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We received a message from Rachel Ruhlen-Davis, an avid bike communter, on an initiative she's starting.
Boundary/ Highway H is a narrow road with high speed traffic. It gets a large volume of traffic, and is widely used by joggers, walkers and cyclists. Coming from the south, Highway H has a 55 mph speed limit extending into the city limit. The 35 mph zone begins just south of La Harpe. This street could be made safer at little expense. One option is to extend the 35 mph zone south to Shepherd. Another option is graduated speed zones, for example, introducing a 45 mph zone between Shepherd and the current 35 mph zone. For more information, please contact Rachel at [email protected], (573) 268-8770 or (660) 626-2889, or visit www.nemowalkbike.org.
If you think the speed limit on Boundary is too fast for safety, please sign the petition urging the City of Kirksville and MoDOT to work with citizens to find a real solution for this problem, either at Kirksville Permaculture Education Center, or online at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/saferboundary/.
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The Cavaliers' exhaustive head coaching search is expanding — again.
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers' exhaustive head coaching search is expanding — again.
The team will interview former Maccabi Tel Aviv coach David Blatt, a person familiar with the team's plans told the AP on Thursday. Earlier in the day, Blatt, a native of Framingham, announced in Israel that he's leaving the European champion to pursue an unspecified job in the NBA. He'll meet with the Cavs next week, said the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team is not discussing any aspect of its search — now a month old.
The 55-year-old Blatt has known Cavs general manager David Griffin for years. At his news conference, Blatt, who led Maccabi to its first European title this year, said he's weighing offers from unnamed teams and has "a few good options." He's expected to make a decision soon.
"I am leaving here not because I was asked to. The opposite is true, I was asked to stay, and offered the best possible conditions for such an event," Blatt said. "But I just felt it is a move I wanted to make. It has been a dream of mine for almost forever to go and join a team in the NBA in some capacity."
"I wish I could have done it as a player. I wasn't good enough. But now perhaps I'll have that opportunity as a coach."
Blatt has drawn interest to be an assistant with New York, Golden State and Minnesota. The Cavs, though, are interested in talking to him about being their head coach. They reached out to him last week, but had not set up a face-to-face meeting.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer was first to report Blatt's interview.
Blatt is just the latest candidate to interview with the Cavs, who will have a second meeting with Clippers assistant coach Alvin Gentry on Friday. The team has contacted as many as 12 candidates to fill the vacancy created when owner Dan Gilbert fired Mike Brown — for the second time — on May 12.
The Cavs would like to have a coach in place by the NBA draft on June 26, but obviously, the team isn't rushing into any decisions.
Earlier this week, the Cavs interviewed former Cleveland All-Star guard Mark Price, now an assistant with Charlotte. Price has limited head coaching experience, but Griffin has said the team will not be restricted in its search.
Blatt coached the Russian national team to a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics in London.


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Universities leaders want budget increase
Leaders of Iowa's three public universities are asking the Legislature for a 2.6 percent increase in state dollars, saying the move would help fund two research labs, hire faculty and allow for a tuition freeze for in-state undergraduates.
The Board of Regents and university presidents sought the $12 million increase Tuesday at an education appropriations subcommittee meeting.
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The regents previously said the freeze is contingent upon state funding increases and a special $4 million appropriation for the University of Northern Iowa.
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It was a last minute idea.
Aaron came in from his studio around midnight, last night.
He had a stack of papers in his hands.
"Happy Valentines Day," he said.
I unfolded the papers to discover the biggest, brightest and best valentine ever!
He designed it all, colors and font, and then put together each piece of paper like a giant puzzle.
How stinking creative is he?
I cried.
Of course.
Then the light bulb.
We had to have a photo booth at our Valentines party because now we had the perfect backdrop.
And we had to have mustaches.
Because just look at how awesome these mustaches are.
So my darling husband quickly cut out these mustaches for me.
Which one's your favorite?
As a Valentine present for my friends, I took photo booth pictures of them and their kiddos.
I'll print them up and hand them out.
A post Valentines Day valentine, but a good one nonetheless.
And then the kids got to stage their own photos.
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FC Daugava Daugavpils caused a stir by claiming the First Division title for the first time in their 11-year history while runners-up Skonto FC prevailed on penalties in the Latvian Cup final.
Champions: FC Daugava Daugavpils
The usual suspects were tipped to challenge for the championship ahead of the 2011/12 campaign, and while Daugava slipped under the radar, it would be their name engraved on the league crown as the final standings took shape. That feat was a distant dream when they were humbled 6-1 by FC Jurmala on matchweek four. However, the appointment of Moldovan tactician Ivan Tabanov inspired an upturn in fortunes as Daugava completed the season unbeaten at home.
Cup final: SK Liepājas Metalurgs 1-1 Skonto FC (aet, Skonto win 4-3 on penalties)
Roman Amirkhanov held his nerve to fire ten-man Skonto to victory, scoring the decisive penalty in the shoot-out. The game finished 1-1 after extra time, then Metalurgs' Ritus Krjauklis missed the target from the spot and Andrejs Prohorenkovs' attempt was saved by Skonto's Germans Māliņš – allowing Russian defender Amirkhanov to end the capital club's ten-year wait to lift the trophy. Skonto coach Marians Pahars praised his charges after clinching the cup. "I have to thank the players for this victory," said the former Latvian international. "It was a very hard match, but the boys fought courageously."
European places*
FC Daugava Daugavpils – UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
Skonto FC – UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
FK Ventspils – UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
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Player of the year: Mihails Ziziļevs (FC Daugava Daugavpils)
The 38-year-old midfielder belied his age with a string of combative performances. Standing toe-to-toe with the exuberance of youth, Ziziļevs never shirked a tackle and used his superior know-how to come out on top in the midfield battle. Having helped to forge his team-mates into a cohesive force, he capped a formidable season by scoring the goal that earned Daugava the title.
One to watch: Vladimrs Kamešs (SK Liepājas Metalurgs)
Skonto's teenage striker Valērijs Šabala showed wisdom beyond his years by scoring 11 goals in a sparkling campaign, yet it was Kamešs who shone brightest. Kamešs's innate ability elicited a call-up to the Latvia national team and he registered his first goal in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying against Liechtenstein in October. "His progress is startling and I hope he will continue in the same manner," Latvia coach Aleksandrs Starkovs said of the 24-year-old.
Surprise package: FK Spartaks Jūrmala
Arminas Narbekovas's side were formed as recently as 2007 but did not look out of place on their top-flight debut, sticking valiantly to their stylish footballing philosophy to secure a fifth-placed finish, 24 points clear of the drop zone. FS Metta/Latvijas Universitāte also deserve plaudits after a squad composed entirely of homegrown players contrived to stave off any relegation fears, claiming some prized scalps along the way – including a memorable double over Liepājas Metalurgs.
Leading scorer: Mamuka Gongadze, FC Daugava Daugavpils (18)
Relegated: FB Gulbene 2005
Promoted: Ilukstes NSS
Number: 64
The number of goals Daugava scored to land their first title – one more than Ventspils, who finished third despite boasting the best goal difference in the table: +41.
"I will turn 39 in December. Winning the championship is the pinnacle of my career but I am not in any hurry to retire."
Daugava captain Mihails Ziziļevs
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anthonywinning necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
2 ganadores han sido elegidos entre 25 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
We need a template and a logo redesign and will help you every step of the way with regular feedback and pointers. We already know roughly what we want, we just need the right artist to turn it into reality with some style and flair. Possibility of on-going work...
Azure Blue Web Development
Desired Color Scheme:
Blues on white with possibly some greys
Desired Style:
Clean, elegant, Web 2.0
Accepted File Formats:
Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai)
Azure Blue Web Development is small web company made up of programmers. We need a website design and logo but lack the artistic ability and flair to make it happen. There is the possibility of on-going work for new projects for the right artist.
What we need
A template design with CSS for us to build our site around:
- liquid layout for the template
- Standards compliant including CSS and XHTML 1.0 strictA revamp or complete redesign of our logo:
- We need the logo in some sort of vector format such as eps or ai If any of the requirements are a problem please contact us as we can be flexible and are willing to work with you.
Design ideas and inspiration
Colours: For both the website and the logo we are looking to use blues on a white background with possibly some greys.
Logo: We already have a logo that is roughly what we want - however if you feel inspired to do something totally different we are open to different designs.
Web design: We would like a relatively simple, clean and stylish design. We quite like the design at the FreeBSD Site and would be happy with something similar. The site should have:
- A "Web 2.0" feel to the pages
- A text based menu at the top and the sub-category menu on the side (as seen at http://www.freebsd.org/about.html) so we can easily add pages to the site We don't use stock images and photos. We often use the Stroke Icons from a company called Iconshock.
We're intend to give feedback daily and are very happy to work with you.
This contest was originally listed in multiple categories:
- Logo Design
- Web Page Design (Coded)
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text: Over the last 50 years the Sociology Department at Washington State University has exemplified the spirit of the DuBois-Johnson-Frazier Award (D-J-F) by actively recruiting, mentoring, and producing outstanding African American scholars. In what remains an unmatched level of accomplishment, Washington State University's Sociology Department has graduated more than 25 African American PhDs. In classic D-J-F tradition, an overwhelming number of these scholar/activists have gone on to profoundly shape race and inequality scholarship and have attained key leadership roles in non-profits, government agencies, and our regional and national professional organizations. The cumulative impact that this institution has had on shaping African American scholarship has been an absolutely monumental and a living tribute to the pioneering scholarship and social activism of W.E.B DuBois, Charles S. Johnson and E. Franklin Frazier.


