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Before we begin...
Author's thankyous: This is my magnum opus, a story that is longer than any I've written to date. The first few chapters have been posted before, as a much shorter story. They have since been reworked and merged with what was originally a sequel. During the process of writing this novel, I met many kind and helpful people who were happy to part with their opinions, knowledge and even the occasional brainchild and thus help me tell a better story. I cannot name them all but be aware I am grateful for all the help. A special mention deserve Lyllyn & Marta & Aeneid & Ann for valuable betawork; Liz & Gwynnyd for even more beta shredding; Cheryl for teaching me about horses; Middle-earth Adventure Riders Association for their incredible travel times chart, and all of HASA's membership.
Note: This story uses elements from book!canon as well as movie!canon.
"I would have followed you, my brother. My captain. My king."
Aragorn had no answer to the dying man's final declaration of trust and fealty. With a soft sigh, the last word left Boromir's lips and his eyes lost their focus.
It was over.
Swallowing hard to banish his tears, Aragorn leaned over his fallen comrade and pressed a gentle kiss on the high forehead. "Be at peace, son of Gondor."
He was about to pull away when he felt it: the softest breath caressed his bloodied face, as faint as the stirring of air beneath a butterfly's wings. Aragorn stiffened. It could not be, could it? Yet, there it was again. A gentle touch, a light caress. Wary, unbelieving, prepared for the inevitable disappointment, the ranger sat up slowly and looked down upon Boromir's body. The soldier's eyes had drifted shut but his chest rose and fell ever so slightly, visible only to a careful observer.
It was not over yet.
Aragorn sprang into action. "Gimli! A fire! Hot water! Bandages! Quick!" The orders were short and clipped; he had no time to waste on the dwarf's sensitive pride.
But pride appeared to be the furthest thing from Gimli's mind. "He is alive?" His voice mimicked the disbelief Aragorn felt.
"Aye. I understand not how it can be, but Boromir is alive still."
Aragorn knew Boromir would not live much longer, though, unless he acted quickly and decisively. Three orc arrows protruded from his body. If he were not treated at once, Boromir would die. There was but a small window of opportunity, a scarce moment in time to do what was needed.
The elf gave no reply and when Aragorn chanced a glance over his shoulder, he caught the slim form disappearing among the trees. He allowed himself a brief smile before turning back to the wounded man. Legolas need not be asked; he would bring Aragorn what he desired most: his satchel of healing herbs, left behind on the beach with the rest of their gear when they went to search for Frodo.
He steeled himself for the grim task of cutting out the arrowheads. He broke off the shafts, removed Boromir's leather vest and maroon tunic, and peeled away the heavy mail. Though potentially lethal, Boromir's injuries appeared not as severe as he had initially feared. "You may have to keep your promise still," Aragorn murmured. "Be strong, my brother, and you will live."
The heavy chain mail had absorbed much of the arrows' impact, and two were lodged in flesh and muscle only. They would be easy to remove. It was the third arrow that worried Aragorn; Boromir's breathing had grown more labored while he assessed the injuries. He eyed the bloody lips and worried about the harm the arrow might have caused to Boromir's lung. Once he started cutting the point out, speed would be of the essence.
It was well nigh thirty minutes later before the arrows were removed to the last splinter and the flow of blood from the wounds had been staunched. Boromir's breathing was a little easier and his fate was starting to look less grim. Yet, as Aragorn looked down upon the soldier's pale and inanimate face, despair again gripped him. His heart was torn in two directions. Which obligation should he heed? To the fallen son of Gondor, whom Death's cold hands might yet take? Or should he be true to the brave hobbits who would certainly suffer a fate much worse than death at the hands of their captors? Left in the orcs' care, the hobbits' prospects for survival grew slimmer with every passing minute. And so much time had been lost already in caring for Boromir.
With a heavy heart, Aragorn made his decision. "We cannot stay with Boromir."
"What?" spluttered Gimli. "You want to leave him? Now?"
"We have no choice," Aragorn said. "We did everything we could for him. His chances to survive his injuries are slim at best, whether we remain with him or not. Merry and Pippin need our help. You do not want them to suffer the fate the orcs have in mind for them, do you, master dwarf?"
"It is not to my liking to leave an injured friend behind," Gimli said. "What say you, Legolas?"
Inwardly, Aragorn smiled. A dwarf asking an elf's opinion! There was hope for Middle-earth yet. "We shall not leave him to his doom," Aragorn said. "One of us will go with Boromir to Gondor while the others pursue the orcs."
"What about Frodo?" said Legolas. "You mean not to follow him?"
"Nay." Aragorn recounted to his comrades the conversation he had had with Frodo on top of Amon Hen, just before the Uruk-hai appeared. "Frodo's fate is no longer in our hands."
After a few moments of contemplation, both Gimli and Legolas agreed with Aragorn's plan. "Who will travel with him to Gondor?" the elf asked. A painful silence followed.
Legolas looked pointedly at Gimli, who glared back at the elf with belligerence. Aragorn sighed; it was up to him to make the difficult decision. All three of them liked the hobbits and were very concerned for their safety. But one would have to place their fate into the care of the others. And logic dictated it would be the one with the shortest legs.
"Gimli?" Aragorn said gently. The dwarf's glare changed direction and struck him. Aragorn looked back, meeting Gimli's eyes squarely.
At last, Gimli threw up his hands. "Oh, all right! I shall see Boromir reaches his home safely. But do not take this as proof that you are right and I would slow you spindlelegs down. Because I see that is what you are thinking. I will have you know a dwarf can run as swiftly as any elf!"
Wisely, Aragorn merely nodded in acceptance of the statement. He was grateful Legolas did not comment either.
Once the decision was made, man, elf and dwarf set to work without further ado. Speed was of great import; the sooner they sent Boromir on his way home, the sooner Aragorn and Legolas could follow the orcs that captured Merry and Pippin.
They carried Boromir past the Falls of Rauros, an arduous journey downhill through dense forest, and placed him in one of the elegant Elven vessels that had brought the Fellowship from Lothlórien to the shores of Amon Hen. They made sure he rested comfortably, and then Legolas went back to the original landing site to gather the rest of their few belongings.
Aragorn looked down upon the fallen warrior. "Fare thee well, my friend," he whispered. "May the grace of the Valar smile upon you. Mayhap we will meet again."
The current was swift and strong and tugged at the boat, forcing Aragorn to hold on tight while he waited for the dwarf to board.
"Stay true to the Fellowship," Gimli told him in a low tone. "Find the hobbits. They are valiant creatures, if rather small."
Gimli reached for the side of the boat and swung up a leg. His boot caught on the gunwale of the vessel, his reach not quite enough to clamber into it easily. He swore when he lost his balance. In a reflex, Aragorn grabbed for the dwarf. The great river, as if sensing its chance, instantly tore the vessel from his grip and carried Boromir off.
"By Durin's beard!" cursed Gimli.
Aragorn could but stare after the boat while it floated away.
