Sunday, May 6, 2012

Chain-Link Confidentiality: A HIPAA-Like Approach To Online Privacy

chain_link_linksAs we put more of our private information online and entrust it to web services, privacy breaches become almost inevitable. One major problem with online privacy is that there is really no?enforceable?chain of confidentiality. So when a third-party service makes your information available to another party, things can get complicated. A new paper by Samford University law professor Woodrow Harzog argues that traditional privacy laws aren't the best ways to protect private information online. Instead, he suggests an approach that more like the U.S. HIPAA rules?that currently govern how private health information can be shared between your health provider and third parties. The system he proposes would be based on established principles in?confidentiality?and contract law.

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UNNATURAL SELECTION, DARWIN AND PIT BULLS

We?ve all heard the platitudes, Pit Bulls are the most loyal!?Pit Bulls were Nanny Dogs! Pit Bulls are highly intelligent! Dogfighters culled man biters!

How does the Humane profession ignore the Bloody Elephant in the room? One must go back to the mid-1980?s when Pit Bull advocacy was in it?s infancy? A decade earlier, the Animal Welfare Act of 1976 had criminalized the trafficking of fighting dogs. Prison-Sodomy avoiding Pit Bull breeders began selling dogs to the public and by the mid -1980?s, the maulings and deaths were skyrocketing. Around 1986, the humane profession set down a course that would make a tobacco lobbyist blush by pushing the ?It?s the owner? and ?unfairness to owners? meme which effectively took the onus off Pit Bull breeders to produce and sell reasonably safe animals.. First, there was the ?Are Pit Bulls different?? analysis done by HSUS behaviorists Familiarity with the animal also seems to offer less protection in the case of Pit Bulls. Out of 143 Pit Bull attacks, 19 (13.3%) involved attacks on the owner; out of 135 attacks by other breeds, only 3 (2.2%) involved the owner. Then there was the 1987 ?Pit Bull Summit? Veterinary/Animal Control Symposium at Tufts University which produced this slightly important public safety information: Pit Bull Bites are Worse. Later in 1993, The AVMA Professional Liability Trust published this document Do?s and Dont's concerning vicious dogs which was apparently used as a doorstop?

Since the 1987 Pit Bull Summit, 229 Americans have been killed by Pit Bulls and Dog Fighting, Pit Breeding and Pit Bull Advocacy has festered into a Billion dollar a year, codependent-tax free economy in which a host of individuals make their living. Thus far, ?The Pit Bull Economy? has not faced liability for the lives. limbs and sea of blood they have cost the public, not mention the costs of housing and euthanizing an estimated 1 Million Pit Bulls annually.

Enter now the question (pg 7):
Are Pit Bulls disloyal? Or?are they simply equal opportunity maulers that will attack any and all targets of opportunity when the breeding kicks in?owners, kids, neighbors, mailmen, other pets, horses etc?

Below is a list of Pit Bull owners killed or seriously wounded by their own animals?The list does not include children of Pit Bull owners?Those may be seen Here. Notice how many incidents where first responders must save the Pit Bull owner during a prolonged, berserk mauling?A suggested remedy is a ?Darla?s Law? where Pit owner reimburses the tax payer for labor, fuel, damaged equipment and ammunition expenditures.

When adopting or buying a new dog, keep these funerals and life changing shreddings in mind when the Pit pushers try to guilt you into taking a pittie home. Rest assured, they will be AWOL when the six figure medical bills are due!

PIT-DARWINICIDES (Fatalities)

May 2012, Santa Fe, NM; Victim's son: My dad loved this dog more than me

Dec 2011, Burnettsville, IN; 58 year old Joseph D. Hines killed by his dog. Last of 7 US Pit Bull owners killed by their animals in 2011.

Sep 2011, Philadelphia, PA; 50 year old Carmen Ramos killed by her Pit Bulls

July 2011, South Africa; 21 year old Jason Waverly killed by his own Pit Bulls

July 2011, Spotsylvania County, VA; Man killed by his own Pit Bull

July 2011, Pacifica, CA; BADRAP supporter Darla Napora and her unborn baby killed by ?Gunner? Gunner is shot by police and his remains are buried with the victim

Aug 2011, Tucson, AZ; 61 year old Michael Cook, mauled by his Pit Bull dies three weeks later

Jan 2011, Colusa, CA; 51 year old Linda Leal killed by her Pit mix

March 2011, San Bernadino, CA; 47 year old Jennie Erquaia killed by her own Pit Bull

Pit Bull Bites are worse

Dec 2010, Riverside, CA; two months after being mauled by the family Pit Bull, 67 year old Edward Mitchell succumbs to his injuries

