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There's not much we wouldn't do for our dogs. Over the years I've watched favorite furnishings turn into chew toys, learned to sleep while balancing on the very edge of the mattress so my boy Hoffman can slumber in full extension, and cut nights out short to return home and prepare dinner for His Highness. So when it came to finding a new dog bed, I searched high and low for the best of the best. Here are my top picks.
- My favorite pick, and the bed I ultimately chose, is the custom, handcrafted cover and mattress by Lilly and Abbie Dog Beds. You select the size and shape of the mattress and then choose the duvet top, trim and side fabrics from a large selection of durable, washable designs (or can supply your own) to create a truly custom bed. Two weeks after I placed my order online, the bed was delivered in a beautifully wrapped package with a handwritten thank you note from the owner. Nice touch! Prices start at $110 for the small, round size. I designed the lucite bed, which was fabricated by JMK Displays for $250.
- If there are truly no limits to your love and your checking account, My Best Friend's Home crafts outrageous weather-resistant designs out of premium varnished woods. Offered in several architectural styles, each home includes shatter-resistant glass windows, a roof with integrated water drainage, and is engraved with a unique serial number. My favorite is the Bauhaus-inspired Cubix, starting at €1,999.
- The Pet Project is a Scandinavian company known for crafting modern and luxurious beds and accessories from natural materials such as leather, lambs wool, steel, wood and glass. My two favorite beds are Hermann's Heaven, a wool and chrome bed in dark grey beginning at $130 for the small size, and Missy's Dreamer in smoked acrylic with grey mattress or white acrylic with green mattress; $430 for the small size.
- For the mod pet, LuLu's Hideaway is a sleek geometric pod in cool white acrylic with a purple mattress; $339.
- Need to match your Knoll sideboard? Eddie's Room is a walnut cube atop a chromed steel base; $480.
- For easy mobility, a frameless bed is often a simple and more affordable option. I love this Fatboy Doggielounge in sturdy PVC-coated Marimekko fabric; $139 for the small size. Or choose this soft-framed Urban Denim Lounge Bed by P.L.A.Y. (Pet Lifestyle And You). I love the tough, 100% cotton denim material and bright orange piping covering this cozy, soft-walled bed. All of P.L.A.Y.'s beds are stuffed with their own trademarked filler created from cleaned and recycled plastic bottles! This bed in the small size sells for $98.
- Bowhaus NYC is a great source for stylish and funky furniture, clothing and accessories for urban pets. If your pooch has a crate that needs dressing up, they offer several "cabanas" and mattresses to enclose and beautify that boring metal box. This Nautical Stripe Crate Cover and Bed Set starts at $211, with the pieces also available separately.
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After many long days, the London 2012 Olympic Games have finally drawn to an end. With names like the Spice Girls and The Who, you should not miss the Closing Ceremony (I'm not admitting I like the Spice Girls, just saying you should not miss the show). However, it is good to look back at the past couple weeks.
There have been many ups and downs along the way for the athletes and fans. Jumps of joy and tears of defeat were abundant. Returning athletes like Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt defended their titles, while rising stars like Missy Franklin shone in the Olympic spotlight for the first time. There were heartbreaking moments as well, like watching runner Morgan Uceny fall while competing in the 1500 meter race.
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Inventor of the Izunami Fume Iron Explains New Salon Tool
Keratin treatments have been a boon to salons, as a pricey and in-demand service, and to clients who love the treatments for giving them the smooth, manageable hair they have always wanted. Like all good things, there is a price and, with keratin treatments, it was the controversy concerning the release of formaldehyde vapor when treated hair meets a very hot iron. Though in-salon keratin treatments have been reformulated in most cases to contain far less of the dangerous chemical and salons have responded with better ventilation systems, designer and inventor Nick Johnson decided to tackle the situation with his invention, the Fume Iron, a device that removes the fumes before they hit the air.
NICK JOHNSON: My wife Marzia and I own Marzia Salon in San Francisco. Keratin treatments arrived on the scene 6-7 years ago and were transformational for clients with textured, frizzy, unmanageable hair. Marzia predicted these treatments would be huge for salon business, but she was concerned about the health risks for clients and professionals. I was concerned for her health and spent a great deal of time coming up with possible solutions, all of which I rejected. There was a lot of what I call "keratin fatigue" from all the input from professionals, manufactures, consumers and the media. I am a conceptual designer by trade and, after three years of experimenting, I created the Fume Iron. I originally presented the iron to distributors who were also concerned about the health risks associated with the treatments they were marketing to their salon customers. Rather than relying on ventilation systems, ceiling fans or open windows, the Fume Iron removes the fumes at the source before they can enter the air.
NJ: The Fume Iron is not part of a formaldehyde-free keratin treatment. It is not associated with any brand and it works with any professional keratin treatment or any other service that produces smoke, vapor or fumes. The Fume Iron is a completely new salon tool. The iron looks very similar to a traditional flat iron, but the patented technology and design includes vents on the side of the iron above the plates. When the iron touches the treated hair, the resulting fumes are instantly pulled into the vents and travel through a hose that attaches the flat iron to an industrial grade fume extractor. Fume extractors are used in many manufacturing processes and they use a carbon filtering system to remove the fumes and, in this case, release air back into the salon that is more than 90 percent fresh and free of harmful vapors. Using the Fume Iron is really intuitive for stylists because it is just a modified flat iron and there is a very small learning curve when first exposed to the iron. The extractor is a compact unit, like a vacuum on casters that can be moved around the salon and used by any of the stylists. There is also a version of the Fume Iron that has a smaller extractor and is priced to be affordable for the average salon professional.
NJ: We initially spent a lot of time with distributors, many of whom were very enthusiastic about the product and recognized the necessity and the impact it can have on the health of salon professionals. The distributors really understood the products and saw the device as something they almost felt obligated to offer to the salon professional as a health factor. My wife and I had many manufacturers eager to partner with us in manufacturing and marketing the Fume Iron. We ultimately selected Izunami as our manufacturing partner. We were the first to market a device like the Fume Iron and stylists are really impressed when they see it demonstrated at shows or on videos. Along with Izunami and my wife Marzia, I am grateful to have the opportunity to have a positive impact on the health of salon professionals and their clients with the Fume Iron. I was the designer but Marzia was the inspiration.


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The British/Lebanese Leila and the Wolves features Nabila Zeitouni as Leila. Having survived numerous Beirut bombings, Leila's resilience is intended to symbolize the endurance of all Lebanese women. The wolves, in this instance, are of the human variety: male predators who continue to rattle sabres and wage wars, no matter the price the innocent must pay.
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As a second year assistant coach for the Men's Tennis Team, Brian Pybas is entering his 6th year with the Slug tennis program. During his playing career here at UCSC Brian was a six time all-American, playing #1 singles and doubles for his final two years. After college, he went on to grab 10 ATP points in doubles with his doubles partner from UCSC. A big influence on Brian's decision to peruse coaching was his coach during his stay at UCSC, Bob Hansen, the so called "Godfather" of slug tennis. "Not only did Coach Hansen aim to create champions on the tennis court, but he also strived to create championship people," Brian says. This is the Slug tradition that he will hope to carry on as he continues with his coaching. In making the transition to coaching at the college level Brian is dedicated to growing his skills under Bryce Parmelly reach the same success he did as a player here at UCSC.


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30 Minutes with Ian Gillan
So I was just in the S&V sound room, listening to the surround mix of Gillan's Inn. Tell me how it all came together. My manager said, "You've been singing for about 400 years now, so it's time to do an anniversary record." I thought he meant doing a compilation, so I burned some tracks from throughout my career and played them in my car. I found that the production values were all different - different eras, different producers, and different studios. Some were bright, some were heavy on the bass. I suppose you could get around all that by remastering. But then I phoned a few friends, and that's how we got the idea of re-recording stuff. Once we got through that, we got linked up with John Trickett at 5.1 [Production Services]. He said, "Do you have any production ideas?" And I said, "I've written this book that I'd like to stick the CD inside of" - following the old vinyl album idea where you turn the pages and see how it works and what it's all about.
