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ABSTRACT: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most important cause of severe lower-respiratory tract disease in calves and young children, yet no human vaccine nor efficient curative treatments are available. Here we describe a recombinant human RSV reverse genetics system in which the red fluorescent protein (mCherry) or the firefly luciferase (Luc) genes are inserted into the RSV genome. Expression of mCherry and Luc are correlated with infection rate, allowing the monitoring of RSV multiplication in cell culture. Replication of the Luc-encoding virus in living mice can be visualized by bioluminescent imaging, bioluminescence being detected in the snout and lungs of infected mice after nasal inoculation. We propose that these recombinant viruses are convenient and valuable tools for screening of compounds active against RSV, and can be used as an extremely sensitive readout for studying effects of antiviral therapeutics in living mice.Nature Communications 10/2014; 5. · 10.74 Impact Factor
Article: Synthesis and evaluation of novel 3-C-alkylated-Neu5Ac2en derivatives as probes of influenza virus sialidase 150-loop flexibility.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Novel 3-C-alkylated-Neu5Ac2en derivatives have been designed to target the expanded active site cavity of influenza virus sialidases with an open 150-loop, currently seen in X-ray crystal structures of influenza A virus group-1 (N1, N4, N5, N8), but not group-2 (N2, N9), sialidases. The compounds show selectivity for inhibition of H5N1 and pdm09 H1N1 sialidases over an N2 sialidase, providing evidence of the relative 150-loop flexibility of these sialidases. In a complex with N8 sialidase, the C3 substituent of 3-phenylally-Neu5Ac2en occupies the 150-cavity while the central ring and the remaining substituents bind the active site as seen for the unsubstituted template. This new class of inhibitors, which can 'trap' the open 150-loop form of the sialidase, should prove useful as probes of 150-loop flexibility.Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 09/2012; 10(43):8628-39. · 3.57 Impact Factor
Article: Influenza virus ribonucleoprotein complexes gain preferential access to cellular export machinery through chromatin targeting.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In contrast to most RNA viruses, influenza viruses replicate their genome in the nucleus of infected cells. As a result, newly-synthesized vRNA genomes, in the form of viral ribonucleoprotein complexes (vRNPs), must be exported to the cytoplasm for productive infection. To characterize the composition of vRNP export complexes and their interplay with the nucleus of infected cells, we affinity-purified tagged vRNPs from biochemically fractionated infected nuclei. After treatment of infected cells with leptomycin B, a potent inhibitor of Crm1-mediated export, we isolated vRNP export complexes which, unexpectedly, were tethered to the host-cell chromatin with very high affinity. At late time points of infection, the cellular export receptor Crm1 also accumulated at the same regions of the chromatin as vRNPs, which led to a decrease in the export of other nuclear Crm1 substrates from the nucleus. Interestingly, chromatin targeting of vRNP export complexes brought them into association with Rcc1, the Ran guanine exchange factor responsible for generating RanGTP and driving Crm1-dependent nuclear export. Thus, influenza viruses gain preferential access to newly-generated host cell export machinery by targeting vRNP export complexes at the sites of Ran regeneration.PLoS Pathogens 09/2011; 7(9):e1002187. · 8.14 Impact Factor
Article: Monitoring epidemic viral respiratory infections using one-step real-time triplex RT-PCR targeting influenza A and B viruses and respiratory syncytial virus.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Rapid and specific diagnosis of influenza A/B and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) viruses is needed for optimal management of patients with acute respiratory infections. In this study, a one-step triplex real-time RT-PCR assay was developed for rapid diagnosis of influenza A/B and RSV infections to optimize diagnosis efficiency of acute respiratory infections. Cell-culture supernatants and clinical samples were used to evaluate specificity and sensitivity of the assay. The assay was used routinely during two winter epidemics for testing respiratory specimens from 2,417 patients. The limit of detection in cell-culture supernatant was 1-10 plaque forming units/input (influenza A/B) and 2 × 10(-2) 50% tissue culture infectious dose/input (RSV). In clinical samples, the assay was as sensitive as commercial molecular assays for the detection of each influenza A/B and RSV (Flu-A/B and RSV-A/B r-gene™) individually, and far more sensitive than antigen detection. During the winter 2008-2009, the assay identified 145 RSV, 42 influenza A, and one mixed RSV-influenza A infections among 298 patients. The next winter, the assay was used in two independent hospital laboratory settings. 776 patients were tested in one hospital and 1,343 in the other, resulting in 184 and 501 RSV, 133 and 150 influenza A, and 1 and 11 mixed RSV-influenza A infections, respectively, being detected. This new user-friendly assay allows rapid (within hours), effective molecular diagnosis of single or mixed infections involving influenza A (including seasonal A H1N1 and H3N2, and A(H1N1) 2009), influenza B, and RSV(A/B). The assay is very valuable for managing patients during winter epidemics when influenza and respiratory syncytial viruses co-circulate.Journal of Medical Virology 04/2011; 83(4):695-701. · 2.37 Impact Factor
Article: Neuraminidase of 2007-2008 influenza A(H1N1) viruses shows increased affinity for sialic acids due to the D344N substitution.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: During the 2007-2008 season, A(H1N1) viruses naturally resistant to oseltamivir due to an H275Y substitution in the neuraminidase emerged and spread in the human population. The neuraminidase of 2007-2008 A(H1N1) viruses has an increased affinity for sialic acids as compared with the N1 of previously circulating viruses. Using site-directed mutagenesis analysis and an enzymatic assay on cells transiently expressing the viral neuraminidase, the amino acid changes that could account for the particular enzymatic properties of the neuraminidase of 2007-2008 A(H1N1) viruses were explored. The affinity for the substrate (K(m)) and the inhibition constants for inhibitors (K(i)) were determined for wild-type and mutated neuraminidases. Reverse genetics was used to produce 6:2 reassortant viruses expressing haemagglutinin and neuraminidase derived from A(H1N1) viruses of the 2007-2008 season or from a previously circulating H1N1 virus, in an A/WSN/33 background. The D344N substitution characteristic of the N1 of 2007-2008 A(H1N1) viruses was identified as a major determinant of its increased affinity for sialic acids. According to the viral plaque phenotype of the 6:2 reassortant viruses, the H275Y mutation was deleterious when the surface glycoproteins were derived from the H1N1 virus isolated in 2004, but not when they were derived from A(H1N1) viruses of the 2007-2008 season. The D344N substitution, by modifying the enzymatic property of the N1, may have favoured the emergence and spread of viruses naturally resistant to oseltamivir.Antiviral therapy 01/2011; 16(4):597-603. · 3.07 Impact Factor
Article: Influenza virus infection induces the nuclear relocalization of the Hsp90 co-chaperone p23 and inhibits the glucocorticoid receptor response.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The genomic RNAs of influenza A viruses are associated with the viral polymerase subunits (PB1, PB2, PA) and nucleoprotein (NP), forming ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNPs). Transcription/replication of the viral genome occurs in the nucleus of infected cells. A role for Hsp90 in nuclear import and assembly of newly synthetized RNA-polymerase subunits has been proposed. Here we report that the p23 cochaperone of Hsp90, which plays a major role in glucocorticoid receptor folding and function, associates with influenza virus polymerase. We show that p23 is not essential for viral multiplication in cultured cells but relocalizes to the nucleus in influenza virus-infected cells, which may alter some functions of p23 and Hsp90. Moreover, we show that influenza virus infection inhibits glucocorticoid receptor-mediated gene transactivation, and that this negative effect can occur through a p23-independent pathway. Viral-induced inhibition of the glucocorticoid receptor response might be of significant importance regarding the physiopathology of influenza infections in vivo.PLoS ONE 01/2011; 6(8):e23368. · 3.53 Impact Factor
