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Update at 11:55 a.m.: Dallas Police Chief David Brown called the early increases "small statistical swings" and said he's confident the numbers will be trending downward by the end of the year.
"We've been here before," Brown said. "We've had months where we were up and down, up and down."
Brown said he's paying particular attention to property crime increases. Task force officers are working to catch those who buy and sell stolen property, he said.
"Every year obviously there's more challenges, but I'm confident our officers will rise to the challenge," Brown said.
Original post at 11:05 a.m.: It's way too early in the year to read too much into the Dallas crime statistics.
But Dallas police officials will brief the City Council Public Safety Committee this morning on the stats through January and so we bring you those numbers through the first month of the year.
As you can see below, crime was reportedly up in every major category. Murders were basically steady, however, with 13 through the first month of this year as compared to 12 through the same period last year.
Among the most significant spikes were in the categories of auto theft and business burglary. Dallas police report 689 auto thefts through January, which is up from 603 through the same period last year.
There were 401 business burglaries reported through the first month of the year, as compared to 343 through the same time last year.
Overall crime in Dallas has been falling for nearly a decade. Police officials reported last month that despite increases in some major areas — rape, robbery and murder — overall reported crime in Dallas dropped by 10.7 percent in 2012, a record ninth consecutive year crime has fallen in the city.
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A recent letter badly misrepresents the Catholic Church's "primacy of conscience" principle. The writer uses a partial quote of the Vatican II writings of then Father Joseph Ratzinger to suggest that an erroneous conscience, while formed in ignorance of or defiance of the moral law written by God on the heart of each individual, trumps the infallible proclamations of the church whose founder, Jesus Christ, said, "He who hears you, hears me."
To think that one's own perception of right and wrong, based on nothing more than depth and sincerity of emotion and feelings, is sheer folly. It imposes a personal, relativistic opinion and denies that there is objective truth, the foundation of the natural and moral law. When the individual conscience arrives at a different conclusion from that of the infallibly defined doctrines and dogmas of Catholic teaching, the person acting on his/her convictions has the right to be wrong, but is nevertheless responsible for failing to listen and assent to the promptings of that God-given individual sense to seek and discover the eternal verities that the church proclaims.
Despite the sincere hopes and wishes of the proponents of women's ordination, it has been declared as part of church teaching that must be believed, that priestly ordination is reserved to men.
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The 4 Craziest Holiday Episodes of '80s Cartoons
#2. G.I. Joe "Cobra Claws Are Coming to Town"
After two Christmas cartoons sucking worse than an animated version of Debbie Does Dallas, G.I. Joe saves us by kicking Christmas' ass. Duke and Shipwreck aren't known for introspection, as proven by the fact that they call themselves Duke and Shipwreck without laughing -- but "Cobra Claws Are Coming to Town" is more self-aware violence than a zen monk defeating ninjas blindfolded. Cobra's plan is to turn themselves into toys to sneak into their target's home at Christmas. You'd swear that the writers got Hasbro's actual evil plan mixed up with the script.
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Yes, it's a Trojan rocking horse. Yes, they say that out loud, in case anyone missed it.
A 1/20 scale Cobra army attacks G.I. Joe. Because that works so well, even at full size.
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Teddy bears with twice the combat ability of Cobra. Even more, now that Cobra is shrunk.
Luckily they target Mutt. In an organization where everyone has at least one laser-equipped jet pack/snowmobile, his combat specialty is "owns a dog." This lets them take out the security system, get re-enlarged, and capture the Joes, and the rest of the episode is standard issue "Cobra Commander has a cunning plan, Cobra Commander screws it up."
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I'm afraid this is exactly what it looks like.
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I'm afraid of this, even though it isn't. Although it says a lot that Shipwreck chose the beef instead of Cover Girl.
Then G.I. Joe kick ass by dealing with the mandatory Christmas lesson the same way they deal with everything else: shooting it as quickly as possible. The Yuletide angle is Mutt feeling down during Christmas dinner because his parents never had time for him during the holidays. He is then immediately shot in the face by miniature fighter jets. That's what Hasbro thinks of character development. And as if to apologize for the whining, Roadblock immediately gun-butts a jet out of the air.
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"I don't care if you crackers fly quick, your whole plane ain't as big as my-"
Even a miniature Major Bludd can't give little enough of a damn about Mutt's unhappy feelings. They receive no development. No moral lesson. The rest of the episode is escaping (and detonating) Cobra's plot on Christmas day. Then, standing in the smoldering wreckage, Mutt suddenly admits that maybe this Christmas thing isn't so bad. It's awesome. He's not healed by the giving spirit, unless you count giving bullets to the bad guys until they explode and he feels better. He even misses the irony of how he got over his busy parents by working through Christmas day, just like them, continuing the tragic cycle.
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And unless Junkyard has puppies, the cycle ends here.
#1. He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special
Every Christmas, my siblings and I would check the TV listings, desperately hoping that the He-Man and She-Ra Christmas special wasn't on at the same time as Mass. Because if it was, we'd have to try to get out of Mass (which never worked). Even at 7 years old, we knew that a man who demanded power from the heavens and then immediately actually got it had a much better deal than us.
And possibly a deal with Zeus.
Princess Adora is on Eternia for a birthday party with her twin, Prince Adam, and the two worst parents of all time. This is the anniversary of her being kidnapped by the evil Hordak as a baby to spend almost her entire life in military slavery. And despite presiding over a military dictatorship that deploys its entire army once a week, King Randor apparently figured, "We've still got the boy. So who gives an Orko's ass?"
Note: Orko does not have an ass.
All this despite Etheria being so close that you can swing by for a birthday party. And then the Christmas special makes it so much worse. Orko accidentally ends up on Earth, so Man-at-Arms immediately uses his "Finder Ray" to locate him, then sends She-Ra back to Etheria to get a crystal for his instantaneous Transporter Beam. "Hey, Princess, sorry for leaving you in serfdom your entire life. But the instant our talking fart cushion disappears, we instantly locate him, then send you back to the world of your own slavery like it was the corner shop to pick up magic batteries."
"Then stand in the corner and be our Christmas tree."
The rest of the episode is the No. 1 Worst Christmas Solution Strategy: Skeletor is overcome by Christmas spirit and saves the day. Despite only having heard of it 10 minutes ago. Which means that they could have pulled this any day and it would have worked. The next time Skeletor's about to capture Castle Grayskull, the Sorceress should shout, "Wait, Skeletor, for 'tis the season of Zorbleth, the Qwaxnar of Knobend!" Skeletor is immediately swayed by the Earth children, even though they look like they were born under Earth power lines.
All I want for Christmas are my two missing chromosomes.
He even magics them up some winter gear when they're freezing to death on a mountainside.
Of course a man who dresses like that doesn't feel the cold.
Then they all laugh as he keeps yelling at the puppy to stop licking his face. Yeah, laugh it up, kids -- a dog happily slurping at your face is a different story when your face is made of bones.
