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Biomaterial Microenvironment Modeled Bioreactor
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The potential for use of stem cells in regenerative medicine has produced considerable excitement. While most of the current research in the area has focused on defining media components that control stem cell differentiation, relatively little attention has been paid to the problem of generating ideal in-vitro culture systems for optimal growth, and expansion of stem cells and their specific progenitors, for practical regenerative medicine applications. In addition, methods for expansion and propagation of stem cells and their progenies, available to date, collectively lack features to produce only a specific cell type either by a) Generation of specific lineage or cell types for harvest (subject of this proposal), and/or b) "Filtering" and separation of specific progenitors from all other cell types (not subject of this proposal, current in-house R&D). The overall objective of this project is to develop and demonstrate feasibility of a prototype bioreactor, modeling the in-vivo stem cell niche, for production of progenitor cells which are expanded and differentiated into specific tissue lineages (in the bioreactor) while maintaining a stable pool of stem cells for long-term production. Tools and technologies developed based on the proposed feasibility demonstration studies will provide the foundation required for development of new bioreactor based cell separation and purification methodologies for effective harvest of differentiated cell types away from undifferentiated cells (i.e. pivotal for safe and efficacious cell therapy and FDA approval). In addition, our commercialization strategies in partnership with larger "research tool" companies (currently in-progress) will generate commercial products for different sectors of this field, following successful accomplishment of the proposed studies.
Statement of Benefit to California:
The potential for use of stem cells in regenerative medicine has produced considerable excitement. While most of the current research in the area has focused on defining media components that control stem cell differentiation, relatively little attention has been paid to the problem of generating ideal in-vitro culture systems for optimal growth, and expansion of stem cells and their specific progenitors, for practical regenerative medicine applications. Benefits for the state of California and its citizens: 1) Tools and technologies developed based on the proposed studies will provide the foundation required for upscale production of safe and efficacious cells for therapies facilitating translation to the clinic and FDA approval. 2) Our commercialization strategies in partnership with larger "research tool" companies (currently in-progress) will generate commercial products for different sectors of this field, advancing research and development enabling new regenerative cell therapies for uncured diseases.
Review Summary:
The overall goal of the proposed research is to develop a 3D bioreactor system that models stem cell niches for the production of pluripotent stem cells and lineage-restricted progenitors derived from them. The bioreactor is a customized version of a commercially available system. The applicants propose to initially develop a co-culture system that includes a mouse stromal cell line and "cord blood embryonic-like stem cells" (CBE) to demonstrate the feasibility of the bioreactor. The applicants also intend to expand the study to develop a 3D niche-like microenvironment for the culture of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). Reviewers agreed that improved methods for large-scale expansion of various stem cells, including hESCs, without inducing differentiation, would have significant utility. Similarly, methods to reproducibly generate and harvest lineage-restricted stem or progenitor cells from large-scale (bioreactor) pluripotent cell cultures would be potentially of significant value, especially for clinical applications. However, reviewers felt that the proposed research program does not provide a clear path to these goals. Although the second aim was found to be more straight-forward – to culture an established hESC registry line in the bioreactor using a hydrogel system and no feeder cells – it does not represent a step that completely overcomes a major roadblock in stem cell biology. If successful, it could have ultimate value in clinical applications. However, the ability to differentiate the hESCs quantitatively in the bioreactor towards a specified lineage and to isolate the differentiated cells free of potentially tumorigenic undifferentiated stem cells will require a more sophisticated strategy. The applicants acknowledge the need for a more comprehensive approach to the problem of scale-up, but the plan presented to overcome it is incomplete. The probability that the results of this work will move the field significantly forward was thought to be low. Reviewers found the application to be written in a rather confusing manner that made it difficult to ascertain specific experiments contemplated at each proposed step. Reviewers noted that the cell types utilized in the first specific aim are not ideally suited to the research. The proposed cells are either transformed and/or non-human cell lines that are not appropriate for clinical translation or for the ultimate production of clinically useful human cells. Moreover, reviewers found that the applicants are rather unclear about what specific niche they wish to produce. If the niche is for hematopoietic stem cells then the choice of "ES-like" cells from umbilical cord blood is not the optimal choice, according to one reviewer. Reviewers also noted that a cord blood stem cell is not universally acknowledged to be embryonic-like and therefore may not be a suitable prototype for extending the studies to hESCs. Furthermore, reviewers felt that the rationale and advantages for using CBEs in the first aim versus hESCs in the second aim are not explained. The aim of expanding hESCs in hydrogels was more clearly presented. However, the reviewers criticized their approach to simply adapt previously published work to the context of a bioreactor, rather than working refine and improve the culture environment. Consequently, reviewers were unconvinced that the work will generate important new information about stem cell niches, maintenance of "stemness", or regulation of lineage restriction. The technological problems that remain in isolation of specific, desired lineage-restricted derivatives from pluripotent (potentially tumorigenic, in the case of hES cells) are not clearly addressed and the discussion of 'safe and efficacious therapy and FDA approval' issues did not give reviewers comfort with the design of the studies. In general, reviewers found the logic of the proposal difficult to follow. The PI trained at top universities and has biotechnology industry experience. Reviewers found no track record for the PI of leadership in the stem cell field or in the development of novel bioreactor systems. The rather large team includes individuals with strong publication and track records, but the letter of support from the consultant with most expertise in hESCs appeared to be an incomplete draft. The plan relies heavily on scattered consultants, which may be problematic. Reviewers were further concerned that the budget of nearly $1 MM for 2 years is excessive.