Article: Novel sialic acid derivatives lock open the 150-loop of an influenza A virus group-1 sialidase.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Influenza virus sialidase has an essential role in the virus' life cycle. Two distinct groups of influenza A virus sialidases have been established, that differ in the flexibility of the '150-loop', providing a more open active site in the apo form of the group-1 compared to group-2 enzymes. In this study we show, through a multidisciplinary approach, that novel sialic acid-based derivatives can exploit this structural difference and selectively inhibit the activity of group-1 sialidases. We also demonstrate that group-1 sialidases from drug-resistant mutant influenza viruses are sensitive to these designed compounds. Moreover, we have determined, by protein X-ray crystallography, that these inhibitors lock open the group-1 sialidase flexible 150-loop, in agreement with our molecular modelling prediction. This is the first direct proof that compounds may be developed to selectively target the pandemic A/H1N1, avian A/H5N1 and other group-1 sialidase-containing viruses, based on an open 150-loop conformation of the enzyme.Nature Communications 11/2010; 1:113. · 10.74 Impact Factor
Article: Influenza A virus neuraminidase enhances meningococcal adhesion to epithelial cells through interaction with sialic acid-containing meningococcal capsules.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The underlying mechanisms of the epidemiological association between influenza virus infections and Neisseria meningitidis invasive infections are not fully understood. Here we report that adhesion of N. meningitidis to human Hec-1-B epithelial cells is enhanced by influenza A virus (IAV) infection. A potential role of the viral neuraminidase (NA) in facilitating meningococcal adhesion to influenza virus-infected epithelial cells was examined. Expression of a recombinant IAV NA in Hec-1-B human epithelial cells increased the adhesion of strains of N. meningitidis belonging to the sialic acid-containing capsular serogroups B, C, and W135 but not to the mannosamine phosphate-containing capsular serogroup A. Adhesion enhancement was not observed with an inactive NA mutant or in the presence of an NA inhibitor (zanamivir). Furthermore, purified IAV NA was shown to cleave sialic acid-containing capsular polysaccharides of N. meningitidis. On the whole, our findings suggest that a direct interaction between the NA of IAV and the capsule of N. meningitidis enhances bacterial adhesion to cultured epithelial cells, most likely through cleavage of capsular sialic acid-containing polysaccharides. A better understanding of the association between IAV and invasive meningococcal infections should help to set up improved control strategies against these seasonal dual viral-bacterial infections.Infection and immunity 07/2009; 77(9):3588-95. · 4.21 Impact Factor
Article: Neuraminidase stalk length and additional glycosylation of the hemagglutinin influence the virulence of influenza H5N1 viruses for mice.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Following circulation of avian influenza H5 and H7 viruses in poultry, the hemagglutinin (HA) can acquire additional glycosylation sites, and the neuraminidase (NA) stalk becomes shorter. We investigated whether these features play a role in the pathogenesis of infection in mammalian hosts. From 1996 to 2007, H5N1 viruses with a short NA stalk have become widespread in several avian species. Compared to viruses with a long-stalk NA, viruses with a short-stalk NA showed a decreased capacity to elute from red blood cells and an increased virulence in mice, but not in chickens. The presence of additional HA glycosylation sites had less of an effect on virulence than did NA stalk length. The short-stalk NA of H5N1 viruses circulating in Asia may contribute to virulence in humans.Journal of Virology 03/2009; 83(9):4704-8. · 5.08 Impact Factor
Article: Enhancement of the influenza A hemagglutinin (HA)-mediated cell-cell fusion and virus entry by the viral neuraminidase (NA).[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The major role of the neuraminidase (NA) protein of influenza A virus is related to its sialidase activity, which disrupts the interaction between the envelope hemagglutinin (HA) protein and the sialic acid receptors expressed at the surface of infected cells. This enzymatic activity is known to promote the release and spread of progeny viral particles following their production by infected cells, but a potential role of NA in earlier steps of the viral life cycle has never been clearly demonstrated. In this study we have examined the impact of NA expression on influenza HA-mediated viral membrane fusion and virion infectivity. The role of NA in the early stages of influenza virus replication was examined using a cell-cell fusion assay that mimics HA-mediated membrane fusion, and a virion infectivity assay using HIV-based pseudoparticles expressing influenza HA and/or NA proteins. In the cell-cell fusion assay, which bypasses the endocytocytosis step that is characteristic of influenza virus entry, we found that in proper HA maturation conditions, NA clearly enhanced fusion in a dose-dependent manner. Similarly, expression of NA at the surface of pseudoparticles significantly enhanced virion infectivity. Further experiments using exogenous soluble NA revealed that the most likely mechanism for enhancement of fusion and infectivity by NA was related to desialylation of virion-expressed HA. The NA protein of influenza A virus is not only required for virion release and spread but also plays a critical role in virion infectivity and HA-mediated membrane fusion.PLoS ONE 01/2009; 4(12):e8495. · 3.53 Impact Factor
Article: Avian Influenza A virus polymerase association with nucleoprotein, but not polymerase assembly, is impaired in human cells during the course of infection.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Strong determinants of the host range of influenza A viruses have been identified on the polymerase complex formed by the PB1, PB2, and PA subunits and on the nucleoprotein (NP). In the present study, molecular mechanisms that may involve these four core proteins and contribute to the restriction of avian influenza virus multiplication in human cells have been investigated. The efficiencies with which the polymerase complexes of a human and an avian influenza virus isolate assemble and interact with the viral NP and cellular RNA polymerase II proteins were compared in mammalian and in avian infected cells. To this end, recombinant influenza viruses expressing either human or avian-derived core proteins with a PB2 protein fused to the One-Strep purification tag at the N or C terminus were generated. Copurification experiments performed on infected cell extracts indicate that the avian-derived polymerase is assembled and interacts physically with the cellular RNA polymerase II at least as efficiently as does the human-derived polymerase in human as well as in avian cells. Restricted growth of the avian isolate in human cells correlates with low levels of the core proteins in infected cell extracts and with poor association of the NP with the polymerase compared to what is observed for the human isolate. The NP-polymerase association is restored by a Glu-to-Lys substitution at residue 627 of PB2. Overall, our data point to viral and cellular factors regulating the NP-polymerase interaction as key determinants of influenza A virus host range. Recombinant viruses expressing a tagged polymerase should prove useful for further studies of the molecular interactions between viral polymerase and host factors during the infection cycle.Journal of Virology 12/2008; 83(3):1320-31. · 5.08 Impact Factor
