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Interactions among Glucose Delivery, Transport and Phosphorylation that Underlie Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Studies with Dynamic PET Imaging
- Bret H. Goodpaster1⇑,
- Alessandra Bertoldo2,
- Jason M. Ng1,
- Koichiro Azuma1,
- R. Richard Pencek1,
- Carol Kelley1,
- Julie C. Price3,
- Claudio Cobelli2 and
- David E. Kelley1
- 1The Departments of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
- 2Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy,
- 3The Departments of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Bret H. Goodpaster, E-mail: Bret.Goodpaster{at}FLHosp.org
Dynamic PET imaging was performed using sequential tracer injections ([15O]-H2O, [11C]3-O-methylglucose (3-OMG), and [18F]fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) to quantify, respectively, skeletal muscle tissue perfusion (glucose delivery), kinetics of bi-directional glucose transport and glucose phosphorylation to interrogate the individual contribution and interaction amongst these steps in muscle insulin resistance (IR) in type 2 diabetes (T2D). PET imaging was performed in normal weight non-diabetic (N=5), obese non-diabetic (N=6) and obese subjects with T2D (N=7) during fasting conditions and separately during a 6-hour euglycemic insulin infusion at 40 mU/min-m2. Tissue tracer activities were derived specifically within soleus muscle with PET images and MRI. During fasting, NW, OB and T2D had similar [11C]-3-OMG and [18F]-FDG uptake despite group differences for tissue perfusion. During insulin-stimulated conditions, IR was clearly evident in T2D (p<0.01), and [18F]-FDG uptake by muscle was inversely correlated with systemic IR (p<0.001). The increase in insulin-stimulated glucose transport was less (P<0.01) in T2D (2-fold) than in NW (7-fold) or OB (6-fold). The fractional phosphorylation of [18F]-FDG during insulin infusion was also significantly lower in T2D (P<0.01). Dynamic triple tracer PET imaging indicates that skeletal muscle IR in T2D involves a severe impairment of glucose transport and additional impairment in the efficiency of glucose phosphorylation.
- Received August 14, 2013.
- Accepted September 20, 2013.
- © 2013 by the American Diabetes Association.
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The Rhonda Robinson Quartet presents its popular Brazilian/Latin Jazz extravaganza synchronized with Rio de Janeiro's Carnival celebration!!
We'll present Brazilian Bossa Novas in Portuguese and English, and a dash of Latin Jazz tunes thrown in. Last year's amazing bandmates return for this show. Dancing in aisles is encouraged!
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This week Stephanie Martin, of Friends of Maine's Seabird Islands, and Brad Allen, from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will discuss efforts to restore Maine's seabird population. Susan Sharon reports on efforts to monitor mercury contamination in the environment by studying loons in Western Maine, and an interview about newcomers to Maine with ornithologist Jeff Wells who has written a new book, "Maine's Favorite Birds."
Friends of Maine's Seabird Islands
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Situated some 12 kilometres north of San Ignacio town and straddling the Belize – Guatemala border, El Pilar's 100 acres contains over 25 plazas, temples, palaces, residential structures, and causeways. Inhabited continuously between 800BC and 1,000AD, it supported a population of over 20,000 at its peak, and was one of the most important centres of the Lowland Maya. For us, one of the more interesting aspects of El Pilar is not just what has been found, but the way in which the research is carried out.


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Housing Benefit - New Claims
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support help pay towards rent and council tax. It's for people who are on a low income whether they work, or receive state benefits, such as:
- Income Support;
- Jobseeker's Allowance;
- Pension Credit;
- Incapacity Benefit;
- Employment Support Allowance;
- Statutory Sick Pay;
- Maternity Pay; or
- Retirement Pension.
If you're eligible, the amount you can get depends on who lives with you, your total income, any savings you have and if you live in private rented accommodation the number of rooms your family require.
- Further Information
We want everyone who qualifies for housing and / or council tax benefit to apply for the help they're entitled to.
Please have the following details available when you contact us to make a claim for housing and council tax benefit;
- Your income details including your employers name and address;
- National Insurance numbers for you and your partner, if applicable;
- Dates of birth of all household members;
- Tenancy start date, if applicable;
- Rent amounts and number of rooms, if applicable;
- The income details for other household members;
- Your landlord details, if applicable;
- If you're a private tenant, your bank accounts details.
- Housing Benefit Eligibility
To qualify, you must:
- Live in Birmingham;
- Be liable for rent;
- Rent your home from a private landlord, local authority or registered social landlord; and
- Not have savings of more than £16,000, unless you are of pensionable age and receive pension credit guarantee.
You could also qualify if:
- You live in a mobile home or houseboat;
- You are renting under a shared ownership scheme; or
- You are a boarder whose rent includes meals.
- How We Will Pay Your Housing Benefit
If you are a Local Authority tenant:
- We will pay your Housing Benefit directly into your rent account
If you are a tenant of a Housing Association or charity;
You can choose how your Housing Benefit is paid
into your Bank or Building Society or Credit Union account;
Direct to your landlord;
If you are a private tenant;
You can choose how your Housing Benefit is paid
- into your Bank or Building Society or Credit Union account;
- We will consider making direct payments to your landlord if you are not able to manage your own financial affairs. Please contact us if you think this applies to you.
There are two situations where we must pay your housing benefit directly to your landlord:
- If you are in rent arrears of eight full weeks or more; or
- If deductions for rent arrears are being made from either your Income Support, income-based Job Seeker's Allowance, or income-related Employment and Support Allowance.
- Our Response Times
We aim to assess all benefit claims within 14 working days, if not sooner. We can do this faster if you provide Original Proofs when you make your claim to us.
The time it takes us to process your claim depends on how straightforward it is. If we need to ask you for more information or proofs to support your claim, it could take longer than the times stated above.
- How to get in touch
If you want to make a new claim, you can do this by:
- Use our new online Self Service option by visiting the New Benefit Claims page.
Before you contact us, please read the Verification Guidance. This will tell you what information we will need you to provide when you make your claim.
- Backdating Your Benefit
If you haven't made your claim for housing benefit or council tax support on time, you can ask us to consider backdating it to when you first needed it. You can also ask us to do this if your circumstances have changed but you were unable to tell us straight away.
We will always give consideration to the effect that missing housing benefit or council tax support would have in terms of creating hardship. Please go to the Backdating Your Benefit pages for more information.
- Benefits Verification Guidance
Before we can pay you Housing benefit or Council Tax Benefit, we will need to see certain documents to support your claim. Please go to the Verification Guidance guidance pages for more information.
