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Lauren German has joined the cast of CBS drama Hawaii Five-0.
The Hostel: Part II star will play a former Homeland security officer who joins the Five-0 team, according to TV Line.
The character will be assigned to the task force by the new Governor of Honolulu (Richard T Jones). She will also serve as a potential love interest for McGarrett (Alex O'Loughlin).
German previously starred in short-lived ABC series Happy Town and has also appeared in such films as 2002's A Walk to Remember and 2003's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake.
Former Lost star Terry O'Quinn and Black Hawk Down actor Tom Sizemore will also play recurring roles in the new season of Hawaii Five-0, while Masi Oka (Max Bergman) has been promoted to a series regular.
Hawaii Five-0 will return to Mondays at 10/9c in the fall on CBS.
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In response to Tom Power's, "Drill, Baby, Drill": The Ongoing Economic Fantasy
In light of a recent commentary by Tom Power (former Economics Professor at the University of Montana) it's apparent that much education is needed on the issue of America's energy revolution.
Today, Americans are reaping the benefits of readily available, affordable energy. The United States has just been announced the number one energy producer in the world by Wall Street Journal. Last year, families saw energy savings of $1,200 per household thanks to technological advances in unconventional methods of extraction, according to a September IHS report. The Federal Government's Low Income Energy Assistance Program spent $3.5 billion dollars on 9 million people last year to help pay energy bills, amounting to just under $400 per person. That being said, America's private energy sector saved families three times more than taxpayer funded government subsidies.
Power points out that oil and gas production have increased three-fold in Montana since 1990. He fails to mention in 1990, production levels were tanking. Tax changes throughout the 90's, including a production incentive passed by the legislature, stopped the decline & led to an increase in oil and gas production, especially via horizontal wells.
Improved horizontal drilling technology partnered with proven hydraulic fracturing released billions of barrels of oil and gas previously thought to be uneconomic to produce. The production increase led to surpluses of new tax revenues at the state and county levels.
In 1990, state and local tax revenues from oil and gas production totaled just over $30 million dollars for cash starved state and local governments, and schools. Almost twenty years later, in 2008, the total production tax revenue from oil and gas was more than $300 million, with over half that amount returning to the counties for school funding, infrastructure, and public programs. Since 2009, oil and gas production levels have remained relatively constant, providing more than $200 million dollars a year in production taxes alone to the state.
According to Power, Montana's oil and gas industry "was directly responsible of about one-half of one percent of all jobs in the state" in 2011. As of 2012, Montana's oil and gas activity actually accounted for roughly 3% of jobs in Montana, or almost 30,000 (direct & indirect jobs) according to economist Patrick Barkey of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research.
Oil producing counties represent the state's lowest areas of unemployment, according to the Montana Department of Labor & Industry. The report from August of this year lists the following Eastern Montana counties at the top of the list; Fallon County, at 1.5%, Richland County comes in second at 2.2%, Sheridan County at 2.2%, McCone County at 2.3%, Carter County 2.3%, Garfield County 2.7%, Wibaux County 2.8%, and Custer Co. at 3%. Compare those numbers to the hardest hit areas; Sanders County at 10.2%, Lincoln County at 12.1% and Big Horn County with the highest unemployment at 14.3%.
Power criticizes the payroll associated with oil and gas jobs, and claims that, "Oil and gas development is not a likely candidate for substantial job creation." Really?
On the contrary, the Montana Department of Labor classifies natural resource jobs, along with health care and business services, as one of the fastest growing industries in Montana, with a forecasted growth rate of 2.3% between 2014-2021. In terms of wages, Montana's oil and gas industry paid an average of $56,581 per worker, 75% above the state average in 2012.
One of the most ludicrous statements in Power's write up, is the assumption that "few people hold up that phenomenon [Eastern Montana oil boom] as an example of how most Montanans would like to live and raise their kids."
The Montana Petroleum Association has spent the last year on the road and on the phone speaking with families who express the exact opposite sentiment. Many have claimed that without the oil activity, their families "wouldn't have made it" through the recession. For some, it's a family affair, with one or more family members working in the oil field; like Robin Schiele of Helena, and his 22 year old son who lives in Missoula, but works in the Bakken.
Before Robin, the family's patriarch, was hired for a water trucking company in the Williston Basin, the Schiele family, including Robin's wife and three children, worked 16 hour days caring for lawns just to pay the bills. The Schiele's are one of many families who've said the Bakken opportunities are what saved their family.
As for those living closer to the bulk of the activity, the sentiment's the same.
At the Montana Economic Development Association's fall conference on October 3rd in Sidney, Richland County Commissioner Shane Gorder told attendees, "I want to make one thing very clear. I am excited about our economy. I am glad that our children can return home to work in our area. Growth is positive — bringing jobs and opportunities for our communities."
Last week, Tracy Kessel, a wife and mother living in the oil patch wrote in to the Sidney Herald, "For those of you who are new to our community…Welcome, you couldn't have picked a better community to be a part of or raise your children."
