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Monday, January 27, 2014
Home Team BBQ once again hosts the 2014 Lowcountry Blues Bash set for February 6-15, 2014 at both their West Ashley and Sullivans Island locations. Entertainment Director of Home Team BBQ, Tony McKie, has secured another outstanding lineup of some of the areas and regions top blues musicians for the week long celebration.
The music schedule includes:
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February 6: Todd Wolfe Band (previously guitarist for Sheryl Crow), 9:00PM, Free
February 9: Blues Legend Drink Small, aka The Blues Doctor with Gary Erwins Shrimp City Slim and Swamp Pop Shelley, 7 p.m. - 12 a.m., $10
February 13: Davis Coen (SC/TN Country-Blues artist, contributed to Martin Scorseses PBS special The Blues), 9 p.m., Free
Feb. 14: Mudcat (one-of-a-kind entertainer and showman Danny Dudeck from Atlanta, GA), 10 p.m., $5
Feb. 15: All-star Blues Jam and Oyster Roast featuring Poppa Dupree Wall as emcee with drummer John Picard, bassist/keyboardist Whitt Algar, local blues diva Skye Paige, guitarist My Buddy Todd (Roth) and the grand finale featuring Garry Burnside (legendary R.L. Burnsides youngest son) from Holly Springs, Mississippi, 12 p.m. - until, $15 includes music and all-you-can-eat oysters.
Sullivans Island
Feb. 7: Port City Prophets (Lowcountry blues trio), 10 p.m., $5
Feb. 8: Eric Culberson (Savannah based blues band), 10 p.m., $5
Feb. 14: Jimbo Mathis and Tri-State Coalition (Mississippi based), 10 p.m., $5
Feb. 15: My Buddy Todd (Roth), 7 - 10 p.m., Free
Samples of most of the featured artists can be heard by visiting http://www.hometeambbq.com/music-and-special-events/calendar/. To learn more about the 2014 Lowcountry Blues Bash at Home Team BBQ, visit www.hometeambbq.com or at https://www.facebook.com/hometeambbq.
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Nice mix of gigs, jer. Listening to your band's tracks right now and I can see how you guys would go down well in NZ. Great music! Kiwis seem to like that kind of offbeat pop. In Sydney's musical heyday in the 70s and 80s the NZ bands tended towards quirkiness and classy musicianship - Split Enz, DD Smash, Dragon and Crowded House, which was fronted by a Neil Finn from Split Enz. I'm sure you've noticed that Maoris tend to be naturally good singers too.
We were lucky at Milford Sound because there are more rainy days than sunny ones. Even if it's raining I'm sure it will be a buzz.
Crowded House on the radio here in the internet cafe as I type... ha!
Sounds like there was a good sized punk movement here in the 70's-80's as well, but yeah, everyone mentioning the bands you did. Haven't yet experienced much of the Maori culture, but in a lengthy discussion about music with a local last night pointed out the same info about their singing. Thanks for the comp. on the music, people here seem to be diggin it, fully. We've not had a show where where people didn't end up dancing at some point. Dare I say we've getting a following too? Folks we've met along the way have come to more than one show and last night we had 3 different groups of people that we met come out, thay all love dancing, so they usually get the ball rolling on the dance floor - makes gig so much better for me when you know the crowd is feeling it.
KIS - thanks, friend. I didn't really discuss the trip to much before hand on the forums - rather tell it like it is than speculate what it's gonna be like, if that makes any sense...
We are now at the point where we've toured as long as we have in Canada, you really start to see the body pushed to it's limits when indulging in social activities at shows, can't keep it up too much longer, hard when bar tabs are included in the deal, I can sometimes be weak when the party is happening. That's a huge drawback (imo) to doing the bar circuit. For everyone else it's a one night happening, a reason to celebrate, for us it's just another day at the office, but you really want to have fun with the folks that made the effort to come out to your show.
I need to eat more greens, to many fish and chips and van food (pb+j, granola, bananas), should really get a good salad in me...
Cheers everyone.
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St. Mary's University -The Social/Personality Section of the Canadian Psychological Association is hosting its annual CPA pre-conference on Wednesday, June 13th, from 9:30 - 3:00pm at St.Mary's University. The pre-conference features 6 half-hour talks by Canada's top researcher's in Social/Personality psychology, a poster session, and a hot lunch! On top of that, registration is free, as the conference is graciously being sponsored by St. Mary's Dean of Science. Registration closes this Sunday night, so sign up while slots are still available! For more information, click here.
2nd Annual Indigenous Education Network's Indigenizing Psychology Symposium - May 31, 2012 - 9 AM to 5 PM, Native Canadian Centre, Toronto, Ontario. This one-day symposium will cover a wide range of issues related to Indigenous mental health and healing in the community. To register or for more information, email: Steven Vanloffeld.
Ryerson University - Two Limited Term Faculty Positions- The Department of Psychology invites applications for two one-year Limited Term Faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor effective August 1, 2012 to July 31, 2013. The first position will include teaching in core areas such as Introduction to Psychology, Biology Psychology, and Psychopharmacology. The second position will include teaching in core areas such as introduction to Psychology, Child Development, and Adult Development. Enquiries may be addressed to Dr. Martin M. Anthony, Department of Psychology here. Deadline for applications is 4:00pm on May 22, 2012.
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In conjunction with its Early Learning Initiative, Learning Support Services of the OCDSB is proud to announce the following workshop: Adele Diamond, PH.D., FRSC - Understanding Executive Functions: Strategies for Supporting Students' Development and Preventing Deficits, Friday, June 8, 2012 at Confederation High School, Cafeteria, 1645 Woodroffe Avenue, Nepean. For details click here
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Penguins are marching toward the Bull City.
On Friday, 21c Museum Hotels officially bought the historic Hill Building – a.k.a. SunTrust Tower – from the Greenfire development group.
Although Greenfire remains a minority partner in the project going forward, the Kentucky-based 21c, with its signature penguin icons, now leads the effort to repurpose one of Durham's skyline dominators into a combination hotel and art gallery.
Greenfire bought the building at 111 N. Corcoran St. from SunTrust in 2006 for $4.09 million and won incentives from both the city and county to develop a hotel project – just in time for a global economic downturn.
Now, in a better climate for development, 21c has taken over the building for $5.25 million.
In an article this week by the Herald-Sun's Laura Oleniacz, Greenfire managing partner Paul Smith explained that proceeds from the sale paid off building debts and gave 21c a clean title.
"Friday was a significant and exciting day for downtown, and the future of the Hill Building," Smith said.
Downtown Durham Inc. credited Greenfire and its leadership with wisely changing course in the face of a struggling economy.
"They got caught up in the hard times of the economy, almost a depression on the commercial development side, and they made, I think, a very wise decision to go out and seek partners who could actually develop what their original vision was back a number of years ago," said Bill Kalkhof, president of Downtown Durham Inc.
We find it difficult to disagree, given that 21c already has enjoyed some success in establishing boutique hotels in Louisville, Cincinnati and Bentonville, Ark.
The terms of receiving $7.7 million in incentives from local governments stipulate that construction must start no later than this July and must finish no later than July 2015.
We look forward to the ongoing evolution of this project as Durham continues the revitalization of its urban center.
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PARIS - The big-budget biopic "Grace of Monaco" will hold its world premiere at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival in May, after its original release date was twice delayed.
Landing in the prestigious opening slot of the festival is a dramatic change of fortune for a film that had seemingly been relegated to an after-thought release. Originally slated for November with presumed Oscar aspirations, "Grace of Monaco" was booted to March amid claims of an editing dispute.
But with stars Nicole Kidman and Tim Roth, the film assures Cannes of a glitzy opening night with a film fittingly set just down the coast of the French Riviera.
Festival organizers said Friday that the film about Grace Kelly, directed by Frenchman Olivier Dahan, will open the May 14-25 event this year. The film stars Kidman as Grace, who went from Oscar-winning actress to princess of the Mediterranean principality.
Dahan has been at odds with Weinstein over the film, and the late Princess Grace's family earlier criticized the script as overly glamorized and inaccurate.
New Zealand director Jane Campion, the only woman to have won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, will lead the jury this year.
