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New Orleans Saints linebacker Will Smith left Sunday's game against the Houston Texans with an injury. It's unclear what kind of injury he has, though some believe it's to his leg:
#Saints OLB Will Smith going to the locker room after coming off the field gingerly on Jordan's third-down sack.— Sheldon Mickles (@MicklesAdvocate) August 25, 2013
#Saints Will Smith heading to locker room with sight limp. Trainers looked at him briefly. Not sure the specific injury but looked like leg.— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) August 25, 2013
Smith suffered the injury while falling to the bottom of a pile during a Matt Schaub sack. It appears a player rolled up on his leg. Trainers looked at him for a few minutes before he limped to the locker room under his own power.
Smith recorded six sacks for the Saints last year and is expected to be a key player in Rob Ryan's switch to a 3-4 defense. The Saints can ill afford to lose one of their few difference-makers on defense.
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Illinois House and Senate leaders...as well as the Governor...have agreed to meet again in yet another attempt to come up with an agreement on the state's pension deficit crisis.
Republican leaders want a study done of state funding of schools in Illinois before any pension deals are done.
Top House Democrat Mike Madigan wants downstate and suburban Chicago Districts to contribute to their teacher's pension plans.
The leadership and the Governor won't meet again for another five weeks.
Meanwhile, the pension debt increases.
"I said this is not something to delay, to temporize and put off and sweep under the rug," Governor Pat Quinn. "To put it in real perspective, in the two hours we met today, another million dollars was added to the pension responsibility of the taxpayers of Illinois."
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Tuesday morning, police divers returned to the Chesapeake Bay behind her home as teams carry forward with the quest for clues on land. After Pope was reported missing early Saturday, her case was changed to "critical" when neighbors told police they found the body of her Great Dane along the shoreline. Initial investigation suggested the dog may have died from external trauma, however, Monday it was confirmed by medical experts that the pet passed away from tumors in the upper torso.
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"People have to have time to go through stages with you," the sculptor John Ahearn explained on a recent morning, standing in his sun-filled studio in the South Bronx. "You can't just grab someone like this!" He gripped my arms tightly, then let up with a quick laugh.
Mr. Ahearn, who is 60 and classically handsome—square jaw, piercing eyes, neatly buzzed gray hair—was explaining how he and his artistic partner, Rigoberto Torres, have made art for the past 30 years. They cover their subjects' faces and shoulders with a toothpaste-like goop called alginate, the stuff dentists use to make molds, and a layer of plaster bandages. The subjects breathe through straws while the materials harden. The whole process takes about 20 minutes, and a fair amount of trust. The two artists then take those molds and fill them in with plaster to make positive casts, which they build up and carve, and paint into startlingly lifelike wall reliefs.
Next week, Messrs. Ahearn and Torres will be a few blocks south of the former's Bronx studio, on Randall's Island, casting visitors to the inaugural Frieze Art Fair as part of its "Projects" series, put on by the nonprofit Frieze Foundation. "I have never in my entire life stepped inside an art fair," Mr. Ahearn admitted. "I always thought it was against my religion or something." He thought for a moment. "Well, I actually just felt kind of intimidated."
"My favorite social thing in the whole neighborhood happens to be right here," he said as we walked into another room of his studio, above a tire shop. He pushed open a window, letting in the sounds of buses roaring by, and people talking in front of the shop below. "This is a place of profound social engagement with everybody in the neighborhood," he said, looking down. "It's always jammed with people. There are always kids running around here."
Arrayed around the studio's walls are life casts from the past several decades: a young, grinning black girl leaping into the air, a Latina girl named Zuhey in a Betty Boop T-shirt cradling a baby doll, a group of young Puerto Rican boxers. "And here we have my lovely wife, Juanita, who was carrying our child," Mr. Ahearn said as he walked us over to a cast of a woman with a bulging stomach. His son is now almost 3.
The strangest piece was a face with lime-green skin, its eyes covered by purple hands. The face belongs to Stefan Eins, a downtown type who in 1978 helped establish a gallery called Fashion Moda in a storefront about 10 blocks north. "I went to cast Stefan there, and he had an assistant named Hector—a Puerto Rican from the neighborhood," Mr. Ahearn said. "Stefan's alien presence versus this very earthy guy, Hector, from the neighborhood, they struck me as a very interesting combination."
Mr. Ahearn and Mr. Torres may be sought after in today's global contemporary art world—they have done work in Ireland, Taiwan, Puerto Rico, Brazil and elsewhere—but their careers began in the Bronx. As Mr. Ahearn worked in Fashion Moda's front window that day early in 1979, a large crowd began to form. "Everybody was like, 'Whoa, I want one for myself!'" Mr. Ahearn recalled. "I told everybody, I'm coming back the next day, and we're going to do more." He made the casts at the gallery, brought them down to his East Village apartment to paint at night and then displayed them at Fashion Moda.
Early in the project, Mr. Torres, then a high school student from the area, strolled in. "I cast him just like this after I only knew him for 20 minutes," Mr. Ahearn said, pointing at a photograph of the sculpture in a book. The young Hispanic man wears a mustache and a winning smile.
"I had a good smile then," Mr. Torres, 52, said on the phone from Florida, where he now lives. "I said, let me just smile really big and see what happens." His piece ended up hanging near that of one of his cousins, who sports a huge shirt collar, bulging eyes and a wild laugh. ("He was a flashy guy," said Mr. Ahearn.)
Another cousin, a taxi driver, had heard about the guy making portraits over on Third Avenue and told Mr. Torres, who was working at his uncle Raul Arce's statuary factory, producing miniature casts of Jesus, the Virgin and Elvis that were sold at local botánicas. "It was in the family in some sense," he said. He proposed that they collaborate, and Mr. Ahearn jumped at the opportunity. Mr. Arce later taught them how to work with rubber molds and fiberglass.
After a few months working in the space, the pair had an exhibition, which they called the "South Bronx Hall of Fame." It was a hit in the community and in the art press. ("The trip is short and perfectly safe," one reviewer noted.)
Mr. Torres, whom Mr. Ahearn calls Robert, also borrowed materials and cast people on his block. "He was using kitchen knives," Mr. Ahearn said, marveling at his partner's ingenuity. Said Mr. Torres, "For me it was kind of special to be able to let a person trust you so you could pour the stuff on their faces. You start with zero—nothing—and then you make something. You get much closer in a sense, more personal."
Mr. Ahearn moved to New York in the mid-1970s after graduating from Cornell. His identical twin brother, the filmmaker Charlie Ahearn, was already here, enrolled in the Whitney's Independent Study Program. The two were early members of Collaborative Projects Inc. (Colab, for short), a group of young artists (Tom Otterness, Jenny Holzer, Kiki Smith and scores more) who organized irreverent, convention-flouting shows, frequently in abandoned spaces.