Oct 2010, Williamburg, MO; 84 year old Rev John Reynolds killed by 17 breeding Pit Bulls. Dogs not seized by authorities

Sep 2010, McMinn County, TN; 85 year old Mattie Daugherty killed by her 9 year old Pit Bull

Jan 2010, Chicago, IL; 57 year old Johnny Wilson killed by family breeding Pits

Dec 2009, Bangkok, Thailand; Pit Bull kills it?s 71 year old owner

Nov 2009, Peru; Family pit Bull goes berserk, kills its 85 year old owner

Aug 2009, Brazil; Pit Bull kills it?s master

Jan 2009, Lake Charles, LA; 24 year old Kelli Chapman killed by her family Pit Bulls that she raised from pups

Nov 2008, South Africa; Grace Page mauled to death by her own two Pit Bulls, despite efforts of neighbors trying to save her, rescuers even poured boiling water on her dogs and they kept a maulin?

Dec 2008, Roubidoux, CA; 60 year old Pit Bull breeder Gerald Adelmund killed by his maulspawners

Oct 2007, FL; Tina Marie Canterbury killed by her two Pit Bulls

May 2006, Lusby, MD; Family breeding Pit Bulls kill Raymond Tomco

July 2006, WV; 25 year old Brandon Coleman killed in his apartment by his Pit Bull

May 2005, ST Louis, MO; 56 year old Lorinze Reddings killed by his two Pit Bulls

Nov 2003, South Africa; Pit Bull Breeder Charles Murray killed by his Pit Bulls

May 2003, London, UK; In the UK?s first DBRF in 9 years, 45 year old George Dinham killed by his own Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Dec 2002, Bergen County, NJ; 80 year old woman killed by pet Pit Bulls, clawed and bitten over 80 percent of her body

July 2002, Splendora, TX; Pit Breeder Dorothy Carter killed by her Maulspawners

July 1997, Croatia, Staffy kills its 66 year old owner

Dec 1996, Bronx, NY; 80 year old Frank Camis killed by his Pit Bulls

August 1994, Moscow Russia; Bull Terrier kills its sleeping master

Nov 1990, Indianapolis IN; Pit owner dies from heart attack when trying to help meter reader being attacked by his Pit Bull* Note: If you are going to own one of these things please be in shape!

Sep 1985, Edgemere, MD; 57 year old Rebecca Puckett mauled to death by her two Pit Bulls

May 1931, Chicago, IL; Mary Watson killed over a bone

Honorable mentions: Mere maulings, scalpings and amputations

2011 Brazil; Police shot this man's pit bull 5 times

April 2012, Huntley, IL; Recently adopted out Pit mix attacks neighbor?s dog, new owner hospitalized trying to separate them

April 2012, Australia; 22 year old Pit owner burst into hotel lobby with berserker in tow, screaming and begging for help

April 2012, Elizabeth, NJ; Police shoot adopted Pit Bull that had bitten owner 20 times during savaging episode

March 2012, Gloversville, NY; Woman attacked inside Vet's office while euthanizing her adopted Pit Bull for aggression/dangerousness issues

March 2012, Staten Island, NY; Probation officer from Staten Island kills her pit bull to save herself

March 2012, Newark, NJ; Mother and infant attacked by family Pit Bull

Mar 2012, Celina, OH; 52 year old Pit breeder attacked by his own breeding Pit Bulls and ?cubs?

Feb 2012, Australia; Boy, 6, and grandmother mauled in bull terrier dog attack

Jan 2012, Dayton OH; Pit Bull mauls its owner during family argument

Jan 2012, Springfield, MA; 51-year-old Springfield woman mauled by her own 2 pit bulls as she walked them down street in Forest Park neighborhood

Jan 2012, Santaquin, UT; Man shoots wife while trying to protect family from dog during driving attack

Dec 2011, Lorain ,OH; ?He wanted to kill me:' Woman doesn?t know why dog turned on her

Dec 2011, Neighbors, firefighters save woman being attacked by her own Pit Bull

Dec 2011, Phoenix man kills own dog after it attacks him, other dog

Nov 2011, East Toledo, OH; Pit owners attacked by own animal on city street, cause car crash

Oct 2011, Ottawa, Canada; Cops shoot dogs after owner attacked

Oct 2011, Bullitt Co, KY; Dog attack leaves man in critical condition

Oct 2011; Pit bull shot by Phoenix police after attacking owner

Dec 2011, Long Island, NY; Mother uses knife therapy to stop Pit attacking her family

Oct 2011, Youngstown, OH; Woman hospitalized after being attacked by her Pit Bull

