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Great is Our Sin is slated for a July 22nd release date via Metal Blade Records. The first song from the album, entitled 'Communion', is available for streaming starting today.Read More
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Currently on tour in North America, Act of Defiance's Chris Broderick has launched a new guitar play-through for the track 'Disastrophe', taken from the group's debut album, 'Birth And The Burial'.Read More
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In anticipation of the release of their debut full-length, 'Songs from the Garage', Jim Breuer and The Loud and Rowdy have made the album available for pre-streaming via Pandora.Read More
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After recently completing a European tour with Suffocation and Abiotic, Cattle Decapitation has returned home to release their new video for 'Clandestine Ways (Krokodil Rot)', from their latest album, 'The Anthropocene Extinction'.Read More
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On June 3rd, If These Trees Could Talk will release 'The Bones of a Dying World'. For a preview of the quintet's signature instrumental post-rock, head over to MetalSucks.net now where the new track, 'Berlin', is streaming.Read More
On June 24th, Whitechapel will release their sixth full-length, 'Mark of the Blade', worldwide via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of the album, the new single, 'The Void', is now streaming via Loudwire.comRead More
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Due to unleash their self-titled debut on June 3rd via Metal Blade Records, Poison Headache is now launching their third single, 'Gray Skies', in anticipation of their album's release.Read More
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New York City's self-described 'pop cock rock' band Mother Feather has premiered a new video for the track 'Mirror,' from the group's self-titled album out today via Metal Blade Records.Read More
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I recently bought a house that has something strange (to me). The washing machine drains into a slop sink (there is a steel lint filter at end of the hose), under which is a big rubbermaid storage container that contains a sump pump, and this ejects into what I think is the sewer line. Trouble is, the container never drains completely, leaving at least 1/4 inch of black sludge on the bottom. Also the entire pump and container is covered with this sludge. If the container doesn't fill high enough after a washing load, the float won't activate and the water stands, causing a nasty smell. Even when emptied, half of the basement wreaks.
It is a real hassle manually pulling up the float up to empty the container (not to mention messy, my wife will never do it), or unplugging the float and directly plugging in the pump for a minute to drai nthe container after using of the washing machine.
anyone have experience with this? My neighbor mentioned that everyone was required to install like this many years ago, when the city built a second sewer exclusively for rain water (no graywater allowed, apparently). Unfortunately neither of my closet neighbors would let me see their setup, so maybe they aren't in compliance (they were a bit dodgey when I asked to see it).
I've tried dumping bleach in there, also took it all apart and sprayed it clean with a garden hose, but it doesn't take long for the smelly sludge to return.
Any advice appreciated.
The tank should be sealed and have a vent pipe that connects to the homes drain and vent system.
Here is an example of one.
the pipe on the right is the discharge and the one on the left the vent pipe.
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First Solar has a market cap of $10B while Suntech less than $2billion and shorts keep attacking Suntech. I think crooks are trying to punish chinese companies. The only reason STP is being attacked viciously is because It is a chinese company. STP should be moved out of US right away before the wall street crooks force it to backruptcy or something.
welcome to the china discount. today's discount is.......$5. in otherwords, at fair value as an american co, stp would be worth 12.5.
shorts can only do so much damage before they get caught holding the bag. there is plenty of smart hedge funds that look for things like this and force a short squeeze. will it happen here? donno? but either way you can't short a company to death you can just make it hurt for a while.
You are dumb.
I tend to think that myself because wall street are bunch of crooksbut then again, look at its US peers, SPWRA, it has very similar valution, all other Chinese solar company are not high priced either
Question I have regarding your post is this. Is STP using the equity market to continue to survive? If they dont need to issue shares to pay bills, etc., then does it matter and how would it force them to go BK. It looks like to me they are making $$$ now, so eventually, if they continue to keep doing well, it will eventually force any shorts to continue. Again, if they dont need to issue more shares to pay bills, why would shorts force a BK.
I am not an expert but I think the success depends on how much money they can leverage from the stock market. Otherwise they have to borrow money with interest etc which probably costs them more. In my opinion, survival and success of a company depends on a solid stock price. That's why only companies favored by Wall Street grow. Think of Google. If Wall Street didn't pour money to Google, they would never be where they are today. Of course this brings the question of how wall street pick companies and if wall street favor companies owned by their brethtren (ethnic origin).


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A throng of internet spectators watched Miami-Dade County resident Abraham K. Biggs commit suicide on a live video feed Wednesday, after leaving a suicide note on bodybuilding information forum Bodybuilding.com.
According to Bodybuilding.com moderators, Biggs had a reputation for internet trolling – causing both the forum's users and administrators to take his suicide threats as a joke. After posting his suicide note, Biggs switched on his Justin.tv feed, and proceeded to take a large number of pills before laying down on his bed.
Biggs posted on the Bodybuilder.com forums under the nickname "Candiejunkie," and his Justin.tv account is "feels_like_ecstacy".
Concerned onlookers pleaded with forum members to intervene, but were instead met with cynicism "on account of his past trolling." Mashable reports that the police intervened only after an unknown Indian man tracked down Biggs' name and location – and even then he was met with police staff who "failed to take the call seriously."
User chatter on bodybuilding.com's "Misc" board indicates that the forum may have shut down for an unknown amount of time after the suicide. While it is unclear as to whether or not board administrators erased anything, at the time of this writing roughly half of the threads appearing on the board's first page seem to discuss Biggs' death.
Screenshots of the video feed show a police officer obscuring Bigg's corpse, and its accompanying chat room window displayed users expressing amusement at the cops' arrival. Before laying down, onlookers reportedly egged Biggs on, believing his suicide to be a stunt. Screenshots indicate that the video feed had about 1500 viewers.
At the time of this writing, videos of the police arriving are still viewable at YouTube.
Moderators appear to have deleted Biggs' original thread sometime around Thursday afternoon. A Google cache snapshot, however, shows forum members responding to Biggs' suicide note with messages like, "oh not again!"
"Why?" asked a different poster.
"I wanna die dur [sic]" Biggs replied.
Earlier in 2007, a British man hung himself after "about 100" spectators goaded him on in a chat room.
Compounding matters is the fact that suicide is a regular, misunderstood feature in internet humor – some of it mean-spirited, some of it not.
quote: What a sad state we are in as a society when people no longer care about anything else other than themselves and their immediate interests.
quote: Our population is spiraling out of control as it is, with only China actually doing something to stunt their growth.
quote: People commit suicide because they want attention.
quote: You can't really read the guys mind
quote: Compounding matters is the fact that suicide is a regular, misunderstood feature in internet humor – some of it mean-spirited, some of it not.
quote: Now you might say that's a harsh stance to take. A few years ago I outlined my veins vertically and started to cut them open (there's no coming back from that). I was out in the woods and all that was left to notify people was an email I timed to be sent out a day after I completed my suicide. Guess what, I didn't do it, I understood the consequences.
quote: Hello my name is Nik I have been a member on Dailytech for several years and never felt the need to complain to the writer of an article. I'm sure you're bombarded with complaints about your articles from the stupid to the reasonable. However I'm not a man of complaints by any means of the imagination. However a phrase you used in one of your articles just sit me off. I however felt it'd be best to inform you assuming you're a good journalist you'll take my advice to heart.This concerns the individual who in my opinion was dumb enough to kill himself you commented that he was a member of the steroid forum called bodybuilding.com. I first must thank you for not using the term "roid" for only idiot's use that term. However Bodybuilding is more than just a steroid junkie forum where individuals go to talk about their last cycle. It's were you go to get advice from form, diet, workout routines, or like any successful community chat about regular life.Now I feel your comment concerning steroids has allowed you to shine a negative light on what could be a positive subject. You see I myself am a power lifter and a segment of the individuals in my sport do take part in steroid use. I have known them for long periods of time before, during, and after their steroid use and I can tell you they all seemed right in their mind. They also remained healthy and fresh and able to stop their cycle at any given point. They also were some of the hardest working individuals you'd meet.They follow a strict diet and a strict time line. They get up at 5 AM to eat they go the gym they come home at 8AM they eat they go to work and do a hard day's work which during this time they follow their diet. After work they go to the gym and work out and stay fit. They are extremely disciplined individuals for that's what any smart steroid user would give you as advice.I would advise you to research steroids. Not just what CNN has said about it? Also be more careful in insulting communities of professional power lifters/bodybuilders.


