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The Mexico Beach City Council held a special meeting on Monday to publicly discuss the Parker House situation and unveil to the public cost estimates on the planned city hall.
Since the historic Parker House was purchased by the city in 2011 and caught fire shortly thereafter, the city has been in a battle with the insurance company.
After receiving $660,000 for damages the city went back to claim more monies to cover the foundation of the building, which structural analysts said couldn't be rebuilt on.
After several months of back and forth, an additional $174,000 was offered to the city to close the claim.
Councilman Gary Woodham, though, suggested consulting with an attorney to see if additional monies were available and met with Dion Moniz of Panama City.
Though a chunk of the $660,000 was used for upkeep and rent on the bank building, currently being utilized as city hall, more than $400,000 remained to pay for a new 3,200 square foot building to be constructed elsewhere on the Parker House property.
Citizens were unsure why this wasn't enough, but the cost of the estimates had yet to be revealed publicly.
At Monday's meeting, those numbers came out.
Cathey Construction of Mexico Beach estimated a new building constructed would total more than $1.1 million.
Monday's meeting brought together the council with Brian Cathey, owner of Cathey Construction and Moniz to look over the insurance policy and identify additional money that might be brought into the pot.
"We need to decide what to do about the offer," said Councilman and Mayor Pro Tempore Jack Mullen. "Do we take the offer to go to appraisal because we think there's more money that the insurance company isn't compensating us?"
Meanwhile, the city has received a letter from the insurance company to inquire why it had not responded to the settlement offer and asked city officials to accept or explain why they wouldn't be accepting.
If the city decided to negotiate they could go to an appraisal stage where two court-appointed appraisers would determine a value on the property to be compared with the appraisal of the insurance company. The two appraisals that were the closest would be the final settlement offer.
Moniz said that after looking over the policy, the settlement should have totaled at least $1.5 million which would have been covered under replacement costs.
The attorney said that the insurance company valued the Parker House at $750,000 but he couldn't figure out how they had come to the conclusion. He said that he feared that they viewed the property as a residential structure rather than a commercial one.
"They're not comparing apples to apples," said Moniz.
He viewed the settlement offers as a means to rebuild the Parker House as a residential structure, but not a commercial structure that would require upgrades to be brought up to code.
Because of the unanswered questions he had, Moniz said not to go to litigation just yet and rather approach the insurance company and attempt to have additional negotiations and clarify the policy.
Moniz offered to be a behind the scenes consultant throughout the rest of the process.
Moniz said there was a possibility that the money paid in rent on the current city hall could be covered by the claim along with design costs incurred when the insurance company changed its mind on rebuilding the Parker House in the existing location.
"I don't have a crystal ball to tell me what's going to happen," said Moniz. "It's a roll of the dice.
"The city is leaving too much money on the table to accept the current offer."
To figure out if the insurance company's assessment was based on rebuilding a two-story Parker House, the council asked if Brian Cathey had completed an estimate for that scenario, which he said he had not.
"A two-story commercial building of the Parker House would be more expensive than the one-story city hall we have planned," said Cathey. "There's never been a commercial estimate provided by the insurance company."
"What we lost was not a house, it was a city hall."
Cathey said that his contract with the city does not currently have a final number attached to it and there's nothing to prevent the city from building a smaller structure. The city could also rebid the project if Cathey Construction wouldn't do the work for the amount paid by the insurance company.
"We have not been instructed to build anything," said Cathey. "We cannot get a definitive decision on anything.
"We prepared a cost estimate of the building that was designed."
Cathey said that he has yet to receive the entire scope of work on the project and city administrator Chris Hubbard said that when hired under an RFQ, a final dollar amount is not required to be given.
Once Cathey Construction is told what to build, Brian Cathey will provide a final hard number to the city. Cathey said that his estimate is simply a negotiation tool to reach a settlement with the insurance company.
With the statute of limitations for litigation coming up in July, Moniz recommended requesting an extension as a way of reopening communication with the insurance company.
One citizen voiced concern at spending $1.1 million on a city hall for a town the size of Mexico Beach. Mullen told the crowd that when they showed off the designs of city hall, the citizens seemed happy with it.
Another citizen asked if the city could use the insurance money to build something smaller and have money left over, but Moniz said that at this point, that could be considered insurance fraud.
Woodham passed a motion to keep Moniz as a consultant, but not hire him as an attorney. The council will attempt to negotiate for 90 days with the insurance company before going into the appraisal stage. Woodham suggested taking Moniz along to any future meetings with the insurers.
"Once you've lawyered up, they'll lawyer up," said Moniz.
The attorney cited this as a good thing and said that two attorneys speaking may make negotiations go faster.
"Let's move forward in a positive manner," said Woodham.


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Fresh and comfortable.
While we don't doubt that 20 years from now we'll be riding 6lb bikes with telepathic shifting and hydraulic braking, we're fairly sure we'll still rely on cork handlebar tape. Cork is just thick enough to absorb a bit of road shock; it's just tacky enough so your sweaty hands won't slip when you move from hoods to tops; and by putting a fresh wrap on your bars you make your bike like pretty much new. Can you really improve upon that? We don't think so.
Our pals at Arundel -- creators of the world's best bottle cages -- now make bar tape. It comes in a variety of solid colors. In each color you get "Arundel" printed along the tape, with cork flecks subtly visible throughout the tape. And one important detail is that it has an adhesive strip on the back, which makes installing it super-easy.
The actual weight of the Arundel Cork Handlebar Tape is 56g.
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Simple, Effective, Durable, Perfect
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I've been using this tape on my ride for almost a year riding about 3-4 times a week in our rainy, sunny tropical weather. I've even removed and rewrapped using the same tape within those 6months at least twice. My buddies who use fancier Lizard skins and Fizik tape have already needed to change theirs while my old school cork tape has lots of life left and still looks great and feels like new.
Garrett C.
Great Tape
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Works as advertised, east to wrap handlebar, and very hard to tear, so you can wrap as tight as you like.
best bar tape hands down
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I'll never use another bar tape after using this. It feels great and after almost 2,000 miles its still looking good.
Spencer Oliphant
Love it!
I am admittedly, an Arundel fan anyway, but this tape is great. I rode with it yesterday and didn't even take a pair of gloves for a short 13 mile ride. This tape is plenty soft and stays dry. It looks great too.
Dana Holmes
Excellent Instructions
Even though you probably know how to put handlebar tape on, read the instructions. Funny stuff. As for the product - great cork bar tape on a budget. Nothing beats the feel of cork tape if you're the type that usually rides without gloves.