- Benefits Claim Status
You can View The Status of Your Claim and Make an Enquiry Online if you have registered for an online account.
If you haven't already done so, you can Register For an Online Account.
Alternatively, you can call us on 0121 464 7000 or make an Appointment at your nearest Neighbourhood Office, you can find out:
- Advice on any further information you need to provide;
- The date we must receive this information;
- How long it might take to assess your claim, once you have provided all the necessary information; and
- What steps you need to take next.
- Council Tax Benefit Eligibility
To qualify you must:
- Live in Birmingham;
- Be responsible for payment of Council Tax as a home owner, tenant, etc;
- Not have savings more than £16,000, unless you are of pensionable age and receive pension credit guarantee.
Even if you do not qualify for Council Tax Benefit someone in your household may qualify for Second Adult Rebate.
- How we will pay your Council Tax Benefit
Your Council Tax benefit will be deducted off your Council Tax bill and a revised bill will be issued to you.
If you have over paid you need to contact us on 0121 303 1113 to request a refund.
You can also contact your Local Neighbourhood Office on 0121 303 1111.
- Local housing allowance
What is it?
Local housing allowance was introduced on 7 April 2008. It's a simpler and fairer way of working out housing benefit for people on a low income who live in privately rented accommodation (not housing associations).
Who does it apply to?
We will assess your housing benefit under local housing allowance regulations if you are a private tenant (excludes tenants of registered social landlords) and:
- make a new claim for housing benefit;
- notify us of a change of address to other private rented accommodation;
- the person claiming housing benefit changes; or
- you have a break in your claim of one week or more.
What is it based on?
Local housing allowance is based on:
- The make up of the household;
- what income and savings you have; and
- how many bedrooms you need and not how many rooms there are in the property.
The number of bedrooms you need is based on the number, age and gender of people you have living with you. However, no more than 5 bedrooms can be counted when we assess your claim.
You are allowed one bedroom each for:
- a couple;
- any other adult (age 16 or over);
- any two children under the age of 10;
- any two children of the same sex under the age of 16; and
- any other child under the age of 16
It is not based on how much rent you pay.
Ineligible service charges and meals are not a factor when calculating the maximum rent with LHA. To calculate the maximum rent the following must be established:
- The contractual rent;
- The applicable LHA rate;
- Whether the contractual rent is higher than the LHA rate.
If your rent is less than the Local Housing Allowance that applies to you, you will be able to keep any extra benefit to a maximum of £15.00 per week. For example, if your rent is £90.00 per week and the Local Housing Allowance rate is £100.00, the maximum you could receive is £100.00 per week.
If your rent is more than the Local Housing Allowance rate that applies to you, you will normally have to make up the difference. For example, if your rent is £110.00 per week and the Local Housing Allowance rate is £100.00 the maximum amount of benefit we could pay you would be £100.00 per week. Therefore, you would have to make up the £10.00 per week shortfall.
Who does it not apply to?
Local housing allowance will not apply to people:
- who rent their home from the council;
- who rent their home from a registered social landlord or housing association;
- whose tenancy started before 1989 or who have a registered fair rent;
- who live in supported accommodation; and
- who live in hostels, caravans and houseboats.
It may also not apply if your rent includes an amount for meals.
- What proofs will I need to provide to support my claim for Housing and / or Council Tax Support?
Please refer to our verification guidance.
- I don't have all the proofs I need at the moment, should I wait to make my claim?
No, you must make your claim straight away.
- How much Housing Benefit and / or Council Tax Support will I receive?
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support are both means tested and the amount you will receive will depend on your personal circumstances.
- Can I make a claim for Housing and / or Council Tax Support in advance
If you're not currently entitled to Housing and / or Council Tax Support but know you will be eligible at a later date, you can submit a claim:
- Up to 13 weeks in advance if you're of working age; or
- Up to 17 weeks in advance if you're of pensionable age.
You can submit your Housing and / or Council Tax Support claim to us up to 17 weeks before you reach pensionable age.
- Can I claim Housing and / or Council Tax Support if I have recently arrived in or recently returned to the UK?
You will need to visit your nearest Customer Service Centre and sit and wait for an advisor to be available to see you.
Specialist information and advice is also available from the Home Office Border and Immigration Agency and the Refugee Council.
- Does it make a difference whether it's me or my partner who makes the claim for Housing and / or Council Tax Support
Not usually but in some rare situations it could affect the amount you get. If this is the case we will write to you. There are some situations where it is best for one member to make the claim, for example:
- If your partner is a student, you should make the claim
- If your partner comes from an EU state, you should make the claim
- If your partner does not have recourse to public funds you must make the claim but you are strongly advised to consult your immigration adviser in advance
- Who counts as a 'partner'?
If you're a married couple or living together as an unmarried couple, the other member of that couple is your partner.
If you are polygamously married to two or more members of your household, any one of them is your partner.
If you are a same-sex couple who have formed a civil partnership or are living together as civil partners, the other member is your partner.
- When will my benefit start?
It will usually start from the Monday after we receive your application.
If you think your benefit should start earlier than this you should either;
- Complete the backdating section on your application, or
- Contact us if you have already made your application and did not request your benefit to be backdated.
For your benefit to be backdated you should tell us the date you think it should start and the reason why you did not apply earlier.
You must have a good reason for not having made your claim earlier.
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- Gov UK
- Citizens Advice Bureau
- National Debtline
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The Office of Information Systems is your stop for all things computing. In the mid-1990s, Wake Forest University earned a reputation as a leader in academic technology by providing students and faculty with an extensive campus network infrastructure and laptops. That tradition continues as Wake Forest's class of 2019 and faculty enjoy a comprehensive suite of software applications on a University-provided laptop and full access to cloud-based tools, including WFU Google Apps for Education and WebEx. These tools empower our students to collaborate across the University and beyond.
As a Wake Forest student, many services, such as WFU Google Apps for Education, WebEx, Sakai and WIN are accessed using your DeacNetID (username) and password.
Use of all Wake Forest technology resources is governed by the Policy on Responsible and Ethical Use of Computing Resources. Please take time to read this policy as you are accountable for adhering to it.
Action Items:
- July 1-Complete the Technology@WFU online course in Sakai
- August 18 -Sign the Technology Program Agreement in WIN
- August 18 -Purchase Optional ThinkPad Protection in WIN
Your WFU Google Apps and WebEx Services
All undergraduates are assigned a WFU Google Mail (gmail) account. Your email address is your DeacNetID (username) followed by @wfu.edu. This will be your official email address that the University will use to communicate with you. To access your email account, go to google.wfu.edu. Once you log in at google.wfu.edu, all of WFU Google Apps will be at your fingertips. To access your WebEx services, go to webex.wfu.edu and click on "My WebEx." Learn more about our collaborative environment here.
