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Has your fashion mojo gone like a Creature of The Wind? Have you Given(chy) all you've got? Starting to think Marissa Webb is a children's book about a spider? Afraid you don't know your Assoulin (Rosie? Roxanne?) from a hole in the ground?
If you answered yes to any of these hypothetical queries, this quiz is for you. Spoiler Alert: there are at least two trick questions so beware.
1. Which of the "Art For Love" photos featuring the iconic Moncler Maya jacket speaks to you?
|left 1; 2 Right 3, 4
2. Which of these people was NOT in Zang Toi's Frow? (aka front row)
a. Luann De Lesseps
b. Hannah Bronfman
c. Ivana Trump
d. Kristen Guillfoyle
e. Martha Stewart
3. How many models became "fashion road kill" on the Givenchy runway steps?
a. Zero
b. One
c. Two
d. Three
4. Can you name them? Extra Credit if you can ID the Victoria's Secret model(s)
a. Joan Smalls
b. Greta Varlese
c. Janine Bochert
d. Pooja Mor
e. Candice Swanepoel
5. How many of the dreaded Kardashian Klan were at the show?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
6. How many Pat McGrath Face Masks did you see? How many that you would wear? (That one is rhetorical)
a. zero
b. one
c. two
d. three
e. four
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7. What color was the "Britney-circa-nervous breakdown" wig the woman in the front row across from me at Academy of Art wearing?
a. Blue
b. Green
c. Pink
d. Purple
e. Rainbow Unicorn
8. Which Conde Nast Editor was the first to make the" mad door dash" at the end of Givenchy?
a. Hamish
b. Anna
c. Grace
d. Virginia
e. Glenda
9.What did Zang Toi name his collection?
a. Splendor of Santorini
b. Summer in Secaucus
c. Vacation in Venice
d. Mixed up in Mykonos
e. Chaos in Crete
10. What was live streaming on the outdoor video screen between Moynihan Station and MSG on Friday night?
a. Real Housewives
b. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
c .U.S. Open
d. Fashion Week
e. One of the ubiquitous news channels
11. Which Fashion PR firm should you NEVER EVER tangle with?
a. LaForce+Stevens
b. Paul Wilmot
c. Nadine Johnson
d. KCD
e. PR Consulting
12. What free printed matter would you peruse while waiting for the show to begin?
a. WWD
b. The Daily Front Row
c. T Magazine
d. New York Times Design Issue
e. Long Island Railroad Train Schedule
1. Completely subjective however for those who bonded with the body paint photo (4), do you work in Times Square?
2. e) Martha Stewart--she'd probably enjoy prison more
3. c) Two--not even a record number of spills but damn those shoelaces!
4. d) & e)--Hint: You can probably tell by the busted knees, Part 2: a) and e) Joan and Candice of course!
5. Trick question: either c) or d) depending on your beliefs (Kim , is she +1?), Kanye, and Kendall walked in show
6. e) four (but the jeweled one could probably be worn as a large brooch). Anyone else surprised that these were not the models who fell? Do they possess x-ray vision?
7. b) green--that one's a giveaway as hopefully the wig itself was
8. b) Anna's got places to go y'all (Shame on you if you answered e) Glenda's a Hearst editor!)
9. a) Splendor of Santorini (Summer in Secaucus is next year's theme)
10. c) U.S. Open (Do you actually think that anyone loitering around Penn Station is there to while away the hours in folding chairs watching fashion shows?)
11. d) If you piss off Ed you're as good as dead!
12) Anything but e) unless you're a bridge and tunneler.
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Gambling Catholic nun accused of embezzling $850,000 (updated)
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A nun with a fondness for gambling trips to Atlantic City was accused of embezzling more than $850,000 from a suburban Catholic college where she oversaw the school's finances, officials said on Friday.
Sister Marie Thornton, former vice president of finance at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York, is charged with sending phony invoices to the school to pay off personal credit card bills and expenses, the Attorney's office said.
The thefts occurred between 1999 and 2009, when Thornton resigned, court documents said. She entered a plea of not guilty to a federal embezzlement charge.
Iona officials issued a statement saying the school has taken action, implemented new financial oversight controls and recovered most of the missing funds.
The U.S. Attorney's office originally said the theft was more than $1.2 million but on Friday revised the amount to more than $850,000, saying it had originally miscalculated.
Read the full story by Aman Ali here.
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Welcome to The Shaina Lee Boudoir Experience! I'm so excited you're here to learn all about what a boudoir session has to offer. One of my favorite things about being a boudoir photographer is helping women of all ages and any body type to obtain a sense of empowerment and self love so they can see themselves confidently as the beautiful person they are in this very moment. Many women struggle with self love and image. Why do we struggle with this? Because we internalize the unrealistic physical expectations that are portrayed through the media and often feel inferior. I'm here to tell you that you are lovely. Do you know you're beautiful? Are you still trying to fit into an impossible mold, thinking you could be perfect if you could just fix one little thing? You are perfectly beautiful now. Rest assured that you will feel relaxed and enjoy plenty of laughter, because these sessions are stress free and fun!
What to Expect During Your Boudoir Session
I know having your photo taken with fewer clothes on than you're used to might be a bit unnerving! When you first arrive, we're not going to dive head first into the photography portion of your session. I'll put on your favorite Pandora station, then we'll take some time to chat and catch up. You'll also have a few minutes to change into your first outfit and I'll explain some of the core poses I use!
Session Locations
The location of your boudoir session is up to you! I work out of a beautiful studio flooded with plenty of natural light in a historic industrial building. If you'd prefer a different location, that works too! If you need help deciding on a location, I'd be more than happy to recommend a few (there are plenty of great hotels and Airbnb spots around the state!). I will challenge you to think outside the box, and brainstorm unique locations that you might have special access to that most people don't. For example, maybe you, or someone in your personal or professional network, can secure permission to a location that would otherwise be off-limits, like a penthouse or private estate. In-home sessions are also a wonderful option, as it is a place where you're most comfortable.
Your session includes my travel time anywhere within a 30 mile radius (60 miles round trip) of the 06851 zip code. If you'd like to conduct your session somewhere outside of this area, I'm always up for an adventure! The travel fee for locations outside my regular area of coverage is $0.75 per mile. I love traveling and am on the road quite often, so I'd love to make it work! If you would like me to meet you in a destination outside of the Connecticut or New York City area for your boudoir session where I don't already have plans to visit, just let me know and I can give you a custom quote.
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Foil Stamping Front Cover..........$15
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Print Boxes
includes 18 mounted prints
prints are mounted on styrene board, which is not affected by humidity or moisture
Photographic Prints
minimum order is 15 prints
4x6 & 5x7 (Gift Print)..........$20
Investment prices are subject to change without notice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who are boudoir sessions for?
My boudoir sessions are for women of any age, size and shape! Whether you're a bride-to-be looking to give a beautiful gift to her future spouse or you're single and looking for a confidence booster, boudoir sessions are a fit for women in any stage of life.
Can I visit the studio before my session?
Absolutely! I love to invite my clients into the studio before their session. This allows us to meet in person and create a certain level of trust and comfort before their session date.
Will I receive any digital photos?
Yes. Photos are delivered to you in a private, password protected online gallery for immediate download. Galleries are available for two weeks, and can be opened again upon request for a fee of $25 per week.
Do you edit the images yourself?
Absolutely! After a boudoir session, I narrow down the images to present to you, which are then professionally edited by myself. I do not provide unedited photographs to my clients, as it would be similar to buying a car that is only partially assembled. You deserve only the very best!
Do I need to have my hair and makeup done by a professional?
By no means should you put any pressure on yourself to have your hair and makeup done by a pro; several of my clients have kept things simple by doing it themselves. However, many ladies love the experience of being pampered by a professional hair and makeup artist before their boudoir session. Many of my clients have expressed how getting their hair and makeup done helped to boost their self confidence even more!
What outfits should I wear?
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Yes! I LOVE to travel, especially if my photography is bringing me to new places! I am available for destination sessions worldwide. Shoot me a message for destination session pricing.
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To reserve your session date, I require a signed contract and a non-refundable retainer fee of $300. Once I have received both from you, your session is officially booked!
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How to Crochet a Yip Yip Alien
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The Yip-Yips are characters from vintage Sesame Street. They're not as well known as many other Muppets, but they're some of the funniest characters, and also one of the simplest shapes. The originals were little more than a tube of furry fabric with eyeballs and antennae. If you crochet, it's easy to make your own miniature yip-yip.
1Choose a brightly colored yarn, in a medium to slender weight. This project is perfect for using up a bit of leftover acrylic in a bright color. Also choose a suitable hook.
2Make a slip knot. Chain about two and a half to three inches' worth of stitches (7-7.5cm) for whatever yarn and hook you are using, perhaps 20-25 stitches. The length is more important than the number of stitches. The objective is to end up with a tube about an inch in diameter, or maybe a little bit more.
3Join the end of the chain to the beginning, with a slip stitch, to form a loop. Do avoid twisting the chain.
4Single crochet around this loop for several rows, until you have a tube that's about as tall as the loop is big around. That is, if the loop was about 1 inch (2.5cm) around, you should make it about 1 inch (2.5cm) tall. You're aiming for a rough proportion here, not any specific number of rows. It's all right to join rows, so that this part is a spiral.
