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Mass killings documented in Iraq
BAGHDAD — As the Iraqi government bolstered Baghdad's defenses Sunday, the Islamic militant group that captured two major cities last week posted graphic photos that appeared to show its fighters massacring dozens of captured Iraqi soldiers.
The pictures on a militant website appear to show masked fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, loading the captives onto flatbed trucks before forcing them to lie face-down in a shallow ditch with their arms tied behind their backs. The final images show the bodies of the captives soaked in blood after being shot.
The grisly images could further sharpen sectarian tensions as hundreds of Shiites heed a call from their most revered spiritual leader to take up arms against the Sunni militants who have swept across the north. ISIL has vowed to take the battle to Baghdad and cities further south housing revered Shiite shrines.
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A car bomb meanwhile exploded in central Baghdad, killing 10 and wounding 21, according to police and hospital officials. Baghdad has seen an escalation in suicide and car bombings in recent months, mostly targeting Shiite neighborhoods or security forces.
While the city of seven million is not in any immediate danger of falling into the hands of the militants, Sunday's bombing could raise tensions. Food prices in the city have risen, twofold in some cases, because of disruption to transport on the main road heading north from the capital.
The government bolstered defenses around Baghdad on Sunday, a day after hundreds of Shiite men paraded through the streets with arms in response to a call by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani for Iraqis to defend their country. ISIL has vowed to attack Baghdad but its advance to the south seems to have stalled in recent days. Thousands of Shiites have also volunteered to join the fight against the ISIL, also in response to al-Sistani's call.
Armed police, including SWAT teams, were seen over the weekend manning checkpoints in Baghdad, searching vehicles and checking drivers' documents. Security was particularly tightened on the northern and western approaches of the city, the likely targets of any advance by ISIL fighters on the capital. The city looked gloomy on Sunday, with thin traffic and few shoppers in commercial areas.
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At one popular park along the Tigris river, only a fraction of the thousands who usually head there were present on Sunday evening. In the commercial Karada district in central Baghdad, many of the sidewalk hawkers who sell anything from shoes to toys and clothes were absent.
The crisis in Iraq has prompted the United States to order an aircraft carrier into the Persian Gulf. It also laid out specific ways for Iraq to show it is forging the national unity necessary to gain assistance in its fight against the ISIL and other militants.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Saturday ordered the USS George H.W. Bush from the northern Arabian Sea as President Barack Obama considered possible military options for Iraq. Hagel's press secretary, Rear Adm. John Kirby, said the move will give Obama additional flexibility if military action were required to protect American citizens and interests in Iraq.
Accompanying the carrier will be the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea and the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun. The ships, which carry Tomahawk missiles that could reach Iraq, were expected to complete their move into the Persian Gulf by the end of the day. The Bush's fighter jets also could easily reach Iraq.
In neighboring Iran, the acting commander of the Islamic Republic's army ground forces, Gen. Kiomars Heidari, said Iran has increased its defenses along its western border with Iraq, though there was no immediate threat to the frontier.
In Baghdad, Iraqi government officials said ISIL fighters were trying to capture the city of Tal Afar in northern Iraq on Sunday and raining down rockets seized last week from military arms depots. The officials said the local garrison suffered heavy casualties and the town's main hospital was unable to cope with the number of wounded, without providing exact numbers.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters. Tal Afar is mainly inhabited by Turkmen, an ethnic minority.
Iraq's top military spokesman, Lt. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, confirmed that fighting was raging at Tal Afar, but indicated that the militants were suffering heavy casualties. On all fronts north of the capital, he said, a total of 297 militants have been killed in the past 24 hours.
There was no way to independently confirm his claims.
ISIL and allied Sunni militants captured a vast swath of northern Iraq last week, including second city Mosul and Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, as Iraqi troops, many of them armed and trained by the U.S., fled in disarray, surrendering vehicles, weapons and ammunition to the powerful extremist group, which also fights in Syria.
The captions of the photos say the killings were to avenge the killing of an ISIL commander, Abdul-Rahman al-Beilawy, whose death was reported by both the government and ISIL shortly before the al-Qaida splinter group's lightning offensive, which has plunged Iraq into its bloodiest crisis since the withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2011.
"This is the fate that awaits the Shiites sent by Nouri to fight the Sunnis," one caption read, apparently referring to Iraq's Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Al-Moussawi, the military spokesman, confirmed the photos' authenticity and said he was aware of cases of mass murder of captured Iraqi soldiers in areas held by ISIL.
U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay warned on Friday of "murder of all kinds" and other war crimes in Iraq, and said the number killed in recent days may run into the hundreds, while the wounded could approach 1,000.
Speaking in Geneva, she said her office has received reports that militants rounded up and killed Iraqi soldiers as well as 17 civilians in a single street in Mosul.
Her office also heard of "summary executions and extrajudicial killings" after ISIL militants overran Iraqi cities and towns, the statement said.
Most of the soldiers who appear in the pictures are in civilian clothes. Some are shown wearing military uniforms underneath, indicating they may have hastily disguised themselves as civilians to try to escape.
Many soldiers and policemen left their uniforms and equipment behind as the militants swept into Mosul, Tikrit and surrounding areas.
The captions did not provide a date or location, but al-Moussawi said the killings took place in Salahuddin province, the capital of which is Tikrit.
Some of the pictures appeared to show some of the soldiers pleading for their lives, others seemed terrified.
All soldiers appeared in their early 20s, with some wearing the jerseys of such European soccer clubs like Manchester United and Barcelona. Some of the militants wore black baggy pants and shirts, many of them had sandals or flip flops.
Iraqi authorities appear to be trying to limit the dissemination of such images and other militant propaganda being shared through social media and to deny the militants their use for operational purposes.
Martin Frank, the CEO of IQ Networks, an Internet service provider in Iraq, told The Associated Press that authorities have ordered multiple social media sites including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to be blocked. On Sunday, they tightened the restrictions further by telling network operators to halt traffic for virtual private networks, which allow users to bypass Internet filters.
Internet traffic in several areas overrun by militants, including Mosul and Tikrit, was ordered to be cut off altogether, he said.
No timeframe was given for the shutdowns.


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Wicked Strong running for Boston in Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — Wicked Strong has a built-in fan base for the Kentucky Derby. The entire city of Boston.
The colt named in honor of the victims of last year's Boston Marathon bombings will be among the favorites for Saturday's race. He's got the credentials, having impressively won the Wood Memorial at 9-1 odds.
Wicked Strong is owned by a Boston-based partnership that has pledged to donate 5 percent of any money won by the 3-year-old colt during the Triple Crown series to the fund set up for the bombing victims.
"It's a neat thing," trainer Jimmy Jerkens said. "Might be an extra force that will help us, if you believe in that kind of stuff."
Does Jerkens?
"Sometimes you do," he replied. "Things seem to happen like that for some unexplained reason."
Wicked Strong began racing with the name Moyne Spun. Donald Little Jr., who heads the Centennial Farms partnership, didn't like that moniker and decided to rename the horse with the marathon bombings in mind.
His first thought was Boston Strong, but the name was already taken. So the new name became Wicked Strong — giving it a linguistic Boston twist.
It seems to fit the once-headstrong colt, which got away from his handlers a couple times early in his career. That's why Jerkens keeps a pony waiting to escort Wicked Strong back to the barn after a trip to the track.
The colt ranked fourth on the points leaderboard that determines the maximum 20-horse field for the 1 ¼-mile Derby. The victory in the Wood — his first in a stakes race — and the 100 points that went to the winner put him in the Derby picture.
"He ran terrific," Jerkens said of the colt's 3 ½-length win. "He laid up closer to the pace without any effort, which I thought was great. The pace was really lively and he was sitting up five or six (lengths) off the lead without any effort. He certainly finished up good."
The victory in the Wood was just Wicked Strong's second in six career races.
He will be the first Derby starter for both Centennial Farms, which won the 1993 Belmont Stakes with Colonial Affair, and Jerkens, a 55-year-old son of Hall of Fame trainer Allen Jerkens.
"It's nerve-wracking, especially when you're here with only one horse," the younger Jerkens said. "You're looking at him so much, you almost start creating problems."
Jerkens has 23 horses in his New York-based stable. He's currently tied for 16th in the New York Racing Association trainer's standings.
His 85-year-old father tried three times to win the Derby, his best finish being sixth place in 1978 with Sensitive Prince. He sent his son off to Louisville with the advice to treat the Derby like any other race.
"A lot of people fall into that trap of second-guessing themselves," the younger Jerkens said. "You can't let anybody or anything sway your judgment. Don't train him any different just because somebody will come up to you and say, 'So and so went out there and did this with his horse.' I'm confident in how we've handled him so far."
Jerkens thought he had a shot at winning the Derby in 2009 with Quality Road, calling him "the most talented horse I ever put my hands on." Quality Road won the Florida Derby, but injured his right back foot that day. Later, he hurt his right front foot and missed the Triple Crown series.