The Computer
All undergraduate students new to Wake Forest receive a computer loaded with software applications standard for students and faculty. Incoming first-year students will receive a computer during Orientation. The computer will be yours to use throughout your undergraduate years at Wake Forest. Information about the computer and the software are available online. Wake Forest will retain ownership of the computer, but you are responsible for the care of the computer and will be subject to repair charges and applicable deductibles in case of negligence, loss or theft.
ThinkPad Protection
Wake Forest offers an optional ThinkPad Protection to cover accidental spills, drops or other damage. The ThinkPad Protection costs $139 and will be billed to your student account in the fall. It covers the ThinkPad for a four year period of coverage that ends in June 2019. Without the protection, students will pay up to a $500 deductible per incident for damages to the computer. Learn more about ThinkPad Protection here.
Computer Distribution
Distribution of computers will take place on Friday August 21, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in Reynolds Gymnasium room 201. Please plan for the distribution process to take 30 minutes. A detailed schedule will be posted in the Benson University Center when you arrive on campus. Learn more here.
Technology Support Resources
Wake Forest provides extensive tech support services for you and your laptop. Current computing information and important technology tips are online at help.wfu.edu, the University's online technology hub. The Information Systems Service Desk, located at The Bridge in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library, offers walk-in assistance from full-time professional consultants and student assistants. Phone assistance is available by calling 336.758.4357. Additionally, requests for assistance may be submitted by logging into ResolveIT at help.wfu.edu.
All new students must complete the Technology@WFU program. This will help familiarize you with computing at Wake Forest, and covers topics ranging from using the campus network to using personal technology on campus. It will also introduce you to Sakai, the course-management system. You are strongly encouraged to complete the program before July 1 in order to facilitate Round I of course registration. Get started by following the instructions here.
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Informally known as Halfoween, May 1st marks the halfway mark from one Halloween to the next. While not universally recognized, Halfoween is a great excuse to get excited about Halloween, either by dressing in costume, handing out candy, or generally encouraging horror shenanigans.
To get you in the mood for tomorrows Halfoween, today we're showcasing imagery from the Whitby Gothic Weekend, an annual four-day event in England celebrating life's darker, more mysterious side. Basically, the Whitby Gothic Weekend is a Halloween lover's wet dream, featuring such things as drinking, dancing, music, and shopping, all with an alternative, horror-centric spin.
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Venue: The Mohawk
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Reduced to the Failure of Prayer
Beyond the Permafrost
This Horrifying Force (The Desire to Kill)
Submit to the Suffering
Repulsive Salvation
Sacrifice for the Slaughtergod :rocker:
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I arrived to the House of Vans at the Mohawk around 11:30 and there were about 50 or so people in line already. I briefly chatted with a couple of the Skeletonwitch guys while waiting because my spot in line was right near the door where the bands playing the outside stage were loading in. Tattoo artist Oliver Peck was walking through the line with a cameraman interviewing people to see if they had any bad tattoos as part of the Vans SXSW videos online. The doors were slated to open at noon, but they didnt start letting people in til about 12:20. I went straight to the inside stage and watched a couple songs from [B]Batillus[/B], who sounded crushing as ever. Since Ive seen Batillus before and I knew I would see them again later in the week I left their set to check out [B]Encrust[/B] (formerly known as Hunters) from Chicago on the outside stage. They came across as sludge with a hardcore attitude, it was not outrightly bad but it didnt really captivate me. I went back inside before Encust finished so I wouldnt miss any of [B]Inter Arma[/B]. These guys sounded great, its an interesting black/sludge mix. It was my first time seeing them and I will make it a point to see them again during the week. Once they finished I walked outside to some moshing going on during the last couple [B]Mutilation Rites[/B] songs. From one east coast black metal band to another [B]Vattnet Viskar[/B] was up next on the inside stage and wasnt about to miss a moment of those guys. Vattnet Viskar is a must-listen for fans of Deafheaven and Wolves In The Throne Room, so that should give you an idea of their sound. After Vattnet Viskar I moved to the top level of the patio to watch the tail end of [B]Royal Thunder[/B]s set on the outdoor stage. Im not extremely familiar with their material, but I think I caught Blue and Mouth Of Fire in there. Since I knew Id catch Pinkish Black later in the night I just stayed outside to watch all of [B]Pallbearer[/B]s set. They played a four song set closing with a new track. I assume the new song at the end was the same new one theyd played on the Enslaved tour, someone from the crowd asked what it was called and Brett just shrugged as if a title had not yet been selected. This was the seventh time Ive seen Pallbearer and sometimes they can sound a little muddy, but this show sounded really good. [B]Trash Talk[/B] played next outside and brought the first big pits of the day. The singer dropped into the crowd and climbed up the stairs that lead to the top patio and perched himself on top of the outer wall of the venue for a couple songs with the chaos of the pit below. At one point some kid jumped into the crowd from the second level as well. I left Trash Talk to go inside and I was able to catch [B]Wet Lungs[/B]' last song. As soon as Trash Talk finished there was a huge stream of punks coming inside for Power Trip, but again I knew Id see them later, so I went back out to get a good spot for [B]Skeletonwitch[/B]. After a quick set up and brief soundcheck, the Witch launched into a blazing set of blackened thrash. The circle pits were pretty constant throughout their set and despite being a very fast track, the new song slowed the crowd down a bit since no one knew it. The new song most definitely sounded promising and I look forward to another Skeletonwitch record. As manks mentioned recently, Within My Blood is one of the best set ending songs ever.
yeaaahhh Sacrifice For The Slaughtergod! :rocker:
I watched Pallbearer, Trash Talk and Skeletonwitch on the Vans Stream yesterday and all 3 sets were SICK!!!! btw I met Pallbearer on the Enslaved tour and Brett told me the new song has No Title and the Lyrics arent set in stone either.
Skeletonwitch/Mutilation Rites/and Trash Talk?! :drool:
Hmm. If I had known I wasn't able to go to KMFDM today (yesterday technically), I would have gone to this. Sounds like a sick show man, glad you had fun!
how was the turnout? packed? not so much?
[QUOTE=tenchimyo;516775]how was the turnout? packed? not so much?[/QUOTE]
It was a free show, so I think by about halfway through the bands the venue was at capacity.
