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Here are excerpts from recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers:
Tulsa World, Dec. 8 2014
Pitiful lesson in court battle over football game 3 comments
A great deal of good comes from young people participating in team sports.
They learn to work hard toward a goal, to take care of their teammates and to value an active, healthy life.
They learn to win with grace and to lose with dignity — even when things aren't fair.
That lesson is being denied the students of Douglass High School by the Oklahoma City Public Schools.
The school district took a bad call near the end of the Nov 28 quarterfinal game between Douglass and Locust Grove High School to court on Thursday and asked the judge to overturn the loss.
Earlier, the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association refused a school district request to replay the game in whole or in part because of the botched call.
There is little question that the call on the field was a bad one. An incorrectly enforced penalty negated a go-ahead touchdown by Douglass with 1:04 left in regulation.
The OSSAA has apologized for the officiating error, but says the final result has to stand.
At Thursday's hearing, District Judge Bernard Jones said he was skeptical about the case, but granted a temporary restraining order preventing Locust Grove from playing its scheduled playoff game against Heritage Hall Friday. Jones has scheduled another hearing for Thursday.
We're skeptical too, but more importantly we are stunned by the school district's decision to litigate the issue.
Sometimes referees make bad calls. It's not supposed to happen, but it does. They are human.
That's what happened here. You can protest and try to get things set straight on the field, but when the game's over, it's over. You walk away with your head held high, shake the other guy's hand and vow to work harder next time.
You don't go running to court. That's poor sportsmanship, a gross exaggeration of the proper place of sports in high school life and a pitiful lesson to teach young athletes.
This isn't the first time that a team worked hard, played fair and lost because of an unfair break. That sort of thing happens in football and in life. There are a lot of valuable lessons that can be learned about your own dignity in dealing with those situations.
Oklahoma City Public Schools should consider what lesson their actions will teach.
The Oklahoman, Dec. 7, 2014
Unclaimed Property Trust Fund worth a look
THIS is a state that gets knocked around a lot for not doing enough or not doing enough things right. But sometimes Oklahoma does get it right. And sometimes that's because the people insist on it.
We noted recently how right the people were in creating an endowment fund for the money coming in from the 1997 settlement of a lawsuit against Big Tobacco. State Treasurer Ken Miller suggests that the same concept should be applied to the state's unclaimed property fund.
Oklahoma was the first state to constitutionally protect its tobacco settlement money from the annual scramble for legislative appropriations. Unfortunately, the unclaimed property fund remains unprotected from the scrum of politics.
The people got it right in making Oklahoma the first state to limit legislative terms. They got it right in shortening legislative sessions and making it more difficult to raise taxes. They really got it right in sequestering 75 percent of the money arriving from tobacco companies.
The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust is on its way to generating as much in earnings as it's getting in new transfers from Big Tobacco. The endowment has grown to nearly $1 billion. The latest annual earnings on the principal topped $52.7 million, money that can be used to cover the costs of health care programs that would otherwise go begging or tap the General Fund.
Why not apply the same concept to the unclaimed property fund? As the smoking rate continues to fall, the tobacco fund faces diminishing contributions. But the endowment doesn't face diminished earnings potential.
Miller says remittances to the unclaimed property fund vary between $18 million and $70 million a year, making it a risky proposition for the appropriations process. Yet lawmakers tapped the fund for $230 million in the past six years, including $54.5 million in the current fiscal year.
With such fluctuations in receipts, Miller wrote in the November edition of his Oklahoma Economic Report, "this growing dependence is unsustainable unless changes are made."
Suppose instead that the money went directly to an endowment fund and drew interest? The earnings could then be appropriated. The fund must be tapped when unclaimed property is claimed, but some of the money will never be claimed. In the meantime, the endowment would make money through investments.
"What is now a volatile source of revenue could be molded into a steady, recurring revenue stream," Miller said, adding that sufficient money would be set aside to pay claims. The rest would be "put to work providing a permanent source of funds for public use."
The treasurer said that placing $40 million a year into an endowment at an 8 percent growth rate per annum for 15 years would build a fund worth more than $1 billion — "an amount capable of spinning off more than $58 million annually."
Even better, putting the endowment off limits until Year 20 would create a principal of nearly $2 billion and generate as much as $100 million in annual earnings.
This is an opportunity for Oklahoma to get another thing right. Once again, the people should insist on it. Lawmakers may be loath to surrender funds to a hands-off endowment, but they can't argue with how well the tobacco fund concept has worked out.
Muskogee Phoenix, Dec. 2, 2014
We must grow to co-exist
Race relations in this country have come a long way.
But a truly peaceful coexistence between races in the United States has a long way to go.
The gap between black and white, for instance, was highlighted again by the death of Michael Brown.
Brown was shot to death by a St. Louis County police officer in August.
A grand jury declined to indict Officer Darren Wilson in Brown's death.
There clearly is distrust in this nation. Racism clearly exists in this country.
We should begin by acknowledging that many people were willing to peacefully protest the grand jury's decision. We also know that the vast majority of people who wear the badge do so for the right reasons.
But circumstances surrounding Brown's death have had a polarizing effect among some.
Many people are willing to judge the evidence on its merit.
But too many people have chosen sides — firmly believing that their version of what happened is the only possible version.
That's where we as a nation have a long way to grow.
Again, we believe that race relations have come a long way.
But it will take much more earnest work by many good people to bridge the remaining gap.
First and foremost, there must a willingness from everyone to continue a civil discourse.
As a nation, we must acknowledge our differences, but focus on our similarities.
We are citizens of the United States.
We all want the promise of the Declaration of Independence. We all want life, liberty and to pursue happiness.
We can, at times, be a nation determined to be divided. We are rich or poor, Republican or Democrat, male or female, young or old, citizen or immigrant, black or white.
Too many times it appears basic human nature suggests we think we have to be better than the next person.
It does not have to be that way.
Talk. Listen.
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Now 2014 is almost at an end, how well do you remember the year's maddest music quotes? From big-mouth newcomers to the usual suspects - Noel Gallagher, Morrissey and the likes - it's been another vintage year for rockstar soundbite gold. Reckon you can tell the real witticisms, put downs and interview faux pas' from the fakes?
