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Still tending to the flames of volume one, Mark Knight's Toolroom Records imprint return to dig deeper into the Balearic vibes for round two of this year's Ibiza compilation series.
Led by the imprint's trusty Italian resident Alex Kenji, his remix of Full Intention's "Don't You Feel It" musters considerable Ibizan energy courtesy of its simple yet stirring key work and groovy percussive swings, while Sweden's Adrian Bood and Robin South dig deep with a solid collection of stern melodic manoeuvres for their take on John Dahlback's 'Phoenix'. With Zoo Brazil and RNS bringing the more refreshing sounds, Mark Knight & Martijn ten Velden and Rene Amesz & Ruell round off yet another momentous collection of Ibiza contenders with cuts of more traditional proportions.
In a firm reminder of the nostalgic values that the White Isle still musters throughout the industry, volume two of Toolroom's Ibiza 2012 compilations bring the Mediterranean heat seamlessly with another fine instalment of essential Balearic gems.
Full Intention – Don't You Feel It (Alex Kenji Remix):
John Dahlback – Phoenix (Adrian Bood & Robin South Remix):
Zoo Brazil – New Blood:
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Mark Knight & Martijn ten Velden – Morena:
Following up last year's highly successful Miami compilation from Mark Knight's Toolroom Records, an equally impressive 2012 edition has been released, jam packed with exclusive contenders for this year's Miami Music Week. Now boasting an exclusive signing with the renowned imprint as the next wave of their undeniable eye for ecstatic Electronic talent, CaPa leads the way for the label's updated roster on the route to Miami in less than a month with a blissful offering. Whereas 'Atlantis' blasts through a stern wave of euphoric leads, London duo Hoxton Whores take it upon themselves to deliver a modern remodel of Blue Boy's '97 original, consisting of unremitting vocal lines and captivating grooves.
With early approval from Axwell, Toolroom call upon the young talents of Toronto's Mark Mendes for 'Arisana'. Featuring the heavy-stepping properties of early Deadmau5, this outing does not only encapsulates the impressive steps taken by Mendes lately, but Mark Knight's undisturbed passion for bringing new blood to the forefront of Electronic Dance music.
Returning after the remix for Sander Kleinenberg, the drum-specialist that is René Amesz continues to impress with this bumpy and delightful contribution to what is looking to be a successful second and certainly not final Toolroom Miami compilation, leaving room for Gina Star's synth-tinged revamp of 'Beautiful World' to take an essential position amid this 41-track package.
Toolroom Records Miami 2012 Compilation – Beatport Link
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CaPa – Atlantis
Blue Boy – Remember Me (Hoxton Whores Remix)
Mark Mendes – Arisana
Rene Amesz – Stars Under The Sun
Tiësto & Mark Knight feat. Dino – Beautiful World (Gina Star Remix)
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Following up last year's eminent and highly successful Miami compilation from Mark Knight's Toolroom Records, a first taste from the equally impressive 2012 edition has come to light, courtesy of Holland-bred René Amesz. Still thriving from the remnants of Baggi Begovic and his modern revamp of Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' back in late 2010, Amesz has soared into something of a vital asset to the proceedings of Spinnin Records' "techier" side of things these past couple of years. Now returning to make his second appearance in 2012 after the remix for Sander Kleinenberg, the drum-specialist that is René Amesz continues to impress with this bumpy and rather blissful contribution to what is looking to be a successful second and certainly not final Toolroom Miami compilation.
'Stars Under The Sun' is released on February 26th as part of Toolroom's 2012 Miami compilation.
Rene Amesz – Stars Under The Sun
Like last year's escapades are Toolroom now embellishing the Fall of 2011 with the second issue of their characteristic Amsterdam Dance Event compilation. Having the fifth anniversary of their Toolroom Knights shows in full swing and a year of countless triumphs behind them, the Maidstone-based release platform comes off months of spectacular endeavours that includes the releases of DJ Boris' I Can't Wait, Fedde Le Grand's Metrum and So Much Love singles and Mark Knight's own Beautiful World and the charitably released remix on You've Got The Love to present us the massive, new compilation, which comprises a whooping 10 previously unreleased hit singles from numerous wildly recognized producers.
The headlining position falling into favour of label honcho Mark Knight and Manuel De La Mare's Snapshot, made up by the highly-prosperous and popular fluctuation in between big room synth chords and twisted, but solid tech beats, the distinguished John Dahlback also returns to the label for the follow-up to the single from Toolroom's first Ibiza compilation this year – Work It Out. Having defined himself as a producer of the highest notch with his throbbing and uniquely knitted records, Dahlback shows his skillful and creative production ability yet again as the progressive chord array of Phoenix is released as the more harmonic piece of the Amsterdam-tributed, tech-dominated collection of anthems.
Brought back to fire away a 2011 rework out of his tremendous drum and piano-driven Marsch Marsch single from last Fall is Thomas Gold, whom is currently riding on the infectious wave of positive vibes from his recent Alive single alongside Dirty South. Ever the mastermind of club gems, the rise of Gold, that was initiated with the launch of What's Up (with Alex Kenji) in post-summer of 2010, has literally been indispensable. Merely a few months after his aforementioned instalment on Spinnin Records, the inspiring German could proudly showcase his release marathon that included nothing but full-on hits such as Areena, AGORa, the remix on We Want Your Soul and the Toolroom piece, which is now well on its way back to make another go at a pole positioning on the charts. Not only was 2010 a complete and utter success for the golden producer, but as this year was kicked off massively with the outing of his monstrous remix on Blow Up with Axwell, the expectations from all progressive-house heads as to whether his talent was sufficient enough to establish him amongst the very forefronters of clubland. And now, a bare 8 months and prominent remixes of Lady Gaga's Judas, Reach Out and Set Fire To The Rain later, Gold contemporizes one of his first break-through singles which is still being supported strongly by the likes of the entire Swedish House Mafia into a killer cut, hard to equal. Having the storming and long-anticipated Sing 2 Me release coming up on Axtone, the Disney-inspired drum lines and common synth filled chords are pulled out and back in the game.