Article: Enzymatic properties of the neuraminidase of seasonal H1N1 influenza viruses provide insights for the emergence of natural resistance to oseltamivir.PLoS Pathogens 07/2008; 4(7):e1000103. · 8.14 Impact Factor
- Future Virology 03/2008; 3(2):157-165. · 0.96 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Although transmission of avian influenza viruses to mammals, particularly humans, has been repeatedly documented, adaptation and sustained transmission in the new host is a rare event that in the case of humans may result in pandemics. Host restriction involves multiple genetic determinants. Among the known determinants of host range, key determinants have been identified on the genes coding for the nucleoprotein and polymerase proteins that, together with the viral RNA segments, form the ribonucleoproteins (RNPs). The RNP genes form host-specific lineages and harbor host-associated genetic signatures. The functional significance of these determinants has been studied by reassortment and reverse genetics experiments, underlining the influence of the global genetic context. In some instances the molecular mechanisms have been approached, pointing to the importance of the polymerase activity and interaction with cellular host factors. Better knowledge of determinants of host restriction will allow monitoring of the pandemic potential of avian influenza viruses.Annual Review of Microbiology 02/2008; 62:403-24. · 12.90 Impact Factor
Article: Host-range determinants on the PB2 protein of influenza A viruses control the interaction between the viral polymerase and nucleoprotein in human cells.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The transcription/replication activity of ribonucleoproteins derived from influenza A primary isolates of human (A/Paris/908/97) or avian origin (A/Mallard/Marquenterre/MZ237/83, A/Hong Kong/156/97) was compared upon reconstitution in mammalian or avian cells, using viral-like reporter RNAs synthesized under the control of the human and chicken RNA polymerase I promoters, respectively. In avian cells, transcription/replication activities were in the same range with all ribonucleoproteins tested. In human cells, ribonucleoproteins derived from A/Mallard/Marquenterre/MZ237/83 showed reduced transcription/replication activity and reduced NP binding to the PB1-PB2-PA complex (P) or to the isolated PB2 subunit, as compared to the ribonucleoproteins derived from A/Paris/908/97. Both defects were restored when PB2 residue Glu-627 was changed to a Lys. Ribonucleoproteins derived from the human A/Hong Kong/156/97 H5N1 isolate showed efficient NP-P interaction in human cells, and high levels of activity which were determined mostly by the PB2 and PA proteins. Our data suggest that PB2 might play a pivotal role in molecular interactions involving both the viral nucleoprotein and cellular proteins.Virology 07/2007; 362(2):271-82. · 3.37 Impact Factor
Article: Failure of zanamivir therapy for pneumonia in a bone-marrow transplant recipient infected by a zanamivir-sensitive influenza A (H1N1) virus.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Influenza A viruses are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality after bone marrow transplantation. Here we report failure of inhaled zanamivir treatment in a bone-marrow transplant recipient with pneumonia caused by an influenza A (H1N1) virus, although the influenza viruses isolated from bronchoalveolar lavages before and after treatment were clearly found to be sensitive to zanamivir using cell-based and enzymatic assays. Subsequent oral treatment with oseltamivir allowed complete recovery. Poor bioavailability of zanamivir in the peripheral lungs might have been limiting treatment efficacy in such an immunocompromised patient.Antiviral therapy 02/2007; 12(4):571-6. · 3.07 Impact Factor
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Tags: blood sugar, diabetes, glucose, healthy diet, holiday season 2012, obesity, snacking, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes
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Diabetes: 6 Holiday Survival Tips
by Marwan Hamaty, MD
Avoid the weight loss yo-yo
Some of my patients with diabetes ask me what's the big deal if their blood sugar levels go up a little or they gain a few pounds over the holidays. They say they can always lose the weight afterward and get their sugar levels under control.
To an extent, that could be true. If you're in good overall health, doing well with your diabetes control and manufacturing reasonable amounts of insulin, a day or two of indulging a bit more than usual in holiday food shouldn't be a problem.
How long that overindulgence goes on, and how many times, though, are important factors. The holidays can easily extend well past New Year's to Easter and Passover and beyond. If you slip into bad eating habits, you can do long-term damage, raise your blood sugars and gain weight.
6 tips for surviving the holidays
You can keep your weight and blood sugar levels under control during the holidays using these tips:
- Maintain your meal schedule. If you overeat, trying to catch up by skipping a meal afterward may cause you to overeat when you have your next meal or if a snack is available.
- Resist peer pressure. A lot of rich, unhealthy dishes will be available to you over the holidays. If you're pressured to eat and you're not comfortable saying you have diabetes, just say you're following a special diet.
- Use your smartphone. You can download mobile apps to your phone, including apps that help you count carbs of certain dishes, and let you know how much insulin you need to take (if you use it before meals).
- Order smart in restaurants. You'd be pleasantly surprised how many restaurants offer healthy options not mentioned on the menu. Ask for options with less saturated fat, fried food and sugars. Substitute olive oil with fresh pepper for butter. You can also substitute sides. Ask for a baked or boiled potato (skin on) or fresh, steamed or stir-fried veggies instead of mashed potatoes. Have whole-grain bread instead of white. For carbohydrate-rich meals such as pasta, ask if whole-grain pasta is available, and limit cheese and other fatty ingredients. Consider sharing these dishes with a dining partner. You may prefer a more satisfying higher-protein fish or chicken dish.
- Cook light, healthy dishes to take with you to parties. There are many delicious, diabetes-friendly recipes, like low-sugar pumpkin mousse parfait, that you can bring to holiday parties. You can find low-sugar recipes from the American Diabetes Association.
- Stay active. If you can't stick to your usual exercise program during this busy time, do some fun activity with family or friends. If 40 minutes a day at one time isn't possible, break your exercise up into 10- to 15-minute segments, two or three times a day.
How to avoid the weight loss trap
Why should weight gain during the holidays affect your diabetes? Usually you can lose it within a month or two, right?
Studies reveal that you might be able to lose most, but not all, of the excess weight afterward, especially if you are already overweight. So over a few years, you can gain significant amounts of weight. Also, each time you lose weight, you are likely to lose both fat and muscle mass.
Only exercise can reduce the amount of muscle you might lose while you try to lose weight. Unfortunately, when you gain weight, almost all of the weight is related to gaining fat mass, studies say. Overall, if during each year you gain and lose weight two to three times, then over a period of five years you can be expected to have much more fat and less muscle mass — even if you maintained the same weight.
What happens when blood sugar levels run high
High blood sugars — for a few days or even a few weeks — can also affect your health. Each time the blood sugar (glucose) is higher, the specialized pancreas cells' ability to make insulin decreases. This is called glucose toxicity. There may be some recovery if blood glucose levels improve due to better dietary management and more exercise.
On other occasions, when blood glucose levels remain high for a long time — or tend to be high on and off at frequent intervals — the damage may become permanent. The result is higher blood sugars, requiring more dietary restrictions, exercise and medications.
