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THANK YOU!!!!! I love these! My manager's wife always sends me some from Columbus for the holidays and I am addicted!! For those questioning if it's worth $2 a cookie, the answer is SUPER-YES!
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I LOVE Cheryl's cookies, I have a tin at home w/frosted and raisin oatmeal at home. Those are my favorite. You won't regret it, it's a great deal!!!
These are the best cookies – they were sent to me by a dear friend and they freeze well – that means the gift lasted a bit longer – definitely got in on this deal – plus $10 toward next order makes it an even better deal!
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Ordered these for my aunt who just had back surgery. Shes been down so this should lift her spirits. Thanks!
ok…they look really yummy…you got me! I ordered :)
Fabulous! Great gifts for far away people!
these cookies are good!
anyone know when these cookies will expire? i want to order these as a gift for christmas, but im not sure if they will still be good by then?
You can choose a delivery date in the future.
I had sent my parents cookies for Halloween. They came in a cute ghost bucket. They love these cookies. I have ordered several times and have never been disappointed.
Awesome – thank you!!
I sent these at halloween for my son at college, and received the 10.00 reward card, can I use the reward card to purchase this deal? And receive another reward card?
no you cant cuz you cant put a rewards card towards shipping, which is all the total is. PLUS, the rewards card is sorta worthless unless your gonna spend like 30-40 dollars anyway cuz it only works on certain things. :( i have a free 10 off is anyone wants it.
I agree with Marie, the rewards cards are not worth it for me but these cookies are soooo good! I have never been unhappy with them! :-)
These cookies are Awesome! Great deal!
These can be grrrreat, I've ordered the cookies about six times now, delicious if fresh, twice out of the 6 times dry and not fresh, still tasty if dipped in coffee. Contacted Cheryl's both times and no response.
Thanks for posting this! I was looking for a little something to send to my brother and sister-in-law, who have been dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy for the past 2 weeks. They only just got power, heat, and hot water back this weekend and could use a little pick-me-up.
I ordered some for Halloween and wasn't very impressed with the overall value. I think they are comparable to Loft House cookies, sold at Walmart and Kroger, etc. which are much cheaper per cookie. Their customer service is nice. I called because I didn't receive an order and they ran out so they said I would receive a refund. I hope I get it, its been a while.
the cookies are wonderful but I have never ever been able to use the $10 rewards cards. I can never find an eligible product so be careful.
Just received my cookies from this deal and the Rewards Card said it was good through 9-30-12. Has anyone else experienced this?
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As you might expect, the Vatican is vehemently opposed to embryonic stem cell science. President Bush is also wary, and two years ago he all but banned federal funding for it. But most medical scientists remain convinced that stem cells hold the key to a new kind of healing: regenerative medicine. Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent, meaning that they have the ability to develop into any type of human tissue. If that capacity could be harnessed and directed, injury and disease need no longer be crippling. For example, new neurons grown from stem cells might reverse the damage from Alzheimer's and repair severed spinal cords. But the research requires growing - and destroying - embryos in the lab. Hurlbut, however, claims he has a method for harvesting embryonic stem cells without killing human embryos.
The proof is projected on the screen. The x-ray shows a teratoma, a naturally occurring tumor that grows from an egg or sperm cell. Like an embryo, a teratoma produces stem cells. But the teratoma does not have the right balance of gene expression to create a fully integrated organism. So it grows into a dense ball of teeth, hair, and skin, a ghastly grab bag of organs like some randomly constructed Frankenstein. Hurlbut points to the x-ray. "They're about the ugliest thing in medicine," he says, "but they might offer us a solution to our stem cell dilemma."
In a bit of diplomacy that may satisfy both the scientists and the theologians, Hurlbut advocates genetically altering cloned embryos so, like a teratoma, they wouldn't have the DNA necessary to become viable humans. For the first few days of existence, they would grow normally and produce stem cells, but then die when a critical embryonic component - say, a placenta - failed to emerge. "They would have no coherent drive in the direction of mature human form," Hurlbut tells the crowd. "It's analogous to growing skin in a tissue culture. Such an entity would never rise to the level of a human being." You could grow them in vats, kill them at will, and never risk offending God. As both a medical doctor and a deeply religious Christian, Hurlbut borrows from each side: It's a theological breakthrough in the form of a scientific technique.
When he wraps up his presentation, the applause is long and loud. The priests chatter about the idea as they storm the cappuccino stand outside the conference room. "A number of Catholic thinkers are very open minded on this. It might not have any moral red flags. It might work," says Father Thomas Berg, a senior fellow at an ethics think tank called the Westchester Institute, who flew to Rome from New York for this two-day conference. Father Gonzalo Miranda, bioethics dean at Rome's Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University, tells me that Hurlbut could be the first scientist to break the logjam over stem cells: "He's humble, and he cares about ethics."
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CO: Going snowboarding tomorrow, where?
So I where do I go tomorrow? Doesn't look good anywhere in the Colorado area but I'm dying to go. I have the epic pass so i'm stuck to vail, breckenridge, vail, beaver creek, arapahoe. I spend most my time at the terrain park, especially with garbage weather like this. Anyone that has been out can chime in?
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I was at Vail last Sunday and it was pretty good considering the conditions. Also, it has the most open now, over 1400 acres. Pretty much everything is open except the back bowls and blue sky basin. Beaver Creek sounds pretty good by the info they have on their website but I haven't been this year yet to confirm but 1000 acres open isn't bad.
