements into the correct place in the periodic table. Play this as often as you can and you'll soon know which group and period the different elements belong in.
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Just like Yahtzee, to do well at this classic dice game you need to have a grasp of the probabilities of different dice combinations and bank them to your scorecard when they arise.
Believe it or not, we've managed to turn learning about displacement-time graphs into a game (and a great game it is too!). This software is also a great teaching aid when describing the relationship between real-world motion and its graphical representation.
This wonderful chess game (created by James Burton) is ideal for beginners.
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Get the grey cells working with this online reproduction of the ancient logic puzzle - another classic from flashValley.
Spread peace and harmony across the galaxy by blasting everything in sight (including the occasional alien).
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A quaint version of the classic memory game 'Simon'.
At a simple level this game improves basic summation, at a higher level pupils consider probability (e.g. When is the best time to stick? If I draw a 12 or above should I ever risk twisting again? etc. etc.)
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Furbush close to returning to Mariners
Furbush has given up four earned runs in six innings with Tacoma and struck out seven while getting progressively stronger over his past few outings. He needed just 18 pitches in his two innings on Tuesday.
"Yeah, he's getting closer," manager Eric Wedge said on Wednesday. "There's nothing I can really say beyond that. He went two innings, and he actually was so efficient, we had him throw another 15 pitches in the bullpen to get him up over 30. He felt good, looked good."
With the off-day on Thursday, it would make sense for the Mariners to have Furbush fly back to Seattle and rejoin the club on Friday if he's ready. But a roster move would be needed to create an opening for him, so no announcement will be forthcoming until that decision is made.
Furbush went on the disabled list after feeling a strain in his shoulder after facing one batter in Kansas City on July 17. He has been one of the team's top relievers, going 4-2 with a 2.17 ERA in 37 1/3 innings, with 47 strikeouts, while holding left-handers to a .155 batting average.


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This Nissan driver is trying to carry a ladder in the back seat of his family-size Altima. The car is just under six feet wide. The ladder is longer than that. Significantly longer.
The next time you think about carrying poorly secured stuff on the highway, think back to this 2x4 crashing through a woman's windshield, and then think about borrowing a truck for an afternoon.
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Bewildering, Indispensable Original Sin
Jesuit author Edward T. Oakes tries to follow Thomas Aquinas' example by setting out the arguments against original sin before he responds to them. He writes: "[H]ow can guilt, an ethical and spiritual category, be inheritable, a category drawn from nature? As with the doctrine of predestination, to which it is often married, there seems to be a kind of 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' aura to the theology of Original Sin: Free will may be free, declares Augustine without apparent embarrassment, only it is not free to do good.
"What is remarkable about [original sin] is how even its most ardent defenders admit its blazing paradoxicality. Reinhold Niebuhr... began by openly admitting the strange logical status of the doctrine: 'The Christian doctrine of sin in its classical form offends both rationalists and moralists by maintaining the seemingly absurd position that man sins inevitably and by a fateful necessity but that he is nevertheless to be held responsible for actions which are prompted by an ineluctable fate.'
"[O]ne must also admit that the Bible never attributes to Adam the role of biologically tainting us with his guilt, as can perhaps best be seen in the history of Jewish interpretation of Genesis up to and just past the beginnings of the Christian era: for it was the much more common Jewish interpretation of Genesis... that the human proclivity to evil (insofar as it came from anywhere else than man's free will) was the product not of the sin of our first parents but of that strange episode narrated in Genesis 6 of the mating of 'the daughters of men with the sons of God.'...
"It is generally believed that theological schools such as Jansenism and denominations such as Calvinism bring in their wake legions of members with withered emotional lives, censorious views of their less austere neighbors, and a bleak, nearly blasphemous, view of God's love.... And so, it would seem that Original Sin ought not be believed.
"[But] first of all, the doctrine of Original Sin is... really, when soberly examined, an inference that arises from reflection on the reality of evil when considered in the light of ethical monotheism. John Henry Newman, for one, always insisted that Original Sin is the only way believers can make sense of the world when they contrast that world to their faith in God... the doctrine of Original Sin... is a secondary implication arising from a prior belief in God's goodness and omnipotence.
"What is more, the consequences of abandoning the doctrine are nothing short of disastrous.... I am reminded in this context of a shrewd observation by Anatole France to the effect that never have so many been murdered in the name of a doctrine as in the name of the principle that human beings are naturally good.
