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Bill Fitzgerald, vice president and general manager of Commercial Engines Operation at GE Aviation and National Chairman of this year's March for Babies, was joined today by 8-year-old Nina Centofanti to ring The Closing Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange and to kick off March for Babies fundraising season. Nina, the March of Dimes 2013 National Ambassador, was born premature weighing less than 3 pounds.
"As chairman for the March for Babies campaign, it is an honor to represent the many dedicated volunteers and donors today at the closing bell of the NYSE," Fitzgerald says. "Their work, energy, donations, and advocacy help make a difference every day. Little Nina has proven what a great ambassador she is for March of Dimes. She and her family's story give us hope and serve as inspiration to families across the country. Events like this one today will increase awareness, participation, and funding for this year's March for Babies campaign."
One major healthcare problem facing the U.S. today is the alarming rate of babies born preterm. Nearly 500,000 babies are born too soon in the U.S. each year, costing the nation more than $26 billion annually. Babies who survive an early birth often face lifelong health challenges including cerebral palsy, blindness, hearing loss, learning disabilities, and other chronic conditions.
"March of Dimes research helped save me when I was born premature," Nina says. "As national ambassador I hope I can help other babies from being born too soon."
Nina, now a healthy 8-year-old, will tour the country with her mother and father, Chris and Vince Centofanti, helping to raise awareness that premature birth can happen to anyone. Chris was a neonatal nurse who had cared for hundreds of babies, and Vince works for GE Healthcare Maternal Infant Care division. The family will participate in March for Babies events later this spring. Most events occur April 27-28.
Over the past 25 years, GE employees have supported the March for Babies, walking every April to raise money and awareness. Last year, 143 GE teams from 25 different sites participated in March for Babies. In 2013, GE's employee-led support hopes to increase participation and raise $1 million.
Last year, nearly 20,000 companies took part in March for Babies and accounted for approximately 75 percent of the $106 million raised on behalf of stronger, healthier babies. The goal for this year's event is $109 million. March for Babies is sponsored nationally by the March of Dimes' number one corporate supporter, Kmart, and other top sponsors Farmers Insurance Group, Macy's, Cigna, Sanofi Pasteur, Famous Footwear, Actavis, Mission Pharmacal, and United Airlines.
In 2013, the March of Dimes celebrates its 75th anniversary. Early research led to the Salk and Sabin polio vaccines that all babies still receive. Other breakthroughs include new treatments for premature infants and children with birth defects. About 4 million babies are born each year in the U.S., and all have benefited the March of Dimes life saving research and education.
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Bengals cut Carter; Pickens on deck
- Published by Neil Schmidt | The Cincinnati Enquirer on Jun 02, 2000
The Bengals reversed field Thursday as Ki-Jana Carter never could here, dumping the injury-riddled running back when everyone expected them to cut Carl Pickens instead.
Pickens will be gone, theBengals assured. Since he wasn't by 4 p.m. Thursday, they'll have to roll over his signing bonus into the 2001 salary cap, but they balanced matters by cutting Carter in time to accelerate the rest of his bonus into the 2000 cap.
The Bengals have hoped their release of Pickens could be exchanged for the NFL Players Association dropping its grievance against the team regarding the franchise free agent tag. A source said the NFLPA told the Bengals they would drop the grievance, but when the team didn't get written assurance by 4 p.m., they cut Carter instead.
Carter's release, though, was a surprise in timing only.
"He wasn't going to be able to compete with our other players at that position," said Jim Lippincott, director of pro/college per sonnel. "It just hasn't worked out for him here."
Carter is now rehabilitating after surgery to secure a dislocated kneecap in his right knee. Three of his five NFL seasons ended in August or September because of injuries, including the last two.
"It became clear after this last injury that the relationship was coming to a close," said Carter's agent, Leigh Steinberg. "It has been a disappointing and frustrating five years, not only for the Bengals but for Ki-Jana."
Carter held on this long in part because the team was amortizing what was then a rookie-record $7.125 million signing bonus. But now the Bengals take only a $2.036 million cap hit.
Carter would have counted $2.721 million if he'd played this fall, so the Bengals now have $690,000 more in cap room. The club believes cutting Carter provides enough room to sign star running back Corey Dillon. "He's a key piece in our puzzle" among running backs, Bengals president Mike Brown said of Dillon.
Pickens' agent, Steve Zucker, denied comment on Thursday's developments.
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With all of my apologies out of the way, I thought this would be a fun opportunity to let you know that in the month of July, I will be doing a post that spotlights YOU! If any of you have any businesses that you want to advertise, then I will be making a post full of your website/blog links. I have been blessed to have quite a few viewers come through my blog, so this could be a great opportunity for you to show what you have to offer.
Here's what I need you to do from now until the last day of this month (June 30th):
1) Send me an email with the subject line being "Christmas in July". (My email is firstname.lastname@example.com)
2) In the email include your website/blog address
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I look forward to seeing all of your talents out there! I'll be back in a couple of weeks.
P.S. I won't be able to check my email for over a week, so please don't be offended if I don't reply.


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Boat Synthetic Teak Decking to translate"Natural wood" marine teak decking, requires constant maintenance. Modern technology brings you an alternative made out of Composite materials which have revolutionized the boating world as they require very little maintenance. Our a product does not require time consuming and costly maintenance. The flooring material can be applied to almost any surface including fiberglass, GRP, steel, cement and wood. It has excellent non-slip properties, even when wet and can be power washed. Our composite decking alternative, besides having the best bottom design for the best possible adherance to any deck, is also 5mm thick. We found that a thickness of 4mm is too thin and 6mm is too much and will make your boat heavier. We guarantee that our price and product is one of the best, if not the best around. Dek-king does not have a "hairy" look and feel. It looks and feels just like real teak, but with that advantage that it does not turn gray, dry out or crack and requires very little maintenance. Popular uses are on pontoon boats, yachts, boats, tourist boats, water taxis, swim platforms, stairs, pool decks, balconies, Spa areas and in industrial areas where excellent non slip flooring is required. Our material contains UV inhibitors and non migrating platicizers which holds up to sun and marine environments year after year. No sanding, scarring, oiling, caulking or varnishing is required. DEK-KING is a PVC teak deck material does not lose its good looks to the harsh conditions and sunlight. It even passed the harsh heat tests in Dubai, installed on water taxis and India, installed on boat houses. That was 7 years ago and our synthetic teak is still on these boats. Our material is widely used in Europe, the Middle East, Australia and now also in the USA and Canada. Many Yachts, Boats, Cruisers, Super Yachts owners choose our product because they know that they are installing a high quality product. Marine Flooring Installation Our profiles have a tongue and groove system for easy installation. Our faux teak is very flexible and will conform to surfaces which are not flat. Click here to see our range of DIY boat decking profiles which all come with a 'Scotchbrite' finished base, allowing the adhesive to bond the material to the deck securely. The material is supplied in easy to manage strips or coils. We supply all tools required for the job and we will be more than happy to assist you before and during your installation. Two types of one part adhesives are required when installing our deck flooring material, namely Stelmax and Sealtack 750. Stelmax adhesive is used to join (cold weld) the strips of DEK-KING together. The cold welding process will melt and bond the two profiles together to form a solid water proof joint. Sealtack 750 is a high tack MS-Polimer adhesive used to bond our imitation teak to the required surface. You can also order Pre-fabricated mats, supplied ready to fit and made to your template. Care and maintenance A finished DEK-KING® installation will provide a unique marine non slip wood effect surfacing. It can be easily washed by soap and water or by power washing it. Throw at it it Red wine, food coloring, grease - and it will not stain. "DEK-KING" marine flooring is fast becoming the must have marine teak decking surface for yachts, boats, motor cruisers, Ribs and light craft. This fresh contemporary decking finish does not look out of place on any calibre of boat. With a proven track record and many sea trials under its belt, our DEK-KING system is probably the safest, low cost, low maintenance decking surface available. We also supply our product to boat builders, designers and ship yards at special prices. Download our brochure here. Our composite teak profiles are made in the UK . Highest Quality Synthetic Teak Decking - GUARANTEED. Teakforboats Synthetic Teak Decking for boats and yachts. dec king marine teak decking . Disclaimer & Policy ...............Terms & Conditions WE OFFER SPECIAL EXPORT PRICES on our Boat and Yacht Synthetic Teak Decking and marine flooring. ! Please contact us for a quotation |
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I'm including a photo of the flowers of one of my unknown pink Plumeria tree. By it's grainy pigmentation, reddish band in the back and size of its flowers of about 2 inches diameter looks like it may be "Keiki" also known as "Miniature Lavender". What do you think?.
