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Basic taste stimuli elicit unique responses in facial skin blood flow.
ABSTRACT Facial expression changes characteristically with the emotions induced by basic tastes in humans. We tested the hypothesis that the five basic tastes also elicit unique responses in facial skin blood flow. Facial skin blood flow was measured using laser speckle flowgraphy in 16 healthy subjects before and during the application of basic taste stimuli in the oral cavity for 20 s. The skin blood flow in the eyelid increased in response to sweet and umami taste stimuli, while that in the nose decreased in response to a bitter stimulus. There was a significant correlation between the subjective hedonic scores accompanying these taste stimuli and the above changes in skin blood flow. These results demonstrate that sweet, umami, and bitter tastes induce unique changes in facial skin blood flow that reflect subjective hedonic scores.
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ABSTRACT: We have previously reported the unique regional responses of facial skin blood flow (SkBF) to oral application of the basic tastes without simultaneous systemic circulatory changes. In the present study, we determined whether a systemic circulatory challenge due to sympathetic activation induces regional differences in facial SkBF by observing the responses in facial SkBF and blood pressure to a 2-min cold pressor test (CPT) and static handgrip exercise (HG) by right hand in 20 healthy subjects. The CPT significantly increased SkBF in the forehead, eyelid, cheek, upper lip and lower lip by 6 ± 2 to 8 ± 2 % (mean ± SEM) as compared to resting baseline, with a significant simultaneous increase (13 ± 2 %) in mean arterial pressure (MAP), whereas it significantly decreased the SkBF in the nose by 5 ± 2 %. The HG significantly increased SkBF in the forehead, cheek and lower lip by 6 ± 3 to 10 ± 3 %, with a significant simultaneous increase in MAP (13 ± 2 %), while it induced no significant change in the other regions. Increases in SkBF were greater in the right than left cheek during CPT. These results demonstrate that a systemic circulatory challenge via sympathetic activation elicits regional differences in the facial SkBF response.Arbeitsphysiologie 10/2012; · 2.66 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Context During swallowing, boluses stimulate sensory receptors of the oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal, and esophageal regions. Sweet and tasteless foods are more acceptable for swallowing than bitter foods. A bitter bolus is unpleasant for most subjects. Our hypothesis was that the ingestion of a bitter bolus might alter the oral behavior, pharyngeal and esophageal transit when compared to a sweet bolus. Objective To evaluate whether the bitter taste of a liquid bolus causes alteration on oral, pharyngeal and/or esophageal transit in normal subjects in comparison with sweet bolus.' Method Scintigraphic evaluation of oral, pharyngeal and esophageal transit was performed in 43 asymptomatic subjects, 22 women and 21 men, ages 23-71 years, without problems with the ingestion of liquid and solid foods, and without digestive, cardiac or neurologic diseases. Each subject swallowed in random sequence and at room temperature 5 mL of a liquid bolus with bitter taste, prepared with 50 mL of water with 2 g of leaves of Peumus boldus, heated until boiling (boldus tea), and 5 mL of a liquid bolus with sweet taste, prepared with 50 mL of water with 3 g of sucrose, both labeled with 37 MBq of technetium phytate (Tc99m). Results There was no difference between the bitter bolus and the sweet bolus in mouth, pharynx and esophageal transit and clearance duration and in the amount of residues. Conclusion A bitter bolus, considered an unpleasant bolus, does not alter the duration of oral, pharyngeal and esophageal phases of swallowing, when compared with a sweet bolus, considered a pleasant bolus.Arquivos de gastroenterologia 03/2013; 50(1):31-4.
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ABSTRACT: To examine whether various types of taste stimuli in the oral cavity elicit unique changes in facial skin blood flow (SkBF) according to the palatability perceived by an individual, the facial SkBF was observed by laser speckle flowgraphy in 15 healthy subjects (11 males and 4 females) before and during the ingestion of bitter tea, chilli sauce, coffee, orange juice, soup, and a water control. The heart rate, mean arterial pressure (MAP), and SkBF in the index finger were recorded continuously. Subjects reported their subjective palatability and taste intensity scores after each stimulus. The vascular conductance indexes (CIs) in the face and finger were calculated as ratios of SkBF to MAP. CI in the eyelid increased significantly in response to chilli sauce, orange juice, and soup, whereas CIs in the forehead, nose, and cheek decreased in response to bitter tea. There was a significant correlation between the palatability scores and CI values in the eyelid when changes induced by chilli sauce were excluded. These results suggest that the facial circulatory response reflects the degree of palatability of a foodstuff.Chemical Senses 01/2014; · 3.22 Impact Factor
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Basic Taste Stimuli Elicit Unique Responses in Facial Skin
Blood Flow
Hideaki Kashima1, Naoyuki Hayashi1,2*
1Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 2Institute of Health Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Facial expression changes characteristically with the emotions induced by basic tastes in humans. We tested the hypothesis
that the five basic tastes also elicit unique responses in facial skin blood flow. Facial skin blood flow was measured using
laser speckle flowgraphy in 16 healthy subjects before and during the application of basic taste stimuli in the oral cavity for
20 s. The skin blood flow in the eyelid increased in response to sweet and umami taste stimuli, while that in the nose
decreased in response to a bitter stimulus. There was a significant correlation between the subjective hedonic scores
accompanying these taste stimuli and the above changes in skin blood flow. These results demonstrate that sweet, umami,
and bitter tastes induce unique changes in facial skin blood flow that reflect subjective hedonic scores.
