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First, a demonstration as to the effect we're trying to achieve here. Go to my test area here and note that it has two test categories, each with one test forum in it.
Now log in as testMoya using the same as the password (case-sensitive - the capital M is significant!) and note that two new forums appear: one called Moya Test and the other called Gweedore Gathering.
Log out. Log in again as testMTF with the same as the password (again, case-sensitive). This time, in addition to the test forums, you see one called MTF Test and neither of the Moya forums are displayed.
Now the rest of this is for Admin: it'll make pretty much no sense to anyone else here at all!! The idea here is to set up one new forum that is available to the 'gweedore' group only.
Firstly, you need to create the forum.
- Log in with your Admin login and go to the Administration Panel
- On the left-hand menu, under Forum Admin, click on Management
- You'll get a list of all the categories and forums, together with options to create a new forum under any existing cateogry or create a new category.
- In the first section, Moya's Forum, enter what you want this forum to be called (for example, Gweedore Gathering) and then click on Create new forum.
- On the next screen, enter a text description that you want to appear beneath the forum name. Leave all other options as they are for now (i.e. leave unlocked and don't set it to autoprune).
- Make sure it says Moya's Forum in the Category; change it if it is something other than this.
- When done, click on Create New Forum.
- You should then get an Information box advising you that the forum has been created.
- On the admin panel, under Forum Admin, click on Permissions.
- On the Forum Permissions Control screen, select the Gweedore Gathering forum from the drop-down and click on Look up Forum.
- Leave it in 'simple mode' and change the access rights to Private [Hidden].
- Click on Submit.
- You'll get an information box advising that the permssions have been updated.
Now we need to make the 'gweedore' group see that forum, and the 'gweedore' group only. Here's how to do this:
- Click on Permissions under Group Admin in the left-hand pane.
- On the Select a Group screen, select 'gweedore' (will probably be already selected as this is the only group there is) and click on Look up Group.
- On the next screen you should get a table of forums, and against them whether this group is allowed access or is allowed to moderate the forums.
There should be drop-downs against the newly-created Gweedore Gathering forum under 'Simple Permissions' and 'Moderator Status'.
- Change the permission under Simple Permissions from Disallowed Access to Allowed Access. Leave the Moderator status as 'Not Moderator'.
- Click on Submit.
- You'll get an information box advising that the permissins have been altered.
- Click on Forum Index under the main Administration heading in the admin panel to the left.
- You'll get the forum index back, looking like what you'd see as a normal user.
- Log out.
- When the forum index reappears, you should not see a forum called Gweedore Gathering at the end of the Moya's Forum forums.
- Log in as a non-member of the Gweedore group. Again, you should not see the new forum.
- Log out and back in as a member of the Gweedore group. You should be able to see and access the new forum this time.
Let me know how it goes!!
If this doesn't work or you run into difficulties then you may use the 'Gweedore Gathering' at my test forum. But if this is used, please bear in mind the following:
- It's a test area for some forum ideas I have. Although it won't just disappear or stop working, it probably won't be there permanently. This is why there are no real members there, just me, myself, and I.
- Let me know before anyone starts putting details in there and I'll delete the test user, or deny it access to that forum.
- Obviouly I'd want people to register there using the same usernames as here. You'll also need to 'ask' for permission to join the group, but we'll cross that bridge if we go this way. Don't worry about using the same passwords: they are stored securely away such that even I could not get to them (using a technique called 'one-way encryption').


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Brooklyn Allman understands why people with an interest in rock 'n' roll history get a little anxious when they find out she's not using her actual first name, Layla.
Why would a singer with a blood connection to one of the great rock songs of all time ignore its title when it's right there on her birth certificate.
"Yeah, I get it, the Duane riff," Allman says from a tour bus in Norfolk, Va., where she and her band, Picture Me Broken, are the opening act for Marilyn Manson. The tour hits the Fillmore Miami Beach on Sunday.
Allman is the 20-year-old daughter of Gregg Allman, who teamed with brother Duane to create the seminal Southern rock group the Allman Brothers Band, responsible for such four-decade-old classics as "Whipping Post" "Statesboro Blues," "Midnight Rider" and "Jessica." Duane Allman also provided the iconic guitar to Eric Clapton's signature song, Derek & the Dominoes' Miami-recorded hit "Layla." Duane Allman died in a motorcycle accident a year later.
Brooklyn Allman — the product of Gregg's brief relationship with a radio music journalist — and her dad went long stretches of rare and perfunctory interaction, she says. Brooklyn was classically trained as a pianist beginning at age 8, and formed her own Bay Area rock band at age 12, but her famous father's music had no place on her personal soundtrack of bands such as Green Day and AFI.
"I didn't even give my dad's music the time of day," she says.
But as Brooklyn grew more dedicated to her music, her father took notice.
"We'd see each other a couple of times a year, but until I proved that I was a serious artist, he didn't take much of an interest," Brooklyn says. "We started to grow closer around the spring of last year. He was really impressed with my music. It's cool to talk work with him."
Brooklyn says her father, who underwent a liver transplant in 2010, is clean, sober, exercising and "better than ever." He now mentors her a little on the creative side and a lot on the business side of the music industry.
She says touring with Manson has been a revelation, and she counts the former South Florida goth svengali as a mentor as well. They talk every day, and she's holding out hope that they can work on a song together.
"He's a really smart guy, really funny," she says.
Picture Me Broken, which includes guitarists Dante Phoenix and Jimmy Strimpel backed by drummer Shaun Foist, is performing dark propulsive rock from a new EP, "Mannequins." While Brooklyn is out front, she rejects the lazy pigeon-holing of PMB as a "female-fronted" rock band. They're just a rock band, she says.
Beyond an appreciation for the jam-kicking guitar of Heart's Ann Wilson and the "kicking ass" confidence and style of Rihanna ("Don't look to artists for personal choices, just enjoy their performances," she says), all of Brooklyn's heroes are men. High on her list are Davey Havok of AFI and Billy Joe Armstrong of Green Day, author Christopher Hitchens and evolutionary biologist and author Richard Dawkins.
Oh, and one more. When she was 16, Brooklyn's father took her to get her first tattoo: Inside of her right forearm is a heavily inked "Brooklyn." It's the name Gregg Allman added after her mom had decided to name her Layla, and the name she now takes onstage.
"I wanted something that represented him," she says.
IF YOU GO: South Florida-bred shock-rocker Marilyn Manson performs with opening act Picture Me Broken at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Fillmore Miami Beach (1700 Washington Ave.). Tickets: $58.50, $79.75. Info: 305-673-7300, FillmoreMB.com; Facebook.com/PictureMeBrokenBand.
ArtServe's annual RedEye has always been synonymous with a certain brand of je ne sais cool, but is it even more so this year? Expect live art, live bands, DJs, fashion shows, films and food trucks to overload all of your senses from 6-10 p.m. Saturday. Special spotlights will shine on Torche Perkins, the metal sculptor on HGTV's "Brother vs. Brother," and two urban artists of different stripes, Miguel Paredes and graffiti stylist Abstrk. Tickets: $10, $50 VIP ($7 and $35 presale through 12 p.m. Friday). ArtServe is at 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Info: 954-462-8190, ArtServe.org.
Our friends at Cupcake Burlesque are calling Saturday's Battle of the Sexes Part 2 a "huge show." Pitting the ladies of Cupcake against the boylesque beefcake of Hurly Burly Burlesque, we're not sure how to take that. The event begins at 10 p.m. at Respectable Street (518 Clematis St., West Palm Beach). Info: 561-832-9999, Sub-Culture.org/Respectable-Street, Facebook.com/CupcakeBurlesque.
South Florida surf-rock twanger Laramie Dean, now of L.A. and last seen during a 2011 drive-by from guitar legend Dick Dale, returns to the area for a slate of weekend shows with Dale's drummer son Jimmy. On Friday the duo will play Churchill's Pub (5501 NE Second Ave., Miami; 305-757-1807; $10), while Saturday they'll do a free 5 p.m. pop-in at the ever-cool Mai-Kai (3599 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale; 954-563-3272) and an 8 p.m. show with Skinny Jimmy & Stingrays and Morgan La Rue's burlesque troupe at Mickey's (350 SW 12th Ave., Pompano Beach; 954-941-1611; $10).