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- Posted by chrismac_flutter (My Page) on Wed, Aug 13, 08 at 15:15
From the picture I just compared it to, I don;t think it is Keiki. The photo shows full pinkly purple, not just on the side stripe Lets see if this link works |
Here is a link that might be useful: Keiki
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Do NOT order the next size down for a half size!
What a great pair of Crocs - too bad the site advised ordering down if you wear a half size. Now I have a great pair of Crocs that, while quite wide, are way too short. I'll let my son wear them until he grows out of them, maybe he'll wear the toe in or stretch them a little.
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Facebook and Twitter users help come up with ideas for the latest attraction at Bluestone National Park Resort to open this Easter.
Here at Bluestone we listen intently to our guests and visitors as we're always keen to know what they think, what they like and what they don't like.
Last year we asked our Twitter and Facebook fans to tell us what they would like to see at Bluestone. And true to the "free range" spirit at Bluestone, we listened and as a result a new Treehouse adventure area is being built-in time for the Easter holidays, complete with walkways, towers, climbing area and much more close to the centre of the village, near the shops, pub and restaurants.
Bluestone believes everyone of all ages should be able to have "free range" adventures or relax within the 500 acres of countryside comprising the luxury short break destination within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
"The Trehouse idea is just one way our free range philosophy works. We ask the people who matter what they want and we do our best to deliver. We'll be tasking them with more ideas and offers in 2013 as we see the power of social media develop even more at Bluestone," added Yvonne.
Bluestone combines exhilaration with relaxation, offering families and couples the chance to choose the type of break they want. Enjoying everything from the heart-pumping activities, to the treatments and pampering at The Well Spa, relaxing environment within the luxury accommodation, or fine dining at its Carreg Las restaurant, as well as over 100 free range, all-year and all-weather activities.
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We're serious about the spice in this recipe. Whole-grain pasta and tender shrimp pair perfectly with a luxuriously rich, piquant sauce. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 27.6g | Fat: 15.7g | Fiber: 4.3g | Protein: 27.9g | Calories: 356.9
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Delicious and simple Submitted by WEEBIEVT Carbs: 19g | Fat: 8.1g | Fiber: 1.1g | Protein: 12.7g | Calories: 197.7
Delicious and quick, this dish is a great way to get more fish into your healthy meal plan! We think this baked tilapia recipe can't be beat! Submitted by RACHIELOO Carbs: 1.2g | Fat: 10.5g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 19.6g | Calories: 177.1
I don't like fish much, but I love this baked tilapia recipe! I think the sauce can be used with other fish/seafood. Submitted by JENNAGUERRA Carbs: 1.8g | Fat: 7.3g | Fiber: 0.3g | Protein: 26.1g | Calories: 175.2
Rich, flavorful honey mustard chicken with carrots and potatoes. Carbs: 39.4g | Fat: 8.9g | Fiber: 5.8g | Protein: 30.5g | Calories: 356.7
These spicy and moist boneless pork chops are made with no added fat, egg whites, evaporated skim milk, and a lively herb mixture. Carbs: 11.1g | Fat: 12.1g | Fiber: 0.3g | Protein: 27.9g | Calories: 271.4
A yummy way to start the day with very little fat and lots of flavor! Submitted by JOJOMKE Carbs: 23.6g | Fat: 0.5g | Fiber: 1.7g | Protein: 3g | Calories: 93.2
This homemade mac-n-cheese is packed with veggies and is ready in just 20 minutes! Submitted by SPARK_RECIPES Carbs: 45.3g | Fat: 2g | Fiber: 5.6g | Protein: 12g | Calories: 246.8
Butternut squash helps slim down this macaroni and cheese. You can't taste it, and it boosts the nutritional value of the dish! Submitted by STEPFANIER Carbs: 35.8g | Fat: 4.3g | Fiber: 5.2g | Protein: 13.2g | Calories: 230
These are cute and delicious! Also, they are a great recipe to make with kids, even young children. It's easy and fun, and they will love their own personal pie! Submitted by KDA1981 Carbs: 19.6g | Fat: 0.7g | Fiber: 1.6g | Protein: 1.6g | Calories: 85.1
No forks needed! These sweet, crunchy and buttery hand pies will have you licking your fingers. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 23g | Fat: 8.6g | Fiber: 3g | Protein: 2.2g | Calories: 161.6
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Established: 1985
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Parking: Parking lot
Most Popular Attraction/Offering: Dry docks, blacksmith shop, canal boat
Recommended Age Group: All ages
What is the experience like?
?The best field trip ever??school children from all over Central New York share this sentiment when they visit Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum. Last year, over 1,800 school children learned about the Erie Canal, boat building, [and] life on a canal boat, and they experienced what it is like to be a real archaeologist searching for historic artifacts while enjoying our top-notch education program. An award-winning historic site, the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum preserves the history of the only restored historic dry dock on the canal and shares the story of the Erie Canal?s role in making New York the Empire State.
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Walk along the Erie Canal to the stone aqueduct. Bring or rent a bike and explore along the path where Sal the mule walked from Buffalo to Albany pulling the canal boats loaded with New York state agricultural products, and see the sites that thousands of immigrants from Ireland and all of Europe first saw as they traveled on the Erie Canal to settle western New York and the states west [of there].
Brian Wood and his family have been working with antiques and collectibles in Syracuse for three generations. These days, he oversees an impressive gallery of esteemed artwork and creates beautiful custom frames worthy of any artwork, photo, or certificate. The 2,500-square-foot gallery is home to original artworks and prints from nature-focused artists, abstract portraitists, and impressionists.