Citation: Kashima H, Hayashi N (2011) Basic Taste Stimuli Elicit Unique Responses in Facial Skin Blood Flow. PLoS ONE 6(12): e28236. doi:10.1371/
Editor: Attila Szolnoki, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
Received July 13, 2011; Accepted November 4, 2011; Published December 1, 2011
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Funding: This work was supported by a grant from Yazuya Co. Ltd. to N.H. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to
publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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The gustatory characteristics of foods exert effects on eating
behaviors and judgments of their acceptability so as to avoid the
ingestion of toxic and unpleasant foods [1]. One way of conferring
these characteristics to one's peers is by facial expressions, since
those associated with the intake of foods with pleasant and
unpleasant tastes are consistent among different cultures, races,
and individuals [2]. This has led to facial expression being used to
evaluate objective gustatory senses [3]. However, facial expressions
are also generated by voluntary muscles via the motor nervous
system, and can easily be modulated or masked by one's intention.
This has led to a lack of objectivity regarding the evaluation of
facial expression in response to taste.
Contrary to the responses induced by voluntary muscles, it is
difficult to intentionally modulate or mask a response that is
induced by the autonomic nervous system (ANS), since it is not
under voluntary control. ANS activity is affected by hedonic
valence and emotion, and so responses identified by the ANS are
frequently used as lie detectors. Some previous studies have
suggested that the basic tastes also induce specific heart rate and
finger skin resistance responses according to the associated hedonic
valence or emotion [4–6]. These studies implicated the existence
of unique ANS responses to hedonic valence or emotion. Our
previous study also suggested that gustatory information increases
the blood flow in the gastrointestinal tract [7]. However, such
responses cannot be used as a tool by which to communicate with
peers since most of them occur inside the body (i.e., playing a
functional role in digestion). It is unknown whether ANS responses
such as changes in facial skin blood flow mirror gustatory
The facial skin blood flow responses are induced by the ANS
[8,9] and can be visible to others [10]. The blood flow response is
involuntary and rapid, and so it is readily relayed to peers. We
therefore hypothesized that facial skin blood flow reflects our
emotion related to the tastes we are experiencing. To test this
hypothesis, we observed the facial skin blood flow responses to five
basic tastes applied in three different concentrations to the oral
cavity. We found that pleasant and unpleasant tastes elicit unique
changes in facial skin blood flow that reflect subjective hedonic
The taste stimuli successfully provoked various hedonic
valences, with the hedonic scores to basic tastes differing
significantly from that to the water control (Fig. 1). The pleasant
score was higher for medium and high concentrations of sucrose
(sweet) stimuli than for the water control [repeated-measures
analysis of variance (ANOVA): F1, 15=12.89, P,0.05]. The
unpleasant score was higher for a high concentration NaCl (salty)
stimulus and all concentrations of quinine (bitter) than for the
water (repeated-measures ANOVA: salty, F1, 15=13.41, P,0.05;
bitter, F1, 15=57.88, P,0.05). Citric acid (sour) and monosodium
glutamate (umami) stimuli were rated as neither pleasant nor
unpleasant compared to the water (repeated-measures ANOVA:
sour, F1, 15=3.05, P.0.05; umami, F1, 15=2.09, P.0.05).
Sweet and umami stimuli were reflected in the eyelid skin blood
flow, such that the blood flow increased with the hedonic score
(Fig. 2a, b). We computed the relative change in facial skin blood
flow induced by each taste stimulus as compared to the baseline
before the stimulus. Table 1 indicates the relative changes in skin
blood flow to each taste stimulus. The eyelid skin blood flow
significantly increased for all concentrations of sweet and umami
stimuli. The hedonic score was significantly and positively
correlated with changes in eyelid skin blood flow for sweet
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(Fig. 3a; r=0.60, F1, 40=22.62, P,0.05) and umami (Fig. 3b;
r=0.57, F1, 43=20.35, P,0.05) stimuli. The slopes and intercepts
were similar for both relationships. Medium and high concentra-
tions of bitter stimuli were also reflected in the nose skin blood
flow, which decreased in all subjects (Fig. 2c), and were
significantly correlated with the hedonic score (Fig. 3c; r=0.52,
While responses in facial skin blood flow were observed in other
facial regions (Table 1), their magnitudes were not related to
hedonic valence. Forehead skin blood flow significantly decreased
in response to all concentrations of sweet and high concentration
salty stimuli. Eyelid skin blood flow significantly increased in
response to all concentrations of sour and medium concentrations
of salty stimuli. Cheek skin blood flow significantly increased in
response to medium and high concentrations of sour and high
concentration of salty stimuli. Upper lip blood flow significantly
increased in response to all stimuli, whereas lower lip blood flow
significantly increased only in response to taste stimuli at medium
and high concentrations. The changes in skin blood flow in each
region were not linearly related to the solution concentration.
The heart rate, mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), and
electromyographic activities of the zygomaticus major and
corrugator supercilii muscles did not significantly change from
baseline in response to any of the taste stimuli.
The present study demonstrated that basic tastes elicit unique
responses in facial skin blood flow, and that the magnitude of these
responses is related to hedonic valence but not simply to the
solution concentration. Facial skin blood flow is altered by the
activity of the ANS [8,9]. The findings of the present study support
the hypothesis that gustatory information is reflected in charac-
teristic facial skin blood flow responses induced by the ANS.
Putting any substance into the oral cavity can elicit a blood flow
response in the upper lip, since even pure water increased skin
blood flow in this area. However, the responses elicited in other
regions must have been due to the actual taste stimuli.
