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The only widely proposed screening procedure for skin cancer is visual examination of the skin, including both self-examination and clinical examination.
In asymptomatic populations, the effect of visual skin examination on mortality from nonmelanomatous skin cancers is unknown. Further, the evidence is inadequate to determine whether visual examination of the skin in asymptomatic individuals would lead to a reduction in mortality from melanomatous skin cancer.
Magnitude of Effect: Not applicable (N/A).
Based on fair though unquantified evidence, visual examination of the skin in asymptomatic individuals may lead to unavoidable increases in harmful consequences. These include complications of diagnostic or treatment interventions (including extensive surgery) and the psychological effects of being labeled with a potentially fatal disease. Another harmful consequence is overdiagnosis leading to the detection of biologically benign disease that would otherwise go undetected, and the possibility of misdiagnosis of a benign lesion as malignant.
Magnitude of Effect: Unknown.
Incidence and mortality
There are three main types of skin cancer:
Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the most common forms of skin cancer but have substantially better prognoses than the less common, generally more aggressive melanoma.
Nonmelanoma skin cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in the United States. Its incidence appears to be increasing in some [1] but not all [2] areas of the United States. Overall U.S. incidence rates have likely been increasing for a number of years.[3] At least some of this increase may be attributable to increasing skin cancer awareness and resulting increasing investigation and biopsy of skin lesions. A precise estimate of the total number and incidence rate of nonmelanoma skin cancer is not possible, because reporting to cancer registries is not required. However, based on Medicare fee-for-service data extrapolated to the U.S. population, it has been estimated that the total number of persons treated for nonmelanoma skin cancers in 2006 was about 2,152,500.[3] That number would exceed all other cases of cancer estimated by the American Cancer Society for that year, which was about 1.4 million.[4]
Melanoma is a reportable cancer in U.S. cancer registries, so there are more reliable estimates of incidence than is the case with nonmelanoma skin cancers. In 2012, it is estimated that 76,250 individuals in the United States will be diagnosed with melanoma and approximately 9,180 will die of it. The incidence of melanoma has been increasing for at least 30 years.[5] From 2004 to 2008, melanoma mortality rates decreased in whites younger than 50 years by 2.9% per year in men and by 2.3 % per year in women. However, the rates have been increasing by 1.0% per year in white men aged 50 years and older, and have been stable in white women aged 50 years and older during this same time period.[5]
A study of skin biopsy rates in relation to melanoma incidence rates obtained from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program of the National Cancer Institute indicated that much of the observed increase in incidence between 1986 and 2001 was confined to local disease and was most likely caused by overdiagnosis as a result of increased skin biopsy rates during this period.[6]
Risk Factors
Epidemiologic evidence suggests that exposure to UV radiation and the sensitivity of an individual's skin to UV radiation are risk factors for skin cancer, although the type of exposure (high-intensity and short-duration vs. chronic exposure) and pattern of exposure (continuous vs. intermittent) may differ among the three main types of skin cancer.[7,8,9] In addition, the immune system may play a role in pathogenesis of skin cancers. Organ-transplant recipients receiving immunosuppressive drugs are at elevated risk of skin cancers, particularly squamous cell cancers (SCC). Arsenic exposure also increases the risk of cutaneous SCC.[10,11]
The incidence of melanoma rises rapidly in Caucasians after age 20 years. Fair-skinned individuals exposed to the sun are at higher risk. Individuals with certain types of pigmented lesions (dysplastic or atypical nevi), with several large nondysplastic nevi, with many small nevi, or with moderate freckling have a twofold to threefold increased risk of developing melanoma.[12] Individuals with familial dysplastic nevus syndrome or with several dysplastic or atypical nevi are at high (>fivefold) risk of developing melanoma.[12]
Accuracy of Making a Clinical Diagnosis of Melanoma
A systematic review of 32 studies that compared the accuracy of dermatologists and primary care physicians in making a clinical diagnosis of melanoma concluded that there was no statistically significant difference in accuracy. However, the results were inconclusive, owing to small sample sizes and study design weaknesses.[13] In addition, differentiating between benign and malignant melanocytic tumors during histologic examination of biopsy specimens has been shown to be inconsistent even in the hands of experienced dermatopathologists.[14] This fact undermines results of studies examining screening effectiveness and also may undermine the effectiveness of any screening intervention. Furthermore, this suggests that requesting a second opinion regarding the pathology of biopsy specimens may be important.[14]
Evidence of Benefit Associated With Screening
More than 90% of melanomas that arise in the skin can be recognized with the naked eye. Very often there is a prolonged horizontal growth phase during which time the tumor expands centrifugally beneath the epidermis but does not invade the underlying dermis. This horizontal growth phase may provide lead time for early detection. Melanoma is more easily cured if treated before the onset of the vertical growth phase with its metastatic potential.[15]
The probability of tumor recurrence within 10 years after curative resection is less than 10% with tumors less than 1.4 mm in thickness. For patients with tumors less than 0.76 mm in thickness, the likelihood of recurrence is less than 1% in 10 years.[16]
A systematic review of skin cancer screening examined evidence available through mid-2005 and concluded that direct evidence of improved health outcomes associated with skin cancer screening is lacking.[17]
However, this does not mean that skin cancers (whether melanoma or nonmelanoma) are unimportant or can be neglected without adverse consequences. When neglected, skin cancers can be disfiguring and/or cause death. Skin cancers are easily detected clinically and are often cured by excisional biopsy alone.
