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Upcoming Events 3/12/14
Learn more about the Faculty Distinguished Lecture, music and theatre performances, and more. Submit items for the next edition of Upcoming Events to email@example.com.
Spring Break
Through March 14 (All College Offices Closed on Friday, March 14)
Information Session for Faculty Interested in Teaching in a Study Abroad Program
Monday, March 17 at 10 a.m.
Alumnae House
The Office of International Programs will host an information session for faculty who are interested in teaching on an existing or new Meredith study abroad program. Discussion leaders include Sara Andrieni, Associate Director of Meredith in Italy, Catherine Rodgers, Director of Meredith in Italy, and Brooke Shurer, Director of International Programs. Refreshments will be served.
"Slavery, Civil War, & Salvation," 2014 Faculty Distinguished Lecture
Presented by Associate Professor of History Dan Fountain
Wednesday, March 19, 7 p.m.
Jones Auditorium
Associate Professor of History Dan Fountain will present the 2014 Faculty Distinguished Lecture. Fountain's research interests focus on the nineteenth century United States and the U.S. South with a specific interest in the history of slavery and race. He is author of Slavery, Civil War, & Salvation: African American Slaves and Christianity, 1830-1870 published by LSU Press in 2010. Fountain's Faculty Distinguished Lecture presentation will explore the testimony of slaves and others to find the answer to a very interesting question: When did Christianity really take hold in African American communities? Most historians say that happened before and during the Civil War years, when the message of Afro-Christianity encouraged perseverance and hope for deliverance. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Amy Beach Festival: Celebrating the Music of a Great American Woman
March 21-22, 7:30 p.m.
Carswell Concert Hall
The Meredith College Department of Music will present two concerts as part of a celebration of composer Amy Beach. The March 21 concert will feature Meredith music faculty, and Meredith students will perform on March 22. Both events will include presentations by Wake Forest University Professor of Music Susan Borwick, an Amy Beach scholar. The concerts are free and open to the public.
Recital by Stella Peruzzi and Andrea Sari, accompanied by Professor of Music Kent Lyman
Tuesday, March 25, 7:30 p.m. (pre-concert lecture by conductor Paolo Belloli at 7 p.m.)
Jones Chapel
Visiting artists Stella Peruzzi and Andrea Sari will present a recital featuring operatic selections. Based in Arezzo, Italy, Peruzzi and Sari are supporters of the Meredith in Italy program in Sansepolcro. They will also present master classes for singers in Meredith's music program, attend Italian classes and more. Their master classes, which are free and open to the public, are scheduled for March 17 and 24 at 1 p.m. in Carswell Concert Hall. Their visit to Meredith is supported by Kenan Funds.
Meredith Ensemble Theatre presents Little Shop of Horrors by Howard Ashman
March 27-30; April 1-6 at 7:30 p.m. or 3 p.m. (Sundays)
Studio Theatre
Tickets: Free for Meredith students and employees, $10 general, $5 students/seniors
MBA Preview for Prospective Students
Thursday, March 27, 5:30-8 p.m.
Harris 214
The Meredith MBA Program will hold an MBA Preview, which includes an information session, class visit and dinner with MBA graduates who will answer questions about their experiences in the program. Meredith employees who are interested in applying for the MBA program are encouraged to attend. Visit MBA Information Sessions for more information or to sign up.
"The Creative Spirit" Exhibition
Through March 23
Rotunda Gallery
A survey of the ways Meredith College faculty and staff express themselves creatively that includes visual art, dance, theater, poetry, literature, music, crafts, and more.
Faculty and Staff Awards and Recognition Celebration
Friday, April 4, 2014
2:30 p.m.—Reception, Chapel Porch
3 p.m.—Program, Jones Chapel
Summer Programs and Events
Meredith Summer Research Partnerships
The deadline to submit your application for Summer Research Partnerships is approaching. Summer Research Partnerships (SRP) offer students the opportunity to collaborate with faculty and other students to pursue a research or creative project that produces a tangible result (publication, presentation, etc.).
Students have from April 28-August 9, 2014 to complete their research. The deadline to apply for a summer research stipend is Tuesday, April 15 at 4 p.m. To apply, go to the Undergraduate Research section of the Meredith website. SRP student awards are merit-based and range from $625 to $2,500, with amounts determined by the depth and extent of the project. Faculty stipends are $500 per student mentored.
Summer Math CAMMP at Meredith College
July 21-25
Meredith College campus
Meredith College Summer Math CAMMP (Comprehensively Applied Math Manipulatives Program) is an opportunity for elementary school girls to focus on mathematics this summer.
Open to rising first grade through rising fifth grade girls, Meredith's Summer Math CAMMP will feature fun and educational hands-on activities that incorporate Math, Engineering and Technology.
