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Yeah, I guess they can't prove if we're related or not.
Can an act of donation be done directly at a Notary?
Selling my truck personally. The buyer gave me cash. I read you can't do an act of donation unless you're directly related to the buyer (in order to avoid taxes). Can we do a bill of sale for like $100 to avoid the taxes of the real price ($5,000)?
wouldn't put $100 but you could get away with a lot less than the actual price
Which I'm not sure if that's entirely correct.
Well apparently it doesn't matter what the price is on the Bill of Sale if they tax based on the NADA value..
Which I'm not sure if that's entirely correct.
No. Taxes are paid on NADA value.
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In Alabama, there isn't an act of donation
Incorrect. The DMV states that:
First, since the car was not donated to you then the state assumed that you purchased it. It's illogical for the state to believe that you paid $1 for a car, and in which case they went an additional step.
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Sales/use tax can be assessed on an amount lower than the fair market value if the vehicle has sustained major mechanical or body damage. Documentation regarding this must be presented along with the file.
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Social Media is Word of Mouth on Steroids, or is It? Part II
By Ed Keller I have heard it said on a number of occasions that social media is word of mouth on steroids. The argument goes like this: Whereas face-to-face conversations only reach people one-on-one or one-on-several, social media allows people to reach hundreds and often thousands of people with a single post. As a result, it has a far greater reach than word of mouth. I have been skeptical of this view, arguing that while social media is certainly a piece of the social influence puzzle for brands that deserves to be leveraged, it is just one piece among many. And the premise that social media is word of mouth on steroids ignores the facts. A singular focus on social media is misguided, in my view, as it can blind
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By Ed Keller Klout declares itself to be "the standard of influence," and many marketers these days buy into the notion that when it comes to influence the action is mostly – or most importantly – taking place online. Social media influence is often called word of mouth on steroids. However, this belies the fact that the overwhelming amount of word of mouth influence – even among consumer influentials – still takes place offline, in the real world. I was pleased, therefore, to see a CNN interview with Klout's founder Joe Fernandez in which he acknowledged, "Klout measures your ability to drive actions online. That doesn't always reflect in the real world." This is a point that has been made elsewhere, by others. For example, Rishad Tobaccowala, Chief Strategy and
Unilever embraces WOM, but will need more than social media to trigger it
By Steve Thomson, Managing Director, Keller Fay- UK The UK's Marketing magazine this week posted an intriguing article outlining how Unilever was "shifting focus from social media to word of mouth". In fact, as the piece acknowledges, it's not that Unilever is turning its back on social media as such, but that the global fmcg power is demanding more from it. Unilever's Debbie Weinstein is quoted as saying "We are now looking to develop broader social CRM programmes and trigger advocacy through word of mouth." – with outcomes such as 'Likes' being insufficient. Unilever is right to demand more from social media. We've noted recent strong evidence that engagement levels in social media are very low for most brands, and that the primary driver of social media conversations is social
Your Facebook Fans are "1 Percenters"
Ed Keller With this week's Facebook IPO filing, a lot of big numbers are being bandied about: An estimated $5 billion initial offer, and perhaps between $75 and $100 billion for the total market valuation. Facebook also represents big numbers to brand marketers: An audience of nearly 1 billion consumers, and the growing legions of brand fans – often tens of millions –marketers have accumulated on Facebook. Social media pundits often liken them to an army of brand advocates, ready to engage on a moment's notice. The only problem with this scenario is that it turns out most fans are quite unenthusiastic about playing this role. After the initial click to "like" the brand, they rarely interact again with the brand on Facebook. That's the headline finding from a new
Maximizing a Super Bowl Ad's Word of Mouth – Graeme Hutton-UM
MediaBizBloggers.com Posted by Graeme Hutton Have you ever wondered how to maximize the word of mouth from your Super Bowl ad? The Super Bowl remains the most watched annual TV event in the United States – an average of 44% of all homes watched last year. It's not so much a TV show as a major cultural phenomenon. Its ability to boost a brand's word of mouth has reached almost mythical proportions ever since Apple's 1984 commercial heralded the launch of the Macintosh computer. Let's assume for one moment that we have a great ad, a creative asset that resonates well with the consumer. Is that enough? Our initial regression modeling suggests that besides a great ad, just maximizing the audience rating may not be enough. Critically, the quarter of
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Why Brands Must Care about Both Offline and Online Word of Mouth
By Ed Keller I have written previously about a groundbreaking academic study that highlighted how fundamentally different online conversation is from offline word of mouth. The headline finding from that research, released in late 2010 at a conference convened by the Wharton School and the Marketing Science Institute (MSI), was clear: "Online data does not reflect well the offline behavior. Word of mouth is not channel neutral. One cannot automatically generalize the results from online to offline." This is particularly relevant in light of the fact that social media – despite its rapid rise to prominence – still accounts for less than 10% of all word of mouth. The authors of that research have now released a new working paper that sheds further light on the question of offline versus
John Lewis saw 43% increase in word of mouth brand conversations over Christmas
The Drum Modern Marketing & Media Posted 26 January 2012 – 3:32pm | by Ishbel Macleod Consumer research on brand word of mouth (WOM) by the Keller Fay Group has found that Baileys Irish Cream had a 311% increase in conversations over the Christmas period, while there was an over 40% increase for Waitrose, John Lewis and Morrisons. The research found that in November and December, average daily brand conversations rose 12% compared with July-October, even in areas not associated with Christmas, such as healthcare. Keller Fay data suggested that while the John Lewis advert may have helped its WOM rating, which had a 43% increase, strong customer service and creative in-store merchandising also played a role. Steve Thomson, managing director of Keller Fay UK, said: "Brands which generated significant
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Content-sharing not an end in itself
By Steve Thomson, Managing Director, Keller Fay- UK UK department store John Lewis hit an apparent bulls-eye over the Christmas season, achieving the kind of viral success with its seasonal TV ad that all marketing directors crave, with four million hits on YouTube. Most brands today are desperately figuring out how to create content which is also shared widely and quickly. Is this a realistic strategy, or is it the marketing equivalent of hoping for a lottery win or X-Factor success, rather than setting your sights on a more attainable career plan? Looking at the latest stats on what is being shared suggests the 'lottery win' analogy is the reality for many brands and categories – something obviously desirable, but you'd best not plan your life or brand strategy assuming
Email Marketers Claim "Email is the New Social Media": Fact or Fiction?
