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Two small-molecule inhibitors proved comparable as first-line therapy for metastatic renal-cell carcinoma (RCC), results of a large randomized trial showed.
Patients treated with pazopanib (Votrient) had a median progression-free survival (PFS) of 8.4 months, whereas treatment with sunitinib (Sutent) led to a median PFS of 9.5 months. The results satisfied the predetermined statistical criteria for establishing that pazopanib is noninferior to sunitinib.
The two drugs had different side-effect profiles that favored pazopanib, as did the change from baseline in quality of life, Robert J. Motzer, MD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and co-authors reported in the Aug. 22 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
"Pazopanib's advantages with respect to adverse-event profile do warrant consideration as a reason to choose pazopanib over sunitinib for treatment of RCC," Motzer said by email. "Both drugs are considered options for patients, and choice is an individual decision by the physician and the patient. Factors that go into that decision include the physician's own experience and familiarity with the drug.
"Based on the NEJM paper, and my own broad experience using both drugs to treat patients with metastatic kidney cancer, I think that pazopanib is the best choice. Regarding factors that may go into the choice of sunitinib, there is a higher incidence of severe liver function test abnormalities with pazopanib, and sunitinib could be preferred for patients with underlying liver dysfunction or in whom monitoring of liver function would be difficult."
The findings confirm those reported last year at the European Society for Medical Oncology meeting.
Both drugs previously demonstrated activity as therapy for metastatic RCC. The two agents had not been compared directly, but comparison of results across clinical trials suggested the drugs improved PFS to a similar degree. The same trials had suggested potential differences in the drugs' safety profiles, probably owing to differences in selectivity of multitargeted kinases, the authors note their introduction.
Reflecting the interest in distinguishing the two drugs for RCC, investigators in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia enrolled patients with previously untreated RCC into a randomized phase III comparison of pazopanib and sunitinib. Data analysis comprised 1,110 patients.
The trial had a primary efficacy endpoint of PFS. Comparison of the treatment groups yielded a hazard ratio of 1.05 for pazopanib versus sunitinib. The prespecified definition of noninferiority was a hazard ratio <1.25, meaning that pazopanib had demonstrated noninferiority. Overall survival also was similar between groups, resulting in a hazard ratio of 0.91 for pazopanib versus sunitinib.
Comparison of adverse events showed that sunitinib was associated with a higher incidence of fatigue (63% versus 55%), hand-foot syndrome (50% versus 29%), and thrombocytopenia (78% versus 41%). Patients in the pazopanib arm had a higher incidence of elevations in the liver enzyme alanine aminotransferase (60% versus 43%). Changes in health-related quality of life favored pazopanib for 11 of 14 domains (P<0.05 for all comparisons).
The two treatment groups had similar rates of discontinuation related to adverse events.
When two drugs demonstrate similar activity, attention shifts to adverse-profiles when choosing a drug, said co-author Tony Choueiri, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
"Adverse events and quality of life are crucial aspects of systemic therapy in RCC, especially with agents that are taken continuously on a daily basis," Choueiri said via email. "This is the largest study ever conducted in RCC with targeted therapy. The results are clear. Overall, and in an unselected population, pazopanib is not inferior to sunitinib in term of PFS and OS. The advantage is that pazopanib is more tolerable."
The data suggest that oncologists need to individualize use of the two agents, depending on patient characteristics, said Robert Figlin, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
"I think most clinical oncologists think about the following things [when choosing between similar drugs]," Figlin told MedPage Today. "What is the extent of disease? What is the patient's performance status? What are their comorbidities? What level of comfort does the oncologist have with the administration of these two drugs?"
With each patient, the oncologist will discuss the adverse event profile of each drug and then choose the one that seems to provide the best balance between risk and benefit, he said.
The study was supported by GlaxoSmithKline, which markets pazopanib.
Motzer disclosed relatinships with GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Genentech, Aveo, Novartis, and Pfizer. One or more co-authors disclosed relationships with GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Novartis, Aveo, Genentech, Bayer/Onyx, Janssen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and COMPARZ.
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Emma is not celebrating national prostate destruction.
I bought the cheapest camera in existence and it doesn't always pick up the drawings. Sorry.
I want a pic too!
Cheers John. Me and Jen are chuffed to be on your website. Now we feel famous :)
Archie and Jen
Haha! yeh, Movember, only started getting big the last few years. Would enjoy seeing you in Scotland sometime, some year.
ah good old Movember!!! And thanks to that, I shall forever be immortalised with a daft looking 'tache on me face!
real pleasure to meet you John and I hope Bristol treated you well!
Your camera isn't as cheap as mine, JK.
Thanks very much for sharing!
Re: the lovers. Yer a sweet man, Mr. K.
Why aren't you drawing them driving a dune buggy?
@Unknown - yeah, EVERYbody loves dune buggies!
@JohnK - I'm pretty sure Movember is a global phenomenon. I live in Toronto and it's all over the place here. It's even advertised! Odd connection: Frank Zappa died of prostate cancer.
I'm actually growing a mustache very discreetly on my prostate. It's a hell of a thing to trim though....
Yes, your camera was a kodak I believe and my time working in a provincial camera shop told me that kodak digital cameras are like slightly shiter Fuji ones and generally a bit shoddy.
I sat and watched while some of this lot had their drawings done! I would have loved to have stayed longer but my child was not entertained by minimalist art galleries, in fact she saw fit to make quite a ruckus about her boredom.
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As part of our multiyear hiring plan, the Department of Psychology at Syracuse University invites applications for two full time tenure-track positions in Cognitive Psychology to join the Cognition, Brain, & Behavior (CBB) area. In addition to CBB, the department includes research emphases in school, social, and clinical health. The department's goal is to grow the Cognition, Brain, & Behavior faculty to a total of seven to eight members in the next five years. These hires present an exciting opportunity to collaborate in building the program according to a shared vision. In addition, there exists ample opportunity to contribute to the emerging interdisciplinary Neuroscience program across The College. The individuals filling these two positions are expected to pursue exceptional programs of research using rigorous methods and driven by a strong theoretical foundation to understand fundamental mechanisms underlying cognition and/or perception. Candidates with outstanding quantitative skills will receive special consideration. One appointment is at the rank of Assistant Professor and one position is expected to be Open Rank. Applicants for the positions should have a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology or a related field. Successful candidates will show evidence of (1) high quality scholarship and the potential to build a vigorous program of funded research (2) teaching promise at the undergraduate and graduate levels and (3) promise of excellence in engaging graduate and undergraduate students in research. Responsibilities include maintaining an active program of research, teaching and advising at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and contributing to the efforts to build the CBB program. Additional information about the department may be found at http://psychology.syr.edu/.


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By DANIELLE BONDURANT
For the Hood River News
Teens in our community always complain that there is nothing to do, but last Thursday was the perfect opportunity to make a difference.
Youth from the 4-H program, Positive Youth Ambassadors and other youth volunteers came together to moderate and facilitate a community-wide conversation.
This conversation celebrated the Centennial of 4-H and enlisted the Hood River Commission on Children and Families to organize mini-conversations across the county to talk to youth.
The topic centered on "What would you like to see happen in the next three to five years in Hood River County that would create a better community?"