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It would be good if the author would accurately specify that his/her article is about *type 2* diabetes…rather than as being about "diabetes". I realize that type 2 diabetes is at epidemic proportions in the USA right now, but still, the millions of people with type 1 diabetes are not invisible. It's best not to use the general term "diabetes" unless you are, indeed, correctly covering BOTH type 1 and type 2.
Health Hub Team
The comments relate to both type 2 and type 1 diabetes. In addition to concerns about blood sugar control, people with type 1 diabetes share similar concerns about weight gain. Taking more insulin to manage higher blood sugars around Holidays will promote further weight gain. Insulin is an anabolic hormone that promotes storage of nutrients, including glucose, fat and protein. Providing excess nutrients along with a hormone (insulin) that promotes the storage of these nutrients expectedly lead to weight gain.
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Ideas for a Housewarming party
Started by purpleblackqueen , Dec 28 2012 11:03 AM
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Posted 28 December 2012 - 11:03 AM
I am going to throw a housewarming party in a few weeks, and am after ideas. I am thinking it will be BYO drinks, but apart from that I am not sure.
Ideas please.
Posted 28 December 2012 - 11:14 AM
BYO BBQ, that way you don't have to worry about RSVPs or catering etc. Especially since you are new to the area, an opportunity to meet some new people without having to worry about dietary issues etc.
Posted 28 December 2012 - 11:15 AM
C'mon PBQ- we need more details to give you appropriate ideas: what time of the day is the housewarming? Number of people? Kids and adults? Inside or outside? Budget???
Posted 28 December 2012 - 11:16 AM
I just had a strawberry + melon platter. Made some chocolate/caramel slice. Bought a 3 cheese pack from woollies and some jatz.
Then oven cooked spring rolls, sausage rolls and feta-spinach puffs.
BYO drinks. Had it at 2pm, so everyone had had lunch, so we just all nibbled and talked all afternoon. Very pleasant. Probably a bit quiet for some people's tastes, but suited us perfectly.
Posted 28 December 2012 - 11:17 AM
QUOTE (librablonde @ 28/12/2012, 12:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
C'mon PBQ- we need more details to give you appropriate ideas: what time of the day is the housewarming? Number of people? Kids and adults? Inside or outside? Budget???
Still working on a date etc, probably a Saturday or Sunday, there will be kids and adults. , both inside and outside.
Posted 28 December 2012 - 12:06 PM
My suggestion for a January party with kids is - slip 'n' slide! You can pick one up for $20 or so from target, kmart etc. It will amuse kids of all ages.
For food, I would do a simple sausage sizzle - bread/ snags/ couple of huge, simple salads. BYO drinks & chairs.
Pop on the music, pop up a marquee if you have one or can borrow one, and let the good times flow
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Missing woman, child found safe
Police arrest man in Colorado in connection with case
A woman and her son reported missing June 14 from Henrico County have been found safe in Colorado.
Henrico Police today announced that Erin and Kody Dixon were discovered July 7, just before 11 p.m., after police in Colorado Springs, Colo., took Daniel Ice into custody there. Ice had been wanted in Henrico County for failure to appear on a narcotics violation in the county, as well as a parole violation.
Police had developed information that someone using Erin Dixon's name purchased a new cell phone in Colorado Springs, then contacted officials there to verify that Dixon's 2009 Dodge Caliber was there. When police found it at a residence there they arrested Ice on the outstanding Henrico charges without incident and located the Dixons.
Both Erin and Kody Dixon are reportedly doing well. Kody Dixon's grandparents, who were awarded temporary custody, arrived in Colorado earlier this morning to return him Virginia. Ice made his first appearance in court this morning, and Henrico Police are awaiting the outcome of the extradition hearing.
Tournament supports adoption efforts
Among participants at the Seventh Annual Coordinators2Inc Golf Tournament and awards luncheon Oct. 3 were (from left) Rebecca Ricardo, C2 Inc executive director; Kevin Derr, member of the winning foursome; Sharon Richardson, C2 Inc founder; and Frank Ridgway and Jon King, members of the winning foursome.
Held at The Crossings Golf Club, the tournament will benefit placement of children from Virginia's foster care system into permanent families through Coordinators2. > Read more.
A.C. Moore to host winter craft day for kids
Event will help kick of Marine Corps' 'Toys for Tots' campaign
All 140 A.C. Moore locations will serve as drop-off centers this year for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, and all toys collected will stay in the local communities served by the stores in which they are donated.
On Saturday, Nov. 15, the Willow Lawn location will kick off the month-long program by hosting a "Make & Take" craft event for kids. Children ages six and older will be able to make a craft and take it home with them. Representatives from the Marines will be in-store to teach customers about the Toys for Tots program. A.C. Moore team members will be on site to help with the crafts. > Read more.
CCC seeks donations for food pantry
Citizen Staff Reports 11/12/2014
Commonwealth Catholic Charities is in desperate need of food donations for its community food pantry that serves the region's low-income families, according to officials with the Henrico-based nonprofit.
After moving into its new location this past summer, the agency has dedicated a larger space for the pantry but the shelves are practically empty.
"As we head into the holidays and the weather turns colder, the need for food becomes even more critical, but unfortunately our cupboards are nearly bare," said Jay Brown, the agency's director for the division of housing services. "Donations of food will allow us help provide." > Read more.
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'Sizing Up!' opens at Cultural Arts Center
The Cultural Arts Center unveils a new exhibit – "Sizing Up!" – Nov. 20-Jan. 18 in the Gumenick Family Gallery.
Artist Chuck Larivey has spent the past three years "sizing up" – creating large-scale oil paintings that are designed to engage their viewers in a monumental way by using size to captivate them and make them a part of the artistic experience.
The exhibit is appropriate for all ages and is free and open to the public at the center, located at 2880 Mountain Road in Glen Allen. > Read more.
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Are you still looking for some unique holiday gifts? There are hundreds of great options your family and friends will love at the Holly Spree on Stuart Avenue, Vintage Holiday Show and New Bridge Academy's annual Christmas Bazaar. Shopping can be stressful so some relaxing activities can be found in Henrico this weekend as well, including "Richmond's Finest" at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, the "Nutcracker Sweet" at Moody Middle School and a jazz concert at the Henrico Theatre. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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Volunteers from Indiana will be helping families affected by the flames.Two Indiana residents volunteering with the American Red Cross are already on their way to help.
The Northwest Indiana Times reports that George Hayes, 41, of LaPorte will oversee efforts to provide health care to families driven from their homes.
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Wetter weather is bringing some relief but also raising concerns about flash flooding.
The Carlton Complex of fires has has burned nearly 400 square miles in the north-central part of the state. Fire spokeswoman Jessica Payne said it was 16 percent contained as of Tuesday.
Firefighters and local authorities have been heartened by forecasts that call for cooler temperatures and higher humidity. But even though wetter weather has moved in, they worry that lightning strikes could ignite more fires.