Various observational studies exploring the possibility that melanoma screening may be effective have been reported. An educational campaign in western Scotland, promoting awareness of the signs of suspicious skin lesions and encouraging early self-referral, showed a decrease in mortality rates associated with the campaign.[18] A case-control study of 650 cases (and 549 controls) diagnosed in Connecticut showed that skin self-examination was associated with reduced melanoma incidence. The authors estimated that monthly skin self-examination might decrease disease-specific mortality by 63%,[19] but the observed effects may have been the result of study biases, which frequently affect case-control study designs.[20]
A population-based trial using cluster randomization to determine the effect of skin screening on melanoma mortality was initiated in Queensland, Australia.[21] Intervention communities were randomly assigned to receive a 3-year program targeting adults older than age 30 years. The program consisted of:
Matched control communities received usual care. Originally designed to include 44 matched communities followed for 15 years, the trial lost its funding after its initial pilot phase in 18 communities (population 63,035).[22] Although the pilot phase established feasibility of community-based programs, no health outcomes were reported. In the study, 16,383 whole-body skin examinations were reported in the intervention communities, resulting in a referral rate of 14.1% (18.2% for people older than age 50 years). Thirty-three melanomas were diagnosed, 13 of which were in situ. The estimated specificity for melanoma was 86.1%, with a positive predictive value (PPV) of 2.5%. The PPVs for squamous cell and for basal cell cancers were 7.2% and 19.3%, respectively. Negative screens were not followed up, and the sensitivity of skin examination was not reported.[23]
Evidence of Harm Associated With Screening
Harms have not been well studied or reported in quantitative terms. However, visual examination of the skin in asymptomatic individuals may lead to unavoidable adverse consequences. These include complications of diagnostic or treatment interventions (including extensive surgery) and the psychological effects of being labeled with a potentially fatal disease. Another harmful consequence is overdiagnosis leading to the detection of biologically benign disease that would otherwise go undetected, and the possibility of misdiagnosis of a benign lesion as malignant. (Refer to the Accuracy of Making a Clinical Diagnosis of Melanoma section of this summary for more information.)
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Remember when Adam announced the date for our pal Scott Wiener's (of Scott's Pizza Tours) annual charity event Slice Out Hunger? It's happening this Thursday, June 9, and it's going to be awesome!
Scott already has 150 pies lined up from the best pizzerias in NYC, including Grimaldi's, Lombardi's, Keste, NY Pizza Suprema, John's, Joe's, Di Fara, Luzzo's, Tosca, Ray's, Artichoke, Slice the Perfect Food, Pizza Roma, and more. What better opportunity is there to try some of the city's best pizzas in one place?!
As if the pizza weren't incentive enough, there are some truly great raffle prizes like Pizza a Casa pizza classes, a spot on Scott's Pizza Tours and Chicago Pizza Tours, pizza T-shirts, and a very special surprize from our own Adam Kuban. Don't ask me to say more. Maybe he'll give us a hint himself.
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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Vir. — This story begins in 2002. Cynthia Simpson, a Wiccan and member of a local Unitarian Universalist congregation in Virginia, approached the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors to be included in a rotating lineup of local clergy who gave opening prayers/invocations at board meetings. Simpson was rebuffed by the County's lawyer, saying that due to the "polytheistic, pre-Christian" nature of her faith they could not honor the request. So, starting in 2003, a lawsuit was filed.
"The Chesterfield County Board opens its meetings with an invocation given by invited local clergy whose names are drawn from an official list that the County maintains. Virtually all the clergy who have delivered invocations represent Christian denominations. The County denied our Wiccan plaintiff's request to be added to the invocation list on the ground that Wicca is "neo-pagan and invokes polytheistic, pre-Christian deities," and therefore it does not fall within "the Judeo-Christian tradition." At the time of the denial, several of the county-board members made statements mocking the Wiccan faith. AU and the ACLU filed suit in federal court on December 4, 2002, alleging that disallowing non-Christian clergy from presenting invocations violates the Constitution. In November 2003, the district court held that the exclusion was unconstitutional. The defendants appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and in 2004 AU and its cooperating attorneys briefed the appeal. Oral argument was held on February 3, 2005. Unfortunately, we drew a very conservative panel (Judges Niemeyer, Wilkinson, and Williams) that, on April 14, 2005, issued a unanimous decision on the defendants' behalf. The court reasoned that Marsh v. Chambers permits municipalities to limit prayer-givers to the Judeo-Christian tradition. We filed a petition for rehearing on April 26, 2005, but it was denied shortly thereafter. We filed a petition for certiorari on August 8, 2005, but it was denied on October 10, 2005, thereby concluding the case."
Simpson's case, and the Darla Wynne case (also a Wiccan), would go on to help advocates of public government prayer craft policies that ensured things stayed in comfortable Judeo-Christian territory so long as the prayers were not sectarian in nature. This "Christian only, so long as you don't say 'Jesus'" status quo (or the "Wiccan-proof policy" as I liked to call it) endured until the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Town of Greece v. Galloway.
"In essence the Court ruled that Greece's prayer program was non-coercive and fully reflective of American historical tradition and the town's own cultural heritage. If a legislative body employs sectarian prayer to "lend gravity" to its proceedings and does so in a way that is non-threatening, then religious prayer before a governmental meeting does not violate the Establishment Clause."
While the SCOTUS ruling opens the door for sectarian prayers, it also notes that having a policy of full inclusion is constitutionally vital in such circumstances.
