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APG101 in Glioblastoma
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01071837
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 19, 2010
Last Update Posted : June 16, 2015
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This is a phase II study of APG101 + reirradiation (RT) versus reirradiation. Patients suffering from a malignant brain tumor called glioblastoma having a first or second progression can be included. They will be randomized to RT or RT + APG101.
APG101 is a fusion protein (similar to an antibody) and will be administered as a weekly infusion. Patients can stay in this study as long as they benefit from the participation (no fixed end).
In this trial, 30-35 sites in Germany, Austria and Russia take part.
|Condition or disease
|Glioblastoma Multiforme
|Drug: APG101 Procedure: Blood drawing
|Phase 2
In this phase II trial, patients with a recurrence / progression of glioblastoma (first or second progression) either not being eligible for tumour resection or having macroscopic residual tumour after resection of the recurrence can be included (tumor size must 1-4 cm in T1-weighted MRI). They must be candidates for a re-irradiation and will then be randomized in a 1:2 ratio to re-irradiation alone or re-irradiation + 400mg APG101 as a weekly intravenous infusion.
Radiotherapy (RT) is considered standard of care and not a study procedure. As prior therapies, a first radiotherapy (maximal dose of 60 Gy; at least 8 months since the end of preirradiation), a prior surgery (at least for histology) and at least one Temozolomide-containing chemotherapy are mandatory; patients with prior treatment with bevacizumab, iodine seeds and/or brachytherapy are not eligible. The patients' steroid dose must be stable or decreasing upon inclusion.
The number of patients to be included in this study is up to 83 (depending on the statistical 2-step SIMON design).
Primary objective: 6 months rate of progression free survival (PFS6). Subjects can participate in this study as long as a clinical benefit is considered by the treating physician.
MRI tumour imaging will be carried out every 6 weeks.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|84 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Phase II, Randomized, Open-label, Multi-centre Study of Weekly APG101 + Reirradiation Versus Reirradiation in the Treatment of Patients With First or Second Progression of Glioblastoma
|Study Start Date :
|December 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|October 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|October 2014
Active Comparator: Re-Irradiation
33% of the patients will be randomized to reirradiation (RT) alone. They will receive 36 Gy (2 Gy per fraction)
Procedure: Blood drawing
Blood drawings, e.g. for safety labs, abdominal ultrasound, ECG. Re-Irradiation is not considered a study procedure, but standard of care (inclusion criterion)
Other Name: n.a.
Experimental: Re-Irradiation + APG101
66% of the patients will be randomized to reirradiation (RT) + 400 mg APG101 weekly. They will receive 36 Gy (2 Gy per fraction) and 400 mg APG101 weekly as an intravenous infusion
Drug: APG101
400mg weekly as intravenous infusion
Other Name: Recombinant fusion protein
- 6 months rate of progression free survival (PFS6) [ Time Frame: 6 month ]
- Safety and tolerability of APG101 [ Time Frame: ongoing during study ]
- Progression-free survival [ Time Frame: until progression of underlying disease ]
- Objective response rates (OR) [ Time Frame: ongoing during study ]
- Duration of response (DR) in responders [ Time Frame: ongoing during study ]
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: until study and after end of study (by 8-weekly phone calls) ]
- Quality of life [ Time Frame: ongoing during study ]
- Cognitive function [ Time Frame: ongoing during study ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and female patients with a recurrence / progression of glioblastoma either not being eligible for tumour resection or having macroscopic residual tumour after resection of the recurrence
- Diagnosis of glioblastoma must be proven histologically and progress must be documented by MRI. MRI images must not be older than 2 weeks before first dosing/start of RT
- Not more than two prior therapy regimens including one or two resections, one or two chemotherapies of which one must have been TMZ-containing and one radiotherapy (RT) for the brain tumour
- Previous irradiation therapy of the primary tumour with a maximal dose of 60 Gy; at least 8 months since the end of preirradiation
- Candidate for reirradiation with recurrent tumour visible on MRI-T1 (Gd) and with the largest diameter measuring 1 cm to 4 cm
- Informed consent
- Age at least 18 years, smoking or non-smoking, of any ethnic origin
- Karnofsky performance index (KPI) ≥ 60%
- Neutrophile counts > 1500/μl / Platelet counts > 80.000/μl / Haemoglobin > 10 g/dl / Serum creatinine < 1.5-fold upper normal range / Bilirubin, AST or ALT < 2,5-fold upper normal range unless attributed to anticonvulsants / Alkaline phosphatase < 2,5-fold upper normal range
- Adequate contraception
- Stable or decreasing treatment with steroids within 5 days before treatment start
Exclusion Criteria:
- More than one RT of brain, prior first radiotherapy with more than 60 Gy
- Cumulative total dose on the optical chiasm >54 Gy for 2 Gy/fraction, α/β=2
- Prior treatment with bevacizumab, iodine seeds and/or brachytherapy
- Unable to undergo MRI
- Past medical history of diseases with poor prognosis according to the judgement of the Investigator, e.g. severe coronary heart disease, severe diabetes, immune deficiency, residual deficits after stroke, severe mental retardation
- HIV or hepatitis infection
- Pregnancy or breast feeding
- Treatment within any other clinical trial parallel to the treatment phase of the current study or within 30 days before inclusion
- Known active coronary artery disease, significant cardiac arrhythmias or severe congestive heart failure (NYHA class III - IV)
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01071837
|Medizinische Universität Graz, Universitätsklinik für Neurologie Landeskrankenhaus Graz
|Graz, Austria, 8036
|Universitätsklinik für Neurologie, Landeskrankenhaus Innsbruck
|Innsbruck, Austria, 6020
|Landesnervenklinik Wagner-Jauregg, Innere Medizin mit Neuroonkologie
|Linz, Austria, 4020
|Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien, Klinische Onkologie
|Wien, Austria, 1090
|Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Klinik für Neurochirugie
|Berlin, Germany, 13353
|Neurologische Universitätsklinik am Knappschaftskrankenhaus
|Bochum, Germany, 44892
|Neurologische Universitätsklinik Bonn, Schwerpunkt klinische Neuroonkologie
|Bonn, Germany, 53105
|Universitätsklinik Dresden, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurochirurgie
|Dresden, Germany, 01307
