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Review: Suspects Dinner Theater
Suspects Dinner Theater was founded by Paul Waterman, and has been producing fast-paced, audience participation, murder mysteries since 1989. So that means they've been doing this for – let me see, 3 take away 9 equals, oh forget it – it's been a long friggin time. Suffice it to say, they've had a few years to work on their approach to providing a killer dining experience.
When making reservations you quickly realize your night out will include a bit of audience participation, since they request a list of attendees, and want to know if you are celebrating an event such as a birthday, anniversary, or your release from prison.
The location for the dinner is the famed Delta King located in Old Town Sacramento. The seating was spacious with large round tables along two sides forming an aisle to accommodate the actors during their performance. There were nine people seated at our table and everyone immediately started introducing themselves to each other. Each person was eying the other thinking, 'Are they the killer, or are they going to wind up deader than a doornail.'
As we were just settling in to order one of several bottles of wine, our host for the evening Robert, pronounced (roe-bair), a vibrant and flamboyantly gay guy, comes storming onto the scene screaming into the microphone as he was testing the mic. This caused the already nervous attendees to look around as if someone had just been shot.
A number of guests were asked questions while Robert poked fun at them. He would joke around about their name, occupation, or who they were with. One gentleman named TJ set Robert off on a TJ Hooker rant.
As our second, or was it our third, bottle of wine arrived, Robert continued working the audience with a number of comical routines, keeping everyone in tears.
The night's events really picked up as Talent Manager Bobby Banks was introduced. Banks immediately asked the audience for volunteers to participate in a talent contest. As Banks talked to each contestant he bantered with them about their jobs, and who they looked like.
The contestants who volunteered were Sid, Kelly, Hailey, Christine, and Nikah.
After the contest a man dressed as Santa Claus came in shooting, telling everyone not to worry he was only there to kill someone.
I was trying to remain incognito, but I was singled out by Santa and made to dance like a sexy tiger – I'd rather not relive that moment, thank you very much.
Thankfully someone shot Santa and shut him up – sorry kids.
It's difficult to put into words just how hilarious the actors were as they worked the audience with questions, it had many people in tears from laughing so hard.
I found the food delicious and typical of what you would expect to find in a large setting.
This was a bloody good deal and definitely well worth the $40 per person. You get to sit down to a good meal, see someone get shot, and participate in unraveling the night's events to discover the killer.
The stars of the show did a killer job!
Robert O'Brien – Host
Jason Patrick – Talent show host
Luis Martinez – the Hitman
Raymond Keller – PSY impersonator
Matt Wokas – Detective
Kristine David – Jilted contestant
Linda Nalbandian – Stage mother


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CBD COP-11 Hyderabad, India 8-19 October 2012
Protected areas achieve great strides at CBD COP 11 in Hyderabad, India 8-19 October 2012
Protected areas received considerable attention at COP11, beginning with a direct call from the Executive Secretary, Braulio de Souza Dias, for parties to make rapid progress on Target 11 as a tangible way to show global progress on the full suite of the Aichi Targets. In their opening statements, many Parties singled out progress on both marine and terrestrial protected areas as highlights of their work. While Target 11 is specifically about protected areas, the establishment of protected areas has strong linkages with virtually all of the other Aichi Targets.
Policy directions
The draft decisions from CBD SBSTTA 15 and 16 on Protected Areas were discussed at COP11 in Working Group 2. There were no major controversies regarding the substance of the draft decision, but most Parties were concerned about the financial implications of implementation, a topic that became prominent in most discussions at COP11 and that became the pivotal point of negotiation.
The substantive decisions regarding protected areas were as follows. Parties agreed to:
- In implementing Targets 11 on protected areas, to ensure linkages with other Aichi Targets, in particular Targets 6 (sustainable management of fish stocks), 10 (stresses on coral reefs) , 12 (halting species loss), 13 (crop wild relatives), 15 (restoration of degraded ecosystems) and 18 (traditional ecological knowledge);
- Integrate national action plans for the programme of work on protected areas into updated national biodiversity strategies and action plans;
- Improve the focus on marine protected areas;
- Meet the entire text of Target 11, specially to ensure that networks comprising both such marine protected areas and terrestrial protected areas are: representative (by completing ecological assessments and implementing the results); inclusive of areas important for biodiversity; managed effectively and equitably; connected and integrated into wider land- and seascapes; and inclusive of diversified types of governance for protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures;
- Improve inter-agency and inter-sectoral coordination, especially for mainstreaming protected areas and biodiversity and integrating protected areas into wider land- and seascapes, including using protected areas as natural solutions in ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation, and for filling policy gaps in this area;
- Give due attention to the conservation of wild relatives of cultivated crops and wild edible plants in protected areas and in community conserved areas, in accordance with the Convention on Biological Diversity and national legislation, thereby contributing to achieving food security;
To finance protected areas, parties agrees to align the protected area projects already approved in the fourth, fifth and sixth replenishment periods of the Global Environment Facility, as well those supported by bilateral and other funding sources, with the actions identified in national action plans for the Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA), in order to achieve a holistic impact. Parties also agreed to establish subregional and regional networks of national focal points for the PoWPA to exchange best practices, lessons learned and tools. They also agreed to renew efforts to establish multi-sectoral committees that include representatives of indigenous and local communities in support of the PoWPA, and to continue to conduct assessments aimed to improve the governance of protected areas. To supplement GEF funding, parties were encouraged make use of the CBD LifeWeb Initiative, with the intention of bolstering this initiative.
CBD Parties make specific requests to IUCN Global Protected Areas Programme
IUCN and its partners were front and centre in the COP11 decisions on protected areas. The decision formally recognizes the planned IUCN World Parks Congress (Sydney, 2014). The IUCN , the World Commission on Protected Areas and the IUCN Global Protected Areas Programme were all specifically mentioned several times in the decision text, as key to achieving:
- regional cooperation partnerships and implementation strategies, so as to support the implementation of national action plans for the programme of work, through developing professional capacity, making available tools and best practices, providing advice, and promoting the development of better enabling environments;
- capacity-building so as to further support implementation of national action plans for the programme of work on protected areas;
- to continue to develop technical guidance to achieve the full scope of Aichi Biodiversity Target 11.
Parties also requested IUCN to work in partnership in carrying out its work. For example parties invited the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre and IUCN to continue to report progress on targets through the Protected Planet Report, including information on the size of the protected area estate, its representativeness and its effectiveness, and on other elements relevant to Aichi Biodiversity Target 11. There was also a call for voluntary use of the Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas Registry managed by the UNEP-WCMC as part of the World Database on Protected Areas. Other named partners that IUCN was called to coordinate with include the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme, the World Heritage Convention, Birdlife International and organizations of indigenous and local communities. There was specific reference to IUCN's Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Project (BIOPAMA) supported by the European Union and the Joint Research Centre to develop the analytical tools for the Digital Observatory for Protected Areas.
Parties asked for continuing involvement of the CBD Secretariat, in partnership with IUCN and other relevant organizations, to continue supporting implementation of national action plans for the PoWPA, and progress towards achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 and other related targets. Supporting implementation includes e-learning, workshops for the training of trainers, online courses in different languages, tools and technical guidance on those areas where progress is lacking, such as mainstreaming protected areas and defining other effective area-based conservation measures.
A full slate of protected area side events
The protected areas stream in the negotiations was reinforced by several side events in which IUCN was a lead organizer or participant:
- There was a full day on protected areas at the Rio Pavilion jointly organized by IUCN WCPA (Kathy MacKinnon, Deputy Chair) and CBD Life Web; Presentations
- A side event on BIOPAMA organized by the BIOPAMA project partners;
- A side event organised by the WCPA-SSC Joint Task Force on Biodiversity and Protected Areas, on interpreting Target 11;
- IUCN and UNEP-WCMC presented a side event on the Protected Planet Report, that was followed by a UNEP Press Conference, picked up by several international and Indian media, as well as UN-NEWS;
- IUCN was involved in the Colloquium arranged by the Executive Secretary on Indigenous and Communities Conserved Territories and Areas, together with the ICCA Consortium, and presented in a Side Event on the Protected Area Governance Assessment Methodology arranged by GIZ.