By Ed Keller As the trade press continues to focus on the year that was in 2011 and forecasts for the year to come in 2012, social media remains a hot topic of conversation. Two reports have come out recently making the case that email remains a big and effective part of the social story. In his keynote address to MediaPost's Email Insider Summit, Tynt CEO Derek Ball noted that despite the growth of Facebook, sharing via email has gone up over 20% in the past 18 months. "We call email the original social network because it really is social," he says. About a week later came a report in Marketing Profs that two-thirds of business leaders (68%) say they plan to integrate social media with their email marketing efforts
In Your Company's Bid To Court Social Influencers, Don't Forget The "Regular Customers"
BY Fast Company Expert Blogger Ekaterina Walter Posted December 19, 2011 We know that our customers talk about us, brands. The average American consumer mentions specific brand names 60 times per week in conversations, according to the Keller Fay Group. And since most of them happen online and, frankly, it is easier to track them there, we understandably are in awe of social media that focuses on online conversations. We analyze and pay attention to online influencers and focus on numbers of fans and followers. But what we forget is that less than 10% of word of mouth conversations happen online. Keller Fay stats dating back to 2006 have consistently shown word of mouth conversations disproportionately happen offline in face-to-face and voice-to-voice settings. That 90% of all conversations Americans have
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- About 100 residents of the Woodbridge subdivision left the Municipal Planning Commission meeting somewhat dissatisfied Wednesday after board members tabled their attempt to block a proposed townhouse development nearby.The group, led by neighbor and City Council member Shannon Snodgrass, have asked the city to rezone a 95-acre site known as the Cannady Tract from R-6 (medium density residential) to R-4 (single family residential). The rezoning would prevent developer Allen Bell from building up to 120 duplex units -- 240 homes -- on the property, which lies adjacent to Woodbridge.More than 270 residents from the 240 to 250 single-family homes in Woodbridge signed petitions in favor of the rezoning request, said Snodgrass. She held a community meeting at Ruffner Elementary School about a month ago after learning about the proposed project.City Planning Director Dan Vriendt said he needed more time to study the issue before he could make a recommendation to the commission.
"As far back as I could see, we've never had a rezoning [request] brought by someone other than the property owner," Vriendt said. "It's very unusual. There are a lot of legal issues involved."The city is also in the midst of writing a new comprehensive plan, which will include a new land-use plan, Vriendt said, and he wants to check with consultants on how the rezoning might fit with those plans.Although the commission tabled the rezoning, chairman Gerry Workman let residents in the standing-room-only crowd comment about the proposal.Lawyer Elliot Hicks said the new homes would overburden roads, schools and sewage systems. Rezoning to R-4 "would allow single-family housing, and wouldn't provide the same burden on the infrastructure as R-6," he said.Woodbridge is one of the largest neighborhoods in Charleston, Snodgrass said. "[The Cannady Tract] is the last undeveloped property and should be developed in the same pattern. The loss of value to our homes has been estimated at 30 percent."Ray Lovejoy, an attorney for the Cannady Tract owners, said the heirs of former owner Allen Thompson are not unsympathetic.
"It comes back to property rights," Lovejoy said. "We have a piece of property zoned a certain way. I think it goes against the American way to tell another person what to do with their property.""What we have is the NIMBY syndrome -- not in my backyard," he said with an increasingly hostile crowd behind him. "On the face of it, that's discrimination."While action on the rezoning request will wait at least a month, city officials are studying Bell's subdivision application, which the Planning Commission will also consider. Bell will have to provide detailed sewage and storm-water plans, and city engineers will weigh traffic issues, Vriendt said.Later, Snodgrass sounded satisfied with the commission's decision. "The good news is they didn't turn it down," she said.People who bought homes in Woodbridge always figured the Cannady property would be developed in a similar manner, with single-family homes, Snodgrass said.
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"I don't think I've ever seen an outfield play a better series than they played against us," Leyland said. #Angels — Tom DeCenso (@EnriquePollazzo) September 10, 2012
"I don't think I've ever seen an outfield play a better series than they played against us," Leyland said. #Angels
Two years and one month ago, after a particularly bad series, I wrote about the worst defensive outfield in baseball: Rivera in left, Hunter in center, Abreu in right. This is not that anymore.
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There was a year when the Angels had Gary Pettis and Devon White playing in the same outfield. I can't even imagine what that would have been like, but Trout and Bourjos are pretty special.
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It'd be even better (for my fantasy team) if Bourjos got more than an at bat a week
So much running. I'm tired.
I imagine this is better than when the Mets had Beltran, Endy Chavez, and [third OF] out there. Unreal.
The Endy Chavez NLCS play remains my favorite defensive moment this century, both for its athleticism and for occurring in a tied Game 7. It was the play little kids imagine making when they're standing in Little League outfields. http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=2968151
Is this the most gifs that have ever been in one BP piece?
Not even close. Blind BABIP test had 18, for starters.
Ahh, I had forgotten about that one. And every other one that had more gifs, obviously.
The Blind BABIP might've had fewer GIF frames though. Each one of these GIF clips runs for about 10 seconds where the BABIP clips were about four GIF frames a piece.
I gotta fever and the only prescription is more gifs! http://goo.gl/P0Gi ...but seriously, BP, gifs add such a great layer to analysis.
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We can all agree that Houston should be at least 3-3 instead of 1-5. Opportunities were there but pitching just hasn't shown up except for Brett Myers Who should have a record of 2-0. How do you score 4 runs in the first inning and lose the game 10-4? that's pretty bad. Not as bad as the Red Sox though. Asking a team like Houston to start the season with two of the best teams in the NL isn't the fairest thing to do but the Astros have played SOME good baseball. Plate discipline is a problem but it is improving.
Houston's home opener is against the Florida Marlins who are 3-3.
The Marlins bring some good Pitching with Nolasco and a pretty good lineup featuring Hanley Ramirez, Gaby Sanchez and John Buck. Young Slugger Mike Stanton should return to the lineup sometime this weekend. Again, there will be chances to win but it takes the whole team to put wins together. Offense, starting pitching and relief pitching need to show up.
Hopefully Lyon put his blown save behind him with the save last night. Wandy needs to avoid big innings and keep the Astros in the game long enough for the offense to do some damage.
The Astros should get one win this weekend and I wouldn't be surprised if they win tonight.
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Hertz looked good last night. I like Chase a lot but the kid is ready now.
I think were going to keep rotating the 3rd wr until one of them shows something
I'm sure he did also, but it still doesn't make sense, 100% of Hixon is not as good at 100% of JJ/Barden or most of the other WR's on our roster, 70% of Hixon would clearly be of no use to our team whatsoever....it would be a detriment to the team not to cut him if he was 70% (maybe even if he's 100%) because it would keep guys like Randle and JJ off the team....those guys are younger and they look like they are already more talented, why would you take perhaps the worst receiver on our roster....who has injury problems....and is older then your other option....it really makes no sense at all.
I'm sorry Daven but guys who have yet to do a thing on the field don't get the credit that Hixon has. He has played and produced for us, including a great catch last year that tore up his knee AND won us a football game.
You can say that you think JJ and Barden have the upside to surpass Hixon, but you can't say that they are better football players than Hixon right now without backing it up on the filed in ANY way.
I guess I'm with Matt on this. Thats not to say that I would definately keep Hixon instead of one of those guys, because sometimes you have to take that risk, but Hixon HAS produced and those guys haven't.
"Typical Morehead!"..................and he didn't even mean that as a compliment..


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Quote of the Day: "White man cuts off end of rug, sews it to other end, thinks rug is longer."