He picked up his casting technique from a book about making movie masks that he found at the apartment of underground actress Patty Astor. At the time, he wanted to make a monster movie. "I thought, 'I can make art with this stuff.'"
"They were doing it all wrong in the book," he recalled. "Originally, they were saying you should dabble out one little scoop at a time. I just grabbed a bowl and threw the whole thing on the face at once, so it went on as one pour. I'm a really impatient person."
In 1980, Mr. Otterness and Mr. Ahearn found a disused building in Times Square, and its landlord let them have it for a temporary exhibition with about 100 artists, including Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Mr. Ahearn and Mr. Torres showed works from the "South Bronx Hall of Fame," and did some casting on the sidewalk outside of the show. Jeffrey Deitch, now the director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, swooned over them in Art in America: "No matter how much art world validation they receive, the heads will always be a raw slice of South Bronx life."
His words were prophetic. "Immediately following the 'Times Square Show,'" Mr. Ahearn said, "I said goodbye to Downtown forever and moved to the Bronx and got an apartment in the same building where Robert had an apartment with his family."
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David Ortiz (laughing) (1979) and Robert (1979) by John Ahearn, and Shirley (1979) by Rigoberto (Robert) Torres
Courtesy D. James Dee
Casting the "South Bronx Hall of Fame" in 1979 at Fashion Moda: Mr. Torres (left, in white shirt) and Ahearn (center) during a casting, with Fashion Moda co-directors Stefan Eins and Joe Lewis (standing in back)
"I like to think of this as the School of Athens right here," Mr. Ahearn said. "You know, Raphael's image of the guys on the steps. Doesn't it look like they're having lofty, serious thoughts here? This photograph is by Christof Kohlhofer, who was a godfather of Colab, and he literally walked in that day with one roll of film, and every shot is important. He didn't take a bad shot."
Courtesy Christof Kohlhofer
A crowd watching a casting in front of Fashion Moda, July, 1979
"The buzz was that it wasn't an actual gallery," the artist John Fekner, who also showed at Fashion Moda, said. "Every other space had rules and BODs—board of directors. The whole idea of Fashion Moda was there were no rules and no board of directors. Things could happen very quickly there. Diversity was the most important component of the place.… The door was wide open. The idea was to be open, to be diverse and multicultural—to fight the usual downtown white cube space. It was all about the community."
Courtesy Christof Kohlhofer
Stefan with Hector (1979) by John Ahearn
"I think it's great," Stefan Eins, one of Fashion Moda's founders, said, when asked about the "South Bronx Hall of Fame" show at Frieze New York. "It really reemphasizes the historical importance of Fashion Moda." Mr. Eins ran the space with Joe Lewis and assistant director William Scott, who was in his teens at the time. Mr. Eins continued, "Downtown people will be participating and will be cast alongside the 'South Bronx Hall of Fame.' That transposition is prototypical Fashion Moda. We always said Fashion Moda is a concept. Ingrid Sischy wrote in Artforum at the time, 'Fashion Moda has been around forever.' It was a focus on creativity first.... We did away with the idea that you had to be a member of a movement to be acceptable in the art world."
Courtesy D. James Dee
John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres in 2008
Courtesy Patrick McMullan
Johnny (1979) by John Ahearn
Courtesy Jason Mandella
John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres, We Are A Family (Layman, Victor and Ernest, Kate, Towana and Staice, Felix and Iris, and Smokey), 1981-82
East 156th Street and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx
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John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres, We Are A Family (Layman, Victor and Ernest, Kate, Towana and Staice, Felix and Iris, and Smokey), 1981-82
East 156th Street and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx
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John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres, Homage to the People of the Bronx: Double Dutch at Kelly Street I (Frieda, Javette, Towana and Stancey), 1981-82
Intervale Avenue at Kelly Street in the Bronx
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John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres, Homage to the People of the Bronx: Double Dutch at Kelly Street I (Frieda, Javette, Towana and Stancey), 1981-82
Intervale Avenue at Kelly Street in the Bronx
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John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres, Life on Dawson Street (Thomas, Barbara, Pedro with Tire, and Pat and Lelena at Play), 1982-83
Dawson Street at Longwood Avenue in the Bronx
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John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres, Life on Dawson Street (Thomas, Barbara, Pedro with Tire, and Pat and Lelena at Play), 1982-83
Dawson Street at Longwood Avenue in the Bronx
Photo by Andrew Russeth
John Ahearn, Headstart AM&PM, 2012, in "This Side of Paradise," at the Andrew Freedman Home, through June 5
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The 2011 Little League World Series (LLWS) begins to narrow its field down on Monday, as the first consolation game starts the day. Both losers in their two games, Aruba North and Harney LL of Rapid City, S.D., play at noon ET on ESPN 2/3D. The kids will say goodbye to Lamade Stadium at the end of the game.
Langley, British Columbia, and Ching-Tang of Chinese Taipei, each 1-1, shift the scene over to Volunteer Stadium at 2:00 p.m. ET. Check out ESPN for coverage of this game. The winner of that contest moves on to play the winner of the 6:00 p.m. ET (ESPN 2/3D) game between Hamamatsu Minami LL of Japana and Arabian American LL of Saudi Arabia.
North Oldham LL (La Grange, Ky.) plays Warner Robins LL (Ga.) back at Lamade Stadium at 4:00 p.m. ET. ESPN 2 and ESPN 3D will provide coverage. But turn to ESPN at 8:00 p.m. ET for the Lafayette (La.)-Keystone LL (Pa.) matchup. The winners of these two games play in Tuesday.
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Seahawk players seek to be champs beyond Super Bowl
NEWARK, N.J. (BP) -- Surrounded by a horde of reporters probing about nearly every aspect of the upcoming Super Bowl -- including questions not related such as "Where's Waldo?" and "Who is your favorite hockey player?" -- several Seahawks players are enjoying their moment on one of the biggest stages in sports to share their faith in Jesus.
"God has me here for a very particular reason," Russell Wilson, the Seahawk's star quarterback, told reporters as he sat in the middle of cameras and microphones at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
"Just to be here in front of all these people, to go against the odds when everybody told me I couldn't. That's all God. That's not me," Wilson, who at 5-11 has been criticized in the past for his size and ability, said Jan. 28. "My faith ... brought me a long way."
In October, Wilson and several other Seahawks -- Russell Okung, Chris Maragos, Clint Gresham and defensive passing game coordinator coach Rocky Seto and running backs coach Sherman Smith -- released a 15-minute DVD called "The Making of a Champion." Each shared their personal testimony and how their faith in Jesus impacts them on and off the football field.
