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Jean Paul Belmondo
Birth Name: Jean Paul Belmondo
Born: 04/09/1933
Birth Place: France
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Born April 9, 1933 in the Parisian suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine, Jean-Paul Belmondo was the son of sculptor Paul Belmondo. A poor student, he channeled his energies into boxing and football, but by his twenties, decided that acting would be his true calling. He was reluctantly accepted at the Paris Conservatory, whose educators felt that his prospects as a professional actor were slim. Belmondo would spend much of the 1950s in theater before making his screen debut in the 1957 comedy "A pied, a cheval et en voiture" ("On Foot, On Horse and By Carriage"). He eventually worked his way up to starring roles with "Sois Belle et Tais-Toi" ("Be Beautiful But Shut Up") (1957), a crime picture co-star... Continue Bio >>
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Capacity: 73GB
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Maxtor Atlas 10K II disk drives with huge capacities set a new standard of performance for enterprise and workstation drives. The drives provide superior shock durability and reliability with Maxtor's breakthrough Shock Protection System II (SPS II), which guards against one of the leading causes of hard disk failure - mistreatment during handling and integration. To manage their incredible throughput, Atlas 10K II drives feature today's most advanced interfaces - the industry's first backward-compatible Ultra160 SCSI.
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YES! The fuel blend will definitely affect mileage and performance - more ethanol - less mileage, percent for percent almost. It's exacerbated on a ONE cylinder engine because you FEEL every firing cycle, too .... one or two lean hiccups in a row and you are going "WTF?" ................
How does it affect performance though.
Are we robbing our engines of real gasoline to psychologically save a few cents per litre and end up burning more than those few cents we saved?
RESULTS OF LUCAS INJECTOR CLEANER & UPPER CYLINDER LUBE / VALVE LUBE IN MOTORCYCLE Nobody replied 'yes' to my question if any one had used the above product in their motorcycle. So, I tried it in my G5 - turning it into a guinea pig. I added a little bit to my fuel tank a few days back. Since then I have covered over 150 miles. The results are pretty good. These are my observations -1. The valve noise is less.2. The idle is more stable.3. The fluctuations in idle engine rpm, due to EFI doing its 'thing' are less.4. The pick up is better.
How much of that little bottle did you put in? I've used it in my truck and did notice improvement in pick up.
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According to the Federal Reserve, con-artists have unleashed a new scam aimed at consumers in financial trouble or desperate for a loan. The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday alerted the public to instances of questionable solicitations directed at consumers. These solicitations promise consumers access to personal loans through a nonexistent Federal Reserve lending program. Under this fraudulent scheme, targeted individuals ... Read More »
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Visitors to Lums Pond State Park can now see the park from a whole new perspective -- from the treetops! The new Go Ape! Treetop Adventure Course at the park allows outdoor adventurers to navigate through the park and even cross the water using Double Stirrups, Zigzag Trapeze, Flying Carpet, Canyon Crossing, two Tarzan swings and FIVE zip lines.
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Light up your home this Christmas with QVC and holiday decor from the festive brands you love. Browse holiday decor, Christmas tree ornaments, table decorations, and accents for inside and outside of your house. Capture the magic of the season with Home Reflections®, Kringle Express, Jim Shore Folk Art, Santa's Best, and other well-known brands. Celebrate Christmas in style this year with tree toppers, lights, and much more. You'll find a sleigh full of cheery ideas to make every room in your space a merry and bright place to be. Get ready to create new memories with you and your loved ones this season with our impressive selection of unforgettable Christmas decorations.
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Sure, Max Boot makes terrible historical analogies, but I've always just assumed that the disagreements I have with him are based on honest differences and not utter ignorance. After today, I'm no longer sure that's the case. Writing at Commentary Magazine's Contentions blog, Boot argues,
The latest Gaza war is only a few days old, but already one conclusion can be drawn: missile defense works. This is only the latest vindication for the vision of Ronald Reagan… who made missile defense a major priority for the U.S. and our allies.
Boot is referring to the Iron Dome system co-developed . . .
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We have about 5000 company contacts shared through the manager. The contacts show only 100+ until you scroll down and it propagates more. All of these only show under ALL in the the ZD client. They will not sort under A-Y Z is the only letter that is sorted. Is there something simple I'm overlooking here? Is there a way to share the contacts from the admin server and push them out? This worked before until our host migrated to a new server which broke many clients.
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By Oriana Pawlyk, Air Force Times
An Air Force technical sergeant is urging troops to donate some of their shutdown pay to the less fortunate.
The airman, who asked to remain anonymous, set up a CrowdRise website, www.keepmypaycheck.org, where he urges service members - and others - to donate part of their paychecks to Feeding America, a charity that says it feeds more than 37 million low-income Americans every year.
The airman is frustrated that Congress acted to pay military members during the government shutdown while increasing financial hardships for other Americans.
"Service members fight to protect and promote a more perfect union; this isn't it," the airman said of the shutdown. "And until Congress restores funding, we will step in and donate our paychecks along with our lives to protect the country we love."
Feeding America "struck a chord'' with the website founder, said an Air Force reservist who donated and also asked to remain anonymous. "A good number of programs shut down, programs that people all over the country need just to live - Feeding America is a good program, and a good place to target donations."
The reservist said Congress' action to sustain military pay during the shutdown may feel like a "slap in the face" to everyone else.
"It's a really wonderful feeling to have such support as a military person. ... There's always discounts for us, always people wanting to reach out and support, and that's very appreciated," he said. "But it sticks us up on a pedestal - Congress could come together for us, but not for anyone else?"
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This guide includes information for individuals representing themselves in court in defense of a driving violation as well as students who are interested in the general law of Arizona. The guide provides information from the state and federal government and provides citations to both print and electronic resources. The call numbers on this page link to Ross-Blakley Law Library catalog records, which provide information about location, availability, and currency of each item in the Law Library. For Visitors to the Ross-Blakely law Library, there is patron access to WestlawNext Patron Access and LexisNexis Academic in the reading room area of the library.
The traffic and violations related to driving are located in
Title 28 – Transportation of the Arizona Revised Statutes.
Accessible online at:
Statutes are available in print in the law library in the following locations:
§ Arizona Reference collection (1st floor reading room)
§ Law Core (1st floor reading room)
§ State Collection (3rd floor) Arizona section, KFA2430.5 .M52.
Arizona Department of Public Safety
DUI – Home page: Menu on right side of page with links to Arizona DUI Laws, National DUI statistics, prevention programs, repeat offender programs, DUI enforcement unit, Drug Recognition Expert Program, and the Law Enforcement Phlebotomy Program.
Arizona Department of Transportation: Motor Vehicle Division
Explains: revocation, suspension, traffic school, points assessment, driving on a suspended or revoked license, DUI, DUI penalties, aggressive driving, red-light running, failure to stop at an accident. Also on the ADOT website are links to theArizona Motor Vehicle Crash Fact summaries for the years 1997 to 2005. These comprehensive summaries contain a multitude of facts and statistics about crashes including information about time of day, highlights and historical data, weather conditions, geographic location, pedestrian involved crashes, DUI involved incidents, motorcycle crashes, and fatalities. The summaries contain charts, tables, and graphs to illustrate and explain the crash statistics.
Arizona Driver's License Manual
Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide in English
Manual para la Licencia de Manejar de Arizona y Guía de Servicio al Cliente en Español
Arizona Revised Statutes
The traffic and violations related to driving are generally located in Title 28 – Transportation.