To round off the Toolroom's essential 2011 pick in preparation for the Holland festival in late October, Koen Groeneveld provides his Dutch tech twist with Richard Dinsdale instilling some disco tinged house. Stefano Noferini, D Ramirez, Rene Amesz, Filthy Rich and Alex Kenji cover the groovier side of Toolroom to complete a peerless package of huge ADE hits and future chart-toppers.
Toolroom Records – Amsterdam Dance Event 2011 Compilation – Beatport Link
Laidback Luke detonates his new trademarker Timebomb featuring the vocals of Jonathan Mendelsohn, who also appears on the single Till Tonight, through his precious Mixmash Records. The release comes in a package along with three amazing remixes by René Amesz, Swanky Tunes and Gianni Marino, time to grab yourself a copy of this one now!
Laidback Luke feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn – Timebomb (Incl. Remixes) [Mixmash Records] – Beatport Link
Laidback Luke feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn – Timebomb (Rene Amesz Rework)
Laidback Luke feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn – Timebomb (Swanky Tunes Remix)
Laidback Luke feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn – Timebomb (Original Mix)
Laidback Luke feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn – Timebomb (Gianni Marino Remix)
Laidback Luke's new trademarker called Timebomb feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn has now been remixed and the remixers list consists by no less than Rene Amesz, Swanky Tunes and Gianni Marino. After high support and a hype hard to accomplish, Mixmash Records detonates this bomb soon including these three stunning remixes, have a listen and stay tuned for more info about any release date!
Laidback Luke feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn – Timebomb (Rene Amesz Rework)
Laidback Luke feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn – Timebomb (Swanky Tunes Remix)
Laidback Luke feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn – Timebomb (Original Mix)
Laidback Luke feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn – Timebomb (Gianni Marino Remix)
What first started off as a highly-supported bootleg being hammered by the biggest DJ's all around the world is now a fulfilled club anthem signed to the renowned Spinnin' Records. René Amesz and Baggi Begovic took the best out of the classic Smells Like Teen Spirit adding their own personal touch making it go nothing but successful. It's now here ladies and gentlemen, grab a copy!
René Amesz & Baggi Begovic – Smells Like Teen Spirit [Spinnin' Records] – Beatport Link
Supported by: Pete Tong, David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia, Sander van Doorn, Erick Morillo, Roger Sanchez, Chuckie, Chris Lake and Funkagenda!
What started off as a bootleg cut for theit DJ sets many months ago soon had every DJ across the world desperate for a copy of this cut-up from René Amesz & Baggi Begovic and finally it will be released officially! It's getting released on November 30th through Spinnin' Records!
Don't forget Johan Wedel is playing at Deep nightclub in Gothenburg tonight, check out the event here
Photo taken by: Klara Hemlin
Another big release post with some heavy tracks that have come to stay! Light Of Day is my track of the day! Unfortunately I couldn't find the Rave 'N' Roll release on Beatport, does anyone know anything about this release?
A brand new track with no hype what so ever got released today on Mutants Records. It's a collaborating track between Albin Myers & John Dahlback called Light Of Day. Truly a large track, a summer vibe hits me when listening to this track, love it!
Albin Myers & John Dahlback – Light Of Day (Original Mix) [Mutants Records] – BP Link
Swench is a track we got to know some time ago, a collaboration between Mikael Weermets & the French duo French Government. It got released today on Cr2 Records, unfortunately in a compilation but it's a banger anyhow, go get it now!
Mikael Weermets & French Government – Swench (Original Mix) [Cr2 Records] – BP Link
Tensnake is a new name to add to your list of talented producers. This release called Coma Cat, signed and released by Defected Records, includes the extraordinary Round Table Knights remix, has been featured in Pete Tong's Essential Selection a few times, on the border to tech, a cool beat!
Tensnake – Coma Cat (Original + Remixes) [Defected Records] – BP Link
A new remix of Nabiha – The Enemy was released yesterday on Test Pressing Records in the true Daddy's Groove style, the typical bouncing beat together with a steppy vocal!
Nabiha – The Enemy (Daddy's Groove Magic Island Remix) [Test Pressing Records] – BP Link
Presented by Spinnin Records is this collab remix of Baggi Begovic & Rene Amesz – Without Love made by D.O.N.S. & Mikael Weermets, harmony mixed with a sweet club sound, check it out!
Rene Amesz & Baggi Begovic have made a new track called Corte Y Serrado and here is the official preview. It will be released on Spinnin Records, no release date is confirmed yet, enjoy!


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C# Geodesy Library for GPS – Vincenty's Formulae
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This will be handy for anyone, particularly Geocachers, interested in developing software for use with a GPS receiver. The library provides two important functions:
- Calculate a destination given a starting point, direction, and distance traveled on Earth
- Calculate the distance between two points on Earth
The fancy schmancy names for these functions are the "direct geodetic problem" and the "the inverse geodetic problem".
For a deeper discussion of the source code, I recommend reading my blog entry: C#, GPS Receivers, and Geocaching: Vincenty's Formula.
This is the C# source code for implementations of Thaddeus Vincenty's algorithms to solve the direct and inverse geodetic problems.
The inputs for the direct solution are the latitude and longitude of a starting point, a starting bearing, a distance to travel, and a reference model of Earth (several are provided). The outputs are the latitude and longitude of the destination and, optionally, the final bearing at the destination.
The inputs for the inverse solution are the latitude and longitude of two points and a reference model of Earth (several are provided). The outputs are 1) the distance between the points along the curve of Earth, and 2) the direction from the starting point to the ending point.
The library has no dependencies on any other libraries.
The primary classes in the library are:
Gavaghan.Geodesy (2-D calculations)
– encapsulates latitude and longitude measurements in degrees while providing easy conversion to radians.
– an immutable property class representing a model of Earth used for geodetic calculations. Several static instances are included that describe scientifically measured models. WGS84 (the 1984 World Geodetic System) and GRS80 (the 1980 Geodetic Reference System) are the most widely used.
– encapsulates a location on Earth as described by two Angle
s: latitude and longitude.
– the outcome of an inverse geodetic calculation. It represents the path and ellipsoidal distance between two GlobalCoordinate
s for a specified reference Ellipsoid
– this is a behavior class that contains the actual implementations of Vincenty's Formulae.