Not that you need another reason to attend downtown Hollywood's delightful monthly ArtWalk, but on Saturday you can witness creativity in action as art-scene fixture Rob Robi will begin adding his vision to downtown's ongoing mural project. Robi's work, "The Concrete Daydream," is going on the 720-square-foot space at Muzart Studios (1946 Harrison St.), the all-ages arts center. "Some of our students are just starting their journey in art, so it's new and exciting for them," says Muzart owner Tina Buccellato in a press statement. " 'The Concrete Daydream' will capture that same innocent curiosity, especially since children will be some of the protagonists in Robi's piece." The Downtown Hollywood ArtWalk takes place on the third Saturday of every month from 7 to 10 p.m. Info: Facebook.com/DowntownHollywoodMuralProject.
One of the defining events of the South Florida social season, no matter what anyone tells you, is the annual Treasure Trove Fishing Tournament, which returns on Saturday to the Internationally World Famous Treasure Trove on Fort Lauderdale beach (2933 SE Fifth St.). It may be too late to sign up, but that's the best part. The fishing is almost irrelevant. When the boats start coming back in to collect their prizes (in 18 categories) the outdoor block party starts, with the free fish fry (5 p.m. and sponsored by the Key West Fish Dip Co.), free booze (until it runs out, and then you're on the Trove menu, which is not going to kill you), music (Peter White), giveaways and raffles. Proceeds (they'll also have T-shirts on sale) will benefit The One Fund charity for Boston Marathon attack victims. You have nothing better to do. Info: 754-245-6062, or email email@example.com
Fort Lauderdale beach hotspot S3 will throw its second Full Moon Rising party on Sunday from 5 to 10 p.m., with live music, naked sushi (7:30 p.m.), Brazilian dancers, a snake charmer, fire dancers and a special fire show. S3 is at 505 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., on the ground floor of the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort. There's a valet, but a lot of metered parking spots. Info: 954-523-7873, S3Restaurant.com.
Up the beach, local turntable favorite Jessica Who, best known for her popular Purdy Lounge sets, will DJ at W Fort Lauderdale's Living Room (401 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.) on Saturday night, a party hosted by Voli Vodka that will spotlight the brand's specialty cocktails for $10. Info: 954-414-8300.
No ego for Luke Bryan, clearly. Fresh from being named Entertainer of the Year at the ACM Awards, Bryan's Dirt Road Diaries Tour is on its way to the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, with tickets ($25.20 lawn, $50 reserved) on sale 10 a.m. Friday. The game that some acts play with opening acts (popular, but not TOO popular) is not being played by the headliner, who will share the stage with hot-selling openers Thompson Square and Florida Georgia Line. Don't be late! Get tickets at the box office, LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster outlets and by calling 800-745-3000.
The monthly Wheelin' Dealin' Street Food Festival at Magic City Casino (450 NW 37th Ave., Miami) has a new theme this Saturday: bacon. Each of the two dozen food trucks taking part will have a bacon dish, including Ms. Cheezious (pork belly, manchego and thyme mac 'n' cheese), the Rolling Stove (bacon-wrapped, roasted jalapeno peppers stuffed with scallion cream cheese), Zombie Ice (bacon ice cream topped with maple bacon bits) and Sugar Yummy Mama (chocolate-bacon cupcake), to name but a few. Hours 5-10 p.m. Admission free. Info: BurgerBeast.com.
Get daily updates on South Florida entertainment and things to do at SouthFlorida.com and on Twitter at @BenCrandell.

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USC can clinch the Pac-12 Conference South Division title and a berth in the Pac-12 championship game if it defeats No. 17 UCLA on Saturday at the Rose Bowl.
Another victory next week — over third-ranked Notre Dame — might push the No. 21 Trojans into the top 10, and would provide momentum going into the conference title game, where a chance to conclude the season in the Rose Bowl would be at stake.
It's a rewarding scenario for a team that already has three losses.
Of course, an entirely different bit of history awaits the Trojans if they falter.
•USC opened the season ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press, and since the AP poll started in 1950, only four preseason No. 1s have lost more games than 7-3 USC already has. Notre Dame was 4-4-1 in 1950, Iowa 5-4 in 1961, Mississippi 5-5-1 in 1964 and Auburn 9-4 in 1984.
•Five teams that topped the preseason poll have finished unranked — Notre Dame, Iowa, Ohio State (6-3) in 1962, USC (7-3) in 1963 and Mississippi in 1964 — though rankings from 1962 to 1967 went only 10 deep.


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Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she had "no inkling" of the effect her so-called misogyny speech aimed at Opposition Leader Tony Abbott would have.
She made the comments after being voted the most influential female voice in Australia by Fairfax Media's Daily Life website.
The site lauded her for the now famous speech in October, saying it was a "watershed moment" for Australian women.
"Our first female Prime Minister had kept silent on sexism directed at her and entrenched in Australian politics since her election, but when she spoke it wasn't just Australia, but the world, that stopped and listened," a statement on their website said.
But Ms Gillard, in an accompanying interview with Fairfax, had no idea how much attention the world would pay to the speech until Treasurer Wayne Swan told her.
"I thought I had given a hard-hitting speech but I didn't have any inkling of the effect of it," she said.
"I said to Wayne, `Oh, we're going to have to sit here now and listen to all these bloody speeches in reply. I should get my chief of staff to bring some correspondence so at least I can be getting on with something.'
"And Wayne, with a slightly odd look on his face ... said, `You can't really give the `I accuse' speech and settle back and do your correspondence'."
She said women had shown their support of the speech by sending her notes and presents.
Media commentator Anne Summers was voted the second most influential woman in Australia, followed by social commentator, writer and lecturer Jane Caro, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick and Walkley award winning journalist and 7.30 Report anchor Leigh Sales.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Language schools in Sicily - help needed please! :-) Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Language schools in Sicily - help needed please! :-) Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Italy View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message RobinHoodJoined: 05 Apr 2010Posts: 2 Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:16 am Post subject: Language schools in Sicily - help needed please! :-) Hi all, Thinking of moving to Sicily, and was wondering if anybody knew of any good English language schools that I could approach for a teaching position? Very interested in around Siracusa and Catania. P.s Have a B.A and CELTA qualification and am a British national. Many thanks! Back to top Shana MartzJoined: 11 May 2009Posts: 8Location: Indianapolis/Napoli Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 10:58 pm Post subject: PON Jobs in Public Schools Hi, Robinhood, You are in the best position to take advantage of the European funds being invested in the four southern regions of Italy. Sicily has numerous PON projects that pay quite well. Most pay 80 euro per hour, and consist of 50 hours. Teach English in Italian Public Schools with PON Because you are a EU citizen, you won't have any trouble with the paperwork. It's seriously worth a look. Re: private schools. I just wouldn't waste too much time with them. Get your foot in the door now. Good luck! Back to top varreliJoined: 02 Jul 2009Posts: 8 Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:02 am Post subject: PON in Sicily -- Do Americans have a Chance? hi -- do Americans have a chance teaching in Sicily at all...particularly with this well-paid Pon program? thanks, any advice on Sicily/Italy for Americans appreciated. varreli Back to top stewgreenJoined: 04 Feb 2003Posts: 2 Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:07 pm Post subject: sounds too good to be true if it sounds too good to be true.. then it's not true is it 80 Euros ask for evidence before you pay any fixig fees mindyou Italy can be so expensive you'll need that much soon Back to top varreliJoined: 02 Jul 2009Posts: 8 Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:05 pm Post subject: thanks thanks stewgreen, I'm moving very warily at this point. varelli Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Italy All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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This year ARKive and Bristol Festival of Nature are both celebrating their 10th anniversaries! Each are marking the occasion in very special ways: while ARKive is asking the world to vote for their favourite species, the Festival of Nature is setting out to discover Bristol's wildlife with Bristol99 – an exciting project that aims to connect people in the city with nature on their doorstep through a variety of wildlife events across Bristol's ninety-nine best sites for nature.
Wherever you live, there are always fascinating species to be found, and with these two celebrations happening at the same time, it seemed like a good idea to talk about the three of ARKive's shortlisted favourites that you might find right here in the city of Bristol: the red fox, the peregrine falcon, and the barn owl.
