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I think the guy is jerk.. He is right though...
Posted Wednesday November 14, 2012, About: Jets teammates rip 'terrible' Tebow
Lets blame tebow and not my crappy defense, say the lame infighting non teammate.
Posted Tuesday October 30, 2012, About: Did the NHL underestimate Fehr?
Players should start their own league... It really isn't that hard.
Posted Monday July 23, 2012, About: Sather wants Doan and Nash
I would say leCavier and Whitney( both career minus) would refute golden boy...
Posted Monday July 16, 2012, About: Why Rick Nash is going nowhere fast
He's going nowhere, because nobody wants a selfish , "me first" liability with a cancer to boot in the locker room.
Posted Thursday June 07, 2012, About: Jamison still lacks cash to buy Coyotes
All the yotes haters are mad cause they got farther than all the other loser Canadian teams this year...
Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012, About: Stars aligning for Dallas to join free agent frenzy
All you dallas haters are funny? I think you are all just mad that Phoenix will get a Cup before any Canadian team
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Oh Please let Phoenix win the cup before Vancouver or Toronto. I will laugh so I hard I will pee my pants like my crazy grandmother.
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I think there is a difference between enthusiasm and reality.
Posted Thursday March 29, 2012, About: One option: Coyotes in Quebec by June
Didn't they leave because they could support the team in the first place?
Posted Wednesday February 22, 2012, About: Gruden on Dalton: 'He better get better'
remember this is JAY gruden not JOHN gruden saying this...
Posted Wednesday February 22, 2012, About: Gauthier kept Gill in the dark for 45 minutes
I assume Ted Nolan speaks french, why wasn't he considered as a coach for the Habs. BTW I have no opinion on the habs, but after dismissing Guy and messing this up this bad. I just wonder what is going on here
Posted Wednesday February 22, 2012, About: Sharks emerge as strong contender for Nash
So he can be selfish among players who can really play? I don't think it will fly there.
Posted Sunday December 04, 2011, About: Realignment pushback from NHLPA
The yotes aren't moving... give it up
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Has Brad Richards started regretting his switch from Dallas yet?
Posted Sunday October 16, 2011, About: Don Cherry apologizes to tough guys
I am not sure why there is this love affair for this guy... He reminds me of Jim Rhome, talks a lot of crap and doesn't even have a true grasp on the game. I prefer Darrell Reaugh or even Barry Melrose(did I just say that) to him.
Posted Wednesday September 28, 2011, About: Shanahan already on thin ice?
"unnamed exec" Obviously he doesn't have the cajones to say it to Shanny's face, and Shanny is old.
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1. No matter How much canadians whine, a sun belt teams will win the cup at least twice before any canadian one does
2. THe houston Aeros will draw more fans than Long Island 10 times this year.
1. No matter How much canadians whine, a sun belt teams will win the cup at least twice before any canadian one does
2. THe houston Aeros will draw more fans than Long Island 10 times this year.
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They shoulda made the playoffs... I think Brad is being a little impatient. It will get done and the new owners (Tom or Cuban) will want to make a splash.
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10 years and they will be bankrupt
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Does anyone here understand that the cap is calculated off of previous revenues from the previous years?
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MoMA's John Elderfield to Speak October 24 and 25
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October 15, 2001
John Elderfield, curator at large at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, will give two lectures on Wednesday, October 24, and Thursday, October 25, at 5:30 p.m., at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. The two different talks will focus on the subject "Two Types of Invisibility: Pierre Bonnard and Armando Reverón." The lectures are co-sponsored by the Clark and the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art in honor of George Heard Hamilton, second director of the Clark and first director of the Graduate Program. Admission to both lectures is free, and a reception will follow the Wednesday presentation.
Elderfield has organized many major exhibitions at MoMA, including Piet Mondrian 1872-1944, Henri Matisse: A Retrospective, and the forthcoming Matisse-Picasso. He has written extensively for many international art journals and has been contributing editor for Artforum and Studio International. He is the author of Pleasuring Painting and The Language of the Body: Drawings by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon. Elderfield is currently editor-in-chief of Studies of Modern Art, the annual journal of MoMA.
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free through May. For more information call 413-458-2303 or visit www.clarkart.edu.

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Houston >Bars & Clubs > Coaches Sports Bar & Grill
17460 NW Frwy, Houston, TX | Directions 7704029.890811 -95.584081
Sun 11am-12am; Mon-Sat 11am-2am
Dangerous & Crime-filled!!!! Out with a group of people, our 3 vehicles were broken into at COACHES (JV) parking lot, windows shattered and valuable property stolen. We spoke to the manager, we were told that the surveillance cameras can only conveniently see the cars directly in front of their glass doors... That was the only information/help that was offered by the management... (thanks for NOTHING) Then the "good ol" JV police roll up, who i can thank again for NOTHING!!!! I will forever worn everyone about this unsafe establishment. There will never be another penny given to this place, it is far obvious that they do not care about the safety or security of their customers. I proceeded to ask those "good ol" JV cops how many times this kinda stuff happens there, JV cop was hesitant on answering my question, I was adamant in getting an answer to my question, finally the says; it happens very often... that was good enough for me... ill never step foot in that place again... i am so disgusted!!!
Roaches – From the top to bottom, Trash
Will not go back b/c of terrible service – on my lunch break from school, stopped in for a quick lunch, been to this place several times, was just there last night but the kitchen was closed. The friendly, help full staff I met last night obviously weren't there, a waitress named Christine was. If there is 2, she is the one with blond hair. I WILL NOT be going back to this place, was humiliated by someone who basically refused to serve me. I was not even said hello to, asked what I wanted to order, or much less a drink. After the waitress set my water down, she never came back to my table, instead she waited on two other people & proceeded to clean up tables. I went to the bar & ordered from a very nice bartender named Hanna who took my food order, then after another 5min of being ignored by my waitress, my drink order. I was so disgusted after I tried to get my waitress's attention, she told me rudely that my server was the one who took my food order and screamed for Hannah, I immediately asked for a to-go box and left, drink unfinished. Hannah apologized & asked if I wanted to see a mgr, but all I wanted to do was leave; didn't want them thinking I was going to go all out and complain like that for a free meal. I also left Hanna with a nice tip & note on my receipt for Christine's boss. It kinda made me feel like it was an ethnic thing, maybe the girl was having a bad day or something. All in all, the food was and is always pretty good & I will miss their awesome strawberry long island.
The Worst Sports Bar-Coaches – There's not much right I can say about this place. Arrogant staff, average food and terrible service
Just the normal too many TV's, no ambience. Would never go back
Quit Whining – HispanicPower:
You must be ignorant. It is a well known fact that having an Astros tattoo is a gang sign ofr Tango Blast/Houstone. I love the fact that Coaches denied you entrance, whether you are in the gang or not. It proves theya re serious about keeping out the ghetto trash that overrun every bar in Houston.
Next, if you are not in a gang, you should have been smarter about getting a gang tattoo in a visible place.
not great – I went here a while back and I did not enjoy it a lot. They had good music and the place was packed. It was just bad service. I could never find our waiter. Maybe they need to hire more.
Almost didn't go – I read all the reviews and almost turned my back on this place, glad I didn't.
I had a great time there, it was relaxing and fun.
The one issue was the regular bathrooms were broke so you had to wait in line to use the employee bathrooms. Other than that the music was good & the service was descent. No real complaints, just remember you are going to a bar not a high class club / lounge.
