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Mystic — Herds of lions, swarms of bees and a handful of ninjas kept company with the fish at Mystic Aquarium Wednesday night for a free, last-minute trick-or-treating event.
Aquarium spokesman Erin Merz said more than 8,200 people — families from towns beleaguered by power outages, downed trees and power lines — made the trip for a safe Halloween haven among the aquarium's exhibits for the evening.
"We were talking amongst ourselves — our staff and our volunteers and their families were so impacted (by Sandy) — so we thought, what the heck, we'll open this up to everyone who wants to come," she said.
Officials in several local towns had canceled scheduled parties and parades, with some even asking parents to postpone trick-or-treating to a specified later date. But for purists intent on doing Halloween on Halloween, the aquarium opened up all indoor and outdoor exhibits, staffing a path of 10 trick-or-treating tables throughout the outdoor exhibit.
Less than 24 hours of planning went into the event, Merz said, with volunteers and staff raiding local stores for bags of candy and retrieving decorations that had been tucked safely away ahead of the storm. Merz said some good Samaritans, upon learning why those enlisted were ringing up armfuls of sweets, pitched in on what turned out to be 40,000 pieces of candy — an entire minivan full of sugar.
Social media and email blasts to aquarium members brought in the crowds, creating a traffic jam from the I-95 exit, past Olde Mistick Village, where an annual trick-or-treating event also was being held. Even Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon made an appearance, handing out candy to the costumed masses.
The indoor exhibits were in full swing as well: Spiderman hung his elbows off the glass of the sting ray pool, petting swimming passersby; a princess pressed her face to the glass, admiring a school of fish.
Parent chaperones shared a prevailing sentiment of gratitude for the aquarium, which brought in 35 volunteers and staffers to lend a hand.
"It was very nice of them to do this," said David Flagge of Old Lyme, who lost power at home and came with his daughter, Isabella, 9, sporting a dark-braided wig as Wednesday Addams.
Isabella's best friend, Jack Beauprez, also 9, was in tow, in place among the aquarium's regular inhabitants in his shark costume. Two defeated legs protruded from his hood's sharp, toothy mouth — dinner.
"I've been getting lots of compliments," Beauprez said.
Tara and Jeff Autrey of East Lyme were busy trying to snap a photo of daughter Ashlyn, 2, next to one of the tanks; Ashlyn, cozy in a gray, striped onesie of a cat costume, was more interested in taking stock of her loot in a plastic jack-o'-lantern bucket. The family was just there Sunday.
"The fish are all old hat," Tara said.
After losing power in the storm, the couple said they were happy to have somewhere to bring their daughter.
"We think it's really great that they did this tonight," Jeff said. "I think the kids are having a lot of fun."
By 7:30 p.m., 2½ hours in and a half hour before close, the flow of candy was still going strong. By 8 p.m., with the last of it handed out to the exodus of trick-or-treaters, all 40,000 pieces of candy had found new homes.
Merz said the turnout was overwhelming — in a good way.
"When you plan an event of this magnitude in less than 24 hours' notice, you never really know what to expect," she said. "I think everyone was really happy to have a Halloween because they almost didn't this year."
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Poetry – Issue 04 | April 2009
Two poems by Lily Iona MacKenzie
Troy XI
As the swarms of flies
(seethe) over the shepherds' stalls…
so many long-haired Achaeons swarmed across
the plain
to confront the Trojans….
—Book 2, lines 555-59, The Iliad
A hot day and a hush
silences the flies. I think
I see the soft curve
of a woman's hip under swaying
cloth. Goats graze surrounding fields,
the sea now far in the distance.
Sthenelos sprang to the ground
from his chariot / and standing
beside him pulled the sharp arrow clean
through his shoulder. I stroke
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meander, connecting all ten
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Weeds poke through spaces
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red poppies thrive among
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bits of straw. They descend
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A Canadian by birth, Lily Iona MacKenzie lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where she teaches writing at the University of San Francisco. Her work has been published in numerous venues, including The Malahat Review, Other Voices, and The Denver Post. Her interviews with Brenda Hillman appear in Indiana Review and Berkeley Poetry Review.
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I'm considering getting a 1000W system, and would like to ask for help picking out the best system. Currently I have a 400W light, and I need another, more powerful HID. It will hang a few feet above a poly humidiy chamber in my basement used for winter grafting of conifers.
I've got my eye on the Sunleaves Simple Two-Way Ballast (1000W) ($117)and the Sunleaves Arctic Sun 6" Plug N Play reflector ($74). Optilume bulb for $35, and probably need a connector cord ($10) and a light hanger for $30 brings the total price to ~$265.
My questions for you folks are, how would you rate these items, and can you suggest better alternatives? I want a quality system that will last for years (well, the system, not the bulb), and need to keep the price down as much as I can.
