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Development of non integrating gene delivery system for reprogramming adult cells and identify molecules to enhance reprogramming efficiency
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Public Abstract:
Embryonic stem cells have great potentials in the future of medicine and research because they can develop into virtually any kind of tissue type and potentially become an unlimited resource for cell therapy. However, the ethical issue surrounding the use of embryonic stem cells comes from the fact that they are derived from human embryos in a process that causes the death of the embryos. In 2006, scientists reported that stem cells can be created without eggs or embryos by using viruses to deliver four regulator genes, a process called induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC). However, before iPS cells can be used in the clinic, many technical problems need to be overcome, such as eliminating the use of viruses or inserting regulator genes into the genome that potentially can cause cancer. Here we propose to develop a non integrating system to deliver the regulator genes which can be turned off after cells have been reprogrammed. This delivery system will enable researchers to introduce genes into the cells, switch them on during the reprogramming period, and turn off once cells have been reprogrammed. This method does not integrate genes into the cell's genome and thus, preventing additional changes in the host's genome. In addition, another technical difficulty to reprogram cells is that the process is very inefficient. Scientists have reported the success rate of 0.1-5% of obtaining iPS cells. We will be screening for molecules that will enhance the reprogramming process. Reprogramming adult stem cells into induced pluripotent stem cells could generate a potentially limitless source of immune-compatible cells for tissue engineering and transplantation medicine. However, before reprogrammed cells can be used in the clinic, they must be grown in conditions are free of any animal origin. We will perform and adapt reprogramming of cells in defined serum free medium containing enhancing molecules identified in this study to generate iPS cell lines that will be suitable for clinical studies.
Statement of Benefit to California:
Stem cells have potential in many areas of medical research, such as they offer the possibility of renewable sources of replacement cells and new tissues to treat many kinds of diseases, conditions, and disabilities. However, the use of stem cells has been very controversial due to the fact that they are derived from human embryos. The recent discovery of transforming adult cells back to the equivalent of embryonic state without the use of eggs or embryos will open a new era of research in cell-based therapy and tissue engineering. Before reprogrammed cells can be used in the clinic, there are some technical hurdles need to be overcome, such as the use of viral vectors to deliver genes and introducing regulator genes that can cause cancer. We propose to develop a novel delivery method that does not insert genes into the cell's genome and enables genes to be turned on and off, thus preventing genes to be expressed and potentially cause cancer after cells have been reprogrammed. In addition, in order to obtain large number of reprogrammed cells for cell therapy, the reprogramming process needs to be more robust than the current state of obtaining between 0.1-5% reprogramming efficiency. We will screen for molecules and examine their ability to enhance reprogramming efficiency. Finally, we will generate iPS cells using techniques developed in this study and adapt them to animal origin free medium which will be applicable for clinical studies. Results from our research will increase the statue of California's research and benefit its citizens by enhancing the process of creating patient-specific pluripotent stem cells that can be used for disease research and cell replacement therapies.
Review Summary:
The Principal Investigator (PI) proposes to develop a new method for generating human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells that could be safer and more efficient than the current, retroviral-based strategies. First, a non-integrating system will be developed using an inducible episomal vector. This system will enable the transient introduction of the reprogramming genes into adult somatic cells. Because episomal vectors do not easily integrate into the host genome, the potential for insertional mutagenesis is minimized. In the second objective, the applicants propose to improve the efficiency of iPS cell generation by evaluating the effects of various molecules on the induction of pluripotency. Finally, the PI proposes to develop serum-free culturing conditions for deriving clinical grade iPS cells. If successful, this proposal would have a clear impact on the future success of stem cell therapy. Human iPS cells are a desirable resource for a wide variety of applications at the basic and clinical level. Their potential for use is limited, though, by their potential for oncogenic transformation and the inefficiency of their production. The PI addresses both of these drawbacks by proposing a new method for iPS generation. One reviewer made the point that low reprogramming efficiency does not pose a limitation to the applicability of iPS cells, since sufficient numbers of cells are reprogrammed from most cell sources, thus calling the impact of the second objective into question. The proposal was poorly written and the rationale for many important experimental details was not provided. The feasibility of the overall proposal was unclear but varied considerably by aim. The reviewers were most enthusiastic about the first objective and felt that the strategy for creating the non-integrating vector system was sound. The reviewers were divided in their assessment of the preliminary data, as they support the PI's expertise in vector construction and expression but not his/her ability to reprogram somatic cells. The feasibility of the remaining aims was difficult to ascertain due to a lack of critical details in the application. For example, the applicants propose to evaluate 10 of a specific class of molecules for their ability to improve reprogramming. However, they do not provide the identity of the molecules, the reasons they were chosen, or the justification for their use. Similar lack of rationale was pervasive throughout the proposal and led the reviewers to conclude that the experiments were poorly conceived. The reviewers found the research team to be well qualified for conducting the proposed studies. The PI is young but has relevant experience in molecular virology. The collaborating investigators provide strong support in the other areas of the proposal such as stem cell biology. Finally, the research environment is very well suited for this work and provides unique resources and advanced vector tools. In conclusion, this proposal describes a promising new technology of potentially high impact, but the applicants failed to provide sufficient explanations and rationale to convince the reviewers of its feasibility.


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DALLAS - The hacking group known as 'Anonymous' has published the names, addresses and police departments of more than 700 officers across the state, including dozens in North Texas, after stealing the data from the Texas Police Association's web site.
The hacking is apparently in response to a story News 8 broke last week about a Wylie policeman put on administrative leave while he's investigated for child pornography.
In a web site posting with the data on Wednesday night, 'Anonymous' said "administrative leave" should be reserved for "injured cops," not what hackers called a "kiddie porn collecting cop." The stolen information also included a link to the WFAA story about the Wylie officer.
Hackers stole officers names and addresses (many of them officers' homes), along with logins and passwords for the Texas Police Association.
"This is very serious, not just from the standpoint of law enforcement, but for every private citizen out there as far as their privacy," said Erwin Ballarta, Executive Director of the Texas Police Association.
"I wasn't surprised, because in the past, they've done similar acts with the Texas Police Chiefs web site," said David Henderson, a suburban policeman in North Texas and expert on cyber crime with CSG Analysis.
He said leaking personal information on police could threaten their safety.
"I think that [affected officers] should be more concerned today than they were two days ago," Henderson continued.
The Texas Police Association told its member officers that the web site had been breached.
Ballarta said his organization sent letters and he even made personal calls in some cases.
This is the second time the Texas Police Association's web site has been hacked, Ballarta revealed, but the first time any personal information on officers was revealed.
The FBI was notified, according to Ballarta.
'Anonymous' has become notorious for cyber crime after hacking and attacking high-profile websites.
