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New high school in Asheville run by and for local people
The Appalachian Heritage Academy, a communally governed charter high school to open in downtown Asheville in fall 2014, challenges the stereotype of charter schools as "publicly funded but privately controlled." AHA, with its focus on integrating regional wisdom and sustainable living skills with core academics, is unique among public and charter schools in being run by and for local citizens. That's because the mission of AHA is not only to educate students but also to empower community.
Like all charter schools, AHA will be tuition-free and open to anyone in the region. But AHA's leadership also involves the public in ways that most charter schools don't. The board actively invites the public to events and recruits potential new board members from socioeconomically and ethnically diverse parts of the community. Their self-created by-laws require that at least two of their twelve board members are parents, and all members live in the local area. The school itself will be governed by Dynamic Governance, using facilitated consensus between interconnected committees of parents, students, teachers, and community stakeholders to make decisions. Shared leadership is a major component of the school curriculum, and because of its small size (maximum of 200 students by 2016), the school will be more flexible to community feedback and change than a larger school can be.
Asheville is touted as an innovative, holistic community based in values of sustainable living, environmental responsibility, arts, self-expression, and Appalachian heritage--and yet our economy of low-skill jobs and out-of-town wealth is not sustainable. AHA's founders want to help make the Asheville dream a more viable, grounded reality, by creating a curriculum that gives the new generation a sense of place and builds skills in a variety of trades essential for a real community to thrive. Such a community would sustain itself from within through a network of high-skill professionals, farmers, artists, and tradespeople. AHA will actively invest in this community--and encourage its students to invest their futures in it--through partnerships, a local year-long apprenticeship required of all seniors, and classes run by community artists, farmers, and experts. By rooting its core values in the most fundamental ideals of the community whose students attend it, AHA will draw from the diverse heritage of this region to create an intentional, beautiful, and livable heritage for the future.
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After a tough childhood with an alcoholic father and lupus-stricken mother, high schooler Joel Madden started punk-pop band Good Charlotte with his twin brother Benji after attending a Beastie Boys concert. They made their first recording using a home karaoke machine in 1996, back when Madden's nerves were so intense he'd perform with his back to the audience. Despite "Little Things" becoming a local hit in Philadelphia after a DJ got a hold of the home recording, their Epic debut in 1999 failed to go wide. Their 2002 sophomore CD, The Young & The Hopeless, which included singles like "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" and "The Anthem," faired much better, allowing the band to tour the planet and nab the cover of Rolling Stone and Madden to connect with his first famous flame Hilary Duff. Despite the image and age difference (8 years), the couple last for more than two years. After a three-year hiatus, Good Charlotte released their fifth studio album, 2010's Cardiology. Selling more than 9 million records worldwide is certainly an accomplishment, but a greater feat under Madden's belt may be his taming of notorious party girl with a DUI Nicole Richie in 2006. The socialite and the singer made grandpa Lionel Richie dance on the ceiling when they welcomed daughter Harlow in 2008 and son Sparrow in 2009 and made it official at his LA pad in 2010 in front of guests like Gwen Stefani and Samantha Ronson.
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By John Gramlich, Staff Writer
As presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama push different plans to help cover more uninsured Americans, voters in Arizona, Colorado and Montana will have the chance to make dramatic changes to their own states' health care systems when they go to the polls Nov. 4.
All three measures are unprecedented, but would affect these three states in very different ways.
In Colorado, voters will decide whether to require businesses with more than 20 workers to provide health insurance. In Arizona, the " Freedom of Choice in Health Care" initiative takes the opposite approach and would prohibit state lawmakers from passing legislation that would require Arizonans to join a government-run health care system. And in Montana, the question is whether to include more uninsured kids under the state's Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the Montana Medicaid Program - a move that many statehouses have done on their own.
Experts say it's the first time that voters are being asked to tackle the country's fractured health care system at the ballot box. "I'm not aware of any other ballot measures [like these], said Jennifer Tolbert, principal policy analyst at the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, a Kaiser Family Foundation project.
Meanwhile, the White House hopefuls are campaigning on their health-care solutions. For the Republicans, McCain's plan focuses on lowering costs, offering tax breaks as incentives to buy insurance and including state-based programs to cover the medically needy. Obama, McCain's Democratic challenger, wants to guarantee universal access to health insurance by making employers share costs. He supports mandatory health coverage for children, but not adults.
Eric Novak, an orthopedic surgeon, said the Arizona measure he helped put on the ballot "is not against health care reform in any way whatsoever," but would insist the cornerstone of any future health care system reform be "the preservation and protection of the right of individuals to make their own health care choices."
Novak said the measure doesn't take aim at any particular action that other states have tried. However, if approved, it would appear to prevent Arizona from following in the footsteps of Massachusetts, where lawmakers in 2005 required nearly all residents to get health insurance.
The Arizona measure specifically prevents state lawmakers from imposing a penalty or fine for health care decisions. The Massachusetts plan penalizes both employers who don't offer insurance and the uninsured who don't sign up for the state plan.
While the health care measure is one of eight questions that Arizonans will consider Nov. 4, Novak said he realizes the main attraction on the ballot will be McCain, the state's U.S. Senator, at the top of the GOP ticket. But with health care such a big issue in the campaign, Novak said, "It wouldn't surprise me that as we get closer to the election, a bright light will be shone on all the ballot measures, particularly this one."
The health care question in Colorado requiring employers with more than 20 workers to provide health insurance also could get lost in the shuffle amid the presidential campaign and because it is among 18 statewide measures, the most of any state. It will compete against more high-profile initiatives including whether to ban affirmative action and to define "personhood" at the time of conception.
Ernest L. Duran, Jr., president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, said the coalition of labor unions, called Coloradans for Middle Class Relief, might be willing to withdraw the health care measure if business groups would remove their "right to work" question that would allow workers to opt out of joining a union in workplaces that are already organized. "There are still a lot of discussions about that," he said.
This fall's ballot in Colorado has an unusually high number of measures pitting organized labor against business. Besides the health care measure on the Colorado ballot, unions are supporting initiatives that would make employers liable for failing to provide a safe workplace, bar employers from firing workers without just cause and make executives liable for corporate fraud. Businesses also are backing a measure that would require unions to get annual written approval from every member before spending any dues on political activities.
Meanwhile in Montana, some 30,000 uninsured children would be added to government-funded programs under a ballot measure that expands eligibility for SCHIP and Medicaid coverage. It also would help low-and middle-income parents pay the premiums to cover their children in employer-sponsored health plans.
"We tried doing it in the Legislature and it didn't work, so we went to the ballot," said Montana Rep. Mary Caferro, a sponsor of the " Healthy Montana Kids Plan."
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This is the sixth installment of stories looking back at USGA championships conducted at The Olympic Club, site of the 2012 U.S. Open. This article is on Nathaniel Crosby's 1981 U.S. Amateur triumph.
On the grounds of The Olympic Club in 1981, wherever Nathaniel Crosby walked, he heard the whispers.
"That's Crosby's kid," they said. "That's Bing's son."
