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San Joaquin County Parks and Recreation and the Delta Fly Fishers will host the 32nd annual Catfish Derby on Saturday, June 4 beginning at 6:15 a.m. at Oak Grove Regional Park in Stockton.
Kiwanis Club of Oakdale recently acknowledged Magnolia Elementary School students with the Hope of America award. Fifth grader Molly Terpstra, left, and sixth grader Lydia Stueve were the 2016 Magnolia recipients.
Signature tree species in the high Sierra Nevada forests – including mountain hemlock, red fir and western white pine – are shifting toward higher, cooler elevations according to new research by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). This study foreshadows how climate warming may significantly alter entire habitats for multiple species.
From May 23 to June 5, local law enforcement personnel are participating in the national Click It or Ticket campaign in an effort to save lives through increased seat belt use. This education enforcement period comes ahead of the Memorial Day holiday, one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.
Passage of H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and H.R. 4974, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, were supported this week by U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock).
The North Modesto Kiwanis Club expects more than 1,200 classic vehicles – all vintage 1979 and older – for its 18th annual American Graffiti Car Show and Festival scheduled June 10-12 in Modesto. The Kiwanis Club's charity event is the largest of many local activities scheduled during Graffiti month.
Seven Oakdale Junior High students put together respectable performances as they participated in the 69th Annual Harold Pope Junior Relays on Saturday, May 7. A total of 26 Junior High and Middle Schools participate in the annual event hosted by the Stanislaus County Office of Education.
Three young women will compete for the prestigious title of Dairy Princess during ceremonies at the upcoming District 6 Dairy Princess Contest. The gala event will be held Thursday, June 16, 2016, at Our Lady of Assumption Hall in Turlock.
Almond Board of California and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have announced a new partnership focused on better understanding subsurface water storage, quality and movement in relation to almond orchard groundwater recharge test sites. This important research will join the ongoing efforts by University of California, Davis and others to understand the potential of using California's almond orchards for groundwater recharge.
Over 800 elementary school students and several dozen adult and high school volunteers made a somewhat unique pilgrimage to Fair Oaks Elementary School earlier this month. A number of service agencies were also onsite including Oakdale Police Department, Oakdale Fire Department, Oak Valley Hospital, Oakdale Memorial Chapel and many more in observance of the bi-yearly 'Drugstore Project.'
Volunteers are being sought to help place small American flags on the gravesites of local veterans this weekend.
In AAA minor league baseball, the typical age range is 23-24, maybe 25, over 26 is considered "old." At age 37, as starting catcher for the Sacramento River Cats, Oakdale's Miguel Olivo is far beyond that 26-year-old threshold as he carries on his quest to make it back to the Major Leagues.
With threatening skies days before the annual event, Mother Nature cooperated over the weekend, providing pleasant, but occasional cloudy, weather for the 24th Annual Oakdale Chocolate Festival.
Caps and gowns are being pressed and hung as schools in the Oakdale Joint Unified School District prepare for the pomp and circumstance of graduation ceremonies.
With an April litigation regarding water sales against the Oakdale Irrigation District going through various motions in Stanislaus County Superior Court, two sitting OID directors who cast March 15 dissenting votes for the sale, have voluntarily provided the plaintiffs' attorney with declarations containing emails they had with OID General Manager Steve Knell. After the information was supplied, the court reversed its decision from allowing the program to putting a halt until environmental concerns could be addressed.
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Curtis Lineberger has a long list of accolades, along with articles, awards, medals, and trophies amassed during his career as a water polo goalie throughout ...
With temperatures peaking just below 100 degrees on Saturday, it was the perfect time for opening day at the Royse Memorial Plunge at Dorada Park.
A larger than average crowd came out for the Oakdale Irrigation District's Tuesday, June 7 regular meeting, causing the venue to be changed to ...
In obtained public records, The Leader has discovered that Michael Eggman, a current candidate for California's 10th Congressional District, is possibly involved in the ...
A multi-alarm fire broke out at a home on Lezlie Court shortly before 6 p.m. on Friday, May 27, bringing fire crews from Oakdale ...
An early morning crash on Claus Road outside Riverbank claimed the life of a 40-year-old Oakdale woman.
It's a Saturday evening on the third weekend of May in Calaveras County. The squeals of children laughing fade into the background as voices ...
Story Time Sessions will continue through June.
It was a small – and somewhat impromptu – gathering of residents on Monday morning, attending a Memorial Day service staged at the Oakdale Citizens Cemetery off ...
Emergency crews spent the better part of the Memorial Day weekend at Woodward Reservoir looking for two Oakland teenagers that had jumped out of a ...
In a hectic, pre-long holiday weekend blitz, graduations were hosted over three separate nights in Oakdale. The graduation week kicked off Wednesday, May 25 with ...
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We all know the process of growing things is based in science and nature. I'm an avid gardener. Does that make me a scientist? Good heavens, no! Do you have to be a scientist to garden? Once again, good heavens no! Thankfully, Mother Nature (God, if you wish) is kinder than that. Otherwise we would all starve. Nope. I don't have to be a scientist to be a good gardener. Neither do you. Here's why. (Or not.) You be the judge.
Nature is random at times.
I've done all the right things and had nothing sprout up from a garden row. I've also seen bumper crops rise from my absolute neglect and lack of knowledge. One of the great joys of gardening is the element of surprise. Sometimes the beauty of gardening can be found where you least expect it. It's more about appreciation than science.
So, no, I don't need to be a scientist to garden. Or do I?
What comes first, the gardener or the scientist?
Sure, I could earn a degree in the various sciences behind gardening. It wouldn't make my plants grow any bigger, faster or better until I put it into practice. Basically, what I'm saying is when it comes to gardening, I must become a gardener before I can become a scientist. After all, if I don't do the work, how can I analyze the results? But wait, if I don't know how to do the work, how can I do it? I might need a little scientific knowledge, I guess. Sigh....
OK, The scientific principles behind gardening do come in handy.
Gardening far exceeds the depth of science.
At least, it does in my garden. If all I worried about was growing things that are supposed to do well in my area, in the right soil, with the right amount of water and the proper fertilizer, I'd have a pretty dull garden. Heck no. That's not for me. I try everything and then some. I boldly go where most scientists would strongly suggest I not dare. Who cares how it turns out? Gardening is about the adventure.
Of course, every successful adventure requires a little scientific knowledge.
Scientists are adventurous too.
I'd hate to slight them. After all, scientists make great discoveries every day. So, maybe I am a bit of a scientist in the garden. I just don't like to admit it. I'm too much of a rebel for that. Plus, I'm not into fancy titles. Yup, I'm happy in my silly straw hat and blue jeans. You can keep the lab coat and the ID tag. I'm a gardener, plain and simple. That's the way I like it.
Wait, what kind of fertilizer do I need for this?
This article was previously published by this author on a now closed Yahoo property.

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Each person has a different perspective on Food Allergies and Food Sensitivities. This global issue is highly debated, even among doctors, medical professionals, food allergics, parents, the FDA and of course those in the food industry.
I have been conducting interviews with these various professionals to see what their perspectives are on what I now understand is a highly controversial subject that we could all stand to have more education on.
Chef Howard Cantor, like many others in his industry started working in the food industry at the young age of 15. He went to Johnson and Wales in Miami and did an apprenticeship with the American Culinary Federation.
Chef Cantor has an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts. He has been an executive chef at resorts, worked in R&D for Popeye's, opened a few of his own restaurants. He now has a pop up restaurant in New York and without a doubt this chef still loves to cook, even after 30 years in the business.
Chef Cantor speaks out:
What is your favorite cuisine to prepare?