Gavaghan.Geodesy (3-D calculations)
– this is similar to GlobalCoordinates
, but it also includes a measurement of elevation, in meters, above or below the reference Ellipsoid
– this is similar to GeodeticCurve
, but it also adds a point-to-point measurement which accounts for a change in elevation between two points in addition to the ellipsoidal distance.
– this is the same behavior class described above. It contains methods for both 2-D and 3-D calculations.
This is a console application project that sets up and computes a direct calculation and a 2-D and 3-D inverse calculation. This is a good starting point for figuring out how to use the library.
This is an NUnit project. Currently, there are not many tests. It is mostly geared toward ensuring that the canonicalization of GlobalCoordinates
behaves properly.
Version History
1.1.1 | Apr 15, 2008 | Fixed pole-crossing defect. Many thanks to Matt Feemster for finding this. |
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The GROWNDUP Study of Late Preterm Births (GROWNDUP)
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This pilot study will examine the feasibility of conducting a large randomized clinical trial (RCT) to examine the role of a novel, specialized follow-up clinic in preventing complications among late preterm infants (LPTB), born between 34 and 36 weeks gestational age. 1) Study Process: Success will be achieved if 80% of a target population of 100 subjects is met within the first 6 months of recruitment being initiated. 2) Study Resources: Success will be achieved if 80% of follow up appointments are scheduled in a timely manner and if specialized LPTB physicians in the intervention complete assessments 75% of the time in the allocated time frame and 3) Scientific: 95% data completeness on data collection forms will be identified as success
A specialized LPTB follow-up clinic is innovative as no studies have evaluated such a programme and standardized follow-up and guidelines for the care of LPTB infants after discharge from hospital do not exist. Until recently, the incorrect assumption has been that these infants are healthy and have limited risks compared to term infants.
The study's main question, in addition to assessing the feasibility of this pilot, is: "Do differences exist in short-tem clinical and developmental outcomes among LPTB infants enrolled in an RCT who are randomized to a specialized LPTB follow-up programme when compared to infants randomized to current pragmatic management?" A RCT will provide evidence for the development of guidelines for the follow-up of LPTB infants in the first 6 months of life to reduce complications, readmissions and developmental problems.
The results of this study can be generalized to tertiary care and community hospitals and the general population.
Condition | Intervention |
Preterm Birth |
Other: Specialized LPTB clinic |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Health Services Research |
Official Title: | The GROWNDUP Study: Pilot to Assess the Feasibility of an RCT for Promoting Growth, Nutrition and Development Through a Specialized Late Preterm Clinic |
- Recruitment Rate [ Time Frame: 14 months ]Recruitment Rate during first six months of pilot. Reported as the percentage of subjects recruited from those eligible to participate.
- Infant Weight Gain [ Time Frame: 14 months ]Weight Gain reported in grams.
- Hospital Readmission [ Time Frame: 14 months ]The rates of hospital readmission will be determined for the first six months of life.
Estimated Enrollment: | 100 |
Study Start Date: | May 2013 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | August 2015 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | August 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
No Intervention: Current management of LPTB
The current pragmatic, but non-systematic, pattern of management of LPTB infants. Growth measurements, feeding histories/methods, illness history including emergent visits to clinicians, walk-in clinics and emergency departments and breast-feeding support clinics, and basic developmental milestones (as itemized in the Rourke Developmental screening tool) will be recorded by families and primary health care providers as itemized in the Memory Book at the assessments made at the discretion of the health care providers.
Experimental: Specialized LPTB Clinic
Additional 6 specialized LPTB follow-up clinic visits attended by pediatricians and neonatologists. Detailed findings from physical examination, feeding histories/methods, illness history including emergent visits to clinicians, walk-in clinics and emergency departments and breast-feeding support clinics, basic developmental milestones (as itemized in the Rourke Developmental screening tool) and physician recommendations will be recorded at each appointment. These will be compared to those obtained from families and primary health care providers as itemized in the Memory Book.
Other: Specialized LPTB clinic
50% of enrolled infants will be randomized to the specialized LPTB follow-up clinic.
Detailed Description:
Late preterm births comprise 70-75% of all preterm births in Ontario and 5.8% of all births in the province. These infants are at significant risk for complications but no guidelines or follow-up programmes exist for decreasing the short and long-term complications associated with LPTB. This project will lay the groundwork for gathering the research evidence to support:
- An RCT that will study if a specialized LPTB clinic is effective in reducing short-term medical and developmental complications and hospital readmissions,
- Development of a sustainable long-term follow-up programme supported by evidence,
- Development of a database to track long-term complications, with the goal of identifying potential risk factors earlier in late preterm infants,
- Creation and dissemination of Evidence-Based Guidelines, research results for frontline health care providers (GPs, Midwives, etc.), community hospitals and Local Health Integration Networks,
- Creation and dissemination of Parent Educational Resources for discharge of LPTB infants.
Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 1 Month (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- singleton or twins born at 34 and 0 days to 36 weeks and 6 days gestational age. Infants admitted to the Level 2 Nursery or newborn nursery at McMaster Children's Hospital or St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton or Level 3 Nursery (NICU) at McMaster Children's Hospital will be included.
Exclusion Criteria:
- triplets and infants with major cardiac anomalies, metabolic disorders, significant gastrointestinal anomalies, intrauterine growth restriction, potential genetic syndromes, neurologic anomalies or severe sepsis/meningitis and LPTB requiring mechanical ventilation (post-delivery room resuscitation with prolonged CPAP or intubation) will be excluded.
- mothers who have a history of substance use at any time during pregnancy or alcohol use after confirmation of pregnancy
- participants must be able to understand English and speak English as this pilot does not currently have the financial support to sponsor interpreters.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01747603
Canada, Ontario | |
St. Joseph's Hospital | |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 4A6 | |
McMaster Children's Hospital & McMaster University | |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4K1 |
Principal Investigator: | Lucy Giglia, MD FRCP(C) MSc | McMaster Children's Hospital & St. Joseph's Hospital |
Responsible Party: | McMaster University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01747603 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
12-156 |
Study First Received: | December 3, 2012 |
Last Updated: | April 7, 2015 |
Keywords provided by McMaster University:
Late preterm infant Complications Hospital readmissions Follow-up Pilot study |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Premature Birth Obstetric Labor, Premature Obstetric Labor Complications Pregnancy Complications |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 29, 2017


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Samyang Optics has announced it has started shipping its 35mm F1.4 AS UMC lens in Canon and Nikon mount, as well as the 8mm F3.5 CS VG10 Fisheye lens for Sony's NEX-VG10 camcorder. The 35mm lens is available €399 for Canon's EF mount and €419 for the Nikon's AE mount. The 8mm fisheye lens is available for €299.