Students will:
• enhance the understanding of mathematics;
• connect to real world applications with a social science integration;
• use analytical skills to build and program machines and robots;
• experience excitement and education on a college campus.
Schedule: The camp will run July 21-25, 2014, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Thursday, and Friday from 9 a.m. – noon.
Cost: $250, including lunch in Meredith's dining hall.
For more information or to register, contact Associate Professor of Education Cece Toole at email@example.com or (919) 760-8439.
In this issue:
Professor of Psychology Cynthia Edwards to Present Faculty Distinguished Lecture »
Meredith Celebrates Faculty/Staff Donors »
Celebrate the New Thomas Meredith Marker September 27 »
Haitian Orphan Choir Visits Meredith College »
Fountain Plaza Dedication Planned for October 2 »
Decision Height to be Presented by Meredith Ensemble Theatre »
Personal Stories: A Review of the Art Department Faculty & Staff Exhibition »
Alumni Educators and School Administrators Career Event Held »
The Library Out and About on Campus »
Wings Alumnae Share Insight with Current Students »
Faculty/Staff Accomplishments and Departmental News 9/20/17 »
In this issue:
- Professor of Psychology Cynthia Edwards to Present Faculty Distinguished Lecture
- Meredith Celebrates Faculty/Staff Donors
- Celebrate the New Thomas Meredith Marker September 27
- Haitian Orphan Choir Visits Meredith College
- Fountain Plaza Dedication Planned for October 2
- Decision Height to be Presented by Meredith Ensemble Theatre
- Personal Stories: A Review of the Art Department Faculty & Staff Exhibition
- Alumni Educators and School Administrators Career Event Held
- The Library Out and About on Campus
- Wings Alumnae Share Insight with Current Students
- Faculty/Staff Accomplishments and Departmental News 9/20/17
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Celebrate the New Thomas Meredith Marker September 27 »
Meredith Holds Constitution Day Debate »
Decision Height to be Presented by Meredith Ensemble Theatre »
History, Political Science, and International Studies Week 2017 »
Haitian Orphan Choir Visits Meredith College »
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"GMA" Ranks #1 in Total Viewers 4 of the Last 5 Weeks and #1 in Demo 2 of the Last 3 Weeks in Nielsen's C3 Ratings Data
"GMA Saturday" Ranks #1 in May in Adults 25-54, Marking 2nd Monthly Win for Broadcast
Week of May 21, 2012
ABC News' "Good Morning America" won the week of May 21, 2012 with 5.066 million Total Viewers to rank No. 1 for the 4th time in the last 7 weeks, according to Nielsen Media Research. "GMA" outdrew NBC's "Today" (5.033 million) by +33,000 Total Viewers.
"GMA" slashed its year-to-year Adults 25-54 margin with "Today" by -68% (242,000 vs. 756,000). "GMA" has cut its year-ago week gap with the NBC program by double-digits in the last 21 weeks and in 35 of 36 weeks this season.
For the 4th week in a row and the 7th time in the last 8 weeks, "GMA" was up in Adults 25-54 (1.982 million) over the year-ago week (1.968 million on w/o 5/23/11). In fact, "GMA" stood as the only network morning newscasts to grow year to year in the key adult news demo, as both NBC's "Today"( -18%) and "CBS This Morning"( -18%) each delivered double-digit losses.
For the 3rd time in the last 5 weeks, "GMA" ranked No. 1 on 3 of 5 days of the week, beating NBC's "Today," by +256,000 on Wednesday (5.142 million vs. 4.886 million), by +167,000 on Thursday (5.239 million vs. 5.072 million) and by +190,000 on Friday (5.063 million vs. 4.873 million). In addition, "GMA's" Thursday airing ranked as the most-watched morning newscast of the week. This marked the 4th time in the last 5 weeks that "GMA" owned the week's most-watched morning telecast.
Season to date, "GMA" has cut its gaps versus "Today" in half in both Total Viewers (-51%) and Adults 25-54 (-48%) versus its year-ago season gaps. In fact "GMA" is posting its smallest Total Viewer (400,000) and Adults 25-54 (392,000) margins with "Today" in 16 years – since the 1995-96 Season.
Season to date "GMA" is the only morning program to grow in Total Viewers (+4%) and Adults 25-54 (+8%) versus its year-ago averages (NBC's "Today:" -4%/-9%, respectively; CBS' "This Morning:" -8%/-10%, respectively). "GMA" is seeing its largest overall season audience in 6 years, since 2005-06.
May 2012 Sweep
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In addition, "GMA" trailed "Today" in May 2012 by -199,000 Adults 25-54 (2.052 million vs. 2.251 million), turning in its narrowest Adults 25-54 gap with "Today" during a sweeps period in 7 years – since May 2005.
Compared to February 2012, "GMA" was up by +3% in Total Viewers, while holding nearly all of its news demo audience (4.029 million and 2.054 million, respectively). NBC's "Today" (-7%/-9%) and "CBS This Morning" (-4%/-8%) each delivered losses.
