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David Gelles / New York Times:
Apple Said to Be in Talks to Buy Rising Music Brand for $3.2 Billion — Apple is in discussions to buy Beats Electronics, the company behind the popular Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, for $3.2 billion, according to people briefed on the talks, in what would be the biggest acquisition in Apple's history.
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Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Beats' CEO Jimmy Iovine in talks to join Apple as Cook's "special adviser" on creative matters — Beats Electronics boss Jimmy Iovine is in talks to join Apple — Beats Electronics boss and veteran music industry executive Jimmy Iovine is in talks to join Apple as a …
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Why Apple Is Betting Big on Beats: Hardware for Now, Streaming for Later — Apple is set to make the biggest purchase in its history: A $3 billion-plus deal for Beats, the company that sells high-end headphones and recently launched a streaming music service.
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David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Hachette Says Amazon Is Delaying Delivery of Some Books — Amazon has begun discouraging customers from buying books by Malcolm Gladwell, Stephen Colbert, J. D. Salinger and other popular writers, a flexing of its muscle as a battle with a publisher spills into the open.
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Books offset newspaper losses at News Corp posting 14% revenue increase, e-book revs up 46% — News Corp. is bullish on books — Books continue to be a bright spot for News Corp., which has been struggling with lower ad revenues at its core newspaper assets.
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Will Lewis named Dow Jones C.E.O.
Will Lewis named Dow Jones C.E.O.
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David Gelles / New York Times:
Omnicon-Publicis $35B mega-merger called off due to internal differences and regulatory issues — Ad Agency Giants Said to Call Off $35 Billion Merger — Omnicom Group and Publicis have called off their $35 billion merger, bringing a premature end to a deal that would have created …
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
U.S. Journalist Adam Baron Deported From Yemen — NEW YORK — Adam Baron, a freelance journalist reporting from Yemen the past three years, has been deported from the country. — Baron regularly writes for the McClatchy newspaper chain and the Christian Science Monitor.
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Dave Lee / BBC:
UK ISPs agree to begin sending out warnings to customers who pirate content from next year — Deal to combat piracy in UK with 'alerts' is imminent — The agreement has been more than four years in the making — BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media will send "educational" letters to customers believed to be downloading illegally.
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Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Yahoo, News Distribution Network deal stalled, next video target could be YouTube network Fullscreen — Yahoo Deal to Buy NDN Video Service Stalls — So What's Its Next Video Target? — According to sources close to the situation, the $350 million deal for Yahoo to buy online-video service News Distribution Network has stalled.
Luke Westaway / CNET:
Netflix price hike is $1 extra per month, £1 in UK and €1 in Europe — The new, higher price only affects new subscribers, the streaming service says, with existing Netflix customers exempt from paying extra for two years. — Netflix — Netflix has issued the first details …
Michael Kranish / The Boston Globe:
Facebook's push of "related articles" to users without checking credibility draws fire — A surprise awaited Facebook users who recently clicked on a link to read a story about Michelle Obama's encounter with a 10-year-old girl whose father was jobless. — Facebook responded to the click …
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Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press:
Dish aims to launch Web TV service by year's end — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dish says it plans to launch its Internet-delivered TV service by year's end on mobile devices, game consoles and smart TVs for about $20 to $30 a month. It will contain live sports, entertainment and children's programming.
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Sam Biddle / Valleywag:
Goodbye to Katie Cotton, the Queen of Evil Tech PR — After 18 years of spin, Katie Cotton, Apple's magnetically ruthless vice president of worldwide corporate communications, has left her job, and tributes from the tech press are pouring in. What no one will admit is that we were all afraid of her.
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Dan Lyons / Inbound Hub:
Three Lessons from Katie Cotton, Apple's Departing PR Boss
Three Lessons from Katie Cotton, Apple's Departing PR Boss
Gina Hall / Bizwomen:
With "Lean In" collection, Getty Images finds that photos of real women sell — Realistic portrayals of women sell. That's according to Getty Images, which launched its "Lean In" collection earlier this year. Since then, the stock photos that feature women as surgeons, painters and soldiers …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
New US policy bans national-security employees from citing news reports based on leaks — Obama Policy Bans Employee Use of Leaked Material — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is clamping down on a technique that government officials have long used to join in public discussions …
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
The late Michael Hastings' last book is his debut novel — Advance copies of Michael Hastings' last, posthumous book are beginning to land in newsrooms. — The novel, titled The Last Magazine and based on Hastings' experiences as a young magazine journalist in the mid-aughts …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
E! Harvests Instagram for Celeb-Photo Tracker on TV, Online — NBCUniversal pop-culture network E! is grabbing photos and videos celebrities post to Facebook's Instagram, with a feature for its website and on-air news show ranking the top 200 stars in real time.
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
NBC's Olympic TV Deal Accounts for Advances in Technology — Eighteen years ago, there was no certainty that we would be watching sports and movies on little mobile screens or that outfits like Netflix would engage us by streaming series a season at a time.
Amir Efrati / The Information:
Comcast Plots Big Push in Web Video Ads — As debate over Comcast's control of Internet and TV in American households plays out in front of regulators reviewing its bid for Time Warner Cable, the cable industry leader is quietly planning a major foray into the Web advertising business.
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
New York Times completes 'innovation report' led by Sulzberger scion — Back in July, New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson announced that Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, a metro reporter and the son of Times chairman and publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr., would "take a leave from metro …
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John McDermott / Digiday:
Why media buyers are still wary of Tumblr ads — It's been nearly a year since Yahoo acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion, and slightly longer since Tumblr first rolled out its version of native ads. And yet despite the headlines roused by that deal and the platform's continued growth …
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Dave Camp's Tax Reform Plan May Be DOA, But It Should Be Fun Anyway
Speaking of Dave Camp's tax reform plan, it's out now. It may be DOA, but it's out. In a nutshell, it reduces rates, reduces the number of tax brackets, and increases both the standard deduction and the child tax credit. As a result, many fewer people would have to file 1040 long forms. To make up for this, Camp proposes limiting or eliminating a raft of deductions and tax breaks. Here's my favorite:
- Preventing makers of violent video games from qualifying for the R&D tax credit.
Boo-yah! That's the way to play culture war politics in a boring tax reform proposal. There are also references to "Wall Street tycoons"—not a phrase you normally hear from a Republican—and a proposal to end tax breaks that allow university presidents to live in mansions tax free. Populism!
Joking aside, I'll give Camp credit for going after a long laundry list of very specific deductions. On the other hand, he also appears to finance his plan partly through an effective cut in the Earned Income Tax Credit. I can't say that for sure without more details, but it sure looks that way on first inspection. The plan also "consolidates" higher education tax breaks, which might be a good idea, though it's hard to tell without more details. If it's just an excuse to reduce financial aid, it's not so good.
