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Review: ArMe (2013)
First I´d like to thank Keith Voigt Jr. for contacting me and providing me with a screener.
Daniel Copic (Alexander Suder) is a young handsome Iraq veteran. He has returned from the war and re-entered civilian life. But something is not right. He slowly declines into a descent of loneliness, anger and sadness. ArME is written, edited and directed by Keith Voigt Jr. He´s also involved in all the technical aspects of the making of the flick. The acting is pretty good, Alexander Suder more or less carries ArME on his shoulders and does a good job portraying a veteran plagued by post traumatic stress disorder. The camerawork and editing is good, there are some nice visuals on display especially when the filmmakers captures the chaos within the main character. The soundtrack is very good! The pacing is good and this is correctly labeled as drama/horror combo on IMDB. There´s some gore in the shape of stabwounds and gunshotwounds. There´s T & A and a gratuitous sexscene in the beginning.
This review is based upon a online screener. According to Keith Voigt Jr. the screener version is pretty complete besides some VFX and audio tweaks, and the credits are missing.
ArMe should be out sometime later this year on dvd and blu ray.
Rating: 5 out of 7. I enjoyed this, it´s a little bit uneven but I´ll attribute that to the limited budget available to the filmmakers and it is very possible that it´ll be even better when post-production is finished. I like the fact that it isn´t too predictable even if we understand from the beginning that this ain´t gonna end well.
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Highlights of January 18 "LAW ENFORCEMENT DAY" Meeting
President Allan Cady opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Ron Thompson, and the invocation offered by Wendell Jones. His offer to pay $1 for each Rotarian wearing a Rotary pin at the meeting resulted in $20 being added to club coffers.
Penny Bollinger was visiting from the Rotary Club of Gilbert promoting the 33rd year anniversary of their Trivia Night fundraiser which will be held at the Southeast Regional Library in Gilbert from 6-9 PM on March 2, 2018. CLICK HERE to visit their Facebook page and see more details about the event.
There were many guests in attendance at the meeting: Gerard Brockerhoff (former member of the Tempe Tri-City Rotary Club), Antoinette "Tony" Farmer, Dr. Kristen Klein, Carolyn Jones, Heather Harrison, Gloria Lain, Dave Ames, David Fuller, Bill Mickelson, Ben Armer, John Broome, Hope Fuller and Michelle Blanco.
Brian Goetzenberger introduced Officer David Fuller, who has over 29 years of service with the Prescott Police Department in various positions. Officer Fuller is a founding member of the Alzheimer's Alert Project, which provides training and appropriate response education to law enforcement personnel. He has also helped develop and provide training for active shooter response situations. He serves as the public information officer. Hiring, background checks and training of new officers are under his area of responsibility.
To begin his portion of the program, Officer Fuller showed an array of photos of the 2017 Shop With A Cop event in Prescott and the surrounding communities. It was the 20th anniversary of the annual event. 114 children were hosted by twelve agencies for the stopping spree where each child is allowed to spend $250. Over the 20 years, 1513 children have been served and $328,010 has been spent through the program which is 100% funded by the communities. One positive outcome of the program is tangible. A crime prevention officer in his department was taken shopping when she was eight years old.
Local residents line the streets to see the 20-mile procession with sirens and flashing lights (often controlled by delighted children "so the officers can pay attention to their driving." He showed pictures of the morning briefing where 114 officers donated their time. Santa Claus lands in a helicopter. It is a really popular event and boosts pride in the entire community.
In discussing the Alzheimer's Alert Program, Officer Fuller was quick to point out that Mesa Police Department was one of the first in the state to adopt a program to serve the needs of this growing segment of our population. In developing a program for Prescott, he used a lot of Mesa's material. He received a grant to go to Dallas for training. The class they offer local officers is eight hours long and covers techniques and responses.
They have a bracelet program for those afflicted by Alzheimer's or dementia. The bracelet is paid for by the grant program. Each bracelet has a number engraved on it and it is permanently placed on the individual's wrist so they cannot remove it. He noted that while some victims may not remember the names of their own children, they can be ingenious about working latches on bracelets. If someone is found with one of the bracelets, officers can call dispatch and obtain the identity of the individual. Caregivers can also get bracelets, which would be helpful if they needed emergency help and could not communicate for themselves.
Violence can be a problem with Alzheimer's/dementia patients. Officers are trained to make it personal and ask themselves how they would want someone to talk to their own grandfather or grandmother in a similar situation.
The other subject Officer Fuller discussed was Active Shooter situations. He stressed that preparation is extremely important. In any situation, whether new or familiar, we should assess our surroundings for available exits, hiding places, and observe whether barriers exist that could prevent access to the exits or shelter. After assessing any situation, be prepared with a plan that includes three options for run, hide, or fight. If forced to fight, "fight like you are the third chimp on the ramp to Noah's Ark."
David Fuller is the brother of Donna Goetzenberger. Their father served thirty years in law enforcement in the City of Phoenix. For David, he felt like he went into the family business. In his own department he can easily count at least eight sets of two or more close family members who feel the same way.
Don Boucher introduced the second speaker, Bill Mickelson, retired from government service in 2008 following an impressive career in law enforcement dating back to 1971 when he joined the Minnehaha County South Dakota Sheriff's Office. After serving three years as a deputy sheriff, he was appointed to the South Dakota Highway Patrol, where he rose through the ranks and retired as Assistant to the Superintendent of the department in 2001. In 2001, he was appointed by the South Dakota governor to develop and command a computer crimes unit for the state. In 2004, Mr. Mickelson was asked to serve as an Assistant Attorney General and Special Agent for the Division of Criminal Investigation. His most noted accomplishment in that position was the development, implementation and direction of the award-winning South Dakota 24/7 Sobriety Program. In 2008, he received the Innovations Award for the 24/7 program. In 2009, the National Institute for Behavior and Health recognized Mr. Mickelson's efforts with the 24/7 Sobriety Project by awarding him their prestigious John P McGovern Award.
Mr. Mickelson is the CEO of The Mickelson Group LLC and Chairman of the National 24/7 Advisory Board (a non-profit education group founded to develop best practices and essential elements for successful 24/7 programs.
Mr. Mickelson had a Powerpoint presentation about the 24/7 Sobriety Program. In 2004, statistics for South Dakota showed how alcohol and illegal drugs were stressing the state's prisons. Over 1/3 of prison inmates were felony DUI and almost 1/3 were controlled substance felons. Alcohol was involved in over half of all fatal vehicle accidents. Over 85% of all prisoners had an admitted drug or alcohol problem.
In the 1980's in Bennett County, South Dakota, the 24/7 program had its birth as a hopeful solution to jail overcrowding. Instead of working to stop the crime, it would be easier, lest costly, and more beneficial to stop the drinking/drug use. Old philosophy: "If you don't stop drinking and driving, we'll make you stop driving." New philosophy: "If you don't stop drinking and driving, we'll make you stop drinking."
Over time, the following 24/7 program evolved:
24/7 Sobriety Program Rules:
No possession or consumption of alcohol or illicit drugs
Must take supervised breath tests twice daily or
In hardship cases use remote testing methods that are accurate
May be required to submit to random drug tests (urinalysis or drug patch)
Participant pays for their participation in the program (indegency issues)
Immediate sanctions - if you skip or fail, you go to jail
Does NOT replace treatment requirements
The immediate consequence is what changes behavior. After implemented and success began to be apparent, the program grew. In six months, it went from five to thirty counties. Six months after that it was before the South Dakota state legislature.
Use quickly expanded with judges using it as a bond condition or post sentence/probation for offenses having a nexus to alcohol or drug abuse, and others.
Goals were identified for the program:
Reduce incarceration rates (local and state)
Reduce Alcohol and drug-related injury and fatal crashes
Reduce DUI recidivism rates and crime overall
Save taxpayer dollars by using a participant pay model, develop low price points for testing methodologies so testing is affordable.
