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In New York, Bion Environmental Technologies confirmed its participation in a SUNY forum on July 14, to address Bion's proposed integrated beef processing and biofuels production, which would stabilize and treat the waste stream, convert it into feedstock initially to power the project, ultimately for production of next-generation biofuel.
Bion's President Mark Scott: "We are now developing a showcase project at one of the largest farms in Pennsylvania as part of the efforts to reduce pollution to the Chesapeake Bay." The project responds in part to the July 2 announcement of EPA draft allocations for nitrogen and phosphorus as part of a rigorous pollution diet for meeting water quality standards in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Roper Grips, Roper rules
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I have a great interest in vintage Roper grips (as well as Lew Sanderson grips, which I'll no doubt write about soon). I own a couple pairs, have traded off a couple, and am always looking for more. Roper grips are a niche in the shooting collectibles and antiques market, and there's not a lot of published documentation about them. It's a hard subject to Google, with most of the good information passed word of mouth between knowledgeable collectors. Here's my contribution. Much of what I've learned has been taken from taken from internet forum boards, personal examination of Roper stocks and pictures of them, and one great article by Kevin Williams in Man at Arms magazine.
Roper grips were aftermarket target stocks marketed by Walter Roper from about 1934 to 1952. They were handmade, from wood, and production numbers reflect a relative scarcity compared to the abundance of something that was machine or assembly line produced (think about how you can always find older Franzite grips).
Roper's grips were made by two stock makers in his employ - Matheis Gagne and WDH Nichols. Gagne made grips during the entire run, with Nichols joining during the mid to late period to focus on grip panels for semi-automatic pistols. Gagne's specialty was revolver stocks, and the distinctive three arched finger tip ribbon found on many Roper grips was his signature mark. The ribbon, in combination with a couple other more subtle features, is the way most Roper stock's are identified and authenticated.
Roper grips that survive to this day command high prices. The highest I've seen was around $950 for a set of N frame stocks on EBay about two years ago (when money was flush…). I believe under normal circumstances, $500 give or take is a more typical amount for a set of Roper's in good condition – though that's still a real good price for a set of grips.
Having mentioned the rarity and the current prices, it's my suspicion there's a fair amount of Roper stocks out there (residing on vintage handguns) that are not immediately identifiable as Roper's at first glance. Most conspicuously, these tend to lack the Roper (i.e., Gagne) fingertip ribbon.
Roper stocks do not have a maker's mark, so in any event the task of authenticating a set of Roper stocks is entirely a matter of confidence. In effect, the degree to which the stocks conform to the commonly understood Roper pattern determines what they're worth. The ribbon is a usually a dead giveaway. When it's present, those grips command the highest prices. In many cases, grips without the ribbon are selling for no premium at all because the buyer and seller aren't aware the grips are Roper's.
Here's a list of other features and assumptions that might help determine if a set of antique grips conform to the Roper style and are in fact Roper's:
1. Almost without exception, Roper grips will show two small, squarish stake holes (one low, one high, an inch and a half or so apart) on the backs of each panel. These jig holes were created when Gagne and Nichols mounted the panels onto their checkering saddle so they could cut the checkering. Possible exception: some grips with an otherwise typical Roper ribbon or scallop will have round, machine cut jig holes in back. There's some speculation these are not Roper grips, but those of an imitator from the same time or more recent. However, there's also the counter speculation that these are in fact Roper grips, made during the late period when a more inexpensive machine checkering option was offered by Roper.
2. The Roper ribbon as commonly known may appear on both panels, one, or none at all. Two ribboned panels or a set with none at all signifies an ambidextrous set. Sets with one ribbon usually show this on the left panel (border outlines the fingertips of the strong hand, most people are right-handed). Conversely, left-handed Roper grips with one ribbon on the right panel are a REAL rarity. If you encounter set of vintage, checkered, but unribboned grips that otherwise bear a strong resemblance to Ropers, examine the backs of the panels for jig holes. The presence of the jig marks in combination with other Roper features goes a long way in authentication.
3. The most common, unribboned sets are ambidextrous revolver grips that are shaped a lot like Colt Python stocks. When encountered, these are almost fully checkered. Look for the jig holes. But, Griffin & Howe stocks from the same period look a quite a bit like these. These are pretty desirable themselves though.
4. There are quite a few variations of the fingertip border or scallop to be found. A fully checkered panel - with the three arched, two pointed, uncheckered ribbon - is obviously the most common. Other variations include three finger tip impressions on one panel, with these indentations being checkered. Or, checkering on the fingertip side may appear on the inner half, ending with a leaf edge pattern in the center of the grip (again, 2 pointed). The backstrap side is uncheckered. If you see a set of vintage grips with ornate fingertip checkering on one side, again, look for jig marks on the backs of the panels to further confirm as Ropers.
5. Almost without exception you should assume all Roper grips will have at least one diamond showing around a grip screw hole (on either panel). The other panel may have its hole in an uncheckered area, but if it is in a checkered area, it should have a diamond around it. The tallness of the diamonds on the vertical axis may vary any given set. This is a matter of the degree to which the checkering lines intersect. I observe some set to set variation, it does not appear Gagne had a standard pattern.
6. All genuine Roper grips should have checkering of some sort. Hand checkering on Roper grips has been described as "organic" (Williams words in Man at Arms - I thinks it's a good description). It's well executed, at about 18 lines per inch. Nonetheless, real Ropers may show some very light scribe overruns into the borders. This is common, typical, and good for authentication.
7. Grips screw sets will generally be of the type Smith and Wesson used during the same era. Brass escutcheons, unblued screw.
8. Sets for the Colt medium frame double-action revolvers of the day are the most numerous, with similar Smiths a close second. But Ropers were also made for the Colt Single Action Army, Police Positive, 1911, Woodsman, H&R USRA, and the various High Standard semi-auto 22s (B, HD).
9. Roper revolver grips usually display a 'coke bottle' shape, with a slight flair at the bottom and a swell in the palm side. Roper grips heavily influenced Smith's later 'coke bottle' N frame grips (see Williams). Roper grips usually add a fair amount of length to the butt. Roper grips, even when covering the entire frame, are somewhat slim.
10. Thumbrests are often encountered on Roper grips, and almost always show checkering into the thumbpad.
11. Wood and finish color on Ropers will vary. They're mostly walnut, with stains ranging from dark purplish/red to light honey.
I think quite a few collectors are conditioned to dismiss and walk by vintage handguns (slightly pre and post war anyway) that don't have their original stocks. I look at these guns closely. Ignoring the Jay Scott and Franzite stuff is no doubt very easy, but a nice set of vintage aftermarket stocks really intrigues me. These are the criteria I use to determine if they're Roper's, and I think, a reasonable authentication guide.
I've tried to attribute info to published authors who deserve credit. The rest is my own observations. Enjoy – buy wisely and sell honestly with appropriate caveats.

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Luke Britton (@Tha_Joker6) February 04, 2013
This evening, many football fans are receiving a hazy transmission of the Super Bowl, and they believe Comcast is responsible. Talk about bad timing!
