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The results were a fascinating read, and I thought I'd issue a similar call for folks who read scanned-in free comics: The industry and the press demonizes you a lot, and I want to hear your side of the story.
I'm not going to BS you, I am against comics "piracy" myself for a variety of reasons, but I'm not trying to pick a fight or start a flamewar. I just want to hear alternate points of view:
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We've already seen some heavy discussion on Mono and C# here on OSNews the past few weeks, as it became clear the patent situation regarding the ECMA parts of Mono was anything but faith inspiring. This issue seems to be resolved now: Microsoft has made a legally binding promise not to sue anyone who uses or distributes implementations of said ECMA standards. Following this news, Mono will be split in two; the ECMA standard parts, and the rest.
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The scene in Santa Fe would be forged into the minds of Argentine football fans across the globe. The hosts crashed out of the Copa America at the quarter-final stage, eliminated by bitter rivals Uruguay by way of a penalty shoot-out after an uninspiring 1-1 draw. Question marks were once again building over the head of Lionel Messi. Once more European champion with Barcelona and on his way to claim a third successive Ballon d'Or title, the little genius was not by any means poor throughout the championship but he failed to hit the net in any of Argentina's four games before premature elimination.
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#1 The Soros-McClellan Connection05-29-2008, 10:04 AM
The Soros-McClellan Connection
Wed, May 28, 2008 at 7:28:40 pm PST
The hat tip for this post goes to LGF reader John Williams in Texas. The company that published Scott McClellan's new Bush-bashing book is Public Affairs Books, and their Editor at Large is a guy named Peter Osnos: About The Century Foundation. The owner of Public Affairs Books is a company called Perseus Book Group. Here's their ownership tree: Perseus Books Home.
The firm is owned by Perseus Funds Group, (holding company Perseus LLC) a capital management firm that grew from about $20 million in 1995 to over $2 billion now. Big infusions of cash seemed to help it grow exponentially and it closed funds almost as fast as it opened them. The board has tons of liberals from the Clinton and Carter Administrations with credentials that almost put Osnos' to shame as far as far left causes go. Their website is here: PERSEUS - merchant bank and private equity fund management.
If you go to the New York Department of State web site and enter "Perseus" in the "Business Organization" search, you get this on page 2 of the results:
Found this over at LGF.
Isn't that interesting? It certainly explains some things now.
Good find. Saw Arnie Schweizer on the Fox New Channel this am. He kept saying how disappointed he was in Scott McClellan. Very telling was his comment that McClellan had told him recently how there was extensive editing going on.
He said something that others thinking of selling out should contemplate----that his lib friends will last for maybe an hour or so---but McClellan had burned all his conservative bridges.
How many will employ someone like McClellan who has no loyalty or sense of the truth?
What a Judas.
Funny how when Richard Mellon Scaife was roundly villified by the left for bankrolling publications that criticized the Clintons, but when a predatory capitlist who makes his money by crashing currencies (and destroying the savings of people who work for a living) does the same thing, only far more extensively, they have no problem with it.--Odysseus
Sic Hacer Pace, Para Bellum.
Before you can do things for people, you must be the kind of man who can get things done. But to get things done, you must love the doing, not the people!
Now Wexler is talking about calling McClellan in to testify under oath...
Is perjury going to be worth what he was paid?
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Cyndi Paulin: Diagnosing and fighting Lyme Disease are not easy tasksBY CYNDI PAULIN
April 06. 2014 5:18PM
What's the big deal about Lyme Disease? We hear of the seriously ill with problems severe enough to impact work, school and family life and the extreme cases where people are hospitalized, disabled or bed-ridden. But how do people get so sick? Doesn't a couple of weeks of antibiotics cure Lyme? And if Lyme is so bad, why don't I hear more from the government or medical experts about this?
Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme, can become a formidable foe when it is not treated early. It bores through your skin, then migrates to your joints, brain, nervous system and heart. As it reproduces, it can change its DNA to hide from your immune system.
Lyme takes full advantage of immune system weakness such as allergies, auto-immune conditions or weaknesses caused by high-stress lives fueled by coffee, fast food, sugar and not enough sleep. Over time it can cause symptoms that mimic diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, MS, ALS, Alzheimer's or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, making it difficult to diagnose.
We haven't yet learned the most effective way to test for Lyme or to treat persistent Lyme infections. The official CDC guidelines reflect a very conservative approach to testing and treatment, which does not work for everyone. These guidelines recommend a shortcourse of antibiotics for all patients: new cases, people who have been undiagnosed for some time, and those for whom treatment has failed before. Decisions about testing and treating Lyme Disease are made by a small group of people at the Infectious Disease Society of America.
There are experienced Lyme physicians who have been treating hundreds, even thousands of patients and have much to add to what works. However, the Infectious-Diseases panel members have used their position to exclude physician input or research that conflicts with their viewpoints. Thus the treatment guidelines remain narrowly focused and do not reflect this growing body of knowledge. This leaves physicians and innocent patients without access to the most recent knowledge.
Health insurance companies often deny or cut off treatment based on the CDC guidelines. Though the CDC does not recognize the chronic Lyme diagnosis, some Granite Staters have been rejected for coverage by disability and life insurance companies.
The official CDC position is that treatment cannot fail and they do not track the uncured cases. With the prevalence of Lyme in New Hampshire, without much digging you would likely find someone in your town who is struggling with persistent Lyme. I have personally been dealing with the disease for nearly three years after a two-week course of antibiotics did not work.
Six months and a series of escalating symptoms later, my primary care doctor gave me a referral for Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis, which turned out to be persistent Lyme.