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Quality that lasts for years = two choices: Venture 575W pulse start metal halide, you will need to contact Jeff at businesslights.com for the ballast and lamps. I use them, go on the Venture site. 575W pulse start halide is equivalent to 2x400 W conventional probe halide, and is better than 1000W conventional halide. The other best choice = contact Jeff for the Phantom 600W digital ballast and run reflectorized HPS from HTG supply. This is a fantastic lamp. 1000W Halide is old school, and obsolete.
P.S. I am recommending exactly what I have in my own basement, I have a PAR meter, and this is after I did all the research, like yourself. I had to find these things out on my own, via the internet. :)
Thanks, OD. Looks like an interesting and powerful lamp, and I saw your other thread on this as well.
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Taylor Sander
Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Birth year: 1992
Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 6-4
Weight: 180
College: BYU
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- 2013 and 2014 MPSF Player of the Year for BYU
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- Four-time All-MPSF First Team for BYU
- Led BYU to back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances (finishing in the finals in 2013 and semifinals in 2014) and four-straight MPSF tournament appearances
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- Played club volleyball for Orange Coast VC
- Won every junior beach tournament with partner John Caroompas from 14-18 years old
- 2006-07 15U Boys' Junior Nationals All-Tournament team
- Parents are Steve and Kera Sander. Has one brother, Brenden (1995), and one sister, Britney (1989)
- Brenden played on the 2014 Men's Junior National Team and will play at BYU in the fall of 2014
- Taylor has signed to play in Italy for Blu Volley Verona during the winter of 2014-15
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS: 2014 – USAV Cup vs Iran... FIVB World League (gold medal)... FIVB World Championship Qualifier (gold medal). 2011 – FIVB Men's U21 World Championships. 2010 – NORCECA Men's U21 Continental Championship. 2009 – FIVB Boys' U19 World Championship. 2008 – NORCECA Boys' U19 Continental Championship
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Just stop peer to peer transfer that worked for me :_)
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same problem here, i just tried unistalling and reinstalling, i'll have to see what happens, not very impressed with this right now
*codec rings* this is snake, im stuck at 33%
just did, im gonna see if it loads correctly now
Stuck at 33%, and my MB are alternating between 316 and 362, but never any lower
im gunna leave it at 33% for a while if it takes longer then 5 hours im gunna wait and see if riot says anything tomorrow or within a weeks time
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Hi Raven, excuse me for calling you out, but I know from other threads that you have an Asus Transformer. I have a TF101 running Android 4.0--a couple of years old. The question is regarding updates to Jelly Bean or Ice Cream. A search of the web indicated a variety of sites that seem to suggest Asus announced you could upgrade to these (?) However, I seem to be receiving no updates to my tablet, and had never heard about this one. So I guess my question is: should I upgrade and if so, how? Why didn't I receive a message about this possibility? Honestly, I know little to nothing about these other two systems so don't know whether to leave well enough alone. .
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Recently I changed servers and the move of WordPress was rather smooth.
WordPress is located in my main directory, ie. exonesis.com.
However, after I moved, I am unable to edit any file on the server even if I set the file permission to 666.
I also host my sister's blog in a subdomain and she is able to edit her files via wordpress <i>sometimes</i>. All her files are set at 644.(which was the default, I didn't touch anything. x.x)
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By Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – While Black girls possess high levels of leadership qualities, they receive the least opportunity to fill these roles throughout their lives, a new report finds.
The study, titled, "Unlocking Opportunity for African American Girls: A Call to Educational Equity," was co-authored by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the National Women's Law Center (NWLC). It examines barriers to educational success for Black girls, and also takes a brief look at leadership access.
This dearth of girls and women in charge is known as the leadership gap – and for women of color, the gap is a chasm.
Despite having the highest workforce participation rates of all women, Black women hold just 5.3 percent of all managerial and professional positions. In business, Black women occupy only 2 percent of board seats among Fortune 500 companies. In government, there is only one Black woman mayor among the nation's 100 largest cities, no Black women serving as governor, and only 14 Black women in the House of Representatives. In U.S. history, there has only been one Black woman senator: Carol Moseley Braun (D-Il.), who served from 1993 to 1999.
Pointing to a 2013 Girl Scout survey, the report interestingly finds that Black girls are more likely than Latina and White girls to want to lead; to already consider themselves leaders; to already have had leadership experiences; and to rate themselves highly on "leadership skills."
"African American girls have higher rates of positive self-esteem, even when confronted with harmful stereotypes," says Fatima Goss Graves, NWLC vice president for Education and Employment, and co-author of the report. "You have this desire to be a leader and this sense that you are a leader, but when we compare that to reports that show only 12 percent of girls overall participate in student council or student government…there's a bit of a disconnect there."
