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Local Sanghas
A complete list of worldwide Sanghas in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh can be found at the Mindfulness Bell's Sangha Directory. The list below is a more detailed list of Sanghas in the Southern California area.
The Community of Mindful Living in Southern California
Sanghas Practicing in the Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh in Southern California
"A sangha is a community of friends practicing the Dharma [teachings of the Buddha] together in order to bring about and maintain awareness. The essence of a Sangha is awareness, understanding, acceptance, harmony and love. When you do not see these in a community, it is not a true Sangha, and you should have the courage to say so. But when you find these elements are present in a community, you know that you have the happiness and fortune of being in a real sangha." – Thich Nhat Hanh from Friends on the Path: Living Spiritual Communities
You may also like to read our list of Frequently Asked Questions about participating in a Sangha.
For the most current information on Sanghas in your area, visit our main Sangha Directory.
Southern California Sanghas
In an effort to support successful Sangha building, we also provide the following list of Southern California Sanghas.
Please send additions and corrections to:
Phill Conrad at email@example.com
When you do, please also consider updating your entry at the Mindfulness Bell's Sangha Directory. Instructions are available at that site.
Altadena Tranquil Lotus Sangha (Pasadena) (Formerly Pasadena Tree House Sangha). Tuesday 7:30pm. For more information contact: Eran James at email@example.com (Current as of 09/04/2013)
Baby Step Sangha (Claremont, CA) Meets Mondays at 5:30pm at the Kresge Chapel of the Claremont School of Theology. Email contact is: email@example.com for more details. (Current as of 12/17/2013)
Compassionate Heart Sangha of Los Angeles (Hollywood). Every Sunday 11 am - 1 pm, Woman's Club of Hollywood - Hospitality House, 1749 N. La Brea Ave (south of Franklin Ave) Los Angeles, CA 90046. Parking and entrance in rear. For more info please contact email@example.com Website:groups.yahoo.com/groups/lachsangha (Current as of 10/17/2013).
Flowing River Sangha (NE Los Angleles, Silverlake) Every Saturday morning from 7-8:30. Contact : Joshua Kaufman, True Shining Ocean firstname.lastname@example.com, or at 323-496-3333. (Current as of 10/19/2013).
Korean Sangha (Los Angeles). For more info please contact Chang at email@example.com or 562-697-1878. (Current as of 09/04/2013)
Malibu Sangha, (Malibu), Thursday at 7:30pm For more info contact: Rosemary Alden at 818-222-2936 or firstname.lastname@example.com (Current as of 09/04/2013)
Ocean Wave Sangha (Long Beach). No longer manifesting. (Current as of 05/22/2014--will remove listing on or before 05/22/2015).
Organic Garden Sangha (Culver City), Saturday 7-8:30 am, GODA YOGA, 9711 Washington Blvd. @ Watseka, Culver City (please enter at back door). For more info please contact email@example.com or call Gregory at 310-866-6766. www.organicgardensangha.org. (Current as of 09/04/2013)
Sacred Sands Sangha (Lancaster). Meets at Center of Light which is the Antelope Valley's Center for Spiritual Living. The address is 1030 W. Ave L-8 Lancaster ca 93534. We meet every Tuesday at 6:15 in the small room at the back of the church. For more information, please contact Dianna Rimer at 661-361-0117 or firstname.lastname@example.com. (Current as of 09/04/2013)
San Gabriel Sangha (Rosemead). Meets Thursday evenings from 7:00pm-8:30pm on the University of the West campus in Rosemead in room ED 207. Visit sangabrielvalleysangha.org for more information and directions. (Current as of 02/22/2014)
Smiling Lotus Sangha (Palos Verdes, Carson, Long Beach), Every Sunday 6:00pm – 8:00pm. For more information please contact: Niparpon Johansen/Mumm firstname.lastname@example.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smilinglotussangha/ (Current as of 08/26/2013)
Topanga Mountain Sangha (Topanga). We meet the second the fourth Sunday of the month from 4-5:30 PM in Topanga, CA. For more info, telephone: Sherry Modell at 310-993-3739 (Current as of 09/11/2013)
Empty Wave Sangha (Laguna Beach). Second and fourth Tuesday at 6 pm. Contact John Olson at email@example.com. (current as of 09/04/2013)
Palm Tree Sangha (Fountain Valley). Vietnamese--4th Saturday of the month. Vietnamese and Westerners--2nd Sunday of the month. For more information please contact Chan Huyen at 714-963-8086. (current as of 08/06/2009)
Riverside Smiling Sangha (Riverside County). Meets Mondays at 7 pm at various sangha members homes. For more information please contact Kitty Huang via email at firstname.lastname@example.com (Current as of 08/03/2009)
No Mud, No Lotus Sangha (Redlands), We meet on Monday Nights, every other week for guided, walking, and silent meditation, dharma discussions, and tea. All are welcome! For details, contact: Lynn Flewelling via email at email@example.com (Info current as of 09/04/2013)
No Coming, No Going Sangha (Morongo Valley, in the desert near Joshua Tree National Park). Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Visit our website at nocomingnogoingsangha.org. Contact us by email through our website or call Donna Thomas, 760-369-8917. (Info current as of 10/08/2010)
Compassionate Heart Sangha (Leucadia), Saturday 10am-11:30pm. For more information please contact Tim Motley at email@example.com or 858-583-8081, or Jan McClure at email@example.com or 760-942-2630 or 760-613-2873 . http://compassionateheartsangha.com/ (Current as of 09/02/2013)
Deer Park Monastery (Escondido), 2499 Melru Lane. Thursday and Sundays Days of Mindfulness, 8:30 am-4 pm. Monthly mindfulness retreats. www.deerparkmonastery.org (Current as of 08/06/2009)
Dharma Bum Kids Sangha (San Diego) We practice mindfulness in kid-friendly form, and include mindful eating, mindful playing, arts and crafts, beginning anew, and lots of fun guided meditations... 2nd and 4th Sundays from 11:00am-12:30pm.
Located at Buddha For You, 6145 El Cajon Blvd. Suite D, San Diego, CA 92115 (Next to Vons in the shopping center) Contact: David Viafora email@example.com (Current as of 02/14/2012)
Healing Garden Sangha (San Diego) sits for 15 minutes twice a week at the San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center off La Jolla Village Dr. For more info please contact Jan McClure at 858-8585 ext 5566 for details. (Current as of 08/21/2012).
Open Heart Sangha (San Diego) We enjoy sitting meditation, walking meditation, and Dharma sharing every Sunday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. The 4th Sunday of the month, we recite the Mindfulness Trainings. Join us in Room 323 at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, 4190 Front Street, San Diego, CA 92103. This is across the street from UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest. For more information, contact Pete(firstname.lastname@example.com). (Current as of 09/04/2013)
Palomitas de Paz Sangha (Vista) Plum Village Tradition, Palomar Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1600 Buena Vista Drive, Vista CA 92081, Saturdays, 9-10:00 am, Sitting and Walking Meditation, firstname.lastname@example.com, (760)598-6805 (Current as of 09/04/2013)
Peaceful Shores Sangha (La Jolla). 6 to 18 persons meet at 6:30 pm every Friday for meditation, dharma presentation, circle discussion, and joyful singing, followed by an informal teatime. We take weekly turns leading. Info contact: Carolyn Marsden, 858-232-7107. email@example.com. (Current as of 09/04/2013).