This year, over a million vinyl records were sold for the first time in the last two decades. Meanwhile, HMV posted a £17 million profit just a year after going into liquidation. In other news, up is down. Black is white. Cats and dogs are living together. It's been a mixed-up year for anyone trying to make sense of the music biz, and a nightmare for anyone trying to predict the future.
It's only natural that, over the festive period, there will come a point when you've had quite enough of cloying Christmas movies or fallen out with your entire extended family over who really won the last round of Monopoly. In those times, seek solace with these six programmes that will be airing on TV and radio during the holidays. Top Of The Pops BBC One WATCH: BBC One, December 25, 2pm; December 31, 4.15pm The chart show is reanimated for its festive double-header once again.
Each week, NME chooses the best books, clothes, boxsets, DVDs and more that you need to get your hands on. It could be pretty much anything. This week, in our Christmas special, it's features everything from a Gibson ES-335 to Dr Martens Lorne. Guitar: Gibson ES-335 Johnny Marr, Bernard Butler and Noel Gallagher all use the Gibson ES-335 when writing their indie anthems and entertaining crowds of thousands, so what better guitar to start penning your own future hits on?
2014 was the year the selfie went mainstream. Even though it was named 'word of the year' by the Oxford Dictionary in 2013, peak selfie was reached when pretty much every Hollywood star gathered together around Bradley Cooper's iPhone at the Oscars to say cheese:
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Like lots of writers, I have done many things in my life. I hated school and left at the first opportunity. With few qualifications, I set off on the long trek through the job market, finding work in the most unlikely places.
I inherited my love of the sea from my great grandfather Thomas Turner to whom I bare a striking resemblance. He was at sea when sailing ships still plied their trade on the east coast of England.
Single-handed sailing is my passion. Amongst other long-distance voyages, I have twice crossed the Atlantic alone.
Currently, I edit the Caribbean waterfront magazine All At Sea, and host several shows on Island 92, 91.9FM, a rock and blues station in St. Maarten, Dutch West Indies.
Jan is my wife, lover and crew. On our travels, she has been shot at, mortared and, while sailing, twice capsized in a storm. She has kept me on track and reasonably sober. I would not have made it this far without her.
Caribbean High is an action-packed, blood and guts adventure. I kept the nautical terms as simple as possible so that non-sailors could enjoy the fun.
Readers have asked about the name of one of the main characters, Richard Turpin. As every Englishman knows, Dick Turpin was a notorious highwayman who terrorized travelers in the 1700s. Turpin was executed on April 7 1739 and his story became the stuff of legends. Did I steal the famous name? Maybe, but my family name is Turpin and of that I am rather proud.
If you enjoy Caribbean High, then look for the next book in the 'Caribbean' series towards the end of the year.
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Fat Tuesday Kloof
The latest on our classes
We have had a lot of interest in the classes but it seems when we get to the swings few people are able
to make the dates we offer or just dont pitch if something better comes up.
You can imagine our frustration in trying to keep teachers and students happy. Never mind keeping the cake fresh!
With this in mind we have decided to restrict the classes to 3 months of the year. Quite possibly April, May and June 2012.
We will still be offering the following:
- Creative Writing
- Bookmaking
- Cartooning
- Watercolour painting
- Fun Clay Sculpture
- Photography
- Paper Making
- Google Sketch Up
- Blogging
- Wet felting
I'm a little teapot short and stout.....
Here is one of the teapots made during the class we had with Lynette Morris-Hale.
Teapot sculpture with Lynette Morris-Hale 9th July 2011
Join Lynette Morris-Hale and make a quirky, fun little teapot
We encourage you to break the rules and no experience is necessary!
1) think out the box and ignore the ordinary
2) an apron, rolling pin, piece of canvas or heavy cotton material or large dish cloth, a tray or wooden bread board.
This course is run over two sessions.
Session one, the making is on Saturday the 9th of July from 9am -12am
Session two, the glazing is on Saturday the 16th of July from 9am -10am
The cost is R485 per person which includes light refreshments
Bookbinding with Cheryl Penn - Thurs 7th July full day workshop
Cheryl Penn will be teaching at Fat Tuesday and will begin with a hardcover dos-a-dos book (a back to back book bound book with a 3-hole pamphlet stitch binding).
This will be followed by a complex binding (more that one binding technique): that is - an accordion bound book with sewn signature inserts.
These are two wonderful books to begin with as you will complete the books in class as well as learn a few important book making skills and terms in this class.
160 grm paper board, about 24 sheets (8 sheets for accordion bound book with 2 sheets inbetween, plus 8- 10 for dos a dos book.)
A few sheets computer paper
3 sheets hardboard/card - the cover boards - need 5 each
Cover paper - this is any paper you would like to cover your book with
Thread and needles (not essential as we will have)
Ponal wood glue
Old Credit cards for spreading glue
Fat and fabulous sculptures
Our first sculpture class with Lynette Morris-Hale was a huge success. Here are a few of the sculptures from that class.
Workshop - Dream, Dare, Dance
Have you put your dreams on hold or in the dresser drawer with plans to revisit them down the road ... but never did? Have you put everyone else before you in an effort to give all that you can? Or has life handed you a challenge and you are fighting like crazy to keep going with your dream? A hidden wish, a dream pushed aside can still come true by bringing it out in the open and giving it a chance to dance with you.
This is a coaching programme designed for women aspiring to reach their dreams and with the encouragement, inspiration and support of the group you will find the courage to take the risks sometimes necessary to get there.
SESSION DATES: to be advised once we have a full class SESSION TIMES: 09:30 - 11.30
COST: R375 will include course materials and refreshments
Introduction to Digital Photography
Harry LockI n t r o d u c t i o n t o D i g i t a l P h o t o g r a p h y W o r k s h o p
Who should attend?
This workshop aims to introduce you to digital photography while improving your photographic skills by giving practical advice which will help you take better photographs.
You will be taught:
- The camera settings – ISO, white balance, exposure modes, etc.
- Creative use of the camera's controls, and accessories
- How to compose pictures – the rules of composition, where and how to place your subject for maximum impact
- How to choose the best taking position
- Reading the light and using it to best effect
- Using flash and other lighting techniques
Equipment and materials required
You will need to have your own Digital Single Lens Reflex camera (DSLR), compact digital camera with manual settings. The camera must have separate aperture and shutter controls for you to get the full benefit of the workshop.
Duration of the workshop
The workshop is presented in 4 three-hour sessions from 6pm until 9pm.
