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NEW ORLEANS (USA TODAY) - A flock of Flaccos will be descending on this place soon.
Steve Flacco, the father of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, said the family had organized about 50 friends and relatives to make the trip to The Big Easy. The South Jersey-based Flaccos have 15 tickets, though, and between parents, siblings, in-laws and grandparents, 14 are taken. The rest of the crew will watch the game from a nearby bar and grill.
Organizing this trip is enough for Steve Flacco to call this season a success. Win or lose Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers, the Flaccos will go home happy.
"We're going to try to treat this one a little bit like gravy," Steve Flacco said, referring to his son's first win in three conference championship games. "Just getting to this thing was the biggest thing. Getting over the hump of winning that AFC championship was just huge. Obviously, every week it's like, 'It's just so nice to win this game,' but when the next week comes around you want to win that one, too.
"And look, all the players feel that way. But from our standpoint, we'll be disappointed if they don't win, but it was nice to get to this point."
It's nice because it's a validation for a quarterback who has taken a lot of Flacc, er, flak. He proclaimed himself elite last spring, and, like Eli Manning one year earlier, he has backed it up. Flacco has a lot of passionate relatives who feel vindicated after years of defending him. And they're going to proclaim as much in the French Quarter this week.
"We just don't love a lot of the media coverage is what it is," Steve Flacco said. "(Joe's brother) Mike and some of my other relatives really feel Joe gets beat up. It's almost like an us vs. the world mentality. They feel that way more than Joe. Joe doesn't worry about it. He's out there fighting the battles instead of sitting around at home. But it gets a little hot sometimes."
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CLEVELAND - The red block letter C for Cleveland seems to be replacing Chief Wahoo outside Progressive Field. But not everyone sees it that way.
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After the U.S. Patent office recently ruled the Washington Redskins name is disparaging against Native Americans, Rosen worries if Chief Wahoo fades away, the Indians team name could also be in jeopardy.
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Science | Resistance is building to the fast-approaching mandate that will force Americans to buy compact fluorescent lamps
"Lesser lights" Continued...
South Carolina state Rep. Dwight A. Loftis thinks the federal government should get out of the lighting business. Because of a 2007 energy law mandating high-efficiency bulbs, beginning next year Americans will be forced to replace burned-out incandescent bulbs with more expensive alternatives. Chief among them: the compact fluorescent lamp, or CFL.
Loftis, a 68-year-old former insurance agent, said the CFLs in his bathroom don't last as long as he expected when they are switched on and off frequently. He also realized the bulbs release mercury when broken, a neurotoxin federal regulators have recently restricted in sources like power plants: "And then they're asking us to put these in our houses. I think that's a little hypocrisy there."
So the representative came up with a sly plan: Manufacture those good old-fashioned incandescent bulbs in South Carolina, sell them only within the state, and claim immunity from Congress due to its constitutionally limited power to regulate interstate commerce. A bill Loftis drew up to that effect sailed through the state House in April on a 76-20 vote.
The legislation reflects what many Americans are realizing: The lauded CFL bulbs may save energy, but their lifespan and brightness is sometimes oversold, and their toxic contents belie their environmental friendliness. For some, the disappointments of the spiraled bulbs illustrate government's clumsy hand in markets.
As the South Carolina Legislature's 2011 regular session wound to a close, Loftis' bulb bill was stalled in a Senate committee while its members spent weeks wrangling over a budget. It could be taken up again next January, but even if it became law, it could face a serious challenge by courts interpreting interstate "commerce" very broadly. H. Sterling Burnett, an energy policy expert at the Dallas-based National Center for Policy Analysis, told me previous rulings suggest states can set energy standards that are stricter than federal statute, but not looser.
The federal law will effectively eliminate traditional incandescent bulbs over the next three years by requiring standard bulbs of 100, 75, 60, and 40 watts to use about 28 percent less electricity, beginning next January with 100-watt bulbs. Specialty incandescent lights will remain available-for instance, bug lights and bulbs for chandeliers and ceiling fans.
But to replace the average 60-watt incandescent, shoppers will have to buy a high-efficiency bulb that costs about four times as much, such as the General Electric 43-watt halogen bulb. It will only last 1,000 hours-no longer than a cheap incandescent. The 13-watt Homelife CFL bulb does better, at a rated 10,000 hours and $47 in energy savings. But like most CFLs, it can't be used with dimmer or timer switches, or in some recessed light fixtures. Dimmer-compatible CFLs cost extra.
The warning printed on CFLs-CONTAINS MERCURY-provides comic relief to claims of environmental friendliness. To clean up a broken CFL, the Environmental Protection Agency recommends first opening a window and leaving the room for 10 minutes. Then you should seal the larger glass fragments in a canning jar, and pick up the smaller fragments, and dust with the sticky side of a piece of duct tape. (The agency notes, "It is possible that vacuuming could spread mercury-containing powder or mercury vapor, although available information on this problem is limited.")
Some experts say the fears are overblown, and that the amount of mercury in a typical CFL is so small (just enough to cover the tip of a ballpoint pen) that the exposure during a careful cleanup is negligible.
Millions of bulbs make a difference, though. California, Maine, and several other states and municipalities have already outlawed tossing CFLs into the trash, and many have arranged "recycling" programs through local retailers.
Burnett, who used to live in South Dakota 18 miles from the nearest small town, said people in rural areas won't be willing to drive dozens of miles to find a recycling location. "In those instances, if you're making me buy CFLs, you know with certainty I'm going to be putting mercury into the environment . . . I'm going to my burn pit, or my garbage pit on the ranch." By one estimate, only a quarter of CFLs are avoiding landfills.
The concerns over mercury are helping spur the development of even newer bulb technologies-like the Electron Stimulated Luminescence (ESL) bulb from a company called Vu1 ("view one"). The bulb is as power-efficient and long-lasting as a CFL, but it's dimmable, nontoxic, and can be used in recessed fixtures. At $19.95, it's also pricey.
Burnett said the best solution to CFL complaints is to rescind the ban on incandescents-something Republicans in Congress are pushing for. "Government has a really poor track record of picking winners and losers in technology," Burnett said. "What they do is they pick political favorites."
That burning smell
In 2009 a Hinsdale, Ill., family didn't notice the package warning about dimmer switches and compact fluorescent lamps until too late: A blaze in their basement was apparently triggered by CFL bulbs on a dimmer, though no one was injured.