I was just at Vail yesterday. It had snowed about 4" according to the REI app, but it looked like more while I was there. Probably 6" in most places, though I found some spots that still had fresh snow in the trees that was about a foot deep. I doubt there is anything fresh left, but they did have a number of runs open plus they were making snow in a few spots. Right at the Vail village lift area, the big blue run right in front of that was closed off for some reason but had all the fresh snow on top just untouched waiting. But.. the mountains right across the street barely even have any coverage. Maybe they'll open that one up soon, as well as a few others to widen things up.
My guess based on what the REI app said yesterday, is to do either Vail (4" according to the app) or Beaver Creek (5").
You might as well go to Breck or Keystone and stick to the park. Either that or bring a big, stiff cambered stick and bomb the shit out of some hardpack. That's what I did at Loveland today and had a blast.
Avoid Breck this weekend Dewsh Tour is going on it's a shit show.
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thanks guys...looks like vail it is.
keystone shows 0 snow in the last 24 hours, 27/135 runs open and 419/3148 acres.
Everything outside of park right now is the same old hardpack anyway at the Epic Pass resorts.
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Maduabuchi Ubani reports on a centre's efforts in alleviating poverty among women
Janet Thomas, an indigene of Bayelsa State has known poverty right from a tender age. She was forced to resort to several measures to break out from the cycle of poverty, but she has not been so lucky. With time she became worried and constantly felt an inner worthlessness and low self esteem among her peers.
"I tried, but things just didn't work. I sold second hand clothes at sometime, but I sank deeper into poverty until my prayers were heard in 2012," she said.
For her, the tales of anguish came to an end in June 2012, when she was selected as one of the 40 beneficiaries of the amnesty skills acquisition programme in catering and hotel management.
"I am very excited and overwhelmed without measure, because as I am talking to you, I can produce cakes, beads, insecticide and so many things without assistance and when I travelled back home from Lagos recently, I did my liquid soap and everybody was proud of me. I am thankful for this programme because now I can stand up among my peers without shame." Thomas said with a smile.
Thomas' story of a sad start in life wasn't so different from that of Nancy Tekikuma who was a food vendor with responsibilities on her shoulders. "I got to know about the programme through my in-law and though the beginning of the classes weren't so rosy, but with patience and dedication I scaled through. Now, I am in a good position to take care of my younger ones and give them a brighter future that I didn't have when I started out in life."
The accounts of these women were just a few of many testimonies from the HOK Centre for Business, Technical and Trade Education in Lagos. The centre which came into Nigeria in 2011 with a deliberate focus on women and mission to provide a critical combination of services and training to unleash life skills that equip trainees for a long term economic empowerment through small or medium scale enterprises for self-reliance. The initiative has prepared many women for life in its few years of operation in the country.
On the activities of the centre and the recent graduation of a set of trainees, the CEO of HOK international, Mrs. Helen Okafor, talked about her passion for poverty alleviation among the womenfolk, the resounding successes attained and the centre's quest for improvement.
"The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) declaration by the United Nations formed the basis for the establishment of the centre. Dwelling on five of the goals, HOK intends to bridge the gap between Nigeria and other nations by attending to these specific goals. These are captured in the areas of eradication of poverty, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender equality and empowerment of women," Okafor explained.
She said: "The women of this country need status change from where they are now to the rightful place. It is unimaginable that women would have to depend on men for everything. That needs to stop. Everywoman must be somebody in its locality and able to support and defend other women. We train for the empowerment of vulnerable and different calibres of young people in the society.
"We recently marked the end of a one-year training for women from the Niger Delta region who were placed in the centre by the Presidential Amnesty Programme and apart from Catering and Hotel Management, the centre also managed to teach them some other soft skills in the areas of interior decoration & design, bead making, venue decoration, tie & dye and hair dressing.
"These skills are not only to empower them but to enable them to be wealth creators because the centre is about skill acquisition in its totality and entirety."
Commenting on the clamour and chase for white collar jobs, Okafor pointed out the legion of opportunities and enrichment that lies in the so called "menial jobs" and further urged people to be credible in whatever path of life they choose.
"It is only in Nigeria that you see a street sweeper who is shy to say what he or she does for a living. But overseas, you see people who do lower jobs than that and they are proud to say it, because they are being paid for the service they render and they live on those jobs comfortably. As our trainees have passed out, they go home with the complete knowledge of something new that has been impacted on them by seasoned tutors and well-bred instructors and this underscores the boundless opportunities that lie in acquiring a vocational skill not only for personal enrichment and comfort but also for economic growth."
Expressing her happiness on the illuminating path that the centre has shown to the women, the instructor on chemical processing, Mrs. Stella Chinyere Okafor, commented also on the remarkable feat achieved by the women. "It has been a worthwhile experience and an invigorating time with the women. I thank God for using me to impact knowledge on them, and it gives me inner joy and fulfillment when they travel to their respective homes and call to tell us how they are being appreciated and commended by their siblings, friends and neighbours on their new found skills," she enthused.
She added: "Most of them came here with no skill whatsoever but they are leaving here not only to become their own boss but also to be employers of labour and positive contributors to societal development. It goes a long way to say that not only people in political posts are the ones to receive applause for making the positive changes in the society, rather we should also appreciate and acknowledge semi and low skill individuals who through their ingenuity and devotion play roles in making the society a better place.