They had sent Boromir to his doom.
Faramir woke with a start. His hand clenched tight around the hilt of his sword, ready to slay orc or Wild Man. He forced himself to lie still for a moment, to listen to the sounds of the night. It was calm and quiet beneath the still moon; hardly a sound could be heard, except for the gentle murmur of the Anduin or the rustle of wind through the reeds. Soft breathing indicated where the soldiers of his company lay asleep while watchmen sat guard in silence against possible enemies. Wisps of clouds overhead briefly obscured the moon, but it showed its smiling face an instant later, turning the waters of the river a molten silver.
With the night so peaceful, Faramir turned his thoughts inward to discover what had awakened him. A dream, it was. A dream, in which the Great River bore his brother home. A sob lodged in his throat when Faramir recalled what he had seen in his sleep. He could still picture it in his mind's eye: the strange vessel with its high prow, Boromir's broken body laid out on its bottom, his great horn cloven in two, sword clasped in still hands. A warrior slain on the field of a fierce battle.
What did it mean? What doom had befallen his brother that he should be plagued with such visions? Had Boromir died? No! It could not be so.
Unable to find rest once more, Faramir stood up from the hard ground, more familiar to him these days than the soft, feather beds of the Citadel in Minas Tirith. He walked toward the bank of the river without making a sound.
The ranger on guard confronted him quietly, but was quickly assured that his captain's shadow moving through the night was no threat to the company, and Faramir soon found himself alone, a stone's throw away from his camp. He gazed out across the Anduin, unable to keep himself from looking upstream toward the north.
And while he stood watching in the direction of Rivendell, where his brother's quest had taken him, the dream came to Faramir again. He blinked. Was it possible to dream while wide-awake?
Blinking did not unravel the sight before his eyes. There, riding on the silver Anduin, its high prow gleaming in the moonlight, was the vessel of his dream.
The slim boat was of a strange design that Faramir could not place. It came swiftly on the strong current. It would be but moments before it would pass by forever on its way to Ethir Anduin and the Bay of Belfalas. Fright paralyzed Faramir's limbs when he saw his dream come true, and he urged himself to shake off the lethargy. He strode down the bank of the river and into its depths. The shock of the frigid water was enough to chase off any lingering doubts he might be dreaming. No dream river could be so terribly cold.
He was immersed up to mid-thigh before he reached the boat. A sharp gasp wrung itself from his throat when at last he looked upon its bottom. Another image from his dream was mirrored in reality: his brother, sword clasped in his hands and the horn in two pieces at his side. His brother's eyes were closed, and his face was pale in the moonlight.
"Boromir," Faramir whispered through burning tears, "what terrible fate has befallen you? Who has slain you?"
When he made to drag the boat ashore, a tiny gasp escaped the motionless form on the bottom. Faramir's heart leaped with joy at the sound. "You are not dead, brother!" he cried.
His cry alerted the guards and they helped him pull the boat out of the water. "Lord Boromir is in bad shape," one of his men informed the captain, rather needlessly.
"He must be taken to the Houses of Healing as quickly as we can," Faramir agreed. "I will take him there myself." He would entrust such a task to none but himself.
Orders were passed and carried out quickly, and the new day was still hours away when Faramir set out for Minas Tirith with a small escort, leaving the remainder of the rangers to guard the western banks of the Anduin.
Many hours later, the city came into view just when the sky to the east was finally growing pale. Golden rays of sunshine stabbed through the dark poisonous cloud spewed out by Mount Orodruin and struck the Tower of Ecthelion standing watch over the city. The white tower flared, a beacon in the gloom of daybreak. The banner displaying the White Tree of Gondor flapped in the wind. And there wasn't a man among the rangers, hardened soldiers though they might be, whom the sheer beauty of the radiant city did not awe. Though none spoke out loud, many of them repeated in their minds the words of the oath sworn to their steward and their land, and vowed they would defend its people to their last breath.
Faramir bent forward and leaned over the bier that carried his brother's body. "Behold, Boromir," he whispered, "our city welcomes you."
Much to the captain's surprise and his intense joy, Boromir chose that moment to wake, as if he had been waiting to hear those words. His eyes fluttered open, and they slowly focused on Faramir's face. For a moment he looked confused, then recognition set in.
"I failed our people," Boromir whispered, his voice so low that Faramir had to lean closer to make out the words. "I broke my vows; I shamed us all. Do not tell Father I am here."
Boromir's request took Faramir by surprise. No matter what had happened, Boromir would not have failed in their father's eyes. "He will be so pleased to have you back," he reassured his brother. He should feel bitter about it, except he was too happy to have Boromir home.
"No!" Boromir clutched at a fold of Faramir's cloak. "Please."
Gently, Faramir freed his brother's hand and put it back on the bier. "Peace, Boromir. We will talk of this later. First, we must get you to the healers quickly."
"No healers. They know me... too well." Boromir's fingers wrapped themselves about Faramir's wrist. His grip was cold and weak, yet strong in it urgency. "You must... promise me." He tried to pull himself up and Faramir gently pressed him back.
"Stay down, Boromir. You are too weakened to get up."
"You must... swear. Tell... no one." Boromir's voice was weakening and he was having increasing trouble getting the words out.
Faramir frowned. Boromir did not have the time to waste on such discussion. "All right, I will promise, as long as it keeps you calm. I will not let anyone know you have returned. But I am going to have the Warden of the Houses take a look at you, whether you like it or not."
His last words fell on deaf ears, for his brother's eyes had closed again, and although his breathing was regular, for the time being the cares of the world were no longer Boromir's to bear. Faramir was left to mull over his brother's agitated plea. Whoever had sent Boromir down the river had done so with great respect. They had cared for his wounds, laid him out in the most comfortable position and placed his sword and horn with him. Signs they held him in the highest regard, a soldier fallen with honor. Yet his brother confessed to vow-breaking and failure. Were those the delirious ramblings of a man caught in a fever?
It was best not to act rashly; for now, he would respect his brother's wish, although it would pain him to see their father longing for the return of his oldest child needlessly. Mayhap Boromir had good reason for secrecy. Discussions could wait until his brother was awake and lucid. Then he would convince him to return to the Citadel and report to the steward about his journey. First, it was of vital concern to bring Boromir to the Houses of Healing, where they could nurse him back to health.
Faramir called his rangers about him. "Nobody is to speak about what transpired tonight," he told them. "Captain Boromir's return must remain a secret, for the time being. I want your word you will not tell a soul."
The soldiers exchanged startled glances, but one after the other dipped his head in consent.
"Good." Faramir nodded, satisfied they would keep silent, if that was what their captains wished from them. "Then let us make haste. I fear Captain Boromir is in dire need of a healer's attention."
The guards at the Great Gate waved them through as soon as they recognized the captain of the rangers. They never looked at the injured man on the stretcher. It was early enough in the morning that the good citizens of Minas Tirith were still rubbing the sleep from their eyes. They also barely paid notice to the small band of rangers carrying a bier up the steep streets of the city and the company reached the sixth circle without a problem.