Asian Influence- eclectic simple but complex –I like to blend this style into my menus
Was being a chef one of your lifelong career dreams?
It's the only thing ever wanted to do.
Do you think culinary school helped you or taught you something you didn't know?
Culinary School didn't help me, but my apprenticeship really helped me the most because it was hands on. The only reason I went was so I could get a real job in the industry, so it was kind of forced and not what I think was most beneficial. Food education is really working in a kitchen not in lab.
What do you think the most important thing to know about food is?
The emotional attachment to food and how it affects people is most important. The experience of eating, creates good memories.
What do you think about the rise in special dietary requirements?
Don't get me started. I maybe should not comment on this. First of all, you cannot be allergic to gluten. You can be intolerant but not allergic to it. (He is actually correct in this statement, there are not any cases shown that gluten is an allergy, it is an intolerance and fewer people actually have been diagnosed to it than those who claim to have it. Read more on this topic, click here. It doesn't mean it won't make people seriously sick for weeks and weeks who have an intolerance nor does it mean that we should take intolerance any less serious than we do food allergies.)
I don't like raw tomatoes but I am not allergic to them, the acid makes me sick, so I avoid them. People should educate themselves and do research before claiming they have something. Some food allergens are real. I willed myself thru most of my allergens from a child to adult.
I think some people can't get over certain allergens like peanuts, soy and tree nuts. I know that can kill. Milk and Eggs are more of an intolerance for most people. (Over 168 million people worldwide are diagnosed with a dairy intolerance, but people are also diagnosed with a real food allergen to eggs and milk and the results can be very harmful to the body and should be taken seriously as well.)
Do you think understanding food allergens is important in the food industry?
It's more important for people to understand the food industry and their restrictions better rather than the food industry understanding their dietary restrictions, because we do understand them (food allergies). The problem is in the disconnect.
Key example: GMO's. People won't be willing to go back to eating 100% seasonal- we won't live a European lifestyle. 90% Americans don't understand the seasonality of fruits and veggies. They want them all the time, when they want it, right now. Demand requires we have it. People don't understand what GMO's do.
Can you name the top 8 food allergens in the U.S?
Peanuts, Tree nuts, milk, eggs, soy, wheat, shellfish, fin fish (yep he nailed it)
Have you ever received training on food allergies? How much of your career was spent on training for this topic?
On the job training. I had to learn it when I came to R&D- I didn't have to know it in the restaurants other than peanuts. Pending on how allergic you are- would get sick with trace proteins- No room for error on R&D Side.
Chef Cantor sums up his thoughts on food, We need to learn how to sustain farming on a large and small scale. There is still a need for regional and local as well as National farms. We as a country need to learn how to support and sustain them. Get better control of seafood and meat supply- take government out of it and let farmer's handle it.
Food is life, without it we cannot survive. We need food to live. Remember that when you eat, it creates livelihood for people."
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Father's Day is Sunday, June 16. Tell your dad how much you appreciate him with this FREE printable Father's Day card by Dress My Cupcake! Simply click here to download the file, print on 8.5″x11″ card stock, cut, fold & give it to the special father in your life! If you can't print it at home, take the PDF file to your local print shop and follow the instructions on the printed file.
This card is perfect to show your mom (or moms) how great they are! Simply download this free printable card, print it out and follow the directions given. Write out your thoughtful message inside of the card and give it to your mom. If you are unable to print the card, take it to your local print shop and have them print it on card stock for you. Every great mom deserve to know that they are the best!
There are many ways you can D.I.Y. with washi tape. From making wall decals to sprucing up your gift favor packaging to decorating cake pop sticks, the possibilities are endless. Here is an easy tutorial on how to make easy & adorable cupcake toppers.
- Scissors
- Baker's Twine (or any cotton string will work)
- 4 Toothpicks (or two short wooden BBQ skewers)
- Washi tape colors of choice – We used our Summer Collection in this tutorial.
- Glue (not needed if using BBQ skewers instead of toothpicks)
- Take your twine and cut off a piece of about 3 inches long (or as long as you'd like)
- Use your scissors to cut a piece of tape 1-1.5 inches long and fold over twine. Make sure the twine is in the middle of the tape
- Repeat with the other styles of tape. Make as many or little flags as you'd like
- Glue the toothpicks together to create 2 longer toothpicks (skip if you are using BBQ skewers)
- Cut out a triangle with the point away from the twine to create a pennant flag.
- Repeat with other flags
- Once you have all the flags cut, tie each end of the strings to the top of the toothpicks or BBQ skewers
- Cut off excess twine.
Now you have unique cupcake toppers to complement your delicious cupcakes!
Helpful tips:
- Before cutting your washi tape into triangle flags, draw them out with a pencil. This will help prevent making the wrong cut.
- Use strong glue such as wood glue or hot glue (be careful!) to adhere the toothpicks to each other.
- You can use this tutorial to create a pennant flag cake topper. Just use a longer piece of string, standard sized BBQ skewers, and create more flags!
- Coordinate your pennant flag colors with our cupcake wrappers.
These days you can find cupcakes in a variety of hip and trendy flavors such as green tea cupcakes, champagne cupcakes, and caramel mocha cupcakes. However, sometimes you get hit pretty hard by the wind of nostalgia and long for cupcakes featuring some of your favorite childhood treats. Take a look below at some of our most cherished flavors!
1. Lemon Meringue – tart and bursting with flavor, lemon meringue is a treasured classic. Turn it into a cupcake with a few of the right ingredients – lemon zest and lemon curd (made of egg yolks, lemon zest, lemon juice, a heaping portion of sugar, and butter). Combine the lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla flavoring into your batter and set your cupcakes to bake. Once done and cooled, spread a generous dose of lemon curd onto the cupcake and top it off with fresh frosting. Dress them in your favorite yellow cupcake wrappers!
2. Peanut butter sandwiches – with jelly, banana, and everything in between – it doesn't get much more nostalgic than that. However, combine peanut butter with cupcakes (another childhood favorite of course!) and there you have a heavenly pair. The trick to getting peanut butter cupcakes right is to make sure they are not dense, dry, or lacking in peanut butter flavor. Add together equal amounts of creamy peanut butter and brown sugar for a deliciously moist cupcake. Then top with dark chocolate frosting and dressed in exotic Moroccan cupcake wrappers!
3. Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes – Soft vanilla bean cupcakes frosted with sweet strawberry buttercream and topped with fresh strawberries is perfect to honor an old-fashioned classic. Perfect for Mother's Day! We love cherry blossom cupcake wrappers or fuchsia filigree cupcake wrappers as the perfect compliment to these strawberry treats.
Be sure to check out our Pinterest board for more ideas!
As we near the end of March, we can't but help look forward to the spring season ahead. The frost is melting, the birds chirping, and the season's first flower buds appear to bloom. It's also the best time to take advantage of seasonal fruits like lemons, strawberries, apricots, cherries, and oranges. Enjoy fruits while they are in season to take advantage of maximum color and taste! Below we've put together a few of our favorite springtime cupcake ideas as it's time to bid adieu to winter and welcome in spring in all its glory!
1. Lemon Cupcakes
Lemons peak from winter through late spring so now is the time to take advantage of a fresh burst of citrus flavor. Use a vanilla cake batter as your base and once the cupcakes are baked and cooled, make a hole in the center to fill with fresh lemon curd (a soft, think and velvety cream) that is at once both tart and sweet. You can make your own lemon curd using eggs, butter, sugar, and fresh lemon juice and lemon zest or go with store-bought curd – either is perfectly fine. Top these cupcakes with a lemon-flavored whipped cream. Use heavy whipping cream flavored with either lemon zest or lemon curd. Finally, dress them up in your favorite yellow polka cupcake wrappers or yellow chevron cupcake wrappers.
2. Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
There's no better time of year to indulge in this spring favorite! Soft vanilla bean cupcakes frosted with sweet strawberry buttercream and topped with fresh strawberries showcase a favorite spring berry in all its glory. Perfect for Easter or Mother's Day! We love cherry blossom cupcake wrappers or fuchsia filigree cupcake wrappers as the perfect compliment to these strawberry treats.
3. Blueberry Lemon Cupcakes
Here's an excellent way to combine two fresh spring fruits together into one delicious cupcake. Combine all the dry ingredients for a white flour cake and add half a cup of fresh blueberries (for a yield of 24 cupcakes). This will infuse the sweetly tart flavor of blueberries into a regular plain white cake. White cake works best with blueberries as it is mild in flavor. Then top it with lemon cream cheese frosting for a scrumptious bite (this also works well with pancakes).
Tell us about your favorite springtime baking ideas – we'd love to hear from you!
Happy Friday everyone! We're closing out the week with lots of glitz and glam with one of our favorites – glitter cupcake wrappers!
Here are a few reasons why we just can't get enough when it comes to glitter wrappers:
1. Looking to take your event or dessert table to the next level? When it comes to "wow" events, adding these glam cupcake wrappers will do just the trick! They're bold, eye-catching, and sure to leave a memorable impact on your guests. Nothing says glam event like sparkle in bold colors.
2. They also work just as well at more low-key celebrations. Whether a children's birthday party, bridal shower, baby shower, or practically any gathering, platinum glitter cupcake wrappers fit perfectly into any theme. If you prefer your glam in smaller doses or want to shine a light on the dessert table, your cupcakes are sure to stand out with these wrappers.
3. Platinum glitter cupcake wrappers are REUSABLE. Yup, you heard right. One of the reasons this wrapper is among our favorites is its reusability factor. And because glitter wrappers are easy to dress up or down, you can use them over and over again for any type of event! The special coating around these cupcake wrappers allow for multiple use. We can't wait to use them for St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Mother's Day….the possibilities are endless!
4. Glitter cupcake wrappers are perfect to mix and match with colors – aqua with magenta, gold with silver, or baby pink with sky blue – go wild with your imagination!
5. Let's face it – your cupcakes deserve to be the center of attention. It's likely you've spent time and effort baking your cupcakes (or you spent time and effort into driving to your local bakery to buy your cupcakes, which is perfectly fine too!). The results of your hard work deserve to be noticed and dressed up in their finest!
Check out some of our other favorite cupcake wrappers on our Pinterest board!
St. Patrick's Day, one of our favorite holidays, is just around the corner and now is the perfect time to plan the festivities.
Because food plays a integral part of any celebration, it's the first item party planners look to tackle. With its strong Irish roots, St. Patrick's Day is perfect time to feature Irish fare such as corned beef and cabbage or alternatively go with a "green" menu filled with items such as spinach, asparagus, or kale. Of course, once the main meal is done, you'll want to treat everyone to an array of cupcakes whipped up in honor of St. Patrick's Day! Here are a few of our favorite (all very different) ideas:
1. Pistachio pudding cupcakes – make these delectable treats with pistachio pudding mix for a mild flavor that will also add a subtle pastel green color to your cupcakes. Top with cream cheese frosting mixed with optional green food coloring and kiwi green cupcake wrappers, and you're set!
2. Creme de Menthe cupcakes – just a few tablespoons of white or green creme de menthe added to chocolate cupcakes will do the trick. Creme de menth is a mint flavored liqueur, so be sure to keep this batch of cupcakes away from the kids! Dress them with festive green filigree cupcake wrappers!
3. Green velvet cupcakes – people love red velvet cupcakes, but why not offer them a twist on a trusted favorite? Follow the recipe for traditional red velvet cupcakes and add green food coloring for a St. Patrick's Day surprise! These cupcakes deserve their very own platinum glitter cupcake wrappers.
4. Green tea cupcakes – tea lovers, rejoice! Here is a special St.Patrick's Day cupcake made just for you. Add a few tablespoons of green tea powder (matcha) to the batter and frosting for a scrumptious bite. Finish off with green polka dot cupcake wrappers for the final touch!
Love St. Patrick's Day? Let us know how you plan to celebrate!


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New Orleans Saints safety Jairus Byrd, who had back surgery last week, was in attendance during Thursday's practice session. Byrd stood on the sidelines and watched practice in sweats and a baseball cap, but did not participate.
Coach Sean Payton said last week that the timetable for Byrd's return is training camp. When asked that timetable was still the goal following surgery, he replied "absolutely."
Tight end Jimmy Graham, who is not under contract while under the franchise tag, and wide receiver Brandin Cooks, who is still in school, were absent from OTAs for the second week.
Cooks will not attend minicamp next week and is expected to be back during the final week of OTAs.
Defensive tackle John Jenkins, who did not answer questions about a possible injury during a charity basketball game on Wednesday night, sat out of practice on Thursday. He did not practice on last Thursday either.
Wide receivers Joe Morgan (recovering from an ACL injury) ran routes off to the side for the second straight week. Steve Hull, who did not practice last Thursday, also worked individually away from the team.
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The Daily Start-Up: Investors Back Fund to Help Employees Buy Stock Options
Top stories in today's VentureWire:
The Employee Stock Option Fund, which raised $25 million from unnamed individual investors and family offices, offers loans to employees enabling them to purchase stock options at their companies. According to ESO Fund Managing General Partner Stephen Roberts, this is an often unmet market with many early employees staying at companies until they have the resources to purchase their options or leaving options on the table unexercised when they leave the company.
Plant-based plastics maker Solegear Bioplastics has raised a Series A round in the single-digit millions, and will put the funding to work meeting steadily growing demand. The Vancouver, British Columbia, company has begun selling its non-toxic, compostable plastics, made from plant starch and other undisclosed, plant-based ingredients. "You can actually eat our plastic, although I admit it tastes awful," said CEO Toby Reid.
Also in today's VentureWire, seeing an opportunity in big data that's at least as big as the advent of databases, Richard Dale, a long-time principal with Sigma Partners, has left the firm to start a new venture fund called Big Data Boston…Nodality, whose technology enables it to take a snapshot of the molecular signaling happening inside cells, has signed a partnership with Pfizer that could lead to the development of drugs and diagnostics used to treat the autoimmune disease lupus…And, adding an undisclosed strategic investment by Motorola Solutions Venture Capital, Fixmo will focus on product development and global expansion of its software that protects mobile device data from bugs and security breaches.
(VentureWire is a daily newsletter with comprehensive analysis of all the investments, deals and personnel moves involving start-ups and their venture backers. For a two-week trial, visit our homepage, scroll to the bottom and click "try for free.")
Elsewhere around the Web:
Starbuck's deal with Square gave mobile payments a boost, but persuading consumers that paying with a smartphone is safer and easier than using cash or a credit card remains a challenge, the New York Times says. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Square founder and CEO Jack Dorsey explain the benefits of their deal in this video interview with Alan Murray of The Wall Street Journal.
Yahoo might add more than $4 billion to finance its shopping cart as the company, under the new leadership of Marissa Mayer, says it might reverse a decision to return that money to shareholders. The cash came from selling part of its stake in Chinese Internet company Alibaba.
Microsoft's new investment unit, the Bing Fund, made its first two investments, backing Buddy, a provider of back-end services to mobile app developers, and Pinion, a video-game advertising company.


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Paterson's Threats to Senators Working? They'd Never Admit It
But it just might be.