As a moderator, my role consisted of opening the conference, which hosted over 80 youth and community members in this discussion. As a facilitator, I hosted a small group, helping them with each step of the process.
At the beginning of the night, we were frantically running around wondering what was expected of us. Even though there were many weeks of planning and several other mini-conversations to prepare us for this evening, this event culminated all the previous conversations. We wondered if any one would even come.
Behind the scenes it was a little hectic, but the conference ran extremely smooth, following the process as outlined by the moderators, and generating many good ideas.
While sitting at my small group and discussing the ideas contributed by the members, I was surprised to see that many of the suggestions were similar to past conversations, but many were also very different. Topics in my group ranged from picking up trash to building a teen center.
At the end of the night, when all the ideas were posted, participants voted a teen center as the top priority, garnering over 50 votes. A teen mentorship program for youth took second place, and building a new outdoor theater took third.
Raising the bar on teaching by giving teachers report cards and improving the radio stations for Latinos tied for fourth place.
Being at this conversation and watching everyone work together on a topic that has been so widely discussed left little doubt what our community needs. All the people were so willing to voice their opinions on what would help Hood River in the future. However, the results in this grand conversation matched the same priorities as every mini-conversation. These outcomes also match all the community workshops of the past three to four years. It's time to put these suggestions into action for the future, now!
Danielle Bondurant is a senior at Hood River Valley High School.
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Spanish filmmaker gets serious, mysterious
Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar has always worshipped at the altar of the classic Hollywood melodrama. The earthly avatars of Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Douglas Sirk have long watched over his art-house productions (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, High Heels, Kika, The Flower of My Secret, Live Flesh, All About My Mother). His latest effort, the self-referential movie industry meller Broken Embraces, is no exception. ... Except that it marks a minor turning point in Almodóvar's career. This is Almodóvar at his most mature, his most serious. Gone are the drag queens, the sexy nuns and op-art wallpaper. There's not a trace of camp in this cyclical, soap opera-heavy romance. And yet the film is still unmistakably Almodóvar, right down to the strong central performance by his longtime muse Penélope Cruz.
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Youth in Revolt
Smart, rude teen comedy finds real humor in mock rebellion
Directed with gusto by controversial indie filmmaker Miguel Arteta (Star Maps, Chuck & Buck), starring overexposed but always amusing Michael Cera (Superbad, Juno, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Year One) and based on the picaresque cult novel by C.D. Payne, Youth in Revolt has the sole misfortune of being a wry, rude, coming-of-age movie in an era already well-saturated with wry, rude, coming-of-age movies. Those who caught Cera in 2007's Juno can be forgiven for getting a certain been-there-done-that vibe off Youth in Revolt's trailers. It's not that Youth in Revolt does anything wildly distinctive, but it's an intelligent laugh-getter that doesn't spoil its source material by going Hollywood.
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Here we sit, poised between the Aughts (or whatever we're calling them) and the teens (not to be confused with that last set of teens with World War I and all that junk). It is a time for both reflection and prognostication. What was so great/awful about the last 10 years? What will happen in the next 10 years? Take TV, for example. "The Sopranos" sure was nifty. Remember Darva Conger from "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" getting naked in Playboy? Crazy days. That covers the last 10 years. Now, let's look into our cathode-ray crystal ball and speculate on changes for the coming decade.


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At some point in time, Adolph and Henrietta met and became attracted to each other. One story relates that Adolph had traveled to Milwaukee on business with his uncle Oscar and stayed at the Grand Hotel. Henrietta's step-father Charley Meuller was the manager of the Grand Hotel and she probably worked there since she had left school. She may have worked as a waitress in the restaurant or at the newsstand in the lobby. An acquaintanceship was established and Adolph even gave her a nickname based on her last name Burbach. She became his Bockie and was called that ever after.
Adolph Halfdan Hansen married Henrietta Eva Burbach on 30 October 1907 at Gesu Catholic Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They were married at a nuptial Mass at 11:30 in the morning. This was unusual since at that time mixed marriages were not permitted to have a nuptial mass. Adolph was a Lutheran and Henrietta was Catholic.
The young couple probably returned to Chicago where Adolph was working for his uncle Oscar at the Oscar Daniels Company. The company was engaged in iron work and construction all over the country and travel was definitely in the future for Adolph and Henrietta.
In the spring of 1908, Adolph and Henrietta returned to Milwaukee to act a godparents to her brother Peter's son Herman. Another anomaly since at that time both godparents needed to be Catholic.
On the 26 of Dec 1908 their daughter Dorotha Eva was born in Chicago. Then in 1909 they were in New York where they met Adolph's father Adolph who was visiting from Norway. By 1910, Adolph was working as a timekeeper at a smelter in Tooele, Utah. In May of 1910, their son Donald George was born.
The couple made their base in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, while their children were growing up. They still made frequent visits to Milwaukee and eventually Eva Meuller came to live with them after the death of her husband Charley. Adolph and Henrietta put a very high value on education, not surprising for a couple who never attended high school. Dorothy graduated from Rosary College in 1936 with a degree in education. Donald attended first St Mel High School and then YMCA High School where he played on the State Championship Basketball Team in 1927.
Travel continued to be part of Adolph's career as he was in Tampa in 1920 and as late as 1942 he and Bockie were living in Adrian, Michigan. The Oscar Daniels Company suffered during the construction downturn in the 1930s and further still with the death of Oscar Daniels in 1939.
Adolph and Henrietta risked everything they had to rescue the company but lost it all when the company closed. In 1942 and probably at the time of his death in 1946, Adolph was working for the L P Friestedt Company based in Chicago.
The final anomaly in Adolph and Henrietta's marriage in the fact that he is buried in Mt Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, IL. Once again a privilege not given to non-Catholics.


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Police arrested a Clifton Township man who allegedly robbed a Wayne County bank on April 20.
According to police, Dennis McGuire, 45, walked into the PNC Bank on 976 Main Street in Newfounland at 9:50 a.m., walked up to a male teller and demanded money. McGuire told the teller to put the money in a plastic shopping-type bag he brought along with him. The teller began to put the cash in the bag, but McGuire became agitated and demanded the teller hurry up.
McGuire left the bank with $5,534 in cash, ran to a neighboring parking lot. There got into a dark-colored minivan with the driver's side rear blinker lens broken and with tape on it. The van was described by bank witnesses as loud and having a Pennsylvania license plate.
McGuire was seen fleeing south on Route 447.
A corporal with the Pennsylvania State Police in Dunmore was in his patrol car on Interstate 380 near Interstate 84 when he saw a vehicle, with a broken and taped tail light, fitting the description given by the bank employees. He stopped the vehicle and believed McGuire matched the description of the suspect.
The trooper sent a photo of the suspect to the bank and the teller positively identified McGuire as the bank robber. Money was from the bank was found in his pocket.
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Sonny Bill Williams scored a try in the Chiefs' Super Rugby victory over the Sharks on Saturday © Getty Images
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen believes that Sonny Bill Williams could one day return to rugby union in New Zealand.
The 27-year-old midfielder has agreed a deal to play in Japan before returning to the NRL, having bagged a try in the Chiefs' Super Rugby final victory over the Sharks on Saturday.
Williams could yet play some role in the All Blacks' opening Rugby Championship games following an injury to Conrad Smith, but Hansen thinks that beyond that there could be further reunions in the future.
