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When to Start Hospice?
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
My Mother is 75 and has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in August that�s moved and broke her hip. That�s how they found it. We decided against Chemo and did 10 rounds of radiation. The radiologist gave her less than a year. 3 months later she is feeling better than she has in a while. She also has Alzheimer's. My Question is what are we to expect???? And should we call in Hospice even though she�s doing good now????
Jared Weiss, MD, Medical Oncologist & Assistant Professor at University of North Carolina�s Lineberger Cancer Center, responds:
No doctor knows how long anyone will live - cancer is just too unpredictable. We do have averages, but there�s a huge spread with half of the people living longer than the average, and half less. So, as far as time course, you just can�t know. This unpredictability is one of the reasons that, in my opinion, it�s a good idea to get hospice involved early, even while a patient still feels well. In case things change quickly or unpredictably, it�s good to already be set up with a good palliative care team that already know her well. One study out of MGH in Boston presented at our big cancer meeting this summer (ASCO) even showed a surprise survival advantage to early palliative care, in addition to the benefits you would expect (better quality of life, lower rates of depression and less aggressive care at the end of life).
Betsy Alexander, RN, MSN, Director of Penn Wissahickon Hospice, adds:
I would recommend hospice right away so she can be monitored for symptom management and quality of life. Hospice would also provide support to the family and help guide them through this process. Unfortunately, many people do not call hospice until the last week or so of life, and while that is still helpful, patients and their families get the most benefit if hospice is called sooner. About 1.5 million people in the US received hospice care in 2009, almost half of these were in hospice care for less than 2 weeks.
The Hospice Foundation of America has wonderful information about hospice (http://www.hospicefoundation.org/)
Here�s how they describe hospice:
Hospice is a special concept of care designed to provide comfort and support to patients and their families when a life-limiting illness no longer responds to cure-oriented treatments.
Hospice care neither prolongs life nor hastens death. Hospice staff and volunteers offer a specialized knowledge of medical care, including pain management.
The goal of hospice care is to improve the quality of a patient's last days by offering comfort and dignity.
Hospice care is provided by a team-oriented group of specially trained professionals, volunteers and family members.
Hospice addresses all symptoms of a disease, with a special emphasis on controlling a patient's pain and discomfort.
Hospice deals with the emotional, social and spiritual impact of the disease on the patient and the patient's family and friends.
Hospice offers a variety of bereavement and counseling services to families before and after a patient's death.
This question and answer was part of the OncoLink Brown Bag Chat Series, Lung Cancer Q&A Webchat. View the entire Lung Cancer Q&A transcript here.


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Looking for Williams and Dozier of Walker Co. Alabama
I found some info on my Williams line back to a Nathan Williams walker county Al. Born 7/25/1882 Dd.4/29/1955 Walker co. and spouse Maude Dozier Bn.1891 in Al also Dd.11/19/1931 Nauvoo, Walker Co. also found Nathans Dad Tom Williams Bn. 1856 and Maude's Parents father Will Dozier Bn. abt. 1865 In Al.and mother Jane Beasley Bn. abt. 1869 in Al.I really want to find the Williams as far back as I can.
I got a paternal williams 1930 walker co alabama
I found my husband's Grandparents Nath Williams & Maudie and his dads' siblings all eight names it was in the 1930 walker county census list now I want to find more gens way back as far as I can get.
Vester & Dellar Williams family from Nauvoo Alabama
I am looking for my husbands family his grand parents on his dads side and back as far as I can get info to..
Jerry Williams dad is Vester Williams I need to find Vesters parents.
I was told by Jerry's oldest brother Hermon his Parents name were Nathan Williams and
Mona or Leona ? unknown maiden name to Nathan's wife.Any help on this will be good
Vester Lee Williams
Born 8/7/1915 Dd.1985 looking for parents and any relatives
that might be out there.He was born in Nauvoo,Alabama,He did have 2 Brothers in Alabama and Arkansas somewhere.Edford Williams was one of them.Any help would be good.
Vester &Dellar Williams family from Nauvoo Alabama
Looking for Vester's mom and dad I was told their name was Leona & Nathan possible native Indian in or around Walker Co. Alabama not sure where they was born. Any help will be nice.
John Kanalos ancesters from Michigan era 1960
I am the daughter of John Kanalos and Elizabeth Stultz. I was born in Wynedott, Michigan on Oct.4th 1960 my name is Terri A. Kanalos Williams.
My mom told me my Father was like 72 yrs.old in 1960
And whom I never knew was from Hungary.
And that he had family and or children in Michigan. I haven't met any of them that I remember.
He was have supposed to have died when I was 14 months old so it would have been around 1962 I think, not sure.I have looked for some kind of proof of him.I do remember seeing my birth certificate once then it got lost this is the only proof that he even existed. My mom did tell me there was a couple of half brothers in Mi.Gary or something like that.
I have been working on my husband's side for his ancestors. And I thought I would look for my side also. But I never realized how much work and searching it takes to weed through all the information out there.Boy am I tired. So if anyone might give any help on my journey
I sure would like any good help or direction.
New entry I got my birth cert. it shows my farther as John Kanalos age 72 at my birth he was born Czechoslovak
Any kin to Elizabeth Stultz of Vigo county Indiana
I'm looking for old and new ancestors or kin to my mother. My G mom's name was Millie,mom had several siblings I can't name all but if you know one of these last names you may know them also,
all my family in West Terre Haute,Indiana names include>Good, Stultz,Newman,Pritchard,Bell,Stevens,Sons,Moorecraft, and a few others i can't think of. right now.I am probably one of the only ones trying to make a tree right now. I have run into a brick wall.
I can't seem to find much at all on my Grandfather or Grandmother. It would really help if I could find at least one person with a little info on any of them.
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A fundraiser for Columbus International High School is scheduled next Wednesday, March 27, to help students travel to global educational experiences.
A fundraiser for Columbus International High School is scheduled next Wednesday, March 27, to help students travel to global educational experiences.
The event will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 27 at the Boathouse Restaurant at Confluence Park. It will feature a sampling of international foods, a silent auction, comments from the Columbus International High School Ambassador Corps and performances by the student Drum and Dance Club.
Tickets are $50; all proceeds will provide travel scholarships to Columbus International High School students.
"Columbus International is a laboratory for leaders, community organizers and activists," Principal Ameer Kim El-Mallawany said in a statement. "Students do not just learn about global issues and diverse communities, they experience global issues in diverse communities, and this participatory learning is at the heart of our curriculum and our approach to learning."
Columbus International High School was started three years ago to continue the language immersion programs of Ecole Kenwood, Columbus Spanish Immersion Academy and Fifth Avenue International, and to provide a rigorous academic experience for any CCS student seeking a global focus.
After spending its first two years in swing locations, the school moved to a permanent home at the former North High School building on Arcadia Avenue, just south of Clintonville.
The school currently houses grades 9-12, but will expand to include grades 7-12 with the addition of the language-immersion middle schools next year, when the first class will graduate.
"As relative newcomers to the Clintonville neighborhood, we are excited about the opportunities to continue to grow our partnerships with local businesses and organizations to make global issues come to life for our students," Kim El Mallawany said in the statement. "We also hope to continue the legacy of North High School as a beacon of not only this neighborhood, but Columbus as a whole."
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Good Morning Lovelies!
I am looking forward to a relaxing long Easter weekend. I am heading home to New Brunswick tomorrow morning to spend the holiday with my family and I'm very excited about it. And speaking of Easter, today's post is inspired some chicks…literally….
These adorable little Easter chicks, with their fluffy yellow feathers and orange-y legs and beak, represent the bright and fresh feel of spring.
Photo sources, Clockwise from top left, 1 (via), 2, 3, 4, 5 (Orig. source unknown), 6, 7 (via), 8 (via), 9, 10,11
Perhaps a bright and fresh outfit also inspired by the little chickies is in order? How about a fun bright yellow dress with amazing orange accessories?
Outfit sources found here on my Polyvore.
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An exciting experience.
I'm an ardent reader of this topic - content and language integrated training. Recently I got really surprised by few very innovative products.
We know that the people of Indian sub-continent are cricket crazy. Then why not teach English through Cricket? Let them learn English through their passionate topic. We know most people in the world are crazy about movies - even in Saudi. Why not make them learn English through movies - in the end movies reflect life. Many of us love love stories. Why not learn English through love stories?
This is what exactly I observed in the "smarten your English through" products. High school English to GRE / GMAT level English is explained through a passionate topic of the common man! Just imagine "Sharpen Your English through Love & Romance", "Smarten Your English through Cricket" , "Smarten Your English through Movies" etc.
