Title: Got Soul
Artist: Robert Randolph & the Family Band
Label: Sony Masterworks
Formats: CD, LP, MP3
Release date: February 17, 2017
So in the interest of full disclosure, I’ll let it be known that I am a longtime fan of Robert Randolph & the Family Band. I became aware of the band sometime around the early 2000s when they performed at the Grammy Awards as part of an all-star funk jam with members of Parliament-Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Outkast, among others. The band had just released their debut studio album Unclassified, which showed great potential for where the band could go with their recorded material. Of course, albums are just one metric by which to judge a band; the other (and arguably more accurate) metric is their live performances. Masters of the jam band aesthetic, Robert Randolph & the Family Band have toured steadily for the last 15+ years. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing them multiple times, and love seeing the band live, in their element.
I bring up these two specific metrics because the dynamic between the two can at times be difficult to reconcile. How does the band take the kinetic energy of their live show and “bottle it” in a studio environment without losing some of what makes them so great? Robert Randolph & the Family Band has grappled with this challenge on their four previous studio albums, with various degrees of success. In my opinion, Unclassified best captured their live aesthetic, while We Walk This Road (2010) best captured their “focused studio album” potential. The band’s fifth album, Got Soul, finds them seeking that oft elusive balance once again.
The album opens with the title track which sets the tone for the album, with an upbeat and lively groove and Randolph’s signature pedal steel guitar front and center. This track is all but guaranteed to go over well live. Near the end of the track the band goes into a gospel breakdown that leads into the next song, “She’s Got Soul,” which really, really is a peek at the band at their best. “She’s Got Soul” also features Anthony Hamilton, who adds his signature vocals to the track, while Randolph contributes an excellent pedal steel solo. Darius Rucker appears on “Love Do What It Do,” and he is a great match for the group on this song:
The album also includes a cover of the Isaac Hayes & David Porter penned “I Thank You,” originally performed by Sam & Dave. I’m a complete sucker for the song in general (the Bar-Kays do a great funky rocked version), and Robert Randolph & the Family Band do not disappoint with their version. The track “Be the Change” unfortunately highlights one of the weaknesses of the band’s material. Randolph himself is credited with writing several of the tracks, and while the music is typically strong, it is somewhat bogged down by the lyrical content. I would love to see Randolph partner with more experienced songwriters like he does on “Lovesick,” which does a better job at matching their great instrumentals with well written lyrics.
One standout track is “I Want It,” which finds the band, including the excellent Lenesha Randolph, sharing vocals ala Sly & The Family Stone; however, at this point I realized I hadn’t yet heard former bassist/vocalist Danyel Morgan. Adding his falsetto to the mix was the only thing that could’ve made the track better for me. Robert Randolph has a killer pedal steel solo at the peak of this track.
Also included are a couple of the band’s signature instrumental tracks—“Heaven’s Calling” and “Travelin Cheeba Man”—the former would have fit perfectly with Randolph’s side project The Word and the latter would feel at home on Unclassified. Both are very enjoyable.
All in all, Got Soul does not completely overcome the challenge of balancing the energy of live performance with the focus of a studio album, but like many of the band’s prior studio releases, there are moments spread throughout where that balance can be heard. I look forward to hearing these new tracks in a live performance if I can catch Robert Randolph & the Family Band on tour this summer.
Reviewed by Levon Williams


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If you haven’t seen the trailer for Silent House yet then you really should check it out as it promises to be one of the THE horror movies of 2012.
The film sees Elizabeth Olsen move into the horror genre for the very first time as she teams up with filmmakers Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, the pair behind Open Water.
Sarah returns with her father and uncle to fix up the family’s longtime summerhouse after it was violated by squatters in the off-season.
As they work in the dark, Sarah begins to hear sounds from within the walls of the boarded-up building.
Although she barely remembers the place, Sarah senses the past may still haunt the home.
And we have the new UK Poster for the movie for you to take a look at:
Silent House is released 4th May.

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The Master Plan Committee will present the revised Master Plan to the members of the Planning Board for review and discussion at the Monday, Jan 10th, 2022 meeting. They will also present to the Zoning Board on Jan 25, 2022. Once the boards have had input, the committee hopes to present to the Mayor & Council for approval. The plan will be available for public viewing at least 10 days before the final M&C approval meetings which could take place on Wednesday, Feb 16, 2022 at 7:00. Note: there is also a M&C meeting on Monday, January 24th at 7:00pm where the public will have a chance to ask questions as well.
- The community should remind the board of the Master Plan Survey results.
- They are considering designating parts of the community as “Areas in Need of Redevelopment” – this will allow developers to circumvent the Master Plan and the Zoning Board, and this will cause spot zoning.
- We are not seeing good recommendations from the Planner, who was hired by the board, regarding Broadway zoning other than suggesting implementing “Areas in Need of Redevelopment”.


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How many times have you received a postcard from someone traveling on vacation? Maybe postcards aren’t as popular now as they once were, but most of them invariably said those words: “Wish You Were Here.”
With this watercolor painting I’m sharing today, I have no idea where “here” is, but I like the scene. If you look closely, you’ll see a lot of my pencil marks, and when I first drew this out I was planning on using a very monochromatic color scheme. Then, as I began painting it, I changed my mind and added more colors.
Once it dried, I scanned it, and I laughed when I looked at the image. My first thought was “Wish You Were Here” because it reminded me so very much of an old picture postcard. As a child, I collected postcards.
I actually like the way this turned out. I was playing with dry brush techniques and a few other techniques as well, such as having two different colors on my brush at the same time.
It was a fun little watercolor, and I’m happy with it. So, greetings from somewhere! Having a wonderful time… wish you were here!