Last year, Steven Spielberg led the jury, "The Great Gatsby" opened the festival, and the top Palme d'Or prize went to an explicit and soulful lesbian romance, Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche's "Blue is the Warmest Color."
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Obama openly Rules against the Will of the Governed and now their Lives By Sher Zieve
Obama openly Rules against the Will of the Governed and now their Lives
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As the new US Marxist-Democrat Party today continues to hold secret meetings to determine how to best ram and shove ObamaCare down the throats of the American people…
Obama's Ideology Threatens America By Alan Caruba
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During what can only be hoped will be the final struggle between the socialist and capitalist approach to health care the debate is focused on the cost of Obamacare, its impact on the nation's economy, its legislative over-reach, and the fact that it will ration care.
Are Islamic forces astroturfing for Obama? By Judi McLeod
Are Islamic forces astroturfing for Obama?
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Leaving America far behind in the Hell of Socialized Medicine, this Sunday Obama will cut and run on his Pacific trip heading for his alleged Indonesian homeland.
Americans will face the nightmare of socialized medicine with its chief architect having departed the arena.
Just like when Obama flying over the capitol in Marine 1 never saw the more than one million American patriots during 9/12, Obama doesn't see strife when it happens to be on American soil.
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Another billboard mystery in Minnesota?
Hot Air ^ | March 15, 2010 | Ed Morrissey
Posted on Monday, March 15, 2010 12:30:53 PM by Free ThinkerNY
Somehow, I think people will miss this man more than the one featured in the "Miss Me Yet?" billboard that appeared outside the Twin Cities in Minnesota last month. Another anonymous advertisement has appeared on the roadside of a major interstate freeway in the outer-ring suburbs of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolis area, on I-94 just outside of Albertville on the way from St. Cloud to Minneapolis. This ad recalls a President that never got his due in Minnesota:
Who paid for this ad? There are no indications on the sign itself, just as with the previous "Miss Me Yet?" sign with George W. Bush. Ronald Reagan never won Minnesota in either of his two national elections, but clearly someone recalls him fondly. It's not cheap to pay for this kind of advertising, and it would be interesting to discover who's behind this one.
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The South is rising again
OneNewsNow/Perspectives ^ | 3/15/2010 | Peter Heck
Posted on Monday, March 15, 2010 1:08:18 PM by liege
The South is rising again. Before I go any further, let me clarify. Sadly, too many in our country possess the superficial and ignorant perception that the only impetus behind southern secession was to perpetuate the abhorrent practice of slavery. Therefore, when they hear such a phrase, their kneejerk reaction tells them this must be about race. I assure you, it's not.
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Maxine Tosetti, 71, of Nokomis died Thursday, May 19, 2011, in Phoenix, AZ.
She was born Feb. 17, 1940, in Nokomis to Robert O. and Geraldine L. (Pieper) Bradley. She married Kenneth R. Tosetti on Feb. 28, 1964, and he survives.
Also surviving are one son, Todd (wife Karrie) Tosetti of Nokomis; two daughters, Tina (husband Mike) Keefe and Stacey Tosetti, all of Gilbert, AZ; and two grandchildren, Isabella Olivia Menin and Natalia Elena Menin.
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Jon Hamm and his penis go for a stroll in Boston, possibly with Danny McBride who's not Jon Hamm's penis so I don't know why I even brought that up. (October 2, 2012)
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If you're looking for a nice fillet of salmon for your mother, you're at the wrong place. But for a night of entertaining provocation from a hard-core locavore kitchen crossed with a hunting lodge, serenaded by indie music from an unlikely storefront on SE César E. Chávez Boulevard, step right in to the Kingdom of Roosevelt. Game hunting runs deep in Oregon's DNA, but Bechard is the first chef to truly take aim at farm-raised versions of the meat as a raison d'être. (Wild animals are off the table, per government regulations.) At most serious Portland restaurants, game is an occasional party guest courtesy of respected local distributor Nicky USA. Bechard's vision goes beyond the delivery truck. He's doing the hard work of meadow-to-table himself, sourcing everything from small Oregon ranchers and heritage conservationists. He's tapping a little-known network, encouraging a new market, and putting the question "what is local?" on the plate.


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5 Star Instruction — Dr. M. David Merrill
Dr. M. David Merrill, Professor of Instructional Technology at the Utah State University, has recently presented the "Five Star Instruction" model for effective design. It is a problem-based instruction model, and offers a comprehensive, yet simple, device for the evaluation process.
Dr. Merrill suggests that the most effective learning environments are those that are problem-based and involve the learner in four distinct phases of instruction.
Merrill (2002)
See M. David Merrill, Five Star Instruction (2003); and First Principles of Instruction (2002.)
Principles of Problem-based Instruction seek to make the instructional context relevant, focused on meaningful skills and therefore effective for transfer-of-learning. Availability of "just in time" content through Learning Objects allows the problem presentation to be highly personalized to the learning needs of an individual. Increasing problem difficult makes the learning more challenging, engaging and effective. Using "scaffolding" that decreases the amount of help (prompting, guidance) over time allows the final skill level to be elicited by naturalistic cues.
Problem solving also creates an explicit opportunity for metacognitive skills to be practiced and taught (i.e., awareness and control of one's own cognitive processing, including setting goals, monitoring progress and adjusting strategies as needed).
Organizing instruction around learner problem-solving mobilizes associations with previous learning. It creates encoding and retrieval hooks upon which successful transfer-of-learning depend. It establishes a motivational context essential for the adult learner.
Principles of Problem-based Instruction
In earlier stages of his work, Dr. Merrill offered the following four cardinal principles of instruction:
See M. David Merrill, "The New Component Design Theory: Instructional design for courseware authoring." Instructional Science, (1987) 16, 19-34; and Knowledge objects and mental models (2000), in D. A. Wiley (Ed.). The Instructional Use of Learning Objects (in press)
"Pebble in the Pond" Design
Merrill's latest innovation is a model of instructional design which is focused on achieving "problem-based" instruction. This model is called a "A Pebble-in-the-Pond Model for Instructional Design" (isi.org, August 2002).
Components of Instruction
A major contribution to instructional design is to be found in Merrill's model of component information and portrayal. This model is called a "Components of Instruction: Toward a Theoretical Tool for Instructional Design" (2002). It is based on his earlier work in "Instructional Transaction Theory: Knowledge Relationships among Processes, Entities and Activities" (1993, Educational Technology, 33, 5-16.)
The following table is a synthesis adapted from Dr. Merrill's articles:
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Abigail is really into singing lately. Her current favorite toy is a rainbow stacker that plays music when all of the pieces are stacked up. She has discarded the pieces and just pushes the button with her finger to get a nice background track for whatever song or dance she has in mind. She will play it over and over for her whole nap time sometimes, composing and refining different songs. She calls this toy her singing umbrella.
One of my favorite nap time songs recently went like this:
I'm a big girl
In the whole wide world
And if you want me
just yell PSSHT CHA CHA PSSHT CHA CHA PSSHT!
That bit at the end there is beat boxing. She's got pretty good technique. I also love the shared compositions she invents with her dad when he starts strumming D and G on the guitar and they alternate lines.
Dad: Hands are not food
Abi: But they taste like pasta
Dad: But you should spit them out
Abi: And say PLAH
Chorus: PLAH PLAH PLAH PLAH PLAH
Abigail likes real songs, too. The other night she sang the entire first verse of "Good King Wenceslas" while her dad played the piano, feeding her the lines one by one. She probably didn't understand a word of it but the pronunciation was spot-on.
Good King Wenceslas looked out
On the feast of Stephen
When the snow lay round about
Deep and crisp and even
Brightly shone the moon that night
Though the frost was cruel
When a poor man came in sight
Gath'ring winter fuel
Her singing is still a low-register, moany, tuneless bray and it makes me so happy.


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The East Tennessee State basketball team will play the underdog role early and often next season as it breaks in a largely unproven roster.
The 2012-13 schedule released Saturday starts Nov. 10 at Virginia Tech and also features road games at North Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi. The showcase event is a return to the Hawaiian islands for the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu over the Christmas holidays. Arizona, San Diego State, Miami and Mississippi will be in the field there.
The most intriguing home game is Virginia Commonwealth on Jan. 2.
