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YMM PM - Carmakers Steer Toward Aluminum
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Carmakers look to lose weight. And - The early bird gets the table...and a bargain. WSJ's Bill Fantini reports
Brain Health Pt. 3: Effect of aluminum
in Health
Aluminum is common in our daily lives. What effect does it have on our health. How does it get into the body? What steps do we need to take to avoid this toxin. How can you tell if your tissue levels are high? How do we get rid of it when we have it.
in Automotive
2015 Ford F-150 all-aluminum body unveiling in Dallas
in Automotive
Automotive Journalist ALAN GELL interviews FRANK DAVIS immediately following the unveiling and "reveal" of the new all-aluminum Ford F-150. The excitement was electric and everyone was almost speechless. The interview and Ford event took place at Gilley's in Dallas on January 13th. Another unveiling took place the same time at the Detroit Auto Show.
Metalsmith BenchTalk with jeweler and metalsmith David LaPlantz
in Art
My guest this Thursday, July 26th at 3 p.m. PDT on MetalSmith BenchTalk is David LaPlantz (aka D. D. Deco), an active, producing jeweler and metalsmith. He flirts back and forth between jewelry and social commentary sculpture.
About: David LaPlantz is included in Who's Who in American Art and Who's Who in the West and was named Humboldt State University's "Outstanding Professor" in 1981. He received a Fulbright Grant in 1985 to travel throughout New Zealand to conduct master jewelry workshops, and received the Humboldt State University "Scholar of the Year" Award in 1994.
From 1967 through 2002, LaPlantz led an energetic dual life as both a full time jewelry and metalsmithing teacher and full time studio artist. Balancing his precious time between the two, he carved out a career comprised of imparting knowledge and creating art jewelry and sculpture, while trying to retain his sanity. LaPlantz is currently a full time studio artist living on the high desert of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
LaPlantz has always been an active, productive jeweler and metalsmith. His most recent jewelry involves the use of Vegetable Ivory (tagua nut) and /or industrially painted aluminum, which he engraves, stacks and cold connects together. LaPlantz's sculptural pieces visually explore more political and philosophical topics such as blacklisting in the entertainment industry, payola scandals in the music industry and in radio, along with the "spoken word" as demonstrated in his 'Art Microphones.'
For more information, visit http://laplantzstudios.com/.
Why We Don't Recycle More Aluminum & Rare Earth Elements
in Energy
Everyone is familiar with "reuse, renew and recycle" or some variation thereof. Be that as it may, we are still constantly manufacturing gadgets that use rare earth elements and other products which require aluminum. Recycling seems to be the best solution to cut down cost and environmental impact. It takes twice the amount of time, energy and money to mine new materials than to recycle the old. However, we aren't cutting back and have a long way to go before we can become truly sustainable. Is this because the demand is too high and we have an abundant supply? What can be done to conserve the resources we have from a global perspective? In this segment of The Clean Energy View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer talks to Dr. Subodh Das about the global aluminum industry and rare earth elements. Dr. Das is well recognized and respected expert and consultant to the global aluminum industry specializing in the areas of industry trends, technology, recycling, manufacturing, carbon management and new product & process developments. Dr. Das is the CEO of Phinix, LLC, Fluid Management Systems, Inc. and Underground Recovery, LLC . Dr. Das has over 35 yrs of global aluminum experience in manufacturing and tech areas covering wide disciplines including executive, project, operational, financial and technical management as well as being an accomplished scientist, engineer and inventor. Subodh has served on the boards of The Aluminum Association, Secat and the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society . The American Society of Metals elected him as ASM Fellow in 2002. The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society also awarded Subodh its prestigious Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Das (with John Green) also received the best paper award from the Journal of Metals for his paper titled "Aluminum Industry and Climate Change-Assessment and Responses ".
Kick Cancer In The Can™ Weekly Quick Tip #43
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Is Your Water Bottle Protecting You Or Killing You?
We all know that we need about 8 glasses of water a day...Right? And with our on-the-go lifestyles these days, we need our drinking water to be conveniently portable. Right? Yet we've also heard a lot about the potential hazards of drinking our water from platic bottles.
So...have you ever wondered how to avoid those hazardous chemicals that may be lurking in your plastic bottles? And what the heck is the best solution for protecting your health against those estrogen-mimicing xenoestrogens? For goodness sakes, please also make it lightweight, attractive, and easy to use and care for! Make it clean and free of anything that could eventually manifest a major illness, e.g. cancer, heart disease, alzheimers, dermatitis, kidney and liver damage, thyroid disfunction...and the list goes on!
You're in luck! Such a bottle exits! And get this...It's become a fashion accessory, sported by many famous celebrities, e.g. Cindy Crawford, Scarlett Johansson, Tobey MaGuire, Jennifer Garner, and the list goes on!
After you hear all about it pon this week's quick tip, head on over to www.facebook.com/KickCancerInTheCan, and share your biggest take-away from this week's Kick Cancer In The Can™ Weekly Quick Tip. And remember to add your ownburning question that you want answered on a future show!
Got cancer right now? What are you waiting for? Get the help you need before it's too late! Inaction is Cancer's best friend, Your worst enemy! Call our 24/7 Compassionate Cancer Concierge Service at 888-305-1495. Or visit: www.KickCancerInTheCan.com
Metalsmith BenchTalk: jeweler, metalsmith, and naturalist David C. Freda
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My guest on Thursday, May 1st at 3 p.m. PDT on MetalSmith BenchTalk will be jeweler, enamelist, metalsmith, artist, and naturalist David C. Freda.
Abou David: "Among the first images created by man were those of animals. One cannot trace the history of art without reference to the animal image. Since prehistoric times, the animal world has provided man the imagery by which to visually illuminate important aspects of himself and his life. The animal image provides a universal language that all cultures can share. Until the extinction of the last species, man will draw upon the animal world for inspiration.
I also probe the world of animals for my imagery. Bird watching, taxidermy, falconry, scuba diving, rock climbing, mountain biking, and numerous other adventuresome activities have educated me enabling me to express the natural world in an artistic sense. My forms are a distillation of these experiences. Some compositions feature realistic "renderings" of animal forms while others are abstractions suggesting a particular theme and create from it an unexpected or surprising result.
To obtain this, I often juxtapose the animal image or abstraction using ancient processes with twentieth century materials such as fine metals, vitreous enamels, aluminum, acrylic, niobium, and so on, while maintaining the sense of a natural habitat via color, texture, and movement. I feel I share a kinship with artists of the past whose intimate knowledge of the natural world also provided them with their concepts..
To learn more about David, visit: http://www.davidcfreda.com.
Chem-Trails, the Halliburton Loophole and Fracking: Illuminati Eugenics
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Chem-Trails, the Halliburton Loophole and Fracking: Illuminati Eugenics
1) ChemTrails: are white trails which follow behind aircraft. Unlike normal "contrails" (which are a normal trails resulting from the temperature gradient between the jet exhaust and humid atmospheric air), CHEMTRAILS CONTAIN TOXIC CHEMICALS.