For Black girls, all that leadership potential is threatened as racial and gender stereotypes, discipline practices, and poorly resourced schools collide. According to the report, the assertive qualities many Black girls possess – which make for good leaders – are often perceived as defiance and disruption coming from them; this brings harsher discipline and negative school experiences.
The report also points out that Black girls are rarely steered toward activities and opportunities to be leaders. With sports, for example, Black girls at well-funded schools have similar rates of athletic participation as other girls; but at poorer schools, where Black girls are more likely to be enrolled, their participation rates are lower.
"When differences in schools attended were taken into account, Black and Hispanic adolescent males had higher levels of physical activity than their White peers at the same schools, making it 'clear that the influence of schools (particularly in prioritizing which sports and activities to fund) affects the genders differentially,'" the report states.
Black girls who play sports are 27 percent more likely to graduate from college than their peers. One piece of research cited found that more than 80 percent of executive businesswomen were athletes in their youth.
"When I saw the data I said, okay, the internal tools are there," Graves says. "So if [Black girls] have support – from educators, from community members, from family – to show leadership, to be engaged in the sorts of activities that foster leadership, then you'll have everything connected up."
Teacher attitudes are a large factor in the gap between Black girls' potential and Black women's realities.
"The intersection of racial and gender stereotypes has a significant impact on discipline rates for African American girls, likely due in part to bias in the exercise of discretion by teachers and administrators," the report reads. "Ultimately, educators' perceptions of African American young women…undermine[s] their potential for success."
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest union representing public education professionals, has set out to close the leadership gap for all girls.
Last week they released a report based on a survey of nearly 1,000 NEA members. Researchers found that teachers generally hold an "egalitarian" view of leadership and the skills and character it requires. They also see that gender affects their students' pursuit of leadership roles, with girls tending to seek leadership in English and language spheres (if at all), and boys tending to seek opportunities in sports, STEM, and student government.
The report also uncovered subtle gender bias among these same educators, who were unaware the survey was about gender until the end of it.
"[The finding] suggests that even well-meaning, highly skilled, and deeply committed educators may hold and act on gender stereotypes," the NEA findings read. "Research shows that even individuals who may express gender-egalitarian beliefs can still hold stereotypical beliefs at an unconscious level, and those unconscious beliefs may influence our behavior more than our explicitly held beliefs simply because we are unaware of them."
Both reports cite similar recommendations to educators for closing the leadership gap, namely: professional development and training to address teacher bias and attitudes; and increasing girls' access to extracurricular and opportunities to lead. The NEA's report also recommends highlighting the achievements and contributions of women throughout the curriculum.
Graves adds that schools will also need to address underlying inequities before the gap can be closed.
"A lot of our research revealed troubling things that are happening in schools, things like excessive discipline, inappropriate responses that were affecting student learning time, things like unaddressed harassment and treatment of young moms," she says. "At the same time as schools are thinking and focusing on fostering opportunity and fostering leadership with an eye toward girls of color – which I think is fantastic – they have to be looking at ensuring that they're addressing some of the negative factors going on as well."
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Black Females Lack Leadership Opportunities
By Jazelle Hunt
Black Men Show Job Gain
By Freddie Allen
NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The unemployment rate for Blacks fell from 11.4 percent to 11 percent and the labor force participation increased from 61 percent in August to 61.7 percent in September, largely because of short-term gains made by Black men, according to the latest jobs report from the Labor Department.
Even though the unemployment rate for Black men over 20 years old increased from 10.8 percent to 11 percent last month, the share of Black men that were employed or looking for work (labor force participation rate) also increased from 67.3 percent in August to 68.5 percent in September. The only worker group that saw its labor force participation rate increase last month was Black men. Economists often say that people return to the workforce, as they grow more optimistic about their job prospects.
Although the unemployment rate for White men over 20 years old fell from 4.8 in August to 4.4 percent in September, the labor force rate for that worker group also ticked down from 72.2 percent in August to 71.9 percent last month.
The jobless rate for Black women over 20 years old plummeted a full percentage point from 10.6 percent in August to 9.6 percent in September. The unemployment rate for White women remained flat at 4.8 percent. There were slightly less Black and White women employed or looking for work in September than the previous month.
The national unemployment rate hit a six-year low last month, falling from 6.1 percent in August to 5.9 percent in September and more than 200,000 jobs were added to the economy.
As some economists cheered September's jobs numbers, in a blog post on the Economic Policy Institute's website, Elise Gould, a senior economist and director of health and policy research at EPI, pointed out that the national labor force participation rate was 62.7 percent, the lowest participation rate recorded since February 1978.
"And, the biggest drop in labor force participation was among prime-age workers, 25-54 years old," said Gould.