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Last night, the Denver City Council agreed to pay Ashford Wortham and Cornelius Campbell (plus their law firm, Kilmer, Lane & Newman) $60,000 over a 2009 traffic stop they allege was racially motivated. Attorney David Lane sees this payout as yet another example of Denver's wrongheaded approach to dealing with the issue of police misconduct.
"These guys weren't beaten, so it's not as serious as some cases," concedes Lane, who didn't directly work on the Wortham-Campbell lawsuit (his partner, Darold Killmer, oversaw it) but is familiar with the basic facts. "But it involves racism, and I think a lot of these beatings we see are racist in nature."
The incident has been the subject of litigation for years. Indeed, one filing, dating back to 2010 and handled by a different law firm, Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, was required to shake free internal affairs files related to the case. Why were those files so important? As Alan Prendergast reported in 2010, Sergeant Perry Speelman, who was named in the Wortham-Campbell complaint along with officers Jesse Campion and Tab Davis, has been the target of at least eighteen internal affairs investigations dating back to the 1990s, with many of them triggered by claims of unnecessary force and discourtesy.
That Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz suit, on view below, features an account of what took place on the evening of February 13, 2009. According to the document, Wortham and Campbell, who are both African American, were driving from their homes in northeast Denver to a club in LoDo. En route, they noticed that they were being closely followed by a DPD vehicle driven by Speelman.
Shortly thereafter, Speelman and the other officers, in a second vehicle, pulled over the pair, even though they'd studiously observed traffic laws for fear they'd been targeted. They say one officer approached the driver's side and yelled profanely for Wortham, who was behind the wheel, to produce his license, registration and insurance. Then they removed both men from the car, searched them, handcuffed them and set them on the curb, where they remained for a long, long time -- all the while being insulted and subjected to racial epithets by the cops, the suit maintains.
In the end, Speelman was ticketed for allegedly failing to wear a seat belt, failing to come to a complete stop before turning right at a red light and failing to sign his insurance card. But a judge at an evidentiary bench trail subsequently questioned Speelman's credibility and found that "police conduct was extreme, profane and racially motivated." Moreover, she determined that Wortham and Campbell (who'd earlier filed a complaint with the Internal Affairs Bureau claiming that they'd been racially profiled) were "unlawfully detained for an unreasonable time without reasonable suspicion."
Last night, the Denver City Council signaled their agreement with this conclusion by agreeing to pay just over $21,000 to Wortham, nearly $14,000 to Campbell and $25,000 for legal fees. But the approach the council took in doing so frustrates Lane.
"When they agree to these settlements, its allegedly done in public," he says. "But only the vote is done in public -- and there's never any public discussion about what's going on with any given case. The city council meets behind closed doors. They talk to the City Attorney about why the hell we're spending all this money. And then, when the vote is taken, they go, 'We'd like to congratulate Sylvia on working 32 years at the Denver Public Library, and we'd also like to pay off this case.'
"The city council covers up this stuff as well as they can, which is not all that well," he goes on. "If they really wanted to spark some public outrage, they'd have public meetings dealing with every settlement, where they'd talk about what the case was about and why they were settling it. But that's not how they operate. They rubber stamp what they talked about behind closed doors, and the public doesn't understand what's happening."
Or why paying $60,000 for a four-year-old traffic stop unprompted by an actual crime makes sense. Here's the aforementioned 2010 lawsuit.
More from our News archive: "DPD racial profiling charges: The continuing costly saga of Sgt. Speelman."
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About the PharmacoEpidemiology Group (PEG)
Appropriate use of drugs is a central aspect of health care. The research program at the PharmacoEpidemiology Group (PEG) provides a setting for a wide range of activities related to the use and outcomes of prescription drugs.
PEG uses epidemiological methods to analyze linked administrative data in British Columbia from PharmaNet, Medical Service Plan, and hospitals to answer important questions unaddressed in clinical trials. Our work includes evaluation of policies and educational interventions, monitoring of drug utilization, innovations in research methodology, and analysis of prescription drug safety and effectiveness.
Dr. Anshula Ambasta, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Dr. Ambasta is a general internist with a research focus on healthcare quality and patient safety. Having completed a medical degree and post-graduate training in general internal medicine at the University of Calgary, Dr. Ambasta pursued a Masters in Public Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with a focus on Clinical Effectiveness. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics at the University of British Columbia. Her overall research program focuses on reduction of low-value services in health systems. She is a member of the Choosing Wisely Canada national expert group dedicated to reducing unnecessary laboratory testing. Her research work in low-value laboratory testing has been funded by Alberta Health Services, Choosing Wisely Alberta, Canadian Society of Internal Medicine, Alberta Health Services, and Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Her ongoing research projects include implementation of a multi-modal intervention bundle to reduce low-value laboratory testing across hospitals in Alberta and British Columbia, collaboration with a patient and family advisory council to engage patients with reduction of low-value use of health care resources and describing linkages between low value use of diagnostic testing and therapeutic use in healthcare systems.
Dr. Wade Thompson, PharmD, MSc, PhD
Wade is a pharmacist and researcher working to ensure older persons are taking medications that are necessary, effective, safe, and consistent with their healthcare goals and treatment preferences. This primarily involves developing and evaluating strategies to stop medications when they are no longer a good fit (“deprescribing”). Wade approaches deprescribing and polypharmacy management research with a multi-methods approach, incorporating qualitative methods, pharmacoepidemiological methods, knowledge translation, and implementation science. He is also an investigator with the deprescribing.org initiative. Wade has worked clinically as a pharmacist in long-term care, geriatric outpatient clinics, and primary care clinics.
Dr. Greg Carney, BSc, PhD
Greg Carney completed his doctorate in Pharmacology and Therapeutics, with a focus on pharmacoepidemiology at the University of British Columbia. His PhD thesis examined the comparative safety and effectiveness of medications commonly used to aid smoking cessation. Greg has worked for the Therapeutics Initiative since 2003, and is currently Co-Chair of the PharmacoEpidemiology Group (PEG). Greg has 20 years of experience in analysing health care databases to evaluate pharmaceutical policy and program changes, and in conducting drug safety and effectiveness studies. His current research focus is on the implementation and evaluation of physician audit and feedback programs using randomized designed delay trials.
Dr. Anat Fisher, MD, MHA, PhD
Dr. Anat Fisher has extensive experience using administrative health care databases to evaluate pharmaceutical policy changes and the long-term effects of medication. She also conducts systematic reviews of the efficacy and safety of new and established drugs. Anat has been a member of the Therapeutics Initiative since 2006, and is currently Co-Chair of the PharmacoEpidemiology Group (PEG). She completed her PhD in Pharmacology and Therapeutics with a focus on pharmacoepidemiology at the University of British Columbia. Her PhD thesis examined the comparative persistence of tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonists in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Anat also holds an MD from the Hebrew University in Israel, and Master’s in Health Administration from the Tel Aviv University in Israel.
Dr. Aaron M Tejani, BSc (Pharm), PharmD
Dr. Aaron M Tejani, is a researcher/educator with the Therapeutics Initiative (co-chair of the Education Working Group, member of the Drug Assessment Working Group), clinical assistant professor with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (University of British Columbia), and Medication use evaluation pharmacist with Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services (Vancouver, BC). He completed his BSc(Pharm) at UBC (Vancouver) and Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Creighton University (Omaha, Nebraska).
Aaron is particularly interested in teaching healthcare professionals how to critically appraise evidence for medical interventions and how to use evidence in clinical practice/policy development. He is an author of a number of Therapeutics Letters.
Dr. Ayodele Ajayi, MD, MPH
Dr. Ayodele Ajayi is a Research Data Analyst of the PharmacoEpidemiology Group (PEG). She has experience analyzing healthcare databases for epidemiology, maternal health, and cancer research as well as manuscript writing for research publication. She also has experience in literature review and data management. Ayo completed her MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Boston University School of Public Health, USA. She also holds an MD from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