Red fox
First, the red fox. If you live in the UK, it's probably the species you're most likely to have on your tick list, and with Bristol being home to the famous BBC Natural History Unit, it's become a bit of a film star over time. Foxes began colonising Bristol in the 1930s, when suburbs of semi-detached houses sprung up on the city outskirts, with large gardens that provided an ideal habitat. The population grew rapidly, spreading to the city centre, and foxes can be seen regularly across the city. Keep your eyes peeled after dark!
Peregrine falcon
Peregrine falcons are best known for being the fastest animal in the world, reaching speeds of up to 200mph! In the UK, peregrines have increasingly moved into urban areas in recent years, and Bristol has a number of residents and visitors. Last summer, a pair nested on a ledge of a building by the city's harbour and were regularly spotted circling the city centre hunting for food for their single chick. The steep cliffs of the Avon Gorge are the best place in Bristol to view these birds, with one viewing spot even named Peregrine Point! Here local enthusiasts gather between April and October, when the peregrines are most active, and observe their day to day activity.
Barn owl
Finally, the barn owl. This beautiful bird suffered a decline in numbers throughout the twentieth century which has been attributed to the use of certain agricultural pesticides and an overall loss of habitat. You are more likely to spot a barn owl in the countryside, where it inhabits riverbanks, field edges and roadside verges, but Bristol is blessed with a number of large parks on the outskirts of the city such as Ashton Court and Stoke Park, where if you are lucky, you may catch a glimpse of an owl at dusk as they come out to hunt.
Nature on your doorstep
With three of the nominated 50 species in the running for World's Favourite Species being found on our doorstep here in Bristol, it just goes to show that you don't need to visit the most exotic places and habitats to find amazing wildlife. Wherever you live, there are a whole host of exciting species just waiting to be discovered.
If you live in the Bristol area, then join us for Bristol99, as we explore our local green spaces to see what fascinating species we can uncover. It all starts with the Bristol BioBlitz on 3rd and 4th May and finishes with the Festival of Nature on 15th and 16th June, where you can join ARKive and over 150 other organisations for the UK's largest free celebration of the natural world!
But no matter where you live, get out and enjoy nature. And don't forget to vote for the species which deserves to be the World's Favourite Species.
Lucy Gaze, Bristol99 Project Officer
P.S. our vote is for the peregrine!


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Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) to Evaluate Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS) and ALPS-associated Lymphoma
|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: NCT00068146
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 9, 2003
Last Update Posted : July 4, 2018
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This study will evaluate the usefulness of FDG-PET scanning in distinguishing autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) from lymphoma. Lymphoma is cancer of the lymph system. ALPS is a condition involving persistent enlargement of the lymph glands, spleen, or liver, and a range of other problems relating to blood cell counts and abnormal immune activity, in which the immune system attacks healthy tissues. People with ALPS particularly those with an abnormal Fas gene also have an increased risk of developing lymphoma. The Fas gene codes for a protein that causes immune cells called lymphocytes to die when they are no longer needed.
FDG-PET is a new nuclear imaging test that is very effective in detecting lymphoma. It is important to identify these cancers as quickly as possible, since some are very curable when caught early. Since ALPS and lymphoma share several common characteristics, a reliable, non-invasive method of distinguishing the two, such as FDG-PET might offer, is crucial. FDG-PET uses a radioactive sugar molecule to produce images that show the metabolic activity of tissues. Because cancer cells grow and divide more rapidly than normal cells, they metabolize more sugar for fuel. This increased activity identifies them as cancer in FDG-PET scanning. For this procedure, the subject is injected with the sugar molecule and lies in a doughnut-shaped machine (PET camera) for the imaging.
Adults and children 10 years old or older with ALPS, with or without lymphoma, may be eligible for this study. Candidates will be screened with a physical examination, blood tests, and computed tomography (CT) scan.
Participants will have an FDG-PET scan and a DEXA scan. The DEXA scan measures fat and non-fat tissue and is used help interpret the FDG-PET results. For this test, the subject lies on a table while a fast X-ray is taken from head to toe.
Patients who develop signs or symptoms suggesting the development or recurrence of lymphoma (such as further enlargement of lymph glands, unexplained fever or weight loss, or abnormal scans) may undergo a tissue biopsy. For this procedure, a small piece of lymph or other tissue is surgically removed for examination under the microscope. In addition, patients who develop these symptoms may be asked to undergo additional FDG-PET scans up to two a year in patients without lymphoma, and as many as needed in patients with lymphoma to evaluate their response to treatment and guide future therapy.
|Condition or disease
|Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphoma
The Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS) is an inherited disorder associated with defective lymphocyte apoptosis, which is clinically characterized by prominent non-malignant lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly and overt autoimmune diseases such as hemolytic anemia, autoimmune thrombocytopenia and neutropenia. Additionally, ALPS patients have a significantly increased risk of developing non-Hodgkin's and Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The diagnosis of lymphoma is particularly troublesome in ALPS because many ALPS manifestations overlap with clinical features suggestive of lymphoma. Therefore, individuals with ALPS may undergo repeated biopsies during the course of the disease. Finding a non-invasive test that can predictably discriminate benign from malignant lymphadenopathy in ALPS, and that can help discern whether a more invasive lymph node biopsy is necessary, would be very desirable.
Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) is an increasingly used non-invasive imaging technique for staging and monitoring therapeutic responses in patients with lymphoma. This technique might be able to assist us in distinguishing whether enlargement of lymph nodes is due to ALPS versus ALPS associated lymphoma. However, FDG-PET has not been studied in patients with ALPS. This study will first explore whether ALPS patients with lymphadenopathy show FDG uptake. If uptake is shown, the study will obtain initial quantitative data to compare FDG uptake in ALPS patients with lymphadenopathy, and ALPS patients with associated lymphoma. The ultimate goal is to assess FDG-PET as a reliable non-invasive method to differentiate lymphadenopathy due to ALPS versus that of ALPS associated lymphoma.
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|77 participants
|Official Title:
|Study of Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) for the Evaluation of the Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS) and ALPS-Associated Lymphoma
|Study Start Date :
|September 19, 2002
|Study Completion Date :
|November 26, 2012
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|8 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
ALPS Patients without Lymphoma:
Participants must:
Fulfill current criteria for the diagnosis of ALPS as follows:
- Documented chronic nonmalignant lymphadenopathy and/or splenomegaly, and
- Greater than or equal to 1.5 percent TCR alpha/beta+ CD4- CD8- T cells in the peripheral blood.
- Be enrolled in ALPS Natural History Protocol 93-I-0063.
- Have clinical evidence of lymphadenopathy as defined by multiple palpable lymph nodes of at least 1cm or radiographic evidence of lymphadenopathy as defined by multiple lymph nodes of at least 1 cm on CT scan, during an evaluation at the NIH Clinical Center.
- Be 8 years of age or older. The study will be targeted to children 8 years of age or older and adults because younger children may not be able to stay still for the duration of the FDG-PET scan procedure. Sedation will not be used in children in this study, except for clinically indicated procedures such as FDG-PET scans in children with lymphoma.
- Be due for their routine [every 2 years] CT scan under protocol 93-I-0063, or be in need of a CT scan for medical reasons [e.g. marked change in adenopathy]. CT scan within 3 months prior to FDG-PET scan is necessary to locate the nodes for appropriate FDG-PET analysis.
ALPS Patients with Lymphoma:
Patients must:
Fulfill current criteria for the diagnosis of ALPS as follows:
- Documented chronic nonmalignant lymphadenopathy and/or splenomegaly.
- Greater than or equal to 1.5 percent TCR alpha/beta + CD4- CD8 -T cells in the peripheral blood.
- Be enrolled in ALPS Natural History Protocol 93-I-0063.
- Have a histologically proven diagnosis of lymphoma, confirmed by the Laboratory of Pathology, NCI (Anatomic Pathology Dept, CC) whether yet treated or not. Lymphomas will be classified according to the WHO classification, using appropriate immunophenotypic and histological features.
- Patient will be excluded if any of the following are present:
- Concurrent infection or inflammatory disease (e.g., sarcoidosis), which itself often shows increased FDG uptake by PET and which could interfere with the interpretation of study results.
- Active neoplasia other than lymphoma.
- History of chemotherapy or radiation treated malignancy within 5 years prior to study procedure, except for lymphoma.
- Hyperglycermia (regardless of etiology) determined by fasting glucose of greater than 130 mg/dl. Individual with an underlying defect of glucose metabolism may exhibit abnormal metabolism of FDG.
