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Refinishing a Wooden Canoe
by Mike Elliott, Kettle River Canoes
At some point the exposed wood on your wood-canvas canoe will need a complete refinishing job. There are five basic steps in this process:
1. Strip - Before you can bring in the new, you have to get rid of the old, and that means removing the old varnish. There are a number of ways of removing varnish, but I prefer to use caustic chemicals followed by revitalizing the wood with linseed oil. The varnish removal process can be done either with the seats and thwarts left in place or by removing them to give you free access to the hull. If you decide to remove the seats and thwarts, be prepared to replace the existing fasteners as usually more than one of them will be sheared off - albeit unintentionally. Most canoe manufacturers fastened the seats and thwarts to the inwales with bronze carriage bolts, but the Huron Village canoes from Quebec used steel machine screws. Getting at them can be a bit tricky as the inwales were capped with a hardwood strip held down with steel finishing nails. Sometimes, I will keep the machine screws and replace the hardwood strip using brass finishing brads. When I am replacing inwales and decks on one of these canoes, I will discard the hardwood strip and replace the steel machine screws with bronze carriage bolts. A set of 4" 10-24 (3/16") silicone bronze carriage bolts can be obtained from quite a few of the larger canoe supply companies.
Any of the commercial varnish and paint removers will work very well. I get about two gallons of the least expensive stuff at the local hardware store as well as a gallon of mineral spirits. While you are out getting supplies, you will need a few other things if you don't already have them. You will need:
* a pair of neoprene gloves
* a scrub brush
* a couple of putty knives (1-1/2" and 2") to scrape between canoe ribs
* a couple of old paint cans to hold the used remover
* safety equipment for working with caustic chemicals
A pair of canoe cradles makes the job a whole lot easier. Check out the Care and Maintenance article for a construction plan.
Before you start, make sure you have lots of fresh water close at hand. This is not for the canoe, but rather for you in case some of the remover gets on exposed skin. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of agony due to chemical burns, so wear rubber boots, coveralls and eye protection. If you happen to get remover on your skin or (worst case scenario) in your eyes, immediately flush the affected area with fresh water for a solid minute or two.
If you are doing this job outside, work in a shaded area. It is important to maintain a wetted surface with the remover in order for it to work properly. Work the canoe in sections. In this way, you can keep the remover applied to a horizontal surface. For a typical 16-foot canoe, I do the bottom of the hull in quarters and the sides in thirds or halves. To work on the sides, rotate the canoe in the cradles to get the working surface as horizontal as possible. The basic removal routine for each section goes like this:
* apply remover and let stand for 40-60 minutes. Use the scrub brush to ensure that the area remains wetted. Avoid spreading the remover too thin and use a respirator.
* scrape off the remover into the cans getting as much off as possible.
* remove remaining remover with old rags soaked in mineral spirits. I wear a respirator for this job. The fumes are strong - even outside.
* move on to the next section.
* let stand until dry - usually overnight.
* brush or vacuum the remaining residue from the hull. Most of this residue has crystalized and sweeps away easily, while some is dried to the hull and needs to be knocked off with a putty knife. This is not difficult but it takes time to inspect and clean the entire hull.
This whole process takes a lot of time. Sometimes, I spread this job over several days. In any case, it is not a good idea to hurry while working with caustic chemicals.
2. Bleach - Depending on your canoe, this step may not be required or it can be confined to affected areas on the hull. Bleach is applied to any wood that has been darkened or stained by contact with water. The bleaching can be done with a wide variety of products. Household bleach (sodium hypochlorite) does a great job straight out of the bottle - make sure you are wearing gloves. Two-part bleaches, often sold as teak cleaner, work very well. Infact, they remove all of the color from the wood and you would need to stain the wood afterwards.
I usually use oxalic acid which comes in a crystaline form and is mixed one part acid crystals to four parts water. If you choose to use oxalic acid, remember the axiom when working with acids - ALWAYS ADD ACID. The combination of water and acid generates a great deal of heat. If water is added to acid, the first water coming in contact with the acid can boil almost immediately. The result can be hot acid splashing back up into your face - so take care to add acid to water and thereby avoid this situation. The wood is bathed in the bleaching agent and let stand to dry.
3. Oil - All the mess and bother associated with this process is worth it, in my mind, just to see the wood come back to life with the addition of linseed oil. You will need about two quarts of 'boiled' linseed oil and about a pint of clear wood preservative or mineral spirits. The oil is usually sold as 'double-boiled' linseed oil. The key here is to avoid getting raw linseed oil which would take forever to dry. Boiled linseed oil is not actually boiled. They add drying agents to the oil so that the oil will dry in a couple of weeks.
Mix one part of mineral spirits or clear wood preservative to three parts oil (just like making a vinaigrette for a salad - only don't try to eat this stuff). The mixture spreads better and penetrates the wood better when it is heated slightly. I use a double boiler over an old electric hot plate to heat the mixture slowly and evenly. Again, I wear a respirator to protect against the fumes. Use lots of oil mixture and apply it liberally to the entire canoe - inside and out. There are no points for neatness in doing this. Then stand back and admire your handiwork. Personally, I usually just stand there with my mouth open - perhaps even giggling a little. Once you're done, store the canoe for at least two weeks to dry at room temperature.
4. Shellac - This stage is a well-kept secret in the canoe restoration trade. In fact, it would be safe to say that many people will caution against using shellac as a base for varnish or they will tell you that shellac goes cloudy when it comes in contact with water - not a good thing for a canoe. I looked back at the finishing techniques used by the old canoe builders and found that shellac is an amazing base for varnish. It is easy to use, sands or smooths with steel wool to a fabulous surface, and it dries in about an hour at room temperature as opposed to a couple of days for varnish. I apply three coats of shellac and a coat of varnish in one day, followed by a second coat of varnish a few days later.
Shellac is usually thinned one-to-one with denatured alcohol before applying to the surface. Shellac is anhydrous and will indeed go cloudy when in contact with water. This situation is solved by thinning it with lacquer thinner instead of alcohol. When you think about it, I can't begrudge the varnish manufacturer for insisting on the use of varnish and only varnish for the base coats - it's good for business. That said, your business is the restoration of your canoe and that can be done beautifully with a minimum of fuss and bother by following the methods used when your canoe was built - namely, shellac and varnish.
To shellac the wood, you will need a 2" brush, lacquer thinner, white shellac (shellac flakes already cut with alcohol), 000 steel wool (pronounced 'triple-aught') and a tack cloth. Start by going over all of the wood with steel wool. Then brush and/or vacuum the surface thoroughly before using a tack cloth to pick up any residual dust. Shake the shellac well (shellac that has already been suspended in alcohol) before mixing it one-to-one with lacquer thinner. Apply the shellac quickly and thinly making sure you don't miss any spots. At the same time, don't try to go back over a spot you have already shellacked - it dries very quickly and will only cause trouble if you try 'touch-ups', so apply it and then leave it alone. After an hour or two, smooth the surface with steel wool and apply another coat in the same manner as the previous coat. Cedar tends to absorb a lot of the finish before it starts to 'build' properly and provide an even surface for the varnish top coats, so I apply two coats of shellac.
Clean the brush with alcohol (called denatured alcohol, wood alcohol or rubbing alcohol, it is simply 95% ethanol poisoned with 5% methanol to prevent people from drinking it). Finish the cleaning with lacquer thinner.
5. Varnish - I've read lots of articles about 'The Art of Applying Varnish' and let me tell you, my first attempts convinced me that working with varnish and getting a smooth finish is indeed an art. That is, until I stumbled across the secret ingredient. To get beautiful results with a brush and varnish, the key is to thin the varnish 1:7 with mineral spirits (one part thinner to seven parts varnish) or other suitable thinning agent first.
Start by smoothing the surface with 000 steel wool and cleaning it well with a tack cloth. With varnish, any 2" brush will do as long as it doesn't lose a lot of hair with vigorous use. Work in a well lit area positioning yourself with the working surface between you and the light source. Light reflecting off the wetted surface will show up any spots you missed in the application. Load the brush well with varnish and spread it vigorously over the surface. Grind the brush into the surface to ensure that the entire area is covered. Then with the brush set at a 45-degree angle, lightly 'tip' the surface with your brush. First work across the grain and then do a second pass working with the grain. Don't worry about any bubbles or streaks and don't try to go back over a spot to touch it up. Just tip the varnish across the grain, then with the grain, then go away and leave it alone for two days. When the first coat is dry, go over the varnish with 000 steel wool and a tack cloth, then apply a second coat. A third coat of varnish is applied in the same way and is usually needed to get a smooth, protected finish.
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Flash flooding engulfs Mt. Pleasant Township, surrounding areas
Each August, Adeline Tylka holds a yard sale at her home along Hamel Road in Mt. Pleasant Township.
The year's installment was an absolute washout.
That was due to torrential downpours on Friday which led to flooded streams engulfing properties throughout the township and surrounding areas.