-- an old Native American joke about "daylight savings time"
Subject: Trickle-down hypocrisy
The Democrats sneer at Republican proposals to cut upper-bracket tax rates. They call it trickle-down economics. But the Democrat's stimulus plan is trickle-down economics too.
Much of the spending will go to huge institutions like construction companies and research firms. It will have to trickle-down from there to the rest of us.
When Democratic politicians talk about the "multiplier effect" of government spending, what they're really saying is "I believe in trickle-down economics."
The Republicans are just as bad. They may like tax cuts, but they also run huge deficits. The money they borrow can't be used by businesses to expand production and hiring. The Republicans negate the economic benefit of their tax cuts through the economic harm of their borrowing.
When Republican politicians say "deficits don't matter," as they constantly do, what they're really saying is "the benefits of deficit spending will trickle-down to the taxpayers."
Both parties believe in trickle-down economics. Both parties think they can cut off one end of the economic rug, sew it to the other end, and the rug will be longer.
We think differently.
The economic rug only grows longer through wise investing, and that's much more likely to happen when people spend and invest their own money.
The only way to stimulate the economy is to deny money to the politicians and let those who actually earned the money decide how to spend or invest it. What we really need are massive tax cuts and massive spending cuts.
It won't be easy to make this happen, but it can never happen unless you insist upon it. What YOU WANT must trickle-up to the politicians.
If you desire it, first you must ask for it. Doing so will make the politicians nervous. If you also ask others to join you in pressuring Congress, and do this repeatedly for long enough, the Downsize DC Army will gain the strength to overwhelm the politicians. This will move the politicians from anxiety over your protests to submission to your wishes.
The Senate is now debating the stimulus/scam bill. The Republicans could block the bill. They need your encouragement to do so. But if the bill passes the Senate then both chambers will have to vote again on a unified House-Senate version. This means it's still important to keep pressuring your House member too.
Please use our quick and easy Educate the Powerful System to tell all of our elected Representatives to oppose the stimulus bill.
You can use your personal comments to tell Congress that the "stimulus" bill is just a form of trickle-down economics that uses government spending instead of tax cuts. Tell them you want both permanent tax cuts and permanent spending cuts. That way nothing has to trickle-down anywhere, because people will get to retain, spend, and invest their own money.
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Crisis to feature in ITV1 Text Santa campaign
Crisis is one of nine UK charities to feature in a major new television fundraising project to raise funds for the charity during the Christmas period.
A stellar line-up of stars including Ant and Dec, Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley will host fun-filled festive shows starting on Sunday 11 December with a live one hour special and the exciting finale will take place on Christmas Eve,
Both shows will combine surprise studio items with pre-recorded entertainment pieces that will be uplifting and celebrate the spirit of goodwill and good fortune at Christmas. The programmes will bring to life the charities and the Text Santa appeal while encouraging viewers to text donate throughout.
The Text Santa appeal is working on behalf of a chosen group of five national charities and four hospitals for sick children. As well as Crisis, the other charities to benefit from the project are Carers UK, Help the Hospices, Samaritans, WRVS, Great Ormond Street Children's Charity, Helping Hand, Noah's Ark Appeal and Yorkhill Children's Foundation.
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Perhaps the only good thing to come out of Muslim rioting in more than 20 countries last September is that this has been extremely helpful in clarifying what Islam teachesand what we can expect if its influence expands in the West.
Take the issue of blasphemy. The rioting was supposedly sparked by a crude video mocking Muhammad. Westerners understand little about Islam, and it's only because of incidents like this that they are beginning to realize that under sharia law, blasphemy is a crime punishable by death. Moreover, we are now beginning to understand that parts of sharia law apply not only to Muslims but to everyone. For example, three years ago Molly Norris, a cartoonist at The Seattle Weekly, initiated "Everybody Draw Muhammad Day." In response, the late Anwar al-Awlaki issued a fatwa against her, forcing her to give up her job, change her identity, and go into hiding. The upside of this, as Joe Biden might put it, is that Awlaki is dead and Norris is alive. The downside is that Norris is still in hiding. She failed to grasp in time the new rules of the game: Islam must be free from insult.
The 57-member Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has for many years been pushing the United Nations to adopt and enforce universal blasphemy laws. The defamation of a prophet would then be a criminal offense in Canada and the US, as it is in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Muslims want other faiths to join them in their "stop defamation" campaign, and it is, of course, a great temptation. Who wants to have their religion defamed? Still, it is a temptation to be avoided. The defamation laws are aimed at strangling legitimate criticisms of Islam, including criticisms that some believers may feel duty-bound to make. If you have no plans to defame any religion, you may think you have nothing to worry about, but think again. Christianity itself is inherently a criticism of Islam's claim to have the final revelation. Simply to assert the divinity of Christ is a blasphemy of the highest order according to the Koran. Those who think that anti-blasphemy laws will somehow protect the interests of all religions haven't quite grasped the big picture.
Yet Islam's anti-blasphemy campaign is gaining ground. On September 15, European Parliament president Martin Schulz said in a statement, "I strongly denounce any attempt to ridicule Islam." About the same time, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said, "When some people use freedom of expression to provoke or humiliate some others values and beliefs, then this cannot be protected." More ominously, it has been revealed that Hillary Clinton's State Department has been working with the OIC for about two years to formulate restrictions on speech offensive to Islam. In fact, we already are, in effect, enforcing Islam's blasphemy laws. As is now well known, the rioting and demonstrations across North Africa and the Middle East in September were blamed on an amateurish film trailer produced by an obscure filmmaker in Los Angeles. Accordingly, Muslim leaders around the world immediately called for America to respond by enacting anti-blasphemy laws.
It's tempting to think, "Well, that will never happen here. We're not about to give up our right to free speech." But in fact, the sentiments of the Islamists were echoed by many in the US. Numerous government officials apologized for the insensitivity of the film, a couple of MSNBC commentators suggested that people connected with the film should be prosecuted as accessories to murder, and, in an address to the UN, President Obama said "the future must not belong to those who slander the Prophet of Islam"which, when you think about it, is really quite an extraordinary statement. What would people think if he had said, "the future must not belong to those who slander the Lord Jesus"?
Two days later, in a move obviously designed to appease the Muslim world, the producer of the video was brought in for questioning by half-a-dozen sheriff's deputies, providing a photo-op that was obligingly transmitted by the mainstream media. He has since been jailed and is now serving a one-year sentenceostensibly for probation violation. But those of a skeptical bent may be forgiven for doubting that probation violation is the real reason for his incarceration. Instead, it seems clear that we were trying hard to send a message to the Muslim world. In effect: "We deeply respect your blasphemy laws. Behold, we have punished the blasphemer."
This is an extremely dangerous state of affairs. It's hard enough to find the truth about Islam as it is, but if blasphemy laws are enacted it will be nearly impossible. Why? Because there is no end to the things that Muslims find blasphemous and offensive. Any criticism of Islam is considered offensive. Even honest examination of Islam's texts and teachings will be off-limits. Scholars and theologians who write about Islam will find themselves subject not only to fatwas but to prosecution by their own government.