I think we should encourage our youngsters to catch this opportunity to study through these effortless and enjoyable way. An exciting news for the IELTS student.


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Multisounds, an envelope filter - like the qtron from electro-harmonix - puts a little "wah " on each note played. It's used by lots of funk bassists, and gives the bass an articulated feel.
Frankly, and I'm not a bassist, it's the first effect I thought of when I saw the title of this thread.
The cat in the picture is Bootsy Collins. If you don't know him, you should probably just go get some Parliament Funkadelic and some Bootsy's Rubber Band, and prepare to be transformed.
I'd start with "Mothership Connection" and "Maggot Brain". The title track of Maggot Brain should show you how all this relates to blues, at the very least. And Mothership will warn you about unfunkativity, a dangerous state.


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Lyonel Feininger | the artist
The artist Lyonel Feininger
Born July 17 1871, New York, USA.
Died Jan 15 1956, , .
Style and technique of the artist: Painting, Printmakers, Bauhaus, Novembergruppe, Documenta Kassel,
Lyonel Feiningerartworks on eBay
Original artworks, prints, exhibition posters, monographs, books, collectibles.
|Lyonel Feininger Bibliography. a selection (links redirect to amazon.com)
Lyonel Feininger: Photographs 1928-1939. Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956) was 58 years old when he took up photography. He had been a professor at the Bauhaus for almost a decade, and had enjoyed widespread success as a comic artist and painter. Ever open to new pursuits, and inspired by the works of his photographer sons Lux and Andreas and the experimental photography of his Dessau neighbor László Moholy-Nagy, Feininger took up the camera in 1928 and began to explore a variety of avant-garde techniques. This painter of crystalline architectures and landscapes left a legacy of fascinating unsettling images of shop window mannequins and reflections, nocturnal photographs using double exposures and other works. This is the first publication devoted to this little-known body of work. Examining about 70 original prints, it also relates Feininger's photography to the rest of his extensive oeuvre.
Lyonel Feininger: At the Edge of the World. Generously illustrated, this publication features works from throughout Feininger's diverse career, including his turn-of-the-century satirical illustrations and comics, his carnivalesque Expressionist compositions and crystalline architectural scenes, his whimsical village of hand-carved wooden figures, and his late oils of New York City. The main essay discusses the full breadth of Feininger's career, tracing his relationship with groups and institutions that defined the development of modern art, including Cubism, the Blaue Reiter, the Blue Four, the Bauhaus, and Black Mountain College. Additional essays focus on facets of Feininger's work including his comics, his photographs, his musical compositions and their relationship to his visual art, and his reputation in Germany.
Lyonel Feininger: Drawings and Watercolors. 400 Feininger drawings and watercolors from the estate of curator and collector William S. Lieberman, most of which have never before been published. Lieberman appears to have made a point of acquiring Feininger's more intimate and personal works (as opposed to, say, the murals for which he is so well known), and such works constitute the bulk of this volume. Essayist Peter Nisbet provides entries on individual works, offers perspective on Feininger's reception in the United States in the decades after his return from Germany in 1937 and suggests directions for an overdue reassessment of his oeuvre.
Playboy: Helmut Newton. Following Playboy's celebrated fiftieth anniversary Photographs and Cartoons comes an arresting retrospective of Helmut Newton, one of the 20th century's most influential photographers. Renowned for his carefully composed, almost cinematic shots, Newton's signature style makes for a dramatic counterpoint to the Playboy nudes known the world over. Collected between shimmering metallic covers are more than 150 color and black and white photographs. Here we see Newton's take on Playmates in Los Angeles, Nastassja Kinski playing out a fantasy with a doppelgnger doll, a Lolita-esque travelog, and more. With a foreword by Hugh M. Hefner, an introduction by celebrated writer Walter Abish, and an afterword by Playboy's director of photography for the past 30 years, Gary Cole, Playboy: Helmut Newton is the definitive book of Newton nudes.
Biography and art, auction, artworks, interview, statement, website:
Lyonel Feininger: At the Edge of the World
Born and raised in New York, Lyonel Feininger (18711956) moved at the age of sixteen to Germany, where he became one of the leading practitioners of German Expressionism and the Bauhaus. In the late 1930s, when the Nazi campaign against modern art forced him to flee back to New York after an absence of fifty years, his marriage of abstraction and recognizable imagery made him a beloved artist in the United States. Long acknowledged as a major figure of the Bauhaus, Feininger is renowned for his romantic, crystalline paintings of architecture and seascapes. Less well known are the whimsical aspects of his work: his pioneering Chicago Sunday Tribune comic strips; his figurative, Expressionist compositions; his photographs; and his miniature hand-carved wooden figures and buildings, known as City at the Edge of the World. This retrospective is the first in Feiningers native country in more than forty-five years, and the first ever to include the full breadth of his art…
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The SPAWS project – or rather, the funded part – is coming to an end so its time to wrap up the project details.
In terms of impact, what have we achieved?
1. We answered the question we set: "is the LearningRegistry Node infrastructure suitable for sharing paradata between app stores?". (tl;dr: yes).
2. We created a software library for it
3. We embedded the library into Edukapp, which means stores operated using it can switch on SPAWS and start syndicating paradata. As JISC, SURFNet and ITEC roll out their Edukapp-based stores between now and Q3 2013, we will start to see some real practical sharing benefits
4. We demonstrated it actually works.
5. We developed paradata recipes that have general applicability
6. We made upstream contributions to improve the LRJavaLib library used with the Learning Registry, and got it listed in Maven Central making it much easier to include in other projects.
7. We contributed to the evolution of the LR itself, in particular how it will handle duplicate/outdated records using TTL in future, enabling better scaling of this kind of paradata handling
Future impact now rests on the success of the stores using SPAWS.


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Checking In With The Hotel on South Beach
801 Collins Ave., along with the new three-story oceanfront addition at 800 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach; thehotelofsouthbeach.com; 305-531-2222; 877-843-4683
Back story: Built in 1939 by master architect L. Murray Dixon, The Hotel originally was named The Tiffany. After being purchased by developer/preservationist Tony Goldman and daughter Jessica Goldman Srebnick, American clothing designer Todd Oldham was tapped to craft the hotel's interior. The newly christened Hotel of South Beach opened in November 1998.
This was perhaps the first time a fashion designer had been given such a charge, and the results are evident in the colors, shapes and textures that captivate the senses while conveying the jewel theme suggested by the original name. Features such as Oldham's artisanal tiles and mosaics mesh artfully with original hotel features including keystone, terrazzo floors, and ziggurat and gem designs.
A 20-room oceanfront addition, also designed by Oldham, was introduced in December 2009.
Just for fun: Luxuriate in the rooftop emerald-shaped lap pool during the day. Featuring an outdoor shower with Todd Oldham designed tiles and flooring made from recycled materials, the area has an expansive ocean view designed to evoke the feeling of being on a cruise ship. Work out at the gym while enjoying a view of the pool, or try the free yoga class offered Saturdays. Don't miss "electronic" cocktails beneath the glowing Tiffany sign at the Spire Bar. The drinks' color-changing ice cubes are good for a grin.
Sleep well: The environment is the inspiration for rooms at The Hotel, which feature a cool palette of ocean blues and greens, with the average size just under 300 square feet. Rooms at the addition are warm-toned, evoking the Miami sunset with coral, red, orange and touches of brown and gray. The average room size is 400 square feet. There are four spacious suites at The Hotel, and two, two-bedroom oceanfront terrace suites at the addition. Little touches abound in the rooms at The Hotel and the addition, including floor-to-ceiling mirrors, signature window seats, flat-screen televisions, complimentary amenities by The White Company of London, as well as complimentary WI-FI, and iPod stations.
Celeb cache: Celebrities who have dined at the hotel's Wish Restaurant include Mick Jagger, Jon Bon Jovi, Lenny Kravitz, Oliver Stone, Susan Sarandon, Claudia Schiffer and Cameron Diaz.
Eat, drink and be merry: Italian-born chef Marco Ferraro uses locally grown, organic produce at Wish. Choose to dine al fresco, amid lush greenery and strings of twinkle lights; indoors beneath a colorful array of Italian lanterns; or at one of the cozy chef's tables situated across from the 1,000 bottle-strong wine cellar. Ferraro, along with new pastry chef Anastazia N.C. Carter, introduced new menu items including sun choke soup with brioche croutons, caraway seeds, chive oil and micro greens, and guava yuzu cheesecake with cookie crust, almond crumble, macerated star fruit and elderflower-basil syrup.