That used to be the ritual when albums came out. You sat down, listened to the record, looked at the album sleeve... Exactly. You had something important in your hands. But when we talked about doing the book, the question came up about how would you rack the whole thing since it's not really a book and it's not really a record. Kind of confusing. And then the idea came up that we could do everything we wanted digitally on DualDisc, and that's where we turned the corner. What you've got with the DualDisc video footage is a virtual gatefold that you can watch on any TV screen. You've got to really consider the kind of people who have that equipment and want to enjoy that way of looking at things now - we're just using a different medium other than vinyl.
As for the music, the 5.1 mixes were done and rejected and redone and rejected again, because there's a high standard out there.
Was [5.1 Production Services'] Bob Michaels involved with that? Yeah, in liaison with our producer Nick Blagona.
Did you listen to other 5.1 discs as reference for Gillan's Inn? Not really. I remember listening to quadraphonic mixes when they first came out - some of them were okay, some of them weren't. But the ones that weren't made the biggest impression on me. This is different. Gillan's Inn is the first time I've ever heard something where you can actually pick out the instruments. I can hear both of Don Airey's hands playing the clavinet in "Hang Me Out to Dry." Everything just emerged from the morass.
That took me back to my very first experience as an amateur singer at school in a band called the Javelins. My hero was Cliff Bennett of the Rebel Rousers. He was a singer's singer, and the players were musicians' musicians. I wanted to take Cliff's place on the stage, to feel the music wrap around me and just get enveloped in it. That's what this record does for you.


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Fernandez's spring debut was in midseason form
JUPITER, Fla. -- The adrenaline had already kicked in by the time Marlins ace Jose Fernandez reached Roger Dean Stadium on Friday morning.
Manager Mike Redmond sensed it right away, but figured he would double-check, just to make sure.
JUPITER, Fla. -- The adrenaline had already kicked in by the time Marlins ace Jose Fernandez reached Roger Dean Stadium on Friday morning.
Manager Mike Redmond sensed it right away, but figured he would double-check, just to make sure.
Fernandez was walking out of the weight room and passed Redmond, who asked, "You ready?"
Without hesitation, Fernandez responded, "You don't even have to ask."
If you think Fernandez is resting on the laurels of his 2013 National League Rookie of the Year season, think again.
Fernandez picked up where he left off last season. The 21-year-old tossed two scoreless innings, striking out two in the Marlins' 5-4 win over the Cardinals.
"He did what he set out to accomplish," Redmond said. "He pounded the strike zone. He looked good. Looked solid. Got a couple of pitches up, but for the first time out on the mound, he looked great. His tempo was good. I was happy with the way he pitched."
After a perfect first inning, Fernandez gave up two singles and committed a sloppy error in the second inning. Yadier Molina singled to right on a high fastball, and Fernandez struck out Peter Bourjos on a full-count slider.
With two outs, Shane Robinson bounced a hard chopper to the mound that deflected off Fernandez's glove. Scrambling after the ball, Fernandez made a wild, off-balance flip that sailed over the head of first baseman Garrett Jones. The error put runners on second and third.
Angry at himself, Fernandez regrouped and retired Tony Cruz on a soft liner to second base.
Fernandez was done after two innings, throwing 32 pitches with 23 strikes.
"I got a little upset. That's normal," Fernandez said of his error. "I was like, 'This is good. First inning, I got it out of the way easy.' Second inning, I was like, 'This is good, I've got a guy second and third, let's see what I've got.' I learned a little bit today."
The more we see Fernandez, the more we learn about him, too. What we know is he is a rabid competitor, and a bundle of energy. He can be light-hearted, fun-loving. Yet, when it comes to throwing a baseball, he is all business.
"On game day, a lot of starters are grumpy, focused, even in Spring Training," Redmond said. "I've only been around a few guys like him. To him it seems like another day."
Fernandez's passion for the game doesn't differentiate between preseason and regular season.
"It felt like it was Opening Day," the hard-throwing right-hander said. "It feels good to feel like that in the first Spring Training game. Obviously, I'm on the team, but I'm still going out there to do the best I can, to get better.
"I think I could have done a little better, but I'm not going to be too hard on myself, first start. It's been a little while since I've pitched against big league hitters."
An innings limit put a halt on Fernandez's rookie campaign on Sept. 11, and he had to take on the role of spectator for the final few weeks.
The Marlins opened Spring Training on Feb. 16, and Fernandez waited another 12 days before facing hitters from another club.
With so much pent-up passion to pitch, Fernandez was in midseason game mode Friday.
"Today, I wanted to pitch. I wanted to go out there and kill the other team," he said. "That's what I wanted to do.
"I don't really believe in 'Game day, you've got to be mad.' I like to have fun. That's who I am. I can't change who I am. I try to enjoy it. I'm the same in Spring Training, and Opening Day is going to be the same thing."
In the Marlins' clubhouse there is an announcement board that had the Cardinals logo drawn on it, reminding the players who they were playing. Next to it, Fernandez wrote the word "muerto" (Spanish for kill).
"They're the Cardinals," Fernandez said. "We're here, next to each other. I don't like nobody who is not on my team, when I'm playing baseball."
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Frozen Fantasies: Ice Cream + Popsicle Treats For The Home
While San Francisco may not boast proper ice cream eating weather, we do have some amazing ice cream (Bi-Rite Creamery's vegan chocolate coconut is my personal recommendation). To encourage the sun to shine just a bit brighter- and to help cool down those of you in blazing climates- I've rounded up my favorite frozen treat-inspired home goods…
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- Pancake & Franks will customize their I Scream! You Scream! prints with a child's name and birth details. So bright & festive!
- Mosie26 altered this vintage plate with a sweet and quirky image of birds eating a sundae- it would be so sweet in a breakfast nook.
- Wouldn't these ice cream and popsicle erasers from Superbuzzy look darling on a kid's desk? And even more darling on my desk?
- Also from Superbuzzy is this ice cream & elephant notebook. With its sturdy vinyl cover, I thought it would make a perfect summer journal for a kid. They could fill it with memories and games of M.A.S.H. and the Olympic schedule so they don't miss any of the gymnastics or diving....if they're anything like I was when I was little.
- People throw around the phrase, "No kitchen is complete without _____", but here it is: no kitchen is complete without a light saber popsicle maker from ThinkGeek. "Each hilt has an LED in it, to light up the 'blade'"! So necessary.
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And here is where my ice cream explorations get big and expensive: I searched for "ice cream" on 1stDIBS. So dangerous. Please note that all of these items are from different dealers, but they all have unlisted prices- which in my experience means "many, many zeros". But doesn't every home need a Parisian ice cream cart from the 1950s and an amazing 8-foot ice cream parlor sign? How about a Maloof's Ice Cream Shoppe sign because the word "Maloof" is funny, or a giant metal bowl of ice cream that looks like a brain? And, oh, how I'd love to twirl on these 1920s ice cream parlor stools- but unless my budget and my apartment get much larger, it's not to be. If any of you end up inquiring into these prices, please share with the class!
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No. 2 Fairfield Prep knocks off No. 1 Hillhouse in boys basketball
In round two of No. 1 vs. No. 2, the road team won again.
Fairfield Prep, the state's second-ranked team, improved to 7-0 on the road, knocking off No. 1 Hillhouse, 57-52, at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven Tuesday night.
"I'm really proud of the boys," Prep coach Leo Redgate said. "I thought we played terrific."
Prep avenged its lone-loss, a Jan. 15 home defeat to the Academics. Paschal Chukwu led Prep with 16 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks, Tim Butala scored 13 and freshman Ryan Murphy added 14 as the Jesuits improved to 15-1 overall.