We're all familiar with the old saying, "What you don't know won't hurt you." But what you don't know in regard to Islam can hurt you very badly. As Robert Spencer puts it, "Such laws would leave us mute and defenseless before the advancing jihad."
Spencer should know. Although he is a leading authority on Islam, his speeches have been cancelled on several occasions due to Muslim pressure. In the latest incident, the Diocese of Worcester cancelled a talk he was to give to a Catholic men's conference. The diocese caved in to demands from Islamic groups that he be disinvited. Spencer, the author of over a dozen books on Islam, is also thoroughly conversant with Catholic doctrine as it relates to Islam. As the Worcester Telegram observed, "His is an important voice in the ongoing debate over the nature of Islam and its relation to other faith traditions." Yet a word from a handful of Worcester-area Muslims was enough to deny him a hearing. Perhaps, as is now the custom in many parishes, the diocese can invite some friendly imam to come and explain Islam to the men's group.
Such acts of appeasement are only a foretaste of what would happen should anti-blasphemy laws be enacted. Did Muhammad actually receive a revelation from God? It would be blasphemy to even raise the question. Are Christians being persecuted in Muslim lands? The implication is offensive. Is the Muslim Brotherhood influencing policy at the State Department? That's Islamophobia. How far along is the Islamic stealth jihad in this country? It will be hard to say, because the media won't be covering that story.
Much of the world and many influential people here at home seem willing to suppress free speech for the sake of peace. The argument is that no one should be allowed to say anything that might provoke Muslims to anger or cause them to riot and kill. Increasingly one hears that free speech should be subject to a test of consequences. In other words, if Muslims in Cairo, Egypt riot because of something said by someone in Cairo, Illinois, that person should have known better. Why? Because, as a post-rioting statement from the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt declared, "The people's anger and fury for their faith is invariably predictable, often unstoppable." In other words, be very careful what you say about Islam. But, of course, to accept this standard is to give veto power over speech to the mob.
The window of opportunity for speaking honestly about Islam was shut long ago in many parts of the world. It is now closing fast in the West. If recent events have taught us anything, it's that now is not the time to shut up about Islamnow is the time to bone up on Islam and to broadcast what we find. We can no longer afford to be blasé about the blasphemy issue.
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text: Owen Wilson: On 'Hillbilly Heroin'?Dodai Stewart8/29/07 9:00amFiled to: Dirt BagAngelina JolieBrad PIttbridget moynahanBritney SpearsJason WahlerKate MossLindsay LohanMadonnaPete DohertyrihannaChrissie HyndeOwen Wilsonshia laboeuf35EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkOwen Wilson's suicide attempt came on the heels of a three-day binge on crystal meth and "hillbilly heroin," aka Oxycodone, reports the Mirror. Yikes. [Mirror]Also, Owen has dropped out of Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder, which starts shooting in two weeks. [Variety]Madonna is adopting a second orphan from Malawi: a 13-month-old girl named Mercy. The singer said she wanted a sister for her adopted son, David Banda, "to redress the balance." What about Lourdes? Or does she mean she wants to balance out her family, color-wise? We're confused. [The Sun]Britney Spears has hired a private investigator to spy on Kevin Federline. We sooo want to see the files! [Page Six]Lindsay Lohan and her mother, Dina, have decided to let Michael Lohan visit Lindsay in rehab. "It's part of the healing process," says a source. Dina's having her restraining order lifted and counselors will be present. We predict a breakthrough. [Page Six]Speaking of Michael Lohan, you're aware he's shopping a reality show, right? [ONTD]The following sentence made us feel poor: "Budweiser beer heir Andy Busch is in mourning for his favorite polo pony." [Page Six]Bruce Willis will star in an Oliver Stone drama set in 1968 Vietnam. Uh, sounds uplifting! [Page Six]Quentin Tarantino, on a flight from the Phillippines last week, boarded in a wheelchair due to a back injury and wanted to sit on the floor. He was with a "D list actress" he called his "wife." [Page Six]Blind item! "Which famous lady is going to be asked for a substantial financial contribution by the hospital where she recently had major surgery? Or maybe the administrators will settle for her hosting a fund-raiser." [Page Six]So you know how shoe and handbag company Hogan designed a line of bags named after rock chicks? The pony-skin "Chrissie" is not a hit with anti-leather campaigner Chrissie Hynde. "At first, I thought this must be a joke, it's so outrageous and thoughtless," Chrissie says. She's considering a lawsuit. [Gatecrasher]When Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stayed at a resort in the Caribbean, they "only wanted to deal with one staff member during their entire stay," an insider claims. The resort sent a marketing exec from NY to be the go-to guy, except he didn't know how to cook and was "freaking out." [Gatecrasher, 2nd item]Blind item! "Which international sex symbol had to return to her own country to terminate a pregnancy that was the result of a brief fling with a U.S. hip-hop titan?" [Gatecrasher, last item]Hot couple alert! Shia LaBeouf and Rihanna: dating. (BTW, Perez spelled his name wrong.) [PerezHilton]That was quick! Angelina Jolie is back from Iraq and Syria. Angelina wore a blue flak jacket and a helmet when she arrived unannounced at the camp. [Yahoo!News]Is Kate Moss going to marry Pete Doherty? She's "run back into his needle-scarred arms." [Rush & Molloy, 2nd item]OK! Magazine is auctioning off the Versace gown Britney Spears wore during her disastrous photo shoot — proceeds go to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, which is kind of genius. [Rush & Molloy]Britney Spears was in her car, riding around Beverly Hills yesterday — someone else was driving and the kids were in the back — when the Mercedes ran out of gas. Seriously. You can't make this stuff up. [TMZ]Reply35 repliesLeave a reply


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Diallo absence frustrates Dickov
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Dickov: Bemoans Diallo ban
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Oldham boss Paul Dickov is disappointed to be without new recruit Bradley Diallo for the next three games.
The Frenchman was shown a red card on his full debut during last weekend's 1-1 draw against Huddersfield.
Yet, overall, Dickov has been impressed with the 21-year-old, who released by Olympique Marseille in the summer.
Dickov said: "We wanted to give Bradley a run of games which we thought he would get with Paul Black being out injured.
"Sadly he will miss the next three games through suspension. He had an excellent debut setting up Shefki Kuqi's goal and we have seen a lot of things which we believe will make Bradley a top full-back.
"Bradley is still a little raw, but there is plenty to work on and, possibly, we could have a very good player."


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Please help me fix my braces!10/30/2006 |
My brackets on my braces have popped off three times in 5 months and today one bracket popped off. My orthodontist gets mad when they come off. Is there any way I can fix the bracket without going to the orthodontist?
No, but there are some things that you can do to reduce this tendency. Don't chew ice, hard candy or chewing gum. Also, if you are involved in contact sports, wear a mouth guard.
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The Big Debate: Was Walsall's team selection right?
Was Dean Smith right to drop Craig Westcarr, Paul Downing and Mal Benning as Walsall slipped to defeat against Wolves?