"I think he'll come back. I think he's really enjoyed his time playing rugby and he's really enjoyed the Chiefs," Hansen said. "I'd be confident to say it's not the last time he'll play for the All Blacks either.
"He's a world class player now. If we didn't pick him, we'd be getting six lashes from the headmaster. He's done things that are different and sometimes in New Zealand we don't like people that are a little different.
"That's not to say he doesn't care about his country. We know he does and when I spoke to him about the opportunity [to play in the Rugby Championship], he couldn't answer quick enough with a yes."
Hansen defended Williams' decision to return to rugby league, having switched codes with Toulon four years ago. Since then he has won the Rugby World Cup and now a Super Rugby title.
"One or two people think he might be chasing money, but he's a professional sportsperson," Hansen said. "You only get a very short term in your playing career to make money. Doctors are doctors from the time they graduate to the time they die.
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|Thai vegetarian starter platter
|Liz's salmon steak main course.
Thanks for all the wonderful messages yesterday, you all rock my world.
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|Liz's salmon steak main course.
I love that vague card, that's so you! I laughed when I saw that! :)
And I love your outfit and the effect on the last photo. Gorgeous! (I need summat like that for my new sparkly outfit ha!)
What a great card, Lakota's so clever!
Looks like you had a lovely birthday. I must get to the clothes show one day.
You look especially fantastic in the last photo x
Really liking Liz's necklace as well xReplyDelete
Wow - that card from Lakota is brilliant, she ought to go into production with personalised cards like those. Love the outfit you wore to the Clothes Show too - as always, you look fabulous.ReplyDelete
Those cards are awesome! The clothes show looks good fun - i've put it on my 'to do' list to check it out one year. I love the black and white pic of you with the green nails - its beautiful. Scarlett xReplyDelete
This is my fourth try at leaving a comment. Bloggers misbehaving I take it. Happy Birthday or rather happy belated. Liz is seriously attractive.
Wishing you good health and all things fancy;-)
Looks like you had a great time, the green eyeshadow is fabulousReplyDelete
Glad you had a great time and love the last photo of you! :)ReplyDelete
Happy belated birthday for yesterday - sorry I missed that post! My blogroll seems to whizz by at the moment :) Glad you had a fun day at the Clothes show and enjoyed your birthday beers :)ReplyDelete
Wonderful! You brightened the Clothes Show up a treat, love. Glad you had a good time.xxxReplyDelete
Happy Birthday for yesterday. Glad you had a good day at the show. I did like it but, like you, found the designer area lacking this year. LOVED the vintage area. Picked up a few bargains (haggled!)- and although I wanted to take more away with mt, I restrained myself. I liked the catwalks- just wasnt sure about that one performance bit. I wore a ditzy print tea dress- not quite as spectacular as your dress, but I tried! Look forward to seeing your purchases xxReplyDelete
The food looks delish!
Everything looks so fun.
You all look fabulous.
But my fave EVER is that last photo of you. You look Gorgeous, Sneaky & Sassy all in one.
What a lovely pressie! Bet it was fab! I am loving that picture with the coloured nails - really gorgeous!ReplyDelete
I can't wait to see your purchases :-)
and yes compaired to the rest of the crowd you look amazing.
Oh I love the cards you got and your birthday dinner looks great! Can't go wrong with curry! I'm so happy to be back here, Its been waaay too long!ReplyDelete
A very happy belated birthday to yooooou! Lakota's card ROCKS!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday for yesterday - what brilliant cards! looks like you've had a great time too. No wonder you got discounts at the clothes show, your outfit is amazing. xxxReplyDelete
Best card everrrrrrrrrrrrrr, and you all look glorious!!!
Wonderful pix. Glad you had a great vintage birthday.ReplyDelete
Aww, it looks like a wonderful day! Happy birthday for yesterday!
Vix, that last picture of you is stunning, love it.
Glad you had a wonderful day, the cards you got are great - so strange to see you blonde!
And agree on the dull clothes, it's the clothes show?! Surely the title gives it away? Glad to see you dressed too impress.
The Vague card is fab! Looks like you've had an amazing birthday few days - hope it's going to continue well into next weekend!xxReplyDelete
Happy belated birthday.......looks like you had a great time. I am loving you and Liz....."Hot off the press"!! and Lizs necklace...
I went to the Clothes show years ago. You look fab and I love your outfit too xxReplyDelete
Belated happy birthday Vix! So glad you had a good one.
Sending lots of love.
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Glad it came out well - although I am MORTIFIED at the rogue apostrophe on there, how will I ever be a punctuation pedant again?!
Looking forward to seeing all your clothes show goodies xx
Looks like you had a great time!
Fantastic cards
Glad you had a fab birthday, I love that card!ReplyDelete
It looks like a fun event!
I totally love that last photograph. You should frame that one.
Great cards and photo especially loving the last photo.I always enjoy reading your posts :)ReplyDelete
Wonderful cards, great food, brilliant mates, a bit of rock, vintage clothing, that sounds like the perfect birthday to me!
I agree the last pic of you is stunning. Happy Birthday!!! xxxxx
the Barton Arms is a blast from the past for me!! Hope you had a great birthday!ReplyDelete
Ooh those cards are FANTASTIC! You look SUPER EXTRA BONUS BIRTHDAY GORGEOUS! Your makeup is extra spectacular and I love that blue/purple maxi! So glad you had such a wonderful birthday - LOOOVE! Sarah xxxReplyDelete
Ooh those cards are FANTASTIC! You look SUPER EXTRA BONUS BIRTHDAY GORGEOUS! Your makeup is extra spectacular and I love that blue/purple maxi! So glad you had such a wonderful birthday - LOOOVE! Sarah xxxReplyDelete
What a great group! Looks like you guys had a fabulous time. I love the blue dress you wore!ReplyDelete
So glad you had a nice day lovely. That card from Lakota is brilliant, how clever. I wanted to send you something but time got away from me as it always seems to do nowadays, I shall make sure to bring you back a treat from Oz. Also, that necklace Liz is wearing is fab! xxReplyDelete
Looks like you had a fab day! I love the Vague card - hilarious!ReplyDelete
Vix, i´m so sorry i missed your bday! seems that you never have a bad day. of course, this one had to be GREAT! wishing you the best for this new year, doll. Btw, you deserve to be on ANY magazine cover. you´re a unique inspiration. And your style is ANYTHING but VAGUE, hahah ;) kisses, darling. peace
Happy mistakes and gorgeous eyes. I love the b/w with color accents even if you don't know how you did it! -TReplyDelete
You frigging ROCK,darling!!! Squee!
Love those cards,that one from Lakota is blindingly fabulous!
Ooo,such yummy delgihts,so pleased you've been having a brillo time!
Gawd,you and Liz most certainly look divine at that show-no wonder you got attention and discounts!I just don't see why the public could even make an effort for such an event,at least?!Gah!No one could have outshone you two,anyway,no matter how they tried!Can't wait to see what you scored!
That last pick is HEAVENLY! Great job,Jon!
Love YOU to BITS!
Helga xxxXXXxxx
What beautiful pics especially that last one in b/w with just a though of color.
I love to dress up for no reason too though I will admit I'll go for practically over freezing. I just can't take cold.