Oct 2011, Brawley, CA; Police kill pit bull after it attacked its owner

Oct 2011, Haverhill, MA; Police shoot Pit Bull as it savages owner?s head

Aug 2011, Beaufort Co, SC; Man gets mangled saving his son from family Pit Bull attack

Aug 2011, Tucson AZ; 60 year old man receives life threatening wounds when his Pit Bull attacks

Aug 2011, UK; Man severely bitten in the face by his Staffy

July 2011 Kennebec, ME; Boy shoots Pit Bull to save family members

July 2011, Jonesboro, AR; Woman in ICU after her Pit Bull mauls her

June 2 2011, Waukesha, WI; Pit Bull attacks owner and Police

April 2011, Ontario, Canada; Pit bull turns on its owner

Apr 2011, Dartmouth, RI; Pit bull mauls Dartmouth owner

Apr 2011, Ontario, CA; After ordering Pit Bull to attack neighbor the animal turns on its owner

March 2011, Durban, South Africa; 75 year old Pit owner extensively mauled and ?de-gloved?

March 2011, Chattanooga, TN; Family argument triggers Pit Bull into the Red Zone, Mother and daughter hospitalized

Feb 2011, Chattanooga TN; Woman attacked by pit-bull rushed back to the hospital

Feb 2011, Van Nuys, CA; Van Nuys man seriously injured when attacked by his 2 pit bulls

Jan 2011, Venice Beach, CA; Local taxpayers get bitten in the throat with massive first responder costs?Darla?s Law NOW!!!

Jan 2011, Las Vegas NV; Pit Bull berserks on it?s family, owner shoots it.

Dec 2010, Brookline, PA; Pit Bull shot by neighbor after turning on its owner

Oct 2010, Riverside CA; Man almost killed by his Pit Bull

Aug 2010, Calgary CA; AmStaff goes berserk on entire family

Jun 2010; Eau Claire, WI; Couple attacked by their own Pit Bull

May 2010, Hesston, KS; Woman mauled by her illegal Pit Bull

May 2010, Jeanette PA; Pit Bull owner takes a lifeflight

May 2010, Lowell, MA; Neighbors breakdown fence to rescue man being mauled by his two Pit Bulls

May 2010, Australian Pit Bull owner loses arm to sweet Rocky

May 2010, Andover MA; Husband stabs family Pit Bull to death when it attacks wife

May 2010. San Antonio, TX; Pit Bull attacks drunk husband who was arguing with wife

Mar 2010, Clovis NM; Pit Breeder loses finger saving his daughter

March 2010, Philadelhia, PA; 52 year old woman nearly loses hand when attacked by her wigglebutt

Mar 2010, Spring Hill FL; Pit Bull owner searching for answers after mauling

Feb 2010. Mesa, AZ; Teenager severely bitten in the face by family Pit Bull

Feb 2010, Sommerville, NJ; Two Pit Bull owners require medical treatment after their dogs get into a ?scuffle?

Feb 2009, Elkhart, IN; Man nearly loses arm after his Pit Bull mauls him

Feb 2010 New Zealand; Pit Owner nearly killed by his Pit Bull

Dec 2009, Yadkinville, NC; Family Pit Bull attacks entire family

Dec 2009, Washington DC; Orlando Romero's pit/rott mix attacked him when he told his dog to get out of the room

Nov 2009, Houston TX; family Pit Bull puts owner onto life flight helicopter

Oct 2009, Gathersburg, MD; Pit Bull attacks three members of its family

Oct 2009, New Haven, CT; Severely mauled Pit owner asks ?Am I another Statistic??

Oct 2009, Washington DC; Mother uses ?knife therapy? to correct her Pit Bull?s ?mauling issue?

Oct 2009, Woodbury, MN; Man mauled by his gripper as he watched tv

Sep 2009, FL; Woman mauled by her rehabilitated Pit mix

Aug 2009, North Port, FL; Family Pit bull puts owner on life flight helicopter ride, wife shoots the animal to save him

March 2009, Calgary, CA; Attacked owner wants pit-bull put down

April 2009, South Africa; Security saves couple being mauled by their Pit Bull by shooting the animal

April 2009, Houston Pit owner, put into the ICU by her wigglebutt

2009 Ontario man mauled by his own Pit Bull which was shot and killed by police

Mar 2009, Puyallup, WA; Couple claims they were attacked by mountain lion, Fish and Wildlife officials determine it was their Pit Bull

Feb 2009, Elkhart, IN; Man nearly loses arm after his Pit Bull mauls him

Feb 2009, Omaha, NE; Mauled Pit Owner Lorrie Ellis begs police to shoot her unlicensed Pit Bull off of her

Oct 2008, New Zealand; Woman hospitalized after being mauled by her Pit Bull

Sep 2008, Evansville IN: Tony Burden begs Police to shoot family Pit Bull ?Brutus? during mauling

July 2008, Amity Township PA; ?Amity means friendship?