5Single crochet three or four rows across just one half of the tube. However, do not crochet a turning chain. Each consecutive row will therefore decrease. If you know how to do a single crochet decrease, you can decrease even more. Tie off the colorful yarn, but leave the tails for now. Here again, the exact proportions are not critical.
6Look ahead a few steps to see how these decreasing rows will be gathered together form the face of the yip-yip. Pinch the face together as you go to see how it will look.
7Make some yarn eyeballs to go with your yip-yip. They'll take a little bit of extra time, but they have a bit more style and a better shape than anything you'll buy in the store. Leave the tails attached on the side of the eyeball and neatly tie off and trim the tails extending from the back.
8Locate the eyes and thread them into the face. Use a large tapestry needle. You will want the face open at this stage so that you can reach inside to stitch the eyes to the inside of the fabric and tie a knot, but you can pinch it closed with your fingers to see where the eyes should go.
- The eyes go very close to the top of the face. They are basically symmetrical, but this is a goofy looking alien, so it's all right if they're a little lopsided.
- Tie the loose ends tightly. You can even tie them to one another. Then trim them close so they don't show through the mouth.
9Stitch the face together using the yarn tail, down the front. Make sure all the tails inside are covered up, and tie in and trim any remaining loose ends of the tail.
10Cut a number of lengths of the colorful yarn. You may wish to cut one or two pieces first to get the length right. Four feet (1.2m) is a good length to start with.
11Add a fringe. On the end opposite the face, which is to say the bottom end, put a hook through any loop from the starting chain. Fold one of the cut lengths of yarn in half and grab the middle with your hook. Pull it through.
12With your hook in the loop you just pulled through, grab both of the loose tails and pull them through the loop. This creates a Larks Head knot, as shown in the first four photos under Steps in this article. You should now have two long tails with loose ends.
13Put your hook through the original starting chain and pull only one of the two tails through. Leave your hook in this loop.
14Chain the tail for 20-25 chain stitches. Make them fairly tight stitches; you want them to curl and you won't be crocheting into them. You may even want to use a hook that is a size or two smaller than the one you used for the rest of the body.
15Tie a tight knot when you reach the end of the chain.
16Trim off the excess as close to the knot as you're comfortable cutting it. This is one tentacle. Chain a tentacle from the second loose end. Continue adding tentacles all the way around the base of the body. You can also chain the bottom tail from making the initial tube, rather than tying it in. It will camouflage with the rest.
- It helps to make the tentacles all about the same length. You can eyeball it or count the chain stitches in a tentacle you like and do about that many stitches in the other tentacles.
- The tentacles should be longer than the rest of the body is tall, by two to three times.
- Don't do too few tentacles
17Attach a loop of the body color yarn on the back of the head if you wish to hang the yip-yip. Done.
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- The exact proportions of this project are not important. Adjust them to suit your yarn, hook, and style.
- Yip-yips traditionally also have antennae. You could add antennae easily with more yarn or with a craft wire and a couple of seed beads. Don't add antennae, especially wire ones, if you expect this creature to end up anywhere near children or pets.
- Aim for one pair of tentacles for each stitch in the starting chain. It will take some time to chain them all, but with enough tentacles, the yip-yip can stand up on its own.
- Search for pictures or videos of "yip-yip alien" for reference, to see what the originals looked like.
- Cats and dogs may also see these creatures as toys.
- These creatures are probably not appropriate for very young children.
- Handle scissors and needles with appropriate care.
Things You'll Need
- Brightly colored yarn
- A crochet hook of a size that will match the yarn
- Optional: a smaller crochet hook, for working tighter tentacles.
- White yarn
- Black yarn or string
- A plastic soda straw
- A tapestry needle
- Scissors
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When I saw the cute little jars of Iced Mylar Sheets in the Born Pretty Store, I was very excited to try them out. I think they look just awesome!
I decided to just have fun with them, and opted for a rainbow skittle mani. Starting with my thumb, the polishes are Barry M Lemon IceCream, Kleancolor Pastel Pink, Barry M Pale Purple, Barry M Pale Blue and Nina Ultra Pro Leaf Me Alone.
I brushed my tips with The Best Glue Ever and used a pair of precision nib tweezers to place the flakes. Now, this was fairly tricky, but the end result is fun I think :) I think you would get the best result with these if you encapsulate them in acrylic when building a false nail. It makes me wish I knew how to!
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Check out Disney's second Star Wars Legion blind box mini figure series, which features a "Vehicles" theme! Star Wars Legion Series 2 was created by artists celebrating their love of a galaxy far, far away, with each design paying homage to an iconic vehicle from the Star Wars universe. Each 2.5" vinyl figure in this series features the artistic interpretation of a Stormtrooper helmet by a Disney artist, celebrity Star Wars fan or a select street artist.
This Star Wars Legion Vehicles Series includes five known designs, plush one mystery "chaser" figure. Each Star Wars Legion Vehicle Series case includes 12 blind boxes, which guarantees you two complete sets of the five known designs and the one mystery chase design. While all of the designs in this new series are nice, how awesome is that Millennium Falcon Stormtrooper helmet!?! That's definitely a must get for The Blot!
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Local Hidden Gems in Berlin
Huge when it comes to dimension, but also when talking about its history. Still full of hidden gems despite being a well-known capital. Land of opportunities and home for foreigners. City of art, art of any kind. Grey but lively at the same time: BERLIN.
Definitely, a city you need to visit. And if you have already experienced the German capital, go again. Berlin is constantly growing, evolving and surprising the people who walk its streets. This city has some kind of magic we can't explain!
However, the expat and current Berliner Cheryl Howard tries to make you experience this atmosphere through her brand-new guidebook: Berlin Like a Local.
As we said, the guidebook 'Berlin Like a Local' was made for visitors to discover Berlin in a deeper level. Far away from the most touristic places, this guide tries to approach you to local hotspots in three different areas: Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg, and Neukölln. Perfect for solo travelers, a group of friends or even young couples, 'Berlin Like a Local' will make your weekend in this city!
Hidden Gems in Prenzlauer Berg.
You don't need to worry about anything since accommodation, commuting advice and all kind of tips are included in this guidebook. Even timing! So, just wake up and get ready to enjoy Berlin. As we already mentioned, Prenzlauer Berg is the first neighborhood suggested. There, you will visit some cultural places and beautiful squares, as well as popular cafés and even an old brewery. End up your day in a pretty special restaurant and have fun in any of the bars Cheryl Howard has listed! Does it sound like a plan?
Hidden Gems in Kreuzberg.
The second day is for art and galleries, food markets and happening nightlife. Not bad at all, right? Start your day with a tasty breakfast and having a relaxing walk in a close park. After some rest, visit the well-known East Side Gallery and other artistic spots located in the area. For the evening, find out where to try an authentic hamburger and hang out in a canal-side club with an indoor dance floor and outdoor wooden terrace flanked by weeping willows. It still sounds pretty exciting!
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I sat there with my unkempt feet, painfully aware of the outgrowth clearly visible on my polish-overdue toenails and the condition of my poor heels. I wanted to hide my toes under the the toweling cover of the therapy table, all the while searching for excuses on why I didn't have time to take better care of my feet between moving house and life in the sticks and love and work and how me-time most often translates into wine-and-reflecting-or-recovery-time and so seriously not into grooming time. And because we were building and paving and I had to fix the leaking tank myself since the nearest plumber lives 110 km away and that I love the fact. And that sometimes I needed help with the heavy stuff but my helpers were doing more heavy stuff so I didn't want to seem weak and just sucked it up and did it myself and felt good that I did. And I have boys, two of them... marvelous, beautiful, energetic, silly-crazy male childs that LOVE to play outside and run and bike and climb and swim and mess, and they love their mama to play along. And we play but we just don't do shoes...
She took place at the bottom end of the therapy table and had a close inspection of the mammoth task at hand. She, with the perfectly groomed fingernails, single working mother of two teenagers in a private school, where most of her peers probably are more than content with the future that public schooling would offer their children. Without probing I realised that her work didn't start at 8 am or end at 5 pm, and that here breaks were few and very far in between. I was inspired by the her strength of character and quiet confidence.
She started to rub my feet. I cringed. She noticed the outgrowth. She noticed the dry heels. She noticed the calloused second toes where I just can't seem to avoid blistering no matter which shoes I run with. I was holding my breath, waiting for a little snigger or a remark, even an admonishment.
She started to carefully roll up the cuffs of my jeans in order to get a full load of the situation at hand, all the while talking softly. Working methodically, gently, yet purposefully. She rolled my pants up to the top of my calves. I shot up a quick prayer of thanks that I remembered to at least shave my legs, as some sort of redemption.
Then she looked down at my shins and noticed the bruises and scabs. 'You got hurt?', she noted.
I felt silly, thinking back of how I tripped over that low wall next to the garage, numerous times, while carrying large boxes that obscured my vision.
'I'm sorry', she said in a quiet voice.
No snigger. No reprimanding. No probing. No wise-ass remark, advice, or life-altering-lecture.
Just empathy.
And for a moment, one precious moment in a life weaved together by many...
I was breathless.