- IUCN through the WCPA Specialist Group on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas was involved in the full day Colloquium on the Green Kumbh Yatra, attended by the Executive Secretary and faith leaders, focussing on Pilgrimages, Sacred Natural Sites and the Spiritual Significance of Biodiversity.
- IUCN was invited to present a "TED Talks" style presentation on Aichi Target 11.
In addition, speaker, panelist or chair contributions were made to events arranged by the GEF, UNDP, the European Parliament, and The Nature Conservancy.
One very important side event was the launch of UNDP's new Biodiversity and Ecosystems Global Framework "The Future We Want". This framework has 3 flagship programmes, including "unlocking the potential of protected areas".
All taken, it was an excellent COP for protected areas. Parties seem to be focused on seeing protected areas as solutions to many problems and also seem intent to growing the protected area estate on land and marine systems.

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Ned Yost media session: August 16, 2011
Prior to Tuesday night's game against the New York Yankees, Royals manager Ned Yost talked about the tough task Danny Duffy is up against in facing a powerful Yankees lineup.
"If you make mistakes, they are going to capitalize on them," Yost said. "You've got to be on top of your game when you face an offense like this because there are no holes. There's nobody you can pitch around."
On the hill opposite Duffy will be Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova. The Royals roughed up Nova for eight runs in three innings when they last faced him on May 12 in New York, but since then Nova has pitched extremely well. He is undefeated in his last eight starts, going 7-0 with a 3.10 ERA. Yost thinks Nova just happened to have an off-night last time the Royals faced him, and expects a more difficult match this time around.
"We know he's got really, really good stuff, and we know it was probably just one of those nights last time," Yost said. "We've got our work cut out for us tonight."
Off the field, the Royals had a great night last night when they signed their first round draft pick, Bubba Starling. Starling was the fifth overall selection in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, and Yost was pleased with the addition of more talent to add to the Royals already-deep farm system.
"I know the importance of signing your top picks. You have to do it to maintain your system. It's real important," Yost said. He [Starling] is a tremendous, athletic kid. In a ballpark like this, athleticism is very, very important. Everybody was happy at the end of the night that we got it done and he can start his career as a Royal."
Yost also had praise for the one of the men behind the signing of Starling, Royals General Manager Dayton Moore. Yost knows the work Moore has put in to stock the Royals organization full of talent.
"Dayton's been doing this for a number of years. The results have shown this year with a number one farm system. When you start amassing that type of talent, your farm system is ranked number one for a reason," Yost said. "It's through his [Moore's] leadership and guidance of this organization that that's been able to happen."


text: Photo Gallery Pictures: Cars Capture Solar Energy in Chilean Desert The need for a wide, flat surface to harvest sunlight gives an otherworldly look to solar cars racing the Atacama Desert of Chile. PUBLISHED Tue Dec 20 16:01:00 EST 2011 0 1 / 8 A Wedge in the Desert Turning the energy of the sun into motion is an idea that long has captured the human imagination. Of course, the sails on boats capture the form of solar energy known as wind. But to make a car move on sunlight requires a wide, flat surface on which photovoltaic (PV) panels can work their magic. As a result, solar cars are as striking in appearance as the energy efficiency they can achieve.(Related Quiz: What You Don't Know About Solar Power)At the former Humberstone saltpeter works in northern Chile this fall, 11 teams from five countries gathered with an array of solar-powered contraptions on wheels. Their mission was to compete in a historic race of vehicles powered by nothing but two of the oldest energy sources known to man: muscle power and the sun.The race covered 620 miles (1,060 kilometers) over three days in the Atacama Desert, known as the driest desert in the world. (Related: "The Driest Place on Earth")The route snaked from Humberstone—a ghost town and UNESCO World Heritage Site—through the fast-growing coastal city Antofagasta and inland Calama, a staging center for one of the world's largest open pit copper mines, before returning north to Pozo Almonte near Humberstone. Dubbed the Atacama Solar Challenge, the event made history as the first international solar race ever hosted in Latin America.(Related: "Cool Cars Designed By Students to Sip Fuel")Here, during stage two of the Atacama race, the driver for team Antakari is seen rolling through Antofagasta. Made up of students from Universidad de la Serena and Illapel Polytechnic as well as engineers from the Los Pelambres copper mine, Antakari won first place in the all-solar category. The car finished the race with an average speed of 75 kilometers per hour (46.6 miles per hour).—Josie GarthwaiteThis story is part of a special series that explores energy issues. For more, visit The Great Energy Challenge. Photograph by Felipe Trueba, European Pressphoto Agency A View of the Future A driver peers over the solar-paneled hood of Antakari's car before the starting signal of stage two in Antofagasta. The team named its car Intikalpa, which translates roughly to "solar energy" in the Quechua language. Winners were identified based on average speed and distance traveled independently—without towing—in each of the race's three stages. The prize for first place was 15 million pesos (about $29,000 or 22,300 euros).A second Chilean team, Los Andes Solar, took the top prize ($9,000 or about 6,700 euros) in the hybrid category with a model named Condor 1, which averaged 60 km/h (37 mph). The 11 teams from Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and Chile qualified out of an initial pool of 30 teams. Two raced in the high-stakes all-solar category, while the rest participated in La Ruta Solar, a category for three-wheeled hybrids using solar power and pedal-based propulsion.(Related: "Google's Solar Energy Gambit") Photograph by Felipe Trueba, European Pressphoto Agency Four Wheels, Free Fuel An entry in the hybrid category from Argentina races through Calama during the final stage of the three-day race. Called La Ruta Solar, the hybrid portion of the Atacama Solar Challenge limited spending to $7,000. Solar car competitions have been around for decades. Australia has hosted the 3,000-kilometer (1,864-mile) World Solar Challenge every two years since 1983. In October, the winning team from Japan's Tokai University completed the cross-continent course in less than 33 hours with an average speed of 91.54 km/h (56.9 mph).On the other side of the globe, the race now known as the American Solar Challenge got its start in 1990 when the reigning World Solar champ, General Motors, organized an 11-day, 1,600-mile (2,575-kilometer) solar car competition from Disney World in Florida to GM's Technical Center outside Detroit. The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory hosts the Junior Solar Sprint/Hydrogen Fuel Cell (JSS/HFC) Car Competition for middle school students.And solar cars are among the entries in the annual Shell Eco-Marathon student competitions in the United States, Europe, and Asia, where the goal is to produce the most fuel-efficient vehicle possible. The results in that competition underscore the efficiency advantage of electric motors, especially coupled with fuel from the sun. The winning solar entry in the Shell competition in Houston last spring achieved mileage of 90 miles per kilowatt-hour. Because one gallon (3.79 liters) of gasoline has energy equivalent to 33.7 kilowatt-hours, that means the result was equivalent to fuel economy of 3,033 mpg (1,290 km/l).(Related: "Drexel Students Take on the Solar Car Challenge" and "Pictures: Building the Perfect Solar Car") Photograph by Martin Bernetti, AFP/Getty Images Energy From "Invincible Sun" A driver practices behind the wheel of a hybrid model built by Chile's Sol Invictus team, which finished the race in eighth place ahead of Inti Invictus of Ecuador's Escuela Politecnica del Litoral. The team moniker references the Roman sun god, "invincible sun."As early as 1958 a scientist with International Rectifier named Charles Alexander Escoffery began outfitting a 1912 Baker electric coupe with a rooftop rack of solar cells to promote the company's photovoltaic technology—and create the world's first solar car. Displayed in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City in 1960, the system harvested enough energy from the sun for only up to an hour of travel.