Support testing for specialty courts
Keep participant working and providing for families
Set the stage for long-term sobriety and behavior changes with treatment protocols and return of cognitive skills
Test agencies have expenses offset with participation fees
agency participation is voluntary
With implementation, because of the immediate consequence, behaviors did change. With the breath test, they had 99.05 percent pass rate. .45% failed the breath test and .45% did not show for the testing. Millions of taxpayer dollars were saved.
The program is spreading across the US and around the world.
The success of the mandatory drug testing is not as dramatic, but still shows amazing savings and improved recidivism rates.
Results of studies in 2012 show corresponding improvements in public health outcomes. Repeat DUI offenses were reduced, as were domestic violence offenses.
Findings published in Lancet Psychiatry in 2016 indicated that 24/7 Sobriety might have public health benefits beyond individuals directly enrolled in the program. Its implementation was associated with a reduction in all-cause adult mortality, with the largest associations among women.
States wanting to implement the program can benefit from the well-documented positive outcomes by Federal grant funds that are now available as a result of the proven success.
For more information about the 24/7 Sobriety System, CLICK HERE.
Following these two very informative presentations, President Allan Cady presented certifications of appreciation for their service to current and retired law enforcement officers present at the meeting (as seen l-r in photo):
Bill Mickelson, Deputy AG, Special Agent DCI, South Dakota
Don LaBarge, Detective, Phoenix Police Department
Ben Armer, Lieutenant, Maricopa County Sheriff's Department
John Broome, Captain, Washington State Patrol
Tina Thompson, daughter of Manual Farmer III, who lost his life in the line of duty when Tina was a small child
Don Boucher, Detective, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Jim McGown, Lieutenant, Traffic DUI, Mesa Police Department
Michelle Blanco, Detective, Glendale Police Department
David Fuller, Lead Police Officer, Prescott Police Department
Dave Ames, Detective, Phoenix Police Department
In presenting the awards, President Allan pointed out difference between policing and law enforcement: Policing is about crime fighting and upholding the laws, and law enforcement is about working with communities for the betterment of society, which makes the work of these officers very similar to what Rotary stands for - Service above Self and striving to adhere to the four-way test.

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When most people look at the biggest companies in the world, they think that they started the same way they look today. They presume that the investors had a lot of money and so, the companies were set up in one day. However, for Richard Liu Qiangdong, things were totally different. He is the owner of the biggest retail company in China, and his company, according to Forbes Magazine, is valued at more than $12 billion, but he went through many situations that most people may not be aware of. If you look at the successful entrepreneur that he is today, it will be hard to imagine that he once was in a difficult situation.
Sometime in between his education, Richard Liu had to work in his parent's company. It was a transport company that had only a few vehicles. The reason he had to work was because the family was poor. The parents were going through too many struggles and so, they could not pay for basic things such as medication. Being the sharp young man that he was, he knew that he had to work so that he could earn some money to help the family. That is how he found himself in a company that was already struggling. Find More Information Here.
After graduating from University, Richard Liu Qiangdong did not start JD.com right away. Liu Qiangdong says that he had other ideas that he thought would bring in the money that he desperately needs. Because of that, Richard Liu started several companies and worked hard to make them successful. However, he was disappointed too many times with his investments and so, he had to close them. Some of the business sold computer spare parts. The good thing about him is that he kept pressing on with the determination to find a breakthrough one day.
Richard Liu Qiangdong was born in the province of Jiangsu in China. Richard Liu spent most of his time in that time studying. Liu Qiangdong's height of education was when he joined the People's Republic of China. Today, Richard Liu is the owner of a business that has diversified into many fields by partnering with the best companies in the world – JD.com.


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Los Angeles, CA. Rudy Salo, a public and project finance partner at Nixon Peabody LLP, has been appointed co-chair of the influential e4 Mobility Alliance, a Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)–founded coalition of advanced transportation industry, research, education, government and policy leaders. The alliance is devoted to promoting Southern California as the leading destination for electric, autonomous and connected mobility.
Rudy will chair the alliance alongside Eric Mika, who leads government affairs for EVELOZCITY, a Los Angeles–based electric vehicle and mobility services company creating subscription-based mobility for urban needs.
The e4 Mobility Alliance aims to foster growth of the region's globally competitive advanced transportation industry cluster, with the ultimate result of creating well-paying job opportunities and careers for our region's residents.
Rudy is based in Nixon Peabody's Los Angeles office and a member of the firm's Mobility and Autonomous Vehicles Initiative, a cross-practice team studying and advising clients on how changes in mobility will impact real estate, land use and infrastructure finance issues.
He works with lenders, borrowers and underwriters on a broad range of projects financed by tax-exempt and taxable debt, in addition to advising clients on public offerings and direct lending/privately placed debt serving as lender's/bank, bond, disclosure, underwriter's or borrower's counsel. Rudy also has experience advising new mobility companies.
Rudy has significant experience in the funding of transportation projects, including the financing of the SR237 Express Lanes expansion in Silicon Valley, Project Neon in Las Vegas, the New Tappan Zee Bridge, the extension of the SR91 Express Lanes into Riverside County, DART's Orange Line extension to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, the financial restructuring and sale of SR125 in San Diego and the renovation of the City of Denver's Union Station.


In the latest weekly update, the developers show off the new preliminary functions of Camelot Unchained's C.U.B.E. building tool.
This weekend will see backers building up and knocking down structures in a Camelot Unchained Building Destruction test.
A partnership has yielded new Camelot Unchained Discord integration, providing a wealth of chat and in-game voice features.
After a long period of time, the Camelot Unchained combat prototype is well underway according to the latest newsletter from City State Entertainment.
Camelot Unchained has encountered some setbacks recently and as such Beta will be delayed, but they have some good news too!
Camelot Unchained hosts 72 hours of Alpha Testing this weekend to iron out the rubberbanding and client crashes before welcoming Backers.
Camelot Unchained has undergone several graphical and procedural updates, according to their most recent newsletter.
Camelot Unchained entered Alpha on March 4th and have introduced C.U.B.E., their standalone building client for the game. Testing has been a success so far.
Camelot Unchained delays Alpha launch due to crashing bug and database issue. Mark Jacobs, company President, promises compensation for players.
In a recent blog post for Camelot Unchained the developers revealed the Drengr. A warrior type class inspired by viking lore.
Camelot Unchained has its alpha test delayed into 2015!
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Before joining WASD, I served in a variety of teaching and educational leadership roles over the past 12 years, primarily with the Hazleton Area School District. Some of the roles I have held include Middle school Science classroom teacher, Teacher of the gifted for middle school science, Assistant football coach middle school and varsity teams. My academic background includes a Master of Science in General Science, a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, and a Certificate of Advance Graduate Studies in Educational Leadership and Administration.
I believe that great schools are the results of great teachers, so my primary objective will be to ensure that every student is receiving high-quality instruction from every teacher at WASD. In order to do this, I will be providing teachers with feedback on their instruction, access to professional development, and reaching out to parents for support with academic and behavioral concerns to ensure our students are prepared for college and 21st century careers.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve your families in this role! Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions, concerns, or ideas you would like to share.
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Inspired by her own experience as a model for art students, Broadway veteran Ann Morrison discovers a deeper look at her mother, an artist and true Renaissance woman, through the personalities around an art easel: the model, the student artist, the critic and the art itself and leads her audience through a poetic, lyrical dance. 2012 United Solo Best Actress Award. Director: Blake Walton. Choreography Consultant: Deb McWaters. Company Manager: David Coyle. Photo by Deidre Reigel. Recommended for: all audiences. Links: artist, video, facebook.


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Unlike traditional saunas, a mild steam bath is particularly beneficial for the body because the hot steam is saturated with herbs and essential oils. The moist heat stimulates secretory function of the skin by stimulating the excretion of harmful waste products and toxins. The steam penetrates deep into the skin and moisturizes it which positively improves its appearance.