Still Ripening Sangha (Escondido), Deer Park Monastery, 2499 Melru Lane, Escondido. Order of Interbeing aspirants and members. Meets periodically during Deer Park Monastery Days of Mindfulness, typically on the third Sunday of the month after lunch, under the pepper tree by the dining hall. To confirm meeting days/times, or for more info, please contact email@example.com (Current as of 08/04/2009)
Wat Lao Sangha (San Diego), No longer manifesting. (Current as of 09/06/2013--listing to be removed on or before 09/06/2014)
World Beat Sangha (San Diego). The World Beat Sangha is a community practicing in the Plum Village tradition of Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. All people of all ages and all faiths are welcome to come and practice with us. We offer Meditation and Mindfulness practice for beginners to advanced. We gather every Sunday from 5pm to 7pm, but sometimes there is a change so it is good to call and check for updates. The World Beat Center is located in Balboa Park at 2100 Park Blvd, San Diego. Call to confirm: World Beat Center 619-230-1190 or email firstname.lastname@example.com . To learn more about the World Beat Center visit http://www.worldbeatcenter.org (current as of 09/04/2013)
Beginner's Mind Sangha (Santa Barbara). Sunday evenings 6:30-8:00 PM. Meets at: Santa Barbara Yoga Center, 32 East Micheltorena Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Phone for SBYC: 805-965-6045. Contact number for Sangha: 805-886-5179, Rachel Gately (Current as of 05/22/2014)
Live Oak Sangha (Goleta) A mindfulness practice in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, and in affiliation with the Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship (www.uua.org/uubf). Meets Tuesday evenings 7-8:30pm at Live Oak UU Congregation of Goleta, for sitting meditation, walking meditation, and other activities including book study, discussion, recitation of the five mindfulness trainings. For more information, contact Jan Ross (email@example.com, 805 570 3133), or visit www.liveoakgoleta.org and click on the link for the "UU Buddhist Sangha". (Current as of 09/04/2013)
Meditation at SBCC (Santa Barbara) Meets Thursdays 1:30pm-2:00pm at the Santa Barbara City College in the Administration Building (Room A-112). (Current as of 09/08/2014)
Wabi Sabi Sangha (Santa Barbara), Offers occasional days of mindfulness for practitioners in the Santa Barbara area and beyond. Consult http://www.wabisabisangha.org for an updated schedule of meetings. For more info, contact email@example.com, or phone 805-973-7744. Not currently meeting as a weekly practice community. (Current as of 05/22/2014).
Being Peace of Ojai (Ojai), For the schedule and more information, please visit Ojai Mindfulness. You may also call or text Kenley Neufeld. 805-252-2448. (Current as of 03/30/2014)
Friendship Sangha of the Heart (Ventura), Monday 7-8:45pm. Sanctuary of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura, 5654 Ralston St., Ventura (just west of Victoria Ave). For more info please contact Neal Ortenberg at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit the website: http://sites.google.com/site/friendshipsanghaoftheheart/. (Current as of 08/03/2009)
To receive announcements and information about upcoming mindfulness community events, join the Friends of CML Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/friendsofcml
Karen Hilsberg, Culver City
Chan Huyen, Fountain Valley, 714-963-8086
Kenley Neufeld, Ojai, 805-252-2448
Hung Nguyen, Rancho Bernardo, 858-243-2447
If you would like to start a new sangha in your neighborhood, support is available. Please contact one of the following people for guidance: Phil Stein (LA County) at email@example.com or 310-322-3212, Dollie Meyers (LA County) at firstname.lastname@example.com or 310-306-4789 (Current as of 09/04/2009)


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Five Inducted into Pi Gamma Mu Chapter
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Five new members were recently inducted into the Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, International Honor Society in Social Science, at West Virginia Wesleyan College.
New members include Cassie Cline, a senior psychology major from Parkersburg, WV; Stacy Karickhoff, a junior psychology major from Buckhannon, WV; Tyler McWhorter, a junior environmental studies and economic major from Weston, WV; Chris Reich, a junior criminal justice and sociology major from Lost Creek, WV; and Briana Shockey, a junior psychology and political science major from Belington, WV.
Reich will assume the position of president, taking over for Maggie Jones, a senior environmental studies and political science major from Elkins, WV; McWhorter will take over the duties as vice president; and Shockey was named the group's secretary-treasurer.
Membership to Pi Gamma Mu is open to qualified undergraduate students involved in social sciences. To qualify for membership, a student must have junior or senior standing, be in the top 35% of the class, and have a B or better average in at least 20 semester hours of social science classes such as political science, psychology, criminal justice, history or economics.
Pi Gamma Mu, founded in 1924, now has over 250,000 members in 150 chapters located at colleges in the United States and abroad. The purpose of the Society is to encourage academic excellence in the social sciences, promote social service, and develop leadership skills among its members.
For more information on Pi Gamma Mu, please contact Dr. Robert Rupp, faculty advisor, at email@example.com.
Cutline—front row (l-r) Cassie Cline, Maggie Jones (current honorary president), and Stacy Karickhoff; back row (l-r) Tyler McWhorter and Chris Reich. Not pictured: Briana Shockey.

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I've been researching recipes for homemade insect repellents on this forum, and see that diluted non-detergent soaps are frequently used. I'm just looking for some actual brand-names of such soaps. I've read that Ivory is no longer non-detergent, and that Dr. Bronners, since it is made from vegetable sources isn't as effective as animal-derived fatty acids. So that leaves Fels-Naptha but I'm wondering if there are any others... and what about Murphy's Oil Soap? Is that too strong? What about Woolite?
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I'm interested in why you aren't willing to get the real stuff? Commercially manufactured insecticidal soaps are effective, efficient, safe to use, have real honest-to-goodness directions on the label, lol! If you aren't going to use the commercial stuff, then you just might be 'stuck' with something that may not work as well. Dr. Bonner's soaps are a decent substitute, as is pure Castile soap. Murphy's has additives that could increase the chance of phytotoxicity. It's also veggie based, in case you're interested. (And there's no OIL in that darned soap!) To be honest, I've not used a homemade soap spray so I can't give you a recipe that works. I've always believed that the real product is less costly in the long run, as well as very effective. |
- Posted by firefly1013 CT 6 (My Page) on Mon, May 7, 07 at 13:58
Thanks rhizo-- I was mostly thinking of the cost, but perhaps you are right about in the long run it being more cost-effective to stick with something like Safer. I appreciate your input! |
- Posted by dibbit z7b SC (email@example.com) on Mon, May 7, 07 at 15:19
I believe that Ivory Snow flakes are also "real soap", but can't say if they are animal or vegetable based, and they may well have altered the formula since I last checked. (I had allergies to detergent-based soaps, and got itchy skin if I used them for laundry.) You may also be able to get something usable from either buying handmade soap (although many will be vegetable-based) or making your own. DYI does mean messing around with lye, tallow/fat and heat, and can be a little dangerous - one reason I haven't even thought about trying! And the price to buy handmade, since it would be made in small batches, by hand, wouldn't be inexpensive, necessarily. |
I think you'll be hugely surprised at the very low cost of plain ol' insecticidal soap. The concentrate is more cost effective. And be sure to compare prices. If the active ingredients are the same, always go with the cheapest stuff. Safer's isn't the only producer. |
At $6.98 per quart for Insecticidal soap and $2.98 per bar of Fels Naptha from which I can make several thousand quarts of Insecticidal Soaps I don't think the commercial ones are "very low cost". You shave off some of the Fels Naptha and soak that in a wee bit of hot water to make a gel and mix 1 teaspoon of that in 1 quart of water, Very simple to make and very inexpensive. |
- Posted by firefly1013 CT 6 (My Page) on Tue, May 8, 07 at 8:31
Great, that's exactly what I was looking for Kimmsr-- thanks! The price is certainly right. Besides, I like to mix my own cleaning concoctions, I really wanted to try my hand at this as well. Thanks to everyone for their feedback! Kelli |
At $6.98 per quart for Insecticidal soap and $2.98 per bar of Fels Naptha from which I can make several thousand quarts of Insecticidal Soaps I don't think the commercial ones are "very low cost". The concentrates are to be diluted greatly with water and as such they are very inexpensive and will last most folks years and years (usually a couple ounces per gallon). Nothing wrong with making one's own, I have just read too many posts where a person made their own and then was asking why their plant was damaged to ever recommend it to anyone. To each their own though. |
- Posted by northernvirginiadi 7 (My Page) on Tue, May 8, 07 at 13:28
What insects can you control with the fels naptha/insecticidal soap? What vegetables do you spray them on? I'm a beginner gardener and trying to learn about how I can control unwanted pests. Thanks! |
There are a large number of insects the insecticidal soaps work at controlling. Insecticidal soaps disolve the target insects exoskeleton so many hard shell beetles can be. Some people use IS to control aphids but that is unnecessary since a sharp stream of plain water works just as well on them. Your major consideration about using any pesticide should be "do I really need to do something" because often doing something results in the natural control to be controlled also. |