"As the trainees leave with certificates on diverse aspects of training, it simply means that in a country with vast untapped resources, there are so many areas one can carve a niche and it is not far-fetched that when you empower a woman, you've empowered a nation because we are the catalyst of positive change."
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UCM-ASQ Student Chapter
2015 Conference Registration - Click here
The School of Technology, graduate programs, and ASQ Student Chapter will hold the 7th annual Quality Management conference at University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO 64093 on Thursday, September 10, 2015, 9am-3.30pm. The conference theme is "Continuous Improvement with Technology and Quality Systems". The major events include expert panel discussions, student research presentations, guest speaker, games, showcases, and door prizes. Coffee cake, coffee-tea will be served in the morning. We will also be serving lunch with no costs to the ASQ members.
The conference agenda is located at http://www.ucmo.edu/sotgrad/documents/ASQSchedule.pdf
If you are interested to join this conference, please register by September 4th, here.
Students are encouraged to attend this conference.
Last year's 6th Annual Quality Management Conference
The ASQ-UCM Student Chapter organized the 6th annual Quality Management Conference on Thursday, September 18th, 2014. The conference theme was "Lean Tools & 5S in Waste Reduction". The conference was sponsored by the School of Technology at UCM, Student Funding Committee, UCM Foundation, and ASQ Section 1301 Kansas City.
A total of 118 participants have attended the Conference, 26 industry professionals and 92 UCM students, faculty and staff. A panel of five quality professionals headed discussions in the morning which yielded an abundance of information for conference participants.
Following the panelist discussion Mr. James T. Price, our keynote speaker, presented on ways organizations can embrace quality and environmental sustainability by employing recent innovations in materials management.
Zachary Wakefield and Mohanad Yahya provided student presentations during lunch on "Data Quality Innovations in the National Weather Service: Dual Polarization Radar", and "Quality Management System and Lean Tools at Honda Corporation" respectively. Later, the industrial attendances were asked to validate the ethics mini-case which was facilitated by Dr. Sue Rodchua.
Following lunch the student, faculty, and professionals played an exciting game of quality tools trivia; hosted by Ms. Joleen Byerline, Vikrant Suresh Dhore and MS students. Trivia was followed by a presentation by the University of Central Missouri's Office of Sustainability. The day then closed with a group photo and door prize distribution.
Read more details from the Newsletter and 2014 Program Agenda.
UCM-ASQ Insight
The ASQ-UCM student chapter has been established by the Master of Science degree programs in the School of Technology at the University of Central Missouri. This organization was formally approved by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) headquarters on April 28, 2009. The Master of Science degree in Industrial Management and Technology programs promote activities for the development of professional skills in students. It also encourages students to practice skills in leadership, management, teamwork, and quality.
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Mission Statement
Our mission is to bring awareness to students about the importance of quality in today's industry and business, as well as help them gain knowledge by interacting with quality professionals working in diverse organizations.
Student Chapter Purpose
- Provide student members with the latest information regarding quality
- Provide student members with an awareness of quality related issues in the industrial and academic worlds
- Expose students to the real world practices of quality by providing them an opportunity to network with professionals in the quality management field
- Provide students an opportunity to develop and display leadership abilities and techniques
- Instill a desire for continued professional/technical society affiliation
- Reflect a favorable and responsible image of this school in industry
Ongoing Projects/Events
Dr. Suhansa Rodchua, Assistant Professor in Industrial Management, serves as the student chapter's advisor. Joleen Byerline, Ph.D. Fellow in Graduate Programs, serves as the student chapter's co-advisor.
Ongoing Student Chapter Activities
- Organize and hold the Quality Management conference at UCM with guest speakers from business and industry
- Attend the study tour and workshop/meeting from the ASQ Section 1301
- Attend the ASQ World Conference
- Research and publish technical reports in the areas of quality, technology management, industrial engineering, and others
- Volunteer to help and support local communities
- Provide a book donation project - The major purpose of this project is to build a small size library on quality books/media to be donated to developing countries
- Mentoring Warrensburg High School FIRST Robotics Team for 2013 Competition in Kansas City
ASQ Student Membership at UCM
As a student, annual membership fee is $28 USD (paid to ASQ headquarters). If not a student, the fee will be between $74-$129.
The benefits of student membership include:
- Quality Progress magazine - online
- One Section membership
- ASQ Weekly e-newsletter
- ASQ Quality News Today - daily newsfeed
- Member rates on books, standards, certifications, and journals
This ASQ-UCM Student Chapter is the first student organization in the master's programs in Industrial Management and Technology at the School of Technology. It was formally approved by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) headquarters on April 28, 2009 and under sponsorship of the ASQ Section 1301 Kansas City Chapter. The master's programs in Industrial Management and Technology were also the first master's programs accredited by the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Sciences (ATMAE) in November 2008. The master's degree programs promote activities for the development of professional skills in students. It also encourages students to practice skills in leadership, management, teamwork, and quality. Please select a link below to learn more about our student chapter.
To join ASQ, click the ASQ logo. Click on the tab "Join ASQ" on the top right. Select "Student Member" and click 'continue' at the bottom. Please complete the sections for your information and email address. Please note that Section 1301 Kansas City is our section sponsor. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Sue Rodchua. If you are already an ASQ member, please let us know so that we can include your name in the UCM-ASQ Student Chapter.