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Arkansas Election A Test of GOP Momentum in State
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press
Posted 11/4/2012 08:15 am
Updated 2 years ago
LITTLE ROCK — With control of the Legislature and a GOP sweep of the state's four congressional seats potentially within reach, Republicans in Arkansas are heading into Tuesday's election ready to test whether the party's momentum in recent years will break what had been a reliable Democratic stronghold in the South.
It's been a long-elusive goal for Republicans, who have regularly pointed to signs of Arkansas turning into a two-party state only to see their hopes dashed in the next election. Though the party's made inroads over the years and Republicans have held the governor's mansion three times since Reconstruction, Arkansas is the only state from the old Confederacy where Democrats control both the state Legislature and the governor's office.
Republicans insist that's going to change Tuesday, in an election where both parties have been focused on dozens of state House and Senate districts they believe are the key to a legislative majority.
"It is not a blip," state Republican Party Chairman Doyle Webb said. "Arkansas is realigning with the Republican Party because Arkansans are conservatives."
Democrats currently hold a 53-46 majority in the House, with one vacant seat, and a 20-15 majority in the Senate, while Republicans hold three of the state' four congressional seats. While Republicans have been boasting about their strength heading into the election, Democrats say they believe the party will maintain its legislative majority.
Republicans are crediting President Barack Obama's poor popularity rating, the party's infrastructure around the state and changing demographics for putting the GOP on the verge of a legislative takeover. Democrats have been relying on Gov. Mike Beebe's popularity and argue that Republicans — aided by outside groups spending big on races around the state — are trying to nationalize the fight for the statehouse.
Republicans and Democrats agree that Obama's unpopularity has helped drive the GOP's growth in the state over the past few years. Though Arkansas is a flyover state in the presidential election, the Democratic president's image is seen frequently on slick mailers sent out for legislative races.
At a pre-election rally for Republicans last week, former Gov. Mike Huckabee joked that the party should give the president an award for helping the GOP grow in Arkansas. Former Congressman Asa Hutchinson said the president has helped Republicans make the link between national and state policies affecting the state.
It's a challenge that Hutchinson, who lost the governor's race to Beebe six years ago, knows all too well.
"I think the obstacle has been the long-held traditions of Arkansas that have separated national politics from state politics. In past years, (Arkansans) could vote Republican for the U.S. Senate and Republican for governor but it was very easy to go in and cast your ballot for a Democratic legislator," said Hutchinson, who is widely viewed as a potential candidate for governor in 2014. "That's no longer how the voters feel."
Recent polling may back up that belief. The University of Arkansas' annual Arkansas Poll last month found that for the third year in a row, voters who identified themselves as independent said they identified more with the Republican Party.
Democrats, however, have said they're not going down without a fight. Beebe set a series of rallies in northeast Arkansas this weekend to urge voters to support Democrats in Tuesday's election, and the party has pointed to Beebe's successes with a majority Democrat Legislature as the argument for keeping control.
"The record is there and we think voters are going to focus on that record," state Democratic Party Chairman Will Bond said.
The party also stepped up its criticism of three Republican statehouse candidates who have come under fire for racially charged writings. GOP officials have said the party wouldn't give any more money to state Rep. Jon Hubbard, Rep. Loy Mauch or House hopeful Charlie Fuqua, but haven't called on the three to end their candidacies.
Challenges remain even if Republicans win the Statehouse and the four congressional seats. The first will be governing, especially after an election where some Republican moderates were defeated by more conservative challengers in the spring primary.
"It's easier to climb the mountain than staying on top of the mountain," said Dennis Milligan, former state party chairman and Saline County clerk. "I think that we've got to go in and govern. We've never done this before."
But the bigger test will occur in 2014, where the GOP has said it wants to build on its gains by taking the governor's office and a U.S. Senate seat now held by Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor.
Both could be uphill fights. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, a Democrat and the only announced gubernatorial candidate, has already raised more than $1 million for his bid. Pryor, who announced earlier this year he would run for a third term, enjoyed the support of more than half the voters surveyed in the UA poll.
Tuesday's results could also be an early test for Republican Congressman Tim Griffin, who is viewed as a potential rival to Pryor's re-election bid. Griffin faces a challenge from Democrat Herb Rule in the race for central Arkansas' 2nd district.
The one outcome Republicans are talking about the least is a potential split decision where they win one chamber but not the other. Publicly, most GOP leaders paint winning either chamber as a step forward. But they also acknowledge it would be a letdown for a party primed for more dramatic gains.
"I'm going to be extremely disappointed if we don't come out of this thing controlling both ends of the state Capitol and Mark Pryor right in our sights," Milligan said.