"The reason we are drawn, despite the theory of evolution, to Augustine's and Milton's portrait of paradise before the Fall is the memory of that original justice we once had with God but lost through sin.... The term 'Original' Sin still retains its validity... even when applied to Adam and Eve, for the narrative definitely holds that, in St. Paul's terms, sin entered the world through the sin of our first parents and henceforth takes on the specifically human form of 'giving in,' of yielding to a force already heavily at work in the world of creation.
"Finally,... I would like to add my own version to this argument: to deny this doctrine is not to escape the gray doldrums of Jansenist/Calvinist Christianity, but to warp the very core of the Christian Gospel: that God so loved the world that he sent his only Son to save that world from its sin.... There is no doubt that Original Sin is a hard doctrine. For if we are infected with an original corruption to the very core of our natures, then there is a great deal of evil that cannot be uprooted.... [But] it is my deep conviction that any mitigation of the doctrine of Original Sin will prove disastrous for the health of the Church in the future....
"But as St. Paul knew, this need not be a morbid doctrine. For our diagnosis has come with a cure.... As Pascal—who can set forth in two lines what it takes other theologians two books to show—says with his usual precision: '... Certainly nothing offends us more rudely than this doctrine, and yet without this mystery, the most incomprehensible of all, we are incomprehensible to ourselves.'"
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AMSTERDAM – Freddy Adu played the hero on Sunday, booting Çaykur Rizespor up to second place in the Turkish second flight with a terrific individual goal, claiming a 1-0 victory over Gaziantep BB.
Just after the half hour, the Benfica loanee received on the turn at the top right of the area, then fired a one-hopper inside the far post from 20 yards.
Adu has now bagged a goal and an assist in his first three games with Rizespor, while the team has collected seven points to take hold of an automatic promotion place. Rizespor are one point off the league summit.
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Over in the Scottish Premier League, Maurice Edu was a consistent threat in attack as second place Rangers cut their title deficit on archrivals Celtic to five points with a 1-0 triumph at St. Mirren.
Danish SAS Liga play resumed on Sunday as well, with Clarence Goodson making his Brondby debut with a physical 90-minute display in their 1-1 derby draw with Lyngby.
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Today I bring you a couple of interesting clinical data stories from outside the U.S. One involves a cloud pilot and the other a national EHR; while U.S. providers are toying with the former, I doubt the latter will ever happen. Anyway, without further ado:
* Singapore Launches National EHR
Working with Accenture, the country of Singapore recently launched one of the world's first national EHR systems. The system itself seems straightforward — it will capture medical data and patient demographics across clinic, acute care and community hospital settings — but its scale makes the project unique.
Obviously, the U.S. is nowhere near to creating such a network, and given our industry's chaotic structure, I don't see it happening anytime soon. Even centralized, nationally-controlled health systems are struggling to pull something like this off.
It certainly helps that Singapore has a population of just five million; the country plans to spend $144 million just to reach this relatively small group. It's hard to imagine what it would cost to roll out such a network across the U.K., much less a giant country like the U.S.
Not surprisingly, Accenture worked with many vendors to make the rollout work, including Oracle, Orion Health, IBM and HP. The partners completed the first stage of the rollout in 10 months (pretty impressive, if you ask me!)
* National Health Service Pilots Cloud-Based Health Data Services
Next month, London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals plan to begin storing all patient data in in the cloud. The effort, known as E-Health Cloud, is a National Health Service pilot test. The system will offer fine-grained access controls, allowing patients to decide exactly which clinicians, friends and family members can access their records. According to a report in Engadget, security is tight; users will have to verify their ID multiple times to access their medical data.
As you may know, a small number of U.S. hospitals are experimenting with storing data in private and public clouds. But I'd wager that this effort, backed by a national entity that can roll things out when it pleases, is likely to move far more quickly than U.S. healthcare cloud deployments.
So, progress in Singapore and the U.K. Somehow, knowing what can be done, the state of regional HIEs and cloud projects in the U.S. seems a little bit depressing, doesn't it?


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Singapore: Ventana Medical Systems, which is a member of the Roche Group, received approval for its Ventana ALK (D5F3) Rabbit Monoclonal Primary Antibody assay by the Chinese Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) as a companion diagnostic to aid in the identification of patients for Pfizer's CFDA-approved oncology product Xalkori (crizotinib).