The Catskills B & B cradles guests in a historic 1898 Victorian home surrounded by the majesty of the northwest Catskill Mountains and an inviting community of art galleries, antique shops, and golf courses. In each of the 17 fully restored rooms, guests can cozy up to pieces of antique furniture and private bath accommodations. During the warmer months, early risers admire sleepy-eyed sunrises from the tranquil wildflower garden before taking advantage of a complimentary breakfast that includes pastries, waffles, fresh fruit, and herbal teas. With the third option of today's deal, vegetarian lunch and dinner meals continue to keep stomach furnaces well stoked with house-made soups, house-baked bread, and gourmet vegetarian recipes from throughout the world. Tension and vestigial dorsal fins are kept at by with a 60-minute kneading from a certified massage therapist, allowing guests to peacefully embark on ski and snowboard adventures at nearby mountains or covert birding missions on adjacent hiking trails.
Established: 2004
Reservations/Appointments: Optional
Staff Size: 2?10 people
Average Duration of Services: 1?2 hours
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Parking: Parking lot
Recommended Age Group: Adults
The year was 1889. Harlow E. Bundy, an entrepreneur by trade and nature teamed up with his brother, Willard Bundy, to market the time recorder. Willard worked as a jeweler and inventor, and combining his expertise with his brother's business savvy, the two founded Bundy Manufacturing Company. After working in Binghamton, the brothers' company moved to Endicott and changed names. Today, people know it as IBM.
The brother's legacy still stands in Binghamton, though, in the form of Harlow Bundy's one-time house, now the center of the Bundy Museum of History and Art. The museum preserves not only the story of the brothers, but also the history and artwork of the region that inspired them. The collection includes a wide array of early manufacturing implements, broadcasting tools, and even a life-sized recreation of the Bundy's booth from the 1893 World's Fair. The curators run an open art gallery that showcases different artists every month, as well as an African Gallery focusing on ancestral and ceremonial African artifacts. There's even a vintage barbershop on the campus, a recreation of the one that stood next to IBM's original Endicott headquarters.


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1. ALWAYS check ALL the camera settings. Somehow, my file size was changed from RAW + Large jpeg to S3, which is way too small for what I was doing. I've NEVER shot on S3 before, so I have no idea how it got there. 2. Went to a photography class on how to shoot frozen motion. wayyyyyy FUN! |
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Cool! So how do you shoot frozen motion? |
Yes, how does one do it? |
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High speed photography. Set your camera on a tripod and set the aperture to the smallest opening it will allow. You will need a flash or very bright lighting and then set your shutter speed to as fast as possible. After taking a few pictures, you may have to adjust the settings to a slower shutter speed and even a larger aperture. If you have a camera that takes multiple consecutive pictures, then use it since it will ensure that you get the picture at just the right time. Kt |
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Hmm glad to see he efforts but dear you need more improvements because these photos are really blurry and you have to make them clear. Good work, keep it up man. |
Belatedly, thanks kentuck_8b. Love the shot jeaninwa. |
James....duh! Yeah, they're blurry and aweful, The file size on my camera was WAYYYYY off! But I had a ton of fun and learned the mechanics. I went to a class that was offered on a Meet Up group. Only $15 for the class and had a blast. Check out Meet Ups in your town! |
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Hello everybody. I am just hanging around, minding my own business. Anyway, I just got a Benchmade Mini-Ambush as a gift from my uncle (he just wanted an excuse to buy another pocket knife). This pocket knife is pretty much NIB quality. My question is this, I have only know Schrade and Kershaw, never owned a Benchmade. Also, as far as metal quality, I am usually familiar with 440C. This blade is AUS-8.
The question is this: What are the differences (if any) between 440C and AUS-8. Am I going to like AUS-8? I like it because it is open-assisted and because it has a serrated blade.
In case you're wondering, I am not really going to put it through heavy use. It is just going to be a plain jane pocket knife for a college student.


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Into the Ferment/The Planets
Young choreographers from BRB get a chance to exhibit their work in two stunning world premieres, a feast for the Birmingham audience at just £10 a ticket.
Exuberance and impishness mark Jonathan Payn's first ballet, the tale of three Scottish lads taking refuge in an empty house in a storm and appropriating the whisky. They dance laddishness in all its manifestations, from throwing up to urinating against the wall, but the ballet also combines tenderness from The Girl and an irrepressible youthfulness. It is particularly expressed in some joyful flying leaps, especially in the folk tune that breaks at one point into Macmillan's strident, urban score.
The seven choreographers for The Planets based their individual pieces by agreement on classical dance movements and with an overall costume design from Mark Simmonds. It is a triumph of cohesion, from the intensity and high drama of Mars with its slow, fearful and momentous advance of the dancers to the shivery tingle of Neptune. The absence of a set and the brilliant use of lighting and smoke effects gives a sense of the vastness of a universe still being created.
Each piece has a different personality. It is almost insidious to pick out highlights but David Bintley's Venus, exquisitely danced by Jenna Roberts, Dominic Antonucci and Rory Mackay, is pure rapture in its rising, fluid movement. Mercury is a spinning, fizzing concoction, and Jupiter the most interesting interpretation of all with its depiction of prostitutes and remorseless journey into the jaws of hell. Simply magnificent.


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MBA/DMBA/MACT Career Mixer
Event Description
The MBA/DMBA/MACT Career Mixer is designed to bring together St. Edward's University MBA, DMBA and MACT students with select alumni of these programs, professional associations, Austin business leaders and SMB faculty members. Refreshments will be served. There is no entry fee.
This website will be updated throughout the next few weeks. Please check back for updates.
Location & Time
RSVP Link for Students & Faculty
Past Participating Alumni, Business Leaders & Faculty
Anthony Ross, CPA, MBA '84
Instructor of Accounting at Concordia University
Jose"Pepe" Flores, '03, MAHS '08
Texas Health & Human Services
President of NSHMBA Austin Chapter
Elizabeth Garcia Nichols, MBA
Talent Acquisition Manager at Aspen Heights
Christopher Ragland, '05, MBA '10
Serial Entrepreneur
Cassidy Villegan, '05, MBA '07
Business Information Specialist at City of Austin
David Bain, MBA '12
Site Manager at C3 Presents
Peggy Wiggins, MACT
Tax Associate at BDO
Caitlyn Johnson
Director or Recruiting at Northwestern Mutual
Christine McCoy, MBA '09
Program Manager at The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas
Robert Raiford, Jr. DMBA '09
Production Supervisor at Springbox
Leigh Anne Floyd, MACT '12
Controller at Hyperwear, Inc.
Ayeshia Toy, MBA '10
HR Generalist at GSD&M
Ann Davis, MBA '11
Customer Marketing Manager at Eloqua
Ben Joyce, '07
Assistant Vice President, IBC Bank
Juanita Baldwin
Recruitment and Internship Coordinator at Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
President at Austin Human Resource Management Association
V. Blythe Arguez, CPA
Recruiter, Padgett, Stratemann, & Co., L.L.P.
Past Participating Professional Associations
Career & Professional Development Contacts
Laurie Doran, MAC '10
Career Manager of New College & Graduate Programs
Andrew D. Harper, '03, MLA '08
Employer Relations Manager
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75 000 m2, 7 levels and china's second 2nd largest retail operator: Mykal Premier Department Store Harbin is the new home of our beloved brand and will be the best location in that area. It's a kind of paradise for all of us and our store is located next to the world's best known brands and most successful international retailers. It's a special honor for MCM to be part of this famous mall and exclusive project 'cause all of MCM's fashionable neighbours and the city centre itself cherish one dream: to surround you with luxury, beautiful items and clothes and to offer you the finest in latest fashion.