In Lyme, we may have met the perfect enemy. It has a brilliant delivery system in the deer tick, which is so tiny it often goes unseen, and which has a painless bite. It adapts easily to the weaknesses in individual immune systems and can present with such complex and changing symptoms that it is easy to think it is something else. It does what bacteria do best, spread and reproduce, something it is doing very effectively here in New Hampshire. The question is, what are we going to do about it?
We don't have to stand still while waiting for the CDC to act. If you find an attached deer tick, remove it carefully with tweezers and send it to be tested. (No hot matches or Vaseline since they can cause the tick to empty its stomach contents, delivering Borrelia or other infections directly to you.) Testing for the bacterium in ticks is over 99 percent accurate while testing for antibodies in people can produce many false negatives. The University of massachusetts at Amherst Amherst is the closest place to send your tick. If you get a bull's eye rash from a tick bite, that equals a positive diagnosis. Make sure you get treated.
New Hampshire doctors can train with the International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society. The State of New Hampshire could offer free tick testing and track persistent infection numbers to understand the scope of Lyme's impact in the state. Finally, the state could press for better national policy and more research. If we focus on public health as a top priority, we will find ways to better prevent and treat this infectious disease.
Cyndi Paulin lives in Farmington.


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MERIDA, Mexico Ceremonial fires burned and conches sounded off as dawn broke over the steps of the main pyramid at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza on Friday, making what many believe is the conclusion of a vast, 5,125-year cycle in the Mayan calendar.
Some have interpreted the prophetic moment as the end of the world. The hundreds gathered in the ancient Mayan city, however, said they believed it marked the birth of a new and better age.
Genaro Hernandez stood with his arms outstretched to the morning light, all clad in white, facing the pyramids' grey stone, to welcome the new era.
"This world is being reborn as a better world," said Hernandez, a 55-year old accountant who wore an expression of bliss.
No one was quite sure at what time the Mayas' 13th Baktun would officially end on this Dec. 21. Some think it already ended at midnight.
Others looked to Friday's dawn here in the Maya heartland. Some had later times in mind. One thing became clear to many on the site by Friday morning: The world had not ended.
Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History even suggested that historical calculations to synchronize the Mayan and Western calendars might be off a few days. It said the Mayan Long Count calendar cycle might not really end until Sunday.
Whatever the details, the chance to mark epochal change seemed to be the main concern among celebrants drawn to the Yucatan peninsula.
Hundreds of people were scattered around the vast central plaza of Chichen Itza, some kneeling in attitudes of prayer, some seated with arms outstretched in positions of meditation, all facing El Castillo, the massive main pyramid.


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Poor Shooting Dooms Bulldogs Against Great Danes
ALBANY, N.Y. – Yale couldn't quite overcome a poor shooting night Friday at Albany. DJ Evans scored 14 points to lead three players in double figures as Albany held off the Bulldogs 70-62 before a holiday crowd of 2,108 at SEFCU Arena.
Yale shot just 31.6 percent from the field in the game.
"We did not execute well offensively," said James Jones, The Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's Basketball. "There were guys open on the weak side, and we didn't find them. We didn't get any shots in rhythm."
Javier Duren had a big game for the Bulldogs, finishing with a career-high 26 points. He was 8-of-15 from the field and 7-of-8 from the foul line. Nick Victor added eight points. Justin Sears, Yale's leading scorer, was held to seven points, nearly 10 below his average. Armani Cotton and Brandon Sherrod both contributed six points, and Isaiah Salafia added a season-high five off the bench.
Albany, which went to the NCAA Tournament last year after winning the America East Conference title, was more efficient. The Great Danes (6-5) shot 49 percent from the field and were 16-of-21 from the foul line.
Yale (5-6) was fortunate to find itself only trailing by three, 25-22, at halftime after shooting just 22.6 percent in the opening 20 minutes.
The Bulldogs were within one early in the second half, but Albany scored 11 straight points to seize control.
Yale pulled to within four on Sherrod's layup with 59 seconds remaining, but Albany made 8-of-10 free throws in the final minute to seal the victory.
"We fought hard," Jones said. "It wasn't from lack of effort. Our execution wasn't where it needed to be."
The Bulldogs were better from the field in the second half, but really struggled from three-point range where they were 1-of-9 over the final 20 minutes and 4-of-19 for the game.
The game was a homecoming for Jones, a 1986 Albany graduate. He saw a number of old friends and had a nice visit with legendary Albany coach Dr. Richard Sauers at the team's hotel on Thursday.
"There will always be a special place in my heart for this place," Jones said. "I have a lot of fond memories."
The Bulldogs are now off until Jan. 4 when they play at Saint Louis.
Report filed by Tim Bennett, Yale Sports Publicity


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Someone asked me if I was having a gender reveal party. I told her I'm having a girl. There's your revelation. (Yes, I'm a tired and cranky pregnant lady. I freely admit it.)


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BAGHDAD (AP) — The mob strung up the suspected terrorist's shirtless body by the feet and set it ablaze on a street on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital, a tire placed underneath to fuel the flames. In grainy footage of the immolation this week, police appeared to do little to stop the vigilantes' street justice.
In another video issued in recent days, jihadi militants who took over a major highway in western Iraq stop three Syrian truck drivers, interrogate them, then gun them down, believing them to be members of the Alawite sect.
The two incidents, confirmed by police, illustrate in stark terms the increasing brutality of the unrest gripping Iraq, fueling complaints that security forces are unable to contain it.
