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Monday, January 25, 2010
I Can Admit It
I was incredibly ambivalent last year when Favre was in New York. It didn't bother me, and it didn't instill any emotions whatsoever. However, put Favre in my front yard wearing purple, and I was forced to feel something. My feeling amounted to raging disgust, and an even greater hatred for the Vikings than I already had. I know, I know, I didn't even think that was possible. Living in the heart of Vikings' territory means I had a front row seat to the Savior Bandwagon being gassed, loaded, and peeling out of the station. It made me gag and choke on the awful fumes.
I'll never even remotely come close to rooting for the Vikings, but I didn't hate Favre, disgust is different than hate. (Disgust aside, I was impressed by the fact that he kept getting back up after being beaten like a piñata all evening.) So yeah, watching the game, I was cheering against the Vikings and that includes #4. I couldn't have written a better ending to this than the one that played out yesterday. The Vikings lost, and Favre was a pretty big part of that. I enjoyed the irony of it playing out eerily similar to how it played out for the Packers in 2007. I was happy, very happy, and then something happened that totally rocked my foundation of disgust. I realized I couldn't enjoy the Vikings' loss without admitting this…
Inner monologue:
"No, Franklin, you can't do it."
"I have to! I need to get it off my chest!"
"You will lose your credibility and bring scorn upon the House of Hillside."
"What credibility?!?"
"….good point. Have at."
Okay, so here it is, you want an admission? I'll give you an admission: I had a momentary lapse of disgust. I felt…empathy. After that 16 year-old kicker hit the winning field goal, the camera went to Favre on the sideline with a blank look on his face…and I felt bad for him. Then he looked on the verge of tears when he was talking to Drew Brees, and I was sympthetic. No matter how you felt about him over the course of the season, I bet that you did too. For some reason, Favre elicits emotions that others don't or wouldn't, and you know what? That's cool.
But you know what else happened? My eyes refocused, I saw the jersey he was wearing, and I returned to feelings of…no, not disgust this time, but to ambivalence.
So, here's to future ambivalence towards #4.
5 comments:
It reminded me of my first time hunting. I was so excited to shoot something. Then when I got close and saw the dying deer up close, I just felt really, really, really bad.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2010 at 11:52 AM
Don't be fooled by the big old country boy crocodile tears. Tood bad the SAG's were the night before the game. Favre would have won the top acting award, hands down.ReplyDelete
The man is and always was a PR spin machine carefully orchestrated to come off as a good old boy just having fun. But no, Sir. This is just another snippet of wiley manipulation.
I don't buy it...I was fooled once in the original tearful retiremnet speech made nationally. You remrmber the one...the one where he said he'd never play for any other team but the Green Bay Packers.
As the old saying goes, fool me once - shame on you. Fool me twice - shame on me.
Not going to happen. I am disgusted every time the crocodile tears start to fall.
I felt the same way.ReplyDelete
- PashawwJanuary 25, 2010 at 3:27 PM
You shock me. It's bad enough to talk about emotions during football season but to admit to purple sympathies?
My advice: Delete Raspberry Beret from your workout playlist. Now go and delete it from your library(I know it will be gone for good. That's the point).
Think of all the Ole and Lena jokes you know. Say them out loud one last time and never think of them again. When was the last time you felt hatred for an orange C? Too much purple around you. (You are too close to the Dome to know you have a problem). Next get, and work, your way through a case of Pabst (a 30-pack of Schmitty's will work too, and it makes good financial sense). Repeat as needed.
There, now if I've done my job you should be devoid of any emotions but hate and vengeance.
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2010 at 9:12 PM
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Prevention of HIV1 Mother to Child Transmission Without Nucleoside Analogue Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors in the Pre-partum Phase. ANRS 135 Primeva
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00424814
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 22, 2007
Last Update Posted : July 18, 2013
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|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) Drug: Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) + Combivir (zidovudine/lamivudine)
|Phase 2 Phase 3
Recent data from the French perinatal cohort and others indicate that HIV-RNA levels at delivery correlate with risk of transmission among women treated with antiretroviral agents. Most of these treatments include zidovudine alone or in combination. Mitochondrial toxicity related to nucleoside analogues exposure (zidovudine and lamivudine) has been reported in adults and in infants with in utero exposure to these drugs. In addition, biological markers of genotoxicity on nuclear DNA have recently been shown in exposed newborn. These issues raised the concern of the risk/benefit of multiple therapy in the context of mother to child transmission for women who do not meet the standard criteria for antiretroviral therapy. In women with CD4≥350 and VL<30 000 copies/ml a treatment with lopinavir/ritonavir should achieve a rapid control of HIV1 viremia below 1000 copies/ml without harm in term of resistance. In this study we would like to assess under strict control, the safety and efficacy of such regimen compared to the same boosted PI + zidovudine and lamivudine as standard regimen. The treatment will start at 26 weeks of gestation, and the follow up will include safety and efficacy parameters as well as pharmacokinetics in plasma and genital tract for the women, blood/cord ratio, testing for ARV resistance. Women will stop their treatment after delivery. Infants will be closely monitored up to 24 months with HIV DNA and HIV.RNA-PCR for HIV testing and biochemical and haematology usual safety evaluation. In addition frozen samples will be collected for specific evaluation of nucleoside analogue foetal mitochondrial and nuclear DNA interactions.
