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Directory of Marine Surveyors
Welcome! This directory is designed to help you find a professional marine surveyor in your area. Please note that BoatUS does not endorse or guarantee the performance of surveyors. No warranties expressed or implied are intended or created by this directory. Any questions regarding the scope of a surveyor's inspection, their cost or the content of the reports should be discussed with the surveyor.
Here's how to get the most useful survey for your money:
- Be sure to let the surveyor know the purpose for which you are requesting the survey. If the reason is for the purchase of a boat, or to fulfill an insurance requirement, ask for a full condition and value (C&V) survey. This type of report will typically estimate the current market value for the boat today, the value to rebuild the boat in today dollars in addition to a detailed description of the construction and condition of the hull and major systems (i.e. electrical, fuel, machinery, rigging, etc.).
- Make certain it is clear from the report that the surveyor has inspected the boat for compliance with the current boating safety standards set by the National Fire Protection Association (N.F.P.A.) and the American Boat and Yacht Council (A.B.Y.C.), as well as U.S. Coast Guard standards.
- Some surveyors offer abbreviated one or two page opinions, which they'll often refer to as an insurance inspection. This type of brief format will usually be rejected for insurance underwriting purposes since it omits details on the condition of the boat and its systems that are necessary for risk analysis.
- It is always appropriate to ask the surveyor for a copy of a resume, as well as a sample survey of the type that you are requesting.
- Generally surveys completed by persons directly associated with boat yards, marinas or brokers will not be accepted for insurance due to the potential for a conflict of interest.
- In most cases surveys done by insurance company personnel will not be accepted due to their brevity and lack of detail.
- Hauling is generally required on wooden, steel, or aluminum boats; boats which have sustained damage; and older hulls (request a quotation fo details on your particular situation).
If you are selecting a surveyor in order to obtain insurance through the BoatUS program, please note the following:
The National Association of Marine Surveyors (NAMS) and the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS) are professional organizations that have instituted rigorous examination programs for their membership. BoatUS Marine Insurance underwriters will accept value surveys or pre-purchase surveys from those surveyors who have received the SAMS designation of "AMS" with a specialized classification of "Y-SC" (yacht and small craft) or NAMS designation of "CMS" with a specialized service code of "A" (yacht and small craft).
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Hometown Hero - Adam Dawson
Our latest Hometown Hero is Sgt. Adam Dawson. Sgt. Dawson is a 2002 graduate of North Central High School. He has been a United States Marine for more than 10 years,.
Coming from a military family, Sgt. Dawson has been deployed five times, three of those in a combat zone.
He was nominated by Jeri Greve, who's son was serving in Afghanistan, and learned that Sgt. Dawson discovered he was just two tents down from Greve's son overseas. Mrs. Greve said Sgt. Dawson is an excellent role model for her son, comforting her while he own child was overseas.
Sgt. Dawson is married and the proud father of two children. You can see that there are plenty to choose from when it comes to making Sgt. Adam Dawson our latest Hometown Hero.

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After 35 years, six films and several hundred million plastic action figures, The Force appears still to be strong for Star Wars.
Its creator, George Lucas, has sold his business empire to Disney in a deal worth just under $5 billion - and fans can look forward to "Episode VII" some time in 2015.
Numbers eight and nine will also be pushed into development, with a view to cinema releases at two to three-year intervals.
Lucas, 68, said it was time for him to retire from the day-to-day running of his business, although he would serve as creative consultant on the next film. As sole owner of Lucasfilm, he will receive US$4.05 billion ($4.93 billion) in cash and shares.
"I've always believed Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime," Lucas said.
As part of the deal, one of Lucas' longstanding associates, Kathleen Kennedy, will remain president of Lucasfilm and will be executive producer of the new movie, with responsibility for the all-important business of hiring screenwriters and a director.
It remains unclear where the next instalment in the blockbuster series will pick up.
Technically, it should follow 1983's Return of the Jedi, which was the third of the movies to be released but is sixth in Lucas' chronological series.
However the death of Darth Vader will leave the franchise without its major villain.
Either way, Disney is counting on the enduring loyalty of fans to recoup its vast investment. They continue to purchase merchandise in huge quantities and have ignored lacklustre reviews to turn all three of the modern Star Wars "prequels" into hits.
The company's chief executive, Bob Iger, said: "The last Star Wars movie release was 2005's Revenge of the Sith, and we believe there's substantial pent-up demand.
"This transaction combines a world-class portfolio of content including Star Wars, one of the greatest family entertainment franchises of all time, with Disney's unique and unparalleled creativity."
The sale includes Lucasfilm's production business, its special effects and audio arms, and consumer products unit.
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Tony was fantastic at my daughter's 5th birthday party over the weekend. Both the children and adults commented on a great show. The kids were mesmerised by the entire show, and especially the finally with the rabbit. Thank you Tony for helping create special memories for my daughter and her friends.
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South Sudan: Atrocious scenes in Bentiu (VIDEO)
On 20 and 21 April, a team of UN agencies and NGOs travelled to Bentiu, the capital of Unity State in the north of South Sudan. The town had been the scene of fighting between Government and opposition forces earlier in the week, and reports had emerged of that hundreds of civilians had been killed, many targeted based on their ethnicity or political affiliation.
In the town, the team found scores of dead bodies scattered in the streets and piled up in the market. People fleeing the town were streaming towards a nearby UN peacekeeping base, seeking refuge from attacks. The base is now home to over 22,000 people, up from 5,000 before the latest fighting.
A massive humanitarian crisis
The killings in Bentiu represent an escalation of the violence that has engulfed South Sudan since December 2013. Fighting is ongoing in several parts of the country, despite a cessation of hostilities agreement signed in January. More than 1 million people have been forced from their homes, and millions more are at risk of hunger and disease.
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We leaned over in our seats and straining down, our foreheads pressed against the glass windows, found our own land and heard its voice alone.
Cynthia Nolan 19621
Between 1947 and 1950 Sidney Nolan spent months travelling through remote areas of Australia. Using money he had made from a successful exhibition of Queensland Outback paintings held at the David Jones Gallery in Sydney in March 1949, Nolan, accompanied by his wife Cynthia and stepdaughter Jinx, travelled through Central Australia, the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia. This trip, from June to September 1949, inspired a body of work, including a series of paintings that depict inland Australia from an aerial perspective.
Inland Australiais an extraordinary image of the heart of the continent, possibly of the Durack Range. The undulating shapes and intense colour of the red earth evoke an 'otherworldly' sensation – a feeling of the land's inherent grandeur, timelessness and mystery. Nolan painted the work quickly, with the composition board lying flat on a table. Using sweeping brushstrokes he has pushed the paint around the surface of the work. In some areas the paint has been wiped back, exposing the white undercoat of the composition board.
Nolan won the inaugural Dunlop Australian Art prize of £250 for Inland Australia.2 He described the work as 'a composite impression of the country from the air'.3 Using photographs he took from the plane as a visual aid, Inland Australia is an example of Nolan's technique of fusing elements from existing locations with a landscape remembered from experience.
1 Cynthia Nolan, Outback, London: Shenval Press, 1962, p. 206.
2 Arnold Shore, 'Dunlop prize won by Sidney Nolan', The Argus, Tuesday 6 June 1950, p. 7.
3 'Sydney artist wins big prize with landscape', Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 6 June 1950, p. 1.