The people here give it a better hang-out atmosphere – Wow. Really, great po-boy. Staff is INTELLEGENT AND FRIENDLY, imagine that in Houston these days! Enjoyed the atmosphere. The better crowds frequent this place. Hope they build one closer to my side of town, but enjoy visiting when I can.
Sports fans and locals happily gather on the northwest side at this generous space great for special occasions or boisterous group outings. – In Short
With more than 30 TVs hung at every angle, you're never far from your favorite team or sporting event and often may have trouble choosing which program to watch. Satellite feeds from all corners of the globe ensure that even if your team isn't local, your support of them can be. A robust menu features every sports bar cliché a hungry fan could crave, yet offers a variety of salads and sandwiches too.
Laid Back – Nice place to go have a drink with friends and relax after a hard day at the office. Great food and very friendly staff.
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MOUNT PLEASANT — Central Michigan sophomore Crystal Bradford garnered yet another postseason honor earlier this week, being named to the FullCourt.com Mid-Major All-American First Team.
Bradford led the Chippewas in scoring (16.1), rebounding (9.9), blocks (1.8) and steals (2.3) in 2013 and was named a Mid-American Conference first-team selection as well as the MAC Tournament MVP. The sophomore from Detroit, Mich., saved her best performance of the season for the Chippewas' last game however, torching No. 6 seed Oklahoma for a program tournament record 36 points, 14 rebounds and seven steals.
A WBCA All-Region 4 All-American candidate, Bradford was the first player in 20 years to earn first-team All-MAC honors and tied a conference record for consecutive MAC West Player of the Week honors with three. She had 15 double doubles on the season and scored in double digits in all but four games.
She became the first player in program history to score 500 points and pull down 300 rebounds in a season and set a new program record with 217 made field goals. Her 531 points were the third most ever by a CMU player as were her 327 rebounds.
Just as impressive was her ability to change a game defensively as her 61 blocks were the second most in single-season CMU history and her 77 steals were tied for the fifth most.
Bradford has two years of eligibility remaining for the Maroon and Gold and is just 14 points shy of becoming the 22nd player in program history to score 1,000 points.
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This bag is a real bargain. Well made out of sumptuous leather. The bag's complete lack of embellishments and logos gives it a sleek elegant look. Very much a classic, appropriate for women of all ages and stages. I highly recommend this bag, especially for ladies who do not like all kind of glitter, bells and what not. I bought this bag in "avocado" to use on a day to day basis. Lovely color, adds some "punch" to any outfit. I am the Director of Nursing for a Home Health Agency. I am in the office, in the community, seeing patients in their homes, teaching a class, all on the same day! This bag is perfect to hold my needs for the whole day! It is easy to "reload" at the end of the day. As for size, perfect. Big enough to hold my daily necessities, but not big enough to allow junk to accumulate. My only criticism, and the reason I gave this bag four instead of five stars, the liner is really cheap. I think the bag's quality makes it worth the investment to have it relined when the cheap liner "goes". I'll be back for one of the brown shades. And one for my daughter. as well.
I ordered this bag as a rebellion against crappy, cheap looking, bling-blingy purses that seem to have permeated the market lately. This looks like "nothing special" which was exactly what I wanted - there are no worthless zippers to nowhere, no fringe, nor enormous metallic logos that make you look like a K-mart-shoppin' Paris Hilton. The straps are sturdy and a good length - it fits on my shoulder fine, might be just a tad to long for holding by your side - the purse is large, but not ridiculously so. It holds a lot of "purse stuff" - wallet, makeup bag, anti-bac, etc - as well as the occasional bag lunch or "take home work" files. The snap closure is my favorite thing ever! My only complaint (and this is my own fault) is I got the burgundy, which is beautiful, but severely clashes with my largely purple and brown shoe and jacket wardrobe.
This bag is wonderful. It has two compartments which is perfect for keeping my wallet and other personal items sperate from my work stuff. Big enough to fit a date book, notebook and file folder, but it doesn't look bulky. Also has a large zipper area in the middle which I use for small items to avoid digging through the large compartments to find them.
I love this bag. Lots of room, and looks great. It really needs more pockets. There's only one side pocket and a place for sunglasses. But the main problem is it stinks. I know it's the leather, but maybe it's the quality of the leather because the smell hasn't toned down in the 6 weeks that I've had it. And it's not the pleasant leather smell. My 3 yr. says he smells poopy whenever my bag is near.
I purchased this handbag a year ago and when it arrived loved the color and smell of the leather. Okay so I've been carrying it for a year now and it looks well worn. The bottom trim colored leather has peeled and chipped so it looks more worn than it should. I've owned several leather purses and none have "chipped" like this. The other thing is that it was much bigger than I was expecting but for those ladies who like a bigger purse, it holds a lot. I finally have put it away for a little while because I couldn't ever find my phone. There is a velco holder on the side I used for my "old people" glasses so I guess a phone would have fit there but then where to put the glasses? I liked the zipper middle pocket which held a potpouri of odds and ends but again, I don't like a lot of clutter in my purse. Anyway, I put it away for a few months and then I'll probably bring it out again. It's a good purse for the money.
this bag was a lot larger than I expected it to be and just wouldn't work for me so I returned it. If you needed a really big bag this would be great.
I was looking for a handbag for every day use that was not too large and not too small - found it with this handbag - perfect size, AND stays on your shoulder. This is a terrific value for the price and look; also was just what I needed....
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So some of you may remember my first set of plans, which was given the thumbs down by council (or rather the house in which it was to be located was). So this is House MkII, with Theatre MkII. Superior house, slightly inferior theatre – so inferior house?..not really (I've lost width and some length).
Nevertheless the show must go on as this is all I have to play with.
I'm not great with Sketchup but the sketches give you an idea.
I won't be starting the build for a little while (well it might be within weeks otherwise early next year), but want to hash out any planning issues well in advance. So please rip into it, what's good? Bad? might want to change/reconsider?…hit me with it please.
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Width = 3542mm or 11.6ft
Height = 2440mm or 8ft
Depth = 5089mm or 16.7ft (I'm going to have to squeeze second row in somehow, looking at some smaller studds for that wall and moving front row forward 100mm, might buy me enough space...)
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MOUNT VERNON Seniors in Mount Vernon Nazarene Universitys Art Department will present an art exhibit in the Schnormeier Gallery in downtown Mount Vernon, May 6 through 18. A reception will be held Friday from 6 to 9 p.m., along with First Friday activities.
This exhibit comes as a culmination of a years worth of work for the four senior art majors. All following diverse paths, these developing artists work in a variety of mediums from paintings and drawings to contemporary collage and video.
From Madison, Haley Burke has created gestural drawings with a focus on contoured lines of the human face and expressions in online profile photos from sites such as Facebook. The images are connected on receipt rolls and through collages, which displays the relational aspect of social networking. The way the images flow together when placed by one another represents the interaction of the people portrayed and their friendship.
Liz Misich, also from Madison, uses film as her medium of choice, which she says allows viewers to see interactions with common objects in a new light. Her videos are minimalist in that what is shown is the object, hands and the tools used to change and influence the object. Softballs and bananas are used for their immediate sense of skin, layers and peeling away, which translates to our daily routines and questioning why people do what they do.