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Creative Cause will break from the No. 2 post position when he makes his 3-year-old debut Sunday in the Grade II, $150,000 San Vicente Stakes for 3-year-olds at seven furlongs. Joel Rosario feels the 3-5 favorite on Jon White's morning line is ready for another solid performance, no matter the draw.
"I don't think the post will be a problem," said Rosario, who, with three more wins Friday, has opened a 42-33 lead over runner-up Rafael Bejarano in Santa Anita's standings through 33 racing days. "He's probably the best horse in the race so the post position shouldn't matter.
"If he comes back running the way he did when he left, I think he's going to be really tough, but no one knows until the race is run. It's horse racing and no one knows what's going to happen."
Creative Cause, a gray son of Giant's Causeway owned by Heinz Steinmann and trained by Mike Harrington, has not raced since finishing third by a length after a wide trip in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs on Nov. 5. Prior to that, he won the Grade I Norfolk Stakes at Santa Anita by 3 ¼ lengths on Oct. 1. Rosario was aboard each time.
"Mike usually leaves strategy up to me," Rosario said. "Even when I rode him before he never told me anything. Just ride him and do your thing and hopefully put him in the winner's circle."
The field for the San Vicente, race seven of nine: Let's Get Crackin, Victor Espinoza, 6-1; Creative Cause, Joel Rosario, 3-5; Drill, Martin Garcia, 9-2; Smoking G, Corey Nakatani, 8-1; American Act, Martin Pedroza, 4-1; and Captain Obvious, Mario Gutierrez, 12-1.
Trainer Simon Callaghan expects dramatic improvement from Up In Time when she runs in Monday's Presidents' Day feature, the Grade II, $150,000 Buena Vista Handicap for older fillies and mares at one mile on the turf.
The 4-year-old English-bred filly finished fifth in the Grade III Monrovia Stakes at about 6 ½ furlongs on turf on Jan. 2. In her two previous races at one mile on turf, the daughter of Noverre won each time, including the Grade III Harold C. Ramser at Santa Anita last Oct. 16.
"She's definitely back at her best distance of a mile," Callaghan said. "She ran 6 ½ last time and it was a little bit sharp for her, and it was a good field. The mile is an ideal distance for her and she's training really well coming into the race. We're really happy with her."
Added Brice Blanc, who rode Up In Time in the Monrovia and is back on for the Buena Vista: "The mile is going to be a lot better for her. She's more steady at that distance. In the Monrovia when we crossed the dirt, she didn't quite quicken. She stayed about the same pace." p>Strawberry Morn, the dam of Buena Vista Handicap entrant Strawberrydaiquiri, won the very first race ever run at Emerald Downs, the U.S. Bank Stakes, by 10 lengths on June 20, 1996, notes Washington native Jon White, who makes Santa Anita's morning line.
"Strawberry Morn was a very nice filly," White said. "She won a whole bunch of stakes races, mostly at Hastings in Vancouver, B.C. Strawberry Morn's sire, Traveling Victor, was the Canadian Horse of the Year in 1983 and won the biggest race in the Northwest, the Longacres Mile, in 1984."
The Buena Vista will be Strawberrydaiquiri's California debut and first start for trainer Ben Cecil. The field for the Buena Vista: Wild Mia, David Flores, 6-1; Strawberrydaiquiri, Joel Rosario, 4-1; Cambina, Mike Smith, 4-1; Camille C, Kayla Stra, 30-1; Vamo a Galupiar, Joe Talamo, 7-2; Sweetly Peppered, Kevin Krigger, 30-1; Up in Time, Brice Blanc, 6-1; Andina, Frederic Lenclud, 8-1; City to City, Corey Nakatani, 6-1; So Belle, Chantal Sutherland, 20-1; and Briecat, Victor Espinoza, 8-1.
Santa Anita offers $2 beers, hot dogs and soft drinks on Presidents' Day. First post time is 12:30 p.m. Gates open at 10:30 a.m.
Breeders' Cup Sprint champion Amazombie and The Factor, the nation's two top-rated sprinters in some quarters, are expected to square off in next Saturday's Grade II, $200,000 San Carlos Stakes at seven furlongs.
The race will mark the belated 2012 debut of Amazombie, who was scheduled to start in the Palos Verdes Stakes on Jan. 21, but was scratched due to an off track.
The Factor has not raced since winning the Grade I Malibu Stakes on Dec. 26, but has a series of strong workouts at Hollywood Park for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.
Probable for the San Carlos: Amazombie, Mike Smith; Mensa Heat, Joe Talamo; Rothko, Joel Rosario; Sway Away, Rafael Bejarano; and The Factor, Martin Garcia.
At first launch, approximately 2,000 participants registered in the first 24 hours to play in the first-ever Santa Anita Derby contest patterned after the wildly popular March Madness basketball bracket model, with winners to be determined according to the outcome of the Grade I, $750,000 Santa Anita Derby, to be run on April 7.
"We're going to have four Derby pools or brackets, with eight horses in each," said Santa Anita's Director of Marketing Nate Newby. "Each bracket will start off with the highest-rated horse available and will be filled out in order of preference by horses that are less accomplished.
"For instance, our four top seeds at this point are: Out of Bounds, who won the Grade III Sham Stakes here on Jan. 7, Creative Cause, who won the Grade I Norfolk in October and was third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Fed Biz, who ran lights-out going a mile in his first start against winners on Feb. 9, and I'll Have Another, who won the Grade II Robert B. Lewis Stakes at a mile and a sixteenth on Feb. 4. Those four horses will be the number one seeds in their respective pools."
Newby explained that all horses would be evaluated and each bracket would be assembled by a committee of experts, including Racing Secretary Rick Hammerle and racing analysts from Daily Racing Form and HRTV.
"The way this will work is each player will be able to select one horse from each pool and lock in a total of four horses for their own individual four-horse bracket," said Newby. "There will be points awarded for wins, graded stakes wins and placings in various races. The key for players trying to accumulate the most points is to try and draft horses that aren't ranked highly and hope they out-run their early rankings.
"For instance, a win in a graded stakes is worth three points. If you draft a horse that is ranked number five overall, and this horse wins a graded stakes, you'll earn the horse's ranking times three, or fifteen points. If you had drafted any of the four top-seeded horses, you would only pick up three points, as they are all seeded number-one."
The winner will receive four tickets to the 2012 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita on Nov. 2 and 3, along with a $2,000 win voucher on any horse in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.
"We realize this is a brand-new concept for horseplayers and we'd like to thank our web team at Salted Stone in Monrovia for helping us with the project launch," said Newby. "Mike Skeehan and his team have put a very user-friendly website together and we think our fans are going to like it.
"We'd like to encourage everyone to register as they can pick up points this weekend. There are some important Derby preps to be run, including the San Vicente (Grade II) here at Santa Anita on Sunday and the El Camino Real Derby (Grade III) at Golden Gate Fields on Saturday. "
To sign up please visit http://santaanita.com/santa-anita-derby-madness/register.php.
