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Sure, there's a lot of science kind of stuff that happens when the air masses collide and create the kind of atmospheric instability that causes the people on Weather Channel to get as jacked up as a Jack Russell terrier on crystal meth. It's all very complicated and involves something called "mesocyclones" and other things that result in the formation of a ferocious and fatal storm.
Even Pat Robertson believes that. Sort of.
Last year, when asked by a viewer - "Don from Illinois" - why God sent tornadoes, Robertson began answering by saying, "God doesn't send tornadoes." He went on to elaborate that "God set up a world in which certain currents interfere and interact with other currents."
So God doesn't cause tornadoes. God just set things up in a way that makes tornadoes possible.
Robertson went on to say, "All I can say is, why do you build houses in a place where tornadoes are apt to happen?"
Yeah, why did those people in Oklahoma decide to build their houses - and elementary schools - in a place where tornadoes are apt to happen? Clearly, it's their fault for being so foolish to settle in Oklahoma. They should have built their houses and schools in, oh, I don't know, L.
Don't worry. You can find a place that's safe.
Robertson said the people who live in the path of tornadoes are also at fault because they didn't pray enough. He said, "If enough people were praying He would've intervened, you could pray, Jesus stilled the storm, you can still storms."
People didn't pray enough? In Oklahoma? The only place more religious than Oklahoma is Utah. Or maybe Iran.
So there's that.
There's an alternate theory, espoused by several people on the website Free Republic, kind of the bat's outhouse on the Internet.
One person wrote on the website:
"The conspiracy theorist in me theorizes that the government planned this tornado for another Chris Christie moment. The weather on this planet has been so strange lately that I have started to believe the government manipulates the weather. I wish I did a screenshot of the weather forecast for this week posted on Saturday. They had the night temperatures at low 30s for the week. Now they're predicting low 60s. When did they change their minds not to bless us with cold nights?"
Makes perfect sense, if you look at it in a certain way, after huffing a couple of cans of Krylon.
We've heard that one before, that the Obama administration has access to a weather machine and it planned Hurricane Sandy - and the tornadoes in Oklahoma - for political gain. You would think that if a guy can control the weather, he could have done something to prevent the attacks in Benghazi, or at the very least, let his beloved White Sox win a World Series while he's in office.
Going back to the God theory, though, we have our favorite wingnuts, the nutty performance-art troupe that goes by the name Westboro Baptist Church, which is trying very hard to discredit Christianity with its bat-guano-crazy proclamations.
Of course, it has something to do with gays. But in this instance, the Westboro people have topped themselves, reaching a level of nuttiness that they heretofore have not attained. Mind you, this is a group that has a grudge against Norway.
So when the tornadoes struck Oklahoma, the Westboro people took to the Internet to assign blame.
And the person responsible for the tornado?
According to Westboro, Durant, a star forward for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder and among the elite of his sport, brought doom upon Oklahoma by expressing support for Jason Collins, an NBA journeyman who came out as gay recently.
The Thunder lost in the second round of the playoffs this year. Wasn't that punishment enough? Guess not.
By Westboro's reckoning, God works in mysterious, and mystifying, and baffling, ways.
(For the record, the day after the tornado, Durant donated $1 million toward tornado relief.)
So, to prepare for tornadoes, make sure you don't build a house in a place where tornadoes occur, and if you do, pray a lot so when one comes down the pike, you can divert it to smite your less pious neighbors, and don't live in an area that could possibly be targeted by the government weather-controlling machine, and don't be nice to gay basketball players.
It's awfully confusing.
We can rest assured that Oklahoma will be getting the help it needs to get through this disaster.
Or maybe not.
Its U.S. senators don't have a great track record on disaster relief, having voted against federal aid to victims of Hurricane Sandy, apparently because it did not happen in Oklahoma. Sen. James Inhofe, a Republican and one of the Senate's foremost climate-change deniers, said disaster relief for Oklahoma was "totally different" than disaster relief for Sandy.
He has a point. One was a hurricane. The other, a tornado. One devastated the East Coast, causing billions of dollars in damage over a wide area. The other devastated a suburb of Oklahoma City, causing billions of dollars of damage over a wide area. Sandy claimed 285 lives. The tornado, 24.
Completely different.
The state's other senator, Tom Coburn, no stranger to saying dumb things, said any money sent to his state had to be offset by cuts in other areas, presumably areas that are not in Oklahoma. Weird thing about that is that, according to the Washington Post, FEMA has $11.6 billion in its disaster relief fund so, essentially, the money has already been allocated.
Maybe if the people of Oklahoma pray hard enough, they can get Coburn to understand math and budgeting.
In the meantime, the rest of us can send some cash to the American Red Cross to help the victims of this disaster.
