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A nonprofit group charged with promoting Vista's historic downtown may soon be losing its city funding, and the City Councilman asked to be an official liaison with the Vista Village Business Association voiced negative sentiments about them.
News of the Vista Village Business Association being "in danger of losing ... city funding and its status as a California Main Street program," comes from Edward Sifuentes in the UTSanDiego. In the report he cites city officials as the source of news last week regarding the 28-year-old organization, which has an annual budget of roughly $250,000. This apparently includes "$60,000 in fees levied by the city on businesses inside the Central Vista Businesses Improvement District — an area that includes downtown and a few surrounding commercial centers — plus a $40,000 matching grant from the city."
One critical quote pulled from a 15-page letter cited in the UT story is from the California Main Street Alliance's Executive Director Laura Cole-Rowe:
"Direction from the board to the executive director is scattered and the board (and subsequently the executive director) is reactive instead of proactive."
But the VVBA's President Mario Carrillo also has stated:
"The Vista Village Business Association will keep going."
City-bashing, meetings 'driven' by ex-councilman Frank Lopez:
It seems a story worth watching this election year, as City Councilman Cody Campbell has already made public his issues with the group in December, when he listed reasons why he was refusing to attend meetings with the VVBA. This is from a previous Examiner report of the last city council meeting for 2013:
Commenting that he believed the Vista Village Business Association had "severe issues," Campbell said that he had actually informed City Manager Patrick Johnson that he would not be attending those meetings anymore because they "bash" the City of Vista and "are driven" by ex-councilman Frank Lopez who was a person which the Mayor "personally didn't agree with or get along with at all."
Mayor Ritter had noticed Campbell had only attended two of 11 meetings in 2013:
"You went to two," she told Campbell, "in February and March."
According to the Sifuentes story, the California Main Street Alliance previously warned VVBA it might lose its Main Street status "if it failed to meet several goals by March 31, including developing a funding plan and a policy manual."
Additionally, the UT news stated that the Main Street designation is "awarded to groups that reinvigorate historic downtown business districts by meeting a rigorous set of criteria." The VVBA usually promotes downtown business by "holding events and festivals throughout the year, such as the Smokin' Q Classic barbecue competition, the annual Rod Run car show and St. Patrick's Day Parade."
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My Daily Paintings! This is my second book (2013). The last time I made a book of my paintings was 2009.
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Publish date:December 08 2013
Cathleen Rehfeld My visual diary... I love doing small daily oil paintings. They have an immediate freshness about them. Whatever you are thinking about that day sort of goes into them, almost like a visual diary. About the medium, oil paint - I like the creamy color intense luscious look of oil paint. I like making brushstrokes that bring out that quality in the paint. I try out new ideas, new colors, new subject matter from day to day, because of the small format. It is very freeing to be able to paint something and get it out relatively quickly. I have larger work available at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River, Oregon.
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A Model of School Improvement within a First Nations ...
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|Native education has often been perceived as a low status cousin of the "regular" (that is, middle class, suburban, white) education system, and the achievement levels of Indian students have historically been low. This situation is often attributed to the past policies of many different federal governments and to a succession of poorly conceived and badly implemented school programs. The anger and distrust generated by these programs were among many reasons that led to the development of Band-controlled education systems in the early 1970s. The Lac La Ronge Indian Band operates the largest Band-controlled education system in Saskatchewan. With a membership of 5,000, of whom 25 percent are aged 9 years or younger, the Band is facing unprecedented growth in the need for educational services. A model for school improvement that involves community groups in the developmental process and identifies areas of concern has been developed and implemented. This paper describes issues relating to staff evaluation, curriculum development, student promotion, referral to resource room programs, and maintaining the cultural and linguistic uniqueness of the Cree Nation. (45 references) (LAP)
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On April 20, 2014, musician Si Astbury took the time to share about his recent successes in the areas of music, TV presenting, latest singles, upcoming music festival, and more!
Astbury said that his interest in performing arts began early. He became actively involved in singing and acting in a variety of productions. Just how young were you?
"My interest in music began when I was six years old. I have always had a passion for performing and producing creative ideas. My early years were heavily influenced by my father, Graham, who performed in many bands, and it was my father's influence that gave me the inspiration to perform."
Astbury, out of the UK, has been quite busy lately, and he owes much of his success to his fans. One of the ways he began his music career was being part of a British reality television show. Si, what was the show?
"My television debut was on 'Pop Idol' (2001). I also performed and had an interview with ITV (a commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom). I want everyone to know too, that our fans are an inspiration!"
I understand your many projects are helping others in a variety of ways, especially your song "Hope" and the upcoming music festival. What are some of the details of these projects?
"Our goal is to help in many areas. My music 'Hope' will hopefully do that. The areas that we are helping in can be found at Cancer Research UK, Hope Music and Soundblitz Records on Facebook. I wrote the charity song 'Hope'. Evan Hendry is another musician who is part of this project. The festival is called 2015 World Tribute Fest."
Astbury's "Hope" was originally released March 7, 2014. His involvement with the music festival includes Glencoe Event Management. Can you tell us more about the song?
"We've been on American Radio Station 'Rocks Medicine Show.' Our Song 'Hope' was heard on Live 365. 'Hope' is also an online shuffle/random music on Live 365 Internet Radio on 'Dr. Rock's Medicine Show Live 365!' All Proceeds of the song will go to charities."
Will any of your projects involve travel?
"Yes, I will be traveling to the United States, I think in 2015. There I will perform in NYC. I've also been asked to host a special musical event as well. I've really wanted to share my talent, so I also decided to create and perform in various local acts touring across the UK, Wales and Scotland. I also keep busy as the presenter of 'In the Spotlight.'"
In addition to being a singer-songwriter, Si Astbury is also a TV host. He resides in Burton on Trent where he presents talent on Burton TV News' "In The Spotlight." Fans look forward to more of Si Astbury with his music, TV hosting, travels, hosting and performing at a music festival, plus more! Thanks Si.
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March 9, 2014, it was announced that singer-songwriter Si Astbury released new song "Hope" and has joined forces with Soundblitz Records.
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Section 3 of Chapter 486 of the Acts of 1909 placed the creation of the budget within the responsibility of the Mayor. The City Council retained the right to reduce or reject any item. The Budget Department was established by Chapter 3 of the Ordinances of 1917 and placed in charge of a Budget Commissioner. General supervision over all matters pertaining to the budget and appropriations was placed under the jurisdiction of the Budget Commissioner. Under the direction of the Mayor, the Commissioner prepared the annual and supplementary budgets as well as the forms of estimate sheets used by each officer, board, commission, and department.