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Federal Judge Manuel L. Real has granted bail to Alex Sanchez, the former gang member turned anti-gang activist who has been accused in a federal racketeering (RICO) indictment of being a "secret shot-caller" for Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). [To follow the trail of a series of earlier posts on this fascinating case, start here. You will eventually land in the Land of Oz. ]
Here is how Celeste Fremon's WitnessLA broke the news today:
Around 11:30, at the end of the closed hearing that began at 10 a.m. Alex Sanchez attorney Kerry Bensinger came out of the federal courtroom to talk to Sanchez family and a very, very small handful of supporters, whom he drew into a side room and broke the news. U.S. District Judge Manuel Real had granted Alex Sanchez bail.
One thing that can be said for the staggeringly quirky Real, he continues to surprise. This time the surprise was a good one for Sanchez and family.
The bail amount is set at $2 million. It is to be divided into $1 million in properties, $1 million in surities.
Since Sanchez supporters and family have already gathered $1.4 million in property, and $1 million in surities, "it's only a matter of the paperwork," said Monica Novoa, a Homies Unidos board member who is very close to the family and thus was in the room.
The extraordinary bail hearing was closed to the public. It followed the filing of a mysterious sealed document by Sanchez's lawyer, Kerry L. Bensinger. Contents of that filing are not available on the public record.
Judge Real apparently felt the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals breathing down his back and called in a panel of independent gang experts to help him pin down the facts relevant to Sanchez's bail request. These have almost nothing to do with the defendant's guilt or innocence, but whether he presents (1) a risk of flight, or (2) a threat to others.
According to papers filed in the federal district court, prosecutors made available three expert witnesses. They were:
- LAPD Capt. Justin Eisenberg, Commanding Officer of the Gangs and Narcotics Division.
- Former federal prosecutor Bruce K. Riordan, now Director of Anti-Gang Operations for the L.A. City Attorney's Office. Riordan is also Chief of the Gang Division and Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division.
- FBI Supervisory Special Agent Robert W. Clark, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Office.
"Government's Notice Re; Available Witnesses at Hearing Re: Detention of Alex Sanchez," United States v. Alfaro, Central District of California, Docket No. CR-09-466-R, filed January 12, 2010.
NOTE: This document — which was publicly available yesterday at the time this blog post was first written — has now been sealed. Oh, well. Good thing I printed it off!
It is possible that Bensinger's mysterious sealed document was the defendant's list of experts, some or all of whom are rumored to be politicians and public officials who may not have wanted to be identified as speaking on Sanchez's behalf. Is there such a thing as a spinal implant? Or integrity transfusion? Perhaps this is something that the indefatigable activist Tom Hayden — who is given to dark conspiratorial theories when a matter involves the government — can investigate and write about in the public interest.
In any event, Judge Real was demonstrably persuaded that Sanchez was entitled to be released.
At least some observers have speculated that prosecutors made a decision to ease back on the throttle regarding the Sanchez bail question. The theory of this line of reasoning is that prosecutors realized that they had a big problem with the factual scenario they had relied on to implicate Sanchez in an intra-gang hit — to wit, the government may have incorrectly identified a key participant in a wiretapped phone call.
The call on the table, the reasoning continues, was either to continue pushing hard to keep Sanchez locked up and risk seeing the case taken away from Judge Real by the Ninth Circuit, or to reform the skirmish line and perhaps bring in some fresh troops. A few new strategic calls may also be made.
Most interesting in the short run will be to see what, if anything, the Los Angeles Times prints tomorrow. Any way you slice the Sanchez case, it is a world class story that any of the old style newspaper men would have given an arm for: if Sanchez is truly innocent, he has been the victim of terrible mistreatment. If he is guilty, he pulled off a scam that makes Ponzi scheme artist Bernie Madoff look like an amateur.
But the Times, one of the few interesting newspapers left in America, has studiously ignored the case to date.
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Heavy metal distributions in the Gulf of Cadiz
Satellite photo of sediment flow into the Gulf of Cadiz. Source: NASA
[Raul Perianez is the lead author of this article]
Heavy metal distributions in the Gulf of Cadiz are generated chiefly by coastal riverine discharge, and thus concentrations of heavy metals are highest at sediments in the river mouths. Soluble heavy metals are also found farther from the coastal zone, and the dissolved heavy metal plumes are evident as distant as the Strait of Gibraltar. Heavy metal discharges have been documented to have occurred here since early Roman times.
Physical description of the Gulf of Cadiz
The Gulf of Cadiz (GoC) is the sub-basin of the Atlantic Ocean which is nearest to the Strait Of Gibraltar, connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Its northern, southern and eastern boundaries are, respectively, the Atlantic coasts of Spain, Morocco and the Strait of Gibraltar. The western boundary is usually defined by the 9º meridian.
The continental shelf extends to water depths of some 100 to 130 metres, (m) where the shelf edge is located. Shelf width is some five kilometres (km) in the Portuguese coast, increasing towards the east to more than 30 km off the Gualdalquivir River.
The amplitude of the main semidiurnal tide is about one m over all the GoC, decreasing near the Strait of Gibraltar. Associated currents are weak, with amplitudes below 0.10 m/s over most of the GoC. The tidal current amplitude increases as approaching the Strait entrance, where currents about 0.8 m/s are produced.
The mean surface circulation in the northern GoC is characterized by a current directed to the southeast along the Spanish coast. This circulation is a rather constant pattern during most of the year. Part of the flow enters the Strait of Gibraltar and part is deflected to the south. Below the surface, the Mediterranean waters flow into the Atlantic and mainly direct to the NW.
Main rivers discharging in the GoC drain the southern Iberian Peninsula. They are the Guadiana, Odiel-Tinto and Gualdalquivir rivers. Suspended matter released from them is transported to the southeast along the Spanish coast, which is the mean current direction in this area of the GoC. As widely discussed in current literature, there is a dominant eastward transport throughout the entire northern GoC. Some authors have postulated the existence of some westward transport of sediments released by the Guadalquivir River in the inner shelf, although little indication of it has been found in other works.
Particle concentrations of the order of 10 grams/cubic meter are measured near the river mouths. Concentrations of the order of 10-1 grams/cubic meter are obtained in most part of the northern GoC and much smaller values are apparent to the south. In the deepest water layer concentrations are slightly higher than at the surface over most of the northern GoC. In some areas as the Strait of Gibraltar and the Spanish continental slope, concentrations are more significantly enhanced in the deep water. This is probably due to erosion produced by stronger tidal currents (in the area of the Strait) and also produced by the Mediterranean Water deep current.