You, tiddly? No way!! ;-D ♥ReplyDelete
Wow that card from Lakota is great and what a great idea just imagain if you had your very own little vintage magazine you would be amazing with the contents. So glad to see you had a lovely birthday and that last photo of you is gorgeous ;-)) dee xxReplyDelete
What brilliant cards, and love that last B&W photo of you, well done Jon for that effect. Looks like you had a great time at the showReplyDelete
Those cards are brilliant, I love the last photo of you the B&W one, well done Jon. Looks like you had a great time at the show tooReplyDelete
What a shame people didn't dress up for the Clothes Show of all things! I won tickets last year, it was in summer (at the O2 London) and I remember lots of maxis and frocks. Maybe it's a winter thing. :(
At least you looked fab and frocked up!
I freakin' love love love that card from Lakota, am annoyed I didn't think of it myself!! Sounds like you had a great birthday, couldn't happen to a nicer person. xx.ReplyDelete
Looks like your birthday was as fantastic as you were! Happy beleted birthday! I went to The Clothes Show on Monday, fab wasn't it? Just a shame I didnt have any cash!
Hi my dear!! Sounds like you had such a fabulous time and you both looked amazing for the Clothes Show too, well done indeed! Love your cards too! xxReplyDelete
Fantastic cards! Glad you had a great time xxxReplyDelete
It pays to be unique, yay for discount. Can't wait to see your gorgeous buys. Your friend Liz's necklace is so freaking cute, I want!!!
It is totally amazing to me that you manage to eat and drink so heartily and still look so fabulous. You are wearing all those years quite well! A happy-happy to you!ReplyDelete
LOL great card!! hehehe and your maxi dress is Lovely!! looks wonderful and cool picture Jon took love the pop of color ~Have a great weekend coming up....I met a woman today from India who was talking me into getting my nose pierced lol I have been wanting to do it for like forever and I see how pretty yours looks...she thinks here I could find a dermatologist who would do it and even numb it for me!! hmmmm I might start looking into that for sure :)~Love HeatherReplyDelete
what a wonderful post! i totally get what you are saying about the DULL clothes. BARF!ReplyDelete
looks like you had an amazing time. the vintage coat of liz is just wonderful.ReplyDelete
Happy belated birthday Vix! Love that last photo of you, you look gorgeous! Sooo jealous that you went to the Clothes Show!ReplyDelete
Oh Vix, sorry, I didn't get near a computer yesterday so I'm sorry I didn't wish you a happy birthday! Hope you had fun! You look lovely at the Clothes show! I'd love to go to it sometime so please do post when it's happening again!
What a wonderful day and lovely, lovely birthday cards - I especially love the first one :)
You're looking absolutely radiant!
Have you ever thought of starting your own - colourful, not conventional - clothes show, Vix. Like a huge 2nd hand swapping party, with LOADS of bloggers, naturally! xoxo
What an amazing birthday card. Glad you had a good time at the clothes show and showed them all what stylish is! Looks like a fun day.ReplyDelete
Excellent cards, especially the one from Lakota.
I thought that as its The Clothes Show more people would have been glammed up like your lovely self.
P.S. I love the acrobat necklace that Liz is wearing.
You wore an incredible frock to the clothes show!! I LOVE IT!!
Women do often look all the same - I am lucky to live in a fairly creative city with lots of interesting city, but walking down the street sometimes I feel like screaming because everyone looks the same!!
I love that effect in that last photo too!! Every time I do something extra fancy with my camera I have no idea how I did it;)
The last photo is brilliant!
I love Liz's necklace.
belated happy birthday, girl!!! wish you all the best, tons of vintage dresses, shoes, bags, loads of tasty indian food, holidays in goa, great music, liters of delicious red wine, amazing festivals in the sun and lovelovelove...
big hug from germany
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That last photo is so cool!
Had to laugh at the 'spat with Gok' bit on your card, so hilarious!
Love both of your outfits for the clothes show- it's all in the name isn't it? hehe :-) I didn't know they did vintage stuff there, quite intrigued!
What a perfect birthday celebration you had! I am happy for you, your purple dress is amazing Vix - About what Jon did to the last pic, i have an application on my IPOD called color splash - you choose a picture and put the color where you want, pretty cool, that is a nice shot of you, very, very pretty
I have put a pic of Leo, he is still terrified!
Lots of friendship - Ariane xxxxx
You have such creative friends!
I love both of your dresses and I do understand why you did stand out in a sea of dark colors and similar styles.
It looks like you had a blast!!!
Have a lovely and fun weekend,
I am so glad you had a Fabulous Birthday! I am really Loving the effects on that last pic!ReplyDelete
Awesome cards :) I love that last pic what a beautiful smile!
Happy, happy birthday darling woman, I hope celebrations will run well into the weekend! These pics look like you are having waaaaaaaaaay too much fun to keep it to just one day:))). Nom, nom, nom, oh I seem to have gobbled up that entire vegetarian platter and having a great band to dance to makes a big night even better! I love, love, love the cards and Vague cover by Lakota is hilarious - that woman is a genius:)). I'm not surprised you got plenty of attention and discounts at the Clothes Show, you're the only one with a 100km radius with taste baby!!! So happy you had a wonderful birthday sweetie xoxoxoxoxReplyDelete
Beyond brilliant! I LOVE that last photo too. And that person with the pattern jumper at the Clothes Show, should have been denied entry!ReplyDelete
You both look wonderful at Clothes Show - and everyone has had a blast at the Thai restaurant.
So glad that you had a wonderful day - what BRILLIANT cards you were sent!
Ali x
Happy Birthday, beautiful Vix! You in that dress should get loads of free frocks, you're such a fox!ReplyDelete
OMG! I so want to get my hands on a COPY of that magazine VAGUE!!!
(I know its a card but I live in hope that SOMEONE will create a mag for the over 40 vague thrift loving, recyling, living life and loving it kinda woman!!!)
You most certainly had a fab night out with friends and you and Liz ROCKED the Clothes Show!!
Yum, yum yum! x
Ahaha love the Vague birthday card!
You ladies stood out beautifully amor.
So glad you got to go, I never been to one of those shows. Oooo your Barry M goody bag.
I'm not surprised you got discounts for your lovely minx self.
adorar the last foto of you, I always admire your cute cheekbones.
The black and white photo with Spring Green nails and turquoise jewelry is spectacular. Continue to celebrate as long as humanly possible!ReplyDelete
Lakota's card is so fab, really thoughtful and you know what if that was a real magazine I wouldn't hesitate to snap a copy up.
I went to the clothes show a few years ago, it's such a great day out, you by far were the best dressed on the day! xxx
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUV ♥♥ReplyDelete
Happy belated Birthday my darling Cher. You and Liz look wonderful. If she ever wants to get rid of that dress please shoot me an email.ReplyDelete
What a bunch of fun. You should publish a winter dressing guide.ReplyDelete
Look at all that I've missed! These cards are killer I especially like seeing you on the cover of any magazine! A fashion show, how cool is that, yeah LIZ!!!!! The food looks fantastic and I love Liz's trappezze necklace along with that smile! Al too is it the booze or you that has everyone smiling so big?!
I love your tidily look my dear, those beautiful eyes! The dress you wore to the shoe is gorgeous and I'm sure you stood out in a sea of conformity and comfort. How can one not dress up for a fashion ever, duh!