Lithium: NASA admitted to spraying Lithium
Aluminum and other oxides: Over the past decade, independent testing of Chemtrails around the country has shown a dangerous, extremely poisonous brew that includes: barium, nano aluminum-coated fiberglass [known as CHAFF], radioactive thorium, cadmium, chromium, nickel, desiccated blood, mold spores, yellow fungal mycotoxins, ethylene dibromide, and polymer fibers. Barium can be compared to the toxicity of arsenic. Barium is known to adversely affect the heart. Aluminum has a history of damaging brain function. Independent researchers and labs continue to show off-the-scale levels of these poisons. A few "anonymous" officials have acknowledged this on-going aerosol spraying."
2) Fracking (Hydraulic fracturing):, is not subject to the same standards as other industries when it comes to protecting underground sources of drinking water. Under President Bush and Vice President Cheney, fracking was exempted from significant EPA regulation. Hydraulic fracturing involves the injection of fluids including toxic chemicals into oil or gas wells at very high pressure. Other forms of underground injection are regulated to protect drinking water, but in 2005 Congress created exemptions for hydraulic fracturing to benefit Halliburton and other oil and gas companies.
The purpose of CHEMTRAILS? Geo-engineering, population reduction, mind control...
2015 Ford F-150 pickup - interview with Pete Reyes at Chicago Auto Show
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Noted Automotive Journalist ALAN GELL interviews PETE REYES at the Chicago Auto Show, Feb 2014. Pete is the Chief Engineer for the new 2015 Ford F-150. Pete & Alan discuss the new all-aluminum body, high-strength steel frame, 700 lb lighter weight, capabilities, looks, features, and much, much more.
Dallas Gilley's hosts Ford F-150 introduction
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Automotive Journalist ALAN GELL was part of the media/press group in attendance at the introduction of the new all-aluminum body Ford F-150. Ford presentations to the media and local Ford dealers were made by ERIC PETERSON and FRANK DAVIS.
This segment is a recording of the stage presentations made at the event. Eric Peterson is the first presenter and Frank Davis is the second.
The new Ford F-150 "redefines full-size pickup trucks as the Toughest, Smartest, Most Capable F-150 ever" according the Press Release distributed.
Pipedream Pure Aluminium Product Review
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Pipedream Products is the leader within the passion product industry, producing hundreds of pleasure products. Tonight we will be reviewing and discussing Pipedream Products Pure Aluminum line of vibrators.
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In general, military service is creditable for retirement under FERS if:
Active Military Service Performed Before January 1, 1957. This service is creditable toward FERS retirement without a deposit.
Active Military Service Performed on or After January 1, 1957. You must make a deposit to credit this service toward FERS retirement eligibility and computation of your retirement annuity. For many people it is advantageous to make the deposit since the extra years of service will increase their retirement annuity.
A deposit for military service must be made to your civilian payroll office before you separate; it cannot be paid to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Planning ahead will allow you to make the deposit in installments rather than a single payment. If your military service is required for retirement eligibility you must pay the deposit in full before your retirement can be processed.
The amount of the deposit is 3 percent of the basic pay earned during the periods of active military service plus interest. Interest begins to accrue on deposits for post-1956 military service 2 years after you were first employed (or reemployed after a period of military service) in a position subject to FERS deductions. Interest accrues and is compounded annually until the deposit is paid in full.
Interest rates are determined by the Treasury Department each calendar year.
If you are receiving retired military pay, in addition to making the required deposit, you must waive your retired military pay at the time of your retirement from a FERS position to credit the service toward your FERS annuity unless:

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By Zoey Campos, Staff Reporter
COLONIAL SCHOOL — Ever wonder what elementary students like to read in their spare time? You might be surprised to find out all the different types of books kids like to read.
Some kids like to read mysteries, while others like to read realistic fiction or ghost stories. Many students also like to read nonfiction books.
Olivia Fenick (4C), said, "I am reading 'School Detective.' I got it at Barnes and Noble. I love mystery books, and I thought it sounded like a good book to read."
Julia Wall (3D) is reading "The Dork Diaries." She said she "started reading this book two or three months ago. I got this book at Colonial School's book fair. I'm reading this book because my friend recommended it, and she said it was so good."
Here is what other students said about what they were reading:
- "I'm reading 'The Diary of a Wimpy Kid,'" said Holly Tsang (3L). "I got it for a present. I started reading it one month ago. I'm reading it because I read some of the other books and thought it was a good book, too."
- "'Little House in the Big Woods' is a good book that I'm reading," said Annika Halvorson (1C). "I started the book one month ago when I got it as a present. I read this book for fun, and sometimes I do it for homework"
- "I am reading 'White Wolf,'" said Max Evans (1A). "I started reading this book a week ago. I got it at the library. I really thought it was good."
This story also appears on the Colonial Times website.


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At Christmastime we are always looking for surprises. This cookie recipe has a surprise in it. I don't remember where I got this recipe. I enjoy making these all through the year.
My granddaughters make them now. I have fun changing what I put inside. At Christmas, I use red and green cherries. You can also use candy. There just has to be a surprise inside.
Cookie Kiss Surprise
1 - 9 oz. bag of kisses or kisses with almonds
2 sticks butter, softened
1⁄3 cup sugar
1⁄3 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1 cup chocolate chips
• In a large bowl beat butter, sugar and vanilla. Add flour and blend until smooth. Mold scant tablespoon full of dough around each kiss. Cover completely.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 10-20 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool slightly, remove, melt chocolate chips and drizzle over cookies. About four dozen.
Jackie Lindley is a great-grandmother and retired Clark County, Ill., farmer. Send comments and recipes to her at 20472 E. 500th Road, West Union, IL 62477.
TRIED 'N' TRUE: Looking for a surprise? Look inside these cookies
At Christmastime we are always looking for surprises. This cookie recipe has a surprise in it. I don't remember where I got this recipe. I enjoy making these all through the year.
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Restaurant Inspections: July 14, 2014
June 23-27
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: July 7, 2014
June 16-20
TRIED 'N' TRUE: A recipe for oyster lovers
I have been looking through some old recipe books. I was looking at Gene's mom's cookbook. It is a Clark County Extension book. It's fun seeing some of the women who we knew when I was really young.
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: June 30, 2014
June 9-13
TRIED 'N' TRUE: Take your pick: Apple, blueberry, cherry for this cake
We have this every once in a while in church. You can have this for brunch or as a desert. Everyone sure enjoys this cherry cake.
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: June 23, 2014
June 2-6
TRIED 'N' TRUE: Bake, kabob chicken nuggets for a healthy change
I think we all love chicken nuggets. But to fry them is messy and isn't real good for you.
I like this recipe because you can bake them or make kabobs. Add your veggies. They can be fried if you want.
GRAPE SENSE: The color of summer shines in Provence Rosé
If you could be a super hero, mythical character or fictional leader, who would you choose?
Superman? A Mutant Ninja Turtle? Or maybe Jean ValJean?
I'd be the Pied Piper of Provence, France, and lead you to dry, French Rosé wine.
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: June 16, 2014
May 27-30
TRIED 'N' TRUE: Quick, sweet treat for summer days or nights
This is a good diabetic recipe or for anyone. When Gene is working in the garden sometimes his blood sugar gets too low and he has to get something to eat real fast.
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: June 9, 2014
May 19-16
Tried 'n' True: A recipe for when the kids get home from school
I used this recipe when the kids got home from school. They were always hungry.