"It's just a tough schedule with a lot of unknowns," said ETSU coach Murry Bartow. "It would be very challenging with a veteran team, but we lost three of our best players and have a lot of new guys coming in. We'll find out some things about them early."
Bartow expects to have at least six new players in uniform; five were in the latest recruiting class, and Lester Wilson will be a redshirt freshman. There is also one scholarship remaining that could be filled in the fall.
The Bucs haven't faced North Carolina since 1987, but they have seen some of the other big-conference teams on the schedule in recent years. They opened at Virginia Tech last season, losing 64-53. They were beaten at Ole Miss, 71-50, in 2010, and they routed Georgia 76-58 at a tournament in Hawaii in 2007.
The chance to go back to the Aloha State is a major bonus for the program, says Bartow.
"The Diamond Head Classic is a big, big thing for us," he said. "This is my 10th year here, and I don't think we will have played in anything that gives us better exposure than that. It's not easy to get on ESPN, and all these games will be on one of their channels.
"It's a very tough field, a great tournament."
The visit from VCU, a Final Four team in 2011, highlights the home schedule. The teams will play next year in Richmond.
Other non-conference games in the Dome are Tennessee Tech (Nov. 17), Milligan College (Nov. 29) and Charleston Southern (Dec. 18), which is coached by former ETSU graduate assistant Barclay Radebaugh. The Bucs — both teams share that nickname — will play in Charleston on Nov. 20.
"They're one of the best teams in the Big South now," said Bartow. "Barclay has done a great job down there. We've been talking about starting a series with them; it just worked out that we'll play twice this year."
One team the Bucs won't see twice — or at all — is Belmont. The perennial power in the Atlantic Sun Conference has moved on to the Ohio Valley.
The Bruins won five of the last seven A-Sun championships, defeating ETSU in 15 of their 18 meetings. The Bucs won the two championships they didn't.
Asked if their absence changes the complexion of the Atlantic Sun, Bartow hedged.
"I don't know that it does," he said. "It's been a one-bid league, and fortunately we've been able to win it some. It certainly looks different without Belmont because they've been one of the best teams, if not the best.
"Looking at the league, Upstate has everybody back. Mercer has almost everybody back, and they won the CIT at the end of last year. I would guess those teams will be among the favorites."
Northern Kentucky, a rising Division II school on the outskirts of Cincinnati, takes Belmont's place in the A-Sun lineup. The Bucs will visit the 9,400-seat Bank of Kentucky Center the second conference game of the season, on Jan. 7.
"I know nothing about them right now," said Bartow, "other than the fact they have an incredible facility to play in."
The Atlantic Sun tournament returns to Macon, Ga., for the third straight season on March 6.
ETSU fans will get their first glimpse of the team in a game setting when Carson-Newman comes to the Dome for an exhibition on Nov. 3.


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One of the philosophies of the Food for Me crew is to support the people who support us. i.e. Our beloved customers. Over the last 18 months Food for Me has partnered with our customers to support local schools as well as national causes.
So lets' blow our trumpet a little harder! Over the last 18 months we've helped numerous fundraisers. These include:
Two fundraisers driven by the Food for Me crew were the Pink Ribbon and Movember campaigns. Staff donated two months of tips and provided hampers, whilst customers got into the act at the Pink Ribbon fundraising breakfast and Movember sponsorship and fundraising shave-off. This raised $3054 and $1038 respectively.
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Impact of Giving
Making a Difference for Cardiac Patients
Philanthropy Aids Bright Future for Cardiovascular Care
Thanks to a generous gift in memory of Charles and Marion Stead, the Stead Heart and Vascular Center was formally established in 1986.
For nearly 25 years, the Stead Heart and Vascular Center has continued in its quest for excellence by being the first in the region to offer such services as pacemaker implantation, coronary stenting, electrophysiology, MAZE procedure, robotic assisted cardiac vein grafting, and carotid, peripheral and Abdominal Aorta stenting, to name just a few.
Many of these services and services still to come would not be possible without a strong philanthropic group of supporters.
In 2001, when the Heart Center outgrew its department, an $8.6 million capital campaign assisted in funding the construction and equipment upgrades for a new state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Lab. The lab, still in operation today, encompasses 14,500 square feet, a dedicated cardiac surgery suite, three procedure rooms, and 12 holding bays.
In addition to one time gifts and large capital campaigns, a tradition of on-going support is also alive and well for the Stead Heart and Vascular Center's Endowment Fund. For 16 years, the Heartbeat Gala is held annually to support the Stead Heart Endowment Fund, providing the funds necessary to incorporate new procedures, technologies and educational services. To date, the Gala has raised nearly $2 million dollars.
More recently a new annual event is blossoming. Stead Heart for Women (an educational program within the heart and vascular center) and the Foundation have teamed to start the Power of Red Annual Luncheon. With a targeted audience the focus, more than 300 women have participated in the events first two years. The program has raised nearly $5,000 for future Stead Heart for Women education and outreach programs.
So as we look ahead to our 25th year, and beyond, the importance of philanthropy should not be underestimated in its role in establishing the Stead Heart and Vascular Center's greatness and success. We hope that like so many others, you too will feel the philanthropic itch and support what has become the highest-ranked, most comprehensive cardiovascular center in the region.


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"Because, no matter what else is wrong with you, good wine and good sex will make you feel better." --- Nikki Giovanni
My salvation came in the beautiful form of Nikki Giovanni.
I'm lucky enough to have friends that understand me (A challenging task, ask anyone!) And yesterday during my terrible horrible no good very bad day Katie sent me a link to new podcast called the Bill Moyers journal and told me to look up the interview with Nikki Giovanni. I did. And not only does this feed my podcasting obsession (especially since The Devil and Me is on an inexplicably long hiatus) but it calms me deep down in my soul. Firstly, beacuse I find poetry so soothing and the two poems she reads in this interview are right up my alley. And secondly beacuse it's hard to stay mad at a rainy snowy cold day when I remember that my mother is still alive and cooking a pot roast and that I get to home tonight and tell her how much I love her and eat her good cooking and talk to my dad about the Sox losing to the Orioles in Spring training yesterday.
And I will say "Yeah but they are playing the Reds today."
And he will say "Come on, who cares? It's the Reds.")
So what's a little lousy weather, anyway.
Here is one of the poems Nikki read to me.
I think it's called Sources and I did my best to get the spacing right.
If I can't do
What I want to do
Than it's my job
Not to do
What I don't want to do.
It's not the same
But it's the best I can do.
If I can't have
What I want
Than my job is to want
What I've got.
And be satisfied
That at least there's
Something more
To want.
Since I can't go.
Where I need to go.
Than I must go
where the signs point
Though always understanding
Parallel movement
Isn't lateral.
When I can't express
What I really feel
I practice feeling
What I can express
And none of it is
Equal, I know.
But that's why mankind
Among the animals
Learns to cry.


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The 34th Precinct was able to arrest two phone thieves using a newly issued tablet, police said.
The program will put property managers in charge of maintenance and repairs, residents said.
The DOH and Parks Department are testing a new material in tree pits on the UWS to prevent rats nests.
Twenty high schools and middle schools will house new software engineering programs, officials said.
A new Lincoln Center program brings world-class programming to Queens Library.
New York Water Taxi will be testing out new trial weekend service to the island this fall.
The MTA's new subway maps tell riders which stop they're at and which stops come next.
The 20-building Vladeck Houses is weighing a pilot project that would outfit the complex with surveillance cameras.
Casey's pub at 22 E. 41st St. between Fifth and Madison avenues will be home to Midtown's first pop-up café.
O'Casey's wants to build a pop-up outside the pub at 22 E. 41st St.
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When the East Tennessee State University baseball team begins the 2012 season, it will be in a new home.
The ETSU baseball stadium being constructed right now at the corner of University Parkway and West State of Franklin Road should be finished in time for the team's first game scheduled for Feb. 17 against Eastern Kentucky.
"The dugouts have been formed and the walls and roofs have been poured, and those are curing right now," said ETSU Athletic Director Dave Mullins.
Once all the pouring is finished in the next couple weeks, the heavy equipment now on the field will be removed and rock and artificial turf can be placed.
Most of the lights were installed this week.
In the next few weeks the posts for the outfield fencing will be placed in position. The building foundation work is finished and the walls have been erected.