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C3 ratings for week of May 7, 2012
Based on the most recent numbers of Nielsen's C3 Ratings data (Commercial Ratings + 3 Day Playback) for the week of May 7, 2012, ABC News' "Good Morning America" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (4.989 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.903 million). "GMA" has ranked No. 1 in 4 of the last 5 weeks in Total Viewers and in 2 of the last 3 weeks in Adults 25-54.
"Good Morning America Saturday" May 2012 (4/30 – 5/27/12):
During May 2012, ABC's "Good Morning, America Saturday" drew 1.178 million Adults 25-54 viewers to rank No. 1 for the 2nd month in a row, according to Nielsen Media Research. "GMA Saturday" outperformed NBC's "Saturday Today" (1.132 million) by +46,000 news demo viewers. Further, "GMA Saturday" increased its margin over "Saturday Today" compared to its demo margin in April 2012 (+33,000 – 1.197 million vs. 1.164 million)


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"I am thrilled to join the energetic and endlessly creative team at Second Inversion and KING-FM. Together we will help share the journey of musical exploration in the 21st century with a wide and engaged audience, and challenge long-held notions of the role of performers, presenters and audience. I'll be hosting music on the stream, contributing to the blog at secondinversion.org, initiating video projects in Seattle and around the country, sharing my performance recordings from around the country, and collaborating with the programming team on the vision of the project."
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Before embarking on a solo career, Roman spent two seasons as principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony, a position he won in 2006 at the age of 22. Since that time he has appeared as a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony, and Mariinsky Orchestra, among many others. An active chamber music performer, Roman has collaborated with Cho-Liang Lin, Assad Brothers, Christian Zacharias, the JACK Quartet, and members of So Percussion. His ongoing YouTube series (youtube.com/joshuaromancello), "Everyday Bach," features Roman performing Bach's cello suites from beautiful settings around the world. He was the only guest artist invited to play an unaccompanied solo during the YouTube Symphony Orchestra's 2009 debut concert at Carnegie Hall. Roman is grateful for the loan of an 1899 cello by Giulio Degani of Venice.


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By Shingo Ito, AFP Sunday, February 23, 2014, 12:06 am TWN
TOKYO -- Diehard gamers in Japan who began lining up earlier this week finally got their hands on a new PlayStation 4 as Sony unleashed its console on home turf in a midnight launch.
The long-awaited Japanese launch comes after a stellar debut in the United States and Europe, where more than 5.4 million units have been shifted since November, offering a bright ray of hope to Sony after years of gloomy sales of its key consumer electronics goods.
At midnight, the first 100 customers were allowed to take home a new console from Sony Building, a flagship display venue in Tokyo's bustling district of Ginza, putting the lucky few fans hours ahead of a nationwide mass release.
"Thank you for coming to this launch despite the cold," Andrew House, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), said to the first buyers.
Some of the eager fans had lined up for two days to be among the first in Japan to own the new console.
"I want to play games with state-of-the-art technology," said Tetsuya Tamura, a 44-year-old IT engineer who arrived on Wednesday with his son, Shion, 19, to take first place in the queue.
Early adopters of the PS4 in Europe and the U.S. have enthused over its vast computing capacity and the cinematic graphics it makes possible.
"I played on a trial one and found that its processing speed is fast and it's easy to play," said Shion, who had brought his PlayStation Portable to pass the time.
Mitsuhiro Chisaka, 30, who lined up at another countdown event in Tokyo, said: "I can't wait to play PS4 as the domestic release was quite late. I'm a big fan of PlayStation and SCE. I hope Sony will regain momentum with this successful launch."
In the coveted U.S. market, Sony boasted that video game industry sales data, reported last week by NPD Group, showed PS4 is far outselling Microsoft's Xbox One consoles, also released in November.


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The Essence of Shadow (Completed)
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Book by: Lady Wolf
Chapter 17 (v.1)
There was a hush in the room as every eye turned to Winna who stood defiant in front of them. She looked into every ancient face and held her ground steady as Tia, the tiniest woman in the circle, stared at her with moist eyes, "Winna dear, do you know what this means? You may have to end Kaden's life. Is that something you want on your shoulders for the rest of your life?" Winna nodded to her as Jin stood tall and stiff as an icicle in a winter storm. His long, white beard pointed at the end as he approached the young woman, "Will you have the strength to stop him? Your affinity lies in healing, Winna. How do you propose to quell the darkness in his heart?"
"By calling to the light." Fala answered from the corner of the room. The storm raging outside reflected off the old woman's eyes as she stepped into the circle, "Winna is the best choice for this mission. I've watched them both from the time they were children. Kaden has always loved Winna and she has realized how much she loves him as well. If anyone can solve this with the same peace that Rinsha lives for, it will be because of the love within Winna's heart."