Systematically utilized treatments in the spa bath will strengthen the immune system, improve physical fitness, blood circulation and metabolism, cleanse and refresh the skin and finally detoxify the body. It helps with respiratory diseases and rheumatic ailments. They are also an indispensable means to improve the well-being of our clients.
SPA treatments in the steam and mud bath combines the application of mud, algae and body masks rich with color and aromatherapy. The pleasant warmth of the room allows the active ingredients and substances to act intensively. The intense and fragrant herbal smoky vapors as well as the colored lights provide total relaxation and comfort. The mud bath is finished with a warm shower.


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Canadian execs have yet to define green strategy
Two recent surveys have revealed that while environmental issues have been taking centre stage in the public eye lately, most Canadian business leaders have yet to clearly define a green energy strategy.
While eighty-eight per cent of Canadian C-level corporate officers do keep abreast with climate change and global warming issues, about 62 per cent of the Canadian firms surveyed do not have a plan for conserving energy and reducing its environmental footprint, a study by research firm Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates found.
The survey polled 420 senior executives in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and China. The cross-industry survey, conducted from March 19 to April 20, was commissioned by public relations firm Hill and Knowlton of Toronto.
The executives questioned over the phone or in face-to-face interviews are decision makers involved in IT purchases for companies with revenues of $100 million or more.
The survey revealed 86 per cent of respondents in China, 82 per cent in the U.K. and 77 per cent in the U.S. are "closely following the issue of global warming."
More than half the executives said they believe greenhouse gases contribute to global warming. About 55 per cent said environmentally friendly technologies can help reduce harmful emissions.
But 77 per cent in China, 67 per cent in the U.S. and 51 per cent in the U.K., said their companies do not have an energy strategy.
Only 35 per cent of the executives polled said their company has a specific person designated to handle energy and environmental issues.
Respondents in the U.K (80 per cent), Canada (84 per cent), China (87 per cent), and the U.S. (66 per cent) agree there is an emerging need for the post of a chief energy officer (CEnO) – a person who could implement environmentally friend business strategies.
One Canadian IT industry analyst says executive inaction is possibly due to a perceived lack of compelling reasons to initiate any green strategy.
"There appears to be a feeling among corporate executives that the threat of global warming and climate change is not real," according to David Senf, manager of software research at Toronto-based analyst firm IDC Canada Inc.
He says companies are probably held back by the perception that the cost of implementing sustainable strategies outweighs the benefits.
In a recent survey of 200 Canadian IT and business managers, IDC found a significant number of executives "still have their heads in the sand" on the issue of global warming.
When asked if they agreed global warming and climate change is real and affecting the planet, about 40 per cent answered they "strongly agreed" and 30 per cent said they "agreed".
Another 16 per cent were spread in categories between the two answers, but Senf notes that 14 per cent didn't believe global warming and climate change were real issues, or had an affect on the planet.
Asked when they thought environmental changes would negatively affect their businesses:
– 27 per cent said 10 or more years from now;
– 17 per cent, six to10 years;
– 24 per cent, three to five years;
– Eight per cent, one to two years;
– Five per cent, 12 months; and
– 19 per cent, "never"
"Canadian organizations don't feel this is an immediate issue they should deal with," says Senf.
The IDC Canada survey findings on corporate inaction, mirror those of the Penn, Schoen and Berland poll. Senf said 33 per cent of respondents to the IDC poll indicated their company was "not at all involved" in any program to reduce global warming and climate change.
About 28 per cent said they were "slightly involved"; four per cent answered "extremely involved"; and nine per cent were "significantly involved".
The respondents, however, revealed some corporate conscience as 31 per cent conceded their companies "should be extremely involved" in developing green initiatives.
Environmental concerns, apparently do not figure highly in deliberations concerning IT expenditures.
IDC found 24 per cent of Canadian firms believe environmental issues are "not important" to their IT purchases; 26 six per cent said they are "slightly important;" 27 per cent "important;" 18 per cent, "significantly important;" and five per cent, "extremely important."
Senf says it's possible that companies view IT purchases as just one of the many factors affecting the environment.
He says at least 60 per cent of the respondents were involved in recycling electronic components, 65 per cent power saving PCs and computer screens, 49 per cent encouraged employees keep equipment on "sleep mode" when not in use, 47 per cent chose low energy consuming servers and back end equipment, and 39 per cent offered work-from-home options.
"The numbers reveal most energy-related initiatives are PC-centered. It seems the messages from server vendors are missing their mark half the time," says Senf.
By their numbers alone, corporate PCs consume a massive amount of power, but companies can also reduce energy consumption by purchasing more efficient servers and data centre hardware, according to another observer.
"Top level executives are beginning to realize the need for an energy strategy because it's hitting them in the pocket," says Nauman Haque, analyst, Info-Tech Research Group Inc., London, Ont. "Companies are now spending three times as much they did three years ago in powering and cooling data centres."
Haque said there is an increasing need for data centres that run cooler and require less power.
Waste and cost reduction as well as "customer goodwill" towards environmentally conscious corporations will drive interest in green initiatives, says Haque.
Despite the numbers, Senf says the IDC survey revealed a positive angle.
Corporate executives appear to have no shortage of ideas for launching a green project. When asked how their companies can contribute to reducing its impact on the environment, respondents offered suggestions such as: using flat screen monitors, employing recycling programs, deploying lighting controls, implementing server consolidation and even trading in "green credits" similar to the emission credits of the Kyoto Accord.
"Perhaps all we need now is to convert understanding into action," Senf says.
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Today marks day one of the 2016 Olympics in Rio. On most Jamaicans mind will be the track and field events, so here's the official schedule for the Rio 2016 track and field events.
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TOWARD A GENERAL PARADIGM SHIFT?
It seems that this period is indeed critical for Cyprus in relation to several vital issues. This short article will address only four; the Cyprus question, the economy, the security challenge and the broader national value system.
For more than three decades the prevailing perspective was that the Cyprus problem would be resolved within the framework of a bizonal bicommunal federation. This has not been possible over different protracted rounds of negotiations despite the strong support of the international community. Such a solution seems to have also defied the positive circumstances created by the current leaders of the two communities, President Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat in whose long standing comradeship so much has been invested. According to the polls Mehmet Ali Talat will not win in the forthcoming elections of April 18 in the "TRNC". Be that as it may, the fact that there has not been a solution on the basis of bizonal bicommunal federation should provide the opportunity for a broader reassessment. Yes, a solution advancing integration could bring many changes and above all a new era. On the other hand, solutions based on consociational and ethnonationalist pillars – as in the case of the solution being sought – are more often than not associated with tensions and frictions and are rarely viable. The record of Cyprus is such that nobody can support the view that such a model will be successful. Indeed, a Cyprus solution along the basis of the Bosnian model would create more problems than it will solve.
In actual fact, the substantive decision to be made is whether we move into a federal integrationalist model or a two state solution. There is good reason to believe that if Turkey recognizes the right of the Republic of Cyprus to exist, withdraws its occupation troops and resolves the issue of the settlers a federal integrationalist model may have good chances of being sustained.
Second – the economy. For years many Cypriots thought that in one way or another the Cyprus economy was strong enough to sustain domestic as well as international shocks. But the reality is that the model which led to what has been described as "the economic miracle" of the 80s and 90s has long expired and is now out of context. And irrespective of the international economic crisis the economic fundamentals of Cyprus are problematic –its oversized broad public sector, structural problems in the labour market such as a mismatch between supply and demand, low productivity and low competitiveness in several sectors including tourism, strong unions in the privileged sectors often with unrealistic expectations.
These problems will not go away, and certainly not through short term measures to combat the growing economic crisis. Drastic reform is necessary. The question that is raised is to what extent pragmatism will overcome ideology and sustained practices. The positive element is that these issues have been raised and are being discussed. And there is a general consensus that Cyprus must act in a way to avoid the fate of Greece. Nevertheless, so far there has been no fundamental move which will create a new engine of growth and, indeed, a new paradigm. In this regard the potential for advancing Cyprus as a regional academic centre so far remains very much underutilized.