Less than two months later, the late owner-breeder Edward Evans fired Jerkens and sent Quality Road to trainer Todd Pletcher.
Now Jerkens is actually at Churchill Downs with a chance to win, for himself, his father and the city of Boston. His father is nicknamed "The Giant Killer" for his record of big upsets, and Jerkens would like nothing more than to add to the family history.

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|Browning Citori Forearm Ultra XS Skeet 12 Gauge
Need help determining if this forearm will fit your shotgun? Use our Date & Know Your Browning Citori page, click here.
- Brand: Browning
- Finish / Color: Oil
- Firearm Type: Shotgun
- Gauge: 12 Gauge
- Material: Wood
- Models Fit: Browning Citori
Know Your Gun
Date & Know Your Browning Citori
The production of the Citori over/under shotgun began in 1973. It has gone through many configurations in the years and is currently still in production.
The information below is critical must have knowledge necessary for ordering parts, wood, and barrels for your Browning BT-100
Manufacture "Configuration Types" of the Citori
- Pre Type 1: Manufactured 1973 through 1976
- Type 1: Manufactured 1977 Only
- Type 2: Manufactured 1978 through 1982
- Type 3: Manufactured 1983 through present
- 525/625: Manufactured 2002 through 2015
What "Configuration Type", "Tang Style", and "Forearm Bracket" is your Citori?
- Locating your serial number
The true complete serial number of the Citori can only be found underneath of the TOP LEVER. All other numbers represent production sequence only and are used by the factory to denote what barrel set is paired with an individual receiver. See figure 1-A to locate the top lever on your firearm.
Figure 1-A
- Reading Your Serial Number
Below use the chart to determine the manufacture year of your Citori.
Historic Information Serial Number Info 1973-75
In 1969 Browning started using two digits for the date of manufacture which was followed by on of the following codes:
H=12 ga.
Later the code was changed to J=both gauges
This was then followed by the serial number beginning with 00001.
Example: 00001H37 = A 1973 Citori 12 ga. shotgun with a serial number of 00001.
H=12 ga.
N=20 ga.
Later the code was changed to J=both gauges
In 1975 Browning standardized its serial number identification which it follows to the present day.
- Production Sequence Number beginning with 01001 at the start of each year.
- Date of Manufacture is a two digit code:
Serial Number Example:
This would be a Citori manufactured in 1976 with the serial number 01001.
In 1998 Browning redid the standardization of its serial number identifications to work with its new data base program, Oracle.
- Serial Number beginning with 01001 at the start of each year.
- Date of Manufacture is a two digit code:
- Citori Type: 131=All Citori Shotguns
Serial Number Example:
This would be a Citori Shotgun, manufactured in 1999 with the serial number 01001.
Using the above chart you should now be able to distinguish if your Citori is Pre Type 1, Type 1, Type 2, or Type 3.
- Pre Type 1 - Manufactured from 1973 - 1976
Sorry, wood and/or mechanical parts are no longer available for this production era of the Citori.
- Type 1 - Manufactured only in 1977
Wood is still available, but in very limited quantities. All mechanical parts are obsolete.
- Type 2 - Manufactured from 1978 through 1982
Mechanical parts are still available and are the same as those used in the present manufactured Citori. The wood for this gun is still available, but in very limited quantities.
- Type 3 - Manufactured from 1983 - Present
Mechanical parts and wood are still in great supply. "Long Tang" butt stock production has ceased and the supply of these stocks are dwindling rapidly.
- 525 / 625 - Manufactured from 2002 - 2015
Mechanical parts are still in great supply. The wood for these gun is still available in limited quantities, and the supply of these stocks are dwindling rapidly.
- Determining Tang Style
The Citori has been manufactured with 3 "Tang Styles"
- Straight Tang
- Long Tang
- Short Tang
Use figure 1-B to determine the "Tang Style" of your Citori.
Figure 1-B
- Determining Receiver Configuration
Use figure 1-C to determine the "Receiver Configuration" of your Citori.
Figure 1-C
- Determining "Forearm Bracket" Type
Two "Forearm Bracket" types have been used in the production of Citori's.
- Short Field/Sporter 2 Hole Bracket
- Long Target 3 Hole Bracket
Use Figure 1-D to determine what "Forearm Bracket" your Citori uses. Starting in 1994 and continuing through the present all Citori shotguns have been manufactured with the "Short 2 Hole Bracket".
Figure 1-D
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Growing up in Montevideo, Uruguay, as the only Jewish kid (a very fat one!) on an all-Italian block… in the middle of the Jewish neighborhood (go figure!), my mother soon realized that it would be safer for her little boy if she learned to cook cucina italiana, then some of his tormentors would stop harassing him in hopes of getting invited for a meal. She learned from our neighbors and soon became the outstanding Italian cook on the block. Somehow word got out, and life became a lot easier for me…
Here's one recipe I made last eve (using a food processor, which – when I was a kid – my mother didn't have), after I found it in The Italian Mama's Kitchen by Katie & Giancarlo Caldesi. It tasted just like I my mother's!
Cream of Vegetable Soup – Passata di Verdure
Yield: 4 servings
- 2 medium sized carrots, trimmed and peeled
- 2 small zucchini, trimmed
- 3 small potatoes
- 1 small bunch (about 1/2 oz) flat leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 large garlic cloves, peeled
- 4 cups chicken stock*
- 1/2 cup fresh peas
- Salt and pepper
- Cut the carrots, zucchini and potatoes into 3/4 inch cubes
- Place the parsley on a piece of cheesecloth. Using kitchen string, tie the of the cheesecloth together to form a bag shape.
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over low heat. Add the carrots, zucchini and potatoes; sautee for 10 minutes. Add the bay leaves and garlic. Stir well and cook for 3 minutes.
- Pour the stock* into the saucepan. Add the Parsley and and peas . Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes.
- Remove and discard the parsley and bay leaves. Transfer the stock to a blender or food processor. Blend until the mixture is of a consistency you desire. Return the soup to the saucepan to reheat before serving and add salt and pepper to taste. It can be stored in the fridge for up to three days (and I know exactly what I'll be having this evening, again!)
* Chicken Stock – Brodo di Gallina
Yield: 16 cups
- 1 small bunch (about 1/2 oz) Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 pound hen, cleaned and cut into four pieces
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 3 celery stalks
- 1 large carrot
- 4 bay leaves
- 12 black peppercorns
- 4 cloves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Place the celery and peppercorns on a piece of cheesecloth, then using kitchen string, tie the ends of the cheesecloth together to make a bag.
- Place 16 cups water in a large pot. Add all other ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 4 hours, skimming the surface occasionally to catch and discard the residue and foam. Add extra water to the broth, making sure the original level of broth is maintained throughout.
- Drain the stock through a strainer discarding the vegetables and reserving the flesh for further use in other recipes.
The chicken stock can be refrigerated for up to 4 days or frozen up to 30 days.
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Two teams playing for a championship all 32 NFL teams dream of at the start of the year is reason enough to be captivated by Super Bowl XLVII. The matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, however, has more than its fair share of captivating and unique storylines that will make this more than just a championship contest.
Story line time: For the first time ever, two brothers will coach against one another in the Super Bowl. Meanwhile, a future first-ballot Hall of Famer will take the field for the last time ever, and two other likely Hall of Famers could also be playing in their final NFL games. On top of that, the game features a quarterback matchup that few could have predicted before the season began. If you're looking for compelling storylines to follow in the week leading up to the game and through the game itself, here are 10 concepts that go a long way in defining the matchup.
Get your TV, computer, mobile device warmed up: Super Bowl XLVII will be seen all over the world through every avenue of technology available. When the biggest game in America kicks off, you can catch the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers from multiple outlets. Whether it's television, radio or streaming live online, the country has this game swamped with coverage. Even mobile applications are available should you be on the go when Super Sunday rolls around.
You better, you bet: ith all the crazy proposition bets available for Super Bowl XLVII between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, there are several wagers that are a little easier to gauge than others. You might be the type of person who doesn't know football, and may as well bet on the 50-50 odds of the coin toss as a means to cash in. Several relatively safe options exist, though, and are worth a serious look if you're the gambling type.
Don't sleep on these sleepers: The Super Bowl MVP is usually an obvious choice, but every so often there is a surprise. This battle between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens could be one of those exceptions. Most winners of this award have been quarterbacks of the winning team. This means that Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick are the most likely to take home the trophy. However, there are certainly opportunities for players to become this year's Dexter Jackson or Desmond Howard. These lesser-known players will have a shot at winning the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player award with big performances on Sunday.
