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|System: Wii, PS2
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: 4JStudio
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Bethesda Softworks
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Nov. 20, 2007
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Everyone
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
by Nathan Meunier
Even the most diehard Trekkie isn't going to automatically drink poison Kool-Aid just because it's served in a Star Trek themed Dixie cup. Along similar lines, haphazardly slapping some Next Generation era visuals and a few novelty sound effects on a bare-bones game engine isn't going to be very palatable to the masses of Star Trek fans that've been anxious to get their Trek on. There is a certain level of guilty pleasure to be found in Conquest. Unfortunately, the blasphemous disregard for the source material and a lack of features makes it a poor choice for fans of the series.
One of the biggest deficiencies becomes evident immediately from the onset of the game. The opening screen provides Conquest's paper thin setup; it's more than likely to irk the über faithful. A mere paragraph is practically the only smidgeon of story in the entire game. To make matters worse it's complete garbage. The scenario opens amidst a time of war with the six major races - Federation, Klingon, Romulan, Cardassian, Dominion, and Breen - all suddenly gunning to wipe one another off the face of the galaxy. Diplomacy and borderland agreements have been thrown out in favor of a free-for-all quest for supreme domination of all territories. The whole concept just doesn't jive with the elaborate nature of Star Trek lore, particularly in the case of the Federation who seem to have completely abandoned their prime directive. The offense might have been more forgivable had the developers integrated an actual plot into the main portion of the game.
An extremely inadequate story can be crippling in a Star Trek title, but the gameplay in Conquest does manage to ease some of the pain to a certain point. Campaign mode pits any of the six races against one another in a strategic turn-based battle which revolves around gathering resources, constructing outposts and fleets of warships, and methodically wrenching control of the galaxy away from foes system-by-system. Players can select their home world race, the number and type of opponents, and tweak other gameplay details before launching into a campaign. From there, you'll be dumped in your small corner of the drab, 2D galactic plane and left to your own devices.
Every race can have up to three admirals and their accompanying starship fleets on the board at any given time. Admirals can gain experience through combat, earn promotions, and also provide their fleet with a bonus either to attack, defense, or movement. New ships can be constructed at any of your star bases, and fallen admirals can be re-recruited at your home world base. You'll essentially have three options in terms of what units you can build: the weak-but-speedy scout ship, a medium-strength cruiser, and the slow and destructive dreadnaught. Initially, stocking your fleet with a mixture of cheaper and medium class ships allows you to venture forth in the galaxy quickly and snag systems in order to gather resources more quickly. Gaining control of a system allows you to construct mines to accrue resources, star bases to purchase units, science facilities to research super weapons (the Genesis Device is particularly cool), and defense turrets to protect your investments.
On the galaxy field, the different factions will take turns moving their admirals, but things heat up when you encounter an enemy fleet or a band of roaming space brigands (the Ferengi and the Borg make brief guest appearances in the form of random encounters in unoccupied systems). Combat in Conquest offers players a few interesting options. If you just want to get the battle over with quickly, you can elect to have it instantly resolved or select Sim mode to watch the 2D sprites blast away at each other until one side is decimated. A third option, Arcade mode, launches a real-time battle against the enemy. In this mode players are given direct control over one of their ships while the computer A.I. controls the rest of their fleet and the enemy. You'll be manually maneuvering your vessel to dodge enemy fire or positioning your strongest shields to take the brunt of the blasts, while sending volleys of phaser beams and torpedoes their way. This is the best way to experience battle in Conquest, but it's also easy to exploit this mode to ensure victory much of the time.


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NEW YORK — The Denver owner of a hedge fund pleaded guilty Friday to securities fraud, admitting making up to $2.5 million by trading on inside information about a pending acquisition that he got from a friend.
Drew "Bo" Brownstein, 35, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, agreeing to serve up to four years in prison when he is sentenced on Dec. 20.
The hedge fund portfolio manager admitted buying shares of Mariner Energy Inc. in April 2008 after learning from a longtime friend that it was going to be acquired by Apache Corp.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Brownstein made more than $5 million in illegal profits by trading in his personal accounts, the accounts of relatives and for two of his hedge funds ahead of the oil and gas company's $3.9 billion takeover by Apache in April 2010. The up to $2.5 million Brownstein admitted to in court was the amount of money related to the criminal charge but an SEC civil case against him cited the higher figure as being the actual profits.
The owner of Big 5 Asset Management LLC choked up as he apologized to family, colleagues, investors and friends.
"I accept full responsibility for what I have done," he told Judge Robert Patterson. "I can only say these actions run contrary to the principles and values I've tried to run my life by."
He was freed on $500,000 bail.
Sanjay Wadhwa, deputy chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division's market abuse unit, said the case was "further evidence of the pervasive nature of insider trading by hedge funds, and a sobering reminder that such conduct is not limited to the immediate vicinity of Wall Street but is taking place in cities around the country."
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara called Brownstein "the latest example of a privileged professional who thought he could make a quick and easy profit by trading on his access to confidential information."
FBI Assistant Director Janice Fedarcyk called it a "textbook example of the kind of conduct for which the law imposes a heavy price."
Authorities said Brownstein acted on inside information he received from Drew Peterson, another Denver investment adviser, who got tipped about the acquisition from his father, Clayton Peterson, who sat on Mariner's board.
The father and son pleaded guilty in August. The father received two years' probation while the son is awaiting sentencing in January.

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The key
word is "Cavaliers." LeBron
has been cold in the first three games, but Z, Wally, Boobie, Smith and Big Ben
have stepped it up. I was impressed with
the Cavs in game 3. LeBron will
eventually come around, especially in his favorite---Game Five.
Whether they are playing in high
school, college or in the pros, fans tend to hold their athletes up on a
pedestal. Many of us fans have the notion that our athletes can do no wrong.
They are heroes and friends; they represent the people and the communities they
live in. Yet, almost every year we turn
on the television and there, plastered across the screen is breaking news about
a student athlete who has violated NCAA codes by taking gifts or money.
Dr. James Naismith was asked how many fowl shots should be
awarded in a particular situation. He gave them a rule of thumb that is
still used today. "One if by hand, two if by knee."
Whether you are an Ohio State fan or not, it is hard to
overlook Chris Wells on a national level. Recently, I was told that
this statement was one by an ignorant Ohio State fan; Beanie will be a
top 10 pick in the 2009 draft. Not only did this individual have no
premise for the conclusion he/she so randomly jumped to, he/she also
had nothing to refute it either. My argument had support, both
concrete and subjective.
Most 5th round draft choices are usually happy
just to make the team especially when they were the second player the team took
at their position. That was not the case
with former Buckeye Jay Richardson, DE for the Oakland Raiders in 2007.
remembers the 1983 quarterback draft with great fondness but that draft was one
of the greatest in NFL history for all positions. Even in the 10th round teams found
quality players like Tim Krumrie all-star DT for the Bengals. But what very few people realize, that draft
had the best of 2 classes not one.
Representatives of both schools involved in the historic May
3, 1890 game gathered Saturday to celebrate a historic game and dedicate a
historical marker on the OWU campus commemorating both schools' first football game.
2009 NJ Defensive End prospect Anthony LaLota was a basketball player until he decided that football at the Hun was a worthwhile endeavor.
The tapes that Matt
Walsh turned over to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell included regular season
games against San Diego, Miami (?) Buffalo (??) and Cleveland (are you
kidding? You and I could have beaten
Cleveland in 01 even if you were having a bad game!).
St Xavier's Pat Muldoon recently
received an offer as a defensive end for the quickly filling 2009 Buckeye
recruiting class. Muldoon is unique in that he has friends and family already
in the program.


