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I found this great little lesson idea while surfing the Net looking for, well, um, great little lesson ideas.The Grade 8 teacher I'm working with is trying to get her students to write creatively. How do you do that? Well, this particular lesson idea suggested re-writing a fairy tale from the point of view of the antagonist. This little twist on the normal fairy tale got the kids thinking since, not surprisingly, not many of them have ever considered how a familiar story works from the bad guy's point of view.
While the website where I borrowed this idea suggested fairy tales mainly, I suppose, to use the lesson with younger children, it was useful for my junior high kids because it meant I could steer them to a number of different stories that are in good taste and fairly well known.The students really did seem to like this lesson and came up with some really pretty good material that they shared with each other on a blog.Fair warning: Not all the Grade 8s seemed familiar with basic fairy tales, so I provided them with links to the stories. Generally I found these tales on Wikipedia.

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Sunbeam cooling racks are on sale this week at Wegmans - set of three for $8.99. They stack and the legs fold up for storage. I've had mine for years and they are invaluable for making cookies in a small kitchen. |
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I miss Wegmans. My favourite ever grocery store. ~Ann |
Ann T, I've never even been to Wegman's, but if I go anywhere there is one, I'm sure going to check it out, it's a favorite of so many people here. Annie |
- Posted by booberry85 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Tue, Dec 4, 12 at 14:03
I have friends around here that call it Weg-Yums! Thanks for the heads up on the cookie racks. |
I second this--just happened to have gotten some there last week and was a bit dubious as to whether the quality would be good enough at that reasonable price, and am so glad I did. Have used them with satisfaction shortly after buying. I've had two old saggy ones with no legs for years and was always fighting with them--good riddance to them. |
I found the exact thing at a thrift store... maybe $2-3, brand new, never used, still sealed in plastic in the box. Only use it when making a lot of cookies... around this time of year. Having 3 separate layers makes cooling cookies much easier. Thinking less than $10 is a nice deal, too. |
I understand that the racks are advertised as stainless steel. It is possible that they are actually just nickel or chrome plated. I would try not to use steel wool to clean them. Once the plating is gone, they can get rusty. dcarch |
- Posted by booberry85 (email@example.com) on Fri, Dec 7, 12 at 19:17
Ruthanna, those cookies look great! Care to share the recipe? Thank you |
Dcarch, in the Wegmans ad, they're just listed as a three-tier cooling rack. Mine are about five years old and are not stainless steel. I've always washed them with a sponge and soapy water and they've retained the finish but I don't know how they would do in a dishwasher. Booberry, I'll post it when I get back to my computer. |
MARSHMALLOW FUDGE COOKIES - makes about 3 dozen 1/2 cup butter, softened Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg, milk, and vanilla; mix well. In another bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Mix thoroughly. (I use a wire whisk.). Gradually beat the flour mixture into the creamed mixture. Cut marshmallows in half crosswise and set aside. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonsful onto ungreased baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake for 8 minutes. Open oven and gently press a marshmallow half cut side down onto each cookie. Bake for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately press a nut half onto the center of the puffed-up marshmallow. (Careful, those melted marshmallows are HOT!). Cool for 3 or 4 minutes and then carefully remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Marshmallow part will firm up when cool. Notes: I tested two cookies with these directions before I made a whole sheet full and only needed to bake them 6 minutes instead of 8 for the first step and 3 minutes for the second step. Also, I put the bowl of dough into the fridge for about 1/2 hour to make it a little stiffer and easier to drop onto the cookie sheets. |
Posted by booberry85 "Ruthanna, those cookies look great! Care to share the recipe? " Never mind sharing the recipe. Just share the cookies! LOL. Ruthanna, I don't think dishwasher will be a problem, especially if you let it go thru the drying cycle. dcarch |
- Posted by foodonastump (My Page) on Fri, Dec 7, 12 at 21:21
I was going to ask the stainless vs chrome question, too. As well as the dimensions. At that price I'd be interested in the set-up for my sous vide cooker if it's stainless. Between sous vide and the dishwasher several of my racks have become rusty enough to where I won't use them for food not isolated via Foodsaver bags :) (Yes, I know it wouldn't take much ingenuity to create a rustproof rack, but if this would work for me I could ask my MIL to buy me a set at her local Wegmans for Christmas.) |
- Posted by foodonastump (My Page) on Fri, Dec 7, 12 at 21:29
Ooops, sorry, just saw where Ruthanna confirmed they're not stainless. Makes sense, considering the price. |
Aldi's has similar racks for $6 something... Theirs are black and don't fold completely flat. Rita |
Here's a link to the identical (except for the price) rack set. It includes the dimensions and lists it as chrome plated. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Cooling rack set
- Posted by booberry85 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sat, Dec 8, 12 at 7:38
Thanks for the recipe! Today is a baking day and they are on the short list to make. |
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Emanuel Moosburger
Name: Emanuel Moosburger – Local Hero: Austria
Interview: Moon Climbing / January 2013
Moon Climbing – When and where did you start climbing?
Emanuel – I started when I was three years old. We were on vacation in France with my parents and my sister. My parents are climbers and had always taken us to the cliffs with them and this time we set hands on the rock by ourselves.
Moon Climbing – Do you have a favourite style of climbing (traditional, sport, bouldering etc)?
Emanuel - My favourite style is bouldering. It feels natural to me. I love sport climbing too, it's just so hard to get endurance and reach a point were it becomes as fun as bouldering… But I definitely want to catch up with my sport climbing one day!
Moon Climbing – You are stuck on a desert island with just one route and one boulder. Which ones would you choose and why?
Emanuel - Maybe Dreamcatcher and Bügeleisen… They look amazing and would keep me busy for sure!
Moon Climbing – Who is your climbing hero or inspiration and why?
Emanuel - My parents, because they brought me to climbing and they still climb. Chris Sharma because he climbs so natural and focused. Basically everybody who obviously loves to climb, enjoys it and really puts EVERYTHING in a try. May it be a 7a or an 8c, it's the same.
Moon Climbing – How often do you climb?
Emanuel - About 4 times a week I'd say…
Moon Climbing – Where and how often do you train and for how many hours per week?
Emanuel - If I train (meaning I am not on the rock) then I do it in the Tivoli gym in Innsbruck. I do about three hours a session, sometimes more, sometimes less. Other than that I swim a bit in summer, biking and running too, hiking peaks with my snowboard in the winter keeps me fit.
Moon Climbing – What kind of training do you do?
Emanuel - Mainly I just do boulder problems. Sometimes easier ones but more and with little resting between them, sometimes harder ones and longer rests to get maximum power. Different styles of holds and angles. I do deadhangs too sometimes.
Moon Climbing – Your top training tip or tips?
Emanuel - Stay motivated and focused and listen to your body… Don't train too much, you'll get weaker than if you wouldn't train at all! So have your rest days even though they suck.
Moon Climbing – The climbing achievement you are most proud of and why?
Emanuel - In the summer of 2010 I bolted a four pitch route on limestone slabs in western Austria with my dad. It was the first time that I bolted a route on lead and it was in alpine terrain! Limestone slab meant it was super compact rock so no placements to hang off when bolting. I remember having lots of fear and cramping feet from staying in the same positions for so long when placing a bolt on shitty limestone smears for your feet… I was so wasted when it was done, mentally and physically. But man, I was proud!
Moon Climbing – What is your opinion on competitions? Good, bad or indifferent?