Skeletor spent Boxing Day playing fetch with his own jaw.
Luke also explains how Die Hard is the greatest Christmas movie ever made and watches the Crysis 3 series. Luke has a website, tumbles, and responds to every single tweet.


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WESH 2 News' holiday food drive, Share Your Christmas, is celebrating 27 years of helping central Florida families.
Donations from viewers is what makes all the difference for one program in Sanford.
After a full day of classes, some local children are spending their afternoon at Midway Safe Harbor Center.
The kids get work done, have fun and eat.
Through its Kids Café Program, Second Harvest Food Bank provides 2,500 hot meals a month to the children.
Second Harvest said 47 percent of the people it feeds are children.
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Football season is back, which means decision time for many parents around the country.
Will you let your kids play football? If so, what's a good age to start?
Penn State's Bill O'Brien makes his living coaching college kids, and he began playing football at age of 9. Looking back, he now believes that was too young.
"I can tell you I didn't love it because I went up against some big kid who knocked the living you know what out of me," said O'Brien, whose Nittany Lions start training camp today.
Many kids don't start playing tackle football until age 10, or fifth grade. But as we've continued to become more aware of the risks, especially the long-term impact of potential head injuries, more and more parents are deciding not to let their children play football.
O'Brien and his wife, Colleen, will face the decision before long as their son, Michael, is 8 years old. O'Brien said he won't discourage his son from playing football - he wants him to do whatever makes him happy - but the coach definitely has an idea about what to look for when deciding if Michael is ready.
"This is just me as a dad, I want Michael to be confident in his own body before he goes out there and plays football," O'Brien said.
"My personal belief is if they start playing like eighth or ninth grade, 14, 15 years old, they feel a little bit more confident in their bodies and they've begun to lift weights a little bit," O'Brien said. "I think when you're 8 and 9, that's tough."
Penn State has one of the smartest players in the nation in guard John Urschel, an Academic All-American and brilliant mathematician. His brain is as valuable as there is in college football, so if anyone should be worried about protecting his noggin, it would be someone who lines up in the trenches every play and collides with massive defensive linemen.
Urschel is smart enough to understand what he's doing and why it could be dangerous, but fear of something bad happening isn't enough to keep him from the sport he loves.
"It's a risk I take, it's a risk that we all take," Urschel said. "We're very conscious of it. We're adults here. I love the game that I play, and I'm well aware of the risks that come with it."
Like O'Brien, though, Urschel believes some of the risks posed by football can be curtailed by starting at a later age.
"I would not let my kids play football when they are young children," he said. "To be perfectly honest, I don't know how I feel about little kids playing pee-wee football when their brains aren't completely developed, their bodies aren't completely developed. But I'd let my child play football in high school [or] maybe junior high."
Football participation numbers have declined significantly in recent years - various studies have shown more than 10 percent at the youth level - and with parents being more cautious, don't count on that trend reversing.
O'Brien and Urschel have a good point about starting kids when they get older, but obviously the disadvantage to that is if your kid starts when he's 14, he's probably going to be drastically behind the learning curve compared to a kid who started at 10.
So what's the answer? Should tackle football be banned altogether until a certain age, say 12 or 13? Or do parents keep sending their kids out at 9 or 10 and let them get exposed to the sport, even when their bodies and brains are still very vulnerable?
It's a tough decisions for parents.
Football is undoubtedly the king of all sports in this country, and having a kid play it almost guarantees a certain social status in junior high or high school.
But is it worth the risk of potentially hurting your child's chances of reaching his full potential, especially if medical science eventually is able to link youth football injuries to medical issues later in life?
I have an 11-month-old son, and I can pretty much guarantee he will play football down the road. Now, whether my wife agrees with that is another situation, and that in itself is an intriguing part of the discussion.
Most dads want to see their boy play football. And at the risk of sounding sexist, many mothers won't want their sons having anything to do with the violent sport.
What's most important is that we are at least having a national dialogue now about football safety and the sport's impact, not just on college and professional players, but on kids.
Whatever ultimately is decided in households across the country, at least parents will continue to have more and more information available so they can make educated decisions about whether football is right for their children.
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MARTINSBURG - Students from various area high schools have come together at Martinsburg High School for a different kind of drama.
Bert V. Royal's "Dog Sees God - Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead" is an unauthorized parody of Charles Shultz's "Peanuts" characters. But this isn't your typical Charlie Brown story.
The production deals with a wide range of current teenage problems including drug use, teen pregnancy, bullying, harassment and suicide. Martinsburg High School theater director David Ryan said he wanted to do the show, but it was more of a college-oriented script. So, he found Bert Royal online and asked if he could adapt the play to fit high schoolers - taking out some language and other references to make it a PG-type production. Royal agreed and approved the adapted script.
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Jeremiah Carver plays Beethoven and CJ Witt plays C.B. in "Dog Sees God — Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead" this weekend at Martinsburg High School.
"Dog Sees God" is being staged this weekend to kick of National Suicide Prevention Week. The school hopes to use the show as an educational tool, hosting guest speakers at each production to speak on the themes of the show.
"It won't be everybody's cup of tea," said Ryan. "I chose it because there are so many teen suicides in the news. There is harassment and bullying. I try to pick shows that are address modern or current topics, to educate people to be more open-minded and talk about issues easier."
The idea of Royal's play is to imagine what the Peanuts kids might be like as current high school students. The show explores what would they be talking about and how society may have inadvertently damaged or influenced them, Ryan said.
The main character is C.B., our modern Charlie Brown. The story starts when C.B. is burying his pet dog, who had contracted rabies. This sets in motion his search for the meaning of life. He finds it hard to find a satisfying answer. He asks his friends, including Van (who's like Linus). Van's security blanket was taken away and burned, so he smoked the ashes and has become a stoner. Ryan said he is in a cloud of smoke but still has interesting outlook in his altered state.
Christian Witt, 17, plays C.B. He said being in the show helped him realize how much bullying actually occurs.
"So many stand by and watch," Witt said. "They don't say a word to help. I've seen friends picking on people or vice versa. The subtle things have become more obvious. I want to be aware of it and stand up for people."
He said he likes C.B., because the character is open to finding different answers.
"He doesn't take one answer and settle," Witt said. "He continues to question things until he gets to the point to decide what to believe in."
There are two girls, patterned after Marcy and Peppermint Patty. Now they are superficial, shallow and judgmental. They're all about body image and wearing the right brand. They torment one girl about her body weight.
Matt is the former Pig Pen. He's cleaned up his act but is a bully. His answer about life is not pleasing to C.B., so he asks Beethoven, a quiet musician who is the target of bullies.
Because he's quiet, some wonder about Beethoven's sexual preferences. It's the interaction of all these characters among themselves and with C.B. that forms the heart of the story. But there is a dramatic turn of events that may not be appropriate for all audiences.
"At the end, there is a ray of hope, to better oneself, to accept others," Ryan said. "It promotes respect and tolerance, while not promoting any kind of lifestyle."