"We're trying to reach our goal and be the best team in the state," Murphy said. "As a team it was a great win."
Andre Anderson led Hillhouse with 18 points and Bobby Bynum Jr. added 12 as the Academics fell for the first time.
"They came out with a game plan, they executed their stuff," Hillhouse coach Renard Sutton said. "We came out flat ... with the attitude that we're Hillhouse, and we don't have to play the game. As good as we are, we still have to play the game."
Prep never trailed, and led by as many as 15 in the fourth quarter. The Jesuits played tough, patient defense, and Murphy scored eight in the third quarter, as Prep outscored Hillhouse 13-6.
Butala's jumper closed Prep's 15-3 run, which lifted the Jesuits' lead to 46-31 with 7:18 remaining.
"We did good," Redgate said. "We had a game plan, and we stuck to it."
But the Academics quickly cut into that lead using an aggressive zone press to generate steals. Hillhouse forced Prep into 12 second-half turnovers, which keyed the Academics' 15-4 run. Hillhouse got as close as 52-51 with 2:23 to play.
"They're an aggressive, athletic team," Redgate said. "Even when we were up ... it didn't matter, I knew they were going to come back."
But Raiquan Clark missed a game-tying free throw attempt, and Dave Zielinski's 3-pointer from the left wing boosted Prep's advantage back to four, 55-51, with two minutes left.
"That shot was huge," Sutton said. "We knew we were going to have to foul after he hit that shot."
"It really put the game away," Zielinski said.
Chukwu scored 11 of his 16 in the first half, nine of which came in the Jesuits' 16-3 game-opening run.
The Academics closed the first with a 7-2 run, cutting Prep's lead to 18-10 after one. Murphy and Butala keyed an 8-1 run that boosted the Jesuits advantage back to 13 at 26-13.
But Hillhouse cut into Prep's lead when Chukwu picked up his third foul at 5:36 of the second. Anderson keyed Hillhouse's 12-5 spurt, which allowed the Academics to close Prep's halftime lead to 31-25.
"Your big guy is going to get in foul trouble," Murphy said. "They're a very aggressive team."
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Paschal Chukwu 6 4-7 16 Tim Butala 4 4-4 13 Ryan Murphy 7 0-0 14 Dave Zielinski 2 0-0 6 Keith Pettway 2 0-0 4 Thomas Nolan 2 0-1 4. Totals 23 8-12 57.
Andre Anderson 5 5-6 18 Bobby Bynum 5 0-0 12 Chaise Daniels 0 4-6 4 Corey Staggers 0 1-2 1 Shane Christie 3 3-4 9 Raiquan Clark 3 0-3 6 Christopher Leak Jr. 1 0-0 2 Marcus Brown 0 0-0 0 Quiaun Sturges 0 0-0 0 Dion Allick Boyd 0 0-0 0 Derrell Lee 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 13-21 52.
3-pointers: FP--Zielinski 2, Butala; H--Anderson 3, Bynum 2.


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Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
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Head on over and see Jim off of Manzano Road at the northern end of Alderney. You remember Ray Boccino, don't you? If you played through the main quest of Grand Theft Auto IV, then you'll recognize this character as part of the Pegorino crime family. He, just like many other familiar faces, has his hands in what the Lost MC are doing. He gets his "supplies" straight from the Lost, and he doesn't like that the gang has destabilized since Billy went to prison again. He insists that the gang gets their act together so they can continue to do business with each other as usual. Johnny decides that it's time to see Brian as a result of all of this, and bids adieu to his crew for the time being.
Billy's safehouse is located at the southern end of Alderney, still on the main island that makes up a majority of the borough. More specifically, you can find the safehouse on the western edge of Emery Street, which is the southernmost horizontal route before you cross either Mandrel Road or Latchkey Avenue to reach the industrial section of the borough. When you arrive, you'll see Brian speaking on the phone. We'll go in after him shortly, but first, read the text message Jim sends to you at this point, and follow its advice. Call your boys for backup.
Regardless of whether or not you choose to utilize your friends to help you is irrelevant to how the task at hand is ultimately executed. You won't be able to breach the front door of the safehouse. Rather, you'll need to work your way around to the tiny, fenced-in backyard of the house. The back door, of course, is wide open. Now, it's important to realize here that Brian isn't alone in the house. Though he is the only red dot on your HUD, the house has about eight enemies within that you'll need to take out before you get to Brian himself. Start by clearing the first floor of thugs, scouring their bodies for dropped ammunition.
Once the first floor is devoid of hostile movement, you're free to head on up to the second floor, where Brian has conveniently stowed himself away. The biggest hazard in the house happens to be the shotgun-toting foe guarding the stairs, however, so head up cautiously. Then, once upstairs, deal with the final residuals of Brian's personal guard before eliminating the traitor himself. Though he swears up and down that Billy put him up to this, which actually sounds likely, it doesn't matter. For the Lost to move on and conduct business as usual, Brian must be eliminated. Execute him as ruthlessly as you so desire to finish this mission successfully.
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Experience of Erlotinib in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (REALME)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01320501
Recruitment Status : Suspended (Difficulty in enrolling patients)
First Posted : March 22, 2011
Last Update Posted : May 13, 2016
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|Condition or disease
|Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Metastatic
|Drug: Erlotinib
|Phase 4
Advanced NSCLC remains largely fatal, with the positive impact of chemotherapy limited by intrinsic and acquired resistance, manifested clinically by early progression and transient responses. Current chemotherapy regimens have limited efficacy with a magnitude of survival benefit that is still modest, and lead to significant toxicity, with many patients unable to receive this kind of treatment, even in first line setting. There is, therefore, a great need to provide patients with less toxic agents such as the novel targeted therapies, with the potential to improve the efficacy and maintain a good quality of life with little associated toxicity. TarcevaTM has shown benefit as single agent in pretreated patients who have progressed despite platinum-based chemotherapy as summarized in section 1.2 with minimal toxicity compared to chemotherapy, and also is currently assessed as first line treatment in advanced NSCLC with promising preliminary efficacy results.
As previously described, TarcevaTM has recently been shown to prolong survival in a large, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase III trial including 731 NSCLC patients no longer candidates for further chemotherapy. This is the first and so far the only evidence of definitive clinical benefit provided by an EGFR inhibitor in cancer patients. TarcevaTM is the standard of care for second and third line treatment for lung cancer in USA and Europe. However, the experience with this agent in the Middle Eastern population is very limited. The rationale for this program is to evaluate the pattern of TarcevaTM use in patients with advanced (inoperable stage III or IV) NSCLC who have failed standard treatment, or patients who can not receive other systemic anticancer therapy, or patients who are not medically suitable for chemotherapy (e.g., poor performance status). This will also enable us to study the efficacy and safety of TarcevaTM in this population, as there may be differences in the pharmacogenomic of this population and the previously studied population.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|100 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Real Life Experience of Erlotinib in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Middle Eastern Countries (REALME)
|Study Start Date :
|October 2009
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|August 2016
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|August 2016
Experimental: Erlotinib
150 mg PO daily
Drug: Erlotinib
All patients will receive: TarcevaTM 150mg/day PO.
- To evaluate the pattern of use of TarcevaTM in Middle Eastern patients with advanced NSCLC [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
- To evaluate the activity and tolerability of TarcevaTM in this patient population [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
To evaluate the activity and tolerability of TarcevaTM in this patient population, assessing:
- Best response (as per investigator's assessment).
- Progression-Free Survival (PFS).
- Overall Survival (OS).
- Safety (Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), AEs leading to premature withdrawal, unexpected and expected TarcevaTM related AEs).
- To assess the degree of association (correlation) of EGFR expression rate (HER1) and other markers potentially predictive for response.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histological or cytological documented diagnosis of inoperable, locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic (Stage IIIB or Stage IV) NSCLC.