According to National Weather Service meteorologist John Darnley, a frontal boundary came from the northwest and merged with a warm, moist air mass to produce heavy rain as the front moved southeast.
Darnley reported nearly 2 inches of rain fell between 8 and 9 a.m. over the southeast corner of Washington County, the northern portion of Fayette and southern Westmoreland.
"When you have almost 2 inches of rain falling in a short amount of time like that, the tributaries can't drain that amount in a short time," Darnley said.
The downpour caused the waters of the normally tranquil Jacobs Creek to cascade at a level Tylka said she had not witnessed in nearly 30 years.
"The last time I saw it this high was in August of 1985. There were people kayaking down the stream when it happened then. We were told to evacuate that year, but we stayed," Tylka said.
Tylka and members of her family stayed on Friday, as well, as a stone wall built along the stream across the road protected her property from the raging floodwaters.
Just down the road, resident Becky Gordon pensively watched as the waters raged, hoping that the crest had already come.
"I've lived here 18 years, and it's never been anywhere near as bad as this," Gordon said.
The flooding Jacobs Creek also overtook resident Charles Maccarelli's 3⁄4-acre property along State Route 982 in Laurelville.
In addition several tributaries of the creek which merge on neighboring properties were also flooded over, causing the Maccarelli's property and that of his neighbors to become a virtual lake.
"I've lived down here since 1979, and I've never seen it this bad," Maccarelli said. "There was quite a bit of flooding that went through our property and the properties of our neighbors."
At the peak of the flooding, Maccarelli said he was knee deep in water in his backyard attempting to retrieve various items, including flowerbed borders. A wishing well on the property was also damaged, he said.
"The well was setting on a slab and the water just pushed that well from my property to my neighbor's property," Maccarelli said. "Kecksburg (Volunteer Fire Department) came down, they were down here to make sure everything was OK."
Around 10:30 a.m., Westmoreland 911 reported that an unidentified male who was swept into the floodwaters as he tried to tend to his property along state Route 982 at Mennonite Church Road, also in Laurelville. He was quickly rescued from the raging torrent by friends and family, said Duane Hutter, a Mt. Pleasant Township supervisor and an official with the Kecksburg Rescue and EMS unit.
"I was just getting in ambulance to go, and Westmoreland 911 cancelled us because they pulled him out," Hutter said.
Westmoreland 911 dispatchers reported that roads were flooded throughout the township, East Huntingdon and Scottdale as a result of the storm.
In addition, Mt. Pleasant Borough Volunteer Fire Department responded to reports of residential flooding along Bridgeport Road in Mt. Pleasant Township, according to Westmoreland 911, and a flooded basement in a residence along Main Street in Donegal Borough.
Flooding damaged a concrete wall and contributed to the formation of a possible sinkhole at the waterfalls behind the Laurelville Mennonite Church Center camp office, according to Derek Yoder, host of guest services for the center.
He said even when Hurricane Sandy hit in October the waters of nearby Jacobs Creek waters did not rise above the bank adjacent to the falls, but they did on Friday.
Camp employee Linda Berkey of Scottdale said she hadn't seen the water this high in 11 years there.
"It was flooded beyond the dining hall by about 10:30 a.m.," Berkey said.
Back on Hamel Road, Tylka's daughter-in-law, Lori Cid of Mt. Pleasant, was on hand to help with the yard sale. Cid was a resident of Johnstown during the flood of 1977.
"This does bring back some upsetting memories," Cid said.
Mt. Pleasant Township Supervisor Frank Puskar said he and township crews were responding to flooding calls all morning, including residences on High Street and in Hecla.
Puskar said the inclement weather is merely the latest in what has been "an awful, wet, cool summer."
"We've been inundated with bad rains and high water all summer, and the ground is saturated," he said. "I sure hope this wet weather is not an indicator of what kind of winter we're going to have."
Through it all, Mt. Pleasant Borough went virtually unscathed, according to volunteer fire Chief Jerry Lucia. The department assisted other departments on pumping details at residences outside borough boundaries, but none within, he said.
"We were real lucky, so I was very happy with that," he said.
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|Effect of current federal regulations on handgun safety features.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 12514676 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|STUDY OBJECTIVE: In the late 1960s, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms implemented the "factoring criteria," a set of minimum size and safety standards required for any handgun imported into the United States. These standards, however, were not applied to guns manufactured domestically. We determine whether extending the factoring criteria to all handguns sold in the United States, as has been proposed in Congress, would increase the likelihood that safety devices would be included in new handgun designs. METHODS: Imported and domestic handgun models produced in 1996 were examined to determine the prevalence of 4 passively acting safety devices on pistols and 1 passive safety device on revolvers. Domestic models were also scored against the factoring criteria. RESULTS: Compared with domestic pistol models, imported pistols were more likely to include a firing pin block (odds ratio [OR] 2.43; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.54 to 3.85) and a loaded chamber indicator (OR 1.59; 95% CI 0.98 to 2.56). Domestic pistol models that already met the factoring criteria were more likely to include a loaded chamber indicator (OR 12.05; 95% CI 2.74 to 53.02), a grip safety (OR 24.12; 95% CI 7.8 to 74.33), and a firing pin block (OR 4.92; 95% CI 2.35 to 10.29) than domestic models that did not meet the criteria. CONCLUSION: Although pistol models that meet the factoring criteria are more likely to contain safety devices than those that do not, the net effect is modest. Thus, the factoring criteria alone are insufficient to ensure consistent incorporation of safety features into new handgun designs.
|John S Milne; Stephen W Hargarten; Arthur L Kellermann; Garen J Wintemute
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My Summer Aspirations by Scott LentineAugust 11th, 2014 | No Comments
Reaching out, making connections
Looking for friends and new directions
Exploring new places and meeting people
Moving forward and looking for life's next sequel
Beautiful beach weather with waves crashing on the shore
Allows me to connect with nature
My senses feel alive to the core
And I relate to life's basic force
Crowded beaches with people everywhere
Dogs of all shapes and sizes
Makes me feel like part of the affair
And I am happy and my spirit rises
Celebrating the vacation with family and friends
Seeing new and old acquaintances
Helps me reconnect and feel alive
And enables my mind to thrive
Summer is a great time of year
A bright new beginning in life is here
My plan is to make the most of this season
And let the meaning of my life deepen
Chat Live with the Shut Up SistersJuly 31st, 2014 | No Comments
Xanadu…No, more like Xanex by Jackie Penrod CunninghamJuly 3rd, 2014 | No Comments
It's extremely easy to lose sight of yourself when you are the caregiver to any special needs individual. You begin to define yourself by that, forgetting all the things that made you the person you were before…I used to be Jackie, and hey…to the best of my blurred recollection, I used to like stuff!! I used to enjoy employment, going out with friends, reading smutty novels, traveling, crafting, sleeping, laughing…I have vague memories of such events.
I am currently the primary caregiver to all 3 of our children during the day; 2 auties and 1 typical. According to my therapist (yes, I felt the need to consult one of those years ago in my quest for sanity…a battle I have since waved the white flag on), each autistic child counts as 10 typical kids on the work equivalence scale. So by that standard, I watch 21 kids all day, every day – which feels much more accurate when measuring my exhaustion. I also feel it's important to mention my lifelong doubts about my ability to be "maternal", as I always questioned if I was even cut out for motherhood. Eventually I decided if animals, insects and idiots can do it, I can too! And heck, I don't even have to master something as difficult as parallel parking, 'cause you don't need a license to breed! Naturally, I never considered the possibility that my children would be anything less than normal (if not brilliant, like me, right?). Parenting, of course, is a life long commitment, I knew that going into the "breeding zone". However, my commitment will be obviously different from most parents… I will never experience the glory and the suffering of empty nest syndrome (you know, that magical moment when you get your life back…). Two of my children will require life long care, which is a pretty overwhelming thought, one most parents fortunately don't ever have to consider. I admit, I often get annoyed when parents take their own beautiful normalcy for granted, and yet blissfully unaware is what I too long to be.
And, no, I am not always the shining ray of sunshine that I present to you here. Like every parent, I have my days…and nights (and my days that turn into nights, that continue on into the next day). Sometimes in my darker moments, my mind runs through the plethora of things that my sons will never experience…Like developing real friendships; getting the "joke"; driving a car; making love to someone they love; or experiencing the wonderment of their own child. Unlike most parents, my thoughts are consumed with things like, who will really care for you when I am gone? Did others hurt or mistreat you while you were away from me (because you can't TELL me if they did)? If I work diligently with you, day and night, might you someday have a breakthrough?? Does it hurt, autism? And what the hell is that under your fingernails?? I know I am not alone, I truly believe every parent of an autistic child wishes, even just for a minute, that they could be their child, be in his head, his body… to experience with new understanding this puzzle we try to solve each and every moment of each and every day.