Mike Argento's column appears Mondays and Fridays in Living and Sundays in Viewpoints. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com or 771-2046. Read more Argento columns at www.ydr.com/mike. Or follow him on Twitter at FnMikeArgento.


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Q&A: Alan Ackerman on Shrinking Detroit
Fascinating read from The New York Times this week about Detroit's reaction to downsizing the city. (Previously posted here.) It has me thinking about how credible this idea is, and I'm gunning for Mayor Bing to make this a reality.
So is eminent domain expert Alan Ackerman. The Bloomfield Hills attorney has dealt with just such economic development and issues of public use for more than 30 years. Ackerman believes Detroit and Mayor Bing have a strong argument for shrinking the city – it is a matter of safety, cost savings and more.
Detroit is shrinking itself in a manner of speaking – The Detroit News reported Tuesday that Census experts say "Detroit's real population may be closer to 800,000 than 900,000 as thousands continue to move out to the suburbs. Detroit remains the nation's 11th largest city, behind San Jose."
According to the NYT (and pretty much everyone else):
No official (downsizing) strategy exists, beyond a nascent planning process. City officials said it was likely to take 18 to 24 months to develop a framework for moving forward, perhaps incorporating ideas from existing proposals. So far, members of the so-called land use summit have met once, in early May. Public-participation sessions are scheduled next month.
So what's next, Mr. Ackerman? Let's find out…
Q: How will this affect the city?
A: I suspect in the short run it will be a negative cost – it will cost the city money to cover this process. But the cost will be immediate and a one-time cost. It will be for closing down and buying the houses in the area. In the long run, it is a positive implication for the community as a whole. Police, fire and utilities will be much less than it is now.
Q: What is the far-reaching effect of this kind of move?
A: There are areas of the city where 60 to 80 percent of the area is vacant. There are areas with three houses instead of the 150 they used to have. In those areas, the same costs exist to put the water and sewer in the neighborhood. The police still have to drive there. This mayor needs to find out if he can buy these homes at fair market value and move them to areas that are still viable and have a higher density of homes. If there is a higher density, then it is a lot easier for the utility companies to go there. What you need to do is figure out how to treat people fairly and do it constitutionally. The state constitution will allow the city to acquire individual homes by eminent domain. However, the state statute is more restrictive than the constitution. You have to allow the city to remove homes that are shown to be blighted or worthy of condemnation.
Q: How will this affect homeowners?
A: For businesses, the city would have to pay fair-market value. Homeowners have a different rule; people would receive 125 percent of the value of their home. It can be done fairly. … Sure, the city could find appraisers to make low-ball offers. I hope they wouldn't go there. It's going to e a very complicated process. I don't think we'll see a lot of homeowners blackmailing the city (because) this process could work. It's up to the mayor doing it with the city council so it's a unified force going to Lansing. I have full confidence that the legislature wants to do this – it's in their own self-interest of everyone in the state to help Detroit when we can. It will save everyone money.
Q: Do you think the mayor and the council could get along long enough to make this happen? Will residents get along with the mayor enough to make it happen?
A: It's up to mayor and city council to work together to get this done. If there's not unity in doing this, it will be a disaster. It's one of those tender issues where there's tremendous emotion around. That's probably why they give that 125 percent to homeowners. … How (the mayor and residents) start the relationship will make the process work or go on forever. If it starts out hostile, it will stay that way. People need to be involved. Then, appraisals need to happen, and you've got to find those appraisers who are really good at it. .
Q: Do you think this will ever happen? For real?
A: I have a feeling that this community has a clear sense that we have to do something and I think we all feel that way. All of us feel like we're going to get it done. We just have to get it started and do it carefully and clearly Mayor Bing is a careful person. He can establish the footprint to do this right. … This is still an active city. And we need to rebuild. We need to get mass transit here; that's mandatory for us to be world-class again. Otherwise, the alternative is an Oakland pod, Macomb pod, Detroit pod and Ann Arbor pod. That's crazy. We've got to do something here.


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This thesis describes Scrum and with a feasibility study tests if Scrum can be applied in a project with two developers at T-systems Sweden. Key issues regarding the development process are pointed out from a baseline project. The influence of the issues in the project is later tested in the new project at the same organization. New issues were identified and studied and corrected. Interviews and literature study are used to gather information of what issues do occur and may occur. The results and analysis lead to a conclusion on what changes that should be done and what strength and weaknesses Scrum has when implemented at T-systems Sweden.


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Are You A Travel Hesitater?
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. Well, the same goes for travel, right? We're all in the same boat. We're all travelers. So why is there that . . . moment? The indecision when you circle the "purchase" button on your computer instead of diving in with both feet. Perhaps it's the logistics (who will take care of the dog?), or the money (time to open a trip fund), or the fear of being alone (lonely), or are you just . . . dare I say . . . scared?