Dark and terrifying were Boromir's dreams. Caught in the grip of a tenacious fever, he could not discern reality from nightmares. What was real? The cool hand brushing strands of hair from his forehead, where they clung to sweaty skin? The soft voice, calm and comforting in its tones, although Boromir could not understand the words? Or the thousands upon thousands of fighting orcs, the Uruk-hai, who came marching down the Pelennor Fields, as unstoppable as the waves of the sea? What was dream, what was nightmare?
Frozen to immobility, Boromir watched orcs break down the Great Gate and pour into Minas Tirith. He was a spectator while the hordes of Mordor brought his city to ruin, murdering the men, raping the women and devouring the children of Gondor raw. "No," he cried, "please! I did not mean to take it." For it was his fault, his alone -- Boromir son of Denethor -- that Gondor fell. "You failed me," Denethor accused him, his voice so filled with loathing Boromir's heart grew cold in his chest. "I tried," he whispered, "I tried."
The scourge from the east spread all across Middle-earth. He traveled with the orcs and stood by while they brought destruction to the beautiful forest of Lothlórien, burning the mellyrn and casting the Elves into the deepest dungeons they could find, pits so dark even the light of Lady Galadriel could not penetrate them. The hordes swarmed through Rivendell and laughed while they trampled the shards of Narsil beneath their booted feet and sent the house of Lord Elrond up in flames. The Shire, that green and peaceful land Boromir only knew from the halflings' tales, fell under the shadow of Sauron, as did Rohan and Mirkwood and Eriador, and all the lands of the free folk.
Faramir visited his brother again the eve before he returned to Ithilien. He watched his sibling suffer in the claws of terrible dreams, and his heart cried. There was nothing anyone could do to lighten Boromir's torment.
"'Tis a strange fever that holds him, my lord," the warden told Faramir. "I know not how to break it. I have done all I can and now we can do naught but wait. Lord Boromir might awaken in an hour, or a month." He paused. "Or he might not wake at all. Perhaps I should send word to--"
"Do not!" Faramir interrupted. "I will inform the Steward myself if all hope is lost and his presence is required. Not before."
Round, blue eyes, filled with mistrust, turned their accusing gaze upon him. Boromir cringed beneath their heat. "I am sorry," he whispered. "I did not see. I failed us all." The eyes changed shape and color, darkening to a deep gray. A kind voice spoke. "You fought bravely. You kept your honor," it said. "No!" Boromir cried. "Do not speak such a lie. 'Tis not true!" He tried to twist away from the gray gaze and hands clasped around his shoulders, keeping him still. "Then make it true," the voice commanded. Boromir finally recognized it and he grew calm, filled with sudden purpose and understanding. "By your command I shall, my king," he whispered.
The warden put his hands upon Boromir's brow and felt his skin. A tiny smile tugged at the corners of his lips. "The fever has broken."
The woman who tended Boromir heaved a sigh filled with relief.
"Aye." The warden looked at her. "He will be thirsty when he wakes. Give him some tea if he desires it. And call me if there is any change in his condition."
She nodded her acquiescence silently. The warden turned back to look down upon Boromir for a moment. For the first time since they had brought him in, his patient's features were not contorted with dread and anguish.
Slowly, reluctantly, Boromir floated up from interminable darkness. It was like swimming through a thick, viscous liquid. His arms and legs felt too heavy to move, and he wanted to stay in this void, this place filled with emptiness. Outside waited pain and torment and despair; which he feared. Inside he was as safe as a babe in its mother's womb. Yet the spark of consciousness refused to obey his desires and go back to sleep, and instead pulled and pushed at him until at last he broke free from the black and opened his eyes.
Sunlight from a window set high in the wall flooded the small room he lay in. Judging by the color of the light -- a warm red -- the window faced to the west, and the sun was close to setting. A furrow appeared between his brows. He had no knowledge of how he came to be here, or even where 'here' was. The last thing he remembered--
A gasp escaped him. "The little ones! They took the little ones." He struggled to sit up but every time he managed to get an elbow beneath him, it buckled and he fell back on the mattress. He let out a frustrated growl. Merry and Pippin had been taken by orcs and needed his help.
Strange hands, gentle but firm, helped him sit up. Boromir looked at the woman who steadied him. She was dressed in the garb of a servant, and the emblem of the Houses of Healing was embroidered above her left breast. So he was in Minas Tirith. Tiny crows' feet surrounded her green eyes, which currently looked down on him with concern, and gray streaked her hair. She was a little heavier than was currently in fashion among the noblewomen, but it made her look kind and motherly, and that was a proper guise for someone who worked in the Houses.
She fluffed up the pillows behind him, and by the time she helped him rest his upper body against them, he was grateful for their support. How could he go and rescue Merry and Pippin from the Uruk-hai when he was too weak to help himself? He closed his eyes in despair.
She tugged on his hand. He refused to acknowledge her and her pull grew more insistent.
He wanted to deny her, wanted to wallow in hopelessness and guilt except his body had other ideas. His mouth was dry and the thought of water made his throat constrict painfully. He forced his eyes open and turned them on the woman by his bedside.
"Will you--" Boromir stopped. His voice, grown rusty from long disuse, sounded like an unoiled wagon wheel.
She put a cup against his lips. It contained cool water and he swallowed several gulps eagerly.
When the cup was nearly finished, he tried again. "Tell me what happened," he demanded, and was pleased to find his voice sounded much stronger. "How did I get here?"
She did not answer. Instead, she shook her head and pointed at her throat.
"You cannot speak?"
The woman firmly nodded.
Was that not the cruelest irony? So many urgent questions he needed to have answered, and they had entrusted him to a mute nurse.
She held up a bowl, a question on her face. A strong, delicious smell drifted from it. His stomach growled. The questions would have to wait.
"Yes, I am hungry," he said. "Broth will be good."
A short while later, Boromir swallowed the last spoonful of soup and rested among the pillows with a contented sigh. The woman put the empty bowl on the bedside table. At first, Boromir had balked when she began to spoon-feed him, but once he learned how heavy a spoon could be, and what hard work eating was, he relented. Now, exhausted and satisfied, sleep threatened to overtake him. He struggled against it, forcing himself to remain awake.
"So, will someone now tell me what has happened? How long have I been here? Who brought me? Who knows I am in Minas Tirith?"
A quick handwave told him to wait and she scurried from the room. A few minutes later she returned with the Warden of the Houses in tow.
"I see you are feeling better, Lord Boromir. Ethiel tells me you have many questions."
"I do."
"Let me try and answer some of them," the warden said. "You have been ill for many days. A fever held you and many a time we feared for your life. 'Twas your brother who brought you."
"Faramir?" Boromir frowned. He did have a vague recollection of talking to Faramir in his dreams. Perhaps that had not been a dream at all.