Winna watched as the frail woman stood stronger than she had been in years. How much she admired her teacher and mentor, but Jin's words were painfully true, she had no idea how to stop Kaden. In the last fight she had with her corrupted mate, he almost destroyed her. Biting her lip, Winna inquired, "How shall I do this, Elder Fala? Teach me, tell me how I can stop this, because I do not believe I can do it on my own."
The gray eyes scanned her face, "You can't. What Jin says is true, your affinity lies in healing, your skill on your own is not something that can defeat Lumin's evil. But you will not be going into this battle alone. Your power is not enough, so you will take mine." Winna's eyes widened, "What do you mean?"
Elder Fala placed her wrinkled hands on her pupil's strong shoulders, "Winna, twenty years ago I had to stand by and watch a good man die for this village. Kidick did not deserve the death he chose and I will be damned if I let Kaden become corrupted by Lumin's evil. Because Lumin is a spirit, we are unable to destroy him, but I believe with your goodness and my affinity and love, we can quell his darkness so that he will never return to hurt the people of this village again."
Jin protested, "Fala, do you realize what you're doing?! If you transfer your affinity to Winna, it will kill you, there is no way you will be able to survive that!" Winna looked to her teacher's brittle fingers and thin legs, she was so impossibly frail that the slightest breeze would seem to destroy her. Jin was right, there would be no way she could undergo something like a transfer, "Please Elder Fala, there must be another way. I can fight Kaden on my own, I can heal him if I use my affinity."
Fala shook her head, "No Winna, I won't lose you the same way I lost my sister, Brye. Lumin's darkness is something that many Whisperers have tried to fight on their own and all of them have been lost for it. Good, strong, men and women were taken over. This is the greatest hurt you will have to heal and don't think I haven't noticed how much the smallest healings have been draining you. Your affinity is wearing down on you, Winna. In some aspects you and I are the same."
Winna searched for another answer, some other way to save everyone without any more loss and found none. She closed her eyes to fight back tears as Elder Fala raised a hand to her pupil's chin, "Winna, dear, you look at me now. I am an old woman, my time is done and your life has just begun. I am so proud of the woman you have become. Your compassion, your strength, your unending love of this village is the thing that will keep me alive in your heart. I knew you would be blessed with the gifts to take Rinsha and make it everything it can be. You will be the next leader of this village, I will pass on my knowledge to you, my dear."
Tears flowed down her cheeks as she shook her head, "Please don't go. Please don't leave me, Elder Fala. I still need you. I still need my teacher." Fala embraced her gently, "I have taught you everything you need to know. Be brave my darling and use the love within your heart to save us all. Protect the people of this village and love them as I loved you. Now time is running out, we need to become one." Winna shook her head as a hand came upon Fala's shouler. Jin stood proudly beside her, "You will take all of our strength."
Winna looked to him as all four elders circled the young healer. They joined hands and began an incantation of deepest magic. Winna whipped her head around, looking to each elder as they began to glow slightly from the spell they whispered. At first it was a language that Winna had never heard, but when she closed her eyes and focused, the words became clear and her heart ached as they came to her memory,
'"Through the valleys of shadow,
To the streams purest in sight.
From the dawning of the mountains
To the dragon's midnight flight.
Two will be chosen,
one of darkness, one of light.
Two shall be summoned,
With the end drawing near.
Two shall expose the secret
of the shadow's greatest fear."
Winna felt a warmth rush through her as all the knowledge, the pain, the joy, the experience of the elders combined flooded into her soul all at once. Her eyes shot open as an energy that was more than power filled her veins. She had seen the begining and the ending of every one of their lives, the battles they had fought, the power their bodies posessed and above all, the love every one of them had for the village of Rinsha and it's people.
Uncontrollable tears poured from her eyes as the intake of power suddenly stood and all four leaders fell to the ground. Winna herself fell to her knees as she crawled to Fala's wrinkled frame. The woman was cold to the touch as Winna mourned the loss of her teacher and the rest of the elders which had raised her and her friends from infancy. As she cried, she heard a voice call sweetly, "Winna....Winna dear. Now is not the time to cry."
The intrusion of her mind shocked her as Winna raised her eyes to see four figures standing tall before her. They were all tranclucent and yet had substance to them, a glow eminating from their bodies. Winna wiped her eyes, confused as one of them smiled a smile she would remember for the rest of her life, "Elder Fala?" The woman who looked to be about twenty-five nodded patiently. All of the elders stood before her as a young man explained, "We have departed this realm and our souls returned to the forms we were in when we became the leaders of this village. We shall help you in this battle, young healer and then we shall depart for the after life. Our souls will dwell within you and grant you our power for the time they are needed."