Attractions: The addition is above the iconic News Cafe, and both properties are steps from the beach and at the center of SoBe's fashion and entertainment district.
Accolades: In 1999, The Hotel was named one of 31 new top hotels worldwide by Conde Nast Traveler magazine, and in 2007 appeared on the magazine's Gold List. The Hotel, along with its indoor/outdoor restaurant, Wish, received the AAA Four Diamond Rating. Wish also has garnered 10 consecutive Mobil Four Star Awards (2001-2010) and is consistently rated in the top five on all major Zagat's categories.
Prices: Rates for The Hotel and its oceanfront addition range from $225 to $545 high season, and $195 to $415 off season, exclusive of a 13 percent hotel tax. Valet parking is $25 per day.
— Tracey Broussard
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The sudden Twitter beef that erupted yesterday between Azealia Banks and Angel Haze has blown up to a full out lyrical feud between the two ladies. In just 24 hours the public has already been graced with three diss tracks, the first being Angel Haze's "On The Edge" diss against Azealia, to which Azealia responded with the light diss "BBD" back at Angel, and now Azealia just released her newest "No Problems" diss at Haze, which is much more serious.
The two ladies have also sent more shots back-and-forth on Twitter as Azealia blasted Haze for pre-recording her "On The Edge" diss track back in 2012 when she claimed to have written it in 20 minutes when the beef first began on January 3rd, 2013. Angel claims that she'll be releasing a brand new diss track today, January 4th. Angel has been calling Azealia "trash" and believes her diss track is weak.
Check out the tweets above, and hit the next page to hear Azealia Banks' newest diss track, "No Problems."


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Mouthpiece Threading
We get quite a few calls about threading rims, cups, backbores and underparts. I'd like to take the time to answer some of the many questions we get.
Why Use Screw-Rim Mouthpieces?
The trumpet mouthpiece is the connecting point between the instrument and player. Due to the unique qualities of each player's lips, teeth, and jaw structure, choosing a rim is as personal a decision as finding a soul mate…which is why we often tell customers to "marry" a rim if it feels comfortable.
Once you find a rim that connects with you, put it on every mouthpiece you own: trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, piccolo, lead mouthpiece. When you switch from horn to horn, the adjustments necessary to switch are minimized since the mouthpiece feels the same to you.
Threading mouthpieces is a handy solution when you find a rim that feels good, but you are not satisfied with the sound or playability of the mouthpiece. This may be because the rim comes off of a piece that wasn't designed to do what you want. For example, you like the feel of a rim off of a lead mouthpiece but you mostly play orchestral music. Instead of going on a mouthpiece safari trying rims with similar dimensions, cut it off and thread it and put it on a orchestral mouthpiece.
What We Can Do
We can thread any type of mouthpiece using any thread you would like (Reeves threads, Schilke threads, Bach threads, etc.). Most mouthpieces are threaded at the rim so that the rim can be used on different underparts – the underparts consisting of the cup, bore, backbore and shank. While not as popular, we can also thread cups and backbores similar to the Warburton style mouthpieces.
It is important to note that when we thread parts and put them together, we are able to maintain the cup depth and other important dimensions of the mouthpiece so that are results are consistent.
Customer Story
An orchestral player was in the shop last week looking to improve his setup. All of his horns have been aligned and he was going back and forth between mouthpieces because he liked the feel of one (a Monette mouthpiece) and the sound of the other (an old Bach mouthpiece). This was the perfect case where putting the parts together would solve his problem. He ended up with a Monette rim on an old Bach underpart and left sounding even better than when he arrived.
If you have any questions about our threading or any other alterations that we do, feel free to send us an email or give us a call!


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Dec 18, 2009 - 10:07 am
I had a double mastectomy on Oct 21st with reconstructive surgery (expanders). I started chemo on Dec 2nd (cytoxen, methotrexate, 5FU) - my scalp has been itching for the past 8 days (even the inside of my ears and nose). Is this a precursor to my hair falling out?? I did shave my legs last Friday (11th) and have yet to get any stubble or hair growth since which is kind of nice. My next chemo is Monday the 21st. Just curious about the time table hair loss. Oncologist said I may not lose my hair, but his nurse said I probably would ???
Dec 18, 2009 - 11:06 am
Hi, Mtnhottie and welcome. I didn't have the exact same chemo as you, I had cytoxan and taxotere and I lost my hair around day 14. It did start with itching but also hair started coming out in bunches. Before the clumps started, I had my head buzzed. As I recall, a side effect of cytoxan is hair loss. Good luck to you!!
Dec 18, 2009 - 11:12 am
i had cytoxan and taxotere dr told me my hair would be gone and he was right i had itching and my head got real sore it took about 17 days after first chemo it started falling out i had it all shaved off. best of luck to you!
Dec 18, 2009 - 11:09 am
Mtn, yes it may be related to hair loss or hair thinning. Some ladies don't lose all of it, but it does thin. I lost everything around the second week after my first chemo, but had no itching. It simply started falling out. Good luck. It's not easy to go through all these changes. Feel free to post about how you are feeling, both physically and emotionally.
Dec 18, 2009 - 5:48 pm
My scalp did not itch when i lost my hair, it was more of a tingling sensation. Very creepy. Mostly, my hair came out in the shower. My cousin told me, so don't take a shower!. But, i think it would have came out anyway. Get your hat ready,
Dec 18, 2009 - 7:43 pm
I started chemo on 3/10 and on 3/25 it was falling out in clumps.
Dec 18, 2009 - 7:45 pm
Is it possible for the hair regrowth to come back in without the gray?
Dec 18, 2009 - 8:07 pm
I had A/C chemo every 2 weeks and my hair came out 3 days after my 2nd treatment. I put aloe gel on my head to keep the scalp soft and had no itching. Hope it helps.
Dec 18, 2009 - 10:51 pm
I had CMF chemo, 15 years ago I did not lose my hair it thinned. I do not remember the scalp itchiness.
Dec 19, 2009 - 10:17 am
There are often allergic reactions to the chemotherapy agents - and if the itching is more than just the top of your head (my scalp hurt - not itched), I'd call the doctor to see if they would recommend an anti-allergy med. Bendadryl would work, but it makes you sleepy - you could try the topical cream for your head - but I don't know about the other sites!
Don't hesitate to call the onc. - or the nurses - they will give you advice.
Dec 19, 2009 - 11:34 am
Your nurse is most likely right. I had the same symptoms and the hair was on its way out. My oncologist always said it might happen, on a few things. Personally, I got all the up front straight truth from the nurses giving the chemo treatment, just ask them, they see and deal with the symptoms daily and first hand. I think the oncologists don't want to "detour" you from getting treatments. Hope this helps.
Dec 19, 2009 - 3:59 pm
My hair has start to come out and my scalp hurts only in the back,when i wash it more comes out i guess its from the chemo. I was told that my hair would thin.if you find out anything that would help please post.
Dec 19, 2009 - 4:11 pm
He was right on, I have had not had chemo for 6 weeks+/- it is coming back, but chemo starts again soon, so out it comes!
Dec 19, 2009 - 4:15 pm
Tax = Bald........... sorry hun, it soon grows back, better than before.,. Hugz Jzz
Dec 19, 2009 - 5:37 pm
Kathy I could never express it correctly with the oncologists not wanting to detour you from getting treatment, but that was always my feeling.
Dec 20, 2009 - 5:06 pm
Thanks everyone for your comments. I've come to the conclusion that you can have 5 people on the same treatment and every single one of them will have different results from the treatment. I'm okay with the hair loss - just anxious about when it will happen. There are so many unknowns during this whole process - is the tumor cancer? when is surgery? has it spread? when does treatment start? how will I react? etc. etc. I'm the type that needs to know what is going on and what to expect. There seem to be too many variables with cancer. One of my friends told me that her sister was sick like the next day after chemo around 1:00 in the afternoon. So I sat around the day after my first treatment waiting for "1:00" - crazy waste of time :) I didn't see the affects until 5 days later!! What a wonderful forum this is thanks for the comments. Love and hugs to all :)
Dec 21, 2009 - 5:16 pm
My head didn't itch prior to losing my hair. It itched once I started losing it. In fact, I got what they call scalp acne. I am using some medicated shampoo by Neutragena to conrol that. It will get better.