- Posted by led_zep_rules 5 WI (My Page) on Wed, May 9, 07 at 1:53
To be honest, I have used whatever kind of liquid dish washing soap/detergent I have on hand. We try to get Ivory dish soap just because hubby is allergic to a lot of other brands, but couldn't find it last time and the cheap stuff from Aldi works just fine. Have always had this solution work on killing bugs, and have never damaged my plants with it at the killing-bugs dilution rate. (If you double the amount of dish soap it does hurt plants, can be used to kill small weeds.) I go with about 1 Tablespoon of dish soap per quart of water in a spray bottle. I also have Murphy's Oil Soap but didn't know that I could use that, besides it is kind of pricey. I used to use this spray on some kind of worms that attacked the pine trees at my previous home almost every year, and on ants and aphids. At my current house I have used them on ants, cucumber beetles, and Mexican bean beetles/bugs in the garden. It works, and you can just spray/soak the area afterwards to get most of the soap out. No aphid problems here since I have so many lady bugs. I also don't see how a $1 bottle of dish soap that makes gazillions of quarts of bug spray (and can also be used for dish soap) doesn't blow away ANY prepared commercial product economically. Yes, I imagine you could hurt some plants if you were careless, but all you have to do is wash the plant off afterward with water anyway, so what is the big deal? I even rescue the worms I find in that area and wash them off with water, too. Marcia |
- Posted by Ann 5(firstname.lastname@example.com) onSun, Mar 13, 11 at 11:58
I have sprayed down the yard with one tablespoon of joy liquid detergent in hose type sprayer before parties, and bugs are gone,even from the roses. It never hurt the plants that dilute. There were no mosquitos that day-an it was awesome all three graduation parties. |
- Posted by Canningmama(email@example.com) onTue, Jul 5, 11 at 11:12
Is insecticidal soap (fels naptha and water safe for using on basil leaves and then eating them? Is it effective against japanese beetles? |
- Posted by chuggerguy 9B Vero Beach (My Page) on Tue, Jan 31, 12 at 15:13
I've tried the commercial stuff a time or two. It cost way way way too much and was simply not an affordable option for me.I suppose ones means(or willingness to waste money) can determine what gets deemed "expensive" or "inexpensive". |
I just bought some Safer concentrate and was amazed at all the plants it's NOT recommended for use on. Wish I'd just made my own. The best thing about "make-your-own" is that when you are out of the store stuff you can make some up in a hurry. |
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US crude oil prices have dropped below the $50 a barrel level amid renewed concerns about demand weakness in the US and Japan. Nymex May West Texas Intermediate lost $1.43 at $47.72 a barrel ahead of the latest US weekly inventories data which was expected to show a further increase of 1.9m barrels in crude stocks, according to a poll of analysts by Reuters.
US crude stocks have already reached their highest levels since since July 1993 and a further rise was anticipated in the latest EIA data out later today, with a rise in crude imports towards the 10m barrels a day level seen as likely.
Analysts at the Schork Report wrote:
All told, total crude oil inventories in the U.S. as of Friday, March 27th ballooned to a record 1.07 billion (x109) barrels. That equates to approximately 118 days of import cover (the IEA requirement is 90 days). In other words, there was no change last week… you still can't swing a cat without hitting a barrel of crude oil in the United States.
Traders note the spread between the front month contract and the rest of the curve has widened sharply, suggesting further weakness in demand in the near-term and increasing the attractiveness of putting oil into storage. The June WTI contract traded $1.53 lower at $50.38 while the December 2009 WTI was $1.31 lower at $58.37.
"Elevated stockpiles in the US will continue to keep oil prices under pressure until demand improves," said analysts at HansonWesthouse: "We expect this (improvement) to occur with the start of a better US driving season this year and improved economic growth towards year end."
ICE May Brent lost $1.05 at $50.17 a barrel.
Over the weekend, Saudi Arabia announced it would lower official selling prices for its crude grades for the first time in five months. Analysts at Commerzbank saw this as the kingdom "signalling a swift recovery in demand is unlikely".
Some US refineries are still completing their spring maintenance programmes, which has also weighed on demand in the US. The government data due for release on Wednesday was expected to show refinery utilisation remained low last week, up just 0.1 percentage points to 81.8 per cent.
Distillate stocks (including heating oil) were expected to fall 200,000 barrels while gasoline stocks were seen falling 1m barrels. Nymex May heating oil traded 2.3 per cent lower at $1.3674 a gallon while Nymex May gasoline lost just under 4 cents at $1.4212 a gallon.
In Japan, the world's third-largest energy consumer, crude inventories have also risen as the country's worst recession since the second World War has hit demand.
Tom Pawlicki of MF Global Research said downward pressure oil prices was also coming from concerns that demand forecasts from both the International Energy Agency, the energy watchdog of the the developed world and the US government, would be cut due to the deepening global economic recession.
Mr Pawlicki said the oil markets correletion with stock market performance was likely to remain high and that equities were due for a short-term correction ahead of US earnings season and after the ending of the G20 meeting.
"MF Global still believes that a long-term bottom has been made in oil, and looks to enter long positions in low $40's" said Mr Pawlicki: "Our year-end (price) objective is unchanged at $75 a barrel."


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First Light is an emergency shelter accepting homeless women and homeless women with children 24 hours a day. Samford's Department of Family Studies has maintained a collaboration with the First Light Shelter for seven years, through our Family Life Education service-learning course. That relationship deepened this past academic year when the student members of the National Council on Family Relations and their sponsor, Dr. Jonathan Davis, worked with Samford's executive chef, Chris Vizzina, to serve breakfast on several occasions to those taking refuge at First Light. "Chris has been wonderful, preparing the entire meal beforehand (though the students were willing to help) and organizing transportation to the shelter, where our students mingle with the homeless women and take turns on the serving line," said Dr. Davis.
The world is better because of Samford's service to God, to family, to one another, and to the community.
The mission of Samford University is to nurture persons in their development of intellect, creativity, faith, and personhood. As a Christian university, the community fosters academic, career, and ethical competency while encouraging social and civic responsibility, and service to others.
The Samford community values lifelong:
Anchored in Christian understanding, Samford University will be a diverse community, stressing vigorous learning and personal faith, in the Baptist tradition. Within that commonality, the Community will be innovative in teaching, learning and research; sensitive to global issues; aggressive in self-assessment and continuous improvement. Faithful to its mission, Samford will be known and acknowledged worldwide by holding to its core values. The world will be better for it.


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First-time claims for unemployment benefits fell by 5,000 last week to 330,000, down from 335,000 the previous week. That's the lowest level since January 2008.
It's unclear why claims have fallen so dramatically recently, but economists point to seasonal distortions in the data, which seem to happen every January. Over the last two weeks, initial claims have plummeted by 45,000.
"Weekly data are noisy, particularly at this time of year, so keep that in mind," said Jennifer Lee, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets. She pointed to a decline in the four-week moving average, which smooths out some of the choppiness, as an encouraging sign though.
Amid the recession, weekly claims had surged above 600,000. It took until the end of 2011, for them to fall below 400,000. Since then though, they've largely been stuck in the 350,000 to 400,000 range.
Related: A $5 million scheme to steal unemployment benefits
Meanwhile, continuing claims, a closely watched measure of those who remain on unemployment benefits for a second week or more, totaled about 3.16 million in the week ended Jan. 12, the most recent data available, a 71,000 drop from the week before.


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The stars of 'Kill Your Darlings' celebrated their film's New York premiere at the Paris Theatre, hosted by The Cinema Society and Johnston & Murphy. "It?s a story that almost nobody knows about but everybody should," DeHaan had told InStyle previously of the film, which is about a 1944 murder that brings together some of the great beat poets including Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. "These are poets that shaped a generation." Following the premiere, the cast headed to the new nightspot Tao Downtown to sip Qui Tequila cocktails inspired by the Beat Generation of the movie, like The Kerouac and The Poet.Read MoreLess


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Black Oxide Pigment
Customer Reviews
Looks better the longer it cured
by Carrie
on 7/22/2014
I used the amount recommended with my 2 lb mold and at first I didn't think it would be enough (I looked grayish) and even after I cut it, it seem lighter then what I hoped for. Now a week afterward it actually looks black again. I made a black and white (licorice scented) soap so I'm sure happy it looks black again. I did use my sample bar and washed my hands with it. Noticed the bubbles were a little grey but it did not stain my cloth at all. Would buy again!