|Klinikum Frankfurt/Oder, Klinik für Strahlentherapie/Radioonkologie
|Frankfurt/Oder, Germany, 15236
|Universitätsklinik Hamburg, Klinik für Neurochirugie
|Hamburg, Germany, 20246
|Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Abteilung Neuroonkologie
|Heidelberg, Germany, 69120
|Universität Leipzig, Klinik für Strahlentherapie
|Leipzig, Germany, 04103
|Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Klinik für Neurochirurgie
|Mannheim, Germany, 68167
|Philipps-Universität Marburg, Klinik für Neurologie
|Marburg, Germany, 35039
|LMU München, Klinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Campus Großhadern & Campus Innenstadt
|München, Germany, 81377
|Klinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie/Radiologische Onkologie, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU München
|München, Germany, 81675
|Städt. Kliniken München GmbH, Klinikum Bogenhausen, Abt. Neurochirurgie
|München, Germany, 81925
|Klinik und Poliklinik der Universität Regensburg, Im Bezirksklinikum
|Regensburg, Germany, 93053
|Klinikum Stuttgart, Neurozentrum Neurochirurgie
|Stuttgart, Germany, 70174
|Universitätsklinikum Tuebingen, Strahlenonkologie
|Tuebingen, Germany, 72076
|Uniklinik Ulm, Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie
|Ulm, Germany, 89081
|Study Director:
|Wolfgang Wick, MD
|University Hospital Heidelberg, Dept. of Neurooncology, Germany
|Responsible Party:
|Apogenix GmbH
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01071837 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|February 19, 2010 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|June 16, 2015
|Last Verified:
|June 2015
Glioblastoma Multiforme
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Immunoglobulin G
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs


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I was watching Graham Norton Saturday night [yes, I lead such a glamorous life] and on came Alison Moyet, looking rather sharp. I have loved her voice for so long - since she was in the band Yaz [Yazoo for th0se outside the US], her voice wailing on some remarkable songs. She went on to Graham's show to promote the release of a new greatest hits collection. She was rather amusing during the chat part, and sang All Cried Out for the musical portion. I love that song.
Her first solo project after Yaz was a wonderful album named Alf in 1984. The second single was All Cried Out, but her first single was Love Resurrection. Both went top 10 in the UK singles chart, and Resurrection made it into the US top 100, hitting #82. But it is one of the many favorites I have, with my enduring love for Alison.
Alison continued to put out albums over the next decade, and in 1985 put out Singles, a greatest hits collection. It included a cover of First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, with was a thrilling and interesting take on a classic. It was previously unreleased. The richness of her voice is just mesmerizing to me.
To find more about what Alison Moyet is up to, visit her website here. If, like me, you have to have her latest, you can find it here.

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Unlicensed companies importing 87pc of fuel: ANSA
Unlicensed companies importing 87pc of fuel: ANSA
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan National Standards Authority (ANSA) cancelled licenses of 58 companies over importing low quality petroleum during the past two years and another 15 companies faced the same charges, an official said on Saturday.
Meanwhile, officials said 87 percent of fuel was imported to the country by companies operating without licenses.
The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of Parliament on Saturday summoned Feroz Masjidi, acting Commerce and Industries Minister and ANSA head Naqibullah Faeq and Ahmad Waled Tamim, head of Fuel Enterprise.
The three officials were summoned to answer questions from lawmakers about the import of low quality petroleum products.
Faeq said ANSA had registered 18,000 tons of low quality crude oil imported to the county in the past six months, adding his organization had rejected 110 tankers of low quality petroleum at sea ports.
In the past two years, licenses of 58 companies involved in import of low quality fuel were canceled and another 15 companies would meet the same fate soon, said the official.
He said ANSA used to fine companies involved in import of low quality petroleum and in case of rejecting the fine, the particular company was referred to the Ministry of Commerce and Industries for canceling its license.
Faeq did not rule out corruption in ANSA, but said low quality fuel imports took place due to the impunity provided by the government.
He said oil tankers had been informed to refrain from importing low quality fuel otherwise they would be dealt with in accordance with the law.
Tamim told lawmakers a total of 261 companies had been awarded licenses for oil import but 87 percent of the fuel was being imported by companies with no license.
He said a draft Petroleum Law had been prepared and the draft would land in the parliament soon to address the existing issues.
He said prices of petroleum products registered only one to two afghanis increase in the past one year in line with international market rates.
He, however, said the price of gas jumped five to seven afghanis per kilo, based on global price.
Commerce and Industries Minister Masjadi said the price of one ton of crude oil surged from $129 to $195 in the international market.
He said the ministry had enough storages for petroleum and necessary measures had been put in place for winter.
Currently one kilogram of gas was accounted for 60 afghanis in the market.
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What makes you think there is assimilation here?
Student or Learner
Take a look at this sentence :
Well, supermarkets care. So much so that they....
a bit of context : Supermarkets care what their customers buy...
The transcription :
/weɫ/ su:pəma:kɪts keə//səʊ mʌtʃ səʊ / ðət ðeɪ.../
If there is assimilation :
/weɫ/ su:pəma:kɪts keə//səʊ mʌtʃ ʃəʊ / ðət ðeɪ.../
But it sounds as if it was saying "so much show" :
Well, supermarkets care. So much show that they....
Is it ok if there is assimilation??
What makes you think there is assimilation here?
It's a kind of assimilation for the /s/ to become /ʃ/ whenever it is followed by /ʃ/ or /j/, which is called regressive assimilation(the first sound is affected by the second one). For example :
Her voice shook /hə vɔɪs ʃʊk/ --> assimilation / hə vɔɪʃ ʃʊk/
/ðɪs jɪə/ ---> / ðɪʃ jɪə/
/ðɪs jʌŋ mæn/ ----> /ðɪʃ jʌŋ mæn/
Sometimes it can be, however, progressive, so that the first element affects the second one as in :
bookish style /bʊkɪʃ staɪl/ /bʊkɪʃ ʃtaɪl/
Therefore, wouldn't be the same case for "Much so", the difference here is that the /ʃ/ plays the role of an affricate with /t/ --> /tʃ/.