This is not just our point of view - no, no. Besides numerous honors the centre received the prestigious ASIA PACIFIC PROPERTY AWARDS for its outstanding interior design in 2010! The architecture and interior design studio concept i is an award winning international design studio and created a very modern, clean and very precious centre that is built for the future: creative, innovative and a design solution that is focused on a sustainability. They were awarded in the BEST INTERIOR DESIGN CHINA category - whoohooo!
Harbin is one of the largest commercial cities in Northeast China, so as you can imagine the award is highly competitive - but the Harbin city centre stack up against!
So we wanna welcome MCM in its newest store in China and say "congratulations" to concept i and the Mykal Department Store for its award - and MCM for its beautiful and again very successful choice to find another outstanding home!
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Our vision — a world where people with arthritis live the fullest life possible, with the ability to pursue valued life activities with minimal pain.
Our mission — to improve the quality of life of people affected by arthritis.
CDC and its partners are working to implement recommendations in the National Arthritis Action Plan: A Public Health Strategy and A National Public Health Agenda for Osteoarthritis [PDF - 3.33MB]. Each of these landmark public health plans were developed by CDC, the Arthritis Foundation, and a diverse group of other organizations. Each recommends a variety of activities to reduce pain, disability, and improve the quality of life of persons affected by arthritis.
Our Goals:
Short-Term Goals
- Improve and increase self-management attitudes and behaviors among persons with arthritis.
- Increase early diagnosis and appropriate pain management.
Long-Term Goals
- Decrease pain and disability among persons with arthritis.
- Improve physical, psychosocial, and work function among persons with arthritis.
National Objectives for Arthritis are available in the Healthy People 2020 report. More information is available on Healthy People 2020.
Our Work
The Arthritis Program is working to —
- Measure the burden of arthritis. At the national level, CDC uses surveys of the National Center for Health Statistics to define the burden of arthritis, monitor trends, and assess how arthritis affects quality of life. At the state level, CDC and states (all 50, District of Columbia, and the 3 territories) use the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to obtain arthritis burden data.
- Strengthen the science base. CDC conducts or supports research to define the impact of arthritis in the United States. We also support research to both develop and evaluate interventions to help people with arthritis improve their quality of life.
- Increase Awareness. CDC, working with the Arthritis Foundation, states, and other partners is supporting two health communications campaigns promoting physical activity among people with arthritis: Physical Activity. The Arthritis Pain Reliever for English speaking audiences, and Buenos Días, Artritis for Hispanic audiences.
- Build State Arthritis Programs. State Health Departments, with CDC support, are working to expand the reach of interventions that have been proven to improve the quality of life of people with arthritis by strengthening partnerships and increasing public awareness.
Arthritis Program Staff
The Arthritis Program has a staff with expertise in behavioral science, epidemiology, health communication, health education, health policy, and project management. Currently, there are 14 full-time staff devoting their efforts to the Arthritis Program at the CDC. Program staff are involved in providing technical assistance for research and programmatic efforts, collaborating with state and national programs, analyzing data, and producing scientific reports.
Addressing the burden of arthritis requires coordinated and collaborative efforts among many organizations, including governmental and public health agencies, private organizations (such as the Arthritis Foundation, the Lupus Foundation of America, the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, and the YMCA of the USA), aging agencies, health systems, and others. These types of alliances help to assure the needed comprehensive approach to arthritis.
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Obama: McCain Will Leave Cities Poor
June 26, 2008 by TMO
By Caren Bohan
MIAMI (Reuters) – White House hopeful Barack Obama on Saturday accused his rival John McCain of favoring budget policies that would leave cities unable to pay for critical projects like flood-prevention systems and highways.
The Republican candidate's campaign shot back that Obama's attack was "beyond the pale" and said the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee had opposed a move to put crucial flood-protection projects on a fast track over other spending.
"When it comes to rebuilding America's essential but crumbling infrastructure, we need to do more, not less," Obama, an Illinois senator, told the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
"Cities across the Midwest are under water right now or courting disaster not just because of the weather, but because we've failed to protect them."
The U.S. Midwest has seen its worst flooding in 15 years, with Iowa at the disaster's epicenter. A rush of water from the Mississippi River overcame more than two dozen levees this week, leaving towns and vast stretches of prime farmland submerged or at risk of flooding from Iowa to Missouri.
The storms and flooding, which have caused 24 deaths, recalled Hurricane Katrina of 2005 and the Minnesota bridge collapse of 2007 and have prompted calls for more infrastructure spending.
Obama said McCain's budget policies would not leave enough room to help cities and states fund infrastructure needs. Obama and McCain are running as their party's standard-bearers in the November election.
"Both Senator McCain and I have traveled to the areas that have been devastated by floods. I know that Senator McCain felt as strongly as I did, feeling enormous sympathy for the victims of the recent flooding," Obama said.
"I'm sure they appreciated the sentiment, but they probably would have appreciated it even more if Senator McCain hadn't opposed legislation to fund for levees and flood control programs, which he seems to consider pork," Obama said.
"At a time when you're facing budget deficits and looking to Washington for the support you need, he isn't proposing a strategy for America's cities," he told the mayors.
McCain, who has long been an outspoken critic of what he considers wasteful government spending, has pledged to take aim at special-project spending known as "pork" that lawmakers often add to budget bills.
"It is beyond the pale that Barack Obama would attack John McCain for actually trying to fix the problem and change the way Washington works," said McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds.
The Arizona senator's campaign hammered Obama for opposing a bipartisan legislative amendment to establish a process to ensure that levees and other water projects with the most life-saving potential got the highest priority in funding.
McCain's camp noted that the effort had the support of Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold and Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, both Democrats.
"The process is broken," said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, McCain's top economic adviser. "McCain was reaching across the aisle to Feingold and McCaskill to fix the problem."
(Editing by Xavier Briand)


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Bring home one of America's funniest comedians for a private performance with My Weakness Is Strong by Patton Oswalt ($11). The combo pack includes both a DVD and CD of his standup special, which takes a hilarious look at America's favorite vices. Directed by Jason Woliner and clocking in at just over an hour, it's a sure bet for a solid evening of entertainment.


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Ubisoft has released a ZombiU developer diary for those of you still waiting to get your hands on Nintendo's new HD machine.
It takes a look at the game's innovative mechanics as it shows you how to 'survive the hard way'.
CVG's ZombiU review says of the survival horror entry: "ZombiU is full of great ideas, some borrowed from other games, and others uniquely its own. It harks back to glory days of the slow-burning survival horror, but the GamePad gives it a modern edge."
ZombiU is out in US now and in Europe on November 30.


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Game: 0 A.D.
The game has just got playable, with a decent AI and a few scenarios to choose.
You have probably tries some earlier alpha
Game: ZEQ2 Lite
It builds fine on 64 bit Ubuntu, but I haven't managed to start it yet (some errors about .cfg files)
I will try again tomorrow with a little more time
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You could try it...
svn co -r 1526 http://zeq2.com/SVN/Source/ zeq2litesource && cd zeq2litesource && make
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Just I hope there is larger map and tricky tank move.