Coach Pete Carroll even helped out with a tweet about the free DVDs being handed out after the team's Oct. 13 home game against the Tennessee Titans. About 30,000 of the DVDs were distributed to fans outside CenturyLink stadium. The video also is on Youtube and at makingofachampion.org.
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Creamy Chicken Spread Recipe
"This tasty chicken spread came from a member of the Texas church where my husband served as pastor," reveals Lynn Scheiderer of Bishop, California.
- 1-1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken
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- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Place all ingredients in a food processor; process until coarsely chopped. Use as a sandwich spread or serve on crackers. Yield: 2-1/2 cups.
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Homeowners find bargains at Habitat for Humanity stores
Home improvement materials donated and sold at deep discounts to benefit nonprofit
SAN ANTONIO - More and more homeowners looking to save a buck or two on home improvement projects are discovering a not-so-secret secret: the Habitat for Humanity Home Centers.
Merchandise ranging from hardwood flooring and cabinets to toilets and paint is donated and then sold at deep discounts with proceeds benefitting the non-profit's home building program.
"A lot of the merchandise you'll find at half of retail," said Don Griffith, executive vice president of Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio.
While many of the materials are brand new, some are recycled from homes and businesses.
"It may come from private citizens and have goods left over from what they were doing or come from retailers or come from wholesalers or distribution centers," Griffith said.
For shoppers like Nando Salazar, shopping the huge warehouse is part scavenger hunt, part treasure hunt. He was buying cabinets to finish a bathroom remodel.
"It's a good alternative if you want to find an economical way to do things," he said.
Boxes stacked high with tile were priced at 69-cents a square foot. Light switches were going for 75 cents. A bathroom sink with a faucet showed $30 on the sticker.
While most of the warehouse is stocked with materials for do-it-yourselfers, there were rows of old television sets and appliances as well as brand new dining sets and bedroom furniture.
And, yes, there was even a used kitchen sink.
Shopper Mary Lou Duquette was shopping for hardware for her door.
"We have bought a lot of stuff here like tiles for a room we needed to do over," she said. "We even bought a desk for my grandson."
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"We have people come in all the time, and they are wide-eyed and looking around," Griffith said. "We have homeowners that come in. We have landlords. We see a lot of small time contractors, various trades that come in and buy from us."
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Ferguson TO 20 PTO lift arms
I have to change mine...They got bent, but we won't go into how as it would take a half a page ....Now I know their are two bolts and a small cover that will come off first, but in so far as pulling off the arm does anyone have a special way of doing this...I've got a 5 ton hydraulic puller but I don't think it will adapt to the body of the lift arm...Do you pry them to get them started ??? .....Any help as always is appreciated...I know you're out there John ....Dave
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Re: Ferguson TO 20 PTO lift arms
Report on what I found in case someone runs in to the same problem.....Extreme heat and a brass hammer and you'll usually end up breaking the top PTO cover....( From the Ford Forum ).....I have a parts tractor so it looks to be much easier to remove the top cover and the lift arms as a unit and replace the whole thing provided the bearings and what ever else hidden is in good shape...To get a gear puller of any kind started is a problem as the tolerances between the lift arms and the PTO cover are to close....It is also suggested to heat and bend the lift arms back to near normal (machine shop)...Guess I'll be using it as is until I find some spare time Dave
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A former Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Commissioner, who was found guilty last spring of raping a minor, will spend nearly 25 years in the Montana State Prison.
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Multipotent stem cells and renal progenitors derived from amniotic fluid as potential tools for chronic kidney disease therapies
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A great deal of attention has recently been focused in the area of stem cell technology as a possible alternative modality of treatment for a variety of diseases. End stage renal disease (ESRD) has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. An estimated 390,000 US residents are in treatment for ESRD and just last year more than 56,000 individuals were awaiting a kidney transplant. Currently, dialysis or kidney transplantation remain the only viable treatments despite significant limitations of both treatments. This situation along with an increasing shortage of donor organs has heightened interest in developing novel methods of therapy for kidney replacement. In this research we propose to study Alport Syndrome as a model leading to ESRD. Alport Syndrome is a hereditary glomerulonephritis estimated to affect at least 1 in 20,000 people. It is a chronic kidney disease caused by genetic defects in one of the proteins (type IV collagen) that make up the Glomerular Basement Membrane (GBM), an important component of the filter that allows the kidney to clean the blood. It has been shown that mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow may contribute to kidney repair in acute models of kidney disease as well as slowing down the progression of kidney disease in mice that suffer from chronic kidney injury. Herein we focus on the application of stem cells (AFSC) and kidney-specific progenitors (AFKPC) derived from mouse and human amniotic fluid. We have successfully demonstrated that these cells have the potential to differentiate into multiple cell types in vitro and when injected into experimental animals they can restore the functionality of multiple organs such as the kidney, lung, and pancreas. In particular, when injected in an in vivo model of Acute Tubular Necrosis, AFSC survive, integrate, differentiate into tubular-like cells and restore renal function. Major advantages of AFSC are that they can be easily retrieved through amniocentesis with no injury to the embryo and that they do not form tumors (teratomas) in vivo. We have also identified and characterized specific kidney progenitor cells within the total cell suspension present in the amniotic fluid. We hypothesize that AFSC or AFKPC could represent a readily available source of ethically acceptable, biologically unmodified stem cells that may prove useful as a novel alternative to current stem cell therapeutic techniques in regenerative medicine for chronic kidney disease.
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The State of California is home to some of the nation's best organ transplant and treatment centers and becomes acuity aware of the growing shortage of organs for our patients and of the need for good alternative therapies in the field of regenerative medicine. In particular we focused our attention on chronic kidney disease that ultimately leads to ESRD. The need for donor organs continues to rise every year and emerging technologies such as those offered by stem cell research may assist our child patients as well as the adult citizens of California with alternative technologies that perhaps can make a significant impact in this field. Although human embryonic stem cells show the capacity for differentiation into multiple cell types, they also have an inherent propensity to form teratomas (tumors) which may limit their clinical usefulness in future therapies. However, a novel population of pluripotent stem cell exists within amniotic fluid, which can be easily obtained, stored, and possibly used for future regenerative medicine or clinical purposes without some of the same concerns over clinical compatibility as embryonic stem cells. In addition to stem cells, within the amniotic fluid there is a very heterogeneous cell population. In particular we have focused our attention on progenitor cells with specific renal characteristics. These could represent a new tool to ameliorate or cure various kidney diseases, because of their commitment toward kidney cell types. We intend to characterize the potential of these cells in kidney regeneration as preliminary studies to their possible use one day in the clinic. CIRM funding will ensure a competitive advantage for California in this innovative direction.