New Dates are: Monday the 9th, Monday the 16th, Monday the 23rd, Monday the 30th of May 2011.
The cost per person is R725
Workshop - Google Sketch Up
Google Sketch Up WorkshopLearn the basics of this free 3D drawing programme used by artists, architects & interior decorators
Length: 1 full day (either Saturdays or July school hols)
Expertise: Good computer skills – any age
Needs: Laptop with Google sketch up (free download from Google), 3G card (not absolutely essential but nice to have)
What will be covered:
- Voice over tutorials showing the basics of Sketch Up
- Drawing projects designed to practise Sketch Up tools
- Drawing a 3D house, garden, swimming pool, chairs garage, car ..
- Drawing a 3D interior of house with furniture
- Drawing a hot air balloon
- Drawing a mandala pattern
- Using Google Earth images in Sketch Up & building on it
- Drawing to scale in Sketch Up
- Pdf projects for you to take home to keep practising!
Cost: R450 per person
Numbers: As many that can fit into the workshop venue comfortably (20 max)
Once you get the hang of Sketch Up you will find it user friendly & able to create exciting objects in a very short time – each project can be done in an hour.
Workshop - movie making with Gaye Pieterse
Movie Making & Stopframe animation Workshop
Learn how to write, act, direct, film & edit a 5 – 10 min movie!
Length: 2 full days & one evening/afternoon (either Saturdays or July school hols)
Expertise: Good computer skills – any age
Needs: Laptop with Windows MovieMaker or iMovie (AppleMac) or similar, camera & or camcorder/bloggie & tripod (not essential as some will be available)
What will be covered:
- How to create stopframe animation movies & examples
- How to create video movies & examples
- How to create audio clips/voiceovers, background music on Audacity or Garage
- The basics of writing a short filmscript (step by step instructions)
- How to use MovieMaker or iMovie to insert (& edit) stopframe, video (or mixture of both), music, voiceovers, effects, credits etc
- Group or individual project – creating 5-10 minute movie (screening on final afternoon)
Cost: R950 per person for entire course
Numbers: As many that can fit into the workshop venue comfortably (20 max)
Moviemaker is very user friendly so if you have reasonably good computer skills you should be fine!
Classes - Wet Felting
Felting makes use of roving wool, a pure clean, dyed and carded sheep's wool. The fibres of which are felted into each other to create a piece of felted fabric.
The art of felting dates back to the 13th century, in Europe. and in Scandinavia even earlier. The Scandinavian peoples used Alpaca wool for felting to create the fabric with which they made their homes and clothing. Felting allows for seamless, waterproof garments. Only recently has felting become a popular craft, being so diverse that the creative possibilities are endless. Roving wool can be transformed into garments, foot wear, hats, bags, purses and all manner of adornments. Using a specialized needle roving wool can be sculpted, and knitting in "out sizes" and shrinking hats, scarves and sweaters may also be felted. We will be offering the wet felting method, where the roving wool is transformed into a flower adornment
Cost : R375 payable on booking Duration: 3 hours Time : 9am to 12
Probably a thursday or Saturday morning but dates will be confirmed once we have a full class.
Classes - Bookbinding by Cheryl Penn
Artist, Cheryl Penn will introduce you to the age-old craft of book binding. During each of the four lessons you will make a book (or two) using skills and techniques she will demonstrate. Starting with easy single stitching you will move on to more elaborate methods of binding as the course progresses.
In addition to the practical skills, Cheryl will share her passion for books and in particular –'the artist's book'. The book is an ideal medium for visual and self expression, and these concepts will be explored by Cheryl as part of the course.
Duration : 4 weeks Time : 9.30 – 12.30 Cost : R 680 payable on booking
Studio Classes for April - Clay Sculpture
Clay sculpture with Lynette Morris Hale
Join Lynette Morris-Hale as she inspires you to make a gorgeous little figurine in clay. This will be done over two lessons, each session approximatley 2.5 hours on a saturday or weekday morning. The cost is R375 and includes materials and refreshments. The next confirmed available class is Saturday the 21st of May 2011 for part I and Saturday the 28th of May 2011 for part II
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In January 2012, several OTOL members got together for our typical winter fest, this year in Philadelphia. Similar to the fest from January 2011 in NY City, this too was an all request fest. Join us on our adventures here.
In July 2011, many OTOL members took part in the annual Summer OTOL Fest; traditionally our longest fest. This year saw people making their way to Chicago and Albuquerque via various trains. We took in the sights and trains of both cities; Chicago &Chicago. You can read about our rides here.
In January 2011, several OTOL members got together for our typical winter fest, this year in New York City. This time around having completed riding all routes as a group, suggestions were taken from those thinking to attend on what the group should ride; the All Request Fest, as it were. People could suggest their favorite route, or a route that perhaps they had missed doing with the group on the past. Join us on our adventures here.
In September 2011, Greg Hunter and his wife made a cross country trip from San Francisco to Boston, with some stops along the way. Greg shares their adventures here.
In June 2011, Walter E. Zullig Jr. took a round about ride from Tacoma, WA. to Croton Harmon, NY. Walter ended up traveling one day longer than he had originally planned, thanks to flooding knocking out the Empire Builder. Read more about his trip here.
In August & September, 1979 OTOL leader David Warner made a figure 8 trip across the US on Amtrak. David included 14 photos of his trip within his report. You can revist some Amtrak history by reading David's report here.
About 300 other trip reports are available also.
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Our Danny Boehr/Al Tuner - The Muse From Here Archive section contains a comprehensive collection of Al Tuner's "Muse From Here" essays on railroading distributed by e-mail beginning in 1994
The family of the late Danny Boehr dedicated a bench to him at Horseshoe Curve in August, 2003. Danny was a dear friend and a significant influence in railfanning using the internet. The Danny Boehr/Al Tuner Dedication Page includes the text of speeches and photos of the ceremony.
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Title: MicroRNA expression in the NZB/W lupus mouse
Significance: This grant will identify if there are alterations in microRNA in specific cells and in urine as mice develop systemic lupus erythamatosus. This can lead to the identification of new biomarkers that may be predictive of disease and the development of new therapeutics to treat disease.
