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My Poet
I live with a poet. Her boyfriend before me was also a poet, and published a book called Crane, in which all the poems are about her. She looks like a crane—the bird kind. I often find her standing on one leg, leaning against our bookshelves, very still, staring into a book as if for a fish to snatch out. Crane upset her. I remember her tearing up one of the poems, shouting, "Want to publish a book: write poems about your goddamn miserable sex life!" The poem, titled "Interdiction," was about him having a real hankering for all those things in the Bible you're not allowed to eat—particularly bivalves. What this has to do with The Colonel and Mrs. Whatsit, I can't imagine.
But then I've never understood poetry. You see, I'm a fiction writer. If my Poet ever appears in one of my books, she shall do so as a once-beautiful, but now tragically disfigured nun. We fiction writers are a different breed from poets—alert, happy, optimistic. If you want to find the fiction writer in a crowd, just pretend to throw a stick. He'll be the one who looks around.
Loving my Poet as I do, though, I try hard to understand what a poet is. The first clue lies in the fact that my Poet—every poet—is an insomniac. My own reads or wanders about our apartment for the best part of most nights. She told me she often feels she would give up every poem she's ever written for one good night's sleep. A friend of mine, who's a literature professor, is very enamored of my Poet, whom he describes, tremblingly, as "the real thing." (I once asked if I was "the real thing," but it unfortunately triggered a grand mal seizure in him.) Anyway, he tells me he finds it profoundly reassuring that while we ordinary mortals are asleep, there exist lit rooms containing anxious, vigilant souls. A terrible responsibility, he says, devolves upon the poet, that requires her never to be fully awake or asleep: at night, wakeful poets buoy humanity to the surface, to consciousness, preventing our slumbering bulk from sinking too far; during the day, these same poets anchor the madding masses to the depths. The world will end, he once told me, when the final poet awake closes her eyes. Last night I woke up sweating, having dreamed of sinking with the rest of humanity into cold oblivion. Sure enough my Poet was fast asleep beside me—the first deep sleep she'd entered in more than a week. So I knocked a pile of books to the floor, and returned to my blissful slumbers, much comforted by the thought that at least one poet would wander the midnight battlements, keep watch, and preserve us all for one more day.
* * *
As any true fiction writer knows, fiction writers don't have time to read, since we're always writing. Poets, on the other hand, read constantly. My Poet leaves books all over the apartment: in the kitchen, Emmanuel Levinas (more like Icantunderstandasinglewordovinas); in the bathroom, A History of Bees (what is it with poets and bees?); in the bedroom, A Compendium of Shipping Terms ("fo'c'sle" slant rhymes with "asshole"); in the sitting room, the biography of some naturalist who was in Darwin's shadow (poets love peripheral historic figures, without understanding that the person no one's talking to at the party is dying to tell you all about his collection of Victorian hat pins). The reason poets are able to read so much is because they spend more time "waiting" than writing. Waiting! What a bizarre concept. Reading, taking walks, debating whether an autumnal oak leaf is really red ochre or more a perinone orange, all the time twisting the miserable wire coat hanger of their souls this way and that in the hope of becoming receptive.
Having written three dozen pages or so this morning, I take a break and seek out my Poet. She's in the sitting room, leaning her forehead hopelessly against the window pane, staring into the street.
"Finished any poems?" I ask.
"Not today."
"What, no signal again?" I make the "call me" gesture and wander around the sitting room saying, "Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now?"
She tells me quietly that if I don't leave her alone she's going to disembowel me with her pencil.
I lay low for a bit and then very quietly carry my chair into the sitting room. She's still staring out of the window, unmoved. I get up onto the chair with my manuscript, which I lift as high as I can before dropping. The loud thump causes her to cry out and wheel around.
"Oh, I didn't mean to disturb you," I say. "Just wanted to get a sense of the heft of this new novel. It's a whopper."
* * *
My Poet actually did start to get the signal this morning, and spent almost six hours scribbling in her notebook. The result: ten lines on a single page. That page is now impaled upon her corkboard, trapped in a terrible limbo with her other poems-in-progress, some of them years old and countless drafts thick.
I find her reading in her office, and ask what her new poem is about.
"That starling we saw," she says, "the one trapped in the Amtrak station."
"And that's what it's about."
"So a tale of triumph," I say. "Little guy against the corporate machine?"
"No," she says. "Via negativa. Apophasis. I'm thinking of what it is not. That's the best way sometimes."
"What what is not?"
"What the starling is not." She points at her corkboard. "Why don't you just read it?"
I do, and for a moment I feel as if the top of my head has come off; immediately followed by the rather unpleasant sensation that someone is rattling a stick around in there.
"Whoa!" I say. "Deep." I pretend to stagger for a while under the weight of its profundity.
Feeling I've done my duty, I ask if I can tell her the plot of my new novel.
"If you must," she says, with that expression of desperate eagerness very particular to her, and strangely reminiscent of most people's expressions when they're not very eager at all.
"A woman has two children, a boy and a girl." I start to cry, but hold off. "And she dies from the cancer."
"What kind of cancer?"
"Cancer of the left ventricle." (The key to good fiction is being specific.) "And they all keen and grieve, and her son becomes a boxer because he's full of anger at God, and her daughter becomes a nun, chaste, but under her cassock—"
"Nuns wear habits."
"Why are you saying things I can't understand? Anyway, her loveliness is wasted because her cassock catches fire and she becomes horribly disfigured!"
"Stop," she shouts.
"Mildly disfigured?"
"Just stop please," she says.
"A small scar that's actually quite becoming?"
"This is exactly the same as your other novel."
"No. In my other novel it's the father who dies."
I can see she's in pain; my plots always move her. I don't get why poems can't have such stirring plots. Her poem is about what a starling is not. It seems to me that in a way all poems are about what a starling is not. Where's the passion!? The triumph! Human will overcoming tragedy and breaching the indifferent! Where disfigured nuns cast off their cassocks to bare their beauty, where boxers beat men to a bloody pulp and cry up to heaven, Here! Here, damn you, is the work of my hands!
"A starling?" I say.
"A starling," she says.
* * *
My Poet loves words in a way that I feel is quite unhealthy and unnatural. She owns a dictionary decades old and so large she uses a small buffet cart to wheel it around our apartment like some invalid relative. For true fiction writers, words are just a kind of filling for the plot. A novel is like one of those mock apple pies made with Ritz crackers and cinnamon—and anyone who claims he can tell the difference is a damn liar!
Today she's suspending her crane-like attention above this dictionary.
"You need to get rid of that old thing," I say.
"Henry James used this same dictionary."
"Is he a relation or something?"
"Henry James," she repeats, looking up, as if I might not have heard her properly.
"Henry James?"
Letting out a wounded, whimpering sound, she sinks her face into her hands.
I'm just teasing, of course. I'm fully aware that Henry James is probably some important poet, or maybe one of our presidents.