Jan 18, 2010 - 7:56 pm
I started cmf chemo sept 25 2009 i will be done with it thank God feb 19 2010. my scalp was very itchy but so far i've been very lucky i did not lose any of my hair not yet anyway and everyone said it would be in the first two or three treatments i hope you are as lucky. sometimes i wonder thou if the chemo is working
Jan 18, 2010 - 8:42 pm
I had CMF 15 years a go did not lose my hair, and am being treated for a new primary.so I think it worked for me.
Jan 18, 2010 - 8:43 pm
I had CMF 15 years a go did not lose my hair, and am being treated for a new primary.so I think it worked for me.
Jan 19, 2010 - 7:03 pm
Hi Mtn Hottie (cute name)
Got a few wigs and sleeping caps ready? Remember, lots of ACS chapters have a good selection of free wigs!
Kind of cool to not have to shave your legs, huh?
Hang in there!!
Mar 19, 2016 - 3:00 am
I had my first chemo treatment for ovarian cancer on Wednesday and my scalp is already itching. Guess that means my hair will begin to fall out very soon??
Feb 28, 2019 - 11:54 pm
Did it all come out or just thin?


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LANDOVER, MD. – Orville Rogers continued his assault on the record books in bringing his total of world records set up to four while Bruce McBarnette bettered his own world record in the men's high jump as the USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships continued Saturday at the Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex. The meet concludes Sunday.
With athletes ages ranging from 30-95+, a record 1,044 entrants from 47 states and 14 countries are a part of this year's Masters Indoor Championships, which include 10 Olympians and 30 world champions. More information and a complete list of results can be found here. .
Through afternoon competition on Saturday, Rogers (M95) and McBarnette (M55) helped grow the total number of individual world records set at the USA Masters Indoor Championships to seven.
Competing in the most senior division in Landover, the 95-year-old Rogers has established all-time world bests in the 60m (14.82), 400m (2:24.51), mile (14:39.91) and 3,000m (30:19.33).
For McBarnette, he set the world record in the men's high jump with a clearance of 1.88m/6-2, which marked the 27th national masters championship of his career.
The list of those setting world records in Landover at the Masters Indoor Championships included: Oscar Peyton (M60) in the men's 60m (7.52), Hugh Campbell (M88) in the men's 3,000m (15:48.61) and Christa Bortignon (W75) in the triple jump (7.75m/25-5.25).
Additionally, three women's and two men's relay teams set American records.
McBarnette betters Olympian Barrineau in setting world record
They are a group of men that meet twice a year and seem to bring out the best in one another. Their annual reunions happen at the masters indoor and outdoor championships.
"Competing in American masters championships is like competing in the world championships," McBarnette said of the group. "We have so many good high jumpers."
A 10-time world champion and 27-time national masters champion, in recent years McBarnette has seemed to set the literal and figurative bar for his group, which was the case again Saturday with his world record.
The group spans decades of success in the high jump and includes 1976 Olympian James Barrineau. Barrineau, who is a former world masters record holder in the event and competed in Landover battling injury, placed third Saturday clearing a height of 1.73m/5-8. Mark Williamson finished runner-up at 1.78m/5-10.
For McBarnette, the world record was a goal he had Saturday.
"It feels great to break another world record," he said. "I have broken many world records, but this is very special becomes it comes at a USA masters championship. This is what I was shooting for."
Ryan keeps busy at Masters Indoor Championships
Lisa Ryan (W43) struggles to find any spare time during masters indoor or outdoor championships. But that is simply the way she prefers it.
"I figure that I am paying to fly out here so I might as well make it worth it," she said. "If I'm here I want to compete."
On Saturday, Ryan won the women's 40-44 age group of the mile in a time of 5:13.99. From that point it was over to the medical area for a quick massage before moving on to one of the nine other events she will be competing in throughout the weekend.
She began running at the age of 40 and excels at the distance events, also winning her age group in the 3,000m on Friday. But her day in far from over when the mile or 3,000m is done. She is also competing in the 800m, long jump, 60m hurdles, triple jump, shot put, weight throw and super weight throw in Landover.
"Someday I wouldn't mind doing the pentathlon but I'm still learning the throwing events," she said. "It's fun and I do it to be a part of a team. I can compete at home in different college meets and then I will focus more on my own events. I think doing different events makes you a better athlete."
Ryan competes as a part of the Southern California Track Club.
A summary of the individual records set and a list of winners through Saturday's afternoon competition at the USA Masters Indoor Championships can be found below.
USA Masters individual records
WR – Bruce McBarnette (M55), high jump, 1.88m/6-2
WR – Oscar Peyton (M60), 60m, 7.52
WR – Orville Rogers (M95), mile, 14:39.91
WR – Orville Rogers (M95), 400m, 2:24.51
WR – Orville Rogers (M95), 60m, 14.82
WR – Orville Rogers (M95), 3,000m, 30:19.33
WR – Hugh Campbell (M88), 3,000m, 15:48.61
WR – Christa Bortignon (W75), triple jump, (7.75m/25-5.25).
AR – Ed Burke (M73), super weight throw, 11.57m/37-11.5
AR – Roy Englert (M90), 3,000m, 20:02.36
AR – Charles Allie (M65), 400m, 58.81
AR – Babatunde Ridley (M35), 60m, 6.86
AR – Phillip Brusca (M85), shot put, 9.82m/32-2.5
AR – Anthony Palazzo (M85), super weight throw, 6.12m/20-1
AR – Erika Pierce (W40), pentathlon, 3,241
Men's winners
Sean Burnett (M31), 6.87; Babatunde Ridley (M35), 6.86; Christopher Williams (M41), 6.90; Aaron Thigpen (M48), 7.23; Chris Faulknor (M50), 7.34; Val Barnwell (M55), 7.41; Oscar Peyton (M60), 7.52; Charles Aillie (M65), 7.90; Albert Williams (M72), 8.52; Robert Lida (M76), 8.87; Dennis Melanson (M80), 9.42; Edward Cox (M85), 10.53; Charles Ross (M90), 19.07; Orville Rogers (M95), 14.82
Napolean Griffin II (M33), 4:58.68; Randy Wasinger (M37), 4:31.41; Kevin Castille (M41), 4:23.00; Brad Barton (M46), 4:24.71; Kevin Miller (M51), 4:39.30; Stephen Chantry (M58), 5:00.15; Nolan Shaheed (M63), 5:20.88; Gary Patton (M67), 5:46.51; Louis Coppens (M70), 6:41.30; Bill Spencer (M77), 6:48.27; John McMahon (M82), 8:00.94; Charles Boyle (M89), 12:25.56; Roy Englert (M90), 11:00.58; Orville Rogers (M95), 14:39.91
Long Jump
Nick Damalas (M44), 5.78m/18-11.75; Derek Pye (M45), 5.69m/18-8; Joe Smith (M57), 5.15m/16-10.75; Ty Brown (M68), 4.44m/14-6.75; Ray Kozusko (M70), 4.03m/13-2.75; Robert Paulen (M76), 3.59m/11-9.5; Donald Leis (M80), 2.58m/8-5.75; Richard Soller (M86), 2.54m/8-4; Charles Ross (M90), 1.24m/4-1
High Jump
Greg Vidos (M52), 1.78m/5-10; Bruce McBarnette (M55), 1.88m/6-2; James Sauers (M64), 1.55m/5-1; David Montieth (M67), 1.53m/5-0.25; John Clifford (M70), 1.35m/4-5; Ralph Reiche (M75), 1.22m/4-0; Donald Sazima (M84), 1.02m/3-4; George Roudebush (M87), 1.02m/3-4; Charles Ross (M90), .082m/2-8.25
Weight Throw
John Porter Jr. (M34), 11.20m/36-9; Christopher Cockerham (M38), 10.92m/35-10; Louis Chisari (M44), 16.36m/53-8; David Bickel (M46), 14.41m/47-3; Bob Cedrone (M58), 16.58m/54-4
Super Weight Throw
John Porter Jr. (M34), 6.85m/22-5; Christopher Cockerham (M38), 7.36m/24-1; David Ash (M42), 3.76m/12-4; Patrick Toland (M47), 8.65m/28-4; Joseph Benoit (M54), 9.34m/30-7; Bob Cedrone (M58), 8.39m/27-6
Shot Put
Sheldon Johnson (M50), 18.89m/61-11.75; Quenton Torbert (M61), 14.79m/48-6.25; Charles Roll Jr. (M66), 13.56m/44-6; Carl Wallin (M71), 13.07m/42-10.75; Wayne Sabin (M79), 9.73m/31-11.25; Ray Feick (M81), 8.94m/29-4; Phillip Brusca (M85), 9.82m/32-2.75; Charles Ross (M90), 4.49m/14-8.75
Pole Vault
David Lindenberg (M34), 4.40m/14-5.25; Bradley Hicks (M37), 4.25m/13-11.25; Duncan Littlefield (M48), 4.10m/13-5.25
Women's winners
Long Jump
LaQuesha Muller (W33), 4.26m/13-11.75; Danelle Readinger (W37), 4.44m/14-6.75; Jill Cypress (W41), 4.71m/15-5.5; Regina Ricahrdson (W48), 4.60m/15-1.25; Jo Phelps (W54), 3.42m/11-2.75; Rita Hanscom (W58), 3.92m/12-10.5; Kay Glynn (W60), 4.16m/13-7.75; Mary Trotto (W65), 2.09m/6-10.25; Jane Simpson (W71), 1.96m/65-.25; Christa Bortignon (W76), 3.40m/11-2
Brandi Bernert (W34), 7.77; Maurelhena Walles (W38), 8.50; Emmanuelle Mcgowan (W44), 8.20; Renee Henderson (W48), 8.08; Sarah Lawson (W50), 8.64; Loretta Woodward (W58), 8.74; Jane Barnes (W60), 9.10; Mary White (W66), 10.36; Jane Simpson (W71), 13.46; Christa Bortignon (W76), 10.06;
Eileen Kickish (W32), 5:47.67; Jacqueline Gruendel (W38), 5:13.99; Lisa Ryan (W43), 5:13.99; Lisa Valle (W46), 5:27.00; Lorraine Jasper (W51), 5:30.06; Debbie Lee (W56), 5:57.96; Barbara Broad (W62), 6:06.62; Courtney Mullen (W67), 8:30.88; Sandra Folzer (W73), 7:44.36; Jeanne Daprano (W76), 7:33.35
Shot Put
Monica Kendall (W57), 13.04m/42-9.5; Jane Barnes (W60), 8.74m/28-8.25; Mary Trotto (W65), 6.23m/20-5.25; Roslyn Katz (W71), 6.30m/20-8; Christel Donley (W75), 8.12m/26-7.75; Sharon Good (W80), 3.54m/11-7.5
Media are encouraged to attend and for all media inquiries, contact USATF National Masters Media Chair Bob Weiner, 301-283-0821, cell 202-306-1200 firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Mike Bracken, the Government Digital Service's (GDS) executive director, has hit out at government policy making procedure as an interference to the delivery of user-defined digital products across Whitehall.