In 1930 the Budget Commissioner became in effect the personnel director for Suffolk County overseeing promotions, transfers, new appointment and compensation.
In 1953, the duties of the Budget Department were assumed by the Administrative Services Department (Ord. 1953 Ch. 8 sect. 9; Ord. 1954 Ch. 2 sect. 13). The Director of Administrative Services became the Budget Officer of the City and the County. In 1956, the Administrative Services Department was reorganized to include the Supervisor of Budgets. The Supervisor of Budgets became the Budget Officer for the City and County under the direction of the Mayor and in consultation with the Director of Administrative Services.
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going to bed is becoming challenging
my 6 month old used to go to sleep with ease until recently. it seems like he cries more and for longer. he even starts crying when i put him in his pj's which he never used to do. i still breastfeed him and he even comes off more often and cries. i don't understand what happened. like i said he used to breasfeed, go in his crib, maybe fuss for a couple mins and then fall asleep. and on top of everything he's waking up in the middle of the night and early in the morning. i do think he is teething and don't know if this is the reason. any suggestions? i have given him motrin.
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Obama's Wall Street "Punishment" Provides Quick 10% Bonus Boost To Goldman Employees
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How very kind of Mr. Obama to reward his #2 campaign contributor.
Obama = epic fail
yes...and lets not forget that what would have been ordinary income taxed is now long term cap. gaines taxed.
But, that is OK, we middle class are going to get an increase in the child deduction. Now, if only I had kids and a job too, I would be as happy as the Goldman folks are with the great job the fraternity brothers running the government are doing.
And, you all think all this is some accident?
would be interested in knowing if they were awarded at a discount as well. when I worked at one, now defunked, ib, they were at a 25-30% discount to market price with a 3yr 80%, 4yr 90%, 5yr 100% vesting schedule.
Luck? A real squid makes his own luck.
You don't think they have a 'fix' in on the stock with some well strategized options?
These guys don't play according to market rules. Everything is "arranged".
Don't be too too surprised if some Leap Puts aren't fixing the value of those bonuses at some number that hasn't even been considered yet. And if anything will only be worth more than they now are. the bonus will be whatever they want it to be.
If you really think that they take their bonuses in something as volatile as the stock market then maybe this blog isn't as sophisticated as it usually appears.
All that is going to change this rigged game is when everyone refuses to be a counterparty to anything that they buy or sell. Or if Al Queda decides it's long past time to admit their error, and take down the right building this time. Preferably when there is full 'partners' meeting.
"The unintended consequences of some of this craziness coming out of Washington are breathtaking..."
Unintended? Really? Methinks Mr. Holland makes a reference to a fact not yet in evidence.
Axelrod, Jarrett, Podesta, Ploufe, Soros, and Stern run America right now...Obama's job is just to position his big jug head in front of the camera and read script from a teleprompter.
Perhaps you'd like to consider a post for more than 24 minutes before putting it up. Obama's administration has been working on this announcement for months, according to insiders. They'd had meetings about it long before the MA election
If you think it was merely a coincidence that Volcker was trotted out to stand beside Obama, and announce the Bank Plan (w/o even a FAQ sheet) 2 days after MA and the day GS announced their Q4, then perhaps you are to naive for this Blog (and might i suggest life in present day America, but i digress).
Perhaps you should consider the last 24 months and you might come to the conclusion that there are NO coincidences.
Let's not forget that Obamacare is structured in the same fundamental way. Lots of hot air and an immediate payoff to big Pharma. Obama needs to take an economics course or get his head out of WallStreet's ass.
Obama... I weep for black America. Is this what they fought and died for? Is this what Dr. King wanted? Of course not. Dr. King talked for and from black America - an America ignored. In the 60's seggregation was fundamtentally based on color which brought with it poverty and indifference of "mainstream" America. Over the past 40 years, American society has attempted to re-evaluated its beliefs and role in how it treated a part of what made it a strong country. People talk like black America has succeeded in fulfilling its dream. It hasn't. Black America is now "mainstreet" America. Instead of black America rising to join white America, the "elite" have instead lowered white America to join black America in poverty. It is not without deep irony that the man who would usher in this transformation of an American no longer seggregated by color but of wealth is a black man.
they are going to win because they will push all the comp money to EPS, resulting in the stock going to the moon, and then the administration can channel that public fever towards raising cap gains taxes...given all the goldmanites are probably 83(b) on the stock grant so the gains with be ltcg rate...
Oh, come on. I'm a HUGE fan of Zero Hedge, but this is going too far.
Do we really want policy announcements being timed around when some company or other sets the strike price for options grants?
All of the world's bankers are in Switzerland with their stolen money right now.
That's right, it's Davos-time again.
According to the Wall Street Journal, and I do quote: "Last year, at the height of the financial crisis, many prominent bankers decided against making the trek to Davos. But next week, most of the biggest banks will be represented. Two no-shows from last year, Robert E. Diamond, president of Barclays PLC, and Vikram Pandit, chief executive of Citigroup Inc., will both be there. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is sending five top executives, led by Chief Operating Officer Gary Cohn. Bank of America Corp. sent none of its top executives last year. This year, new CEO Brian Moynihan, who has made statements expressing remorse for the financial crisis since his elevation in December, will use the opportunity to make his first overseas trip in the post and will attach trips to other European cities to meet clients, regulators and bank employees. Morgan Stanley Chairman John Mack and Josef Ackermann, chairman of Deutsche Bank AG, will attend. One prominent no-show: JP Morgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive James Dimon."
That's one hell of a group of looters, in one place that isn't ... here.
Am I the only one who thinks revoking all of these bankster's passports while they're out of the country stuffing themselves on each other's egos might be the best way to solve today's economic problems? After all, these are the guys who created them. And even if it wouldn't solve them, it sure would be nice to be rattle this bunch of self-inflated toads. Given Swiss law regarding visas, they'd all have to bunk with Roman Polanski while things were sorted out or until they purchased Swiss citizenship.
Revoke the bankster's passports. With a couple of keystrokes by a right-minded State Department employee we'd be shed of the worst bunch of crooks the nation's ever seen. Stay in Davos, you inglorious bastards. Enjoy the caviar and cocaine there - and write when you get work.
Nothing better than sticking your big snout even deeper in the trough! What happened to using average price over last 30 days, etc. which is often used to determine prices for restricted stock, employee stock options?
Can you say gaming the system? I knew you could...
Hot off the press: Obama's planning to help with the "assault on the middle class". He will take money from the middle class and give it to the poor and lower middle class who have kids so that both parents or single parents can work for corporate America at minimum wage. Gee thanks buddy. Nevermind that the world is becoming increasingly overpopulated. More kids = more profitable pyramid for the oligarchs. More free childcare means more minimum wage workers.