Dr. Guillaume Grenet, MD, PhD
Dr. Grenet completed his MD specializing in endocrinology and his PhD in clinical pharmacology at the University of Lyon 1. He is a hospital doctor at the pharmaco-toxicology department of the University Hospital of Lyon, and a member of the Evaluation and Modeling with the Therapeutic Effects Group at the Laboratory of Biometry and Evolutionary Biology, CNRS UMR 5558 Lyon 1. His research focuses on treatment evaluation, especially of drugs used in diabetes, metabolic diseases and cardiovascular risk factors, mostly using meta-analytical approaches.
As a one-year Visiting Scientist, Dr. Grenet has joined the Therapeutics Initiative team to collaborate notably with the Drug Assessment Working Group and the Cochrane Hypertension Group. He will pursue the INDANA project of individual participants data meta-analysis in high blood pressure, initiated by Prof. Francois Gueyffier. In the context of the growing overweight and obesity pandemic, he will assess the impact of the body mass index on the cardiovascular benefits of antihypertensive drugs. The results are expected to help personalizing evidence-based treatment of people affected by overweight or obesity and high blood pressure.
Ms. Amy Cox, MA, BA
Amy Cox is a Research Coordinator at the Therapeutics Initiative. She holds a Master of Arts in Sociology from the University of Victoria and a BA (Honours) from the University of British Columbia. She has a background in public health, palliative care and educational psychology research. She is passionate about knowledge translation, implementation science and evaluation in research and evidence-based health care.
Dr. Scott Garrison, MD, PhD
Scott Garrison has degrees in engineering physics and medicine, as well as a PhD in experimental medicine from the University of British Columbia. He has worked in Richmond, BC as a full-time office and hospital-based family physician since 1992 and has been a member of GPAC working groups producing the current BC provincial guidelines for the management of hypertension, stroke and cardiovascular risk reduction. He sat on the Primary Care Advisory Council for the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and was the President of the Medical Staff for Richmond Hospital. He is also a clinical assistant professor with the UBC Dept of Family Practice and the principle investigator of a clinical trial exploring the role of magnesium in muscle cramping.
Mr. Jason Kim, BHSc, MPH
Jason is a Research Analyst at the Therapeutics Initiative, specializing in epidemiological methods, data analysis, and statistical programming. He graduated with a Bachelor of Health Sciences from McMaster University and a Master of Public Health from the University of British Columbia, which was supported by a CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship. He has particular interests in causal inference methods for observational studies, modern approaches to data visualization, and reproducible research. Jason is especially passionate about utilizing data to evaluate health care systems and policy. At the Therapeutics Initiative, he works with administrative health databases to evaluate pharmaceutical outcomes, policy impacts, and prescription drug utilization trends.
Dr. Barbara Mintzes, BSc, PhD
Barbara Mintzes is an Associate Professor at the School of Pharmacy and Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney. She has a PhD in epidemiology from the University of British Columbia (UBC; 2003) and was at the School of Population and Public Health at UBC before moving to Sydney in 2015. Her research is on pharmaceutical policy, including systematic reviews, observational research on regulatory policies, and drug utilization/ pharmacoepidemiology. She has studied the effects of direct-to-consumer advertising of medicines in the U.S. and Canada, and of the quality of information provided by sales representatives to family doctors in Canada, the U.S. and France. Barbara Mintzes and Colin Dormuth are jointly leading a research project that compares regulatory safety advisories on medicines over a 10-year period in Australia, Canada, the U.S. and Europe. Barbara has also worked for many years with consumer and women’s health organizations in Canada and internationally and is a member of the European network of Health Action International (HAI-Europe).
Mr. Peter Malik, BHSc, MSc
Peter is a health-services researcher at the Therapeutics Initiative with interests in physician education, knowledge translation and the generation of knowledge syntheses. He completed his undergraduate studies in Health Sciences, specializing in Global Health, and a Master of Science degree in Health Research Methodology at McMaster University, where his thesis focused on surgical learning curves of minimally invasive procedures. Peter is passionate about informing evidence-based practice and access to healthcare and medicines through rigorous study designs. At the Therapeutics Initiative, Peter is working on a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the impact of post-market risk communications to healthcare providers on patient outcomes and prescribing patterns. He also assists with the production of educational modules for the management, evaluation, and analysis of Canadian administrative health data through the Canadian Network for Drug Effectiveness Studies.
Ms. Ellen Reynolds, BA, MPA
Ellen is a Research Project Manager at the Therapeutics Initiative. Originally from the East Coast, she has a BA in French Literature from Dalhousie University and a Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing from UVic. She received her Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Victoria in 2015. The focus of her master’s research was physicians’ experiences and attitudes toward interactions with pharmaceutical sales representatives. She began working as a research coordinator at UBC in 2008, and previously worked extensively with women’s health organizations, including the Canadian Women’s Health Network and DES (diethylstilbestrol) Action Canada. She is currently the Project Manager for a grant looking at the impact of international safety advisories on prescribing, and also works on various TI and CNODES projects.
Mr. Patrick Salamé, MSc
Originally from Montreal, Patrick studied pharmacology and obtained both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from McGill University. He took on several business development and management roles in the corporate world before dedicating his career to non-profit health research for advancement of medical sciences and the greater good. Prior to joining the Therapeutics Initiative, he was managing the extensive research portfolio of the cancer centre at Purdue University ranging from fundamental research to clinical trials. As the TI general manager, Patrick oversees daily operations, safeguards financial health, and provides strategic support to the working groups. What he appreciates the most working with the TI is its non-biased policy, openness to the world, and relentless pursuit of clinical evidence for drug therapy.
Mr. Timothy Friesen, BSc
Mr. Timothy Friesen is an Executive Assistant to Dr. Dormuth at the TI office in Victoria. He obtained a combined major BSc in Biology and Psychology from UVic. His honours thesis research looked at the correlates of decision making and stimulant use in vulnerable populations in Victoria. He has a background in public health research and is passionate about health care research, evaluation of research, and project implementation that improves care for vulnerable populations.
Ms. Mrinmayi Thorat, BA(Econ)
Mrinmayi graduated from the University of Victoria with a BA in Economics. As a part of the Economics Honours Program, she conducted original research under the guidance of economics professors and authored a thesis paper on studying the effects of pay transparency and pay equity laws on the gender pay gap in Canada. After graduating, she worked as an Analyst at Statistics Canada focusing on economic research and data analysis related to science, technology, and innovation in Canadian industries.
Dr. Colin Dormuth, ScD
Colin Dormuth has extensive experience using administrative health care databases to evaluate pharmaceutical policy changes and physician prescribing behaviour. He has been a member of the Therapeutics Initiative since 1995. His research focuses on drug safety and effectiveness, as well as the design and evaluation of reimbursement policies for prescription drugs. He has training in economic theory, applied econometrics, epidemiology, health services outcome research and biostatistics. Dr. Dormuth holds a Sc.D. and S.M. in epidemiology from Harvard University, an M.A. in economics from the University of Victoria, and a B.A. in economics from the University of Manitoba.
Dr. Ken Bassett, MD, PhD
Ken Bassett conducts systematic reviews of the efficacy and safety of new and established drugs, as well as pharmaco-epidemiologic studies of serious adverse events associated with prescription drug therapy in British Columbia. His ongoing research interests are in the systematic review of drug therapy and drug funding policy.
Dr. James M. Wright, MD, PhD, FRCP(C)
James (Jim) Wright obtained his MD from the University of Alberta in 1968, his FRCP(C) in Internal Medicine in 1975 and his PhD in Pharmacology from McGill University in 1976. He worked as a specialist in Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology from 1997-2021. He served as the Co-Managing Director of the Therapeutics Initiative and Editor-in-Chief of the Therapeutics Letter from 1994-2020. He currently sits on the Editorial Boards of PLoSOne and the Cochrane Library.
Dr. Wright’s research focuses on issues related to appropriate use of prescription drugs (particularly antihypertensive and lipid lowering drugs), Clinical Pharmacology, clinical trials, systematic review, meta-analysis and knowledge translation.