Emanuel - I like the challenge they offer you, taking part in a comp circuit is exciting. I think they can be real fun, no matter if you win or lose. If you like them, if you can deal with them they are good, if not then you shouldn't do any.
Moon Climbing – Your goals for 2013?
Emanuel - In general climb as much as possible and have fun with it and find a good climb – work balance… Travel a bunch and meet new people and places, that is always a goal of mine… Push my sport and alpine climbing limits further. And stay at good health because that's the root of all happiness in life.


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The driver picked up a male and female fare in the Shipquay Street area of Derry sometime after 1.30am and took them to the Rosemount area.
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Coral BeachResearch scientist Cathy Webb, Center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia, discusses cantaloupe food safety at the Eastern Cantaloupe Growers Association conference March 3 in Atlanta. She said stem scars are the bull's eye for pathogen contamination on the fruit."We spend a significant amount of money on food safety," Phillips said. "We appreciate the retailers' support, but we would like them to understand how much we and other growers have invested in food safety and realize that they need to pay more for our melons because of that investment."
Also during the conference, scientists presented information on cantaloupe-specific food safety research. Also presenting was Bonnie Fernandez-Fenaroli, executive director for the Center for Produce Safety, based at the University of California-Davis.
Hall also provided cantaloupe growers a mini-update on the status of the Food Safety Modernization Act. He said growers should be aware that the animal feed rule could apply to their operations if they send culled fruit to animal operations.
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Ooma Tesoro's is passionate about real food and superior taste that are both simple and straightforward – the kind our grandmothers would recognize. And what is great tasting food unless we share it with others.
As a new artisan food producer, we initially focused all of our energy and attention on one product to make it the most superior on the market. We chose a generations-old family recipe – an essential staple in our home for years – and made it new. Ooma Tesoro's Marinara is a small piece in the better food revolution.
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Birding and butterflying have long been popular. With the advent of easy-to-use field guides and common, colorful names like neon skimmer and thornbush dasher, the pursuit of dragonflies and damselflies is finally taking off.
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I just saw your kitchen pictures on the oak cabinet post. DH and I just had a conversation last night about staining the cabinets darker. He told me it would be too hard to do and it would look terrible. He would rather paint the cabinets. Can you tell me how you did yours and if it was really hard. He said I would have to strip the finish with a liquid product and he said it would take forever to do it. One thing that's different about your cabinets is that they're flat and our's aren't.
He said it would be too hard to remove the stain from all the crevices. I'm just trying to figure out if it's really as hard as he says or if he's just telling me that so I'll go with the painted because that's what he wants :)
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I also spent some time last night searching for Celticmoon's description of how she transformed her cabinets. I know I have read it before, but I can't seem to find the link anymore. If you have the time, Celticmoon, I'd love to see those directions again. Thanks so much! |
Duh - I remembered someone giving me the directions for gelstain before, but I didn't remember it being Celticmoon. I just checked my documents and found the directions. I just want to make sure I understand completely. You didn't remove the previous finish, just roughed it up a little bit? I mentioned using gelstain on the decorating forum awhile back and someone said that it just coats the woods and doesn't soak in like a regular stain, which means it will scratch off easily. Does the clear urethane keep that from happening? Do you see any cons to using the gel stain over a regular stain? Laurie Background Story: |
- Posted by never_ending (My Page) on Sun, Jan 27, 08 at 16:51
Msrose, I think you'll be fine with just gel stain, but you will have to shop around to find a color you like and may have to do 2 coats, plus a poly. I have done painted cabinets several times in the past and just recently gel stained my own cabinets. Of the two, gel stain was WAY easier. Here is a picture of my cabinets. Originally they were 1970's walnut, I painted them white immediately after moving in. Two small boys and constant dirt prompted me to re-paint them red. The red wore on me after a while and I was going to re-paint a red brown when I got the inspiration to gel stain over them for a cherry cabinet look. I am thrilled! Well worth the time and energy for me. Hope this helps. N_E |
N_E - So did you gelstain over the red paint or did you remove the paint? They look great! Laurie |
Never_ending, I don't think I'd ever think to stain over paint, but your cabinets look absolutely fantastic! |
- Posted by never_ending (My Page) on Mon, Jan 28, 08 at 17:36
Thanks, I'm really happy with them and they are even better in person. I just went over the red after I washed them. From everything I read on gel stain, there is no need to sand unless you want to, so I didn't. I have one cabinet that does have recesses along the molding and I didn't feel the gel stain settled in that area. Certainly not anymore than paint I'd even say less. I used a foam appilactor brush after finishing a segment so it was relatively dryer and it still covered great to go in the creases. If you haven't used gel stain before it is thick like pudding, not runny at all. I'm not sure what color you were considering for cabinets but gel stain does have to ability to layer, with each coat getting progressively darker. You may want to try an inside door and see what you think. Being a kitchen you will want to use a poly. I had considered a brown paint but really wanted to mimic a wood grain. |
msrose: I am really interested in this because I have similar but darker oak cabinets like yours, w/ the raised panels, crevices, etc. When do you think you'll be doing this, because I'd love to learn from your experience before tackling mine. I might do what never_ending suggested and to stain the inside of a door (also has panels/crevices) to see how I like the results. Unlike celticmoon who said she didn't have anything to lose, if I mess up my cabinets (which are very high quality and custom made - just too 'oaky' for my taste), I don't have the funds to replace them. |
Wow! WOW! Never_ending, that's a FANTASTIC transformation! Can you take a longer shot, let us see a little more? I see you changed the backsplash from the metal tile to beadboard, but the counters are the same, and you reused your pulls? Man, what a difference. It's beautiful. |
- Posted by never_ending (My Page) on Tue, Jan 29, 08 at 21:08
Thanks vjrnts. I can't believe them myself. I was all set to get new hardware but the old ones work so well, I kept them. The beadboard is temporary I had it on hand from another project, along with the paint. The whole project was aprx. $31.00 and a long weekend. Sadly my husband now says I don't need new cabinets or a kitchen for that matter, but I do think it'll tide me over until that day comes!!! These pictures are small but they give you a better veiw. |
huango - It will probably be May (at least) before I try it. I'm in my last semester of school and I promised my husband I wouldn't start any more projects until I'm out :) Laurie |
Where are you celticmoon? Nice job on the cabinets: I'm now ready to tackle my bathroom! |
never ending, just beautiful!!! |
- Posted by celticmoon (My Page) on Thu, Jan 31, 08 at 22:47
celticmoon: thank you so much for sharing your 'progress'. Sorry to hog the post, but what do you think about those same dark stained cabinets w/: Last question: how do I deal with my Jekyll/Hyde syndrome of wanting DARK DARK cabinets one day, and then wanting creamy white cabinets (like colleenmills). I'm afraid of how I'll do w/ the gel staining process, but am petrified of the painting process more (more room for error?). sorry for the rambling/hogging. |
celticmoon - welcome back. Been wondering where you've been!!! |
- Posted by celticmoon (My Page) on Sat, Feb 2, 08 at 0:44