In a blog post, Bracken has said that "there is no backing away from the delivery challenge" and that the government needs to change its approach.
The comments come after a series of digital announcements from the government in 2012, including the launch of GOV.UK, a single domain website for government, and plans to digitise thousands of transactions carried out by the public, which could save the public sector up to £1.7 billion a year after 2015.
"Here's my take on why delivery is such an attractive digital strategy in Whitehall. Ministers are inundated with policy directives and advice, most of it of the risk-averse variety," said Bracken.
"When it comes to digital, the voices of security and the voices of procurement dominate policy recommendations. The voice of the user barely gets a look-in."
He goes on to say that there is 'far too much' policy creation in government and that when users are mentioned in policy it is 'self-reinforcing' - in that it is referring to the needs of the government user, rather than the needs of the general public.
Bracken says: "I've lost count of the times when, in attempting to explain a poorly performing transaction or service, an explanation comes back along the lines of 'Well, the department needs are different…'"
"How the needs of a department or an agency can so often trump the needs of the users of public services is beyond me," he adds.
This 'closed loop' of policy creation to suit the needs of government departments is something that Bracken describes as the 'ultimate insider job'.
Bracken refers to the creation of GOV.UK as an example of how digital services can be delivered in a cheaper and quicker way by delivering a 'minimum viable product' that goes through a number of iterations, rather than 'go through the twin horrors of an elongated policy process followed by a long procurement'.
"While many digital issues require clear policies, many more do not. What they require is a very quick delivery of a working version of the product," says Bracken.
Bracken argues that the way government currently designs digital services – guided by policy, sent out to procurement, followed by lengthy deployments – means that by the time the public has a product to use, it's outcome could be years behind what is now required.
"Because these services have been hard-wired, like the IT contract which supplied them, our services simply can't react to the most valuable input: what users think and how they behave," says Bracken.
"As we have found in extreme examples, to change six words on the website of one of these services can take months and cost a huge amount, as, like IT contracts, they are seen as examples of 'change control' rather than a response to user need."
He added: "In the first 10 days after we released the full version of GOV.UK in October 2012, we made over 100 changes to the service based on user feedback, at negligible cost. And the final result of this of this approach is a living system, which is reactive to all user needs, including that of policy colleagues with whom we work closely to design each release"
The government has undertaken a number of initiatives in recent months to drive down the cost of IT spend in the public sector, which alongside the launch of GOV.UK, include mandating all departments to adopt open standards and the launch of the second iteration of the Cloudstore.


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Google's first tablet was supposed to be ready to go in May, but the company is pushing back the release to July at the earliest, according to a report at The Verge.
Google is working with Asian manufacturer Asustek to build a 7-inch tablet running Android 4.0.
As currently built, the tablet would sell for $250, says The Verge. That's $50 about Amazon's Kindle Fire. Google wants the price to be lower to compete with Amazon.
The hope for Google, according to the report, is to breathe some life into Android on tablets. Thus far, Google has been a total flop in the tablet market. It hopes that co-branding a tablet like it once co-branded a Nexus phone will help fix that.
Don't Miss: Why Google Has Totally Failed To Beat The iPad
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Disclosure: Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, is an investor in Business Insider.


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Another year has passed, and with it a year of exciting new projects and partnerships to protect the priceless farmland resources of the Midwest. Farmers throughout the region are finding ways to be better stewards of the land, while farmers and citizens alike are fighting for policies and programs that keep farmland in farming even with state budget issues and shifting farm ownership demographics looming.
Just as farmers glance back at the rows they've just planted or harvested as they continue moving forward, I wanted to take this chance to share with you some of the successes we've had over the past year:
Finding New Ways to Help Farmers and the Environment Thrive
In the Upper Salt Fork watershed in central Illinois, our work with farmers to reduce fertilizer and soil runoff into the Mississippi River basin has so far resulted in new conservation practices on nearly 4,000 acres of the 27,000-acre watershed. In Lake Erie, where a record toxic algal bloom spread, adding to the "dead zone" threatening the area's $10 billion annual tourism industry, we're working with farmers to reduce phosphorus runoff, which contributes to the problem. And in the Ohio River Basin, we're starting to recruit farmers to participate in pilot trades that could lead to the nation's largest water quality trading program.
Keeping Farms in Farming While Safely Controlling Pests
Working with the Environmental Protection Agency, we have five projects underway to help fruit and vegetable farmers in the Midwest control insects, weeds, plant diseases and other pests while protecting the environment and remaining profitable. In Michigan, we're helping cherry growers manage pesky flies, while in Minnesota we've helped strawberry, pumpkin and potato growers control weeds without chemicals.
Bringing Farm Owners and Operators Together
Currently, nearly 90 percent of farm owners are not farm operators, with absentee landlords owning 44 percent of the nation's farmland. Along with key partners in Iowa, we launched a project to learn about the impacts of absentee landowners, the adoption of conservation practices on leased land and how to help owners and operators discuss conservation challenges.
Saving Farmland Protection in Wisconsin
Just two years ago, we led the drive to pass Wisconsin's Working Lands Initiative and create a new Farmland Preservation Program, much needed in a pivotal farm state losing its fertile farmland to development. But when Governor Scott Walker put promised funds for the program on hold and called for eliminating it entirely, American Farmland Trust mobilized farmers, activists and citizens. The state legislature listened, keeping the program intact and restoring funds for already approved projects.
Women: America's Emerging Agricultural Leaders
Due to the age of many farmers, within 20 years about 70 percent of farmland will change hands, and women may own up to 75 percent of it. While possessing a strong conservation ethic, many women are unsure of how to take action to protect and conserve their land. We've started the planning process to hold women-only meetings to educate women who own farmland in the Midwest, helping to address such barriers.
A Look Ahead
For more than 25 years, we have been working to protect farmland through preservation and conservation efforts throughout the Midwest. In the breadbasket of the nation, we know we can't afford to take these priceless resources for granted. That's why we will continue our work throughout the Midwest in the coming year and beyond.
About the Author: Ann Sorensen, Ph.D. is Director of Research at American Farmland Trust. She currently sits on the EPA's Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee.