I agree with your examples of regressive assimilation. I have not heard the progressive assimilation you refer to in your last example, bookish style. It doesn't happen in my dialect.
I haven´t heard of that assimilation either. According to the book "English Transcription Course" by Maria Lecumberri and J. A. Maidment, there´s only one type of progressive assimilation:
"Alveolar syllabic nasal progressive place assimilation
The alveolar syllabic nasal /n/ may become bilabial /m/ or velar /ŋ/ when preceded by a bilabial or velar plosive in the same word and followed by a consonant in the same word or the next word or by a pause.
open /əʊpən/ - - > /əʊpn/ - - > /əʊpm/
bacon /beɪkən/ - - > /beɪkn/ - - > /beɪkŋ/"
Hi there and sorry for the delay.After reading that you haven't heard of such assimilation, I started to do some online research about it.To my surprise, I didn't manage to actually find anything about progressive assimilation for the /s/ to /ʃ/. I went through quite many Phonetics & Phonology related websites, but didn't find anything about it.
I took a look at the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary's Assimilation note and it states that it has only got regressive assimilation.
However, the notes I was given by my Phonetic's teacher included this type of assimilation.
I think... I'm just going to ask around about the existence of such assimilation. Let's see what does John Wells say about it .
Thanks for the replies. I'll let you know if I find anything about the matter.
Nevertheless, after asking around, I came to the conclusion that it is not that this type of assimilation just doesn't exist, as John Wells states : "This type of assimilation is not commonly heard,as far as I am aware."
I asked the same to "La mansion del ingles", and I was given the same answer.
Well, I guess that says it all, doesn't it ?
Last edited by Ermaks; 02-Apr-2011 at 19:21.
Source: p.91, then, yes, it is possible, but it is rare as it occurs only in certain environments. Let's take a closer look at the above examples to see if your example (səʊ mʌtʃ ʃəʊ) fits the pattern:
- shut your -> shut [tʃ]r
In that example, [t] is articulated yet unreleased (this will be important later on) and /y/ becomes [tʃ] by progressive assimilation. Then again, we expect that from /y/, a sonorant, but not from /s/, a consonant. That is, we expect /y/ to strengthen, but not /s/. Which is to say, the example above does not provide support enough for mʌtʃ ʃəʊ.
In looking now at the second example, below, wherein s becomes [ʃ], a perfect example of progressive assimilation across a word-boundary:
- church street -> church [ʃt]reet
This is what I hear: word-final <ch> is articulated, yet unreleased, and /s/ becomes [ʃ]. We saw this pattern with the first example as well. In applying that to your example (səʊ mʌtʃ ʃəʊ), that is, articulating word-final <ch> yet leaving it unreleased, it doesn't sound like English.
In short, while progressive assimilation does indeed occur across a word-boundary in English, although rarely, your example doesn't fit the pattern.
Last edited by Soup; 05-Apr-2011 at 10:36.
I do, however, have a problem with 'much so'. I agree with you, Soup, that assimilation there doesn't sound like English. What I don't see is why. It seems to me that in both 'church' and 'much', the word-final /ch/ is unreleased.


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Kinston is among the oldest cities in North Carolina and is proud of its heritage, which is readily apparent at the area's many Civil War attractions. Kinston, the county seat, offers higher education at Lenoir Community College. The county's Global TransPark is poised to take a leading role in the aerospace industry, with Spirit AeroSystems opening a plant there in the coming year. The Neuse River winds its way through Kinston, providing boaters with a relaxing place to paddle, and baseball fans are always ready to watch the Kinston Indians round the bases.
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New rehab center offers high-tech equipment
A new state-of-the-art inpatient rehabilitation therapy center will soon help patients in Omaha.
The $11 million, 32,000-square-foot facility at Immanuel Medical Center has high-tech equipment in each of the 35 private rooms.
The five-year project will open Monday, and the staff couldn't be more thrilled.
"Our team is so excited to be able to bring new technology to our patients to help them achieve their outcomes and get home," said Jill Powers, operations leader.
Patients and their families can stay in the private rooms connected to the rehab center to avoid the countless number of trips from the rehab center to the hospital.
"Patients really needed to have a private room to be with their families, go through the adjustment both physically and emotionally," Power said.
Power said technology, like the 35 fully loaded iPads with games and learning tools, plays a key role in the healing process for patients like Kari Cleveland who spent a month in rehab therapy after a car accident caused her to have a stroke.
"If you have to be away from home for a month, this is the best second option to being at home," Cleveland said.
Cleveland said she is excited to see the new facility.
"There's something for every single person on here even if you're not tech savvy, if you're going to do something the iPads are the easiest," Cleveland said.


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Setting or operating the on-board computer, radio, navigation system, telephone or other equipment when driving could distract you from the traffic. You could lose control of the vehicle resulting in serious personal injury or death.
Depending on the equipment in your vehicle, you can use the function keys of the multi-functional steering wheel to operate the following Porsche communication systems:
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For discussion of Electric Universe and Plasma Cosmology. The ideas and opinions expressed on this forum do not necessarily reflect those of T-Bolts Group Inc or The Thunderbolts Project(TM)
Lloyd wrote:* This board is for new stuff, besides EU, so it's okay. Jeff's stuff seems to include some EU ideas anyway. I'll try to read his link more thoroughly tomorrow.
orrery wrote:I am just curious if the people who post here have actually read Electric Universe or Electric Sky. Asteroids were classified as ejected rock from planetary bodies following Electric arc machining of planetary bodies. Planets sometimes result from fissioning from the star and ejected.
This is not scientific because it has never been observed. Solar flares are observed but no planets the size of Earth come flying out. Unless you know something I don't.
Lloyd wrote:* Jeffrey said regarding "planets sometimes result from fissioning from the star and ejected":This is not scientific because it has never been observed. Solar flares are observed but no planets the size of Earth come flying out. Unless you know something I don't.