The canopy for the 400 spectator seats has been installed, but some more support columns for that must be placed.
"If things continue to move along as quickly as they are right now and we don't have any significant weather delays ... (the stadium should be finished) in time for the season to begin in mid-February," Mullins said.
The building may take until late February or early March to complete. This building portion of the stadium will have a ticket booth, restrooms, a merchandise sales area, concessions, a press box, an office, a club room and a lounging area.
The construction of the stadium really began in spring of 2010 with site preparation. Crews working on that aspect of the project ran into a lot of rock that had to be removed.
"There was a significant amount of rock," Mullins said. "And there's a lot of work that had to be done in digging footers and foundation and some site work that took longer than we anticipated. But they're moving along now."
A scoreboard is being designed and bids for its construction will be accepted soon, Mullins said.
A second phase for the baseball complex called for expanding the baseline seating area, the addition of a team clubhouse, more office space, locker space and indoor batting and pitching cages.
Mullins said fundraising for that phase of construction will begin soon.
Currently, the ETSU baseball team plays at Cardinal Park. Mullins said having a professional stadium will only serve to enhance the team's reputation and recruiting ability.
"You know we've spent the last several years really building our baseball program and taking our baseball program to the next level of success," Mullins said. "The one piece we feel is going to make a huge contribution to our program is an on-campus facility."
The first phase of the baseball project has cost about $4.2 million. General Shale Brick provided an in-kind gift of all the brick needed for the stadium. Additionally, the preparation of the site was done for free and was worth about $500,000.


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GLOUSTER, Ohio — The Meigs volleyball team dropped it's second straight contest Wednesday night after falling to Trimble in three games in Athens County.
The Lady Tomcats took the opening game of the non-league match 25-13, while taking the second 25-16. Trimble closed out the Lady Marauders (2-11) with a 25-10 win in the third game.
Lindsay Patterson led the Lady Marauders scoring with eight service points on the night. Brooke Reynolds and Emily Kinnan rounded out the MHS scoring with two points apiece in the match.
Kinnan and Brook Andrus led the net attack with five kills apiece, while Mercadies George and Olivia Cremeans each finished with two. Kinnan also led the Lady marauders in blocks with three, while Olivia Cremeans had two. George and Andrus each had one block for Meigs.


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These silent auction experiences and offerings represent several facets of the NCMA's collections, exhibitions, and programs. Some experiences are great for an individual, and others would be perfect to plan with a group of friends!
Enjoy an exclusive wine tasting for 12 in your home with Wine Authorities owner Craig Heffley, featuring artisan cheeses, salami, olives, crackers, and eight wines to sample.
Sit, stay, and help us fetch top dollar while capturing a favorite moment with a portrait of your best canine friend by Beth Smith Watercolors. Artist Beth Smith will work from photographs she takes of your dog to capture the best possible pose, at a mutually agreeable date and time.
Transfer your old home videos and photos to DVD with this great service in Apex, N.C. Peter and Sharon will take care in converting your memories to a format that will stand the test of time. Jump into the future and take care of your past with this great offering!
Whether you want to commission a traditional portrait of a family member or of a pet, beloved possession such as a home, treasured object, or boat, this is the ideal way to capture your precious memories. Use this $1,000 gift certificate from Portraits, Inc. toward the purchase of a portrait valued at $4,000 and above. Choose from over 150 outstanding portrait artists represented by Portraits, Inc.
Join NCMA curator Jennifer Dasal in Winston-Salem for a personal studio visit with artist Page Laughlin, whose work is featured in Dwelling: Interiors by Page H. Laughlin and Pamela Pecchio at the NCMA. Page will share her artistic process and future projects and then join you for lunch at local favorite, Mozelle's Fresh Southern Bistro.
Join NCMA curator Jennifer Dasal in Durham for a personal studio visit with artist Stacy Lynn Waddell, contributor to 0 to 60: The Experience of Time through Contemporary Art. In November 2012 Oxford American magazine named her one of the New Superstars of Southern Art. After showcasing her creative side, Stacy will accompany you to lunch at Rue Cler, where the Parisian-style menu and cozy atmosphere are perfect for conversing about art.
Renowned potter Mark Hewitt is nationally recognized, locally revered, and was featured in a 2006 exhibition at the NCMA, The Potter's Eye. Join the artist at his Pittsboro studio for an extensive private tour and a one-hour throwing lesson followed by afternoon tea or cocktails.
Enjoy a private, romantic dinner for two in the secluded NCMA North Courtyard among the lotuses and sculptures. A three-course dinner with wine pairings from Iris restaurant will delight your senses.
Step back in time at Frank Lloyd Wright's Auldbrass Plantation in South Carolina. The only plantation designed by the renowned architect is open to the public only two days every two years. The NCMA and Triangle Modernist Houses will ensure you aren't left out in the cold. Trip includes all admissions, special lecture, all meals, double-occupancy hotel, and transportation on a luxury, restroom-equipped, Internet-equipped touring bus.
Gather your friends and enjoy a summer evening on our VIP patio overlooking the stage of our Museum Park Theater. Enjoy burgers off of our grill, summer fixins, and a selection of house-made pies while you sing and dance to Dale Watson and The Lonestars followed by the movie Bernie; OR Lost Bayou Ramblers and the movie Beasts of the Southern Wild. A selection of movie candies and popcorn will be available after the concert, and an ice chest of cold beverages will keep you cool throughout the night!
Iris pastry chef Jennifer Hicks will create a custom, hand-painted two-tier cake for a birthday, anniversary, or other special occasion featuring the flavor combination of your choice. Be inspired by the colors and gestures in our galleries for this sweet creation!
Gather your friends for a picnic-style backyard barbeque for 25 catered by the Museum's Iris restaurant. The gourmet barbecue menu will be paired with local beers and wines. On-site dinner service includes linens, compostable plates and utensils, and flowers. Bluegrass band The Hey Brothers will set the mood for a boisterous and casual dinner party.
We're bringing sexy back into the garage! Channel your inner pinup girl and get ready to pose for the camera with a shiny candy apple red Porsche 911 turbo. The resurgence of the boudoir photography trend makes it the perfect time to create a tasteful leather-bound book of your best looks to give as a gift to someone special or just to have as a fun memento for yourself! Jennifer Buenviaje from Makeup for Your Day will pamper you with hair and makeup artistry for your close-up with photographer Ashley Stephenson of Story Photographers in a private, comfortable setting. Model two different looks, and then receive a "little black book" with 20 of your favorite images and a disc with 40 to 50 high-resolution edited images for your personal use.
"We believe that every woman is beautiful in her own way and deserves to be celebrated with gorgeous pictures of herself. We meet you wherever your level of comfort and definition of sexiness is, encouraging you and providing you the space to be free to express your true self."—Ashley Stephenson, Story Photographers
"Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz? My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends." Witness the roll-in of one of the most talked-about cars in the Porsche by Design exhibition, a 356 Cabriolet owned by Janis Joplin and painted in San Francisco psychedelic fashion by friend and roadie Dave Richards. You and your friends get to hang out with NCMA staff, curators, and registration team while the iconic car is carefully moved into place in our West Building. You'll enjoy some Joe Van Gogh coffee and transcendent (but legal) brownies from Iris.
Recently named one of Car and Driver's top six tracks in the nation, the VIRginia International Raceway pairs unmatched amenities with world-class racing. Come for a race and make it a mini vacation. This package includes dinner for two at Oak Tree Tavern, $100 certificate for spa treatment at Oak Tree Spa, one night's accommodation at The Lodge, and spectator access to a variety of racing experiences.
Luxury lifestyle clothier Peter Millar, one of the Porsche by Design sponsors, is treating the winner of this package to a personalized fitting and shopping experience after hours in the renowned men's shop Kannon's Clothing of Raleigh in Cameron Village with company founder Chris Knott. The North Carolina native and ECU grad will bring you up to speed on his apparel brand that blends European elegance with relaxed American authenticity for a classic look. The result is an effortlessly sophisticated style, versatile enough to take you from a morning business meeting to after-work cocktails and on to a casual dinner party.
Color the world of a child next summer with a sponsorship to a week at NCMA Summer Camp 2014, where art meets imagination and campers soak up the inspiration. Kids age 6 to 18 learn, create, and commune with nature in our Museum, art studios, and 164 acre park. Topics range from colors of the ancient world to creating your own comics.