When I was little we lived next door to a lady we called Grandma Byrd. She was so sweet. Sometimes we would stop at her house when we got off the bus and then walk home. I guess everyone has eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Grape Sense: Practical, stylish ways to chill your favorite wine
A bag of ice or the fridge can keep your wines chilled for any summer outing as easy as any geeky wine device. But if you want something practical and even stylish for summer picnics there are lots of ways to chill your favorite beverage.
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: June 2, 2014
May 12-16
TRIED 'N' TRUE: Summer Punch for your party or just for family
I have a feeling it's going to be hot this summer. This punch is cooling. I don't remember where this recipe comes from, but it makes a good punch for weddings, baby showers, etc. Make it for any special occasion or just for the family. I like it as a slush.
Tried 'n' True: Grandmother Rosa's Tuna Crunch Casserole
This recipe comes from my Grandmother Rosa. She's mom's mother. It seems like she liked tuna. I do, too. My brothers and sisters didn't. So when I visited her by myself, she made this. The recipe card is all yellow now and kind of hard to read — but I know it by heart. I don't have many of her recipes. Sure do enjoy the ones I have.
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: May 19, 2014
April 28-May 2, 2014
TRIED 'N' TRUE: Chop suey for when you have company
I've had some readers asking for a good chop suey recipe. I got this recipe from Amanda Condit of Henry, Ill., many, many years ago.
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: May 12, 2014
April 21 — April 25
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: May 5, 2014
April 14-April 17, 2014
- Restaurant Inspections: April 28, 2014
TRIED 'N' TRUE: Eat it plain, grilled, on salads, in this recipe
I guess you could call me a pineapple junkie. Of course I am a junkie for other fruit, also. Back in the '80s, we went to Hawaii. Gene decided he would take home some pineapples. He bought 12 boxes (six pineapples each). He never does anything in a small way.
TRIED 'N' TRUE: A sweet doughnut for an after-school snack
When we were young, mother would fix doughnuts for an after-school snack. I've made this one and another that takes yeast and takes a while to rise.
Food Inspections: April 14, 2014
March 24 - 28, 2014
TRIED 'N' TRUE: Try your hand at a cup of scrambled eggs
I'm always asking for a recipe for one or two people.
But this recipe is for one. Easy to make for two. For mine I like ham, bacon or sausage, browned and drained.
TRIED 'N' TRUE: Use this sauce on ribs, pork chops, hamburgers and more
A friend of mine from church invited us to her home to celebrate her son, Nick's graduation.
She had made so much food I couldn't believe it. Her husband can't eat a lot of different food.
She made a barbecue chicken — but you can use this on ribs, pork chops, hamburgers, etc.
TRIED 'N' TRUE: You won't believe these cookies are made with soda crackers
This is one of those recipes that when you taste them you want the recipe, but you don't believe they are made with a certain ingredient.
Restaurant Inspections: March 24, 2014
March 3-7:
GRAPE SENSE: Unoaked Chard the perfect complement to a dish like Chicken Lyon
Everyone has heard the old wine/food pairing advice of red wine with red meat and white wine with fish or chicken.
For the most part, that's not a bad guideline which will work more often than not. But as you really get into wine and start referring to yourself as a "foodie," the simplistic advice just won't work.
TRIED 'N' TRUE: A recipe for a family who loves onions
In our family, we love onions. My sister, Pam, sent me this recipe.
When Gene and I were first married I made everything with onions (his mother didn't flavor her meals). They were good old country meals — meat, potatoes, gravy and desserts.
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Solectria Renewables, LLC was established in January 2005 with corporate offices (including manufacturing, design) at the Riverwalk Mill complex at 360 Merrimack Street, Lawrence, MA. Solectria Renewables' founders include Ms. Anita Rajan Worden, Chairwoman; Mr. James Worden, Chief Executive Officer; Mr. Michael Zuercher-Martinson, Chief Technology Officer; and Ms. Aybike Doganci Crott, Chief Operating Officer.
The Company acquired its "power stage" technology (primarily inverter technology for use in all renewable energy applications) under a royalty free, exclusive perpetual agreement from Solectria Corporation during a merger of that company with Azure Dynamics. Solectria Renewables "spun off" from Solectria Corporation (an electric and hybrid vehicle company which was owned by Anita Worden and James Worden) as a separate company to focus solely on the development and sales of grid-tied PV inverters.
Today, Solectria Renewables, LLC is the leading U.S. based grid-tied PV inverter, string combiner and web-based monitoring manufacturer for residential, commercial and utility-scale solar projects. Solectria Renewables' wide range of products include 1.8kW to 500kW grid-tied inverters for systems 1kW to multi-MWs. Solectria Renewables is backed by over 20 years of power electronics and inverter experience and world class warranties. All of our three-phase central and utility-scale PV inverters are manufactured in the USA, ARRA compliant and listed to UL 1741/IEEE 1547.
In addition to PV inverters, Solectria Renewables also offers string combiners and web-based monitoring systems, guaranteeing our customers the best system components. Our string combiners are capable of combining 4-30 strings with multiple fused positions and optional DC disconnects. SolrenView, our integrated web-based monitoring system, provides our customers with the opportunity to view their PV system performance detailed data through a web browser. There are a variety of options including revenue grade, sub-array monitoring, flash-view (kiosk view) and agency reporting.
Solectria Renewables' primary customers include Engineering Procurement Contractors (EPCs), solar developers, Real Estate developers, Electrical distributors and contractors, and Solar Financing companies with solar installations in North America.


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Marlena Dzis
Marlena Dzis
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Marlena M. Dzis, M. M., is a lyric coloratura soprano born in Wroclaw, Poland. Miss Dzis graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in vocal music education - as well as a minor in jazz studies - from Loyola University New Orleans. In 2010, Miss Dzis has completed her master's degree in vocal music education from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Miss Dzis performed with the New Orleans Opera Chorus (La Traviata, gala performance with Placido Domingo), Northwestern Opera (Ghosts of Versailles), American Chamber Opera (as Queen of the Night in Mozart's Magic Flute), American Institute for Musical Studies in Graz, Austria, and choral works accompanied by the Chicago Sinfonietta, New Orleans Opera Symphony, and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as at Symphony Center with the Northwestern University Chorus. She has also been a part of the Polish folklore group "Polonia," with which she traveled to and performed in Taiwan, Israel, Poland, Hungary, and Rome - singing for Pope John Paul II in the latter in 1998. She won the vocal division of Loyola New Orleans' concerto/aria competition, was part of the New Orleans Best Classical Event Nomination for her solo and ensemble work with the Christ Church Cathedral Choir, and a soprano soloist in the 2008 Louisiana ACDA Intercollegiate Honor Choir.
While at Loyola, Miss Dzis was the College of Music and Fine Arts President and engaged in various teaching activities in the New Orleans area, as well as in an inner-city elementary school in Kingston, Jamaica. While at Northwestern, Miss Dzis' educational interests centered around topics in creativity, the sociology and educational challenges in inner-city education, listening, world music, conducting, as well as vocal jazz and classical voice. Meg Frazier, Jean Montes, Robert Harris, and Robert Boyd were Miss Dzis' conducting mentors. She is currently the soloist at First Church of Christ in Palatine, IL. Miss Dzis also teaches choral experience, music theory, keyboard skills, and voice at The Chicago High School for the Performing Arts. She first learned about Waldorf education in her undergraduate years and is thrilled to be a part of the Waldorf vision!