The double sided tape tape that's on the back to stick them onto the bars isn't terribly well bonded to the handlebar tape, so you have to be careful peeling the backing off - but it does help keep the tape in place while you're wrapping. And yeah, despite the fact that even the instructions tell you to use electrical tape, the finishing tape works fine.
Cork tape
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Nice feeling cork tape, seemed short in length, sticky was breaking off the back, although the finishing tape is still holding contrary to others saying they needed electrical tape. Best of all, the price!
Mike Mortenson
Excellent Cork!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Soft, supple, does not get slippery with sweat, installs easily, uninstalls and reinstalls easily, just the right amount of padding, doesn't tear. Mid level pricing but the quality is there!
Quality Cork Tape
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I like the ease of installation, the strength, the padding and that it doesn't tear as easily as other cork tapes. It does a good job of absorbing some hand sweat when I don't use gloves. Padding is just right for me.
Perry Hall
Great tape
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Comfy, classic, and easy to install, this tape makes me wax poetic of days of downtube shifters and mustaches. Its a good thing only the former has gone the way of the dinosaur. This stuff works as it should and is timeless.
Andrew T
Cork Tape; if it aint broken, why fix it
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Bar tape is one of the few areas where there seems to be constant reinventing of the wheel. While newer tapes might be easier to clean, or perhaps slightly more thickly padded, cork tape just works, and works well. Throw on the black tape for training days, and perhaps bust out the white cork for race day; either way you'll get pretty solid performance for about the cost of a race at your local tuesday night world championships. For what its worth, Arundel Cork tape wraps much more easily than many more expensive tapes.
Hap Seliga
already a classic
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
The fine folks at Arundel nailed it with this cork tape. I've used it on numerous bikes, and it holds up well, all the while providing just enough comfort but a good feel for the bar. And the packaging provides all too humorous (but very true) instructions for installation.
Tape is tape
If want basic tape and feels good, this is a good product. I bought the white and black to cover the two road bikes. White, just like shoes, picks up dirt fast and loses the fresh look in about a week of riding. And if you are messing with chains, or changing tires and go back to riding, the cork will absorb the grease and give you a grungy look. Maybe it will become a trend.
The tape doesn't stick to the bars very well, but I just used electrical tape on both ends and it holds just fine. I like the cork feel on my hands and it does offer good grip. I'd buy these again. The pro's out weigh the con's for the price.
Meh, it's Cork.
It's a cork wrap, cheap and efficient, nothing more and nothing less. But if you're looking, you probably already expected that. Would I take some Lizard Skins over this? Any day. But would I pay for Lizard skins every single time I needed to wrap some bars? Nah. So the cheap cork is worth it.
high price/ medium performance
When the instructions tell you to use electrical tape instead of the supplied finishing tape, they're not jokeing. Maybe Arundel should focus more on the actual product, and less on glitzy packaging.


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By PAMELA REDWINE
Many of us ship or mail our gifts from the kitchen. Whether you are sending your package a short distance or out of the country, here is some advice to help get your package and its yummy contents to the final destination the way it was intended.
— Do not mail highly perishable foods such as soft cheeses or meats. Cured dry sausages and hard aged cheeses are fine. Firm baked goods are best, such as cookies, candies, flavored nuts, fudge, breads, unfrosted cakes, and muffins, chutneys, and preserves.
— Be sure bottled and canned items are tightly sealed in thick containers that won't break easily.
— Foods should be sealed in airtight wrap before putting them into the gift container and the final shipping box. Wrap moist foods separately from crisp ones to preserve their textures.
— Pack cakes snugly into tins. Put homemade confections in individual bonbon cups or papers, layered and separated with waxed, parchment, or butcher's paper. Leave no headroom in the container. If necessary, fill unused space with crumpled wax paper.
— Pound cakes and loaf breads can be baked and shipped in disposable foil pans after being sealed in plastic wrap.
— When shipping more fragile bottles of oils or vinegars, make sure they are tightly sealed. Place inside a plastic zip-top bag, leaving it full of air for added cushioning. Further protect the bottles by wrapping in bubble wrap.
— Once all individual items are tightly sealed, place into a sturdy carton for shipping. Use popped corn, wadded up newspaper, bubble-wrap, styrofoam or cornstarch pellets to pack completely around any glass items. Line the shipping box with a large plastic bag before packing, use popped corn for the packing, seal the bag, and the recipient can enjoy the popcorn packing as an added treat.
— If shipping more than one item, place heavier items at the bottom. Be sure there is ample space between each item, with packing surrounding each on all sides. Shake the box down to be sure there is no headspace left unpacked so the contents will not shift.
— Use a waterproof marker on your shipping address and return labels. Print address and return labels in clear, large print and secure to the container with clear tape. Do not trust self-sticking or glue labels to stay in place.
— Ship all food gifts via the fastest method possible.
Recipe of the week
Double Chocolate — Oatmeal Cookies
2 Tbsp. butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup uncooked regular oats
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
Dash of salt
1 oz.white chocolate, chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine first five ingredients in a large bowl; beat until smooth. Combine oats, flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture, stirring just until blended. Stir in chopped white chocolate. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for nine minutes or until cookies centers are almost done. Cool one minute on pan. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
Yield: About 10 servings (serving size 1 cookie)
Per serving: Cal 109
Fat 4.3 Pro 2g Carb 17g Fiber 1.1 Chol 25mg
Iron 0.7mg Sod 52mg Calc 25mg
Pamela Redwine is a nutrition and food safety agent with the Mississippi State University Extension Service. Article provided by Oktibbeha County Extension Service; for more information call 662-323-5916.
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Effective corporate counsel has never been more important than it is now. Arizona Business Magazine is recognizing the important and vital role that in-house counsel plays in the success of a business with the Arizona Corporate Counsel Awards, ACC Awards 2012. The 27 finalists and winners were honored Thursday, January 12 during a ceremony and dinner at the Ritz Carlton Phoenix. Here are the finalists in alphabetical order, A through G.
ACC Awards 2012 Finalists, A through G:
Jane D. Alfano
Corporate counsel
Alfano joined SRP in 1979 and became the first female to hold the position of corporate counsel. Her strategic vision and application of the law, coupled with her ethical values and professionalism, epitomize the best of the legal profession, colleagues say. Alfano manages a law services teams that includes 12 attorneys and 20 law firms that augment SRP's legal team. Alfano's leadership philosophy of delivering value to the SRP executive team by providing legal remedies to meet their business strategy and goals through partnering with SRP attorneys has resulted in strong alliances with executives, SRP communities and SRP customers.
Andrejs K. Bunkse
General Counsel
Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc.