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M. Sean Grady, M.D.
M. Sean Grady, M.D.
Charles Harrison Frazier Professor of Neurosurgery
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3400 Spruce Street
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University of California, San Diego, 1977.
Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1981.
B.A. (Biology)
University of California, San Diego, 1977.
Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1981.
Description of Research ExpertiseDr. Grady's research interests include memory dysfunction resulting from traumatic brain injury and minimally invasive neurosurgery.
Description of Clinical ExpertiseDr. Grady was appointed the Charles Harrison Frazier Professor & Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania in March 1999. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego and medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He trained in Neurological Surgery at the University of Virginia from 1981-1987 and was a faculty member at the University of Washington from 1987-1999. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Grady served as the Secretary for American Board of Neurological Surgery from 2004-2008, and was appointed Chairman of the ABNS from 2008-2009. Dr. Grady served as a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Neurosurgery from 2000-2010.
Dr. Grady's clinical focus is in the area of Cranial Base Tumors, Pituitary Tumors, Meningiomas, Schwannomas, Malignant Skull Base Tumors as well as Cerebrovascular Disorders, Aneurysms, AVM's. Dr. Grady and Dr. Bert O'Malley (Chairman, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery) are co-directors of the Cranial Base Center. In addition, Dr. Grady performs general neurosurgery procedures for herniated discs of the back and neck.
Description of Other ExpertisePhiladelphia Magazine Top Doctors 2004-2011.
Selected PublicationsMacyszyn Luke, Lega Brad, Bohman Leif-Erik, Latefi Ahmad, Smith Michelle J, Malhotra Neil R, Welch William, Grady M Sean: Implementation of a Departmental Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS): A Productivity and Cost Analysis. Neurosurgery May 2013.
Lee John Y K, Barroeta Julieta E, Newman Jason G, Chiu Alexander G, Venneti Sriram, Grady M Sean: Endoscopic endonasal resection of anterior skull base meningiomas and mucosa: implications for resection, reconstruction, and recurrence. Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery 74(1): 12-7, Jan 2013.
Yin Terry, Lindley Timothy E, Albert Gregory W, Ahmed Raheel, Schmeiser Peter B, Grady M Sean, Howard Matthew A, Welsh Michael J: Loss of Acid sensing ion channel-1a and bicarbonate administration attenuate the severity of traumatic brain injury. PloS one 8(8): e72379, 2013.
Grady MS, Lee J, O'Malley B, Palmer J, Ramakrishnan V: Sphenoid Sinus Anatomy and Suprasellar Extension of Pituitary Tumors. Journal of Neurosurgery 2013.
Echlin Paul S, Grady M Sean, Timmons Shelly D: Concussion: pathophysiology and sequelae. Neurosurgical focus 33(6): Introduction: 1-2, Dec 2012.
Learned Kim O, Thaler Erica R, O'Malley Bert W, Grady M Sean, Loevner Laurie A: Hypoglossal nerve palsy missed and misinterpreted: the hidden skull base. Journal of computer assisted tomography 36(6): 718-24, Nov-Dec 2012.
Xiong G, Zhang L, Mojsilovic-Petrovic J, Arroyo E, Elkind J, Kundu S, Johnson B, Smith CJ, Cohen NA, Grady SM, Cohen AS: GABA and glutamate are not colocalized in mossy fiber terminals of developing rodent hippocampus. Brain Res 20(1474): 40-9, Sep 2012.
McClelland Collin M, Wolf Ronald L, Rassekh Christopher H, Blumberg Emily A, Grady M Sean, Livolsi Virginia A, Liu Grant T: Monocular vision loss and headache in a 60-year-old liver transplant patient. Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society 32(2): 167-71, Jun 2012.
Whitmore Robert G, Thawani Jayesh P, Grady M Sean, Levine Joshua M, Sanborn Matthew R, Stein Sherman C: Is aggressive treatment of traumatic brain injury cost-effective? Journal of neurosurgery 116(5): 1106-13, May 2012.
Selden Nathan R, Origitano Thomas C, Burchiel Kim J, Getch Christopher C, Anderson Valerie C, McCartney Shirley, Abdulrauf Saleem I, Barrow Daniel L, Ehni Bruce L, Grady M Sean, Hadjipanayis Costas G, Heilman Carl B, Popp A John, Sawaya Raymond, Schuster James M, Wu Julian K, Barbaro Nicholas M: A national fundamentals curriculum for neurosurgery PGY1 residents: the 2010 Society of Neurological Surgeons boot camp courses. Neurosurgery 70(4): 971-81; discussion 981, Apr 2012.
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PEORIA, Ill.-- Almost one thousand cheerleaders took over the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday at the 12th annual IESA Cheerleading Championship.
The event gives teams a chance to compete for a title.
Fourteen-year-old Sidney Snider has been cheering for four years.
Snider says this is the day she and her team have been working toward for months.
Snider said, "We practice every day of the week except Sundays so we've worked really hard for this."
More than 70 teams participated, competing with both cheer and dance routines.
"The best thing is there is no State series to get here," said John Venerable of IESA. "Anybody can sign up for one of our five divisions and come here and participate."