Inspired by the paintings of Arthur Dove, Danaé Pohly of Hartville, brings landscape paintings to the exhibit. Her work includes various shapes and sizes of wood or luan panels glued together and painted over with rolling hills, stormy skies and natural color schemes, representing lifes uneven surfaces or valleys and the beauty and growth that can be found in the midst of challenging situations.
Mindy Stevens is a self-proclaimed formalist. From Windermere, Fla., she creates collages of paper, wood and glue, working in extremes with large paper, small wooden pieces and tissue-thin paper. She explains that each collage is a combination of intention and accident. She used a device such as string dipped in paint to make lines on the paper allowing physics to have the ultimate control. After the cautious addition of shapes and color, the culmination of the piece is that of organized chaos.
For more information about the MVNU art program, visit www.mvnu.edu/art-design or call 866-462-MVNU.
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You want a return in every room that there is a supply.
I live in a single-story 1400 sq ft home on a concrete slab. Every room in the house has at least one supply vent, and one return vent. In the office, however, there is also a large 20" x 20" return vent which is on the other side of the main blower for the system. As a result, this return vent is VERY LOUD while running, and makes phone calls ifficult.
Is there any reason I cannot close off this 20" x 20" return vent since every room has at least one 7"x11" supply vent and one 7"x11" return vent?
You want a return in every room that there is a supply.
In general, you need to maintain balance on supply and return. A 20 X 20 is a pretty good size return,and I have seen homes about your size with only one return, and it is about 20 X 20. If there is that much air noise on that return, I would investigate restrictions, either on that one, or other returns ,or something going on in the ducts
You really need to verify how much cfm is being returned by your return vents before you block it off. You can try blanking it off with a piece of thin plywood behind the large return grill but watch you evaporator coil for freezing (lack of air acrossed the coil) and listen to your bedroom returns for noise.
In very general terms you can figure 400 cfm per ton
Other options are to relocate it on the otherside of the wall (if you do not have a door on your office) and the new location is in the living room or hall, or you can extend it to the other side of the room it is located in now and internally line the duct with insulation.
But if the supply and return must be balanced, and in every room there is a 7x11 supply and a 7x11 return, then why do I still need a 20x20 return? I have blocked it off with plywood, and it responds simply by pulling more suction from the smaller returns in each room.
I tested it by taking a piece of toilet paper and holding it up to one of the 7x11 returns. It did not stick. Then I blocked off the 20x20 return, and the toilet paper did stick. Does this sound OK for blocking off the 20x20 return then?
Thanks for all of the responses.
When I said balanced, I did not mean that every room had to match the others. The ducts and distribution are sized for the different square foot area of the different rooms. Broadly speaking, each room needs to have the same CFM returning as enters the room. Your TP test seems to say that there is too much return from the office and not enough from the bedrooms.
Some systems do not have returns in every room, only one or two main returns in a central area. Return air from each room should (in theory) find its way to the return duct under doors, etc.
Unless there are no doors, a return in each room will provide the best comfort. True, they aren't installed that way very often. Take a bedroom with carpeting on the floor and the door is closed with little gap and no return...the room will be warm in the summer and cold in the winter if you can't move the air properly.
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What type of heating system do you have? I might be wrong, but based on how loud you say it is & other systems I've seen it sounds like this 20x20 grill isn't really a return, but a source of combustion air for the furnace.
What do you mean by the "20x20 vent is on the OTHER side of the blower"?
most homes in the 1500 sq ft range on 1 floor may require 240-300 sq inches of RETURN AIR, but you say you have a 20x20 along with several others sized at 7x11. That means you could have total of approx 800 sq inches of return air !!!! Something is amiss here. You would be best to bring in a pro for a "hands-on" look at your situation.
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It was a must win for Maryland and the Terrapins delivered on Wednesday night at the Comcast Center. Dez Wells scored all of his team high 21 points in the second half, the biggest coming on a three pointer with only seconds remaining, lifting Maryland over Miami 74-71.
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Losers of four of five heading into the game and four of the next five coming on the road, the win was a relief for coach Mark Turgeon.
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— Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) January 30, 2014
The Terrapins had a double digit lead late and appeared on their way, but the Hurricanes weren't about to give up. Guard Rion Brown led the U all the way back, before Wells' last second heroics, finishing with a game high 25 points. Wells, who was saddled by early foul trouble, made the most of his minutes. Dez shooting 7-for-7 from the floor, 6-for-6 from the line, with the game winner his only attempt from beyond the arc. The Maryland front court of Jake Layman and Evan Smotrycz played heavy minutes and contributed 15 points apiece. Penn State transfer Jonathan Graham was a surprise starter in place of Shaquille Cleare, who saw only four minute of game action.
Miami @ Maryland BOX SCORE
Miami @ Maryland PHOTO GALLERY
MBB: Post-game Infographic! #GoTerps pic.twitter.com/0UxxsYgzo5
— Maryland Athletics (@umterps) January 30, 2014
Some news on the recruiting front, as one of the members of the 2014 recruiting class received some prestigious recognition tonight. Point guard Melo Trimble, a consensus top-5 point guard from Bishop O'Connell in Arlington, was named to the McDonald's All-American team. The four members of Maryland's 2014 class are ranked in the top ten as a group nationally.
Maryland (12-9, 4-4) travels to Blacksburg this weekend with a Noon tip on Saturday against Virginia Tech.
Follow Tom Blaz on #twitter @AubieTom
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Listed here are upcoming book titles, book excerpts, shameless promotional links, and other fun stuff from author Flo Fitzpatrick.
Flo's books are a medley of romance and mystery with generous dollops of humor - and often a few splashes of paranormal.
Available Now! - COLD WIND TO VALHALLA
Volume 3 in the Abby Fouchet Mysteries
Actress Colette Currie mutters "history repeats, cold wind, cinnamon and ken-see", then dies in the arms of Abby Fouchet. Aided by her fiancé Johnny Gerard, Abby pursues clues in theatres, cemeteries and abandoned movie studios and calls upon her own gifts of second-sight to solve an eighty-year-old mystery and find a klller.
For excerpt click here.
Also Available: SWEET CREAM LADIES, LTD.
The plot hatches during a margarita fest at a Manhattan cafe. Create a contract-killing business. Get rid of pesky ex-husbands and professional rivals - and get off unemployment as well. But when an intoxicated Babs Harrison announces to the patrons of that diner that she and buddy Bootsie Kittredge are becoming hit-women, Bootsie wonders if the sanity train has left the station.
Then the top three intended victims on the ladies' list are murdered. Bootsie and Babs must deal with skeptical detectives, mob bosses, auditions, agents, a fake psychic and a magician with the uncanny ability to know where the ladies are at any given moment - all while trying to prove they are innocent.
The question is - are they?
"Sweet Cream Ladies, Limited. You call—we kill!"
For excerpt click here.
Also Available: SERENADE TO A CUCKOO - New mystery series Featuring actress and former rodeo champion P.L. McGinnis who tends to dive into dangerous situations with nothing but a strong sense of humor as back-up.
Portraying Detective Jocelyn Girard on television forensic drama Crime Unit New Jersey involves dealing with special-effects corpses, high speed chases, and flamboyant gymnastic feats for actress P.L. (Princess Louise) McGinnis.