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|Dev: Amaze
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
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|Pub: Activision
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For me, there are few comic book characters more interesting than Wolverine. As such, I was elated that he received his very own summer blockbuster that attempted to explain an updated version of his origins to moviegoers. While there is sure to be a debate between fans as to how good the movie was based on how faithful it was to the comics, the video games that shipped alongside the film are much less likely to cause an argument. Basically, if you want to play a game that makes you feel like you are controlling Wolverine, then don't bother playing the Wii or PS2 versions of X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Some of this version's biggest problems can be traced directly back to its ESRB rating. While the current-generation consoles got a mature-rated blood-soaked romp full of visceral attacks and limb-separating claw slices, the Wii version takes a more family-friendly approach, coming in with a teen rating. Now instead of Wolverine's indestructible, razor-sharp claws realistically mincing his foes into messy bits, they effectively just make his arms a little longer for a better range when punching and thrashing. Claw swipes don't cause any discernable damage to foes, and the scratches they make on walls quickly disappear. However, you will still see an occasional, miniscule puff of blood after a random attack or briefly impale a downed foe, but these small payoffs are rare and none of them feel as satisfying as they should.
While some of the blame for this title being a letdown to Wolverine fans rests on the diminished levels of violence in this version, there are certainly a plethora of other things that keep it from being a great game. Firstly, as an action title that relies on combat for roughly ninety-five percent of your character's interactions, fighting your way through the game couldn't be less interesting. Some of this is clearly due to the lack of enemy variety; expect to fight the same few character models countless times, with all but the boss characters requiring anything more than basic attacks to dispatch. Making matters worse, the game is essentially just one closed arena after another full of enemies who will continue to spawn until you've killed enough to proceed to the next room.
The act of combat itself is not very interesting either, with the B and Z triggers providing Wolverine with basic light and heavy attacks, respectively. While there may be actual combos in place that require specific ordered presses of these triggers, pulling both triggers quickly and randomly as though you were in a firefight will always do the trick. If an enemy happens to be at a distance and firing incessant rounds your way, you can also try to make use of one of Wolverine's lunge attacks. The key word here is "try," as the game typically has troubles targeting any foes more than a few steps away from you. Also, since these lunges usually take longer to perform than just running up and slashing them, they end up being unusable in almost every situation. Players can also enter into a timed rage mode after charging an onscreen meter by killing enemies, which doesn't do much aside from providing Wolverine with quicker health regeneration, stronger attacks, and a few special attack possibilities (that need to be unlocked) until the rage meter runs dry.
While endlessly taking down enemies gets old fast, each fallen adversary will grant you with some experience points. After gaining enough of this experience, the player can spend his hard-earned currency on upgrades that will make coasting through this title that much easier. This was actually one of the better aspects of Origins, allowing for the addition of more attack options, more health, quicker health regeneration, a longer rage mode, improved feral senses, etc.
Sadly, Wolverine's feral senses happen to play a large role in the game. Switching these timed senses on and off will allow players to track some objectives using white smell trails that stand out against the red background, see invisible enemies in a similar fashion, and make important items that can be interacted with bright green. Some of this is neat, but since it is overused, it can also feel like an arbitrary way to lead you in the right direction as well as seem like a punishment at times when not being constantly used.


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Spandana means rhythmic pulsation or vibration and also response. At Spandana Centre for Metabolic Medicine, we work towards improving the rhythm of life, improving the responses of our body to what it gets.
Human body is THE BEST system ever evolved in nature. The internal environment of our body is so well evolved that it is extremely well controlled and capable of responding to any challenges from the external environment in which we live. The trillions of cells that comprise our body in different organ systems live as one unit, communicating with each other and responding to each other's needs. This is made possible by the neuroendocrine systems – the nerves that connect every nook and corner of our body with the central nervous system, the brain, and hundreds of hormones, secreted by specialised glands and clusters of cells in different organs, that act like messengers within the organs, between different organs and also between various organs and the specialised areas of our brain. Working of our body depends entirely on what we eat; our food provides us all the energy as well as other necessary nutrients. The processes by which our body utilizes and assimilates energy are collectively termed as metabolism. Our neuroendocrine systems assess the requirements of our organs and tune the functions of these organs depending on the food that is available. Thus, our growth, development, ability to work, reproduction, sleep etc., are all influenced by the food that we eat. If we eat right, these functions remain healthy; if our food is bad, they go awry, resulting in diseases.
It is well known that in recent years, diseases like obesity, poly cystic ovary syndrome, high blood pressure, diabetes, lipid abnormalities, coronary artery disease, stroke, non alcoholic fatty liver disease, certain tumors and cancers, degenerative neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, autoimmune diseases, osteoporosis and many others are increasing in epidemic proportions, world over. Many of these diseases are grouped together as Metabolic Syndrome, or in other words, as diseases caused by abnormal metabolism. These are also called as the 'Diseases of Civilization', for they are mostly seen among the city dwelling, westernized, populations. Recent research provides enough proof for the fact that these diseases are indeed caused by the way we live and the food we eat, the insults we repeatedly thrust on our body. Not only are these preventable, but also correctable if only we change our habits. We ought to save this treasure for long years without willfully damaging it.
Spandana Centre for Metabolic Medicine, for the FIRST TIME ANY WHERE IN INDIA, provides the state-of-science approach for assessing and managing the Metabolic Syndrome Disorders. The Complete Lifestyle and Food Guide that we have developed and perfected over the past seven years is of great help in managing any of these problems or in preventing them in future. Our approach is neither naturopathy nor ayurveda or any other like them, but based on the cutting edge research in evidence based modern medicine. This Total and Natural Way to Attain Health will transform the way you look at yourself, making you the manager of your health. Healthy Weight Loss will just be an added benefit!


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It's been months and months since anything's been posted on the ol' blag, but in the interim I've purchased the first installment of what is perhaps the best American cartoon of all time: Batman the Animated Series (season 1).
There was no such thing in 1992 as HDTV, so the quality was low. Televisions in most households back then didn't get much above 27 inches. The playback on my LCD here was pretty low-fidelity, so image captures looked bad. Really bad. I had to Photoshop a water painting filter over them to make them look halfway decent, even in 1024×768.


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Crime rate calculation method due for overhaul, researchers say
In a study published recently in the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, WSU Ph.D. student Zavin Nazaretian and David M. Merolla, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, found that a method called "capping"—which only allows survey respondents to represent a maximum of three incidents per crime type regardless of how many incidents they report—undercounted violent crime by 87 percent and household crime by 36 percent.
Capping is a common methodological practice used in most victimization surveys. The researchers don't believe it is a deliberate attempt by governments to mislead, but rather a once-useful practice that must be rethought in order to yield more accurate crime reporting. Capping has been used to try to correct response bias by limiting the number of individual victimization incidents that one person can represent in official rates.
The study, "Questioning Canadian Criminal Incidence Rates: A Re-analysis of the 2004 Canadian Victimization Survey," examined seven of the eight personal or property crime categories from that survey, which sampled 23,700 households. Nazaretian and Merolla found substantial differences in how household and violent crimes are affected by capping, with results indicating that violent crime is much more sensitive to capping techniques than household victimization.
That pattern is consistent with research on repeat victimization, and indicates that individuals reporting more than three victimizations likely are providing accurate responses.
"By capping the numbers, some crime types increase more than others, possibly making the distribution between property crime and violent crime seem more comparable," Nazaretian said. "Perhaps that translates into spending more money on protecting vehicles that could instead be used to support things like homes for battered women."
"We argue that the increase is so much more for violent crimes, it's likely that at least some of these high numbers are real criminal events," Merolla said. "Rather than limiting it to three, we should be working toward developing some sort of methods to better understand when a report is likely to not be verifiable, or when it's likely to be a real crime."
In the study, the researchers came up with new figures by including all incidences actually reported, leading to much different conclusions for some crimes. For example, Nazaretian and Merolla said the rates barely changed for vehicle theft, but increased for assault by 90 percent, from 51 incidents per 1,000 adults to 96.
"This shows, even when using its own numbers, that crime, particularly the most egregious types, is possibly much higher than the government reports," Nazaretian said.
The researchers believe the higher numbers also provide insight into the number of unreported crimes when compared with arrest rates reported by police agencies, and that the cost of crime likely is more than is being reported.
The researchers said their report is not intended as a criticism of Statistics Canada, the agency that conducted the survey, but rather as evidence of the need to update a statistical technique for policy reasons and better resource allocation.