There's also a proposal for a small change to the mortgage interest deduction—a brave act even if it's fairly paltry—and a proposal to partially end the carried interest loophole. Camp also proposes a 0.035 percent tax on big banks, which is probably a good idea. Camp repeals the AMT, which is a great idea, and funds it by eliminating the tax deduction for state and local taxes. This is a longtime favorite of conservatives because, as Camp says, "This deduction redistributes wealth to big-government, high-tax states from small-government, low-tax states." In other words, it benefits blue states more than red states, so why not get rid of it?
He also wants to get rid of the NFL's tax exemption. Sounds good to me.
Camp's plan is long and includes upwards of a hundred specific tax deductions that he wants to reform or eliminate. There are enough caveats that it's hard to tell exactly how far his proposals go, but again, kudos to him for making specific proposals at all. His plan may be DOA precisely because he was so specific, but kudos anyway. I'll be interested in following the reaction as everyone figures out just whose ox would be gored by his various bullet points. Should be fun.

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Millions of shoppers are constantly telling Facebook about themselves, what interests them, where they live, what they buy and who their friends are. That is a lot of invaluable consumer information. Facebook has regularly been introducing innovations that enable retailers and other marketers to use that detailed information to precisely target the consumers they wish to reach.
Retail businesses that in outdoor gear and apparel now point ads at consumers who mention mountain bikes and similar terms in their personal interests sections of their Facebook profiles, as well as those who prefer certain brands.
Facebook members willingness to share detailed information about themselves, information that Facebook , in its drive to monetize its huge traffic, is making available to marketers in many ways.
Because Facebook's innovations have come so rapidly over the past year, retailers and consumer goods manufacturers are only beginning to test them. Thousands of retailers have experimented with selling directly on Facebook. That friend-to-friend exchange occurs when a consumer clicks that he Likes a retailer or a product— whether that click occurs on
Facebook or on the retailer's site. That information shows up on the consumer's news feed, in effect a Facebook member's home page, which shows posts from his friends and his own updates. The average Facebook member has 130 friends,
which means many other consumers will see every Like and comment a Facebook user makes.
The power of Facebook isn't just about what happens on Facebook.com. With the launch of Facebook's Open Graph, designed to facilitate the sharing of information between Facebook and other web sites through publicly available links known as application programming interfaces, or APIs.
Open Graph includes a number of social plug-ins, which are single lines of code a retailer can add to its site to incorporate Facebook features like its Like button. When a consumer clicks the Like button on a retail site, or interacts with any other Facebook plug-in, that information is recorded by the retailer and also on Facebook where his friends can see that action
mentioned in their news feeds. Clicking the Like button on a news article, blog or retail web site. Each of those interactions tells Facebook—and e-retailers that host those features—something about that consumer.
The e-retailer added the Like button to its product pages last August, three months after the site's launch, and the page displays how many Facebook users have Liked the product. When a consumer clicks the button, that information is shared on Facebook.
But because clicks on the Like button are broadcast to the clicker's Facebook friends, they did expose many new shoppers to the retailer along with an endorsement from someone they know. Most people have friends who have similar interests, so when they see that their friend likes a particular product it has a real impact.
Another plug-in, Facebook's Comments Box, allows comments on an e-retail or other web site to appear both on the site and on the Facebook pages of the friends of the consumer who made the comment. A consumer has to be signed on to Facebook for their comments to be transmitted to Facebook. Since half of Facebook users visit the social network every
day, and an individual remains signed on unless she unclicks a box that keeps her signed on, millions of consumers are signed on to Facebook as they move around the web. It's great because when someone uses either the Like button or comments, they aren't only endorsing the product.
Moreover, Facebook designed the feature so that a Facebook member sees her Facebook friends' comments most prominently. That means that if a consumer named Colleen comments on a retailer's web site, when Colleen's friends
visit that site Colleen's comment would appear higher than other shopper's comments.
Marketers aren't limited to inserting Facebook's plug-ins into their site. For instance, Amazon.com Inc. last July began leveraging the information that consumers provide on Facebook into its own site to make shopping on Amazon even more personal. The Amazon Facebook page also includes movie, book and music titles that are popular among the consumer's friends, as well as suggestions based on his Facebook profile. The Amazon Facebook page illustrates the potential power of Facebook marketing. There will also be many opportunities to market to consumers on Facebook itself, especially as the social network introduces a wider variety of advertising options.
Retailers can buy featured ads, which enable a retailer to place an ad on the right side of a consumer's Facebook News Feed page, just under "Upcoming Events," in the one advertising spot on that page. Merchants can also buy less expensive, self-service "Marketplace" ads that appear on one of four slots on the right side of profi le pages under "People You May Know."
ose Marketplace ads can be highly eff ective, says one consumer electronics accessories retailer who declined to be named. This retailer uses Facebook profi le data to show ads to a very targeted audience—the employees of a big rival. At a cost of only about $25 a month, the retailer is using those Marketplace ads to convince its competitor that its advertising budget is far larger than it actually is.
us, when the retailer works with the social commerce technology company 8thBridge Inc. (formerly known as Alvenda) to host an Urban Decay sale on Facebook that is only open to consumers who follow HauteLook, the retailer can target women in a specific age range who Like specifi c cosmetic or beauty brands. The retailer also targets consumers who Like its competitors, such as Gilt Groupe Inc.
That's the idea behind Sponsored Stories. The off ering, which launched in January, is a targeted ad service that puts company logos alongside content from consumer comments that relate to the company. The consumer's friends then see that ad as they move around Facebook.
Consumers can click on the ads to visit advertisers' Facebook pages. A consumer must have had a direct interaction with the brand through a Facebook channel, such as clicking that he Liked a post, in order for his information to be picked up as a Sponsored Story. A Facebook user that casually mentions a company or product in a post will not be mentioned in a Sponsored Story.
Using the ads to generate consumers Liking its brand has worked for 1-800-Flowers.com Inc., which runs both Marketplace and Sponsored Stories campaigns. During a three-week span in which it ran Marketplace ads and
Sponsored Stories that highlighted a consumer's friend who Liked 1-800-Flowers, the retailer more the click-through rate of its normal Facebook ads. Facebook's ability to leverage a consumer's network of connections is one reason marketers like McDonald's are turning to the social network to promote new products and—in the case of the fast food giant—even hire staff . Indeed, for online retailers, it's hard to imagine another vehicle that will provide them with as much detailed information about so many shoppers.


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JACKSON Irvine, Lasse Vigen Christensen, Tom Flanagan and Cauley Woodrow have all been on international duty this week.
JACKSON Irvine has picked up Burton Albion's March goal of the month award for his strike against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.
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The National Institute of Mental Health web site features sections on health topics, science news, research and funding, and outreach. The section on schizophrenia details current studies and publications supported by federal funds. It also provides general information about the illness and related, ongoing research.
This web site is intended for individuals interested in the research of psychiatric brain disorders. The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression is the largest single contributor to research on psychiatric brain disorders. The web site focuses on education and research that is funded through NARSAD.