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you questioned my assertion that Tomic is a rising up and comer, yet you have Monfils pic in your avatar?
you are either a fan of his game or you think he''s handsome. anyone, i love watching Monfils but he is underachieving with relation to his talent level.
Djoko suffers 5th loss of 2012 and it's not even the French Open yet
2011 he had only 4 losses.
the fluke known as 2011 is no more
back to earth for Djoko
just watch
i've watched and played tennis since before you were born (85 wimbledon when boris becker dominated the field was when i started watching and playing tennis, and went to become a 3 yr varsity player in HS)
so please explain how 5 losses in 4.67 mos as opposed to 4 losses in 12 mos, does not show that a guy who was on a major run has not dropped back to earth.
my UNDER 10.5 slams for Djoko is a brilliant pick
was 2011 a fluke? well, of course not, i just used the word for effect.
was it WAY OVER how good he truly is?
Originally Posted by packersbackers: ,,,you win in the game of life
i have an advanced degree in science and make north of 150K in medical device sales, so yes, i am winning in the game of life.
now, back to the point. why are you making excuses for every one of djoker's losses this year?
i have an advanced degree in science and make north of 150K in medical device sales, so yes, i am winning in the game of life.
a top 30 school in BIO, but i'm not stupid enough to put specific details of my life on the world wide web.
i've got deals to close today, so excuse me.
rafa already closed his deal today.
djoko will go yet another year without a french title, probably not even a french runner up as he's never made it past the semis.
good day.
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A few years back I made a camo bucket I use just for turkey (or deer)hunting.
Sometimes however,I do just go and sit next to a big oak(or whatever).
But yeah,since I like to bowhunt,yeah I do like to use the bucket.
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So now that my fellow citizens here in Washington State have decided that my herb of choice is LEGAL FOR RECREATIONAL use........ There is an additional reason to stop by my truck. Just bring some Doritos if you would.
My good friend and colleague for 20 or so years just retired last August and as luck would have it has an exceptionally green thumb. Looks to be a really good harvest this year
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Gholston has certainly not taken the step up he would've needed to in order to claim top standing.
Twitter: @ckparrot
I've seen enough of David Amerson now in two games to know I don't want him on the Dolphins.
I'm not sure who Tony Pauline is but I just looked at his draft ratings for prospects according to each conference, and I have to say that 75% of his grades/projections are extremely inaccurate. Apparently he's not even aware of who some of the best prospects are from each conference.... they're not even listed.
Sutton was an absolute beast in that game.
Last call for alcohol.
I think he's certainly on the right path with Trufant. If you study that track meet that Baylor/Washington had in their bowl game going all the way back to last year, Trufant was the only DB on the field that had an idea as to what he was doing and the only one not getting burned... for either team. Briles game planned away from Trufant with the bubble screens and only let Griffin test him about 3 times unsuccessfully.
Good looking DB everytime I've scouted him despite the rest of his secondary giving up some huge games through the air to legitimate receivers (Keenan Allen, Marquise Lee, Marquess Wilson, Markus Wheaton, Kendall Wright, etc.)
Pauline is a great draft evaluator.
I like the thought of drafting Zach Ertz (TE, Stanford) in the second round to improve our vertical game. Guy can block effectively, too.
Eifert would be nice but isnt his projected value as a first? not so sure we can do a first on a TE at this time, so many defensive upgrades needed at that pick. If it is we have to look at the Stanford TE's or my favorite in Fauria. He has legit receiving skills at 6'8" and is agile unlike most tall football players. The Auburn guy looks like one to keep an eye on too, Lutzen-whatever.
Slim, I agree with Trufant, that boy can play. I'd love for us to get him, probably a 2nd rounder, yeah? nice size at 5-11 about 185 or so? a guy like him could put Marshall back to FS.
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Trufant has excellent pedigree for tha position as well. Nice to lean on an all pro for guidance as big bro!


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Trip Start Feb 07, 2004
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The differences between East & West is quite noticeable: villages with electricity, satellite dishes, fatter cattle, schools with children in uniforms and greener. These only became more apparent as we screamed along the hilly, windy and narrow road for the next 5 hours into Kupang.
Bustling with motor-scooters, mini-van taxis and people, yet Kupang has nothing of special tourist interest, apart from my first Bintang beer! (all the tastier in the heat and when paying with rupiahs)
A very friendly place, people always practicing their English on you with "Hello Mister, where you from?" even from motorcyclists going the opposite direction! We decided to dodge the 17+ hour ferry to the northern Island of Flores, so it's a quick 40 minute flight tomorrow instead!
BEST: Cold Bintang
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Super X 3 gets my vote... Goes bang everytime and shoulders quite nicely...
HRCH Otter Sloughs Bronze Gander " Gander"
Annaloughan Arrow "Bailey"
I have SBE II and love it. I have shot over 50 boxes of 2 3/4 reloads, 2 or 3 cases of factory 2/34 shells hunting doves and pigeons. Also close to case of black cloud 3 1/2 gooose and duck hunting. I have hunted in 90 degree summer days to 9 degree days in Febraury for geese, I can count the miss fires or jammes on one hand. Did I mention that I broke 2 mossberg 835 pump guns.
Love my SBE II.
Will not thicken or freeze just like FP10, but it also will not bake onto parts from the heat, clean by wiping it off.
Use an Extrema 2, previously used on a 391, and dio shoot the gas system "wet", again will not freeze and will not cake on. Awesome stuff.
Nate Baxter, DVM
Lebanon, OH
I bought the new A5 this spring and so far have only shot it on the sporting clays range. It is a very nice gun and fits me well. I have shot a Berreta and SX3 at ducks for many years but get tired of cleaning the gas operated autos. The inertia action on the new A5 is supposed to be very reliable - Benelli uses that action and they are noted for being very reliable guns. Time will tell on the A5.
I think they were all made to shoot because if they were not why did they give them that whirr of wings that moves you suddenly more than any love of country . . . I think that they were made to shoot and some of us were made to shoot them and if that is not so well, never say we did not tell you that we liked it.
E. Hemingway
dlsweep. I agree a auto can turn into a single shot if not maintained. I would like to add it is the same for ANY firearm. IE last fall on a snow goose hunt both my berretta and my buddies 870 became single shots. after a oil job with break free both were back in action no more issues.
Very specific question: what five guns (semi-autos) would you rate have the lightest recoil, say with 3" #4 in Black Cloud or something similar ? I have been shooting a Benelli M2 for years and love it. Unfortunately, I had to have a pacemaker put in on my shooting side. If I mount the gun properly, there's room, but we all have those times where the mount is less than perfect. For those times I really need the lightest recoil. Thanks for some input.
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EOL1021 - Amended
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco 1700 Series. The last day to order the affected product(s) is March 27, 2007. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until March 25, 2012.
Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Cisco encourages customers to migrate to the Cisco Integrated Services Routers (ISR). The ISRs are engineered for highly secure wire-speed delivery of concurrent data, voice, video, and wireless services. An integrated systems approach to embedded services speeds application deployment to help reduce operating costs and complexities. Cisco is the first in the industry to embed security and voice services into a single routing system for fast, scalable delivery of mission-critical business applications to organizations of all sizes. For more information on ISRs, please visit http://www.cisco.com/go/isr.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco 1700 Series
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco 1900 and Cisco 2900 Series Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 (ISR G2) which deliver a new borderless workspace experience through service virtualization, collaboration capabilities, and operational excellence. The ISR G2s offer three to eight times the performance of the earlier platforms. The ISR G2 platforms are architected to enable the next phase of branch-office evolution, providing rich-media collaboration and virtualization to the branch while maximizing operational cost savings.
Information about the Cisco 1900 ISR can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10538/index.html.
Information about the Cisco 2900 ISR can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10537/index.html.
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco 1700 Series through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/support/notifications.html.
Subscribe for RSS Notifications for End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices
To subscribe to the End-of-Life and End-of-Sale RSS Feed, insert the following URL into your RSS application: http://www.cisco.com/web/feeds/products/end_of_life_rss.xml.
Any authorized translation issued by Cisco Systems or affiliates of this end-of-life Product Bulletin is intended to help customers understand the content described in the English version. This translation is the result of a commercially reasonable effort; however, if there are discrepancies between the English version and the translated document, please refer to the English version, which is considered authoritative.