Reports of CFL bulb fires have made local news over the past three years, but it's unclear whether CFLs are more dangerous than incandescents, which are hot and fire prone themselves. Fire officials don't have enough data on CFL fires to draw a firm conclusion about the bulbs' risk, said U.S. Fire Administration spokesman Tom Olshanski.
The biggest fire suspects may simply be cheap brands: Trisonic and Telstar CFLs, both sold in discount stores for between $1 and $1.50, were recalled in October and May after being linked to fires. According to bulb makers, though, it's normal for all CFLs to pop or smoke when they "burn out"-so don't panic if you smell something burning.


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[Hook: Roscoe Dash]
Girl the way you're movin', got me in a trance
DJ turn me up, ladies this your jam
I'mma sip Moscato and you gon' lose them pants
Then I'mma throw this money while you do it with no hands
Girl drop it to the floor, I love the way your booty go
All I wanna do is sit back and watch you move and I'll proceed to throw this cash
[Verse 1: Waka]
All that ass in your jeans
Can Wale beat? Can Roscoe skeet?
Long hair she don't care when she walk she get stares
Brown skin or a yellow-bone, DJ this my favorite song
So I'mma make it thunderstorm, flood warning, Flocka yeah
Blowin' fuck it I don't care, jacksons flyin' everywhere
Tap my partner Roscoe like bruh, I'm drunk as hell can't you tell
Threw 70 bands, bet 50 stacks, oh fuckin well
I'm tryna hit the hotel with two girls that swallow me
Take this dick while I'm swallow Moscato got her freaky, hey
You got me in a trance, please take off your pants
Pussy pop on her handstand, you got me sweatin', please pass me a fan, damn
[Verse 2: Wale]
She said look ma, no hands and no darling I don't dance
And I'm with Roscoe, I'm with Waka, I think I deserve a chance
I'm a bad mothafucka, gon' ask some mothafuckas
A young handsome mothafucka, I sling that wood, I just Nunchuck 'em
And who you with? And what's your name? You not hip boo, I'm Wale
And that D.C. shit I rep all day, and my eyes red cause of all that haze
Don't blow my high, let me shine, Drumma on the beat, let me take my time
Nigga want beef we can take it outside
Fight for what broad, these hoes ain't mine
Is you out your mind? You out your league
I sweat no bitches just sweat out weaves
Wear out tracks, let me do my thing, I got 16, for this Roscoe thing
But I'm almost done, let me get back to it
Whole lotta loud and a little backwood
Whole lotta money, big tip I would
I put her on the train, little engine could, bitch
[Verse 3: Roscoe]
R-O-S-C-O-E Mr. shawty put it on me
I be goin' ham, shawty upgrade from bologna
Them niggas tippin' good girl but I can make it flood
Cause I walk around with pockets that are bigger than my bus
Rain, rain go away, that's what all my haters say
My pockets stuck on overload, my rain never evaporates
No need to elaborate, most of these ducks exaggerate
But I'mma get money nigga everyday stuntin' nigga
Ducks might get a chance after me
Bitch I'm ballin' like I'm comin' off of free throws
Cause the head of the game no cheat codes
Lambo, Roscoe, no street code
And your booty got me lost like Nemo
Go, go, go, go, gon' and do your dance
And I'mma throw this money while you do it with no hands
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"I have been working in the gym all time but is not the same to get into the ring and fight. Saturday night can't get here soon enough for me," said Margarito today, during an International Satellite tour from his hotel in Aguascalientes, Mexico. #$%^ #$%^Margarito will battle Roberto "La Amenaza" Garcia in the 10 round main event of "Latin Fury 14" a big championship card the will televised live on pay-per-view from the Plaza de Toros Monumental in Aguascalientes in the final weekend of the San Marcos Fair. #$%^ #$%^"Its going to be a good fight. Garcia is a big puncher the comes forward and as everyone knows so do I so should a great fight for the fans," said Margarito. #$%^ #$%^Garcia knows he is the underdog, but is confident he can get the victory on Saturday. #$%^ #$%^"I am very hungry and this is the biggest opportunity of my career. I will prove to everyone that I can fight the best fighters in the world", said Garcia. read more »
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Law | In the first weeks of a new term, the high court meditates on bad words, Gnostic gambits, dolphin rights, and compulsory union payments
Fourteen: That's how many times the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in its fight to roll back compulsory unionism. They're going at it again in a high court term that, among other battles, pits environmentalism against national security, and defines the limits of free speech.
Fleeting profanity
On Nov. 4 the high court justices will hear arguments in a case prompted by entertainers' apparent affinity for the F-word. In 2002 and 2003, singer-actress Cher and actress Nicole Richie each used variations of the word in separate broadcasts of the Billboard Music Awards. In 2003, U2 lead singer Bono dropped an F-bomb during the Golden Globe Awards broadcast on NBC. Following the Bono offense, the FCC in 2004 declared that it would treat as illegal even a single use of particular profanities.
Fox Television, joined by other broadcasters, filed suit. Television executives argued that they have a First Amendment right to broadcast "fleeting profanity," and also that the FCC's regulatory move was "arbitrary" and "capricious." The 2nd Circuit appeals court agreed with the second argument. And though they did not affirm a First Amendment right to broad-casting fleeting profanity, the justices did suggest in their ruling that the FCC's prohibition, as written, would not survive a higher First Amendment challenge.
"This is a skirmish in the general culture war over public decency and the degradation of the media," said Walter Weber, senior litigation counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, which filed an amicus brief in the case. "The FCC was responding to the expansion of crudity during supposedly child-safe viewing hours by drawing a line at certain profanities, and saying, 'You can't use these words, even once.'"
Oral argument in the case will take place on Election Day, political timing Weber said may prove significant. If Barack Obama is elected president, he will be able to install his own, pre-sumably more liberal, people at the FCC. "If the broadcasters can win this skirmish [on public decency]," Weber said, "they may win the war for the foreseeable future."
Gnostic monuments
On Nov. 12, the court will hear arguments in Pleasant Grove City, Utah v. Summum, yet another riff on the issue of Ten Commandments monuments. At the core of the case is the question of whether monuments on public property constitute government speech or private speech.