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dwr needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 123 designs submitted by 43 freelance designers.
We would like alternatives to our current logo. This is an excersise in what our possibilities are. Current logo can be seen here: http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/…ogorb3.jpg
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Orange, Black, White
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The new logo needs to be very modern and simple. A globe of some kind may be incorporated. The colour orange would be a preference. We are, however, open to any concepts
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Burning Man limits tickets, increasing scalpers
When the first Burning Man event took place on San Francisco's Baker Beach in 1986, it was such a lawless free-for-all that when it came time to burn The Man, a woman ran toward the engulfed 20-foot-tall humanoid structure and held its hand while wind blew the flames away from her.
Twenty-five years later, the annual event has become a mass sojourn into the Nevada Black Rock desert - one that some of its most loyal followers complain is becoming increasingly rigid and commercial.
And now it has come to this: For the first time ever, Burning Man has literally sold out.
Organizers were forced to cap the number of attendees to the weeklong event, an art-focused, community-centric festival that starts Aug. 29. The event sold out last week, giving rise to a profitable black market that some past Burning Man participants say goes against the festival's principles.
The cap on ticket sales was necessary to limit attendance as required by the permit issued by the federal Bureau of Land Management. That permit allows for 50,000 people at any one time, organizers said, and more than 51,500 tickets were sold last year.
Burning Man has been gradually increasing attendance ever since the first event was held to celebrate radical self-expression, inclusion and communal well-being. It started on Baker Beach, but after the National Park Service police prohibited burning the structure in 1990, organizers moved to the Black Rock Desert. Attendance has increased by a few thousand each year, but never before sold out.
The cap on tickets has hundreds of people, some who already asked for time off of work, booked flights and rented RVs, logging onto sites like Craigslist, eBay and StubHub in search of tickets.
People on eBay have bid more than $1,500 for a single ticket - more than four times the highest retail priced ticket at $360. StubHub is selling tickets from $1,270 to $250,000.
That profit-seeking spirit is quite the departure from the money-free economy that operates on the Burning Man playa, where the community thrives on gifting and communal welfare and the only allowed commercial transactions are for ice and coffee.
Some past Burning Man participants who were not able to secure tickets are now flagging sellers and buyers on Craigslist who are willing to make above-retail value offers.
Ninad Ghody, who has attended the festival six times, didn't buy a ticket in time this year. The San Francisco resident co-founded the Universal Babel Project, a service introduced to Burning Man last year where people can dictate letters to project members with typewriters and then pick out stamps from the project's time-spanning collection. He said he's been flagging Craigslist posts selling tickets for above face value in hopes of getting the posts removed.
He predicted that next year, scalpers will snatch up the early-release tickets that are offered for lower prices.
This week, Ghody found a ticket for face value but still needs one for his friend Arthur Grau, the other founder of the mailing project.
Some Burning Man devotees have tried to fight profiteering scalpers by submitting fake bids of up to $10,000 or more on eBay, said five-year festival participant Sam Gipson of Los Angeles.
Gipson and his friend David Neuman operate the Black Rock Bijou, a 22-person movie theater modeled after one in the 1971 movie "The Last Picture Show."
The pair is looking for two tickets for members of their seven-person theater crew but balked at the high cost and what it means for the event.
There is a theory that Burning Man is not sustainable if more and more people come to it, Neuman said.
"You can't have it both ways. You can't say we're radically inclusive and then say we will only have 52,000 tickets," he said.
Andie Grace, spokeswoman for Burning Man organizer Black Rock City LLC, said warnings were sent through Burning Man's e-mail lists as ticket sales soared. Past attendees, artists and musicians were given ample time to purchase tickets before the sellout, Grace said.
A new permit is being negotiated, Grace said, but a temporary one using the same stipulations as the 2006-10 permit is being used until an environmental assessment is completed.
The amount of people Black Rock City LLC can allow in is dictated by its permit with the federal Bureau of Land Management, who manages the Black Rock Desert. The 2011 permit puts that number at a maximum of 50,000 per day. More than 51,500 tickets were sold for last year's event without breaching the terms of the permit because not everyone attends for the entire week, Grace said.
She wouldn't say how many tickets were sold for this year's event.
Black Rock City LLC is proposing a permit for 2012-16 that would allow 50,000 people the first year and increase that number by 6 percent until reaching 70,000 when the permit terminates, said Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Lisa Ross.
However, Chicken John Rinaldi, longtime Burning Man participant and a San Francisco performance artist who ran for mayor in 2007, said a conversation needs to take place about limiting the number of people gathering in the desert.
He said he wants to remove Black Rock City LLC leadership from unilaterally making the decision and would prefer that the Burning Man community come together to write a constitution, vote for representation and decide who can come and who cannot.
"What's bad is when one or two people make a decision for an entire culture," Rinaldi said. "There are some pretty effective and amazing people at your disposal, and you'll find them if you keep asking me for phone numbers."
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Like Randy Seaver, I'm incapable of doing a Wordless post so I have shamelessly copied his (not so) title, however, I offer you this from Great Granny's album:
I think the lady on the left is Bell Auchmuty and the lady on the right is her sister, Mary, who married David Hardie, my great grandmother's brother.
And I have NO IDEA if it is an egg (chocolate or otherwise) that she is holding, or a conker, or something entirely different. Suggestions on a
postcard comment please, to "Images Past". And, no I didn't have much success with my conkers, soaked in vinegar or not!
I'm now reckoning that it's a plum that she is holding – David farmed in Perthshire, where soft fruits grow well, so I think it's a prize specimen!


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Dear Abby: The other day at my in-laws', my mother-in-law, father-in-law, "Bert," and I were in their computer room. Bert has pictures of his family posted on his bulletin board and we often look at them when we're in the room.
One of the photos he posted recently I found disturbing. It was of a young, well-endowed woman in her early 20s wearing a tight tube top. What disturbed me was that Bert has printed my 16-year-old daughter's name underneath and the date "2017." When I asked him about it, he said that was what she will look like at 21. My mother-in-law said she thought it was crude, and I think it's unnerving for a grandfather to be picturing his only granddaughter in such a manner.
We have a great family life and I wouldn't want that to end over a picture, but I don't want to look at it, and I don't think this is behavior that's expected from a man in his 60s.
How should I broach the subject that the photo needs to come down? - Concerned Father From Great Lakes
Grandpa "Bert" appears to be a dirty old man. I'm not sure "you" should talk to him about this. It would have more impact if you, your wife and your mother-in-law do it together. When you do, tell him that putting your daughter's name under the picture was in poor taste and you all want the picture with your daughter's name shredded. (That way you're sure it's gone.)
Privately, your wife should ask your daughter if Grandpa Bert has ever done anything that made her uncomfortable. If the answer is yes, confront him. If not, explain your concerns to your daughter, tell her you and your wife love her, and she can always come to you with any concerns of her own.
Dear Abby: I'm a young mother who dropped out of high school because I didn't have enough credits. I started a great job in fast food and have a very understanding boss. I met my boyfriend at work. We've lived together since before my son was born and he has helped me to raise my boy. (His biological dad left me and has had no contact since I was two months pregnant.)
Lately I have been incredibly depressed. I'm nowhere I wanted to be in life, miserable in my relationship and have started to hate my job. I'm clinically diagnosed as bipolar and on medication. I have also been seeing a therapist since I was very young. I don't know what to do. I don't want to throw my life away. I love my son and want the best for him. Any advice on how to pick myself up? - Down Deep In Cleveland
Yes. Tell your therapist that you are cycling into a depression. Your medications may need to be adjusted. Next, explore completing your high school education by getting a GED degree, which may widen your employment opportunities. Once you're feeling better, you should consider whether you want to end the romantic relationship you have with your boyfriend. When your emotions are on an even keel, you'll be better able to make that decision.
P.S. If you're not receiving child support, contact the department of social services in your state, because your child's father should have been contributing regularly.
Dear Abby: When filling salt and pepper shakers that aren't marked, does the salt go into the one with the fewer holes on the top? - Please Pass The Salt
There is no set rule. Although traditionally the salt shaker is the one with more holes, because doctors now advise Americans to cut back on our salt intake, it might make more sense to put it into the shaker with fewer holes.
DEAR ABBY is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.