Governors Office of Highway Safety
Links to Arizona DUI fines, statutes, impaired driving information, Arizona Drug Recognition Expert, seat belt statistics, speed and traffic safety, motorcycle safety, legislative summary, teens and young adults, and bike and pedestrian information. This site also has information about the Governor's Children Are Precious Passengers (CAPP) program. CAPP is designed to increase the awareness of and compliance to child seat usage guidelines and requirements.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
The IIHS website provides information about highway safety including laws and statistics. Users can view traffic laws of the various states by topic, and research studies conducted by the IIHS. There are also statistics available on a variety of subjects.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Has information on driver safety and crash test and rollover results. Information on traffic safety, vehicles and research. Access to information on tire ratings, crash tests, rollover information, fatal alcohol related accident statistics, other data on safety issues related to driving.
Service Arizona
Online services for motorists
Drivers license information, title and registration; access to forms and manuals.
This website is sponsored by Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and has information about the Arizona laws and penalties concerning driving while under the influence of alcohol. The site provides links to statistics, articles and government agencies. There are mug shots of individuals who have been convicted of DUI offenses in the cities of Glendale, Peoria, Scottsdale and Tempe. Contains a special section outlining the penalty of conviction if individual is under the age of 21.
Maricopa County Superior Court
Maricopa County Superior Court Self-Service Center
Arizona Department of Transportation Forms and Publication online
Provides access to 150 forms and publications. Forms can be searched and sorted by form name, form number, category, by commercial license, vehicle or drivers services.
Arizona Justice Court - Traffic Violations
Follow the link for "Traffic Violations". Includes information on civil and criminal traffic violations, violator rights and a link to the Arizona Motor Vehicle Division.
City of Avondale Civil Traffic Tickets
This page provides the options a driver has upon receiving a traffic citation in the city of Avondale, Arizona.
City of Chandler Civil Traffic Charges
This webpage gives you the options as provided by the city of Chandler upon receiving a traffic violation and explains the process of resolving those violations.
City of Fountain Hills Civil Traffic Court
This is link to the Fountain Hills Municipal Court website which contains information about traffic violations and resolutions of tickets in Fountain Hills.
City of Gilbert Arizona Civil Traffic Court
This is the website of the City of Gilbert's civil traffic court. It explains options when after receiving ticket, courts locations and hours.
City of Glendale Arizona Civil Traffic Court & Parking Violations
This is the traffic and parking violations page of the Glendale, Arizona court.
City of Mesa Traffic Violations
Contains information about how to resolve citations in the city of Mesa, Arizona.
Flagstaff Municipal Court (Coconino County, Arizona)
Defensive Driving/Traffic Schools in Coconino County accessible at http://www.coconino.az.gov/courts.aspx?id=245. Contains information about driving schools and traffic courts in the following cities: Flagstaff, Fredonia, Page and Williams.
City of Phoenix Municipal Court
Municipal Court, minor criminal or civil traffic violations information including information defining possible pleas.
Phoenix defensive driving program information can be found at http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/COURT/defdrive.html. Includes information eligibility and registration. Has descriptions, locations and links to Arizona driving programs.
Scottsdale City Court
Handles civil traffic violations within the city of Scottsdale. Specific information available from the civil traffic cases webpage at http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/courts/civil.asp. Information available regarding the procedure of resolving or disputing a traffic ticket including those involving insurance, registration, drivers' license, and equipment violations. Information about Scottsdale's defensive driving schools and how to enroll can be found athttp://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/courts/drivingclass.asp. To resolve "Photo Enforcement complaint" consult the Photo Radarwebpage.
City of Tempe City Court - Civil/Traffic Tickets
Includes information regarding how to resolve traffic tickets including various plea options, defensive driving school, and appeals. A table to discern what fine is due per code violation consult http://www.tempe.gov/index.aspx?page=676
Tucson City Court Civil Traffic Court Information
Follow the link for "Civil Traffic Court Information".
Tucson Traffic School Information
Has information about eligibility and advantages of attending traffic school. Also, provides a link to internet registration.
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Hey Parents!
Teens and tweens--words usually spoken with a tone of exasperation and resignation. What do they want? Why do they act that way? Now what did I say?
As Bugs Bunny said to Yosemite Sam, "What?! Sore again?! What a rotten disposition!"
But they can also be delightful, funny, smart, forward-thinking, and energetic . . . very energetic.
A Teen with Something to Do
The Pacifica Libraries have many teen/tween volunteers who are dedicated, reliable, and capable of doing good work. One of our more successful endeavors is the Book Buddies program in which older kids are paired with younger kids to help the younger ones with reading.
Buddies Is a Rewarding Volunteer Opportunity
The younger kid basks in the attention provided by the older kid. The older kid feels a sense of accomplishment, responsibility, and achievement.
In short, it works for everybody.
In public libraries we call this age group young adults and we focus attention and resources on them. Historically libraries have "lost" that segment of the population for a time, usually getting them back when they marry and start having children of their own.
Libraries lately have been resourceful, creative, and welcoming to young adults by providing dedicated spaces, putting on programs, and designing collections (with graphic novels) that studies tell us young adults like and will actually read or enjoy.
Young Adult Night @ Pacifica Library
One of the successful programs we have put together at the Pacifica Libraries is our Young Adult Nights. We're gearing it for kids in grades 5-8 and want parents to see the library as a safe, fun place for their restless older kids to go for a couple of hours to hang with their peers (with supervision) and maybe get some quality adult time for themselves.
So don't let an opportunity go by without checking out Young Adult Nights at your local library--it's an excellent event for your kids to be as well as an opportunity for parents to go out to dinner by themselves!
Author Bio:
A former musician and roustabout, Thom Ball now works in public libraries where his generalist bent is rewarded and effective in the provision of information and arcane trivia.


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Bought an inclinometer (Home Depot $10). Had an old wall clock that I removed the hands from for pointers.
The Altitude Degree was affixed with dbl-stick tape. I siliconed the clock hand between 2 thin washers, & installed it first, against the scope, on the "spring" bolt.
Then, with the inclinometer, I adjusted the clock-hand pointer, until they agreed, all thru the scale.
On the base, again I used dbl-stick tape to affix degree circle. I drilled a small hole in the side of the lower base, using a stainless steel screw, mounted the other clock hand (hour). I then bent it to clear edge of other base & forward to point to scale. I think the set-up looks great; I don't need the inclinometer now that the pointer has been coordinated. Of course, now a front has moved in with total overcast, so I cannot try out the new "Go-To" $12 system!


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The ball, with a leather casing, ranges in circumference from 58 to 60 centimetres for men and 54 to 56 for women. It weighs 425 to 475 grams for men, 325 to 400 for women.
The court for handball is 40 metres long and 20 metres wide. A centre line across it divides it into two equal courts, with a goal area at each end. The goal area is D-shaped, arcing from the corners to a straight line six metres in front of the goal. The arcing sides similarly create a six-metre distance from the nearest part of the goal at all points.


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The ney (also nai, nye, nay) is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Persian and West Asian music. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. It is a very ancient instrument, with depictions of ney players appearing in wall paintings in the Egyptian pyramids and actual neys being found in the excavations at Ur. This indicates that the ney has been played continuously for 4,500–5,000 years, making it one of the oldest musical instruments still in use. It is a forerunner of the modern flute. The ney consists of a piece of hollow cane or reed (ney is an old Persian word for reed--the reed comes from Arundo donax plant--with five or six finger holes and one thumb hole.) Some modern neys may be made of metal tubing or PVC electrical conduit. Pitch differs, depending on the region and the finger arrangement. A highly skilled ney player can reach as many as three octaves, though it is more common to have several "helper" neys to cover different pitch ranges or to facilite playing technical passages in other maqamat. Note that, in Romanian, nai[1] is also applied to a curved Pan flute.