@comcast You suck. Fix the picture. we are trying to watch the superbowl. #comcastFail—
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everyone call Comcast and bitch!—
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No one sucks like Comcast sucks. Super Bowl picture hosed for most of the mid-Atlantic.—
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Some say the problem has been fixed:
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Two Nova Scotians with the H1N1 strain of the flu have died and the province is urging residents to get vaccinated, but some areas are running short of flu shots.
Dr. Frank Atherton, the deputy chief public health officer, confirmed that two residents died of H1N1 in the last week or so, but wouldn't provide their ages or hometowns, citing privacy concerns.
The Chronicle Herald has learned that one victim was a 42-year-old woman from Pictou County. Other reports indicate the second was a 62-year-old man from Colchester County. While Atherton wouldn't confirm that, he said, "I couldn't deny that."
The two victims had underlying health concerns, he said.
Atherton urged Nova Scotians to get a flu shot, but some doctors are having a hard time getting their hands on vaccines.
Dr. Johanna Graham, who practises in Halifax, said her office ordered 100 shots on Thursday and was told they would receive just 20, and they wouldn't get them until next Thursday. Another pharmacy told her they had run out, too.
"Unfortunately, it's reminiscent of 2009 when there was a shortage of H1N1 (vaccines) and we were being told, 'Oh, go get vaccinated.' But they weren't actually giving us enough doses to cover the people that we needed to."
The province has distributed 435,000 doses of the vaccine already. Another 9,600 are due to arrive from the manufacturer next week. Nova Scotia is giving 1,300 of its allotted shots to other provinces facing a higher demand.
Vaccine shortages have been reported in Alberta while reports from British Columbia indicate demand there is outstripping supply.
Graham called it "disturbing" that the province is sending its doses elsewhere while some Nova Scotians can't get vaccinated.
"They said, 'Oh, don't worry. There's lots in reserve.' And they're encouraging everybody to get out and get them, and then hearing this story that they're going to Alberta is upsetting people," she said.
Atherton said the Halifax area and Pictou County are seeing some surges in demand and are running low on stock.
"The problem we have is that you can't order a vaccine for everybody because you'd just be wasting a lot of vaccine," he said. "Our feeling at the moment is that we've ordered enough vaccine. There are some local distribution issues that we're working out and that the districts are working out, and we're bringing extra vaccine in next week. We think that should be sufficient."
The province orders enough doses to vaccinate roughly half of its residents, Atherton said.
Nova Scotia is sending 1,300 vaccines to Western Canada because some provinces there don't have enough to vaccinate even their most vulnerable residents.
"We feel as Canadians we have a duty to help them," Atherton said. "We may need their help at some point in the future as well."
The H1N1 strain, which hit headlines when it became a pandemic in 2009, is the most common flu strain in Nova Scotia and across Canada this year. But Atherton said it's no more risky than regular flu strains.
"It's not particularly any more dangerous," he said. "The interesting thing about it is that it's affecting a slightly different age group than some of the other strains that we traditionally see. So, we're seeing infections and serious infections in relatively younger adults."
Although some may think the flu is just something that can land you in bed for a few days, Atherton said it can be much more serious than that, and that even healthy people are at risk.
"It can vary very much in severity and some people can shake it off in a few days. But sadly, what we're seeing across Canada is that it can affect otherwise healthy people of working age," he said. "And so we shouldn't take it for granted, and the best way to protect ourselves is to get vaccinated and practise good personal hygiene."
This year's flu shot helps protect against the H1N1 strain, the H3N2 strain and influenza B.
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The 2012 Winter X Games are underway and the Women's Ski Slopestyle Final is in the books with Kaya Turski winning her third consecutive gold medal.
She did it in style, landing the first switch 1080 by a woman in Winter X Games history and doing so on the final jump of the contest's final run.
Her historic final run overtake leader Devin Logan and her competitors mobbed her at the bottom of the course before her score had been posted. The score bumped her from bronze to gold.
Logan had to settle for the silver, though her Cork 720 was something to see.
Australia's Anna Segal took bronze after leading most of the competition, and two-time silver medalist Keri Herman settled for fourth.
Kim Lamarre is certain to make headlines after crashing once again. Lamarre, a 23-year-old from Lac-Beauport QB, Canada, took fifth place in Ski Slopestyle in 2011and was looking to improve on that in 2012, but she crashed during a run in the medal round.
For more updates, news and stories concerning the 2012 Winter X Games, follow this StoryStream.


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Peggy Gauger (left) of Rapid River and Pastor Tracy Polzin, Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp director, display one of several juried quilts to be auctioned during the camp's annual Fall Fiesta on Oct. 13. (FLLC photo)CRYSTAL FALLS—Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp is gearing up for its annual Fall Fiesta set for Saturday, Oct. 13.
Dozens of juried quilts will be auctioned off beginning at 1 p.m. Wall hangings, woodcraft, artwork and handcrafted jewelry will be among other items in the auction; an assortment of handmade items and crafts may also be purchased separately or through a "draffle" format. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. with a chili cook-off, a country market of homemade breads and pies, games for the kids and pontoon rides on Fortune Lake. The Fiesta weekend continues Sunday, Oct. 14, with the season opener of Second Sunday Concert/Folk Dances at 4 p.m. White Water musicians Dean and Bette Premo will share the stage with the Roe Family Singers of Kirkwood, Minn. Tickets for the concert/folk dance are $7 for adults; children under 15 are free.


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See: 12 Phases of Athens Timeline
Summary: The eupatrids were the nobles who made up the cavalry and ruled ancient Athens. The rise of democracy in Athens came about when the value of the ordinary citizen as a soldier was finally recognized.
Society's Competing Needs for Protection and Food
Way back when there wasn't a draft and people didn't look to the military for a paycheck, although they may have seen it as an avenue to great wealth. Ancient cultures, including Athens, expected their wealthier citizens to serve as soldiers, providing their own horses, chariots, weapons and armors, and reaping rewards, if they won, through pillaging.
When ancient Athens needed more bodies for their military, they looked to ordinary citizen soldiers to augment the aristocracy's cavalry. These soldiers were small farmers barely able to stave off starvation for themselves and their families. Being required to serve in the military might provide plunder, but it would provide a hardship because the able bodies would be absent when they were most needed for agriculture.
Early Armies Manned By the Wealthy
As long as the military strength of a country depends on cavalry, the nobles and those with sufficient wealth to provide horses have a legitimate claim to power. After all, it's their lives and goods on the line. This was the case in Ancient Athens.
"And indeed the earliest form of constitution among the Greeks after the kingships consisted of those who were actually soldiers, the original form consisting of the cavalry for war had its strength and its pre-eminence in cavalry, since without orderly formation heavy-armed infantry is useless, and the sciences and systems dealing with tactics did not exist among the men of old times, so that their strength lay in their cavalry; but as the states grew and the wearers of heavy armor had become stronger, more persons came to have a part in the government."
Aristotle Politics 1297B
Need More Soldiers? Decrease the Qualifications
But with the rise of the hoplite, non-equestrian army, ordinary citizens of Athens could become valued members of society. For Athens, the hoplite warrior was not the poorest of the poor. Each hoplite had to have enough wealth to provide himself the requisite body armor to fight in the phalanx.