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Dominic Lodovici: 2013 Co-Outstanding Graduate in English
I first started attending UAS thinking I would get some General Education Requirements out of the way before transferring to an out-of-state college, but the close-knit campus atmosphere and a slew of great professors convinced me to stay and finish my degree. UAS allowed me to continue my studies and travel with their numerous study abroad programs.
A group of 12 students including myself and a few teachers were able to travel to Cuba and spend a full semester studying the Spanish language, Cuban society, Ernest Hemingway and the economics of tourism. Not many universities can boast about providing such unique learning opportunities to their students.
I don't plan on letting my time with UAS end here. After graduation I will start the UAS Master of Arts in Teaching program in order to get some great hands on training before entering the job market.
UAS' 2013 Juneau Commencement will be held May 5 at 2:00 p.m. at the UAS Recreation Center.
Crystal Rogers is receiving her Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree in Independent Design, focusing on the art, language, government and history of indigenous and Western societies in Alaska, with a minor in Tlingit.
Learn more about Crystal Rogers, this year's student speaker at the UAS Commencement in Juneau on May 6th.


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Radio journalist gunned down in Honduras
New York, December 7, 2011--Honduran journalist Luz Marina Paz Villalobos was shot and killed in the capital Tegucigalpa on Tuesday, according to local news reports. Delmer Osmar Canales Gutiérrez, a cousin who worked as her driver, was also killed in the attack. Investigators are looking into several possible motives, including Paz's journalism.


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Why Spain's new gag law is threat to free flow of information
On July 1 a public security law is due to come into force in Spain amid an increasingly vocal chorus of concern among the media and press freedom groups. The bill--dubbed the "ley mordaza," or "gag law," by opposition groups--would define protests in front of parliament and other government buildings as a "disturbance of public safety," and ban the "unauthorized use" of images of law enforcement authorities or riot police. The punishment for either offense will be a €30,000 ($33,000) fine.


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July 2003 Site of the Month
OASIS: Online Advancement of Student Information Skills
Authors: Jeff Rosen, San Francisco State University
Interviewer: Judy Smith
OASIS is an online interactive tutorial designed to give undergraduate students a basic level of competence in the skills needed to find, use and evaluate information of all kinds. Successful completion of the tutorial (or an equivalent course at another institution) is required of all first year students by the end of their first year at San Francisco State University. The tutorial consists of 8 chapters, each of which is followed by a short quiz that students take online. Quizzes are automatically graded online and the results displayed on the student's monitor while quiz grades are recorded to their student record.
Interview with tutorial author:
Q. What was the motivation for creating OASIS?
A. The library had a workbook requirement that was required of all students before they graduate. Beginning in 1981, the library administered: Library Resources: a Self-Paced Workbook. However, in the late 1990s, we began to realize that the workbook was outdated. In 1999, the academic senate gave us the mandate to create an academic requirement, so this was the impetus. The history of the library requirement and the recognition of information literacy were important in helping create OASIS.
Q. How did your campus community respond to the move from a workbook-based library requirement to a Web-based tutorial?
A. The Library realized the importance of marketing our new tutorial and funded a variety of promotional materials that gave OASIS a high profile on campus. We are lucky because our faculty have fully embraced OASIS and are big supporters. The students like it because it's free (unlike the workbook) and because it is available online from anywhere.
Q. How long did the entire creation process take?
A. It took a little more than one year. We built upon a tutorial already in existence. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo had created an information competence tutorial based on ACRL standards. They allowed anyone in the CSU system to adopt it. We probably adapted it the most. We rewrote huge chunks of it and added graphics, gave it a look and name change, and added interactive quizzes.
Q. What were some of the challenges you faced?
A. Finding a balance in tone and language-52 % of our students are not native English speakers. The challenge was getting across complex concepts to people struggling with English but to not leave other students behind.
Q. What are the plans for the tutorial?
A. We make changes to the tutorial as needed and we will revise the content as competencies change. We also would like to implement a formal way of assessing the tutorial's impact on students' information literacy skills.
Q. What technologies did you use to create the tutorial
A. The content of the tutorial is simple html code. We used a variety of common editors and graphics programs. The quizzes are served up via a custom, Oracle-based program which was developed by our campus' Division of Information Technology.
To contact the authors of OASIS, please write or call:
Jeff Rosen
Senior Assistant Librarian
Information, Research & Instructional Services
J. Paul Leonard Library, Office 209
San Francisco State University
1630 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132-4030
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Going for a walk in the park takes on a different meaning in Shanghai.
The city is bursting at the seams with a population of more than 17 million in its core districts and millions more in the outlying areas.
It can seem like an urban jungle with towering buildings, and every major brand in the world has what looks like a factory-size headquarters in the city. You can feel overawed just looking around and trying to take in the size of everything.
But the centre of Shanghai is a world of contrasts, just streets apart.
You can buy a Ferrari less than 50m away from where you can buy a turtle in a bucket for a few dollars.
And if you stumble into a park it feels like you have stepped into a separate world.
It pays to rise early in Shanghai - that's when when a trip to the park has the most in store for a traveller.
A sense of community is evident as you wander through Xiangyang Park in the central city, while groups of elderly friends, acquaintances and cronies converge to take part in tai chi, water calligraphy, reading the newspaper, playing games of cards or a modified form of line dancing.
Some of these people could be in their early 80s but you wouldn't know it, given the way they move and, when you walk past the group who are stretching, you can see it is the secret to their active old age.
With its beautiful trees, the park has an air of tranquillity. It's amazing to see so much life within green surroundings in a city as bustling and busy as Shanghai.
The men sitting around a table playing cards appear to be arguing over the same points they have been debating for years - only the lines on their faces have changed.
The trees themselves are significant, and you can see people slapping the back of their shoulders against them in a form of massage that is said to help align the body's meridians; the pathways through which life energy flows. The locals believe they are absorbing some of the tree's life force, or qi.
Then there's the Shanghai Marriage Market in the People's Park where parents scribble down information about their children and put up notes, some accompanied by photos, as they try to match their kids with a potential spouse.
There are hundreds of options for the eager parents milling around the market looking for a match for their youngsters or just shooting the breeze.
At night the parks also turn in to ballroom-dancing venues where couples congregate to enjoy the art of dance.
Eventually hunger calls and it's time to leave the park and sample the street food.
You won't need much more than the change in your pocket to get a filling breakfast from a roadside vendor to kick-start your morning.
Before your eyes, your street-side chef will fry a pancake, add garlic, chives and sage before folding the creation over, adding hoisin sauce and a wonton wrapper for texture.
Using similar ingredients, a competing vendor will cook up a dough-based creation with egg, chives, sage and onion, which he will also smother in hoisin sauce.
It's a stodgy mix but the Chinese believe in a filling breakfast. So you can start the day on a full stomach and these concoctions certainly do that.
If neither of those take your fancy you can try a rice hash brown.
For this, yesterday's fluffy white stuff is deep fried and cooked to a crisp - it's fairly bland, but put some hoisin sauce on it and you can't go wrong.
Getting there: Air New Zealand flies daily to Shanghai.
Further information: See cnto.org
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So there I was, living Missouri's opening day to the fullest. Two lust-filled longbeards had flown down at the far end of the pasture, and they honored every yelp I sent toward them. A videographer sat behind me, filming what promised to be smash-'em-up action. Another buddy sat behind him to watch the show.
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NMFS (under this administration) has chose not to pursue listing the Green Sturgeon as endangerred. The Judge showed them where in there reports it clearly stated that the Sturgeon face Extinction if they don't get more water and Habitat for spawning. I wonder who forgot to edit out that little bit of info from the report. (Must have been a draft).
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COSART, LARRY L., age 72, passed away October 29, 2014. Larry committed 39 wonderful years as a teacher and coach for the Chippewa Valley School District. He loved hunting, fishing, golfing and spoiling his grandchildren. His greatest passion in life was his wife and spending time at tranquility base - his cabin. Beloved husband of Mary Cosart for 49 wonderful years. Loving father of Steven (Tracy), Laura (Salvatore) Cusumano and Tamara (Leonard) Toombs. Proud and adored grandfather of Jacob, Joseph, Michael, Matthew and Alayna. Cherished brother of Darlena (Stanley) Bishop and the late Barbara DeMay. Visitation Saturday 2-9 p.m. and Sunday 1-9 p.m. at Wujek-Calcaterra & Sons, Inc., 54880 Van Dyke at 25 Mile Road, Shelby Township. Instate Monday 10 a.m. until time of 11 a.m. Funeral Service at Trinity Lutheran Church, 38900 Harper Avenue, Clinton Township. Memorial Contributions are appreciated to Trinity Lutheran Church. Please share memories with the family at their online guestbook at: WujekCalcaterra.comPublished in Daily Tribune on Oct. 31, 2014+Read More Share Listen to Obituary Remember Share a message, photo, or video below View all messages 10 "This is so sad to hear. I had Mr. Cosart for two years of..."- Katie P"Was a Football coach of mine in early 70s. Good man & tough..." "Mr. Cosart was one of my favorite teachers and a wonderful..."- Crystal Kramer"So sorry to hear of your loss. I enjoyed playing cards at..." "A pleasure to have known the Cosart family over many years...." Add a memory or condolence to the guest book Add Message Please add or record a video for the family of Larry Cosart Add a video + Photos View All Add + 7th grade Volleyball team http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailytribune/obituary.aspx?n=larry-l-cosart&pid=173000212&fhid=2619


