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By Samantha Carr
There is one voice that lets you know you are in Cooperstown for Hall of Fame Weekend – and it belongs to George Grande.
A crowd of thousands gathered on Main St. in Cooperstown Saturday evening for the first-ever Hall of Fame Parade of Legends. Grande, the retired announcer for the Cincinnati Reds and emcee of the Baseball Hall of Fame's Induction Ceremony announced each Hall of Famer, many with their wives and children, as they waved to fans from the back of Ford pickup trucks on their way to the Museum steps.
Grande's familiar voice introduced each legend with career statistics, a story from their career and even a personal greeting. As Twins legend Rod Carew was announced, Grande commented that Carew looked like he could still hit .300.
"I wish," said Carew.
But I wouldn't bet against the career .328 hitter, who spent 19 years in the big leagues, or any of his Hall of Fame teammates. The new parade format allowed fans to get a wave, say hello and get a photo of their heroes from the longest-tenured Hall of Famer Bob Feller to the most recent – of the Class of 2009 – Rickey Henderson.
But the final spots in the parade were reserved for the newest additions to the greatest team ever assembled, the Class of 2010.
Doug Harvey, Whitey Herzog and Andre Dawson made up the caboose of the line of legends and will be honored Sunday on stage with their Hall of Fame Plaques during the 2010 Induction Ceremony.
The ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center, and admission is free. Forty-seven Hall of Famers will take the stage to welcome the Class of 2010 as well as Ford C. Frick winner Jon Miller and J.G. Taylor Spink winner Bill Madden. The ceremony will be broadcast live on MLB Network and Sirius/XM Radio.
Samantha Carr is the manager of web and digital media for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Countdown to immortality
By Craig Muder
With his career's ultimate moment a mere 48 hours away, Andre Dawson showed he is still one of the game's top clutch performers.
"Come Monday, I'm going to look in the mirror and know I'm a Hall of Famer," Dawson said on Friday and he prepared for Sunday's Induction Ceremony and celebrated with family and friends in Cooperstown. "I'm very excited, and my family is very excited."
Fighting off a cold but looking like he could still throw runners out at third base from the right field corner at Wrigley Field, the ever-relaxed Dawson put the finishing touches on his Induction Speech on Friday in preparation for Sunday's Class of 2010 Induction Ceremony. Dawson will join Whitey Herzog and Doug Harvey as members of the Class of 2010 when they are inducted at 1:30 pm EDT on Sunday in Cooperstown. The ceremony is free and open to the public and will be broadcast live on MLB Network.
On Saturday, Dawson will participate in the annual Hall of Famers golf tournament in Cooperstown – with former Expos teammate Tim Raines as his guest on the links.
On Sunday, another former teammate – Warren Cromartie – will come to Cooperstown with busloads of Montreal fans to celebrate Dawson's induction.
Yet with all the commotion, Dawson remains rock-solid and ready to roll.
"Lot of Expos fans in town, lot of Cubs fans in town," said Dawson, who played for Montreal and Chicago as well as Boston and Florida. "It's amazing to look down Main Street and see all those fans."
Craig Muder is director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
No place like home for The Wizard
By Craig Muder
Ozzie Smith leaned back in his chair and gazed out upon idyllic Otesgo Lake on Thursday. After arriving at his hotel in advance of Hall of Fame Weekend 2010, The Wizard seemed to have a permanent smile on his face.
Ozzie may live in St. Louis, but Cooperstown remains his home.
"This place is very special," said the 2002 Hall of Fame inductee upon returning to Central New York. "I'm fortunate enough to come back three or four times a year, and I love every minute of it."
Smith joined more than 40 other Hall of Famers in Cooperstown on Thursday in preparation for Sunday's 1:30 p.m. Induction Ceremony for the Class of 2010. Andre Dawson, Doug Harvey and Whitey Herzog will be enshrined then, and the returning Hall of Famers will help thousands of baseball fans celebrate the moment.
Many of those Hall of Famers will also ensure that Dawson, Harvey and Herzog appreciate the experience.
"(Hall of Famer) Johnny Bench always sits the new class down at the hotel and has them just look out on the lake for a while," Smith said. "He tells them to take time to understand what this all means.
"Coming back year after year, enjoying all the laughter… I always look forward to it."
Craig Muder is director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
A trip through time
By Craig Muder
Whitey Herzog leaned forward in his chair to get a closer look at the outfielder crashing into the Yankee Stadium fence.
"I ended up with 57 stitches, but I caught that ball," said Herzog. "To this day, Yogi still reminds me that he would have had 359 career home runs if I had just let it go."
The photo, part of the collection of more than 500,000 at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, showed Herzog as a Baltimore Oriole right fielder in 1961 as he robbed Yogi Berra of a hit. It will be a one of many stories told again this summer as Berra – along with more than 50 other living Hall of Famers – helps welcome Herzog into the Hall of Fame.
Herzog took his Hall of Fame Orientation Tour on Monday in preparation for his July 25 induction. Along with Andre Dawson and Doug Harvey, Herzog will be enshrined as the Class of 2010 in Cooperstown.
Monday's tour gave Herzog a chance to look behind the scenes at the Hall of Fame, and the former reserve outfielder for the Senators, Athletics, Orioles and Tigers seemed overwhelmed when he considered his surroundings.
"You know, I got a bigger bonus than Mickey Mantle when I signed with the Yankees," said Herzog, who began his playing career in 1949 as a Yankee farmhand. "That's the only time I ever made more money than Mickey."
However, as a manager, Herzog had few peers and was widely regarded as one of the best in the game. Herzog led his team's to six postseason berths in 18 seasons, winning National League pennants in 1985 and 1987 with the Cardinals and the 1982 World Series with the Redbirds.
He is just the 19th former big league manager elected to Cooperstown.
Craig Muder is director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Guide to success
By Whitney Selover
While it seems as though the winter just won't end outside, inside my office it feel like the summer season is just around the corner.
Yesterday, I finished preparing the official Hall of Fame Weekend Inductee Guides. Once our class of inductees is complete, I get started pulling together what becomes the Inductee's and their family's HOFW bible. The binder that Doug Harvey, Whitey Herzog and Andre Dawson will receive today contains everything they need to know about the July 23-26 Hall of Fame Weekend in Cooperstown.
Inductees are major superstars on the baseball diamond, but they are much like us when it comes to things off the field. They need to know what to expect, where they will be staying, who can come with them to the events, when they should arrive/depart, what to wear and where they need to be – and the one-inch binder arriving on their doorstep today will answer all of those questions.
Being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame is the highest honor a baseball player can achieve, but put yourself in their shoes for a minute. Take a quick second and look at your life: In your career, how many people have you worked with, how many people work for you now, how many people have influenced your career? Socially, how many people are you friends with (including Facebook!)? How many people are in your softball league, make up your neighborhood, are in your parish, share your love for volunteering at the SPCA? Personally, how many people make up your family, your extended family (don't forget those 3rd cousins!), your wife's family, those friends that feel like family? Take that number and multiply it by 100 and that is the number of people that want to join Doug, Whitey and Andre on their big day in Cooperstown in July. Imagine trying to sort through, make accommodations for, provide tickets to, and ensure a great vacation come July, for all those people on your list! Well, that is where I come in.
