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Most comments miss the real issue here - jurisdiction. Google was indeed subject to the jurisdiction of the Canadian courts. As such, Canada could order Google to do whatever the court was legally permitted to order under the laws of CANADA. The fact that this required Google to undertake actions outside of Canada is irrelevant.
What this case does show is that while the Internet is global, the judicial system is inherently linked to specific jurisdictions. In several areas treaties were created to deal with similar issues - an example is maritime shipping.
Here Google's only available option is to go from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and obtain court orders that actual prohibit Google from undertaking the action within each specific jurisdiction.
Anyone taking bets that Eckenrode did not sign the declaration?
Again you miss the point Mike,
Look at the Quote.
"...That means fewer artists on OUR rosters, fewer people who can make a living from music, fewer songs permeating through OUR culture that help form a piece of OUR national identity."
the above so perfectly correct.....as long as you realize who the "our" refers to.....the industry of course.
We obviously need a law prohibitting anyone with a criminal mind from associating with any known brand for fear that it will harm the entire inustry of North America.
When asked for comment, Mr. LaBatt said "we are doing this for the children. Think of how they would otherwise suffer from not being able to enjoy a beer for fear of its association with violent criminals.."
Reached in his cozy confines in Berlin, Mr. Magnotta said, "what's a LaBatt? I just used a stick and a knife...?
News was also received indicating Facebook was considering action against LaBatt on the grounds that but for the LaBatt's beer, Magnott would not have seemed interesting enough to have his photo taken and included in Facebook and thus absent the beer, Facebook would not have had its valuable image and IP rights tarnished by the reference in the newspaper.
How many people brought the copy as opposed to downloaded the free one?
There are other sites (not the best but a collection) at screenshots.com. These will be kept for historical purposes as that is what the site does - historical static images of the home page of each domain name.
So just think. Based on the rationale supporting this proposed law, all of those unknown manufacturers who were "forced" to sell their products in the early days for less than the market price, are now able to be "fairly" rewarded by recovering a portion of any second-had sales that took place. Used car dealers beware.....
There are plenty of examples in the Apps/Game space where the game is provided for "free" but you have the option of paying to shorten time-to-build or upgrade your equipment/aircraft.
Examples, Metalstorm or even Smurfs.
ALSO, perhaps you can explain why software applications that cost 699.00 for a PC/MAC only cost 9.99 to run on an Ipad. Granted they don't all have the same utility but .....
"As some of us have pointed out over and over and over again, there was never any actual need for the .xxx TLD. Porn sites are quite happy with their .com's, and with their investment in them. Non-porn sites have no reason to want a .xxx domain. Thus, there was never any demand for this"
The same could be said for any innovative product or service (like the car, the shopping mall, the radio, etc). All of them disruptive what had previously existed. This is insufficient to prevent the innovation.
As for defensive registrations, the same exists in every Tld (cokesucks.com, cokesucks.org, cokesucks.co.uk).
Pricing is another issue and the monopolistic aspects of a registry (required from a technical side), gives credence to pricing at a reasonable cost+ level (like the old system with utilities).
The difference here is that the registry has learned from the past and is pricing their registrations accordingly. Whether they are free to do so is another matter. I am reminded about litigation that was filed against ICANN and VeriSign over the pricing of .coms (guaranteed price increases, etc). That litigation was undertaken by the ICA, a non-profit organization promoting legitimate domain name use. Notwithstanding appeals for support, very little was contributed by the outside world to further the cause.
The above notwithstanding, the complaints from the IP crowd are easily ignored. I remember the days of domain tasting. That system allowed you to test a domain to see if it had any traffic at all. If it did you kept it, If not it was dropped. It would have been a great thing for brand owners who could cheaply register every variation of their brand and then keep only those with traffic - pointing all of these "free" customers to their main site. Instead, they killed it and were left with chasing domains via the UDRP or litigation - both relative expensive in volume. They now complain that given the opportunity to avoid these alternatives is "also" too expensive. I am left with little sympathy.
Those in the porn industry are complaining in the same vein - they want nothing but to defend their existing turf without cost.
As for whether .xxx will be a good idea, the market will decide that - users will either use it or not. That is as it should be.
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It is truly a shame that the court could not have reached this conclusion long ago. Think of all of the fees paid needlessly. Now I suppose there will be yet another appeal. Talk about waste!
I suspect that Righthaven is trying to avoid being subjected to giving testimony in open court. While I am sure there may have been depositions, a trial is the only place where testimony becomes a matter of public record. Discovery responses, whether in writing (interrogatories) or oral (depositions) are not a part of the public court record unless and until they are introduced formally as evidence.
Further, attorneys often play games with discovery (objecting and giving vague answers). If one party is not satisfied with a discovery answer, they must attempt to negotiate resolution informally and only then may file a motion in which they must detail the question and the response and why it is insufficient - obviously a costly and time-consuming process. None of this burden exists at a trial where the judge is in control and will instantly rule on objections.
All sorts of questions could be asked during the trial of both the principals of RH and their "backers". The manner and method of negotiations of the famous agreement and its amendments would all come out.
A trial record also makes it much more difficult to appeal. While an appeal claiming an error of law is heard denovo (a do over of the legal issues), factual determinations made by a trial court (or jury) are subject to challenge only if they are clearly incorrect. This is a much more difficult standard to sustain on appeal.
It is an interesting procedural issue. The court could allow the trial so as to gain evidence concerning the standing issue (which previously has been based on limited evidence submitted without testimony, cross-examination, etc). The court would most likely allow the entire trial to occur since it would not be efficient to stop it half-way through.
Absent a motion by one of the parties, the court is well within its discretion to allow matters to go forward - particularly given a lack of objection by the defendant. The position of RH (that there is standing) further supports the court's allowing a trial to occur.
So, hats off to the defendant here. Good call. I hope the court refuses to take the bait and forces the trial to go forward. The testimony will be priceless to read and make RH's appeals that much more difficult from a credibility stand-point.
not under the banner DUE PROCESS but it is there. How about this? Section 3(b), page 10. Title: "Seizure of the subjmect domain names constitutes an unlawful prior restraint on Puerto 80's users' protected speech." The entire argument is about prior restraint.
Really, I am beginning to think you just like to argue regardless of the subject matter.
Get a life.
As to PACER, having been an attorney during its entire existence, I know of a great many instances in which documents are not posted automatically upon filing. It is a court-by-court system.
As to the notice, I am almost ready to take back my comments about possibly being obtuse. Due Process must occur BEFORE the government action. There are very few exceptions and this is not one of them. Again, your comments indicate you have not actually read the motion or the laws upon which ICE based its seizures. Go back and read them and then I am happy to have this debate. Otherwise I have things to do.
As to "procedures that the Supreme Court has said satisfy the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause" do tell, what are these procedures and how do they apply to this case?
Sorry but I am trying to figure out if you are obtuse or merely engaging in mind games. I hope it is only the fact that we are reading words on a screen and not actually speaking.
1. The case is too new to be in PACER. The motion is the only thing I have seen (though I continue to check).
2. notice. Can we admit they are trying to fit a square peg in a round hole here? Notice (to be constitutionally sufficient) must be reasonably calculated to provide the defendant with actual knowledge that a legal action has been commenced. While it is at least arguable that tacking the notice on the Custom House bulletin board MAY be sufficient if I am an importer (or have a custom's agent) of physical goods that arrive via that port of entry, it is dubious at best to apply that notice provision to a domain name which is not imported at all but merely appears on your screen at the behest of the browser?
If your only "notice" of the government action is after-the-fact (as in WTF happened to my website), you well know that is not notice in a constitutional sense so don't go there.
3. And, one point you keep missing (or ignoring). The point is not about the seizure. The point is about DUE PROCESS - the right to know the charge and have the matter heard by a judge (you know the ole separation of powers bit).
4. I am sure you know about due process. It appears everywhere. Have you never received a speeding ticket and been asked to sign the ticket to confirm you have been "notified"? The message above your signature confirms that the signature is merely notice and not an indication of guilt. Of course the government still has to go to the trouble and expense of mailing you a notice but what the hell.
Or, have you ever challenged a charge on your credit card? That is possible because federal laws, preserving the concept of due process, require that the processor (VISA, MASTERCARD) assume the role of processor and remove themselves from the underlying dispute leaving it as between you and the merchant. Neither VISA nor MC say to you "well you have a credit card with this number and the merchant tells us they were presented with the card so it must be you and you must pay.....".
Or, how about your right to receive a copy of your credit report and to submit a challenge to a data entry?
Or, taking on something closer to home, you were notified of the purpose of the "report" button but saw fit to object to its use in the comments above. The flagger did not have to tell you that they had used the button (but they did). You went on, however, to try to argue your point. That, is due process in action my friend - the opportunity to make your argument known to a disinterested (not that Mike is necessarily disinterested) third party for resolution BEFORE action is taken based on the flagging. Whether anyone agreed with either side is not the issue - the issue is you were informed in an open manner calculated to achieve actual notice on your part.
You too quickly push these things aside arguing that a site that the government has the right to shut down and/or seize a site that violates the copyright laws. You argue that notice is sufficient if the notice is written in some statute as if Congress were comprised of constitutional magicians. I do not care if the law provides notice one way or another, the government may not seize property in the absence of due process. Due Process is NOT compliance with the laws. Due Process is compliance with the CONSTITUTION. And the Constitution is itself beholding to the people. We should all read that document at least once and a bit of the history of those who wrote it.