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Welcome to GGTL Laboratories
GGTL Laboratories is dedicated to scientific research in order to serve the trade and our clients with the highest level of expertise in testing of diamonds, colored stones and pearls.
The efforts invested to achieve this research are represented by the list of our conferences and our gemological publications in trade and science journals, as shown underneath.
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Hainschwang T. , Fritsch E., Notari F., Rondeau B., Katrusha A. (2013) The origin of color in natural C center bearing diamonds. Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 39, pp 27-40.


text: News POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE news 0 1 Ringo Starr's 18th studio release, POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE (out March 31 through Universal Music Enterprises) is now available for to order on Amazon! The solo album, with 11 original tracks, is the first to include a song written and recorded by Ringo Starr and his current All Starr Band – Steve Lukather, Todd Rundgren, Gregg Rolie, Richard Page, Warren Ham and Gregg Bissonette. POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE was produced by Ringo and recorded at his home studio in Los Angeles and, as always, features friends and family. As Ringo often says, "If I am recording and you're in town and drop by, you're going to be on the record!" Read more Happy Birthday to the LOVE Show's Eleanor Rigby, Silvia Aderne! news 0 0 January 30th marks the 80th birthday of The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil 's very own Eleanor Rigby, Silvia Aderne. Watch the birthday greetings from Paul and Ringo! Read more "A MUSICARES TRIBUTE TO PAUL MCCARTNEY" - ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO THE LEGENDARY PERFORMER ON BLU-RAY AND DVD 24th MARCH 2015 news 0 1 'A MusiCares Tribute to Paul McCartney' will be released on Blu-Ray and DVD on 24th March. The film features performances of Paul's music by artists including Dave Grohl [Foo Fighters/Nirvana], Joe Walsh, Alicia Keys, Coldplay, Norah Jones, Neil Young with Crazy Horse, Alison Krauss, James Taylor, Diana Krall, Duane Eddy and Sergio Mendes. Full details HERE: http://www.paulmccartney.com/news-blogs/news/musicares-tribute-to-paul-mccartney Read more The Beatles on iTunes news 0 3 The Beatles catalog is available at a great price on iTunes for a limited time this holiday season. Check out all the band's music and film available at the iTunes Store. Read more George honoured with Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award news 2 9 Many congratulations to George who is honoured with The Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. From The Recording Academy: "Multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter George Harrison achieved international fame as a member of the Beatles, one of the most influential groups of all time. The 12-time GRAMMY winner's embrace of Indian music is often credited with helping introduce world music to the West. As a solo artist, Harrison achieved success with projects such as his GRAMMY Hall Of Fame® inducted album All Things Must Pass and The Concert For Bangladesh, the latter of which garnered an Album Of The Year GRAMMY." Recording Academy Press Release Read more Ringo is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame news 1 6 Congratulations Ringo on today's announcement and Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the Award for Music Excellence! "As we mark 30 years of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions, we're proud to honor these artists," said Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation President Joel Peresman. "These Inductees epitomize rock and roll's impact over the past 50 years and continuing through today." Read the full story at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website Read more Sing with John and #IMAGINE a better world for children. news 2 0 http://imagine.unicef.org Lend your voice and be a part of history. Download the free TouchCast app, sing your version of Imagine with John Lennon and share with friends. Your voice will be part of a new 'world version' of Imagine for UNICEF, to be released in time for New Year's Eve 2014. #IMAGINE is a UNICEF initiative uniting millions of people to raise awareness and funds for children's rights globally. In collaboration with Yoko Ono, UNICEF is bringing the world together to create the largest sing-along ever. Every child counts. #EVERYVOICECOUNTS Read more #ImagineNoHunger news 0 0 Join Yoko Ono, WhyHunger and Hard Rock International to kick off the #ImagineNoHunger campaign to ensure every child has the right to sustainable, nutritious food. Read more Wings' Classic Albums 'Venus and Mars' & 'At The Speed Of Sound' - Remastered, Out Now news 0 0 Venus and Mars and At The Speed Of Sound - the remastered Wings classic albums and latest instalment of the GRAMMY award-winning Paul McCartney Archive Collection – are out now! Wings are one of the most successful acts the UK has ever produced, achieving no less than 14 US Top 10 hits and 12 Top 10 hits in the UK. Paul has personally supervised all aspects of the reissues. The remastering work was done at Abbey Road by the same team who have worked on all the reissues as well as The Beatles' catalogue. Read the full story here. Read more "Long Tall Sally" is re-released for Record Store Day news 0 1 The four track EP "Long Tall Sally" is to be released in Mono for Record Store Day's Black Friday in a very limited quantity. The EP complements the recent release of The Beatles in Mono vinyl box and individual vinyl reissues (http://gnikn.us/thebeatlesmonovinyl) Side One 1. Long Tall Sally 2. I Call Your Name Side Two 3. Slow Down 4. Matchbox Original release date: June 19, 1964 Click for more details of where to order your copy Read more Get Back To Mono: Beatles' Recording Engineer Ken Scott On The Best Way To Hear The Fab Four news 0 1 by Jordan Runtagh (@JordanRuntagh) An Excerpt from VH1.com The Beatles In Mono is perhaps the most crucial Beatles release for those who were not privileged to live in a time when the four Fabs roamed the Earth. For a start, just use your ears. Far from a relic, the sound is more alive, full, and frightfully contemporary than ever before. And that's not just our opinion- it's also the opinion of Ken Scott, the music industry great who got his start as the Beatles' recording engineer. Prior to his groundbreaking work with a list of legends including David Bowie, Elton John, Jeff Beck and Supertramp, Scott was in the room when some of the Beatles' classic recordings were being made, and had his hand on the fader when the original masters were created. Who better to say how these records are meant to sound? Read the full article at VH1 Read more Celebrating John's Birthday: Streaming, HD and More news 1 0 To celebrate John Lennon's birthday on October 9th, Yoko Ono Lennon and Universal Music Group are proud to announce John's music is now available for you to listen on streaming services, as HD audio downloads and more. You can also get his Greatest Hits album 'Power To The People' including a digital booklet at a special low price: iTunes http://bit.ly/PTTP-iTunes (Mastered for iTunes) Amazon http://bit.ly/PTTPAmazon Google Play http://bit.ly/PTTP-Google STREAMING Spotify http://bit.ly/JLennon-Spotify Rdio http://bit.ly/JLennon-Rdio Deezer http://bit.ly/JLennon-Deezer Beats Music http://www.beatsmusic.com/ DOWNLOAD MP3 iTunes http://bit.ly/PTTP-iTunes (Mastered for iTunes) Amazon http://bit.ly/PTTPAmazon Google Play http://bit.ly/PTTP-Google DOWNLOAD HD 24/96 HD Tracks http://bit.ly/HDLennon-HDTracks Quobuz http://bit.ly/HDLennon-Qobuz 7 Digital http://bit.ly/HDLennon-7Digital Read more Beatles Hit Facebook Milestone news 0 1 We've reached 40 million fans on Facebook. Thank you all for your continued support and love of the band and their music. Read more An Urgent Call to Action from Paul McCartney news 0 0 Paul McCartney calls on people to back #MFMclimatepledge ahead of the UN Climate Summit on Tuesday 23rd September 2014. With just days to go until the UN Climate Summit in New York, Paul McCartney has called on people to back the Meat Free Monday Climate Pledge campaign. As well as being responsible for a huge chunk of global greenhouse gas emissions, meat production requires increasingly unsustainable levels of precious resources – land, water and energy – and is a major contributor towards global environmental degradation. #MFMclimatepledge aims to get people to commit to a weekly meat free day so that global leaders can see the magnitude of support and enable them to take the idea forward. Please take a couple of minutes to visit http://pledge.meatfreemondays.com, pledge to go meat free for one day a week and share the idea with others. Read more OUT NOW! THE MONO VINYL COLLECTION IS RELEASED news 0 1 The Beatles' nine U.K. albums, the American-compiled Magical Mystery Tour, and the Mono Masters collection of non-album tracks have been released in mono on 180-gram vinyl LPs with faithfully replicated artwork. Newly mastered from the analogue master tapes, each album is available both individually and within a lavish, limited 14-LP boxed edition, The Beatles In Mono, which also includes a 108-page hardbound book. ORDER THE BEATLES ON MONO AT THE OFFICIAL STORES OR AT YOUR LOCAL RETAILER: EUROPE | USA | JAPAN | BRAZIL LOCAL RETAILER Playback the vinyl and find out about the release at thebeatles.com/monovinyl #beatlesmonovinyl AND SHARE YOUR LOVE OF THE BEATLES ON VINYL! Tag your posts, photos and videos on Twitter and Instagram with #BEATLESMONOVINYL to appear on the website at thebeatles.com/monovinyl Read more GEORGE HARRISON NEWS ANNOUNCES: THE APPLE YEARS 1968-75 - TO BE RELEASED 22 SEPTEMBER news 1 1 George's first six solo albums, released between 1968 and 1975 on The Beatles' Apple Records label have been remastered from the original analogue masters for CD and digital release. Wonderwall Music, Electronic Sound, All Things Must Pass, Living In The Material World, Dark Horse, and Extra Texture (Read All About It) are available now for preorder, both individually in digipaks and together within the deluxe, eight-disc boxed edition, The Apple Years 1968-75. Read the full story and pre-order at georgeharrison.com Read more "The Beatles: The Night That Changed America - A GRAMMY® Salute" Receives an Emmy® Award news 1 1 The CBS special celebrating The Beatles' 50th anniversary of their first appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show has received an Emmy award for Outstanding Music Direction. Read more Did you see The Beatles at Candlestick Park in 1966? news 0 4 Did you see The Beatles at Candlestick Park in 1966? Are you going back to see Sir Paul McCartney at Candlestick's final concert? White Horse Pictures, who are producing the recently announced film with Ron Howard about the band's touring years, would love to hear your story! Please contact the team at email@example.com Paul is to play "Farewell to Candlestick: The Final Concert" August 14th, the last event at the stadium before it closes, and where The Beatles played their final tour performance on August 29th 1966." Read more Ron Howard To Direct New Beatles Film About The Touring Years news 3 13 A new, Apple-authorised Beatles documentary feature about the band's touring years is in production. The film will have the full co-operation of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison. • Ron Howard to direct. • White Horse Pictures and Imagine Entertainment to produce. • Grammy Award-winning Nigel Sinclair, Scott Pascucci and Academy Award-winner and multiple nominee Brian Grazer to produce with Howard. • Michael Rosenberg and Guy East will serve as executive producers. The film will focus on The Beatles' journey from the early days of the Cavern Club in Liverpool and engagements in Hamburg to their last public concert in Candlestick Park, San Francisco, in 1966. Ron Howard: "I am excited and honored to be working with Apple and the White Horse team on this astounding story of these four young men who stormed the world in 1964. Their impact on popular culture and the human experience cannot be exaggerated." ATTENTION BEATLES FANS: Were you there? Or were your parents or grandparents a part of Beatlemania? Submit your own Beatles footage or memorabilia at http://thebeatlesliveproject.com/#submit_form Read more 6 Emmy nominations for CBS Special 'The Night That Changed America: A GRAMMY Salute To The Beatles' news 1 2 The special tribute that aired on CBS on the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' first Ed Sullivan Show appearance has received six Emmy Award nominations. Paul and Ringo performed on the night alongside Stevie Wonder, Katy Perry, John Mayer, Alicia Keys, Dhani Harrison performing alongside Joe Walsh and Jeff Lynne, Pharrell Williams and many others. Read the Billboard report here: http://gnikn.us/CBSSpecial Find out more about the Tribute Concert here: "The Night That Changed America: A GRAMMY Salute To The Beatles." Read more The Beatles Japanese Boxset news 0 2 日本デビュー50周年を記念して貴重な日本オリジナル盤5作品が遂に世界初CD化! ザ・ビートルズがデビューした60年代初期には多くの国がそれぞれ独自の曲順やアートワークで英オリジナル盤とは違うアルバムをリリースしていました。しかし、これら各国独自盤 [LP] はその後、英オリジナル盤のみを公式なアルバムとする方針のもと廃盤となりました。 今年は日本デビュー50周年!リアル・タイムのビートルズ・ファンが初めてMEET THE BEATLES [ビートルズとの出会い] を果たした貴重な日本盤5作品がこの記念すべき年に蘇ります! <収録アルバム>「ビートルズ!」「ビートルズ No.2」「ビートルズがやって来るヤァ!ヤァ!ヤァ!」