As the director of special events at the Hall of Fame, I am fortunate to work with every inductee and help ease the pressures of being the "host." Over the next couple of months, not only will I answer the "what do I wear" for Doug, Whitey and Andre but I will answer it for the hundreds of family and friends who come along for the ride. Organizing their "list" becomes a personal and intimate process for every inductee. Ask any Hall of Fame Member and they will tell you that their Induction Ceremony is one of the top moments in their lives. Making sure the people who have been there since Little League, or the ones that helped them break into the majors, or the ones that gave them just what they needed to get through a slump or overcome an injury, or the ones who believed in them through thick and thin… Helping those people witness the big day is my job.
Even thought I work at the Baseball Hall of Fame, I do not claim to be a baseball expert, but I'm fairly certain that Doug, Whitey or Andre didn't become one of baseball's elite with the help of a binder – nor did the process begin when FedEx showed up. But then again, we're just trying to plan for Hall of Fame Weekend, not a Hall of Fame Member career.
If we were, I bet even Staples doesn't carry binders that could plan for careers as gigantically successful, overwhelmingly influential and exceptionally outstanding as Doug, Whitey or Andre's. And that, my friends, is why they make up the Induction Class of 2010.
Whitney Selover is the director of special events and travel at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Friend of the Game
By Craig Muder
NEW YORK — Andre Dawson never knew he had so many friends. But after becoming the newest member of the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, Dawson's cell phone never stopped ringing.
"I've had 90 text messages and 60 voice messages," Dawson said. "I don't think I know that many people."
But people know Andre Dawson. And now they know him by his new title: Hall of Famer.
Dawson arrived in New York City on Wednesday night after learning earlier in the day that he had become the 292nd member of the Hall of Fame. On his ninth try on the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot, Dawson crossed the magic 75-percent level necessary for Hall of Fame induction.
He'll be enshrined July 25 in Cooperstown with Veterans Committee electees Doug Harvey and Whitey Herzog.
The 55-year-old Dawson is fit and trim — and looks like he could still mash a few balls over the fence. But the knee problems that dogged him during his playing career would make any comeback impossible.
"I got stopped in the airport, as usual, because of this knee," said Dawson, patting the right leg that contains an artificial joint made of metal. "They won't let me through security."
Dawson, however, was more than happy to endure the wait in the airport. The smiles came easy on Wednesday for the eight-time All-Star outfielder — one of baseball's most outstanding citizens — as he recalled the career path that brought him to the Hall of Fame.
In a little more than six months, that path will land Dawson on stage in the Village of Cooperstown — and once again, he'll be recalling his career. Only this time, thousands of fans will be cheering.
One last ovation for a player who has as many friends as he does fans.
Craig Muder is director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.


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GAUGE: Scarf: 13 sts = 4"; 14 rows = 4" in pattern with 6mm hook. Wristlets: 16 sts = 4"; 14 rows = 4" in pattern with 4mm hook. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge given.
Cl (cluster) = [Yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops] 3 times all in same stitch indicated, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook.
When pattern indicates to work into the back loop of a stitch, work into the furthest loop of the stitch away from you as it faces you. If working the last stitch of a row produces an uneven edge, work the last stitch as you would normally.
- Row 1 (Right Side): Ch 241; sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; turn—240 sc.
- Now work in back loops throughout, unless instructed otherwise.
- Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, Cl in next sc, * sc in next 2 sc, Cl in next sc; repeat from * to last sc; sc in last sc; turn—80 Cl.
- Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each st across; turn—240 sc.
- Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sc, * ch 2, skip 2 sc, sc in next sc; repeat from * to last sc; sc in last sc; turn.
- Row 5: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sc, * sc in back loops only of next 2 ch, sc in next sc; repeat from * to last sc; sc in last sc; turn.
- Repeat Rows 2-5 for pattern 4 times more, and then repeat Rows 2 and 3 once more. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
- Tassel (make 10)
- Cut a piece of yarn approximately 6" long to be used to tie tassel at the top. Place at top of cardboard. Wrap yarn lengthwise around cardboard 20 times, keeping 6" piece on top of cardboard. Tie the 6" piece around the wrapped yarn at the top edge of the cardboard to secure.
- Cut wraps at bottom edge of the cardboard. Wrap another length of yarn around the tassel approximately one-inch down from the first tie. Trim bottom of tassel evenly. Using the original 6" piece at top of tassel, attach 5 tassels evenly spaced across each short edge of scarf.
WRISTLETS (make 2)
- Row 1 (Right Side): Ch 34; sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; turn—33 sc.
- Now work in back loops throughout, unless instructed otherwise.
- Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, Cl in next sc, * sc in next 2 sc, Cl in next sc; repeat from * to last sc; sc in last sc; turn—11 Cl.
- Rows 3-5: Ch 1, sc in each st across; turn—33 sc.
- Repeat Rows 2-5 for pattern 5 times more, and then repeat Rows 2-4 once more. Fasten off, leaving a 15" strand. With yarn needle and strand, sew top of last row to beginning ch, matching stitch for stitch. Weave in ends.
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Cash-strapped shoppers are spending less, many U.S. firms warned in earnings announcements over the past few weeks. They are avoiding small luxuries like restaurant meals and fashion items. And they're reconsidering major new purchases. Wherever people chose to cut back, those companies would feel the pinch.
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mHealth Summit 2010
The 2010 mHealth Summit hit Washington DC this week, and if you missed it then you missed out. There was definitely more of a buttoned up feel to this particular conference… with lots of suits being worn and a regulatory vibe buzzing through the massive Walter E. Washington Convention Center. But in the end I thought it was a great conference. I left with a couple of overarching themes that I would like to share with you here.
Where Are The Outcomes?
Having come from the world of social media in the enterprise most recently, it was familiar for me to hear the cries for proof that mHealth works, during the Summit. While professionals in the social media world quest for Return on Investment (ROI), mHealth is asking for Outcomes, and the two are very similar: Show me it works. It's what everybody wants, and quite frankly what we need in order to validate mHealth as a serious opportunity. I equally noticed, however, the lack of broadly impactful outcomes being talked about throughout the conference, with the exception of Text4Baby. The examples just aren't there yet, but I think that's OK at this point. There are a lot of studies going on, with many promising tools on the horizon. So, I share the thoughts of my friend John Moore from Chilmark Research, that there is tremendous opportunity within mHealth and that it is only a matter of time before things start to come together in a big way. As with everything, the key is focusing on problems that need to be solved, rather than the technology.
Privacy vs. Security
Best debate of the conference as far as I was concerned, with Peter Neupert of Microsoft stealing the show overall. I appreciated the panel's distinction between privacy and security early on in the discussion, as I agree that they are not one in the same. I also agree that it is important for us to question the trade-offs between risks and opportunity in mHealth. It's easy to say something is risky, but it takes time to understand both the probability of the risk happening and the actual impact of the risk, should it occur.
During the conversational debate, I personally couldn't help but question how much of both the privacy and security onus should be placed on the individual using the mobile phone for their health. If HIPPA Regulations were designed for securing Personal Health Information (PHI) when it is collected by a Covered Entity and no longer in the individual's possession, should those same rules apply to that same individual's PHI when it is actually in their possession on their mobile device, or transmitted by them, because their is a risk of loss or theft? There is a lot to think about as mHealth evolves and to call this panel "thought provoking" wouldn't be doing it justice…
I got to hold the new Samsung Galaxy Tablet in my hot little hand at the conference and it was very cool. I personally love the idea of style in a hospital setting and think that the crop of new tablets hitting the market will bring a much needed aesthetic to the Doctor's Office. I also believe that we don't have to stop at the hardware. mHealth visualizations can compliment the sexy technology that they reside on, providing an enhanced future experience between both Doctor and Patient. Giddyup!