While I'm not sure if this is what my professor friend means by "the real thing," one thing I've learned from living with a poet is that a passionate antagonism with language is what defines them. As many alcoholics are said to be those who have a kind of allergy to alcohol, so a poet with language—compelled and ruined by it. The secret to a poet's soul lies somewhere in the little cells of that dungeonish dictionary, in the slow languishing of those old, mad, forgotten words. It's also in the very particular kind of art she—and every poet—seems to love. Joseph Cornell. I guarantee you will not find a single poet who doesn't start rubbing herself against the furniture the minute you mention Cornell and his little boxes full of human residue, the pleasures of the miniature.
One good thing, though, is that after we went to see the Cornell exhibit some years ago, I got the idea to give her, for her birthday, a tobacco box in which I'd glued lots of small objects—secret decoder rings, vintage bottle caps, my grandfather's glass eye.
She gushed.
"Like a Cornell," I pointed out.
"I love it because you made it."
"It's just like a Cornell," I said.
"You usually give me cash."
"Isn't it exactly like a Cornell?"
"I love it," she said. "Thank you."
Since then, that's what I've given her for every present, small things glued into boxes—shoe boxes, cereal boxes, bento boxes, Happy Meal boxes. She does seem a little less enthusiastic.
* * *
This evening I leave my Poet with a pile of books sent to her for review while I go to the movies. On returning and entering the sitting room, I just miss being hit by a book flying through the air. My Poet seems to have fallen onto the floor between the couch and the coffee table—on which I notice two empty bottles of wine. I pick up the book. The author's photograph takes up almost the whole back cover. Relentlessly young, with hair all the way down to her coccyx, she has clearly been deeply hurt by her loveliness (like my nun!), and no doubt writes about the agonies of being a brainy beauty with ever-surging submarinal urgings, one of a new legion of mermaidish poet-girls with kelp-like hair, ribs opening like gills, salt in their mouths! Another book hits the wall and bounces against my shoulder. It's by a very grave-looking man-child. His book consists entirely of famous poems deconstructing themselves into the noise of pop culture. One called "The Archaic Torso of Apollo" ends, "You must swap your wife." He won some big prize for this and seriousness has settled upon his brow like crows in the furrows of fields. Or might have if his brow wasn't completely smooth. In fact there isn't a single line on his face, so his seriousness is more like the vagrant seriousness one sees in the faces of infants just before they empty their little bowels.
These books have clearly very much upset my Poet, who lies sputtering, raging, and roiling about on the floor, shouting, "The agony! The agony!" (I should warn you that she's not a very happy drunk.)
I can't say anything for a moment because, in truth, I'm deeply moved by how beautiful and young these writers are, and because I realize, all at once, that both will be characters in my next novel. The girl's mother—no, her father—no, both her parents die, and she turns to writing poetry, her beauty wasted in brainy pursuits until her hair catches fire on the candle by which she writes at night and she's horribly disfigured! And then she writes about her lost loveliness in a way that's so touching that her old high school boyfriend, who is now blind, marries her and reads her scarred skin like Braille! Oh, why would anyone be a poet and roil around on the floor at bad poetry by troubled, sensual, pre-Raphaelite infant theorist prodigies when one can write such stories! I want to tell my Poet this. I want to tell all poets this, but in truth I find it quite sexy when she roils about on the floor wearing nothing but a T-shirt and a pair of boxers.
"There, there," I say, "it's not all that bad is it? You've got to let young people have their ideas. Young people love their ideas."
"Idiots!" she shouts.
"Well, hardly," I say, and to prove it I read out the author bio for the beautiful young girl: "Masters from Princeton, Ph.D. from Yale. She was awarded an NEA, as well as Stegner, Fulbright, Bunting, Guggenheim, Lannan, and MacArthur fellowships. She's spent the last two years modeling in Milan, and has a rare blood disorder that means she will never visibly age or feel pain."
"They're idiots!" she screams.
I feel suddenly wistful. "Youth! I had an idea once. It was so lovely. Wish I could remember it. But I have my fiction now."
She pushes the coffee table aside so she can see me, and with a little struggle, props herself up on her elbows. "Don't you understand?" she cries out with slurred despair. "They're coming for you, too. Fiction is the new poetry. They're going to start writing essays like, 'Can Fiction Matter?'"
"Who's coming for me?"
"The great monobrow! All those goddamn fundamentalists, hungry for the literal truth." She points at me.
"To sell any books you're going to have to pretend you're a homeless male prostitute, or a drug addict, or in your case a boxer with a sister who's a hideously deformed nun with the body of a porn star! 'Give me fact or give me fantasy and punish real imagination with obscurity'—thus spake the monobrow!"
"That rhymes," I say.
She flings another book. "Goddamn theorists, breeding lions with gazelles."
"A Lizelle!" I say. "A Gazlion!" I try to imagine it. "Wouldn't it eat its own arse?"
She crumples once more onto her back.
"Hope you don't mind my asking, but are you drunk again?"
She levers herself briefly up. "I hope you don't mind my asking, but are you stupid again?"
"If it's stupid to be upright and sober, mea culpa."
"You can't help but be upright. You've got a brain full of helium. I'm surprised you're not stuck to the damn ceiling. How can you live when your mind is such a vacuum?"
"My dear, there wouldn't be much helium in a vacuum," I point out. "And don't forget," I add, "nature adores a vacuum."
"Abhors, you idiot."
"Abhors. Abhors. Abhors."
"Are you even speaking English? You have got to stop drinking." I make to leave, but turn back. "And I have to say you are not looking much like an unacknowledged legislator of the world lying on the floor like that."
Slowly, ceremoniously, she raises her right arm rigidly perpendicular to her supine body. Turning the knuckles of her closed fist toward me, she says, "I hereby unofficially and without sentient acknowledgement legislate the following." And with this she levers up the middle finger of her fisted hand in an obscene gesture.
I can tell it's going to be one of those nights, so I just leave her there moaning, "The agony! The agony!"
* * *
My Poet is in the sitting room with her forehead pressed to the window again. She apologized for her behavior that night, almost a week ago now, and I too have something about which to be contrite, since I forgot our anniversary. But it's been a good week for us. I sold my new novel, after a bidding war, for $11 million, and my Poet had a poem taken by a well-known literary journal, which gave payment in the form of an origami swan made out of her recycled submission.
Quietly I approach my Poet, who is lost in thought. In truth, health, riches, and a vast readership are as nothing compared to this moment—my Poet turning to me, her face dilating beautifully as she murmurs, like an approaching revelation, "glaucous." But her face soon clouds. Whatever it was didn't take hold, and the abortive flush of it leaves her sad and drawn.
This seems a good time to hand her my anniversary gift. "I'm sorry it's late."
As she unwraps it, I walk away. (I still have another fifty pages of my new novel to get done before lunch.)
"What's this?" she calls after me.
"A Cornell."
"Did you make it?" she asks dubiously.
"Oh no, that," I say, pointing back at her, at my genuine and indisputable Poet, "that is the real thing."
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This poem originally appeared in the July/August 2007 issue of Poetry magazine
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Naeem Murr's most recent novel, The Perfect Man, has just been published by Random House. It won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book of Europe and South Asia. Photo by Alan Cross.