Violence inside Iraq has accelerated in recent months to levels not seen since 2008, with more than 4,000 people killed since the start of April. The growing unrest — marked by frequent coordinated car bombings and other attacks blamed mostly on al-Qaida's local branch targeting police, the military and often Shiite Muslim areas — is intensifying fears Iraq is heading back toward the widespread Sunni-Shiite sectarian killing that peaked in 2006 and 2007.
Yet another barrage of al-Qaida-claimed explosions struck in and around Baghdad on Wednesday, when attacks killed at least 82 and wounded more than 200.
The mob's immolation of a man believed to be a bomber in Baghdad on that day suggests that at least some Iraqis have had enough and are starting to take matters into their own hands.
In grainy footage taken by cell phone and posted online, dozens of people can be seen watching the man's body burn, many of them filming it with mobile phones. They far outnumber the police, who appear to be trying to control the crowd but do nothing to stop the burning itself.
Saad Maan Ibrahim, an Interior Ministry spokesman, confirmed that the incident shown in the video happened Wednesday in Jisr Diyala, a largely Shiite area on the edges of Baghdad. Authorities previously told The Associated Press that two parked car bombs struck the neighborhood that morning, killing eight and wounding nearly two dozen.
Two police officials said the man in the video was seen getting out of a car that later exploded. One bomb had already gone off, and onlookers grew suspicious when he parked his car and then ran away after being spotted, one of the officers said. An angry mob caught up with him beat him to death, then set his body alight, they said. The two officers spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the press.
Ibrahim said an investigation into the incident is underway, but had no answer why police appeared to allow the burning to continue. "But for sure we reject such acts," he said.
Iraqis, regardless of their sectarian background, are weary of the terrorist attacks that have battered the country in the since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
While some who have seen the video recoiled at the desecration, many seemed willing to accept the crowd's judgment that the man was a militant getting his due after a decade of bloodshed in the country.
"That guy got a fair punishment, except it's maybe 10 times less than what he deserved," said Hassan Sabih, a 28-year old Shiite who owns an Internet cafe in Baghdad. He said he hoped the video would deter would-be terrorists. "The security forces aren't able to protect the people," Sabih said.
Ammar Ahmed, a 34-year old Sunni baker, had a similar reaction.
"I don't agree with the way they handled it, but I can't blame them," he said. "People don't trust the security forces and the government anymore."
The security forces' credibility took a sharp hit in July when al-Qaida carried out highly coordinated, military-style assaults on two prisons near Baghdad, including the infamous Abu Ghraib. Those raids set free more than 500 inmates, many of them members of the terrorist group. An Interpol alert warned that the escapes posed "a major threat to global security."
In another show of Iraq's increasing lawlessness, al-Qaida-linked militants released a propaganda video online showing their fighters in control of a major desert highway in the western part of the country.
In the video, a thick-bearded gunman flags down passing trucks and quizzes three Syrian drivers as several other armed militants line the highway. The drivers insist they are Sunni Muslims, so the gunman questions them on how to pray — since there are slight differences between how Sunnis and Shiites perform daily prayers. Subtitles on the video claim the men are Alawites, an offshoot of Shiite Islam to which Syrian President Bashar Assad belongs.
After the men fail to give the right answers, they are led to the middle of the highway and shot dead in the back as the militants shout "God is great." The killers encountered no resistance during the ambush, which lasted for several minutes.
The video appeared to depict an incident previously reported by police in which three Syrian drivers were killed near the remote western town of Rutba on June 2, along the main highway linking Iraq with Jordan and Syria.
After the video appeared on local TV this week, the Interior Ministry said in a statement that it has since tightened security along the highway by deploying additional police.
Ibrahim, the ministry spokesman, insisted his forces were capable of securing the country despite an increased terrorist threat he blamed on the instability caused by the civil war in neighboring Syria.
"The security forces are developing their skills despite attempts by militant groups to prove they remain active on the ground," he said.
Iraqi officials complain, however, that they lack adequate air power to go after militants. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said during a visit to Washington this month that Baghdad is seeking greater U.S. help to confront terrorist threats.
American and other Western officials, meanwhile, are growing increasingly concerned about rising insecurity inside Iraq. Attacks like those on the Syrian truckers only reinforce those fears.
"The attack suggests (al-Qaida) has more influence or control in areas of Iraq than the government would freely admit," said Charles Lister, an analyst at IHS Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Center.
Associated Press writer Sinan Salaheddin contributed reporting.
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For nearly a year now, I've been injecting Enbrel weekly. It was pretty scary in the beginning, but I like Enbrel. I like how it makes me feel so much better. I like how easy it is to use. I like the once-a-week schedule so that it's easy to remember and incorporate into a routine. I like that it works.
My inflammatory markers look good. Ten years ago, my response to the meds would be considered a success story. Now, my rheumatologist tells me, the standards are higher. She's treating me, not my lab reports, and thinks I might do better on Humira. I shouldn't have new bursitis, I shouldn't have enthesitis, my feet shouldn't hurt all the time if these meds were doing their job 100%. So, effective immediately, I've moved on to my second biologic.
I just got off the phone from trying to activate my new Humira card. All the literature – yes, I actually read this stuff – says that the card is good for twelve months.
- "This card is valid for 12 months from the date of first use, after which the patient has the option to reenroll (sic) in the program."
- "The program pays: Months 1-12: Up to $500 each month"
- "Easy to renew after 12 months"
After providing all my information, the voice on the other end of the phone concluded the conversation by saying that this card is good for twelve fills.
"No, you mean twelve months, right? That's what your literature says."