But when P.L. begins stumbling over "real live dead bodies" she's thrust into a mystery which mirrors C.U.N.J. episodes, including a pursuit-on-horseback-by-a-clown scene in the middle of a New Jersey Thanksgiving Parade. If P.L. can't produce the antique clock which holds the key to the murders, her final scene might be filmed at her own funeral.
For excerpt click here.
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Cookbook creator says: Only use potatoes and zucchini probably, I'm a picky eater when it comes to vegetables. Also, use Rosemary instead of Dill, tastes better.
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Cookbook creator says: Would take out the Red Pepper all together. Someone said garlic salt instead of plain. Maybe use cajun seasoning. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 mins. Will use plain potato instead of sweet and not peel the potatoes.
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Cookbook creator says: Would just use red potatoes and leave the skins on.
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Very Good 4.6/5
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Harmony, MN
That pioneer spirit has survived in the descendants of those hardy settlers as Harmony continues to serve the farming and business community. The trains have disappeared but the old rail bed has been developed into a hiking and biking trail.
The Harmony-Preston Valley State Trail connects Harmony to the Root River Trail System. The 54 miles of recreational trail allows one to bike, ski, hike or roller blade through lively country and observe the wildlife.
The symbolism of the name has taken on new meaning with the arrival of nearly 100 Amish families to the area since 1974. With their old-world farming methods, the Amish offer a stark contrast to the modern machinery and tall silos of their neighbors, while reminding tourists and residents alike of the lifestyle of our ancestors.
Today we live "In Harmony"...with our Amish neighbors. A number of Amish families accept visitors and two businesses, Michel's Amish Tours and Amish Country Tours, offer car and group tours of the Amish settlement. You may visit a basket maker, candy maker or baker, and/or a furniture shop. As you travel the back roads you'll see buggies and horse-drawn farm equipment.
The area is blessed with rolling hills and valleys, fertile soil for growing crops, and plenty of water in springs and brooks. The bluff country is also known for the "driftless area," being the only part of Minnesota untouched by glaciers thousands of years ago.
The Karst geologic formations and underground rivers created sinkholes and caves. The area's best known-- Niagara Cave has been in continuous development and operation for over 60 years! One-hour guided tours offer a chance to thrill at nature's beauties including a 60-foot waterfall, the crystal wedding chapel, huge stalactites and rock formations millions of years in the making, all far below the earth's surface. The cave stays a constant 48 degrees year round. Niagara Cave has a gift shop and a 10 acre picnic ground.
The Harmony area has some of the finest trout streams in the state, river canoeing with rentals available, snowmobile and cross-country trails, and outstanding hunting for wild turkey, upland game birds, deer and small game. Harmony also has a nine-hole golf course, one of a dozen in the area which offer an almost end-less variety of terrain as well as reasonable fees and uncrowded courses.
The Harmony area has many fascinating historic sites; our forebears were deeply religious and built many beautiful country churches. That pioneer spirit is evident today in the restored Lenora stone church near Harmony, built in 1856 (first in Fillmore County) by Rev. John Dyer, a Methodist circuit rider. A visit is a highlight of the Amish tours, and public services are held at holiday time and on several summer Sundays.
One of the nice things about spending some time in Harmony is the fact that we offer you a place to stay and good food to eat. The Country Lodge Motel is a welcome haven for travelers and visitors. Located in a former creamery building, the motel offers twenty-four rooms, a large lobby, meeting room, continental breakfast and other amenities. The Selvig House Bed & Breakfast is the beautifully restored family home of Dr. Carlus Selvig, one of Harmony's early community leaders, and the Park Place Guest Room is located adjacent to Harmony's Selvig Park. Slim's Bunkhouse will be the perfect place to stay for those seeking a more rustic atmosphere. Dining options in Harmony include the Harmony House and the Country Bread Basket.
Campers may find a comfortable place in Harmony's municipal campground. Primitive camping is also available at Austin's Angora Goat Farm.
Harmony offers the shopper many unique and interesting alternatives. For fine hand-crafted Amish quilts, furniture and other items, country crafts and period antiques you need go no further than Center & Main Antiques, Michel's Amish Gift Shop , Intrepid Traveler, Amish Connection, the Village Depot , Village School Quilt Shop or the Sugar Plum House. All are found in downtown Harmony. Harmony's newest addition is the Skandinavien Blomma which features fine Scandinavian gifts and imports and the Clover Art Gallary showcasing the creative talents of our artisans.
Another new attraction in Harmony is Slim's Woodshed which offers wood carving classes, artist's demonstrations, museum and gift shop. The Grand Emporium features hand crafted items, antiques, wood working, sculptures and pottery from over 50 local crafters. Austin's Angora Goats and Mohair Gift Shop offers a unique gift shop featuring Mohair yarn blankets, sweaters and goat-related gift items.
The Harmony Toy Museum offers a nostalgic look at our history, with exhibits of over 4,000 play things from the past. Toy tractors, trains, cars and early planes share space with dolls and toy animals of amazing variety.
Harmony is a small town with a lot going for it. We have a vital and growing business community. Besides having a reputation for our excellent family restaurants, we have the advantage of a community clinic, good schools, active industry, the only movie theatre in Fillmore County, library service, businesses and all the other things you would associate with a community that cares about its people and its future. We want the opportunity to show you what hospitality is all about.


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Love Tim Holtz's stuff and I just took a chance on trying these feet on a mixed media project that is still in the works. I knew that I probably would like this item but when it arrived I was delighted. Much better than I had thought - good size, sturdy, beautiful and there are two holes in each base to attach with screws or nails but I intend to use glue for my project. Very happy with this purchase.
Nothing from TH ceases to amaze me! These metal feets are the absolute most gorgeous things I have seem to display a layout with. I will be using mine on a 12x12 fabric canvas with a wedding layout of mine! Theyre beautiful! The detail is stunning.


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No doubt you have known some people like them. They diligently prepare, study, and do their best to equip themselves with the best tools available. Then they begin the ministry for which they have been preparing themselves.
For some reason, some of these leaders stop growing and learning. They no longer read and no longer engage themselves in serious thinking.
Contrast these leaders, however, with those who continue to grow and learn throughout their lives. For example:
A 90-year-old man and former college president continued to take notes of various talks and classes at our church. He often approached me with a pen in hand, wanting to know the name of a book that I recommended earlier.
Each summer, a 70-year-old minister spent one month at a seminary auditing classes. He had been doing this for a number of years. Both he and his wife traveled to the city, stayed in a dorm, and spent the month learning. At one point, he told me that it had also been an important time for marriage renewal.
A minister in his late 60′s worked with a church in an urban center. The predominant age groups in this church were the 20s and 30s. I told him one day how impressed I was that he could continue to relate to such diverse age groups. He told me that he had simply tried to continue growing and learning.
The leader who is a lifelong learner will bless his/her church or organization. Think of your learning as an investment in your mind, your family, and in those whom you have the opportunity to serve.
Tomorrow, I will offer seven suggestions to anyone (and particularly a leader) who wants to be a lifelong learner.
Have you known people who impressed you as lifelong learners? What were some of their practices?


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How to decorate your space with denim
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When it comes to your wardrobe, you know the benefits of a great pair of basic blues: They're classic and comfy, can be dressed up or down, and they go with everything. For those same reasons, denim and denim-inspired finds also make great additions to your decor. Here are 14 ideas for how to incorporate this much-loved material and go-to blue hue into your home.