Indeed, Nathaniel, then 19, until August of that year was best known as the son of the late Bing Crosby, one of America's favorite entertainers and a devoted golfer. Bing, who had died four years earlier in 1977, is today fondly remembered as the crooner and movie star who just happened to play a great game of golf.
Crosby seemingly had it all. His recording of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," remains the best-selling record of all time. He won the Academy Award for "Going My Way." And, boasting a handicap that ranged from scratch to 2, he qualified for the 1940 U.S. Amateur over the West Course of the Winged Foot Golf Club, in Mamaroneck, N.Y.
"As you might imagine, Crosby's presence created a sensation," Robert Sommers wrote in Golf Journal in 1981. "Crowds swarmed around him, and he found it difficult to play his shots."
Bing played in just one more U.S. Amateur, in 1941 in Omaha, Neb., and he cherished the player identification badge he wore that week. He later had the keepsake made into a necklace, which his son Nathaniel wore in the U.S. Amateur four decades years later.
In 1981, Nathaniel Crosby entered the U.S. Amateur with not much of a playing record to back him up. He finished well back in that year's Southern Amateur and 55th in the Northeast Amateur. He lost in the second round of the Trans-Mississippi and the fourth round of the North & South. At his best, he had advanced to the semifinals of the 1981 Broadmoor Invitational.
But Nathaniel hit a hot streak in the Amateur. He knocked out Frank Fuhrer III, a member of the 1981 Walker Cup Team, in the first round and defeated Willie Wood, a Walker Cup alternate, in the semifinal, scrambling to come from behind.
Olympic's Lake Course, the championship site, was lush and playing longer than its advertised 6,679 yards. The damp weather didn't help ball flight and forced many long carries to the greens. The championship field struggled as a whole with the layout, and though Nathaniel was not a long hitter, he somehow prevailed that week.
Throughout the championship, the son wore his father's contestant's medal around his neck. In tight spots, he rubbed it with his fingers – a reminder, perhaps, of his father's love and support.
"It was something to relax me," the young Crosby said of the mannerism. "It was a way of keeping positive thoughts in my mind. I knew he was up there and he was on my side."
Nathaniel's mother, Kathryn Crosby, was also an entertainer and his sister performed on the television show, Dallas.
"Pressure?" Nathaniel told Golf World. "Everybody in my family has been successful. My father. My mother. My sister shoots J.R. I gotta win the Amateur."
So Crosby eased his way through the match-play brackets to meet Brian Lindley, 24, of Fountain Valley, Calif., in the final. As Jim Moriarty wrote in Golf World, "Even local pride doesn't account for the 5,000 or so spectators that showed up for the semifinals and the 3,000 there for the final – probably the largest crowds to witness a U.S. Amateur since Bob Jones completed his slam. It was Crosby's name."
In the semifinals, the Crosby heir had rallied from behind to defeat Wood. Now, against Lindley, he was forced to once again come from behind. Four holes down with just 10 to play, Crosby won the 27th, 30th and 31st and then watched Lindley chip in to win the 32nd. Two holes down with three to play, Crosby won the 34th with a par and his bogey captured the 35th when Lindley was thwarted by an awful lie in a bunker. They halved the 36th. On to the 37th.
Maybe the magic medal was working. Maybe Bing was pulling a few strings. On that deciding hole, Nathaniel holed a winning putt from the fringe. Game. Set. Match. Young Nathaniel Crosby was the national champion.
Following the prize presentation, Nathaniel stood in the clubhouse among friends and was asked what his late father might say. Holding a glass of champagne in his hand, he replied, "Don't let it go to your head, son."
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Downtown Omaha's Gene Leahy Mall looks like a giant mud puddle crawling with construction equipment now, but it will have its sparkle on by Thanksgiving.
A renovation of the park and its lagoon is behind schedule. Even so, Omaha Parks Director Brook Bench and Mayor Jean Stothert plan to throw the switch that sets downtown trees aglow on Nov. 28, Thanksgiving, during the annual opening ceremony of Omaha's Holiday Lights Festival.
It will be sort of like putting a Christmas tree in its traditional living room location, even though the walls are still open for a home improvement project.
In the case of the Leahy Mall, Omaha's living room is built around a large lagoon, to which time has been unkind. Overhauling the lagoon is a major part of the $1.8 million renovation of the 10-acre park, which is being completed with $600,000 from the Nebraska Environmental Trust.
Bench and a construction company official said they are doing all they can to have the work substantially complete by Nov. 28, the deadline in All Purpose Construction's contract with the city.
Crews are working long hours, but a wet spring and fall rains have put the work about a month behind, said Debra Mathews, president of La Vista-based All Purpose.
Parts of the park won't be open for strolls, and the lagoon is unlikely to be filled by then. But event manager Vic Gutman said all systems are go for Holiday Lights Festival activities. Those include the CenturyLink Thanksgiving Lighting Ceremony, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Nov.�28 at 14th and Farnam Streets.
Crews have strung lights in the trees along streets beside Leahy Mall, Bench said. He said the city is trying to coordinate with contractors to string trees that are closer to the lagoon.
The park renovation began in March. It includes dredging the lagoon, then building a better bottom by blending a mineral called bentonite with the local soil and compacting the mixture to create a liner.
All Purpose Construction has completed those steps, Mathews said.
New concrete walls have been built for the lagoon, and reconstruction of limestone walls has begun. Crews will also install a system to agitate the water.
Bench said all those things should improve the water quality in the lagoon.
The dredging removed 4 to 5 feet of silt and mud.
"It was so silted in before that in most spots it was less than a foot deep," Bench said.
The renovated lagoon will be about 5 feet deep.
The rebuilt lagoon bottom will reduce silt intrusion and water loss, Mathews said. The new walls will prevent silt and contaminants from entering the water from the sides, she said.
Agitating the water, Bench said, "will keep the water moving, so it's not sitting still and becoming stagnant." That should reduce algae growth in the lagoon.
Crews later will install new concrete walks and lighting.
Completion of final grading and landscaping may be affected by the weather, Mathews said.
The dirt work in the lagoon bed came first, and Omaha's wet spring delayed it. Fall rains have made work difficult recently, and the new liner hasn't helped, because the lagoon holds water better.
The city's contract with All Purpose imposes penalties if it doesn't finish the work on time. The city timed the project to begin in March with the goal of it being completed by Thanksgiving, Bench said. City officials are pushing the contractors to finish the work on time, he said.
"It's a mudhole down there," Bench said. "It's difficult to work (after rains). It holds water, and then they have to pump it out. ...
"They're doing everything they can."
Under the boardwalk, nothing to sing about
Crews renovating the Gene Leahy Mall found an unpleasant surprise when they lifted a boardwalk on the water's edge.
The walk's wooden and steel supports were rotted, rusted and otherwise ruined.
"We can't just put the boards back over it," Omaha Parks Director Brook Bench said.
City officials are figuring out what to do. They may design, engineer and build a new boardwalk, Bench said.
That's not in the scope of the current renovation contract, he said. It would have to be put out for bids and go to the City Council.