You forget that no one argues with your conclusion. EVERYONE argues with your premise. Your arguments all assume that your premise is correct (e.g. that the sites are actually criminally infringing). No one has made any determination as to your premise - that is the point. The manner and method of protecting constitutional rights is the proper issue - the rest we will get to in good time.
Sure due process costs more but AC, YOU ALL are worth it - notwithstanding your often collective desire to engage in grammatical surgery to make an irrelevant point.
Personally, I don't like the degree of animosity in the comments being bantered about in the comments. They seem petty and trite. There is a difference between having he right to say something and whether you should say it. "Hands off the keyboard" should be a mantra practiced more often by all (myself included).
I look forward to reading this blog every day and try not to get sucked into the site and the comments (although I really did like the comments about flagging - THEY were funny).
Wouldn't it be wonderful if ICE seized the domains used in this new secret system?
AC - "Why would anyone from ICE go to jail? Were these sites not rife with illegal content, that to the naked eye would appear to be part of the site? Would the sites in question not exist for the major purpose of helping to prove access to illegally obtained content?"
And exactly how do we know this? Oh yes, I forgot, the great ICE MAN said so. So if the police catch the bank robber in the act (notice I did not use a Child Porn example), they can just shoot him because the evidence was so clear as to not require a trial. Just think of the savings! We could do away with the entire judicial branch and all those lawyers.
"By the way, you ran away from the other discussion before you answered the question as to whether sites that exist primarily to link to child pornography should be protected under your tortured view of free speech. Judging from your comments, I'd say yes. But I wanted to give you chance to deny it, though I'm guessing you'll cut and run again."
Are you really obtuse or are you simply promoting your employer? The entire issue is NOT about whether a site can be taken down. The entire issue is DUE PROCESS. Even the most rancid of child abusers is given a day in court - or would you rather simply take them out and shoot them first?
"You either do not realize or do not care that limitless "free speech" rights can have some pretty horrendous consequences. Maybe that's Ok with you, not me however"
Having read a great many of the comments to this article and many others, it appears that you are enjoying free speech and others are complaining of the horrendous consequences. However, you continue to enjoy and others continue to apparently suffer but also to tolerate. I see no problems here.
I may not like what you have to say and find it rarely correctly backed up with authority but I will forever defend your right to have your say. Sound familiar?
Pot, Kettle, blah blah.
The scary part is the lack of English language skills in the language:
"every member of a subversive organization, or an organization subject to foreign control, every foreign agent and every person who advocates, teaches, advises or practices the duty, necessity or propriety of controlling, conducting, seizing or overthrowing the government of the United States ... shall register with the Secretary of State."
Does the "who advocates, teaches, advises or practices the duty, necessity or propriety of controlling, conducting, seizing or overthrowing the government of the United States..." ONLY apply to "every foreign agent and every person"?
If so, is merely being a member of an "organization subject to foreign control" mean you must register automatically? So if I am a member of the Bar Association of Barcelona I must register?


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Brussels with Ghent & Bruges, Amsterdam with The Hague & Delft, Paris
This private luxury tour features the cultural highlights of Brussels, Amsterdam and Paris, as well as the most interesting towns and attractions along the way. It includes flexible private touring and accommodation at the best hotels in each destination.
Begin in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, for two nights at the city's finest hotel, which is within walking distance of the Grand-Place, the city's iconic main square.
One day, take a private excursion to Bruges and Ghent. In Ghent, visit St. Bavo's Cathedral to see the spectacular Ghent Altarpiece (The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb) by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Also see highlights such as the beautiful waterfront quays of Graslei and Korenlei, landmark Belfry tower, imposing Gravensteen (Castle of the Counts) and medieval Patershol quarter. Continue to romantic Bruges, a fairy-tale town of canals and medieval architecture that's a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Stroll through atmospheric backstreets, city gates and squares. Enjoy a boat tour along the canals. See Gothic buildings, ancient monuments, and museums such as the Groeningemuseum of fine art and the Hospital Museum, which has a collection of Hans Memling paintings. Other options include climbing to the top of the Belfry for views over Bruges, visiting a lacemaking studio, touring a local brewery, sampling locally made chocolates, visiting the Basilica of the Holy Blood, biking through lesser-visited neighborhoods, and seeing the historic Beguinage housing, also a UNESCO site.
En route to Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, visit The Hague to see renowned art museums and palaces, then continue to Delft, where Johannes Vermeer once lived, to tour the historic center and visit Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles (Royal Delft) for a private tour and, if desired, a private Delft Blue painting workshop.
During private, insider-led touring in Amsterdam, enjoy a private cruise through Amsterdam's famous canals; tour world-renowned museums such as the Rijksmuseum, Anne Frank House and Van Gogh Museum; and visit the most interesting neighborhoods to see our favorite markets, courtyard gardens, gabled houses, canals, bridges and backstreets. Also tour historic houses that evoke the Dutch Golden Age, such as Museum Van Loon, the home of a co-founder of the Dutch East India Company. Other options include visiting the Dutch Resistance Museum and other Jewish sites, seeing interesting contemporary architecture, shopping for antiques, and dining on culinary treats such as rijsttafel ("rice table"), an Indonesian-influenced meal of many small dishes that's served in specialty restaurants throughout Amsterdam.
One day, visit the early morning Aalsmeer flower auction to watch the bustling activity on the market floor as beautiful flowers are prepared to be shipped all over the world. Also visit highlights such as Zaanse Schans, an open-air museum filled with windmills and traditional architecture. Explore the museum's village-like atmosphere, visit a cheese shop, watch wooden clogs being made, and perhaps sample traditional Dutch baked goods. If your timing is right, we can also arrange a visit to the beautiful gardens of the Keukenhof (mid-March to mid-May) to stroll among thousands of colorful tulips, hyacinths and other flowers.
Finally, take the high-speed train to Paris, France. During private touring, enjoy the very best of Paris according to your interests. First-time visitors might like to tour major attractions such as Notre Dame Cathedral, Sainte-Chapelle, the Eiffel Tower, the Luxembourg and Tuileries Gardens, and major museums such as the Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay. Other possibilities include an epicurean tour; walking tours through the exclusive residential streets on Ile St-Louis, the old Jewish quarter in the Marais, the former art colony of Montmartre, the medieval streets of the Latin Quarter, or to Left Bank cafes made famous by poets and philosophers; and shopping for antiques in flea markets or haute couture in fashionable boutiques.
One day, enjoy a private excursion to Versailles. Tour Louis XIV's opulent palace, extensive gardens, the town's historic covered market, and Hameau de la Reine, the mock hamlet created for Marie-Antoinette.
This tour can easily be extended with additional destinations in Belgium, the Netherlands or France.
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Cisco wins National Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge Award
We at Cisco take cybersecurity very seriously. We understand that protecting networks and personal information must be a critical part of each and every product, network, and solution.
So we were gratified yesterday when DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that Cisco had been named the winner of the Best Publicity and Marketing category of the National Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge.
The Department received more than 80 proposals, in seven categories. The winners will be used as part of the annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month campaign in October 2010.
Cisco's proposal aligns with this year's National Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign theme – "Our Shared Responsibility." The Cisco plan creates an educational cybersecurity portal and a cybersecurity "IQ challenge," utilizing print, radio, TV and online ads to drive awareness.
We pay attention to cyber security all year, but the October campaign will raise awareness for individuals, educators, and small businesses. This year's event promises to be the biggest ever, with Presidential, Cabinet Secretary, and Congressional interest and involvement.
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Selena Gomez is having so much fun
Justin Bieber was supposed to perform in Portugal tonight, as he did last night, only he cancelled the show because of equipment issues -- so he says, even though everyone else says low ticket sales...
What happened to Beliebers worldwide strong and proud?
Since his breakup with Selena Gomez, JB has been smoking weed, collapsing on stage, showing up late, fighting the paps, defending himself on Twitter, and coddled by his babyguard.
Since her break up with Justin Bieber, Selena has been hanging out with her girls, hitting the Oscar parties, travelling the world, dropping dance videos online, and generally having a great time...
Like, thriving.
And it's hot.
I have never liked her more. I might even love her. I definitely love her voice. She has a low voice, not quite raspy but totally sexy. Confession: I run to her song Love You Like A Love Song (even though the video is sh-t). I don't know what it means but this is what bad pop is for and I'm into it, especially the "tone" of her voice, to borrow from American Idol. You can hear it in the clip below -- Selena and her Spring Breakers co-stars singing Hit Me Baby One More Time at SXSW.
SO cute, right?
Sasha and I have officially become two old bitches living vicariously through Justin Bieber's ex-girlfriend.
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A Fashion Blog for fans of Alley Mills or clothing in The Wonder Years television show. Exciting!
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Global Voices "Acrobat" Fabrice Champion, a young internationally renowned trapeze artist, hit another acrobat in mid-air during a show and was paralyzed. Following years of rehabilitation therapy, hopes lost and found, he returns to the circus as director and teacher. D
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Outdoor Idaho "Hometown Ski Hills" Community ski hills are scattered throughout Idaho, each with its own "field of dreams" story to tell. We profile three of them - Bogus Basin near Boise; Little Ski Hill by McCall; and Pomerelle near Albion - to learn what makes each of these ski areas unique.G
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America ReFramed "America Dreams Deferred" A young Latino man, William Caballero, juggles unconditional family love with the challenges of breaking the cycle that has kept so many relatives from reaching their dreams. Set against a backdrop of Coney Island and Fayetteville, North Carolina, an NYU graduate student turns the camera on his Puerto Rican-American family plagued by social, medical and public health issues. U.S. D


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Retailers and brands' quest to engage consumers has gone up yet another notch.