- Weights in excess of 136 kg, which will exceed the weight limit for the scanner table.
- Pregnancy and breast-feeding. For women of childbearing potential, a negative urine or serum pregnancy test is required within 24 hours prior to an FDG-PET scan.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00068146
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Principal Investigator:
|V. Koneti Rao, M.D.
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00068146 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|September 9, 2003 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 4, 2018
|Last Verified:
|November 26, 2012
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Genetic Disorder
Diagnostic Imaging
Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative
ALPS-Associated Lymphoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Autoimmune Diseases
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents


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Distance from Millstone, KY to Cornettsville, KY
Driving distance between Millstone, KY and Cornettsville, KY is 30.91 miles (or 49.74 kilometers). If you drove an average car (using about 3.6 gallons of gas per mile), the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.
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Lenovo K5 Note (2018) comes with a 6-inch display with a resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels. Image source: twitter
Chinese technology company Lenovo has unveiled two smartphones, Lenovo K5 Note (2018) and Lenovo A5 in China. The K5 Note (2018) is part of the Lenovo's K series of devices, while Lenovo A5 belongs to a completely new series of smartphone, said a TelecomTalk report, adding that the 2018 version of the K5 Note has a Snapdragon processor under the hood, while Lenovo A5 is powered by a MediaTek processor. The new smartphones are expected to be launched in India very soon.
Both the devices are priced aggressively in China, as the base variant of K5 Note (2018) will cost 799 Yuan (approx. Rs 8,400), while premium variant is priced at 999 Yuan (approx. Rs 10,500), said the report, adding that Lenovo A5, which comes in a single variant, would cost 599 Yuan (approx Rs 6,300).
If we look at the specifications and features of Lenovo K5 Note (2018), the latter comes with a 6-inch display with a resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels. Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Mobile Platform, the device will be available in 3GB and 4GB of RAM options, and the 3GB RAM variant is packed with 32GB of onboard storage, while the 4GB RAM boasts of 64GB storage, which can be expanded up to 128GB with a microSD card. The 3750mAh battery inside is reportedly rated to deliver two days life on a single charge.
The device boasts of a fingerprint scanner at the back, along with features like a 16MP primary shooter paired with a 2MP secondary shooter, besides an 8MP shooter on the front. The new device, which measures 8.5mm in thickness and weighs 176grams, will be available in colour options of black, gold and blue, TelecomTalk added.
On the other hand, Lenovo A5 is an entry-level smartphone with a promise of delivering great battery life with 4000mAh battery inside. The new device, which measures 9.8mm in thickness and has a weight of 160grams, seems to have constructed out of plastic. Lenovo reportedly added a 5.45-inch HD+ display inside the device, and is powered by quad-core MediaTek MT6739 SoC. Lenovo A5, available in only 3GB RAM option, boasts a 13MP rear camera, with an 8MP shooter on the front, and a fingerprint scanner.
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Both the Lenovo devices boot Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box. The Lenovo A5 will reportedly be available in colour options of black, gold, and rose gold.
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"Tobey's Tricks and Treats/Escape Wham"
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Plant Swap, Herbal Tea with Music and Community Garden Fund Raiser
Saturday, June 6th, 2 – 4 p.m.
Need to thin your garden? Want more plant variety? Make plans to attend a plant swap on Saturday, June 6th at the home of Liz Rose. Liz has a fabulous garden, where she will pick herbs to prepare hot and cold tea for us. She also has recently added an acoustically perfect music room to her home, where we will hear live music.
Bring as many plants as you would like to exchange, or more. Please label them. Matt Cooper will speak about 2 new projects at the community garden. If you are able, a $20.00 donation is requested to benefit the community garden.
Please RSVP to Liz Rose at email@example.com so she will know how many cups to have. If you are able, please bring a snack to go along with the tea. As always, locally grown or produced is always best!
Directions to Liz Rose's house: Get on 321 South heading from Boone to Blowing Rock. Pass Tweetsie and BP station on your right. Begin to look for Aho Road on your left. Take a left onto Aho Road. Go one mile. See 3 mailboxes on your right. One of them has 1222 on it. Take a right after those mailboxes into our drive. Immediately stay to your left. Go down one-lane drive through a pasture, over a low-water bridge. Curve right – see our house – green with red trim. Call if you get lost, 295 9715.


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Nigerian leader ousts reformist Central Bank chief
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's president on Thursday ousted the Central Bank governor who exposed billions of missing petrodollars, a move critics say is a warning to whistleblowers in the run-up to a hotly contested presidential election in Africa's biggest oil producer.
President Goodluck Jonathan accused internationally respected career banker Lamido Sanusi of "financial recklessness and misconduct," and officially suspended him just days before the governor reportedly planned on stepping aside.
The West African nation's naira currency immediately weakened in response.
Last year Sanusi reported that $50 billion worth of oil sold by the state's Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. had not been paid to the government. The Senate Committee on Finance last week ordered an independent forensic audit into the missing money, now said to amount to about $20 billion. The Finance Ministry said missing receipts recovered in an audit accounted for the rest of the missing money.
Jonathan had dismissed Sanusi's charges as "spurious" and has said that corruption is not among the biggest problems suffered in Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation of more than 160 million people.
On Thursday, Jonathan named a deputy governor to act in Sanusi's place but also immediately sent to Parliament the name of another banker he proposed as the new custodian of the nation's federal reserves, making clear that he has effectively fired Sanusi.
The reform-minded banker apparently planned a three-month leave of absence starting next month before stepping down when his five-year term expired in June, according to London-based senior analyst Murtala Touray of IHS Country Risk.
"We assess that President Jonathan's suspension of Sanusi is intended on the one hand to send a message to Sanusi's successor not to 'wash government's dirty linen in public,' and on the other to discredit Sanusi's report on the (missing) $20 billion," Touray told The Associated Press.
The opposition All Progressives Congress coalition said Jonathan's move against Sanusi sends "a strong signal to all Nigerians that it (Jonathan's administration) will not tolerate any exposure of corruption under any circumstance."
Sanusi, 52, who has spearheaded bank reforms and acknowledged making powerful enemies among vested interests in a country that Transparency International lists as one of the most corrupt in the world, could not immediately be reached for comment.
A dapper figure who wears signature bow ties, Sanusi said he received death threats and frequent warnings he would be fired after he took on bank CEOs who had stolen billions of deposits and who he said had bought political protection or were themselves politicians. He called his move, just after taking office in 2009, "a decision that would pitch us against powerful economic and political forces."
That was before he took on the powerful Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., which denies his charges of missing billions.
Sanusi has said corrupt vested interests keep what should be a wealthy country impoverished and are at the heart of 90 percent of the problems confronting Nigeria, from a northeastern Islamic uprising and deadly ethnic strife to a dearth of jobs, education and health care.
"We don't have development because vested interests continue to rape this country and take the money out, and the only way you're going to move from potential to reality is to stop preaching and ask yourself how can we overcome the fear of vested interests and how can we confront them," he told an audience of young people at a TedX forum in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, in August.
On Thursday, the naira dropped from 163 to 169 to the U.S. dollar when Jonathan's statement became public, financial analysts said. The Central Bank briefly stopped trade in its fixed income and bond market.
Economist Bismarck Rewane warned of "a very difficult time" for the naira and Nigeria's financial market in the near-term. In the long term, he said it raises questions about the future independence and autonomy of the Central Bank.
Such actions make investors jittery and encourage capital flight, political economist Adeola Adenikinju of Nigeria's University of Ibadan said, pointing to investors dumping the naira Thursday.
Rewane said the suspension from a position held in high reverence increases uncertainty as Nigeria prepares for a presidential election in February next year.
Regardless, Nigeria is expected to overtake South Africa as Africa's biggest economy this year, according to figures from the International Monetary Fund.
A statement from presidential adviser Reuben Abati said Jonathan has noted reports from the Financial Reporting Council and other investigating bodies indicating that Sanusi's tenure "has been characterized by various acts of financial recklessness and misconduct."
Local media had reported in December that Jonathan had demanded Sanusi resign, and that the governor had refused to leave before his tenure expired.
Nigerian accounts on Twitter hummed with the news, with many saying Sanusi was being punished for fighting corruption, and others hoping his suspension would lead him to making even greater revelations.
"When you fight corruption, corruption fights back," the Enough Is Enough Nigeria project tweeted.