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The 10th Alexander Technique International Congress will be held in Limerick, Ireland, from the 9th to 15th August 2015. We aim to make this Congress a very special event, with as many of the worldwide Alexander community attending as possible. We are sure that this Congress will be remembered for many years to come.
You will find this website useful when planning all aspects of your journey to and during your stay at the Congress, including your travel arrangements, food, accommodation, and choosing which workshops and lectures you wish to attend. There are several payment methods (wire transfer / BACS, cheque or credit card), an instalment payment plan and group discounts, so do check this out to find out what works best for you. Then there is also the news section on this Home page, a Facebook page that you can join and a Twitter feed to follow so that you can stay informed and contribute throughout.
We warmly welcome all those interested in the Alexander Technique from a multitude of backgrounds in the hope that we all may meet, share, and move forward into the future together. The Congress encourages the participation of experienced and new Alexander teachers alike, as well as students on training courses. Alexander Technique pupils, and any other interested people, are also welcome to attend.
We have some of the world's most experienced Alexander Teachers who will present workshops and lectures. They include: meade andrews, malcolm balk, glenna batson, anne battye, caren bayer, robert britton, galen cranz, ted dimon, rome earle, martha fertman, brita forsstrom, michael gelb, david gorman, peter grunwald, trisha hemingway, shaike hermelin, anne johnson, niall kelly, barbara kent, yehuda kuperman, vivien mackie, dorothea magonet, tessa marwick, mio morales, ruth murray, john nicholls, glen park, alan philps, giora pinkas, peter ribeaux, rosa luisa rossi, steven shaw, judith stern, judith stransky, tommy thompson, paul versteeg, missy vineyard, lucia walker, wolfgang weiser, jessica wolf - plus many more! We are delighted that jack stern will also be presenting two lectures during the Congress.
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NSW Labor asked to explain developer gift
PUBLISHED: 30 Sep 2010 09:15:29 | UPDATED: 01 Oct 2010 04:02:14PRINT EDITION: 30 Sep 2010
NSW Premier Kristina Keneally must explain why the state Labor Party apparently accepted a $75,000 donation from a firm controlled by a property developer, potentially breaking its own rules, Greens senator-elect Lee Rhiannon says.
"The premier should move quickly to clean up this mess," Ms Rhiannon said in a statement on Thursday.
"The public are owed a full explanation of why this donation was accepted."
She was commenting on a report in The Sydney Morning Herald saying the party accepted the donation from Shepherds Bay Pty Ltd, whose directors are the property developers John and Riezel Kinsella.
"The NSW branch of the ALP will today investigate funds referred to in today's Sydney Morning Herald," a statement issued by the party said on Thursday.
"If any funds have been collected inadvertently, the party will take steps to return these funds."
Ms Keneally last week announced reforms of the political donations system, which retains the ban on donations from developers.
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Caroline Curry Lewis
About Caroline Curry Lewis
Caroline Lewis is originally from Gurdon, Arkansas. The first person in her family to attend a four-year college, Caroline obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian and Political Science from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. As an undergraduate, Caroline spent a semester abroad in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where she studied Russian. She earned her Master of Arts degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures from the University of Kansas in 1998. After taking a year-long hiatus, Caroline enrolled in law school at the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and obtained her law degree in 2002.While in law school, she served as the Research Editor of the Arkansas Law Review. Caroline was also an active member of the moot court program. As a competitor, she was honored for her writing and oral advocacy skills in the intramural and National Moot Court competitions. Caroline served on the Board of Advocates as the Ben J. Altheimer Moot Court Competition Chair, for which she drafted the problem and bench brief. For her service to the law school and her achievements in moot court, Caroline was awarded the 2002 Outstanding Service to the Law School Award and received the 2002 Appellate Advocacy Prize.
Caroline received the Vincent W. Foster, Jr., Scholarship two years in a row. During her first interview with the scholarship selection committee, she met the Honorable William R. Wilson, Jr., of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, who served on the committee. Not only was she awarded the scholarship, Caroline was invited to serve Judge Wilson as his law clerk for two years after completing law school, an invitation she happily accepted. She has worked in the areas of insurance defense, including subrogation, workers' compensation defense, complex commercial and antitrust litigation, estate planning and probate law, and the development of business entities in Arkansas. She has submitted appeals to the Full Commission of the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission, the Arkansas Court of Appeal, the Arkansas Supreme Court, and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Caroline joined The Brad Hendricks Law Firm in January 2009 as the firm's law clerk, but recently joined the firm as an attorney. Her practice is evolving and includes general civil and appellate litigation. Licensed for seven years, Caroline's primary focus is to serve the firm and its clients in any requested capacity with the ultimate goal of helping to obtain a favorable result for each client.
Caroline and her husband, Stephen, welcomed daughter Catherine Elizabeth in April 2009. Caroline, Stephen, and Cate, together with their three dogs and three cats, proudly call Little Rock home.
Practice Areas
- Appeals & Appellate
- Business Law
- Estate Planning
- Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
- Personal Injury
Additional Practice Areas
- General Civil
- Contingent Fees
- Free Consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Arkansas | |
8th Circuit | |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Spoken | Written | |
English | ||
Russian |
Professional Experience
Attorney, The Brad Hendricks Law Firm | - |
Legal Assistant, Lax, Vaughan, Fortson, Jones & Rowe, P.A. | - |
Assisted in the preparation of contracts, estate planning, and organizational and transactional documents. Responsible for file and scheduling maintenance. | |
Associate, Roberts Law Firm, P.A. | - |
Drafted appellate briefs submitted to the Arkansas Workerâs Compensation Commission, the Arkansas Court of Appeals, the Arkansas Supreme Court, and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Appeared and argued before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Served on complex antitrust litigation teams consisting of representatives of law firms from across the United States reviewing documents in preparation of litigation. Drafted briefs that resulted in the following representative published opinions: Stegall v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., Claim F302442, 2005 AR Wrk. Comp. LEXIS 242 (2005), Pina v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 208 S.W.3d 236 (Ark. App. 2005), Cottage Cafe, Inc. v. Collette, 226 S.W.3d 27 (Ark. App. 2006) | |
Law Clerk, United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas | - |
Researched and drafted orders and judgments in civil matters, including orders disposing of motions to dismiss, summary judgment, and to compel discovery. Prepared plea and sentencing memorandums and outlines in criminal matters. Assisted during the pendency of hearings and trials before the court, including the preparation of trial notebooks, jury instructions, and memorandums of the arguments. Drafted the following published Orders and Opinions: United States v. Bolden, 277 F. Supp.2d 999 (E.D. Ark. 2003), Hayes v. Faulkner County, et al., 285. Supp.2d 1132 (E.D. Ark. 2003), Webb v. American Int'l Group, Inc., 277 F. Supp.2d 1014 (E.D. Ark. 2003) | |
Law Clerk, Friday, Eldredge & Clark | - |
Researched and prepared briefs, memoranda, pleadings, and other requested documents for supervisory counsel. | |
Law Clerk, Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus | - |
Researched legal issues and prepared briefs, memoranda, pleadings, and other requested documents for supervisory counsel. | |
Law Clerk, Wal-Mart Realty | - |
Reviewed plans and leases to incorporate cellular towers and gas stations on surplus parcels belonging to Wal-Mart's realty division. Summarized store information to present to team responsible for the approval of leases and designs to construct cellular towers and gas stations on leased property. |