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A wrinkled leather bag with brushed silver-tone accents. Buckled straps accent the sides. Double handles. The detachable, adjustable shoulder strap is outfitted with a leather panel for ease of wear, while the main zip opens to a lined interior with 2 pockets. Dust bag included.
Leather: Calfskin.
Imported, China.
Height: 16in / 41cm
Length: 12in / 30.5cm
Depth: 6in / 15cm
Strap drop: 15in / 38cm
Leather: Calfskin.
Imported, China.
Height: 16in / 41cm
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By Debra Cassens Weiss
CIA medical personnel later objected to a description of the safety of waterboarding contained in a report sent to Justice Department lawyers John Yoo and Jay Bybee.
The suspect report formed the basis for a legal memo approving waterboarding of terrorism suspects, the Washington Independent reports.
The Office of Medical Services criticized the review of waterboarding, saying its reported sophistication was "exaggerated" and the power of the technique was "appreciably overstated," the Washington Post reports. OMS personnel also expressed concern that a detainee subjected to waterboarding could simply give up and allow his airways to fill with water, causing a lack of consciousness, the Post says.
The objections by OMS were outlined in a footnote contained in a newly released 2004 CIA document, the Washington Independent says. "It's almost enough to generate sympathy for Jay Bybee and John Yoo," the Independent says.
Yoo was the primary author of an August 2002 legal opinion (PDF), later withdrawn, that authorized waterboarding and techniques that cause severe mental pain, as long as they don't cause lasting harm. Bybee, now a federal appeals judge, signed the memo. Yoo is now a law professor at the University of California Berkeley's Boalt Hall law school.
The Independent says the 2002 memo repeatedly referred to assurances about how waterboarding works. The memo says the water should be applied "in a controlled manner," and refers to CIA representations that "this procedure triggers an automatic physiological sensation of drowning that the individual cannot control even though he may be aware that he is in fact not drowning."
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Geneticists measure time in generations and celebrate immortality with reproductive success. My lab is driven by a passion to understand the cell biological basis of gamete (sperm and egg) development. We study how germline stem cells balance self-renewal with differentiation. Stem cell self-renewal at the expense of differentiation can cause germ cell tumors while differentiation at the expense of self-renewal can cause sterility. Our long-term goal is to understand the mechanisms that regulate germline stem cell fate.
Other research interests include understanding the molecular function of the hormone testosterone in spermatogenesis. Our work has revealed that specialized tight junctions between Sertoli cells, which are integral to the blood/testis barrier, are regulated by testosterone. We are studying how germ cells pass through these tight junctions without compromising barrier function.
We are also investigating molecular mechanisms of translational regulation—a major form of gene regulation in both male and female germ cells—during spermatogenesis. We use both forward and reverse genetics to identify the genes involved. Phenotypic analysis includes microscopy, biochemistry and cell physiology.
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Gamete production
Gametes (sperm and eggs) are highly specialized cells. Spermatozoa contain condensed chromatin, a flagellum, and an acrosomal vesicle whose contents are used for penetrating the outer layer of the egg. Oocytes, unfertilized eggs, have an exceptionally large cytoplasm containing RNA and protein that drives the early cleavage divisions and reprograms the male pronucleus to support early development. In mammals, inductive signaling early in embryogenesis creates a small number of primordial germ cells (PGCs). In both sexes, PGCs migrate to the presumptive gonads, the genital ridges, where in females they initiate meiosis and in males they undergo mitotic arrest. Spermatogenesis occurs postnatally within the seminiferous tubules of the testis. Seminiferous tubules contain a single type of somatic cell, the Sertoli cell, and germ cells at all stages of proliferation and differentiation: spermatogonial stem cells, proliferating and differentiating diploid spermatogonia, spermatocytes in different stages of meiosis, and haploid spermatids. Postnatal oogenesis involves the development of oocytes in growing ovarian follicles, where oocytes grow to be one of the largest cells in the body and communicate with proliferating somatic cells. In mammals, oocytes complete the first meiotic division during ovulation and the second meiotic division upon fertilization.
Germline stem cells
Spermatogonial (germline) stem cells (SSCs) in the testis maintain continuous gamete production postnatally. Cell intrinsic and extrinsic signaling maintains a balance between self-renewal and differentiation. We have shown that loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding the promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger protein PLZF cause an age-dependent loss of germline stem cells leading to sterility. PLZF is expressed in germline stem cells and is required for their self-renewal. PLZF is a DNA binding protein that facilitates transcriptional repression through recruitment of chromatin modifying enzymes to specific DNA sequences. We are currently attempting to identify transcriptional targets of PLZF and determine how the somatic niche regulates PLZF. We have also shown that SSCs have unique epigenetic methyl-histone modifications that are distinct from their progeny. We suspect that these modifications are important determinants of cell fate and are currently testing this idea through SSC specific ablation of genes encoding key chromatin modification enzymes.
Androgen signaling
Testosterone is an androgenic steroid that binds to the androgen receptor (AR),a sequence-specific transcription factor. Whole body null mutations in the gene encoding AR result in complete androgen insensitivity syndrome. These individuals are externally female yet have undescended testes. Androgens also function postnatally. In the testis, AR is expressed in the steroid producing Leydig cells, where we have shown it functions in a short negative feedback loop to regulate cholesterol and steroid metabolism. It is also expressed in Sertoli cells, where it functions to support spermatogenesis, and in peritubular myoid cells, where its function is unknown. Using conditional genetic ablation of Ar in Sertoli cells, we have shown that AR signaling is required for three stages of spermatogenesis: progression through meiosis I, the differentiation of haploid round spermatids into elongating spermatids, and spermiogenesis, the release of fully differentiated elongated spermatids into the lumen of the seminiferous epithelium.
We have used gene expression profiling to identify several transcriptional targets of AR in Sertoli and in Leydig cells. These data suggest that androgens have both instructive and permissive roles in supporting spermatogenesis. One of the targets of AR in Sertoli cells, the Claudin 3 (Cldn3) gene, is expressed during the period when preleptotene spermatocytes move from the basal to the adluminal compartment of the seminiferous tubule. CLAUDIN 3 is a transient component of the Sertoli cell tight junctions. We have shown that the permeability of the blood/testis barrier is compromised in Ar mutants and are currently testing the role of the loss of Cldn3 in the phenotype. Experiments are also underway to determine the importance of the stage-specific expression of Cldn3 and its importance in maintaining immune privilege to differentiating germ cells in the adluminal compartment.
Posttranscriptional control
Translational control is a major form of gene regulation during gametogenesis. We are investigating the importance and mechanism of translational control during spermatogenesis. Genes encoding the basic proteins required for chromatin condensation--transition protein 1 and 2 and protamine 1 and 2--are all under translational control. The protamine 1 (Prm1) gene is transcribed in round spermatids and its mRNA stored as an RNA/protein particle (mRNP) for up to 7 days before it is eventually translated in elongating spermatids. We showed that sequence elements important for both translational repression and activation lie entirely in its 3' untranslated region (3' UTR). Temporal translation of Prm1 mRNA is essential for spermatogenesis. Deletion of its 3' UTR and replacement with a heterologous 3' UTR leads to premature translation of Prm1, early DNA condensation, an arrest in spermatid differentiation and sterility.