After setting the stage to undermine how prolific the recent expansion in energy production has been, Power defends federal agencies, saying, "Whatever federal energy policy has done, it has not restrained energy production in the United States." The reality is, though, the federal government and environmental agencies have done nothing to increase energy production either, though they love to take credit for the recent success of the private energy sector.
The federal government leases less than 6 percent of its onshore lands for oil and gas development. Under the Obama Administration, the rate of leasing has slowed by about half. According to the Energy Information Administration, in fiscal year 2011, production on federal lands dropped 13 percent from fiscal year 2010 levels, led by a drop in federal offshore production of 17 percent. The majority of oil production on federal lands (around 80 percent) is located in offshore waters. Furthermore, the rate of permitting has also declined by more than one-third.
These facts show that the trend during the current administration has been toward fewer leases and permits for oil and gas drilling and a longer processing time before approval, in contrast to state programs where permits can be obtained in less than a month.
Additionally, federal agencies like Fish and Wildlife Services, and the Bureau of Land Management, are proposing widespread conservation efforts throughout western states which will have a direct negative impact on current and future development.
In Montana, the BLM has released three resource management plans that call for millions of acres to be restricted from oil and gas leases along the Hi-line and in Eastern Montana. The lack of consideration for the economic impact these management plans would have on Montana's workforce and budget is egregious. Though new management areas will require funding, BLM Director of Montana/Dakotas, Jamie Connell, says she doesn't know where new money will come from (Sept. 26th TSRIA meeting, Big Sky).
The record is clear that the current administration under President Obama has been a poor steward of our national energy supplies and our economic security. Take the five year delay on the Keystone XL pipeline approval, for example, which is a project that would provide thousands of U.S. jobs, including ample work for labor unions.
Power's efforts to downplay the economic contribution of oil and gas to state economies is laughable, but what's worse, is that he completely misses the point of advocating for multiple use access to federal lands.
Our government is at a standstill because of a massive debt problem and the inability of Congress to agree on how to manage the budget. Last year alone, oil and gas production contributed $283 billion in GDP and $74 billion to state and federal revenues, including more than $200 million to Montana's general fund (in production taxes alone).
A 5% increase in Montana drilling activity would create 366 more direct jobs, 1,025 indirect jobs, and over $20 million a year in additional state and federal revenue.
As the largest economic driver since the recession, the energy sector is poised to help the federal government alleviate the debt crisis; the opportunity to do so might be a "fantasy"…but the ability…that is a reality.
The Montana Petroleum Report provides information of interest to Montanans. We encourage you to forward this to your friends. — Dave Galt, Executive Director www.montanapetroleum.org


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NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of oil was little changed Thursday after the government slightly revised upward its estimate of fourth-quarter U.S. economic growth.
Benchmark crude for April delivery fell 10 cents to $92.66 a barrel in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The U.S. economy grew at a 0.1 percent annual rate from October through December, the Commerce Department said. That's the weakest performance in nearly two years. The latest estimate of fourth-quarter growth was only slightly better than the government's initial estimate that the economy shrank at a rate of 0.1 percent.
But economists believe a steady housing rebound, stronger hiring and solid spending by consumers and businesses are pushing economic growth higher in the current quarter.
Pump prices fell for only the third time in the last 41 days, and by just a trickle. The average for a gallon of gas slid to $3.782 a gallon from $3.786. The price is still 5 cents more than it was a year ago, and 42 cents higher than it was just a month earlier.
Brent crude, used to price many kinds of oil imported by U.S. refineries, rose 38 cents to $112.25 on the ICE Futures exchange In London.
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- Wholesale gasoline rose 3 cents at $3.14 a gallon.
- Heating oil was unchanged at $2.99 a gallon.
- Natural gas rose 5 cents to $3.48 per 1,000 cubic feet.
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Rome Film Festival to Feature Pier Paolo Pasolini Photo Exhibit
Project will be curated by Dante Ferretti and Francesca Loschiavo, who worked with the director on "The Canterbury Tales" and "The Decameron."
ROME -- The International Rome Film Festival will pay a special honor this year to Pier Paolo Pasolini with a special photo exhibit produced under the auspices of two production designers who worked with him on multiple films.
The Pasolini exhibit follows on the heels of two similar events focusing on Federico Fellini and Sergio Leone in the previous two editions of the six-year-old festival.
The exhibit, which will include scores of photos from award-winning cinema photographer Angelo Novi, was produced by the Rome festival in conjunction with the Bologna Film Archive.
It will be curated by designers Dante Ferretti and Francesca Loschiavo, who worked with Pasolini on Medea, I racconti di Canterbury (The Canterbury Tales), and Il Decameron (The Decameron). The same pair helped curate the Fellini exhibit last year.
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After 25 years as an attorney, having built the biggest labor-law firm in Texas, Jim Karger, 56, found that "my psychic bank account was fully depleted." His finances were in great shape, though, so in 2003 he and his wife, Kelly, 48, sold their house in Dallas and took off for the high desert of central Mexico to contemplate the future.