The warring factions of the State Senate have been oddly unified in one respect today: their anger toward Governor Paterson, who has threatened to continue calling them to special session (which he has the power to do) and to start docking their pay (which he doesn't). Both Republicans and Democrats have been talking trash about him all day long, specifically citing what they describe as his lack of leadership. But his pressure is doing something, because according to Pedro Espada, the turncoat Democrat who himself is the largest wrench in the gears of progress, leaders from both sides "have a template" for a power-sharing agreement. "Our staff has been meeting," he told NY1. "Folks, I think, for the first time have put down their armor and their shields and are really talking to each other in a respectful way." Of course, it's easy for Espada to say that there's a template that people should agree on when it's his insistence on remaining president of the Senate that's causing most of the debate. "We're all embarrassed," he added. "We're all embarrassed that we've embarrassed ourselves, the process, the institution through this impasse." You know, if it had been one day, or two, or even just a week, we might have believed that these people (particularly Espada) were capable of shame. But two whole weeks? Sorry, we're not buying it.
Oh, and meanwhile, the farcical special sessions are expected to resume about now.
Espada: Deal May Be In The Works To End Power Struggle [NY1]
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J.C. Penney Spikes on Report of Push for New CEO, Again
J.C. Penney shares got a boost Thursday on the expectation of more turnover at the top of the struggling retailer.
CNBC was reporting top shareholder Bill Ackman is looking to dispose CEO Mike Ullman, step up the search for a successor and seek to bring back former CEO and retail legend Allen Questrom as chairman.
The shares hit another 12-year low Wednesday as the stock has been unable to regain investor confidence following the brief, but failed, tenure of Ron Johnson, who was pushed out in April. Ackman, lest one forget, handpicked Johnson and then turned on him when sales continued to struggle.
Now J.C. Penney shares are bouncing up 6.6% to $13.64 after earlier rising as much as 10% to a high of $14.13.
How long Ullman, who preceded Johnson and then was brought back, remains in the job has been uncertain.
Questrom went on CNBC and chastised the board for not having made a decision already. Though he said he agreed with naming Ullman as the immediate replacement for Johnson, Questrom told the television network the board should have been planning even before Johnson was ousted.
"It wasn't something that happened overnight," he said of that change. "I would say they certainly don't have the sense of urgency."
Questrom said he had set a list of conditions in order for him to return as chairman to the company.
"This is something one of the board members asked me several months ago," Questrom said on CNBC. "I did not want to come back in a hostile board and certainly had to be with a CEO I was comfortable with and he or she was comfortable with me."
There's lots of possible reasons for today's stock rally–such as hope for further changes at JC Penney and excitement about the potential return of Questrom. And don't forget the nearly 18% short interest. The stock has been wild in the past year.
But Questrom also had a bit of morbid optimism to add.
"It's a great brand, but there's been a lot of bad decisions," he said. "It's such a great history that you wouldn't want to give up until it's dead."
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Adult film star Christy Mack is speaking out about her recent encounter with ex-boyfriend and UFC fighter War Machine. Mack was brutally beat when she says the UFC fighter whose real name is Jon Koppenhaver showed up at her home in Las Vegas and unleashed an attack that could have ended her life. She took to Twitter on Monday to share her account of what happened as well as some very disturbing pictures of her injuries.
Mack is currently recovering from multiple injuries including multiple broken bones around her eyes, a broke nose, missing teeth, a fractured rib and ruptured liver. She says that Koppenhaver broke up with her back in May but that didn't stop him from coming by her house on August 8 when the disturbing incident occurred.
According to Christy Mack, the fighter known as War Machine showed up at her house to find her home with another unnamed man. He flew into a rage and began beating on her friend who was able to get away, leaving Christy to suffer the wrath of his abuse.
This isn't the first time War Machine put hands to the famous adult film star according to her statement. She said, "He has beaten me many times before, but never this badly. He took my phone and canceled all of my plans for the following week to make sure no one would worry about my whereabouts."
Koppenhaver is currently missing but is wanted for the assault on Christy Mack. Despite that, he has taken to his Twitter account to defend himself. He does not dispute that he was at Christy's house that day but maintains that he showed up to propose. War Machine tweeted on Sunday, "I only wish that man hadn't been there and that Christy & I would be happily engaged.I don't know y I'm so cursed.One day truth will come out."
Koppenhaver (aka War Machine) also tweeted, "I'm not a bad guy, I went to surprise my gf, help her set up her show and to give her an engagement ring and ended up fighting for my life." Although many details of what happened are yet to come out, it is hard to imagine that a trained UFC fighter had to beat his ex-girlfriend nearly to death in order to fight for his life.
At this time, Koppenhaver is wanted for questioning in the incident and faces the possibility of multiple felony charges. His future in the UFC is unclear.


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Could 2012 Olympics be Dwyane Wade's next action?
OK, it's probably a bit of a reach to view the 2012 London Olympics as the next meaningful action for the stars of the NBA.
But the lockout does present that possibility, if greed overrules the 2011-12 season.
In that case, figure on the best of the best signing on, with fresh legs and a hunger for competition.
As for Dwyane Wade? Well, the Miami Heat guard turns 30 in January, and that changes many of the perspectives, having already sat out the 2010 World Championships.
"I'm like in the middle," he said Wednesday at his youth basketball camp at Nova Southeastern University. "I'll be in the middle for a while. We'll see.
"It depends on a lot of things. It depends on health, obviously. It depends on if I have a position the team needs me to play, etcetera. So we'll see. I'll be honored if they want me to."
There is, however, also perspective on where he stands in his career.
"I'll be one of the older guys on the team if I decided to play, at 30," he said. "So I have to sit down and really think about it. But right now I'm just in the middle of it.
"That's so far away from right now. I've got a lot of things to focus on before I get there."
Wade came home with gold the last time he was with the national team, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Based on what happened last month against the Dallas Mavericks, the Larry O'Brien trophy now appears to be the priority, at least with this latest collaboration with LeBron James and Chris Bosh.
But if that priority is put on hold, the Games could become the next best thing for the Heat's Big Three, including Wade.


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|Head Athletic Performance Coach
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Mike Linn is in the third year of his second tenure as UCLA's head athletic performance coach. The Bruins continue to make great strides thanks to Linn's training methods and use of cutting-edge technology.
Linn, who has both collegiate and corporate experience, previously served as the Bruin head strength and conditioning coach from 1999-2002. The 1993 UCLA graduate was a two-year starter along the offensive line on the Bruin football team and a member of two Bruin bowl teams.
In addition to working directly with football, he oversees all operations in UCLA's 15,000-square foot weight room. He is joined by a highly-accredited staff, including assistant coaches Craig Sowers, Ray Weisenbarger, Jon Fussell, Jill Robinson and Wes Long.
Linn is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength Coaches Association, as well as a Level One weightlifting coach. A national speaker in his field, he is also a published author in the field of human performance.
Linn rejoined the Bruin program in February of 2007 after serving as the Vice President of Performance for Velocity Sports Performance since 2006. While at Velocity Sports Performance, he worked to develop training programs for its 63 franchise locations and over 20,000 athletes nationwide. In addition, Linn supervised the training and professional development for a network of over 700 coaches. Linn was also instrumental in launching several key initiatives with Velocity's national partners Gatorade, Nike and the National Strength and Conditioning Association during his tenure.
From 2005-2006, Linn served as the Director of the Velocity Sports Performance franchise in St. Louis, MO. While at the St. Louis location, he collaborated on the training, injury prevention and rehabilitation of over 500 area athletes. He also directed professional athlete development programs for numerous NFL, MLB, NHL and MLS athletes.
Linn's collegiate experience includes a stint from 2002-2005 as the Director of Strength and Conditioning at St. Louis University. At SLU, he was responsible for all aspects of athletic performance for the over 350 student-athletes at the university that participated in 16 Division I sports.