"Know that this is good for the city and for the whole people, when a man takes his place in the front line of fighters and keeps his position unflinchingly, has no thought at all of shameful flight, gives himself an enduring heart and soul, stands by his neighbour and speak words of encouragement to him: this is a good man in war."
Tyrtaeus Fr. 12 15-20
Rich vs Poor in Athens
By becoming a part of the hoplite phalanx, an ordinary citizen of Athens was demonstrably important. Along with his military importance came a sense that he had a right to be involved in decision-making processes. [See Four Tribes and the Ancient Social Order in Athens.] War meant the small farmer / ordinary citizen had to leave his farm, which could fail and his family starve unless a conclusion to the battle in which he was fighting was reached by the time he was needed to work his field. [See Land Shortage in Athens.] In addition, some of the aristocracy (known as eupatrids) became wealthier than ever because an economy based on exchange of commodities was replaced by coinage. The first clear sign of a new tension caused by the economy that developed between the eupatrids and the ordinary citizens was Cylon's attempt to usurp power in Athens....
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1, 2, 3, Greek Terms
Features on Democracy in Ancient Greece and the Rise of Democracy
Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy, by Donald Kagan
The Greek City States: A Sourcebook, by P.J. Rhodes
The Rise of the Greeks, by Michael Grant
History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, by J. B. Bury
Thomas Martin Overview of the History of Ancient Greece


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I imagine that most of the readers of this blog already know of Joe Posnanski's blog. If you don't, you should. Anyway, his most recent post is about Buddy Bell's long history of losing.
Given the non-stop discussion here of when and how, exactly, Buddy should be fired, and the numerous (although hardly exhaustive) listing of his transgressions, I'd say this is required reading. It's actually a bit poignant. And telling. And prominently features RR reader "favorite" Shane Costa.
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First, I'd like to thank the Roll Bama Roll community for their prayers and support for my friend Mike. For those who don't know the whole backstory, Mike is a nursing student at UA and was supposed to attend Monday's championship game in NOLA. He got into a terrible accident on New Year's Eve while visiting my family in Atlanta and on Wednesday was transferred back to DCH in Tuscaloosa.
The entire UA community has been incredibly supportive of my friend. In addition to getting a ball signed by Trent Richardson and other team members, check out the ambulance that came to pick him up in Atlanta:
That is the actual ambulance that travels with the Crimson Tide out of town and it had recently returned from New Orleans. I still think he's gonna be pissed he missed the game, but he definitely got a lot of love from the Crimson Tide family.
You can keep up with his progress at his Facebook page. Thanks and God Bless. And, as always, Roll Tide Roll.


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Two FBS programs just scheduled a home-and-home series...all on Twitter
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Earlier today Kansas State athletic director John Currie took the #Chillin4Charity challenge, and wrapped it up with a bit of a challenge of his own.
Just to be sure Stricklin saw it, Currie tweeted him the video. You can never be too sure with matters like this, and it might have been the best use of Twitter all day, if it weren't for that LeBron James character and his announcement.
#Chillin4Charity @stricklinMSU We have raised the bar in this effort! Enjoy the video: http://t.co/2HDP4vEOd1
— John Currie (@John_Currie) July 11, 2014
Mississippi State athletic director Scott Stricklin heard him loud and clear, and the two teamed up to tackle what may be Twitter's last unconquered frontier; scheduling an FBS football game via the social media platform.
"It takes a pretty savvy partner," Stricklin told ESPN late tonight. "John's a pretty sharp guy. It was kind of a fun way to do it. There's a younger generation of guys out there that communicate through these mediums."
The whole conversation went like this:
@stricklinMSU @HailStateFB Already got some stuff working then - how about '18 MHK, '19 Starkvegas? #KState #Family
— John Currie (@John_Currie) July 11, 2014
So, @HailStateFB vs @KState_Football: '18 in Manhattan; '19 in Starkville. Pleasure doing business with you, @John_Currie. #HailState
— Scott Stricklin (@stricklinMSU) July 11, 2014
@HailStateFB @KState_Football 'Cats and 'Dawgs tweeting together! Let's get the paperwork done! Have a great weekend @stricklinMSU
— John Currie (@John_Currie) July 11, 2014
How awesome is that? No ink has been put to paper yet, but looks like the two programs will meet in Manhattan, KS in 2018 and then in Starkville in 2019 when they get the paperwork done.
Seriously, is there anything that Twitter can't do?


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Here's the fixtures for Week 15 (Friday, Dec. 30th all the way through Wednesday, Jan. 4th). It's going to be quite a hectic week, and depending on how many people insert predictions, I may possibly cut off Friday's match (Liverpool vs. Newcastle United) because it's a lone match and I don't know why it's there, so if your a day late on any of the fixtures, no worries, just insert predictions for games that haven't been played yet through the 4th. Have a good holiday weekend! And good luck!
I Know The Score - Week 15 Fixtures:
(Home Teams are on the left)
English Premier League Fixtures for Friday, December 30th, 2011:
Liverpool vs. Newcastle United
English Premier League Fixtures for Saturday, December 31st, 2011:
Manchester United vs. Blackburn Rovers
Arsenal vs. Queens Park Rangers
Bolton Wanderers vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers
Chelsea vs. Aston Villa
Norwich City vs. Fulham
Swansea City vs. Tottenham Hotspur
English Premier League Fixtures for Sunday, January 1st, 2012:
West Bromwich Albion vs. Everton
Sunderland vs. Manchester City
English Premier League Fixtures for Monday, January 2nd, 2012:
Aston Villa vs. Swansea City
Blackburn Rovers vs. Stoke City
Queens Park Rangers vs. Norwich City
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Chelsea
Fulham vs. Arsenal
English Premier League Fixtures for Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012:
Tottenham Hotspur vs. West Bromwich Albion
Wigan Athletic vs. Sunderland
Manchester City vs. Liverpool
English Premier League Fixtures for Wednesday, January 4th, 2012:
Everton vs. Bolton Wanderers
Newcastle United vs. Manchester United


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In the aftermath of Katrina, we know it's bad when we see pictures of neighborhoods with only the roof showing above the water, but even where there is just a little flooding, health officials say there is a big health concern on the horizon and that's mold.
The Center for Disease Control warns that water and moisture can create a serious health hazard for unsuspecting homeowners who later inhale or touch the spores.
"You may have difficulty swallowing, infections of the pharynx, in the lungs, you may have symptoms of wheezing such as with asthma. Shortness of breath or you can also have coughing. In the eyes, you may have redness and skin may become red or blistery," says Dr. Frank Astor and ear, nose and throat specialist.
Dr. Astor says while toxic mold has gotten a lot of attention, even common mold spores can be very irritating to those who are sensitive like asthma or allergy patients.