Stat pack: Super Bowl XLVII pits two teams with reputedly tough defenses and two sibling head coaches with a lot of familiarity with each others' respective styles. But that won't necessarily translate to a low-scoring game. There are plenty of exciting offensive stars, including two of the fastest rising quarterbacks in the league. Both offenses are usually built around the running game, though, so it will be interesting to see what sort of game plan each team draws up in that context. Here are predictions for marquee players and how frequently they can be expected to light up the scoreboard in the Superdome.
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This topic is about prostate cancer that has spread or come back after treatment. For information on prostate cancer that has not spread outside the prostate (localized prostate cancer), see the topic Prostate Cancer.
Prostate cancer is a group of cells that grows faster than normal in a man's prostate gland. It can spread into other areas and kill normal tissue.
The prostate gland sits just below a man's bladder. It makes part of the fluid for semen. In young men, the prostate is about the size of a walnut. It usually grows larger as you grow older.
The cancer may be one of these types:
Experts don't know what causes prostate cancer. But they believe that getting older and having a family history of prostate cancer raise your chance of getting it.
Sometimes there are no symptoms of either locally advanced or metastatic prostate cancer.
When they do appear, symptoms of locally advanced prostate cancer include:
Symptoms of metastatic prostate cancer may include:
A blood test called a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is the most common way to check for prostate cancer. A higher level of PSA may mean that you have prostate cancer or that your prostate cancer has come back.
Your doctor also may do a biopsy. In this test, your doctor takes samples of tissue from your prostate gland or from the area where the cancer may have spread and sends the samples to a lab for testing. A biopsy is the only way to know for sure that you have prostate cancer.
If you have had prostate cancer before, your doctor may also order a bone scan, CT scan, or MRI to see if it has come back or spread.
Learning that you have cancer that has spread or come back can be very hard. Some people find that it helps to talk about their feelings with their family and friends. You may also want to talk with your doctor or with other people who have had this kind of cancer. Your local Canadian Cancer Society chapter can help you find a support group.
Your treatment choices depend on your overall health, how fast the cancer is growing, and how far it has spread.
Locally advanced prostate cancer may be treated with surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, or a combination of these.
Treatment of metastatic cancer focuses on slowing the spread of the cancer and relieving symptoms, such as bone pain. It also can help you feel better and live longer. Treatment may include hormone therapy, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy.
Men over age 80 or those with other serious health problems may decide not to have treatment except for what is needed to treat any symptoms (watchful waiting).
Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.
The exact cause of prostate cancer is not known, but experts believe your age and family history may have something to do with your chances of getting the disease. Prostate cancer is very common and is an older man's disease. Most men who get it are older than 65.
Prostate cancer may not cause noticeable symptoms. Possible symptoms of locally advanced prostate cancer are:
These symptoms also may be caused by:
Symptoms that may mean the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, or metastasized, include:
Prostate cancer is a common cancer affecting older men. About 21,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in Canada every year.footnote 1 In the United States, about 12 out of 100 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer sometime during their lifetime. But most men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer don't die from prostate cancer.
When prostate cancer grows large enough, it begins to fill the prostate and often can be felt by your doctor during a digital rectal examination. As it continues to grow, it breaks through the outer rim of the prostate and into nearby tissues, such as the seminal vesicles. At this point, the disease is called locally advanced prostate cancer.
Locally advanced prostate cancer is usually not curable. But there are treatments that can help you live longer and feel better.
After the cancer has broken through the prostate, it may move into nearby lymph nodes. From the lymph node system, the cancer can spread to other areas of the body. Most often, prostate cancer spreads to the bones. It also may spread to the lungs or other organs. When it has spread to the lymph nodes, the disease is called metastatic prostate cancer.
Metastatic prostate cancer is not curable. But a number of treatments are available that may help you live longer and make you feel better.
A risk is anything that makes you more likely to get a particular disease. Being older than 50 is the main risk for prostate cancer. About 6 out of 10 new prostate cancers are diagnosed in men who are 65 and older.footnote 2
Your chances of getting the disease are higher if other men in your family have had it. Your risk is doubled if your father or brother developed prostate cancer. Your risk also depends on the age at which your relative was diagnosed. Most men who get prostate cancer have no family history of the disease.
Men of African descent have a greater chance of developing the kind of prostate cancer that grows and spreads. Researchers are not sure why there is a difference in disease and death rates among different races. Some experts think there may be a genetic link.footnote 3
Be sure to follow your doctor's instructions about calling when you have problems, new symptoms, or symptoms that get worse.
Call your doctor now if you:
Call your doctor to schedule an appointment if you have unexplained:
Watchful waiting is a wait-and-see approach. If you are older and have other serious health problems, you may choose only those treatments that keep you comfortable (palliative care).
Locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer are diagnosed through physical examinations and tests, including:
If you have had prostate cancer before, one or more tests will help your doctor see if your cancer has come back or spread. These may include:
If you have been treated for prostate cancer in the past, you've probably been having regular checkups that include PSA tests to check for any signs that the cancer has come back or has spread to other parts of your body. Your doctor will watch for any increases in your PSA level and the speed with which any increases occur. A higher PSA does not necessarily mean your cancer has come back. But it may mean that you need further tests, such as a prostate biopsy, bone scan, CT scan, or MRI.
Your treatment options for prostate cancer that has spread will depend on:
Treatment for locally advanced or metastatic prostate cancer may include hormone therapy, surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy.
You may want to talk with your doctor about entering a clinical trial of new cancer treatment options.
Prostate cancer that has spread to tissue around the prostate may be treated with radiation therapy, surgery, or hormone therapy. Sometimes two of these treatments are combined.
Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy uses high-energy X-rays or protons to destroy the cancer. This treatment has improved with newer technologies, so there are fewer side effects and complications than in the past. Radiation therapy usually is combined with hormone therapy.
External beam radiotherapy, or EBRT, uses high-energy rays, such as X-rays, to destroy the cancer. It is usually given in multiple doses over several weeks. Radiation destroys tissue, so it may damage the nerves along the side of the prostate that affect your ability to have an erection. If you already have bowel problems, external radiation may cause your symptoms to get worse.
Two common forms of external radiation are:
The two most common surgeries are:
Combination treatments
In some cases, men will have radiation therapy after a prostatectomy, especially if the tumour could not be completely removed by surgery.
Hormone therapy
Hormone therapy is also called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Prostate cancer needs male hormones (testosterone) in order to survive. Hormone therapy decreases the amount of testosterone and other male hormones in your body. This often causes tumours to shrink.
Hormone therapy usually works well at first to stop cancer growth. But in most cases, the cancer begins to grow again within a few years. At this point, the cancer is described as hormone-resistant, meaning it is not responding to standard hormone therapy. When this happens, other kinds of hormone treatments may be tried.
When hormone treatments no longer keep the cancer from growing, the cancer is called castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Treatments that may be used to help men live longer include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and medicines like enzalutamide.
Sometimes after surgery or radiation therapy to treat prostate cancer, a man's PSA will start rising even though he has no symptoms and there are no signs that the cancer has spread to another part of his body (metastasized). This is called non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC). Men with nmCRPC who are already on hormone therapy may also be treated with medicines such as apalutamide, enzalutamide, or abiraterone with prednisone.
Some men choose to start hormone therapy only after they have symptoms. But many doctors recommend starting hormone therapy right away if cancer is found in the lymph nodes during surgery to remove the prostate. Early treatment may allow men to live a little longer. Other doctors say to wait, because waiting delays the bothersome and serious side effects of hormone therapy.
Treatment for prostate cancer that has spread to the bones and/or other organs in the body is aimed at relieving symptoms and slowing the cancer's growth. Treatment may include:
Pain is one of the main concerns of people who have metastatic cancer. But cancer pain can almost always be controlled. You and your doctor have several options to help your pain, including pain-relieving medicines and radiation, such as external beam radiation therapy and bone-targeted radioisotopes.
You can find more information about treating prostate cancer online at the:
Hospice palliative care is a kind of medical care for people who have serious and chronic illnesses. It is different from trying to cure your illness. Hospice palliative care focuses on improving your quality of life—not just in your body but also in your mind and spirit. Some people combine hospice palliative care with curative care.
With prostate cancer, hospice palliative care may involve treatments to reduce tumours or bone pain, such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, radionuclides (medicine used in external radiation) for bone metastasis, and bisphosphonates, which slow the breakdown of bone and help relieve bone pain. Surgery to relieve bladder problems (transurethral resection of the prostate, or TURP) is also an option.
For some people who have advanced cancer, a time comes when treatment to cure cancer no longer seems like a good choice. This can be because the side effects, time, and costs of treatment are greater than the promise of cure or relief. But this isn't the end of treatment. Hospice palliative care providers will work to help manage pain and other symptoms or side effects. They may help you decide what treatment you want or don't want. And they can help your loved ones understand how to support you.
If you are interested in hospice palliative care, talk to your doctor. He or she may be able to manage your care or refer you to a doctor who specializes in this type of care.