Review Summary:
This application is focused on a development candidate and describes studies to investigate the potential of amniotic fluid-derived stem cells (AFSCs) and amniotic fluid kidney progenitor cells (AFKPCs) to mediate kidney repair in animal models of Alport's syndrome, and to develop human AFSC's or AFKPCs for clinical use. Currently, dialysis and kidney transplantation remain the only viable treatments for end-stage renal disease, and significant complications are associated with both therapies. Stem cells are, then, attractive and rational potential therapeutic tools. The applicant intends to determine whether different treatment regimens, specifically early versus later treatment and single versus multiple treatments of stem cells, can improve renal outcome. Safety and efficacy of AFSC/AFKPC in the Alport animal model will be examined. To facilitate progress toward the early clinical development phases for AFSCs and AFKPCs, the applicant proposes to fulfill all of the requirements for scalability under Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) conditions as a prerequisite to testing the safety and activity of the stem cells in human phase I trials. The principal investigator has chosen an important health care problem to address, one that has not been seriously impacted by stem cell biology--deterioration of kidney function that leads to kidney failure. If stem cells of any type could home to the kidney and replace or augment the function of the injured or dysfunctional cells, kidney failure might be potentially slowed, thus improving the lives of many patients and saving billions of dollars in health care costs. The use of AFSCs as opposed to embryonic stem cells has several potential advantages, since AFSCs do not rely on embryonic sources for isolation, and are considered less likely to generate teratomas. Thus, the development candidate(s) could address an unmet medical need and potentially have significant impact. However, a lack of consideration of issues of immunogenicity relating to the use of allogeneic stem cells limits the potential of this approach, and reviewers were surprised that extensive discussion of this issue was missing from the application. There was no consideration of the fact that human AFSC's or AFKPCs from allogeneic donors have potential to elicit an immune response, especially upon differentiation into renal lineage cells. The preliminary data were obtained in either syngeneic models or immunodeficient mice, although little detail was provided. In Alport's syndrome, podocytes (part of the glomerular filtration apparatus) fail to make the appropriate collagen IV network, which leads to glomerular injury, decreased renal perfusion, and kidney failure. If the defective podocytes could be replaced with genetically normal cells, they may synthesize the correct collagen IV network, leading to a halt in disease progression. One reviewer stated that the dependence of Aim 2 on Aim 1's success was a drawback, as the applicant acknowledges that Aim 1 may consume considerable amounts of time and that alternative approaches may be required as the applicant works through the disease model. In short, reviewers felt there was a disproportionate reliance in the proposed work on the mouse model. Although there were good preliminary data to suggest the model would be useful, reviewers were concerned that potential pitfalls and alternatives to the mouse work were not adequately addressed. In addition, there was a lack of detail for reviewers in the description of purification of the bone marrow stem cells, which is the control cell population. Finally, one reviewer felt that interpretation of some figures in the proposal was unconvincing and not clearly aligned with the hypothesis. In addition, reviewers interpreted the data as showing only few AFSCs in the glomeruli of treated animals, which may suggest that regenerative processes may be insufficient to restore sufficient collagen to address functional glomerular rescue. The principal applicant is an internationally recognized researcher with an outstanding publication and funding track record. The assembled team of investigators is outstanding, and covers expertise in kidney physiology and in isolation and handling of human stem cells. Thus, the expertise is in place to carry out these studies, with the exception of immunology where the team lacks domain expertise. The budget proposed by the principal applicant is extremely high for the work proposed. The amount of work is no more than proposed in a typical R01, as a benchmark. Inflated FTEs, travel ($5000 per year for each individual paid from the grant), mouse, microarray charges, etc. appeared inflated. Given the risky nature of the work and the lack of consideration to important immunologic issues, a more modest budget is appropriate especially for the first two years of proposed work. In summary, this application focuses on creation of a development candidate to address Alport Syndrome as a model kidney disease, using stem cells from the amniotic fluid and kidney progenitor cells from the amniotic fluid as therapies. Although the reviewers praised the rationale and the enormous need for new approaches to end-stage renal disease, this application had several issues that detracted from its appeal, most importantly the lack of sufficient consideration of thorny immunological issues. Enthusiasm for the proposal was also dampened by vague and unconvincing presentation of some preliminary data, and major concerns over construction of the budget.


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It strikes me as ironic that most of the objections to the Brimbal Avenue proposal repeatedly come down to how development will affect the driving patterns of those who already exclusively drive (not cycle or walk) along this street. Nowhere do I see lobbying for more public transit (buses, e.g.) or other alternative transportation infrastructure that could connect Beverly's far-flung parts effectively, even though this would help lessen the need for everyone to drive everywhere all the time.
It's also a fact that we all live on land that itself was once a "new" development, and that the development of our current neighborhoods included the destruction of greenfields and the building of arterial roads. It's disingenuous for neighbors to think that after they signed mortgage papers, development just stops. Or that Beverly can afford not to change with the times.
Beverly has changed many times over the past centuries. I think we need to understand that Beverly is a formerly industrial (small) city, which is now once again re-urbanizing. Since it is a city, it also has its own suburbs — with all the tensions that brings. For example, a city needs money to provide services (including social services); this can't be wished away. And we have an urban and industrial history that's very different from some of our more bucolic neighbors. Beverly had independent shoe manufacturing businesses; it had a massive factory (USM) that manufactured the machines for making those shoes, which employed thousands and was a gateway for hardworking immigrants who contributed to the city's ethnic diversity; it had munitions and armaments manufacturing during World War II and beyond; and it had all the usual businesses that carried over from before the Industrial Age (including waterfront occupations). In the later 20th century we lost the bulk of that industrial base (which incidentally helped push the city into a tailspin that resulted in junk bond status). And in the 20th century we also sprawled into the far-flung neighborhoods that sprang up on "virgin" territory to the north of downtown. Now that we're re-urbanizing (trends indicate that people want to live in walkable, higher-density, and amenity-rich places), we really should develop in those places already zoned for it, and we should think about making our downtown more attractive for residential and commercial development.


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Jinhai Rao, Jimeng Sun, Yuan Zhang, Jie Tang, Wenjing Yu, Yiran Chen, A. C. M. Fong, "Quantitative Study of Individual Emotional States in Social Networks," IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 132-144, April-June, 2012.
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MANCHESTER, IL (WKOW)-- Six people are dead, including two children, and another child is critically injured after a man with a shotgun opened fire in an Illinois apartment.
Police say 34 year-old Rick Smith shot and killed Brittney Luark and her unborn child, James Ralson, their two sons Nolan and Brantley as well as Luark's grandmother, Jo Ann Sinclair. It happened early Wednesday morning.