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Hayden Panettiere appears to have dodged the ex-child-star bullet. The Nashville star started out doing soap operas at age five, and thanks to the sci-fi TV hit Heroes, she was a household name at age 16. Lindsay Lohan, 26, and Amanda Bynes, 27, had similar trajectories. So how does 23-year-old Panettiere have her life together while her fellow child stars are scraping rock bottom? In an interview with BBC Breakfast, Panettiere credited her success to having the right support network.
"I'm no different to anyone else and those same doors were opened to me and they were very easy to walk through -- drugs, alcohol, being in inappropriate places where you shouldn't be at a certain age -- it's a very tough position to be in, but I had great people to pull me back from it," Panettiere explained.
"Being a young female growing up in the industry is tough," she continued. "I grew up in the generation of the wild child -- I was guilty by association. So everyone sits there and waits for you to fall off your horse. But as long as you have people who are willing to tell you the truth and are not afraid to tell you the truth and give you a reality check, it makes a world of difference."
It does seem like both Bynes and Lohan are totally alone in this game: Their parents are distant and/or exploitive, and they're surrounded by fame leeches and enablers. Bynes' dependency on Twitter is a perfect example: whenever she gets in trouble, she tweets her own personal version of events, and gets responses like this:
@amandabynes is on my list of personal Jesuses.— MightyMorphin Orphan (@jPad) June 5, 2013
Who needs a reality check when you're somebody's "personal Jesus"?
At this point, Panettiere may have all the respect, but troubled starlets like Bynes and Lohan have all the attention. And we're not sure that Lindsay and Amanda know the difference. Maybe Amanda is flattered that Snooki thinks she she should have her own reality show -- when in fact, if you've become a Jersey Shore star's "guilty pleasure," it may be time to rethink your life. Perhaps Amanda is hitting on Liam Hemsworth, not to annoy Miley Cyrus, but because she thinks she actually has a shot. (As it turns out, they may have hooked up four years ago -- but it's been a looong four years.)
As for Lohan, she's trying to repair her shattered reputation by doing time in rehab. Amazingly, she actually seems to be taking it seriously this time around. According to TMZ, the actress is attending her counseling sessions, getting along with the Betty Ford staff, and generally being a model patient.
If only her parents had gotten the memo that Lindsay was trying to change. While their daughter has been avoiding drama, Michael and Dina Lohan have been courting it -- reportedly accepting a $50,000 payday to have a blow-out fight about Lindsay for a new reality show. We're thinking that Lindsay could use some of those "great people" that Hayden was talking about. Maybe she could loan her some?
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood warn of 'dangerous' days
The Muslim Brotherhood has warned that Egypt's fragile democratic gains are under threat, after a surprise court ruling overturned last year's parliamentary elections.
Egypt could see "dangerous" days ahead if power is returned to those linked to the previous regime, it said.
The group's candidate, Mohammed Mursi, faces ex-PM Ahmed Shafiq in a runoff presidential election this weekend.
The decision by the Supreme Court on Thursday plunged Egypt into turmoil.
The court said last year's parliamentary vote - the first free and fair poll in decades - was unconstitutional, and called for fresh elections.
The decision effectively puts legislative power into the hands of the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (Scaf), who were tasked with overseeing Egypt's transition after the toppling of President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011.
The court also upheld the right of Mr Shafiq to run for president.
Egypt's Al-Ahram newspaper reported on its website on Friday that security forces were stopping MPs entering parliament, however there was no confirmation of this.'Wiped out'
The constitutional court ruling has thrown Egyptian politics into crisis, but as yet it is not a full-blown confrontation.
The key will be the reaction of the ruling military council. It still has not announced whether it supports the dissolution of parliament, and if so, whether it will assume the power to write laws, and to draft the constitution.
If it does all of those things, the cries will grow louder that this is a military coup.
Until then, the reaction of the main opposition force, the Muslim Brotherhood, has been relatively muted. Their candidate, Mohammed Morsi, still hopes to gain power through the ballot box in this weekend's election.
So far there have been no mass demonstrations on the streets, the usual political barometer.
Maybe Egyptians are just too tired of politics to put up a fight. Maybe they are just too confused about a legal verdict that has even the best legal and political experts scratching their heads.
Activists, who fear Scaf is trying to increase its power, have denounced Thursday's rulings as a "coup" designed to undermine the revolution, carried out by judges appointed under former President Mubarak.
The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says that while judges were expected to rule that some parts of the parliamentary poll was illegitimate, the court went much further by ordering a complete re-run.
In a statement, the Muslim Brotherhood - which won 46% of seats in parliament - said the decisions indicated Egypt was heading into "very difficult days that might be more dangerous than the last days of Mubarak's rule".
"All the democratic gains of the revolution could be wiped out and overturned with the handing of power to one of the symbols of the previous era," it said.
Mr Mursi said he was dissatisfied but accepted the court's rulings.
"I respect the decision of the Supreme Constitutional Court in that I respect the institutions of the state and the principle of separation of powers," he told Egyptian TV, according to AFP.
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- Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf) has run Egypt since Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down in February 2011
- Parliament: Elected between November 2011 and January 2012. Dominated by Muslim Brotherhood but declared illegitimate by Supreme Constitutional Court
- Presidency: second round between Islamist Mohammed Mursi and former Mubarak PM Ahmed Shafiq to go ahead on 16 and 17 June. President will be elected with no constitution in place
- Supreme Constitutional Court: highest judicial power; judges appointed under Hosni Mubarak
But in a later speech he appealed to voters, with a warning that the country was at a turning point.
"A minority are trying to corrupt the nation and take us back. We will go to the ballot box to say no to those failures, those criminals."
Other political figures hit out at the ruling, warning that the decision would leave the incoming president without a parliament or a constitution.
Islamist Abdul Moneim Aboul Fotouh, who took part in the first round of the presidential vote in May, said that dissolving parliament amounted to "a total coup, anyone who imagines that the millions of youths will let this pass is dreaming".
The Salafist Al-Nour party, which has the second biggest representation in parliament, said the ruling showed "a complete disregard for the free will of voters".
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Hundreds of protesters gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square after the announcement to express their anger.
However, correspondents said the real measure of anger will be tested after prayers on Friday, when demonstrations are usually held.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters "there can be no going back on the democratic transition".'Historic ruling'
Meanwhile, Mr Shafiq told supporters that the court had made a "historic ruling and verdict that meant there was no way for anyone to do particular laws for particular people".
The Scaf held an emergency meeting after the two court rulings and later confirmed that the election would go ahead as planned, and urged Egyptians to vote.
But uncertainty about the intentions of the military had already been raised on Wednesday when the justice ministry announced that army personnel would have the right to detain civilians during the election period.
The court had been considering the validity of the parliamentary election, because some of the seats were contested on a proportional list system, with others on the first-past-the-post system.
It decided that the election law had allowed parties to compete for the one third of seats reserved for independent candidates.
The head of the supreme court Farouk Soltan told Reuters: "The ruling regarding parliament includes the dissolution of the lower house of parliament in its entirety because the law upon which the elections were held is contrary to rules of the constitution."


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Updated 3:01pm Friday 22nd February 2013 in News By Joanna Morris
FALLEN heroes should have streets named after them, according to a North-East MP.