Five Small Steps for Imperfect WomankindMarch 4th, 2014 | 5 Comments
The little things. If there's one important thing I've learned during my vast experience parenting two special needs daughters and a special needs dog (he has eye contact and bilateral motor integration issues), it's to celebrate them. I'm not just talking about the little accomplishments of my children – the late adolescent shoe tyings, the days without calls from the school, or even those rare occasions when they remember to put toilet paper on the roll. I'm talking about the little accomplishments I achieve as their highly imperfect mother. You see with two special children, two careers, and two serious Reality TV show addictions, my life can get very hectic and well…imperfect. As a result, some of the things that come so easily to other women — cleaning, grooming, breathing — are not always so easy for me. But in the spirit of embracing my imperfection and what little sanity I have left, I've decided not to dwell on the things I don't do so well, but to celebrate the rare things I do do well. So, at the risk of you telling me to Shut Up About My Perfect Little Things, I've decided to share five of my proudest accomplishments this past week.
Drumroll please…
1) I wore real pants three times last week. Now before you go around visualizing me pantless, (I wouldn't wish that on anyone), I must remind you that we are a G-rated blog. What I mean is that I actual wore real pants. For those unfamiliar with this phenomenon, real pants are those that come with zippers, buttons, and pockets as opposed to elastic waistbands. As a writer who works out of my home, it had been some time since I had to wear real pants. Thankfully, zippering is like riding a bicycle; you never forget how to do it. And given the difficulty I had with my zippers, I was also reminded me that I probably needed to spend more time on a bicycle.
2) I styled my hair. I'm not just talking shampoo and conditioner, I'm talking blow dryer and round brush. My husband noticed right away. "Gina, you look great. Did you do something different?"
"Yes, I brushed my hair."
"Well, that look looks great on you. You should do it more often."
3) I had a real date. Before you get excited about salacious gossip, it was with my husband. (If you really know me, you'd know that I am far to distracted to carry on affairs. I'd mix up who I was supposed to meet and where). Now, I'm the first to admit with one daughter away at college and another with a busy social life, my husband and I now spend a lot of time alone. While we have had a series of dates recently – shoveling the driveway, shopping for toilets — this one was extra special. We actually went out for dinner and a movie. I must admit, when he requested that we sit in the back row, I was a bit nervous.
"Mike, why are we sitting way back there? You don't want to make out do you?"
"No, the sound isn't as loud back there."
4) I remembered my daughter's therapist appointment. For once, I didn't need the therapist's reminder system — the email, automated phone call, missed appointment bill, or singing telegram. Of course, it may have helped that I asked the 130,000+ members of our Facebook page to remind me. Thanks to all who participated.
5) I cooked dinner. I made pork chops. And even though I set off the smoke alarm (special thanks to my City's Fire Department for their responsiveness), I felt good that I was finally able to have my husband come home to a meal that didn't arrive on wheels. He would later fire me for making the pork chops taste like "hockey pucks," but he did appreciate the effort, especially since hockey season is in full swing.
So there you have it. That's my special parent brag list for the week. Let's hear yours.
The Polls Are Open! Vote for your Favorite Imperfect Snowman!January 30th, 2014 | No Comments
Attention voting imperfect public! The finalists for our Imperfect Snowman Contest have been chosen. Take a moment to vote for the winner. Polls will close on Friday, January 31 at 8:00 p.m. with the winner announced on this blog on Saturday, February. The imperfect winner will receive a Shut Up basket packed with imperfect goodies, including an autographed copy of our book, Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid, along with the imperfect glory of knowing they've won. Hurry up and vote before they melt!
NEW CONTEST — The Imperfect SnowmanJanuary 21st, 2014 | No Comments
Hold on to your imperfect seats. Imperfect Senior Management at Shut Up Industries has just announced an exciting new contest for January 2014 — the Imperfect Snowman. For this contest, we'll be looking for folks to construct a snowman that represents your imperfect life. We will select three finalists and then open voting for the final winner on our Blog.
To participate, email your snowman photo to firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject "Imperfect Snowman Contest." Entries must be received by January 29, 2014. Finalists will be posted on this blog for voting on January 29 with the winner announced on January 31, 2014.
Winner will receive a Shut Up basket filled with imperfect goodies, including a first and second edition copy of our book, Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid; a t-shirt, Shut Up magnets, and a Vino-2-go-Tumbler, plus other cool and exciting imperfect stuff (from the "Dollar Store")
To help you understand this complex contest, we've created the following FAIQs (Frequently Asked Imperfect Questions).
What if I don't have snow where I live? You can either move to the North Pole, Antarctica, Siberia, Aspen, or save money by making a snowman out of sand, ice, prescription bottles, or other elements from your area.
Can children enter? We're going to make this an adults-only (age 18 or older) imperfect snowman costume. Immature people may enter as many times as they like except P and G. Sadly, they can't enter.
Do you reimburse for frostbite-related expenses? Keep in mind that Shut Up Industries is not responsible for any frostbite, chapped lips ,or gangrene you may suffer while making your snowman.
When does it start? This exciting contest starts right now. You may submit entries up until January 29th at 9:00 a.m. EASTERN TIME
How will you judge the winner? For the finalists, we will be looking for entries that are funny and creative and best portray imperfect life. Finalists who meet this requirement will then move on to our imperfect swimsuit contest. (Just kidding — it's a Yoga Pants Contest).
So what are you waiting for? Get building.
Debunking the Myths at Shut Up IndustriesJanuary 16th, 2014 | No Comments
Now that The Movement of Imperfection is catching on like old IEP documents to a gasoline-fueled campfire (not that we've experimented with this or anything) and our Facebook community has grown to 80,000 peeps, we thought we'd take some time to clear up some of the myths surrounding our esteemed, imperfect company, Shut Up Industries, LLC, The Movement of Imperfection, and its imperfect creators. So without further delay…
MYTH: Shut Up Industries is a Fortune 500 company that pads the already-stuffed pockets of its "fat cat" executive owners, Gina and Patty.
FACT: Shut Up Industries is not a Fortune 500 company, though with our shaky management team, weak profit margins, and poor leadership styles, we fully expect to crack the MisFortune 500 list later this year. As those who read our annual report know, our compensation packages are limited to going to lunch frequently ("We love lunch") and saying the phrase "shut up" any time we want.
MYTH: Shut Up Industries has a full-service, world-class Shipping Department.
FACT: Sadly, this is no longer true. After our beloved mother passed away and went to the Shipping Department in the Sky, our Senior Shipping Department disbanded. Fortunately, we were able to find cheap labor in Gina's house with her 14-year-old daughter. ("Emmy, if you ship this package for me, I'll let your friend sleep over." ) To receive a package from the new Teen Shipping Department, visit the Shut Up Store. Then say a prayer that it actually gets there.
MYTH: Patty and Gina's full-time jobs are running Shut Up Industries.
FACT: Though they would love nothing more than to work for the company that both allows and encourages them to make mistakes and meet caring compassionate people, both Patty and Gina have full-time jobs. Patty works as a Family Partner and Gina as a freelance copywriter out of her house, where she ignores laundry and other domestic matters daily.
MYTH: Patty and Gina just have a blog, book, and Facebook page because they are attention-seeking narcissists.
FACT: Though we readily admit that we like the fact that we have people who actually listen to us (something that rarely happens at home), we maintain and manage our blog and social marketing sites with the intent of allowing special needs parents to get free support and therapy. If we were truly narcissists, we would talk about ourselves in the third person. Patty and Gina never do that.
MYTH: Patty and Gina are making things up; they both are perfect.
FACT: Gina's husband, Mike, insisted on debunking this one. His response: "bwhahahahahahahahahahhahahahhahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahaha!"
MYTH: The Movement of Imperfection is telling special kids that they are imperfect and not whole.
FACT: The Movement of Imperfection, created by Patty and Gina, encourages all parents of all children — special and typical — to celebrate the unique gifts, blessings, and milestones of their kids..And, it encourages all kids to be the best they can be. (No wait, that may be the U.S. Army.)
MYTH: Patty and Gina are writing another book.
FACT: It is true that we have taken a break from our routine writing (check writing) and are working on a new book that celebrates mothers, in honor of our late mother. Our goal is to put aside our daily distractions and procrastinations so that we can finish it before we become late mothers.
We hope this clarifies some of the myths that are circulating. If you have a question about Shut Up Industries or about Patty and Gina, which doesn't involve our weight or IQs, please feel free to ask us.
Shut Up Industries, LLC. Equal Opportunity Imperfect Non-Employer.
An Imperfect Community Mourns the Loss of a Special Soul — Jill Sifinski Gibson (1964 – 2013)December 29th, 2013 | No Comments
How do you want to be remembered when you leave this earth?
By the wealth you amassed?
The material possessions accumulated?
The professional milestones you achieved?
The hours logged in at the gym?
Jill Sifinksi Gibson will not be remembered for any of those things.