Fans attending next Thursday's basketball game between Santa Anita's jockeys and Holy Angels School's seventh graders at La Salle High School in Pasadena will have more than just an opportunity to watch a worthwhile charity event.
Proceeds from the game will benefit the Holy Angels athletic program and the Kentucky-based Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF). Game time is 7 p.m.
"It's all about the kids," said retired Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Delahoussaye, who, along with fellow Hall of Fame riders Laffit Pincay Jr., Gary Stevens and Mike Smith will be available from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and at halftime to autograph photos and other memorabilia. They will all serve as honorary captains as well. David Flores will again be the jockeys' game captain.
"The game is a lot of fun and for a very worthy cause," added Delahoussaye, one of the greatest riders of his generation and currently keeping the wolf away from the door by buying and selling horses. Now 60 and retired from riding since 2003, Delahoussaye remains one of the most popular people in his sport, thanks to his ready approachability and down-home demeanor.
The Eye on Jacob Foundation will co-sponsor the event. The Eye on Jacob Foundation is named for the 13-year-old son of Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux, who was diagnosed several years ago with Usher's Syndrome, a rare disorder that causes loss of hearing, imbalance and eventual loss of sight in approximately 12,000 children in the United States.
HRTV analyst Kurt Hoover will again coach Santa Anita's jockeys, who won last year in overtime, 36-35, on Kerwin John's game-winning shot at the buzzer.
This year's Santa Anita jockey team is expected to include: Flores, Paul Atkinson, Rafael Bejarano, Hector Berrios, Brice Blanc, Antonio Castanon, Keiber Coa, Omar Figueroa, Eswan Flores, Martin Garcia, Mario Gutierrez, Kevin Krigger, Modesto Linares, Edwin Maldonado, Corey Nakatani, Alonso Quinonez, Joel Rosario, Christian Santiago Reyes, Kayla Stra, Chantal Sutherland, Mike Smith, Joe Talamo and perhaps others.
La Salle High School is located at the southwest corner of Michillinda Ave. and Sierra Madre Blvd. in Pasadena, approximately four miles northwest of Santa Anita Park. Admission is $5.
FINISH LINES: Rafael Bejarano passed his citizenship test Thursday in Kentucky, said agent Joe Ferrer, who has booked the 29-year-old native of Peru to ride both Castaway and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint winner Secret Circle for Bob Baffert in Monday's split Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park . . . Corey Nakatani and Kevin Krigger ride at Golden Gate today. Agent Ron Anderson has engaged Nakatani to ride Casual Trick for Nick Zito in next Sunday's Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park . . . Agent Tony Matos reports Garrett Gomez hopes to make his return early next month, hopefully in time to ride in the Santa Anita Handicap on March 3. The 40-year-old rider is recovering from a broken left heel suffered in a pre-post parade mishap before the Daytona Stakes on Jan. 8 . . . Kentucky Oaks winner Plum Pretty worked six furlongs on Santa Anita's main track Saturday in 1:11.80 for Baffert, while 9-year-old Awesome Gem, winner of the Grade I Hollywood Gold Cup in 2010 and earner of well over $2 million, had his first breeze on the comeback trail for Craig Dollase, going three furlongs in 37.20, breezing . . . At Hollywood Park, San Felipe candidate Empire Way worked five furlongs on Cushion Track in 1:01.80 for Mike Harrington, while Kilroe Mile contender Mr. Commons went the same distance in 59.60 for John Shirreffs . . . Filming for the second season of the well-received HBO series "LUCK," filmed in large part at Santa Anita, begins Tuesday and runs through March 5, pointed out Pete Siberell, Santa Anita's Director of Community Services and Special Projects . . . Belated congratulations to owner Mike Pegram, who celebrated his 60th birthday Friday, one day before his nephew, agent Brad Pegram, who celebrates No. 36 today. Brad is the son of agent Jim Pegram, known to friends as "Uncle Buck." At first, Mike was hesitant to reveal his age, but then added smiling: "Let's put it this way: I'm younger than Uncle Buck." . . . When an electrical relay problem with the starting gate caused a 23-minute delay before Friday's fourth race, which was scheduled at 6 ½ furlongs down the hillside turf course, Trevor Denman didn't lose his patience or his sense of humor. When the situation was finally remedied with the arrival of a new gate, instead of his standard, "The horses have now reached the starting gate," Denman pulled the old switcheroo when he went on the public address system and said, "The starting gate has now reached the horses."


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Students + Alumni : Barbara Boccia
Barbara Boccia (MBA 2009)
Compliance Manager—Private Bank
Silicon Valley Bank
Prior to beginning her MBA course work at San Francisco State University, Barbara was a litigation attorney defending companies from claims of industrial toxic exposure. The little spare time that she had was spent volunteering with community non-profit organizations. Once Barbara started a family, she wanted to find an opportunity to update her skills and to find a job that aligned with her values. SF State offered her the flexibility and support that she needed to complete an MBA.
Barbara notes that the sustainability emphasis at SF State played a significant role in changing her view of sustainability. "It provided a robust education that helped to sensitize me to sustainability issues within my career, as well as in my everyday life," she states. She added that the professors added to her experience because they are current, excited, and leaders in their fields. They helped her to understand the broader concept of sustainability, whereas prior to beginning the program she believed that it was only related to the environment.
One of Barbara's most memorable milestones within the sustainability emphasis was a project she contributed to in collaboration with PG&E, and the cities of Oakland and Berkeley. Barbara's team provided an analysis and assessment of the Smart Lights project, the focus of which was to help small businesses to increase the energy efficiency of their facilities.
Barbara's former position at Union Bank, as VP/business line compliance officer, was to ensure marketing rules and regulations were enforced, and that consumers were protected from unfair or deceptive practices. She has been involved in financial education and worked closely with Union Bank's Corporate Social Responsibility Group. "How we treat our customers and how we work in our communities contributes to the sustainability framework."
Barbara's future goals include integrating sustainability more strategically. She looks forward to the creation of SF State's new Center for Ethical and Sustainable Business!


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Tough economy creates difficulties for local therapeutic center
The Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center held a fundraiser Saturday to work on an indoor arena, grant scholarships and continue providing services to people with special needs.
The CSTRC at the Mark Reyner Stables offers occupational, speech, and physical therapy to more than 150 children and adults. To do so, they use horses. Riders and their families consider them miracle workers.
"It's a miracle to watch the healing power of a horse to a special needs child," Jane Vlach said.
Vlach's 12 year-old son, Harrison, has been coming to therapy at CSTRC for about five years. And Vlach said she's seen the effect the horses have had on him.
"He is more verbal, he speaks more now," she said. "He never spoke before until he was introduced to the horses."