Suzy Guese, was plagued with a case of travel hesitation, and tackles the subject on her blog. Some people face their hesitation by choosing the same destination year after year. But is that traveling, or just avoiding the problem? Per Suzy:
No doubt, we hesitate because of change, reluctant but willing all at the same time. Most of all, I think we hesitate to keep travel interesting. Travel might wind up to be a big snooze if we didn't anticipate it with a little nervousness, worry, uncertainty and, of course, hesitation. Part of that worry is what makes those destinations so worthwhile.
Yeah, there are often worries that surround leaving your personal world for a period of time and not knowing what you will face on the road. I thought life was about getting comfortable — in your apartment, your work, your finances. What's the point in regressing into a life you've spent striving to overcome?
What Suzy suggests, is that travel brings back the mystery we need in life. We seek travel because it is unknown. I'm willing to suggest the word, "freeing." So hesitate away and let the uncertainty creep in. Just don't forget to appreciate it — it's one of the very things we seek.
http://suzyguese.com/ Suzy
Hi Jon. Thanks for the mention here. It seems most travelers face travel hesitation and agreed, it is a good thing.
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Well put Jon. I have to say, my hesitation usually has something to do with my bank account . . .


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Brunswick LRA Continues to Offset Impact of Pending Closure
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The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority will negotiate leases with three companies interested in moving into vacant space at Brunswick Naval Air Station, an effort which, if successful, would bring the authority a total of 12 tenants and promises of up to 650 jobs in the coming years.
The authority already has gained commitments from eight firms, including aircraft manufacturer Kestrel Aircraft Co., information technology firm Resilient Communications Corp., and a Swedish maker of medical products, reports the Times Record. Last month a ninth organization, the American Bureau of Shipping, announced it would move to the base.
The three firms the authority will negotiate leases with all come from Maine — the Maine Technology Institute, Lee Auto Group and Jaiden Landscaping. The 3,200-acre base once was responsible for generating an estimated 5,000-plus jobs. It is scheduled to close May 31.


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Celia Wird and her three sisters are just like other twentysomething girls—with one tiny exception: They are the products of a curse that backfired and gave each of them unique powers that made them, well, a little weird.
After Celia Wird and her sisters help master vampire Misha save his family, their powers are exposed to the supernatural community of the Lake Tahoe region. But fame comes at a price, and being weird" isnt always welcome.
To make matters worse, Celia desires the love of Alpha werewolf Aric, but his pack is bent on destroying their relationship to preserve his pureblood status. And once weres start turning up dead—with evidence pointing to the vampires—she must face the prospect of losing Aric forever. But the chaos only masks a new threat. An evil known as the Tribe has risen—and their sights are set on Celia and her sisters.
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Jane is ready to do whatever it takes to find her friend. Her desperate search leads her deep into a web of black magic and betrayal and into the dark history between vampires and witches. But the closer she draws to Molly, the closer she draws to a new enemy—one who is stranger and more powerful than any she has ever faced.
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The $825 billion government stimulus package unveiled by congressional Democrats on Friday contains billions of dollars in government spending supposedly designed to create jobs and stimulate the economy.
However, the package also contains a host of items congressional leaders rarely mention, including hundreds of millions of dollars for cable TV boxes, new windows in government housing, and day care, among numerous other economic stimulus programs.
Drafted by Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, the stimulus proposal – the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill" – claims that without the massive federal spending, America will face "economic chaos."
"Without this package, we are warned that unemployment could explode to near 12 percent," Obey said in a statement accompanying the bill's release. "With passage of this package, we will face a large deficit for years to come. Without it, those deficits would be devastating and we face the risk of economic chaos.
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Steve Kent Signs With Independent Baseball Team
ACT Native and Cavalry Star Keeps Pitching
By Thom Carter
The Canberra Cavalry are pleased to announce that relief pitcher Steven Kent has accepted a contract from the Kansas City T-Bones of the independent Northern League. Kent, 22, spent the first six years of his career pitching in the Atlanta Braves organisation before being released. He signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals in January of this year and was invited to Spring Training before being released. He was a key player for the Australia Men's National Team at the World Cup last spring and a dominant presence in the bullpen with the Cavalry.
After Kent was released by the Braves organisation, he returned home to the ACT to work on his craft and look for a second chance. He was chosen to pitch for the Australian Men's National team in Panama during the Baseball World Cup in 2011. In four appearances he won two games, saved another, and struck out six in just seven and two-thirds innings pitched.