For more information, see the topic Hospice Palliative Care.
You may wish to discuss health care and other legal issues that arise near the end of life with your family and your doctor. You may find it helpful and comforting to state your health care choices in writing—with an advance care plan—while you are still able to make and communicate these decisions.
You may want to choose a substitute decision-maker to make and carry out decisions about your care if you should become unable to speak for yourself. Be sure to share your wishes with your family or close friends. If you have not made an advance care plan, talk to your doctor. He or she can help you get the right forms for your province or territory. You may also find these forms in a doctor's office, hospital, or your local health unit.
For more information, see the topic Care at the End of Life.
Prostate cancer can't be prevented. But there are steps you can take to reduce your risk for this disease. For more information, see the topic Prostate Cancer.
During medical care for any stage of prostate cancer, there are things you can do at home to help manage symptoms of prostate cancer or side effects of treatment:
During medical treatment for prostate cancer, you may experience emotional problems. See the following tips for managing:
Having cancer can change your life in many ways. For help with managing these changes, see the topic: Getting Support When You Have Cancer.
Medicines may be used to slow the growth of prostate cancer and to relieve your symptoms.
Prostate cancer needs the male hormone testosterone to grow. Hormone therapy uses special drugs to block the production or action of testosterone and may cause the cancer to shrink. This can improve your symptoms. Hormone therapy may be given before or after radiation or surgery to remove the prostate.
Hormone therapy usually works well at first to stop cancer growth. But in most cases the cancer returns in a few years. At this point, the cancer is called hormone-resistant. This means it will no longer get better with hormone therapy. When this happens, other kinds of hormone treatment may work. If the cancer continues to grow, chemotherapy or immunotherapy may be the next choice.
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to control cancer's growth or relieve pain. Often the drugs are given through a needle in your vein, and your blood vessels carry the drugs through your body. Sometimes the drugs are available as pills you can swallow. Sometimes they are given through a shot, or injection.
Chemotherapy usually involves two or more drugs given together. Combinations may work better than a single medicine. That's because each drug can attack the cancer cells in a different way. This is most often used when prostate cancer is hormone-resistant.
Immunotherapy is treatment that uses the body's immune system to destroy the cancer cells. This is used for prostate cancer that is hormone-resistant.
Hormone therapy is commonly used with radiation therapy. It may be used alone with metastatic cancer.
Chemotherapy may be helpful when prostate cancer no longer responds to hormone therapy.
Medicines to treat CRPC include:
Vaccines to keep prostate cancer from coming back after it has been treated are being tested. This type of treatment encourages the body's immune system to destroy cancer cells that remain after prostate cancer surgery. One vaccine, Provenge, was recently approved for use in the United States. It is not currently available in Canada.
Pain-relief and appetite-stimulant drugs may be used when prostate cancer has spread to other parts of the body.
Pain medicines are made that specifically treat mild, moderate, and severe pain, as well as different types of pain such as burning and tingling. To learn more, see:
For more information, see the topic Cancer Pain.
Hormone therapy can cause loss of sexual desire, hot flashes, enlarged and painful breasts, and erection problems.
Antiandrogen hormone therapy also may cause diarrhea, breast tenderness, and nausea. Cases of liver problems, some serious, have been reported.
Hormone therapy can also affect the bones, making them thin and brittle and more likely to break. Medicines such as bisphosphonates and denosumab may help prevent bone loss during long-term hormone therapy.
Surgery to treat prostate cancer is usually reserved for men in good health who are younger than 70 and who choose to have surgery. Surgery may be done to relieve symptoms and to slow the growth of cancer.
Surgical removal of the testicles (orchiectomy) and hormone therapy medicines have some of the same side effects, including hot flashes, larger breasts, loss of sexual desire, and the inability to have an erection.
Radiation therapy for prostate cancer may be used alone or combined with hormone treatment. Radiation therapy also is used to relieve pain from metastatic cancer or cancer that comes back after surgery.
Radiation therapy for locally advanced prostate cancer is often combined with hormone treatment. Using both together may improve your chances of being disease-free for longer and living longer.footnote 4
External-beam radiation therapy uses a large machine to aim a beam of radiation at your tumour to destroy cancer cells. The radiation damages the genetic material of the cells so that they can't grow. Although radiation damages normal cells as well as cancer cells, the normal cells can repair themselves and function, while the cancer cells cannot. If cancer has spread to your bones, radiation treatment may be given to specific areas to relieve pain.
People sometimes use complementary therapies along with medical treatment to help relieve symptoms and side effects of cancer treatments. Some of the complementary therapies that may be helpful include:
Mind-body treatments like those mentioned above may help you feel better and cope better with treatment. These treatments also may reduce chronic low back pain, joint pain, headaches, and pain from cancer treatments.
Before you try a complementary therapy, talk to your doctor about the possible value and potential side effects. Let your doctor know if you are already using any such therapies. Complementary therapies are not meant to take the place of standard medical treatment, but they may improve your quality of life and help you deal with the stress and side effects of cancer treatment.
You may be interested in taking part in research studies called clinical trials. Clinical trials are designed to find better ways to treat prostate cancer patients and are based on the most up-to-date information. People who do not want standard treatments or are not cured by standard treatments may want to take part in clinical trials.
Check with your doctor to see whether clinical trials are in your area and whether you might be eligible.
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It is very cold outside. The kind of cold with life threatening wind chills. A historic cold outbreak.
Winter is normally cold, but starting Sunday tundra-like temperatures are poised to deliver a rare and potentially dangerous sledgehammer blow to much of the Midwest, driving temperatures so far below zero that records will shatter. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration took a satellite photo of the snow and cold stretching from the Midwest to New England.
One reason for the cold? A "polar vortex," as one meteorologist calls it, which will send cold air piled up at the North Pole down to the U.S., funneling it as far south as the Gulf Coast.
The temperature predictions are startling: 25 below zero in Fargo, N.D., minus 31 in International Falls, Minn., and 15 below in Indianapolis and Chicago. At those temperatures, exposed skin can get frostbitten in minutes and hypothermia can quickly set in because wind chills could hit 50, 60 or even 70 below zero.


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(Pictured: Tomahawk missile launched at Gaddafi's forces.)
"Broadening our military mission to include regime change would be a mistake," said President Obama on Monday, addressing the National Defense University in Washington, DC. Instead of a policy of regime change, the United State will stick to "the task that I assigned our forces – to protect the Libyan people from immediate danger."
That is all well and good, except that the immediate danger is the rule of Muammar Gaddafi ("Gaddafi has not yet stepped down from power, and until he does, Libya will remain dangerous") and the means by which we are we protecting the Libyan people are military attacks against Gaddafi's forces ("We struck regime forces approaching Benghazi to save that city and the people within it. We hit Gaddafi's troops in neighboring Ajdabiya, allowing the opposition to drive them out. We hit Gaddafi's air defenses, which paved the way for a no-fly zone. We targeted tanks and military assets that had been choking off towns and cities, and we cut off much of their source of supply").
So, what we're not doing is regime change. What we are doing is making war on Qaddafi's forces until he has been deposed from power. I leave it to the good judgment of the reader whether these are distinct concepts.
There's nothing new in presidents lying about military missions to make them more palatable to the voting public, so Obama's characterization of the Libyan action is not of paramount importance or even interest. But the fact of regime change really is, and it carries damaging implications for American diplomatic prospects in Iran and other countries going forward.
The problem is this: if Gaddafi can relinquish his weapons program and stop supporting international terrorism and still be targeted for regime change, no other country has any incentive to do either of those things. The mission in Libya is a rod that the State Department has crafted for its own back.
"The oldest test in diplomacy is simply this," Christopher Hitchens puts it, "Who are your friends? Who are your enemies? Do they know that they are? And is it more dangerous to be your friend than your enemy or is it more dangerous to be your enemy than your friend? Are your enemies apprehensive? Are your friends rewarded?"
Well, no one crowed more loudly than Hitchens himself when, apparently out of Iraq-inspired fear of US invasion, Gaddafi surrendered his illegal weapons. And the negotiators who spearheaded the effort to extract contrition from Gaddafi over Lockerbie were furnished with no small amount of hagiography. And yet, neither of these efforts disqualified Gaddafi as a recipient of violent deposition.
Hitchens, in accusing Ahmadinejad's Iran of "staking what looks like its entire credibility on negating the concept of non-proliferation," notes that Iran's weapons program "must mean a lot to them because they could certainly get a great deal of aid, acceptance, trade, prosperity, stability, if they would give up the idea of their own nuclear device."
He makes a similar point on Iran's proxy party in Gaza, Hamas, which retains as part of its manifesto the discredited piece of fascist propaganda, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Hitchens recommends we demand that Hamas abandon this: "You can say, 'Will you do that or won't you? Because if you won't, it must mean a lot to you, given what you could get by repudiating it.'"