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NASDAQ OMX originally did not publicly reveal that its systems had been compromised so that federal investigators could conduct their investigation without alerting the perpetrators. However, news of the hack was reported by The Wall Street Journal on Saturday, which cited anonymous sources with knowledge of the incident. That prompted the company to make an official statement, saying there is no evidence that any customer information was accessed. NASDAQ's trading platforms, which run on servers separate from Directors Desk, were also not affected.
"At no point was any of NASDAQ OMX's operated or serviced trading platforms compromised," the company told The New York Times. So far, the extent of the attacks appears to be the hackers merely explored the system, possibly looking for additional vulnerabilities.
NYT also noted that NASDAQ is responsible for about 19 percent of US stock trades. If hackers could directly affect trades or merely just damage NASDAQ's trust relationship with traders, it could have a significant impact on the US economy. A report in 2009 noted that the US's heavy reliance on a digital infrastructure and information-based economy made it particularly vulnerable to such attacks.


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"We Ain't Come Here To Play School": Todd Mayo EditionPosted by mlemaire on November 6th, 2012
Note: The hope is to turn this into a recurring feature that chronicles the academic troubles of Big East players that seemingly pop up every season. Of course if everyone in the conference hits the books and stays academically eligible, then this will be the only piece in this feature and I will feel foolish. Carry on.
The quote above came from Cardale Jones, the third-string quarterback for Ohio State who made waves on social media in early October when he tweeted out this opinion, letting the world know exactly how little he cared for academics. While Jones may have made for an easy target, he clearly is not the only elite athlete with disdain for schoolwork — just ask Marquette's Todd Mayo, who will be academically ineligible until at least the end of the fall semester and won't be allowed to practice or play with his team in the interim. Buzz Williams and the Golden Eagles were hoping the dynamic Mayo would make some strides offensively, become more consistent, and play a major role in Marquette's attempt to reload following the departures of stars Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom. Unfortunately for Williams and the rest of his team, Mayo didn't come to Marquette to "play school."
If this were Mayo's first off-the-court incident, the Marquette faithful and his coaches might be more willing to cut him some slack. But Mayo, the younger brother of Dallas Mavericks' guard O.J. Mayo, has been with the program for less than two seasons and has already earned his fair share of negative headlines. Mayo was suspended last season for a game against West Virginia and suspended again during the summer for violating team rules. His teammates complained that he was aloof and didn't want to be a part of the team, so Williams sent him home during the second summer session in hopes of helping Mayo mature and become more responsible. Apparently that strategy only worked for a while and now the Golden Eagles will be without one of their best scorers for the first part of the season.


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Hope Solo accuses former FIFA president Sepp Blatter of sexual assault
American goalkeeper Hope Solo accused former FIFA President Sepp Blatter of sexual assault at the Ballon d'Or awards ceremony in January 2013 in an interview with Expresso, a Portuguese newspaper.
Speaking in Lisbon for the Web Summit, Solo granted Expresso an interview about gender equality and sexual harassment. The newspaper published an excerpt from that conversation on Friday.
In the interview, Solo said she "had Sepp Blatter grab my ass" before she went on stage to present the 2012 FIFA World Player of the Year award to teammate Abby Wambach.
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Solo, 36, said she continued on stage to present the award.
"In the case of Sepp Blatter, I went on the stage, I was nervous for the presentation," she told Expresso. "It was the Ballon D'Or I was presenting. After that I didn't see him and that was kind of bad. I didn't get to tell him directly 'Don't ever touch me!' That's the way I've always handled things. Directly."
A representative for Solo confirmed that the quotes attributed to Solo in Expresso are accurate. The representative spoke to USA TODAY Sports on condition of anonymity because the representative was not authorized to comment publicly.
Through his spokesman, Blatter told The Guardian that "this allegation is ridiculous" and denied that it happened.
Speaking more broadly about sexual harassment, Solo told Expresso that it is "rampant" in the sport and that she hoped more women would speak out about it.
"I'm actually very disappointed with the women who haven't spoken about it in the sports world," she said. "Yes, everybody has (the right to make) their individual decisions, and it is uncomfortable, but I wish more women, especially in football, would speak against it, about their experiences, because some of those people still work there and some of the players still act in these behaviors. I had some bad experiences with players who are still on the team. I think it is important to acknowledge that this doesn't just happen with the powerful white men. It can happen all across the board, it can happen between women, it can happen anywhere. We are focused on the powerful white men, because I think that's probably more prevalent, but it can happen anywhere. I've seen that."