"Aye. He never said much, only that he found you, injured and unconscious. We know not what befell you before although orcs must have attacked you, judging by your wounds. Someone cleaned them, someone with great skill at healing. I would desire to meet this person and learn more of his lore."
"Aragorn," Boromir murmured. The last person he remembered seeing was Aragorn. His king, risking his life to keep the Uruk-hai from killing the man who betrayed their quest. He swallowed. He had not deserved such kindness. When the orc stood before him, arrow notched and bow drawn tight, Boromir had resigned himself to his fate. It would have been a fitting penalty for his crime.
"My lord?"
"Nothing," he said. "Please, continue."
"There is not much more to tell. You were ill, and you will soon be well again."
Boromir grunted. So much time must have passed since he fell to the orc arrows, and he could not ask about the things he most needed to know, or he would reveal Frodo's quest. He had already betrayed the brave hobbit once; he would not do so again. So he held his peace, and did not ask about Aragorn, or Gimli, or the halflings carried off by the orcs.
A thought occurred to him, a question the warden had not answered yet. "Who knows I'm here?"
"Not many, my lord, and they are commanded to secrecy," he said. "Captain Faramir gave strict orders. We placed you in a little-used wing of the Houses, the servants are instructed to stay away and I am the only one to attend you."
"And the nurse." He gestured at the woman who stood silently near the door, waiting for when her services would be needed. "She knows I am here."
"Ethiel, aye. But as you will have noticed, she is mute. She will not gossip."
"For now, my brother's orders stand," Boromir said. "I would like to continue to keep my presence here confidential." Suddenly exhausted beyond measure, he sank deeper into the pillows. Although the warden could not tell him much, he had a lot to think about and sleep crept ever closer in its attempt to claim him.
The warden caught the weariness in his expression. "You need to rest, my lord. It will be a while before your strength returns. I shall be here if you need anything."
Ethiel helped him lie down and drew the covers up to his chin.
"Thank you," Boromir whispered. He wanted to say more, but sleep took him.TBC


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- Abstract: I discovered a number of isolated and compact sources of emission (aEurooeH-alpha dotsaEuro) in a narrow-band H-alpha survey. These H-alpha dots could be (1) isolated extra-galactic HII regions associated with a nearby larger galaxy, (2) dwarf star-forming galaxies, or (3) background galaxies, where another strong emission-line such as [OIII]5007 has redshifted into the H-alpha filter. Based on follow-up spectra taken at the MDM 2.4 meter telescope and HET, I determined that the H-alpha dots are a combination of nearby (z~0.01) dwarf star-forming galaxies and intermediate-redshift (mostly at z~0.3) starforming galaxies and AGN. I will discuss the star-formation properties, environments, and metallicities of the dwarf galaxies. The star-forming galaxies at z~0.3 are very metal-poor, which suggests that they may be recently formed. I will discuss the insights this diverse sample of galaxies from the H-alpha dot survey can give us about galaxy evolution.
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Is the conservative media establishment suddenly getting less conservative?
In the wake of Mitt Romney's stinging defeat on Election Day, some of the right's strongest voices are—dare I use the word?—moderating a bit.
Now there's nothing wrong with pundits and politicians rethinking their positions after a period of soul-searching. Republicans have, after all, lost the popular vote in five of the last six elections, and the presidency in four of them. What was obvious to many analysts—that the party was driving off a demographic cliff by alienating Hispanics, women and gays—is now staring its members in the face.
Still, it's surprising how fast all this is happening.
Bill Kristol didn't waste any time. The Weekly Standard editor and onetime Dan Quayle aide declared on Fox News Sunday: "It won't kill the country if Republicans raise taxes a little bit on millionaires." He added that the GOP should accept President Obama's offer to extend the Bush tax cuts for families making under $250,000, or bargain for a higher number: "Really. The Republican Party is gonna fall on its sword to defend a bunch of millionaires, half of whom voted Democratic, and half of whom live in Hollywood and are hostile to Republicans."
Sean Hannity, an influential figure with the GOP, has abruptly changed his stance on another hot-button issue.
"We've got to get rid of the immigration issue altogether," the Fox News host said on his radio show. "It's simple to me to fix it. I think you control the border first. You create a pathway for those people that are here. You don't say you've got to go home. And that is a position that I've evolved on."
It's hard to overstate how complete an evolution this is for Hannity. During the campaign, he opposed the DREAM Act, which would grant legal status and give college tuition assistance to children of illegal immigrants with good grades, as "amnesty."
Now Hannity may be slightly to Obama's left on the issue. While the president has imposed by executive fiat a limited version of the DREAM Act, he got nowhere in his first term when it came to pushing a pathway to legalization for all illegal immigrants without criminal records. In fact, his Justice Department went beyond the Bush administration in stepping up deportations.
Columnist Charles Krauthammer goes further than Hannity. Republican victory next time—especially if Marco Rubio is the nominee—"requires but a single policy change," he writes. "Border fence plus amnesty. Yes, amnesty. Use the word. Shock and awe—full legal normalization (just short of citizenship) in return for full border enforcement."
Boy, that was easy.
The lesson here is that Republicans can count. Obama won 71 percent of the Hispanic vote after Romney took a hard line on immigration during the GOP primaries, calling for "self-deportation" by those here illegally. Given the population vote in the Latino community, that's a formula for political obsolescence.
Not everyone in the conservative media crowd agrees, of course. Rush Limbaugh and Laura Ingraham, among others, say conservatism is not the problem, it is the solution. Ingraham dismisses what she calls "the panicked calls for 'moderation' from Republicans who think the only way to grow a majority following is to become more like Democrats."
Erick Erickson, the Red State founder, is particularly passionate on this point:
"For five years I have consistently maintained that Mitt Romney could not be elected president of the United States. The only thing that changed was Barack Obama's terrible debate performance and I made the unfortunate mistake of going with the herd toward 'he can win now.' A year ago — to be precise, November 8th of last year —I wrote that Mitt Romney would be the nominee, conservatism would die, and Barack Obama would win. Regrettably, I told you so."
Romney was a failure, says Erickson, and "because these conservatives cannot accept that they were wrong, they must conclude that conservatism itself is somehow broken."
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The Beginning
Daichi Sakamoto started cooking at age five, helping his mother prepare bentos for his father, younger sister, and himself. Chashu was never a missing component. Mother Sakamoto had learned how to make it when she studied abroad in Hong Kong. It was young Chef Sakamoto who mixed the marinade, a formula he perfected as he grew into his teens.
Many years later, he apprenticed under famed Chef Kazue Inoue at a luxury ryokan in the Nagano prefecture. There, he studied the art of kaiseki for seven years, and took a particular shine to the futamono and tome-wan soup-based dishes. His calling was starting to simmer.
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After saving his wages from the Nagano apprenticeship, Chef Sakamoto took out a loan and opened Chotto Kai, his first restaurant in Tokyo. Using simple, seasonal ingredients, he was able to bring the luxury of kaiseki to all. Because he incorporated some of the Hong Kong flavors his mother had inspired in him, Chotto Kai was both a huge success and a unique contribution to Tokyo's culinary landscape.