Labour's Tom Blenkinsop, who represents Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, is urging local authorities in his constituency to give bereaved families a chance to name local streets after loved ones who died in service.
Mr Blenkinsop will join Labour MPs Jim Murphy and Hilary Benn in writing to local authorities to propose the lasting commemorations for those killed in the line of duty.
He said: ""My campaign against the axing to the Green Howards clearly demonstrated to me the depth of respect local communities have for our armed forces and I was overwhelmed by the level of support the campaign received.
"The Armed Forces have a very rich history across Teesside and introducing new street names to honour fallen heroes would be a meaningful, lasting and respectful way to show the value we place on those who have served and been lost.
"I hope both local authorities in my constituency take on board how meaningful such a small gesture could be and consider other ways that they can support our service community and pay tribute to those that have made the greatest sacrifice."
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Markedu is expanding and you can join us as a business partner for a specific region
Markedu is an innovative training institute for marketing and communication professionals. Since 2008 we have delivered online training, workshops and conferences to over 6.000 marketers from more than 80 countries. Our marketing and branding events have been delivered through webinars (web seminars), in-company training and as workshops, masterclasses or seminars.
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Now we are getting ready to launch the next phase. It involves a number of innovative initiatives planned to launch in 2012. A launch that – based on 3 years or research and testing – is carefully anchored in the needs of the professional market for marketing training and inspiration. We are so excited about it that we are now ready to invite business partners aboard to take part in our future success.
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The opportunity to represent the Markedu brand in your country or region. You can think of this as a franchise partnership. You will work under the Markedu brand and benefit from content, tools and techniques implemented by Markedu. This is a great opportunity to establish your own business or leverage Markedu's offering as complimentary to what your business is doing already.
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You will be in charge of Markedu's offering in your country or region. Following Markedu's proven model, you will leverage Markedu's infrastructure and work independently to create a compelling offering in your demographic. You can draw upon Markedu's significant network of contacts to attract content, speakers and sponsors. But – importantly – you will be offering content in your own language as well as in all other Markedu languages such as English, German, Spanish, French and Portuguese.
Naturally you will be working closely with Markedu's executive team to plan and execute a program of content that will put you and Markedu on the map in your region.
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- Details : Victor Hugo's passionate and epic tale of social injustice, class conflict, love and revolt in nineteenth century France is brought to life in this intense adaptation. Follow the beloved characters through a story spanning several years–musical favourites include: Castle on a Cloud, Do You Hear the People Sing, On My Own, and many more! Visit www.svtc.ca for more information.
Screening of Bernadette the Movie
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- Details : The Catholic Church of Alexandria-Cornwall and the Port Theatre have teamed up to show the movie BERNADETTE beginning February 7, 2014 through February 13, 2014. The movie will be screened at 7:15 each evening with a special Matinée screening on Monday, February 10, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Bernadette tells the remarkable story of St. Bernadette Soubirous, "the little saint of Lourdes", from her early life of poverty, ill health and simple but profound faith that defined her as much as the appearances of the Virgin Mary to her beginning on February 11, 1858, to her entrance into the convent at Nevers, France. Bernadette, filmed on location in France, was selected to be the movie shown daily at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine in France. Tickets are just $10 available at the door.
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A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Anthony W. Ochoa Middle School had an API growth score of 784 in 2012. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Anthony W. Ochoa Middle School's 2012 base score was 744 and the school did meet its 2012 school-wide growth target.
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Situated within the grounds of The Prep School, Golspie House is a small and very friendly boarding house accommodating up to 24 girls and boys in years 3 to 6. The pupils enjoy modern facilities with all the comforts of home.
Facilities within the school grounds are put to full use at the end of a hard day in the classroom. Swimming in the summer, collecting conkers in the autumn and wrapping up warm to play outside in the winter are all part and parcel of life in and around Golspie House.
The boarding experience supplements the school ethos of developing confidence providing opportunity and realizing potential. It is based on mutual respect and a high level of communication between the school and the parents.
Boarding in the Prep School is an enjoyable experience not only for the children but also for parents and staff. At weekends the pupils have plenty of time to relax, catch up on prep and enjoy a variety of trips to adventure playgrounds, theme parks and other age specific activities.
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PHOENIX -- The Dodgers had their first health scare before Spring Training even started when catcher Russell Martin suffered a foot injury on Monday, but an MRI exam on Friday revealed no break.He did suffer a strained ligament doing what he alluded to as an unconventional quick-movement "workout warmup," but he was able to participate in most of Saturday's inaugural practice at the Dodgers' new Camelback Ranch-Glendale training facility.
"There's hardly any swelling anymore, and I'm able to do what I want to do, and it feels good," said Martin, who admitted he had some anxious days this week as the injury healed. "Until the MRI, I didn't know. I'm happy now. I was able to hit and do some catching drills and didn't aggravate it. I'm very happy about that."Martin said he has done cardio vascular exercises but won't run for a few more days. "I could run, but why take the chance?" he said. Martin was an All-Star last season for the second time, but most of his offensive stats slipped, and he has said he wasn't happy with the way he played. Manager Joe Torre said he made a point of having phone calls with Martin every other week during the winter and is convinced Martin is "champing at the bit" to take his game back to the level that won him a Silver Slugger and Gold Glove in 2007. "I didn't see the Russell everybody saw the two previous seasons," Torre said. "He can be a special talent. He seems to be in a real good place right now. He just has to get his consistency and not try to hit the ball out of the park. He's capable of hitting .320 every year, and if that puts pressure on him, so be it. He was fighting it last year. There were times you could see how frustrated he was."
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Former Conservation Chiefs Agree with Principles of Crop Insurance Compromise
Former conservation chiefs have sent a letter that follows the same principles of the compromise reached by several conservation, environmental, crop insurance and agricultural organizations to link conservation compliance and crop insurance premium assistance. The letter does not - however - endorse the agreement reached by the groups. As you take steps to modernize our farm safety net - the former conservation chiefs wrote - we urge you to make sure that compliance provisions cover all income support, including eligibility for crop and revenue insurance premium subsidies. The letter also expresses hope Congress will provide incentives to lower the cost of crop insurance to producers who use USDA-approved conservation practices. But to ensure the widest participation possible - they believe crop insurance should continue to be available to all producers regardless of income. The former conservation chiefs say doing so will benefit farmers, the environment and all Americans going forward.
Bruce Knight is among those who signed the letter to endorse a link between conservation compliance and subsidized crop insurance. He says the letter was coordinated by the Soil and Water Conservation Society.
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First Time Ever – Shop at Delhi Duty Free between July – September, 2012 and stand a chance to WIN a stylish BMW Mini Cooper Hatch!
New Delhi, July 17, 2012: In keeping with international duty free trends, Delhi Duty Free, India's largest duty free retailer at T3, IGI airport has for the first time launched a car promotion for its international travelers. The promotion titled 'Where's your Mini?' gives the travelers an opportunity to win an alluring new BMW Mini Cooper just by shopping at Delhi Duty Free.