Third, for years the objective of a demilitarized non aligned Cyprus has been treated as a sacred cow. This idea has been sustained in the presence of 40.000 Turkish troops of occupation, the British Bases and a relatively small Cypriot National Guard, of about 10.000. But how can a demilitarised non aligned Cyprus be possible even after a solution? Cyprus is located in the heart of the Eastern Mediterranean – a region of high geostrategic and geoeconomic significance. Inevitably Cyprus must place itself as a member of a relevant defence organization. The old system of guarantor powers – Greece, Turkey and Britain – did not provide security to the island. On the contrary there is little doubt that this system was part of the broader problem. Following the 1974 disaster there was an anti-western outcry which to the present has prevented even Cyprus as a EU member state from addressing serious options. To be more specific Greek Cypriots blamed NATO for the disaster and also felt bitter that the West in essence tolerated the Turkish invasion and occupation of the northern part of Cyprus. Although perspectives have not changed much about what really happened in 1974, with the accession negotiation process as well as with the eventual accession to the EU and subsequently with the adoption of the euro, a great deal has changed in relation to perspectives about the future. There is little doubt that the silent majority would like to see Cyprus as a member of a security organization of the West. Likewise most Greek Cypriots eventually feel that the objective of an integrated Cyprus may be achieved in the framework of the EU and western institutions. And a notable number of Turkish Cypriots would be prepared to go along with such adjustments.
This brings us to the fourth issue. For years Cyprus politics entailed several myths which were considered also as fundamental pillars of the system. One could say that all countries have their narrative which inevitably contains some myths. In the case of Cyprus not only the concept of the narrative is not understood but several existing myths and practices have proved very costly. It is therefore essential to address the Cyprus question, the economy and the security challenges "outside the box" – leaving behind or at least modifying established wisdom and positions. On several issues the public may be ahead from politicians. It is time to abandon outdated and inapplicable models.
The time has come for Cyprus to truly move forward. This would be the triumph of politics.


Decapitated: Jack Fields—Wharton County, and Charles Myers— Tarrant County were both completely decapitated and Clemente Apolinar—Bexar County was almost decapitated.
Had to be hanged twice: Joseph Brewster—El Paso and Jack Williams—Wharton County, and Jack Post of Young County had to be hanged twice at their executions.
Famous Hanging: Joshua Bowen—Gonzales County was the brother-in-law of John Wesley Hardin and declared up to his death that the witness identified him wrong, and that it was John Wesley Hardin who committed the murder.
Mass Hanging: In 1917, thirteen African American soldiers from the 24th Infantry Division were hanged in Bexar County for murder and mutiny, when they took part in the Houston riot on August 23, 1917.
The racial disparity of those executed in Texas is also of note when you consider 280 of those executed out of the 467, or 60% were African American, during a time when African Americans made up only about 22% of the population in all of Texas.
Thoroughly researched by West Gilbreath, a career law enforcement officer, this book is a must for any Texas history buff, as well as school and public libraries.


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'Wonder Woman' buries 'The Mummy' at box office
In this image released by Universal Pictures, Sofia Boutella appears in a scene from, "The Mummy."
This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot in a scene from "Wonder Woman." "Wonder Woman" wrapped up Tom Cruise's "The Mummy" at the weekend box office, pulling in an estimated $57.2 million in North American theaters.
By Jake Coyle | |
PUBLISHED: June 11, 2017 at 2:50 p.m. | UPDATED: August 28, 2017 at 1:19 a.m.
NEW YORK >> Tom Cruise was no match for Wonder Woman.
Warner Bros.' "Wonder Woman" wrapped up Cruise's "The Mummy" at the weekend box office, pulling in an estimated $57.2 million in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. Universal's "The Mummy" looked its age, selling a relatively feeble $32.2 million in tickets in its debut weekend.
That couldn't compete with "Wonder Woman" in its second weekend. The Gal Gadot superhero film, directed by Patty Jenkins, has quickly earned $205 million domestically in two weeks.
The poor North American opening for "The Mummy," which cost an estimated $125 million to produce, meant a weak start for Universal's ballyhooed "Dark Universe."
"The Mummy" is intended to launch a new, Marvel-style connected franchise that resurrects many of the famous monster characters — including Frankenstein, Dracula and The Invisible Man —from the studio's vaults.
Universal could still point to strong ticket sales overseas, where "The Mummy" grossed $141.8 million in 63 territories, including $52.2 million in China. According to Universal, it's the biggest worldwide opening for Cruise, whose star power shines brightest internationally where audiences have been more forgiving of the actor's baggage.
But critics slammed the film, directed by Alex Kurtzman; it has a dismal 17 percent "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences agreed, giving "The Mummy" a B-minus CinemaScore.
Universal distribution executives trumpeted the film's international performance while acknowledging the North American gross left something to be desired. But should there be any doubt, it's still full-steam ahead for the Dark Universe. Johnny Depp is already signed up to play the Invisible Man, as is Javier Bardem to play Frankenstein's Monster. "Beauty and the Beast" director Bill Condon is set to helm "Bride of Frankenstein."
Duncan Clark, president of international distribution for Universal, played down the connective tissue between "The Mummy" and future Dark Universe releases.
"The array of titles available for us and the talent we have coming on board for the ones coming up, they all have to operate as an individual title," said Clark. "We're looking forward to Bill Condon's movie. We're looking forward to any number of the ones in the group. I don't think one can look at any one film that has an influence on the ten that we could possibly do."
Universal has grown enormous franchises from humble beginnings before, most notably with the now dominant and never-ending "Fast and the Furious" movies. The success of "Wonder Woman" — now with $435 million globally — also points to a studio (Warner Bros.) pivoting after a poor response to previous DC Comics releases ("Suicide Squad," ''Batman v. Superman").
Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore, said "The Mummy" opening showed the challenge of launching a franchise with North American audiences, who are more deterred by bad reviews.
"But the Dark Universe has to start somewhere," said Dergarabedian. "It's worth pursuing because the creative possibilities are endless. Lessons are learned from every movie. I don't think this debut in North America should deter them from moving forward."
Writer-director Trey Edward Shults' "It Comes at Night" aimed for more discerning horror fans. His thriller, one of the widest openings yet for "Moonlight" distributor A24, sold a modest $6 million in tickets. That was less than most analysts expected for the well-reviewed film, starring Joel Edgerton. But "It Comes at Night" also only cost $5 million to make.
The box-office reign of "Wonder Woman" is all but certain to end next weekend when Pixar's "Cars 3" opens.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers also are included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. "Wonder Woman," $57.2 million ($58.1 million international).
2. "The Mummy," $32.2 million ($141.8 million international).
3. "Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie," $12.3 million.
4. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tells," $10.7 million.
5. "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2," $6.2 million.
6. "It Comes at Night," $6 million.
7. "Baywatch," $4.6 million.
8. "Megan Leavey," $3.8 million.
9. "Alien: Covenant," $1.8 million.
10. "Everything, Everything," $1.6 million.
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Home Breaking News MSNBC Blames Boston Bombing on "Deeply Racist" Alex Jones
MSNBC Blames Boston Bombing on "Deeply Racist" Alex Jones
Aug 14, 2013: 11:16 pm
Claims Tsarnaev brothers inspired by talk show host, who is "getting paid to be racist"
MSNBC engaged in one of the most egregious and defamatory hit pieces in its entire history earlier today when Lean Forward host Alex Wagner and guests all but blamed Alex Jones for the Boston bombings, claiming with no evidence that the Tsarnaev brothers were inspired to carry out the attack by the "deeply racist" Jones and his website.
"Alex Jones may sound crazy, but he has 300 million people that have watched him on YouTube," said Wagner, characterizing Jones as "deeply racist," despite the fact that Jones has preached a message of peaceful, non-violent inclusiveness for the best part of two decades.
