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If you thought the controversy over giving the HPV vaccine to girls was heated, just wait for the fight about the boys.
A government health panel is expected to vote soon on whether to recommend vaccinating boys and young men against the human papillomavirus. Since 2006, the vaccine has been advised in girls and young women ages 9 to 26 to prevent cervical cancer and genital warts — though only about a third of those eligible actually have received it.
From the start, arguments about whether to inoculate males against HPV have centered mainly on the benefits for women — and the desire to stop men from transmitting the most common sexually spread infection. The vaccine is approved, but not recommended, to prevent genital warts in males.
But now, growing evidence shows that the vaccine also may prevent anal cancer, particularly in the high-risk groups of homosexual and bisexual men, who are about 20 times more likely than heterosexuals to develop the disease.
Next week, an advisory panel to the federal Food and Drug Administration will consider whether to recommend expanding use of the vaccine based on clinical data that show it could be up to 78 percent effective in preventing anal lesions and anal cancer in men who have sex with men.
Dilemma: targeted vs. universal vaccine?
If it's approved, it creates a dilemma, say panelists charged with the new decision. Do they opt for a targeted vaccine aimed only at gay and bisexual males? Do they support a universal vaccine for men and boys, perhaps as young as age 9? Or do they continue to exempt males from vaccination altogether?
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"It's a conundrum," said Dr. James Turner, immediate past president of the American College Health Association and a liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). "The conundrum is many times boys or teenagers don't really fully understand or clarify their sexual orientation for years."
That means a vaccine targeted to young men who know they're gay or bisexual likely wouldn't reach many of the males who may need it, or reach them early enough. With boys, as with girls, the HPV vaccine is most effective when it's given before sexual activity exposes people to the virus, health experts say.
"In general, targeted vaccine programs based on risk factors tend not to be nearly as effective at reaching that population as universal vaccination in that group," said Turner.
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In addition, there's the danger that the stigma of a vaccine aimed only at young gay and bisexual boys and men would hinder use.
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"I'm advocating it for all boys," said Turner.
But HPV vaccine critics contend that it's overkill to recommend vaccinating all boys and men in order to protect a small group from what's estimated at about 5,000 cases of HPV-related invasive cancers each year.
Poll: Should the HPV vaccine be recommended for all boys?
"It's hard to imagine why they want to vaccinate all these boys," said Sheila Rothman, a professor of public health at Columbia University who was an early critic of drugmakers' eagerness to vaccinate girls against HPV.
"There's this whole question of vaccinating a whole population with a small risk."
Overall, about 5,260 new cases of anal cancer are diagnosed each year, with about 720 deaths reported, according to the National Cancer Institute. In the general population, about 1.6 people per 100,000 develop anal cancer, with a slightly higher proportion of women to men.
Far higher rates of anal cancer in gay, bisexual males
Among men who have sex with men, however, the rate jumps to about 40 cases per 100,000 men. If those men have HIV, the rate spikes to 80 cases per 100,000 men, research shows.
There are more than 100 strains of HPV, but only a few strains are known to cause most cervical and anal cancers, some head and throat cancers and genital warts. The virus is spread by sexual contact, including intercourse and oral sex, but can also be spread by mere skin-to-skin contact.
About 6 million new HPV infections occur in the United States each year, according to the National Cancer Institute. Most are cleared by the body naturally within a few years, although the most dangerous types persist.
Two vaccines are approved to prevent HPV infection. Merck's Gardasil, which targets four strains of HPV responsible for most cervical cancer and genital warts, was approved in 2006 for use in girls and women. Last year, the FDA expanded approval of the vaccine to prevent genital warts in boys and men. On Nov. 17, an FDA advisory panel is set to consider expanding the use again to protect against anal lesions and anal cancer in both sexes.
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GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix, which targets two strains of HPV responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancer cases, was approved last year to prevent disease in girls and women.
New data from a Merck clinical trial of 602 men who have sex with men showed that the vaccine was 78 percent effective in preventing certain anal lesions and cancers in the high-risk group.
Merck scientists are urging the FDA to extrapolate efficacy in gay and bisexual men to the larger population of all men — and women.
"The key concept is that the disease is same in everybody," explained Dr. Elizabeth Garner, director of clinical research for Merck Research Labs. "They happen to be men who have sex with men, but the disease is the same in everybody and it should work in the same way."
But critics like Columbia's Rothman argue that while vaccine use in gay and bisexual men may be important, that doesn't argue in favor of wider vaccination.
The three-dose series of the vaccine is expensive, about $100 for each shot, and, despite government analyses and assurances of safety, Rothman and others are concerned that the vaccine hasn't been used long enough to be certain.
"I can imagine an educational campaign targeted at a small group," Rothman said. "Of course, that would mean Merck and GlaxoSmithKline would get less sales."
Together, the HPV vaccine makers posted sales of nearly $111 million last year, based on wholesale acquisition costs. So far this year, sales have totaled nearly $74 million, according to data from research firm Wolters Kluwer Pharma Solutions.
Is benefit worth the cost?
The main arguments against vaccinating boys have been that the vaccine is expensive, and that it's not cost-effective to do so, said Dr. Lauri Markowitz, a expert in sexually transmitted diseases with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who is heading the ACIP HPV workgroup. She said panel members who support recommending the vaccine for males won't be swayed solely by the benefit to gay and bisexual men.
But that argument may be tempered by a new study by a Harvard University researcher that showed a targeted HPV vaccination of men who have sex with men is likely to be a cost-effective way to prevent deadly disease specifically in that population.
So far, use of the HPV vaccine in girls has been limited. About 44 percent of eligible girls get the first dose of the vaccine, but only about 27 percent get all three doses, according to latest data from the CDC.
That's mostly spurred by parents' worries over potential safety risks — and by their reluctance to immunize their young daughters against sexually transmitted disease, said Shannon Stokley, a researcher from the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
More than half of parents in a recent survey said they were not likely to vaccinate their daughters against HPV, and the top reason was that the girls were not yet sexually active, Stokley told the ACIP panel.
For comparison, less than 1 percent of boys have been vaccinated at HPV so far, ACIP presenters said.
Vaccine for boys 'a tough sell'
If parents feel so strongly about not vaccinating girls, they'll likely feel the same about their boys, said Amie Newman, the mother of an 11-year-old son and managing editor for the reproductive health blog RH Reality Check.
"I think it's going to be a tough sell, personally, to get parents to vaccinate their male pre-teens before they're sexually active," said Newman, 41, who lives in Seattle.
Throw in the issue of homosexuality or bisexuality and receptiveness will decline even further, predicts Rothman, the Columbia University expert.
"I think parents are just going to shun it for boys," she said.
But those parents might be doing their sons — and daughters — a disservice, said Liz Margolies, executive director of the National LGBT Cancer Network, an advocacy group. Sexuality is fluid and even people who don't expect to be exposed to HPV — such as those in a long-term relationships — might be, she noted.
"I believe all males, and all females, ought to be vaccinated without question," she said.
Discussion about whether to recommend vaccination of boys is intense and ongoing, said the CDC's Markowitz, who expects a vote early next year.
"There's no consensus on that yet," she said. "I don't know myself."