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Krakow, May 4th 2011. Delta company - the sole distributor of Samyang products for Europe announces that wide-angle Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC with Canon EF and Nikon AE mounts, has been released for sale today.
Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC is now available in two versions: with Canon EF and Nikon AE mount. The remaining models, i.e. Four-thirds, Pentax, Samsung NX and Sony Alfa are to be released at a later date.
Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC
Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC is an optically sophisticated bright (f/1.4) wide-angle lens with focal length of 35 mm.
It was designed to work especially with full-frame sensor cameras, nevertheless it may be also used with cameras featuring APS-C/DX and Four-thirds sensors. The device's optical construction comes with two lenses with high refractive index (HR) limiting its weight and dimensions. One aspherical lens (AS) protecting against chromatic aberration was also used.
High-quality multi-layer and anti-reflexive coatings (UMC) increase the contrast and allow to generate more natural colours. Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC lens takes advantage of the so called "gliding lenses" allowing to maintain high image quality with minimum focusing distance. AE model, intended for Nikon DSLR cameras feature a microprocessor unit allowing to have full control over the exposure parameters and freely use i-TTL flash control technology. Data on focal length and available apertures is recorded in EXIF format.
36-months guarantee is provided for Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC.
Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC with Canon EF mount – EUR 399 (gross)
Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC with Nikon AE mount – EUR 419 (gross)
Samyang 8mm f/3.5 Fish-eye CS VG10
Already on sale!
Krakow, May 5TH 2011. Delta company, the sole distributor of Samyang products for Europe is proud to announce that Samyang 8mm f/3.5 FISH-EYE CS VG10 designed especially for Sony NEX-VG10, has been released for retail sale at price of EUR 299
Samyang 8mm f/3.6 Fish-eye CS VG10 is equipped with a bayonet Sony E mount and was designed for digital camcorder Sony NEX-VG10. Due to the camcorder's one-off construction, the bayonet mount was carefully adjusted to ensure possibly widest field of vision and prevent vignetting. Just like in other lenses constructed for filming purposes, aperture adjustment is perfectly smooth.
8mm f/3.6 Fish-eye CS VG10 lens is under 36-months warranty.
Samyang 8mm f/3.6 Fish-eye CS VG10 – EUR 299 (gross)


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Au Gres-Sims-Whitney fire board eyeing boat slip purchase
Au GRES — Due to the number of emergency incidents on the Saginaw Bay, the Au Gres-Sims-Whitney Fire Board is deciding whether to purchase a boat slip, and perhaps a boat in the future, for the fire department.
Keith Edmonds, mayor pro-tem for the city of Au Gres and a fire board member, said the Au Gres-Sims Whitney Fire Department has participated in five rescues on the Saginaw Bay over the past year, and had to fight one cattail fire in the bay.
Edmonds said the fire department has used personal boats for the past incidents.
"We've been using firemen's boats," he said.
According to Edmonds, the fire board members feel like a boat slip would be a good purchase, but members of the Sims Township Board are were hesitant about the purchase.
Sims Township Supervisor Robert Quackenbush, a fire board member, said he believes the township board would support the decision if it was more aware of the fire department's role in water rescues.
"I think it may be simply a manner of education in terms of showing better what the fire department does, what types of activities they get involved in, and then work forward," he said.
Quackenbush added that he wants to have a representative from the fire department speak at a board meeting about the benefits of having a boat slip on the bay. Boat slips are also less expensive now than in the past, Quackenbush said.
"This would be $1,000 or $1,500 or $2,000," he said. "This isn't back in the day when those condo boat slips would go for $6,000."
He added the slip would most likely be for a spot that would allow the fire department to dock at the Au Gres Yacht Club.
"It's something that's going to be near the big water, is what they're looking for," Quackenbush said. "You really wouldn't want to have it back in town where you'd have to go two miles of river before you get to the big water."
Since the fire department has no boat, Edmonds said if the slip were purchased, firemen who own boats would dock there so a boat would be available in case of a rescue situation. Edmonds said he personally believes the fire department should have a boat and access to the Bay.
"I'm a boater," he said. "I like to go out there, and I'd like to know that if something happens there's somebody that's going to come get me."
Edmonds added the Arenac County Sheriff's Department at times has its marine patrol boat in the Au Gres area, but that its boat is more suited for patrolling, not rescue situations.
When Edmonds raised the issue of the fire department buying a boat slip at the Oct. 1 Au Gres City Council meeting, council members were in support of the fire board moving forward with the purchase.
"My feeling is, it's way overdue," said Mayor Tom Ennes. "It should've been done a long time ago. You're out there with a couple million dollars in fire trucks and you're not able to get out there on the water."
Quackenbush said that ultimately, the fire board, which operates independently of the township boards, can make the decision whether or not to purchase the boat slip.
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SailNet Community
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Good location to load/unload passengers from SF?
I'm looking for a place to load and unload passengers in SF from my 27' sailboat, 4ft draft. I don't have a tender. I'm not looking for anything long-term; just a sheltered place where I can tie up for a few minutes, that's safe and easy for people and supplies to get on and off, and ideally a place with nearby parking. Also, ideally it's somewhere out of the America's Cup regulated area, past Pier 23 I think.
I'm hoping to watch at least some of the 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup from the water, and I want to spare my guests the 20 nm beat from the South Bay. Despite having daysailed from the South Bay for a while, I've never actually closely approached the City, and I have no idea where to do this. There's a bunch of emptyish floating docks around, but all the ones I've seen are locked up. I'm sure this is something an experienced cruiser would know how to do, but having never tied up to anything other than a floating dock where I was expected, it seems a little intimidating. |
Re: Good location to load/unload passengers from SF?
I ended up using Pier 1 1/2. It's a great little dock, giving good access to the restaurants on "the Piers." It's pretty much unique on the cityfront.