We went back and forth, her insisting that it's only good for twelve fills, and me wondering why they won't cover that last fill of the year when their written materials say that they'll help out for a full twelve months.
A Humira prescription gets me a box of two injections to be given every-other-week, which should make one box last four weeks. Divide fifty-two weeks of the year by four weeks per box, and it's obvious that it takes thirteen fills to get through a year. This is basic math that my eight-year-old understands; it should not be an impossible concept for an adult to grasp.
Some people will point out that I should be grateful that they're picking up a portion of the cost. And I am. Really. Extremely grateful. I just happen to think it's deceitful to tell people that the card is good for a year if it isn't. (/rant)
I got my first Humira injection today. I now have a headache – my first in over a year. I hope that's bad coincidental timing, and not a problem that I'll have with the new med. Since I'd heard that Humira stings much more than Enbrel, I was a bit concerned. That turned out not to be true – at least for me. It was about the same. With any luck, that will continue.
And now, given that it's only a week until Christmas, I should probably start my Christmas shopping.
Or baking. Or packing for our trip.
Have a Merry Christmas!


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Among the many features found in each week's edition of Value Line's Selection & Opinion service is a list of the seven best and worst performing industries over the past six weeks. These rankings can be found on the inside back cover of Selection & Opinion. The roughly 1,700 stocks in the Value Line universe are currently divided among about 100 industries. Notably, for the purposes of calculating these results, the performance of each stock is equally weighted to the others in its industry (i.e., irrespective of market capitalization).
The six-week period covered in our latest Industry Price Performance rankings was a solid stretch for equities. In all, the Value Line Arithmetic Average rose 2.9% between May 13th and June 24th, and the leading market benchmarks were in the black, as well. From an industry perspective, Biotechnology separated itself from the pack, climbing 11.7% during this period, to finish 500 basis points clear of its nearest competitor. Technology stocks were also in particularly high demand, with tech-related industries holding down four of our top spots: Computer Software (up 6.7%), Internet (6.3%), Semiconductor (6.3%), and Semiconductor Capital Equipment (6.0%).
In looking for investment ideas, we are focusing our attention on the Petroleum Producers, which tied Semiconductor Capital Equipment and Hotel & Gaming (all up 6.0%), for the fifth spot in our industry rankings. Energy-related stocks, in general, have been strong performers so far in 2014. For its part, the Petroleum Producing group made frequent appearances on our Best Performing list during the spring, last appearing among our top seven in mid May.
As is usually the case, rising energy prices have been a key to the share-price gains. Most of the action early in the year was in the natural-gas markets, with a cold winter and declining inventories providing a long-awaited boost in prices for domestic natural-gas producers. Since then, though, oil has been a primary catalyst. Most recently, international developments, particularly the rising turmoil in Iraq, have been pushing crude prices higher, providing a healthy backing wind for this group of equities during the final weeks of spring.
Two of the stocks leading the Petroleum Producing industry to a spot in our latest Best Performing list were Continental Resources (CLR) and Canadian Natural Resources(CNQ.TO), the shares of which advanced 12% and 11%, respectively, in price for the period under review. The gains, though, were fairly broad-based. Other than Range Resources (RRC), in fact, each of the stocks in the group outperformed the broader market during this stretch.
Looking ahead, momentum-oriented investors will find no shortage of worthwhile selections among the Petroleum Producers. Indeed, our Timeliness Ranking System pegs more than half of these stocks to outperform the broader market in the year ahead. However, the strong share-price gains seen across the group already in 2014 mean buy-and-hold investors will need to proceed more cautiously. Most of these equities now offer below average price-appreciation potential to 2017-2019. Among those that still merit consideration as a long-term holding is Canadian Natural Resources which we profiled in early May in a previous review of best and worst performing industries. This time around, though, we are focusing our attention on Oasis Petroleum (OAS), which also offer healthy upside for the 3 to 5 years ahead. Oasis Petroleum is a new addition to our coverage of the Petroleum Producing Industry, having made its debut in The Value Line Investment Survey in early May. The Houston-based driller has been in existence for less than decade— its predecessor company was formed in 2007. Since then, though, it has established itself as a key player in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana, acquiring more than 500,000 net acres in the area. These holdings provide it with substantial drilling opportunities in the Bakken and Three Forks formations, the former of which is considered the second-largest tight-oil play in the United States (based on proved reserves).
Oasis' production is skewed heavily toward oil, which accounts for about 90% of output. Volumes made a big jump in the final months of 2013, averaging 42,100 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the December quarter, which represented a 27% improvement from the September period. Production rose another 2% sequentially in the March quarter (5% after adjusting for an asset sale), and should continue to climb as operations mature over the course of 2014. For starters, the company aims to complete nearly 150 net operated wells this year, up from 106 in 2013. Too, the driller's efforts should get a boost from improvements in its well completion techniques. During the second half of the year, about 20% of its drilling activity will utilize slickwater fracs. The wells that have been tested using this technique have experienced a healthy uplift in output. In all, production should reach 46,000 to 50,000 BOE/day for the year, which would represent a 35%-45% increase from 2013's average tally.
Like many exploration and production companies, Oasis relies on external financing to help fund its growth at this stage of its development, with long-term borrowing currently accounting for more than 60% of capital. The company's plans call for about $1.4 billion in capital spending this year, which will likely exceed its operating cash flow by a wide margin. The aforementioned asset sale, which brought in more than $300 million, while putting only a modest dent in current production, should help to cover the shortfall. The company, though, will also likely take on more debt, with long-term borrowings likely reaching $2.75 billion by the end of 2014, up from $2.54 billion at the start of the year. Overall, we think Oasis will have sufficient liquidity to fund its development projects in 2014 and beyond.