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I have been a Walsall Fan for over 60 years !! However enough is enough not going to waste another single penny .Not sure if the job center is still in Lichfield St, but Mr Smith it will soon be time to get ready and sign onthe Dole Look forward to read his comments inthe Express and Star !!!
Swampy Saddler
Easy to say in hindsight but obviously only time will tell whether DS decided there are easier games to win?
Very confused as to why Downing and Westy were dropped, can only be for resting as both were on the bench.
Can understand why Taylor was brought back in as he is always very steady but Benning must have been gutted having scored at Sixfields! He is exciting when he gets forward but needs to work on his defensive duties.
I am sorry but I don't get Troy Hewitt at all and whether he understand how we play?
If Westcarr needed a rest then why not put Ngoo on from the start as I am sure Liverpool haven't leant him to us just to warm the bench!
Was an expected result yesterday. But disappointed that a crowd of 6500 Saddlers fans made less noise than 500 when we are away. I wonder if the crowd was boosted by Villa fans who didn't know or songs!
Anyway we move onto the Crewe game knowing only a win will do!
From an unbiased perspective, thought Wolves looked really good now, a different team from the one who ran around a little headless in Sept.
Definite for promotion. Relax Wolves fans you will be promoted! King Kenny doing a fine job!
And to finish off, Just hope that some of the fans who turned out on Sat will come again and see us on a good day!!! UTS!!! SS
I agree with many of swampy's comments re downing westcarr and Benning but in fairness to Dean I'm not sure what strike force he could start with that would trouble many defences as our forwards generally this season have failed to deliver with enough consistency apart from a few games here and there. The play offs are in my opinion gone and the way it's going we will be lucky to make 12th. I hate to say this but hand on heart I think it may be time to think about rebuilding the forward line as that has been our weakness all season except on the odd occasion. As to Wolves I didn't think the gulf was that great but they have players that can score on a regular basis and we have players that score now and again. Their defence looked very well organised and you could see the confidence the run they are enjoying throughout the team. I wish them and their fans well for the rest of the season and feel sure the only question is who will go up with them. My final comment would be for young Romaine Sawyers, I thought he fully deserved his man of the match award yesterday because he looked a class act against a good side.
Think Deano just felt the need to shake things up and to be frank Downing has been poor for the last few games. Problem is that there is really no-one pushing them - Chambers and Purkiss are stop gaps for emergencies and not long term options. The Crawley game showed that with Ngoo in the side we default to long ball and that is not our game. Dropping Westcarr possibly harsh but again not scored for a while and may have required resting particularly with all the games coming up. Agree with comments on the crowd and the Crewe attendance will be interesting to see how many actually turn up. Suspect that now the playoffs are out of reach and would never pass up on a possible Wembley appearance but think Deano now needs to start planning for next season.
mal benning should have played, paul downing should have played, and andy taylor should have(and did) played. How can you play 2 lb's? Simple mal looks better further up field so play him as a lm, taylor at lb. I agree with the comment above, troy hewitt was a waste of shirt and isnt good enough id have preffered ngoo. Westcarr was the right decision, he can score but not enough.
Sandy Sadler
I still think, Dean has a problem with the center forward spot. Because who stops and plays there on match day. They seem to want to play the old inside forward role. We create chances, but who is in the box to put them away ?. Why do we take of our 2 wingers each game, and replace them with slower players. Brandy has the pace to get around and create problems. So on comes Westcarr. Just no logic to it. Other teams now how to play we now, so lets up the tempo and speed of pass. We are to slow and would rather pass than shoot. So lets get it right for tomorrow. Come on.


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Highlights from IPPC 2017
Mr. Bruno Santoni, Executive Director, PPTA Europe, opened the well-attended IPPC 2017 welcoming the more than 300 attendees to Prague. PPTA thanks its sponsors who help make the IPPC possible. Download the IPPC app for a complete list of sessions and many of the presentations.
Mr. Jan M. Bult asked for a minute of silence in honor of Corey Dubin and John Walsh, two pioneering members of the rare disease patient community who passed away recently. Mr. Dubin and Mr. Walsh were tireless patient advocates and respected by many.
The Deputy Minister for Health Care in the Czech Republic, Professor Roman Prymula, MD, PhD, welcomed the Congress to Prague and gave the keynote address. He provided an overview of the Czech health care system.
Mr. David Bell, Chairman of the PPTA Global Board of Directors, provided the Chairman's message. He noted that PPTA's most important role is to educate patients, legislators, regulators, and the general public to ensure access to care for all who need it. He called for the industry to battle back against misperceptions and misinformation by speaking up about the industry and the safety of Source plasma and the safety and efficacy of plasma protein therapies.
Session one was a panel of speakers from the Czech Republic who gave presentations on an EU perspective of the plasma protein therapeutics industry and an overview of the blood transfusion service in the Czech Republic.
The 2017 Hilfenhaus Award was presented to Professor Henrietta Farkas, MD, Ph.D., DSc, of the Hungarian Angioedema Center at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary. Over her career, Professor Farkas has been dedicated to treating those suffering from Hereditary Angioedema and working to improve treatments and patients' quality of life.
Session two featured three panelists who examined various aspects of primary immunodeficiency disease (PID) care. Professor Volker Wahn presented on efforts to improve awareness of PID with German physicians through the FIND-ID project and the importance of early diagnosis and treatment. Professor Esther de Vries talked about using the entire health care chain to optimize PID care including the use of data for building awareness and better diagnoses. Professor Martin van Hagen provided a comprehensive overview of PID care in Southeast Asia including advances in genetic testing. He also discussed the increasing role of patient groups in Asia in helping to improve awareness of PID.
Session three was a panel and discussion about Anti-D and the eradication of newborn Hemolytic disease. The speakers represented members of industry and non-profit/academia who discussed challenges in Anti-D production as well as challenges to reaching patients in the developing world. The speakers also addressed ways to ensure access to care for patients around the world.
Day one of the IPPC finished with a patient-focused panel that addressed access to plasma protein therapies by examining specific geographic areas such as Central Europe, France, and Romania. Each of the speakers addressed the challenges and opportunities with working toward ensuring access to care and appropriate plasma protein therapies.
Day two of IPPC began with the Sponsors Session where Merck talked about supply chain management for plasma and plasma protein therapies and the related challenges. The presentation also covered Merck's solutions for supply chain risk management to help meet patients' needs.
Session six provided an in-depth look at developments in the plasma protein therapeutics industry globally. An analysis of plasma products in India was also provided, noting the challenges as well as recent advances and opportunities in moving forward. The panel concluded with a presentation on how, through innovation, a small business that is locally focused can grow to one that has a global impact.
Session seven covered some regulatory aspects of the plasma protein therapeutics industry. First was a presentation on new trends in inspections. Of note is an initiative to use risk-based inspection planning that, through the use of control measures in inspection planning, could reduce the inspection burden while maintaining standards. Finally, there were presentations on the possible expansion of the National Donor Deferral Registry (NDDR) and the Cross Donation Check System (CDCS) to Europe. The panel concluded with an in-depth discussion of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and national regulations on personal data and their impact on the expansion of the NDDR and CDCS.