Ryan tried to tone down the language while keeping it realistic. He said he didn't want the audience to "close down." He wanted it to result in conversations between adults and teens.
At times it's brash and frank; others, it's funny or moving. While a parody, it still pays tribute to the source material.
"It's entertaining, but tackles topics that can be hard to watch. These are hard topics or language for adults. So it's harder for students. It has a message to hopefully create awareness. We want them to take it home with them."
He said parents should consider whether it is appropriate for a younger audience.
The cast includes Sean Harp (Van), Brooke Pletcher and Franesa Brown (Marcy and Tricia), Adam Wilson (Matt), Jeremiah Carver (Beethoven) and Megan Herdering (C.B.'s sister).
The show will be performed Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Martinsburg High School. Tickets are $9 for adults and $7 for students.
Special speakers will include a representative from Fairness West Virginia on Friday; a representative from Human Rights Campaign of Washington, D.C., on Saturday; and a representative of programs at New Life Methodist Church in Hagerstown on Sunday.


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A word used in particular in the field of customer service and/or support to describe either a customer or an end-user who is so obviously unintelligent that you might question their ability to be a productive member of caveman society. Essentially a grown human being that may not be able to tie their own shoes.
That guy was such a donkey, I can't believe that donkey can spell his own name, Who let that donkey in here?
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When Contract Pharmaceuticals Ltd. announced plans in May 2010 to shut down its plant on the West Side and move this work to Ontario, CPL officials invited Stephen A. Panaro to move from Buffalo to a new job in Mississauga.
Panaro considered making the cross-border move before deciding to stay in the Buffalo region and launch his own contract drug testing and manufacturing company.
So Panaro, and CPL colleagues Ryan Downey and Leanne Kisicki, raised capital and produced a business model for QuaDPharma, which they started 2½ years ago and now employ 11 full-time workers at its Newstead headquarters.
"If I fail again, it will be my own fault," Panaro, QuaDPharma's president and CEO, said of his entrepreneurial endeavor.
The company focuses on winning small- to mid-scale contracts from smaller, or startup firms, an approach Panaro first explored while at CPL.
QuaDPharma is part of the region's growing pharma industry, whose ranks soon will include Albany Molecular Research Inc., a contract drug manufacturer that's getting a subsidy to open a lab here.
QuaDPharma executives can only imagine what they could have done with millions in state incentives, but they say they aren't worried about the competition and they hope to explore some form of partnership with AMRI.
"It hasn't changed our strategic direction at all," said Downey, QuaDPharma's director of quality assurance.
Panaro, Ryan and Kisicki, who serves as the company's director of quality control, are Buffalo area natives with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, on the factory floor and in the lab.
Panaro worked for Starks Associates and APP Pharmaceuticals before joining CPL, at the former Bristol-Myers Squibb factory, where he worked as senior manager of laboratory relations. Panaro, Downey and Kisicki joined CPL in 2005.
CPL was a large-scale contract manufacturer – making creams, lotions and "anything that went into a jar," Panaro said – but the company struggled to win enough business for its Buffalo and Mississauga facilities.
A smaller idea
In late 2009, Panaro pitched to his superiors the idea of trying to win more business from smaller, younger companies – work that provided a larger profit margin because these companies needed more CPL services than the bigger, more established firms. " 'I bet you this could single-handedly save the site,' " Panaro recalled telling his bosses.
At the least, the smaller contracts provided more innovative and challenging work, and required CPL employees to develop better relationships with these clients and to be more flexible in their approach. "For us, it was just more fun," said Downey, who at the time oversaw laboratory compliance.
Despite Panaro's optimism, the facility was running at just 25 percent of capacity when CPL in May 2010 announced its intention to close the 260-employee factory and lab, shifting work to Mississauga.
Panaro had suggested to his Canadian bosses that they close the Ontario facility and move its work to Buffalo – "I almost got killed," he quipped – but he was asked to bring his small-bore model to the Mississauga plant.
As Panaro discussed this with CPL officials, he also talked to a business adviser at SUNY Buffalo State's Small Business Development Center. Panaro said the decision to start his own business ended up being an easy one.
He approached Downey and Kisicki and proposed doing on their own the same work they were doing for CPL. "I said, 'Yes.' I didn't even need to think about it," Downey recalled.
The three employees, along with Panaro's father and another CPL co-worker, invested in the company, and at the end of 2010 they received a commitment letter for a $1.1 million, Small Business Administration-backed loan. QuaDPharma used the money for working capital and equipment.
As they finished up their time at CPL in late 2010, the three entrepreneurs had "back-of-the-napkin" discussions about the culture of the new company and the customers they planned to go after, Downey said, with a focus on local firms.
They held business meetings, after starting the company in January 2011, in Clarence's Goodrich Coffee & Tea.
The partners looked around for space in downtown Buffalo, the Town of Tonawanda and in the Clarence area.
They ended up moving into leased space on Main Street, just over the Clarence border in Newstead, in an 18,000-square-foot facility that boasted a sauna, car showroom and ballroom – from which workers removed the carpeting, chandeliers and oak wainscotting to make way for a warehouse.
Doubling sales
QuaDPharma – the first part of the name derives from "quality" and "delivery" – tests raw materials and finished products for companies to confirm, for example, that a compound contains the appropriate amount of its active drug ingredient.
The company also does some manufacturing for its clients, including designing and making blister packs that hold one customer's capsules. QuaDPharma has a permit from the State Liquor Authority because ethanol is used in some products.
The company has to meet stringent client requirements. There's an aseptic clean room for sterile manufacturing, pests are rigorously controlled and the company purifies its own water. ("We actually use it to make our coffee," Panaro said.)
Its clients include Empire Genomics, a life-sciences startup, and QuaDPharma has collaborated with scientists at Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute. "We have national, international clients, but local is big," Downey said.
QuaDPharma's 11 employees have worked at a host of local pharma companies, including Life Technologies, Fujisawa and Bristol-Myers Squibb. "There's a talent pool," Panaro said.
QuaDPharma received an investment from Rand Capital last year, when cash flow was tight, a commitment that came with Rand business expertise.
"We can't do everything," Downey said.
QuaDPharma reported gross customer sales of $300,000 in 2011, its first year, and $600,000 in 2012. Revenues are expected to double again this year, according to the company, with the partners expecting to break even or make their first profit in 2014. They say their goal is to grow to 60 employees within the next five years.
The company doesn't have local competition, but the contract pharmaceutical industry includes bigger players such as DPT and AMRI, which is moving into a state-funded, $50 million innovation center on the downtown medical campus.
There is "a little bit of overlap" between what QuaDPharma does and what AMRI does, Downey said, but the partners aren't too worried about AMRI's arrival in the market.
"We're already here and established," Panaro said.
"There's plenty of room," Downey added.
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In October 2013, the celebrated two major milestones: 10 years in the current Main Library building and 110 years as a public library in Oak Park. Learn more about our award-winning architecture, take an online tour of library history, and read quotations that thematically unite all three buildings.