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By Margaret A. McGurk The Cincinnati Enquirer
Audiences loved it to the turn of more than $100 million, and in the long Hollywood tradition of not leaving well enough alone, we now face the sequel, Analyze That.
Is anyone surprised that there is really not much movie going on here? There is shtick aplenty, plus slapstick, puns and sight gags.
Characters? Kinda, to the extent that Billy Crystal is back as psychiatrist Ben Sobel, now married and settled down with Laura (the under-used Lisa Kudrow). Also back is Robert De Niro, looking fit and trim as gangster Paul Vitti, plus Joe Viterelli as his bodyguard/buddy Jelly.
You might suppose the filmmakers (director/writer Harold Ramis and co-scripters Peter Steinfeld and Peter Tolan) might have come up with an actual story for these characters to tell.
But no. What they've done is string together a bunch of skits connected by the flimsiest of plots. The set-up so preposterous that you might as well quit trying to make sense of it before the first reel is over.
Paul is in prison when the movie opens, and dodging assassination attempts despite his fearsome reputation. When he jumps up on a table and starts singing songs from West Side Story, it takes no mental strain to realize he is faking it.
Mr. De Niro mugs it up shamelessly during the fake crack-up, sometimes with funny results. The singing scenes are weirdly hilarious, given that he sings like a broken garbage truck.
For reasons that make absolutely no sense no matter how many times the explanation changes on-screen, federal authorities decide they want Paul back on the street for a while, so they force his ex-shrink to take him home.
Ben is undergoing his own crisis; his over-bearing father has died and the unresolved childhood issues are flowing like tears. When he is forced to take Paul into his home, wife Laura more or less freaks out, while son Michael (Kyle Sabihy) is enthralled.
After several false starts, Paul ends up as a consultant to a TV gangster show, where pretty much the only really funny moment comes as TV-gangster Anthony LaPaglia does his best De Niro imitation to Paul's face.
Of course, Paul can't stay away from his old buddies and his old ways, which bring him in contact with the new boss of his crime family, played by Mr. De Niro's Raging Bull co-star Cathy Moriarty-Gentile - another wasted talent, since nothing much really happens between the two.
Most of the humor, as in the first film, comes from the interplay between the two stars, and they do indeed have their moments. But too often the situation is so artificial and the comedy so obviously forced, it is actually painful to watch.
Even the throw-way jokes that are Mr. Crystal's specialty only work about half the time.
And that is not a high enough comedy quotient to raise this silly sequel above the level of mundane.
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- El SalvadorRetailFunding via Apoyo Integral
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Blanca Herminia
Update on Blanca HerminiaBlanca has decided, through a new loan, to take advantage of the season when the sales increase. She will buy purses, bags and other merchandise that is necessary to keep the business in good condition.
With the previous loan she was able to improve her income by reinforcing her business with a variety of products. She has been able to provide for her family and her home situation in continuing to improve.
Con el préstamo anterior logro mejorar sus ganancias, porque fortaleció el negocio de variedad de artículos, hasta el momento ha permanecido con todo lo necesario para su familia, sus circunstancias familiares están progresando.
Previous Loan DetailsBlanca sells wallets, clothing, and caps. She is a 34-year-old single mother who lives with her three children in a rented house. Blanca conducts her business as a street vendor, which has enabled her to support her children. She started her business six years ago through her own initiative af... More from Blanca Herminia's previous loan »
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Our Field Partners often work with borrowers over a series of loans as the borrowers build credit, take out bigger loans, and expand their businesses. In order to make it easier for our Field Partners to post loans for borrowers who have been listed on Kiva before, we allow them to post successive and concurrent loans for their Kiva borrowers. This means that our Field Partners are able to post a borrower's second, third, etc., loan on Kiva without having to re-enter all of the borrower's information.
This borrower has been listed on Kiva before, so you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from earlier loans. Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These "add-on" loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. Because Field Partners can now post loans as successive and concurrent loans, you will be able to track borrower progress over time and see the various ways a borrower is working with our Field Partners through funds from Kiva's lenders.
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Success!! The loan was 100% repaid
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- 14 months (Additional Information)
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- Pre-Disbursed:
- Dec 7, 2012
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- Dec 28, 2012
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- May 17, 2013
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Kiva allows our Field Partners to re-use the same photo for individual borrowers that have been posted on Kiva's website once before in a 24 month period, and we allow them to re-use group photos for up to 24 months, provided that 80% of the current group's membership is represented.
Taking, collecting, and uploading photos of borrowers is one of the most challenging elements of using Kiva for our Field Partners. In order to make Kiva easier for Field Partners to use, we have allowed them to post successive and concurrent loans without taking a new photo of the borrower if the criteria above are met.


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I made two new posts yesterday but I can't see either of them on the front page. I can see them on the archives page and category pages but not home page.
Today I made a third post and it doesn't show up anywhere (for me). It's "there" because I can see that people are visiting it in my stats program but I can't see it in archives, cat, or front page.
Also with older posts the number of comments shown is not updating properly (for me). Like on one older post the true current number of comments is 29, the archive page says it's 26, and the front page says it's 25.
This happens for me on all three browsers I have installed, on Windows XP.
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- MaliRetailFunding via Réseau de Micro-institutions de Croissance de Revenus (RMCR)
Kotognontal...MaliRetailFunding via Réseau de Micro-institutions de Croissance de Revenus (RMCR)
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They all work in the small-scale business of selling various items (tubers, charcoal, candy, etc.). With this loan, they plan to buy bags of tubers, charcoal and raw materials. They get their supplies every month in surrounding villages.
This is their second loan and they plan to earn an average monthly profit of 18,500F CFA.
Elles exercent toutes le petit commerce d'articles divers (tubercules, charbon de bois, friandises . . .). Avec ce prêt, elles comptent acheter des sacs de tubercules, des sacs de charbon et des matières premières. Elles s'approvisionnent mensuellement sur place et dans les villages environnants.
Elles sont à leur deuxième prêt et compte réaliser un bénéfice moyen mensuel de 18.500 FCFA.
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Important InformationSoro Yiriwaso is a microfinance institution that works primarily in rural and semi-urban areas of Mali to provide underprivileged communities with access to financial services.The organization facilitates access for disadvantaged clients, particularly women, to new resources and services, fostering solidarity and cooperation among its clients. Kiva lenders' funds will enable Soro Yiriwaso to expand its outreach and target even more underserved Malians involved in business and agriculture.
This is a Group Loan
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
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Zen X: "Japanese?!?" Top 5 Page for this destination Wagga Wagga Restaurant Tip by CandS
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Zen X is a Japanese restaurant that opened in 2003 in Wagga. The first Japanese restaurant in Wagga too!
The prices are fairly reasonable and the food is good. The restaurant has two small group rooms that you can book, a teppanyaki/sushi bar and the main restaurant area. You can also take in your own bottled wine or beer along.
Favorite Dish: I really enjoyed the Tori Karaage (kind of fried chicken) and the stir fried vegetables.