For those who don't know, Jill Sifinski Gibson was a warrior special needs mother, who along with her 13-year-old son, Shane, died in a tragic car accident on Christmas Eve.
By society's high standards of perfection, Jill's life was not a standout.
She didn't have very much money.
She didn't take exotic family vacations.
She didn't live in a fancy house or drive a fancy car.
In fact, she barely left her family's apartment, after suffering from complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), which left her primarily bedridden.
But Jill's lack of mobility didn't stop her from doing what she did best – moving people with her acts of kindness.
Her poor health, financial worries, concerns for her special needs sons, and confinement to her home might have caused her to be angry and bitter, but Jill chose to spend her days making the most of what little she had.
From her bedside, she underwent an intense program at Capella University in pursuit of a degree in healthcare management. She earned straight As, and constant recognition on the Dean's List. Despite her pain, she managed to get up in a wheelchair to keep her family's apartment clean and fill their hearts and bellies with special meals she had lovingly prepared for them.
While Jill was passionate about her education, there was nothing she was more passionate about than advocating for the education of her two special needs sons, Shane and Matt, who had autism and bipolar disorder respectively. Jill spent many difficult days battling with school systems and insurance companies to find the right care for her boys. Despite years of hardship, she was able to steer Matt on a positive path through home services and Shane participated in ROTC and a Science Olympiad, where he was building a robot. Jill was thrilled, telling her friends, "This is the first year I feel like they have a chance."
We came to know this selfless woman from Hopkinsville, Kentucky in our Facebook community, where she was among the first to share her struggles, hopes, and heart to help other special needs caregivers. People were so struck by her kindness and compassion that she quickly formed friendships outside the page with folks from around the world. Her impact on their lives was inspiring.
When a friend she had met from the community's sister was involved in a terrible train accident, Jill stepped forward to help. Writes Sethany, "She lit candles and checked in on my sister's condition every day. When she heard about how badly Amanda was being cared for in a nursing home in Florida, she started a letter-writing campaign to the nursing home, the Department of Health, and reporters. When my sister got better, Jill sent her a care package with snacks."
Another Facebook friend, Deb, writes:
"When I was having really rough times, I would get surprise cards in the mail that Jill had made to let me know she was thinking of my family. Although she was in constant pain, she complained very rarely and put her family and friends' needs before her own."
Eileen, a close friend and fellow chronic pain sufferer who met Jill on the Facebook page, shares her story:
"She was so sensitive and so caring… like a mother bird bringing everyone under her wings. She showed me how to handle my chronic illness as well. When I felt sorry for myself, I would think of Jill and how she cooked and cleaned for her family FROM A FREAKIN WHEELCHAIR!!!! And I'd get on my damn feet because, even though it was difficult, I could still walk! Her spirit kept me alive sometimes when I thought I might die from the pain."
Jill's kindness to others was a gift that she was able to pass on to her late son, Shane, as another special needs mother and close friend, Laura, shares:
"Shane obviously followed in his loving mother's footsteps. She raised him to be a generous, loving kid. He would spend hours talking to my son (who is also perfectly imperfect) to help him install apps, so they could chat online while they played games together. My son has one friend at school, but Shane was the only friend he had that he actually got to spend time and play with. To anyone who says that Internet friends aren't "real friends," I disagree. You don't have to be able to see someone face-to-face to feel their love."
Another woman from our Facebook community sums up Jill's impact on her life even more succinctly:
"Jill saved my life."
Reflecting on Jill's connection to others, Facebook close friend, Heather, shares:
"I really believe Jill's pain and disability was for a reason. If she was working outside the home, she would never have touched so many lives the way she did. I know she had her moments of feeling anxious and hopeless and downright angry from the pain, but she always stayed positive and she always put others first. You kind of had to tweak it out of her to know how she was really feeling. She didn't want to complain."
A Final Act of Kindness
Knowing Jill's heart, it's not surprising that she lost her life doing one final act of kindness for her loving family. Though she didn't have much money, she managed to surprise her family with tickets to see the Tran Siberian Orchestra perform on December 23. She arranged for her family to drive from their home in Kentucky to the concert in St. Louis with friends. The long car journey would not be an easy one with Jill's severe leg pain, yet that wouldn't deter her, as she shared in a final text to her friend Eileen: "The pain is not good, but it will all be worth it. My family is happy and that's all that counts."
Fortunately, Jill and her family did manage to get to that concert and have the time of their lives. The accident occurred on the way home the next day.
Jill's 11-year-old son, Matt, and her loving husband, Chris, survived the accident. Matt remains in the hospital in St. Louis and Chris hopes to bring Matt home and transport Jill and Shane so that they may be laid to rest at home in Kentucky. A special fund has been established to help Chris at http://www.youcaring.com/memorial-fundraiser/help-bring-jill-gibson-shane-home/120282
Compassionate. Selfless. Kind. Positive. Loving. Fiercely loyal. Beloved.
That's how Jill Gibson will be remembered.
How will you be remembered?
"Acceptance of Autism" by Scott LentineDecember 9th, 2013 | No Comments
Wanting to be free
Wanting to be me
Trying to make people see
And accept the real me
Some people think my voice is too loud
And that my mannerisms strike them as being odd
This perception of me by others keeps me feeling blue
But there are plenty of struggles in life that I must get through
I am determined to show my critics my true personality
Hoping that people move away from their narrow-minded mentalities
I want them to know that I am a bright young man
Who is willing to take on as many challenges in life as I can
'Tis the Season to ProcrastinateDecember 6th, 2013 | No Comments
And so it begins. Again. The stress/anxiety of playing catch-up during the holiday season. Not sure how I got so behind this time. I mean it's not like I haven't had ample time to prepare, since retailers started the holiday season a tad earlier this year – July 5. In fact, I think they've even changed the name of that popular holiday Christmas preparation song – The 120 Days of Christmas.
This was going to be it – my YOP (Year of Preparation). I was even going to accomplish something I haven't done since my girls were young – a holiday Christmas card. I would shoot it on Thanksgiving, when my oldest was home from college. How hard could that be? Clearly not as difficult as it was when my girls were little and wouldn't stay put, right?
At least that's what I thought, until I realized they don't exactly get along.
"That's great girls, but now let's take a photo of you two without your hands on each other's throats."
What's worse is that I didn't even have my parents to help me this year. My mother passed away two years ago and my father "retired" from holiday photos when my kids were young.
"Gina, don't ask me to come with you to take holiday pictures again. I don't need that heavy stress at my age."
Truthfully, I can't really rule out that my mother's heart condition was not caused by my kids' holiday photo stress. (Sorry, Heavenly Mother.)
On to Another Imperfect Plan…
Well, if I couldn't do the card, at least I could accomplish something else on my holiday preparation list – putting up holiday decorations early. Of course, I should have known that my busy schedule would foil that plan.
"Mom, can we put up the decorations tonight?"
"I can't, Honey. Tonight the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are on."
"How about tomorrow night?"
"Nope. Can't do it. I've got two episodes of Shah's of Sunset to catch up on."
Of course, my "helpful" kids (at least when there's something in it for them) offered to pitch in.
"If you give me a $100 bucks, Mom. I'll do it."
Honestly, I prefer to decorate without them. Let's just say our decorating styles are not in sync, especially when it comes to Christmas tree lights.
"Girls no offense, but I don't like my Christmas tree to look like the Palms casino. I like white lights. They're very elegant on the tree."
"But Mom, that's so boring."
One year, I compromised and bought a fake tree that came with a remote control. With the click of a button, I could change the lights from tacky to elegant. I had quite the system down.
"Mommy, why did you change the colored lights when I went potty?
Well, at least until my husband seized control of that clicker, too.
"Awww, come on Gene, we like the flashing lights."
Holiday lists.
While I may be a holiday procrastinator, my 14-year-old daughter doesn't take after me. I was quite impressed when on August 30, she handed me her Christmas list, stating quite proudly, "Mom, I only have two things on my list."
"Em, I am so touched; you've finally realized the true meaning of Christmas," I proudly responded, before I realized that one of the items on her list was a Lexus. (Kudos to Lexus on an effective advertising campaign, since my daughter doesn't even know how to drive.)
But despite my slow start again, I know that on December 24, I'll have my elegant white-lighted tree up with ample presents underneath. I also know that I'll take it down… eventually… sometime…when I get around to it.