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Louisville's Harrell gets 1-game suspension
Virginia clamps down on Harvard in blowout
Authenticity of $33K Jordan shoes questioned
Cincy's Cronin out with unruptured aneurysm
Sources: Burton transferring to Iowa State
Ex-Duke F Murphy eligible, debuts for Gators
Gasaway: How Calipari 'hacked' basketball
Maryland Tops Oklahoma State
Jake Layman scored 21 points to go along with 11 rebounds in Maryland's 73-64 win over Oklahoma State.
Virginia Storms Past Harvard
Mike Tobey and Malcolm Brogdon scored 15 points apiece en route to No. 6 Virginia's 76-27 rout of Harvard.
Stewart's Big Day Leads Trojans
Elijah Stewart was 10-for-10 from the field and scored 22 points in USC's 75-71 win over Boston College.


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The pipe shown here is a smooth hand made Maestro Beraldi Pot design. The shape is comparable to Castello’s classic shape #15 Billiard/Pot shape which is a classic. A very light finish is prevalant here and the straight grain is pretty incredible as you can see on the pictures. The underside of the bowl is flat and allows this piece to sit upright without a pipe stand.
Mastro Beraldi pipes are each unique and fashioned by hand from carver Aldo Pierluigi at his studio in Rome Italy. Aldo uses fine hand cut ebonite stem and each are stamped Mastro Beraldi “Italy” on the bottom of the shank. 30 years of experience go into the making of each pipe as each exhibit finely crafted hand-carved briar works of art at the best price possible.
Pipe Length: 4 3/4 inches
Bowl Height: 1 7/8 inches
Bowl Width: 1 5/8 inches
Tobacco Chamber Width: 13/16 inches
Tobacco Chamber Depth: 1 5/16 inches

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Everyone is addicted to something, even if it’s the smallest, most simple of addictions. Increasingly, scientists are discovering that the reason we become addicted to anything from food to drugs to sex is because of a lack of connection with family...
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Becoming mindful takes some time and practice but is simple to learn. In this podcast, think about ways how you can use these amazing consciousness management tools to help better your life! Lassen Aria Phoenix guest stars with Rebecca Hintze, M.Sc....Listen now
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Heal the soul first; then the healing of the mind and body will take place. All parts of the body have different needs, and if they get what they require, all remain healthy. If we neglect them, then there's a disconnection and all become......Listen now

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In 2009, Sandra Dorsey’s daughter suddenly passed away. Since then, Dorsey has done everything in her power to give her granddaughter, Jasmine, a wonderful life. With the help of her Housing Choice voucher, Ms. Dorsey has been able raise Jasmine in a great home and environment; she recalls, “I didn’t think I was going to make it. I think it’s a great program; it has helped me a lot.”
Prior to the voucher, Dorsey struggled to find Jasmine the special education support she needed in her local school. Today, Jasmine is now in the 10th grade at a local public school where she has an excellent individualized education plan, receives quality special education services and is performing well. Dorsey has become very active in her community. She volunteers at her daughter’s school, spends time with local seniors and plans activities for the neighborhood kids.
To learn more about the Housing Choice Program visit http://considertheperson.org/community/