text: LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets opened mostly higher on Wednesday, taking inspiration from respectable gains on Wall Street the prior day, while investors looked ahead to budget negotiations in the U.S. The House of Representatives was expected to vote on a measure to extend the debt ceiling later in the trading day. The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, -0.40% added 0.1% to 287.90. Shares of Unilever PLC ULVR, -1.80% UL, -0.31% gained 2.9% after a well-received earnings report, while shares of Novartis AG NOVN, -0.90% picked up 2.6% as the drug maker said it will return to growth next year. Shares of Alcatel-Lucent jumped 4.7%, after Citigroup lifted the firm to neutral from sell. Among country-specific indexes, the FTSE 100 index UKX, -1.05% rose 0.3% to 6,196.77, while France's CAC 40 index PX1, -0.87% put on 0.1% to 3,742.72. Germany's DAX 30 index DAX, -0.47% inched 0.1% higher to 7,700.64.


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Peru Earthquake: Massive 6.3 Quake Hits Near Ica
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has hit the coast of Peru early on Monday, causing minor injuries, according to local authorities.
As yet there are no reports of deaths or serious damage from the quake, which hit just after midnight local time.
The tremor was centered about 9 miles southeast of the city of Ica and about 170 miles south-southeast of Lima, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Fortunately Peru's major mining regions are located far away from where the quake hit, and no damage has been reported from mining operations in the nation.
Peru's capital was shaken up, and witnesses have described how buildings shook and some were injured. Local radio has reported that residents near the epicenter ran outside their homes when they felt the quake.
So far 96 people have suffered minor injuries, according to the radio source, which itself cited the government civil defense agency.
"We felt a terrible earthquake that's really scared us," Ica resident Blanca Cabanilla told the local radio. "It was similar to what happened to us in 2007."
In 2007 a massive 8.0 earthquake hit the country and killed more than 500 people in Ica.


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I'm not sure how often "Stick a fork in them, the run is over, Wilbon," comes up in normal conversation, but if it does, these Chinese students learning English have that situation covered.
As far as I can determine, the videos below were made by Verona, Pennsylvania native Gavin Jenkins, who teaches English at a middle school in Shenzhen, China, where he's been living for about a year. Much of his teaching plan revolves around sports, which is always fun. It's all undoubtedly part of a bigger plan: When our financial overlords eventually come here and put us to work in their sugar mines, they'll have to know how to speak our language. What better source for that than Wilbon and Kornheiser on Pardon the Interruption?
Also entertaining: Chinese PTI with girls. But for more advanced students, there's the class on NHL trash talking.
It's the sign of a highly advanced educational system when your midterm final includes the sentence: "Flyers fans have the IQ of sweet potatoes."
Chinese Students Learn English Imitating PTI [NESW Sports]
Chinese PTI (Part I) [Douchebagabroad]


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Step 3 – Learn to Skate
- Location: Auburn - Horgan Arena
- Day: Sun
- Season: 2019 Fall I
- Time: 12:30-1:20pm
- Age: 3 to 16
- Start Date: Sep 15
- Special Event: Friend & Family Skate
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How deep does love run? Deeper than the ocean? Deeper than memory? Deeper than magic?
Following their plan to save Atlas, Madly and Jackson return the spirit of Wolfhardt to his prison beneath the sea. But even the best laid plans couldn't account for the surprises they find. This time, Lore aren't their only challenges.
Madly is special in ways no one could have guessed and dark forces seek to control her. They want her power, but first they must weaken her. They need her beaten. Vulnerable. Near death. And alone. But that task isn't an easy one with Jackson at her side. The strongest of their kind, the only way to separate Jackson from Madly is to destroy his love for her, to erase it from his mind. And his heart.
Is it possible to steal Jackson's love from Madly? Or is their love the only truly unbreakable thing?
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Alternate reality games, or ARGs, are a dime a dozen in viral marketing circles these days. The "J. J. Abram" strategy and the gaming world seem to mesh pretty well together. Nowadays, though, most of these ARG emails fly into our inboxes and straight to the trash bins, but one caught our eye earlier this week thanks to the inclusion of Kara "Starbuck" Thrace. A new ARG has started for Resistance 2, featuring the incorrigible pilot from Battlestar Galactica (and Bionic Woman, for those paying attention).
The prominent usage of the Resistance logo tips off the fact that the bit is about the forthcoming sequel to the first great PlayStation 3 shooter. The story goes that the American government has begun conducting scientific experiments on live human beings, suggesting perhaps that there will be government-bred Chimerian-equivalent soldiers in the game, somewhat like Nathan Hale was in the first game. The experiment was originally designed to test vaccines for the "European plague" born from the first game. The experiment is known as "Project Abraham."
The site itself doesn't given too much more than that on the surface, but surely some persistent diggers will be able to uncover slight tidbits of information, as is often the case for most ARGs. Four videos document the experiment, and the first one ends with what I believe is morse code, but comes too fast for my feeble hands to transcribe—hopefully one of you can pick up the slack. The ARG worked on me, though: my interest is piqued—and not just because Kara Thrace is involved. Watch out for more details as the release date of Resistance 2 creeps ever closer.