Oasis stock has enjoyed healthy support from investors in 2014. Its year-to-date share price gains of 10% are fairly pedestrian in comparison to some of its peers in the Petroleum Producing group, but are comfortably ahead of the returns on the leading equity benchmarks. Moreover, we think this equity stands a good chance of outperforming the broader market in the six to 12 months ahead. Looking further out, the company's promising growth prospects in the Williston Basin should put OAS shares in good position to produce above-average price appreciation to 2017-2019. And while the driller has a sizable (and likely growing) debt load, its stock doesn't appear to be excessively risky, carrying a rank of 3 (Average) for Safety. On the downside, Oasis doesn't pay a dividend, and we think developing its properties in Montana and North Dakota will continue to take precedence over returning cash to shareholders in the 3 to 5 years ahead.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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The Hulk to get solo movie?
Marvel Studios is planning a standalone movie featuring The Hulk as part of ''phase three'' of its comic book adaptation project.
Bruce Banner and his green-skinned alter-ego - played by Mark Ruffalo - will receive a solo film after 2015's sequel to superhero ensemble 'The Avengers'.
'The Avengers' sequel will see the Marvel Universe's Illuminati ship the Hulk into space, setting up the scenario for a film based on 'Planet Hulk'.
The original comics storyline centred around the character pressed into service as a gladiator on an alien planet.
'Avengers 3' is then claimed to adapt 'World War Hulk', the subsequent crossover in which an enraged Hulk returns to Earth and battles the combined forces of Marvel's heroes.
Hulk is not expected to appear in any of Marvel's upcoming Phase Two films until Joss Whedon's next 'Avengers' outing.
Ruffalo has previously expressed uncertainty over whether a solo outing would happen.
He said: ''I think they've done it. I think they feel that they've done that. I think they don't really know where to go [with the character].''


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Seriously, Norman! : Now that the whole thing is over (and we all survived!), I can tell you what happened.
Picture this for a second. Rock wall six inches on my left. Sheer cliff hundreds of feet down on my right, my best friend Norman in front of me, mumbling something, and my mom behind me saying, "Step, step, step."
EEEEEEYAAAAAH! Next time my mom bugs me about sitting in front of the computer too much, I'm going to say, "Thanks, I prefer it where the near-death experiences are virtual!"
No, seriously, this story is about Norman and about how he grows and learns stuff. Uses his imagination. Observes things. Like his dad, who is so devoted to . . . money! Like how his dad is mixed up with weird creeps of the underworld. All over the world!
Why, why are grown-ups so insane?
That's exactly the question that Norman, Anna and Emma (the twins), and I, Leonard, try to answer. And with the help of Norman's new tutor, Balthazar Birdsong (also fairly nuts), we nearly do it, too.
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I am looking at buying the v6 for snowkiting. Went over several previous posts and I still have a couple of questions I am hoping someone can answer.
1. I have a dakine fusion harness. There was some discussion as to whether the bar would fit that harness. A few people were making some modifications to make the bar fit. Not sure if I want to buy something and then take it in the shop and modify it...
2. Most of the retailers in the USA are on the east coast. Anyone on the west coast?
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April 30, 2013
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Preliminary TELL Survey data indicate educators feel they are held to a high professional standard for delivering instruction
Educators that completed the 2013 Teaching, Empowering, Leading & Learning (TELL) Survey, report support and improvement related to both teacher and school leadership. Supporting new teachers remains an issue in Colorado.
These are a few of the findings in a preliminary report released today by the New Teacher Center, the organization that administers the survey, based on responses from more than 33,000 educators (55 percent) statewide.
This represents an eight-percentage point increase from the 47 percent responding in 2011 and a 19-percentage point increase from the first TELL Survey in 2009.
On average, 57 percent of elementary school educators responded in the survey, 61 percent of middle school educators responded, 48 percent of high school educators responded, and 35 percent of educators from other types of schools, such as alternative or vocational responded.
Sixty percent of schools in the state (1,083 of 1,810) met or exceeded the 50 percent response rate threshold required to receive an individual school-level data report and 112 of the state's districts (61 percent) had sufficient response rates to attain district-level data. Among the findings:
Teacher Leadership and Expertise
• A majority of educators agree that school leadership acknowledges teacher expertise, hold teachers to high standards and provide opportunities for teachers to lead in their school assessments and curriculum to shape instruction.
• Four out of five educators agree that teachers in their school are recognized as educational experts (79 percent) and are trusted to make sound professional decisions about instruction (78 percent).
• More than three-quarters of educators also report that their school leadership consistently supports teachers (77 percent).
• Six out of 10 educators (60 percent) agree that teachers have time available to collaborate with colleagues compared to 56 percent in 2011.
• More than half of educators report that teachers have sufficient non-instructional time.
• Fifty-seven percent of educators report that teacher class sizes are sufficient to help them meet individual learner needs.
Induction Support
• Similar to 2011, it appears that the state's newest teachers are not necessarily receiving strong mentoring support that will help them get better, faster. About one-quarter (23 percent) of the 3,853 teachers in their first three years were not assigned a mentor in 2013.
While Senate Bill 10-191 had passed prior to the last TELL Colorado Survey in 2011, the State Model Evaluation System had not yet been designed or piloted. The state views the 2013 data as baseline for the new evaluation system.