Also the Tepenyaki meal is great!!! We had a lot of fun trying to catch the food... I totally recomment you give it a go. When we went the lady said you can only choose between 5:30 pm and 8:00 pm so it is worth phoning ahead for details and bookings...although we requested a 7 pm start and that was fine.
Address: Cnr Baylis Street & Sturt Highway
Price Comparison: more expensive than average
Directions: It is located on the main highway through Wagga, right on the corner of the main shopping street.
Phone: 02 69318131
Price: US$11-20
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This is a Mosin-Nagant M27 7.62x54R Russian bolt-action rifle. This particular rifle was imported by CAI and the right-side of the barrel at the muzzle is stamped "CAI ST. ALB VT" with "M27 762R FINLAND". The top of the barrel just in front of the hex receiver has a "Tikka" (Finland) arsenal mark, which is a "T" inside a upside-down triangle. The top of the barrel is also stamped "35175" with "D" over "1939" (see photos). The finish army mark "SA" and crest stamped on the left-side and top of the receiver are not as crisp as the other stamps on the gun, but are still present (see photos). The bolt matches the gun with the handle being stamped "85175" (see photos).
The bore in the 29" barrel is shiny with crisp rifling and does not appear to have any pitting. The gun has a front blade-sight and flip-up adjustable rear sight (see photos). The gun appears to have been reblued. There is some pitting in the hex receiver and buttplate that can be seen underneath the blue. There's also some slight wear in the blue on the edges of the receiver, otherwise the metal is in good condition (see photos). The gun has a bayonet lug with a cleaning rod. There are also front and rear leather sling straps with a 1" nylon sling attached to the gun.
The gun appears to have it's original two-piece finger jointed stock, which has been nicely refinished. There are a couple of spots of what appears to be silver paint on the right-side of the grip and right-side of the stock (see photos). There is also one spot on the left-side of the stock where the gloss finish is slightly worn, otherwise the wood looks good with a nice gloss finish and no cracks (see photos). There are no cartouches stamped on the stock. The serial number stamped on the top of the buttplate does not match the gun.
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I looked up a contact phone number on the KLOL website and spoke with Vince Richards(?), the program director, and he confirmed that that conversation did take place on the air and was rather flippant about it.Walton and Johnson urging motorists to hit cyclists
If you ride, you must be aware of what two of our local radio
personalities are propagating over the airwaves. BikeHouston and the City of Houston Bikeway Program are confirming the conversation broadcast and are calling Clear Channel. Please take a minute read the following and to contact Clear Channel Communications to voice your disgust and consider boycotting their advertisers. Note: GHORBA has donated over $1,200 to the Clear Channel Santa Letters program the last two Christmas seasons. Some respect to cyclists is the least they can do.
Here is the actual excerpt from a recent broadcast. Prepare to be
Walton: "I hate those guys in their gay little bike shorts and stupid looking pointy helmets. They're always in my way. I'm telling ya, I'm gonna tap one of you guys. You keep getting in my way with your stupid looking pointy helmets... and I drive big car. I'm gonna have to give one of em' a little tap. Send him to the ditch"
Mr. Kenneth, the "gay" character: "Oh and I'll come visit you in jail. Ohh!"
Billy Ed the redneck character (the same person as the gay one): "Just knock em' off the road."
Walton: "Really, these guys don't have the right of way. You don't have the right of way. Just keep off the road for the real forms of transportation, automobiles, and we'll all be fine. Keep out of my way and I won't have to run you over"
This was followed up with several Texas and LA rednecks calling up to confirm their hatred for cyclists and their desire to see cyclists hurt, run over, humiliated and punished by rogue law enforcement.
If you think this is terribly clever of them and you agree then you're probably not on our email list! If so inclined, you might consider dripping these guys an email and letting them know that you take issue with the suggest that cyclists should be targetted by their listeners.
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ENRON'S COLLAPSE; Audacious Climb to Success Ended in a Dizzying Plunge
Published: January 13, 2002
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When Mr. Bush's son ran for president, Mr. Lay was one of his 214 so-called Pioneers, who each raised at least $100,000 for the campaign. Mr. Lay was also a transition adviser to Mr. Bush after the disputed election in 2000.
By the time Mr. Bush was inaugurated in January 2001, Enron and a number of its executives, including Mr. Lay, had contributed more money to Mr. Bush over his political career than anyone else, an amount exceeding $550,000. Enron then wrote a check for $100,000 for Mr. Bush's inaugural committee, and Mr. Lay added another $100,000.
Last winter, the perennial questions about access given to large campaign contributors were asked about Enron. Mr. Lay had weighed in on nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, supplying Mr. Bush's chief personnel adviser with a list of preferred candidates.
And Curtis L. Hébert Jr., chairman of the commission until last August, said he had an unsettling conversation with Mr. Lay last winter in which Mr. Lay offered him a deal: If he changed his views on electricity deregulation, Enron would continue to support him in his job. ''I was offended,'' Mr. Hébert said.
Mr. Lay said at the time that he had no sway over Mr. Hébert's job prospects, and that ''the final decision on this was going to be the president's, certainly not ours.''
After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, there was almost no discussion in Washington about Enron's connections to the White House. Even in the weeks before the company filed for bankruptcy in December, Democrats stood by the president in the war on terrorism and said little about the company's ties to the Bush administration.
But four Congressional inquiries were begun after it was revealed that many employees lost their life savings when Enron's stock collapsed, but executives were able to cash out millions of dollars in stock.
The Enron issue finally hit the White House last week after the administration acknowledged that Enron executives had six meetings last year with administration officials, including Vice President Dick Cheney.
The Justice Department announced that it was opening a criminal investigation of the energy company's collapse, including whether it had defrauded investors by deliberately concealing information about its finances. Attorney General John Ashcroft and his chief of staff recused themselves from the inquiry because Mr. Lay and Enron had contributed more than $50,000 to Mr. Ashcroft's 2000 senatorial campaign.
More disclosures followed. On Thursday, the White House disclosed that Mr. Lay had called two of Mr. Bush's cabinet officers -- Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill and Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans -- before the company filed for bankruptcy. Mr. Evans said Mr. Lay had sought government help with its dire financial condition. And on Friday, the administration said that Peter R. Fisher, an under secretary of the Treasury, was contacted repeatedly last fall by Enron's president, Greg Whalley, for help arranging bank loans. President Bill Clinton's treasury secretary, Robert E. Rubin, now a top executive at Citicorp, one of Enron's chief lenders, also called Mr. Fisher.
Ari Fleischer, the White House press secretary, described the contacts with the two cabinet officers as ''a case where a contributor called up and asked for something but did not get it.'' Mr. Fisher also did not intervene on the company's behalf. Mr. Bush himself has said he never discussed Enron's troubles with the cabinet members or Mr. Lay.
Democrats are eager to question Mr. Lay at Congressional hearings this month and turn up the heat on the White House. Republican strategists are worried that there might be more revelations.
''I'm very worried that we have not gotten to the end of the onion skin here, there's more to peel back,'' a longtime Republican strategist said. ''I'm concerned this will distract the White House from its domestic agenda.''
The Human Cost
Losses Abroad, Devastation at Home
Enron's collapse has been felt far from Washington as well. In Japan, the company's woes triggered billions of dollars of withdrawals from money market funds that had invested heavily in Enron stock. In India, a deal to sell a huge power plant that was built as part of the company's expanding overseas empire has fallen apart. Enron's energy customers in the United States have had to scramble to find new suppliers.
But it is the lost jobs and lost retirement savings that have put a human face on the collapse.
In Houston, more than 4,000 Enron workers were set adrift in a local job market that has also experienced layoffs by two of the city's other largest employers, Continental Airlines and Compaq Computer.
Out of a job or still working, many Enron employees -- and many retirees -- have seen their retirement savings plans, which were overinvested in Enron stock, plummet in value as the stock price has plunged to near nothing.