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Last month, in a camp set up for flood refugees outside Pakistan's southern city of Sukkur, a group of men and boys gathered around the medical tent complaining about the rising cases of stomach infections. "They give us food that's too spicy," they said.
"What do they give you?" I asked a young man.
"Korma," he said. "But they put too many spices in it. We don't like these spices."
A relief worker at the camp who overheard our conversation cursed under his breath. "They get to eat korma every day and still they complain." The implication was clear: could they afford to eat korma before this flood made them homeless? Shouldn't they be grateful?
I heard a similar refrain later in the month when I tried to explain the scale of the devastation to a businessman friend in an area that had been spared by the floods. "Did the media ever report on how these people lived before the floods? They lived just like they are living now: on the road, without running water, without toilets."
It's not lack of sympathy, but lack of imagination. Most of the 20 million people affected by the worst floods in the country's history lived in abject poverty before, but they didn't live like this. They weren't homeless, chasing charity trucks on the country's highways. They had a roof over their heads. The reason we didn't see them on our television screens was because they were busy, eking out a living from the land and fussing over their buffalo, their goat, or a few chickens. I grew up in a village where a whole family could be raised - children sent to schools, new clothes bought once a year, daughters married off - with the income that a buffalo's milk brought in.
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In the initial days of the floods, many rescue workers were angry and frustrated when people refused to be rescued without their cattle. Not because these animals were like family members, but because they were their only revenue stream, their life insurance and their children's future. This was the kind of poverty where people might get to eat korma only at weddings or their landlords' funerals, but they had some control over the combination of salt and chilli powder they put in their pots. It's called dignity.
A television journalist accompanying me on a visit to the flood relief camps spent a whole day trying to capture the lives of children in these camps. In the evening he told me that he felt disappointed. "All day I searched through my lens but their faces, their eyes, don't have the kind of desperation, the suffering, you see after a disaster of such magnitude." He said this like a committed professional who wasn't able to do his job properly. Maybe it wasn't just lack of empathy, I thought. It was a kind of emotional blindness caused by watching too much distant suffering on our television screens. In an era in which unmanned drones carry out Nintendo Wii-like wars and 16-year-old boys blow themselves up in mosques and shrines, we want our disasters neatly packaged. We expect our tragedies to look spectacular and last around five minutes, before we are regaled with a human interest story with an uplifting ending. There have been those, of course: a cow did save its owner's life, and a woman gave birth on the roadside before she was shifted to a camp and given lots of baby clothes. But 500,000 women are likely to give birth in similar conditions during the next six months, and seven million people are still without shelter, three months after the floods began.
Mostly what we see on our screens are millions of people living under a charpoy, the family bed, often the only household item they managed to salvage before water took everything away. We see them huddled around a makeshift stove, boiling rice, borrowing a pinch of salt from each other. Sometimes we see them muttering that it's Allah's will. Very occasionally, they are blocking a road to protest at the government's indifference. We see young mothers who have aged rapidly, herding their children to a lone hand pump, forcing them to take a shower. They have not had much training in how to look miserable for our TV cameras.
The list of what flood victims need to rebuild their lives is astonishingly short and inexpensive: seed for the next crop, fertilisers, some form of subsidy on electricity and irrigation water, and, if you want to be really generous, some financial help to rebuild their homes. The lucky ones were handed about £170 in cash after they were forced to return to their still-flooded homes. ("Did they ever see so much cash in their lives?") Many more have just given up and gone back to their muddy farms and collapsed houses.
Pakistan's government and its friends have failed these 20 million people. Saudi Arabia and the US, two of Pakistan's oldest and closest allies (and, just to remind ourselves, the countries at least partially responsible for Pakistan's many raging battles), have together promised Pakistan $600m in flood aid. Yet only this week they have agreed on a $60bn deal for military hardware that includes, among other things, Black Hawks and Little Birds. You can't make korma with those.
During the first few weeks, the UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon called the flood a slow-moving tsunami. It might have disappeared from our TV screens, but it is still moving. What survived the flood will be destroyed by our collective lack of imagination and our shrinking attention span.
Photographer Gideon Mendel travelled with ActionAid. See his Pakistan film at guardian.co.uk/video.


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OAKLAND — The Oakland City Council will vote Tuesday on a new, and most likely final, plan for a new Safeway on College Avenue in Rockridge. The new plan is the result of a last-minute compromise between the supermarket chain and neighborhood groups that had opposed the expansion.
A council "yes" vote would bring an end to years of wrangling over the scale and design of the controversial project.
"Overall, I think personally — and I think our board feels — pretty good about the compromise," said Stuart Flashman, board member of the Rockridge Community Planning Council, one of the neighborhood groups.
The surprise compromise was brokered by outgoing Councilmember Jane Brunner on Nov. 8, the same day the City Council was set to vote on whether to support an appeal against the project. The vote was postponed after representatives from both sides spent 13 hours hammering out a consensus that Safeway can use to redraft its plans. "These are our guiding principles," said Elisabeth Jewel, a media and community consultant for Safeway on the project.
The biggest change is that the supermarket itself will be moved to the ground floor, with parking on the roof, instead of the original plan of street level parking and a store on the second floor.
A retail space of around 9,500 square feet will be leased out as small shops, and Safeway has agreed that no more than 40 percent of the retail space can be leased to national chains, in order to preserve the small-business atmosphere of the street.
A pedestrian "street" roughly 35 feet across will open from 63rd Street to Claremont Avenue, creating a plaza where the supermarket's main entrance and exit will be and keeping to some extent the view of the hills from College Avenue.
"It's going to be a much more functional area," Flashman said.
The store will be 45,500 square feet instead of the planned 51,500 square feet, and the loading dock will be covered instead of open. Safeway officials also agreed to make sure there is enough parking, assuaging locals' fears that residential streets will fill up with Safeway's customers or employees. Also, Safeway will pay for residents' parking permits for several streets in the area. Because Safeway is still meeting with neighborhood groups, details of the final plans are still being worked out and will probably not be released until the day before the council vote.
In a Wednesday night neighborhood meeting attended by about 60 people at Peralta Elementary School, longtime resident Zachary Walton, who participated with other neighborhood group members in the negotiations, said he is cautiously optimistic the council will approve the agreement.
Flashman fielded attendees' concerns at the meeting that the two-hour parking limit in the area coupled with the prohibitions against afternoon shift workers parking in the store's lot would compel them to circle the neighborhood for parking spaces. Flashman said early morning and later evening employees are permitted to park in the lot under the settlement agreement. But because the store's busiest time is from 4 to 7 p.m., employees working during those hours have "a strong incentive to take public transit," he said.
Another stipulation in the proposed settlement is that because of parking and traffic impacts, no full-service restaurants can set up shop without the approval of community groups.
Neighborhood concerns with Safeway's expansion date back to 2007. The original designs were quickly scrapped, and Safeway turned to Ken Lowney, a Rockridge resident, who handled the popular Whole Foods renovation near Lake Merritt.
But opposition continued upon fears that a larger Safeway, even with other retail space included, would hurt the small merchants along the popular shopping street. Last year, Safeway bought the independent Chimes pharmacy and now operates it as a Safeway pharmacy. The Lowney design, which was approved by the planning commission following an environmental impact report, replaced the dilapidated current 24,000-square-foot supermarket, built in the 1960s, with a two-story structure extending to the corner of Claremont Avenue. A 51,500-square-foot supermarket was planned for the top floor, with a covered public parking garage at ground level and about 11,500 square feet for eight retail shops on the ground floor.
The planning commission's decision was formally appealed by the Rockridge Community Planning Council and Berkeleyans for Pedestrian-Oriented Development with the support of Friends and Neighbors of College Avenue, all of whom participated in the compromise negotiations along with representatives from Safeway, architect Lowney and a transportation consultant.
Flashman said that, like any compromise, neither side won all it wanted, but he expects little opposition at the City Council meeting. And he said he is happy, if surprised, that so much progress has been made.
"It's a heck of a lot better than it was," he said.
Correspondent Lucinda Ryan contributed to this article.


