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Jones, a former secretary at an elementary school in California, met her husband while he was visiting his relatives. After marrying in 1956, the two moved back to South Dakota in 1964 to help on the family ranch. In 1996, Jones and her husband moved to Fairburn from Caputa, where they sold their 100-acre ranch. Shortly after the move, Jones' husband was diagnosed with colon cancer, passing away Jan. 8, 1997. While he was in the last months of his life, Jones had help from Hospice volunteers, which made her want to give back.
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Author Affiliations: Departments of Biomedical Engineering (Ms Webb) and Genetics and Neurology (Dr Wilhelmsen), The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco (Drs Miller, Bonasera, and Boxer and Ms Karydas).
An inverted region on chromosome 17 has been previously linked to many Pick complex diseases. Due to the inversion, an exact causal locus has been difficult to identify, but the microtubule-associated protein tau gene is a likely candidate gene for its involvement in these diseases with tau inclusion.
To search for variants that confer susceptibility to 4 tauopathies and clinically related disorders.
Genomewide association study.
University research laboratory.
A total of 231 samples were genotyped from an unrelated white population of patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal degeneration (CBD), frontotemporal dementia, and frontotemporal dementia with amyotrophy. Unaffected individuals from the same population were used as controls.
Main Outcome Measures
The results from an inverted region of chromosome 17 that contains the MAPT gene. Genotypes of cases and controls were compared using a Fisher exact test on a marker-by-marker basis. Haplotypes were determined by visually inspecting genotypes.
Comparing any particular disease and controls, the association was constant across the inverted chromosome segment. Significant associations were seen for PSP and PSP combined with CBD. Of the 2 haplotypes seen in the region, H1 was overrepresented in PSP and CBD cases compared with controls.
As expected, the markers are highly correlated and the association is seen across the entire region, which makes it difficult to narrow down a disease-causing variant or even a possible candidate gene. However, considering the pathologic abnormalities of these diseases and the involvement of tau mutations seen in familial forms, the MAPT gene represents the most likely cause driving the association.
Pick complex refers to a spectrum of diseases with a variety of overlapping clinical and pathologic features due to a related genetic etiology. A common, although not ubiquitous, overlapping feature of these diseases is the presence of tau inclusions. Thus, the genetic and brain histochemical features of the microtubule-associated protein tau gene (MAPT) (OMIM 157140) provide a compelling reason for thinking that patients with these clinically and pathologically diverse findings should be thought of as a contiguous group. These diseases are characterized clinically by cognitive, behavioral, and movement defects. This study focused on 4 diseases in the spectrum in which tau histochemical and genetic features are believed to be critical: progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal degeneration (CBD), and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) with or without amyotrophy.
The clinical signs and symptoms observed in patients with these diseases are correlated with the anatomical distribution of neuronal loss, which can be variable. There are several patterns of inclusions of insoluble proteins in affected individuals, but there is limited correlation between inclusion type and clinical symptoms. Pick complex diseases can be accompanied by tau inclusions, ubiquitin inclusions, or no inclusions at all.1 Pick complex diseases that contain tau inclusions are collectively referred to as tauopathies.
Many families with inherited tauopathies have been linked to the same genomic region and, thus, collectively, these families are said to be affected with FTD and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17).2MAPT was considered to be a likely candidate gene in this region for its involvement in FTD with tau inclusions and, subsequently, many MAPT mutations have been identified in affected individuals. Tau mutations have been found to affect the level of translated protein or alternative RNA splicing, which may upset the interaction between tau and microtubules, allowing unbound and abnormally phosphorylated tau to polymerize into inclusions.3 Different tau mutations alter biochemical properties of the gene product, but these mutations do not necessarily predict the exact clinical nature of the disease. The same mutation in affected individuals, even in the same family, may result in a different age at onset, combination of symptoms, and clinical diagnosis.4 The variable morphologic features of accumulated tau proteins could be explained by the wide range of mutations that have been found in these diseases. In various tauopathies, the inclusions may differ based on the ratios of particular isoforms and the physical location of accumulation. At least 40 MAPT mutations have been identified in patients with FTD and related diseases.5 Tau inclusions, usually without MAPT mutations, are part of the pathologic definition of CBD and PSP, whereas cases of FTD are often seen without tau mutations or tau inclusions. Another set of cases with FTDP-17 that contain ubiquitin inclusions, but no tau inclusions, was linked to the same region on chromosome 17.6 Further gene resequencing of this set of cases led to the discovery of mutations in the progranulin gene from this region; these mutations are responsible for many cases of FTDP-17.6
In its natural state, MAPT works to stabilize microtubule formation and regulate transport along microtubules.4 Dysfunctional tau proteins can interrupt axonal transport by reducing the cell's ability to control microtubule formation, ultimately leading to neuron dysfunction and death.2 Normally, the tau protein is located in axons but, in diseased cells, it relocates to the cell body and forms insoluble hyperphosphorylized fibrillary inclusions.1 This hyperphosphorylation of tau may lead to a loss of microtubule affinity and a resistance to proteases, leading to aggregation.7 Six major isoforms are produced in the adult human brain through the alternative splicing of exons 2, 3, and 10.4 The 6 isoforms can be divided into 2 groups, depending on the number of microtubule-binding domains. Alternative splicing of exon 10 leads to 4-repeat (4R) or 3-repeat (3R) binding domains.4 The number of binding domains affects the binding of tau to tubulin; 4R tau binds stronger and assembles more efficiently than 3R tau.4 A reduction in binding efficiency may increase the amount of unbound tau in the neuron, leading to aggregation, although increased binding may have an equally damaging effect.4 An accumulation of unbound tau may result if any isoform fails to function, creating insoluble inclusions.2 Inclusions found in affected individuals may contain all 6 isoforms in equal amounts or different ratios of selected isoforms. Many mutations disrupt the splicing of exon 10, leading to unequal 3R and 4R ratios. Tau deposits in PSP and CBD are predominantly 4R, whereas deposits in FTD contain equal levels of 4R and 3R.1
The region containing the MAPT gene has been shown to be genetically complex owing to an inversion commonly found in white populations. Three highly homologous low-copy repeats (LCRs) flank the region.8 The 2 LCRs telomeric of MAPT, LCRs B and C, are inverted relative to the centromeric LCR A.8 Low-copy repeats A and B flank the MAPT haplotype, suggesting that the inversion was caused by nonallelic homologous recombination.8Figure 1 shows the structure of MAPT in relation to these LCRs. Extensive genotyping across the interval identified 2 haplotypes in almost complete disequilibrium.9 These haplotypes are commonly referred to as the H1 haplotype and H2 haplotype. Recombination in the inverted segment between carriers of the H1 and H2 haplotypes would result in a Robertsonian translocation. The high degree of disequilibrium in this region suggests that recombination has been suppressed or that there was a selection against recombinant chromosomes before the inversion became established in the white population.10 A study11 of tau expression in patients with Alzheimer disease found that 1 variant of the H1 haplotype led to an increase in overall tau levels and specifically in 4R tau levels, creating an imbalance of isoforms. Similar changes in expression could be found in these diseases.
The structure of the tau gene, indicating the locations of the microtubule-binding domains (asterisks) and the flanking low-copy repeats (LCRs).