Main Library
In the late 19th century, James W. Scoville helped establish a Pastor's Library room at First Congregational Church (now First United Church). The private subscription library moved into the newly constructed Scoville Institute at 834 Lake Street in 1888. In 1902 Oak Park voters approved a tax to fund a public library. In 1903 the library became public when citizens elected the first Library Board of Trustees. More history of the Main Library.
Maze Branch Library
In 1915 the Oak Park Public Library opened the South Branch Library in a rented building on Harrison Street. In 1936 the South Branch moved to a new facility at its present location at the corner of Gunderson Avenue and Harrison Street. The South Branch was re-named for librarian Adele H. Maze in 1957. More history of the Maze Branch Library.
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The North Branch Library was originally housed at Fair Oaks Pharmacy at Ridgeland and Chicago Avenues. In 1939 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Dole presented the building at Augusta Street and Cuyler Street to the Village of Oak Park to be used for for "cultural and recreational purposes." In 1940 the North Branch Library moved to its current location in the re-modeled, village-owned Dole building and became the Dole Branch Library. More history of the Dole Branch Library.


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"I didn't want to live," she tells Oprah Winfrey of being told that then-husband Robert "Mutt" Lange was having an affair with her assistant and close friend, Marie-Anne Thiebaud, in an interview airing Tuesday.
Now, the singer says the dissolution of that 14-year marriage was "a very positive thing." Adds Twain: "I needed the wake-up."
Though she doesn't know the details of the alleged affair to this day – the couple has never admitted infidelity – the country superstar, 45, tells Winfrey she tried to get answers and even wanted her husband back. At one point, she recalls writing to Marie-Anne and asking, "Why are you torturing me? Let it go, please," she said. "Find love somewhere else from someone else."
"I know it was pathetic," Twain says of the letter. "But we all have pathetic moments. No one is above this type of low."
Finding Her Voice AgainWhile trying to heal from the divorce, Twain turned to the one person who truly could understand what she was going through: Marie-Anne's estranged husband, Frédéric. The two eventually fell in love, and married in January in Puerto Rico.
Happily married, Twain is now making an effort to reclaim her voice after a five year absence from the stage. She recently went to a doctor in Nashville to check her vocal cords and discovered that she suffers from a condition called dysphonia, which she describes as the muscles in her throat squeezing her voice box.
She attributes the condition to years of fear – from witnessing domestic violence as a child, her parents' deaths, the uncertainty that followed and battling longtime stage-fright. Still, Twain, who is releasing a new memoir, From This Moment On, and has a new show on Winfrey's network, OWN, debuting Sunday, says she plans to embrace music.
"I've trapped my own voice, and now I've got to unwipe all that," Twain says. "I really can't imagine not singing again."


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Scientists have developed a light-controlled spatiotemporal system for controlling the expression of target genes within cells in a population, which they claim is tunable, reversible, repeatable, and can be used to target a diverse range of DNA sequences. The new system, which its Duke University developers Lauren R. Polstein, Ph.D., and Charles A. Gersbach, Ph.D., have called Litez (Light-induced transcription using engineered zinc finger proteins), combines heterodimerizing, light-sensitive proteins derived from the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana, and a zinc finger protein (ZFP) transcription factor. In essence, when cells carrying the Litez constructs are illuminated with blue light, the zinc finger protein is activated and turns on transcripton of its target gene.
In practical terms the platform uses two fusion proteins. The first comprises one of the two Arabidopsis proteins fused to three repeats of the transcriptional activation domain VP16. The other comprises the other light-sensitive protein fused with a zinc finger protein and (if required) a fluorescent reporter. This second protein effectively localizes the ZFP to the target gene. When cells containing both these constructs are illuminated with blue light, the two Arabidopsis proteins dimerize, bringing the transcription activation domain carried by one of the proteins over to the gene that has already been targeted with the ZFP-containing construct, and activating gene transcription.
The Duke researchers tested their technology in colonies of cells growing in vitro. When a mask or stencil was placed over the colonies and the blue light switched on, the cells subjected to the light switched on the target gene expression, and the reporter molecules attached to the ZFP lit up. Depending on the stencil used to cover the cell colonies, they generated patterns of fluorescence in the cell colonies including a smiley face, and even a letter D, for 'Duke'.
Drs. Polstein and Gersbach point out that, while light-inducible gene expression isn't a new concept, previous systems have relied on common DNA-binding domains, which means all the regulated transgenes have to contain the upstream binding sequence that matches that particular DNA-binding protein. In contrast, Litez allows almost any sequence to be targeted with engineered ZFPs, providing the freedom to use diverse promotor sequences to control a combination of transgenes.
Describing Litez in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the investigators say the system could be harnessed practically for new approaches to gene therapy, synthetic biology, biopharmaceutical production, and tissue engineering. "Spatial patterning of gene expression via light allows for unique applications of inducible gene regulatory systems," they claim.
"This approach can be applied to the field of tissue engineering to create complex constructs that recapitulate the morphology and functionality of natural tissues. Spatial activation of key morphogenetic factors could be used to precisely engineer tissues patterned with multiple cell types. As a result, engineered tissues will more closely mimic native tissues, increasing the probability of implant survival and improving tissue functionality. The spatial control provided by LITEZ, combined with reversible and repeatable gene activation, will also enable novel basic science studies of gene function, gene regulation, and cell–cell interactions"
The Duke researchers describe the Litez technology in a paper titled "Light-Inducible Spatiotemporal Control of Gene Activation by Customizable Zinc Finger Transcription Factors."
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Add this to Ashley Tisdale's list of acting skills – she can look totally hot while completely freezing.
The Scary Movie V actress, 27, says her sultry photos – including the cover shot – in the May issue of Maxim are a bit deceiving. What looks like summer was anything but.
"It was freezing. It was not really that fun," she told PEOPLE Thursday at the Scary Movie V premiere in Los Angeles. "I was in Malibu, in the wintertime, with nothing on."
Oh, and it gets worse. "I was sick with bronchitis," she adds. "Like, on antibiotics."
Donning a leather jacket – and not much else! – in the chilly winter wind might have been against doctor's orders. But Tisdale says it was worth it in the end.
"I was freezing, but I had so much fun doing it," she says. "In those moments, the adrenaline pops in, and you're like, 'Whooo!' "
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JAMESTOWN – A Buffalo man and three others were arrested Tuesday during a raid by city police on an East Second Street flat where officers said crack cocaine was being sold.
During the late morning raid at 633 E. Second St., Apartment 201, police reported seizing crack packaged for sale.
Tariq Johnson, 19, was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, as were Jose L. Maisonet, 18, of the Jamestown apartment where the raid took place; and Randall L. Johnson, 26, of Erie, Pa., a cousin of the Buffalo teen charged in the case. Also arrested was Ronquike Maisonet, 35, of the Jamestown address. She was charged with seven counts of endangering the welfare of children living at the address, police said.