PI: Christopher M. Reilly
CO-PI's: Rujuan Dai, Ansar Ahmed, David Caudell
Total Award: $397,974
Direct: $255,000
Indirect: $142, 974
Duration of Award: 3/1/2013 to 2/29/2016
Funding Agency: NIH; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Title: A chicken model to study hepatitis E virus pathogenesis
Significance: Hepatitis E is an important public health disease with a high mortality rate of up to 28% in infected pregnant women. Recently, chronic hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has become an emerging and significant clinical problem worldwide in immunocompromised individuals such as organ transplant recipients and patients with HIV, lymphoma and leukemia with considerable morbidity and mortality. The long-term goal of this project is to delineate the predictive immunological factors leading to the progression into chronicity and to understand the mechanisms of HEV immunopathogenesis. The results will be important for devising effective prevention and treatment strategies against HEV.
PI: X.J. Meng
CO-I's: Tanya LeRoith, F. William Pierson, Lijuan Yuan
Total Award: $1,970,992
Direct: $1,250,000
Indirect: $720,992
Duration of Award: 1/1/2013 to 12/31/2017
Funding Agency: NIH; NIAID
Title: Dietary Rice Bran Supplementation for Gut Mucosal Immunity and Rice Crop Improvement
Significance: Rice Bran is a globally accessible, underutilized food ingredient with distinct stoichiometry of phytochemicals and prebiotics for induction of non-specific gut mucosal immune responses. This agricultural byproduct represents a promising and practical dietary based solution for increasing innate resistance against enteric pathogens (i.e. rotaviruses and Salmonella) that cause diarrhea worldwide, with high mortality and disease burden in developing countries. In collaboration with Dr. Elizabeth Ryan (PI) at Colorado State University, for this contract project Dr. Yuan's research team will determine whether selected rice bran can reduce the susceptibility to infection and diarrhea upon virulent human rotavirus infection in gnotobiotic pigs, examine the ability of rice bran to promote the development of mucosal and systemic T and B cell immune responses and improve the protective efficacy of oral rotavirus vaccine, and evaluate the prebiotic effect of rice bran on the growth of probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and modulation of the gut microbiota.
Subcontract PI: Lijuan Yuan
Total Subcontract Award: $399,999
Direct: $363,636
Indirect: $36,363
Duration of Award: 6/15/2012 to 4/30/2014
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Title: Longitudinal Study Investigating the Progression and Pathogenesis of Atypical Hyperadrenocorticism in Scottish Terriers
Significance: Increased serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity is common in Scottish Terriers. Findings in our preliminary work indicate that this increased ALP activity is attributable to hyperadrenocorticism (HAC). HAC is a chronic debilitating disorder in dogs and contributes to the development of negative health and behavior outcomes including diabetes mellitus, obesity, musculoskeletal weakness, immune system dysfunction, and inappropriate urination. However, what is unclear is why these affected Scottish Terriers demonstrate laboratory evidence of HAC at an early age and why it appears to be driven by a less common mechanism than seen in other breeds. We propose to examine this disorder from three different perspectives, using traditional laboratory, functional, and genetic tests. These efforts will help us understanding why Scottish Terriers are predisposed to developing atypical HAC and how best to treat and screen for this disorder.
PI: Kurt Zimmerman
CO-PI: David Panciera
CO-I: W. Edward Monroe
CO-I: Reid Tyson
CO-I: Tanya LeRoith
CO-I: Ina Hoeschele
Total Award: $66,226
Duration of Award: 24 months
Funding Agency: AKC Canine Health Foundation
Title: Role of The Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Nucleocapsid Protein PxxPxxP SH3 Signaling Motifs in PRRS Pathogenesis
Significance: Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection is arguably the most economically-important disease of the global swine industry. The recent emergence of the "pig high fever diseases" caused by PRRSV in China and Vietnam with high mortality and significant economical losses exemplifies the need for continued research on this important swine pathogen. The long-term goal of the project is to determine whether PRRSV N protein affects the host cellular signaling pathways leading to disease progression and persistent infection. The proposed studies will help our understanding of the mechanism of PRRSV pathogenesis and help devise effective prevention and control strategies in the future.
PI: Scott P. Kenney
CO-PI: X.J. Meng
Total Award: $130,000
Duration of Award: 8/15/2011 to 8/14/2013
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture - NIFA
Title: Development of a DNA-based nanoscale optical fiber biosensor assay to detect Brucella infections in elk and other wildlife
Significance: Brucellosis is a devastating disease that affects humans and a variety of animals throughout the world, including much of Europe, Central and South America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and even the Arctic. The last remaining reservoir for Brucella abortus in the United States is in the wild bison and elk in the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA). Brucellosis eradication in cattle within the US has been a multi-billion dollar, multi-decade project that has yielded considerable success. However, in the last few years the disease has spilled over from affected wildlife to cattle populations in the states surrounding the GYA, thus threatening anew continued success of the US' national Brucellosis Eradication Program. Presently, the changes in the disease transmission dynamics, between and among domestic livestock and wild ungulate reservoirs of Brucella species (especially in elk and bison), underlying this increased incidence and prevalence of cases are poorly understood. Consequently, the expert community has joined together to call for both large- and small-scale initiatives aimed at supporting research and development in several specific areas determined to constitute critical scientific and technological gaps and needs.
Our overall goal is to develop a highly sensitive and mobile detection device that will accurately and quickly detect the presence of Brucella species DNA in a variety of samples. Our hypothesis is that nanoparticle-based optical fiber biosensors (NOFS) will prove to be superior biomedical assays that can be applied to the diagnosis of Brucella nomenspecies in wildlife in the GYA. To accomplish this goal our specific aims are to: (i) Develop a NOFS assay to detect specific regions of Brucella DNA, and (ii) Multiplex the NOFS assay to enable DNA regions specific to B. abortus or non-B. abortus nomenspecies to be detected and differentiated simultaneously.
PI: Thomas J. Inzana
CO-I: Randy Heflin
CO-I: Abey Bandara
Total Award: $200,000
Duration of Award: 3 years
Title: Novel vaccine against Norovirus
Significance: Noroviruses are an important cause of acute gastroenteritis, affecting people of all ages, in both developed and developing countries. In this study, we will develop a vaccine against noroviruses based on norovirus subviral particle, the P particle. This project will be conducted by a research team with multidiscipline experts in molecular virology, immunology, and vaccine development at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) with Dr. Xi Jiang as PI, and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and the LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals Inc as subcontractors. In the subcontract at Virginia Tech, we will first conduct natural history studies of human noroviruses in gnotobiotic pigs to establish the gnotobiotic pig model of human norovirus infection and disease. We will then characterize the safety, immunogenicity and broadness of the candidate P particle vaccines in protection against various noroviruses using the gnotobiotic pig challenge model. Our studies will lead to the next level of evaluation by the Phase I human clinical trials and future commercialization of the vaccine.