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Public Education
Media communications play a key role in shaping tobacco-related knowledge, opinions, attitudes, and behaviors among individuals and within communities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that state programs use a wide range of efforts, including broadcast, print, outdoor advertising in conjunction with other public relations techniques and on-line marketing.
Cigarettes are one of the most heavily marketed products in Indiana. In 2006, the tobacco industry spent an estimated $426 million marketing their products in Indiana. Their spending outstrips tobacco control spending 46 to 1.
In 2008, the National Cancer Institute released a report, The Role of the Media in Promoting and Reducing Tobacco Use. The report concluded that:
1. The evidence demonstrates a causal relationship between tobacco industry advertising and promotion and increased tobacco use.
2. A causal relationship between exposure to smoking in movies and youth smoking initiation.
3. Mass media campaigns designed to discourage tobacco use can change youth attitudes about tobacco use, curb smoking initiation, and encourage adult cessation.The underlying rationale behind all of the media campaigns was the idea that creating awareness and generating knowledge of the issue would lead to changes in attitudes and behavior. Mass media campaigns have been effective in reducing initiation of tobacco use and increasing cessation when combined with other actions, such as increasing the cigarette tax, enacting smoke-free air laws, and providing adequate program funding. The majority of ITPC media campaigns were multi-tiered to reach multiple audiences.
Measuring Impact
As part of its ongoing efforts to assess the impact and effectiveness of tobacco control initiatives and public education campaign, ITPC regularly conduct annual media tracking surveys. Responses measure awareness of anti-tobacco efforts and changes in important tobacco-related knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among Hoosier adults. Such awareness and changes have been demonstrated to be key predecessors to changes in behavior. The telephone surveys have been part of the overall evaluation plan to assess ITPC's comprehensive tobacco control program and its individual components.
The first survey was conducted in September 2001 prior to the launch of the statewide campaign. Subsequent annual surveys were administered from 2002 through 2005. ITPC used the results to measure the effectiveness of the counter marketing campaigns, by connecting exposure to the ITPC media messages with changing attitudes and beliefs.
Advertisement awareness is the first major step in an effective campaign. After all, people must be aware of advertisements to be influenced by them. Findings from other state and national campaigns suggest that greater advertisement awareness increases ant-smoking knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs, which in turn leads to a reduction in smoking:
- Hoosier adults who were aware of at least one ITPC radio advertisement were 94 percent more likely to be knowledgeable about (strongly agree with) the dangers of tobacco use than those with no awareness of radio advertisements.
- Adults who were aware of at least one ITPC radio advertisement were more than twice as likely (222 percent) to strongly agree that they would feel comfortable telling people their age not to smoke, refuse cigarettes if someone offered them, and participate in community activities against tobacco use.
Key Campaigns
Campaigns resonate with people for various reasons, yet some in ITPC's history remain quite memorable with Hoosiers, based upon statements from Quitline callers and media evaluation results.
Rick Stoddard
With a presentation based on a Massachusetts anti-tobacco campaign, Rick Stoddard became an icon for Indiana youth through his work with Voice. One of the first television campaigns used by ITPC, the Rick series featured stories about losing his wife to cancer from tobacco use. "I never thought of 23 as being middle age" became one of the most memorable lines from the campaign.
Lorene Sandifur
Echoing the personal testimony of Rick Stoddard, the Lorene series featured the story of Gary and Lorene Sandifur. Gary lost his life to cancer caused by tobacco use but pledged to educate Hoosiers about the risks associated with tobacco use before his death. Lorene has carried on his legacy, inspiring hundreds of Hoosiers to quit smoking.
The first series, run in 2002, told of Lorene and Gary's struggles and his challenge to her that se one day run the Boston Marathon in his memory. The second series, aired in 2009 and 2010, returned to that challenge as Lorene realized a dream by completing the Boston Marathon.
When I
A lighthearted take on a serious subject generated a good amount of conversation when ITPC launched its "When I" television ad. The commercial featured children sharing their thoughts on things they would like to do when they grew up, with a tobacco slant. "When I grow up, I want to have stained teeth and smelly clothes" is not a typical childhood aspiration, but it delivers a compelling message.
Every Cigarette Does You Damage
During SFY 2009, ITPC featured graphic depictions of the effects of tobacco use on human organs. These ads were part of the "Every Cigarette Does You Damage" campaign, which was created in Australia.
"Artery" showed a doctor removing fatty deposits from an artery of a deceased 32-year-old man. The second ad - "Brain" - showed the devastatingly visible effects of tobacco on the interior surfaces of a human brain. A correlating radio commercial, "Hard Hitting," ran during SFY 2010, generating a high number of calls to the Quitline.
Evaluation data on ad effectiveness show that Hoosiers are aware f the ads, find them convincing, and make them think about tobacco use issues. Overall confirmed awareness of any part of the ITPC public education campaign reached 53 percent in 2008, up from 2007 when awareness was at 14 percent. However, measures of confirmed awareness of media messages are highly dependent on funding. In SFY 2009, per capita spending on public education campaigns was at 31 cents, down from 86 cents in 2004, when confirmed awareness was over 70 percent. If Hoosiers are to be aware of anti-tobacco messages, they must be able to view those messages through media advertising.
Quit Now Indiana
During 2009-10, ITPC ran two statewide advertising campaigns that focused on smoking's impact on everyday lives.
The first, which ran from December 2009 to February 2010, then from April through June 2010, featured long-time spokeswoman Lorene Sandifur in both television and radio commercials.
The campaign then transitioned to a new hard-hitting factual commercial about the devastating effects of smoking, as well as a new testimonial commercial featuring Molly. Molly began smoking at an early age after living among friends and family members who smoked every day. She was diagnosed at age 30 with stage four lung cancer - and had to explain the horrible diagnosis to her children. Her cancer treatment was a painful and grueling process, but she went into remission. Molly has taken her story public to encourage others to quit smoking.
Both advertising campaigns were supported by news releases and media outreach. A new website - QuitNowIndiana.com - was developed to provide additional support to these messages, as well as to guide people to cessation resources. This website has become the central site for all audiences, allowing for ITPC to transition its branding from the former WhiteLies.tv to Quit Now Indiana.
Both campaigns led to significan increases in calls to the Quitline. In fact, during the Spring 2010 campaign, weekly calls reached record levels, hitting more than 1,000 callers in two consecutive weeks (compared with a previous average weekly rate of approximately 230 callers).
The impact of secondhand smoke became a central part of ITPC's media campaign as Hoosiers' understanding of the issue evolved. The efforts included several significant campaigns that resonated strongly with viewers. Among those campaigns were:
Right to Breathe
One of the first ITPC commercials to emphasize smoking's impact on others, "Right to Breathe" generated strong feedback. The commercial features a mother who is smoking while driving. Even though the car window is cracked, the mother is oblivious to the secondhand smoke that her daughter is breathing as she rides in the backseat.
Rene Hicks
As a nationally known comedian, Rene Hicks frequently performed in smoky clubs and venues to earn her living. Although she never smoked, in 2001, Rene was diagnosed with lung cancer. Featured in a 2005 media campaign, encompassing television, radio, print, and outdoor, Rene's personal story of the toll of working in a smoky environment was very memorable, particularly among African Americans. Rene's efforts to tell others about the dangers of secondhand smoke led to her participation in the U.S. Surgeon General's 2006 video, "Secondhand Smoke: Triumphs and Tragedies."
Task Force on Community Preventive Services, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Feb. 2001, supplemental reports;
2007-2008 Indiana Adult Tobacco Survey