The biggest risk with this tiny pier is that it's hugely popular, and probably gets full on many days; I'm not sure what you'd do as a backup if it was full. Also, getting back out if a boat is docked behind you might be pretty tricky in a larger boat, especially with the swells and ferry wakes that come into this thing. |
Re: Good location to load/unload passengers from SF?
I think South beach Harbor has a public dock that could be used for the purpose.
There is also "The Ramp" restaurant, who have a dock for diners, but I imagine it would not be unreasonable to pick up someone from there if you were not actually going to park for any amount of time. Good food and a great bar too, in general. |
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I have recently discovered this photo again and realize that the man kneeling in the front is my grandfather, Doc Gailey, and my grandmother, Edna, is the woman standing beside the man in back on the right. My mother, Vernelle Gailey, is the little girl in front on right, her youngest sister, Irene Gailey, in Doc's lap and mother's twin, Maedelle Gailey, on the left.
I wonder if the other man and woman is Edna's uncle, Rufus Puckett and his wife, Lula Bennett Puckett, on the left. There is a picture of Lula with a hat on standing in front of an Indian blanket. The blanket is identified on the back in someone's cursive writing as being "Indian Blanket - Hot Pink, Tan, Brown." Dunno. It's posted in the Rufus Puckett picture album. Notice the child in back with same kind of hat?
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"Each one of us is a triumvirate being - at once the union of the body, soul, and all that lies within." For any that exprience disharmony amongst these three vital aspects, Dr. Clarissa Estes reveals a path back to wholeness. Join her with the Joyous Body for the third volume of her masterwork on the Wise Woman archetype. This empowering six-session program shares original and old family stories, poems and psychological commentary on the challenges, remedies and ancient knowings of the female body, "that which is not a dumb servant but a divine human traveler and consort."
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"Deep, Wise, Healing!"
This is my favorite of the "Myths and Stories of the Wise Woman Archetype" series. Clarissa Pinkola Estes disassembles the negative cultural messages we receive about our bodies and provides a series of healing stories, images, and ideas which hold the body as sacred, unique, infinitely precious and idiosyncratic. She threads vivid and unique multicultural metaphors and tales throughout the sessions.
Her voice, pacing, and accents enrich the experience. Hers is a vibrant presence. She brings stories and ideas from many cultures and her language and accents vary by culture.
This is book I will listen to again and again. I could not fully integrate the wealth of knowledge, wisdom and healing in one "reading." Don't miss this unique experience.
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Clarissa never fails her audience! Standing ovation! I follow her work and this may be my favorite! Healing...renewing! Must ad to your collection of favorites!
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RYAN, TEXAS. Ryan was on Hog Creek fourteen miles west of Waco in western McLennan County. A post office opened there in 1890, with Harley O. Mason as postmaster. By the mid-1890s the community had Baptist and Methodist churches, a general store, two flour mills, a cotton gin, and twenty-one residents. The post office was closed in 1902, and mail was sent to McGregor. Ryan was not labeled on county highway maps in the 1940s, and no other population estimates were available.
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Update: See Amazon In Deal To Collect California Sales Tax In One Year
When it comes to a jobs program, Barack Obama could use a dash of Jeff Bezos' chutzpah.
Back in February, I speculated that Amazon.com's days of sales-tax free selling might be numbered. More specifically, I argued that the Internet behemoth's build out of "fulfillment centers" across the country would prove the biggest threat to its long-running competitive strategy of avoiding the collection of sales taxes. It's one thing to argue that selling to a state's residents over the Web doesn't give Amazon the sort of physical connection (or nexus) to a state which the Supreme Court ruled in 1992 is needed before that state can force a retailer to collect sales tax. It's another to say: "Ignore that one million square foot warehouse down the road. It's not really physically in your town, using your roads and police and fire protection." Even if holding warehouses in a separate subsidiary from the retail unit (as Amazon does) might, after a lot of litigation, protect it from having to collect sales tax in some states, the strategy is a bit of an insult to common sense.
But Amazon has been boldly attempting to turn that liability into an asset, offering to locate warehouses and their jobs in states that agree to exempt it from sales tax collection obligations for some number of years. Most recently, it offered to create 7,000 jobs in California if the state would delay until at least 2014 a new law which took effect on July 1 and aims to require Internet retailers to collect tax on sales to California residents. (Technically, buyers owe the tax whether the retailers collect it or not, but few consumers bother to send off their pennies to their states.)
Amazon's jobs strategy can be looked at two ways. On the one hand, here's a rich corporation (market cap of $95 billion, with Amazon founder and CEO Bezos the 30th richest man in the world) demanding special treatment at a time when special favors for Wall Street and big banks have helped fuel the populist Tea Party movement. On the other, Amazon is in fact hiring when the unemployment rate is 9.1% (12% in California) and both President Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney are preparing major jobs speeches. Amazon's fulfillment center jobs, for the most part, aren't highly paid. But they have benefits and are available to high school graduates so long as (according to Amazon's application site ) they can read and write English, lift 49 pounds and stand or walk for up to 12 hours. That's worth something, at a time when the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports high school graduates with no college have a 9.6% unemployment rate, versus 4.3% for college graduates.
Moreover, lest anyone cynically question its good intentions, Amazon is supporting the "Main Street Fairness Act" – a bill introduced by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in July which would allow states that abide by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (21 now do) to force Internet sellers to collect their taxes. This isn't a new position for Amazon, which has long said it favors a federal solution. Conveniently for Amazon, that bill has no Republican sponsors and no chance of passing the current Congress. (Anti-tax enforcer Grover Norquist has already denounced it as "a massive $23 billion Internet tax hike that is dead on arrival for any fiscally responsible lawmaker." All but six Republicans in the House have signed The Taxpayer Protection Pledge circulated by Norquist's Americans For Tax Reform.)
So with Congressional action improbable for now, how is Amazon's jobs offensive working? Well, like the jobs programs some left leaning economists wish Obama would propose, it's clearly a short-term strategy. The obvious objective is to allow Amazon to continue building fulfillment centers at a record pace (15 announced as of its last quarterly earnings conference call) while increasing its online dominance and postponing the day when it has to collect sales taxes in most states. (Currently, Amazon collects in only five states, whereas the next five largest online sellers--Staples, Apple, Dell, Office Depot and Wal-Mart -- collect nationwide.)