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Van Der Kamp an Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior punter Kirby Van Der Kamp is one of six Big 12 players nominated for the 2013 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.
The AFCA Good Works Team is comprised of collegiate football players who make an impact not only on the field but in their communities. Nominees have demonstrated their compassion for others through natural disaster relief efforts and other community service activities. These student-athletes have also demonstrated the exceptional ability to balance academics and athletics.
A voting panel consisting of former Allstate AFCA Good Works Team members and college football media members will select the 2013 Good Works Team. The final roster of 22 recipients will be revealed in September.
Van Der Kamp, a three-time All-Big 12 pick, is considered one of the best punters in the nation. The West Des Moines, Iowa native is a pre-season All-American and a Ray Guy Award watch list member. His career 42.8 punting average ranks second in school history.


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Journalist John Water's recent incarceration in Wheatfield prison in Dublin for non payment of a parking fine attracted a lot of commenton Liveline today.
Stephen wanted to buy a property from the bank but felt the values being placed on properties by them did not reflect the true state of the market. Paul feels that interest only deals with the banks are expensive and not necessarily good for customers .
Natalie is a teacher who was given one days work a week, having been unemployed. The change to part time work has left her short of any financial support until the adjustment is made to her social welfare payments. She feels this illustrates a lack of incentive for people taking up part time work.
Richard is an employer who has had very little response to jobs he offers in a bar he owns in Innsbruck , Austria


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Holiday greenery looks professionally made
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- It takes less than 30 minutes and less than $20 to make a professional-looking holiday arrangement to hang on a fireplace, door or wall at your home.
No glue or wire is needed. Materials are simple and affordable because many pieces are cut from evergreens in your yard.
The framework is a crescent-shaped grapevine form you purchase for less than $10, depending on its size, at floral supply places and arts and crafts stores. Botanical materials such as lotus pods, dried celosia and yarrow and wheat can also be purchased at stores or harvested from your yard.
"You stick the greenery and floral pieces between the grapevine weaves," says Betsy Anderson while she creates one.
"That's the beauty of the grapevine."
Anderson, a past president of Green Spring Garden Club in Williamsburg, Va., makes the grapevine arrangement in preparation for the club's annual Christmas Homes Tour in Colonial Williamsburg.
"When planning the crescent arrangement, one of the most important things to do is to decide exactly where it will hang before starting to attach the dried materials," says Anderson.
"That way you can place hooks on the wall and try hanging the undecorated crescent, rather than risk damaging some of the dried materials after they are in place."
Command removable hooks by 3M, available in various sizes and styles, are an ideal way to hang a fairly lightweight holiday decoration, according to garden club members. When choosing one, check the package for the maximum weight each hook will support. They are easily removed when you take down decorations, leaving no holes in the wall or damage in any paint. For the grapevine crescent, Anderson chooses hooks, each able to support up to 3 pounds, with thin metal hangers so they easily slip between the grapevines.
Here's how to make the crescent wall hanging for your own holiday decorating needs.
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Pick a spot on the wall or fireplace where you want to hang the crescent, and attach two Command hooks. Try hanging the crescent to be sure you like the location. It is best to do this before you start attaching dried materials.
Gather dried plant material and decide on a design, choosing where you want to place the largest or most predominant items. To create a symmetrical design, be sure to have pairs of items approximately the same size plus one main item, something eye-catching like a large artichoke, to use in the center.
If you make the crescent with all dried materials (no evergreens), begin attaching the largest items first, tucking materials with stems into the grapevine weaves. Use hot glue to attach anything without stems. Fill in with smaller materials such as wheat or cotton bolls, tucking in the stems.
If you design the crescent using a combination of greens and dried materials, start with evergreen sprigs, lightly filling in the surface. Add the dried materials, tucking in the stems, or glue if necessary. Fill in empty spaces with more greenery.
How to condition greens
Cut small branches or stems from your evergreen shrubs. Cut the end of the stem on a diagonal. Remove the bottom 2 to 3 inches and put immediately into a bucket of slightly warm water with a floral preservative added. If you are unable to put the stems in water immediately after cutting, recut them again just before placing in water. To make the greenery last longer, remove any needles or leaves that remain below the water level in the container while conditioning.
Note: Boxwood is an exception. It takes up water through its leaves. To fully condition, submerge the entire branch including leaves and the stem. Place an object on top of the branches to keep them submerged.
To keep the greenery fresh as long as possible, leave the branches in water at least 24 hours before removing. Then cut greenery into small sprigs 5 to 6 inches long. Remove leaves or needles from the bottom 1 to 2 inches of the stem.
Briefly let the sprigs dry on a towel so that the dried materials don't become wet when mixed with the wet greenery.


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$50,000 AUBURN HANDICAP17th RUNNING-6 ½ FURLONGSSUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2012
Track & World Record: 1:13, Sabertooth (7), May 22, 2005Stakes Record: 1:15, Fleet Pacific* (1999); Posse Power (2010); Showme Yourfriends (2011)Most Wins—Trainer: 4, Bud Klokstad (Ropersandwranglers*, 1997 & 1998); Jumron Won, 2001; Beau Maggie, 2005)Most Wins—Jockey: tie-2 Juan Gutierrez (Crimson Design, 2004; Noosa Beach, 2009) Gary Baze (Cantil, 2000; Unyielding, 2005)Most Wins—Owner: 2, Billie Klokstad (Ropersandwranglers* 1997 & 1998)Purse: 1st—$27,500-2nd—$10,000-3rd—$7,500-4th—$3,750-5th—$1,250*Race was for older fillies and mares from 1997-99
OWNERS HOMETOWNS1—Havanna Red (8) C.E. "Rich" & Ann Richardson, Chelan, Wash. 2—Johnski (8) Ron Crockett Inc. (Ron Crockett, Seattle, Wash.)3—Brady's Kat (12) West Coast Racing LLC (Keith Swagerty, Auburn, Wash. & Diane Karl, Auburn, Wash.)4—D'honorable One (8-5) Nelson Family Racing (Heidi Nelson, Bothell, Wash.)5—Makors Finale (7-2) Karl Krieg, Oak Harbor, Wash. 6—Brudda Clyde (10) David Taylor, Jr., Seattle, Wash. & Shawn Taylor, Seattle, Wash.7—First Last Chance (12) Ken Jochimsen, Ellensburg, Wash. & John Holmes Racing (John Holmes, Monroe, Wash.) 8—City Twister (4) Sue & Tim Spooner, Olympia, Wash.