In the short term, the city and its contractors plan to divert walkways around the boardwalk area.


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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) heard a report Thursday on an ambitious plan to help youngsters connect with nature. Vice Chairman Dick Corbett of Tampa is the FWC's spearhead to establish a statewide network of youth conservation centers, modeled after the Beau Turner Youth Conservation Center near Monticello.
Turner contributed property and other resources to establish the first center to begin the task of saving children from what conservationists call "nature deficit disorder." Meanwhile, Corbett has been rallying people and the business community to keep up the momentum.
"It's a very simple strategy," Corbett said. "We have the chance to help create the next generation who cares for Florida."
The centers will provide opportunities for young people and families to participate in outdoor activities and share experiences that strengthen connections with and support for fish and wildlife conservation. Some of the activities include hunting, fishing, kayaking, archery, wildlife viewing and nature encounters.
Corbett said the prevailing disconnection between children and nature has carried serious consequences, such as childhood obesity and a tenfold increase in childhood diabetes. The most alarming consequence is that for the first time in history, today's children have a shorter life expectancy than previous generations.
Kids who are physically active and spend time outdoors have better overall coordination, balance and agility and are sick less often. They have improved concentration and fewer symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder after spending time in nature. In addition, they have a lower incidence of obesity and related diseases, such as type-2 diabetes.
"We hope to create the next generation of outdoor recreation enthusiasts and conservationists who will continue the work of protecting our wildlife and natural habitats," Corbett said. "Spending time in nature helps children develop an affinity for the great outdoors."
Commissioner Brian Yablonski also has put his shoulder to the wheel to keep momentum behind developing the youth conservation center network.
"This issue is real," Yablonski said. "The national trends show a clear decline in participation in outdoor activities. Florida is in a position to lead the way in reconnecting kids, families and communities to the outdoors."
The initiatives will undertake tearing down the barriers that keep children from interacting with nature. For instance, the perception that it's dirty and dangerous outdoors is a problem for many. The new centers will overcome that perception and introduce youngsters to activities that appeal to them.
Plans include partnerships with local governments, schools, organizations and others; pooling resources and expertise; and crafting sound business models.
FWC Chairman Rodney Barreto said, "The payoff will be generations of kids who are healthier, intellectually stimulated, socially more adjusted and who demonstrate greater respect for themselves, others and the environment. Scientific research confirms these benefits."
The plan calls for the first Wild Outdoors Youth Conservation Center to take shape at the Tenoroc Fish Management Area, near Lakeland. It will cost about $825,000 to build the classroom, restrooms, visitor's center, office and storage space for the facility.
"That figure is beyond the FWC's capacity, but it is within the means of a motivated set of people who love Florida and want to be part of ensuring a rich natural legacy for generations," Barreto said.
The Wildlife Foundation of Florida has set up an account for holding donations and other funds. All donations are tax-deductable, and they will help fashion the future for our children.
For more information, contact Bill Cline at 850-413-0084.
"If you can't send a donation, at least take a kid outdoors and show him or her the forests, waters, animals and things that make up such a big part of this world," Corbett said. "Bonding with a child in that kind of context is priceless."
FWC Facts:The Sabal palm (Sabal palmetto) is the official state tree of Florida. Its berries are eaten by wildlife.
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In this case, "To ensure complicity" means "to ensure that the motorist pays the toll for use of the highway." In other words, confirm that the motorist has paid electronically and is authorized to drive on the road.
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Motorists can buy a pass to use all the national highways simply by sending a text meassage on their cell phone to a designated number, indicating their car's license plate number and the desired duration of use (from a few days to a year). The charge is added automatically to the driver's monthly phone bill. They can do this at any time and anywhere, prior to using the highways. In effect, the payment process is completely removed from the driving experience itself. To ensure complicity, mobile control stations are set up to scan license plates on the highways and match them against a central database of authorized vehicles.
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In this case, "To ensure complicity" means "to ensure that the motorist pays the toll for use of the highway." In other words, confirm that the motorist has paid electronically and is authorized to drive on the road.
I get it.
Thank you.
But I still don't understand why the author used the words "ensure" and "complicity," which means "involvement with other people in an illegal activity or plan." It's a strange combination of the words to me.
Ensure makes sense to me because its use here means "to make certain that (something) shall occur or be the case."
But I agree with you about the use of complicity. I prefer "to ensure compliance" (the action or fact of complying with a wish or command). I think many people make this vocabulary error.
Yes, 'compliance' would do the job much better. I'd go so far as to suggest that 'compliance' is a malapropism. (But bear in mind that we are dealing with an official announcement; the people dreaming these things up seem to be paid by the letter, or maybe by the syllable - and who cares whether the meaning is clear? )
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One site I manage for an electrician, his traffic levels are consistant. He gets several calls a day but then randomly, he won't get a single call for several days. Traffic levels are normal, as are SERPs and keywords. I have no explanation for why this happens. It's not related to days of the week, weather nor anything else I can pinpoint.
Those who are experiencing the zombie traffic, would traffic for that day not be higher? and while conversion rates down, are overall conversions not the same?
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, 15 October 2010
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The Zend Framework team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the first beta release of Zend Framework 1.11.0. This release is the culmination of several months of effort by contributors and Zend Framework partners, and offers several key new features, including support for mobile devices and the first stable release of the SimpleCloud API.
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CodeForest.net: How to crop an image using jQuery and PHP
, 15 October 2010
On CodeForest.net there's a new tutorial that merges the power of PHP and the popular jQuery javascript library to create an image cropping tool you can use on your site.So, your client uploaded the image into your newly, freshly developed CMS and then called you to yell about distorted image, or image that just does not look good? That is a well known scenario. Let me explain a bit what we will achieve today. When your client uploads an image, he is taken to an Image edit area where he sees uploaded...
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Brian Swan's Blog: Using the Windows Azure Tools for Eclipse with PHP
, 15 October 2010
Brian Swan has a new post today looking at how to use the Eclipse tools for Windows Azure with your PHP applications. The tools allow you to more directly interface with your Azure instance without having to do much outside of Eclipse.Following on the heels of announcements a couple of weeks ago, the Interoperability Team at Microsoft is announcing the availability of another update to the Windows Azure Tools for Eclipse. In this post, I'll use the updated Eclipse plug-i to walk you through creating and...
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Iwan Luijks' Blog: Using Enchant with PHP on Windows - Part 1
, 15 October 2010
Iwan Luijks has written up the first part in a series looking at using the Enchant extension - an interface to other third-party spell-checking APIs.PHP 5.3 introduced us to some new bundled extensions, including Enchant. The Enchant extension is a binding for the Enchant library. Note: Before PHP 5.3, Enchant was available as optional extension through PECL. This article however only covers the setup and usage of the bundled extension in PHP 5.3 This short tutorial gives an introduction to setting up...
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Should You Close PHP Tags? The Debate Continuesa
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, 15 October 2010
I was amazed at the response to my recent article, Should You Close Your PHP Code Tags? I didn't think it would be controversial or cause so much debate among developers! To recap, closing PHP tags (?) are entirely optional if you're coding a PHP-only file and there's no intermingled html. Files containing single class definitions are good candidates. Omitting the closing tag has another benefit: it becomes impossible to accidentally add white space to the end of the file. Therefore, output cannot be...
