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Brittany Force To Drive JFR Top Fuel Entry
Drag racing icon John Force has fired the sport's first major shot of 2013, introducing daughter Brittany as driver of a new JFR-built Castrol EDGE Top Fuel dragster.
Brittany Force will contest the full NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule in a car prepared and maintained by crew chief Dean "Guido" Antonelli and assistant crew chief Eric Lane and powered by the Ford BOSS 500 nitro engine.
John Force, a 15-time NHRA Funny Car world champion, introduced his full team lineup during a press conference Thursday at the team's headquarters in Yorba Linda, Calif. JFR has won a record 217 NHRA Funny Car races and 17 Winston, Powerade and Full Throttle Funny Car championships. Brittany's foray into Top Fuel marks the first time in its 35-year NHRA history the team will field a Top Fuel dragster.
"It really is a big honor to be the first to drive a Top Fuel dragster at John Force Racing," said 26-year-old Brittany, who will be the third Force daughter to turn pro. "This team has done so much over the years to evolve and adding a Top Fuel car into the mix, I believe, will help us continue to grow as a team.
"Being able to drive the first JFR Top Fuel dragster with my dad's support and with Castrol EDGE as my sponsor is still very surreal to me, but I think it's something we're all excited about and I'm going to do the best job that I can."
Additionally, John Force confirmed that he will be reunited this season with crew chief Mike Neff in the Castrol GTX Ford Mustang. "Brut" Force will be joined by daughter Courtney who, after earning Rookie-of-the-Year honors in 2012, will return in the Traxxas Ford Funny Car with crew chiefs Ron Douglas and Dan Hood. Meanwhile, son-in-law Robert Hight will start his ninth season in the Auto Club Ford for Jimmy Prock and new assistant crew chief Danny DeGennaro.
The 2013 season, which will begin Feb. 14-17 with the 53rd edition of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Calif., will be the first in which every JFR race car is driven by a member of John Force's immediate family.
A graduate of Cal State-Fullerton, Brittany is the second-youngest of Force's four daughters. She has opted put a potential teaching career on hold while learning the family business from the seat of a 330 mph Top Fueler.
"My plan from the very beginning was to go to college and earn a Bachelor's degree before really pursuing racing," Brittany said. "I earned my B.A. in English and then did an extra year to earn my teaching credential. I never had intentions to go right into teaching, I just wanted to get school finished because I knew that if I took a break from it, I would never go back to finish.
"I will always have teaching to fall back on if things change down the road, but I'm very happy with where I am and where things are heading. I have many goals for next year and can't wait to get started in Pomona. One of my goals is to really get to know my guys so that we can become a strong team together. My other goal is to get my first win in my Top Fuel car as a rookie driver."
Ironically, Brittany has more dragster experience than anyone assigned to the Castrol EDGE Team. While it is the first dragster assignment for both crew chief Antonelli and assistant crew chief Lane, Brittany never has driven anything else. After earning her Super Comp license under the tutelage of current NHRA Funny Car world champion Jack Beckman of rival Don Schumacher Racing, Brittany drove A/Fuel dragsters for Jerry Darien and spent last year testing in a Top Fuel dragster.
When the season begins at Pomona, Brittany will become the 15th different professional drag racer to compete for Team Castrol, the third to do so in the Top Fuel category in which the late Gary Ormsby won the championship for Castrol GTX in 1989.
"I'm so happy to be working with Dean Antonelli and Eric Lane," Brittany said. Guido was the crew chief for my dad the last two years and before that he taught Ashley (Force) to drive a Funny Car. They were so successful together and I'm really excited to have him on-board with me.
"I spent the majority of my testing season working with Eric and Jimmy Prock from Robert Hight's team. I get along with Eric very well. He has always been so patient with me. We always talk about the runs before and after, which helps prepare me for future passes. I think we're a good match and we will teach each other so much next year. I think we're all going to make a very strong team."
Neff, whose driving resume includes 10 Full Throttle tour victories and NHRA title runs each of the last two seasons, is excited about reuniting with John Force, who will be chasing a record 16th championship at age 63. Neff, 47, spent last season as driver/crew chief on the Castrol GTX Ford Mustang.
"It was just such a long weekend (doing both jobs)," said Neff, a four-time winner last season. "Not only were you focusing on tuning, but you had to do the driving part and the media and you had to run here and there for sponsor appearances. There was no down time. After awhile, it got to be too much. It just wore me down. You could never seem to take five and focus. I just got pulled in a lot of different directions.
"Force was really good about it. When I first brought it up (in the middle of last season), he wanted me to really think about it. He didn't want me to make any quick decisions. He basically said I could drive as long as I wanted to. He left it up to me (and) I just felt that it was time."
Neff led the driver points after 15 of 23 races in 2011, claiming the regular season championship before stumbling during the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs and finishing fifth. In 2012, he again led the points, won the U.S. Nationals at Clermont, Ind., for the second consecutive year and finished third as the highest-ranked JFR/Ford driver. Beckman, driver of the Valvoline NexGen Dodge Charger RT, edged DSR teammate Ron Capps for the world championship by two points (2,610-2,608).
"Now, I'm looking forward to racing with John Force again," Neff said. "He's the most exciting guy out there. I enjoy being around him. He's funny and intense. He's a legend and to be a part of that and be the guy running his car is an honor. There are only a couple people that will ever be able to say they tuned John Force's Funny Car.
"You look at what Austin Coil did for him (during a 25-year collaboration); all their success. John Force is a winner. He deserves to go out on top. I'm hoping we can give him a good car and get him back into contention and win some races."
John Force believes that reducing his team's Funny Car inventory actually will make his team better overall. "With four cars, you're always running into each other," said Force, a 134-time tour winner, including one in 2012. "I think we'll be better with three cars. Courtney and Neff ran great last year and we've worked really hard to make sure we have three Fords that can run for the Mello Yello championship this year." Force finished ninth in points in 2012.
Hight, JFR president and the 2009 world champion, is the biggest winner in the Funny Car category over his eight seasons (27 victories). He will try to keep alive a trio of streaks in a car on which his crew chief will be assisted this year by veteran DeGennaro. Hight, 43, has won at least two races in every one of his eight pro seasons, has started No. 1 at least once every year and has led the Funny Car points every year _ a performance without precedent. Hight won four races en route to a seventh-place point finish in 2012.
Courtney Force, 24, is aiming to maintain the momentum generated during her Rookie-of-the-Year season. "I'm really looking forward to the new season," said Courtney, a spokeswoman for Ford's Driving Skills for Life initiative. "Hopefully, we can just pick up where we left off. We finished in the fifth spot and I really couldn't have asked for a better first year. I still plan to focus on the basics of driving but, at the same time, I'm looking forward to pushing myself, learning new things and improving my driving skills.
"Having my sister Brittany out there racing in the Top Fuel category for the first time is just going to make the 2013 season that much more exciting. I know she is really pumped-up and ready to race. I can't wait to kick-off the season at Pomona."
John Force also is pleased with his return to Castrol GTX colors after years promoting other Castrol brands including Castrol GTX HIGH MILEAGE, Castrol EDGE, Castrol SYNTEC, Castrol START UP and others.