In a separate blog post, Gould said that public sector employment gained 12,000 jobs, most of it coming in local government education (6,700). Any increases in K-12 education jobs greatly benefits White women who hold the lion's share of teaching positions at that level.
The economy added 236,000 jobs in September and revisions to Labor Department numbers in July and August accounted for an additional 69,000 jobs.
During a speech at a steel plant in Princeton, Ind., President Barack Obama praised the slowly improving economy while noting that, "too many families still work too many hours with too little to show for it."
President Obama said that increasing the minimum wage is one of the best ways to grow jobs and wages in America.
"It's time to stop punishing some of the hardest-working Americans. It's time to raise the minimum wage. It would put more money in workers' pockets. It would help 28 million Americans. Recent surveys show that a majority of small business owners support a gradual increase to $10.10 an hour," said President Obama. "The folks who keep blocking a minimum wage increase are running out of excuses."
Raising the minimum wage would disproportionately benefit Blacks, who hold low-wage jobs at higher rates than their total share of the workforce.
As Blacks continue to struggle with double-digit unemployment, some economists believe that Blacks are being left behind during the economic recovery.
"Rather than just reading about our recovery in a headline, more people will feel it in their own lives. And that's when America does best," said President Obama. " We do better when the middle class does better, and when more Americans have their way to climb into the middle class."
Oil Barons Jump On New Finds In Africa, Ignoring Climate Justice Calls
Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News
(GIN)—U.S. and U.K. oil explorers are making their moves on the Western Sahara, between Mauritania and Morocco, despite calls by thousands of climate justice activists worldwide to "keep the oil in the soil."
Kosmos Energy, a U.S. oil and gas exploration firm, and Cairn Energy of the U.K., plan to use rights obtained in 2006 when Kosmos signed an agreement with Morocco's state oil company. A drill ship is currently on its way from South Korea to begin the exploration.
The move outraged citizens of Western Sahara, a U.N. designated non-self-governing territory larger than the U.K. that was claimed by Morocco in 1975. A referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara has been on hold since 1991, when it was blocked by Morocco.
The Sahrawi Center for Media and Communication, an activist group of indigenous Sahrawi citizens of Western Sahara, in a letter to Kosmos' senior VP William Hayes, condemned the drilling plans, calling them "illegal" for failing to obtain the consent of Western Saharans, "without them being consulted and benefiting from these business operations."
Kosmos defended its actions by arguing that although it does not have the authorization of the Sahrawi, its activities will be beneficial to them.
"We believe that, if exploration is successful, responsible resource development in Western Sahara has the potential to create significant, long-term social and economic benefits for the people of the territory," Kosmos wrote in a statement on the issue in February.
Meanwhile, U.K. oil barons Tullow and partners have discovered oil in the Turkana District of Kenya and on the coast. The World Bank has committed $50 million to the Kenyan government to provide technical assistance. By the company's own admission, its fields cover one of the world's most environmentally and culturally sensitive regions, where local employment among impoverished and isolated communities is a critical issue.
Last year, Tullow employed 100 permanent staff in Kenya, of which 70 percent were Kenyan nationals, but the company claimed to be employing more than 1,000. Most were subcontractors who receive less pay and less job security than full-time staff.
With basic literacy among the Turkana people at 7.2 percent, the majority of people in the district are excluded from training programs and from the few direct employment opportunities offered by oil drilling, according to Ikal Ang'elei, director of Friends of Lake Turkana, a local environmental organization.
As a result, the local people have largely been offered unskilled jobs, such as guards, sand mixers and cooks. Other opportunities, including transportation contracts, were snatched up by wealthy businessmen with the financial capital and political connections to supply vehicles for use.
At a conference this year of Oilwatch Africa, opponents of drilling urged African countries "to gradually phase out dependence on fossil fuels by exploring and adopting alternative renewable energy sources."
Haiti: The Richest Country in the Western Hemisphere
By Patrick Delices
Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News
For decades, and up to this point, Haiti has had the inauspicious distinction of being labeled the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere despite its rich resources, along with its rich historical and cultural legacy. This lamentable economic reality in Haiti has overshadowed its richness, beauty and historical essence, along with the humility and humanity of its people. Haiti, the land of many beautiful mountains and people, is known for its extreme poverty and crime, not its rich cultural history and resources.
Haiti was once known as the "Pearl of the Antilles" because of its richness and natural beauty. Unfortunately, Haiti is now known for its earthquake, cholera outbreak, kidnapping, crime and, of course, poverty. However, during the colonial era, the wealth of Haiti surpassed that of all the British colonies in the Caribbean. Moreover, it was Haiti that augmented considerably the size, wealth and power of the United States by way of the Haitian Revolution, as evident in the Louisiana Purchase.