We have identified a 17-nucleotide sequence referred to as the translational control element (TCE) that confers both translational repression and activation on a heterologous mRNA in mice. We are currently studying the position-dependence of this element and the mechanism by which it confers translational regulation. A second sequence element in the 3' UTR, the Y box recognition sequence (YRS), appears to be important for mRNA stability during the period of translational repression. We have identified two Y box proteins, MSY2 and MSY4, that bind to the YRS in vitro and that are associated with the endogenous mRNP in vivo. To determine if MSY4 can mediate translational repression in vivo, we generated transgenic mice in which the temporal window of MSY4 expression was extended during spermatogenesis. Expression of MSY4 disrupted the normal completion of spermatogenesis and caused dominant sterility. Translation of several mRNAs, including the Prm1 and Prm2 mRNAs, was repressed. Loss-of-function mutations in either Msy2 or Msy4 causes sterility. We are currently investigating the reason for the sterility in Msy2 and Msy4 mutants and are creating Msy2 Msy4 double mutants to examine possible redundancy in function.
Little is known about the mechanism of translational activation of translationally repressed mRNAs. However, we have shown that a loss-of-function mutation in the gene encoding TAR RNA binding protein 2 (TARBP2) leads to delayed activation of Prm1 translation and sterility. The timing of TARBP2 expression suggests that it may function as a chaperone in the assembly of specific translationally regulated RNPs. Several groups have recently shown that the human orthologue of TARBP2 interacts with DICER1, the enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of precursor microRNAs into their mature products. We are currently examining the processing of small noncoding RNAs in Tarbp2 mutants and investigating the role of microRNAs in translational repression and activation. We have also created a germline specific mutation in the gene encoding Dicer1 and are characterizing the sterility in the mutant.
Lab staff
Professor: Robert Braun, Ph.D.
Research Scientist: Anne Greenlee, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist: Bill Buaas, Ph.D., Manju Sharma, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellows: Papia Chakraborty, Ph.D., Tongjun Gu, Ph.D., Elizabeth Snyder, Ph.D.
Master of Science Teacher Intern: Zachary Batz, B.S.
Research Assistant I: Nichelle Gray, B.S.
Research Administrative Assistant: Melissa Rockwood, M.S.
Publication listings
Gallagher SJ, Kofman AE, Huszar JM, Dannenberg JH, DePinho RA, Braun RE, Payne CJ. 2013. Distinct requirements for Sin3a in perinatal male gonocytes and differentiating spermatogonia. Dev Biol 373: 83-94.
Greenlee AR, Shiao MS, Snyder E, Buaas FW, Gu T, Stearns TM, Sharma M, Murchison EP, Puente GC, Braun RE. 2012. Deregulated sex chromosome gene expression with male germ cell-specific loss of Dicer1. PLoS One 7: e46359.
Smith BE, Braun RE. 2012. Germ cell migration across Sertoli cell tight junctions. Science 338: 798-802.
Gu T, Buaas FW, Simons AK, Ackert-Bicknell CL, Braun RE, Hibbs MA. 2011. Canonical A-to-I and C-to-U RNA editing is enriched at 3' UTRs and microRNA target sites in multiple mouse tissues. PLoS One 7: e33720. PMCID: PMC3308996.
Navarro VM, Gottsch ML, Wu M, Garcia-Galiano D, Hobbs SJ, Bosch MA, Pinilla L, Clifton DK, Dearth A, Ronnekleiv OK, Braun RE, Palmiter RD, Tena-Sempere M, Alreja M, Steiner RA. 2011. Regulation of NKB pathways and their roles in the control of Kiss1 neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the male mouse. Endocrinology 152: 4265-4275. PMCID: PMC3198996.
Meng J, Greenlee AR, Taub CJ, Braun RE. 2011. Sertoli cell-specific deletion of the androgen receptor compromises testicular immune privilege in mice. Biol Reprod 85: 254-260. PMCID: PMC3142254.
Kaneko H, Dridi S, Tarallo V, Gelfand BD, Fowler BJ, Cho WG, Kleinman ME, Ponicsan SL, Hauswirth WW, Chiodo VA, Kariko K, Yoo JW, Lee DK, Hadziahmetovic M, Song Y, Misra S, Chaudhuri G, Buaas FW, Braun RE, Hinton DR, Zhang Q, Grossniklaus HE, Provis JM, Madigan MC, Milam AH, Justice NL, ALbuquerque RJ, Blandford AD, Bogdanovich S, Hirano Y, WItta J, Fuchs E, Littman DR, Ambati BK, RUdin CM, Chong MM, Provost P, Kugel JF, Goodrich JA, Dunaief JL, Baffi JZ, Ambati J. 2011. DICER1 deficit induces Alu RNA toxicity in age-related macular degeneration. Nature 471: 325-330.
Spradling A, Fuller MT, Braun RE, Yoshida S. 2011. Germline stem cells. Cold Spring Harbor Perspect Biol. 3(11): a002642.
Payne CJ, Gallagher SJ, Foreman O, Dannenberg JH, DePinho RA, Braun RE. 2010. Sin3a is required by Sertoli cells to establish a niche for undifferentiated spermatogonia, germ cell tumors, and spermatid elongation. Stem Cells 28: 1424-1434.
Nakagawa T, Sharma M, Nabeshima Y, Braun RE, Yoshida S. 2010. Functional hierarchy and reversibility within the murine spermatogenic stem cell compartment. Science 328: 62-67.
Wang G, Weng CC, Shao SH, Zhou W, De Gendt K, Braun RE, Verhoeven G, Meistrich ML. 2009. Androgen receptor in Sertoli cells is not required for testosterone-induced suppression of spermatogenesis, but contributes to Sertoli cell organization in Utp14bjsd mice. J Androl 2009 Jan 8 [Epub ahead of print].
Nalam RL, Andreu-Vieyra C, Braun RE, Akiyama H, Matzuk MM. 2009. Retinoblastoma protein plays multiple essential roles in the terminal differentiation of Sertoli cells. Mol Endocrinol 23: 1900-1913.
Daher A, Laraki G, Singh M, Melendez-Pe–a CE, Bannwarth S, Peters AHFM, Meurs EF, Braun RE, Patel RC, Gatignol A. 2009. TRBP control of PACT-induced phosphorylation of protein kinase R is reversed by stress. Mol Cell Biol 29: 254-265.
Sadate-Ngatchou PI, Payne CJ, Dearth AT, Braun RE. 2008. Cre recombinase activity specific to postnatal, premeiotic male germ cells in transgenic mice. Genesis 46:738-742.
Payne CJ, Braun RE. 2008. Human adult testis-derived pluripotent stem cells: revealing plasticity from the germline. Cell Stem Cell 3:471-472.
Eacker SM, Agrawal N, Qian K, Dichek HL, Gong EY, Lee K, Braun RE. 2008. Hormonal regulation of testicular steroid and cholesterol homeostasis. Mol Endocrinol 22:623-635.
Zhao M, Rohozinski J, Sharma M, Ju J, Braun RE, Bishop CE, Meistrich ML. 2007. Utp14b: a unique retrogene within a gene that has acquired multiple promoters and a specific function in spermatogenesis. Dev Biol 304:848-859.