But providing the services come with a cost, which according to center leaders, have been rising. That's why they host the annual fundraiser.
"A cost to feed a horse has tripled," CSTRC CEO Nancy Harrison said.
She said caring for just one horse costs almost $400 a month, and they have nearly 20 therapy horses at the stables. And more expenses means less money to help riders.
"Our dream when we started Therapeutic Riding Center (was) that any child, any adult, can come to our facility and be able to do their therapy here at no cost," Harrison said. "Unfortunately, with the price of hay and the cost of horses, we do have to charge something for that."
The money that comes from Saturday's fundraiser will go toward giving riders scholarships, insulating an indoor arena, and continuing to provide services. For more information on the center, click here.
Copyright 2013 KRDO. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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When campaigning for his position last year, Essex County Surrogate Judge Theodore N. Stephens II heard the same question over and over from residents, "What the heck is a surrogate?"
Stephens recounted this when he made a presentation about his responsibilities at the West Caldwell Council conference meeting last week.
The Surrogate Office, Stephens explained, administers in family law matters, specifically in the areas of wills, estates and trusts, as well as processes adoptions, assigns guardianships and manages a minor's intermingled trust fund.
While Stephens said some events before his court are happy occasions, such as adoptions, "People are always anxious of the court results."
To help alleviate some of the stress, Stephens said the staff is dedicated and committed.
"I am happy to be here," added Stephen, who is one year into his five-year term.
To accommodate residents' schedules, the Surrogate Office has extended hours on Wednesday evenings, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. All meetings are by appointment only.
The Surrogate Office is located at the Hall of Records, Room 206, 465 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., in Newark.
A schedule of fees is available online.
To make an appointment, call 973-621-4900. To access forms, visit either the surrogate website or www.essexcountynj.org.


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Adam Brody: First Look as a Married Man!
Taking care of his to-do list, Adam Brody paid a visit to the veterinarian with his pooch pal in Los Angeles on Tuesday (February 18).
The "Jennifer's Body" hunk also headed over to a local boxing gym for an intense workout, and he was definitely sporting a wedding ring.
Brody and his lovely lady Leighton Meester were seen at Mexico's St. Regis Punta Mita Resort last week following their secret wedding ceremony, as confirmed by E! News.
Adam and Leighton met on the set of "The Oranges" back in 2011 and they've been dating ever since, though neither of them publicly commented on the relationship.
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Fraternity & Sorority Life at Buffalo State
About the Greek Community:
Welcome to the Buffalo State's Greek Life website. For years, Greek Life has been prevelent on our campus. Greek traditions benefit both our fraternity and sorrority members and also the broder college community.
Today, Buffalo State has 22 recognized fraternity and sorority chapters. Each chapter is commited to the principles of the Greek Community; Scholarship & Learning, Community Service & Philanthropy, Leadership, and Brotherhood & Sisterhood.
Buffalo State has a very diverse Greek Community. Members of our Greek Organizations are also involved in many other ogranizations, programs, and college events.
For More Information Contact Kristen Catalano,
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Portland, ME– The Portland Pirates today announced their schedule of events for USA Hockey's Hockey Weekend Across America. The Pirates will play at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee twice during the week, facing Worcester on Thursday February 27th and the Hartford Wolf Pack on Sunday, March 2.
The Pirates will start Hockey Weekend Across America a day early as they host the Worcester Sharks on Thursday, February 27th at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Fans who wear their jersey to the Box Office can receive an $8 ticket. The first 1500 fans will receive a Chris Brown Bobblehead, courtesy of Bath Savings Bank. Brown is a graduate of the US National Development Team. Following the game, L.L. Bean will host a community skate on the Colisee ice.
Friday is "Wear Your Jersey Day" across the United States! Wear your jersey to work or school and snap a photo – send that photo to email@example.com and you'll be featured on the Pirates' Facebook page and get two free tickets to Sunday's game against the Hartford Wolfpack! Participating fans will also be entered to win a team signed Pirates jersey, which will be announced at Sunday's game.
Saturday is "Try Hockey For Free Day", sponsored by the NHL, and the Pirates will be co-hosting 2 events with the Portland Junior Pirates. Participants will receive instruction on the basics of hockey as well as learn how to skate properly. Participants are required to wear a helmet, shin guards and skates. Free clinics will be held at both MHG IceCentre in Saco and at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. The Clinic in Saco will take place from 7:50-8:50 a.m. while the clinic in Lewiston will take place from 9:00 – 10:00 am. Space is limited for both clinics and participants must be signed up in advance. For more information, or to sign up, please contact Carmen Roy at firstname.lastname@example.com.
On Sunday, the Pirates will celebrate "Local Hockey Heroes" prior to their game at 4 PM against the Hartford Wolf Pack at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. This year's Local Hockey Hero Honorees will be announced next week.
Sunday's game will also be American Heart Association Night for Cardiac Awareness presented by Central Medical Center. The Pirates will wear their red road jerseys as they raise awareness for cardiac health. For more information, visit www.portlandpirates.com.
The Pirates will also hold a drawing contest during both home games and online. The first 50 fans who submit a hockey drawing to firstname.lastname@example.com or draw a picture at either game at the Spirit Station located under section 1 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee will receive a signed puck! All the photos will be posted on the Pirates' Facebook page after the games.
Tickets for both Thursday's game against Worcester and Sunday's game against Hartford are available by calling the Androscoggin Bank Colisee Box Office at 783-2009 ext. 525 or online at thecolisee.com.
Season tickets for the 2014-15 season are now on sale as the Pirates return to the Cumberland County Civic Center! Choose the 5 on the Fly, Salty's 16, or Captain's Full Season Plan, all with great benefits! For more information on season ticket plans, visit www.portlandpirates.com/tickets/season or call 207-828-4665.
Chris Knoblock
Director, Communications and Media Relations
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As you are aware, Java Code Geeks have been running for about one and a half year now. Since our beginning we have managed to publish an enormous amount of articles, written both by our editors and our JCG partners (thank u guys!).
A few days ago Byron and I decided to organize this vast sea of posts. Our main purpose was to filter the published tutorials and categorize them, so that a Java Code Geeks reader can easily find a tutorial on a specific subject.
The end result was a dedicated page that we are really proud of. It currently contains 130+ tutorials spanning across Core Java, Enterprise Java, Desktop Java, Scala and Android. We will update the page with new entries of course, thus the number is expected to greatly rise. So, without further ado, I proudly present you:
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Author David Gassner explores Java SE (Standard Edition), the language used to build mobile apps for Android devices, enterprise server applications, and more!
The course demonstrates how to install both Java and the Eclipse IDE and dives into the particulars of programming. The course also explains the fundamentals of Java, from creating simple variables, assigning values, and declaring methods to working with strings, arrays, and subclasses; reading and writing to text files; and implementing object oriented programming concepts. Exercise files are included with the course.