"These folks are getting paid to be racist," remarked former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele, as MSNBC showed a screenshot of Infowars.com. Steele went on to claim that only a "small percentage" of people read Infowars despite the fact that it gets more web traffic than MSNBC.com.
Neither Steele or Wagner presented a single example of Alex Jones being "racist," a shred of evidence that he was "getting paid to be racist," nor was any proof offered that the Tsarnaev brothers were fans of Infowars.com.
On the contrary, Alex Jones and Infowars are renowned for communicating a message of racial harmony, stemming back from the 90′s whenAlex Jones protested against and bullhorned the Ku Klux Klan.
Wagner also tried to legitimize convoluted logic that terrorist atrocities are caused by distrust in the establishment, and therefore people like Alex Jones who build an audience based off that premise are somehow to blame for terrorist attacks.
In reality, distrust in mainstream media and government is shared by a huge majority of patriotic, peaceful Americans. Recent polls show that a whopping 77% of US citizens distrust television news and 73% distrust the federal government.
Perhaps MSNBC should take a look at their own biased, defamatory, inaccurate and offensive content if they are interested in figuring out why the network's viewing figures recently plunged to a 6 year low.
The clip above represents the very definition of criminal defamation with malice of forethought and intent to do harm. Alex Jones is ordering MNSBC publicly to cease and desist and will also make this clear via registered mail. Jones is also demanding that he be allowed to appear on the show in question and defend himself.
Statement from Alex Jones
"No one should feel safe in this climate. The establishment media can put out whatever lie they want and the Republican Party, represented on Wagner's show by Michael Steele, will just agree with it because it shows the establishment itself is threatened by the awakening that is happening. They've identified Infowars.com and the journalistic system we're building as a major threat. That's what the MSNBC segment is, a premeditated attack. So anyone who supports freedom of the press needs to get behind Infowars.com and all the other alternative media that is under attack, like investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald and whistleblower Edward Snowden, and so many others. This is exactly how countries fall to authoritarianism, because if they can intimidate us, shut us down and defame us, they can defame anybody. If you care about freedom, remember this quote from German pastor Martin Niemöller, who resisted the Nazis:
First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.
Then they came for the socialists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Catholic.
Then they came for me,
and there was no one left to speak for me."
This meets the precise definition of willful, conscious defamation with malice of forethought with intent to do harm. I have sued people before for defamation successfully. I don't like to do this, but clearly, if I don't respond to this they will make up even more outrageous stuff… will I be a child molester tomorrow? Will they say I'm the bomber? They're already saying I made people bomb stuff and I'm deeply racist without showing a shred of proof. This is outrageous authoritarianism. So, I am putting them on notice. I want massive retractions right now. This is your tort warning. You are now on notice. Do you guys think you're invincible because you have the White House behind you? Richard Nixon thought he was invincible, too. The American people are going to stand up against this intimidation against the press."
This is by no means the first time that the establishment media has attempted to use the two accused brothers' political beliefs as a demonization tool.
Back in June, Bloomberg News released a hit piece which insinuated that Alex Jones and his website were responsible for motivating the bombers and had exploited the attacks in order to make money from gold sales.
Noting that a friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and others "obsessed by the violence" turn to Jones for answers, the article quotes the Southern Poverty Law Center's Mark Potok, also a guest on the MSNBC segment, who says Jones, "Does not build bombs, he builds bombers," a flagrant attempt to smear the radio host as an inspiration for terrorists despite his widely publicized message of peace and non-violence.
The article also overlooked the fact that the Southern Poverty Law Center itself has proven to be a wellspring for domestic terrorists, including would-be mass shooter Floyd Corkins, who told the FBI that he targeted the the Family Research Council's Washington D.C. headquarters in August 2012 after reading that the group had been labeled "anti-gay" on the SPLC website.
While MSNBC and Bloomberg have obviously gone to considerable lengths to demonize perfectly legitimate political beliefs by insinuating they inspired Tamerlan Tsarnaev's attack, they failed completely to address fundamental questions about the Boston Bombing and its aftermath that remain unanswered, such as why the FBI violently gunned down witness Ibragim Todashev during questioning.
Eyewitnesses to the shootout between the alleged Boston bombers and police also asserted that it was the police who ran over Tamerlan Tsarnaev and not his brother, as cops initially claimed. According to Tamerlan Tsarnaev's aunt, footage of a naked uninjured man being arrested was Tamerlan Tsarnaev, which if true means he was later murdered by authorities.
The fact that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was unarmed before he was caught also debunks initial claims by authorities that he had engaged in a "shootout" with cops while hiding in a boat.
According to authorities, Dzhokhar sustained a throat injury during the incident which left him unable to talk. However, photos which later emerged that were taken during Dzhokhar's capture show no injuries to his throat.
In pointing the finger at Alex Jones or distrust in government as being the driving force behind domestic terrorism, both MSNBC and Bloomberg have also conveniently sidestepped the fact that virtually every major domestic terror plot in recent years was "facilitated by the F.B.I.," according to the New York Times.
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Maden's promising first novel, an engrossing techno thriller, introduces Troy Pearce and his team of geniuses at Pearce Systems, who deploy unmanned drones across land, sea, and air against a long list of enemies of the United States. Among the many victims of a brutal massacre in El Paso, Tex., perpetrated by two members of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel, the Castillo Syndicate, is Ryan Martinez, the son of the American president, Margaret Myers. When Mexico's government is unable to bring the cartel to justice, Myers recruits Troy and company to not only finish off the Castillos but eliminate the illegal drug trade between the two countries once and for all. That other nations besides Mexico are involved in a much larger plot against the U.S. complicates Troy's mission. Maden, a co-creator of the Web TV series Pink, loads the novel with too many subplots, but provides plenty of great drone details. Readers will eagerly await Troy's further adventures. Author tour. Agent: David Hale Smith, Inkwell Management. (Nov.)
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How many professional ballplayers are from British Columbia? I don't know. Can't be very many, I imagine. But somehow three of them have converged into a bizzarro vortex this December: Michael Saunders, Jason Bay and Tyson Gillies.
These three guys that we've all been spilling pixels over -- they're all from British Columbia. I don't particularly care, it's just freaky-weird.
Saunders: I gar-ron-TEE that I was one of the first to tout the potential of young Mr. Saunders here or DOV or whatever it was at the time. And I do remember one of the first things I said: left-handed (and Canadian) Cammy. And I have also always said: learning curve.
I keep going back to his Canadian Olympic Team bio: "A solid hockey player when he was a child -- he was recruited by the Seattle Thunderbirds at one point -- Saunders has also dunked a basketball in high school and was also a notable lacrosse and soccer player as a youth. He gave up all of those sports to play baseball."
He raced up the minor league ladder much faster than I thought he would, and maybe Z thinks that, too. Athlete he is; baseball player he is not quite. Full time player in 2010 is a lot to ask, and more than I would ask. But, for sure, a left-handed Cammy is a star at Safeco, and there is potential for more than that.
Gillies: If you can apply "position scarcity" to defense, can't you apply it to offense too? If you view "genuine top-of-the-order hitter with high-OBP skills and game-disrupting speed" as a class of player, and if you view Tyson Gillies and likely to be one of that class, then, sure, I can see how you value him higher than a "generic" leftfielder prospect.
Gillies is genuinely fast and has gotten on base at a .400 clip so far in the minors. If you think that will translate eventually into a game-changing leadoff guy, then he's a very valuable player. I don't know if Z was being cagey or not, but I can see an org like the Phillies seeking out Gillies.
Bay: Here's the thing. They can stay as currently configured, except adding a 1B/DH type, and Ken Griffey Jr. is your opening-day DH and Milton Bradley is your opening-day LF, and nobody is "handing" a major-league job to Saunders or Tui. They are bench guys, role players, or in AAA. Even though you know MB won't be your LF very often, on your "depth chart" to the world, Griffey and MB are "starters" -- your lead guys. The fact that they won't either of them play full time gives you lots of opportunities to mix-and-match. Both Saunders and Tui need this; and I expect that both of them might go up-and-back to Tacoma before it's all over: in which case you might be mixing in Langerhans or Hall.