On the Web:
Sanusi on confronting corruption: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjViGLJIU9g
Associated Press writer Bashir Adigun contributed to this report from Abuja, Nigeria.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) recently announced its 2007 All-Division honorees, and MIT's John Preis was rewarded for his stellar freshman season by being named the Northern Division Rookie of the Year. Teammate Devin Lewis also copped postseason accolades, as the sophomore was named to the All-North First Team.
Preis became MIT's first-ever recipient of the CWPA Northern Division Rookie of the Year award, and the phenom from Los Angeles, Calif., certainly had a season worthy of such a prestigious honor. With a team-leading 72 goals, Preis tied the Institute record for goals in a season, equaling the mark set by Pete Sanders in 1971. The rookie's dominant physical presence and keen eye for goal helped turn the Engineers into an offensive juggernaut, as the team finished the season with 358 goals, setting a new MIT standard.
Lewis was Tech's third-leading scorer with 55 goals, bringing his career tally up to an even 100 and placing him fourth all-time on the MIT scoring charts. The San Francisco, Calif., native was named the Most Valuable Player of the Division II/III Eastern Championship after scoring 14 times in the tournament to help the Engineers take both the Division III Eastern Championship and Small College Championship crowns. He was also named to the All-Tournament First Team, while Preis garnered Second Team honors.
MIT's water polo team has had at least one member of its ranks honored by the CWPA Northern Division every year since 2003.


text: Hello, I'm wanting to build a 'perfect server' purely for my own testing purposes. Do I really need a full blown mail server, or can I just use the mailserver that is currently on my network? If so, what changes do I need to make to the howto for Perfect server for CentOS 6.3? Thanks in anticipation


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ARCS-Honolulu awards 24 University of Hawaii scholars for their graduate work in science, engineering and healthUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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Patty Lee, (808) 230-0133
HONOLULU — The Honolulu chapter of Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, Inc., presented 24 awards to University of Hawaiʻi graduate students during its recent 2008 Achievement Awards Banquet. The $5,000 awards recognize the scholars' work, which ranges from tackling transmission of leptospirosis-causing pathogens and curing a tropical disease called Spam to improving high performance integrated circuits and solar energy conversion devices to eavesdropping on whales and developing new ways to identify marine viruses.
The Scholar of the Year award, which carries an extra $1,000 prize, went to zoology doctoral candidate Michael Boyle along with the Maybelle Roth Award in Conservation Biology for his work on developmental biology in marine worms. Boyle, a former construction worker, combines two kinds of microscopy to examine gut formation in three species of polychaete annelids. "The more you understand about development, the more you understand when something goes wrong," Boyle said in his presentation.
Other scholars are listed below with their school or college, awards and areas of research:
- Melissa Agsalda, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Ellen M. Koenig Award in Medicine for work on pediatric B-cell non-Hodgkins lymphoma minimal residual disease
- Austin Anderson, mathematics, ARCS Award in Mathematics for his work on properties of spaces in the complex plane
- Andrea Blas, molecular biosciences and bioengineering, ARCS Award in Tropical Agriculture for her work on the molecular genetic basis of color in papaya (with an eye to improving nutritional content)
- Jennifer Brum, oceanography, ARCS/Farrar Award in Oceanography for her work on new ways to identify marine viruses
- Jeremy Claisse, zoology, ARCS Award in Marine Biology for his studies of the life history and management of yellow tangs
- Tracey Freitas, microbiology, ARCS Award in Microbiology for his efforts to determine the genome sequence of Streptococcus pyogenes in Hawaiʻi
- Lana Gimber, John A. Burns School of Medicine, HMSA Award in Community Medicine, for her examination of functional dependence of dementia patients in home care before and after the 1997 Balanced Budget Act
- Kevin Hall, zoology, Sarah Ann Martin Award in Zoology for work on translocation of endangered species of Oʻahu tree snails
- Samuel Hulme, geology and geophysics, Toby Lee Award in Geology and Geophysics for his studies of Earth systematics and deep-sea exploration of active plate margins
- Jess Kaneshiro, electrical engineering, Robbins Award in Solar Energy Research for his work on novel thin-film energy conversion devices
- Laurel King, communication and information science, Columbia Communications Award in Telecommunications and Computer Science, for her use of eye-tracking and other measures to gauge the relationship between visual and verbal information preferences and problem representation in analytic reasoning tasks
- Jill Kobashigawa, electrical engineering, Shelagh Kresser Award in Engineering for her work on use of magnetotellurics to detection of buried objects, such as land mines and improvised explosive devices
- Ivy Lo, electrical engineering, Bretzlaff Foundation Award in Engineering for her efforts to design a wide-band low noise amplifier for ultra wide-band wireless communication
- Lisa Mandle, botany, Sarah Ann Martin Award in Botany for her examination of human impact on plant populations and communities in India's Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
- Kurtis Nishimura, physics and astronomy, Robert Pulley Award in Physics for his research on rare B meson decays in particle physics
- Yvette Paulino, public health and epidemiology, Clifford Laughton and Jackie Takeshita Award in Cancer Research for research on betel nut chewing and oral cancer in Micronesian populations
- Benjamin Philmus, chemistry, Sarah Ann Martin Award in Chemistry for work on natural products biosynthesis and biochemical characterization of enzymes
- Randall Roark, nursing, M. J. Amundson Award in Nursing for evaluation of fruit and vegetable intake data from the Healthy Hawaiʻi Initiative. Roark is earning his degree through the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene's online PhD program in nursing.
- Steven Rodney, physics and astronomy, Helen Jones Farrar Award in Astronomy, for his research on Type Ia Supernova Progenitors using data from the Pan-STARRS telescope
- Alison Stimpert, zoology, Doris Pulley Award in Cetacean Research for her use of suction cup tags to study sounds and behaviors of humpback whales
- Gloria Tumbaga, John A. Burns School of Medicine, ARCS/Starbuck Award in Medicine for her efforts to eradicate Spam, the nickname for a disfiguring tropical skin disease in Chuuk. A veteran of six medical missions, she plans to become a humanitarian physician.
- Mayee Wong, ecology, conservation and pathogen biology, Theodore T. and Pearl K. Tomita Award in Infectious Diseases for her molecular investigation of pathogenic leptospires among wild small mammal hosts in Hawaiʻi
- Lindsay Young, zoology, Maybelle Roth Award in Conservation Biology for her research on population and conservation biology of Laysan Albatross
For 50 years, ARCS Foundation, Inc. has been dedicated to helping meet the country's need for scientists and engineers by providing awards to academically outstanding U.S. citizens pursuing graduate education in the sciences, engineering and health. Every dollar raised by the Honolulu chapter supports students at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.


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Walking into Fronimo's is like walking into a café in the Mediterranean. With golden-colored walls, ethnic music and framed photographs of Crete, the atmosphere in Fronimo's is warm and inviting. The menu offers a mix of specials (gyros, moussaka, pastitsio, lamb shank and more) and American fare like hamburgers, tuna melts and grilled cheese.
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MoveOn.org Targets Gov. Daugaard's Medicaid Stand
A progressive advocacy group has targeted Gov. Dennis Daugaard for failing to support expanded Medicaid coverage in South Dakota.
Anna Galland from MoveOn.org sent a 670 word email to South Dakota MoveOn subscribers and supporters this afternoon (Wednesday).
The email begins, "25,480 South Dakota residents are being denied health care coverage because South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard is refusing to expand Medicaid."
MoveOn's email said Gov. Daugaard had indicated he might consider expanding Medicaid, but then noted:
"But lately, he's been trying to exclude certain folks who'd normally qualify for coverage. Every day that the governor delays reaching an agreement with the Obama administration, 25,480 South Dakotans are forced to go without affordable, quality health care."
The email also contained eight footnotes citing to Daugaard's speeches and other sources.
MoveOn suggests that Daugaard opposes Medicaid expansion "out of spite" and the Governor is politically vulnerable because of the issue.
"Refusing Medicaid funding could prove to be a big political liability for Governor Daugaard. Medicaid expansion is a very popular idea nationwide — and not just in blue states. Last year, eight Republican governors succumbed to political pressure and accepted the funds. We can flip Governor Daugaard too, if we keep the pressure building."