Karger found that he still wanted to advise corporate clients on certain kinds of labor issues, so he started a consulting firm called the San Miguel de Allende Leadership Institute (sanmiguelleadership.com). At the same time, he recalls, "you couldn't walk down the street here without seeing dozens of hurt, abused, abandoned dogs. It's heartbreaking. My wife said to me, 'We can't just stand by and ignore this.' "
That was the beginning of a nonprofit called Save a Mexican Mutt (saveamexicanmutt.org), or SAMM for short, which takes in strays and spays or neuters them, socializes them, and tries to place them in good homes. Now the Kargers, who have eight dogs themselves, spend much of their time delivering homeless canines to San Antonio, El Paso, Albuquerque, Denver, and Boulder. Through connections with other rescue groups and directly through the SAMM website, they've so far found homes for about 200 dogs.
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BWW Review: Demon Barber Moves To Barrow Street In An Intimate SWEENEY TODD
When Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's classic musical thriller Sweeney Todd: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET opened on Broadway in 1979, Harold Prince's production was of grand operatic proportions. Opera houses frequently produce the show in that manner, but New York's stage revivals seem to be getting increasingly smaller.
Ten years after its premiere, Circle In The Square housed a scaled down production that was nicknamed "Teeny Todd," and in 2005, director John Doyle's mounting was accomplished with an ensemble of ten performers who played their characters, sang in the ensemble and made up the orchestra.
The new Off-Broadway telling of the tale of a mad 19th Century London barber who, with help of the smitten pie shop owner, Mrs. Lovett, goes on a vengeful killing spree by cutting the throat of any customer seeking a shave, originated in London itself. It was producer Rachel Edwards, co-founder of the Tooting Arts Club, who got the idea to stage the musical in the intimate, site-specific confines of Harrington's pie and mash shop.
The production was well-received and, with only 35 seats available per performance, Sweeney Todd was a hot ticket. When Harrington's needed to close for renovations, a replica of the pie shop was created for a West End production that served 69 patrons at a time.
Harrington's has once again been recreated; this time at the Barrow Street Theatre. It's a real eye-popping change for anyone who has seen a play from the space's usual proscenium setup. Designer Simon Kenny's shop has most audience members seated at long communal tables and those who order in advance are advised to arrive early to munch on a tasty meat pie (chicken or veggie) served with mash and washed down with beer, wine, ginger ale or water.
There's no eating during the performance, however, since director Bill Buckhurst's ten-member cast sometimes plays out scenes while standing on the tables. Most of the action, however, is played in one section of the house where a staircase is situated between a kitchen counter and music director Matt Aument's piano/violin/clarinet ensemble.
This is a Sweeney Todd best suited for those familiar with the musical and looking for an entertaining change of pace. The lack of a set that even suggests essential pieces, like the barber chair and the oven, would probably leave the uninitiated a bit in the dark as to exactly what's happening during several moments. Also, with the actors playing many scenes standing on the floor, there's no guarantee of an unblocked view of the action.
Vocal clarity can also be a bit of a problem if, like this reviewer, you're seated close enough to the musicians that they seem to overpower the singers. Like any Sondheim musical, the ability to understand the intricate wordplay of the story-illuminating lyrics are of vital importance. It appears as though the company performs without amplification, which is always welcome, but the non-traditional space and staging may be the reason for frequently problematic intelligibility, especially during the lyricist's quick patter flourishes.
Though the intimate playing space provides an opportunity for subtly nuanced performances, the two leading players, repeating their London success, act their roles with big, broad strokes. Jeremy Secomb's exceedingly-grim Sweeney seems one-dimensionally cold, often barking out his lyrics like a drill sergeant instead of singing. When he's staged to get right into the faces of audience members, it's more of a comical bit than chilling moment.
Siobhan McCarthy is a frenetically daffy as his entrepreneurial accomplice, Mrs. Lovett. Though rather endearing when expressing her affection for the cutthroat, the kookiness of her characterization often gets in the way of the Sondheim and Wheeler's scripted cleverness.
(Broadway's Norm Lewis and Carloee Carmello take over the starring roles beginning April 11th.)
Also visiting from the London production are Duncan Smith, quite good as the pompously authoritative and romantically delusional Judge Turpin, and Joseph Taylor, sweet and charming as the waifish Tobias, who Mrs. Lovett takes in as a surrogate child and unwitting accomplice.
Matt Doyle lends a lovely voice and sturdy presence as Anthony, the young sailor who falls for Alex Finke's quirky, bird-like Johanna, unaware she's the daughter of his new friend, Mr. Todd. After Judge Turpin sent Todd, then known as Benjamin Barker, away in chains, he took the barber's daughter in as his ward, grooming her to one day be his bride.
Two-time Tony nominee Brad Oscar is delightfully droll as Beadle Bamford and Betsy Morgan is terrific, doubling as the crazed beggar woman who haunts the city's streets and as the flamboyant ItalIan Barber Pirelli, who learns not to mess with the ferocious Todd.
While Sweeney Todd is packed with commentary about the dehumanizing effects of industry and the ruthlessly competitive nature that drives men to devour one another, this production is more focused on Grand Guignol melodrama. It's fun, but not especially filling.