Kent picked up where he left off in Panama when he took the mound for his hometown ABL team, the Canberra Cavalry, in November. He finished the season with a 5-1 record, tied his Australian National Teammate Hayden Beard for the team lead in wins. In 30 and one-third innings pitched last season he struck out 29 batters and only walked 11. He was third in the Australian Baseball League with six saves and was a finalist for the Relief Pitcher of the Award.
"We are really pleased for Steven," Cavalry General Manager Peter Bishell said. "We know he had a tough spring training with the Royals and to be given an opportunity to keep pitching is great. We are hopeful that pitching for the T-Bones will lead him to his lifelong dream of pitching in the Major Leagues."
Kent joins four of his Cavalry teammates in independent baseball in the United States for the 2012 season. Kent will continue to be a teammate of Cavalry pitching alumnus Brian Grening on the T-Bones. Catcher Travis Scott signed with the York (Pennsylvania) Revolution. Pitcher Mike McGuire and ABL Offensive Player of the Year Brian Burgamy are suiting up for the Camden (New Jersey) Riversharks.


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RECIFE, Brazil — It's not over until it's over. And then it's not over until the other one's over.
And then it was over.
And it's not over for the United States national team.
The Americans missed their chance to win their World Cup group for the second consecutive tournament when they conceded a goal to Germany forward Thomas Muller in the 55th minute, but the 1-0 U.S. defeat combined with Portugal's 2-1 victory over Ghana puts the U.S. through to the World Cup round of 16, where they will play the winner of Group H.
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The U.S. game went final just before the other Group G game, but there was very little chance at that point for Ghana to get the needed result — a multiple goal victory — to ace out the U.S. on goal differential. As it finished, Germany led the group with 7 points, the U.S. and Portugal both had 4 and Ghana ended with 1. Germany's 4-0 thrashing of Portugal on the first group day turned out to be one of the biggest advantages for the Americans.
"We should have created more chances," U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann said in the world feed interview at pitch side. "But overall tremendous energy, tremendous effort. It's huge for us getting out of the group. Everyone said we had no chance to get out of this group, and now we want to prove a point.
"This is a huge, huge step."
The U.S. defended well against what was not an intense Germany offense. There was a practicality to the German approach, to poach for opportunities but not overextend. One arrived when Howard made a glorious save off a Per Mertesacker header, but the punch rebounded to Muller at the left of the box and was pounded just inside the far post.
For a guy who needed only not to lose, and already had a 1-0 lead, Germany coach Jogi Low was oddly frustrated by the proceedings through the second half. He wildly gesticulated and urged his players on, but there was a sense among them they weren't going to injure themselves trying to accomplish more than they already had.
It's possible the aggressive approach the U.S. took to Germany's excellent midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger had its benefits as the second half burned. He was fouled hard by sub Alejandro Bedoya and later in a sandwich between Jermaine Jones and Kyle Beckerman that resulted in a yellow-card caution for Beckerman.
Germany eventually removed him from the game, the team's second substitution of the allotted three. The rest of the team seemed content not to engage in any sort of collisions.
When stoppage time arrived, it became all the more important for the U.S. not to mishandle the four minutes added on by the referee. The score line in the Ghana-Portugal game was exactly what they needed, or at least one of the winning scenarios, and a tying goal for the Americans would bring the same second-place finish.
There were two chances to get the draw that would have assured advancement, but Bedoya's strike form the left side of the box was rescued by German star Philipp Lahm, and the resulting corner kick was nearly headed in but not quite. The U.S wound up with four shots on the day, indicative of how content they were to defend.
The United States took an extremely conservative approach to the game, the prudent course of action given the exceptional value of a potential 0-0 draw — or even, given the right outcome in the concurrent game, the 1-0 loss that developed.
It was apparent through the first half the Germans would not argue with that result, either. They did what they could with their possession advantage but took no risks, attempting only six shots for the half to the Americans' two.
Klinsmann crowded the midfield with five players, inserting Brad Davis in place of Alejandro Bedoya to play on the wings with Graham Zusi and keeping the defensive adept trio of Kyle Beckerman, Jermaine Jones and Michael Bradley in place. Klinsmann said he put in Davis to get some "freshness" after two exhausting group games.
After opening with the midfield deeper, Klinsmann ultimately moved into a 4-3-2-1 formation, with Bradley and Jones more advanced and free to make runs toward the box. Both, however, had the primary responsibility of interrupting German attempts at moving the ball forward and dropping back to protect the box when the Germans advanced.
Klinsmann also made a change to his defense, starting Omar Gonzalez over Geoff Cameron following his unsettled — and damaging — performance against Portugal.