Smith also shot and wounded a six year old girl, but took her to a neighbor's house before fleeing the scene. She is now recovering at a hospital in Springfield.
After a car chase, Smith was shot during an exchange of gun fire with police. He later died at a hospital.
Investigators say the motive is still unclear, but Smith's brother says the suspect was involved in a child custody battle with the daughter of one of the victims.


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on Feb 6, 2013 at 1:03 pm
This isn't something to joke about. This sounds like a domestic abuse situation. Thankful for the person who made the call to call this in. Just wish they could have found her. Hopefully this will end with her safe.
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Well said Sharon
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Fortunately for Phil Mickelson, next week's U.S. Open is not a PGA Tour event, but, rather, a USGA tournament. So Lefty won't have to worry about unruly spectators, whose constant clicking of their cell phone cameras purportedly contributed to his withdrawal from the recent Memorial Tournament.
USGA rules prohibit fans from carrying cell phones of any sort -- especially those with photographic capabilities -- onto the course during competition. That's a good thing for Mickelson, who'll play the opening rounds with Masters champ Bubba Watson, who grumbled about the same cell phone problem that drove his Memorial playing partner from the tourney, and Tiger Woods, the king of angry glares following disruptions on his back swings.
If it were a tour contest, however, Mickelson would be on his own to deal with the annoyances of fans and their cell phones, because -- despite a reported text message he sent to tour commissioner Tim Finchem from the sixth fairway during his only round at Muirfield Village saying that officials had to beef up cell phone-related security -- the commish purportedly rejected his suggestion.
The tour has let fans take phones to the course since last year, with the primary caveat that they not use them to take photos during regulation play. Spectators are supposed to make calls and use their phones in designated areas only, but let's be serious: that was never going to happen.
As of Thursday, according to Bloomberg News, the tour will not change its on-course phone policy, despite Mickelson's reported gripes.
"We're committed to making it work," Finchem told Bloomberg News during a pro-am event at the Champions Tour's Regions Tradition event in Birmingham, Ala. "If we get to a point where we don't have an acceptable competitive environment, we'll do whatever we need to do, but I don't see that happening."
Finchem essentially ignored Mickelson's carps, when he said that "the vast majority of fans will use good etiquette." He did concede that policing of the fans could be more efficient. "We have to be aggressive to some extent when the policy is violated."
Still, Finchem noted, it was up to the fans to abide by the tour's regulations.
"It is incumbent upon the fans to help us out here so we can maintain this policy and make the experience very positive," he said. "Being able to keep their phones with them is part of that."
As a refresher course for spectators carrying phones to PGA competitions, the tour's cell phone guidelines require fans to:
- Set ringers on silent
- Make and receive calls in designated areas only
- Receive and send text messages on the course, away from play
- Refrain from taking photos or making video recordings on the course, at any time
More immediately, the U.S. Open guidelines are more stringent and preclude fans (who may carry cameras on the championship grounds during practice rounds only) from:
- Taking photos of players from the time they address their balls until they have completed their swings
- Bringing camcorders or other video recording devices to the course at any time
- Boarding shuttle buses or entering through admission gates with any cell phones (including those with photographic capabilities), PDAs, and/or other portable e-mail devices
As for the Open itself, in an oddity of the first two rounds of play, Woods, Mickelson, and Watson will tee off at 10:33 a.m ET on the ninth hole -- a departure from the usual split tee formats that have groups starting on No. 1 and No. 10.
About the Tiger/Phil/Bubba threesome, ESPN analyst Curtis Strange said during a Thursday teleconference that the competition among the guys in the marquee group was "going to be phenomenal."
Another notable group will be defending champ Rory McIlroy, world No. 1 Luke Donald, and Lee Westwood teeing off at 4:29 p.m. Thursday from the first tee. Strange's colleague Paul Azinger shrugged off McIlroy's recent struggles, saying his three consecutive missed cuts were "just no big deal.
"He's only 23 years old," Zinger noted, although he disagreed with those players who dubbed McIlroy "the next Tiger Woods" as the young Northern Irishman was clubbing them into submission during last year's Open.
"He's not Tiger Woods," Azinger said. "He missed seven cuts in one year. Tiger missed eight cuts in 14. So he's a normal kid, and he plays abnormal golf. He's unbelievable. An unbelievable player. I love watching him swing the club.
"But," Azinger reiterated, "he's not Tiger."


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US loses ethanol exporter status
In Washington, the US has lost its status as an ethanol exporter following the significant drop in production due to this year's drought across the Midwest. The US imported 21,000 barrels of ethanol in August, the first time it had imported more than it exported since December 2009 when exports and imports were about even. Ethanol's discount to gasoline widened to 36.4 cents a gallon from 33.6 cents on Wednesday as a result of increasing imports.
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U.S. Cellular said it has reached a deal to sell markets in Chicago, St. Louis and other parts of the Midwest to Sprint Nextel Corp. for $480 million, part of a strategic move to focus on its stronger markets. The move will cost 640 jobs in the Chicago area, including 160 in the city.
Overland Park, Kan.-based Sprint will buy spectrum and 585,000 customers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio, which is 10 percent of U.S. Cellular's customer base.
U.S. Cellular will continue to have 1,400 associates in the Chicago area — including 860 at its headquarters, where no cuts are planned — the company said. But upon completion of a transition services period, the majority of its retail, engineering and business support associates will lose their jobs, according to the company. During the transition period, the company may keep open certain retail locations in the affected markets and will provide certain transition services to Sprint, U.S. Cellular said. But over time, both company- and agent-owned stores will be closed.
The company said it will not change the name of U.S. Cellular Field.
"We will continue to be headquartered here in Chicago and our enthusiasm for Chicago sports remains the same ," David Kimbell, chief marketing officer for U.S. Cellular, said in a statement. "Our naming rights to the ballpark are not a part of this deal with Sprint. The White Sox are a great partner and we look forward to continuing our relationship with them."
The affected markets generated service revenues of roughly $340 million, or 11 percent of reported consolidated service revenues for the nine months ended Sept. 30, the company said. But after all direct and indirect costs, the markets experienced an operating loss.
"In the dynamic wireless marketplace, we have a clear strategy to accelerate profitable growth and increase return on investment over the long term, and we are taking decisive steps to achieve it," U.S. Cellular President and Chief Executive Officer Mary Dillon said in a statement. "Exiting these markets enables us to play to our strengths in markets where we have higher penetration and where we can effectively sharpen our proven strategy to differentiate the U.S. Cellular customer experience from other wireless carriers."
The company will continue to serve more than 5.2 million customers.