At the National Retail Federation's annual trade show 500 exhibitors ranging from Microsoft to Intel gave a taste of the way shopping and consuming may evolve.
Firms such as ShopperTrak showcased technology such as video analytics that would allow retailers to get a sense of the demographics of shoppers, from age range to gender, inside its stores. They'd also see which department you are shopping in, how long you stay in a section, and how many visits turn into actual purchases.
"It's very important for retailers to understand not only how many people come into the stores, but what's the demographic mix," said ShopperTrak founder Bill Martin in an interview. When retailers know customer mix, "it helps (them) with creating product mix and appropriate staffing and that gives (them) a better understanding of how to convert our customers into buyers."
Meanwhile, brands such as Adidas are using interactive walls and screens to feature more products and information and allow shoppers to engage in social media. Adidas, for instance, plans a worldwide roll out of its virtual footwear wall this year after testing it in 30 different locations. A piece of evidence behind the expansion: a virtual wall in a Japanese store alone accounted for 22% of all pre-sale orders for the launch of its $260 Predator sneakers in the country, out of a total of 420 sales locations, Chris Aubrey, Adidas' director of commercial experience, told MarketWatch. "The virtual footwall is critical for Adidas and for retail," he said. "Consumers are expecting much more from their retail experience. They want a more engaging experience."
To make its brand stand out, spice and flavor company McCormick, opened its first store in its home base in Baltimore in August. The store has five interactive displays, including a \"Guess that Spice\" interactive machine that spews out the smell of spices. The machine then gives different values of coupons based on how well you do on the guess. The result: half of the purchases at the store come from those coupons while about three quarters of the people who come into the store are engaged in any of the five interactive games, said spokeswoman Kathleen Haley.
"We are trying to tell a larger story," she said. "It helps with our conversation with retail partners. It's a sensory experience."
European coffee company Costa, meanwhile, is seeking to give consumers an experience of five senses. Starting in May it will roll out 10,000 coffee vending machines in Europe, using systems designed by Intel, that try to replicate the experience of a coffee bar. The vending machine, featuring looks created by a Ferrari designer, features the sounds that replicate coffee making in a coffee bar and spills out the aroma of the 276 flavor combinations such as hazelnut latte. There's also an optical sensor that helps the company track anonymously the demographics of the consumers, said Michelle Tinsley, Intel's director of retail. The machine also allows Costa to track how many cups are sold and when milk is running out.
"It's a way to engage all five senses and bring across a great brand experience," she said. "It represents Intel solving the industry problem of brand awareness."
Virtual technology to make shoppers try on different things is also expected to be a growing focus.
For instance, software company FaceCake Marketing Technologies, in partnership with Microsoft Corp., introduced at the NRF show its Swivel Close-up, a virtual mirror and makeup counter that uses face recognition and Microsoft's Kinect motion-sensing technology to allow consumers to virtually try different shades of lipstick, eye shadow or blush and place the images side by side to see how they would look on your face. It can also be used to virtually try on accessories and jewelry.
"All kinds of retailers have been coming up and excited about the" technology, said FaceCake CEO Linda Smith. Retailer "feedback has been amazing."
There may be a good reason to want to get consumers to try on stuff: there's a 67% conversion rate at stores from people who try on clothes, she said.
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If there's one restaurant I've been urged to write about lately, it's Masacasa. This gem of a Japanese cafe in Eagle Rock is hidden in a little strip mall, but its low profile hasn't kept it from fast becoming a neighborhood favorite. That's because the menu at Masacasa is simple and well-edited, the prices are affordable and the flavors are spot on.
There are plenty of little bites to be had at Masacasa. They offer a selection of onigiri (filled rice balls), sushi rolls and sozai (side dishes). We opted to begin with kabocha, sizable chunks simmered pumpkin served cold and dotted with sesame seeds. The Japanese lunch staple made for a sweet, savory and refreshing start. Although, I did regret not adding plum onigiri to the mix.
Along with traditional curries, the menu takes an L.A. turn with Japanese style burritos. Not to be confused with sushi burritos made famous by Jogasaki, these are quite simple, wrapped in flour tortillas and stuffed with rice—brown by request and for $1 more—cabbage slaw, house dressing, salsa and your choice of chicken teriyaki, two types of fried chicken, or delicately fried panko-battered jumbo shrimp. The portion is small but satisfying. I say share one, so you can try more dishes.
Case in point: the Soba Noodle Salad. The mix of buckwheat noodles and seasonal organic vegetables makes this light salad a real treat and a good share. I don't recommend adding chicken, which was a little rubbery on our visit and a definite low point of the experience. Instead, take it as comes and savor the tangy house dressing, dried seaweed strips and juicy tomatoes.
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In its most familiar form, M*A*S*H is an American half-hour television series that ran from 1972 to 1983. Set during the Korean War of the 1950s, it follows the exploits of army personnel stationed at a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH).
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M*A*S*H began life as a novel, MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors (1968), written under the name "Richard Hooker" by Dr. H. Richard Hornberger (a Korean War veteran) and writer W. C. Heinz.[1] The book focused on the adventures of two MASH doctors, Duke Forrest and Hawkeye Pierce. In 1970, the book was adapted into a movie, MASH (M*A*S*H, in publicity posters), in which thinly disguised commentary on the contemporary war in Vietnam was presented as a dark comedy in which the characters use humor and alcohol to deal with the horrors of war.
Although the movie was somewhat controversial, it was popular enough that in 1972, a television version debuted on primetime. (It was with the TV series that the punctuation with asterisks became the accepted spelling.) For the television version, the focus shifted to Hawkeye and another MASH doctor, Trapper John McIntyre, with a supporting cast that was partly original.
M*A*S*H was wildly successful, redefining the American half-hour comedy genre in a number of ways.[2][3] The show ran for 11 years; the Korean War only lasted three.
For a list of related fandoms, see List of Military Fandoms.
The show consisted almost entirely of ensemble comedy, although in its 11 years there were several casting changes. This is a list of some of the lead characters (not all), along with a few distinguishing characteristics.
- Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce - doctor, raconteur, incipient alcoholic. Played by Alan Alda.
- Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre - doctor, raconteur, incipient alcoholic. Hawkeye's first partner in crime. Played by Wayne Rogers.
- Major Margaret "Hotlips" Houlihan - straitlaced nurse, budding generalissimo. Foil to hijinks and hijinxers. Played by Loretta Swit.
- Major Frank "Ferret-face" Burns - Weasel-like foil to Hawkeye and his partners in crime; partner in bedroom farce to Hotlips. Played by Larry Linville.
- Captain B.J. Hunnicutt - doctor, family man, and Hawkeye's second partner in crime (after Trapper John heads out). Played by Mike Farrell.
- Major Charles Emerson Winchester III - doctor, blueblood, superior snot of the first water. Played by David Ogden Stiers.
- Lt. Colonel Henry Blake - unit commander, avid fisherman, mild-mannered drunk. Played by McLean Stevenson.
- Colonel Sherman T. Potter - unit commander (after LTC Blake leaves), regular Army doc, all-around father figure and recovering cavalryman. Played by Harry Morgan.
- Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly - company clerk, animal lover, wallflower and telepath. Played by Gary Burghoff.
- Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger - crossdresser extraordinaire, company clerk and all-around dogsbody. Played by Jamie Farr.
- Chaplain (Captain) Francis Mulcahy - company chaplain, Catholic priest, boxing piano player, mousy but stout-hearted man of God. Played by William Christopher.
M*A*S*H Fandom
The MASH fandom is somewhat small, but because of the show's pervasive nature (it was on the air for so long, and is still played more than once a day on cable networks such as TVLand), references to MASH, its characters and its canon can be found sprinkled liberally throughout the fannish world.
The first MASH slash story was Three Day Pass, by Arduinna, a Hawkeye/Trapper story written for the zine Nothing to Hide in 1998 and posted to the net a year later. It was the only MASH slash until 2001, when the mash-slash mailing list was started up on Yahoogroups.
Best Care Anywhere and M*A*S*H The 4077th Home Page
From the mid 90s through the early 2000s, MASH fandom was largely organized around message boards located on the websites Best Care Anywhere and M*A*S*H The 4077th Home Page. The M*A*S*H The 4077th Home Page, commonly known as "Andy's", referred to its forum as the Bulletin Board and also featured The Officer's Club, a chat room that required users to manually refresh the page in order to see the latest updates. In 2001, a small group of fans from the Bulletin Board and Officer's Club arranged a meet-up in Toledo, Ohio. The Bulletin Board has since relocated to its own domain, and some users from the 90s and early 2000s are still active.
Fan Fiction
Fan fiction was not typically posted to message boards; rather, it was e-mailed to the site owner who would format and post the stories to his site's fan fiction section. Gen and het were the norm, with Hawkeye/Margaret being the most common pairing and Charles/Margaret also developing a loyal following. Rivalry between supporters of the two pairings was largely good-natured.
There was a small degree of controversy when the owner of Best Care Anywhere reportedly refused to post a m/m slash story by author Megan Faye. It was also around this time that smaller M*A*S*H fan fiction archives such as Colleen's began to appear. Some of the newer archives allowed slash as well as NC-17 stories.