You know : the Crzay Tank overwhelm Worms for a long time until it shutdown.
With different tank characters.
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Mania Drive: no real works happened on game, just engine enveloping
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There are a lot of highly-enjoyable storylines to follow during the playoff chase. During the Game 48-to-Game 82 stretch in a normal season, a couple of teams that don't belong fall out of the chase (last season it happened to be the Minnesota Wild and the Toronto Maple Leafs) but this season there's some added excitement because teams that specifically don't belong are in the chase.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will make the playoffs for the first time in nine years—the playoff team with the worst shot differential numbers since the 2002 Montreal Canadiens, as per Elliotte Friedman at Hockey Night in Canada. The hockey blogosphere is abuzz with the success of the new-look Columbus Blue Jackets, or "New York Rangers West", or quite simply "Lumbus" and as of Sunday night, they hold a slippery grip on the 8th spot.
The more games are played, as in, if there were a normal season, I think those two teams might fall out of the race. I'd be a little worried about the Anaheim Ducks. That being said, some math is being re-written this season. I wrote over at my PDO post on NHL Numbers last week that:
after 40 games or so games, we should expect just 5% of the teams in the league to be outside 1.025 or .975 (great work here by Snark SD). The actual number is 23%, as this is officially a silly season and has made an absolute mess of things.
So it's not the low number of games that is keeping Anaheim and Toronto in the playoffs, Pittsburgh and Chicago picking up points like gangbusters, and Florida unable to make a save while the New Jersey Devils could become the best team to miss the postseason probably ever. There's something else happening this season. Perhaps the short turnaround, the extra days off, the more four- and five-game weeks is giving an added boost to certain teams. Who knows.
I don't like it. Let's start the playoffs.
Hopefully the New York Islanders were in them.
Not sure how many of you caught Saturday afternoon's thriller between Long Island and, uh, Winnipeg. It shouldn't actually be surprising that these two teams played a pretty good game. The Jets take some un-due heat, and I've felt like this for a while. They have some great forwards, two excellent lines, are a plus-possession team and were held out of the playoffs last season because Ondrej Pavelec is secretly not a very good NHL starting goaltender.
But neither is Evgeni Nabokov in recent years. Just looking at his even strength save percentages in recent years… .917 a year ago, .915 this season, while the NHL average has deviated between .920 and .921. Essentially he's an overqualified backup, but he's playing behind a team that's both competent, and built in the New York Islanders-iest way possible.
It's difficult to look at the Islanders' roster and find a player who came to the team with high accolades. John Tavares is the team's points leader and was a No. 1 pick. The team's captain is Mark Streit, who was signed as a fairly high-profile free agent four summers ago to a multi-year, multi-million dollar deal. He's an anomaly, however.
Consider this sequence of events in the Saturday game: Tied 3-3 midway through the third period in a real important game against the Jets, Tavares starts in the offensive zone with linemates Brad Boyes and Matt Moulson.
Brad Boyes scored 43 goals once upon a time, as a 25-year old in St. Louis. He scored 33 the next season, and hasn't hit 20 since. In his last two seasons, Boyes scored just 25 goals and missed 13 games due to an injury. The Sabres let his contract expire and he landed on the Island on a one-year deal for a slim sum of $1-million, a 75 per cent paycut. That's a deal far cheaper than the one given to the last guy who played on that wing, P.A. Parenteau, who went chasing dollars in Colorado. Parenteau scored 20 goals for the Islanders making $600K in 2011 and 18 goals in 2012 making $1.25M. He's had an excellent season in Colorado, but at $4-million per four years, he'd better be.
Matt Moulson's story is dissimilar. Before showing up on Long Island, Moulson jumped up and down between Los Angeles Kings and affiliate Manchester Monarchs, playing just 29 games and scoring six goals. At 25, he became an unrestricted free agent and went to Long Island for a little over league minimum. Since signing that deal, just ten players have scored more goals, and only five have scored more goals for a single team: Steven Stamkos, Alex Ovechkin, Patrick Marleau, Corey Perry and Phil Kessel.
But there's Tavares, a phenom at age 14 who became the first "exceptional player" to be allowed to be drafted into the Ontario Hockey League at age 15, centrering Boyes and Moulson, two players with enough offensive talent to be good for general manager Garth Snow that went unrealized the years before they became free agents. The Islanders would never be able to out-bid the New York Rangers or Philadelphia Flyers for top-flight talent. They need to look for the players that nobody else would think to sign. Boyes hadn't been productive in years. Moulson was a three-time 20-goal scorer in the AHL and led his Cornell University team in goals in his sophomore, junior and senior years. He was drafted by the Penguins but went unsigned.
Behind Tavares, Boyes and Moulson are the two defencemen that lead the Islanders in on-ice shot differential, although they do get the easy offensive minutes. Those are Thomas Hickey and Lubomir Visnovsky.
I'd like to sit down and pick Snow's brain over why he chose to trade for Lubomir Visnovsky at the draft. Visnovsky had one season with a Relative Corsi number in single digits: 2012 in Anaheim. He's always been a high-minute, high-offence player who thrives in situations with scoring players. A prime offensive talent, Visnovsky scored 45 points in 2010, 68 in 2011 and then just 27 in 2012. What Snow saw, I presume, was a player undervalued because of his recent results, and not what the same player had accomplished at age 33 and 34. The Islanders traded for him and Visnovsky refused to report, stating that the Anaheim Ducks had no right to trade him to New York. Snow stuck to his guns after an arbitrator ruled that Visnovsky's no-trade clause was no longer valid because it had been waived when he chose to go to Anaheim from Edmonton. Visnovsky reported, and then signed a two-year extension.
And Thomas Hickey? A former fourth overall pick who had the talent to be picked high in 2007 who captained Team Canada to a World Junior title. Hickey found himself on waivers after being unable to crack the Kings' defensive lineup in six seasons.
Other than Tavares, this is a rag-tag group. Strange circumstances brought all five together but they're out taking an important face-off. Tavares wins it to his wing, and Moulson puts the puck back to Visnovsky, who dumps it in deep for Brad Boyes to pursue. He beats the high-priced Dustin Byfuglien to the puck but passes it inadvertedly behind his back and James Wright clears for the Jets. Evander Kane can't corral it at centre and Byfuglien's partner Ron Hainsey has to clear it again, but Tavares, in perfect position, reads the play and knocks Jets' centreman Kyle Wellwood off the puck, bringing it back in over the Jets line.
There's really nothing special here at work, only there is. Combined, Winnipeg's first line of Andrew Ladd, Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler make about $11-million. The first line of the Islanders, who have been just as good and exciting make a little under $10-million all considered. It's not like the Jets are a big market powerhouse team—and their defensive unit of Byfuglien and Hainsey that combines for $9.7-million in salary cap dollars can't clear the puck against a line of three players than a defensive unit made up of two players.
Tavares can't get it deep and is knocked off the puck by Byfuglien. But he clears it, and while Evander Kane finds space, he's stood up by Hickey and Wright, who recovers the puck, has to slow down as Kane gets onside. Tavares, faster than Wright, overtakes him and sends the puck back towards Winnipeg's end.