Gonzalez whiffed when he tried to pick off an early cross in front of the goal, but that ultimately turned into a fortunate play as the ball rolled untouched across the sideline. But Gonzalez made several crucial interventions in the scoreless first half, interrupting multiple German attacks and controlling the center of the penalty area. Goalkeeper Tim Howard clearly had a challenge keeping a firm grip on the few balls that were sent at him. The area around his goal in the first 45 lacked grass in several areas and was waterlogged.
It's possible the closest either team came to a goal was on a right-footed shot by Zusi midway through the period that bent nicely but floated a bit too high, high enough that it wasn't even necessary for German keeper Manuel Neyer to make a save.
"We still can do better," Klinsmann said. "We got through the group, but we have to do better in the round of 16, and we will do better."


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- You will be given oral medications for pain. It is important to communicate with staff how well your pain is being relieved
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- Lab tests may be done.
- Your nurse will review your discharge instructions, which includes any medications you will be taking at home.
- You will resume your usual diet increasing fluids to prevent constipation.
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New research is finding the procedure to be safe and effective.
In a new study authored by Spear, doctors looked at 162 surgeries performed since 1989.
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Leadership. Action. Results. My entire campaign is based on these three simple words. The current Congress lacks the leadership and courage to take bold action and reasonable steps to deliver results. Why? Both parties have been hijacked by special interest groups. Many of our elected representatives are polarizing figures who focus their time trying to score political points and supporting ideologies that the average American does not support. The result is inaction from a "do nothing congress."
We all know family, friends and neighbors who are struggling in today's economy. Instead of focusing on jobs, jobs, jobs, Congress is focusing on issues that pertain to special interest groups which financially support their respective campaigns. Our number one priority must be getting people back to work. For me, that's what this election is about.
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Eight months after Aid Association for Lutherans and Lutheran Brotherhood merged into the single largest fraternal-based insurance company in the United States, the faith-based financial services company has received approval from all 50 states for its new official name, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
"In short, the name says 'We care about helping Lutherans, and the entire Lutheran community, thrive.'"
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, with nearly $58 billion in assets under management, has $148.5 billion in life insurance in force, and services about 3 million members.
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Ventura County sheriff's deputies were searching Wednesday for an 80-year-old Ojai woman who was missing Tuesday, authorities said.
Audrey Holden was reported missing by family members about 8:30 p.m. after she left her Ojai home to drive to a local market and failed to return, said Capt. Ross Bonfiglio of the Sheriff's Department.
Deputies didn't find Holden on Tuesday night despite an extensive search of the area, Bonfiglio said.
Holden left her home in a 1993 Ford Escort station wagon about 4 p.m. Authorities believe that she may be disoriented. The station wagon has California license plates 3EFB309.
Holden is about 5-foot-4, with silver hair, blue eyes and glasses, said her son, Martin Holden.
She has Alzheimer's disease and has never disappeared before, her son said.
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Dave R. Schubert, professor and head of the Cellular Neurobiology Laboratory, studies hormones and other substances that affect the activities and survival of brain cells. Much of his research is providing new insights into Alzheimer's disease and other degenerative brain disorders.
Schubert has been studying beta amyloid protein, a substance that accumulates in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. Schubert has shown that this protein can cause nerve cell death, while vitamin E can protect cells from its toxic effects.
A recent study conducted by scientists at UCSD showed that Vitamin E does, in fact, slow the progression of Alzheimer's. Schubert's lab also is studying the mechanisms of cell death in Parkinson's disease, stroke and ischemia, with the goal of trying to identify drugs that inhibit these processes.
"Our research group is using a novel drug discovery paradigm developed in our laboratories to make drugs for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, stroke and diabetic complications. The goal is to get these new drugs through the initial stages of development and into the clinic as rapidly as possible."
There are currently no effective treatments for any age-associated neurological disease, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or the neurological complications of diabetes. There are many reasons for this deficiency. One is the innate disease complexity, for in most cases the nerve cells die from multiple stresses and toxins. Therefore, drugs to treat these conditions must block the different pathways that together kill cells, not just a single target.
Plants synthesize drug-like molecules to defend themselves against pathogens and predators. Most of these molecules have numerous biological activities, but they have not yet been exploited for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Scientists in the Schubert laboratory are using a series of innovative biological assays to identify plant products that are broadly neuroprotective. They then use medicinal chemistry to improve their drug-like properties. To date, they have identified two lead compounds that meet the above criteria and have synthesized a series of much more potent derivatives that maintain the multiple biological activities of the parents.
The first is fisetin, which is found in strawberries and is orally active in animal models of Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's. It is also very active in rodent models of stroke. Fisetin has a unique ability to protect from the vascular inflammation that is associated with all neurodegenerative conditions. Schubert's team also has made potent synthetic derivatives of curcumin, the major component of the Indian spice turmeric, that work extremely well in animal models of Alzheimer's and ischemic stroke. Some members of both groups of compounds are ready to start the FDA drug approval process, pending funding.