Pairings and Relationships
Mash-Slash Mailing List
The mailing list has generated some stories every year since 2001, although activity has been erratic in the last few years. With no archive available, though, the stories are restricted to list members. However, in 2004 the list membership organised the Mash Slash Awards[4] which provides an overview of some of the best stories available then.
List membership tends to be young, mainly high-school and college-aged. Stories on the list tend to favor Hawkeye/BJ, but cover almost every imaginable slash pairing; it's also considered perfectly acceptable to post a story with no character names attached, inviting the readers to imagine their own favorite characters in the roles. Femslash is rare, and usually features Erin Hunnicutt, the daughter of BJ Hunnicutt (never seen in the show, during which she was a toddler), aged up to high-school or college age and generally paired with an OFC.
Stories on the list -- particularly those featuring Hawkeye in any way -- also tend toward somberness and angst; there's lots of deathfic (often suicide); sometimes the death itself is the focus, but stories also revolve around funerals. There's also a remarkable amount of cutting and similar coping strategies.
In recent years, the mailing list has developed a sister-LJ community, also called mash-slash.
M*A*S*H in Yuletide
Yuletide was a steady source of MASH fanfic until 2015, when it became too large to meet Yuletide's eligibility standards and was excluded from the tag set. Yuletide MASH fic consists mainly of gen and slash; the most common slash pairing seems to be Hawkeye/Trapper John, although there are some stories featuring Hawkeye/B.J. and one featuring Hawkeye/Mulcahy.
M*A*S*H on Fanfiction.net
MASH stories started appearing on fanfiction.net in 2000, most of them apparently gen or het.
M*A*S*H and other Fandoms
MASH has also been crossed with other fandoms, from Buffy[5] to Quantum Leap[6], to Highlander[7] and The Manchurian Candidate[8] as well as being used as a setting for other fandom stories in which characters from other fandoms are cross-cast as various MASH characters.(need citations, examples, links)
The show's combination of humor and pathos makes for a rich playground for many genres of fanfiction, from angst to fluff to schmoop.
A Fan's Appreciation for Two Characters
I can't remember a time when I didn't watch MASH, and while I loved the whole series, my favorite seasons were the first three, with Trapper and Hawkeye at the heart of that. I love the joy they take in each other, the way they delight in delighting each other, whether with a joke or a shared smile or a drink after a hard day at the OR. They're hugely competent, and smart, and caring, and when they're together all of that is more than multiplied. I also love that they can disagree, and argue, and even fight, and still come out of it with an intact, strong relationship - they may back each other, but they're not each other's yes-men, and they're not blind to each other's flaws. [9]
Mailing lists and LiveJournal communities
- mash-slash mailing list
- mash-slash insanejournal community
- mash-slash livejournal community
- 4077th_watch livejournal community - discussion (3 eps/week), fan fiction
- M*A*S*H 100th livejournal community - drabble-a-week
- mashcaps livejournal community - screen captures
- mash_exchange livejournal community - fic exchange
- M*A*S*H Fic livejournal community
- M*A*S*H stillness livejournal community - icons
- Ultimate M*A*S*H livejournal community - discussion, fanfic (no slash)
Tumblr Blogs
MASH has a small but vocal fan community on Tumblr, which, like the rest of the current fandom, tends to skew quite young. Fans circulate animated gifsets of episodes and run role-playing askblogs.
- There Were No Survivors
- M*A*S*H Memories
- Swamp Rats
- M*A*S*H Confessions
- Links to M*A*S*H roleplayers on Tumblr
- Double Natural (1981)
Fan Websites
- 4077th M*A*S*H Officer's Club at http://www.4077thmashoc.netfirms.com/fanfic.html
- Bec's M*A*S*H fan-fiction at http://www.angelfire.com/tv2/becmash/
- Best Care Anywhere at http://www.bestcareanywhere.net/story_search.aspx
- Welcome to the M*A*S*H 4077th (a/k/a Colleen's site) originally at http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Location/5044/MASH_4077.html (archived on Reocities)
- Attention All Personnel!, a M*A*S*H TV series fanlisting
- Got You Under My Skin: McIntyre/Pierce; archive link by vampirespider at The Shipper's Manifesto (2005)
- ↑ Information from the Wikipedia article "MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors".
- ↑ John Thornton Caldwell, Televisuality: Style, Crisis, and Authority in American Television, (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1995), 61-62.
- ↑ Michelle Hilmes, Only Connect: A Cultural History of Broadcasting in the United States, 2nd Ed., (Canada: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007), 237.
- ↑ Mash Slash Awards (for Excellence in Fanfiction), accessed November 3rd, 2008
- ↑ Twisting the Hellmouth, MASH accessed October 25, 2008.
- ↑ Q*U*A*N*T*U*M*L*E*A*P, by Kathryn Lively accessed October 15, 2008
- ↑ Walker Among The Dead by Jane Carnall accessed November 3rd, 2008
- ↑ Radar's First Time/Return A Man by Scribe accessed November 3rd, 2008
- ↑ from Dear Yuletide Writer, posted by Arduinna, November 12, 2009


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Blue Jays respond late to snap losing streak
CHICAGO -- The Blue Jays were knocked down, but for the first time in quite a while, they managed to get back up and deliver a blow of their own.
Toronto's beleaguered lineup has gone through some well-documented struggles of late, but it finally showed some resilience in Chicago. On a night when the club could have easily quit, it proved there was still something left in the tank.View Full Game Coverage
CHICAGO -- The Blue Jays were knocked down, but for the first time in quite a while, they managed to get back up and deliver a blow of their own.
Toronto's beleaguered lineup has gone through some well-documented struggles of late, but it finally showed some resilience in Chicago. On a night when the club could have easily quit, it proved there was still something left in the tank.View Full Game Coverage
The Blue Jays blew a three-run lead but came back with three of their own to escape with a much-needed 6-3 victory over the White Sox in Mark Buehrle's return to U.S. Cellular Field on Saturday night.
"Once they tied it, it could have taken the wind out of our sails and kind of given up, but we came right back and scored three," Buehrle said. "There were a couple of balls that bounced our way and good things happened for us. Hopefully it carries over."
Toronto carried a 3-0 lead into the sixth inning only to see it disappear within a span of several minutes. The Blue Jays looked to be in serious danger of having their losing streak extended to five games, but instead found a way to bounce back.
Munenori Kawasaki led off the seventh with an infield single and then advanced to third on a double by Jose Reyes. Melky Cabrera followed with a two-run double and advanced to third on an error. He would score on a single by Jose Bautista.
It was the type of quick strike that has been absent from the Blue Jays of late. Toronto began the series in Chicago being outscored 60-30 in August but has tallied at least five runs in back-to-back games for the first time since July 30-31.
"What's been missing has been being able to score period," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "Emotions change when you cough up a lead, but you have to bounce right back. We have the lineup to do it."
The victory will take on a special meaning for Buehrle even though he came away with a no-decision. This marked his return to Chicago, where he spent 12 years, was a four-time All-Star, won a World Series and pitched a perfect game.
The fans paid their respects to an all-time favorite with a standing ovation when he walked from the bullpen to the dugout prior to the game. Toronto's position players remained in the dugout while Buehrle warmed up in the bottom of the first inning and another standing ovation ensued.
The cheers from Chicago's faithful continued throughout the game. He responded by facing two batters over the minimum through five innings, but did get into some trouble in the sixth. Buehrle surrendered singles to three of the first four batters before manager Gibbons was forced to go to his bullpen with a 3-1 lead.
Right-hander Dustin McGowan entered and threw a wild pitch that should have been blocked by catcher Dioner Navarro but instead allowed the runners to advance to second and third. Both came around to score on a sacrifice fly and later an RBI single by veteran Paul Konerko as Toronto's lead evaporated.
"McGowan came up and apologized after we gave up a few runs and I said, 'Listen, we need to win this game,'" Buehrle said. "Obviously, you want to get the win, but we have plenty of innings left and time to score some runs. We came out and responded right away. Obviously, we've been struggling, it's not a secret, and we have to continue it into tomorrow."
The Blue Jays' first three runs all came off White Sox starter -- and one of Buehrle's best friends -- John Danks. Navarro had a sacrifice fly while Nolan Reimold and Reyes added RBI singles. Reimold, Reyes and third baseman Danny Valencia each finished with a pair of hits.
Toronto will look for the series victory when the three-game set against Chicago concludes on Sunday afternoon. The only other series the Blue Jays won this month came Aug. 8-10 against Detroit. Buehrle might not have got the victory in a game he had circled on his calendar for a long time, but the most important thing to him is that his team did.
"I had a little more nerves and a little more emotions going than I originally thought I was going to," Buehrle said. "Obviously, coming out of the dugout, running out, fans start chanting and going crazy, but I just tried to focus and realize what I had to do.
"The reception I got, I was kind of thinking it would be good, but what I did coming off the field, every time I ran out I'd hear people cheering, walking off, around the dugout, it was exceptional."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB.


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There may be a number of metro area drivers who disagree, but a new study conducted by Slate.com has found that Atlanta is not home to the worst drivers in America.
Slate collected the information by using insurance data and police reports from 39 of the largest cities in the U.S. This data ranked the cities from 1 to 39 with Atlanta coming in at number 11.
So where are the worst drivers in the country? Apparently they're in Miami.