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By Parrish Alford/NEMS Daily Journal
February fades into March later this week, and Ole Miss basketball finds itself in a familiar yet unfortunate position.
With yet another charge to the gray area of NCAA tournament projections, the Rebels have seen more bubbles than Lawrence Welk's orchestra.
Each game now brings an equal measure of dread or hope.
If the Rebels are to win out and finish 13-5 in the SEC, the loss at South Carolina may be the one that casts doubt on their NCAA chances.
Yet Saturday's dominant win against Auburn – a bad team, but one that had been competitive in many of its 11 SEC losses – kept open the slightest window of opportunity, depending on which projections you like the most. Some have Ole Miss among the last four in, some the first four out.
In search of hope after Auburn, many will point to Marshall Henderson's explosion of 8 for 12 3-point shooting. The shots are always there for Henderson, it's the makes that have been inconsistent.
The Rebels have often gone as Henderson has gone this season. That wasn't the way it was supposed to be. This was to be a team led by its experienced seniors, two of those being the bigs down low, Murphy Holloway and Reggie Buckner.
While Ole Miss needs Henderson's hot hand to be the best team it can be, what it needs most is defense and rebounding from the bigs.
After too many lapses the last month, Holloway seems to have found his stride the last two games with 13 rebounds at South Carolina and 10 against Auburn.
Three of his rebounds Saturday came on the offensive glass, where he'd been virtually non-existent for three previous games prior to the South Carolina loss.
Holloway is at his best offensively when he's grabbing the errant shots of his teammates. Maybe he scores with it – the best plan – and maybe not, but at least he resets the clock and gets another chance for someone else, probably Henderson.
in the zone
The Rebels have played more zone the second half of the season in an effort to keep Buckner and Holloway out of foul trouble after the season-ending ACL tear of energetic backup Aaron Jones.
It's harder to rebound out of a zone, true, but at its core rebounding and defense are about awareness and effort.
There was more of that from Holloway against Auburn.
The Rebels could win the rest of their regular-season games and still approach Selection Sunday with a degree of uncertainty based on the unimpressive numbers of the SEC.
That will be far better, however, than the degree of certainty they'll face if defense and rebounding falter, and they absorb more losses along the way.
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A patient in my clinic, who is 10 weeks into her first pregnancy and is a known carrier of hemophilia B, is considering the advantages and disadvantages of antenatal tests and is especially worried about a vaginal delivery that might cause bleeding. How should I manage her pregnancy?
Many female carriers of hemophilia were found to have lower-than-expected levels of plasma factors, which are thought to be due to X chromosome inactivation. Chorionic villous sampling is the preferred test to determine the sex of the fetus and whether a male infant is affected with hemophilia. Vaginal delivery is not contraindicated and has been proven during the last two decades to be as safe as cesarean section. Vacuum extraction should be avoided to minimize risk of intracranial hemolysis and severe cephalhematoma.
Une patiente de ma clinique, qui en est à sa dixième semaine d'une première grossesse, est atteinte d'hémophilie B. Elle tente d'évaluer les avantages et les inconvénients de subir des épreuves prénatales et s'inquiète particulièrement d'un accouchement par voie vaginale, qui pourrait causer une hémorragie. Comment devrais-je prendre en charge sa grossesse?
On a constaté chez plusieurs femmes hémophiles des niveaux de facteurs plasmatiques plus bas que la normale qui seraient attribuables à l'inactivation du chromosome X. Le prélèvement des villosités choriales est le test privilégié pour déterminer le sexe du foetus et savoir si un enfant mâle est atteint d'hémophilie. L'accouchement par voie vaginale n'est pas contre-indiqué et s'est révélé, au cours des deux dernières décennies, comme étant aussi sûr que la césarienne. L'extraction à vide devrait être évitée pour minimiser le risque d'hémolyse intracrânienne et un céphalhématome grave.
Hemophilia A, an inherited disorder, is caused by a low or absent plasma factor VIII; hemophilia B is caused by low or absent plasma factor IX. Both are uncommon in the general population: one or two in a million people have hemophilia A, and one or two in 100 000 people have hemophilia B. Since the defect is on the X chromosome, men with one affected X chromosome manifest the disorder, and women with one affected X chromosome are carriers of the disease. Carriers are expected to have 50% of the normal plasma level, but can have levels as low as 10% to 20%. This is thought to be due to inactivation of one of the X chromosomes (the Lyon hypothesis).1
Pregnant women with unknown levels of plasma factor could be at risk of bleeding during invasive procedures throughout pregnancy and during delivery. Male offspring of women who are carriers have a 50% chance of being affected with hemophilia, a possibility that needs special attention. Perinatal invasive procedures or vacuum extraction could cause bleeding that might put a fetus at risk.
A recent report2 found that fear of passing hemophilia on to a child, previous experience with hemophilia, and the stress of going through prenatal tests influenced half the hemophiliac women at a centre in the United Kingdom to consciously decide against having any, or any more, children. A report from Sweden comparing hemophiliac carriers with a control group3 found that carriers who did not choose prenatal diagnosis often refrained from further pregnancies after the birth of a hemophiliac child and had fewer children than other carriers. Logistic regression analysis showed that choosing to have prenatal diagnosis correlated with family history of hemophilia and a positive attitude toward abortion.
Procedures during pregnancy
Ethical issues around prenatal sex determination of fetuses have been raised ever since procedures, such as amniocentesis and chorionic villous sampling, became available. A survey of obstetricians4 found that 75% said they would obtain prenatal ultrasound to determine fetal sex in families with a history of bleeding disorders and 48% said they would use ultrasound to check for intracranial hemorrhage in male fetuses. If family history was negative for bleeding disorders, less than 10% of respondents would screen for bleeding diathesis in mothers or obtain ultrasound scans of fetuses. The response rate in this study was low (23%), and more than half the respondents had had no cases of known hemophilia in the 5 years before the survey.
Fewer than half of women opt for sex determination when it is offered in the context of possible pregnancy termination.5-7 In one study,6 half of the women said they would choose termination, even as late as 16 to 20 weeks' gestation. Of 41 pregnancy terminations reported in one study,2 only 27% of women mentioned hemophilia as a direct reason for it.
Any invasive antenatal procedure, such as chorion villous sampling or direct fetal sampling, subjects mothers and hemophiliac (male) fetuses to risk of bleeding. In early pregnancy, when most such procedures are carried out, factor VIII might not yet have risen to a high level. Physicians should check for factor level before any invasive procedure, and anti-D immunoglobulin should be administered to Rh D-negative mothers.
Prenatal diagnosis and counseling is important for known hemophilia carriers. As many as 50% of hemophilia cases, however, are the result of sporadic mutations with no previous known cases in the family.
Until preimplantation determination of sex (based on genetically testing one of eight blast cells in an embryo) is widely available, and hemophiliac carriers can be offered the possibility of implantation of only female embryos, prenatal diagnosis using DNA obtained during chorion villous sampling at 11 to 12 weeks' gestation is the preferred method.9
Use of coagulation factors
Levels of factor VIII rise as pregnancy progresses, but levels of factor IX do not. One way of preventing massive bleeding during and following labour is prophylactic administration of the appropriate factors. In 1983, Seeds et al10 reported a successful predelivery automated plasma exchange in a severely affected hemophilia B carrier.10
A technique was recently introduced to correct the hemostatic defect in fetuses with proven hemophilia.11 An intrauterine infusion of recombinant factor VIII was given during early labour; although the neonatal course was normal, the child developed an inhibitor to the recombinant factor given as treatment at the early age of 1 year.
Mode of delivery
In the past, vaginal delivery was contraindicated for hemophiliac carriers due to the possibility of uncontrolled bleeding, the need for invasive procedures under anesthesia (eg, epidural analgesia), and intrauterine hemorrhage if vacuum or forceps extraction became necessary during labour. Cesarean section gave obstetricians more control over delivery and was frequently used for hemophilia carriers.
During the last two decades, reports have shown that pregnancy outcome of carriers can be good, even with vaginal delivery. Ljung et al12 reported good outcome of 104 vaginal deliveries out of 117 deliveries in Sweden. They concluded that risk of serious bleeding with vaginal delivery was small, and cesarean section should not be the rule.12 In another retrospective review, Kadir et al7 reported on 82 pregnancies of hemophilia carriers. Among the 50 that proceeded to delivery, use of fetal scalp electrodes8 and fetal blood sampling4 had no adverse consequences, even in affected male infants. One of two deliveries using vacuum extraction resulted in a large cephalhematoma requiring transfusion. Incidence of postnatal bleeding was reported to be higher than usual (22% primary bleeding, 11% secondary bleeding).
In one survey,4 57% of obstetricians said they frequently delivered known hemophilia carriers by the vaginal route, and 11% said they preferred cesarean section; 85% said they rarely used vacuum extraction, and 74% said they rarely used forceps delivery for hemophilia carriers. Intracranial hemorrhage has been reported in 1% to 4% of hemophiliac newborns.13-15 In one retrospective report,12 four infants (out of 117 deliveries) with intracranial hemorrhage were all sporadic hemophilia patients and had encouraging outcomes. Delivery by vacuum extraction is still not recommended due to the risk of intrauterine hemorrhage and severe cephalhematoma. Of 17 deliveries by vacuum extraction, 12 infants were reported to have subgaleal or cephalic hematoma, and four had intracranial hemorrhage.12
Much time has elapsed since hemophilia was associated with early death due to bleeding, disabling arthropathy, and risk of blood-borne infections. Nevertheless, the cost of treating hemophiliac patients as well as the complications of treatment (eg, inhibitors against factor concentrate) makes this unique disease a challenge to prospective parents, family physicians, and obstetricians. The availability of recombinant factor and introducing prophylaxis at an early age, albeit costly, have dramatically changed the outcomes of hemophiliac fetuses and children.
- Lyon MF. Sex chromatin and gene action in the mammalian X-chromosome. Am J Hum Genet 1962;14:135-48.
- Kadir RA, Sabin CA, Goldman E, Pollard D, Economides DL, Lee CA. Reproductive choices of women in families with haemophilia. Haemophilia 2000;6:33-40.
- Tedgard U, Ljung R, McNeil TF. Reproductive choices of haemophilia carriers. Br J Haematol 1999;106:421-6.
- Kulkarni R, Lusher JM, Henry RC, Kallen DJ. Current practices regarding newborn intracranial haemorrhage and obstetrical care and mode of delivery of pregnant haemophilia carriers: a survey of obstetricians, neonatologists and haematologists in the United States, on behalf of the National Hemophilia Foundation's Medical and Scientific Advisory Council. Haemophilia 1999;5:410-5.
- Walker ID, Walker JJ, Colvin BT, Letsky EA, Rivers R, Stevens R. Investigation and management of haemorrhagic disorders in pregnancy. Haemostasis and Thrombosis Task Force. J Clin Pathol 1994;47:100-8.
- Varekamp I, Suurmeijer TP, Brocker-Vriends AH, van Dijck H, Smit C, Rosendaal FR, et al. Carrier testing and prenatal diagnosis for hemophilia: experiences and attitudes of 549 potential and obligate carriers. Am J Med Genet 1990;37:147-54.
- Kadir RA, Economides DL, Braithwaite J, Goldman E, Lee CA. The obstetric experience of carriers of haemophilia. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1997;104:803-10.
- Giangrande PL. Management of pregnancy in carriers of haemophilia. Haemophilia 1998;4:779-84.
- Ljung RC. Prenatal diagnosis of haemophilia. Haemophilia 1999;5:84-7.
- Seeds JW, Cefalo RC, Miller DT, Blatt PM. Obstetric care of the affected carrier of hemophilia B. Obstet Gynecol 1983;62(Suppl 3):23-25s.
- Gilchrist GS, Muehlenbein L, Danilenko-Dixon DR, Gastineau DA. Successful intrauterine infusion of factor VIII (FVIII) [abstract]. Haemophilia 1998;4:177.
- Ljung R, Lindgren AC, Petrini P, Tengborn L. Normal vaginal delivery is to be recommended for haemophilia carrier gravidae. Acta Paediatr 1994;83:609-11.
- Eyster E, Gill FM, Blatt PM, Hilgartner MW, Ballard JO, Kinney TR. Central nervous system bleeding in haemophiliacs. Blood 1978;51:1179-88.
- Yoffe G, Buchanan GR. Intracranial hemorrhage in newborn and young infants with haemophilia. J Pediatr 1988;113:333-6.
- Kulkarni R, Lusher JM. Intracranial and extracranial hemorrhages in newborns with hemophilia: a review of the literature. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 1999;21:289-95.
Motherisk questions are prepared by the Motherisk Team at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ont. Dr Goldman is a member and Dr Koren is Director of the Motherisk Program. Dr Blanchette is Chief of the Division of Haematology and Oncology at the Hospital for Sick Children. Dr Koren, a Senior Scientist at the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, is supported by the Research Leadership for Better Pharmacotherapy during Pregnancy and Lactation and, in part, by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research.