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Thirty years into the AIDS epidemic, and 10 years since the landmark UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, the world will come together to review progress and chart the future course of the global AIDS response at the 2011 UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS from 8–10 June 2011 in New York.
Member States are expected to adopt a new Declaration that will reaffirm current commitments and commit to actions to guide and sustain the global AIDS response.
The High-Level Meeting will consist of plenary meetings, and a number of interactive round-table sessions to be held in concurrence with plenary meetings. The full programme will be available on the UNAIDS website.
There will be a special webcast channel on the High Level Meeting on AIDS http://j.mp/lu2nDm and the hashtag for twitter is #AIDS2011.
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The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
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|[Dawn] Thousands of protesters breached a barricade outside the Egyptian presidential palace in Cairo on Tuesday, as even more supporters of President Mohamed Morsi massed just a few kilometres (miles) away.
There were fears the rival rallies could mix, sparking festivities like those seen outside the palace last week, when seven people were killed and hundreds injured in a melee between mobs wielding metal bars, petrol bombs and handguns.
Troops have orders from the president to use police powers to protect "vital state institutions".
Morsi is determined to press ahead with a referendum next Saturday on a controversial draft constitution drawn up by a panel dominated by his Islamic allies and bitterly opposed by his mainly secular opponents.
There was no immediate violent confrontation as anti-Morsi protesters pulled apart a high metal gate and toppled concrete blocks, forcing hundreds of soldiers to pull back closer to the walled presidential palace compound where six tanks were stationed.
At the counter-demonstration, the huge crowd held up banners saying: "Yes to the constitution," and waved Saudi and black Islamic flags as well as the national emblem.
"There's a war against religion," said one participant, Mohamed Shehata.
"We must vote yes for the referendum as it is the best written constitution in our history," said Ahmed Youssef, a council member of the fundamentalist Gamaa Islamiya party.
Many of the pro-referendum demonstrators were bussed in from the provinces, AFP correspondents reported.
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N° 29–2013: Andreas Mogensen set for Soyuz mission to Space Station in 2015
28 August 2013
ESA's Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen has been assigned to be launched on a Soyuz spacecraft from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in September 2015 for a mission to the International Space Station.
This 10-day mission will be Andreas's first flight into space and the first ever space mission by a Danish astronaut.
The flight is directly connected to the new era in ISS operations: two experienced spacefarers from the USA and Russia will work on the Station for one year from May 2015. During his stay onboard the ISS, he will conduct a series of experiments preparing future missions and testing new technologies.
"I'm happy to announce this mission as this is already the fifth flight assignment for the class recruited in 2009," said Thomas Reiter, ESA's Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations.
"With first of the new class, Luca Parmitano, currently working on the Space Station, and three other astronauts already training for their imminent missions, ESA's new astronauts are very busy.
"Thanks to the decisions of the Member States at the Ministerial Council last November, we will be able to fulfil our commitment to fly all six newly selected astronauts before the end of 2017," said Mr Reiter.
"This mission is the fulfilment of a life-long dream and the culmination of many years of hard work and training," said Andreas Mogensen.
"I am excited to be able to participate in ESA's outstanding programme of science and technology development on board the International Space Station and I am honoured to represent Denmark and Europe in space. The mission is a unique opportunity for Europe to develop and test the technologies necessary for the future of human space exploration."
New technology and science mission
The launch of the mission will take place on 30 September, 2015 with the launch of Soyuz TMA-18 (44S) and it will end on 10 October, when Andreas will land with Soyuz TMA-16 (42S).
During his flight, Andreas will test novel ways of interaction between the ground and space crews with a mobile device that allows astronauts to operate it hands-free and with several multi-user communication techniques. The system will have also advanced 3D visualisation and augmented reality –features that will be fully exploited with added wearable computers and cameras to allow the general public to follow activities on the ISS 'through the eyes of an ESA astronaut' potentially in real time.
Andreas's short mission is an excellent opportunity for several science studies, particularly in life science. By adding samples and measurements from a short-duration mission astronaut to material gathered and being collected during long-duration missions, the value of the biomedical statistics is increased. All the instrumentation needed for physiology, biology and material science experiments is already available in the Columbus laboratory and samples can be returned quickly back to Earth for further analysis.
A short-duration mission is also perfect for testing a new generation of health sensors, vital measurement devices and electro-muscle-mobility devices. These have direct benefit for future exploration missions and even sooner on Earth, for instance with operators of heavy machinery or with rehabilitation after sports injuries.
Andreas will be specially suited too: he will assess a new 'skinsuit' during normal daily activities. This is tight garment made from elastic material mimicking Earth gravity and thus passively mitigating deconditioning of an astronaut's body during spaceflight.
Along with the Soyuz arrival, the ISS will host up to nine persons for a while – a record that has not been broken since retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011.
Between Luca's ongoing mission and flight of Andreas in 2015, ESA astronauts Alexander Gerst and Samantha Cristoforetti, are scheduled for launch in 2014 for long-duration missions to the Station. After Andreas, the next European destined for space will be Tim Peake, who will start his long-duration mission on the ISS as a member of the Expedition 46/47 in December 2015.
High-flying engineer
This new technology packed mission will be a dream flight for an aerospace engineer like Andreas. Not only will the mission include many firsts and demonstrations, but also Andreas will fly as the flight engineer in the 'left seat' of Soyuz, making him second-in-command of their vehicle.
Andreas was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 November 1976, and he received a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from Imperial College London, UK, in 1999, followed by a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas, Austin, USA, in 2007.
He was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009 and completed the astronaut basic training programme in November 2010 with the five other astronauts of the 2009 class. Andreas is a qualified Eurocom at the Columbus Control Centre in Munich, where he has been communicating with the astronauts on the International Space Station.
In addition to his training and work activities, Andreas worked for ESA on the Lunar Lander programme at ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, where he was involved in the design of the guidance, navigation and control system for a precision lunar landing.
From his homebase at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, Andreas will start his mission training with the partners of the International Space Station. This will take him to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, USA, and Star City, near Moscow, Russia, as well as Japan and Canada.
Andreas blogs about space exploration and his astronaut training activities in Danish at videnskab.dk/profil/andreas-mogensen.
About the European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe's gateway to space. It is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
ESA has 20 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Den-mark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, of whom 18 are Member States of the EU.
ESA has Cooperation Agreements with eight other Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement.
ESA is also working actively with the EU on implementing the Galileo and Copernicus programmes.
By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country.
ESA develops the launchers, spacecraft and ground facilities needed to keep Europe at the forefront of global space activities.
Today, it launches satellites for Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications and astronomy, sends probes to the far reaches of the Solar System and cooperates in the human exploration of space.
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I kinda started loving this song as soon as the opening watery, retro lead guitar fuzzed it's way into my heart, and then Cullen Omori's psychedelic Emo vocal slipped into my ears and visions of Gary Glitter, Marc Bolan and T. Rex, 70's glam, velour bell-bottoms and tie-dye washed over me and all that was missing was a bong and a black light! Smith Westerns are from Chicago and all of the members in the band (Cullen's brother Cameron on bass, Max Kakacek on that groovy lead guitar and Colby Hewitt on drums) are between the ages of 18-20…so I guess the whole 70's-Retro thing is all new to them, right?!! No matter…every generation needs a bit of Glam Rock for fun and these guys seem to have it down. 'Weekend' is from Dye It Blonde, which dropped last week, and you can head over to MySpace for more news about the band.


