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Mel Stuart had firmly established himself as an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker in the 1960s when his daughter Madeline, a big fan of Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," insisted he turn the popular children's book into a movie.
"It was my favorite book at the time, and I told him this would make a great movie," Madeline Stuart told The Times on Friday.
Her father proceeded to add the 1971 fantasy musical "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" to his extensive resume as a director. He died Thursday of cancer at his Westwood home, said his son, Andrew. He was 83.
During a more than 50-year career in which he won four Emmys, Stuart was known early on for the many documentaries he made in association withDavid L. Wolper.
That included directing and producing "The Making of the President 1960," for which he shared an Emmy Award with executive producer Wolper and writer Theodore H. White; and the Oscar-nominated "Four Days in November," which chronicled the assassination of President Kennedy.
Stuart directed or produced more than 180 films during his career, including "The Making of the President 1964," "The Making of the President 1968" and the 1973 documentary concert film "Wattstax."
He also produced the Peabody Award-winning 1981 TV movie "Bill" starring Mickey Rooney as a developmentally disabled man learning to cope with the outside world.
And then there was "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," with Gene Wilder in the title role of the eccentric candy maker who is searching for a young heir to run his factory and opens its doors to the five children who found golden tickets in their candy bars.
After Stuart pitched the idea to Wolper, the movie was shot in Munich, with Stuart's 12-year-old daughter playing one of the children in a classroom scene in which the teacher asks her how many Wonka bars she had eaten.
"I say, 'About a hundred,' a line that lives in film history," Madeline joked. Her younger brother, Peter, also had a small part in the film.
"I've very proud of that movie," she said. "I think it's absolutely brilliant and charming and a bit dark and very funny — and all those things describe my father."
She said he was "exceptionally proud" of "Willy Wonka."
"When the movie came out, it was not a huge success," she said. "I don't know for whatever reason why kids didn't respond to it. But the film has become such a classic over time and continues to gain in popularity.
"My father made this film for himself; he wasn't pandering to children, trying to make a sweet happy film."
Mel Stuart — who was known as an eccentric and occasionally irascible character who frequently quoted Shakespeare and Lewis Carroll — said of the movie in a 2001 Times interview: "I'm not talking down to children and giving them squirrels with funny faces and all that stuff."
Stuart's many TV documentaries as a director include "The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy" (1970), "Life Goes to the Movies" (1976) and "Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant Garde," a 1997 segment of the "American Masters" series.
Among his other directing credits are the 1969 movie comedy "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium," the TV movies "Ruby and Oswald" (1978) and "The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal" (1979), and the 1980 TV mini-series "The Chisholms." He also was an executive producer of the 1980s TV series "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!"
Stuart twice served as president of the International Documentary Assn. and received its Pioneer Award in 2003.
He was born Sept. 2, 1928, in New York City. He majored in music at New York University but after graduation gave up the idea of becoming a composer and turned to filmmaking. Stan Lee, the Marvel Comics legend, is his cousin.
Stuart began his career in 1954 as an assistant editor for a company making commercials, where he became an assistant to avant-garde filmmaker Mary Ellen Bute. He later worked as a film researcher for the CBS documentary series "The 20th Century," narrated by Walter Cronkite, and joined Wolper's production company in 1959.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Stuart produced and directed dozens of documentaries for Wolper's company, including executive producing the "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" for TV in 1968.
Stuart was divorced from his first wife, Harriet, and his second wife, Roberta, died in 2011.
He is survived by his daughter, Madeline, an interior designer; his sons, Andrew, a literary agent, and Peter, a filmmaker; and two grandchildren.
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When in Atlanta, kill yourself.
I flew out to Canada recently, and I had a long-ass layover in Atlanta. I passed the time by finally continuing the fourth book in the series I'm reading and also by consuming the shittiest, stupidest, most god-awful pizza I have ever set my tastebuds on. It was Sbarro. Airport Sbarro. Now you may be thinking Captain, isn't eating ATL pizza instead of ILM pizza considered food heresy? Yes, god damn it, and I don't give a shit. Pete stole the last review from me, and I demand recompense. In all fairness, though, this pizza did manage to keep me shitting acid for a full 2 weeks, so some of it did end up in the Wilmington sewers (where it belongs).
Atlanta's airport is full of shitty people, oddly clean bathrooms, and expensive garbage at which to throw money. All of the food falls under the 'expensive garbage' category, but Sbarro's pizza is in a league of its own. There were a total of 4 menu items, collectively worth an arm and a dick. Prepared to lose one or the other, I walked up to the counter with my order ready. It was a coin-flip decision because their only two options were 'bland styrofoam cheese' and 'gourmet barbecue'. The woman (read: Pacman Scissorhands) was apparently too lazy or too daft to put together their other two menu items: meat lover's and mushroom-something-or-other. Considering that the cheese pizza probably tasted like the cold, empty void of space, I went with the barbecue monstrosity. The Swedish kid behind me ordered pepperoni three whole times before the cashier screamed at him, "WE AIN'T GOT NO PEPPERONI, CHILD." Meanwhile, I was staring down at this hunk of pre-fab bullshit.
I don't know what goes into the pizza-making process here. I assume they get shipments of pre-cooked dough, soggy cheese slabs, and discarded animal bits, throw them all together in a microwave or toaster over, and voila - masterpiece. I could be wrong, but either way this shit was terrible. It was the furthest thing from "gourmet" that you could imagine, and selling it should be illegal in all 50 states. By the time I was done with my first slice, the kid who was behind me in line was chowing down on his personal cheese pie. In his words,
"This pizza is totally gummy worms, except bad tasting."
I couldn't put it better myself, you blonde-haired IKEA bastard. The cheese fell off all at once, and the crust was chewier than a wookiee. All I could taste was barbecue sauce and sadness. As you can see in the picture, there was some red sauce atop the chicken. I am convinced that this was not pizza sauce, but rather the reheated blood of Sensei Sbarro after he seppuku'd himself with a pair of dirty chopsticks. You bring shame on your family, but your congealed lifeblood tastes oh so sweet.
In all seriousness, I knew what I was getting myself into before I ordered this circle of self-loathing. A chain pizza restaurant in an airport? That's a recipe for shitty recipes. I paid good money for a pre-packaged blob of barbecue-flavored nothingness and a permanent stomach ache. And I did it for you jerkoffs, so you could revel in my misery.
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San Juan Island Library, Union County Public Library among latest to join OCLC WorldShare Management Services community
DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 13 March 2012—Public libraries in the U.S. are working with the OCLC cooperative to help make OCLC WorldShare Management Services the 21st-century solution for library management. San Juan Island Library, Friday Harbor, Washington, and Union County Public Library, North Carolina, have recently selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as their Web-based cooperative library management solution.
The San Juan Island Library plans to implement OCLC WorldShare Management Services by the end of 2012. Marjorie Harrison, Library Director, said the decision to select WorldShare Management Services was based on the seamless integration of the services and the potential to streamline processes and lower costs.
"We chose WorldShare Management Services because we appreciated the fact that everything was interconnected," says Ms. Harrison. "We wanted to save staff time and make discovery of our items and others' items easier for our patrons. WorldShare Management Services could offer us the tools to meet these objectives."
Ms. Harrison will share her library's story during a special OCLC event at the 2012 Public Library Association Conference in Philadelphia. The event, which will illustrate how libraries using OCLC WorldShare Management Services are able to reduce the time needed for traditional tasks and free staff time for higher-priority services, will be held Thursday, March 15, from 1:30–3 p.m. in the Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, Salons II–III.
Union County Public Library also plans to implement WorldShare Management Services by the end of this year. Library Director Martie Smith said that her staff is excited to transition to a solution that will "give us the ability to take the library beyond the walls of our buildings, and will give the public better opportunities to find our resources, whether they are traditional library users or not. We are looking forward to more proactively serving our communities," she said.
OCLC WorldShare Management Services provide libraries with a new approach to managing library services cooperatively, including integrated acquisitions, cataloging, circulation, resource sharing, license management and patron administration, as well as a next-gen discovery tool for library users. The services enable libraries to share infrastructure costs and resources, as well as collaborate in ways that free them from the restrictions of local hardware and software.