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As Wonder Tilly demands to be let go, it's clear she's not going anywhere from this guy. As the camera perspective flips back and forth between perspectives, you get to see both her upperbody as well as a closeup of her nylon feet to watch what he's doing. Down by her feet, she screams at him while he touches her feet. Suddenly, he WRENCHES HER ANKLE, a bone-cracking sound filling the air, as she screams. He WRENCHES IT SEVERAL MORE TIMES, making sure to crack all the bones. Wonder Tilly can only scream in pain and struggle in her bonds as he continues to torture her! Eventually she's weakened to the point where she's moaning and not protesting, so he PUTS A BALLGAG in her mouth (which gets her to struggle yet again!).
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On 5/14/15, Gluskin Sheff SV (TSX: GS.TO) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.225, payable on 5/29/15. As a percentage of GS's recent stock price of $28.17, this dividend works out to approximately 0.80%, so look for shares of Gluskin Sheff SV to trade 0.80% lower — all else being equal — when GS shares open for trading on 5/14/15.Below is a dividend history chart for GS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.225 declared by Gluskin Sheff SV: In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from GS is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 3.19% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward. The chart below shows the one year performance of GS shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, GS's low point in its 52 week range is $23.12 per share, with $33.85 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $28.17. In Tuesday trading, Gluskin Sheff SV shares are currently up about 0.4% on the day.
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Does anyone remember what their faith was like when you were a child? Did you pray with your family? Did you pray before going to sleep? How about praying before and/or after every meal? How was your attention span during Mass? I'm so very curious as to how others experienced their faith as a child.
As for me, we (Mom and I have) have joked about how I "born to be a Catholic." Some of my earliest memories include being completely transfixed on the priest and what he did during the Liturgy of the Eucharist, especially during the consecration. I remember little 6-7-year-old me in the front pew (I always wanted to be in the front), eyes glued to the priest and what was going on at the altar. I didn't understand what was going on but I knew it was important. I think I even used to sigh happily during it. I knew it was about Jesus but didn't know much beyond that. Did I mention I was about 6 or 7? No one had told me about what happened during Mass. I knew the prayers because my parents taught them to me and I knew little things but nothing deeper than that, of course. I know my little mind wouldn't have been able to grasp the concept as much as I did when I reverted. Still, I loved going to Mass as a child.
I used to say that I wanted to be a nun when I grew up. I think I was particularly attracted to the Carmelite nuns. Those memories are a little fuzzy but I remember that I loved their habits and used to say "I'm going to be a nun when I grow up." Obviously, that didn't happen though St. Teresa of Avila was one of the first saints I admired when I returned to the Church as a 21-year-old.
I also remember that I once called a Catholic company that used to send free crosses to any child who was in catechism and wanted one. I don't remember what their name was (all I remember is that they were based in Maryland around 1993) but I remember how excited I was when it arrived. It was a small, white plastic cross that read "I love Jesus" in golden letters. I took it to school with me, unashamed of my love of my faith. I think I was about 8 around this time since I was in catechism to make my First Communion (which took place in 1994, a couple of days before I turned 9).
My parents taped a holy card of a Guardian Angel helping a child cross a river on the headboard of my bed so I was the first and last thing I saw. I also remember being completely scared of a picture my parents had in my room of two roads -- one leading to Heaven and another leading to Hell. The Hell part scared the crumbs out of me and I hated it. I must've been about 5 years old (yes, I have memories that young) and I think that scarred me a little. lol.
I also remember that I was basically on my own when it came to my faith. My parents took me to Mass sporadically growing up. I went nearly every Sunday (I think) while I was in catechism classes but as soon as my First Communion and then Confirmation (which happened when I was 13 years-old) were celebrated, they felt like it was enough. In fact, that was part of the reason why I unintentionally/unofficially left the Church during my teens until I was 21.
Sometimes I wonder what would've happened if my parents had had a stronger relationship with God. Would I have never left the Church? I won't lament it. I know that both of my parents were also poorly catechized and that both were away from the Church for decades. My father went 40+ years without going to confession or receiving the Eucharist (his return was my 24th birthday gift two months before he passed away) and my mother returned shortly before his death as well. I'm grateful that God has used me to help get them back -- especially my father; my biggest fear was that he would pass without returning to the Church -- and that, through the help of the Holy Spirit, I'm still able to clarify a few faith-related things to my mom. Our theological conversations make me happy and have increased over the years.
I also oftentimes think about how I will want to raise my future children (if God blesses me with any). I know that I want them to develop their relationship with God as soon as they can understand it. Of course, I'll take them to Mass and I'll teach them prayers as they're growing up. Since I didn't experience any prayers before or after meals (until a few years ago when I started doing it on my own) or even with my family (I can't recall ever praying with my parents outside of Mass), I know it'll be a huge learning experience for me but I look forward to it.
Oh! One more question: if you grew up with a strong sense of the faith and if your parents were religious, do you think it helped (or didn't help) your own faith formation growing up? I'm very curious and would love to hear any stories you may like to share. :D
Alright, it sounds like my neighbors have lowered down the noise level enough for me to be able to concentrate on some lecture videos. I have two exams next week and I need ALL the study time I can get. And prayers, if you can spare them. Please and thank you in advance. :)
I hope y'all are having a lovely start of week thus far!