U.S. Cellular and Sprint will enter into transition services agreements for network operations and billing and customer service, and U.S. Cellular will retain its direct and indirect ownership interests in roughly 560 towers and other spectrum in the affected markets, U.S. Cellular said.
The sale, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in the middle of next year. U.S. Cellular said the transition and exit costs are expected to reduce facilities expenses by more than $3 million annually beginning in 2014.


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SNOW HILL, Md. - Upgrades at Snow Hill High School are officially underway as officials ceremoniously broke ground Tuesday morning at the high school.
Renovations will double the size of the school, which will house new classrooms, computer labs and a cafeteria.
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The family will receive friends today, May 24, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Collins-Burke Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m on Friday, May 25, 2012, at Collins-Burke Chapel. Burial will follow at Meek Baptist Church.
Price was preceded in death by her husband, Don W. Price Sr.; mother, Sophronia Alice Smith; father, Benjamin F. Smith; son, Wayne McNeal; sisters, Claudia Mae Smith and Margueritte Claudine Caubble; brothers, Harry Lee Smith, Merril Franklin Smith and Benjamin M.F. Smith.
She is survived by her daughters, Alice L. Key and Diane Wilson; sons, David R. McNeal, Byron W. Price and Don W. Price Jr.; sisters, Gladys Charline Brown and Mary Melba Fisher; brothers, Charles A. Smith and John W. Smith; 18 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
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DECOSSE — A daughter, Addison Marie, born May 13, 2013, to Kierstin and Casey Decosse.
COUPAL — A son, Owen Paul, born May 17, 2013, to Katie and Glenn Coupal.
LeDUC — A daughter, Selena Zoila Roblero, born May 23, 2013, to Linda Roblero and Leovaldo Roblero Gonzalez.
GOSS — A daughter, Skylit Marie, born May 23, 2013, to Allison Goss.
GOODSPEED — Twin daughters, Alyssa Michelle Leda and Lilianna Margaret, born May 24, 2013, to Angela and Jason Goodspeed.
DECOSTE — A son, Gage Curtis Joseph, born May 24, 2013, to Michele Decoste and Larry-Curtis Burl.
SARBOU — A son, Chevy, born May 24, 2013, to Ember and DJ Sarbou.
LEERKES — A daughter, Paige Elizabeth, born May 25, 2013, to Krissy and Brad Leerkes.
ST. HILAIRE — A son, Owen Richard, born May 27, 2013, to Elizabeth and Alan St. Hilaire.
WESTON — A daughter, Brooke Rileigh, born May 28, 2013, to Billie Chapman and Joshua Weston.
FRENYEA — A daughter, Morgan Bailey, born May 28, 2013, to Jesse Bailey and Robert Frenyea.
KOZILSKY — A son, Donovan Aaron, born May 28, 2013, to Brandawn and Jason Kozilsky.
MANLEY — A daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, born May 28, 2013, to Erika Brockhues-Manley and Joseph Manley.
LOUK-CARPENTER — A son, LeeLand Alex, born May 29, 2013, to Amber Bell and Jesse James Carpenter.
ALTERI — A daughter, Aria Carolann, born May 29, 2013, to Elana Olcott and Michael Alteri.
TERRY — A son, Levi William, born May 30, 2013, to Dana and Jason Terry.
RECORE — A daughter, Alannah Rae, born May 30, 2013, to Megan LaTour and Justin Recore.
LeCLAIR — A son, Declan Parker, born May 30, 2013, to Megan Apperson and Eric LeClair.
RACETTE — A son, Eben Jeffrey, born May 31, 2013, to Erica and Jeffrey Racette Jr.
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Leaky News Archives for May 2003
Need Information about International Book Chains & Launch Events
We have heard rumors that several book chains across the world have plans for the Harry Potter release but have had little success in getting "official word". Below is a list of stores we're waiting to hear from and contact information on reaching them. If you could assistContinued...
Canada HP Publisher Raincoast Books Hosts Charity Launch Event
We received a press release this morning that the Raincoast Books launch event will be a charity fundraiser for Canuck Place Children's Hospice.
Join us Saturday June 21st when Raincoast Books hosts the Harry Potter Launch Party, especially for grown-up Harry Potter fans. CelebrateContinued...
Joss Whedon a HP Fan
Thanks so much Rachel, for sending us this blurb from SPIN magazine, which has one of my favorite creative people ever talking about one of my favorite creative people ever:
JOSS WHEDON (Buffy creator; science fiction and fantasy
I think the Harry Potter books are the finest of the century! JK Rowling is one of the twoContinued...
Borders International Stores Announce Midnight Events
According to a press release we received this morning, all 21 Borders UK stores will stay open through midnight June 20th, 2003 to sell Book V. All those who preorder at Borders stores will be automatically entered to receive a copy signed by J.K. herself. We have received details of what eachContinued...
74 Schools Selected by Bloomsbury to Attend 6/26 Event with J.K. Rowling
Bloomsbury has posted the list of schools selected to attend the June 26th Royal Albert Hall event with author J.K. Rowling. Perhaps some lucky readers will be in attendance either as students, teachers, or chaperones. Don't forget there are still contests ongoing in SingaporeContinued...
EA Quidditch World Cup Site Now Online
For those who have been asking, here's the official site for EA's Quidditch World Cup video game. Now if they could only get something like this working in Virtual Reality.
New Prisoner of Azkaban set pics
DigiCasey.com has some excellent new closeups of Hagrid's Hut under construction. These appear to be the hi-res versions that RexFeatures took.
Lockhart/Branagh Weds in Secret
According to the BBC, actor Kenneth Branagh who played Gilderoy Lockhart in the recent "Chamber of Secrets" movie secretly married his sweetheart, Lindsay Brunnock.
Meetup.com Press Release
Meetup.com along with The Leaky Cauldron on behalf of MUARI sent out a joint press release today announcing the Harry Potter MeetUp And Read-In. Please take a moment and send this release to your local newspapers. The more people who hear about MUARI, the better chance we have of capturing all the events going on acrossContinued...
Singapore's Popular Bookstore has Harry Potter "Trip to London" contest
Thanks to a reader for informing us that Singapore's Popular Bookstore will have the same contest several other countries are participating in that will send 3 kids to Royal Albert Hall in London.
The same reader has said that Popular locations will be open at 7am on Saturday,Continued...
Over 620 People Plan to attend OotP Meetups!
Checking Meetup.com this morning, I've noticed we have over 620 people signed up for the June 20th Meetup around the world. This may sound like a lot, but only 35 of the 225 locations have 5 or more people signed up for them. Each Meetup location needs to have at least 5 people signed up or the eventContinued...
Canada Publisher Raincoast Books Uses 100% Recycled Paper for OotP
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, local Badger Paper Mills has made 3 million pounds of what's known as post-consumer paper for 935,000 copies of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" being published in Canada by Raincoast Books.