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I'm black ops. Just months after a successful Tommy John surgery to repair structural damage to his pitching elbow, former Giant's closer, Brian Wilson has suffered a bit of a setback in his attempt to return to his former glory. This week Wilson will fly to Alabama to meet with surgeon to the stars, Dr. James Andrews, and undergo the highly controversial Elton John surgery to repair a torn frilly cuff. When asked about his recent injuries, the bearded closer was quoted as saying, "I'm feeling like I want to rage… right now… To be honest, my body is just doing what it wants and it… it's not sorry for party-rocking." When asked if he expects to sign with a team and play in the upcoming 2013 season, Wilson responded with, "Sounds delicious." We here at the Punch Drunk Network would like to wish Mr. Wilson a speedy recovery. The post Brian Wilson To Undergo Second Surgery Before Start of 2013 Season appeared first on The Sports Gag.
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Patriots, it is frustrating and painful when a good man of the people candidate like Joe Carr loses to a lying Washington machine betrayer of the people like Lamar Alexander. The fact that Lamar Alexander voted for Obama's agenda 62% of the time is all you need to know about him.
My Conservative Campaign Committee team and I were boots on the ground in Tennessee, driving all over the state participating in rallies and other events for Joe Carr. We felt the pulse of the people and there was excitement and enthusiasm for Joe. http://bit.ly/1v6ifpE
At one of the Joe Carr rallies we attended, a local Carr supporter bent my ear big time, expressing his frustration with the fact that Carr did not run tons of radio ads much earlier in the campaign; missing an opportunity to win over early voters.
I tried to explain to the frustrated Joe Carr fan that his campaign simply did not have funds to run tons of radio ads. Lamar Alexander's war-chest was $7 million dollars provided by DC power brokers. Grassroots efforts raised $1.3 million for Joe Carr.
But there were several bright spots. Joe Carr received 41% of the vote. Carr would have probably won if we had enough money to really get his message out to Tennessee voters. Thanks to the efforts of Rep. Joe Carr, Tennessee enacted the toughest illegal immigration laws in the country. Carr was eager to get to DC to help Ted Cruz, Mike Lee and our conservative troops on the front-line in the battle to stop Obama's fundamental transformation of our great nation.
What Republican would have voted for Lamar had they known that he voted to fund Obamacare. He voted for the Gang of Eight amnesty for illegal immigrants. Lamar voted to raise income taxes, death taxes, capital gains taxes, dividend taxes and payroll taxes.
It is safe to say voters would not have selected Lamar over Carr had they known these truths about him. This is why funding is so crucial to winning elections.
Still, there were collateral successes/bright spots in the Carr vs Lamar race.
For example.
Patriot brother Michael Patrick Leahy of Beat Lamar PAC lead the charge. He organized a small army of college age campaign workers who did an amazing job; knocking on over 70,000 doors. Absolutely brilliant! Four of Micheal's youth workers spoke at a press conference for Joe Carr about their experiences working on the campaign. They shared how Lamar kept running away from answering their questions. Please watch this video of these awesome youths (future conservative leaders): http://youtu.be/5esE48If0kM
I asked Michael how he got so many young people involved. Michael said you recruit a leader and the leader recruits their friends; all done word of mouth.
A black student told me he initially joined Micheal's Beat Lamar team for college credit. He has since discovered he is conservative.
Another bright spot was the coming together of several national Tea Party groups to help Joe Carr. A lesson learned is that we should have gotten involved in the race earlier. Despite the huge difference in war-chests, Carr's $1.3 million compared to Lamar's $7 million, Carr still got 41% of the vote. Folks, that is huge. Imagine if Carr had our national Tea Party support and funding much sooner.
Another thing I found particularly enjoyable about the Carr race was my Conservative Campaign Committee working with numerous other national Tea Party groups. It felt like a political barn raising, everyone joining in to achieve success for our movement. We simply should have started sooner in the Joe Carr campaign.
I want to personally thank Joe Carr for stepping up for America. He is a great man and I pray he will run again. God bless.
Lloyd Marcus, Unhyphenated American
Chairman, Conservative Campaign Committee
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If we still think that people like this are elected legitimately, I think we are fools. There is enough actual ridiculing of obama by almost everyone I come in contact with that it is hard to see how any liberal, commie puppet is still being elected legitimately. And I live close to the communist state of Maryland (no apologies for that statement - if you were born and raised there - you have no idea what a non-communist state is like to live in and the freedoms are denied that many of us see as insane governmental control). It is rare anymore I see anything pro-obama. His bumper stickers used to be all over cars crossing into our state, but no more.
The last presidential election was not legitimate. Do we really think that the smaller elections will be left to the peoples' choice by the America-hating traitors that run the system? Do you want to buy a bridge in Brooklyn?
I echo the comments of Bill G. 6 hours ago. Often someone will express themselves better than I. I, too,
had hoped we would do much better. I really thought, with all the troubles we are having, that all of us would
get out and vote. How can anyone not feel guilty staying home when so much is at stake?!
I see no reason to comment.
Has PAN moved to more of a blog o sphere?
Is anyone satisfied that this is a good move?
To me, it is taking CONVERSATION out of the mix. With a blog, the blogger spills his guts (so to speak) and responders throw out their 2 cents AND THAT IS THE END OF IT. There is no real conversation, no back and forth as there has been with discussions.
There are maybe half a dozen bloggers. So that severely limits the number of opinions presented.
Numerous people produce discussions. No one brings them to your attention anymore.
At the same time, membership is dropping. Coincidence?
And, we are coming up short in the primary elections against RINOs. Coincidence.
Just wondering how the rest of you see all this.
Thanks Lloyd for the update. You are making a difference. Like most conservatives, I'm a bit discouraged by the results of the recent primaries.
I wonder what percentage of eligible voters actually voted. I rarely hear of numbers exceeding 40 to 50% turnout. If we ever expect Washington to listen, we have to get the voters engaged. I know that I'm "preaching to the choir" here. Folks who are members and follow this blog are engaged. The real question in our future is how do we reach that part of America that is either ignorant, apathetic, or discouraged, and get them to engage in the fight?
Again, thanks for your efforts and those of the folks working along side of you.
It is hard to beat an incumbent. they have been passing out favors for money for years. I just wish the American people were smarter than to fall for TV ads and slick advertising. Hope Joe runs again. .
Hopefully, the GOP will have to concede that Chris McDaniel was the real winner in Mississippi, despite the RINO's who paid Democrats to vote illegally for Thad Cochran. The Mississippi GOP will lose the case as McDaniel is forced to take them to court. And the Republican establishment would rather lose the Senate and the White House, rather than to support the Tea Party and bold color conservatives like Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, rand Paul and others. They are stupid. Go to RUNBENRUN.org and get on board to support Dr. Ben Carson for President in 2016! He isour only hope!
It would have helped if the data in this had been given earlier. I'm sure many people have just learned these facts.
Another fact on Alexander: I wrote him and Bob Corker in March 2009 asking why the Senate called for a Special Session to question John McCain's constitutional eligibility but didn't question Barack Obama.
I've never heard from Bob Corker but Lamar Alexander wrote me back simply stating Obama was "investigated" and was eligible. I wrote back asking where they had gotten that information and why wasn't it passed down to the general public that obviously wanted to know. I'm still waiting for an answer.