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These soft throw pillows are made by hand, following the practices of the Dogon people in West Africa. Each piece is submerged into the natural blue dye of the true indigo plant to produce a vibrant shade.
SHOP NOW: Indigo Pillow, prices start at $185
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Curling up on this slipcovered sofa is as inviting as slipping on your favorite weekend jeans—reading and lounging at its most comfortable.
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To help create a relaxed atmosphere at your next party, serve hors d'oeuvres on this chevron tray that resembles denim close-up.
SHOP NOW: Chevron Trays, $58 (set of two)
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Designer and stylist Melissa Newirth's line of cotton dish towels are colored with rich dark indigo and woven in small batches on hand-operated looms for a woodsy, home-spun feel.
SHOP NOW: Dish Towels, $30
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Made entirely of denim fabric (90 percent is from leftover cuttings from the garment industry), this rug brings the cool factor of broken-in jeans to any room.
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As classic as a pair of jeans and a white button-down, these classically feminine napkins are perfect for outdoor dining.
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The color indigo is highly prized in West Africa for its beauty and spiritual meaning. Each one of these blankets made in the region is submerged in vats of the deep blue dye for days, resulting in soft color-saturated throws.
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A finely woven piece of art for the floor (or your wall): Madeline Weinrib's flat weave cotton denim rug is hand-stitched and reversible.
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Well-worn denim and leather see new life as a recycled patchwork cover for an ottoman.
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These luxe linens from Les Indiennes are softened and colored using the ancient Indian practice of Kalamkari, a method that employs rinsing, rock beating and steaming.
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Like your favorite pair of jeans, this plush seat gets softer and cozier with wear.
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The facilitator's educational philosophy is to bring real world learning into the classroom. This adult learning style will encourage critical thinking, higher-level knowledge, and a fun academic environment. The learning process will be interactive by utilizing lectures, readings, examinations, research papers, exchange of views/ideas through presentations and case studies.
Learning Outcomes: Core Learning Outcomes
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Students are expected to read the assigned textbook chapters and to be familiar with their chapter content before each class session. Plagiarism and unauthorized collaboration on class work, or cheating is considered a serious violation by Park University and is not tolerated. Students may be dismissed or given a failing grade if found cheating or plagiarizing. Absences should be kept to a minimum. If an absence is necessary then students will receive a letter grade deduction from the final score whether the absence is excused or unexcused. Leveling work for absences may include detailed written summaries of chapters or completion of review questions or definitions at the end of chapters, or any other class-related assigned task as determined by the instructor. Late class work will not be accepted. Tardiness over thirty minutes, or failure to attend the entire class will be considered an absence. Two unexcused absences will be reported immediately to the Park University administrative office for appropriate action.
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The course grade for students will be based on the overall average of homework and tests taken during the course in accordance with the weighting of the various requirements as stated in the syllabus.
All final exams in all School of Business courses will be comprehensive and will be closed book and closed notes. They will constitute 30% of the total course grade and will not be a take-home exam. They will be completed during the test week in the period designated by the registrar or by the Proctor in the case online courses. If calculators are allowed, they will not be multifunctional electronic devices that include features such as: phones, cameras, instant messaging, pagers, and so forth. Electronic Computers will not be allowed on final exams unless an exception is made by the Dean of the School of Business.
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Attend all classes for the entire class period and be on time to all classes. Roll will be taken before and after at each class meeting, therefore students who leave during class breaks will be considered absent and receive a "U". If classes are missed for a legitimate reason such as temporary duty or illness the student is responsible to make up the missed work, obtain lecture notes and handouts. If you are going to miss a class, I expect to be communicated with prior to class, if possible. Assignments must be turned in on time. Participate in classroom discussions. Be respectful when others are speaking and do not interrupt. Turn off cell phones and pagers during class period. Please do the online survey after the course completion.
Course Topic/Dates/Assignments:
Week 1: Administrative announcements, discussion of the course description, course requirements, student handouts, and introductory comments. Discuss chapter 1 (Supervisors Job), chapter 2 (Managerial Functions and Authority), chapter 3 (Decision Making) and chapter 4 (Coordinating Organizational Activities). Students will understand the following:
Week 2: Discuss chapter 5 (Communicating), chapter 6 (Legal Aspects of Healthcare Setting), chapter 7 (Managerial Planning), and chapter 8 (Supervisory Planning). Students will understand the following:
Week 3: Discuss chapter 9 (Fundamental Concepts of Organizing), chapter 10 (Division of Work and Departmentalization), chapter 11 (Delegation of Organizational Authority), chapter 12 (Line and Staff Authority Relationships). Students will understand the following:
Week 4: Discuss chapter 13 (Organizing on the Supervisory Level) and chapter 14 (Committees as an Organizational Tool), review of material for mid-term, and the mid-term examination (Includes chapters 1 through 14 and lecture material). Students will understand the following:
Week 5: Review of Mid-term. Discuss chapter 15 (Informal Organizational Structures), chapter 16 (The Staffing Process), chapter 17 (The Selection Process and Employment Interview), and chapter 18 (Performance Appraisals). Students will understand the following:
Week 6: Discuss chapter 19 (Giving Directives and Managing Change), chapter 20 (Motivation), chapter 21 (Leadership), chapter 22 (Morale), and chapter 23 (Positive Discipline). Students will understand the following:
Week 7: Discuss chapter 24 (Fundamentals of Control), chapter 25 (The Control Process), chapter 26 (Budgetary and Other Control Techniques), chapter 27 (The Labor Union and the Supervisor), chapter 28 (Handling Grievances) and chapter 29 (Emerging Influences in Healthcare). Students will understand the following:
Week 8: Final examination review, and final examination. (Includes chapters 15 through 29 and lecture material).
Academic Honesty:Academic integrity is the foundation of the academic community. Because each student has the primary responsibility for being academically honest, students are advised to read and understand all sections of this policy relating to standards of conduct and academic life. Park University 2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog Page 87
Plagiarism:Plagiarism involves the use of quotations without quotation marks, the use of quotations without indication of the source, the use of another's idea without acknowledging the source, the submission of a paper, laboratory report, project, or class assignment (any portion of such) prepared by another person, or incorrect paraphrasing. Park University 2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog Page 92
Attendance Policy:Instructors are required to maintain attendance records and to report absences via the online attendance reporting system.
Park University 2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog Page 95
Disability Guidelines:Park University is committed to meeting the needs of all students that meet the criteria for special assistance. These guidelines are designed to supply directions to students concerning the information necessary to accomplish this goal. It is Park University's policy to comply fully with federal and state law, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, regarding students with disabilities. In the case of any inconsistency between these guidelines and federal and/or state law, the provisions of the law will apply. Additional information concerning Park University's policies and procedures related to disability can be found on the Park University web page: http://www.park.edu/disability .
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Key lime pie is Kate's specialty, though she's the sort who only tiptoes toward the oven if her homework is done, her mom is on hand and her gecko's been fed. She relies on the classic construction: bottle, box and can.
Inspired by Kate, I aim for a pie that's tart and true. I start by dispensing with bottle, box and can.
Snubbing the pre-squeeze, I slice open a lime and twist it against the juicer, yielding one drip. The Key lime is about as big, and hard, as the pingpong ball. To squeeze ½ cup juice, I crush 25 pingpong balls. My stinging fingers beg for a break. Maybe to pet the gecko.