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One of Syracuse's most popular entertainers, bandleader Mickey Vendetti, has opened a new facility which will host wedding receptions, family reunions, showers, graduation parties and all types of social gatherings.
The Goodtime Banquet Hall is located at 526 Teall Ave., in Syracuse, on the top floor of Klub Polski.
"Over the years, my Goodtime Band has played thousands of wedding reception and private parties," Vendetti said. "So I figured we may as well run the room as well as the music."
The hall's distinctive 1950's ambiance is accentuated with period furniture, a classic 30-foot-long bar in a separate barroom decorated with larger-than-life photo portraits of entertainment icons such as Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe. The dining room is capable of accommodating anywhere from 50 to 400 diners.
"It's a back-to-basics, old-fashioned social hall," Vendetti said. "With its hardwood dance floor, its convenient bar and its big, spotless kitchen, people are going to find that it's a perfect party room."
For banquet reservations, call Vendetti at 345-1002.


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Jhumpa Lahiri
Interpreter of Maladies
Jhumpa Lahiri
Interpreter of Maladies
Release Date: 6/1/1999
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Navigating between the Indian traditions they've inherited and the baffling new world, the characters in Jhumpa Lahiri's elegant, touching stories seek love beyond the barriers of culture and generations. In ""A Temporary Matter,"" published in The New Yorker, a young Indian-American couple faces the heartbreak of a stillborn birth while their Boston neighborhood copes with a nightly blackout. In the title story, an interpreter guides an American family through the India of their ancestors and hears an astonishing confession. Lahiri writes with deft cultural insight reminiscent of Anita Desai and a nuanced depth that recalls Mavis Gallant. She is an important and powerful new voice.
""[Lahiri] announces herself as a wonderfully distinctive new voice. Indeed, Ms. Lahiri's prose is so eloquent and assured that the reader easily forgets the 'Interpreter of Maladies' is a young writer's first book...Ms. Lahiri chronicles her characters' lives with both objectivity and compassion while charting the emotional temperature of their lives with tactile precision. She is a writer of uncommon elegance and poise, and with 'Interpreter of Maldies' she has made a precocious debut."" The New York Times
""Lahiri's touch in these nine tales is delicate, but her observations remain damningly accurate, and her bittersweet stories are unhampered by nostalgia..."" Publishers Weekly
""Lahiri's touch is delicate yet assured, leaving no room for flubbed notes or forced epiphanies."" The Los Angeles Times
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""India is an inescapable presence in this strong first collection's nine polished and resonant tales, most of which have appeared in The New Yorker and other publications."" Kirkus Reviews
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Zodttd says iControlPad, one of the iPhone gamepad cases that we saw a few months ago, is actually heading to production. YES! Proper controls for iPhone games!
The final version will be black, but contain the same layout and button count as the image above. No details on when it's heading to production, but it is, so we're excited. [Zodttd via Engadget]


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The Washington State flag should be folded and stored properly to preserve it from damage. The flag should not be folded in the same manner as the U.S. flag, but in a normal square pattern so it may fit in a box.
When the condition of the Washington State flag is such that it is no longer fit for display, it should be disposed of in the same manner as the U.S. flag, preferably by burning, and with the same dignity as is accorded the disposal of the U.S. flag.
Many American Legion Posts conduct Disposal of Unserviceable Flag Ceremonies on June 14, Flag Day. This ceremony creates a particularly dignified and solemn occasion for the retirement of unserviceable flags. To find an American Legion Post near you: http://www.walegion.org


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China's Ye Shiwen poses with her gold medal on the podium during the women's 400m individual medley victory ceremony at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Center on Saturday.
BEIJING – On the heels of her second gold medal performance, China's state media have come to the defense of Chinese swimmer, Ye Shiwen, ending their relative silence on the doping allegations that have plagued the young female swimmer since her recording-breaking performance last weekend.
On Saturday night, the 16-year-old Ye demolished the world record in the 400 individual medley, coming from behind to win gold in 4:28.43. Besides swimming that race nearly seven seconds faster than her winning performance at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai last year, she also incredibly outpaced American gold medalist Ryan Lochte's final 50 in the men's race by a split-second.
Lochte won the 400 medley with the second-fastest time in history.
Ye's dominant performance raised eyebrows among some swimming experts, including John Leonard, the head of the American Swimming Coaches Association who openly questioned the legitimacy of Ye's victory.
"History in our sport will tell you that every time we see something, and I put quotation marks around this, 'unbelievable,' history shows us that it turns out later on there was doping involved," Leonard was quoted as saying.
Questions were renewed Tuesday after Ye won again, this time breaking her own Olympic record in the 200 IM. The win made Ye the first two-time gold medal winner in Chinese swimming history.
It also made her a target for pointed questions regarding her impressive performances so far.
By all accounts, Tuesday's press conference for Ye Shiwen following her 200 IM victory was inundated with questions regarding doping and performance-enhancing drugs.
However, for the Chinese press corps yesterday, the story was not so much Ye's answers – as the media's questions.
After a remarkably fast performance in the women's 400-meter individual medley, gold medal winner Ye Shiwen generated controversy. NBC's Chris Jansing reports.
Chinese outrage
One Chinese account of the press conference noted angrily that toward the end, one Western reporter directly asked Ye, "I'd like to ask you if you doped to win that gold medal. Please answer me directly with a 'Yes' or 'No.'"
According to the report, Ye looked the reporter directly in the eye and shot back, "Absolutely no! Why am I the only one who is suspected of cheating when other foreign athletes also win multiple gold medals?"
The tone of the reporter's question led to complaints from the furious Chinese press, many of whom felt professional and etiquette boundaries were breached.
"A 16-year-old genius not only can't enjoy her victory, but also has to be subjected to this 'interrogation,'" one Chinese journalist reportedly said. "As Chinese journalists, we have the right to protest."
One person who did protest was Ye's father, Ye Qingsong, who told a local Chinese news website here that, "The Western media have always been arrogant, and suspicious of Chinese people."
State media: a 'deep bias' by Western media
China's state media have largely stayed quiet on the subject of doping, only mentioning in passing in some reports the accusations and Ye's dismissal of them.
But following the press conference, the media stepped up to defend Ye.
China's reliably nationalist newspaper, Global Times, chimed in with an editorial Wednesday that said negative comments about Ye were rooted in a "deep bias and reluctance from the Western press to see Chinese people making breakthroughs."
"If Ye were an American, the tone would be different in Western media," continued the editorial. "Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in the 2008 Games. Nobody seems to question the authenticity of his results, most probably because he is American."
Nobody that is, except for China's former Olympic doctor who claimed Tuesday he long suspected Michael Phelps as a doper, but remained silent because he had no evidence.
The Global Times acknowledged the country's past doping incidents were an understandable source of suspicion towards Ye, but pointedly noted that she has passed doping tests conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
On China's state broadcaster, CCTV, coverage of the Olympic Games included an on-air comment from host Zhou Yafei, who noted that Ye had passed her doping test and she hoped "the Western media will change their bias and jealousy."