Question: McCain's parents were citizens of the USA obviously identifying him as a constitutionally eligible candidate. I read where McCain "threw" his birth certificate on the table when he entered the room for that Session.
Yet Obama refused to show his birth certificate and had identified his father as a British Subject which obviously denied him the natural born citizenship status. So how did the Senate find him constitutionally eligible for the Oval Office?


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Banking Cancelled on 11-20-2014
Due to American Education Week, there will be no banking on November 20, 2014. Thank you for understanding.
American Education Week Decorating
Sunday, November 16, 2014, 1-5 PM
We will be decorating the school for American Education Week on Sunday, November 16, 2014, time is 1-5PM. Please save this date. The more hands... the faster it goes... the better it looks...
American Education Week Schedule
Steenrod Calendar. All the dates for all the events are listed. Check it out.
Steenrod Welcomes Bil Lepp!
The Steenrod PTA Enrichment Committee is proud to welcome West Virginia Author Bil Lepp. He is the author of The King of Little Things. He will be presenting to the students this Friday!
Silly Sock Day to Kick off Book Fair and American Education Week
For a donation to One for Books, students will be allowed to wear Silly Socks to school (with shoes of course…)
For more information and the form, see the attachment.
Shop the Bookfair Online!
- Friday, November 21.
This year we can also order books online... that will start on November 12 and conclude December 2.
Think - Holiday Shopping that the kids cannot see!
Go to the following link to browse On-Line: all books will be delivered to school, shipping is free!
Questions? Missy Glessner can help.
Order Your Copy of The King of Little Things!
If you would like to pre-order a copy of his book, please see the attachment below. (Checks made payable to: Bil Lepp)
All orders must be received by Monday, November 10th.
Silly Sock Day to Support One for Books!
We are getting really excited for our Scholastic Book Fair "Sir Readalot's Castle, Enter the Kingdom of Books" – which will take place the week of November 17 – 21, 2014. To help "kick" off the celebration, we will be having Silly Sock Day on Friday, November 14, 2014.
For a donation to One for Books, students will be allowed to wear Silly Socks to school (with shoes of course)... Check out the attachment for the form and more information.
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Entries Due November 7, 2014
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Tony Kushner Has His DayThe playwright at the heart of America's cultural moment.
Why We Cling to Outdated Medical MythsWhether it's thinking that vitamin C can cure a cold, or that you must drink eight glasses of water a day, people cling to outdated medical lore long after it's been shown to be wrong. Here's why.
Up: Pixar's Latest Small WonderWith , the studio once again shows how little things can make a very big movie.
Robert Wright Reframes the Faith DebateA new book redefines the faith debate.
The Cynical Attack on Sonia SotomayorThe cynical attack on Sonia Sotomayor.
The GOP's Misguided Attack on Sonia SotomayorRepublicans won't beat Sonia Sotomayor by attacking her as too darn human.
Mail CallObama On Obama: An Exclusive Interview
Jon Meacham on Conservativism and the GOPTwenty years ago, I accompanied Andrew Lytle, the Southern writer, to a conference at Russell Kirk's compound in Mecosta, Mich. A crucial figure in the postwar American conservative movement, Kirk ran a kind of permanent salon at his home, which was known as Piety Hill. I was there mainly to make drinks in the evening and coffee in the morning for Mr. Lytle, then 86, and his old friend Cleanth Brooks, the literary critic who had come to the Michigan countryside from New Haven. At lunch one day, Dr. Kirk, as he was known, asked me what I was reading. I was in the middle of a Palliser obsession, and Kirk was engaging on Trollope. Then, looking at me with a genial intensity, he said solemnly that Victorian politics were all well and good, but one must know Burke, of course. Everyone must know Burke.It was, for him, familiar counsel: Kirk's 1953 book The Conservative Mind was instrumental in popularizing the 18th-century Irish politician-philosopher. Allusions to Edmund Burke's...
Draper Case: What Makes a Parent Negligent?After courts questioned the way they cared for their sick kids, two mothers in different states ran away with their children. Why 'neglect' is such a complicated concept, and why loving a child isn't always enough.
How Sesame Street Changed the WorldThe show that counts
Lithwick: Obama's Supreme ChoiceWhy Obama could go bold.
Japan Embraces Multi-Ethnic MusiciansJapan's indigenous music scene is known for breeding cute, superplastic stars like Ayumi Hamasaki and Ayaka—über-pop princesses who routinely top the charts with their safely mainstream sound and image. So it was significant when a mixed-race singer known as Jero was named one of the country's best new artists at the Gold Disc Awards—Japan's Grammys—in March. Perhaps even more meaningful, Jero, who is three quarters African-American and one quarter Japanese, also won the award for best enka artist, topping the genre of traditional love ballads that are often about specific places in Japan. Jero, a.k.a. Jerome White Jr., grew up in Pittsburgh, singing such songs with his Japanese grandmother. "Since I started singing enka at age 5 or 6, I really wanted a career in Japan ... [but] I knew it would be a long shot," he says. Yet the Japanese have clearly embraced this 27-year-old performer who favors hip-hop garb yet sings songs meant to express the soul of Japan.Jero represents a new...
Kanye West: AuthorFeel the world is beating you down? Kanye West, a man frequently at battle—with, say, the president, or with Grammy voters—has written a short volume of aphorisms titled Thank You and You're Welcome. He spoke with NEWSWEEK's Seth Colter Walls: ...
Travel: The Slave Castle of GhanaIt takes four hours on an un-air-conditioned minibus called a tro-tros to get from Accra, the capital of Ghana, to the town of Elmina. The drive is lovely, especially when the road dances above the beautiful Cape Coast and when it enters Elmina's twisty streets lined with palm trees and hundreds of people trading fish like we buy hamburgers at McDonald's. The town's main attraction is a huge white castle that sits on top of a hill. From the road it appears so suddenly, it takes your breath away. The Elmina Castle, with its enormous white walls and red-tile roofs peering out onto the Indian Ocean, could easily be confused for some decaying Mediterranean resort. Such a pretty building—for a hellhole. Elmina Castle is actually one of 20 buildings running along the Ghanaian coast that housed African captives before they were shipped off to the New World. Which is why these buildings are more commonly, and oxymoronically, known as slave castles.The Portuguese built Elmina Castle in 1482...
Where Are the 'Green Shoots' for Average Americans?For anyone who's not a bank, the economy still looks bleak. That's why it's time to start demanding some reforms that help the rest of us.
Books: Why Work SucksIf you're lucky enough to have a job—especially a cushy, high-status job—you might feel guilty about how much you hate it. Prosperity perpetuated a little white lie: that work is supposed to make us happy. But the office is a fickle friend, according to British author Alain de Botton, who in The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work spotlights life in 10 alternately routine and rarefied industries, including accounting, rocket science and cookie marketing. His implicit question, "When does a job feel good?" is answered with brutal calm: "Rarely." The tragedy is that we expect anything more.For most of human history, work was seen as penance, punishment or a necessary evil. But with the creation of meritocratic America—an "aristocracy of talent and virtue," as Thomas Jefferson described it—toil was transformed into an expression of identity, a way for people to measure themselves and others. "What do you do?" entered the social lexicon as an unavoidable acid test of relevance, while the...