Heavy metal sources
The freshwater inputs of rivers discharging in the GoC are relatively small. However, the Guadalquivir, Guadiana and Odiel-Tinto rivers present strongly enhanced heavy metal concentrations since they drain the Iberian Pyrite Belt, one of the most important mining areas in the south of Europe. Mineral resources have been extracted in the last 5000 years during two main periods: the Roman age and the last two centuries. During the last period, intensive exploitation has led to a relevant environmental impact, with vast surfaces covered with mining residues and subjected to erosion. On April 25, 1998, the retaining dam of a tailing reservoir at the Los Frailes mine collapsed and resulted in a very high input of heavy metals into the Guadiamar River, which discharges into the Guadalquivir River. However, six months after the incident, no evidence of the spill could be detected in the Guadalquiver River plume in the GoC.
The GoC is responsible for five to ten percent of fish and shell-fish catches of Spain and Portugal, holding important living resources of commercial and ecological interest. Consequently, it is relevant to understand the geochemistry and dispersion patterns of heavy metals in the GoC system, since it helps assessing the potential influence of metals on ecosystem functioning.
Metal distribution
The concentrations of several metals have been measured in the fine sediment fraction (<63 μm) along the Spanish coast from the Guadiana to the Guadalquivir mouths and also at some points closer to the Strait of Gibraltar. Samples were collected at an approximate distance of 500 m from the shoreline. An example of results for three metals is presented in the following figure.
This figure illustrates the two characteristic metal distributions found in these coastal sediments. For some metals as zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), Cd, arsenic (As) and iron (Fe), maximum concentrations are obtained in the area of the Odiel-Tinto mouth. Other metals (chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), aluminum (Al) and manganese (Mn)) behave differently and there is not a significant increase in concentrations in the Odiel-Tinto mouth area.
Metal concentrations are very low westward from the Guadiana River. There is an increase in concentrations here since, as has already been mentioned, the three rivers drain the Iberian Pyrite Belt. Maximum concentrations exist in the mouth of the Odiel-Tinto rivers for some metals. Although river flows are much smaller than those of the Guadiana and Guadalquivir, Odiel-Tinto rivers are considerably more contaminated and, indeed, they have been recognized as the main source of metals along the coast.
There is not an appreciable metal enhancement in the area of the Guadalquivir mouth (except in the case of Ni, Cr and Mn). Metal concentrations at the east of the Odiel-Tinto rivers decrease much slower than at the west of the Guadiana River, which is due to the mean currents in the shelf, which flow towards the Strait of Gibraltar. Indeed, it has already been found that coastal waters transport dissolved metals (which contaminate bed sediments as metals travel over them) from the Odiel-Tinto rivers to a distance of more than 200 km. Moreover, it has been found that these rivers constitute a source of natural radionuclides into the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar. Natural radionuclides have been introduced into the Odiel-Tinto estuary due to the releases of phosphogypsum from a fertilizer processing complex.
The analysis of metal distributions among different sediment phases indicated that Zn is the most mobile of all studied metals, showing the highest percentage in the acid-soluble fraction. On the other hand, the highest percentages of Fe, Cr, Pb and Ni are found in the residual fraction, which implies that these metals are strongly bound to sediments. For other metals as Cd, their distribution varies widely with position. Cu is the element showing the highest proportion in the oxidisable fraction, highlighting the relevant role played by organic matter.
Concentrations of dissolved metals have been measured in the northern GoC in the frame of the TOROS project in summer 1997. Dissolved metal concentrations decrease quickly with distance from the Spanish coast. The highest concentrations are obtained in the mouth of the Odiel-Tinto rivers, obviously as in the case of bed sediments. The plume of dissolved metals reaches the Strait of Gibraltar, as has been
commented above. A contour plot obtained from empirical data is presented in the figure, as an example, for the case of Zn. It may be clearly seen that, effectively, the impacts from river outflow are restricted to a narrow band along the shore. Samples were not collected in the coastal area from Cadiz to the Strait, thus the impact is apparently restricted in the experimental contours to the zone located to the north of Cadiz.
Dissolved metal concentrations deeper in the water column (not shown) are rather uniform (for instance in the range 3-5 nM for the case of Zn) since deeper waters (depth >50 m) are not affected by river discharges. Indeed, it has been found that the main core of metal enriched water extends to about the 50 m isobath. Along Spain, this isobath is typically some 20 km from the shore.
Modeling attempts
Models have been widely applied to simulate contaminant dispersion since they may provide insights on the main environmental processes governing such dispersion and, consequently, may help to describe and characterize the environment. In particular, models have been widely applied to heavy metal and radioactive element dispersion in coastal waters.
Although some interesting modeling works describing water circulation off Iberia and Morocco coasts have been published, these models have a relatively low resolution, not providing detailed information about the GoC basin circulation features. Other modeling works are specifically devoted to the study of Mediterranean water spreading.
Published models describing trace metal dispersion in the GoC consider metals as conservative tracers, no interacting with sediments and without any other sources and sinks. Analysis of model results showed that sources/sinks of metals due to interactions with sediments (adsorption/desorption reactions as well as erosion and deposition processes) were apparent.
More recently, the dispersion of heavy metals in the GoC has been studied by means of numerical modeling including, for the first time, uptake-release reactions between the dissolved phase and suspended matter and bed sediments. Computed metal distributions in water and coastal sediments could be compared with measurements, both set of data being in generally good agreement. As an example, a comparison of modeled and measured Cu concentrations in surface water may be seen in the figure.
Further reading
- Achterberg, E.P., Braungardt, C., Morley, N.H., Elbaz-Poulichet, F., Leblanc, M., 1999. Impact of Los Frailes mine spill on riverine, estuarine and coastal waters in southern Spain. Water Research 33, 3387-3394.
- Batteen, M.L., Martinez, J.R., Bryan, D.W., Buch, E.J., 2000. A modelling study of the coastal eastern boundary current system off Iberia and Morocco. Journal of Geophysical Research 105 C6, 14173-14195.
- Beckers, J.M., Achterberg, E.P., Braungardt, Ch., 2007. Comparison of high spatial resolution trace metal distributions with model simulations for surface waters of the Gulf of Cadiz. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 74, 599-609.
- Criado-Aldeanueva, F., García-Lafuente, J., Vargas, J.M., del Río, J., Vázquez, A., Reul, A., Sánchez, A., 2006. Distribution and circulation of water masses in the Gulf of Cadiz from in situ observations. Deep Sea Research II 53, 1144-1160.