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Spanish Village Votes to Change Name from 'Camp Kill The Jews'
Documents show the town's original name was Castrillo Motajudios, meaning "Jews' Hill Camp."
The "Kill Jews" part of the name dates from 1627, more than a century after a 1492 Spanish royal edict orderingJews to become Catholics or flee the country. Those who remained faced the Spanish inquisition, with many burned at the stake.
Although Jews were killed in the area, researchers believe the town got its current name from Jewish residents who converted to Catholicism and wanted to reinforce their repudiation of Judaism to convince Spanishauthorities of their loyalty, Rodriguez said.
Others suspect the change may have come from a slip of the pen.
Castrillo Matajudios wants to attract more tourists and townsfolk thought highlighting its Jewish past could help. Some residents are also embarrassed by the name.
Although no Jews live in the town today, Rodriguez said many residents have ancient Jewish roots and the town's official shield includes the Star of David.
Spain's government earlier this year apologized to Jews by offering citizenship to descendants of those who were forced to flee centuries ago.
Most voters who wanted a change want to revive the "Jews' Hill Camp" name but a final decision won't happen until a town hall meeting is held in June.


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Not Much to Look at Besides Jeffrey Tambor in Meeting Spencer
Id pay to see the great Jeffrey Tambor if he were starring in Daffy Duck: The Prequel. But though its a big thrill that the worlds finest character actor has his very own lead role, one wishes there were more meat on the elegant bones of Meeting Spencer to justify his cheerfully offhand wit. Tambor plays Harris Chappell, a famous stage director angling for a Broadway comeback after flaming out in Hollywood. The action of this homage to screwball theater comedies unfolds at the famous Broadway hangout Frankie & Johnnies, where Chappell, his former lover (Melinda McGraw), and a fresh-faced novice actor (Friday Night Lights Jesse Plemons) plot the financing of Chappells new play, surrounded by the usual posturers bent on unhelpful intervention. The banter (written by Andrew Kole, Andrew Delaplaine, and Scott Kasdin) is crisp, with fluent direction by Malcolm Mowbray, from whom we have heard disappointingly little since his ineffable 1984 British comedy, A Private Function. The hair is frequently red, the shirts a lovely chartreuse, but otherwise theres not much for us to look at. And like many a movie about a play about a play, Meeting Spencer doesnt have much to say for itself other than all the worlds a stage.
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Musical preparation:
Petr Kofroň
Petr Kofroň
Stage director:
Linda Keprtová
Jan Štěpánek
Eva Jiřikovská
Chorus master:
Pavel Vaněk, Lukáš Vasilek, Jiří Chvála
Ondřej Hučín
Motion cooperation:
Marcela Benoni
Even though one of the most celebrated historical operas of all time bears the name of a prominent Russian Tsar, Boris Godunov is not the one and only lead character in Mussorgsky's fresco. Similarly to A. S. Pushkin's eponymous drama, the opera is a Shakespearean, multivalent and multilayered study of human society on the threshold of a crisis – a crisis of authority, traditions and law, a crisis of morals. Pushkin ironically referred to his play as "a comedy about the real misery of the Moscow state, about Tsar Boris and Grishka Otrepyev". Yet it is a comedy that chills. Following the death of the last Rurik dynasty members Ivan the Terrible and his sons Fyodor and little Dimitry, the Russian throne is vacated. At the time when there is no heir apparent, legitimate is the one who does the most to make himself legitimate and knows that the ends justify the means. Who will win over the ignorant common people believing in tall stories? Who will better cope with the mean tricks of the Boyars participating in the country's administration? Who will be able to resist the pangs of conscience in himself? Welcome to the time of Griskhas, the time of self-appointed usurpers.
Approximate running time, including intermission: 3 hours, 15 minutes, one 20-minute intermission
The opera are Czech and English subtitles.


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Gannon Baird can't push his 2007 Porsche Cayman S to 170 miles an hour on the Houston freeways. Instead, the 26-year-old commercial real estate broker heads to the Texas World Speedway, where he can zoom his meteor-grey two-seater around a 2.9-mile road course as fast as the car will go. For this privilege, he pays $50 a month in membership dues to a local driving club and a weekend track fee of $250.
Despite the economic crisis and gas prices that are expected to hit $2.70 by July, Baird isn't about to give up his hobby: track racing.
"After just one trip out, you're immediately like, 'I can't wait to get back out there again,'" Baird says. "The cars just seem to defy the laws of physics."
No single organization keeps tabs on the number of American track racers, but Jeff Dahnert, president of the Sports Car Club of America, reports that his club alone has 55,000 members–and holding. It's a hobby that attracts both amateurs and professionals.
The main appeal: driving a fast car fast, on a course designed to accommodate high speeds safely. Courses can range from one and a half miles to four miles long. Some have up to 12 turns. Others are oval-shaped. Most offer 20- or 30-minute runs several times a day, which leaves plenty of time to chat with fellow members about the thrill of the last spin around the course. Many clubs offer salons and lounges for late-afternoon jawing.
The majority of track drivers use street-legal vehicles. But some drive souped-up models that offer custom-built engines, wider chassis, streamlined aerodynamics and open grills and even rear-view cameras to aid speed and agility.
There's also a pro track racing circuit, with popular speedways from Watkins Glenn, N.Y., to Fontana, Calif. Some professional track drivers, like two-time Daytona 24-Hour winner Randy Pobst, drive cars with teams from Audi or Porsche and can win enough prize money to make a comfortable living. Many high-end drivers also receive salaries and stipends from the companies that make the race cars.
But most track drivers are just regular folks eager to get a speed rush in the BMW, Chevrolet, Honda, Porsche, Ford or Nissan they stash in the garage next to a ho-hum sedan that hauls them to the office Mondays through Fridays.
The intense combination of adrenaline, focus and speed, all combined into a 20-minute burst, is like no other pleasure in life, say track hobbyists. For this reporter, who gave it a whirl on a 2.5-mile course in the Poconos, it feels like riding the gargantuan Cyclone roller coaster at Coney Island, except that you're in the driver's seat.
Speed-Demons Unite
It takes only one high-speed spin to catch the track-driving bug, adherents say. Then comes a devotion to refining technical skill, physical stamina and automotive knowledge, usually at the cost of weekend free time, thousands of dollars spent on gas and track fees, and sometimes even relationships (insiders say a disproportionate amount of drivers are divorced).
Members at the 350-acre Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Ill., range from semi-pro racers and sports car enthusiasts to weekend warriors and casual club members ("casual" is a relative term–club memberships start at $35,000, plus $4,000 in annual dues). Steven Wagner, a founding partner at Autobahn, says drivers there simply share an addiction that is pretty much impervious to recession.