Despite its richness, Haiti has been plagued by extreme poverty and crime because of slavery, colonialism, imperialism, brutal dictators and puppet governmental leaders. According to the World Bank, "Haiti remains the poorest country in the Americas and one of the poorest in the world (with a GNI per capita of $760 in 2012), with significant needs in basic services. Over half of its population of 10 million lives on less than $1 per day, and approximately 80 percent live on less than $2 per day."
Moreover, the United States, the wealthiest nation in the world, ranks Haiti as "critical" in terms of crime and violence without taking into consideration that in terms of crimes and violence against humanity, no nation has surpassed the United States. Unscrupulously ridiculed for its poverty and crime, unlike the United States and Europe, Haiti is indeed the richest country in the Western Hemisphere, as evident in its most lucrative resource: its people.
I recently returned to the United States from a pilgrimage in Haiti with professor James Small of the World African Diaspora Union. In association with professor Bayyinah Bello and her organization, Fondasyon Felicitee, we were in Haiti to celebrate the 256th birthday of Napoleon's master, Gen. Jean Jacques Dessalines, aka "Emperor Jacques I." Born Sept. 20, 1758, Dessalines is considered the founding father of Haiti.
In our pilgrimage and celebration, we visited numerous historical and cultural sites in Haiti. For example, we visited Bois Caiman in Le Cap, where, Aug. 14, 1791, the Haitian Revolution was reignited by Boukman Dutty and Cecile Fatiman.
We also visited the area in Nord, Haiti, where the final battle of the Haitian Revolution, the Battle of Vertieres, took place Nov. 18, 1803. In this final battle, Napoleon yielded to his new master, Dessalines, and abandoned his quest for an empire in the New World, thus selling the Louisiana territory, which was about 529 million acres, for a song—approximately four cents an acre.
Furthermore, we visited the homes of Dessalines and his wife, Empress Marie-Claire Heureuse Felicite Bonheur. Lastly, we visited Sans-Souci and the Citadel, which were built, remarkably, during a time when Haiti stood alone as the only Black sovereign nation in the Americas in face of the constant threat of slavery, colonialism and global white supremacy. Sans-Souci, named after the West African-born Haitian Revolutionary leader Colonel Jean-Baptiste Sans-Souci, was the royal palace of King Henri I and Queen Marie Louise Coidavid of Haiti. A wonder of the world, the Citadel is the largest fortress in the Western Hemisphere. It was first conceived by Dessalines and completed by Henri Christophe, King Henri I of Haiti, who, at a very young age, participated in the American Revolution.
Demonstrators 'Disrupt' St. Louis Symphony Singing a 'Requiem for Mike Brown'
By Rebecca Rivas
Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American
Just after intermission, about 50 people disrupted the St. Louis Symphony's performance of Brahms Requiem on Saturday night, singing "Justice for Mike Brown."
As symphony conductor Markus Stenz stepped to the podium to begin the second act of German Requiem, one middle-aged African-American man stood up in the middle of the theater and sang, "What side are you on friend, what side are you on?"
In an operatic voice, another woman located a few rows away stood up and joined him singing, "Justice for Mike Brown is justice for us all." Several more audience members sprinkled throughout the theater and in the balcony rose up and joined in the singing.
Those in the balcony lowered white banners about 15 feet long with black spray-painted letters that said, " Requiem for Mike Brown 1996-2014" and "Racism lives here," with an arrow pointed to a picture of the St. Louis Arch. Another banner said, "Rise up and join the movement."
Stenz stood stoically and listened to the demonstrators' performance. Some onlookers were outraged and start spewing expletives. Others stood up and started clapping. Most seemed stunned and simply watched.
The singing only went on for about two minutes before the demonstrators started chanting, "Black lives matter." They pulled up their banners and dropped red paper hearts over the edge of the balcony onto the main floor orchestra seats, which stated "Requiem for Mike Brown." Then they all voluntarily marched out together and left the theater. While they marched out, they received a round of applause from many of the audience members – as well as the musicians on stage.
Outside, symphony administrators huddled together discussing the demonstration, expressing dismay. When asked if they wanted to comment, they said no. The demonstrators had purchased tickets to the concert.
The St. Louis American tracked down and interviewed the organizer of the event – Sarah Griesbach, 42, a white woman who lives in the Central West End. She said that the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed teen who was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, has opened her eyes to the inequalities that exist in St. Louis. She has been protesting since Brown was shot on Aug. 9.
"It is my duty and desire to try to reach out and raise that awareness peacefully but also to disrupt the blind state of white St. Louis, particularly among the people who are secure in their blindness," Griesbach said.
Two weeks ago, she and another "middle-aged woman who wear our mom jeans pulled up way too high" held up a sign at a Cardinals game that said, "Racism lives here." A pivotal moment for her was when people around them started chanting in response, "Hands up, don't loot."