Bunkse joined Redflex in 2009 to create a legal department for the company, which has customers in 22 states and Canada, representing more than 250 cities — each operating under its own unique set of laws. Redflex's products have been scrutinized and have been subjected to a heavy defense litigation practice. Under Bunkse's management of a staff of six and a wide network of lobbyists, lawyers and consultants, his department furthers Redflex's efforts in setting positive legal precedent, improving legislative positioning, as well as defending a diverse set of external and internal legal challenges.
Clarissa Cerda
Senior vice president, general counsel and secretary
Cerda manages LifeLock's legal, compliance, government affairs, and human resources functions. She brings more than 19 years of experience in lawyering and negotiation, effective management, and strategic advising in fast-paced, technology corporations, leading law firms and even the White House. She currently sits on the board of directors of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. Previously, Cerda held national positions on the American Bar Association (ABA), including the co-chair of the ABA's Science and Technology Law Section's Privacy Committee. Cerda graduated from Harvard College with an B.A. in government. She earned her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Rebecca Collins
Associate general counsel
General Dynamics C4 Systems
Collins was responsible for all employment law aspects in establishing General Dynamics C4 Systems — which has its roots in Motorola's military business — as a separate legal entity. Through the last decade, Collins has handled the employment law aspects of approximately eight acquisitions, along with major internal reorganizations. Combined with organic growth, this resulted in the workforce increasing to almost 11,000 employees. Collins has managed the significant employment law challenges associated with rapid growth, and is now managing the issues associated with workforce reductions necessitated by economic conditions and reductions by the Department of Defense.
Laurence De Respino
General counsel
AMERCO (part of U-Haul International)
In the 11 years De Respino has worked in the legal department of AMERCO, he has been responsible for sweeping changes in every facet of the legal department's operations. Some highlights:
* He has grown the department from five to 17 attorneys.
* He values diversity, providing opportunities for women and minorities and a staff that is split equally between genders.
* He has created specialties within the legal department, adding attorneys with expertise in product litigation, class actions, insurance, business, labor, employment, and intellectual property.
* He created a discovery unit to draft requests and responses, cutting discovery costs by 50 percent in the last three years.
Brad Gazaway
Vice president and corporate counsel
The Dial Corporation
Gazaway is a former corporate and securities attorney for Snell & Wilmer (1998-2003) and a 1992 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He graduated in 1998 from the University of Iowa law school. While working with Gazaway, other attorneys are impressed not only with his professional demeanor and practical approach, but with his passion for the company and the pride he takes in the company's accomplishments. Both Gazaway and Dial value community involvement, opening their headquarters for a United Way tour, with Gazaway sharing his personal interest in helping those less fortunate with those who toured.
David Glynn
Chief administration officer and general counsel
OneNeck IT Services Corporation
Glynn has built the legal department at OneNeck from scratch into a small, efficient, well-rounded department that assists and ensures the success of the company. Among his accomplishments:
* He was the leader in the buyout of OneNeck from the publicly held parent company in 2001, including capitalization.
* He has led the acquisition of three private companies in 2003, 2007 and 2008.
* He led the $95 million sale of OneNeck to a publicly held telecom provider in 2011.
* He has converted all legal files electronically, allowing the department to have quick and easy access to all records.
Go Daddy Group
In-house legal department
In the past 10 years, the Go Daddy legal department has grown from a one-woman show to a staff of nearly 100, with 55 percent of them women. This unique department, which encompasses legal, network abuse, domain services, compliance, privacy, and government relations departments, extends its reach far beyond traditional legal issues. With guiding mantras of "do the right thing" and "know your client," the legal department is intimately involved with its clients' operational aspects. The department serves as an industry leader, drives public policy in the Internet realm, and still finds time to vigorously promote inter-departmental interactions.
Lukas Grabiec
Corporate counsel
Intel Corporation
Despite being a junior-level attorney, Grabiec has taken on significant responsibilities and acts as a counselor for high-level Intel executives. In the past year, Grabiec has earned multiple Division Recognition Awards from Intel for his work on important and ground-breaking projects. Some examples:
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I still don't understand why they waited until the last 5 seconds to actually start fighting... :/
I still don't understand why they waited until the last 5 seconds to actually start fighting... :/
Dana is actually right here. He loves douchebags like him, but he is right that the "nice guy" should be before and after the fight. But not during it.
You come to fight, you come to win, you come to beat your opponent. After the fight you can hug him, shake hands, kiss him. But during the fight you must concentrate on winning, not on looking "nice".
JDS for example, he is all respect, smiles and laughs before and after fights, but at the time of the fight he has one of the meanest faces in MMA, and he tries to destroy his opponent.
Fedor Emelianenko was the most respectful fighter ever, but during fights he was that machine that had no mercy at all.
Not only brazilians can do this stuff
It's phillipe nover all over again.
I thought it was Howard that initiated most of the high fives, I thought it was a strategy to throw Hall off.
Hall's problem is a mental one, but also technical. If he would just continue to use his jab, then his offense would flow so much better. Instead he starts looking for "the perfect counter" and allows the other guy to out work him. He abandoned the jab after Howard threw a few hooks. Had he kept the stiff jab on Howard before and after those wild swings, Howard would have slowed down and stopped throwing as much, allowing Hall to open up more. If his coaches would just wrap his right hand up and make him spar only using his jab, I believe he would become the killer we all know he can be. His semi final fight in TUF was PERFECT. He blunted the wrestler's aggression with his jab, he has a stiff and strong jab, but making him stick with it is the real challenge. What a shame....
Scarface: Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool, and fuck you, I'm out!
"I don't call the fighting in my films 'violent', I call it 'action'. An action film borders between fantasy and reality. If I were to be completely realistic in my films, you would call me a violent, bloody man. I would simply destroy my opponent by tearing his guts out. I wouldn't do it so artistically." ~Bruce Lee
Did they kiss on the mouth at the end of that fight?
There are many paths to freedom, not all are peaceful
Not his fault, he is a great fighter that got thrown in with the wolves early in his career and the hype train and main card appearences didn't help him. Put him on the undercard and he will score A KO I see it.
Fedor Emelianenko is the Greatest P4P MMA fighter to ever walk the earth, hands down.
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(a) As determined by the council, project sponsors may submit applications for funding assistance. (b) Broadband deployment projects, including projects involving the construction of a network, may be submitted for type 2 and/or type 3 unserved areas as those areas are categorized pursuant to section six of this article. Broadband demand promotion projects may be submitted on a statewide or regional basis.
(c) When a completed application is received for a project area, the council shall post notice with the Secretary of State of the first completed application received for that project area. The notice shall be published in the State Register for sixty days to allow for competing applications to be submitted to the council.