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Last Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in a measure that either will defund Obamacare or shut down the federal government. The stakes are high, befitting the uncompromising nature of the tea party Republicans.
On the surface, there doesn't appear to be any way to prevent the Affordable Care Act from launching as scheduled one week from today. ACA has withstood dozens of House votes attempting to repeal or defund it since the law was passed three years ago. Logic should have taken hold by now, given the law is President Barack Obama's signature domestic legislation and the Senate is firmly Democrat.
"Any bill that defunds Obama and his health care law is dead on arrival in the Senate," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
Logic has not been the tea party's driving force, however. And now these members are desperate enough to risk everything to get their way -- even the livelihoods of regular people and the support of fellow Republicans.
"Our brave men and women of our military don't get paid; our recovering economy will take a huge hit, and our most vulnerable citizens -- including the elderly and veterans who rely on critical government programs and services -- could be left high and dry," said Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky.
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said coupling the spending bill with the latest attempt to defund Obamacare is a "political ploy."
"It's not a tactic that we can actually carry out and be successful," Coburn said.
In order for the government to continue providing services in the new fiscal year, which also starts Oct. 1, Congress must reach an agreement on appropriations. Without appropriations, expect some military operations to cease as well as a host of other necessary functions such as processing Medicare claims and Social Security applications. Senior Medicare recipients might be forced to switch from private plans to fee-for-service, while the Children's Health Insurance Program would lose its federal funding.
Consequences of a shutdown will be felt by many Americans, but certainly not the elected leaders striving to make their point. And if the conservative faction doesn't get its way with the appropriations bill, it plans to attach another stop-Obamacare rider to the debt limit increase that will be necessary to prevent the nation from defaulting.
It doesn't appear there is any line the tea partiers won't cross. And one of the most ironic arguments being offered comes from Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who rode into Washington on the tea party wave of 2010.
"The point is Obamacare ought to be able to stand on its own merits," Lee said.
We would offer any attempt to derail the Affordable Care Act ought to be able to stand on its own merits as well. Instead, it's being attached to financial bills that have to pass in order for the U.S. and global economies not to crash -- again.
Washington might be broken, but simply playing games will not fix it. And too many Americans will be hurt in the process.
Editorial by Patrick Lowry


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Only the best for your engine: Genuine BMW Air Filters are precisely tailored to the relevant BMW engines provide them with the right amount of purified air. The filter paper has special knobs in it that hold the pleats apart and permit an optimum uptake of dust. An intelligent filter construction especially tailored to the engine means the air filter captures up to 99% of impurities. This enables full engine performance and low consumption values over a distance from 60,000 to 100,000 km. In addition, a special resin coating protects the filter from extreme temperatures and moisture. The filter casing, made of fibre-glass reinforced plastic, is also protected from external elements and can easily withstand temperatures from -40°C to 80°C. Use Genuine BMW Air Filters and ensure high performance and a long operational life for your BMW engine.
Particulate matter, pollen or pollutants: Genuine BMW Interior Filters remove all of these dangerous elements and markedly improve the air in the vehicle's interior. The high filtering efficiency is due to a combination of mechanical and electrostatic filtration and the use of active coal. The Genuine BMW Interior Filter has a filter area of approx 200,000 m², in relation to the total area of the non-woven textile and active coal, for optimal cleaning power - the equivalent of a 5-mm-wide strip running once around the entire circumference of the Earth. This results in it filtering out not only microparticles, but also dangerous gasses like ozone, benzene or nitrous oxide to a large extent. This significantly improves the air quality and is particularly beneficial to people with allergies. Ensure the air in the cabin of your BMW stays fresh - retrofit an Genuine BMW Interior Filter.
Deals with dirt efficiently: the Genuine BMW Oil Filter is extremely long lasting and efficiently cleans the oil. Tiny dirt particles, grit and residue are collected on an enormous filter area measuring up to 3,800 cm². Synthetic fibres strengthen the filter and counteract brittleness and tears - resulting in longevity and reducing engine wear. Use of a new Genuine BMW Oil Filter lowers fuel consumption and simultaneously provides optimum protection from engine damage. A further advantage is Genuine BMW Oil Filters are environmentally-friendly, because only the filter medium is replaced when they are serviced, and their accurate fit makes them easy to install. Give your engine the cleanliness it deserves - give it an Genuine BMW Oil Filter.
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Snow, water or dirt: Genuine BMW Wiper Blades boast optimum cleaning efficiency and perform impressively in any weather - even after 300 hours of use. In contrast to regular rubber blades, the innovative, synthetic wiper blades turn in the wiping direction as they move over the windscreen. The result: maximum cleaning power with minimum noise. Genuine BMW Wiper Blades are perfectly adapted to the shape and curve of the front windscreen and work reliably and powerfully even at high speeds. A spoiler on the wiper blade increases the surface pressure in reaction to counter pressure from the airstream and prevents it being lifted off. Enjoy clear visibility - in every situation - with Genuine BMW Wiper Blades.
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The greatest stress that a body panel has to withstand is a crash. BMW places the utmost importance on quality and stability right from development of materials and manufacture of parts in our rolling and stamping plants. We subject our body panels to merciless crash tests time and again, to ascertain whether in the event of an accident they are first and foremost capable of protecting passengers and secondly the internal mechanics of your BMW.
A BMW is unique and therefore only BMW know the details of its construction and the production drawings. Every single part is perfectly suited to its function and matched to the complex safety system that is your BMW.
The functionality of Genuine BMW Parts is carefully planned - air vents in the front apron cool the engine and brakes, side protection in the doors and invisible fracture points in the bonnet absorb the momentum of a possible impact. In addition to custom fit, we place particular importance on materials and finishes. The high quality sheet steel alloys are rolled and stamped to tolerances of 1/10 mm, primed using the dip painting process, electrolytically galvanised and finally welded flawlessly.
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PureDWTS Dance Fix: See "Step Up: Revolution" In Movie Theatres July 27, 2012
This looks fun. Needing a dancing fix to tie you over until the new season of Dancing With The Stars begins? If so, be sure to take in "Step Up: Revolution".
"Step Up: Revolution" is the 4th installment of the "Step Up" dance film series. If you haven't seen the last three "Step Up" movies, be sure you rent or purchase the DVDs. I've seen all three and all three are excellent with the third, "Step Up 3D", being my favorite. Here is one of my favorite scenes from Step Up 3D. Can you see why? 🙂
"Step Up: Revolution" is produced by Step Up 3D director Jon Chu and directed by Scott Speer. It stars Kathryn McCormick from the sixth season of "So You Think You Can Dance" and will feature choreography by dancer and dance instructor Travis Wall who is also best known for his 2006 appearance as a competitor on the second season of "So You Think You Can Dance".
To meet the leads, the mob, and the choreographers of "Step Up: Revolution" in some fun videos, you can visit our sister site Pure So You Think You Can Dance. "Step Up: Revolution" hits theatres on July 27th. If you see it, be sure to let us know. Below is the official trailer…


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Nowadays, shopping in supermarkets or shopping centers becomes the popular trend with people around the world. As a result, a number of supermarkets and shopping malls are built up in large scales and modern structures. We can name some of the famous shopping centers worldwide such as Avenue Montaigne, Oxford, Via Montenapoleone, Via S. Andrea, Via della Spiga, Via Borgospesso.
They are ideal places for shoppers with full of shopping options. With their enormous and various amounts of goods, you freely choose whatever you need. You have chance to not only enjoy their beautiful and luxurious spaces but also buy anything you want.
Let's discover shopping paradises in the world.
1. Avenue Montaigne
Located between the Champs Elysees Avenue and the Seine River banks, in the "golden triangle", the Avenue Montaigne is the fanciest fashion center of Paris. It is known for its wide range of clothing shops, including many high end fashion brands.
Avenue Montaigne sells almost all of fashion's biggest names. It is famous for Dior flagship store at number 30.
2. The Mall of the Emirates
The Mall of the Emirates is not only the largest shopping mall in Dubai but also in the world. It sells almost all famous brands from the western. Its 2.4 million square feet of space consists of specialty stores, luxury shops, mosques, galleries, theaters and ski resort.
At the shopping center of the Emirates, you are able to find all kinds of goods including teen fashion, furniture, electronics, accessories, shoes, bags, toys, books, etc.
3. Oxford
In the center of London, Oxford is seen as the busiest high street in Britain.
4. Via Montenapoleone, Via S. Andrea, Via della Spiga, Via Borgospesso
Via Montenapoleone, Via S. Andrea, Via della Spiga, Via Borgospesso, these are the streets that form the quadrangle. It is well-known as the world of jewellery.