Ignoring the graham crackers, I try crust creativity — butter pastry; crushed pecan; gingersnap. Too short, too soggy, too spicy. I wonder if the gecko likes leftovers.
Now to muddle through the middle. Key lime pie gets its wiggle from the alchemy of citrus meeting condensed milk. Still, I harbor doubts about milk trapped in a can. I try alternatives — cream, which sogs; custard, which curdles; caramel, which works, after a 90-minute workout.
I invite Kate and her mom to taste test. Kate bites and asks: "Do we have to finish?"
Later, when even the gecko is asleep, I try Kate's recipe. And admire the hasty, tasty results.
Key lime pie
Prep: 45 minutes
Bake: 15 minutes
Cool: 3 hours
Serves: 8
1 ¼ cups crushed graham crackers
5 tablespoons melted butter
3 tablespoons sugar
4 egg yolks
1 ¼ cups sweetened condensed milk (one 14-ounce can)*
2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest


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MALT Lymphomas: Pathogenesis Can Drive Treatment
MALT Lymphomas: Pathogenesis Can Drive Treatment
ABSTRACT: Marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is an indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma arising from the lymphoid tissue at extranodal sites. It is genetically characterized by different, usually mutually exclusive, genetic abnormalities that lead to activation of the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway. These lymphomas can arise in any extranodal organ or tissue; however, the stomach—where MALT lymphoma development has been strongly linked to chronic Helicobacter pylori infection—is the most common site. Other microorganisms have been associated with non-gastric MALT lymphomas, but the evidence for such associations is weaker. Treatment aimed at eradicating H pylori infection results in remission of gastric MALT lymphoma in most patients and represents a model of anticancer treatment based on the eradication of the causative factor. Treatment of non-gastric MALT lymphomas is much less well established; either radiotherapy or systemic therapy (with chemotherapy and/or rituximab [Rituxan]) can be effective, while antibiotic therapies (eg, doxycycline in ocular adnexal lymphomas) should still be considered investigational.
Definition and Classification of Marginal Zone Lymphomas
According to the fourth edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of tumors of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues, the group of B-cell marginal zone lymphomas (MZL) comprises three different entities. These are MZL of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT), nodal MZL (previously known as monocytoid lymphoma), and splenic MZL (with or without circulating villous lymphocytes).[1-3] While primary splenic and nodal MZLs are quite rare, each comprising approximately 1% to 2% of lymphomas, the extranodal MZL of MALT (currently named MALT lymphoma) is not uncommon, representing approximately 8% of the total number of non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases.[4]
Pathological Features of MALT Lymphomas
Macroscopically, MALT lymphomas are often indistinguishable from the inflammatory lesion from which the lymphoma arises, but they can also present with obvious tumor masses. These lymphomas are often multifocal, with small, often microscopic clonally identical foci of lymphoma scattered throughout the involved organ.[5] MALT lymphoma is defined as an extranodal lymphoma composed of heterogeneous B cells, including small lymphocytes with round nuclei and clumped chromatin (sometimes centrocyte-like), monocytoid cells, and plasmacytoid cells. One or more cytological features can predominate, or the different types of cells can coexist to various degrees within the same case. Scattered large cells (immunoblast- and centroblast-like) are usually present, but these are in the minority and their prognostic significance is not fully understood. Nevertheless, evaluation for a potential associated large B-cell lymphoma by analysis of extra-follicular components for transformed large B cells is essential because when the blast cells form solid or sheet-like proliferations, a separate diagnosis of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma should be made.[1] Plasma cell differentiation is often present in MALT lymphomas, as well as a number of non-neoplastic, reactive T cells.[1] Neoplastic B cells can infiltrate and disrupt the mucosal crypts and glands, forming lymphoepithelial lesions. These latter, although highly characteristic of MALT lymphoma, especially gastric lymphoma, are not pathognomonic, nor is their presence essential for the diagnosis, since they can also be detected in some reactive conditions[6,7] and in other lymphoma subtypes.[8,9]
There is no specific immunohistochemical marker for MALT lymphoma at present. The tumor cells typically express IgM, less often IgA or IgG; they are positive for CD20, CD79a, CD21, and CD35, and they are negative for CD5, CD23, CD10, and cyclinD1, recapitulating the immunophenotype of normal marginal zone B cells. Stains for cytokeratin can help in the identification of lymphoepithelial lesions.[1] The immunoglobulin light chain restriction is often difficult to demonstrate in small biopsy specimens.
The demonstration of B-cell monoclonality by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been proposed to help differentiate between a florid reactive lymphoid reaction and MALT lymphoma. However, monoclonality can be seen in benign inflammations, such as chronic gastritis,[10-12] and conversely, PCR may fail to detect monoclonality in up to 15% of cases of overt MALT lymphoma, causing false-negative results, due to the presence of a high load of immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGHV) somatic mutations.[13,4]Thus, MALT lymphoma should not be diagnosed in the absence of clear histological evidence.
MALT Lymphoma Biology
MALT lymphoma usually arises in mucosal sites where lymphocytes are not normally present and where MALT is acquired in response to either chronic infectious conditions or autoimmune processes, such as Hashimoto thyroiditis or Sjgren syndrome. Helicobacter pylori gastritis is the best studied condition, but other infectious agents have been implicated in the pathogenesis of MALT lymphomas arising in the skin (Borrelia burgdorferi), in the ocular adnexa (Chlamydophila psittaci), and in the small intestine (Campylobacter jejuni).
MALT lymphoma presents with somatically mutated IGHV genes in all cases. IGHV sequence analysis shows a pattern of somatic hypermutation and rearrangement suggesting that the tumor cell has undergone antigen selection in germinal centers.[15,16] The presence of so-called ongoing mutations (intraclonal variation) and the biased usage of some IGHV segments (eg, 1-69 in salivary glands)[17] indicate that the expansion of lymphoma cells could still be antigen-driven.[15] Also, the antibodies expressed by MALT lymphoma cells often have specificity for self-antigens.[18-20] In the context of this continual antigenic stimulation, abnormal B-cell clones that acquire successive genetic abnormalities can progressively replace the normal B-cell population of the inflammatory tissue, thereby giving rise to the lymphoma.