(d) Within thirty days of the close of the sixty-day notice period, the council shall review all applications timely received during the sixty-day period and either:
(1) Approve funding for one or more projects after determining that the funding would constitute an appropriate investment of public funds; or
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I go with Roode/Aries vs. Hardy/Storm. Was it a BS Ending? Of Course. Was it too short for the amount of work these guys could do? Of Course. Was it entertaining to watch? Hell yeah. The fighting between Aries/Roode before the match started, the "top this" aspect of the match, the ending with both men fighting over the belt and holding it high (together)... I loved it all. Aries selling the Closing Time Face Breaker was awesome, and Roode tried to top him with his best imitation of the Rock taking a stunner after the Twist. It was all well done and I was a big fan of this match because I watched it without my "I'm seriously a serious fan so this match better be serious" perspective on it. That went out the window when Roode and Aries were fighting over what to wear.
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Last night showed how bad his striking is. The repeated oblique kicks and front kicks that work on smaller opponents got him punched in the face a shitload of times. His hands were horrible as always. What really started catching Gus was the spinning elbows and headkicks which for some reason he refused to block.
If Jones would have lost, I think he probably would move to mw lol. I'm still shocked at what a good fight it was though. Glover gets destroyed by either guy if he doesn't land big in the first 2 rounds. If Gus would have won I still wouldn't see him holding the belt long imo. He usually likes to exchange a lot with ppl smaller than him rather than use his length a little better.
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I wonder if he will be having eggs with that.Ex-Benedic
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I wonder if he will be having eggs with that.Ex-Benedic
raisindot wrote:MongoGutman wrote:Apparantly he's now an Ex-Benedict....
What an awful yolk.
raisindot wrote:Would be nice to have a pope who wasn't a Nazi or didn't protect child abusing priests.
Dotsie wrote:Jan Van Quirm wrote: where's this about the Pope being chosen by god come from?
In the same way that the Bible was written by men, but is the word of God. He has a hand in everything.
Jan Van Quirm wrote:they're still men and women with all their fallibilities, prejudices and shortcomings which admittedly they try to rise above to do god's work supposedly. Nobody believes the man that's currently Pope is literally chosen by god - he's the 'best' person that's electable to the post by the College of Cardinals.
The Pope is infallible actually - everything he does is sanctioned by God. So the choice of men is completely removed from the equation, according to the men involved in the choosing. What we believe as outsiders doesn't matter.
Jan Van Quirm wrote:I didn't ask to be brought up a Catholic but I was never told that the Pope's infallible, just that he's god's representative on earth, so don't try to tell us he's seen as some kind of demi-god by the poor saps who do happen to eat it all up.
Jan Van Quirm wrote:People aren't quite that stupid
Jan Van Quirm wrote: they're now finally thinking about letting the faithful wear something during sex occasionally.
Jan Van Quirm wrote:Ratzinger didn't get to be Pope until he was nearly 80, so up until then he wasn't infallible
Jan Van Quirm wrote:people aren't that bloody stupid.
Jan Van Quirm wrote: where's this about the Pope being chosen by god come from? The Pope's chosen by the College of Cardinals as 'First among Equals'. The only Pope chosen by god (Jesus) was the first one - Peter.
BBC/Religion wrote:Once the Pope has spoken, the First Vatican Council agreed, his definitions "are irreformable of themselves".
Voting on this form of words took place during a thunderstorm. A majority gave their assent but God, some said, was angry.
Routine papal teaching is not therefore infallible and it was not until 1950 that a pope exercised his "infallible magisterium" to declare that the Virgin Mary had been assumed body and soul into heaven. The belief is unsupported in scripture.
Pope John Paul II spoke infallibly once: in 1994 he ruled out the possibility of women ever being ordained and furthermore decreed that Catholics should not even talk about the issue any more. To date (2009) Pope Benedict XVI has not spoken infallibly.
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Jan Van Quirm wrote:The Pope's only infallible when he says he is - as in this from the same article
Dotsie wrote:You've never heard of papal infallibility? I've never been a Catholic, and I've heard of it. It doesn't mean he's perfect, just that he's never wrong about doctrine, whatever that doctrine is, including dinosaurs or whatever.
Dotsie wrote:But I won't be given instructions on...when I'm allowed to have sex (except by Mr Dotsie)
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VISIT DUTCH BOY'S NEW RESTOREMYDECOR.COM WEB SITE TO ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN PERSONALIZED DECORATING ADVICE. Win a Grand Prize, In-Person Room Makeover from Home Design TV Star, Danielle Hirsch, Or Online Decorating Advice from Hirsch and Dutch Boy's Design Panel
CLEVELAND — No doubt, decorating our homes is one of the most personal ways we express ourselves. From the color palette, to the furniture and the accessories, the way we decorate is truly a reflection of our individuality. As a growing number of consumers turn to the Internet for the most up-to-date decorating advice, there's a new online contest and decorating Web site that provides the opportunity for visitors to connect with a decorating expert on a personal level. Dutch Boy announces the launch of the Restore My Décor! online contest and web site (restoremydecor.com).
Featuring designer Danielle Hirsch, the Restore My Décor! contest offers one lucky restoremydecor.com visitor the opportunity to receive one-on-one, personal decorating and painting advice from Hirsch in the form of a private design consultation and room makeover. As part of the Grand Prize, Danielle will travel to the winner's home to design and decorate one room — a total prize package valued at $5,000. In addition to the Grand Prize, visitors can also enter to win monthly decorating guidance from her. Each month, one winner will be chosen to receive an online consultation from Hirsch, which will be provided through an online video posted on restoremydecor.com. Three other monthly winners will be awarded decorating advice from Dutch Boy's Design Panel of experts.
Aside from the prizes offered, the web site also serves as a comprehensive decorating resource by allowing users to share design tips and real-world advice with each other, view Hirsch's monthly decorating tips, and even log into her monthly chat sessions held the first Tuesday of every month at 9:00 p.m. EST.
"With the creation of the Restore My Décor online contest and web site, we're providing participants with the opportunity to personalize the decorating process through the use of today's technology," said Mary Ward, Dutch Boy Paints senior product manager. "Dutch Boy is extremely excited to be working with a designer of such high caliber, who possesses as much expertise and knowledge as Danielle does. We're very eager to present one lucky Restore My Décor! winner with the opportunity to work with her, in person, to make his or her design dreams a reality. Additionally, one monthly winner will also receive decorating advice through Danielle's online video segments."