In term of transmission safety, the end point would be to reach a viral load below 200 copies after 8 weeks of treatment. In case of failure, this would allow a sufficient delay for a treatment modification: i.e. addition of NRTI and an elective caesarian could be programmed.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|105 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Prevention of HIV1 Mother to Child Transmission Without Nucleoside Analogue Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors in the Pre-partum Phase. A Multicenter Randomised Phase II/III Open Label Study With a Group of 100 Pregnant Women Receiving Lopinavir/Ritonavir and a Group of 50 Receiving Lopinavir/Ritonavir Plus Zidovudine and Lamivudine. ANRS 135 Primeva
|Study Start Date :
|March 2007
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|September 2011
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|November 2012
Experimental: 1
Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir)
Drug: Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir)
(200/50 mg x2)x 2/d= 2 pills twice daily
Active Comparator: 2
Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) + Combivir (zidovudine/lamivudine)
Drug: Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) + Combivir (zidovudine/lamivudine)
Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir): (200/50 mg x2)x 2/d= 2 pills twice daily Combivir (zidovudine/lamivudine): (300/150mg) x 2/d=1 pill twice daily
- Proportion of mother with plasma HIV1 below 200 copies per ml after 8 weeks of treatment [ Time Frame: W8 ]
- Proportion of women maintained with monotherapy until delivery, [ Time Frame: delivery ]
- Proportion of women with a VL below 50 copies per ml at delivery [ Time Frame: delivery ]
- Proportion of women harbouring resistant HIV strains four weeks after delivery [ Time Frame: W4 post partum ]
- Concentrations of studied drug in plasma and in cord-blood [ Time Frame: at delivery ]
- HIV-1 detection and concentrations of studied drug in vaginal secretion before and after treatment [ Time Frame: W0, W8 of treatment ]
- concentrations of studied drugs in the new born gastric fluid, HIV diagnostic in infant (criteria for stopping the trial at second infection) [ Time Frame: birth ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria: Assessed between 20 and 24 months of pregnancy
- Pregnancy known before 24 weeks of gestation
- Documented HIV-1 infection without indication for ARV therapy
- CD4 count above or equal to 350 per mm3
- VL under 30 000 copies per ml
- Naïve for PI (except treatment during previous pregnancy)
- Informed consent signed
Exclusion Criteria:
- HIV2 infection or HIV1 group O infection
- Any pathology related to pregnancy
- Contra-indication to study drugs
- Unstable hypertension or diabetes
- Known risk of premature delivery
- In case of previous treatment with a protease inhibitor : presence of resistance mutations on the HIV-1 protease gene by genotyping analysis (1 mutation among V32I et I47A, I50V V82A/F/S/T, I84V, L90 M or more than 3 mutations among L10 F/I/R/V, K20/M/R, L24I, L33F, M46I/L, F53L, I54M/L/T/V, L63P, A71L/V/T,)
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00424814
|Hopital Pitie salpetriere
|Paris, France, 75013
|Principal Investigator:
|Roland Tubiana, MD
|AP-HP Hopital Pitie salpetriere
|Study Chair:
|Josiane Warszawski, MD
|INSERM - INED Unité U822 France
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|French National Institute for Health and Medical Research-French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (Inserm-ANRS)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00424814 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|January 22, 2007 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 18, 2013
|Last Verified:
|July 2013
HIV mother to child prevention
HIV Infections
HIV Seronegativity
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Lamivudine, zidovudine drug combination
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors

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Reports Tamils handed over to Sri Lanka
There is speculation a boatload of Tamil asylum seekers has been handed over to the Sri Lankan Navy as the federal government continues its silence over the reported interception of two vessels.
Christmas Island local councillor Gordon Thomson has called on the federal government to confirm the accuracy of reports that asylum seekers had been transferred from Australian custody.
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"That would be a quantum leap in ruthless bastardry by any government."
The government has repeatedly refused to confirm reports that two boats have been intercepted by Australian authorities off Christmas Island.
One of the boats is reportedly carrying 153 Tamil asylum seekers, including about 30 children - many of them sick - while the other has 50 people aboard.
Refugee advocates say they have not heard from the Tamil asylum seekers since Saturday and they believe Australia is coordinating with the Sri Lankan navy to tow them back.
Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Tony Abbott refused to say whether the boat was being taken back to Sri Lanka.
"I'm not going to comment on the operational detail of what happens on the water," he told ABC Radio.
Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young said the reports were concerning.
She said the government had a responsibility to assess people's claims for protection and not hand them over to the very authorities they were fleeing.
A spokesman for the Sri Lankan military denied the reports.
"We are not aware of any arrangements of the Australian Navy handing over refugees, to Sri Lankan Navy," he told ABC Radio.
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SEWANEE, Tenn.—No. 24 Birmingham-Southern shut out Sewanee today on the road, 10-0, to complete the three-game conference sweep.
The Panthers move to 8-1 overall and 3-0 in the Southern Athletic Association; the Tigers fall to 5-3 overall and 0-3 in the SAA after a 5-0 start prior to this weekend's series.
Sophomore Taylor McCracken was 3-5 at the plate for BSC, while freshman Mason Tritt was 2-3 with a home run. The Panthers scored single runs in the top of the third and fourth innings courtesy of a sacrifice bunt by freshman Jack Rhodes and an RBI single by senior Evan Grovenstein.
BSC added seven runs in the top of the sixth. Junior Jake Campbell RBI singled to plate sophomore Matt Brown, followed by a Grovenstein sac-fly to bring Tritt home. McCracken singled to score Campbell, and junior Jacob Mayfield doubled to bring McCracken across the plate. A single by senior Jeremy Hatley and a two-RBI single from freshman Zach Wingate wrapped up the inning's scoring and put BSC up 9-0.
Tritt sent the ball over the fence in the top of the seventh to put the Panthers up 10-0, and the game ended after seven innings when Sewanee did not score in the bottom of the seventh.