Venerable says the day-long event got area businesses feeling competitive too.
The thousands of cheerleaders and their biggest fans traveled from all across the state and booked up hotels around downtown Peoria. And that's business that may come back.
Venerable said, "If you win your division you get to perform at the IHSA finals here in a couple weeks."
Snider's team has placed either first or second in all of their competitions leading up to this. They have their sights set high again.
"We've worked really hard for this and we're excited. We really want to place in the top 5," said Snider.
After the teams perform, it's all up to the judges, but with spirits high both on and off the floor, it's hard to find a reason not to cheer.
For competition results, head to http://www.iesa.org/activities/CHR/fanzone or click on the link above.


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The Greatest Show on Earth
The first day of the two-month-long fair, dubbed as the 'greatest show on earth,' saw over 8 to 11 million people - gurus, saints, sages, devotees and pilgrims - taking the holy dip on first day of Maha Kumbh on the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti at the Sangam - the confluence of the holy Ganges the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati river. The hourly count of bathers was around half a million pilgrims taking the holy bath, an act which is believed to cleanse one of all sins.
Important Bathing Dates for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2013:
- Starts on Makar Sankranti - January 14
- Paush Purnima - January 27
- Mauni Amavasya - February 10
- Vasant Panchami - February 15
- Ends on Maha Shivratri - March 10
The Origin of the Kumbh Mela Festivals
The tradition of collective worship gave rise to massive fairs such as the "Kumbh" which means "pitcher" (Sanskrit). Millions of people from around the world congregate at the confluence, also known as Prayag, to bathe in the icy waters of the holy rivers during this mammoth Hindu festival. The Kumbh, Ardha Kumbh, and Poorna Kumbh or Maha Kumbh are the titles given to the fairs held at in the Indian cities of Haridwar (Uttaranchal), Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) and Nashik (Maharashtra). The planetary positions of the Sun, the Moon and the Jupiter decide the place where Kumbh would be held. Read more about the various Kumbh Melas - Great Indian Bathing Festivals.
The Rush of Naked Ascetics
Day one of this year's Maha Kumbh was marked by the initial grand bath or the first auspicious Shahi Snan of the 13 'akharas' (religious orders) of Naga Sadhus - "a martial order of ascetics who move about either naked or scantily clad with matted hair and ash smeared bodies, marched to Sangam in processions with their leaders perched atop ornately decorated elephants, horses and chariots and musical bands in attendance in a unique blend of austerity and opulence," wrote the Times of India.
Unprecedented Facilities for a City Full of Pilgrims
A temporary township spreading across 20 million square meters divided into 14 sectors has been constructed for this huge fair. The local administration is also responsible for the availability of food grains and essential commodities besides managing the security, traffic, sanitation, electricity, drinking water, sewage and drainage, sanitation and health.
In order to protect the pilgrims from possible terrorist attacks, avert stampeded and regulate the rush of the pilgrims over 30,000 security personnel, including commandos of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and bomb disposal squads with sniffer dogs have been deployed around the Maha Kumbh Mela site. Despite all the arrangements, around 1,500 people including women and children were reported missing during the bathing on the first day in the fair.
The Indian government has set up 14 medical units, 22,000 street lights, 150 km of temporary roads, 18 bridges, and 35,000 toilets with sewers to cater to the demand of such a huge congregation. A number of special trains and around 7,000 buses have been put in motion to help people arrive at the venue from across the country.
The Indian trade body Associated Chambers of Commerce (ASSOCHAM) estimates that the Uttar Pradesh state government would amass a revenue of over USD 25 million from this massive influx of pilgrims, including over one million foreign tourists to Allahabad.


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International community condemns nuclear test in North Korea
The North Korean regime has followed up on its threats and carried out an underground nuclear test on 12 February 2013, the third one after tests in 2006 and 2009. Pyongyang has thus exacerbated regional tensions again after launching a long range missile on 12 December 2012. The test has drawn strong international criticism.
Measuring seismic shock waves generated by the nuclear explosion
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon, for example, talked about a "deeply destabilizing act" which clearly violated relevant UN Security Council resolutions. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle spoke in the same vein, condemning the nuclear test in the strongest of terms: "The international community must adopt a clear stand in response to this renewed provocation. Further sanctions against the regime in Pyongyang must now be considered." The Minister said that this should also be discussed at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on 18 February.
Critical reactions to this renewed provocation by North Korea came from, among others, the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, China, Russia, South Korea, Japan and several European states.
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UN Security Council during its session on 22 January 2013
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North Korean state media have confirmed that the nuclear test was carried out. The seismic activity measured suggests that a strong charge was detonated. The Security Council met for an emergency session in New York on 12 February. The Council members condemned the test, calling it a grave violation of the Council's relevant resolutions. They also stated that there continued to be a clear threat to international peace and security. The Council would begin work immediately on "appropriate measures" in another Security Council resolution.
As recently as 22 January, the Security Council unanimously condemned North Korea's missile launch of 12 December 2012 in Resolution 2087 (2013) and further tightened its targeted sanctions against that country. It called for an end to all of Pyongyang's ballistic tests and nuclear programmes.