There is a locus in or near the MAPT gene that affects susceptibility to PSP and CBD. Conrad et al7 established that common variations in the MAPT gene affect susceptibility to PSP. They reported that the A0 allele of a dinucleotide repeat marker located in intron 9 of MAPT is observed in 57% of control chromosomes compared with 95.5% of PSP cases.7 The A0 allele was also shown to be overrepresented in CBD chromosomes.12 Other tauopathies have a less certain association with MAPT region polymorphisms.7 The A0 allele is not believed to be biologically relevant to the disease process but is instead in linkage disequilibrium with some other polymorphism.7 The A0 allele is inherited with the H1 haplotype, so it is not surprising that the H1 haplotype is also overrepresented in PSP cases.10 It is uncertain whether the increased risk of PSP and CBD is associated with a specific common variation of the haplotype or with a rare mutation found on some chromosomes with the H1 haplotype.7
Despite the varied clinical features used to categorize the different diseases, there is overlap, suggesting that there could be a shared underlying biochemical abnormality resulting from the altered expression of tau.12 To explore this possibility, we performed a high-density association scan looking for markers that may confer susceptibility to several different tauopathies. In this article, we focus on the markers contained in the region including and surrounding tau. Using the present data, and genotypes imputed using HapMap, it was shown that a significant association exists across the entire inverted interval on chromosome 17 for PSP and CBD cases.
The included samples were collected by the Memory and Aging Center at the University of California, San Francisco, or by one of us (K.C.W.). Cases of PSP, CBD, FTD, and FTD with amyotrophy were collected from an unrelated white population. Cases of FTD met the Neary criteria, and cases of PSP met the Litvan criteria. Although all the cases were clinically confirmed, only 46 had pathologic confirmation of disease. None of the cases have known tau or progranulin mutations. Unaffected individuals from the same population were used as controls. DNA was isolated from whole blood using the Puregene kit (Gentra Systems, Minneapolis, Minnesota). The number of patients used for each diagnosis in this study are as follows: FTD, 56 (32 men and 24 women); PSP, 36 (20 men and 16 women); CBD, 22 (9 men and 13 women); amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 18 (11 men and 7 women); and controls, 98 (42 men and 56 women). The mean age was 73 years for controls and 67 years for cases, with an average age at onset of 60 years. All the participants provided informed consent as approved by the University of California, San Francisco, and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill human subjects institutional review boards.
Genotyping was performed using the GeneChip 500K Affymetrix SNP arrays using the protocol provided by Affymetrix (Affymetrix, Inc, Santa Clara, California). The BRLMM algorithm was used to make genotyping calls. Acceptable genotypes had a confidence score of less than 0.5. Any call that did not meet this threshold was removed from further analysis.
The genotypes of cases vs controls were compared using a Fisher exact test to determine whether the allele frequency in the cases was significantly different from the controls. Markers that were considered to be out of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were excluded from analysis. There was no population stratification detected when tested using EIGENSTRAT software (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts). Genotype calls made using the BRLMM algorithm were used to infer the remaining known HapMap markers in the area based on correlation using the program IMPUTE from the Chiamo suite (Chiamo Genetics Software Suite, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom). Imputed genotypes were considered acceptable at a posterior probability greater than 0.8, and markers were included in association tests if the call rate was greater than 80%.
Genomewide, the mean sample call rate was 95%, and the mean single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) call rate was 92% on the Affymetrix 500K platform. Less than 1% of SNPs were out of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and 1.5% of SNPs were monomorphic.
From the 326 SNPs typed in the MAPT region ranging from approximately 40.4 to 42.5 Mb on chromosome 17, we attempted to impute an additional 4845 HapMap SNPs. After eliminating imputed SNPs with a posterior probability lower than 0.8, 1477 SNPs remained. Of these SNPs, 60 were monomorphic and 68 were not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Any marker with a sample call rate less than 80% was removed. Genotypes for 1169 genotyped and imputed SNPs were used to explore the region near the MAPT gene for allelic association with PSP, CBD, FTD, and FTD with amyotrophy.
Figure 2A shows a plot of the probability that the cases and controls have equivalent genotype frequencies for each of the typed or imputed SNPs that met the inclusion criteria for each of the disease classification models tested. All of the significant associations observed are within the boundaries of the chromosomal inversion that distinguish the H1 and H2 haplotypes. Although there are some exceptions, most markers across the inversion for any given comparison fall within a constant range of probabilities across the interval. The most striking associations observed are for PSP alone or combined with CBD vs controls across the entire region of the chromosomal inversion. Rarely, a marker from other comparisons will reach a nominally significant association, but these events are rare and are not constant across the inverted interval. Inspection of the raw allele-specific hybridization intensity for these markers does not robustly distinguish between genotype clusters and are not considered to be significant associations. The region where allelic association is detected clearly defines the inversion interval boundaries. Figure 2B shows the genotypes for all samples across the region of interest in the following order: control, FTD, FTD with amyotrophy, CBD, and PSP. Each row represents an individual, and each column represents a marker. Known genes are indicated as lines above the genotypes. The samples were sorted based on diagnosis and haplotype similarity. Two distinct haplotypes can be identified in this figure consistent with previous designation of the H1 and H2 haplotypes.
Association and haplotypes across the interval. A, A plot of the negative log of the P value from the comparisons between cases and controls. Known genes are represented as lines at the top of the figure. B, The genotypes for all samples across the region of interest. Each row corresponds to a sample. The samples were sorted based on diagnosis and haplotype similarity. Samples with mostly blue, or major, alleles have the H1 haplotype, and samples with mostly yellow, or minor, alleles have the H2 haplotype. Samples with mostly red, or heterozygote, alleles are H1/H2. CBD indicates corticobasal degeneration; FTD, frontotemporal dementia; MND, motor neuron disease; and PSP, progressive supranuclear palsy. The figure was created using the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences SNPs Visual Genotypes program.13
Table 1 provides the counts for the 3 haplotype combinations (H1/H1, H1/H2, and H2/H2) for each category of diagnosis. Very few heterozygous haplotypes, and no homozygous H2 haplotypes, were seen in either PSP or CBD. Compared with controls, using a Fisher exact test, only PSP and PSP combined with CBD were significantly different. This confirms that the H1 haplotype is overrepresented in PSP and CBD cases compared with controls and that FTD and FTD with amyotrophy have H1 levels in the same proportion as controls (Table 2).
The association found in these tauopathies across this interval on chromosome 17 further supports the theory that 1 or more loci in this region are affecting susceptibility specifically to PSP and CBD. Because the markers are highly correlated and the association is seen across the whole region, it is difficult to narrow down a disease-causing variant or even a possible candidate gene. However, considering the pathologic features of these diseases and the involvement of tau mutations seen in familial forms, the MAPT gene represents the most likely cause driving the association.