OCLC WorldShare Management Services were released for general availability July 1, 2011. Today, more than 35 libraries are live with WorldShare Management Services and the number of libraries worldwide committed to using OCLC WorldShare Management Services is more than 180.
About OCLC
Founded in 1967, OCLC is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing library costs. More than 72,000 libraries in 170 countries have used OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend, preserve and manage library materials. Researchers, students, faculty, scholars, professional librarians and other information seekers use OCLC services to obtain bibliographic, abstract and full-text information when and where they need it. OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the world's largest online database for discovery of library resources. Search WorldCat.org on the Web. For more information, visit the OCLC website.
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Edward Howley, Ph.D., led follow-up discussion surrounding
weight maintenance.
In rating the evidence the data suggests that aerobic physical
activity has a favorable effect on weight maintenance and is supported by Type
1, strong, consistent data. There is also a favorable effect of resistance
activities on weight maintenance supported by Type 2, moderate, reasonably
consistent evidence. The beneficial effects of physical activity alone on weight
loss in which there is at least a 5% decrease in weight is supported by Type 1,
strong, consistent data. The effects of physical activity on weight regain after
weight loss is not supported by consistent data in observational studies;
however, 5 RCTs supports the benefits with the data consisting of Type 2,
moderate to reasonably consistent material. In analyzing physical activity and
abdominal obesity, the benefits of aerobic activity is supported by Type 1 and
Type 2, moderate to strong and reasonably consistent data. However, the benefits
of resistance training on abdominal obesity are only supported by a small number
of RCTs and are Type 3, weak and inconsistent data. The data on the effect of
age and gender on physical activity recommendations on energy balance is
supported by both Type 1 and Type 3 data that is weak and inconsistent. The
effect of race, ethnicity and SES has no evidence to support recommendations and
consists of Type 2, 3, and 4 data that are weak and inconsistent.
General discussion in this area included the challenge of
defining weight gain as well as identifying the number of minutes required to
prevent excessive weight gain. One method to deal with this challenge may be to
specify a range of numbers.
In reviewing the studies the type of studies may be more
important then the actual number. There may also be a need for a disclaimer
regarding the issue that women may need to expend more energy. Overall, the
committee should be careful on how the studies are being interpreted.
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November 20, 1935 - April 26, 2013
Kerhonkson, NY
George J. Simpson, "windowwasher", 77, of Kerhonkson, NY, passed away Friday evening, April 26, 2013 surrounded by members of his loving family at Kingston Hospital.
George was born in Ellenville, NY on November 20, 1935. He was the son of George E. Simpson and Mary Caruso Simpson.
Mr. Simpson was predeceased by his brother, Sam and his sister, Nancy Crain.
He is survived by his brother, Joe; his sisters, Hazel Mobley of Napanoch and Violet Friend of Tennessee. Also surviving is his loving wife of 46 years, Sandy Simpson; two sons, George J. Simpson and his wife, Michelle and Eric Simpson and his partner, Kathy Kelly; three daughters: Lisa Malloy and her partner, Steve Bush, KerryAnn Simpson and Kristie Cutler and her partner, Kenny Irwin; ten grandchildren: Georgie, Tony, Danielle, Amber, Gregory, Megan, Gabrielle, Heidi, Justis and Zachary; seven great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
George enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, bird watching and watching stock car races. He was a former volunteer fireman for Accord Fire Co. 1 and a present member of the Napanoch Fire Department where he served as fire police.
Friends and relatives may call Loucks Funeral Home, 79 North Main Street, Ellenville, NY on Tuesday, April 30th from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, May 1st from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. A celebration of his life will begin at 12 noon on Wednesday; Pastor Vernon Jordan of the 7th Day Adventist Church on Clinton Ave. in Ellenville will be officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be held at the Napanoch Fire House immediately following.
Contributions may be made in George's name to the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, Kerhonkson-Accord First Aid Squad or the Ellenville First Aid and Rescue Squad.
To send a personal condolence to George's family please visit www.loucksfh.com.


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- Black Velvet is a blackened purple base with darkened lavender glitte and multi-colored shimmer. It has an almost wet, slightly tacky/sticky texture and feel, but it's surprisingly blendable. It's something you'd pat on rather than sweep on. There was some fall out when I used it, but it wasn't much at all–definitely a lot less than you'd think for a glitter shadow.
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DENVER The Durango Herald won top honors among small daily newspapers in Colorado at two newspaper contests this weekend.
The paper won the general excellence award in the Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters contest and the Colorado Press Association contest, both announced during a weekend conference at the Westin hotel in Denver.
Four Corners newspapers cleaned up at the CPA contest. The Pagosa Springs Sun and Cortez Journal both won general excellence awards in their circulation categories. The Journal also won general excellence at the CAPER contest.
While the Herald has excellent writers, photographers and editors who do very good work every day, it takes the interest and support of readers and advertisers to make all of this possible, said Richard Ballantine, publisher of the Herald.
Both contests covered work done from September 2011 to August 2012, a period that included the Aurora movie theater shooting, a historic wildfire season and part of the 2012 presidential campaign.
The awards reflect many superlative efforts, by a great group of journalists who embrace hard work, collaboration and the highest ideals of community journalism, said Don Lindley, Herald managing editor. Winning The Associated Press award for overall excellence and, for the third straight year, the CPA sweepstakes award for overall editorial excellence, is really special.
CAPER contest
The Herald won general excellence as the top paper with a daily circulation less than 15,000. The group included papers like the Steamboat Pilot & Today, Vail Daily and Aurora Sentinel.
Judges cited the creative, witty headlines. Nice, clean layout. Eye-catching photographs. Nice focus and highlight of local stories.
The awards are:
Public service: Second place, Emery Cowan, Jim Haug and Heather Scofield for Behind closed doors: Questions raised about transparency of some local government entities; Meeting places stir debate. The public service award is judged against all other Colorado newspapers, regardless of size.
Beat reporting: Second place, Shane Benjamin for coverage of a house explosion. Honorable mention, Jordyn Dahl, Megan Graham, Paige Blankenbuehler and Benjamin for coverage of the Sydney Spies yearbook photo controversy.
Business story: First place, Chase Olivarius-McAllister for The afterlife: Options abound People are increasingly moving away from traditional casket and funeral. The judge called it a witty take on a topic that generally doesnt get too much attention in the press.
Editorials: Second place, Bill Roberts.
Environmental story: Second place, Pamela Hasterok for Shares of love: Small-scale farms supply healthy, organic produce.
Feature photo: First place, Shaun Stanley for Tele. Second place, Jerry McBride for Crow Canyon.
Feature story: Honorable mention, Benjamin for Equally incarcerated: Number of women jailed in county has tripled in 10 years.
General news photo: First place, Stanley for Water training. Second place, McBride for A new flower.
Informational graphic: Second place, Cliff Vancura for Navigating the streets of Durango.
Investigative reporting: First place, Joe Hanel for Colorados most dangerous mountain pass. The judge called it a data-driven story thats still a good read. Combination of clever writing and deft number-crunching made this the winner. Honorable mention, Kelcie Pegher for When safe is unsafe, a look at a young womans death when taking a contraceptive drug.
Online general excellence: First place, Herald staff. The judge said the website serves its community well with a strong mix of content and multimedia. Navigation is easy. Good use of thumbnails. Offers opportunities for reader interaction.
Online breaking news: First place, Durango Herald staff.
Online special package: The Herald staff swept the category. First place for coverage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. The judge cited the websites use of photo galleries, videos and maps. An excellent example of how an event should be previewed and covered online, the judge wrote. Second place for the Politics page. Honorable mention for Snowdown coverage.
Photo coverage of a continuing story: First place, McBride, Stanley, and Isaiah Branch-Boyle for photos of the 2012 fire season.
Photo illustration: First place, McBride for Visual space invaders. Second place, Stanley for Canine cuisine. Honorable mention, McBride for Benefit dinners 2012.
Photo Portfolio: First place, McBride for a selection of his best photos of the year.
Portrait/personality: Second place, David Bergeland for Silver. Honorable mention, McBride for Michelle.