Somehow managing to stand, Winna faced all four leaders with a determination that went to her bones. She would not allow their sacrifices to be in vain, "I accept your affinities. Help me destroy the evil that plauges our people." Stepping out into the storm, Winna followed the directions to the sacrificial stone where Kaden waited, facing a battle of his own.
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FANTASTIC chapter...What can I say... you are a great writer the tension and sadness in this was felt with every word plus the determiation and courage of the elders and Winna....I enjoyed this chapter ...Update when you can my friend.......Brian
Wow!!It was indeed a fantastic chapter!!
keep me updated my dear
Wow. I can't find my words... You have brought tears to my eyes. The scenes of the four Elders death touched me. That was another fantastic chapter, I'm not stopping until I finish reading this whole novel today. On for the next chapter
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|Thorny devil
|Scientific classification
|Binomial name
|Moloch horridus
Gray, 1841
The thorny devil (Moloch horridus) is also called the mountain devil, thorny lizard, thorny dragon or moloch. It is a cold blooded Australian lizard, that lives in the desert regions of central Australia.
The thorny devil grows up to 200mm long and can live for at least 20 years. A thorny devil was first put on display in London by John Gould in 1840.[1] It mainly eats ants, and may eat thousands of ants in a day.
Female thorny devils lay ten eggs during the September-December season (or Spring-Summer). They put the eggs in a burrow about 30 cm deep. These eggs hatch after about 3 or 4 months, but not all babies will survive, because of predators like wild birds and goannas.
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The thorny devil is found in the arid regions of central Australia. It lives in sand, spinifex grasslands and scrub. Ideally adapted to its harsh, desert habitat, it uses narrow channels between the scales on its stomach and legs to collect morning dew and water from damp sand. The water travels up these channels to the lizard's mouth.[2]
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The thorny devil has some unique adaptations. These are used mainly for hiding and self-defence from one of their predators, the goanna. The thorny devil is coloured in shades of desert brown and tans, which blend in with their background. These colours change from pale colours during warmer weather and darker colours during colder weather.
The thorny devil has a "false head" on the back of its neck. When the lizard feels threatened, it lowers its real head, and reveals the false head so that the predators do not see the thorny devil's real head. The thorny devil is covered in lots of hard spikes across its entire upper side. Predators do not like to eat the thorny devil, as it is hard to swallow with all the spikes on it. Also when there is dew, the thorny devil can use its "thorns" to
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|The Simple English Wiktionary has a definition for: thorny devil.
- ↑ Pianka E.R.P. n.d., Moloch. [1]
- ↑ Government of Western Australia 2009, Nature fact sheet - Thorny Devil, viewed 23 August, 2013, <http://www.sharkbay.org/Thornydevilfactsheet.aspx>


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We may be in the middle of a government shutdown, but don't forget – this is just phase one! Phase two comes in a few weeks when the Republicans are threatening to crash the economy of the the Debt Limit Ceiling.
We don't have the official list of GOP demands yet, but they've leaked a bit of their laundry list, and it's about what you'd expect.
No, I take that back. What you'd expect would be the usual:
- No new taxes
- Cut spending on anyone who isn't rich already
- Give more money to the military (defense contractors, not those lazy veterans)
And instead, they're going whole effing hog. Total, utter hog. Oink effing oink:
- Ramming through approval of the Keystone XL pipeline (which James Hansen described as "Game over for the climate")
- Big perks for coal companies (also Wall Street banks).
- Expanding offshore oil drilling (OVER the objections of the local states – so much for "states; rights")
- Repealing just about every regulation the Chamber of Commerce doesn't like (think every EPA regulation, health regulations, financial regulations…)
As Jonathan Chait says at NY Mag:
It's Mitt Romney's 2012 economic plan. Almost word for word, in fact. True, Romney proposed to repeal Obamacare, while the House Republicans propose to delay it for a year. But the gambit there — extend the debt ceiling for a year while delaying Obamacare a year, so that the next debt ceiling hike lines up with another Obamacare delay — makes the two tactics essentially the same. The rest of the list is Romney's agenda on taxes, regulation of the environment, finance and other business, Medicare, tort reform. That's their opening demand: implement Romney's economic plan or melt down the economy.
Throw in a few more bits o' crazy, like more restrictions on abortion and birth control and destroying the Consumer Protection Bureau, and you have a recipe for madness.
Because unlike a government shut-down – which only inconveniences a whole lot of people, could put a smaller number of people out of business, and looks just plain awful to everyone but hardcore wingnuts who believe the entire government should be utterly shut down, permanently – a debt-ceiling default could literally and actually crash the entire US economy, throw finanancial markets into turmoil, and cost the super-rich 1% billions of dollars.
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Coming back to the class warfare issue: my working theory is that wealthy individuals bought themselves a radical right party, believing — correctly — that it would cut their taxes and remove regulations, but failed to realize that eventually the craziness would take on a life of its own, and that the monster they created would turn on its creators as well as the little people.