Great black colorant
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The long wait is over. Senior Bowl week is here. After a week spent in sunny Mobile, Alabama, here are my notes from viewing practices and talking to players and scouts in attendance for the premier all-star game.
— The Cleveland Browns were very interested in Ole Miss cornerback Senquez Golson, and I've spoken with sources close to both sides who say they've spent a lot of time with him this week.
— The San Francisco 49ers need cornerback help, and Texas' Quandre Diggs is high on their list, per a team source.
— USC cornerback Josh Shaw had a good enough Shrine Game week that he was invited to Mobile for the Senior Bowl. My scouting sources tell me he's very coached up in interviews and isn't giving teams a real look at his personality and character.


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Cat Haven
Facts about Chloe
- Breed: Domestic Longhair
- Color: Brown Or Chocolate (Mostly)
- Age: Adult
- Sex: Female
- Hair: Long
My name is Chloe!
Chloe's Info...
I am already spayed, housetrained, up to date with shots, declawed, not good with kids, not good with dogs, and not good with cats.
6 year old long haired declawed female
I was adopted from Cat Haven as a young kitten and came back because of issues with my adoptive family. I am a very sweet and loving cat who can get a bit of an attitude. I am good company for humans because I like to sit with them quietly and be petted (but not brushed). Are you brave enough to give me a chance???
About Cat Haven
About Our Shelter...
Cat Haven Inc. is a non-profit organization located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was established in 1999 to rescue and place cats and kittens in loving homes. In just a few years, we have rescued and found homes for almost 5,000 cats. We make it possible for area residents to find the perfect cat or kitten by hosting adoption events every Saturday in the Baton Rouge area. All cats adopted through Cat Haven have been spayed or neutered, tested for feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus, and have received age-appropriate vaccinationsCome Meet Our Pets...
Located at 11130 N. Harrell's Ferry Rd Baton Rouge LA Hours for adoption: 12-6 Monday-Saturday.PetSmart SIegen: 1st and 3rd Saturdays from 10-4.
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Purposely use the black clay so that I can dry brush whatever color over it.
I can't wait to use these in a piece. |
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- Posted by cathyscache (My Page) on Sat, Aug 29, 09 at 12:01
Oh these are wonderful Tex!! I think I need to try my hand w/clay....These will be gorgeous in a project... |
Show off! You are welcome to send those up here. LOL I have enuf on my plate with regular clay. No more new stuff to throw money at. I started that pc a few years ago and have a pasta roller and oven and a few tools, but no clay. You guys are making canes I think. I do not have the patience for that. I did get a bunch of end cuts from a gal on ebay that I cut and baked and used in my kitchen backsplash. You did a good job on these. I am drooling. |
- Posted by slowmedown (My Page) on Fri, Sep 4, 09 at 5:02
Oh, here they are. You have NO IDEA how I want to try this. I LOVE the double one w/red. What are they, and what are the top right green gems? Did you just lay the gems flat and wind around them, or did you put them on a flat piece of clay first, and then wind? NT's designs and these are making me want to go buy more clay. Thought I'd left it for good, but ...................... |
Thanks guys. I realize it is rather basic stuff, but I like the look. Flag, I don't have the patience for canes either, altho they are beautiful and I too have a pasta thingy, but I don't use it either. Slow, I just wind the clay around them. The green are some beads I got somewhere, Lord only knows. The red are some crystals that also I aquired somewhere along the way. The good thing about having everything stached in the garage, is when I get started looking, I find all kinds of things I forgot I have! The downside is that darn raccoon that has taken up residence! If you are looking to buy clay, try this online store. I got several lbs at a great price. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Poly Clay
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If you would like to help us to continue to keep our heritage alive you can make your check payable to MNI Gathering Committee and send it to: MNI Gathering Committee, Attn: Ray France, 707 West Main Street, Waveland, IN 47989. If you have any questions please call 317-372-9457(ask for Roger Trahin)
OPEN TO PUBLIC – Daily admission price: Adults $5.00 & Children 12 & under free (Parking included with admission)
Drums: Host Drum MNI's Mississenewa Singers and Visiting Drum is Thunder with the Hands.
Performing before all grand entrances: Michael Jacobs (Award winning Cherokee recording artist).
Master of Ceremonies: Timothy Noble ( Grammy nominated artist)
May 31st (Saturday) – Powwow opens -hours 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (EST)—– Grammy nominated Tim Noble will sing our National Anthem and Grand Entry/dancing 1:00-4:00 and 6:00-8:00. 15 hula dancers from the Indiana School of Polynesian Arts will be performing from 5-5:30 PM.
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Once again this year "Missisinewa Drum and Singers" will be joined by a visiting drum " Thunder with the Hands". We will have our dancers, flutist, story telling, tomahawk throwing, stick ball and much more.
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Our Master of Ceremonies: Timothy Noble (Shawnee descent), Grammy nominated & internationally known opera and popular singer. Distinguished Professor of Music at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Visit his website http://info.music.indiana.edu/faculty/current/noble-timothy.shtml
Saturday at 5:00 PM -the Indiana School of Polynesian Arts will perform. Visit their website http://www.indyhula.org/
We will have over 20+ Native American Vendors displaying and selling their crafts as well as Buffalo Burgers, Fry Bread an much more.
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The (Kinda) United States of Wired America
BY Nancy Scola | Wednesday, March 9 2011
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Did the W.H. Visualize a Meatier State of the Union?
BY Nancy Scola | Wednesday, January 26 2011
A visualization employed by the Obama White House during their "enhanced" State of the Union feed explains that salmon are regulated by two different federal agencies, depending on the salinity of the water in ... Read More
The Wisdom of Surveilling Sudan from 300 Miles Up
BY Nancy Scola | Friday, January 7 2011
Coming out of the British diplomatic world, Carne Ross says that there a couple of things he finds potentially unsettling about the George Clooney-spearheaded Satellite Sentenial project that we took note of yesterday: Read More
A 90-Year Geography of America's Two Political Parties
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Visualizing World Peace. Or at Least the Jobs Numbers.
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BBC's Dimensions: Making the Huge Grokkable in the Familiar
BY Nancy Scola | Thursday, August 19 2010
Poligraft Launches. Swear.
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Earlier this week, I teased you all with pre-mature notice that the Sunlight Foundation's* new Poligraft.com had launched. This afternoon, I pinkie swear that the site is actually up and running. Read More


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Blizzard Will Compensate Bored Players from Offline Realms
And the complaints on this, as you can imagine, are many and varied. My guild was especially distraught, as we were all excited to run AQ20 this evening. Nimrodel of Earthen Ring isn't really happy that the advance notice Blizz gave was easy to miss. A few of the servers, including Laughing Skull, already had an upgrade-- why are they going through this again? And I can't think of another "upgrade" that caused all of us to lose our friends list. Sure, it's not the end of the world, but it is a little inconvenient at least. And we don't even have the new hunter talents to console us-- although Neth seems very happy to sell books to bored players. Maybe this is all a grand scheme...
There is a silver lining to all this. Drysc has acknowledged that Blizzard will be "providing compensation" for those realms currently undergoing the 36 hour upgrades, although he won't say how much until the maintenance is over (presumably because it may go on even longer than planned). That's nice, but I won't lie-- I'd rather be in AQ. Meanwhile, feel free to come join me in a few spirited rounds of iSketch! Look, I drew a Tauren!
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Vantec is one company that shouldn't need an introduction; they have been creating quality products for the enthusiast market for a while now and keep following the same very high standard with every new product.
If you had a chance to read last months guide, you would remember that we had a look at the Vantec hard drive cooler which while offered a higher price tag then others on the market, it was defiantly the best we have seen in a while. Vantec have provided us with some fans from the Spectrum range they have recently released. This range is aimed at the case modders interested in lighting up their cases.
- Spectrum UV Fans
The Spectrum UV Fans kit is similar to those of the Cooler Master fans.