"I'm extremely excited to be part of the Dutch Boy Restore My Décor! initiative and to have the opportunity to lend my decorating expertise through my monthly video segments, chat sessions and the Grand Prize room makeover," Hirsch said. "Providing the opportunity to personalize the decorating experience is what truly sets the Restore My Décor! contest and restoremydecor.com apart from the other contests and decorating web sites. Through this approach, I'm looking forward to bringing design dreams to life." To be eligible to win the Grand Prize Danielle Hirsch design consultation and room makeover, or one of several monthly Dutch Boy Design Panel consultations being awarded, from April 12, 2010 to September 30, 2010, participants can post up to three "before" photographs of a room for consideration and review by Danielle and the Dutch Boy Design Panel. The room most in need of a makeover will be selected as the Grand Prize winner and the visitor who submitted it will enjoy the Danielle Hirsch Grand Prize design consultation. Four other entrants, and their rooms, will be chosen each month throughout the six month time period. One will receive an online consultation from Hirsch, and three others will receive a personal Dutch Boy Design Panel consultation.
Visitors who have taken a room from boring to brilliant can also win by simply posting before and after photographs of a room they've restored. Once posted, they're eligible to win a $50 gift card. Finally, visitors who choose to post comments and decorating advice for others will be eligible to be randomly chosen to receive a $25 gift card.
Dutch Boy Restore My Décor! entries will be accepted from April 12, 2010 to September 30, 2010. The Grand Prize winner will be announced on, or around, October 1, 2010. For additional details, or for the official rules, log onto www.restoremydecor.com.
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What's in store for home decorating in 2011? No matter what your taste, you'll have no problem finding a hue in the 2011 forecast of popular paint colors to fit your lifestyle… and your tastes.
CLEVELAND — What's in store for home decorating in 2011? No matter what your taste, you'll have no problem finding a hue in the 2011 forecast of popular paint colors to fit your lifestyle…and your tastes.
"The 2011 color forecast contains some extraordinarily versatile and contrasting hues that have been inspired by everyday life," says Donna Schroeder, Dutch Boy Paints, color marketing and design manager. "The depth and range of what we're predicting to be next year's most popular colors provides extensive options for adding accents to a room, changing themes and styles, or even completely redecorating from scratch."
All of next year's color forecast hues can be found within Dutch Boy's innovative Color Simplicity System. The five 2011 trend palettes are as follows:
The appreciation of old and naturally rusted or decayed items is prevalent in Dutch Boy's first palette. The passage of time is held sacred, and beauty is seen in all things weathered from time and the elements. There is a strong influence of holding onto heritage as we continue to move forward and look to the future. A true appreciation of craftsmanship and natural materials and finishes abounds. As such, rusty colors that emanate deep warmth are featured. These include: Brick Fleck, Bittersweet Orange, Nature's Way and Journey's End.
Sustainability and the respect for the environment are now a lifestyle. There's a sense of personal responsibility when it comes to nature. This is reflected in these saturated and wholesome colors. Rich greens are nature inspired and warm golds mirror the vegetables found in a farmer's market. Colors in this palette include the following: Aubusson Vine, Endless Ocean, Brilliant Impression and Medieval Cloverleaf.
Escapism and nature-in-the-extreme drive the next trend. There's a definite need for fun and fantasy to satisfy that inner child that's in all of us. This trend comes to life with colors such as bright fuchsia, deep blue and cheery aqua, all balanced by a nature-inspired green. You'll find a hint of 80s influence here, but the combinations are much newer to the eye. Colors include the following: Moonlit Sky, Rockets, Merlot Grape and Repurposed.
On the flip side, there are those who embrace a truly practical way of living and look into the depths and layers of nature. Within this trend, texture is key and colors are soft and faded. Windswept and washed effects and monochromatic layering set this palette. Colors include the following: Boardwalk Blue, Composed Bloom, Spruce Hollow and Range Brown.
Finally, the last 2011 trend revolves around technology. Here, technology influences a stripped-to-the-bone or cellular level of design. The palette reflects a void element, as we move into the future and become ever more reliant on online and virtual communication. Colors are neutral and gray and include the following Dutch Boy hues: Gargoyle Shadow, Fresh Linen, Pursuit of Happiness, Alabaster Frame.
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At some point in time, we all have them: house guests. Whether visitors are spending just one night or an entire week in your home, the situation can be stressful for everyone involved. Never fear. You can do a few simple things long before your company arrives to ensure their stay is a comfortable one. In fact, they might even mistake your guest bedroom for a luxury hotel room.
Holidays, birthdays, graduations or even just weekend visits, you can expect house guests to pop in sometime this year. Whether visitors are spending just one night or an entire week in your home, the situation can be stressful for everyone involved. Never fear. You can do a few simple things long before your company arrives to ensure their stay is a comfortable one. In fact, they might even mistake your guest bedroom for a luxury hotel room.
First, remember that less is definitely more when it comes to guest bedroom clutter. While you might enjoy your vintage doll collection that sits on top of the dresser, visitors might not share that sentiment. Remove all unnecessary items in the room, other than some stylish accent pieces, to give your guests a restful, clutter-free home away from home.
Of course, it goes without saying no one wants to stay in a room that isn't fresh and clean. Make sure your guests stay in a tidy bedroom. Clean the room thoroughly from top to bottom, starting with the ceilings, and systematically work your way down to the floors until everything is spotless.
There's also nothing worse than having no place to put your clothes and personal items while visiting friends or relatives. You feel as if you're living out of a suitcase, and you are. While the guest bedroom closet might be a convenient place to store your family's off-season wardrobe, this is the time to find a new place to store it, at least until your company leaves. Once you remove the clothes, be certain there are enough hangers in the closet for your guests to use. don't forget about clearing out dresser drawers, too.
Once cleaning and storage are addressed, it's time to focus on the room's decor. Create a comfortable, calming environment for your guests, starting with the color of the room. The use of paint color is one of the quickest, easiest and most cost-effective ways to dramatically change the look and feel of any space. One option is to begin with hues that tend to relax and soothe such as neutrals, light greens, pale blues or even creamy yellow, then give it your personal style with coordinating paint accents in fresh, vibrant colors.
If you're having trouble deciding on a color, check out the new Better Homes and Gardens Editors' Choice Paint Colors (http://www.bhglivebetter.com) at Walmart. Tinted in Dutch Boy paint, the palette offers 160 colors handpicked by the magazine's editors. Plus, the paint also coordinates with a variety of other Better Homes and Gardens (http://www.bhglivebetter.com) products available at Walmart, including window treatments, bath products and bedding.
Speaking of bedding, carry that feeling of tranquility through to one of the most important parts of a guest bedroom: the bed. Don't scrimp on a cheaper mattress; choose a high-quality one that will last for several years. Your guests will definitely thank you for it.
Beyond the mattress, offer plush, inviting bedding that further enhances that feeling of a quiet, hotel-like retreat. A high thread-count sheet set, featherbed mattress topper, oversized pillows and a down comforter can help create a feeling of serenity. Don't forget to top things off with an equally luxurious bedcover and matching throw pillows.