Eacker SM, Shima JE, Connolly CM, Sharma M, Holdcraft RW, Griswold MD, Braun RE. 2007. Transcriptional profiling of androgen receptor (AR) mutants suggests instructive and permissive AR signaling in germ cell development. Mol Endocrinol 21:895-907.
DiNardo S, Braun RE. 2007. Developmental biology. Home for the precious few. Science 217:1696-1697.
Seydoux G, Braun RE. 2006. Pathways to totipotency--lessons from germ cells. Cell 127:891-904.
Payne C, Braun RE. 2006. GDNF maintains a POZ-itive influence on stem cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103:9751-9752.
Payne C, Braun RE. 2006. Histone lysine trimethylation exhibits a distinct perinuclear distribution in Plzf-expressing spermatogonia. Dev Biol 293:461-472.
Greenbaum MP, Yan W, Wu MH, Lin YN, Agno J, Sharma M, Braun RE, Rajkovic A, Matzuk MM. 2006. TEX14 is essential for intercellular bridge development and fertility in male mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103:4982-4987.
Smith JT, Dungan HM, Stoll EA, Gottsch ML, Braun RE, Eacker SM, Clifton DK, Steiner RA. 2005. Differential regulation of Kiss1 gene expression by sex steroids in the brain of the male mouse. Endocrinology 146:2976-2984.
Nie Y, Ding L, Kao PN, Braun RE, Yang J-H. 2005. ADAR1 interacts with NF90 through double-stranded RNA and regulates NF90-mediated gene expression independently of RNA editing. Mol Cell Biol 25:6956-6963.
Meng J, Holdcraft RW, Shima J, Griswold MD, Braun RE. 2005. Androgens regulate the permeability of the blood-testis barrier. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 102:16696-16700.
Connolly CM, Dearth AT, Braun RE. 2005. Disruption of murine Tenr results in teratospermia and male infertility. Dev Biol 278:13-21.
Holdcraft RH, Braun RE. 2004. Hormonal regulation of spermatogenesis. Int J Andrology 27:335-342.
Holdcraft RH, Braun RE. 2004. Androgen receptor function is required in Sertoli cells for terminal differentiation of haploid spermatids. Development 131:459-467.
Buaas FW, Kirsh AL, Sharma M, McLean DJ, Morris JL, Griswold MD, de Rooij DG, Braun RE. 2004. PLZF is required in adult male germ cells for stem cell self-renewal. Nature Genetics 36:647-652.
Giorgini F, Davies HG, Braun RE. 2002. Translational repression by MSY4 inhibits spermatid differentiation in mice. Development 129:3669-3679.
Zhong J, Peters AHFM, Kafer K, Braun RE. 2001. A highly conserved sequence that is essential for translational repression of protamine mRNAs in murine spermatids. Biol of Reprod 64:1784-1789.
Peters AHFM, Drumm J, Ferrell C, Roth DA, Roth DM, McCaman M, Novak PL, Friedman J, Engler R, Braun RE. 2001. Absence of germ line infection in male mice following intraventricular injection of adenovirus. Mol Therapy 4:603-613.
Meagher MJ, Braun RE. 2001. Requirement for the murine zinc finger protein ZFR in perigastrulation growth and survival. Mol Cell Biol 21:2880-2890.
Giorgini F, Davies HG, Braun RE. 2001. MSY2 and MSY4 bind a conserved sequence in the 3' untranslated region of Protamine 1 mRNA in vitro and in vivo. Mol Cell Biol 21:7010-7019.
Braun RE. 2001. Packaging paternal chromosomes in protamine. Nature Genetics 28:10-12.
Nadler JJ, Braun RE. 2000. Fanconi anemia complementation group C is required for proliferation of murine primordial germ cells. Genesis 27:117-123.
DePaolo LV, Hinton BT, Braun RE. 2000. Male contraception: Views to the 21st century. Trends Endocrinol Metab 11:66-69.
Davies HG, Giorgini F, Fajardo MA, Braun RE. 2000. A sequence-specific RNA binding complex expressed in murine germ cells contains MSY2 and MSY4. Dev Biol 221:87-100.
Zhong J, Peters AHFM, Lee K, Braun RE. 1999. A double-stranded RNA binding protein required for activation of repressed messages in mammalian germ cells. Nature Genetics 22:175-178.
Meagher MJ, Schumacher JM, Lee K, Holdcraft RW, Edelhoff S, Disteche C, Braun RE. 1999. Identification of ZFR, an ancient and highly conserved murine chromosome-associated zinc finger protein. Gene 228:197-211.
Buaas FW, Lee K, Edelhoff S, Disteche C, Braun RE. 1999. Cloning and characterization of the mouse interleukin enhancer binding factor 3 (Ilf3) homolog in a screen for RNA binding proteins. Mamm Genome 10:451-456.
Zhong J, Edelhoff S, Disteche C, Braun RE. 1998. The gene encoding PRBP, the mosue homolog of human TRBP, maps to distal chromosome 15. Mamm Genome 9:413-414.
Schumacher JM, Artzt K, Braun RE. 1998. Spermatid perinuclear ribonucleic acid-binding protein binds microtubules in vitro and associates with abnormal Manchettes in vivo in mice. Biol of Reprod 59:69-76.
Braun RE. 1998. Every sperm is sacred--or is it? Nature Genetics 18:202-204.
Whitney MA, Royle G, Low MJ, Kelly MA, Axthelm MK, Reifsteck C, Olson S, Braun RE, Heinrich MC, Rathbun RK, Bagby GC, Grompe M. 1996. Germ cell defects and hematopoietic hypersensitivity to g-interferon in mice with a targeted disruption of the Fanconi anemia C gene. Blood 88:49-58.
Lee KS, Fajardo MA, Braun RE. 1996. A testis cytoplasmic RNA binding protein that has the properties of a translational repressor. Mol Cell Biol 16:3023-3034.
Schumacher JM, Lee KS, Edelhoff S, Braun RE. 1995. Distribution of Tenr, an RNA-binding protein, in a lattice-like network within the spermatid nucleus in the mouse. Biol of Reprod 52:1274-1283.
Lee K, Haugen HS, Clegg CH, Braun RE. 1995. Premature translation of protamine 1 mRNA causes precocious nuclear condensation and arrests spermatid differentiation in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 92:12451-12455.
Schumacher JM, Lee KS, Edelhoff S, Braun RE. 1994. Spnr, a murine RNA-binding protein that is localized to cytoplasmic microtubules. J Cell Biol 129:1023-1032.
Fajardo MA, Butner KA, Lee K, Braun RE. 1994. Germ cell-specific proteins interact with the 3' untranslated regions of the Prm-1 and Prm-2 mRNA. Dev Biol 166:643-653.
Wilkie TM, Braun RE, Ehrman WJ, Palmiter RD, Hammer RE. 1991. Germline intrachromosomal recombination restores fertility in transgenic MyK-103 male mice. Genes & Devel 5:38-48.
Braun RE, Peschon JJ, Behringer RR, Brinster RL, Palmiter RD. 1989. Protamine 3' untranslated sequences regulate temporal translational control and subcellular localization of growth hormone in spermatids of transgenic mice. Genes & Devel 3:793-802.