- Patients must have evidence of disease but measurable disease is not mandatory.
- 18 years of age or older.
- ECOG performance status of 0 - 3.
- Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
- Patients who received one or two previous line of systemic chemotherapy irrespective of EGFR mutation status.
- No more than 2 prior chemotherapy regimens are permissible. Patients must have recovered from any toxic effects and at least 3-4 weeks must have elapsed from the last dose and prior to registration (14 days for vinorelbine or other vinca alkaloids or gemcitabine). Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, have fully recovered from surgery in less than 4 weeks may also be considered for the study. Patients must have recovered (CTC < 1) from acute toxicities of any previous therapy.
Patients are eligible to receive Erlotinib (TarcevaTM) as first line if they met one of the following criteria:
- Positive EGFR mutation tested in certified lab (although EGFR test is not mandatory only if available).
- Poor performance status of 3
- Severe co morbidities and illness which make the patient not candidate for standard systemic chemotherapy .
- .Patient with negative EGFR mutation are still candidate for 2nd and 3rd line therapy (although EGFR test is not mandatory only if available).
- Prior radiotherapy is allowed.
- Granulocyte count > 1.5 x 109/L and platelet count > 100 x 109/L.
- Serum bilirubin must be < 1.5 upper limit of normal (ULN).
- AST and ALT < 2 x ULN (or < 5 x ULN if clearly attributable to liver metastasis).
- Serum creatinine < 1.5 ULN or creatinine clearance > 60 ml/min.
- Able to comply with study and follow-up procedures.
- For all females of childbearing potential a negative pregnancy test must be obtained within 72 hours before starting therapy. Patients with reproductive potential must use effective contraception.
- Signed Informed Consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any unstable systemic disease (including active infection, grade 4 hypertension, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, hepatic, renal or metabolic disease).
- Prior therapy with systemic anti-tumor therapy with HER1/EGFR inhibitors (as small molecule or monoclonal antibody therapy).
- Any other malignancies within 5 years (except for adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal or squamous cell skin cancer).
- Patients are excluded if they have brain metastasis or spinal cord compression that is newly diagnosed and/or has not yet been definitively treated with surgery and/or radiation; previously diagnosed and treated CNS metastases or spinal cord compression with evidence of stable disease (clinically stable imaging) for at least 2 months is permitted.
- Any significant ophthalmologic abnormality, especially severe dry eye syndrome, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Sjogren syndrome, severe exposure keratitis or any other disorder likely to increase the risk of corneal epithelial lesions. The use of contact lenses is not recommended during the study. The decision to continue to wear contact lenses should be discussed with the patient's treating Oncologist and the ophthalmologist.
- Patients who cannot take oral medication, who require intravenous alimentation, have had prior surgical procedures affecting absorption, or have active peptic ulcer disease.
- Nursing mothers.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01320501
|Saudi Arabia
|King Abdul Aziz Medical City for National Guard Health Affairs
|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11426
|Principal Investigator:
|Abdulrahman Jazieh, MD/MPH
|King Abdul Aziz Medical City for National Guard
|Responsible Party:
|National Guard Health Affairs
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01320501 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|March 22, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|May 13, 2016
|Last Verified:
|May 2016
Keywords provided by National Guard Health Affairs:
Lung Cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Bronchial Neoplasms
Erlotinib Hydrochloride
Antineoplastic Agents
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
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Jimmy Fallon Brings New Low to Late-Night TV with Obama
It was the lowest self-imposed presidential moment since the Bill Clinton "boxers or briefs" question.
A sitting president, standing on a stage, hawking -- badly to my ears -- a transparently pandering policy with a group of the best and brightest minds of our country who referred to him in song as things like the "POTUS with the mostest."
Charming, really.
In fairness, President Obama's later interview with Jimmy Fallonincluded hardball questions that brought up revelations like Obama likes alternative sources of energy, was displeased by the Secret Service scandal, expects negative campaign ads and knows Mitt Romney but doesn't consider him a friend. (Actually, I could make a case for at least two out of four of these being true of me as well. Bet you could, too.)
The president was slumming a little after Michelle's recent love fest with David Letterman, but that's David "I hate Republicans" Letterman, so what could you expect?
Well, I did expect a little more from Fallon. I truly thought he had a genuine respect for the office he holds only at the approval of millions of his countrymen. But I guess when you're beating the bushes for support among the all-important youth bloc, you do what you have to.
Fallon won't eventually have to talk to adults, though
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Collective Bargaining: Bringing Education to the Table
Michigan parents, citizens, and policy makers have begun an earnest discussion over the issues that affect the quality of children's education, but one issue that is rarely considered in discussions about education reform is public school union collective bargaining. This Mackinac Center for Public Policy study is the first ever to systematically analyze the hundreds of collective bargaining agreements for every school district in a state. It examines collective bargaining's impact on Michigan public education and makes recommendations that school boards should incorporate into their union contracts to improve their ability to direct maximum resources to the classroom and deliver quality education to students. The study also explains the historical and legal framework of public employee collective bargaining in Michigan, analyzes seven important court rulings that affect public collective bargaining issues, and advises districts on which subjects to negotiate or not negotiate into their labor contracts. Three appendices compare costs and benefits of various health care plans and present contract and financial data from the survey of Michigan's 583 school districts.


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Underworld: Awakening (2D) (US - BD RA)
Gabe awakens in a future where the Underworld movies still aren't very good
Six months after the events of Underworld: Evolution, humans have captured the priority vampire target, Selene (Kate Beckinsale), and put a global military crusade to exterminate vampires and lycans dubbed 'The Purge' into effect. The vampire survivors are forced underground where they wage guerrilla warfare against the human government. Selene and her vampire-lycan hybrid lover Michael Corvin are attacked underwater where they and frozen (somehow). Twelve years pass, and the humans have annihilated 95% of the vampire race, and believe the lycans to be entirely extinct. Selene is freed from cryogenic suspension and escapes the medical corporation, Antigen, where her cells are being used to create an antidote for the viruses that created the original vampires and lycans. Selene has strange visions that she follows, believing them to be linked to Michael. The visions lead her to a building where she encounters another surviving vampire named David (Theo James). Together they discover the visions aren't coming from Michael, but a young girl named Eve (India Eisley) – the secret hybrid daughter of Selene and Michael.
The original Underworld got away with being generally disappointing based on its amusing concept, which came at a time when mainstream entertainment wasn't crossing vampire and werewolf lore all too often, and Anne Rice's romantic notions of vampire lore were dying off. Sure, Blade had already kicked and chopped his way through two action packed films, proving that the public had a taste for kung-fu action in their vampire films, but Blade is a dude, and he only fights vampires, not werewolves, leaving Underworld with at least a hint of unique quality. The first film was popular enough to re-gather the original creative team and spawn a sequel in 2006…alongside two other kung-fu fighting lady vampire movies, Kurt Wimmer's Ultraviolet and Uwe Boll's BloodRayne. This is not even to mention that between the first and second Underworld films a third Blade film was released, and Kate Beckinsale fought vampires and werewolves in skintight leather for Stephen Sommers' Van Helsing. Clearly the nominally unique qualities had run their course, and audiences were left with a sad and shockingly lifeless movie in Underworld: Evolution. By the time the third film in the series was released, a prequel not staring Kate Beckinsale (note: I never saw Rise of the Lycans, so for all I know it might have been a masterpiece), Stephenie Meyer's Twilight vampire vs. werewolf love story was a full-on phenomenon, True Blood had run a season on HBO, and any remaining good will towards the original film had evaporated into the vampire vs. werewolf ether. I find it very hard to believe anyone was really looking forward to Underworld: Awakening.