The unpleasant rating for bitter stimulus was associated with
changes in nose skin blood flow. Unpleasant stimuli, such as
bitterness, are important cues to remind us of the danger of toxic
foods, making us experience a related negative emotion [1]. Many
species including monkeys, cats, and human infants exhibit distaste
in response to bitterness [11]. Thus, a reduction in nose skin blood
flow in response to a bitter stimulus may help to express the hazard
related to certain foods in humans as well as other species.
The pleasant rating of sweet and umami stimuli was associated
with an increase in eyelid skin blood flow. This increase is an
important cue to remind us of the essential macronutrients that
provide the energy we need to survive. The increase in eyelid skin
blood flow in response to sweet and umami stimuli may help to
inform peers of the utility of this food. The eyelid or face could
reflect the hedonic valence better than other areas of the body. A
previous study found that sweet stimuli associated with different
hedonic scores and taste intensities were not related to changes in
vascular resistance in finger skin [12]. The differences between the
results of the present and previous studies may be attributable to
the different target areas studied—it has been shown previously
that facial skin area reflects emotion more effectively than does
finger skin [13].
The umami stimulus did not significantly change the hedonic
score in the present study, which is consistent with previous reports
[14]. The umami taste is not pleasant for all subjects. Nevertheless,
the hedonic rating in response to the umami stimulus was
significantly correlated with the change in eyelid skin blood flow,
since hedonic valence was associated with the change in blood flow
during both the umami and sweet stimuli. This shows that the
umami stimulus itself was not necessarily responsible for the
increase in blood flow in the eyelid.
Sweet and umami stimuli activate similar cortical regions in the
brain [15]. The hedonic valence to umami stimuli varies widely
among individuals, and those who perceived the umami stimulus
Figure 1. Hedonic scores (mean and SEM values) related to each taste, from 2 25=(the most unpleasant) to + +5 (=the most pleasant).
Each taste was compared to water by multiple comparisons (Bonferroni's post-hoc test). *P,0.05. W, water; S, sweet; C, citric acid; N, NaCl; M,
monosodium glutamate; Q, quinine; l, low concentration; m, medium concentration; h, high concentration.
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as a pleasant taste exhibited an increase in blood flow in the eyelid.
Eyelid skin blood flow must be affected by the hedonic score in
response to sweet and umami stimuli.
The mechanism by which bitter stimuli decrease the skin blood
flow in the nose area may be explained by anatomical and
physiological characteristics. The nose area has many arteriove-
nous anastomoses [16], and vasoconstriction in this area is elicited
by sympathetic nerve activation. An unpleasant taste, such as a
bitter stimulus, can increase sympathetic nerve activity and
consequently induce vasoconstriction, resulting in a decrease in
nose skin blood flow. Conversely, there is no anatomical or
physiological evidence to explain the observed eyelid skin blood
flow responses.
Sour and salty stimuli themselves increased the skin blood flow
in the eyelid and cheek, irrespective of the hedonic rating. The
increase may be due to a reflex mechanism independent of
hedonic information, unlike the case for the other taste stimuli. A
sour stimulus induces a sweating response, known as gustatory
flushing, while sweet and bitter stimuli do not [17]. This flushing is
induced by the parasympathetic vasodilator reflex [9,18] via the
C-polymodal nociceptors [19] or transient receptor potential
vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) receptors [20,21]. TRPV1 receptors are
activated by sour and salty tastes such as citric acid and NaCl,
respectively, but not by sweet and bitter tastes such as sucrose and
quinine, respectively [22]. Consequently, sour and salty stimuli
could increase skin blood flow via the parasympathetic vasodilator
reflex, independently of the hedonic rating.
The unique responses reported here were induced by changes in
the peripheral circulation rather than in the central circulation,
since no significant changes in either heart rate or MAP were
detected. Some previous studies have suggested that basic taste
stimuli increase the heart rate [4–6]; however, the subjects in these
studies were not instructed to keep the face motionless. The
formation of facial expressions such as angriness was shown to
increase heart rate and finger skin temperature [23]. Since we
confirmed the lack of electromyographic activity during all taste
applications, the recorded facial skin blood flow responses were
not related to movements of the facial muscles.
The functional importance of facial skin blood flow arises from
the face easily conveying social signals. Facial expression may be
associated with facial skin blood flow, since we often use phrases in
daily conversational statements such as ''you have a healthy
complexion'', ''you look pale'', and ''you turned red with anger''
(and their equivalents in other languages). In fact, fear and disgust
decrease the skin temperature in the nose area of rhesus monkeys
[13,24], implying a change in skin blood flow. In addition, pain
stimulation in a tooth decreases the skin blood flow and
temperature in the nose area of humans [25]. Of the ANS-
induced responses, the change in facial skin blood flow could be a
useful key for communication. In this context, we should confirm
in future research that peers are readily able to assess the rating of
hedonic valence induced by tastes, using changes in skin blood
flow as a key clue.
Differences between the study individuals did not affect the
obtained results. The baselines appear to differ among Fig. 2a, b,
and c, since data from different subjects are shown. We therefore
calculated the relative value to estimate the response in skin blood
flow whilst allowing for different baselines. Moreover, since the
light output in laser speckle flowgraphy is automatically settled by
the flowmeter, the baseline is arbitrarily determined. It is therefore
meaningless to compare these baselines.
In summary, the findings of the present study demonstrate that
sweet, umami, and bitter taste stimuli elicit characteristic facial
skin blood flow responses, showing that facial skin blood flow
mirrors a variety of complexions that reflect the hedonic valence.
The responses observed in the eyelid and nose skin blood flows
appear to represent signals of gustatory information. These
findings imply that facial skin blood flow is a potentially objective
method for assessing gustatory appreciation.