- Elbaz-Poulichet, F., Morley, N.H., Beckers, J.M., Nomerange, P., 2001. Metal fluxes through the Strait of Gibraltar: the influence of the Odiel and Tinto Rivers (SW Spain). Marine Chemistry 73, 193-213.
- Lobo, F.J., Sánchez, R., González R., Dias, J.M.A., Hernández-Molina, F.J., Fernández-Salas, L.M., Díaz del Río, V., Mendes, I., 2004. Contrasting styles of the Holocene highstand sedimentation and sediment dispersal systems in the northern shelf of the Gulf of Cadiz. Continental Shelf Research 24, 461-482.
- Morillo, J., Usero, J., Gracia, I., 2004. Heavy metal distribution in marine sediments from the southwest coast of Spain. Chemosphere 55, 431-442.
- Periáñez, R., 2009. Environmental modelling in the Gulf of Cadiz: Heavy metal distributions in water and sediments. Science of the Total Environment 407, 3392-3406.
- Riba, I., Del Valls, T.A., Forja, J.M., Gómez-Parra, A. 2002. Influence of the Aznalcóllar mining spill on the vertical distribution of heavy metals in sediments from the Guadalquivir estuary (SW Spain). Marine Pollution Bulletin 44, 39-47.
Sainz, A., Ruiz, F., 2006. Influence of the very polluted inputs of the Tinto-Odiel system on the adjacent littoral
sediments of southwestern spain: a statistical approach. Chemosphere 62, 1612-1622.
- Serra, N., Ambar, I., Kase, R.H., 2005. Observations and numerical modelling of the Mediterranean outflow splitting and eddy generation. Deep Sea Research II 52, 383-408.


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D: But I like Alaska being cold... But nice so far!! :]
Since I've got today and then a long weekend next week, I thought I'd throw my hat into the ring too. I'm on a post-apocalyptic kick lately, and this one's not going to be an exception.
Having just read Julian Comstock and Fitzpatrick's War back-to-back, this map is going to draw a lot of inspiration from those two books (which are fantastic, by the way).
...and so it came to pass that after the Great Flowering of the Oil Nations, the world descended into the Resource Wars. Much knowledge from that time was lost, perhaps forever. Entire nations were wiped from the map as stronger predators sucked them dry of their natural wealth. Others grew fat and decadent on the spoils. The greatest of these was the American Empire which, at its peak, stretched across most of the two Western Continents. From the verdant farmlands of northern Canada, warmed by a changing biosphere, the Empire fed a war machine which conquered first the feuding and fragmented states of Mexico and the Caribbean, and then pushed into the vast mountains and jungles of South America.
There they bogged down in a decades-long war against their greatest rival, the United Republics of Greater Brazil. Hundreds of thousands of miles of territory were laid waste - the very land and resources the two great powers fought over were destroyed. Eventually, the Empire defeated Brazil, and its constituent republics were carved up by the victor. All of South America worth having belonged to the American Empire. But it was an ultimately futile victory. As the world's environment slid ever further into chaos, great storms ravaged the land and earthquakes reshaped the coastlines. Chaos and death were on the rise.
The Empire, growing brittle and corrupt and facing threats of invasion from the north as Russian TechNom tribes migrated over the melting remnants of the north pole, split into two halves, the East and the West. The East was administered from the ancient city of Philadelphia, while the West was ruled from the new city of Concordia, built on the remnants of three ruined cities just east of the San Francisco Bay, whose rising waters had already engulfed the city of San Fransisco itself and were spreading further.
Many thousands of citizens fled off-world in this time, to the Empire's Lunar and Martian colonies. There they carved out new lives for themselves and passed out of Earth's history forever. In America, the environment was radically changed. No longer did vast fields of wheat and cotton spread across the MidWest and the South; vast, parched deserts had taken their place. The Canadian Breadbasket, unable to fully support both the West and the East, became an endless source of contention. Wars were fought over it for decades, much as the lands of South America had been fought over centuries earlier. By this time, the Eastern Empire was more barbarian than American; a TechNom warlord and his descendants had sat on the throne in Philadelphia for years, and vassal states were falling to revolution, starvation, and plague one by one.
In the year 2412, the last Eastern Emperor, Vassily IV Marco was killed in his palace by a rioting mob, and the East finally fell. The Western Empire was the last stronghold of American culture and power. Ruling from the farmlands of Alaska to the barren ruins of the Baja Peninsula and the Sonora, the West's clone armies and bioengineered plant Sentinels kept its borders safe. The so-called Green Emperors ruled with an iron fist.
But now, some four centuries later, the East is rising again. New, vibrant nations are rising from the ashes of the old Eastern American Empire, and the West faces perhaps the greatest threat it has ever known as the great kingdoms of York, Carolinia, and Jersey unite against them...
D: But I like Alaska being cold... But nice so far!! :]
Thanks, Evil. Can I call you Evil?
Here's another update, with an inset map from approximately four centuries before the time of the 'main map'.
Really cool framing. You don't often see maps of just one coast of North America.
Yeah, interesting composition.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
My Maps ~ My Brushes ~ My Tutorials ~ My Challenge Maps
Another update for tonight. I haven't decided if I'm going grunge or not. I like the way it looks, but I think I've way overused this particular pattern. I'm drawing all my mountains by hand too, no matter how long it takes.
A cool idea!
Seems fine to me, I wouldn't change anything so far.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
My Maps ~ My Brushes ~ My Tutorials ~ My Challenge Maps
I really like it! Curious to see how you're going to fill the black bit on the right...text?


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Come Home – super ambient with very soft piano
Feathers of a Pheonix – beautiful and emotional piano piece
Ascending Dreams – joyful and inspirational piano piece
Summer Dream – a playful children's piano piece
Piano by the Sea – beautiful and soft piano piece
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Hey Larb I see you got the hand drawn bug LOL. Looking good but I have dibs on the "don't name the map" theme
Something for an introductory adventure I'm writing and currently in the process of colouring. This won't have any labels on it as it'll be going into a PDF. I also really ought to think of a name very soon so find/replace all instances of xxvillagenamexx. =P
Hey Larb I see you got the hand drawn bug LOL. Looking good but I have dibs on the "don't name the map" theme
I got some of the colouring done. I've been working on it on and off while writing the adventure. Not entirely sure about the grass.
I even managed to come up with a name now so you can have you unnamed map theme back now, Vellum!
Man you're making me work at this no name thing aren't ya What was the process with this, hand drawn and scanned in or "hand drawn" in PS for the first sketch.