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text: I am new to this so please bear with me.. The check engine light came on in my 05 so took my local shop and they checked the code and said it was the Idle Sensor?? They were not able to make the repair. Since then the light went off for a few days then came back on. I now notice the gas motor does not turn off when I stop at a traffic light. Any help?

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That's good news Chris.
Any information on the alternative color schemes that have been discussed. Will there be other 'standard' paint schemes or are they special order only?
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That's good news Chris.
Any information on the alternative color schemes that have been discussed. Will there be other 'standard' paint schemes or are they special order only?
There is nothing so simple it can't be messed up by someone....
I spent yesterday evening and all day today hacking away at the project. If I really pushed it I could probably get it in the air tomorrow but I don't want to rush it. It is going together very easily.
The toughest part of the project, by far, was the installation of the rear tail mount support for the motor. The mounting brackets need to be shaped to fit the contour of the nose and it isn't a simple shape. I tried to use the template that B.J. posted for the Neu motor tail ring mount but it wasn't adequate. So, I had to go back to the drawing board. I decided to use my method of taking some heavy solder and pressing it to fit the contour of the fuse where the mount needs to be. This gave me an outline which I then transferred to cardboard and used it to make a lite ply template that I then used for a FR4 mount.
I finished the wings, stabs, and rudder servo and pushrod installations without any drama. I used Central Hobbies titanium rod ends for the stabs since this allows you to individually adjust the pushrod lengths. The rudder and ailerons were done with CF pushrod CA glued to the linkages. I used ball bearing cleavis on the ailerons and ball links on the rudder. I used the supplied jig for the elevator to help line up the center position during assembly of the pushrods. It is nice to have this jig because there is no way to easily find the center of the elevator position without it.
I also finished the messy job of cutting the air vent holes in the nose, chin and belly. I used the templates provided in the kit. This time it was a lot faster than when I did the Nuance because I just trusted the template and hacked things out.
Tomorrow I'll set the CG and aeropoxy in my battery tray and motor tail ring mount. I'm shooting to maiden it this next week. I think it warrants playing hookie from work for one afternoon, perhaps Tuesday or Thursday....
Team BJCraft
forgot to include a picture of the tail ring mounts. They are just CA'd in place. I'll lay in the aeropoxy fillet when I mount my battery tray tomorrow. No sense is wasting an applicator until I have multiple things to glue. I should add that I added a 1/8" lite ply back to the FR4 mounts. This thickened it up for better glue joint and also allows me to use a blind nut for the mount screw. There is no way to get a regular nut installed on the left mount (just no room) so a blind nut is the only way you can do it.
Team BJCraft
If you let me know what day you will maiden, I'll be glad to take pictures for you.ORIGINAL: shannah
I'm shooting to maiden it this next week. I think it warrants playing hookie from work for one afternoon, perhaps Tuesday or Thursday....
Sure thing Randy. I'll let you know. Probably Thursday pm. I will probably go fly the Nuance tomorrow afternoon. I haven't flown in weeks....
Team BJCraft
I plan on stopping by Green Sea on my way home friday 19th on myway home from Ft.stewart, GA. I hope to get a chance to see some of the planes I have on my list. That will help me make up my mind, as to what two planes I want to switch to.
Sorry B.J., but I decided to go with the MK tailwheel assembly instead of the one in the kit. This is the only drawback I had to the Nuance, the tailwheel just wasn't very effective. So, you can't go wrong with the MK unit. Too bad they stopped making them.
The main gear fit better than the Nuance and took less effort to mount. The wheels are a bit different and look to be better than the Nuance wheels.
Team BJCraft
Same great fit on the stabs as with the Nuance. No gap between the stabs and the fuse. Attachment is identical as the Nuance with two carbon fiber rods. Two screws are used to keep the stabs from pulling away from the fuse
The Channelizer is attached with two 3mm bolts. I used some aftermarket head washers instead of the stock flat washers. I use these for the landing gear as well. I will swap these out for some slightly larger diameter ones that Secraft makes (F3AUnlimited). The Channelizer fits well on the canopy. However, it is a bit difficult to get the bolts to thread into the canopy blind nuts so I don't think I will be removing the Channelizer on a regular basis. If I wanted to do that, I would probably enlarge the holes slightly, but care would be needed in making sure that not too much play was introduced. The Channelizer is held in the front by a Delrin pin.
Team BJCraft
I'm going to use the OS OCA-1100HV ESC. Looks like a nice unit and I am anxious to try it out. If anyone has recommended settings for the Pletty Advance then let me know, it will save me some time in searching through the threads.
I got the programmer as well, it's a neat little unit and fairly inexpensive.
Team BJCraft
ORIGINAL: shannah
I'm going to use the OS OCA-1100HV ESC. Looks like a nice unit and I am anxious to try it out. If anyone has recommended settings for the Pletty Advance then let me know, it will save me some time in searching through the threads.
I got the programmer as well, it's a neat little unit and fairly inexpensive.
I am using these settings for the Futaba/OS and Pletty Advance.
Battery Type: LiPo
Cutoff voltage: Auto
Battery cutoff type: Soft
Advanced Timing: 24º
Accelerations: Normal
Start Power: Lowest
Air Brake: On, 65%
Motor Pole No: 20
Gear Ratio: 1.0:1
My favorite propeller is PT-model 20x13 three blades. APC and PT-model 21x12WE are also very good. If the model is draggy you might try 21x13.
Your speed controller looks fairly light weight. What does it weigh in at??
Can one set fixed end points on OS OCA-1100HV ESC? It is not clear from its brief introduction given in TowerHobbies' site.
Where facts are few, experts are many.
Perfection is God\'\'\'\'s business.
Lots of info on the ESC in the thread titled "Futaba MC 9100A ESC". This is the same as the Futaba ESC. Not sure why Futaba isn't selling it here rather than OS, but that's a marketing channel decision of some sort. The ESC is the same. Yes, it can have fixed end points.
Team BJCraft
Hobbico decided since the Futaba and OS labeled ESCs were identical there was no reason to carry both. They differ only by the label on them.
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Hi shannah, could you possibly post pictures of the bottom of the model please. I can't find any anywhere.
Paul Houlihan
We had F3a unlimited Episode out this past weekend at the Winston Salem contest. Chris Moon had let us fly the weekend before at FARM culb. I put it together on Friday and raise some eyebrow's with it everyonre came over to look at it. Larry K. and myslef to turn flying it along with Rick Sweeny he was first to say can I fly it. Rick really took to it and liking how well it flew. I flew it in one round of the contest on saturday.This plane track great on 45 line and on vertical it great. Roll are easy, I'm NOT that greats at 4 piont but it make look very easy in fact they look great without any rudder input, unless you hold it too long. It take little rudder input. Snap are clean it also slow down very nicely without any brake set up. The plane came in at 8lbs without the 10s battrey, it power by a Pletty Advance. As with the other BJ plane's the workman ship is very nice.
THANK YOU Chris for allowing us the use of the plane. As Chris stated in pior post the plane will hopefully be at the Green sea contest in S.C.on Oct 20th.
Jr Varela
I will stop by Green Sea on Friday I hope. Maybe I can can take it around the pattern for a spin. You guys are having way to much fun! Not!