This last B&W photo with your colored jewels takes my breathe away. You are stunning! Hope your Birthday was a killer celebration.
Don't be shy, if you enjoyed your visit leave a comment, I can come and visit your blog if you do.
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The U.S. created a modest 157,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate ticked up, but the economy added one-third of a million more positions in 2012 than previously thought, with a large chunk coming in the final months of the year.
The latest employment figures show hiring was stronger in both 2012 and 2011 than initially believed, based on tax returns not initially available to the government. And job growth was sharply higher in the fourth quarter, according to Labor Department data released Friday.
The jobs figures provide further evidence that the negative reading on fourth-quarter growth — the first decline in more than three years — was exaggerated, especially given the strength in hiring at year end. Read: U.S. economy shrinks 0.1% in fourth quarter.
Tampa, Charlotte among gainers.
• U.S. homeownership at 18-year low
Yet the slackened pace of job growth in January took off a bit of the shine. The number of jobs added to the economy last month fell short of the 170,000 forecast of analysts polled by MarketWatch. And the unemployment rate crept up to 7.9% from 7.8%.
"The best part are the revisions," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Financial Services. "It's also a good — but by no means great — start — to the new year for the jobs market." More reactions to the payrolls report.
In Friday trades, stocks headed higher from the opening bell on Wall Street, helped by upbeat manufacturing surveys from Europe and Asia, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.22% taking aim at the 14,000-point mark. Read more: U.S. stock market rallies on jobs report.
Cautious mood
The pace of hiring in January suggests businesses remain somewhat cautious about taking on new employees amid continuing budget wrangling in Washington, an increase in U.S. taxes and a global economic slowdown. Read: Five ways to boost job creation.
Consumer-sentiment data out Friday also underscored the wary mood. Read more: Consumer sentiment rises in January.
At the current pace of job growth, it would take several years to drive down unemployment back to pre-recession levels below 5%.
The rise in the unemployment means the Federal Reserve is unlikely to stop its massive bond-buying program anytime soon. The bank has said it will keep interest rates at an ultra-low level until the jobless rate falls to 6.5%.
The Fed wants to make it easier for people to buy cars, houses and other big-ticket items to spur growth. Consumer spending accounts for as much as 70% of the U.S. economy.
On the upside, hiring trends were somewhat better in 2012 and 2011 than the government's prior analysis indicated.
The economy added 335,000 more jobs in 2012 than initially reported, boosting the monthly average to 181,000 from a prior read of 153,000, the data showed. The largest chunk of extra jobs showed up in the last three months of the year.
The number of new jobs created in December was revised to 196,000 from 155,000. And November's figure was revised up to 247,000 from 161,000 — the biggest gain in hiring in 10 months.
Similarly, job growth averaged 175,000 a month in 2011, up from a prior estimate of 153,000.
Inside January data
In January, meanwhile, the largest gains in hiring took place in retail (33,000), construction (28,000), health care (23,000) and wholesale trade (15,000). Most sectors added workers.
"We are seeing a nice, steady increase in job growth across the board," said Jennifer Lee, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets.
Employment fell in only a few areas. Government shed 9,000 jobs, while 14,000 positions were eliminated in transportation and warehousing, possibly an offshoot of the end of the holiday season.
Average hourly wages rose 4 cents to $23.78 in January. Over the past 12 months pay has risen 2.1%, just slightly faster than inflation.
The average workweek was unchanged at 34.4 hours. The number, which has been flat for the past year, typically creeps higher when the economy speeds up.
Looking ahead
What's unclear is whether hiring will remain on an even keel. Job growth blazed ahead in the early months of 2012 and 2011, only to take a big dip by midyear.
What's more, the economy will continue to face significant resistance in the early part of 2013. The Obama administration raised income taxes on the wealthiest Americans and a 2% payroll tax break for ordinary workers expired on Jan. 1. That could hurt consumer spending.
The federal government may also cut as much as $90 billion in spending from the remaining seven months of fiscal 2013 unless Congress delays or alters a law already on the books. Analysts say that would also act as anchor on the economy.
Throw in weak economies overseas — a drag for U.S. exporters — and there are few reasons to expect hiring to quicken much compared to the past two years.
There are some bright spots, though. Home building is on the rise after a six-year slump and abut 100,000 construction jobs have been created in the past four months.
American businesses are also sitting on piles of cash and are ready to invest if the U.S. and global economies start to pick up. Job openings nationwide, in fact, have reached a post-recession peak.
Yet until the recovery gains more steam, millions of Americans will continue to find it hard to get a good job.
The number of long-term unemployed — those without work for at least half a year — was little changed in January at 4.7 million. Some 8 million workers hold part-time jobs because they can't find a full-time position. And about 2.4 million people who want to work have stopped looking.
Including all of those people, another measure of unemployment known as the U6 rate showed that 14.4% of Americans were jobless in January, the same as in December.


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Making stuff is totally the way to go.YourFavoriteAries wrote:At this point, I'm probably going to make my own stuff.
I don't want any Bella, Edward, or Jacob only stuff. I like the full cast shirt, but I don't know I'd have to see how well it fits me.
I think there may be some James stuff coming soon since there is a James computer wallpaper on the movie site....I'll THINK about that.
I really hope they expand to all the Cullens though. Even if it's by couples, I'd buy and Alice/Jasper shirt in a heartbeat (no pun intended) obviously...
I'm thinking, YourFavoriteAries, that if they expand at all it won't be until the next movies (if they're made). I see this movie as focusing more on Edward, Bella and I guess James, than on the whole Cullen dynamic. Which stinks, because I too would love some Alice/Jasper goodies.


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Tolkien Gateway talk:Community Portal
I don't know where else to place this, so I do it here:
The newest skin 'dusk' I find very nice, but I saw that the screen is far too small in width when I was working on J.R.R. Tolkien's Family Tree. So, making it a bit bigger might be a clever thing to do. Moreover, on the Main Page there are references to links on the left (which is fine with the regular skins), whereas all the links in the dusk skin are on the right!
Have a look: Dusky Family Tree
--Earendilyon 10:38, 8 February 2006 (EST)
- Hehe, ya that skin wasn't designed by me, I just uploaded it testing the different skins. Dusk really isn't made for a wiki our size and is meant for more of a blog style with small amounts of text. I really need to get a decent skinned created because this default one we are using is just too bland, I'd really love to see something that fully integrates with the Tolkien theme. Unfortunately my CSS/PHP/creativity skills are lacking so it's easier said than done. Unfortunately the skin is made to fit a fixed size thus expanding it would ruin the whole header image there, yet another aspect of that skin I dislike. The wiki skins definitely needs to be something that expands with the browser and resolution to provide maximum viewing for those larger monitors. But it is a good example of how powerful CSS/PHP can be with the wiki software and we can really twist this site into anything we want. --Hyarion 11:26, 8 February 2006 (EST)
Alphabetical Links
Is it possible to get a more encyclopedia-like listing under the heading 'the encyclopedia'? I mean, like what they print on the spine of the seperate volumes: Aa-Bl, Bk-Ce etc. In this case it would be: A El - Eld, Eld - Kin etc; this should be done automatically, of course, if possible. It's now such a long, bare list.