The final session of IPPC focused on health technology assessments (HTA) and their use to support patient access to therapies. Presentations included a look at how to incorporate patient perspectives into HTAs to help provide additional context to the assessments. Also discussed were the issues of the value of therapies and harmonization of HTAs across Europe.
Bruno Santoni, Executive Director PPTA Europe, closed IPPC 2017, thanking the sponsors, the speakers, and the attendees. He encouraged all to attend IPPC 2018 in Budapest, Hungary. He also announced that the 2019 IPPC will be held in Stockholm!!!
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The Hilfenhaus Award conferred to Prof. Farkas at the IPPC 2017 +
The 2017 Hilfenhaus Award was bestowed to Professor Henriette Farkas, MD, Ph.D., DSc, during IPPC 2017 for her work related to treating those suffering from Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) and working to improve treatments and patients' quality of life. She is professor of allergology and clinical immunology at the Hungarian Angioedema Center at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary.
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So I'm new to Head-Fi and have been searching non stop for my first pair of audiophile headphones. I want decent bass (for electronic type music) and also good clarity in general for gaming along with John Mayer-type music. These will primarily be used in the library for studying, so closed headphones is a must so I don't disturb others.
At first I was set on the M50's and then shortly after that I found the the KNS8400's were rated better them - however they supposedly they lack the bass I want ( I wish I could just listen to them eh?)
Anyway, my price range I would say is about 130+-50 depending on the set. I also think the Beyerdynamic custom one pro's may also be able to do the trick.
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Natural Gas Climbs on Biggest Stockpile Drop in Almost Two Years
Christine BuurmaNatural gas futures advanced for the first time in four days after a government report showed that U.S. stockpiles declined by the most in almost two years.
Gas gained 2.6 percent after the Energy Department said inventories fell 201 billion cubic feet in the seven days ended Jan. 4 to 3.316 trillion cubic feet, the biggest weekly decline since February 2011. Analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg showed an expected drop of 191 billion.
"This was definitely a bullish withdrawal," said Kent Bayazitoglu, an analyst at Gelber & Associates in Houston. "It was a cold week. People had reduced their expectations because of the New Year's holiday, but this number would have been bullish even if it hadn't been a holiday week."
Natural gas for February delivery rose 8 cents to settle at $3.193 per million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices have climbed 8.6 percent from a year ago. Trading volume was up 14 percent from the 100-day average at 334,279 as of 3:04 p.m. Volume was 40 percent below the average before the supply report was released.
February $3.50 calls were the most active gas options in electronic trading. They were 0.3 cent higher at 1.2 cents on volume of 962 contracts as of 2:45 p.m. Calls accounted for about half of options volume.
Gas for March delivery traded 1.5 cents above the February contract, compared with 1.8 cents yesterday.
Stockpile Surplus
The five-year average stockpile decline for the week is 121 billion cubic feet, according to FirstEnergy Capital Corp. in Calgary. A surplus to the five-year average fell to 10.7 percent from 12.4 percent the previous week. Supplies were 2.6 percent below year-earlier inventories, the widest deficit since September 2011.
The weather may be colder than normal in the Northeast from Jan. 20 through Jan. 24, according to Commodity Weather Group LLC in Bethesda, Maryland.
The low in New York on Jan. 20 may be 16 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 7 Celsius), 11 lower than usual, according to AccuWeather Inc. in State College, Pennsylvania. The low in Boston may be 21 degrees, 1 below average.
About 50 percent of U.S. households use gas for heating, Energy Department data show.
The department increased its estimate for 2013 natural gas prices in a Jan. 8 report, citing more normal winter heating demand compared with last year. Gas at the benchmark Henry Hub in Erath, Louisiana, will average $3.74 per million Btu, up from the December estimate of $3.68, according to the monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook. Prices averaged $2.75 in 2012.
Production Gain
Natural gas output in the lower-48 states rose to an all-time high in October as more of the fuel was pumped from shale formations in the Northeast and North Dakota, the department said Jan. 7.
Gross gas production increased 0.4 percent to 73.54 billion cubic feet a day from a revised 73.22 billion in September, the department's Energy Information Administration said in the monthly EIA-914 report.
Supplies from the "other states" category rose 1.8 percent to 23.94 billion cubic feet a day from a revised 23.51 billion in September. Production in that region advanced "as operators reported new wells coming online in the Marcellus and Bakken shale plays," the department said.
The boom in oil and natural gas production helped the U.S. cut its reliance on imported fuel. America met 83 percent of its energy needs in the first nine months of last year, department data show. If the trend goes on through 2012, it will be the highest level of self-sufficiency since 1991.


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text: Ochocinco Wants to Fight Berto, WBC Champ Guarantees A BeatingKOGOD8/23/09 1:00pmFiled to: NflBoxingChad OchocincoAndre BertoThings that absolutely need to happen as soon as possible7EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkChad Ochocinco has spent a few months of his off-season time training in boxing gyms, and now he's talking about launching a pro career. He's gone so far as to call out WBC Welterweight champion Andre Berto.AdvertisementThe feud began as a war of words between the two parties, only to be escalated when Ochocinco called Berto out through the press."So when I get in the ring and knock out (welterweight champ Andre) Berto, and people are like, 'I didn't know Chad could fight,'" he said to us, "I just told you."Berto, a dynamic young fighter determined to be boxing's next crossover star, saw the comments and fired back with aplomb.Advertisement"I'm here to say that when his season is over, which should be before the playoffs start, I'll give him the beating of his life and show him the difference between kicking footballs and getting your ass kicked. By the time I'm done with him, he'll want to change his last name to No Mas!"Oh yes. This absolutely needs to happen. Just think of the pay per view numbers. Who wouldn't pay $45 to watch the former Mr. Ochocinco alone in the ring with one of the sport's best young fighters. For the sake of argument let's consider the issue of the two men's weight difference.The welterweight limit is 147 pounds, and the 6'1" Ochocinco is listed at a robust 192. It's worth noting that Paul Williams has held a 147 pound title despite standing at 6'1", although Williams is a bit of a freak. Ochocinco would have to cut out the McDonald's and get in shape for real just to get to down to the light heavyweight division.SponsoredEven if Ochocinco did come into the ring with a 25 pound weight advantage I don't think it would be long before Berto put him down for good. For those not familiar with his work, here's a little background. Ochocinco Planning Boxing CareerReply7 repliesLeave a reply


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If the Dallas Mavericks are able to hold off the Phoenix Suns' late season charge and claim a playoff berth, the Mavericks will not have one of its most versatile players available for the post season.
Former Lakers forward Devean George finally had the arthroscopic surgery performed on his right knee two days ago to repair cartilage damage suffered in a game March 11.
Although the team announced that it was not determined when George would return, George told The Register two weeks ago, when the Mavericks played the Lakers at Staples Center, that he was done for the season.
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2011-12 Cycling News
June 19, 2012King Inks Cycling Brother-Sister Duo King Cycling announced that Jordon and Paul Galewski will join the King College cycling team for the 2012-13 season.