(Related: "Solar Decathalon Students Race to Renew Home Energy") Photograph courtesy Ricardo Herrera Preparing for Take-Off The jet-like profile of Universidad de Chile's Eolian 2 appears in Calama during the second stage of the Atacama Solar Challenge.History is still in the making when it comes to solar powered cars, as teams design faster models capable of higher speeds. Indeed, several vehicles from the Atacama race look like space-age machines the Jetsons might drive. Others, rolling on bicycle tires sheltered under square roofs, resemble squashed surreys—with the addition of advanced photovoltaics to capture energy from the blazing sun in the driest place on earth.In March, Fundacion Chile, a non-profit, government-backed technology incubator, held a competition for gear to help Chilean teams build cars for the race. The kits, awarded to four teams, included an electric motor, lithium ion batteries, and solar panels. (Related: "Shining Light on the Cost of Solar") Photograph by Martin Bernetti, AFP/Getty Images Waiting for a Fill-Up No need to worry about finding a gas station on these desolate roads. This car fuels up on sunshine while members of Universidad de Chile's team ready Eolian 2 for stage two of the Atacama Solar Challenge in Antofagasta.The car's name references eolian processes, through which winds erode, transport, and deposit materials to shape the earth's surface—especially in arid environments.The first version of the Eolian car competed in 2007 at the World Solar Challenge in Australia. At this year's edition of the race, the second-generation sleek design was the only entry from a Latin American country. Although Eolian 2 placed 22nd in a field of 37 in the Outback, the car finished second in the Atacama Desert.(Related: "Beating the White House to the Solar Punch") Photograph by Felipe Trueba, European Pressphoto Agency Biting Into Fuel Demand A three-wheeled model from Chile's Sol Invictus team competes in the final stage of the Atacama Solar Challenge driving a car named Barracuda. The car was named for its resemblance to the fearsome fish known for its toothy under bite.(Related: "Pictures: Kickoff Time for Green Stadiums")(Related: "Chile Wind Farm Faces Turbulence Over Whales") Photograph by Felipe Trueba, European Pressphoto Agency Lightweight and Light-Powered The froglike Sol Caribe model from Puerto Rico takes part in the Atacama Solar Challenge in Calama during the final stage of the tour. Built by undergraduate engineering students at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico within a $3,000 budget, the car weighed 150 kilograms (about 330 pounds) and won the award for best city car design.According to the university, Sol Caribe's rooftop solar panels were designed to provide 80 percent of energy required to drive the car. The driver uses pedals and an 18-speed transmission to provide the remaining 20 percent. Together, human and solar power affords a top speed of 38 miles per hour. 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NIH-funded Study Finding: Antibodies Linked to Nonresponsive Celiac Disease
Researchers have identified antibodies that could be used to diagnose nonresponsive celiac disease (NRCD), a form of celiac disease in which the intestine does not heal even after a person adopts a gluten-free diet.
The authors of the study, published in the February issue of Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, tested serum samples collected from patients with NRCD, responsive celiac disease, and no celiac disease. They analyzed the samples for substances that mimicked antigens—materials foreign to the body that evoke an immune response—associated with celiac disease.
Researchers found substances mimicking deamidated gliadin peptide (dGP)—an antigen common in celiac disease—which caused the samples to produce anti-dGP immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies. They concluded that dGP IgG antibody tests would effectively diagnose NRCD in patients who still had digestive symptoms after following a strict gluten-free diet.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded the study.
Study Finding: Patients with Celiac Disease at Greater Risk for Developing Coronary Artery Disease
A recent study found that people with celiac disease are two times more likely to develop coronary artery disease compared with those without the disease.
Researchers analyzed 22.4 million electronic health records between January 1999 and September 2013 and found 24,530 patients diagnosed with celiac disease. The prevalence of coronary artery disease was 9.5 percent and 5.6 percent in the celiac and control groups, respectively.
Risk for stroke was also comparatively higher for people with celiac disease.
The researchers, who presented the study at the American College of Cardiology's 63rd Annual Scientific Session, said these findings reinforce the idea that chronic inflammation can adversely affect heart health.
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Survey—Many Patients Interested in Medication to Treat Celiac Disease
A survey using multiple measures of the impact of celiac disease on a person's life found that many people suffering from celiac disease are interested in potential medications to treat the condition. Currently, a gluten-free diet is the only treatment for celiac disease.
Survey responses were analyzed from 352 patients with biopsy-confirmed celiac disease who were recruited by a single center and collaborators. Patients were asked whether they would take a medication to treat the condition, if available. Interest was highest among men, older respondents, frequent restaurant customers, those dissatisfied with their weight or concerned with the cost of a gluten-free diet, and those with a worse quality of life. Length of time since diagnosis and response to a gluten-free diet did not appear to increase interest in using medication.
The NIH does not endorse or approve this survey's findings; they are provided for public information only.
NIH-funded Study Finding: Gene Variants Found Associated with Human Immune System, Autoimmune Disease
Genetics plays a role in immune response, affecting our ability to prevent disease, according to a team of international researchers. The study team discovered that variants in particular genes had very significant effects on the levels of one or more particular types of immune system cells. A number of these genes are also implicated in risk for various autoimmune diseases, including ulcerative colitis, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and celiac disease.
Understanding the genes affecting immune system cells and risk for autoimmune disease is the first step in developing therapies that are personalized according to an individual's needs, although more research is needed to further characterize the role genetics plays in the complex dynamics of the immune system, the researchers pointed out.
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NIH-funded Study Finding: Risk of Lymphoma Higher in Celiac Disease Patients with Ongoing Intestinal Damage
Researchers have found that people with celiac disease have a higher risk of developing lymphoma than the general population, a finding consistent with previous studies. Researchers also found that people with celiac disease who had persistent intestinal damage—also called villous atrophy—had an even higher risk of lymphoma compared with those who had intestinal healing. The study, partially funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was published in the August 6 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.
The study included 7,625 celiac disease patients who had follow-up intestinal biopsies 6 months to 5 years after initial diagnosis. Patients were followed for an average of 9 years after the follow-up biopsy. Overall, patients with celiac disease had an annual lymphoma risk that was nearly three times higher than the general population. Patients with ongoing villous atrophy were three times more likely to develop lymphoma compared with patients whose biopsies showed intestinal healing.
NIH Awards Human Microbiome Project Phase II Grants
To better understand how and why alteration of the normal microbiome at various body sites promotes diseases, the NIH will fund three innovative research projects for the next 3 years. These projects constitute the second phase of the Human Microbiome Project (HMP), begun in 2007. The first phase of the HMP focused on the composition and genetic potential of the microbial communities of major regions of the body and how these communities differ in health and for various diseases.
Second-phase research teams will use genomics and other "omics" technologies to measure the biochemical activities of these microbial communities. Researchers hope to determine how microbes influence the physiology of the human host within which they reside.
One joint project will examine the microbes in the gut and nose and determine how alteration in certain microorganisms may trigger the development of diseases such as diabetes. A second joint project will assess the populations and physiological activities of gut microbes in people with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases will manage these grants.
A third project will study bacteria that live in the vagina and assess the roles these bacteria play in health and disease in pregnant women as well as in their babies, particularly for preterm birth. The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development will manage this grant.