Thanks Malgold, good to be back. Huango, no such thing as hogging round here. I have done plenty of painting and 'proper' refinishing (strip, sand, repeat, obsess, repeat, stain, finish...) as well as this gel project, and my take is that the gel overcoating is a zillion times easier than refinishing and a good bit easier than painting. With painting the brushwork has to be right and the paint has to bond well or else (= much prep work). But with the gel, as long as the surface is clean it will layer on well and dry pretty tough, especially after poly finish coats. And the gels are a marvelous creamy texture, so easy to wipe on. Give me a sock over a brush any day. Thing is, you have to go dark or risk an uneven coloration. As for dark, the wise one Sweeby once said: the answer to a dark kitchen isn't light counters or cabinets, it is more wattage! Absolutely true. Ramp up your lighting and the dark is a non issue. Funny, I was just with a friend tonight having this same conversation re dark cabinets amd counters. (BTW I am pointing her to check out your finishwork, Neverending!) Sure the lighting cost is higher, but more than offset by stretching the life of your cabinets, having the counter you want, and going with that deep, rich, warm look that only those dark tones allow. Huango, have you found the Finished Kitchens Blog yet? Some gorgeous dark/dark combos there. Take a leisurely look and see what really, really grabs you. Go for that. |
Here is a link that might be useful: finished kitchens slideshow
- Posted by never_ending (My Page) on Sat, Feb 2, 08 at 12:38
Huango, Celticmoon is right. Dark cabinets will not be too dark if you have proper lighting and decor anymore than white painted cabinets would be too light, it really all boils down to preferences. I can really understand the flip-flopping between the two, they both have a certain look and feel. As a professional DIY'er :-) darkening with gel stain would be where I would steer you if you are leaning towards a change in your kitchen cabinets BECAUSE if you tire of the dark, it will be far easier to re-paint than it will be strip off the light paint and re-stain if you change your mind. Gel staining as Celticmoon stated is a FAR easier and faster alternative for change than painting. Painting cabinets is not necessarily hard for a DIY project but it is a very involved, time consuming, tedious project. Your fear of ruining your expensive cabinetry is a genuine one, but you also need to love your kitchen, custom or not! We are not due for a new kitchen for a few more years and believe me, my heart was in my throat when I began my gelstaining process, because these are the cabinets I HAVE to live with until that day, and if something went wrong I too was worried about what it would take and the amount of work to fix. In retrospect I would do it again in one second!!! I love the darkness, and have had light cabinets in several houses and it is so much less upkeep with darker! Kitchens are going darker for the first time in many years, light has always been fashionable and will probably remain that way. Perhaps you could paint an island light or set of cabinets and have the best of both worlds? I will say gel stain cleans up nicely if wiped off with mineral spirits before it has a chance to harden and cure, and would give you the chance to try it on to see what you think. |
Does anyone have a photo of general java espresso gel stain completed cabinets? I have oak pickled i just hate & am interested in gel staining them. Thanks! |
- Posted by justjenohio (My Page) on Mon, Mar 10, 08 at 12:17
Celticmoon and Never Ending - all I can say is WOW! Great transformations!! I too have orangy-oak cabinets and we've been toying with the idea of restaining them a little darker, less orange. My question for you is related to the sanding. How much sanding is needed? Are we talking just a quick swipe to rough it up or a thorough sanding to get they poly (or whatever) off? Thanks, |
- Posted by celticmoon (My Page) on Sun, Mar 16, 08 at 19:18
Leesi, my cabinets further back in this thread are done with General Finshes Expresso & Java finishes. More pix in link below. Justenohio, I did very little sanding. Maybe a minute a door, less as I got more lazy. And that was mostly to break the finish and expose some wood cells enough to "take" a water based Expresso stain layer first since I wanted to go so dark. To apply stain you need bare wood because the stain kinda goes INTO the wood. But the Java gel goes on like a translucent paint layer. The more coats or the thicker, the darker it gets. The Java alone may be enough to lose the orange and enrich and enliven the color tone. I'm thinking a deep rich red brown will work for my living room and bath cabinets (acres of tired orangey oak in this house). Try just the Java on the back of a door. Moreso than sanding, a good cleaning will be critical (grease and dirt are your enemy). Sanding is the ultimate cleaning in some ways, and will help enhance the final smooth feel. Basically you are layering a poly layer over a poly layer, so if the surface is clean the two should bind well. Same as painting over paint. Then again if your cabinets are so plastick-y with poly that Java just slides off, you may have to rough up the finish more. Good luck! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Kitchen update:Expresso/Java stain over old oak
- Posted by mysterymachine (My Page) on Mon, Mar 17, 08 at 15:09
Since you have your own thread Celticmoon, I just wanted to thank you for your layout help on my kitchen. I mentioned you in my finished kitchen thread but it has so many posts you might have missed my thanks. Thanks again! The kitchen would not have been the same without your help. |
Celticmoon: Could you help w/ another question? I'm not sure if you've mentioned this, but how are the cabinets holding up to dings and scratches? Meaning, in this house, our pine floors are stained dark, like a very dark walnut. So every scratch or ding shows up very visibly, whereas we hardly noticed the scratches/dings on the light colored oak floors we had (in the other house). Then my friend mentioned that she could see all the scratches/dings on her new dark espresso kitchen table/matching chairs/stools. So I was wondering how your cabinets are holding up. You didn't apply a protective coat (like polyurethane), correct? W/ 2 young kids and a dog, my cabinets will take a beating. I'm FAR FAR from perfectionist; I just want to know what I'm getting into. |
- Posted by celticmoon (My Page) on Sat, Mar 22, 08 at 11:57
Celtic, I have to say that your gel stained cabs and instructions have changed my life. Well, I'd still like to be thinner and smarter, but at least one small corner of my life is just better from knowing I can do this. I've finally started on my bathroom vanity and it's going to look great after a couple more coats. Your finished product and tips have kept me sane as I watched the point of no return happening. I especially love the plastic bag for the phone (and the pre-stain pee). Thanks for providing us with the direction and moral support we need to free us from orangey oak everywhere. |
This stuff is amazing. Totally transformed my POS bathroom vanity (gleaming, sleek, moderne). Thank you, Celtic, thank you very much. |
- Posted by interiordesigner (My Page) on Thu, Sep 11, 08 at 17:12
Hey Celticmoon! I've been looking all over the web for a way to stain cabinets and I came across this page! I am SO impressed with the way they turned out, they are gorgeous! I have some clients who have honey oak cabinets, and though they are fine, they could definantly look better! And the fact that they are on a pretty cost prohibitive budget, I would have to stain their cabinets to give them that updated sleek look that they deserve! I would love to stain them about the color that you did but I'm worried about proposing the idea to my clients without sounding crazy in doing this because it is such an unknown technique! I want to make sure I do it right. I have a copy of the directions msrose posted above. What kind of paint did you use to paint your cabinets? Did you use an eggshell finish paint on them at first? And do you remember the exact red color that you used to paint them, or does it matter if I use one just simliar to it. Also, above in the directions, I think it said something about the cabinets being almost an ORANGE color! Maybe it's just my computer, but it looks completely red to me. Sorry for such an un-organized letter I'm in a little bit of a rush! Thanks for your time |
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Motorhead's self-titled first album was released in 1977 and featured its best-remembered lineup: Lemmy on bass and vocals, "Fast Eddie" Clarke on guitar and "Philthy Animal" Taylor behind the drum kit. Together this threesome quickly won a reputation for loudness, rudeness and slovenliness that's never been rivaled. But because the debut arrived smack in the middle of the British punk/new-wave explosion, Motorhead was dismissed by the country's tastemakers--something that would happen again and again over the next twenty years. "It's not that I take pride in being unfashionable," Lemmy says. "It's just that I've gotten used to it. I do it rather well now. I've been practicing for a long time."