While creating a beautiful and cozy bed is important, if your guest bedroom has ample space, you might want to also consider creating a small sitting area. Placing a comfortable chair, an ottoman and a side table in your guests' room will allow them to relax and unwind without having to sit on the bed. Make sure there's lighting in case they decide to read. Go one step further and place some magazines or books you think might interest them in the room. Or, if they'll be sightseeing, provide them with books about the region and tourist information.
Also offer special extras that show you've taken the time to personalize their stay with you. Lay out two plush robes and matching slippers for them. Guests can also get the munchies long after you've retired to bed, so have water, drinks and their favorite snacks on the nightstand when they arrive. Find out what types of movies and music they enjoy and stock the room with a variety of DVDs and CDs they might like. If you don't have wireless in your home, make sure they have access to a computer so they can check their e-mail.
Finally, don't forget the most important part of your guests' visit will be spending quality time with you. The visit can be a blur of activity, so kick back, relax and enjoy each other's company while it lasts.
For more information on Dutch Boy products, or to locate a Dutch Boy retailer, log on towww.dutchboy.com, or call 1.800.828.5669.
May 1, 2010
This year's color trends are rooted in that richness…
(ARA) — Indicators are implying that the U.S. economy is finally showing some signs of improvement. The markets are rising, and overall consumer confidence is being elevated every day. To the relief of people across the country, one area that is at last seeing some light at the end of the tunnel is the housing market.
As the economy stabilizes, homeowners are expected to begin investing more money into their homes, particularly the aesthetics of their homes. But the recession did have a profound impact on the manner in which people approach design and décor.
In economically prosperous times, design and color trends tend to be heavily influenced by tangible, worldly items that are created or manufactured by people and businesses. These items represent the more affluent lifestyles we enjoy during those times.
Correspondingly, during more difficult time periods, design influence returns to holistic, spiritual and simplistic elements that represent the richness of life that abounds in nature, relationships and spirituality.
This year's color trends are rooted in that richness, says Dutch Boy Color Marketing and Design Manager, Donna Schroeder.
"Colors that provide hope and affirmation that the greater economic market will continue to improve are at the forefront of décor for 2010," Schroeder says. "People are much more introspective about color this year and will be painting in a way that not only is aesthetically pleasing, but also 'saturates the senses' and is reflective of a society eager to reconnect with education, nature, spirituality and world culture."
According to Schroeder, Dutch Boy's 2010 design trends have been categorized into four different "personalities." These "personality&rdquoi; palettes are composed of colors that embody a homeowner's personal style and taste. Each of the trend personalities, along with images of the paint colors, can be found at www.dutchboy.com.
This trend reflects the elements of nature: colors of branches, grasses and dark earth underneath the feet. It's a soothing relief. A retreat from the hectic. It's terra firma . . . brought indoors. Purists are concerned about their impact on the world and care deeply about finding balance. Purist colors are natural shades of herbal teas, the stones in the river as the water rushes over them, and the yellow-green of buds as they push up through the springtime earth. Colors in the Purist palette include: Urban Nature, Naturalist Stone, Lemon Balm, Gingered Root, Catalyst Steel, Natural Canvas, Repurposed and Budding Fern.
Seeker goes beyond the ordinary to showcase shades brought forth by history and architecture. Rich, complex hues give this color personality rooms that have a carefully curated, beautifully symbolic touch. What matters to a Seeker is creating meaning, spirituality and beauty in life. Colorful objects made of precise, hexagonal tiles to stylized, architectural furniture are quintessential to the Seeker. Colors in the Seeker palette include: Antique Rosewood, Medieval Cloverleaf, Olde Stone, Soul-Quenching, Alabaster Frame, Kimono Red, Crossing Midnight and Cathedral Gray.
Muse is a palette that's all about feeling and experiencing. These are colors that swaddle and soothe the soul. It's a color style that reflects the need for sanctuary. Attention to design detail and just the right sensory colors bring Muse to life. This palette is infused with, and inspires, rich details, fine fabrics and soft twilight shades of blush pinks, rosy peach and lilac. Colors in the Muse palette include: Quiet Drizzle, Aroma Garden, Melodious Peach, Silken Raspberry, Blossomed Lilac, Composed Bloom, Nightingale's Song and Meadow Pear.
The Storyteller collection shows off color that reflects a life well-lived through traveling and varied interests. Furniture and colors from afar add a vibrant touch to the home and bring life to tales from foreign lands. Everything a Storyteller sees in her travels inspires her home design and color choices. The Storyteller is an experiential explorer. Colors in the Storyteller palette include: Grecian Sea, Edge of Time, Narrative Cream, Clementine Tart, Journey's End, Treaded Grapes, Wide Open Sky and Spanish Door.
Though these four trend personalities will certainly be prolific this year, many people will combine the four palettes and blend them all into distinctive personalities. Recognizing this, Dutch Boy has collected a "Blend" palette. What colors are in this palette? All of them!
Blend is exciting, eclectic and adventurous. Blend is, appropriately, a blending combination of two or more of the previous four trends. A person with a Blend personality has a home that is a reflection of the owner's many moods and styles. An airy, light-filled room might be held to earth by chunky furniture or given flight with watercolor prints. Blend personalities could have a Muse kitchen, Storyteller family room, and a combined Purist and Seeker dining room. Coexistence is at the heart of the Blend personality
For more information on Dutch Boy's "simple innovations" painting products or color selection visit www.dutchboy.com or call 1.800.828.5669.
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May 1, 2010
Paint is one of the easiest, most cost-effective ways to completely change the look of a living space, helping make your beach decor a reality. Just be sure you choose the right colors, so you can be happy with your revamped rooms for years to come.
Bring the beach back with you, creating cottage style in your home.
(ARA) — Nothing's harder to face than packing up your belongings after a week at a cozy beach house and heading back home to the real world. Sure, it's hard to leave paradise behind, but who says you have to? Why not just transform your own living space to a beach-inspired haven that lets you get away from it all, even if you aren't on vacation? It's easy and inexpensive to do.
With some clever use of all those shells, beach glass and driftwood you've picked up during your travels, as well as scenic vacation photos and a little paint, you can transform your home into the ultimate beach cottage, creating an inviting, relaxing haven away from the real world outside your front door.
First, clear out the clutter. Cottage style is clean, bright and fuss-free because, if you think about it, beaches are simple, wide-open spaces — that's where cottage design gets its inspiration. The beach experience is stress-free. Clutter equals stress, and you want to create an atmosphere that's serene and fresh. A massive purging of extraneous clutter will give you a blank palette on which you can apply the true essence of the seashore.