BSC recorded 12 hits while allowing five by the Tigers. Senior Ralls Pennington started on the mound and went six innings, moving to 2-1 on the season after giving up five hits and one walk with three strikeouts. Freshman Ryan Gaines and sophomore Wilson Jamison also saw time on the mound in the seventh.
The Panthers are at home this Wednesday hosting in-state rival Huntingdon at 6 p.m., and will host a conference series against No. 20 Millsaps this weekend, with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, March 8, and a single game at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 9.


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Moeaki, via his verified Twitter account Saturday, indicated that the club is parting ways with him. Moeaki also retweeted notes of support from Chiefs players wishing him well.
"Well chiefs kingdom, it's been a pleasure. Best fans. Was starting to feel back to form. Bad timing for an inj. However…Challenge accepted," Moeaki wrote.
Moeaki suffered a broken shoulder in the club's Aug. 24 preseason game at Pittsburgh. It's possible the Chiefs could be letting him go with an injury settlement.
Moeaki, 26, played 30 games for Kansas City, which drafted him in the third round in 2010. He missed the 2011 regular season with a knee injury. Overall, Moeaki has caught 80 passes for 1,009 yards and four touchdowns in regular-season play.
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Parents want to train their children spiritually! Barna Research
Group reports that close to nine out of 10 parents of children
under age 13 (85 percent) believe they have the primary
responsibility for teaching their children about religious beliefs
and spiritual matters.
Is that the "Hallelujah Chorus" I hear? It is if, like so many
other children's ministers, you feel that one of your top
challenges is getting parents to take seriously their role in their
children's faith development.
Again, according to Barna Research Group, a majority of parents
"do not spend any time during a typical week discussing religious
matters or studying religious materials with their children."
Parents who take their children to church with them tend to rely on
the church to do the heavy lifting spiritually.
Why don't parents do more to fulfill their spiritual
responsibility to their children? That's the age-old question.
Parents have been trained, however unwittingly, to depend on the
church and in essence to hand over their children's spiritual
training to the church. How can we give back what we've taken?
Parents need training, a plan, vision, and accountability. And
you need strong ideas from churches that are successful at
equipping parents with those things. Enjoy these snapshots of great
ideas you can use to help parents train their children
- Our community outreach, Club Jesus — a neighborhood backyard
Bible club — allows families to invite kids and families on their
blocks to hear the gospel. Antioch Bible Church in Redmond,
- Parents are required to attend a three-hour seminar before they
dedicate a child. This is where we lay out our vision and clarify
the respective responsibilities of parents and the church in
nurturing the faith of children. Bethlehem Baptist Church in
Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Take-home papers give families discussion starters and prayer
ideas for mealtimes. These always connect to that week's lesson.
Because of the curriculum we use, all classes study the same
Scriptures that are the focus of worship each Sunday morning.
First Baptist Church in Attleboro, Massachusetts
- Turn On the Power! Parents get to experience with their kids
what the kids experienced in class through Westwood's Power Line
via the Web and a newsletter each week. There's a Voltage Verse —
a verse of the month. Get Connected helps families connect through
suggested activities. The Information Power Source suggests Web
sites, books, or videos to build on the lesson. Westwood
Community Church in Excelsior, Minnesota
- We emphasize the participation of children in our worship
services and give parents instruction on how to prepare and assist
their children in worship. Bethlehem Baptist Church in
Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Parents — especially fathers — play a key role in preparing
children for baptism. Fathers instruct their children with the
material that used to be taught by the children's or youth pastor.
We also assist fathers with practical suggestions on how to give
spiritual leadership in the home. Bethlehem Baptist
- In and Out! — Parents are critical for moving every crayon,
every toy, every musical instrument, everything in and out of our
portable church each Sunday. Our parent connection starts with
parent involvement. Westwood Community Church
Connie Neal is the author of Walking Tall in Babylon:
Raising Children to Be Godly and Wise in a Perilous World
(WaterBrook Press).
Please keep in mind that phone numbers, addresses, and
prices are subject to change. Originally published in
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KENTON, Ohio - The Amish, more than 100 strong, squeezed into every available space of two rooms and a hallway at the Kenton-Hardin Board of Health meeting last night and, with hats in their hands, begged for mercy. Henry Yoder read a letter signed by the Hardin County Amish community's seven bishops - its leaders - asking the board to reconsider its orders to condemn two new Amish homes because the owners haven't installed required wells and septic systems.
KENTON, Ohio � The Amish, more than 100 strong, squeezed into every available space of two rooms and a hallway at the Kenton-Hardin Board of Health meeting last night and, with hats in their hands, begged for mercy.
Henry Yoder read a letter signed by the Hardin County Amish community�s seven bishops � its leaders � asking the board to reconsider its orders to condemn two new Amish homes because the owners haven�t installed required wells and septic systems.
�Our goal is to uphold and maintain the biblical principles of faith which our forefathers believed: to be a separate people,� Yoder read. �And, as stated in Romans 12th chapter, �Be ye not conformed.�??�
After more than two hours of testimony from health officials, the board�s eight members didn�t change their minds. They reaffirmed the orders they issued in January to condemn the homes.
Until now, the 200 or so Amish families in Hardin County have never been made to comply with well and septic rules. But last June, local officials said they would no longer ignore violations at new homes or building additions. However, they won�t make existing Amish homes convert.
Joni Hershberger and his family of 10 live in the home he still is finishing and have been ordered to comply. Yoder owns the other home that inspectors have cited. It�s less than a half-mile up the road from Hershberger�s 70 acres on Township Road 140 in Hardin County, about 65 miles northwest of Columbus. The Emory Gingerich family lives there.