Charles Prestwood, an Enron retiree from Conroe, Tex., told the Senate Commerce Committee last month that he lost nearly $1.3 million in savings.
''We, the rank and file, got burned,'' Mr. Prestwood said. ''I thought that people had to treat us honestly and deal fairly with us. In my neck of the woods, what happened is not right.''
Though the employees' and retirees' situation bears some comparison to that of the investors who chased other kinds of Internet fairy dust -- no one complained about retirement funds being overinvested in Enron stock when it was at $90 a share -- it has prompted calls for legislation to change the rules governing retirement plans. On Thursday, President Bush instructed his economic team to develop a plan to protect retirement accounts from similar corporate failures.
Steve Berman, a lawyer in Seattle who has filed a class-action suit against Enron representing many employees and other investors, said he knew of at least 14,000 employees who participated in the company's 401(k) stock plan. Many thousands of others will also probably be affected, he said, as public investors in Enron stock.
Mr. Berman said many of his clients worked for, or invested in, old energy companies that were then bought by Enron. ''They thought they had a safe, secure, boring investment that they could retire on or pass on to their kids,'' he said.
He has clients who have lost $400,000 to $3 million in the collapse, he said. ''That's significant because it tells you that these are people who were earning a lot of cash, thus probably at the midpoint or near the end of their careers. Now, on the verge of retirement, they're left with nothing.''
Lara Leibman, 31, of Houston who lost her job in governmental affairs at Enron after four and a half years, said today she was wavering between sorrow and anger.
''It was a dynamic, exciting place to work, and people there would let you try new things,'' she said. ''People can complain about the corporate culture at Enron, but that doesn't represent the employee culture, the thousands of wonderful people who worked there.''
''There's an overwhelming sadness about the way Enron has destroyed so many lives,'' Ms. Leibman said. ''I know people who worked there 20 years and they've lost everything.''
Ms. Leibman said she was particularly troubled by recent disclosures about the destruction of records by the firm's accountants, and retention bonuses of up to $5 million paid to high-ranking executives shortly before the company went bankrupt.
''It's beginning to sound like a John Grisham novel,'' she said.
Photo: Kenneth L. Lay, the chairman and chief executive of the Enron Corporation. (Agence France-Presse)(pg. 27) Chart: ''How Enron Fell'' For a decade, Enron and its chief executive, Kenneth L. Lay, were powerful forces behind Washington's deregulation of the nation's energy markets. But as problems began to surface at the company, it was unable to use its influence to save itself. As investigators delve into Enron's collapse, questions are being raised about what senior executives, directors and government officials knew of the company's woes. 1 -- Growing Influence EARLY AUGUST 2000 California energy shortage causes sporadic blackouts; prices soar. Enron is ultimately accused of being one of the culprits in the energy crisis. JAN. 20, 2001 George W. Bush is sworn in as president. Enron and Kenneth L. Lay, Enron's chief executive, each contribute $100,000 to help pay for the inaugural events. FEB. 22 Mr. Lay and other Enron officials meet with Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force at the White House. MARCH 7 Mr. Lay and other Enron officials meet again with the energy task force staff. APRIL 17 Mr. Lay and other Enron officials meet with Mr. Cheney. MAY 17 The energy task force issues its report, which endorses many but not all proposals favored by Enron. 2 -- Insider Trading Kenneth L. Lay Chief executive Sold: 627,000 shares in small blocks Dates: Nov. 1, 2000, to July 31, 2001 Jeffrey K. Skilling Former chief executive Sold: 500,000 Date: Sept.17, 2001 Jim Derrick General counsel Sold: 160,000 Dates: June 6 to June 15, 2001 Lou Pai Chief executive of NewPower holdings, an Enron unit Sold: 1.1 million Dates: May 18 to June 7, 2001 Ken Rice Chief executive of Broadband Services Sold: 386,000 Date: July 13, 2001 3 -- Appeals for Help and a White Knight AUG. 14, 2001 Only six months after becoming chief executive, Jeffrey K. Skilling resigns. He is succeeded by Mr. Lay. OCT. 16 Enron reports a third-quarter loss of $618 million. OCT. 17 Enron reduces shareholder equity by $1.2 billion to account for transactions involving limited partnerships controlled by Andrew S. Fastow, the company's chief financial officer. The company freezes the assets in its 401(k) retirement plan to allow for administrative changes. By the time employees can sell shares, the stock has collapsed. OCT. 22 Enron discloses that the Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an inquiry into the limited partnerships. OCT. 23 Mr. Lay reassures investors in a conference call. OCT. 24 Mr. Fastow is forced out. OCT. 26 Mr. Lay calls the Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan, about Enron's problems. OCT. 28 Mr. Lay talks to Paul H. O'Neill, the Treasury secretary. Secretary O'Neill asks Under Secretary Peter R. Fisher to look into the condition of Enron. Mr. Fisher talks with Greg Whalley, Enron's president, six to eight times over the next few days. According to Mr. Fisher, Mr. Whalley hints that he would like Mr. Fisher to call Enron's creditors and ask them to extend Enron's credit. Mr. Fisher said he made no such calls. OCT. 29 According to Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans, Mr. Lay calls to request help, particularly with an impending credit rating review by Moody's Investors Service. Secretary Evans said he did nothing. Moody's downgrades Enron's rating. NOV. 8 According to Secretary O'Neill, Mr. Lay in a phone call draws a parallel between Enron's problems and those of Long Term Capital, the giant hedge fund the government helped rescue in 1998. Enron admits that it overstated profits for the previous five years by $586 million. NOV. 9 Dynegy agrees to buy Enron for about $9 billion. 4 -- The Merger Fails, Enron Collapses NOV. 28 The merger with Dynegy collapses. LATE NOV. Just days before it files for bankruptcy and lays off 4,000 employees, Enron pays $55 million in retention bonuses to about 500 employees, with 11 executives receiving between $500,000 to $5 million each. NOV. 29 The S.E.C. investigation expands to include Arthur Andersen, Enron's auditing firm. DEC. 2 Enron declares bankruptcy, but its stock continues to be traded. DEC. 12 Joseph F. Berardino, chief executive of Arthur Andersen, testifies before Con 2/3gress, saying Enron might have violated securities laws. JAN. 10, 2002 Arthur Andersen discloses that it destroyed Enron documents in September, October and November. (Sources: Bloomberg Financial Markets; Court Documents)(pg. 26) Graph tracking Enron's stock price and when insiders sold some of their shares of stock, since August 2000. (pg. 26)


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Gawker claims Pope weekend led to 'the nicest Philly has ever been'
Tuesday, October 06, 2015
Gawker also got into the act of chronically the strange state of Philly over the course of the pope's visit.
This time around, many Philadelphians left town in the days before Pope Francis's arrival, hoping to avoid what was lazily termed "pope-ocalypse" (or "pope-a-geddon") altogether. Others vowed not to leave their homes until the madness passed—a staycation with a holy purpose, amen. A braver group of Philadelphians planned to venture out into the streets to check out the scene. What would Center City hold for these urban adventurers? Faith-based stampedes, perhaps. Overturned cars, alight with gasoline, testosterone, and the fire of the holy spirit—maybe. Lines, long lines, lines for everything, lines, lines, lines? Almost certainly.
The city was dead.
Wandering through the car-less and largely people-less Old and Center Cities in the early afternoon on Saturday, after Pope Francis celebrated mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, felt like a pleasant nightmare. Sure, in this post-apocalyptic world everyone I'd ever known had died, leaving me alone in search of the head of the Catholic Church, but the weather was pleasant and boy was it nice to stroll through the streets unbothered. Time enough at last.
It was a great weekend to be in Philadelphia, truly, unless you were a member of the service industry.