Travelers who shop for $50 or more at the duty free shops in Delhi between July-September, 2012 will get lucky draw coupons. Customers will get one coupon for every $50 of his total purchase. Like if a customer spends $300 he'll get 6 coupons, thereby increasing his chance of winning the lucky draw by 6 times. If you shop with your VISA debit or credit card you will get 2 coupons for every $50 purchase.
The promotion will be valid across all product categories at the duty free shops, including perfumes and cosmetics, liquor and tobacco, confectionery and destination products. All customers have to do is to complete the forms and submit them in the lucky draw box kept at the duty free shop. At the end of the promotion in September 2012, one lucky winner will be declared through a lucky draw.
Said Mr. Steve O Connor, CEO, Delhi Duty Free Services Pvt. Ltd. "Continuing the legacy of putting on offer the finest and luxurious of products, starting from Volkswagon Beetle, Harley Davidson, Mercedes Benz C-Class, Delhi Duty Free has for the first time brought in the extremely luxurious BMW Mini Cooper for its travelers. We want our travelers to have the finest retail experience and we are more than happy to go out of our way to enhance the experience for them. DDFS has always looked to engage with customers in multiple ways and this offer is yet another offering from our end for our esteemed travelers".
The iconic Mini Cooper is from the prestigious BMW brand and is known for its luxury and drive. With more power, less fuel consumption and tonnes of mile-wide smiles, the original MINI hatchback is bursting with get-up-and-go and is full to the brim with the latest smart technology. The car has perfect contours, ideal road holding, thus giving the riders an unadulterated go-kart feeling. The German luxury car maker plans to import the Minis from its facility in Oxford, UK to begin with and has opened showrooms across India in Delhi and Mumbai to begin with to reach out to its true admirers.


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Jesse just turned 8 years old and has Neurofibromatosis (NF1). This means he has multiple café-au-latte spots (coffee colored birth marks), about 20 – 30 dermal neurofibromas (small tumors), at least 1 plexiform neurofibroma (more complex tumor), an optic pathway tumor (brain tumor behind his left eye), his legs often hurt for an unknown reason, nerve pain across his shoulder blades that causes him to scratch and dig at his skin until he bleeds and scars, and has lived with chronic/severe nerve pain at the back of his head. Even though one of his NF symptoms is a brain tumor, Jesse's worst NF Manifestation is the head pain. Raging cries of pain do not begin to describe what he has gone through. He has had to take liquid pain medication 3 times per day, two additional pain pills at night, and has had 4 surgeries to help him with the pain. He is just a little boy. His latest surgery helped incredibly with his pain with a 90% improvement and the great milestone of Jesse being pain medication free for a short time. Even though he has had to go back on pain medicine, the surgery was considered a great success for improving Jesse's quality of life. His newest surgery is to have two plexiform tumors removed from his right bicep and his right flank.
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2. Rinse shrimp while slipping off the shell and the vein; pat dry. Butterfly shrimp. Place in bowl; refrigerate.
3. Oil and heat grill. Tie the ends of the corn husks with string. Grill corn 15 to 20 minutes . Cool. Remove husks and slice kernels off the cob.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in saucepan. Cook bacon until crisp. With slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain.
5. Drain off all but 1 tablespoon drippings. Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic; cook 5 minutes in drippings. Add red pepper; cook 5 minutes more. Add corn and cook 10 minutes more. Stir in broth; bring to boil. Simmer 10 minutes. Stir in 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper and bacon.
6. Meanwhile, boil 1 cup water in saucepan. Add cilantro; cook 10 seconds. Drain leaves in strainer under cold running water; drain again. Gently squeeze out excess water with paper towels; transfer to blender. Add olive oil, and puree. Stir in remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
7. Toss shrimp with remaining vegetable oil. Grill 2 minutes per side, until firm.
8. Divide soup among 4 bowls. Arrange 3 shrimp in center of each and drizzle with cilantro oil. Makes 4 servings.


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News Incorporated: Corporate Media Ownership and Its Threat to Democracy
Edited by Elliot D. Cohen
Prometheus Books, 2005
You don't have to be an information junkie or a policy expert to get the sense that there is something awry with the American mass media today. On the major networks, news coverage wavers between superficial sound bites and sensationalism. Corporate behemoths meanwhile blast cookie-cutter programming over public airwaves. Even the Internet, often seen as the last frontier of media democracy, is capitulating to commercial interests as monopolies on broadband services mushroom. Starved of financial and political resources, independent public-interest media outlets are all but voiceless.
You could say that we should have seen it coming. Long before the days of broadcast licenses and ownership rules, James Madison reflected on the necessity of maintaining a vital and diverse public discourse at the helm of a democratic society: "the freedom of the press, as one of the great bulwarks of liberty, shall be inviolable.†He also warned that "power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.†Since the days the media was run by men in tights, there has been a growing divergence between the principles of plurality and openness at the core of the First Amendment and the rise of corporate power.
Today, however, a movement to revitalize free expression ideals in the media's content and practice is finally beginning to crystallize as a growing community of activists, legal advocates, policymakers, and artists organize to oppose corporate domination of news, information, and creativity. In News Incorporated, ethicist Elliot D. Cohen has compiled insightful essays that take on the many facets of what he terms the corporate media's "threat to democracy.†The book brings together scholarly and grassroots voices to illuminate the concepts and challenges within the media democracy movement.
Cohen introduces the book with a media manifesto, declaring that "colossal, corporate media empires have cooperatively joined ranks with government offices and agencies at the highest federal levels, spinning off an intricate, seamless politico-corporate media web of deception.†(15) Mainstream media have abandoned their obligation to serve the public good; the objectivity, diversity and independence that form the basis for a well-informed, open society have been trumped by the bottom line. Not only does this undermine basic journalistic ethics; it robs the citizenry of the power of self-rule, which is founded on people's "opportunity to see, hear and judge for themselves†in every debate. (20) He cites coverage of the Iraq War as a textbook example of the conflicts of interest that enmesh major media organizations like Clear Channel and Fox, whose pro-Republican biases have led to distorted portrayals of the government's policies and actions.
Each chapter of the book details an aspect of the expanding movement for more democratic media, beginning with the basics—print and broadcast news journalism—to more abstract concepts of open access community networks and regulatory policy for emerging information technologies like broadband and satellite TV.
Peter Philips, media scholar and director of Project Censored, calls for a regime change in mainstream journalism based on the idea of "Real Newsâ€â€"which "speaks truth to power and challenges the hegemonic top-down corporate entertainment news systems.†(47) One of the greatest threats to news journalism today is the de facto "new censorship†of individual reporters stemming from an ingrained corporate culture: "It is not yet the deliberate killing of stories by official censors,†he writes, "but a rather subtle system of information suppression in the name of corporate profit and self-interest.â€(37)
Norman Solomon, founder of the Institute for Public Accuracy, explains media corruption in terms of the oft-hidden infiltration of political money into the media industries, noting that in the 2000 election, campaign coffers accumulated "more than $5.5 million from the corporate owners of five powerhouse networks—Time Warner (CNN), Walt Disney (ABC), News Corp (Fox), Viacom (CBS) and General Electric (NBC).†He adds, "Free speech is of limited value when freedom to be heard requires big bucks.†(55) Moreover, writes Solomon, while business and political leaders manipulate the media, media companies in turn use hype and spin to manipulate the news and by extension, the dynamics of the economy. The Silicon Valley bubble, he points out, was inflated in large part by mainstream news outlets, and our supposedly "free†press routinely curries favor among corporate sponsors by going soft on issues like the health hazards of cigarettes and air pollution.