It's drawn in SAI with a tablet pen and then I switch to photoshop to colour it. I don't draw on paper so much these days. I can never find the undo button. =P
This is really great. The line work is so clean, but still hand made...simply great. I would also tweak the grass a bit, maybe just mute down the green would do the trick.
Pretty good job here. Grass probably needs some more work to be great. Maybe less bright colors, some slight color variations and a bit of texture could do the thing.
Nice work, excellent layout.
My Battlemaps Gallery http://www.cartographersguild.com/al...p?albumid=3407
Ok it's at a finished state for me now. I made some big changes to the grass, toned it down, removed a texture I was using and added a bit more variety to it. It is being labeled in indesign which is why I'm not adding any on this.


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Liberty Tree
this wiki
- "Fertilizing the Truth by Natural Means."
- — The newspaper slogan.
The Liberty Tree is a real newspaper that serves Liberty City in various Grand Theft Auto games. The Liberty Tree has been "Promoting Family values for over 50 years", and has existed for at least 50 years of service. Their slogans are "Yesterday's News Today" and "News That Smells Great". Each issue costs $2.00 in GTA III , and $1.00 in GTA IV. It can be read online as well. It is a play on The New York Times. You can read the newspaper in the internet cafe or in your safehouse (no computer in Broker safehouse and South Bohan) located all around Liberty City. When you log onto a computer, you pay $1, but computers in your safehouse don't cost anything.
GTA Liberty City Stories
The map that accompanied the game had a map provided by the newspaper. Liberty Tree was featured prominently in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories through Ned Burner, who pretends to be a preacher. He gives missions to protagonist Toni Cipriani from a confessional box in the Liberty City Cathedral saying that they will help save him. The first mission is to retrieve a briefcase from an FBI informant before he hands it to the FBI, and then delivering it to the Liberty Tree offices. Cipriani then steals another briefcase containing diamonds, and then creates chaos on Staunton Island whilst driving a Firetruck. The final mission for Burner was killing three celebrities (Faith W., DB-P and Black Lightman) on their way to an interview with Liberty City Free Radio. Burner would report on each story: the first about an athlete on steroids, the stealing of diamonds, chaos on Staunton Island and the death of three celebrities. Burner would eventually be killed by Cipriani on orders from Donald Love as Burner witnessed the killing of Avery Carrington. The user guide for GTA LCS is in the form of a copy of the Liberty Tree.
Liberty Tree does not feature during Grand Theft Auto III, however a Liberty Tree website was used as a teaser site. Articles appeared on the characters such as Salvatore Leone, Toni Cipriani, Joey Leone, Luigi Goterelli, Donald Love, Barry Harcross and Mayor Miles O'Donovan.
According to the GTA IV documentary, A History of Liberty City, the first Liberty Tree newspaper came out in 1835, however, citizens complained about this as they wanted less political news and more dirty news, like murder and rape.
In Grand Theft Auto IV, the Liberty Tree can be read on the in-game internet on the Liberty Tree website. It shows the happenings of the city, along with Niko's exploits. The Liberty Tree name is found on some Steed trucks. A Liberty Tree newspaper can be seen in certain interiors, with Manny Escuela on the front page.
News reporters
Newspaper sections
- Business
- Classifieds
- Column
- Comics
- Entertainment
- Employment
- Forum
- Horoscope
- Hypocrisy
- Lifestyle
- Lottery
- Marketplace
- News
- Puzzles
- Real Estate
- Reviews
- Sports
- Traffic
- Travel
- TV Listings
- In GTA IV, the newspaper misspells Manny Escuela's name on the front page, spelling it as "Escuella". It also lists the date March 3, 2005 as a Tuesday, when in reality it was a Thursday, which is also somewhat erroneous, as GTA IV is set in 2008. However, as the bottom of the newspaper reads "Bronx Crime" (a real location as opposed to its Grand Theft Auto counterpart Bohan), it can be presumed that this was concept art early in development, which would explain the inaccuracies.


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The opening of the Neues Museum marked a key chapter in the history of 19th-century art, museum design, and technology. Designed by Friedrich August Stüler and built from 1843 to 1855, the building suffered severe damage during World War II, after which it was left as an abandoned bombsite. Emergency measures to secure the structure were only taken in the 1980s.
Painstaking restoration work got under way in 2003 and was undertaken by the offices of the British architect David Chipperfield. The building's façade and interiors were carefully preserved, the scars of the war were not patched over but rather incorporated into the restoration of the landmarked building. What emerged was a restored historical building that is simultaneously a modern museum. Chipperfield thus managed to lend this extraordinary building and former ruin a unique and wholly authentic splendour.
The museum reopened its doors to the public in 2009 and combines geographically and thematically related exhibits pooled together from three separate collections at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin: the collection of Egyptian art from the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, of prehistoric objects from the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, and of classical antiquities from the Antikensammlung. This joint exhibition featuring exhibits of unparalleled breadth and diversity allows visitors to trace the development of prehistoric and protohistoric cultures, spanning from the Middle East to the Atlantic, from north Africa to Scandinavia.