Last fall, Zeiss announced their LRP S5 FFP precision rifle scope. They claim this scope has the most elevation in its class. Zeiss sent one of their LRP S5 525-56 scopes to us for review. So let’s take a look through it.
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Zeiss LRP S5 525-56 FFP
The Zeiss LRP S5 525-56 is a first focal plane scope. It has magnification from 5x-25x with a 56mm objective lens and a 34mm tube. What sets it apart from every other 34mm scope with the same magnification range is the fact the Zeiss LRP S5 525-56 has 40.7 MIL/MRAD or 140 MOA of elevation travel! That blows away my 35mm Leupold Mark 5HD which has 35 MIL/MRAD or 120MOA elevation.
There is a really great feature Zeiss built into their turrets. The clicks at every whole number are more pronounced so you can really feel when you hit them. So if I want to adjust my elevation for a mile, 1760 yards, which is roughly 37 MIL of elevation, rather than count all the 0.1 MIL adjustments or look at the turret, I can rotate the elevation turret and feel for the 37 harder clicks.
The windage is lockable but does not have the pronounced clicks since you would rarely be dialing that much windage.
Opposite the windage knob is the parallax adjustment. And outside of that is the illuminated reticle adjustment. Pull the outer illumination knob outwards to turn on the illuminated reticle. Rotate the knob forward to dim it and backward towards the shooter to brighten the illumination.
This LRP S5 525-56 FFP scope features the Zeiss ZF-MRi MIL reticle. It is a proper Christmas tree reticle with open vertices at the center and half MIL on either side top and bottom. You can see a representation of the illuminated reticle below.
To clear up the Christmas Tree reticle, Zeiss only has lines at whole MILs and only numbered the even MILs. Half MIL windage indicators are marked with small dots. Allowing you to see more of your target.
The illuminated reticle is bright enough for daytime.
Zeiss sent their precision rings but unfortunately, the medium height rings were not tall enough for my Ruger Precision Rifle or my Desert Tech SRS-A1 so they sent their tall precision rings. They feature an anti-cant bubble but it is not very long so small adjustments are not as noticeable as other anti-cant bubbles.
Zeiss also included their throw lever. Magnification ring resistance is decent but not something you need to fight the scope over. The throw lever makes it much easier to change the magnification.
I followed the instructions for installing the Zeiss LRP S5 525-56 FFP in the Zeiss precision rings. 18in/lbs for the rings and 36in/lbs for the base mount. I used the proper torque amount with my Fat Wrench and yet I experienced the scope shift backward under recoil. My friend Kythe said it is better to tighten, loosen and retighten the rings three times. After loosening and retightening the rings to the proper torque specs I did not experience any scope movement.
Looking Through The Zeiss LRP S5 525-56 FFP
You already got a sneak peek looking through it when I mentioned the illuminated reticle. But here are some more photos looking through the scope. I mounted the scope to my test rig and brought it out to the place I like to test optics. The utility shed is 530 yards away.
Zeiss And Night Vision/Thermal
Unfortunately, the time of night I took the night vision images was not ideal for night vision. There was considerable backlighting from the recent setting sun.
If I turn 90º the lighting is better suited for night vision. This tree is 2,000 yards away.
I tried the BAE UTCXII in front of the Zeiss LRP S5 525-56 FFP and I was not disappointed.
Even at 25x, I could still make out the utility shed and some details.
Final Thoughts On The S5 525-56
The glass and turrets are fantastic on the Zeiss LRP S5 525-56 FFP. After resetting the rings, I did not experience any scope shift. I did find the tall rings to still be a little too short especially when mounted on my Desert Tech SRS-A1. I really have to get my cheek low to get a good sight picture. It is not that comfortable. I rather use a one-piece mount and get the scope higher off the top rail. I was hoping I would have enough elevation in the Zeiss, since it has 40.7 MRAD of total elevation, to dial up to a mile. However, with 6.5 Creedmoor and the round I was shooting, I would need 26.5 MRAD of elevation. Since the scope was zeroed I was only able to tail up to 19.5 MRAD and had to hold over 7.5 MRAD. It also did not help having 4-5 MRAD of wind. So I had to lower the magnification a bit to even see 7-8 MRAD down and 4-5 MRAD to the right. But this is not an issue of the scope. Just the challenges of shooting a mile. I need a 10 MRAD base or mount that has 10 MRAD built into it.
The Zeiss LRP S5 retails for $3,599 so it is not cheap. But you know Zeiss makes quality optics and the features of this scope make it a solid choice for shooting long range. For more information go to their website.
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The Bengaluru Metro, also called the Namma Metro, is a rapid transit system for large groups of people. It has stops at ground level, on platforms, and underground. In recent news, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) said that travellers in the city can now use the metro until late at night on both the purple and green lines. Also, the Purple Line opened on October 9, 2023, running from Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Challaghatta.
In October 2011, the Namma train began running. The idea is unique because it will be the first metro in Southern India to have underground routes. Read on to learn more about Bangalore Metro:
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited is in charge of the Namma Metro project, which is in a growth phase. Parts of Phase 2 and Phase 1 of the Bengaluru Metro are already open. The rest will be available by 2025.
The Karnataka Government has approved the construction of Phase 3, which would be 45 km long. The project's estimated cost is Rs 16000 crore, which should be completed by 2028.
The Bangalore Metro starts running at 5 a.m., and the last train leaves at 10:35 p.m. On regular days, like the second and fourth Saturdays, services begin at 6 a.m. and end at 10:35 p.m. On Sunday, though, the first metro comes at 7 a.m., and service ends at 11 p.m.
The Bangalore metro map only has two route lines: purple and green. Four new route lines are being built and will be ready to use in a few months. Here is a discussion about the metro map Bangalore.
The Purple Line was the first Namma metro line to open and run. As part of phase 1 of the Bangalore route, it began with 37 stops and four interchanges. The Purple Line began in Bangalore with the opening of its first metro stop.
The second line that runs on the Bangalore metro is the green line. The Namma Metro map Bangalore shows that it has 29 stops and a length of 31 km.
The new yellow line will run from Rashtriya Vidyalaya Road to Bommasadra, more than 18 km away on the Bangalore metro stop map. It will run on 16 stations and soon will also link to Hosur.
It will be the first metro in Bangalore to connect Kasturi Nagar to the airport. According to the Bangalore metro plan, this line will have 30 stops and cover 58.19 km.
To the south of Namma Bangalore, the pink line will connect Nagawara to Gottigerre. It will have 18 stations, some of which will be below ground.
Phase 3 of the Bangalore metro line plan will build this line. At a single stop, it will link two lines, Phase 2A and Phase 3A. By 2028–29, this new line in Bangalore should be ready to use.
In conclusion, Bangalore Metro keeps improving its services and facilities. The recent extension of metro hours and the start-up of new lines were significant steps forward. The current expansion projects show that it is serious about making commuting more accessible and encouraging real estate growth in the areas connected to the metro. This reinforces its central role in the development of Bangalore's cities.
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Former President Barack Obama will return to Chicago Monday to speak to young people at the University of Chicago, in what will be his first to hold first public event since leaving office, Monday in Chicago Duration Time 0:00 gave his farewell address in January in the city that launched his political.
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Politics barack obama returning public first time university chicago forum - - journeyThe event will be a homecoming for Obama on multiple levels. In a speech at Cairo University, Obama pledged to "seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world," imploring America and the Islamic world to drop their suspicions of one another and forge new alliances. Presidents -- from left, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The closest Obama got to wading into a politically charged issue was when he discussed immigration, as he referred to many undocumented workers as simply "families who are looking for a better life for their children.
The President focused on the three priorities of the budget he presented to Congress later in the week: energy, health care and education. Obama also counseled students who have an interest in politics to be careful about their use of social media, but encouraged them to "own" any mistakes the unforgiving medium may show from their past. Woodforest national bank franklin ohio branch House photographer Pete Souza recalled that day: "We were at the NATO summit in Wales when someone mentioned to the President that Stonehenge wasn't that far away. Monday's event came together because of Obama's desire to speak directly with young people, a source close to the former President said. But other Democrats have said they must be forward-looking rather than rely on the former president to help aydlette insurance agency beaufort the party.
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The Private Cloud Could Benefit from M2M
July 02, 2014
Much has been written at this point about M2M (machine-to-machine communications), also known as the Internet of Things, and with good reason. Just as the Internet revolution changed all aspects of our lives, so too will M2M make a momentous change in how we interact with the world.
Behind M2M, though, is the revolution of the cloud. That’s because the act of devices connecting and talking with each other takes place in the cloud, and it is where data trends are discovered.
“The idea is to go beyond simple monitoring of these, well, things, to advanced analytical services that let devices provide critical information about how they are functioning and what they are doing,” noted analyst David Linthicum in a recent blog post.
To do this requires the cloud.
Currently, much of the M2M revolution is taking place in the public cloud. But that might change soon, according to Linthicum.
“I suspect that special-purpose clouds will emerge to focus specifically on connecting devices and machines,” he noted on his blog. “They'll gather data quickly, likely streaming off devices with very little structure, as well as performing quick analysis of the data with the ability to instantly respond to the device.”
This could present a major opportunity for private cloud providers and firms that support them, such as CoreDial. CoreDial offers a white-label cloud communications platform that businesses can use to sell, deliver, manage, and invoice for their customers.
Right now many M2M applications run over the public Internet, but as the space develops there will be plenty of opportunities for private cloud providers that cater to M2M and offer the benefits of the private cloud to mission-critical industries adopting M2M — such as added security and control.
The M2M revolution is just getting started, and we haven’t even scratched the surface of where it will take us.
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- The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Dec. 18.
- The legislation protects homeowners with underwater mortgages from incurring a large tax bill, provides incentives for energy-efficient property and eases restrictions on commercial real estate investments.
- The National Association of Realtors supports the tax extenders and how they will benefit consumers, homeowners and property investors.
A piece of tax legislation signed last week by President Barack Obama extends several expired tax provisions designed to support homeowners by providing tax relief from mortgage debt forgiveness and tax credits for real estate investors.
On Dec. 18, Obama signed into law the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015, which was part of a $1.15-trillion omnibus spending package to fund the federal government through October 2016.
The appropriations extend 50 different tax credits, including many that offer support for homeowners, property investors and small businesses. The legislation is supported by the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
One provision protects homeowners with underwater mortgages from incurring a large tax bill on phantom income if they are able to work out a mortgage relief plan or conduct a short sale. This provision extends this assistance to homeowners through 2016.
The bill also includes a permanent extension of a 15-year cost-recovery period for the depreciation of qualified leasehold improvements, ensuring that a cost-recovery period remains permanently in place for improvements made to nonresidential commercial property.
Other real estate-related provisions include the renewal of certain incentives to promote energy-efficient commercial and multifamily buildings, and a two-year extension of an expired tax credit of between $1,000 and $2,000 for energy-efficient new homes.
The bill also eases restrictions on commercial real estate investments by making changes to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA).
The PATH Act also permanently extends rules allowing small- and mid-sized businesses to immediately expense business equipment, rather than depreciate the equipment over several years, which NAR said is important to Realtors, “who purchase new computers, copiers, cameras and even vehicles in the course of doing business.”
“These tax extenders offer critical support for consumers, homeowners, commercial property investors and small businesses alike,” said NAR President Tom Salomone. “A strong economy requires certainty, and this proposal gives a healthy dose of it to millions of American taxpayers.”