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The UVM Women 's Hockey Team will be practicing at Waterbury Oct 20th from 10:50-12:00PM
There will be a "Skate with the Cat" opportunity at 12:00
Are you free this Friday night February 1st? Bring your kids to Dartmouth College as the women's
hockey team hosts #3 in the country Harvard in a 7 pm Ivy League showdown. Dartmouth is opening
its doors to local youth hockey players to come show their support for the Big Green and watch some
of the best college hockey players in the country.
· Free Admission for all youth USA Hockey players that wear their team jersey or show their USA Hockey card.
· Pink at the Rink – wear pink and sign up for the raffles prizes that include autographed items by the Dartmouth Women's Hockey team, gift certificates to the Dartmouth Bookstore, Molly's, Jesse's and more!
· Post-game Autographs with the 2012-2013 Dartmouth Women's Hockey Team
See below for other great Womens Hockey action...
Have a free night or afternoon? Take your kids to watch great women's hockey right here in Vermont.
VSAHA and USA Hockey are working with colleges in Vermont and Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH to allow free admissions for kids (12 and under) to this season's women's hockey home games.
Admissions is free for all fans for both Middlebury College and St. Michael's College women's hockey games.
The Middlebury hockey teams are proud to announce their annual "Skate With The Panthers" event. The women will be available on Saturday, January 12th following the 3:00 p.m. game vs. Amherst, while the men will host fans following the 4:00 p.m. game on January 19th vs. Bowdoin. Team photos will be given out at each event with players available to skate with as well as sign autographs.
Celebrate Girls Hockey Vermont was held yesterday at Cairns Arena as part of the Womans World Hockey Championship Week. Girls from around the State participated in this Grow the Game program to promote girls hockey in Vermont.
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The movie Food, Inc. had a good segment on how integrated illegal immigration is with US economic policy.
Our subsidized exports put Mexican farms out of business. And at the same time actively recruiting and welcoming illegal immigrant workers with open arms.
But we go around punishing the people who come here based on a situation we created. Rather than address our own policies and the corporations that knowingly hire them.


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UPDATE Feb. 23, 2013
Since the deadly fire last Friday, friends and family of Bryan Fire Department have gotten together to sell shirts for the victims of the fire.
As of Saturday, nearly 3,000 shirts have been sold. This means approximately $45,000 has been raised for the four families directly affected by the fire.
A spokesman for the fundraiser says orders have come from across the country, including some from as far as California. He says they are trying to email every fire department in Texas to let them know about the fundraiser.
About 2,000 more shirts are being printed on Monday. Each shirt costs $20 each and $15 of each shirt will go directly to the four families of the Bryan Fire Department.
Despite the high demand, it is not too late to get a t-shirt. They will be selling shirts at Monograms & More in College Station this Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m and at Shipwreck Grill on Wednesday starting at 5 p.m.
Orders can be made online through a PayPal account: protectbfd.org
UPDATE Feb. 22, 2013
Shirts are available for the public to pickup starting Thursday from 4:45 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at 3245 Red Robin Loop in Bryan.
Shirt pickup will also be available Friday, February 22, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Monograms & More in College Station
Cash, check or credit card will be accepted.
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Feb. 19, 2013
The presses at Monograms & More are moving at full speed Tuesday night working to print 2,000 T-shirts before the public memorial service Wednesday.
Friends and family of the Bryan Fire Department are selling T-shirts to benefit the families of the fallen and injured firefighters.
The shirts will be for sale to the public on Thursday and they will be $20 each.
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An Account of our Chilkoot Trail Hike
The Chilkoot Trail from Skagway, Alaska, to Bennett Lake on the Yukon/B.C. border has been called the "meanest 32 miles in history", but it also features some of the most beautiful country in Canada's north. The centerpiece of the Klondike Gold Rush International Historic Park, it was crossed by thousands of stampeders seeking their fortune after gold was discovered near Dawson City in 1896. Today, for students of Canada's great northern heritage, this trail symbolizes the courage, endurance and struggle of the men and women who pioneered the north and who have given us the Yukon experience that we can all enjoy today.
For outdoor adventurers worldwide, the three-day ( or more) hike of the Chilkoot Trail is "a must do". My friend, Dave, and I had hiked most of the great trails of Canada's Rocky Mountains and after reading the story of the 1896-1898 Gold Rush in Pierre Breton's excellent book, The Klondike Fever, we couldn't wait to experience the steep climb up to the Chilkoot Pass for ourselves.
We flew to Whitehorse and, after a night in a welcoming Bed & Breakfast establishment, rented a car and drove to Skagway, Alaska, where we camped for the first night near the old Dyea town site. Next day, we followed a line of school children struggling with heavy packs as we began the initial steep climb through the trees high above the Taiya River. Soon we passed the remnants of an old sawmill, the first of many heritage artifacts from the days of the Gold Rush, which line the route to this day
By early afternoon, we had arrived at Canyon City, where we paused to investigate an old steam boiler and cooking stoves in the ruins. Continuing through boulders and broken ground dotted with wildflowers, we headed on towards Sheep Camp, which we had chosen as our campsite for the night. We were now moving higher into magnificent mountain scenery, with glaciers and roaring waterfalls on both sides of the valley. Tomorrow we would begin the steep climb towards the Pass, featured in the historic photograph of the long line of stampeders climbing the golden staircase in the snow towards the highest point of the trail. From this point onwards, we would be mostly above the tree line, crossing permanent snowfields and jumbled talus slopes.
Next day, we soon passed other artifacts along the trail – wooden tomb signs, wagon wheels, downed telegraph lines, rusting saw blades and remnants of an old tram used during the Gold Rush for hauling loads towards the summit of the pass – and began to climb the steep boulders and snowfields towards the narrow gap in the ridge that represents the international boundary and the entry into Canada. Passing bundles of collapsible canoes that had been dumped there at the turn of the century, we descended more snowfields around Crater Lake, still covered in ice in July, and entered the steep-walled canyon leading down into Long Lake. Dropping down into the trees and heading towards our campsite at Lindeman, we were leaving behind the snow and enjoying the warmth as the sun broke through the clouds above our heads. Next day, we would traverse along the shore of the lake, passing rotting remains of old wooden boats towards the shell of the Presbyterian Church at Bennett, where we could connect to the White Pass and Yukon Railway that would deliver us safety back in Skagway.
The Chilkoot Trail is one of the great hiking experiences of Canada. Nowhere else can one experience the sense of history and marvel at the fortitude of the people who travelled this route to the Klondike more than one hundred years. It's preservation as a historic site is a testament to the pioneers who explored the magnificent Yukon and opened it up as a welcoming place for visitors today.
Find out more about the Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site


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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- With help from Maryland assistant coach Bino Ranson, the Terrapins have created a pipeline to the southeastern United States that has brought with it a solid stream of talent from the region.
Former Maryland forward Charles Mitchell came to the program from the class of 2012. Center Trayvon Reed followed in 2014. Then after spending two seasons at Georgia Tech, forward Robert Carter, Jr. transferred to College Park this offseason. He will sit out one season before being eligible to play in 2015-16.
All of those connections aren't lost on four-star 2015 wing Danjel Purifoy, the No. 80 overall prospect in the class according to Rivals.com and another product of the Southeast to whom Maryland has offered a scholarship and been in touch with consistently.
"I go to my AAU coach's house," Purifoy told Comcast SportsNet on Thursday. "They call his phone and I talk to them then."
Much of Maryland's success in that area is a credit to the relationship that has been built with the program Purifoy is referencing, the Under Armour-affiliated Atlanta XPress. Reed and Carter, Jr. both played for XPress during their prep years.
[RELATED: Son of former No. 1 NBA Draft pick high on Terps?]
Now could come Purifoy, a 6-6, 210-pounder with a prototypical body for a college wing. In games on Thursday at Reebok Classic Breakout, he averaged 6.0 points in two outings and shot 6-of-11 from the floor.
He was not aggressive off the bounce in the half-court, deferring more to teammates on this day, but he proved that is a player who can be trusted to handle the ball and attack in transition. As a part of head coach Mark Turgeon's secondary break offense that often likes to have three capable ball handlers on the floor, Purifoy could fit.