Subcontract PI: Lijuan Yuan
Total Subcontract Award: $1,348,162
Direct: $875,000
Indirect: $473,162
Duration of Award: 5/15/2010-4/30/2015
Title: Evaluation of the immunogenicity and cross protection of Lanzhou trivalent reassortant rotavirus vaccine
Significance: Rotavirus gastroenteritis is responsible for ~35,000 deaths of infants and young children per year in China. An effective vaccine is needed to protect against rotavirus disease and death. A trivalent rotavirus reassortant (human x lamb) vaccine has been developed by Lanzhou Institute of Biological Products and completed the phase II clinical trial in China. This vaccine also provides an opportunity to dissect the homotypic and heterotypic immune responses induced by the vaccine and the efficacy of cross-protection against G1 rotavirus challenge in the gnotobiotic pig model. The specific aim of the project is (1) to determine the immunogenicity and cross protective efficacy of the live oral trivalent vaccine (G2, G3, G4, P[12]) and LLR vaccine (G10P[12]) in the gnotobiotic pig model of human rotavirus (G1P1A[8]) infection and disease, with and without the lactobacilli adjuvants; (2) to identify the mechanism of cross protective immunity induced by rotavirus vaccines. This information will facilitate the design of more effective rotavirus vaccines.
PI: Lijuan Yuan
Total Award: $200,000
Direct: $126,104
Indirect: $73,896
Duration of Award: 6/1/2010-11/30/2011
Title: USDA/APHIS/VS Terminology Support
Signficance: The Nations public health and food supply is at constant risk from accidental or malicious introduction of exotic animal diseases. In 2002, Congress recognized the severity of these threats and provided funding to USDA to enhance early detection of foreign animal disease agents and newly emerging diseases and to better respond to animal health emergencies (including bioterrorist events) that threaten the Nations food supply and public health. The National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) was formed to coordinate Federal laboratory capacity with the extensive infrastructure (facilities, professional expertise, and support) of State supported laboratories. The National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) serves as the National Reference Laboratory for the NAHLN and provides training, test procedures, proficiency testing, assay controls, and equipment while the laboratories of the NAHLN provide the laboratory space and personnel necessary to ensure that the U.S. has the capacity and capability to detect and respond to an animal disease outbreak.
The NAHLN concept is dependent on timely sharing and analysis of laboratory data. The concept that has been adopted by NAHLN to allow data sharing is based on adherence to standards and development of the ability to timely message in a specified Health Level 7 (HL7) format. The incorporation of the NAHLN dependent standards, especially as the first several messages are developed, can be challenging for a NAHLN laboratory both from a technical and terminology standpoint. Most LIMS require mapping current Lab terminology to the standardized NAHLN terminology external to the LIMS system and then developing a process to message the mapped data. Some laboratories need assistance in developing an IT process for extracting data, mapping to consistent terminology and subsequent messaging. Laboratories may also need terminology assistance to assure that their data is translated correctly according to the defined standards.
Terminology needs are dynamic. The terminology referenced as well as the data requirements for the NAHLN-related messages need to be updated and documented as new disease programs and/or diagnostic tests are incorporated into the NAHLN. Each new disease program has the potential to introduce new diagnostic tests, new specimen types, new species concerns, etc. The terminology needs must be reviewed and updated to accommodate these additions. Currently, defined message formats exist primarily for the NAHLN result message, additional formats are being developed for the NAHLN order message, referral message and update messages. These new formats will require a review of terminology needs and creation of appropriate terminology subsets for use in messaging. In addition, standardized terminology is very dynamic with concepts being retired or revised regularly. As the terminology adapts and changes, NAHLN laboratories need to be aware of these changes so their messages can conform to the updates on the NALHN database. This cooperative agreement will enhance terminology automation, maintain terminology alignment with enhancements to NAHLN functionality and the addition of new content and new content areas.
PI: Jeff R. Wilcke
CO-I: Julie Green
Total Award: $300,000
Direct: $272,728
Indirect: $27,272
Duration of Award: 1 year
Title: FDA Veterinary Medical Terminology
Signficance: The Structured Product Label (SPL) initiative offers a number of advantages versus traditional paper labels including: 1) The drug product label can be associated with electronic medical records systems giving unprecedented access to label information at the point of medical care; 2) the ability to include, in a single XML document, information from all parts of the drug label information (including sound files and movie files); 3) users can reference a known up-to-date version of the label maintained at a central (web) location; and 4) it is possible to streamline label regulation, particularly as concerns validating a label against FDA style standards and business rules.
Adoption of the Structured Product Label initiative by the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDACVM) presents a number of significant challenges. The SPL was developed and adopted without significant input from veterinary professionals. Although human and veterinary pharmaceutical labels have much in common, terminologies selected as standards for human labels may lack necessary veterinary content. It can also be said that various label sections (e.g., Food Safety Warning Section) are simply not represented by sections defined for human labels. FDACVMs Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation (ONADE) and Office of Surveillance and Compliance (OSC) are each responsible for animal pharmaceutical labels, but their perspectives are different. ONADE sees and evaluates labels as they are being developed. OSC sees and evaluates labels as part of their interaction with the end users of veterinary pharmaceuticals. During their normal regulatory activities ONADE will encounter new indications and new animal classes OSC will encounter new adverse drug effects and drug interactions.
The most significant challenge for FDACVM is the transition from current systems designed to regulate paper labels to those that support evaluation and maintenance of labels rendered in SPL. One of the major changes will be the expanded use of external (to FDA) terminology standards necessary for creation of valid (based on FDAs own guidelines) SPL-based labels. It seems clear that FDACVM will require significant modification of its label management infrastructure. FDACVM must either adapt existing systems or develop new ones. In either case, it will be important to manage internal and external terminologies as part of any adequate regulation of SPL-based labels.