By now, Zach Bogosian and Grant Clitsome are the new pairing for the Jets. They're considerably cheaper than Byfuglien and Hainsey, and Boyes doesn't forecheck, opting to go off for the change. No Corsi events in the shift for either team, and the Islanders get to change. Rare for a team in the financial position of the Islanders, they actually have some depth.
Clitsome banks the puck into the zone off of James Wright. Again, Hickey and Kane are on a collision course to recover it. The defenceman who couldn't crack an NHL roster for six years muscles off a fellow fourth overall pick in Kane, pinning it against the boards and letting Keith Aucoin come recover.
The line that has just come on for the Islanders may be called "the waiver line". Keith Aucoin was grabbed off waivers after he was cut from the Maple Leafs in January. 29 teams passed on Colin McDonald the day before the lockout as he was waived to become eligible to join the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The third member of the line is another former first round pick from 2006, Michael Grabner. After the Florida Panthers acquired Grabner along with a pick for Keith Ballard in 2010, the Panthers didn't find a use for him, and the Islanders grabbed him. McDonald, Aucoin and Grabner play more than 11 minutes of effective hockey a game, and the three have combined for 28 goals so far on the season.
Aucoin recovers and sends it around behind for Visnovsky, who has a lot of space, eludes the new Winnipeg forechecker Alex Burmistrov, and safely clears it to McDonald. McDonald drop passes to Grabner who skates onto the puck with a lot of speed… but he loses the puck on his stick. Burmistrov gets nowhere though. After he recovers, Hickey, now a minute into his shift, calmly pokes the puck to the wing and Aucoin recovers back to Visnovsky who clears the zone again.
This time, the Isles get it deep. Visnovsky headmans to McDonald, who gets stood up by Clitsome at the Winnipeg line, but McDonald fights around the check. Nobody marks Grabner, who gets to the front of the net unimpeded. McDonald centres the puck and Ondrej Pavelec, who has difficulty on some of the easy ones, has no chance as a natural goal scorer makes it 4-3 for the Islanders, easily tapping one far side.
The Islanders have five players in their top nine forwards and top six defencemen who have been on waivers in the last two seasons. The other one is Brian Strait, a 25-year-old former Penguins draft pick who played just 12 games for Pittsburgh in 2011 and 2012 before the Isles claimed him a day before the 2013 season started.
While Nabokov has been less-than-stellar this season, the Islanders are not. As of Sunday, the Islanders are 11th in the entire league in Corsi Tied, a shot statistic that measures puck-possession and has a higher predictive value of future wins than current win-loss record. In score-tied situations, the Islanders are 7th in the NHL in shots for, and 8th in shots against, fewer than more traditional defensive teams like Nashville, Vancouver and Minnesota.
There's an odd bit of trickery going on in Long Island. Garth Snow, who was left off NHL.com's list of the best general managers, has quietly built one of the most economical teams in hockey. While teams have had success in the past with consecutive high picks, the Islanders' success stems from getting great seasons out of players nobody had counted on. Brad Boyes is one thing, but Frans Nielsen becoming one of the best two-way players in hockey helps. Moulson has been a gem and Grabner has been putting up points in Long Island a way he couldn't do in Vancouver. It's as if Snow walked into a produce store and the first of every type of fruit he touched was perfectly ripe.
This has happened without a big budget. It's happened with the spectre of relocation hanging over the team and with an eccentric owner who wanted to sign Rick DiPietro to a 15-year deal. The team is still paying Alexei Yashin buyout money from a by-gone era. Yashin, at $2.2-million, is the sixth highest paid forward on the Islanders.
In an effort to better position themselves against the salary floor in case they had to trade Visnovsky, they acquired Tim Thomas and his $5-million counts-against-the-cap-but-we-don't-have-to-pay-him suspended contract. But they never had to trade Visnovsky.
They've even kept some of their best prospects on the farm, keeping their entry-level deals short and sweet and signing them in their offensive primes for cheap. Brock Nelson and Nino Niederreiter will both have presumably little bargaining power when it comes time to negotiate their second contracts. Driving Play had a good rundown of how the Islanders were positioning themselves to act smarter with their prospects in regards to the new collective agreement.
But even without Niederreiter, Nelson, Ryan Strome and Griffin Reinhart, the Islanders are competing. Every single economic piece has seemed to work.
Best of all, they're actually kind of fun to watch. If they can make the postseason, they could be a trap team in the first round. Who had the Islanders first out of the three New York teams, and second in the Atlantic Division, coming down the home stretch?
Even in a shortened season, it's tough to not admire what Garth Snow has done. Time to give him a little love.


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Eighth Annual Ten Thousands Villages Opens Nov. 13
Monday, November 11th, 2013
West Virginia Wesleyan College will host its eighth annual Ten Thousand Villages sale November 13 – 20. Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit fair trade organization that sells handcrafted products made by disadvantaged artisans from over 35 countries. These products represent the diverse cultures of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Fair trade provides artisans with an opportunity to earn income and improve their quality of life. The sale will feature unique fair trade products including scarves, baskets, chocolate, Christmas ornaments, jewelry, and so much more. For more information about Ten Thousand Villages, go to http://www.tenthousandvillages.com.
The sale will be held in the first floor of the Benedum Campus Center at Wesleyan , in the Game Room next to the SunnyBucks convenience shop. Weekday hours are 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM and weekend hours are 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM. All forms of payment are accepted. Come for some holiday shopping while supporting artisans all over the world. Your purchases help artisans receive fair wages for their beautiful work.


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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, May 25, 10 at 8:28
the juniper with the blight.. or winter damage.. should probably go .... its not worth the effort ... there is a conifer forum.. not all evergreens are conifers... things are done differently with different types ... i suggest pix of individual plants.. to get proper IDs ... in the tree forum.. the conifer forum.. the shrub forum.. and as a last option the name that plant forum .... so you can learn about every individual one.. regardless.. simply maintain the mulch.. keep out the weeds. and enjoy.. as they are all mature plants.. they need ABSOLUTELY NOTHING .... i mean nothing... which is proved by the neglect for the last 6 years.. and how nice it looks i see a rhododendron flowering.. a barberry ... a pine .. a spruce ... most IDs are accomplished with a pic of the bark.. a leaf.. and cones or seed pods if any ... looks like you might have rabbit damage also.. if those are all juniper.. i would plan on getting on with life.. and putting something better in there... the hardest lesson for a new home owner to learn.. in the garden.. is to get rid of the prior owners problems. ... trust me... been there done that good luck ken |
- Posted by onthebrinck (My Page) on Tue, May 25, 10 at 8:44
Thanks, Ken, for the advice. There are actually about 6 of these 'junipers' in that picture and, you're right, removing them would be a heartbreaking decision for me. The lack of growth at the bottom of the bushes was caused (in my opinion) by the ground ivy I just removed which was 18" thick under these bushes and had grown throughout the foliage and up into the trees (I would guess I removed about 5 cubic yards of it in total). There is a single rabbit in the yard, but I've never seen him munching on any of this. Is there anyway to encourage foliage nearer the ground than what is shown in these photos? |
- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, May 25, 10 at 12:30
it was caused by the ivy shading out needles that need sunlight .. LISTEN TO ME .... i tried .. for 5 years to keep.. for the history of my first house.. all these cool old plants ... what a freakin nightmare.. and the happiest day of my life in that house was when i got rid of all the problems the prior owner left me ... YOU HAVE TO GET PAST THE EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT TO THOSE PLANTS .. check the link.. you emotionally avoided my comment that they are diseased.. ergo .. they are not going to grow vigorously and re-green the bottom part ... we are on a pix posting crusade over in the conifer forum.. there ought to be hundreds of plants to get emotionally attached to, that are not diseased.. good luck whatever you decide ken |
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Dr. Sanjay Sinha
Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Development and Disease
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Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Sinha Group Members
Post-docs: Dr Amar Talasila; Dr Alex Granata; Dr Lucy Low
PhD Students: Ms Dharini Iyer; Mr Will Bernard
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Our work focuses on the mechanisms underlying vascular smooth muscle cell (SMC) development and their relevance to cardiovascular disease and/or new vessel growth. We have developed in vitro systems using murine and human embryonic stem (ES) cells and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in which pure populations of mature contractile vascular SMCs may be generated.