Dawn Stokes, the founder of a Fort Worth-based driving school called the Texas Driving Experience, says track drivers will sacrifice anything before their car habit. To wit: The open-track events she hosts at Texas Motor Speedway had record-high attendance last month, and she's "bullish" about attendance for the rest of the year.
Bucking the Trend
Simple demographics have determined much of the sport's staying power. Most hobbyist drivers own at least one car devoted solely to track driving, and most are C-level businesspeople and entrepreneurs; $90,000 cars and $300 track fees aren't an obstacle for them in the first place. And while their retirement account may have taken a hit in the past few months, it's nowhere near enough to deter them from the track.
"I wouldn't say it's recession-proof, but we're fortunate," says Ian Prout, president of the Sports Car Driving Association. "Fingers crossed, we haven't seen a huge hit."
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Michael Krupka, CEO of the 872-acre, $82 million Prairie Hills Motorsport Club, says much the same. Despite a slight delay on the groundbreaking for the Lake Village, Ind., track, it's full steam ahead for the restaurant-, spa- and shop-laden club. Memberships are selling fast (only 560 are offered), with no sign of letting up, Krupka says.
It's easy to understand the attraction. The focus required to guide a 420-horsepower Audi R8 around a 12-turn course pretty much pushes everything else out of mind. It's a fail-safe way to forget about that dwindling stock portfolio, if only in 20-minute slots.


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Endgame: Penguins 8, Sabres 3
by Sam Kasan / Pittsburgh Penguins
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Center Evgeni Malkin was playing so well the past few games that it was only a matter of time before he burst out with some points on the scoresheet.
Malkin scored three goals for his seventh career hat trick and chipped in two assists to tie a career high with five points to power the Pens to an 8-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at CONSOL Energy Center.
It was an offensive assault by the Pens, as 14 different players figured in with at least one point and seven recording multi-point games.
More on Malkin and the offense here.
It was a banner night for the Pens as several players hit career milestones.
- Marc-Andre Fleury won his 200th career NHL game
- Simon Despres scored first career goal
- Carl Sneep played his first career game and notched first career point (assist)
- Pascal Dupuis posted his 300th career NHL point
- Brooks Orpik recorded his 100th career NHL point
(More on Fleury's 200th win here).
"We haven't handed out that many pucks after a game ever, since I've been here," head coach Dan Bylsma said. "Simon Despres gets his first NHL goal. That celebration and that smile says a lot about what playing in the NHL is all about. And it all caps off 'Flower's' 200th win."
Despres, the Pens' 2009 first-round draft pick, scored on a one-timer from the near circle on a power play. The puck slid under the pads of goaltender Ryan Miller.
"I just tried to get it on net as best I could," Despres said. "I was fortunate it went in.
"I was pretty pumped to get a nice goal and not a bad one. I'm happy with that one."
Sneep, Pittsburgh's second-round pick in 2006, sent the puck around the boards from behind his own net. Forward James Neal stick checked a Sabre to allow the puck to clear the zone.
Malkin found the puck in the Sabres zone and barreled to the net, lifting a backhander over Jhonas Enroth's shoulder to give Sneep his first career point.
"It was a lot of fun getting to play your first game and getting a point in your first game," Sneep said. "I had a great day. I had a blast and it's fun to be a part of a win like that."
Sneep was called up in the morning and drove 5-plus hours all the way from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the game in Pittsburgh. And he'll always have the memory of that elongated pass for an assist to tell his kids.
"I wasn't even looking for (Malkin)," he said. "I just threw it up the wall. (I'll tell my kids) it was tape-to-tape saucer pass."
It wouldn't be a Penguins game without an injury. With about 12 minutes left in the second period Craig Adams went to the locker room and didn't return.
Bylsma said after the game that Adams has a lower-body injury and is listed as day-to-day.
The Penguins have a ridiculous 10 players currently on the injured list and have suffered 170 man-games lost this season. Currently out of the lineup are Robert Bortuzzo, Sidney Crosby, Dustin Jeffrey, Kris Letang, Ben Lovejoy, Zbynek Michalek, Richard Park, Jordan Staal and Brian Strait.
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Mount Worcester via Skyline Trail is a 11.4 mile out and back trail located near Stowe, Vermont that offers the chance to see wildlife. The trail is rated as difficult and primarily used for hiking, walking, birding, and snowshoeing.
More moose than people. Primitive and sublime. "So many moose!" This thought resonated between my ears all day: I saw no one from Hogback to Worcester despite it being Memorial Day. This 11.5 mile round trip offers up stunning views, solitude and 6000' of elevation gain, though interestingly, the summit in question is about 300' lower in elevation than one of the trail junctions. I started from the Pinnacle Meadow parking lot, but certainly one could start from the lower Pinnacle lot, which was full today; this will tack an additional mile (round trip) and an extra 500' of ascent. The first mile and half dissapeared for me in half an hour, during which I saw plenty of folks heading up Stowe Pinnacle. After the Pinnacle/Skyline trail junction, all people and evidence thereof was switched off. I saw no one from that point until I returned there. What I did see was miles and miles of pure, peaceful, unadulterated hard woods and birches on the way up Hogback. After picking up 1,000 feet in a mile heading over Hogback to the Skyline trail junction, which incidentally is the highest point of the trip at 3573', the trail morphs into slightly disturbed ground cover. Painted trilliums and other plants are growing in the middle of this non-compacted trail surface. Exposed leaf litter and duff are the only indications of where the trail goes apart from blue blazes. Three miles now separated me from Mount Worcester. There is a significant hill in between too, a couple of hundred feet higher than Worcester. A cleared vista area is the only siginficant suggestion of its prominence. The trail very faithfully follows the ridgeline and as a result, the elevation profile at first glance only conveys half of the up and down involved. The southern half of the Skyline Trail has its share of rocky changes in elevation, but the admittedly smoother path of this northern half packs a bit more punch. On to the moose element: scat and footprints lined the trail solidly between Worcester and the middle peak. I never was fortunate enough to see a moose, but it would appear that the principal users of this trail are moose. There was evidence of bear too, but only in one place. The trail is often wet in places and though the ridgeline is not a wetland, it is pretty soft in many places off trail. Clambering up the false summit offers a decent view of the surrounding topography to the southwest including West Hill, which Google Earth mistakenly throws in the path of the trail. (it is actually the little bump to the southeast of the middle peak). You will find yourself on the summit in 20 minutes.