* I think it's scientific to make hypotheses. Comets are known to fission, and stars appear sometimes to explode, which means they may end up in two or more pieces. Some ancient myths sound as if the ancients may have witnessed Venus fissioning from Saturn or Jupiter or something. So fissioning seems to be a reasonable hypothesis. Besides, I think it would even fit into your theory fairly well.
* I haven't read your theory in detail, but I skimmed through it. We could probably learn quite a bit from each other, if you'd post brief summaries of each phase of your theory and let us comment and refer you to other information that may help develop your theory more thoroughly. Your theory that I saw seems to lack references to data etc, and that's something scientists want to see with any theory. Your idea about rock formation seems likely to be inaccurate, since some scientists have found that many layers of rock tend to form all at once from flooding and the like, that is before they become hardened. We can help you find such info, if you like.
This statement is patently wrong on several levels. First of all theories and hypothesis always involve some part or aspect thereof, which has "never been observed." That is science. Some future observation will either falsify or support the theory or hypothesis. The Electric Star theory is based on numerous observations and experiments involving many scientific disciplines; whether or not a specific prediction of the theory (in this case stellar fissioning) has been directly observed or not is in no way relevant to an accusation of it being "not scientific". Actually it is very much in compliance with the scientific method, a future direct observational confirmation of a fissioning star would provide strong support for the theory, as such it can be viewed as a prediction resulting from the logic of the theory. These proposed events involve great distances and are, with the present technology, difficult to detect. Yet is more than plausible to think that a future observation, perhaps with a superior technology, will make such a direct observation possible. Jeffrey, perhaps you have a different conception of "science" then what is commonly used here.JeffreyW wrote:"planets sometimes result from fissioning from the star and ejected"
This is not scientific because it has never been observed.
Don Scott wrote:When Australian amateur astronomer Nicholas Brown photographed a region in the constellation Monoceros in early January, he noticed a 10th magnitude star that wasn't there when he'd photographed the same area two weeks earlier.
So we have some evidence in support of stellar fissioning. Furthermore, in the case cited above (V838 Mon) it is perfectly logical to conclude that as the star split into two stars and emitted a large cloud (nebula) of debris, that there may have been smaller pieces or planet sized objects that were also ejected, the detection of which is beyond the scope of the present instrumentation.Don Scott wrote:Over the next month, amateur and professional astronomers worldwide watched as this "new" star brightened to magnitude 6.5 and then faded away again. Now a meager 16th-magnitude star, V838 Monocertis (V838 Mon) was for a short time inherently brighter than any other star in our entire galaxy.
A few weeks after Brown's discovery, astronomers noticed that V838 Mon was surrounded by a glowing cloud. Over time, this nebulosity appeared to expand. On October 2, 2002, NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) announced what is to them another "mystery star." The official explanation reads, in part:
"V838 Mon was discovered to be in outburst in January of this year. Initially thought to be a familiar type of classical nova, astronomers quickly realized that instead, V838 Mon might be a totally new addition to the astronomical zoo. Observations indicate that the erupting star transformed itself over a period of months from a small under-luminous star a little hotter than the Sun, to a highly luminous, cool super giant star undergoing rapid and complex brightness changes. The transformation defies the conventional understanding of stellar life cycles. A most notable feature of V838 Mon is the expanding nebula which now appears to surround it." [Emphasis added]
And V838 Monocerotis is a binary pair.
Again, exactly as in the case of FG Sagittae, we have an example of the binary fissioning (caused by electrical stress) that was described above.
JeffreyW wrote:http://vixra.org/pdf/1202.0002v6.pdf
This is the most updated version. It explains what will happen to the sun when it dies, and what the planets/exoplanet/moons are.
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Toreli wrote:JeffreyW wrote:http://vixra.org/pdf/1202.0002v6.pdf
This is the most updated version. It explains what will happen to the sun when it dies, and what the planets/exoplanet/moons are.
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nick c wrote:Perhaps your 8 year old nephew would answer my question:You propose that the planets and their moons are all former stars...asteroids too? That would mean that there are hundreds of former stars all compacted in a confined area. How did all these stars come together, considering the observed distances between stars. Do they all go to the same place to die, like the legendary elephant graveyard?nick c wrote:If all these objects are the remains of former stars as you advocate, then how did they all come to be concentrated in such a small area?This is a problem for your theory that you should immediately address. I suppose that you could invoke vast amounts of time and have the stellar husks gradually captured one by one, or something else?In the Milky Way, the average distance between stars is about 5 light years, or 30 trillion miles.
http://boojum.as.arizona.edu/~jill/EPO/ ... alaxy.html
Furthermore, whatever mechanism of stellar formation to which you subscribe, why should this mechanism only form stars? Why would not the same process form smaller objects too? either as a by product of the formation of the larger (star) object, or simply in a scaled down version, thus ending up with planets and smaller celestial bodies being formed without having ever been stars.
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, July 15 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is studying new regulations to criminalise insulting Islam, including in social media, and the law could carry heavy penalties, a Saudi paper said on Sunday.
The potential regulations come five months after a Saudi blogger and columnist Hamza Kashgari, 23, was arrested for tweeting comments deemed as insulting the Prophet Mohammad. Kashgari said there were things he liked and disliked about him.
"Within the next two months the Shura Council will reveal the outcome of study on the regulations to combat the criticism of the basic tenets of Islamic sharia," unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter told al-Watan, adding that there could be "severe punishments" for violators.
Criticism penalised under the law would include that of the Prophet, early Muslim figures and clerics, it said.
"The (regulations) are important at the present time because violations over social networks on the Internet have been observed in the past months," the sources said.
Saudi Arabia follows a strict version of Sunni Islamic law, referred to as Wahhabism. Blasphemy can be punishable by death.
A spokesman from the Shura Council, the governments all-appointed consultative body, did not respond to calls for comment.
Kashgari's case set off a debate in Saudi Arabia, a close US ally for decades and leading world oil exporter, on whether repentance could save convicts from the death penalty.
Kashgari fled the country in February, a few days after his twitter posts, but was later arrested by police in Malaysia en route to New Zealand.
Despite declaring repentance, he was deported back to Saudi Arabia and was taken into police custody to face a trial.
Tension has risen in recent years between religious conservatives and reformers over the pace of gradual political, economic and social reforms in a country with a large young population.