Mike previously served as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at UCLA from 1999-2002. While managing all areas of the strength and conditioning department for over 700 student-athletes, Linn designed and administered weight training, conditioning, agility, plyometric and speed development programs for football and basketball.
Prior to becoming the head of the UCLA program in 1999, he worked with the Olympic sports teams as an assistant strength and conditioning coach from 1992-99. Five of his Bruin teams captured national championships during his tenure as an assistant (men's volleyball, men's water polo (2), men's soccer and women's softball). In addition, the women's basketball team won its first Pac-10 Championship and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament.
Linn came to UCLA as a freshman recruit in 1987 after starring as an offensive lineman and track and field performer at Esperanza High School in Orange County, CA. He was named the No. 17 prep lineman in the country by one publication and earned Tacoma News-Tribune and Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West team honors. Linn was also a school record-holder and All-CIF performer in the discus. The 1993 UCLA graduate was a member of two bowl teams and a starter in two seasons. The Bruins averaged 164 yards on the ground during Linn's starts at right guard, including one of UCLA's all-time best efforts of 358 yards versus Arizona in 1991.
He also was a starter for UCLA's stunning upset at No. 2-ranked Washington in the 1990 season. One of the top Bruins in the weight room as a player, Linn set a team-high in the three main lifts -- squat, bench, and clean -- of 1,366 pounds during his junior season. Following the conclusion of his playing days, Mike served as a undergraduate assistant coach during the 1992 season at UCLA.
PERSONAL -- Education: Bachelor`s of Arts, UCLA, 1993; At UCLA: Third year of second tenure (joined staff in February, 2007) - 13th year overall; Born: November 7, 1969; Family: Linn is married to the former Karen Nelson, a UCLA gymnast who was a two-time All-American in the Vault and the 1994 Pac-10 Vault champion. They have two children, Kylie and Ryker.


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Tivoli Park
Manicured gardens of Tivoli Park © Sarah Ackerman
Tivoli Park is a massive wooded area in Ljubljana. The park covers an impressive five square kilometres and is the perfect place for a picnic or evening stroll. Tivoli Park is a popular place to visit in Ljubljana and includes a number of ponds, playgrounds, sporting facilities, flower beds, grassy patches, forest and fountains. Visitors to Ljubljana will find that the park is the perfect place to go when they want to relax and really breathe in the beauty of this wonderful Slovenian city. Tivoli Park is also a wonderful place to take the kids, to let them run around a little and burn off some energy.


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Here in the UK, we were spoilt for choice with a series of performances from the likes of The Charlatans, Infadels and Roots Manuva televised throughout last week on Channel 4. BBC 6 Music dedicated an entire day to independent music and many of the broadsheets ran extensive features highlighting how important and influential the independent sector has been over the years. Independent Music, AIM's magazine published with The Independent newspaper dedicated an entire issue to the occasion, producing a special ID08 podcast which can be heard here.
As well as a much deserved slap on the back, Independents Day also raised vital money for The Musician's Benevolent Fund, C.A.L.M and AIM's own projects through a music memorabilia auction and a 2CD compilation. The auction, featuring items donated by the great and the good of independent music, saw fierce bidding on every lot, including a day with Gorillaz manager Chris Morrison, numerous gold discs, mastering and studio sessions and VIP passes to several festivals.
The album, itself a collectors item, features many leading independent acts, such as The Prodigy, Jose Gonzalez and The Futureheads, covering some of their favourite independent tracks. Only available in physical and digital formats for a limited period, buy it today here!
Independent labels provide an invaluable contribution not only to the music industry, innovating and nurturing new talent, but to the UK's cultural life as a whole. Throughout the world Britain's independent record labels, bands and artists punch well above their weight, and this year's Independents Day offered them all some much needed and thoroughly deserved recognition.


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Super 8 Xiamen Shidai Yaju
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- Tel: 8120888 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: Super 8 Xiamen Shidai Yaju
- Lowest Price: $32
Super 8 Xiamen Shidai Yaju is a downtown hotel with perfect location and convenient transportations. The airport is 11.5km away and the exhibition center is 10km away.
The hotel's guest rooms are the integration of modern design philosophies, with simple layout, exquisite style and delicate taste, featuring big room, big bed, and big bathroom.
The hotel features various conference rooms and free broadband internet access.
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- Triple/quad occupancy may require an extra bed at extra cost.
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| Beautiful, friendly, playful girl who is the prettiest steel blue color! Danna looks a lot like a Lab, but they don't come in this color, so we are speculating that there might be some Weimaraner in there. As you can see in the first picture, she LOVES toys, and she also loves playing with other dogs and is very good with them!
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Visitors to the Denver Zoo may now glimpse a Steller's sea eagle chick – the first successfully reared at the zoo, the nonprofit announced on April 2. The gender of the unnamed chick is still unknown.
It is one of the latest births at the zoo. Others include two clouded leopard cubs – also a first for the zoo – and a baby tamandua.
Due to the inexperience of both first-time mothers, zoo staff is largely handling the care of those three babies. It is not uncommon for staff to step up until new mothers become accustomed to their new role, a zoo source said. The tamandua's mother, Rio, has begun seeing the baby, Cayenne, socially but staff remains in charge of feedings.
The mother sea eagle, Ursula, is attentive to her new charge. Zoo guests may see the young sea eagle nesting with its mother high in its nest in Bird World, in their spacious home.
Frontier Airlines sponsors the bird habitats in Bird World.
Ursula, a 9-year-old native of the Cincinnati Zoo, has been at the Denver Zoo since 2006. Vlad, the father sea eagle, was hatched in the Netherlands in 2007. They were paired at the Denver Zoo on the recommendation of the international Species Survival Plan, designed to ensure healthy populations and genetic diversity among zoo animals.
Stellar sea eagles are classified as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Their populations are decreasing in the wild due to habitat destruction and alteration, pollution and logging. They are also affected by over-fishing, which impacts their access to food in their natural habitat in East Asia.


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In case you've been living under a rock, you may or may not have heard that Jesse James is allegedly a lying, cheating SOB, and we'd like to kick him in the dangly bits on behalf of Sandra Bullock, one of our favorite actresses. But, since our lawyers advise us that such an act could be punishable by law, we'll settle for sending dear Miz Sandy a BlendTec Home 1560 Watt Blender ($399). Why, you ask? Not for a night of strong margaritas, nope. See, if you're familiar with BlendTec's "But will it blend?" commercials, you know that they will grind up anything from a squirrel carcass to an iPhone to prove the durability of their blenders. So, Sandra: take everything he's ever given you and dump it in that there BlendTec, pulverize it into a fine powder, and have it sent to him via courier with signed divorce papers. (And call us if you want a margarita night anyways. We're totally free!)
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Ableton has updated Live 8 to version 8.4.1.
Improvements and feature changes:
- Added user satisfaction survey. After several hours of usage, Live will ask you to rate the software.
- Added control surface support for Novation Launchkey series.
- Added control surface support for M-Audio Axiom Air Mini 32.
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7:30 p.m., Tues., Aug. 26, 2014, Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St., (Corner of Washington Av. SE @ Church St.), University of Minnesota campus, Mpls., MN, $55, $85, $110, $125. Tickets on sale now at 612-625-6600, www.northrop.umn.edu
The Moody Blues have enjoyed a long career filled with many hits from many great albums that defined the 1960s...the 1970s...the 1980s...and beyond. Through the retirement of two key original members and the changing face of rock, they have stayed true to themselves in all their new material, weaving it into their core playlist.