Summum, a Salt Lake group begun in 1975 that claims to hold to the teachings of Gnostic Christianity, contends they are the latter. And since Pleasant Grove City officials approved a Ten Commandments display in a public park, Summum says it has a First Amendment right to erect a monument to its "Seven Aphorisms." The group claims these sayings-involving, among other things, "psychokinesis," "rhythm," "vibration," and "gender"-predate the Ten Commandments: Summum asserts its aphorisms were on the first two stone tablets Moses brought down from Mt. Sinai and broke in anger.
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which is defending Pleasant Grove, argues that public-property monuments are government speech. "The basic question is whether a city gets to decide which permanent, unattended monuments, if any, to install on city property," the ACLJ argued in a brief to the high court. "The answer is 'Yes.'"
A federal district court agreed, but the 10th Circuit appeals court reversed that ruling. It's not an easy case: If a monument is government speech, First Amendment concerns about "establishment" of religion kick in; if it's private speech, the door is open for tax-funded parks and other forums to be filled with displays and counter-displays erected by anybody with money and a beef.
Summum's argument is clever. Kelly Shackelford, chief counsel for Liberty Legal Institute, a Texas public-interest law firm that filed a friend of court brief in the case, noted that municipalities are more likely to remove a Ten Commandments monument than to allow construction of monuments not related to city or national heritage. Shackelford said Summum is "trying to destroy the mechanism cities use to honor that part of American history."
Dolphins v. America
At issue is whether the U.S. Navy must limit its use of high-powered sonar off the Southern California coast. A coalition of environmental groups in 2007 filed suit, claiming sonar emissions used during submarine training exercises were harming marine mammals. U.S. district judge Florence-Marie Cooper ruled the Navy, in not preparing an environmental impact report, had violated federal law. Cooper issued an injunction, saying sonar could not be used within 12 miles of the coast, or when marine mammals come within 2,200 yards of a ship. But President Bush intervened and signed a waiver so that training critical to national security could go forward.
Existing environmental regulations would "undermine the navy's ability to conduct realistic training exercises that are necessary to ensure the combat effectiveness of carrier and expeditionary strike groups," Bush said in a statement. After lower courts to a large extent affirmed Cooper's original decision, the Bush Justice Department appealed to the high court, arguing that the injunction poses "substantial harm to national security," and that environmental regulations are "not a suicide pact."
Compulsory unionism
The Supreme Court on Oct. 6 heard oral arguments in Locke v. Karass, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Fund's 14th high court case. The fundamental issue is once again money: Should "agency fee payers"-workers who pay a fee to be covered under a collective bargaining agreement, but who are not actually union members-be forced to pay for the litigation costs of other unions? In 2005, the Maine State Employees Association (MSEA) notified its members of a biweekly "service fee" of $8.94. A portion of that fee would cover MSEA's fee for being classified as an "affiliate" of the Service Employees International Union, an organized labor giant.
In the fine print: The service fee would include the costs of litigation incurred both by MSEA and the Service Employees for issues related to collective bargaining. In practice, that meant that non-members of MSEA would be paying the legal fees not only for their own bargaining unit, but for other unions and affiliates.
"Paying into some big slush fund that's under the control of an international union boss who can decide where and when the money is to be used has absolutely nothing to do with the individual bargaining unit these non-members have already been forced to pay dues to," said Patrick Semmens of National Right to Work.
Courts in the past have ruled that workers cannot be forced to fund speech with which they disagree, Semmens said. "But MSEA has tried to create a crafty kind of accounting method to get around the First Amendment." The 1st Circuit appeals court ruled in favor of MSEA and allowed the service fee to stand. The court was scheduled to hear oral arguments last week.
Another union case this term revisits the continuing dust-up over unions extracting from employees' paychecks money to spend on politics. Usually, such cases pit employees against labor groups, but in Ysursa v. Pocatello Education Association, a group of public-employee unions is challenging on First Amendment grounds a state law that prohibits unions from forcing members to pay for political activities with which they disagree. NRTW filed an amicus brief in the case, which will be argued Nov. 3.


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Many law enforcement hopefuls have found the rigors of the West Virginia State Police Academy too much to bear, but Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger has no doubt the four new hires he's sending to its latest class are ready for the challenge.
Ramsey Lesnett, Rachel Boyer, Jason Hupp and Jared Korbini all begin the 16-week training program in Institute, W.Va., just west of Charleston, today. The department also is welcoming a fifth new member, Don Shriner, but as the most recent hire he must wait for admission to the State Police Academy's next class due to space limitations.
Lesnett and Boyer both are originally from the Pittsburgh area, while Hupp, Korbini and Shriner all are from the Ohio Valley. Lesnett is joining his brother, Walter, on the force.
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The Wheeling Police Department's newest hires gather outside headquarters in downtown Wheeling at shift change. Pictured, from left, are probationary Officers
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Schwertfeger said he visited the academy last fall and found it to be an excellent test of who is cut out for law enforcement and who isn't. Many don't make it. About half the class he observed had dropped out after several weeks, he said.
"It's very paramilitary. It's very physically demanding. ... There will be several people who will wash out," Schwertfeger said, expressing his full confidence that Wheeling's new recruits will persevere.
Most new Wheeling officers will spend about 14 weeks in the department's field training program after graduating from the State Police Academy. However, Lesnett and Boyer already have completed their field training because they had to wait for admission to the academy after being hired several months ago. Schwertfeger said Shriner will follow a similar path as he awaits admission.
"We wish them well," Schwertfeger said.
He noted the city is not increasing the size of its force with the new hires; instead it is filling positions vacated by retirements and other departures.
The new additions have exhausted the Police Civil Service Commission's list of potential hires, and beginning today applications will be accepted for the department's next round of testing June 1, Schwertfeger said. Anyone interested should call the city Human Resources Department at 304-234-3694.
"There's such turnover in law enforcement that we're always looking to hire," Schwertfeger said.
Applicants to take the test must meet the following requirements: be 18 to 40 years of age; have attained a high school diploma or GED equivalent; posess a valid driver's license; be free of convictions for domestic assault or battery, DUI or any felony; be a United States citizen and a resident of Wheeling, Ohio County or approved areas of Brooke or Marshall counties.


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The "Azienda Agricola Mori"wasone of the first estates that started marketing wine in Europe and in the United States.After the second World War, Mori's wines were sold in bulk until 1998 when Giacomo Morirestructured the cellars and replanted the vineyards to produce the fine wines that are offered today. Integrated/sustainable viticulture. Fermented in stainless, the wineis matured for 10-12 months in large Slavonian and Allier casks,tonneaux and third use barriques. The wine is then blended and finished en botti for another 3-6 months. 95% Sangiovese and 5% Canaiolo. Beautiful purple color. Black cherry nose. Medium body; smooth, long, elegant finish. Typographically stunning label. Even the foil on the bottle looks great.