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Cardinal Godfried Danneels, who retired as Archbishop of Malines-Brussels earlier this year, has denied claims by two priests that they had spoken with him several times about Bishop Roger Vangheluwe's homosexual abuse of a minor. "With the best will in the world I cannot remember such a discussion," Cardinal Danneels said on April 24. "I'd be surprised that I wouldn't have paid attention, or forgotten about such a statement."
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Last Man in Towerby Aravind Adiga
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Searing. Explosive. Lyrical. Compassionate. Here is the astonishing new novel by the Man Booker Prize–winning author of The White Tiger, a book that took rage and anger at injustice and turned it into a thrilling murder story. Now, with the same fearlessness and insight, Aravind Adiga broadens his canvas to give us a riveting story of money and power, luxury and deprivation, set in the booming city of Mumbai.
At the heart of this novel are two equally compelling men, poised for a showdown. Real estate developer Dharmen Shah rose from nothing to create an empire and hopes to seal his legacy with a building named the Shanghai, which promises to be one of the city's most elite addresses. Larger-than-life Shah is a dangerous man to refuse. But he meets his match in a retired schoolteacher called Masterji. Shah offers Masterji and his neighbors—the residents of Vishram Society's Tower A, a once respectable, now crumbling apartment building on whose site Shah's luxury high-rise would be built—a generous buyout. They can't believe their good fortune. Except, that is, for Masterji, who refuses to abandon the building he has long called home. As the demolition deadline looms, desires mount; neighbors become enemies, and acquaintances turn into conspirators who risk losing their humanity to score their payday.
Here is a richly told, suspense-fueled story of ordinary people pushed to their limits in a place that knows none: the new India as only Aravind Adiga could explore—and expose—it. Vivid, visceral, told with both humor and poignancy, Last Man in Tower is his most stunning work yet.
"When Mumbai was still Bombay, the apartment building became the new village, inhabitants growing up and old together, intertwined in one another's rhythms and needs. Tower A of the Vishram Society is one such building — both a character and the setting in this highly allegorical yet riveting novel, Adiga's first since winning the Man Booker Prize for The White Tiger. Here, Hindus, Christians, Muslims and Communists have lived together for decades, finding recent common ground in their suspicions about the new 'modern' single girl in 3B. But when a developer offers each resident an astronomical sum to move out so that he might build a luxury condo, greed threatens to destroy the community. But one holdout, the teacher Mr. Masterji, is determined that knowledge and principle will protect him. Though occasionally overwritten ('The hypodermic needle of the outside world had bent at his epidermis and never penetrated'), Adiga is a master of pacing. The momentum builds as Masterji's neighbors become consumed by money, allowing Adiga to show his characters grappling with circumstances, and enduring difficult changes of heart. Adiga takes a harsh look at Mumbai's new wealth, but his characters are more than archetypes. Though the allure of capitalism has won them over, the inhabitants of Tower A are at the mercy of the rich as much as their neighbor, the teacher, is at the mercy of them. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Aravind Adiga's first novel since his Man Booker Prize–winning best seller The White Tiger ("Amazing . . . One of the most powerful books I've read in decades" —Deirdre Donahue, USA Today): a stunning, darkly comic story of greed and murder that lays bare the teeming metropolis of Mumbai.
Real estate developer Dharmen Shah's offer to buy out the residents of Vishram Society—a formerly respectable, now crumbling apartment complex that abuts the infamous Dharavi slums—is more than generous. But one man stands in the way of Shah's luxury high- rise: Masterji, a retired schoolteacher who will not leave his home in Vishram's Tower A. Shah is a dangerous man to refuse, but as the demolition deadline looms, Masterji's neighbors—friends who have become enemies, acquaintances turned co- conspirators—may stop at nothing to score their payday.
An electrifying, suspense-filled story of money and power, luxury and deprivation, peopled by brilliantly drawn, unforgettable characters, Last Man in Tower exposes the hearts and minds of the everymen and women of a great, booming city—ordinary people pushed to their limits in a place that knows none.
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Jerky is the snack that we all love to love. It is the most portable, not to mention tastiest snack for everyone from outdoorsmen to athletes to moms. And it's pretty easy to make and tastes so much better when you smoke it yourself on your Traeger.
To make sure your jerky comes out tasting like king of snacks that it is, here are some jerky tips that come from our Traeger Jerky Cookbook which has 50 amazing jerky recipes, and was written by our resident expert, Nancy Loseke. The cookbook is 50% off till April 14th 2013 so pick one up and make some jerky!
1. Use lean cuts of meat with very little intramuscular fat or connective tissue. Trim off however much fat and connective tissue that you can before drying the meat. The fat will quickly turn rancid and give the jerky an "off" taste.
2. Partially freeze the meat or poultry for an hour or two before slicing to minimize tearing.
3. The perfect thickness of meat is 1/4-inch to 3/8-inch. If you know your butcher or butter up to them, they just may slice it for you. (Some supermarkets sell top round that has already been sliced.)
4. After draining the marinade off the meat, lay it in a single layer between paper towels and go over it lightly with a rolling pin. This removes excess moisture and cuts down on drying time.
5. Transfer the jerky to a resealable plastic bag while it is still warm. Some moisture will form on the inside of the bag, which will be reabsorbed by the meat as it rests. This helps improve the texture of the finished jerky.
6. Marinate the meat or poultry overnight for the best flavor and texture.
7. If you wanted an added boost of flavor, sprinkle the drained jerky with spices or herbs, like Traeger's Beef Shake, before drying it.