"Justice Kennedy writes the majority opinion for five Justices. He concludes that the prayers are constitutional, because they aren't overly sectarian or overly coercive. It's enough that the Town of Greece opened the prayer opportunity up to everyone, and allowed anyone to say anything. It doesn't matter that the prayers ended up being overwhelmingly Christian in tone and in number — that wasn't the Town's fault. And it doesn't matter that citizens attending these meetings may have felt pressure to pray — they had no solid reason to feel any such pressure."
So the SCOTUS case that involved a sectarian Wiccan prayer, built on lower court decisions that involved Wiccan prayers, now comes full circle and returns to Chesterfield County.
"The American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State sent county leaders a letter Thursday stating that the county's policy must be changed to allow any person from any faith to pray before public meetings for the county to comply with the First Amendment. The county will consult with its attorney on that particular point, but County Administrator James J.L. "Jay" Stegmaier acknowledged that another portion of the policy prohibiting prayers specifically praising or opposing one religion appears at odds with the Supreme Court's new guidance. In a shift from its previous guidance that prayers be generic, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the Supreme Court's decision that local governments 'cannot require chaplains to redact the religious content from their message to make it acceptable for the public sphere.'"
You can read the full letter from the ACLU and AU here.
So here is where the rubber hits the road on the Supreme Court's prayer idealism. The notion that sectarianism within a government context is OK so long as it's an open sectarianism. Can the court enforce a truly inclusive model, or will it fail on the local level as politicians and Christian activists scramble to find some way of enforcing a Christians-only policy? Will we finally see Cynthia Simpson give a Wiccan prayer in Chesterfield County, and if we do, does that mean that we've won a victory? Will inclusion bring acceptance and understanding, or will its symbolism only reverberate within our interconnected communities? Whatever happens, it looks like we might find out.


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WASHINGTON -- Most of the Nationals' coaching staff will remain intact for the 2014 season, but two new faces will join Matt Williams, who was introduced as the club's fifth manager at a Nationals Park news conference on Friday afternoon.
Williams was happy to retain bench coach Randy Knorr -- who was also a prime candidate for the managerial opening -- as well as pitching coach Steve McCatty, hitting coach Rick Schu, first-base coach Tony Tarasco and third-base coach Trent Jewett. The new skipper's one request was to use an empty spot on the staff to add Mark Weidemaier as what he called a "defensive coordination advance coach."
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo also revealed that Matt LeCroy will leave his post as manager of Double-A Harrisburg to take over as bullpen coach from Jim Lett.
In his remarks to the media, Williams expressed an openness to fresh ideas, and Weidemaier could be a nod in that direction. Major League Baseball started allowing teams to have seven coaches in uniform during games this past season, but the Nats didn't take advantage of the rule until now, with Weidemaier coming over from his post as a Major League advance scout and a special assistant to D-backs general manager Kevin Towers.
"I believe that's very important," Williams said of having someone focus on defensive positioning and alignment. "I believe that preparation is the most important part of this game."
Weidemaier has spent 33 seasons in professional baseball, including the past three with Arizona, where he prepared scouting reports on the D-backs' opponents and consulted with the baseball operations department on personnel decisions. Rizzo, who also comes from a scouting background, has known Weidemaier for more than 20 years, so when Williams brought up the idea of adding him, Rizzo was on board.
"His primary responsibility will be defensive alignments and taking all the advanced information from our advanced scout in the field and our two advanced video scouts with the team," Rizzo said. "He'll take that information and filter it and distribute it to the various coaches that need the information."
Rizzo acknowledged that seeing more and more teams having success with aggressive shifting and other advanced defensive tactics played into the decision. Weidemaier gives the Nationals a way to "find an edge and improve ourselves," he said.
Williams pointed to the success of the D-backs' defense last year, which ranked first in the National League in fielding percentage and first in the Majors in FanGraphs.com's advanced defensive value metric.
"They are fantastic athletes, but we helped them be in the right spot," Williams said of the D-backs. "We helped them be in position to make a defensive play, helped them save a run to win us a game, whatever it is."
The focus on defensive positioning fits in with the overall philosophy Williams expressed toward analytics, which is to "use all of it but in the right way." He wants the coaches to act as filters, taking in information and giving the players only what they need, without overburdening them.
"It's only extreme if you let it be extreme," Williams said of the debate between old-school and new-school ideas. "Old school is old school, and that's great. But if you don't get along with the times, you better just step aside, because this just is not going to work. You can't be so one way or the other that you're just blind to the other side, because there are advantages to looking at the other side. So I try to take a little bit of all of it."
Another source Williams will rely on frequently is Knorr, who quickly put aside his disappointment at not getting the job when Williams asked him to stay on as bench coach. Knorr also flew in for Friday's news conference at Williams' request, and he will visit Williams in Arizona so they can get to know each other and watch some of the team's prospects in the Arizona Fall League.
"It was a tough decision to come up today, because to me, this is his day and I didn't want to take anything away from that," Knorr said. "But he asked me to come up, and I'm his bench coach and I'll support him 100 percent."
Williams will depend on the knowledge held by Knorr, who is entering his third season as bench coach and has a long history working in the organization.
"He doesn't have to be here," Williams said. "In our conversations, he said he did, and I trust that and I love that fact. I am going to lean on him heavy."