Study Finding: Celiac Disease Appears More Severe in Patients with Anemia
Researchers have found that people with celiac disease who presented with anemia had more severe disease compared with celiac disease patients presenting with diarrhea. Diarrhea is a classic symptom of celiac disease, whereas anemia is considered to be an atypical manifestation. The study findings were published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
The researchers studied data from 727 patients with celiac disease who were evaluated at a tertiary referral center. Severity of celiac disease was assessed by the degree of villous atrophy and several clinical and serologic parameters. Researchers found that 77 percent of the patients with celiac disease presented with diarrhea and 23 percent presented with anemia. Patients who presented with anemia were twice as likely to have severe villous atrophy and low bone density compared with patients who presented with diarrhea. Presentation with anemia was also associated with a higher level of anti-tissue transglutaminase, an antibody associated with celiac disease.
The researchers also noted sex-specific differences regarding the link between anemia and the various features of celiac disease. Anemia in women with celiac disease was associated with lower cholesterol levels.
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FDA Publishes New Gluten-free Labeling Definition
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a new regulation defining the term "gluten-free" for voluntary food labeling. This will provide a uniform standard definition to help the up to 3 million Americans who have celiac disease, an autoimmune digestive condition that can be effectively managed only by eating a gluten-free diet.
This new federal definition standardizes the meaning of "gluten-free" claims across the food industry. It requires that, in order to use the term "gluten-free" on its label, a food must meet all of the requirements of the definition, including that the food must contain less than 20 parts per million of gluten. The rule also requires foods with the claims "no gluten," "free of gluten," and "without gluten" to meet the definition for "gluten-free."
Tips for Finding Reliable Health Information Online
Finding accurate, reliable, and current health information online can be difficult and overwhelming. The Internet has a wealth of health information—some information is true and accurate, and some is not.
Here are a few things to keep in mind when visiting a website:
Several Government resources offer additional tips when searching for online health information:
NIH Program Offers Resources to Raise Awareness of Celiac Disease
May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month. Now is a good time to learn about celiac disease, which affects about one in 141 people in the United States. Many people with the condition remain undiagnosed.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign seeks to heighten awareness of celiac disease and offers resources for health care professionals and the public about the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and management of celiac disease.
These resources are available online by visiting the Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign at www.celiac.nih.gov and the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse at www.digestive.niddk.nih.gov.
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This course will explore the nature and scope of the substantive federal criminal law, giving particular attention to the federal government's role in proscribing crimes of violence, drug crimes, and other street-level criminal activity. The course will begin by examining the bases for federal criminal jurisdiction and the constitutional and policy debates that have attended the increasing federalization of crime. Students will then begin a study of specific federal crimes, including select federal homicides; drug crime; firearms offenses; and serious crimes against the state, including treason, espionage, and the criminal laws relating to terrorism. Students will also explore group criminality and the substantive provisions that enable federal prosecution of violent criminal organizations, including federal conspiracy and racketeering law. The course thus seeks to give students a deeper understanding of American criminal law and of the unique legal and policy issues associated with Congress's definition of it.
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XXL has published a list titled "The 25 Most Anticipated Albums For The Rest Of 2014."
50 Cent makes the list with Street King Immortal. The effort, set to be released in September, is slated to be the rapper's second album this year, following Animal Ambition.
"50 surprised everybody by announcing that Animal Ambition would be an album, and then released every record on the project before it even came out and still debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200," XXL says. "He's been absolutely everywhere in the past few months, and with a G-Unit album set to be on the way in November, he doesn't look to be going anywhere any time soon. As for what that means for Street King Immortal, it's hard to tell, but if he can produce more gems like 'Hold On' and 'Pilot,' Fif might really be all the way back."
Beyond the 50 Cent album, XXL also lists Action Bronson's Mr. Wonderful, G-Unit's upcoming album which does not have a name, Kendrick Lamar's sophomore effort which also doesn't have a title and Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V.
Common's Nobody's Smiling also makes the list, a project the rapper recently discussed.
"That's why I'm making Nobody's Smiling," Com said during a recent interview. "That's why it's not just the music, but the movement of the fact that I'm not happy. I'm from Chicago. I'm not happy we losing people... people getting shot over things that ain't even necessary. I can't even act like I know every situation, why it happens, but some of it... it's become part of... a way of life. People don't value life as much as we can, as much as we should. When I hear about people dying it's just like man, what do I have to do to change it. There's people out in the field right now doing grassroots movements that work everyday towards stopping violence in Chicago and all around the country but I'm like, 'This is where I'm from, I've been blessed enough to chase my dream, go after my dream and I want to provide the same for people where I come from."
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(Le Mars) -- Supporting Siouxland Soldiers is the current mission of the Le Mars Community
High School Student Council. Senior Carolyn Ahlers serves as the current president of the
Council. She says this is the second year the school has participated in this event.
Last year Carolyn said that the school contributed the largest private donation that the
organization has ever received, and this year their goal is to double what the gave last
year. Students are being encouraged to participate, but the community help is going to be
key in order to reach their loftly collection goal.
Supplies that are needed range from beef jerky to single servings of crackers and baby
powder to deodorant. A full list can be seen below. Monetary funds are also being accepted and can
be given by calling the High School Office. Drop off boxes for items are in the office, and will also be
out at Thursday nights home volleyball game and Friday nights home football game.
Carolyn Ahlers says that it's an honor to collect and pack supplies for Siouxland Soldiers.
Items Needed: Jerky, Slim Jim Sticks, Power Bars, Tuna or Salmon Pouches, Beefaroni/Spaghettios in small cans with pull top lids, single serve soups, small jars of peanut butter, crackers/cookies in single serve packages, small cans of fruit, powdered drink mixes, granola bars, fruit snacks, hard candy, spices and seasonings, baby wipes, foot powder, baby powder, liquid soap, hand sanitizer, small bottles of body wash, shampoo and conditioner, eye drops, hand warmers.
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Speedway Motors No-Weld IFS Crossmember '35-'40 Fords - Bolt-In IndependenceWritten on October 1, 2011 Speedway Motors' new no-weld IFS crossmember for '35-40 Fords
There's an intimidation factor that prevents many street rodders from tackling certain projects on their cars. This factor is particularly strong when it comes to chassis and suspension work—especially if that work involves welding and fabrication. Anytime you can alleviate some of that intimidation, you succeed in making many rodders more self-sufficient.
Speedway Motors is continually looking for new ways to help do-it-yourself rodders accomplish their goals. One of Speedway's latest innovations is a bolt-in front crossmember assembly that allows the installation of the very popular Mustang II–style independent suspension on '35-40 Ford cars and '35-41 Ford half-ton pickups.
Speedway's new Bolt-In Mustang II Crossmember Kit provides a measure of independence for enthusiasts who may lack strong welding or fabrication skills, but who have no shortage of ambition or desire to turn wrenches and improve the ride, handling, and stance of their fat-fendered Ford. The kit includes a sturdy, professionally TIG-welded new crossmember and interlocking boxing plates that not only facilitate easy installation of the crossmember, but also support the framerails from the inside and spread the load to add critical strength around the front suspension and engine mounts. As an added benefit, the kit's bolt-on coil spring towers incorporate innovative adjustable upper spring seats, which allow you to fine-tune your car's ride height up to 2-1/2 inches once the suspension is installed.
The end result is a crossmember kit that gives the average enthusiast the ability to install a proven Mustang II–style front suspension using basic hand tools. Installation can easily be completed in a weekend using little more than a socket and wrench set, jackstands, hand drill, tape measure, and a few clamps. No welding or specialized fabrication skills are required.
As you'll see in the accompanying photos, installation of Speedway's new crossmember assembly is relatively straightforward. In fact, the most difficult part may be removing the original Ford crossmember, which was factory riveted in place, and repairing any damage to the original framerails. (Speedway will soon offer replacement framerails for rodders who would prefer to start with a cleaner foundation.) The new crossmember assembly is located using existing holes in the frame, making it easy to properly position and align. From there, it's simply a matter of following the instructions, drilling a few holes, and bolting everything together. Take a look and you'll see how easy it can be to make a major ride and handling improvement to your fat-fendered Ford. For rodders who prefer to weld, Speedway still offers its popular weld-in style crossmember, and has done so for 20 years.