Turgeon was in the stands watching for both of Purifoy's games on Thursday.
The attractiveness of the system, plus lobbying from former members of his AAU program have helped to sell Maryland.
"They go to that school," Purifoy said. "And of course I listen to them because they're older and they've been through what I've been through."
July should bring more offers for Purifoy, who is keeping his options open for that reason.
"I don't know why I'm going to make my decision, but...I don't know yet," he said.


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Here is the full press release from CSEA, dated June 22:
ALBANY - New York's leading union - CSEA - has reached a tentative contract agreement with New York state on a five-year deal to avert impending layoffs of CSEA-represented state employees and keep people working.
The agreement was reached after challenging negotiations with the Cuomo administration that will provide long term benefits to both to the 66,000 CSEA-represented state Executive Branch employees and New York taxpayers.
"I applaud CSEA's leadership for their hard work to reach this deal which is a win-win for CSEA members and the State of New York," said Governor Andrew Cuomo. "I commend the union and its leadership for making a significant contribution to help get the state's fiscal house in order and making the shared sacrifices these difficult times require. Working together, we will turn this state around and get our economy moving once again."
"These are not ordinary times and CSEA and the Cuomo administration have worked very hard at the bargaining table to produce an agreement that balances shared sacrifice with fairness and respect," said CSEA President Danny Donohue.
"CSEA stepped up to help produce the labor savings that Governor Cuomo sought while the governor responded to CSEA's concerns about job security along with a wage and benefit package that recognizes the pressures on working people," Donohue said.
"CSEA believes our members and all fair-minded New Yorkers will see this agreement as a responsible labor-management approach to facing the challenges in front of our state," Donohue said.
The agreement includes provisions to keep CSEA-represented state employees on-the job delivering essential services to New Yorkers. It will rescind imminent plans to issue layoff notices to CSEA-represented employees included in the 9,800 reductions previously announced by the Cuomo administration. It also provides other job security assurances for the life of the contract.
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Full detailed profile on Tammin Sursok playing Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless Daytime Soap Opera.
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Tammin Sursok
Birthday: August 19 1983
Born in South Africa, but raised in Australia, Tammin was the daughter of a trained pianist and guitarist, so she grew up around music and the arts. From a young age, Tammin was involved with the Sydney Youth Musical Theater, where she was able to pursue her acting, dancing and singing interests.
In 1999, Tammin won the role of Dani Sutherland on Aussie soap, "Home and Away" (on which co-star Daniel Goddard also appeared). While working on the show, she began to think about a career in music, and began writing her own songs and practicing guitar. In 2004, she left "Home and Away" to concentrate on music.
Tammin's debut album was entitled, "Whatever Will Be", and three singles that were released, "Pointless Relationship", "Whatever Will Be", and "It's a Beautiful Thing", were all very well received down under.
By 2006, Tammin had moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting once again, and landed a role in the film,"Aquamarine". In 2007, she landed the role of Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless!
Tammin has two siblings, a brother, Shaun, and a half-sister, Michelle. She also an animal lover who owns a pet parrot, and two dogs, Smudge and Harry.
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The Young and the Restless - Colleen Carlton (July 30, 2007 - October 6 2009)
Aquamarine - Marjorie (2006)
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- Podospora anserina (1)
- aging (1)
- i-AAA protease (1)
- mitochondria (1)
- protein quality control (1)
- temperature (1)
- Biowissenschaften (3) (remove)
- Respiratory chain complexes in dynamic mitochondria display a patchy distribution in life cells (2010)
- Background: Mitochondria, the main suppliers of cellular energy, are dynamic organelles that fuse and divide frequently. Constraining these processes impairs mitochondrial is closely linked to certain neurodegenerative diseases. It is proposed that functional mitochondrial dynamics allows the exchange of compounds thereby providing a rescue mechanism. Methodology/Principal Findings: The question discussed in this paper is whether fusion and fission of mitochondria in different cell lines result in re-localization of respiratory chain (RC) complexes and of the ATP synthase. This was addressed by fusing cells containing mitochondria with respiratory complexes labelled with different fluorescent proteins and resolving their time dependent re-localization in living cells. We found a complete reshuffling of RC complexes throughout the entire chondriome in single HeLa cells within 2–3 h by organelle fusion and fission. Polykaryons of fused cells completely re-mixed their RC complexes in 10–24 h in a progressive way. In contrast to the recently described homogeneous mixing of matrix-targeted proteins or outer membrane proteins, the distribution of RC complexes and ATP synthase in fused hybrid mitochondria, however, was not homogeneous but patterned. Thus, complete equilibration of respiratory chain complexes as integral inner mitochondrial membrane complexes is a slow process compared with matrix proteins probably limited by complete fusion. In co-expressing cells, complex II is more homogenously distributed than complex I and V, resp. Indeed, this result argues for higher mobility and less integration in supercomplexes. Conclusion/Significance: Our results clearly demonstrate that mitochondrial fusion and fission dynamics favours the re-mixing of all RC complexes within the chondriome. This permanent mixing avoids a static situation with a fixed composition of RC complexes per mitochondrion.
- APOOL is a cardiolipin-binding component of the Mitofilin/MINOS protein complex determining cristae morphology in mammalian mitochondria (2013)
- Mitochondrial cristae morphology is highly variable and altered under numerous pathological conditions. The protein complexes involved are largely unknown or only insufficiently characterized. Using complexome profiling we identified apolipoprotein O (APOO) and apolipoprotein O-like protein (APOOL) as putative components of the Mitofilin/MINOS protein complex which was recently implicated in determining cristae morphology. We show that APOOL is a mitochondrial membrane protein facing the intermembrane space. It specifically binds to cardiolipin in vitro but not to the precursor lipid phosphatidylglycerol. Overexpression of APOOL led to fragmentation of mitochondria, a reduced basal oxygen consumption rate, and altered cristae morphology. Downregulation of APOOL impaired mitochondrial respiration and caused major alterations in cristae morphology. We further show that APOOL physically interacts with several subunits of the MINOS complex, namely Mitofilin, MINOS1, and SAMM50. We conclude that APOOL is a cardiolipin-binding component of the Mitofilin/MINOS protein complex determining cristae morphology in mammalian mitochondria. Our findings further assign an intracellular role to a member of the apolipoprotein family in mammals.
- Unmasking a temperature-dependent effect of the P. anserina i-AAA protease on aging and development (2011)
- Different molecular pathways involved in maintaining mitochondrial function are of fundamental importance to control cellular homeostasis. Mitochondrial i-AAA protease is part of such a surveillance system, and PaIAP is the putative ortholog in the fungal aging model Podospora anserina. Here, we investigate the role of PaIAP in aging and development. Deletion of the gene encoding PaIAP resulted in a specific phenotype. When incubated at 27°C, spore germination and fruiting body formation are not different from that of the corresponding wild-type strain. Unexpectedly, the lifespan of the deletion strain is strongly increased. In contrast, cultivation at an elevated temperature of 37°C leads to impairments in spore germination and fruiting body formation and to a reduced lifespan. The higher PaIAP abundance in wild-type strains of the fungus grown at elevated temperature and the phenotype of the deletion strain unmasks a temperature-related role of the protein. The protease appears to be part of a molecular system that has evolved to allow survival under changing temperatures, as they characteristically occur in nature.


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Jan 28 2009
The Scarves
Today, because I'm trying to look busy so I won't have to go feed any more cattle, I'd like to show you how I edited this photo I posted on Confessions the other day.
Here's the SOOC (Straight-out-of-Camera) original. While the subjects, Pinkie and Big Guy, are cute as all get-out, I thought the photo itself was pretty underwhelming. At first, I considered really bumping up the color and making all the blues of the denim really pop.
But then I had a different idea. I thought it would be groovy to desaturate the image, then highlight the kids' scarves—or "wild rags", as they're curiously known around here.
The first thing I did was run a black-and-white conversion. This is "Sepia Tone" from PW Action Set 2, and it's just a straight-up black-and-white conversion with…well, a sepia tone.
This action has a Layer Mask automatically built in. Layer Masks appear as a white square, right next to the layer name. In a very small nutshell: since the layer mask is WHITE, anywhere on the photo we paint with BLACK will, in essence, "erase" that part of the layer and let the layer underneath show through.