She and her fellow protester Elizabeth Vega decided to try again at the symphony, which received a much warmer response. She believes that is because the audience was fairly diverse in ethnicity and age.
"There is an inclusivity that comes with that intellectual culture," she said.
The group of demonstrators was also a mix of African Americans, Latino and white residents – from college kids to college professors, she said. There were "representatives" from Clayton, Webster Groves, South St. Louis, Central West End and Ferguson. Although she lives in the Central West End, her children attend school in Clayton. As a mother, she has been deeply affected by Brown's death.
"This cannot be just a Ferguson issue," she said.
The St. Louis American got in touch with Erika Ebsworth-Goold, publicist for the St. Louis Symphony, on Sunday afternoon. She said the musical piece that the demonstrators chose was appropriate because it is meant to "lift up the people who were left in time of tragedy."
She did not feel the group interrupted the performance but "delayed" it, she said.
"The people audience had respect for what we were do at the symphony, and we are appreciative of that," she said.
Organizer Elizabeth Vega said the group prefers to call it a "disruption," rather than a delay.
"Many of us are artists ourselves, so we were very cognizant to not interrupt the performance after it had already began," Vega said. "But we still wanted it to be a disruption that left people with a seed of thought."
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BLOOMINGTON — Illinois State basketball player Geoffrey Allen pleaded guilty Friday to possession of marijuana with intent to deliver the drug.
When contacted Friday in Utah, ISU coach Dan Muller said Allen is no longer a member of the team.
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On their first weekend off in recent memory Janelle & Chris chose to spend the afternoon launching their modelling careers, and if teaching becomes too pedestrian for them, I'd say they have more than a shot... their first date (orchestrated somewhat sneakily by a mutual friend of ours) happened at one of the first weddings I shot which was a cute coincidence to be on the hook for this wedding... starting off in the Third Ward with mercifully mild weather, it was then on to the lake front to make out in front of a bunch of kids in the MAM doing arts & crafts.. very appropriate for a couple of educators... see kids, even when covered in glue, construction paper and glitter you can still find love in front of your innocent eyes... Janelle & Chris. Engaged. from Steve Bowman on Vimeo.
Magically avoiding horrible weather, a brisk late autumn day proved to be just right for Nebraska natives Steph & Mike on their triumphant return to Milwaukee and the Marcus, the spot they became engaged.. not before a trip to Menomonee Falls for formalities of course and a bus trip that transformed them from one of the most reserved wedding parties into the rowdy raunchy bunch that crushed what was probably the biggest party in M-town last night... as Mike so wisely remarked in relation to the evening's big surprise, "It's not a party til the wieners come out"... (he was, of course, talking about the Brewer's own famous racing sausages storming the dancefloor..probably only outdone on the dancefloor by Steph who is probably still dancing as I write this... what a dynamo)... Steph & Mike. Married. from Steve Bowman on Vimeo.
Rounding off the weekend with the lovely Rosie and Scott out in Pewaukee with another mercifully mild day's weather... perfect for plenty of climbing, sitting (and at times for me at least comfortable laying) and wading through nature.. after a little poop on the hand, a talk about how fostering kittens help you weed out the evil ones, a quick wardrobe change it was off up the hill to make sure got the industrial estate in a few shots, then down onto the frontage road with just enough cars passing by to ensure Rosie was completely freezing before wrapping up... Rosie & Scott. Engaged. from Steve Bowman on Vimeo.
A long-awaited trip out to Eagle for the gorgeous Lauren & Steve's engagement session...a new spot for me proved to be the perfect place for these guys (along with bodyguard Ben who sneaks in to one of the shots)...after crashing a couple of other photographers and climbing around the place, it was across the road for their beloved pooch's cameo and off into the autumn-sun drenched fields for some of my favourites of the season...and no, it wasn't done there... into the trucks to try and keep up with Lauren's driving to get to her one and only request of this whole wedding-photography deal.. some campfire shots...so after some sublime shoreline sunset pictures, Steve pulled out the gasoline and a solid ten minutes later we had ourselves a towering, raging inferno to roast stale marshmallows on.. perfect. Lauren & Steve. Engaged. from Steve Bowman on Vimeo.
The last stop on their Wisconsin Weekend tour saw Chicago-natives Morgan and Coley bring their brilliance to Milwaukee's Fifth Ward, starting off on Florida, we (or I) destroyed some of the carefully cultivated flora to kick off, before giving up on the slowest moving train in the world before finding an alley to hang out in, finding one of the most profound piece of graffito ever known to man or beast... minds blown and truly inspired, it was off to the Harley Davidson museum down the road for a quick tour of the grounds... lots of standing around in grass and up against walls before a quick nap on the grass...yep. Make Stuff. Words to live by Morgan & Coley. Engaged. from Steve Bowman on Vimeo.