Texas Vet Clinic implements Pit Bull Spay Neuter Policy after vet tech is mauled twice by her Pit Bull

June 2008, Indiana; Annette Williams loses both arms after her Pit Bull ?bites? her

April 2008, Spokane, WA; Pit Owner has arm mutilated

April 2008, Elyria, OH; Pit Bull Mauls its owner

March 2008, Toledo, OH; Pit Peddler gets mauled by her breeding Pits?Just makin? a little money selling family dogs!

May 2007, Haverhill MA; Samantha Gaylord?s Pit Bull Leo attacks her and has to be shot by police

July 2007, Omaha, NE; Omaha woman hospitalized after being attacked by her own dogs in her own home

Sep 2006, Abilene, TX; West Texas; Woman Loses Both Arms After Pit Bull Mauling

Oct 2005, Long Beach CA; 23 year old woman sustains severe head mauling by her Pit Bull

June 2005, San Jose, CA; Woman recovering from Pit Bull attack

Jun 2005, Rockford, IL; 22 year old woman has to stab one of her Pits when breaking up a ?scuffle? and it turns on her

June 2005 Rohnert Park, CA; 66 year old woman seriously mauled trying to stop her Pit Bull that was attacking her son

Aug 2004 Council Bluffs, NE; Police shoot Pit Bull attacking it?s owner

Oct 2003 San Antonio, TX; Retired police officer saves his neighbor being mauled by his family Pit Bull

Oct 2001. Pittsburgh, PA; 36 year old Patricia Halter scalped by her own Pit bull

April 1998, Canton, OH; FAMILY PIT BULL MAULS WIFE OF OHIO DOG WARDEN

Aug 1987, Morgantown, WV; In another bizarre driving attack, Patricia Hollis gets bitten 35 times by ?Lord Tugginton?

April 1987, Dayton OH; Shop Owner attacked by Pit Bull guard dog

Feb 1987, Lynn, MA; 61 year old Pit owner hospitalized with severe bites to face and legs

Mar 1986, Hollywood, FL; Pit Bull attacks its second owner in a month

April 1985, FL; 25 year old woman mauled by Pit Bull she raised from a pup

Jan 1985, Boston, MA; 72 year old woman bitten 40 times by her Pit Mix

Jan 1980,Miami, FL; Ethel Tiggs savaged and almost killed by her Pit Bulls

Sep 1954, Portland OR; Husband kills Staffy with hammer when it bull baits wife, who lost both ears

Sep 1951, NY City; Dog attacks master, terrorizes hundreds

May 1938, Australia; Ruby MacAdam badly lacerated by her ?Bulldog? trying to save her mother from the beast

Aug 1913, Ny City; Opera Prima Donna nearly killed by dog

July 1913, Williamsburg, NY; Louise Eichorn gets latched onto and rescued by a Police Officer

May 1903, Syracuse, NY; Mrs Thomas Leonard gets bull baited on her front porch

May 1900, Ny City; Delia Robinson attacked by her Bulldog, ?May lose Arm?

April 1896, NYC; Henry Balzar?s Prized Fighting bulldog ?Terror? has to be shot to release his face

April, 1894, Vineland, NJ; The entire Kohler family is mauled by their bulldog

* Note to the Producers of Animal Planet?s ?Fatal Attractions? show?There is enough material here to fill several seasons!

The takeaway from this should be, whenever a Pit Bull owner assures you that Pit Bulls ?Are the most loyalest dogs because dog fighters created them?, you should show them this piece and tell them to enjoying sleeping with one eye open?.

YOU CAN?T MAKE THIS STUFF UP!

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Breast cancer is rare in men, but they fare worse

In this May 3, 2012 photo, a surgery scar is seen on breast cancer survivor Robert Kaitz's left breast in his home in Severna Park, Md. Kaitz thought a small growth under his left nipple was just a harmless cyst. By the time he had it checked out in 2006, almost two years later, the lump had started to hurt. The diagnosis was a shock. "I had no idea in the world that men could even get breast cancer," Kaitz said. Now Kaitz does frequent self-exams and has mammograms every year. The American Cancer Society estimates 1 in 1,000 men will get breast cancer, versus 1 in 8 women. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