• Six out of 10 educators (62 percent) report that the teacher evaluation process improves teachers' instructional strategies.
• Four out of five educators report teacher evaluations are fair in their school and six out of 10 educators agree that the teacher evaluation process accurately identifies effectiveness (62 percent).
• Of note, 27 districts piloting the State Model Evaluation System are more positive about evaluation than other educators across Colorado, including improving instructional strategies and accurately identifying effectiveness.
Additional resources will provide support and inform Colorado educators, stakeholders and policymakers around the results of the survey. Tools will help schools and districts facilitate a dialogue on their teaching and learning conditions and how to utilize them to inform school improvement planning. There will also be additional analyses and reports examining the connections of teaching and learning conditions with student achievement and teacher retention; validity and reliability of the survey instrument; and a variety of group comparisons (principals and teachers, etc.). All resources and reporting will be made available electronically at www.tellcolorado.org.


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One of the many hats I wear is "preschool music teacher." In my music classes there are those kids that simply have to be heard. I see that star fire in their eyes and on their faces. They simply need to stand out, shine and share it with everyone!
I understand this. When I was 5, my dad took my brothers and I to a big theater in Cleveland, Ohio to see Captain Kangaroo live and on stage, along with his side kicks, Mr. Green Jeans and the Dancing Bear. It was all very exciting and it was the first time I had ever seen a big stage like that. The show began and all I could think about was how I could get on that stage! I was compelled! There was no way I was going to be happy unless I somehow, someway, got on that stage! I sat there vibrating in my seat and I kept bugging my older brother, who was about 10 at the time, to ask them if I could go on stage. I was relentless and he probably realized he needed to do something just to shut me up. So he went over to the stage manager and became my very first booking agent. He did a good job 'cause the manager said yes. So I ran over and was on my way to stardom!
There I was on stage with Captain Kangaroo! I felt good, I made it, I was where I belonged, I was a star! Everyone was looking at me, waiting to see what I was going to do, man it felt great. I had everyone's attention, woo-hoo! The Captain asked me some questions and there it was, THE MICROPHONE, I was talking through the MICROPHONE! He asked me if I wanted to sing a song, well of course I wanted to sing a song but I had absolutely NO IDEA what song! It was almost kind of annoying, all his questions. I just wanted to BE there, it's not like I had PLAN. My mission as far as I was concerned was accomplished. The Captain patiently went through a list of songs and when he landed on "Mary Had A Little Lamb" I said, "Sure!" Well "sure" I had heard the song before but I didn't know the words. So luckily I did know the title line and then after that I relied completely upon my brother who was in the audience looked kind of freaked out, mouthing the words to me. No problem, I muddled through and thankfully, I had the cute thing going for me. I was a HIT, I knew it because they CLAPPED when I finished.
So when a child in my music class simply has to stand up and be noticed I like to try and honor that. If they don't know the words, we just improvise like my brother and I did with Captain Kangaroo so long ago!
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Rogers and Ruppersberger Intensify Investigation of Huawei and ZTE
Rogers and Ruppersberger Intensify Investigation of Huawei and ZTE
Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger of the House Intelligence Committee stepped up the Committee's investigation into the Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE. Members of the Committee recently returned from a trip overseas where they met face to face with leaders of both companies. To follow-up on those discussions, today the Committee released letters requesting further information and documents from the companies.
The Committee launched the investigation to review the threat posed to U.S. national security interests by telecommunications companies with potential ties to the Chinese government. Committee investigators have twice traveled to Shenzhen, China. Those investigators continue to probe the companies' activities in the United States and comprehensively review the potential risk to U.S. infrastructure. The detailed questions and document requests in the letters seek greater information about the companies' history, strategy, connections to the government of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and whether they can truly act as private companies.
"I remain concerned about the national security threat posed by the potential expansion of Huawei and ZTE into our telecommunications infrastructure," Chairman Rogers said. "I appreciate the cooperation from Huawei and ZTE thus far, and look forward to receiving more information about their activities as well as the influence of the Chinese government in their operations. We must get to the bottom of these issues before the companies have further access to our market. I trust both Huawei and ZTE will respond fully and completely in a timely fashion."
Ranking Member Ruppersberger said that "Members of the Committee and I recently traveled to Hong Kong where we meet with both Huawei and ZTE. We appreciated the candid discussion about the investigation and the opportunity for continued follow-up and dialogue. As I told these companies directly, the security of our telecommunications infrastructure and networks is one of my biggest concerns. While I appreciate the need for international competition, it is my responsibility to look critically at foreign companies, especially those whose government continues to conduct cyber espionage against US enterprises."
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Fox GM to Tampa; reorganization due at KDVR-KWGN
After almost six years in Denver as GM of Fox's KDVR-Channel 31, steering the station to a strong No. 2 in key news demographics, Bill Schneider moves to Tampa to head Fox station WTVT there. No successor has been named, and probably won't be until the dust settles surrounding the sale of the Fox station group and subsequent reorganization.
Which is where fact turns to rumor… meetings with visiting Tribune Co. chiefs have local employees buzzing.
Meanwhile, over at KWGN, Channel 2 is launching a 5:30 p.m. newscast on Monday, opposite the affiliates' network newscasts. (Story here.)
The circumstances of Schneider's ascension aren't exactly being trumpeted by Fox higherups. At WTVT, Schneider follows Robert Linger, who faces charges of lewd behavior and indecent exposure.
On Thursday, TVNEWSDAY, an industry publication, ran a story noting the ascention of Local TV LLC, now that it has acquired the Fox station group, and noting that Local and Tribune now operate under a single management. In Denver, sources say the combo would work something like the newspaper JOA–combined business operations, independent and competitive editorial functions.