Select the brush tool, and choose a soft edge brush. (The brush choices are up above.)
What we need to do now is change the foreground color to black so the brush will be painting with black. By default, the foreground color is white. But if we painted white over the photo, it wouldn't affect the layer mask at all since the layer mask is…ready?…white.
I know. It didn't make sense to me for months and months.
Simply click on the two-directional arrow to make the white and black switch places.
Now, adjust the brush to the size you'd like (click "[" to make the brush smaller; click "]" to make the brush larger) and begin brushing the areas where you want the bottom layer (in this case, the colorful scarf) to show through.
What I usually do is go over the whole scarf first, not being too careful about the edges on this first pass. Notice I "colored outside the lines" and got some of Big Guy's denim shirt.
Now, and here's the cool part, to go back and fix the blue areas—in effect, to go back and paint the sepia tone back on—you just switch the foreground/paintbrush color back to white…
Then use the brush to re-apply the sepia tone.
This is the most beautiful thing about Layer Masks: the ability to go back and forth and "erase"…then "unerase" areas of the photo. If you had used the Eraser tool to execute this step—say you ran the sepia action without a Layer Mask then used the Eraser tool to literally erase the parts of the sepia layer where you wanted the underneath color layer to show through, you wouldn't be able to "redo" any of that layer. So if you colored outside the lines on your first pass…you'd be up a creek without a paddle.
With layer masks, you don't have that problem—you can undo and redo (erase and unerase) as much as you need to.
And that's it! I just continued this step until both scarves were bright and colorful again, and the edges were relatively clean. Then I flattened the image and ran the "Boost" action (from PW Action Set 1) to add sharpness and contrast to the overall image.
Is your head spinning? This is one of the most simple ways to add "selective color" to an image, so if I made it sound complicated I should be stoned in the public square.
Though I have to say, finally getting a grasp on Layer Masks was one of the most challenging accomplishments in my life.
Give it a try! Then post your experiments here to show us how it worked for you.
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Mike On Thursday, January 29 at 9:49 am
I had always used the 'magic wand' to capture the part I wanted in color, selected everything but that section and then changed to B&W or whatever. This way is so much easier. Thanks for the tip!
Grateful for Grace On Thursday, January 29 at 10:01 am
My 10yo son was sitting with me checking this post out and he says, "How many kids does she have?"
"Just four? She don't know nuthin'."
I thought that was hilarious.
Amy Sue On Thursday, January 29 at 10:17 am
Thank you, so much, Ree for your very informative lessons. I have to tell you that I was using Elements, but recently switched to Photoshop because of all that I have seen you do. I have taken two online courses thru a local community college (Ed2go.com) on Elements, however I have learned so much more useful information from your tutorials! Have you thought about putting together an online course? You are an EXCELLENT instructor, especially for dummies like me who need it laid out step by step!
Annette On Thursday, January 29 at 10:31 am
Glad rags…that's the other term I hadn't heard on ages…
Ashley in Austin On Thursday, January 29 at 11:06 am
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! These directions were exactly what I needed – a dummy tutorial. I'm going to try this tonight.
freewaydiva On Thursday, January 29 at 11:19 am
::on pops the Big Lightbulb of Understanding::
Charlotte Wilson On Thursday, January 29 at 11:31 am
So that's how you do it. It is just stunning! I am going to work on it, do I have to finish today?
Ann On Thursday, January 29 at 12:10 pm
Thank you…it is beginning to dawn on me…why did they name them "layer masks'? Were they trying to confuse people on purpose?
Trish On Thursday, January 29 at 12:32 pm
love it!
Niina On Thursday, January 29 at 1:52 pm
Thank you for making sense of layer masks *in tears*
Flashback to art school…Oh how much easier it would have been had I known this then.
Joy On Thursday, January 29 at 1:53 pm
i am so overwhelmed. I think I'll just enjoy yours.
Charlotte Wilson On Thursday, January 29 at 3:45 pm
Ree, I guess I can't do this with Elements 7? As soon as you said to convert to B & W and then use your action, i got lost. I did a B & W under "Enhance" and then went to the guided section to sepia color it. I had a layer for each. I did the paint brush thing but was actually revealing the B & W layer rather than the color layer. I keep trying….
Thanks for your support and loving blogs every day!!
Karen On Thursday, January 29 at 3:52 pm
you make it look so easy, I know it is hard though!
wish I had more time…
Briana On Thursday, January 29 at 4:28 pm
I use layer masks all the time. Have you tried the pen tool to get exact lines? It might work better for something with a definite edge like these scarves (I usually save the brush tool for blurry edges, because its so hard to paint the exact edges with a brush).
Anyway, if you've never tried it, just use the pen tool to make a path, select your path, then click on the layer mask button in the layers palate. Of course, you can always go back and edit that mask with a brush if you want!
carolbrowne On Thursday, January 29 at 6:19 pm
Those are the most beautifullest wild rags I have ever seen. I just LOVE this treatment! Well done. I'm really inspired now. Thank you Pioneer Woman!
Love Letters to the Middle East On Thursday, January 29 at 11:43 pm
Very cool.
Thank you, Goddess of creativity! :0)
rex On Friday, January 30 at 12:07 am
You had your confession about how you over-processed photos a few weeks ago.
You are still doing it. If you're going to keep it real, keep it real.
This was a lovely photo at the outset. Now it looks like photoshopomania.
Robin from Ok On Friday, January 30 at 12:16 am
Thanks for the tips…I'm going to try it.
Kristy On Friday, January 30 at 12:42 am
Thank you! I've been using the eraser tool, but this is much better. I still don't totally get layer masks, but I'm getting there. Love these tutorials! I need one on food photography, too.
Expat On Friday, January 30 at 8:05 am
LOVING layer masks and as always, sepia.
Katie On Friday, January 30 at 10:03 am
Thank you so much for the step-by-step guides you post – they are so creative and helpful. You're teaching me Photoshop!
Karen On Friday, January 30 at 10:24 am
THANK YOU so much for this lesson about layer masks. I got Photoshop Elements for Christmas, and haven't had time to figure out this kind of stuff yet. I have already put your lesson to use and done some cute enhancements to some less than fantastic SOOC images.
Lazy Mom Leslie On Friday, January 30 at 1:43 pm
Yes, my head is spinning! I'm on my way to try it all out!
Rose On Sunday, February 1 at 12:00 pm
Thanks for the great tutorial, I'm not that great with layer masks yet, so I'm guilty of using the eraser tool to let the color through, so this is awesome!!! And your picture turned out fantastic, now I just need to find a picture that will suit this kind of effect…
jill On Sunday, February 1 at 12:32 pm
thank you! i have been dying to know how this works for ages. haha.
Chris S. of Mesa, AZ On Wednesday, February 4 at 8:33 am
I had rented a 50 mm f1.2 lens
Andrew A. On Wednesday, February 4 at 10:47 am
still a college student and have been looking/saving $ to get a digital SLR–thanks for all of your great photoshop actions!
dee On Wednesday, February 4 at 10:58 am
I only have a digital camera…
Wanda On Wednesday, February 4 at 11:03 am
I'm shooting with a Canon Powershot G5 (no lens changes) and lusting after a dSLR. Not sure yet what I'll get. I can't stand the shopping until I can afford to go there. Sigh.
Arlene On Wednesday, February 4 at 11:26 am
I just have a Kodak digital, it takes ok pix. Would like something alot nicer, $$ thing.
Jef Walke On Wednesday, February 4 at 11:32 am
Layer masks are the best. Great tutorial.Thanks!
redbeard On Wednesday, February 4 at 12:27 pm
I just bought my first digital camera and I live it! Although I am still learning, the ease of use makes it so much fun.
Jenny Thompson On Wednesday, February 4 at 1:11 pm
I only have a Kodak point and shoot digital camera that I'm cutting my teeth on. I hope to get a Nikon D80 as you suggest and start taking some really great pictures.
laurie On Wednesday, February 4 at 1:13 pm
sure do need this…..my daughter wants me to be her wedding photographer on 07/08/09
Tammy On Wednesday, February 4 at 1:26 pm
Oh yeah baby. Layer masks change your LIFE! ::grin::
Tina On Wednesday, February 4 at 2:05 pm
I love my 70-300 just because I need close ups of my kids soccer/basketball/wrestling/baseball, etc. I'm wanting a 50mm or 85mm for portraits of my kiddos without a nasty flash!! Crossing my fingers!!