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Due to the extended power outage on Friday, the Home Buyers Guide did not make it into the Weekend Telegram. The Guide will be part of Monday's paper.
It is available in digital format here (right-click the link to save). it will take a few moments to download, so please be patient.
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Customer service hours have been extended to 5 p.m. Saturday and the customer care desk will reopen Sunday at 9 a.m.
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Excellent! Very tasty!
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Delish. We made this exactly with the exception of using only one jalapeno and seeding it, as we are a couple of nancys. Really good, really easy. Give it a shot. We served it with green goddess salad and an olive french bread.
Delicious! A crowd pleaser for sure. I left out the jalapenos because I didn't want to over do the heat for the kids. Even the kids who "don't like flecks" on their food ate it up. Very good cold the next day, too.
Really, really good. I would agree with some of the previous reviews that the sauce is sweet (really sweet), but I doubled the recipe and only used one jalapeno. I love hot food, but this sauce was HOT. Anyway, I sliced up breasts & marinated them in the sauce for an hour. I skewered the chciken and brushed it with the sauce while griling. This came out FANTASTIC! Honestly, the heat and sweetness transferred over just enogh and made a fabulous dish. 4 forks, I would make this again. Double the recipe, 1 jalepeno, and could cut back on the brown sugar and honey just a bit. Oh, let the sauce cook about a half hour longer than what it says in order to thicken enough. Otherwise, super simple and super delicious to make.
This was the perfect meal for our fourth of july cookout! It was spicier than I expected, but the chicken was flavorful and moist. Some of my friends even carried their plates outside with them when the fireworks started! I'll definately be making this again and again this summer.
We loved it! I doubled the glaze and when I tasted it, I thought it was way too spicy, so I added an extra cup of pineapple juice and some more brown sugar. I still thought the glaze was way too spicy, but it turned out amazing. It's the BEST grilled chicken I have eaten. Will be making it over and over again.
it tasted very good but based on the recipe, the glaze wasrunny. any tips+