In this May 3, 2012 photo, a surgery scar is seen on breast cancer survivor Robert Kaitz's left breast in his home in Severna Park, Md. Kaitz thought a small growth under his left nipple was just a harmless cyst. By the time he had it checked out in 2006, almost two years later, the lump had started to hurt. The diagnosis was a shock. "I had no idea in the world that men could even get breast cancer," Kaitz said. Now Kaitz does frequent self-exams and has mammograms every year. The American Cancer Society estimates 1 in 1,000 men will get breast cancer, versus 1 in 8 women. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

In this May 3, 2012 photo, breast cancer survivor Robert Kaitz sits on his motorcycle, which displays a male breast cancer survivor ribbon, in Severna Park, Md. Kaitz thought a small growth under his left nipple was just a harmless cyst. By the time he had it checked out in 2006, almost two years later, the lump had started to hurt. The diagnosis of breast cancer was a shock. "I had no idea in the world that men could even get breast cancer," Kaitz said. Now Kaitz does frequent self-exams and has mammograms every year. The American Cancer Society estimates 1 in 1,000 men will get breast cancer, versus 1 in 8 women. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

In this May 3, 2012 photo, breast cancer survivor Robert Kaitz stands in his living room in Severna Park, Md. Kaitz thought a small growth under his left nipple was just a harmless cyst. By the time he had it checked out in 2006, almost two years later, the lump had started to hurt. The diagnosis was a shock. "I had no idea in the world that men could even get breast cancer," Kaitz said. Now Kaitz does frequent self-exams and has mammograms every year. The American Cancer Society estimates 1 in 1,000 men will get breast cancer, versus 1 in 8 women. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

CHICAGO (AP) ? Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don't survive as long as women, largely because they don't even realize they can get it and are slow to recognize the warning signs, researchers say.

On average, women with breast cancer lived two years longer than men in the biggest study yet of the disease in males.

The study found that men's breast tumors were larger at diagnosis, more advanced and more likely to have spread to other parts of the body. Men were also diagnosed later in life; in the study, they were 63 on average, versus 59 for women.

Many men have no idea that they can get breast cancer, and some doctors are in the dark, too, dismissing symptoms that would be an automatic red flag in women, said study leader Dr. Jon Greif, a breast cancer surgeon in Oakland, Calif.

The American Cancer Society estimates 1 in 1,000 men will get breast cancer, versus 1 in 8 women. By comparison, 1 in 6 men will get prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men.

"It's not really been on the radar screen to think about breast cancer in men," said Dr. David Winchester, a breast cancer surgeon in NorthShore University HealthSystem in suburban Chicago who was not involved in the study. Winchester treats only a few men with breast cancer each year, compared with at least 100 women.

The researchers analyzed 10 years of national data on breast cancer cases, from 1998 to 2007. A total of 13,457 male patients diagnosed during those years were included, versus 1.4 million women. The database contains about 75 percent of all U.S. breast cancer cases.

The men who were studied lived an average of about eight years after being diagnosed, compared with more than 10 years for women. The study doesn't indicate whether patients died of breast cancer or something else.

Greif prepared a summary of his study for presentation Friday at a meeting of American Society of Breast Surgeons in Phoenix.

Dr. Akkamma Ravi, a breast cancer specialist at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, said the research bolsters results in smaller studies and may help raise awareness. Because the disease is so rare in men, research is pretty scant, and doctors are left to treat it the same way they manage the disease in women, she said.

Some doctors said one finding in the study suggests men's breast tumors might be biologically different from women's: Men with early-stage disease had worse survival rates than women with early-stage cancer. But men's older age at diagnosis also might explain that result, Greif said.

The causes of breast cancer in men are not well-studied, but some of the same things that increase women's chances for developing it also affect men, including older age, cancer-linked gene mutations, a family history of the disease, and heavy drinking.

There are no formal guidelines for detecting breast cancer in men. The American Cancer Society says routine, across-the-board screening of men is unlikely to be beneficial because the disease is so rare.

For men at high risk because of a strong family history or genetic mutations, mammograms and breast exams may be helpful, but men should discuss this with their doctors, the group says.

Men's breast cancer usually shows up as a lump under or near a nipple. Nipple discharge and breasts that are misshapen or don't match are also possible signs that should be checked out.

Tom More, 67, of Custer, Wash., was showering when he felt a pea-size lump last year near his right nipple. Because a golfing buddy had breast cancer, More didn't put off seeing his doctor. The doctor told More that he was his first male breast cancer patient.

Robert Kaitz, a computer business owner in Severna Park, Md., thought the small growth under his left nipple was just a harmless cyst, like ones that had been removed from his back. By the time he had it checked out in 2006, almost two years later, the lump had started to hurt.

The diagnosis was a shock.