Well, in order for these overtures to carry any weight at all, the U.S. has to ensure that rogue and unsavory parties willing to change course really do stand to gain. The bombs falling on Libya today argue to the contrary.
Samantha Power and Paul Wolfowitz and their ilk will tell us that Libya's about-face on weapons and terrorism were good for what they were and produced a certain ease of tensions with the US, but Gaddafi's brutality against the Libyan revolutionaries demanded a response like the inspiringly-named Operation Odyssey Dawn. (Wait: did I just lump liberal interventionists in with neocons? Yes.)
But it is not as though Gaddafi engineered a violent crackdown on peaceful protestors (which is happening in U.S.-backed Bahrain and Yemen, not apparently to Ms. Powers and Mr. Wolfowitz's consternation); the protestors in Libya were tribal rebels, amassing guns to go and kill Gaddafi and his cohorts. As splendid as it would have been if they'd succeeded (the more painful, the more splendid), there is no meaningful charge that Gaddafi's response to the looming revolution should have been non-violent, and no reasonable person could have expected as much.
These optics are bad for the US. It looks as though America has had it in for Gaddafi all along, and no action of his could have had any effect. Even if the optics are deceptive, it's perception that matters when our diplomats sit down opposite hostile powers elsewhere in the world, not least in Tehran.
Or does Obama think we've exhausted diplomacy with Iran?
J.A. Myerson, Executive Editor of the Busy Signal, is the Artistic Director of Full of Noises and a teaching artist with Urban Arts Partnership. He writes primarily on American Politics and Human Rights. Follow him on Twitter.


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Fresh faces take over on center stage
No Tom Brady. No Aaron Rodgers. No Ben Roethlisberger. Not a Manning in sight.
Super Bowl has a pair of fresh faces at quarterback, bona fide nobodies as far as the NFL title game goes. But one will leave New Orleans as football's newest star.
For Colin Kaepernick and Joe Flacco, this is new territory. And, of course, exactly where they want to be.
Flacco, the only quarterback to win a playoff game in each of his first five NFL seasons, will lead the AFC champion Baltimore Ravens into Sunday's matchup against the NFC-winning San Francisco 49ers and Kaepernick, a backup for most of his two seasons.
It's the first time in more than a decade that the big game doesn't feature one of the big five household names in the glamour position.
You can't get much fresher than quarterbacks who never have gotten this far before.
"At the start of the season, I was just hoping to get on the field some way, somehow," said Kaepernick, the backup for Alex Smith, who took the 49ers to the conference final last season.
He got that chance after Smith sustained a concussion on Nov. 11, and hasn't seen the bench since.
Win this one and he'll have a piece of history, joining a heady quarterback club that includes Hall of Famers Joe Montana and Steve Young, who guided the 49ers to five NFL titles – a victory every time they played. No. 6 would tie the team with Roethlisberger's Pittsburgh Steelers – a record for most Super Bowl wins.
A second-round draft pick in 2011 out of Nevada – not exactly Alabama – Kaepernick has the shortest pro resume of any Super Bowl quarterback. It's impressive, nonetheless. His legs (181 yards rushing against Green Bay, a record for the position) and his arm (105.9 passer rating in the postseason) are the main reasons San Francisco is in its first NFL title game in 18 years.
"Anybody that is out there on the football field, you want to see them produce and get results," left tackle Joe Staley said. "With Colin, his first couple of starts, you did not know what to expect because we had not seen him out there as a starting quarterback. He did amazing and he has all season, as well as the playoffs. I think it was one of those things where we saw him in practice and we just wanted to see how he was going to handle the situation in the games. He has done that."
Still, he's new to this environment and that hardly seems to faze Kaepernick.
"One thing I've always said about him from the start is he comes off as a guy that has a lot of confidence," said center Jonathan Goodwin, who won a Super Bowl snapping for Drew Brees and the Saints three years ago. "I'm not just saying that. You can feel it by the way he acts and talks."
Flacco has that air of certainty, too, but at least it's built on a more substantial foundation, including an 8-4 mark in the playoffs, with six road wins – the most for any quarterback, Montana and Young included. That goes for Baltimore's John Unitas, too.
Nobody is comparing Flacco to them just yet, except for the self-belief he brings to the job.
"There are a lot of different ways to lead. ... You've got to do it your own way. And I think, naturally, as you get more comfortable with people and people understand you more, and you become more confident in them, and they become more confident in you, you become more vocal as time goes on."
And you become a Super Bowl quarterback.


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Color Options from Quilts and More™ Fall 2008
Ease into Autumn
This showcase for fall-tone fabrics is fast to cut and quick to piece.
Ease into Autumn Color Option
Big Block Style
For a throw with maximum impact made in a minimum of time, eliminate the Rail Fence blocks from Ease Into Autumn and simply join 8-1/2" squares in straight rows. Or, add a little interest with a few Rail Fence blocks randomly scattered across the quilt top.
Quiltmaker Mary Pepper stitched a 7x8-block throw from a few large-scale prints balanced with polka dots and small prints, and framed it with brown print binding. The stippling (or meandering) by machine-quilter Randy Simdorn provides the quilt with allover texture. Machine washing and drying the finished quilt results in a slightly puckered, relaxed look.
Click here to download instructions and materials needed to make this throw.
Color Me Happy
Make this merry crayon roll for your favorite little one. It's a great gift to give for a birthday or holiday surprise.
Color Me Happy Color Option
Little girls will be tickled pink to receive a crayon roll made in their favorite color fabric. We like Linda Lum DeBono's Funky Flowers for Henry Glass & Co. For little guys, choose a novelty fabric-cowboys, fire trucks, or whimsical critters-that reflects their current interest. The easy-to-make crayon rolls sew up fast for party favors. For an instant hit, couple the crayon roll with a pint-size tablet of drawing paper.
Games People Play
It's your move! Fused-and-stitched appliqué pieces mix it up with patchwork in this tic-tac-toe meets pick-up-sticks wall hanging.
Games People Play Color Option
Lonni Rossi created this pink version of Games People Play from a different selection of prints from Lonni's Paint Box III collection for Andover Fabrics. The springlike fabric palette is punched up with deep gold, charcoal, and magenta hues.
To make an impressive, yet bare-bones version of Games People Play, omit the appliqués on the quilt center and inner border. Make the Nine-Patch quilt center from an assortment of fabrics that have strong light and dark contrast between them. Add complementary inner and outer borders.
In the Meadow
As summer's lush green grasses give way to autumn's blazing leaves and golden skies, create a quilt capturing the season's best colors.
In the Meadow Color Option
Splashes of Color
Quilt designer Tammy Kelly chose an assortment of pink, purple, and green batiks for her version of In the Meadow. To add a softer touch, she sprinkled a few pretty coordinating prints among the batiks. It's no surprise that this bright, sherbet-tone quilt is the star of her daughter's newly decorated room.
Click here to download instructions and materials needed to make this bed-size quilt.
One-Piece Wonder
Who'd ever guess this playful throw is easily sewn row by row?
One-Piece Wonder Color Option
Big On Tradition
Darlene Zimmerman's 1930s reproduction print collections-Garden Party and Little Darlings 6 for Robert Kaufman Fabrics- make a super-size Grandmother's Flower Garden-type throw from One-Piece Wonder. Using a flannel design wall, lay out the trapezoid shapes in rows and align prints to form one-print hexagons. Surround the pieced quilt center with a solid white inner border to crisply offset the assorted prints before adding a red print outer border.
Click here to download instructions and materials needed to make this throw.
Pick a Pocket
A simple bag cleverly incorporates six outer pockets for everyday necessities.
Pick a Pocket Color Option
Select three favorite prints–wild or mild–and assemble this easy-to-sew bag to suit your fancy.
The Main Event
Simple rectangles lend brilliant color to a stash-busting bed-size quilt. What could be easier?
The Main Event Color Option
Sweet Strips
This pint-size version of The Main Event is perfect for a baby quilt or for a toddler to cuddle up with on a cool fall day.
To duplicate this quilt, choose a print for the sashing strips first, then select nine complementary prints for the small rectangles. When using fewer fabrics in the pieced rows, it's faster to sew long strips together into a strip set before cutting them into 3-1/2"-wide units.
Click here to download instructions and materials needed to make this throw.
To Market, To Market
Keep multiples of this fun-to-make bag on hand for toting home farmer's market bounty or groceries.
To Market, To Market Color Option
Market Bags
Need a gift bag? A smaller version of To Market, To Market-a plentiful 10x13x3"-wraps up several items neatly. When designer Monica Solorio-Snow pulled together a "Lovin' from the Oven" kit (a loaf of Amish friendship bread, jar of starter, and recipe on a decorative card) for a friend, the bag below became part of the gift. It was hard to tell which was more welcome-the gift or the cheerful, reusable bag. The larger version of the market bag-19x15x5"-is roomy enough to hold a pair of cowboy boots!