8. Keep the finished jerky in the refrigerator or the freezer for the longest shelf life.
9. Smoking shelves are available for the Traeger Lil' Tex/Elite and the Texas models and significantly expand your grilling space, meaning MORE jerky for you.
10. Maintain the lowest temperature setting possible on your Traeger for the best results.
11. Lean ground meat can also be used for jerky. Season the meat, then roll it between sheets of wax paper, parchment or plastic wrap into an even thickness. Partially freeze, then cut into strips.
12. For seafood jerky, use non-oily species of fish. (Salmon in the exception. It makes incredible jerky, sometimes known as "Indian Candy".)
For even more tips check out our Traeger Jerky Cookbook. It has some dynamite jerky recipes, like our Coffee Break Jerky, that will leave you craving more.


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Three Kentucky veterinarians were recently selected to receive assistance in repaying their students loans under a new program addressing the shortage of large food animal veterinarians and technicians in the state.
Dr. Patricia Davis of Cynthiana was one of the veterinarians chosen for this program.
Kentucky Farm Bureau's Education Foundation is administering the program on behalf of the Kentucky Cattleman's Foundation.
Dr. Davis is a 2009 graduate of Tuskagee University and is practicing at the Harrison Veterinary Clinic in Cynthiana.
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MONDAY: Cereal, donuts, juice choices, choice of milk.
TUESDAY: Waffles, bacon, syrup, juice choices, choice of milk.
WEDNESDAY: Cereal, cinnamon toast, juice choices, choice of milk.
THURSDAY: Scrambled eggs, biscuits, juice choices, choice of milk.
FRIDAY: Cereal, muffins, juice choices, choice of milk.
THURSDAY, March 4
Bookmobile. The Cynthiana-Harrison County Public Library Bookmobile will be available Thursday, March 4 at 10:30 a.m. in Claysville; 2:30 p.m. at Edgemont; and from 3-3:30 p.m. in White Oak.
FRIDAY, March 5
Bookmobile. The Cynthiana-Harrison County Public Library Bookmobile will be available Friday, March 5 at 10:30 a.m. at the Cynthiana Baptist Daycare; and from 3-4 p.m. at Grand Haven.
SATURDAY, March 6
March Women's Meetings
Circle of Sisters: March 8 at 6:30 p.m. Hostess and program will be by Meg Ammerman.
Webber-McDaniel Group: March 9 at 7 p.m. Anna Ruth McLoney will be the hostess.
General Meeting: March 11 at 6 p.m. A joint meeting with the Methodist Men.
Rees-Lebus Group: March 17 at 1 p.m. at Biancke's Restaurant.
"The Hour of Power" Radio Ministry, aired weekly on Saturday mornings on 90.7 FM (The Wind), at 10-11 a.m.
The emerald ash borer was first identified in southeast Michigan in the summer of 2002. By 2009, it hit really close to home. The first two confirmed Kentucky sightings where in Jessamine and Shelby counties.
In Indiana, the heaviest concentration of infestation is in the northeastern part of the state; the rest of the state is considered intermittently infested.
*Log Cabin, Jan. 31, 1913 -- "Hotel For Rent - Hotel building on South Main Street in good repair. Good bath room. Possession March 1. Apply to W. M. Nourse or wife."
Natural Resources Conservation Service in Kentucky is accepting applications for the Grassland Reserve Program (GRP). Although GRP applications are continually accepted, the application ranking cutoff dates for 2010 are March 15 and June 1. Applications received after June 1, 2010 will be deferred until the next ranking cycle.
The Grassland Reserve Program is a voluntary program offering landowners and operators the opportunity to protect grazing uses and related conservation values by conserving and restoring grassland resources.
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Births announced this week are: Kurt Dawson Fight, Dec. 31, son of Chris and Tammy M. Fight; Dakota Gene Knipper, Feb. 4, son of Mitchell and Donna Knipper; Gunner Keith Riley, Feb. 10, son of Patrick K. and Jill Kearns Riley.
The Harrison County Middle School Site-based council will vote on dress code policy at their next meeting.
Blake Griffin Shadd
Blake Griffin Shadd was born to Crystal and David Shadd II on Jan. 9, 2010 at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Josiah Marshall Custard
Josiah Marshall Custard was born to Sarah Forsythe and Chris Custard of Berry, Ky., on Feb. 14, 2010 at Harrison Memorial Hospital. He weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz., and is welcomed by his brother, Landon Desha Thomas Custard.
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U.S. Embassy and SAT Sign Agreement for Closer Cooperation on Counter Proliferation
Mexico City, April 25, 2014 – U. S. Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne participated in a ceremony with Lic. Aristóteles Núñez, Chief of Mexico's Tax Administration Service, where they signed a Memorandum of Understanding that paves the way for the U. S. and Mexican governments to collaborate closely in the area of preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and associated goods and technologies. This event was hosted by the Tax Administration Service and the National Customs Administration (SAT/AGA), and establishes the conditions in which the U. S. Department of State's Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program and the Mexican National Customs Administration may work together in addressing the national, regional and global threat from the illicit transfers of WMD technology and dual-use goods.
During a short ceremony to sign the MOU, Ambassador Wayne said, "Mexico's commitment to nonproliferation and the dedication of SAT's staff is clear evidence of the Mexican government's continued contribution towards countering efforts by rogue states and non-state actors whose intent is to gain the capability to develop weapons of mass destruction."