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Slate lauds Philly's car-free streets moment
Tuesday, October 06, 2015
Flying Kite contributor Jake Blumgart tells Slate readers about the magical Open Streets moment Philly experienced during the pope's visit. And he thinks other cities should try it, too.
It was wonderfully, serenely, even disarmingly quiet in downtown Philadelphia this past weekend. At the order of the U.S. Secret Service, 4.7 square miles were cleared of automobiles for two days as Pope Francis, his entourage, and his devotees descended upon the city. While the expected massive crowds
never quite materialized
, the streets filled with local children playing, cyclists lazily pedaling about, and clusters of pilgrims wandering between events—all without a car in sight...
The fact that cities are nicer when cars aren't zipping around is obvious once it's been experienced. In recent years many metropolises across the world—from New York to Jakarta, Indonesia, to Bogotá, Colombia—have been experimenting with contained and short-lived "
open streets
" days, where automobiles are banned and the city blocks returned to the people. What made Philadelphia's experiment stand out is that its car-free moment was so extensive and so incidental. Most cities that actually plan for open streets only select a small area for the festivities, but the experience of a huge swathe of Philadelphia being reclaimed created a lot of converts to the cause. The fledgling group Open Streets Philly started a
Change.org petition
earlier this week that quickly exceeded its goal of 2,500 signatories. The buzz around Philadelphia's carless weekend may not have convinced anyone that city centers need to be permanently car-free, but it certainly demonstrated a hunger for occasionally experiencing a city without the danger and distraction of automobiles. It's a hunger more cities should sate.
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PlanPhilly takes a close look at the fate of our beloved Toynbee Tiles
Tuesday, October 06, 2015
The Toynbee Tiles -- linoleum text squares embedded in pavement across the city -- are a Philadelphia institution, and they're in danger of disappearing.
The city's paving agreements stipulate that paving contractors must halt resurfacing and notify a Streets engineer if they come across a Toynbee Tile, those strange mosaic messages embedded into the pavement across Philadelphia.
The Tiles are at once part of our local lore and art known the world over, the product of a South Philly man with a tenuous grip on reality and a tremendous amount of creativity. The tiles have inspired imitators and thieves alike, not to mention
and one
award-winning documentary
. And with all signs suggesting the mysterious Tiler has left the city for good, the tiles are becoming ever more rare and in danger of extinction in their native habitat, Philadelphia.
The Streets Department wants to save a few for posterity, before their slow resurfacing process destroys the few left remaining that have managed to survive years of city winters and SEPTA buses. For Tonybee fans, that's reason for hope.
Want to know more about the Toynbee Tiles? Check out the awesome, award-winning 2011 documentary
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Here's an interview Flying Kite did with director Jon Foy
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Pope visit creates car-free utopia on Philly streets
Philadelphia Inquirer
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
What a weekend! The pope's visit transformed Philadelphia, giving pedestrians and bikers the run of the town. This editor spent three days tooling around the open streets, luxuriating in the car-free experience -- and even cruising on the Ben Franklin Bridge.
The Inquirer
's Inga Saffron raved about the experiment, and encouraged the city to incorporate the lessons learned into everyday life.
When Pope Francis spoke about joy this weekend, he probably wasn't thinking about the ecstasy that comes from being able to stroll down the center of Walnut Street without a car at your back. Or the rapture of skateboarding the wrong way on Pine Street. Or the bliss of biking 20 abreast on Broad Street. Or the pure, giddy fun of playing touch football in front of the Convention Center on Arch Street.
The unprecedented shutdown of the five-square-mile heart of Philadelphia was driven by the need for security (or rather, the perceived need for security), but it inadvertently created the kind of car-free city that urbanists dare imagine only in their wildest dreams. The virtual absence of vehicles in the sprawling secure zone, from Girard to Lombard, was a revelation. Instead of locking us in, it turned out that the much-maligned
traffic box
liberated us from the long tyranny of the car.
Philadelphia has always claimed to be a
walkable city
, but this weekend we saw walkability redefined...
While no one would advocate making the traffic box a permanent feature of the city, this carless weekend has opened our eyes to the possibilities of closing streets and limiting traffic. We've seen that closing Center City streets, far from paralyzing the town, can make it a more joyful place.
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Pope Ride draws 3,000 cyclists
Philadelphia Magazine
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
The Pope Ride took advantage of car-free streets and drew thousands of cyclists -- from weekend warriors in spandex to kids in cargo bikes.
Philadelphia Magazine compiled their favorite social media images from the event.
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Fall means exciting new restaurants across the city
Philadelphia Magazine
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
As the fall leaves turn, long-anticipated restaurants are opening across the city. Are there any future neighborhood institutions in the bunch? Any trends worth tracking?
Philadelphia Magazine
runs down almost a dozen of the spots they're most excited for.
Restaurant Neuf
943 South 9th Street, Bella Vista
Joncarl Lachman of NOORD is opening his second restaurant, this one with a bar and the French influenced flavors of Northern Africa. Lachman is especially excited about the bouillabaisse which will be a dynamic experience with the broth presented first and the fish added. The chef, who has spent lots of time researching in North African neighborhoods of Paris is also looking forward to the braised goat leg with sweet potatoes, dried apricots, roasted vegetables, crushed mixed nuts and spiced tomato broth....The bar will be the focus after 10 pm with a menu of bar snacks and a Cornell especially wants people to try VP Chartreuse. The aged chartreuse will be available for $20 during happy hour. Half-carafes are another way to enjoy time at the bar. A bar specific menu will be offered after 10 pm as the lighting gets darker and the music is turned up.
1200 South 21
Street, Point Breeze
The team behind Café Lift, Prohibition Taproom, Bufad and Kensington Quarters is adding another name to the list with Buckminster's—a French-Asian concept going into the space at 21
and Federal in Point Breeze. And the chef they've got on board? Rob Marzinsky, who did his time at Pub & Kitchen and Fitler Dining Room before taking off to wander around Asia.
Now that he's back, he's using the food he ate there as an inspiration for the menu at Buckminster'
s. And as a bonus, he'll be working with Kensington Quarters butcher Heather Thomason, so we know he'll be getting his hands on some good meats to start things off.
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Eight Commonwealth breweries triumph at Great American Beer Festival
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
PA continues to grow its reputation as a brew-happy state with victories at this
national competition
. Winners include:
Belgian- and French-Style Ale
Silver: Grisette,
Sly Fox Brewing Co.,
Pottstown, PA
Belgian-Style Fruit Beer
Gold: xReserve Ale 05-15 Peach and Ginger Saison,
Saucony Creek Brewing Co.
, Kutztown, PA
Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
Silver: The Cannibal,
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant - Chestnut Hill
, Philadelphia, PA
Belgian-Style Tripel
Bronze: Millennium Trippel,
Church Brew Works - Lawrenceville Brewery
, Pittsburgh, PA
Imperial Stout
Silver: Russian Imperial Stout,
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant - Lancaster
, Lancaster, PA
Munich-Style Helles
Bronze: Goldencold Lager,
Susquehanna Brewing Co.
, Pittston, PA
Specialty Beer
Bronze: Pack Dog Peanut Butter Ale,
Marley's Brewery & Grille
, Bloomsburg, PA
Vienna-Style Lager
Silver: Oktoberfest,
Stoudts Brewing Co.
, Adamstown, PA
Via Foobooz.
LEGO Vatican wows at the Franklin Institute
Associated Press
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
It's Pope madness -- and the Franklin Institute is getting into the act.
The city's science museum was hosting a blockbuster exhibit of Lego sculptures and preparing to unveil a huge display of Holy See treasures for the pope's upcoming visit when administrators got a serendipitous inquiry.
Would they like to see a model of the Vatican that a priest built entirely of Legos?