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The Mercedes Benz B class is a luxurious Hatchback that comes with front wheel drive systems. This car is a compact sports tourer and meant to impress all ages and kinds of people alike. This class of vehicle was primarily launched in March 2005 catering to European market. Since its launch, its makers Mercedes Benz conducted several facelifts and introduced different editions with refurbished designs and features. Till the year 2011 it has introduced around seven editions adapting the change of taste and technologies present in market. This brigade of cars were made equipped with unique features such as sunroof, steel alloys safety, several airbags, sandwich floor for protection from impact and many others. This generation received a major facelift in 2008 that altered its appearance with radiator grille, remodeled bumper, brake lights and revamped bonnet. As the trend of cars took upwards turn in 2011, the makers launched their second generation B class that is still flying on the roads of several countries.
The next significant change came in the year of 2012 when the car was instilled with all new components. The recent version of B class was launched in Frankfurt Motor show held in the year of 2012. This came in the form of compact car that is compatible for long distance as well as short distance traveling. As compared to A class this version provides more comfort for the four passengers as well as driver. The diesel models came with impressive exteriors and all premium Hatchback qualities. This recent model was launched in the month of September for Indian markets. In 2012 the makers unveiled B class in two variants for audience present in India. There were B 180 and B 180 Sports equipped with petrol engines. This also marked the entry of first sports tourer in the Indian car platform. According to reports, the B class would be soon launched in Diesel variant that is expensive than earlier models but offers several distinctive features.
The B 180 model comes with many unique features such as cruise control through Speedtronic meter, oil pump control, one touch wipe function, central display, automatic air conditioning with dust filter etc. The car is also equipped with advanced technology Eco start/stop ignition button, audio 20 CD and surround sound system. In safety all B class models come with attention assist where the driving person is warned automatically in the case of inattention or sleepiness. The interiors are plush and comfy for all passengers.
Merc’s B 180 sport model is an advanced edition and comes with certain additional features. This car is equipped with a panoramic glass sunroof that could be accessed with one touch. In interiors the makers have provided suffice luggage compartment, 4-way lumber support under driver seat, generous leg room, electric adjustment of driver seat and facility of child seat attachment. This model is also equipped with Audio 20 CD system that allows video as well as audio play. There are several airbags provided for passenger safety.
B class models have a 1595 cc engine with 4 cylinders that are configured as In line system. This petrol engine extends 124 Ps (90 KW/122hp) / 5000 Rpm power and 200 Nm torque. The top speed achieved by this engine is approximately190 Km per hour. This is a 16 v turbocharger engine that comes with 7 speed automatic transmission. The engine provides displacement of 1.6 liters and direct petrol injection technology. The variable valve timing and turbocharger offers superior power as well torque to the vehicle at the same time maintaining lower energy consumption. The wheelbase of B class petrol cars is around 2,778 mm.
These B class models are present in a range of colors that include Jupiter red, Cirrus white, Pollar silver, Sprint blue, Pearl effect, Vermillion red and Metallic. This Hatchback has become the largest selling car of Indian market owing to its blend of important features and striking aesthetical elements.


SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Credit Suisse on Monday said it has trimmed earnings estimates for chip-equipment makers, citing weakening market demand, highlighted by the slump in memory products.
Analysts and investors have expressed hope that the chip-tools makers might rebound in the second half of the year. But in a research note, Kumar said that's not likely to happen, based on demand trends.
"There are larger concerns with weaker-than-expected end-demand trends for semis in general and memory in particular," the note said. "We appear to be progressing deeper into the woods."
Credit Suisse specifically cited slowing demand "across the board for multiple products," including personal computers and handsets, and in different markets, including small and medium-sized businesses, the U.S. and Europe.
Credit Suisse downgraded KLA-Tencor, citing stiffening competition with Applied Materials Inc.
Shares of Varian were down more than 9.2% Monday at $26.22, while KLA-Tencor shares fell 7% to close at $31.93. Applied Materials stock was also down 2.6% at $15.49.


OTTAWA — While the Canadian military is preparing to work with the U.S. on upgrading North America’s aging defences, Canada’s top general says there have been absolutely no talks about joining its ballistic-missile shield program.
Chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance’s comments come amid swirling questions over Canada’s potential involvement in ballistic-missile defence, particularly given rampant concerns about North Korea.
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Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan appeared to leave the door open to participating in the controversial program in October, but the government has otherwise remained largely ambiguous when asked about missile defence.
The opposition parties, meanwhile, are sharply divided, with the Conservatives saying Canada should start immediate talks with the U.S. while the NDP has strongly opposed any Canadian participation.
Vance told The Canadian Press that Canadian military officials are preparing for what are expected to be in-depth talks with the U.S. about upgrading the North American Aerospace Defence Command, or Norad.
Those discussions are expected to focus on what new and emerging threats the joint U.S.-Canadian system — currently used to spot potential enemy airplanes, missiles and ships — should be able to guard against.
“What I am happy about is we’re going to take a holistic view of the military defence of the continent over the next 20 to 50 years,” Vance said in an interview Thursday.
“What is occurring out there that could come here in a military way that could impact the safety and security of Canadians, and in the Norad context, of Americans as well?”
Ballistic missiles will be one threat that is considered, he acknowledged, especially as countries like North Korea attempt to acquire and expand their missile and nuclear capabilities — but there will be many others like cyber threats.
“Continental defence is not a simple binary ‘yes’ or ‘no’ about BMD, and it would be improper to boil it down to just that,” Vance said. “Continental defence is about a lot of things.”
Vance could not say when those discussions would actually start.
But when asked specifically whether there had been any talks between Canadian military officials and their American counterparts about joining the current U.S. ballistic-missile defence system, Vance was categorical.
“None whatsoever. Absolutely not,” he said, before noting that the Liberal government’s recent defence policy explicitly said that Canada’s position of non-participation remained in effect.
“Therefore, it would be highly inappropriate at this juncture for us to engage in a discussion about BMD.”
Many Canadians were stunned in September when the deputy commander of Norad, Lt.-Gen. Pierre St-Amand, revealed that the current U.S. policy is not to intervene in the event of a ballistic-missile attack on Canada.
The revelation came amid growing concern about North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic-missile capabilities, which the country has showcased numerous times with a variety of tests in recent months.
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis has said the latest test earlier this week showed North Korea is continuing to build missiles that can “threaten everywhere in the world.” But Vance said the rogue state still doesn’t have the ability to reach Canada with a missile, and that “we’re protected against the threats that exist now.”
The U.S. actually invited Canada to join its continental missile-shield system more than a decade ago, but then-prime minister Paul Martin opted against it in 2005 following a divisive national debate.
Canada has been on the sidelines ever since as the U.S. spent more than $100 billion building a series of land- and sea-based interceptors to stop the type of limited attack North Korea might launch.
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What can be better, than sharing the journey.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Quilting Gallery Weekly contest
Quilting Gallery is having their weekly quilt contest and this weeks theme is half-triangles. I have entered by quilt that I made for my Mom and Dad for their 60th Anniversary. There are many great quilts so it is hard to choose. I like to visit all the blogs of the contestants because that is the fun in blogging, getting to see what others are doing and sharing what I have done. So thank you to all who come by.