Bill Holsten
Latest word from the factory:
The standard color scheme ARFs will be arriving approximately Nov 15. Right now there are no alternate schemes offered but they might offer one in the future.
The ARC versions (built but no painting or covering) are selling for $1400 and will be arriving approximately Dec 1.
F3A Unlimited
Are the Prolog and Nuance available as ARC's?
Any of those coming or do they have to be custom ordered?
I would like the ARC. When will we be able to place ordered for those Chris.
Bill Holsten
You can special order a Nuance or Prolog as an ARC or kit too but need to check on pricing as they are not normal stock items for us. Most likely would arrive with the Dec shipment.
F3A Unlimited
I can order a ARC Episode right now is what your saying?
Do you have any thoughts on what will be involved in a "kit" build? I would assume no wing/stab sheeting?
Pat Harris
NSRCA District 8 DVP
Do you know if they offer ARC with fuse internal setup done and painted?
Where facts are few, experts are many.
Perfection is God\'\'\'\'s business.
Seems like there is some interest in an alternate scheme for sure. I must say, however, that it looks much better in real life than in the pics. I really do like the fuse scheme.
I have been swamped at work and I won't be getting it in the air this week. Next week is the D7 district championship and I should practice with my primary Nuance before the event so I probably won't be able to bring the Episode to the contest. Sorry about that guys. I'll try and get it finished up over the next week and if a miracle occurs I'll bring it to Arvin.
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Pancreatic Cancer Health Center
2 Drugs Look Promising for Rare Pancreatic Cancer
Feb. 9, 2011 -- Two kidney cancer drugs show promise for the treatment of the rare type of pancreatic cancer that Apple CEO Steve Jobs was diagnosed with in 2004.
In studies to be published tomorrow in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers report that the targeted therapies dramatically improved disease-free survival times in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
One of the phase III trials, involving Pfizer's drug Sutent, was stopped early because the drug proved to be so effective.
In the other study, one out of three patients who took Novartis' drug Afinitor had no evidence of tumor growth during 18 months of treatment, compared to one in 10 placebo-treated patients.
The time to cancer progression more than doubled in patients treated with Sutent or Afinitor compared to placebo, from about 5 months to 11 months.
An Uncommon Cancer
Neuroendocrine pancreatic tumors, also known as islet cell tumors, make up only about 1.3% of all pancreatic cancers.
These cancers are extremely uncommon -- occurring in just two to four people in a million -- but their incidence is rising.
Because they tend to grow and spread much more slowly than other pancreatic cancers, which have a very poor prognosis, patients with neuroendocrine pancreatic tumors can live for many years and can sometimes be cured with surgery.
"Most pancreatic cancer patients die pretty quickly, but patients with these tumors tend to do well for a very long time," says David C. Metz, MD, co-director of the Neuroendocrine Tumor Center at the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Metz says the Sutent and Afinitor studies are game changers for the treatment of the disease, but he adds that it remains to be seen if one drug works better than another or if a combination approach is best.
A similar kidney cancer drug, Bayer's Nexavar, has also shown promise in the treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
"For the first time in 20 years we have a whole new group of drugs to treat this disease," he tells WebMD. "The questions are, which ... drug do we use first and do we combine them. We don't have the answers yet."


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Beverages called energy drinks are popular, especially with teenagers and young adults. These energy drinks are advertised to give individuals a higher energy level, to make a person feel more awake, and to boost attention span.
Energy drinks are marketed in different serving sizes and have varying amounts of caffeine. Sodas (also known as pop, colas, or soft drinks) may contain sugar and caffeine, although most sodas contain less caffeine than energy drinks on an ounce-by-ounce basis. As a comparison, an 8-oz cup of coffee has about 100 mg of caffeine (see table). The January 16, 2013, issue of JAMA contains 2 articles discussing the harms associated with energy drinks.
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Guarana (a plant with seeds that contain caffeine)
B vitamins
Herbs, including ginseng, licorice, and kola nut
Increased heart rate
Irregular heart rate and palpitations
Increased blood pressure
Sleep disturbances, including insomnia
Diuresis (increased urine production)
Hyperglycemia (increased blood sugar) is related to all beverages with high sugar content. This can be harmful for individuals with diabetes or other metabolic health problems.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that young children should not consume energy drinks. Caffeine may be especially harmful for children. Adolescents should not have more than 100 mg of caffeine each day. Parents should monitor how much soda or coffee (or other beverages containing caffeine, including energy drinks of any kind) their teenagers drink and help them understand the risks associated with taking in large amounts of caffeine.
Adults should limit their caffeine intake to 500 mg per day. Individuals who have heart problems, high blood pressure, or trouble sleeping or who are taking medications should be careful to limit the amount of caffeine they drink. Older persons may be more sensitive to the effects of caffeine.
Energy drinks are regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration. However, the ingredients in energy drinks may be harmful to some individuals. It is important to read labels for any food or drink product that you consume. If you choose to use energy drinks, make sure you understand the ingredients and serving sizes listed on the label. Sources: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition and the Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness, Mayo Clinic, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine
American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org
American Academy of Pediatrics: Clinical Report—Sports Drinks and Energy Drinks for Children and Adolescents: Are They Appropriate?pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/05/25/peds.2011-0965
National Institutes of Health www.nih.gov
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Published Online: December 19, 2012. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.170614
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I believe I have posted and commented about parenting being harder than any non-parent can imagine or any parent can verbalize.
It is. I am not retracting that statement.
I do, however, stand corrected in that no matter how hard parenting may be, staying married (and liking it) AS A PARENT is much, much harder. I would assume that my husband would agree, so as to not be one-sided.
Oh, to anyone thinking of having a baby to "save your marriage": It won't work. Period.
I hear it gets better after the first year, much like parenting isn't always as difficult as it is the first few months…


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There are a lot of apps that compete in the 303/808/909 emulation space. technoBox2 takes the top spot for the best sounds combined with a full techno ensemble. 2 303s and 2 Drum Machines, perfect for any basic acid/techno/house track. It lacks the ability to pan anything, and drum machines have a global LPF. Effects are also, sadly, global. A lack in MIDI Clock Sync limits its use with other apps and external sequencers. There is also no AudioPaste support to get samples in, but you can use iTunes import to add your own drum samples. See technoBox2 in action in the first 5 Lessons of Everyone Can Play Music. If you need MIDI consider bleep!BOX or BassLine together with Molten or MoDrum as alternatives.
It has been over a year since this was updated last; it is increasingly unlikely we will ever see the promised MIDI Clock Sync. This app has not kept pace with the competition.


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GM's New Corvette Begins Brand Update
Redesigned 'Stingray' Will Tie More Closely to Core Brand
DETROIT— General Motors Co. GM 1.45 % on Sunday took the wraps off a seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette sports car that the company hopes will become the poster child for a 2013 product blitz designed to buff GM's top-selling Chevrolet line.
Chief Executive Dan Akerson and North America chief Mark Reuss have presided over GM's return to record profitability in its home market but haven't been able to halt a market share slide. The auto maker finished last year with just 17.9% of U.S. car and light truck sales, the lowest level since the 1930s, amid a paucity of new models.