According to another contributor, Mother Jones Publisher Jay Harris, corporate mass media's strategy is more akin to brainwashing than informing the public. Countering the image of the "liberal media†touted by conservative pundits, Harris comments, "to feed the content needs of a 24/7 news world, the right has created a formidable and prolific spin machine.†(84) Similarly, Danny Schechter, executive director of Mediachannel.org, details how news producers routinely twist words, parry criticism, and coddle friendly elected officials by "framing†the issues to influence public perception. Referring to media deregulation under the 1996 Telecommunications Act, MSNBC blogger Eric Alterman reflects, "Where, one might ask, were the [So-Called Liberal Media] when their corporate owners were rewriting the rules of democratic debate to increase their own profits?†(115)
Other authors in the book call for a more progressive media through different conduits of reform.
Charyl Leanza and Harold Feld of the Media Access Project outline the limitations as well as the potential of government regulation to protect the public's interest in media diversity while at the same time preserving the autonomy of private media producers. The tension lies between the "free market†concept of deregulation that has fueled recent FCC policies and the political and financial realities that may stifle the speech of communities and independent outlets. While government institutions cannot wholly be trusted to protect free expression, they argue, sound regulatory policies are necessary to hold the media accountable as "public trustees.â€
Mark Cooper, director of research of the Consumer Federation of America, contends that media policy must catch up with "the convergence of all media into a single, digital information platform in the new millennium.†(157) The emergence of the Internet, and more recently, high-speed wireless communications networks, he says, are actually not as unprecedented the politically sluggish Federal Communications Commission might have you believe. The efflorescence of public discourse through a flexible and open medium like the Internet is just an extension of the tenet espoused by the Supreme Court in 1945 in Associated Press v. United States: that the "widest possible dissemination of information from diverse and antagonistic sources is essential to the welfare of the public.†(157) The courts, the FCC, activists, and elected officials, argues Cooper, must all work to promote diversity and localism in media, fight the rollback of restrictions on broadband Internet access monopolization, unlock the electromagnetic spectrum for public broadcast and wireless use, and foster nonprofit media entities.
Yet the solution begins neither with policy nor with corporate responsibility, but with a broad, grassroots movement for a more just, ethical and open communications system. Cohen's book, though often repetitive in its explication of key issues, offers a fairly comprehensive round-up of the main principles guiding media activists today. However, it falls just short of providing readers with perhaps the most crucial component of a media revolution: a unified strategy for both consumers and producers of media to reclaim the public information system on which our democracy depends. Such a plan, of course, is not within the scope of this volume, which serves mainly as a primer for the budding media activist. In a sense, it fills an even more basic role by combating a lack of awareness among the consumers of media. Madison got it right when he declared, "a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.â€
As Schechter points out, progressives may do well to learn from the example of the Right, which unlike the Left these days, was not content just to criticize the media from the margins and instead, gearing up for a comeback in the Reagan Era, became "determined to take it over.†(136)
The commentators in News Incorporated succeed in that they merely punctuate the start of what will hopefully be a rebirth of free expression activism. If more people start to listen up, these ideas will help seed a more informed, more active public—the foundation for a new conversation in society about how to change the ways the media inform and inspire us.
This review originally appeared in truncated form on the website of the Free Expression Policy Project: www.fepproject.org


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Police believe missing teenager and son could be in Manchester
Police in Cumbria searching for a missing 15-year-old and her son believe they could be in Manchester.
Catalina Covaci from Penrith has been missing with her baby boy Ricardo since December.
Catalina has not been seen since Wednesday 19 December 2012 when she left her Penrith home, telling her guardians she was taking a routine walk into Penrith town centre with her son.
Catalina was caught on CCTV with her son at Penrith Train Station on the morning of Wednesday 19th December 2012 before travelling on a train from Penrith to Manchester Piccadilly which arrived at around 1.40pm the same day. She hasn't been seen since.
– Detective Inspector Furzana Nazir
"We are continuing to explore a number of lines of enquiry and still believe that there may be people out there she knows, or who know of her, who are 'assisting' her. If this is the case, then they are likely to be committing a criminal offence.
"These two children are vulnerable and need to be located, quickly. Please, if you know where they are or if you think you have seen them, get in touch."
Enquiries are continuing and officers are planning to search a number of properties around the UK, and internationally, over the next week in a bid to locate the 15 year old who is originally from Romania but who has lived in Cumbriafor 18months prior to her disappearance.
Catalina is described as having very long straight hair which is often worn in a bun. She is of a medium-heavy build and has a dark complexion.
Police are asking anyone who has seen Catalina or Ricardo, or has any information that could help police find them, to ring Cumbria police by calling 101 or call Crimestoppers to provide information anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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Background: Recent studies suggest that that breast cancer incidence may be substantially reduced in high-risk women by tamoxifen-treatment, prophylactic oophorectomy, and/or prophylactic mastectomy. Although these reports are encouraging, current prevention strategies are expensive and can be associated with significant side effects. Biomarkers are needed to accurately predict short-term breast cancer risk, so that 1) women who are most likely to benefit from preventive therapy can be identified, and 2) response to chemoprevention can be accurately assesed. Retinoids and the retinoic acid receptor-beta-2 (RARbeta2) are important regulators of normal mammary gland homeostasis. Loss of RARbeta2 expression is observed in both invasive breast cancers and the normal appearing epithelial cells adjacent to breast cancers. This has lead to the hypothesis that loss of RARbeta2 expression may provide an environment that promotes mammary carcinogenesis. Methylation of the RARbeta2 P2 promoter is thought to be the primary mechanism for loss of RARbeta2 expression during early breast carcinogenesis. The goal of this proposal is to test whether RARbeta2 P2 methylation in Random Peri-Areolar Breast Fine Needle Aspiration (rFNA) predicts the presence of atypical hyperplasia, and ultimately breast cancer risk, in a multi-institutional chemoprevention cohort. Preliminary Studies: We observe in vitro that loss of RARbeta2 expression 1) promotes dysregulated growth, 2) apoptosis-resistance, and 3) loss of CBP expression. CBP is known to 1) regulates both proliferation and apoptosis, 2) play a critical role in retinoid-, estrogen-, prostaglandin-, and COX-2-signaling, and 3) is thought to participate in BRCA1-mediated repair. In patient samples we observe that RARbeta2 P2 methylated in 35/40 primary node-negative breast cancers and in 5/10 (50%) atypical rFNA clusters. In 4/5 of rFNA patient samples with atypical hyperplasia we observe a >50% reduction in CBP mRNA expression suggesting an in vivo link between RARbeta2 promoter methylation, CBP expression, and atypical hyperplasia. Objective/hypothesis: The proposed study will test the hypothesis that the presence of RARbeta2 P2 promoter methylation in mammary epithelial cells obtained by rFNA predicts 1) cellular atypia (a surrogate marker of breast cancer risk) and 2) loss of CBP expression. In conducting this study the following Specific Aims will be pursued: Specific Aim I will test whether RARbeta2 P2 promoter methylation predicts mammary epithelial cell atypia in breast rFNA. The association between RARbeta2 P2 methylation will be tested by methylation-specific PCR. Specific Aim II will test whether RARbeta2 P2 methylation predicts loss of CBP expression in atypical mammary epithelial cells. Correlation between RARbeta2 P2 methylation and CBP expression in microdissected patient-matched atypical and normal cell clusters will be tested by methylation-specific PCR and semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Relevance: Since RARbeta2 P2 methylation is a highly sensitive marker that we can detect in as few as 5 cells, we predict that the presence or absence of RARbeta2 P2 methylation in breast rFNA can be used as a sensitive and biologically relevant test for both 1) breast cancer risk and 2) response to chemoprevention agents. We are part of a 6 institution group that has been trained to perform breast rFNA and has longstanding expertise in developing and testing new prevention agents. If RARbeta2 P2 methylation proves to be a 1) marker of cellular atypia and 2)surrogate marker of breast cancer risk, we can then readily use this biomarker in our on-going prevention efforts as a predictor of response to prevention drugs (e.g. cox-2 inhibitors), dietary changes (e.g. low-fat, high-vegetable diet), and complementary agents (e.g. flax seed or fish oil).