This makes no sense.
According to the author: The banks got the better of Obama, because they priced their bonuses the day before his announcement. I'm inferring that Obama's announcement then caused the stock to go down 2% to 4%. According to the author's logic, they got the last laugh because they had already priced their stock at the higher level. However, if the stock went down due to Obama's announcement, then it wouldn't have mattered when they priced the stock. They could have done it two days later and the pricing would have been roughly the same.
It would be like stabbing someone and a few minutes later their laughing that you should have stabbed them earlier. Now, they have less blood from the bleeding that your stab wound caused, so your stabbing them hasn't been effective.
This logic doesn't work!
And now Obama is a movie star? He is in a movie--called "Stock Shock." ... exposing greedy hedge funds and market manipulation. Even though the movie mostly focuses on Sirius XM stock being naked short sold to hell, I liked it because it shows the dark side of Wall Street. DVD is everywhere for sale or rent but cheaper at www.stockshockmovie.com
And now Obama is a movie star? He is in a movie--called "Stock Shock." ... exposing greedy hedge funds and market manipulation. Even though the movie mostly focuses on Sirius XM stock being naked short sold to hell, I liked it because it shows the dark side of Wall Street. DVD is everywhere for sale or rent but cheaper at www.stockshockmovie.com


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Let $M$ be a 2n dimensional manifold, and let $A$ be a n-dimensional cycle on M. I want to compute the self-intersection $(A.A)$ of A with itself. Let $\eta_A$ be the form in $H^n(M, \mathbb{R})$ given by the Poincare duality isomorphism, i.e. $\int_B \eta_A=(A.B)$ for an n-cycle B. Then by the rule that intersection of cycles corresponds to taking wedge product, we have $\int_M \eta_A \wedge \eta_B=(A.B)$. Taking A=B, since $\eta_A \wedge \eta_A =0$, I get $(A.A)=0$, which I don't think is the case. Where am I going wrong?
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$\omega \wedge \eta = (-1)^{ab}\eta \wedge \omega$ where $a$ is the dimension of $\omega$ and $b$ is the dimension of $\eta$.
So your "since $\eta_A \wedge \eta_A=0$" comment is only true when $n$ is odd.


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What was your role in regards to Nic's diagnosis and treatment at the clinic?
Dr. David P. Dimmock: I was a part a larger team. When we decided that we were going to sequence Nic's exome, we had to decide how we were going to analyze the data. We sort of already determined how we were going to do the exome sequencing in the platform. What we were worried about was how the data was going to come back, and what we were going to do with it all, because we knew that we were going find somewhere around 20,000 variants that we were going to have to try and work out to determine if there is one or two of those variants that explained a majority of Nic's illness. Previously, I had worked in a clinical diagnostic center, and there were certain tools that we used in working out whether a chain in the genome was likely to cause disease. I had long conversations with Liz Worthey, and we discussed what tools were appropriate in this particular case. In due course, we worked out with 20,000 variants, if we could whiz through a variant in six minutes and continue deciphering them for approximately three to four years (had she done each by hand). This sort of helped set the priorities for how we would analyze the data and what variants would be important. Liz, who in many ways is really the star of the analysis, devised a brilliant piece of software that took all of the variants that we got back from Nic's exome, and allowed us to observe the myriad variations via all of the routine tools that we normally use. We were then able to filter the variants and see which ones are likely to cause disease and which were less likely to have any detrimental effects. Subsequently, we narrowed the variants down to a list of 2,006 genes that were most likely to cause Nic's problems, and in fact Nic's genetic change was not on that list of 2,006 genes. We then continued the process to the point where we had a couple of hundred genes we were interested in, and then 36 other genes that we suspected to possibly be interesting Even from the first round of sequencing, we had two genes that sort of jumped out and one of them was in fact the XIAP gene that in fact turned out to be the answer. It was because we didn't look at the exome as carefully that we should have at that point in time to fully trust the results. That was part of the role. Liz and I also spent a lot of time looking at the sort of short list and determining which of them might be plausible. Looking at the variant that showed the XIAP amongst several others really seemed to disrupt what the gene would do; then looking at XIAP, what the gene did and whether we would expect the genetic change to actually cause what we saw in Nic. That was a vast part of my role. Liz Worthey did a lot of the analysis and constructed the tools and software involved in the diagnosis of Nic. Without her, we wouldn't be sitting her with an answer. Furthermore, this could not have been done without the collaboration of many people, including the team involved in programming the software. They made it possible to go from an idea on paper to a fully functioning software program. Some of the challenges that my role entailed was talking to Nic's mom, and tell her what we found and how we plan on going forward with the further analysis of her son, in addition to organizing the clinical testing that we sent out. Really, at the end of the day someone had to make a decision whether or not we were convinced that this change was real at the cause for Nic to have to XIAP deficiency. That was significant because we were at the point where genetic changes in the XIAP gene cause a disease, which we know if Nic got a viral infection that is common within the population would most likely kill him. Ultimately, the reason we decided to commence treatment with the stem cell transplant was based solely on the fact that we knew that without the stem cell transplant (with the genetic changes occurring in Nic's body as well as the contraction of the virus) he would die. We weren't convinced enough, although we were expecting that the transplant would provide benefit to his GI disease, which was his primary problem. We kind of thought that we were obliged to do the transplant because of the risks we knew if we didn't do it in regards to the XIAP deficiency. There was data from some cases that suggest that some of the children did have bowel diseases, which following the transplant showed improvement in the disease. Ultimately, Dr. Margolis said that he would not perform the transplant unless a physician went on record and said Nic has XIAP deficiency and needs the bone marrow transplant. Once we got all of the data together, it sort of fell on my shoulders to say, "Yes, he does have XIAP deficiency and needs a bone marrow transplant."
Was Nic's entire genome mapped or merely sections that you thought to be of importance?
Dr. David P. Dimmock: We did something called exome sequencing. The clinical testing that we now offer to children routinely is whole genome sequencing. Whole genome sequencing sequences about 95 percent of what we know in the genome. It's not a complete sequencing since we can't get that other five percent for technical reasons. Exome testing (is) a little different. Historically, with genetic testing, if you wanted to find out if you have cystic fibrosis, we would sequence what is called the coding regions (the exomes that actually make the protein). In between each of the exomes is a large space called an intron – we still don't fully understand what it does. In Nic's case, when we go back two years, sequencing technology was very expensive compared to where it is now. The difference between performing whole genome sequencing and doing exome sequencing is that it is about 1.2 to 1.3 % of the whole genome, so in point of fact you would really only need to sequence around one-hundredth of the entire genome. Once again, the whole exome doesn't actually get quite all of the encoding genes because there are certain genes that we just can't catch (92 – 93 percent of the exomes; 20,000 genes were sequenced).