"We started with the Castrol GTX brand and after 26 years, they're still with us," Force said. "I've still got some racing in me and this year is special because I have Robert and two of my girls racing with me. When you're a dad, you want your kids to be involved in the things you do and to have all four of my girls working in the business is really something that's hard to believe. Ashley's running John Force entertainment and Adria, my oldest, who's married to Robert, has always handled the financials as CFO of John Force Racing, Inc."
Team Castrol Top Fuel Summary (1987-1995)
*Gary Ormsby, Castrol GTX dragster, 1987-1991, 19 final rounds, 11 No. 1 qualifiers, 13 wins, last on Sept. 16, 1990 over Gene Snow at Reading, Pa.
*Pat Austin, Castrol GTX dragster, 1991-1995, eight final rounds, three No. 1 qualifiers, five wins, last on May 22, 1994 over Don "The Snake" Prudhomme at Englishtown, N.J.
*Castrol Top Fuel totals _ 27 final rounds, 14 No. 1 qualifiers, 18 wins, one championship
Team Castrol Top Fuel Stats
*Last race _ Oct. 29, 1995, Pat Austin, Castrol GTX dragster, at Pomona, Calif.
*Last round-win _ Oct. 1, 1995, Pat Austin, Castrol GTX dragster, over Blaine Johnson at Topeka, Kan.
*Last semifinal _ Oct. 1, 1995, Pat Austin, Castrol GTX dragster, lost to Mike Dunn at Topeka, Kan.
*Last final-round appearance _ July 30, 1995, Pat Austin, Castrol GTX dragster, lost to Mike Dunn at Sonoma, Calif.
*Last NHRA tour victory _ May 22, 1994, Pat Austin, Castrol GTX dragster, over Don "The Snake" Prudhomme at Englishtown, N.J.
*Last No. 1 qualifier _ Aug. 9, 1992, Pat Austin, Castrol GTX dragster, at Seattle, Wash.
*Last series championship _ 1989, Gary Ormsby, Castrol GTX dragster, over Joe Amato by 77 points
*Last national ET record _ Jan. 31, 1992, Pat Austin, Castrol GTX dragster, at Pomona, Calif. (4.893)
*Last national speed record _ April 25, 1993, Pat Austin, Castrol GTX dragster, at Atlanta, Ga. (303.64 mph)
John Force Racing Team Stats
Funny Car races _ 599
Funny Car final rounds _ 370
Funny Car rounds won _ 2,115
Funny Car victories _ 217
Funny Car No. 1 starts _ 246
Funny Car Championships _ 17
Races in other pro categories _ 03 Comments


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I think BelAmi is a true classic.
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Hey guys its been over a year since my last post I believe (I was inquiring about a wedding day scent) and alot of you guys chose Puredistance M. I eventually went to L'Air Du Desert which was a beautiful choice for my special day. I finally got my nose to Puredistance and that also is a luxurious frag for men.... Impression good enough to get in on a split for about 15ml (someone split a big bottle of it Dan Mickers).
I just got my nose on Bel Ami by Hermes..... and I have to say.......Roja Dove and the Puredistance Team need to be ashamed of themselves LOL. They took and 27 year old frag and trumped the price of it by almost $500 and put the "derived from the finest leather of an Aston Martin" to Justify it. I wished someone would've said try BelAmi by Hermes..... That would be my power interview, no jokes and games scent.
The "master perfumer's" at Puredistance need to give Jean-Louis Sieuzac a round of applause and credits. You forget he also mastered the classic Fahrenheit by Dior!
I think BelAmi is a true classic.
Bel Ami is definitely in my Top 10 favorites. Which formulation did you try, vintage or current? If you havent tried the vintage then prepare to be even more amazed. It is much richer with a more sensual leather note. Its one of those frags that almost demands a suit and tie be worn with it. I was pretty appalled by Puredistance M in the same way you were. Its a wonderful frag no doubt, but for that price it should be completely original and unique.
I'll have to give Puredistance M another go. I have worn it a few times and I wear Bel Ami regularly and have not noticed the apparent similarity. Interesting...
I've heard that M was inspired by Bel Ami and that they smelled similar. I'm thinking of buying Bel Ami, but is it really that similar?
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I like both, but don't notice too much similarity
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The similarity is there but where Bel Ami (vintage) has a dissonant citrus-leather combo, M feels plushier, smoother and more refined. I honestly couldn't choose which one to get over the other. They're both well worth owning IMO.
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I do not doubt M was inspired by Bel Ami, but the similarities do not detract from M in my opinion.
M is a great replacement for vintage Bel Ami (if you can't get it) and way better than current Bel Ami (regarding longevity, richness, etc). Even in comparison with vintage (I have 10 ml of it), I think M has a different enough scent (and better) to warrant a purchase if you can afford it.
Compared to the newest formulation, I think M has it all over Bel Ami. To vintage, they are close, but still prefer M.
And I thought I was the only one that thought they smelled similar. Identical? No way. But close enough.
Also you might be able to find people selling decants of the vintage formulation (e.g. perfumed court), but that will probably be expensive. Might be cheaper than anything you find on ebay though...
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I have M but never smelled Bel Ami which I am ashamed to admit lol. In my case, is it really worth sniffing?
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The most underrated Hermes IMO - own it and it is a grt classic frag. Yet to test Pure Distance M...
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I have a decant of M and a sample of Bel Ami and in the drydown they are very similar, M being richier and sweeter.
In the opening they are very different, Bel Ami is very citric acid.
I have Pure Distance M on my left arm. To me, it's 90% like Bel Ami (current). I'll give it a full wearing in a couple of days. It's very nice, but so far just a dead ringer for Bel Ami IMHO.
I wished Puredistance could work with Jean-Louis Sieuzac to make a fragrance similar to Fahrenheit..Just more opulent, more refined, more complex, darker and more personal....
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M is a masterpiece, but it smells dated although the opening is heavenly..
I just love the smell of Fahrenheit, but I wished it could smell stronger and darker...
Puredistance could do that (Actually, they just recreate old school fragrances in my opinion).


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BOSTON, Mass.—Olivia Murphy (Canton, Mass.) recorded a massive double-double and UMass Boston women's basketball (11-5, 3-3 Little East) overcame a foul-plagued second half to earn a 70-55 victory over UMass Dartmouth (9-6, 3-3 Little East) Tuesday afternoon at the Clark Athletic Center.
Murphy poured in a game-high 32 points on 13-of-21 shooting and added 19 rebounds, three blocks and three steals to lead UMass Boston to their third-straight win and second-straight conference victory.
The huge game from their top scorer helped UMass Boston overcome a second half in which neither team could gain any kind of rhythm due to constant foul trouble. The referees called 29 of the total 55 fouls in half number two with both teams shooting the one-and-one by the 10:51 mark. Five total players fouled out in the game and all but two of the two team's starters were whistled for at least three fouls.
Mallory Nelson (Topsham, Maine) and Kirsten Morrison (North Reading, Mass.) added eight points apiece for UMass Boston, while senior point guard Andrea Suffredini (Milford, Mass.) finished with two points, six rebounds and a game-high eight assists.
Senior forward Erika Bornemann led the visiting Corsairs with 17 points and five rebounds. The loss dropped UMass Dartmouth to 2-5 on the road, versus an impressive 7-1 mark at the Tripp Athletic Center.