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Curious Polar Bears Best Robot Videographers
Even the best-planned documentaries can go wrong, especially when there are curious polar bears involved.
In this case, the BBC was spying on the polar bears of the Arctic islands of Svalbard for a documentary called "Polar Bear: Spy on The Ice," but their spy-tactics could have used a bit of help. The cameras were "camouflaged" as icebergs and snow drifts, but that didn't fool these curious bears, who caught on pretty quickly that snow and ice aren't supposed to move that quickly.
The cameras worked just fine in in the -40 Fahrenheit weather–it was the bears who ripped the cameras to pieces, destroying about $200,000 worth of equipment. The documentary, directed by John Downer, aired on BBC One on December 29th, but you can see it here at the BBC's iPlayer (sadly, UK only).
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether claiming a military medal you haven't earned can be punished under federal law.
A series of U.S. laws since 1948 has made it a crime to falsely claim military decorations. The latest, the Stolen Valor Act, was passed by Congress and signed into law in 2006. A violation carries a possible year in prison plus a fine.
But a federal appeals court panel in California ruled 2-1 last year in a case involving a false claim of the Medal of Honor that such claims are protected by the First Amendment. Speech is speech, the panel majority said, even if it's a lie.
The panel majority declared the Stolen Valor Act unconstitutional.
The Obama administration then asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review and reverse the appeals court panel, restoring the act.
In the California case, Xavier Alvarez won a seat on the Three Valley Water District Board of Directors in 2007. "I'm a retired Marine of 25 years," Alvarez told a neighborhood district board meeting. "I retired in the year 2001. Back in 1987, I was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. I got wounded many times by the same guy. I'm still around."
The only problem, the appeals court opinion says, was that "Alvarez has never been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, nor has he spent a single day as a Marine or in the service of any other branch of the United States armed forces. In short, with the exception of 'I'm still around,' his self-introduction was nothing but a series of bizarre lies."
Moreover, Alvarez's lies during that 2007 water district board meeting "were only the latest in a long string of fabrications. Apparently, Alvarez makes a hobby of lying about himself," the appeals court opinion says.
After the FBI obtained a recording of the water district board meeting, Alvarez was indicted in federal court in Los Angeles on two counts of violating the Stolen Valor Act.
Alvarez pleaded guilty -- but reserved the right to challenge the constitutionality of the act on appeal. He was sentenced to a year on probation.
A July 2009 article in The Marine Corps Times found 40 doctored profiles in that year's Marine Corps Association Directory -- 16 made false claims for the Medal of Honor, 16 for the Navy Cross and eight for the Silver Star.


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The Macallan Fine Oak (15 Year)
Whisky Review: The Macallan Fine Oak 15 Year Old Scotch Whisky (94.5/100)
a review by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf)
Posted on November 14, 2010
After a year of blogging about whisky, I decided I deserved a treat, and so I went into my private stash of rare whiskies, (well maybe not so rare), and I brought out a bottle of The Macallan Fine Oak 15-year-old Scotch Whisky.
The Macallan Fine Oak Series is a series of single malt Scotch whiskies, produced at The Macallan Distillery at Craigellachie in the Speyside region of Scotland which are matured in seasoned American oak casks, (sherry as well as bourbon), as well as sherry casks from Spain. This series is quite a departure for The Macallan who are renowned for their whiskies which have been aged solely in Sherry Oak casks from Jerez, Spain, The new Fine Oak Series has drawn rave reviews some quarters (Jim Murray for example awarded it "Best New Scotch Brand" when it was launched), and dramatic criticism from others who considered the American barrels inferior due to the lighter flavour profile of the American Bourbon Cask.
Since I was treating myself to one of my more favoured whiskies, I thought it might nice to write a review to share my thoughts about why I enjoy this particular whisky so much.
In the Bottle 4.5/5
The elegant display box housing the The Macallan Fine Oak 15 Year Old is full of information about The Macallan Whisky, where it is made, how it is made, and why the distillers feel this is important. These boxes add a touch of ambiance to the occasion of opening the bottle for the first time especially in front of friends. They also protect the spirit from the deleterious effects of light ensuring that when I sample the whisky, it is as close to the distiller's and blender's intentions as possible.
The boxes also contain important information regarding the expected nose, palate, and finish of the whisky. Because Scottish Single malts can vary so much in flavour profile, this information is very important to help you choose one which will be suitable to your particular palate. The glass bottle containing the whisky is of the same typical Macallan style which they use for most of their whisky range. It is a slightly wide shouldered whisky bottle topped with a solid high density cork.
My only quibble with the presentation is that this is essentially the same presentation that is used for the lower end of The Macallan range. My expectation when I spend the additional money at the higher end of the range that even in the presentation I will receive a little more for my money. It is this unrealized expectation which caused me to deduct 1/2 point for presentation in my score.
In The Glass 9.5/10
When I pour the 15 Year old Macallan Fine Oak into my glass,my nose is greeted by a soft honeycomb/butterscotch, a firm little dollop of vanilla and firm oak spices. A light sherry smoke is in the air carrying wisps of dry fruit (prunes and raisins) and a smidgen of treacle. As you allow the glass to decant, a demerara sweetness becomes evident as does a wonderful floral meadowland with saw grass, timothy and wild flowers presenting themselves to the delight of the nostrils.
This is very similar to the nose the 10 Year old Macallan Fine Oak presents. But the additional aging has mingled the various scents together, provided a firmer oak presence, and added a welcome vanilla tinge to the aroma. The higher alcohol content of 43 % versus the 40 % of the 10-year seems to bring things up a notch with a little more concentrated aggression. I love nosing the fifteen year old both before and after the Whisky is consumed.
In The Mouth 57/60
This is slightly aggressive in the delivery and it presents the palate with rich complexity. The whisky flavours are pushed forward firmly by the higher alcohol content. Oak vanilla, honeycomb, dabs of brown sugar, and a trace of malty barley are all wound up in a soft sherry smoke which seems to entwine them in a delightful chorus of flavour. Dry fruits flavours accent the smoke, while fresh citrus fruit seems to be bursting out of the sides of the whisky flavour.
At some point, in the aging of any spirit we reach the place where the oak is melting into the flavour of the whisky rather acting as a distinct component. If the spirit is aged too long the oak will begin to dominate and the subtleties of the other flavours will diminish. My feeling here is that the spirit was taken from the oak barrels at just the right time such that all of the goodness that oak can impart was captured. The spirit is full of character and complexity with everything in fine balance.
In the Throat 13.5/15
The exit shows a little caramel treacle which for me is very nice. The final flavours that leave my throat are the ghostly vestiges of the sherry smoke which trail flavours of green grapes, figs and raisins at the very end. Most satisfying is the gentle burn which stems not from the alcohol but rather from the oak spices.
The Afterburn 10/10
This was a dangerous bottle for me to open as I seemed to be continually drawn back for another sip the next day. I finished the whisky sooner than I anticipated as the subtle complexity of the flavours continuously impressed me. It seems that the flavour profile of the Macallan Fine Oak 15-year-old hits all of the right notes on my palate.
You may read some of my other Whisky Reviews (click the link) if you wish to have some comparative reviews.
Suggested Recipe
I am going to get myself in trouble again as I am once more recommending that a stellar whisky can also be enjoyed in the realm of the cocktail. I guess I just cannot help myself. In my defense I also recommend sipping The Macallan Fine Oak 15-year-old Single Malt Whisky neat or on the rocks. But, I will confess that about a third of my recent bottle went towards the construction of some of my favourite cocktails. The one I will share with you is based upon The Commodore, but has a very small modification
The Commodore Splash
Made with The Macallan Fine Oak (15 year Old Whisky
2 oz The Macallan Fine Oak
3/4 oz (Fresh squeezed) Lemon and Lime juice
1 to 2 tsp sugar syrup
dash bitters (orange bitter if they are available)
dash of soda
citrus peel (use orange peel if you had no orange bitters)
Build in a rocks glass with Ice
Lengthen with a splash of Soda
Garnish with a threads of citrus peel
As always you may interpret the scores I provide as follows.
0-25 A spirit with a rating this low would actually kill you.
26-49 Depending upon your fortitude you might actually survive this.
50 -59 You are safe to drink this…but you shouldn't.
60-69 Substandard swill which you may offer to people you do not want to see again.
70-74 Now we have a fair mixing rum or whisky. Accept this but make sure it is mixed into a cocktail.
75-79 You may begin to serve this to friends, again probably still cocktail territory.
80-84 We begin to enjoy this spirit neat or on the rocks. (I will still primarily mix cocktails)
85-89 Excellent for sipping or for mixing!
90-94 Definitely a primary sipping spirit, in fact you may want to hoard this for yourself.
95-97.5 The Cream of the Crop
98+ I haven't met this bottle yet…but I want to.
Very loosely we may put my scores into terms that you may be more familiar with on a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal scale as follows:
70 – 79.5 Bronze Medal (Recommended only as a mixer)
80 – 89.5 Silver Medal (Recommended for sipping and or a high quality mixer)
90 – 95 Gold Medal (Highly recommended for sipping and for sublime cocktails.)
95.5+ Platinum Award (Highest Recommendation)
4 Responses to "The Macallan Fine Oak (15 Year)"
June 22, 2011 at 11:06 pm
Artic Wolf,
I must say THANK YOU for the review! My dad enjoys single malt Scotch that is smooth and not Islay peaty style. I wanted to get something special for Father's Day but as I am not a Scotch drinker I went searching for that something special on the internet from the "experts" and found your review. I just got off the phone with my Dad who had just tried this straight up neat. He absolutely loves it; says best Scotch he's ever had and so very smooth. For a man of few words, he went on a good bit about how great it was. My investment in the pricier Scotch paid off thanks to your review!
Thank you very much for taking the time to post your tasting notes!
November 14, 2010 at 5:01 pm
Chip, do you find the price high for what you get or are you satisfied with your bang for the buck?