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Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and transmitted to humans by infected triatomine bugs, and less commonly by transfusion, organ transplant, from mother to infant, and in rare instances, by ingestion of contaminated food or drink.1-4 The hematophagous triatomine vectors defecate during or immediately after feeding on a person. The parasite is present in large numbers in the feces of infected bugs, and enters the human body through the bite wound, or through the intact conjunctiva or other mucous membrane.Clinical Manifestations
The acute phase of T. cruzi infection, which typically goes unrecognized, lasts up to 90 days and is characterized by circulating trypomastigotes detectable on microscopy of fresh blood or buffy coat smears.2,4 If the portal of infection was the conjunctiva, patients may develop the characteristic Romaña's sign—unilateral painless swelling of the upper and lower eyelids—which usually lasts several weeks. The other symptoms of acute infection are usually limited to a non-specific febrile illness. In a small proportion of patients, however, acute, life-threatening myocarditis or meningoencephalitis may occur.2,4 At the end of the acute phase, typically 60 to 90 days after infection, parasitemia falls below levels detectable by microscopy, and in the absence of effective etiologic treatment, T. cruzi infection passes into the chronic phase.2,18Diagnosis
Most patients infected with Chagas disease, including those in the United States, are in the chronic phase and typically unaware of their infection. Screening for infection in patients with the indeterminate or early clinical forms of chronic Chagas disease is important to identify those who might benefit from antiparasitic treatment and counseling regarding potential transmission of T. cruzi to others (e.g., blood donation, organ donation). This is particularly important for HIV-infected patients because of the risk of reactivation disease. Diagnosis of chronic infection relies on serological methods to detect immunoglobulin G antibodies to T. cruzi, most commonly enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunofluorescent antibody assay (IFA). No available assay has sufficient sensitivity and specificity to be used alone; a single positive result does not constitute a confirmed diagnosis. Two serological tests based on different antigens (i.e., whole parasite lysate and recombinant antigens) and/or techniques (e.g., ELISA and IFA) are used in parallel to improve the accuracy. In some cases, the infection status remains difficult to resolve even after a third test, because there is no true gold standard assay for chronic T. cruzi infection.30,31 Data suggest that the sensitivity of serological assays varies by geographical location, possibly because of T. cruzi strain differences and resulting antibody responses.32,33 Options for T. cruzi serological testing in the United States include diagnostic ELISA kits based on parasite lysate or recombinant antigens.30,34 In general, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is not a useful diagnostic test for chronic T. cruzi infection. The sensitivity is highly variable and depends on patient characteristics as well as PCR primers and methods.35,36Preventing Exposure
Travelers to endemic countries may be at risk for infection with T. cruzi if they visit rural areas and stay in rustic lodging. The triatomine vector typically infests cracks in walls and roofing of poor-quality buildings constructed of adobe brick, mud, or thatch.41 Because the insects feed at night, individuals who live in or visit Chagas disease-endemic areas should avoid sleeping in such dwellings or outdoors. Control programs in endemic areas rely on spraying infested dwellings with residual-action insecticide. If sleeping outdoors or in suspect dwellings cannot be avoided, sleeping under insecticide-treated bed nets provides significant protection.42Preventing Disease
Clinical manifestations of Chagas disease in HIV-positive patients usually represent reactivation and not acute infection with T. cruzi. All HIV-infected patients with epidemiologic risk factors for Chagas disease should be tested for antibody to T. cruzi to detect latent infection.18 A single course of treatment with benznidazole or nifurtimox can be considered for T. cruzi-infected individuals who have not been previously treated and who do not have advanced Chagas cardiomyopathy (CIII). However, the efficacy of currently available drugs in the chronic phase is suboptimal, there is no useful test of cure, and treated individuals are still considered at risk for reactivation.31,44 Although direct data are lacking, optimization of antiretroviral therapy (ART) may help prevent Chagas reactivation in co-infected patients (BIII). Most symptomatic reactivation cases have occurred in patients who were not taking ART.16Treating Disease
Chemotherapy for Chagas disease with benznidazole or nifurtimox is effective in reducing parasitemia and preventing clinical manifestations or slowing progression in patients with acute, early-chronic, and re-activated disease.44,45 These drugs have limited efficacy, however, in achieving parasitological cure. Consultation with a specialist should be sought. Benznidazole (5 to 8 mg/kg/day for 30 to 60 days) is the initial treatment most commonly recommended (BIII). Nifurtimox (8 to 10 mg/kg/day, administered for 90 to 120 days) is an alternative (CIII). The duration of therapy with either of these agents has not been studied in patients co-infected with HIV. Mortality is high for symptomatic reactivated T. cruzi infection, even in patients who receive chemotherapy.16,27 Limited data suggest that early recognition and treatment of reactivation may improve prognosis.16Special Considerations with Regard to Starting Antiretroviral Therapy
As with other parasite infections that localize in the CNS, the decision to initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) must be carefully considered in HIV-infected patients with reactivated T. cruzi infection involving the brain. Only anecdotal information exists on the consequences of starting ART after a diagnosis of CNS Chagas disease, but there are no cases of Chagas-related immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) that have been well described. Therefore, there is no known contraindication to starting or optimizing ART in patients with CNS Chagas disease as soon as their CNS disease is clinically stable (AIII).Monitoring of Response to Therapy and Adverse Events (Including IRIS)
Patients undergoing treatment should be monitored closely because both benznidazole and nifurtimox are associated with significant toxicities.46 Benznidazole causes peripheral neuropathy, rash, and granulocytopenia. Nifurtimox causes anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and weight loss, restlessness, tremors, and peripheral neuropathy. The adverse effects of both drugs wane when the drugs are discontinued.Managing Treatment Failure
Although no efficacy data are available, retreatment with benznidazole or nifurtimox is recommended for HIV-infected patients with T. cruzi reactivation who fail to respond or who relapse after initial antitrypanosomal therapy (AIII). A publication documents a single case of a T. cruzi-infected patient on immunosuppressive therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus who had a good response to posaconazole after failure of benznidazole treatment; failure of benznidazole and response to posaconazole were documented by real-time PCR assays in serial specimens.47 However, the results of a randomized clinical trial comparing the efficacy and safety of low and high dose posaconazole to that of benznidazole demonstrated that posaconazole was not efficacious for treatment of chronic Chagas disease.48Preventing Recurrence
Patients with HIV infection are at risk for recurrent or relapsing clinical manifestations because of intermittent reactivation of chronic infection.16 The drugs are only partially effective in the chronic phase of T. cruzi infection and may be suppressive rather than curative.44 Because the drugs are toxic and experience with their use in HIV-infected patients is limited, expert advice should be sought.45 Whether secondary prophylaxis or chronic maintenance therapy should be used in HIV-infected patients with latent Chagas disease is unclear, particularly when potent ART is used.Special Considerations During Pregnancy
As recommended for all individuals with epidemiological risk of Chagas disease, screening of pregnant women who have lived in endemic areas should be considered to identify maternal infection and possible risk of infection in their offspring. In pregnant women in areas where the disease is endemic in Latin America, the seroprevalence of T. cruzi infection can be as high as 30%.14,49 In the United States, a 1999 study of 3,765 pregnant women in Houston, Texas, confirmed antibody to T. cruzi in 0.4% of Hispanic women and 0.1% of non-Hispanic women and a 2013 study of 4,000 predominantly Hispanic women in the same city found 0.25% with confirmed infection.50,51Preventing Clinical Disease
Treating Chagas Disease Note: Treatment is effective in reducing parasitemia and preventing clinical manifestation or slowing progression in patients with acute, early-chronic, and re-activated disease. They have limited efficacy, however, in achieving parasitological cure. Preferred Therapy for Acute, Early Chronic, and Re-Activated Disease:


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One of TV's biggest mistakes was canceling Joss Whedon's brilliant series, "Firefly," after just one season.