These and other model systems are currently being used to investigate how SMCs and their precursors initially develop from multipotent cells and how perturbation of developmental mechanisms may contribute to disease. The group's focus is on the role of the myogenic transcription factor, myocardin and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signalling as well as other transcription factors and signalling cascades that interact with these pathways.
Further studies are underway to establish in vitro models of vascular genetic diseases such as Marfans using patient-derived iPS cells. Finally, we are investigating whether cardiovascular progenitor cells derived from ES or iPS cells can revascularise ischaemic tissues in vivo and whether this process can be tracked non-invasively using state-of-the-art genetic reporters.
Fig. 1: Vascular smooth muscle cells: immunofluorescent staining for vinculin (red), -actin (green) and DAPI (blue).
Fig. 2: Smooth muscle cells generated by directed differentiation of human embryonic stem cells under chemically defined conditions.
Fig. 3: Confocal imaging of mouse carotid injury and neointimal. Smooth muscle -actin (green), DAPI (blue).
Fig. 4: Schematic diagram of smooth muscle cell development from embryological and embryonic stem cell differentiation studies. Derivatives of cardiac mesoderm, haemagioblast, somitic mesoderm and neural crest are indicated by red, blue, purple and green arrows respectively. Dotted arrows denote speculative differentiation pathways where there is still insufficient evidence at present. (Reproduced from Cheung & Sinha. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2011).
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We are investigating how cells in the blood vessel wall form and what goes wrong in cardiovascular diseases. We use stem cell based models to analyse the mechanisms involved in vascular development and disease, and are investigating whether we can use stem cells to grow new blood vessels. We also use patient-derived skin samples to generate stem cells and are using this approach to model genetic diseases such as Marfans.Key Publications
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Talasila A, Yu H, Ackers-Johnson M, Bot M, van Berkel T, Bennett M, Bot I, Sinha S. Myocardin Regulates Vascular Response to Injury Through miR-24/-29a and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor β. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2013 Jul 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23825366.
Trigueros-Motos L, Cheung C, Fernandez O, Sanchez-Cabo F, Dopazo A, Sinha S, Andres V. Embryological-origin-dependent differences in Hox expression in adult aorta and role in regional phenotypic variability. ATVB 2013;33:1248-56.
- Sinha S. Vascular disease in a dish: All the right ingredients? Circulation 2012;126(14):1676-7 (editorial).
- Raphel L, Talasila A, Cheung C and Sinha S. Myocardin overexpression is sufficient for promoting the development of a mature SMC-like phenotype from human embryonic stem cells. PLoSOne 2012;7(8):e44052.
- Cheung C, Bernardo AS, Trotter MW, Pedersen RA, Sinha S. Generation of human vascular smooth muscle subtypes provides insight into embryological origin-dependent disease susceptibility. Nat Biotechnol. 2012;30:165-73.
- Cheung C, Sinha S. Human embryonic stem cell-derived vascular smooth muscle cells in therapeutic neovascularisation. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2011 Nov;51(5):651-64.
- Sinha S, Hoofnagle MH and Owens GK. Derivation of Contractile SMCs from ES Cells. (Book Chapter) in Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine. Eds. Audet J and Stanford WL, Humana Press 2009 (ISBN: 978-1-58829-797-6).
- Sinha S, Wamhoff BR, Hoofnagle MH, Thomas J, Neppl RL, Deering T, Helmke BP, Bowles DK, Somlyo AV, Owens GK. Assessment of Contractility of Purified SMCs Derived from ESCs. Stem Cells 2006;24:1678-88.
- Pipes GC, Sinha S, Qi X, Zhu CH, Gallardo TD, Shelton J, Creemers EE, Sutherland L, Richardson JA, Garry DJ, Wright WE, Owens GK, Olson EN. Stem cells and their derivatives can bypass the requirement of myocardin for smooth muscle gene expression. Dev Biol 2005;288:502-13.
- Sinha S, Hoofnagle MH, Kingston PA and Owens GK. TGF- signaling contributes to the development of SMC from embryonic stem cells. AJPhysiol – Cell Physiol 2004;287:C1560-C1568.


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Well my Aloe plicatillis finally has shot up a stem and I feel like passing out Cigars I'm so excited.
I don't really know what caused it though, I have three in 3 different pots and only one has produced a stem. Not really sure why the others haven't or even why this one did but it did. Pictures will follow once we see some blooms . Greg |
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- Posted by tom_termine z5b MA (My Page) on Tue, Feb 7, 12 at 6:26
Greg - I wish you better luck with yours! Mine put up about four stalks but, alas, gave up on the flowers. Maybe your neck of the woods will be more conducive. Pics? Tom |
Tom and Greg , I have three plants,was wondering how large they need to be before they grow a stalk? Mine are small,a few years old. Thanks for sharing Sharon |
- Posted by Beachplants none (My Page) on Tue, Feb 7, 12 at 10:13
Waiting with an-ti-ci--PATION! ...... |
- Posted by rosemariero6 z10 /ss24 So. Calif. (My Page) on Tue, Feb 7, 12 at 11:58
Thank you, thank you, to all... Tom, hopefully my neck of the woods has better luck for sure because it would be like all this hype for nothing. Sharon, I wish I knew girl, I'm still trying to figure out what I did right if I did anything. I have two in a 1 gal. Container and another in a larger pot and the one in a gal pot has sent up the stem. It's been about a couple of weeks since I noticed it and have been waiting for the others to perform since they are in same soil conditions. Beachplants , I know , I know. Rosemarie, thank you for the pics thats what I'm anticipating also, what do you do to get them to do that, please don't say nothing either. Fertilizer, watering, sun light requirements. Thanks. Greg |
It has been my experience that even when I've done the same thing, my plants decide what they want to do and when. It can be very frustrating. |
- Posted by rosemariero6 z10 /ss24 So. Calif. (My Page) on Tue, Feb 7, 12 at 14:50
Sorry, Greg! Okay...I will not say it! :P They will do their thing when they're good & ready. I live in a mild Mediterranean climate (75 degree~avg year round). Mine is planted in the ground up against a fence, midday & afternoon sun exposure. It had been laying on top of the ground for over a year (with a rather thick stem already) & it survived that! It used to get hit with sprinklers when I watered the lawn & berm of plants in front of it. Now it relies on rain. We don't get that very often here. I try to keep the grass & weeds at bay from choking it out & pull off the dead, black leaves every so often. Sorry... no secrets to reveal. =( |
Nothing on mine yet. It bloomed last year, so it should do something this year. Striata and greatheadii blooms have just emerged. |
- Posted by Beachplants none (My Page) on Tue, Feb 7, 12 at 23:02
For me it is one of my seedlings Aloe fosteri and one of my favourite grass aloes, Aloe cooperi - cooperi has flowered last year, but this year I see at least 4 inflorescence...just hope the ocean winds do not get too nasty! |
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Consumer price inflation at 5.8%
Comment on this storyJohannesburg - South Africa's headline consumer inflation accelerated to 5.8 percent year-on-year in January from 5.4 percent in December, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday.