"It's amazing," said Larry Dubinski, president and CEO of The Franklin Institute, where the plastic brick structure is now on view in downtown Philadelphia. "People are in awe."
The Rev. Bob Simon spent about 10 months constructing a mini St. Peter's Basilica out of a half-million Legos. His architectural feat includes a Lego pope on a balcony overlooking the crowd in St. Peter's Square, which itself is made up of about 44,000 Lego pieces resembling cobblestones.
A colorful cast of Lego characters populates the piazza, including a nun with a selfie stick and a bespectacled figurine of Simon. All told, the display measures 14 feet by 6 feet and weighs about 100 pounds.
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On the Ground: Parkside Journal welcomes Flying Kite to the neighborhood
Parkside Journal
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
The local paper invited Flying Kite publisher Michelle Freeman to pen an intro to the program.
In 2011, Flying Kite Media deepened its coverage around neighborhood news and began to explore the possibility of transforming vacant spaces into pop-up community media hubs.
With very limited funds and a desire to connect directly with people across the city helping to move their communities forward, the On the Ground program was born.
The On the Ground program aims to dive deep into changing neighborhoods, uncovering the people, places, and businesses that contribute to its vitality. The Flying Kite team embeds itself in a neighborhood for a period of 90 days, bringing a currently vacant space alive by creating a temporary media hub that hosts meetings, events, art exhibitions, and open office hours...
Flying Kite's team is thrilled to report that their On the Ground program is up and running once again, as of this summer, and has landed in Parkside. Made possible by support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Flying Kite will take its On the Ground program to four of the five neighborhoods that the Fairmount Park Conservancy is initiating their Re-Imagining Civic Commons initiative, which will activate some major public space projects over the course of several years.
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Taking libraries beyond books
The New York Times
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
The New York Times
examines how libraries are looking to the future, and innovating along the way. That includes The Free Library.
Libraries aren't just for books, or even e-books, anymore. They are for checking out cake pans (North Haven, Conn.), snowshoes (Biddeford, Me.), telescopes and microscopes (Ann Arbor, Mich.), American Girl dolls (Lewiston, Me.), fishing rods (Grand Rapids, Minn.), Frisbees and Wiffle balls (Mesa, Ariz.) and mobile hot spot devices (New York and Chicago).
Here in Sacramento, where people can check out sewing machines, ukuleles, GoPro cameras and board games, the new service is called the
Library of Things
"The move toward electronic content has given us an opportunity to re-evaluate our physical spaces and enhance our role as a community hub," said Larry Neal, the president of the
Public Library Association
, a division of the American Library Association, which represents 9,000 public libraries. "The web is swell," he added, "but it can feel impersonal..."
Last year, the Free Library of Philadelphia pulled together city, state and private funds to open a teaching kitchen, which is meant to teach math and literacy through recipes and to address childhood obesity. It has a 36-seat classroom and a flat-screen TV for close-ups of chefs preparing healthy dishes.
Original source:
The New York Times
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Philly's creative class produces Pope-tastic merch
ABC News
Tuesday, September 08, 2015
With the Pope descending on Philadelphia, the city's shops and designers are creating some awesome threads and keepsakes. (
Philadelphia Brewing Company is also getting into the act, producing "Holy Wooder" IPA
When you attend a big concert or an event, grabbing a souvenir is a great way to remember the moment. And with the pope coming to our area there are plenty of unique items being created to mark the occasion.
You'll find a Philly-fied find inspired by Pope Francis' historic visit to Philadelphia on the shelves at Monkey's Uncle in Doylestown.
"The turning water into wine kind of jumped into my head and knowing that we love water ice - one thing led to another," said Dan Hershberg, President and Owner of
Philly Phaithful.
The threads are the kitchy and creative work of homegrown Philly Phaithful.
The apparel company, based in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia, wanted to welcome Pope Francis to the "Philavatican" with a sort of South Philly-esque, modern day miracle.
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Philly schools make list of top spots for aspiring famous fashion designers
The New York Times
Tuesday, September 08, 2015
Business of Fashion has released
Global Fashion School Rankings
, and the
New York Times
parses the list.
...the BoF one, which has a pretty rigorous and transparen t
, is worth reading — both because of what its sheer existence says about the importance of fashion education and how it may no longer be the sad stepchild of arts college programs, but also because of the schools that make the list.
Some of them may surprise you. They surprised me, and, it seems, even the editors at BoF who compiled
the ranking
. "Perhaps the most surprising outcome of our Global Fashion School Rankings was the outstanding feedback from students and alumni from schools off the beaten path, suggesting that prospective students may want to carefully consider a wider range of colleges when making decisions about higher education in fashion," wrote the editors Imran Amed and Robin Mellery-Pratt in an accompanying op-ed.
So what were these unexpected institutions?
In the undergraduate list, Central St. Martins (C.S.M.) was top, as you might expect, but Kingston University, near London, was No. 3, and Drexel University in Philadelphia was No. 10. Philadelphia University was No. 16, and the University for the Creative Arts, in Epsom, England, was No. 17. Pratt, by contrast, was 21.
Original source:
The New York Times
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New high school program teaches modern manufacturing skills
CBS Philly
Tuesday, September 08, 2015
A new program at Benjamin Franklin High School looks to prepare students for careers in advanced manufacturing.
Manufacturing isn't dead. It's just gone high-tech and a new center opening next month at Ben Franklin High School aims to teach modern manufacturing skills to students.
Workers are finishing construction on the Center for Advanced Manufacturing, on the lower level of Ben Franklin High. Classrooms for four disciplines: computer aided design, welding, precision machining and mechatronics to open this fall. Four more open next year.
David Kipphut, who heads the district's Office of Career and Technical Education, uses Tastykake as an example of the assembly line technology being taught.
"They only have bakers in their research and quality assurance labs. Everyone working out on the field is not a baker. They're all technicians."
400 students will begin this fall. Students in the Ben Franklin catchment get first dibs, the other slots doled out by lottery.
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Artists aim to create a physical manifestation of human suffering for the Pope
Associated Press
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Even artists are getting into the act of prepping for the Pope with this arresting installation.
Artists are finishing construction of an unusual exhibit they hope resonates with Pope Francis during his trip to Philadelphia and with anyone experiencing trouble in their daily life.
When it opens Sept. 3, the grotto outside the city's Roman Catholic cathedral will house more than 30,000 knots, each representing a personal hardship or societal challenge.
"It's deeply moving to see the universal quality of these struggles," said lead artist Meg Saligman.
Organizers are crossing their fingers that Francis, who celebrates Mass at the basilica on Sept. 26, will visit the installation because it's inspired by one of his favorite paintings, "Mary, Undoer of Knots." The artwork shows Mary untangling a long ribbon — a symbol for smoothing life's difficulties...
Knots for the project here have been gathered worldwide. At a recent public event outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, passers-by wrote their burdens on strips of cloth and then tied the fabric in a knot. Challenges ranged from addictions to
student loans
to health problems.
Participants were then invited to undo someone else's knot — to symbolically share that person's hardship — and weave it through a loom for all to see.
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ESPN ranks cities by sports uniforms; Philly represents
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
ESPN took a scientific look at which cities have the coolest sports threads -- Philadelphia came in at number four.
Philly fans may be notorious for booing, but they certainly have nothing to complain about when it comes to their teams' uniforms (including the 76ers' new set, which hasn't yet appeared on the court but looks
very promising
). From team to team, from top to bottom, not a stinker in the bunch. And the city's score will go even higher if the Eagles ever make the much-anticipated return to kelly green.
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Future bright for Tunica Humane Society
Phase One of a four-phase project is now underway at 4500 Fox Island Rd. west of Tunica, the new home of the Horseshoe Humane Society shelter.