An investigation into the case continues, Anyone with information about illegal drug sales in the city is asked to call the police anonymous tip line at 483-8477.


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WASHINGTON (AP) - Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting.
A month after that horrific massacre, Obama also used his presidential powers to enact 23 measures that don't require the backing of lawmakers. The president's executive actions include ordering federal agencies to make more data available for background checks, appointing a director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and directing the Centers for Disease Control to research gun violence.
But the president, speaking at White House ceremony, focused his attention on the divided Congress, saying only lawmakers could enact the most effective measures for preventing more mass shootings.
"To make a real and lasting difference, Congress must act," Obama said. "And Congress must act soon."
The president vowed to use "whatever weight this office holds" to press lawmakers into action on his $500 million plan. He is also calling for improvements in school safety, including putting 1,000 police officers in schools and bolstering mental health care by training more health professionals to deal with young people who may be at risk.
The National Rifle Association promptly took issue with Obama's proposals, and even supportive lawmakers said the president's gun control measures face long odds in Congress.
"Attacking firearms and ignoring children is not a solution to the crisis we face as a nation," the NRA said in a statement. "Only honest, law-abiding gun owners will be affected and our children will remain vulnerable to the inevitability of more tragedy."
House Speaker John Boehner's office was non-committal to the president's package, but signaled no urgency to act on the legislative proposals. "House committees of jurisdiction will review these recommendations," Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said. "And if the Senate passes a bill, we will also take a look at that."
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy said ahead of Obama's presentation that he didn't know whether an assault weapons ban could pass the Senate, but said there are some measures that can, such as improved background checks.
"There are some who say nothing will pass. I disagree with that," Leahy, D-Vt., told students at Georgetown University Law Center. "What I'm interested in is what we can get."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., called Obama's package "thoughtful recommendations" and said the Senate would consider legislation addressing gun violence early this year.
"The tragedy at Sandy Hook was just the latest sad reminder that we are not doing enough to protect our citizens - especially our children - from gun violence and a culture of violence, and all options should be on the table moving forward," he said.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus dismissed Obama's measures as "an executive power grab."
"He paid lip service to our fundamental constitutional rights," Priebus said of the president, "but took actions that disregard the Second Amendment and the legislative process."


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A young boy pleaded with his father Friday evening to buy a Mexican-wrestler mask as rain-soaked crowds inched toward the ring at the Jaffa Shrine.
"Can I get a mask? Please?" he said before trying a few on.
For young Altoona wrestling fans, Friday night's "pro wrestling supershow and fanfest" featuring Bret Hart was a new treat, hearkening back to the days when professional wrestlers stopped frequently in the city during cross-state tours.
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Rick Sabella of Philipsburg hands a pen to Bret Hart so he can sign a belt for his collection. Thousands gathered at the Jaffa Shrine Center on Friday night to watch the professional wrestlers battle it out.
"We don't get a chance to come to Altoona too much anymore," said The Patriot, a veteran fighter selling gear in a stars-and-stripes mask. "This place has some great history."
He paused when a fan, slurring his words, demanded he stand up, saying: "I want to see how big you are."
The Patriot politely declined.
"This place is famous," he continued. "Millions of years of wrestling history. I was here three or four times."
The fans, whose sogginess and grumbling turned to excitement as they warmed up inside, hailed the classic wrestlers' visit as the return of a years-old piece of popular culture.
"They're from back in the day, before it got ridiculous," Nick Benjamin of Altoona said. "It brings back a lot of memories of watching WWF and WCW before Sunday school."
Canadian star Bret "The Hitman" Hart and his partners - "Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart - were all set to appear Friday. The trio fought together in the mid-to-late 1980s, the golden age when many in attendance first watched professional wrestling.
Songs by Journey and Kenny Loggins blasted from loudspeakers as fans, awaiting the first fight, chugged beers and discussed their favorite historic wrestlers.
"We came to see The Hitman," Bill McDowell of Altoona said, sitting just a few rows from the ring. "I'm a die-hard. I've been watching wrestling since I was 8 years old."
At the suggestion that the younger generation might not be familiar with the 1980s and '90s stars at the Jaffa Shrine, Daniel McDowell, 11, offered a quick correction.
"I know Bret Hart," he said through a mask.
For 5-year old Gage Carnell, Friday night's fights would be his first ever - and while his favorite wrestlers are more contemporary than those in attendance, relatives said he's the next generation in a long line of wrestling fans.
The crowd at the Jaffa Shrine was dotted with youngsters, many attending with fathers who lived in the World Wrestling Federation's heyday, when Altoona shows were a regular occurrence.
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Every relationship has its ups and downs, and Céline Dion admits that her 18-year marriage to her manager Réne Angélil has definitely had its rough patches.
"Réne and I had our tough times. It wasn't always easy," the star, 45, admits in an interview with Vegas Deluxe's Robin Leach.
"We had tension between us. It's never easy being husband and wife, but add to that we are in business together, dealing with all the added pressures of shows, concerts, tours, traveling. It was hard – a lot of hard work."
The Grammy winner first met Angélil when she was 12 and he was 38 (they went on their first date when she was 19), and says that "up until seven years ago, we weren't communicating properly."
After trying to ignore their issues, Dion turned to a girlfriend for advice. "She taught me it never goes away. It sits there and gets worse. She taught me how to say things the right way," says the Las Vegas headliner, who's currently in her second residency show.
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The singer, who renewed her wedding vows with Angélil, now 71, in Vegas in 2000, says her friend talked to her "about the real meaning of communication, the right way to communicate."
"It changed the way we related to each other," says the mom of three. "We laugh. We joke. We kid each other. We want our marriage to last forever. Talk over everything and you'll find you are still on the honeymoon … communication – it's the most important. It's the secret."
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DSM BioSolutions entered into an agreement with Novacta Biosystems for the process development and cGMP production of its C. difficile molecule, NVB302. The product will initially be used for preclinical and Phase I trials.
DSM reports that process development has been completed and cGMP manufacturing has started at its microbial fermentation facility in Capua, Italy. "We have chosen to work with DSM as it has an impressive track record for scaling up fermentation processes for antibacterial agents from actinomycetes," notes Mike Dawson, CSO of Novacta.
Novacta Biosystems, a U.K. biotechnology company controlled by Celtic Pharma, is focused on bringing anti-infectives with improved resistance profiles to the market. Besides NVB302, NVB333 has been selected for preclinical development for Gram-positive nosocomial infections, and the Gram-negative nosocomial infection program is at the lead optimization stage.
Novacta's product development is based on a class of compounds produced by bacteria called lantibiotics (lanthionine-containing antibiotics). Lantibiotics are highly post-translationally modified peptides containing a rare, dimeric amino acid called lanthionine, the firm explains. Due to the presence of these dimeric amino acids, the compounds have multiple ring structures.