On a month-on-month basis, CPI quickened to 0.7 percent compared with 0.3 percent in December.
Economists surveyed by Reuters expected a year-on-year rate of 5.7 percent and 0.6 percent month-on-month.
Core inflation, which excludes the prices of food, non-alcoholic beverages, petrol and energy, was unchanged at 5.3 percent year-on-year and 0.3 percent on a month-on-month basis. - Reuters
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About two months ago a friend of mine, Mom of Two, mention she was doing a half-marathon this year. She inspired me to start re-thinking my running goals and convinced me to do a full marathon with her in 2010.
I've always wanted to be a hard-core runner. Currently, I'm a medocre runner. I've been addicted to running since my brother became a state champion runner while in college. I loved that he could just go out and run... and run... and then run some more. He was such an inspiration to me that I started running as well and fell in love with it. I could tie on my shoes and just take off for long runs, short runs, speed runs, whatever. It was so freeing. As I ran I could forget things, or hash them out in my head. I could recite historical facts in my head or sing along with my ipod.
When I got pregnant it was in the dead heat of a South Carolina summer and temperature were well above 100 degrees, so I stopped. I'd read somewhere that overheating your core temperature could harm the baby. So I stopped running and didn't start again until she was born. It's taken a lot of time to get comfortable running again. All my extra weight sorta slows me down...
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1940s Pattern for Tailored Sailor-Theme Suit Dresses
Two cute variations on the sailor theme! These are from the mid-to-late 1940s.
Two cute variations on the sailor theme! These are from the mid-to-late 1940s.
Here are four mid-1940s blouses, suitable for day wear. The gathered area under the dropped shoulder yoke is common, and you'll see it again and again in my 1940s images.
I love this sharp dress with the buttons down the side! The feminine touches (bows, ruffle) just make this outfit shine.
A neat dress with pleated skirt, circa 1945. Note the fitted hip yoke and the belt to emphasize the waist.
A teen dress from the late 1940s for school. Note the fuller gored skirts hinting at the "new look" to come in the 1950s when fabric rationing was no longer a hindrance!
That famous tailored 1940's look, this time with the wide, pointed collar that was also seen on men's shirts in the 1940s and early 1950s.
I love this pattern for a tailored short-sleeved suit dress. In an era of fabric rationing, ladies really learned to keep a feminine silhouette with limited materials.
Crisp blouses from 1945. Note the hairstyles on the models. You'll see a lot of these dropped shoulder yokes and gathered bodice fronts in this time period–a feature on my 1940s "Swing" Dress Pattern.
Here is a great pattern for a lady's playsuit or dress. Note the dropped shoulder yokes with gathers–a common feature in this time period.
This is a wonderful teen look. It reminds me a lot of Shirley Temple's clothing from her teen films.


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Background on the President's Breakfast with Iowa Small Business Owners
President Obama will begin the second day of his bus tour by having
breakfast with five Iowa small business owners at Rausch's Cafe in
Guttenberg, Iowa. The breakfast is an opportunity for the President to
hear directly from rural small business owners about their experiences and
highlight the steps his administration has taken to assist them, including
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variety of industries, from IT to agriculture.
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. Michael Sexton, ManureWorks LLC (Rockwell City, IA)
. Joel Althoff, Infrastructure Technology Solutions (Monticello,
. Kenneth Hach, Anemometry Specialists (Alta, IA)
. Eric Unruh, Rolling Hills Greenhouse (West Union, IA)
. Fern Unruh, Rolling Hills Greenhouse (West Union, IA)
Background on New Jobs Initiatives for Rural America
Helping Rural Small Businesses Access Capital
o Doubling SBA Investment Funds for Rural Small Businesses over the Next
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Pear Ingredients:
4 Bosc pears, halved and cored
¼ cup orange juice
¼ cup honey or brown sugar
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Pomegranate Sauce Ingredients:
1 cup pomegranate juice
¼ cup honey
1 cinnamon stick or ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
Pomegranate seeds, garnish (optional)
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a small bowl, whisk together the orange juice, honey, and cinnamon.
2. In a roasting pan or oven-proof baking dish, arrange pears cut side up. Pour orange juice, honey, and cinnamon over the pears. Roast for 20 to 25 minutes or until the pears are fork tender.
3. Meanwhile, in a saucepan over high heat add pomegranate juice, honey, cinnamon, and orange peel. Simmer until reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Cool slightly.
4. Spoon sauce over pears. Serve warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream, if desired. Garnish with pomegranate seeds.
(Can be made up to 4 hours ahead. Let sauce and pears stand at room temperature. Rewarm sauce just before serving. Yield: 8 servings)
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Here's just a quick update. I promised to post a link to a great photo tutorial on how to line your Fat Bottom Bag. Well, I finally found the blog I've been looking for and the page the tutorial is on, thank goodness!
So You Want To Line Your Fat Bottom Bag by Kel
It's a great tutorial, she has found the best way to line the bag and make it look neat, not all bunched up or with extra material all over the place.
The photos Kel has in the tutorial are excellent. Anyone will be able to line their Fat Bottom Bag now, thanks a bunch Kel!
Here is where you can find a short lining tutorial with photos of how the handles and magnetic snaps were attached. It's a must to attach the handles if you're not using the circular handles called for in the pattern. Located near the middle and end of the Chunky Fat Bottom Bag post.
Thanks again Kel, for posting a wonderfully helpful tutorial on lining my favorite crocheted bag.
Links to the Fat Bottom Bags I've made and to Amazon where the book can be found with this pattern in it. (Book by Debbie Stoller)
The Beginning of the Fat Bottom Bags For Me
FO First Fat Bottom Bag!
Speaking of Fat Bottom Bags...
Obsessed With Fat Bottom Bags
Big N Chunky Fat Bottom Bag
Banana Berry Fat Bottom Bag
Monet Fat Bottom Bag Modified For Mom's Walker
The best link here of all, how to order this book!
Stitch N Bitch Crochet, The Happy Hooker by Debbie Stoller w other designers.
Now get the book and start making your own Fat Bottom Bags! They're easy and fun and allow you to get very creative in making each one with it's own unique personality.
Thanks for stopping by again. You can send me photos of your own Fat Bottom Bag or links to your page where you have photos of your bag here ... Okay never mind the stupid link thingy for email addresses is broke in my composer window. I'll figure out the html to do it myself asap. In the meantime you can leave links to your own Fat Bottom Bags in the comment section below.