A refreshing Italian white from La Scolca, a 50 hectare, family-run Piemontese winery that was founded in 1919.Today, the Estate is run by Giorgio Soldati, the founder's great-grandson, and his daughter, Chiara.Although the Cortese grape (what Gavi is made from; the name is derived from Gavi, the town at the center of the winesproduction zone) had been planted in the region since the late 19th Century, the grape produced low-alcohol, thin wines that quickly oxidized.It was the Soldati family, who after the Second World War saved the Cortese grapefrom oblivion by focusing entirely on the production of quality Cortese. They pioneered modern, controlled vinification in stainless-steel to preserve the subtle fruit of the Cortese grape, allowing for the creation of wines that retained crisp acidity,aroma, andstructure. All of La Scolca's white wines follow the same vinification process: hand-harvested fruit is brought to the winery where it is sprayed with dry-ice,cryo-macerated andcold fermentedusing only natural yeasts.The La Scolca Gavi di Gavi White Label ismade from 20 to 30 year-old vines sourced within the Rovereto commune in the heart of Gavi.Light straw in color with a typical "Gavi" nose that is fine and pleasantly fresh. Delicate and dry mouthfeel withcrisp and refreshing acidity.
An awful Italian white from Jasci, a 90 acre winery founded in 1970 by Donatella Jasci. In 1975, Donatella began experimenting with organic and biodynamic farming when his mother became allergic to pesticides. Since 1980, Jasci wines have been certified organic by the Soil and Health Association, which guarantees the organic production of their grapes, as well as their winemaking processes. Jasci is also one of only a few wineries to hold organic certification in every country in the world that offers such certification. 100% Pecorino, a grape native to the area that was recently brought back from the brink of extinction. The origin of the name is that the grape variety was once a favorite snack of the sheep that were often driven through vineyard lands on their way to lower pastures. In Italian "Pecora" means sheep. The wine is the color of your urine if you were dehydrated andhad tuna salad for lunch. Old and musty; none of the lemon/peach/floral you would expect. Hoch bottle.
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"Countdown to UFC 137," the UFC's latest installment of its pre-event preview series, debuted Monday on Spike TV.
Now, the full video is available for free online viewing.
"Countdown to UFC 137" previews Saturday's pay-per-view event, which features a welterweight main event of Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn and a co-headliner of heavyweights Cheick Kongo vs. Matt Mitrione.
The "Countdown" special previews those two fights, as well as a pay-per-view main-card bout of Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Roy Nelson. The show underwent some late changes due to the scratch of Georges St-Pierre. The UFC's welterweight champion was expected to headline the event before a knee injury forced him out of his title fight with Carlos Condit this past week.
UFC 137 takes place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. In addition to the PPV main card, prelims air on Spike TV and stream on Facebook.
Check out the first part of "Countdown to UFC 137" to the right and the second part below.
The full UFC 137 card includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)
- Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn
- Cheick Kongo vs. Matt Mitrione
- Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Roy Nelson
- Hatsu Hioki vs. George Roop
- Jeff Curran vs. Scott Jorgensen
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
- Donald Cerrone vs. Dennis Siver
- Tyson Griffin vs. Bart Palaszewski
- Eliot Marshall vs. Brandon Vera
- Danny Downes vs. Ramsey Nijem
- Chris Camozzi vs. Francis Carmont
- Dustin Jacoby vs. Clifford Starks
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) - DC Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the suspects pictured in the video below wanted in the fatal stabbing of a man on Thursday afternoon in the 2800 block of Alabama Ave, SE., according to MPD.
An off-duty officer was flagged down to respond to a stabbing on at about 3:27 p.m. Jan. 10. The officer and other units found an adult male suffering from apparent stab wounds. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead of his injuries.
The victim is identified as Raasheem Jamal Rich, 40, of Northeast.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at (202) 727-9099. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for anyone with information leading to an arrest or conviction of the person/persons wanted in this homicide.


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All of the slushies were made with different organic tea leaves that the business sells. We tasted four varieties: coconut green tea, green tea & banana, banana split & strawberry and Shanghai smoothie soy. The tasting was so good that I actually walked out with two tea varieties for home to try and attempt my own slushy creations. The store offers several different hot tea samples as you browse the showroom so you will get a good idea of what they have to offer and what you do and don't like as you shop around. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. They know their teas very well. Before coming here I knew teas were healthy for you but had no idea you could make really tasty cold drinks with them. Pick the brains of the staff for mixing ideas and grab a full size bubble tea or make up a slushy creation of your own before you leave. Remember, summer is coming!
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I sometimes get asthma with my allergies and it's always at night. I use my inhaler when I need to, but I've been using it less with this tea! Caramel Rooibos relieves my asthma symptoms and helps me to sleep through the night allergy-free! It also helps to soothe my throat and calm my air ways when I'm having an attack.
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Maple Walnut Rooibos is one of the many "new" teas I recently purchased to try. I buy tea based on the health benefits and I have to say some teas I have had to learn to like. Not this one! It is smooth, nutty and just yummy. On the second pour I added a bit of honey and WOW. I'm sure if you add milk in would be like a milkshake What a nice treat!
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I've been coming here since I moved to the area four years ago. Ting, the owner, is sweet as could be and extremely knowledgable. She is informative about the nuances, aromas, flavors, history, and origins of all the different teas she carries in her beautiful tea shop. There is a huge variety of loose leaf available that you can purchase from 1oz and up.
There are a ton of different teas for people to smell and several prepared in pots for sampling. Surely there is something for every tea lover here. Also, they carry lovely teapot sets on sale as well as infusers, strainers, tea travel mugs (on my wishlist!), tea to-go, and variety packs to try different kinds at home. The store is set up in a way that makes it easy for people to walk around and explore the wide variety of teas that they have.
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- I've walked by here plenty of times, sampling the teas that are outside of the store, but I had never gone in until today. Having done no research in advance, I thought this was just going to be a cafe, but with tea instead of coffee.
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They had many teas available to try and were labeled well, which I appreciate being someone who limits caffeine and has a certain food allergy. I love when establishments make it easy so I'm not *that* person holding everything up asking a billion questions.