The studies were based on average miles traveled per household, average years between accidents, automotive fatalities, pedestrian strikes and automotive fatalities involving alcohol.
Florida cities topped the list, not only with Miami coming in at number one, but Hialeah at number three. Orlando made number seven and Ft. Lauderdale at number eight.
Texas was well represented on the list with seven cities topped by Houston (9th) and Dallas (14th). Los Angeles, with perhaps the worst traffic in the country, came in 21st place, one of seven California cities listed including San Francisco and Oakland.
Irvine, Calif., scored best on the list taking the 39th spot.
Although the study may not be 100 percent accurate, it does give an idea of what is considered "poor driving."


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Revision as of 20:11, 28 May 2008
- 1 What is This Page?
- 2 Who Can Access and Use This Page?
- 3 What is 'The Master List'?
- 4 A Comment on Modifying the Master List
- 5 Changing or Annotating the List
- 6 CLASSIC WORKS IN EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY WITH ANNOTATIONS AND LINKS TO PDFs
- 7 Modern Classics?
- 8 Questions About This Page?
- 9 Acknowledgments
What is This Page?
This page grew out of a graduate seminar taught in EEB during the spring semester, 2008, by Kurt Schwenk. The seminar was very successful—so successful, in fact, that one student was motivated to prepare a multi-media summary of what he learned. You can download his presentation HERE (Diego is appropriately modest about his achievement). There was a general consensus that it would be useful to graduate students and the EEB community at large to have continuing access to the papers and book selections that were read during the semester, as well as additional papers included in the master list of 'classic' works in evolutionary biology. Many of these pdfs are available in the list below.
Who Can Access and Use This Page?
Anyone can access this page, read its contents and even learn something. However, only members of the EEB community can edit the page and download pdfs for personal use. If you are a member of EEB, all you need to do is log in using your University Net ID and password. You can log in by clicking the tiny 'log in' link at the upper right corner of the page. Alternatively, you can click on a pdf icon or an 'edit' link and you will be directed to log in before proceeding. If you are a member of the EEB community and haven't done so already, please send Paul Lewis (Mr. EEBedia) your net ID (but not your password). Once you are on the 'acceptable' list, you have full access. Paul has created a system for this page and future course pages whereby it is not necessary to remember a username and password to access pdfs - it is all accomplished by logging in with your Net ID.
If you are a part of the UConn community with a Net ID, but not a member of EEB, and you wish to have full access to the list, you can make your case to Paul (email@example.com) for the addition of your Net ID to the user list.
What is 'The Master List'?
The 'master list' is a list of classic works in evolutionary biology that I (Kurt Schwenk) compiled and partially annotated during the course of the semester. It was created based on my own choices, as well as suggestions from EEB colleagues and various web sources. Obviously there are potentially as many lists of 'classic works' as there are evolutionary biologists - this particular list is not intended to be definitive. It reflects, to some degree, my own personal interests and biases. However, an attempt was made to be inclusive; for example, there are a number of very important botanical references (thanks largely to Carl Schlichting), as well as obviously important works in population genetics, molecular biology and other areas I can hardly claim expertise in. As much as possible, I included only works that are generally important to evolutionary biology, as a whole, rather than the many papers that are of more circumscribed, if nonetheless critical, importance to a particular subdisciplines (e.g., phylogenetic analysis) or within a particular taxon (although I admit that a couple of important vertebrate papers somehow wandered into the list...). I excluded books and papers that are too recent. Thus, while there is no doubt that Schlichting and Pigliucci's Phenotypic Evolution (1998) (for example) will be considered a classic in the future, it is simply too recently published to have achieved this status now (I have added a separate section for such works, with the oxymoronic title, 'Modern Classics'). Finally, I note that several of the listed works are followed by a sublist of related papers that are, themselves, not necessarily 'classics', but are nevertheless helpful in appreciating the context or significance of the listed work. This is a type of emmendation/addition/annotation that would be particularly useful (see note below about annnotations).
Evolutionary Classics Master List (version 5/15/08)
A Comment on Modifying the Master List
A great advantage of using an EEBedia page for this purpose is that it can be edited and added to by the EEB community (thank you Paul Lewis!). However, I have a request - as much as I would like to see additions, changes, annotations, etc., I ask that a copy of the 'original' master list (i.e., the pdf linked above) be preserved. Thus, please modify the list posted below. Alternatively, you can create your own separate list - for example, you might want to create a 'classics' list for a particular subdiscipline, such as phylogenetics or behavioral evolution - and create a link to a separate pdf or a new EEBedia page. As such, the list posted below should not be modified for 'specialty' purposes. Additions should be carefully considered and restricted to books and papers the contributor feels are of genuine, general importance to evolutionary biology sensu lato.
The pdf version of the Master List will periodically be revised and the updated version uploaded to the link above. However, there will be periods of time during which the pdf version of the list does not correspond exactly to the 'editable' version below.
I request that you do not make deletions from the posted list without consulting me (Schwenk) first. While I accept that it might be a good idea to trim the list in some cases, I would prefer to err on the side of conservatism and make the decision to delete through consultation with colleagues. If there is a consensus that a particular work should be stricken fron the list, then it will be stricken! Conversely, if an addition is made to the list that causes widespread grumbling, it might be deleted.
If you make additions to the list, I strongly encourage you to upload pdfs of the new papers whenever possible. One of the principle purposes of this page, obviously, is to educate and one specific way to do this is to help graduate students preparing for their oral qualifying exams. Making sources easy to obtain would be a great service to students and other users. Obvioulsly not everything is available in electronic format, but often more is available than one might think and can be located by doing a Google search on the paper title (i.e., pdfs are sometimes available through web sources outside of JSTOR or other standard electronic databases; or in some cases there are entire books online so that a link can be provided) . Scanned documents are good, but watch out for memory hogs - there is a limit of 4 MB on documents uploaded to this page. If you have a document larger than that, or if you don't want to take the time to upload the paper yourself, feel free to send it to Schwenk for posting.
Changing or Annotating the List
Useful ways to modify the list:
- add an annotation - a summary or short note explaining the significance or context of the listed work (add your initials here and to the 'key')
- correct or add to an existing annotation
- add subsidiary/supplemental citations below a listed work if it helps inform about the work's importance (see examples)
- add a link to a site with a copy of the text or with supplementary information related to the listed work
- upload a pdf of the listed paper using the form link at the top of the list
- add a book or paper to the list (please do not do this casually - give it careful thought with regard to the comments above about the spirit of the list)
- create your own 'specialty list' of classics in a particular subdiscipine (e.g., vertebrate form and function) - create a new, linked EEBedia page or upload a pdf
- if you own a hard copy of a listed book or paper that is not available electronically and you are willing to loan it, indicate this with your last name in parentheses after the reference
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CLASSIC WORKS IN EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY WITH ANNOTATIONS AND LINKS TO PDFs
(the page was getting too unwieldy to remain undivided)
Modern Classics?
Gould, S. J. 2002. The Structure of Evolutionary Theory. Belknap/Harvard Univ. Press, Cambridge, MA.
[so massive it's got to be a classic... synthesizes all of Gould's favorite themes—theory, history, hierarchy, punc. equil., macroevolution, constraint, adaptation]
Schlichting, C. and M. Pigliucci (1998) Phenotypic Evolution. A Reaction Norm Perspective. Sinauer, Sunderland, MA.
[Carl intends to hang on long enough to see the day this is moved up to the main list... of course, he might take advantage of EEBedia's editing capacity to slip it up there late one night when no one is looking. Go HERE to buy it now! (KS)]
Schwenk, K., and G. P. Wagner (2004) The relativism of constraints on phenotypic evolution. Pp. 390-408. In: Phenotypic Integration: Studying the Ecology and Evolution of Complex Phenotypes. M. Pigliucci & K. Preston (eds.). Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford. PDF
[the absolute final word on evolutionary constraint—you can take my word on this (KS)]
Wagner, G. P., and L. Altenberg (1996) Complex adaptations and the evolution of evolvability. Evolution 50:967-976. PDF
[The merging of evolutionary biology and computer science. An extremely important paper on the evolution of evolvability through modularity at different hierarchical levels; introduces the terms genotype-phenotype map and variability, meaning 'the tendency to vary (as in 'solubility'). An absolute must-read for grad students with an evolutionary or evo-devo bent (KS)]
Questions About This Page?
Contact Kurt Schwenk (firstname.lastname@example.com) or EEB Webmaster, Paul Lewis (firstname.lastname@example.com)
This page would not be possible without the hard work of Paul Lewis who created and maintains EEBedia. Paul devoted considerable additional time to helping me learn the ins-and-outs of EEBedia and even modifying it to make the page do exactly what I wanted it to do. I also thank my colleagues who made suggestions of books and papers for inclusion in the Master List (even if, in the end, their nominations didn't make the final cut): Eldridge Adams, Andy Bush, John Cooley, Charlie Henry, Carl Schlichting, Chris Simon and Gregor Yanega. Finally, I thank the students in EEB 485, spring 2008, for their enthusiastic participation, advocacy of this web page and for teaching me a lot: Dave Hudson, Diego Sustaita, Rogerta Engel, Florian Reyda, Frank Smith, Jim Freyermuth, Jason Hill, Kat Shaw, Nic Tippery, Maria Pickering, Thiago Rangel, Tobias Landberg and Trina Schneider. --KS


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February 2014
Since the early days of potent combination therapy for HIV (commonly called ART or HAART), doctors and their patients have wanted fewer and safer drugs in treatment regimens. There are many reasons for this but perhaps the main one is to reduce the potential for long-term side effects.