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Billy Childish
Billy Childish is an English painter, photographer, filmmaker, writer and musician. Since the late 1970s he has gained something of a cult status worldwide and has been a consistent advocate for amateurism and free emotional expression.
His paintings are characterised by their thick and passionate brushstrokes, and often depict thoughtful figures, alone in the landscape. In 1999, he co-founded the Stuckist movement, promoting figurative painting over conceptual art. Childish is widely known for his influence on Tracey Emin.
Childish is a prolific artist, having produced hundreds of paintings, and published over 45 volumes of poetry and five novels. He has exhibited widely, including major solo exhibitions in London, New York and Berlin. He currently lives and works in Kent.


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iLoveLasagne wrote:Would BFS do that much better than previous managers? He may make England solid and hard to beat but being in major finals is about winning and beating the top sides.
Is it?
We've not even played a top side this tournament.
In fact, we've not even played a second tier side.
Russia, Wales, Slovakia, Iceland.
Think of the goals we've let in.
Comedy defending vs Russia.
Soft free kick vs Bale.
Comedy defending vs Iceland x2 including poor goalkeeping.
At the least you could say 2 of those could've been stopped and 2 were gk errors.
You need to be able to defend before you can attack.


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Will Google Alerts go the way of Google Reader? standard
Following the announcement earlier this month that Google will disable its Reader app in July, this piece in Mashable frets that Google Alerts may be experiencing the same fate. Have no fear, Infomart is here. Accurate, relevant and always reliable, our media monitoring services help you pull news from the noise.Continue Reading


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The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Windsor decision striking down Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) left who can marry whom up to the states. Well, maybe not, as lawsuits contesting bans on same-sex marriage continue to mount. Here's where things stand.
Delaware. Same-sex marriage was recognized in the state, beginning July 1, 2013. This coming July 1, all remaining civil unions will automatically be converted into marriages. In addition, individuals in relationships other than marriages that were entered into in other states will have all the same rights and benefits as individuals who marry. For employees in the latter category, employer-provided benefits will remain taxable for federal purposes, but will be tax-free for state purposes.
Illinois. Beginning June 1, 2014, the state will recognize same-sex marriage. Employees in same-sex marriages, therefore, will be able to pay for their spouses' health benefits on a tax-free basis.
Oklahoma. A federal trial court ruled in Bishop v. U.S. (No. 04-CV-848-TCK-TLW, N. Okla., 2014), that Oklahoma's constitutional amendment limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. However, unlike Utah (see below), the trial court stayed its decision, pending appeal to the 10th Circuit. So nothing changes for employers in Oklahoma.
Utah. Once a federal trial court ruled in Herbert v. Kitchen (No. 2:13-cv-217, Utah, 2013), that the state's mini-DOMA law was unconstitutional, and refused to delay its decision pending appeal, about 1,300 same-sex couples married. The Supreme Court then stepped in and halted the decision until an appeal is argued in the 10th Circuit. The U.S. Attorney General has said that those couples who did legally marry before the decision was put on a hiatus are entitled to all federal spousal benefits, including employer-provided benefits. Note: Employer-provided benefits are still taxable at the state level.
TREAD CAREFULLY: Utah employers are in a tough spot, since it's usually not appropriate to inquire into employees' personal lives. However, since this is a unique situation, it would probably be acceptable to ask employees to present their marriage licenses to confirm their marital status.
Virginia. A federal trial court ruled that Virginia's constitutional and statutory bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional. The decision is stayed pending an appeal to the 4th Circuit. (Bostic v. Rainey, No. 2:13cv395, E. Va., 2013)