Bay stomps that out, but adding a cheaper (in terms of $ and years) 1B (Branyan or whomever) does not. If Luke Scott can actually play first, then maybe that's the best option of all.
Again, that doesn't make me anti-Bay. It makes me against the loss of flexibility that winning Bay in a bidding war will create. If Bay wants to come to Seattle without the bidding war and structure things in a way that preserves flexibility, then I'm all for it. I definitely want some guys with SLG numbers starting with ".5"
Another sign that Z is not locking into youth. Switch-hitting C Josh Bard signed to minor-league deal with ST invite. Bard had two very interesting offensive seasons for the Padres in 2006 and 2007, but has been a non-factor on offense in 08 and 09. Very good eye ratio all along.
Z sez: "We have two catchers, one who's experienced in Johnson and one, Moore, who's unproven, although we like him a lot," Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said. "We thought it was important to shore up our catching scenario and see what happens.
"We had an opportunity to sign two guys [in Alfonzo and Bard] to create opportunities. Bard has been around, there have been spurts where he's been a pretty good offensive player and he should be a really good mentor as far as handling a staff. You always have a need for an extra guy you can bring up from Triple-A because you never know what can happen with injuries, and we saw that last year with [former Seattle catcher] Kenji [Johjima] and Rob."
As someone who travels a lot for work, I would love to make millions of dollars per year and be home 1/2 the season. The tug of war will be between Bay's fixation on earning "what he's worth" and Mrs. Bay's desire to see her husband at home a lot more often.
Also from Victoria BC...and had the Mariners signed Rich Harden, it's entirely possible that the whole Cliff Lee deal never gets properly started.
You're right though - pretty weird, considering the only other baseball player of note that I can think of off the top of my head from around these parts would be Larry Walker. Oh, and the relief pitcher, believe his first name was Jeff, Zimmerman (although obviously not in the same category as a Walker, Harden or even Bay).
I believe the Twins have a pretty good player from BC.
Reportedly 4 yrs/$66M with easy-vesting option for 5th yr at $14M. So, probably, 5/$80M.
Well, thats another bad contract for the Mets.
Honestly, it was best that we didn't touch Jason Bay. Maybe we can bring him in for our bench or as a platoon DH once that contract is up.


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Lymphoma in cats, as in dogs, is classified based on the anatomic area that seems most prominently affected by the tumor. In dogs, the most common lymphoma form is the multicentric form, where all the peripheral lymph nodes of the body seem to enlarge at once. While this can certainly occur in cats, the most common feline form of lymphoma is currently intestinal. This was not always the case. Years ago, prior to the widespread use of the feline leukemia vaccine, the mediastinal form (a tumor in the chest cavity) was the predominant lymphoma form and the leading cause of lymphoma was the feline leukemia virus. Now that the virus has become less common, thanks to more cats living indoors, effective vaccination, and readily available testing procedures, causes of lymphoma are more obscure. Cigarette smoke in the home has been found to double a cat's risk though genetic issues; environmental chemicals and unknown factors remain under consideration. Lymphoma can occur anywhere in the body where there is lymph tissue.
A sick cat undergoes a battery of diagnostic tests and somewhere in the course of the work-up cells are discovered, either in biopsy, aspirate, or even circulating in the blood that tell us that the cat has lymphoma. Now what?
Theoretically, yes, but practically speaking, no. It is best to focus on a realistic outcome, which is the longest possible survival with good quality life. Different treatment protocols are associated with different disease-free intervals. See below for more details.
Lymphoma is a rapidly growing malignancy that is able to go and grow anywhere where there is lymph tissue, which is virtually every organ in the body. Eventually, the cancer will infiltrate an organ to such an extent that it fails (often this is the bone marrow or the liver). The patient loses his/her appetite, vomits or gets diarrhea, weakens, and dies. At some point the tumor becomes resistant to therapy and no further remissions can be obtained.
The word chemotherapy conjures images of the bald Elizabeth Perkins from The Doctor or the bald and vomiting Campbell Scott in Dying Young. It is unfortunate that many pets (and probably people, too) do not receive chemotherapy based upon these unpleasant images that do not truly represent the current state of treatment response. Chemotherapy simply means therapy using medication (as opposed to therapy using surgery or radiation). We hope that you will open your mind to what decades of research and clinical experience tells us about chemotherapy rather than listening to what Hollywood has to say on the subject. The following are common questions pet owners commonly have regarding chemotherapy for their cat.
It is never wrong to see a specialist. Lymphoma is such a common malignancy in humans that there are always new drugs, new protocols and experimental therapy that your regular veterinarian may not be familiar with. Seeing a specialist may be the best way to present you with all of your options. If you are interested in this, ask your veterinarian for a referral.
Will chemotherapy make my cat sick?
Probably not. Nausea and infection are possibilities but most cats do not experience any such complications. Only 7% of patients require hospitalization due to side effects of chemotherapy. The bottom line here is to know that animals rarely get sick from chemotherapy but that you should know what to do in case of a problem (see later).
Will chemotherapy make my cat lose his hair or go bald?
While whiskers are commonly lost, substantial hair loss is not experienced by animals on chemotherapy for cancer.
How will I know when we have achieved remission?
A patient in remission is indistinguishable from a completely cancer-free patient. The lymph nodes will go down to normal size and if there were any signs of illness related to the cancer, these should resolve. There is approximately a 75% chance of achieving remission regardless of protocol selected.
How will I know when we have lost remission?
How long will my cat have quality life on chemotherapy?
This depends on what protocol you choose and there are many. There are also many factors that influence how an individual will do relative to the "average" response. Important parameters to note when reviewing a protocol are: 1) the disease-free interval (i.e., how long the patient is free from illness; 2) survival time; 3) typical duration of remission; 4) expense; 5) and scheduling.
We will center on intestinal lymphoma as it is currently the most common.
Intestinal lymphoma is now the most common form of lymphoma in cats. The average patient is an elderly cat with a history of vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, appetite loss or any combination thereof. Patients are generally older cats (median ages ranging from 9 to 13 years depending on the study) with a tendency for male cats to be more predisposed to development of the condition than female cats.
An actual mass may develop with intestinal lymphoma or the tumor may be more infiltrative. An actual mass can potentially cause obstruction in the intestine and lead to a crisis that must be promptly resolved surgically.
Diagnosis of intestinal lymphoma is best made by biopsy and if a mass is present, it can be surgically removed at the time biopsies are taken. Alternatively, the mass can be aspirated (cells removed via syringe) and the cells analyzed in the lab. This may not be as definitive as biopsy but is often adequate; surgery, of course, enables the removal of the growth (if there is one) and relieves the obstruction.
It is important to understand that no matter how localized the tumor appears to be, simply removing the mass is not going to be curative; some kind of chemotherapy is necessary for best chance at long-term survival.
The more infiltrative forms of intestinal lymphoma do not create actual growths; instead the intestine may only be abnormal under the microscope. It is very difficult to distinguish inflammatory bowel disease from lymphoma without a full-thickness biopsy (a full-thickness piece of intestine) obtained via exploratory surgery. A less invasive method of obtaining a sample is via endoscopy, usually adequate for diagnosis but full thickness biopsy samples cannot be obtained this way.
Cats with intestinal lymphoma treated with prednisone alone have a life expectancy of 45 to 60 days. Other protocols using multiple drugs yield much better results (see below for details).
Lymphoma is graded by the pathologist reading the tissue sample as either high-grade, low-grade, or intermediate-grade. The grade refers to how rapidly the cells appear to be dividing and how malignant they appear with high grade being the most malignant. The grade of lymphoma bears on its response to chemotherapy (see below). It is not possible to determine lymphoma grade from a tissue aspirate; an actual piece of tissue must be submitted for biopsy. As a general rule with lymphoma, higher grades tend to be more responsive to chemotherapy drugs. With feline intestinal lymphoma, however, it is the low-grade cases that are capable of fairly long remissions.