"We squandered the market position we had in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s," Mr. Akerson said. "Now we have to get it back."
Putting Chevrolet back on car shopping lists in America and overseas is the linchpin of GM's strategy. Chevrolet accounts for 70% of the auto maker's vehicle sales in the U.S.
The 2014 Corvette will carry the "Stingray" name for the first time since the 1970s—harking back to a classic generation of the car that inspired many of today's target customers—Baby Boomers in their 50s, when they were in their teens.
The entry level 2014 Corvette will have a 450-horsepower, V-8, a 0-60 time below four seconds, and will use lightweight materials, including carbon fiber in the roof and aluminum in the frame, to deliver better fuel economy than the departing model's 25 miles per gallon in highway driving.
"We want to reinforce the fact that it is a halo product and tie it closely to the Chevrolet brand," said Chevy vice president for marketing Chris Perry.
The new Corvette will also offer options designed to help drivers perform better when racing the car on a track, including software that will automatically match the engine's speed to the gear that the driver wants to select.
The car's interior also is getting what GM officials describe as a significant upgrade, responding to complaints from owners of the sixth-generation car that the quality of materials and styling in the car didn't match its price, or the sophistication of rival European sports cars.
GM hasn't announced prices for the new Corvette. The current model starts at just under $50,000.
With the U.S. Treasury preparing to sell its remaining GM shares during the coming year, Mr. Akerson is under pressure to rev up sales and profit in the U.S., particularly since Mr. Akerson says GM's European operations aren't likely to generate profit until the middle of this decade.
Ford Motor Co. F 1.20 % leads GM in per-vehicle profit in North America. GM's Chevrolet brand last year finished behind the Ford brand in overall sales and in the lucrative large-pickup market. Large pickups, such as the Chevrolet Silverado and Ford F-150, generate the bulk of GM and Ford's profits globally. Every sale lost is an estimated $8,000 or greater ding in profit.
Mr. Akerson and Mr. Reuss said Chevy was hamstrung last year because it had the oldest products among pickup trucks and other high-volume sellers, such as family sedans, because of a lack of investment during the lean years during and after its 2009 bankruptcy. This year, they said, Chevy will have 13 new or redesigned models in the U.S. and introduce another 12 overseas.
"We have all of these cars and trucks happening in the next year, year and a half," Mr. Reuss said recently, asking investors to judge its performance when the new vehicles are available. "Give us 18 months and you're going to see the whole portfolio turned. It will be the biggest portfolio turn, I think, in automotive history."
Posters on the walls of Chevy's offices in downtown Detroit declare the goal to be No. 1 in sales this year—beating the Ford brand.
The 2014 Corvette, expected to sell in low volumes, won't solve GM's market-share problem. That task will fall mainly to the redesigned Chevrolet Silverado pickup, which is expected to be introduced in the second quarter, and to an updated Impala sedan.
However, GM executives plan to use the 450-horsepower sports car more aggressively than ever to call attention to the rest of the Chevy lineup.
Mr. Perry, Chevy's vice president for marketing, didn't disclose details of how the Corvette would appear in the brand's advertising, but said the intent was to change course after years of treating the Corvette as a brand unto itself.
"Every Chevy dealer should try and sell at least one Corvette or they are missing an opportunity," said Steve Hurley owner of Stingray Chevrolet in Plant City, Fla. "It is a piece of history."
The 2014 Corvette would appeal to consumers who like traditional, gasoline-fueled definitions of performance: horsepower, torque and fast pickup.
The 'vette is the antithesis of the Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid that Chevrolet has promoted during the past two years as the emblem of its brand. Mr. Perry said Chevy can use both as symbols of technology prowess. The Corvette uses lightweight exotic materials and fuel-saving technology to wring better than 26 highway miles on a gallon of gasoline from the Corvette's V-8 engine.
"They're both about technology, performance and design," Mr. Perry said.
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Winner of the 2004 Days Inn Hotel of the Year Award. Guests have free access to Bally's Total Fitness located next door. Other hotel amenities include expanded cable Tv, valet parking, valet and guest laundry facilities. Safe and exciting neighborhood.
Enjoy a fully furnished apartment with breathtaking views of the sklyine located in the heart of downtown Chicago. Steps to everythng! These 1,2, and 3 bedroom apartments are exquisitely appointed. Why not book a whole apartment? Affordable nightly, weekly, monthly rates available. Stay in your home in Chicago!
Congress Plaza Hotel & Conference Center
Historic landmark hotel built in 1893. Across from Buckingham Fountain and Grant Park with many views of Lake Michigan.
This boutique hotel is located in a historic landmark decorated with nineteenth-century French reproduction furnishings. Willows Hotel is close to Boystown bars and restaurants, as well as Lakeview and Lincoln Park shops.
The Hotel InterContinental Chicago is located directly on Michigan Avenue near Chicago's finest attractions. Guests of the hotel will be impressed with the original historic design combined with upgraded guest rooms. Be sure to ask about the American Girl Package consisting of complimentary specialty breakfast for two girls, themed turn down service for doll and child's bed, fresh cookies and milk each night and a Princess tiara.
An alternative to hotels with 13 vintage apartment suites in a neighborhood setting. It is a wonderful base for visitors who want to see Chicago's many museums or catch a ball game or are here on business.
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The 4-star - 4-diamond all suite hotel located on Chicago's famed Magnificent Mile, just a few short steps from world-class shopping, dining and cultural attractions. And if you are traveling with children, they can enjoy the The Omni Sensational Kids program, which provides four-diamond service to the hotel's youngest guests. Your children will enjoy plenty of kid-minded amenities, including games and books, a backpack upon check-in and menu choices prepared especially for young travelers. Parents are provided with a list of top family attractions in Chicago, local emergency numbers and a safety/first-aid kit which includes a night light and outlet covers.
Designed for business and leisure travelers. Clean, comfortable, and large rooms with a magnificent view of the Chicago skyline from the shore of Lake Michigan.
Originally designed by legendary Chicago architect Daniel Burnham as an office building, this hotel is a beautifully restored architectural landmark. Hotel Burnham is just steps away from State Street shopping, Loop theaters, lakefront parks and museums. The hotel's acclaimed Atwood Café puts a modern twist on comfort food.122-room luxury historic hotel with 19th century detailing in deep mahogany, frosted Tiffany glass, Terrazzo mosaic tiling, and a wrought iron and marble staircase. Guestrooms are appointed in warm tones of burgundy, gold and cobalt blue with canopy beds.
Step into the lobby of Palmer House® A Hilton hotel and gaze at the famous frescoed ceiling of this landmark Chicago, Illinois hotel. This AAA four-diamond rated hotel has been hosting visitors to the Chicago Loop for over 140 years. Today, the Palmer House Hilton continues to thrive in the heart of the theatre and financial district.