This work is being extended in three areas: refinement of the chemical structures to improve their pharmacological properties, characterization of the multiple molecular pathways that are responsible for the exceptionally neuroprotective properties, and testing in additional animal disease models. The ultimate goal is to get these compounds to the clinic to treat diseases for which there are currently no cures.
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Industry sources cited by DigiTimes say LG is at fault for the delayed shipments of 27-inch iMacs. The lamination process of the screens is proving difficult to cope with in high numbers, according to these people.
The trade publication with ties to Apple's supply chain reports that the 27-inch iMac is experiencing shipment delays "due to mass production issues from Apple's main iMac panel supplier LG Display," citing the usual (anonymous) industry sources.
The Korean panel supplier has been facing problems with the full lamination process which makes the iMac's display brilliant yet less reflective than the previous-generation screens.
Because of the troubles encountered in mass production, Apple has been forced to slow down shipments of the 27-inch iMac to 100,000 units a month, according to the sources.
Still, LG Display is said to remain a top supplier for Apple's high-end computers as the Korean company "has secured strong yields for Apple's new 21.5-inch model, which currently has reached monthly shipments of 300,000-400,000 units," the same insiders noted.
Apple still has faith in LG, apparently. The sources also said that the company's yield rates in producing the displays should improve in February.
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Apple has confirmed a while ago that its new iMac line (Late 2012) featured a reengineered display that reduced glare by 75 percent.
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Racers in Kinetic Vehicles will once again demonstrate their engineering ingenuity and nautical know-how beginning with the Water Launch at the Ventura Harbor Boat Ramp at 10:23 a.m.
At the conclusion of each challenge, each entry will receive a playing card. The team with the best poker hand will win $500 sponsored by the Ventura Players Poker Club.
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Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has been taking heat from his libertarian-leaning supporters after making comments on Monday about domestic drone use that were either resultant of parapraxis or representative of a flip-flop from the positions he held just more than a month ago.
Paul said during a FOX Business interview late Monday, "Here's the distinction: I have never argued against any technology being used when you have an imminent threat, an act of crime going on. If someone comes out of a liquor store with a weapon and $50 in cash, I don't care if a drone kills him or a policeman kills him. But it's different if they want to come fly over your hot tub or your yard just because they want to do surveillance on everyone, and they want to watch your activities."
The Senator's statement, which suggested that he was fine with drastically lowering the threshold at which government agents should be allowed to carry out lethal drone strikes on American citizens, stirred up a great deal of consternation among supporters who championed his anti-drone filibuster in March.
Drudge Report exclaimed in its signature headline-centric fashion: "Rand Paul Learns To Love the Drone!"
And The Daily Paul, a libertarian news and opinion blog kicked off by Ron Paul supporters, garnered heavy readership on a post entitled: "Rand Paul is a FRAUD and another Obama!"
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He redeemed himself in my eyes when he accomplished the epic 13 hour filibuster which I actually watched more than half of. I was thrilled he was standing up for all of us and the country. I became a Rand Paul supporter once more.
NOW…. he has committed treason against the U.S. people and he has nullified his epic filibuster by going directly against it.
Rand Paul says at 2:30 point of the video below "If someone is coming out of a liquor store with a gun and $50 dollars I don't care if a drone kills him or a policeman kills him."
You – Rand Paul….. Don't Care if a drone is JUDGE JURY AND EXECUTIONER of someone ROBBING a store? So someone should be KILLED for robbing a Store?
How Dare you….. believe drones should KILL people during a crime instead of letting a jury of their peers convict them!!!! Also, who is to say the real robber didn't toss the person out with the gun, no one knows what the real situation is, until evidence is completely provided in a COURT ROOM!
Paul responded to the criticism on Tuesday, in an attempt to recast his earlier statements in a more Constitutionally affable light.
"My comments last night left the mistaken impression that my position on drones had changed," he said in a statement Tuesday. "Let me be clear: it has not. Armed drones should not be used in normal crime situations. They only may only be considered in extraordinary, lethal situations where there is an ongoing, imminent threat. I described that scenario previously during my Senate filibuster."
Liberty advocate Judge Andrew Napolitano came to Paul's defense Wednesday, also during a FOX Business interview, contending that poor word choice was what made the Senator's statements seem so opposite his past positions.
"The filibuster was about the concept of targeted assassinations, about the President picking and choosing who to kill in the U.S. or elsewhere who have not received due process of law," Napolitano said. "They have not been charged of a crime, they have not been convicted of a crime, they've just gotten in the President's crosshairs. That is the essence of the filibuster."