It's an interesting enough concept to skip this far ahead in the timeline following a prequel, but there's also a sense that Wiseman is trying to reboot the failing franchise. The previous films count towards the exposition here, but there's not a lot in the way of callback once the story gets movie. This is also more or less the same story all over again, just set against a different timeline, with the vampires and werewolves trading social standings. The bigger problem is that there's just isn't a lot of story, which is a consistent theme throughout the series, especially in the case of the second film, which treaded between action scenes on the goodwill of the original film's stolen concept. At its base Awakening is a chase flick in the Terminator mould, only without the added value of interesting characters (the rate at which major characters die is actually somewhat amusing) to . There's an overwhelming sense of nobody really caring about the product, and simply going through the melodrama motions to find the next action sequence, like the cut scenes from a video game. And not even a good video game. There's also no levity to speak of, not even a failed attempt at a joke. It's genuinely depressing that it took four writers, including J. Michael Straczynski to put such an empty script together. At the very least things move very, very quickly (the runtime, minus credits, is 78 minutes), leaving us little time to grow too bored with the complete lack of intrigue.
The action theoretically works well enough, but is utterly numbing, featuring nary a single unique or even memorable image. Directors Måns Mårlind (who also directed an empty but gorgeous Swedish film called Storm) and Björn Stein deftly avoid shaky-cam clichés, but still manages to over-cut most of action, creating confusing, weightless, bombastic mash-ups in place of anything dynamic or expressive. As if they wasn't content enough to confuse the audiences eye (and keep in mind that this was shot for 3D), many, many sequences, action and otherwise, are flooded with strobe lights. The big action beats are designed to maximize the 3D photography, which is funny because the production design is so exceedingly slick that in 2D the lack of differentiation creates a relatively flat look. Worse yet it looks cheap (the budget was reportedly $70 million), cheaper even than Daybreakers ($20 million), a film which Mårlind and cinematographer Scott Kevan liberally nab their images, as if there weren't enough Blade-swiping Underworld films to work from. These films (along with the Resident Evil series) have never been all that gory aside from a few choice cuts, which is always a disappointment. Awakening has its share of sloppy bits, I believe more than any of the previous films (keeping in mind I haven't seen the third one), and I admit I was quite happy to see werewolves defaced and internally exploded. Perhaps someday one of these films will really push the limits of its R-rating and get by on ridiculous gore. Assuming they continue to refuse to write interesting scripts. The special effects are weak at best, especially the heavily advertised super-lycan, but are generally serviceable considering type.
Underworld: Awakening was shot for 3D using the RED EPIC HD digital camera system, which, to my eyes, appears to be the industry standard for a digital look that doesn't ape 35mm film. This 2D release looks utterly perfect, even when trying to look gritty and imperfect. The near future world of the film is generally quite slick, including extremely smooth silk and lycra costumes, and steel and concrete sets, which puts the RED system's ability to create soft and subtle blends to the test admirably. Even skin and hair textures are generally smoothed over, but there are still a number of textured set elements and gore effects to give the transfer a chance to show off its detail abilities. One definitively positive thing I can say for RED is that it seems to save filmmakers from darkening their films to a point of confusion (see: Thor, anything by . That soupy black look isn't so much a problem when post production controls can ensure the important highlights are still discernable. The sharpness of these highlights is quite impressive, creating fine lines without any major blown-out white levels. The Underworld series has always been visually defined by practically monochromatic blue colour schemes. The whites are replaced with light blues and the blacks with dark blues. It's silly, but it's a theme. This new film mostly follows suit, but skews its blues a bit more toward teal, and replaces many of its light white highlights with, you guessed it, orange. That's right, we've got another orange and teal movie. O&T doesn't entirely define the colour scheme, there are regular deep red elements, green sneaks into the mix on occasion, and if I'm honest the orange is a little more yellow than orange, but for the most part we're talking more of the same thing we keep seeing out of the action genre. Design flaws aside these hues look incredibly crisp and pure, without any bleeding or compression artefacts.
It's not at all surprising that a film so focused on outstanding slickness features an extremely aggressive DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 soundtrack, but it should probably still be said – this is an extremely aggressive track. The action scenes are the obvious standouts, with their back to front machine gun fire effects, their front to back fiery explosions, growling werewolves, and zippy vampire chick flying from channel to channel, but even rather innocuous sequences feature intricate sound design practices. POV shots feature rear channel breathing effects that recreate the sound of being within one's own head, and the sound of approaching danger and general dystopian ambience. The monster noises are ridiculously weighted by LFE enhancement, ensuring a simple growl will vibrate the room even at moderate volume levels. There are some minor inconsistencies in the basic dialogue, and volume levels of the center channel seem abnormally low for type. During dialogue heavy sequences I found myself forced to turn up the receiver, only to quickly turn it down again when the action picks up again. Paul Haslinger's throbbing, omnipresent score is repetitive, but very well mixed, even with the loudest action noise, and features plenty of its own LFE enhancement.
The extras start with a commentary track featuring directors Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein, and producers James McQuaide, Richard S. Wright and Gary Lucchesi. This is a busy enough track, and from what I can tell everyone is to be participating (it's hard to tell some of the voices apart) and in good spirits. Everyone seems to be proud of their work, but recognize their limitations, and are aware they aren't reinventing the wheel here. The jokes are lame, but there's plenty to learn from the behind the scenes process, and little time is wasted patting each other on the back. If flat commentary isn't your thing there's also a Blu-ray exclusive Cracking the Underworld picture in picture experience. This includes pop-up trivia notes that fill us in on the mythology of the Underworld universe that sometimes pops up on-screen text, and other times shrinks the screen to fit an additional screen that features footage from the original movies. Unfortunately the people that are most likely to care about the in-film option are fans, and I'm guessing fans already know this stuff, and likely even own the previous films. Kind of a waste, but the double screen moments at least tend to pertain to the current on-screen action.
Next up is a series of five behind the scenes featurettes. Selene Rises (12:10, HD) covers the history of the lead characters throughout the series, with producers Gary Lucchesi, Len Wiseman and Richard Wright, directors Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein, costume designer Monique Prudhomme, and actors India Eisley, Theo James, Michael Ealy and Kate Beckinsale herself slobbering all over Beckinsale's performance. Casting the Future of Underworld (12:30, HD) features the same interviewees, along with actors Charles Dance, Stephen Rae and Kris Holden-Reid, discussing some of the new characters and cast members, and their place in the apparently continuing series. Resuming the Action (8:50, HD) features many of the same interviewees, along with second unit director and stunt designer Paul Barry discussing the film's action, giving due credit to Barry and his stunt crew. Building a Better Lycan (10:20, HD) once again features many of the usual interviewees, along with make-up effects supervisor Todd Masters and his crew, discussing the process of making the film's werewolves, complete with plenty of behind the scenes footage. Awakening a Franchise: Building a Brutal New World (18:50, HD) features a last interview with the usual suspects, along with celluloid effects supervisor Adreas Gutsche, sterographer Kasimir Lehto and production designer Claude Paré discussing the film production design, special effects cinematography, including a new RED camera that was produced just for the film in order to shoot 120 fps in digital 3D HD.
The extras end with a blooper reel (3:20, HD), Lacey Sturm featuring Geno Lenardo 'Heavy Prey' music video (3:30, HD), and trailers for other Sony releases.
The Underworld movies continue to parallel the equally mediocre Resident Evil series. Besides the odd coincidence of both series being (largely) put together by writer/director/producer and lead actress husband and wife teams (if Milla Jovovich wasn't born in the Ukraine I could say British husband and wife teams), Resident Evil and Underworld are proudly mediocre action horror films, and have followed the same video game inspired fight/cut-scene/fight/cut-scene/boss fight formula. With Awakening the Underworld movies are now apparently making movies that bide time until the tease of a sequel, leaving audiences to pay good money to essentially watch an elongated trailer for the next film. At least the first two Underworld movies felt like complete films. This 2D release looks and sounds fantastic, so I suppose it doesn't make the worst reference disc.