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On other pages News 1 part 1, part 3, part 4.
Newsletter Winter 1982 part 2.[See journal articles by John Downing and Edward Rondthaler.
Recent Publications of interest.John Downing's most recent book, Psychology of Reading, written in association with Dr. C.K. Leong, and published this year by Macmillan, N.Y. is a monumental work which covers all the most significant research on this subject it would seem - and though there are always aspects one would like to add, there would admittedly be little room. There are thirty large pages of references alone.
Life with Letters is the fascinating and lively autobiography of Edward Rondthaler, the veteran spelling reformer, who also has a place in history as a pioneer of foto-lettering. He began his interests at the age of five, when he was given a bantam printing press for Christmas - and I wish his life-story were written for children as well, to 'give' them ideas. He it was who estimated that he saved the New York Times 84 dollars p.a. when he re-designed the mast-hed without a full-stop. Rondthaler has also prepared a computer dictionary in a version of World English Spelling, 'Soundspel', to show how easily modern computers could transliterate from present spelling to a reformed spelling during a transition period to eliminate publishing and printing problems.
(Hastings House, New York, 1981. ISBN 0-8038-4340-2)
Articles on spelling reform have also appeared in the Australian Journal of Remedial Education, Golden Jubilee issue, vol 14, nos. 1 and 2 combined, 1982, in two issues of the English studies periodical of the Spanish University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses, and be appearing the U.K.R.A. Journal, Reading and other magazines. Educational Computing will be carrying an article imagining how reading could be taught using modern technology and 'teach yourself to read' methods if English spelling were reformed.
BOOK REVIEW.[See Anthology contents and index of authors and Bulletin contents, riters and topics.]
SPELLING REFORM: A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY of the Advantages, Benefits and Obstacles to Adoption. ed. Newell Tune. Published by Spelling Progress Bulletin, Cal. 1982. 304pp. Library of Congress No. 82 99095. 30 $U.S.
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While there is a vast literature about all the things that are wrong with people who cannot spell in English, there are few books in print about what is wrong with the spelling - especially for the general public. Tauber 1968, Pitman and St.John 1969, Harry Lindgren 1969, Dewey 1971 ...
This book is a unique and comprehensive survey, with 144 articles by 72 authors - journalists, inventors, politicians, publishers, linguists, psychologists, scientists, teachers, writers. Mark Twain, Bernard Shaw, Cyril Burt, Upton Sinclair, Godfrey Dewey, H. L. Mencken, Benjamin Franklin - here are characteristic views and exerpts. There are the inside stories of events by those actually involved or with special knowledge. Barbara Smoker tells the true and awful story of what happened to Bernard Shaw's legacy for a new alfabet, William Reed gives the history of spelling reform and the British Parliament, Sir James Pitman tells much you may never have expected about the initial teaching alfabet (i.t.a.) and those pioneers in information technology, Edward Rondthaler and Ivor Darreg, write about that technology and spelling change, with technical detail in simple terms.
Contents are comprehensive - the history of spelling as well as the history of spelling reform, with unusual sidelights on how the English language developed by chance, the arguments against spelling reform as well as the arguments for it, spelling reform in Danish, Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Turkish, Dutch, Portuguese and Norwegian, the teaching of spelling and its relation to reading, writing and speaking, historic changes in English as well as American spelling since Johnson's dictionary, accounts of specific designs for spelling reform with critiques, discussion of criteria for spelling reform, directions to follow and ways to implement reform, and the relevance of English spelling to illiteracy and international communication. Differing viewpoints are presented on controversial issues.
The book is an anthology of articles selected from 20 years of issues of the Spelling Progress Bulletin, that remarkable quarterly that Dr Newell Tune has published virtually single-handedly since 1960, and it is his own selection. A more fully edited and integrated book was originally planned, but knowing his illness and that time was not on his side, Dr Tune hastened to see it completed.
The advantage of this is that controversies appear as they were originally debated, and the development of authors' ideas can be followed. The disadvantage is that there is some repetition of opinions - although remarkably little in a packed book of 294,000 words; there is no subject index; pages are not always numbered adequately; and the reprinting of pages in their original form has meant the inclusion of some out-of-date and some out-of-place and some refutable material. The cone binding and cover are adequate but not ideal.
Tune makes his own contribution with articles, and with editor's notes that tend to appear when he disagrees with another author - as a man at the heart of 'spelling progress' for so long, he is both knowledgeable and interesting.
'Humor' is used as fillers. English spelling is so ridiculous that it calls out for lampooning. Here is a typical item, reprinted from the spelling reformers' book of limericks, Rhymes without Reason:-
This landmark book is not the last word on spelling reform. It seems to me that the age of theoretical argument and 'birdmen' is now giving way to experiment and research which is exploding fallacies on all sides of the spelling reform issue - and has been changing my own ideas from some of what stands to my name in the book. But here we have the essential background for everyone who is interested in how people spell, and the future of literacy in English. Many of the articles are compelling reading, others are fascinating to dip into, and there are few from which this reviewer has learnt nothing.
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Richard Lumadue served as a church-planting missionary in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea for six years. There he developed an alphabet for the Kafe tribe through the process of applied linguistics and phonemics as well as wrote literacy materials to teach the language to the people. During Rick's time at Dallas Seminary he served as a pastoral intern and resident at his local church. He also worked in the Pastoral Ministries department as a graduate teaching assistant prior to joining the faculty. Rick and his wife, Robin, have four children.
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Built in 1891 as a stable for the Plant Hotel, the re-imagined Oxford Exchange takes its inspiration from the venerable Wolseley in London. Chef Erin Guggino's American menu is served beneath sculptural palm fronds in a greenhouse atrium. There's also a tiny wood-paneled bookstore, a Buddy Brew coffee stand and TeBella bar.
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Sea of Galilee -The 'Rock of Ants' structure
'Rock of Ants' possible reconstruction of ancient structure http://www.antiquities.org.il
During an underwater survey that was carried out by the MAU south of Magdala, a concentration of ashlar basalt stones, capitals and column drums was discovered.
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My current research focuses on sound production and echolocation in bats and interaction with prey. Bats perceive their surroundings through echolocation and we study how their echocation signals are shaped by acoustic constraints, habitat, feeding behavior and interaction with eared prey. My aim is to advance our understanding of how bats actively adjust the acoustic features of their sonar to probe the environment and guide their behavior. Work in the field (Panama, Denmark) is combined with lab work.
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"It defies common sense that he would be put in with dogs that either didn't have a good temperament or were too big," Johnson said.
Johnson said her 5-pound puppy was attacked by another dog and later died while at K-9 Planet in Roswell.