Now, the families have three choices: They can dig proper wells and install approved concrete pits under their privies, appeal the orders to the Hardin County Common Pleas Court, or move.
By and large, the Amish don�t believe in taking legal action. Hardin County Prosecutor Brad Bailey said that if the Amish don�t appeal, a judge will be asked to sign the order, and the families will have to leave.
He couldn�t say how soon that might happen if there is no appeal.
Bailey showed photos of what health officials said was gas and oil from a pump that already dripped in or near Hershberger�s uncapped well. He said the issue is bigger than just two homes, that leeching and contamination from the human waste and bad wells can reach the water table and hurt others.
�Our rules at the health department are to prevent problems before they happen, not to react to them,� he said.
And though the hearing room was small and everyone was jammed shoulder-to-shoulder, the divide between Amish and the health board couldn�t have been bigger.
It was clear that the Amish didn�t understand the proceedings, which were conducted like a court hearing.
Still, they used the bishops� letter to try to spread their message of shunning the outside modern world.
�Our goal is to live simple, God-fearing lives, and we feel your requirements are undermining our simple way of life,� Yoder read. �Our plea is to live in peace among our fellow citizens and maintain our lifestyles on our own personal properties unless it is definitely proven we are a health hazard to our neighbors. We humbly plead for a variance. We beg for mercy.�


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In our fifty-third flight over the Bible from 30,000 Feet, Pastor Skip will take us through the book of Philippians, another of Paul's letters to the church. Referred to as "the epistle of joy," the message contained in these pages is one of long suffering and joy in the midst of Paul's time in prison. Despite his trials, we will see Paul rejoice over the church in Philippi and encourage them in unity, humility, and prayer. The key chapters to review are Philippians 1-4.
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The church in Philippi might never have happened, except for a vision to Paul that called him to Macedonia (Acts 16:9). Philippians is a very personal letter from Paul to a caring and generous church for which he had a special affection. In this Letter, Paul shows his joy in spite of his imprisonment, his love for the church, his overwhelming devotion to Christ, and his concern that the Philippians will drift away from all they have been taught.
c. 50 A.D.
Paul establishes the church at Philippi
c. 62 A.D.
Paul writes the book of Philippians from prison in Rome
Philippians has been called "the epistle of joy." The word "joy" appears five times in the letter, and "rejoice" occurs 11 times. Paul says that his main concern is that the gospel is preached, whatever happens to him. He preaches unity, humility and prayer, and he exhorts the Philippians to have joy in suffering and joy in service to Christ. He also encourages them to have the mind of Christ, the knowledge of Christ and the peace of Christ. And he reminds them that their true home is in heaven.
Philippi – The first city in Europe where Paul established a church.
Timothy – Paul's traveling companion and fellow laborer. He was a resident of Lystra, apparently, whose father was a Greek and mother a Jew.
Epaphroditus – A man sent by the church to bring Paul gifts, and to take care of his needs.
Euodias and Syntyche – Two women who had served nobly in the cause of the gospel. By the time Philippians was written, the two former friends had had falling out.
Clement – A loyal worker with Paul in the cause of the gospel. He may have been the same man as Clement of Rome, an important church leader after Paul's time.
Lydia – A wealthy Asian with no Jewish ancestry but a deep interest in religion who was deeply impressed by Paul's message and became a Christian.
Epaphroditus was a common slave name. Paul's friend may have been a freedman who had once been a slave.
There is a lot of ancient Philippi left, and it is today the most important archaeological site of eastern Macedonia.
Battle of Philippi – The most dramatic event in Philippi's history came in 42 B.C., when the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian clashed in a final, decisive battle with the forces of Cassius and Brutus, just outside the walls of the city.


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Mike Lev necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 424 diseños de 125 diseñadores freelance.
Sam King is Hip-Hop artist out of Las-Vegas. For the past several years he's been in college playing division one football out in New Mexico. Due to NCAA rules he's been disallowed to distribute his music on the web. Now that he his out of school Sam is ready to let the masses hear his music.
You can find some his older music at:
Sam is a down to earth, super friendly guy that has a passion for the strange. More importantly Sam is an incredibly dedicated writer and musician. In his free time, Sam studies music and writes poetry.
This past July Sam flew out to North Carolina and recorded over 20 songs in one week! an amazing feat! In the next few months as these song begin to hit the net, we hope a serious fan base will begin to develop.
In the near future Sam is moving to North Carolina to try and cultivate his musical talents work with new people and create beautiful music!
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We are looking for something that has universal appeal to all. However, we want something that will clearly appeal to the Hip-Hop crowd as well.
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Fannie's fraudulent treatment
John took Fannie to New York for treatment in early July, 1905, leaving her in the care of Dr. Kilmer. Later that month, home with the children, John wrote to Dr. Kilmer to ask after Fannie:
Dear Sir:—
I regret to trouble you with correspondence, but I am very anxious to hear from you relative to my wife's condition. It is not a matter of impatience with me, or time, or money. No sacrifice within my power would be too great to make, that will assist in her recovery, but I should be very glad to hear from you definitely and frankly as to her present condition, and the progress of the cure. I know you will appreciate my position in this matter. It is not from a lack of confidence in your ability; in fact, I feel that I have every reason to be thankful that my wife is under your care, but a word from you as to what I may hope for in the future will be very much appreciated.
Yours very truly,
John's confidence in Dr. Kilmer was misplaced.