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10 Years Ago – Oct. 24, 2002
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Mayer – The Lutheran High School Crusaders volleyball team was chosen top seed in Section 4AA tourney. They finished their first season in the Minnesota River Conference with a 6-1 record.
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Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura has declared the week of Oct. 21-25 as Minnesota Manufacturing and Technology Week.
Eliot Kranz, a Luther College senior, will perform a vocal recital in November in the Recital Hall of the Luther Jenson-Noble Hall of Music. Kranz is the son of Philip and Susan Kranz of St. Bonifacius. He is a 1999 graduate of Waconia High School.
25 Years Ago – Oct. 22, 1987
Local residents continue to support the Minnesota Twins in their quest for the pennant. Andy and Bobby Seltz of Waconia have been faithfully watching the Twins throughout the season. They were among the 55,000 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis to welcome the Twins home after winning the American League pennant in Detroit. This week they hung a special banner and a giant Homer Hanky from their home on Birch Street. Posters and signed baseballs are hung about their room. Corky Gothmann got his shipment of Twins World Series sweatshirts and jackets in at Sports Korner in Waconia. Tom Logelin of St. Bonifacius is flying a Homer Hanky from his flagpole. Go Twins!
Kris and Stan Johnson became Westview Acres' new managers.
Jason's Barbershop is new in town. His shop is located at 15 W. First St.
Sharon Gibbons, former Waconian and the daughter of Maurita Rauschendorfer and a 1958 graduate of Waconia High School, won first place in a honey contest in Missouri. She has been a beekeeper since 1981. This was the first time she entered her honey in state competition.
PATRIOT FORUM: What do you think brought the Minnesota Twins to the World Series? "Team spirit and the fans' spirit."-Lorie Joyce-Waconia. "Carl Pohlad, Kelly, Reardon and the Homer Hanky."-Jim Peters-Waconia. "The player mix. They play well together."-Madeline Ryan-Waconia. "Team play and strong belief that they can beat anybody."-Darryl Wagener-Waconia.
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Orville Lange made purchase of the Rite-Way "66" Station in Waconia from Clarence Rauschendorfer who operated the station since 1948.
Dr. John Clarke was re-elected Chief of Staff at the Waconia Community Hospital for the coming year. Vice chief of staff is Dr. Charles Bean. Dr. Paul Gilles was elected secretary-treasurer.
"Ridgeview Hospital" was the winning name selected from 140 entries in the "Name the New Hospital" contest sponsored by the Waconia Hospital Auxiliary. Mrs. Clinton Kraft of Waconia and Elaine Funk of Mound both submitted the winning name. There was much interest shown in this contest and of the 140 entries one came from as far away as Milwaukee, Wis. The two winners will receive a $25.00 Savings Bond.
75 Years Ago – Oct. 21, 1937
Catherine Mayer was declared the Homecoming Queen at the Waconia High School. The High School Trio composed of Marcella Kaufhold, Patty O'Reilly and Catherine Mayer sang at the festivities. Their director is Miss Loretta Kraker.
Waconia is represented on the University of Minnesota Marching Band in the person of Roy Peltz, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Peltz of Lakeside. Roy is a clarinetist.
Franklin and Armand Bahr, Earl Braun and Fred Radde, Jr. attended Waconia's first homecoming football game between Waconia and Central Friday. Central beat the purple and gold 19-0, but Coach Knutson gave the team a creditable showing in the initial game of the season.
Cologne – The new 1938 Chevrolet will be on display at the Henry Kohls Garage here on Saturday.
Money to loan on farms at 4 1/2 percent, 10 year terms—No stock to buy—and you do not have to pay off on the principal except if you wish to do so. Write of call Segner Exchange, St. Bonifacius. Telephone 153.
100 Years Ago – Oct. 25, 1912
Arrangements have been made for a free public library for the village of Waconia. The state maintains a system of free traveling public libraries for the benefit of the people of the state. In order to make the books easily accessible it has been decided to locate the library at the local drug store.
A youth was fined $5 and costs for speeding an automobile on the streets of the village.
Many Greeks are leaving the Twin Cities for their native land to take part in the war against Turkey. A fund should be raised to pay the transportation of every Greek out of the states. They are no good to this country.
P. H. Schrugg of near here has a large cabbage head. It weighs 22 pounds.
Ernest Meyer, drayman, had a narrow escape when his rig was struck by a Milwaukee train. The wagon was reduced to smithereens. A week ago while watching a blacksmith operate on a piece of red hot iron a hunk of it slipped in his direction, landing on the blank spot of his think pot. He has had a streak of bad luck lately.
The Frank Claesgens building adjoining the Graff barbershop on Main Street and a quantity of other personal property will be sold at public auction in November. F. W. Radde will cry the sale.