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PHP-Code.net: Securing PHP Apps Part III - Securing PHP on the server/Securing MySQL & Apache
, 15 October 2010
PHP-Code.net has posted the third part of their series looking at ways you can help to secure your PHP-based application. This time, though, the focus is all on the server side - Apache/MySQL/etc.This is the last part of this tutorial where I tell you a few things about securing PHP on the server, about securing MySQL and Apache. [...] Also, you have to keep in mind that you must know on what operating system your server runs in (UNIX, Linux, Mac OS or Windows) because this has to be secured too. This...
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Pavel Shevaev's Blog: taskman: yet another Ant alternative
, 15 October 2010
Pavel Shevaev has put together what he calls "yet another Ant alternative" - a tool written in PHP to create project related tasks in a style that matches the Ant and rake methods.There is a lib-taskman project on the google code hosting where you can find the full documentation, sources and latest releases. It's probably not that elegant as rake but if you want to stick to PHP and have Ant-alike functionality without any XML programming then taskman may turn out to be handy. taskman is very simple to...
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Cormac' PHP Blog: Practical example php implementation of the Observer pattern
, 15 October 2010
New from Cormac's blog there's a post looking at an implementation of the Observer design pattern in a bit more practical scenario than some other examples out there.Observer is a pattern where an object called the subject maintains a list of dependents (observers) and notifies them of any state changes. I implemented this recently to log changes to an Account object, and to notify the account holder if their account had expire - here's the basics of the code, hopefully it'll help someone else figure out...
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Site News: Blast from the Past - One Year Ago in PHP
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Here's what was popular in the PHP community one year ago today:Developer.com: Build your own MVC Framework: Getting your Framework Up And Running Hasin Hayder's Blog: RackSpace Cloud Server Client Library for PHP Symfony Blog: Symfony and Doctrine 2 Brandon Savage's Blog: "Micro" Optimizations That Matter NETTUTS.com: Full CodeIgniter Textmate Bundle Raphael Stolt's Blog: Zend Framework 1.8 Web Application Development book review Keith Casey's Blog: Book Review: PHP Design Patterns by Jason Sweat Lorna...
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Deleting indexes from Zend_Registry and why you shouldn't do it !
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Zend_Registry is the implementation of the Registry design pattern in the Zend Framework. It is similar to the $_GLOBALS array in pure PHP, but unlike it, it does not provide a transparent way to unset values at a specified index. As you will see in this short article, there is a very simple way to do it, but that doesn't mean it should be done.Read the full article to see how values can be deleted from Zend_Registry and also why than is not recommended.
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Lately we came across the problem that the XML/XSL view engine of Stubbles stopped working when upgrading to a newer PHP version which included libxml 2.7 instead of the previous 2.6 version. As of course Stubbles should be able to run with PHP 5.3 which uses libxml 2.7 this had to be fixed. So I tried to investigate the issue, and it took me some hours to find out what the problem was. Once the problem was understood it was very easy to fix. However, to come to the point were it became clear what was...
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Fabien Potencier's Blog: Twitter and Emails are good; Postcards are better
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Been wanting to give direct feedback to the folks behind the Symfony project, but feel like maybe your tweets and emails are just getting lost in the shuffle? Fabien Potencier has an alternative you can try - send him a postcard!As a lead developer of Symfony, I need feedback. Symfony being an Open-Source project, there is no way I can know how many people are using it, who they are and what they do with it. That's fine and all, but sometimes, that would really help me to know the Symfony user base a bit...
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Zend Developer Zone: ZendCon 2010: Zend(Un)Con
, 14 October 2010
On the Zend Developer Zone today there's a new post from Michaelangelo van Dam, the organizer of the unconference at this year's Zend/PHP Conference with an overview of what you can expect while you're there.Community is all about getting involved and sharing knowledge and best practices. At ZendCon you'll get a chance to step up and share your knowledge and skills to everyone at the conference with the ZendCon uncon. These Uncon sessions are run separately from the main tracks and are open for everyone....
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php|architect: Live from PHPNW: "Teach a man to fish" keynote
, 14 October 2010
If you weren't able to attend this year's PHP North West conference, you can get a little slice of it via this "live from the keynote" comments the folks at php|architect put together during Lorna Mitchell's "Teach a Man to Fish" keynote.The wonderful PHP Northwest 2010 conference took place last weekend in Manchester, UK, and our Marco Tabini was present to keynote Lorna Jane Mitchell's keynote "Teach a man to fish." Here's the transcript from the event (powered by Blue Parabola's upcoming live-blogging...
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The mysqlnd query cache meets Oxid at the IPC 2010
Planet PHP
, 14 October 2010
How amusing: an ancient write-up on the first PHP Kongress in 2000 edition written by one who later became a mentor of the autor of phpOpenTracker. How boring: a silver guy talking at the 10th aniversary of the conference about some 60% performace benefit for Oxid eShop, an example of a modern award-winning software, if using the mysqlnd query cache plugin (PECL/mysqlnd_qc). How confusing: the same silver guy calls his own benchmarks irrelevant and faulty. Award-winning technology: Oxid loves the query...
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ZendCasts.com: Unit Testing Models
, 14 October 2010
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New from ZendCasts.com there's a webcast about testing models in your Zend Framework applications.A walkthrough on how to build up a simple model layer using a test-driven development approach.You'll need a project already set up to follow along (he doesn't walk you through the creation of one or the setup of PHPUnit) but the process is pretty simple. He shows how to create some unit tests with the TDD method to help create better code through anticipated feature testing.
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ZendCon 2010: Zend(Un)Con
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, 14 October 2010
Community is all about getting involved and sharing knowledge and best practices. At ZendCon you'll get a chance to step up and share your knowledge and skills to everyone at the conference with the ZendCon uncon. These Uncon sessions are run separately from the main tracks and are open for everyone. Wether you're an attendee, a conference speaker, a sponsor or part of the conference organization, you're welcome to step up and share with the community.
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taskman: yet another Ant alternative
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, 14 October 2010
I created a small PHP library taskman for writing project related tasks in a similar with Ant and rake fashion. There is a lib-taskman project on the google code hosting where you can find the full documentation, sources and latest releases. It's probably not that elegant as rake but if you want to stick to PHP [...]
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Community News: Latest Releases from PHPClasses.org
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PHP South West (#phpsw) User Group Meeting, 7pm Tonight, Bristol
Planet PHP
, 13 October 2010
Zend Framework
Tonight's meeting of the PHP SouthWest User Group will be at The Third Floor, Bush House, Bristol from 7pm. We'll be in the conference room for an hour, and then from 8pm downstairs in the bar at the Arnolfini. What Is Planned There were quite a few of us at last weekend's excellent PHP North West 2010 conference. Tonight, we'll discuss the talks we attended and share what we liked and what we learned. How To Get There We'll be at Bush House, 72 Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QD. This Google Map has...