EMERALD DOWNS DERBY SERIESJune 3—$50,000 Auburn Handicap, 6-½ FurlongsJune 24—$50,000 Coca-Cola Handicap, 1 MileJuly 15 — $50,000 Seattle Slew Handicap, 1-1/16 MileAug. 12—$65,000 Emerald Downs Derby, 1-1/8 MileSept. 9—$35,000 Chinook Pass Stakes ®, 1 Mile
SUPER 6 HANDICAPPERSJoe Withee (EmD1) —City Twister, D'honorable One, Makors Finale—(1-3—$37.50)Robert Geller (EmD2) —City Twister, Johnski, Havanna Red—(0-3—$41.90)Gary Dougherty (Horse Racing Seattle) —D'honorable One, City Twister, Makors Finale—(0-3—$24.50)Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com) —D'honorable One, Makors Finale, Havanna Red—(1-3—$35.70)Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form) —Makors Finale, D'honorable One, Havanna Red—(1-3—$36.30)Jacob Pollowitz (EmD3) —D'honorable One, Johnski, City Twister —(1-3—$50.30)Consensus—D'honorable One (19), City Twister (13), Makors Finale (9)—(1-3—40.90) NOTES: The Auburn Handicap is the first stakes race for 3-year-old colts and geldings…Havanna Red, second in the 2011 WTBOA Lads and Gottstein Futurity, could become the first maiden ever to win the Auburn Handicap. His trainer Chris Stenslie won this race last year with 50-1 long shot Showme Yourfriends, who finished second to Aaron the Baron in yesterday's feature race…2001 winner Jumron Won is the only horse to capture the Auburn Handicap and the Emerald Downs Derby. The gelding is also the only Auburn winner to receive Top 3-Year-Old honors…Owner and breeder Ron Crockett, the track's all-time leader in wins with 214, looks for his 17th stakes triumph with Johnski. A Johnski victory would also give jockey William Antongeorgi his first Emerald Downs' stakes win…Brady's Kat—the field's only stakes winner—captured the 2011 Dennis Dodge Stakes on Washington Cup Day…Conditioner Tom Wenzel (Makors Finale) could become the first trainer with two stakes wins at the meet after already winning last week's Seattle Handicap with Exclusive Diva…Owners Sue and Tim Spooner (City Twister), third all-time in wins and earnings, went 2-for-2 last week and were selected Emerald Downs' Owner of the Week…Trainer Blaine Wright and owner Heidi Nelson (D'honorable One) combined for two 3-year-old stakes wins last season with Zayda…Jockey Juan Gutierrez has ridden 5-of-the-last-7 stakes winners at Emerald Downs, including three on Washington Cup Day last season and two this season with Class Included in the Hastings Handicap and Exclusive Diva in the Seattle Handicap…In the 2010 Auburn, jockey Mario Gutierrez, scheduled to ride Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another in Saturday's Belmont Stakes, finished third aboard Clear to Canada.–##–


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From one of the most beloved authors of our time—more than six million copies of his books have been sold in this country alone - a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home.
"Houses aren't refuges from history. They are where history ends up."
Bill Bryson and his family live in a Victorian parsonage in a part of England where nothing of any great significance has happened since the Romans decamped. Yet one day, he began to consider how very little he knew about the ordinary things of life as he found it in that comfortable home. To remedy this, he formed the idea of journeying about his house from room to room to "write a history of the world without leaving home."
The bathroom provides the occasion for a history of hygiene; the bedroom, sex, death, and sleep; the kitchen, nutrition and the spice trade; and so on, as Bryson shows how each has figured in the evolution of private life. Whatever happens in the world, he demonstrates, ends up in our house, in the paint and the pipes and the pillows and every item of furniture.
Bill Bryson has one of the liveliest, most inquisitive minds on the planet, and he is a master at turning the seemingly isolated or mundane fact into an occasion for the most diverting exposition imaginable. His wit and sheer prose fluency make At Home one of the most entertaining books ever written about private life.
©2010 Bill Bryson (P)2010 Random House Audio
"There are many guilty pleasures, from Bryson's droll prose - "What really turned the Victorians to bathing, however, was the realization that it could be gloriously punishing" - to the many tantalizing glimpses behind closed doors at aristocratic English country houses. In demonstrating how everything we take for granted, from comfortable furniture to smoke-free air, went from unimaginable luxury to humdrum routine, Bryson shows us how odd and improbable our own lives really are." (Publishers Weekly)
"Another wonderful Bryson"
Another entertaining look at life and history from one of my favorite writers. Walking through the English parsonage he calls home, Bryson explores the history and uses of homes themselves, and many of the minutiae in them.
While parts of the bathroom and bedroom had a strong "ick" factor, his explorations of the 19th and early 20th century --explorers, inventors, thinkers, the Industrial Revolution --was fabulous, and invites the reader to read further about people or inventions of particular interest, with excellent bibliographic references.
Highly recommended.
"Bryson does it again"
So now I know where "Barking Mad" comes from and why we "sleep tight". Mr. Bryson yet again digs deep and blends history, science, philosophy and psychology into this wonderful entertaining book on how we got to the point today on how we live. I am so glad that Bill reads how own book. His tone and articlulation provides the proper sense of irony when needed.
Although some parts did make me squeamish (19th century surgery), I think it provides an excellent view of where our roots of "Home" comes from.
Thanks for the research, and the story. My only regret is that I've finished it (and all his books) and will have to wait another few years for his next book.
"Bill makes lint interesting"
Really think Bill Bryson should have been a teacher. The kids would have absorbed everything because of the way he tells stories around history. Getting to know the inventors and the innovations by story telling helps remember them and keeps your interest. I love everything Bill writes. He is my number one author.
Bill Bryson is as engaging as ever with clever observations, amusing anecdotes and a wry take on historical events. His discussion of the history of the home veers off into many paths, all of which are enlightening. I found myself being educated and entertained at the same time.
Loved it , Bryson has an unique way of making his books both entertaining and instructive.
I am the stone that the builder refused
"Makes you appreciate modern times"
This book was exceptional overall. I never gave much thought on why some things in our homes are they way they are. A few chapters had a little too much background on architects but overall a very enjoyable listen.
"a mile wide, an inch deep, and a ton of laughs"
Another gem, written and narrated by this incredible entertainer. At Home is clearly an excuse for Bryson to share the most interesting and totally meaningless information with the listener. He does it in such an entertaining way, that I'll probably listen to the book a second time.
I'm trying to wean myself and learn to function without earbuds for more than ten minutes at a time. It hasn't been easy. I lose balance...
"how could i have missed this guy before?"
Fantastic. Trivia with character and a good gob of anglophilia. I loved it. I just listened to two more of his books in a row. A good, informative time was had by all!
But I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I want to be left alone to do it. - J.D. Salinger ^(;,;)^
"Any journey with Bryson becomes a trip"
Bryson uses his own family's Victorian parsonage to map out the history (mainly focused on the 18th - 20th Century) of the private life. His discussion of specific rooms ends up allowing Bryson to tangent off onto related topics as wide and varied as sex, family, sh!t, medicine, architecture, makeup, rope-making, etc.
This book is a movement through a house that allows Bryson to riff on people and ideas that are funny, iconic, and always peculiar. Bryson is amazing at flipping over a stone and telling three different stories about the stone, the flip, and the bugs hiding underneath the stone. He will also examine the shoe that flipped the stone and occasionally inserts his own experience with stones and shoes. This book follows his the model of his other expansive history: A Short History of Nearly Everything.
"Informative & easy-going"
"At Home" is more informative than fun, but not at all in a bad way. It is at times a bit contrived, more like a loosely-held collection of dispatches about this and that - but it is never less than entertaining. I ran to it, drove to it, walked to it and it never failed to keep me tuned in. Five out of five, for sure.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Four candidates have been recommended to Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) to fill an opening on the state's utility regulation board.
A Public Utilities Commission of Ohio nominating council met Thursday and selected the finalists from 26 applicants.
They are: Beth Trombold, a former PUCO staffer now at the Ohio Development Services Agency; Andrew Bergman, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency supervising attorney for air pollution control programs; G. Raymond Lorello, a previous nominee who manages utility relocation for the Ohio Department of Transportation; and Dan Shields, the PUCO's energy liaison to the federal government.
Shields is on PUCO Chairman Todd Snitchler's (SNIHCH'-lur's) leadership team.
Kasich has 30 days to select a nominee or request a new list of names. State senators must confirm his pick.