Meanwhile, on China's Twitter-like service, Weibo, the nearly 2.7 million comments about the embattled swimmer were overwhelming supportive and helped make her the biggest trending topic on the popular microfeed service as of Wednesday afternoon.
"Do they have to be so obvious with their envy?" wrote one poster of the West's coverage of Ye's victories.
"All medalists and other athletes are tested at the Games," wrote another. "It'd be way better if everyone would shut the hell up unless the test finds anyone positive from doping."
But for many netizens in China, solidarity with Ye has manifested itself in one simple play on her name that has spread around Weibo: "Ye Shiwen = Yes she wins."
NBC News' Tianzhou Ye and Joy Li contributed to this report


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HOUSTON — If you've already bought a $660,000 Lamborghini SV, you might as well spend $15,000 more for a custom-made set of copper-finish wheels.
And why settle for a fancy Ford pickup when you can get it tricked out and dressed up in total black, with a cow-catcher-type "bull bar" on the front grille?
"It's the baddest truck I've ever seen," college student London Muse said while admiring the Tuscany Black Ops edition, a Ford F-150 customized by a Fort Worth company to give the truck a total sticker price of $68,542.
Such delights of the multibillion-dollar market for automotive products designed to improve appearance, performance, comfort, convenience and technology are on display at the Houston Auto Show, which runs through Sunday.
The aftermarket expo — all 100,000-plus square feet of it — is designed to appeal to car and truck owners who feel a need to stand out, including the 80 percent of truck owners who add at least a little custom flourish after leaving the dealership.
"The thing is to be different from the next guy," said Mike Clark, manager of the local truck rebuilder and accessorizer Allout Offroad, one of the scores of vendors at the aftermarket expo.
The expo this year is bigger in terms of floor space and exhibitors.
Sales figures show interest is growing everywhere. The aftermarket business was up 4 percent industrywide, to $31 billion, in 2012, the latest year for which the Specialty Equipment Market Association trade group had figures.
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Many of the accessories and services don't come cheap.
"It's not like the old days when you could do it yourself under a shade tree — it's high-tech computers and very precision work," said Matt Schulte, co-owner of Fierce Endeavors, the group that markets and promotes the aftermarket expo for the Houston Auto Show.
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Gullo Ford in Conroe has several tricked-out trucks at the expo. All were designed by Tuscany.
Paul Boyter, a Gullo manager, said the dealership sells 40 to 50 Tuscany edition trucks each year. When people buy one, he said, it isn't for hunting.
"They're driving around making a statement," Boyter said.
The Tuscany FTX edition is decked out in chrome. But the Tuscany Black Ops got the most admirers on Thursday.
Muse, a Butte College student in town on break, wasn't the only one in his family to fall for it.
"That's the truck for me," said his father, Ben Muse, a U.S. Postal Service employee.
About 80 percent of all truck owners add some kind of accessory, even if it's just a brush guard or window tint, said Buddy Cabaniss, a senior account executive at Compton, Calif.-based Dealer Services International, which builds custom vehicles.
One of the higher-end aftermarket expo vendors is Progressive Autosports of Houston, a company that specializes in tricking out exotic cars.
Progressive Autosports has nine cars on display valued at a combined $4 million, said the company's president, Taza Zohar. The $660,000 Lamborghini SV features an additional $25,000 or so of Zohar's custom work, he said. Zohar also designed the concave copper wheels that cost $15,000.
Some of the biggest trends among customized exotic cars are matte exterior finishes, red leather interiors and wheels with either carbon fiber, brushed or copper finishes, he said.
Schulte, of Fierce Endeavors, said vehicle wrapping is another growing specialty. That's done by applying large sheets of vinyl to a vehicle's exterior. The removable wraps can be used as advertising decals or to completely cover a car like a new paint job.
Houston-based Vinyl Werkz is giving vehicle wrapping demonstrations at the expo.
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Friday, May 21, 2010
Couple More Miles
Hey, we're back! And we've got a corker for ya'll today.
We covered the Ten Foot Polecats back a while ago, where we gushed and grovelled at the feet of the mighty, hypnotic punk blues stomp these three cats laid on us both live at the Deep Blues Fest and on their debut record/demo Sterno Soup.
Well, now they've got a new record, I Get Blamed For Everything I Do, on the killer label Hillgrass Bluebilly. It's easily one of our best records of the year. Oh, and they're about to start a tour (coming to Chicago May 23rd! Hallelujah!).
The trio features Jay Scheffler on vocals and "harp", Jim Chilson on guitar, and Dave Darling on drums. Sounds simple enough, don't it? Yeah, well, this aint yr mom's version of the Blues, SUV-style wankery and "smooth grooves". Oh no, no, no. This is the scary Blues that yr mom warned you against, the kind that'll put hair on yr palms, make you go blind, and turn you to the devil and his evil ways.
The record kicks off with a couple of defining tunes. "Chicken Headed Man" is a T-Model Ford (who they've played with) joint that the Polecats own, paying both homage and laying down a gauntlet, beat this, motherfucker. Chilson's guitar is a surging travelouge of juke-floor shanty hypnosis, Scheffler intones a bourbon-braised bbq yowl, and Darling is tribal Spam, spare and primordial. They follow this burner up with "So Good To Me", a swaying, gauzey, mud-bottom drone of a love letter ("you make me want to be good...so good to you baby"), late-nite booze pleading and booty call-ready.
The template is set, and the record rockets on from there.
Travel is a common theme, with tunes like "Tears On My Windshield" (a Mississippi raver), "Couple More Miles" (a lights on the empty highway, 2 A.M.,shimmered ,hypnotic and menacing beauty..."you can't do what I do/and expect everybody to like it"), and one of our favorites, "Big Road", which races like smokestack lightning past lakes and rivers lit with oil-stained fire.
Tracks like the "I'm Going Crazy", "Bar Hoppin", and "Dryspell" are the logical conclusion to the mystery of where Punk and Blues met, and what crossroads they found themselves at, each song a raging, amps to 11 swirl of R.L. Burnside meets Howlin' Wolf meets Hank Williams meets The Sonics meets Billy Childish. Yet doesn't sound like any of 'em, leastaways not any of 'em by themselves.
Throughout the record guitarist Jim Chilson gives a fuckin' clinic on the greasy, fried frenzy 6-string dragger, from meditative, open-spaced Southern back-road space-blues like "So Good To Me", "Brokenhearted", and "Couple More Miles" to tight-fisted trashcan clap-trappers that take up the rest of the record. He's a man to watch, as he feels each groove, seemingly in his very soul, sweating out each electified, gutter trash, shattered string-fest. And Jay Scheffler's vocals are a revelation, channeling Howlin' Wolf in his most primal and menacing, a glass-gargled whiskey glass of Blues 'n' Booze need and desperation, alternately pleading and demanding, full of the vinegar of life and the very love of loss.
The Ten Foot Polecats are the logical heirs to the Fat Possum legacy, a trio of white boys from Boston, trapped in the body of a couple hundred years of Mississippi groove and holler. Damn.