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Osiris Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results Biosurgery sales up 6-fold over previous year - Osiris regains worldwide rights to Prochymal Business Wire COLUMBIA, Md. -- November 05, 2012 Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIR), the leading stem cell company focused on developing and marketing products to treat medical conditions in inflammatory, cardiovascular, orthopedic and wound healing markets, announced today its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. Highlights and Recent Developments *Regained worldwide rights to Prochymal® and Chondrogen® *Reported $2.2 million of revenue from our Biosurgery products, Grafix and Ovation, during the third quarter – a 32% increase over the prior quarter and a greater than 6-fold increase over 3Q 2011. *Reported cash, receivables and short-term investments of $39.4 million as of September 30, 2012. *Promoted Lode Debrabandere, Ph.D. to the role of Chief Operating Officer. *Elected Hans Klingemann, M.D., Ph.D. to the position of Director to serve as a member of the company's Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committees. *Received notification from Swissmedic that Prochymal will be evaluated under its Rapid Authorization Procedures, a designation that cuts the evaluation period for promising new drugs in half. *Submitted a full proposal to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) after being selected for a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to fund advanced research and development of countermeasures, specifically for the use of Grafix in mass casualty thermal burn injuries. *Increased our U.S. intellectual property estate to 51 issued patents (154 worldwide). Recent additions cover the use of MSCs for graft-versus-host disease and inflammatory conditions, as well as methods of manufacturing and MSC quality. "We are very pleased with how all aspects of our business performed this quarter," said C. Randal Mills, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Osiris Therapeutics. "We have a very unique and exciting opportunity ahead of us. As we transition into a fully commercial entity, we will not relinquish the scientific leadership position we have created in cell therapy. Instead, we are leveraging our highly sophisticated understanding of this powerful technology to favorably differentiate our best-in-class products within the market place." Third Quarter Financial Results Biosurgery product revenue rose 32% from the previous quarter to $2.2 million and over 6-fold from the third quarter of 2011. Gross profit from product sales rose to $1.4 million for the quarter or 66% of revenue. As of September 30, 2012, Osiris had $39.4 million of cash, receivables and short-term investments. Research and development expenses for the third quarter of 2012 were $3.0 million, compared to $5.0 million incurred in the third quarter of 2011. General and administrative (G&A) expenses were $1.6 million for the third quarter of 2012 compared to $1.4 million for the same period of the prior year. Net cash used in operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $1.6 million. Webcast and Conference Call A webcast and conference call to discuss the financial results is scheduled for today, November 5, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. ET. To access the webcast, visit the Investor Relations section of the company's website at http://investor.osiris.com/events.cfm. Alternatively, callers may participate in the conference call by dialing (877) 303-6133 (U.S. participants) or (970) 315-0493 (international participants). An archive of the webcast will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call through November 12, 2012. To access the archived webcast, visit the Investor Relations section of the company's website at http://investor.osiris.com/events.cfm. About Osiris Therapeutics Osiris Therapeutics, Inc., having developed the world's first approved stem cell drug, Prochymal®, is the leading stem cell company. The company is focused on developing and marketing products to treat medical conditions in inflammatory, cardiovascular, orthopedic and wound healing markets. In Biosurgery, Osiris currently markets Grafix® for burns and chronic wounds, and Ovation® for orthopedic applications. Osiris is a fully integrated company with capabilities in research, development, manufacturing and distribution of stem cell products. Osiris has developed an extensive intellectual property portfolio to protect the company's technology, including 51 U.S. and 154 foreign patents. Osiris, Prochymal, Grafix and Ovation are registered trademarks of Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. More information can be found on the company's website, www.Osiris.com. (OSIR-G) Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts. Words or phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "ongoing," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project" or similar words or phrases, or the negatives of those words or phrases, may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Examples of forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements regarding any of the following: our product development efforts; our clinical trials and anticipated regulatory requirements, and our ability to successfully navigate these requirements; the success of our product candidates in development; status of the regulatory process for our biologic drug candidates; implementation of our corporate strategy; our financial performance; our product research and development activities and projected expenditures, including our anticipated timeline and clinical strategy for mesenchymal stem cells and biologic drug candidates and marketed Biosurgery products (including Prochymal®, Chondrogen®, Grafix® and Ovation®); our cash needs; patents, trademarks and other proprietary rights; the safety and ability of our products and potential products to treat disease; our ability to supply a sufficient amount of our marketed products or product candidates and, if approved or otherwise commercially available, products to meet demand; our costs to comply with governmental regulations; our plans for sales and marketing; our plans regarding facilities; types of regulatory frameworks we expect will be applicable to our products and potential products; and results of our scientific research. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the factors described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and other Periodic Reports filed on Form 10-Q, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, you should not unduly rely on these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. Condensed Balance Sheets Amounts in thousands, except per share data September 30, 2012 December 31, 2011 (unaudited) Assets Current assets: Cash $ 1,056 $ 1,661 Investments available for sale 36,159 45,604 Accounts receivable, net 2,231 728 Inventory 922 767 Deferred tax asset - 2,188 Prepaid expenses and other current 1,062 470 assets Total current assets 41,430 51,418 Property and equipment, net 2,220 2,463 Restricted cash 318 392 Total assets $ 43,968 $ 54,273 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued $ 5,002 $ 4,692 expenses Capital lease obligations, current 44 - portion Deferred revenue, current portion - 3,333 Total current liabilities 5,046 8,025 Long-term portion of capital lease 173 - obligations Other long-term liabilities 387 430 Total liabilities 5,606 8,455 Stockholders' equity Common stock, $.001 par value, 90,000 shares authorized, 32,874 shares outstanding - 2012, 32,828 shares outstanding - 2011 33 33 Additional paid-in-capital 279,092 278,092 Accumulated other comprehensive 15 20 income Accumulated deficit (240,778 ) (232,327 ) Total stockholders' equity 38,362 45,818 Total liabilities and $ 43,968 $ 54,273 stockholders' equity OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) Amounts in thousands, except per share data Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2012 2011 2012 2011 Product revenues $ 2,151 $ 331 $ 4,914 $ 498 Cost of product revenues 732 139 1,671 209 Gross profit 1,419 192 3,243 289 Revenue from collaborative research agreements and 232 10,242 3,776 30,861 royalties Operating expenses: Research and 2,983 5,018 11,018 14,938 development General and 1,600 1,429 4,541 6,405 administrative 4,583 6,447 15,559 21,343 (Loss) income (2,932 ) 3,987 (8,540 ) 9,807 from operations Other income, net 13 26 52 80 (Loss) income before income (2,919 ) 4,013 (8,488 ) 9,887 taxes Income tax benefit 5 - 37 (43 ) (expense) Net (loss) income $ (2,914 ) $ 4,013 $ (8,451 ) $ 9,844 Basic (loss) earnings per $ (0.09 ) $ 0.12 $ (0.26 ) $ 0.30 share Diluted (loss) earnings per $ (0.09 ) $ 0.12 $ (0.26 ) $ 0.30 share Weighted average common 32,871 32,826 32,854 32,818 shares (basic) Weighted average common 32,871 33,121 32,854 33,121 shares (diluted) OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) Amounts in thousands Nine months ended, Sept 30, 2012 2011 Cash flows from operating activities: Net (loss) income $ (8,451 ) $ 9,844 Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 528 560 Non cash share-based payments 952 1,341 Provision for bad debts 11 - Non cash expense- extension of expiration date - 1,740 of warrant to related party Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable (1,514 ) 468 Inventory, prepaid expenses, and other (747 ) 733 current assets Deferred tax assets 2,188 - Other assets - 165 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 267 21 Deferred revenue (3,333 ) (30,720 ) Net cash used in operating activities (10,099 ) (15,848 ) Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of property and equipment (57 ) (79 ) Proceeds from sale of investments 9,485 15,805 available for sale Purchases of investments available for (45 ) (68 ) sale Net cash provided by investing activities 9,383 15,658 Cash flows from financing activities: Principal payments on capital lease (11 ) - obligations Restricted cash 74 129 Proceeds from the issuance of common 48 22 stock, net Net cash provided by financing activities 111 151 Net decrease in cash (605 ) (39 ) Cash at beginning of period 1,661 1,442 Cash at end of period $ 1,056 $ 1,403 Contact: Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. Erica Elchin, 443-545-1834 email@example.com
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EC21, neat couple of pours. So yummy and easy to drink.
Just finished the last pour of my first OGD114 and finished it side-by-side with my first pour of OGDBIB.
The 114 seemed to have a little more "sweeter" taste to it and just a bit more flavourful.
its only like $3-4 bucks more here than the BIB costs. and its worth every bit of the premium.
The last pour of a bottle of Town Branch that i shared the final quarter of with some friends, later I had some Russell's Reserve, followed up by Rare Breed. Have to say the rare breed won out overall. Can't seem to go wrong with barrel proof.


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We here at Mass Appeal already had the opportunity to listen to how insane Freddie Gibbs' new album ESGN is, but we don't want to keep all this good music to ourselves! Freddie Gibbs just dropped a new track off the album, releasing July 6th, entitled "Freddie Soprano."
Gibbs raps, "I'm straight for life / All I gotta do is stay black and die."
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|Early primary-rather than primordial follicles constitute the main follicular reserve in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana).