It added further individuals associated with the missile programme to its existing list of those who are subject to travel bans and asset freezes. Banks and other institutions were also included in the lists. Moreover, the Council announced significant action in the event of a further launch or nuclear test by North Korea.
International concern about nuclear and missile programme
Rocket launch in North Korea
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Over the years, North Korea has undertaken several missile launches and nuclear tests. After the start of an Unha 3 long range missile last December, the regime claimed it had sent a weather satellite into space. However, the international community suspects that an intercontinental missile was tested. UN Security Council Resolutions 1718 and 1874 from 2006 and 2009 as well as Resolution 2087 (2013), which was adopted recently, prohibit such ballistic missile launches and nuclear tests by North Korea.
North Korea is isolated internationally and one of the most closed off countries in the world. The population is suffering due to the poor economic situation and the lack of basic necessities as well as political repression. The international community is making every effort to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear programme. The most important forum for these efforts were the six party talks started in 2003 between the two Koreas as well as the US, China, Russia and Japan. However, they broke down back in 2009.
- UN Security Council Resolution 2087 (2013) on North Korea
- Resolution 1874 (2009) of the United Nation's Security Council on North Korea, 12. 6. 2009 PDF | 102 KB
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Fargo Senator Tyler Axness says he will be seeking the democratic endorsement to run for the Public Service Commission.
Axness was elected to the State Senate in 2012 and says he wants to serve on the PSC to ensure that our states natural resources are put to use.
"We talk about transporting through a pipeline, that's been referred to as a sandpiper pipeline, to a refinery in Wisconsin. Why aren't we putting that to use in North Dakota? Why aren't we looking at a long term plan that is using what is under our ground, under our peoples land and putting it to use right here in our borders," says Axness. The seat was vacated by Kevin Cramer when he was sworn in to the House of Representatives last year.
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CHAFFEE, MO (KFVS) - Makers of the Big Top Cupcake pan promise to enlarge your cupcakes by 25 times the normal size, but is it full of big promises it can't keep?
This definitely caught the attention of second graders in Mrs. Debbie Lands' class. They emailed me about testing this product. With the kids' help, we mix together the cake batter, then pour it into the lightly-greased silicone Big Top Cupcake pans. We also put the special lid on the bottom pan. It has an indention that will form a place for filling to go after baking. Speaking of that, our oven's preheating. Note: this is the school's convection oven, so we've lowered the temperature a bit to modify. After a few minutes, our Big Top Cupcake is looking like a big failure.
It's bulging. Don't peek in on the batter under the lid. It's hard to get the lid back into place while it's so hot. That means, we have a lopsided cake. Oh well, I bet these kids will still eat it!
"Oh my!" Mrs. Lands said after seeing the end result. This cake is lopsided!
We press on. Mrs. Lands and I take our creation to the big freezer. The directions say this will speed up the cooling process. After all, we have some anxious icers! First though, to my and Mrs. Lands' surprise, the directions say you can "shave" your cake off to make sure it'll fit. So, we level things off here, and we're ready to ice. The kids love decorating this humongous treat.
"The fact that we could cut it made it a lot easier to ice now that it's level and actually forms a cupcake," said Mrs. Lands.
Do let your cupcake completely cool, otherwise the massive treat will fall apart like ours did, but it's no big deal because the kids love eating it anyways! In fact, it probably made the treat more fun. The Big Top Cupcake's now a big mess. It doesn't matter though.
"It's very, very good!" said one student.
"It tasted like a normal cupcake," said one student.
"A!" cheer the students.
"An A!"
"Probably a B+ or A- but maybe an A minus because the kids love it so much!" said Mrs. Lands.
Before I hand out a coveted grade 'A,' I had Mrs. Lands bake another cupcake in her own regular oven at home, just to see if that made a difference in lopsidedness....and it did!
"The taste was really good. The price is good because you can re-use it," she said.
At $20, the Big Top Cupcake gets big praise, earning an A-minus on this Does it Work test.
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On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Phillies bounced back from consecutive losses to double up the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-4. That's the good news. The bad news? Catcher Carlos Ruiz had to be pulled in the first inning with a back injury.
The injury was initially called "lower back tightness", which doesn't sound like a big deal, but Ruiz is set to visit a doctor on Thursday, and when asked if he was concerned about the injury, Ruiz replied, yeah, he was. So there might be a little more than a day-to-day bother.
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Mmmmthis tart is bursting with the fresh flavor of blueberries! "Not only do I bake the berries with the crust," describes Lyin Schramm of Berwick, Maine, "but after I take the tart out of the oven, I top it with just-picked fruit."
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold butter
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 2 pints fresh blueberries, divided
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- In a small bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Add vinegar, tossing with a fork to moisten. Press onto bottom and up the sides of a lightly greased 9-in. tart pan with removable bottom.
- For filling, place 1 pint of blueberries over crust. Combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over blueberries. Place tart pan on a baking sheet.