「ビートルズ No.5」「4人はアイドル」 ■CD5枚組・豪華BOX仕様 ■オリジナルLPを復刻した紙ジャケット仕様 [帯・内袋・歌詞カード等] ■09年リマスター音源 ■全100P日本語ブックレット Order your copy: The Official Beatles Store Japan: http://gnikn.us/officialstoreJapan Amazon: http://gnikn.us/1jQTyTl Read more THE BEATLES GET BACK TO MONO - THE ORIGINAL MONO STUDIO ALBUMS REMASTERED AT ABBEY ROAD DIRECTLY FROM THE ANALOGUE MASTERS FOR VINYL RELEASE news 2 18 The Beatles in mono: This is how most listeners first heard the group in the 1960s, when mono was the predominant audio format. Up until 1968, each Beatles album was given a unique mono and stereo mix, but the group always regarded the mono as primary. Newly mastered from the analogue master tapes, each album is available both individually and within a lavish, limited 14-LP boxed edition, The Beatles In Mono, which also includes a 108-page hardbound book. ORDER THE BEATLES ON MONO AT THE OFFICIAL STORES OR AT YOUR LOCAL RETAILER: EUROPE | USA | JAPAN | BRAZIL | LOCAL RETAILER Read more A Hard Day's Night Screenings Info news 1 2 Find out where the epoch-making music movie is screening. This link will be updated as new global venues and dates are announced. Read more The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night - Digitally Restored & Available Now on iTunes news 5 7 The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night - Digitally Restored & Available Now on iTunes For the fiftieth anniversary of its world premiere in London, the epoch-making music movie has been digitally restored in 4K resolution from the original camera negative by the Criterion Collection's restoration team. The resulting image, approved by director Richard Lester, will feature a soundtrack remixed and remastered for modern 5.1 sound systems by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell at Abbey Road Studios. "the greatest and most entertaining rock movie ever." Lou Lumenick, New York Post Read more "The Beatles: The Night That Changed America: A GRAMMY Salute" will be broadcast in the UK on ITV this Friday 2nd May from 10:35pm news 1 3 The programme was filmed earlier this year and celebrates the 50th anniversary of one of the most memorable moments in music and television's joint history - the groundbreaking first appearance by the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. This musical celebration of that evening sees Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, along with a host of huge musical names including Alicia Keys, Dave Grohl, Eurythmics, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams and Stevie Wonder performing Beatles classics, while various presenters and performers including Sean Penn, Johnny Depp and Eric Idle help contextualise and highlight the musical, cultural and historical impact of the group. The programme also features David Letterman interviewing Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at the iconic Ed Sullivan Theatre, as well as interviews with people who worked on the 1964 show and were in the audience. Read more The Beatles Record-Breaking US Chart Invasion news 0 3 Friday, April 4 is the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' record-making invasion of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with a sweep of the entire Top 5! The Beatles also had seven other songs peppering the Hot 100 chart (there were a whopping 12 Beatles songs on that week's Hot 100). That same week, The Beatles also held the top two spots on Billboard's albums chart with Meet The Beatles! and Introducing…The Beatles. These U.S. chart records have never been broken! USA TODAY has reported on this record-breaking achievement: http://gnikn.us/OfzTD5 Read more The Beatles' US albums remastered: Review and overview by Steve Guttenberg news 2 7 The Audiophiliac chats with the project's mastering engineers to get the inside scoop on the Beatles sound. "I bought the US Beatles Capitol Albums sets when they were remastered in 2004, and compared those discs with the 2014 remasters. Frankly, there's no comparison; the new ones sound better. They're more fleshed out, less compressed, and clearer." Read CNET's Steve Guttenberg's review of the US albums here. Credit: CBS Interactive/CNET Read more The Beatles, Available Everywhere. news 3 3 The U.S. Album 13CD collection spanning 1964's Meet The Beatles! to 1970's Hey Jude has been released on CD and Mastered For iTunes. The official stores have limited edition 50th anniversary bundles - check your local store for more details. US STORE | UK STORE | JAPAN STORE | BRAZIL STORE | YOUR LOCAL RETAILER | iTUNES #thebeatles50 Read more Back by Popular Demand! CBS Re-Broadcasts the Grammy Tribute Show! news 2 1 Back by popular demand! There has been so much incredible interest in THE BEATLES: THE NIGHT THAT CHANGED AMERICA - A GRAMMY® SALUTE that CBS are RE-BROADCASTING the show THIS WEDNESDAY - so if you missed it - it's your chance to see Paul and Ringo perform together, supported by some of the biggest names in music today. THE BEATLES: THE NIGHT THAT CHANGED AMERICA - A GRAMMY® SALUTE features today's top artists covering the songs performed by the band on that momentous evening along with other Beatles songs through the years, as well as footage from that landmark Sunday evening and other archival material. In addition, various presenters will help highlight and contextualize the musical, cultural and historical impact of the group and their legendary performance on the Ed Sullivan show. Watch the show on CBS, Wednesday, Feb 12 at 8:30 EST / 7:30 Central http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-night-that-changed-america/ Read more "They say the world doesn't change in a day. But one day, it did." New York Daily News. news 3 6 February 7th, 1964. The Beatles arrive in New York. Paul: "There were millions of kids at the airport, which nobody had expected. We heard about it in mid-air. There were journalists on the plane, and the pilot had rang ahead and said, 'Tell the boys there's a big crowd waiting for them.' We thought, 'Wow! God, we really have made it.' " Today marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' US debut. On this date in 1964, The Beatles flew together across the Atlantic for the first time, in hopes of cracking the USA - something no British band had yet managed to do. 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Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002812
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : November 24, 2003
Last Update Posted : August 26, 2013
|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|November 1, 1999
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|November 24, 2003
|Last Update Posted Date
|August 26, 2013
|Study Start Date ICMJE
|September 1996
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|March 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Event Free Survival [ Time Frame: from the time of randomization where the life table events will consist of the first occurrence of the following events: failure to achieve remission, leukemic relapse at any site, death, or occurrence of a second malignancy. ]
The primary outcome index used in examining most of the randomized treatment groups will be event-free survival (EFS).
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00002812 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures
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|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
|Official Title ICMJE
|Treatment of Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia With Unfavorable Features: A Phase III Group-wide Study
|Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug and giving the drugs in different combinations may kill more cancer cells.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of standard combination chemotherapy treatment with more intensive combination chemotherapy in treating children with acute lymphocytic leukemia.
|Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the outcomes in children with higher risk acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) treated with postinduction chemotherapy based on marrow response on day 7 of induction therapy: for patients with rapid early response (M1/M2), standard vs intensified consolidation chemotherapy and standard vs prolonged duration of intensification chemotherapy; for patients with slow early response, addition of doxorubicin vs idarubicin and cyclophosphamide to intensification chemotherapy. II. Decrease the incidence of avascular necrosis by alternating dexamethasone dosing in patients undergoing 2 courses of delayed intensification. III. Assess the impact of day 7 marrow status on outcome in these patients. IV. Determine prognosis more precisely by supplementing presenting clinical features, immunophenotype, ploidy, cytogenetics, and early marrow response with BAX/BCL-2 ratios, pattern of tyrosine kinase activation, leukemic burden following induction and intensification therapy, and development of high antibody titer to E. coli asparaginase. V. Correlate the traditional prognostic factors of day 7 marrow response, immunophenotype, ploidy, cytogenetics, and early marrow response with BAX/BCL-2 ratios.
OUTLINE: This is a partially randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified by center. Patients receive one course of the VPLD regimen comprised of vincristine IV and daunorubicin IV over 15 minutes to 2 hours on days 0 and 7, oral prednisone daily on days 0-7, intrathecal cytarabine on day 0, and asparaginase or pegaspargase intramuscularly on days 3, 5, and 7. Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 two postinduction chemotherapy groups based on bone marrow response on day 7 of induction. Patients with M1/M2 marrow on day 7 are considered rapid early responders. Patients with M3 marrow on day 7 are considered slow early responders. Group 1: Rapid early responders Patients receive 2 additional courses of VPLD induction chemotherapy. Patients are then randomized to 1 of 4 treatment arms: Arm I: Beginning on day 35 of induction therapy, patients receive standard Berlin-Frankfurt-Munster (BFM) regimen with standard delayed intensification. Standard BFM for patients in arm I consists of the following: consolidation over 5 weeks with cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, and mercaptopurine; interim maintenance over 8 weeks with oral methotrexate and mercaptopurine (MTX/MP); and delayed intensification over 7 weeks consisting of reinduction with vincristine, doxorubicin, oral dexamethasone, and asparaginase or pegaspargase followed by reconsolidation with cyclophosphamide, thioguanine, and cytarabine. Arm II: Patients receive standard BFM regimen with double delayed intensification. Patients receive therapy similar to those in arm I, but dexamethasone is interrupted for 1 week during delayed intensification and the intensification regimen is repeated, separated by an 8 week interim maintenance course of oral MTX/MP. Arm III: Patients receive augmented BFM regimen with standard delayed intensification. Patients receive 9 weeks of consolidation therapy with 2 courses of vincristine and pegaspargase alternating with the arm I consolidation therapy. Vincristine, intravenous methotrexate, and pegaspargase (the Capizzi I regimen) are substituted for oral MTX/MP in the interim maintenance regimen. Pegaspargase is substituted for asparaginase and two additional doses of vincristine are administered during delayed intensification. Arm IV: Patients receive augmented BFM regimen with double delayed intensification. Patients receive intensified chemotherapy throughout, combining the additional therapy given to patients in arms II and III. Patients receiving augmented BFM regimen receive pegaspargase instead of asparaginase. Patients with CNS disease at diagnosis are treated only on arm IV. Patients who are Philadelphia chromosome positive and do not have a bone marrow donor are nonrandomly assigned to the treatment group for slow early responders. All RER patients receive the same maintenance therapy with vincristine/prednisone and oral MTX/MP. Intrathecal methotrexate is administered periodically throughout protocol treatment. Group 2: Slow early responders Patients receive augmented BFM consolidation therapy and Capizzi I interim maintenance identical to that received by rapid early responders in arm IV. Patients are then randomized to receive double delayed intensification with either idarubicin or doxorubicin and concurrent cyclophosphamide. All patients receive the same maintenance therapy with vincristine/prednisone and oral MTX/MP. Intrathecal MTX is administered periodically throughout protocol treatment. Patients with CNS disease at entry receive craniospinal irradiation daily for 5 consecutive days beginning on day 0 of consolidation therapy. All slow early responders at diagnosis receive cranial irradiation daily for 5 consecutive days during consolidation therapy. Patients with testicular leukemia at diagnosis receive bilateral testicular irradiation daily for 5 consecutive days during consolidation chemotherapy. Groups 1 and 2: Maintenance therapy continues for 2 years for girls or 3 years for boys beyond completion of consolidation therapy. Patients are followed every 4-6 weeks for 1 year, every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 1,520 patients will be accrued for this study over 4 years.
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Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) with M3 bone marrow No FAB L3 morphology CNS or overt testicular leukemia at diagnosis allowed High risk status 10-21 years old with any white blood count (WBC) 1-9 years old with WBC of 50,000/mm3 or greater
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 1 to 21 Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: See Disease Characteristics Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No prior therapy for ALL except: Emergency therapy for blast crisis, superior vena cava syndrome, or renal failure due to leukemic infiltration Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Intrathecal cytarabine or methotrexate allowed at diagnostic lumbar puncture Induction therapy must begin within 72 hours after intrathecal injection Endocrine therapy: At least 1-2 months since prior prednisone, for less than 48 hours, for reactive airway disease Inhalational steroids allowed Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified
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Study: Proximity to equator linked with asthma, allergies
Living close to the equator could explain some health issues, study shows
Ever wonder why you may feel the effects of your allergies more the farther south in the United States you go? How about why your asthma acts up?
A new study suggests it could have something to do with your proximity to the equator. The report, published in the journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, says research indicates people living closer to the equator are exposed to higher levels of UVB rays from the sun. Those people tend to have a higher risk of allergies and asthma.
Researchers examined data from the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study which looked at the respiratory disease rate of 5,728 people. A clinical study of 1,392 people was also done.
That study showed that the people living closest to the equator there were most sensitive to dust mites and mold, and more often had allergies or hay fever. They also were more likely to have asthma.
Researchers said the higher instances could be because as your exposure to UVB rays goes up, so is your exposure to Vitamin D. Vitamin D is thought to modify the immune system, which could possibly explain the higher instances of allergies and asthma.
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FGDC Steering Committee Meeting
Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Building
AIA Board Room (2nd floor)
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Steering Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) building in Washington, DC (1735 New York Avenue, NW). The meeting will take place in the AIA Board Room (2nd floor).
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Meeting attendees must register in advance. Please register by contacting Arista Maher at the U.S. Geological Survey (703-648-6283, email@example.com). Registrations are due by June 3, 2011. While the meeting will be open to the public, seating may be limited due to room capacity.