“Christianity is dying here . . .” That was spoken of one church planter we visited with here in Hartford, CT, our last stop on our Northeast Vision Trip. Of all the cities that we visited, Hartford is considered the least reached. Just like across all of New England, the number of evangelical Christians is at 2% or less, and the areas where there is a need for a faithful Gospel-centered church to be planted only increase.
We had the joy and privilege of being hosted by Russell and Cynthia Atherton, who are a church planting couple in Storrs, CT. Russell planted The Bridge church right on the University of Connecticut campus, a little over three years ago. They toured us around three different campuses on Thursday – University of Hartford; St. Joe’s College – located in the same area of West Hartford, as the University of Hartford; and Trinity College, located in the Southern area of downtown Hartford. All three of these schools, ranging from 2,000-5,000 students have no campus ministry reaching the students and no church reaching onto the campus and into the residential community. On Friday, we also toured three different schools- Central Connecticut State, located in New Britain (southwest of downtown Hartford); Eastern Connecticut State, in Willimantic, CT (east of Hartford); and the UConn main campus, in Storrs/Mansfield. Each of these three schools are larger in size, and neither Eastern or Central Connecticut have any presence of a church, and very little campus ministry activity going on.
As you can see the need is huge in Hartford. The five schools I listed above with no Gospel witness on campus or in the community, would be like theUniversity of Arkansas having little to no campus ministry involvement, and Fayetteville having no evangelical church. Simply put, New England and Hartford needs a Great Awakening, and that awakening is only going to come through us seeing that “the harvest is plentiful, the laborers are few and praying that for the Lord of the harvest to send laborers to this field!”
It is encouraging to see the work that Russell is doing at The Bridge, amidst a very secular and pluralistic campus. They are averaging about 30 every week, on Sunday nights, in addition to a Sunday morning Bible Study in the Student Union. It’s encouraging to have even heard from some of their members talk about opportunities they have had at work or on campus to engage lost friends, classmates and colleagues with the Gospel. One member told us the need to be intentional, as a church planter, but also as a Christian in such a hard-soiled area. Persistence is key and ready to be engaged for the long haul, knowing that a faithful Gospel witness, and church planting may not see fruit for years.
We were also blessed to have shared a meal with Joe Fisher, who has planted the only English speaking work going on in Hartford, among the Baptist Convention of New England. He is reaching the young professional community that lives and works in the downtown and outlying areas. He was encouraged by our team’s presence in the area and a desire to see UBC plant a church in New England, particularly in a place like Hartford, as the Lord leads.
I come away from this trip blown away by the vast lostness that sweeps across our own country, particularly in the Northeast. This is an unengaged and unreached people, and they look, smell, eat, dress and talk like us! What will we do about it? Prayerfully, and by God’s grace, I hope we answer the call to come here and be light in darkness, and reclaim the renown of Christ in an area that once sensed and savored revival.
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Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List
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Feel like chicken tonight? No, well how about a fish dish then? With Epicurious you’ll never be short of interesting recipe ideas. Based on the popular Epicurious website that has a database that’s seemingly larger than the population of China, it covers everything from options for vegetarians to ideas more suited to those who like their steaks done rare.
You can search for recipes either by specific ingredients, which is useful if you’ve just opened the fridge and are scratching your head to think of something to make with its less than overflowing contents, or by dish type. There’s even an 'I Can Barely Cook' option for those who are a little more culinary challenged. Alternatively, if you fancy a liquid lunch instead you can search through its cocktail database to find something suitably fiery.
Its huge database of recipes and cocktails make Epicurious difficult to top as a kitchen companion.

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Daniel "Dee Nasty" Efferne began his DJ'ing career back in 1981 after discovering Hip-Hop back in 1979. By 1985, he was already forming a formidable reputation both promoting and producing Hip Hop music. By 1987 he became internationally recognized at the World DMC Championships. He was also DMC Champion of France from 1986 to 1988. He followed up with becoming the European DMC Champion in 1990. He has continued to work in the French Hip-Hop scene featuring prominently on many releases.
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Rangers on long road to nowhere
The preseason Stanley Cup contenders are now sliding toward an early summer
GM Glen Sather deserves the most blame, but coach Tom Renney will take the fall
Rangers are locked into overpaying unproductive players for five-six more years
If you are in New Jersey and look across the Hudson River into midtown Manhattan -- oh, say toward the vicinity of Penn Station and its crowning piece, Madison Square Garden -- you generally see New Yorkers smirk. They can see Jersey from that lofty perch and on most days they don't think much of anything about their neighbor other than that it's not New York.
But if you're in New Jersey -- oh, say the upper deck of the Prudential Center, home of Lou Lamoriello's Devils -- and you think about New York, you generally start laughing out loud. It is, after all, the home of the Rangers, and in the very limited view of the hockey world, the legendary franchise has become a joke.
This is obviously disappointing for Rangers fans. (If you throw in MSG's NBA franchise, the Knicks, it's downright painful for a proud city), But it's not unusual. The Devils run a program. The Rangers . . . well, year after year you can't tell who they are without buying one.
The view from here is that there's a world of difference between the two franchises. Last weekend, the Devils (who, by the way, have played much of the season without the NHL's consensus best goaltender) beat the best team in the Eastern Conference, the Bruins (1-0), then the best in the West, the Sharks (6-5 in a shootout). The wins moved them into a second-place tie with the Capitals in the East. The Devils have been consistent all season, but their move came largely on the strength of a 7-3-0 run that ended Tuesday evening with a surprising loss to the surging Panthers, their first road loss in seven games.
Meanwhile the New Yorkers, once again wallowing under the weight of yet another unproductive offseason spending spree, went 2-6-2, dropping from fifth to eighth in the conference, seemingly on an express train out of playoff contention. New Yorkers want to blame coach Tom Renney for the latest fall. New Jerseyites and pretty much everyone else not hunkered down in the MSG offices would tend to point the finger at GM Glen Sather.
Your humble correspondent will side with the majority on this one.
The Rangers, in their current form, are Sather's creation, a team that can't score or keep the puck out of its own net. To be fair to relative bright spot Henrik Lundqvist, who purloined two points Wednesday night in a "must win" game against the lowly Islanders, the problem is largely because the Rangers can't get the puck out of their own zone. They're also relatively useless when given the man-advantage and, in recent weeks, just as poor while defending against one.
When your forwards are ineffective, your defense is incapable, your special teams are incompetent and your goaltender is inundated with shots, that's not bad coaching. That's an inept hockey team. So what's the likely scenario?
Firing Renney. But that would be wrong. The win over the Isles likely bought him a reprieve, but not for long. The pink slip could still come this week. It might come at the end of the regular season when he can easily be a scapegoat should the Rangers miss the playoffs. But without a turnaround the size of defenseman Wade Redden's salary, the firing will happen.
Now, dismissals have been the norm for years in New Jersey where Lamoriello has changed coaches more often than Donald Trump has filed for bankruptcy in nearby Atlantic City, but the Devils' president/GM almost always has a valid reason: He feels his team is better than the man who is running it from behind the bench. Sather has no such thing to fall back on.
Unlike the Devils, Sather has a goalie who is, arguably, the only reason the Rangers aren't running with the Isles in the John Tavares derby. If you watched Saturday's 5-2 loss to the visiting Flyers on national TV, you may have thought you saw a team quit before the last note of the national anthem.
Not true. While the Blueshirts don't regularly give up a short-handed goal with a 5-3 man-advantage like they did, they do regularly score just twice a game. Counting their most recent loss, at St. Louis, in which they scored once, they've lit the lamp twice or less in nine of their last 12 outings prior to their three-goal outburst against the NHL's worst team. The offense, if that's what you want to call it, has been good for only 2.33 goals per game -- worst in the league.
Defensively, the Rangers host so many minus players on one sheet that they make baseball's list of 103 drug-test flunkies look like a plus. Going into the Islanders game, they'd allowed 33 goals while scoring 13, and their power play had squeezed out exactly one in its last 34 attempts. Such anemia is enough to tempt Brian Leetch out of retirement.
Renney has to take some blame, but the bulk falls on Sather. Chris Drury, who inherited the captaincy from the departed Jaromir Jagr, has yet to rise anywhere near the occasion of occasional leadership and appears burdened by a five-year, $35.25 million contract that's way out of line with his career performance. Former Devil Scott Gomez is in the same position (seven-years, $51.5 million) and no one can justify Redden's six-year, $31 million pact that, based on his time in Ottawa, boggled the mind of even the greediest among us.
Other players, including defenseman Mike Rozsival (four years, $20 million), are being paid to a standard far beyond any legitimate measure of what they do. In fact, the impending arrival of Sean Avery is being touted in the New York press as an improvement. Ouch!
Hard to believe that the Rangers earlier this season were thought to be Stanley Cup contenders while the Devils, especially after the injury to Brodeur, were regarded as a team that would finally miss the postseason. But with about 24 games left for both, Brodeur coming back and Lundqvist carrying the weight of New York on his shoulders, the view is decidedly different now.
The Devils are a mortal lock for the playoffs and playing well enough to be a Cup finalist in a wide-open East. The Rangers are locked into salary cap hell with dwindling hope of a berth and a fiscal mess that will mire them in mediocrity or worse for five or six years to come. That's not Renney's fault, but he's likely to be the one who pays.
Meanwhile, you can hear the laughter in New Jersey from midtown Manhattan.