Included is the fan as well as four screws and a three pin to four pin adapter. The fans look like a simple clear fan but as soon as you power them up with an Ultra Violet cold cathode this is where you really begin to see what the fans are designed for. Due to the design of the fan it helps light the fan up a lot. This looks a lot nicer then the normal black fan and to some people better then LED fans due to the same amount of brightness all around instead of where LED's are shining.
The Spectrum UV fans push a maximum 39 CFM (Cubic Feet per Minute) at 34 decibels, which is not too bad at all.
If you already have an ultra violet light in your case and you are looking for something to use with it, these fans will be perfect for you. A good range of colors are available and you shouldn't have any problem finding find a colour to match your case color scheme. These fans may be a better option for some people over the Cooler Master LED fans since they will be cheaper and you may already have some lighting in your case, instead of wasting them you may as well make use of them and combine them with the Vantec fans on offer today.


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Evaluation, Selection and Assessment of Guidelines for Chemical Stabilization of Tropical Residual Soils
Kim Huat, Bujang and Alias, Asmidar and Abdul Aziz, Azlan (2008) Evaluation, Selection and Assessment of Guidelines for Chemical Stabilization of Tropical Residual Soils. American Journal of Environmental Sciences, 4 (4). pp. 303-309. ISSN 1553-345X
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Soil stabilization has been widely used as an alternative to substitute the lacking of suitable materials on site. Guidelines and standards have been developed to assist practitioners in designing structures such as road by mean of stabilization. This paper presents the results of an investigation aimed at evaluating and assessing the suitable guidelines for the stabilization of tropical residual soils. Two types of tropical residual soils namely granite residual and sedimentary residual soil were tested by using conventional methods practiced in Malaysiaand two guidelines, namely the TRL and PWD were evaluated. From the results of this study, it appeared that the TRL gave a simplified and satisfactory route in selection of suitable binder for the stabilization processes of tropical residual soils.
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...simply because the sun's shining! Funny, but when it's shining, I'm in the mood for Spring.
Boy, every electric and gas powered garden appliance was in full force in our neighborhood over the weekend. Weed blowers, lawn mowers and chainsaws filled the air with the usual cacaphony of the first nice day of Spring in the Puget Sound area. While not exactly music to my ears, it was great to be out digging around and knowing many of my friends and neighbors were doing the same. Braved the crowds at my first Fred Meyer Fuschia Frenzy this Saturday and now have several baskets stuffed with various starts. They'll be tucked under Remay at night while the weather is still frosty, but I have no problem imaging them exploding with color come May. Springtime -- bring it on! What all did you all do over this blessedly sunny weekend? With a song in her heart, Rain |
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- Posted by ellen_portland z8 OR (My Page) on Mon, Apr 6, 09 at 14:39
You are so funny!! Thanks for the laugh today- I needed it, got laid off last week- how am I going to support my planting habit??? We took a walk with our son and dog along Tom McCall Waterfront Park. EVERYONE was there LOL- embracing the strange glowing ball in the sky. Then came home and weeded and pruned the entire front and back. My Saucer Magnolia tree and Royal Star Magnolia shrub burst into bloom- I felt like dancing!!!! I'm pleased, many things that looked dead are trying to come back, although it looks like I lost HALF my Osakazuki Japanese Maple-one side is gray with no leaf buds ;-( |
- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Mon, Apr 6, 09 at 19:51
I went to the Gardenpolooza at Fir Point Farms in Aurora. It was packed! I didn't spend much though, bought a few Oriental hybrid lily bulbs. Spent all day Sunday gardening. I'm very sore. |
Maybe you should change your moniker to buyorsore888. |
- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Tue, Apr 7, 09 at 12:52
That would work for this forum but might be weird on eBay! ;) |
- Posted by dottyinduncan z8b coastal BC (My Page) on Wed, Apr 8, 09 at 11:52
If I could sing I would join you. The past two days have been wonderful! Not to scare you off, but yesterday I was only in shorts and a tee shirt. We moved 3/4 of the pile of top soil in the driveway and the rest is going to top dress a lawn that is in serious trouble with moss, weeds and winter kill. The grass had its first cut and the place finally looks tidy. And, the seedlings are growing in the greenhouse and the veggie garden is just waiting for more warmth to plant. It was a good day. |
- Posted by everblooming (My Page) on Wed, Apr 8, 09 at 15:05
I was singing too and happily working like a dog! Good thing it only lasted 3 days! I weeded, edged, mowed, planted and am so darn sore today I can hardly move~ |
- Posted by blameitontherain PNW wetandwetta (My Page) on Wed, Apr 8, 09 at 16:22
I hear you and feel your pain! The day after the first day of warm weather for me is like the day after my first gym work-out. The first day I'm digging, planting, weeding (ab crunching, cycling, jogging): No problemo. The day AFTER? Mucho problemo, o woe is mio. It is worth it, though, to see those rough spots get tidied -- both botanically and anatomically! Ellen, I know you must be crushed by the damage to your acer. Did you see my reply about finding cheap native plants/trees in an earlier posting? Still singing, albeit a bit less enthusiastically, Rain |
- Posted by ellen_portland z8 OR (My Page) on Wed, Apr 8, 09 at 23:18
Yes I did, thank you so much. I have passed the info along to them and also saved it for my garden planing. I'm going to have to really think about what I plant this year, since I lost my money supply to my habit. I just do everything smaller!! |
Unfortunately I was out of town when Spring *allegedly* made it's brief appearance. Palm Springs and San Diego however were in full and quite glorious bloom. An old friend of mine had probably 30-40 young plumaria potted up which made me rather envious given the nature of our half-hardy tardiness :-( I was pleasantly surprised to find a dozen different kinds of blooms upon my return home. That was Saturday right before the Easter deluge which quickly returned me to the reality check-out line ;-) Friday on the waterfront in San Diego, my wife shot this springlike picture which quite accidentally caught the moment before my Polo was attacked ;-) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Hungry for Polo
- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Mon, Apr 13, 09 at 12:03
I love San Diego almost as much as Phoenix. Wish my father had not moved back here from Palm Springs....I think I saw him more there than now that he lives in Central Oregon...Hope you had a nice vacation. It rained while you were gone. LOL |
The weather in San Diego was much like here, overcast and spitting a bit, just a dozen or so degrees warmer. Palm Springs was awesome with a couple of 90+ days mixed with 75-85 days. The boogie was spectacularly blooming everywhere on both sides of the mountains. We drove the Pines to Palms highway from PS to SD and much of the cactus was also in bloom. But you know, I still couldn't wait to get back to my own little Eden in anticipation of Spring. I got some inspiration from a water feature by the pool at our condo and am going to build my altered version as soon as I finish designing it :-) |
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The hand is soft. The fingers are long and sinewy. It is a hand that once worked magic — on the pitcher's mound, the football field and the basketball court.
Joe Kinan hopes that someday his hand will perform some magic for him, too, though right now he has no feeling in his fingertips and little sensation in the rest of his hand. He dreams of doing pushups again, or lifting a 50-pound weight. But to be frank, he'd be happy just to be able to do the tasks that most of us take for granted — wash a car, make a cup of good coffee, wear a wedding band.
The hand was a gift of love and Kinan is being patient with it. He knows it might take up to two years before he can feel his fingertips, that the awful stomach upset he has experienced for 19 weeks may ebb in years to come but never completely go away.
Kinan is on a cocktail of drugs that have suppressed his immune system — to allow his body to accept his new hand. For a while it was 50 pills a day; now he's down to 18. He is experiencing side effects, what many cancer patients go through with chemotherapy. The only thing that tastes good is Utz potato chips.
But on Jan. 30, Joe Kinan took a giant step forward. He took his hand, the hand that used to belong to 18-year-old Troy Pappas, and for the first time, held the hand of his fiancée.
Pappas was an honors student and star athlete from Eliot, Maine, who had hoped to become an orthopedic surgeon. He'd been a quarterback in high school and, as a freshman, was playing on the Bates College varsity team. On Sept. 29, 2012, he suffered catastrophic brain injuries when he took a fall from a banister while sliding down three flights of stairs in a Bates dormitory. The football team had just won a game at Tufts. Pappas hadn't been drinking; it was just a freak accident. He was a kid who usually flew down banisters; his parents remember watching him do it in malls and airports.