Freshman Ashley Brown was the only other Corsair to finish in double-digits, as she chipped in with 12 points and a team-high six assists.
UMass Boston earned their third-straight double-digit victory behind a dominating performance inside. The Beacons recorded a 52-33 advantage on the glass, including an 18-10 edge in offensive rebounds. Murphy and UMass Boston used that big advantage to register a 19-0 edge in second-chance points and a 40-10 mark in points in the paint.
UMass Dartmouth couldn't find an answer for the Beacons' trio of Murphy, Morrison and Katrina Edwards (Springfield, Mass.) all night long, as the trio nearly combined to outrebound the entire Corsairs team (33-27).
The Beacons led for all but 42 seconds on the night, as Murphy established her presence right away. After three straight free throws gave UMB a 3-2 lead, Murphy went on an 8-0 run by herself, with four straight layups, to push the lead 11-2 with 13:31 to play in the first half.
UMass Boston's lead would stagnate for the next seven minutes before senior Shelby Buck (Greenfield, Ohio) knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to push the lead to 24-10.
The two threes seemed to spark the visiting Corsairs as they bared down and cut the deficit to 27-25 with 11 seconds to play on a Meghan Ronaghan steal and layup. With the clock winding down and the offense struggling to get in gear, Suffredini heaved a pass to Chantel Nelson (Brockton, Mass.) in the front -court and Nelson drained a three to push UMB's lead back to 30-25 just before the buzzer.
Nelson's three sparked the Beacons heading into half number two, as UMB opened the stanza on a 6-0 run and held the Corsairs scoreless for the first 5:43 of the half.
UMass Dartmouth cut the deficit to three (37-34) with 11:51 to play but Morrison and Murphy had an answer for the Beacons, as the pair combined for 12 of the Beacons' 15 points during a 15-2 run.
Morrison started the run with a layup, followed by two Murphy free throws and three more from Morrison to push the UMass Boston lead to 44-36. From there Murphy recorded a layup and converted on an and-one opportunity, before Elisa Ogawa (Yamanashi, Japan) capped off the run with a three-pointer to push the lead to 52-36 with 9:25 to play.
The Corsairs managed to get within 10 points on just one occasion the rest of the way, as UMass Boston knocked down 11-of-18 free throws in the second half.
UMass Boston's defense held the top-scoring offense in the conference to just 30 percent (18-of-60) shooting from the field and the conference's top three-point shooting team to a 5-of-19 (26.3 percent) mark from behind the arc.
The Beacons knocked down 41.7 percent (25-of-60) of their field goal attempts and hit 4-of-11 (36.4 percent) of their 3-point attempts.
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A Southern California man accused of trying to board a flight to Istanbul, Turkey, with a fake passport so he could allegedly join Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, rebels pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges.
Adam Dandach, 20, of Orange, remained in custody without bail and is expected in federal court in Santa Ana on Aug. 25.
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Dandach was arrested by FBI agents assigned to the Orange County Joint Terrorism Task Force on July 3. He sought to leave on a flight out of John Wayne Airport in Irvine.
According to federal court documents, he told investigators that "he was traveling to Syria for the purpose of pledging his allegiance to ISIS, a known terrorist organization, that he would assist ISIS with anything that ISIS asked him to do, and that he believed the killings of U.S. soldiers are justified killings."
ISIS is the al-Qaida splinter group leading Sunni militants in Iraq.
Dandach had applied for an expedited replacement passport in June, explaining in the application that he had accidentally thrown the original in the trash while cleaning.
Authorities said his mother actually hid the original passport in a closet to stop him from flying to the Middle East in December.
Dandach's attorney, Cuauhtemoc Ortega of the Federal Public Defender's Office, as well as Dandach's family members declined comment to NBC4 after Monday's hearing.
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With over Rs 3,000 crore of arrears in interest and damages, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation is set to crack the whip on defaulters.
According to the action plan finalised for FY15, the EPFO has decided to focus on recovery of such dues from errant employers.
The retirement fund manager has also launched a software to identify defaulters. It plans to send notices to all employers that have defaulted on payments of Rs 1 lakh and above by the end of the month while for defaults of lesser amounts, notices will be issued by June 30 this year.
"After the notices are issued, we will take another three months to determine the exact default. We plan to recover as much as possible of the pending Rs 3,000 crore this fiscal," said a senior official, adding that the PF offices have initiated a drive to recover arrears since last year.
The move would also give a boost to the EPFO's over Rs 6 lakh crore and help improve returns at a time when trade unions have been demanding an interest rate of at least nine per cent on contributions to counter the high inflation rate. For FY14, the EPFO has announced an interest rate of 8.75 per cent, which is marginally higher than the 8.5 per cent rate prevailing for the previous two financial years.
Under the EPF Act 1952, employers with over 20 workers are mandated to deduct and deposit provident fund contributions in the first 15 days of the month. Under Section 7Q and 14 B of the EPF Act, defaulters have to deposit the pending contributions along with a simple interest at the rate of 12 per cent on the amount as well as penalty.
Defaults in contribution of PF by employers can be charged under Sections 405 and 420 of the IPC Act and can lead to attachment of property as well as arrest of the defaulter.
The Comptroller and Auditor General in a recent report had also pulled up the EPFO for delay in recovery of arrears and dues. According to CAG data, total arrears of the EPFO amounted to Rs 1,723 crore by March 31, 2012. Of this, Rs 313.20 crore was recoverable from 20,974 establishments. Meanwhile, another Rs 265.75 crore was outstanding as damages that were levied but not realised from defaulting un-exempted establishments.
Defaulting companies include a number of public sector units such as HMT Ltd (for the period of April 1999 to November 2005) as well as private companies such as Ahluwalia Contracts (September 2007 to March 2009) and Metro Cash and Carry Private Ltd (for the period November 2008 to June 2012), according to EPFO data.


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 On Feb. 22, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding the "demeanor-based" rejection of a potential juror in a death penalty case. Thaler v. Haynes involves a defense objection under Batson v. Kentucky (pdf) (1986) to the prosecution's peremptory strike of a potential juror; Batson forbids striking potential jurors from a panel solely based on race.
The prosecution explained that it had struck the potential juror because she appeared not to be serious during questioning and her "body language" belied her "true feeling" about the death penalty, according to the opinion. The state trial court judge upheld the strike because the prosecution provided a race-neutral reason, but that judge did not observe the potential juror's behavior.
The 5th Circuit in its Batson analysis ruled that it couldn't defer to the state trial court's decision because the judge didn't see the potential juror's demeanor. The 5th Circuit reversed a federal district court decision that had denied habeas relief, and it ordered a new trial.
The per curiam Supreme Court found that the 5th Circuit got it wrong when it looked at Batson and its progeny to arrive at the decision. "The Court of Appeals read far too much into those decisions, and its holding, if allowed to stand, would have important implications," according to the high court decision, which reversed the 5th Circuit and remanded for proceedings consistent with its own opinion.


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Saracens hope the likes of USA international Chris Wyles will inspire them to a second successive Sevens crown © Getty Images
The battle for the 2011 J.P. Morgan Asset Management Sevens Series continues at Franklin's Gardens on Friday night.