Also, I'd like to see the heading 'the author' back.
--Earendilyon 16:21, 14 February 2006 (EST)
- Thanks for the input. I agree with you that the bare small list that takes up so much room is not something that should stay for long. I like the idea of having Aa-Bl, etc, although it's not possible to do that dynamically so it would be something we'd have to change manually, but at least it would take up some space there. Another thought I had is something like A - Ardamir, Aragorn... Then B - Bag end, Bilbo.... And just list the first article or two next to the letter, similar to what Encyclopedia of Arda does. I definitely would like to see 'the author' (as well as all the old links) links back but I think for the moment we should work on improving those articles prior to linking them from the main page. This way people don't see those few links and assume that is our entire collection. Thanks again for the input. --Hyarion 19:10, 14 February 2006 (EST)
Wikipedia portal:Middle-earth
Do you guys know this portal? It's meant to organize all Wikipedia articles on Tolkien. So, now's the existentialist question: what are we here for? Why are we here? Does this Wiki add anything to Wikipedia's portal?
--Earendilyon 08:58, 15 February 2006 (EST)
- Great question! I think in the near future as a community it would be nice if we could come up with sort of a mission statement about what we really do want to accomplish. I know in the back of my head I think Wikipedia has done a great job, but they probably only have 1% of the content that is actually out there. Wikipedia being not Tolkien specific they simply cant have an entire article for every edition of every book published by Tolkien, or information about his relatives, and articles delving deeper into the mine...works of Tolkien. Look at Wookipedia, almost 25,000 articles! Arda is much more complex and has been around a lot longer, we can't let the Star Wars nerds beat out us Tolkien fans. :) But as of the present we already have quite a lot more articles than Wikipedia's Tolkien section, albeit their's are being updated quicker I think we have our eyes farther out into the horizon. Do you have any suggestions for answers? --Hyarion 19:00, 16 February 2006 (EST)
- I think the biggest task we're facing at the moment is to get more people involved in this; at this moment, only you and I are frequently adding to it (and I'm 'just' fixing dead links mostly). Have you considered mailing around a bit to get more attention to this Wiki? --Earendilyon 03:02, 17 February 2006 (EST)
- I've tried quite a few different things: searching google for "tolkien links" and going to hundreds of sites and emailing them manually to exchange links with us, unfortunately a lot of them were just dead ends. I've also tried posting links in forums but it's hard to not look like I am simply advertising the site. The linking that has helped the most has been at wikipedia ironically enough, because so many websites mirror the content from there, they mirror our links, search engines are also helping quite a bit. Hopefully word of mouth (or text of fingers?) will help as well as we gain more content. Another thought I had is seeing if any of the current Tolkien Encyclopedia websites would like to merge with us but I don't think we are to that point yet. We have had a few people in the past who edit quite a bit but unfortunately after a couple days they become burnt out and stop. Any suggestions? I think the best offer we can give people is to make sure they know this is not just one person's site as it is true for most websites out there, but the community's. As the popularity grows I would like to have a board of people who make the final decisions and the community would vote as a whole on topics, no one person would 'own' the site. Thanks again for your thoughts. --Hyarion 11:26, 17 February 2006 (EST)
Main Page: Search Page?
Hyarion, maybe you could combine the current Main Page with the Search Page you're suggesting? Cut (some of) the introductory notes and put in the Search bar.
Talking about the Search function: wouldn't it be better to have it a bit higher in the left side bar? Maybe between the 'Navigation' links and the alphabetical index? Now, people have to scroll down (rather far, in my opinion) to find the search box. --Earendilyon 04:29, 3 March 2006 (EST)
- This was actually something I had been thinking about doing for a while but never got around to it because it takes a bit of hacking into the code of the MediaWiki engine, but it was quite easy and as you can see I've moved the Search button up to the top. This should make it at least a little easier for the time being. Thanks for your input. --Hyarion 11:57, 3 March 2006 (EST)
Characters with multiple names
This is one problem I've had. We have Gandalf, Mithrandir, Grey Wanderer, etc. I think having separate articles for different names is a must, unlike Wikipedia who simply redirects them to one main article. I think we can go into enough detail about the meaning of the name, when the character used the name, etc, to justify an article for it. Another reason I dislike the redirection is because I will go to one article but redirected to another article abd I become confused as to why I am there. But I do not think content should be spread across multiple articles. For example a ruler of Numenor should not have their pre-ruling information in say Pharazon and have anything after they changed their name to Ar-Pharazon be listed there, it should all be in one article. This being said I think we should vote on a primary article, such as Gandalf for the information to be stored, and other related naming articles should be linked to from there (and to there). The choice is the difficult decision, especially with say Aragorn, do you use his birth name? ruling name? full name? And then what would his full name be? It was different at different times. Another thing in this same area is we need to go through and make sure a page like Gandalf has links to all his other names. --Hyarion 10:36, 5 March 2006 (EST)
- In my opinion, it's best to put the main article on someone/-thing under the lemma of 'most-named'/'most-(in)famous name'; i.e. the main article on Aragorn under the lemma Aragorn with links vice-versa to and from the other names and titles [e.g at the end of the article with a See also:]. The main article on Melkor could be, likewise, under the lemma Morgoth. --Earendilyon 15:33, 5 March 2006 (EST)
- Hm, in regards to Aragorn though should we at least specify Aragorn II since he was technically not the first Aragorn? --Hyarion 15:37, 5 March 2006 (EST)
Canon scale
I had an idea, what if we created some sort of scale, like 1-5 or 1-10 or something that would specify how canonical (?) an article is considered. Just something to help people identify how scholars view the character/thing. --Hyarion 10:49 2006 (EST)
- I don't think one can make a "scale of canonicity". The question of 'canon' or 'non-canon' is far too cmplicated and individualistic I think. One could make a list like 'published', 'postumously published', 'early idea, later discarded', 'late writing', and the like, I guess, with the reader him/herself deciding on canonicity. --Earendilyon 15:24, 5 March 2006 (EST)
- You're probably right. But I think even works like The Lord of the Rings aren't perfect. For example in the latest edition Aiglos was changed to Aeglos. In my opinion Aeglos would be considered more canon even though it was altered after J.R.R. Tolkien's death. I guess as long as we specify what makes the character/item/etc canon or non-canon then that would be sufficient. --Hyarion 15:32, 5 March 2006 (EST)


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Currently lots of people participate in the Fedora Project. Some of them devote an incredible amount of their personal time to it. But although they are known amongst people related to their area of interest, some of them might feel lack of urge to push forward and improve over time. We would like to motivate them continuously, increase their satisfaction from their work and reward them. We believe that one of the pieces of this puzzle could be a Hall of Fame, that is further described by this proposal.
Hall of Fame proposal
Hall of Fame should be a collection of ladders that display top Fedora contributors in certain areas over a certain period of time and give them credit. The suggested areas of tracked participation may include:
- Fedora Wiki - # of edits, # of new pages created
- Fedora Mailing Lists - # of replies, # of new threads created
- Fedora Forum - # of replies, # of new threads, new ranks achieved
- Red Hat Bugzilla - # of comments, # of new bugs reported, # of bugs triaged, # of bugs fixed
- Fedora Package Maintenance - # of packages owned/maintained, # of new builds, overall activity, # of new updates
- Fedora Source Code - # of commits, activity in Fedora applications
- Fedora Translations - # of translations
- Fedora Package Review - # of reviews done
- Fedora Testing - # of new updates tested, # of installation testing done, # of Test Days test cases done
These statistics should be probably displayed in the form of ladders and graphs on a separate web page, that would encompass the whole Hall of Fame. This page could be part of Fedora Community website and the UI could be similar to reports present there.