The sci-fi space-western has a die-hard, loyal fan base that continues to grow years after its unfortunate cancelation. Sure, the series got a neat ending with the feature film, "Serenity," and continues on in comic book form, but you'll be hard-pressed to find someone who isn't upset at how short-lived the series was.
The CW might be trying to cash in on this idea, as its latest project suggests. The network is developing "Red," a Western/sci-fi drama from "The Mentalist" executive producers Bruno Heller and Tom Szentgyorgyi, Deadline reports.
"Red" is described as a neo-Western drama about the first human settlement on Mars and life on this new frontier, centering on the relationships between the town's female sheriff, a doctor and a criminal.
Could "Red" be the next "Firefly?" Probably not, as no one can hold to candle to Whedon's particular brand of sarcasm and humor balancing out drama and action, but the new series certainly sounds intriguing. What do you think of The CW's latest project? Let us know in the comments below.


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Diane MorganIndian Wells, CADiane Morgan holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Michigan, with a major in Design. Formally trained in oils she now also paints with watercolor and enjoys the challenges each medium presents. Her paintings have won numerous awards including many Firsts, Best of Show and Best Local Artist. Diane is president of the Coachella Valley Watercolor Society, a member of Oil Painters of America, the California Art Club, the International Guild of Realism, the American Watercolor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Watercolor West, and an award-winning member of the National Watercolor Society. Her work has been featured in nearly every major art magazine including American Art Collector, International Artist, Southwest Art, American Artist, the Artist Magazine and Watercolor Artist. With subjects as diverse as vintage autos, still lifes, florals and vignettes from her world travels, her audience includes the California Senate, the Palm Springs International Airport, museums and galleries in California, Colorado, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming and private collections across the United States and Canada. TAL: How and when did you start creating art? DM : I've been creating art ever since I can remember. My first recollection is of drawing portraits of family members. I didn't realize that art was something you could do for a living until I was a junior in college. I changed from a language major to art at that time and it was the best decision I ever made. TAL: What media and genres do you work in? DM : I work in oil and watercolor and paint still lifes, landscapes, and car portraits. TAL: Who or what are your influences? DM : I am partial to realistic painters and particularly admire Leonardo da Vinci and Georgia O'Keeffe. Leonardo was a genius with a curiosity about everything. I love how Georgia took a subject and focused in closely to create an almost abstract appearance. TAL: What was your inspiration for ""? DM : TAL: Describe your creative process. DM : I envision a painting in almost everything I see. Adding drama and mystery through the use of powerful lighting effects, reflected surfaces, exaggerated contrasts and unusual compositions, I strive to transform simple everyday life into un-ordinary, not-so-still life. I like to take an ordinary subject and enhance the perception of it, invite the viewer to take a closer look. If you look closer, experience something in a different light, you may discover something new about yourself. I love how the medium takes command of the artist. The artist starts the process, but the paint takes charge and leads the work to a sometimes unintended outcome. It's always exhilarating! TAL: What are you working on currently? DM : What are you working on currently? I'm working on many things. I try to do a small painting everyday, usually a still life in oil. I always have one or two watercolors going at any given time. Because there is waiting time between washes it's good to work on more than one at a time. I also have a series going of paintings of bees to bring attention to the current crisis of collapsing colonies. I just recently began teaching and found that I love it. It's so rewarding to have people be so happy that they can actually create a painting...especially when they didn't think they could. The three or four classes a week challenge me to continually find new and interesting subjects for my students, and is actually making me a better painter. TAL: What are your near/long term goals as an artist? DM : My goal is to continue to grow and improve. I challenge myself to always paint something every day and to continue to help others reach their goals as artists. TAL: Where can people view/purchase your work? DM : My work is represented by Danskin Galleries in Palm Desert, CA and by Artspresso Art Gallery in Idyllwild, CA It is also available through my website http://www.dianemorganpaints.com. |
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Federal Union Negotiates Historic Contract Provisions Extending Key Benefits to Federal Employees in Domestic Partnerships
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Contact: Mark Davis, NFFE
Forest Service Council Negotiating
Phone: 608-772-2169
Washington, D.C. � The
National Federation of Federal Employees
(NFFE), a national union representing 110,000
federal workers government-wide, including
22,000 in the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), is
proud to announce the negotiation of a new
benefit extending FMLA-like entitlements to
USFS employees living in domestic partnerships.
Negotiated by NFFE�s Forest Service Council
(NFFE-FSC) in its recent collective bargaining
agreement (CBA), the provisions allow covered
federal workers to take leave to care for their
partner with a serious health condition.
Covered employees may also take up to three
months of unpaid leave and/or annual leave to
care for a newly born or adopted child.
�This is
a big step forward for the federal workforce,�
said NFFE National President William R. Dougan.
�Now, Forest Service employees living in
domestic partnerships will have the right to
care for their loved ones in times of need.
This is an example that we hope other agencies
will follow.�
Effective October 25, new contractual
provisions put leave entitlements parallel to
that of the FMLA in place for USFS workers with
domestic partners. Though the provisions are
modeled after entitlements found within the
FMLA, it does not replace or alter the
statutory framework of the law. FMLA provides
leave entitlements that allow married federal
workers to meet family challenges, such as the
birth or placement of a new child in the family
or a serious health condition of a spouse. The
new CBA extends similar leave entitlements to
USFS workers with domestic
President Obama took office in January of 2009,
the Administration has made a number of key
policy changes regarding domestic partnership
issues. President Obama�s June 17, 2009 memo to
federal agencies, subject �Federal Benefits and
Non-Discrimination,� laid out a policy
objective of extending to same-sex domestic
partners benefits equivalent to those available
to married employees, to the extent it could be
achieved consistent with Federal law. On June
14, 2010, the Administration issued a new rule
clarifying that domestic partners were covered
family members for purposes of sick leave
�It was
the leadership shown by President Obama and OPM
Director Berry that made this accomplishment
possible,� said negotiations team member Mark
Davis, who drafted the provisions. �It
took the union to secure these benefits, but it
was their statement of policy and definition
for �domestic partner� that opened the
�We are proud to have negotiated this important benefit for our bargaining unit members and their families,� said NFFE-FSC President Ron Thatcher, noting that this family-friendly benefit will have no cost to the government. �This just goes to show how much workers can achieve when they do not allow themselves to be artificially separated by their differences, but rather stand together in solidarity. Now that NFFE-FSC and the USFS have shown the way, we hope that other agencies will implement policy to extend the same benefits to all federal employees.�


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Movie SummaryPassion of Love (Passione d'amore)
Description: Professional soldier Bernard Giraudeau is enmeshed in an affair with the beautiful but very much married Laura Antonelli. Transferred to a remote outpost, Giraudeau discovers to his chagrin that the only woman in the region (Valeria D'Obici) is about as appealing as a plate of pickles. Even so, Giraudeau falls madly in love with the woman, utterly forgetting Antonelli. He also forgets that he's a human being at fade-out time, metamorphosing into an epileptic bear! Perhaps Passion of Love made more sense in its original French-language version, Passione D'Amore.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide Movie summaries and listings powered by Cinema-Source
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The garden of a house on the Huddersfield Road, Barnsley.