True believers regard the next several Motorhead platters--especially 1979's Overkill, 1980's Ace of Spades and the wonderfully obnoxious live assault No Sleep 'til Hammersmith--as classics of their type. They've got a point: These recordings form the blueprint for Eighties speed metal and proved hugely influential for a slew of future stars. Before Lars Ulrich co-founded Metallica, for example, he was the president of a Motorhead fan club.
Unfortunately, the combo spent the remainder of the decade in flux, in large part because of frequent personnel changes; Clarke left in 1982, and Taylor departed in 1984 (he returned a few years later, then split for good in 1992). Moreover, albums such as 1982's Iron Fist didn't live up to anyone's expectations--and because of record-company non-interest, even decent long-players such as 1986's Orgasmatron failed to reach as many listeners as they should have. A contract with Sony, which issued 1991's 1916 and 1992's March or Die, didn't solve these problems, either.
According to Lemmy, Motorhead's label woes came about because executives "don't really like us and don't really know how to market us and don't really know anything about our music. These foooking businessmen are all alike; they all want to take the easy option, not rock the boat and push shit out--and as long as the kids buy it, they're happy. They have no idea about quality, they have no respect for quality, and they don't know the meaning of fair play. All they want to do is to strap you to the foooking wheel and make you do the work that they want you to do and then sell it to people in the box that they've decided your music belongs in.
"I've got no patience for that shit. I listen to everything from Ravel to the Bee Gees. There are no barriers in music except the ones that we artificially put up between ourselves--but the record companies are doing that more and more. As time goes by, people are listening to only one kind of rock music, and that's foooking stew-pid. They're letting MTV tell them what to like, and MTV--well, talk about becoming the same foooking thing they started out to fight. You have to kiss so much ass over there to get a video on that you get foooking chapped lips. The message they're sending to us is that nobody wants to listen to this music, but it's not true. We've gone all around the country, and people are going balmy for it."
Touring has sustained Motorhead since its birth, but it's been even more vital over the past few years. After Sony dropped the group, Lemmy and company released Bastards on the smallish ZYX imprint, but erratic distribution prevented it from making much of an impact. Sacrifice, put out last year by North Carolina-based CMC International, appeared with just as little fanfare, but thus far Lemmy is pleased with the company's commitment: "We were going to sign and they knew that, so before we even put pen to paper, they shipped the album--which is unbelievable in the current climate. As far as I'm concerned, that was brilliant."
Sacrifice isn't quite that good, but it's certainly good enough: Motorhead's current players (Lemmy, guitarist Phil Campbell and drummer Mikkey Dee) put an impressive charge into familiar stompers like "Sex and Death," "Dog-Face Boy," "All Gone to Hell" and the title cut. Best of all is "Don't Waste Your Time," in which piano and saxophone supplement a Motorhead-friendly, Fifties-style raver. Lemmy wrote the last tune by himself--a rarity these days. "We usually write all the music together," he notes. "I write all the lyrics, but that's only because the other two can't be foooking bothered, you know? It's always been that way. Phil Taylor wrote some lyrics once, and frankly, they weren't that great. He sort of knew it, too, but at least he tried. If someone came up with better lyrics for a song than me, that would be fine."
Celebrity members of the Motorhead cult like Lemmy's words just fine. At Lemmy's fiftieth birthday party, recently staged at a California nightspot, Ozzy Osbourne and the members of Anthrax sent videotaped kudos, Iggy Pop and Tom Arnold ("That guy from Roseanne," Lemmy says) delivered their compliments in person, and Ulrich and the rest of Metallica arrived clad in full Lemmy regalia for an impromptu set. "They went on stage and did 45 minutes of old Motorhead songs," he marvels. "That was the greatest tribute. Twenty years after people said we were the worst band in the world, I've got an internationally known, trillion-selling band putting on wigs to look like me and playing my music at my birthday party. I must be doing something right."


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A man's obsessive love for his dying wife, prevents him from letting her go.
Project Back Story:
This story was first written as a short. It goes without saying that there are spoilers in the short. Nevertheless, in keeping with netiquette. SPOILER ALERT: The Short Story version
Having written it as a short and asking a few people to read it the overwhelming response was positive and that it should be developed. There was too much story in too little space, and so for NaNoWriMo 2012, I wrote the first draft of the novel version of the story.
I plan on publishing this story at the end of April 2013 via Kindle Direct Publishing with help of the wisdom of these three nuts.


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Search engines help consumers each day but they help merchants and marketers just as much. By looking at the specific way that consumers word their search engine queries marketers and companies serving consumers can learn what their potential customers are most concerned with. Home warranty companies would be wise to take notice of search engine queries such as this one:
"Are there any reliable home warranty companies?"
When a consumer words a search query that person oftentimes carefully chooses the words in order to obtain the best possible website results. If a consumer chooses to search for "reliable home warranty company" one might assume that the consumer wants to pinpoint a home warranty company with a great reputation among its customers. But when a consumer uses wording such as that show above then it's probably safe to guess that the consumer has already developed a negative opinion (or at least suspicion) of the home warranty industry in general. The question for consumers and home warranty companies is how best to qualify the many results that can be found on Google and other search engines when searching for responses to this particular question.
Home warranties are great! Just ask me!
Many of the results on search engines would be glowingly positive if you searched for "are there any reliable home warranty companies". You might notice home warranty companies and real estate professionals singing their respective praises of the home warranties they provide or recommend. From a skeptic's perspective though these are not necessarily the easiest kinds of responses to accept. For home warranty companies the need to provide more than just the standard advertising language should be clear. Consumers searching with such pointed concerns will not likely be won over by a sales pitch.
Home warranties are all terrible! Just ask me!
Just as many of the results we could expect from our hypothetical search query would likely be very, very negative in their tone. Consumers, technicians, real estate professionals, consumer advocacy celebrities, and others can all be found touting their expert opinions about the lack of value in home warranty and home service contracts. But the more generalized the complaints are the less substantial they are in terms of helping a consumer seeking specific reasons for or against buying a home warranty. For home warranty companies these highly negative opinions might warrant some attempts at customer service or reputation management but at times even these efforts are not worthwhile because the party posting the negative information either can't or won't see a different point of view. In some cases the information may not even be the result of a real consumer experience and no amount of trying would change the writer's position.
Home warranties and home service contracts are only as good as the companies that back them. Just ask everybody who knows anything about them.
This is probably the answer that search engine users would need to dig to find. Since this answer is less sensational and requires a lot of work on the part of the consumer it's not one that you should expect to see too often. But it's probably the best short answer to the question. The longer answer involves specifics such as the reputation of the company from the perspective of both customers and repair technicians. The people who purchase the home warranties or home service contracts and the people who provide the repair services are on opposite sides but in a way they are both customers of the home warranty companies. If you ask a reputable, local repair contractor about the home warranty companies he has worked with you may be surprised to find that he has a list of ones he won't work with. Just as customers often report problems with their home warranty company so do repair technicians who the home warranty companies contract work out to. But the single best resource for getting honest and frank assessments of home warranty companies is a customer you know and trust. Friends, neighbors, and family members often have direct experience filing requests for repairs with a home warranty or home service contract company. Their stories may prove to be worth more than all the search engine results you can ever read.
He said, she said…
Sometimes the information you find for a search such as "are there any reliable home warranty companies" is so polarized to the positive or negative extremes that you are left to wonder which to believe. Though it's not always the case that a consumer is to blame for not fully understanding the home warranty or home service contract it does happen. Fine print and legal language can be daunting to read and so off putting to some readers that they simply agree while ignoring what they've agreed to. If you are shopping for a home warranty it's very important to do your homework about the company but it's just as important to be 100% sure you understand and approve of the contract, even if it means running it by someone more experienced in reading this kind of document.