May 31, 2012Join King Cycling at the Frazier Junior Road Cycling Camp! King College will host the 2012 Frazier Junior Road Cycling Camp for boys and girls ages 10-18 from July 8-13 before hosting the Cobra-Tornado Classic event.
May 25, 2012Tornado Watch! Episode 5 - Nationals Highlight Reel In our latest edition of Tornado Watch!, check out a highlight reel of the action of our fifth place King Cycling team!
May 10, 2012Cycling Announces Signing of Sara Rogers Tornado Cycling reached down into Soddy Daisy, Tenn., for its newest addition to the 2012-13 squad, Sara Rogers.
May 05, 2012Follow the Tornado in the USA Cycling Championships This Weekend! Follow the King College cycling team in Ogden, Utah as they compete in their first National Championship in school history!
May 04, 2012Tornado Take Fifth in Team Omnium at USA Cycling Championships! In their first trip to the National Championships, King College Cycling placed fifth in the Team Omnium standings out of 44 teams.
May 03, 2012Tornado Watch! Episode 3 - Utah Bound w/ Danny McBride and Ryan Gasser (complete) Join Danny McBride and Ryan Gasser as they drive cross country to Salt Lake City, Utah for the 2012 USA Cycling National Championships!
April 28, 2012Burchfield, Adams Named SAAC Student-Athlete of the Month The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee has named Shelbie Burchfield (T/F) and Blake Adams (Cycle) as the Student-Athletes of the Month for April.
April 26, 2012Tornado Cycling Take Second at SECCC Championships Blake Adams won his seventh race of the season and placed first in points overall at this weekend's Southeast Collegiate Cycling Championships.
April 14, 2012Adams, Cucaz Continue Winning Ways in Clemson Blake Adams earned his sixth win of the season while Stephanie Cucaz also reeled in a win over the weekend's outing at the Clemson Spring Classic.
March 31, 2012Adams Astounds in Athens, Takes Pair of Wins Freshman cyclist Blake Adams earned two wins at this weekend's Battle in Dawg Country, hosted by UGA, while the women posted four top-5 finishes.
March 04, 2012Jensen and Adams Represent King Atop Leaderboard at Cumberland Classic King College Cycling featured a pair of winners on the men's in day one action at the Cumberland Classic and rode well through the entire weekend.
February 25, 2012Cyclists Finish Among Top at Georgia Southern Stephanie Cucaz and Amanda Komestat put on great performances for King Cycling while Blake Adams pulled down career win No. 1 at Georgia Southern.
February 11, 2012King Cycling Starts Spring Season with Success In their first race of the spring season, King cycling posted a pair of wins including Blake Adams' cat-C win in his first weekend with the Tornado.
January 17, 2012King College Set to Kick Off Tornado Athletic Club King College will introduce a new way to spread generosity toward Athletics when it introduces the Tornado Athletic Club this Saturday, Jan. 21
December 11, 2011Tornado Send Two to Cyclocross Championships King Cycling sent two riders to compete in the 2011 Cyclocross Championship, hosted by Lees-McRae, this weekend.
November 12, 2011Six Race in King Cyclocross 2011 Six King cyclists took to the course in Bristol (TN) for the first time this season at the 2011 King Cyclocross event.
October 19, 2011Tornado Cross 2011 Coming to Bristol Cyclists of all ages are encouraged to begin signing up for the 2011 Tornado Cross event taking place on Nov. 12
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I Fought For Fidel
In the twilight of Castro's regime, one of the soldiers who put him in power recalls what it was like to be a fidelista up in the hills four decades ago when a whole new, just, democratic world was there for the building
November 1991 | Volume 42, Issue 7
Like a hurricane spawned in distant waters, the full force of the collapse of world Communism has finally reached the island of Cuba and seems poised to sweep away the last vestiges of the Marxist-Leninist structure erected there over the last three decades. The demise of Cuban Communism has been better foretold than its rise: in 1958 few Americans could have imagined the establishment, ninety miles off their shores, of a Soviet-allied state that within four years would bring the world to the brink of nuclear catastrophe. I certainly had no idea it could happen; America's Cold War obsession with Communism at home and abroad seemed to ensure that nothing like that would happen. But as it turned out, I unwittingly participated in the making of one of history's great surprises.
Cuba was in the news in the summer of 1958. One of the biggest stories was the kidnaping of twenty-eight servicemen from the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay by Raúl Castro, brother of the Cuban rebel leader Fidel, in June. By the time I arrived in New York City—from Korea via Fort Jackson, South Carolina, where I had separated from the U.S. Army after a tour of duty in the Far East—it was August and Raul had released the hostages after publicly decrying the United States's alleged support for the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Raúl's stunt had not gone over well with the American public; it gave new credibility to old charges by Batista spokesmen that the Castro brothers were anti-American and pro-Communist. But I chose not to believe those charges. I was in New York to make contact with Fidel's 26th of July Movement and volunteer for his army in Cuba—and to see an American girl I'd met in Mexico two years earlier.
Joining the Cuban Revolution seemed like a good idea. I'd followed its progress in Time magazine during my fifteen months in Korea. I had a history degree from The Citadel and two years in the infantry, and soldiering was the only job I'd been trained for. I was temperamentally unsuited for peacetime military service, though. For a while I thought about going to South America to look for lost trails and lost cities, but my application for a Fulbright grant to study archeology in Peru was rejected while I was in Asia. After halfheartedly considering law school, I returned to the States from Korea intent on joining the Cuban rebel army.
But first I met up with Nancy Copenhaver, who took a week off from her summer job in New Hampshire to see me in New York. By the end of that week we were married. This was a time in America when long-term commitments were more often made and kept than in succeeding decades, and by the standards of the 1950s, what Nancy and I did was not unusual: we agreed that she would return to her parents and to school at the University of Michigan, while I would go to Cuba and rise to power with the revolutionary forces. I assumed that the war would be over by the end of the semester, and by then I should have acquired a home and a livelihood.
I found the address of the New York office of the 26th of July Movement in the Spanish-language newspaper La Prensa. My reading knowledge of Spanish was good, but my command of the spoken language was only fair. I had no communication problem at the movement headquarters, though, because most of the people there spoke excellent English. The office was in an old brownstone building at 305 Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. A huge red and black banner, draped under the second-story windows, proclaimed in Spanish, 26TH OF JULY MOVEMENT, MILITANTS AND SYMPATHIZERS.
The place was staffed by clean-cut young men, some of whom had come to the United States to study after Batista had closed the University of Havana the year before. Others, like the office treasurer, Ginés Gorrin, had been students in the States much longer. They all were well-mannered, educated, and apparently devoted to the cause of Cuban liberty. Their job was to raise money and to counter batistiano propaganda by presenting the revolutionaries to the American people as democratic and anti-Communist.