Embassy Suites Hotel Chicago Downtown Lakefront
We invite you to experience all that Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile has to offer, from our prime location amongst Chicago's finest attractions to our newly finished renovations that continue to enhance the experience of each and every one of our guests. With spectacular views of the downtown area, Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile provides you not only with upscale sophistication but more space to unwind and be yourself. That's why we have 455 spacious suites featuring private bedrooms and separate living areas, outfitted with 37-inch TVs, in addition to kitchenettes with refrigerators, microwaves and coffeemakers.
Four star European boutique hotel located just off the Magnificent Mile, one block from the famous Water Tower Place and nearby dining and shopping.
162 rooms. Four suites. On-site health club. 1 restaurant. Room service. Uniquely decorated and feature two TV's two phones, mini-bar and high ceilings. Located in the cultural and financial heart of Chicago's loop, the hotel is steps away from the Art Institute, Sears Tower, Museum Campus, Grant Park and Chicago's lakefront.
Opened in 2010, this River North hotel offers spacious guest rooms and suites that are pet-friendly (no fees or size restrictions). Check out the indoor pool, seasonal rooftop sundeck and the hotel's Sable Kitchen & Bar, serving New American cuisine.
Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel
This distinctive hotel is located in Chicago's most fashionable neighborhood near the city's famed Magnificent Mile and is just steps away from the city's finest dining, shopping, and nightlife.
This 687-room hotel includes the 11,000-sq.-ft. mySpa, New World Asian cuisine at Aria and the Eno Wine Room. The Fairmont is close to the lakefront and many prime downtown attractions.
This chic hotel offers a beautiful spa, the Asian-inspired Aja cafe, and the 26th- floor Vertigo Sky Lounge, with breathtaking city views, nightly DJs and cool cocktails. Dana is close to River North's gallery district.
The Peninsula Chicago is a Five Star, Five Diamond luxury hotel perfectly situated in the heart of the Magnificent Mile. Well-appointed guest rooms—among the largest in Chicago—are complemented with exemplary service and indulgent amenities that include a large indoor swimming pool, modern gym, an outdoor sun deck with city views and exquisite onsite dining. Guests can also retreat to the Peninsula Spa, rated the "#1 Hotel Spa in the U.S." by Condé Nast Traveler.
The Guesthouse Hotel - Chicago
The Guesthouse Hotel offers spacious, affordably luxurious, and fully furnished 2 bed / 2 bath and 3 bed / 2 bath vacation rental condominiums. Located on the southern end of Andersonville, one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods, the Guesthouse is very close to public transportation for convenient access to downtown Chicago and tourist attractions. The affordable luxury of our Guesthouse and our unique location provide the perfect rental accommodation for travelers who want the comforts and independence of their own home while enjoying all that Chicago and its local culture has to offer.
If you've never been one for convention, ACME HOTEL is the right choice for you in downtown Chicago. Located 2 ½ blocks from the Magnificent Mile in the River North neighborhood, ACME is downtown Chicago's all new boutique hotel alternative. If you appreciate an eye for design and dig a high-tech vibe, you'll feel right at home. We'd like to call ourselves cool, or hip, because we are, but that just feels like bragging. But mostly, ACME is what we consider approachable - in more ways than one. The fact is, we want your experience at our downtown Chicago hotel to blow your mind, not your budget.
Discover this vibrant and energetic urban retreat, steps from Michigan Avenue shopping & dining. Occupying floors 30 through 46 of one of Chicago's tallest skyscrapers, each of the 345 guestrooms & suites offers dramatic Lake Michigan and skyline views. Explore the bold collection of modern art in the chic lobby and delight in creative and contemporary farm-to-table fare at Allium Restaurant & Bar. Refresh at the acclaimed Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago with a full body treatment, enjoy a relaxing sauna or plunge into the scenic Roman swimming pool. The Kids for all Seasons Clubroom, Ice Cream Man, Martini Man and other unexpected amenities make this hotel an ideal destination for families and couples alike.
The Ruby Room includes a spa, salon, and two distinctive boutiques selling skincare, haircare and wellness products. And, if you're looking for rest and rejuvenation, overnight guest rooms are available.
Best Western Hawthorne Terrace
This Boystown vintage hotel is located close to historic Wrigley Field (home of Chicago Cubs baseball), as well as gay-friendly restaurants and nightclubs. Enjoy breakfast on the terrace during warm-weather months.
Floor-to-ceiling windows afford beautiful views of the Museum Campus at this South Loop hotel. Chicago's Essex Inn is close to downtown shopping and museums, and features an all-season, sky-lit rooftop pool with an adjacent outdoor garden. Dine in at Tribute, a classic American restaurant with a modern culinary edge. Offers breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as "grab and go" options for on-the-go business people.Free shuttle to the exclusive Magnificent Mile shopping district.
This European-style boutique hotel features 71 guest rooms and three suites. Located on the border of Lincoln Park and Lakeview, the Inn is within walking distance of hip shops, bars and restaurants, and close to Boystown.
The largest indoor convention exhibit area in the country is 2.2 million square feet, with 8 levels of exhibit halls, restaurants, meeting rooms and audiovisual theaters that provide all the necessary amenities for a successful trade show or convention. McCormick Place is designed by Gene Summers, who worked for Mies van der Rohe. It is derivative of a long-span convention center proposed by Mies van der Rohe. When the earlier version of McCormick was destroyed by fire, the firm C.F. Murphy was retained for the job and hired Summers specifically to design the new structure.
Fairfield Inn & Suites Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile
The Fairfield Inn & Suites Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile is a contemporary Chicago hotel located steps from The Magnificent Mile. Our hotel is the ideal traveler's choice for affordability, style, and convenience in the heart of downtown Chicago. Relax in contemporary hotel rooms and suites that feature plush furnishings and neighborhood or city skyline views. Enjoy a host of value-packed extras including complimentary breakfast, free Wi-Fi, executive meeting space, fitness center and more.
Set atop Water Tower Place, above prestigious North Michigan Avenue, this property is just an elevator ride from over 100 shops & boutiques and offers exceptional Lake Michigan and skyline views from each spacious guestroom. Recently opened, The dec Rooftop Bar provides a new and chic outdoor spot for sipping, savoring and socializing. Casual elegance and brasserie-inspired cuisine come together at deca RESTAURANT + BAR, serving inventive fare from morning to night. Enjoy easy access to such famed attractions as The Magnificent Mile, The Museum of Contemporary Art and The John Hancock Observatory or stay in and request an in-room visit from the popular Candy Man.
Swissotel Chicago offers 632 luxuriously oversized rooms and suites. The all-glass triangular hotel, wedged into the confluence of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan has wrap around views along the lakefront. Swissôtel has long been a favorite destination among VIPs, but we're quickly becoming the city's No. 1 choice for VIKs – Very Important Kids, that is. Every kid is a V.I.K at Swissôtel Chicago. See why we're known as the finest among Chicago's kid-friendly hotels, and treat your own Very Important Kid with benefits that include: Fun-filled welcome packet, detailing fun things to see and do VIK check-in, which provides an area for kids to draw, color, read and play with our St. Bernard plush toy Enhance your next Chicago family vacation with our Swissôtel Kids Suite, and experience a stay that's specifically designed to ensure your children are happy campers. Before arriving, guests will choose from one of three area museums: Shedd Aquarium, featuring the brand-new Polar Play Zone, a hands-on exhibit especially for kids; Adler Planetarium, with its renowned sky shows; or Field Museum, featuring the world-famous Sue dinosaur exhibit.