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Edrecolomab (MAb17-1A, trade name Panorex) is a mouse-derived monoclonal antibody targeting the cell-surface glycoprotein EpCAM (17-1A), which is expressed on epithelial tissues and on various carcinomas.
Preliminary studies had shown promise of a possible use in patients with stage III colorectal carcinoma (with metastasis to the lymph nodes).[1][2] However, when put to a phase III study (2,761 patients) it did not provide any benefit when compared to conventional chemotherapeutic agents.[3] No effect has been demonstrated for stage II (locally advanced cancer without spread to the lymph nodes) colon cancer.[4]
Edrecolomab was well tolerated in these studies and as such research has now concentrated on whether it can be of any use in other forms of cancer.
- ↑ Riethmüller G, Schneider-Gädicke E, Schlimok G et al. Randomised trial of monoclonal antibody for adjuvant therapy of resected Dukes' C colorectal carcinoma. German Cancer Aid 17-1A Study Group. Lancet. 1994;343(8907):1177-83. PMID 7909866
- ↑ Fields AL, Keller AM, Schwartzberg L et al. Edrecolomab (17-1A antibody) in combination with 5-fluorouracil based chemotherapy in the adjuvant treatment of stage III colon cancer: results of a randomised North American phase III study (abstract). Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol. 2002;21:128a.
- ↑ Punt CJ, Nagy A, Douillard JY et al. Edrecolomab alone or in combination with fluorouracil and folinic acid in the adjuvant treatment of stage III colon cancer: a randomised study. Lancet. 2002;360(9334):671-7. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(02)09836-7 PMID 12241873
- ↑ Colacchio TA, Niedzwicki D, Compton C, et al. Phase III trial of adjuvant immunotherapy with MoAb 17-1A following resection for stage II adenocarcinoma of the colon (CALGB 9581). Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol. 2004;23:251a.


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OK, I don't know how I'm going to be able to think of anything but Revenge's explosively insane finale for the rest of the day. Maybe the rest of the summer. Spoilers? You betta believe there's spoilers. I need to talk my way through this madness.
I'm not sure I've ever seen a season finale this mindblowing. The episode basically took us from "hey, everything might be all right in this twisted world!" straight to "NO--HE DIDN'T--SHE COULDN'T--OH MY GOD!!"
First they built us up:
Emily freed Nolan (thank God Nolan wasn't dead!)...
...And straight-up owned the white-haired man--but stopped short of murdering him. (At the time, I cheered a little--she's not a killer! Later, I felt somewhat differently. More on that in a second.) By the way, when they cut to Charlotte at school in the midst of all this bloody business, did it make anyone giggle a little to be reminded that people are running around committing these crazy crimes on a weekday? They don't have jobs and don't have to wait for the weekend to do their vengeful hobbies.
Nolan delivered the evidence to the FBI, who convinced Victoria to testify against her husband. I loved Victoria so much in this moment--determined to do the right thing for once, even as Daniel tried to manipulate her. (I know we're talking about fifty shades of bad people here, but the way Daniel treats his mother irritates me. I've never understood why he sides with his father.)
(See that face? That face is why Madeleine Stowe won our Best Villain Award.)
Emily was all set to tell Jack everything--and that she loved him. But the second she looked through that glowy windowpane, my Hamptons radar kicked in and I knew we were headed for trouble.
Yep. Stupid fake-Amanda is back. With a baby in her belly. You know, for a supposed fugitive who crashes in motel rooms, her hair is always perfectly curled.
So Emily and Jack were not to be--not now, anyway. OK--this is where any normal show might have wrapped it up for the year. But this is Revenge--so with five minutes left, the real punch to the gut hadn't even happened yet. Ready?
Victoria and Lydia (yep, she's selling Grayson out, too) arrived at the airport, ready to head to D.C. to testify.
And this was the moment that gave all of America a knot in their stomachs--a worker tinkering under the plane pulled off his cap to reveal...
THE WHITE-HAIRED MAN. And this was right after Grayson had threatened Victoria that if she got on that plane it would be the last thing she did.
Yep. You know what happened next. Plane explosion. Confirmed casualties. (Now, they didn't name them, so we can hold out hope but--plane explosion? Good luck to the writers explaining how anybody would survive that. No, seriously, good luck. You better bring Victoria back to us.) Charlotte saw the newscast, cried and quickly turned to--you guessed it, pills.
We did get one last bit of redemption--the ever-clever Nolan had backed up the evidence, so it wasn't all destroyed on the plane. And he hinted that the footage he had proved that Emily's mother was alive. Her response?
"Let it play."
PS--If you're wondering what the perfectly eerie song playing during those last minutes was, it's:
I seriously don't think I've ever seen a better season finale--what did you guys think? NOW do you think Emily should have offed the white-haired man? Or would Grayson have found another henchman? Or was Grayson not even behind this? God, why is it not September right now?


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Check out our current on-site reporting and photo coverage of the progress being made in the construction of the Weave Bridge on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
The Weave Bridge is a project in Penn Connects, a land use and urban design campus plan designed to:
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2. Identify potential use and development zones in the city;
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The Protestant Church was built at the request of the Americans at the end of the Great War.
The foundation stone was laid on August 13, 1922 and the building opened officially on July 13, 1924. It has two sections, the Memorial at the entrance, and the church itself.
Memorial Church:
There are several references to great names of Protestant history and of the First World War, particularly on the stained-glass windows. Among them are Generals La Fayette, Foch, Nivelle, Pétain,Joffre and on the American side , Pershing.


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A fund raising cycle from Eglinton to Fanad has raised over £7,000 to help the recovery of a gifted gymnast left paralysed following a vaulting accident.
Jennifer Smyth, who will be 18 on Good Friday, suffered a serious spinal injury two years ago after a tragic accident while at her gymnastics class.
The highly talented gymnast fractured and dislocated her neck, sustaining a serious spinal injury which left her in a wheelchair.
Inspired by her courage, family friend and taxi driver Ken Curry decided to spend his 55th birthday doing something wonderful for the young woman, and set about staging a 55-mile cycle with 55 participants, each of whom were tasked with raising £55.
In the end the team raised over £7,000 on St Patrick's Day, cycling from the Happy Landing in Eglinton to the Cyclist Rest in Fahan.
Describing herself as "humbled" by the generosity shown by the participants, Jennifer's proud mother, Pamela, said it had been "an amazing day".
"I just want to thank everybody who took part and who donated. There are just not enough words to explain how we feel as a family. It is really touching and humbling that people have done this to help Jennifer's Journey," she said.
Mrs Smyth said the money would be used to help her daughter's slow but continued return to a more mobile life.
"Jennifer will be 18 on Good Friday and she is absolutely marvellous. She has such strength and keeps us all on our toes. She has not had a single down day since her accident and she is just so positive, it keeps us all going," said Pamela.
Floored by the support the family and fund raisers received, Mrs Smyth thanked all those involved in the event, including the pub staff who supplied the Irish stew for the cyclists, and the band: "I really want to thank the management and staff at the Happy Landing for hosting us, and in particular Linda Campbell for her support in organising the event, as well as the Palais Swing Band who entertained for free, and Constable Paul McGurk, of Waterside Rural NPT and the PSNI for their assistance.
So far, thanks to fund raising, the family have been able to buy a range of specialist equipment to help Jennifer in her rehabilitation, and the hope is that in the near future they will be able to send her to Project Walk in America.
Typically up-beat about her condition, when Pamela asked her daughter what she wanted for her 18th birthday, she told her that she wanted a set of callipers - such is the young woman's determination to get mobile and independent again.
Jennifer has also returned to school, where she is studying physics, art and PEW, and her ambition is to study sports technology at Loughborough University in England.