"I had no idea in the world that men could even get breast cancer," Kaitz said. He had a mastectomy, and 25 nearby lymph nodes were removed, some with cancer. Chemotherapy and radiation followed.

Tests showed Kaitz, 52, had a BRCA genetic mutation that has been linked to breast and ovarian cancer in women. He may have gotten the mutation from his mother, who is also a breast cancer survivor. It has also been linked to prostate cancer, which Kaitz was treated for in 2009.

A powerboater and motorcycle buff, Kaitz jokes about being a man with a woman's disease but said he is not embarrassed and doesn't mind showing his breast surgery scar.

The one thing he couldn't tolerate was tamoxifen, a hormone treatment commonly used to help prevent breast cancer from returning in women. It can cause menopausal symptoms, so he stopped taking it.

"It killed me. I tell you what ? night sweats, hot flashes, mood swings, depression. I'd be sitting in front of the TV watching a drama and the tears wouldn't stop pouring," he said.

Doctors sometimes prescribe antidepressants or other medication to control those symptoms.

Now Kaitz gets mammograms every year. Men need to know that "we're not immune," he said. "We have the same plumbing."

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Online:

Male breast cancer: http://bit.ly/ayq2S6

Support group: http://www.malebreastcancer.org

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AP Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner can be reached at ?http://www,twitter.com/LindseyTanner

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Saturday, May 5, 2012

Ann Arbor Community Events and Entertainment for May | Ann Arbor ...

May has arrived and there is?something for everyone here in Ann Arbor. Take a look at a few of the events?happening around town this month!

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May. 12, 2012 ? May. 13, 2012

Mother?s Day Weekend Plant Sale & Fundraiser at Matthai Botanical Garden

A large selection of hanging baskets and containers?perfect for mom!?filled with a variety of colors and textures and grown and designed by Matthaei-Nichols staff and volunteers in-house. Plus, Mother?s Day and nature-themed items in the Garden Store at Matthaei. All proceeds benefit U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum.

Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Road Ann Arbor, MI
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When: Sat. & Sun., 10 am ? 4:30 pm
Cost: This is a free event.

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May. 18, 2012 ? May. 19, 2012

33rd Annual Walk & Wag and Run with Humane Society of Huron Valley

This year?s Walk & Wag kicks off with a 5k run for the first time ever, followed by a one-mile walk at Rolling Hills Park. As always, there will be our $1000 grand prize raffle drawing, fun performances, interactive canine games, contests, vendor tables, kids? activities and more. Register today for our best Walk & Wag yet! Why? To raise money to support the loving, responsible care of all animals in our community.

Walk & Wag is HSHV?s largest fundraiser of the year and we couldn?t do it without you! The success of the event is based on one person at a time saying ?Yes, I want to help.? Your efforts move this thermometer in the right direction helping us meet our goal. All proceeds directly support homeless and abused animals in our community.

Rolling Hills Park, 7660 Stony Creek Road, Ypsilanti Township, MI
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When: Saturday, May 19, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Cost: Registration fees apply (see web link ?register today? above)

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May. 18, 2012 ? May. 20, 2012

Ann Arbor Antiques Market

In 2012, the Ann Arbor Antiques Market will continue its tradition as a mainstay in the field of antiques and select collectibles. The Market offers the public a vast selection of quality antiques in the comfortable surroundings of seven buildings and numerous tent canopies.

For 44 years the Ann Arbor Antiques Market has offered a wide range of quality antiques and collectibles to buyers throughout the United States and Canada.
Exhibitors have sucessfully offered for sale every type of antique imaginable from early Americana to Art Deco. The large crowds at each show have provided dealers with knowledgeable customers and have given an economic boost to the entire field of diversified collecting throughout the years.

Washtenaw County Farm Council Fairgrounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI
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When: To Be Announced
Cost: To Be Announced

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May 19, 2012

Mayfly ? Leslie Science & Nature Center?s Annual Fundraising Event

Please join us for Mayfly and an evening of owls as we watch our endearing barn owl fly around Ann Arbor?s own Leslie Science & Nature Center! Our annual spring fundraising event benefits Leslie Science & Nature Center?s operations and our nature based environmental education programs. Join us to celebrate our natural world, mingle with wonderful people, and to enjoy great food, drink, and light jazz.

6:00 Drinks
Stroll Leslie Science & Nature Center?s Beautiful grounds, socialize with our staff and live animals, enjoy light jazz, and bid on our silent auction items.

7:00 Barn Owl Free Flight
Enjoy our own barn owl?s silent power as he flies overhead.

7:30 Celebration Dinner
Savor eclectic food, drinks, dessert and the wonderful evening air.