During his eighth year at Chotto Kai, he befriended ramen shop owner Rei Fukui. Chef Sakamoto had stopped by her front stall for a quick dinner and fell instantly in love with her take on the springy yet soft noodle. Every ingredient was meticulously prepared, just like each kaiseki course.
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Chef Sakamoto implored chef Fukui to share her methods. She said that she would only teach him the basics if he promised to bring the art of ramen abroad. He brought the proposition to his family, and his mother immediately urged him to go to Hong Kong.
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Adam Levine is just full of surprises! The day after he dropped the new Maroon 5 song 'Maps,' he revealed to Ryan Seacrest that Gwen Stefani is on his band's upcoming release, 'V.'
While calling into Seacrest's radio show, the host had no problem flat-out asking him about the rumors that the No Doubt frontwoman was on the album.
"How do you know everything already?" Levine asked Seacrest, hemming and hawing a little bit. "I wanted it to be a surprise," he quickly admitted. "But she is."
The 'Voice' judge also talked about the sound of Maroon 5's upcoming album.
"It's kind of everything we've ever done as a band, musically — it's kind of all of those things on this album," Levine said. "It's what we used to sound like, it's what we sound like now, it's what we want to sound like tomorrow … it's all those elements all combined, to make, what I think, is a really great album."
Levine also touched on his upcoming wedding to Behati Prinsloo, and revealed that he asked her dad's permission before popping the question.
"I did ask his permission," Levine revealed. "I don't want to talk about it, you know how I am, but yes, of course I did. I had to. And it was extremely nerve-wracking."
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Lakeland College awarded degrees to more than 700 students Sunday as the college celebrated its 151st commencement.
A total of 715 graduates received diplomas, including 492 undergraduates and 223 graduate students. Just over 360 graduates participated in the ceremony, held in the college's Wehr Center.
The undergraduate group included 175 students who attended classes at Lakeland's main campus program and 317 students who took classes through Lakeland's evening, weekend and online program, which includes seven centers around Wisconsin.
World class sailor, Emmy Award-winning television commentator and author Gary Jobson delivered the commencement address. He shared a series of short, humorous stories from his 57-year sailing career (that began at age 6) and his 28-year job with ESPN.
He encouraged graduates to write down their goals and take time to plan their lives, find ways to inspire and help other people, use their training when facing life's curve balls and do things that no one has done before.
"Always say nice things about people," Jobson said. "It will come back to help you. You never know what's going to happen in life. When you help others, in the end, the person you could be helping out the most is you."
He noted a recent New York Times article that reported college graduates chances of getting hired have increased 9 percent over other groups. "I have good news for you - the world is ready for you, and you are prepared," Jobson said.
A survivor of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and America's Cup champion, Jobson was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters degree for his career and his efforts that have raised more than $43 million for cancer research.
Also receiving honorary degrees on Sunday were former Lakeland College Trustee Bill Younger (honorary doctor of humane letters) and David Moyer, conference minister for the Wisconsin Conference of the United Church of Christ, who received an honorary doctor of divinity.
Younger's leadership at Lakeland has spanned four decades, and also includes service as the director of the Center for Business and Economics. Younger has served as a friend, advisor and mentor to Lakeland presidents and senior staff, and has been a tireless advocate of the college and its mission.
Moyer, who is retiring this July after working more than 40 years in the ministry, delivered the sermon at Lakeland's baccalaureate service, which was held earlier on Sunday in the Bradley Theatre.
The weekend got started with the Graduation Celebration Banquet on Saturday night, where the college handed out two major student awards.
Sarah Wagner, of Sheboygan, who graduated with a bachelor's in international business and marketing, was named winner of the Clarence H. Koehler Campus Senior Award. Diane Le Roy, of Green Bay, who earned a bachelor's in marketing, was named winner of the Robert W. Lope Award.
The Koehler Award goes to the full-time student at the main campus who qualifies academically and who best exemplifies Lakeland's spirit through engagement in campus activities and outstanding commitment to the Lakeland community.
Wagner started taking classes at Lakeland in 2009 after being hired to manage the college's coffee shop. She received a bachelor's degree with a double major in international business and marketing.
She has received a presidential scholarship for four years, was an active member of Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society and this year was named the winner of the Outstanding Student Award in International Business.
"She is always trying to identify ways to grow and improve herself, whether it be taking a foreign language, considering the best major or minor, pursuing an internship or managing the Daily Grind," said her academic advisor, Scott Niederjohn, associate professor of economics and business. "She did all of these things with great skill and class."
The Lope Award goes to the Kellett School graduate who has shown unusual persistence, dedication and commitment in the course of earning their bachelor's degree.
Le Roy started taking class at Lakeland in 1994, and Sunday earned a bachelor's in marketing. She set a goal of graduating with no student debt, and she spent eight of the 19 years it took her to finish in the classroom. Along with way, she started her own business, which thrived despite the recession.
"Diane's objective was not to complete her degree quickly, but to complete her degree responsibly," said Zach Voelz, Lakeland vice president for the Kellett School. "Diane's skill, dedication and determination have carried her a long way. She sits before us now as a strong, assertive entrepreneur with a very bright future."
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People never cease to surprise me with how brainless they can be. This American Apparel ad, which explicitly says to Text apparel to the number 23000, has actually gotten countless Facebook comments with 'APPAREL 23000' on the post. Um, that's not texting people. Do people really not know what texting is?
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Amarok 2.1 "Let There Be Light" released
After 5 months of hard work the Amarok team is proud to announce the next major release, Amarok 2.1, codenamed "Let There Be Light".
Since the release of 2.0 we have gotten a lot of feedback and have already integrated some of it in 2.0.1 and 2.0.2. This new release includes a new look, many improvements, new features and brings back old favorites.
What's more, these are just a few of the goodies we added. Find out more by reading the release notes, download Amarok 2.1 and rediscover music!
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First of all, congratulations on the new release! Seems like there are plenty of improvements. The bookmarks system seems great! Improved last.fm support is really nice too.
On the bad side, I still find it "difficult" to use. My most common usage is, handpick a few songs from my collection to the playlist, and then play it.
- With Amarok 1 I'd just browse the collection and each time I find a song I want, I put it in the appropriate place in the playlist. If I have n songs that means n tiny drags.
- With Amarok 2 if I do the same I end up having to do n long ass drags. It's really tiring. If I use right click->append that's n selections + plus a bunch of drags to sort them into the order I want in the end.
I'm guessing this kind of pattern is very common among users. So my question is, am I missing something here? How do you guys usually do this in Amarok 2?
By Jorge Adriano at Thu, 2009/06/04 - 12:05am
Just double-clicking a song
Just double-clicking a song also adds it to your current playlist, no need to drag it all over the screen.