The gorgeous Alexa & Darren summoned perhaps the last glorious gasp of autumn for their Milwaukee wedding, and it was no less fitting that Alexa's name comprises most of the letters in the word 'relax' as I've rarely seen a more laid back bride...however when things are bound to go this well, why worry? After completing the formalities, it was off lakeside for the first stop amongst leaf-tornados, photo-bombing another wedding before heading off to the Commerce street bridge, hang out with some weirdos down there and finally into Trocadero for some drinks, then off to the reception...some epic speeches, tears, plenty of laughs and plenty of drinks for one fo the fastest filling dancefloors we've seen... Alexa & Darren. Married. from Steve Bowman on Vimeo.
The second part of Sunday's double-header was a hook-up with the delightful Brittany & Justin at a blustery Bradford beach...starting on the agility-testing narrow beach risking equipment and sock-dryness the nervous laughter was a great start as they found their epic-legs with some fortuitously set up tableaus under the heavy sky, a splash of lake autumn sun in the pricky grass before heading off to t'other end, some rocks and finally to Veterans Park, a short delay for the slowest moving geese in the world and a bed of leaves to wrap things up... Brittany & Justin. Engaged. from Steve Bowman on Vimeo.


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Excellent hotel, staff were very helpful, location is great near shops but the area does need to be developed to the right of the hotel. The rooms are very spacious and contemporary. The cocktail bar was entertaining, food was only okay in the restaurant and a bit pricey.
D for Delight!
Drogheda is usually the town you pass through on the way to Dublin but the D Hotel has made this a place to stop over and enjoy. I took a fantastic Summer Sizzler offer for 109Euros - I got 2 nights accommodation, full Irish breakfast and a dinner to die for in their superb restaurant with food and friendly service service second to none. I was mesmerised by the huge aquarium in the restaurant/bar as it had some beautiful fish and seahorses to watch as you dine. There was also a great 2 piece band on the Friday night and the singer had a great voice andrepetoire which captured the mood of the summer's evening perfectly especially with Bruce Springsteen's the River as we watched the river Boyne flow past.
We had a slightly bad start as I had asked in advance for a superior room and was advised this would be no problem but on arrival the check in staff said because I was on the promo offer I would not be able to avail of a superior room which irked me a little and made me feel like a 2nd rate guest but with a little gentle persuasion they said they would see if they could do something for the next night.
The next day I was told the upgrade would not be possible but when I explained the previous evening that there had been a little issue with the location of the room because the staff congregated below to smoke and the smoke had come into the room as I had to leave the window open as there is no air conditioning suddenly a triple superior room became available.
From here on in we had a great stay. The rooms were stylish and minimalist with white walls and charcoal grey carpets with very artisitc lighting. Complimentary water is always good too. I always like a gym wherever I stay and the gym is a converted bedroom but functional with 2 treadmills, a stepper and a bike.
The full Irish breakfast was one of the best I have ever had - it was cooked to order when quieter on the Saturday morning and buffet style on the Sunday but still the same high quality. The staff were very proactive and attentive and even though it was really busy from a large wedding party the staff made it look like they were enjoying themselves and it was effortless to keep everything flowing nicely - nice work Noel - the Maitre D.
Would definitely stay here again and would like to try out their sister hotel the G hotel in Galway too.
Couldn't fault it
I�d recommenf the D hotel. Very helpful staff, exceptionally clean and fresh hotel. Good crowd. The location is supberb, 5minutes walk to town centre, 1 to the main new shoppping mall! Lovely river view if you ask and it is available. Best bits- beautiful furlike throw for the bed and a too die for HotChocolate Fondant desert. Definately eat in the restaurant. Will definatley be back.
Are you sure that's where the hotel is
first of all the hotel is surrounded by a shopping centre. when you first enter the hotel you get a very clinical feel. the rooms were nice but the views of drogheda are not fantastic as this is a town which is in the middle of being redeveloped. there is also quite a heavy flow of traffic through the town. the reason for which seems to be to avoid the toll bridge.the servicein the hotel was, as you would expect, quite friendly. the retaurant was also delightful. don't let first impressions of the hotel mislead you. inside your room is lovely but once you exit the hotel you are brought back down to earth with a bang. the dust from all of the lorries and heavy traffic jams.
Updated Review
I was the previous reviewer that was not happy with the service at the D Hotel. I recently had to stay there again (no other rooms available) and was delighted with the improvements.
The staff are more attentive, the service is much improved. They now have the level of service to match the look and feel of the hotel.
A special mention must go to Michael the head barman. Fantastic service, although the coctails were a little too strong.