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Young Patriots Linebackers Capitalizing on Expanded Roles
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The New England Patriots placed veteran linebacker Brandon Spikes on injured reserve last Monday, ending his postseason, and the move originally appeared to be a cut-and-dry roster move with a player that had been battling a knee injury for a number of weeks. As it turns out, an ESPN report...
Dont'a Hightower Will Take Over Defensive Huddle for New England Patriots
October 16th, 2013 at 3:34 PM
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Jerod Mayo May Miss Rest of the Season
October 15th, 2013 at 8:37 PM
Jerod Mayo has been one of the most important players on the New England Patriots defense and a tackling machine since he has entered the NFL. With the Patriots defense already losing nose tackle Vince Wilork to injury it put more pressure on the rest of the defense to produce.
It looks...
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According to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport, the New England Patriots and linebacker Rob Ninkovich have agreed upon a contract extension.
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The New England Patriots continue to make roster moves even after the 75-man roster deadline. The Patriots announced via their website that they have released cornerback Ras-I Dowling and claimed linebacker Ja'Gared Davis from Houston.
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Yesterday, Patriots101.com finished up its preview of the defensive line by looking at the defensive tackle position. Today, the focus now shifts towards the second level of the Patriots defense, the linebackers.
The Patriots have a history of solid linebackers since Bill Belichick took over in 2000. During their Super Bowl...
NFL Network Unveils Most Overrated, Underrated New England Patriots' Players
July 4th, 2013 at 1:04 PM
Yesterday afternoon the NFL Network continued its series looking at the most underrated and overrated players of each NFL team. The New England Patriots were the next team to be analyzed.
Some of the more notable names to Patriots fans include linebacker Adalius Thomas, wide receiver Troy Brown, running back Antowain Smith and safety...
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A Guess on Which New England Patriots Won't Play Against Bucs
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The Boston Herald's Jeff Howe, as he usually does, put together a quick post about likelihood of participants in tonight's New England Patriots - Tampa Bay Buccaneers match up.
Quite a few who look to start the first game of the season most likely won't see action in south Florida tonight....
New England Patriots Cut Injured Dane Fletcher and Britt Davis as Logan Mankins Returns
August 13th, 2012 at 9:46 PM
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New England Patriots Lose Veteran Linebacker to Injury
August 10th, 2012 at 1:25 PM
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Head coach Bill Belichick, in a...
Top New England Patriots Possibly Out for First Preseason Game Against New Orleans Saints
August 9th, 2012 at 5:38 PM
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The New England Patriots square off against the New Orleans Saints this evening. And with teams not having to submit an injury report, it's tough to say who's going to spend time still recovering during this early preseason match up.
Veteran Running Back Cut from the New England Patriots
July 25th, 2012 at 5:31 PM
That was quick.
Before donning even the slightest bit of New England Patriots gear, Joseph Addai found himself on the market again.
"There were suggestions that he did not perform to expectations during OTA and mini camp season," said Ken Rosenthal in his report on NFL.com's Around the League report.
Because of injuries...
New England Patriots Sign LB Dont'a Hightower
July 18th, 2012 at 3:58 PM
The final piece of the New England Patriots NFL 2012 Draft puzzle is officially signed, reported ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Rookie linebacker Dont'a Hightower, after signing a four-year deal today, will report to training camp on Thursday, when rookies are supposed to report.
"Guess the cats out of the bag lol *#PatriotsNation, wants...
Seau's Family to Donate His Brain for Research
May 4th, 2012 at 4:00 PM
***PHOTO1***The family of former New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers linebacker Junior Seau has agreed to have his brain donated for research into the effects of concussions and hard hits to his head on his brain during his four-year collegiate and 20-year professional career.
Seau was found dead...
Current and Former New England Patriots React to Junior Seau Death
May 2nd, 2012 at 5:27 PM
NFL coaches, players and fans have gone to Twitter to express their thoughts and give their condolences to the friends and family of former New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau, who died this morning.
Patriot players in particular, those who played with Seau in his four years in New England (2006-09), are...
New England Patriots Shocked to Hear Death of Junior Seau
May 2nd, 2012 at 4:52 PM
***PHOTO1*** As posted earlier, former New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau passed away this morning from what is reported to be a self-inflicted gun-shot wound to his chest.
Seau's girlfriend phoned police at 9:35 a.m. when she found the linebacker unconscious in their Oceanside, Calif., home.
When the fire department arrived, reported...
AFC East Roundtable on the Patriots Draft Picks
April 27th, 2012 at 12:17 AM
Donald Lappe of Jets101.com takes a look at the New England Patriots proficiency in the first round of the National Football League Draft. Here are his impressions and the New York state of mind:
Chandler Jones is one of the most interesting prospects in the entire draft. He's an absolute...
Patriots Pull Off Two First Round Trades to Beef up Defense
April 27th, 2012 at 12:05 AM
The New England Patriots hadn't traded up in the first round of the National Football League draft since 2003, but they did it twice on Thursday night and added two impact players to their front seven. Defensive end Chandler Jones from Syracuse University and linebacker Dont'a Hightower from the national...
New England Patriots Trade up Twice to Draft Defensive Help
April 26th, 2012 at 10:17 PM
The New England Patriots addressed their needs on defense in the first round of the National Football League draft tonight. They traded with the Cincinnati Bengals to move from the 27th to the 21st pick and selected defensive end Chandler Jones from Syracuse University and then traded with the Denver...


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How do they teach priests to do magic tricks, is it a union thing to know how to do this? Some people will swallow any BS.
So do the wafers have any trans fats in them?
(shaking my head in disbelief) How DOES she do it --?
Except of course that we here can definitely believe it's not Jesus.
Do those come in butter flavor?
Do they have vanilla flavoured Jeebus
She always has appropriate pictures, it's ridiculous.
Picture challenge for Strega: A dragon riding a bathtub across a rainbow, farting bombs onto an orphanage of goblins. Do it.
Monks used to run goblin orphanages to bake Eucharists, but they figured out it is cheaper to outsource them to China.
I needed a good laugh this morning , thank you all :)
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Last week, North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis announced that a Voter ID bill "will move fairly quickly" through the General Assembly this year. The League of Women Voters has been a vocal opponent of similar Voter ID bills introduced recently in state legislatures across the country.
We should not be so blinded by concerns about voter fraud that we are willing to make it harder for thousands of eligible North Carolinians to exercise their right to vote. Research has shown that elderly citizens, low-income voters, African-American voters and voters under age 24 are among those least likely to have a current government-issued ID.
Furthermore, 40 of the state's 100 counties are covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Thus, while our legislators may vote on Voter ID legislation, any changes to our election laws would need pre-clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice and/or a three-judge panel in Washington, D.C. In 2012, a Voter ID law in Texas was struck down through this process.
Time and again these laws have been found to be illegal. Such restrictive voting laws should not be enacted in any state, nor should we allow politicians to manipulate election laws for their own personal gain. It is time for us to move beyond the rhetoric and work to ensure that everyone who is eligible to vote can vote, and will have their vote counted without any barriers.