By Zhick at Thu, 2009/06/04 - 5:03am
Doesn't solve
Hi Zick,
Double clicking, just the like right click and append in my example, avoids the big dragging. But like I said then you still have to go and sort them, which means a bunch of drags.
So for N songs in amarok 2, you're suggesting N double-clicks (2*N clicks) + a bunch of drags. As opposed to just N tiny drags in amarok 1.
By Jorge Adriano at Thu, 2009/06/04 - 11:57am
or just drag it onto the "add
or just drag it onto the "add to playlist" drop in the center context view. It'll be the same distance as in amarok1
By Vladislav Blanton at Thu, 2009/06/04 - 6:58am
Fitt's law
The old playlist was better in this regard because you could drop it anywhere in the empty area.
On the other hand, the context action system has the advantage of the target always being at the same place, while the target area in the old playlist shrunk while you added songs.
By majewsky at Thu, 2009/06/04 - 7:21am
no quite
And then you still have to go and sort them in the playlist, which involves dragging again. That's pretty much my right click+append example.
By Jorge Adriano at Thu, 2009/06/04 - 12:01pm
"Let there be light"
Yet another Mike Oldfield reference? :)
By NabLa at Thu, 2009/06/04 - 11:43am
auto tag my songs
When I select "grouping" on playlist layout, it automatically tags many songs with the same artist name of some random groups. Staying away from amarok for now.
By patcito at Thu, 2009/06/04 - 8:32pm
Playlist scrolling + moodbar + switching playlists
Hi ! Congrats for this release ! I now definitely switch to Amarok 2.x. A few remarks & suggestions though :)
1) Why is scrolling in the playlist not smooth ? (on my setup at least :)
2) I would really love to see the moodbar comeback :)
3) Would it be possible to make the "applets" in the middle pane resizable ?
4) There's one feature I would love, the support of multiple playlists that can be easily switch with a tab (for instance). I know there is a very powerful playlists support, but it doesn't enable to quickly switch from one playlist to another, while automatically saving the changes made to each of them.
Imagine you have a playlist with your favorite tracks. You load it in the playlist editor, modify it. Then save it. It'll be saved as a distinct playlist. So you have to delete the former one, rename the new one...
Cheers & bravo, again !
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"THROUGH me you pass into the city of woe: Through me you pass into eternal pain: Through me among the people lost for aye. Justice the founder of my fabric moved: To rear me was the task of Power divine, Supremest Wisdom, and primeval Love. Before me things create were none, save things Eternal, and eternal I endure. All hope abandon, ye who enter here." – The Divine Comedy, The Inferno (Canto III. Lines 1 -9).
"Abandon all hope? How can this be right? I didn't kill anyone and I was no pervert. I stood for my political office. I did what I had to do," Ker said.
"How do you know it was the right cause?"
"Well, I just do."
"What about those you hurt along the way? Your wife, Meredith, who now rests in Heaven's fold? You're here at the gates of Hell at the river Acheron for a reason," the wise Charon told Ker.
"I didn't mean to hurt her, to use her to get where I needed to go. I loved her, but I didn't mean to leave her. I prayed and I apologized. I admitted my sins to a priest in confession. Yet, here I am in Hell at the Traitors' Gate, why here?"
Charon sighed and whisked the regretful Ker's soul into the boat. "I wonder Ker, where Midas will send you? Will you be in the eighth circle as a corrupt politician or the ninth circle for being a traitor to your wife, to your family? Will you spend eternity 'a Judas?'"
Ker shook his head, "This is nothing but a dream. Dante's Inferno does not exist. I won't abandon hope, I won't. Meredith is not dead and I'm not really here."
"But you did stop hoping and you're a traitor so now you face the Traitors' Gates. You are one of them and that's why this gate is where you will enter into the ninth circle of Hell."
"What?! I'm so sorry, I mean it. I repent. I'll do better and change my ways. Tell me this is just a dream, let me have another chance."
Charon chuckled and shook his head wearily."It seems someone up high is fighting for your soul, Ker, I don't why because your soul is pitch black. Yet, you will have another chance. Remember you won't get another."
Ker awakes suddenly whispering pleading prayers in words of Latin and Ancient Greek. He doesn't know why he understands these prayers to God, but he does. Ker attempts to pick up his smartphone nearby but feels terrible pain whenever he moves.
Then, his beautiful Meredith walks in the hospital room door. "Meredith? I thought you were dead. That you would never speak to me again. I thought you were in Heaven and I was in Hell, I dreamt it."
Meredith smiled at Ker with love despite how he had treated her recently: "Who do you think asked God to give you a second chance? I gave up eternity for a later time, hoping you will be there with when I return. Now you must fulfill your promises made in front of Charon."
"So, can you change, Ker? Can you stop being a traitor and fight for 'the good' in this world? Can you fight for me, for us, for our family?" Meredith asked.
Ker was just grateful to be alive. He swore to do better in life, in love, and he did.
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Naples is a wonderful city of contradictions
With 2500 years of history and as much art and culture as you could wish, not to mention an UNESCO World Heritage Listing for its trouble. Beautiful and at times down-at-heel – the city gives way to the splendour of the Bay of Naples, Amalfi Coast, Neapolitan Riviera and Mount Vesuvius as a dramatic backdrop.
Naples is one of the largest cities in Italy, so there's plenty of good shopping to be had – both high-end and otherwise. The city centre's long Via Toledo is the most obvious shopping street, with a healthy clutch of fashion boutiques and various chain stores, although many of the most famous outlets are found elsewhere, such as Marinella (Riviera di Chiaia 287), which has provided silk ties to countless dignitaries and celebrities, and Fratelli Tramontano (Via Chiaia 143-144), lauded for its handmade leather goods. Elsewhere, classic Naples souvenirs can be found on Via San Gregorio Armeno.
Food & Drink
Naples is the home of the pizza, so leaving without sampling at least a slice or two of the good stuff is almost unpardonable. For a truly authentic example, join the queues at Da Michele Pizzeria (Via Cesare Sersale 1-3) which has been firing up its ovens since 1870 and still serves only two varieties. For a more varied menu, try Osteria da Carmela (Via Conte di Ruovo 11-12), which offers traditional Neapolitan cuisine, or the inventive Palazzo Petrucci Ristorante (Piazza San Domenico Maggiore 4), where an extensive wine list and a taste for culinary flair make it a great option for a special occasion.
Settimani della Cultura
Running for nine days each spring, this nationwide initiative always proves popular in Naples, where museums, libraries, monuments and other cultural attractions are opened to the public for free. Exhibitions and workshops are also held.
Napoli Teatro Festival
Showcasing a vibrant variety of different musical and theatrical events, the programme draws national and international performers and audiences to a range of venues across the city. Expect everything from interpretative dance to orchestral music.
Giffoni Film Festival
Taking place in a village just outside Naples, Giffoni is considered the second most important film festival in Italy (after Venice). Ostensibly a children's festival, it draws some 100,000 visitors annually and has a strong international reputation.