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"I would rather have this law discussed by the public first. It should not only be debated by the Shura, it should be debated in newspapers first because it can be misused," Khashoggi said.
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Halfway through the announcement of the subtle but significant policy changes — ranging from plans to curtail drone strikes to a renewed push to transfer Guantánamo detainees to super-max prisons on the mainland — Obama found himself outshouted by a Code Pink protester demanding even faster action.
After trying to quiet the leather-lunged woman, Obama expressed a kind of weary solidarity, in spirit, if not on substance.
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This was the night when Fulham banished their identity crisis. A team who have looked stodgy and toothless this season erupted into life as great entertainers, recording a swaggering victory thanks in part to two first-half goals, from Pajtim Kasami and Steve Sidwell, that must rank as goal-of-the-season contenders. Crystal Palace, further mired in the relegation zone, did not know what hit them.
It got ugly at the end when a section of Palace fans barracked their players as they departed the field after a fifth successive defeat, with the defender Damien Delaney turning on those doing the booing. Speculation also swelled around the future of Ian Holloway after he attended a meeting with the co-chairman, Steve Parish, that delayed him attending the post-match press conference until 11.15pm. Having arrived, the Palace manager refused to divulge exactly what was said in advance of further talks with Parish on Tuesday.
Much rancour and uncertainly in the home ranks then, yet those involved could at least take solace from having witnessed Kasami's and Sidwell's strikes in the flesh, the former a volley that Martin Jol, the Fulham manager, ranked as comparable to Marco van Basten's famous goal for Holland against USSR in 1988.
Kasami, reacting to Sascha Riether's long pass on 19 minutes, charged down the right flank. Having collected the ball on his chest while positioned at a tight angle just outside the Palace area and with Adrian Mariappa closing in, the 21-year-old hit a first-time dipping drive over Julian Speroni and into the far corner of the net. A crowd which had been in raucous mood after Mariappa's seventh-minute opener for the hosts, fell silent in shock and awe.
"This was a 30- to 40-yard sprint because he [Kasami] plays on the left and turned up on the right, he controlled it and had a shot," Jol said. "I don't think he will score a goal like that again and it will be one of the best goals this season.
"Van Basten's was probably the best volley in football but it was one touch; this was different – a sprint, control ball and then wrong foot. This must be one of the best goals."
Asked about Sidwell's goal on the stroke of half-time, Jol played down the effort, yet it was another moment which left those watching open-jawed and goggled-eyed. The hosts thought they were safe from danger after Bryan Ruiz's free-kick just outside the area had been blocked by the wall; but as the ball spun out, Sidwell was waiting to thrash a first-time volley into the top right-hand corner of the net.
Palace had begun brightly, moving the ball with energy against sluggish opponents and took the lead after Mariappa ran on to Jason Puncheon's left-wing cross and, having climbed above Brede Hangeland, drove a header past Marten Stekelenburg on the Dutch goalkeeper's second appearance for Fulham following recovery from a shoulder injury.
A second goal appeared likely, especially with Yannick Bolasie, making his first start of the season after being sidelined with a torn hamstring, a threat on the left of the hosts' midfield. But then came Kasami's bolt from the blue. Palace continued to threaten but, as Holloway said, "had the stuffing knocked out of them" by Sidwell's screamer.
Fulham grew in confidence in the second half with Dimitar Berbatov, partnering Darren Bent in attack, starting to shine. It was the Bulgarian who made it 3-1 via a header from Ruiz's 50th-minute corner, with Philippe Senderos scoring five minutes later through the same source. Fulham, who before last night had scored once away from home this season, were rampant.
In contrast, Palace's players appeared increasingly drained of ideas. There were occasional bursts of life from the men in red and blue, most notably on 65 minutes when Dwight Gayle thought he had scored with a low strike only for the referee, Lee Mason, to rule the goal out for offside. Palace's players protested but find themselves stuck in 19th place. Fulham, in contrast, climb to 14th, with the owner, Shahid Khan, who was in attendance here, said to be "very pleased" by Jol.
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ray Lewis wore a Super Bowl ring on his right hand and another on his left. On his face was the broad smile of a champion.
Lewis and the rest of the 2012 Baltimore Ravens received their Super Bowl rings Friday night during a private ceremony at the team's training complex. Lewis retired after the Ravens beat San Francisco 34-31 to win the NFL championship, so the ring will serve as a memento of his 17th and final NFL season.
"There's no better way to go out," the star linebacker said. "I can hold this the rest of my life and know I went out as champ."
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The oval-shape ring is made with white and yellow gold and contains 243 diamonds. In the center, a purple Ravens logo outlined with 40 diamonds sits over a pair of Lombardi Trophies. The Ravens won their other Super Bowl after the 2000 season, and Lewis was wearing the ring he received after that unforgettable season on his right hand.
"It took me 12 years to get back and get another ring," he said. "I want (my teammates) to cherish what this moment feels like right now, while we're world champs."
The gaudy ring isn't designed for everyday wear, but it makes an intriguing conversation piece.
"It's kind of unwearable," said quarterback Joe Flacco, the Super Bowl MVP. "Over the next couple of days, when I go home — and probably over the next month — when I see people for the first time, I'm sure they're going to have some interest in seeing it. Or at least I'm going to have some interest in showing it off to them."
Super Bowl rings serve as a reward for the previous season and as keepsake that will last a lifetime. Many strive to get them, but only a select few actually own one, let alone two.
"I remember thinking so many great players, Hall of Famers, haven't had the opportunity to do what we did a few minutes ago," wide receiver Torrey Smith said. "To be amongst a pretty elite group as a team is something we'll never forget, and I'm thankful for it."
Each player received a ring with his name on the side. On the face of the ring, the words "WORLD CHAMPIONS" surround the left and right border. The piece of jewelry was so glitzy and symbolic, even the usually talkative Terrell Suggs was at a loss for words.
"It's surreal," the linebacker said. "It finally hit me, what exactly we accomplished together. It didn't take a year. It took me 11 years to get it. It finally paid off, all that blood given. There's not a word that describes what I'm feeling, and all the emotions."