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Research Topics
Genomes and Genes
Rodney C P Go
Affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Country: USA
Detail Information
- Comparison of measures of marker informativeness for ancestry and admixture mappingLili Ding
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
BMC Genomics 12:622. 2011....
- Is cumulative frequency of mitochondrial DNA variants a biomarker for colorectal tumor progression?Felix O Aikhionbare
Department of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Mol Cancer 3:30. 2004..To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to show an increased prevalence of mitochondrial gene variants in CRC tumorigenesis...
- Ancestry reported by white adults with cutaneous melanoma and control subjects in central AlabamaRonald T Acton
Immunogenetics Program and Departments of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA
BMC Cancer 4:47. 2004..We sought to evaluate the hypothesis that the high incidence of cutaneous melanoma in white persons in central Alabama is associated with a predominance of Irish and Scots descent...
- Prevalence and risk factors of microalbuminuria in a cohort of African-American women with gestational diabetesR C Go
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Diabetes Care 24:1764-9. 2001....
- Neuregulin-1 polymorphism in late onset Alzheimer's disease families with psychosesRodney C P Go
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 139:28-32. 2005..Our results suggest that NRG1 plays a role in increasing the genetic risk to positive symptoms of psychosis in a proportion of LOAD families...
- A genomic scan for age at onset of Alzheimer's disease in 437 families from the NIMH Genetic InitiativeM Ryan Dickson
Department of Epidemiology and International Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 0001, USA
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 147:784-92. 2008..Results replicate previous findings, but identify additional suggestive peaks indicating the genetics of AAO in AD is complex with many chromosomal regions potentially containing modifying genes...
- Genetic association of neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 2 (NTRK2) With Alzheimer's diseaseZuomin Chen
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 147:363-9. 2008..These SNPs are located in areas of the gene containing sequences that could be involved in alternative splicing and/or regulation of NTRK2. Our results suggest that NTRK2 may be a genetic susceptibility gene contributing to AD pathology...
- Candidate gene discovery procedure after follow-up confirmatory analyses of candidate regions of interests for Alzheimer's disease in the NIMH sibling datasetTesfaye M Baye
Section on Statistical Genetics, Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Dis Markers 24:293-309. 2008..alzgene.org)...
- HLA haplotype A*03-B*07 in hemochromatosis probands with HFE C282Y homozygosity: frequency disparity in men and women and lack of association with severity of iron overloadJames C Barton
Southern Iron Disorders Center, Birmingham, AL 35209, USA
Blood Cells Mol Dis 34:38-47. 2005....
- Follow-up mapping supports the evidence for linkage in the candidate region at 9q22 in the NIMH Alzheimer's disease Genetics Initiative cohortRodney T Perry
Department of Epidemiology and International Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 0022, USA
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 144:220-7. 2007..In an effort to pinpoint this putative AD susceptibility gene, we have begun to analyze SNPs in other candidate genes in and around this narrowed region to test for additional associations to AD...
- Effects of chronic stress and interleukin-10 gene polymorphisms on antibody response to tetanus vaccine in family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's diseaseJian Li
Department of Epidemiology and International Health, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Psychosom Med 69:551-9. 2007..To assess the effects of psychological stress on the antibody response to tetanus vaccine adjusting for cytokine gene polymorphisms and other nongenetic factors in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD)...
- COGA phenotypes and linkages on chromosome 2Howard W Wiener
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
BMC Genet 6:S125. 2005..A region on chromosome 2 at 250 cM was found to be linked to both of these derived phenotypes. Further examination of the SNPs in this region identified several haplotypes strongly associated with these derived phenotypes...
- Hemoglobin binding to A beta and HBG2 SNP association suggest a role in Alzheimer's diseaseRodney T Perry
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 0022, USA
Neurobiol Aging 29:185-93. 2008..010) and >65 years (p=0.013), and families not homozygous for the APOE4 allele (p=0.041). We hypothesize that Hb F may be less toxic than adult Hb in its interaction with A beta and may protect against the development of AD...
- Investigation of association of 13 polymorphisms in eight genes in southeastern African American Alzheimer disease patients as compared to age-matched controlsR T Perry
Department of Epidemiology and International Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
Am J Med Genet 105:332-42. 2001..In addition, TNF appears to have some modifying effect in AD, primarily on age of onset, or it could be in linkage disequilibrium with a modifier locus nearby...
- SSCP analysis and sequencing of the human prion protein gene (PRNP) detects two different 24 bp deletions in an atypical Alzheimer's disease familyR T Perry
University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Am J Med Genet 60:12-8. 1995..It does not appear that mutations at the PRNP locus are frequently associated with AD in this population...