Paint is one of the easiest, most cost-effective ways to completely change the look of a living space, helping make your beach decor a reality. Just be sure you choose the right colors, so you can be happy with your revamped rooms for years to come.
"Cottage style is all about taking cues from nature, so think sand, clear skies, sea glass and sparkling water when selecting the ultimate beach-inspired palette," suggests Mary Ward, Dutch Boy Paints' senior product manager. "To create a cottage-ready scheme use pale blues, aquamarines, periwinkles, sea-tinged greens, sandy tan, and bright whites reminiscent of ocean foam and fluffy, cottony clouds. All of these colors, in any combination, can work to create a picture of rest and relaxation that's reminiscent of a day at the beach."
Serenity rules in walls painted in soft pastels or sandy neutrals with ultra-white trim. It's clean. It's clutter free. It's fresh and airy. It says beach house, even if you are miles away from the one of your dreams.
You also can easily add a bit of beach chic to your furniture, further creating a feel of a distant getaway. Slipcovers give any room that easy-living feel that is so important to cottage style. Cover upholstered pieces in slip-on, easy-to-wash covers made from light canvas, cotton duck or sailcloth. Paint dark furniture white to add a year-round summery glow to the space, or invest in a few inexpensive, fun wicker pieces to lighten up tired rooms.
Don't stop here. Keep digging for ideas and inspiration using the vast array of decorating books and websites. One new site, Dutch Boy's Restore My Decor! (http://www.restoremydecor.com ) offers DIY tips and inspiration from professional designers, such as TV design personality Danielle Hirsch, as well as homeowners, all of whom can help you find more ways to add cottage appeal to any restored room in your home.
For example, consider incorporating these other ideas for adding beach-worthy serenity to your living space:
* Window treatments — Less is more. Think wooden blinds, plantation shutters or airy sheers.
* Floor coverings — Natural or painted wood floors with throw rugs are the hallmarks of cottage style. Think basic. Think organic. Think sisal and textures. Or paint your own canvas throw rug with sea-inspired motifs, such as shells and starfish.
* Lighting — Think soothing versus overly bright or dimly lit. Recessed lighting works like magic in any room. If you want to go for a more quirky look and make lighting a focal point, display inexpensive figural lamps in the shape of lighthouses or anchors. Or perhaps find one made from driftwood or shells.
* Souvenirs — Make use of those shells, sand, beach glass and driftwood you collected during your week away in paradise. Fill decorative bowls and jars with sand and shells. Display beach glass in vases of fresh flowers. Paint driftwood with beach-inspired images and hang it on the wall as art.
* Artwork — Make use of those vacation pictures, especially the ones you took of gorgeous ocean sunsets, lighthouses and sailboats. Use existing snapshots and enlarge some of your favorites, framing all to create a collage that not only says beach living, but also reminds you of a great time your family spent together at the seashore. Why buy artwork when you can make use of something that brings back such great memories?
"It all comes down to thinking light and breezy in everything you do decor-wise," Ward says. "Use your imagination to create a true feeling of openness that beaches offer. Beach-inspired cottage style is casual, comfortable and fun — and reminds you of vacation, even if you're miles away from the nearest beach."
For more information on Dutch Boy products, or to locate a Dutch Boy retailer, log on to www.dutchboy.com, or call 1.800.828.5669.
January 1, 2010
With a little planning and a lot of imagination, it's easy to create a playful space for kids that pops with color and some personalized magic, even on the tightest budget
(ARA) — Most parents can relate: Redecorating your child's room often turns out to be far more challenging than freshening up the decor in other areas of your home. After all, kids have their own personalities and tastes — and what you like might not mesh with their ideas of the world's coolest bedrooms
Obviously, as parents, we want the best for our kids but we also need to be budget-conscious these days. And, redecorating projects often spiral into endeavors that not only gobble up your budget but also your sanity. Often, what started out as a fun redecorating project can quickly turn into an overwhelming task that everyone in the family dreads finishing.
But, if you do it right and with some thoughtful pre-planning, redecorating kid spaces doesn't have to be draining to your bank account or your patience, notes Donna Schroeder, Dutch Boy color marketing and design manager.
"There are a few basic decorating foundations that can have a huge impact on a child's room, with color being at the forefront," Schroeder says. "Aside from floors and window treatments, the largest area where color is used is on the walls. Lucky for parents, painting their child's room is a fun, easy and very inexpensive way to update a living space. It's also a great way to involve your child in the decision process so they can help create a memorable space to call their own."
When choosing paint, a little forethought and some fundamental knowledge on color selection are all that's needed. Don't make the mistake of thinking there are "right or wrong colors." Let creativity — and your child's tastes — be your guide.
To lend a helping hand, Crayola and Dutch Boy offer a complete, 96-color palette of Crayola colors tinted in Dutch Boy Paint. It features fun, unique color chips sure to generate any child's enthusiasm for a room makeover, as well as 16 inspiration cards featuring exciting room themes and designs that can help jump-start the creative process. With so many choices, chances are your child's "favoritest" color will be among the mix.
Redecorating a fresh, new space for children goes beyond selecting paint colors and decorating themes. If you're planning a significant revamping of a room, or are perhaps welcoming a new baby, look into double-duty furniture, such as changing tables that convert easily into a bureau, so once a baby is out of diapers, the table can still serve a purpose in the room.
If your children are older, there's nothing wrong with refurbishing hand-me-down furniture to give their rooms a new look – and save some money. A little ingenuity, paint and some old-fashioned elbow grease can turn a beat-up, dated old armoire, bookshelf or desk into a whimsical piece of expression in any room, not to mention handy storage for toys, clothing, books and more.
Speaking of storage, more is always better: over-plan rather than installing just enough for current belongings. Let's face it: kids come with lots of stuff that seems to multiply nightly. The cabinet that can hold a few blankets and books today likely will end up stuffed with clothes, toys and collectables even a year or two down the road. There are plenty of cost-effective and colorful storage and closet units available at a variety of home improvement retailers.
And don't forget extending creativity to the finishing touches: accessories like window treatments and novelty throw rugs. Create fanciful designs on plain, inexpensive roman shades or room-darkening blinds by decorating them with patterns from fun stencils or stamps, using paints that coordinate with the wall and trim palette. From flowers or cars to trains or fairies, the possibilities for livening up plain window treatments are endless — and far from costly. Area rugs add another bit of special personalization to a child's bedroom. A lively, patterned rug can add a lighthearted feel to any space.
"With a little planning and a lot of imagination, it's easy to create a playful space for kids that pops with color and some personalized magic, even on the tightest budget," Schroeder says. "In fact, they might like it so much when you send them to their room; they might not want to leave."
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The Land of Make-Believe: Creating Playful Kids' Rooms on a Budget
(ARA) — Most parents can relate: Redecorating your child's room often turns out to be far more challenging than freshening up the decor in other areas of your home.