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Jose Mourinho scheming to secure former Liverpool star Xabi Alonso for Chelsea
CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho is hoping to sign Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso when his current contract expires next summer.
Liverpool favourite Alonso has been linked with a return to Merseyside as well as Italian giants Juventus as the clock ticks down on his deal at the Bernabeu.
But now Mourinho is plotting a shock swoop for the Spanish international, who is available to talk to other clubs in January.
Alonso is sidelined with a metatarsal fracture at the moment, having yet to make an appearance for Carlo Ancelotti's side this season.
Mourinho is hoping to take advantage of Real's hesitancy
And Mourinho is hoping to take advantage of Real's hesitancy to tie down the 31-year-old by raiding his former club to secure his services.
Last season Alonso proved himself as a key player for club and country by playing 46 games in all competitions.
Alonso and Mourinho remain close, and the Portuguese tactician believes he can continue to play at the highest level in the Premier League over the next few seasons.


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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
A day of no prizes
In the make-believe world in my head, I bit my nails all morning on Monday and waited for the Pulitzer committee to announce their prize winners for 2008.
In the far less glamorous real world, on Monday afternoon I sat in an exam room biting my nails and waiting for the doctor to tell me if he knew whether my cancer treatments succeeded.
OK, make that gumming my nails. I forgot that I have no teeth.
Monday's visit to Kaiser's Radiation Oncology Department was my third follow-up appointment since radiation and chemotherapy treatments concluded last month. But it was my first visit with Dr. Chen since he and the rest of the Cancer Board examined me in January and approved my course of cancer treatments.
The visit began on a clumsy note, before Dr. Chen even arrived. One of Dr. Chen's assistants pulled up a chair beside me and read from a chart on her clipboard.
She said that her chart showed that my treatments ended in November. No, I scribbled in my legal pad; my treatments ended March 25.
Then she said that her chart said that I had my trach surgery after my treatments were over. No, I wrote, I got the trach on January 14, before I even was aware that I had cancer.
A perplexed expression rose to the doctor's face. She flipped over her clipboard and held it up to my face.
"Is this you?" she asked, pointing to the name on her chart.
NO, I wrote. I lifted my I.D. badge from the office off my neck, and let her read my name.
She studied my badge, then looked at her chart, and looked again at my badge.
"Oh, I am so sorry!" she said, before rushing to the door and leaving me alone in the exam room.
Some time later, the door creaked open and she stepped inside again. "Good news, Mr. Serchia!" she announced. "We found your real chart!"
For a moment I wondered if my "real" chart might had gone missing in January and everything that has happened to me since should have happened to another Kaiser patient.
Then Dr. Chen's assistant snapped on her latex gloves and got down to the nitty gritty. First she stuck a tongue depressor in my mouth, and then her fingers went in.
Dr. Chen walked into the exam room just as I was beginning to drool. I hope Dr. Chen didn't think that I was drooling at him, but maybe word has gotten around the Kaiser campus that I cast all my doctors in an imaginary daytime soap opera that plays in my head.
Within seconds, Dr. Chen's fingers were in my mouth, too. It must be a rare treat for a doctor to examine a toothless patient's mouth and not need to fear being bitten or eaten.
In comparison to his assistant's slender digits, Dr. Chen's fingers felt like tree limbs in my mouth.
Then Dr. Chen said, "Let's go to the exam room next door." I knew what that meant.
The exam room next door was where the heavy artillery in the Radiation and Oncology Department is kept. Dr. Chen wanted to perform a nasopharyngoscopy.
A nasopharyngoscopy is a procedure where the doctor inserts a flexible fiberoptic scope up your nostril and keeps pushing it into your nasal cavity until you feel it bumping against the lining of your esophagus. While the nasopharyngoscopy is under way, a monitor displays video of your innards in live, gruesome color. And after the doctor is finished probing your innards, he slowly pulls the scope out of your nostril.
Dr. Chen's exams on Monday showed that it's too soon to draw conclusions about my cancer, but I am definitely still a big baby when it comes to have fiberoptic cameras shoved into my nose.
The swelling of my tongue has gone down, but it has a ways to go yet, and there are no guarantees that will happen. Dr. Chen ordered another MRI to get a closer look at what's going on, and wants me back for another follow-up in a month.
I drove back to the office not knowing if my cancer was caught by my treatments, and I still have no clear idea about when I'll be able to talk again and eat through my mouth.
When I sat at my computer, I went directly to the Pulitzer website to read the list of winners for 2009, which had been announced while I was seeing the doctor.
In the Pulitzer Prize ceremony in my head, I took top honors in three categories, was finalist in two others, and my editors and fellow journos celebrated with me by pouring Champagne down my G-tube and sticking cigars in my trach tube.
Back in the real world, I still have cancer and a tongue that swells. Well, there's always next month to look forward to.
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Harvard encourages lifelong learning by helping to cover the cost of undergraduate or graduate courses. The Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) assists with classes taken at Harvard. The Tuition Reimbursement Program (TRP) assists with classes taken at other accredited schools.
This benefit is a great way to enhance your career or pursue a personal academic interest. TAP and TRP are available to benefits-eligible professional, administrative, support, union and teaching staff. For additional details, including waiting periods for new employees and eligibility based on hours worked, please consult the TAP/TRP Booklet. For additional details, including waiting periods for new employees and eligibility based on hours worked, please consult the Benefits Enrollment Guide for administrative/professional or bargaining unit/union staff, as appropriate.
With TAP, classes are only $40 at the Harvard Extension School or 10 percent of the tuition cost at other eligible Harvard schools. This includes the graduate schools of education, government, public health and design, as well as designated programs at some other faculties.
Employees may pursue an undergraduate or graduate degree, as well as several graduate certificates at the Harvard Extension School. The Extension School offers hundreds of evening classes and flexible degree programs.
A graduate degree or certificate may also be earned through certain TAP-eligible programs at the Graduate School of Education, Harvard Kennedy School and the T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Before enrolling, it's important to review the TAP/TRP Booklet, which has details on waiting periods for new employees; eligibility based on employee group and hours worked; credit limits; participating faculties at Harvard; and how to register. (Please note that you may view a table of contents in the booklet by selecting the bookmark icon in the top margin.)
For TAP forms go to Tuition Program (TAP/TRP) Self Service.
TRP reimburses employees up to 75 percent of tuition costs (up to 90 percent for HUCTW employees) upon the successful completion of classes at other accredited institutions. There is an annual maximum of $5,250.
Classes must be job-related, unless they are taken as part of a program to earn a first undergraduate degree at an accredited institution. For full details on eligibility, waiting periods and registration, please review the TAP/TRP Booklet prior to enrolling in a class.
Benefit Strategies, LLC (BSL) administers Harvard's TRP. For TRP forms and to apply for reimbursement go to the Tuition Program (TAP/TRP) Self Service website.
Additional Assistance
HUCTW staff have access to a separate Education Fund, which can be used to cover seminars and conferences, test preparation course, licensing and accreditation classes and many additional educational and career development needs. For details and application, please see HUCTW website's Education Fund page or call the HUCTW at 617-661-8289.
Please note that the Education Assistance Fund for administrative, professional, and non-bargaining unit staff has been discontinued.