- Susceptibility locus for IgA deficiency and common variable immunodeficiency in the HLA-DR3, -B8, -A1 haplotypesH W Schroeder
Department of Medicine, Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 3300, USA
Mol Med 4:72-86. 1998..In a search for the gene(s) in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that predispose to IgAD/CVID, we analyzed the extended MHC haplotypes present in a large family with 8 affected members...
- HFE mutations in African-American women with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitusR T Acton
Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Ethn Dis 11:578-84. 2001....
- The role of TNF and its receptors in Alzheimer's diseaseR T Perry
Department of Epidemiology and International Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
Neurobiol Aging 22:873-83. 2001..We found no significant association of three polymorphisms in the TNFR1 gene to AD. These results provide further evidence for the involvement of TNF in the pathogenesis of AD...
- Associations of MHC genes with levels of caries-inducing organisms and caries severity in African-American womenR T Acton
Department of Microbiology, Schools of Dentistry, Medicine and Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294 4400, USA
Hum Immunol 60:984-9. 1999..These results support an hypothesis of an association between host HLA class II and TNFa genetic profile and colonization of S. mutans, L. casei, and L. acidophilus thought to be pathogens involved in the etiology of dental caries...
- Total blood lymphocyte counts in hemochromatosis probands with HFE C282Y homozygosity: relationship to severity of iron overload and HLA-A and -B alleles and haplotypesJames C Barton
Southern Iron Disorders Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
BMC Blood Disord 5:5. 2005..It has been reported that some persons with hemochromatosis have low total blood lymphocyte counts, but the reason for this is unknown...
- Project among African-Americans to explore risks for schizophrenia (PAARTNERS): recruitment and assessment methodsMuktar H Aliyu
Department of Psychiatry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 2041, and Duke University Medical Center John Umstead Hospital, Butner, NC, United States
Schizophr Res 87:32-44. 2006..This novel integration of diagnostic, neurocognitive and genetic data will also generate valuable information for future phenotypic and genetic studies of schizophrenia...
- Genetics and cardiovascular diseaseRonald T Acton
Department of Microbiology, Immunogenetics Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 35294 0005, USA
Ethn Dis 14:S2-8-16. 2004....
- Increased frequency of HLA-B44 in recurrent sinopulmonary infections (RESPI)Douglas T Johnston
University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294 3300, USA
Clin Immunol 119:346-50. 2006..0001). Inheritance of HLA-B44 may yield susceptibility to recurrent sinopulmonary infection even in the presence of normal serum immunoglobulin levels...
- Genetic epidemiologic methods to screen for matrilineal inheritance in mitochondrial disordersF Mili
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Genet Epidemiol 13:605-14. 1996..To illustrate our epidemiologic method, we apply our screening method to pedigrees of two disorders which have been proposed to have a mitochondrial DNA component to their inheritance...
- Further evidence of a maternal parent-of-origin effect on chromosome 10 in late-onset Alzheimer's diseaseSusan Spear Bassett
Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 141:537-40. 2006....
- African-American community attitudes and perceptions toward schizophrenia and medical research: an exploratory studyLynnae A Hamilton
Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 98:18-27. 2006..Using focus groups, we set out to explore the attitudes and views of African Americans with regard to schizophrenia and medical research...
- Results of a high-resolution genome screen of 437 Alzheimer's disease familiesDeborah Blacker
Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
Hum Mol Genet 12:23-32. 2003..Although some of these will surely prove to be false positives, these linkage signals should provide a valuable framework for future studies aimed at identifying additional susceptibility genes for late-onset AD...
- Association between apolipoprotein E genotype and Alzheimer disease in African American subjectsNeill R Graff-Radford
Genetics Program L 320, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Arch Neurol 59:594-600. 2002..The association between Alzheimer disease (AD) and genotypes at the apolipoprotein E (APOE) locus has been confirmed in numerous populations worldwide, but appears to be inconsistent in African American subjects...
- Genetic association of Alzheimer's disease with multiple polymorphisms in alpha-2-macroglobulinAleister J Saunders
Genetics and Aging Research Unit, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
Hum Mol Genet 12:2765-76. 2003..However, the negative case - control studies suggest that any underlying pathogenic polymorphisms have a modest effect, and may operate primarily among individuals with a family history of AD...


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Private donors have stepped up to fund a student-initiated Sex Week program at the University of Tennessee.
Under mounting pressure from state legislators, UT administrators announced Wednesday evening the university was taking back more than $11,000 it had earmarked to help pay for the week of seminars and events on campus.
Brianna Rader, a co-founder of the organization Sexual Empowerment and Awareness at Tennessee, said she was thrilled that more than $7,000 in donations came in Thursday. She said most money came from individuals, although Planned Parenthood contributed $1,000.
UT is allowing $6,700 from student fees to help support Sex Week, which begins April 5.
The program will include seminars on birth control, communication, preventing sexual assault, gender issues, abstinence choices, the role of faith and sexual health.
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Houston Minority Supplier Development Council
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