Situated on a quiet, tree-lined street in Chicago's Edgewater/ Andersonville neighborhood, Magnolia Studios offers a choice of three unique Chicago accommodations only five minutes from the beach and thirty minutes from downtown Chicago. All three units offer fully equipped kitchens, luxury en suite bathrooms, plasma TVs with full cable package, laptops with free wireless internet, exceptionally comfortable queen sized beds beds with luxury mattresses/ linens and in unit laundry. You have exclusive use of all amenities, which makes your stay relaxing and private.
The Homewood Suites by Hilton Chicago-Downtown, located one block west of North Michigan Avenue (The Magnificent Mile) is Chicago's upscale, all suite hotel that will help you make yourself at home while traveling.
This vintage Boystown hotel features turn-of-the-century architecture and art deco furnishings. Gay-friendly restaurants and nightclubs are close by (Berlin dance club is right down the street), and hotel guests have access to Bally's Total Fitness. Popular with entertainers, musicians and savvy travelers.
Mission Impossible - The Drake Hotel
In this fast-paced action thriller, a secret government agent is wrongly accused of the death of his espionage team and must find the real spy killer on his own. In the movie, the head of the Impossible Missions Force stays at Chicago's historic Drake Hotel, located at the northern tip of the Magnificent Mile.
Overlooking Lake Michigan & Grant Park at this iconic downtown Chicago hotel featuring free lobby WiFi, seasonal outdoor sun deck, indoor pool and more!
The Westin Chicago River North
424 rooms. 17 suites. All nonsmoking. On-site health club. One restaurant. Room service. Located on the scenic Chicago River in the progressive River North district.
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
Soaring 92 stories above the Loop and North Michigan Avenue, Trump International Hotel & Tower® Chicago is a showcase of bold style and engaging design, polished stainless steel and iridescent-tinted glass. It is the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world, and downtown Chicago's most enviable address.
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The Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel is located close to 900 N. Michigan Ave., Bloomingdales, Water Tower, and Oak Street Beach.
Overlooking Lake Michigan, this hip hotel is close to many prime downtown attractions. Indulge in the hotel's Bliss Spa, sip a cocktail at the 33rd-floor Whiskey Sky bar that offers amazing panoramic views and dine on Mediterranean dishes at Wave.
Chicago's premier downtown riverfront hotel, just off Michigan Avenue, and within a short walk of downtown attractions, shopping and entertainment. The hotel offers spectacular views of Lake Michigan or the city skyline. There are five distinctive restaurants and lounges, including the acclaimed Shula's Steak House, health club, indoor pool, sauna, and massage therapy.
Located in Boystown, this European-style boutique hotel offers suites with butler pantries equipped with a refrigerator, microwave and wet bar. The Majestic is located close to Belmont Harbor, and within walking distance of Boystown bars and restaurants.
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago provides a soothing escape in which to relax and rejuvenate in Chicago's Gold Coast. Experience innovative spa treatments that combine natural ingredients with the nurturing care of our expert therapists. Private spa treatment rooms are soundproofed for peace and privacy and include massage rooms, a wet treatment room, an aesthetics room and a manicure/pedicure suite.
The Drake is a cityscape landmark and has been a symbol of white glove elegance for eighty years. The pride of all Chicagoans, it has been the first choice of celebrities and Heads of State since its opening in 1920. Scenes from several movies were filmed at The Drake Hotel including Risky Business, My Best Friend's Wedding, What Women Want, Continental Divide, Flags of Our Fathers and Wicker Park were filmed at the hotel.
Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Downtown / Magnificent Mile
Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, the new Hilton Garden Inn is two blocks from the "Magnificent Mile," home to some of the world's premiere retail stores, specialty shops and restaurants.
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show is very different from traditional murder mystery dinner shows. We will hide non-costumed actors in the audience that are pretending to be part of the crowd. This results in a much more social and interactive evening than with other shows. Our shows are set during the present day and take place in real time. Over the course of the night, our costumed Detectives will uncover clues, interrogate audience members that may or may not be part of the show, and help everyone get closer to solving the mystery.


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Ky attorney to appeal 60 day suspension
A suspended northern Kentucky says he will appeal his 60 day suspension for misconduct in two civil cases.
Eric C. Deters, who goes by the nickname "The Bulldog," said in an email he'll ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his suspension issued by the Kentucky Supreme Court last week.
The suspension marks the second time the high court has suspended Deters. He was also sanctioned for 61 days in February 2012.
Deters' suspension stems from misstatements he made to a court during a civil case in Campbell County and other misstatements in a libel suit he filed against Kenton County Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders.
Deters was also ordered to pay $2,450 to cover the costs of the proceedings.
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Pastor Jerry Gillis lived in South Florida when he was asked to lead the Chapel at CrossPoint. The year was 2002, and Gillis had been serving for eight years as associate pastor at South Biscayne Baptist Church in North Port. It took the Atlanta-born pastor six months to make the decision to move his family north.
Today, Gillis is 42. He leads a congregation of thousands at the Chapel, where his mechanical pulpit rises like a phoenix from the stage in a worship hall with stadium seating for 2,300. The Chapel's 33-acre complex in Getzville includes a bookstore, coffee cafe and music department. It employs a staff of 100, and draws worshippers for more than 30 ZIP codes.
Gillis received his doctor of ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, his master of divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a bachelor's degree in speech communication from the University of Georgia. He and his wife, Edie, have two sons, Trace, 15, and Tanner, 12.
People Talk: Did any other churches make a pitch for you?
Jerry Gillis: I got five or six inquiries – all at the same time – from churches in Georgia, Ohio. One was in Florida. One involved planting a church with a Baptist denomination in Boston. They knew from an educational standpoint that I wanted to work on my doctorate, but it was very unconnected to evangelical faith. I said no to all of them.
But I had sensed God was up to something. I wasn't at all unhappy. I didn't have the resumes out. I wasn't looking to find a better pasture. He found me.
PT: Churches of this size are not uncommon in Southern states.
JG: In the South there are a lot – in terms of the breadth or size. Part of that has to do with population, the culture. When you grow up in the Atlanta area with a population of 6 million, you're able to conglomerate a lot of people of faith into places of worship. Plus, there's a prevailing culture in the South; that's why they called it the Bible Belt. That's not really true anymore. There is no belt. The pants are down. It's a different planet, more cosmopolitan. That's what I grew up with.
PT: What kind of a kid were you?
JG: Athletic. Class clown. Grew up in a great home. My mom and dad are still living and still together.
PT: Were you a follower or leader?
JG: I was a follower for quite a while, but grew into becoming a leader. It almost started in high school. I was a year ahead in school – not so much because I was smart, but because of my birth date. It was tough. You're small. You're younger than everybody in your grade. I grew into my own skin, became president of my high school student government. I ran on a platform that was a little bit goofy. I was not even remotely interested in being a pastor. That was the furthest thing from my mind.