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Tommy TangTommy Tang's story begins in Bangkok where he was the eldest son of 12 children, leaving school at the tender age of eleven to help support his family. He held a succession of odd jobs that included a floor-fan cleaner, welder, construction worker, busboy, wheelbarrow maker, boxer, auto mechanic, tennis teacher, and drummer as well as helping his father in their restaurant in the Grand Central. During the Vietnam War, Tommy found himself surrounded by Americans as he worked the switchboard at the Windsor Hotel in Bangkok and as a bellhop at the Narai Hotel. The American sense of ambition and organization appealed to his entrepreneurial tendencies and he decided to move to the U.S. to seek his fortune.
In the U.S., in the late 70's while working as a manager of rock bands and a music producer, he took time out to complete his education at Palos Verde College in Southern California. However, Tommy found his true calling when he took a job as manager/chef at a little known Thai restaurant in Hollywood. As a matter of fact, Thai food was totally unknown to Americans at that time. The few Thai restaurants in the L.A. area were frequented mostly by Asians and a few others who fell in off the street by accident!
Within a year, thanks to Tommy's unique talents, Thai food was THE RAGE! He soon drew a loyal following which included celebrities such as Jackson Browne, Earth Wind and Fire, Queen, Orson Wells, Cher, Tom Cruise, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and countless others. Tommy and his wife opened - to much critical acclaim - Tommy Tang's restaurant in West Hollywood in 1982 and simultaneously pioneered the famous Melrose Avenue Shopping/ Dining scene. In 1986, Tommy became the 1st bi-coastal chef in the U.S. with the opening of the New York City location. The Thai movement had now moved its way across country with Tommy, by now considered the "GODFATHER" of this immensely popular Southeast Asian cuisine, at its helm.
Twenty-three years later, legions of non-Asian chefs, restaurants and food manufacturers all over the U.S. are now duplicating Tommy's dishes: from Wolfgang Puck Cafes with Tommy's Pad Thai Noodles (4 versions no less!), California Pizza Kitchen's Thai BBQ Chicken Pizza! to four Thai-inspired dishes on Cheesecake Factory menus! His influence on culinary culture has probably been one of the most profound of this quarter century.
Tommy's 1st cookbook, Modern Thai Cuisine, was released in 1991. It was largely hailed as being the book that "demystified" the art of preparing Modern Thai Cuisine and eventually went into 8 printings. His 2nd cook book, Noodles & Rice and Something Nice was equally successful.
In 1996, public television stations came to calling for Tommy to do his own Cooking/ Travel series. Now, years later, Tommy is an established chef on public television. Today, Tommy spends much of his time raising money for the Tsunami Children Foundation he founded to help the children in Thailand who were displaced during the Tsunami tragedy.
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jobare1 - Glad to be of service.
Also found Gunship today at Kingstowne Wal-Mart.
jobare1 - Glad to be of service.
Also found Gunship today at Kingstowne Wal-Mart.
"Three goofballs and a guy in a monkey suit."
Found all new figures including Clone Trooper Pilot & Jango Fett Slave 1 Pilot at Kay Bee Toys in Columbia Mall...happy hunting!
"In my experience there's no such thing as luck."
thanks jon i went up there and picked up the ones i was missing, still cant find the new endor soilder though
Thank yooouuu! These tips save on alot of gas truckin' around from retailer to retailer. I alas have not seen the "beardless" endor soldier in any case assortments. I'm not sure how he's packed. Lott Dodd & Watto also appeared to be short shipped.
Any other Marylanders out there searching?
"In my experience there's no such thing as luck."
I've been looking for the deluxe geonosian w/hive & clone trooper biker at Targets since the Laurel find...anybody turn up anything! All I've seen are the new 12" wave.
"In my experience there's no such thing as luck."
The Target in Largo had the clone trooper biker and deluxe geonosian. The Reek is on clearance for $8. The Darth Maul and Jango Fett Unleashed figures are also on clearance.
Yo momma. That's right, I said "yo momma".
is the deluxe flipping anakin packed in with the clone trooper biker and deluxe geonosian? dose any body know
also has the red battle droid been relased yet(not the one with mace)if not dose anybody know when?
I have them...but many new figures were at KayBee Toyworks in Bowie Sat. Lots of Clone Trooper Pilots, Anakin & Jango Slave 1 pilot. No "BabyFace" Endor soldier, nor did I see any Wattos or Lott Dodd. Lots of Padme pilot & Darth Maul Sith Training. Sparky...I have been wondering about flippin' Anakin too...saw him(but didn't buy) at Columbia Target..but no evidence of Deluxe Geonosian or Clone Trooper w/speeder bike. No clue on red battle droid...yet!
"In my experience there's no such thing as luck."
I found the Deluxe Geonosian at Target in Westminster on Saturday. They only had one and a couple of flipping Anakins. Haven't seen anything else new except Padme pilot at KB in White Marsh.