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In building a Top 50 chart, some analysts would combine Local TV and Tribune into one super group with total revenue of more than $1.5 billion. Such a group would rank No. 4 on the chart, just behind CBS.
That's because Local TV and Tribune are now under common management.
After investor Sam Zell acquired Tribune and took it private last year, he recruited Randy Michaels to help him run the multimedia giant.
Unwilling to leave Local TV behind, Michaels formed a management company that runs the Tribune and Local TV stations as one.
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I decided a while ago to buy a trainer kite for various reasons. I assumed I was not going to need a water trainable kite, but my requirements have recently changed, so I did some digging and found a few LEI/Closed Cell kites. I was wondering if anyone can compare them for me, as I cant tell much of a difference between the LEI's and I cant compare either of them to the closed cell foil. I was looking for 3m, but the LEI's are all under that. The kites are:
1. Hydra II from HQ (300 or 350)
2. Ozone Uno (2.5. the 4 is much too big. I only weigh 105 and its too big for kayaking)
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I was leaning toward the Hydra II because it was closer to my preferred size, but I probably should gain experience using LEI's. Can somebody help me with these kites?


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South Elgin couple celebrates healthy daughter by walking in March for Babies
Meagan's birth could not have been more different from what was explained in prenatal classes, books, or by family and friends. I was just starting to get nervous thinking about her birth that was to occur in two months. So many questions ran through my mind: How bad are contractions? Could I handle having a needle inserted into my spine? What if I need a last-minute C-section? Ultimately, I did not have time to think about these questions because the next day my water broke.
I had no idea what I was supposed to do. I started searching the baby book I relied on every day to track where my baby was in growth and development, but could find nothing about what to do if your water breaks two months early. I called my mom looking for answers. She recommended I go to the hospital -- moms know everything (being a mom, I now know this!).
Once at Central DuPage Hospital's Women's and Children's Wing, I was settled into a room and hooked up to a pulse monitor, blood pressure monitor, two fetus monitors and an IV. The obstetrician on call came in and took a lot of ultrasounds, which finally showed with 100 percent certainty that we were having a girl. He said that most of the amniotic fluid was gone but that there was enough for the baby. He said it would be ideal for the baby if we could hold off until she was 34 weeks. Then a nurse gave me a steroid injection to help strengthen the baby's lungs.
I started having sporadic contractions right away, which the doctor stopped; however, they kept returning. I was sure I could not wait two weeks. After two days, the obstetrician on call decided Meagan was ready to be delivered. I was induced and brought to a delivery room, where an anesthesiologist greeted me with an epidural. I was no longer nervous about this, and was just happy to have the contraction pain subside.
My husband, Bryan, asked how long it would be before things started "happening." The nurse explained it would take a while, probably at least another five hours, which surprised me. I thought the delivery would start much sooner when induced. However, this gave Bryan time to go home and shower.
Approximately 45 minutes after Bryan left I started feeling a lot of pressure. I asked the nurse how I would know when it was time to start the delivery. She said I would start to feel a lot of pressure. I told her I already did. She said it was way too early but would take a look. She did not seem to know what she was looking at, so she asked the other nurse to take a look. This other nurse did and said that the baby was ready, and so the whirlwind began. The obstetrician and NICU team were called.
The obstetrician confirmed that the baby was ready to be delivered but assumed I would want to wait until Bryan returned. I was unable to get ahold of him because my cellphone was not connecting. However, I was able to get ahold of my parents, who called Bryan and told him to get to the hospital ASAP. I am ashamed to admit this now, but I told the doctor that I could not wait, and that Bryan had the rest of his life to see his daughter. Although surprised, she said OK and I got ready to push. I could not see or feel what was going on, but was told that everything was going well. Just before the second push, Bryan came running into the room just in time to see Meagan's head crown. Then, on the third push, he saw her birth and we both heard her soft cries. The NICU team went into action and the next thing I knew, Bryan and I were staring at our beautiful baby girl. Unlike term babies, I did not get to hold or touch her. She was placed in an incubator and rolled to the NICU, where she would spend the next seven weeks.
Within hours of her birth, Meagan was intubated to help her breathe. While I didn't get to see her during this time, the neonatologist said Meagan actually breathed better on her own so he removed the intubation tube. Her lungs were strong -- a good sign!
I could not wait to see Meagan, but unfortunately that would have to wait. My blood pressure skyrocketed right after they took her to the NICU. I was given magnesium sulfate and put on bed rest until my blood pressure returned to normal, which it did not do until two days later.
In those two days, it seemed as though everyone saw Meagan but me. Fortunately, the nurses would not let anyone hold her until I did. Bryan brought two pictures of her for me to see. I cried.
Two days later I was wheeled into the NICU to see Meagan for the second time. I cried out of sheer love and joy -- she was so beautiful and strong.
In the seven weeks to follow, Meagan slept constantly, but remained strong. She continued receiving my breast milk through a feeding tube while I held her (she fell asleep at each feeding). The time came when a speech pathologist said Meagan needed to learn how to feed from a bottle. Little did we know that premature babies are born not knowing how to "suck, swallow and breathe" as term babies are.
The first many times we tried feeding her with a bottle, she would forget to breathe and her oxygen saturation level would start to drop. We know this because the monitor she was hooked up to would start to alarm. It got to the point where we were afraid to feed our own daughter. We started using nipples with smaller holes, and adding Simply Thick -- a gel to make the breast milk thicker and easier to take.