From The Great American Fraud, Articles on the Nostrum Evil and Quacks, by Samuel Hopkins Adams:
Another quack family with a cancer branch is the Kilmer family of Binghamton, N. Y. Kilmer's Swamp Root, one of the most blatant of the "patent-medicine " swindles, was devised by Dr. S. Andral Kilmer, who sold out years ago (although Swamp Root dupes are still urged to write him), and is now proprietor of a "CanCertorium," and an itinerant charlatan. "Cancer's First Conqueror" is his modest description of himself. He "itinerates" through the large towns and small cities of New York State, advertising like Barnum's circus. Free consultation, remedies at $3 a week, and treatment at $2 a week, constitute his traveling plan. At his CanCertorium at Binghamton, N. Y., the charges are higher. A campus caretaker at Hamilton College, afflicted with facial cancer, went to Dr. Kilmer's Cancertorium on a fund raised for him among the undergraduates, who did not know of the nature of the institution. He was provided with all the liquor he could drink, evidently with a view to keeping him drugged, until Kilmer had extracted $800 from him, when the progress of his disease was so marked that he became frightened and left, going to a reputable surgeon, who at once operated. He is now back at work. This man kept track of seven of the CanCertorium patients whom he came to know well, of whom, so he tells me, five died and the other two are apparently going the same way. Dr. S. Andral Kilmer represents an old, picturesque and fast-disappearing tribe of bunco-artists, and when his side-whiskers disappear from the pages of the small city dailies, those publications will be the less amusing, though the more respectable for the loss.
The passage above appeared originally in an article in Collier's Weekly printed in July, 1906—five months after Fannie's death.
It saddens me even now—more than a century later—that my great grandmother spent precious months separated from her family during her illness. She visited home at least once during her stay at the Cancertorium. In early January, 1906, she returned home for the last time. Fannie died quietly at home on February 9, 1906, her family at her side.
By the way, you can still buy Swamp Root, at least some modern version of it, today.
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What a sad story! I believe I could feel John's pain through his letter.ReplyDelete
I am so grateful that my uncle discovered and saved the letters that tell us Fannie's story first hand!ReplyDelete
What a touching and sincere letter. It's so sad that quack doctors robbed people not only of money but even, as you pointed out, precious time with their families.ReplyDelete
I would be very interested to learn more since I am currently researching this Dr. KilmerReplyDelete
Sheldon, not sure I have much more than printed here. I may have an excerpt from a letter from Dr. Kilmer to my Fanny's husband.ReplyDelete
Drop me an email via my Blogger profile with your contact info and I'll certainly share whatever I have.
Hi, thanks, my email is email@example.com ... it would be great to get the letter from Dr Kilmer to Fanny's husband. Regards,ReplyDelete
Sheldon Lee Gosline
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Hi Sheldon, the letter is not in my possession, but let me see if I can get an image of it for you. Will contact you via email...ReplyDelete
Thanks! I look forward to whatever data you can pull together.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 13, 2012 at 7:00 AM
Hi Amy, Back in London now and break over. Any luck finding that letter?ReplyDelete
Hi Amy, just checking ... do you have any more data on Fannie's cancer? What type it was and where located? The obituary note you mention is a little vague about the cause of death, was it certainly cancer? Do you happen to know how old Fannie was? Any other details would be useful, such as cost of care, since I am trying to put together a profile of Kilmer's patient care. Feel free to respond by email, firstname.lastname@example.com THANKS!ReplyDelete


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Lebanon braces for more violence as anti-Assad rebels flee key Syrian town
The collapse of a rebel bastion inside Syria showed its effects inside Lebanon on Monday as rival communities rocketed one another, snipers opened fire along a critical highway near the Syrian border and at least two car bombs targeted Shiite Muslim villages in the Bekaa Valley.
Terrorism analysts and intelligence officials blamed the rise in violence on an influx of militants into Lebanon after Syrian government troops, led by their Lebanese Shiite allies from Hezbollah, took control over the weekend of Yabroud, one of the last rebel-held population centers in the mountainous Qalamoun region along the Lebanese border. Tens of thousands of civilians already had fled the fighting into the rebel-sympathetic Lebanese border town of Arsal. By Sunday night it became apparent that many rebel gunmen were also fleeing into Lebanon.
At midnight Sunday, a suicide bomber struck a Hezbollah checkpoint on the road linking Arsal to Shiite communities in the Bekaa, killing a local security commander and at least three other people.
By Monday morning, the Lebanese army was responding to reports of rockets fired from areas around Arsal into the Shiite – and strongly pro-Hezbollah _ communities of Labweh and Hermel. Shells fired from inside Syria reportedly struck Arsal, while there were persistent reports of snipers targeting communities on both sides of the Syrian conflict up and down the main Bekaa Valley highway.
"After last night's car bomb, there's been at least one other booby-trapped car found outside of Fakehe that the army destroyed," said a Lebanese security official who spoke under the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the Western media. "And rockets from Syria have hit Arsal, while rockets from somewhere outside of Arsal have hit Hermel and Labweh."
"This is an extremely dangerous time for Lebanon," he said. "We could be one incident away from Shiites and Sunnis turning this into a civil war."
The official said that it remained unclear if the uptick in violence was a temporary flash as militants escape the Hezbollah dragnet around Yabroud or if the escalation represented a new commitment by Syrian rebel groups to expand operations into Lebanon as they lose territory inside Syria.
"They've lost Qusayr, then Homs, now most of Qalamoun," he said, referring to two other Syrian cities in addition to the mountainous border region. "They're being squeezed like a lemon and the juice is draining into Lebanon. But instead of a nice drink, we're getting Nusra," he said, making reference to al Qaida's official Syrian affiliate, the Nusra Front.