In addition, SAT Chief Nunez said, "We are proud to share this agreement and we will be consistent with our skills. We understand and agree that a secure border and combating the proliferation of weapons will only be possible, if we continue to work together. Our country supports strongly the non-proliferation of weapons and the illegal traffic of control materials."
Since assistance to Mexico began in 2005, the EXBS Program has conducted or sponsored over 73 training courses, workshops or other events and trained more than 1,800 Mexican officials in basic inspection techniques, WMD commodity identification, WMD interdiction, export licensing, end-use and end-user analysis, air and maritime cargo interdiction, and a variety of other counter-proliferation related topics. In addition, several hundred radiation detectors and other radiological and chemical and identification equipment have been donated to the Government of Mexico.


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Intercept Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results PR Newswire NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2013 NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICPT) (Intercept), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel bile acid therapeutics to treat chronic liver diseases, such as primary biliary cirrhosis, today reported financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2013 and announced presentations at an upcoming medical conference and upcoming investor conferences. Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results Results of Operations Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 For the six months ended June 30, 2013, Intercept reported a net loss of $23.7 million, or $1.41 per share, compared to a net loss of $9.3 million, or $2.78 per share, for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The $14.4 million increase in net loss was primarily due to the increase in the non-cash charge related to the periodic revaluation of warrant liability of $10.2 million and the increase in non-cash stock compensation of $2.7 million. Licensing revenue decreased by $707,000 to $811,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013, compared to $1.5 million for the corresponding period of the prior year, because the up-front payment related to the Servier collaboration was fully amortized as of the third quarter of 2012, and therefore no amortized revenue related to this upfront payment was recognized in 2013. Research and development expenses increased to $10.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, from $8.1 million for the corresponding period of the prior year, primarily as a result of increased activities in Intercept's development program for its product candidate, obeticholic acid (OCA). The increase in R&D expense includes an increase of $1.3 million in non-cash stock-based compensation for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the corresponding period of the prior year. General and administrative expenses increased to $5.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $2.0 million for the corresponding period of the prior year, primarily as a result of costs associated with operating as a public company. The increase in G&A includes an increase of $1.5 million in non-cash stock-based compensation compared to the corresponding period of the prior year. Non-operating expenses increased by $10.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year, primarily due to an increase of $10.2 million in the non-cash charge related to the periodic revaluation of warrant liability. This increase was primarily attributable to the increased market price of Intercept's common stock in 2013. In connection with equity financings prior to its IPO, Intercept issued warrants that are classified as liabilities and are adjusted to fair value on a quarterly basis with the change in fair value being included in net loss. The amount included in net loss is a non-cash item as Intercept is not required to expend any cash to settle the warrant liability. The warrant liability is primarily affected by changes in Intercept's stock price during each financial reporting period, which causes the warrant liability to fluctuate as the market price of Intercept's stock fluctuates. Quarter Ended June 30, 2013 Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the second quarter endedJune 30, 2013was$13.5 million, or$0.79 per share, compared to a net loss of$5.8 million, or$1.75 per share, for the same period in 2012. The $7.6 million increase in net loss is primarily due to the increase of$5.9 millionin the non-cash charge related to the periodic revaluation of warrant liability, primarily caused by the increase in the market price of Intercept's common stock, and increased non-cash stock compensation expense of $1.5 million. Cash Position As ofJune 30, 2013, Intercept's cash, cash equivalents and investment securities available for sale totaledapproximately $161.8 million, compared to $110.2 millionatDecember 31, 2012. In June 2013, Intercept sold 1,989,500 shares of common stock at $33.01 per share in a public offering for net proceeds of $61.4 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. Based upon currently expected level of operating expenditures, Intercept believes that it will be able to fund its operations through early 2016. This estimate reflects the ongoing POISE trial and long-term safety extension of the POISE trial; nonclinical studies and clinical trials and consulting expenditures to support Intercept's planned regulatory submissions for OCA in PBC; anticipated pre-commercial activities for OCA in PBC; and IND-enabling studies of INT-767. Symposium at Upcoming International Congress of Immunology On the afternoon of August 25, 2013, Intercept will host a satellite symposium for physicians at the International Congress of Immunology being held in Milan, Italy from August 22-27, 2013. The satellite symposium will be moderated by Luciano Adorini, M.D., Intercept's Chief Scientific Officer, and focus on the genetics, pathogenesis and therapy of primary biliary cirrhosis. Upcoming Investor Conferences Intercept's Chief Executive Officer, Mark Pruzanski, M.D., will present at the following investor conferences in September: oMorgan Stanley 2013 Global Healthcare Conference on September 9, 2013 at 2:25 p.m. Eastern Time at the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York City. oStifel Healthcare Conference 2013 on September 12, 2013 at 10:20 a.m. Eastern Time at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston. About Intercept Intercept is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat orphan and more prevalent liver diseases utilizing its expertise in bile acid chemistry. The company's lead product candidate, obeticholic acid (OCA), is a bile acid analog and first-in-class agonist of the farnesoid X receptor (FXR). OCA is initially being developed for the second line treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) in patients with an inadequate response to, or who are unable to tolerate, ursodiol, the only approved therapy for this indication. OCA has received orphan drug designation in both the United States and Europe for the treatment of PBC. Intercept owns worldwide