Festa di Piedigrotta
Centred on the feast day of the Madonna of Piedigrotta, this annual celebration involves a number of big concerts, a parade of colourful floats and a week-long singing competition. Song and dance have been part of the event since the 1900s.
Natale e Napoli
Naples marks Christmas with a series of communal festive events, among them markets, concerts, plays and exhibitions. Almost all of the city's churches play home to elaborate crib scenes over the period.
Naples' famously intense street life is a whirl of different tastes and styles – as is its hotel scene. At the high end of the market, the 160-room Grand Hotel Vesuvio (Via Partenope 45) is a five-star property located right on the seafront, while the more compact La Ciliegina Lifestyle Hotel (Via Paolo Emilio Imbriani 30) is similarly chic but complements slinky white d�cor with a rooftop view overlooking the city. The simpler 74-room Best Western Hotel Paradiso (Via Catullo 11) is another Naples hotel that's notable for its scenic panoramas, while the Golden Hotel (Via Dei Fiorentini 51) is a three-star property close to the port.


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Journal: Living Now
Oh the stories these journals are telling. One will be traveling between siblings stretched across the country. Another will bring a friend back into the world of prayer. Others are gifts for a group of long-standing soul-sisters.
There's a rich history of journals as sacred space to revive the soul. And, in the reflective quiet of my studio time, my own art revives my soul. To be able to share it with you and help you find ways to bring healing in your own inner life? Oh what a privilege. Thank you.
Pages are lined on one side and blank on the other. It's a great way to inspire creativity and ideation, with room for both verbal and visual thought. Each journal is complete with a white ribbon attached at the top of the spine to help keep your place during your written journey.
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June 20, 2013
Advance Pharmaceutical Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of One Lot of Enteric Coated Aspirin Tablets
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services received information regarding a recall of Rugby label Enteric Coated Aspirin Tablets, 81 mg, Lot 13A026. The bottle labeled as Enteric Coated Aspirin Tablets, 81 mg, actually contains Acetaminophen 500 mg tablets.
The product is indicated for the temporary relief of minor aches and pains and is packaged in bottles of 120 tablet with NDC 0536-3086-41 and UPC 3 0536-3086-41 9, Lot 13A026 with Expiration Date 01-2015.
The lot was manufactured and packaged by Advance Pharmaceutical Inc. under the label of Rugby Laboratories. Rugby Laboratories (Major Pharmaceuticals) distributed the product nationwide to wholesalers and retailers.
Consumers may be inadvertently taking Acetaminophen 500 mg instead of Enteric Coated Aspirin 81 mg which may cause severe liver damage to those who take other drugs containing acetaminophen, consumers who take 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day, or those who have liver disease. The labeled directions instructs patients to take 4-8 tablets every 4 hours, but not more than 48 tablets in 24 hours. Consumers who take 48 tablets daily of the defective product may be ingesting up to 24,000 mg of Acetaminophen, which is about six times the maximum recommended daily dose of acetaminophen (4,000 mg).
The full recall can be found at www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm357909.htm?source=govdelivery.


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Obama picks Tom Perez for Labor
President Barack Obama called Tom Perez a man "who reminds us of this country's promise" as he nominated him to be his next labor secretary Monday.
Perez, 51, is the assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. If confirmed by the Senate, he would replace Hilda Solis, who resigned in January. The son of Dominican immigrants, Perez worked his way through college and law school, Obama said, before working for the Justice department and becoming Maryland's state labor secretary.
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"His story reminds us of this country's promise, that if you're willing to work hard, it doesn't matter who you are or where you come from, what your last name is, you can make it if you try," Obama said. "Tom's made protecting that promise for everybody the cause of his life."
Perez thanked Obama in both English and Spanish.
"Over my career, I've learned that true progress is possible if you keep an open mind, listen to all sides and focus on results," he said.
Neither Obama nor Perez touched the issue of how immigration reform will deal with undocumented workers, which immediately prompted Republican resistance to the nomination.
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Even before Obama formally announced Perez, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, blasted the appointment as "an unfortunate and needlessly divisive nomination."
"The top priority of the secretary of Labor should be to create jobs and higher wages for American workers," Sessions said, citing Perez's past work for the advocacy group Casa de Maryland. "But Mr. Perez has aggressively sought ways to allow the hiring of more illegal workers."
And Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) said he will block the Perez nomination because the Justice Department never responded to a 2011 letter he wrote with questions about federal enforcement of the 1993 Motor Voter Act.
"Perez was greatly involved in the DOJ's partisan full court press to pressure Louisiana's secretary of state to only enforce one side of the law — the side that specifically benefits the politics of the president and his administration at the expense of identity security of each and every Louisianian on the voter rolls," Vitter said Monday.
But organized labor groups praised the pick.
"At a time when our politics tilts so heavily toward corporations and the very wealthy, our country needs leaders like Tom Perez to champion the cause of ordinary working people," said AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka. "And working families need and deserve a strong advocate as their Secretary of Labor — one who will vigorously enforce job safety standards, wage laws, and anti-discrimination rules, and who will speak out forcefully for working families and their workplace rights, including their right to join together to improve their lives and working conditions.
The White House portrays Perez as someone in line with Obama's sense of social justice. An official lauded Perez for settling the nation's three largest fair-lending housing cases, boosting enforcement of human trafficking laws and protecting rights of veterans and students. He also led the Justice Department in challenging voter ID laws in Texas and South Carolina.
Perez's nomination came just hours after the release of the Republican National Committee's report assessing what went wrong during the 2012 campaign, including problems appealing to Latinos and dealing with the issue of comprehensive immigration reform, which RNC chairman Reince Priebus said the GOP must back to survive politically.
Perez's confirmation hearings are expected to feature more questions about a scathing inspector general's report released last week that revealed internal racial hostilities in the Civil Rights Division and found Perez gave misleading public testimony when he said in 2010 that political appointees did not make the decisions to drop prosecution of New Black Panther Party members.


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This study will examine whether high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is safe and
effective for treating cerebellar ataxia-degeneration of the cerebellum, the part of the
brain responsible for coordinating muscle movements and balance. The disease causes a slowly
progressive impairment of speech and balance, with patients often developing slurred speech,
tremor, clumsiness of the hands, and walking difficulties (ataxia). IVIG is derived from
donated blood that has been purified, cleaned and processed into a form that can be infused.
IVIG is an immune suppressant that is routinely used to treat other neurological conditions.
Patients 18 years of age and older with hereditary (genetic) or sporadic (unknown cause)
cerebellar degeneration may be eligible for this 5-month study. They must have evidence of
an immune component to their condition, such as gluten sensitivity or antiganglioside
antibodies. Candidates will be screened with a neurological examination, a review of medical
records and possibly blood tests.