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Baader AstroSolar Filter for Telescopes - 120mm Filter Aperture # ASTF-120
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- Baader # ASTF-120 AstroSolar solar filter with temperature-compensated cell for all telescopes (refractors, reflectors, & catadioptrics)
- 120mm filter aperture
- Suitable for high resolution, high magnification applications over a wide range of temperature conditions
- Includes mounting accessories (centering bolts, sliding washers, fasteners, and safety straps)
- Filter can be attached to items with an outside diameter (not aperture) of 140 - 180mm (5.51 - 7.08")
- Sold individually
ASTF – Baader Solar Filters for All Telescopes (Refractor, Reflector, and Catadioptric)
Baader's ASTF line of solar filters permit safe visual observation and solar photography with all types of telescopes. These telescope filters feature a temperature-compensated cell design to provide high-resolution views or images and are recommended for use with high-end amateur telescopes.
This family of solar filters is made in the most elaborate way, and its construction and design is superior to that of the ASBF and ASSF line of Baader filters. Ideally, AstroSolar film must not be put under stress, either during mounting of the film or during any temperature change. For this reason the ASTF filter features a temperature compensated cell. The film itself is cemented onto an injection molded ring, and the substrate of that ring has the same thermal expansion properties as the AstroSolar Filter material itself. This free floating film-carrier ring is held onto the aluminum frame with the help of another holding ring made of fiber reinforced plastic to provide maximum security against breakage of the cell. This temperature compensated cell enables the AstroSolar filter material to retain its excellent optical quality at any temperature – be it -30°C or +50°C (-22°F or +122°F).
As a result, this filter is suitable for high magnifications and detailed observation of individual sunspots. You will experience no astigmatism during winter observations or with temperature changes in the summer. The filter comes with two sets of 3 injection molded centering-bolts (length 38mm) with threaded brass inserts to center the filter-cell in front of the tube opening. These bolts come in two diameters, 10mm and 20mm.
Important Note: SCT Users must only mount the filter to the outside of the tube (the limited depth of the SCT front ID prevents adequate engagement of the centering bolts).
ASTF-120 Solar Filter Specifications
- Item number: ASTF-120 or 2459312
- AstroSolar film aperture: 120mm (4.72")
- Outside diameter clamping range (with included 10mm bolts): 150 - 180mm (5.90 - 7.08")
- Inside diameter clamping range (with included 10mm bolts): 170 - 200mm (6.69 - 7.87"). See additional info below.
- Outside diameter clamping range (with included 20mm bolts): 140 - 170mm (5.51 - 6.69")
- Inside diameter clamping range (with included 20mm bolts): 180 - 210mm (7.08 - 8.26"). See additional info below.
- Suited for aperture range: 110 - 130mm (4.33 - 5.11")
- Outside diameter of filter cell: 210mm (8.26")
- Weight: 5.5oz / 155g
Additional Filter Details and Features
- Made of original Baader AstroSolar Safety Visual Film (ND 5.0), cell mounted, and quality inspected by skilled members of Baader's staff.
- The AstroSolar filter material is mounted onto a plastic ring where the plastic ring itself works as stabilizing element for the filter cell. This still plastic ring is mounted onto the aluminum front frame. The thermal expansion coefficient of the plastic and the film are similar.
- Clear white IR-rejecting front ring with reinforcing raised edges along the outer and inner circumference, designed to protect the solar filter material from contact with any sharp metal edge.
- Includes two sets of 3 injection molded centering-bolts with threaded brass inserts to center the filter-cell in front of the tube opening (10mm and 20mm diameter; 38mm length). This fastening system keeps the filter snugly in place and centers the filter. Each bolt features injection molded rubber grip-faces, shaped to easily slide onto any telescope tube but hard to come off.
- No tool mounting and adjustment of the centering bolts to fit a wide variety of mechanical tube diameters. Bolts are made to contact the outside of the optical instrument tube for most applications.
- For some optical items (such as refractor and Newtonian reflector telescopes), you may be able to attach the bolts on the inside of the instrument tube. However, this requires a clear depth of about 20mm on the inside for adequate engagement of the centering bolts which many instruments (like binoculars, camera lenses, and SCT/Mak-Cass telescopes) do not have.
- Includes non-rotating sliding fasteners made from aluminum that hold the centering bolts.
- Additional Phillips screws are integrated into the sliding fasteners so that the centering bolts can be firmly fastened with a screw driver if preferred by the user.
- Index scale provided beside each adjustment slot - adjacent to each sliding fastener - for fast and repeatable adjustment of the filter cell onto different telescope tubes.
- Black sliding washers supplied to securely cover the full length of the adjustment slots in the aluminum frame – for blocking sunlight from passing trough the filter cell beside the filter area.
- ASTF filters come with rubber plugs to be used as a cover for closing unused adjustment slots in the aluminum frame.
- Three security straps included to secure the position of the filter cell with Velcro-adhesive pads. A safety feature to absolutely ensure a secure fit in front of the telescope under virtually all circumstances.
- Securely packed in a cardboard box with stiff cardboard inlay for safely shipping the filter; Instruction booklet included.
About Baader AstroSolar Film and Solar Filters
The world's finest objective solar filter material - Baader Planetarium's AstroSolar Safety Film - is now available in a complete range of high-quality mounted Baader Solar Filters. Their innovative design and construction enables each filter to fit a wide range of instruments - from high end telescopes, to spotting scopes, camera lenses, and even special versions to fit binoculars. Each filter is precisely mounted at Baader onto special cells, guaranteeing a stress-free mounting that preserves the full optical quality of the AstroSolar film.
Baader Solar Filters provide a professional and secure solution to observe and image the Sun using AstroSolar Safety Film. Many ready-made filters stretch the filter material like a drumhead in order to make it look like a piece of glass. However, this absolutely destroys the image quality, rendering the film useless for high magnification work. AstroSolar is mounted entirely stress free onto Baader's filters in order to perform like a high precision plane-optical window. Even though it may seem counterintuitive, Baader AstroSolar film must show slight ripples! When the film is put under stress by an improper cell mount, its optical quality is degraded and it performs just like a common coated glass-filter made of untreated float glass.
In its September 2000 issue, Sky & Telescope magazine proclaimed Baader Planetarium's AstroSolar Safety Film to be "the new standard in solar filters." AstroSolar Safety Film delivers white light views of the Sun that are unmatched by any other objective solar filter or material. The views through AstroSolar display fine solar details, including fine penumbral detail, solar granulation, and lighter colored faculae. The disk is set against a dark background, free of the haze and scatter that is common in typical 'mylar' films or inexpensive glass filters. The performance of Astro Solar Filter Film is even more remarkable when considering its very low cost.
What is even more important - with AstroSolar Film the Sun appears in its real color - neutral white (with only a slight bluish tinge). Other films and glass filters produce a blurry bluish or reddish/orange/yellow Solar image, thereby cutting part of the spectrum. Especially with an orange sun, it is very hard to see faculae regions which are visible predominantly in the blue portion of the spectrum.
Due to its neutral color balance, AstroSolar Film enables the use of various color (or interference) filters which allows the observer to concentrate on certain spectral passbands for investigations of different layers within the solar "atmosphere". It is also possible to further improve the stability and sharpness of the solar image through the use of the Baader Solar Continuum Filter (sold separately). Views of granulation and faculae are particularly enhanced through the use of this continuum filter, in combination with AstroSolar film.
Please note that you cannot see solar prominences with white light solar filters such as this - that requires the use of sophisticated and significantly more expensive narrowband solar filters or telescopes. Solar filters made with AstroSolar Film with a neutral density (ND) of 5.0 can be used for visual and photographic, imaging and video applications.
Note: Occasionally, the product you receive might have a slightly different cosmetic appearance or labeling than what is shown. This can often change from batch to batch according to the whims of the manufacturer. However, you will always receive a brand new, original product as described above.
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10 Crimson student-athletes were honored by CollegeSwimming.com (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Sophomore Chris Satterthwaite and freshman Chuck Katis have been named to the CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major All-America team while eight others have been named All-America Honorable Mention.
To be recognized as a Mid-Major All-American, a student-athlete must qualify for the NCAA Championships and be a member of a conference designated as a mid-major. A total of nine student-athletes received the award on the men's side, with Harvard and Princeton being the only schools with multiple honorees.
Satterthwaite had an impressive showing at Nationals, placing 20th in the 200 free, 22nd in the 100 free and 55th in the 50 free. The sophomore also earned All-America Honorable Mention recognition as he helped the Crimson's 400 free relay and 200 free relay teams finish 16th and 20th, respectively. Satterthwaite won three individual titles at the Ivy League Championships, capturing the 50, 100 and 200 free crowns while setting new school records in the 50 and 100.
Katis also turned in a pair of top-25 finishes at the NCAA Championships as he placed 20th in the 100 breast and 25th in the 200 breast. He also received All-America Honorable Mention honors as a member of the 400 free relay team, after picking up six All-Ivy League selections at Ivies.
Mike Gaudiani, Spenser Goodman, Niall Janney, Oliver Lee, Kyle McIntee, Griffin Schumacher, Reed Snyder and Zach Walters were each named Honorable Mention All-America. Honorable mention selections are swimmers who attained an NCAA 'B' standard, but not selected for the 2012 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.