Besides the complex, delicious teas, they have all of the accessories. If your cupboards are bare because you are a loose tea virgin, don't despair. They have strainers and whatever else you could possibly need to brew your own.
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- Love this place! Great quality tea, and first pick as well. Plenty of tea to sample and everyone is extremely knowledgeable. Besides being great quality tea,the store is extremely authentic ( unlike other tea stores). This is the only one Green Teahouse in the US, the rest are in China. They also have bubble tea. Prices are reasonable for tea and they carry unique teapots to buy. They have awesome travel mugs. Overall if you like tea or want to start trying something healthy and tasty you must go!
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- AWESOME store. Stopped by on a rainy afternoon to get a gift for my father and ended up becoming completely enthralled by their selection!
Both Tom and I are tea fans, but loose tea seems intimidating! The staff is super helpful and showed us a few options that I'm sure will have us drinking tea way more often. They had about 8 different tea samples out, which makes it even harder to narrow down what kinds to get! The staff is excellent about suggesting types of teas and even told us that the leaves can be re-steeped 3-4 times, making loose tea more economical than I originally thought. They also stock tea sets, artwork and other accessories for purchase. This store is definitely worth a visit for any tea lover!
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Palm Springs Film Noir Festival, May 29 - June 1, 2008 - Don't Miss It!
Memorial Day Fun in Palm Springs
Looking for some family fun in Palm Springs this memorial day? Local museums have just the cure — excitement and education.Palm Spring Air MuseumForest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries sponsors the museum's annual Memorial Day Flower Drop. Come out to honor and remember those who have lost their lives fighting for our country. A WWII vintage warbird will drop 2000 white and 1000 red carnations to memorialize our fallen war heros. Visitors can take a flower home as a souvenir.The event begins at 1 p.m. Visit www.palmspringsairmuseum.com or call (760) 778-6262 for more information. Children's Discovery MuseumThe popular family destination that fosters creativity and bonding will extend their hours for the holiday weekend — staying open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat. May 24 and Sun....
Palm Springs Casino Weekend Entertainment
I love living in the desert! The weekend's coming and it's time to play! One of the best benefits of desert life is the entertainment scene the Indian casinos offer. Look at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage for example. Do you like barbecue? They offer it poolside from 4-7 p.m. every Friday. As for music and dancing, the band Mischief plays hits from the '70s and '80s as well as current rock and pop in The Lounge. And at 9 and 11 p.m. Saturday in The Lounge, the tribute band No Duh performs the music of No Doubt. Across the valley in Indio, the Fantasy Springs Casino Rock Yard venue is also having tribute bands perform. On both Friday and Saturday, the bands Cubensis and Crazy Train rock out with tunes from The Grateful Dead and Ozzy Osbourne. Check out the...
The Mount San Jacinto State Park has announced that the backcountry hiking trails are now open
PALM SPRINGS, CA - May 3, 2008 - The Mount San Jacinto State Park has announced that the backcountry hiking trails are now open. Overnight camping areas will remain closed.The first Tram up Monday through Friday is 10am; Saturday and Sunday 8am, last Tram up 8pm and the last Tram down 9:45pm. Visitors to the Tramway's Mountain Station can enjoy lunch or dinner at Peaks fine dining restaurant or Pines Cafe, a casual dining restaurant. Also open to visitors is a gift shop, natural history museum, a theater showing two documentary movies, a cocktail lounge and spectacular views.For more information please call 888.515.TRAM or 760.325.1391 or visit us at www.pstramway.com.
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New Cupcake Menu at bluEmber Caters to Sophisticated PalatesRANCHO MIRAGE, CA - The cupcake may be a classic American children's treat, but at Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa's bluEmber restaurant cupcakes are anything but child-like. bluEmber's popular new "cupcake menu" is designed to appeal to the more sophisticated palate of its grown-up clientele. Boasting flavors such as Grand Marnier and spiced rum and ingredients like desert date, coconut mouse and rich dark chocolate, the cupcakes are both refined and playful. "Cupcakes are experiencing a renewal in popularity," says Leanne Kamekona, executive chef. "Guests find them appealing because they are portioned perfectly for an individual and allow them to enjoy something sweet with much less...
1st Annual Desert Dog Run, an event to benefit Guide Dogs of the Desert, Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 10 will be the 1st Annual Desert Dog Run with $150.00 in cash prizes up for grabs for the highest poker hand. Registration begins at 9:00a.m. at the Guide Dogs of the Desert facility at 60735 Dillon Road in Whitewater with an official ride start time of 10:00 a.m. Riders will draw poker cards at each of the run stops including Renegade Classics Outlet Store, Palm Springs Harley-Davidson, Hutchins Harley-Davidson and the end stop and after party location, Pappy and Harriet's with live entertainment, vendors and a 50/50 raffle. The Guide Dogs of the Desert school was founded in Palm Springs in 1972 to provide safe mobility, loving companionship and the "miracle of independence" to the blind through the use of a guide dog. The school is known for its small class...
Join Past WLF President, Patti Gribow at Palm Spring Book Festival Sunday, May 4, 2008 Palm Springs High School
Patti will be speaking, along with theatrical director Justin Blake, at the Palm Springs Book Festival this Sunday, May 4th, at 4:30pm, on the Writers Stage. Their topic is Brilliant Author Interview Techniques. What makes a great interview? What's going to make the audience want to buy your book? Justin and Patti will share techniques for creating engaging conversations in media interviews.The Palm Springs Book Festival is opened from 10am-6pm, on the grounds of Palm Springs High School. Free to the Public.Parking available.Check the schedule of intriguing authors in attendance at: www.PSBookFestival.com
It's a "Dirty Job", But Somebody has to do it!
PALM SPRINGS, CA - Mark your calendars and watch as the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is featured on one of Discovery Channel's most popular shows "Dirty Jobs". Airing on May 5th at 9pm host Mike Rowe gets a bird's eye view of Palm Springs as he assists the Tramway's maintenance crew change a sheave and replaces a wind sock.
The Mount San Jacinto State Park Closed, but Palm Springs Aerial Tramway still operating
PALM SPRINGS, CA - May 1, 2008 - The Mount San Jacinto State Park is currently closed due to extreme fire danger. The wilderness area is closed to extended hiking and overnight camping until further notice. The Desert View Trail, Nature Trail and Long Valley areas are open.The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will continue to operate normally. The first Tram up Monday through Friday is 10am; Saturday and Sunday 8am, last Tram up 8pm and the last Tram down 9:45pm. Visitors to the Tramway's Mountain Station can still enjoy lunch or dinner at Peaks fine dining restaurant or Pines Cafe, a casual dining restaurant. Also open to visitors is a gift shop, natural history museum, a theater showing two documentary movies, a cocktail lounge and spectacular views.For more information please call (888)...