Series: First place, Dale Rodebaugh and Dahl for Missionary Ridge 10 years later. The judge wrote, solid writing, compelling photos and great infographics offer the reader a glimpse back in time, but also give some sense of what has happened in the intervening years. Second place, Scofield for Culture reclaimed. Honorable mention, Katie Burford for Back from war: The things they carry.
Sports column: Second place, Dale Strode for a selection of columns including Bicycle cowboy gets back in the saddle; Fort Lewis cyclist balances bikes with academics; and Durangos sporting area code expands.
Sports photo: First place, McBride for Snow tackle. Honorable mention, Steve Lewis for Letdown.
Spot news photo: First place, McBride for Fireray. Second place, Stanley for Lightner Creek Fire.
Colorado Press Association contest
The Herald won general excellence, as well as the sweepstakes award in the editorial division, in the Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.
Advertising layout & design: Third place, Michelle Uhl.
Automotive ad: First place, Janelle Farnam.
Use of color in an ad: Second and third place, Tracy Willbanks.
Real estate ad: Second place, Mitchell Carter.
Advertising special section: First place, Karla Sluis for Durango Living magazine.
Classified page(s) or section(s): First and second places, Brady Sutherlin, Janelle Farnam, Karolann Latimer.
Restaurant or dining ad: Second place, Mitchell Carter.
Newspaper/house ad promotion: First place, Hanah Noland.
Public Service: First place, Emery Cowan, for A historic promise: Native American tuition waiver at Fort Lewis College. Third place, Cowan, Jim Haug and Heather Scofield for Behind closed doors Questions raised about transparency of some local government entities.
Editorial Writing: Second place, Megan Graham for a selection of editorials including Lake Nighthorse recreation: Take action to open facility to public; County rejects its climate plan: Commissioners shirk call to set crucial direction; and Police and zombies: Halloween event brought out bad from all sides.
Serious Column Writing: First place, John Peel, for a selection of columns including 13-year-old rebounds from tragedy and HIV-positive Durango man speaks up.
Humorous Column Writing: First place, Mike Smedley for Figures dont add up in numbers game; Unknown Rs, UFO drone thing perplex.
Deadline News Reporting: First place, Shane Benjamin, for a story about a home explosion headlined There was no house: Family of 3 survives devastating explosion; Dog found alive after search. Third place, Ann Butler for Fire erupts near Mancos: Evacuations ordered; blaze grows to 500 acres.
Sports Event Story: First place, Ryan Owens for Goooooo-ooaaaaaaal! An unlikely hero makes a dream come true: FLC again is national champion.
Feature Story: Second place, Chase Olivarius-McAllister for KKK: Membership booming: Grand Wizard says Colorado among places that has growing presence, activity.
Series: First place, Dale Rodebaugh and Jordyn Dahl for Missionary Ridge 10 Years later. Second place, Scofield for Culture reclaimed.
Sustained Coverage: Third place, Benjamin and Rodebaugh for coverage of a house explosion.
Agriculture Story: First place, Pamela Hasterok, for Shares of love: Small-scale farms supply healthy, organic produce. Second place, Cowan for Parched and praying for rain: Outlook dire for farmers without adequate water. Third place, Rodebaugh for Its organic, and then some: Heartwood farms vision of old-time agriculture energizes young workers.
Education Story: First place, Olivarius-McAllister for DHS aims to work some magic: School forges ahead with new principal. Third place, Cowan for We need our culture: Native American FLC students fight the odds to graduate.
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Daily Website-Community: Third place, Herald staff coverage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge bicycle race.
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News Page Design: Second place, Cliff Vancura for Navigating the streets of Durango.
Feature Page Design: Third place, Vancura for Taste of Japan.
News Photograph: Third place, Jerry McBride for Search on for shooter.
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The Jazzmaster Turns 50!
September concert in New York celebrates one of the coolest guitars ever …
To celebrate the rich five-decade legacy of the ultra-cool Jazzmaster guitar, Fender is throwing an ultra-cool 50th Anniversary Jazzmaster Concert on Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, at New York's famous Knitting Factory nightclub. The artist lineup that evening is as cool as the guitar itself, with performances from acclaimed Jazzmaster masters Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), Nels Cline (Wilco) and Tom Verlaine (Television), with special guests Norton Wisdom and Edison Glass. Additional special guests are always an exciting possibility, too.
The event will also feature Fender guitar displays and graphics, videos and a Jazzmaster guitar giveaway. And rather than being an invitation-only event, Fender's 50th Anniversary Jazzmaster Concert is open to the public on a club-capacity basis.
New York's Knitting Factory, located at 74 Leonard St., is the perfect venue for this auspicious musical occasion. The famous nightclub is a downtown music destination that gives just the right nod to the Jazzmaster guitar's initial late-'50s jazz intentions; it also provided a welcoming home to the experimental scene of the '70 and '80s that spawned great Jazzmaster-wielding groups such as television and Sonic Youth.
Fender introduced the Jazzmaster in 1958 as a high-end alternative to its omnipresent 1950s elder siblings, the Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars. Curvaceously sleek and boasting an abundance of controls and chrome, the Jazzmaster became an unexpected hit with youthful players who were blazing new trails in surf and garage pop music. Well more than a decade later, the Jazzmaster was rediscovered be new generations of edgy new guitarists who loved its great looks, versatile sound, affordable price and subversive cool. The guitar continued to attract those who dared to be different; the boundary pushers and the up-and-coming fringe talent.
Even a brief look at the instrument's 50 years shows that whenever rock music experienced major stylistic shifts, the underdog Jazzmaster was always right there—be it surf, punk, new wave, goth, shoe-gaze, grunge, indie or any other subgenre in which the guitar was prized. The guitar remains a star instrument in the Fender galaxy, with three new models—the J Mascis Jazzmaster, the Elvis Costello Jazzmaster and the Classic Player Jazzmaster Special—introduced in 2007-2008.
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TUSCALOOSA | After a second round of bids, the price tag for Phase II of the city's Downtown Urban Renewal Project is still too high. The sole bid, submitted by John Plott Co. of Tuscaloosa, was $6.797 million, or about $740,000 more than the $6.057 million budgeted.
TUSCALOOSA | After a second round of bids, the price tag for Phase II of the city's Downtown Urban Renewal Project is still too high.
The sole bid, submitted by John Plott Co. of Tuscaloosa, was $6.797 million, or about $740,000 more than the $6.057 million budgeted.
This work, which will improve streetscapes as well as storm and sanitary sewer systems in parts of downtown Tuscaloosa, is being funded primarily with federal dollars. The only local funds required are what constitutes the shortfall.
If completed, the work will add to the more than $100 million in downtown work that has been done in recent years as part of the Downtown Urban Renewal Project's first phase.
City Engineer David Griffin said Tuesday that he has gone through the 229 line items in the contract bid to find savings and has amassed a total of $198,000.
"The task was to try and find some things in the project to cut and reduce the cost of the total contract," Griffin said.
The City Council's Public Projects Committee granted his request to reduce the project's $250,000 contingency fund to $100,000 and apply the $150,000 toward the work. The contingency fund was set aside to cover unforeseen expenses.
Griffin said he plans to use the next week to comb through the city's spectrum of capital improvement projects to see if he can come up with the remaining $600,000 to cover the shortfall.
The city engineer said he hoped to find the necessary funds. However, if he cannot, he said he will recommend the City Council shelve the project until funds become available.
"We're just trying to get the best product for the best price," Griffin said.
This is the second time the City Council has sought bids for this project. The first round of bids were rejected in October after the lowest one came in at $9.57 million, or about $2.06 million over budget.
In November, a scaled-back version of the project was adopted in an attempt to bring the project under the budgeted amount, but Griffin said the lone bid received on Feb. 20 was still too high.
The original plan included sidewalk and street improvements for the south side of Seventh Street and both sides of Eighth Street between 21st and 23rd avenues, as well as an underground storm water drain on 22nd Avenue and an underground sanitary sewer line improvement on 21st Avenue.
The alternative choice that was recommended by the council's Public Projects Committee included a basic option of performing just the streetscape work along the south side of Seventh Street between 21st and 23rd avenues as well as adding streetscape work along Seventh Avenue between 21st and 20th avenues, which was not part of the original design.