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In the midrange phones, Samsung is marketing the Galaxy Victory, which has many of the S lll features. It is preferable simply because of the stunning look, attractive specs and price that will not strain your pocket. Overall, the gadget is compelling enough even though the 4G LTE is still questionable.
Ice Cream Sandwich and 4-inch display
Even though, the two most popular networks in US are not supporting it, yet the $99.99 priced two-year contract is surely a particularly lucrative deal keeping in mind the ICS operating system and the 4-inch display. Among the Androids or smartphones, this is surely an extremely strong contender and the dual core processor, 1.2 GHz of RAM and attractive features like the two powerful megapixel cameras, Voice Recognition System and other commands galore make it one of the best devices.
Additional Features
Galaxy Victory works with S Beam and AllShare Group. You can be connected to Android Beam and transfer media from device to device. You can even be connected to other Samsung devices. Let us not forget the price also in respect to these features.
The Galaxy Victory has most of the features of Galaxy S lll, but differs only in the look with a smaller display.


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To the Editor:
It's been an honor to serve as a city councilor but I have a number of exciting professional opportunities and at this time; I need to focus on my career.
I've been pleased to have created a productive working environment between the school department and the city and the successful start of shared services, information technology improvements, the hiring of a new city manager and important capital projects such as St. Clare's, the Pell School and Queen Anne Square park renovations.
Newport is such a special place and I consider myself fortunate to have been a part of the leadership of this wonderful community and I owe a deep debt of gratitude to the people of Newport for electing me 3 times. Most of all I'd like to thank my husband Jeff and my daughters for their unwavering support. I look forward to serving in different ways in the years to come.
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Michael Wadleigh lead the camera crew that was hired to film the festival. "I thought Hendrix was the best act at Woodstock," Wadleigh later said. "He just stood completely still and played some incredible solos on the guitar. For me it was very interesting to see where music had gone through the last three years. The whole flower children bit was gone and the music was so serious. One of the most exciting things about making Woodstock was showing the musicians the footage of themselves. Hendrix was really turned on by it. I think he realized it wasn't enough to go on being a sex symbol or a super-freek. He wanted his music to be more directly political, and I think he was feeling his way towards this, and the Star Spangled Banner was the start of it, the start of something really new and important; it showed the direction he was moving in, could have moved in."
Jimi's Banner was first heard on the '68 tour at an August 16 gig in Columbia, MD, just south of the Mason-Dixie line. Near a year to the day later, the anthem was ripe to ignite "slightly static" American air.
And two-hundred-thousand homes explode along the Gulf Coast. Winds spin at tornado speed. Camille churns like a 50-mile wide cyclone. Tidal waves disintegrate the shoreline. It is the most powerful storm ever to hit the continent. $500-million in damage is inflicted to military installations alone. Large sections of Biloxi and New Orleans drown under six-feet of water.
The Evil Wind bypassed expansive Louisiana and Florida shorelines to instead score a bulls-eye hit in Mississippi's strip of narrow coast. The odds were astronomical. And unlike normal hurricanes, which quickly lose intensity and disperse after striking land, Camille bore down unrelenting as she smashed a path through the heart of Dixie, screeching straight ahead for Washington's star-spangled war machine.
Awaking from his spell, people regain their breath and mount a roar for "MORE! MORE! MORE!" Hendrix complies with a rare encore. Thinking of a tune named for the god of the sea, he says, "We're gonna try this one song called Valleys Of Neptune." But quickly Jimi changes his mind. "Oh, I forgot the words to that, man. I can't do that right now." Rumbling through riffs in the key of E, he stumbles into Hey Joe. The crowd claps to the beat of the last song at Woodstock:
Way down to Gulf Of Mexico way, a governor surveyed Camille's aftermath and declared, "This is the greatest disaster Mississippi has ever known." It was as if the Valleys Of Neptune had risen from the sea to reap a very harsh peace in Mississippi.
Music goes by the rules of the present air.
Listen passively as my guitar howls and grinds and unwinds
and dines upon the spelling of your name...
You're on stage! Hear The World Hurricane applaud...
See your reflection on your self-made stage
as you are forced up to the spinning edge.
"The world is a stage, the world is a stage"...
History even forgets.
The hurricane leaves before you finish off the world;
Thank God. Your act's a disgrace.
Jimi - 1969
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Cut auto insurance costs even with bad driving record
If you haven't had a car crash or received any traffic tickets, you may be eligible for a safe-driver discount on your auto premium. But if you have been involved in an accident, you are probably paying a penalty. Many insurers add a surcharge between 20 to 40 percent to your base insurance rate, after your first accident. And many raise your base rate 45 to 150 percent, after your second one. The base rate is the average rate charged in the state after claims-processing fees, but before discounts and other adjustments. The increase usually takes effect when your policy is up for renewal. Don't despair. You may be able to reduce your insurance costs, even if you have a less than stellar driving record. Make sure you obtain several auto insurance quotes, to get the best rates and coverage.
3 ways to cut auto insurance costs
1. Take a driving course
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- verify a license?
- search for termite inspection information?
- file a complaint with the Board?
- view past disciplinary actions?
- obtain research information?
- become licensed?
- Live scan / Fingerprint?
- start a company?
- file WDO reports online?
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- update my license information?
- view the Board's Laws & Regulations?
Research Projects
Completed Research Projects
- 2011 - Bedbug Detection Using Airborne Pheromone Cues
- 2011 - Evaluations of Monitors for the Bed Bug, Cimex lectularius Linnaeus
- 2009 - Assessment of devices and techniques for improving inspection and evaluation of treatment for inaccessible drywood termite infestations
- 2009 - Developing Baits for the Control of Yellowjackets in California
- 2009 - Developing Low Risk Management Strategies for Argentine Ants
- 2009 - Field Evaluations of Localized Treatments for Controlling Drywood Termite Infestations in California
- 2009 - A Comparison of Baiting and Perimeter Spray Programs for Urban Pest Management of Argentine Ants: A Demonstration and Cost Analysis
- 2009 - Evaluation of Chemical Localized Treatment for Drywood Termite Control
- 2009 - The role of genetics and cuticular hydrocarbons in argentine ant aggression
- 2001 - Development of Acoustic Emission Detection Equipment for Wood-Destroying Insects
- 2001 - Development of a Monitoring and Mass Trapping Tool for Wood-destroying Beetles in Structures
- 2000 - Use of artificial outdoor nests to inhibit seasonal infestations of buildings by the argentine ant.
- 2000 - Low-Toxic Control of Argentine Ants Using Pheromone-Enhanced Liquid Baits
- 2000 - Evaluation of In-place Wooden Roof Treatments
- 1999 - Determination of Trophic Interactions Among Western Drywood Termites, with the Intention to Develop an Effective Bait for Control
- 1999 - Seasonal Foraging and Feeding Behavior of Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in a Wildland and a Residential Location in Northern California
- 1997 - The Role of Decay Fungi and Wood Species on the Wood Consumption Rates of Reticulitermes hesperus Banks (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
- 1996 - Simulated Field Evaluation of Six Techniques for Controlling the Drywood Termite Incisitermes minor (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in Residences
- 1994 - Seasonal Changes in Composition of Colonies of the Western Drywood Termite, Incisitermes minor (Hagen)(Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
- 1994 - The Effects of Temperature and Humidity on the Movement of the Western Drywood Termite
- 1994 - Control of Argentine Ants In and Around Structures in Southern California
- 1993 - Evaluation of Efficacy of Chloropicrin as a Warning Agent to Prevent Unauthorized Entry During Structural Fumigation
- Please contact the Board to request a complete copy of this report.