"It was blunt force trauma to the head. He had a puncture wound in the top of his head, a fractured skull and hemorrhaging, and he died of cardiac failure and respiratory failure," Johnson said.
The owner of K-9 Planet provided Johnson with surveillance video of Cooper before and after the incident, but not while it he was being attacked.
Kayla Tolbert is a former employee of K-9 Planet and said she is not surprised by what happened.
"Rarely did anything get done about the type of environment the dogs were playing in," Tolbert said.
She said she worked for the doggie daycare for three years and decided to leave this summer because of conditions.
"There were too many dogs for the amount of employees that were working. The policy was 15 dogs for every person, but it was regularly well over that," Tolbert said.
Tolbert said management cut her pay in half and she often saw dogs being mistreated.
So CBS Atlanta News went to K-9 Planet on Tuesday in search of some answers. We asked management if they are placing small dogs in the same area as big dogs that might be aggressive.
"As what we do in the back, we just do what we're told so it really was unavoidable," K-9 Planet Office Manager Bergen Roe said.
"I filed a lawsuit. The lawsuit isn't about the money, it's about making people pay attention and change and that's what I really want. I don't want this to happen to another family," Johnson said.
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The Maelstrom is one of the classic Front Range wide cracks as far as "line", quality, and effort to succeed are concerned, right up there with Crack of Fear and Peaches and Cream (Twin Owls), Road Warrior (Mt. Evans), The Obelisk (The Diamond), any number of routes at Vedauwoo, etc. I give it 3 stars, although some will argue a grunt-fest like this, by definition, cannot be awarded with such a distinction. The Maelstrom lies on Poe Buttress, between Cynical Pinnacle/Block Tower and the Sunshine Wall. Approach as you would Cynical Pinnacle, but veer up and left below the big boulder jumble below the cliffs. Plan on 45 minutes. If you are at the Sunshine Wall, it can also be approached from there, but this is a bit longer. This route is closed Feb-July for birds. A good winter route. The climbing starts out a bit chimneyish to OW, and hence the gear for the first 50' is sporadic- a fixed sling somewhere low down may exist. Higher, the climbing gets harder, sustained heel-toe, with an arm-bar crux 3/4 of the way up. Since I have a habit of climbing wide cracks the wrong-side in, I will leave it up to you to determine if you want your right or left side covered in road-rash. Rap 140 feet from tatty fixed anchors (updated since with bolts & chains). Good route in the testpiece frame-of-mind.
Up to 6" or larger cams / Big Bros. Bring several. Long slings for those deeply-placed cams. High-top climbing shoes (protect those ankles) and long pants & shirt also help. Taping your hands is not required (no fist stacks...), but may be prudent. Two ropes off; 50m cords work.


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31 Acres property in prime area. Wooded and ready to be developed. Safe and afluent area. GrandParkway is coming across southern side of the property, up north developers have bought the land above it. Perfect strategic location. Mossy Oaks and Fox Hollow Blvd coming through the property construction is at the property already. Exxon HQ is near it too.
Only a short drive from downtown, this exceptionally inviting very private Post-Modern one-story California Ranch house is surrounded by 13 acres of gorgeous gardens, ponds and creeks. Amenities include top-drawer interior finishes, spacious open rooms, tall ceilings, professionally-equipped kitchen, private master suite with sitting area and lux bathroom, en suite bedrooms, tennis and volleyball courts, palapa summer kitchen and fireplace, and pool. Energy-efficient, solar-assisted HVAC.
Stunning Custom Luxury Home with Stucco and Quarry Stone, Domes, Pillars everywhere, Travertine Hard and wood floor, Tile roof and multiple balconies, domes and large covered lanai. 6 Bedroom, 4 down and 2 upstairs. 8 Full baths. 6 Fireplaces. Outdoor Kitchen with Grill Covered Patio. Huge Media Room with a Control 4 automatized system, surround system all around the house inside and outside. ''Casita'' at the back. 4 Car Garages w/motor court/Playground area Porte Cochere. Pool/Spa. MUST SEE!!
Property sits at the corner of Kuykendahl and Dowdell. Utilities are available. This lot is perfect for retail development or an office warehouse. Going homeside to the ever expanding Woodlands.
Golf Course home on Gary Player course. Entry leads to grand staircase and mahogany paneled library. Master suite with fireplace, sitting room off bath, wet bar area and well organized master closet with easy reach features. Bar area includes refrigerated wine storage and wrought iron gate. Private bedroom off the kitchen area with bath. Upstairs den, bar area and media room. Covered back patio area includes outdoor kitchen, fireplace and in-ground pool for entertaining. Gated entry and more.
This breathtaking one of a kind lakeside custom home, designed by renowned architect Steve Dumas, sits on almost 2 acres in an exclusive gated community offering privacy & a convenient location. Fifteen French doors connect the interior to the U-shaped veranda overlooking the infinity edge pool, fire features & lake beyond. It's all about gracious entertaining with intimate family living spaces that make this house unique. The two story library is stunning, as is the private master suite.
Proof of funds required for showings. Gated community. House has 5.5 and two 1/2baths. 4car-garage, formals, den, GR, theatre room, study, wine grotto, 2 story foyer and formal living, 2 lanai's, balcony, two circular drives one gated rear entrance on patio section. A pool house with dry and wet saunas, cold tub, shower , exercise area and sitting area with entertainment center, ref and microwave. Faux-finishing throughout the pool house and in formal dining.
Short Sale. Beautiful 5 bedroom custom home by Termeer on an acre. High quality upgrades throughout and lush landscaping.
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This lavish Mediterranean Style home with stunning water views and secluded lot for added privacy is the gem of all the homes in the cul-de-sac, featuring visitor parking area, the biggest back yard you have seen, Guest room, wine grotto, huge master bedroom with breathtaking views of the water,Study, upstairs game room and a total of 4 bedrooms + Guest room.
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Who Said it? Ted Nugent or Charles Manson?
Recently, aging rocker and NRA board member Ted Nugent gave an interview in which he insinuated that he would kill the president, saying, "If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year." It
New Shows on the DogTV Channel
DogTV, a new on-demand channel made specifically for dogs, recently debuted in San Diego — and enough suckers there are paying five bucks a month for it that DogTV will soon be offered nationwide. The channel features "footage and soundtracks designed for stimulation [and] relaxation" — meaning lots of traffic, nature scenes, and, of course, canine-centric twists on human favorites.
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Acorn Shortbread Cookies Recipe
These buttery treats are just as fun to make as they are to eat! The caramel topping stays soft, and pecans add great nut flavor.
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans, divided
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon shortening
- In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in 1/3 cup pecans.
- Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into acorn shapes, pinching bottoms to form a point. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.
- In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip the top of each cookie in chocolate mixture, allowing excess to drip off. Immediately sprinkle remaining pecans over chocolate. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Yield: 3-1/2 dozen.