Meanwhile, LeCroy will take over for Lett, who spent the past four seasons as the Nats' bullpen coach. LeCroy, a former big league catcher, has managed for five years in the organization, including the past two at Harrisburg. Last year, he guided a handful of players who went on to contribute at the Major League level, including Anthony Rendon and Taylor Jordan.
"I was shocked and excited at the same time," LeCroy said in a telephone interview. "I didn't really expect a promotion like that. It's been a great run with the Nationals -- they've given me so many opportunities as a player and a coach. I'm excited and willing to do whatever it takes to hopefully bring a championship to Washington."
Although he doesn't have experience as a bullpen coach, LeCroy said he will will be able to pick the brain of Knorr, who has spent time in that role, as well as use his own background as a catcher.
"Just knowing what's going on during the game and being prepared to answer the phone and get guys' minds right and ready to pitch," he said. "Knowing who's coming up and that we might need to get someone going, because you never know what's going to happen."


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As the calendar page turns from September to October, here's a recipe I made in August. It's farmers market fare and there's still time to get in on it before most of our carrots are plucked from cold storage.
Roasted carrots with carrot top hazelnut pesto
Adapted from Bon Appétit. Carrot tops are the earthier, more bitter cousins of their roots. Which I realize doesn't sound particularly appetizing. But bear with me here. To mellow the bitterness of the pesto, I added one of the carrots and lemon juice. Rather than using pine nuts as in the original recipe, I chose hazelnuts since I like how well carrots and the Egyptian spice and nut (usually hazelnut) mix called dukkah go together. The leftover pesto is great on vegetables that sweeten with roasting – cauliflower, beets, parsnips, even Brussels sprouts.
Serves 4 as a side dish
– 2 pounds carrots (about a dozen medium) with tops attached
– 2 T + ¼ C olive oil, divided
– kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
– ½ garlic clove
– ¼ C hazelnuts, toasted and peeled
– ¼ C parsley leaves, coarsely chopped
– 2-3 T lemon juice
Prep. Heat oven to 400°F. Peel and trim the carrots, leaving short stems attached. Set aside one carrot and all the leafy tops. Was the tops really well to remove any dirt.
Roast. Cover a baking sheet with parchment. Toss carrots (except for the one you put aside) with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, a few pinches of salt, and a few grinds of pepper. Roast, tossing occasionally until carrots are golden brown and tender, 35-45 minutes for full sized carrots (less time for smaller carrots).
Crush. Pulse garlic and nuts in a food processor until a coarse paste forms. Add 1 cup of the carrot tops, the carrot you set aside, and parsley; process until a coarse purée forms. Add the remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil and lemon juice and pulse until combined; season with salt and pepper.
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backbones with LC patch cords. Available in MultiMode OM1 (62.5/125), OM3 / OM4
(50/125), & SingleMode OS2 (9/125).
Included with purchase is one MPO-MPO
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- Plug-and-play pre-terminated cassette comes with one 12
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- Module Loss: LC- 0.2dB typical, 0.4dB
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- Use OM1 62.5/125µm Fiber
- Pre-terminated & Tested
- Size: 132.5 x 103.5mm
- Housing: Metal
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- Jacket can be made in custom colors if the order is at
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Amazon Will Get New CBS Stephen King Series While It's Still on the Air
On June 24, CBS starts running "Under the Dome," a 13-episode miniseries based on a Stephen King novel, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television. And on June 28, Amazon Prime customers can begin watching the show online for free.
It's no longer news when CBS or any big TV player licenses their stuff to subscription video companies like Amazon or Netflix. But this one does have a twist. It's one of the few times subscription video customers can watch a show "in-season" — that is, they can see it online while it's still running on TV.
CBS in particular has been conservative about keeping its shows offline for a long time. Frequently, it won't license its stuff until the show is off the air, period.
The difference this time is that "Under the Dome" is a one-off summertime miniseries, and presumably CBS assumes that it will have limited value in reruns or syndication. So it's willing to move things up quite a bit.
And even then it is careful to make sure that it maximizes its value for the network before it goes digital: The TV guys get advertising credit for anyone who watches their shows within the first three days after they air. Amazon won't get the shows until that window closes.


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NEWS : WED, APR 23, 2014 at 12:00 PM
Sub Pop, Mudhoney, METZ, and Obits Head to Brazil (You Should Join!)
2014 SUB POP FESTIVAL IN SAO PAULO, GOIANIA, SANTIAGO, AND BUENOS AIRESBrazil's first-ever Sub Pop Festival, featuring Mudhoney, METZ and Obits will take place in May of 2014. A screening of the Mudhoney documentary film I'm Now, followed by a panel discussion with members of Mudhoney and METZ, and Sub Pop General Manager Chris Jacobs will kick off the event in Brazil. Preceding all of this, Mudhoney and METZ will make Sub Pop Festival stops in both Chile and Argentina.
Construtora Música e Cultura and Inker Agência Cultural are honored to announce the very first SUB POP FESTIVAL, in Sao Paulo (May 14 and 15) and Goiania (May 16, as part of Festival Bananada), following appearances in Santiago, Chile (May 10), and Buenos Aires, Argentina (May 11). Founded in 1988 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman, SUB POP RECORDS set out to bring new independent bands from Washington State to international attention. In less than four years, SUB POP became known around the world, with early releases by Nirvana, Soundgarden and Mudhoney, putting Seattle on the global map. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2013, the label has gone on to help shape the world of underground rock and make important inroads into popular culture.