University of Arkansas School of Law - University of Arkansas | Law | ||
Honors: 2001-02 Arkansas Law Review Research Editor. 2001 Ben J. Altheimer Moot Court Championship Team and Recipient of the Outstanding Oralist (Prize Round) Award. 2001 National Moot Court Competition Regional Quarterfinalist and Best Brief Award Recipient. 2001 & 2002 Vincent Foster Scholarship Recipient. 2002 Outstanding Service to the Law School Award. 2002 Appellate Advocacy Prize | |||
Activities: 2001-02 Board of Advocates Spring Moot Court Chair. Order of Barristers. 2001-02 W. B. Putman Inn of Court Pupil | |||
University of Kansas | M.A. | Slavic Languages & Literatures | |
Ouachita Baptist University | B.A. | Russian & Political Science/History Minor |
Outstanding Service to the Law School Award, University of Arkansas School of Law | ||
Appellate Advocacy Prize, University of Arkansas School of Law | ||
Ben J. Altheimer Moot Court Championship Team and Recipient of the Outstanding Oralist (Prize Round) Award, University of Arkansas School of Law | ||
Regional Quarterfinalist and Best Brief Award Recipient, National Moot Court Competition | ||
Vincent W. Foster, Jr., Scholarship Recipient, Arkansas Bar Association | ||
Received two consecutive years (2001-2002) |
Professional Associations
Member, Arkansas State Bar | Current |
Member, Arkansas Bar Association | -Current |
Articles & Publications
City of Caddo Valley v. George: Stop or Iâll Sue! Police Chases and the Price Cities May Pay
University of ArkansasSample Arguments: The FDCPA's Bona Fide Error Defense Should Be Applied to Mistakes in Interpretation of State Collections Law
University of Arkansas
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Blog: The Brad Hendricks Law Firm Blog
Brad Hendricks Law Firm Attorneys Among Best in Little Rock Hendricks Presented ABA Golden Gavel Award Brad Hendricks Among National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Preventable Hospital Errors Tort Deform Myth Busted 5 Surprising Confessions of a Surgeon – ABC News When Should You Apply for Social Security Disability? MAYFLOWER, AR, EXXONMOBIL PEGASUS PIPELINE OIL SPILL Reblog: Tort Reform Measures Increase Risk of Birth Injuries Such as Kernicterus
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I know you might be looking for a couple last minute gift ideas for mom right about now. Well, these creative ideas will help you out for sure! Handmade gifts are my favorite? What about you? Grab an coffee or tea and get ready to browse some of the best DIY gift ideas ever! Many… [read more]
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Have you seen all the great DIY gifts around the web lately?? I've collected tons of creative tutorials, free printables and simply beautiful ideas to help you create handmade gifts that are sure to be cherished! No special skills are needed for many of these tutorials…ya gotta love that! You'll find lovely jewelry that you… [read more]
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Is there no where that Angry Birds can't go? Recently Conan O'Brien played life sized Angry Birds with huge Angry Birds balloons and Ikea furniture. Check the video below for all the pig popping fun (after an annoying 30 second commercial). There's really only one place to go from here – life size cake Angry Birds. I mean, right?
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@cmsmith10- While vacationing in Florida, my son found a Yellow-bellied Terrapin in a pet shop and had to have it. We have had him for a little over a year now and have greatly enjoyed him. I did a good bit of research because I had no idea what to feed him.
One important note is that the terrapin will only feed when it is in the water. Many people think that they are so cute and want to take them home without realizing the specific habitat that they must have. They put them in a tank with a bowl of water and wonder why their terrapin won't eat. If a terrapin finds a piece of food that it likes, it will drag it into the water to eat it.
Having said that, the diet can vary depending on what kind of terrapin you have. However, generally speaking, they enjoy a diet of frog and fish spawn, a variety of mollusks, and even insects. In captivity, they will eat raw beef or fish. Mine especially likes herring. They also need vegetation a couple of times a week. I feed mine lettuce or turnip greens.


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As in previous years, the PA is organising or involved in a number of events prior and during this year's London Book Fair.
The following flyer provides a list of these seminars and conferences.
It is possible that further events may be organised over the coming weeks (see launch of the PA Toy Safety Guidelines, so this flyer will be updated as and when they are confirmed. If you are not an exhibitor, you will need to register for the fair to attend the seminars. To register visit the London Book Fair website.
The PA stand and the PA collective stand are located at G105 and J400 respectively.
We look forward to seeing you there!


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Tomorrow, Monday, September 17, the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) starts! Over the course of the next three weeks, dozens of new musicals will be presented in theaters all around midtown as a part of the festival. Go to www.nymf.org to learn about the shows and get your tickets. Any one of these shows might be the next big Broadway hit!
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1. What is weight bias?
Weight bias refers to negative weight-related attitudes and beliefs that are displayed by stereotypes, stigma, rejection, and prejudice towards children and adults because they are overweight or obese. Weight bias can take multiple forms: it can include verbal comments (e.g., name calling, derogatory remarks, being made fun of), physical bullying (e.g., hitting, kicking, pushing, shoving), and relational victimization (e.g., social exclusion, being ignored or avoided, the target of rumors). Weight bias is also pervasive. It occurs in multiple settings, including inequities in employment, barriers in education, biased attitudes and behaviors by health care professionals, negative portrayals of obese persons in the media, and biased attitudes by friends and family members.
2. Could weight bias serve a positive function, like motivating obese people to lose weight?
When presenting on weight stigma to professionals, community groups, teachers, and physicians, we have been asked the question, "Isn't stigma helpful in motivating weight loss?" Research suggests the opposite is true.
Studies have shown an increase in weight stigmatization over the past 40 years - the same period during which the prevalence of obesity has increased so dramatically. This is a correlational observation but does not support the idea that stigma helps.
There is some evidence that weight bias may actually contribute to obesity. Recent studies show that weight bias leads to unhealthy eating behaviors. For example, overweight girls and boys who experience frequent weight-based teasing are more likely to engage in unhealthy weight control and binge eating than overweight girls and boys who were not teased about their weight. One prospective study of more than 2000 adolescents, found that that weight-based teasing predicted binge eating 5 years later among both males and females, even after accounting for age, race, and socioeconomic status.
A Rudd Center study of more than 2000 overweight and obese women examined experiences of weight stigma and how individuals cope with this bias. Fully 79% of individuals reported that they ate more food as a coping response to weight stigma, and 75% reported that they refused to keep dieting. We also found that individuals who internalized weight stigma reported more frequent binge-eating episodes.
Obese individuals are less likely to engage in physical activity because of weight stigma. Overweight youth who are victimized by their peers are less likely to participate in physical activity. Stigma expressed by teachers also leads students to avoid participating in physical education classes.
3. How does the Rudd Center integrate its dual aims of reducing weight bias and preventing obesity?
The Rudd Center aims to prevent unhealthy behaviors that can lead to obesity by changing the food environment to improve nutrition and public health. We employ strategic science to inform and foster a healthy food environment for all individuals, regardless of whether they are obese or not. Some individuals can be healthy while also overweight by common standards (BMI charts), and some individuals are prone to weight gain even in a healthy environment.
The Rudd Center addresses population-based factors that contribute to poor diet, physical inactivity, and the conditions caused by these, with obesity and diabetes leading the list. The aim is to address obesity in particular as a global public health issue, and to identify practices and policies related to food and nutrition that can inform and empower the public, promote objective, science-based approaches to policy, and maximize the impact on public health and well-being.