Sixteen healthy adults (ten males and six females; age 2665
years, mean6SD) participated in this study. The subjects were
normotensive, not taking any medication, and did not report any
gustatory disorder. The Ethics Committee of the Institution of
Health Science, Kyushu University, Japan, approved the exper-
imental protocol, and each subject provided written informed
consent to participate prior to the commencement of the study.
Five taste solutions were used: sweet, sour, salty, umami, and
bitter. Each taste was applied at three different concentrations
(Table 2). Subjects were randomly given 1 ml of one of the five
taste solutions at 37uC. They rated the taste as either pleasant or
unpleasant on an 11-point hedonic scale (where 0=no taste,
+5=the most pleasant taste, and 25=the most unpleasant taste).
Subjects arrived at the laboratory after having abstained from
exercise and alcohol ingestion for at least 1 day, and from eating,
Figure 2. Changes in facial skin blood-flow distribution in a
subject before (Pre) and during (Stimulus) gustatory stimula-
tion. The colored bar on the right side indicates the blood flow
magnitude, with the red and blue colors indicating higher and lower
blood flows, respectively. The white ellipses in the six facial regions
represent the target areas where blood flow was measured. Sweet (a)
and umami (b) stimuli characteristically increased eyelid skin blood
flow, while bitter (c) stimuli decreased nose skin blood flow.
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smoking, and consuming caffeine for at least 2 h, and they had not
experienced sleep loss during the previous day. They were seated
in a quiet room at an ambient temperature of 24uC, and
participated in all of the trials. During the experiment, the subject
rested his/her chin on a pedestal to stabilize the face, and was
instructed not to move their facial muscles and to keep their eyes
closed. After 20 min of resting, a ''taste'' solution was applied to
the subject's oral cavity via a straw placed in the mouth. The order
of the applied tastes was randomized, but the bitter solution was
given last since the bitter taste persists for a long time. The
concentrations for all types of taste were randomized, and the
subject did not know the order in which the solutions were
provided. The solution was kept in the mouth for 20 s before being
spat out, and the mouth was rinsed with water at 37uC until the
taste could no longer be perceived. The subject then reported his/
her perceived hedonic valence.
Facial skin blood flow was measured for 4 s using laser speckle
flowgraphy (LSFG-ANW-LL), before and 5 s after the onset of the
taste stimulation. To assess skin blood flow in the forehead, eyelid,
nose, cheek, upper lip, and lower lip, blood-flow images were
constructed from the speckle images using commercially available
software (LSFG Analyzer Cutaneous, Softcare, Fukuoka, Japan).
Each pixel in the blood-flow image is regarded as a vector of an
object's movement, and their sum within a given area thus
corresponds to the relative value of the sum of that object's
movements (i.e., blood flow). The target area in each subject's
facial blood flow was kept constant.
The heart rate and MAP were measured. The beat-by-beat
MAP was monitored with an automatic sphygmomanometer on
the left middle finger (Finometer, Finapres Medical Systems,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands). Furthermore, since the electro-
myographic activities of the zygomaticus major and corrugator
Table 1. Changes in mean facial skin blood flow in response to various taste stimuli.
Taste concentration Forehead EyelidNoseCheekUpper lipLower lip
Water162*562*061*462* 4265* 1063*
2762* 1364*
2161* 3867*1366*
2461* 1263*
Sour Low162*1463*162*362* 4765*964*
Medium062* 1163*362*762*5564*1867*
2262* 1463* 163*862* 5569*1365*
2362*163* 5165*1266*
2162*1163*163*462* 4264*1465*
2562*663*162*562*4665* 1765*
UmamiLow062* 1063*161*362*5067*865*
2162*161*4666* 1465*
2162* 1365*162*262* 4766*1664*
Bitter Low
2362* 3765*1065*
2261* 4265* 1466*
Data are mean and SEM values. n=16.
*P,0.05 vs. baseline.
Figure 3. Sweet, umami, and bitter stimuli were significantly correlated with hedonic rating and blood flow in specific facial skin
regions. Sweet (a) and umami (b) stimuli were significantly correlated with hedonic rating and eyelid skin blood flow (sweet: r=0.60, n=41; umami:
r=0.57, n=44). Bitter (c) stimuli were significantly correlated with hedonic rating and nose skin blood flow (r=0.52, n=38).
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supercilii muscles relate to movements in response to pleasant and
unpleasant feelings [26], movements of these muscles on the right
side were recorded.
The t-test revealed no gender differences in any of the study
variables, and hence subsequent analyses were performed after
combining data from male and female subjects. The hedonic
scores related to water and each of the taste solutions were tested
by one-way repeated-measures ANOVA and Bonferroni's post-
hoc test. The facial skin blood-flow response was compared to a
prestimulus baseline using a paired t-test. The relationship
between hedonic score and facial skin blood flow was evaluated
by Pearson's correlation. Heart rate, MAP, and integrated
electromyography signals of the zygomaticus major and corruga-
tor supercilii muscles were compared to the prestimulus baseline
values using a paired t-test. The level of statistical significance was
set at P,0.05. All statistical analyses were performed with SPSS
(PASW statistics 18).
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: NH. Performed the experiments:
HK. Analyzed the data: HK NH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis
tools: HK NH. Wrote the paper: HK NH.
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ETC, the ECDIS Training Consortium, is a joint venture of training partners working under the patronage and control of MSG MarineServe GmbH, a sister company of Safebridge, to deliver courses that implement the identical ECDIS training program, adhere to consistent quality standards and are audited externally on a regular basis. ETC will use its established worldwide network to provide conventional, face-to-face, ECDIS training to meet local needs and improve the service to its global customer base.