This option also retained the sanitary sewer line upgrade under 21st Avenue after the committee decided the utility improvements were a needed to handle the continuing residential and commercial growth downtown.
Reach Jason Morton at firstname.lastname@example.com or 205-722-0200.


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ARCS names eight new OHSU scholars to brighten the future of science
September 25, 2013
The future of science recently took another step forward when ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation Portland named eight new scholars in the OHSU Graduate Studies Program. This brings the cumulative support for OHSU graduate studies students to 89 studentsand more than $1.25 million since the founding of the Portland Chapter in 2005.
ARCS Foundation is a national women's group that supports and nurtures American women and men in doctoral programs. The Portland chapter supports students at OHSU and Oregon State University to take on the science challenges of today and tomorrow. In addition to OHSU's eight graduate studies scholars, ARCS gave one award to an OHSU nursing student and eleven awards to students from Oregon State University.
"ARCS scholarships help us attract the best and brightest graduate students from across the country into our graduate programs," said Allison Fryer, Ph.D., associate dean for graduate studies and professor of medicine. "However, ARCS goes much further than providing financial support. ARCS members in all ways cheer on all our graduate students as they work toward their Ph.D. ARCS members attend thesis defense seminars, judge the 3 Minute Thesis Competition and invite hungry and homesick students home to dinner. They provide visible evidence to all our graduate students that people outside of OSHU care deeply about education and the future of research in the United States."
The ARCS Foundation Scholar Award is $18,000, payable over three years at $6,000 per year, with each award presented in October. Recipients of these highly sought-after awards have gone on to conduct significant breakthrough research in fields of science and technology; found companies; receive patents; publish extensively in major science journals; and receive national or international science-based awards.
"The Portland ARCS Foundation members realize the demands of graduate school on young and aspiring scientists," said Devon Anderson, an MD/PhD candidate and current ARCS scholar. "The generous support they provide, both financially and personally, has afforded me the ability to balance my path toward a career as a physician-scientist with the lifestyle I hoped I could achieve as an MD/PhD student. This award has enabled me to build personal relationships and adventure in the great Oregon outdoors. I look forward to my years ahead as an ARCS Scholar."
In the Summer 2013 ARCS newsletter, Tara White Adams, Ph.D. '12, a post-doc at the University of Colorado, was appreciative for the impact ARCS had on her education. "A huge thank you for all that you (ARCS) have done for me, and for countless other scholars throughout Oeregon who have been positively impacted by the generosity of ARCS Portland."
For photos, descriptions of research focus, and a listing of donors, please visit the ARCS website.
2014 ARCS SoM Graduate Studies Scholars:
- Devon Anderson
- Reena Clements (pictured, above middle)
- Nora Hammack
- Scott Jones
- Hillary Rodgers (picture, above left)
- Quinn Roth-Carter
- Zachary Schwartz (pictured, above right)
- Helen Wu


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Expansive Lodge Surrounded by Great Smoky Mountains Woodlands
The old-school Gatlinburg Trolley connects all the big attractions in town, including Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies and Great Smoky Mountains National Park; it even makes a stop at Glenstone Lodge. Tucked amid rolling hills covered with ash and hickory trees, the rustic lodge exudes backcountry charm, though it's just a short ride away from Gatlinburg's family destinations.
The surrounding mountains and nearby attractions are the main draw, but there's plenty to do at the lodge. You can hone your short game on the putting green, or train for the 400-meter individual medley in the outdoor pool. There's also a two-level indoor pool fed by waterfalls within a cavernous, tropical-plant-filled atrium. The guest rooms are accented by warm green hues and offer views of either the pool or surrounding woodlands.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee: Family-Friendly Fun amid the Great Smoky Mountains
Gatlinburg sits amid the Great Smoky Mountains in eastern Tennessee, near the border of North Carolina. Glenstone Lodge is less than a mile from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, one of America's most popular national parks. Here, you can hike more than 100 trails that wend past waterfalls and pioneer-era log cabins tucked deep within the densely forested mountains. Or, take a bicycle ride on the 11-mile loop through Cades Cove, a broad valley known for its ample wildlife-viewing opportunities; deer, black bears, wild turkeys, and vacationing college mascots are known to frequent the open meadows. One of the best places to catch a glowing sunset is Clingmans Dome, the park's highest point of elevation at 6,600 feet.
Downtown Gatlinburg is packed with attractions geared toward vacationing families. There are indoor water parks, ghost tours, and quirky museums, which include Ripley's Believe it or Not Odditorium, Guinness World Records Museum, and a museum showcasing more than 20,000 salt and pepper shakers.


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The judgments that shape our view of music history can be volatile and cruel. As Ned Rorem once pointed out, the day after Béla Bartók died he suddenly appeared to be the greatest composer of the century, but the day after Paul Hindemith passed away people had already forgotten who he was. Other composers who once loomed large in books on twentieth-century music, such as Roy Harris and Darius Milhaud, are now remembered, if at all, for a single piece from a large oeuvre.
Hasn't it always been so? Perhaps for nothing other than convenience we have reduced the rich musical culture of modern Europe to a mere handful of names. But today there is a bigger temptation: to treat the entire movement of modern concert music as a mistake. Even major reputations seem uncertain. Eighty years after its composition, audiences still find Arnold Schoenberg's Variations for Orchestra, a self-conscious magnum opus, to be as charming as an industrial park; fifty years after its creation, Stravinsky's Threni, similarly monumental, languishes unperformed and barely remembered. And worse, recent musicological research has emphasized that composers once portrayed as heroes were skirt-chasers, boy-chasers, alcoholics, anti-Semites, homophobes, crass opportunists and political dupes, among other things.
Such tangled lives and mangled creations are the subject of The Rest Is Noise, an engaging new book by The New Yorker's classical music critic, Alex Ross. Who would have thought that a 600-page history of music that few people love could be such a page turner? The book's strongest section is a bleak, unsparing account of composers all too easily compromised by Nazi Germany, Stalin's Soviet Union and the cold war. During three low, dishonest decades, Ross claims, backed with plenty of evidence, music lost its moral authority. Yet I wonder if the question that haunts twentieth-century classical composition is not the loss of moral authority–in Nazi Germany philosophy, physics and medicine lost any claim to it as well–but the loss of musical authority. Ross subtitles his book "Listening to the Twentieth Century," but somehow he does not hear the sounds of Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Benny Goodman, Frank Loesser–well, it's a long list. Are they just the noise to Ross's ear?
Indeed, Ross's title encapsulates, perhaps ironically, the arrogant belief of the classical music world that anything beyond its shrinking borders, whether jazz or rap or the sounds of the city, is nonmusic, nonart or at least noncomposition. The grand irony of the book is that so many extraordinarily talented composers produced a body of music that is still Greek, if not noise, to most listeners, even after a century of exposure. Yet the book is most persuasive and even hopeful when Ross finds pathos behind the irony and doesn't let politics drown out musical pleasure.


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...am I the first one to have noticed this on my phone?
anyway, thanks! it is very nice and usable
...am I the first one to have noticed this on my phone?
anyway, thanks! it is very nice and usable
i noticed it too, to my surprise!
Welcomed surprise. Thanks to those who made it happen.
Thank you fearless moderators!
More cool stuff to do on the train or the airport. Thanks
Glad you like it. The mobile skin should come up automatically for most mobile units. If not for yours post a message here or PM me with your mobile device and browser and I'll see what can be done to accommodate.
Is there a way to turn this skin off? I would prefer to use the previous skin on my iPhone. Thanks.
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Thanks for doing this, but it's horrible on an iphone--much worse than browsing the full version. An option to turn it off would be very helpful--even better would be an iphone version. Thanks!