Sub Pop Festival organizers worked in close collaboration with the label to bring all three of this year's artists to South America. For this first edition of the SUB POP FESTIVAL, the bands chosen represent the timeless appeal of the more raucous end of the Sub Pop spectrum: the seminal super-fuzz of Seattle's Mudhoney, the loud and ecstatic noise-rock of Toronto trio METZ, and the melodic and muscular indie/garage rock of New York's Obits.
Mudhoney also celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2013 and this will be their sixth time in Brazil. Frequently referenced alongside Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Pearl Jam (Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard played in Green River with Mark and Steve from Mudhoney some 30 years ago), Mudhoney has more releases on Sub Pop than any other band. Their latest album, 2013's Vanishing Point, shows them as sharp and fervent as ever.
While Mudhoney are Sub Pop veterans, Toronto power trio METZ are new-comers with teeth. METZ's 2012 self-titled debut was described by The New Yorker as, "…a punishing, noisy, exhilarating thing, a deeply impolite racket that will only sound better live…" And The Guardian offered, "…a crush collision of Beatles melody and Big Black attack."
Obits are a 4-piece band from New York who share members with bands such as Hot Snakes, Edsel, Drive Like Jehu, and Girls Against Boys. They have released three full-length records on Sub Pop, the latest of which is the 2013 release Bed & Bugs. They have been described as "…one of America's mightiest, smartest rock bands playing at peak power" (by Exclaim!). Obits will perform at the two Sub Pop Festival events in Brazil only.
Mudhoney, METZ and Obits will play at Audio Club, São Paulo on May 15th, and also in Goiania, as part of Festival Bananada 2014 on May 16th. Mudhoney will also play in Uberlandia May 13th at Club Lounge for fans in Minas Gerais State.
May 14th fans are invited to a screening of I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney, the documentary film covering Mudhoney's journey from beginning to the present day. After the screening at Cine Olido, Mudhoney's Mark Arm and Steve Turner, Chris Slorach from METZ, and SUB POP's General Manager Chris Jacobs will discuss music, their experiences in their respective bands, and the label's past, present and future with those in attendance.
Chris Jacobs by Chris Jacobs:
"Chris is the General Manager for Sub Pop Records, the Seattle record label perhaps most well-known for unintentionally ending the recording careers of such longstanding and excellent bands as Sleater-Kinney, Dead Moon and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Hired at Sub Pop in 1997 as Tour Publicist, during the functional equivalent of a managerial shift-change, Chris has since failed upwards into a wide range of positions, including: Advertising Director, Publicity Director, Marketing Director, Editor-in-Chief, and Senior Director of Special Projects. He also serves or has served as A&R representative for METZ, Beach House, Mudhoney, the Constantines, Grand Archives, Kinski, Low, Obits, The Baptist Generals, and Retribution Gospel Choir. Chris is responsible for such little-known slogans as "Going Out of Business Since 1988," and "Podfisting Our Way to Your Blog, or Whatever," as well as the label's much-ignored 1999 "LP3" initiative. Prior to working at Sub Pop, Chris handled marketing and publicity for the alternative comics publisher Fantagraphics Books."
14 May / Screening "I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney" and Talk
Local: Cine Olido – Galeria Olido, Av. São João, 473, Centro.
Próximo das Estações República, Anhangabaú e São Bento
19h00 – Exibição do Documentário "I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney" (1h42 / Ryan Short & Adam Pease).
20h45 – Bate-Papo com Chris Jacobs (Sub Pop), Mark Arm e Steve Turner (Mudhoney) e Chris Slorach (METZ).
Ingresso: gratuito, retirar ingresso com uma hora de antecedência.
Capacidade: 236 lugares
Censura: 12 anos.
Informações: 3331-8399 / 3397-0171
15 May / Shows
Local: Audio Club - Av. Francisco Matarazzo, 694 – Barra Funda.
21h00 – Abertura da Casa/ DJ Set Steve Turner (Mudhoney)
22h00 – Obits
23h00 – METZ
00h00 – Mudhoney
01h15 – DJ set Adriano Cintra
Ingressos: www.ticket360.com.br / R$ 160,00 / 80,00 (meia entrada)
Censura: 18 anos.
Venda de produtos da Sub Pop pela Locomotiva Discos no dia do show.
Ingressos à venda também nas lojas:
Locomotiva Discos
Rua Barão de Itapetininga, 37, lojas 8 e 51 – República
Rua Teodoro Sampaio, 763, loja 3 - Pinheiros
(11) 3257-5938
London Calling
Rua Vinte e Quatro de Maio, 116 - República
(11) 3223-5300
16 May / @ Festival Bananada
With Mudhoney, METZ and Obits
10 May / Teatro La Cúpula
With Mudhoney and METZ
Abertura: Guiso
11 May / Niceto Club
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The Powershot SD1400 IS, also known as IXUS 130 and IXY 400F.
CHDK is available for the Powershot SD1400 / IXUS 130 with firmware version 1.00A and 1.00C from the download page.
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- Digic IV image processor
- DryOS operating system
- Specifications: Canon (english), DPReview Press Release with Specifications
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|Lens (35mm equiv) zoom
|28-112, 4x
|LCD size
|2.7" fixed
|SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus
|Size (mm)
|92 x 56 x 18
|Weight (body)
|133 g (inc. battery and memory card)
Firmware info Edit
The ver.req file method is used to gather firmware information about this camera model.