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GALLUP, NM (Catholic Online) - Infections of HIV are up about 20 percent in 2012 with 47 new cases diagnosed on the reservation near Gallup New Mexico. A new report from the Indian Health Services shared the alarming statistics which represent the single largest number of annual infections reported by the agency.
Dr. Jonathan Iralu, an infectious disease specialist, told the New York Times, "I'm scared to death. The numbers show there is a dangerous rise, and the time to act is now, before it's too late."
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Over the past decade, advancements have been made in HIV/AIDS awareness and in treatments that can stall the progress of the disease, thus prolonging the life of patients by years to decades.
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Cultural barriers prevent people from speaking to family and friends about their illness and even elders of the tribe refuse to speak about it, let it become a self-fulfilling prophecy that the tribe will suffer from the disease.
Yet, the disease is present and spreading.
The majority of the clients Dr. Iralu sees are men engaged in homosexual activity. They still keep their relationships private and rarely speak to others. These men seek treatment, but do not discuss their behavior or illness with others, making it difficult to stop the spread of the disease.
It's easy to understand why. One Navajo man told Dr. Iralu that when he told his mother he had HIV, she refused to speak to him and served his food on disposable plastic plates.
The man, now 48, has been accepted by his mother only because he explained how the disease is transmitted and that it cannot be transmitted via plates and utensils. This would suggest the power of communication as a solution, however the unidentified man also told the doctor that he would not discuss his illness with his brothers because they might shun him.
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Light rail service is coming to Shoreline and anticipated to begin in 2023. Sound Transit's preliminary design calls for two Shoreline light rail stations on the east side of I-5 at 145th Street and 185th Street.
Changes in the neighborhoods near the light rail stations will take place over decades; however, the City is facilitating subarea planning processes for each station over the next year to determine much about the potential look and feel of the areas. This will include changing zoning and development regulations in some areas. Check below to learn more about decision points and opportunities for input. Information about the process to date is included on pages dedicated to each station subarea (click the links below).
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The City's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the 185th Street Station Subarea was released in June, and examined potential impacts of three different zoning scenarios on systems like transportation, utilities, and schools, and what improvements would need to be made to accommodate future growth and redevelopment. Following a 30 day public comment period and public hearing, the Planning Commission developed a recommendation to Council for a Preferred Alternative zoning scenario to be further analyzed in the Final EIS. On August 25, Council chose to analyze potential zoning according to this map. On October 2, the Planning Commission discussed boundaries of a potential Phase I for zoning (as opposed to rezoning the entire subarea at once). Potential phased zoning boundaries are included on this map.
Consultants performed additional analysis in a Final Environmental Impact Statement. This document should be posted on Monday, November 24, but a Review Guide has been prepared that summarizes potential impacts and mitigations for each zoning scenario analyzed. The Subarea Plan and Planned Action Ordinance will also be published in early December, and the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the full 185th Street Station Subarea Plan package, including zoning and development regulations, on January 15, 2015. On February 9 2015, the Council will discuss the entire subarea plan package and possibly make revisions. Potential adoption could happen on February 23 or at a subsequent meeting, which will change zoning and regulations.
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A station at 145th Street was chosen as the Preferred Alternative of the Sound Transit Board in November of 2013, and the City began subarea planning for this station in 2014. The first series of Design Workshops was held in June and the community brainstormed ideas and design concepts for their neighborhoods. The second series were held in October, with a community meeting on the 9th, where computer models and potential zoning scenarios illustrated how ideas expressed in June could translate into possibilities for the future.
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While light rail service is not scheduled to begin until 2023, the City's planning process for the area formally began in 2013. This process will determine much about the look and feel of the areas surrounding proposed stations. This will include adoption of subarea plans that focus on land use and mobility within roughly a half-mile radius from future stations. To see specific boundaries and learn about how they were determined, click here. Adoption of subarea plans will include changes to zoning and development regulations in certain areas. However, pace and intensity of change will be determined by market forces and homeowner decision-making over decades.
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Hip-hop artist Trip Lee has seen his latest album, Rise, hit No. 1 on Billboard's Gospel Album chart. The release also placed in the top five on ... read more
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Let's "Sing into Shabbat:" Shirat HaLev service this Friday
Shirat HaLev ("Song of the Heart")
Third Friday of each month
We gather for a special contemplative, musical celebration of Shabbat on the third Friday of each month, featuring seating in the round, percussion accompaniment, and very spirited communal singing of the Shabbat prayers and blessings. Shirat HaLev is a wonderful way to release the stresses of another New York City week, and connect with one's self and the West End Synagogue community. (click image to listen to L'cha dodi)
Rabbi Jonathan Stein of Mazon Speaks at WES this Saturday, Hunger Shabbat 2014
Rabbi Jonathan Stein, former senior rabbi of Congregation Shaaray Tefila on the Upper East Side, will speak about hunger in America and the ways in which it can be alleviated, as well as MAZON and its anti-hunger work.
Free, Weekly Drop-In Musical Shabbat Programs for Infants through Fourth Graders!
Tot Shabbat for 0-4 Year Olds and Parents, every Shabbat/Saturday, 11:30 am
Join Alexis Fishman, winner of the Next Broadway Musical Star competition, for a free, drop in musical program for children 0-4 years old every Shabbat morning from 11:30 am-12:15 pm, featuring music, parent-child interaction, and stories. Visitors always welcome!
Click here for more about Tot Shabbat.