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Generic Name: tapentadol (Oral route)
Medically reviewed on Oct 4, 2018
Tapentadol is a Schedule II controlled substance with the potential for opioid addiction, abuse, or misuse which may lead to overdose and death. Assess risk prior to initiation and monitor for signs of misuse, abuse, and addiction during treatment. Serious or fatal respiratory depression may occur. Monitor for signs of respiratory depression during treatment, particularly at initiation of therapy and with dose increases. Instruct patients to swallow the extended-release tablets whole and do not chew, crush, or dissolve tablets to reduce the risk of accidental overdose. Accidental ingestion of tapentadol extended-release tablets can result in fatal overdose, especially in children. Prolonged use during pregnancy may result in neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, which may be fatal if unnoticed and not treated. If prolonged use is required in a pregnant woman, advise patient of fetal risk and ensure that appropriate treatment will be available. Instruct patients to avoid alcohol and alcohol-containing products as concomitant use may result in increased plasma levels and a potentially fatal overdose of tapentadol. Concomitant use of opioids with benzodiazepines or other CNS depressants, including alcohol, may result in profound sedation, respiratory depression, coma, and death. Reserve concomitant prescribing for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are inadequate; limit dosages and durations to the minimum required; and follow patients for signs and symptoms of respiratory depression and sedation .
Commonly used brand name(s)
In the U.S.
- Nucynta
- Nucynta ER
Available Dosage Forms:
- Tablet, Extended Release
- Tablet
- Solution
Therapeutic Class: Analgesic
Chemical Class: Opioid
Uses For Nucynta ER
Tapentadol is a narcotic analgesic that acts in the central nervous system to relieve severe pain including pain caused by nerve damage from diabetes. If tapentadol is used for a long time, it may become habit-forming (causing mental or physical dependence). Physical dependence may lead to side effects when you stop taking the medicine.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Before Using Nucynta ER
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of tapentadol in the pediatric population. Safety and efficacy have not been established.
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of tapentadol in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to have constipation and age-related lung, liver, or kidney problems, which may require caution and an adjustment in the dose for patients receiving tapentadol.
|Pregnancy Category
|All Trimesters
|Animal studies have shown an adverse effect and there are no adequate studies in pregnant women OR no animal studies have been conducted and there are no adequate studies in pregnant women.
Breast Feeding
There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.
Interactions with Medicines
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take.
- Furazolidone
- Iproniazid
- Isocarboxazid
- Linezolid
- Methylene Blue
- Moclobemide
- Nalmefene
- Naltrexone
- Nialamide
- Phenelzine
- Procarbazine
- Rasagiline
- Safinamide
- Selegiline
- Tranylcypromine
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
- Acepromazine
- Alfentanil
- Almotriptan
- Alprazolam
- Amisulpride
- Amitriptyline
- Amitriptylinoxide
- Amobarbital
- Amoxapine
- Amphetamine
- Anileridine
- Aripiprazole
- Asenapine
- Baclofen
- Benperidol
- Benzhydrocodone
- Benzphetamine
- Bromazepam
- Bromopride
- Brompheniramine
- Buprenorphine
- Buspirone
- Butabarbital
- Butorphanol
- Carbamazepine
- Carbinoxamine
- Carisoprodol
- Carphenazine
- Chloral Hydrate
- Chlordiazepoxide
- Chlorpheniramine
- Chlorpromazine
- Chlorzoxazone
- Citalopram
- Clobazam
- Clomipramine
- Clonazepam
- Clopidogrel
- Clorazepate
- Clozapine
- Cocaine
- Codeine
- Cyclobenzaprine
- Desipramine
- Desmopressin
- Desvenlafaxine
- Dexmedetomidine
- Dextroamphetamine
- Dextromethorphan
- Dezocine
- Diazepam
- Dibenzepin
- Dichloralphenazone
- Difenoxin
- Dihydrocodeine
- Diphenhydramine
- Diphenoxylate
- Dolasetron
- Donepezil
- Doxepin
- Doxylamine
- Droperidol
- Duloxetine
- Eletriptan
- Enflurane
- Escitalopram
- Estazolam
- Eszopiclone
- Ethchlorvynol
- Ethopropazine
- Ethylmorphine
- Fentanyl
- Flibanserin
- Fluoxetine
- Flurazepam
- Fluspirilene
- Fluvoxamine
- Fospropofol
- Frovatriptan
- Granisetron
- Halazepam
- Haloperidol
- Halothane
- Hexobarbital
- Hydrocodone
- Hydromorphone
- Hydroxytryptophan
- Hydroxyzine
- Imipramine
- Isoflurane
- Ketamine
- Ketazolam
- Ketobemidone
- Levomilnacipran
- Levorphanol
- Lisdexamfetamine
- Lithium
- Lofepramine
- Lofexidine
- Lorazepam
- Lorcaserin
- Loxapine
- Meclizine
- Melitracen
- Melperone
- Meperidine
- Mephobarbital
- Meprobamate
- Meptazinol
- Mesoridazine
- Metaxalone
- Methadone
- Methamphetamine
- Methocarbamol
- Methohexital
- Methotrimeprazine
- Metoclopramide
- Midazolam
- Milnacipran
- Mirtazapine
- Molindone
- Moricizine
- Morphine
- Morphine Sulfate Liposome
- Nalbuphine
- Naratriptan
- Nefazodone
- Nicomorphine
- Nitrazepam
- Nitrous Oxide
- Nortriptyline
- Olanzapine
- Ondansetron
- Opipramol
- Opium
- Opium Alkaloids
- Orphenadrine
- Oxazepam
- Oxycodone
- Palonosetron
- Papaveretum
- Paregoric
- Paroxetine
- Pentazocine
- Pentobarbital
- Perampanel
- Periciazine
- Perphenazine
- Phenobarbital
- Pimozide
- Piperacetazine
- Pipotiazine
- Piritramide
- Prazepam
- Primidone
- Prochlorperazine
- Promazine
- Promethazine
- Propofol
- Protriptyline
- Quazepam
- Quetiapine
- Ramelteon
- Remifentanil
- Remoxipride
- Rizatriptan
- Secobarbital
- Sertindole
- Sertraline
- Sibutramine
- Sodium Oxybate
- St John's Wort
- Sufentanil
- Sulpiride
- Sumatriptan
- Suvorexant
- Temazepam
- Thiethylperazine
- Thiopental
- Thiopropazate
- Thioridazine
- Tianeptine
- Tilidine
- Tizanidine
- Tolonium Chloride
- Topiramate
- Tramadol
- Trazodone
- Triazolam
- Trifluoperazine
- Trifluperidol
- Triflupromazine
- Trimeprazine
- Trimipramine
- Tryptophan
- Venlafaxine
- Vilazodone
- Vortioxetine
- Zaleplon
- Ziprasidone
- Zolmitriptan
- Zolpidem
- Zopiclone
- Zotepine
Interactions with Food/Tobacco/Alcohol
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following is usually not recommended, but may be unavoidable in some cases. If used together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use this medicine, or give you special instructions about the use of food, alcohol, or tobacco.
- Ethanol
Other Medical Problems
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
- Adrenal problems or
- Alcohol abuse, history of or
- Brain tumor, history of or
- Breathing or other lung problems (eg, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, sleep apnea) or
- Depression, history of or
- Drug abuse or dependence, history of or
- Gallbladder problems or
- Head injuries, history of or
- Kyphoscoliosis (severe curvature of the spine that can cause breathing problems) or
- Weakened physical condition—Use with caution. May increase risk for more serious side effects.
- Breathing problems (eg, asthma, hypercarbia), severe or
- Paralytic ileus (intestinal blockage or narrowing) or
- Respiratory depression (hypoventilation or slow breathing)—Should not be used in patients with these conditions.
- Gallbladder problems or
- Hypotension (low blood pressure) or
- Pancreatitis (inflammation or swelling of the pancreas) or
- Seizures or epilepsy, history of—Use with caution. May make these conditions worse.
- Kidney disease, severe or
- Liver disease, severe—Use is not recommended in patients with these conditions.
- Liver disease, moderate—Use with caution. The effects may be increased because of slower removal of the medicine from the body.
Proper Use of tapentadol
This section provides information on the proper use of a number of products that contain tapentadol. It may not be specific to Nucynta ER. Please read with care.
Take this medicine only as directed by your doctor. Do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer time than your doctor ordered. To do so may increase the chance of side effects and the chances of abuse.
This medicine should come with a Medication Guide. Read and follow these instructions carefully. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
You may take this medicine with or without food.
Swallow the extended-release tablet whole, one tablet at a time, with enough water. Do not crush, break, dissolve, or chew it.