Since that unforgettable win over the 49ers, several players have departed through free agency, others have been cut and a couple have retired (Lewis and center Matt Birk). Guard Bobbie Williams and special teams standout Brendon Ayanbadejo were both released in recent months, but they were in attendance and will forever be a part of the 2012 Super Bowl champs.
"We're still the champions until somebody wins it next year, so we'll try to enjoy it as long as we can," Ayanbadejo said.
Should the Ravens repeat, it will be with a different cast.
"It really symbolizes that this is the last time we're all going to be together as a team," Smith said, "so it's definitely a special moment."
Said Flacco: "All of us, from the time we were young, had dreams to play at this level and at some point, do this. Obviously, to reach that goal last year was something special. Just to be here tonight and celebrate it with your teammates, some guys who aren't here anymore and guys you're going to be battling against next year, is a lot of fun and definitely pretty special."
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Santa Clara University men's and women's tennis programs recently celebrated the implementation and completion of the Pathways to Success Program (SCPSP) with local middle-school Peter Burnett Academy. An after-school pilot program designed to expose low-income students to the college environment; SCPSP kicked off this spring at the mission campus with six weeks of tennis instruction and development, academic tutoring and personal mentoring.
SCPSP was created through a collaboration of Youth Tennis Advantage (YTA), SCU Tennis and the City of San Jose. The main objective of the program was to form a link between diverse, low-income communities and the college environment in order to increase the number of low-income children who attend college.
Coaches and players from both Bronco tennis teams welcomed up to 16 Peter Burnett Academy students twice a week to the SCU Tennis Center. The two-hour program was divided into a pair of educational segments. The first included participation in a variety of on-court tennis drills, games and match play, while the second half offered workshops on time management and goal setting, research and gathering information on colleges and universities and exploring a number of on-campus landmarks. Field trip favorites included visits to the residence and dining halls where the Burnett students discovered what it's like to be a Santa Clara student.
"These kids were amazing," men's head coach George Husack said. "We are ecstatic to have been able to provide a great learning experience not only for the students at Peter Burnett, but also for the players and coaches of our tennis programs."
The middle-school participants were identified and selected by the LEARNS program, an established after-school program operated by the City of San Jose at Peter Burnett Academy. LEARNS provided valuable resources to the tennis programs in helping to outline the structure of SCPSP. The Pedro Arrupe Center for Community Based Learning on campus also partnered with SCPSP as an advisor and assisted with questions of classroom instruction, developed an effective curriculum and provided training for the program tutors.
"We hope to build upon the success of this pilot program," Husack added. "Pathways to Success is a wonderful vehicle to share with the South Bay community as well as further the mission of Santa Clara University in developing the whole person through competence, conscience and compassion."
Youth Tennis Advantage was created in 1999 following a merger of the Youth Tennis Foundation of Northern California and the National Junior Tennis League of San Francisco. Since the merger, Youth Tennis Advantage operates eight neighborhood sites in San Francisco and Oakland, plus three university-based programs at California (Bear Trax), Stanford (EPATT) and Santa Clara (SCPSP). YTA's mission is to inspire inner-city children to achieve their full potential in tennis and academics. Youth Tennis Advantage is headquartered in San Francisco and can be contacted at 415-617-1120 or www.youthtennis.org.


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July 11, 2013—Great News! Yesterday, Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law the Connecticut dissection choice bill. Students can now opt-out of classroom dissections and complete an animal-friendly alternative assignment instead. Thanks to all the AWI supporters in Connecticut who contacted their legislators to urge support for the bill!
June 6, 2013—AWI is pleased to report that HB 6329, An Act Concerning Dissection Choice, passed the Connecticut Senate! The bill, which passed the Connecticut House in mid-May, would give students in Connecticut the right to opt-out of animal dissections and instead complete humane, alternative assignments. HB 6329 will soon be sent to Governor Dannel Malloy, who is expected to sign it into law.
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Thanks to your efforts, House Bill 6329 has made it through the House and is now on the Connecticut State Senate's calendar! This is the last hurdle we face to ensure Connecticut students have the right to opt-out of animal dissections and instead complete humane, alternative assignments. Time is of the essence, however, as the current legislative session will end on June 5.
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In memory of the Shomrim[1] from Tarnow
by Koba Fleischer
Translated by Sara Mages
The patriarchs of Hashomer Hatzair[2] movement were the circles of Zeirie Zion- the Zionist youth movement that was founded with the establishment of the Zionist movement, and [Hashomer[3]] the Jewish scouting movement that was founded before the outbreak of the First World War. Educated young Jews, who gathered at the beginning of the war in Vienna and in the cities of Western Europe, constituted the core of this youth movement. The movement caused a stir in the cities of Galicia and Poland, and in the course of time, throughout the world. It took the name Hashomer, which symbolizes the heroism of the Jews in their new homeland, in addition to the values of the Scout Movement. After it was united with Zeirie Zion", under the name of Hashomer Hatzair, it became the only youth movement in the Jewish street.
At the conclusion of the First World War, the young Jews returned to the cities of Galicia imbued with the spirit of freedom and the liberation of nations. They were full of lofty ideas about human liberation and the emancipation of the Jewish nation, and an arduous organizational and educational work began.
Tarnow, a city populated with Jews and glorious youth, quickly became one of the primary locations in which there was a branch of Hashomer Hatzair. The branch in Tarnow became the regional center, and excelled in absorbing broad sectors of youth. More than 300 young people, students and workers, age 10-20, were organized in the branch during the years of the movement's prosperity.
The Jewish street awoke. From the dark alleys of the ghetto and the suburbs of the assimilated, who drew away from the influence of Judaism, groups of boys and girls went out to the bosom of nature, to the public parks, to the mountains and the surroundings forests. They breathed fresh air and dreamed the dream of Israel and the establishment of the State of Israel. The Israeli flag flew high, and the Hebrew song was sounded when the youth of Hashomer Hatzair marched proudly through the city's streets. The matter greatly annoyed the anti-Semites and the various enemies of Israel. The brunt of the Jewish youth was felt soon. When the pogroms broke out in the cities of Galicia, youth brigades stood on guard to protect the life of the beleaguered Jews. Its destiny and national role stood the test of those difficult days. The battered Jew was no longer ashamed that his son or daughter joined "those" who dreamed about a promising future.