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Google has got a high local focus at the moment, if any prediction has to be made Google will most probably focus on social, personal, mobile and local. However, Google is not the first to go local. There were many verticals before Google who figured local was the best way to go. With Google focussing more on the local front these verticals might just not like what the search giant is doing.
It now seems as if the first signals of that are emerging. Tripadvisor, one of the biggest sites when it comes to reviews for local: hotels, restaurants but also flights and trip ideas, seems to have blocked Google from showing their results in Google Places. The strange thing is that Tripadvisor says it has blocked Google where Google said it was a bug and the reviews would return shortly.
One of the first reporting on the missing Tripadvisor results in Places was local expert Mike Blumenthal. He collected several reports that reviews of Tripadvisor went missing in Google Places and Maps. He did a quick search in the Maps index which confirmed the missing pages, though a search now does bring back some results. Blumenthal at that moment did not know whether or not this was a bug or something else.
Barry Schwartz at Searchengineroundtable picked up the story saying that Mike had received a statement from Google stating it was a bug.
Google told Mike:
"We're aware of a technical issue in which TripAdvisor reviews are sometimes not appearing in results for Google Places, and our team is working to resolve the matter."
End of story, you would think. There is however another story out there. Kevin May reports on Tnooz, a travel tech site, that there is no bug, but that Tripadvisor has pulled the reviews themselves. He quotes an e-mail from Tripadvisor which indicates they are responsible themselves and that Tripadvisor "continues to evaluate recent changes to Google Places it believes the user does not benefit with the "experience of selecting the right hotel".
An official also said:
"As a result, we have currently limited TripAdvisor content available on those pages,"
The move has been given in by the changes Google made to Places recently giving more emphasis to reviews and pictures while the hotel map, which for Tripadvisor was important, was moved to the right.
It is very remarkable that Tripadvisor makes this move, but it is even more remarkable that Google doesn't seem to know about this move and calls it a "bug".
With Tripadvisor being the first to do this who knows what might happen if others follow. Or will this turn out to be a bug after all?