Measure the oral liquid with the marked dosing syringe that comes with the package. Your dose needs to be measured and given accurately to avoid an overdose.
The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
- For oral dosage form (extended-release tablets):
- For severe pain:
- Patients switching from Nucynta® to Nucynta® ER:
- Adults—The tablet is given every 12 hours. The total amount of milligrams (mg) per day is the same as the total amount of regular tapentadol that is taken per day. The total amount per day will be divided and given as 2 doses during the day. However, the dose is usually not more than 500 mg per day.
- Children—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
- Patients who are not taking narcotic medicines:
- Adults—At first, 50 milligrams (mg) two times a day (every 12 hours). Your doctor may adjust your dose as needed. However, the dose is usually not more than 500 mg per day.
- Children—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
- Patients switching from other narcotic medicines:
- Adults—The tablet is given every 12 hours. The total amount of milligrams (mg) per day will be determined by your doctor and depends on which narcotic you were using. The total amount per day will be divided and given as 2 doses during the day. However, the dose is usually not more than 500 mg per day.
- Children—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
- Patients switching from Nucynta® to Nucynta® ER:
- For nerve pain caused by diabetes:
- Adults—At first, 50 milligrams (mg) two times a day (every 12 hours). Your doctor may adjust your dose as needed. However, the dose is usually not more than 500 mg per day.
- Children—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
- For severe pain:
- For oral dosage form (solution):
- For moderate to severe pain:
- Adults—At first, 2.5 milliliters (mL) (50 milligrams [mg]), 3.75 mL (75 mg), or 5 mL (100 mg) every 4 to 6 hours. On the first day of dosing, the second dose may be given as soon as 1 hour after the first dose, if pain is not relieved with the first dose. Your doctor may adjust your dose as needed.
- Children—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
- For moderate to severe pain:
- For oral dosage form (tablets):
- For moderate to severe pain:
- Adults—At first, 50 to 100 milligrams (mg) every 4 to 6 hours. Your doctor may adjust your dose as needed.
- Children—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
- For moderate to severe pain:
Missed Dose
If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.
Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Keep from freezing.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
Ask your healthcare professional how you should dispose of any medicine you do not use.
Keep the oral liquid bottle upright after opening.
Dispose any unneeded tablets or oral liquid by flushing them down the toilet.
Precautions While Using Nucynta ER
It is very important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits, especially for the first few days you take tapentadol. This is necessary to allow dose adjustments and to check for any unwanted effects.
This medicine may cause a serious allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis can be life-threatening and requires immediate medical attention. Call your doctor right away if you have a rash, itching, trouble breathing, trouble swallowing, or any swelling of your hands, face, or mouth while you are using this medicine.
Do not use this medicine if you are using or have used an MAO inhibitor (MAOI) such as isocarboxazid, phenelzine, selegiline, tranylcypromine, Eldepryl®, Marplan®, Nardil®, or Parnate® within the past 14 days.
Do not use more of this medicine or take it more often than your doctor tells you to. This can be life-threatening. Symptoms of an overdose include difficult, fast or slow, irregular, shallow, or troubled breathing, pale or blue lips, fingernails, or skin, or shortness of breath. Call your doctor right away if you notice these symptoms.
This medicine will add to the effects of alcohol and other CNS depressants (medicines that can make you drowsy or less alert). Some examples of CNS depressants are antihistamines or medicine for allergies or colds, sedatives, tranquilizers, or sleeping medicine, other prescription pain medicine or narcotics, medicine for seizures or barbiturates, muscle relaxants, or anesthetics, including some dental anesthetics. Check with your doctor before taking any of the medicines listed above while you are using this medicine.
This medicine may cause some people to become dizzy, lightheaded, faint, drowsy, or less alert than they are normally. Make sure you know how you react to this medicine before you drive, use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are dizzy or not alert. Getting up slowly from a lying or sitting position may also help.
This medicine may cause a serious condition called serotonin syndrome when taken with certain medicines. Check with your doctor first before you take any other medicines. Call your doctor right away if you have a fever, confusion, restlessness, loss of coordination, or diarrhea.
If you have been using this medicine regularly for several weeks or longer, do not change your dose or suddenly stop taking this medicine without first checking with your doctor. Your doctor may want you to gradually reduce the amount you are using before stopping it completely. This may help reduce the possibility of withdrawal symptoms, such as abdominal or stomach cramps, anxiety, fever, nausea, runny nose, sweating, tremors, or trouble with sleeping.
Using narcotics for a long time can cause severe constipation. To prevent this, your doctor may direct you to take laxatives, drink a lot of fluids, or increase the amount of fiber in your diet. Be sure to follow the directions carefully, because continuing constipation can lead to more serious problems.
Using this medicine while you are pregnant may cause serious unwanted effects in your newborn baby. Tell your doctor right away if you think you are pregnant or if you plan to become pregnant while using this medicine.
Using too much of this medicine may cause infertility (unable to have children). Talk with your doctor before using this medicine if you plan to have children.
Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicines and herbal or vitamin supplements.
Nucynta ER Side Effects
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
Less common
- Bladder pain
- bloody or cloudy urine
- body aches or pain
- chills
- cough
- difficult, burning, or painful urination
- difficulty with breathing
- fever
- headache
- loss of voice
- lower back or side pain
- muscle aches
- unusual tiredness or weakness
- Anxiety
- being forgetful or confused
- clumsiness or unsteadiness
- convulsions
- drowsiness
- fast or irregular heartbeat
- feeling drunk
- irritability or restlessness
- joint pain, stiffness, or swelling
- pale or blue lips, fingernails, or skin
- rash, hives, or itching
- sensation of heaviness
- shakiness or trembling
- slurred speech
- swelling of the eyelids, face, lips, hands, or feet
- tightness in the chest
- trouble with speaking or hoarseness
- troubled breathing or swallowing
Incidence not known
- Changes in behavior
- dizziness
- large, hive-like swelling on the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, or sex organs
- puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
- seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there
- thoughts of killing oneself
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
More common
- Constipation
- nausea
- vomiting
Less common
- Abnormal dreams
- decreased appetite
- difficulty with moving
- heartburn or indigestion
- increased sweating
- muscle pain or stiffness
- redness of the face, neck, arms, and occasionally, upper chest
- stomach discomfort, upset, or pain
- unusual drowsiness, dullness, tiredness, weakness, or feeling of sluggishness
- Change in vision
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
See also: Side effects (in more detail)
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I am preparing a technical paper presentation on web attacks which includes almost everything about web attacks firewall bypassing process injection and so on.
But have some problems in understanding HTTP_REFERER spoofing techniques i tried searching google but can't find much of interest there and RFC 2616 isn't helping me at all.
i will appriciate any help or link.


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If you ask a woodworker to picture a room they'd like to spend time in (besides the shop) they frequently form a picture in their minds of a room with lots of wood in it. Perhaps ceiling beams, a wood floor and wainscotting. If you have an older house, you might be lucky enough to have such a room. But if you have a newer home, more likely than not your rooms are painted drywall. You could pay a contractor to install a lot wainscotting, but because you already have woodworking tools, why not do it yourself? Here's a quick, easy and amazingly cost-effective way to turn a "so-so" room into a "something else" room.
Don't Waste Plywood
The basic ingredient to making this project affordable is carefully cut 1/2″ plywood. By making the wainscotting a respectable 32″ high, a sheet of plywood will give you 12 lineal feet of paneling. Start by determining the lineal footage of the area you want to cover. Sketch out the wall sections on a piece of paper, including doorways. Using a two-panel, 46″ wide section may not always work best for your room needs, and you'll have to decide if changing the panel size will give a better overall look. Regardless, the techniques used in the article will work on any size panel. Remember, if you run into a corner, allow an extra 3/4″ in length on one panel so it can tuck behind the opposite panel, without changing the panel spacing.
To provide a less "flat" appearance to the wainscotting, you cut inset panels from the main panel, sort of like removing the doughnut holes from doughnuts. Then you trim the hole with moulding that has a rabbet cut on the back. After that, you fasten the inset panel back into the surrounding face panel. Because of the way the moulding is made, the panel will be recessed. Finally you shim the backside of your wainscotting and attach it to your wall with 2″ finishing nails.