As always, thanks for reading and God bless! :D


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For patients with early stage prostate cancer that is confined to the prostate itself, treatment options include surgery, da Vinci robotic surgery, external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), brachytherapy (LDR and HDR), CyberKnife stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT, sometimes called stereotactic radiosurgery), hormonal therapy and watchful waiting (active surveillance). Each of these options is explained in detail below, with descriptions of studies of their effectiveness. In such studies, patients' PSA levels are monitored at regular intervals; elevated or increasing PSA levels indicate a possible recurrence of the cancer while continuing low PSA levels indicate the patient is "recurrence-free". In addition, patients are periodically assessed for complications of treatment (also called "toxicities"). Complications are often graded on a scale of 1 to 5 where grades 1 and 2 complications are considered minor, grade 3 is considered moderate, and grades 4 and 5 are considered severe.
Prostate cancer surgery:Prostate cancer surgery involves complete removal of the prostate and some of the adjacent tissues (radical prostatectomy). There are two types of surgery common for prostate cancer: open radical prostatectomy and laparoscopic prostatectomy.
Open radical prostatectomy:There are two approaches to performing an open radical prostatectomy, a radical retropubic approach and a radical perineal approach. During a radical retropubic prostatectomy, a long incision is made in the lower abdomen and the surgeon removes the entire prostate with some surrounding tissues. Nerves in the surrounding tissues can be easily damaged during this procedure, resulting in impotence, so surgeons often use techniques to preserve the nerves around the prostate that control erections. Nerve-sparing techniques have been shown to decrease the incidence of impotence following radical prostatectomy, but there is still a high risk of impotence following surgery. The radical perineal approach involves the surgeon making an incision in the perineum, the skin between the testicles and the anus. Nerve-sparing techniques are more difficult in this approach. Patients that undergo open radical prostatectomy typically spend three to four days in the hospital and can expect to have a catheter remain in their urethra for three to four weeks to help with urination. Either surgical approach poses a significant risk of possible complications for patients, such as infection, bleeding, lengthy hospital stays, urinary side effects and impotence. In general, open prostatectomy is a highly effective modality for controlling prostate cancer, with long-term (10-15 years) overall cancer recurrence-free rates as high as 97% [2-4]. Urinary complications are common shortly after surgery, and in the long term urinary incontinence may occur in 5-15% of patients and impotence has been reported to occur in 40-80% of patients [5-7].
Laparoscopic prostatectomy:
Laparoscopic prostatectomy is becoming more popular because it is less invasive. During this procedure, surgeons make several small incisions in the abdomen. Instruments are inserted through the small incisions and are used to remove the prostate and surrounding tissues. There is little evidence that laparoscopic prostatectomy is superior to open surgery in its ability to control the disease but it does have a reduction in complications [8-12]. Patients who undergo laparoscopic prostatectomy typically are hospitalized for one to three days, and a catheter remains in place in the urethra for 7-10 days. Most laparoscopic prostatectomies in the USA are robotic-assisted. In some reports of robotic-assisted prostatectomy urinary complications have been reduced relative to non-robotic prostatectomy (urinary incontinence has been reported in 1-20% of patients), and in studies in which modern nerve-sparing techniques can be used, impotence rates have ranged from 3-39%) [13-20].
External beam radiation therapy:
Radiation therapy is a non-invasive procedure that uses low doses of radiation to kill prostate cancer cells. Prior to treatment, CT and MRI images are taken to determine the exact location of the prostate and surrounding structures. A treatment plan is then created to deliver the radiation to the prostate and some of the surrounding tissue. It is necessary to irradiate some of the surrounding healthy tissue during this treatment because there is a significant amount of variability in the day-to-day location of the prostate and because the prostate can move inside the body from the effects of gas in the rectum and fluid in the bladder, which cause uncertainties in the exact position of the prostate. Each treatment session lasts several minutes and is painless. Treatments are typically delivered on an outpatient basis, five days a week, for seven to 10 weeks. These external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) treatments can be delivered with three-dimensional treatment planning, delivering radiation to the prostate typically through 5-7 coplanar beams, and intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), whereby the dose is modulated through each of those beams. Published outcomes of prostate cancer treatment by EBRT include 5-year cancer recurrence-free rates as high as 97% [21-24]. In a recent report of 10-year outcomes of IMRT, recurrence-free rates were 81% for low-risk and 78% for intermediate-risk patients [25]. Studies have shown that by 3 years approximately 3-5% of patients will have experienced moderate to severe urinary toxicities and 2-14% of patients will have experienced moderate to severe rectal toxicities [26, 27]. Impotence has been reported in 35-54% of patients [28-31].
Brachytherapy:Brachytherapy is an invasive procedure that delivers radiation to the prostate from a source that is implanted within the prostate. There are two approaches to brachytherapy treatments, low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy and high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy.