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Review by Gabriel Powers
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Disc Details
Release Date: 8th May 2012
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 English and French, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Audio Description Track
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras: Directors and Producers Commentary, Cracking the Underworld Picture in Picture Experience, Five Behind the Scenes Featurettes, Blooper Reel, Music Video, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Sandrine Holt, Theo James, Michael Ealy, India Eisley, Stephen Rea
Genre: Action and Horror
Length: 88 minutes
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GRANTS PASS — Hoping to stave off bankruptcy and a state takeover, Curry County commissioners are again asking voters to approve a tax increase to keep sheriff's patrols on the road and the jail open.
County Commission Chairman David Brock Smith said Monday that he hopes two things that have happened since a tax hike was voted down last May will make a difference come November.
The county is asking for less this time — $3.2 million over three years, rather than $4 million over five years. The new amount is the minimum necessary to keep the jail open and six deputies on patrol, and would not restore any of the deep cuts over recent years.
And a new law allows the governor to declare an emergency in counties where citizens refuse to pay for minimum public services. That opens the way for county officials to impose new taxes, either a surcharge on income taxes, or an increase in phone taxes to pay for 911 services. The state would bear half the costs.
If voters turn down the levy, Curry County is in line to be the first test of the new law.
"I do not want to have to go down the road of what House Bill 3453 has in its designs," Smith said. But he also does not want to see repeated in Curry County what happened in Josephine County.
Last year a woman in Cave Junction called 911 as her ex-boyfriend was trying to break into her house, but the dispatcher had to tell her there were no deputies to send to her aid. The ex-boyfriend was later arrested and pleaded guilty to kidnapping, assault and sex abuse, and was sentenced to eight years in prison.
The county of 22,000 on the southern Oregon Coast has the lowest property tax rate in the state, 60 cents per $1,000 valuation. That compares to $4.34 per $1,000 in Multnomah County. The tax levy would increase taxes by $1.34 per $1,000.
While the new law gives counties the power to keep law enforcement and other vital services going, even if voters won't pay for it, it is not a long-term solution to revenue problems that have been building for two decades. Rural counties like Curry and Josephine that once could depend on federal timber revenues have been struggling to pay for sheriff's patrols, jails and prosecutors since a federal safety net expired. Legislation is pending in Congress to increase logging on so-called O&C lands in Western Oregon to increase federal revenues to counties. But its future remains in doubt. Even if it is enacted, it won't produce any new revenue for two or three years.
While all three county commissioners endorsed the language of the tax hike and the amount, one — Commissioner Susan Brown — did not vote to put the levy on the November ballot, saying more time was needed to build support.
Meanwhile, tax increase opponents have launched recall campaigns against Smith and Commissioner David Itzen.
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My top 5 picks from Daily Blog Tips Writing Project
I always like to participate in Blog Writing Projects. Not only does it gives your site an exposure, you also get to discover a lot of cool blogs and connect with fellow bloggers. This time there were 71 entries. I had gone through them all and added a lot of blogs to my feed reader. Here are my 5 favourite tutorials.
- A complete guide: How to make your post attractive using images by Vijay
- How to Add More Sidebar Text Widgets by Lori
- A tutorial on mastering Digital Photography in minutes! by Praval
- Optimize your Blog Post for Google – Tips that you might not have heard by Shankar.
- DOs and DON�Ts – Colour by Vivien
Here is a list of all the entries. Go through them all and you will discover a lot of great blogs.
- How To Install WordPress – A Visual WordPress Guide by Jeff.
- Google Analytics for n00bs – Using statistics by Viraj.
- How To Run A Fantabulous Blog Contest by Vijay.
- How to make a Killer Blog by Honeytech.
- Backup guide for bloggers by Mehmet.
- What is a Blog and How to Read it by Lana.
- Tutorial: How to print blog articles the smart way by Jacob
- 5+1 Ways of promoting your Blog/Site/Brand name in your college by Ashfame.
- 8 Effective Ways to Increase RSS Readership by Tejvan.
- Backing Up WordPress by Dan Cole.
- How to Feature Your Best Posts in Your Sidebar by Matt.
- Effective Linking With Your Old Post in 10 Steps by Dexter.
- Protect Your Blog And Counter Copyright Thefts by Tibi
- How To Launch a Blog Successfully? by Mr. Gee.
- How to incorporate Google Custom Search engine with Adsense into your WordPress blog by Zaheer.
- How to Install WordPress (Chinese) by Young
- How to Write Scannable Content: A 6-Step Approach by Daniel.
- Double Your FeedBurner RSS Numbers Overnight by Joel.
- How To: Showing Only a Post Excerpt in WordPress by Kyle.
- Display User Welcome Message by Mike.
- Absolute Guide to Losing Readers by Ronald.
Health & Lifestyle
- Guide to Cure Acne by Jeni.
- Self-Portrait (with Knits) by Deb.
- Tutorial on Keeping the Wrong Man Away by Fairyshirley.
- How To Stop Worrying by Dee.
- How To Prevent Aging by Chris.
- How to Start a Low Carb Diet by Jo.
- Zero to Rhythm in 12 Days by Amberlynn.
Make Money Online
- How to list an eBay auction for maximum profit by Mike Panic.
- How to go from $0 to $7000 per month and back to $0 again by Patrick.
- Make Money With a Poor Mans BANS (Build a Niche Store) by Guy Patterson.
- How To Make Money Online By Exploiting Your Grandma (An Easy 7 Step Program) by Sucker.
- Google Adsense Beginners Guide by Iulian
- How I made $1,000+ from Dead Blogspot Blogs with SedoParking! by Jacky
- A 5-Minute Method to Redirect Your Affiliate Links by Muhammad.
Other Topics
- The Perfect Homemade Pie Crust ~ A Tutorial with Pictures ~ by Jo-Lynne.
- How to Take Someone Down that is MUCH Bigger than You by Max.
- Fussy�s Handy Ways To Ruin Your Marriage by Mrs. Fussypants.
- Shopping at Adambeauty.com – simple tutorial by Paris.
- How to Write a Memoir to Remember by Nancy.
- How To Write A Letter of Complaint to Your Bank by Pettinger
- How to buy Wedding Invitations Online by Rhonda.
- Questions on Economics You�ve Always Wanted to Ask by Tejvan
- WFMW: Jon Udell�s Library Lookup by Melanie.
- Tutorial: How to Write a Business Letter by Chrissy.
- How To Eat Healthy At Fast Food Joints by Levi.
- Possessive vs. Plural: Getting it Right by Corner Scribe.
- Tutorial on Forward Motion Application with Transcription and Video by Rewsnat.
- How to do your Due Diligence when purchasing land on eBay by Carol.
- Drain and Flush Your Water Heater To Extend Its Life by Chester.
SEO & Web Development
- Strategic SEO – building an optimal keyword attack formula for bloggers by Lex.
- 5 Easy Steps To Oodles Of Search Engine Traffic For Your WordPress Blog by Moshin.
- How to transfer a domain from Yahoo to Godaddy by Valerie.
- Gaining Backlinks With SEO Friendly Web Directories by Daniel Harrisson.
- How do you make a scroll box for HTML code? by Melanie.
Technology & Software
- How to connect your Laptop/PC/Computer to your TV by Aseem.
- Ghid de instalare Windows XP (Romanian) by Napster.
- Google Docs to HTML � cleanly� by Scott.
- How to extract and open .daa files for free by Sumesh.
- How To Digital Ink Your Drawings Using Flash by Aywren.
- Boost the Volume in QuickTime Player by Ashwin.
- How to make the most using RSS reader by Kriz.
- How to Remove CD/DVD Scratches Using a Toothpaste by Rhodilee.
- How to remove Virus from USB Drives by me.
- How to RSS like a Rockstar� (Part 1) by Lucy.