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"The Missing Piece" Film Screening
Saturday, July 20
6:00 p.m. Movie screening at Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA)
7:30 p.m. Q&A with the filmmakers at the Timken Museum of Art
$15 per Timken & MOPA member
$20 per nonmember
Fascinating and humorous documentary film about Vincent Peruggia, the man who stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911, his 84-year-old daughter who thought he did it for patriotic reasons, and the filmmaker who spent more than 3- years trying to find the truth. Written and produced by Joe Medeiros, former head writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, this documentary combines historical photographs, animation and interviews with Peruggia's descendants to examine how an unassuming housepainter from Italy pulled off "the greatest little known heist in modern time."
The 80-minute film will be shown at the Museum of Photographic Arts, which is located just footsteps from the Timken. A Q&A with the producers and reception will take place in the galleries of the Timken following the screening.
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MADISON -Jeannette A. VanVonderen, age 95, passed into the Loving hands of God on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. She was born Nov. 13, 1917, in Coleman, the daughter of Henry and Barbara (Hammes) VanVonderen. She was the youngest of five children. Jeannette was a blessing to all who knew her. She was a gentle woman with a big heart; generous, gracious, loving and full of spirit. She loved learning and educating, which was evidenced in her occupation working as a teacher and professor with young people in various high schools, St. Norbert's College, MATC and the Madison UW-Extension. Jeannette loved and appreciated people, spending any time with her would raise your spirits. She was always active, from participating in volunteer church work, travelling with her sister, to arranging social gatherings to create community in the places she lived. Her deep gratitude for all her blessings and her sense of humor endeared her to many. Jeannette will be greatly missed, but our memories of her will always bring us joy. Jeannette is survived by her nephew, Stuart Baker of La Mesa, Calif., along with numerous friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters; and one brother.
In following Jeannette's wishes, her body has been donated for educational purposes to the UW Medical School, Body Donor Services. A memorial service for Jeannette will be held at OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CHURCH CHAPEL, 401 S. Owen Dr.,Madison, on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 11 a.m. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
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Alternate name: Silver Thatch Palm
Family: Arecaceae, Palm view all from this family
Description Small, slow-growing fan palm with leaves that are dark blue-green above and silver-coloured below. Trunk upright, not showy. Flowers white small on light orange branches. Fruits globose, half an inch in diameter, green turning purple or black when ripe.
Dimensions Height: 7.5 m. (up to 25 ft.)
Trunk diameter: 15 cm. (6 in.).
Habitat Scrub, shrub & brushlands, Beaches & shorelines.
Range Florida.
Discussion The Endangered Florida Key Deer feed on the fruits of the silver top palm. Most suited for residential or commercial landscapes for the unusual blue foliage; colorful accent in a shrub border.


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By Riley Manning/NEMS Daily Journal
SHANNON – Fourth-graders at Shannon Elementary School got a dose of Cajun-flavored storytelling on Wednesday, as New Orleans author Dianne de Las Casas shared a few of her books.
Las Casas acted out her story of the Cajun Cornbread Boy, a play off the well-worn gingerbread boy tale. In Las Casas's version, the protagonist has chilis for eyes and a cut of boudin for a mouth, and dodges raccoons, foxes, and alligators through the Louisiana bayou.
Though her performance was whimsical and fun on the surface, it involved students in the act of storytelling, reinforcing techniques learned in the classroom.
"I strive for my stories to connect across the curriculum," she said. "The way I present my stories is visual, tactile, vocal and reaches many different types of learners. It's interactive, which helps them take the words and visualize them in their head. When children have ownership of the story, they put their heart into it."
After the presentation, students returned to their classroom to craft their own regional story based on the bones of the gingerbread boy tale, with Mississippi traits instead of Cajun. Students brainstormed ideas, created flow charts, and utilized other pre-writing strategies built around the state's curriculum objectives.
As a prize, Las Casas said she would post the best three stories on her website, making the winning students officially published authors.
Las Casas was brought to Shannon Elementary through an ExPect Grant penned by principal Ida Brand, Reading and Drama teacher Joy Lucius, and a few other teachers.
Lucius said she wanted to bring a regional writer so students would be curious about their own state's literary heritage.
"Our students come from a long line of Mississippi writers, and to show them someone like [Las Casas] tells them they have the capacity to be anything they want to be," she said.