- Bake at 400° for 55-60 minutes or until crust is browned and filling is bubbly. Remove from the oven; arrange and press remaining berries in a single layer over top. Cool on a wire rack. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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There will always be some mention of his past, either on the field or off the field, that will essentially negate any positives that might have been presented about Newton. That was never more evident to me than the dust up on CSR earlier this week when an opposing fan posted a non-favorable piece on Newton on this site (no link, let it go). It's gotten to the point I think Newton is the most misunderstood player in the NFL right now and I'm going to tell you why.
I say misunderstood because the reality is Newton is not the person most seem to enjoy making him out to be. I say this based on covering Newton the past two years in depth; we here at CSR have pretty much logged every move he has made since being the #1 pick overall by the Panthers in 2011. We've seen every interview, practically every picture, certainly every play on the field. We've discussed them in detail.
My opinion is also based on what we haven't seen, referring to the night time trouble a lot of young, suddenly wealthy athletes tend to do. Certainly a guy coming to the NFL with his reputation won't be long for an overnight trip to the pokey for some stupid, alcohol influenced TMZ fiasco is what I'm sure many out there are hoping for. We have not seen it with Cam. The few times we've seen him on TV outside of football he was actually drinking water and conducting himself like a fine upstanding fellow. Yet most can't get past it for one or more of the following reasons.
He's Arrogant
People like to say Newton is arrogant and full of himself. I admit the evidence is compelling, the 'icon and entertainer' quote pre-draft, the Superman pose and then the Pro Bowl ostracizing he got. Plus if he would let us poke his smile we would see its made of plastic. The most damning incident apparently is his supposed Pro Bowl 'dissing' of the other players. Please note this was never reported during or immediately after the game. It didn't get reported for many months afterward which I my view supports my argument of pundits being out to make Newton look bad. But none the less you get the picture that has been painted.
Contrary to that, it's been my observation Newton is a very confident person off the field and a very confident player on the field. It's not unusual to see confidence misconstrued as arrogance but you have to admit Newton has plenty to be confident about. Since hitting his teens he has been singled out for his athletic ability and size having played in the 7 on 7 national tourney's as a kid up to winning 2 national titles. How could he not have a high level of confidence from all of that? It's a big reason why I think he still can accomplish so much more in the NFL.
Here's a better way to find about the real Cam Newton and whether he is arrogant. Watch any of the clips from his multitude of charity and/or kids events. By the way, I have to give Newton big props for the amount of charity work he does. The guy seems to be doing something on his own time every week this offseason. Arrogant people don't turn their arrogance on and off like a switch. They may be able to hide it for a while but they can a very hard time trying to be genuine.
For example, watch this video of Cam at a School Pride high school event in Charlotte. It's a short clip but the point is I have not seen a bit of arrogance from the guy in any of the appearances he has made. Instead I see a guy confident in his abilities but actually awkward in the spotlight without a football in his hands. 'Awkward' in a down to earth type of way. For example, his recent' 'rubbing more batter on the cake' comment when taking about Kuechly.
The Superman Pose
Many take issue with his Superman pose after scoring. Me personally the teapot move after getting a 1st down is the only thing that bothers me. Yet now that I feel I've gotten to know Newton a little I think both of the moves and the fact he doesn't care what the score is when he does them is due to his love of the game. You can see that he is just having fun as he many times has a big grin on his face when he is running with the ball, trying to avoid defenders. More often than not when a defender gets the best of him he laughs and/or gives them some props. The guy likes to have fun and it's part of why I think he is so exciting to watch as a player.
Mr. Mopeyhead
I admit I did not like the towel over the head routine his first season when things were not going so well. I have to mention this he did the same thing with a towel at Blinn College on his way to a national championship. He would put a towel over his head when on the bench and Newton didn't care what others thought about it then. What I think he overlooked though was the effect it might have on his teammates in the Pros hence why in my view it is the one mistake he has made as a Pro. A mistake only because of how it was being misinterpreted. Why should we care otherwise if he wants to put a towel over his head when on the bench? Which brings me to my last topic.
Cam Newton to this point in his career is not a 'Rah Rah' type of leader in the mold of a Jon Beason or even Ray Lewis. I think it has to do with the awkwardness thing I discussed earlier, he's not a smooth speaker and can be socially standoffish in his demeanor sometimes. But it doesn't mean he cannot lead or is not already a leader on the Panthers.
Newton leads by example, plain and simple. He is one of the hardest workers on the field and the Panthers heard that at every level in their pre-draft due diligence on Newton. He's always putting in the extra time, running the extra laps and talking about what he can do better. Players respect that.
It's also been my observation that his teammates, both on offense and defense, really like the guy and do not hesitate to say good things about him when asked. His linemen jump to his defense on the field when defenders take shots at him and you can tell they have a tremendous amount of confidence when he is in the huddle. If you want to win football games when the spotlight is on then that is exactly what you need from your QB.
Final Thoughts
Cam Newton is a very confident player that has good reason to be confident but he has not let it go to head as many perceive. Though he had a lot of success at the college level he faced just as much adversity, some of his own doing I agree. The end result is a guy with some walls up but who has shown he can put all that aside and perform when the game is on the line.