We've poured through and obscene amount of records this year, already, and can say definitively that if you only buy two records this year, you'd have to have catl's "With The Lord For Cowards..." and The Ten Foot Polecats' "I Get Blamed For Everything I Do". Not kidding, no hyperbole, just pure certitude on how great this record is.
Again, The Ten Foot Polecats are on tour, and if they're coming to you town, you owe it to yourself to check 'em out. We'll be at the Chicago show (the good lord knows Chicago needs it).
Ten Foot Polecats: Big Road (mp3)
Ten Foot Polecats: Bar Hoppin' (mp3)
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Benedict 'Gets' Facebook
A Register editorial explores how the communications revolution has made our style of evangelization like that of the first Christians.
"We are the nation of Google and Facebook," mused President Barack Obama during his State of the Union address on Jan. 25.
Is it good for us? People reflect on it more and more nowadays. Is virtual contact taking the place of human contact? Is "friendship" being redefined by the social networks? Have we invented a new way to "turn on, tune in and drop out"?
Two years ago, Pope Benedict asked those same questions in his annual message for the World Day of Communications. It was a groundbreaking text for the Vatican: The WDC message had always been a formality, a stylized — and arguably ineffectual — exhortation to media professionals on media ethics.
This, on the other hand, was addressed to the entire "digital generation." That was new. But the text was very abstract and European in mindset, inviting readers to promote "a culture of respect, dialogue and friendship."
Here in the newsroom, we were amazed by this year's message, released the day before President Obama's speech. It goes back over the same ground, but the Pope has subtly redefined the questions he asks and the answers he gives. This message is definitely written for Americans.
All during the communications revolution, the Church has had the same basic template for her response to each emerging form of media: The medium itself is neither good nor evil, but greater reach means greater capacity to transmit good or evil content. The Church never taught us to throw away our TVs; instead, she has tried by all means to get her message onto them.
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The Gospel on Facebook isn't just about inserting content onto a platform. It's about witness: "to witness consistently, in one's digital profile." "A message cannot be proclaimed without a consistent witness on the part of the one who proclaims it."
It's not a matter of merely "being there" on the social networks. We have to "be Christians" … there. More than the medium being the message, it's a case of us being the medium for the Message: Jesus Christ.
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SC State University Foundation Pledges $1 Million to Bolster Student Enrollment
The South Carolina State University Foundation has pledged $1 million to the institution.
The pledge comes following a request made by the university's president, Thomas J. Elzey. At its June meeting, the SC State Board of Trustees empowered Elzey to ask the Foundation for its support as the university strategically works to maximize recruitment and retention efforts for the 2014-2015 academic year.
"We are extremely grateful to the SC State University Foundation for this monumental commitment to the success of the university and its students," said President Elzey.
"This is the time when students and their parents are making their final decisions about where to go to college. For many of them, that final decision comes down to whether they have the money or not." Elzey said.
The $1 million pledge is one of the largest made by the Foundation in recent history.
During its June meeting, the board heard from the university's vice president for enrollment management, Betty Boatwright, who reported that, while the university is seeing a record number of new student applicants, a large number of those who have been accepted by the university and received financial aid packages remain uncommitted and have not paid orientation deposits because they lack sufficient finances to secure class schedules.
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History teachers do their best to make the past come alive for their students. Derby Academy history teacher Pete Condrick takes it to a whole new level. For 10 weekends a year, Condrick transforms into Lieutenant Peter Condrick of the British Royal Navy, circa the 18th century.
Condrick is a historical re-enactor, a hobby that takes him and about 30 fellow re-enactors to famous Revolutionary War battlefields throughout former colonial America to portray the crew of the HMS Somerset, a British warship stationed in Boston Harbor during the Revolution.
"No one had really researched the British brigade," and they weren't represented at the scores of re-enactment events Condrick had attended over the years, "it wasn't good history not to have the navy presence."
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However, Condrick historical re-enacting career was born out of an early love of history, particularly the Revolutionary War. At the age of 11 he joined the Hingham Militia, where he would wear a historical uniform, carry a musket and march in local parades.
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"At 14 I joined the British army and never looked back," he quips. As an example of the depth of his interest, he says instead of a car or a new stereo for his 16th birthday, Condrick asked his parents for a musket — a traditional 18th century gift for a boy turning 16.
While continuing his British army re-enactments, he branched out and learned how to sail tall ships. With sailing expertise and a desire to educate people about the British Navy's influence during the Revolutionary War drove him to trade in his red coat for a navy blue lieutenant's jacket eight years ago.
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In 2001, the HMS Somerset incorporated as a ship's company and established bylaws, regulations and a budget. The HMS Somerset was the first British Royal Navy re-enactment company in New England and now is the "flagship of the North American Squadron." There are five other Royal Navy re-enactment companies in the US. In June 2005, Condrick's crew joined the other British Navy officers and seamen in Williamsburg.
"It was the first historical re-enactment that was numerically accurate with a one to one ratio," says Condrick, in 1780 there were about 65 members of the British Royal Navy, almost 225 years later there was again that number in Williamsburg.
Condrick's crew is comprised of 25 warrants and rated seamen, two officers and four marines. Although they portray a British navy crew in uniforms and in skills, they lack a key element of the British Royal Navy — a ship to call their own. A tight budget is the reason — to replicate the eighteenth century warship would cost over $25 million just to build the hull, says Condrick.
"We're progressive in the hobby," says Condrick, which means they try to be as historically accurate as possible. They wear hand-stitched uniforms and try to pick events where the British Navy would have been. It also means they possess the skills members of the British Navy would have possessed. At an event at Fort Tabor, they borrowed ships and landed them on the beach. At a re-enactment of the Battle of Saratoga, they portrayed how the Navy would have moved on a battlefield —"we move very quickly on the field," he says. The Navy personnel were demolition experts too, so they can demonstrate that skill as well.
Condrick does not take on a British accent, but he does immerse himself in his first lieutenant role during re-enactment.
"We're not just playing guns, there are controlled explosions," he says so there are safety concerns, but mostly he just loves getting into the part, "I'm very aware of my eighteenth century command role, I get into it."
The third HMS Somerset built in 1746 was instrumental in the events leading up to the American Revolution. It served during the French and Indian War as a third-rate ship of the line. She was responsible for the closing of the port of Boston in 1774, and the landing of British troops in Boston and New York. The HMS Somerset III met its end when it ran aground off the tip of Cape Cod while chasing French frigates in 1778.
"The highest compliment a re-enactor can be paid is to be recognized by its British affiliate," says Condrick and that's just what happened in 2005. The Captain of the HMS Somerset IV contacted Condrick after stumbling upon the re-enactors website. Condrick invited the Captain and other members of the current HMS Somerset to come to the US to experience a re-enactment.
The British Royal Navy returned the favor by inviting Condrick and six of his crew to come aboard the HMS Somerset IV. They boarded the ship, a Type 23 frigate built in 1994, in London and went underway through the English Channel with the Royal Navy.
"I was an honorary lieutenant in the Royal Navy for six days," says Condrick with a big smile, "it was amazing."