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By Michaela Gibson Morris/NEMS Daily Journal
To be an embedded reporter usually involves a war zone and Spartan conditions.
The reward is a front row seat to history and the opportunity to watch ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
When the Journal made plans to send an embedded reporter and photographer to Iraq with the 155th Army National Guard in 2005, I wasn't on the list for consideration. I had a brand new baby and toddler. I wasn't going anywhere.
Over my 161⁄2 years with the Daily Journal, I've actually had the chance to be embedded into the middle of two extraordinary Tupelo stories. I didn't have to eat any MREs or wear a flak jacket. I did have a front seat to history with Traceway's Green Houses and the Baldrige National Quality Awards claimed by North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo and North Mississippi Health Services.
In February 2002, I sat in on the initial meetings New York geriatrician Dr. Bill Thomas had with the Traceway staff members as he laid out this concept where nursing home residents were transformed into elders and nurses aides into "Shahbazim." I was able to watch as Tupelo architect Richard McCarty laid out blueprints that would change what long-term skilled care could look like.
At the hospital, leaders like Dr. Ken Davis, John Heer and Karen Koch would talk to me about the quality initiatives they were working on and how they helped the hospital system do a better job of taking care of patients. But I didn't just hear it from them, I saw it in action across the hospital.
In 2007, I traveled with the NMMC-Tupelo delegation to Washington, D.C., when the hospital became the first Mississippi organization to receive the nation's highest honor for business.
I was with them again this year as the North Mississippi Health System – encompassing all six hospitals and the medical clinic system – went to Baltimore to become the second Mississippi organization to claim the award.
It speaks to the Tupelo spirit that these two organizations would invite a newspaper reporter so deeply into the heart of their work. People at Mississippi Methodist Senior Services and the NMMC were so generous with their time as they explained the projects they clearly felt a deep passion for.
They are stories I've felt honored to tell.
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New faces at Faith in Action
Summer has brought changes to Faith in Action for Cass County.
After moving to a new office building, Faith in Action has hired new staff and welcomes program coordinator Colana Wilson from the Pequot Lakes area.
With experience working for Lutheran Social Service, Wilson brings heartfelt compassion to the volunteer program. She is married and has three boys.
Faith in Action also welcomes Judy Winger as the office receptionist. She will greet people weekdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Winger lives in the Hackensack area.
Faith in Action for Cass County is a volunteer nonprofit organization that helps people in need in Cass County. When friends and family can't be there, volunteers can help with transportation, respite, friendly visiting, housekeeping, chores and small home repairs. The goal is to help people remain living independently in their own homes.
For more information on volunteering or receiving services with Faith in Action, stop in, call 218-675-5435 or check out the website at www.faithinactioncass.com.


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The growth hormone test measures the amount of growth hormone in the blood.
A blood sample is needed. For information on how this is done, see: Venipuncture
Your doctor may give you special instructions about what you can or cannot eat before the test.
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain, while others feel only a prick or stinging sensation. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
Growth hormone is released from an area just below the brain called the anterior pituitary gland.
The growth hormone test may be used to monitor response to acromegaly treatment.
Different tests are used to diagnose growth problems:
The normal range for growth hormone levels is typically:
GH is released in pulses. A higher level may be normal if the blood was drawn during a pulse. A lower level may be normal if the blood was drawn around the end of a pulse.
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
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Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
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Molitch ME. Anterior pituitary. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 231.
Hosono H, Cohen P. Hyperpituitarism, tall stature, and overgrowth syndromes. In: Klliegman RM, Stanton B, St. Geme J, Schor N, Behrman RE, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 554.
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text: Let your legs breathe every now and then, and experiment with Free People's wide leg pants & flare pants. The exaggerated shape and length of flare pants instantly freshen up your tops, as well as infusing super unique patterns, and beautiful print and color combinations. Just because wide leg pants bring back images of the sixties and seventies, it doesn't mean that they still can't look amazing today. A higher rise can give your outfits a whole new proportion. We love Free People's high waisted wide leg pants styled up with a button front blouse tucked in the front, in a fun and quirky pattern like polka dots or floral. Pair your Palazzo pants with a basic shirt and classic heels for a sleek look. Our pants also look amazing worn grungy and casual with your boyfriend's baseball tee and sneakers. With all the different ways that you can style wide leg pants, it is not difficult to choose your favorite pair from Free People.


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I know you don't come wandering over to Crushable to do math, but I've always loved a good word problem, so here goes:
If the Olympic committee provides 150,000 condoms to the athletes in Olympic village, and they are all used at a constant rate over the 14 day period, how many times will Olympians be getting it on today?
Don't worry, I did it for you. The answer is 10,715. 10,715 condoms, 10,715 times an Olympian will be screwing someone in London today.
I know you're thinking Oh Kelsey, don't be ridiculous, you know these organizations go overboard with everything, did you see the damn Opening Ceremony? They wouldn't actually use that many condoms.
Au contraire. I only learned recently that the Olympic games, the one time in every four years these people get to display what they've spent their entire lives working on, are basically one giant orgy. In Sydney in 2000, Olympic Village was provided with 90,000 condoms, which worked out to about nine per person. They ran out. Yes, nine condoms per person, basically 18 sexual encounters per person, over a period of two weeks, wasn't enough for these horny athletes.
I mean, I get it, they're the most fit human beings on the planet, and maybe they don't have a chance to clean out their pipes during training so when their event is over they all just go nuts, but 18 times per person wasn't enough?! And if you exclude the eight-year-old Chinese gymnasts and the married people (hopefully, but who really knows), that's more times for everyone that is actually having sex.
You want more evidence? Just ask the athletes. U.S. women's soccer goalie Hope Solo told ESPN The Magazine, "There's a lot of sex going on at the Olympics. I've seen people having sex out in the open, getting down and dirty on grass between buildings. I may have snuck a celebrity into my Beijing room without anybody knowing and snuck him back out. But that's my Olympic secret."
Here we are, innocent viewers, feeling all national pride-y and thinking 'Wow, these are just the greatest role models in the world,' when meanwhile they're treating this like a sex romp! Okay, I'm completely kidding. They deserve it, I'm sure they need to let off some steam, and Lord knows sex between two Olympians would be just about the hottest sex that has ever occurred.
So in any case, the Olympic committee bumped it up to 100,000 right off the bat in Beijing, and this year, we've reached record-setting condom-distributing levels: 150,000 rubbers – 15 per person. Is that enough for you animals??
Naturally, this bombshell discovery sent my little brain reeling in about 84 directions at once: Who would make the hottest babies? Are there orgies by team? Do athletes go into the games with a hit list? For God's sake who do the ping pong players hook up with?
But when the dust settled, the most important question I was left pondering was: Which Olympians will get the most action? So…I did a little bit of investigation, and a lot of speculation.


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Last week, I got invited to an exclusive Nespresso U launch event at the Grove in Los Angeles. As you all know, Mr. Rasa Malaysia and I are huge fans of Nespresso machines and its coffee, so you can imagine just how excited I was. I was also stoked as Padma Lakshmi was the host of the launch event. As a fan girl of Top Chef, it was awesome to have finally met the gorgeous Padma in person.
I brought along my friend Simply Reem and we had a lot of fun. The garden section of the Grove was transformed into a Nespresso pop-up cafe. Guests and media mingled and was treated to the freshly brewed and superb espresso made with Nespresso's premium coffee capsules.
Padma Lakshmi looked gorgeous in person. As the brand ambassador, she kicked off the launch event and shared a Nespresso Cardamon Cappuccino with us. If you look at the photo above, you can see that I was on the right hand side, looking (ogling) the gorgeous Padma like a dork.
The ingredients for the Nespresso Cardamon Cappuccino, with green cardamon, nutmeg, and almond.
Reem and I busy checking out the Nespresso U and the coffee capsules. Of course, we had to snap the pictures with the iPhone and upload to our social media.
Enjoying a cup of espresso prepared by the barista at the pop-up cafe. I had at least 3-4 cups of various types of espresso that day. Coffee makes me happy.
Here I volunteered to test out the photo booth.
All in all though, it was a fun and successful launch event for Nespresso U. A week after the event, I received my complimentary Nespresso U and now it sits on my kitchen counter top. I love the compact size and it's perfect for a small kitchen. The size doesn't compromise its performance as it brews some of the best espresso. I just love it.
To learn more about Nespresso U, you can check out the site here.