A second conference of Hashomer Hatzair, which symbolized a turning point and a new era for the entire movement, gathered in Tarnow in August 1919. The first conference was held the previous year in Trnava in the Carpathian Mountains. The conference gathered more than 300 delegates from Galicia and representatives from Poland. In the conference, which was held on the first day for students over the age of 18, the third class," there were opposing views about the future of the movement's graduates.
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A conference of instructors, which constituted a major turning point in the movement's direction, was held on the second day. The following was written in Hashomer Hatzair newspaper from that period: "If we knew, in the conference in, how to soar to the heavens, now, after the conference in Tarnow, we know how to stand firm on the ground." Among others, it was decided in the Tarnow's conference, that the movement will establish a federation of Shomrim-Halutzim [pioneers], which will require a pioneering fulfillment in Israel. The movement expressed its desire to establish a settlement in Israel, add working youth to its ranks, and a committee was elected for the establishment and the development of a Hebrew School. In the conference, the movement took the road towards a pioneering fulfillment and the negation of the Diaspora.
A period of intensive educational work began. Education in human values, values of Judaism with national recognition, war for social justice, women's liberation, the revival of the Hebrew language, and the return to physical work. Preparations toward immigration started in various Hachshara [pioneer training] farms, in the estates or with farmers and artisans. The aspiration for productivity took the youth, against the wishes of their parents who wanted to educate them for a traditional liberal profession, out of school and taught them a profession vital for Israel. Parents' committees were established to facilitate their work, alleviate their living conditions and protect them from the authorities. Among the committee's activists were: Dr. Shapen, Dr. Feig, Mrs. Friedlander, Mrs. Greenberg, H. Naiger , Dr. Homet, Dr. Mertz, Dr. Yakel , Schepndel , and many others.
The branch's representatives organized activities in the nearby cities, ran summer camps in the region, established branches in Pilzno, D?bica and Mielec and other locations, and also worked in the main leadership in Lvov.
After the war, a large number of Shomrim immigrated [to Israel] with the Third Aliyah.[4] A large number of members, men and women, from Tarnow were among the 600 immigrants. Some left school before graduation and some after, some with a profession and some without. At night they crossed the borders clandestinely, and nothing could have stopped them from realizing their dream.
Among the first who emigrated from Tarnow (I ask the forgiveness of those whose names have been omitted by mistake) were: Z. Bloch, P. Schingel, M. Weiss, Dina Beck, A. Friedlander , the Weider brothers, Yakov Leibel , Yehudah Ya'ari, Ester Hershkowitz, Sima Ormian, Sara Ledner, D. Omansky, Rodner , Lev-Tov, H. Herzman , Y. Naiger, M. Mann , P. Zwairstrum , H. Ofner zl, Kornilo and many others.
In Israel they drained the swamps and paved the roads. Many of them were among the founders of Beit-Alfa, the first kibbutz of Hashomer Hatzair, where they live to this day.
In 1922, a joint conference of leaders from Galicia and Poland gathered again in Tarnow. They approved the self-realization through the kibbutzim, and the number of immigrants from the city's branch of Hashomer Hatzair has grown.
Meanwhile, other youth movements, who competed with Hashomer Hatzair, were established in the city. However, despite everything, it was one of the major movements in the city. It was the first to work for Keren Kayemet LeYisrael" [Jewish National Fund] and other Zionist activities. Entire groups, individuals and families, immigrated. New kibbutzim were established by Hashomer Hatzair, and the Shomrim from our city were among those who settled there.
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Hashomer Hatzair in Tarnow penetrated all the layers of the Jewish society in the city. It fought, together with other movements, for the acquisition of the Jewish youth and the realization of the Zionist idea. To our sorrow, the entire Jewish public still didn't understand the superior concept of national liberation. Our youth's lofty role was understood only after the loss of millions of Jews during the Nazi inferno, which also destroyed the entire Jewish community of our city. The organized youth of Hashomer Hatzair, together with the rest of the Zionist youth movements, led the defensive war in Tarnow Ghetto, in the resistance and with the partisans. Together they strengthened the spirit of those who stumbled and helped those who fell. The many heroic acts and rescue operations will testify to the vitality of this youth - till the last moment.
Thousands of Shomerim were educated within the framework of the branch in Tarnow's branch, but for various reasons, only a few reached the gates of Israel. Here, they continued the magnificent tradition by building the country and defending it. You can find the Tarnow's Shomrim from Kibbutz Dan to faraway Negev. From the movement's first kibbutz in Beit-Alfa, through Merchavia, Ein HaMifratz, Tel Amal, Yad Mordechai, Ein Shemer, and more.
Many fell during the riots in Israel, and many fell to diseases and the conditions of the conquest of the desert. Quite a few saturated the soil of Israel with their pure blood when they helped to bring victory in our War of Independence. Among those we'll remember: Yanek Friedlander one of the first Halutzim, Yehudah Schpanof, Itzik Korndeich, Olek Zichner and others.
Honor and glory to the heroes whose bones rest in the soil of Israel, honor and glory to those who fell on the long road, in the ghettos, extermination camps, in the underground and in public, some with a weapon in their hand, and some with a clenched fist. The cruel fate didn't let them to reach their goal.
And Tarnow, a Jewish metropolis, a magnificent community with a long Jewish tradition, a loyal city to her sons who were raised and educated in her toward a promising future, will remain forever in the memory of generations as a shining page in the new history book of the State of Israel.
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Conveniently located at the corner of Fourth and Berry streets, the Mission Bay Branch Library is the first new library to be built under the Branch Library Improvement Program (BLIP). Easily accessible by MUNI and CalTrain, the branch is 7,500 square feet and cost approximately $4 million.
The library is the first public community gathering place in Mission Bay. It is located on the ground floor of the Mission Creek Community, a multi-use facility which also houses an adult day health center, affordable senior housing, retail space and a large community meeting room.