Speedway Motors is making independent front suspension installation easy for fat-fendered Ford owners with its new Bolt-In IFS Crossmember for '35-40 Fords.
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The detailed instructions clearly describe how to find and mark the front axle center line prior to removing the original front suspension. It's a good idea to use a tape measure to verify that the lines are consistent from side to side.The crossmember kit has two frame boxing plates. These are inserted into the framerails, making sure to line up the axle centerline marks made according to the instructions.The crossmember creates a cradle underneath each framerail, with an outer flange on the outside of each rail. A 25/64-inch drill bit is used to drill four holes (two on each side) in the framerails, corresponding with the holes in the flanges.After removing the crossmember from the frame, the inner frame support plates are temporarily bolted to the outside of the framerails. These are used as templates for drilling the outer four mounting holes on the frame. Follow the instructions and make sure the appropriate mounting plates are oriented properly on their corresponding framerails. After drilling the mounting holes, the plates can be unbolted from the frame.After removing the crossmember from the frame, the inner frame support plates are temporarily bolted to the outside of the framerails. These are used as templates for drilling the outer four mounting holes on the frame. Follow the instructions and make sure the appropriate mounting plates are oriented properly on their corresponding framerails. After drilling the mounting holes, the plates can be unbolted from the frame.The spring towers can now be bolted to the frame. Four outer bolts will pass through the tower flange, the framerail, and the inner support plate. It is best to trial-fit the assembly using regular nuts, saving the Nylok nuts for final assembly.After re-installing the crossmember and securing it with the boxing plate bolts, the four mounting holes on the bottom of the crossmember are used as guides for drilling corresponding holes in the frame. Four 3/8-inch Grade 5 bolts and nuts are used to secure the bottom of the crossmember to the frame.
Looking inside the framerail, you can see how every mounting bolt passes through two layers of steel, and how the C-channel boxing plates properly reinforce the framerails.The inner support plates are then slid inside the framerails and secured using the four lower mounting bolts (two on each side).Each spring tower has two tabs to secure it to the top of the framerail. A 25/64-inch drill bit is used to drill the four mounting holes through the frame and boxing plates. The towers are then secured using 3/8-inch hardware.Each spring tower has two tabs to secure it to the top of the framerail. A 25/64-inch drill bit is used to drill the four mounting holes through the frame and boxing plates. The towers are then secured using 3/8-inch hardware.The spring towers employ upper spring seats with threaded adjuster sleeves, allowing you to fine-tune ride height up to 2-1/2 inches after the suspension is assembled. The sleeves are installed from the bottom of the spring tower and should initially be adjusted to their midpoint. Threaded bosses allow installation of grease zerks and set screws so the sleeves can be lubricated and properly secured. This optional wrench (PN 910-34613), available for purchase separately, is highly recommended for adjusting the sleeves after assembly.The crossmember is now ready to accept Mustang II–style suspension components (after the frame is cleaned and painted, of course). Tubular-style lower control arms (without strut rods) must be used. The builder can choose from one of three new styles of optional bolt-on engine mounts, allowing installation of a small-block or LS-series Chevy V-8, or small-block Ford V-8.


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This Year's Award Winners!
Book awards from the American Library Association were announced earlier this week.
The 2014 Newbery Award went to "Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures," written by Kate DiCamillo.
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Bummer: Nickelodeon Upset That Romney Declined To Appear With People Who Can't Vote
Perhaps Nick' should be a bit more concerned with a President who decided to campaign the day after our Libyan consulate was attacked and the ambassador was killed, as well as a president who blows off world leaders, including the Israeli P.M., in order to go on The View and be eye candy
(Mediaite) Nickelodeon's news outfit Nick News is reportedly "disappointed" that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has declined to appear in the channel's "Kids Pick the President" election special, which airs several weeks before the election.
"After numerous attempts by 'Nick News' to get former Governor Mitt Romney to participate in the special, his camp declined saying he was unable to fit it into his schedule," Nickelodeon said in a press statement.
Last time I checked, "kids" can't vote.
President Barack Obama will appear, however, having pre-taped his answers to kids' questions at the White House. As a stand-in for official Romney responses to the kids' queries, the channel will use archive video clips of the GOP candidate answering similar questions.
So, the president is going to mail it in as usual, and isn't really "appearing", either.
"By answering kids' questions directly, candidates show respect for kids," added host Linda Ellerbee in the statement. "We are disappointed that Mitt Romney wouldn't take the time to answer the questions, but are thrilled that President Obama participated in the special."
I hope the kids have lots of time on their hands to list to the long, rambling, non-sensical answers from Obama. I wonder if any of them asked what was going through PBO's mind when he decided to pass the Stimulus, mortgaging the kiddies future, not to mention adding over $5 trillion dollars to the deficit in under 4 years, presiding over a period of terrible economic times where the earning power of mom and dad has been stifled, and cost of living is far outpacing earnings.
But, then, kids have more open minds and are less indoctrinated than the average Obama voter.
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No matter what you decide to do with your gal pals, you still want to look your best. It's hard to always look your best on a budget but here are a few wardrobe ideas for a night out with your girlfriends no matter what you decide to do.
Casual night out
A cute floral top and blazer paired with dark jeans and wedges is a good go to outfit no matter what you plan on doing. It is dressy enough for a nice dinner and also casual enough for a movie.
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Top: Bow front tube top, $29.50, delias.com
Blazer: Linen blend blazer, $27.80, forever21.com
Jeans: Skinny low jeans, $9.95, hm.com
Shoes: X-front velvet slingback wedge, $35.50, charlotterusse.com
Total: $99.75
Night on the town
Looking good for going out to the clubs or bars can get pricey but here is an outfit that is under $100 and can be worn over and over again.
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Dress: Chiffon triangle cut-out back dress, $34, foreignexchange.com
Shoes: Platform pumps, $30, charlotterusse.com
Earrings: Dangling triangle earrings, $3.80, forever21.com
Total: $67.80
Staying in tonight
Staying the night in with your girls is all about being comfy and not so much cute. Watching chick flicks, stuffing your face with ice cream and chocolate calls for warm, comfy pajamas. Here is an outfit fit for that type of night.
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Shirt: Jumbo heart top, $8.80, forever21.com
Shorts: Ruffle trim polka dot PJ shorts, $4.99, forever21.com
Slippers: Faux suede backless slippers, $24.99, target.com
DVD: Mean Girls, $10.19, target.com
Total: $48.97
Shopping all day and night
When you and your friends are shopping, you want to be comfy and cute. Light-washed jeans with a fun bright top paired with sunglasses and a cute handbag is a comfy on-the-go outfit.
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Shirt: Frenchi sleeveless top, $32, nordstrom.com
Jeans: Skinny pale cloud wash, $29.99, ae.com
Bag: $17.95, forever21.com
Sunglasses: Round sunglasses, $5.80, forever21.com
Total: $85.74
If you and your girls are feeling healthy and fit, then hit the gym in this cute outfit. All of the items come in various colors and designs. Go to the website or store to find the perfect gym outfit for yourself.
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Shirt: Loose tri-blend, $30, nike.com
Pants: Crop yoga pants, $34.50, victoriasecret.com/pink/
Bra: Champion seamless racerback bra, $16.99, target.com
Water bottle: Aladdin water bottle, $9.99, target.com
Total: $91.48


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Katia is centered about 540 miles (869 kilometers) south of Bermuda and is moving northwest near 13 mph (21 kph).