Solo had previously spoken about sexual harassment in a post on Instagram last month with the hashtag #MeToo.
"For the past few days, I have been thinking about all the uncomfortable situations myself and/or my teammates have experienced throughout the years with trainers, doctors, coaches, executives and even teammates," she wrote on Oct. 16. "From inappropriate comments, unwanted advances and grabs of the ass to coaches and GMs and even press officers speaking about players "tits" and physical appearance, sexual harassment is rampant in the sports world. I always felt I'd "handled it" and stood up for myself in those situations, but there were never any consequences for the perpetrators. That needs to change. Silence will not change the world! #MeToo"
Solo made 202 appearances for the U.S. team and holds an international record 102 shutouts. She was part of the U.S. teams that won Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012 as well as the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Blatter, 81, was ousted from FIFA in 2015 and given a six-year ban for violating the code of ethics in authorizing a 2 million Swiss Francs to UEFA president Michel Platini in 2011.


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You've probably seen these headlines on the internet or television recently, claiming that fruits and vegetables provide very little protection against cancer. Of course something like this makes big news - it makes eaters of the typical Western diet feel validated in their unhealthy choices. But is it true? Do fruits and vegetables really offer only weak protection against cancer? Let's look at the details of the study.
Researchers analyzed data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), a large study of over 400,000 people. Subjects reported dietary intakes and were followed for approximately 8 years. The researchers reported the associations between fruit and vegetable intake and risk of total cancer. Two-hundred grams of combined fruits and vegetables (approximately 2 servings) offered a 3% decrease in risk that was statistically significant.1
According to the lead scientist, Dr. Paolo Boffetta, from Mount Sinai Medical Center, "The bottom line here is that, yes, we did find a protective effect of fruit and vegetable intake against cancer, but it is a smaller connection than previously thought. However, eating fruits and vegetables is beneficial for health in general and the results of this study do not justify changing current recommendations aiming at increasing intake of these foods."2
A tiny amount of plant food offers a tiny amount of benefit.
Yes, 3% is a tiny reduction in risk - but 200 grams is also a tiny amount of fruits and vegetables! One medium apple is approximately 180 grams, one cup of blueberries is 150 grams, and 1 cup of chopped raw broccoli is 90 grams. So keep in mind all these people did is eat the standard cancer-causing diet and add one apple or two cups of vegetables with dinner, they did not follow a vegetable-centered diet. They were still eating all the cancer-causing processed foods and animal products as their major source of calories.
The median daily intake in this study was 335 grams of fruits and vegetables combined per day - only about three servings. According to the CDC, only one-third of U.S. adults eat two or more servings of fruit per day, and only one-quarter of adults eat three or more servings of vegetables per day.3 These minimal amounts cannot be expected to provide disease protection. I recommend a far more substantial intake of fruits and vegetables with 90 percent of calories coming from nutrient rich plant material, lots of it raw and green. I recommend about two pounds of vegetables per day (approximately 900 grams) and at least 4 fresh fruits per day (which adds another 600 grams). Most importantly, attention should be paid to the highly cancer-protective plant foods, greens, onion, berries, beans and seeds.
The more fruits and vegetables the subjects ate, the more cancer protection they got.
Many of the news stories on this subject neglected to mention the fact that the researchers found a dose-response relationship between fruit and vegetable intake and cancer risk - this means that as the number of servings increased, rates of cancer decreased. Those eating five servings per day reduced their risk by 9% compared with those eating 2.5 or less, and those eating more than eight servings per day reduced their risk by 11%.4 The benefits of lifestyle changes are proportional to the changes made. As we add more vegetable servings, we increase our phytochemical intake and leave less room in our diet for harmful foods, enhancing cancer protection even further.
Different fruits and vegetables offer different levels of protection.
In this study, all fruits and vegetables were lumped together in one category - this could have diluted the results. Leafy greens and potatoes have nutrient profiles that are quite different, but in this study, they are both treated the same. The participants did not eat an extra 200 grams of raw greens - French fries and ketchup counted as a vegetable.