On a practical level, some of the legislators promoting Voter ID are the same ones who claim they are concerned about fiscal responsibility. Voter ID could potentially cost the state's taxpayers millions of dollars to implement properly; it could also put new financial burdens on local governments. Is Voter ID really worth all these burdens?
— Karen Oelschlaeger
League of Women Voters
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Mr, Ellison has personally been orer all the territory which will be Miaa Croaa Entertaina LlUIan Croaa, of Jtooaevelt plaoe, celebrated her thirteenth birthday on Monday arid waa the recipient of many pretty gifta. In tl:e afternoon Miss Lillian was hostess at a dinner party of aeven young people, inclttd- ing ^eanor Fin^h, Elizabeth Mat>ee, Marie Mabee, Richard Cole, Sidney Gould, Lawrence Smith and Thomas Spence. After the collation, games were played and music and dancing enjoyed. ¦ I II i» IIJ _ I I II I 1 Tyron's Machine Shop Olive Blvd. bet Grove A Church Sta. BERT TRYON, Prop. AUTOMOBILE REPAIR-ING AND AD¬ JUSTING COMtHJETE UP-TO-DATE MACHINE , ^HOP |tU(^ EQUIPMENT V'teiephone 6»9-J Furs Furs Furs remodelled, or redyed, a reasonable pricea. Estimates cheerfully given. MRS. E. J. BARKER South Seaman Ave. Baldwin, L. I. Tel. 786 Freeport Late of New York, and formerly with C. G. Guntber's Son* LoBf IsIaid Railroad Time Table (BlXocUve Oct. 18th. 1914) CHRISTMAS GIFTS OF Chubbuck's CIGARS in gift boxea. / CANDIES In gift and regular boxea. We are solo Freeport agenta for Huyler'a. PERFUMES in great variety. STATIONERY la handsome gift pacakages. IVORY Bmshea. Comba, Puff Boxes, ^etc Safety Razors, Fountain Vena, Cards and Booklets, Vacuum Bottles and many other use¬ ful articles. lAwaya pleaaed to ahow gooda. CHUBBUCKS QUALITY DRUG STORE Main Streat Freeport, N. Y. Wanted, For Sale, To Let, Board, Etc. Peat little want "ada" get the «ood> while the getting'a good. Tel. 61 Two eenta a word for flrat insertion, minimum ten worda, one eent a word for auoceaalve Insertions Leave Memck ror Mew Tork, Penn¬ sylvania Station, Brooklyn and Inter¬ mediate stations, week days, 6.10, 6.62,, •.S8. 6.B«. 17.18, 7.28, 8.01. 8.15. 10.12 , Brooklyn^enue A. M.; 12.22, 3.09. 4.17, 5.38, 6.41, 9.22, 10.69 P. M.; Sundays, 6:48, 9.20 A. M.; 12.04, 2.44, 4.28, 5.33. 8.08, 10.477 P. M. WANTED—Position: general house¬ work, by a German girl. 19 years old; competeoit. Enquire Barber Shop, 24 - J. HUYLER ELLISON eovered in the thirty-tlSree days of the tour and selected very carefully the principal points of interest to visit, which has been made up with the view of pleasing those attending. It la the intention of having the trip party compcsed of only thc'ie person¬ ally known to the writer or his friends. In the completeness of the toar and the unusual features included therein, the comparison is challenged with any other trip so far announced at this time. The Tour includes visit to Niagara, Chicago, Colorado Springs, Royaittorge, Gran Canyon of Arizona, Los Angele.s, San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver, via tlie Canadian. Rockies. The Tour will start on the 3rd of July, the cost is moderate, ?365. per person. The fact that Mr. Ellison will per¬ sonally direct the Tour assures Its ¦uccess. He Is always connected with movements and "ontorprlses which ac¬ complish things. Mr. Ellison has pro¬ bably organized more local chapters of fraternal orders than any man In public life. The enthusiasm with which he worked to start the Free- Lodge of Elks has been appropriate^ reflected in its remarkable history. TO LET—8-room house, water and gas, with or without barn, comer Smith and Church streets, Freeport. Leave Freeport for New York, Penn-, Inquire W. H. PATTERSON. 127 S. sylvanla Station and Brooklyn, week¬ days, 5.20, 5.56. 6.42. 7.00, 17.22, 17.47 8.05, 18,17, 8.55, 9.47. 1Q,17 A. M.; 12.27, 3.13, 4.21, 5.02, 5.43, 6.45, 9.26, 11.03 P. M. Sundays, 6.51, 9.24, A. M.; 12.08. Main street. FOR SALE OR TO LET—8 room house, all modern conveniences, Btorm sash on all windows, porch 2.48, 4.82, 5.37, 6.40, 8.12, 10.51, P. M. | and windows all screened. Plot large and appropriate. Inquire J. S. DE- Trains leave Freeport fo- Amltyville | ^q,j"j.^ Leonard avenue, Freeport. Babylon Patchogue and intermediate stations week days, na4.44, 8.10, a9.32, 11.53 A. M.; Bl.43, sa2.22, 2.44. a3.58. WANTED—A widow with family to support wants sewing, cooking, wash- a4.59, f5.27, al5.55, a6.19, 6.45, a7.06, ,"',,""," "", """",.", "",.v. ", I Ing, Ironing and general work; at 7.44, a9.07. alO.47, P.'M.; 12.17, 2.04, night. Sundays, 5.31, a9.20 P. M.; 12.29, 2.27, a3.52, 7.32. a9.02, all.14 p'. M.; 1.42, night Trains leave New York, Pennsyl- ! home or at your homo; references I furnished. Mrs. Clara Bull, 38 South ; Grove strpet. over Police Courtroom. FOR RENT OR SALE vania Station, for Froeport, Merrick Modern 7 Koom Hou.se, reception hall, and principal intermediate stations, bath, 4 bedrooms, steam heat, eloc- ! na3.38, 7.06, a8.36, 11.00 A M.; sal2.48, trlcity, gas, line location, near now j sal.24, 2.00, aS.OO, al.03, M.44, (except; school. Will sacrifice for quick ac- I Merrick), laS.OO, aS.29. 5.51, a6.17, 6.50, j tion. J—"The Post." I a8.ll, a9.rj0, 11.30 P. M.; al.lO, night. (Sundays, 4.30, a8.24, 11.34. A. M.; 1.37, I a2.58, 6.39, a8.08, alO.18 P. M.; al2.35 night. DIME SOCIAL PROFITABLE The dime social given last week at the Board of Trade Hall, Roose- Telt^ under the auspices of the La¬ dies' Auxiliary, was a decided success. Over twelve dollars was taken in dur¬ ing the evening. In addition to the admission of ten cents, refreshments were served. * "A special and amusing feature of the evening's fun was a rug march. It cost Just one cent to get in the inarch and nearly all joined in. At intervals the music would suddenly •top and anyone found at that time on the small rug, which had been placed on the floor prior to the march, would be obliged to get out of the march and another penny wtis charged them to enter again. The sfRlr was Bu«h a success that It fa planned to bold another the first tart of tho new year. a Trains nm to Babylon only. n No Brooklyn connections. 8 Saturdays only. f Except Saturdays. 