1831 Traver Rd, Ann Arbor
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When: Saturday May 19, 2012 ; 6-9 p.m.
Cost: Admission $100

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May 20, 2012

34th Annual Antiquarian Book Fair

First Editions ? Rare Books ? Americana ? Fine Printing. Good used books in all areas.

Sponsored by the Ann Arbor Antiquarian Booksellers Association. A benefit for the?William L. Clements Library.

Michigan Union Ballroon (2nd Floor), 530 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI
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When: Sunday May 20, 2012; 11-5pm
Cost: $5

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Dundee student designs Passive Play toy cube to stimulate parents interaction with autistic children

Dundee student designs Passive Play toy cube to improve parents interaction with autistic children

A University of Dundee scholar has been working on a wonderful tool that aims to evoke the emotional connection between autistic children and their parents. While we've seen novelties like the My Keepon in the past, any addition to the cause is always a pleasant one, and the Passive Play's no exception. The concept comes in the form of an interactive toy cube for the kid (pictured above), which pairs up with an iOS app and allows the parent to see any interaction the little one is having with the device. Passive Play's creator, Tom Kirkman, says his inspiration comes from "wanting to learn more about autism," and in case you happen to be in the UK, he'll be showing off the project at Dundee University later this month. For all those details, be sure to check out the PR after the break.

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Friday, May 4, 2012

'Saturday Night Live' Will Have 'Some' Cast Changes

'I'd like everyone to stay,' Lorne Michaels says, addressing rumors that Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis are leaving the show.
By Jocelyn Vena


Kristen Wiig and Darrell Hammond on "Saturday Night Live"
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Last month, there were rumors that "Saturday Night Live" standouts Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis might not be back for another season of the late-night staple. Wiig teased her possible exit in an interview with Alec Baldwin, while Samberg and Sudeikis have remained tight-lipped on their rumored departures.

On Wednesday, during a conference call about this weekend's Eli Manning/ Rihanna episode, the show's boss, Lorne Michaels, confirmed there would be some cast shakeups next season but didn't specify how they would take shape.

"I'm not really certain myself," he told reporters when asked whether there would be any exits. "I know there will be some, but it's just sort of the nature of the way we work that no one kind of talks about it until the season's done. Needless to say, I'd like everyone to stay. Did that avoid that question successfully?"

While he didn't want to fully commit to commenting on the future of the three actors on "SNL," he did share that fresh meat would be brought in to liven up the cast for next season. "Every summer, we go out and make the rounds of Chicago and L.A. and New York and various other places where people do this kind of work, and invariably that leads to somebody joining [the cast]," he teased. "The show has always been about bringing new people in."

With the season nearing an end, fans might not have to wait much longer to find out who will stay and who will go. But before any announcements are made, it seems the show has plans for this season to wrap with a bang. Per the show's Twitter page, Will Ferrell and Usher will be on hand for the May 11 episode and Mick "Moves Like" Jagger will pull double-duty on the May 18 season finale.

Who do you hope sticks around for another season? Let us know in the comments!

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Samsung Galaxy S III vs. rival flagships: iPhone 4S, HTC One X, Lumia 900

Samsung Galaxy S III vs. rival flagships: iPhone 4S, HTC One X, Lumia 900

Oh yes, it's a good time to go shopping for a smartphone, particularly if you've acquired a taste for an abundance of pixels and silicon cores. But which phones ought to be considered flagships worthy of comparison with the shiny new GS III? Yes, we're including the Lumia 900 in this context, for the sake of platform neutrality and also in recognition of the fact that raw specs don't count for everything -- but we can't overlook that this handset is sorely lacking in terms of ppi and some other areas. The next two choices are more obvious: the eternal (or infernal) iPhone 4S and AT&T's version of the HTC One X. So here it is: one table to rule them all, right after the break.

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Bobbie Kugler faces murder charge (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

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I'm the Guy Who Made Snack Bags So Impossible to Open [Food]

I'm that guy. The guy that everyone hates. The guy who made it so difficult to open your bag of potato chips. And this is the story of how, when, and why I did it. More »


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Rick Ross Tells 'A Very Dark Story' On God Forgives, I Don't

'It's extremely lyrical. The music is next level,' Ross says of his record, out July 31.
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Sway and Rick Ross
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Rick Ross predicts his upcoming album God Forgives, I Don't will take fans on a thrilling journey riddled with bone-chilling rap tales never experienced on his previous efforts.

"This is my best project yet," Ross declared, draped in all black and sparkling diamonds while sitting at his MMG press conference, reminiscent of a boss giving orders before his capos. "God Forgives, I Don't is a very dark story."