- How to Play Downloaded Videos on Your iPod, Xbox 360, or DVD Player by Engtech.
- Como criar sua pandoras battery para o psp (Portuguese) by Leandro.
- How To Assemble And Build A PC by JohnTP.
- How-To: Import Audiobook CDs to iTunes by Britne.


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Andrews University employees will help make the Andrews Study Bible central in the life of Andrews University freshmen at the beginning of the 2010/2011 school year, according to Ron Whitehead, assistant to the president for spiritual life.
Whitehead says the Fall Fellowship Committee, with the support of University administration, has set a goal of giving every incoming freshman a copy of the new Andrews Study Bible. "We're asking our University family to share in the cost of putting this outstanding resource in the hands of our new students. We want to make it clear that the Bible is an absolute essential in the Andrews experience and the Andrews Study Bible is the ideal gift to accomplish that."
The University will assume the first $20 of the cost of the Bible, Whitehead said. "After that, for every $25 employee donation to the Fall Fellowship Bible fund, a new freshman will receive the Bible."
The Andrews Study Bible, published by Andrews University Press, was released in June, with the official launch at the General Conference Session in Atlanta, Ga. Funded by Andrews University and the General Conference, with oversight from church leaders and the Biblical Research Institute, its publication marks the first time an Adventist publishing house has released a formal, full-featured study Bible.
Whitehead said pledges and donations will be received throughout the summer, with the goal of having pledges in hand for all new students by the opening of Fall Fellowship on Friday, August 13. The sponsored Bibles will be featured during the Friday and Sabbath meetings of Fall Fellowship, with a special dedication during the church service at Pioneer Memorial Church.
"We need to sponsor 400 Bibles to be ready for our freshman this fall. We'll keep a running count over the summer, as pledges and donations come in, with reminders to employees of how they can help."
Donations for the Fall Fellowship Freshman Bible Fund:
• To make a pledge now and pay by September 30, send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com, or call Mary Nell Rosenboom at ext. 3124. She'll record your pledge and you'll get a payment reminder by September 30.
• To make a donation now by cash or check, give it in person, or send inter-campus mail, to Mary Nell in the Office of Development.
• To make a donation by credit card on the University website, click here.
• To make a donation to be paid over time by payroll deduction, call Mary Nell at ext. 3124. Please reserve this option for larger donations.


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CRESTVIEW � Simply Pink Boutique has become a one-stop shop for fans of handmade clothes and home decor.
CRESTVIEW � Simply Pink Boutique has become a one-stop shop for fans of handmade clothes and home decor.
Co-owner Jason O'Daniels and his wife April offer a variety of gifts from more than 30 vendors, and 20 direct-sales vendor catalogs, from Avon to Mary Kay, are available at the counter.
Each vendor rents space to sell his or her products; it�s an opportunity for residents � whether local or as far away as Georgia and Denver � who can�t afford their own brick-and-mortar establishment.
The result is a one-of-a-kind store where Hub City shoppers can buy handmade apparel, vendors said.
"There really is not a place like this in Crestview, that I am aware of," Kari Lyles said. "Now you have an alternative, especially if you are looking for something handcrafted."
Lyles, one of several military mom vendors, sells 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) embroidered merchandise for all ages.
Like most of the boutique�s vendors, she allows custom orders. She may embroider names on shirts or special messages for a soldier�s homecoming.
Marsha Gardner's "All Things Quilted" area features the Florala resident�s handmade quilted items and handbags. The boutique�s setup helps her profit from her hobby.
"I had a bad car wreck several years ago and I don't get around like I used to, so I spend hours at the sewing machine," she said.
Lyles and Gardner have collaborated on previous custom orders. When a customer of Gardner's wants something embroidered, Lyles has helped.
"I think that it is great that we can work together," Gardner said.
April O'Daniels plans to involve direct-sales vendors by having a quarterly outdoors event. Additionally, the store is opening a room inside the boutique to host direct-sales parties.
"We are giving the people in the community the opportunity to show off their talents," Jason O'Daniels said. "We are trying to help over 50 sales vendors get their products out there.�
Want to go?
WHAT:Simply Pink Boutique
WHERE: 451 N. Ferdon Blvd.
Home crafters:
Patti Zamyslowski, Peppermint Twist Creations: Adult aprons, pillows, camera straps, adult headbands
Heather Leytham, Whoopsie Daisy: Children�s clothes, bags, solid color hair bows
Kari Lyles, Oh Sew Sassy: 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) items (coolers, picnic baskets)
Sharon Land, Uncorked: Etched glass items, small wood signs
Angie Bevcar, Angelina�s Boutique: Children�s blankets, bowties/neckties, bellybands and hair accessories
Cheryl Benchley, Cheryl�s Accessories: Jewelry
Marci Smith, Sussie & Smiles by Smith: Mesh wreaths
Joe Ballreich, Hanging Shades: Decorative shade/bow holders, fabric earrings
Candice Bratt, Custom Crochet By Candice: Crochet items
Mandy Shipman, Sew-You-By=Mandy: Dog bandanas, shopping bags, wallets
Debbie Hawkins, KJA & Anabands: children�s headbands
Eileen Daniel, Mocha Kissed: Coasters, reusable hand towels
Layne Stine, Always a Bow: bows
Marsha Gardner, All Things Quilted: quilted purses, bags and keychains
Terry Maloney, Altered Cigar Boxes: decorative cigar boxes
Wendy Kotowske: jewelry (genuine leather necklace with genuine pearls)
Tammy Fuller Cuhna, TJ�s Heavenly Scent Candles: scented soy candles
Amy Rutland-Jones, Southern Sisters Boutique: adult pocket tees/bottlecap jewl
Cynthia Barker, Iro Hana: jewelry
Monique Hernandez: children�s tutus
Doris Mansonbrink, Nana�s Tis & Tat: decorative stepping stones
Kim Davis: vinyl graphics
Brittany White Cheery Creations: pallet art
Jenny Bettis: tea party items
Marcy Ross DottinDiva: decorative wine glasses, beer mugs, stines
Jessica Finch, The HeartSoul Healing: Bath tea bags, body lotions and facial scrubs
Mandy Humphrey, Psychitnow Hemp Jewelry
Kim Hernandez, My Braided Headbands: baby headbands
Lauren Ott: wooden crosses, Bling flip-flops and purses
Theresia Roberts, Calla Jewelry
Kristin Brannon, Shelby Love: Camouflage purses, checkbook covers, baby blankets, key fobs, dog collars
Christina Black, Gronalo Girl Potions: homemade deodorants, laundry detergents and soaps
Nikki Synder, Blue Pansy Designs: jewelry
Direct sales representatives: Include Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, Rendi, Avon, Thirty-One, Stampin it Up, Scentsy, It Works, Arbornne, Signature Home Styles, Athena, Damsel in Defense
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Visitors to South Dakota National Parks, Mount Rushmore Spent $165 Million
MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL - A report says the 3.8 million visitors to national parks in South Dakota spent $165 million in communities near those parks in 2011.
The National Park Service report says spending by those visitors supported 2,651 jobs across South Dakota.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial Superintendent Cheryl Schreier says national parks in South Dakota attract visitors from across the nation and around the world. She says those visitors then spend time and money enjoying services provided by communities near the parks.
The national parks in South Dakota are Badlands National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, Missouri National Recreation River, Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Wind Cave National Park.
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BRUSSELS, July 19 (UPI) -- Global emissions of carbon dioxide, the main cause of global warming, increased to an all-time high of 34 billion tons in 2011, European researchers said.
As part of a global increase of 3 percent last year, emissions in China reached 7.2 tons per capita, putting that country in the company of the major industrialized countries, whose emissions vary from 6 to 9 tons per capita, the European Commission Joint Research Center said in a release Thursday.