Although all of the diseases in this study are tauopathies, not all of the diseases were highly associated with this region. The hypothesis leading to this study was that similar diseases are caused by mutations in genes controlled by similar biochemical pathways. So, although the mutation causing any particular presentation of 1 of these diseases may be located in different genes, the pathologic outcome is the same. There were other significantly associated regions in the genomewide scan that may be affecting susceptibility to the diseases that were not as highly associated with the tau region. No association was seen between FTD samples and this region, although cases with FTD can have tau inclusions, and mutations of the tau gene have been found in affected families. The lack of association may be affected by the small sample size and the heterogeneity of sporadic FTD. Most cases of FTD do not have tau mutations or inclusion, but cases of PSP and CBD are almost always accompanied by tau inclusions.
The odds ratio was calculated to determine the risk associated with a particular haplotype. Controls have a 7-fold greater odds (95% confidence interval, 2.08-25.36) of having an H2 haplotype, on 1 or both chromosomes, compared with PSP and a 4-fold greater odds (95% confidence interval, 1.16-15.10) compared with CBD. When CBD and PSP are considered together, the odds ratio is in the middle, with a value of 5.7 (95% confidence interval, 2.24-14.62). This suggests that the H2 haplotype provides some protection from the PSP and CBD diseases. This proposed protective allele is considered to be significant for PSP, CBD, and PSP combined with CBD because none of the confidence intervals are less than 1.
Imputation filled in missing genotypes and genotypes for markers not included in the GeneChip 500K Affymetrix sets. This gave a fuller picture of the association in the region. Imputation methods are useful for association studies because they combine information from genotyped markers with existing data sets, such as HapMap. Testing a larger number of markers across the genome provides a finer grid for association. However, in an area of high linkage disequilibrium, as in the chromosome 17 inversion, the true disease-causing variant cannot be distinguished from the surrounding markers even with the extra imputed genotypes. Imputation added little to the association due to the strong linkage disequilibrium in the region that was implicated. The regions flanking this inversion are much more thoroughly evaluated, and there is little reason to investigate these flanking regions further. Filtering the data for call rate and posterior probability removed noise and most false-positives that were detected using unfiltered data. The genotype calling software used to impute genotypes resulted in more stringent and reliable calls.
The results of this association study provide strong evidence that a susceptibility locus in the MAPT gene region is related to certain Pick complex diseases, but the high degree of linkage disequilibrium in the region makes it difficult to draw conclusions about the exact location of the locus. To our knowledge, previous studies have reported results from candidate gene studies focusing on the tau gene. We instead looked at the whole genome and found an association with the entire inversion region, with no evidence that any part of the region is more important than any other. The genotypes are constant across the inversion due to the high level of linkage disequilibrium but, outside the inversion, they become highly variable, with no identifiable pattern. This is also supported by the constant level of association that drops off at the boundaries of the inversion. The inversion is likely a recent event because it is found only in white populations. Although a specific cause cannot be determined, something in the inversion is likely affecting expression of the tau gene and, ultimately, disease status. The inversion, or, more specifically, the H2 haplotype, seems to offer some protection against PSP and CBD.
Correspondence: Kirk C. Wilhelmsen, MD, PhD, Department of Genetics and Neurology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 103 Mason Farm Rd, Campus Box 7264, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7264 (email@example.com).
Accepted for Publication: May 7, 2008.
Author Contributions: All authors had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept and design: Miller and Wilhelmsen. Acquisition of data: Webb, Miller, Bonasera, Boxer, and Karydas. Analysis and interpretation of data: Webb and Wilhelmsen. Drafting of the manuscript: Webb. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Miller, Bonasera, Boxer, Karydas, and Wilhelmsen. Statistical analysis: Wilhelmsen. Obtained funding: Miller and Wilhelmsen. Administrative, technical, and material support: Miller, Boxer, and Wilhelmsen. Study supervision: Wilhelmsen.
Financial Disclosure: None reported.
Funding/Support: This work was supported in part by the Schiller family, which has an endowed professorship at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research into the cause and cure of PSP; grant RO1NS36733 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (Dr Wilhelmsen); the California State Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Fund (Drs Wilhelmsen and Miller); The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation (Dr Wilhelmsen); The French Foundation (Dr Wilhelmsen), program project grant PO1 AG19724 from the National Institute on Aging (Drs Miller and Wilhelmsen); and grant MO1RROOO79 from the National Center for Research Resources (General Clinical Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco).
Additional Contributions: We thank the patients for their willingness to participate in this investigation. With her permission, we specifically thank 1 of the patients with PSP, Carol M. Schiller, PhD. Dr Schiller became the first tenured female senior scientist at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, board-certified toxicologist, and graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill law school.
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More than a dozen gay couples in Massachusetts are suing the federal government.
They say the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, is unconstitutional and discriminates against gay couples because it denies them things heterosexual couples get from the government, like pensions and health insurance.
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The National Organization for Marriage is vowing to fight any effort to redefine marriage.
NOM President Maggie Gallagher said marriage should not be a political or partisan issue.
"The American people do not want the courts or the Democrats to misuse this crisis to overturn their cherished values on marriage and we intend to make that crystal clear to Washington," she said.
Opponents of same sex marriage say the lawsuit is part of a plan to impose gay marriage on the rest of the country.
DOMA was enacted by Congress in 1996 when it appeared Hawaii would soon legalize same-sex marriage.
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I cut out the ribs, wash the greens thoroughly, then put them in a big pot with the water that is clinging to them, plus just a little more, and steam them until they are wilted, stirring once to flip the top greens to the bottom of the pot. Then I add stock, and simmer two hours(yes, I like 'em limp), topping up the stock as needed. The last half hour I add an onion I have chopped and sauteed with two pieces of bacon.
We usually have these with dinner one night, and then I eat the leftovers with my morning eggs for a few days. Yum.
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Situado en 50 acres en el hermoso condado de Greene, Indiana, Pleasant Grove Granja ofrecer tanto una casa de campo y un pintoresco dos dormitorios, un baño de casa con un ambiente de complejo turístico. La propiedad se basa en una colina con vistas a la restauración de humedales más grande de Indiana llamado Estanque Goose. Con una reserva natural de vida silvestre, flores silvestres, senderos, y la increíble belleza. Uno de sólo unos pocos cientos de Audubon Global Área Importante de Aves de 8001 con acres de humedales. La Reserva del Humedal de la charca Ganso se encuentra a dos kilómetros al suroeste de Linton en la carretera estatal 59 en Stafford Township. Está en proceso de restauración en el marco del Programa de Reserva de Humedales (WRP) por el Servicio de Conservación de Recursos Naturales (NRCS), una división del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos, y actualmente es uno de los más grandes restauraciones WRP en los EE.UU. de hoy. La restauración actual no se pudo completar sin la ayuda de organizaciones como Ducks Unlimited (DU), Audubon Society, y la Ley de Conservación de Humedales de América del Norte.
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My husband and I stayed for 3 short days and didn't want to leave! Everything has been well thought of. The cottage is well kept and clean. The bathroom shower is amazing the bed was very comfortable. There is even a loft with twin beds to bring the kids! The pond that is right out your front door is well stocked and the bug spray and fishing poles are even there for your use. There is a great dog that even comes by and makes it all the more magical. If you're looking for a relaxing no nonsense kind of vacation this is perfect!!! We will be back!!!