Some long-term side effects are thought to arise from exposure to nucleoside analogues, commonly called "nukes" by some doctors and patients. The basis for this concern about nukes arose in part from at least several experiences over different periods, as follows:
This legacy of bad news has tainted all nukes even though today the nukes recommended by treatment guidelines in high-income countries as part of the initial treatment of HIV are easier to tolerate and do not cause injury to nerves, bone marrow or fat cells. These nukes are as follows:
Large randomized clinical trials have generally found that Kivexa and Truvada, when used as part of ART, are effective and generally safe for most patients. However, there can be exceptions to these general results and we discuss a few of them next.
Abacavir, one of the drugs in Kivexa, can cause a hypersensitivity reaction. However, there is a simple blood test available that can predict the likelihood of such a reaction occurring with a relatively high degree of accuracy. By using this test to assess which patients are at risk for a hypersensitivity reaction before starting therapy, doctors can steer susceptible people away from abacavir.
In some cases, abacavir can also cause moderate increases in cholesterol levels.
Several years ago one large observational study suggested that the use of abacavir was associated with a temporarily increased risk of heart attacks. Bear in mind that observational studies, due to built-in limitations, can never prove cause and effect. That is, they can never prove that abacavir can temporarily cause an increased risk of heart attack. Another large observational study, the French Hospital Database also assessed the risk of heart attack among its participants who used abacavir. French researchers found that after adjusting for use of cocaine (a powerful stimulant that by itself can cause heart attacks), exposure to abacavir was not linked to an increased risk for heart attacks. Furthermore, a review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of randomized clinical trials with abacavir has not found any such risk. Also, there have been recent randomized clinical trials with Kivexa and the new integrase inhibitor dolutegravir (Tivicay) in several thousand HIV-positive people and heart attacks have not been reported.
Abacavir does have advantages: It can be taken once daily, it does not harm bone cells and it penetrates the brain. This latter property is important, as HIV-infected cells can reside in the brain and not all anti-HIV drugs get into or can stay in the brain.
Large clinical trials have found that, like abacavir, tenofovir is generally safe and effective. However, in some cases, this drug, which is processed by the kidneys, has been linked to kidney injury. This is usually reversible when patients stop taking tenofovir. Its use has also been linked to thinning bones in some patients.
Tenofovir also has advantages: It can be taken once daily, in some cases it may help reduce cholesterol levels and it penetrates the kidneys well. Research has found that the kidneys are rich in HIV-infected cells.
Despite the benefits of using nukes, some patients and their doctors may prefer to avoid nukes entirely, even if the risk of potential side effects is relatively low. Other doctors and patients wish to use simplified regimens and may jettison nukes (or other classes of drugs). However, so far such strategies are not recommended as routine therapy by leading treatment guidelines in North America. Also, bear in mind that some nuke-free regimens may not be able to suppress HIV replication in the brain.
Relatively small studies have been done with simplified therapy and in some cases they show beneficial effects. The problems with such trials are as follows:
Still, sometimes -- because of prolonged toxicity or intolerance to some medicines in patients -- doctors are forced to devise unusual regimens, some of which may be nuke free.
In this issue of TreatmentUpdate we provide readers with results from some clinical trials of simplified therapy should doctors and their patients wish to discuss this topic. In our next issue of TreatmentUpdate we will have further clinical trial results from a large study of simplified therapy.
Is protease inhibitor monotherapy sufficient to keep HIV under control in the brain? -- CATIE News
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The Sneaker Goes High Fashion In Punchy Prints And Colours
When it comes to truly stylish, comfortable footwear, sneakers are the new ballet flats. Isabel Marant first introduced her now-ubiquitous sneaker wedges in 2010, which quickly became the go-to shoe for fashion's elite, including top editors, models, and celebrities like Beyonce, who rocked a pair in her "Love On Top" music video. Since then, the humble sneaker's been reinvented in lively colours and punchy prints, elevating them to must-have status for any cool girl. In fact, a number of trendsetters—Rihanna, Jessica Alba, and Chloe Moretz, to name a few—are wearing sneakers to add a fresh, contemporary flair to their looks. Read today's Accessory Report for outfit details and shop our picks below.
On Celebrities
WHO: Rihanna
WHAT: Leaving her hotel in London last month.
WEAR: Silver Spoon Attire Vintage Cameo Beanie ($68); Trapstar Irongate Stadium Jacket ($143); Rihanna for River Island Grey Thigh Split Sweat Maxi Skirt ($100); Adidas Pro Model Shoes ($78).
WHY: Wear a classic pair of sneakers with a casual maxi skirt for an edgy downtown look.
WHO: Chloe Moretz
WHAT: Grabbing frozen yogurt in Los Angeles in February.
WEAR: Zoe Karssen Ooh Chic Sweater ($113); blue jeans; Puma By Mihara MY-66 Sneakers ($120) in Dark Denim.
WHY: Sporty wedge sneakers elevate Moretz's off-duty sweater and jeans combo.
WHO: Jessica Biel
WHAT: Taking a stroll in Paris last month.
WEAR: Black scarf; Fendi jacket; JET jeans; leopard-print gloves; Nike Jordan 1 Phat Sneakers ($73).
WHY: Sneakers with bright laces add a playful pop of colour to a laid-back look.
WHO: Jessica Alba
WHAT: Enjoying a walk on the beach in Santa Monica with her family.
WEAR: Opening Ceremony OC Varsity Patch Jacket ($340); white t-shirt; skinny jeans; Isabel Marant Bayley Suede And Leather High-Top Sneakers ($640).
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Sam Brondfield, a fourth-year medical student and leukemia researcher, is the first to be profiled in UCSF's NextGen Health, a new series about future leaders in health.
Editor's Note: NextGenHealth is a UCSF News series that highlights students, residents, and fellows who are considered future leaders in health care.
At one of the highest-ranked medical schools in the country, it's not surprising to find students with big appetites for learning. In the laboratory, there are those who seek out challenges at the bench, peering into microscopes for answers. Others work at the bedside, guiding patients through treatment options. And then there are the caregivers who heal patients' hearts and minds, often overlooked collateral damage when disease strikes.
Fourth-year medical student Sam Brondfield is different. He has spent his student career exploring disease in every stage. It's ambitious, but Brondfield — who first was interested in studying the stars — has always seen the bigger picture.
"I started my undergrad intending to study astrophysics," he said. "But I realized it was too far removed, literally, from my everyday life."
Brondfield turned his sights to more earthly pursuits, earning a degree in biochemistry from Harvard. And while his parents, both doctors, had never pushed him to follow in their footsteps, his interest in medicine and helping others led him to UCSF in 2008.
"Professors were telling me that UCSF was a special place that emphasized the emotional side of caring for others," Brondfield said. "That was appealing to me even more than its outstanding academic reputation."
Moving Out of the Classroom and Into the Lab
At UCSF, Brondfield learned about Pathways to Discovery, an innovation training program that allows students, residents, and fellows to tackle research and other healthcare improvements in areas outside the standard curriculum. Pathways students learn how to lead in creating solutions to pressing health problems by completing additional coursework and a research project, and in some cases, additional degree programs. While most medical schools offer concentration programs, UCSF's is unique in that it facilitates career development for students at all training levels and from all health professions.
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Through Pathways, Brondfield met Robert Nussbaum, MD, chief of the UCSF Division of Medical Genetics and director of the molecular medicine concentration, one of five pathways. Although he had never intended to do research during his clinical training, Brondfield was looking for other ways to expand his understanding of disease and treatment.
Nussbaum believes spending time in the lab can make some students better clinicians.
"The practice of medicine is and will be driven by bench research," Nussbaum said. "It's helpful when doctors have a deep appreciation and understanding of the process."
It was in a cell biology course when Brondfield started to realize that his traditional medical education was being influenced by his research experience — and vice versa — particularly in the area of cancer research and treatment.
"All of a sudden there was this synergy," he said. "Here were these two classes on different ends of the disease spectrum, but both were referencing each other constantly."
Coming Face to Face With Cancer
Since that time, Brondfield has devoted his student career focused on cancer. He spent the time between his third and fourth year immersing himself in a cancer research lab studying MYC, a gene that is mutated in many cancers. The lab's principal investigator, Scott Kogan, MD, UCSF professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine, hopes the research will lead to more personalized and targeted treatment options for patients based on their own genetic makeup.
Powerful Pen-Pal Project
Members of the public are invited to attend a dramatic reading of letters exchanged between UCSF students and adults coping with life-threatening illness on Thursday, May 31. For more information, go here.
"We're looking at very basic questions about cancer and treatment," Kogan said. "As a physician, Sam will be better equipped to understand and recommend treatment with this additional experience."
Brondfield doesn't only have experience with cancer in the lab. During his third-year clinical rotations, he worked closely with cancer patients, including a woman diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Not long after he helped her through her initial diagnosis, she was admitted to the intensive care unit with swelling of the brain.
"I stood over her bed while she was unconscious, breathing through a tube, and having to explain to her family what was happening," Brondfield said. "It was a very emotional experience."
It's been a year since Brondfield has worked in a clinic, and he's looking forward to seeing patients again in his final year before residency. But he hasn't felt his time away from the hospital has been detrimental. His advisor agrees.