Stigma, bias, and discrimination aimed at overweight and obese people is pervasive, powerful, and wrong. Despite the vast numbers of people effected by negative attitudes, outright bias, and discrimination, little has been done to stop this form of stigma. A key objective of the Rudd Center is to help reduce weight bias and improve the quality of life for children and adults who are overweight and obese. We hope to lead these efforts through research and public awareness in an effort to increase attention to the stigma of obesity, address how societal bias and negative attitudes can be reduced, and develop methods for increasing tolerance in employers, health care professionals, educators, and others who interact with obese children and adults.
We believe that these two goals of the Rudd Center address very important public health issues, that improving the food environment and reducing weight bias are compatible objectives, and that there are many historic precedents in medicine and public health that address both a problem and the stigma it produces. AIDS, alcoholism, and even diseases as common as cancer are examples. Great strides were made in the treatment and prevention of AIDS once stigma was reduced sufficiently. When alcoholism was declared a disease, blaming decreased and resources increased for prevention. With cancer, bold and aggressive efforts for prevention proceed side-by-side with efforts to reduce stigma. The aim is not to eradicate or punish people with AIDS, alcoholism, or cancer. Quite the contrary – compassion and defense of basic human rights are essential.
The Rudd Center takes a similar approach to obesity. We believe it is crucial to reduce rates of obesity without creating stigma and further worsening emotional and physical health outcomes for obese people themselves.
4. Do overweight people face weight bias at work?
Weight discrimination is common in employment settings. Overweight people may face biased hiring decisions even before they confront a job interview. For example, experimental research studies have found that overweight job applicants are rated more negatively and less likely to be hired compared to non-overweight applicants, despite having identical qualifications and resumes.
Other studies have found that overweight employees are considered lazy, sloppy, less competent, lacking in self-discipline, disagreeable, less conscientious, and poor role models. Research also shows that overweight individuals are paid less for the same jobs, are more likely to have lower paying jobs, and are less likely to get promoted than thin people with the same qualifications. Rudd Center research studies have documented employment settings to be a frequent place where weight bias occurs. A 2006 study surveyed over 2400 overweight and obese adults about their experiences of weight bias, and showed that 54% of participants reported that they had been stigmatized by co-workers, and 43% had experienced weight bias from employers and supervisors.
The issue of weight discrimination in employment settings continues to receive attention in the press.
5. Are there any laws protecting overweight individuals from discrimination in the workplace? What options do individuals have if they feel they are being discriminated against because of their weight at work?
No federal laws exist to prohibit discrimination against obese individuals. With the exception of a few jurisdictions that address discrimination on the basis of weight or appearance (e.g., Michigan has a state law), most people who experience weight discrimination must fight their battles alone or attach their claims to other statutory categories in order to obtain legal protection. In particular, overweight individuals have depended on the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA) and the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Employment discrimination cases encompass the vast majority of these actions, many of which are unsuccessful.
There is much debate about obesity being labeled a "disability" under the ADA. Overweight persons who are not "morbidly obese" but who experience weight discrimination cannot even file claims under the ADA because they are not considered disabled. Unresolved issues about disability labels and public perceptions that continue to blame obese people for their negative experiences result in many inconsistent rulings and few court cases filed.
There is a strong need for legislation in this area. Legal options for obese individuals need to move beyond the RA and ADA. Work is needed to determine what the most appropriate alternatives are for legal protection from weight discrimination.
Recently, Massachusetts introduced legislation (House Bill 1844) to prohibit weight-based discrimination in employment settings. The hearing for this bill is scheduled for September 2007. The initial hearing for this bill was scheduled for September 2007. Since then, it has been renamed H4748, amended, and was referred to the House Committee on Steering, Policy, and Scheduling on July 28, 2010.
6. Are teachers biased against overweight students?
Research shows that teachers and school health care workers express negative attitudes about obese people and bias against overweight students.
As one example, some research has found that physical education teachers perceived overweight children to have poorer social, reasoning, physical, and cooperation skills than normal weight children. In addition, physical educators reported higher expectations for 'normal weight' than overweight students, across a range of performance and ability areas.
Thus, efforts to combat weight bias and improve the school climate must include interventions for both students and teachers. For educational tools and strategies that teachers can use to improve the school climate and address weight bias, please see our Tools for Schools and Educators.
7. Are parents sources of weight bias?
Several studies have examined weight-based teasing and victimization in adolescents, and show that parental bias is common. For example, in one study, weight-based teasing by family members was reported by as many as 47% of overweight girls and 34% of overweight boys. Our own research indicates that family members are often reported as the most frequent sources of weight bias. We studied experiences of weight stigmatization and sources of bias in a sample of over 2400 overweight and obese adult women. These women reported family members to be the most frequent source of stigma, with 62% reporting that family members had stigmatized them on multiple occasions because of their weight. Mothers and fathers were frequently reported in descriptions of their worst stigmatizing experiences. For more information about the research on this topic, please consult Puhl and Brownell, 2006.
8. What can parents do to stop weight bias and protect their children?
Parents have a critical role to play in reducing bias and improving the lives of overweight children. The following suggestions highlight parental strategies that can be helpful towards these goals. For additional resources, please see our Tools for Parents.
1) Increase awareness of personal attitudes about weight.
As a parent, it's important to become aware of your own weight-based assumptions, as these are often communicated to children even if unintentionally. Here are some questions to consider:
- Do I make assumptions based on a person's weight about their character, intelligence, or lifestyle?
- What are my views about the causes of obesity? Does this affect my attitudes toward obese persons?
- What are common stereotypes about obese persons? Do I believe these to be true or false? Why?
2) Use sensitive and appropriate language about weight.
Children are very perceptive of parental attitudes. Thus, it's important for parents to avoid making negative comments about their own or other peoples weight in front of their child. Avoid making negative associations with being overweight (e.g., that overweight people are lazy), and be careful not to use pejorative terms to describe body weight. Talk to your child to learn what words they feel comfortable using when talking about weight. Recent research found that adolescents generally prefer that parents use indirect/cautious approaches to discussing weight (i.e., focus on eating or physical activity behaviors without specifically mentioning weight) rather than more direct/open approaches or never/rarely discussing weight (Shrewsbury et al., 2010).
3) Intervene to reduce weight-based teasing.
Parents need to look for signs of peer harassment, teasing, or victimization if their child is overweight. It's important for parents to talk to children if there is a problem, and to find ways to intervene and provide support in dealing with these difficult experiences.
4) Increase awareness of weight bias at school.
Parents can be powerful advocates of change in schools. It can be helpful to talk to teachers or the principal in your child's school to promote awareness of weight bias. You have the right to express your concerns about this problem, and to ask what the school can do to address bias and promote weight tolerance.
5) Find role models to build confidence and self-esteem.
It is important for children to see examples of positive role models who aren't thin. Teach your child that overweight individuals can be successful and accomplish important goals. Look for examples of individuals who challenge common weight-based stereotypes, and share these with your child.
6) Emphasize health rather than thinness.
Most parents of overweight children want their child to lose weight. But be sure that your focus is on your child's health and not just on their appearance or how much they weigh, which can place added pressure on your child and communicate that health is not as important as appearance.
9. How can I read personal stories or accounts of experiences with weight bias?
Amazon.com features a list of books related to size acceptance where you can find authors who write of their personal experiences with weight bias.
Pearlsong Press also features books and resources related to this topic.
10. What can I do to reduce weight-based prejudice?
Research suggests that weight bias can originate from beliefs that obesity is a matter of personal control, and a result of "laziness" or lack of self-discipline. Thus, efforts to reduce weight bias require an accurate understanding about the causes of obesity - that obesity occurs from multiple contributors, such as the food environment, our human biology, and genetics.