Cruciferous vegetables, such as kale, cabbage, collards, and broccoli, contain potent chemopreventive compounds called isothiocyanates (ITCs). ITCs have a variety of anti-cancer actions including inhibition of angiogenesis (blood vessel formation; important for tumor growth), detoxification or removal of carcinogens, inhibition of cancer cell growth, promotion of cancer cell death, and prevention of DNA damage by carcinogens. Epidemiological studies suggest that cruciferous vegetables, onions, and mushrooms are far more protective against cancer than vegetables overall - inverse relationships between cruciferous vegetable intake and breast, prostate, lung, and colorectal cancers have been found.5 For example, in one prospective study, one or more servings per week of cabbage reduced the risk of pancreatic cancer by 38%.6 And that was just one serving a week, demonstrating dramatic protection is available and real when a diet is ideally designed. The regular consumption of mushrooms has been demonstrated to decrease risk of breast cancer by over 60 percent.7 Onions, berries, seeds and beans also have dramatic beneficial effects.8 In other words, high nutrient plant foods work synergistically and a well designed diet can offer dramatic protection against not just cancer, but heart disease, strokes and dementia.
Healthful eating is a lifetime commitment
The EPIC study followed adult subjects for 8 years, but the foundation of adult cancers was very likely laid down in childhood or early adulthood.9 These researchers missed the most important tenet of nutritional research and that is-childhood diets are the major cause of adult cancers. I wrote a book about this-Disease-Proof Your Child, with all the supporting scientific references. The protective substances contained in fruits and vegetables are more effective if they are consistently present in the diet since childhood. Making moderate changes later in life, like adding a serving of fruit and vegetables, is not likely to make much of an impact on cancer risk. For later life changes to dramatically reduce cancer risk a total dietary makeover is required, that is one of the purposes of my nutritarian diet-style, to offer people real protection from an ideally designed diet that is adopted later in life.
Most people are confused about nutrition, and results like these can add to the confusion. There is clear evidence that unrefined plant foods protect against chronic disease, but modest nutritional improvements offer only modest health benefits. Cutting back on cigarettes does not offer much protection against lung cancer either. It is the total package of a well-designed, nutrient-dense diet, regular exercise, and a healthy weight that offers optimal benefit. We can win the war on cancer.
1. Boffetta P, Couto E, Wichmann J, et al. Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Overall Cancer Risk in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). J Natl Cancer Inst. 2010 Apr 6.[Epub ahead of print]
2. Mount Sinai Study Shows Only a Weak Link Between Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Reduced Risk of Cancer. http://mountsinai.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/mount-sinai-study-shows-only-a-weak-link-between-fruit-and-vegetable-intake-and-reduced-risk-of-cancer
3. U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Adults --- United States, 2005. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report March 16, 2007 / 56(10);213-217
4. NewScientist. Short Sharp Science: Five fruit and veg a day won't keep cancer away. http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/04/five-fruit-and-veg-a-day-wont.html
5. Higdon JV et al. Cruciferous Vegetables and Human Cancer Risk: Epidemiologic Evidence and Mechanistic Basis. Pharmacol Res. 2007 March ; 55(3): 224-236
6. Larsson SC, Hakansson N, Naslund I, Bergkvist L, Wolk A. Fruit and vegetable consumption in relation to pancreatic cancer: a prospective study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2006;15:301-305.
7. Zhang M, et al. Dietary intakes of mushrooms and green tea combine to reduce the risk of breast cancer in Chinese women. Int J Cancer. 2009;124:1404-1408
8. Powolny AA, Singh SV. Multitargeted prevention and therapy of cancer by diallyl trisulfide and related Allium vegetable-derived organosulfur compounds. Cancer Lett. 2008 Oct 8;269(2):305-14.
Stoner GD, Wang LS, Casto BC. Laboratory and clinical studies of cancer chemoprevention by antioxidants in berries. Carcinogenesis. 2008 Sep;29(9):1665-74.
Aune D, De Stefani E, Ronco A, et al. Legume intake and the risk of cancer: a multisite case-control study in Uruguay. Cancer Causes Control. 2009 Nov;20(9):1605-15.
Jenab M, Ferrari P, Slimani N, et al. Association of nut and seed intake with colorectal cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004 Oct;13(10):1595-603.
9. Maynard M, Gunnell D, Emmett P, Frankel S, Davey Smith G. Fruit, vegetables, and antioxidants in childhood and risk of adult cancer: the Boyd Orr cohort. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2003 Mar;57(3):218-25. Erratum in: J Epidemiol Community Health. 2007 Mar;61(3):271.
Fuemmeler BF, Pendzich MK, Tercyak KP. Weight, Dietary Behavior, and Physical Activity in Childhood and Adolescence: Implications for Adult Cancer Risk. Obes Facts. 2009;2(3):179-186.


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why aren't the timelines updated???:duno:the race is on leg 8 now!
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