The good, the bad, and the ugly
If you are shopping for a home warranty or home service contract company remember that they're not all created equal. Among the legitimate companies offering home warranty and home service contracts you will find ones that either don't live up to their customers expectations or worse, ones that are outright frauds. Watch out for these companies and if you sense that you might be close to dealing with a company you don't completely trust don't ignore that intuition.


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4555 Auburn Blvd., Ste J Sacramento, CA 95841 Tel.: (916) 487-9701 Fax: (916) 487-9700Afisha Russian Advertising Agency Since 1993 we have been the leading Full-Service marketing agency for the Slavic Community of Northern California. As the community has grown, over 150,000 + today, we have expanded our services to include: radio, cable television, print, and live events. We customize advertising campaigns balancing the right mix of media, print, and direct mail to achieve the desired results of our clients. Our philosophy is quite simple. Get us involved from the beginning. The market we serve is obviously very unique. Successful advertising is a lot more than just translating standard English ads into Russian. The cultural diversity dictates a completely different approach to copy let alone the feeling of the message that is presented. Our creative department has evolved from a department of one to now four professionals with marketing/advertising experience in both Russia and the United States. Whether it is a 30 second spot or printed literature we can handle the project from initial conception through final production and delivery. Like most other immigrant communities there is variety within this group of people themselves. Regional, educational, and religious differences exist. Proper placement, frequency, and diversity of the campaign are handled once again on an individual basis to maximize results. Our sources include, but not limited to: Afisha Magazine (bi-weekly) The Diaspora Newspaper (bi- weekly) The Evening Sacramento (weekly): Radio Cable TV
Once again we were the pioneers in Russian radio here in Sacramento. It is obvious that normal rating systems do not work in evaluating the stations or individual shows. In our opinion Russian radio stations, similar to Hispanic stations, are in the horizon but not yet. From the beginning in creating our radio division we wanted to secure leased radio time at maximum exposure periods. Today we are proud that when it comes to traditional morning drive, mid-day and evening drive times our three AM stations (1430AM, 1690AM) have the coverage that we desired. It is very common for the first few generations of immigrants that ones native language is used almost exclusively in the home, their place of worship, medical practices, and immigrant owned companies. As we stated before; simple translation just doesnt get the real meaning and feeling of the message across. Especially today when there is news everyday from areas of the former Soviet Union that affect many of the lives of the new immigrant and families here in Sacramento. PRINT MEDIA
Our flagship publication (established 1993) has grown from 24 pages to its current average issue size of 144 pages. AFISHA is the leading Russian/Slavic print advertising medium with distribution of over 9 thousand (Bi-Weekly). As the community has grown in population and diversity our commitment to our advertisers has changed too. The overall design, print quality and options are second to none in the Russian/Slavic community. Add to that a proven distribution network that has been maintained and expanded since 1994. We are proud of the fact that many of our advertisers both Russian owned and American owned have been with us since our conception. A partial list of long term advertisers is included for your review. We are glad to provide contact people and telephone numbers if needed. The circulation of each publication ranges from 8,000 10,000 issues (depending on the season, Holidays, etc.) The publications are distributed free of charge Target audience: Slavic Community in Northern California (150,000 in Greater Sacramento Area); The publications are being delivered to various social organization, stores, churches, Slavic organizations etc.
The first professional newspaper (Bi-monthly) that combines local Russian/Slavic news along with important Sacramento news. Since 1998 this beautifully designed 40 page medium has increased in distribution to over 8000 per issue. Only one of its kind published in Sacramento, each issue of our newspaper has a special story featured on the cover. Diaspora Newspaper features in-depth (and not so in-depth) articles on various topics related to lifestyle, health, food, travel, biographies, fashion and entertainment. The articles expose our readers to the latest, hottest, and most sophisticated scenes around the world today. The circulation of each publication ranges from 8,000 10,000 issues (depending on the season, Holidays, etc.) The publications are distributed free of charge Target audience: Slavic Community in Northern California (150,000 in Greater Sacramento Area); The publications are being delivered to various social organization, stores, churches, Slavic organizations etc.
A weekly entertainment newspaper that informs the community about all the events in the city and Northern California. Concerts, parties, fund raisers, school and church activities and more. With a current weekly distribution of 4000 and growing we anticipate The Evening Sacramento to continue to be an overwhelming success. Between our three publications we are confident that we have the right print medium for all businesses seeking to reach the local Russian/Slavic community. We are very creative in creating diverse print campaigns utilizing all three publications. Advertisers are surprised at how cost effective this type of campaign can be on its own or in combination with local radio and TV ad campaigns. AFISHA TV As with radio there are no hard indicators of viewer ship numbers to compare or purchase advertising in a traditional way. Afisha TV programs are broadcast on KBTV: Channel 8/Comcast Channel 238. KBTV reaches three designated market areas: the Sacramento, Fresno and Chico. Our over the air signal on channel 8 covers the cities of Sacramento, Roseville, El Dorado Hills, Rancho Cordova and many others. The stations cable penetration is 397,170 homes covering Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto, Lodi, Yuba City, Chico, Fresno, Merced and many other locales in the greater Central Valley of California. Commercial advertisement and Sponsorships are acceptable and when used in conjunction with our other media outlets are very effective. Once again we have chosen the times and varied our programming to maximize viewer ship. We have found that educational messages can be very effective and at the same time promote an individual business or industry. An example would be a segment of a show describing the importance of reliable car insurance. We would bring in a person from the insurance industry for this segment and obviously he or she would receive exposure. Prime-time daily: Mon Fr: 8pm-10pm Sat Sun: 9pm-10pm
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The Windows based Lodam Multi Tool, LMT, can communicate with all Lodam controllers. The LMT is very flexible and can easily be configured for use by a developer, a technician or by an end-user: A technician could use LMT for analyzing performance of a condensing unit. The end-user could use LMT for looking at the performance of his domestic heat pump. The LMT can be used for all applications where a Lodam controller is installed: Heat pumps, Air conditioning/Ventilation, Hot-water solutions, Transport cooling, Condensing units and other cooling areas. Customized Solutions The range of optional software modules from Lodam gives you a variety of possibilities to optimize the system. Maintenance, service, datalogging, performance and operations can be controlled individually thanks to the wide range of modules. Additionally, the LMT can be customized with an application diagram for the specific customer's system to increase the user friendliness and usability.
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Brea Souders was born in Frederick, Maryland, and studied photography at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Her work has been exhibited and screened at institutions such as Abrons Arts Center, 25CPW Gallery, and Affirmation Arts in New York City; the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the American University Museum, Washington, D.C; and at festivals including PhotoIreland in Dublin; the Singapore International Photography Festival, and Head On in Sydney, Australia. Her work has been supported by the Camac Art Centre and Fondation Ténot, Marnay-sur-Seine, France; The Millay Colony of the Arts, Austerlitz, NY and Women in Photography/LTI-Lightside, NYC. Selected publications and clients include New York Magazine, Gar-de, Vogue Paris, Real Simple, Dear Dave, Canteen, Warner Brothers Records, Paste and Feltrinelli Publishing House.
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Chloe Le, a local high school student and artist, works with all mediums but most often chooses acrylic, (colored) pencil, or charcoal. Although she paints all subjects, Chloe likes to focus on portraits of influential female celebrities who serve as good role models or her Instagram followers as a 'thank you for your support' drawing.