When Troy Pappas was 15, he told his mother that someday, he'd like to get a tattoo. He sent her an e-mail showing the design. It is a cross and a Biblical inscription, from Corinthians: "Let Light Shine Out of Darkness."
The following year, on the day he got his driver's license, he signed up to be an organ donor. Parts of him are now living on in seven people. Joe Kinan got his left hand.
Joe Kinan celebrates his birthday twice a year, once on the day he was born on Jan. 25, 1969, and again on the day he awoke from a three-month medically induced coma, on May 10, 2003.
Kinan, now 44, was one of the most badly burned survivors of the Station nightclub fire in West Warwick on Feb. 20, 2003. The hand transplant he received at Massachusetts General Hospital last October was his 123rd surgery since the blaze. He suffered third- and fourth-degree burns on over 40 percent of his body. He lost all of his fingers, his ears, the sight in his left eye, and much of his nose tissue. His entire scalp was burned off.
Kinan has a keen memory of that night at The Station. He never lost consciousness as he lay on the floor of the burning club. He was near the stage when the fire broke out. As he attempted to make his way to the front entrance, people fell in front of him and then on top of him. He tried to shield his friend with his leather vest — Karla Bagtaz, the woman who'd brought him to the concert that night. But Bagtaz would suffocate before rescuers could save her.
Kinan remembers the screaming and how "then it grew quieter and quieter and then it was just me screaming." He wondered whether anyone would find him. Then he heard a firefighter shout, "We've got one over here."
To this day, says Kinan, he can't stand silence. For the last 10 years, if he's not out somewhere, he's got music playing 24 hours a day, even when he's sleeping.
For the first three months after the fire, Kinan underwent surgery every other day at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was blind for the first six months. He remained hospitalized for nearly a year.
Lawyer Patrick T. Jones first met Kinan just after he'd come out of his coma: "He was bandaged, wrapped almost like a cocoon. His eyes were shut; he was conscious, but it was clear that we wouldn't be able to talk to him for many weeks or months."
"He was the most profoundly injured person we'd ever come in contact with in my 35 years of practice," says Jones. "His injuries were just staggering."
After Kinan's release from Boston's Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, he lived for nine months with the mother of his daughter, who's now 22. Then a family friend, Al Gersin, took him in to live with him, in Brockton, Mass.
Kinan didn't waste any time reconnecting with the outside world. He didn't have any fingers left but could maneuver a mouse with his palms. He had two-dimensional vision in only one eye. He could no longer bench-press 500 pounds, like before the fire when he was a body-builder. But he started working out again, on a stationary bike, working up to 10-mile rides.
"When you're gone and come back, you've survived. You're not a victim anymore," says Kinan. "I have a very military state of mind. Things are placed in front of you. You just do them. You don't cry about it."
As he started feeling stronger, Kinan started going to concerts again, in the big arenas he'd always frequented. His favorite performer is Dave Matthews, so when he heard that Mathews was performing in California, he flew west to catch the concert — traveling with another burn survivor.
Starting in 2004, he found support at the annual burn conferences sponsored by the Phoenix Society; this October the group will convene in Providence. It was at one of those conferences, on Oct. 4, 2007, in Vancouver, that Joe Kinan met Carrie Pratt. Pratt, now 34, is a burn survivor, too. When she was 15 months old, she climbed up on a chair and table at her daycare to get to a cup. It was filled with a worker's hot coffee, which badly scalded her tiny body.
To some, Kinan's appearance is jarring; he's terribly scarred.
Pratt admires his lack of self-consciousness. When she first met him, she says, "He was like a celebrity. People were just surrounding him; he was smiling and joking with people. He was so comfortable with himself."
Kinan knew right away that he had a crush on Pratt, who lived in Seattle. But she was still married at the time so he kept his distance. Every month or so, they'd exchange an e-mail or phone call.
By the fall of 2010, Pratt was divorced and ready to start dating. There was a burn conference that October in Galveston, Texas. She and Kinan made plans to have dinner together the first night of the conference. Pratt sat herself next to Kinan and helped him cut up his food. Her birthday fell during the conference, so 10 of the attendees decided to go out for a celebratory dinner. In the middle of the meal, Kinan leaned over to ask if he could kiss her. Pratt said yes. They've been a couple ever since.
Dr. Jonathan Winograd suggested the hand transplant. He's a plastic surgeon at MGH and has performed 42 surgeries on Kinan — 10 of the 24 that have been done on his fingerless hands.
In 2011, Dr. Curtis L. Cetrulo Jr. was looking to lead the first-ever hand transplant at MGH and approached Winograd. Brigham & Women's Hospital had done two such operations that year, though they are still uncommon. Fewer than 10 hospitals in the U.S. have ever done one, says Centrulo.
Cetrulo asked Winograd if he had any patients who might be a good candidate. Winograd immediately thought of Kinan.
"He's very active but was very limited in terms of his hand function … . We'd maxed out on what we could accomplish without bringing in a new hand."
Recovery from such surgeries is long and tough on the body, but Winograd knew that if anyone could push through, it would be Kinan. "He's always been very motivated and has a great attitude about his own care. He's a very receptive and compliant person."
Kinan had virtually no use of what remained of his left hand. After the fire, Winograd had moved bone around and deepened the web in his right hand to create a pincher. That's the hand Kinan had been using to feed himself.
Winograd and Cetrulo gave him a choice: Did he want two new hands or just one?
Kinan mulled it over, "for about 15 minutes," he says. He figured he already had reasonable function in his right hand, so he chose to go just for the left.
Cetrulo had to get the surgery approved by an internal review board. Kinan underwent months of testing.
On Sept. 11, 2012, Kinan was put on a list at the New England Organ Bank.
The wait began.
There was a lot brewing last fall for Joe Kinan. He'd finished renovating an antique house in Lakeville, Mass., and Pratt had moved in with him. He had bought a diamond engagement ring, designed with a jeweler friend of his, but for months he kept it a secret.
He wanted to pop the question on Oct. 4, the fifth anniversary of their first meeting. They'd gone to Washington to visit Pratt's parents. He booked a room in the hotel in Vancouver where they'd met. He proposed over dinner. She immediately said yes.
Troy Pappas died the following afternoon while on a respirator at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.
Cetrulo was off so his wife could visit a friend in Minnesota. He was feeding his 16-month-old son when the call came from the organ bank: they'd found a hand for Joe. Kate Cetrulo had just landed when her husband got the news; she turned around and came right back.
Cetrulo called Kinan and Pratt in Washington and told them to return. The couple were at dinner at a Greek restaurant in Bellingham, Wash., celebrating their engagement with Carrie's parents. They took a red-eye to Boston.
As Kinan went through some final pre-op testing, members of the surgical team gathered in the hospital's morgue for a final run-through of what was to come the following day. They practiced with two cadavers.
At 4:59 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, Joe Kinan was wheeled into the operating room. The first incision was made at 6:47 p.m.
There were two teams of doctors, one in Maine for the procurement, led by Cetrulo, and one, in Boston, led by Winograd.
Before the surgery began in Maine, the coordinator for the organ bank led the team in a moment of silence. They thanked Troy Pappas for his gift.
The operation on Pappas took about two hours. His hand and part of his arm were put on ice and flown to Boston.
Kinan's surgery took 15 hours. Eighteen doctors, 4 nurses and 4 scrubs participated. The surgery was complicated by the fact that he'd been so badly burned. All the surface veins on his left arm had been removed in prior surgeries, so doctors couldn't stop at the wrist. The hand was transplanted with a flap to extend Pappas' tissue to Kinan's forearm. Pappas' veins were inserted all the way up to Kinan's elbow.
"Initially," says Cetrulo, "we were concerned that while we might have no problem with the blood flowing in, we would not have enough avenues for the blood to flow out and it would get swollen and then it wouldn't work." But there were no unexpected bumps along the way. "I was shocked. … I've done many replants, and I can't remember that many that have gone as smoothly as this."
Five hours after Kinan was wheeled into the recovery room, he could move his new fingers.