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5-HTP works because it supports your bodys balanced production of two important sleep regulating hormones, serotonin and melatonin. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps regulate sleep, moods and appetite. But you need adequate serotonin levels to maintain this balance. 5-HTP is the serotonin precursor that is formed when tryptophan is converted into serotonin in your body. In clinical research, 5-HTP increased the amount and availability of serotonin produced by the body. It is able to cross the blood brainbarrier to increase both serotonin levels and serotonin production in your brain so you can regain a healthy balance when you are sleeping, feeling emotions, or eating.
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Hello, I'm working on a map of some role-play universe I'm in.
I've been working on it for a year, and its complexity increase as well.
I already learned a lot working with it, and I hope you'll help me to learn even more as well if you have something to tell.
I'm working with some guy on a CampaignCartographer3 map he did.
When I was chosen to help for the map, I decided to use inkscape, for many reasons, but mainly because CampaignCartographer3 do not run on linux... my single operating system.
This should be a quite comprehensive map of the universe, including geography (map elements), countries, religion distribution, main trade resource location, place names, city locations and flag of countries.
Countries :
Trade resource : Note location of trade resource is a bit random, just to try it look great. No all resources are done, and some resource need to be modified because there are hardly visible.
Also each trade resource is in its own layer so I can selected the resource I want to display.
Now I'm to working on the height map. Using a custom filter based on the diffuse lighting filter node, I convert some grayscale image to a bump. The grayscale image is made of svg shapes, blurred at various level. This is not as easy an creating a grayscale image on some raster image editor, because blurring must occur at the same level along the curve. Besides, for performance reasons, filters have a bounding box to work within. This box is often too small, creating those ugly line/rectangle-bump artifacts in the picture. I truly need to find some better way to create this grayscale image. Also note the rivers were placed long before I start this height map, so I is even harder to create it. The linear river is a canal.
Finally, the elements map. It already gone through some revamp, but is to be again modified. The current version is a bit "cartoonish" and colorful. Each elements were directly drawn on my computer, and cloned with the spray tool of inkscape. Using inkscape allows me to move/delete elements later.
I do not really like this map wich looks too much "happy world". I'm now trying to paint my elements by hand, and include them in inkscape. This is long process and I hope the result will stand out.
I'm a bit stuck to decide whether I should outline them with the color of the paper or not. An outline helps to separates elements one from another but it looks a bit strange... I have not decide yet which one is better :
outlined -> <- not outlined
Of course, I painted more than two trees, but I did process only those two for the test.
Well, that was a long post. Thank you for your attention !


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I'm really impressed! Need to have a closer look at it though to get you the answers you asked for. Can't do that now, just gorged a bunch of Italian food and feel like a barrel
But first impression: really good. Have some rep!
Hello Everyone!
After being a casual lurker around these parts for quite a while, I finally decided to give map-making a go as it's something I've always wanted to learn properly.
So thanks for taking the time to take a quick look at my first attempt at a World Map! I decided to make it as it would be seen from a satellite in orbit over the planet, kind of like on Google Earth.
I've made some progress with it and have tried to use ideas of plate tectonics to produce somewhat believable landmasses, however I'm not sure exactly how my various different climates look at present and whether they appear feasible or even realistic. (Note that it is currently winter in the Southern Hemisphere.) I still need to work on the ocean a little too.
I'd love to hear what you think of the work so far and would really appreciate any pointers or constructive criticism that you may have...
Thanks Again
I'm really impressed! Need to have a closer look at it though to get you the answers you asked for. Can't do that now, just gorged a bunch of Italian food and feel like a barrel
But first impression: really good. Have some rep!
Now that the warm fuzzy part is over we can get back to the ritual dismemberments. Oh wait, it's not Tuesday is it?
Are you cutting up high res photos of earth and pasting them on your map or is this a crazy realistic photoshop job? Not to sound pretentious or anything, just out of curiosity because I was thinking of trying it myself.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." -Jiddu Krishnamurti
It's a slow cut and paste job in Photoshop I'm afraid...
I should make the confession now that I am awful at drawing. So I decided to try a method which did not require so much artistic talent...
I think it looks darn good so far, I applaud your patience in the cutting/pasting.
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Unless otherwise stated by me in the post, all work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Wow. I can't even imagine the patience it must take to do something like this. Have some rep. It's going to look great when done I think!
Dude, this is freaking amazing. Your method seems to produce great results.
If the map is finished one day, it will definitely set new standards.
Some rep for you!
Yeah, I agree with all of the above...it does look great. And don't think that it doesn't require any talent...not everyone can make new land masses out of exsisting ones and have it not look like crap. Good job man...keep up the good work.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." -Jiddu Krishnamurti
Wow! Thanks guys! I really never expected such a positive response. I'm glad you like the work so far. It'll certainly egg me on to keep working at it, as you can imagine I pay for my lack of artistic flair through the amount of time it takes to get it right.
I'm still interested to hear on what people's thoughts are of the 'climatic placements' I have made. I've made my choices based on a combination of comparison with Earth but I know that is based on the shape of the landmasses on Earth itself.
I'm certainly not an expert, but it seems to me that the the continent with a lot of desert wouldn't have moutains with such huge ice caps bordering it. As a rule of thumb, and I'm sure that someone will correct me if I'm wrong, I would, from bottom to top go something like Ice Cap (a whitish color), Tundra (ie siberia in russia-a greyish color), some, and I can't think of the name of the climate zone, light greenish areas, along and near the equator you'll have your lush green areas as well as your biggest deserts..actually scratch what I just said...This wikipedia page, on tundras...lol has a chart on the right hand side of terrestrial biomes in the order, i assume, going from a polar cap towards the equator. Hope this helps ya man.
Though I wouldn't worry about getting every little zone in it's proper place, I would just be worried about not having say a tundra right next to a tropical forrest...in other words don't make jumps that far in planning the climate zones.
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"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." -Jiddu Krishnamurti


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June 1, 2016
Montgomery, Alabama Alabama Democrats have delayed the vote for a new party chairman.
Former Secretary of State Nancy Worley said Sunday she will continue as interim party chairman following the postponement by the state executive committee, which met Saturday in Montgomery.
Birmingham attorney Ed Gentle had sought the position, but Worley says he wasn't able to take over as chairman because of his work as a special master in a couple of cases involving politics.
Worley says no one else had campaigned as actively for the chairmanship, so party leaders decided to delay a vote to allow for additional time.
Worley says that vote likely won't come before the fall, when the party executive committee is expected to meet for the next time.
Former Democratic chairman Mark Kennedy resigned in April.
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Can we add our own action under options menu of existing contacts application in phone. (NOKIA)
That is when we open contact view in any phone, there will some options under Options menu.
I would like add my own action in that list of actions.
Is it possible?
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KERRY WASHINGTON isn't gay. In fact, she's married and pregnant. But she doesn't mind rumors that she's a lesbian. She says, quote, "There's nothing offensive about it, so there's no reason to be offended."
Kerry says her low public profile may have something to do with it . . . quote, "It's interesting how much people long to fill in the gaps when someone in the public eye doesn't share their personal life. I understand their frustration."
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Gardening Workshops in Eagle Bend
Are you starting to plan your gardening projects for spring and summer?
Todd County Master Gardeners will be leading workshops on two Saturdays in March. Sharon Quale will provide information on dwarf and miniature conifers on March 2 and Marie Siegle will explore wild flower gardening on March 23. Both workshops will be held at the Eagle Bend Senior Center (next to the Eagle Bend Public Library) from 10-11:00 a.m. The Eagle Bend Area Friends of the Library will provide refreshments and a door prize. Mark your calendars now. Think spring!


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Original Crochet Design by: Maggie Weldon
Skill Level: Easy
Size: Small: Fits from Misses Small up to X-Large; Large: Fits Womens 2X-3X;
X-Large: Fits Womens 4X-5X.