Is Nic the only person that you have ever seen with this sort of mutation evident in his genes?
Dr. David P. Dimmock: Yes.
He is the first case recorded?
Dr. David P. Dimmock: Outside of his family, yes, he is the only person in the world who has ever had this exact mutation. There are not very many people walking around who have this sort of mutation in their gene, and those who do have exceptionally significant health problems. We were quite fortunate that we were able to look at Nic's genetic test in comparison to not only his family, but what's more various research groups that have sequenced a large number of exomes or genomes – we went and looked in the data system to make sure that they didn't see his variant or any other similar variants in the gene.
So this is a rather unique case?
Dr. David P. Dimmock: Yes. It is unique. On the other hand, there are other children out there with XIAP deficiency, some of whom had several of the same features that Nic had, however, most of them presented different problems than those referenced from preceding cases.
What are some of the implications as well as important factors involved in genetic testing of children?
Dr. David P. Dimmock: We use genetic testing with children very often in an effort to determine exactly what they have. For a lot of children that come to my clinic, being able to find a genetic answer to what is wrong with them will allow us to identify the best method of treatment for their particular illness. It is very important in general to be able to get a genetic answer because certain forms of diseases that we often see in children are treatable where others are not. Even being able to establish a diagnosis where there is no treatment allows you to be confident that not doing a certain form of treatment is the right choice. If you can work out what a child has or what an adult has, it allows you to broaden information such as the prognosis as well. Being able to establish a diagnosis as a result of genetic testing really allows you to know what treatment to use in a lot of the cases. It allows you to provide information on prognosis. Establishing something that you do not have a specific treatment for is also useful because it means that you can start looking outside of the box at other options that may provide some benefit. In circumstances such as these, you look into experimental treatments or treatments that may be dangerous or carry certain risks. In Nic's case, one of the big questions was whether or not we should perform a bone marrow transplant. Cord blood transplants come with risk including death. All children that have this sort of transplant are at risk for long-term health complications . . . so this is not something that you enter lightly. If we made a diagnosis that showed a particular individual wouldn't benefit from a transplant that would also be very important information because it means that we wouldn't have to expose the patient to that sort of risk associated with the transplant. The current way that we test children is we test one gene and move on, we test that one and onto the next, or we may do another test such as an MRI scan or muscle biopsy, and try to narrow down the categories that child falls into and pick the genes most likely to be the culprits. Typically, this process is rather expensive in addition to being time consuming. One may have actually missed the opportunity to treat, and certainly in a case such as Nic's, if we had a test like this earlier we would have been able to determine the diagnosis far sooner, and perhaps have avoided having to take his colon out. Going into something like a bone marrow transplant when healthy (before you had all of the disease complications) is very useful in terms of improving the outcomes for something like a bone marrow transplant or a liver transplant. We see this as having a huge potential for being able to establish a diagnosis earlier, which allows you to make decisions regarding treatments before the child becomes too sick, where as often times options are too late or treatments are unavailable.
What made Nic's case in particular so unique and therefore complicated when trying to determine the diagnosis as well as the optimal treatment method?
Dr. David P. Dimmock: Nic's case was the first case in the world where genome or exome sequencing was implemented in the diagnosis, and that then changed the treatment. Though there are a couple of cases where in research studies, patients have had genetic testing done that proves they had a mutation in the gene that was not expected to be there by any means. I think that Nic was the first for several reasons. The first is that we found a disease presentation that we would never have expected to encounter. We would never have thought that XIAP was the logical gene to test. Based on his presentation, he had a severe bowel disease and not an immune disease.
Is the XIAP deficiency that was evident in Nic's case the first instance recorded as well?
Dr. David P. Dimmock: XIAP deficiency has been seen in multiple boys before, since it affects the x- chromosome and boys have only one where as girls have two x-chromosomes. They basically have a back-up copy if you will. It has been known for quite a while that missing this protein runs the risk of having this lymphoproliferative syndrome, which is kind of like blood cells not shutting down and the white blood cells continue to multiply and multiply. This is something that has presented itself in children who have immune problems or this lymphoproliferative syndrome. Really, the presentation of this severe bowel disease apparent with Nic is far different than anything we have seen that is linked to deficiency of this protein. His way of coming to medical attention was much different than other children with this deficiency, which is why we wouldn't have gone in the direction of testing this gene. Nonetheless, some of the children with immune problems have experienced some bowel problems as well.
This is an exceptionally expensive means of testing if I am not mistaken. How did benefit outweigh cost with this case in particular?
Dr. David P. Dimmock: Truth be told, the analysis of the data is in due course far more expensive the genetic testing itself.
How expensive was it?
Dr. David P. Dimmock: I am not at the liberty to discuss that. I am very sorry.
I read somewhere that the sequencing is in the ballpark of $72,000.
Dr. David P. Dimmock: For the genetic testing that would be somewhere in the right ballpark. It is probably a little bit more than that actually.
Did the family have to pay for the genetic testing themselves, or does insurance kick in for a procedure such as this?
Dr. David P. Dimmock: Once again, I apologize because I am not at the liberty to discuss that. I can talk about the steps involved in the diagnosis all of the way through the postoperative treatment, however, I can't talk really discuss prices.
No worries. I was just wondering if perhaps the clinic wrote off the expenses because you wanted to help this child.
Dr. David P. Dimmock: In part, yes, as well as a number of generous donations that helped defray the cost of the sequencing as well as the analysis that helped in determining Nic's diagnosis. I am exceptionally grateful to each and every one of those donors who provided funds that helped saved this young boy's life because without them none of this would have ever been possible. It wasn't insurance, it wasn't paid for by commercial funding but rather by people with big hearts and big donations. Right now, the clinical program that we have in place bills insurance the same way as any other procedure. That is true. We are getting insurance companies to preauthorize testing, and in fact a particular insurance company approached us saying they want to be billed in clinical situations where we would be doing a lot of expensive testing. Getting to the point where we perform analysis of the data proves to be rather difficult and time consuming because we have a limited number of people.
How long would it take for a team to analyze 20,000 or so different variations?