"If you do it right and with some thoughtful pre-planning, redecorating kid spaces doesn't have to be draining to your bank account or your patience," notes Donna Schroeder, Dutch Boy Color Marketing and Design Manager.
"There are a few basic decorating foundations that can have a huge impact on a child's room, with color being at the forefront," Schroeder says. "Luckily for parents, painting their child's room is a fun, easy and very inexpensive way to update a living space. It's also a great way to involve your child in the decision process so they can help create a memorable space to call their own."
Crayola and Dutch Boy offer a complete, 96-color palette of Crayola colors tinted in Dutch Boy Paint. It features fun, unique color chips sure to generate any child's enthusiasm for a room makeover, as well as 16 inspiration cards featuring exciting room themes and designs that can help jump-start the creative process. With so many choices, chances are your child's "favoritest" color will be among the mix.
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Epidemiology of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in the U.S.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii and is transmitted primarily by the American dog tick. It has recently been suggested that multiple species of rickettsia may be responsible for causing what is clinically described as RMSF and that ticks other than the American dog tick may be important in transmitting these pathogens to humans. This lecture will describe studies on ticks, wildlife, canines and humans in Tennessee, a hyperendemic state for RMSF.
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West Nile virus (WNV) and Flanders virus (FLAV) co-circulate in Culex mosquitoes since the arrival of WNV to North America. We hypothesized that detection of FLAV can be utilized to predict the location and timing of WNV in areas where these two viruses co-circulate. We trapped over 1 million mosquitoes in the southeastern United States from 2001 to 2009 and tested them via cell culture and RealTime PCR for both WNV and FLAV. GIS analyses were conducted to determine temporal and spatial relationships between these two viruses. FLAV appeared prior to WNV by almost 2 months in Memphis, TN, and by approximately one month in Atlanta, GA. FLAV had a positive predictive value of as high as 90% for WNV within small geographic areas. FLAV therefore is able to serve as a sentinel for WNV and as a trigger for public health control and prevention interventions targeting WNV.
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Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease, is endemic in Latin America and affects an estimated 9-10 million. Autochthonous transmission of T. cruzi appears to occur in the United States. This lecture will describe studies in wildlife and canines conducted in the southeastern United States. The potential risk of transmission to humans and domestic animals and its implications will be discussed.
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Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is the most severe arboviral disease in the world due to its morbidity and mortality. EEE in the United States occurs mainly in coastal areas where the principal mosquito vector, Culiseta melanura, maintains transmission in swamp habitats among birds. Recently, inland cases have occurred in areas with very limited or no habitat for Cs. melanura. It appears that another mosquito vector is maintaining EEE virus in these inland sites. This mosquito is an opportunistic feeder, feeding on rodents, in a way that is similar to the transmission of EEE virus and other encephalitis viruses in Latin America.
The Emergence of La Crosse Encephalitis in Appalachia
La Crosse Virus (LAC) is a mosquito-borne virus and a major cause of pediatric encephalitis in the United States. LAC emerged in Tennessee and other states in the Appalachian region in 1997. We investigated the potential roles of the native mosquito vector, Aedes triseraitus, and two recently introduced mosquito species, Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus, in LAC transmission in an emerging disease focus in Tennessee. Maximum likelihood ratios varied among the tree vector species from 3.55 for A. triseriatus, 2.87 for A. albopictus, to 0.63 for A. japonicus. This may be related to the length of time the species have been present in the area, with A. triseriatus as the native species and A. albopictus and A. japonicus as recent invaders. We conclude that A. triseraitus and A. albopictus are important vectors and that A. japonicus is also likely contributing to LAC transmission.
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Dr. Moncayo currently oversees all state vector-borne disease surveillance activities in Tennessee and directs the State Vector-Borne Diseases Laboratory where he trains research fellows and students. His research interests include understanding the epidemiology, ecology and clinical outcome of vector-borne diseases to identify risk factors and inform disease control and prevention measures. He also serves as Vice-President and Region IV Director for the National Association of Vector Disease Control Officials and is President and co-founder of the Tennessee Mosquito and Vector Control Association.
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Downtown roast aids Wonderfeet Kids' MuseumBy Josh O'Gorman
STAFF WRITER | May 01,2013Vyto Starinskas / Staff Photo
John Gillette and Sarah Mittlefehldt of the Poultney Bluegrass Society play at the Downtown Rutland Pig Roast on Tuesday night. They are playing at the Wonderfeet Kids' Museum benefit pig roast fundraiser on Wales Street from 4 to 9 p.m. with food and live music for $5. It's sponsored by Root's The Restaurant, Earth Waste & Metal.Children and adults had a squealing good time Tuesday night during a pig roast to raise money for a children's museum.
For the second year in a row, Roots the Restaurant and Earth Waste & Metal have sponsored the tasty event to benefit a local cause. Last year, the two businesses helped raise money for Restoring Rutland and its efforts to rebuild after Tropical Storm Irene.
This year, they're helping out Wonderfeet Kids' Museum.
"They're new and I heard they needed help," said Donald Billings, owner of Roots, as he took a brief respite from keeping things running smoothly. "I called in favors from everyone I know. This is fun for us. It's work, but it's fun."
Roots took on the Herculean task of slow-cooking four whole pigs, yielding roughly 500 pounds of pork.
"We believe in giving back to our customers and our neighbors," said Patricia Morale, spokeswoman for Earth Waste & Metal. "The Wonderfeet Kids' Museum is a worthy organization, and since it's geared to our community's children, its existence will benefit all of our community and especially our downtown."
"We would love to see Wonderfeet grow from their humble beginnings and become an established member our downtown community," said Steve Costello, vice president of Green Mountain Power, which in November awarded Wonderfeet a $20,000 grant for a location feasibility study.
Costello was one of many people — from Green Mountain Power and elsewhere — who volunteered to help out during the event.
That study led to the doors of 17 Center St., which the museum will call its permanent home after its temporary digs during the past two summers drew more than 3,000 visitors.
"Rutland's a little isolated and there aren't a lot of places where families can go," said Myra Peffer, president of Wonderfeet's Board of Directors. "Children's museums are a benefit to the community."
The museum will open sometime during the summer or fall, said Peffer, who noted Wonderfeet is looking for an attorney and a certified public accountant for its board of directors.
The pig roast itself was an excellent place for families, with many games and activities for children. The crowd also got moving, thanks to music from members of the Poultney Bluegrass Society, including singer and guitar player John Gillette.
"This museum is an inspiration for kids," Gillette said as he prepared to take the makeshift stage. "It's great to have something like this that will inspire kids to learn and bring families together."
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