LDR brachytherapy:
In LDR brachytherapy, small radioactive seeds about the size of a grain of rice are placed into the prostate and remain there permanently. Typically, 40 to 100 seeds are placed into the prostate through a needle, which is inserted through the skin. To relieve discomfort, the procedure is done using spinal anesthesia or general anesthesia. The procedure may require overnight hospitalization. The seeds emit low dose radiation to the prostate over several weeks or months, and the patient is radioactive while the radiation is being emitted by the seeds. LDR brachytherapy publications report long-term cancer recurrence-free rates ranging from 83-96% [32-36]. Patients may experience low rates (0-8%) of moderate to severe urinary and rectal side effects [26, 27, 37]. Sexual dysfunction has been reported in 30-45% of patients [37, 38]. Sexual quality of life has been reported as better than that of surgery [39]. In very rare situations, the seeds have become dislodged from the prostate, enter the blood stream and migrate to other distant organs, but this does not typically pose health complications.
HDR brachytherapy:HDR brachytherapy involves administration of high doses of radiation to the prostate over a short period of time. Typically, an HDR brachytherapy procedure involves insertion of 12 to 20 hollow needles containing catheters, which are inserted through the skin and into the prostate. Spinal anesthesia is usually given and the procedure often requires overnight hospitalization. After the catheters are in place, a CT scan and/or MRI are taken to confirm the exact location of the catheters, prostate and surrounding tissues. A treatment plan is then created and a radioactive source is placed through the catheters to allow radiation to reach the prostate. The radioactive source remains at a location in the prostate for five to 15 minutes and is then removed. Often the treatment occurs over several days and the catheters are removed after the last treatment. Studies have shown that HDR brachytherapy results in recurrence-free rates at 5-8 years of 89-97%, with rates of urinary, rectal and sexual function side effects that approximate those obtained with LDR brachytherapy [37, 40-42]. Nevertheless, this procedure can be painful and difficult for patients to undergo because of its invasiveness.
Hormonal therapy:
Male hormones, known as androgens, are produced normally by men and help support the growth of prostate cancer cells. The goal of hormonal therapy is to decrease the amount of these specific hormones produced, in order to control the growth of the prostate cancer cells. Hormonal therapy is usually prescribed in combination with other treatments, including external beam radiation therapy, brachytherapy or before surgery to help shrink the size of the tumor. Side effects associated with hormonal therapy can include decreased libido, impotence, hot flashes, osteoporosis and breast tenderness [43].
Watchful waiting/Active surveillance:
Prostate cancer is often a slow-growing cancer. Doctors may recommend that a patient receive no immediate treatment, instead just closely monitoring the patient with PSA testing and rectal exams. Some men, especially those who are older or have other health problems, may never need prostate cancer treatments; for a recent review see Freedland [44].
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy:
Radiosurgery devices, such as the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System, offer patients a new option for the treatment of prostate cancer called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) whereby radiation is delivered in four to five sessions.


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Handmaiden, The (UK - BD RB)
Chris takes a slightly belated look at the Blu-ray release of Park's latest feature...
From visionary director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy and Stoker) comes The Handmaiden, a sumptuous and exhilarating period thriller inspired by Sarah Waters' best-selling novel 'Fingersmith'.
Set during the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s, a young handmaiden named Sookee (Kim Tae-ri) is hired by Hideko (Kim Min-hee), a reclusive heiress who lives in a sprawling mansion under the watchful eye of her domineering Uncle Kouzuki (Cho Jinwoong). But Sookee harbours a secret: she has been recruited by Fujiwara (Ha Jung-woo), a scheming con artist posing as a Japanese Count, to trick Hideko into entrusting him with her fortune. However, when Sookee and Hideko begin to develop unexpected emotions for each other, they start putting together a plan of their own. (Taken from the PR.)
This 1080/24p AVC encode of the The Handmaiden is presented in its original theatrical ratio of 2.40:1. The film was shot digitally using the Arri Alexa XT Plus camera, which is evident in the sharp, clean visuals. As with all of Park's work, the film features exquisite set design and wonderfully camerawork. The Blu-ray renders all of this with strong detail, particularly in the close-ups, and does an admirable job of showcasing the varied colour palette while delivering strong contrast. Overall it's a very strong visual presentation of a sumptuous feature.
The disc includes two audio tracks: Korean DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Korean LPCM 2.0 Stereo. For some reason it defaults to the stereo track, which I don't really understand given the film's age, but I digress.. The Handmaiden isn't the sort of disc that most would use to wow their friends, but the lossless 5.1 track is very impressive. As with Park's other films the sound design is extremely inventive and nuanced, so while it may not offer the sort of pomp and bombast mustered up by your average action movie, it's still a very engaging aural experience.
Optional subtitles are included and conform to the theatrical use of different colours to differentiate between the spoken languages (yellow for Japanese, white for Korean). An English Audio Description track is also included in LPCM 2.0, along with SDH subtitles.
The solitary extra is the film's theatrical trailer, with the bulk of the bonus content being held back for the Special Edition release. I'm not a fan of this practice, so it's reflected in the scoring.