Local Humane Society officials and volunteers broke ground at the site last Wednesday and plan to occupy their new facility by August 1 this year.
The first phases of construction will ready the building's 7500 square foot interior and two-acre fenced area. Exterior improvements will come later, executive director Sandy Williams said, as more funds are raised.
When complete, the shelter will house up to 100 dogs, some of which will likely be permanent residents, Williams said. One added amenity is an area for cats, which has not been possible at the present outdoor location. The building will also contain office and storage space, areas for quarantine, and space for veterinary procedures. One important component is a visiting room for potential adoptive families to get acquainted with the shelter dogs and cats.
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It will be an historic moment for women in the Marine Corps this week.
Lanette Wright will take over as the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Sergeant Major.
Wright replaces Sergeant Major Octaviano Gallegos Junior on March 14th.
Wright will be the first female MEU Sergeant Major in Marine Corps history.
She currently serves in the Command Inspector General Office, Second Marine Logistics Group.
A ceremony will be Friday at Camp Lejeune at 1:00 p-m.


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25/07/2008/9:58 pm, Gloucester, MA
We finally dragged ourselves out of Boston on Friday, sailed about 3 knots per hour for a few hours and zigzagged our way among the lobster pots to a new port just up the coast.
On Wednesday, Jim went to see the JFK Museum - and he loved it too - while I took myself off to the Public Gardens to visit the ducklings (made famous in Robert McClosky's "Make Way for Ducklings", a well loved children's story set right here. On my way back to the dock, I discovered a real farmers' market by City Hall. Local vendors sell their produce here on Mondays and Wednesdays, so I was finally able to stock up with salad greens and peppers and patty pan squashes and bright red tomatoes. Apples are just starting and I got some of those too.
We had intended to leave on Thursday, but oh how it rained. Visibility was poor, and winds ranged 15 - 20 knots with higher gusts. Even if the wind was OK, we'd have gotten just soaked out there so it was a pretty easy decision to stay put. We managed to make a run ashore to get groceries, but we spent pretty much the whole day and evening curled up with our books while we listened to the raindrops beating over our heads.
By Friday morning, things looked much brighter, so Jim bailed out the dinghy... and bailed ... and pumped ... more than any other time on this trip. After a stop at Mystic Marina down on Pier 1 we were topped up with diesel ($4.29) and had the head pumped out and were ready to go. The water there has a lot of sediment so we didn't fill the tank.
On Cousin Russ' recommendation, we sailed to Gloucester MA from Boston instead of making a longer trip. Because we didn't have many miles to make, we lazed about on the water - making 2.5 to 4 knots for a couple of hours. That is a luxury we rarely allow ourselves, but it was most pleasant to roll back the bimini, bask in the sun and just listen to the waves swoosh by.
At one point, Jim heard a new sound and leaped up shouting "A Whale! A Whale!" Sure enough, we watched several of them (or maybe it was just one or two?) gracefully surface and dive over the next few miles. They were far enough off that we aren't really sure what they were but we're thinking perhaps Fin Whales. They were dark, long and had dorsal fins. We've been hoping to see Right Whales, but these definitely had dorsal fins so we'll keep looking for the Rights. The Coast Guard frequently reports sightings and we always laugh to hear them say at the end of the report, "Mariners should be advised that whales may not remain at reported location."
Russ gave us good advice - Gloucester is a really pretty and active city - very much a working seaport that is big enough to handle lots of pleasure boats too. The large harbour gradually narrows and splits into two arms, making lots of space for the huge fishing boats, large whale watching tour boats, and lots of pleasure boats too. The city maintains a number of moorings, but we spent so many nights on a mooring in Boston that we chose to anchor in the designated area in the Inner Harbour. There was very little wind or current so although we were in 25 feet of water at high tide (there is a 9 ft tidal range here), our 100 feet of chain held us well. After taking a long walk all through the city, we walked out along the seawall to see the Fishermen's Memorial. This was the homeport for the fishermen who were lost at sea in "The Perfect Storm" as well as over 5000 others since they have been keeping records, and their names are inscribed there with so many others. We could see family names repeated from year to year as son followed father and grandfather. A man we spoke to said there have been 6 boats lost this year already, although the hands have been saved. Going out there to earn a living from the sea no matter what the weather is far different from what we cruisers experience.
We decided to take advantage of the opportunity for seafood so we dinghied over to Rocky Neck and ate at the Mad Fish Grill. It was innovative and tasty - I had tuna and Jim had crab stuffed haddock - both artfully presented, fresh and delicious - although not as good as our dinners at Rabia's in Boston.
We're off again on Saturday - possibly to Isles of Shoals - another spot we have not yet visited, with hopes of more whale sightings and a peaceful anchorage.
22/07/2008/7:26 am, Boston
The solo keeper of the boat has been doing well!
I've developed a routine here in Boston; I get up and make my coffee, go to work on my morning's chores and then in early afternoon I dinghy ashore and go somewhere. Back onboard in the evenings, I eat a light dinner, sip a glass of wine and sit in the cockpit watching the lights of the harbour. It is only after dark that things calm down a bit and there aren't as many rock'n roll wakes coming through the mooring field from the many tour boats and ferries passing by. It's a nice life!
Jim always said he enjoyed his interludes alone on Madcap and I agree with him. Neither of us has ever been anxious about being on our own and it has never even occurred to me to be nervous. If I had to do it all the time, I'd have to go looking for someone to talk with, but he comes back tonight so we'll probably both be talking nonstop!
I'm really impressed with the water parks here. Both in the one downtown near the aquarium and in the large park in the North End there are great jet fountains that always have children - big and little - playing in them. None of this "Stay out of the Fountain" stuff around here. Because of the tunnel taking through-traffic down under the city, they've been able to make great open expanses of people-space. That's in contrast to the narrow and curvy streets leading away from the water. Once through the maze to the Commons, the space opens up wide again and once more, there are people playing and walking and sitting on benches.
I strolled through Beacon Hill on Monday, pausing in front of #10 Louisburg Square - once the home of Louisa May Alcott (Little Women) and wondering which front door belongs to John Kerry, a current resident in this elegant little square. The gas lights and occasional cobblestone streets recall the days when famous literary and high society figures lived here, and it still looks to be a well-heeled neighbourhood. According to the brochure I picked up, the largest age group living in Beacon Hill is 25-29, average family size is 2.42 people and price per square footage ranges from $500. per sq.ft. to over $3000. per sq.ft.
My favourite place so far, is the North End. I love wandering there - stopping to buy more shrimp at Mercato del Mare, and have a pastry at the Modern Pastry Shop, and generally mingling with the families and folks on their way home from work. I don't know the facts and figures for this area, but it strikes me as a mix of young and old, families and singles. There are a number of festivals coming up and signs are everywhere, along with lights being strung across the streets and along the sidewalks. Wish we could stay...
I've worked on the stainless, and done a lot of sorting out of the "stuff" that filled our aft cabin, and cleaned up the insides of the boat.
The weather has stayed overcast, not as hot but still heavy and threatening rain.
.... Jim got back on Tuesday afternoon after a fine time in Ottawa. His work related discussions went well so now he is back on board and ready to cruise for another 2 months. He's been dining well there and came back with reports of fine meals so we headed out to find another one!
We went to Rabia's on Salem Street for dinner (North End of course) and had spectacular meals - mussels, clams, calamari, shrimp cooked in garlic wine sauce over risotto for me, and salmon and scallops baked in cream sauce and served over spinach linguine and little green peas for Jim. Both were perfectly prepared, the service was good and the atmosphere lively Italian. It's on our Must Visit list
We decided to stay here another day to give the man time to relax a little before we move north again. I'll go off to see the ducklings in the park and he'll visit the JFK museum and then if the weather report is good, we'll head out on Thursday - Isles of Shoals if the wind is right, or a spot on the coast if we need more protection.