Nothing is known about this expedition, apart from a note left on the graticule page, which says:
- Another 'proving run'. Did not enter target house's back garden.
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About the 7 - - So, some of the things I learned about myself as a 7 are that I have a hard time following through with things usually because my brain is looking forward to the next thing I can try that might bring enjoyment or excitement. I am pretty easily distracted. I love learning about new things and can be legitimately researching for something I need and get pulled into 542 other things that catch my attention and inquisitiveness on the way. My "sin" is my desire to acquire - experiences, things, knowledge. Some of those sound worse than others, but ultimately it can be problematic because I use this acquisition to try avoid feeling and dealing with pain. It is all fascinating.
Somehow knowing that this tendency to be distracted and scattered is part of what makes me me makes it something easier to deal with. It had been driving me crazy more and more lately, and somehow finding the source of it has given me new energy to try to curb it a little. I don't want to get rid of it all together, because it's part of who I am, but I do need to put some reins on it in order to live more fully into my calling and family.
So, with that background last night I wrote out a plan for "productivity" that I'm going to try. I know there are all sorts of systems to read up on or buy into. They sound great. But let's be honest, there's no way I'm going to be able to keep my attention on a book telling me how to pay attention. It's laughable. So, I'm writing my own and I'm trying it this week. I have done VERY minimal reading about Pomodoro that I liked, so that certainly has bled into my thoughts and plan somewhat, but otherwise I'm sort of piecing this together on my own.
Here are my "Productivity Principles" I'm trying this week in no particular order:
1. Only sign into email twice a day (likely 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.) and answer or compose emails for only an hour each time AT MOST. This might mean making more phone calls to try to cut down on stupid email time.
2. 9:00-9:30 is for making my daily to-do list and making sure it includes the reminders that are already programmed on my phone. Part of making the to-do list is prioritizing the order of the events.
3. Set non-negotiable times for things that need to happen away from the church building (hospital visits, other errands).
4. Use Pomodoro 25 minute work periods and 5 minutes "rest" periods to work through the list. This even applies to the 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. email hours.
5. Facebook and internet use are only OK during the 5 minute rests, except for when it comes to sermon prep days when I hit the preaching blogs and FB groups. This is going to be hard to navigate, but I'll try it out more tomorrow.
6. This is sort of based on a Pomodoro thing - - When an interruption has to occur, I will need to decide immediately if it's time sensitive enough to deal with on the spot or if it can just be added to the list in an appropriate spot. If it needs to be dealt with, I've got to not let myself get derailed by it entirely so I can come back to the plan.
7. I've got to try to keep a clean office.
8. One thing at a time. If I think of another thing that also needs to be done, write it down, and prioritize it a the next break. One thing at a time.
So that's the plan for a little while. I'm going to try to work it and tweak it and see how it goes. Some of it seems ridiculously normal for the rest of the world, but for me it's going to be new.
A question I have for which I am seeking input, particularly for minister-types, but maybe there's more overlap with other vocations than I'm imagining - - How do you decide "what's next"? What helps set your priorities for the day or week? A couple criteria I'm sort of bouncing around right now that relate to my 7-ness and some growing edges I need to work on:
1. Is someone else waiting for me to finish my piece so they can do their piece?
2. What tasks will help me make and nurture personal connections with other people?


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21 Nov 2006 stagegal1 said
I don't know where you are, but in the US there are guide books called "London for $90 a day" "Paris…" etc. I believe they include thing that contiki provides, like accomodations. I would pick up a couple of those books. It will give you an idea of how to have fun cheaply.
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22 Nov 2006 Nastynig said
Hey, yeh i agree with stagegirl, i picked up a lonely planet book a few years ago called europe on a shoestring.
I'm looking at having about $100 aus each day of the tour so pretty similar to what your looking at and i'm thinking it will be enough to cover what i want to do. - 0 people like this
23 Nov 2006 sweetsacha said
Yeah I've got Lets Go and Lonely Planet so I'm set for my non-contiki travel budgets, its just while on contiki I'm not sure about. Things like eating, drinks, entry etc.
I'm getting the idea a lot of people go nuts while they are on tour, but because I'm travelling after I won't be able to. Just wanted to see how out of it I will be! - 0 people like this
23 Nov 2006 CanadaJess said
Hey I had exactly the same problem today! I was booking my trip and asked the travel agent how much a day did they think would be appropriate (not including optionals) and hen I explained to her that I thought the 100 euro explained on Contiki was a little high and that I felt I could do it for 50 euro. Then she was like ya you could but you really want to? (kind of condesendingly) And I was like ya I do! And she was like well you might never get to go back… and realisically, in the profession I am in, I will get to go back lots. I was trying o explain to her that I had the opportunity to travel with some friends after the trip if I managed to save money. She never really go it. Point is, I am not planning on drinking lots, just the occasional drink, I don't wanna buy crappy souvenirs, mabye a couple postcards and mabye one nicer thing like a necklace or perfume or something and I do not ea very much! Usually once a day. I think it should be totally doable and I am going to do it just to spite the travel agent haha
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Safety and Efficacy Study of Intracranially Implanted Carmustine to Treat Newly Diagnosed Malignant Glioma
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified August 2012 by Shandong Lanjin Pharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
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The purpose of the study is to determine the safety and efficacy of intracranially implanted Carmustine in the treatment of patients with primary malignant glioma.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Anaplastic Astrocytoma Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma Glioblastoma |
Drug: Carmustine Procedure: tumor resection surgery |
Phase 3 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase 3 Study of Carmustine Sustained Release Implant (CASANT) to Treat Newly Diagnosed Malignant Glioma |
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Anaplastic Astrocytoma
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Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma
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Further study details as provided by Shandong Lanjin Pharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: 15 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Progress Free Survival [ Time Frame: 15 months ]
- Overall Survival Rate at 12 months [ Time Frame: 15 months ]
- Karnofsky Performance Status(KPS) [ Time Frame: 15 months ]
- Quality of Life(QOL) [ Time Frame: 15 months ]
- Safety of intracranially implanted carmustine after maximal tumor resection [ Time Frame: 15 months ]Occurrence rate of adverse event and serious adverse event revealed by laboratory test outcomes including blood routine and chemistry as well as physical examination, vital signs including blood pressure, temperature, respiratory rate , heart rate.