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Sturgeon's Law states that "Ninety percent of everything is crap". I don't think I am being too controversial by suggesting that if Theodore Sturgeon had ever encountered mobile phone games he would have revised upwards. There are decent games out there, but there is a lot of dross - derivative, badly designed and poorly implemented. Nokia want to change all that. They have been running the Mobile Games Innovation Challenge - a competition that asks developers to submit their most innovative game designs for - running under Symbian or Java on N-Gage or standard Nokia handsetsBeing Nokia, they have a certain amount of hard cash to throw at the problem and have put up prize money worth €70,000 - that's €40,000 for the winner, €20,000 for second place and €10,000 for the third runner up. The ten finalists up for the big money are: * Active Tecnologia e Consultoria Ltda. (Brazil) with Cinemarena – set in a movie theatre, controlling avatars on the big screen * CreatePlayShare (India) with Ball – play any ball game on your mobile or even create your own new game * Different Game (Sweden) with Ghost Wire – use your mobile device to communicate with ghosts * Eclipse Interactive (UK) with Watchers – conspiracy adventure game that uses Nokia Maps and other real world tools to find locations * Int13 (France) with Kweekies – augmented reality virtual pet game * Jadestone (Sweden) and C4M (France) with Melokey – a music game for mobile devices where you learn to master songs and play them against other in-game characters to win the hearts of your fans * LemonQuest (Spain) with Wave Pirates – turn into a pirate navigating the seven seas, looking for gold and glory * Onur Yazilim (Turkey) with Comet Hunter – a 2-D shooting game which combines the excitement of shooting with natural sound effects made by players themselves * Simlife (China) with XDancery – a music game where players can touch the screen, draw patterns on screen, shake the device or sing into it to hit the music tempo notes * TechnoBubble (Spain) with Fun Cam – a mixed reality game that connects your camera on your mobile device to the TV The winners will be announced at the Nokia Games Summit in Rome on 29 October. Who will win one of the most prestigious mobile gaming prizes of 2008? [Game Challenge via NokNok.tv]
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Since getting my N95 i've been strolling the net for good games.. there are very few and far between. Some actually have amazing gameplay, i swear i've played a Freelancer-styled space-sim right next to my computer because it was more fun then what i had installed atm on the PC. Sadly most of those are non-replayable so you end up playing Snake all over again.. I'd KILL to have Audiosurf on my N95. :'(


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So, i try windows 8 this week, I'm not really interested on the OS but to see what did we need a new drivers for windows 7?
Let us go to the Vista age for a while to look to the whole situation,
When Vista released, you can't use driver from windows XP, and most of the model design for Vista did not have support in their official site for windows XP. Later, many Vista User dissatisfied with the performance and want to use XP. Then the big problem is, you can install XP, but where is the driver?
Similarly when windows 7 comes, people still want to use XP or Dual-boot , so where is the driver? this is the reason i build this blog, as my journal, my reference, to gather drivers and solution for this type of problems.
Now comes windows 8,
There are no problems for newer model that design for windows 7, practically windows 8 driver are similar to those windows 7. I hope you guys don't misunderstand me, if you want to talk about direct X 12 or else, it is different from my intention. Example, after installing windows 8 you have no audio, so I'll try to find the driver so you get your audio in windows 8, but if the audio Quality is not as great as windows 7, it is a different topics.Not that i don't want to help, but i know myself, i know few things, and i don't speak something that I'm not really know about it.
I spent most of my time study the drivers and thousands of model, I'm not study the hardware specification in term of performance. The strength of window 7 is it automatically install most of your driver, and i believe this Microsoft enhance this feature,like em my desktop, after windows 8 installation, all driver installed properly.
Here i have initial opinion about the drivers:
CHIPSET/Motherboard etc:
Inte 3,4,5 and 900 installed automatically, or by windows update. You can also use windows 7 drivers from intel website.
South bridge Driver and Co-processor;
Windows 7 and vista drivers will do.
Use windows 7 and vista drivers. For Older model, you modified inf to get it work.
XP driver may work on some model, the difficult thing is to get the right version. (laptopvideo2go is the best place to start)
the pain is on older Intel graphic, like 82825/852GM GME and 915 graphic chipset. The method for windows 7 requires several steps to complete. Sadly in windows 8 the file in system are different and yet i still didn't found the solution. The best thing to do is look at microsoft update catalog, search for you chipset and install it manually.
For other graphic chipset, manual installation using Vista or 7 drivers normally work.
card reader, bluetooth, LAN, Wireless,
You fuys don't really have to worry about this, from my experience, this driver not bring to much problems for users. Commonly these drivers installed along with windows installation.
I only tested with my desktop and not with any laptop yet.
This blog work with comments, all article and driver base on request, test and feedback, if you have something to share, I'm so grateful for that.
(p/s: again sorry for my English, as long as you understand my message)


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I know. It's been a while. But life has been a bit crazy. Isn't it always!
So just some updates...
Baby B is getting bigger and bigger, as is my baby belly! People actually can tell now. No more of those looks like "is she pregnant or just tubby?" Which I am so happy about.
My poor pup Wesley got bitten by a snake on Friday night. Let me first just say that he is fine. Or getting there at least. We didn't know at first what was wrong. We got home from a dinner out with the family, let him out to potty, and then after a couple of minutes heard the worst screams and yelps I have ever heard from a dog. He was at the door screaming and we let him in. He would not put any weight on his left leg and wouldn't let us touch it. So we rushed him to the ER Vet, and he told us that he had been bitten by a large snake, and would have to stay overnight so that they could give him IV antibiotics, steroids, and histamines, along with a heaping dose of pain medicine. Poor boy was in so much pain that they had to sedate him. So we picked him up the next day, and took him to our regular vet for a followup. He confirmed that he would be fine, and told us to keep him on the oral antibiotics and the oral pain meds. Come to find out, he had been bitten not once, but twice by a very large snake, most likely a copperhead. OUCH!!! But he is doing great and even tried to chase a cat today while outside on a potty break!
He is such a brave boy, and we are so proud of him!!!
I would like to welcome a new reader, my best friend Whitney!!! Yea!!!
We will soon find out the gender of our baby. I still think it's a girl. Cole still says boy. There is a good dinner riding on it! ;) Let me know your predictions!!! We are taking a tally. So far, most people are siding with me. I felt the baby move today. Actually, I'd been feeling it for about a week, but I wasn't sure until today that what I was feeling was the baby. The feeling woke me up last night, and then today she (or he) was super active!!! That is when I decided that it was, indeed, the baby!
I promise to try to be more diligent about posts...and look for nursery pics in the coming months!!! ;)
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
I've been a bad blogger girl...
I know. It's been a while. But life has been a bit crazy. Isn't it always!