Sam Brondfield works in the UCSF lab of Scott Kogan, MD, a professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine, where he conducts research that he hopes will lead to more personalized and targeted treatment options for cancer patients.
"Sam has plenty of time to do work in the clinic," Nussbaum said. "School is the perfect time to expand his horizons."
Helping Patients Heal After Treatment
Analyzing cancer genes and treating patients aren't the only way Brondfield has expanded his horizons. He has taken a very personal role in the emotional recovery of patients during and after treatment. Once a month, Brondfield, an accomplished vocalist, serenades patients and their families at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at Mount Zion.
The musical entertainment is one component of Ernest H. Rosenbaum MD Art for Recovery, a program that encourages creative expression for anyone dealing with cancer through art, music and writing. Several times every week, Art for Recovery invites musicians to perform at different locations across the medical center in an effort to reduce anxiety in patients and families.
"A song, like a diary, can remind us where we were at a certain time in our life," said Cindy Perlis, director of Art for Recovery. "For many people in a hospital waiting room, that memory is more pleasant than their present circumstances."
If Brondfield isn't singing to patients, he is sharing stories with them. Over the past year, he's corresponded with a cancer patient as part of Art for Recovery's Firefly Project. The Firefly Project is a pen pal program that matches students from UCSF medical, nursing and pharmacy schools and local high schools with adults coping with cancer and AIDS.
The letter writing helps patients talk through their anxieties and offers them an opportunity to share their stories and become a mentor while the students learn what it's like to deal with a life-threatening illness. Brondfield sees it as a natural extension of his medical education — another way to better understand what patients think about when cancer strikes.
"In the clinic, there's this sacred relationship between doctor and patient but there's also a wall of professionalism," he said. "What's great is that wall falls away because you're also talking about your favorite musician or restaurant."
After he earns his medical degree in June 2013, Brondfield plans to apply for an internal medicine residency and pursue an oncology fellowship. While he may not have as much time to do lab research or entertain patients with music, he doesn't consider those experiences to be separate from his medical education.
"So much of medical school can be spent focusing on one aspect of disease when, in reality, it is a long and complicated process," Brondfield said. These experiences at UCSF will make me a better doctor."
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A group of parishioners had gathered inside the chapel of St. Mark's Episcopal Church for a planning meeting a couple weeks ago when a woman came in searching for the "healing cross."
Past the church pews, at the end of a long hallway, the Byzantine-era cross hung encased in a glass box, surrounded by gold studs and illuminated by lights. The woman reached through a hole drilled in the glass. She touched the face of Christ etched into the center of the cross no bigger than one's palm. She spent about 10 minutes in the church and then silently left.
She is one of many believers who have traveled from throughout the Southland to see the bronze object. They say it calms their fears and eases their pain. One couple from Ventura came after a death in the family.
"We just need something right now," they told Elaine Loke, parish administrator at the Glendale church.
The ancient cross, likely from Eastern Europe, made its way to Glendale via Facebook.
Anson Williams, a director known for playing Potsie on the '70s-era TV show "Happy Days," is an avid collector of ancient artifacts from Egyptian amulets to bible etchings. He considers himself spiritual, not religious, yet when he saw the small pectoral cross in a Manhattan gallery's catalog, he had to have it.
"It's pretty intense," Williams said. "You can get a piece of history for what you pay for a Tiffany necklace."
For years it stayed in a safe in his Los Angeles-area home. But every now and then he'd take it out of its velvet bag and show it to friends. It soon got the nickname the "healing cross" after several people said they felt calmer once they touched it.
It's likely a placebo effect, Williams said, but he still wanted to share the cross with others. He wrote a message on his Facebook profile that he was looking to give it a new home.
Jason VanBrossum, an entertainment entrepreneur and longtime member at St. Mark's, saw the post and convinced Williams to permanently loan the cross to the church, a historical entity in its own right. The church was founded when large pastures speckled the San Fernando Valley in the 1880s.
In November, the cross was framed and hung in the chapel for all to see. The church is open most days from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The cross has had the same effect as the statue of Christ carrying a cross outside the church, said Rev. Mark Weitzel. People leave flowers by the sculpture and if they're removed, often within an hour, they will be replaced. Weitzel has seen a jogger wearing headphones stop and kneel before the statue before continuing on.
"It's something tangible that helps people stay connected," he said. "When you have something that's 1,500 years old, it gives you a sense of connection to a community that's no longer alive with us now."
That's mostly why the church accepted the cross. It was not to become a destination for pilgrims, but rather a way to display a historical artifact that may help people connect to prayer.
"A sacramental object itself inspires a sense of well-bring and peace," VanBrossum said. "It's not that you touch it and all of a sudden your eczema has disappeared. That's not what we're saying."
VanBrossum runs a Facebook group called "The Healing Cross." It currently has 69 members, some of whom have written testimonials about their experiences visiting the cross.
No one knows who wore the cross or who created it, but there are clues that give a glimpse into its past. There's a hole at the top where a chain may have been strung through. Along the arms, there are imprints where jewels once sat.
Three small Greek letters line the top. They look like an M, P and A. VanBrossum has contacted religious scholars to decipher the mysterious letters.
"A human being made this and I'm affected by it 1,500 years later," Williams said. "You hold this and you go 'Who else held this?' It gives you such respect for the past.'
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Our community of genealogy bloggers has demonstrated the need for dialog around a variety of issues. Dialog is good as long as it is civil and adds to our experiences as family historians and genealogists. I strongly encourage readers to leave comments on this post.]
My question to my readers is this: on a personal level, has your opinion of Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. and his Cambridge arrest in July 2009 influenced the way in which you watched the Faces of America series? Did you, anyone in your household or a friend refuse to watch Faces of America because they had a negative opinion of Dr. Gates stating that the arrest was motivated by racial profiling and his African-American heritage?
While most of these people appear to be somewhat informed and were able to discuss the arrest issues competently and in detail, I found that overall they were uninformed as to Dr. Gates' body of work, especially his involvement with African American Lives and African American Lives 2. I've always had - and continue to have - respect for the work that Dr. Gates has done.
But many times, people allow themselves to be impacted by a quickly formed opinion in terms of their latest interaction with a public figure. Personally, I closely followed the news of the arrest and here is how I saw it: lots of people said lots of stupid stuff. That's as plainly as I can put it.
Imagine that you had just traveled back from China (probably filming the Yo-Yo Ma portions of Faces of America) and you can't get into your own home. You are tired. You are cranky. I've been there. I've been in situations where I wasn't at my best. Then imagine that you are confronted by police on your own property. And imagine that your local police force has had a history of racial profiling. And imagine that in your research you know factually that police forces engage in racial profiling.
I think you get my picture. Dr. Gates was initially charged with "disturbing the peace" which can be very liberally used by police officers to cover a multitude of situations. Do I think Dr. Gates was right in his reaction? Yes, I do. Because I've been in similar situations with police where I was very vocal concerning a situation. And the situation involved lack of sleep and frustration. Do I think the police reacted appropriately? Yes, I do. I can understand how an officer with no information as to the property, property owner etc. might want to arrest someone who appears combative. It all comes down to perception.
Unfortunately when the media gets hold of a story it can often spiral out of control. However, there is good that came out of this incident: it did get the nation talking about race relations. Very often this is a topic we don't want to discuss for a variety of reasons.
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Whatever someone's opinion as to Dr. Gates, I hope they are able to put such opinion aside - be it positive or negative - and simply view Faces of America as a body of work that stands by itself to be judged on its own.
Photo: Photo of Henry Louis Gates. Jr. dated 18 April 2007. Digital image. Joe Irons via flickr. Used under Creative Commons 3.0 license.