Judged by that goal, the strategy has succeeded in two smaller Southeastern states--- although in a messy fashion and, one could argue, in part because public officials quietly made promises to Amazon before those promises were subjected to public scrutiny or lobbying assaults by the bricks and mortar retailers.
On June 8th, South Carolina Republican Governor Nikki Halley allowed a five year sales-tax collection exemption narrowly tailored for Amazon to take effect without her signature, despite the fact that the she had earlier opposed it as "bad policy" and was excoriated by some Tea Party members for her refusal to veto it. (In her defense, the deal had been promised by the administration of her predecessor, Republican Mark Sanford.) On cue, Amazon immediately announced it would begin hiring for two warehouses it is building in South Carolina that will ultimately employ 2,000.
In Tennessee, meanwhile, Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has said he'll honor a deal Amazon made with his Democratic predecessor to allow Amazon to operate two warehouses in the state without collecting sales taxes from that state's residents. (As a reward, Amazon has announced a third facility for Tennessee.) That deal, too, remains controversial, with retailers in the state threatening a suit to block it.
But the promise of 6,000 jobs and the support of Texas Governor Rick Perry, now a Republican presidential contender, didn't win the day for Amazon in Texas' Republican dominated legislature. In May, Perry vetoed a bill that would have made clear that an Internet retailer with a sister subsidiary warehouse in the state has to collect sales taxes from Texas residents. (Ironically, in his veto message, the famously anti-Washington pol said the issue needed more discussion "with other states and even the federal government...") Republican legislators then stuck the vetoed provision into a big, must-pass budget bill, which the Governor had little choice but to sign in July. They did that despite the fact that Americans for Tax Reform labeled it a tax increase and violation of its Taxpayer Protection Pledge. (Perry, 6 of 31 members of the Texas Senate and 66 of 150 members of the Texas State House have signed the pledge, according to ATR.)
One key here: As in California, Amazon made its jobs bid late in the game---as opposed to quietly extracting promises from outgoing office holders and then later demanding that their successors honor those promises. In 2010, the Texas Comptroller sent Amazon a bill for $269 million for four years of back sales taxes, based on the presence of a small Amazon warehouse in the state and on existing state law, which already required a business to collect sales tax if it operates an in-state facility "directly, or indirectly or through a subsidiary or agent by whatever name, an office, place of distribution, sales or sample room or place, warehouse, storage place, or any other place of business." (Amazon is fighting the bill and argues the law doesn't apply because its warehouse is run by an "affiliate, but not subsidiary, of the Amazon retailing entity".) According to a blow by blow account by Billy Hamilton, a former Texas Deputy Controller turned tax consultant, it wasn't until a conference committee report on the big budget bill included the provision in June, that Amazon began circulating an offer for 5,000 and later 6,000 new jobs in return for a 4 ½ year delay in the new law---similar to the deal South Carolina accepted. (Hamilton's analysis is available only to subscribers of State Tax Notes.)
In addition, the Texas provision, drafted by Rep. John Otto, a Republican who is the vice chair of the Texas House's tax-writing committee, wasn't the sort of broad "click-through" legislation that legislatures in Arkansas (Wal-Mart's home turf) and the Democratic strongholds of California, Connecticut and Illinois have adopted this year. Those laws are modeled on one adopted by New York in 2008, which presumes Internet sellers have nexus if they have marketing deals with "affiliate" sellers who steer customers to Amazon through links on their own web sites and get a marketing fee for those sales. Instead, Otto stuck to the notion of bricks and mortar nexus, while making clear that Amazon can't escape collecting tax simply by holding its warehouses in a related subsidiary. That's why Amazon hasn't jettisoned all its marketing affiliates in Texas, as it has in the other states. (In New York, Amazon kept its affiliates and started collecting tax, but has been challenging the law in court, so far unsuccessfully.)
So will Amazon's jobs bid work in the California? No and sort of. Based on the cool response Democratic Governor Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders gave the offer--local reports here and here --Amazon is unlikely to be able to cut a deal, meaning it won't start building warehouses in California. So it will have to continue to use neighboring states as a staging ground. (More job rewards: Soon after an Arizona House rules committee killed a New York style Amazon tax in April, Amazon put out a news release praising state officials and announcing the expansion of a Phoenix area warehouse. And in July, it announced a fourth Arizona warehouse. It also has centers in Nevada to serve California.)


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PROVIDENCE – An April 26 fundraiser at The Vets Foundation will honor philanthropists John and Letitia Carter, whose support helped renovate a ballroom at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium.
The cocktail event will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Vets newly remodeled City View Ballroom inside the auditorium.
Letitia Carter is the past president of The VETS Foundation and serves on the board's finance committee.
This event, the first to be held in the newly restored white box/ballroom space on the sixth floor of The Vets, will feature tours of the newly restored spaces, plus entertainment.
Hosts include the board of The Vets Foundation: Paul Brooks, John McGinn, David Winoker, Mark Malkovich, J. Michael Abbott, David Beauchesne, Nancy Carriuolo, David Corbett, Nancy Ehrlich, Kaitlyn Frolich, Robert Flanders Jr., Thomas Humphreys, James Koloski, Gerald Massa, Kathleen Pletcher, Della Rodriquez-Masjoan, Dennis Stark, Rick Simone, Lizzi Weinberg, Alan Chille, James McCarvill, Norbert Mongeon, and Daniel Schwartz.
Tickets are $100 a person. Proceeds go to The Vets Foundation.
The foundation's mission is to create opportunities for Rhode Islanders to experience the arts. Since 2012, The Vets Foundation has introduced 22,000 people to the arts. For more information, visit www.thevetsfoundation.org.
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Elder Walter F. González
Elder Walter F. González was sustained a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 31, 2001. He had previously served in the Fourth Quorum of the Seventy, beginning in April 1997, and as an Area Authority in the South America North Area since August 15, 1995.
He is currently serving as president of the South America South Area. Elder González previously served in the Presidency of the Seventy with supervisory responsibility for the North America Southeast Area, as president of the South America West Area, president of the Brazil North Area, first counselor in the Brazil North Area Presidency, and first counselor in the South America North Area Presidency.