While the first claim of responsibility for Sunday night's suicide bomb – the eighth such attack targeting Hezbollah-linked neighborhoods this year _ came from the little known Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigades, that claim was later superseded by Nusra's statement, which said the bombing was revenge for the "rape" of Yabroud by Hezbollah and also retribution for the ecstatic victory celebrations in the Shiite suburbs of Beirut at news of the Syrian government's victory in Yabroud.
Although exact figures have not been released by the group, scores of Hezbollah's well-trained troops are thought to have died in the Qalamoun campaign, with some reports putting their total casualties in Syria at more than 500 dead.
"We are obviously concerned about the possibility Nusra is shifting operations into Lebanon," the security official said.
For now, the official Nusra social media channels have remained vague on exactly how "Nusra in Lebanon" fits into the overall patchwork of Syrian jihadist groups that include Nusra, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and Ahrar al Sham, a group whose top leadership has included al Qaida figures.
Aymeen Tamimi, who studies jihadist groups in Iraq and Syria as a fellow with the Middle East Forum, a Philadelphia-based research organization, said that so far, Nusra's official Twitter account treats the Lebanon group as separate. But he said that might be a ruse to exaggerate the reach of the group's ideology. "It helps the overall ideological cause," he said. "There are superficially more groupings and manpower."
But with rebels squeezed in the suburbs of Damascus and losing long-held turf in western Syria to the regime and Hezbollah, Nusra might be forced to expand its operations directly into Lebanon on a consistent basis, Tamimi said.
"I think it's just a matter of time," he said.


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A few years back, animation giants Pixar were working on a movie called "Joe Jump", the tale of an outdated video game character who's able to find his way into new titles. It had been presumed scrap, but no, it's not!
A report on the LA Times says that the film now has a new name - Reboot Ralph - and is very much alive, forming part of Disney's upcoming slate of animated feature films alongside a Winnie The Pooh flick.
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This year the big winner at the Academy Awards won't be a specific actor or movie, but a whole category of films. Politically-focused movies like Argo, Zero Dark Thirty and Lincoln are all favored to win at least one Oscar category at Sunday's 85th Academy Awards, with a combined total of 24 nominations. In the spirit of political Academy Award winners, here's a look at some of the memorable past Oscar winners across categories:
The Hurt Locker - 2009 (Best Director, Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay)
Before the Zero Dark Thirty hype, Kathryn Bigelow's claim to fame was being the first woman to win an Oscar for best director at the 2009 Academy Awards. Bigelow won the award for directing The Hurt Locker, which was nominated in nine categories and won another two Oscars for best picture and best original screenplay.
The Hurt Locker chronicles the experiences of a three-man explosive ordinance disposal team who were responsible for the destruction of bombs during the Iraq war. Mark Boal, a former embedded journalist, wrote the screenplay as a reflection of his time with an EOD team in 2004.
Since the EOD team does not typically engage in combat, Bigelow and Boal faced criticism from war veterans about inaccurately depicting the protocol and responsibilities of this type of military unit.
Criticism aside, The Hurt Locker vividly framed the concept of war as a dangerous addiction. While the United States was depicted as being symbolically addicted to war through troop deployment, the movie also demonstrated how war led soldiers to become accustomed to an adrenaline-fueled lifestyle which prevented their return to normal civilian life.
Bigelow's method of presenting controversial political topics continues to gain acclaim at this year's Academy Awards with Zero Dark Thirty.
An Inconvenient Truth - 2006 (Best Documentary Feature, Best Original Song)
Typically, a movie about a guy giving a presentation would be anything but riveting let alone controversial, but Al Gore managed to make a blockbuster out of a slideshow with An Inconvenient Truth. The movie won two Academy Awards for best documentary feature and best original song in 2006..
The setup of the movie is simple. Gore takes viewers through the history of the world's climate changes and features experiences from his own life that made him aware of environmental issues. His narrative is paired with pop culture references, detailed photographs and video clips from environmental science experts.
"The world won't 'end' overnight in 10 years," Gore says in the movie. "But a point will have been passed and there will be an irreversible slide into destruction."
Four years away from the limit of Gore's timeframe, the global warming debate still rages on while both Congress and businesses see the public's growing demand for green energy sources.
The former vice president maintains his reputation as a leading climate-change activist and continues to give talks about the subject.
Bowling for Columbine - 2002 (Best Documentary Feature)
More than a decade before the Sandy Creek Elementary School tragedy, the nation was introduced to mourning the loss of life as a result of gun violence in 1999 with the massacre at Columbine High School.
In response to the shooting, Michael Moore wrote, produced and directed Bowling for Columbine as an attempt to find the cause for widespread gun violence in the United States, which won the 2002 Academy Award for best documentary feature. The film traces many popular theories behind the issue including the impact of the media, weapon accessibility, American culture and government action.
While the film stirred debate between gun control and gun rights activists on Capitol Hill, the most political topic associated with Bowling for Columbine was Moore's Academy Award acceptance speech. After being announced as the winner, Moore rallied the rest of the documentary film nominees on stage to accept the Oscar with him and proceeded to voice his disdain for the Bush administration.
"We like nonfiction, and we live in fictitious times," Moore said. "We live in the time where we have fictitious election results that elect a fictitious president."
Amidst cheers and jeers, Moore continued his speech to specifically target George W. Bush before being cut off by the orchestra.
Although the speech faced an abrupt ending, the issue of gun violence seems to have no end in sight as it continues to be debated between the Obama Administration and Congress.
Milk - 2008 (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Original Screenplay)
From Capitol Hill to Hollywood, the topic of gay marriage is often tied to politics. The movie, Milk, depicted this link through the life of gay rights activist and politician, Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay person to be elected to office in California. Milk was assassinated a few months later in November 1978.