All in all, my last stay at this hotel was 100% improvement on last time.
Well done the D Hotel.
The d spot!
We stayed at the hotel over New Years Eve and the first few days of January. Living in Dubai we are used to great service and hotels and the d did not disappoint. It has beaufitul modern bedrooms, lovely cosy duvets and great italian toiletries (what more can a girl want?). We ate fabulous food in the restaurant and drank wonderful wines in the bar. The location is perfect, only a two minute walk to the town centre and is right next door to a brand new shopping centre which has lots of great shops (oh, yes, that is the other thing that a girl wants!) We will definitely go back again.
Excellent Hotel
stayed in this hotel for a weekend. Situated right in the centre of Drogheda but also just 25 mins from Dublin. The staff are great - very professional but friendly and helpful. The rooms are fantasic - spacious, clean and very comfortable with great views of the river.
The hotel in general has a very relaxed atmosphere. The decor is great.
The food is excellent in both the restaurant and bar and they have a great selection of cocktails (which are quite reasonably priced). The breakfast menu is very extensive and you can get anything you want (from eggs benedict to fruit smoothies).
overall I would say this is one of the best hotels I have stayed in and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone. They are also doing some really good opening deals at the moment.
The opening glitches are fixed!
We have just returned from a trip to Ireland, and this hotel was the highlight of our trip. The staff admitted that the opening weeks of this new hotel were difficult, but all has been corrected. The facility is spotless, the food is outstanding, the staff is perfectly trained. We will return.
An Excellent Choice
Stayed in this hotel in December 2005. The hotel is excellently located in very close proximity to Dublin Airport and Dublin city centre. I found all staff to be very efficient and helpful. The rooms are spacious and comfortable. Overall I would highly recommend this hotel.
Fabulous Hotel
Not necessarily a place to spend a weekend we thought but we saw an ad for a new hotel in Drogheda and thought well why not it's far enough away from Dublin to feel you are away from it all and close enough (in fact only took 25 minutes from the M50/M1 intersection to get there - Great) not to have to waste time travelling. The hotel is right in the town centre overlooking the river Boyne which is a really nice location as you can walk everywhere. The hotel was really fantastic - very contemporary design and not at all stuffy. Great bar - really trendy and you could sip cocktails till your hearts content - sex and the city eat your heart out.! The rooms were hugh and really comfortable - our room overlooked the river and it was really lovely. The food was great in the restaurant and the bar lounge. We discovered some great places to shop and visit in Drogheda and next time we are going to go Newgrange as we didn't realise how close it was to the town. We're going back early in the new year as the shopping centre next door will be open so we might hit for the sales. At €145 pps for the w/end you couldn't beat the value and the style of hotel. Really nice people too.... Good luck to them they deserve to do well.
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Characterization of the activity and expression of arginine decarboxylase in human and animal Chlamydia pathogens
Article first published online: 29 OCT 2012
Published 2012. This article is a US Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.
FEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume 337, Issue 2, pages 140–146, December 2012
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Bliven, K. A., Fisher, D. J. and Maurelli, A. T. (2012), Characterization of the activity and expression of arginine decarboxylase in human and animal Chlamydia pathogens. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 337: 140–146. doi: 10.1111/1574-6968.12021
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- Article first published online: 29 OCT 2012
- Accepted manuscript online: 8 OCT 2012 10:05PM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 1 OCT 2012
- Manuscript Revised: 31 AUG 2012
- Manuscript Received: 10 JUL 2012
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- Chlamydia evolution;
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Chlamydia pneumoniae encodes a functional arginine decarboxylase (ArgDC), AaxB, that activates upon self-cleavage and converts l-arginine to agmatine. In contrast, most Chlamydia trachomatis serovars carry a missense or nonsense mutation in aaxB abrogating activity. The G115R missense mutation was not predicted to impact AaxB functionality, making it unclear whether AaxB variations in other Chlamydia species also result in enzyme inactivation. To address the impact of gene polymorphism on functionality, we investigated the activity and production of the Chlamydia AaxB variants. Because ArgDC plays a critical role in the Escherichia coli acid stress response, we studied the ability of these Chlamydia variants to complement an E. coli ArgDC mutant in an acid shock assay. Active AaxB was detected in four additional species: Chlamydia caviae, Chlamydia pecorum, Chlamydia psittaci, and Chlamydia muridarum. Of the C. trachomatis serovars, only E appears to encode active enzyme. To determine when functional enzyme is present during the chlamydial developmental cycle, we utilized an anti-AaxB antibody to detect both uncleaved and cleaved enzyme throughout infection. Uncleaved enzyme production peaked around 20 h postinfection, with optimal cleavage around 44 h. While the role ArgDC plays in Chlamydia survival or virulence is unclear, our data suggest a niche-specific function.