And if Canadian readersContinued...
Tuscaloosa Alabama Gears Up for Potter
Tuscaloosa News has an article about local kids gearing up for book five, profiling some of the release events.
Harry Potter vs. the Evil Vicar
No, it's not some representative of the church trying to ban Potter books. According to snippets from The Express sent to us by a reader, Bloomsbury rival Faber & Faber plan on releasing their own book on June 19th. It's called Shadowmancer, written by vicar Graham Taylor, of Cloughton. The book, allegedlyContinued...
Harry Potter Is Good For Science
Canwest News Service's John Robson wrote a rebuttal dealing with Canadian mathematician Dr. Ivar Ekeland's statements that Harry Potter is bad for science.
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This is one of the most popular party appetizers we serve at our house. Served with big, salty tortilla chips it's perfect for your next "shindig!"
March 5, 2012
1- 28 oz. (or 3 cups) canned chicken, drained
2 cup shredded sharp or mild cheddar cheese
1 cup ranch dressing
2 - 8 oz. packages cream cheese
3/4 cup of hot sauce
Gently mix shredded cheese, ranch, cream cheese and hot sauce together on low heat until combined and cheese is melted. Stir in chicken. Pour into oven safe 2 quart dish and bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until heated.
Serves: 12
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text: High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 3. Absurdly high rents in North Dakota, feral chihuahuas, and "meth" candy in Albuquerque. http://www.hcn.org/issues/46.5/absurdly-high-rents-in-north-dakota-feral-chihuahuas-and-meth-candy-in-albuquerque Mishaps and mayhem from around the West. No publisher Jonathan Thompson Bakken Arizona Zion National Park North Dakota 2014-03-13T21:38:23Z News Article Feds enabled oil drillers, others to cheat Fort Berthold tribes http://www.hcn.org/articles/lawsuits-feds-enabled-oil-drillers-others-to-cheat-fort-berthold-tribes-out-of-1-billion Tribal corruption and lowball prices have denied an oil-rich North Dakota Indian reservation more than $1 billion in royalties and leases No publisher Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica Bakken ProPublica Fort Berthold North Dakota 2013-02-26T18:02:06Z News Article Oil boom spurs a rush on extractive education programs http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.1/oil-boom-spurs-a-rush-on-extractive-education-programs As production from unconventional reserves ramps up, students are flooding into university and technical programs supporting oil and gas development. No publisher Jeremy Miller Harold Hamm Unconventional reserves Geological engineering Bakken Williston State Industry-funded academics University of North Dakota Petroleum engineering 2013-02-27T17:53:49Z News Article


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The Michigan Wolverines haven't been in the hunt for the Big Ten regular season title for quite some time. With the Fab Five era erased from the record books, the Wolverines (19-7 overall, 9-4 Big Ten) are hunting for their first conference crown since 1986. They will have to get through the Ohio State Buckeyes (22-4, 10-3) on Saturday, however. The Buckeyes have won the last seven meetings between the two teams.
Michigan will look to avenge a 15-point loss to the Ohio State in Columbus in late January. The Buckeyes dominated inside, outrebounding the Wolverines 37-22 over 40 minutes. The performance helped make up for a 3-for-15 performance from beyond the 3-point line. If the Buckeyes find a shooting rhythm, things may be even worse for the Wolverines this time around.
Key for the Wolverines will be keeping big men Jordan Morgan and Evan Smotrycz out of foul trouble, something easier said than done while trying to defend center Jared Sullinger. Guard Tim Hardaway Jr. will also need to be on his game. The sophomore has been slumping throughout the season, however he seemed to get back on track going 5-for-9 from the field for 15 points against Illinois last Sunday.
Game Date/Time: Saturday, February 18, 9:00 p.m. ET
Location: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, MI
For more on the Buckeyes, head over to the SB Nation blog Along The Olentangy. For more on the Wolverines, check out Maize N Brew. Stay tuned to SB Nation's college basketball hub for more on the day's action.


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Witham boy back home after yesterday's crash (From Gazette)
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A three-year-old boy is recovering at home after having been involved in a crash in Witham.
The youngster was rescued by an off-duty fireman after he became trapped under a car in The Grove yesterday.
The tot was then flown to Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, amid concerns he had suffered a serious head injury.
The youngster, who had cuts and bruises, is now at home.
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Got cabin fever? We offer excellent accomodations and reasonable rates for family getaways and vacations. Come see the eagles!
Read our reviews. We let our guests do the talking for us!
Plan ahead now for your Winter getaway.
Come see the Bald Eagles right in our Cottonwood trees!!!! Eagles are here! On 10-10-11 we spotted a 3 yr old Bald Eagle in our Cottonwood tree while having coffee on the deck. Bring your cameras and video for magnificent up close shots of America's national symbol. Don't miss this awesome opportunity!!!
What was once River Park Cabin is now Grafton Pointe.
Newly constructed as of Spring 2010!
Everything is NEW NEW NEW!
The confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers is just steps away from our new home. The front faces the Great River Road, a National Scenic Byway. The back faces the river, The Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail and several islands where the Eagles winter "A million dollar view".
Features include: Central AC and heat, 3 bedrooms, ( two adult bedrooms and one bedroom with four bunks just for the kids and sleeps up to eight comfortably.
Relax as you enjoy the beautiful view of the river and surrounding tree lined bluffs.
Enjoy the Huge firepit in our back yard for bon fires. Perfect for roasting hot dogs and marshmallows!
Please contact us today for a copy of our detailed rental agreement and availability!
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Our spacious kitchen has a built in wall oven, smooth top range, side by side fridge with ice and water dispenser in the door, dishwasher, microwave, toaster,coffee maker, and convection oven. Our Family room has AM-FM stereo with CD player, 50 in. flat sceen TV, and an all-weather alert radio.
Also enjoy our outdoor kitchen with wet bar, refridgerator and LP gas grill.
Step out onto the newly built 640 sq. ft. deck that spans nearly the entire width of the house! Relax as you watch the river roll by.
Dinnerware, cookware and condiments are provided for your convenience.
Floor to ceiling palladium windows boast the awesome view of the river.
Bed, bath and kitchen linens are also provided for your convenience.
Coin laundrymat is available in town.
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This area is a hunters paradise in the Fall and an Eagle watchers haven in the Winter!
Take a walk or bicycle ride along the Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail that lines our property. This 22 mile trail spans from Alton to Pere Marquette State Park.
Restaurants, shopping, boat marina and wineries are within walking distance.
Pere Marquette State Park, the largest State Park in Illinois, is just five miles West and always has nature and family activities scheduled throughout the year.