Books: Did The Beatles Destroy Rock?The history of popular music in the 20th century is old news. It begins, depending on who you believe, with Scott Joplin and ragtime. Or maybe when the Original Dixieland Jazz Band first performed in 1916. At that point, the story marches through Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and the swing era to bebop, then to R&B, followed by Elvis and the Beatles, then free jazz, maybe a little nod to disco, and wraps up with punk, grunge and hip-hop. Class dismissed. Or not. There's always some smart aleck in the back of the room with a hand up, looking to make trouble. Yes, Mr. Wald, what's your point?Elijah Wald is the author of How the -Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll, in which he tries to convince us that much about the way we interpret the history of pop is wrong. Wald argues that most of "the music's critics and historians have typically sought to distinguish the music they love from the mediocre pap that surrounded it. As a...
Television: Why We Love Spelling BeesA time will come when May's most anticipated competition isn't the NBA playoffs, the Kentucky Derby or the American Idol finale. Instead, we'll be swept up in spelling-bee mania. Our favorite students' names will be written on brackets for the office betting pool. There will be elevator conversations about whether too many of this year's words are derived from Greek. Morally compromised talent scouts will idle outside farmhouses, waiting for home-schoolers to come out to fetch the mail. (Story continued below...)Unfathomable? Perhaps. But the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which will crown its 82nd champion this month, has dramatically upgraded its cachet: for the third year, the final round will be broadcast in prime time on ABC. There are plenty of compelling quasi sports on television—logrolling, cheerleading, hot-dog devouring—but the spelling bee is the only one to consistently break out of the ESPN2 ghetto and into prime time.Much of the prestige bump is attributable to...
Nauman's Own--ArtSome people say that Bruce Nauman is the most influential American artist since Andy Warhol, but when Nauman arrived at art school way back in 1964, he had almost no idea where he was headed. Fresh from being a math and science student back in Wisconsin, the tall, laconic young Nauman painted the most mundane of subjects: landscapes. "I thought art was just something I'd learn how to do, and then I would just do it," he says. He'd landed almost by chance at the University of California, Davis, home to the most rebellious, irreverent artist-teachers around. (One of them, ceramist Robert Arneson, would have his officially commissioned monument to assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone rejected in 1981 because it depicted the Twinkies from the assassin's "Twinkies defense" right there on its pedestal.) The faculty gave Nauman an empty room in a temporary building and told him simply to go to work. "I knew then," he says, "that I'd have to start out every day and figure out...
Starr: Will Gruden Help 'Monday Night Football'?'Monday Night Football' has added a brash voice to its broadcast team. But how can it be right to hire a temp?
Why Dance Movies Have Endured for DecadesEver since the heyday of Fred Astaire, dance movies have captivated audiences around the world. Here's why the genre has endured for almost eight decades.
When Would Adam Lambert Come Out of the Closet (if He Happened to Be Gay)?By Ramin SetoodehLet's play a game. Let's pretend that you're a 27-year-old male finalist on American Idol and that there are photos on the Internet that appear to show you tongue-wrestling with another guy. Entertainment Weekly said you "might be gay," and TV Guide said you were "openly gay," though you haven't spoken a word about your sexuality to your adoring, screeching, OMG-tween public. Then again, to be fair, you do have a man friend in the audience every week, who even smiled, waved and stuck out his tongue at you playfully when you sang "If I Can't Have You I Don't Want Nobody, Baby." And just yesterday, Perez Hilton reported that you introduced a man as your boyfriend—perhaps the same guy?—to a couple of other finalists at a dinner at Outback Steakhouse in Burbank, Calif....
Morning Mix: MLK Story to Become MovieKing Story to Come to Big Screen. Stephen Spielberg will produce a Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic, Dreamworks announced, in the first ever King biopic to be authorized by the King Estate. The film's makers will thus be allowed to cull from King's papers, speeches, video and personal belongings. [Variety]Allen Settles With American Apparel. The clothing company that used a still of director Woody Allen from "Annie Hall" without his permission will settle out of court for $5 million, it was announced yesterday. "It's of course possible by going through the trial, a jury might have awarded me more money, but this is not how I make my living," Allen told reporters outside of the court room. [New York Times]
Should the Courts Make Medical Decisions for Kids?In the battle between families and the courts over medical treatment for kids, who has the last word?
The Lessons of Obama's Visit to Notre DameBeyond the protests and polemics, what did we learn?
It's Time to Find Common Ground on SexTo find common ground on abortion, let's talk about sex.
Should We Donate Used Pacemakers to the Needy?Thousands of serviceable pacemakers are thrown away or stored each year when cardiac patients die. Is there a way to donate them to global aid programs?
Eggs Aren't Just for Breakfast AnymoreWhen I was in my early 20s, my good buddy McGee generously moved to a penthouse apartment in Paris for three years. On the first of my (numerous) visits, we went out for "French" pizza, and when it arrived, I was a tad unnerved to find that it was crowned with a fried egg. Now, the two of us had eaten plenty of eggs together—but we usually did so at, say, 3 in the morning, at the Waffle House, and I was unaccustomed to seeing them on a plate with anything other than bacon and toast.All that changed in France, where eggs are lavished on everything. With the addition of a fried egg and a bit of béchamel, a croque monsieur becomes a croque madame. Eggs top steaks, float in soups and nestle in frisée salads tossed with lardons. They come poached with red wine or bone-marrow sauces. They appear as omelets with fines herbes or ratatouille.Twenty-five years later, Americans are finally catching on to the fact that eggs are not just for breakfast. The egg-and-frisée craze was the first to...


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As the leader of a small fleet I'm very concerned by this news. it takes us a lot of time already to get the dilithium and doffs necessary for fleet projects. We mix our doffs with recruitment and fleet doffs. If recruitment missions starting cost a lot of dilithium we'll have even less to put to the starbase (T3 upgrade at 648,000 is already going to take us weeks to gather).
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I've had the upgrade to Tier 3 base project active for over a week and my small fleet hasn't even been able to get HALF of the 648k dilithium donated. We do continue to complete 3x Tier 2 Military projects since we're close 50k exp on that grind, but again, that opens up the upgrade Tier 3 Shipyard project which is ANOTHER 324k dilithium to complete. So between finishing both of those upgrades, that's close to 1 million dilithium that a small fleet must gather. Sigh.
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Date: December 4, 2012
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+'Unconditional Surrender' returns to Sarasota
The installation will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, as a crane lifts the sculpture into place. Work will be complete by Friday, Dec. 7.
+Commission discusses Village concerns tonight
The approval of a $40,000 renovation project for the town dock is also on tonight's agenda.
+Hurricane season spares Longboat
Tropical Storm Debby brought rains and wind, but spared the area of major damages.
+PHOTO GALLERY: Jingle & Jog
Supporters of Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities rallied for individuals with special needs Dec. 1, during the 15th annual Jingle & Jog 5K event.
+PHOTO GALLERY: Casa Del Mar Christmas Party
Casa del Mar held their 38th Annual Christmas Party on Friday, Nov. 30 for neighbors to enjoy the evening.