The email also asks recipients toward the end of the letter, "Can you pitch in and help 25,480 folks in South Dakota get access to the quality, affordable health care that they deserve?"


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DOJ Gives Its Opinion On SOPA By Unilaterally Shutting Down 'Foreign Rogue Site' Megaupload... Without SOPA/PIPA
from the screw-you-all----we're-the-doj dept
Of course, just last week, we had noted that Megaupload was immune from SOPA/PIPA because it doesn't apply to dot coms -- but this is still interesting and crazy for a whole variety of reasons:
- ICE and DOJ have a pretty freaking dreadful record so far in bringing these kinds of cases for online copyright infringement. It's kind of amazing that they did this so soon after they totally screwed up and had to give back Dajaz1 (without an apology, by the way). Megaupload may be a different type of site... but, still...
- Similar cyberlockers, like RapidShare, have already been declared legal in both Europe and the US. I don't know the details of Megaupload's situation -- and certainly its founder has a... um... colorful history... but it seems pretty extreme to totally shut down the site prior to any adversarial hearing.
- In the last few days and months, Megaupload had announced plans to help artists make more money... and had announced that very successful and famous music producer Swizz Beatz had become CEO of Megaupload. Beatz is also married to recording superstar Alicia Keys and was responsible for getting all those RIAA artists to endorse Megaupload. All indications were that the company was clearly building a legitimate system for artists to make money and fans to get content. And it seemed that many artists clearly supported the site.
- So why do we need SOPA/PIPA again? It seems like the DOJ/ICE just undermined the key argument of the MPAA/RIAA/US CoC for why they need these laws. After all, Megaupload was one of the key examples used for why the law was needed.
- At the same time there are huge questions about why the government is involved here. Megaupload is currently engaged in a lawsuit in the US -- and contrary to claims of SOPA/PIPA supporters, the company seemed more than willing to appear in court to deal with civil copyright claims. Why leap to criminal claims?
- Is this really the message the US DOJ and White House want to be giving the day after mass, widespread protests happened concerning a fear that this new law would be used to take down websites? Honestly, this is a big "fuck you" to the protestors, showing that the government already has this power thanks to the last law they passed: ProIP (which they promised they'd never abuse).
- The indictment itself -- embedded below -- is so full of hyperbole ("Mega Conspiracy") it sounds like it was written by the entertainment industry itself...


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Seems I have an abundance of these right now in the garden. The purple flower breaks up easily into individual florets that have a fairly intense spicy chive flavor, especially when raw. So far I have used the chive blossom as a garnish on salad, which adds a nice color in addition to the flavor, in a spinach and cheese omelette, and tonight as a last second garnish to asparagus risotto which was very tasty. They work well also thrown into stir fry dishes for about the last minute of cooking, they lose a bit of color but aren't quite as intense when eaten raw.
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They're baaack!!!
Just when the rest of the country thought it was safe, well that is any state that doesn't have an address in the SEC Conference, an SEC squad once again has landed in the national championship game.
That invite came from Indianapolis, courtesy of Michigan State, who knocked off the previously undefeated Buckeyes of Ohio State; 34-24.
Now, in the final year of the BCS, Auburn will have a chance, and a very good chance, to capture the conference's 8th straight national championship. AMAZING!!
And if War Eagle prevails, it will be the fifth consecutive supremacy title for a team from the state of Alabama. DOUBLE AMAZING!!!
We'll begin in Atlanta, where it was the Tre Mason show.
The Auburn tailback scooted for an unstoppable, jaw-dropping, 304 yards and four touchdowns, as the Tigers ran roughshod over Missouri; 59-42, in a game in which defense was in name only.
Mason (1621 yards –124 yds. a game - 22 TDs) may have also run his way into Heisman consideration.
What's even more remarkable about the Miracle Team from the Plains, who last season was 0-8 in conference play, and 3-9 overall, is that there was no indication that this was even remotely possible.
But I know one thing, if I was Coach of the Year Gus Malzahn, I'd ask for the lead in the next production of Damn Yankees, which has to be the only rational explanation for the off-the-charts turnaround.
In the Big Ten Championship, Spartan QB Connor Cook was the last person one would expect to capture MVP honors, but the kid delivered in a big way, passing for over 300 yards, and three touchdowns.
The last time the Boys from East Lansing won 9 in a row, LBJ (1966) occupied the Oval Office, and it was the first time in its storied history, they have won 12 games. Duffy Daugherty must be smiling.
That victory propels Sparty to its first Rose Bowl since the last days of Ronald Reagan -1988.
In Stillwater, an earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale was recorded in the second quarter, but the real ground shaker, at least for the faithful of Norman, occurred with 19 seconds left.
That's when OU QB Blake Bell, playing for the injured Trevor Knight, found Jalen Saunders for a 7 yard game winning touchdown pass. It was the 10th win in the last 11 meetings for Bobby Stoop's Sooners.
The devastating loss cost the Pokes a Big 12 title, and an invite to a BCS game. Yikes!!
Sounds like another dry well for Cowboys of Boone Pickens U.
The beneficiary of that loss was the Bears of Baylor, who with its 30-10 victory over Texas, won the Big 12 title and an invite to the Fiesta Bowl.
It is the first 11-win season for the Sons of Mike Singletary, and possibly the final game for Mack Brown as the head man in Texas. Although that has yet to be determined.
In the desert it was a 38-14 spanking for our boy Todd "The Texter" Graham, as the Cardinal stormed the Sun Devils 38-14, punching its ticket into what will be a very entertaining Rose Bowl.
Suddenly there is some life, and dare I say hope in Storrs Connecticut, as the Huskies of UConn won its third in a row, and may have found a QB in r-shirt freshman Casey Cochran.
It will be interesting to see if the Huskies next coach is Joe Moorhead of Fordham.
The Rams head man, who came to his alma-mater two years ago, and inherited a team that was 1-11, took his team to the playoffs, finishing with a school record 12 wins: 12-2.
Moorhead is the former QB coach, and offensive coordinator at UConn. It would be a natural fit.
And finally, hail the smarts kids of Rice, a 41-21 winner over Marshall, who captured its first conference (USA) championship since Dwight D. Eisenhower occupied the White House in 1957.
That's it for our final recap from cyber-space. We'll be up and running with our favorite; Army/Navy on Wednesday night. Until then, Peace, and listen to the music. PK
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Floral and plaid? Sounds scary, but the street style muse made the combination work by pairing a pretty Zara dress with a H&M plaid shirt around her waist, then added a little luxury via her Chanel bag and Balenciaga boots.
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If you'd like to add some attitude to your look, try pairing two bold prints: plaid and leopard.
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A bold plaid skirt goes the extra mile with an oversized furry coat.
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To really step up your game this season, try mixing two plaid patterns. We love this O'2ND Blue Scottie Check Jumper ($337) as a layering option.
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Chunky knit sweaters and plaid seem to go hand in hand this season, as evidenced by Lim's Lover + Friends So Good Sweater ($132) and Storets Tie Front British Check Skirt ($62).
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Sometimes you just have to go for it. Case in point: A plaid-on-plaid suit. We love this polished, tomboy take on plaid.
Madewell Fall 2013 Wildly Simple Campaign
Take a page from Madewell's lookbook and double up on plaid with the brand's All-Weather Plaid Coat ($198) and Openweave Scarf ($58) in Bright Berry. The duo looks particularly genus styled with a Western Jean Shirt ($88) and Rivet & Thread Worker Jeans ($185).


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Hurricane Sandy is poised to pound the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today through Wednesday, with intense winds and torrential rains that could cause widespread power outages and floods, including in areas where Rackspace operates data centers. The teams at our Virginia facilities, and also at our headquarters in San Antonio, have been working round the clock to ensure that our customers' data remains safe and that they continue to receive the Fanatical Support that they've come to expect, even during what many forecasters predict will be a "perfect storm."
We realize that there are always things that can go wrong (in good weather and bad). But we're working hard behind the scenes – and drawing on our 14 years of experience — to take preventative action to avoid service disruptions. While we don't expect any issues, when things do go wrong, we strive to be as responsive and transparent as possible.
Currently, our two Northern Virginia data centers – IAD1 in Herndon and IAD2 in Ashburn – are the most likely to feel the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Northern Virginia is inside the projected forecast cone for the storm, but is not expected to get hit directly.