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BAKE ME A WISH! CELEBRATES THE 4TH WITH LADY LIBERTY!Monday, July 6th, 2009
On Saturday Morning around 6am, when most Americans were still snuggled in bed with visions of fireworks dancing in their heads, our team made their way to Liberty Island to prepare for the historic reopening of the Statue of Liberty's crown. For those who have never seen a summer sunrise in New York City, the view from the Statue Cruise line was incredible! While we were a bit tired, our team was ready for a fantastic day in honor of America's birthday.
Upon arrival we prepared our tent and cake display for the reopening ceremony. Our crown display was a hit at the celebration and the ceremony was attended by such dignitaries as Gov. Corzine (D-NJ), Gov. Patterson (D-NY) and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. We even had a chance to meet Ken Salazar, the Secretary of the Interior!
Back at our tent, our team prepared the 3000 cakes that we were handing out that day – a sight not to be missed.
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Fort Myers, FL (Sports Network) - Pedro Ciriaco and J.C. Linares registered an RBI apiece as the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-1, in spring training action.
Jose Iglesias smacked a pair of doubles and scored once for the Red Sox, while Boston starter Felix Doubront allowed one hit and walked two over 1 2/3 scoreless frames.
Cole Figueroa knocked in the Rays' lone run, while Tampa Bay starter Jeremy Hellickson struck out four and allowed just two hits and one run over three innings.
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Sioux Center Woman Sentenced To Five Years In Prison
(Orange City) -- Sioux County attorney Coleman McAllister has announced that 26 year old Elicia Sandbulte of Sioux Center pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Monday for the crimes of Burglary in the third degree, a class D felony, and criminal mischief in the fourth degree, a serious misdemeanor. The case arose in May when the the Shell SiouxPer Center, a convenience store located in Sioux Center, discovered that someone had smashed a window, entered the business, and taken approximately $4,400 in cash and checks from the business during the night. After reviewing video surveillance tapes, the Sioux Center Police Department identified Sandbulte as a possible suspect. After being arrested, she admitted to the crime. Sandbulte was sentenced to five years in prison, and she must pay restitution costs to the victim.
Iowa's Unemployment Drops In October
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's unemployment rate dipped again in October to 5.1 percent.
Iowa Workforce Development officials say the preliminary October rate was lower than last October's 5.8 percent rate and lower than this September's 5.2 percent.
The national unemployment rate registered 7.9 percent in October. That's down from last October's 8.9 percent but up slightly from September's 7.8 percent.
Workforce Development Director Teresa Wahlert says Iowa's job market looked a bit stronger in October as hiring strengthened across most industries.
The number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 83,800 in October, and the number of nonfarm jobs grew by 6,000 to 1,496,300 total.
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WEVER, Iowa (AP) - State and local officials dug in deep as they broke ground for a $1.4 billion fertilizer plant in southeastern Iowa.
The ceremonial shovels were wielded Monday near the Lee County town of Wever.
Egypt-based Orascom Construction Industries and its subsidiary, the Iowa Fertilizer Co., acquired nearly three-quarters of a square mile of farmland just off U.S. Highway 61 for the factory.
When completed by summer of 2015, the plant is expected to employ about 165 full-time workers who will produce up to 2,200 tons of anhydrous ammonia a day.
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Then imagine if those characters brought their world into ours.
This is the story of young Meggie, who lives a quiet life alone with her father Mo, a bookbinder, until one cruel night when Mo reads aloud from Inkheart, and an evil ruler named Capricorn escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books.
Somehow, Meggie and Mo must learn to harness the magic that conjured up this nightmare. Somehow they must change the course of the story that has changed their lives forever.
This is Inkheart, a timeless tale about books, about imagination, about life.
©2003 Cornelia Funke; (P)2003 Random House, Inc., Listening Library, a division of Random House, Inc.
"Heart-stopping language that impels the reader....a true feast for anyone who has ever been lost in a book." (Kirkus Reviews)
"Will delight not just fantasy fans, but all readers who like an exciting plot with larger-than-life characters." (School Library Journal)
Excellent book that kept me on the edge of my seat from the beginning! Funke takes you into a fantasy world like no other.. not into a world unknown but one brought to present day. When Meggie's father Mo reads out loud, he brings characters into the present giving you an exciting view from the characters in a book. This one you won't regret listening to!! BREATHTAKING!!
"For ALL ages"
Don't be fooled -- this might be a "kids book", but it is a great read for all ages. I was a little hesitant to give this one a try, but it took only a few minutes into the book to know I made the right choice. The reader was truly excellent, bringing a wide range of characters to life (and more importantly, keeping them all separated, no mean task with a big cast!) and the story kept me enraptured from start to end. It has a little bit of everything -- fantasy, a touch of terror, and touch of romance, a great deal of mystery, good guys, bad guys, downright evil villains, anti-heroes, heroes, and a happy ending (but not so happy as to be saccharine). Well worth the credit, thanks to other reviewers who convinced me to give this book a go.
"children's book"
I'm writing this review purely for ADULT LISTENERS who, like me, enjoy listening to a good YA/children's story now and then...the kind of book that takes you away, makes you feel like a kid on an adventure again, erases the pressures of everyday life for a bit.
This book is not one of those. It's just too simple, flat, and predictable. It is not funny and embarrassingly engrossing like Jim Dale's reading of Harry Potter, nor intruiging, exciting, magical, intelligent and stimulating like Phillip Pullsman's Unabridged 'His Dark Materials' Trilogy .
This one really is a kiddies book, and although I think that the narrator is superb I cannot make myself finish listening to this.
I gave it three stars anyway because I'm sure that if you get this for your child, or even if you listen to it with a child, you will get some enjoyment out of it.
"Word Magic"
Anyone who enjoys the Jasper Fford books will catch the "Word Magic" in this book. I always enjoyed the concept of literary characters jumping in and out of books... particularly when I am listening to one being read to me by someone like Lyn Redgrave. The irony is perfect. With respect to the story itself, it was such a great page turner, I took a vacation day to finish it! Redgrave's narration is elocution at its best and is as seamless as story.
Enjoy this one Folks - I certainly did!
"Fantastic with marvelous characters!"
Cornelia Funke has come up with the right formular for giving kids thrills and not nightmares. The European settings are beautiful and give a touch of 'otherness' to make it real, yet special. The characters are unique and intriguing yet with enough 'humanness' to afford kids closeness. This story takes unexpected turns in every chapter with would give a reluctant reader the 'pull' into this book, which is what the story is all about, rather characters being pulled out of books with some pretty nasty consequences. But don't just take my word for it. Read this and try The Lord Thief another great book!
I really enjoyed both the story and the narration. I became interested because my granddaughter was reading the book and I wanted to share it with her. I was pleasantly surprised at the level of what she was reading (10 years old). Subsequently I read the book and was happy to see the congruence. I would recommend this book strongly.The narrator was great!
"A book about books"
Oh Yes, without a doubt. This book is wonderful , esp for people who like books about books. This book is not just for children. Any adult will enjoy this just as much or perhaps more.
I most enjoyed how much the main characters like Meggie, Mo, Elinor adored books sooo very much. They respected books and cared for them to the centre of their souls. Books were as much part of them as an arm or a leg. Their lives were surrounded by books and they got great comfort from books and were happier because of having books in their lives.
Books were there to be cherished and they shared their joy of books with each other.
I cannot pick one , I have to pick three. Mo, Meggie and Elinor.. It was just wonderful listening to her. I could just picture them in my head.
The book makes me so happy, I have it in multiple formats. I never tire of reading it. If you love books, I do mean love,then this is the book for you. Books are magical and this one is especially magical.