As with dogs, chemotherapy protocols are associated with minimal side effects. Many protocols have been described for the feline lymphoma patient.
In one study 7 cats were treated with the COP protocol (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone). Of these 7 cats, 6 achieved remission with a median duration of remission lasted 19 weeks. The grade of intestinal lymphoma was not considered.
In a study from the Netherlands (Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine Mar/April 2002), 61 cats with lymphoma were treated with the COP protocol. Of these cats, 75% achieved remission with 51% still disease-free after 1 year and 38% disease-free after 2 years. Median survival time for the group was 266 days. Complete remission was necessary for long term survival; cats with partial remission were unlikely to survive one year. Siamese cats had a more favorable response than cats of other breeds.
In one study, 14 cats were treated with cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and methotrexate. Median survival time was 12 weeks. The grade of the intestinal lymphoma was not considered.
In another study, 132 cats with lymphoma were treated with COP plus doxorubicin, L-asparaginase, and methotrexate (the "CHOP-like" protocol). Of this group 125 cats had intestinal lymphoma. Out of the total 132 cats, 67% achieved remission with a 21-week disease-free interval. Another study using the same protocol on 21 cats with intestinal lymphoma, only 38% achieved remission but these cats had disease-free interval of 40 weeks.
In another study, 25 cats with intestinal lymphoma, 25 of which had high-grade lymphoma, were treated with COP. Those who achieved complete remission had a 30-week disease-free interval. The overall median survival when all 25 cats were considered was only 7 weeks.
As for low-grade intestinal lymphoma, a study of 50 cats included 36 treated with prednisone and chlorambucil. Here, 69% achieved complete remission for a median duration of 20.5 months.
The typical canine lymphoma patient is a middle-aged dog who goes to the veterinarian because one or more lumps have been found. The veterinarian rapidly determines that all of the peripheral lymph nodes (those near the skin surface) are enlarged and firm. Usually the dog has not been showing any signs of illness.
We have confirmed lymphoma and we know the average life expectancy for a patient with untreated lymphoma is about 2 months from the time of diagnosis. If this is your dog's situation, you probably need some time to absorb the cancer diagnosis. You have many general questions and you know that a decision regarding chemotherapy must be made.
We will attempt to cover commonly asked questions owners have at this point.
We do not know how dogs (or people for that matter) get cancer most of the time. There are many types of cancer and many possible causes of cancer (chemicals in our environment, especially cigarette smoke, sun exposure, assorted viruses and infections). There are important genetic factors as well. Cancer starts with one or a small group of cells that have gone wrong. It appears that such cells arise in our bodies all the time and we have an assortment of natural mechanisms to destroy these cells before they get out of hand. Sometimes these cancer cells escape our natural mechanisms and cancer develops.
It is important to realize that cancer is not contagious and that, as a pet owner, you should not feel that you somehow caused this or brought it on your pet. Many people feel a need to find blame and latch onto the idea that a household cleaner or pesticide was the cause. This is a natural part of grieving but it is important not to focus on cause unduly. Cause is not relevant to treatment; furthermore, there is no way to verify cause. It is best to concentrate on treatment. At this time, there is no way to know what caused lymphoma development in a given patient.
Theoretically, yes, but practically speaking, no. It is best to focus on a realistic outcome that is the longest possible survival with a good quality of life. Different treatment protocols are associated with different disease-free intervals. See below for more details.
Basic blood work and a urinalysis will be needed to assess the patient's ability to take the medications needed to achieve remission.
If a biopsy has not been performed, it may be a good idea to have one done so as to gain the maximum information about the tumor (whether it is slow or fast growing, what type of lymphocytes are involved, etc.) as this information can help predict the response to chemotherapy. Specific staining of the sample, either aspirate or biopsy, is needed to distinguish the type of lymphocyte involved in the tumor. T-cell lymphoma, for example, is less responsive to medication than B-cell lymphoma. Luckily, B-cell lymphoma accounts for 75% of canine lymphoma.
Other tests that may be recommended include a bone marrow aspirate and/or a spleen or liver aspirate. These tests are needed to stage the disease. Lymphoma is classified by stage.
In cases of lymphoma that are not as straightforward as the classical multicentric lymphoma described below, staging may be more important. Staging used to be done regularly after the initial diagnosis of lymphoma but it has since been found that stage of disease does not impact the response to chemotherapy (i.e., it is not true that a stage II will have a better response than a stage IV) and thus there isn't much point to the trouble and expense of staging. The exception is stage V, the most advanced stage. Patients with stage V lymphoma tend to have a poor response to chemotherapy and it may be helpful to stage the patient to rule out whether or not the patient is in stage V.
Another important parameter that should be checked is the blood calcium level. This sounds unrelated to cancer but, in fact, some types of lymphoma produce a hormone called PTH-rp (parathyroid hormone related protein) that is capable of creating dangerous elevations in the blood calcium level (see hypercalcemia for more details.) A dog with an elevated blood calcium level tends to have a poorer prognosis. Approximately 15% of dogs with lymphoma (and 40% of dogs with T-cell lymphoma) have elevated blood calcium levels.
Lymphoma is a rapidly-growing malignancy that is able to go and grow anywhere where there is lymph tissue. This is virtually every organ in the body. Eventually, the cancer will infiltrate an organ to such an extent that that organ fails (often this is the bone marrow or the liver). The patient loses appetite, vomits or gets diarrhea, weakens and dies. At some point the tumor becomes resistant to therapy and no further remissions can be obtained.
Lymphoma can occur anywhere in the body where there is lymph tissue. At this time, we will concentrate on multicentric lymphoma. Eventually further information on these more rare forms will be added.
The word chemotherapy conjures images of people losing their hair and suffering chronic nausea. It is unfortunate that many pets (and probably people, too) do not receive chemotherapy based upon these unpleasant images that do not truly represent the current state of treatment response at least in pets. Chemotherapy simply means therapy using medication (as opposed to surgery or radiation). Decades of research has gone into patient comfort, minimizing side effects and maximizing response so it is important to keep an open mind. The following are common questions pet owners commonly have regarding chemotherapy for their dog.
The median survival time for most dogs on chemotherapy is approximately one year with 25% of dogs surviving two years.
This might seem like a reasonable approach at first glance but let us assure you that it is not. One of the most important factors in determining the quality of remission (i.e., how fast we get remission and how long it lasts) is whether or not the patient is feeling sick at the time chemotherapy is started. When lymphoma patients are staged (see above under "does my pet need further tests?"), stages are subcategorized as a or b, depending on whether or not the patient is feeling ill or not. (For example, a multicentric lymphoma dog who feels well is in stage IIIa compared to a multicentric lymphoma dog who is vomiting or not eating is in stage IIIb). You will have a much better chance for long-term quality survival if lymphoma is treated while the patient is an a.
Lymphoma is an area of veterinary medicine that not all veterinarians are comfortable performing. Discuss with your veterinarian whether referral to a specialist would be best for you and your pet.
Probably not. Nausea and infection are possibilities but most dogs do not experience any such complications. Only 7% of patients require hospitalization due to side effects of chemotherapy. The bottom line here is to know that animals rarely get sick from chemotherapy but that you should know what to do in case of a problem (see later).
Will chemotherapy make my dog lose his hair or go bald?
While whiskers are commonly lost, substantial hair loss is not experienced by most dogs or cats on chemotherapy for cancer. There are some notable exceptions: breeds that have synchronous hair follicle activity. Most breeds have hairs in all different stages of the growth-shed cycle at the same time. A few breeds have all hairs in the same stage of growth-shed at the same time. These are the breeds that can have a baldness issue: the Old English Sheepdog, the poodle, the Lhasa apso, the Shih Tzu.
How long will my dog have quality life on chemotherapy?
This depends on what protocol you choose, and there are many. There are also many factors that influence how an individual will do relative to the average response.