Materials: Worsted Weight Yarn :
White – 19½ (23¾, 27) oz, 1,280 (1,568, 1,773) yds
[546 (665, 765) g, 1,024 (1,254, 1,620) m]
Yarn Needle
Lion Brand® Wool-Ease® was used for our model.
Crochet Hook: Size K-10 ½ (6.5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: 13 dc & 7 pattern rows = 4"
Bodice Rows measure 40" (48", 52") across.
Gauge Swatch: 4" x 4"
Indulge yourself with this delicately flowing crochet pattern for a sweater jacket. The lacy shell stitches around the edge gives it a distinctly feminine look that is perfect for a night on the town or a comfortable evening at home. Wear the jacket with a pair of jeans for a dressed down look, or pair it with a slinky top for an air of sophistication. Simple changes to the color and texture of yarn used when making the Shell Edge Jacket gives it versatility and a must have for your wardrobe.
Give this easy crochet pattern a try if you have always wanted to attempt a crochet clothing pattern. The jacket design starts off as a simple rectangle shape that even someone at a beginning crochet level can complete with little problem. A couple of seams to create the arm holes transform that simple rectangle into a jacket with a comfortable, and flowing shape. Easy crochet shell edge stitches finishes the jacket to give it an elegant or romantic feel. These basic crochet stitches come together quickly, so it won't take you long to complete. You just might want to make more than one jacket to have a variety of colors that complement the other items in your wardrobe. The comfortable and trendy design looks runway perfect on all sizes, from misses up to plus-sized women. You can't go wrong with this versatile jacket crochet pattern when all it takes is a yarn color change to get a jacket with a totally different look.
My Design Inspiration:
One day I was looking at a magazine. I think it was Oprah or something like that. While flipping through the pages I found and advertisement by Cache with a gorgeous model wearing a knitted white sweater jacket leaning against a car. It was stunning! I just had to make this crochet design. That night just happened to be "date night" so I convinced my husband to go with me to the nearest Cache store.
I was so excited when I found the sweater. I was even more excited when I realized how easy it would be to recreate in crochet! While trying to inconspicuous, I held it up the sweater and stretched it out using my body and arm lengths to measure. As soon as I left the store I jotted down all the measurements to create an easy crochet pattern..
How This Crochet Pattern is Made:
Step one in creating this stunning crochet pattern is to crochet a big rectangle using double crochet stitches, worsted weight yarn and a large crochet hook. After you have the big rectangle finished, you fold it in half and stitch along the side leaving an opening for the sleeves. The crochet sweater jacket is completed with several easy to crochet rounds of shell stitches. The instructions include diagrams and sizes up to 5X.
Customer Comments:
Crocheters have fallen in love with this quick and easy crochet design. The Shell Edged Jacket has been one of our top selling crochet patterns for years!
Paula P. "I made it a couple months ago and I love it might get to wear it tonight its freezing here."
Donna O. I have made this - it is gorgeous.....
Oh Yah…
The model in our picture is my daughter Allison. Allison designs crochet patterns too! To see her patterns search "Allison Weldon".
Other Popular Crochet Fashions:
1. Jenna Crochet Jacket & Coat
2. Scrap Granny Crochet Hooded Jacket
3. Ripple Crochet Cape
4. Lacy Crochet Ripple Cape
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As far as I can see, there is no way to manually spell check a message or to have it checked "on send" in Zimbra Desktop 7. This function seems to be available in the web interface, so it would be nice to see it in ZD. This is a barrier to adoption for some of our execs who feel that their workflow is hindered by the realtime underlining of misspelled words (like "realtime" and "Zimbra"). ("It slows me down to have to worry about correcting my spelling while I'm writing.") I think it's being a bit... silly... but these are the people who work with me on deciding whether or not money gets spent on a product. My vote is an important one, but I am outnumbered on this issue.
If I'm missing something, please let me know. If not, please consider adding the same functionality that already exists in the web client to ZD. It would make our GM smile.


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Land grabbers
Cities 2010 | Post-Kelo laws were supposed to stop the use of eminent domain for the benefit of private developers; in New York and elsewhere, the taking continues
BROOKLYN-On Dec. 27, 2009, Brooklyn staged a revolt. Standing next to a 9-foot-tall guillotine made of Pabst Blue Ribbon cans, the manager of Freddy's Bar and Backroom read a screed from a scroll. He excoriated a developer who is using eminent domain to claim private property in the surrounding neighborhood, then stood aside as an executioner with a hood and a scythe read a death sentence: "Eminent domain, you are hereby condemned, having become a thief and a traitor." Spectators cried, "Off with its head!" as the guillotine blade fell and a head (or more precisely, a white ball with "Eminent Domain Theft" painted in red letters) rolled.
The message was clear: Don't mess with a neighborhood dive bar, or with New Yorkers who have saved to buy their own homes in a city where two-thirds of the population still rents. Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC) is planning to put a $4 billion development project where Freddy's Bar and Backroom now stands. FCRC predicts that the Atlantic Yards development project will generate $5.6 billion in new tax revenues over the next three decades-but homeowners and bar-goers believe it will just seize their homes and gut their neighborhood.
The Brooklyn revolutionaries are not alone. In the 2005 court case Kelo v. City of New London, the United States Supreme Court ruled that local governments could-to further "economic development"-use eminent domain to force a property owner to transfer his property to a private developer. By June 2006, local governments had approved 117 projects using eminent domain for private development and had either threatened or condemned 5,783 pieces of property.
The Kelo backlash was bipartisan and vehement-36 states passed laws to protect homeowners from eminent domain for private development-but accomplished little. Ilya Somin, professor of law at George Mason University, estimates in a paper for the Minnesota Law Review that 22 of the 36 laws are merely symbolic-"likely to impose few, if any, meaningful restrictions on economic development takings." In Connecticut, the reform law is so feeble it would not even protect Susette Kelo and the original Connecticut litigants.
At issue is the definition of "blight." Many of the laws still allow developers to take blighted property, and the laws define blight broadly. In Nevada, for example, a parcel is blighted if the lots are "of irregular form and shape." California and Illinois' definitions could prove worrisome after the housing crisis, since a property is blighted if its value declines. Somin said this definition is "tailor-made for abuse" because property values can decline even in times of economic plenty. With these definitions, it's unsurprising that eminent domain affects primarily poorer communities. According to a study by Dick Carpenter and John Ross, in areas where private developers threaten or use eminent domain, the median income is about $19,000 and 25 percent of the residents live at or below poverty level.
Of the 20 states that are the worst offenders-those with the greatest number of private-to-private takings between 1998 and 2002-only seven have enacted effective reform.
New York is not one of them. New York defines blight as substandard and insanitary-a term originally used to refer to slums and tenements without running water or sewage facilities. Now case law and statute have defined "substandard and insanitary" to include "impractical street widths," irregularly shaped lots, and "unsuitable topography." Matthew Brinckherhoff, lawyer for homeowners, said New York's definition of blight is so amorphous and vague that "it really does beg for people to fight about it."
And they certainly have. The Empire State Development's blight report said the 22 acres FCRC needs for its project are "characterized by blighted conditions including structurally unsound buildings, debris-filled vacant lots, environmental concerns, high crime rates, and underutilization." The report describes "cracked and crumbling sidewalks that are overgrown with weeds and strewn with trash."
But Daniel Goldstein, who paid $590,000 for an apartment that sits where FCRC now wants to build an arena, takes issue with the idea that the property is only valuable to Ratner.
Goldstein bought his 1,290-square-foot apartment in 2003, after a five-year search to buy. The neighborhood is a good place to raise a family since it is near the kid-friendly Park Slope neighborhood and the Fort Greene neighborhood, where writers like Jhumpa Lahiri and Colson Whitehead reside. Goldstein's living room is scattered with wedding photos and his toddler's toys. Potted plants line big windows that look out onto church steeples and sky, but there are signs of his seven-year battle to keep his home. Framed newspaper clippings hang on the wall and a sign from the Castle Coalition-"Hands off my business"-adorns his front door.