Dr. David P. Dimmock: With the software program aforementioned, the time it takes to analyze the data is rendered far less than if we had to do it by hand. A task that large would literally take several years to accomplish, and with whole genome, you are actually talking about millions of variants in comparison to the thousands presented otherwise. In Nic's case, we estimate that Liz worked 16-hour days for three months analyzing the myriad variants from the sequencing. I know that we spent an exceptionally long time analyzing the data, however, I have no idea as to how many man-hours it took before reaching an answer. Subsequently, a team of researchers discussed and reviewed the most interesting variants. It took a huge amount of time. Since then, we have further developed the software so that it is much faster now. One of the cases that we did just recently took a couple of weeks before getting a definite answer. In another case, it took mere hours for an answer once the data was encrypted into the software.
What is it like for you knowing that you were a part of the process that allowed a young boy to keep his life and save a family from ruin?
Dr. David P. Dimmock: The satisfaction of seeing Nic healthy is by far the utmost aspect of the entire process we took to get him where he is today. Seeing Nic today is really exciting. If we hadn't taken the risk that we did, Nic might not be here today. Nic is a very special story, but the reality is that this type of genetic testing can be used to help other children. That is yet another big part of it. Knowing that this is not solely going to save just this one child, but in fact an entire population of pediatric patients. It's very satisfying. It's often times heartbreaking when you have the means to determine the diagnosis, however, there is no effectual treatment that can benefit them. It can be tough, but I think that on the flipside stories like that of Nic's reminds you why you got into medicine and motivates you to work towards finding treatments for each patient.
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Senior center Brett Benzio was one of 12 student-athletes honored with the Conference USA Spirit of Service Award on Wednesday.
April 4, 2012
NEW ORLEANS - After concluding her collegiate career last month in helping guide the Tulane women's basketball team to the second round of the 2012 WNIT, Green Wave senior Brett Benzio was named one of 12 recipients of the Conference USA Spirit of Service Award on Wednesday.
The C-USA Spirit of Service Award is designed to recognize the community service efforts of the league's student-athletes, based upon significant community service, good academic standing and participation in their elected sport. The Spirit of Service Award is presented three times throughout the academic year with Wednesday's recipients representing the conference's winter sports of men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field, and women's swimming.
On the court, Benzio was a four-year starter for the Wave and became just the second player in Tulane women's basketball history and the third overall (men's or women's) to surpass the 1,000-point/1,000-rebound plateau for their career. She wrapped up her collegiate career with 1,039 points, 1,041 rebounds, 229 blocks, 147 assists and 92 steals while connecting on 50.8 percent of her field goals (418-of-823) and starting 105-of-126 games during her time in the olive green and sky blue.
As a senior, she was named second-team All C-USA and claimed a spot on the C-USA All-Defensive Team after leading the team with 73 blocked shots, 309 total rebounds (88 offensive, 221 defensive) and a 53.0 field goal percentage (133-of-251) while finishing second on the squad with 321 points.
In addition to her play on the hardwood, Benzio was active in the community as well. As a freshman, she participated in the Habitat For Humanity program and was an Outreach Tulane volunteer. In 2010, she was a Junior Achievement volunteer, and most recently, was a part of the Final Four Grow Dat Program and Youth Clinic.
Benzio is a four-time Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member and claimed Tulane 3.0 Club recognition all four years. She currently sports a cumulative grade point average of 3.331 and will receive her bachelor's degree in business management in May.
Benzio is one of five women's basketball players to earn the C-USA Spirit of Service Award for the winter, joining Alisha Filmore of SMU, Wendy Miller of Southern Miss, TaRonda Randall of UAB and Kristine Vitola of UTEP. Other honorees are East Carolina's Erica Bell (women's track and field), Houston's Bryan Brown (men's track and field), Marshall's Kacey Preun (women's swimming), Memphis' Robert Jackson (men's track and field), Rice's Tamir Jackson (men's basketball), Tulsa's Chris O'Hare (men's track and field) and UCF's Sonnisha Williams (women's track and field).


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Even when it looks bad, the St. Augustine football team makes it look good.
The Yellow Jackets rode the leg of kicker Caleb Sturgis in the first half, the legs of its two running backs in the second half and assumed the normal position, atop the district pack.
The Yellow Jackets trudged through a quarter of muddy football, then turned out the lights on visiting Clay with a 37-7 win over the Blue Devils on Friday night. St. Augustine scored the game's final 29 points, turning an ugly first half into a typical blowout.
St. Augustine (5-0, 2-0 in District 4-3A) is in perfect position for another district championship, but there's one minor task before the rest of the district slate. A county spectacular against rival Nease next Friday.
What Yellow Jacket team shows up for that one will likely determine the outcome. The one on the field for the opening 24 minutes won't do the trick.
"We just weren't doing anything in the first half," said St. Augustine coach Joey Wiles. "I don't want to take anything away from Clay. Clay came to play. We didn't."
Sturgis, the St. Augustine defense and a touchdown-saving tackle on an interception by running back Marlon Williams were about the only positives for Yellow Jackets during a forgettable first half for the Yellow Jackets.
Sturgis hit field goals of 37, 32 and a 50-yard bomb, attaching points to lethargic Yellow Jacket drives.
And Williams saved St. Augustine from falling into a hole, going from one side of the field to the other and dragging down Clay's Kris Mean at the Yellow Jacket 5 following an 87-yard interception return. But most of the big plays were saved for the second half, when St. Augustine finally strung together some productive drives.
"There's no selfishness on this team, we're all together," said running back Cardale Brown. "We're all brothers. We came out a little slow, but we just trusted and believed in each other and got it done."
After just 128 yards of offense on 31 plays in the first half, St. Augustine went 60 yards on 10 plays to open the third. The last of St. Augustine's four plays on the drive all went to Williams, who scored the Yellow Jackets' first touchdown on a 1-yard run with 8:09 left in the third. It was the wake-up call that St. Augustine needed.
"We just kept pushing and pushing it," said Williams, who finished with 74 yards on 15 carries 49 of those in the second half. "We needed to get it in when we're in the red zone."
The Yellow Jackets rode the legs of Williams and Cardale Brown in the second half, let the offensive line open some holes and then mixed in an occasional pass. The combination was vintage St. Augustine.
Following five consecutive running plays between two drives, quarterback Kawaun Jakes went down the center of the field, hitting Carlton Lewis for a 36-yard touchdown.
The next drive opened with a 24-burst from Brown, then a soft fade from Jakes to Devin Martin. The two scoring drives took just 2:56 off the clock and put the Yellow Jackets up 30-7. Brown had the final touchdown in old school St. Augustine fashion. Grinding the yards out on the ground.
The Yellow Jackets went 85 yards in 11 plays, with 10 of those runs and six of those going to Brown. He had the final five carries on the drive, going for the last of his team-leading 121 yards.