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|PMID: 21126835 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review
|Information on the ovarian follicle reserve in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is lacking. This study set out to determine the ratios of early preantral follicles and their relative dimensions in the ovaries of 16 African elephant aged 10-34 years. The ovaries were sectioned histologically. Follicles were counted and classified according to expansion of the pre-granulosa cells. Early primary follicles were the most common (75.8%±11.8%), followed by true primary follicles (23.8%±11.8%), whereas primordial follicles were the most rare (<2%). Measurements made on at least 100 early preantral follicles from each animal (n=1464) indicate that growth in oocyte and nuclear diameters started with transition to the true primary stage P<0.01. This, together with the observed ratios between the three types of early preantral follicles suggest that both classical primordial and early primary follicles contribute to the ovarian reserve in the African elephant.
|Fiona J Stansfield; Helen M Picton; J O Nöthling
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Friday 19 March 2010
Flashdance The Musical will open in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre this autumn. Previewing from 24 September 2010 with press night on 14 October, Flashdance The Musical is currently booking until 26 February 2011.
Written by Tom Hedley and Robert Cary, with music by Robbie Roth, lyrics by Robert Cary and Robbie Roth, Flashdance The Musical will be directed at the Shaftesbury Theatre by Nikolai Foster with choreography by Arlene Phillips and orchestrations and musical supervision by Phil Edwards. Casting will be announced shortly.
Flashdance The Musical, based on the Paramount Pictures film (screenplay by Tom Hedley and Joe Eszterhas, story by Tom Hedley), is produced in the West End by Christopher Malcolm, David Ian, The Baruch Viertel Routh Frankel Group, and Transamerica.
Set in Pittsburgh, USA, Flashdance The Musical tells the story of 18-year old Alex, a welder by day and 'flashdancer' by night, whose dream is to obtain a place at the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy. This musical about holding on to your dreams and love against all the odds features an iconic score including Maniac, Manhunt, Gloria, I Love Rock and Roll and the Academy award-winning title track Flashdance -What a Feeling.
Nikolai Foster's recent directing credits include Noel Coward's Hay Fever for Chichester Festival Theatre, the national tour of The Witches of Eastwick, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, adapted by Bryony Lavery and Jason Carr for Birmingham Rep, Orwell's Animal Farm at West Yorkshire Playhouse and Barry Hines' Kes, adapted by Lawrence Till for the Liverpool Playhouse and the Touring Consortium. He has been director on attachment at the Sheffield Crucible, the Royal Court and the National Theatre Studio
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URBANA, Ill. – Three local men were indicted Friday on child pornography offenses as a result of a joint investigation.
The investigation was conducted by the following agencies: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the East Central Illinois Cyber Crimes Working Group, and the Illinois police departments of Champaign, Urbana and Decatur.
Indictments were returned against the following Illinois defendants: Erik Barthelemy, 27, of Champaign; Danny L. Smith, of Georgetown; and Dustin R. Underwood, 19, of Clinton. The men, previously charged by criminal complaint, have each been charged in separate cases with distributing and possessing child pornography.
Barthelemy was arrested Sept. 10 and was ordered to remain detained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). The indictment returned Oct. 5 charges Barthelemy with two counts of distributing child pornography in October 2011, and one count of possessing child pornography Sept. 10, 2012.
Smith was arrested Sept. 11 and ordered to remain detained in USMS custody. The indictment returned Oct. 5 charges Smith with three counts of distributing child pornography in May and July 2012, and one count of possessing child pornography in September 2012.
Underwood is charged with three counts of distributing child pornography in February and March 2012, and one count of possessing child pornography in August 2012. The indictment against Underwood was returned by a federal grand jury Sept. 19. Underwood was arrested Aug. 28 and charged by federal criminal complaint. He was ordered to remain in USMS custody; his trial is scheduled for Nov. 26, 2012.
If convicted, the statutory penalty for each count of distributing child pornography is a mandatory minimum of five years in prison, up to 20 years in prison, and up to a lifetime of supervised release following any term of imprisonment. If a defendant has a prior child sex abuse or child pornography conviction, the statutory penalty is a minimum of 15 years and up to 40 years in prison. The penalty for possessing child pornography is up to 10 years in prison.
Each indictment seeks forfeiture of computers and related materials allegedly used to commit or promote the offenses.
Members of the public are reminded that an indictment is merely an accusation; each defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
This investigation was part of Operation Predator, a nationwide HSI initiative to protect children from sexual predators, including those who travel overseas for sex with minors, Internet child pornographers, criminal alien sex offenders and child sex traffickers. HSI encourages the public to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through its toll-free hotline at 1-866-DHS-2ICE or by completing its online tip form. Both are staffed around the clock by investigators.
Suspected child sexual exploitation or missing children may be reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, an Operation Predator partner, via its toll-free 24-hour hotline, 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).
HSI is a founding member and the U.S. representative of the Virtual Global Taskforce, an international alliance of law enforcement agencies working together to prevent and deter online child sexual abuse.


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Since 1987, the Brewers Association (BA) has been recognizing individuals who inspire, defend and innovate within the craft brewing industry. In addition to the individual awards for brewers, the BA also conducts two prestigious national and international brewing competitions.
Brewing Competitions
World Beer Cup® (biannual)
Individual Awards
Brewers Association Recognition Award
The Brewers Association Recognition Award is presented each year to an individual or company whose inspiration, enthusiasm and support have contributed to the brewpub and microbrewery movement.
2015 – Dave and Diane Alexander, Brickskeller
2014 – Teri Fahrendorf, Founder of Pink Boots Society
2013 – Art Larrance, Cascade Brewing/Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub
2012 – Doug Odell, Wynne Odell and Corkie Odell, Odell Brewing Co.
2011 – John McDonald, Boulevard Brewing Co.
2010 – Larry Bell, Bell's Brewery, Inc.
2009 – Ken Allen, Anderson Valley Brewing Co.
2008 – Dr. Michael Lewis, U.C. Davis
2007 – Jack McAuliffe, New Albion Brewing Co.
2006 – Chuck Skypeck, Boscos Brewing Co.
2005 – Carol Stoudt, Stoudts Brewing Company
2004 – Jack Joyce, Rogue Ales
2003 – Mary-Anne Gruber, Briess Malting Co.
2002 – George Fix, Clemson University
2001 – Jim and Bobbie Kennedy, Admiralty Beverage Russell
2000 – Ralph Olson and Ralph Woodall, Hopunion CBS, LLC
1999 – Bill Owens, American Brewer Magazine
1998 – Charles Finkel, Merchant du Vin
1997 – Jim Koch and Rhonda Kallman, Boston Beer Co.
1996 – Karl Strauss, Karl M. Strauss Consulting
1995 – John Hickenlooper and Russell Schehrer, Wynkoop Brewing Co.
1994 – Fred Scheer, Frankenmuth Brewery
1993 – Jeff Mendel, Institute for Brewing Studies
1992 – Paul Shipman, Red Hook Ale Brewery
1991 – Ken Grossman, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
1990 – Bert Grant, Yakima Brewing and Malting
1989 – Roger Briess, Briess Malting Co.
1988 – Fritz Maytag, Anchor Brewing Co.
1987 – Michael Jackson
The call for nominations is announced on the Brewers Association Forum and begins approximately three months before the Craft Brewers Conference. The Brewers Association Board of Directors votes to determine the winner.
F.X. Matt Defense of the Small Brewing Industry Award
This award is named for the late F.X. Matt, president of the F.X. Matt Brewing Co. in Utica, N.Y., from 1980-1989, and a tireless and outspoken champion for the small brewing industry.
2015 – Brook Bristow, South Carolina Brewers Guild
2014 – Jester King Brewery, Austin, Texas
2013 – David Katleski, New York State Craft Brewers Guild/Empire Brewing Co
2012 – Tom McCormick, California Craft Brewers Association
2011 – Dan Kopman,St. Louis Brewery/Schlafly Beer
2010 – Steve Hindy, The Brooklyn Brewery
2009 – Eric Wallace, Left Hand Brewing Company
2008 – John Carlson, Colorado Brewers Guild
2007 – George Hancock, Pyramid Brewing Co.
2006 – Daniel Bradford, past BAA President
2005 – Marc Sorini, McDermott Will & Emery
2004 – Marc Sorini, BAA Counsel
2003 – Jim Parker, Oregon Brewers Guild
2002 – Mike McKinney, Texas Wholesalers Association
2001 – David Edgar, Past Institute for Brewing Studies Director
2000 – Fred Bowman, Portland Brewing Co.
Nominations are open to individuals who have given aid and support to the causes of small, independent brewers, and by doing so have supported the Brewers Association's goal of vigorously defending the craft beer industry.
Call for nominations is announced on the Brewers Association Forum and begins approximately three months before the Craft Brewers Conference.
Russell Schehrer Award for Innovation in Brewing
Russell Schehrer was a founding partner and the original head brewer at Denver's Wynkoop Brewing Company. He passed away in 1996 at the age of 38. While he will always be fondly remembered for his special charm and sense of humor that knew no boundaries, the Brewers Association continues to honor Russell for his contributions to the brewing industry. Besides helping establish the first brewpub in Colorado, he was the first (or one of the first) microbrewers to produce mead, doppel alt, cream stout and chili beer.