The statistics should be updated regularly. It doesn't have to be real-time, but at least once a day would serve the purpose well.
A nice feature would be support for certain time snapshots (e.g. "wiki edits for the end of May") that could be linked from other sources. We foresee that the "top contributors list" and a link to Hall of Fame would be included in the Fedora Weekly News or other magazines and that could be a big motivator and a reward for some people to be listed there.
Implementation details
- Implementation team:
- Kamil Páral
- Jan Hutař
- Jan Tluka
- Marián Ganisin
- Time scope: start of June 2010 - end of August 2010
Implementation status
TODO list
- ALL: Think out the proposal thoroughly, raise questions and concerns, post them here (use Discussion page)
- ALL: Sort out with your managers how much time you can spend on this task
- kparal: Consult this idea with a few core members of Fedora project, e.g. jlaska
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Paper: UN team could submit Syria report next week
BERLIN (AP) — A German newspaper reported Saturday a team of U.N. chemical weapons inspectors could submit initial findings from its tests of samples collected in Syria by the end of next week.
The respected weekly Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung said the interim report to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will likely contain details on the gas, ammunition and delivery systems used in the attack that killed hundreds of people in a suburb of Damascus.
But chief U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said Saturday that "we have said many times that there will be no preliminary report. The report on the Aug. 21 incident will be given to the (Security) Council and other member states once the lab analysis is complete. We are not saying when that will be, except as soon as feasible. This is a scientific timeline, not a political timeline."
Western diplomats from three major U.N. powers told The Associated Press that this was the procedure they understood was in place, and said they had never heard of there being any possibility of an interim report. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
A Western ambassador who was briefed by top U.N. officials Monday said the analysis had been sped up and scientists were working around the clock to be able to produce a report in two to three weeks, which could be as early as next weekend. He spoke on condition of anonymity to a handful of reporters.
The newspaper said Saturday its report was based on information provided by two unnamed persons close to the inspection team.
The paper reported that the inspectors collected almost 100 samples from the site of the attack, including pieces of rubble and ammunitions remains, as well as hair, tissue, blood and urine samples from humans and animals.
Peter James Spielmann reported from the United Nations.


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As we have learned in both Iraq and Afghanistan, security in the 21st century will demand a comprehensive response that uses a full spectrum of resources. "Soft power," in the form of diplomacy, economic development and human rights enforcement, will be more in evidence than military force. Twenty-five years ago this month, when the National Conference of Catholic Bishops issued The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response, the national preoccupation was with averting a global nuclear war. The nuclear threat is still serious, but the other great dangers to peace are not matters of grand military strategy, though they may require military personnel and logistical capacity to address. For after proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, climate change and failed states rank high on the list of strategic dangers. Both will make serious demands on policymakers, because solutions must be multifaceted and long-term, and will require the United States to shift resources from space-age military capacity to civilian agencies and constabulary forces.The first requirement of national and world security is to strengthen the nuclear nonproliferation regime. Negotiation, backed by sanctions and limited punitive measures, may offer some promise of establishing restraint, as it did in Libya and seems about to do in North Korea. But other factors may prove more difficult to check. In Pakistan, for example, the A. Q. Khan network, which assisted North Korea, Iran and Libya in their pursuit of the bomb, remains intact, and the control of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is unsure amid the shifting political tides in that country. With the growth of Islamic militancy in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province and the continuing ties between Pakistan's military and the jihadists, preventing the spread of nuclear weapons has become a daunting challenge.
Furthermore, the progressive nuclear disarmament on which the bishops conditioned the moral permissibility of deterrence in 1983 has been stalled for a decade. Unless the nuclear-armed nations make good on their own commitments to progressive disarmament, we can continue to expect that other nations will try to acquire nuclear weaponry. The recent history of North Korea has also shown that the possession of weapons and missile capacity increases a nation's ability to resist outside interference and improves its chances for getting its demands met at the negotiating table. So the first step toward nuclear security must be manifest reduction of nuclear arms by the nuclear powers, followed by negotiation of a new nonproliferation agreement.
Climate change threatens peace because lives and livelihoods, national boundaries and human settlements are at risk—from rising sea levels, the increase in storm activity, the frequency and intensity of drought and spreading desertification. These climatic changes can also produce environmental refugees. Careful negotiation and policing will be needed to manage migratory pressures. Refugee populations, moreover, will demand multinational support and supervision. Likewise, as worldwide food riots this spring have shown, disruptions in food and water supply will require greater regional and international collaboration.
Failed states are a different problem. As we have seen in Afghanistan, Central Africa and the Darfur region of Sudan, bringing peace to long-conflicted regions demands more troops and more time than either the United States or the international community has been willing to give. Peacebuilding in such countries requires just economic and political development along with appropriate constabulary military forces. In Afghanistan, which has certainly been a high priority for international intervention, resources of every sort have fallen well below what donor nations have committed themselves to provide.
During his address to the United Nations General Assembly last month, Pope Benedict XVI laid out an ethic for international cooperation under the rubric of "the duty to protect" (see "Duty to Protect" in this issue, pg. 9). "Questions of security, the goals of development, the reduction of inequality both locally and globally, protection of the environment, of resources and of climate," he said, "require all those who are responsible for international life to act in concert...to promote solidarity with the most vulnerable regions of the world." He challenged the permanent members of the Security Council, including the United States, noting that "a multilateral consensus" that should make such activities possible "continues to be in crisis because it is still subordinated to the decisions of a small number" of states. To supply the conditions of peace for the quarter-century ahead, the Security Council's permanent five will have to undergo a major change in how it conducts the world's business.


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Historic newspaper provide clues beyond the certificates and courthouse records. They allow us to escape into another world in which our ancestors lived. We see the printed word as they saw it and see their names loom out of the page. Nothing is more exciting than learning an ancestor provided "alms" to a tramper in 1865 who was later arrested for taking the ancestor's coat and hat before leaving the house.
One of the most fantastic web pages is ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers. This contains a listing of newspaper digitization projects, both international collections and United States collections. The bulk of the links to newspapers are shown as free, but there are some liking to subscription databases, such as Ancestry.com, NewspaperArchive.com, Paper of Record and World Newspaper Archive.
I have particularly enjoyed searching the Pennsylvania Civil War Newspapers. The dates are 1855-1871. Imagine stepping back in time to the Civil War era and seeing an ancestor's name in a newspaper. Other examples of links are Suffolk Co., New York Newspapers including the "Long Islander" (Huntington), 1839-1859. Some of the links go directly to state projects, such as the Historic Missouri Newspapers Project or the Georgia Historic Newspapers. There are many more to explore. International newspapers include places like Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Sweden among many more.