As of Monday, the National Weather Service said Northern Virginia stands a 90 percent to 100 percent chance of experiencing tropical force surface winds, which are between 39 mph and 73 mph. Northern Virginia also has a 10 percent to 20 percent chance of hurricane force winds. Because of this, a "High Wind Warning" is in effect now through 8 p.m. EDT tomorrow with winds predicted to increase significantly from 1 p.m. today through Tuesday morning. Sustained winds could reach 35 mph to 45 mph, while gusts could hit between 60 mph and 70 mph.
Hurricane Sandy is also expected to produce between five and 10 inches of rain, with up to 12 inches in localized areas. IAD1 and IAD2 are built on land rated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as being above the 500-year flood marks for the area. Both are built on high ground and not in close proximity to areas that may experience water rise due to a storm surge or flash flooding.
Power outages, too, remain a concern in the mid-Atlantic and northeast. Currently, the generator fuel tanks in both IAD1 and IAD2 are full and the generators can run for roughly 60 hours – that's 2 ½ days — without refueling. If needed, we can refuel the generators while they are running. Our emergency fuel provider is on notice that we may require additional fuel, which will be delivered within 24 hours of a service call. Additionally, our facility partner stands at the ready and maintains its own emergency fuel delivery contracts. We have also contacted our generator maintenance and repair vendor, which will place a diesel engine specialist on site at IAD1 if required.
We have also ensured proper staffing throughout the event and will continue to offer round the clock customer support services. For our on-site staff we have prepared emergency overnight kits that include inflatable mattresses, blankets, towels and a hygiene kit. The data centers are stocked with food and drink, including military Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) and plenty of bottled water. We have ensured that critical staff is on-site and that the rest of our data center staff is safe and accounted for before, during and after the storm.
We have coordinated ticket queue coverage with the other global data center teams and IAD will remain in constant contact with those teams throughout Hurricane Sandy. We have also blocked and closed the IAD1 and IAD2 scheduled maintenance calendars for the duration of the storm, while all maintenance scheduled before the calendars were blocked will be completed as scheduled.
This isn't our first brush with a weather event of this magnitude. In August 2011, Hurricane Irene moved through Northern Virginia and caused widespread damage throughout the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. During Irene, neither our Herndon nor Ashburn facilities required transfer to generator power as the utility grid remained unaffected. Also, in late June 2012, a derecho, also known as a "land hurricane," moved through Northern Virginia causing damage and power outages, some of which lasted up to three weeks. Neither facility required generator power.
Preparations will be ongoing as the storm moves closer. We feel that these preparations and our track record for withstanding major storms will offer our customers continual service without disruption as we brace for Hurricane Sandy.
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|Town, also described as City
|General Information
|Other names
|Town, also described as City
|Town built on surface of north-western Long Lake
|People and History
|Attack of Smaug, Battle of Five Armies
|Images of Esgaroth
|By Ardamir. (Help; more articles)
Esgaroth upon the Long Lake, also known as Lake-town, was the township of the Lake-men in Wilderland.
The town was constructed entirely of wood and stood upon wooden pillars sunk into the bed of the Long Lake, as a protection against the dragon Smaug, who dwelt nearby in the Lonely Mountain.
It was situated on the west side of the lake, north of the mouth of the Forest River in a calm bay that was formed by the shelter of a rock promontory. A long wooden bridge connected the town to the land, ending in a building, with guards watching over the entrance.
In the middle of Esgaroth the central market-place was located, which was a round pool connected to the lake by a tunnel[1]. The greatest houses of Esgaroth were around this market-place, from which ramps descended to the water[2]. The edge of the town was occupied with quays and, again, ramps, which descended to the water.[3][4]
It is not known when Esgaroth was built. The name Esgaroth is mentioned on the Thrór's Map, and is said to be an older name, known while Smaug was younger[5]. When Bilbo came to the town, he noticed old pilings of a (possibly older) greater town along the shores when the waters sank in a drought.[2] It's possible that an original Esgaroth was destroyed sometime in the past, and the later Lake-town was its remnant.[4]
The Lake-town was occupied by the Lake-men, descendants of the survivors of the former Kingdom of Dale, like Bard the Bowman, whose ancestor was its last lord, Girion. However as the years passed, Smaug was forgotten and children even doubted about his existence or the tales of older men who sometimes had seen him flying.[2]
In the autumn of T.A. 2941 Thorin and Company escaped from the Thranduil's halls and Thorin followed by Fili, Kili and Bilbo decided to enter the town and speak to the Master. The Dwarves were welcomed warmly, because the Lake-men saw the King under the Mountain returning. The Dwarves and Bilbo were hosted, rested and pampered before sent with boats to the ruins of Dale to confront the dragon.
Some days later however, the town was attacked by Smaug, but Bard the Bowman, who had indirectly learned of a weakness in Smaug's armour, slew the dragon with the Black Arrow. The town was wrecked by the dragon who fell dead on it and sunk in the lake. Survivors managed to sail to the lakeshore with boats and camped there[1].
Thorin refused to share Smaug's treasure and declared war on both the Lake-men and the Elves. The conflict eventually exploded because they heard news of approaching wargs and goblins. Thus became the Battle of Five Armies.
The town was afterwards rebuilt to the north of its former location, using some of the treasure. The town's Master ran off with some of the gold. Part of the town's population followed Bard to resettle the Kingdom of Dale.
By the time of the War of the Ring, Esgaroth was part of the kingdom of Dale under Bard II[6]
The town's prosperity was built on trade between the Men, Elves of Mirkwood and Dwarves of Erebor. It supplied food and drink to the Elves and the products of Erebor and Dale were funneled through it.[7]
The Master of Lake-town was the elected civic leader who under normal circumstances was chosen from among the old and wise.
As a trading people, the Lake-men knew the Common Speech, Westron. However, amongst themselves they spoke an ancient form of it, Dalian, loosely related to but distinct from Rohirric, the also-archaic language of the Rohirrim.