2015 – Steve Dresler, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
2014 – Mitch Steele, Stone Brewering Company
2013 – Peter Bouckaert, New Belgium Brewing Co.
2012 – James Ottolini, St. Louis Brewery, Inc.
2011 – Jennifer Talley, Squatters Pub Brewery/Salt Lake Brewing Co.
2010 – Ken Grossman, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
2009 – Steve Parkes, American Brewers Guild
2008 – Vinnie Cilurzo, Russian River Brewing Company
2007 – Matt Brynildson, Firestone Walker Brewing Company
2006 – Dan Carey, New Glarus Brewing Company
2005 – Greg Noonan, Vermont Pub and Brewery
2004 – Dick Cantwell, Elysian Brewing Company
2003 – Phil Markowski, Southampton Publick House
2002 – John Mallett, Kalamazoo Brewing Co.
2001 – John Harris, Full Sail Brewing Co.
2000 – Mark Carpenter, Anchor Brewing Co.
1999 – Fal Allen, Pike Brewing; Anderson Valley Brewing Co.
1998 – Garrett Oliver, The Brooklyn Brewery
1997 – John Maier, Oregon Brewing Co./Rogue Ales
Call for nominations is announced on the Brewers Association Forum and begins approximately three months before the Craft Brewers Conference. The winner is determined by vote from a committee made up of members of the Brewers Association advisory board.
Craft Beer Distributor of the Year
Winner – J.J. Taylor Distributing Florida, Inc. – FL
Achievement – Windy City Distributing, LLC – IL
Recognition – Maletis Beverage – OR
Winner – DeCrescente Distributing Company – NY
Achievement – Central States Beverage Company – MO
Recognition – Mussetter Beverage – CA
Winner – Brown Distributing Company – FL
Achievement – DeCrescente Distributing Company – NY
Recognition – Tryon Distributing – NC
Winner – Powers Distributing Company – MI
Achievement – J.J. Taylor Distributing – FL
Recognition – Gretz Beer Company – PA
Winner – Imperial Beverage – MI
Achievement – Andrews Distributing – TX
Recognition – L. Knife & Son – MA
Winner – Origlio Beverage – PA
Achievement – National Distributing Company of New Mexico – NM
Recognition – Muller, Inc. – PA
Winner – Click Wholesale Distributing – WA
Achievement – Premium Distributors of Washington, D.C., LLC – DC
Recognition – Little Guy Distributing – AZ
Winner – Monarch Beverage Company – IN
Achievement – Louis Glunz, Inc. – IL
Recognition – Cavalier Distributing Co. – OH


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Fall 2007
W. M. Keck Observatory
In this Issue:
Planetary Astronomy
Expanding Our Reach
Visionary Philanthropy
Inspiring Innovation
What's Up in the Universe?
Animation excerpted from
"What's Up in the Universe?"
used with permission from Susan Friedman, film producer and director.
Send your comments on this issue of Cosmic Matters to
Image: The discovery of
, the moon of Eris, from the W. M. Keck Observatory. Eris appears in the center, while the moon is the small dot at the three o'clock position. Credit: Mike Brown, W. M. Keck Observatory.
Mike Brown
has spent the past ten years systematically surveying the sky over the Northern Hemisphere, searching for large objects in the Kuiper Belt, the region of our solar system past Neptune. Brown has been incredibly successful in finding such objects, including Eris, Santa (a football-shaped object with two moons), and Sedna, an object which inhabits the region beyond the Kuiper Belt. Brown's discovery of Eris, which has 27 percent more mass than Pluto, sparked a year-long debate which ultimately resulted in a fundamental realignment of our conventional picture of the solar system. If Pluto, which is smaller than Eris, was a planet, then Eris must be a planet too. Or, conversely, if Eris was not a planet, than Pluto was not a planet either.
Such was the final determination by the International Astronomical Union, whose General Assembly met in Prague in late 2006 to issue a formal definition of what is and what is not a planet. Neither Eris nor Pluto met all the criteria for planetary status, since they had not "cleared the neighborhood" around their orbits of other smaller bodies. Pluto was officially "plutoed," or demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet, along with Eris and several other Kuiper Belt objects. The verb "plutoed" had entered our vocabulary, roughly defined as "suddenly shot down to size."
As the ninth planet gradually disappears from solar system models and textbooks in classrooms across the country, we are reminded of the reasons why we humans explore and engage in the process of scientific discovery. So that we can better understand the nature of our world, old models are cast aside in the face of new data which no longer support them. Brown's research made possible a new understanding of the heavenly bodies which inhabit our cosmic neighborhood. As a natural part of this process, the nine-planet model of the solar system that we grew up with was discarded in favor of a new alignment. Learn more about
The New Solar System
Image: A small portion of a relatively wide-angle image obtained on April 7, 1997
(top right)
, and again on April 28, 1997
(top left)
. Upon digital subtraction of the April 7th image from the April 28th image, a supernova candidate is visible
(bottom right)
. A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image obtained on May 12, 1997
(bottom left)
shows supernova "SN 1997cj" clearly. Image by Brian P. Schmidt and the High-z Supernova Search Team.
"If Newton were restricted, in working through the theory of gravitation, to apples and forbidden to look at the motion of the Moon or the Earth, it is clear he would not have made much progress. It is precisely being able to look at the effects down here, look at the effects up there, comparing the two, which permits, encourages, the development of a broad and general theory."
— Carl Sagan, from The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God, Penguin Press 2006
For the past fifteen years, scientists have been using LRIS, the Low-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer, on the Keck I Telescope to study extremely distant exploding stars, or
. By measuring these objects with the precision and power of the Keck Telescope and instrumentation, researchers can determine their distance, how far back in time we are seeing them, and how much the universe has expanded while their light was traveling toward us. Together, these measurements provided an unexpected discovery about the history of the universe.
"What we found has rocked the world of astronomy and physics," says Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley Astronomy professor and
High-z Supernova Search Team
member. "The expansion of the universe is speeding up with time, rather than slowing down as expected due to normal, attractive gravity. It's like you throw this apple up, and it zooms away from you faster and faster, instead of slowing down. Over the largest scales, the universe appears to be dominated by mysterious, repulsive 'dark energy,' not by attractive gravity," marvels Filippenko. At the University of Cambridge on September 7, Filippenko was acknowledged for his contributions as a member of both of the two teams receiving the prestigious
2007 Guber cosmology prize
for this "crazy result."
To understand the physical nature of dark energy, scientists need to rethink the current "laws" of physics and come up with a new, unified theory of forces. The quest for a unified theory is widely considered to be the one of the greatest unsolved problems of our time. Astronomers are using LRIS to collect detailed measurements of supernovae in order to help them understand the properties of dark energy. Long-awaited upgrades to the LRIS instrument at Keck Observatory will increase the efficiency of this instrument fivefold and increase its imaging field of view by 25%. Using a more powerful LRIS instrument, scientists will continue to probe the far reaches of the universe in their search to understand the nature of the forces which govern our world. Read
"Breathing New Life into a Discovery Machine"
to learn more.
Click here to view a video clip
of Alex Filippenko discussing the significance of the proposed upgrades to LRIS. Video by Jim Richards, producer/director for Educational Technology Services at UC Berkeley.
Image: Illustration of the Keck I Telescope by Kirk Caldwell for a May 24, 1987 Los Angeles Times Magazine article, "Building the World's Largest Telescope: Mr. Keck's Bequest."
It is difficult to imagine the pre-CNN, pre-Internet communication network which existed in January 1985, when then-President Reagan sent this telegram to administrators at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). We were a nation on the brink of globalization, leading the world with unprecedented technological innovation. The optimism that surrounded the world's largest philanthropic gift for a scientific project, the $70 million grant by the W. M. Keck Foundation to Caltech to construct the world's largest telescope, was palpable. The ten-meter Keck I Telescope was to be four times the size of the then-largest telescope, the 200-inch telescope at Palomar Observatory.
Photo: Presidential telegram sent to Caltech in January, 1985, courtesy of Keck Observatory archives.
Six years later, the Keck Foundation followed up with another gift of roughly $59 million dollars to construct the Keck II Telescope adjacent to Keck I at the summit of Mauna Kea. The twin Keck telescopes have exceeded all expectations and fulfilled the grand vision of the Keck Foundation. The answers to universal questions about the origin and fate of the universe, and about the existence of life and of habitable worlds beyond Earth, are now within our grasp.
Read more about the Keck Foundation grant
, a well-calculated risk which kick started a new era of scientific discovery on this planet.
Image: Measured from the ocean floor, Mauna Kea is more than a half mile higher than Mount Everest, at an altitude of 31,824 feet. Image copyright
, from the book
Mountains from Space
, featuring digital images of the world's highest peaks compiled from a variety of sources, including satellites and airborne cameras.