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We asked Nada Marie Anid, Ph.D. and Dean, School of Engineering and Computer Sciences at New York Institute of Technology, the potential benefit of earning a STEM degree:
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Institutions of higher education in the U.S. can be accredited nationally by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, as well as regionally by any of the six regional accreditors recognized by them. At the program level, since Math Science and Engineering Graduate programs span so many disciplines, students should check into the specifics of accreditation in their chosen field. In terms of applied science, computing engineering and engineering technology programs, these are accredited by ABET[xvi] whereas architecture graduate programs may be accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board.[xvii] This type of accreditation ensures your curriculum measures up to industry standards.
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I get assigned the middle seat on flight to the Midwest.
The Window and Aisle seats are occupied. (< 2 hour flight. No reason to work oneself up. Last post on similar topic was titled Think Small and it came rushing to mind.)
WSM (Window Seat Mate) asks how "the big guy was so lucky to get stuck in the jump seat." I reply that I've had back-to-back storms to thank for the rescheduling. No reaction from WSM.
Our Flight is grounded for a "quick repair."
I pull out my PC to grind through some emails.
WSM steals one glance at my screen. And then another. And another. And another. And then just stares. (I need to invest in a screen protector to keep out prying eyes. Yet, we can all be forgiven to steal a one quick glance to knock out the curiosity…) However, there has to be an Emily Post rule where 4-5 side glances followed by a protracted stare is over the line.)


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Heading into Saturday's 1 p.m. game with Stetson in Allen Arena, the Lady Bisons are shooting 35.1 percent from the field and 25.9 percent from 3-point range.
Junior guard Jenna Bartsokas is averaging 12.2 points per game, the only Lady Bisons player in double figures.
"We haven't shot the ball like we are capable of doing," Bennett said. "We are taking care of the ball better than we ever have. We have been at 14 turnovers a game for about the last 10 games. We are playing good defense, especially our zone.
"When we get our shots we need to knock them down. We have to be able to score a little bit more around the basket than we have been. It is a confidence thing. I think we have good shooters. I feel like we are going to start making some and then everything will fall into place."
The Lady Bisons enter the Atlantic Sun Conference game with a 2-10 record, 0-2 in the A-Sun. The Lady Bisons lost 61-50 Monday night to South Alabama from the Sun Belt Conference.
"We have been in games," Bennett said. "A few possessions are making the big difference for us. South Alabama is maybe the best team we have played. I thought we played one of our better games against them."
Stetson, 1-10, 1-1 in the conference, also has only one player averaging in double figures, sophomore guard Kerri Simpson with 10.3. Stetson is 0-5 on the road this season. They lost 65-53 to Buffalo Tuesday night.
Two Stetson players that concern Bennett are 6-foot-4 junior center Daphnee Frieson and 6-3 junior center Natasha Graboski. Jessica Conner, a 5-11 forward, leads the Lady Hatters with 7.8 rebounds per game.
"They will play the 6-3 and 6-4 players together some," Bennett said. "We have been working on what they do for the last couple of days.
"Their scoring is spread out with different people scoring every night. Simpson's average is really on an upswing right now."
Sophomore center Clair Waggener, 6-2, and sophomore forward Brittany Duerk, 6-feet, will join guards Bartsokas and sophomore Anna Bowers and freshman forward Hannah Phillips in the starting lineup.
Duerk leads the Lady Bisons on the boards with 6.1 per game.
"She played very well against South Alabama," Bennett said. "She made four-out-of-five field goals, mostly in the second half. She has been rebounding well and playing tough defense.
"Rebounding is getting a little better. That was a weakness early."
The Lady Bisons will be back on the court at 5:15 Monday to play Florida Gulf Coast at Allen Arena.
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Nevada Bar Investigating Righthaven Lawyers
from the keep-digging dept
Court records suggest the State Bar in reviewing the Righthaven litigation is focusing on two broad areas:Both of those may end badly for Righthaven and its lawyers, especially the latter. The fact that Righthaven failed to reveal that Stephens Media was a 50% beneficial party to any legal results is a huge omission that I can't see the state bar brushing off as a minor infraction. It's still rather stunning that the company didn't realize that such information would eventually come out.
-- Whether Righthaven and its attorneys have engaged in champerty and barratry – generally defined as the improper incitement and prosecution of lawsuits by parties with no real interest in the outcome – and that hope to profit by such lawsuits.
Attorneys for one of the Righthaven defendants, Thomas DiBiase, for instance, have charged: "DiBiase asserts that the purported copyright assignment from Stephens Media to Righthaven is a sham and that Righthaven is engaged in champerty and barratry by filing litigation on copyrights that it does not own."
-- Whether Righthaven and its attorneys have made misrepresentations to the court. If true, that would appear to be a violation of the Nevada Supreme Court's Rules of Professional Conduct.
These rules say, in part, "It is professional misconduct for a lawyer" to "engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation." The rules also say, "A lawyer shall not knowingly make a false statement of fact or law to a tribunal or fail to correct a false statement of material fact or law previously made to the tribunal by the lawyer."


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RenaiJay replied to RenaiJay's topic in Maintenance / Servicing / MOT DiscussionsWell as luck would have it the mechanic from the garage (family friend) just popped over to have a listen as the car has been stood all day. It did it for about 15 seconds then disappeared, he's convinced its the power steering belt which is self tensioning and has said not to worry as it probably wont do it once the weather picks up a bit. The belt I supplied myself (Gates belt) and they're willing to replace it with another one for £10 if I want them to but he's adament its a waste of money due to the circumstances it does it and that its really nothing to worry about. He also said its not really classed as a squeak and is more of a very intermittent chirp! Does all this sound right? Should I bother getting it changed if this is the case?
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RenaiJay replied to RenaiJay's topic in Maintenance / Servicing / MOT DiscussionsProbably a silly question but would this be the Timing belt / Power steering belt or Aux belt that's slipping? I forgot to mention too but it isn't loud either. If the door is shut then you can't hear it.....only if the door or window is open.
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RenaiJay posted a topic in Maintenance / Servicing / MOT DiscussionsHi people, Sorry for my first post being a question but I was recommended to try here to get some advice. I have a MK6.5 Ford Fiesta Zetec (1.4) and a couple of months ago when having a service my local mechanic advised that the Cambelt could probably do with being changed too. The car is a 2006 with just over 50k on the clock. In all fairness he did pull the camcover back and show me the signs of the belt on its way out. He also showed me a small chunk missing off the power steering belt and said it would probably be ok but I figured for the cost of £12 (he fitted it for free) it was worth the piece of mind. The Aux Belt looked fine so we decided to leave that one be. Cambelt, Tensioner and Power Steering belt were replaced but I have a slight worry that I figured I'd put out here. If the car has been stood for over 12 hours, especially when damp, for around the first 10-20 seconds from starting there is a slight squeek squeek sound. It disappears and then never comes back. I can use the car, leave it stood for 6 hours and it won't do it again until its been stood for over 12 hours overnight. It does increase with revs but tends to drop off on higher revs then never comes back. I went back to the garage and was told that its more than likely just the new belt and they sprayed a small amount of white grease on it which hasn't really made any difference. Its also very difficult for them to diagnose as unless I leave the car with them overnight theres no chance of them hearing it. I'm guessing its nothing major as the car has since done 7k miles without a hiccup apart from those first 10-30 seconds. So there you have it...sorry for the essay.....what are peoples views?
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