Click here to download instructions and materials needed to make both sizes of these bags.


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From progressive schools in New York City to farm-to-table restaurants in Hollywood, people everywhere are finding Tower Garden to be an effective tool for connecting communities, driving business, and growing greater quantities of fresh herbs, greens, and vegetables.
Research shows that when kids grow vegetables, kids eat vegetables. With Community Garden, schools can encourage healthy lifestyle habits among children (without the hassles soil gardening — such as digging, weeding, and messes).
And with our CCSS- and NGSS-aligned lesson plans, incorporating Tower Garden into your existing curriculum is easier than you might think.
Using NASA-grade growing technology, Tower Garden can produce as much as 30 percent greater yields up to three times faster compared to conventional methods.
That means that, under the right conditions, you can expect your Community Garden herbs and leafy greens to be harvest-ready in as little as five weeks after starting seeds.
And since you're able to grow up to 336 plants at once in your Community Garden, you'll have a steady supply of fresh, premium ingredients. Farm-to-table has never been so easy!
Gardening can be a great community-building tool for churches, neighborhood associations, food banks, community centers, and other nonprofit groups. But the traditional approach to gardening can be a little expensive. The costs of soil, compost, fertilizer, shovels, hoses, and other materials add up quickly!
Fortunately, you can pay for your Community Garden in monthly installments. That — plus Tower Garden's low operational costs — makes it the smarter choice for budget-conscious organizations. And with no need to dig or weed, you'll spend less time maintaining and more time enjoying the fruits of your labor (literally).
Eco-focused nonprofits can feel good about the decision to grow a Community Garden, too. Because Tower Garden requires only 10 percent of the space and two percent of the water traditional growing methods use. So it's a sustainable solution as our land and water become scarce.


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2009 has been a big year for the Washington Nationals Teddy Roosevelt in the world of social media, as the team has made Teddy its official voice on Facebook and Twitter.
But last night at Nationals Park, it turned out to be Teddy's downfall.
Teddy had an early lead in the 4th-inning presidents race, then stopped on the outfield warning track to "update his Twitter page." Those following Teddy26Nats on Twitter saw his update: "Im in the lead! no one can stop me!"
Faster on his fingers than he is on his feet, Teddy did managed to maintain the lead after his Tweet, but then as he hit the home stretch, our #26 stopped to Tweet again: im taking this all the way!!
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Religious Services 7-17-09
The Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd
A 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II service is offered at the Camp Good News Christian Center, 71 Route 131 in Forestdale. The Rev. Michael Rennier is pastor. Coffee and refreshments are served after the service. Communion is celebrated each Sunday. Call 508-420-0800.
Barnstable Friends Meeting (Quakers of the Light)
Unprogrammed worship (meditations, contemplation and silent prayer) is shared Sundays from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Burgess House, 559 Route 149, Marstons Mills. Contact Rachel at firstname.lastname@example.com
Cape Cod Synagogue
Shabbat services are held every Friday and Saturday on Winter Street in Hyannis. All are invited to attend. Family Shabbat and Shabbat Dinner are on the first Friday of every month. Call 508-775-2988.
Christ Chapel
The church is on its summer schedule. Koinonia praise and worship are at 8:25 a.m., with a second service at 10 a.m. Child care is provided. Prayer meeting I held Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at 1200 Old Stage Road in Centerville. Associate Pastor Rev. Thomas Crumb and Youth Pastor Pete Axelson preside. Call 508-420-1200 or go to www.christchapelcapecod.org.
Church of the New Jerusalem
Church of the New Jerusalem (The New Church – Swedenborgian) has announced that guest ministers will be conducting Sunday services at 11 a.m. throughout the summer: Through July 26 – Rev. Susannah Currie; Aug. 2, 9 and 16 – Rev. Dr. Ann Ierardi; Aug. 23 and 30 – Rev. John Rice. The church is located on Route 6A across from the Village Green in Yarmouthport. Guest organists will be Joan Kirchner in July, Nan Berg in August. Call 508-398-3323.
Corpus Christi
Mass is celebrated at Corpus Christi, 324 Quaker Meetinghouse Road in East Sandwich, Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Call 508-888-0209.
Cotuit Federated Church
The church holds worship and Sunday school at 10 a.m. Nursery is provided.
The Rev. Nicole Lamarche is pastor of the combined United Church of Christ/United Methodist Church at School and High streets. Call 508-428-6163.
Faith Assembly of God Church
The morning message is delivered at 9:30 a.m. Evening Bible study is each Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the church on Bearse's Way in Hyannis. All are welcome.
Faith Baptist Church
Faith Baptist Church at 245 Osterville-West Barnstable Road in Osterville holds services at 10 a.m. every Sunday, with adult and children's Sunday school at 9 a.m. Childcare and classes are available for children of all ages. A mid-week prayer is held each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., and youth group for grades 7-12 meets Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. The Rev. John L. Kerns is pastor. For information, call 508-420-2252 or visit www.faithbaptistofcapecod.com.
Federated Church of Hyannis
The Federated Church of Hyannis, 320 Main St., Hyannis, holds services Sunday at 10 a.m. The Rev. Dr. John A. Terry is minister. A taped broadcast of the previous week's service can be heard Sundays at 7:05 a.m. on WOCN-FM (104.7). Call 508-775-0298 or go to www.federatedchurch.org.
First Church of Christ, Scientist – Hyannis
The church is located at the corner of Bearses Way and Stevens Street. Services are held each Sunday at 10:30 in English. On the first Sunday of each month, a Portuguese Service is held at noon. A testimony meeting is held eachWednesday at 7:30 p.m. to share healings and remarks on Christian Science. Child care is available at all services and meetings.
The Reading Room, open to the public, is located at 357 Main Street in Hyannis. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with additional hours on Wednesday and Friday from 4 to 7. Available for purchase or study are the Christian Science Monitor and all authorized Christian Science literature. Computers are also available to access Christian Science Web sites including www.spirituality.com. All are welcome
First Lutheran Church
The summer schedule is in effect through Labor Day. Regular Sunday services are held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday services will be held at 6 p.m. A mid-week service is held every third Wednesday at noon.
The church holds a Taize service the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. Taize is an ecumenical, peaceful way to pray that uses musical chants, silent meditation and scripture readings.
The church at 1663 Main St. (Route 6A) in West Barnstable is handicap accessible. Call 508-362-3161.
Gathering at Cape Cod
The Gathering at Cape Cod, a Word of Faith church, conducts weekly services Sunday mornings at 10:30 in the Hyannis Room of the Hyannis Holiday Inn on Route 132. Corporate spirit-filled prayer is held every Sunday from 9:45 to 10:15 a.m. Wednesday evening services are held at 7 p.m. Pastor John Hamel is a graduate of Dr. Kenneth E. Hagins RHEMA Bible Training Center in Oklahoma. Go to www.JohnHamelMinistries.org.
Kollel of Cape Cod
Erev Shabbat Family Worship services are held at 7 p.m. each month by Kollel of Cape Cod at 150 Flint St. in Marstons Mills. A community Shabbat dinner is at 6 p.m. Reservations for the dinner are required; call 508-428-5576. For more information, go to www.kollelcapecod.org.
Living Word Church
The Living Word Church meets every Sunday at 6 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church, 25 Lincoln Road in Hyannis. Adult worship service, Redeemed Youth for ages 12-18, Children's Church for ages 6 to 11 and nursery care are provided. Call 508-580-0952 or go to www.Living-Word.net.
Marstons Mills Community Church
Worship service is at 10 a.m. every Sunday. We are a Bible-based, Christ-centered church, with a local fellowship that welcomes you to join us for worship on Sunday mornings.
The church is at 2135 Main St. Call 508-428-7974 or go to www.marstonsmillscommunitychurch.org.
New MashpeeCongregationalChurch (UCC)
Weekly Sunday worship is held at 8:30 and 10 a.m. at New Seabury on Great Neck South Road. The Rev. Jim Scovil is minister. Call 508-477-9211 or visit www.mashpeeucc.org.
New Road Nondenominational Church
New Road is an informal, nondenominational church that meets Sundays at 10 a.m. at 1480 Route 28 in Centerville. All are welcome. For information on other meetings call 508-775-7723 or contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
One Light
The Center for Spiritual Transformation is an interdenominational, new thought church, created specifically for those who do not want to align with any single spiritual tradition. Gatherings are held the second and fourth Sunday of each month at the Cape Cod & Islands Realtors Association Conference Center in West Yarmouth. Call 508-428-6248 or go to www.peaceoncapecod.org.