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Chris Wood holds the key to victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers tonight as Leicester City look to cement their place in the automatic promotion spots, midfielder Ben Marshall believes.
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Posted 28 April 2010 - 08:52 PM
Today I am celebrating the arrival of my first Yunomis, two pieces made by a Swiss potter whose work I discovered in another forum. So far just a cellphone snap to give the general picture of the first one, already hard at work in the office, holding the An Ji white tea:
It is small, about 5 cm x 7 cm with a little raised foot, feels solid with comfortable heft in the hand, yet looks delicate and sparkling. I will have to work with the lighting a lot to capture the true beauty of this one.
Posted 28 April 2010 - 09:03 PM
Posted 28 April 2010 - 09:19 PM
It was 2nd cup in this blog post that finally got me hooked, but this less dramatic little blue/green and white said, "I'd like to be a soothing presence in your office, buy me too." So I did.
Posted 30 April 2010 - 12:44 AM
I love hiking in California's Sierra Nevada mountains: the granite itself is beautiful, shiny, a sparkling kaleidoscope of color that merges to gray at the scale of a landscape photo. This cup reminds me of granite up close, sparkly with colorful inclusions and fine crystalline appearance, but unlike granite, it is softly rounded and feels wonderfully gentle in my hand. Today it was baptized with Den's Sencha Shin-ryoku and then helped with a tasting of Lao Ban Zhang this evening.
I did gain some new insight today into the value of handles, when I filled the green/white yunomi at work with freshly infused Tie Guan Yin brewed at about 185 degrees. I had better results iwth the Lao Ban Zhang puerh, despite infusing it hotter, by the simple expedient of not filling the cup. No more burning fingers!
different side, different lighting, still beautiful
It is a bit larger than the blue/green/white yunomi, probably large enough to serve as chawan for matcha, if and when I'm ready to try that again.
I will continue to enjoy some teas in my glass cups especially to enjoy the color of the tea, and the small matched cups for comparative tasting sessions, but expect these to be my best companions on many tea drinking adventures from now on.
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Posted 30 April 2010 - 12:48 AM
The weather has just turned here, so my teas will all be room-temperature soon. I'm wondering - what's appropriate equipment for not hot tea?
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Posted 09 May 2010 - 05:19 PM
A few better shots of the 'seafoam' yunomi pictured a few posts ago, in a not very flattering phone shot. It's already getting 'broken in' with the glaze crackles now emphasized by the stain of the tea
It looks good with tea in it too
and when you get to the bottom of your cup, you get this little detail to brighten up a sad situation (the empty cup is a little sad, when the tea was good)
This one is like seafoam--white with bits of blue breaking through
Posted 22 May 2010 - 09:05 AM
How worried should I be about this leading to mold or other distasteful stuff? Is this a situation where any of you would occasionally dunk the whole pot in boiling water, or set it in the oven to heat through from time to time, or should I just ignore it?
The pot sees water at something between 150 and 180 degrees F nearly every day.
Posted 22 May 2010 - 06:31 PM
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Posted 23 May 2010 - 03:22 PM
I know some people leave them upside down and like the results, but my guess is that this can trap moisture, rather than allowing it to evaporate. A cupboard may also block the air flow.
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 12:29 AM
as usual with a nice ceramic piece, it's quite a technical challenge to capture the sparkle of the metallic glaze....
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The stand is growing on my every time I look at it--it too has a delicate subtle sparkle and shine--but the roughness of the feet will not be nice on my plastic countertops or laminate top desk. How would you handle that--fabric or bamboo coaster underneath it? Little felt stick-on pads on the feet just would seem so....wrong.
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The box passes muster, ok for the next step
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pat, pat, pat.....feels ok, smells ok....
I approve this one too!
More and better pics later. They're gorgeous, but a little larger than I'd hoped--too large for a gaiwan's worth of tea (it appears they can hold four or more of my little ones' worth), but very nice for one of the larger teapots, and for sharing tea when I have visitors. Now I don't have to feel like I'm stinting on them by offering a very generic mug or worse, styrofoam cup!
Posted 23 October 2010 - 08:56 PM
Today, I took out my Seigan hagi and started shooting. It was hard to stop, as they are so amazing, closer and closer with the camera, playing with flash, window light, and filtered sunlight.
Eventually I ended up with two sets of images on my flickr, one for the Seigan blue and one for the Sansai terbineri.