Braun RE, Behringer RR, Peschon JJ, Brinster RL, Palmiter RD. 1989. Genetically haploid spermatids are phenotypically diploid. Nature 337:373-376.


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The Real Reason the Senate Can't Get Anything Done
Historian Richard Baker and former congressional correspondent Neil MacNeil explore the history of the Senate.
Is the filibuster necessary?
I think the House, whether its members admit it or not, kind of relies on the Senate to slow down bad legislation. Traditionally, ever since the 18th century, House members, under certain circumstances, have hoped that what they had to vote for, because of its popularity, would be buried when it got over to the Senate. That's typical of any bicameral legislative body. So, if you move to a majoritarian Senate, then that's all out the window.
Why should current senators read your book?
This is the first time in more than 100 years that there has been a history of the Senate in about 400 pages. So, first of all, it's readable. And it is written from the perspective of today's concerns. I wrote the prologue from the point of view of a brand new senator. But that could be just an American citizen trying to figure out what the heck this institution is all about.


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The play will be presented Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. and again Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. at Pinkerton Academy's Stockbridge Theatre.
The cast is made up of dozens of students taking on the roles of orphans, Annie's friends, villains, and the wealthy who want to adopt Annie and give her a good home.
The lead role of Annie is played by seventh-grader Sara Chemi, who said playing the famed young heroine is a dream come true.
"I've loved 'Annie' ever since I saw it (on stage)," she said. "My dream is to someday be on Broadway."
Other lead roles are Liam Humel playing Daddy Warbucks, Amara Phelps as Miss Hannigan and Aleksei Larrentyer as the villain Rooster.
Songs include the popular "Tomorrow," "Maybe" and "It's A Hard Knock Life."
Tickets for "Annie Jr." are available at the door on show days, through the West Running Brook school office or through the Stockbridge Theatre box office.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and seniors. Call 432-1250 for information.


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An exclusive focus on reaching the MDG sanitation targets in Africa will have a "detrimental effect on the sustainability of the established infrastructure and may leave out the most important components of sanitation programs i.e. the motivation to use sanitary facilities and the need to change personal hygiene practices to improve health status". This one of the conclusions of a new policy brief published by Danida.
The brief added that "the best use of public resources in the sanitation sector is likely to focus on building demand for sanitation, establishing clear policies on subsidies, building capacity among local government entities to enable coordination and monitoring of progress and quality of service, facilitating the creation of a commercially viable private sanitation service, allocating financial resources to essential large scale sanitation infrastructure and supporting educational institutions to produce a new generation of professionals in the sanitation sector. Once the financial regime for these long term elements has been worked out, additional funding can be earmarked or sought for specific short term interventions, including hardware subsidies based on micro-credit schemes or subsidised hardware sold through commercial outlets".
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Indiana State University is giving the oil business a try.
The university received permission Wednesday from the Terre Haute Board of Zoning Appeals for oil exploration and possible drilling on the eastern edge of its campus.
Four members of the five-person BZA, at a meeting at the Vigo County annex, granted a special use permit for mineral extraction for ISU-owned property at 10th and Chestnut streets. A fifth member of the board was absent from the meeting.
The property, formerly an industrial site, is currently zoned for manufacturing purposes. Pioneer Oil, an Illinois-based company, holds a lease on the property with ISU and would conduct any exploration or drilling, officials said.
Because the property is within the city and is already zoned "M-2" for heavy manufacturing, it was not necessary for the request to come before the Vigo County Area Plan Commission or the Terre Haute City Council, according to the Vigo County Area Planning Department.
As a next step, Pioneer Oil, which has other oil drilling projects in Vigo County, will need to receive a state permit to begin exploration, said Diann McKee, vice president of business affairs, finance and university treasurer at ISU.
Pioneer is covering all of the expenses of the exploration, she added.
If Pioneer determines there is oil enough oil in the ground to make drilling worthwhile, any pumps would be submerged below ground and any gases would be burned in an incinerator to prevent odors from escaping, officials said.
"We're very concerned about that," McKee said of any possible odors. "We don't anticipate that being a problem at all."
The property will also be professionally landscaped, officials said.
Downtown Terre Haute has been the site of significant oil discovery in the past. Wells have been drilled at various locations in the city, including a gusher around Tenth and Eagle Streets discovered in 1889. That site, which is only one block south of the site approved for exploration Wednesday, helped give rise to the "Terre Haute Oil Craze of 1889," according to county historian Mike McCormick. Initial projections believed the well capable of producing up to 1,400 barrels a day. Later those estimates were downgraded to about 200 barrels a day.
If oil is pumped at the site, ISU would benefit financially and educationally, McKee said. Pioneer has agreed to allow ISU students access to the site for hands-on educational experience, she said.
ISU selected Pioneer for the project due to the company's good record of exploring for oil in unconventional settings, McKee said. The company currently has a well at the University of Southern Indiana and another in the New Harmony State Park, she said.
Any oil drilling would take place horizontally, reaching under ISU property from the 10th and Chestnut location, according to officials in the Area Planning Department.
ISU has long considered attempting to extract oil from under its property in the past, McKee said. The technology has now made it possible to do so in a way suited to the campus and the surrounding area, she said.
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Dr. Nabili received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), majoring in chemistry and biochemistry. He then completed his graduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His graduate training included a specialized fellowship in public health where his research focused on environmental health and health-care delivery and management.
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The other more common (5%-7% of the population) and less severe type of elevated homocysteine level may be caused by nutritional deficiencies in folate, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12, chronic (long-term) kidney disease, and cigarette smoking.
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The Rock 101 Open House at the Strongsville School of Rock on Saturday, Nov. 17th was a rousing success! The new program for beginner music students was rolled out to an enthusiastic group of parents and kids.
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AVON — After switching sectionals this season, the Ben Davis Giants wrestling team looked to send more wrestlers deeper into the postseason. The Giants traveled to Avon on Saturday, taking on a bulk of Hendricks County teams and faired pretty well.
As a team, the Giants took third behind sectional winner Danville and second-place Avon. More importantly, Ben Davis sent 10 wrestlers to the Mooresville regional this weekend and finished with two individual champions.
"We had some guys wrestle really well and do really well," Ben Davis coach Aaron Moss said. "Norman (Oglesby) and Levi (Moss), along with (Cesar) Guttierrez, wrestled well. Dylan (Lydy) wrestled fairly well against one of the best kids in the nation. We were like 'Wow, maybe we can at least hang.' For that we did good."
After battling perennial powerhouse Perry Meridian the past few seasons, the change of sectional venue was a welcome one for Moss and the Giants for more than one reason.
"It's nice and I'm not going to lie, it's nice to get away from Perry," Moss said. "We're in a different direction and it's good to try something new. The New Castle semistate is just stacked deep and there's great wrestling in any semistate, but it's just so deep there. There can be six or seven state placers and two or three don't get to go to state."
Moss (132) and Oglesby (285) each brought home championships for the Giants. For Moss, it was his third sectional title and a first for Oglesby.
"It feels fantastic," Levi Moss said. "I'm on a roll and I'm going to keep rolling. I feel great. Everything is going in my direction right now. I'm not doing anything wrong and everything is working, so I'm going to keep it the same."