Osterville Baptist Church
Dr. Nicholas Gatzke will speak at the 8:30 and 10:15 a.m. worship services. His sermon July 19 will continue the "Messy Church" series. Signing for hearing impaired at 8:30 only. Nursery provided for both services. Little Kids' Worship for ages 3 to kindergarten at 10:15 a.m. Weekday meetings include prayer meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesdays; Thursday youth group at 7 p.m.; and Men's Life Bible Study Saturdays at 7 a.m. Beach night and Baptism, 5 p.m. at Dowse's Beach, Osterville. Bring a picnic supper.
For more information on other programs held throughout the week, call 508-428-2787 or go to www.ostervillebaptist.org.
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Worship services and Sunday School are held at 10 a.m. with Bible studies at 9 a.m., both led by Rev. Randell Bessette. A nursery is also provided. Sunday school for children is at 10 a.m. The church is located at 14 Cape Drive, Mashpee. Call 508-477-4966.
Presbyterian Church of Cape Cod
Sunday worship is at 10 a.m. with Christian education classes at 9 a.m. There are study times at 6 p.m. on Sundays and 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. The church is across from Cape Cod Community College on Route 132 in West Barnstable and can be found on-line at www.capecodopc.com.
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Hyannis
Masses include: Saturday at 4 p.m. (English); Sundays at 7, 9 and 11 a.m. (English); Sundays at 1 p.m. (Latin); Sundays at 3 p.m. (Spanish); Sundays at 7 p.m. (Brazilian/Portuguese); and a Novus Ordo Latin mass the first Saturday of the month at 7 a.m.
St. George Greek Orthodox
Orthos is at 8:30, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 and Sunday School at 10 a.m. The church is at 1130 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Centerville.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
The church is on Route 6A in Barnstable Village. Regular weekend services include Celtic Eucharist the 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays of the month at 5 p.m. and Holy Eucharist Rite II on 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 5 p.m. Sunday morning services include: Holy Eucharist Rite I at 8 a.m. and Holy Eucharist Rite II with music at 10 a.m. During the summer, Children's JoyMass is celebrated at 10:30 a.m. July 26 and Aug. 30. Nursery care available for 0-3 year-olds at the 10 a.m. service. Holy Eucharist with Healing is 10 a.m. Wednesdays; Thursday morning Eucharist and breakfast are 7:30 a.m. Rev. Stephen Smith, rector, and Rev. Dr. Kris Lewis, assistant rector, preside. Call 508-362-3977 or go to www.stmarys-church.org.
St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Christian Church
Divine Liturgy and Sunday school are held Sundays at 10 a.m. All services are in English. The church is at 62 Main St. in Cotuit. Call 508-420-1113.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Sunday services are held at 8 a.m. (traditional service) and 9:15 a.m. (service with music at Crystal Lake). Child care is provided.
Bible study is Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
Call 508-428-3561 or visit www.stpeters-capaecod.org. The church is located on Wianno Avenue in Osterville.
Seventh Day Adventist Church
The SDA Church runs the Bayberry Christian School for elementary grades. Separate Sabbath School Bible studies are held for children and adults at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday followed by Worship Service at 10:50 a.m. On the first and third Sabbaths of each month, a potluck dinner is offered following the service. Wednesday night Prayer Meetings are held at 7. The SDA church is pastored by Pastor Mark Gagnon, 2736 Falmouth Road, Route 28 in Osterville. Call 508-428-8921.
South Congregational Church
Worship is held at 10 a.m. at 565 Main St. in Centerville. Church school for children in preschool through eighth grade is available. A coffee hour follows the service. The church also offers adult, family, children's and bell choirs.
Unitarian Church of Barnstable
The church is at the corner of Route 6A and Phinney's Lane, Barnstable Village. Guest minister Carrie Johnson will lead the service on July 19 at 10:30 a.m.
All are welcome to join the social hour after services. Religious education for ages 4 years to 10th grade meets at 10:30 a.m. Eleventh and 12th grades meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays. Child care is available for children under 4.
United Methodist Church
Services are held Sunday at 8 a.m. outside the chapel and 10 a.m. in the church sanctuary. Coffee hour, Sunday school and nursery care are offered at the 10 a.m. service.
The church is located at 57 Pond St. in Osterville. The Rev. John E. Holt is pastor. Call 508-428-2811.
Unity Church of the Light
All are welcome at the service at 10 a.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday at 147 Walton Ave., Hyannis. The Rev. Steve Carty Cordry will speak at both services.
Sunday School is offered at most services. Children are always welcome. Coffee and refreshments are served Sundays.
Call 508-775-8400 or go to www.yeahgod.org.
West Parish of Barnstable
Services led by Pastor Reed Baer are held every Sunday at 10 a.m. at the church on Meetinghouse Way (Route 149) in West Barnstable. Church school, youth group and nursery care are available.
Call 508-362-4445 or go to www.westparish.org.
West Yarmouth Congregational Church
Services at the West Yarmouth Congregational Church, 383 Route 28, West Yarmouth, are held every Sunday at 10 a.m. The Rev. Charles K. Soule is the new pastor. Call 508-775-0891.
Salvation Army has summer program
"Super Kids," a free, Bible-based program for children ages 4 to 12, will be offered by the Salvation Army's Hyannis Corps on the Hyannis village green July 20 to 24. Go to www.ScriptureUnion.org (and select SU United States of America) or call 508-775-0364.
Mendelssohn anniversary
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the birth of composer Felix Mendelssohn, the Cape Cod Synagogue, 145 Winter St., Hyannis, will host guest speaker Cantor Frederick Herman, who will speak about Mendelssohn and his Jewish heritage and ancestry during Sabbath services on July 17 at 8:30 p.m. For information, call 508-685-5536.
Osterville events
Upcoming at Osterville Baptist Church: Vacation Bible School through July 17. Apply at the church Web site.
July 18, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Village Day free fair, church parking lot. Bring the kids, and enjoy crafts, games and free food.
For more information, call 508-428-2787 or go to www.ostervillebaptist.org.
Summer Fair
Christ the King Catholic Women's Club will hold a summer fair from 2 to 5:30 p.m. July 18 and 19, after Masses in the Parish Hall. The sale will feature special theme baskets, craft table, bake sale and a café. For more information, call 508-477-6407.
Summer suppers
West Parish Church, 2049 Meetinghouse Way, Rte. 149, West Barnstable, is serving weekly suppers at 6 p.m. during the summer months. July 18: roasted chicken; July 25: lasagna. $15, $6 children. Tickets may be purchased at door if not sold out. For reservations call 508-477-0671.
Lunch and lawn
The Federated Church of Hyannis, 320 Main Street, will hold a weekly lobster luncheon (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and lawn sale (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) each Friday through Sept. 11. Takeout and advance orders: 508-775-0298.
Christ Chapel Bible school
Christ Chapel, 1200 Old Stage Road, Centerville, will hold Vacation Bible School for children in grades 1 through 6 from July 20 to 24, 9 to 11:30 a.m. For information or to register, call 508-420-1200.
Vacation Bible school
Discovery Canyon Vacation Bible school for children will be held Aug. 3 to 7 at First Lutheran Church, 1663 Main St., Rte 6A, West Barnstable, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., with a 5 p.m. dinner. For more information, call 508-362-3161.
Recover in fellowship
The Christian Recovery Fellowship, a group with the mission of providing a "spiritually consistent platform for the restoration of broken lives," meets Monday through Saturday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Salvation Army Service and Worship Center at 100 North St. in Hyannis. Open-discussion meeting is held Sundays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Living Hope Family Church, 46 Mitchell's Way, Hyannis. Contact Charlie Markarian at 508-775-5733 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Group introduces Buddhist meditation
The Cape Cod Dharma Collective meets the first and third Sunday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at CIGSYA, 56 Barnstable Road, Hyannis. The group offers peer-led, alternative Buddhist meditation and a dharma discussion group. All are welcome regardless of background, tradition or level of practice. E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Discussion and meditation
Spirit Journey philosophical/metaphysical discussion and meditation group meets on Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Winslow House of First Parish Brewster Church on Route 6A. Call 508-349-0805. Meetings are free.
Meditation offered for beginners
The Cape Sangha, a Zen Buddhist meditation group, meets Sundays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Unity Church of the Light, 147 Walton Ave. in Hyannis. All are welcome, and basic instruction in meditation is offered to beginners. The group is affiliated with the Community of Mindful Living and the Unified Buddhist Church. Go to www.capesangha.org.
Zen Center presents weekly meditation
The Cape Cod Zen Center has weekly meditation practice at the Unitarian Church of Barnstable, Route 6A, Barnstable Village. The Tuesday morning group meets at 8. There is meditation instruction on Fridays at 6:40 p.m. followed by meditation at 7 p.m. There are also retreats, field trips to the Providence Zen Center and monthly talks. Call 508-362-2410.