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Chung Shi shoes are designed with a roll bar in the sole to enforce a greater range of motion in heel-to-toe walking, which exercises and tones more muscles. They are built to be deep enough for inserts or orthotics and to provide both cushioning and support. Chung Shi shoes come in a variety of designs including sports shoes, dress shoes and sandals. I received a pair of their classic Sky Balance walking shoes, which can be used as part of a Balance Walking program.
Chung Shi Shoes Toning Shoe Design
The designers of Chung Shi shoes include pedorthists who were looking for the perfect rocker-bottom toning shoe. I spoke with Ray Margiano of Foot Solutions about the Chung Shi design. He said that as the market has exploded for toning shoes, many don't really deliver the support or balance needed for a walking program. They have their own research group and visited facilities around the world to see their technology.
The Chung Shi shoes are built for fit, comfort, and extra depth for using inserts or orthotics if needed. The shoes aim to alleviate back, hip and ankle pain and to achieve better body alignment while walking. The toning and weight loss effects are a secondary result.
Trying Out Chung Shi Balance Walking Shoes
The Chung Shi Sky Balance design is, at first glance, much like the MBT or Skechers rocker-bottom shoe designs. They are a pretty heavy shoe, which is something I try to avoid. As with most toning shoes, they do not have a flexible sole. Other designs of Chung Shi have a more moderate-weight sole and less aggressive rocker bottom.
The fit felt great for my wide foot, I had no problems with the shape or comfort. But you need to take care while getting used to the rocker bottom, especially when using stairs or stepping off a curb.
Taking a walk around the neighborhood, I could really feel how the shoes make the legs go through a fuller range of motion in heel-to-toe walking. I spent the recommended 10-15 minutes in them and felt the difference in my leg muscles the next day. These shoes definitely deliver an additional toning effect.
I felt good foot support with these shoes. I tend to avoid shoes with built-in arch support, and at first the roll bar under the arch felt like it might be an issue. But this proved to be no problem at all for comfort. This makes sense because the shoes are designed to work with inserts and orthotics rather than substitute for them.
Take It Slow With Toning Shoes
When using any style or brand of toning shoes, it is critical to slowly build up your time wearing the shoes in order to prevent muscle pain or even injury. All manufacturers provide that warning. If you decide to buy the Chung Shi shoes, wear them only for 10 to 15 minutes the first day, just around the house. Then ease into any workouts with them for only 10 to 15 minutes and slowly add more time in the shoes. Build up you time by no more than five minutes a day.
If you experience any unusual pain other than mild muscle soreness, stop using the shoes.
It is best to buy toning shoes from a retailer that has a generous return policy, so you can return them if you experience any problems with the fit or performance of the shoe. Wear them inside until you are sure you won't need to return them.
Balance Walking Program
Foot Solutions has created a Balance Walking Program that uses fitness walking poles along with Chung Shi shoes or other toning or fitness shoes. The combination of nordic walking with poles and the toning shoes can provide a very good daily walking workout that challenges more muscles and burns more calories per mile.
Coaches are trained in the nordic walking technique and they in turn can train walkers to use the poles properly and for the best results. The Chung Shi shoes come with a short video explaining how to get started with the nordic walking technique. But I have observed that few people do it correctly without some live coaching. Foot Solutions stores are encouraged to have a Balance Walking coach available, and some have regular walking groups. Unfortunately, none of their stores in my vicinity had this option.
The combination of toning shoes and walking poles is one that makes sense. While I prefer to enjoy nordic walking with my regular athletic shoes, I can see that those who want the toning shoe effects can get the further benefit of nordic walking for upper body exercise as well.
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A human and an alien fall in love (which is totes illegal because we're real intolerant in the future; you guys, the aliens live in internment camps) so basically this is Romeo and Juliet meets District 9, except the aliens are H-O-T. This is, after all, The CW. Familiar teen hottie faces Aimee Teegarden and Matt Lanter star.
The 100
The CW has a somewhat bleak outlook for our future, as their other new midseason show, The 100, focuses on an Earth that has been decimated by nuclear Armageddon. Sucks, right? Now, all surviving humans have been living and reproducing in an "Ark" in space (comprised of adjoining international space stations). Unfortunately, resources are low, so—you guessed correctly—100 lucky exiles get to return to Earth and see if it is again habitable.
Wizards of Waverly Place
Before Selena Gomez was dating Justin Bieber, breaking up with Justin Bieber, dating him again and then secretly going to rehab, she starred in this adorable family sitcom on The Disney Channel about three child wizards living in Greenwich Village, NY. The series ran for four seasons and won multiple Emmys, launching Selena Gomez's career. Did we mention she performed the series theme song?


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---- — METHUEN — Mayor Stephen N. Zanni named Michael Karl, 14 an 8th grader at the Tenney Grammar School, Methuen's Artist of the Month for December 2012.
Michael explained that he likes to draw town vehicles and give them to people.
"I like keeping the town clean so it is a better place to live for everybody. I support all the veterans, police officers, and firemen for all they do for the community," he said.
According to his parents, Michael knows every town truck identification number by heart and hopes to one day work for the DPW.
"Michael is a gifted young artist and an exceptional young man," said Mayor Zanni. "It is wonderful to see how enthusiastic he is about this city and it clearly shows in his artwork. I want to invite people to stop by my office and see Michael's work; I know they will appreciate it as much as I do."
The Artist of the Month Program was started six years ago, in order to give members of Methuen's art community a forum to display their work and to encourage participation in Methuen's growing creative economy. Artists interested in being considered for Artist of the Month should contact Juliette Cormier at 978-983-8505.
Blood pressure clinic in North Andover
The North Andover Senior Center holds a blood pressure clinic every Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Health insurance counseling
NORTH ANDOVER - SHINE (Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Elders) volunteers offer free, confidential counseling on all aspects of health insurance to North Andover residents enrolled in Medicare the first, third and fourth Tuesday of each month, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Senior Center. To make an appointment, call the Senior Center at 978-688-9560.
Toys, clothing needed in Kingston
KINGSTON — The town's Human Services Department seeks help fulfilling the holiday wishes of needy local children.
Residents can take a "wish" from the Christmas tree at Town Hall and purchase that gift — toys or clothing — for a child. The gift can then be dropped off at Town Hall. Anyone who is unable to stop off at Town Hall to pick a wish, can call the Human Services office and request will be provided over the phone.
Gift cards are also needed to help provide turkeys for Christmas dinners.
To help, call Ellen at Human Services, 642-3342, Ext. 5, or go to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Business seminar in Windham Thursday
WINDHAM – Leon Parker, principal broker for New Hampshire Business Sales, will lead a free seminar on preparing a business for sale.