On Friday, Oct. 12, about 1,200 mourners attended a wake for Troy Pappas. There was an open casket. Troy was wearing his Bates football uniform and his basketball sneakers. In his right hand, he held a baseball, the one that his team had passed around and signed his last game at Marshwood High. No one outside the immediate family knew that his left hand had been donated for a transplant. His parents camouflaged that by placing a prosthetic device on his arm and then putting on his baseball mitt, the one he'd used as a star pitcher.
Mary Pappas, an intensive care nurse, had hoped that someone would have gotten her son's heart — in addition to his liver, pancreas, lungs, kidneys and hand. But it was not strong enough to transplant. The effects of the swelling in his brain had taken too great a toll. His heart is now part of a research project. She thinks Troy, the premed student, would have wanted that.
Kinan spends four hours a day, five days a week working with a team of five occupational therapists at Mass General. He can pick up a 2-pound weight with his new hand, has good rotation in his wrist, and uses a long metal loop to button his flannel shirt. Armed with giant tweezers, he deftly places wooden cylinders into holes on a pegboard. A few weeks ago, he shaved himself unassisted for the first time in 10 years.
Kinan's doctors are amazed at his progress. He is way ahead of where they expected him to be at this point. He works so hard at his exercises, says Katie Russo, one of his hand therapists, "that we have to rein him in."
Nerves are regenerating at a rate of about an inch per month, so Kinan is regaining feeling in his hand slowly. He can feel his hand is cold when he places it on a granite counter or when he runs it under cold water.
Cetrulo calls Kinan "a pioneer."
"His courage and perseverance is going to affect a lot of other people in the future who may be eventual candidates for this operation … other burn patients, amputees from the current wars who are considering this," says Cetrulo.
"We're thrilled that something positive could have come out of this nightmare on our end," says Mary Pappas. "Troy would be so on board with this. Anything cutting edge, on the forefront of technology and science, Troy would be all in favor of that."
In a few years, Joe Kinan plans to build a new house on his Lakeville property to replace the 1,100-square-foot home he shares with Pratt. In about 20 years, he wants to move to Terrell, N.C., where he's bought nine acres with some of the money he got in a multimillion-dollar settlement.
He is looking forward but not trying to forget the past. In 2008, he went to California and got a tattoo on the outside of his right calf, to commemorate his longtime friend Karla Maraglia Bagtaz, who died at The Station. There's a cherub playing the violin and the words "forever loved and missed" in Italian, along with her initials.
The day after he died, Troy Pappas' girlfriend, Madison Gilbert, got a tattoo on the inside of her left wrist. It is the infinity symbol with Troy's initials. When she got it, she didn't know that Troy's left hand had been given to someone else, along with the rest of his organs.
Her dad suggested it would be better to get the tattoo on her ankle, "for the sake of future boyfriends." But Gilbert told her father that Troy was more than just a boyfriend, that he was her best friend and that she'd never regret having a tattoo on her wrist to memorialize him. Anyone who cares about her enough won't be bothered by the tattoo; she is sure of that.
The great room on the second floor of the Pappas home in Maine is lined with photographs of Troy, along with his athletic jerseys, all framed.
"His spirit is around, let me tell ya'," says Troy's older sister, Rayna, who has special needs. "Every time the wind blows, it feels like he's knocking me over."
Troy was right-handed. But, as his mom pointed out, he always used his left hand to embrace people. There's a photo on the refrigerator. His left hand holds his mom's face.
Just before the interview with Mary and John Pappas in Maine, Carrie Pratt photographed Joe Kinan grasping hands with a Massachusetts man who'd had a double hand transplant the year before Joe's. Kinan had met him that morning for the first time.
Pratt texted the photo to the reporter in Maine.
Asked if she'd like to see the picture, Mary Pappas said yes. She looked at the two men, then quickly used her fingers to maneuver the image and zero in on Kinan's hand. Soon the hand filled the entire screen. She stared at the hand and smiled.
Someday, she says, she would like to hold her son's hand. That would give her some comfort, she thinks.
Tracy Breton, a Journal staff writer for nearly 40 years, covers legal issues. She met Joe Kinan a few years ago, and he and Carrie Pratt asked her to tell his story. Breton has covered the Station fire and its legal aftermath for 10 years.


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Hi would like some advise/opinions to my situation. Am going to put my house on the market soon and have put 35,000+ into it which I am sure I will not get back. These upgrades included: new roof (including new insulation, plywood & skylights), new water main (copper piping insulated in pvc surround by sand), new water heater, new garage door, new oak front door with oval window, recently painted inside and out (along with the decks both front & back). Cut back of all trees which are many, beautiful landscaping, has great curb appeal. Now the drawbacks...inside ... bathrooms are nice, clean but need updating (have that 70's look), kitchen the same (although did repaint cabinets and replaced backsplash. Appliances work but don't match. Carpet has some wrinkles which I have called at least 25 companies/people to stretch but nobody wants to do it. Says its easier to replace which I find absurd since the carpet itself is fine. Houses in this area go anywhere from 350 to 600. Wonderful neighborhood, great schools, etc. My pricing will be way below market for this area just so I can sell and relocate. I believe who buys it will be getting a great bargin versus I will lose money but hopefully make a quick sale. Good plan or not? |
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If the house is priced a little lower for a quick sale and to reflect a little needed cosmetic updating I think your fine. Some of your upgrades I would consider standard home maintenance and not actual upgrades. For Example I would consider the skylight an upgrade, but a new roof and water heater maintenance. If what needs to be done repair/maintenance wise has been done and the house is clean, then the buyer can update as they want/or can afford. |
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We bought our current home with badly wrinkled carpet. The sellers would not pay to have it stretched (along with a lot of other things they would not pay for) prior to putting it on the market. Long story short, they got no offers from buyers because the carpet looked like crap. We saw through it and lowballed them. We got the house and the property it was sitting on cheap. It cost $800 to get the carpet stretched. We used an independent guy we found through a give away advertiser like Nickel Ads or the Pennysaver. Moral of the story. Fix the carpet or replace it. You can't afford not to. |
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Why do we need an Animal Birth Control Programme?
It is estimated New Delhi, India has approximately 300,000 free roaming dogs struggling to exist on the streets. Without a comprehensive spay/neuter program in place to slow and eventually stop the indiscriminate breeding of Delhi's free roaming dogs, their numbers will continue to increase. Increases in population place increased pressure upon the dogs in their day-to-day struggle to survive, each generation having a poorer quality of life as increased numbers mean less food to go around, less territory and fewer mates leading to increased fighting and disease. These diseases include the diseases which are communicable to humans as well as throughout the dog population, such as rabies (see rabies page for more information).
How can Animal India Trust hope to control such a large dog population?
Animal India Trust is not a large organisation, so we need to target our efforts carefully, for that reason we work on an area wise approach.
We concentrate our efforts on a particular area or zone, and massively sterilize and vaccinate against rabies within that area to achieve an over 70% success rate. If this rate of sterilization is accomplished within one breeding cycle, the results are immediate, demonstrating a visual and measurable impact.
Hence sterilizing and anti-rabies vaccinating over 70% of the free roaming dog population in any given zone is our minimum standard to guarantee success.
How does the programme actually operate?
Our team of dog catchers go to a specified area and each day capture 10 - 12 dogs. The dogs are humanely captured using a pole and loop and are placed in our vehicle to be transported to our clinic. The same day or at the latest the next day each dog is sterilised and vaccinated against rabies. At the same time we mark the dogs so that we know they have been sterilised - this is done by making a notch in the dog's ear. They are then housed in our kennels until they have recovered sufficiently from their operation. This usually takes about three days. The dogs are then returned to where they were captured and released.
We keep comprehensive records to ensure that each dog goes back to the same place it was captured from. This ensures a stable population in the area.
How many dogs are sterilised by Animal India Trust?
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DoD's priority on reducing energy costs will drive innovation and infrastructure upgrades.
SPX is currently on the hunt for senior-level marketing and product management executives to rationalize and boost their business growth. IF they hire wisely, SPX competitive position and revenue could see meaningful gains. Yes, this is speculative.
This is a bet that Relational Investors is able to unlock value in SPX after taking an 8.76% activist position in the company.