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Okay let me chill a bit with the Pokemon characters for a while and let me show you how to draw another character from the Sonic series. I know I already showed you how to draw Sonic and Shadow the Hedgehog, as well as Knuckles, and Neo Metal Sonic. In this next tutorial I will be showing you "how to draw Tails, step by step". Now Miles is a very popular character from the Sonic gaming series. In the game he is referred to as Tails because he is a fox with two tails. He is also yellow in color and in the Sonic the Hedgehog series he is believed to be an eight year old character. Tails made his first debut in 1992 when Sonic 2 was released. And since then he has gained popularity and fame. In the game he assists Sonic as a sidekick and he is also a pretty good mechanic too. One of Tails trademark moves is his ability to use his tail like a propeller enabling him to travel through the sky for a limited time. Because Tails became such a popular character he debuted in three of his own games with the first being "Tails and the Music Maker", then "Tails Adventure" and "Tails' Skypatrol". Tails also appears in the Sonic animated television series "Sonic X as well. Tails is a lovable incredibly cute character that has a deceiving appearance for his skills as a nine year old yellow fox. This lesson will show you how to draw Tails from Sonic the Hedgehog step by step. I hope you have fun with this tutorial as I did making it. I shall return in a bit with more to do so stay tuned kiddies I shall return. Peace out!
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text: With Thailand's military government firmly in control after May's bloodless coup, authorities are carrying out plans they say are aimed at restoring discipline, morality and patriotism to all Thais. The measures include a crackdown on illegal gambling, education reforms to promote students' moral development, and a new 24-hour phone hotline for citizens to report misbehaving monks. Steve Sandford reports from Bangkok.


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School is out for summer! (Well, for a week until summer school begins…) To celebrate, this week in Noteworthy I'm bringing you some summer vacation scrapbooking on the go tips, as well as a few new product announcements, and a few pieces of big news from manufacturers.
The first piece of news falls in the category of silver linings. We learned awhile ago that Hambly is closing down – but before they do, they are having a warehouse sale on June 11th-13th (Monday-Wednesday next week). Sales will not be made online, but only in person at their Santa Clara, CA warehouse. If you are a Hambly fan in the Santa Clara area, this is your chance to stock up before the products disappear for good!
Fancy Pants Designs announced a new collection this week: Country Boutique.
Country Boutique is full of muted neutrals, and is a two-part collection. There are 12 double-sided patterned papers in the first part of the collection, and then the second part of the collection consists of an additional 8 double-sided papers, with a subtle wedding theme. With so many coordinating options to choose from, the collection will be perfect for DIY wedding projects. Continue Reading →


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Elitch's Celebrates by Giving
As part of a season-long celebration marking the 120th anniversary of Elitch Gardens, the theme park's management hosted a reception in the Trocadero Ballroom to honor two nonprofit organizations that reflect the park's family- and faith-based values.
PARC Management and its philanthropic arm, the PARC Foundation, presented the first Heart of Denver awards to the Family and Senior Homeless Initiative, part of Denver's Road Home, Mayor John Hickenlooper's ambitious 10-year drive to end homelessness, and Denver Children's Home, which was established in 1876 and is believed to be the first nonprofit organization to be formed in Colorado.
The awards were presented by PARC Management's chief strategy officer, Gwen Griggs, following remarks by Hickenlooper and Randy Drew, president and CEO of PARC Management and chairman of the PARC Foundation.
The Family and Senior Homeless Initiative was described as the faith community's answer to Hickenlooper's call for 1,000 congregations to embrace and mentor 1,000 homeless families. Currently, 290 congregations are participating and have reached out to 721 families and seniors in the metro area.
Denver Children's Home was started by the Ladies Relief Society to care for orphans; today it serves children who struggle with the effects of poverty, abuse, neglect and exposure to violence by providing a safe, therapeutic environment for them. An average of 100 children and families are seen there every day.
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Terra 2008, the 10th International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architecture, to be held February 15, 2008 in Mali, West Africa, in Partnership with the Ministry of Culture of Mali
January 15, 2008
LOS ANGELES—Earthen architecture, the world's oldest and most widespread existing type of building, has been used in some of the world's simplest shelters and most impressive monuments, such as the Great Wall of China, the missions of the American Southwest, and the city of Timbuktu. Nearly one half of the world's population—about three billion people on six continents—lives or works in buildings constructed of earth.
Grand or humble, earthen structures are threatened by encroaching development and changes in the environment – including the introduction of modern building materials and an exodus of residents from traditional villages and towns into large cities – as well as by natural disasters such as earthquakes and flooding. Not only are the buildings disappearing at an alarming rate, so is the traditional knowledge of how to build and conserve these important structures.
Significantly, roughly 20 percent of the architecture on the World Heritage List today is constructed of earth, but the public is largely unaware of these historic treasures.
The 10th International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage, titled Terra 2008, is organized by the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI). It will bring together more than 350 international experts from more than 65 countries in the fields of conservation, anthropology, architecture and engineering, scientific research, site management and sustainable development of earthen architectural heritage to assess the state of earthen architecture worldwide and the latest scientific research in this field.
Terra 2008 will be held February 1–5, 2008, in Bamako, Mali, at the Centre International de Conferences de Bamako, a modern facility located in the city center. The conference is co-sponsored
by the Ministry of Culture of Mali and will be held in French and English.
"Traditionally, earthen architecture has received less attention in the conservation field than structures made from more robust materials. Ironically, in most places in the world, earth is the conventional building material," said Tim Whalen, director of the Getty Conservation Institute. "For more than 20 years, the GCI has advanced thinking and practice in the conservation of earthen architecture. The beauty and vulnerability of these structures demands our attention."
Whalen further added, "The Getty Conservation Institute is delighted to work with the Ministry of Culture of Mali to host the Terra 2008 conference."
Mali's earthen buildings are renowned worldwide for their aesthetic beauty and diversity—architecture that brings with it major preservation challenges. The conference provides a unique opportunity to discuss these problems in situ in sub-Saharan Africa, and is the first time the earthen architecture professional community has met in Africa.
In conjunction with the conference, public programming also will be offered, highlighting the beauty and significance of earthen architecture in Mali and around the world. Outreach activities will include exhibitions at the National Museum of Mali and at the Memorial Modiba Keita, film screenings, and live construction demonstrations by Mali's celebrated masons.
This is the 10th conference to be organized by the earthen architecture community since 1972. Terra 2008 is organized by the GCI and the Ministry of Culture of Mali, in collaboration with Africa 2009, the Centre International de la Construction en Terre- Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Grenoble (CRATerre – ENSAG), International Council on Monuments and Sites South Africa (ICOMOS South Africa), International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (lCCROM), and the World Heritage Centre, under the aegis of the International Scientific Committee for Earthen Architectural Heritage of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). Numerous international organizations will also facilitate the participation of specialists from all regions of Africa as well as Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.
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The Getty Conservation Institute works internationally to advance conservation practice in the visual arts-broadly interpreted to include objects, collections, architecture, and sites. The Institute serves the conservation community through scientific research, education and training, model field projects, and the dissemination of the results of both its own work and the work of others in the field. In all its endeavors, the GCI focuses on the creation and delivery of knowledge that will benefit the professionals and organizations responsible for the conservation of the world's cultural heritage. To learn more, subscribe to the GCI's E-Bulletin by visiting http://www.getty.edu/subscribe/gci_bulletin/.


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Suppose that I find a small prime factor $p$ dividing a large number $n$ and I wish to prove that it is the least prime dividing $n$. There are two obvious approaches: either factor $n/p$, or divide $n/p$ by all the primes below $p$ (ideally with a Bernstein remainder tree).
But sometimes neither approach is practical, say if $p\approx10^{20}$ and $n\approx10^{200}$. Is there a method for determining whether $p$ is the smallest prime factor of $n$ or, equivalently, whether $n/p$ has any prime factors less than $p$, faster than either of the naive methods above?
Of course this is (fairly) easy to determine with high probability: run an appropriate number of ECM curves. But can this be done deterministically?