Shirat Shabbat ("Song of Shabbat") for K-4th Graders and Parents, every Shabbat/Saturday, 11:15 am
Join our amazing Hazzan Ayelet Piatigorsky, Rabbi Nadia Gold, and talented Jewish educator/musicians for a musical celebration of Shabbat for K-4th graders, we will be holding a weekly Shirat Shabbat musical program each Saturday morning from 11:15 am-12:15 pm. Then join the WES community for a festive kiddush luncheon. Visitors always welcome!
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We proudly offer a cutting-edge approach to Jewish education blending individual choice with experiential and whole family learning. This year we are excited to pilot a new partnership with the groundbreaking Jewish Journeys Project (JJP) at the JCC in Manhattan for families with 3-4th grade children.
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AppZero, the fastest, most flexible way to move server applications, announced today it has signed a channel partnership agreement with Dot Net Solutions, one of the UK's top Microsoft Cloud partners. The agreement is part of a worldwide channel strategy implemented by AppZero to ensure comprehensive global coverage of its award-winning application migration software in the run-up to Windows Server 2003 (WS2003) end of support. Microsoft recommends AppZero Enterprise for application migration for various applications from Windows Server 2003 to either Windows Server 2012 or Windows Azure.
"The challenge in choosing the right partner is finding one with the knowledge and industry expertise to migrate applications with as little disruption to the business as possible-Dot Net met that criterion and more," said AppZero CEO, Greg O'Connor. "Their industry expertise, combined with their consulting services makes Dot Net a highly valued member of the AppZero team."
Also joining the AppZero Partner Program are:
- Infront Consulting, a global IT consulting firm with offices in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Singapore;
- KMD, one of Denmark's leading IT and software companies; and
- Blue Turtle, a leading South African enterprise technology management company.
The partnership with Dot Net will continue to increase AppZero's global presence, as the July 14, 2015 deadline for the end of support for WS2003 approaches. Enterprises around the world are gearing up to move their Windows production applications onto newer operating systems and/or to the Cloud in order to remain compliant and ensure they are running their applications on a supported platform. AppZero is the only product on the market that can "up-level" Windows server applications onto newer operating systems.
"Dot Net's partnership with AppZero delivers a vital component to the mix - the ability to migrate legacy applications on older operating systems, to modern alternatives which can run in the Public Cloud. It forms an integral part of our Cloud Managed Platform and we are delighted to announce the partnership between the businesses today," said Dan Scarfe, Founder of Dot Net.
About AppZero
AppZero is the fastest and most flexible way to migrate server applications to and across any cloud or datacenter, without re-engineering, re-installation or lock-in. Encapsulating Windows applications in VM/OS-free packages, AppZero's patented software makes complex server applications moveable with ease. For more information, visit www.AppZero.com and follow us on twitter @AppZero_Inc.
About Dot Net SolutionsFor the past five years, Dot Net has focused purely on Cloud; offering Infrastructure and Application Development solutions. They have created a complete solution to help organizations embrace public and private Cloud. Dot Net's Cloud Managed Platform is a collection of tooling and processes that facilitate organizations adoption and migration to System Center, Windows Azure and Office 365. Their managed services platform then delivers management and support on top of this to produce a complete end-to-end solution. For more information, visit www.dotnetsolutions.co.uk.
SYS-CON Events announced today that Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network and cloud communications, has been named "Silver Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9–11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York, NY. Windstream (Nasdaq: WIN), a FORTUNE 500 and S&P 500 company, is a leading provider of advanced network communications, including cloud computing and managed services, to businesses nationwide. The company also offers broadband, phone and digital TV services to consumers primarily in rural areas.
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"There is a natural synchronization between the business models, the IoT is there to support ," explained Brendan O'Brien, Co-founder and Chief Architect of Aria Systems, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at the 15th International Cloud Expo®, held Nov 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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The major cloud platforms defy a simple, side-by-side analysis. Each of the major IaaS public-cloud platforms offers their own unique strengths and functionality. Options for on-site private cloud are diverse as well, and must be designed and deployed while taking existing legacy architecture and infrastructure into account. Then the reality is that most enterprises are embarking on a hybrid cloud strategy and programs. In this Power Panel at 15th Cloud Expo (http://www.CloudComputingExpo.com), moderated by Ashar Baig, Research Director, Cloud, at Gigaom Research, Nate Gordon, Director of T...
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The definition of IoT is not new, in fact it's been around for over a decade. What has changed is the public's awareness that the technology we use on a daily basis has caught up on the vision of an always on, always connected world. If you look into the details of what comprises the IoT, you'll see that it includes everything from cloud computing, Big Data analytics, "Things," Web communication, applications, network, storage, etc. It is essentially including everything connected online from hardware to software, or as we like to say, it's an Internet of many different things. The difference ...
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Cloud Expo 2014 TV commercials will feature @ThingsExpo, which was launched in June, 2014 at New York City's Javits Center as the largest 'Internet of Things' event in the world.
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An entirely new security model is needed for the Internet of Things, or is it? Can we save some old and tested controls for this new and different environment? In his session at @ThingsExpo, New York's at the Javits Center, Davi Ottenheimer, EMC Senior Director of Trust, reviewed hands-on lessons with IoT devices and reveal a new risk balance you might not expect. Davi Ottenheimer, EMC Senior Director of Trust, has more than nineteen years' experience managing global security operations and assessments, including a decade of leading incident response and digital forensics. He is co-author of t...
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ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it is bringing a greater level of control, security and flexibility to cloud-based application development and delivery with a single-tenant version of Bluemix, IBM's platform-as-a-service. The new platform enables developers to build ap...