The root-word, esgar, means "reed-bed" in Ilkorin Elvish. The whole name Esgaroth translates as "…Reedlake, because of reed-banks in west".[8]
Portrayal in adaptations
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Fire and Water"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "A Warm Welcome"
- ↑ The tunnel, the bridge and the ramps are visible in Tolkien's drawing.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Karen Wynn Fonstad The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Hobbit - Lake-town
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Inside Information"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Many Meetings"
- ↑ Robert Foster The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, pp. 131-2
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", entry ESEK


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GITPRO World 2013: "Emerging Technologies, Professional Development & Entrepreneurship"
Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (PDT)
Event Details
GITPRO World Conference: Technology, Career & Entrepreneurship
Learn, Lead, Network and Venture
|Apr 13th Saturday
Registration Link
Technology:Big Data, Cloud, NoSQL,SDN, BYOD, LTE,Mobility, Mobile Apps
Leadership: Mastering Agile Process, Leadership, Personal Brand Building & Influence, Managing Career
Startup Bootcamp: Starting to Successful Exit, Raising Investment,Bootstrapping Startup, Customer Development, MVP
Professional Networking: Meet Technologists, Startup CEOs, Venture Capitlists, Career Coaches, & Executives
Group of 3 people:
Email khanderao at gitpro.org
|Time Slot
|Tech Track 1
|Tech Track 2
|Professional Development Track
|Startup Bootcamp / Entrepreneurs
|Inaugural Speech:Counsul General Of India Hon.N. Parthasarathi. Topic: Innovative Technologies for Socio-Economic Transformation
Keynote Talk: Vivek Wadhwa, Entrepreneur turned Academician at Stanford University, Berkley, Duke, Emory and Singularity University: The next billion dollar market opportunities: How exponential technologies will disrupt existing industries and create new opportunities
|Big "FAST" Data and Big Data Applications:
Panel of Prominent Technologist of Hadoop World: Dr. Milind Bhandarkar(Greenplum), Saptak Sen(Microsoft), Abhishek Mehta(CEO Tresata), Ben Werther (CEO, Platfora), Todd Papaioanou(CEO-Continuuity), Sudhakar Muddu (GM-EMC)
|Joined : Big "FAST" Data and Big Data Applications:
|Mastering Agile Development Process:
Rob Myers(Agile Institute), Sunita Deobhakta(President Interlace Business Process Consulting),Skyla Loomis (Program Director at IBM)
|Mastering Startup Lifecycle from Start to Successful Exit:
Amit Shah, VC from Artiman Ventures (past Serial Entrepreneur) and Warren Lazarow (Corporate Lawer & Merger Acquisition Expert 150 MA to credit)
|Lunch (provided)
|Developing Applications With Cloud SaaS / PaaS :
Trends and Evolution of SaaS Platforms: Anshu Sharma(VP SalesForce)
PasS: Adam Fitzgerald (Director, Cloud Platform, VMWare)
Using EC2 at Netflix : Sudhir Tonse (Cloud Manager, Netflix)
|Wireless Mobility 5GWifi, RTL, LTE, and BYOD
Ajak Malik(VP-Mobility-HP, Ex-Sr Director -Cisco), Vijay Nagarajan(Associate Director Broadcom)
|Managing Professional Career Lifecycle:
Author & Career Coach Elizabeth Lions
|Raising Capital for Startups:
Naveen Bisht (Cofounder of Auriss Technologies ) , Ryan Floyd(VC Storm Ventures),Preetish Nijhawan ( Managing Director, Cervin Ventures), Rohit Bodas(American Express Ventures)
|Software Defined Network (SDN) and Infrastructure (SDI) :
Anshul Sadana, VP, Arista Networks, Raj Jain (Entrepreneur turned academician), Jay Boddu(VP Juniper), Naveen Bisht, Serial Entrepreneur (Moderator)
|Big Data Application Architecture and Apache Hadoop Ecosystem
Khanderao Kand, CTO Glomantra
Ashutosh Chauhan, HortonWorks (Hadoop Big Data Co)
|Leveraging Leadership in Professional Success:
Career Coach Rachel Dexheimer
|Startups: Customer Acquisition for Startups:
Dennis O'Malley (CEO ReadyPulse) and Jose Lazares(Startup Biz Dev Advisor)
|Using NoSQL (Non-RDBMS) Databases
InfiniteGraph DB (Leon Guzenda, Founder Objectivity),MongoDb (Bryan Reinero: 10Gen), Cassandra (Nitish Kolra,Cassandra Architect Netflix)
|Mobile Apps: Developing Cool Apps, getting consumers & Making Money
Cyril Moutran (Feedly, 1million Consumers), Felix Reiseberg(Windows8 - Microsoft Startup Evalelist, Author of Html5 & App), Jeremia Kimelman(Developer Evangelist-User Acquisition Expert)
|Developing Professional Brand and Harnessing Influence:
Rajesh Setty (Serial Entrepreneur and Cofounder of WittyParrot) and Dilip Saraf (Career Coach)
|Mastering Lean Startup Methodology: MVP, Customer Development & Pivoting
Tristan Kromer, Entrepreneur & Lean Startup Coach
|Keynote : Dr. Prasad Kaipa, Executive Coach and Author of "From Smart to Wise" Second keynote speaker to be announced
*No Refund after April 6th (last week)
Have questions about GITPRO World 2013: "Emerging Technologies, Professional Development & Entrepreneurship"? Contact the organizer
When & Where
Jewish Conference Center
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto,
Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (PDT)
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9-3-10 PNC Park
Strong storms swept through the Pittsburgh area around 3:30 PM, putting batting practice in jeopardy. However, they moved off to the east and the skies cleared by 4:30, so BP was a go for today.
I came into today needing six balls to reach the exclusive 500 balls snagged in one season club. It had only been done twice, by Zack Hample in 2008 and 2009.
Upon running in, I found ball #1 in the front row. I almost passed it by, but noticed fellow ballhawk Nick Pelescak running quickly towards the spot, so I double checked, and it was right in front of me. I leaned over and grabbed it for ball #1.
My second ball was thrown to me by Chris Resop. That's the first ball that I ever got from Resop, so I was glad to add another player to my thrown list. Thanks Chris.
Season: 503 balls (243 hit, 116 thrown, 72 device, 72 found)
Games: 78 games
Average: 6.45 balls per game
2010 Game Balls: 5
Career: 1,081 balls
Streak: 174 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.
Attendance: 19,734
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ENFIELD, Conn. - Smith fell to New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) opponent MIT on Saturday evening on the turf at Enrio Fermi High School. The loss drops the Pioneers to 3-9 overall, 0-5 in NEWMAC. The Engineers improved to 11-4 overall, 2-3 in NEWMAC.
Both teams started the game with high energy, battling back and forth down the length of the field. The offenses displayed their speed, with each team having several breakaways, but the defenses and goalkeepers held strong. MIT held a slight 6-5 advantage in penalty corners through the first half, and outshot the Pioneers 10-4. The Engineers finally broke the scoreless tie late in the first half, as sophomore Anna Teruya's drive from the top of the circle found the back of the cage.
Holding a 1-0 advantage at halftime, MIT came out strong in the second half, scoring two quick goals. Sophomore Katie Kauffman redirected a pass from first year Kimberly Barker at 40:01. Junior Jessica Oleinik scored off a pass from Kauffman at 43:01. The Pioneers remained tough, bringing the ball back to MIT's defensive end and earning 5 more penalty corners in the half. The Pioneers got on the board at 48:30, as first year Nomindari Goulden made a beautiful reverse stick sweep into the corner of the goal. Senior goalkeeper Margaret Winter was kept busy in goal, saving 16 of MIT's 23 shots. MIT goalkeeper Keri Dixon made 4 saves on 9 Smith shots.
The Pioneers return to the field on Tuesday October 20, as they travel to WPI for a 7 pm game. The Engineers next play at Wheaton on Tuesday October 20 at 3:30 pm.


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A response from the three-member presidency of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious to a call for institutional reform may be weeks away, said the L.C.W.R. communications director, Sister Anne Marie Sanders. L.C.W.R.'s leadership was still in Rome, Sister Sanders reported on April 20, but upon its return would consult with its members to formulate a response to a critical "doctrinal assessment" released by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Sister Sanders said the conference's leadership had been in Rome on a routine visit and were surprised to receive the C.D.F. assessment and stunned by its contents.
Citing "serious doctrinal problems which affect many in consecrated life," the Vatican announced a major reform of the conference on April 18 aimed at ensuring the fidelity of women religious to Catholic teaching. In addition, the Vatican announced that Archbishop J. Peter Sartain of Seattle will provide "review, guidance and approval, where necessary, of the work" of the L.C.W.R.
"While there has been a great deal of work on the part of L.C.W.R. promoting issues of social justice in harmony with the church's social doctrine, it is silent on the right to life from conception to natural death, a question that is part of the lively public debate about abortion and euthanasia in the United States," the doctrinal congregation said. "Further, issues of cruc ial importance in the life of the church and society, such as the church's biblical view of family life and human sexuality, are not part of the L.C.W.R. agenda in a way that promotes church teaching."
The Vatican also found that "public statements by the L.C.W.R. that disagree with or challenge positions taken by the bishops, who are the church's authentic teachers of faith and morals, are not compatible with its purpose." According to the Vatican, such deviations from Catholic teaching have provoked a crisis "characterized by a diminution of the fundamental Christological center and focus of religious consecration."
The L.C.W.R., a Maryland-based umbrella group that claims about 1,500 leaders of U.S. women's communities as members, represents about 80 percent of the country's 57,000 women religious. In a statement on April 19, the presidency of the L.C.W.R. described itself "stunned by the conclusions of the doctrinal assessment.… Because the leadership of L.C.W.R. has the custom of meeting annually with the staff of C.D.F. in Rome and because the conference follows canonically approved statutes, we were taken by surprise.
"This is a moment of great import for religious life and the wider church. We ask your prayers as we meet with the L.C.W.R. National Board within the coming month to review the mandate and prepare a response," the statement said.
The C.D.F. assessment was based on an investigation that began on behalf of the Vatican in April 2008. The C.D.F. concluded in January 2011 that "the current doctrinal and pastoral situation of L.C.W.R. is…a matter of serious concern." One issue unexpectedly cited by the C.D.F. was the conference's collaboration with a Catholic social justice lobby in Washington called Network.
"We are deeply puzzled by the findings in the Assessment," Network responded. "Despite its references to Network, we were never asked to provide any information about our mission or activities. Since our founding by 47 Catholic Sisters, Network 's mission of lobbying, organizing and educating for social and economic justice has been rooted in the Gospel and Catholic Social Teaching…. We are grateful for our close relationship with L.C.W.R. throughout our history."