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The first city on my Eastern European trip was Moscow. I think the traffic here is worse than the 101 in Silicon Valley during the dot com era. That said, it was a great visit. I spoke at the Information Infrastructure Conference at the Swissotel convention center in Moscow. It was the first time I spoke to a group of people with an interpreter. It was like being at the UN. The two main topics were Storage Efficiency and Real-time Compression.
I spoke with a few customers and the press and in dealing with the data growth challenges they wanted to know, "When it comes to big data, what is next, is it 'huge data'"? Data growth clearly a concern. Interesting enough though most of the questions, came around my title of "Evangelist". One report told me, "if an Evangelist is 'preaching the word of storage' then why not just call yourself an Apostle"? How do you think that would look on an IBM business card: Global Storage Efficiency Apostle?
The next day I did a day of "sales enablement" in the Moscow office. We discussed mostly how to sell and position Real-time Compression and what is next for the technology. I was very impressed with the team. They were very technical and knew quite a bit about Real-time Compression and really wanted to know in more detail how the technology was invented. This means they are really talking about the technology and the customers are drilling down into the next level of detail. There are a lot of good opportunities for the technology in Moscow and I look forward to hearing more about the success of Real-time Compression there.
I didn't have a lot of time to sight see but I did make it to Red Square. You can actually buy a beer outside in Red Square and walk around. So I did. I took a few photos and then as the US was getting going, I had some work calls to attend to. That evening I spent on the 34th floor of my hotel having dinner. It was a great view of Moscow. I hope to come back.
Next stop, Warsaw Poland. Stay tuned.


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Independent tests indicate orange mass off Tiger Pass not related to spill; final results still pending.
Tests conducted at the Louisiana State University (LSU) departments of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, and Environmental Sciences concluded today that a large mass of orange substance near Tiger Pass in the Mississippi Delta is an algal bloom, not oil. Scientists tested samples collected over the weekend by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) staff for any accumulation of oil among the phytoplankton.
According to analysis by Dr. Sibel Bargu, Assistant Professor at LSU's Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences and a specialist in algae, and by the laboratory of Dr. Ed Overton, Professor Emeritus for the Department of Environmental Sciences, the large orange mass identified and sampled by LDWF biologists in the area near Tiger Pass is an algal bloom.
"Large algal blooms are common occurrences in the Gulf of Mexico when we experience warm weather, particularly from May to November," said LDWF Assistant Secretary Randy Pausina. "This summer, we have all been acutely aware of possible impacts from the oil spill, which make us take a closer look at events like this one that might normally go unnoticed in our state waters. That is why we pursued testing the algal bloom to ensure that it was phytoplankton and not oil from the BP oil spill."
Dr. Overton's lab, which specializes in petroleum analysis, did conclude that there were some extremely low levels of hydrocarbons present in the samples – a finding that is consistent with normal water samples in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Hydrocarbons are common in samples taken at the surface, as the algal bloom samples were, and typically accumulate over time from natural oil seeps, waterway discharges, boat byproducts and various forms of industrial runoff.
Early reports about an orange substance in federal waters southwest of the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River were made to the U.S. Coast Guard last week, and they were the first to investigate the claims that the mass was oil. Once the substance was reported within state waters, LDWF biologists investigated the algal bloom and collected samples for independent testing at LSU. The conclusions from professors Overton and Bargu are consistent with the assumption made by the Coast Guard that the mass was a large algal bloom rather than oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Afeef Zaman-Reflect Dynamic Brand Identity
At Design Interviews
Interview with Afeef Zaman : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Afeef Zaman : The primary inspiration for the project came from the idea of exploring a core ethos of music and devising a way of creating a brand identity that is deeply interlinked with that. Music is constantly chaotic and evolving, but always personal. It transcends barriers—both temporal and spatial (cultural). Always flowing with glimpses of novel meaning. Each moment, each place adds a new shade to this cavalcade of cascading tunes; telling us a different tale every time. We attempted to capture these self-reflective momentary tales of music and represent them in design motifs inspired from the form of "Rorschach blots". .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Afeef Zaman : The project is still ongoing. It was part of the new brand identity by Dj Sarhi. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Afeef Zaman : Development of the project started in September 2014 and finished in December 2014. Development was done entirely in Dhaka, Bangladesh; printing and circulation of promotional materials were done in respective cities where the album was launched. .
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Thanksgiving Timed Right
Thanksgiving Timed Right is a timeline infographic from allrecipes.com that helps everyone plan when to start cooking each dish for Thanksgiving dinner. You want everything to make it to the table at the same time right? I especially appreciate the Wine Breaks!
Great idea, and I know many, many people that struggle to figure this out on their own. As an infographic released on the web, it really needs to have the URL back to the original full-size version included in the footer. Many people are going to share this infographic with friends and family, but very few with correct link back to the Fresh Bites Blog where you can find the original.
The topic choice here is fantastic! This design will have an Online Lifespan of many years as people go looking for this information every November.
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Can Innovation Bridge the Partisan Divide?
CSBI held an Innovation Forum on 12/12/13 to discuss the future of small business innovation in the U.S. and how Congress can support breakthrough research. Leading thinkers from early-stage tech industries shared their thoughts on innovative R&D, the investment ecosystem, and the political climate. Check out the highlights here!