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Explosive growth in connected devices. Enormous amounts of data for collection and analysis. Critical use of data for split-second decision making and actionable information. All three are factors in making the Internet of Things a reality. Yet, any one factor would have an IT organization pondering its infrastructure strategy. How should your organization enhance its IT framework to enable an Internet of Things implementation? In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, James Kirkland, Chief Architect for the Internet of Things and Intelligent Systems at Red Hat, described how to revolutioniz...
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The security devil is always in the details of the attack: the ones you've endured, the ones you prepare yourself to fend off, and the ones that, you fear, will catch you completely unaware and defenseless. The Internet of Things (IoT) is nothing if not an endless proliferation of details. It's the vision of a world in which continuous Internet connectivity and addressability is embedded into a growing range of human artifacts, into the natural world, and even into our smartphones, appliances, and physical persons. In the IoT vision, every new "thing" - sensor, actuator, data source, data con...
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Technology is enabling a new approach to collecting and using data. This approach, commonly referred to as the "Internet of Things" (IoT), enables businesses to use real-time data from all sorts of things including machines, devices and sensors to make better decisions, improve customer service, and lower the risk in the creation of new revenue opportunities. In his General Session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Dave Wagstaff, Vice President and Chief Architect at BSQUARE Corporation, discuss the real benefits to focus on, how to understand the requirements of a successful solution, the flow of ...
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"BSQUARE is in the business of selling software solutions for smart connected devices. It's obvious that IoT has moved from being a technology to being a fundamental part of business, and in the last 18 months people have said let's figure out how to do it and let's put some focus on it, " explained Dave Wagstaff, VP & Chief Architect, at BSQUARE Corporation, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held Nov 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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Focused on this fast-growing market's needs, Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: VTSS), a leading provider of IC solutions to advance "Ethernet Everywhere" in Carrier, Enterprise and Internet of Things (IoT) networks, introduced its IStaX™ software (VSC6815SDK), a robust protocol stack to simplify deployment and management of Industrial-IoT network applications such as Industrial Ethernet switching, surveillance, video distribution, LCD signage, intelligent sensors, and metering equipment. Leveraging technologies proven in the Carrier and Enterprise markets, IStaX is designed to work ac...
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C-Labs LLC, a leading provider of remote and mobile access for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced the appointment of John Traynor to the position of chief operating officer. Previously a strategic advisor to the firm, Mr. Traynor will now oversee sales, marketing, finance, and operations. Mr. Traynor is based out of the C-Labs office in Redmond, Washington. He reports to Chris Muench, Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Traynor brings valuable business leadership and technology industry expertise to C-Labs. With over 30 years' experience in the high-tech sector, John Traynor has held numerous...
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Bit6 today issued a challenge to the technology community implementing Web Real Time Communication (WebRTC). To leap beyond WebRTC's significant limitations and fully leverage its underlying value to accelerate innovation, application developers need to consider the entire communications ecosystem.
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The 3rd International @ThingsExpo, co-located with the 16th International Cloud Expo - to be held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY - announces that it is now accepting Keynote Proposals. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the most profound change in personal and enterprise IT since the creation of the Worldwide Web more than 20 years ago. All major researchers estimate there will be tens of billions devices - computers, smartphones, tablets, and sensors - connected to the Internet by 2020. This number will continue to grow at a rapid pace for the next several decades.
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The Internet of Things is not new. Historically, smart businesses have used its basic concept of leveraging data to drive better decision making and have capitalized on those insights to realize additional revenue opportunities. So, what has changed to make the Internet of Things one of the hottest topics in tech? In his session at @ThingsExpo, Chris Gray, Director, Embedded and Internet of Things, discussed the underlying factors that are driving the economics of intelligent systems. Discover how hardware commoditization, the ubiquitous nature of connectivity, and the emergence of Big Data a...
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Almost everyone sees the potential of Internet of Things but how can businesses truly unlock that potential. The key will be in the ability to discover business insight in the midst of an ocean of Big Data generated from billions of embedded devices via Systems of Discover. Businesses will also need to ensure that they can sustain that insight by leveraging the cloud for global reach, scale and elasticity.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that IDenticard will exhibit at SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. IDenticard™ is the security division of Brady Corp (NYSE: BRC), a $1.5 billion manufacturer of identification products. We have small-company values with the strength and stability of a major corporation. IDenticard offers local sales, support and service to our customers across the United States and Canada. Our partner network encompasses some 300 of the world's leading systems integrators and security s...
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IoT is still a vague buzzword for many people. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Mike Kavis, Vice President & Principal Cloud Architect at Cloud Technology Partners, discussed the business value of IoT that goes far beyond the general public's perception that IoT is all about wearables and home consumer services. He also discussed how IoT is perceived by investors and how venture capitalist access this space. Other topics discussed were barriers to success, what is new, what is old, and what the future may hold. Mike Kavis is Vice President & Principal Cloud Architect at Cloud Technology Pa...
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Cloud Expo 2014 TV commercials will feature @ThingsExpo, which was launched in June, 2014 at New York City's Javits Center as the largest 'Internet of Things' event in the world. The next @ThingsExpo will take place November 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California. Since its launch in 2008, Cloud Expo TV commercials have been aired and CNBC, Fox News Network, and Bloomberg TV. Please enjoy our 2014 commercial.
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What Would Ronald Reagan Have Advised The GOP To Do Regarding The Buffett Rule?
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UK DJ duo Evil Nine (Tom Beaufoy and Pat Pardy) revamp and revitalize B. Dolan's "Economy of Words," a track off of his album "Fallen House, Sunken City." The album is produced by Alias, features appearances by P.O.S. and Cadence Weapon, and is available now at www.FallenHouse.com!