Dine Out for Life - Dine Out & Fight Aids! Thursday, May 1, 2008
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Knicks have reportedly agreed to
a contract extension with swingman J.R. Smith that will keep the NBA's Sixth
Man of the Year with the club for another four years.
Smith's agent, Leon Rose, told the New York Daily News on Thursday that Smith
signed a maximum deal allowable which will pay him approximately $25 million
over the duration of the deal.
Smith averaged 18.1 points and 5.3 rebounds while coming off the bench for
all 80 games he appeared in last season. The nine-year pro led all league
reserves in scoring, 30-point games (seven) and 20-point efforts (29), while
his point total ranked second to NBA scoring champ Carmelo Anthony among
members of the Atlantic Division champion Knicks.
The 27-year-old Smith added 2.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game as an integral
part of a New York squad that posted its highest win total (54) since
1996-97 and claimed the No. 2 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. The
Knicks lost to the Pacers in the conference semifinals.
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Mourners around the world remember the victims of the Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 attack. The jetliner was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday carrying 298 people from nearly a dozen nations. There were no survivors.
People hold candles and place flower tribute outside the Dutch embassy to commemorate victims of Malaysia Airlines plane crash in Kiev, Ukraine.
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People arrange candles to offer prayers for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, at a shopping mall in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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People place flowers outside Schiphol airport in Amsterdam.
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People place flowers outside Schiphol airport in Amsterdam.
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Flowers, candles and a bear are laid outside the Dutch embassy in Moscow, Russia.
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Dutch riders of the Belkin team wear black mourning bands as they observe a minute of silence for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 plane crash in the Ukraine prior to the start of the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 122.7 miles with start in Saint-Etienne and finish in Chamrousse, France, Friday, July 18, 2014. Most of the victims, at least 173, were Dutch.
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Ukrainian coal miners search the site of a crashed Malaysia Airlines passenger plane near the village of Rozsypne, Ukraine, eastern Ukraine, Friday, July 18, 2014. Rescue workers, policemen and off-duty coal miners were combing a sprawling area in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border where the Malaysian plane ended up in burning pieces.
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A piece of a plane with Malaysia Airlines' logo lies in the grass as a group of Ukrainian coal miners search the site of a crashed Malaysian passenger plane near the village of Rozsypne, Ukraine.
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Local citizens, background, look at the site of a crashed Malaysia Airlines passenger plane near the village of Rozsypne, Ukraine, eastern Ukraine.
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander, left, signs a condolence register as Queen Maxima looks on at the Ministry of Security and Justice in The Hague, Netherlands.
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President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about the situation in Ukraine, Friday, July 18, 2014, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. The president said one American was killed on the plane over Ukraine, and the airliner was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatists.
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Representatives from the Organization for Security and Cooperation speak to a pro-Russia fighter at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines jet near the village of Hrabove.
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The flag of the Netherlands flies half mast while a plane flies over the Eurocontrol headquarters, the European Organization for the safety of air navigation, in Brussels.
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IBM's "Blue Pods"
With standardized components available for virtually every element of IT infrastructure from server to storage and network to rack, it's perhaps no surprise that the standardized data center or "Pod" is becoming increasingly popular. For example, IBM's Portable Modular Data Center is a data center in 20- or 40-foot shipping container that can be located anywhere that power and chilled water can be delivered. Other "Blue Pods" include the Enterprise Modular Data Center, a standardized raised-floor data center that can be built out in modules of 5,000 to 20,000 square feet, and the Modular High-Density Zone, which can convert an existing raised-floor space into an area that can deliver more computing capacity and power density.
As organizations struggle to handle growth in existing data centers, most organizations need to install and operate high-density computing to keep up with IT demands. However, the majority of today's data centers are not designed to support high-density computing. So, these modular data centers offer a quick-to-deploy high-density solution with exceptional energy efficiency. And these modular approaches are ideal for organizations that want affordable capacity on demand. A Portable Modular Data Center can be designed, built and drop-shipped in as little as a few weeks to any location in the world, and does not require onerous capital outlays.
An IBM Portable Modular Data Center can cost up to 30 percent less to design and build compared to custom raised floor solutions, and can have up to a 50 percent smaller footprint. These Blue Pods are open, using industry-standard 19-inch racks and can house 1,428 blade servers or 1,178 IBM iDataPlex servers per container. This high-density compute power requires equivalent networking capacity. And this is where IBM System Networking is an ideal complement. IBM System Networking RackSwitch products consume power equivalent to standard light bulbs and are designed with server-friendly airflow that matches the hot-aisle/cold-aisle designs of the modular data center. IBM BladeCenter switches consume even less power and are tightly integrated with the BladeCenter architecture. Our VMready switch-resident software provides the networking capability to equip the Pod for the challenges of virtualization.
As CIOs remake IT infrastructures into more agile and automated environments that can respond to complexity with operational flexibility, Blue Pods support change while helping to mitigate associated risks. They help to address the continuing pressure to do more, faster and better – with less. In many cases, Pods enable organizations to accelerate their preparations for increasing complexity without requiring a significant expansion of existing IT operations. And Pods address the imperative to do more, faster and better—with less. Pods enable the data center to perform as the engine of business growth. And that's what smarter computing is all about.


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From kindergarten through third grade, kids' ability to read grows by leaps and bounds. Although teachers provide lots of help, parents continue to play a role in their child's reading life.
Kids who are first learning to read get more information from listening to books than from reading them independently. This is especially true of vocabulary — they'll learn more about what words mean by hearing books read aloud and discussing words with parents than from reading on their own.
And even as your child's reading skills improve, reading aloud together can foster a sense of closeness and help improve vocabulary and reading skills. Encourage talking about characters or share reactions to books to reinforce the connection between books and everyday life.
Here's how reading usually progresses from kindergarten to third grade:
Kindergarten. This is the time when most kids begin learning to read. By the end of the school year they will probably know most letters and their sounds, match words by beginning or ending sounds, and read and write several simple words. They might be able to read simple text as well.