The other tricky element to this project is joining adjacent panels of wainscotting in a way so there is a minimal amount of seam visible. Here's how I tackled that: Each face panel has two inset panels in it that you remove from the surrounding panel by plunge-cutting on your table saw (which is covered in the story at left). One of the inset panels is surrounded on all four sides by the surrounding panel. The other inset panel is surrounded on only three sides by the surrounding panel. After you remove the inset panel, the end of the surrounding panel looks like a large "C." When you attach two adjacent panels, you'll have only two small 3″-long seams.
Start Cutting
The first step is to cut the plywood sheets to size, and then remove the inset panels. To be able to reuse the inset panels, you'll need to use a table saw for this. The accompanying story at left explains how to cut out the inset panels. Remember to mark the panels if you wish to maintain a grain and color match on each section.
The rest of the machine work is milling. The moulding used to trim out the inset panels is an oak 3/4″ x 9/16″ stock shelf edge moulding. Cut a 1/4″ x 1/4″ rabbet on one edge to allow the moulding to drop into the recess and flush against the inset panel. Then cut this moulding into 20″ lengths, with 45-degree miters on both ends.
The base moulding is simply a long 3/4″ x 4″ board. Cut a fillet ogee profile on the top edge using a router mounted in a router table. The top cap moulding is a 3/4″ x 2″ board with a bullnose detail routed on the front edge. Add a stock 3/4″ x 3/4″ cove moulding to the underside of the cap and voila (see the diagrams for full-size cross sections of these mouldings).
With the mouldings run, mill out some 1/4″ x 2″ plywood hanging strips and the 3/4″ x 2-1/2″ plywood base support strips.


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Friday, September 11, 2015
Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
Further to Phimosis
This is further to my question phimosis asked few days back. I am thankful for guidance. My further query to you sir is as follows :
1. What is the recovery time after surgery? Is it minor? 2. Is it required for a man of 50 years? 3. When can sexual activity can be resumed? 4. You have suggested application of steroids. How it should be applied inside or outside the foreskin?
I am thankful for providing guidance because I am feeling embarrassed to ask to my PCP.
Circumcision is classed as a minor surgery. It takes less than an hour to perform and requires anesthesia in adults. Some urologist prefer to do it in their offices. It takes about a week for the healing process to complete. During this period one should abstain from sex and excessive manipulation of the area. There is a need for application of antibiotic or antiseptic ointment.
Ahmad Hamidinia, MD
Formerly, Professor of Clinical Surgery
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati


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AnnaSophia Robb: Jean Jacket on 'Carrie Diaries' Set
AnnaSophia Robb struts her stuff on the set of The Carrie Diaries in New York City on Wednesday morning (February 20).
The 19-year-old actress, who plays the title character, wore a bright and fun spring alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet look for filming.
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"Thanks for participating in #askcarrie! Sry I can't tweet the whole show guys- must prep for shooting trw! xoxoxoox you guys are the best!," AnnaSophia tweeted earlier in the week.
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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, July 1, 1909
The new contract for carrying the mail went into effect this morning. Since the first steam ferry to the island 36 years ago, the Jamestown and Newport Ferry Company has carried the mail to and from the island until today. The mail now goes by the Narragansett Transportation Company for the new contract.
From the Newport Journal, July 3, 1909
The water works has a force of men at work extending the water main up Clinton Avenue to connect with the main on High street.
The government contracts for the ferry services for Fort Greble has been awarded to the Narragansett Transportation Company, for both the east and west bays.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, July 2, 1934
The graduate dance, held in the grange hall Saturday evening under the auspices of Conanicut Grange, was largely attended, many of the graduates and their friends being present, and a number of young people from Newport. Music was furnished by Gage's orchestra of Newport. … Dancing was enjoyed from 8 to 11:15, and punch was served during the intermission.
There was a capacity crowd at the Casino Saturday evening. Many members of the cottage colony, their guests and friends, and hotel guests filled the ball room and veranda. The "Newporters" orchestra played for dancing.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, July 2, 1959
The recently announced reduction in the Newport- Jamestown ferry fares went into effect yesterday. Passenger fares on the ferry went from 25 cents to ten cents. A passenger may get on at Newport or at Jamestown, sail back without getting off for ten cents. A one-way fare for an automobile is now $1.25 with car passengers free. This compares with the former $1.25 per car pays 25 cents per passenger.
From the Newport Daily News, July 6, 1959
The Jamestown Water Co. (a private company) … petitioned the State Public Utilities Administration for higher rates which would increase its overall revenues by approximately 42 per cent.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, July 3, 1984
The Town Council Monday awarded a contract to Forte Bros. Inc. of Cumberland to handle excavation and site preparation for the new trash transfer facility.
From the Newport Daily News, July 6, 1984
The School Committee Thursday created a new administrative position - director of pupil services - giving the department two full-time administrators.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, June 30, 1994
The police department recently selected 21-year-old Angela Benedetti to become the newest member of the force and its first woman police officer.
The island's fifth annual Independence Day parade on Monday, July 4, will start at 11 a.m. on East Shore Road. What began simply with 40 patriotic north-end neighbors, has become a parade with more than 200 people.
Fireworks on Monday, July 2, will start at about 9 p.m. at Ft. Adams State Park in Newport.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, July 1, 1999
Despite a ban on all weekend garden watering, Town Administrator Maryanne Crawford told the Town Council Monday that municipal water customers had consumed 400,000 gallons of water over the past weekend.
The Board of Water and sewer Commissioners has approved an application from the state Department of Environmental Management for a town water hookup at its new marine fishery facility at Ft. Wetherill.
(photo captions) There was plenty of activity at East Ferry on Sunday for the annual Waterfront Festival hosted by the Jamestown Chamber of Commerce. The Jamestown Community Band was on hand for a lively performance. Meanwhile, island youngsters dug eagerly in the sand for a treasure hunt at the town beach, in which the top prize was a kid-sized kayak. The day ended with chef Tim Baker's famous chicken barbecue.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The Chicago Fire (9-7-5; 32 points), propelled by Chris Rolfe's 37th minute goal and Sean Johnson's 10 saves, had victory snatched away when Steven Lenhart's 98th minute shot pierced the back of the net as the Fire tied the MLS-leading San Jose Earthquakes (13-5-5, 44 points) 1-1 at Buck Shaw Stadium Saturday night.
The Men in Red came out looking to play as the California sun set over the Santa Clara valley. Nyarko found space on the right flank before cutting into the middle of the park. The Ghanaian playmaker found his countryman Dominic Oduro at the top of the 18-yard box where he snuck through before slamming his shot right into former Fire goalkeeper Jon Busch.
A back-and-forth pace made for plenty of opportunities on both sides of the ball. In what would be the first of five saves in the first half for Sean Johnson, Simon Dawkins found the ball at his feet in the 20th minute. The 'Quakes midfielder lashed a shot on goal forcing Johnson to fully extend to push the ball wide of the far post.
The Fire nearly drew first blood in the 26th minute when center back Austin Berry chested down a ball over the top for a wide open Alex at the edge of the box. The Brazilian took the shot off the bounce only for Busch to parry away the half-volley and keep the match level at 0-0.
The Fire would find the back of the net on a piece of pure class from Rolfe in the 37th minute. Patrick Nyarko collected the ball on the right side before cutting inside and feeding Rolfe just inside the area. Rolfe sent a measured, looping side-footed shot over the outstretched arms of Busch and into the goal to give the Fire a 1-0 advantage. Rolfe, the Fire's second all-time leading scorer (38) tallied his second goal since returning to the Fire April 16.
Johnson continued his masterful performance into the second half. In the 59th minute, with an Alan Gordon shot destined for goal and the whole of Buck Shaw on its feet in celebration, Johnson extended his arm and knocked the ball clear of goal to preserve the 1-0 lead.
The Fire nearly doubled its lead in the 79th minute when newly acquired Dutch striker Sherjill MacDonald sprung Logan Pause on an overlapping run on the right side. Pause charged in on goal, with only Busch to beat, only to have his shot deflected by the 'Quakes goalkeeper.