It's also important to recognize that significant, sustainable weight loss is difficult to achieve and a person's weight often has very little to do with willpower and self-discipline.
Another strategy to combat weight bias is to challenge common weight-based stereotypes that attribute unfair blame, inferior status, or moral failure to obese individuals. These stereotypes are damaging and perpetuate the problem of weight discrimination. Challenging negative attitudes, finding examples of individuals who counter stereotypes, and modeling weight tolerance in front of others are good ways to combat stigma.
In addition to treating people of all sizes with fairness and respect, weight bias can be reduced by examining organizational and institutional sources of weight discrimination. This includes ensuring that overweight people receive equal treatment in employment settings, equal opportunities in education, and appropriate health care services in medical facilities.
Pearlsong Press also offers a useful handout titled "Twelve Tips for Fighting Fat Stigma" by Pattie Thomas and Veronica Cook-Euell.
11. How are overweight and obese people portrayed on television, in magazines, and other media outlets?
Unfortunately, overweight and obese characters in television and film are often portrayed negatively in ways that promote stereotypes and perpetuate stigma. Studies show that overweight and obese characters are typically found in minor roles, less likely to be involved in friendships and have fewer romantic relationships than thinner characters. They are also more likely to be engaging in stereotypical behaviors, such as binge-eating or eating junk food. In addition, larger female characters are more often the objects of humor and receive more negative comments than thinner characters.
For more information about the research on this topic, please consult the following articles:
Himes, S.M., & Thompson, J.K. Fat Stigmatization in Television Shows and
Movies: A Content Analysis. Obesity, 2007 15: 712-718.
For more information about the portrayal of overweight and obese characters in the media, please see "The Portrayal of Weight in the Media and Its Social Impact" by Greenberg and Worrell in Weight Bias: Nature, Consequences, and Remedies. You can read an excerpt from this chapter at Google Books.


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The majority of tyrosine that does not get incorporated into proteins is catabolized for energy production. One other significant fate of tyrosine is conversion to the catecholamines. The catecholamine neurotransmitters are dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine (see also Biochemistry of Nerve Transmission).
Norepinephrine is the principal neurotransmitter of sympathetic postganglionic endings. Both norepinephrine and the methylated derivative, epinephrine are stored in synaptic knobs of neurons that secrete it, however, epinephrine is not a mediator at postganglionic sympathetic endings.
Tyrosine is transported into catecholamine-secreting neurons and adrenal medullary cells where catechaolamine synthesis takes place. The first step in the process requires tyrosine hydroxylase, which like phenylalanine hydroxylase requires tetrahydrobiopterin (H4B, or written as BH4) as cofactor. The dependence of tyrosine hydroxylase on H4B necessitates the coupling to the action of dihydropteridine reductase (DHPR) as is the situation for phenylalanine hydroxylase and tryptophan hydroxylase (see below).
The hydroxylation reaction generates DOPA (3,4-dihydrophenylalanine). DOPA decarboxylase converts DOPA to dopamine, dopamine β-hydroxylase converts dopamine to norepinephrine and phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase converts norepinephrine to epinephrine. This latter reaction is one of several in the body that uses SAM as a methyl donor generating S-adenosylhomocysteine. Within the substantia nigra and some other regions of the brain, synthesis proceeds only to dopamine. Within the adrenal medulla dopamine is converted to norepinephrine and epinephrine.
Once synthesized, dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine are packaged in granulated vesicles. Within these vesicles, norepinephrine and epinephrine are bound to ATP and a protein called chromogranin A.
The actions of norepinephrine and epinephrine are exerted via receptor-mediated signal transduction events. There are three distinct types of adrenergic receptors: α1, α2, β. For more details on the adrenergic receptors go to the Biochemistry of Nerve Transmission page. Within each class of adrenergic receptor there are several sub-classes. The α1 class contains the α1A, α1B, and α1D receptors. The α1 receptor class are coupled to Gq-type G-proteins that activate PLCβ resulting in increases in IP3 and DAG release from membrane PIP2. The α2 class contains the α2A, α2B, and α2C receptors. The α2 class of adrenergic receptors are coupled to Gi-type G-proteins that inhibit the activation of adenylate cyclase and therefore, activation results in reductions in cAMP levels. The β class of receptors is composed of three subtypes: β1, β2, and β3 each of which couple to Gs-type G-proteins resulting in activation of adenylate cyclase and increases in cAMP with concomitant activation of PKA.
Dopamine binds to dopamineric receptors identified as D-type receptors and there are four subclasses identified as D1, D2, D4, and D5. Activation of the dopaminergic receptors results in activation of adenylate cyclase (D1 and D5) or inhibition of adenylate cyclase (D2 and D4). For more details on the dopamine receptors go to the Biochemistry of Nerve Transmission page.
Epinephrine and norepinephrine are catabolized to inactive compounds through the sequential actions of catecholamine-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and monoamine oxidase (MAO). Compounds that inhibit the action of MAO have been shown to have beneficial effects in the treatment of clinical depression, even when tricyclic antidepressants are ineffective. The utility of MAO inhibitors was discovered serendipitously when patients treated for tuberculosis with isoniazid showed signs of an improvement in mood; isoniazid was subsequently found to work by inhibiting MAO.
Metabolism of the catecholamine neurotransmitters. Only clinically important enzymes are included in this diagram. The catabolic byproducts of the catecholamines, whose levels in the cerebrospinal fluid are indicative of defects in catabolism, are in blue underlined text. Abbreviations: TH = tyrosine hydroxylase, DHPR = dihydropteridine reductase, H2B = dihydrobiopterin, H4B = tetrahydrobiopterin, MAO = monoamine oxidase, COMT = catecholamine-O-methyltransferase, MHPG = 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol, DOPAC = dihydroxyphenylacetic acid.
Tryptophan serves as the precursor for the synthesis of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT, see also Biochemistry of Nerve Transmission) and melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine).
Pathway for serotonin and melatonin synthesis from tryptophan. Abbreviations: THP = tryptophan hydroxylase, DHPR = dihydropteridine reductase, H2B = dihydrobiopterin, H4B = tetrahyrobiopterin, 5-HTP = 5-hydroxytryptophan, AADC = aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase, SNA = serotonin N-acetylase, HOMT = hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase.
Serotonin is synthesized through 2-step process involving a tetrahydrobiopterin-dependent hydroxylation reaction (catalyzed by tryptophan-5-monooxygenase, also called tryptophan hydroxylase) and then a decarboxylation catalyzed by aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase. The hydroxylase is normally not saturated and as a result, an increased uptake of tryptophan in the diet will lead to increased brain serotonin content.
Serotonin is present at highest concentrations in platelets and in the gastrointestinal tract. Lesser amounts are found in the brain and the retina. Serotonin containing neurons have their cell bodies in the midline raphe nuclei of the brain stem and project to portions of the hypothalamus, the limbic system, the neocortex and the spinal cord. After release from serotonergic neurons, most of the released serotonin is recaptured by an active reuptake mechanism. The function of the antidepressant, Prozac®, and related drugs called selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs), is to inhibit this reuptake process, thereby, resulting in prolonged serotonin presence in the synaptic cleft.
The function of serotonin is exerted upon its interaction with specific receptors. Several serotonin receptors have been cloned and are identified as 5HT1, 5HT2, 5HT3, 5HT4, 5HT5, 5HT6, and 5HT7. Within the 5HT1 group there are subtypes 5HT1A, 5HT1B, 5HT1D, 5HT1E, and 5HT1F. There are three 5HT2 subtypes, 5HT2A, 5HT2B, and 5HT2C as well as two 5HT5 subtypes, 5HT5a and 5HT5B. Most of these receptors are coupled to G-proteins that affect the activities of either adenylate cyclase or phospholipase Cν (PLCγ). The 5HT3 class of receptors are ion channels.