The Yellow Jackets have just three district games left before they're able to wrap up their seventh district title in the past eight seasons. St. Augustine will visit winless Port Orange Atlantic on Oct. 18, travel to second-year school Palm Coast Matanzas on Oct. 25 and then host Palatka on Nov. 2.
If one team has been the Yellow Jackets' nemesis in Wiles' tenure, it's been the Blue Devils. In 10 meetings between the two, St. Augustine leads the series 6-4. Palatka is the only other team to have beaten the Yellow Jackets as many times as Clay has since Wiles took over in 1996. St. Augustine is 8-4 against the Panthers.
Recent history has been unkind to the Blue Devils, although it didn't look that way for the first 24 minutes. The Yellow Jackets sputtered on offense for two quarters and nursed just a 9-7 lead at the break before the Blue Devils just ran out of steam.
"I felt Caleb really kept up the morale," Wiles said of his kicker. "I mean, he was really big out there tonight."
So was Williams, on both sides of the ball.
Up 6-0 and charging toward another score, Jakes went high on a pass attempt and had the ball deflected. It went right into Clay defensive back Kris Mean's hands at the Yellow Jacket 12. Mean had nothing in front of him but open field. But Williams didn't let the play die.
He dragged Mean down at the tail end of the 87-yard return, just inside the St. Augustine 5. The play proved a big one. Carlton Lewis intercepted Clay quarterback Gabe Burden at the 1 two plays later.
"I was way, way over there," Williams said. "I just had to catch him. I couldn't let him score."
But the Yellow Jackets couldn't turn that into anything. Eight plays later, Williams fumbled at the 39. Six plays later, Clay's Monroe Teddy exploded through a cluster of jerseys and went 31 yards for a touchdown. At 7-6, it was just the third time this season that the Yellow Jackets have trailed.
Clay (2-3, 1-1) gave St. Augustine a short field to work with on two of Sturgis' three first-half field goals. The Blue Devils had just a 27-yard punt that went to the 39 on their first drive, then failed on a fourth-and-2 attempt at its own 39.
St. Augustine, which entered having committed just one turnover, lost two fumbles, had an interception and touched a punt that Clay recovered. The Blue Devils weren't much better, losing two fumbles.
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I'd like to get a small, lightweight amp to carry to gigs (tube) and around the $300 mark, any suggestions?
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Zt lunchbox. I use it for subway travel in nyc. Just know its a completely flat sound. Reverb pedal helps with that. Also good to practice with just guitar cable amp. Lets you know where your not holding your fingers down for long enough. Got mine for 250 usd.
Since you said tube a VHT Special 6, but probably not loud enough to gig with. Going to be hard to find tube amp gig worthy for $300. I'd second the ZT lunchbox suggestion.
Not a tube amp, but I'll throw in another vote for the ZT Lunchbox.
I pair it with a Boss DD-4 delay on my solo gig. My main amp is a Fender Supersonic 1x12 which sounds good, but the weight sucks royally... 52 pounds. The ZT is 12 pounds and the carrying case is a shoulder bag which I find incredibly nice. I can carry all my gear at the same time and have my entire left hand and arm free to open doors, etc.
It's a good practice amp. Crank the tone knob all the way up and play on the bridge pickup... the brightness is painfully revealing.
Whoops. I was just in London and I thought tube meant subway.
The ZT Acoustic is a little more expansive but almost the same size and weight and it has full eq and reverb - and it is supposed to be better for jazz. I am getting one this summer when I go to NY.
So how loud are these ZT jobbies? I'm in the market for a small amp as I just moved and have no amp. Your thoughts would be helpful!
Incredibly loud for the size. The Lunchbox is not something I'd use as a primary amp though. The tone isn't the best thing in the world, so I don't use a Lunchbox when I play with groups where I'm concerned about sounding as good as possible (with my trio, or with other small ensembles, or for recording). I use it on my solo gig out of sheer ease of transport... 12 pounds vs. 52-pound Fender Supersonic. I've used it basically every rehearsal I've had in the past 2 years.
I've used it on indoor big band gigs, and it's loud enough even for that, which I thought was remarkable. Soloing in the big band I could have used a little more juice, but for 1 or 2 solos in a 2-hour gig it's still worth bringing the Lunchbox because it is so absurdly easy to carry. It probably would not be loud enough for outdoor big band gigs.
It should be loud enough for almost any group of 4 people or less, it's just a matter of how much you're willing to compromise your sound. The tone is not the reason to buy the amp. It has a pretty bad ass tone considering the size and weight, but the real draw of this amp is that it pairs mediocre tone with insanely light weight and ease of transport.
As much as I would love to consider tone as the most important factor, my budget doesn't really allow it.... I was playing through an ac15 before anyway (which I hated). This definitely seems like something to investigate, now I just have to find one in Germany
Mambo 8. Perfect solution for tone and portability.
They look great, out of my price range unfortunately!
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Just as expected, LG has officially presented the LG Optimus 3D at MWC 2011 in Barcelona. In case you haven't heard yet, the Optimus 3D (model number P920) is the world's first smartphone to feature a glasses-free 3D display (4.3 inch, WVGA, multitouch).
It's also the first to have what LG calls a "tri-dual" architecture – meaning dual core 1GHz TI processor, dual channel controller, and dual access to memory (4GB LP DDR2 RAM).
Design-wise, the Optimus 3D is not too different from the Optimus 2X that was announced back in January at CES 2011. The phone is quite big (129 x 68 x 11. 9 mm), but that's how a 4.3 inch handset should be anyway.
The new Optimus has a 3D UI that can be disabled if you don't find it useful – and it isn't, it's kinda cool, but not really impressive (as you may expect it to be). The phone's 3D capabilities are best displayed in games, or when playing video.
The 5MP dual camera found on the back of the Optimus 3D lets you take 3D photos, and records 3D video – which can be uploaded to YouTube's 3D channel (the videos seen there require glasses if you want to view them on your computer). Unfortunately, the LG Optimus 3D we've seen had a bug and couldn't record 3D video at all. Anyway, do check out the hands-on video below:
Sadly, the LG Optimus 3D will be launched with Android 2.2.1, first in South Korea, then in Europe, and the US. It will receive an upgrade to Android 2.3 Gingerbread sometime after launch.
The handset's price is not known at the moment, but LG pointed out that it will be on par with the prices of other current high-end smartphones.
Alongside the LG Optimus 3D, LG has also showcased the new Optimus Pad V900 tablet at MWC. The Optimus Pad is just the G-Slate, rebranded for non-US markets.