The Seigan blue is very dramatic
and the glaze has translucency in areas almost as ethereal as the 'Spirit' cups
and I'm just a sucker for swirly gorgeous variegated colors
and the clay foot just feels powerful with the embedded larger gravels
The Sansai is more subtle
with different moods on different sides
A vast white interior, with abundant crackles
Clay peeking through at the rim
And again, that very powerful-looking clay at the foot
Posted 07 May 2011 - 09:49 PM
The newest, tiniest member of the household....first, trying to give a sense of scale--how tiny it is:
It matched sizes beautifully with the tiny green cup from a scent cup set.
Tiny teapot by debunix, on Flickr
I admit I bought it mostly as a novelty, but while it is so tiny that it's a bit awkward, the tea brewed in it (an aged puerh sample from Essence of Tea) was delicious. It's from Dragon Tea House on Ebay. While I was there, I also bought a very small gaiwan:
This is about the same size as some that I got as part of 'travel' sets, but more practical for routine use because it has a saucer that fits it snugly and helps me avoid burnt fingers.
Posted 19 June 2011 - 10:06 AM
I have been looking for an especially fine handmade kyusu with more personality than my Tokoname pots for more than a year, and this one by Petr Novak spoke to me:
Beautiful inside and out
And for the first time, I did a comparative tasting of plain hot water in several of my teapots, to see whether there was any effect of the clay on the water in the absence of tea. I was pleased to note some slight sweetening of the water from this pot's iron-rich clay.
I also ordered some cups and a pitcher (a ridiculous number of additional photos of all of these pieces, and links to more info about the artist, are here on my flickr)
And shortly after I ordered those, I saw the first really small pots by another artist whose work I'd been admiring, and I picked this bouncy little pot (holds just 60mL), which has a little more neutral impact on the water, and already seems perfect for green oolongs.
Even being so tiny, it still has nice details
A few more pictures and links to more info about the artist are in my flickr set here.
I still haven't figured out how to capture the sparkle of the subtle and complex glaze.
Posted 19 June 2011 - 11:18 AM
Posted 19 June 2011 - 11:14 PM
It's time for a thinning of the less-used pieces for goodwill or gifts--the ones that sometimes burn my fingers, or that just aren't the right size for the volumes I usually brew. I've already gone through some of the obvious culls over the past year, and now some of the nicer but neglected pieces need to go. Not looking forward to this part.
Posted 20 June 2011 - 03:04 AM
Very nice. I really like the little carbon-trap shino pot. I tend not to like a lot of black in the glaze but it works very well here. I particularly like the thumb print from dipping the pot in the glaze - a nice personal touch.
This week I received two orders of teawares--I think my sales resistance was down after the first order!
Posted 20 June 2011 - 06:08 PM
Posted 20 June 2011 - 06:53 PM
Shino is generally a reduction-fired glaze, which means that during the firing air intake to the kiln is restricted relative to the amount of fuel. This changes the chemical state of the iron and other metals in the glaze and clay to give that nice toasty colour. With heavy reduction, the fuel doesn't completely combust and produces carbon - soot. If the potter does this at the point before the glaze melts the carbon gets into the glaze then is trapped in the melt and doesn't reoxidize.
haresfur or WC, do you know how the carbon trap effect is created?
The challenge for the potter is to control the atmosphere during the firing to achieve the desired effect. The potter may use several cycles of oxidation through reduction in the firing. This takes quite a bit of skill and there is still plenty of room for the kiln gods to work their magic. I would say it is easier to control in a gas kiln than wood (you have to go to great lengths to get reduction in an electric kiln, like popping moth balls through the peep holes or introducing some gas and it is rarely done). Still even with gas, my experience is that it can be hard to get the reduction while still maintaining the proper temperature climb. Things like barometric pressure and humidity can have an impact as does the kiln design.
For those of you not as into pottery, Shino is interesting in that several of the desireable characteristics (and the desirability varies with the potter/tradition) such as carbon trap and crawling (pulling away from the clay, leaving bare spots) are usually seen as defects in other glazes. It's really its own universe with whole galaxies to explore.
Interesting, I think of the bright orange colour as being a characteristic of "American Shino", and quite different from much of the Japanese. And if I recall, Japanese shino doesn't tend to show a lot of carbon trap. Shino without much reduction can look a bit like congealed spit (not that that is necessarily a bad thing!). But pottery making has a wonderful tradition of global exchange for thousands of years so maybe the Americans have inspired the Koreans who had inspired the Japanese, who inspired the Americans...
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That's a difficult question. To me it looks like the glaze is thicker where it is white, but hard to tell from the photos. The oxidation/reduction could vary through the kiln, as could temperature. The cooling rate may also change and that can have an effect on how things turn out. I'm not sure if those are major players, here though.
Does local oxidation/reduction 'microclimate' in the kiln also explain the variation in color between the more orange parts of the Kyusu and cup's glazes? It looks like a uniform glaze up close by texture, but the color differences are signficant.


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