Estimated Enrollment: | 236 |
Study Start Date: | August 2012 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2014 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | August 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Carmustine Sustained Release Implant
For subjects in this group, they will accept intracranially implanted carmustine intraoperatively.
Drug: Carmustine
As Experimental group, subjects will accept specified wafers of carmustine in the cavity while gliomas maximally be resected.
Other Names:
Sham Comparator: Tumor Resection Surgery
For subjects in this control group, they accept no implants while gliomas maximally be resected.
Procedure: tumor resection surgery
For this group, subjects will accept routine tumor resection surgery and place no implant wafers.
Other Name: blank control group
Detailed Description:
Malignant gliomas recur mostly 2 cm within originated area. Local therapies therefore become particular important. Gliadel wafer developed in the States and marketed in the developed countries is an example of such treatments. The product in this study, Carmustine Sustained Release Implant (CASANT), is similar to that of Gliadel wafer as for the API(Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient), but different as for drug delivering system. As required, the preliminary clinical studies were conducted in China. Based on the results of phase I/II , 8-10 wafers containing given dose of BCNU will be administered intracranially in this phase III to the tumor resected cavity to investigate the safety and efficacy in the treatment of primary malignant glioma in 236 patients.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmation of high grade glioma(WHO III or above)by frozen or squash preparation;
- Patients must be 18 to 70 years old, signed ICF;
- At least 4 weeks after previous chemotherapy (6 weeks since nitrosoureas);
- Unilateral, Supratentorial, solitary lesion and not crossing the midline
- No obvious important organ dysfunction: Hepatic function:Serum total bilirubin ≤1.5 times upper limit of laboratory normal; Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)<2.5 times upper limit of laboratory normal; Renal function:Serum creatinine ≤1.5 times upper limit of laboratory normal;
- Not Pregnant or lactating for women of childbearing potential.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Underwent cytoreductive surgery(excluded stereotactic biopsy);
- With chemotherapy or brain radiotherapy history;
- Tumor located at ventricular system, Open ventricle tumor cavity postoperatively;
- Concomitant with other life-threatening diseases and with life expectancy <12 months;
- Allergic to nitrosourea drugs;
- With history of intracranial radiotherapy or implant chemotherapy;
- With serious cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic and renal dysfunction, poor glycemic control;
- Experienced > 3 times of Large epilepsy within one month preoperatively.
- Investigators thought unsuitable for enrollment.
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Principal Investigator: | Yan H Sun, M.D. | Beijing Tiantan Hospital |
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Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | Shandong Lanjin Pharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01656980 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
LJ-Glioma 3. 3.0 Version |
Study First Received: | August 1, 2012 |
Last Updated: | August 2, 2012 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Glioblastoma Astrocytoma Oligodendroglioma Glioma Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms by Histologic Type |
Neoplasms Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Carmustine Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Alkylating Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents |
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1. We can see from past history that this is when Serena (currently priced at tennis odds of around 4.7 (+370) favorite to defend the Australian Open) is at her most dangerous. This time, she needs to redeem herself and save her reputation following the much-publicized on-court US Open indiscretions (not necessarily from her own perspective, but to many of her devoted fans across the world). Everybody could forget that wrath-filled half a minute very quickly if she could just defend her title at the Australian Open. In this regard, no player can channel their anger into a fortnight of focused aggression quite like Serena can. Just remember her US Open quarter-final defeat to Jennifer Capriati in 2004, where Serena felt a contentious decision by the chair umpire turned the match against her. She then returned emphatically in the next Grand Slam event to win the 2005 Australian Open.
2. Serena's injury-affected defeat to Elena Dementieva (16.0 (+1500) to win the Australian Open in the Sydney International final was her first since October. Up until that point, Serena had secured victory in ten of her previous 11 hard court matches to put her at number one in the world once again. With the Australian Open also played on her favored hard courts, Serena is in a great state, both emotionally and physically, to achieve a successful Melbourne title defense for the first time.
3. The top seed should be very happy with the way the draw has worked out. Victoria Azarenka (38.0 (+3700) to win in Melbourne) is Serena's likely quarter-final opponent, although the young Belarussian hasn't proved her critics wrong as of yet at Grand Slam level. With Caroline Wozniacki (24.0 (+2300)) or sister Venus (17.5 (+1650)) likely to be waiting in the last four, it means she can only meet Kim Clijsters (4.9 (+390)) or Justine Henin (7.0 (+600)) in the final. Her Sydney conqueror Dementieva is also in the other half.
4. Right now, Serena boasts 11 Grand Slam singles titles, which puts her seventh on the all-time list of female Grand Slam singles champions. However, she doesn't have much of a realistic chance to reach the record mark held by Margaret Court. This said, if she can defend her title in Melbourne, Serena would be pulled level on 12 Slams with American tennis legend Billie-Jean King, one of her heroes. Serena is bound to have additional motivation taking all this into account.
Why might Serena be one to avoid?
1. A sore left knee clearly caused her issues during her Sydney final loss against Dementieva. Serena has just days left now to recover prior to a first round match versus Poland's Urzula Radwanska. Even if she wins that one as she is expected to do, can we guarantee that her body is in the best shape to handle the ultimate test of seven matches in just a fortnight in the overwhelming Melbourne heat?
2. As a result of the way the draw has occurred, Serena can face just one of Clijsters or Henin, and that will only be in the final. However, the American will be aware that this is a real possibility. The line judge drama at the US Open actually took attention away from the fact that Serena was struggling badly to live with the power and accuracy of Clijsters in that match. With only one event under her belt since her comeback, Henin is a little less likely to be waiting in the final if Serena reaches it. As Clijsters proved in New York, though, it's certainly possible and Serena has had more than her fair share of defeats to the petite Belgian in the past (Serena only leads their head-to-head 7-6; perhaps more significantly, Henin has won four of their six clashes at Grand Slam level).
3. In three previous attempts, Serena has never defended the Australian Open title with any level of success. In fact, the American has only ever made one successful defense of a Grand Slam singles title, back in 2003 when she repeated at Wimbledon. This is proof once again that it is difficult seeking repeat success at a Slam.
4. All of Serena's four Australian Open titles have come in odd-numbered years: 2003, 2005, 2007 and most recently, last season. For those superstitious stat-lovers out there... this one's for you!
So, to back her or not?
A lot depends upon whether the left knee problem that Serena suffered from in Sydney carries on troubling her through the Australian Open fortnight. Bear in mind, though, that she has carried minor knocks into Grand Slam events in the past and has still managed to hold the trophy aloft two weeks later. Given a draw that allows her to play her way into the tournament, and with a point to prove after all the fall-out from that night in New York, Serena is certainly worth backing to defend her Australian Open title for the first time and further cement her place as one of the true greats of women's tennis.
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