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After working with director Ace Norton on their Mad Max-ish music video for Helena Beat, Norton was an obvious choice for Foster The People when it came time to shoot something for their latest single, Call It What You Want. While this behind the scenes clip doesn't actually explain the video (what is it about?), it's pretty cool to see how everything was shot.
Go behind the scenes for Foster The People's Call It What You Want below and check out the full video! Don't miss Rogers Presents: Live At Much w/ Foster The People this Wednesday at 7pm ET!
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Here's a look at the lighter side of a story about an impressive Army captain
Alvin Shell's sense of humor is intact after war injuries including burns over more than one-third of his body.
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Anyway, Shell's wife, Danielle, was enjoying the visit with the famous actor--about two feet away from him.
As Shell watched from the sidelines, because he and his morphine were in no mood for company, he hatched a wicked plan. He called over his sons, who were 9 and 6 at the time, and asked if they knew who Washington was.
When they said no, he whispered something in each boy's ear.
The first one went over to Washington and said he knew exactly who he was--the star of the movie, "Blade."
Washington gave his trademark smile and said, "No, son, that was Wesley Snipes."
The other brother trotted over and gave the same spiel, except he said Washington was the star of "Driving Miss Daisy."
Again, the actor smiled and said, "No, that was Morgan Freeman."
And so it went, as Shell's boys proceeded to name movies that featured every African-American actor under the stars, except the one standing in front of them.
The charade continued until Shell's wife caught on and told her husband to stop embarrassing her in front of Washington.
I'm betting Washington caught on, too, and went along with it, even if the whole act did make him seethe, just a little, behind that beautiful Hollywood smile of his.
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Barack Obama is going to need to order some new business cards. New job title: President and Rapper.
There's something about a country song that can cross over to all kinds of music lovers. No matter what kind of tune you prefer, you can't help but identify with this song from the Snake Oil Willie Band called, "I Don't Look Good Naked Anymore."
After I watched this video for the 17th time, I came to the realization that Maddie & Tae are right on. There is an unrealistic portrayal of the way women look in country music videos these days. This catchy new tune by Maddie & Tae called "Girl In A Country Song" does a great job of poking fun at just that.
Because we just LOVE and miss Michael Jackson at Lite 98.7 and because Billie Jean is a really great song, we just had to share this video with you. Now, we've seen bands attempt to cover the song, but have you seen it done this way...through double bottle playing?
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Watch 5 Seconds of Summer perform their hits 'She Looks So Perfect,' 'Amnesia' and 'Beside You' on 'Jimmy Kimmel'.
The Vamps gave it their all on their 'TODAY' performance in NYC this morning (July 24), channeling all of their energy into their hit 'Somebody to You'.
Lily Allen is bringing the sunshine to the Glastonbury Festival in her colorful, upbeat music video for 'As Long As I Got You'.
With the endless 'Frozen' covers circulating around the Internet, it was only fitting that the current Disney Channel 'Circle of Stars' chime in with their own version of one of the mega-hits from the smash film.
Given the cornucopia of new videos "Weird Al" Yankovic has given us from his new album, 'Mandatory Fun,' available on Amazon and iTunes, we thought now might be a good time to dig into his videolog and pick out our favorites.
One of the highlights of my career was when a radio buddy and I enjoyed a limousine ride to Boston's Hard Rock Cafe to meet Aerosmith. It was 1993 and they had just released their 'Get a Grip' CD. The band wanted to celebrate in their hometown. Aerosmith regularly visits Boston, and on their last visit, Johnny Depp joined them on stage!


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Back again for the 9th installment in the Drive Thru Series. Regulars Donavon Frankenreiter, Benji Weatherley and Pat O'Connell are joined by big wave rider Shane Dorian, three time world champion Andy Irons and Australia's own Mark Occhilupo. Spend two crazy weeks driving, surfing and traveling thru some of Australia's most incredible coastlines. From kangaroos to sky diving, shark scares to golfing the Drive Thru Australia is packed with hilarious hijinks and incredible surfing. The crew also scored a few sessions with local guides Parko, Taj and Dean.
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Sometimes it's Just Like Talking to Mr. Husband
For various reasons, Meg (the Bulldog) did not make the trip to Indiana with us. So this morning Alexis and I drove her out to our friends Mark and Estee's house for a couple of days of total and complete spoiling. Along the way we stopped to pay the turnpike toll. The woman in the booth astutely recognized that there were two pups in the vehicle, and handed out a couple of dog treats for them. Apparently the turnpike commission has managed to acquire the absolute only substance on Earth that Meg will not eat. She sniffed the treat in my hand then turned her nose up at it, so I handed it back to Alexis to see if Cody (the Havanese) would take it. (Cody did come to Indy with us; Yes, we totally play favorites and it's based on who is and is not housebroken.)
Alexis held the treat for a moment, tried to give it to Cody, and was also denied.
She said, "Mama, what's this?"
"A dog treat," I replied.
"No, it's an Alexis treat," she retorted.
"Alexis, don't put that in your mouth," I said.
"It's like cereal," the Toddler informed me.
"Alexis, don't put that in your mouth," I sternly repeated.
In classic Mr. Husband style, she retorted, "You don't mess with the Zohan."
When you're married to someone who can have entire conversations using only movie quotes, that retort actually makes sense. Sort of.


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Now that the kiddies are back in school we at the Hilltowns Community Resource Center are focusing on the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
We are in need of donations for Thanksgiving dinner for our families. Donations of food or monetary donations are always appreciated.
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