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The Shooting Stars
MILLET, Jean-François (1814 - 1875)
[image: The Shooting Stars]
Media: oil on board
Size: 18.7 x 34.5 cm
Acquired: 1952; Bequest; Gwendoline Davies
Accession Number: NMW A 2476
Collection: The Davies Sisters Collection
This purely imaginary subject is unusual among Millet's works. It refers to Dante's Inferno which in one section describes the souls of the lustful being whirled endlessly around the skies of hell by a great gale. The epic poem was a common source of inspiration for artists and Millet here recognises this academic tradition. A later example is Auguste Rodin's The Kiss.
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David Brian Armstrong, 22 October 2013, 16:41
As advised above this is an evocation of a frequently produced motif, that of the tragic figures of Paolo and Francesca, in Dante's Inferno, murdered by Paolo's jealous brother Gianciotto and condemned to the stormy darkness of hell's second circle. Another very fine picture, in a highly ornamental carved frame,is that painted by Ary Scheffer in 1835, in the Wallace Collection. Originally in the collection of Anatole Demidoff, Prince of San Donato,it would be interesting to know if Millet was aware of the existence of this quite famous picture at the time he produced his version. The pose, although not the same, is not that dissimilar
Amgueddfa Cymru, 6 August 2010, 16:21
Dear Jane - Thank you for your comment. Please visit the Print on Demand pages of our website for details on reproductions of this image:
Jane, 6 August 2010, 16:19
I am wondering if it is possible to purchase a print of this wonderful painting? If so how do I go about it?
Amgueddfa Cymru, 18 November 2008, 09:56
Dear Sarah, thank you for your comment -
The art galleries have a changing programme of displays which means that works are sometimes not on display. When the work is on display again Art Online will be updated with the gallery information.
sarah lewis, 18 November 2008, 09:23
I love this painting and have done since I first started to visit the museum many years ago, I wonder why it is no longer on display?


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It was a busy summer for officials at the National Council of La Raza/Cal State Long Beach (NCLR/CSULB) Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation and Leadership Training as they completed the third and final phase of a project that was looking to help reduce the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS among Latinos in the United States.
Titled "Salud es Cultura: ¡Protegéte!" or "Health is Culture: Protect Yourself," the project was funded by a $125,000 grant from the Academy for Educational Development and the Ford Foundation. Its third and final phase — the dissemination phase — consisted of organizing five regional trainings for more than 100 community health workers throughout the United States.
The trainings were held in Washington, D.C., New York City, Portland and San Ysidro, and the last was hosted at Cal State Long Beach, where the NCLR/CSULB Latino Center trained 25 "promotores" (community health educators) to work with the Los Angeles Latino community on reducing the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.
"This project was used to develop and strengthen prevention and outreach tools and programs directed at Latino communities with an emphasis on culturally and linguistically appropriate HIV prevention activities," explained Britt Rios-Ellis, a professor of health science and principal investigator for the project.
Rios-Ellis said the statistics show that the Latino experience of HIV is markedly different than that of other racial/ethnic groups. "Latinos comprise 15.3 percent of the U.S. population," she pointed out, "but 24.8 percent of HIV diagnoses and 19 percent of those living with AIDS are of Latino origin."
Rios-Ellis also noted that Latinos are the only racial/ethnic group to experience a doubling of heterosexual infections since 2001. Additionally, Latinos are more likely than all other racial/ethnic groups to test late in the course of their HIV infections, to have a diagnosis of AIDS within one year of learning of their HIV infection, and to die within 18 months of their HIV diagnosis.
"Our hope was to provide promotores throughout the country with the training and curricular kit needed to eradicate the stigmas associated with HIV and sexual risk context that exists in Latino communities by establishing family-based HIV/AIDS education and outreach based on community participatory research methodology," Rios-Ellis said.
Organizers were hoping to have a diverse group of promotores representing a wide variety of Latino community based organizations, and that's what they got. The promotores went through a full eight-hour day of training, which was free and conducted in both English and Spanish.
"They (the promotores) come from all over. In New York, we had 11 organizations represented in our training session; in Washington, D.C., we had five organizations; in Portland we had four; and in San Ysidro, we had three organizations," Rios-Ellis noted. "The Cal State Long Beach training session attracted five different groups, including Planned Parenthood and Latino Health Access."
Gabriela Diaz, a UCI medical student who is also completing her MPH at CSULB, served as the project coordinator. "Coordinating this project has been a wonderful experience. I have had the opportunity to travel throughout the U.S., work with many community-based organizations, and help develop a Latino-focused curriculum that is preventing HIV within my community.
"Our original goal was to educate 16 organizations, and we nearly doubled that," she added."And, we've already received requests to do the training in Florida, Chicago and Texas and at other sites in New York, Oregon and California."
The reason for such a positive response is the curriculum, which was developed and tested at three sites – The Wall Las Memorias in Los Angeles, San Ysidro Health Center's CASA Services and Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe in El Paso, Texas. Rios-Ellis said, "The promotores, many of whom are HIV positive or have a family member who has HIV, have been an inspiration to work with throughout the project and have guided us with their sage first-hand knowledge and community-based context."
The result of the testing was the production of a promotores tool kit, a briefcase-style box that contains a rotafolio (or flip chart); a CD with a PowerPoint version of the curriculum; pamphlets targeting Latino men, women, youth and families; and outreach cards targeting the aforementioned groups. All of the materials are culturally and linguistically appropriate and written within the context of the Latino communities' needs.
"There is a grave lack of materials out there that are culturally and linguistically written within the context of HIV risk as it is experienced by Latino communities nationwide," Rios-Ellis explained. "This curriculum is not only appropriate, it is also community contextualized because we used community participatory research methodology to develop it. The promotores were very involved in the development of all materials, including those we used to evaluate our effectiveness.
"What this curriculum does is it tackles HIV within the context of cultural pride and valuing cultural characteristics that make the Latino community strong. So, we're not approaching HIV from a standpoint of fear or taboo. We're approaching HIV from a standpoint that really allows us to use cultural values within the Latino community, teach people about HIV and then create support, leadership, and outreach through the promotores," she continued. "Our formative research demonstrated that the word stigma was problematic in that it was associated with 'estigmata' or 'marks of God.' The promotores were rightfully concerned that HIV/AIDS may then be associated with punishment from God, which could invoke the exact opposite of what we would hope to accomplish through an HIV/AIDS anti-stigma program.
"We also found that there was a considerable amount of stigma associated with just being Latino in the U.S. today, largely due to the media's overwhelmingly negative portrayal of Latinos and the political persecution occurring as a result of the immigration debate. So much of HIV/AIDS education is shrouded in fear-based messaging. It's hard to help people shift knowledge and behavior when they are feeling negatively about themselves to begin with. To counter the negativity we incorporated a cultural pride component into our HIV prevention curriculum. In the course of the educational session, by the time we get to HIV/AIDS facts and prevention, our participants feel enthusiastic and proud of their heritage and are ready to tackle HIV prevention because they realize that HIV is something that is hurting their communities and families."
Rios-Ellis said the "Salud es Cultura: ¡Protegéte!" project has been one of the most rewarding projects she has ever been involved with, especially after seeing how well the curriculum resonated with the groups of promotores, including one group whose members were all HIV positive themselves.