He earned a bachelor of general studies degree at Indiana University and a technician's certificate in business administration at CEMLAD Institute. His professional career led him to be director of the Church Educational System for the South America North Area. Prior to taking that position, he was a CES employee in several South American countries.
Since joining the Church at age 18, Elder González has served in numerous callings, including stake president, president of the Guayaquil Ecuador South Mission (1989-1992), area public affairs director, and regional representative.
Walter Fermin González was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on November 18, 1952. He married Zulma Anahir in 1975. They are parents of four children and currently enjoy five grandchildren.
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Text Structures Notes - Section 2: Guided Practice: Notes on Text Structures
Noticing Features in an Information Piece of Text.
Lesson 6 of 14
Objective: SWBAT analyze the details in a specific paragraph of text to identify how the structure refines its development.
Text structures deal with the idea of how words are organized in a paragraph. The most interesting thing about text structures are that they can change from one paragraph to the next. Prior to students identifying structures in a text, I ask them to write a synonym for the words "text" and "structure." I ask for volunteers to discuss answers placed in their notebooks.
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There is one more thing that students need to do prior to determining textual structures in literature. I give students a text structures notes handout to use as a guide in this lesson. Because student were first introduced to text structures last school year, this lesson is created to refresh and apply their knowledge to an informational piece of text. Although not used in this lesson, the text-structure power point can be used in a direct talk with students about various types of structures if they have not been previously taught in the classroom.
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Students will now move from identifying text structures to applying them to their comprehension of various nonfiction text. This portion of the lesson involve students moving through two rotation activities that allows them to (1) determine textual structures in literary excerpts and (2) read an article to fill in a graphic organizer of the text structure majority used in the passage.
For the time students are in station one, they read over the text structure questions, highlight evidences to support the type of structure, label the structure used in the paragraphs and complete a graphic organizer for example. See here how a pair of students worked on text structure handout! In the end, students will answer the front and back side of handout before moving to the next station.
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When Steve Duff, 42, received a call from the Adoptees' Liberty Movement Association saying they had found his adoption records in a trash bin and that in them were his biological parents' contact information, he said he just wanted to call the people who put him up for adoption and thank them. At that time in 2006, it had been a few months since Steve's adoptive mother, Marylou Duff, had passed away. "With the passing of my mom I just wanted to thank my biological parents (for having given me up for adoption). I was grateful for having such a great mom and still living such a wonderful dad," Steve said. Duff, who is currently the pastor of programming arts at New Hope Community Church in Eastlake, said he never had the desire to find his biological family, but now finds great joy that he and his wife Anita and 6-year-old daughter Arabella have new people to call family. He said he had heard a lot of horror stories about people finding their biological families, and before calling them, wondered if they would want to hear from him. "I didn't mind if they chose not to meet me, I just wanted to say thank you," Steve said. "Now that I have them in my life, I have great joy because I have more family and they are all great people." Bob Duff said he and his wife adopted Steve through the San Diego County Adoption Agency just weeks after he was born. Bob said they welcomed Steve as their own and were grateful his biological mother had not had an abortion; especially because Marylou had experienced several miscarriages in the '60s. "Steve turned out to be a great man," Bob said. "He is not flesh of our flesh, nor bones of our bones, but God gave him to us and made him our son." Growing up, Steve played soccer and football at Helix High School in La Mesa where he graduated as valedictorian. He completed three years at UC San Diego as an engineering major but dropped out to pursue a music career. Music became his passion after learning to play the piano when he was five years old. Irma Makepeace, Steve's biological mother, said she had always longed to meet her first- born son. She had agreed to give her son up for adoption because she was in high school and unwed, so giving him up for adoption was the best option at that time. "I wanted him to have two parents, me and his father had no plans of getting married. It was the toughest decision of my life," Makepeace said. "My heart broke when I let go of him, I had this incredibly deep pain that shook my very being." John Pickrel, Steve's biological father, said he always wondered what became of his son. "I always cried when I thought of him, especially on my birthday because we were born on the same day," Pickrel said. "I went back to the adoption agency several times hoping to reach Steve, but nothing ever came of that." Makepeace said she thought of Steve every day. "Having him back in my life has been a godsend," said Makepeace. "I have been blessed because there was always a hole in my heart."
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i took a day or so to get used to my new situation, to look around and just be without rushing. Corey inspired me to take some pics of the things i passed on the daily here in miami. (more to come)
and this book i ordered on french amazon finally arrived! it's a compilation by husband and women artists who created images of what they love about each other. i happened to be lucky enough to meet one of the artists (France Dumas) as she was sketching the fleamarket at clingancourt one day and we became friends. now she's going to do the illustrations for my fleamarket book on Paris now that i have the time to sit and write!
i love the variety of styles
these line drawings below are France's
so that's it for now. i just wanted to say hi and let you know i was ok, and thank you for all your support over the past couple of days. i'm going to nyc tonite for the weekend and will surely be my old self soon! love to you all, xoc
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Dr. Tricot and I didn't restrict our conversation to the "transplant again or not" debate. We also spent a good deal of time discussing how to handle my worrisome peripheral neuropathy (PN).
Posted on 13 September 2015 by Pat Killingsworth
Dr. Tricot and I didn't restrict our conversation to the "transplant again or not" debate. We also spent a good deal of time discussing how to handle my worrisome peripheral neuropathy (PN).
Posted on 06 October 2014 by Pat Killingsworth
I have expressed concern about the high cost of chemotherapy meds for me and my fellow multiple myeloma patients a number of times. So last night's 60 Minutes report about it really hit home.
Posted on 05 September 2013 by Pat Killingsworth
An impressive website, NaturalNews.com, just published an article about turmeric's (curcumin) ability to destroy myeloma cells when combined with thalidomide. I first wrote about this project back in July:
Posted on 17 July 2013 by Pat Killingsworth
Before I get started this morning, I wanted to share some sage advice that I received from one of my regular readers after they learned I was struggling with my father's life nearing the end:
Posted on 07 July 2013 by Pat Killingsworth
This is complicated stuff. But apparently a group of scientists have successfully synthesized thalidomide and curcumin. Taking things a step farther, researchers Kai Liu, Datong Zhang, Jeremy Chojnacki, Yuhong Du, Haian Fu, Steven Grant and Shijun Zhang have also been able to combine thalidomide and curcumin together, forming a compound that is exceptionally lethal to myeloma cells. Here's the group's abstract:
Posted on 17 April 2013 by Pat Killingsworth
I stuck with the original heading for the third installment of my three part investigative expose'. But today's post could have been titled, "Different shades of grey." Pomalidomide's development was shaped by a convoluted system that does a poor job balancing patient need with investor returns.