This is a story about magic , love of books, family, sharing a love of books with those we most love, good guys, and bad guys . It is so wonderful !!!!!!!!
"most wonderful villian"
I am an adult who loves chidlrens fiction, and this book rates at the top of some of my favs. I just love the villians in this book. They are scary, but not terrifying. I love her use of description, it's just enough that you know exactly what she's thinking without getting bogged down in the building of the characters in ones mind. I just love the way she writes. She truly brings you into the book as the story develops.
I highly recommend this book for older kids, but not young ones. My children are relatively young and were a little afraid of some of the characters, but I think when they are a little older they will fall in love with this book as much as I have.
"Great for kids and adults"
I downloaded this book for our car travels over the holidays. My kids (ages 8 & 12) and my husband and I enjoyed the book. Finding something that the whole family can listen to and enjoy can be a challenge. With Inkheart, we had an interesting premise, well developed characters, and an excellent narration.
I can see us listening to it again somewhere down the road.
"Best Narrator"
The narration of "Inkheart" is the best so far of all the audiobooks I've listened to, and the story itself is very engaging. I highly recommend it for those looking for a story that pulls you in.
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This is amazing.
Can the no-heart Baylor Bears beat Kansas?
Kansas Must Be Destroyed
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Yes. They can't miss and KU can't hit shots with too many turnovers.
I do believe they can. Senior night tends to fire up teams. KU,besides McLemore, isn't impressing.
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Not in CO anymore but I'm not changing my name :)
But then KSU would tie for first?
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I say good for baylor. I'd like to see them sneek into the tournament, also makes us look better as we beat them twice.
Originally Posted by cmjh10
But then KSU would tie for first?
They'd tie, but KU swept them.
I think the Sunflower State would explode in that debate.
Originally Posted by cmjh10
But then KSU would tie for first?
yes but at least ku wouldn't have it outright. As much as I loathe KSU they played a great season. KSU was a Tom O'Neill call away from being outright big 12 champions.
Nah, the refs will bail KU out
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KU might be starting a run here
Originally Posted by IHavNoCyCash
Don't want another big 12 team to compete for a bid with.
We won't be competing with Baylor for a bid. We beat them head to head and will finish at least two games in front.
Cut the lead in half.
Did this Ellis guy play for KU in our games against them? I don't remember seeing him.
Perry Ellis is leading the comeback now?
In typical Scott Drew fashion, he is down to 1 timeout left with over 6 minutes left in the game.
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A versatile nanocarrier for in vivo tumor-targeted drug delivery: We have developed a novel biocompatible amphiphilic linear-dendritic co-polymer (named telodendrimer), using biocompatible PEG and bio-sourced cholic acid and lysine as building blocks. It can self-assemble into micelles in aqueous solution for the encapsulation of hydrophobic drugs, such as paclitaxel (PTX) and doxorubicin (DOX) with superior drug loading capacity and stability, which is due to the unique facial amphiphilicity of cholic acid. The stepwise peptide chemistry allow for the modular design of telodendrimers and precise control of the density and sites of the functional group. The Multi-functionality feature of telodendrimers allows for the decoration of micelle nanoparticles with targeting molecules, imaging probes, and reactive functional groups for micelle crosslinking. This nanotherapeutic is able to target tumor in animal models effectively via both passive enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect and active tumor targeting (via ligand decoration). As shown in our recent publications, PTX and DOX loaded in this nanocarrier have exhibited superior anticancer effects in animal models over their clinical formulations. Currently, our research interests are focusing the de novo design of nanocarrier via the aid of computational approaches (MD simulation, molecular docking) and systematic evaluation and optimization of nanocarriers via combinatorial synthesis for the efficient delivery of various hydrophobic anticancer drugs. In addition, our recent studies demonstrated that telodendrimers could also self-assemble into core-inversed micelles (CIMs) selectively in some apolar solvents. CIMs have a hydrophilic core for hydrophilic molecule encapsulation. CIMs can be crosslinked and easily extracted into aqueous solution with payloads encapsulated for intracellular delivery of hydrophilic drugs, such as small molecules, peptides and proteins. Furthermore, positively charged amines can be introduced into the adjacent sites of telodendrimer to form micelles with the segregated domains for the co-delivery of gene molecules and hydrophobic drugs for the combination cancer therapy.
1. Luo, Juntao; Shi, Changying; Huang, Wenzhe; Shao, Yu. Telodendrimers and Nanocarriers and Methods of Using Same, (2013) U.S. Pat. Appl. No. 13/972,539
2. Luo, Juntao; Lam, Kit S., Telodendrimers to enhance drug delivery and to decrease hemolysis. (2013), WO2013096388 A1; PCT/US2012/070508
3. Luo, Juntao; He, Wei; Lam, Kit S.; Coleman, Matthew; Apolipoprotein nanodiscs with telodendrimers. (2012) PCT/US13/719,785
4. Lam, Kit S.; Luo, Juntao; Lee, Joyce S.; Telodendrimer nanodiscs without apolipoprotein (2012) PCT/US13/719,766
5. Lam, Kit S.; Li, Yuanpei; Luo, Juntao; Xiao, Kai; Reversibly crosslinked micelle systems for drug delivery. PCT Int. Appl. (2012), WO 2012158622 A2 20121122.
6. Oniok, Ekama; Lam, Kit S.; Luo, Juntao; A novel hydrogel for 3D cell culture, PCT Int. Appl. (2010), 52pp. CODEN: PIXXD2 WO 2010148346 A2 20101223 CAN 154:59448 AN 2010:1604946
7. Luo, Juntao; Lam, Kit S. Nanocarriers for drug delivery, PCT Int. Appl. (2010), 99 pp. CODEN: PIXXD2 WO 2010039496 A2 20100408 CAN 152:463123 AN 2010:439663
8. Zhu, X. X.; Luo, Juntao; Giguere, Guillaume, Amphiphilic polymers having a cholane core. PCT Int. Appl. 2009, CODEN: PIXXD2 WO 2009092151 A1 20090730 AN 2009:916430
9. Zhu, X. X.; Luo, Juntao; Lubell, William D.; Pardin, Christophe; Poly(vinyl alcohol) polymers, uses and preparation thereof, PCT Int. Appl. 2007, 110pp. CODEN: PIXXD2 WO 2007143848 A1 20071221 CAN 148:79516 AN 2007:1454811.
Selected Publications (since 2009)
1.Yu Shao, Changying Shi, Gaofei Xu, Dandan Guo, Yun Ling, Juntao Luo* A photo and redox dual responsive reversibly crosslinked nanocarrier for efficient tumor-targeted drug delivery. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2014, 6(13), 10381-92.
2.Changying Shi, Dekai Yuan, Shikha Nangia, Gaofei Xu, Dandan Guo, Kit S. Lam, Juntao Luo* Structure-property relationships study of a well-defined telodendrimer to improve the hemocompatibility of nanocarriers for anticancer drug delivery. Langmuir, 2014, 30 (23), 6878-6888. PMCID# PMC4063331
3.Yu Shao, Yong-Guang Jia, Changying Shi, Juntao Luo, X. X. Zhu, Block and Random Copolymers Bearing Cholic Acid and Oligo(ethylene glycol) Pendant Groups: Aggregation, Thermosensitivity, and Drug Loading, Biomacromolecules, 2014, 15 (5), pp 1837-1844.