Ver.req First Page Data: After holding down FUNCSET then press DISP:
US & Japan NTSC Version Header
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS P-ID:31F3 NT D
European PAL Version Header
Canon IXUS 130 P-ID:31F3 PAL D
Version 1.00C
Firmware Ver GM1.00C (22.214.171.124) Adj Ver.005.003 Serial No. nnnnnnnnnnnn
Ver.req Second Page Data: After holding down FUNCSET then pressing DISP twice.
Version 1.00C
Build Jan 7 2010 16:55:55 NoError
Ver.req Third Page (or vers.req Fourth Page) Data: After holding down FUNCSET then pressing DISP three times:
Version 1.00C
Mecha Firm Ver. 3.00 MechaDSP Firm Ver. 1.03 Driver Info 0x00000000
Vers.req Third Page Data: After holding down FUNCSET then pressing DISP three times:
Version 1.00C
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CHDK SpecialtiesEdit
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For DevelopersEdit
General info:Edit
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LED addressesEdit
0xC0220130 Rear IO LED (green) 0xC0220134 Rear IO LED (red) 0xC0223030 Front AF LED (orange) 0xC0220080-0xC02200FC Flash control
Available firmware dumpsEdit
- SD 1400IS fw 1.00c (dumped by emlyn): DL link, taken from here
- SD 1400IS fw 1.00a (dumped by cyrustam): DL link, taken from here
Download location for firmware dumps:
Porting process & linksEdit
- SD1400IS Porting thread: forum link
History & News on SD1400 IS: Edit
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Pardington Hall: Olson Auditorium
Originally completed on March 25, 1913, Pardington Hall was renovated in 1971 after a fire seriously damaged the structure. Now the site of Nyack College's School of Music, Pardington Hall holds a large auditorium, several classrooms, as well as the college's radio station, WNYK.
Olsen Auditorium has 505 fixed, theatre-style upholstered seats (431 on the main floor and 74 in the balcony). The auditorium is equipped with a house sound system and adjustable house lighting, as well as an LCD projector and retractable screen. There are two grand pianos on stage and an organ to the left of the stage.
Bowman Gymnasium
Recently renovated in 2005, Bowman Gymnasium can be setup auditorium-style for conference groups with attendance over 450. Groups using the Gymnasium for a main meeting space have two options; either leave the auditorium setup for the duration of the conference, or, for an additional charge per assembly, have the setup assembled and disassembled each day to allow for use of the basketball court.
Simpson Hall: Room 200 A&B
Simpson Hall was the first building built at Nyack College's current location to accommodate the growth of the college, then a Missionary Training Institute based out of New York City. Construction began on April 17, 1896. The four-storied building, standing on four acres, measured 250 feet by 70 feet. The building was rebuilt on its original stone foundation in 1981, retaining its striking Victorian design.
The second floor conference room can seat up to 175. Additional media resources (LCD projector, portable screen, etc.) are available to facilitate an auditorium-style setup of the room. The conference room can also be divided into two breakout rooms by opening up a set of wall dividers in the center of the room.
Hilltop Auditorium
Hilltop Auditorium is located at the north end of campus and can seat up to 200. The auditorium is equipped with a house sound system and adjustable house lighting, as well as an LCD projector and retractable screen.


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The people of the West African Sahel country of Niger face frequent droughts and famine. They suffer from food shortages, chronic malnutrition and epidemics. In the UN Human Development Index, Niger shares ranks second to last. HEKS/EPER has been working in Niger since the great drought of the 1970s and, together with local partner organizations, is improving food security, access to land and the preservation of natural resources. Over the long term, development projects are leading to improved living conditions and supporting beneficiaries in better preparing themselves for future droughts. HEKS/EPER and its partners supply humanitarian aid during acute food crises.
In 2017 HEKS/EPER supported the creation of 315 kilometres of transit corridors for cattle herds.
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Kerberos, the single sign-on authentication system originally developed at MIT, deserves its name. It's a faithful watchdog that keeps intruders out of your networks. But it has been equally fierce to system administrators, for whom the complexity of Kerberos is legendary.Single sign-on is the holy grail of network administration, and Kerberos is the only game in town. Microsoft, by integrating Kerberos into Active Directory in Windows 2000 and 2003, has extended the reach of Kerberos to all networks large or small. Kerberos makes your network more secure and more convenient for users by providing a single authentication system that works across the entire network. One username; one password; one login is all you need.Fortunately, help for administrators is on the way. Kerberos: The Definitive Guide shows you how to implement Kerberos for secure authentication. In addition to covering the basic principles behind cryptographic authentication, it covers everything from basic installation to advanced topics like cross-realm authentication, defending against attacks on Kerberos, and troubleshooting.In addition to covering Microsoft's Active Directory implementation, Kerberos: The Definitive Guide covers both major implementations of Kerberos for Unix and Linux: MIT and Heimdal. It shows you how to set up Mac OS X as a Kerberos client. The book also covers both versions of the Kerberos protocol that are still in use: Kerberos 4 (now obsolete) and Kerberos 5, paying special attention to the integration between the different protocols, and between Unix and Windows implementations.If you've been avoiding Kerberos because it's confusing and poorly documented, it's time to get on board! This book shows you how to put Kerberos authentication to work on your Windows and Unix systems.
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As the blistering dog days in Classic City slowly ebb away, so too do most people's summer drink preferences. Johnny Gutts advises us not to say adiós so hastily to his particular beverage of choice, for whilst it makes a good quencher during hot August nights, it equally can add a Scoville-spiced savoriness to any drab December eve.