Saracens are out to lay down a marker to the other Premiership sides in the competition after they won the inaugural competition - defeating the Newcastle Falcons in the final in 2010. Sarries' win last August started a remarkable year as they ended up taking their first Premiership crown at Twickenham in May.
Harlequins have set the benchmark for the remaining eight Premiership sides after winning the opening event of the Sevens Series last Friday, with hosts Bath qualifying for the finale at the Stoop on points difference.
In typical Sevens Series fashion, all four sides for the second round - Northampton, Saracens, Gloucester and London Wasps - have named youthful line-ups with the odd experienced face expected to grace Northampton Saints' turf in front of the ESPN cameras.
Saracens have included US Eagles international Chris Wyles in their 12-man squad and following surgery over the summer England Sevens international Nils Mordt will coach the young side. Their squad also includes James Short - who crossed the line for Sarries in the Premiership final - and club centurion Rodd Penney.
The side will be captained by Jackson Wray, who hopes opportunities like Friday night will catapult his name into contention for a shot at the Saracens first-team.
Hosts Northampton - who won this stage last season at Franklin's Gardens - will be captained by winger Scott Armstrong, who is one of three players in the squad to have tasted first team action for the Saints - the others being academy coach Mark Hopley and scrum-half Ryan Glynn. They are joined in the 12-man party by faces who will be familiar to those who have watched Northampton's second-string - the Wanderers - ply their trade in the Aviva 'A' League.
Glynn - who captained the side in 2010 - hopes home support carries the young Saints side across the line come Friday night. "It will be nice to get a ball in our hands and chuck it around playing some sevens," the 19-year-old said. "Winning last season was a big boost for our confidence and we won't be taking it lightly again this season. Some of the guys are coming into their first year so to get their first opportunity at home, in front of a good crowd is fantastic."
Meanwhile, London Wasps have opted for a blend of youth and experience for Friday's showpiece. Former Saints centre Chris Mayor will appear in a Wasps shirt for the first-time on his old stomping ground and will play alongside fellow new boy Ryan Davis. Other notable inclusions include England Sevens international Alex Cheesman, who has recently rejoined the Adams Park side on a one-year contract.
Gloucester's squad is predominantly made up with representatives from Hartpury College although there is a familar face as Dan Robson appears for the Cherry and Whites. Robson appeared in the tournament last year and turned out for the England Under-20s during their run to the Junior World Championship final. He is joined by fellow academy representatives Gareth Evans, Rob Langley and new recruit Ian Clark.
Group B fixtures:
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Joe Burton, Alex Cheesman, Charlie Ingalls, Jonah Holmes, Ryan Davis, Chris Mayor, Jack Wallace, Will Robinson, Mitchell Tamiau, Joseph Tariperiajua, Christopher Lewis, Stuart Bailey
Northampton Saints squad:
Sam Farmer, Jamie Warr, Ethan Waller, Darrell Dyer, Mark Hopley, Anders Mogensen, Charlie Sadler, Scott Armstrong (capt), Alex Day, Ryan Glynn, Tom Collins, Jordan Husband
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Jackson Wray (capt), Scott Spurling, Will Fraser, Tom Jubb, Matt Hankin, Rodd Penney, Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier, Marcus Watson, Chris Wyles, James Short, Ben Ransom, Josh Bassett (Bedford Blues)
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(HONOLULU) -- A seriously ill passenger on a cruise ship headed to Hawaii from San Diego is now safely in a local hospital and doing fine, thanks to the work of the Coast Guard.
The Carnival Spirit was more than 900 miles offshore of Hawaii when the 67-year-old woman fell ill Monday.
"We knew that it was a time-critical issue so we were able to go on the scene basically at first light," Lt. Robert Braham, a Coast Guard pilot, said Wednesday.
The cruise ship was too far away for a helicopter to evacuate the woman so the Coast Guard launched a C-130 airplane from Honolulu for the three-hour flight to deliver six units of blood and medical supplies.
The supplies were picked up from Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday -- and the C-130 took off four hours later, bound for the ship.
"We grabbed ice from our cooler to keep the blood cold and we just kind of rolled with the punches," Petty Officer Stewart Peterson said.
With 12 million Americans cruising every year, medical emergencies do happen.
The vessels have doctors, nurses and 24-hour medical care. They also have an exam room and medical equipment including X-rays, defibrillators and portable oxygen, but they are not floating hospitals.
In the last few weeks, the Coast Guard has airlifted a 73-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman from cruise ships for medical reasons.
Even the U.S. Navy has been called. In one case, a passenger with acute appendicitis had to be rushed to land by two Blackhawk Navy helicopters.
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Book review on Japanese television
Micky Lee has published a book review entitled "Television as a site, place, and space". It has been published in the International Journal of Communication (the pdf file can be downloaded here). One of the books reviewed is Scripted Affects, Branded Selves: Television, Subjectivity, and Capitalism in 1990s Japan, written by Gabriella Lukacs, an anthropologist at the University of Pittsburgh. Here is an excerpt on how the book fills in a void in media studies on Japanese culture:
Japanese popular media and culture is an understudied area. When it is studied, scholars (comprised of academics and journalists) focus on some quintessential Japanese genres, such as anime, manga, and samurai film, rather than media, such as television and magazines. An illustrative case is the "100 books for understanding contemporary Japan" program sponsored by the Nippon Foundation. The 100 books include those on anime (Napier, 2005), manga (Gravett, 2004; Schodt, 1996), and film (Mes & Sharp, 2004; Schilling, 1999); none of them is on television or magazines. Given the proliferation of Japanese popular media, its influence on youth culture in other Asian countries, and its cult following in Western countries, it is puzzling why scholars do not pay much attention to Japanese television and magazines.


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Catherine Zeta-Jones arrived at the Oscars wearing a Zuhair Murad gown. Catherine earned an Oscar back in 2002 for her supporting role in the musical film Chicago, and tonight she will reunite with her costars, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, and Renée Zellweger, to present one of the awards. Catherine's husband, Michael Douglas, has two Oscar wins under his belt and is also on the list of celebrities presenting at the Academy Awards. He looked dapper in a Canali suit as he led his wife down the carpet.
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Anyone with a column assignment that falls on the anniversary of Sept. 11 must give pause.
Eleven years ago today, I was awakened by a phone call from a friend in England. She had watched the first plane hit the World Trade Center and had to telephone. In astonishment, disbelief and fear, the day unraveled. Today's anniversary brings back the event with vivid clarity.
Mindful of that, much has happened since. All of our lives have changed. So any evidence of normality, let alone a special gift just announced to this community, has to be placed in context.
Negotiations with the Metropolitan Opera of New York to bring The Met Live in HD to Durango have been completed. Thank you, Charles Leslie, for persisting.
Director of Fort Lewis Community Concert Hall, Leslie has twice tried to host the Met broadcasts. A few years ago, he lost out to Storyteller Theatres. The Met apparently preferred to contract with movie theaters.
Well, last summer, Leslie renewed his efforts for two reasons. First, the local movie theaters changed ownership. Allen Theatres chose to negotiate with an operatic format other than the Met. It has yet to launch, but we have hope.
Secondly, Leslie got a boost when community activist Ann Flatten and her army circulated petitions to bring the MET broadcasts to the college. Leslie wove the two strands together, and now Durango will have live Metropolitan operas streamed on 12 Saturday mornings from mid-October to the end of April.