4.Sun, Yung-Shin; Fei, Yiyan; Luo, Juntao; Dixon, Seth; Landry, James P.; Lam, Kit S.; Zhu, X.D. Generating Small Molecule Microarrays from One-Bead One-Compound Synthetic Compound Libraries for Label-Free Detection and Discovery of Small Molecule Ligands against Protein Targets, Synthetic Communication, 2014, 44(7), 987-1001.
5.Wenzhe Huang, Changying Shi, Yu Shao, Kit S. Lam and Juntao Luo* The Core-Inversible Micelles for Hydrophilic Drug Delivery Chemical Communications, 2013, 49, 6674-6676.
6.He W, Luo J, Bourguet F, Xing L, Yi SK, Gao T, Blanchetter C, Henderson PT, Kuhn E, Malfatti M, Murphy WJ, Cheng RH, Lam KS, Coleman MA. Controlling the diameter, monodispersity, and solubility of ApoA1 nanolipoprotein particles using telodendrimer chemistry. Protein Sci. 2013, 22 (8), 1078-1086.
7.Kenyon NJ, Bratt JM, Lee J, Luo J, Franzi LM, Zeki AA, and Lam KS. Self-ssembling nanoparticles contiqning dexamethasone as a novel therapy in allergic airway inflammation. PLOS ONE 2013, 8(10), e77730.
8.Sun, Y.-S., Luo, J., Lam, K.S. & Zhu, X.D. Detection of formation of and disintegration of micelles by oblique-incidence reflectivity difrrence microscopy. Instrumentation Science & Technology 2013, 41, 545-555.
9.Shao, Y., Huang, W., Shi, C., Atkinson, S.T. & Luo, J.* Reversibly crosslinked nanocarriers for on-demand drug delivery in cancer treatment. Therapeutic Delivery 3, 1409-1427 (2012).
10. Yuanpei Li, Madhu S. Budamagunta, Juntao Luo, Wenwu Xiao, John C. Voss, and Kit S. Lam, Probing of the Assembly Structure and Dynamics within Nanoparticles during Interaction with Blood Proteins. ACS Nano, 2012, 6 (11), 9485-9495
11. Tzu-yin Lin, Yuan-Pei Li, Hongyong Zhang, Juntao Luo, Neal Goodwin, Tingjuan Gao, Ralph de Vere White, Kit S Lam, and Chong-Xian Pan Tumor-targeting multifunctional micelles for imaging and chemotherapy of advanced bladder cancer. Nanomedicine, 2012, doi: 10.2217/nnm.12.150
12. Wenwu Xiao, Juntao Luo*, Paul Henderson,Tessta Jain, John Wriggs, Harry Tseng, Kit S Lam*, The distribution profile of a polymer nanomicelle and loaded chemotherapy drug on mouse ovarian cancer xenograft model, International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2012, 7: 1587-1597. (*corresponding author)
13. Xiao, Kai; Li, Yuanpei; Lee, Joyce S.; Gonik, Abby M.; Dong, Tiffany; Fung, Gabriel; Sanchez, Eduardo; Xing, Li; Cheng, Holland R.; Luo, Juntao*; Lam, Kit S.* "OA02" Peptide Facilitates the Precise Targeting of Paclitaxel-Loaded Micellar Nanoparticles to Ovarian Cancer In Vivo, Cancer Research, 2012, 72, 2100-2010. (*corresponding author)
14. Li, Yuanpei; Xiao, Wenwu; Xiao, Kai; Lorenzo Berti; Luo, Juntao*; Harry P. Tseng; Gabriel Fung; Lam, Kit S.* Well-Defined, Reversible Boronate Crosslinked Nanocarriers for Targeted Drug Delivery in Response to pH and cis-Diols, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2012, 51(12), 2864-2869. (*corresponding author)
............This work was highlighted as the Most Important Paper (MIP) in the Inside Back Cover of the Week in Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012, 51(12), 3027. This research was highlighted as a short news story in Therapeutic Delivery 2012, 3(3), 303-306.................................................................
15. Zhang, Hongyong; Luo, Juntao; Li, Yuanpei; Henderson, Paul T.; Wang, Yanchun; Wachsmann-Hogiu, Sebastian; Zhao, Weixin; Lam, Kit S.; Pan, Chong-xian Characterization of high-affinity peptides and their feasibility for use in nanotherapeutics targeting leukemia stem cells, Nanomedicine, 2012, 8(7):1116-24
16. Lin, Tzu-yin; Zhang, Hongyong; Luo, Juntao; Li, Yuanpei; Gao, Tingjuan; White, Ralph de Vere; Lam, Kit S; Pan, Chong-Xian; Multifunctional Targeting Micelle Nanocarriers with both imaging and therapeutic potentials for bladder cancer, International Journal of Nanodmedicine, 2012, 7:2793-804
17. Xiao, Kai; Luo, Juntao*; Li, Yuanpei; Lee, Joyce S.; Gonik, Abby M.; Fung, Gabriel; Lam, Kit S.* PEG-oligocholic acid telodendrimer micelles for the targeted delivery of doxorubicin to B-cell lymphoma, Journal of Controlled Release, 2011, 155(2), 272-281. (*corresponding author)
18. Li, Yuanpei; Xiao, Kai; Luo, Juntao*; Xiao, Wenwu; Lee, Joyce S.; Gonik, Abby M.; Kato, Jason; Dong, Tiffany; Lam, Kit S.* Well-defined, Reversible Disulfide Cross-linked Micelles for On-demand Paclitaxel Delivery, Biomaterials, 2011, 32(27), 6633-6645.(*corresponding author)
19. Xiao, Kai; Li, Yuanpei; Luo, Juntao*; Xiao, Wenwu; Lee, Joyce S.; Gonik, Abby M.; Agarwal, Rinki; Lam, Kit S.* The effect of surface charge on in vivo biodistribution of PEG-oligocholic acid based micellar nanoparticles, Biomaterials, 2011, 32(13), 3435-3446. (*corresponding author)
20. Shi, Lifang; Riechers, Shawn L.; Fleming, Christopher J.; Yin, Nai-Ning; Luo, Juntao; Lam, Kit S.; Liu, Gang-yu* High-resolution imaging of drug carrying vehicles via Scanning Probe Microscopy, Journal of Drug Delivery, 2011, 2011:254095.
21. Zhang, Jiawei; Junk, Matthias; Luo, Juntao; Hinderberger, Dariush; Zhu, Julian X. X.* 1,2,3-Triazole-containing Molecular Pockets Derived from Cholic Acid: The Influence of Structure on Host-Guest Coordination, Langmuir, 2010, 26(16), 13415-13421.
22. Xiao, Kai; Luo, Juntao*; Li, Yuanpei; Xiao, Wenwu; Lee, Joyce S.; Gonik, Abby M.; Lam, Kit S.* The passive targeting of polymeric micelles in various types and sizes of tumor models, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, 2010, 2(2), 79-85. (*corresponding author)
23. Xiao, Wenwu; Wang, Yan; Lau, Edmond; Luo, Juntao; Yao, Nianhuan; Shi, Changying; Meza, Leah; Tseng, Harry; Maeda, Yoshiko; Kumaresan, Pappanaicken; Liu, Ruiwu; Lightstone, Felice; Takada, Yoshikazu; Lam, Kit S. The use of One-Bead One-Compound combinatorial library technology to discover high-affinity αvβ3 integrin and cancer targeting RGD ligands with a build-in handle, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 2010, 9(10), 2714-2723.
24. Luo, Juntao*; Xiao, Kai; Li, Yuanpei; Lee, Joyce; Shi, Lifang; Tan, Yih-Horng; Xing, Li; Cheng, Holland; Liu, Gang-yu; Lam, Kit S.*; A well-defined, size-tunable nanocarrier for efficient anti-cancer drug delivery, Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2010, 21(7), 1216-1224 (*corresponding author).