Justin Hayward, John Lodge and Graeme Edge continue to work tirelessly to keep their presentation fresh and lively. Their fanbase has never wavered and younger fans have become aware of how powerful this music can be. This 'Timeless Flight' tour reinforces their place in music history.


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"Where do we look?" ask UrieMan.
"According to the map Analyzer Guy gave us, he is usually seen at the park." said DarkRyter.
"Guys. We got trouble" said Spideyo as he pointed out a few elites following them.
Spideyo and Urieman were able to beat about 3 of them while ordinary Man's laser vision clone and Zell took out the remaining ones.
"Looks like there are still some guys after us." said Ordinaryman.
"We can expect more. We're wanted in the villain community.' said LightRyter.
"Well, I'm tired and it's getting late. Lets get back to the RV and get some rest. We can look for tech tomorrow" said DarkRyter.
"Hey can I ask you something" said Daving.
"Sure. what?" said DarkRyter.
"What is with that mask?"
"Oh that. It's the avatar of my inner rage and bloodthirst. When I where it it increases all my attribute, most of all aggression.It's like the black suit from Spiderman. I'm not the only one who can where it. If ,say, Spideyo wore it, it would be absorbed into his own black suit, and have the same effects. If you wore it, your sonic powers would be enought to obliterate the city alone. And not to mention what happens if orinary man wore it."
"Wow. I would want to wear it, but after seeing what you did when you wore it, I might think twice." said Spideyo.
"I never wear the mask unless I am in ultimate mortal danger." said DarkRyter as they went to the RV.
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text: Interesting proof to add to my belief that American psychiatry is mostly fake and used to make money. These people prey upon the fears of people and make them think it's their fault because they're freaks, they have a disorder, they're not sane. "But don't worry, these drugs will make it better" =>_>= no all they do is pacify you and tinker up in the attic. I took the damn things for a year and a half at least and I've never been the same.


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The National Shrine of the Little Flower is hosting a talk, Wednesday, June 20, to help area Catholics become better informed about the HHS Mandate. Richard Thompson, President of Thomas Moore Law Center and the former Oakland County Prosecutor who prosecuted Jack Kevorkian, will present, 'The HHS Mandate and the Erosion of Your Religious Liberties,' at 7 pm in Royal Oak.
Event organizers encourage everyone who believes in religious freedom to come and learn more: 'We all need to promote this event at our churches and with our families, friends and co-workers. There are still many people who don't understand the threat that the HHS Mandate holds for our religious freedom. The threat is real. We must do everything we can to educate ourselves and our fellow citizens.'
The HHS Mandate is a regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, requiring employers to provide insurance plans that cover contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing drugs regardless of religious objections. Religious employers will be forced to provide services that contradict their teachings or they will incur heavy fines; a direct attack against all people of faith who object to a law for religious reasons.
'The mandate is not about contraception and this is not just a Catholic issue,' the organizers are quick to point out. 'It is a direct attack against religious freedom as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and opens the door to further erosion of religious freedoms.'
'We cannot sit back and think that someone else will take action!' urges event promoter Candace Shankin. 'You are called!'
National Shrine of the Little Flower
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Teen accused of stealing $100K in Rolex watches
A teen from Flint, Michigan is in custody after allegedly using a sledgehammer to break open a jewelry case and steal $100,000 in Rolex watc…
A teen from Flint, Michigan is in custody after allegedly using a sledgehammer to break open a jewelry case and steal $100,000 in Rolex watc…
The man was jogging with friends when he collapsed in cardiac arrest.
Zarin Price was arrested last year after witnesses saw him beating the victim in the parking lot of a hotel south of Portland.
The shooting happened Monday around 8:30 a.m. near the intersection of Southwest Blanton Street and Southwest 167th.
Canby Assistant Fire Chief Todd Gary says traditionally fire crews wait until police clear a scene before they enter, but in a high threat r…
Troopers discovered it was a female piglet estimated to be about a month old. She had no identifying tags and nobody had called to report he…
The legendary onion rings started out as a way to attract and keep bar customers.
Clark County deputies have very few leads in the case and the theft is really impacting the community.
As the Rio Olympics draw nearer, many high-profile athletesare withdrawing from the games over concerns about contracting Zika virus.
Oil trains haven't run through the Columbia Gorge since June 3, when a train derailed near Mosier.
A new study shows most millennials don't have renters insurance, which can cost $12 to $30 a month for $30,000 worth of coverage.
Officials say Bend would need to open seven new schools to keep up with the projected growth over the next 20 years.
There were no injures and crews don't believe the leak impacted waterways.
A Toyota Corolla and Cadillac Escalade crashed at NE 33rd Ave. and Emerson Street.
Court documents say the apparent attack happened in December 2014 when the infant stayed at Gonzalez's house for the first time.
The Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Carzintrux owner Dennis Lafferty said he just put the sign up a few weeks ago.
A loss of water main pressure requires the advisory.
Dozens of parents and community members marched from Harriet Tubman Middle School to the Portland Public School board meeting.
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Members within any resistance movement naturally believe that they're fighting on the right side. That's what makes the ongoing fan protests of 'The Young and the Restless' a compelling and unusual television story.
Let's skip to the most critical scene: Michael Muhney's December termination wasn't explained. All direct links to the situation also haven't provided any confirming details to-date.
The now 39-year-old actor was easily the most dynamic daytime presence the author of this digital page had seen in decades. Writing around this storyline from the start doesn't make his opinion more important than that of any other scribe, or of any fan of the soap opera genre. Strong opinions are basically what everyone holds, since balanced facts remain fleeting.
Nearly no evidence actually exists about Muhney's stunning removal. His version of events, that were publicly relayed shortly after his termination, stand as the only detailed description of what supposedly transpired. There is no other side. So, there's no sound reason to refute what he said, much of which was humble and revealing.
In all likelihood, and this purely represents speculation, it appears that executive producer Jill Farren Phelps decided that Muhney's provable ratings' draw wasn't enough to overcome apparent perceived personality conflicts that existed in and around the set. The calculation was that the show could survive without him. This again confirms that life in any workplace environment (including Hollywoodland) doesn't always make sense.
'Adam Newman' is a character on a TV show. And that CBS serial, which continues to rank number 1 in Nielsen's ratings survey, has an ensemble cast. Yet, soap operas must be collectively creative events, not showcases for any single star.
However, when a well-liked actor appeared to be scorned the problem wasn't just that his adoring fans were confounded. The fiercely loyal support that all YR customers offered for 27 years seemed to be sharply discounted as well.
No matter how any employee is treated, be it justly, or unjustly, no company should ever be perceived as having offended its customer base. And, rightly, or wrongly, that's exactly what a segment of this iconic steamer's fans thought and still think. Barring miraculous events, meaning Muhney's return to the fold, the potential to right this unusual real-life story seems slim, or nonexistent.
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oh no more snails.
By timatworkhomeandinbetween on Jun 28, 2005
The weather is hot and the giant african landsnails have been at it again. Just as I am trying to sell them they go and breed again. We started off with two hand sized snails and after the winter we now have one giant one, a dozen 3 inch snails and a dozen 2 inch snails living in two tanks. They are quite interactive but seem to have an aversion to garlic!


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Is there an easy way to create a "saturation-map" in Photoshop/Gimp? I need a grey-scale version of an image showing where the colors have less saturation (black) and where they have more saturation (white).
You want to convert your image to a HSV/HSB model (Hue, Saturation, Brightness). The saturation is what you're looking for.