Born in Summit, New Jersey in 1955, Elizabeth Harrison Reed was first introduced to the creative process by her mother, an accomplished painter. From her earliest years, Reed was drawn to a wide variety of artistic mediums including sculpture, collage, print-making and painting and received awards from local and state associations for her work Upon attending Boston College, where she received her B.A. degree in Psychology in 1983, Reed was inspired by the Boston and New York fine arts communities and began to dedicate herself to oil painting.
Primarily self-taught, Reed's real growth occurred after moving to Lexington, Kentucky with her husband and four children in 1985 where she found herself surrounded by the lush landscapes and beauty of the Appalachian countryside. "Although there is significant poverty in Appalachia, there is also some of the most dramatic countryside in the United States", says Reed. "The verdant foliage, endless sweeping hills, the quality of the morning mist and the late afternoon sun ... have spurred me to capture it through my printmaking."
Reed's landscapes are rendered in an impressionistic style, depicting soft images filled with light and colour. "My formal art education is very limited, but I feel that I have been successful in communicating my feeling and my ideas in such a way that people will find my work pleasing and peaceful to live with in this day and age where life seems to move so fast."


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Mohican Trail 100, 50 and Marathon Run
Where: Mohican Adventures Campground & Cabins, Ohio 3, Loudonville, OH, United States
When: June 17, 2017 @ 5:00AM
Who: Ryan O'Dell (Nolimit@mohican.net)
For 27 years, The Mohican Trail 100 Mile Run, often referred to as the MO100, has become one of the nation's premier ultra-marathons. Home of the first ever USATF Ultra Running Championship in 2005, Mohican is reportedly the fifth oldest ultra-running race in the USA.
Traverse 95% Trail along a challenging course winding its way through the lush 5000 acre Mohican Memorial State Forest. Along with the 100, The Mohican 50-Mile and Marathon distances have become increasingly popular, offering runners a taste of the whole enchilada. Rest assured is that whatever distance you choose, Mohican volunteers will be there to help you complete your journey.
Ask a Mohican finisher and you will find that Mohican volunteers have become re-known for the level of personal service offered to MO's hopeful runners. As you run, you will be following in the foot-steps of many legendary MO Runners who have taken the Mohican Challenge, including famed Caballo Blanco of the national bestseller "Born to Run" who completed the Mohican 50 as one of the final races in his much celebrated life journey. Take the first step toward your Mohican journey by entering or volunteering today!
Mohican is also the second stop of the fourth annual Midwest Grand Slam
Whether you are an experienced ultra-marathoner or just looking for your first off-road Marathon, 50 mile or 100 mile race, MO should be on YOUR Must-Do list.
Website: www.mohican.net
Register: https://www.runreg.com/mohicantrailrun
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Samsung Galaxy S5 might have iris scanning tech and a radical redesign, will be released in March or April	January 10, 2014 at 10:32 am
Samsung might be looking deeply into your eyes when the Galaxy S5 comes out, but it won't be a romantic thing. The phone could be scanning your iris to identify you.
Smartphone add-ons grow up at CES 2014: Thermal imaging cases, stun gun battery packs, tricorders, and more	January 9, 2014 at 9:50 am
At CES 2014, if you see past the usual slew of new TVs and laptops, there is one big trend that's received hardly any coverage: Smartphone add-ons. While the last few years have seen no shortage of smartphone cases and plug-in gadgets that provide additional functionality, it appears that 2014 will take smartphone add-ons to the next level. At CES 2014, just to name a few, we have seen an add-on that turns your phone into a functional medical tricorder, a case that turns your phone into a 650,000-volt stun gun, and my personal favorite: a case that turns your iPhone 5 or 5S into a thermal imaging device.
How Samsung is region locking the Galaxy S4 and Note 3, and what it means for you	September 27, 2013 at 3:42 pm
Unlocked does not necessarily mean what it used to mean when it comes to Samsung's newest smartphones. The company has started using region locking to control its supply chain more tightly, and that can mean a headache for users.
iPhone 5S vs. Galaxy S4: Which phone should you buy?	September 10, 2013 at 4:53 pm
The iPhone 5S might be a small tweak on the previous generation, but with iOS 7 it might be just the tweak Apple needs to put the upstart Samsung in its place. Let's see how the iPhone 5S and Galaxy S4 compare.
Galaxy Gear: Samsung is in the perfect position to make the first good smartwatch	August 20, 2013 at 6:41 am
Smartwatches have yet to break out of niche territory, but Samsung could be poised to make the smartwatch a desirable product.
Samsung finally overtakes Apple as smartphone profit leader, thanks to Galaxy S4 and maturing Android	July 26, 2013 at 1:29 pm
No longer just the volume leader in smartphones, Samsung has now taken the title of profit leader away from Apple, with searing 2nd quarter sales growth.
Android 4.3 leaks for Samsung Galaxy S4: A big deal, but not a big update	June 28, 2013 at 4:23 pm
A full ROM of the unannounced Android 4.3 update has leaked, but it's for the Samsung Galaxy S4. Features are light, but the source is interesting.
SK Telecom and Samsung launch world's first true 4G network and Galaxy S4	June 26, 2013 at 6:48 am
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Samsung's new Galaxy S4 will have LTE-Advanced, even if your carrier doesn't	June 17, 2013 at 10:10 am
Is it already time for an upgrade? Samsung will start pushing a device with next-generation LTE-Advanced mobile data later this year.
Samsung's Galaxy S4 Zoom, a camera that blurs the line between camera and phone	June 12, 2013 at 10:16 am
In line with Samsung's traditional strategy of throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what will stick, the company has announced the Galaxy S4 Zoom, a sleek digital camera that's bordering so close to smartphone territory, that it actually makes phone calls.
The Galaxy S4 16GB has just 8.8GB of free space. When will device makers stop lying?	April 30, 2013 at 1:19 pm
If you're thinking about buying a 16GB Galaxy S4, you should probably think again: Samsung's entry-level superphone, despite being labeled as a 16GB device, comes with just 8.8GB of free storage — or about 55% of the listed 16GB. Other smartphones, such as the 16GB iPhone 5 or 32GB Lumia 920, have almost 90% of their listed storage available for consumer use.


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Opioid deaths keep climbing across Canada
By Paul PedroApril 10, 2019 8:14pm@PaulPedroNews
A new report by the Public Health Agency of Canada showed that more than 10,300 Canadians have died from opioids over the past three years.
The agency said 93 per cent of the 3,286 opioid-related deaths between January and September of 2018 were accidental. The data suggested that 75 per cent of those deaths occurred among men, the majority in their 30s, and 73 per cent of them involved fentanyl or other fentanyl-related substances.
"Canada continues to experience a serious opioid crisis. Across the country, it is having devastating effects on families and communities," the report read. "The Public Health Agency of Canada works closely with the provinces and territories to collect and share data on apparent opioid-related deaths. Accurate information about the crisis is needed to help guide efforts to reduce opioid-related harms and deaths."
Ontario had the second most number of deaths with 1,031 reported from January to September last year. British Columbia led the way with 1,155 opioid-related deaths. The report showed the number of deaths spiked in Ontario during the last two summers and the opioid death rate across Canada kept increasing every year. The Public Health Agency of Canada said it has jumped from 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2016 to 11.8 per 100,000 people in 2018.
"The data indicates that the vast majority of apparent opioid-related deaths were of individuals who did not intend to die," the Public Health Agency of Canada said. "This distinction is important to inform an appropriate public health response."
The agency added the high percent of unintended deaths reinforces the concern that a variety of street drugs are tainted with toxic substances, such as fentanyl, without drug users knowing it.
The Windsor-Essex Community Opioid and Substance Strategy group (WECOSS) will release its 2018 report on Friday. The report will highlight some of the key accomplishments during the first year. A new website will also be formally launched on Friday.
The WECOSS group was formed to address and reduce the rates of opioid and substance-related harms, overdoses, and deaths in the Windsor-Essex region.