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Enjoyed three nights in the cottage with my loved ones. Had a perfect sunset view and the stars were incredible. The housekeeper and owner did a great job with the details of our stay and the things we needed. We caught four fish in the pond. The pictures do not do this place justice, especially on a beautiful spring day.
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We had a wonderful time in this small, quant establishment. One itme that could be added to inhance the experiance would be a dehumidifier, to bring down some of the humidity in the cabin.
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I work locally and had to arrange accommodations for a visiting colleague. Our guest was very pleased with the cabin and the entire facility at Pleasant Grove Farms and is looking forward to coming back. Thank you for providing this awesome facility!
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Our stay at Pleasant Grove Farms was very enjoyable. We came in from NC for a family reunion and was so pleased with our stay. A beautiful stay in the country was so peaceful and quite. I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting a nice and beautiful place to stay. Thank you so much.
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I stayed at the Lake House, which is new and fully accommodating. The property is lovely with its water, dock, dock house, huge yard, gardens, maze, and orchards. I saw a pair of Bald Eagles, though I wasn't certain at first that my eyes weren't deceiving me. I learned that the property is near The Goosepond, a protected wetlands area with nesting pairs of the Bald Eagles. I had visits from deer, also. My stay was restful, relaxing, and much-needed. Each morning, I took my coffee in the big rocking chair out on the dock and watched the purple martins swoop up pond bugs for breakfast. The groundskeeper was perfectly attentive (when I needed him) and left me to enjoy my stay otherwise. I highly recommend this property. I will most definitely stay again.
5 en abril 07, 2014
We stayed at this cottage last fall. So cozy and comfortable! With the fully equipped kitchen, you could make a full meal if you wanted...or just pop some popcorn in the microwave and enjoy a movie. The bathroom had heated floors, which was really cool. The porch has a nice swing which looks out onto the pond. Very relaxing. We will definitely stay here again.
4,4 en marzo 10, 2014
The cottage was reserved for our speaker at our festival event. He shared that he really enjoyed the quiet, and that the sleeping accommodations were excellent. Thanks for the very comfortable stay and all the correspondences.
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We love staying as is home away from home location. An important distinction is that this is like small home rental and not a B&B. It's totally decked out with everything you need, just bring your bags, food and binoculars. The owner and staff and wonderful - the Christmas light display is spectacular! Enjoy.
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The best place to stay in southern Indiana! Right next to one of the premier birding areas in the country. Lots to do in the surrounding area and Pleasant Grove makes a superb "home base." There is a fully equipped kitchen and bbq grill at your disposal to enjoy the local harvest.
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CFP: Norwich University English Studies Conference on Northern New England Literature (2/15/08; 4/5/08)
Submissions are invited for individual papers or panels on writers of any genre from Northern New England (New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont) or writings about Northern New England.
This conference seeks to explore the very rich literary tradition of the Northern half of New England.
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The keynote speaker for this conference will be Jay Parini, D.E. Axinn Professor of English and Creative Writing at Middlebury College. Professor Parini's significant contributions to both American literature and the literature of New England include biographies of Robert Frost, John Steinbeck, and William Faulkner, the novels Benjamin's Crossing and The Apprentice Lover, as well as The Art of Subtraction: New and Selected Poems.
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4 charged in connection to east Erie assault
Erie police charged three men and a boy in connection with the assault of a 37-year-old man Saturday afternoon in the 500 block of East 22nd Street.
Police were called to the scene at 1:07 p.m.
The victim was struck in the face with a brick by a male juvenile who had been arguing with a woman outside a residence, Erie Police Chief Steve Franklin said.
Police arrested Darnell Crockett, 33; Antwan L. Jacquett, 21; and Hasan Mateen, 33. All three men have Erie addresses, police said.
The three suspects were arraigned Saturday before Erie 2nd Ward District Judge Paul Urbaniak, each on a charge of criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated assault.
The three men were placed in Erie County Prison, each on $25,000 bond.
The juvenile boy was charged with aggravated assault and was released, police said.
During what Franklin described as a domestic quarrel between the male juvenile and the woman, a bottle was thrown that struck the victim's car, Franklin said.
Franklin said the victim was visiting a relative next door to where the quarrel occurred and had parked his car nearby.
The victim saw his car struck by the bottle and came outside to confront the juvenile, Franklin said.
The juvenile grabbed a brick and used it to strike the victim's car, then hit the victim in the face with the brick, Franklin said.
Crockett, Jacquett and Mateen then got involved, and one of them punched the victim, Franklin said.
The victim was taken to UPMC Hamot for treatment, an EmergyCare dispatcher said.
Police said they apprehended Crockett, Jacquett and Mateen at a residence in the 500 block of East 22nd Street a short time after the incident. The juvenile boy turned himself in to police, police said.
Franklin and police didn't identify the victim but described him as Nepalese.
Devi Subedi, vice president of the Bhutanese Community Association of Erie, identified the assault victim as Dadi Timsina, 37, of Erie.
Subedi said Timsina was treated at the hospital and released Saturday afternoon.
"He has a lot of facial swelling, and his right eye is swollen,'' Subedi said of Timsina's injuries. "He has cuts and swelling on his face and head. He has swelling and pain in his right arm and right shoulder.''
Subedi said Timsina did not suffer any broken bones in his face.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post7359767096890664177..comments2016-08-23T01:39:20.228-07:00Comments on Adventures in Babywearing: Apparently A Kid Can Be A Kid Pretty Much AnywhereStephanie Precourthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-39116824161625989532009-02-21T10:54:00.000-08:002009-02-21T10:54:00.000-08:00My DH took my nephews to Chuck E Cheese just befor...My DH took my nephews to Chuck E Cheese just before we were married. It was his first experience with my nephews as well as babysitting. They were 2 and 4 at the time. There is no easy way to say it... my nephews are hellions and my DH had no idea how to handle them. The trip ended when the stuffed mouse kicked them out! With that experience I don't know if we will ever take our kids there.
On a side note I have cloth diapering questions... if you have a free moment (hahhahah) drop me a line. I would love your input!missallizoomhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-48875168737766014862009-02-19T14:57:00.000-08:002009-02-19T14:57:00.000-08:00We love visiting Funflatables at the mall. Especia...We love visiting Funflatables at the mall. Especially during the day when everyone is in school. I have to go in WITH Adlai since he's so little. But he has fun anyway. (-: And it's exercise for me, that's for sure!Adlaihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-12886476554257692682009-02-19T14:29:00.000-08:002009-02-19T14:29:00.000-08:00oh yes....the chuck e cheese paranoia....i had it ...oh yes....the chuck e cheese paranoia....i had it too...still do....but my main concern is not the germs or the food...it's the idea of even though they stamp each child/guardian in the party with an invisible matching number (visible only by blacklight) to prevent kidnap/escape...that my son with ADHD and a serious urge to hurdle all boundaries would somehow find a way through and around the maze of activities and people and under the turnstile and out the door and over the highway and into the black of night.