Slowly but surely, Meagan got the hang of feeding from a bottle. We were thrilled to be given the "all clear" to take her home. I don't think Bryan or I slept that first night -- we couldn't stop staring at our tiny but beautiful baby girl in her big crib. A miracle!
I recently was introduced to the March of Dimes' mission to help all babies have the chance at a healthy start in life. I now realize that with their help, Bryan and I were able to watch Meagan grow and thrive while spending her first seven weeks in the NICU, and into the happy and healthy 4-year-old she is today. We are thankful for the March of Dimes and will continue to support their important mission because every baby deserves a healthy start and every family deserves to see their baby grow into a healthy child.
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NEW YORK – Neil Young said Sunday that he couldn't see performing in the area devastated by Superstorm Sandy without doing something to help people who were affected by it.
Young and his longtime backing band, Crazy Horse, will hold a benefit concert for the American Red Cross' storm relief effort Thursday at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. The New Jersey coastline areas were hit hard by the storm in late October.
People in the New York area who suffered damage in the storm have been supporting him for 40 years, he said.
"I couldn't see coming back here and just playing and have it be business as usual," he said. Young is touring in the area, with concerts scheduled for Monday in Brooklyn and Tuesday in Bridgeport, Conn.
Minimum ticket prices for the standing-room show in Atlantic City will be $75 and $150, although Young notes there's no maximum. He hopes to raise several hundred thousand dollars for the Red Cross.
Young said he was invited to join the Dec. 12 benefit at New York's Madison Square Garden that will feature Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, the Who, Kanye West and others, but had other obligations. Besides, there's enough star power there, he said.
"It wasn't going to make much difference whether I was there or not, so I decided to go someplace where I could make a difference," he said.
Young performed at a televised benefit in 2001 following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, memorably covering John Lennon's "Imagine."
Fans can expect a two-hour plus rock show on Thursday with opening band Everest. No special guests are planned, although Young issued an invitation to "anyone who wants to come in and play with us that we know and we know can play."
It's hard to resist wondering whether Young's epic "Like a Hurricane" will make it onto the set list, given the occasion.
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NetWellness is a global, community service providing quality, unbiased health information from our partners. NetWellness is commercial-free and does not accept advertising.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
It's still too early to tell if popular diets that focus on eliminating some essential nutrients while loading up on others will lead to long-term health benefits. Diet plans, such as the Atkins, (low-carbohydrate, high-fat) and Ornish (low-fat, high-carbohydrate) diets, have stirred a debate about the health effects of macronutrient distribution in the diet.
In fact, diets that include extreme ranges of macronutrients (carbohydrate, protein or fat) might not be what the doctor orders to manage weight and diabetes, and improve cardiovascular health.
With the rise of obesity and diabetes, there is concern about whether popular diets are the best prescriptions for optimal health. There's an intense debate about the ideal combination of carbohydrate, protein and fat for effectively managing obesity and its metabolic consequences such as diabetes, and for improving body composition and overall health.
But it's difficult to reach an agreement when there's been a lack of long-term studies to determine the benefits and risks of each diet.
In studies published over the last 20 years, researchers found that while low-carb, fad diets may help shed pounds and lower cardiovascular risks in the short term, longer studies are needed to fully determine if these diets are really effective and safe, and whether they warrant nutritional recommendations from health providers.
The studies examined provided additional, but not yet sufficient, evidence for modification of current nutritional guidelines, which suggest how much fat, protein and carbohydrate a person should consume to lose weight or improve their overall health. Despite a recent flurry of research, many fundamental questions related to dietary macronutrients and their effects on energy balance and metabolism remain unanswered.
Macronutrients (carbohydrate, protein and fat) are nutrients the body needs in large quantities to provide energy for normal functions.
The diets reviewed were either low in carbohydrate or high in monounsaturated fat or the "good fats" generally known to reduce "bad" cholesterol levels in the blood and lower the risks of heart disease and stroke.
While each diet claims to offer a distinct health benefit over another, some may come with associated risks, which might not be worth taking in the long run.
Evidence shows that low-carbohydrate diets lead to weight loss in 12-month studies, but these same studies showed that these diets don't affect everyone's metabolism the same way and there's potential for increased LDL-cholesterol or the "bad" cholesterol.
The medical community traditionally has supported moderately low-fat, high-carb diets for cardiovascular health, but the success of these diets has only recently been tested in well-designed clinical studies.
The unceasing demand by patients and health care providers for effective weight-loss methods has led to the use of a wide number of unproven strategies. A year might seem long for those conducting or participating in a study, but it comprises only a short time in the life of an overweight person. In essence, the long-term benefits remain unknown.
The same can be said for high-monounsaturated fat diets, such as those typical of the Mediterranean region. While these diets may help manage cardiovascular risk, there's a steadfast belief among health practitioners that high-fat diets may cause increased energy intake and weight gain. However, recent studies have shown that high-monounsaturated fat diets are associated with at least as much weight loss as lower-fat diets.
Until more long-term research is conducted, it is recommended that one should stick with the diet recommendations of expert bodies such as the
These are based on clinical expertise and scientific data by groups of leading practitioners.
This article originally appeared in UC Health Line (5/1/08), a service of the NetWellness.org Academic Health Center Public Relations Department and was adapted for use on NetWellness with permission, 2006.
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40th Annual Loyalty Day Parade
The 40th Annual Loyalty Day Parade was held in Standish Saturday, April 30. People from across the area came out to celebrate. Former Michigan Senator and U.S. Congressman Jim Barcia was the parade marshal.
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