With five minutes of stoppage time added, the match turned chippy. Alan Gordon saw his second yellow of the game in the 93rd minute on a studs up challenge on Dan Gargan in the Fire's penalty area. Reduced to 10-men, the 'Quakes still committed numbers forward in search of the equalizer deep into added time.
The home side would eventually level the match when Wondolowski played a ball off his chest for Lenhart in the middle of the field. The wild-haired forward crushed a volleyed shot that slid past Johnson and into goal at the near post leaving the match knotted at 1-1 on 98 minutes.
The Men in Red return to Chicago to take on Toronto FC at Toyota Park on Saturday, Aug. 4 at 7:30 p.m. CT (NBC5.2/97.5 ESPN Deportes). Advance tickets are available by calling 888-MLS-Fire, by visiting www.Chicago-Fire.com or Ticketmaster.
Sean Johnson notched a career-high 10 saves as he stoned San Jose for much of the evening. Johnson tallied five saves along on 'Quakes midfielder Simon Dawkins. Johnson broke his previous career high of eight saves which he set June 23 in a 2-1 win over the Columbus Crew.
The Fire have only allowed four goals in the previous six matches.
Chris Rolfe tallied his second goal of the season. Rolfe now has 38 career goals for the Men in Red.
Helping on Rolfe's goal, Patrick Nyarko now has four assists on the season.
Dutch striker Sherjill MacDonald made his Fire debut, coming on in the 64th minute.
Newly acquired designated player Alvaro Fernandez will join the Fire in Chicago to begin training with the team ahead of Saturday's fixture against Toronto FC.
The Fire were without midfielder Marco Pappa who was suspended with yellow card accumulation.
Gonzalo Segares missed the match with a left ankle sprain. Segares took a knock in training Wednesday and did not travel to San Jose.
San Jose remains undefeated at Buck Shaw Stadium this season. The 'Quakes are 6-0-3 in matches played in Santa Clara.
Steven Lenhart scored on Steven Lenhart wig night.
Chicago Fire 1 – 1 San Jose Earthquakes
Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Jalil Anibaba, Arne Friedrich, Austin Berry, Dan Gargan; Logan Pause ©, Pavel Pardo; Chris Rolfe (Daniel Paladini, 89'), Alex (Hunter Jumper, 83'), Patrick Nyarko; Dominic Oduro (Sherjill MacDonald, 64')
Substitutes not used: Jay Nolly, Michael Videira, Corben Bone, Orr Barouch
San Jose Earthquakes: Jon Busch; Jed Zayner (Sam Garza, 72'), Victor Bernardez (Ike Opara, 81'), Jason Hernandez, Justin Morrow; Shea Salinas, Rafael Baca (Steven Lenhart, 59'), Sam Cronin, Simon Dawkins; Alan Gordon, Chris Wondolowski ©
Substitutes not used: David Bingham, Ramiro Corrales, Sercan Guvenisik, Khari Stephenson
Scoring Summary
CHI – Chris Rolfe (Patrick Nyarko) 37'
SJ – Steven Lenhart (Chris Wondolowski, Shea Salinas) 98'
Misconduct Summary
SJ – Alan Gordon (caution) 54'
CHI – Dan Gargan (caution) 70'
SJ – Alan Gordon (ejection) 93'
SJ – Chris Wondolowski (caution) 93'
Referee: Chris Penso
Assistants: Ian Anderson, Baboucarr Jallow
Fourth Official: Alejandro Mariscal
Attendance: 10,525
Fire Earn Road Point with 1-1 Draw against San Jose Earthquakes
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The Chicago Fire (9-7-5; 32 points), propelled by Chris Rolfe's 37th minute goal and Sean Johnson's 10 saves, had victory snatched away when Steven Lenhart's 98th minute shot pierced the back of the net as the Fire tied the MLS-leading San Jose Earthquakes (13-5-5, 44 points) 1-1 at Buck Shaw Stadium Saturday night.


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HOUSTON, Tx. (KALB) - As Hurricane Harvey has come and gone for parts of Texas and Louisiana, many residents are dealing with the aftermath of flooded homes.
About two weeks ago, a Bunkie, Lousiana native ended up saving another Bunkie native in Houston. But the story doesn't end there, as they're now working hand-in-hand rebuilding a home, and even building a friendship.
Eddie Scott is one of thousands in Houston picking up the pieces after Harvey, and had more than two feet of water in his home. Scott has been living in Houston for nearly 25 years, but first called Bunkie home.
"I was able to save my high school scrapbook," said Scott. "I have the schedule here, Bunkie Marksville. It's the little things I cherish that means a lot to me."
But after the storm, there's more from back home he can appreciate now.
Joshua Bott is helping Scott clean out his home. He, too also lives in Houston, but calls Bunkie home. And even though they're both from Bunkie, they met for the first time just weeks ago. When he rescued Scott, he notice he was wearing a Bunkie High School shirt.
"It shocked me when I looked down at his shirt. I said, 'Come on man, you've got to be kidding me. Where'd you get that shirt from?'"
In a city with over 2 million people, it just so happens Bott ended up rescuing Scott, both from the same town of 4,000.
"I said, 'What you got a Bunkie shirt on for?' He said, 'That's where I went to high school at,' and I said, 'Me too.'"
So ever since then, Bott's been bringing donations and getting to work.
"Goes to show that we can all stick together and do things and help each other, everybody's not bad," said Scott.
Helping to rebuild a home, and building a friendship that lasts a lifetime.
"You know, God put us in that boat together that day so it's too many things like that to happen to say it was just a coincidence," said Bott.


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Major financial markets are continuing on their budget and tax deal-induced behaviour, with the MAR13 E-mini S&P 500 futures contract up again today, this time trading up just above unchanged at +.15%. The MAR13 E-mini Nasdaq is also positive today, trading up around 4 points, or +.16%. Many other commodities markets are quiet today. For example, gold and silver are slightly down on the day thus far, crude oil is hovering very close to unchanged levels from yesterday, and corn futures are also very close to unchanged levels.
However, there are a few commodities on the move today. Sugar futures continue their behaviour which we deem as overall bearish. Sugar recently snapped below a very key 19 cent support level, but quickly rallied back above the level. Now, sugar is down 2.7% today, trading at 19.16 cents. Natural gas, after a brief consolidation, has gone down significantly over these past two days. Today, natural gas is down over 1%, trading at $3.20. To us, this level is a very important pivot level.
In addition, coffee and orange juice also are having relatively large down days. Coffee continues to hold below our key long term pivot level of $150. Coffee futures are down 1.54% today, trading at $147.10. Orange Juice futures, after a big weather-related rally, has sold off rapidly from the key $1.40 level, and is now down 2% today, trading at $1.1425.
We focus our technical analysis on the U.S. 30-year bond futures market. We notice that a downtrend channel resistance line has been forming since December. The market has been staying below this important line. Also, we see a very key resistance level just below the 149 mark, and we believe the market will stay below this level as long as the equity markets continue to rally. We see a highly significant support line at 145, and the market is approaching this key support with velocity. Our technical downside target is 143.
Tomorrow we have the huge non-farm payrolls report. If the number comes in very high, for example 250K or higher, we could see this target hit tomorrow or the following week.
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qTranslate and multilingual META tags
I use WordPress with qTranslate, but I needed to have multilingual META tags which qTranslate doesn't support – so I wrote a plugin to do the job myself. It's pretty basic, but I thought I would share in case anyone else needs something similar.
Plugin can be found on WordPress' Plugin site here: qTranslate Meta at WP Plugin Directory.
For users of qTranslate META 0.9.1 and older, to make the plugin work on a "static" homepage you should change the title hook used from
single_post_title to
wp_title (in
qtranslate-meta.php, line 29). As of version 1.0.0, you can now set this directly from the plugin's setting page, without having to edit any PHP code.
I'd like to thank the following people for their contributions (in chronological order):
- Victor Berchet — Help with initial localisation; French translation
- Benoit Gauthier — autosave bug fix
- Filippo Pisano — Italian translation
- Marcis G. — Belorussian translation
- Almaz — Russian translation
- Renate Kramer — German translation
- Rene — Dutch translation