Of the industrialized countries, the United States remains one of the largest emitters of CO2, with 17.3 tons per capita despite a decline due to the recession in 2008-2009, high oil prices and an increased share of natural gas, the researchers said.
In the European Union CO2 emissions dropped by 3 percent to 7.5 tons per capita, they said.
The 3 percent increase in global CO2 emissions in 2011 is above the past decade's average annual increase of 2.7 percent, the researchers said.
However, they said, this is being mitigated by the expansion of renewable energy supplies, especially solar and wind energy and biofuels, with so-called modern renewables -- which does not include hydropower -- growing with increasing speed, and quadrupling from 1992 to 2011.


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Kin of 9/11 hijacker to face judge in Guantanamo
February 6, 2014
MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. military is moving forward with a war crimes case against a Guantanamo prisoner related to a Sept. 11 hijacker.
Ahmed al-Darbi of Saudi Arabia will face charges that include attacking civilians and terrorism for alleged complicity in the al-Qaida attack on a French tanker in October 2002 off Yemen that killed one civilian. He faces up to life in prison.
The charges were filed in August 2012 subject to approval by a Pentagon legal official. The approval announced Wednesday means al-Darbi must be arraigned within 30 days at the U.S. base in Cuba.
Al-Darbi is married to a sister of one of the hijackers who crashed an airliner into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. His lawyer did not respond to a request for comment.


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SPRINGFIELD – State Treasurer Dan Rutherford says he'll announce this weekend that he's seeking the Republican nomination for Illinois governor.
He told The Associated Press on Thursday that he'll make it official Sunday. That's when he launches a three-day tour with stops including Chicago, Pontiac, Springfield and Rockford.
Rutherford has been saying for months that he's interested in the job and waiting for the right time to announce.
The former state representative is likely to face a number of GOP contenders. Those who've expressed interest are state Sens. Bill Brady, Kirk Dillard and venture capitalist Bruce Rauner.
Gov. Pat Quinn has said he'll seek re-election in 2014 and could face challenges from within his own party. Former White House chief of staff and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan also are considering runs.


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Nokia X, We Hardly Knew Ye
Jul 21, 2014 9:58 AM PT
"I told you so" is a refrain that's oft-heard here in the Linux blogosphere, and more often than not it refers to some fleeting Microsoft tie with FOSS that subsequently goes wrong.
The latest example? It's a doozy. Redmond not only is laying off many, many thousands -- most of them in its ill-fated Nokia unit -- but also abandoning its short-lived support of Android through the Nokia X line of phones.
"We will be particularly focused on making the market for Windows Phone," wrote Microsoft devices chief Stephen Elop in an email last week to employees.
"In the near term, we plan to drive Windows Phone volume by targeting the more affordable smartphone segments, which are the fastest growing segments of the market, with Lumia. In addition to the portfolio already planned, we plan to deliver additional lower-cost Lumia devices by shifting select future Nokia X designs and products to Windows Phone devices," he said.
'X Marks the Chop'
Microsoft is also said to be "killing off Nokia's feature phones in favor of Windows Phone," in the words of The Verge.
Bottom line? "X marks the chop," as it was put so nicely on the Register.
Down at the Linux blogosphere's Broken Windows Lounge, FOSS fans had plenty to say in response.
'This Giant Is Meeting Its End'
"This is not surprising," Google+ blogger Kevin O'Brien suggested. "Microsoft was competing in a lot of markets where they were not doing well, and new CEO Nadella is focusing on areas where they can do well. That means staff get cut.
"Make no mistake: Microsoft still has strengths in the large enterprise market that no one in open source can touch yet, but things are moving out of their control," O'Brien added. "Can they execute yet one more reinvention?"
As for axing Android, "I can't imagine anyone is greatly surprised," he added. "What caused so much comment is when they offered an Android phone, and I think this just means they are returning to being what we thought they were."
The combination of the workforce cuts with the decision to kill the Android efforts is "a sign that this giant is meeting its end," Google+ blogger Rodolfo Saenz said. "Maybe not in the next few years, but it's clearly downsizing."
'MSFT Really Doesn't Need Them'
Microsoft's abandonment of Android was "about as surprising as the Sun rising in the east and setting in the west," Linux Rants blogger Mike Stone opined. "It was more surprising that they let it stay as long as they did."
As for the layoffs, "some were expected with the purchase of Nokia, and it's looking like Nadella is trying to clean up some of Ballmer's flailings," Stone added. "About the only thing that did surprise me was the depth that Nadella was willing to cut."
Overall, though, "I think Nadella is just pulling weeds," he concluded. "Nothing to see here. Move along."
Indeed, "MSFT bought a company, and that is pretty much it," SoylentNews blogger hairyfeet agreed. "Show me where ANY major tech company bought another -- it's always followed by letting off the redundant.
"You feel sorry for those that lost their jobs, but MSFT really doesn't need them," hairyfeet added. "Most of the old guard at Nokia were experts in Symbian or MeeGo, two dead OSes."
As for Android, "and....? They have their own OS -- why in the world would they want to give business to Google?" he said.
'His Spirit Still Haunts Microsoft'
"The jobs slashing does surprise me, but when I left the company in 2003 it was pretty clear that it was having to transition from being the growing giant to a more typical large firm," offered Chris Travers, a blogger who works on the LedgerSMB project. "I suppose it was bound to happen at some point."
Meanwhile, "I don't think anyone really expected Nokia to continue to sell Android after being acquired -- this was to be expected," Travers said.
Indeed, the layoffs are "a legacy of the Ballmer era," Google+ blogger Alessandro Ebersol suggested. "I mean, even if he's gone, his spirit still haunts Microsoft."
'Once a Bully, Always a Bully'
It's strange that "a big outfit like M$ is gutting a segment of the client division that is actually able to sell units while keeping parts that make stuff the market has rejected," blogger Robert Pogson told Linux Girl. "They could have reorganized Nokia, say, by doing assembly and fabrication in Asia, kept Android/Linux units going out the door at a profit, and done a better job for investors."
Of course, "M$ has the right to fail, and they are failing big-time in the client division," Pogson added. "I guess 'once a bully, always a bully' applies. It's just that M$ can no longer push around OEMs, retailers and consumers. That makes being a bully problematic."
Buyers today "have choice and are exercising choice by nearly a billion units of Android/Linux per annum," he pointed out. "While the world learns that there are other operating systems, M$ is offering nothing the market wants."
Meanwhile, "I expect the slashing will cost ~$1billion for capital write-off and severance," Pogson predicted. "I expect the balance sheet will show rising costs and lowering margins as M$ continues down this path. We will soon be at the point where the client division shows red ink."
Indeed, "the new CEO has come in and doubled down on all of Microsoft's failed strategies of the past, and this is supposed to make everyone hopeful for Microsoft's future?" consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack mused.
'I Don't See Any Recovery'
Last but not least, "it's funny how paths criss-cross," offered Slashdot blogger yagu. "I remember Linus Torvalds ending a presentation in the mid-90s by holding up a Nokia phone and saying (something very close to) 'and, buy a Nokia phone! They really are very nice phones, and they're made in my country!'
"Who'd have thought 20 years later the irony that a Linus-endorsed company is circling the drain at the hands of his (pseudo)-nemesis, Microsoft," yagu added. "Go figure."
Of course, the layoffs were probably necessary -- "Microsoft has accumulated way more employees than they need," yagu said. "I feel bad for many of the Nokia folk. There's got to be a certain level of feelings of betrayal -- not that Microsoft's choices and actions come as any historically based surprise."
Looking ahead, though, "I don't see any recovery for Nokia phones," yagu added. "Too bad; a little sad."
Meanwhile, "I'm guessing Microsoft continues to make more revenue per year from their 'patent license fees' for Android technology than from the total sales of their phones," he said. "Probably another reason they're ditching Android-based phones for themselves, as they'd then be facing fees they had to pay themselves."