Genetic Lesions
MALT lymphomas present with a series of recurrent genomic lesions, including chromosomal translocations and unbalanced genomic aberrations (Table 1).[21-31]
The t(11;18)(q21;q21) translocation is the most common translocation, and it results in the reciprocal fusion of BIRC3—previously named cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 2 (cIAP2)—on 11q21 with MALT1 on 18q21.[20,31] The presence of t(11;18) is associated with a low probability of response to antibiotics and with H pylori negativity in primary gastric MALT lymphoma; it is also associated with more advanced disease.[33-35] However, MALT lymphomas with this translocation present a lower risk of transformation to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).[36]
The t(14;18)(q32;q21) translocation is cytogenetically identical to the t(14;18)(q32;q21) translocation involving BCL2 in follicular lymphoma or DLBCL; here, however, it juxtaposes the MALT1 gene to the promoter region of the IGHV genes, with subsequent MALT1 deregulation.[23]
The t(1;14)(p22;q32) translocation causes overexpression of the BCL10 gene due to the juxtaposition of the IGHV genes and the promoter region.[22] BCL10 is highly expressed in the nuclei of the neoplastic cells of MALT lymphomas carrying this translocation, and a high nuclear expression is also detected in t(11;18)-positive cases and in other patients as well.[34,35,37,38]
The t(3;14)(p13;q32) translocation induces the juxtaposition of the gene coding for the transcription factor FOXP1 and the enhancer region of the IGHV genes.[24,31] Unlike t(11;18) and t(14;18), t(3;14) is not strictly specific for MALT lymphomas; it can also be detected in DLBCL. Indeed, a high expression of FOXP1 seems to correlate with a poor outcome in both MALT lymphomas and DLBCL, and high expression of this transcription factor may be associated with a risk of transformation to high-grade tumors.[39,40]
Other recurrent translocations, such as the t(9;14)(9p24;q32) translocation juxtaposing the JMJD2C gene and the IGHV promoter regions,[41] have been reported; however, their role in MALT lymphomas is uncharacterized. JMJD2C is a histone demethylase, recently shown to be deregulated by DNA amplification in primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma and in Hodgkin lymphoma.[42]
MALT lymphomas, together with the splenic and nodal MZLs, present gains of chromosomes 3/3q and 18/18q at a frequency higher than that seen in other B-cell tumors.[26,43-45] A new recurrent 6q23.3 deletion has been described, which, together with somatic mutations, inactivates the TNFAIP3/A20 gene.[44,46-48] The presence of gains affecting chromosomes 3 and 18 and the lack of other lesions—such as deletions at 7q31 (common in splenic MZL), at 13q14.3 (common in chronic lymphocytic leukemia), or at 11q22 (common in chronic lymphocytic leukemia or mantle cell lymphoma)—can help distinguish MALT lymphomas from other indolent lymphoid neoplasms.
Importantly, the result of at least four of the recurrent lesions (TNFAIP3 loss, BIRC3-MALT1, IGHV-BCL10, IGHV-MALT1) is the activation of the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway, which is central in regulating immunity, inflammation, and apoptosis, and which represents a possible therapeutic target for MALT lymphomas.[49] Interestingly, while direct TNFAIP3 inactivation is caused by similar lesions in different lymphoma subtypes (ie, deletions and/or somatic mutations),[44,47,48,50,51] different mechanisms seem to activate BIRC3 in different MZL subtypes, as shown by a recent study reporting recurrent somatic mutations in splenic MZL that disrupt the same RING domain that is removed by t(11;18) in MALT lymphomas.[44]
Lastly, it is worth mentioning that the chromosomal translocations are mutually exclusive, and that, unlike 3/3q and 18/18q gains and 6q23 deletions, they show a different anatomical distribution.[25,29,30]


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Borrowing for College Costs Can Burden Parents
Parent PLUS loans don't have the same repayment options as federal student loans.
It sometimes seems cliché to remind readers how fast (and high) college costs are rising and how those costs are being shifted to students, as well as to talk of the burden of borrowing to cover them.
[Read about students paying more college costs.]
But that burden isn't limited to students and graduates; it extends to their support networks who may be assisting with repayment or cosigning a loan. In addition to cosigning, many parents often borrow their own loans. Some parents wish to provide completely for their children's education; some wish to shoulder some of the burden. As parents, they want to help.
Federal parent PLUS loans allow parents to help by filling the gap between the cap in students' eligibility for federal loans and actual college costs; they help increase access to education. But as costs increase so does that gap, which means more parents must borrow, and in greater amounts.
[Find out how much you should borrow for college.]
In "The Parent Loan Trap," the Chronicle of Higher Education and ProPublica reveal findings from a joint examination. They report that last year, "the government disbursed $10.6 billion in parent PLUS loans to just under a million families." That was $6.3 billion more than in 2000. The number of borrowers receiving loans was nearly double.
And this increasing burden is hard to bear. As the Student Loan Ranger has previously noted, in the first quarter of 2012, approximately 2.2 million people ages 60 years and older held student loans; about 10 percent of those loans were delinquent, and the Social Security checks of 115,000 retirees were being garnished to pay defaulted loans. The delinquency rate for borrowers ages 44 to 49 was 11.9 percent.
[Find out how to avoid delinquency and default.]
Parents may struggle for various reasons. They may have expected their children to be able to help, but with many recent graduates either underemployed or unemployed, that hasn't panned out. Or the parents themselves may have fallen on hard times.
And parent PLUS borrowers don't have many options if they do fall on hard times. While the loans are eligible for deferments and forbearances, they aren't eligible for Income-Contingent Repayment unless they're part of a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan, and aren't eligible for Income-Based Repayment (IBR) or Pay As You Earn at all.
The Chronicle reports that borrowers in the bottom 10th income bracket had payments that ate up 38 percent of their income (if they had access to IBR, payments would be capped at 15 percent) and one in five parent PLUS borrowers last year were lower-income. (They'd taken the loan for a student who'd received a Pell grant, which indicates an annual household income of $50,000 or less.)
Without this crucial relief, parent PLUS borrowers in distress have a harder time avoiding default. Readers can learn more about these options by attending a free webinar or downloading the Student Loan Ranger's new e-book, "Take Control of Your Future."
Other measures that might help with repayment may also be harder to come by in our current economic environment. (Borrowers spoke of selling homes or using retirement accounts.) Parent borrowers with few resources may face a perilous future.
In a New York Times article, "Child's Education, but Parents' Crushing Loans," a borrower said, "It makes you feel like a failure as a parent, to be unable to help your children and to have all your hard work end in a pile of debt."
And as the Chronicle concludes, "PLUS loans can sometimes hurt the very families they are intended to help: the loans are both remarkably easy to get and nearly impossible to get out from under."
But the takeaway here is not to forsake federal loans for private loans. (The Student Loan Ranger has spoken to many cosigners of private loans searching desperately for relief.)
The takeaway is that parent loans are not the solution to rising costs. As financial aid expert Mark Kantrowitz told the Chronicle, that issue cannot continue to be "magically [swept] under the parent rug." That just leaves us all drowning in debt and, as the New America Foundation's Rachel Fishman asks, "is it true access if student and parents are being saddled with enormous amounts of debt?"
So the Student Loan Ranger recommends you borrow wisely, whether it's for your or your child's education. Consider net price and how much borrowing is too much. And continue to demand a real solution to skyrocketing college costs.
Radhika Singh Miller is a program manager for Educational Debt Relief and Outreach at Equal Justice Works. She has served on student loan committees in the Department of Education's negotiated rulemaking focusing on the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA) and other debt relief initiatives. Radhika graduated from Loyola Law School Los Angeles. Prior to joining Equal Justice Works, she was a staff attorney at the Partnership for Civil Justice, focusing on constitutional and civil rights litigation and advocacy.


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More colleges welcome students with intellectual disabilitiesMonday, October 18th, 2010
From AP/Boston Herald:
While college programs for students with intellectual disabilities were almost nonexistent as recently as a decade ago, there are now more than 250 of them spread across campuses in more than three dozen states and two Canadian provinces.
Experts say the change has come about in response to demand from the first generation of students with disabilities who got full access to education in their local school districts, a right guaranteed under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
New federal funding rules, which will allow students with intellectual disabilities to receive grants and work-study money, are expected to prompt the creation of even more programs.
Disability advocates say the programs will help students get better jobs, even if they do not earn degrees. Critics call the programs a waste of tax dollars, and charge that they devalue the college experience of students without disabilities.