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein was the president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors when Milk was assassinated and had to announce his death to the public.
Sean Penn portrayed Milk in the film and won an Academy Award for best actor in a leading role for his performance. The film also won an Academy Award for best original screenplay. Penn voiced his support for gay marriage in his acceptance speech.
"I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame and the shame in their grandchildren's eyes if they continue that way of support, " Penn said. "We've got to have equal rights for everyone."
Today, Harvey Milk's legacy continues in politics through constant debates about the legalization of gay rights.
All the Kings Men - 1949 (Best Picture)
Based on Robert Penn Warren's novel of the same name, All The King's Men is a cinema classic that follows the ascent and demise of a southern politician when he becomes involved in corruption and is plagued by scandal. The movie won a 1949 Academy Award for best picture, and was remade in 2006.
As cited by the Modern Library, Warren "never intended for the [story] to be about politics," but popular culture dictates otherwise. Another Academy Award-winning movie, All the President's Men, tipped its hat to its political predecessor, in both its title and topics of political corruption and scandal.
All the President's Men - 1976 (Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay,Best Art Direction, Best Sound)
All The President's Men depicts President Nixon's involvement in the Watergate scandal of 1972. Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman play Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein as they attempt to put together the pieces of one of the most infamous American political scandals in history.
Although neither Hoffman nor Woodward gained Academy Award nominations, Jason Robards won a best supporting actor Oscar for his portrayal of Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee.
Manchurian Candidate - 1962 (Best Supporting Actress)
Angela Lansbury won a best supporting actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Eleanor Shaw Iselin in this classic cold war political thriller.
The story saw a facelift in 2004, but the original version was preserved in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress due to being "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant."
Lansbury's character was recognized as one of the top 10 greatest villains in cinema history by Newsweek magazine.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - 1939 (Best Writing, Original Story)
Despite only winning one award out of 11 nominations, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is still highly regarded as one of the best films about American politics to this day.
James Stewart plays the role of Jefferson Smith who is appointed senator and finds himself under the guidance of a secretly corrupt senior senator, Jim Taylor. Taylor tries to corrupt Smith and later tries to destroy his political career through scandal.
A television series based on the movie aired in the 1960s and was loosely adapted in the 1992 film, The Distinguished Gentlemen.
The Candidate - 1972 (Best Writing)
Written by a former speechwriter for Eugene McCarthy, this film follows the campaign of Democrat Bill McKay (played by Robert Redford) as he runs against a popular Republican. McKay is told that he can't lose and can say whatever he wants on the campaign trail. As his approval dips in the polls, McKay must decide if he is going to continue speaking his mind or resort to generic statements.
This classic satire continues to gain relevance with each election cycle, as politicians continue to struggle to find themselves in politics.
JFK - 1991 (Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing)
Nominated for eight Academy Awards, JFK won in two categories for its depiction of an investigation of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Kevin Costner plays Jim Garrison, a prosecutor who is suspicious of the official assassination story disseminated by the FBI against a backdrop of iconic Kennedy Administration events.
The film featured an all-star cast including Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, and Kevin Bacon, but missed awards in major acting roles. Even so, the film had major legislative impact, and its popularity lead to the creation of the U.S. Assassination Records Review Board.


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Alexchristoffer necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 61 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
We are a newstarted e-business company, that will sell gadgets (Cellphone attributes, toys and more)
Our target audience is the iphone/smart phone generation (Between 14 - 50 years old) but it should attract people who likes buying stuff to their iphone/smart phone and other gadgets online. We would like to attract the early adopter as well as the early majority.
The logo should be comic style based on a monkey, maybe playing with a gadget but it´s not necessary. Colorfull and maybe funny, be creative. The logo should attract the iphone generation and be our company logo. If we like the logo you might have the opportunity for designing our website, company letters, business cards and further more.
-Age on the monkey doesnt matter, but it should not be like a baby!
-Full body or chest doesnt matter!
-Clothes or not doesnt matter, be creative. If naked no genitals (hehe)! The monkey could wear clothes but if you have better and funnier ideas feel free to show us these.
-It could be a chimp or a gorilla, but the important thing is that it is a funny and colorful logo which get people think of a new and attractive company with funny ideas and funny and useful products.
-The monkey could hold a smartphone in one hand and maybe a banana in the other hand. It is all up to you and as written before - BE CREATIVE
If you like you may have the text "Monkeygadgets" with your own personal touch on the text. You can prepare one with "Monkeygadgets" and one with "http://www.monkeygadgets.se". We are not sure yet which we would like to use.
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We also have leather cases for the iPhone 4 from Sena and Zagg.


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British Go Journal No. 55. March 1982. Page 22.
Charles Matthews
The diagrams as uncommented files: Dia 1 in SGF format; Dia 2 in SGF format; Dia 3 in SGF format.
This piece of enlightenment crept up on me a couple of years ago, when my 3 Dan diploma was still wet behind the ears. I'd been told by a strong player that my game was good locally, but that I lacked overall vision. Trying to figure out what I was missing, I came up with a slogan about balance. We all know that we are supposed to maintain balance between the third and fourth lines during the opening (even if some prefer to balance between the fifth and tenth!) My newly discovered Go proverb was "balance between corner and side is as important as balance between high and low". A bit verbose, but I am sure the Chinese could boil it down to four characters.