5. The Mall at Pacific Place
The Mall at Pacific Place – the best place for your shopping in Hong Kong
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This is the way things should work: With a cloud of uncertainty caused by Eastman Kodak Co.'s bankruptcy hanging over the nearly three dozen companies now located at Eastman Business Park, state and local officials worked with Kodak to forge a solution.
The result was the agreement announced two weeks ago that addresses environmental and operational concerns at the 1,200-acre complex. The deal creates a framework for resolving a range of issues that could jeopardize the 6,000 jobs now at the business park-not to mention those that might locate there in the future.
The agreement, which requires bankruptcy court approval, has a trio of key provisions. First, it establishes a $49 million environmental trust fund managed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation and funded entirely by Kodak. The trust fund gives Kodak, along with current and prospective EBP property owners protection from liabilities due to past pollution, while providing for ongoing remediation.
Another provision authorizes Recycled Energy Development to assume ownership and operating responsibilities for all utilities at the business park. The Illinois-based firm intends to continue supplying electricity, steam, water, refrigeration, compressed air, and nitrogen and treating wastewater for the business park's property owners and tenants.
The third key element of the agreement calls for Kodak to maintain important operations at the business park. These include a range of advanced manufacturing operations as well as the Kodak Technical Center, the company's top advanced-technology research and development facility.
Together, these provisions address a clear, significant local concern-indeed, securing Eastman Business Park's future ranks as the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council's top priority.
The agreement stands in contrast to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's much-ballyhooed Start-Up NY legislation, which even with its 11th-hour name change and minor revisions remains an attempt to spur economic development by playing favorites. It is driven less by need than by theory-one hatched in Albany, not the marketplace.
The EBP agreement might not have a catchy name, but with common sense on its side, it hardly needs one.
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Cars make great musical metaphors, and they've inspired some famous blues songs like "Cadillac Boogie", "Maybelline" and "Mustang Sally". K.C. Douglas came out with "Mercury Boogie" in 1949, a song that would go on to be a widely covered blues standard, known as "Mercury Blues". Ford purchased the rights to the song for advertising ("Crazy 'Bout a Ford Truck"), and it was a #2 hit for country singer Alan Jackson in 1993.
K.C. Douglas was born in Mississippi and as a young man in the 1930's performed with the influential bluesman Tommy Johnson. After relocating to the Bay Area, Douglas continued to record and perform into his 70's.
Steve Miller began his career with an interest in blues. After playing in the Chicago blues scene in the mid 60's, he headed to San Francisco, eventually putting his own group together and having considerable success in the commercial music world. Miller released "Mercury Blues" on his album Fly Like an Eagle, which was called the best of album of 1976 by Rolling Stone magazine. Here's a live clip of Steve Miller performing "Mercury Blues" with Norton Buffalo on harmonica:
Also hailing from the Bay Area, guitarist Roy Rogers played with John Lee Hooker for 4 years before starting his own group. He is one of the most adept slide guitarists on the blues. Rogers teamed up with harmonica virtuoso Norton Buffalo for his 1992 live version of "Mercury Blues".
Guitarist Jimmy Thackery played with The Nighthawks for many years in the 70's and 80's, one of the hardest working blues bands on the East Coast. Since starting his own band, Thackery has been a prolific performer known for his energetic but concise guitar playing. He released "Mercury Blues" in 1994.
Here are the complete versions of "Mercury Blues" tracked through time:


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PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Junior Jacob Sjoberg scored the game-winning goal on a header with less than three minutes remaining in the second overtime Saturday afternoon to lift the Plymouth State University men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over the Beacons (5-10-2, 1-6 Little East) in the Little East Conference regular season finale for both clubs at Panther Field.
Setting-up the game-clinching tally was Petro Masumbuko, who delivered a cross from the left sideline to Sjoberg in the middle of the box. The freshman headed the ball into the back of the goal on the right-hand side. The victory clinched an LEC post-season berth for PSU (7-10, 4-3 Little East) for the first time since 2008.
UMB nearly won the game in regulation time, taking a 1-0 lead early in the second half on a goal by sophomore Lucas Ordosgoitia (Cartegena, Colombia), but PSU forced the overtime when freshman Ted Karlstrand netted the equalizer with just 3:46 remaining in regulation.
PSU and UMB played to a scoreless first half, with the home team owning a 10-4 advantage in shots. The Panthers had several good chances to score, but Eastern sophomore keeper Bryce Menard (Randolph, Mass.) made a point-blank-range save on Karlstrand at the 22-minute mark, and a blast from 30 yards out by freshman Alex Herbert clanged off the crossbar. Junior Adam Groves nearly scored on a close shot with 13 minutes to play, but Menard made a terrific diving stop to his right to keep the game scoreless.
The Beacons's best chance to score came in the final seconds but PSU senior keeper Bjorn Ohlsson made a diving save on a shot by sophomore Douglas Silviera (Revere, Mass.)
UMass Boston took the lead 10 minutes into the second half when Silviera fed Ordosgoitia with a through ball along the right side, and Ordosgoitia chipped the ball over a charging goalkeeper for his fourth goal of the season.
PSU began pressing forward with time winding down, and it paid off in the closing minutes. Panther senior Aly El Tambouly found an open Sjoberg just outside the box, and Sjoberg ripped a shot into the upper right corner to tie the score with just 3:46 on the clock.
The Panthers managed the only shot in the first extra session, and Sjoberg's game-winning goal was the only shot in the second overtime. PSU finished with a 19-10 advantage in shots for the game and an 8-2 margin in corner kicks. Menard finished with five saves for UMB while Ohlsson made four saves for PSU.
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Given the rocky ride investors endured, it mostly worked out well in 2012. With the FTSE 100 returning nearly 10pc, with income included, and the FTSE All-Share ahead by 15pc, most fund sectors produced impressive average returns.
Funds classed in the mainstream UK All Companies sector returned a typical 16pc while the average fund focused on smaller companies returned 22pc. Even with the turmoil in Europe, funds open to UK investors that focus on the Continent turned in a typical return of 20pc.
So can British investors expect an equally profitable 2013? In truth, nobody knows but there are certainly dangers and risks of which every investor should be fully aware.
Brian Dennehy, managing director of Fundexpert.co.uk, an investing website, shares his five key concerns for investors in "a world which remains inherently unstable".
Threat 1: Complacency
Surveys of investors are remarkably upbeat, as are fund manager predictions for 2013. This can be seen in measures of volatility, which are extraordinarily low, and even in the very tight spread between Spanish and German government bond yields (hinting at Spain's problems being over). We have been living through a unique global experiment since 2008, with markets swinging between complacency and crisis. Yet investor complacency suggests that since Summer 2012 future crises have been abolished.
Threat 2: Spain
The swing from complacency to crisis and back again has been exemplified in Europe. There is an assumption that austerity is working for Spain. There is an expectation that Spain will officially ask for assistance in the first quarter of 2013. Will Spain accept the conditions? If they do not the apparent stability of the last six months will be quickly undermined. At that point you won't want to be exposed to funds which are heavy into European bonds – there is a lot of downside.
Threat 3: Footsie at 4000
This isn't what you think, so bear with me. Our technical analysis continues to highlight that the FTSE 100 index, the UK stock market, has endured a bear market since December 1999, and that it could end with one last move towards 4000 (today it closed a little below 5900 so such a fall would represent a 33pc plunge). The problem is that there are already frequent "Death of Equities" headlines, and a fall toward 4000 could be the last straw for many…just as the market is poised for a run to 7000! If you've held your nerve so far, invested into UK equities, do try and see out this upcoming turbulence (assuming we're correct).
The FTSE 100 hasn't been as low as 4000 points since 2009
Threat 4: Inflation shock
This is a particular concern for UK investors, especially the large number heavy in bond funds. We can see an inflation shock from any one or all of the following factors:
• overseas investors lose confidence in the UK as a safe haven, see little evidence of austerity working, and start selling sterling. This increases import prices;
• China recovers more than expected and commodity prices rise sharply (despite the current "End of commodity Supercycle" headlines);
• Israel bombs Iran, oil prices soar;
• a series of weather events destroy a range of crops around the globe.
Don't be too heavy in bond funds, or make sure you are very close to the exit, or your adviser is on your behalf.
Traders are likely to remain busy in a volatile 2013
Threat 5: Missing out on the growth
A sort of positive to end with, in two parts:
1. UK smaller companies. This was the stand out sector in 2012 that almost no one was buying (in stark contrast to bond funds, at the end of a 30 year bull run!).