Season tickets go on sale, Leslie said in a recent news release, this Friday, Sept. 14, at the Durango Welcome Center, corner of 8th and Main Ave. For 12 operas, shown Saturday mornings in the Vallecito Room in the FLC Student Union, the season pass will cost $270. Single tickets cost $25 with a slightly reduced rate of $23 for seniors, students and children. You can buy the package or the single tickets at the downtown ticket office or at the door one hour before performance.
If you've never been to The Met: Live in HD, give it a try. As advertised, it is a live broadcast of a performance. A brief introduction by a Met spokesperson launches the program. During intermission, you get a behind the scenes view of scenery changes. In addition, the host or hostess interviews principals and often the conductor. Expert camera work brings viewers so close to the singers you see the blood, sweat and tears of a high-powered performance. In many ways, the broadcast audience has better seats than those at the Metropolitan in New York City.
The first production, Gaetano Donizetti's "L'Elisir d'Amore," is a bit of comic fluff with a cartful of duets. Extremely popular in the composer's lifetime, the work is mismatched love, love potions and how a little fake magic can transcend class differences. Scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. New York time, the Durango curtain time is 10:55 a.m. There's plenty of free parking on a Saturday morning in the big west-side "C" parking lot.
Two weeks later on Oct. 27, the mood shifts to tragedy with Verdi's "Otello." The rest of the schedule, through to the final performance on April 27, is available online at www.metoperafamily.org.
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Obviously not Gnomeaggedon's beginnings, but my WoW playing beginnings.
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Contrary to reports spread by the Horde, I had nothing to do with the beating.
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If a Gnome can find Mankirk's wife, why have 10,000,000 Horde failed?
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"How do I know pornography depraves and corrupts? It depraves and corrupts me."
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Of The New York Times top 10 bestsellers in Paperback Trade Fiction at the time of this writing, five of them are advertised as being "erotic" (read pornographic).
The pornography industry is larger than the revenues of the top technology companies combined: Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, Apple, Netflix and EarthLink.
Child pornography generates $3 billion annually.
Many medical experts believe that pornography is just as addictive as drugs, and for basically the same reason; even though the stimulus is different, the impact on the brain is the same. Once hooked, it's hard to get unhooked. And the consequences of being hooked are severe.
One of the most destructive forces tearing marriages apart today is pornography, both written and pictorial. Consider the following adult Internet pornography statistics:
• Men admitting to accessing pornography at work – 20 percent.
• U.S. adults who regularly visit Internet pornography websites – 40 million.
• Christians who said pornography is a major problem in the home – 47 percent.
• Adults admitting to Internet sexual addiction – 10 percent
• Breakdown of male/female visitors to pornography sites – 72 percent male; 28 percent female.
Pat Fagan, in a paper entitled "The Effects of Pornography on Individuals, Marriage, Family, and Community," published by The Family Research Council, has the following conclusions:
• Pornography is a major threat to marriages, the family, and the society at large.
• Married men who are involved in pornography feel less satisfied with their conjugal relations and less emotionally attached to their wives.
• Pornography use is a pathway to infidelity and divorce, and is frequently a major factor in these family disasters.
• Couples affected by one spouse's addiction usually experience a loss of interest in sexual intercourse and good family relations.
• Both spouses perceive pornography viewing as tantamount to infidelity.
Gene McConnell and Keith Campbell, in an article published by Focus on the Family, suggest five stages of addiction:
• Early exposure. Most guys who get addicted to porn start early.
• Addiction. You keep coming back to porn. It becomes a regular part of your life. You're hooked.
• Escalation. You start to look for more and more graphic porn. You start using porn that would have disgusted you when you started. Now it excites you.
• Desensitization. Eventually, you start to become numb. Even the most graphic, degrading porn doesn't excite you anymore. You become desperate to feel the same thrill again but can't find it.
• Acting out sexually. At this point, many men make a dangerous jump and start acting out sexually. They move from the paper and plastic images of porn to the real world.
Now that we know that pornography is pervasive and destructive, how do we resist it?
Society in general seems to be bent on making all kinds of pornography acceptable. Internet, movie, TV – sex is everywhere and extremely accessible, with just one click on the mouse or the channel selection button.
Even the ads on the sports programs use sex to sell their products.
All of this emphasis on sex leads to more deviant forms of sexual expression: soft and hard pornography.
Our first step in avoidance is to make sure our values clearly define what is acceptable, and what isn't.
I suggest the Bible as a good foundation.
The obvious next step is careful implementation of those values on a continuous basis – relentlessly.
We must be aware of the universal presence of pornography, and be alert to avoid it where possible, particularly in protecting our children.
Filters on the computer and on the TV are a big help.
Admit that it attracts and run from it.
Confess and get help if needed.
Finally, fill your time with good things: time with the family, friends, healthy hobbies, fulfilling work, community involvement, activities that enhance your values, e.g. prayer, Bible reading, church involvement.
Keep those relationships healthy; it's the best protection from pornography.
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"The point is, I'm not who I used to be right now." -- Will McAvoy
"The Newsroom" is at its best when its characters fight for what's right and win. "The Genoa Tip" gave us a bunch of plotlines with characters fighting for things. But were they the right things? And did they win?
"The Genoa Tip" opened with a scene of Jim rushing to board a Mitt Romney campaign bus, only to be given a hard time by a guy with a clipboard. Jim and ACN were still being made to pay for Will McAvoy's "American Taliban" comment. A fellow journalist, Hallie, interceded for Jim, and clipboard guy allowed him to board.
Look at that! A female rushing to the aid of a man! Maybe Aaron Sorkin took some of the criticism of how he portrayed women in Season One to heart. We also saw Maggie inform Sloan of her breakup with Don, after Sloan came to work at 6 a.m. and found her sleeping in her office.
New producer Jerry went to Mackenzie's office to tell her about the story that his wild card-military expert had given him. The story alleged that the U.S. military had used sarin gas on enemy combatants and civilians during a black-ops mission just across the Pakistani border. Mac wasn't buying the story, but told Jerry to go ahead and follow up on it.
Mac then trekked over to Will's office, where Elliot was regaling Sloan and Will with his plans for a new closet, in one of the episode's lighter moments. This was typical Sorkin comedy, in that if you like sharp, funny dialogue, you ate it up. If you hate-watch the show, you probably wanted to pull your eyebrows out. It was here that Will told Sloan and Elliot that they would be anchoring the tenth anniversary-9/11 coverage in his stead. He played it off as his own decision, although we know otherwise.
Don went to Will to try to get him to take a new angle on the Troy Davis story. Davis had been convicted of killing a police officer. Although Don and many others had reasonable doubt as to his guilt, Will was reluctant to use his position to advocate for Davis while due process was ongoing.
Next, we got a scene with two staffers in the ACN control room watching footage from 9/11, when Will, then just a legal correspondent for the network, had been forced to anchor coverage of the terrorist attacks of that day. The footage included a behind-the-scenes conversation between Charlie and Will, where we saw them begin to form their bond. Will walked in and watched some of the footage himself, reminding himself of who he used to be.
Maggie and Sloan used Foursquare to track down the current location of the woman who posted Maggie's infamous "Sex and the City" video to YouTube. After some cajoling, they convinced the woman to take the video down, perhaps saving Jim's relationship with Lisa.