My illustration of this is a handicap game, since the point is even more crucial there. The two stone game opening in Dia 1 was played in a recent match - my opponent was 1 kyu. Dia 2 shows how I might have played before my revelation. Dia 3 shows how the game could have developed along very orthodox lines, and was the sort of thing I had in mind when I played 6, the critical move. I give some detailed comments below, but the point should be clear. In Dia 2 White controls two corners, but only got to the sides with 14; an invasion of the top right seems both necessary and unappetising. In Dia 3 White controls one corner but two sides, as does Black, so that if White manages to gain in the fighting in the top left he is in with a good chance. It would be too much to say that White has pulled back some of the handicap in Dia. 3, but in practice this style of rapid development on the side offers more hope than slower profit-taking in the corners. The game is better for White than Dia 2.
Diagram 1
White's upper formation eventually turned into a large central territory which won him the game.
Diagram 2
Diagram 3
In the real game my opponent played 33 at [Dia 1]A rather than [Dia 1]B, and ended up with an inferior result.


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By JIM KUHNHENN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
HATFIELD, Pa. (AP) — President Barack Obama is urging Congress to pass an extension of tax cuts for middle class families, saying a tax increase for them would be like a "lump of coal" for Christmas.
In his first campaign-style event to sell his solution on the "fiscal cliff," Obama says in the Philadelphia suburbs that Republicans should extend existing Bush-era tax rates for households earning $250,000 or less, while allowing increases to kick in for the wealthy.
He says both sides need to "get out of our comfort zones" to reach an agreement.
He toured a manufacturing facility that builds construction toys, joking that he's keeping his own "naughty and nice list" for Congress and urging the public to pressure lawmakers to pass the tax cut extension for the middle class.


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HamishB necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 103 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
UPDATE - We asked for a couple of designs to include some black and white portions to complement their particular design. I think some designers have taken that a bit to far and assumed we ONLY want black and white images/design. Some of the recent submissions have been a little "drab".
We are looking for a fairly simple/straight forward design for our business website. It has two primary purposes, one it is to provide information to visitors and the other we often have online forms to gather information (think of a sign up page). I was/am a part-time web programmer so I manage the websites database, programming requirements. However I am a graphically challenged and visually retarded.. yes my wife has to dress me.. So I need the help of talented people.
We already have a logo we have used for several years so need to incorporate that. You are welcome to look at our old webpage but take note that much of what you see is being restructured and replaced.
There will be two pages designed - I have given you a HEAP of information in the full brief including a design guide that my wife I can see working. You are welcome to submit other layouts also.
My wife or I will be making comments on submissions (Hamish or Kerri)
Duff Recruitment - http://www.duffrecruitment.com.au
The contest is for the design of the website and the final result being delivered as some form of vector based design file (i.e. PSD). I am looking for a home page/front page plus one internal page.
As stated I prefer a clean/simple design, included in the specifications is a sample form, it's important that you design the form layout also. The sample form being part of my MS Paint image - you can include what you want in the form, most elements in forms I use are textboxes/textareas/checkboxes/form buttons.
When designing the form layout and other elements such as internal links take into account that it will be transferred into HTML/CSS and that I want all text elements in text, not as part of images. For instance if I need to change the text on a link or button I don't want to have to load up a graphics program or contact a graphics artist. So when designing the website use realistic fonts found on web pages so when it comes to cutting and coding to CSS/HTML it looks very similar. Below you will find there are four main sections to the website - I don't mind if you use fancy fonts/colours etc for the images/buttons/links into these internal sections as they are relatively fix.
I have included links to a copy of our logo and PSD files for you to use. See them logo shrunk.jpg 300dpiJPG.jpg 300dpiPSD.psd .
Main structure of the website.
We are redeveloping our current website at http://www.duffrecruitment.com.au. We will be making significant changes to the current content.
There will be four primary content areas (Home page tile - Internal page tile). I made the internal page titles smaller to save space as this may be a consideration for you.
- Reference Checking Services - Reference Checks
- Flexible Recruitment Services - Recruitment Services
- Looking for Work - Looking for Work
- Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service - (AQIS) - (They are a government department in Australia that we do a annual recruit for. A significant client which we feel needs their own area).As well there will be the following internal pages link from all pages - Company Profile Us, Contact Us, Privacy Policy, Testimonials possible 1 or 2 more?
Each of the four main sections will also have internal subpages to there sections. i.e. I click into AQIS from the home page, then there will be an additional submenu with the AQIS relevant links.
We would like two pages designed.
Home Page/Front Page:
A front page which high lights the four main categories of the website. Each of these sections need to be highlight in very large text, so it makes it's very obvious that this webpage has four main content areas. More discretely (think footers/headers/submenu) there will be the other links, Company Profile Us, Contact Us, Privacy Policy, Testimonials etc.
Text elements on the front page will also include a quote about Duff Recruitments services. Assume about 50-80 words at this stage. So it can also be in a large font. We would also like to include 1 or 2 client testimonials about our services. This will include their logo, name of company contact and a short quote 30-40 words (Probably in quotes and italic?). These quotes will rotate so a little bit of flexibility in image dimensions may be needed with the company logo. You can grab a couple of random images for the logo's for now.
My wife came up with a basic structure that we both like. It's kind of based of this websites structure minus the slow loading flash graphics. My MS Paint Version.
Internal Pages - See my MS Paint version
As stated each of the four main sections will have an internal area. With multiple sub pages (so a sub menu is needed).
Include a couple of paragraphs of text and a sub heading or two.
I would also like the style for a form designed also. I'm not looking for anything too fancy just some ideas of font/backgrounds (if needed) etc for the form. Once I have a basic style I can massage it into what I need down the track.
Other considerations:
Design the site for a minimum resolution of 1024 and still look ok on 1280 wide.
I'd prefer no pictures of people - Seriously, I don't want to see someone in a business suite standing around a table. I'm not sure we need any additional images as "filler" space.
No Flash - No Music.