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"From the 13D filing: Despite the Company's attractive business mix, total shareholder returns and profitability have lagged peers' due primarily to excessive prices paid for acquisitions. This growth-at-any-cost strategy destroys shareholder value by overly emphasizing revenue growth over investment returns. The Reporting Persons believe that major improvements in a number of critical business processes will unlock significant intrinsic value for the Company's shareholders. These essential improvements include: increasing operating profit margins to levels achieved by comparable peer businesses, accelerating divestment of non-core underperforming assets around the Company's Flow business, establishing rigorous capital allocation disciplines and processes that properly balance growth and investment returns, and properly aligning executive compensation and shareholder value creation.
The Reporting persons believe that the significant drop in the company's stock price that occurred in December of 2012 and the subsequent stock price volatility reflected the market's lack of confidence in the board and management's ability to properly discipline capital allocation and assess acquisition opportunities. The Reporting Persons believe the Company should focus on improving its core assets and avoid future acquisitions unless they convincingly offer risk-adjusted returns well in excess of the Company's weighted average cost of capital and compare favorably to share repurchases. Furthermore, executive incentives should be modified to drive and reinforce this capital allocation framework.
If the Company fails to achieve operating margins consistent with peers and gain the confidence of investors, leading to a substantial increase in valuation, we believe the Company should explore strategic alternatives for better achieving the long-term intrinsic value of the assets.
The Reporting Persons intend to closely monitor the Company's progress in each of these areas and may modify their plans accordingly.
The Reporting Persons may exercise any and all of their respective rights as shareholders of the Company in a manner consistent with their equity interests. The Reporting Persons and their representatives and advisers intend to discuss the Company and its performance with members of the Company's board and management. In addition, the Reporting Persons may communicate with other shareholders, industry participants and other interested parties concerning the Company. Although the Reporting Persons do not have any current plans, other than the monitoring and communication program outlined above, the Reporting Persons may in the future decide to seek representation on the Company's board of directors. Among other factors, the Reporting Persons will consider the Board's oversight of the execution of operational improvements and capital allocation strategies for maximizing shareholder value as major factors in its decision of whether or not to nominate independent director candidates.
The Reporting Persons may from time to time (i) acquire additional Shares (subject to availability at prices deemed favorable) in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, or (ii) dispose of Shares at prices deemed favorable in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The Reporting Persons may formulate plans or proposals for, and may from time to time explore, or make proposals relating to, transactions or actions which relate to or would result in any of the matters specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D."
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SPX is performing quite well in a difficult environment - uniquely positioned to benefit from worldwide grid investment and upgrades. the business has transformed itself over the last decade from a marginal auto supplier to a multi dimensional growth story - eva principles are enforced in all areas, as each area runs its business for cash.
Not fancy but a good buy in a down market.
Real pleased to be able to pick up this industrial gem at this price.
Quanta Services, Inc. (Quanta) is a provider of specialty contracting services, offering end-to-end network solutions to the electric power, gas, telecommunications, cable television and specialty services industries. They are positioned to be a major player in teh solar power generatoin as solar takes off.
I work for SPX Corp and will simply say one word : "Nuclear."
Best thing since fried chicken, but they don't make those.
This company is involved in all the right places for alternative energy.
Multinational Corporation similar to Flowserve and has the diversity to help emerging markets increase the quality of life for their citizens. The more the quality of life improves, the broader the middle class. As the middle class grows so grows the probability for political stability. By the end of the 21st century, economic slavery will end. As Joni Mitchell once said in a song, "What are you going to do when all the slaves are free?"
I just got a tip about this company. The projected growth for this company is huge!
SPX is a strong company that is transitioning from manufacturing in industries like the Auto industry to more of an energy perspective. They have mitigated their risk by crossing into several different international markets including, Europe, China, and southeast Asia.
Utility infrastructure is something that will always be in demand...
another working towards the green
Corporate Responsibility Officer ranks SPX among the best corporate citizens in 2008. Named to FORTUNE's America's Most Admired Companies 2008.
Infrastructure related products which increase efficiency and reduce pollution in power generators, water plants. Solar plant cooling, stack scrubbing, air and fluid filtration systems. Weathertrack system improves irrigation efficiency and decreases runoff and environmetal damage.
Their product portfolio includes pumps, valves, metering and mixing solutions, air filtration and dehydration products, special service tools, diagnostic systems and testing equipment, cooling towers, air-cooled condensers, boilers and residential heating products, TV and radio broadcast antennas, and power transformers.
Products are used by a broad range of customers in various industries, including food and beverage, personal care, power and energy, test and measurement, general industrial, refrigeration, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), process industries and transportation.
Stock has had strong price peformance and momentum over the last 6 months. Excellent growth prospects and valuation is still relatively low.
SPX Corporation assists with the cooling of solar electrical production plants in liquid and dry formats. They provide products that replace petroleum mineral oils with plant derived mineral oils on drilling projects for oil and natural gas and reduce the expense of toxic clean up. They provide a filtration and scrubbing products for stacks and fumes of coal burning power production. They turned in a small profit for 06 and dropped cash. The stock beat S&P for 07 and is up 100+ % for the year.


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Oklahoma City – OKC Energy FC has announced the signing of Tarek Morad, General Manager Jason Hawkins announced today. The signing of Morad brings the total to 14 players signed.
Morad, a defender, started all 23 matches as a senior at UC Irvine. He led all field players with 2,136 minutes played and captained the backline to 10 shutouts en route to the Big West Championship. The Anteaters advanced to the NCAA Tournament's third round as Morad earned honorable mention All-Big West and second team all-region honors.
"I'm very happy to have signed with Energy FC," Morad said. "From the coaching staff, to the city and the fans, there is so much potential for success, and I'm just eager to get started with the team. I'm confident this will be a great place for my development as a player and as a person. I'm very grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this organization."
Morad previously played with Chivas USA's U23 team, helping it win the Coast Soccer League state title.
He started all 15 matches as a junior, scoring two goals and played in 23 matches in his first season at UC Irvine after transferring from Mt. San Antonio College. He earned second team all-conference honors while at Mt. SAC.
Morad was a two-time Sierra League champion at Chino Hills (Calif.) High School and earned league most valuable player as a junior. He played six years of club ball for Arsenal FC.
"We had Tarek on our list very early in the team building process," said Energy FC Head Coach Jimmy Nielsen. "He has a good understanding of the game, he's very comfortable on the ball and brings a lot of versatility to our team. We're very happy to have him."


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Communication and Geography examines how existing and emerging telecommunications technologies are transforming places and spaces across the globe. Are virtual communities replacing or enhancing geographical communities? What does a map of cyberspace look like? Where exactly are you when you are in cyberspace? Exploring and mapping the emerging geographies of cyberspace through class discussion and virtual field trips will be main focus of our attention. We will also discuss the geography of the telegraph, the telephone, newspapers, and television. The course considers the landscapes of everyday virtual realities in video games and the everyday real virtualities of places like Silicon Valley, Las Vegas, and Times Square. Finally the course explores ideals of electronic democracy, the creation of online public spaces, and the role of communications media in globalization. |
11/16/04 The Web raising is on December 2! The schedule of readings has been changed appropriately. 11/1/04 Virtual Field Trip 6 Political Geography on the Net has been posted. 10/28/04 I have updated links to readings for next tuesday on the schedule page. I have also posted a wayfinding exercise for today. 10/25/04 Virtual Field Trip 5 on Mapping Cyberspace is up. I also posted the Mapping A Web Site instructions. 10/5/04 I have posted an information sheet on the final project. 9/30/04 I have posted Virtual Field Trip 4 on Non-Profit Organizaitons on the Web. 9/20/04 Virtual Field Trip 3 on Communiy Networks is up. 9/7/04 I have posted the rules for the Time Space Compression Olympics. I have also uploaded an evaluation form that you will use to evaluate the home pages of two of your classmates. More details will be provided in class. 9/6/04 The Townsend article link is fixed. Be sure to read it for tomorrow. Don't forget to bring a cell phone if you have one. 9/2/04 I have added some links on undersea cables to the links page and updated the schedule with a more realistic reading load for today and thursday. 8/31/04 The assignment sheet for constructing your personal web page has been posted. 8/26/04 Today's Virtual Field Trip on the spaces of the internet has been posted. |
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