The Veterinary Terminology Services Laboratorys (VTSL) approach to this project will begin with a comprehensive assessment of existing ONADE and OSC information management systems and internal terminologies. Internal terminologies will be compared to terminology standards necessary for SPL compliance. Once the review is completed, alternate terminology management strategies will be developed so that the impact on FDACVM systems development can be assessed. VTSL will also provide training for key FDA personnel in the various information technologies employed in the SPL.
PI: Jeff R. Wilcke
CO-I: Suzanne Santamaria
Total Award: $131,241
Direct: $82,802
Indirect: $48,439
Duration of Award: 1 year
Title: Nanoscale Optical Fiber Biosensor Assays for Detection of Category A and B Select Agents
Significance: The threat of an intentional release of bacterial select agents prompts the need for their rapid, culture-free diagnosis that can be conducted in the field or in laboratories with only basic diagnostic capabilities. Optical fiber biosensors are attractive devices that can detect, record, and transmit information regarding a physiological change or the presence of various biological and chemical materials in the environment. These devices can be easily operated by non-specialist personnel and do not require high vacuum, high temperature, organic solvents, or clean-room facilities. Our overall goal is to develop sensitive, specific, and rapid nanoscale optical fiber biosensors for the diagnosis of the Category A and B select agents Francisella tularensis, Burkholderia mallei, and B. pseudomallei, as proof of principal that these tests can be applicable to a wide variety of other agents. Our hypothesis is that specific antigenic epitopes or regions of the DNA of these bacteria can be targeted for use in rapid, specific, and sensitive diagnostic assays. To accomplish our goal our specific aims are to: (i) develop a DNA-hybridization assay using nanoscale optical fiber biosensors coupled to DNA probes to detect specific oligonucleotide sequences; (ii) develop an antigen-binding assay using nanoscale optical fiber biosensors coupled to antibodies to detect specific antigens; and (iii) enhance the sensitivity and optimize the specificity of the nanoscale optical fiber biosensors in detecting oligonucleotide sequences and antigens specific to infectious bacteria. In addition, we will use Real-Time PCR and latex agglutination assays as control assays to compare the sensitivity and specificity of DNA-based or antigen-based optical fiber biosensor assays. The novel bioengineered optical fiber assay is rugged, portable, and inexpensive when compared to competing technologies such as surface plasmon resonance. These sensors will fill an important void that exists in the rapid diagnosis of Category A and B select agents, but can be broadly applicable and to the diagnosis of a variety of biological agents.
PI: Thomas J Inzana
CO-I: James R Heflin
CO-I: Abey Bandara
Total Award: $375,604
Direct: $250,000
Indirect: $125,604
Duration of Award: Two years
Title: Mechanisms of Immune Modulation by Probiotics
Significance: Rotavirus gastroenteritis poses a tremendous ongoing disease burden in the US and worldwide, with costs to health care and society exceeding one billion dollars annually in the US and even more immense morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Four years of funding (R01) from National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), NIH are awarded to Dr. Lijuan Yuan and her team to determine if the use of probiotics can enhance vaccine efficacy in gnotobiotic pig models of human rotavirus infection and to identify the underlying mechanisms by which probiotics exert the adjuvant effects. Identifying a novel function of probiotics next to their role as direct regulators of disease is highly significant and innovative. This knowledge will facilitate the clinical uses of probiotic adjuvants for vaccines against rotavirus and other enteric virus-induced diseases, which could have a real impact on global health by augmenting vaccine efficacy at a relatively moderate cost.
PI: Lijuan Yuan
CO-I: Stephen Boyle, Marlice Vonck
Total Award: $1,560,523
Direct: $1,000,000
Indirect: $560,523
Duration of Award: 08/01/09-07/31/2013
Title: USDA,APHIS,VS Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health
Significance: This agreement will expand the work begun by the Veterinary Medical Informatics Lab (VMIL) in standardization of terminology for the USDAs National Animal Health Laboratory Network, broadening the scope to include the USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services standards for taxonomy. The work will specifically focus on updating and improving the taxonomy and breed standards published in the Surveillance and Data Standards for USDA/APHIS/Veterinary Services, used by all USDA animal programs. Improved standardization will enhance surveillance and response to emerging animal diseases in the US, including avian influenza and with bio-terrorism potential.
PI: Jeff Wilcke
CO-I: Julie Green
Total Award: $65,000
Direct: $59,101
Indirect: $5,909
Duration of Award: 09/02/08-09/01/09
Title: Identifying PRRSV structural components that activate regulatory T cells and diminish protective immunity
Significance: This research project will address an important question in Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSV) immunology by determining and characterizing which components of the virus stimulate regulatory T cells (Tregs), resulting in diminished protective immunity. A major obstacle in stimulating protective immunity against PRRSV is the ability of the virus to modulate and dampen the immune response, leading to virus persistence. This immune modulation not only allows PRRSV to replicate and cause disease, but it also leads to severe secondary respiratory infections as well. One way the virus is able to do this is by activating regulatory T cells. Regulatory T cells not only dampen the immune response to the antigen that activated them, but they also non-specifically dampen the immune response to other antigens as well. Determining which viral components are necessary for regulatory T cell activation will be vital in designing future effective vaccines that avoid this arm of the immune response.
PI: Tanya LeRoith
CO-I: XJ Meng, Kevin Pelzer
Total Award: $59,249
Direct: $59,249
Duration of Award: 1 year, starts November 1, 2008
Funding Agency: National Pork Board
Title: Understanding the Immunopathogenesis of Porcine Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome: the Immunological Effects of PCV2 and PRRSV Co-infection
Significance: Porcine circovirus associated diseases (PCVAD), including PMWS, are widespread in the pork industry in the United States. Additionally, the incidence of more severe PMWS has been increasing. Although PCV2 has been recognized as the major contributor to PCVAD, it is difficult to reproduce the disease with PCV2 alone. Typically infection by other viruses including PRRSV is required for clinical disease. However, the contribution each virus makes to the manifestation of clinical disease is unknown, but is presumed to be a result of immune modulation by the viruses. This research will attempt to identify the contribution of each virus in enhancing disease. Understanding the effects of each virus on the immune system and how they interact is vital for vaccine development and for instituting other control measures.