On the personal side Cam is actually a very well rounded person on and off the field which I have to give credit to his parents. I have a lot of respect for Cecil Newton in the way he has raised his son and the kind of person he is, quite the opposite perception most have due to Cecil Newton's pay for play fiasco; which by the way I must mention never materialized into anything concrete. I'm willing to bet Roger Goodell approves of the example he has set since coming in to the league in spite of the towel hub bub. Maybe I'm wearing my Homerific Rose Colored glasses here but Newton conducts himself well across any type of event or situation.
Yet his past haunts him a good two years later, not much time I guess in the grand scheme of things. His college background of success and adversity and #1 pick draft status a ton of expectation has been placed on Newton since his arrival. Many like to portray his first two years as a disappointment while overlooking the fact he has had a record setting entry to the league. Off the field he has been a true role model in the way he conducts himself and the tireless charity community work. If other fans can't ever get past Newton's college days then that is not my worry. I think I have a better handle on who Cam Newton is and I'm okay with that.


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Police radio transmissions indicated the spill happened about 5 p.m. According to Elwood Fire Department Chief Brad Compton, a truck headed eastbound on Indiana 28 made a stop at the McClure's gas station near the intersection with Indiana 37 on the east side of Elwood.
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---- — PLATTSBURGH — High winds and mild temperatures combined Thursday to cause havoc around the North Country.
Roofs were blown off houses, several communities reported flooding, residents lost power, and tree limbs were down across the region, some taking power lines with them. Numerous roads were closed, included the northbound lane of the Northway, south of Exit 35, where a tractor-trailer truck overturned.
But no major injuries were reported.
Fire department and highway crews were busy all day, answering non-stop calls for help. Wind damage and downed tree limbs were reported in Saranac, Lyon Mountain, Dannemora, Morrisonville, Altona, Champlain and Black Brook.
Heavy winds tore down trees along Route 9 between the towns of Lewis and Chesterfield, closing that road just past 9 a.m. Thursday.
Lewis Highway Superintendent Eldred Hutchins said some 15 trees were blown over, some across highways, others on top of power lines.
"We got all crews out right now cutting," he said as the sun broke through a morning cloud cover.
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Nelson, said problems were reported all over the place.
"Trees are down in Fern Lake, on the Golf Course Road and on the old turnpike in Silver Lake. All I know is the fire department is in two or three different places where trees are over the lines. ... The Fire Department is directing cars around the trees on the Golf Course Road."
At 11:15 a.m., trees brought down power lines on Route 9 in North Hudson, which were removed by North Hudson Fire Department and National Grid.
In the City of Plattsburgh, Cornelia Street was closed between Draper Avenue and Beekman Street before 8:30 a.m. because of concerns about construction materials blowing off the new School of Business being built at SUNY Plattsburgh.
City Police closed off that section of street, and a large crane hoisted workers up to secure the rattling plastic sheet that covers the structure.
The street had been reopened by 9:15 a.m. The same situation occurred last week during a day of high winds.
Matt St. Clair lost power in his Rand Hill Road home at about 9:30 a.m. Some of St. Clair's neighbors were also without power Thursday morning, he said.
Shortly before 10 a.m., he was driving near 1500 Rand Hill Road when he saw a tree — held up by power lines — that was completely blocking the road.
"I was the first one that came upon it," he said. "I directed about eight cars underneath it."
He was hesitant to to direct cars, but drivers "were very persistent that they had to get where they needed to go."
"The power lines were carved into the tree," embedded in it, St. Clair said, and if they broke the danger would significantly increase.
He notified 911 and tried to help oncoming drivers. The first car to approach St. Clair was driven by an elderly woman who was taking her husband to the hospital. She told St. Clair her husband couldn't breathe.
Their car could fit underneath the tree, so St. Clair directed them under it.
Once a man arrived who said he was a former town employee, St. Clair decided to leave.
"I was very scared about driving under this tree," he said. "My antenna hit the tree, and I had goosebumps."
At about 10:30 a.m., four employees were working in the front offices of Bailey Property Enterprise in Keeseville.
"We heard a huge gust of wind coming," said Trudell Ingbretson. "I thought the roof just collapsed."
Luckily, no one was injured, as the roof that blew off the building and into the back yard of the property was over a back office, Ingbretson said.
A beam broke a window, but that and the door leading to the back office have been enclosed with boards, she said.
"After that happened, I was kind of nervous because we kept getting huge wind gusts," Ingbretson said. "I thought for sure our roof was going to cave in on us."
An ice jam closed Route 9N early Thursday morning, some 10 miles west of AuSable Forks in the hamlet of Upper Jay.
There, the Ausable River jumped its banks near the Navajo Lodge in a section that was heavily damaged by Tropical Storm Irene nearly 18 months ago.
"There was an ice jam which caused 9N to flood, but it's gone," Essex County Emergency Services Director Donald Jaquish said later in the morning.
"Fire Chief Mike Lincoln enacted an evacuation warning of some homes in AuSable Forks, but there was no flooding."