Photoshop cannot do this natively, but you might find a plugin that does that for you. The GIMP has this built in, just open the image and select


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International Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Cancer Treatment
Following a successful pilot study, the NCI is supporting a cooperative agreement to develop the International Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Cancer Treatment (ICTCM) that partners the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) with the Cancer Hospital, Fudan University in Shanghai, China (Project number: 3U19CA121503. While NCI has supported research in individual topics related to TCM, such as acupuncture, these are the first NCI grants to support the development of an international collaborative partnership to study multiple aspects of TCM. Researchers with the center will investigate the benefits of some traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments for cancer patients.
During the 2-year pilot study that began in 2003, the ICTCM investigated 3 aspects of TCM: a) herbal and natural treatments that target the disease and related symptoms; b) acupuncture for some side effects of cancer treatment; and c) the bio-behavioral effects of qigong and other mind/body interventions. This work was advanced further under a new 4-year cooperative agreement, which was also extended for two additional years. The investigators have completed Phase I clinical trials on huachansu (a TCM therapy derived from sterilized toad skin extract), acupuncture to prevent prolonged postoperative ileus, and qigong for women with breast cancer. Phase II clinical trials of huachansu combined with gemcitabine in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, and acupoint stimulation to prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting were finalized and data analyses are ongoing. A new study combining tai chi and qigong has been completed and a publication is in progress.
The phase I trial of huanchansu for the treatment of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, non-small cell cancer, and pancreatic cancer has been completed. In this trial, huanchansu was shown to be well-tolerated and can result in disease stabilization in patient subsets.
A study on bufalin, a component of huachansu, has shown that Na+/K+-ATPase α3 might serve as a therapeutic target for bufalin in hepatocellular cancer, and its expression status may help predict sensitivity of HCC cells to bufalin treatment.
ICTCM has made possible new collaborative studies. Dr. Lorenzo Cohen, PI and his team were able to secure a new grant with Fudan University entitled "Placebo Controlled Trial of Acupuncture to prevent Radiation-induced Xerostomia" (R01CA148707).
Meng Z, Yang P, Shen Y, Bei W, Zhang Y, Ge Y, Newman R, Cohen L, Liu L, Thornton B, Chang D, Liao Z, Kurzrock R. Pilot study of huachansu in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, nonsmall-cell lung cancer, or pancreatic cancer. Cancer 2009:115; 5309-18.
Li H, Wang P, Gao Y, Zhu X, Liu L, Cohen L, Meng Z, and Yang P. Na+/K+-ATPase alpha 3 mediates sensitivity of hepatocellular carcinoma cells to bufalin. Oncology Reports 2011:25;825-830.
Meng ZQ, Garcia MK, Chiang JS, Peng HT, Shi YQ, Fu J, Liu LM, Liao ZX, Zhang Y, Bei WY, Thornton B, Palmer JL, McQuade J, Cohen L. Electro-acupuncture to prevent prolonged postoperative ileus: A randomized clinical trial. World J Gastroenterol 2010:16;104-11.
An abstract on a Phase II trial on huachansu and pancreatic cancer was presented at GI ASCO 2011. In progress.
Meng Z, Liu L, Shen Y, Yang P, Cohen L, Huo Y, Zhao Q, Ng CS, Chang DZ, Garrett CR. A randomized phase II study of gemcitabine plus the cardiac glycoside huachansu in the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. J Clin Oncol 2011:29; (suppl 4; abstr 284).
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Sometime around their non-Cali debut in Austin for SXSW, Rehes sat down with another Bay Area group on the rise: Grillade and even brought us an album sampler for download.
Grillade [gree-YAHD] presents the very delicious mixture of Bay Area based rhythm section The Park, San Francisco dwelling producer Keelay, and Portland bred songbird Ragen Fykes. Some of my favorite artists from the west coast have joined and I just about can't hold it together any longer.
The group blends soul, hip-hop, and funk with The Park's trade live band groove that leaves you yearning for more. And more, and more, and…yeah.
Talent abounds. Ragen's voice, while sweet and soothing, still carries a control that lets you know she can be bad as she wanna be. The Park approaches music with a very natural and communal ideology, making you feel like it's everyone on stage having a party. Keelay's humble genius provides the backbone with tight production that just makes you want to clap your hands, even if it's Wednesday.
Also, just in knowing these folks as down to Earth as hell and extremely eager to create and grow, I already see the beginnings of an incredible chemistry brewing.
This same chemistry left Ragen feeling herself and raging at one SXSW performance so hard that she might have forgotten who she was for a little second. Or a long second. We forgot who we were too – shit. Homegirl got it in. I haven't seen The Park or Keelay get lost in the music like that before either – and I've seen those fools hella times. Explosive.
So how'd these folkers get started anyway? Like, who? What? Where in the frick did they come from and how do they even EXIST?
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From CEOs to marketing departments, company leaders are searching for ways to stand out, grow brand awareness and stay competitive in an ever-changing marketplace.
G. Shawn Hunter explains in his book how leaders can transform their business and move from being a part of the old "Information Age" to becoming a game-changer in the new "Creative Age." The book is:
Out Think explains how companies need to build new capabilities, new risk thresholds, and social ecosystems that foster emerging behaviors that lead to competitive advantage.
"This book is about the importance and power of engaging ourselves in our work, connecting with the people and world around us, and deviating from convention to reliably create innovative value in the new age," said Hunter.
Through interviews and collaboration with thought-leaders across industries, Out Think gathers guiding methods that have been proven valuable for successful leaders and organizations, no matter the state of the economy.
The book's 12 chapters are titled:
- Marketquake: Moving beyond Arrested Decay
- Trust: Establish the Engine of Leadership
- Inquiry: Provoke with Questions, Not Answers
- Exploration: Go to the Woodshed
- Aspiration: Dream Well -- You May Find Yourself There
- Edge: Embrace New Kinds of Risk
- Connection: Collaborate to Innovate
- Mash-up: Borrow Brilliance
- Action: Get Moving or Accept the Consequences
- Signature: Make It Your Own
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Rushing to get some chores done, I realized I didn't have lunch yet. Since I was trying to catch my train, I was passing through the food court and decided to grab something quick. I actually like Pacific Centre's food court because it seems to be just the right size and the right variety.
Today I decided to have some pad thai fromThai Express. I've had their pad thai before and I actually like it here. The last time I had it I made the mistake of ordering spicy which turned out to be too spicy for me to enjoy.
This time I went for medium and with chicken. It's only another $2 to add a drink (which I need to combat the spice) and a spring roll. Why not?
The spring roll is pretty standard, most likely frozen and bought-but pretty big for food court sized spring rolls.
I love the fact they pack it in these old school cardboard and metal boxes. More places need to do this.
My pad thai which was packed to go could've literally fed two people perfectly. It was delicious and had a bit of bean sprouts, tofu and a rogue broccoli piece. For the most part, the reason I enjoy this dish here is because of the heat and also because I like my pad thai made with tamarind as opposed to ketchup. My only suggestion is to add more vegetables to this dish to be more heartier!
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Grove City junior Foster Reznor was one of the few returning Eagles this season after last year's District 10 Class AAA title game.
Reznor has taken on a leadership role and has been outstanding for the Region 3 co-champions. In the District 10 Class AA quarterfinals, Reznor ran for 45 yards and one touchdown while hauling in five passes for 90 yards and two touchdowns in a 56-14 win over North East.
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DeShawn Coleman, Hickory (14%, 66 Votes)
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Chad Williams, Grove City (5%, 23 Votes)
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There are only six episodes left in the fourth season of the popular AMC drama "The Walking Dead," and the drama is getting more intense with each episode. On Thursday, February 20 Wetpaint Entertainment posted spoilers for the rest of the season told by executive producer Gale Anne Hurd.