Send us your news
The Religious Services section welcomes listings for houses of worship in Barnstable and surrounding towns as well as news of programs, achievements and events. Send your news to The Barnstable Patriot, ATT: Religious Services, PO Box 1208, Hyannis, MA 02601; or by fax to 508-790-3997, marked RELIGIOUS SERVICES; or to email@example.com


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New Year's on History.com
Learn all about the traditions behind New Year's Eve celebrations before you head out for a night on the town.
Number to Know
4,000: The earliest recorded festivities in honor of a new year's arrival date back some 4,000 years to ancient Babylon, according to History.com.
This Day in History
Dec. 31, 1907: The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in New York, New York.
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"The love we give away is the only love we keep." — Elbert Hubbard


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A-Rod? Really? This is the best we can do?
The most sensational (if manufactured) story of the day is the coverage of SI's cover story on A-Rod, which says more about the interesting (and increasingly rare) phenomenon of SI's ability to still drive the national conversation than it does about the shock value of the story, which seems both stale and unsurprising:
"A-Rod's teammates were unhappy with him during his slump!" Ooh! Stop the presses!
I'm going to have a longer take on this A-Rod story a little later this morning.
Update (11:37 a.m.): You know what? Nevermind on that "longer take." Does anyone really care about this non-story? Or, let's be honest: About A-Rod in general? He's worse than tolerated and even worse than mocked:He's mostly ignored.
(Except, obviously, by the media.)
So no special, stand-alone treatment on this story today. The sports world is going to have to come up with something a little more interesting.
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Hoffman for NL Cy? Picking an NL Cy winner is like picking over the day-old bread at the store – it's all sort of edible, but nothing is THAT appealing.
Still, right now, my vote would go to Hoffman, who leads MLB in saves (40) AND is 3 saves away from setting the all-time saves record. The capper, of course, is that if the season ended today, his team would be in the playoffs.
Johnson for NL Rookie? Marlins rookie ace Josh Johnson is likely out for the rest of the season. His surprise Cy Young candidacy earlier this summer was fun, but a non-starter. But he's my NL Rookie of the Year. (Can it be a "team" award, to the Marlins?)
The little love-fest between Ozzie Guillen and Ken Williams about who's to blame for the ChiSox likely failure to make the playoffs this season is nice, but doesn't change the situation.
Volek traded to Chargers: Remember when Billy Volek was a hot backup? Now he's just insurance, bounced by the Titans' NEW hot backup (Vince Young). Kerry Collins is enjoying a career as a seat-warmer.
Falcons sign Methuselah Andersen: Kicking triple-threat Michael Koenen didn't work out, so the Falcons signed K Morten Andersen, the oldest player since George Blanda. His career started so long ago, you'd have to be at least 35 to even barely remember his rookie year.
Knicks environment "hostile": And that's just the fans griping about Isiah. (Zing.) The EEOC found probable cause that a hostile work environment existed, allowing that lawsuit against the team (and Zeke) to proceed with more strength.
Peter Gammons is back tonight: We covered this yesterday, but it'll be nice to see. Here's his return ESPN.com column, a wonderful blend of the personal and professional.
Ryder Cup preview: Reclaiming jingoistic glory lost by the USA Hoops team.
Canes stop loving Coke? I think I spotted the first MSM story about who will replace Larry Coker at Miami. My pick: Ex-Canes assistant and current Rutgers coach Greg Schiano?
Oklahoma still complaining: Fans were on their side on Sunday and indulgent on Monday, but by yesterday, the sympathy had evaporated and fans now consider it whining.
And, of course, an "Emmittric Bugaloo" update: Emmitt Smith once again out-performed expectations on Dancing with the Stars last night. Here's how big of a star he has turned into on this show: They saved him for the final slot of the night. Dance, Emmitt, dance!
One more, added late: I am a longtime, obvious and transparent fan of Deadspin. Here's one of the more fascinating posts Will has done -- along with a very contentious comments section.


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'It's not worth it' -- Immigrants from Brazil heading home
The 51-year-old Brazilian man came with plans to stay here for up to six years to save enough money to buy a house in Brazil, two cars for his daughters and secure a life back home.
But after three years of calling Framingham home, the man has decided to go back to Brazil with only part of his dreams fulfilled mainly because, he said, living as an illegal immigrant doesn't pay off anymore.
``It's not worth it,'' said the man, who doesn't want to be identified for fear of deportation. ``It was good when I first got here, when the money I made here had more value back home. Now it's not worth all the suffering. That's why I'm leaving.''
He is not the only one.
Across MetroWest and the Milford area, many Brazilian immigrants are packing their belongings and leaving for good as they grow tired of immigration crackdowns, increasing demands from employers to produce working papers and the worsening exchange rate between the dollar and Brazil's currency, the real.
For years, illegal immigrants from Brazil have coped with the uncertainty of life here and the threat of deportation because of a favorable exchange rate. When the real hit its lowest level in three years this month, a result of the real's strengthening due to Brazil's export boom, many people decided to take the plane home. As of this week, the exchange rate is $1.84 reals for every dollar.
``Now, with the money I make here, my family can buy fewer things in Brazil,'' said the man who used to work as a bus driver in Brazil and now works at an Ashland-based roofing company. ``Three years ago, I could buy a car for $5,000. Now, I need $10,000.''
It's still far from being an exodus, but people in the community have noticed that more and more Brazilians are buying one-way tickets home. In Framingham and Marlborough, travel agents are selling two or three times more tickets to Brazil compared with last year. In Milford, Marisol Carper who owns a multi-service store on Main Street, sold four tickets to Brazil on one day this week. Last month, she only sold seven.
``Those who are leaving have been here for four or five years,'' she said.
``They're saying they have no choice but to leave. They're afraid of immigration and the police, they don't have driver's licenses, and now that the dollar is too low, they're walking away on their own feet.''
That trend also includes fewer coming in.
Manoel Basilio, who runs a downtown center in Framingham that helps recent arrivals from Brazil, hasn't seen any lately. On a recent afternoon this week, he reviewed his daily journal and found there has been only one recent arrival in July.
``Last year, we'd see four or five per day,'' said Basilio at the center sponsored by St. Tarcisius Church.
``Now, we have more job offers than workers. We're seeing more people leaving than coming in.''
A combination of factors is making it more difficult for Brazilians to enter the United States illegally. A requirement for Brazilians to obtain a tourist visa to travel to Mexico put in place at the end of 2005 has made the illegal journey harder, longer and more expensive. Strict immigration controls along the U.S.-Mexican border and a policy change that allows immigration agents to deport those arrested at the border without having to release them have played a role in discouraging Brazilians from sneaking across the border.
According to the U.S. Border Patrol and Customs Protection, the number of Brazilians arrested along the U.S.-Mexican border plunged dramatically from 31,000 in 2005 to 1,400 in 2006.
``I don't see new faces,'' said Mara Silva, who runs an advertising company on Union Avenue in downtown Framingham. ``I don't hear of anyone who is arriving or has just arrived.''
Shopkeepers who depend on a largely Brazilian clientele are growing concerned for their businesses if more people leave. They said since the New Bedford raid earlier this year, which netted several hundred illegal immigrants working in a factory that made backpacks and other gear under U.S. government contracts, business has been slow. But it seems to have dropped off even more since June, when failure of an immigration reform bill in Congress dashed illegal immigrants' last hopes for a change.
``People were very hopeful,'' said Vera Dias-Freitas, who owns a jewelry store in downtown Framingham. ``When the immigration reform failed, there was frustration and desperation. For two weeks after that, I didn't see a soul in my business.''
Other businesses, such as money-wire agencies, have also felt the slump.
People continue to wire money home but these days they send less. Roberto Aragao, who runs a Western Union agency on Concord Street, said the adverse exchange rate, the economic downturn and the increasing demands for working documents are making Brazilians struggle to make ends meet.
``Those who used to send $1,000 a month are now sending $500,'' he said.
``Those who sent $200 are sending $100. They're feeling the heat.''
So is the man who works for the roofing company. He still makes much more money here than in Brazil, but the falling exchange rate is making him think whether his sacrifice is worth all the trouble he experiences by living in the shadows. Once, he was arrested by the police and sent to court for driving without a license, and recently his car insurance company told him
it won't renew his insurance unless he obtains a driver's license. Insurance companies accept international driver's licenses only the first year, said
the man, and after that, he had to use three different false names to secure insurance for his car.
``I'm tired of living as a criminal,'' he said in his native Portuguese. ``I cannot drive, I have to use false names, and I'm afraid of the police and immigration. I'm tired of living in fear and away from my family.''
With his earnings here, the man said he bought a $7,000 house in Espirito Santo state, where he hails from. He also gave cars away to his two daughters, one for each, and with what he makes from now until December he'll buy a car for himself. He has no plans of to come back to the U.S. because he doesn't believe the exchange rate is going to improve.
``To be far away from my family for so little money is not worth it,'' said the man, who plans to spend Christmas with his family in Brazil.
Daily News staff writer Liz Mineo can be reached at 508-626-3825 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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