The type A lantibiotics have a rod-shaped structure and many have antibacterial activity mediated by formation of pores in the bacterial membrane. Novacta's programs are based on type B lantibiotics, which have a higher degree of cyclization and are not pore forming.
The company has developed methods for structural manipulation of lantibiotics to improve therapeutic and pharmaceutical properties. Novacta cloned and sequenced the biosynthetic pathways to key members of the class B lantibiotics. Systems have been established that allow rapid, parallel modifications of the amino acid sequences and screening of the progeny lantibiotics, the firm notes.
Novacta is also developing a technique for in vitro biosynthetic modification, which will further extend the range of chemistries that can be achieved. The company says that it has also developed and applied synthetic methodologies for derivation of both the natural and variant molecules.
The company's antibacterial lantibiotics act as inhibitors of cell wall biosynthesis by binding the biosynthetic intermediate lipid II. This is considered a good target from a resistance perspective as it is not the product of a single gene and cannot readily mutate to a resistant form.
Glycopeptides, another class of antibacterials, also work in this way. Novacta says that its compounds, however, bind at a different binding site to the glycopeptides and there is no cross-resistance.
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NAMI Fact Sheet: After the Newtown Tragedy, Parents are Asking What to Do When a Child Has a Mental Illness
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 20, 2012 -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) released a new fact sheet, What Families Can Do When a Child May Have a Mental Illness.
The information comes almost a week since 20 children and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., by a 20-year-old man believed to have lived with a form of mental illness since childhood.
On Dec. 14, NAMI released trauma resources for parents and caregivers around the country whose children have been affected by the tragedy.
This new fact sheet comes in response to requests since then from news media and parents wanting to know more about early warning signs and treatment for mental illness in children.
"Mental illness exists in every state, city and neighborhood In the United States," said NAMI Executive Director Michael Fitzpatrick. "One in four adults experiences a mental health problem in any given year. That's nearly 60 million Americans."
"One in 10 children lives with a serious mental or emotional disorder. Yet less than one-third of adults and one-half of children with a diagnosed disorder receive mental health care."
What Families Can Do lists warning signs every parent should know.
Acting withdrawn, sad or overly anxious.
If a mental health problem is suspected:
"Mental illness can be treated successfully," said Fitzpatrick. "The first step is to get professional evaluation and if appropriate a diagnosis. Parents can then work to get the most effective treatment, supports and services available."
About NAMI
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Trivia Tuesdays offered locally
MARTINSBURG - Trivia Tuesday, now in its 5th year, offers trivia games at five locations in West Virginia and Maryland. It's free to play and the highest scoring team at each venue receives a $25 gift card.
For game locations, visit www.triviatuesday.com
Opera House announces events
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Shepherdstown Opera House has announced the following lineup:
Friday: People's Blues of Richmond;
March 5: Zach Deputy;
March 15: Blue Mafia;
March 16: PitchBlak Brass Band;
April 4: The Grascals;
April 6: Tom Paxton.
Admission ranges from $5 to $30, depending on the concert, and more information is available at www.OperaHouseLive.com.
PASS schedule announces season
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Performance Arts Series at Shepherd University has announced its 2013 season. All performances will be held at 8 p.m. at Shepherd University's Frank Center Theater.
Friday, FullSet;
Wednesday: Dancing Wheels.
For more information or tickets, call 304-876-5219 or visit www.shepherdbook.com.
Equinox Dance Co. performance set
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The performance by the Equinox Dance Company, originally scheduled for Jan. 25, has been rescheduled for at 7:30 p.m. Friday, in HCC's Kepler Theater.
Based in Frederick, Md., Equinox Dance Company is a contemporary women's dance group for adults that specializes in fusing modern dance with jazz and tap. Company members choreograph their own dances and frequently offer free classes and shows for children and adults.
This event is free and is open to the public.
For more information about the performance, contact dance instructor Alyssa Foley Little at ajfoley@ hagerstowncc.edu.
Irish band FullSet slated to perform
SHEPHERSDTOWN - The Performing Arts Series at Shepherd University and Shepherdstown Music and Dance will present the Irish band FullSet at 8 p.m. Friday, in the Frank Center.
Made up of six musicians in their twenties, FullSet plays traditional Irish tunes with the energy of youth. Named New Group of the Year at the 2012 Live Ireland Music Awards, FullSet has received critical acclaim for their debut release "Live at Liberty," and has been compared to Altan and Danu by Irish Music Magazine. Raised in the Irish folk tradition, many of the members of the band have been playing together since their teens, and include a three-time All-Ireland fiddle champion, an uilleann piper who has won the All-Ireland title six times, and a button accordionist with several All-Ireland titles on accordion and melodeon. FullSet also includes a flutist, guitar player and singer.
Tickets to the event may be purchased through the Shepherd University Bookstore at 304-876-5219, www.shepherdbook.com, or on the ground level of the Shepherd Student Center, 210 N. King St., Shepherdstown. Tickets are $18 for the general public, $12 for senior citizens and Shepherd staff, $10 for Shepherdstown Music and Dance members, $8 for kids under 18, and free to Shepherd students with a valid Rambler ID.
Mediterranean cuisine event set
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Cumberland Valley School of Music will sponsor an evening of Mediterranean cuisine at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Chambersburg Country Club. Event will feature a champagne and hors d'oeurvres welcome, a four-course meal, live music and dancing, a silent auction and more. Cost is $90 per person or $720 for a table of eight. Black tie welcome.
For more information or tickets, call 717-261-1220 or visit www.cvsmusic.org
Dance association to sponsor event
WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The Hagerstown County Western Dance Association will sponsor a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, at Quincy Gym, 7888 Anthony Highway. Line dancing for singles and couples. Admission is $5 per person.
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Chili cookoff a free-will offering
WINCHESTER, Va. - Brucetown United Methodist church will host is second annual Chili Cook Off from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the church social hall. It is free will offering, raising money to send mission team to Frakes Kentucky. Please come and enjoy chili tasting and listening to live music featuring Kimmon Waldruff.
'Bit Top Steam' art exhibit on tap
HARPERS FERRY - Steam at Harpers Ferry, 180 High St., 1-B, will present the exhibit, "Big Top Steam," works of local artists Leigh Anne Cassell (illustration) and Lindsey Donaldson (illustration) Saturday through April 28. There will be special installations by Eric Holstine (metal work) and Phil Berneburg (ceramics), who has a studio in Bolivar. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
For more information, call 304-885-0094 or visit www.steamatharpersferry.com.
2013 CATF season announced
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Contemporary American Theater Festival at Shepherd
University will hold a free public event to announce the 2013 season of plays at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Shepherdstown Opera House, 131 W. German St. Producing Director Ed Herendeen, with special guests, will introduce the five plays to be presented July 528.
Guests for the season announcement event include actors Joey Collins, who appeared in "Captors" by
Evan M. Wiener and "In A Forest, Dark and Deep" by Neil LaBute during the 2012 CATF Season; and Joey Parsons, who has performed at CATF in "Gidion's Knot" by Johnna Adams, "Dear Sara Jane" by Victor Lodato, and "Fifty Words" by Michael Weller. Under Herendeen's direction, they will present short scenes from each of the five plays to be produced.