1 Except holidays. t Except Saturdays and holidays./. Trains leave Brooklyn. Flatbush Ave. Station, about the same time as those shown from New York. Pennsyl¬ vania station. This^time table subject to change without notice. Tony Marone Artistic and Practical BOOT AND SHOE MAKER Special attention is given to fitting any enlarged and deformed Joints. Ladies, children's and gents re¬ pairing promptly and satisfactorily done. All work guaranteed the best. Prices the lowest in town. Rubber work a specialty. Confectionery, ci¬ gars, tobacco and school sationary sold. The Popular "GROW-SIR" George H. Rapp Staple and Fancy Groceries Fruits and Vegetables in Season 18 Btsdall Street Phone 417.W Prompt DeliTery Pettit & Hedges, he. QUALITY CASH GROCERS 28 Merrick Road We have Installed a delivery system and will deliver ordera any¬ where. Prompt delivery and excellent service guaranteed. Special attention to phone orders—488-J. fYeepon. SPECIAL H. O. OaU 2 pk. for t5c Arbttckle'B Cotlee 17c. a llx'^ Babbits Soap 7 cans for 25c. Campbell's Soup .3 Cans for 25c 18a a peck^ LONG ISLAND POTATOES ,. 86c a bushel |2.40 a barrell WE GIVE S. & H. TRADING STAMPS OHARLES LENKER '. Wholesale and l^etail Florist and Nurseryman NORTH MAIN STREET, FREEPORT, L. I. Telephone 217-W Special Attention Given to Artistic Funeral Designs and Landscape Work Palms, Ferris, Carnations, Sweet Peas, Shrubs, Bedding Plcints To Our Friends and Patrons: A Merry Christmas to Yeu! In the fleeting days of the old year, permit us to extend to you our wish for a Prosperous New Year full of health and happiness. We would thank you to notify us of any imperfection ia articles delivered during the holiday rush. Broadway BROOKLYN 195-7 Merrick Road ROCKVILLE CENTRE Ride All Winter Get A The Detachable Tcp which converts your Ford car into a handsome Limousine for Winter use. Every Topford is fully equipped with clear vis¬ ion windshield, dome light, flower vase, side lamps, silk curtains and seat covers which match the head lining of your car. Immediate Deliveries Guaranteed Pateated Jsly 14, 1914 Price complete, attached to touring car, $175 '^' #~5r^^ Topford Detachable Limousine* are made for all other car* at (prcial price*. TOPFORD DETACHABLE LIMOUSINE COMPANY, INC. C. B. DERBY & CO., Inc. Selling Agents. 1700 Broadway, N. Y. 1270 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn "The House of Good Cheer" THE ALPINE HOTEL W. F. JONES, MANAGER West Merrick Road Freeport, Long Island "ENDORSED BY ALL WHO HAVE PATRONIZED IT," Highest Qass Family Hotel on Long Island FAMOUS FOR ITS CHICKEN AND BROILER DINNERS. UNSURPASSED CUSINE. OYSTERS AND POULTRY IN SEASON CAFE—WINES ANL LIQUORS—ALL BOTTLED BEERS A Rendezvous For Transient Motorists IF irS OOOD .TO EAT—WE HAVE ITI IF WE HAVE IT—irS OOOD TO EATI Open All Year Round A. A. WEBSTER Jewelers and Silversmith * 440 Fulton St. GIFTS THAT ENDURE Th« oholc« and preferred g'^ '* ^**a one which endur««, b*oaiiM It suQu^sts the continuity of love and friendships or piece of Jewelry. You will find st our store every thing that would dlsMaeuleh a flrst-clasa jewelry stpre. Such a Gift is a Watch •IFTS OF RARE VALUE for the lavish epender and aa tfmoet nnllmited ohoice of less expensive but oharmlng gifta te ault tha limited inoonse. Raymond's Holiday Suggestions We've put all our best energy into the selection of Holi¬ day Stocks and secured results that are bound to please any man. - Overcoats Tli« consenratiTe CbesterflelO, Balmacaan, shawl collar or shaped back coat, |12.50 to $40. SUITS with all the present day style features, $12.50 to $30. 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Novel Technology May Allow the Use of Autoantibodies as Cancer Biomarkers
The Bottom Line
A new technology that enables the detection of antibodies in the blood that target abnormal glycoproteins produced by cancer cells may make it possible to use these antibodies as biomarkers for the early detection of cancer.
The Whole Story
Cancer cells can express molecules on their surface that are not usually found on the surface of normal cells. Sometimes, the immune system will recognize these molecules as being "foreign" and produce antibodies against them as a defense mechanism. Because the targeted molecules are on a person's own cells, the antibodies are called "autoantibodies." Autoantibodies alone are rarely sufficient to kill cancer cells, but they may prove useful as biomarkers to detect cancer early.
In this study, the researchers identified and analyzed autoantibodies directed against abnormal forms of the protein MUC-1, which is a member of a family of proteins called mucins. Mucins are found in the plasma membrane (outer membrane) of epithelial cells and, during their production, are modified by the addition of carbohydrate (sugar) molecules in a process known as glycosylation. Previous research had shown that MUC-1 is produced in larger amounts by many types of cancer cells and that it is abnormally glycosylated by those cells.
To detect autoantibodies against aberrantly glycosylated forms of MUC-1, the researchers had to develop a new technology in which they used enzymes to attach sugar molecules to MUC-1 peptides (fragments) in the laboratory. This process yielded a diverse "library" of molecules called glycopeptides that included molecules containing the abnormal carbohydrates previously found on cancer cells. Next, the researchers attached the members of this glycopeptide library to a special type of slide to create "microarrays," which they subsequently used to screen the blood (serum) of newly diagnosed patients with breast, ovarian, or prostate cancer, as well as serum from normal control subjects, for the presence of antibodies against abnormal forms of MUC-1.
The scientists found that the serum from cancer patients contained immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies that reacted with members of the glycopeptide library. From patient to patient, these antibodies were present in differing amounts and specificities. In contrast, IgG antibodies in the serum of healthy control subjects did not react with members of the glycopeptide library.
According to the researchers, this study should be viewed as a proof-of-concept study, and much more work is required before a clinically useful assay, or assays, based on their findings can be developed. Moreover, although many common cancer types overproduce MUC-1, many do not. Therefore, extending this approach to other cancer types will require the identification of additional glycoproteins that are aberrantly expressed in cancer. Nevertheless, it is hoped that refinements of this technology will lead to disease-specific assays that can be used to diagnose many cancers earlier, when they may be most treatable.
The study was an international collaboration funded in part by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) through the trans-NIH Alliance of Glycobiologists for Detection of Cancer and Cancer Risk. The alliance is a consortium of NCI-supported laboratories that are working to reveal the cancer-related dynamics of complex carbohydrates and develop biomarkers for early cancer detection and risk assessment.