Maggie called Jim for some advice on pitching Mac a story on Sudan, but he was reluctant to offer assistance, because acting in a passive aggressive manner is always the best way to behave towards someone that you have romantic feelings for.
Jerry helped her find the right angle for the story. Later, Lisa confronted Maggie about the video, effectively ending their friendship, and let Jim know that she had seen the video, effectively ending their relationship.
Now Maggie was really sure that she wanted to follow this Sudan story, meaning going to Sudan to cover the story herself. So, with both her and Jim both single and free to be together now, Jim is on a campaign bus in New England and Maggie is going to Sudan? Worst love pentagon ever.
Back in the newsroom, Mac mocked the Occupy Wall Street rally, that Neal had covered, for drawing a fraction of the protesters that anonymous had promised would attend. Don continued to press the Davis story, this time pleading with Charlie to allow him to air information that some illegal lobbying had taken place. Without a second source to confirm the the story, Charlie wouldn't allow it.
The drone strike that killed American citizen Anwar al-Awlaki dominated the final minutes of "The Genoa Tip." al-Awlaki was an American citizen, living in Yemen, who also happened to be a senior member of Al-Qaeda. Will, Mac and Charlie debated whether or not the United States had any right to place him on a kill list given his citizenship.
While they were arguing, they got word that Neal had been arrested while covering an Occupy Wall Street event. Will went to the police precinct to get the arrest voided. After a police officer gave him some flack, Will started ranting.
He unleashed all of the pent-up anger he had over what he believed to be the unjust killing of al-Awlaki and the apparent miscarriage of justice in the Davis case. In doing so, he did what Charlie asked him to do when he was anchoring on 9/11. He stood up for and protected Neal. He promised Mac that he would raise questions about al-Awlaki's killing.
He took a step in getting back to who he used to be.
Final Thoughts
What were these characters fighting for, and did they win?
Don fought to save Troy Davis' life, and ultimately failed. Jerry fought for the Genoa story, which seemed right, but we know from the Season Two premiere that the story ends up being bogus. Maggie fought to go to Sudan, which may or may not have been right, but we know that turns out poorly as well.
Will did win a battle, getting Neal's arrest voided. He also got another drink thrown on him, so we as viewers won too.
For the record, I agree that Willie Nelson did the best version of "Always on My Mind", but that was a cover too, Will McAvoy. Willie recorded his version ten years after the original was released.


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Saturday, December 31, 2011
the best use for a plastic zip-top baggie ever
It's not for lunch.
It's not for leftovers.
It's not for use as a piping bag.
It's not for a makeshift icepack.
The best use for a plastic zip-top baggie is to safely seal away a Kindle to read in the bathtub!
No more soggy pages stuck together and drying into ripples that don't lay flat anymore! No more attempting to balance a heavy book out of the water while trying to relax.
Never thought I'd appreciate a plastic baggie this much. ;-)
I'm not sure this baggie trick will work on readers that use a swiping motion on the screen, but since the Kindle has buttons on the sides for page-turning, it works like a charm!
After a few years of being interested in a Kindle, I finally got one this Christmas. I went with the bare-bones cheapest model. I didn't want any bells and whistles on an e-reader, I just wanted to be able to read, period. The less fancy, the more likely my children will keep their hands off it! I still need to learn all the ins and outs of Kindling (that's a verb, right?), but so far I'm really enjoying it.
When I'm not reading on my Kindle is chilling in this adorable cover/case I ordered from etsy. :)
You know, for love of elephants. :)
Coincidently, the first book I read on the Kindle was Water for Elephants. I had hesitations about reading it, because as I shared before, I really despise the circus, but the story did not attempt to make the circus endearing (nor, go out of its way to villainize it... animal circuses tend to do that well enough on their own!).
I'd love to hear from Kindle users any tips or tricks you have! So far I know that I can get one free download a month from the Kindle Lending Library for being an Amazon Prime subscriber (I got Water for Elephants as my December freebie!).
Just yesterday I learned of the Kindle Daily Deal, where one title is severely discounted. I got The Handmaid's Tale for $1.29 the other day, but missed The Life of Pi, which was available for only 99 cents the day before I found out about the Daily Deal!
What are your public domain favorites? I love the bevy of free downloads in this category! I'm starting in on Pride and Prejudice (I'm embarrassed to admit I've never read it) and working my way (slowly) through Benjamin Franklin's autobiography.
Happy reading!
Oh! And Happy New Year's Eve! Be safe out there! :)
12 comments:
- Tanie said... [Reply to comment]
This is also a good trick when you go to the beach so you don't get sand in your kindle.
- December 31, 2011 at 11:13 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Ooh, excellent!
- December 31, 2011 at 11:19 AM
- Ginny of Sunflowers At Home said... [Reply to comment]
amazon has a TON of free Kindle books also. About once a week I check their list of Best sellers (which lists both paid and free best sellers) here http://tinyurl.com/842qfcl grab them when you see them because they don't often last long for free if not in the public domain. Another way to get free new release books if you blog is www.netgalley.com. Publishers offer galleys of books that you can download to your kindle. Unlike book review programs you don't have to leave a review if you don't want to. Hope these help you! I have had my kindle for almost a year and I rarely have to pay for a book.
- December 31, 2011 at 11:33 AM
- Hilarie said... [Reply to comment]
I knew when I saw the title of your post what it would be for. I just got out of the tub and was using my Kindle in a ziploc, too. I've been doing it for years! :)
A lot of libraries have Kindle books available now, too. Not sure where you live, but even my smaller area has some (not enough).
- December 31, 2011 at 11:38 AM
I am reading The Picture of Dorian Grey on my kindle fire......I still prefer paper boos but I can see the advantage of kindle.
- December 31, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- April said... [Reply to comment]
I don't have a fancy book reader but I know my public library has a lot of titles to use for free. So check out your local library! I also often see free to download ebooks from blogs like Freebies4Mom and Hip2Save, so watch their posts too.
- December 31, 2011 at 2:47 PM
- Wendy said... [Reply to comment]
Ooooh! Congratulations on your fancy new toy! I got my husband a Kindle for Christmas and even though I'm not planning to steal it away from him (no really -- I'm not!), I'm getting all caught up in the Kindle fever that's going around our house and I've started looking around for books to read on our iPad. Thanks for hooking me up with the daily deal link. I'll be checking it often for sure!
- December 31, 2011 at 5:11 PM
- Sarah Mae said... [Reply to comment]
This is my favorite website to find free Kindle books: http://www.freestufftimes.com/
Of course the classics are all free, but this list has recent books. Most are by new authors so you won't find bestsellers on the list.. but I have found over 600 books that have interested me enough to download them! I especially love the Christian fiction books they have. :)
- December 31, 2011 at 8:58 PM
- Amanda said... [Reply to comment]
I really like the facebook page/website "Pixel of Ink" http://www.pixelofink.com/ They search out the highest customer rated Kindle deals each day and provide a link straight to the book.