yes i know. but it's a fear i deal with daily. wherever we go. he's usually great but "escape" is always on his mind...how best to find a way around rules and regulations...and since chuck e cheese has very few and i'm supposed to sit there and let him wander around without me right behind him....every single time we go i have a panic attack before we leave and the panic does not leave until hours after i get home.jenniferhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-455315540762724082009-02-18T10:38:00.000-08:002009-02-18T10:38:00.000-08:00gilr...i feel the same way about that "place" we h...gilr...i feel the same way about that "place" we have a friends b-day party there in about a month and it will be our first trip...i am already thinking of ways to "bubble wrap" jack and protect him from the cooties and all things chuck-e-cheese.Lisahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-27111551930438760062009-02-17T19:16:00.000-08:002009-02-17T19:16:00.000-08:00I think we ALL want those things for our children....I think we ALL want those things for our children. Sometimes I (and maybe it's wrong) will whisper to each child that they ARE, in fact, my favorite. HEHEHE, but they are...they are each my favorite because I couldn't possibly love 3 such different little people the same way. They amaze me.

so do you.Anissa Mayhewhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-37535354443262217882009-02-17T14:22:00.000-08:002009-02-17T14:22:00.000-08:00Fun! I've never been to Chuck E. Cheese with my k...Fun! I've never been to Chuck E. Cheese with my kids either. That is going to change this Friday though. I hope it is better than I expect! :)Lizz @ Yes, and So is My Hearthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-73237255565976482262009-02-17T12:22:00.000-08:002009-02-17T12:22:00.000-08:00i wish these things for our 4 little ones, too. t...i wish these things for our 4 little ones, too. the part about them never missing out on being a kid is really on my mind lately.