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Friday, September 23, 2011
Fan Friday: Google Alerts and Annie's Ghosts
No, I did not receive a Google Alert on one of my ancestors.
But Steve Luxenberg, author of Annie's Ghosts who delivered a wonderful and informative presentation last night at the monthly meeting of the Fairfax Genealogical Society, did get a Google Alert from my blog. He told me so when I went up to buy a copy of his book and get it signed by him. So I did anything a serious genealogy research and blogger would do: I gushed like a fan.
There was plenty to gush about. We had a full house and you could really sense the interest during the lecture and the excitement about meeting the author afterwards. For those few of you who have not yet read the book (I was going to wait until Christmas, when I am hoping to get an iPad, to buy the book, but couldn't wait - I had forgotten to go to the ATM and only had $13 - the exact price of the paperback - so fate meant for me to buy it), I won't spoil it for you, but I can say that Steve included some things that are not in the book and also had some good information on getting disability records from the VA, possible avenues for obtaining medical records, and getting information on an ancestor from post-1930 censuses.
So, back to Google Alerts. They obviously work. I set up Google Alerts a few months ago but have not received a single one.
Google Alerts, you are on notice:
Harlston Perrin Moore.
I had better be receiving an Alert on him. Soon.
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You've reminded me that I need to revise my google alerts. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Perhaps I should set up Google alerts.......I have never been to that page.ReplyDelete
I'm so glad you had a wonderful time and yes, Google Alerts does work. But, it was funny that Steve was on the "alert" for you.ReplyDelete
Great story, Greta! Annie's Ghosts remains one of my favorite books of the year!ReplyDelete
Lisa - I have to go back and look at what I entered for Google Alerts. It didn't send me anything for mentioning my ancestor's name.ReplyDelete
Claudia - They're pretty easy to do, but so far I haven't gotten anything from them. I think I'll add a few names and see whether I get anything from them.
Barbara - Steve must have had his name and/or his book's name under his alerts, and it brought up my blog because I mentioned them both.
Susan - I can see why you love that book - I am really enjoying it, too.
I've been meaning to set up Google alerts, and the intention has always gotten lost in the daily flow of living. Now you've inspired me to try again! Thanks.ReplyDelete


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Almost two decades after penning the evergreen "Ek ladki ko dekha...", writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar has revealed the melodious hit song was originally penned with Madhuri Dixit in mind.
"No one knows that the song 'Ek ladki ko dekha toh', which became so popular... I wrote it keeping Madhuri in mind. When I was asked to write the song, she was doing the film, but later she left it and Manisha Koirala came in," Akhtar told a gathering here Friday.
Akhtar spoke at the the Agenda Aaj Tak, held in the capital. Madhuri was the guest speaker at a session during the event, where Pakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar and singer Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan was present too.
Besotted by Madhuri's beauty, Ali put his talent to good use and sang "Ek ladki ko dekha toh...". Of course, Madhuri, dressed to kill in black, was flattered of course, but it is this moment that enthused Akhtar into sharing the interesting anecdote.
The song, from the film "1942: A Love Story", was picturised on Manisha and Anil Kapoor.
Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, known for numbers like "Mitwa", "Mora saiyan" and "Phir le aaya dil", sang "Tumse milke aisa lagaa tumse milke" for Madhuri.


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I was just wondering if anyone else is as truly upset as I am over the > Rodney King verdict. Police in Los Angeles are hated enough as is, and > the whole Rodney King incident did absolutely nothing to improve their > standing in the eyes of the black community, or the white community for > that matter. I think that anymore such incidents would seriously > diminish the outstanding reputation of the Los Angeles Police force. >


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A new start location for the original ultra-cross is in the works and following on is a new course layout. Riders who have taken on the challenge in the past will see many of the same features that have made IC the race it is but in a slightly different arrangement. Some of those who have been with us the longest may recall a course feature or two long lost as they circumnavigate the northern reaches of the Michaux State Forest at this year's event.
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The new start will simplify the course checkpoints and your fueling needs as you will pass back through the start/finish at about the midpoint of the race. This will allow you to stock everything you need at this central location and offer the opportunity to drop unneeded gear or switch out hydration packs easily in the midst of the event. And there is a safety component to the new start location for you and us as communication and transportation between the checkpoints at the far reaches of the course and the center will be more reliable, easier and faster. That is the sort of change you probably won't even see or note during your ride around the Michaux forest, but it the sort of the change that makes the event better.
The new course will likely also mean new tactics. That we can look to change the routing of the course in the future to make use different variations on our new figure-8 loop will also mean new tactics and strategery each year. We love strategery.
We're excited by the changes and we like where this is going. We hope you do as well. September 29, 2013. Michaux State Forests. Iron Cross XI. The original in its 11th year.
One last change of note, our co-promoter from the last few years, Zach Adams, has moved on in order to launch more great events and he'll be missed - though we hope we'll only miss him "behind the scenes" and that he'll be making a run at Iron Cross himself this year and be part of it once again from a new position.
Ready or not, here it comes.
Look for general registration to open soon. Those of you who've pre-reg'd with us before keep an eye out for something in your email in the next few days.