Justyna On Wednesday, February 4 at 3:12 pm
85mm hands down!!
Donna On Thursday, February 5 at 8:13 am
My favorite lens is the skinny model lens that photographers use – I really want to get one of those and take lotz and lotz of pictures of myself!!!!!
Thank you much!!!
Joni On Thursday, February 5 at 12:20 pm
I like the 70×300 for the soccer field shots that I can get the kiddos with!
Tammy On Friday, August 28 at 5:25 pm
I really like the pose of brother and sister. Really nice.


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HICKORY, N.C. - Mike Ford blasted a team-record four homers for the Charleston RiverDogs, which lost an early 7-0 lead to the Hickory Crawdads before rallying to claim a 17-10 victory on Sunday at L.P. Frans Stadium in South Atlantic League baseball.
According to SABR, the Society for American Baseball Research, Ford's four homer game is the most ever by a Charleston professional baseball player.
Charleston (25-23) split this four-game series and also went 4-4 over its season-long eight-game road stretch. Seven home runs were hit in Sunday's contest, including five by the RiverDogs.
Charleston scored the first seven runs over the opening four innings of play. Brandon Thomas snapped an 0-for-19 spell with a run-scoring single in the second that plated John Murphy. The RiverDogs scored four runs in the third, including Kale Sumner's two-run triple. Ford's first home run came in the fourth, a two-run dinger that gave Charleston a 7-0 lead.
Hickory (23-25) tied the game at 7 in its half of the fourth.
Despite the game-tying rally, the RiverDogs had back-to-back answers in the sixth. Aaron Judge hit his first pitch for a go-ahead solo home run and his fifth professional blast. Two pitches later, Ford collected his second home run of the game to put Charleston up 9-7.
Ford homered near the end of a seven-run seventh inning that produced a 16-7 lead.
Murphy opened the scoring, coming in after a Gosuke Katoh sacrifice bunt that was coupled with an error. Thomas added a single to bring in Sumner. Dustin Fowler hit a two-run triple before scoring on Judge's sacrifice fly. Ford's third home run was a solo shot to create an eight-run lead. Murphy finished the scoring with a two-out double that brought in Miguel Andujar.
The Crawdads only scored two runs in the eighth inning before Ford made history in the ninth. Ford led off the final inning with his record-setting fourth home run to put the RiverDogs ahead 17-9. It was also Ford's team-best eighth round-tripper of the season. Hickory's Ryan Cordell answered with his own solo shot in the bottom of the ninth to cap the scoring in a wild contest.
SABR's research on four home run performances or better indicates that Ford is the first player representing Charleston to accomplish this feat. The last South Atlantic League player with a four-homer game was Tony Mongeluzzo, who did it on April 20, 2002, for the Savannah Sand Gnats in a game against the Asheville Tourists.
Charleston's Angel Rincon earned the win, moving to 1-0 following 22/3 shutout innings. Hickory's Paul Schwendel gave up four runs, all on RiverDogs home runs, and is 0-1 with the loss.
Coming up
The RiverDogs host an eight-game homestand at Riley Park, starting on Monday at 7 p.m. against the Greenville Drive. Charleston LHP Ian Clarkin (1-1, 3.66 ERA) will open against Greenville RHP Teddy Stankiewicz (4-2, 4.17 ERA). Coors and Z93 Jamz present Dollar Dogs and Beers Night, with $1 hot dogs and $1 drafts in the Ashley View Pub. The RiverDogs and the Drive also continue The Battle of the Palmetto State Rivalry Series, presented by Spinx, which also features a Re-Opening Night doubleheader at 6:05 p.m. on Tuesday. Tickets may be purchased at the Riley Park Box Office, (843) 577-DOGS (3647) or online at www.riverdogs.com. If fans cannot make it to the ballpark, they are encouraged to tune in to all the action this year both home and away worldwide on www.riverdogs.com and locally on 1250 WTMA, the new radio home for RiverDogs baseball.
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Katy Perry kissed a girl, liked it, and sky rocketed to fame. The world is her oyster now and the word "can't" is not in her vocabulary. So what's next for Perry?
Hollyscoop caught up with the songstress at the 14th Annual Critics Choice Awards on Thursday where she confessed she would happily make the transition from singer to actress, if the right role came along.
"I would if it's right, I'll do everything if it's right," Katy told Hollyscoop.com exclusively. "I'm not just going to do it because I had a good year, or something like that, it has to speak to me. I'll definitely put my blood, sweat and tears into whatever I do, and that takes a lot out of me."
Considering the fact that she was in the company of some of the most talented actors/actresses last night, we got her thoughts on what movies she thinks will take home the most awards this season.
"Obviously Brad Pitt and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button kind of took the big cake. I didn't actually watch a lot of movies this year, because I've been going going going gone, but I did see Kite Runner and Slumdog Millionaire. They're all great movies, movies that I would watch again."
She added, "I can't wait to see Milk, I haven't seen it yet, I haven't even seen Twilight. I don't know where I live, probably under a rock or something like that," she joked.
If Katy's acting abilities are going to be nearly as good as her singing, maybe we'll see her at the Critics Choice Awards in the next few years accepting an award, instead of talking about other actors movies.
What are your thoughts on singers making the transition into acting? Jennifer Hudson did it and scored an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Think Katy has what it takes?


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August 3, 2015
Government employees have a lot of heavy responsibilities. Some risk their health, others risk their lives, and they do not work your normal nine to five. Houston County Personnel Director, Sheri Thompson, said employees work 10-hour shifts.
"Their pay is based on hours not days because of the Sheriff's Department, the jail, and all the various shifts they do," she explained.
With around-the-clock work, what happens when life hands you sickness?
To break down the numbers:
After one year, city employees receive 96 hours of paid sick leave. County employees get the same after six months. The maximum paid sick leave a city employee has is 720 hours. The maximum for county employees is 960 hours.
When a worker or their loved one suffers a severe illness, sometimes that is not enough time.
City employees sometimes help each other, in those cases, with fundraisers. Dothan Police Department held a benefit barbeque for an officer who exhausted all of his paid sick leave for a personal problem. County employees have, what's called, "donated time." A co-worker can give another employee their time off.
"We encourage them to accrue that. So if there is a family or self need, then they have time available to use and they're not going without a paycheck," said Thompson.
Employees can receive up to 600 hours—or two months—of donated time. It gives them enough time to take on life's obstacles and practice the team work DPD's fundraiser demonstrated.
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September 12, 2011
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It's one of the most beloved princess tales of all time, and "Cinderella" is getting the live-action treatment thanks to Walt Disney Pictures.
It's going to be another great year for movies, and Disney is gearing up for the March 13th release of their forthcoming flick "Cinderella." The much-anticipated project stars Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter and Stellan Skarsgard under the direction of Kenneth Branagh.
Always looking for fascinating material, Christian Bale looks to have struck gold with his forthcoming film "Knight of Cups."
It's safe to say that we are absolutely thrilled with the release of Disney's trailer for "Cinderella."
On Wednesday (November 19), the beloved studio gave us its first full look at the film, which stars Lily James as the title role and Cate Blanchett as the Wicked Stepmother.
Ramping things up before the theatrical release, "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" just unleashed the final teaser trailer.
Celebrating her award-winning success, Cate Blanchett stepped out for the "Blue Jasmine" screening during the Zurich Film Festival over the weekend.
The Oscar-winning actress donned a lovely emerald dress as she struck a few poses on the green carpet before heading inside to watch the Woody Allen-directed film.
Celebrating the finest females in the movie industry, the Women in Film organization held the 2014 Crystal + Lucy Awards in Los Angeles last night (June 11).
Cate Blanchett looked gorgeous as she arrived at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza and once inside she was honored with the Crystal Award for Excellence in Film.
Showing some love to her hometown fans, Cate Blanchett showed up in Sydney, Australia on Monday (June 9) to unveil her new flick "Hot to Train Your Dragon 2."
The "Curious Case of Benjamin Button" babe attracted plenty of attention in her snazzy black dress with multicolored bead embellishments across the front.