(like the Optimus 3D, the Optimus Pad features a dual camera for 3D recording)
Since it has an 8.9 inch, 1280 x 768 pixels display, the Optimus Pad is not a tablet that you'll want to handle with just one hand. It obviously runs Android 3.0 Honeycomb – the UI felt quite snappy, no lags or anything like that.
The new tablet should be released in Europe starting the next few months. No word on pricing or carrier availability just yet.


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Louis Vuitton's new Creative Director Nicolas Ghesquière, who is Marc Jacobs' successor, debuted his Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2014-2015 show for Paris Fashion Week Womenswear on March 5, 2014 in Paris, France.
Ghesquière debuts with Louis Vuitton with a neutral color palette of beiges, browns, rust, cream and black, with touches of green and blue, offering wearable work-a-day pieces in a varied selection of stylish dresses, coats and separates.
Noteworthy among many other lovely pieces, are the flirtatious and feminine black and white dress, the stylish V-neck beige dress, which is sectioned off, similar to color-blocking and the black leather-trimmed tweed coat.
Where Ghesquière excels is with his amazing selection of bags and shoes, such as the gorgeous ankle booties with the criss-cross motif and various handbags, with and without the Louis Vuitton logo.
Joining Louis Vuitton CEO Michael Burke at the Louis Vuitton fashion show in style were Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Joana Preiss, Chiara Mastroianni, Isabelle Huppert, Haley Bennett, Antoine Arnault and Natalia Vodianova.
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Sacramento is the capitol of the state of California which is considered the most popular state of the United States of America. There are many sites of interest that draw tourists to the region ranging from Old Sacramento to the Capitol Building itself. The state capitol is also becoming a popular playground for Cosplayers from such far flung locations as Australia as the convention known as SacAnime continues to be a magnet for many to display their ingenuity and acknowledged talent.
SacAnime is a convention that takes over the heart of the city twice yearly. The latest version in the continuing transformation of SacAnime as a major force to be reckoned with touched down upon Sacramento during the first weekend of the new year. SacAnime continued its impressive track record of attracting A-list voice actor and musical acts. Headlining the convention was the remarkably humorous and popular actor and voice actor, Vic Mignoga. Mignoga is incredibly well received at the SacAnime because of his wonderfully compassionate personality that is demonstrated at each and every one of his panels. He is prone to giving warm hugs to fans in the audience and spontaneously singing as he is also a talented singer. His impressive credits include Fullmetal Alchemist, Soul Eater and Macross. His well known love for Star Trek has also allowed him to be cast as Captain Kirk and also direct a new series that hopes to complete the original five year mission of the Enterprise from the Shatner era of the series. The first episode has raised the bar for "fan-made" productions and Mignoga impresses with his interpretation of character made forever famous by the legendary actor, William Shatner.
The three days of the convention also included fan favorites such as Steve Blum whose often irreverent and biting sense of timing causes fans to double over in riotous laughter. Blum's deep voice also can be seen to effectively send many chills down many fan's spines as he agrees to requests to answer phone calls and address questions in character from many of his more well known ruffians he has voiced. Another well received and popular actor to appear at SacAnime was Dante Basco whom many will remember as Rufio from director, Steven Spielber's film, Hook. Although he is one of the most recognizable of all the talent that was featured at the con, Basco has made a reputation for himself as a voice actor as evidenced by his contributions to the phenomenon known as Avatar: The Last Airbender where he voiced the role of Prince Zuko.
SacAnime has an equally envious track record of attracting noted music acts to their main stage. Kazha is a melodic rock band that has roots in Japan, Brazil and New York city. The group was formed by lead singer, Kazuha Oda whose haunting voice and ethereal stage presence strikes a deep chord within the Anime loving fan community where Kazuha Oda seems to have stepped out of the latest intergalactic epic. This was Kazha's third appearance at SacAnime and the band attracts an enthusiastic fan base that is growing with each appearance. Equally well received was the first time appearance of the all girl band known as Nylon Pink. The group was formed in Los Angeles, California and bills themselves as the only female all Asian band in the continental United States whose mutual love for the color pink is also very flamboyantly evident. The group is enthusiastic with their mutual love for hard driving rock and rather exhibitionist tendencies as displayed by bassist, Katt Lee whose amazingly short mini-skirt was rather revealing on the high stage at SacAnime. The highlight of the night occurred when this Examiner.com columnist became a participant in the show. Katt Lee apparently misjudged the edge of the stage where this reporter was covering the event and she nearly took an unplanned tumble off of the stage. This reporter is proud to report that he quickly rushed to action and stabilized Lee so she could continue her act!
At the heart of SacAnime and raison d'etre for the convention is the celebration of Cosplay and Cosplayers. The halls of the Sacramento Convention Center were vibrantly alive with living and breathing characters from the colorful worlds of Anime and Comic Books. Celebrated cosplayers such as Ashley Fee, Joe Devastis Knoll and Matthew O'Connor startled and dazzled fans and the curious alike with their interpretations of beloved characters from comic books and anime. Photographers were able to capture these cosplayers and many more on the mezzanine level of the convention center where gatherings where organized for social and image capturing reasons. It was the best opportunity to view the cosplayers beyond the masquerade event that was held on the second day of the convention on Saturday.
SacAnime celebrated several milestones over this winter edition of the institution. It was announced on the final day of the convention that SacAnime reached a record number of attendees with participants in excess of over ten thousand over the three day period. It was a first for the convention and it bodes well for the twice yearly event whose numbers will continue to grow in participation and prestige. It was also the tenth year for this convention which is now an established tourist attraction that is transforming Sacramento as more than the capitol of California and perhaps will one day become the capitol of Cosplay.