it takes a lot of intentionality to not just want to stay home and "keep structure" when i think of the logistics of taking the 4 of them out. but, i never regret it as i see their look as they go around the merry go round, or watching them excidedly play together the climbing place.

are those slides at OUR mall??~lovehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-8322404103095033892009-02-17T11:53:00.000-08:002009-02-17T11:53:00.000-08:00I am soooo thankful we don't have one of those her...I am soooo thankful we don't have one of those here. However, we don't really have anything else, either :/

Happy birthday Noah!!Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parentinghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-37340944451329603362009-02-17T11:42:00.000-08:002009-02-17T11:42:00.000-08:00Hope his birthday was a blast! :-)Hope his birthday was a blast! :-)Haleyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-74938964589915146022009-02-17T09:50:00.000-08:002009-02-17T09:50:00.000-08:00I love that he wanted to go to the Food court!! Ha...I love that he wanted to go to the Food court!! Happy Birthday to Noah.

And 4 is NOT a huge family. Just a TINY bit bigger than normal. About the size of an Ivy baby...Traceyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-45030757252415703182009-02-17T07:59:00.000-08:002009-02-17T07:59:00.000-08:00For the record: I love Chuck E. Cheese cheese pizz...For the record: I love Chuck E. Cheese cheese pizza. It's wrong, I know. It's probably not even real pizza--more like synthetic food, but I love it.Chiliheadhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-31720794583588564412009-02-17T07:27:00.000-08:002009-02-17T07:27:00.000-08:00I used to be afraid of Chuck E Cheese because of w...I used to be afraid of Chuck E Cheese because of what I remembered from being a kid and hearing those horrible stories. But the one by our house is really small and really clean and there is no ball pit!!! They get new games in every few months so it isn't always the same games either. But going there makes me realize that 4 is a lot of kids! Glad he had a great birthday!Tonyahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-76619447784936227852009-02-17T07:11:00.000-08:002009-02-17T07:11:00.000-08:00Wow! That sounds like a great birthday! :)And no...Wow! That sounds like a great birthday! :)

And now you are starting to make me nervous about having 4 kids. ;)Kathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-83625276203761459802009-02-17T06:47:00.000-08:002009-02-17T06:47:00.000-08:00What a fun place in your mall! I wish I could hav...What a fun place in your mall! I wish I could have seen how you handled four kids in the mall so I could take notes, I get nervous just having the two!Michehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-19456156640205550122009-02-16T23:54:00.000-08:002009-02-16T23:54:00.000-08:00That slide makes me wish I were 8 again!! :)That slide makes me wish I were 8 again!! :)faintstarlitehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-43970503227146883482009-02-16T22:11:00.000-08:002009-02-16T22:11:00.000-08:00So glad Noah had a great birthday! And woooohooooo...So glad Noah had a great birthday! And woooohooooo, SCORE for you not having to experience CEC just yet.

Love the picture!Christy M.http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-31109406544884664692009-02-16T21:19:00.000-08:002009-02-16T21:19:00.000-08:00My middle son just turned 8 and he almost did his ...My middle son just turned 8 and he almost did his party at Chuck E. Cheese's. It's not too bad there at least there is no mess to clean up at home, but the food isn't all that great. Wet ones are the best, I have the kids wash up multiple time! Happy birthday to Noah!Alison Kelleyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-35956492008774778672009-02-16T20:39:00.000-08:002009-02-16T20:39:00.000-08:00Happy Birthday to Noah. So glad he changed his mi...Happy Birthday to Noah. So glad he changed his mind! ; )Elaine A.http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-1562498200665999892009-02-16T20:38:00.000-08:002009-02-16T20:38:00.000-08:00That slide looks like so much fun!That slide looks like so much fun!Michellehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-90227899561605859802009-02-16T20:06:00.000-08:002009-02-16T20:06:00.000-08:00Great picture -- great kiddo!!!!Great picture -- great kiddo!!!!Amyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-89568670388530288142009-02-16T19:28:00.000-08:002009-02-16T19:28:00.000-08:00Can you believe he is so old? I bet you still see ...Can you believe he is so old? I bet you still see the baby in him...even though he is growing into a young man.

NellCasual Friday Everydayhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-75030536761897649552009-02-16T19:09:00.000-08:002009-02-16T19:09:00.000-08:00"And I hope they felt like they didn't miss even o..."And I hope they felt like they didn't miss even one single moment of being a kid." Amen!Damselflyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-68758383546749071662009-02-16T18:30:00.000-08:002009-02-16T18:30:00.000-08:00Next time you need to take a ride down those slide...Next time you need to take a ride down those slides! They are fun! And fast!

So glad he had a great day!

And Chuck E.... Yeah... we're not fans either...

I'm just picturing a sweaty germ infested ball pit as I type this...

I need hand sanitizer just thinking of it!

Stat!It's a Beautiful Ridehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-27926068480053214782009-02-16T18:27:00.000-08:002009-02-16T18:27:00.000-08:00My dad & uncle used to say they should open up...My dad & uncle used to say they should open up a restaurant across the street from Chuck E. Cheese & call it Up-Chucks. Classy, huh?Bethhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-55589819792424901112009-02-16T18:26:00.000-08:002009-02-16T18:26:00.000-08:00You lucked out not having to go to Chuck E Cheese....You lucked out not having to go to Chuck E Cheese. :)
So glad he enjoyed his birthday. It certainly looks like a really fun way to spend the day.Upstatemomof3http://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Man barricades himself inside home, officers say
Police and the Washington County SWAT team surrounded a Germantown home Sunday after reports of a man barricaded inside.
Germantown police told 12 News a man barricaded himself inside a home at Appleton Avenue and Hilltop Drive. Investigators said the man was alone in the house, which contained more than 20 firearms.
The standoff, which started at about 2:30 p.m., ended five hours later when the man took his own life, authorities said.
Neighbors who evacuated were allowed back inside their homes, but the bomb squad was called to the same house a short while later for possible explosive devices.
Officers found two replica hand grenades, police said.
No one else was hurt, police said.
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If the HBO Winter Classic preview has done anything, it's stoked the fires of a sleeping giant of a rivalry.
Timeline: March 8, 2009.
Pens head into Washington for a regular-season game.
They win 4-3 in a shootout.
The next day, D.C. Sports Bog ran an article about Caps fans handing out pacifiers with Sidney Crosby's name on them in the crowd.
This picture was in that article.
Fast-forward to November 18, 2010.
Recently, The Washington Post posted some article (in the health section, mind you) about how pacifiers can stunt a baby's speech or something.
Look what picture they used:
Granted, the authors of the article were just lazy, needed a pacifier pic, and probably did a keyword search internally for it.
Thanks to Michael M. for spotting this article.
Now let's rewind a little and go forward again.
In that March 9 post on D.C. Sports Bog, this picture was also in it.
Fast-forward to May 6, 2009.
Letang's OT goal brings the Pens back in the series, still down 2 games to 1. The pacifier queen on the far left of that JumboTron pic took time from filming an episode of Whale Wars to get Stunned-Pic'd.
Someone may actually die on the ice at the Winter Classic.
Over the weekend, good old Sven saw these in a DC area crap shop:
So, not only are the Caps fans obsessed with Crosby, but the defensemen are, too? Sad.
If you feel like taking a trip down memory lane, head to the blog's May 2009 archives.
Intense times.
Pens play the Panthers tonight.