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BRONC FOOTBALL - The Sheridan Broncs are headed to the State Championship football game for the first time since 1997 after a stunning victory over Casper Kelly Walsh Friday night.
BRONC FOOTBALL - The Sheridan Broncs are headed to the State Championship football game for the first time since 1997 with a stunning victory over Casper Kelly Walsh last night.
BRONC FOOTBALL - Last fall the Bronc football season ended with a Semi-Final loss to Green River. Tonight they look to take one step further and get to the State Title game. This year, Casper Kelly Walsh stands in their way. Broncs head coach Don Julian.
BRONC FOOTBALL - The Broncs are 9-1 and Kelly Walsh is 6-4 as they meet in Sheridan tomorrow night. The winner advances to the State Title game which will be held in War Memorial Stadium at the University of Wyoming next Saturday.
SHS WINTER SPORTS - The Sheridan Bronc football team is the last fall sports team with games to play. The high school winter sports season begins with the first practices for basketball and wrestling Monday, November 16th. Sheridan High School Activities Director Don Julian
SHS SPORTS - There are only a couple of weeks left in the fall sports season, and we had a chance to visit with Sheridan High School Activities Director Don Julian.
STATE VOLLEYBALL - The Big Horn Lady Rams have now won three consecutive 2-A State Volleyball Championships and did it in dominating fashion, crushing Pine Bluffs in three games by scores of 25-11, 25-13 and 25-14. After the victory, Sheridan media's Nick Andrews talked with Lady Rams coach Jamie Harvey.
BRONC FOOTBALL - The Sheridan Broncs beat Casper Natrona last night 41-17 to advance to the next round of the play-offs against Casper Kelly Walsh.
The Broncs did it with defense last night, turning three NC turnovers into 21 points in the first half highlighted by TJ Stender's two pick-sixes in the 2nd Quarter.


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text: From the beginning of humanity, we've struggled to pass on faith to the next generation. The statistics are daunting and Scripture is filled with parents who share your concerns and worries. While there's no magic bullet, God has a parenting plan to arm you against Satan's desire to turn your children from God.


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"Hello?" The voice on the other end of the line was hoarse and slurred. Who would be calling at 5 o'clock in the morning?
"Doctor Jacobs?"
"Yes, this is Doctor Jacobs. Who is this?"
"This is Lewis Wright. You might remember me from a few years ago—"
"Yes of course, Lewis. How may I help you? Is everything all right?"
"I'm not sure."
"Can you come into my office later today? It's very early, you know. I believe I can squeeze you in later this—"
"Um, no, I'm afraid not."
"Now, Lewis, I know you weren't always fond of our work together, but we really did make a lot of progress."
"No, Doc, you don't understand. I'm out of town. I can't get to your office. I'm in Ohio."
"All right. Well, perhaps you should begin by telling me what issues you're facing, and we'll talk through the problem."
"Please, Doc, just listen!"
"I need to get in contact with Celia—my wife. My ex-wife, I mean."
"And you're calling me?"
"Yes," Lewis replied." I'm sorry, Doc, but I'm running out of options."
"Lewis, if she's broken off contact with you, I'm sure—"
"Listen to me, Doctor Jacobs. Please! I think she and Izzy might be in some kind of trouble and I really need to speak with her, OK? Do you think I wouldn't have tried another method—any other method—before calling you, if this wasn't vitally important?"
"I need to speak with Celia."
"This is Lewis—her ex-husband."
"Do you have any idea what time it is?"
"Listen … William, is it?"
"Yes. It's William. I'm her current husband."
"William, I'm fully aware of the time, but this is important, OK?"
"Look, Lewis. I understand you may be having a problem, but Celia's asleep right now. Why don't you try calling back later—"
"Put her on the goddam phone! NOW!"
Lewis could hear the receiver being muffled, followed by a sharp mumbling drone of voices.
"Celia?" His voice was shaking now.
"Yes, Lewis," she responded. "It's me, it's Celia. What's going on?"
"Are you OK?"
"What? Of course I'm OK. What's wrong with you?"
"What about Izzy? Is she all right? Where is she right now?"
"Izzy's in bed, Lewis. It's 5 o'clock in the morning!"
"Are you sure?"
"Are you sure she's in bed? When did you see her last?"
"She went to bed a half an hour before I did last night."
"Not good enough. Go check on her right now."
"Dammit, Lewis! What is this about?"
"Go check on her!"
"OK … just … just hold on." The panic in Lewis's voice told Celia that he was going to brook no argument.
After a few seconds that seemed to Lewis to stretch out into an eternity, Celia's voice came back on the line: "She's fine, Lewis. She's sound asleep in her bed, breathing just fine … looks like she's in REM. Now … are you going to tell me what the hell this is all about?"
"Yeah," he said, letting out a breath he hadn't even realized he had been holding. "Yeah, I'm—I'm sorry, Cee."
"Well?" Her voice grew sharp.
"It's just … I had this idea that someone might be after you."
"And where in the world would you get an idea like that?"
All in a rush Lewis began telling her about Nita's visit to the book store, carefully leaving out as much detail about Nita herself as possible—referring to her only as his friend.
"A Russian woman," Celia asked. "And she used my name, you say?"
"Yes! And she even mentioned Seattle, apparently."
"This friend of yours … how trustworthy is she?"
"Very. She's not prone to flights of fancy … she's—she's not like me," he answered her unspoken question.
"I can't imagine what that would be all about. I don't know very many Russians, and most of the ones I do know are here."
Lewis went quiet.
"Besides," continued Celia, "what if some Russian woman is looking for me?"
"It's not just that she's looking for you, it's why," Lewis said. "They were talking about surveillance and exchange students hacking phones and there was something about secret government research labs—"
"Wait!" Celia interrupted him. "What about research labs?"
"The guy this Russian lady was talking to … said something about working at a lab. Labelle, I think?"
"Did you say Labelle?"
"Yeah. It's this big government research facility here in town." Lewis paused to swallow before asking, "Why? Have you worked with them?"
"No, not exactly, but …" She trailed off, thinking.
"What is it, Cee?"
"Lewis, I don't think they're after me at all. I think they're trying to get it touch with you."
"What—me? What the hell would they want with me?"
"I had a call from a Doctor Parker—two calls, in fact—about some project they seemed to think you were involved in—back in college."
"College? What kind of project?"
"Psychological testing."
"That sounds more like your area of expertise, Cee—"
"They said you were part of an experiment. Didn't you take part in some trials or something for one of your psych classes?"
"Yeah—everybody did. We had to in order to pass the class. It was just a bunch of heart monitors and an IV drip while they had us solve math problems and sometimes play video games."
"Well this doctor from Labelle said they had funded some of these studies, and they were looking for you."
"But why?"
"It wasn't just you. They're looking for all the test subjects. I guess they're worried about long-term effects … she …"
"She what?"
"She said she couldn't be sure, but she was worried their experiment might have had something to do with …"
"With what?"
"It might have had something to do with your nervous breakdown—with your … your condition."
"Really? Wait—how did she even know about that?"
"I talked with her about it, though …" she trailed off again. "Come to think of it, I don't think she knew about your episode until I mentioned it to her. She was definitely interested in you, though."
"What else did she say?"
"Not much," Celia lied. She was afraid to tell Lewis everything she knew, or to bring up project TIER. She didn't know how he'd react, and she didn't want to cause him to have another breakdown. "She, uh … she just said that there had been a change in management and that the new supervisors had asked her to check on test subjects from the previous regime. You know … just to make sure there weren't any long-term problems."
"I see … and she thinks my problems were caused by them?"
"She didn't exactly say that, but … it sounds like a possibility."
"Huh." Lewis thought a moment. "I swear, Celia … if they caused this—I'll sue them for everything they've got!"
"I don't know, Lewis. I expect you had to sign a lot of waivers—"
"I don't care! They ruined my life! They ruined our lives—our marriage."
"We don't know that," said Celia. "You would need a lot of proof to be sure—especially to prove it in court."
"They must think there's evidence!"
"What makes you think so?"
"Because," said Lewis, "why else would they be discussing hacking into my phone?"
"Lewis," Celia slipped into her Calming Friend therapist voice. "Is that really what they said? That they're hacking into your phone? Or are you building up a case from unrelated bits and pieces in your mind?"
"No, but they—" He stopped short.
"Now, think, Lewis. Before you get upset, before you act on anything, think about what you actually know."
"OK. You're right, Cee. I'm getting paranoid." He took a deep breath. "But, why would they be talking about—"
"It was probably just shop talk." Celia interrupted him before he could get going down the path to panic. "It sounds to me like they were just talking about their projects at the lab when one of them just happened to receive a call mentioning me because they were looking to track you down. It's probably all above-board and just an unlikely coincidence that your friend happened to be there to hear it."
"You really think so?"
In that moment she was reminded of that day six years ago when he'd appeared so weak and worried—like a traumatized child who simply hadn't the wherewithal to understand the bad things that had happened, or the why or the how of his troubles—just that they were there and they left him hurt and afraid. She longed to reach out to him through the phone and give him that reassuring hug that he so clearly needed.
All she could offer now, though, was her words: "I'm sure of it."