Ginés gave me some pamphlets that highlighted Batista's Communist connections (he ran for president on the Cuban Communist party ticket in 1940 and headed a popular-front government during World War II) and claimed that Raúl Castro had detained the American citizens merely in order to show them some of the damage the dictator's forces were inflicting on the Cuban people with arms supplied by the United States. I didn't need to be convinced, I told Ginés. I knew the revolution was not anti-American or pro-Communist; otherwise I wouldn't be volunteering. But there was one problem: Ginés said the New York office was authorized to accept donations but not volunteers. American kids came all the time, trying to join Fidel's army; some wanted to enlist only for the summer. Of course, I was different, Ginés admitted. He was impressed by my military credentials; still, he insisted his office could not accept volunteers. He suggested I talk with Donald Soldini, an American on medical leave from Raúl Castro's forces.


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Complete blood count (CBC) and differential
CBCs and differentials are the most frequently ordered tests used to help diagnose and monitor MPNs. Often ordered as part of a yearly physical exam, they are routine tests that count the number and relative proportion of each of the different types of cells in a blood sample. They also provide information about the size, shape, and relative maturity of the blood cells present in a person's blood at that moment.
CBCs and differentials can be used to detect WBC, RBC, and platelet increases, decreases, and abnormalities. They can help determine their severity, diagnose their cause, monitor the course of a disease, and monitor the response to treatment.
With polycythemia vera, increased RBCs, platelets, and sometimes WBCs may be seen. With myelofibrosis, immature granulocytes, misshapen teardrop-shaped red blood cells, and immature nucleated red blood cells are often seen, and WBC and RBC numbers are often decreased. With thrombocythemia, greatly increased numbers of platelets are seen along with abnormally large or giant platelets amd platelet clumps.
Irregularities in cell counts may be due to MPNs, but they may also be due to a variety of other temporary or chronic conditions. Other testing is usually done to confirm or rule out the diagnosis of an MPN.
Bone marrow aspiration/biopsy
If a bone marrow disorder is suspected, a doctor may order a bone marrow aspiration or biopsy to collect a small sample of marrow. When a specialist (a pathologist, oncologist, or hematologist) examines the bone and fluid portion of the bone marrow sample under the microscope, the type, number and appearance of various cells can be assessed and, if present, overgrowth of certain types of cells, fibrosis, and tumors can be determined. Most bone marrow disorders can be revealed during this examination, but further testing may be necessary to confirm a diagnosis.
Other tests that sometimes are ordered include:
- Arterial blood gases (ABGs). This test measures the amount of gases in the arterial blood and may be done when polycythemia vera is suspected. Low levels of oxygen are associated with secondary polycythemia.
- Erythropoietin is a hormone that stimulates the bone marrow to produce RBCs. With primary polycythemia, erythropoietin levels will be very low or absent, but with secondary polycythemia, they will be normal or high.
- Cytogenetic analysis and molecular testing may be used to help diagnose suspected MPNs. For example, genetic testing is used in suspected chronic myelogenous leukemia to check for the presence or absence of a Philadelphia (Ph') chromosome or a bcr-abl translocation (see BCR-ABL). If polycythemia vera, primary myelofibrosis, or essential thrombocythemia is suspected, a doctor may order a test to check for JAK2 mutation (see JAK2) or MPL mutation.
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Work -- it can offer validity and a means of escape. Help fight loneliness and boost self-esteem. Possibly sink relationships or improve one's social standing.
Such theories are explored in a collection of 32 short stories titled Blue Collar, White Collar, No Collar (Harper Perennial), edited by Richard Ford. It is a rich compendium that seeks to define, defend, and explain the importance of work using complex characters that range from a veteran waiter aboard a train to a lauded but aging poet seeking his muse in Italy.
Most societies rely on work to help define, judge, idolize, or shun a person, and many succumb to the urge of asking someone they just met what exactly they do for a living -- a practice that Ford writes is often regarded as impolite and aggressive.
"It was as if doing such a garish thing one would basically be saying, 'Well, now... what makes you so goddamn sure you're solid on the earth?'"
But it is exactly this suggestion that indirectly or directly drives most of the protagonists.
The masterpiece in this collection is quite possibly A Solo Song: For Doc by James Alan McPherson. Never has a narrative about a waiter serving a passenger aboard a train been so suspenseful, or the description of a job so compelling. In the story, a black man who has worked aboard trains nearly all his life fights for his job with steely persistence despite bosses who try to force him to quit after decades of successful service.
His reason for defending his job is simple: "There were no civil rights or marches or riots for something better in those days. In those days a man found something he liked to do and liked it from then on because he couldn't help himself."
Other stories explore the satisfaction derived from work, and how work often becomes an organic extension of oneself.
In Drummond & Son, Charles D'Ambrosio relies on sharp imagery to describe a man who fixes typewriters for a living: "As far back as Drummond could recall, he'd had typewriter parts in his pockets and ink in the crevices of his fingers and a light sheen of Remington gun oil on his skin."
Work also can be a source of security and comfort when it indulges one's personality traits, as seen in High Lonesome by Joyce Carol Oates: "In school, saluting the American flag felt good to him. Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Wearing the Beechum County Sheriff's Department uniform. Keeping his weapon clean."
But for all its fulfilling aspects, work is largely driven by need, greed, and expectations, often leading to a frustrated life best described by Jeffrey Eugenides in the Great Experiment, which captures the dull reality of a man struggling to support his middle-class family.
"In this real world, there were things like custom software and ownership percentages and Machiavellian corporate struggles, all of which resulted in the ability to drive a heartbreakingly beautiful forest-green Range Rover up your own paved drive," he writes.
Most stories in the collection are based in the United States, leading to a somewhat monotonous reading experience brilliantly broken up by the Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, who offers a refreshing, one-sided love story between a tour guide in India and a female tourist.
The collection also includes a short story by Junot Diaz, Edison, New Jersey, which portrays the everyday life of blue-collar workers in stark terms: "I sit next to this three-hundred-pound rock-and-roll chick who washes dishes at the Friendly's. She tells me about the roaches she kills with her water nozzle. Boils the wings right off them."
The book's release comes as the U.S. unemployment rate drops to its lowest level in two years and as U.S. businesses try to recover from a global economic crisis, posting the largest number of job openings in more than two years.
The sting of the crisis, and the massive layoffs that ensued, recalls a passage in The Deposition, by Tobias Wolff, published in the New Yorker in 2006: "Burke knew the whole story, and it disgusted him -- especially the workers who'd let the owners screw them like this while patting them on the head, congratulating them for being the backbone of the country, salt of the earth, the true Americans."


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If you have art or design chops and are a fan of The Phantom of the Opera, oh boy, are you in luck. The longest running show in Broadway history (11,023 performances as of yesterday's matinee) invites you to download a PDF of the Phantom's iconic mask, then jazz it up and submit to win. Judges will select 26 illustrated masks, which will be displayed in a pop-up gallery on the ground floor of the Paramount Hotel (235 W 46th Street). The 26 artists will also get tickets to see The Book of Mormon. Ha ha! We're only kidding. You have to see The Phantom of the Opera again (currently starring Norm Lewis, above). Enter The Art of the Mask contest via the show's Facebook page.
The Phantom of the Opera wants you to decorate his mask and win tickets to the show
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