20/07/2008/8:27 am, Boston
Before Jim left for Ottawa we spent a little time browsing around Boston, and I've done some more of it each day after I knocked something off my to-do list.
On Thursday, we strolled along Salem St in the North End - an area we enjoyed when we were here in the fall. It's the Italian section, and we loved the narrow street, the alleys, the fire-stairs zigzagging down the sides of the brick buildings, the window boxes and little shops. At Mercato del Mare, we bought two halibut steaks and a half-pound of shrimp. This was the first halibut we've had in some time, and the lady said our little pieces came from a 135 pounder! They were wonderfully fresh and Jim BBQ'd them perfectly - just nicely seared on the outside and still moist inside. A squeeze of lemon, some pepper and they were ready to eat along with grilled potatoes and a broccoli salad. I saut�ed the shrimp in olive oil and garlic with a splash of white wine another night - juicy and tender and oh so good - and all for me because Jim was gone!
The so-called farmers market I went to on Friday was a disappointment; there wasn't a single local vendor. All the veggies came out of the same boxes I could have found in the grocery stores. I'm missing the magnificent veggies Tina and I bought from Jodi in Fernandina Beach. Grumble, grumble.
I must say, the Americans know how to do memorials. Another stroll Jim and I took was through the Holocaust Memorial. It is a deceptively simple memorial - designed to be walked through - consisting of a series of tall glass towers inscribed with thousands of tattoo numbers overlaid with short statements from survivors. A time-line of events is inscribed on one wall, and along the walkways are other statements of fact that made us pause. It is a moving walk, and extremely well designed with visual and kinesthetic layers to it. What's more, it is right in the touristy area - just down the way from the fountains with children playing - where families can walk together and talk about that part of our world history.
In the other direction from the dinghy dock, another plaza has statements from immigrants inscribed in the paving stones, and over at the new North End Park, panels detailing the history of the area circle the gardens. Last year when we followed the Freedom Trail through this area we visited more tributes to those who lived and worked here.
I took the subway out to the JFK Museum on Sunday afternoon, and it's a winner. For starters, it's an absolutely gorgeous granite and glass building on a beautiful piece of waterfront over in South Boston. Designed by I.M.Pei, the proportions and vistas seem just right. At the end we emerged into a glorious high atrium - all glass and girders and views of the water and the sky.
I had forgotten that he served only three short years; I'd forgotten that he insisted on desegregation of schools and backed it up with action, and that, along with his sister Eunice, he had done so much for the good of mentally challenged and mentally ill people; I'd forgotten that he pushed ahead the space exploration program and I didn't ever know that he initiated the Peace Corps or the Special Olympics.
There are many displays of letters to and from the President, video footage and audio recordings of his life leading up to his presidency and the highlights of his term in office.
At the end, we turned a corner, walked between black walls and came to the TV screens where we saw Walter Cronkite announcing the shooting in Dallas that finished his presidency. It didn't finish his legacy.
Reviewing the life and work of this man reinforced my belief that you don't have to be perfect to be great. It's kind of like a multifaceted gemstone - even if one facet is scratched, the stone still sparkles.
On my way back to the harbour, I took a walk through the Granary Cemetery and found among all the illustrious ones, an intriguing little headstone inscribed to the "Elizabeth Hurd, amiable and virtuous comfort to John Hurd." It was a nice variation from "wife of" and it made me chuckle.
When I haven't been out exploring, I've been doing some badly needed boat chores. I scraped the brightwork and put on a fresh coat of cetol. It certainly isn't a perfect job, and will need to be redone later, but I just couldn't stand to see all the bare bits on the rub rails. Madcap is such a beautiful boat and she was looking pretty sad. I also sprayed lemon juice over the ICW moustache and it cleaned it up pretty well. The cockpit is shiny again, and in another 24 hours the stainless will be too.
I thought we might get the storm that I heard the Coast Guard warning about on Saturday night - with gusts up above 30 knots and hail - so I double secured everything, took the flags down and reviewed our "what to do if" procedures, but it passed us by completely. We haven't had even enough wind to run the wind generator so I've had to turn on the engine for an hour each morning. We did get a good soaking rain on Sunday afternoon, and another one during the night; back in the days when I had a garden, I'd have been delighted!
In the meantime, Jim is having an excellent time in Ottawa - visiting with old friends, seeing our boys and meeting with his boss to come up with a plan for some meaningful work next year!


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Synaptic Regulation of Beta Amyloid Metabolism and Associated Biomarkers in Body Fluids
Synaptic Regulation of Aβ Metabolism and Secreted Markers
Amyloid-β accumulation in brain is thought to cause Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, it remains unclear why amyloid-β accumulates in brain. Recent studies by ourselves and others demonstrate that synapses play important roles in amyloid-β accumulation in human brains. To further understand the synaptic involvement in amyloid-β metabolism, we plan to assess synaptic regulation of amyloid-β and other metabolites using novel microdialysis technique and metabolimics approach in animal models.
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Accumulation and aggregation of amyloid-β peptides proteolytically cleaved from amyloid precursor protein (APP) initiate the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. While this concept is widely held, it remains unclear why amyloid-β accumulates in the human brain. The pathogenic mechanism of amyloid-β accumulation is apparently heterogeneous; some individuals have amyloid-β accumulation due to the genetic inheritance of mutations in genes that encode for APP and presenilins 1 and 2, or because they have inherited polymorphic allele of apolipoprotein E. However, these genetic variants can only account for fewer than half of total AD cases, thus it remains unclear why of the remaining half of all AD patients had amyloid-β accumulation and eventually developed their condition. Recent studies by ourselves and others demonstrate that synapses play important roles in amyloid-β accumulation in human brains. Our study objective is to reveal the molecular events associated with synaptic regulation of amyloid-β metabolism in animal models by using state-of-the-art techniques.
In the first portion of the study, Dr. Shinohara will assess how synapses regulate APP metabolism leading to amyloid-β production in freely moving animals. To this end, he will use a novel microdialysis technique that can detect large size molecules around 100 kDa (a kDa is a unit of atomic mass signifying one-thousandth of a Dalton, or approximately the mass of one nucleon, either a single proton or neutron). Then he will manipulate synaptic function in pharmacological and non-pharmacological ways in order to determine their effect on APP metabolites.
In the second portion of the study, Dr. Shinohara will assessing how synaptic function affects extracellular metabolites in freely moving animals. In this part of the study will utilize a metabolimics approach that can detect thousands of metabolites at one time. Again the design calls for manipulating synaptic function, similar to that done in the first portion of the study, in order to determine their effects on extracellular metabolites.
Biomarkers, or surrogate markers of disease initiation and progress, would be very useful for helping us understand why people develop Alzheimer's disease. By studying how synapses regulate APP metabolism and other extracellular metabolites, Dr. Shinohara's study will identify surrogate biomarkers that indicate disturbances in synaptic Aβ metabolism in brains. Eventually, the results of the study will be useful for tracking and targeting effective treatments for AD.
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Beyond the emotion, here are the facts: As more guns are sold, violent crime goes down
Natural News: Information is a powerful tool, which is one reason why politicians, pundits and those who own and operate the corporate media try to use it - or subdue it, depending on their agendas - to try to influence the masses. One issue in which information is serially manipulated is the issue of gun control, once again at the forefront of public policy following a series of tragic mass murders, though such instances are extremely rare. Yes, extremely rare. But if you don't want to take our word for it, that's okay. You can take the FBI's word for it. Despite all of the headlines of carnage, you might be surprised to know that, since 1992 there has been a 50-percent reduction in the violent crime and murder rate in the United States? Fifty percent - and again, those come from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, not some think tank, journalist or politician with an itinerary....read more>>>...