After a number of setbacks, Ross stamped a July 31 release date on the album he's touting as hip-hop's "most anticipated album of the year."

"It's extremely lyrical. The music is next level," Ross said. "I'm expecting nothing but the biggest results. The collaborations is gonna surprise a few of you guys."

"Surprising" is one way to describe these past months for MTV's Hottest MC in the Game. Rozay triumphantly rose to the occasion earlier this year when he released the highly successful Rich Forever mixtape just a month after he was stricken with multiple seizures. Now, with all signs pointing toward GFID, Ross is looking to deliver on the hype of the album.

"I think the stories being told on this record is going to make it stand apart from all the other albums I've ever done," says Ross. "By the time you get to track two, you gonna understand this is a completely different body of work."

The rapper/entrepreneur's stock has ballooned with every major album release, and God Forgives, I Don't should fare no different, possibly even catapulting him into the upper echelon of galactic hip-hop MCs like Jay-Z and Nas.

"This was the missing part of my legacy," Ross stated. "This is what's going to put me over the top right there."

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Mitt Who? New Obama Ad Touts Accomplishments of First Term


If political pundits think President Obama's only strategy to win a second term would be to carpet bomb Mitt Romney with negative ads, he didn't get the memo.

Romney has but one brief, silent cameo in the Obama campaign's new seven-minute ad, touting the controversial administration's record over the past three years.

The ad does go out of its way to portray Republican leaders, in general, as obstructionist extremists who would rather play political games than help Americans.

For the most part, though, the ad, entitled "Forward," hits home the fact that Obama inherited "once-in-a-century type" recession and still accomplished a ton.

Pure spin? Pure facts? In between? Take a look at it below and see:

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Justin Bieber 'Has A Type,' 'Boyfriend' Director Says

Director X opens up about casting the singer's onscreen girlfriend for the video, premiering on MTV on Thursday at 7:50 p.m.
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<P>When <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bieber_justin/artist.jhtml">Justin Bieber</a> drops his <a href="/news/articles/1684318/justin-bieber-boyfriend-video-sneak-peek.jhtml">"Boyfriend" video this Thursday on MTV</a>, fans will catch a glimpse of a maturing Bieber. The 18-year-old star has moved on from the bowling party he threw in his "Baby" video to sun-drenched rooftop parties, with fast cars and one very seductive love interest he doesn't seem to mind snuggling up against.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Exclusive Preview: Justin Bieber's 'Boyfriend'" id="vid:765191.id:1684316" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>The video's director, Director X, spoke to MTV News ahead of the premiere to tease a bit of what fans should expect from the video. He also dished about how he cast the video's lucky leading lady. "You know you're casting a beautiful girl. It's the way the chips fell," he explained of the exotic brunette who bears a striking resemblance to Bieber's real-life girlfriend, Selena Gomez. "You know, I guess Justin has a type that he likes, so hey, you know, there you go."</P><P>As for the maturity of the video, he said that it's a reflection of where Bieber is at these days as he transitions out of his tweeny bopper days and looks to more adult pastures. "He's 18 now. He can drive a car. You grow into manhood. He's growing into his manhood so this is something where we really feel like we're seeing him grow," he said. "It's not the same old Justin."</P><P>The video was <a href="/news/articles/1683642/justin-bieber-boyfriend-music-video-kiss.jhtml">shot in Los Angeles</a> in late March. "Boyfriend" is the lead single off <a href="/news/articles/1684292/justin-bieber-boyfriend-mike-posner-sessions.jhtml"><i>Believe,</i></a> out this June.</P><P>Want more behind-the-scenes scoop from Bieber himself? Well, the singer will sit down with MTV News' Sway Calloway on Thursday to premiere his "Boyfriend" video during "MTV First: Justin Bieber" live at 7:50 p.m. ET on MTV. Afterward, Bieber will chat with Sway for 30 minutes on MTV.com, opening up about the clip and his June 19 album release. But that's not all: If you have a burning question for Bieber, you can get in on the fun by commenting below or tweeting @MTVNews with the hashtag #MTVFirst or #AskBieber.</P><P>Immediately following the premiere, the "Boyfriend" video will be available on MTV.com, so Beliebers can watch it over and over and over again.</P><P><b>Don't miss the "Boyfriend" video premiere Thursday, May 3, at 7:50 p.m. ET/PT on MTV during "MTV First: Justin Bieber," followed by a live Q&A with Justin himself on MTV.com!</b></p>

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Twitchy.com: Evil Liberals Imprisoning Conservatives in Twitter Gulag (Little green footballs)

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Info Technology and Its Role in Organizational Improvement

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