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A multidisciplinary team approach to breast cancer treatment
Breast cancer is a complex and serious disease, and during the course of treatment the patient will encounter many different individuals with different specializations and assets. A patient is likely to either work with or be evaluated by: a radiologist, a surgeon, nurse, a radiation oncologist, general practitioner, pathologist, psychologist, social worker, clinical oncologist, hemato-oncologist, medical technologists, and possibly a gynecologist. Some breast cancer treatment centers also include consultation with a specialized ‘geneticist‘. In some cases a woman might be working with a reconstructive-plastic surgeon as well.
This page is getting somewhat kind of old, but don’t get me wrong, it still has fantastic material and I would still put it to use. However, I have created a newer version of this page with more up-to-date information on The Multidisciplinary Team to Breast Cancer Treatment.
Breast cancer treatment requires a solid support network
Supportive care is also an integral part of breast cancer treatment and recovery, as breast cancer treatment places huge stresses on individual and family resources. Consultation and counselling by a psychologist and social working is often highly beneficial. Breast cancer treatment might also involve consultations with a pharmacist, a dietitian, and a physical therapist. A gynecologist might not seem like an obvious member of a breast cancer treatment team. Often a gynecologist will perform a breast mammogram as part of a general visit or screening for other cancers. A gynecologist can also frequently offer a valued ‘objective second opinion‘, especially with regards to the choice of mastectomy vs. breast conserving surgery.
Multi-disciplinary team approach for breast cancer ensures the best options and results
Depending on the unique characteristics of a particular breast cancer, a woman may encounter greater or lessor numbers of medical personnel. Sometimes the size of the hospital or town in which a patient resides and is getting treatment can also have a bearing on the number and range of professionals on the team. However, geographical remoteness in this day and age should not be an impediment to quality multidisciplinary care. And, with the advantage of having a treatment team from a variety of specialties, it is more likely that these professionals will be knowledgeable on the latest clinical trials and multi-modal treatment options.
With breast cancer treatment, there are many decisions
It should also be remembered that there is a balanced role between the choices that a patient should make herself, and choices that should best be left to the considered opinion of the medical team. Where possible, treatment decisions should only be made when all the available diagnostic results and experts opinions have been gathered. The patient generally has as much input into their treatment plan as they wish, and should be informed about their treatment choices.
However, there are also hard costs to medical diagnosis and treatment and at a certain point a realistic decision must be made based on available resources, known diagnostic features of the breast cancer, and prudent treatment measures based on known and effective results. Women with early-stage breast cancer tend to have access to the most beneficial adjuvant treatment therapies when a multidisciplinary-team approach is utilized.
The breast cancer ‘core’ treatment team involves the surgeon, pathologist, radiologist, and oncologist
The role of the radiologist in breast cancer management will vary during the diagnostic and treatment phases. A radiologist plays the primary role in the initial diagnosis of breast cancer in the identification of suspicious lesions on screening X-rays, ultrasounds, and MRI’s. Subsequently, a radiologist also performs pre-biopsy wire localization, pre-surgical planning, and evaluation of post-operative breast cancer success.
Breast cancer is diagnosed by the pathologist
The pathologist plays a pivotal role in the differential diagnosis and confirmation of breast cancer. The pathologist will exam cell samples taken from the tumor and through a variety of tests, either confirm of exclude the diagnosis of breast cancer. A pathologist also helps determine the aggressiveness of the cancer and the extent of any spreading or ‘metastasis‘, helps in suggesting treatment, and also helps in the evaluation of successful breast cancer treatments.
Most breast cancer treatments involve surgery
The primary treatment modality for breast cancer is through surgery. Therefore, the central role in breast cancer treatment truly falls upon the surgeon. However, surgeons will not act without a clear treatment plan, established in consultation with the all members of the team, and especially the radiologist and pathologist, and also with the women herself. Surgery is often required in the excision of small tissue samples for biopsy analysis, usually from the suspected tumor but often from the lymph nodes as well. And of course, the surgeons performs the lumpectomy or mastectomy, as required.
The true breast cancer expert is the oncologist
The oncologist is a specialist in all kinds of cancer, including breast cancer. Usually, the breast cancer treatment team counts on the input of the oncologist for an opinion on the best treatment approach for a particular type of breast cancer, and to keep up on the very latest treatment studies and trials. In fact, it is the oncologist who typically determines and administers chemotherapy treatments. A hemato-oncologist is a specialist in diagnostic elements of cancer as found in the blood. They play a pivotal role in finding specific breast cancer ‘markers‘, suggesting chemo therapies, and monitoring treatment success.
Good communication is vital for breast cancer treatment
It is important to recognize a patient’s needs, to respect each other, and to maintain good communication in a climate of respect among all team members. Breast cancer treatment can be very stressful, and through good communication and informed involvement from all team members, patient motivation remains high.
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- Sarah Lewis, Craig A. White, Liam Dorris, (2005) "Psychosocial care within a multidisciplinary breast cancer team", Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Vol. 10 Iss: 4, pp.304 – 307
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