Hurd talked about how viewers have "seen the tension build" in the first part of the season and the audience knows more about what has happened than the characters. Most of the survivors don't know about Carol's involvement in the murder, that she was banished by Rick, or who is even still alive after the prison attack. Although the survivors are all still separated they have yet to deal with the issues from the midseason finale, including Hershel's death.
Part of the tension in the final six episodes will include "the hope of reuniting" that the survivors will feel with each episode that focuses on individual characters. Glenn and Maggie still have no idea either one made it out of the prison and although Michonne managed to find Rick and Carl it's unlikely the group will all travel the same path and reunite. The tension between Carol and Tyreese is expected to play out in the next few episodes, as well as the struggle of meeting the new characters from the comic books.
The eleventh episode of season four, "Claimed," will air on Sunday, February 23 at 9 p.m. on AMC. The three new characters will be a major part of the final six episodes and help set up season five. A new evil will be coming to the survivors and it's possible that the prison group will not reunite before the season finale.
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2330 Roxas Boulevard,Pasay City (beside AIMS building)
how to get there: just ride lrt line 1 bound to baclaran then alight to libertad station. afterwards, ride a tricycle or just walk your way on estimated 1 km distance (pls see map).
|DFA authenticated TOR and diploma
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php100 for single document process on 4-days. php 200 for single document to expedite on the next day.
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2. transcript of records and diploma (collegiate level) - certified true copies from the school and certification (CAV) from the commision on higher education (CHED). this documents must be transmitted directly to DFA-OCA authentication division (for private universities) or handed-over to you by your school on a well-sealed envelope (for state universities).
* please take note that CHED-CAV (Certification, Authentication & Validation) is issued only for private/non-state universities in the Philippines. Thus, state universities only require certified true copies of TOR & diploma. I just know this because I graduated from a state university in Manila.
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Ashley writes: Help! I'm on the hunt for the perfect black lace pumps to go with my dress for Valentine's Day. I'm dreaming of black lace pumps with perhaps a nude or ivory silk underneath and the ultimate addition.... some gorgeous buttons running up the back of the heel! Know of anything like this? I would be eternally grateful!
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James Talano, M.D., Cardiologist, Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans, LA
What is the problem with grapefruit juice?
Dr. Talano: The problem with grapefruit juice is that it interferes with the metabolism of certain drugs in the liver. As a result of that, it potentiates the effects of these drugs. What I mean by that is normally there are many drugs that are broken down by the liver, and the use of grapefruit blocks the breakdown of the drug by the liver, and consequently the levels of this drug that are circulating are much higher. So as a result of that, you get a greater toxic effect of the high levels of that drug.
What kind of damage can that cause?
Dr. Talano: For instance, with the use of statans, drugs to lower cholesterol, it can actually cause muscle damage. As a result of the muscle damage, you can actually get kidney damage and kidney failure. So these are very toxic effects of the drugs that can actually kill you. There are other drugs, for instance, that if taken with this can cause arrhythmias of the heart. We know some of the antihistamines that were used, which are now off the market, were causing cardiac arrhythmias. As a result of that, patients who were taking these drugs with grapefruit could potentiate the effects of these drugs and cause abnormal arrhythmias of the heart.
Aren't some of the antihistamines still on the market?
Dr. Talano: Some of these drugs are still on the market, but Seldane, for instance, has been taken off the market and replaced by another drug simply because of its anti-arrhythmic effects. So these drugs, at least the real toxic ones have been recognized, and voluntarily the companies have taken them off the market.
How much is too much grapefruit juice? Should we just stop drinking it all together?
Dr. Talano: No, I don't think it's necessary to stop drinking grapefruit juice. I just think that if you are on drugs, such as the statan drugs or antihistamines, you need to just drink grapefruit juice in moderation. One glass a day is not going to kill you, but if you take four or five or six glasses a day or you're on a grapefruit juice diet, that can have a detrimental effect by potentiating the effects of these drugs.
What about eating grapefruit, is that okay?
Dr. Talano: Eating grapefruit is fine. You're going to get some of the grapefruit juice, but you will not get as much as you do from drinking the juice directly. So eating a grapefruit is fine. Eating four or five grapefruits again could be detrimental.
How potent can medications become as a result of interaction with a lot of grapefruit juice?
Dr. Talano: Quite potent. If you take a drug like Halcion, which is a sleeping drug, and you drink it with a lot of grapefruit juice or you take it with erythromycin, the Halcion is potentiated in the blood and you can have marked depression associated with it. So you may be sleeping for days by taking the drug with other medications or with grapefruit juice. So I think it's important for us physicians and also the patients to be aware of these drug interactions when taking so many drugs for so many conditions.
What is the patient's responsibility in knowing about what is potentially damaging when you mix it with medications you're taking?
Dr. Talano: I think the grapefruit interaction has been something that's been of recent interest. In fact, most of the information the patients have received has been off of the Internet. This is something that has been perpetuated and maybe a little bit overblown, but nonetheless I think people should be aware of this, especially those who are on binge diets or diets that take a heavy amount of grapefruit. As far as the patient is concerned, I think knowledge of a potential interaction is sufficient. If they're aware of it and they are aware they shouldn't be excessively drinking grapefruit juice, I think that's sufficient.
Could it be a fatal problem?
Dr. Talano: The problem with grapefruit juice is it's going to potentiate the effects of other drugs. So other drugs that normally would be metabolized by the liver are not going to be metabolized as rapidly. So they will be around the circulation for a long period of time. As a result, these drugs will affect the circulation and consequently will have toxic effects. Those are the things that can kill you, the toxic effects of the drug, whether it's an arrhythmia of the heart, muscle damage or nerve damage. Those are the things that can actually cause a person to die or cause a person's death.
Is it okay to drink grapefruit juice two to five hours after taking medications?
Dr. Talano: You can have grapefruit juice four or five hours after you take the medication. By that time, most of the drug has been absorbed and is in the process of being metabolized by the liver. So even if you drink grapefruit juice, the liver effects have already taken place, and the drug has been substantially metabolized -- except for the long-acting drugs, or those that take a long time to break down. Seldane, which is off the market now, has a long half life, and you couldn't drink grapefruit juice for maybe 10 or 12 hours. So except for those few drugs that are long-lasting, the effects can be mitigated after four or five hours.
What's your advice to patients concerning this issue?
Dr. Talano: My advice to patients on this issue is that if you like to drink grapefruit juice, continue to drink it. Just drink it in moderation and make sure it's at least four or five hours after you've taken medication. If you like to drink it with your medication, make sure it's only a small glass full and not a large amount.
Are there good effects to grapefruit?
Dr. Talano: Yes. There are some good effects with grapefruit. The flavanoids in grapefruit have a beneficial effect on the body. They actually have some anti-cancer effects. So the flavanoids are quite good and quite beneficial. I think you can see flavanoids in other foods, but again grapefruit juice is a good source of flavanoids.
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With an improvement in pass defense needed after the 2010 season, the Patriots figured they found their starting corner opposite Devin McCourty in the form of Ras-I Dowling, the 33rd pick of the '11 draft. Even though he missed time in training camp and the preseason with injuries, he started the first two games before suffering a season-ending leg injury, and he had hip surgery in December. Dowling is finally healthy and in his first full offseason, and we hear that ideally, Dowling will start at the right corner spot opposite McCourty in a secondary that, like last offseason, still needs to improve. The team's confidence in Dowling was illustrated by its decision to thrust him into the starting role as a rookie. Kyle Arrington, who tied for the league lead with seven interceptions last season, would move to the slot if Dowling nails down the outside starting job. We heard from one source last year that despite Arrington's success, the secondary would be at its best if he wasn't in a prominent role on the outside. Staying healthy is key for Dowling, but he showed the size and ball skills in college that would improve the Patriots' pass defense.
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