When Goldstein first moved in, he had neighbors and a block that wasn't pitted with empty lots. Now all his neighbors have sold their property to FCRC. As we walk the length of the development project, Goldstein points out gaps where a homeless shelter, a historic bakery, auto shops, and residential spaces used to stand. Ratner has already bought and destroyed the buildings there, leaving lots filled with gravel and bricks.
Yes, there are cracked sidewalks, barbed wire fences, and graffiti-but there are also brand new condominiums. Goldstein jokes that as long as you can get a cappuccino a few blocks away, a place isn't blighted. He can get a cappuccino at Starbucks and shop at a mall an avenue away. From the homeowners' perspective, FCRC is creating blight instead of fixing it.
FCRC's plan states that the project would provide 2,250 affordable housing units and 1.8 million square feet of new office space, build an arena for the New Jersey Nets, and provide eight acres of public space. But the ambition of the project means it won't be completed until 2019, according to a recently modified plan-and there's a loophole. Ratner has up to 25 years to finish the project, which could mean more empty lots for decades.
Now that the state holds the title to Goldstein's property, his building may become another empty lot. The New York Court of Appeals recently ruled against Goldstein, saying that even if the definition of blight is too broad, that "is a matter for the legislature, not the courts." Days later, another New York court came to a very different decision in a similar eminent domain case that would take private property to expand Columbia University. The Appellate Division worded its decision strongly, saying the determination of blight was "mere sophistry," used "years after the scheme was hatched to justify the employment of eminent domain" for "a massive capital project." The court concluded, "It is nothing more than economic redevelopment wearing a different face."
While the state now officially owns Goldstein's property, it could take months to claim possession of it, and Brinckherhoff says his client may still prevail: "The war is not over. We have lost a number of battles but there's still quite a few left."
Goldstein is holding on: "This is my home. I bought it to live in it. I started raising a family in it. It has meaning to me. I'm not sure how long you have to own your home before it becomes a travesty that the government takes it."


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It's a pretty safe bet that almost any kid would rather ride a hovercraft than sit in class, and, late last month, more than 250 middle school students from Lexington and Rockbridge County got to do just that, thanks to VMI's participation in National Engineers Week.
Held Feb. 17-23, the event filled the halls of Nichols Engineering Building with wide-eyed sixth- and seventh-graders who'd been brought to post to catch the engineering "bug" while they're still young. The program has been ongoing at VMI for approximately eight years.
"The idea is to plant the seed in the brain," said Maj. Joyce Blandino, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, who is in her third year of directing VMI's participation in National Engineers Week.
Blandino added that she hopes the students will choose high school courses that will lead them into what are commonly called the STEM fields – science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Each afternoon during the week, students began their 1½-hour tour of civil and environmental, electrical and computer, and mechanical engineering at VMI with a brief pep talk. Cadet Nathan Meade '13 got the ball rolling when he asked a group of students, "Who wants to be an engineer?" and only a few hands went up. But when he asked, "Who wants to make a lot of money when they grow up?" every hand in the room waved wildly. It was time for the tour to begin.
Split into groups of 10 to 12, the students toured the fluids lab of the civil and environmental engineering department, where they saw a flume channel not unlike one at a water park, only much smaller. There was also a mock-up of a river and its surrounding flood plain, with an overhead sprinkler system to "rain" on the landscape so the river's response to precipitation could be measured.
Next, the students got to try their hands at three different types of lever systems for crushing soda cans. The sixth-graders crushed cans with gusto – and at the same time, they learned that the can crusher with the biggest arm gave the most torque, and therefore had the most crushing power.
The can crusher demonstration was followed by what was arguably the highlight of the day: a chance to ride a saucer-shaped hovercraft, powered by a leaf blower engine.
A trip to the robotics lab came next, where four six-legged robots crawled around the floor, much to the students' delight. Then it was time to see the tick rover, an in-house creation of VMI faculty members Lt. Col. Jay Sullivan, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and Col. Jim Squire and Col. Dave Livingston, both professors of electrical and computer engineering. As its name implies, the job of the tick rover is to remove ticks from people's yards, and thus, it is hoped, stem the spread of tick-borne diseases.
The tour concluded with a trip to the environmental chemistry lab, where Cadet Peerawat Charuwat '13 wowed the students with a demonstration that involved burning up a gummy bear in a solution of potassium chloride. Charuwat made sure to point out the connection between the candy's rapid demise and poor eating habits – sugar burns up fast, so it's not a source of long-lasting energy.
"The stuff we pick has engineering principles but it's also fun," said Blandino of the exhibits, which change somewhat each year."This is the critical age where we can really impress them," she continued. "You have to plant a seed one seed at a time."
-- Mary Price


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Lineups: Red, White and Royal Blue
UPDATE ON THE RAIN: We will have a delay, but just 10-15 minutes probably. The storm seems to be passing through.
Plain and simple, Billy Butler was the story last night, dominating at the plate in the Royals 17-3 win over Seattle. The rookie drove in six runs in the first two innings to become the first Royal to do so since Matt Stairs collected six RBI on July 14, 2005. He's also the youngest player in the Majors to have a six-RBI game since A-Rod did so on May 17, 1996, at Baltimore as a member of the Mariners. He also raised his batting average 24 points to a .286. Now, the question that is on everyone's mind: when Sweeney is back from the D.L., will B. Butler pack up those six RBIs and head back to Omaha?
Regardless of what's to come, Butler's back in the lineup as DH batting sixth. Tonight, A.L. Rookie of the Month Brian Bannister (5-4, 3.58 ERA) takes the mound against Seattle's Jarrod Washburn (7-6, 4.03 ERA).
The rain is coming down hard right now at Kauffman Stadium – although, it isn't stopping too many of the Fourth of July tailgaters from having fun in the parking lots! We are being told there might be a window for play…just no exact time yet. So, until we are told different, Happy Independence Day, play ball and here are today's lineups…
For the Royals:
DeJesus – CF
German – 2B
Teahen – RF
Brown – LF
Gordon – 3B
Butler – DH
Buck – C
Gload – 1B
Pena – SS
Bannister – P
For the Mariners:
Suzuki – CF
Vidro – DH
Ibanez – LF
Guillen – RF
Broussard – 1B
Beltre – 3B
Betancourt – SS
Lopez – 2B
Burke – C
Washburn – P


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I don't like the new forum.
I don't like the new forum.
My current thread, Developing a plausible and functional system for Fantasy Economics in an rpg.
Just give them some time, I'm sure within the next few days they'll finish converting closer to the old style.
Yeah, its not fully done yet. Will be working it some more today. You should start to see some more familiar elements reappearing.
All Hail FlappyMap! Long Live MapFeed!
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I need to adjust to it as well. It's a new layout after all. As stated by Arcana, not everything is done yet, so I am certainly going to give it some time. Just remember all the people and maps are still the same
Check out my City Designer 3 tutorials. See my fantasy (city) maps in this thread.
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I don't like it either...
It is just trying to be too slick and fancy and such... and apparently it doesn't have a normal 'reply' page anymore, just the annoying quick reply thing =\
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What I miss from the old forums is the "Threads below have not been updated since your last visit but may still contain new posts" breaker when searching for new posts. It made it so easy to quickly check if there were new interesting threads, or updates to the threads I'd been following. It seems that I'll now have to try and remember when was the last time I browsed the forum
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Ok, new behavior discovered - if you use the reply/quote after the individual post, it places the quick reply box directly under that post, inserting it between posts if it's not the last one on the page.
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