PI: Tanya LeRoith
CO-I: XJ Meng, Kevin Pelzer
Total Award: $60,669
Direct: $60,669
Duration of Award: 1 year
Funding Agency: National Pork Board
Title: Attempt transmit hepatitis E virus to goats
Significance: The objective of this study is to attempt to transmit hepatitis E virus to goats, and to establish a goat animal model for the study of human hepatitis E.
PI: XJ Meng
CO-I: D. Phillip Sponenberg
Total Award: $24,866
Direct: $15,688
Indirect: $9,178
Duration of Award: 6 months
Funding Agency: NIAID, NIH
Title: Fullerenes Counteracting Organophosphorus Threats
Significance: Organophosphorus (OP) compounds are potent, volatile chemical agents that have been used as agents of terrorism (e.g., their use against the Kurds in Iraq in the 1980s and their release in Japan in 1994 and 1995). The OP nerve agents are chemically similar to OP insecticides and exert their acutely toxic biological effects by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase (AChE) enzyme in the nervous system. Although treatments are currently available for rescue from OP-induced cholinergic poisoning that follows AChE inhibition, they have a limited spectrum of effectiveness. Solubilized carbon-containing buckyballs (C60 and C80 fullerenes) supplied by Luna Innovations, Inc., Blacksburg, have properties that provide potential to contribute to counteract severe OP-induced toxicity. The water solubility of these fullerenes will allow them to be easily administered and distributed in the body; properties associated with their carbon cages will allow them to enter cells to exert antidotal action. They are safe, have capability to interact with and inactivate OP compounds, and could counteract OP-induced oxidative stress associated with the severe toxicity that can occur following exposure to nerve agents. The work to be done will examine the effectiveness of C60 and C80 fullerenes to inactivate OP compounds in vitro and effectively antidote OP toxicity in vivo.
PI: Marion Ehrich
CO-I: Bernard S. Jortner; Luna Innovations, Inc. (Roger Van Tassell, Chris Kepley)
Total Award: $946,432 (includes annual subcontracts to Luna Innovations, Inc.)
Direct: ~$674,435 total
Indirect: ~$217,728 total
Duration of Award: ~ 3 years; 9/4/08 5/31/11
Funding Agency: NIH
Title: A chicken model to study HEV pathogenesis
Significance: The lack of a practical animal model for HEV is a major obstacle for understanding the mechanism of HEV pathogenesis. This project will utilize a novel chicken model system to understand the pathogenesis of HEV, and the data from this project will help devise preventive and control strategies against HEV.
PI: X.J. Meng
CO-I: F.W. Pierson, T. LeRoith, Y.W. Huang
Total Award: $1,266,300
Direct: $800,000
Indirect: $466,300
Duration of Award: 03/01/2008 to 02/30/2012
Funding Agency: NIAID, NIH
Title: Mechanism of hepatitis E virus replication and pathogenesis
Significance: The lack of knowledge on HEV biology and pathogenesis has greatly hindered the development of a vaccine against HEV. This project will delineate the structural and functional relationship of HEV genes using reverse genetics and animal models, and the results will aid in the development of a live-attenuated vaccine against this important but extremely understudied human pathogen.
PI: X.J. Meng
CO-I: P.G. Halbur, Y.W. Huang
Total Award: $1,561,797
Direct: $1,000,000
Indirect: $561,797
Duration of Award: 03/01/2008 to 02/30/2012
Funding Agency: NIAID, NIH


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Catch up with friends over homemade beer from Brooklyn Brew Shop's amazingly easy DIY beer kits.
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Occasion: Friday night dance party.
Why: The start of the weekend is something to celebrate
Where: Your cousin's basement.
How: Brew your own beer, stock up on onion dip, and let the good times roll.
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Occasion: Saturday night wine and cheese party.
Why: Sophistication is your middle name.
Where: Your friend's grown-up apartment.
How: Research the perfect pairings online, add a spread of gourmet hors d'oeuvres, and prepare your wittiest conversation starters.
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Candle No. 1 looks like a traditional candle and an ornate candleholder, but it's actually an all-in-one piece made of molded wax. Use it to add a little humor (and a shot of hip) to a regulation china-silver-crystal table setting.
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Still putting peonies in pop cans and pate on paper plates? Get a dose of grown-up with Up in the Air Somewhere ceramics, functional home designs made by Susan Dwyer.
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Secret Stash Sea Salts take on multiple flavors, including pineapple cumin chili, nicoise olive, vanilla, or coconut garam masala. Use them to season salads and hors d'oeuvres or for other culinary experimentation.
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Sandra Jordan's line of serving pieces (which are totally affordable) are rustic yet stunning and sure to evoke oohs and ahhs at the table.
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Leave the matchmaking to Cheese Cupid, a beverage and cheese pairing connoisseur, who makes taste buds fly every time. Based in Wisconsin, it knows cheeses and believes there are multiple good matches for all types.
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The folks who own The Accidental Wine Company scoop up bottles whose labels have been damaged, stained, or outdated and offer them to you for 20 to 40 percent less than their unblemished counterparts.
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Occasion: Sunday movie night.
Why: Staying in is the new going out.
Where: Your living room.
How: Clean off your everyday dishes, make a batch of homemade nuts, and rent your favorite '80s cinema on Netflix.
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This recipe for Sol's Nuts comes from Aunt Minnie. Diabetic though she was, the lady liked some sugar. Whip up a batch and try to eat just two.
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Ceramicist May Luk, a former illustrator, works with white stoneware and porcelain clay, then silk-screens or transfer-prints images for a dreamy effect. And though the pieces are decidedly feminine, they're also durable and totally functional.
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Experiment with creamy mozzarella and ricotta, paneer and queso blanco, or fresh goat cheese. Each Urban Cheesecraft kit comes with straightforward instructions and all the simple tools needed to make ten batches (fine cheesecloth, thermometer, cheese salt, and citric acid or rennet); all you must track down is the milk.
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HalfWitWines, an online shop that vends solely half bottles of booze, stocks more than 1,000 from all over the world, and it's easy to navigate by region and varietal, especially with the option to peek at the label.
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Each unbreakable GoVino wine glass holds up to sixteen ounces and has a convenient indention for gripping your libation. Plus, at $2.50 apiece, you can stock up without breaking the bank.
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Screen-printed by hand with water-based inks on organic linen, Natsumi place mats, napkins, and coasters define contemporary elegance. There's one simple design in three colors — perfect for fostering a less-is-more approach to cocktail party tableware.