"I think this project has been enormously successful. The feedback has been extremely positive, and the promotores have been so well receiving of the work," Rios-Ellis pointed out. "Across the country we are consistently hearing the need for promotores kits to prevent HIV infection and we are thrilled that the promotores believe that our kit is meeting their outreach and education needs. We are hearing again and again that this is the first time they are seeing a curriculum that is this well-developed and in tune with the Latino community.
"We have been told by our funders that continuation is highly probable and we are excited about the chance to further our work," she added. "Preliminary data analyses are demonstrating that participants are leaving our sessions stating that they are more likely to test for HIV, more likely to prevent HIV, and more likely to discuss HIV risk with their partners, friends and family members."
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This poem spoke out to me and had me memerised with your description of the ideologies that fuelled and underpinned the musical and political movements that have influenced every single aspect of my life. I became a punk at 8 years old and at 35- I'm still of that mindset and style- hence my bias, but I have seen so many bungled misinterpretations of this seminal youth culture that- being an 'insider'- (so to speak)- I had doubted to ever read a fair or unbiased, (good or bad), opinion of the movement. I am happy to say that I have been proven wrong. I often have discussions about the influence that punk/activism had on society and my argument is always this- The punk attitude cannot be categorised into a hairstyle or a lifestyle- 'anarchy' is a free state of mind and the freedom of expression that we demanded and took, by 'stripping the emperor' and exposing the uncivility of the 'civilised' has been one of the major forces in western culture in the last 30 years. As an example I ask people to imagine what would have happened to eminem had the christain censorship machine won the day, but I know it's not a question that can be answered- I know that he wouldn't have existed beyond the marshall mathers of the working class neighbourhood. Thank you for writing this- I'm so glad it exists! take care, spence
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In 1986, the Public Health Service (PHS) implemented the HREA by issuing a revised "Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals" (5). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) implemented the AWA amendments by issuing final regulations in 1989 (13). Thus, research facilities have been legally obligated to operate IACUCs for several years. A few institutions, anticipating the benefits of having an IACUC, voluntarily established IACUC-like committees long before Congress took action (7).
Both the HREA and AWA amendments stipulated that IACUCs include at least one member who is not otherwise affiliated with the facility. The AWA amendments went further by indicating that the non-affiliated members (NAMs) were to provide "representation for general community interests in the proper care and treatment of animals." Animal protectionists hoped that this mandate would provide a public window into the workings of research laboratories, a step toward both more accountability from researchers and better treatment for animals. In their view, the best candidates for the NAM position are local individuals who already have a track record in animal protection and who could be regarded as representing the research animals, and the public's concern for those animals, rather than the institution itself.
Animal protectionists1 are not likely to regard NAMs who lack a track record in animal advocacy as credible watchdogs over the facility's treatment of animals.
On the other hand, many in the research community viewed the NAM mandate as inappropriate, if not punitive. In their view, selecting NAMs should be done with the utmost care, to screen out individuals hostile to animal research who would disrupt meetings, leak confidential information, and commit other transgressions (2, 9).
This clash of views has wound up being decided in favor of the research facilities, which alone are vested with the authority to appoint NAMs and other IACUC members. Thus the community has no say in determining who their committee representative will be.
Very little is known, apart from anecdotes, about the types of individuals being selected to serve as NAMs. The main reason is that facilities usually have tried to keep the identity of their NAMs confidential, reflecting the charged political climate surrounding animal research issues.2 From the information that is available, it seems clear that facilities typically have selected individuals not known within their community as advocates for animals (6). This is not to say that the typical NAM has no concern for animal welfare, only that such concern, if present, would not be apparent to outside observers. Thus, individuals in the community who care about the treatment of research animals typically have no reason to believe that the NAM is a strong advocate for animals. These individuals also have no straightforward way of knowing if their concerns are being raised by the NAM.
Of course, some facilities are either more conservative or progressive than the typical scenario described above. Some facilities not only avoid appointing community-based animal advocates to IACUCs and keep the identity of their NAMs confidential, but they go so far as to strain the letter or spirit of the law. They appoint people who are either currently affiliated with the institution in question (see "Military IACUC's and Animal Protectionists") or formerly affiliated (e.g., alumnus, former employee). Some NAMs have been scientists from nearby research institutions or staff of pro-vivisection organizations.
On the other hand, some progressive institutions have appointed prominent animal welfarists to serve as NAMs. Two of our colleagues at The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) served as NAMs on IACUCs at large state universities. F. Barbara Orlans identified two institutions that have published policies explicitly calling for community-recognized animal welfarists on their IACUCs, namely, the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center (whose policy refers to "advocates of animal rights") and the University of Southern California ("a public member representing the animal advocate community") (6).
It is not difficult to account for the prevailing tendency of research facilities to "play it safe" by appointing NAMs who have no track record in animal welfare advocacy, and to withhold the identities of these individuals from the very people whom they are supposed to represent. At least initially, many scientists resented the call for community representatives to serve on IACUCs (as well as IACUCs themselves). At issue was not only the wisdom of having someone on the committee who was not likely to be a fellow scientist, but also the implication of having an outsider sit on the committee (i.e., couldn't the researchers themselves and their institutional colleagues be trusted?). Moreover, NAMs were not just any outsiders; they were animal welfare watchdogs. Thus, the NAM role has been caught up in the polarization between the animal research and animal protection communities. Some research facilities and individual scientists feel under siege from animal rights activists, and the research community has devoted considerable resources and attention to keeping these activists at bay, such as by enhancing building security. The last thing these facilities and scientists want to do is bring into their IACUC deliberations someone who is considered the enemy, or at least a troublemaker.
Similarly, most researchers and facilities have come to accept the role of NAMs. They recognize that times have changed, the public is concerned about the care and treatment of animals in laboratories, and having NAMs on IACUCs is a small price to payfor continued public support for animal research. Moreover, even though non-scientists may be ill-equipped to grapple with the technical details of research proposals, there is a growing recognition that they can raise fundamental questions that might not otherwise be addressed (9).
At the same time that researchers have come to accept the importance of IACUCs, the hostility between the scientific and animal protection communities has begun to subside. Consequently, some members of each community have begun focusing on areas of common interests, rather than points of disagreement (16).
The time is ripe for research facilities to be less conservative in their appointments of NAMs. In light of the strides being made in bridging the gap between the scientific and animal protection communities, we propose that animal research facilities, as a show of good-will, voluntarily appoint individuals to their IACUC who are recognized within the local community as advocates for animals. We also propose that these individuals be encouraged to serve openly as a liaison between the research community and the concerned public, neither as mouthpieces for the facility nor as spies for local animal activists, but as credible advocates for animals, seeking to function within an imperfect oversight mechanism that has built-in tensions and ambiguities.
We further recommend that facilities appoint at least two such animal protectionists to their IACUCs, so that when one cannot attend a particular meeting, the other can be present. In Orlans' recent survey of 10 IACUC chairpersons, half of the respondents indicated that "non-attendance of their community member had been a real problem and most [chairpersons] expressed dismay at this" (6, p. 114). In light of this problem, which seems inevitable to a greater or lesser extent, complying with the spirit of the AWA for community representation all but necessitates having two or more NAMs.3
Some community-recognized animal advocates may be students or employees of their local research facility, and would thereby be affiliated with the institution. Such institutions are free to appoint these advocates to their IACUC (though not as NAMs); however, because of conflict of interest, this would not provide the kind of community representation that we are proposing.