The season announcement is free and open to the press and public. No reservations required.
More information can be found at www.catf.org. Tickets go on sale Wednesday.
Dancing Wheels a unique performance
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Performing Arts Series at Shepherd University will present Dancing Wheels, America's premier physically integrated dance company, at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Frank Center.
Dancing Wheels is the first modern dance company to integrate professional stand-up and sit-down (wheelchair) dancers. Dancing Wheels has been featured in numerous publications and television programs including CBS Sunday Morning, CNN and Good Morning America. The company is the recipient of the 1998 Governor's Award for Outstanding Outreach in Ohio and the 1997 National Rehabilitation Achievement Award.
Tickets to the event may be purchased through the Shepherd University Bookstore at 304-876-5219, www.shepherdbook.com, or on the ground level of the Shepherd Student Center, 210 North King St., Shepherdstown. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $10 for senior citizens/ Shepherd staff, $5 for kids under 18 and free to Shepherd students with a valid Rambler ID while supplies last.


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Grants totaling more than $75,000 were awarded to 11 nonprofit organizations last year by the Niagara Area Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo.
The grants, ranging up to $10,000, support the health, human services, arts, civic needs, community development, education and environmental needs of Niagara County.
Recipients of the latest grants in Niagara County are Kids Escaping Drugs; Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Niagara County; Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County; Family & Children's Services of Niagara; Literacy Volunteers of Western New York; St. James United Methodist Church Little Wonders Early Childhood Development Center; Niagara County Historical Society; Old Fort Niagara Association; People and Possibilities; Planned Parenthood of Western New York; and the Salvation Army of Lockport.


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5 Videos of Superhuman Reflexes That Saved Lives
#2. Making That High Pressure Shot
Let's make this clear: If you're a fan of animals or justice, or just not a huge aficionado of douchebags, you might want to skip this video. It's awful, pointless and brutal. But although there's no condoning this sort of thing, you have to admit: There is no higher pressure shot on earth than the one this guy makes ...
It is just plain fucking wrong to hunt a vulnerable (read: almost endangered) species just because you're having a midlife crisis and the dealer was out of motorcycles that day. But when that lion comes charging out of the brush at those hunters, it is plainly evident that silly hats and khaki shorts are not sufficient armor against a few hundred pounds of furry murder.
To the hunter's credit, it wasn't one of the other 12 armed dudes it apparently takes to kill one cat that made the fatal shot: The lion charged the hunter, and that hunter killed the charging lion. He was staring right into the jaws of bounding, slavering, totally justified death, but he made the shot, and the lion skidded to a stop right at his feet. By all means, hate the guy, but you give him his due.
I mean, if it's any consolation, sometimes a guy has balls so big that all they really do is highlight how tiny his penis is by comparison.
The Pure Luck Version:
It's kind of a tragedy that the guy having fun with guns the right way is the one who comes off looking like a lucky idiot, but here you go. This guy is out shooting targets in the desert with a .50 caliber rifle, which, you'll note, is a hell of a lot of calibers, when something goes wrong. And you know what's coming the second you hear that sound:
I've never heard that noise before in my life. But if I ever did, I would know, instinctively, that I just did something dumb and now I'm going to die for it. After the rapidly approaching whine of death, there's a little puff of dirt on the ground, and then a man is dead. Or by all goddamn rights he should be: The bullet came so close to his head that it knocked his ear protection off.
Can you appreciate how astoundingly unlikely that is? He fired a bullet away from him, and it traveled God knows how far out into the desert before hitting its target and inexplicably ricocheting back in the exact direction it was fired, where it bounced off the dirt, redirected again, and then homed right in on the face of the man who shot it. I'm not sure if that means God loves this guy or hates him so much that it's like a knife in the Almighty's gut just to think of the bastard, but if I were the shooter and I survived something like this, I'd join the priesthood and then immediately burn a church to the ground, just to hedge my bets.
#1. Racing an Avalanche
When I first watched this video, I didn't get what I was looking at. I thought I was supposed to be impressed by how big and scary an avalanche really is -- and you know what? I totally was. I had no idea they were that massive and terrifying. That really is an entire goddamn mountain coming down. And then I saw that tiny little black dot in the middle of it all -- is it a boulder or something? Surely that's not -- oh shit.
It's a little hard to see -- the video is shot from so far away, and the scale of the avalanche is so gigantic -- you almost can't make out the trail of steaming fear urine carving into the snow behind that little black dot. Almost.
That dot is Kaj Zackrisson, and he credits pure luck for his survival. But that's not entirely true. Most people can barely manage to stay upright on a pair of skis when a member of the opposite sex might be judging them. Kaj knew a mountain was chasing him, and he not only stayed on those two tiny, bendy slabs of wood; he used them to outrun gravity. He had some close calls: The avalanche even engulfs him a few times, but he keeps skiing right back out of the fluffy white death-cloud behind him.
And then, right at the bottom, just as the avalanche is finally petering out, the little black dot disappears in that sea of white ... and doesn't immediately come back out.
If, at that point, you're not rooting for a dot harder than you've ever rooted for anything in your whole life, then you need to call your doctor right away and schedule one of those Grinchectomy heart-enlargement surgeries.
The Pure Luck Version:
Doesn't snowmobiling look great? You're out there, in the middle of nature, nothing around you but the totally pristine snow, just waiting for you to violate its sanctity with your roaring, tank-treaded snowhog. This guy looks like he's having a great time: He does a few sweet jumps, bobs and weaves between some trees, then books it to the crest of a hill and watches the beautiful landscape ...
... literally crumble right beneath him. Before he can even yell, half the surveyable terrain just up and disappears from directly under his vehicle. All he can do is sit there dumbly and watch land stop being land all of a sudden.
You can tell he's in shock right after it happens, because instead of voiding his bowels so hard it propels him into the air like a shit-rocket, he just calmly shuts his machine down and hangs out on the edge of the abyss for a few seconds, wondering how he's going to get home, now that he can no longer trust the earth.
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|Cake Decorating
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Join internationally-renowned instructor Alan Tetreault to create impressive stenciled patterns on fondant- or buttercream-covered cakes,cookies and cupcakes. Through four cake projects, you'll learn how to stencil a cake with vivid designs and enhance them with a variety of beautiful embellishment techniques. Add depth and alluring accents to your patterns with accessible hand-painting techniques. Over-pipe your stenciled designs for greater dimension. Bring fashion-forward flair to your cakes with new lace techniques in Sugar Dress. Personalize your creations with monograms and bring it all together with sugar flower and paisley focal points. Alan also will teach you amazing techniques for using stencils, Sugar Dress and hand painting on cookies and cupcakes.
Meet your instructor, cake artist Alan Tetreault, as he previews the six projects you'll explore in this class.