La Michelada del Jefe
• Fill 1 pint glass halfway with ice.
• Add Bloody Mary mix or tomato juice to halfway.
• Add 2 lemon wedges.
• Add 1 freshly chopped chilli pepper (Fresh jalapeño, serrano, or -- for the brave -- habanero).
• Top off with a lager beer and stir.
• Enjoy.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Vitello di Trota: The Fish Don't Know It's Wet
The advert proof came back from the client with their "Special of the Week" headline circled in red ink with an accusatory question mark: "Veal Trout(?)".
To the designer: "What the hell is 'veal trout'?"
"I dunno. [Looking at mock-up instructions] The handwriting is terrible."
"[Looking at mock-up] ...Yes, it is. But why didn't you get the rep to clarify his copy since it was illegible?"
"I dunno. I just typed in what I thought it said."
"So no red flags or second thoughts arose when you 'just typed in what you thought it said'? When it made no sense? And you sent it to the client for approval?"
"I dunno. I just typed in what I thought it said."
"No wonder the client thinks we're idiots."
Her job title included the word "designer" and her department included the word "creative," even though she had no creativity nor did any designing. "Data Entry Clerk" would be a more suitable job title, save for the fact that the data she entered was often given an erroneous and nonsensical quality, with her inputting terms like "Cadillac converters" and "veal trout." For all intensive purposes. Sic.
Though it's taken for granite that the purpose of client approval is to prevent errors from reaching the publication stage, one must admit that much was indeed accomplished here. This time.
The efficacy of workflow safeguards is not the issue here, but the curious mental framework present that fails to see the context surrounding the immediate job at hand. That, and the repercussions of that job's actions.
In the "designer's" case: In thoughtlessly treating all copy and text as asemic, context errors will obviously aggregate. [Something Spellcheck will not catch.]
This amounts to a basic case of Information Illiteracy -- a human version of the aforementioned Spellcheck: going through the motions without seeing the larger picture.
Fortunately, no persons were harmed due to these clerical errors, but outside the proverbial office this mindset can take a more injurious turn.
The decline of Situational Awareness (SA) in everyday modern life
• The classic illustration of the importance of SA can be found in such high-risk fields as aviation. All too often in aviation accidents, pilot error is attributed to a failure of SA. Flight crew fiddles with instruments, unaware that their jetliner is about to slam into a mountain. If the aircraft itself was not on autopilot, surely the distracted minds of the crew were on it.
• Witness the coed walking the dark streets wearing the headphones of her portable listening device. Senses are voluntarily hampered whilst in a high-risk environment. Lack of SA.
The distractions are not always the result of some new technology.
• Substitute the coed's headphones with a skimpy dress. A naive absence of SA or a brazen flouting of that very lack? One or the other. Blaming the (potential) victim? Freewill dictates the adult responsible for their own Poor Risk Assessment. [Cf. "Bad Medicine"]
The dearth of awareness is neither limited to one's own behaviour, but also to that of those under one's auspices.
• Behold the befuddled mum, daunted by the vast variety of goods displayed before her whilst her feral progeny tear up merchandise and play grab-arse. Also, her mobile phone conversation is of prime import rather than the antics of her charges.
Information Illiteracy, a shortage of Situational Awareness and a lack of basic social propriety are all variations of a myopic "autopilot" mode all too common today, whether on the job or in public.
• Parents, be they the lazy laissez-faire or the excuse-making, hypervigilant helicopter type, fail to impart the proper social tools, leaving their children in a cerebral cocoon come adulthood.
• Employers fail to hire neither the able and broad-minded nor to nurture those towards competency.
• Among armchair analysts, there is no scarcity of culprits in the "dumbing down" in the modern age. Schools, pop culture, socio-political forces encouraging dependence on the State -- all have fingers rightfully pointed at them for some culpability in societal demise.
That said, parental and adult/workplace examples are cited emphatically in this missive because, 1) Parenting (or the lack thereof) ultimately trumps these secondary societal factors as to how their children develop; and, 2) Adult and workplace behaviour are the ultimate result of said parenting. [Two ends of a continuum with secondary factors in between.]
But perhaps Chicken Little has clucked enough, as there is a plethora of real-life examples extant, whether in neighbouring cubicles or stumbling down High Street.
What do we call those flighty fish of our social seas with brains fatted on the empty calories of pop culture? Those with a voluntarily restricted mental motility? Those whose experience prolongs their own social and exploratory retardation? Those who are thus more susceptible to infotoxin ingestion?
"Waiter, I'll try the Veal Trout."
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Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security Deed executed by Terry Harris to Option One Mortgage Corporation dated December 9, 2005, and recorded in Deed Book 411, Page 415, Appling County Records, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for HSI Asset Securitization Corporation Trust 2006 OPT4, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OPT4 by Assignment, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $50,000.00, the holder thereof pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and, pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, April 2, 2013, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the Second Land District of Appling County, Georgia, consisting of 10.655 acres, more or less, of original land lot number 534. Said tract of land being bound, now or formerly, as follows: North by lands of Ida McCall; East in part by lands of Willie Benton Estate and in part by lands of Michael L. Sutton; South by lands of Annie Jackson and West in part by lands of Annie Jackson, in part by lands of David Jackson, in part by lands of Lizzie Cromartie, in part by lands of Ellis Dickerson, Et. AL and in part by lands of Willie James Nail. Said tract of land being more fully shown on a survey and plat thereof by Denean W. Dixon dated November 28, 2005, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes.