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We are proud to announce that the common book for 2016 is Spare Parts by Joshua Davis.
In 2004, four Latino teenagers arrived at the Marine Advanced Technology Education Robotics Competition at the University of California, Santa Barbara. No one had ever suggested to Oscar, Cristian, Luis, or Lorenzo that they might amount to much, but two inspiring science teachers had convinced these impoverished, undocumented kids from the desert who had never even seen the ocean that they should try to build an underwater robot.
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|Interpretation of UN Security Council resolution calling for Iraqi compliance
|UNSC authorization useful but not necessary for potential use of force
|No timeframe for early test of Iraq's compliance with UNSCOM inspection agreement
|UN SYG Annan's assurance that UNSCOM retains control over inspection process
|Requirements for lifting sanctions; peaceful intentions
|No USG intent to conduct bilateral US-Iraq meetings
|Reported Iranian military incursion into eastern Iraq
|Trigger for military action
MR. RUBIN: Welcome to the State Department briefing. Today is Tuesday. Tomorrow the Secretary will be testifying; we will not be briefing. And on Thursday, as you know, she will leave on her trip to Ukraine.
Mr. Schweid.
QUESTION: It may be worthwhile, I think, to go into the Security Council resolution again. In at least one newspaper's headline, the Security Council has not authorized using force against Iraq. Richardson says he's happy with what they did. Is this authority to use force? Is that what severest consequences could mean, if Iraq reneges?
MR. RUBIN: Well, I'm going to break my rule about not reflecting on particular newspapers or media organizations, in this case. The actual headline in the newspaper is much worse than the one you read.
QUESTION: This is the web site headline.
MR. RUBIN: Right. The actual newspaper headline suggests to me that that headline writer should go into fiction work, rather than nonfiction work. The United States did not seek authorization to use force, and any suggestion that we did is based on fiction, not fact.
This resolution was the clearest possible threat to use force that the Security Council has taken since this crisis began last year. The words "severest consequences" is diplomatic code for military action. As you know, the United States has said for some time that we do not believe we need Security Council authorization for the use of military force, and that is why we did not seek Security Council authorization.
So those who suggested that we didn't get what we sought were writing fictional work. We wanted something different, and we got what we wanted. What we wanted was the clearest possible message to the Iraqi regime that a failure to comply with this agreement would lead to worldwide condemnation and increasing support for the US determination to use military force, if necessary.
I can only say that I remember sitting in this room just a couple of weeks ago - standing in this room - and hearing from all of you about the lack of support for the threat to use military force from countries around the world. This Security Council resolution now unanimously puts the Security Council on record -- and therefore, by implication, the world on record -- supporting the strongest possible threat language you can use in diplomacy.
I was in New York for four years. I never saw the word "severest," the superlative form of the word, used. I often saw "grave"; I often saw "severe"; I often saw "serious". But "severest" means there is no more severe consequence, which makes quite clear that what we're talking about here is military force.
It is true that some countries did not want this resolution to authorize the use of force, but they were arguing against a phantom. We did not seek authority to use force. So what's changed here is the fact that the world is now supporting a strong, clear threat that military force will ensue if Iraq violates this agreement. And that's why we think this resolution was so important.
QUESTION: If this is the strongest language that you've seen after your experience there, why stop short there? You have severest consequences; why not just spell it out once and for all for Saddam to see and really have that to be the icing on the cake? Why not just make it plain?
MR. RUBIN: Well, as is normal in the world of diplomacy and the resolutions of the Security Council, even Resolution 678 - the Gulf War Resolution - did not spell it out to the satisfaction of some people, if they wanted to see the word, "military force" or "ground invasion" or "air power." Those are not words that are used in Security Council resolutions.
That resolution, 678, authorized all necessary means to be used. We have said for some time that our view is that if Iraq violates this agreement, it will be in fundamental violation of Resolution 687, the Cease-Fire Resolution, which will then give rise to Resolution 6878, which authorizes the use of military force. So in our view, a new authority to use force is not necessary. What was useful was a clear threat from the international community directed at the leadership in Iraq that a failure to comply would lead to the severest consequences. That's what the resolution says. That is a marked shift from the international lay of the land that existed just a couple of weeks ago, and that's why this resolution is so important.
QUESTION: Does this in any way - some might look at this and see the UN once again backing away from something and giving Saddam higher ground, even yet again.
MR. RUBIN: All I can say is you'd have to use an awful powerful microscope to find anything in this resolution other than a clear threat to use military force - the same threat that the Security Council obviously did not make two weeks ago.
QUESTION: You call this a useful resolution. Why has it been, from this podium and elsewhere the last week or so, there have been statements, repeated statements that no resolution is necessary at all?
MR. RUBIN: Well, that's the difference between the word "useful" and the word "necessary," Roy. We've made clear that a resolution is not necessary, from our standpoint, in terms of international legal authority. We believe the international legal authority exists, based on the fact that Iraq, if it violates this agreement, will be in fundamental violation of the cease-fire, and therefore the underlying authority to use force will pertain. So that is what is necessary.
What is useful is a signal from the entire world that a failure to comply with this resolution would lead to the most severe consequences.
QUESTION: My question is why, then - why not strive for what you now say is a useful resolution? Why not have said this would be a useful thing to have a resolution doing the following things?
MR. RUBIN: I think I just said that it was useful.
QUESTION: Yes, but why not - in other words, you've been taking such a neutral stance on the value of a resolution for the last week or so.
MR. RUBIN: I think if you look back at the words that we've used - and I know you do that on a regular basis - we've said that a strong message from the Security Council would be welcome.
QUESTION: What about the Russians this morning were talking about the issue of an automatic recourse to force. And their interpretation was that, if there was a breach, that it would return to the Security Council, and you wouldn't have - you wouldn't automatically --
MR. RUBIN: Well, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a breach, the Security Council would talk about it. What I am saying is that, from the standpoint of the United States -- the country that has gathered the military force in the Gulf and is prepared to use that military force -- we believe the authority exists; the warning has now been issued; and Saddam Hussein should be put on notice that the President of the United States has the power, the will and the authority to use military power, if he violates this agreement.
QUESTION: One of the things that the United States was looking for was an early test. Do you have any assurances now from UNSCOM or anybody else that there will be an early test of the Iraqis' willingness to cooperate?
MR. RUBIN: I don't have a time frame for you. I believe that those who have been in contact with UN officials are reasonably confident that they are working assiduously on developing a program for going back into Iraq and seeing whether Iraq is going to move from a pattern of non-cooperation to a pattern of cooperation. And they are working assiduously on such a program, but they would be the ones to describe the time frame.
As I indicated yesterday, Chairman Butler - and I will also point, by the way, to another statement here for those of you who seemed also interested in taking your microscope out when this agreement was put forward. Secretary General Annan, the signer of the agreement, makes clear in his statement that the agreement ensures that UNSCOM, the UN Special Commission, "remains in full operational control of the inspection process." Secondly, Secretary General Annan makes clear that, according to the agreement, Iraq has to provide immediate, unconditional, unrestricted access to those teams to every area, facility, piece of equipment, individuals and means of transportation.
So for those of you who were so anxious to find holes in this agreement, or those outside this room who might have done so prematurely, let me point out that the two principles we went in - and I know these words are going to sound familiar to you - total access and operational control for UNSCOM were preserved and strengthened, and those are the words of the Secretary General.
QUESTION: Jamie, on the issue of sanctions relief, there is a provision in this resolution that talks about fulfillment of Resolution 687, I think it is. And I'd like to know, is there some light at the end of the tunnel, as some of the other countries have talked about it, for the Iraqis, should they comply with the Annan agreement?
MR. RUBIN: If Iraq complies with this agreement -- and that's a big "if" -- in other words, if Saddam Hussein acts like a wise man not a wise guy and implements this agreement, then the UN Special Commission will be in a position to make judgments that they have been unable to make -- namely, whether Iraq is in compliance with Resolution 687's provisions on destroying weapons of mass destruction; whether they can certify that the Iraqis have eliminated all of their weapons of mass destruction; and whether they can certify that the long-term monitoring regime is in place that will prevent them from ever building weapons of mass destruction or missiles over 150 kilometers. When that is in place and when Iraq is in compliance with other relevant provisions of UN resolutions, then it's possible to think about lifting sanctions.
We are not sanguine about that prospect. We have grave doubts that Iraq has changed its behavior. We have doubts whether Saddam Hussein has changed his stripes. Will he move from a pattern of non-cooperation across the board with the United Nations to a pattern of cooperation is a question that, at this point, it's hard to answer yes to.
With regard to the resolution, it merely points out what every resolution points out, which is that Iraq is not in compliance with those provisions and that if it were, that would be a different situation. So that's, as far as we're concerned, a statement of the obvious.
QUESTION: Does the fulfillment of Paragraph XXII of that resolution satisfy the obligations? Or are there a whole series of other obligations that have to be carried out by Iraq in connection with other resolutions?
MR. RUBIN: Well, it's been our view that Iraq has to comply with all relevant resolutions. And that goes beyond simply the question of weapons of mass destruction. I would caution you against tossing around the word "Paragraph XXII." There is a preamble to the Resolution 687 that talks about Iraq's peaceful intentions. The point there is, if Iraq has not changed its pattern of behavior, and it were to temporarily comply with weapons of mass destruction provisions, but demonstrate flagrant abuse of all the rest of the Council's demands, one would have justified doubts as to whether the moment they had oil to export and money to import and pour into its weapons of mass destruction, whether they would just kick the inspectors out and the long-term monitoring system out and begin building weapons of mass destruction in earnest.
So our view has been based on the rather straightforward premise that we are looking at Iraq's peaceful intentions. We're looking at a pattern of compliance with UN resolutions across the board; and that one shouldn't over-interpret these things when one's dealing with a dictator as dangerous as Saddam Hussein.
QUESTION: What are the other relevant resolutions - other relevant things that Iraq must do in order --
MR. RUBIN: Well, there is a list, and I will get that for you. But there are more than one, and I will try to get you a considered legal judgment on this. But they include things like accounting for Kuwaiti prisoners of war that are still missing - cooperating in that effort, which they have not done so to date. They include returning Kuwaiti property that was stolen in the invasion that the Security Council authorized a force to reverse. And there are other provisions, but those are two examples.