First grade. In this year, most kids learn to read many more words. They sound out words with a variety of phonics patterns, recognize a growing list of words by sight, and connect meaning to the words and sentences they read. Most first-graders can read simple books independently by the end of the school year.
Second and third grade. Kids should continue to learn more phonics patterns and sight words for reading and spelling, use reading to learn new words and discover more about the world around them, read aloud more expressively, and enjoy specific authors and types of books. You should see that reading is becoming more automatic and fluent by the end of second grade or the beginning of third grade.
If you have concerns about your child's reading level at any time, talk to your child's teacher, school counselor, and doctor. Kids who are not making good reading progress might have a reading disability, such as dyslexia. With the right educational help, most kids can become readers, but finding the problem and addressing it early will bring the best results.
As your child becomes a more confident reader, continue to introduce a wide range of books. When it comes to reading aloud, look for two types of books — those that could be read alone and those that are above your child's current reading level. With this mix, your child can re-read some of these books independently, while you'll have to do the reading (or at least help) with the challenging ones that allow your child to enjoy a more sophisticated story and learn new words.
Let your child's interests lead the way when you are choosing books. Sports? Music? Dinosaurs? Look for books on topics you know are of interest and ones that relate to these things. For example, if you know your child is interested in whales, look for books that talk about famous explorers or historical fiction set on whaling boats. As your child gets older, you will find that he or she enjoys increasingly complex books that can each about the world and introduce social and ethical issues.
Talk about the books your child is reading independently and for school and about favorite topics and authors. If the author writes a series of books, encourage your child to read them all. Some kids enjoy keeping a checklist of favorite authors' books.
Other types of books kids might like include:
Another way to grab your child's interest is to pick books that have a personal connection. Introduce your childhood favorites and talk about why you love them. Your child may also like to read junior versions of the same magazines you read.
The school-age child's schedule can be a busy one. You may be having dinner on the go as you scoot from soccer practice to music lessons. But if you can find 30 minutes a day to read with your child, you will help ensure future reading success.
Use the same strategies you did when your child was younger — talk about what you read before, during, and after, asking open-ended questions that encourage your child's involvement. Read expressively and with enjoyment.
But at this age, be sure to let your child read a book to you. To help with less familiar words, you can "practice" them in advance by having your child point to the words you say on a given page, or even in a specific line of text. Or you might choose to take turns reading.
If your child is reading and can't sound out a word, encourage skipping it to read the rest of the sentence before deciding what word would make sense. As your child becomes a strong independent reader, you might allow some mistakes while reading, then ask questions to reveal them ("Do you think that word makes sense in this sentence?"). Be careful about correcting every error your child makes, as this may be frustrating. If your child seems discouraged or tired while reading, offer to take over.
If you're reading a longer chapter book over time, here are some tips for maintaining your child's interest:
Reading aloud isn't the only way to encourage kids to read. Provide other chances during day-to-day life, like cooking together and having your child read you the recipe. Or when you play a new game, ask your child to read the directions aloud.
Buy a dictionary for kids so that your child can look up definitions of new words, and help look up the answers to questions in an encyclopedia or online.
Kids should have a library card and lots of opportunities to use it. Let yours make selections or ask the librarian for help finding books.
As your child gets older and spends less time every day with you, reading together can be a way for you to connect on a daily basis. Talking about books gives you a window into a child's imagination and thoughts about the world.
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Date reviewed: February 2010
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Embryonic stem cells open up exciting new prospects for medicine, because they can differentiate into any tissue in the body. Therefore, they have the potential to be used to repair faulty tissues in diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and neural disorders. Furthermore, stem cells can be corrected by gene therapy and transplanted, in order to treat a wide variety of genetic diseases, such as sickle cell anemia. However, embryonic stem cell research has been difficult because of the technical and ethical problems involved in obtaining these cells from human embryos, as well as the need to transplant cells that are immune-matched to the recipient patient. The solution to these challenging biological and ethical problems may emerge from recent findings that show that cells that behave like embryonic stem cells can be derived from ordinary cells easily obtained from a patient, such as skin cells. This process is known as reprogramming. This breakthrough means that embryos may no longer be required to generate the stem cells needed for exciting new therapies. However, the methodology that is currently used to create reprogrammed cells involves introducing many viruses into patient cells. This procedure is itself dangerous and can lead to tumors and other abnormalities in the cells. As a result, the reprogrammed cells created to date are not suitable for use in the clinic. This proposal seeks to solve this problem by creating a novel method for introducing the reprogramming genes into one safe place in the chromosomes that will have no adverse effects on the cells. In these experiments, a simple, safe way to make reprogrammed cells without viruses will be developed. The reprogrammed cells made by this method will be thoroughly tested to ensure that they have all the beneficial properties of embryonic stem cells and are safe to use. The emphasis will be on generation of human reprogrammed cells that are safe and effective in therapies. Reprogrammed mouse cells will also be generated, for use in testing in mice before human clinical trials. The reprogrammed cells will be evaluated for their ability to differentiate in culture into tissues such as nerve, heart, and blood cells. The cells will then be tested for their capacity to cure a genetic disorder in a mouse model. Success in these experiments will provide a simple and safe method to generate reprogrammed stem cells and will speed the use of these cells in a wide variety of clinical applications.
Human pluripotent stem cells derived from ordinary adult cells are a scientific breakthrough that could speed medical advances to the public. These "reprogrammed" stem cells, made from ordinary cells, could remove the technical and ethical impasses that have delayed advances with stem cells that are derived from human embryos. However, current methods to make reprogrammed cells utilize viruses that are themselves dangerous. This proposal will apply new, California-invented technology, in the form of a novel gene addition system, to create an easy and safe method to make reprogrammed stem cells without the use of viruses. By replacing the current ~20 random viral integration sites with one safe, defined integration site, the resulting stem cells are likely to be suitable for clinical use, without the fear of tumors or other abnormalities. This project is feasible in all its elements, highly relevant to the goals of CIRM, and will result in a variety of new lines of pluripotent human stem cells. The availability of high-quality stem cells, made from ordinary patient tissue, will allow researchers to move more quickly to develop safe, effective, stem cell therapies for the people of California. This highly innovative project could create a leap forward for the entire stem cell field and greatly speed clinical applications. Therefore, this application is of great importance to California.