"We will never catch today's global economic waves by developing land. Instead we need to begin focusing on human development — the kind of development that recognizes our future economic success depends upon innovation and new ideas, of which there is an unlimited supply."
- Governor Linda Lingle, 2006 Inaugural Address, December 4, 2006
Land has been the basis of wealth in Hawai`i both historically and in the present. Hawai`i's land prices are among the highest in the nation, but, like many of the resources that fuel our modern economy, the amount of developable land is a limited commodity. As home prices skyrocketed out of reach of most wage earners in our State during the past five years, community leaders realized the need to diversify our land-based economy and generate wealth via new avenues. Hawai`i's "innovation sector" relies on new ideas to change the ways we create energy, supply our food, manage our natural resources, and do business. Innovation, or creating new ways to accomplish tasks, is the key to transforming Hawai`i's economy.
To stimulate the growth of the State's high-technology economy, Governor Lingle is seeking advice from experts. Lingle's recently established
Hawai`i Innovation Council
is a 15-member advisory body which will review strategies and make recommendations to help the State increase its innovation "capacity" and better support technology research, development, and product creation. Dr. Taft Armandroff, Director of Keck Observatory, has been selected to sit on this Council and share his considerable expertise in the field of scientific innovation with the Governor and her advisors.
"Hawai`i's astronomical research community is recognized as the premier on the planet, and Keck Observatory is the leader of that community. As the Director of W. M. Keck Observatory, I am a passionate user and advocate of innovation's key drivers: science, mathematics, engineering, and creativity."
— Taft Armandroff
Learn more about
Hawai`i: The Learning Island
"Time on the world's biggest telescope is heavily, heavily prized. I would rather be here on this telescope than anything in the world. I don't think that there's anything that anyone could suggest to me that would make me not want to be here. Last month I actually had an invitation to the White House which I turned down because we had Keck time. This is just the most precious instrument on the world today."
— Dr. Paul Butler, astronomer at the Carnegie Institution of Washington in Washington, D.C., Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
Click here to view a video clip
of Paul Butler, excerpted from the PBS documentary
"What's Up in the Universe?"
"What's Up?"
logo superimposed on an image of an exploded star. Visit
for film details.
"What's Up in the Universe?"
is a fast-paced, 60-minute documentary that traces the origins of our planet and of life on our planet, and of astronomers' epic search to find life on other planets within our universe.
"What's Up?"
looks at mankind's urge to explore through the experiences of a variety of discoverers, beginning with voyages by Polynesian navigator
Nainoa Thompson
and including research conducted by some of the world's leading scientists at observatories in Hawai`i. The film's executive producer is
Dr. R. Brent Tully
, an astronomer on the faculty at the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawai`i. The film's producer and director is
Susan Friedman
, an award-winning documentary filmmaker who is currently a faculty member at the University of California Santa Cruz.
Keck Observatory hosted a premiere screening of the documentary on Tuesday, July 10, at Keck Headquarters in Waimea, Hawai`i. "The film is fantastic!" says Debbie Goodwin of Keck Observatory's Advancement Office. The film received major funding from the National Science Foundation and is being distributed nationally to public television stations throughout the U. S.
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Politics Counts
Foreign Policy
Yep, you don't suite cheerleaders up and send 'em out on the field.
BTW Austin, TX has a larger population than the whole state of Alaska. Where is our extra two Senators?
Shows that a lot of Republicans are fed up with the Tea Party -- back to the John Birch Society, you wackos!
I don't think it's the fact that she is a cheerleader, but rather just a radical loon... Similar to the person who painted The Pope wears gold... http://www.postmodernrevelation.com
Religion and Politics don't mix because both draw people who desire to control and stifle the voices of others so that their own voice can be heard. The problem for Sarah is that nobody wants to hear her voice anymore.
Ms Palin????
Are they talking about Sarah or her daughter?
I missed something in English class. I always thought married women had the prefix Mrs. when using their husband's surname.
Ron Paul 2012, the man who predicted the economic crisis is the only candidate who can fix it. While neocons like Palin and Perry pay lip service to limited government, their voting records expose they support big government corporatism and they both support spending trillions on wars overseas. Ron Paul has consistently voted for personal liberty and opposed tyranny, he is the only candidate with credibility, he is the only candidate who tells the truth. Examine his 30 year voting record, he is the most principled man in Washington.
What's with this Tea Party, our country runs on Dunkin Coffee
When I think of a tea party... I think of little children with their tiny table and tiny chair with their tiny tea set. NOW, this GOP Tea Party make as much sense as the conversation of the children's tea party. I can't beleive the John birch Society still exist, no wonder Wisconsin is so vocal. JBS is based there. Now I know why the GOP doesn't play fair, they have a bunch of trouble makers that started in1951 with blacklisting and a full Senate hearing that disgracedAmerican's civil rights. T.ea means trouble
Ron Paul could not care less about "personal liberty" when it comes to women, choice, and the Dr/pt relationship.
Nor would he have a lengthy record to selectively point to had he not been bringing home the bacon all these years, which is what his constiuents elect him to do (just like other voters, while decrying "earmarks" that create jobs in another dist.)
As for Palin, enough moderates w/$ disliked her to seal McCain's fate the second she was selected for the ticket. Maybe the rest are finally figuring it out. Bad news for those playinmg to the far-rt fringe in the general.
Good deal, the rest of the country is finally figuring out what Alaskans have known since the Wasillabilly grifter quit as governor.
During the 2008 Campagn to now, I feel Sarah Palin has shown only disrespect to our President regardless of your party. She divides the country at a time when we need to come together. I also feel she is becoming obsolete in the media and that reduces her big bucks, so she needs to stir up trouble from time to time. We would be better off if she stayed in Alaska and kept her veiws to herself. We already know what they are.
The Journal's readers, (at least those who comment), appear as out of touch as the Journal itself. Makes sense, I guess?
The Tea Party supports
-- Limited Government, as authorized by the Constitution (see Constitution Amendment #10, to start),
-- Fiscal Responsibiltiy- spending within our means and,
-- Free Markets.
You Don't?? Why are you so threatened by this common sense, serious concerns of your fellow citizens? We, Sarah Paliin included, see our country being driven into bankruptcy and are very worried, But instead of talking to us and seeing what we really think many follow the lead of the media bashers and instantly resort to name calling and insults (just here people who are seriously concerned and voicing their opinions are called 'cheerleaders", "radical loons" " a children's tea party.") Obama, himself calls us "racists' and "teabaggers" how does that help unite our country? We will run out of money if we continue down this path. Even if we tax ALL of the money belonging to the rich, it won't be enough. We are regulating our businesses to the point of paralysis, no wonder they aren't hiring, who knows what other regulations in combination with the extreme taxes of Obamacare are in the works. He calls it 'revenue' but it's really another word for a tax. And we aren't racists either, we just prefer to judge people "by the content of their character than by the color of their skin."
Keep reporting your lies and investors will get their info from no one. You'll be out of business Rino-Demonic Press
What a crock!
Yandor wrote: "a radical loon"
Sounds like you're prejudiced.
Apparently they've never listened to her speak with an open mind. Polished, career politicians have bankrupted this country. Let's give a real person a try. How could she screw it up more than the corrupt piles of cow dung that are in charge of things now?
Well..well..well. Isn't this bit of information special. The only poitician to be consistently saying and doing pro-America speeches and, questioning the really bad decisions made by those elected in office. Worked her fanny off helping Americans get elected who will better us by reducing the wasteful spending etc. Are these polls being conducted by the Wealthy Americans and Big Corporate America? The ones who are the solicialist elite in our country who stand to benefit by a demonic RINO President? Stupid people. You actually think we are stupid. I pity you foolish people. Wake up and smell the coffee!!!!!
First of all, FoxNews and the Wall Street Journal are, among others, owned by News Corp. To me, they have played hot and cold throughout this GOP, presidential primaries. More like a smoke and mirror, con-artist's sleight of hand.
I care less if honorable Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska and a Tea Party battering ram walks, sits or runs. This is a free country and she is not, no more a cranky teenager having her monthly cramps along with other typical symptoms of puberty. Pardon my French, "Liberte, Egalite et Fraternite pour tous Americains". I say.
Party hardy, not hardly, MS Sarah Rah-Rah Palin. The world, oops, GOP mirage of a conservative world awaits the second coming of the (Female) Christ. God, almighty, please help me here. I am not a misogynous person, misbegotten, maybe.
...and I am Sid firstname.lastname@example.com
This IS the newspaper for Wall Streeters. What do you expect? At the National Review yesterday, Palin was the choice, 78-22, over Perry. The eternal Republican power struggle has been Wall Street vs. Conservatives.
Love Sarah. Hope she stays on the sidelines and whoever get elected can name her Secretary of Energy. Main goal is get rid of Obama and she's too controversial to get elected.
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