Posted on 16 April 2013 by Pat Killingsworth
Before I get started, did you happen to see the MMRF's Kathy Giusti interviewed in the trendy tech magazine, Fast Company? Interesting approach. Simply click-on the headline link below to access the interview:
Posted on 09 April 2012 by Pat Killingsworth
Most of you probably know that I have been working on several new books about multiple myeloma.
Posted on 15 December 2011 by Pat Killingsworth
Yesterday I set the stage for today's report about research data which was featured at the International Myeloma Foundation's Journalist Workshop Monday night.
Posted on 06 September 2011 by Pat Killingsworth
Do you hate taking dexamethasone or prednisone? This new therapy combination of Velcade, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (D), and thalidomide (T), may provide an an alternative option. Here is an abstract from a Phase 2 trial featuring the VDT combination:
Posted on 24 May 2011 by Pat Killingsworth
I saved the link to this interesting article about the history of thalidomide, I found a few months back on a mainstream site called SLATE. Here are some selected excerpts from the article, along with a link to access the full text:
Posted on 12 April 2011 by Pat Killingsworth
The Myeloma Beacon just broke the story about how the FDA is investigating Revlimid and Thalomid, based on research data showing a possible secondary cancer risk following long term, post transplant use.
Here is an independent look at the pending investigation by Internal Medical News. I have highlighted key points I feel are important:
Posted on 31 March 2011 by Pat Killingsworth
Read this detailed recap/tribute to Geraldine Ferraro by Ann Law for Bizmology.com:
Posted on 09 March 2011 by Pat Killingsworth
According to a new Czech study, posted earlier this month on Pub Med.gov, it doesn't matter whether you pick thalidomide (Thalomid) or bortezomib (Velcade) for treatment following first relapse. Apparently both work about one half of the time.
Posted on 03 March 2011 by Pat Killingsworth
Multiple myeloma news runs in cycles and streaks. The calendar revolves around the two largest U.S. hematology and oncology conferences: The American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO) meetings in June, and the American Society of Hematology (ASH) meetings in December.
Posted on 24 February 2011 by Pat Killingsworth
Yesterday I shared how–after almost four years–I have decided to go ahead with a stem cell transplant.
Posted on 26 January 2011 by Pat Killingsworth
Here is an interesting article I found in the Cornell Daily Sun this morning. Interesting because it is combines basics with a very insightful look at a promising clinical trial featuring pomalidomide:
Posted on 16 January 2011 by Pat Killingsworth
Fellow blogger, caregiver and regular reader, Lori Puente, forwarded me a link to this article about a 10 year multiple myeloma survivor a few weeks ago. I saved it to pass along when I got a chance:
Posted on 12 November 2010 by Pat Killingsworth
Late last month I received this e-mail comment from fellow patient Jack Searight, in response to my four part series of articles following my visit with multiple myeloma specialist Dr. James Berenson in Los Angeles. Jack apparently had trouble getting Blogger to accept his comment. From my experience, Jack's difficulties are not unusual. I think this is one reason more readers don't comment and participate regularly.
Posted on 08 November 2010 by Pat Killingsworth
I have received a number of calls and e-mails recently from patients who's multiple myeloma has become active again while using Revlimid, Velcade, or both. Here is a short, hopeful response I found addressing this on the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) Website:
Treatment Options for Relapsed or Refractory Patients Failing Revlimid and Velcade:
Q&A with Dr. Keith Stewart, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
What are my current options if I fail Revlimid® (lenalidomide) and Velcade® (bortezomib)?
Fortunately, there are many existing therapies available for the treatment of relapsed and/or refractory myeloma. Conventional chemotherapy drugs that may be effective include Cytoxan® (cyclophosphamide), melphalan, and anthracyclines such as doxorubicin or Doxil® (doxorubicin HCL liposome injection). Thalomid® (thalidomide) may still be an option if patients have not received it previously. These drugs may be used in various combinations that may even include trying Velcade or Revlimid again.


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Me too! I went what seemed like a few months without anything, than Paul Stuart by Grenson, Peal & Co by C&J and Nettleton whole-cuts all in the same week. And of course the vintage LL Bean Polo's from Wes. We'll call those a thrift assist.
BTW, LOTS of nice shooze up there fellas! Keep up the good work!.
P.S, anybody here a 43L and want a badass summer weight BB gun-check SC with triple patch pockets? If so, hit me up and I'll go see if it's there tomorrow. It was really cool and now I'm kind of regretting not snagging it.
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The 2011-12 TV season doesn't start for another couple of weeks, but pilot deals for the following season are already being cut.
The latest one involves two veteran producers — Bill Lawrence ("Cougar Town," "Scrubs," "Spin City") and Greg Malins ("Better With You," "How I Met Your Mother," "Friends") — teaming up for a comedy at CBS. The network has committed to producing a pilot, Deadline reports.
As for what CBS will get, we don't know. Malins and Lawrence are saying only that it's a multi-camera workplace comedy. They'll co-write the script and executive produce with Jeff Ingold, the head of Lawrence's production company, Doozer.
It's the first pilot deal for Lawrence since he set up shop at Warner Bros. TV after a long stint at ABC Studios. Malins is also based at WB.
Both have other things to keep them occupied while they're putting the CBS project together: Lawrence is working on Season 3 of "Cougar Town," which will debut on ABC later in the season, while Malins is a consulting producer on CBS' new comedy "2 Broke Girls."


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The White House released its report on "big data" today, making several policy recommendations for the use of personal data in the commercial, educational and health care sectors. The report was spurred at the request of President Obama back in January 2014, when he requested a 90-day study to "examine how big data will transform the way we live and work and alter the relationships between government, citizens, businesses and consumers." White House Counselor John Podesta led the study, along with John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Jeffrey Zients, Director of the National Economic Council, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.
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