- January 1, 2012 at 7:47 PM
- Elise said... [Reply to comment]
Free books of for the Kindle -- my go to source is always http://blog.booksontheknob.org
She's a terrific blogger who keeps track of daily deals, temporary freebies and super cheap books for all kinds of e-readers. One of the best things is that she's a voracious reader, so she often can offer her own opinions, reviews and commentary on books. I've loaded over 1000 free and super cheap books to my Kindle over the last two years or so. Love it.
And I LOVE the ziplock bag idea... now I really CAN read anywhere.
- January 2, 2012 at 8:11 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
So many great links! Awesome! Thank you so much!! :)
- January 2, 2012 at 8:43 PM
- Sharon said... [Reply to comment]
Favourite in public domain? Anything by LM Montgomery! She's best known for Anne of Green Gables (and numerous other places :P) but I find the characters in The Story Girl and its sequel a little more endearing. Enjoy! :o)
And happy new year :o)
- January 3, 2012 at 12:45 AM


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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Apollo Group Inc. late Monday issued quarterly results that surpassed expectations, but shares of the for-profit education company backed away from gains. Also, shares of Ista Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Opnext Inc. each climbed in the wake of separate merger agreements.
Apollo Group APOL, +0.00% shares were off 4.1% at $41.38, pulling back from gains of nearly 5%. The company, whose subsidiaries include University of Phoenix, said second-quarter earnings excluding items were 58 cents a share. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had forecast 39 cents a share in earnings.
Revenue fell to $969.6 million from $1.05 billion a year ago, but was still ahead of the estimate of $933 million for the most recent period, according to a consensus survey by Thomson Reuters. Apollo swung to a profit of $63.9 million, or 51 cents a share. In the year-ago period, it lost $64 million or 45 cents a share.
Ista ISTA, -1.58% shares rose 7.4% to $9 after the company agreed to be acquired by privately held eye-health company Bausch & Lomb for $9.10 a share in cash, or about $500 million. Shares of Ista closed the regular-trading session at $8.38 each. Ista's products include treatments for ocular inflammation and cataract-surgery related pain as well as glaucoma. The company is also developing products to treat dry eye, ocular inflammation and pain, as well as nasal allergies.
Each company's board already has given approval for the deal, which is expected to close in the second quarter.
"With this combination, we will significantly enhance our pharmaceutical pipeline, nearly doubling the number of mid- to late-stage innovations," Bausch & Lomb Chief Executive Brent Saunders said in a statement
Bausch & Lomb plans to finance the deal with a combination of cash on hand and proceeds of a $350 million incremental-term loan facility that will be provided under its existing credit facility.
Opnext OPTX shares jumped 57% to $1.77 after the maker of fiber-optic network products agreed to merge with Oclaro Inc. OCLR Under terms of the all-stock deal, Opnext shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.42 shares of Oclaro common stock for every common share of Opnext they own.
The transaction is expected to close within three to six months, and upon finalization, Opnext shareholders will own about 42% of the combined company.
The combined company is expected to produce annualized cost savings of $35 million to $45 million within 18 months of the deal's closing. Oclaro's Chief Executive Alain Couder will serve as the merged entity's chairman and chief executive, and Opnext chief Harry Bosco will join the combined company's board.
Late-traded shares of Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. ARNA, +1.21% were also active, turning down 1% at $2.98. Arena finished the day session up 25% after European regulators accepted the biotech group's application for lorcaserin. Arena also confirmed that an advisory panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to meet on May 10 to discuss whether lorcaserin should be approved for the U.S. market.
The FDA is expected to issue a formal decision on lorcaserin by June 27. While the FDA isn't bound to the panel recommendations, it usually follows them.
Before the late-trading session, U.S. stocks jumped after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled the central bank is committed to a monetary policy that's helped bolster stocks for three years. Read about Monday's rally in U.S. stocks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.25% rallied 161 points, or 1.2%, to 13,241.63. The S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.48% advanced 1.4% to 1,416.51 and the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.52% gained 1.8% to 3,122.57.


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A few months ago, a venture capitalist reached out to me inquiring about a hot startup company in town by the name of SquareHub. At the time, I poked around a bit, but didn't quite piece together the story.
Now, a few more details are trickling in. A SEC filing this week indicates that SquareHub has pulled in $510,000 of a $1 million round.
What's even more interesting, however, is the team that's behind the startup. The co-founders include veterans of Amazon.com, Microsoft, Medio Systems and DS-IQ.
Leading the charge is former Amazon.com general manager Dave Cotter, a well known entrepreneur who previously co-founded online advertising startup Mpire. (Sold to comScore for $22 million last year).
Also on the founding team are Barry Chu, a former vice president at Blue Kai, Medio Systems and DS-IQ, and Gilles Anquetil, the former CEO of Paris mobile search company MotionBridge (sold to Microsoft in 2006). A fourth co-founder and Chief Technology Officer is Bruno Botvinik, the former CTO of Valu Valu, BookieJar and MotionBridge.
Reached this morning, Cotter didn't want to share too many details about SquareHub.
"The cookies are still in the oven," said Cotter.
According to SquareHub's LinkedIn page, the startup is looking to help "families work, play, and live in harmony through technology." That sounds like another Seattle area startup: Cozi.
Cotter said he doesn't think they will compete directly with Cozi, though he admits both are trying to help busy families manage their hectic lives. A father of three, Cotter said they've come up with a unique approach based on their own personal experiences. And he said it's a big market.
"There are a lot of families in the world. There's a lot of room for disruption," he said. Cotter and the rest of the crew have been kicking around the idea all year, but he noted that they've "lived the pain" for years given their own difficulties managing family life.
It's unclear from the SEC filing who is backing SquareHub, and Cotter declined to offer details on the backers. But the company notes that it is supported by a group of "world-class investors who believe deeply in our mission and our team."
Cotter said he's learned from past experience that it's important to surround yourself with super smart team members and investors in order to help navigate the ups and downs of startups. "It's far less about the total dollar amount raised," he said.


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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services received information that Sequel Naturals Inc., dba "Vega," is voluntarily withdrawing a limited quantity of its Vega One Nutritional Shakes and Sports Performance Protein products due to finding trace amounts of chloramphenicol (CAP), a naturally occurring antibiotic.
Chloramphenicol is a prescription drug commonly used to treat typhoid fever and eye infections around the world. It should only be used under medical supervision. It has been associated with rare cases of aplastic anemia and allergic reactions in some people. A leading expert on CAP says that there have been no known cases of anemia caused by residual amounts found in food.
None of the Vega product formulations include CAP as an ingredient; however, an enzyme that was provided by a third party supplier, which constitutes less than 1% of the product ingredients, was found to contain trace amounts of CAP. There have been no reported allergic reactions from the products.
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I was wondering if I can get some guidance on my future endeavors. I have a Bachelors in IT at Suny Albany, I have taken a lot of programming classes at the school, but like most graduates I was chasing the ladies. How silly that was in hindsight.
Well, I been spending my whole summer studying Java and have had a truth blast learning the language. I have bought books, been on youtube tutorials, Java Ranch, and now I found an intermediate class for programming that I do the homework assignments for. I am not registered but the public can view the work. I spend everyday on Java, but I know the road will be long lucky I am still semi young. I don't like putting all my eggs into one basket, so I have decided to study for my A+ cert. as well. I spend half my day on A+ cert, and the remainder of the day on Java. Yes, I cheat on occasion and spend more time on Java and It's truly a thrill working through a program and getting it to work as you imagined. I haven't had many natural euphoria's in my life, but when I am programming man it feels so good and it's natural. So I plan on passing my A+ cert and getting a job, so I can support myself better, and studying Java more and more. Just like the waiter who dreams of hitting it big in Hollywood, I will be the help desk guy dreaming of writing code. Lucky for me, I have a higher chance of being a programmer than being the next Brad Pitt.