Lincoln had notified residents in low-lying areas that an ice jam was moving toward the hamlet. But the ice broke up and moved on.
"Everything's gone," Lincoln said. "We are all out in the clear here. Our river is wide open now and below flood stage."
Jay Town Supervisor Randy Douglas said they were lucky.
"Everything moved through. Ice on both branches (of Ausable River) went out. We had no flooding, just a temporary road closure," Douglas said.
State Route 9N between Upper Jay and Keene was temporarily closed due to water over the road, but it later reopened.
Douglas thanked everyone who helped out with response, cleanup and monitoring rivers.
Branches knocked down by high winds put out power to some Jay residents Thursday night, and Douglas said a shelter was opened.
"NYSEG has advised us this evening that we have currently 116 customers out of power in the Town of Jay and may well be through the night. We have opened a warming shelter at the Town of Jay Community Center at 11 School Lane in AuSable Forks if anyone needs assistance. If the need arises after this evening for a longer period of time we will open a full shelter, with food preparation, for as long as power outages remain. Everyone should check on their neighbors to make sure they are warm and safe."
Shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday, 2,939 NYSEG customers in Clinton County were without power and 1,049 customers in Essex County did not have power, according to NYSEG's website.
Just before 7 p.m. the Essex County number was reduced to 453, with 958 NYSEG customers in Clinton County and about 100 in Franklin County without power.
The wind problem wasn't as severe Thursday in Franklin County.
Just three wind-related calls had been made to Franklin County Emergency Services dispatchers by midday, said Director Ricky Provost. Two calls about downed trees were in the Paul Smiths area and the other on Route 374 in Chateaugay, but neither was significant.
Flooding continued for an eighth day on Lower Park Street in Malone, and the ice jam forcing the Salmon River over its banks has gotten smaller.
However, the rushing water collapsed a garage door at 353 Lower Park and ripped the structure from its foundation, and the building is expected to wash away.
The water level went down about 6 inches overnight, "but it's not anywhere near getting it off the street," Provost said.
The jam, which at one time measured about 4,000 feet long, is now about half that size, Provost said.
"It's caving in, but it's nowhere near where we need to get the water to return to the channel of the river. We're going to be dealing with his for a few more days.
"It's going to go back down to freezing tonight. And I've looked at the 10-day forecast, and it's not going to be above freezing, so we're going to have this a little longer."
The forecast shows temperatures dropping to below freezing throughout the region, which will stall the snow and ice melt.
But the National Weather Service in Burlington issued a flood watch Friday for much of northern New York, warning that ice jams from heavy rain and melting ice cover could cause localized flooding.
— Editor Lois Clermont and Staff Writers Denise A. Raymo and Lohr McKinstry contributed to this report.


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Looking for an end-to-end UC solution that offers enterprise-class features your business can afford? Switchvox is the best value for your business phone system - with the flexibility and power you need from a prem-based IP PBX.
Asterisk Custom Communications
Turn an ordinary computer into a feature-rich communications server with Asterisk open source software. Explore hardware and interface cards built for Asterisk and your VoIP projects. Download Asterisk to get started.
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Latest Digium Events
The cloud has changed everything in the channel—business models, sales cycles, the conversation at the point of the customer and the vendors that partners are working with to meet customer demands. No matter where you have grown up as a partner—as a VAR, Solution Provider, Agent, SI or MSP—if you are selling cloud based solutions to meet your customer's business needs, then you are a Cloud Partner.
Cloud Partners is squarely focused on the most important issues affecting the cloud channel today:
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GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2014 - the gateway to the Middle East, Africa and South Asia's ICT Industry. Get ready to experience an even bigger GITEX - featuring top technology brands from around the world, exciting interactive features and cutting edge conference programmes.
What do Digium customers have to say?
"The new gateways provide more options to meet our customers' needs and offer reliable communications for larger installations. In addition, the flexibility of the open API in Digium's gateways enables xCALLY to offer full integration between our Asterisk Call Center deployments and the gateways. This is the tightest integration possible for our customer applications."
-Diego Gosmar, CEO of Xenialab
Cloud-based PBX vs. On-premises IP PBX
Which solution is right for your business? Transitioning your phone system to the cloud can be an easy and affordable alternative to a traditional, on-site IP PBX. But is it right for you? Get the FREE guide, "Hosted UC vs. On-premises UC" to compare key differences between the two phone system options. Read more...
Discover a Better Phone System for Auto Dealerships
New webinar - exclusively for auto dealerships! The right communications solution can not only improve the customer experience - from showroom floor to service center - but it can help drive sales, too. If you're looking for a better phone system, then you're in the right place. See why more auto dealerships are turning to Switchvox UC to power their business communications. Register now!
Take the worry out of Hosted VoIP
Switchvox Cloud has all the advanced UC features you want from a phone system. It's reliable, simple and worry-free!
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What is Unified Communications?
A growing number of SMBs are realizing the benefits of Unified Communications (UC). Yet, many businesses are still trying to sort through the clutter of what UC really means. This free white paper helps you understand which UC features can help your business be more competitive and efficient, while also saving money on the cost of your business phone system.