rights to OCA outside of Japan and China, where it has out-licensed the product candidate to Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma. For more information about Intercept, please visit the Company's website at: www.interceptpharma.com. Safe Harbor Statements This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the clinical, preclinical and regulatory developments for our product candidates, the anticipated results of our clinical and preclinical trials and other development activities, potential timeframes for our and our collaborators' clinical and preclinical trials and other development activities, the clinical utility of our selected endpoint and any potential consensus relating thereto, anticipated trends relating to our financial position, and our strategic directives under the caption "About Intercept." These "forward-looking statements" are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the initiation, cost, timing, progress and results of Intercept's development activities, preclinical studies and clinical trials; the timing of and Intercept's ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of OCA and any other product candidates it may develop, and any related restrictions, limitations, and/or warnings in the label of any approved product candidates; Intercept's plans to research, develop and commercialize future product candidates; the election by Intercept's collaborators to pursue research, development and commercialization activities; Intercept's ability to attract collaborators with development, regulatory and commercialization expertise; Intercept's ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for its product candidates; Intercept's ability to successfully commercialize its product candidates; the size and growth of the markets for Intercept's product candidates and its ability to serve those markets; the rate and degree of market acceptance of any future products; the success of competing drugs that are or become available; regulatory developments in the United States and other countries; the performance of third-party suppliers and manufacturers; Intercept's ability to obtain additional financing; Intercept's use of the proceeds from its initial public offering and recently completed follow-on offering; the accuracy of Intercept's estimates regarding expenses, future revenues, capital requirements and the need for additional financing; the loss of key scientific or management personnel; and other factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" contained in Intercept's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed on April 1, 2013 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 filed on May 14, 2013, as well as any updates to these risk factors filed from time to time in Intercept's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release, and Intercept undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law. Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited and in thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2012 2013 2012 2013 Licensing revenue $ $ $ $ 759 405 1,518 811 Costs and expenses: Research and 5,018 5,133 8,078 9,966 development General and 944 2,891 2,003 5,287 administrative Total operating 5,962 8,024 10,081 15,253 expenses Other income (expense) Revaluation of 302 (5,572) 979 (9,255) warrants Other income (184) (287) (182) 10 (expense), net Net loss $ $ $ $ (5,085) (13,478) (7,766) (23,687) Dividends on preferred stock, not (750) - (1,500) - declared Net loss attributable $ $ $ $ to common (5,836) (13,477) (9,266) (23,687) stockholders Net loss per common $ $ $ $ share, basic and (1.75) (0.79) (2.78) (1.41) diluted: Weighted average number of shares of common stock 3,329,266 16,970,519 3,329,266 16,765,464 outstanding, basic and diluted: Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Information (In thousands) December31, June 30, 2012 2013 (audited) (unaudited) Cash, cash $ $ equivalents and 110,194 161,799 investment securities Total assets 112,179 163,869 Working capital 98,814 156,299 Deferred revenue, 12,162 11,351 total Warrant liability, 30,359 32,574 total Total liabilities 46,267 47,597 Stockholders' equity 65,912 116,272 SOURCE Intercept Pharmaceuticals Contact: For more information about Intercept, please contact Mark Pruzanski, M.D., or Barbara Duncan, both of Intercept Pharmaceuticals, at 1-646-747-1000.
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"We will never end poverty if we don't tackle climate change. It is one of the single biggest challenges to social justice today."
Those words weren't uttered by a radical environmentalist or crusading climate scientists. Instead, they were spoken by new World Bank President Jim Yong Kim during a recent press call.
Kim was speaking with reporters about his agency's latest report called "Turn Down the Heat" [PDF]. The report highlights the devastating impact of a 7.2 degree global temperature increase, which if current energy and pollution policies persist, is likely by the end of the century. Extreme heat waves, declining global food stocks, loss of ecosystems and biodiversity, and life-threatening sea level rise all loom on the horizon if mitigation and adaptation strategies aren't implemented immediately. Worse, the report confirms that the world's poorest populations are likely to suffer the worst consequences.
The report identifies severe risks related to adverse impacts on water availability, particularly in northern and eastern Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. River basins like the Ganges and the Nile are particularly vulnerable. In the Amazon, forest fires could as much as double by 2050. A warmer world would also suffer more extreme heat waves, and these events too will not be evenly distributed across the world. Sub-tropical Mediterranean, northern Africa, the Middle East, and the contiguous United States are likely to see monthly summer temperatures rise by more than 11°F. The report further warns that continued warming will lead to greater ocean acidification, which could lead to stunted growth of coral reefs, and eventually, their total dissolution. Loss of coral reefs is likely to have profound consequences for people who depend on them for food, income, tourism and shoreline protection.
Combined, these events are likely to create millions of climate refugees, already distressed populations who must flee their homelands in search of water, food and employment. Developed countries already struggling to support their poor will be inundated with destitute peoples looking for a safe place to live. Strained food systems and infrastructure is likely to crumble under the pressure.
In an attempt to fend off these disaster scenarios, the World Bank doubled lending for climate change adaptation last year and plans to step up efforts to support countries' initiatives to mitigate carbon emissions and promote inclusive green growth and climate-smart development. Among other measures, the Bank administers the $7.2 billion Climate Investment Funds now operating in 48 countries and leveraging an additional $43 billion in clean investment and climate resilience. Unfortunately, all the money in the world won't make a difference if the apathy of those in wealthy nations remains the same.