+PHOTO GALLERY: Downtown Holiday Parade
Thousands of people filled the sidewalks along Main Street Saturday, Dec. 1, for the Annual Downtown Holiday Parade.
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Although tomorrow is the day we celebrate Thanksgiving, truly we have so much to be thankful for every day. Life, family, friends, and health are among the most valuable things that God has blessed us with. In honor of this day set aside to focus on being grateful for the grace and mercy of God in our lives, this article is perfect to share to get a jump on the holiday. May your day be filled with love and laughter. Happy Thanksgiving.
Kids Are Watching You … What Are They Seeing?
The latest installment in the Champion Kids Nuggets blogs from Andthatsmyreality.com . . . Kids Are Watching You
Where Do You Get It?
A friend's new website
A focused conversation
An informative webinar
Kind words from a stranger
An exciting offer
A compliment
A smile
A story of triumph
Inspiration. Where do you get it?
That's When You Blessed Me . . .
I planned and was purposeful,
My attempts to create
Opportunities and options
Joys I could equate
I rushed here, I rushed there
Dotted "t's" and crossed "i's"
Proposals and queries
But disappointments did arise
No offers. No interest.
And what came I turned down
Convinced it would not fit
As my busyness abounds
I'd given up, was losing hope
I was tired of trying
I felt like my dream was slipping away
And inside, I was dying
So I surrendered. It's all I could do
I said God, You have to show me how
You created me to want this
The problem is, I want it now.
This is my energy, my passion
But I can't make it work
My heart, my desire
Now a burden, in my heart lurks
When I gave up, then the phone rang
Opportunity knocked – and so loud
Interest .. incredible interest
Of my work, I felt so proud
It's a life lesson I keep learning
Why can't I remember it so easily?
When I say Your Will, Lord, not mine
That's when You've always blessed me.
Moving forward … onward and upward
Too Busy. Too Crazy. Too Much.
Don't tell me it's never happened to you before. Okay, maybe it wasn't the cell phone. But you were looking all over for the glasses on top of your head. Or you searched the house from top to bottom for your car keys (oh, the irony, as you will see). Or how about tearing the car apart for the coins for the toll that you "just had in your hand"?!
And then there's plans. Double booking appointments. Forgetting meetings not written on the calendar. Or one of my new personal favorites, planning an entire child's birthday party … at the wrong location. Because you're too busy, things are too crazy and you are doing entirely too much.
Yep, you read it right. A real life situation. The names have been omitted to protect the overwhelmed (no worries, she encouraged me to use her story for my blog lol). A friend of mine called frantic, a few hours before her daughter's birthday party. She'd done her due diligence – sent out invitations timely, coordinated decorations, planned fun and exciting games, and assured every detail was set. She just forgot one small thing … to double check the location. The invites she sent were to a rock climbing facility all right … just not the one where she paid for the party. So here we were, hours before the big event, calling, texting, even frantically Facebooking (is that a real word?) people to get them to the right address at the appointed time. We can laugh about it now. But last weekend, before it started, I assure you she was not laughing.
Nor was I, when at the end of the party, I couldn't find my keys. In my rush to make calls, get there early to help set up, and be ever so helpful, I'd put my keys down somewhere. And when everyone left, they were no where to be found. I was stuck waiting for hubby and his spare set to come to the rescue. Too busy. Too crazy.
Stop. Relax. Cut yourself some slack. Breathe. Nine times out of ten, whatever you are stressing over, is not as unto death. It ain't that serious. Take a moment. Refocus. So you won't be stuck looking crazy like we were … trying to do too much. ;)
Impact . . .
I initially just sat, in stunned shock. Maybe it's one of those internet hoaxes, I hoped, devouring every article I could read on the subject. But it wasn't. My heart broke. Dr. Myles Munroe is gone.
It wasn't just that he was a great spiritual leader. He was. It wasn't just that he was a best-selling author, and world-renowned. Again, he was. But the profound depth of sadness that I feel, along with countless others, is the impact of this man.
Impact. The impact to show God's love and compassion to a hurting world. Impact. The impact to help me stretch beyond the limits of what I thought was possible … to believe in me because of the limitless God within me. Impact. The impact to change the thinking and mindset of a generation … to help us see the Lord Jesus Christ is indeed an Almighty, Awesome God! Impact.
That is the word I choose now to describe Dr. Munroe, and his wife, Ruth, whose imprint was surely a part of his ministry.
Thank you, Dr. and Mrs. Munroe, for your obedience to God, and your impact.
What's Stopping Me?
Have you ever been in your own way?
There is something burning in you …. something you want to do, be or achieve. Yet for various reasons … sometimes excuses you try to find … you're not doing it?
I found myself there the past few days. And to be fair, my main reasons for not moving forward are valid, and even wise. However, it's time to throw a little caution to the wind. And shake some things up.
After all, what's stopping me?
And Here's …. 40!!!!
I don't quite know when it happened. I looked up. And I was 39. I blinked. Then I turned 40. I turned around. And there was 41. Yikes. Does it really happen this fast to everyone else? I mean I just woke up at 35, and here I am, 6 glorious years later.
So what does 41 look like?
Comfortable in my own skin
Revelation of how little others' opinions matter
Realization that I'll never be a balance beam champion (that ship long sailed lol)
Looming concerns about retirement
Caring for young children and loving older parents
I need a little more sleep and less reckless activity
So this is what middle age looks like?
Knowledge that I'm not considered a young kid anymore
Readers. I mean, readers?!
Loud music can be too loud.
Eating whatever you like is not a good idea – for your stomach or thighs
More laugh lines, but also more laughter
Easier to prioritize – family vs. whatever = family
The stuff they call music today is NOT music. In my day ….
Debt. HARDLY what it's cracked up to be.
Loving the skin I'm in and the life I lead …..
The Homeschool Hump
Yup, it's happened. I was told by teachers it was coming. The long months without a break start making you a little tired … and a little crazy. I don't think I can hold out until Thanksgiving… it's time for a break right now. I've decided to act accordingly in the following ways …
1. Self-imposed teachers workday. I'll be working from my bed, pressing snooze, thank you very much.
2. A day of student responsibility. Show me how much you can get done on your own. That will either be fun to see or a mess to clean up, lol.
3. A play day. The only things allowed are reading, art, music and science (that one is a favorite of his, so yes, it would be part of play day).
I think if I can pull these off next week, I'll be able to pull through until the holidays. We'll see. Stay tuned….
Sister, we're two of a kind ….
My sister and I love to be silly and sing this song from The Color Purple to each other. I hadn't seen my sister in months, and loved every minute of it this weekend. It's got me thinking of all the wonderful (and crazy) things sisters learn from each other.
Things only sisters understand …
– Embarrassing childhood photos never go out of style
– You can want to choke each other one minute and overflow with love the next
– You can not speak for weeks and pick up a conversation right where you left off
– One word phrases from childhood brings laughter only the two of you understand
– Bringing up memories without words is the best!
– Sometimes a look or a smile says it all ….
Miss my sissy already :)