This sector still looks good value, it has momentum, and investors risk missing out on a renaissance of smaller companies which is being very profitably exploited by the better fund managers.
2. The Indian stock market has also turned a very important corner, the reward for greater clarity over much needed reforms to set India on a very long run recovery. There is almost no demand from UK investors, despite it being more than twice the size of the EU population (including the UK) and with extraordinary potential.
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Though not the flashiest Italian car manufacturer, the automotive firm Fiat has long been a staple of the country's industrial sector, providing vehicles to a wider mass market than its local brethren -- the Ferraris, Maseratis, and Lamborghinis that cater only to the elite.
As such, the firm's research and development center, with a main base in Orbassano, Turin, is constantly thinking up ways to reinvent its automotive products in cost-effective ways, from their physical design to their fuel efficiency, safety features, and beyond.
Established in 1978 as the Fiat Group reference center for innovation, the Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF) is responsible for almost all of the company's technological growth. Its 1,000-strong staff (600 of whom are engineers) is permanently engaged in looking for substitute car components and materials while maximizing sustainability, safe mobility, telematics, mechatronics, and even optics. "Italy loves cars, and of course, many young engineers love working on cars," said Stefano Re Fiorentin, general manager of the CRF.
Besides its main site in Orbassano, the CRF boasts three decentralized branches in Bari, Trento, and Foggia, with one more site dealing exclusively with the advanced research of optics and plastics for lighting systems at Udine.
More than 1,000 industrial partners, including universities and various research centers across the world, serve to swell the CRF's ranks and propel it even further. The center also absorbs engineers from scholarship programs it has in association with Turin Polytechnic and Windsor University in Canada.
Currently holding a total of 2,860 patents (both granted and pending), the CRF can take direct credit for a number of important innovations in Fiat cars, mainly in terms of powertrains, the Diesel Common Rail System (Unijet and multijet), and the new TwinAir engine.
The center's engineers spend much of their time designing Fiat's future powertrains, chassis, and bodies, as well as the related electronics needed in-car. Integration of electronics with mechanics is a key part of the work, Re Fiorentin said, with "integrated approaches," meaning the combination of various disciplines to get the best performance, being the center's buzzword.
In terms of high-tech in-car connectivity, the center is also responsible for Fiat's set of Blue&Me connectivity products, driving adviser, and magic parking driver assistance systems, as well as the Eco drive navigation product suite. Undoubtedly, however, the CRF remains mainly focused on problems of propulsion as petroleum supplies dwindle globally.


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HILLSVILLE — Council members have moved on to the next candidate on their list for Hillsville town manager, after a special meeting Monday.
Hillsville Town Council was supposed to talk about appointing the members of a hiring panel to assist with the selection of a new police chief, but they didn't.
Instead, they went into a closed session for personnel.
When they came out again about an hour later, Mayor Greg Crowder announced the town manager candidate they offered the position to last week was unable to take it.
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Airport Transportation Information
The Philadelphia International Airport is the closest airport. Details on this airport are available at http://www.phl.org/index.html.
Taxi Services: Taxi services can be picked up at Zone 5 on the Commercial Transportation Roadway. All Taxi rates are based per trip not per person. Most taxis can accommodate up to 3 passengers. In some cases certain vehicle types can accommodate 4 passengers. $25.00 Flat Rate from the Airport to the Central Philadelphia Area.
Should you need to pay by credit card please advise the dispatcher upon your arrival to the Taxi area as all companies do not accept credit cards or vouchers as a form of payment. Taxi Dispatch is available 24 hours a day.
High Speed Rail Service: The R1 High Speed Rail Line (Entrance on pedestrian bridges and commercial roadway) is $7.00 one-way to the following stops near the Pennsylvania Convention Center: Suburban Station (16th St & JFK Blvd), MarketEast/The Gallery (11th St & Market St). More information can be found here: http://www.phl.org/ground_transportation.html#trains
Shuttle Buses: Shuttle Bus reservations can be made by calling providers. A list of providers is available from the Philadelphia International Airport website at http://www.phl.org/ground_transportation.html#ground. Contact the providers that serve "Center City".
Bus and Train Travel:
Amtrak: Nine Amtrak train routes terminate in or pass through Philadelphia at the 30th Street Station at 2955 Market St., and connect to most major Amtrak lines. Amtrak offers a 10% discount off the lowest applicable fare for reservations made over the phone at 800- 872-7245, using Fare Code X31Q-923. For information and schedules, call or go online at www.amtrak.com.
Greyhound: Greyhound buses arrive and depart 24 hours a day from the stations at 2100 S. Broad St and 5608 N. Broad Street. For information, contact Greyhound at 800-229-9424 or go online at www.greyhound.com. Public Transit Details about public transportation in Philadelphia are available at http://www.septa.org/.
ALA Shuttles - Sponsored by Thomson Gale: Free Shuttles, sponsored by Thomson Gale, will run from ALA Hotels to the Convention Center. Accessible shuttles will be available.
Public Transit
Details about public transportation in Philadelphia are available at http://www.septa.org/.
Suttle Bus Service
Free shuttle bus service between the Meeting hotels is being provided
for registered attendees. Service will be provided for delegates with
special needs. Shuttle bus schedules will be available at participating
hotels, in Cognotes and at registration. Complimentary bus service
is provided by Gale Cengage Learning. Don't forget to stop by their
booth and say thanks for the lift!
For accessibility assistance, please call 800-523-4046 during the shuttle hours listed below.
All shuttle information is accurate as of December 4, 2007, and is subject to change. Please check Cognotes, and the shuttle bus flyers available in Registration, as well as signs posted in the hotel lobbies, for possible changes or updates.
Friday, January 11, 7:30am - 8:00 pm
Saturday, January 12, 7:00am - 6:00 pm
Sunday, January 13, 7:00am - 6:00 pm
Monday, January 14, 7:00am - 6:00 pm
Route #1 - Red Route
Embassy Suites Center City, 18th Street Lobby
Four Seasons Philadelphia, Accross from Main Lobby on 18th Street
Sheraton Philadelphia, 17th Street Lobby
Route #2 - Blue Route
Crowne Plaza Philadelphia, Main Lobby - Market Street
Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia, South Penn Lobby
Inn at Union League, Walk to Ritz-Carlton
Route #3 - Green Route
Sofitel Philadelphia, Main Lobby - 17th Street
Westin Philadelphia, Walk to Sofitel
Radisson Plaza Warwick, Main Lobby - 17th Street
Doubletree, Right of Main Lobby on Locust Street
Holiday Inn Express Midtown, 13th & Walnut Street
Route #4 - Yellow Route
Holiday Inn Historic District, Main Lobby - 4th Street
Walking Hotels
Courtyard Downtown
Hampton Inn Center City
Hilton Garden Inn Center City
Loews Philadelphia
Philadelphia Marriott
Residence Inn Center City
Shuttles are sponsored by Gale Centage Learning, located in booth 1306. Be sure to stop by and say thanks for the lift!
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Griffin III completed 20 of 28 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns in the Redskins' 38-31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
Griffin III was selected from among five finalists through fan votes on NFL.com/rookies. The other finalists were wide receiver T.Y. Hilton of the Indianapolis Colts, running back Alfred Morris of the Washington Redskins, running back Trent Richardson of the Cleveland Browns and quarterback Ryan Tannehill of the Miami Dolphins.
After the regular season, five players will be nominated for Pepsi MAX NFL Rookie of the Year honors. Fans can vote for the winner on NFL.com/rookies throughout the month of January. The Pepsi MAX NFL Rookie of the Year will be announced at the second annual "NFL Honors" awards show in New Orleans on Saturday, February 2, the night before Super Bowl XLVII.
This is Pepsi's eleventh year as the official soft drink sponsor of the NFL and the eleventh year that Pepsi will present the NFL Rookie of the Week and NFL Rookie of the Year awards.
Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins
RG3 completed 20 of 28 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns in the Redskins' 38-31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
T.Y. Hilton, Indianapolis Colts
Hilton caught three passes for 33 yards and one touchdown as well as returning four punts for 111 total yards, which included a 75-yard return for a score in the Colts' 20-13 victory over the Buffalo Bills.
Alfred Morris, Washington Redskins
Morris gained 113 yards on 24 carries and scored once in the Redskins' 38-31 win against the Cowboys.
Trent Richardson, Cleveland Browns
Richardson picked up 85 yards on 29 carries and scored one touchdown in the Browns' 20-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.