Some serotonin receptors are presynaptic and others postsynaptic. The 5HT2A receptors mediate platelet aggregation and smooth muscle contraction. The 5HT2C receptors are suspected in control of food intake as mice lacking this gene become obese from increased food intake and are also subject to fatal seizures. The 5HT3 receptors are present in the gastrointestinal tract and are related to vomiting. Also present in the gastrointestinal tract are 5HT4 receptors where they function in secretion and peristalsis. The 5HT6 and 5HT7 receptors are distributed throughout the limbic system of the brain and the 5HT6 receptors have high affinity for antidepressant drugs.
Melatonin is derived from serotonin within the pineal gland and the retina, where the necessary N-acetyltransferase enzyme is found. The pineal parenchymal cells secrete melatonin into the blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Synthesis and secretion of melatonin increases during the dark period of the day and is maintained at a low level during daylight hours. This diurnal variation in melatonin synthesis is brought about by norepinephrine secreted by the postganglionic sympathetic nerves that innervate the pineal gland. The effects of norepinephrine are exerted through interaction with β-adrenergic receptors. This leads to increased levels of cAMP, which in turn activate the N-acetyltransferase required for melatonin synthesis. Melatonin functions by inhibiting the synthesis and secretion of other neurotransmitters such as dopamine and GABA.
back to the topCreatine is synthesized in the liver by methylation of guanidinoacetate using SAM as the methyl donor. Guanidinoacetate itself is formed in the kidney from the amino acids arginine and glycine.
Creatine is used as a storage form of high energy phosphate. The phosphate of ATP is transferred to creatine, generating creatine phosphate, through the action of creatine phosphokinase. The reaction is reversible such that when energy demand is high (e.g. during muscle exertion) creatine phosphate donates its phosphate to ADP to yield ATP.
Both creatine and creatine phosphate are found in muscle, brain and blood. Creatinine is formed in muscle from creatine phosphate by a nonenzymatic dehydration and loss of phosphate. The amount of creatinine produced is related to muscle mass and remains remarkably constant from day to day. Creatinine is excreted by the kidneys and the level of excretion (creatinine clearance rate) is a measure of renal function.
back to the topGlutathione (abbreviated GSH) is a tripeptide composed of glutamate, cysteine and glycine that has numerous important functions within cells. Glutathione serves as a reductant; is conjugated to drugs to make them more water soluble; is involved in amino acid transport across cell membranes (the γ-glutamyl cycle); is a substrate for the peptidoleukotrienes; serves as a cofactor for some enzymatic reactions and as an aid in the rearrangement of protein disulfide bonds. GSH is synthesized in the cytosol of all mammalian cells. The rate of GSH synthesis is dependent upon the availability of cysteine and the activity of the rate-limiting enzyme, γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase (GCS). In the liver, major factors that determine the availability of cysteine are diet, membrane transport activities of the three sulfur amino acids cysteine, cystine and methionine, and the conversion of methionine to cysteine (see the Amino Acid Metabolism page). Numerous conditions can alter the level of GSH synthesis via changes in GCS activity and GCS gene expression such as oxidative stress, antioxidant levels, hormones, cell proliferation, and diabetes mellitus.
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The role of GSH as a reductant is extremely important particularly in the highly oxidizing environment of the erythrocyte. The sulfhydryl of GSH can be used to reduce peroxides formed during oxygen transport. Endogenously produced hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is reduced by GSH in the presence of selenium-dependent GSH peroxidase. Hydrogen peroxide can also be reduced by catalase, which is present only in the peroxisomes. In the mitochondria, GSH is particularly important because mitochondria lack catalase. The resulting oxidized form of GSH consists of two molecules disulfide bonded together (abbreviated GSSG). The enzyme glutathione reductase utilizes NADPH as a cofactor to reduce GSSG back to two moles of GSH. Hence, the pentose phosphate pathway is an extremely important pathway of erythrocytes for the continuing production of the NADPH needed by glutathione reductase. In fact as much as 10% of glucose consumption, by erythrocytes, may be mediated by the pentose phosphate pathway. Detoxification of xenobiotics or their metabolites is another major function of GSH. These compounds form conjugates with GSH either spontaneously or enzymatically in reactions catalyzed by GSH S-transferase. The conjugates formed are usually excreted from the cell and, in the case of the liver they are excreted in the bile.
Several mechanisms exist for the transport of amino acids across cell membranes. Many are symport or antiport mechanisms that couple amino acid transport to sodium transport. The γ-glutamyl cycle is an example of a group transfer mechanism of amino acid transport. Although this mechanism requires more energy input, it is rapid and has a high capacity. The cycle functions primarily in the kidney, particularly renal epithelial cells. The enzyme γ-glutamyl transpeptidase is located in the cell membrane and shuttles GSH to the cell surface to interact with an amino acid. Reaction with an amino acid liberates cysteinylglycine and generates a γ-glutamyl-amino acid which is transported into the cell and hydrolyzed to release the amino acid. Glutamate is released as 5-oxoproline and the cysteinylglycine is cleaved to its component amino acids. Regeneration of GSH requires an ATP-dependent conversion of 5-oxoproline to glutamate and then the 2 additional moles of ATP that are required during the normal generation of GSH.
back to the topOne of the earliest signals that cells have entered their replication cycle is the appearance of elevated levels of mRNA for ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), and then increased levels of the enzyme, which is the first enzyme in the pathway to synthesis of the polyamines. Because of the latter, and because the polyamines are highly cationic and tend to bind nucleic acids with high affinity, it is believed that the polyamines are important participants in DNA synthesis, or in the regulation of that process.
The key features of the pathway are that it involves putrescine, an ornithine catabolite, and S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) as a donor of 2 propylamine residues. The first propylamine conjugation yields spermidine and addition of another to spermidine yields spermine.
The function of ODC is to produce the 4-carbon saturated diamine, putrescine. At the same time, SAM decarboxylase cleaves the SAM carboxyl residue, producing decarboxylated SAM (S-adenosymethylthiopropylamine), which retains the methyl group usually involved in SAM methyltransferase activity. SAM decarboxylase activity is regulated by product inhibition and allosterically stimulated by putrescine. Spermidine synthase catalyzes the condensation reaction, producing spermidine and 5'-methylthioadenosine. A second propylamine residue is added to spermidine producing spermine.
The signal for regulating ODC activity is unknown, but since the product of its activity, putrescine, regulates SAM decarboxylase activity, it appears that polyamine production is principally regulated by ODC concentration.
The butylamino group of spermidine is used in a posttranslational modification reaction important to the process of translation. A specific lysine residue in the translational initiation factor eIF-4D is modified. Following the modification the residue is hydroxylated yielding a residue in the protein termed hypusine.
back to the topVasodilators, such as acetylcholine and bradykinin, do not exert their effects upon the vascular smooth muscle cell in the absence of the overlying endothelium. When acetylcholine (or bradykinin) binds its receptor on the surface of endothelial cells, a signal cascade, coupled to the activation phospholipase C-β (PLCβ), is initiated. The PLCβ-mediated release of inositol trisphosphate, IP3 (from membrane associated phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate, PIP2), leads to the release of intracellular stores of Ca2+. In turn, the elevation in Ca2+ leads to the production of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) which then diffuses into the adjacent smooth muscle. Within smooth muscle cells, EDRF reacts with the heme moiety of a soluble guanylate cyclase, resulting in activation of the latter and a consequent elevation of intracellular levels of cGMP. The net effect is the activation of cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) and the phosphorylation of substrates leading to smooth muscle cell relaxation. The coronary artery vasodilator, nitroglycerin, acts to increase intracellular release of EDRF and thus the activation of the cGMP signal cascade.