The goal of the project is to find a new way to make adult cells such as skin cells into stem cells that have the capacity to differentiate into many tissues. The original method to do this "reprogramming" used viruses, which can make the cells cancer-prone. We are developing a new method that does not use viruses and is expected to be safer. To initiate the studies, we constructed several new plasmids, or circles of DNA, that carry two to four genes that can stimulate adult cells to turn into stem cells. We also included a section of DNA that carries an "insert me" signal that causes the plasmid to become integrated into the cell's chromosomes when an integrase enzyme is present. These plasmids have the potential to reprogram cells, and we are testing them to see which ones work the best. The next objective was to find methods to introduce the plasmid DNA efficiently into the mouse and human cells that we wanted to reprogram. We tried a series of chemical agents and also tried a method that uses an electric shock to disrupt the cell membrane. The latter method, called electroporation, worked the best. Using these methods, we verified that the reprogramming genes that we placed on the plasmid worked. We used electroporation to introduce a reprogramming plasmid and a plasmid carrying the gene for integrase into skin cells and observed colonies of cells that had the characteristics of embryonic stem cells. Because of the great potential of being able to make cells similar to embryonic stem cells out of ordinary adult cells, many scientific groups are working in this field and have made novel contributions. For example, it has been discovered that certain types of adult cells are easier to reprogram than others and that it is possible to substitute small molecules for some of the reprogramming genes. We plan to combine some of these advances with our approach, in order to increase the efficiency of reprogramming, use fewer reprogramming genes, and produce higher quality reprogrammed cells. In the next year, we will carry out that work, as well as thoroughly characterizing the reprogrammed cells that we produce, in terms of their ability to differentiate into different tissue types and show other features of embryonic stem cells. We will also begin experiments to use reprogrammed cells made with these methods to cure genetic diseases.
The goal of the project is to find new ways to make adult cells such as skin cells into stem cells that have the capacity to differentiate into many tissues. The original methods to do this "reprogramming" used viruses, which can make the cells cancer-prone. We have developed new methods that do not use viruses and are expected to be safer. To initiate the studies, we constructed a new plasmid, or circle of DNA, that carries four genes that can stimulate adult cells to turn into stem cells. We also included a section of DNA that carries an "insert me" signal that causes the plasmid to become integrated into the cell's chromosomes when an integrase enzyme is present. In order to introduce the plasmid DNA into cells, we employ a method that uses an electric shock to disrupt the cell membrane. This method, called electroporation, was used to introduce the reprogramming plasmid and a plasmid carrying the gene for integrase into human and mouse cells. After culturing the cells for one to three weeks, we observed colonies of cells that had the characteristics of embryonic stem cells. We proved that the reprogrammed cells were stem cells by performing many assays. For example, we showed that the reprogrammed cells expressed genes that were characteristic of embryonic stem cells and were different from the genes expressed in the starting cells. We also characterized the reprogrammed cells that we produced in terms of their ability to differentiate into different tissue types both in culture and when injected into mice. In a very stringent test of reprogramming, we demonstrated that the reprogrammed mouse cells were able to form many parts of the mouse body when injected into early embryos. These tests showed that we had produced high quality, reprogrammed stem cells by our new method. The finished method contains three steps and is called the triple recombinase strategy, because it uses three different recombination enzymes to achieve different steps. We use an integrase enzyme to add the reprogramming genes at certain preferred locations in the genome. After reprogramming is accomplished, we use a second enzyme to cut out the reprogramming genes precisely, since they are no longer needed or wanted. We then use a different integrase enzyme to insert a therapeutic gene into the preferred location formerly occupied by the reprogramming genes. This places the therapeutic gene in a position in the genome that will be expressed strongly. We are now refining our method to make it even easier, safer, and more efficient for producing reprogrammed human stem cells. We have also begun experiments to use the reprogrammed cells made with these methods to cure genetic diseases. For example, we are differentiating the reprogrammed stem cells into muscle precursor cells that could be used to form healthy muscle fibers in patients with limb girdle muscular dystrophy.
This project has developed a new method for making stem cells out of ordinary adult cells, such as skin cells. Our project utilizes the discovery that ordinary skin cells can be "reprogrammed" into stem cells that are similar in potential to embryonic stem cells. Such cells can become any type of cell and are useful for understanding and treating many diseases. The reprogramming process is done by introducing four genes that can change the pattern of expression of the genes in a skin cell to that of an embryonic cell.
The reprogramming genes are typically introduced into cells by putting them into viruses that can incorporate, or integrate, themselves into the chromosomes. This process is effective to bring about reprogramming, but it leaves behind viruses embedded in the chromosomes, which can activate genes that cause cancer. To get around this problem, my laboratory has developed a safer method for reprogramming, in which no viruses are used. Instead, we utilize an enzyme that can place a single copy of the reprogramming genes into a safe place in the chromosomes.
In our method, the reprogramming genes are present on small circles of DNA that are easily made and purified from bacteria grown in the laboratory. The circles of DNA, along with DNA that codes for the integration enzyme, are introduced into skin cells. The enzyme causes the reprogramming genes to incorporate into a chromosome at a single, safe location. After the cells are reprogrammed in this way, the reprogramming genes are completely and precisely removed from the chromosomes by introducing another enzyme. The result is reprogrammed cells whose chromosomes are very similar to the chromosomes of the starting cell and contain no added reprogramming genes. These cells appear to be safe to use in the clinic.
In addition, in the project, we developed a method to add a therapeutic gene to the reprogrammed cells. The therapeutic gene is a correct copy of the gene that is mutated in patients with a genetic disease. By adding a correct copy of the mutated gene, the stem cells now make a functional gene product and are healthy. The corrected stem cells can be used for transplantation into the patient to generate healthy tissues.
We demonstrated that cells reprogrammed by our method can be grown in such a way that they form muscle precursor cells that have the capacity to become healthy muscle fibers. We added a therapeutic gene to the reprogrammed cells that provides a correct copy of the gene that is mutated in the limb girdle form of muscular dystrophy. These corrected stem cells will be used in a strategy to repair the muscle damage present in these muscular dystrophy patients


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I wonder what the backlash would be like if DirecTV instituted a "high priced locals" fee. Charge an extra $2 in any market that had more than six local channels. After all it is expensive to create and maintain spotbeams for local channels and people in those markets are using more space on the satellite than people in markets with less stations. Plus with retransmission consent, DirecTV may be paying more per station in a larger market than they do in a small market. (Not having WABC due to a contract dispute would be a bad thing.)
People want the option of dumping RSNs to save the fees ... how about dumping locals to save the fees?
thought you could already do that