None of my local cinemas deemed The Handmaiden worthy of exhibition during its theatrical run, so it's taken me quite a while to finally get around to watching it. I'll admit to being somewhat underwhelmed by the first act, which seemed to follow a far more linear path than any of the director's previous efforts, but as the story progressed I began to remember exactly why I'm such a big Park fan. I can't reveal too much for fear of spoiling the experience for others, but suffice to say what appeared to be a fairly straightforward, albeit beautiful, period piece actually has a lot of depth and more than a few twists and turns. I didn't find it as engaging or inventive as some of his work—and it lacks a real 'what the hell' moment as found in many of his previous features—but it's still a very impressive bit of filmmaking and one that I believe will grow on me with further viewings. I was initially a little concerned that the fairly explicit sex scenes would be exploitative or gratuitous, but that's not the case, and they are actually far less prominent than I had been led to believe. I'm now curious to see the extended version of the film for comparison purposes, even though I'm not entirely convinced that it would make for a more enjoyable viewing experience given a number of reviews I've read.
The Blu-ray release looks and sounds about as good as you would expect from such a modern, digital production, which is to say very impressive. Sound is similarly accomplished and should satisfy those who enjoy a more refined experience than is offered by the usual action fodder. The decision not to include any bonus content of note with this release is annoying, but not unexpected, as more and more we're seeing distributors hold back the weighty content for their special edition releases. I'm not a fan of this sort of fragmentation though, so it's reflected in the overall score. With that said this is still a worthy release of a fine film; one that can be picked up relatively cheaply from various online retailers if you aren't bothered about the extended cut or supplemental material.
* Note: The images below are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Chris Gould
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This one completely slipped under my radar. I need to watch this soon.
I was actually pretty underwhelmed by Stoker and Thirst (to an extent). I hope this is better!
I was actually pretty underwhelmed by Stoker and Thirst (to an extent). I hope this is better!
Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 7th August 2017
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Korean, LPCM 2.0 Stereo Korean, LPCM 2.0 English Audio Descriptive
Subtitles: English, English SDH
Extras: Theatrical Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Kim, Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Jo Jin-woong, Kim Hae-suk, Moon So-ri
Genre: Drama
Length: 145 minutes
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Halverton Real Estate Investment Management, Frankfurt, has purchased the Hansepark in Cologne-Porz and three buildings in the Glinde Business Park close to Hamburg.
The Hansepark in Cologne has 13,700 m² usable floor space in all; the acquisition was arranged as an off-market transaction by JonesLangLasalle. The previous owners were Orion Capital Managers. For the purchase of the three buildings in the Glinde Business Park, Halverton REIM was advised by NAI apollo, Frankfurt. These properties provide office and warehousing space totaling 12,600 m². The vendor was Slough Commercial Properties.
With the completion of these two transactions, Halverton Real Estate Investment Management, Frankfurt, has achieved the target it set itself for 2005 and expanded its German portfolio by effecting investments amounting to a total transaction volume of around €120 million. Further transactions are underway. By the end of this year, Halverton plans to increase its German portfolio to around €400 million.
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Quinn says stop-and-frisk problems are 'a danger to good policing'
At a public safety hearing this morning, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn raised concerns about the controversial police tactic known as "stop-and-frisk," saying the fact it impacts mostly black and Latino men in poor neighborhoods "is a problem." She also said the policy creates a rift with local residents that is "a danger to good policing and a danger to keeping our city safe."
This is Quinn's latest, and arguably most direct, critique of the policy. In a letter sent to NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly in February, Quinn said the use of stop-and-frisk has "sown distrust" among residents, but acknowledged its role in police efforts to fight crime.
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"The focus should not be on the quantity" of stops, but the quality of the frisk," Quinn said. "Was it done correctly? Did it yield a weapon? Did it get a gun off the street?"
That last part could help Quinn distinguish herself from some of her likely rivals in next year's mayor's race, particularly Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who recently said there is a "fatal dose" of stops being conducted, and wants the mayor to reduce them.
Today's hearing allowed Council members to publicly consider four pieces of legislation, collectively known as the Community Safety Act, which are meant to bolster accountability over police practices and curtail what critics say are unfair policies aimed at minority residents.
Among the witnesses was the counselor to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has conceded the stop-and-frisk policy could be better implemented, but has nonetheless declared it indispensable to fighting crime.
During a particulary testy part of his two-hour testimony before the Council today, the counselor, Michael Best, echoed Bloomberg's position, saying, "In general, the police department is doing its job very well."
City Councilman Jumaane Williams, the prime sponsor of three of the four bills, disagreed, and said it was "disrespectful" that members of the NYPD, and other officials from the mayor's administration, were not in attendance.
Best argued that the three of the four proposed bills were unconstitutional under state law, which often preempts city statutes. A fourth bill, to create an office of Inspector General for the NYPD, improperly "curtailed" the mayor's power to run the agency as he sees fit and to hire whomever he chooses, Best argued.
Among the bills cited by Best as being unconstitutional was Intro 800, which would redefine "racial profiling" and lower the legal bar for filing suits based on profiling.
Quinn, arguing in favor of the Council's ability to pass such a bill, said the city had already passed a law on that topic. (Quinn was under the impression the earlier law was signed by Rudy Giuliani, but, as Best pointed out, the law was actually signed by Bloomberg—in 2004, when the city "codifie[d]" existing laws against profiling, and expanded the protections to include other uniformed officers.)