Visitor entrance
10178 Berlin
Getting there
U-Bahn U6 (Friedrichstraße)
S-Bahn S1, S2, S3 (Friedrichstraße); S5, S7, S75 (Hackescher Markt)
Tram M1, 12 (Am Kupfergraben); M4, M5, M6 (Hackescher Markt)
Bus TXL (Staatsoper); 100, 200 (Am Lustgarten); 147 (Friedrichstraße)
Low-carbon public transport connections
Local traffic
Long distance

Ägytisches Museum und Papyrussammlung
Postal address:
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6
10117 Berlin
Tel.: +49 (0)30 / 266 42 5001
Fax: +49 (0)30 / 266 42 5002
Director: Prof. Dr. Friederike Seyfried
Postal address:
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6
10117 Berlin
Tel.: +49 (0)30 / 266 42 5101
Fax: +49 (0)30 / 266 42 5102
Director: Prof. Dr. Andreas Scholl
Deputy Director: Dr. Martin Maischberger
Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte
Postal address:
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6
10117 Berlin
Tel.: +49 (0)30 / 266 42 5301
Fax: +49 (0)30 / 266 42 5303
Director: Prof. Dr. Matthias Wemhoff
Deputy Director: Dr. Marion Bertram
Café at the Neues Museum
Tel.: +49 (0)30 / 28042307
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Wednesday, 19 January 2011 15:49
CarbonFree Events: Make It Memorable by Making it GreenWritten by Alterra Hetzel
If your organization is looking for a way to show its commitment to the environment as a group, an event provides a great opportunity for you and your attendees to make a statement by offsetting the event's carbon footprint. Our CarbonFree® Events program makes it easy and affordable for you to distinguish your event and reduce its climate impact. In fact, in 2011 we already have two great examples of organizations committed to decreasing the environmental impact of their annual events. "Forward Together" The 2011 Congress of Healthcare Leadership Chicago, Illinois March 21st through March 22nd This event is hosted by ACHE (American College of Healthcare Executives), an international professional society of more than 30,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. This event allows healthcare professionals to connect with colleagues, find solutions to challenges, and explore the new healthcare frontier. ACHE is committed to offsetting all the base emissions of this event through a partnership with Carbonfund.org. "The Museum of Tomorrow" The American Association of Museums' 105th Annual Meeting Houston, Texas May 22nd through May 25th As the museum field's premier professional development opportunity in 2011, the AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo™ will showcase the best thinking from both practitioners and visionaries on the major issues confronting us and the communities we serve. The American Association of Museums has been bringing museums together since 1906, helping to develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and providing advocacy on issues of concern to the entire museum community. They are dedicated to ensuring that museums remain a vital part of the American landscape, connecting people with the greatest achievements of the human experience, past, present and future. The AAM Annual Meeting is also dedicated to reducing their climate impact by offering participants an easy way to offset the emissions resulting participant travel and attendance for the annual meeting. Find out how you can offset your event at: www.carbonfund.org/events
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text: With the arrival of 2010, we are back on line with our Placer Sports Athlete of the Week feature. Three new candidates have been chosen from the high schools throughout the Gold Country Media footprint – covering Placer County as well as the communities of Folsom and El Dorado Hills. Voting will run from Monday through Sunday each week. Log on each week to check out the new nominees and cast your vote. The new poll includes a trio of girls basketball players who enter their respective league seasons on a roll. Whitney High senior guard Kristina Fahey, the team captain, has been a force for the Wildcats this season. She scored in double figures in all five games last week. Audrey Lewis, a senior guard for the Colfax High girls basketball team, helped the Lady Falcons post a 3-1 record and finish in seventh place at the recent 16-team Folsom Tournament. Lewis bucketed 11 points against Elk Grove in a 54-35 Colfax win and also had the winning free throws in a 42-41 victory over Livermore. Sara James has led the Oak Ridge varsity girls' team to a 10-0 start to the season, averaging 21 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals a game. She's was named the Most Valuable Player in all three of the team's tournaments. Which athlete do you prefer? Log on to www.placersports.com and vote. While you're there, leave us a comment giving the reasons for your choice, and then hang around the site and check out the other features available there.


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Vol State Students Inducted into Honors Society
Submitted on April 05, 2011 at 1:13 PM
Volunteer State Community College announced the spring 2011 inductees into the Phi Theta Kappa honors society. The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa is to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students. Phi Theta Kappa provides opportunity for the development of leadership and service. A ceremony was held on April 3 at the College. The following students were inducted:
Robert Adkisson, Goodlettsville; Mimoza Asllani, Gallatin, Andrew Bachmann, Smyrna; Martha Beck, Hendersonville; Daisy Brooks, Nashville; Lee Butler, Mount Juliet; Donna Carey, Nashville; Whitney Carmack, Bethpage; Jesse Carrigan, Hendersonville; Adam Cash, Mount Juliet; Hope Chrisawn, Lebanon; Jodie Clapper, Gallatin; Susan Clark, Gallatin; Sarah Collins, Hendersonville; Laura Coode, Antioch; Michelle Cooper, Murfreesboro; Mary Jo Corl, Castalian Springs; Summer Cunning, Old Hickory; Breanne Dailey, Mount Juliet; Kimberley Dillard, Gallatin; Joshua Dragan, Mount Juliet; Carly Edwards, Hendersonville; Tinesha Eggerson, Rockvale; Caitlin Emmert, Westmoreland; Jessie Ferrell, Portland; Brianna Fields, Goodlettsville; Keri Fulks, Gallatin; Jennifer Goncalves, Gallatin; Angela Hardin, Nashville; Denise Hemmings, Antioch; Haley Henley, Cookeville; Skylar Hinton, Hendersonville; Ruby Johnson, Lebanon; Brandi Keisling, Livingston; Rochelle Kelley, Gallatin; James Key, Gallatin; Caitlin Kinsey, Goodlettsville; Kristy Knight, Murfreesboro; Stephanie Marrano, Hendersonville; Alison Martin, Hartsville; Martin Martin-Tomas, Monterey; Florence McClary, Murfreesboro; Patricia Meadows, Hendersonville; Steve Moon, Lebanon; Rasha Moore, Gallatin; Holly Morelock, Gallatin; Renada Nicholas, Gallatin; Diane Pipkin, Old Hickory; Summer Powers, Goodlettsville; Steven Prager, Hendersonville; Kenneth Romans, Hendersonville; Sara Romans, Hendersonville; Arianna Rubi, Hendersonville; Jennifer Rutter, Hendersonville; Brandon Shaw, Portland; Pamela Shepherd, Hendersonville; Michael Smith, Gallatin; Cadie Starr, Goodlettsville; Amanda Vaughn, Lafayette; Sarah Vaughn, Hendersonville; Tameka Walker, Madison; Megan Weddle, Cottontown; Marale Wise, Madison; Stephanie Wyatt, Nashville; Meiyi Xie, Hendersonville; Steven Yorlano, Gallatin; Chelsea Youngblood, Cottontown.
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We live in an era of remakes and reimaginings, and The Munsters, the 1960s American television show about a family of monsters, is the latest installment to get a swift boot back into mainstream media.
According to Fangoria.com, Bryan Fuller, one of the core writers behind the television series Pushing Daisies, is credited with coming up with the reboots story. While the original Munsters show focused on campy, wholesome comedy and family ties, The Munsters reboot has its roots in modern-day drama, action-packed suspense, and some goofball silliness. Also, the original was only 30 minutes long, while the reboot is expected to be an hour's worth of entertainment for each show.
The reboot of The Munsters will see the story centered on Eddie Munster, the pre-teen werewolf with a heart of compassion, who is trying to come to terms with his werewolf transformations.
As for the other characters, Herman Munster is said to be more of a stud, who loves too much. Lily Munster, the perpetually beautiful matriarch of the family, works at a pet store, where she uses her magic to get the job done quickly. Grandpa Munster is a full-blown vampire, feasting on animals and struggling with a growing urge to consume human blood. Marilyn Munster, the only true human of the family, is the shows female sex appeal.
The show is expected to air sometime in 2012.