Raging Rivers Water Park is just 3 miles East on the River Road.
Eckert's Orchards are close by and available for apple, peach and pumpkin picking as well as plenty family activities.
Boat, bike, canoe and kayak rentals and horseback riding are available in town.
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The National League of Cities' website carries an item about Memphis Mayor AC Wharton's participation in a recent Mayors' Institute on Children and Families workshop on increasing college attainment among cities' adult workforces.
The four participating mayors and their staff and local partners shared similar concerns. Too few workers have the educational attainment and skills needed to obtain well-paying jobs in fast-growing industries, such as advanced manufacturing, bioscience, renewable energy and health care. Moreover, each city struggles with racial, ethnic and economic inequalities in access to postsecondary education.Wharton has been on board on this issue most recently with a $1.7 million grant from between the Plough Foundation and a partnership with Leadership Memphis to help about 200,000 adults in the Memphis-area adults complete their degrees. The mayor himself provided another anecdote on his work in this area during the workshop, which also included Wharton's counterparts from Salt Lake City, Louisville and Berkeley, Calif.
Mayor Wharton held up the example of a local brewery struggling to find qualified workers that partnered with a Southwest Tennessee Community College to offer specialized training that met their employment needs.The article also mentions this appalling statistic, which helps explain why Memphis has so many adults who haven't completed their postsecondary education:
Of the 70 percent of students who graduate from Memphis City Schools, only four percent of those students are considered to be ready for college.


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We flew into Seattle on July 4th. We stayed at Inn At The Market for two nights. The room was very nice. We booked a city view room, on arrival we were told we had been upgraded to a two level suite.The view of Puget sound from the hotel's rooftop deck was amazing. This was a nice place to unwind at the end the day while enjoying a cold beverage.Everyone at the hotel from the front desk to the bellmen and housekeeping were fantastic. I would definitely stay there again.We walked all over downtown Seattle for those two days and saw quite a bit of what Seattle had to offer.
We were travelling with friends and the four of us arrived at the ship about 11:00 AM. The embarkation process was very efficient and we were on board in less than an hour. Our rooms were not going to be ready until approximately 1:00PM. We were greeted with Mimosa's when we boarded the Infinity. We made our way to the Oceanview Cafe on deck 10 for a bite to eat and wait for the ship to depart. Our rooms were ready before 1:00 PM and our luggage wasn't too far behind. The room was quite nice, we selected this cabin on the stern of the ship for the views. The veranda was quite large. It had enough room for a small table with two chairs as well as two chaise lounges. We had one minor problem with a mildew (sour) odor in the bathroom. We determined the odor was coming from the shower curtain. We mentioned the problem to our cabin attendant and by the time we returned to the room after the muster drill, the problem was corrected. We always had fresh fruit waiting for us daily.
The food in the Oceanview cafe was on par with with buffets on other cruise lines. Depending on the time you visited the buffet, the line could be very long and finding a table difficult. The most popular stations (hamburgers, pizza)were always busy and at times you had to wait for the food to get cooked.
The service in the main dining room was exceptional. Our waiter, Ellington and assistant waiter, Franklin were very professional and offered recommendations for each meal. They made sure we were satisfied with our meals and corrected any issues we may have had. Each night there was a special menu for that evening as well as a menu that stayed the same for each night of the cruise. The choices were OK but somewhat limited. The salmon, baked chicken and steak options for dinner were good.
Tracy Arm was spectacular, the view of the glacier was fantastic. The captain opened up the bow of the ship for a viewing area for the trip into Tracy Arm. The scenary going into and coming out of Tracy Arm were amazing.
We chose to use the valet service for our luggage. Once we left our luggage outside of our cabin the last night of the cruise. We didn't see it again until we arrived back home. Debarkation in Seattle was efficient and painless. We were off of the ship and at the airport by 9:00 AM.


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| We know what the celebrities wear to their weddings, but what about you? We asked top bridal designers to reveal their bestselling dresses of 2011, and the results are fascinating. Top looks include lace overlays influenced by Catherine Middleton, sweetheart necklines like Reese Witherspoon, and mermaid confections similar to America Ferrera. From sleek and sexy to romantic ballgowns, all of the dresses have one thing in common--extreme wow factor. Click through to see the top gowns from Oscar de la Renta, Reem Acra, Marchesa and more now!
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| The ever popular sweetheart neckline was a favorite of Reese Witherspoon this year, as well as many brides at Oscar de la Renta's bridal salon. Sweetheart silk taffeta gown with tiered ruffle train, $4,990; OscardelaRenta.com for stores.
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| Marchesa shoppers love this large ballgown. Single-shoulder draped tulle gown with ruffle skirt and flower appliqué detail, $9,575; Marchesa.com for stores.
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| This lace-overlay strapless dress was a favorite at Priscilla of Boston. Victoria's Secret model Lily Aldridge picked a similar look when she married Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill this year. Sweetheart sequin and lace gown with beaded illusion overlay, $5,675; PriscillaofBoston.com for stores.
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| This popular silhouette proves that simplicity is classic. Sweetheart silk cotton faille gown with spiral slot seaming, $2,375; PriscillaofBoston.com for stores.
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| Fun fact: This is the same dress Taylor Swift wore in her "Mine" music video! Sweetheart neckline organza and lace ballgown, $3,555; Reem Acra Boutique, 212-308-8760.
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| This sweetheart-neckline dress with a mermaid skirt is similar to the style America Ferrara chose this year. Sweetheart neckline drop-waist gown with rosette, $2,500; at Kleinfelds, 646-633-4300.
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| This illusion neckline dress was a bestseller at Lela Rose. Catherine Middleton and Lily Allen were two other brides who chose sheer necklines for their dresses as well. High neck beaded tulle gown with faille skirt and detachable peplum, $6,995; at Anna Be, 720-855-1111.
(CREDIT: Courtesy Lela Rose)
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| Romona Keveza's top look veered from the straight-and-narrow path with a one-shoulder crepe gown with a removable train. Single-shoulder silk taffeta and crepe gown with detachable tail, $6,345; RomonaKeveza.com for stores.
(CREDIT: Courtesy Romona Keveza)
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| This bestselling style from Amsale Christos Collection is classic, from the sweetheart neckline to the ballgown skirt. Sweetheart neckline tulle and organza ballgown with ruched bodice and hand-embroidered flowers, $8,440; at Amsale, 212-583-1700.
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| Melissa Sweet's top seller featured a sweetheart neckline and an intricately designed skirt. Silk organza ballgown with draped dropped waist and ruffled skirt, $4,975; PriscillaofBoston.com for stores.
(CREDIT: Courtesy of Melissa Sweet)
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