Best suggested that law might also have been unconstitutional. "One does not know what would have happened if somebody challenged it in court," he said.
Best's argument was that there was "no role for local legislation in this field" with regard to stop-and-frisk, because of state laws and court precedents.
During his nearly two-hour testimony, Best also referenced the "impracticality" of one of the bills he said was unconstitutional, which would require proof of consent before a search. He described a hypothetical night-time encounter between a police officer and a person who does not speak English, and who would not, in theory, be unable to consent to such a search.
To refute the argument the Council didn't have the power to pass the package of laws, Councilman Brad Lander rattled off a list of other municipalities around the state that had similar laws on their books, none of which, he said, had been struck down by a court. Best said he was unfamiliar with the examples Lander was citing.
Peter Vallone Jr., the chairman of the Public Safety Committee, told me yesterday that he hoped the city would articulate the potential safety consequences of the proposed legislation, but Best largely avoided discussing the merits of the bill.


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The APC is going to rise over the coming years, eventually covering Dagstuhl's full cost. This increase is prompted by restrictions put on us on the use of public funds for the purpose of our publication activities.
For 2017 and 2018, the APC gets increased by 15 EUR (2017: 30 EUR, 2018: 45 EUR). Starting with 2019, the APC will be 60 EUR. The stepwise increase aims for a cost-covering APC. The transition from an APC of currently 15 EUR to an APC of 60 EUR is subsidized by the Heidelberg Institute of Theoretical Studies (HITS).
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How fully do you embrace your artistic freedom? That's a really important question, maybe one of the most important questions, facing anyone who wants to do meaningful work.
I listened to Moby in an interview recently. He was explaining that when he started out in music, he wanted to be able to do everything himself. He wanted full artistic freedom.
I really enjoy Moby's music and find his approach to his art inspirational. I also absolutely get why artistic freedom matters so much to him.
Artistic freedom
What I didn't realise until hearing Moby's interview, was that he and I are the same age. When Moby started his music career and I started my business, we took different paths. However, we were both creative professionals in an era before the Internet.
It wasn't until a decade later, that digital publishing and self distribution arrived. It changed everything. Forever. Back then, if you were a creative professional and you wanted to reach thousands of people with your work, you needed Radio stations, TV stations and newspapers to cover you. You needed to be selected by someone.
You needed permission… not to produce your work, but for it to be put in front of a large audience.
Today, you have full artistic freedom
Thankfully, you don't need permission today. It's down to you. Just you. You can get your work out there by yourself and if it's good enough and you're both smart and you persist, you can make it. You can get your; video, music, designs, dance routine, poetry — whatever, published to an unlimited potential audience.
Back when you needed permission, if you wanted lots of visibility, it really helped if you fit into whatever the fashion of the moment was.
Today, the exact opposite is true.
Today, the more you embrace your full artistic freedom and do your own thing, the more likely you are to get noticed. Those who appreciate your art will immediately resonate with it. Moreover, because you have a global audience, you can be as niche as you like and still have no trouble finding your audience.
Just like…
Rather than embrace this artistic freedom, most artists are still trying to be just like (whoever). The problem with that approach is that it fails on every level. It leaves them unfulfilled and unknown.
- It fails them, because they are not allowing their own stars to shine.
- It fails their audience, because they don't get to enjoy the artist's best work.
- It fails to make a meaningful impact, because it's not their art.
The challenge right now is that the thing that feels risky is actually the safest thing you can do and the thing that feels safe, is the sure path to nowhere.
Embrace your artistic freedom
Allow you, the real you, to do your best work — not your best version of what you think the marketplace wants. Steal like an artist. Then get your work out there.


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Our pitchers still score more points than our bats typically. And that's both the elite players and the average ones. Adding points for quality starts and earning a point for each out (opposed to 1 point per inning) counters the potential negative points for a loss.
I'm not a big fan of counting wins and losses but baseball is somewhat of a game of luck so it seems appropriate. We've tweaked our points system each year and this system has worked out pretty well to date.
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( I might be wrong, but I just can't comprehend)
For instance how in the hell did Jersey Shore become a show and stay a show? It's just a bunch of guidos and whores getting wasted and sleeping with each other and strangers.
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I think people just watch it for the drama; I can't stand two minutes of it, but I watch other seemingly mind numbing shows like Bad Girls Club ^^
It's all just for entertainment. Obviously in our lives real time, if you got some sense, your not gonna walk around being a guido or acting like a whore, because you have ( or should have,) more class. So, seeing these other people do it, is almost like a way for us to ponder and comprehend a lifestyle we ourselves wouldn't follow.
What I don't understand as far as Jersey Shore - is how the hell Snookie became a celebrity? Everyone talked about Snookie like she'd ended world hunger or something. The least she could do is be talented at something - her and Paris Hilton. Just sayin.
But people feed into that type of entertainment for the reason I spoke about above. Doesn't make them any less intelligent though.
I've yet to encounter anyone being mocked for having considerable smarts; usually those are the types of people who are investigating gruesome murders, rescuing some city in distress, or enlightening the world with scientific documentaries and such. All that makes for good TV :)


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