25. Li, Yuanpei; Xiao, Kai; Luo, Juntao; Lee, Joyce; Pan, Shirong, Lam, Kit S. A novel size-tunable nanocarrier system for targeted anticancer drug delivery, Journal of Controlled Release, 2010, 144, 314-323.
26. Fei, Yi-Yan; Landry, James P.; Sun, Yung-Shin; Zhu, Xiang-Dong; Wang, Xiao-Bing; Luo, Jun-Tao; Wu, Chun-Yi; Lam, Kit S. Screening small-molecule compound microarrays for protein ligands without fluorescence labeling with a high-throughput scanning microscope. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 2010, 15(1), 016018/1-016018/8
27. Wang, Yujuan; Therien-Aubin, Héloïse; Baille, Wilms; Luo, Juntao; Zhu, X.X., Effect of Molecular Architecture on the Self-Diffusion of Polymers in Aqueous Systems: A Comparison of Linear, Star, and Dendritic Poly(ethylene glycol)s, Polymer, 2010, 51, 2345-2350.
28. Despa, Florin; Luo, Juntao; Lam, Kit S. Water Trapped Inside Cholic Acid Micelles - Controlling the Size of the Aqueous Cavity by PEGylation, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2010, 12, 1589 - 1594.
29. Zhang, Jiawei; Luo, Juntao; Zhu, Julian X. X.; Junk, Matthias; Hinderberger, Dariush; Molecular Pockets Derived from Cholic Acid as Chemosensors for Metal Ions, Langmuir, 2010, 26(4), 2958-2962.
30. Xiao, Kai; Luo, Juntao*; Fowler, Wiley; Li, Yuanpei; Lee, Joyce; Xing, Li; Holland R. Cheng; Wang, Li; Lam, Kit S.* A novel self-assembling nanoparticle for paclitaxel delivery in ovarian cancer treatment, Biomaterials, 2009, 30 (30), 6006-6016. (*corresponding author)


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Rethink Costly Energy Initiatives
February 24, 2013
State officials should not be in the business of picking winners and losers in the private sector, particularly when they use West Virginians' hard-earned money to do s....
Remind me again, how much $$ has Murray Energy spent developing clean coal technology? Are they waiting for the US Taxpayers to develope a market for there product?
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This commentator warns that the misguided spending on "alternatives" could result in "harming the state's vital coal industry". If the state's coal industry is so "vital" to him, then why doesn't he devote some time to promoting it and educating us all about it's potentials to become even more "vital"? They have, profitably, been converting Coal into Gasoline and Diesel in South Africa for more than half a century. China reports themselves to be, using a process developed in part by WVU, making "huge profits" converting Coal into liquid fuels. How come we haven't been told in these pages about any of that? For the Carbon Dioxide whiners, the nation of Iceland is converting CO2 into fuel alcohol that they sell through filling stations in Europe.
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Furthermore, Coal Fly Ash has been used as a property-enhancing fine aggregate in concrete since the 1930's. Perhaps of interest, Coal Ash was used in, added to, the concrete with which the Ronald Reagan Government Office building, in Washington, D.C., was built. The Reagan Building is now home to the US EPA headquarters. With the amount of concrete poured in this country every year, all of the Coal Ash produced could be so utilized. How come we haven't been told in this paper, if it's editors really are so concerned about WV's "vital coal industry", about any of that?
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The disputatious among you out there will argue that converting Carbon Dioxide into liquid fuel, as they are now doing in Iceland, doesn't reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere; but, only sort of "churns" it. CO2 can also be used to synthesize plastics, where the CO2 would be permanently consumed. There is a story available online: "Bayer Material Science CO2-to-Plastics Pilot Plant, Germany", which we believe is based on a Bayer Corporation news release. Bayer should be familiar to everyone in the Valley. The story says, in part: "In February 2011, Bayer MaterialScience started a new pilot plant (in the) North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany for producing plastics from carbon dioxide (CO2). It will be used to develop polyurethanes from the waste gas released during power generation". How come the editors of this paper haven't told us Coal mining folk about that, if they really are so concerned about WV's "vital coal industry"?
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The answe, GEO, is that anything that can be considered "green" is bad (except money). Clean energy=political correctness=liberal=evil! This man is not a journalist, nor an educator, nor a friend of the good people of the Ohio Valley. He is a businessman with an agenda to promote, and he utilizes this bully pulpit to that end.
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impact: Thanks for the feedback. We've started to draw some sad, similar conclusions ourselves. Tragic when you think about it. We have some wonderful opportunities available for all of us; but, the seemingly personal agendas of a few prevent us all from being able to, openly and honestly, consider them.
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And even further, concerning our previous mention of WVU helping China convert Coal into liquid fuel, a report you might be able to find via a web search for "WVU and China Coal to $24 per Barrel Oil", WVU Professor Jerald Fletcher, via a slide presentation dated 2004, says that Coal can be converted into synthetic crude oil at a cost of $24 per barrel. Again: Why haven't we, in West Virginia especially, been publicly told about that?
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While we're at it, if you do a web search for "USDOE Coal Liquids Competitive With $50 Oil", you might be led to a commentary report, with an additional link to an official, US Department of Energy brochure entitled "Coal-to-Liquids Technology; Clean Liquid Fuels from Coal". If you find it, read it closely and you'll discover that the USDOE itself, in February of 2008, said that liquid fuels made from Coal "can be zero-sulfur, zero aromatic ..., can be used in existing engines (and) can be distributed using the existing crude oil and product infrastructure". Moreover, synthetic crude oil made from Coal "can be competitive with crude oil at $50/bbl".
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WVEGO, you are always trash talking pie in the sky Green dung, clown.
IF IT WORKED, IT WOULD ALREADY be EMPLOYED by the FREE MARKET!
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Why do scammers always have such wonderful ideas but always need MY money to implement them? LOL
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if it has anything to do with the government and your tax dollars,well we all know.
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WV, do you see a pattern in the nations doing this? They are all places that have coal but little or no oil.
The Feds have pumped billions into synfuel. Carter was a huge proponent. Reagan killed it for one reason, it wasn't competitive.
Considering how hard obie is riding the coal power industry, if the mine owners thought synfuel would make money they would be building plants all over. See any?
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One of my college friends was in the green power industry. He made power storage devices. Wind and solar have one huge problem, they are too variable. His system used big flywheels to store power when you have it, for release when you don't. Problem was, it wasn't sexy enough for our Washington masters, and they pushed batteries. Didn't matter that flywheels are much more efficient, the owner was a Republican. So the company is dead, the best technology is gone, and we get to see pinheads with no practical engineering knowledge tell us what works!!!
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with all of the natural resources we have in this state we should be doing very well.the politicians always seem to either clean us out or claim stupidity.
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Filming on 'Hollow Creek' wrapping up in W.Va.
HARRISVILLE, W.Va. -- Actress, producer and director Guisela Moro says a visit to West Virginia to buy a puppy inspired her to make a movie in the state.
Filming on Newfoundland Films' "Hollow Creek" wraps up Thursday in Cairo. The film was shot in Ritchie and Wyoming counties.
Moro tells The Parkersburg News and Sentinel that she came to Wyoming County from Washington, D.C., to buy a Newfoundland puppy. She fell in love with the scenery and decided to write a movie and film it in the state.
Moro describes "Hollow Creek" as a "Stephen King-style thriller."
The film is expected to release in the fall. Moro says special screenings will be held in locations where filming occurred.