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Lately we are all about the low bun here at Free People. I love the effortless look of hair pulled back and knotted in a messy bun at the back of the neck – and how it appears very chic and put-together at the same time. To create a little more interest, I love adding (…) Read more
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One of our favorite accessories this holiday season is the headpiece, delicate chains that drape over the hair and add an element of intrigue and romance to your look. They're the perfect finishing touch to holiday party looks but we also love wearing them to spice up everyday outfits! (…) Read more
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Update: this story originally ran on April 12, 2012, but with brand-new hair wraps available in our webstore, we thought you might want a refresher course in how to style them. This time of year, there is no shortage of fun accessories – flower headdresses, head bands, festival paint, toe rings and crochet foot ties, (…) Read more
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I've always loved trying out unique and creative styles with my hair – one of my elementary school teachers used to call me "Do Girl" because, even at the tender age of 8, I was rockin' a different 'do every day. Welp, 16 years later I'm still doing weird things with my hair. Sometimes my (…) Read more
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I don't think I've used anything other than standard hair ties for ponytails since I got rid of my (extensive) collection of scrunchies, so when I saw that we were getting all of these cute ponytail cuffs in, I was really excited for a fresh take on the ponytail. It's my go-to hair style, but (…) Read more
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I always find so much hair inspiration here in the office – we have girls who are experts at perfecting their 'do. It's funny though, I think about half of the girls whose hair I took a photo of said they were having a bad hair day – but I think they all look awesome! (…) Read more
Behind the Scenes: Venice UnmaskedAug 11, 2011
Behind the scenes of our August catalog shoot in Venice with Guy Aroch and models Marloes Horst and Darla Baker. Photos by Thomas Northcut. Did you guys see that we're selling the Italian masks now? They're amazing – go see them in our accessories shop. View the August Catalog. (…) Read more
Wednes-DIY: Feather Hair ClipsAug 10, 2011
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A stones throw away from the Field Museum of Natural History is The Shedd Aquarium, Opened on May 30, 1930 The Shedd aquarium or John G. Shedd aquarium inspired to be a world class aquarium or aquatic museum. It Showcases the best of early 20th-century "age of aquariums" characteristics—a diverse, global animal collection surrounded by eye-popping architecture—with 21st-century advances in animal care, environments and interpretation. Excellence and innovation are Shedd traditions, and they began with the founder.
The Shedd family is responsible for Chicago having one of the Biggest and Best Aquariums anywhere. Located within walking distance of The Field museum, Adler's planetarium and the Art institute of Chicago.
I LOVE the detail work in the architecture, sea creatures are carved into the marble interior of the Aquarium and give you plenty to look at while standing in line for tickets, Once passed the ticket counter I am off to explore, starting with the Amazon rising exhibit, here live rainforest dwelling monkeys, reptiles and frogs. Giant Tanks filled with Piranhas, Arapaima and even a green Anaconda who measures over 14 feet long.
The unique Mata Mata turtle swims around its tank, blending in with tree roots. The Mata Mata is one of 23 different turtle and tortoise species at Shedd.
The Oceans exhibit is next and one of my favorite sea creatures is on display the Giant pacific octopus. Several tentacle covered legs can be seen while the rest of the octopus hides in a rock formation. The Giant pacific octopus is one of the most intelligent creatures alive. A 50lb octopus can squeeze through an opening only 2 inches wide, It can open bottles to retrieved fish from inside and is a master at hide and go seek. They can adapt their color and texture to match they surroundings.
The tank next to the octopus holds another ocean dweller, a Giant Japanese spider crab. This crab is indeed a Giant. These crabs can have a leg span of up to 12 feet and weigh as much as 42lbs and live in water depths of 2000ft.
The Seahorse and Seadragon gallery is next, The Shedd aquarium breeds most of it's own Seahorses, Seadragons and pipefish. All of which are on display in large tube shaped tanks. These fascinating creatures bring my childhood daydreams alive, as I once remember my mom claiming they were not real and then seeing her amazement when we visited another Aquarium and and they had seahorses and Seadragons on display.
I wonder to the next exhibit located near by, the At home on the great lakes exhibit. Here Fish from around the great lakes can be seen such as the The lake sturgeon and invaders of the great lake the sea lamprey and Asian carp. A touch pool in the middle of the hall allows visitors to have a hands on encounter with Lake sturgeons.
The Abbott Oceanarium is next, I happed to time it right as this is when the Beluga whales are being worked with by their trainers. I find a perfect spot to take pictures and video and watch the pure white belugas. These are beautiful whales and trained with positive training methods. Meaning they are never punished only praised and given food rewards when they do the right commands.
The Sea lions are just across the pathway and lounge in their area, The difference between Sea lions and Seals are Sea lions have larger front flippers and small flaps covering their ears.
To see the penguins and The Pacific whited-sided dolphins I have to venture through the polar play zone. Here I can watch the dolphins swim and TRY to take pictures. They are fast moving and glide past the huge glass windows without care.
With lots of time left before the finale Aquatic show, I decide to go explore the rest if the Aquarium. Two near -by exhibit halls are the Islands and lakes habitats and the rivers habitats. Brightly colored fish swim here. Also on display is one of the world's rarest iguana species, found on one rocky desert islet in the Bahamas, The blue iguana named Bob.
In The rivers habitat lives Granddad, an Australian lungfish and the oldest living fish of any aquarium in the world. He was brought to Shedd in 1933, makeing him the most senior resident in the building and the longest-lived of his species—or any fish species—in any aquarium in the world.
I decide to visit the Wild reef next and see the Sharks and stingrays. A path leads through an interesting
room made to look like a huge coral reef, Large tanks with Nautilus, Garden and Moray eels, Live corals and Lionfish come into view, Tanks with more brightly colors fish and corals come one after another until I am standing front of a large glass tunnel and watching sharks swim over head and in front of me. The wild Reef is home to several sharks including Bonnethead sharks( the smallest of the hammerheads) Zebra sharks known for their intelligent and ease of training and Bamboo sharks.
I head back to the Oceanarium to watch the Aquatic show and capture pictures of Leaping dolphins, slow spinning Beluga whales and playful Sea lions. As I head for the exit, I stop at the Pritzker Caribbean reef and a stingray with a cute almost smile swims to eye level and seems to pose just briefly for it's picture to be taken. It repeats this several times and I take it's picture. It gracefully swims away and I am I left smiling.
For more information to plan your trip to Shedd Aquarium please visit www.sheddaquarium.org/
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Save 50% off Chicago's 5 best attractions, plus skip lines. Chicago CityPASS includes immediate VIP entry to Shedd Aquarium, including all exhibits and a special FX 4-D Experience (ticket value $37.50). The aquatic show can be added for $2 a person. Valid 9-days.
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On busy days when there's a long admission line, express entry is available for purchase. The Express Pass allows you to bypass the ticket line and begin your visit. The pass, sold for same-day admission, includes everything Shedd has to offer, including the aquatic show, Stingray Touch and a 4-D Experience.
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The Nashville Farmers Market will soon have all sorts of lovely tomatoes available for purchase, so it is a great time to share a favorite recipe with you. Of course, this recipe is great for any variety and color of tomatoes. Pick your favorite, and they will sing on your tastebuds using this recipe.
Baked tomatoes
- 4 firm ripe tomatoes, cut in halves and seeded
- sugar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons marjoram, crushed
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Put tomato halves, cut side up, in a shallow baking dish. Sprinkle lightly with sugar. Mix olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper and marjoram. Spoon an equal amount onto each tomato half. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.