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Background: Clinical breast exams and mammograms are not always able to detect early breast changes and have limited sensitivity in women with dense breast tissue. Many times the women who are at the highest risk for breast cancer are the most difficult to evaluate with breast exam and mammogram. There is need for a low cost "breast Pap-smear" to monitor high-risk women for the presence of pre-cancerous breast cells. Such a test would be extremely valuable because it could evaluate women for both 1) breast cancer risk and 2) response to prevention agents. Breast random fine needle aspiration (rFNA) is a research tool that has been developed by our group to sample cells from the entire breast of high-risk women. rFNA 1) works best in dense breast tissue, 2) is inexpensive, and 3) can be performed rapidly (15 mins) in a doctor's office using simple clinic supplies (syringe, lidocane, and the preservative used for cervical "Pap-smears"). Most importantly, rFNA can function as a "breast Pap-smear" in its ability to test for pre-cancerous changes in the whole breast. Our group currently uses breast rFNA as a research tool to test for breast cancer risk in high-risk women. We observe that the presence of abnormal breast cells (atypia) in breast rFNA is associated with a 4-X higher risk of developing breast cancer. Our group has also used breast rFNA to test for response to prevention agents. However, rFNA has limitations. If a prevention agents causes breast cells to stop growing, the number of cells obtained by rFNA is greatly reduced. This can sometimes make it difficult to determine whether the prevention agent 1) merely reduced the total number of cells or 2) whether it truly eliminated the pre-cancerous cells. In this grant we propose to improve the sensitivity and specificity of breast rFNA by coupling it with a test for a vitamin A-based marker that can be detected in as few as 5 cells. Preliminary Data: Vitamin A signaling is important for keeping breast cells normal. We and others have shown that that vitamin A signaling is lost very early in the development of breast cancer due to a loss of expression of the retinoic acid receptor-beta2 (RARbeta2). Promoters function as "on/off" switches for genes. Methylation of a promoter prevents the gene from being turned on. Methylation of the RARbeta2 P2 promoter is an important mechanism for shutting off RARbeta2 in early breast cancer. In Preliminary Data, we observe that RARbeta2 P2 methylation can 1) be detected in as few as 5 cells and 2) is present in 40% of atypical hyperplasia and in 80% of node-negative, primary breast cancers. In the laboratory, we have also shown that one way the RARbeta2 keeps cells normal is by maintaining the level of a protein called CBP. CBP is important regulator of cell growth and death and is also important for the action of a broad range of prevention agents including those that control estrogen-, vitamin A-, prostaglandins- (e.g. fish oil and flax seed), and cox-2-signaling (Celebrextm and Vioxxtm). We predict that RARbeta2 P2 methylation will result in loss of CBP expression in breast tissue from high-risk women and can be used in the future as a biologically relevant marker of response to prevention agents. Hypothesis: In this grant, we propose to investigate whether the presence of RARbeta2 P2 promoter methylation predicts breast cancer risk in high-risk women. We will specifically test the hypothsis that the presence of RARbeta2 P2 methylation in rFNA predicts 1) atypical hyperplasia (a surrogate marker of breast cancer risk) and 2) loss of CBP expression. Through this study, we will have access to over 1,300 women at risk for breast cancer in three prevention clinics. Relevance: Since RARbeta2 P2 methylation can be detected in as few as 5 cells, we predict that the presence or absence of RARbeta2 P2 methylation in breast rFNA can be used as a highly sensitive way to test for both 1) breast cancer risk and 2) response to chemoprevention agents. We are part of a 6 institution group that has been trained to perform breast rFNA and has longstanding expertise in developing and testing new prevention agents. If RARbeta2 P2 methylation proves to be a sensitive marker for the presence of precancerous cells, we can then add this test to our on-going prevention efforts as a predictor of response to prevention drugs (e.g. cox-2 inhibitors), dietary changes (e.g. low-fat, high-vegetable diet), and complementary agents (e.g. flax seed or fish oil).
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Ethics Panel Issues 'Public Warning' to Judge Shown Beating Daughter on Viral Video
Posted Sep 7, 2012 7:08 AM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
A South Texas judge has received a "public warning" as a result of a YouTube video showing him beating his then-teen daughter in 2004.
The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct acted 10 months after the tape surfaced showing Judge William Adams of Aransas County beating his daughter with a belt, report the Houston Chronicle and the Associated Press. The public warning (PDF) he received is a step below a reprimand, the Chronicle says.
Adams has said his daughter posted the video out of spite because he was going to reduce her financial support and take away her Mercedes. The beating, he has said, was punishment for using music file-sharing software. He was suspended with pay in November.
The commission said Adams had regularly decided child custody, child abuse and family violence cases, and the video "cast public discredit upon the judiciary and the administration of justice."
The warning also said Adams' treatment of lawyers in his courtroom "fell far below the minimum standards of patient, courteous and dignified courtroom demeanor expected of judicial officials." However, the commission said 15 lawyers interviewed about Adams' courtroom conduct said he was fair and impartial, and knowledgeable about the law.
Adams can appeal the warning, and can also ask the Texas Supreme Court to allow him to return to the bench.
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Md. Judiciary hosting second annual 'Peace Walk'
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Maryland Judiciary is hosting its second annual "Peace Walk" around the Baltimore Inner Harbor.
Sunday's walk begins and ends at Rash Field next to the Maryland Science Center. Check-in begins at 1 p.m. The event will also include music, games and other activities.
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell will address the crowd.
Participating in the walk is free. Participants can win prizes in a number of categories and also get free T-shirts and tote bags.