More summaries of selected scientific advances from NCI-supported research are available at http://www.cancer.gov/aboutnci/servingpeople/advances.


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Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is one of 250 locations hosting an STL250 Cake. See if you can find this cake and others around the city.
To celebrate the 250th birthday of St. Louis, 4-ft high cakes have sprung up across the metro area, including Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. It's all part of Cakeway to the West, a region-wide public art and history lesson campaign that is marking the city's anniversary with 250 custom painted fiberglass cakes located at landmarks, cultural institutions, outdoor spots and places voted in by the public. Lambert's cake sports blue and purple tones with imagery of the Airport's domes, skylights and other iconic features. It was painted by artist Henryk Ptasiewicz. A scavenger hunt contest is underway for sleuths to find all the cakes around the city. Find out more about the cake contest and other major events here.
The International Association of Firefighters Local 2665 Honor Guard. salute the flag flown in for fallen Columbia firefighter Lt. Bruce Britt.
American Airlines passengers at Lambert Airport watched members of the International Association of Firefighters Local 2665 Honor Guard as they accepted a special flag flown in to St. Louis.to honor a fallen firefighter. Lieutenant Bruce Britt, of Columbia, died in the line of duty Saturday, Feb. 22, when a walkway collapsed at a University of Missouri-Columbia run apartment complex. The Firefighters were somber as they accepted the flag that has honored fallen first responders since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The flag was presented by an American Airlines' pilot. Memorial services were held for Lt. Britt in Columbia, Missouri and in his hometown, Williamsville, New Mexico.
Exchange student Camille Doligez enjoys a playful moment with Stevie and Lorna Korte, who have become her little sisters before her flight to Cincinnati onto Paris.
Angi and Stehen Korte were more than happy to welcome exhange student Camille Doligez, 18, from Paris. The family said they were elated to have a French student for more than five months as a member of their family especially since they had an empty bed vacated by their oldest daughter. "Samantha, our oldest daughter went off to college, so when they asked us, we said sure!" Doligez said she enjoyed her stay in St. Louis. It may have helped that she made some long lasting friendships while visiting. A few of her friends were also on hand to wish her safe travels back home to Paris. Doligez flew to Cincinnati and then on to Paris.
Southwest Airlines Customer Service Rep. Roxy Mitchell jumps up with excitement to claim her prize at the Catch Us Giving Awards Reception.
More than 100 airline, tenant, concessionaire and Lambert Authority employees came together to celebrate their achievements at the 4th Annual Catch Us Giving Awards Reception. The reception was held on the B Concourse, Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Winners and nominees from 2013 were honored for providing excellent customer service to passengers and visitors at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. The nominees and winners are always excited to hear their names called for a prize. Roxy Mitchell yelled with enthusiasm when her name was called as the winner of one of the many prizes. The event is hosted by Airport Director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge.
Makyla Wall and her mom, Lindsay, had a loving welcome home sign for dad, Jared Wall when he arrived at Lambert Airport.
Army Staff Sergeant Jared Wall arrived at Lambert- St. Louis International Airport to a warm, heartfelt welcome home sign made by his wife and daughter. Makyla patiently stood by her mother, Lindsay, holding a sign saying, "Just in time to be my Valentine. Welcome home daddy!" It had been a year since her dad, Army Staff Sergeant Wall left home for Korea. When she saw Dad she took off running into his arms! Wall said he is happy to be back home and just in time for two celebrations, Valentine's Day and Lindsay's birthday on February 18th. Wall also said he is home for the next 2-3 years. The family is stationed at Fort Leonard Wood.
Photographers from Channel 2 and Channel 5 get up close and personal to video beautiful new artwork at the ent/exit of the T1 Metrolink platform.
Passengers who come in and out of the Metrolink platform in Terminal 1 have a splash of beauty to behold in two new public art murals. The murals were created by artist Amy Cheng. The remarkable pieces of art are located at the top of the escalator (pictured above) and alongside the Terminal 1 Metrolink escalator. Cheng calls the artworks, "Nucleic Life Formation," suggesting a universal connection between people and the universe. Metro Transit and Lambert Airport introduced the artwork to the world Friday, January 31 in a joint press conference. The media was on hand to capture the two new inspirational pieces. The commissioned artwork is part of Metro Transit's commitment to upgrade its light rail stations.
Housekeeper Melvin Edwards spot mops just outside the A Concourse Checkpoint.
When it comes to safety, a mop is one of the key tools on the frontline. They're in use 24 hours a day in the terminal and concourses at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. More than 100 Airport Authority housekeepers and contracted cleaning staff work to keep terminals and concourses clean. This time of year, it's a hard job. That's because of the winter weather. Thousands of passengers and visitors a day track in moisture from snow, ice as well as chemicals. It's a mix that creates hazards on the Airport's hard floor surfaces. Until it's mopped clean. Houskeepers also tackle food, beverage and other spills to make sure the public has a safe path around the through the Airport.
Crews remove snow on the top level of the Terminal 1 Garage after one of the biggest winter storms in decades to hit the St. Louis region.
The Polar Vortex turned into a Polar Cleanup across the St. Louis region this week. Lambert-St. Louis International Airport recorded nearly 11 inches of snow in less than 24 hours after the storm pushed through on Sunday, Jan. 5. The snow and high winds pushed ahead of the polar plunge in temperatures that saw negative highs for the first time since the 1980s. The Airport saw hundreds of cancellations but the force of Lambert's snow removal crews kept the airfield open, roadways driveable and parking lots passable through the worst of it. The Airport snow removal effort and cleanup continued the rest of the week even as another round of snow (1.5") hit St. Louis- the third snow storm just this month.
This new breed of snow machine does double duty on Lambert's airfield as both a snowplow and a jetbroom.
Big machines are needed to clear snow from Lambert's runways and make sure our airlines can continue to operate when severe weather hits. St. Louis was hit with its first snow storm of the year this week. To conquer the snow, the Airport has a new breed, a new beast, among its fleet of snow removing machines. It's a MB5 Multi-Tasking Snow Vehicle (Manufactured in Wisconsin). This snow machine is a double-duty workhorse that can do the job of both a snow plow and a jet broom. It's powered by two 500 Horsepower engines. Lambert has seven of these machines which will be back on the job this weekend when another storm is expected to hit the area.
Inesia Runnels (far left) and five-year old Za Shaw decide which perfect pretzel they would like from Auntie Anne's in Terminal 2.
The world's favorite pretzel place, Auntie Anne's Pretzels is now open in Terminal 2, home of Southwest Airlines and Air Tran Airways. Auntie Anne's is known for it's delicious hand-rolled soft pretzels and freshly baked treats. Wherever Auntie Anne's opens, it's guaranteed to draw a crowd! Inesia Runnels and Za Shaw of Dallas, Texas stall for a minute as they choose from Auntie Anne's tasty menu. The menu includes the yummy original salted pretzel and other popular flavors like cinnamon, jalapeno and garlic. Shaw was excited to get her favorite cinnamon flavored pretzel. Auntie Anne's Pretzels is in partnership with Lambert's master food concessionaire, HMSHost.