Posted by The Brewers at 5:32 PM 2 comments
Saturday, September 5, 2009
So it's been a while since I last posted anything. No good reason, really. Just been a little under the weather and out of touch. Oh, and Cole was home after 5 weeks away. That kept me busy! :)
Things have changed a bit in Rachel-land, and I wanted to update my faithful 10 followers. I quit my job. I hate saying that. I resigned my position. That sounds so much better! As many of you know, I was a preschool teacher. And I loved it. But we had already had an outbreak of Swine Flu on campus, and as you may know that is very bad for pregnant women. And I am CMV negative, so that was an added concern. For those of you who don't know, CMV is a virus that most people are exposed to and have developed antibodies to by the time they reach adulthood. 85-95% of adults have had it. But I haven't. Which is actually a really good thing because, since I am also O negative blood type, that means that the blood I donate can be used for cancer patients and newborn babies. But it also means that if I were to get it while pregnant, it could cause a wide and scary range of complications. My boss was very nice about it, and this past Wednesday was my last day. So now I am, not unemployed, but a housewife and future stay-at-home mommy.
Now that is not to say I want to sit around all day and eat bonbons. Actually, I am desperate to find something to do. The problem is that I am limited to what I can do. Working with children is out, since that is why I left in the first place. And retail is out too, because I have a nerve issue, and if I stand for more than 30 minutes, my back and left leg are in excruciating pain. So finding a part time job that requires no standing, and is pretty much temporary since I want to stay home with the baby and is a "low risk" for infection has proven pretty difficult. But I am working on it. I used to be in marketing, so I might try to find something back in that arena...who knows....
I also have an idea for a home business up my sleeve. It was something I was going to start after the baby arrived, but since this has happened, I figure now is the perfect time to just take a deep breath and go for it. Cole is a little more reluctant than I am. He doesn't understand the potential. Let's just say this is more a "girl" thing... :) More to come on that in a few weeks!
We are really enjoying our kitchen! It's so nice to have it back. I still have a few more boxes to unpack, but most everything is in and works great!!!
Hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day weekend...and GO HOGS!!!! ;)
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Wednesday, 11 September 2013 12:55 PM
De Blasio, the city's public advocate, could avoid a runoff election if he surpasses 40 percent of votes cast in Tuesday's primary. Unofficial results with some ballots yet to be counted showed him with 40.2 percent compared to 26.1 percent for former city comptroller Bill Thompson.
Some 19,000 absentee and military ballots will be counted starting on Monday, election officials said, enough to tip the vote to either side of 40 percent. A final tally could take days.
Any Democrat would be favored against the Republican candidate in a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans six to one. The winner of the general election on Nov. 5 will replace Bloomberg, who has been mayor of the most populous city in the United States for 12 years.
In the Republican mayoral primary, Joe Lhota, a deputy to former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and former head of the city's mass transit agency, won 52.6 percent of the vote. He defeated grocery chain billionaire businessman, John Catsimatidis, who had 40.6 percent.
At his victory party after polls closed on Tuesday night, the unabashed liberal de Blasio called his campaign "an unapologetically progressive alternative to the Bloomberg era."
"Settling for the status quo isn't just too small. It's a risk we as a city cannot afford to take," he said, flanked by his mixed-race family. "And policing policies that single out young people of color ... that isn't a New York we can allow to continue."
The 6-foot-5 inch (1.96 meters) tall de Blasio also has proposed raising taxes on the city's highest earners to pay for universal pre-kindergarten.
New York City political pundits and newspapers agreed that Dante, his 16-year-old son with an impressive Afro, provided momentum that helped catapult de Blasio into the lead.
"Way to Fro!" proclaimed Wednesday's front page of the New York Daily News.
The teen, whose father is white and mother is black, appeared in a TV advertisement criticizing Bloomberg's "stop-and-frisk" crime fighting tactic.
The advertisement aired in August and changed the course of the mayor's race. It was downloaded 100,000 times - including by 2,000 people in Texas - before it was even advertised online, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Former city comptroller Thompson, the only black candidate, vowed to stay in the race and face de Blasio if a runoff is necessary.
"We're going to finish what we started," he said at his primary night celebration. "This is far from over."
Thompson lost the 2009 mayoral election to Bloomberg, who has served three four-year terms and is leaving office because of term limits.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who would have been the New York's first female and openly gay mayor if elected, was seen as most likely to follow Bloomberg's moderate policies. She won only 15 percent of the vote, the results showed.
New Yorkers, despite the overwhelming number of registered Democrats in the city of 8.3 million, have not elected a Democratic Party mayor in 20 years. Giuliani won plaudits for reducing New York's notoriously high crime rate and Bloomberg benefited from Giuliani's endorsement following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Republican candidate Lhota faces an uphill battle. He signaled his general election strategy on Tuesday night, reminding voters of the Giuliani and Bloomberg years.
"I'm hearing a lot coming from the other side about a tale of two cities and how they want to tear down the progress that's happened over the last 20 years," Lhota said. "This tale is nothing more than class warfare, an attempt to divide our city."
"The last thing we want is to send our city back to the days of economic despair, fear and hopelessness," he said.
Among the Democrats, former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner placed last among the major candidates with 5 percent. He had led at one but saw his campaign crumble after news that he had not ended, as he promised, his penchant for texting women lewd pictures of himself.
"We had the best ideas. Sadly, I was an imperfect messenger," Weiner said in a Manhattan bar. His wife, Huma Abedin, an aide to Hillary Clinton when she was U.S. Secretary of State, was not seen beside him.
Sydney Leathers, who came forward this summer to say she and Weiner had frequent sexually charged conversations online and over the phone, spoke to reporters outside his primary party.
"I'm here celebrating his impending doom, his loss, here at his victory party," Leathers said.
The candidate's entourage found itself in a scrum with reporters as Weiner was escorted from his concession speech to his car. As Weiner drove away, he showed his middle finger in a gesture caught by television cameras.
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You see, drinking a glass of salmon pink vinegar is not a natural thing to enjoy. But then drinking a glass of gold hop juice isn't either. My fledgling wild experience was in Croydon's Beer Circus where the barman informed us it was flat as a witch's tit. Unsure of whether this euphemism was good or bad, I was soon to discover that it was not good and promptly ordered another Kwak to be able to drink from the cool glass. The next time was a similarly puckering experience. As was the next. But then things started to change…
To really throw myself into a sour endeavor I decided to have a wild night in on my own. For this wild night I opened four beers which use wild yeast. Since then I've had even more and got to try a few more at GBBF. My mind has been opened and it's letting in a beaming, acetic ray and I can't get enough of it and, long story short, I now love them.
But onto my 'wild night', which consisted of Mikkeller's It's Alight, 3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek, Goose Island Matilda and Orval. It was a tame wild night, I'll admit, but still... The Mikkeller was spritzy and lemony with a lovely fragrant sweetness and a kick of tart. It's a little spicy, nice and crisp and very drinkable, although not all that wild. Not all that wild can be applied to Matilda which was essentially a spicy, tangy Belgian beer with only subconscious hints of brett. It was interesting but not really for me. Orval, which I wrote about here, is now one of my favourite beers and I've got a garage full of them. The 3 Fonteinen was altogether different and absolutely bloody lovely. Clean, easy drinking, tart but not too tart, cherries, a dry bite at the end… wonderful.
Beyond this night I've since had Oude Geuze Boon which I wrote about here and loved. There was Cantillon Kriek 100% Lambic which I've had before and hated but this time I really enjoyed it's woody/savoury quality and the quenching cherries and lemon. There was Ramsgate Brewery's Reserve red wine barrel aged barley wine which is just remarkable. Plus there were the GBBF beers: Harvey's Imperial Stout (day before GBBF, shared with Woolpack Dave and Jeff, but close enough), Allagash Interlude and Montegioco Mummia.