Quite unexpectedly, EDRF was found to be the free radical diatomic gas, nitric oxide, NO. So stunning was the elucidation of the pathway to and actions of NO that Drs. Murad, Ignarro and Furchgott were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1998 for their work on this system. NO is formed by the action of NO synthase, (NOS) on the amino acid arginine. The role of Ca2+ ions in this process is related to the calmodulin subunits of NOS enzymes (see below).
Neuronal NOS (nNOS), also called NOS-1
Inducible or macrophage NOS (iNOS), also called NOS-2
Endothelial NOS (eNOS), also called NOS-3.
Nitric oxide synthases are very complex enzymes, employing five redox cofactors: NADPH, FAD, FMN, heme and tetrahydrobiopterin (H4B). NO can also be formed from nitrite, derived from vasodilators such as glycerin trinitrate (nitroglycerin) during their metabolism. The half-life of NO is extremely short, lasting only 2-4 seconds. This is because it is a highly reactive free radical and interacts with oxygen and superoxide. NO is inhibited by hemoglobin and other heme proteins which bind it tightly.
Both eNOS and nNOS are constitutively expressed and regulated by Ca2+. The calcium regulation is imparted be the associated calmodulin subunits, thus explaining how vasodilators such as acetylcholine effect smooth muscle relaxation as a consequence of increasing intracellular endothelial cell calcium levels. Although iNOS contains calmodulin subunits, its activity is unaffected by changes in Ca2+ concentration. iNOS is transcriptionally activated in macrophages, neutrophils, and smooth muscle cells.
The major functions of NO production through activation of iNOS are associated with the bactericidal and tumoricidal actions of macrophages. Overproduction of NO via iNOS is associated with cytokine-induced septic shock such as occurs post-operatively in patients with bacterial infections. Bacteria produce endotoxins such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) that activate iNOS in macrophages.
Nitric oxide is involved in a number of other important cellular processes in addition to its impact on vascular smooth muscle cells. Events initiated by NO that are important for blood coagulation include inhibition of platelet aggregation and adhesion and inhibition of neutrophil adhesion to platelets and to the vascular endothelium. NO is also generated by cells of the immune system and as such is involved in non-specific host defense mechanisms and macrophage-mediated killing. NO also inhibits the proliferation of tumor cells and microorganisms. Additional cellular responses to NO include induction of apoptosis (programmed cell death), DNA breakage and mutation.
Chemical inhibitors of NOS are available and can markedly decrease production of NO. The effect is a dramatic increase in blood pressure due to vasoconstriction. Another important cardiovascular effect of NO is exerted through the production of cGMP, which acts to inhibit platelet aggregation.
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quote:what would baton rouge city police have to do with a "wire transfer" to miami, florida ?
quote:BRPD just trying to do right for "Collin", you heartless meanie.
quote:If I remember from my BLAW class, since the origination of the incident was in Baton Rouge, they have jurisdiction.
quote:Wire transfer across state lines = Federal I believe.
quote:OK, update on the scammer "Josh Blair" called again trying to sell me his tix in sec 103 for $100 each, but unfortunately he can't do local pick-up... why? Beacuse he's in Miami! So now he suggested Fed-Ex cod, but I need to supply Fed Ex with a receipt of money I transferred to him at my local grocery store. Long story short: I didn't accept his offer and told him to go !@#$% himself.
quote:From: email@example.com i have sec 103 row 29,i have 6 tickets together,i am not a ticket broker,please email your home and cell number with area code to go over details
quote:This sounds like the guy - the guy I spoke to said he relocated to Miami, former LSU grad and his dad, just deceased, was a professor in Architecture at LSU. Basically the process he described was that to go to grocery store with western union/ in this case went to minute money in Miami and that money would not be released until the FedEx guy showed me the envelope with the tickets, an authenticated letter from LSU and a parking pass and once I reviewed that I would sign a release form that he had to release the money. What happended is the money was released immediately when did the minute money transaction, he gave us fake fedex tracking number as well.
quote:lsu@ala tickets From: Josh Blair (firstname.lastname@example.com) Sent: Sun 11/01/09 2:33 PM To: XXXXXX i have sec gg row 29 i have 6 tickets together,i am not a ticket broker,i am a season ticket holder,please email your home and cell number with area code to go over details


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Posted By Ashraf On December 29, 2010 @ 10:25 PM In General Tech,iOS | 13 Comments
Seeing as the iPhone 4 was one of the the first phones in the United States to offer a front-facing camera and video calling, FaceTime was (is?) a much hyped service. The only problem with FaceTime is that it only works over WiFi. (Unless of course you jailbreak [1] your iPhone 4 and download My3G [$3.99] from Cydia.) Well our friends from Luxembourg will have none of that: Skype now officially allows video calling on iPhone 4/3GS and iPod Touch 4G over WiFi and 3G. (iPhone 3GS, obviously, will only be able to use the rear-end camera since it doesn't have a front-facing camera.) iDevice users will be able to use this video calling feature amongst themselves and with Skype's Windows, Mac, Linux, and ASUS Videophone users.
It should be noted, though, according to Skype's website "a small connection fee [2] applies" when using video calling:
I find this to be a little odd because I always thought Skype-to-Skype calls – even video calls – are free; and the advert clearly states "free video…". I don't have an iDevice so I can't double-check about this connection fee; just thought I should warn everyone before they start making video calls and find their Skype credit going down the drain.
Now, when will our European friends release video calling on Skype for Android (and enable calling over 3G in the USA for non-Verizon subscribers)? My Nexus S is itching to show-up an iPhone 4.
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First off, I completely agree that "fan service" is no excuse for poor writing and that your last sentence is dead on. That said, if you think that sex doesn't sell or that this only happens to female characters then you aren't looking; how impractical would it be for a superhero who regularly gets shot at, flies at speeds capable of exit velocity, re-enters the atmosphere and much more, to wear nothing but jeans and a t-shirt? Well guess what! DC has just that and he is even related to our heroine, his name is Superboy and he seems to get his shirt ripped apart quite often, exposing his perfectly chiseled abs, chest and arms (ain't that a coincidence). Another perfect example is Nightwing, if you want a drinking game that might kill you (assuming you are 21) then pick a volume and for every gratuitous butt shot take a drink, pretty soon you wont be able to read for the night, or stand up straight for that matter.
While we're at it, remember when DC gave Wonder Woman pants and a Jacket or how Power Girl got a full coverage suit? Didn't last long did it? and male fans weren't the only ones who complained. Also, if you want a lol then I recommend reading some of the hate mail girls sent to DC when Dick Grayson became Batman and butt shots stopped for a while.
The main difference is that when female characters are over sexualized people throw a tantrum but when the same thing happens to male characters no-one notices and no-one cares. But before you think I am ripping on you please remember the very first sentence I wrote. Also, I agree with you on Starfire's outfit, but lets be honest, she has never had a modest sense of dress throughout her entire comic book history... personally I don't understand why they didn't use her teen titans cartoon iteration, it was the most fan and critic loved version... not "edgy" enough I guess.


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