Federal law does not require that IACUCs include individuals who have demonstrated their care and concern for animals in the local community.4 However, Congress gave NAMs a unique role by stipulating that they represent general community interests in the proper treatment of animals. To be sure, all IACUC members can be considered as advocates for the institution's research animals by virtue of serving on the committee. However, only the NAM's role is linked to community representation and is free of the potential for conflict of interest due to affiliation with the institution.
Unfortunately, the legislative history of the 1985 amendments to the AWA does not shed much light on what motivated Congress to stipulate a role for community representatives in IACUC activities. Clearly, however, Congress believed it was important to open up IACUC deliberations to input and scrutiny from individuals who had no vested interest in the research facilities in question. Moreover, that input and scrutiny were intended to have a certain orientation, i.e., to help ensure the proper treatment of animals. What better way to ensure this, and to embrace the spirit of the AWA amendments, than to fill this role with someone who not only has care and concern for animals, but who also has a track record of animal welfare activity in the community and is willing to serve openly as the community's representative on animal welfare concerns?
Skeptics may view our proposal as either hopelessly naive given the persistent controversy over animal research, or as a thinly veiled attempt to subvert the IACUCs' workings. We argue below that appointing animal advocates to IACUCs and having them be a bridge between the research facility and concerned public, when carried out with common sense, engenders little risk but has significant benefit.
Why should research facilities buck the current trend by appointing to their IACUCs individuals known for their work on behalf of animals? There are a number of overlapping reasons:
One of the roles of NAMs is to raise questions about the care and use of animals that otherwise might not arise during committee deliberations. If this is done in a consistently disruptive manner, then the offending individual should be replaced, as should any member who prevents the committee from carrying out it mandated functions. Fortunately, this situation should be precluded by careful selection of NAMs.
This may be true initially but should subside with time, as NAMs demonstrate their commitment to working within the IACUC system. Case histories have already borne this out (6).
We believe that NAMs will quickly learn what the key issues are and concentrate on these, rather than on less salient features of protocols.
Any IACUC member could use information gained from committee service to bring unwelcome scrutiny to an institution, and we recognize that this concern would be particularly applicable to NAMs who were animal advocates. However, this is another situation that should be precluded by careful screening of NAM candidates. In addition, NAMs probably are a minimal security risk given that they typically do not have unrestricted access to animal quarters. Moreover, concern over IACUC members leaking trade secrets is largely misplaced given that this activity is illegal under the AWA and that there is no need to put such secrets in protocols.
Although research facilities typically have not appointed animal protectionists to IACUCs, they have occasionally done so. There have been isolated cases in which animal activists have been appointed to IACUCs only to be dismissed or to resign after relations become strained (4). The reasons behind these occurrences differ from case to case. On the other hand, there have been other cases of such arrangements proving to be practical and productive (6).
Community representatives serving on IACUCs should be willing to communicate with any member of the community who has concerns about the care and treatment of the animals at the facility in question. Individuals who feel they don't have the time or patience to be a true community representative should not seek appointment as a NAM.
An additional counterargument to our proposal may be advanced by critics unfamiliar with IACUCs in practice, namely, that animal protectionists will prevent meritorious research from being approved. Most IACUCs operate on a simple majority vote; when this is the case, no one person can block a proposal.
In light of the nature of the potential problems, we conclude that facilities face little risk if they exercise common-sense precautions in implementing the current proposal.
We have argued above that our proposal is consistent with, but not mandated by, national policy in the United States. However, national policies in Germany, Denmark, and Switzerland explicitly call for representation from animal welfare groups on regional or national committees that oversee animal experimentation (6). Moreover, Australian policy calls for at least one person who is an animal welfarist to serve on that country's equivalent of the IACUC; the official description of that member parallels the current proposal almost exactly:
A person with demonstrable commitment to, and established experience in, furthering the welfare of animals, who is not employed by or otherwise associated with the institution, and who is not involved in the care and use of animals for scientific purposes. The person should where possible be selected on the basis of membership of an animal welfare organization....(3)
This policy has reportedly caused no major difficulties (8).
What is the likely impact of facilities implementing the current proposal? Orlans' informal survey of 16 former NAMs, all of whom were animal advocates, provides some measure of the limited but important effect (6). She concluded:
They [the animal protectionist NAMs] must be satisfied with having only moderate or minor impact on the committee and seeing only occasional disapprovals of protocols. Their overall impact of contributing balance and some measure of public accountability to the proceedings must suffice (p. 111). A commonly stated opinion among the survey respondents was that the value of being a community member lies not so much in the specific reforms effected but in being a constant reminder to the institution of the outside world (p. 112).
HSUS board member Robert Welborn reported that his own IACUC experience was emotionally trying, but he felt it was nonetheless important for animal protectionists to seek appointment to IACUCs and to work within the system (14, 15).
Institutions that decide to appoint local animal protectionists to their IACUCs face the task of identifying suitable candidates. The HSUS stands ready to help. Indeed, the HSUS has already contacted a number of universities throughout the country, offering our assistance. Other potential sources of help include local, regional, or national humane societies/animal protection organizations, as well as campus-based organizations, which may know of suitable non-affiliated candidates.
In conclusion, we encourage research institutions to appoint local animal protectionists to their IACUCs and to have these individuals serve as a liaison to the community on matters relating to the institutions' care and treatment of animals in research. We believe such individuals, when carefully chosen, offer a number of advantages and pose little risk.
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The men of The Presbyterian Church of Lowell have headed back to the kitchen to bake up some of their mouthwatering double crusted chicken pot pies to raise money for the second phase of the Family Fellowship Park on the church grounds.
The pies will be sold from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. June 7 in the church activity center, 207 E. 1st St. They cost $10 each and you can reserve one or more by e-mailing email@example.com or by calling 704-824-3807.
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It all started because the men were looking for a way to reinvigorate their group with an activity that would serve the church. Somebody suggested cooking and the idea caught on.
To get started, the church held a Country Fair with a Chicken Pot Pie contest. Judges declared that Peggy Boyles had the best Chicken Pot Pie and her recipe became the one the men have used over the past three years.
Her recipe includes chicken, vegetables, seasonings and broth in a 9-inch, 2 ½ pound double pie crust. The men assemble the pies the night before the sale and directions for cooking are included with each pie. And they freeze well!
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The American Red Cross and Carowinds will hold a blood drive today in honor of military men and women.
"Our military men and women make so many sacrifices," said Bart Kinzel, Carowinds general manager. "We're proud to partner with the American Red Cross to honor these men and women, and serve an important need in the community with blood donation."
The blood drive will be held in the drop-off parking lot, 14523 Carowinds Blvd., Charlotte. All presenting donors will receive:
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- A free American Red Cross T-shirt
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The Travelers Protective Association meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Golden Corral, 2300 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia. The association is known for its safety projects including "Watch that Child" bumper stickers for school buses. The organization also sponsors a national scholarship fund for the hearing impaired. New members, age 18 and older, are welcome.
The Dementia Caregivers Group monthly meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. June 4 at the Neisler Life Enrichment Center, 222 Kings Mountain Blvd., Kings Mountain.
The guest speaker will be caregiver and author Elizabeth Helms Redding who will share her story of caring for her aunt who had dementia. Redding's book is titled, "Where's Sally?"
The meeting is free of charge and open to the public.
Sitter service during the meeting is available for the person with dementia but must be reserved ahead of time by calling 704-739-4858.
The Glitzy Divas will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. June 14 at Amberjack Seafood & Steak, 4253 S. New Hope Road., Gastonia. For more information, call 704 865-5667


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