The seminar is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Searles School & Chapel, 3 Chapel Road. Register online at windham-nh.com or RSVP Laura Scott at firstname.lastname@example.com or 432-3806.
Windham Community Development and the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce are sponsors.
Rabbi to speak
in Haverhill Dec. 16
HAVERHILL - Community Christian Fellowship Haverhill will present a talk by Rabbi Mitch Forman of Chosen People Ministries Sunday, Dec. 16 at 10 a.m. This event is free and open to the public and will be held at 358 Washington St. More information is available by calling 978-912-7616. Visit online at ccfhaverhill.com.
Art fundraiser on tap
HAVERHILL - The Haverhill Cultural Council is putting out a call to artists for non-traditional and three-dimensional artwork to be displayed at its "Freak Out" fundraiser, Jan. 26, at the Chit Chat Lounge in downtown Haverhill. Three-dimensional works including sculptures and wall art will be accepted. Framed work or traditional two-dimensional work, including paintings and photographs, will not be accepted. Size of art may affect eligibility as well as the venue is not large. There is no entry fee and the work will be juried by established artists and members of the Haverhill Cultural Council. Artists are limited to three entries. This is a one-day event so artists need to arrange to pick up work same evening as event. Pieces can be sold at this event with a portion of the sale going to the Haverhill Cultural Council. "Off the Wall" will be running in conjunction with the "Freak Out" fundraiser, which will feature music by local musicians on the first floor of the Chit Chat. The art exhibit is on the second level. Interested artists are invited to submit photos of their work along with an artist's statement to the Haverhill Cultural Council digitally. Deadline for submission is Dec. 31, and a final decision will made by Jan. 7. Applications can be sent to: Haverhill Cultural Council, 10 Welcome St., Haverhill, MA 01830. More information is available by calling 978-374-4500, ext. 31 or by email to email@example.com.


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Plan Toys Mini Excavator is designed for friendly learning. Simple, fun and chunky, it has a realistic shoveling function and engine room that is able to rotate 360 degrees. It does this with a fascinating click-clack sound as it moves backwards and forwards.
The toy will enhance fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Children will develop observational and problem-solving skills, which are the basis of science, through observing the toy's mechanism. Parents can tell stories about the driver to help broaden a child's knowledge and imagination. The toy also enhances language and communication skills.
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In seeking to find out what led to the shootings at the Washington Navy Yard, we must ask the right questions. What features of American society make us more prone to mass homicides? Many will focus on the availability of guns. Others will note that mass homicides are overwhelmingly committed by men, or comment on the role that untreated mental illness can play. We must also examine the role of social isolation: It can be a tripwire for violence and mask our ability as a society to see violence coming.
Americans have always had dueling commitments, both in our national mythology and in our everyday lives, to rugged individualism and to civic engagement. We want people to stand alone, but we also want to band together.
Unfortunately, our zest for independence can become something far different: toxic social isolation. And our society doesn't do well at bringing vulnerable people at our margins back into the fold. It's not just for their sake that we should do so, however, but for our own.
In a national sample of Americans that we surveyed annually in collaboration with the Gallup organization, respondents were asked, "Who do you spend free time with?" and "Who do you discuss important issues with?"
The study, published last year, found that U.S. residents identify an average of 4.4 close social contacts. On average, people identified the following contacts: 2.2 friends, 0.76 spouses, 0.28 siblings, 0.44 co-workers and 0.3 neighbors.
At one extreme, 5 percent of Americans had eight such people with whom they were socially intimate. But at the other end of the spectrum, 8 percent of Americans reported having no one with whom they could talk about personal matters or spend free time. (This percentage has stayed relatively constant over time, despite the advent of the Internet and the increase in online and mobile interactions, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project.) This isolated minority often suffers in silence.


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Elwin and Company in Berkley opened in the fall of 1990.
It soon became a scone factory. Today it employs 24 people who produce, package and ship anywhere from 500 to 1,000 dozen scones on an average day with more than 36 varieties including fat free, sugar free, low carb, reduced fat, savory, cheese and fruit filled.
This weekend, receive $20 worth of food at Elwin and Company for $10. It's the my fox half off deal. Click here to sign up or purchase the deal.
Strawberry Shortcake Scones Equipment: Assorted mixing bowls Measuring cups/spoons Assorted round cutters Baking sheet lined with parchment Pastry board and some flour Rolling pin Pastry brush Wire cooling rack Serrated knife Whisk Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour 5 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup granulated white sugar 1/2 lb cold, sweet unsalted butter (diced) 1/2 cup rolled oats pinch of salt 1/4-1/2 cup heavy cream + 4 eggs, whisked together 1 tsp pure vanilla juice and zest from 1 lemon 1/2 cup coarse sugar 2 tbsp poppy seeds 3 pints fresh strawberries, cleaned & halved 1/2 cup ginger ale 2 tbsp orange marmalade juice & zest of 1 lemon 1 pint whipped cream (whipped with 1 tbsp confectioner's sugar & vanilla) mint leaves for garnish Method: 1. Place the flour, oats, baking powder, salt, sugar, poppy seeds and butter in a bowl. 2. Using just your fingertips, gently combine these until a rough meal is formed. 3. Add the egg mixture, vanilla, lemon juice/zest, reserving 3 tbsp and once again with your fingertips gently blend together to form a sticky dough. 4. Dust the board with some flour and roll out the dough to about 3/4 inches thick. 5. Cut scones and gently place them on the baking sheet. Repeat using all the dough, re-rolling gently so scones don't become tough. 6. With the remaining egg mixture, brush the tops and sprinkle with the coarse sugar. 7. Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for about 15-20 minutes or golden brown on top and scones just spring back when touched in the middle. When done, place on wire rack to cool. 8. While scones are baking, prepare the strawberry sauce by combining the strawberries, marmalade, lemon juice/zest and ginger ale in a small bowl and reserve. 9. When scones are cool, slice in half with the serrated knife. Place the bottom of the scone on a plate, spoon some of the sauce and berries on top and cover with the top of the scone. 10. Place a dollop of whipped cream on top, add more strawberries and a mint leaf for garnish. Enjoy!
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text: KULR-8's very own "Cookout For A Cure" was not the only cancer fundraiser in the Magic City Tuesday.The streets in the Josephine Crossing subdivision in south Billings were packed with parked cars Tuesday evening, as people gathered for a benefit concert put on by local band, Midlife Chryslers. Besides great music, there were also food and cold drinks for the people who came."One of the things we're worried about was just getting people here, and getting the word out. The cars are still flowing in, and that's just incredible," said Sara Ruff, as the event got started.The concert also had a special meaning for the band. KULR-8 had brought you the story of the band's personal experience with cancer. One of the band members was recently diagnosed with leukemia, and another member's wife was diagnosed with breast cancer.Relay for Life in Yellowstone County starts on July 12th.