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Unfinished Nation "From Days Before Time" Early human habitation of the North American continent. The civilizations of the North and South and tribal cultures. The journeys of Christopher Columbus. Exploration and exploitation of the west by the Spanish; impact on native population. Early slave trade. Biological and cultural exchanges between the Spanish and native cultures.G
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Unfinished Nation "Turbulent Virginia" Incentives for English colonization. French and Dutch presence in North America. British attempts to establish a base at Roanoke and the outcome. Subsequent Virginia Company settlement at Jamestown. The people who come; the struggle to survive; the response of Native Americans. Establishing the royal colony in 1619.G
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Biography of America, A "Fifties" World War II is fought to its bitter end in the Pacific and the world lives with the legacy of its final moment: the atomic bomb. Professor Miller continues the story as veterans return from the war and create new lives for themselves in the '50s. The GI Bill, Levittown, civil rights, the Cold War, and rock 'n' roll are discussed. D
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Biography of America, A "Sixties" Professor Scharff weaves the story of the Civil Rights movement with stories of the Vietnam War and Watergate to create a portrait of a decade. Lyndon Johnson emerges as a pivotal character, along with Stokely Carmichael, Fanny Lou Hamer, and other luminaries of the era. D
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Design Squad "Hockey Net Target" Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Lashoff challenges the teams to build remote-controlled hockey-net targets.G
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Wishbone "The Impawssible Dream" This live-action program follows the exploits of Wishbone the dog and his human friends, Joe, David and Samantha through their adventures in their hometown of Oakdale. Wishbone's everyday experiences trigger his imagination and he finds himself in scenes from classic works of literature. In this episode, Wishbone coaches Joe in pursuit of his dream: being in the Encyclopedia of World Records. D
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Cyberchase "Escape from Merlin's Maze" On the prowl for a new power source, Hacker descends on Frogsnorts School of Sorcery. His scheme? To steal Professor Stumblesnore's wand and harness its awesome magic to energize himself. Hacker's first task is to get star student Shari Spotter out of his way. D
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Knit & Crochet Today "Purses" Crochet designer Robyn Chachula shows how to make a "mock" cable purse and knit designer Karen Kendrick-Hands makes a colorful bulky knit purse. Get the inside scoop from webster Amy Singer. D
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Paint This With Jerry Yarnell "Tuscan Serenade, Part 1" (12x24 Acrylic) In this session, Jerry stays with the Tuscan theme, capturing the soft earth tones from that region. The piece is first blocked in starting with the sky and then adding layers of depth leading to the foreground using the value system. The painting will feature a beautiful field of poppies in the foreground. D
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Class "Spicy Sausage Penne & Harvest Flatbread" Joanne shows her student Jerry how to prepare one of her favorite pasta recipes, and gives Jerry a "punching" lesson with flatbread dough. Recipes: (1) PENNE WITH TOMATOES, SPICY FENNEL SAUSAGE AND CREAM, (2) WINE COUNTRY FLATBREAD WITH GRAPES AND TOASTED WALNUTS. Student: Jerry Feldman - International Business Development. D
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Cooking with Nick Stellino "Nick's Favorite Pasta & Strawberry Dessert" Nick visits the P-Patch to talk about tomatoes and prepares his favorite pasta dish from his youth, Rigatoni with Bolognese Ragu. Then shares a the simple techniques of making a luxurious dessert, Strawberries with Zabaglione & Orange Liqueur. D
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This Old House "Jersey Shore Rebuilds 2013: Built for Speed" Seaside Heights, New Jersey, in a race for survival, is scrambling to bring the pier and boardwalk back; at the Bay Head project, mechanical roughs and new mahogany decking on the porch. In Point Pleasant, a compact Italian concrete crusher makes quick work of an old slab for new fill onsite. Richard learns how the Manasquan house is built in the factory - in less than a week!. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Florentine Delights and Tuscan Side Trips" Rick takes in more of the artistic treasures of the city that propelled Europe out of the Middle Ages. Then he takes side trips to a couple of rival cities and cultural capitals in their own right - Pisa and Luca. He marvels at the tipsy tower, circles a city on its ramparts, and enjoys some Puccini in the composer's hometown. Part 2 of 2G
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Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope "Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Bonjour, Montreal" "Bonjour" means good day in French and it is always a good day in the French speaking Canadian province of Quebec, especially in the lively cosmopolitan city of Montreal. By taking to Montreal's streets, neighborhoods, natural places and waterways, Joseph discovers that joie du vivre is not just a French phrase; it's a way of life in Montreal. And summer is the time for celebrating. D
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Lidia's Italy In America "New York Italian Style" In this episode, Lidia shares three delicious recipes that she picked up on Arthur Avenue and in Little Italy, New York. Zucchini and Eggplant Parmigiana, Roberto's Chicken Piccante and Skillet Cauliflower Torrisi are all the very core of Italian American comfort food. She also visits the Maugeri Farms in southern New Jersey and the Migliorelli food stand in Union Square Market in New York City to see what kind of traditions these Italian American families are passing down to generations to come. D
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Simply Ming "Blue Ginger Chefs" On this episode of SIMPLY MING, Ming takes us behind-the-scenes to meet his James Beard Award-Winning Blue Ginger Team. Putting his own chefs to the challenge with surprise ingredients and a visit to his studio pantry, Ming and company cook up three separate dishes fit for a king. D
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Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.: Our Food Heritage "Fort Los Adaes" In the 1700s, the Spanish border was just six miles from the French fort at Natchitoches. Fort Los Adaes became a Spanish stronghold, greatly influencing the culture and cuisine of northwest Louisiana. Ray Berthelot and Corneil Cox explore this intriguing Spanish story. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Florentine Delights and Tuscan Side Trips" Rick takes in more of the artistic treasures of the city that propelled Europe out of the Middle Ages. Then he takes side trips to a couple of rival cities and cultural capitals in their own right - Pisa and Luca. He marvels at the tipsy tower, circles a city on its ramparts, and enjoys some Puccini in the composer's hometown. Part 2 of 2G


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by Clark Groome
The struggles of the Goodman family as it deals with emotional and mental illness are both wrenching and uplifting. As rendered in the 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "Next to Normal," those struggles are the central focus of a musical that is simultaneously hard to take and hard to resist.
"Next to Normal" is receiving an energetic and thoroughly credible performance by an impressive cast and a visually arresting production at the Arden Theatre through Nov. 4.
At the core of the story is Diana Goodman (Kristine Fraelich), a wife and mother who suffers from severe bi-polar disorder. It is so severe, in fact, that her doctors (Brian Hissong in two roles) note that it is close to being schizophrenia.
Her husband, Dan (James Barry); her son, Gabe (Robert Hager); and her daughter, Natalie (Rachel Camp), make up the family that is as affected by her illness as she is.
"Next to Normal" has a book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and an absolutely splendid score by Tom Kitt. This isn't the kind of score that allows you to leave the theater whistling a nifty tune or two. Rather, it's a score that is absolutely appropriate to and illuminating of the emotions and the situations in which the characters find themselves.
Director Terry Nolen has mounted the show in a production that features Jorge Cousineau's stunning scenic and visual design. It is dominated by an upstage panel on which shapes and images — including before the opening and during intermission what looks like a living Rorschach test — add depth and perspective to the issues at hand. The other good designers are Alison Roberts (costumes), Thom Weaver (lighting), Daniel Perelstein (sound) and Niki Cousineau (choreography). Music Director Eric Ebbenga leads the terrific nine-piece orchestra.
The entire cast is first-rate. Kristine Fraelich brings the complex and painful emotions that dominate Diana's existence powerfully to life. The rest of the company — Brian Hissong, James Barry, Robert Hager, Rachel Camp and Michael Doherty (Natalie's boyfriend Henry) — joins Fraelich as part of one of the most impressive musical ensembles I've seen on a local stage in a very long time.
"Next to Normal" clearly deserved its Pulitzer. In the Arden production we are blessed by the combination of a powerful story told in a compelling way, a strong production and an almost flawless cast. The result is an evening of theater, both exhilarating and exhausting, that I can almost guarantee you'll be glad you saw and won't easily forget.
"Next to Normal" is an impressive beginning to the Arden's 25th anniversary season.
For tickets to the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Next to Norman," playing at the Arden Theatre through Nov. 4, call 215-922-1122 or visit www.ardentheatre.org


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By RYAN PAINTER, KUTV
Weekend box office: Feb. 9-11, 2018
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) - This week saw three films debut in wide release: "Fifty Shades Freed," the final film in the Fifty Shades trilogy, the family film "Peter Rabbit" and Clint Eastwood's thriller "The 15:17 to Paris."
As expected, "Fifty Shades Freed" brought in the best total with $38.8 million domestically and an additional $98 million internationally as the franchise surpassed $1 billion worldwide. Not bad for what was originally fan fiction inspired by The Twilight Saga. I wish I could say I was equally as impressed with the film, but "Fifty Shades Freed" is the most ridiculous and poorly constructed film in the trilogy as it relies on the sort of plot points that even soap operas would be wary of using. Still, there are clearly those who enjoy car advertisements occasionally interrupted by sex and a message from Colorado's tourism board. All good things must come to an end. Fortunately, so do the bad things.
For reference, "Fifty Shades of Grey" opened to $85.2 million in 2015 and "Fifty Shades Darker" debuted with $46.6 million in 2017.
"Peter Rabbit" landed in second place with $25 million. That's a little better than what the experts were predicting. That's only roughly half of the film's production budget, but no cause for concern. Family films tend to be less front-loaded than most other mainstream releases. Plus, I suspect the film will have a healthy international run.
"The 15:17 to Paris," Eastwood's fact-based thriller about three Americans who stop a train hijacking in France, is something of an oddity. To give the film an elevated sense of realism, Eastwood decided not to use actors in the leading roles and cast the three real-life heroes instead. The film wasn't screened for local critics, an unusual move for an Eastwood project. Despite the lack of press, the film managed $12.6 million this weekend.
Fourth place goes to "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" with $10 million. Domestically the film has earned $365 million.
"The Greatest Showman" finished off the top five with a weekend total of $6.4 million.
Next weekend is going to be interesting. There's no question that "Black Panther," the latest move in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will open to huge numbers. But, how huge? Will it hit $150 million? Time will tell.


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Create an Interactive PDF/Flash Gallery with Adobe InDesign
The goal of this tutorial is to create an interactive Flash gallery using the tools available in Adobe InDesign CS4. What? InDesign? Isn't InDesign for print layout? Well, hmm... no, not only, not any more. What you'll be doing here is to create a Flash image gallery in InDesign to be deployed on a web page. Although this whole procedure also works for creating very cool interactive PDFs (see my example here: ID_PDF_Gallery.pdf [657KB]). Imagine that technique used in a book, or magazine layout!
This idea came to me when I saw the "Show/Hide Buttons" action in the Buttons Panel... Why on earth would you want to hide your buttons? Well, what if the buttons were in fact not buttons?
Very often designers (or their Clients) have more images than will fit into a layout. So here's a quick way to publish them all to an interactive PDF or SWF.
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