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Who listens to the world bank anymore when we clearly know their agenda is get all our money and gold.
thanks for sharing
yes, population control rather...(or those whatjamacallitthingemajicks from outer space must hurry up and come gobble up some of us....)
Have faith in human beings. They raise to great heights. Now mankind has found a solution to energy problem by developing cheap solar panels which can compete with thermal power. USA has found a way to economically produce shale oil to meet all their needs. In the same way when the real global worming starts human beings will find a solution. Thrust mankind to solve your real problem. Human beings follow the principle "Cross the bridge when you come to the river". if it is crunch time it is time some solution will be found.
Hear, Here Sandra P.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Susan, I'm sorry you are so clueless about the real world. Maybe you can try going to college for a real degree, not liberal farts or some other BS. Something science-based.
Google Global Thermostat and take a good look at their website. If I read them right, they are claiming that using their CO2 absorbing filters to concentrate CO2 to 15% of air and giving that to municipal waste water plus algae, and then draining the algae and making charcoal of it, they can capture and store CO2 for less than the price of the burned in producing the CO2. This amounts to the technical solution Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil, was expecting to come along. The too big to fail fossil fuel firms will not like one bit being made obsolete by competition from cheap renewable energy. I hope they will settle for buying licenses for the technology and joining this major change in energy technology, instead of fighting it by trying to get it declared illegal as unfair competition to them.
Right, for the deniers of anthropogenic climate change here - I have a list of some real Left Wing conspirators here who claim that Global Warming is real, and getting worse faster than expected, and IS being pushed by human-generated greenhouse gases. 1.) The military/DOD - http://monthlyreview.org/2004/05/01/the-pentagon-and-climate-change
Or if you prefer major corporations, including financial interests and insurance -
Population control is the only way to end world poverty. Everyone knows this except the Catholic Church.
As far as Global Warming. Its already too late. It will only get hotter and hotter, century after century, until it doesn't any more. Maybe Humans will survive, maybe not. But a couple of centuries from now, be assured the world will not be as we now recognize it, nor will our economies, if they exist, will not be what they are now.
Absolutely no doubt water(drinkable) will make gold look like brass in value comparison. This is how the world will be decreasing its excess populations.
Its always some kind of disaster, only this one is largely of our own making. The evidence for this argument is undisbuted by any meteorologist or any other scientist who seeks the truth vs. convenience of the corporations.
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That was my take on it as well.
What's worse is that, if the lion had gotten through the glass, it would have been shot, NOT the person that provoked an innocent creature to react normally to a certain stimulus. Why can`t they be left alone?
I agree with the majority of you, I HATE ZOOS!!!!!!!


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How to Treat Heat Rash Naturally
In treating prickly-feeling heat rash, the focus needs to be on cooling the skin. Here are some tips and suggestions for treating heat rash naturally.
1. Ice
Simple but effective, an icy compress can soothe and cool skin very effectively. Rather than rubbing the skin directly with ice, put ice cubes or an ice pack (such as you use in your cooler) in a zip-top plastic bag and wrap it with a cloth before applying it to the skin.
2. Baking Soda (sodium bicarbonate)
A lukewarm bath (the cooler the better) in which 1/4 cup of baking soda has been dissolved, helps relieve heat rash. For children, use 2-3 teaspoons of baking soda since the bath will have less water. For babies, add only about a teaspoon to their bath. Remember to pat dry with a soft towel; don't rub your skin vigorously or that will worsen the rash.
Another option is to apply baking soda to the rash in the form of a compress. On a wet cotton cloth, sprinkle baking soda liberally. Fold the cloth over so that the baking soda is on the inside, and lay the cool compress on the affected areas. You may need several compresses, and the applications will need to be repeated. Cool the compress in a cooler or refrigerator between applications, and/or re-dampen the cloth with cool water.
3. Peppermint Powder
You can make this cooling powder yourself. Mix 1 part baking soda with 3 parts cornstarch. Add 2-3 drops of peppermint essential oil per cup of the soda/cornstarch mixture. Shake vigorously to mix the oil in well. Pat this on to cool and soothe heat rash. It is especially effective as a heat rash preventative, and/or applied after a lukewarm shower or bath.
4. Peppermint Tea
All of the mints – wintergreen, spearmint, peppermint, etc. – have cooling properties. Add a cup or two of mint tea to a lukewarm-to-cool bath. You can also apply mint tea to your heat rash directly, like a lotion. Soaking a cloth in mint tea and applying it to the rash as a compress is also effective.
5. Witch Hazel
A cotton ball soaked in extract of witch hazel (available at drugstores, usually sold near the hydrogen peroxide and rubbing alcohol) can be patted on the skin to soothe heat rash.
6. Aloe
This ancient skin remedy is very effective at treating burns, and although heat rash is not a burn, it is a hot, prickly skin irritation that responds well to aloe vera gel. You can use the gel directly from the plant; just slit an aloe leaf lengthwise and press the split leaf onto the skin. Do not rub it in, as you don't want to irritate the skin further.
7. Oatmeal
The anti-inflammatory properties of oatmeal are very soothing to skin irritations. It can be applied as a poultice using the method described in number 2 above; just replace the baking soda with finely ground oats or oatmeal. You can also add a cupful of oatmeal or oat flour to a lukewarm bath, but you will want to tie it into a muslin or cheesecloth bag so that it does not clog up your bath drain after you're through.


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