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Many young girls dream of playing the title role in "Annie."
Many young girls dream of playing the title role in "Annie."
Bailey Broome, who has the role in the CharACTers Entertainment production of the musical that opens tonight at Wallace Hall Fine Arts Center, not only has dreamed about playing the part, she has drawn it.
Bailey, 11, said several years ago she drew a self-portrait of herself looking at an Broadway theater marquee that said "Bailey Broome is Annie."
"It's been my dream a long time," said Bailey, who first saw the film version of "Annie" when she was "5 or 6."
"I always watched the movie when I was little and I always loved dancing and acting and singing and stuff. I just really wanted to be Annie. I'm very happy I was."
Bailey, a natural redhead like the orphan she plays, is the daughter of Tracy and Alan Broome of Southside, and is a sixth-grader at Rainbow Middle School.
This is her second major role. She played Tigger in a CharACTers' production of "Winnie the Pooh" last year, and said she has had a lot of fun learning her role. She also had a smaller role in "The Aristocats."
Director Cody Carlton said there about 100 girls auditioned for the part. It came down to three finalists, and Carlton said all were "very talented."
There was just something about Bailey's audition, he said, to where "I couldn't stop thinking about her playing the part."
Tracy Broome said the timing of the play being staged is perfect for her daughter, since Annie is 11 years old in the play,
Bailey said had a brief anxiety attack when, after the first rehearsal, she realized just many lines and songs and dances she had to learn.
She said her family has helped her deal with the pressure of playing Annie, and that said cast members also have been very encouraging and helpful.
Bailey said play dates were scheduled in addition to rehearsals to help her get to know the dog that's portraying Sandy, the stray that becomes her companion.
She said her favorite scene is when she sings the reprise to "Maybe," when she realizes she will have to leave Daddy Warbucks when Miss Hannigan's brother Rooster and his girlfriend Lily St. James pose as her parents to collect a reward from Warbucks.
"Maybe" actually is her favorite song in the musical, not the classic "Tomorrow."
Bailey said she wants to continue in theater and eventually perform on Broadway.
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Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I have heard that if I choose radiation therapy for prostate cancer treatment that I could not have surgery later if the cancer recurs. Why not?
Richard Whittington, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, responds:
There are few surgeons who will do prostatectomy after radiation therapy. The major problem is the fibrosis (scarring) caused by either surgery or radiation. It really does not matter what the first treatment is, the second treatment is typically always more difficult. After any surgery, it is much more difficult to do a second surgery in the same area because of the fibrosis from the first surgery. It is also more difficult to do surgery after radiation because of fibrosis.
In general, radiation causes more problems because there is more fibrosis in the region than there is after surgery. In contrast, it is easier to do radiation after surgery because we can do a CT scan to see and localize the intended target, and the radiation can penetrate through the fibrosis to get to the target. There is still an increased risk of complications, but it is not at much as the surgery-after-radiation option.
After radiation, a surgeon needs to put his hand through the fibrosis. It is difficult for him/her to distinguish the bladder from the prostate from the rectum. When a surgeon goes in to take the prostate out, he/she sees a large ball of scar tissue that the bladder, rectum, and prostate are in there somewhere. The tissue planes that allow you to separate one organ from another are obliterated. If you are aggressive in removing the prostate, you risk damaging the bladder or the rectum. This is what causes the high risk of incontinence and colostomies that you do not see with either prostatectomy or radiation alone. If you are not aggressive enough, then you risk leaving some prostate tissue behind. By staying away from the bladder and rectum, the tissue you leave behind is the tissue most likely to contain cancer, since it is in these regions that most cancers arise.
This is one of the reasons why I will sometimes recommend surgery to younger, very concerned patients – this way, there is one more arrow in the quiver. For low-risk prostate cancer, the 5-year bNED (biochemical no evidence of disease) survival is about 92% with radiation and about 80% with surgery. Radiation can salvage about 60% of surgical recurrences if caught early. 60% of 20% is 12%, so the overall cure rate with surgery is 80% with surgery + 12% with salvage RT=92%. I don't think there is a difference in cure rate between the two treatments, but it is a "peace of mind" issue for some patients to have a follow up option.


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Just when I wondered if legacy media could get any dozier about the controversy between Darwinism and intelligent design, a liberal media watchdog, Media Matters jumps into the fray and proves that the depths haven't been reached yet.
The May 12 edition of Lou Dobbs Tonight featured Jonathan Wells for intelligent design, John Morris for creationism, and Michael Ruse for Darwinism.
On the show, Dobbs remarked, "The fact is that evolution, Darwinism, is not a fully explained or completely rigorous and defined science that has testable results within it. Like a – " (At that point he was interrupted by a panelist.)
Shocked, just shocked, Media Matters informs us,
During a debate on "the origin of life," CNN host Lou Dobbs stated on his own authority: "The fact is that evolution, Darwinism, is not a fully explained or completely rigorous and defined science that has testable results within it." The National Academy of Sciences (NAS), which advises the federal government on "scientific and technical matters," disagrees with Dobbs' "facts" about
Sure it does. With the exception of one lone member, Phil Skell, NAS is an establishment organization obediently yapping the party line—or to put it more politely, defending Darwinism as one of their big causes, oblivious to the questions that are growing all around us about whether mind really evolves from mud.
Media Matters, has it ever occurred to you ... like, is it even barely possible that ... oh, I am not going to complete this thought for you. Compare your ridiculous sucking up to an establishment organization with the insightful Michael Powell article above, and then go rend your hearts and not your press passes.
To find out more about my book on the intelligent design controversy, go to By Design or by Chance?
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In an effort to cause the kind of global mayhem he has always dreamed of, the evil Plankton has set in motion his most diabolical plot ever to take over the world and the fate of Bikini Bottom has been put in the hands (or small tentacles) of three unsuspecting heroes. Put your platform skills to the ultimate test as SpongeBob, Patrick or Sandy Cheeks with an array of insane new maneuvers and power-ups at your disposal! Explore a huge 3D world, comprised of five huge worlds, encounter familiar friends and finally put an end to Plankton's evil scheme!
Also known as: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Battle For Bikini Island
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Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore allows players to play the part of an "American Idol" contestant as they audition, earn an invitation to Hollywood, perform on center stage and receive verbal feedback on their performance from the judges. Just like the TV show, the evaluation by the game's judges - Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and the always entertaining Simon Cowell -- will affect whether or not they move on to the next round of competition.
Players can personalize their own contestant with clothing, hair styles and accessories in the Character Customization mode, creating a specialized look that is sure to catch the attention of the judges and the crowd. Players can also create a 3D model of their own heads with the EyeToy USB Camera (for PlayStation 2) to bring them directly into the actual competition.
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore is now available for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Together with FremantleMedia Enterprises and 19 Entertainment, licensors of the top-rated television show "American Idol," Konami has developed a game that lets players sing and perform through a full season of competition of "American Idol". Featuring 40 all-new, smash-hit songs and several unique modes of play, Karaoke Revolution: American Idol Encore delivers an immersive "American Idol" game experience as players sing their way to fame. Read More »
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Release Date: February 5, 2008
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Let me start by stating for the record that, while it would have been extremely entertaining to have a government shutdown a month before the 2012 election, the deal for a six-month continuing resolution kind of/sort of announced yesterday by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and blessed later in the day by the White House is a good thing for the economy, financial markets, investors, business, and the country as a whole.
It may not be good for the tea party, but I'm more that okay with that.
Having said that, there are several points that need to be raised.
First, in spite of yesterday's announcement, I'm not sure this really is a done deal. In particular, I'm not convinced that the tea party wing of the GOP has signed off on it. The fact that the House isn't going to take a vote on the CR before it leaves this week for the August-labor Day recess may be an indication that Boehner isn't confident he actually has enough support from his own caucus for the deal. And as anyone who has ever worked a legislative issue will tell you, the longer you wait before you take a vote on something that is as much a political hot potato as federal spending, the more likely it is that opposition will develop or intensify.
One thing to watch will be he Republicans Boehner campaigns for during the recess. Campaigning for a tea partier almost certainly will come with a quid pro quo that he or she supports the CR. It will also be interesting to see whether, in light of the CR deal, tea partiers want Boehner campaigning for them.
Second, the CR could be the first step in a new version of Washington's favorite budget game — Kick the Can Down the Road. The latest edition would be kicking the fiscal cliff down the road, that is, delaying the fiscal cliff into next year and setting up a new deadline for imposing short-term damage on the economy.
That's what I was hearing yesterday from some high-placed contacts on Capital Hill. The six-month CR lays the ground work for delaying some or all of the other fiscal cliff-related tax increase and spending cut policies until early 2013 so that the cliff would be the next Congress' responsibility.
That could also eliminate the need for a lame duck session of Congress, although almost everyone I talked to thought that was much more of a fantasy than a real possibility.


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