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Danni_Stone wrote:I seriously suggest DDR (Dance Dance Revolution). It is a video game and while a lot of people dismiss it because of that fact, I find that its VERY fun, with a wide range of well known songs and it doesn't even feel like exercise, but you're burning calories like crazy! It's incredible easy to play for a full hour or more. It really gets your heart pumping and builds some really nice calf and buttocks muscles to boot! It helped me lose 4lbs in my first week of playing it!
Here's a segment from the Today Show about two people who lost weight from the game:
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Chemotherapy for childhood Hodgkin lymphoma
Chemotherapy uses anticancer, or cytotoxic, drugs to destroy cancer cells. It is usually used to treat childhood Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). When planning treatment, the healthcare team will consider the type of HL, stage, size (bulkiness) of the tumour and risk group, as well as your child's personal needs. Based on this information they will plan the drugs, doses and schedules of chemotherapy. Your child may also receive other treatments.
Chemotherapy is given to destroy cancer cells in the body. It is usually a systemic therapy. This means that the drugs travel through the bloodstream to reach and destroy cancer cells all over the body, including those that may have broken away from the primary tumour.
The drugs may be given by mouth or by a needle in a vein (called intravenous injection). Sometimes a special device called a central venous catheter (tube) may be used to safely give the drugs. It is usually placed in the operating room at the start of chemotherapy and left in place until treatment is finished. Find out more about central venous catheter.
Chemotherapy drugs commonly used for childhood HL
The most common chemotherapy drugs used to treat childhood HL are:
- cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan, Procytox)
- doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
- vincristine (Oncovin)
- bleomycin (Blenoxane)
- procarbazine hydrochloride (Matulane)
- dacarbazine (DTIC)
- etoposide (Vepesid, VP-16)
- vinblastine (Velbe)
- prednisone
- dexamethasone (Decadron, Dexasone)
- methotrexate
- cytarabine (Cytosar, Ara-C)
- cisplatin (Platinol AQ)
These drugs are usually given in combination to treat childhood HL. When different drugs are given together, they are more effective than any single drug alone.
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If childhood HL does not respond to drugs used in earlier treatments or if it recurs (comes back), other drugs that may be used are:
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One would hope that Henry Kissinger's new 530-page book On China would produce some news, something startling.
But the story of Nixon's opening to China, the meetings with Mao Zedong, and the ensuing ups and downs in US-China relations are now familiar to those who have followed the relationship. One is left wondering if the book could not have been made shorter and better-focused.
Acting as President Nixon's national security advisor, Kissinger made his first, secret trip to China in late 1971 to set the stage for Nixon's ground-breaking visit to the country in early 1972. In the 40 years that followed, Kissinger visited China more than 50 times. He had unparalleled access to several Chinese leaders – from Mao to Hua Guofeng, Deng Xiaoping, and Jiang Zemin.
"On China" is based largely on the former secretary of state's transcripts of talks with those leaders and his analysis of Chinese culture and its impact on Chinese foreign policy. He's convinced that China must be dealt with through compromise, cannot be pressured on human rights, and must be understood in terms of a lasting feeling on the part of the Chinese that they were humiliated by Western powers during the latter half of the 19th century and into the 20th.
In Kissinger's view, China, though it does see itself as exceptional, does not proselytize or claim that its institutions are relevant outside China. American "exceptionalism," in contrast, is missionary, as Kissinger describes it. Americans believe in internationally recognized universal values, such as freedom and
human rights. He argues that in order to reduce human rights violations in China, the US must engage the Chinese Communist Party and not confront it: "Once enough confidence has been established, changes in civil practice can be advocated in the name of common purpose or at least the preservation of a common interest."
When it comes to the Chinese army's bloody Tiananmen crackdown on unarmed protesters in June 1989, however, Kissinger stops short of condemning the action. He explains that for Deng Xiaoping, the paramount leader at the time, the Tiananmen protests "stirred the historical Chinese fear of chaos and memories of the Cultural Revolution – whatever the stated goals of the demonstrators."
Kissinger then goes on to state that "This is not the place to examine the events that led to the tragedy at Tiananmen Square; each side has its different perspectives depending on the various, often conflicting, origins of their participation in the crisis." The closest he gets to a condemnation of the massacre is to acknowledge that the suppression was "harsh."
Kissinger also says that given its cultural background, China has historically not sought to impose its values on others. But this is not at all the case today. One need only look at the colonial aspects of China's repressive actions in Tibet and Xinjiang, where Beijing is imposing its own institutions, controlling monasteries and mosques, and mandating the teaching of the Chinese language to the detriment of the local languages.
Toward the end of the book, Kissinger offers some prescriptions for how the US and China can work together to maintain a stable, peaceful Asia. He suggests that we should elevate crisis discussions with China into a more "comprehensive," multilateral framework that seeks to eliminate the underlying causes of tension.
That's exactly what the US has been trying to do recently by proposing rules of the road for navigation through the South China Sea – a vast expanse, most of which China claims as its own. But China has made clear that it would prefer to deal with conflicts over the exploration for oil in the South China Sea on a country-by-country basis and not through any broader framework.
When it comes to the threat of North Korea's nuclear weapons program, Kissinger proposes addressing the problem by means of an overall security structure, or "an agreed peaceful order for Northeast Asia." This strikes me as unrealistic given the failures of the discontinued six-nation talks that began eight years ago and that were aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
China and the United States appear to have totally different priorities on the Korean peninsula. China appears ready to continue propping up its ally, North Korea, because that country's collapse could lead to a massive flow of refugees into China and would remove a counterweight to US power on China's northeastern border. China may not want a nuclear North Korea, but that appears to be a secondary priority for Beijing. For the US, however, an end to the North Korean nuclear program has to be its first priority.
Kissinger also states that "an aspect of strategic tension in the current world situation resides in the Chinese fear that America is seeking to contain China – paralleled by American concern that China is seeking to expel the United States from Asia." To ease both Chinese and American fears, he proposes an even more sweeping but unrealistic vision – the concept of a "Pacific Community" in which the US and China and other major countries such as Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, and Australia participate.
A Pacific Rim forum already exists, however – the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum – which includes all of the countries mentioned by Kissinger
except for India. Security issues have been added to its trade-focused agenda. But it has not scored any major breakthroughs in upholding Asian peace and security. And what advantage would US allies Japan and South Korea see in joining such a US-China partnership when the US and China frequently find themselves so far apart on so many issues?
Furthermore, might such an arrangement not weaken these two nations' alliances with the US?
Kissinger's "On China" may sell well in China, although for any approved Chinese edition, the censors might have to remove his fleeting reference to Mao's "legacy of grandiosity and brutality." In China, criticism of Mao is still largely taboo.
Dan Southerland, executive editor of Radio Free Asia, is a former Monitor correspondent and a former Beijing bureau chief for The Washington Post.