Get started stenciling as Alan imparts his techniques for creating hands-free stencils, perfect-consistency icing and evenly applied designs that wrap around the entire cake. Embellish your designs with over-piping and luster dust.
Learn the art of underpainting to add dimension and depth as you dust the fondant before you stencil onto a square cake. Add a monogram and mask off parts of the stencil you wish to omit from your design.
Add drama to your designs as Alan demonstrates how to paint stenciled designs with luster dust, stencil onto a cake board and create a free-standing decoration that echoes the main motif.
Discover Sugar Dress, which makes pliable, strong lace that can be made months ahead of time to add a modern twist on delicate lacework. Alan offers detailed instruction on how to make it as well as creative ideas for incorporating it in your designs.
Not a fan of fondant? No worries! Alan shows you how to stencil on crusting buttercream and even includes the recipe.
Scale down your designs as Alan shows you how to use all of the techniques to make stunning and coordinating cupcakes and cookies.
"Alan demonstrates the versatility of using stencils, and enhances the beauty of the stencilling by adding colour and over-piping. I learned a great deal from his expertise, which I will apply to my cake decorating designs. "
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Writer of "Brave" - Brenda ChapmanMarch 12, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Kapiolani Campus, OHIA 118
"Story to Script/Script to Story" - Brenda Chapman will talk about the film that she created, wrote and directed and that just received the academy award for Best Feature Animation - BRAVE. This is Pixar's first film with a female protagonist.
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Maui Campus, Pilina Bldg., Wellness Center
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Windward Campus, Hale Kuhina 115
|SLS Final Oral
Manoa Campus, Moore 551
|Kīhei Printing Workshop
Hawaii Campus, Manono Campus, Bldg. 379 Rm. 1
|Linguistics Seminar
Manoa Campus, St. John Auditiorium (St. John, Room 011)
|New Perspectives on Oral Communication Assignments
Manoa Campus, 106 KUY
|Informational Meeting for Study Abroad in India
Manoa Campus, Sakamaki A201
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Manoa Campus, Moore Hall 258
|Growing Conscious 1.0
Manoa Campus, The Free Garden (Behind the Art Building)
|Degree Prep Workshop
Maui Campus, Laulima Room 108
|Public Lecture by Theda Skocpol
Manoa Campus, Art Auditorium, 2535 McCarthy Mall
|Comet PANSTARRS Viewing and Stargazing
Magic Island Picnic Area 36
|Writer of "Brave" - Brenda Chapman
Kapiolani Campus, OHIA 118
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Manoa Campus, POST 544
|Judith Kellock, soprano
Manoa Campus, Orvis Auditorium
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"Honeymoon phases end. They just do," the actor tells Glamour in its September issue, which features Olivia Wilde on the cover. "I think you have to find new elements that turn you on, and not only sexually."
Harris says starting a family with fiancé David Burtka rejuvenated their relationship.
"Having kids was one of those great moments for me. Watching David become another level of person, mastering this other domain, made me look at him with a whole other set of appreciative eyes. That made me re-fall in love with him," Harris, 41, says of becoming parents to twins Harper Grace and Gideon Scott, 3½.
"That's another important thing to realize. Everyone falls out of love with everything. You fall out of love with your house. You fall out of love with your job. You just have to figure out ways to keep [the love] alive."
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Harris is not afraid to re-examine his beliefs. He says his Tony-winning role in Broadway's Hedwig and the Angry Inch encouraged him to re-think his concepts of confidence.
"I thought that masculinity equated confidence, and I was struggling to feel confident. Hedwig was a great active departure from that [mentality] because everything that I had known about confidence had to be thrown out the window," he tells the magazine.
"Now, all of a sudden, those masculine postures and inflections were tells that I wasn't doing the job right. I had to be overtly feminine, and it felt totally weird. Initially, walking around in heels is a very challenging thing for a guy to do. But once you've done it six or seven times, it's weirdly empowering. I had to move my hips and legs in a way that guys don't get to do so boldly – it was fun!"


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Orlando, FL – September 1, 2014 - Network Closing Services adds another Closer to its team. This time to the company's main office in Orlando.
James Armstrong comes aboard with over 15 years' experience in the real estate, closing and mortgage business. A native of New York, James quickly established himself as a leader in the Central Florida market. He is well known by clients and colleagues as a constant professional who gets the job done. With this newest member to the sales team, Network Closing Services continues its expansion in an effort to grow the Central Florida market. Owner Richard W. Norris had this to say, "Florida is our home state, James provides the experience and relationships that will allow us to continue our expansion plans."
James holds a B.A. in legal studies from the University of New York at Buffalo, an active business networker as an Educational Coordinator for the local BMI chapter. On his free time James volunteers as a soccer coach for youth. With the dedication and professionalism James offers along with Network Closing Services impeccable service, our clients are well taken care of.
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Right to Work Foundation Announces New Addition to Legal Team
Regent-trained attorney dedicated to the cause of individual liberty for America's workers
Washington, DC (January 30, 2012) – The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has hired Sarah Hartsfield of Austin, Texas, as an addition to its legal staff.
Hartsfield is a recently sworn in member of the Virginia State Bar and 2011 graduate of the Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
"Sarah brings to the Foundation a real commitment to defending and advancing individual liberty against the injustices of compulsory unionism," said Ray LaJeunesse, vice president and legal director of the National Right to Work Foundation.


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Land Rights
The purchase and lease of vast tracts of land from poor, developing countries by wealthier nations and international private investors has led to debate about whether land investment is a tool for development or force of displacement.
Over the last four years, there has been a significant increase in land-based investment, both in terms of the number of investment projects and the total land area allocated. Industrialized nations and private foreign investors have driven demand for arable land in developing regions, particularly in Africa, but also in South America, Central Asia and Southeast Asia. Governments are interested in the lands for purposes of food security and biofuel production. Both governments and private investors are attracted by policy reforms that have improved the investment climate in developing countries, as well as arbitrage opportunities afforded by the extremely low cost of leasing land in these regions.
While only fractions of arable land in developing regions are being used for agriculture, demand for strategic swats next to irrigation and shipping sites is growing with greater investment. These areas and other lands are frequently in use even though occupants' have no legal rights to the land or access to legal institutions. As demand for land assets increases and governments and multilateral institutions promote investment in national lands, displacement and affected livelihoods are becoming serious sources of international concern.
Media coverage of land acquisitions has been sparse and lacking in investigative detail. The Oakland Institute is committed to increasing transparency about land deals including the terms of negotiation, theoretical consequences of investment, real impact on the ground, and ultimate impact on development in several African countries.
56 million – total hectares of land (nearly the size of France) acquired in the developing world by international governments and investors since 2008.
70% of the population – in sub-Saharan Africa lives on their traditional lands that, because of colonial heritage, are classified as state lands in independent Africa. This is why governments believe that they can give away their land without consultation or legal redress.
$1 per hectare per year – the cost to private investors and foreign governments of leasing land in Ethiopia in 2008.