Said property is known as 3810 Piney Bluff Road, Baxley, GA 31513, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any.
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.
The proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all expenses of said sale as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.
The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the secured creditor.
The property is or may be in the possession of Terry Harris, successor in interest or tenant(s).
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for HSI Asset Securitization Corporation Trust 2006 OPT4, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OPT4 as Attorney-in-Fact for Terry Harris
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Cristina Fernandez's second term as president of Argentina may be fraught with capital flight, wary investors, an escalating crime rate, and bad credit rating buzz from Moody's, but she'll be damned if she lets some Harvard smartasses try to tell her which hemisphere she's in. Fielding questions Thursday night from inquisitive students at Harvard University, Fernandez confronted tough questions about her presidential tenure without actually answering them, a classic political form of misdirection. For instance, when asked by one particularly impertinent Harvard student (who is from Argentina), why Argentines wishing to travel abroad have such limited access to foreign capital, or why credit and debit purchases made outside of Argentina are subject to increased taxes, Fernandez answered with this:
You are here and you are Argentine, so obviously you don't have dollar problems. You are lucky enough to study in Harvard. You think you can really talk about these currency problems?
Take that, elitist Ivy Leaguer! That will teach you to demonstrate intellectual curiosity and keep up with socioeconomic happenings. When another student asked if Fernandez ought to be more self-critical of her second term because Argentina was saddled with a rising crime rate and an inflation kerfuffle, Fernandez said she really expected different questions from the Ivy League audience, maybe something like, "So, what's your favorite Borges poem, hmm?"


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(Reuters) - Knight Capital Group Inc KCG.N is in talks about possibly selling its market-making operation, its largest and most profitable business, but it is not known if a deal will happen, a source said on Saturday.
The securities firm has been approached by at least two rivals about its market-making operation, which uses complicated computer models to match buy and sell orders in stocks and options, another source familiar with the matter said.
Knight's board of directors is expected to get separate proposals next week for the market-making business from high-speed trading firms Getco LLC and Virtu Financial LLC, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people who were briefed on the discussions. Other potential buyers also could approach the board about that business and perhaps others, it said.
Knight has virtually all of its customers back after a massive August trading glitch and could decide to keep the business, one of the sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Knight said it does not comment on rumors and speculation.
Getco and Virtu spokespeople declined comment on the report.
In October, Knight Capital posted a third-quarter loss of $389.9 million following a massive software glitch.
On August 1, Knight, one of the biggest executors of U.S. stock trades, went live with new software that had been improperly installed. The software conflicted with old code that was to have been deleted, unleashing a flood of orders to the New York Stock Exchange, and leaving Knight with a massive position it had to unload at a loss.
Reporting by John McCrank and Gregory Roumeliotis in New York; Writing by Brad Dorfman and Jessica Wohl in Chicago; Editing by Vicki Allen


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This page is about the monster, for the hero with the same name, see [[File:GorgonHero.png|link=Gorgon]][[Gorgon (Class)| Gorgon]]

This page is about the monster, for the hero with the same name, see [[File:GorgonHero.png|link=Gorgon]][[Gorgon (Class)| Gorgon]]

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The Gorgon is one of the few monsters in the game to use the Death-gaze special. If your health is below 50%, a Gorgon's attack causes instant death (though Death Protection can still save you). However, this is not as dangerous as it first appears. Higher level gorgons are already very likely to deal more than half your health in a single attack, and effectively gain no benefit from their death gaze. By preying on their generally low durability, this makes them prime targets for bonus experience. Only characters with extreme durability (such as Monks or Dwarves) will even need to concern themselves with death gaze.
Where the death gaze of gorgons becomes truly dangerous is when fighting lower-level opponents. Because the gorgon has first strike, a 1st level gorgon can potentially kill a high-level adventurer if you're below half-health. The best way to deal with such gorgons is to slow them with WEYTWUT, WONAFYT or use the entanglement boon of the The Earthmother. This will disable their first strike and allow you to clean them up without risking death gaze attacks. The Assassin is also useful in this regard, since his swift hands ability ignores first strike.
If you cannot slow a gorgon, the best course of action is to try to kill them while you're at high-health to avoid their death gaze. This is especially important for users of Platemail, who likely won't even take damage from a very low-level foe but are very vulnerable to death gaze.
The Gorgon boss is Medusa, and she has 100% death gaze. This means that if you are not at full health, she will instantly kill you with her attack. She also has the Mana Burn special attack, so using the HALPMEH glyph to heal between strikes won't work. Medusa's primary weakness is that she's a relatively fragile boss, so any method of setting up a long attack chain will defeat her relatively easily. Taurog and Dracul are particularly useful for battling her, since Taurog can easily allow you to create a death protection chain to ignore her death gaze, and Dracul's blood swell, blood hunger and blood tithe boons are excellent ways to heal yourself between attacks even after your mana has been drained.


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- Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law, such as sex and marital status;
- Commercial information, such as transaction information and purchase history;
- Biometric information, such as fingerprints and voiceprints;
- Internet or network activity information, such as browsing history and interactions with our website;
- Geolocation data, such as device location;
- Audio, electronic, visual, similar information, such as call and video recordings; and
- Inferences drawn from any of the personal information listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual's preferences and characteristics.
- We have "sold" the following categories of personal information:
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