For more information, see Think College at the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston.


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John Cherry - Linux Foundation; Global Initiative Manager
The Linux Foundation supports the adoption of open standards as a catylist for innovation and to define common frameworks for new development. With ODF (Open Document Format) as an existing ISO document standard, we do not consider it beneficial to introduce an alternative document standard. Since both ODF and OOXML are both designed as formats for editable documents, computer users would greatly benefit from multiple implementations of a single standard rather than suffer the confusion and conversions involved with multiple standards.
If you could argue that multiple standards to address a common problem is the right way to go (which I don't believe to be true), then you would have to look at the technical merits of both standards and eventually it would come down to the survival of the fittest. With the vote among the various ISO committees regarding OOXML coming on September 2, we feel that the review process for this 6546 page standard document has been insufficient and that there are significant technical issues that must be addressed. These include the continued use of binary code tied to platform specific features, propagating bugs in MS-Office into the standard, proprietary units, references to proprietary/confidential tags, unclear IP and patent rights, and more (see the reference from asianlinux.org below).
Dan Kegel - WINE architect
One of my concerns is that Microsoft reserves the right to sue you if you implement all of OOXML. The Microsoft "Open Specification Promise" and the earlier "Covenant Not To Sue" only cover the *required* portions of the standard, not the optional sections, e.g. the ones that handle backwards compatibility. Thus Microsoft seems to be saying that any OOXML file that was produced by loading a Word 2003 file and saving it as OOXML (and that's going to be the most common case for some time) cannot be legally read by a competing implementation without licensing Microsoft's patents.
Klaus Knopper - creator of Knoppix and Gnoppix
Scott Preece - Desktop Architect
I understand that the proposed standard is really a surrogate for Microsoft's claim to legitimacy in markets where support for open standards and interoperability are critical.
However, it's also true that (a) in many problem spaces there are multiple standards and (b) the normal role of the standards process is to formalize existing practice rather than to make policy or invent "better" practices. I once chaired a POSIX working group that was trying to forge a single standard to unify practice where there were two existing practices; ultimately the effort failed and the two practices were individually standardized. And the world didn't end.
David "Lefty" Schlesinger - Chair, Linux Foundation Mobile Working Group
There are serious issues with OOXML being adopted as a standard, as the references show.
The GrokLaw article references Google's statement on OOXML, which I endorse. If there are aspects of ODF which Microsoft would like to see improved, then let's work together to improve ODF. This new proposed standard seems unnecessary and burdensome.
John Walicki - IBM Open Client Architect
IBM is a strong supporter of open standards because they allow for fair competition among market players based on the creation and the implementation of the standards and do not allow one party to control the standard and therefore the marketplace. The ODF standard can be implemented and used by anyone on any platform, at any time, and no license or fee is required. This provides consumers with complete control and ownership of their documents, forever. ODF is truly open with contributions from dozens of companies. Changes to ODF will likewise be determined by the community. ODF provides a format that will be available to all without any specific company or companies controlling its fate or future.
We are very concerned about many aspects of the ooXML specification that is currently under ballot in ISO/IEC JTC1 including many technical issues concerning the quality of the specification.


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Dear Friends,
I am sure you have noticed that I am not posting as much as I used to. I have missed some of my parties, and I haven't made anything in AGES to share with you. Let me explain why. I have been in college pursuing my ELED degree and this year is my first year teaching. I am super excited to finally be to a point where I can begin my career. That said, my career and my family need to be my focus right now. So, I am taking a break from Paisley Passions.
Don't worry. I am not gone forever, just until I feel like I can find some kind of balance in my life. I knew that being a first year teacher would be time consuming. . .I just had NO IDEA how much of my life it would consume!!! It seems as though every waking minute is spent trying to figure out lesson plans and making preparations in order to have the best year possible. So, when you drop your kids off at school this year, make sure and give the teacher a BIG thanks for all of their hard work :)
Taking a break from my blog was not an easy decision. It is something that I have wrestled with for a while now. But, I finally came to the conclusion that taking a break is the right decision.
I hope you all understand and will all be ready to come back and follow me again once I get back to posting.
Thanks for all your kind comments and for being such supportive followers!
I hope to be back sooner rather than later!!!


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Judge Robert H. Bork: His Life and Legacy
Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group and Litigation Practice Group Teleforum
Steven G. Calabresi, Frank H. Easterbrook, Dean A. Reuter
Start : Thursday, April 4, 2013 2:00 PM
End : Thursday, April 4, 2013 3:00 PM
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Conference Call
With the recent passing of Judge Robert Bork, the Federalist Society is hosting a very special Teleforum conference call featuring Federalist Society founder and Board Chairman Steven Calabresi and Seventh Circuit Chief Judge Frank Easterbrook, celebrating Judge Bork's life and legacy, and discussing his final, just-published book, Saving Justice: Watergate, the Saturday Night Massacre, and Other Adventures of a Solicitor General. Please plan to join the call for what promises to be a fascinating discussion.
- Prof. Steven G. Calabresi, Northwestern University School of Law and Federalist Society founder and Board Chairman
- Hon. Frank H. Easterbrook, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- Moderator: Mr. Dean Reuter, Vice President and Practice Groups Director, The Federalist Society
Call begins at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Hey All
I have a EVGA GTX 260 video card and I'm pretty sure I know what is going on but I dont know how to fix it.
If I have to do a fresh install of OSX or a restore from time machine- When I reformat my hard drive and I have the GTX 260 in the slot -once the install screen starts to come up- the screen goes black.
Now I have a ATI 4890 card that I have to put in there so I can install see the screen and install OSX - I would leave the ATI card in but I have a ASUS Rampage Gene II board and they dont like each other. The GTX card plays better with Adobe products and FCP.
Once I get OSX restored -I can put the GTX 260 back in and everything is fine.
I was thinking of changing to a 9800 GT card because I need to free up some space in my case and want to go to a single slot card.
If I change to a 9800 GT card -will it make the screen go black if I have to reinstall again? Is it just the 260 or all NVidia cards do this.
Any fixes


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AUSTIN -- Behind the caution tape, past the chain link barricade, is the building that has sat empty since Tuesday night. Jose Reyes stood outside Thursday. He was one of 50 people evacuated for the past two days, trading his home for a Motel 6.
"We stayed at that hotel," said Reyes. "We can't cook anything, we have to buy fast food everyday."
Thursday came with a deadline.
Every hotel from Austin to San Antonio was booked through ACL weekend. The families' only option was to get back inside the home they left from a near collapse.
"It buckled but it didn't give so we were real fortunate there," said property manager Boone Nerren.
Nerren credits the problem to an aging foundation and suspect supports.
Contractors spent the last two days addressing the building's biggest concerns. The balcony crack residents heard Tuesday night is now fully reinforced with new materials, hoping to bring residents a little bit more peace of mind.
A final check by engineers finally brought the words the Reyes family needed.
"I come bearing great news," said Nerren as he walked up to a crowd of residents. "People can move back in."
Shouts of 'bravo' and clapping went into the air. All but three units have been deemed safe to live in. The three families still waiting for repairs were given identical housing in unoccupied apartment units. A result embraced by all.
"It feels good to be moving back into my house," said Reyes.
Officials anticipate further repairs should be complete by the end of next week.