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The movie blog – part 1
I've watched a couple of movies lately and have been itching to write about some of them. I went for Kapoor & Sons most recently. It was a great evening because the movie was really good and we followed it up with dinner at Mezza 9. We went for Jai Gangaajal during my trip to Delhi, and though I am not a fan of either Sonam Kapoor or Priyanka Chopra; I think we should have probably opted for Neerja. Between hubby and me, he is the real movie buff and downloads all the latest stuff, most of which I don't end up watching. But he downloaded some of the Oscar nominee movies recently and I finally watched The Danish Girl (showing my tongue to Sow & Hg who never accompanied me for this one, when it was in the theatres at Baroda, despite promising to) and Spotlight. I also watched Spectre and Steve Jobs a few days back, erm… not sure why I did so, didn't particularly enjoy any of the two.
My hubby wanted me to write about Jai Gangaajal especially after I went on and on about why I didn't enjoy the movie, he probably thought my blog was a better outlet for me ;). So I'll start with this one and here goes:
Jai Gangaajal
This should never have been promoted as a woman centric movie or one targeted at women empowerment, because it was clearly not. I would have lesser issues with the film had it just been promoted as another one from the Ganga Jal franchise. The movie was all about Prakash Jha, it was not about Priyanka Chopra at all. He had the better dialogues and all the impactful scenes, and he was quite brilliant at them no doubt. He is the hero of the movie, the one who manages to put things right after his sudden drastic transformation from corrupt to ethical. Priyanka Chopra, who has given powerful performances in the past (Barfi and Mary Kom), delivered a lacklustre one in this film. She is the good one in the movie, the one with the principles and the ethical stand. But she somehow looks helpless and lost in a number of scenes. She also looks quite subdued, and pardon me, like she's suffering from a sore throat and slight fever. I kept wondering throughout the movie if she might have been unwell during the majority of the shoot, because she can really do so much better. The one scene I liked in the movie, where she was in her element – getting off the jeep, taking the 'dandaa', and giving it to the goons harassing the girl. The scene I disliked – the one just before the climax where Prakash Jha asks one of the other police offers to help 'madam' who is fighting the villain and leave him (who has been shot). Because 'madam' can't take care of herself and he can, even in this injured condition? Quite frankly, I hated that dialogue and the way it was shot; like she was incapable of handling things by herself and always needed her subordinates to take care of the situation. A movie in which a man thinks a woman is not capable on her own cannot have anything to do with women empowerment. I am not a subject matter expert, nor am I a feminist, but I think everyone who does well at their work should be given their due credit. It really has nothing to do with the person's gender. Something my mum in law said that got me thinking – it is difficult to imagine a lady police officer as corrupt, we tend to think they are not. If that is true, more and more women should be a part of the police force and things would be very different. Food for thought.
This is an absolute must watch. It is a brilliant movie based on a true story that has been narrated to perfection. Watch it for its performances. Watch it for its razor sharp edit. Watch it because there is not a single moment in the movie that should not be there. I loved this one; I loved every line, every scene, and every character. I was amazed that something like this actually took place in reality. I have studied journalism, but never practiced it after college. Yet the media eccentricities and perversions that take place in India trouble me to the point of feeling a slight guilt. As if by being a part of the world of journalism at one point in my life, no matter how remote and tiny, makes me responsible for everything that is reported to feed the voyeuristic tendencies of the masses. I guess as long as there are the kinds of media practitioners shown in the film, and if what is shown is even somewhat close to what actually took place, there is still hope. The foundation of the fourth pillar of democracy might be shaky but it's still holding up for the time being. Watch Spotlight to understand how a team of reporters brought to light a hidden issue that was causing havoc in the lives of hundreds of children and adolescents, how they took on one of the most powerful entities – the Church – and encouraged people to stand up for what was right. Watch the movie for the mesmerising restraint shown by Liev Schreiber, the simplicity of Rachel McAdam's character, the depth of Michael Keaton's performance. But most of all, watch Spotlight for Mark Ruffalo and the scene which shows his outburst; his anguish over the on-goings uncovered, it is sure to touch a chord within you.
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a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Bridgeport, a graduate of Linsly Military Academy Wheeling in 1952, where he excelled in football and received a scholarship to play football at the University of Alabama. He loved serving the Church and ... (The Intelligencer)
He was raised in Parkersburg, attended Parkersburg high School and was a U.S. Marine veteran. Preceding him in death were his parents, Victor and Vilma Vecchio, and brother, Victor. He is survived by his wife, Betty; three daughters; grandchildren; great ... (Newsand Sentinel)
Violet is survived by her sons, Warren (Nina) Lenz of Lansing, Ronald (Marianne) Lenz of Tiltonsville, and Benjamin (Sherry) Lenz of Bridgeport, sisters, Stella Callarik of Brookside, and Mary Jane (Mike) Masessa of Mobile AL., a brother, Walter (Evelyn ... (Times-Leader)
White of Bridgeport, OH; special niece Ada Jane Maderia of Mobile, Al; and life-long friend Dorothy Subasic. Friends will be received Wednesday, January 25th from 2p.m. until 7p.m.at Wilson Funeral Home, 920 National Rd. Bridgeport, OH 43912. Private ... (www.meaningfulfunerals.net)
Jaluhi was born on January 7, 1928 and passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016. Jaluhi was a resident of Bridgeport, Connecticut at the time of her passing. She graduated from WarrenHarding High School. She was married to Albert. (tributes.com)