Oglesby, a sophomore, has several years to improve his grappling skills and, according to coach Moss, the sky's the limit for a wrestler that exhibits so much raw potential.
"He's been under the radar a lot and hasn't been ranked for a long time," Aaron Moss said. "We kind of wanted it that way. He's wrestled the No. 4-ranked kid to two overtime matches. He's just young and strong. He's the second strongest kid in Ben Davis High School as a sophomore. We expect a lot from Norman. He's a great kid to work with and we're excited for the future for him."
Ben Davis sent four wrestlers to the finals with a split result. Daniel McCarty (106) and Lydy (145) each came away as runners-up.
Also advancing to the Mooresville regional for the Giants are Jacob Wyncoop (113), Jaylen Roth (126), Gage Norris (152), Marcus Meridy (170), Gutierrez (195), and Dakota Williams (220).


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text: Sexy Librarians in Pop Culture The Evolution of Sexy Librarians in Pop Culture by Tara Block 4/17/13 4 Reactions 282 Shares Print 63 186 20 13 0 There seems to be two sides to the stereotypical coin when it comes to portraying librarians. They're either shy, strict, shushing, and often elderly ladies, or they're the young, hot "sexy librarian" who will take off her glasses and let her hair down to seduce you. But there have been exceptions to the rule, proving that smart and witty librarians can be "sexy" without the cleavage. No matter how they're portrayed, it's interesting to see the many iterations of librarians in books, movies, and even music videos over the years. Let's take a look back at the evolution of these book-stamping babes now! What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 We saw sexy librarians portrayed in the pinup art of the 1940s and '50s, like this bookish pinup girl by artist Edward D'Ancona. 1 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did you know that Batgirl is a librarian? In addition to being a crime fighter and the daughter of Gotham City police commissioner James Gordon, Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl (created in 1961), has a doctorate in library science and is the head of Gotham City Public Library. You go, girl! Source: DC Comics 2 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 The 1957 film Desk Set stars Katharine Hepburn as the quick-witted head of a TV network's reference library, who along with her fellow female librarians must deal with an efficiency expert and his data computer that could threaten their jobs. The ladies are smart and feminine without falling into either the frumpy or sexed-up stereotypes. Source: 20th Century Fox 3 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 We see the bespectacled brunette version of the sexy librarian in this vintage Tiparillo cigar advertisement from 1967 that asks, "Should a gentleman offer a Tiparillo to a librarian?" 4 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Published in 1967, Jinny Williams: Library Assistant was written as an introduction for teen girls to the librarian career field. In the cheesy romance book, Jinny must choose between two love interests and balance work at the library. She even has a fairly modern discussion on not marrying right away, unlike her friends. 6 / 23 In the 1962 musical-movie The Music Man, Marian the librarian (played by Shirley Jones) is a stickler for the rules and at least for a little way isn't susceptible to traveling salesman Harold Hill's charming ways — like his song "Marian the Librarian." 6 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Even comics, like this one from the 1950s, have tackled the librarian romance. Source: Comically Vintage 7 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 This 1965 ad for Hanes Mystrece features a nude woman with glasses and a stack of books, channeling that sexy librarian look. The copy reads, "You can read about women who are unforgettable, disarming, and a not-so-quiet sensation, or, become one by wearing new Mystrece." 8 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pornographic books and librarians have a history together, like this 1970 book by Les Tucker titled Nympho Librarian. The cover reads, "The prim miss took off more than her mask of respectability behind the stacks . . . with any man who asked." You better watch out. 9 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goldie Hawn is adorable as always as a shy librarian who helps solve a mystery and falls in love with a cop played by Chevy Chase in the 1978 rom-com Foul Play. Source: Paramount Pictures 11 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 If you're looking for an '80s version of the archetype, then look no further than Rene Russo as a former swimmer and librarian in Major League (1989). She may be sexy, but with her athletic interests and feisty attitude, she doesn't fit into a box. Source: Paramount Pictures 11 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parker Posey flips all librarian stereotypes on their head with her character in 1995's Party Girl. The reformed "party girl" finds her true calling as a librarian without giving up her personality or individuality. Source: Sony Pictures 12 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 The librarian action figure is meant to be cheeky, sure (featuring a shushing finger), but it's modeled after a real librarian. The toy references Nancy Pearl, an American librarian, bestselling author, literary critic, and former executive director of the Washington Center For the Book at Seattle Public Library. 13 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sexy Librarian (published in 2008) by Julia Weist is a romance novel about a New York artist who swaps her urban life to become a librarian at a small public library in Minnesota. 14 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 In 2010, Helfond Book Gallery Ltd. created a series of "bibliopulp" posters, designed after pulp fiction book covers from the mid-20th century but with new book themes, like this one, Bibliobimbo, featuring a scandalous librarian. 15 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 The Major and the Librarian is a Harlequin romance novel by Nikki Benjamin that was first published in 1999. The story follows a major who still carries a torch for the shy librarian who had been engaged to his brother. 16 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 On the TV show Bones, pop culture references are often lost on forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan, so she misses the sexy librarian reference Seeley Booth makes in the following exchange from "The Passenger in the Oven": Booth: "What I want you to do is take off your glasses, shake out your hair, and say, 'Mr. Booth, do you know what the penalty is for an overdue book?'" Bones: "Why?" Booth: "Never mind." Source: Fox 17 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 The always sexy Rachel Weisz plays a witty, smart, and proud librarian in the 1999 film The Mummy, proclaiming, "I am proud of what I am. I . . . am a librarian!" Source: Universal Pictures 18 / 23 Helena Bonham Carter makes the classic transition from uptight geeky librarian to a tousled-hair vamp in Rufus Wainwright's 2012 music video for "Out of the Game." 19 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sexy Halloween costumes can get ridiculous, so it should come as no surprise that this sexy librarian outfit has a capelet and a skirt made of books. 20 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tina Fey and her alter ego Liz Lemon have brown hair, a somewhat buttoned-up look, and specs — so it's no surprise that both the woman and the character pop up as having that sexy librarian look. Source: NBC 21 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 The next generation of geeky-cool, glasses-wearing celebrity after Tina is Zooey Deschanel and her New Girl character Jess, a teacher who pulls off "librarian chic." Source: Fox 22 / 23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 The tables have turned! 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From Day ONE she has shown me the ropes. For instance, it is not really breaking in if you are going to play with the neighbor's toys in the basement while they are not home.
|Playing dolls and tea party in Wisconsin cica 1975. My favorite photo of us.
I might not have been brave enough to jump the waves, or wear a bikini.
|Newport Beach, California
The ski lift would have been much scarier without her by my side.
Learning to drive with just Mom and Dad would have been a bit less eventful. My closet wardrobe would have been half the size. I would have never learned how to french braid.
Who would have helped me through Western Civilization and English 101? I might not have gotten into the Uptown Lounge as easily. Nor would I have had anywhere near the fun at UGA!!!! Who could have known that 11 people could fit in one La Quinta Inn room at Georgia-Florida?
I would not have her example of being a calm, steady, and loving mother.
Today, I hope you have breakfast in bed, lovely gifts, calls from friends, hugs from children, and a drink in your hand at all times.
Cheers, Melissa! I love you sooooooooo much!
I really hope you DO have your cake and eat it TOO! I can't wait to experience the next 40 years with you!