I'm really intrigued by wild and sour beers. There's something raw and elemental about them which fascinates me. And they are fascinating beers because they challenge what our minds think beer is and what it can be. More US breweries are going wild and I really hope that more UK breweries start experimenting with brett and other wild yeasts as it could be a pretty big thing (Reluctant Scooper thinks so too).
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University of Maryland, Baltimore BioPark Signs Gliknik Inc. First Tenant in Its BioInnovation Center in Building Two
BALTIMORE, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) BioPark today announced that Gliknik Inc., a Baltimore-based biotech company, is the first tenant in the BioInnovation Center, located in UMB BioPark's Building Two.
Gliknik is creating novel biotechnology drugs for autoimmune diseases and cancer, the foundation of which resulted principally from the labs of Dr. Scott Strome, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Otorhinolarynogology, University of Maryland School of Medicine.
The UMB BioPark's BioInnovation Center consists of 8,500 square feet of space, including 10 wet labs, five office suites, a shared conference room, kitchenette, and equipment room, which provide bioscience companies affordable, pre-built wet lab and office space through short-term leases. Gliknik will reside in two labs of the Center upon its build-out completion, expected by March.
"We are thrilled to welcome the first BioInnovation Center tenant," said Jim Hughes, president of the UMB BioPark. "This unique space will fill a critical need in the Baltimore region and Gliknik is just the first of many innovative life sciences companies that will benefit from its flexibility and cost-effective structure."
"Gliknik is pleased to be both a licensee of UMB technology and an early resident of the BioInnovation Center at the UMB BioPark," said David S. Block, President and CEO, Gliknik Inc. "We have enjoyed working closely with UMB and Wexford Science + Technology. Gliknik looks forward to bringing novel drugs into clinical trials with the goal of helping patients with autoimmune diseases and cancer." Gliknik was represented in this transaction by Grubb & Ellis.
About Gliknik
Gliknik Inc. is a privately owned corporation committed to the discovery and development of novel biomolecules for autoimmune diseases and cancer. The company capitalizes on its expertise in immunology and tumor immunology. Gliknik's lead compounds are novel T cell vaccines in clinical safety studies. Gliknik also has created recombinant mimetics of intravenous immune globulin and recombinant mimetics of monoclonal antibodies. For further information, please visit www.gliknik.com.
About Wexford Science+Technology
A wholly owned subsidiary of Wexford Equities, LLC, Wexford Science+Technology is a privately held real estate investment and development company based in Baltimore, MD. With a team of real estate, finance and engineering experts, Wexford is devoted to developing innovative real estate solutions that inspire creativity and advance new technologies. For more information, please visit www.wexfordequities.com.
About UMB BioPark
The University of Maryland, Baltimore BioPark offers sophisticated laboratory and office space for early-stage to mature bioscience companies. To date, the UMB BioPark includes 360,000 square feet in two multi tenant buildings and one 638 space parking garage. The project has created 200 jobs and $128 million in capital investment. The BioPark was named by the Association of University Research Parks as the best emerging research park on the year in October 2007. For more information, please visit www.umbbiopark.com
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Functional Assessor, Physio - Birkenhead
Salary: £38,760 plus excellent benefits, full or part-time hours considered
Fleet Clinical are recruiting for Physiotherapists to work with The Health Assessment Advisory Service conducting assessments for the Department for Work and Pensions. If you are looking for a new challenge where you can utilise your clinical knowledge, this could be the role for you.
The Benefits
Excellent Company pension
Ongoing CPD
NMC fees paid
Lucrative Overtime Opportunities
9-5 work - free weekends
25 days Holiday Per Year
The Role
Conducting medical assessments and examinations and produce reports for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) as part of a successful integrated team.
You will receive full training, an excellent benefits package including excellent pension options and discounted gym membership. Working as part of a multi-disciplined team in your local assessment centre, you will be supported by like-minded Healthcare Professionals and be part of that team.
About You
You will be a HCPC registered Physiotherapist with a minimum of two years broad based clinical post registration experience.
You will need to have experience working with adults in a range of clinical situations, the role would suit an individual who can demonstrate recent experience working in the following environments Surgical, Medical, A & E, Community, Practice Nursing with a broad-based experience.
You will also need to be IT literate with experience of using a range of software. Good oral and written communications skills. The ability to successfully negotiate and respond to rapidly changing work environment, the ability to influence and negotiate successfully with a range of people by adopting a flexible approach to work.
To Apply
If you this role is of interest and you feel you have the necessary experience or transferable skills then please apply via this advert, for further information please call 07979 105137.
Not for you? Refer a friend who you think would be interested in this position and we will pay you a referral fee as a thank you if they are successful.
Please note that offers of employment are subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.


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Rusted Gears has released an important update for Photo LoL, one of the best-selling iPhone photo App created for changing colors and improve pictures. Great Interface, universal version for iPhone and iPad with a completely new look and multiple orientation support, advanced selection tools, layers system, sharing options for Facebook, Twitter and Random Effects are just a few of the features included in this App. Bologna, Italy
Retouching pictures and photos is easy and funny with Photo LoL. Along with the ability to adjust elements like brightness, saturation and contrast, users can create any look they like by applying effects, changing colors and altering the RGB values. All these options can be applied on the entire picture or can be limited to the parts the users prefer.
Selecting and cropping in Photo LoL are easy but powerful at the same time. Users can choose from three methods or combine them all: a simple Polygonal Mask, the Dropper and the Magic Wand. Applying effects and changing colors is even easier. To simplify the user experience, users can choose between Fast and Advanced Mode. Using Fast Mode, users can completely change their photo with just one touch. With Advanced Mode, a lot of new settings will appear: users can set HSV, RGB and other filters in the way they desire.
The layer system introduced in this App uses the same principles of the professional photo-retouch softwares, so that users will never miss their Computer. In the next update to Photo LoL, Rusted Gears is planning to add lots of new features like the New iPad retina display support, new languages, cool effects and more!
Photo LoL features include:
* iPhone retina display support for a shining graphic
* Universal app, with a native version for iPad
* Congenial and simple interface since the first use due to the integrated tutorial
* Powerful tools of selection to operate with great precision on very small spots
* Brightness, tonality, Rgb and Saturation controls
* Key to apply random effects
* Layer Smart system to practice more changing on the same picture without generating confusion or dropouts
* " Undo " key to erase wrong selections
* Language menu Italian and English
* File saved in full resolution, pictures will be more real than the originals!
* Sharing on most popular social network, ( Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr ) and by mail
* Optimization for both newer and older devices, to avoid crashes and slowing down
* Recompiled, updated and optimized for iOS 5.1
* Constantly updating
Device Requirements:
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* Requires iPhone OS 4.3 or later
Princing and Availability Photo LoL 2.0 is $1.99 USD (or 1.59 Euros) as offer launch, and is available worldwide through the AppStore in the Photo & Video category. There is also on the App Store a Free Version with Advertisings and other limitations. Category: photo, retouching, iPhone, photography
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