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Northern India native Julia Leaphart pours and packages embossed and distressed Himalayan Trading Post candles in her Conyers studio. The pint-size, fair trade votives brim with 50-plus hours of scent.
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text: Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Hotel rating Quick Specs Commissions 10.0%Rates $99-$359Year Built 1981Year Renovated 2012 View Large Interactive Map Address 1300 Nicollet MallMinneapolis, MN 55403 Web http://minneapolis.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html Phone + 1 612-370-1234 Fax + 1 612-370-1463 Toll-free 800-233-1234 Email email@example.com OverviewMeeting SpecsPhotos & videosRatings & Reviews Description Business-oriented High-rise Hotel located 1 block from convention center.Year Built: 1981Year Renovated: 2012Check in Time: 3:00 PMCheck out Time: 12:00 PMNumber of Floors: 21Total Number of Rooms: 645Rates: $99-$139Commissions: Room Only 10.0%Chain: Hyatt Hotels WorldwideChain Website: http://www.hyatt.com GDS Hotel Reservation CodesAmadeus GDS: HY MSPHMNGalileo/Apollo GDS: HY 00980Sabre GDS: HY 000980WorldSpan GDS: HY MSPRM Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Location & NeighborhoodIn Minneapolis, 6 miles from St Paul. Downtown; 1 1/2 blocks from Minneapolis Convention Ctr. Convention Center. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Rates & PoliciesHyatt Regency Minneapolis rates are Daily in USDStandard: $99-$139 Suite: $149-$359 (USD) Credit Cards Are AcceptedReservations must be guaranteed with a credit cardMeals: No Meals IncludedDeposit Policy: Credit card guarantee at time of bookingCancellation Policy: Cancel by 3:00 pm CST 24 hours prior to arrivalHotel Discounts offered: Group discountCorporate discountGovernment/ Military discountAARP discountTravel Agents 50.0%Airline Personnel Nearby AirportsMinn/St Paul Intl (7.25 miles southeast)St Cloud (54 miles northwest)Rochester Intl (82 miles southeast)More Airports » Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Room AmentitiesHyatt Regency Minneapolis amenities are in All rooms unless noted otherwiseAir ConditioningBalcony/TerraceCoffeemakerDaily Maid ServiceIron/Ironing BoardFree NewspaperRooms for Non-smokersTelephoneVoicemailRefrigerator (some)Safe (In Room)Cable/Satellite TelevisionTelevisionInternet Access (High Speed & Wireless) (additional fee) Guest ServicesATM/BankBarber/Hair StylistCar RentalComplimentary CoffeeConcierge/Club FloorConcierge ServicesCrib/Rollaway BedCurrency ExchangeGift ShopLaundry/Dry Cleaning ServiceMulti-lingual StaffPaid Onsite ParkingRoom ServiceWheelchair Access to Common/Public AreasCommon Area Internet Access (High Speed & Wireless) (additional fee) Security ServicesElectronic Key/LockSmoke Alarm in RoomsSprinkler in RoomsValet Parking Service Pet ServicesPets AllowedAdditional Fee for Pets Nearby SightseeingMall of America (10 miles)Metrodome (15 blocks)Loring Park (4 blocks)Minneapolis Institute of ArtsBasilica of St. Mary (0.50 miles northwest)More sightseeing »DiningManny's Steakhouse (Onsite)Oceanaire Seafood Room (Onsite)Spike's Bar & Grill (Onsite)D'Amico CucinaSoleraMore dining options » On-Site RecreationHealth ClubHealth Spa/MassageHot TubPool (Indoor Pool)Tennis (Indoor Tennis)Nearby RecreationBeachBicyclingBoating/SailingFishingGolf CourseHorseback RidingJogging TrailsScuba DivingShopping Mall/AreaWater Skiing Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Meeting Rooms & Events20 Meeting Rooms holding 6,542 people.67,919 sq ft of Meeting Space30,000 sq ft of Exhibit SpaceExhibit HallLocation: Floor 1Flooring: carpetCapacity: Theater- 1,800, Classroom- 1,000, Reception- 2,500, Banquet- 2,000Nicollet BallroomLocation: Floor 1, Portable walls AvailableFlooring: carpetCapacity: Theater- 1,500, Classroom- 900, Reception- 1,700, Banquet- 1,280Greenway BallroomLocation: Floor 2, Portable walls AvailableFlooring: carpetCapacity: Theater- 950, Classroom- 500, Reception- 1,100, Banquet- 700Lake SuperiorLocation: Floor 5, Portable walls AvailableFlooring: carpetCapacity: Theater- 325, Classroom- 160, Reception- 250, Banquet- 250 Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Business ServicesA-V EquipmentBusiness CenterCopierFaxMeeting FacilitiesAdministrative ServicesMeeting Room Internet Access (High Speed & Wireless) (additional fee) Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Images, Videos, & Virtual Tours Photos & Videos Hyatt Regency Minneapolis ExteriorHyatt Regency Minneapolis ExteriorHyatt Regency Minneapolis LobbyHyatt Regency Minneapolis LobbyHyatt Regency Minneapolis LobbyHyatt Regency Minneapolis LobbyHyatt Regency Minneapolis RoomHyatt Regency Minneapolis RoomHyatt Regency Minneapolis RoomHyatt Regency Minneapolis RoomHyatt Regency Minneapolis MeetingHyatt Regency Minneapolis RestaurantHyatt Regency Minneapolis RestaurantHyatt Regency Minneapolis SuiteHyatt Regency Minneapolis Ballroom Images Powered by VFM Leonardo travel42 Review for Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Want to read the full Hyatt Regency Minneapolis travel42 Review? For access to this review as well as 10,000 others, visit www.travel-42.com or call 1.866.566.8136 to subscribe. Situated on a largely residential stretch of Nicollet Mall, this once ailing Hyatt has scooted back up into the ranks along side the Marriott and Le Meridien thanks to the recent renovation. Since its debut in 1981—the same year Reagan stepped into the White House—Hyatt Regency Minneapolis has been a key player here, entertaining and wining and dining a long roster of notable transients. It is one of the largest hotels in Minneapolis, and only the nearby Marriott and Hilton surpass its room c... Subscribe to travel42 to read the full review » Copyright (c) 2014 Northstar Travel Media, LLC. travel42. 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