QUESTION: You've spent a lot of time today talking about the technicalities of the agreement and how it was negotiated and what it means. The Iraqi deputy prime minister, who signed the agreement yesterday said, "We will live up to this agreement. It is our agreement; it was not imposed upon us." My question to you is, does the US see anything qualitatively different about the nature of this agreement as distinct from all the other resolutions which it embodies and so on? And is there, in your view, any more hope that because of the way this agreement was reached, that perhaps it has more success at security compliance?
MR. RUBIN: Let me answer it this way - Iraq is a dictatorship, and Saddam Hussein has been in charge of that country all along. And if Saddam Hussein wanted his people to comply with UN resolutions all along, I am confident they would have followed his orders, lest they suffer the fate of those who have not.
So we do not think that the simple fact that Saddam Hussein had a discussion about this necessarily leads us to be more optimistic about their intentions. But frankly, it's not intentions, with regard to this agreement, that matter. What matters is whether Iraq lives up to the agreement, and the proof of that will come in the testing.
Saddam Hussein has had numerous opportunities to live up to the resolutions of the Security Council over the last five and a half, six years. He's failed to capitalize on those opportunities. If he does so this time, that's fine and good. That is the best way for the United States and the international community to combat the threat he poses from maintaining weapons of mass destruction. But we have no illusions about who this man is and what his pattern of behavior has been. If he decides to change that pattern of behavior, we will be pleasantly surprised.
QUESTION: And if I can just follow up, in light of the comment by Tariq Aziz -- and also in light of your comment about the fact that Saddam Hussein had a discussion about this agreement -- is there any consideration being given in the Administration now to having any kind of discussion with the Iraqi Government; that is, the US having such a discussion with the Iraqi Government, or perhaps the US in conjunction with others on the Security Council -- the P-5 or any other combination the US might want to suggest?
MR. RUBIN: My understanding, the existing pattern has been as follows, is that we do not have bilateral meetings with the Iraqi leadership. We have met for what we in the diplomatic business call demarches, where a specific message is delivered. Ambassador Albright - or Secretary Albright, when she was Ambassador Albright, in New York, has done that in the past with Iraqi Ambassador Hamdoon. That kind of contact has existed, so it's not that there has been no contact.
But what we want to focus on -- and the reason why we do not believe it's appropriate to change that pattern -- is the fact that Iraq is in flagrant violation of Security Council resolutions. Iraq's complaint has often tried to direct itself at the United States, but it's not the United States that passed this resolution demanding compliance and making clear that military force was a realistic threat if they did not comply; that was the United Nations Security Council.
So we think that so long as Iraq is not in compliance with UN resolutions, there is no point in having meetings. I am not aware, therefore, that there's been any rethinking of that position in a comprehensive way.
QUESTION: Also on Iraq, have you heard of an Iranian incursion into what would be Eastern Iraq, in which there were reported scores of casualties?
MR. RUBIN: I've heard some reports and rumors about that, but I have no details about it.
QUESTION: Could you look into that?
MR. RUBIN: Yes.
QUESTION: Jamie, going back, you were just saying, in answer to Ralph's questions, that Iraqi intentions did not - it's not the intentions that matter in the carrying out of the Annan agreement. But when I was asking you about sanctions, you were saying what we want to look at is the intentions - the peaceful intentions.
MR. RUBIN: Boy, you really can work the nit-picking, Roy, go ahead.
QUESTION: Well, it may sound like nit-picking at the podium, but it sounds awful like an inconsistency to my ears.
MR. RUBIN: No, it's not an inconsistency. In the one case, what we are dealing with is a regime that has shown a pattern of disregard for the international community; that has violated resolutions, invaded another country, failed to comply with the resolution setting forth the cease-fire. In the other case, we are having our doubts about the intentions of Iraq, and waiting to see its pattern of behavior.
So I really don't understand the inconsistency. I mean, it's useful, perhaps, in argumentation to note the inconsistency; but I don't see the inconsistency.
QUESTION: Well, it's very simple. If you are looking for compliance, according to a written agreement, then there's a way to measure whether there's compliance. But if you're going to try to read people's intentions by overriding other measures, then --
MR. RUBIN: But, Roy, if you listen to what I said, what I said was that we're not - the words "peaceful intentions" are significant, and we are going to measure them by actions, Roy. I said actions in the case of Kuwaiti prisoners; actions in the case of Kuwaiti equipment. In other words, I said that peaceful intentions can be measured by actions, just the way intentions, in the case of this agreement, can be measured by actions in its implementation.
QUESTION: Well, doesn't compliance - just to finish up, doesn't compliance with this agreement -- and this is a hypothetical, to say the least - constitute a demonstration of intentions?
MR. RUBIN: The Iraqis have a long, long way to go to build back the confidence that was lost by the international community on the day they invaded Kuwait and the day that they ravaged the country of Kuwait; the day that they burned oil wells; the day that they slaughtered their own people in the Kurdish areas. They have a long, long way to go to build back confidence by the international community in their pattern of behavior.
QUESTION: -- back to the next phase, the testing of the accord. Does the United States feel, then, that military action might be warranted at the first glitch?
MR. RUBIN: Well, we'll make that judgment at the time and place of our choosing. But we are making clear the principle underlying our policy, which is that a violation of this agreement is one that will, in our view, justify the use of military force.
QUESTION: Could you comment on a report that the FBI has been made aware that an Iraqi spy passed information from the Pentagon to a senior intelligence official in Baghdad? And has this individual been captured or --
MR. RUBIN: I'm smiling because I think I counted the word "FBI" once, the word "intelligence" three times in the question, and I just wondered what your hopes were in terms of me answering the question.
QUESTION: Well, you know what my hopes are; you know I have to ask the question.
MR. RUBIN: Yes.
QUESTION: We also know that you do occasionally address all of those issues from this podium.
MR. RUBIN: Never when they're combined like that. No, no comment.
QUESTION: Never say never.
MR. RUBIN: When they're combined in that particular way, it's a standard I don't think we'll meet in the next three years.
QUESTION: Can I ask a question about the report that the leader of Jordan, who is coming here shortly, has suggested that what is needed is a dialogue between the United States and Iraq directly now. In the last 25 years, we've only had normal relations with Iraq, I believe, about five years. You can blame that on them, of course, but what is your attitude on that? Secondly, would you comment on the report in Maariv this morning that there was a mission by Ambassador David Newton, a fairly senior Department of State official, to Damascus, probably in connection with the possible withdrawal of Israel from Lebanon?
MR. RUBIN: The first question I believe I gave an extensive answer that required me to stop myself and drink water twice to that question when Ralph asked it to me. The short answer is, I don't believe there's any consideration being given to changing our view that Iraq should meet with the United Nations and answer the concerns of the United Nations, not the United States.
With regard to the second issue, I believe the ambassador that you're referring to was not on a diplomatic mission, but was on a mission to explain our policy to various governments and officials and journalists and other interested figures in the region, and was not engaged in any diplomatic exercise along those lines.
QUESTION: I'm tempted to ask you, did they clap him on the back and say, atta boy, that's the way to go?
MR. RUBIN: I don't know the answer to that.
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P is a point on the circumference of a circle radius r which rolls,
without slipping, inside a circle of radius 2r. What is the locus
of P?
The coke machine in college takes 50 pence pieces. It also takes a certain foreign coin of traditional design. Coins inserted into the machine slide down a chute into the machine and a drink is duly released. How many more revolutions does the foreign coin make over the 50 pence piece going down the chute? N.B. A 50 pence piece is a 7 sided polygon ABCDEFG with rounded edges, obtained by
replacing AB with arc centred at E and radius EA; replacing BC with arc centred at F radius FB ...etc..
What happens to the perimeter of triangle ABC as the two smaller
circles change size and roll around inside the bigger circle?
Can all letters of the alphabet be represented using only a 5 by
5 array of cubes ?
Is it possible to create every combination of three
letters in a 'perforated cube' ?
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Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville said Thursday he's not going to rush through his negotiations with university officials toward a new contract despite ``a sense of urgency outside in the public eye, but contracts take forever.''
Tuberville also told his weekly Tiger Talk radio audience that ``I'm not looking to go anywhere.''
The taped interview came as various Arkansas media outlets reported Thursday night that Tuberville is on the verge of signing a contract with the Razorbacks. A source who talked to Tuberville on Thursday evening denied the reports.
Tuberville had meetings with Auburn Athletics Director Jay Jacobs and university President Jay Gogue early in the week. They didn't meet Wednesday or Thursday.
``We're not going to run and jump through this,'' Tuberville said. ``I'm looking to make sure that people understand for us to get better, this program needs to take some steps in some areas for us to improve.''
Tuberville also said, ``What we've done - and what we'll probably do for another week - is sit down and look at the best circumstances for this team and program. There are a lot of variables you need to look.''
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ward won a cup mvp
quick won a cup mvp
both those goalies are the reasons they won the cup and stole series for them ... howards won nothing
rinne is the only reason nashville even competes and price is just starting off but hes a future star
your thinking with your heart not your head
I find that ironic when I posted numbers. A goalie can only do so much, did you hold it against Hasek for 8 years before he won?
Fact is goalies in this league don't stay elite for long, Miller was amazing for a couple years, Luongo was briliant for a long time, Thomas put up ridiculous numbers, every Phoenix goalie puts up numbers. etc. Elite goalies are a rare commodity, and I'd venture to say their may not be an "elite" goalie ala Hasek, Roy, Brodeur playing right now.
It really depends on your definition, if all it takes is a good cup run to be elite then Fleury should be in their, along with Neimi, Thomas, Giguere. But if a goalie can't be elite without winning in the playoffs then you are leaving out a ton of great goalies.
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Eagles outside linebacker Travis Long is out for the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during the team's preseason game on Thursday night, sources tell NJ.com.
The injury will keep Long out for the season, as he will be placed on the injured reserve list.
Long's injury is a devastating one, as he was going to make the roster and get fairly significant playing time. The Eagles were teaching Long the inside and outside linebacker position, as well as having him play with the first unit on special teams.
If there is one bright spot for Long, it is that the injury is not to the same knee that caused him to miss his senior season, when the linebacker tore the ACL in his right knee.
News of the injury was first reported by Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Although this injury marks the end of the season for Long, it likely doesn't mark the end of his time in Philadelphia. The Eagles' coaches were very high on Long and will almost certainly give him another chance to make a career for himself despite two torn ACLs.
With Long out, the Eagles have decided to keep inside linebacker Casey Matthews for another season, and have released Emmanuel Acho.
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