The branch's new collection contains approximately 34,000 items, including materials highlighting local interests such as baseball, boating and maritime history; Chinese, Russian, and Spanish language materials; and a large media collection including CDs, DVDs, and books on CDs. There are 18 public computers for children, teens, and adults with word processing and spreadsheet software plus access to the internet, library online catalog, and multiple databases.
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The Mission Creek Community development is a collaboration between Mercy Housing California (a local, nonprofit affordable housing organization), North and South of Market Adult Day Health Center (a local provider of health care and social opportunities for disabled adults and elders), the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, the San Francisco Public Library, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
The Mission Bay Branch is included in the Branch Library Improvement Program Arts Master Plan that is managed by the San Francisco Art Commission (SFAC). The new facility has artwork created specifically for the branch by artist Vince Koloski.
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Will Ferrell embodied many characters during his seven-year tenure on SNL but during filming of his upcoming movie, "The Other Guys," he played a new role: nurse.
While filming a funeral scene at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, a heavy branch fell off a tree and hit a cop playing the bagpipes on the head. Ferrell rushed to his aid and helped keep the man calm before medics arrived, the New York Post reports.
"That's gotta hurt!" he jokingly told the officer.
Retired Detective Daniel Sprague, an 18-year veteran from Long Island, received four stitches at Lutheran Medical Center.
"The Other Guys" is scheduled for release next August and also stars Mark Walhberg, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Eva Mendes and Michael Keaton according to IMDB.com.


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There's a decided lack of X Factor on this schedule, as the cancelled singing competition leaves room for new dramas and social experiment series Utopia. The only new comedy to make the schedule is the multi-camera comedy Mulaney, which Fox has on Sunday night, along with returner Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which has been shifted away from Tuesday. Meanwhile, Batman-prequel series Gotham is set on Monday night ahead of returning drama Sleepy Hollow.
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Moving over to the Sunday shift, it's interesting to see Fox moving some of their live-action comedies to Sunday night. I kind of wish they'd done that last year, either with Enlisted, or else Dads, which would've left a half-hour spot on Tuesday night for Enlisted. It'll be interesting to see how Mulaney does on Sunday and the same for Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Meanwhile, Utopia is set for Tuesday night. The unscripted series comes from John de Mol and is described as a groundbreaking social experiment, which asks "Does a perfect world exist?" It's based on a Dutch series and puts 15 everyday Americans in an isolated, undeveloped location for an entire year to see if they can create their own civilization.
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We've seen the Bunny Man at enough Yankee games over the years to know he's got season tickets, and the felt rabbit handpuppet is doing his thing 100 percent of the time. Throughout the entire game the bunny sits on his lap, watching the game—he moves the puppet's head to follow the action on the field. It's disconcerting.
You can't see it in this video, but the Bunny Man also wears headphones throughout the game. Big old Walkman-style headphones. We assume he's listening to the radio broadcast of the game, because the bunny will nod along in agreement with a dialogue only he can hear.
A companion once theorized that maybe the headphones are the only things that block out the bunny's repeated pleas to burn things. We didn't feel like asking.
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J.C. Watts for RNC chair?
Former GOP Rep. J.C. Watts says he is being "encouraged" by supporters to run for chairman of the Republican National Committee, a move he says could broaden the party's appeal to minorities.
Watts is not formally entering the race, and he is not critical of current RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, who has already announced he will second term in the post.
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But Watts, an African-American conservative who served in the House from 1994-2002, said the GOP defeat on Election Day demonstrates that Republicans need to broaden their appeal to minority voters, and cannot continue on their current path if the party is to be successful in presidential races.
"My concern right now, and I don't say this necessarily as a candidate [for RNC chairman], my concern is that as a Republican, every single Republican in America ought to be concerned about what has happened in 2008 and 2012," Watts said in an interview with POLITICO. "In this business, if you're not growing, you're dying."
Watts would not identify who is lobbying him to challenge Priebus, and reiterated that he has not made a decision to definitely jump into the race.
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Watts complained that Republican efforts to reach out to minority groups have not been sustained or consistent during his 20-plus years as a politician, but rather are executed on ad hoc basis - usually in election years. In Watts' view, and that of many other Republican leaders and party operatives, if the GOP doesn't dramatically improve its image with black and Hispanic voters, it will not be able to win back the White House.
"These old, tired, pathetic models of saying, 'Okay, in the black [community], when there's a presidential election, we will form an African-American Coalition for [Mitt] Romney or [Sen. John] McCain,' I'll never do that again. That is a joke, that is so tired," Watts said. "It's window dressing to say, 'African Americans for Romney' or 'African-American Coalition' or 'African-American Advisory Council.' That's insulting to the people that they ask to do it when you don't put an permanent infrastructure in place to give it credibility."
According to exit polls, President Barack Obama won 93 percent of African-American voters, and over 70 percent of Hispanic voters, key blocs in his successful run for a second term. Such stark numbers are a major concern for GOP leaders as the party begins to think about the 2014 and 2016 battles for Congress and the White House.


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John Glenn might not actually have been Superman, but many Americans treated him as such after he became the first American to orbit Earth, on February 20, 1962. At right, Glenn boards his Mercury capsule, which he named Friendship 7. His flight circled Earth three times and lasted a bit less than five hours. [NASA (2)]
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ANNOUNCER: The hour is 7 a.m. Eastern Standard Time February 20th, 1962. And the moment may be almost at hand for this country's first attempt to put a man into orbit around the Earth. Astronaut John Glenn is in his Mercury spacecraft atop the Atlas booster waiting for that moment.
Fifty years ago today, the eyes and ears of the world were turned to Cape Canaveral. The United States was trying to catch up to the Soviet Union in the Space Race. The Soviets had sent a man into orbit almost a year earlier. The Americans had countered with two short 15-minute hops, but had not yet achieved orbital flight.
MERCURY CONTROL: All systems are reported in a 'go' condition, John Glenn reports he is ready.
John Glenn would make the flight, in a Mercury capsule that Glenn named Friendship 7. He headed skyward at 9:47 a.m. Eastern Time.
MERCURY CONTROL: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, zero, ignition, lift-off! The MA-6 vehicle has lifted off. GLENN: Roger, the clock is operating — we're under way!
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