Participants will be randomly assigned to receive infusions of either IVIG or placebo (an
inactive substance) through an arm vein once a month for two months. The infusions will be
given in the hospital in doses divided over 2 days, each lasting 6 to 10 hours. Before the
infusions, patients will undergo ataxia assessments through tests of coordination and
balance that may involve finger tapping, walking in a straight line, talking, and eye
movements. When the treatment is finished, patients will be followed in the clinic once a
month for 3 months for blood tests repeat ataxia assessments to evaluate the effects of
There is increasing evidence that there is an antibody mediated, autoimmune component in
hereditary and sporadic cerebellar degeneration. The objective of this study is to show
clinical improvement or stabilization in ataxia using treatment with intravenous
immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment. This study is a clinical, randomized, placebo-controlled
trial of IVIG in adult patients with cerebellar ataxia. Patients will be selected from the
motor control clinic based on a diagnosis of sporadic or hereditary cerebellar
degeneration. Study drug (placebo versus active) will be given in an intravenous infusion
over a 2-day period while the patient is hospitalized. This will be repeated monthly for 2
months. Efficacy measurement will include clinical ataxia rating scales, motor speed testing
and clinical gait evaluation. These will be performed at baseline, during each
hospitalization, and 1 month following final IVIG infusion. Main outcome measure will be
difference from baseline in score on the NINDS ataxia rating scale 1 month following 2
treatments of 2 mg/kg IVIG (total 4 mg/kg).
Adults over 18 with hereditary or sporadic cerebellar degeneration. Sporadic cerebellar
degeneration may include the cerebellar predominant variant of Multiple System Atrophy
(MSA-C). Hereditary ataxia is limited to the SCAs (spinocerebellar ataxias) or those
patients with clear autosomal dominant ataxia. Patients must also have evidence for an
immune component to their condition such as gluten-sensitivity or antiganglioside
Patients on the gluten-free diet. Those who wish to participate in this trial must be off
the diet for a period of 3 months prior to the start of the study.
Patients with Friedreich's ataxia. To date, this has not been associated with autoimmune
phenomena. We would not expect this population to respond.
Patients with other autosomal recessive and mitochondrial forms of ataxia, since
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Patients with selective IgA deficiency
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Cerebellar ataxia that is congenital, static and/or symptomatic (due to stroke, tumor,
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Women who are pregnant or lactating. Those of child-bearing age will be asked to use
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Those patients who do not wish to use a product derived from human serum (for example,
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Station Analyzes Seven Other Pipes During Power Reduction
FORKED RIVER, NJ - Operators at Oyster Creek Generating Station returned the unit to full power on Saturday, Aug. 29, after completing repairs on a non-safety related six-inch diameter pipe that penetrates the turbine building.
The station operated at reduced power Aug. 25-28, while environmental and engineering experts repaired a non-safety related six-inch aluminum pipe carrying water containing tritium that passes through a four-foot-thick steel-reinforced concrete wall. During the maintenance, technicians also fully inspected seven other aluminum pipes that penetrate the turbine building wall and found no other issues.
"We have successfully repaired the quarter-inch leak in the six-inch pipe and safely returned the unit to full power. Our analysis continues on the best environmental course of rerouting the pipes above ground, constructing a vault to contain the pipes or another engineered option," said Mike Massaro, Oyster Creek Site Vice President. "We will continue to keep our federal and state regulators and the Oyster Creek community informed as we continue this process."
Water samples taken daily from the plant's discharge canal continue to show no detectable levels of tritium. After station operators identified the leak inside the turbine building late Monday, technicians proactively began excavating the area outside the turbine building to check for water outside the building as part of the station's environmental monitoring program. Samples taken from the excavation returned elevated concentrations of tritium, indicating some of the water made its way into the soil immediately adjacent to the structure. Plant teams took immediate actions and stopped the leak Wednesday evening.
Oyster Creek has kept elected officials, as well as state and federal agencies, updated throughout this process. In addition, the plant will host a Community Information Night in October and invite the public to meet with our employees to discuss the station and its role in the community for the next two decades.
Since 2000, Exelon has invested more than $100 million in the Oyster Creek's systems, components and structures to establish the platform for 20 more years of safe and reliable operations for the Garden State.
Tritium is a weak, naturally occurring radiation emitter that is used commercially to make luminous dials and instruments, as a source of light for exit and safety signs, as a tracer for biochemical research and in ground water transport measurements, among other uses. It is produced in higher than natural concentrations in commercial nuclear reactors. A tritium fact sheet from the U.S. EPA can be downloaded at http://www.epa.gov/radiation/radionuclides/tritium.html
Oyster Creek is about 60 miles east of Philadelphia in Ocean County, New Jersey. The plant produces 636 net megawatts of electricity at full power, enough electricity to supply 600,000 typical homes, the equivalent to all homes in Monmouth and Ocean counties combined.


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Growth Track is an informational class to learn more about New Life.
This class takes place over four Sundays for one hour during the 9 am
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laser can be used to destroy
genital warts.
Laser surgery may be done
in a doctor's office or clinic, a hospital, or an outpatient surgery center.
Local or general anesthetic may be used depending on
the number of warts to be removed or the size of the area to be treated.
For women, abnormal cervical cell changes caused by HPV will be treated
differently than genital warts caused by HPV. Your doctor may recommend certain
types of surgery, such as laser surgery. For more information about surgical
methods to treat abnormal cell changes, see the topic
Abnormal Pap Test.
Recovery time depends on the location
and number of warts removed. Healing usually occurs in 2 to 4 weeks.
For men and women who have had laser surgery, call
your doctor if you have any of the following:
Avoid sexual intercourse until the treated area heals and
the soreness is gone (usually 1 to 3 weeks, depending on the size of the area
Laser surgery may be done
In studies, laser surgery removed
warts in about 20 to 40 out of 100 people. But warts may return after surgery.1
Laser surgery is a safe treatment for pregnant
Laser surgery may cause any of the
Doctors usually use laser surgery
for genital warts after other treatments have failed. Laser surgery for the
treatment of genital warts is more expensive than many other treatment
There are concerns that laser treatment may increase the
risk of having warts return by destroying the local immune system, which allows
inactive viruses to become active.
Laser surgery requires
specialized training and equipment. Some experts believe that the skill of the
doctor doing the laser surgery affects surgical success. People
thinking about laser surgery for genital warts should ask the doctor how many
times he or she has done this procedure and what his or her success
rate is.
Warts that are difficult to treat may be managed by adding
other treatments, such as fluorouracil. Genital warts may be treated with
fluorouracil before or after laser surgery.
An advantage of laser surgery is that adjacent and deep
tissue is not damaged during laser treatment.
Treating genital
warts may not cure a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The virus may remain
in the body in an inactive state after warts are removed. A person treated for
genital warts may still be able to spread the infection. Condoms may help
reduce the risk of HPV infection.
The benefits and effectiveness
of each type of treatment need to be compared with the side effects and cost.
Discuss this with your doctor.
Complete the surgery information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you prepare for this surgery.
CitationsBonnez W, Reichman RC (2010).
Papillomaviruses. In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 7th ed., vol. 2, pp. 2035–2049.
Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
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