PT: What did you want to do?
JG: There were three things running around my head, being a Bob Costas kind of broadcaster, a TV news anchor and president of the United States. As a dreamer, I would have loved to play shortstop for the Atlanta Braves.
PT: Do you see yourself as a television preacher?
JG: It's not something that interests me a whole lot for a number of reasons. Many pastors on television are not viewed with lots of respect from the communities outside of church. They just think huckster, swindler because of the Jim Bakers and Jimmy Swaggarts of the world. People who don't know church life or who don't know you personally have a tendency to be really skeptical. I've just avoided all those things, frankly. In fact I've turned down invitations for that very thing – to broaden our television audience – on certain national networks.
PT: Rate yourself as a storyteller.
JG: I enjoy telling stories. It is a part of the culture of my family. My dad, early on, was in the Marine Corps, so we moved around a lot. And then he got into the business world. My mom was a paraprofessional at an elementary school. She still substitutes from time to time, but they both retired. He's also a writer. Right now he's finished a book he calls a business thriller.
PT: How did you and your wife meet?
JG: I've known her since sixth grade. Though we were not dating during middle school and high school, I had my eye on her pretty closely since seventh grade. We ended up at the University of Georgia. Through the course of time and after coming to a place of faith between my sophomore and junior year, she and I began dating and ended up getting married shortly after college. Our families live about five minutes from one another.
PT: On the pulpit, what topic do you avoid?
JG: I've talked about just about every topic there is: politics and God, marriage, divorce, homosexuality, sex. I did a message series called "Elephants in the Church." What are the things that people don't talk about in church?
PT: Your messages average 45 minutes in length. What is most challenging about the process?
JG: What not to say. I have a source book of material called the Bible. If I'm teaching a lesson on forgiveness, I've got the guts of Scripture to talk to me about what forgiveness looks like. I'm part nerd. I will overstudy for a message.
PT: Take yourself out of the pulpit. What could you do better?
JG: Right now, I'm scattered in my personal growth and study. I have a tendency to read about six books at a time as opposed to focusing on one, digging into it and making applications. I'm sort of an information monger. I read broadly: theological books, mission books, fantasy. I read a lot of C.S. Lewis. [J.R.R.] Tolkien is an author I like a real lot. Recently I read part of the biography of [Nazi resister] Dietrich Bonhoeffer. I read a lot on Judaic history, Greco-Roman history.
PT: Tell me about your outreach programs in the community.
JG: We provide training here on campus for people to get certified as foster parents. We call it our Every Child ministry, not only for our church but for others in the region. So we started a partnership with Gateway-Longview, a placement agency.
At our other church campus – Renovation Church in North Buffalo – we provide after-school tutoring, job development programs. And we've got a ministry called Potter's Hands that helps rehab church facilities, fire-damaged properties.
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This Week on Kaleidoscope - October 6, 2013
President of University Circle Inc. Chris Ronayne talks about the Early Learning Initiative Program recently funded by PNC. The program is available to underserved pre-schools in the Greater Cleveland area. For more information call 216.791.3900 or log on to http://www.universitycircle.org
Dr. Heather Burton discusses the annual Christian Women of Distinction Program hosted by East Mount Zion Baptist Church in Cleveland. This year twelve women will be honored. For more information call 216-231-0408 or log on to http://www.eastmtzionbaptistchurch.org
Executive Director of Edna House Andrea Debiasio and Program Director Judi Sparano talk about the history of Edna House as well as the services offered to women who are in the residential treatment program for alcohol addiction. For more information call 216.281.7751 or log on to http://www.ednahouse.org


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College football bowl games are set.
Every 2013 NFL draft prospect has only one chance to impress the scouts, so on-field analysis has neared its end.
Here's an updated mock draft as team's prep for their bowl games and fans enter that agonizing lull until the craziness ensues near the holidays.


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From the Six Degrees of Spoonbenderation files, longtime reader of The Spoonbender, CNN anchor Lou Dobbs today interviewed Spoonbender-endorsed presidential candidate, Peabs.
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Children and Reality TV | Television for Kids | Children and MediaElizabeth Blackwell
Why I let my kids watch reality TV.
by Elizabeth Blackwell
March 9, 2010
"Do you think he's going to be bad?" my 7-year-old daughter Clara asks me.
"Probably." I have to admit, things don't look promising for the frizzy-haired American Idol wannabe, with his goofy grin and gangly arms. I have seen enough of these audition episodes to know that a person shown dancing awkwardly during a pre-interview with Ryan Seacrest rarely makes it past the first round.
Surprisingly, he's not terrible. But that doesn't stop Clara from brandishing a dramatic thumbs-down. She tends to deliver Simon Cowellesque putdowns to most of the male auditioners, since she wants a girl – any girl – to win.
I turn to my 3-year-old twins for their input. Alan, snuggled under a pile of stuffed animals, gives me a thumbs up. James, grooving to the singer's rendition of "Let's Get It On," puts his thumb up, then down, then sideways. While he may not have the whole judging thing down, he's clearly enjoying himself.
And I'm OK with that.
Yes, I let my children watch reality television, the pop-culture phenomenon that's seen as a microcosm of all that's wrong with modern society. It glorifies narcissistic, oafish behavior (I'm talking to you, Big Brother!), focuses on appearance rather than substance, and shrinks our already limited attention spans. If you let your kid watch reality TV, you might as well toss them a bag of Cheetoes and some Cool Whip and call it dinner.
Within the vast reality genre, there's plenty of genuine trash. Do I want my daughter watching the perma-tanned posers of Jersey Shore? Re-enacting the catfights among the so-called "real" Housewives of Orange County? No way.
But "reality" also covers shows that don't elevate drunken brawls into moments of high drama, shows that broaden my children's view of the world and expose them to lives utterly unlike their own, shows that (unlike, say, Caillou or Dora the Explorer) actively engage me as well as the kids, leading to conversations we would never have otherwise.
Take Dirty Jobs, the show that initiated Clara into the world of reality TV. On each episode, affable host Mike Rowe mucks his way through filthy, cough-inducing tasks alongside real-life workers. On the one hand, the program taught my daughter valuable lessons about the hard work that makes our everyday lives possible. Look what those farmers have to do so we get fresh milk and eggs! Watch what happens to our recycling when it gets to the dump!
At the same time, Dirty Jobs satisfies a primal urge – no matter what your age – to gawk at something nasty, like the time Rowe helped replace a pump at a sewage-treatment station and walked into a room literally coated with squishy brown matter. Before long, both my husband and Clara were shrieking "Poop!" – proving that kids and middle-aged men have the same sense of humor.
Another Discovery Channel show, Man Vs. Wild, is also a win-win for both me and the kids: I get to watch a hunky guy with a British accent named Bear face various life-threatening situations (which sometimes involve taking off his shirt), while my kids enjoy being grossed out as he eats live bugs or wades through thigh-high mud. But the show's underlying message – how to survive in the wilderness – is a valuable one. We watch, cozy on the couch, and imagine ourselves trekking across the frozen Alaskan tundra or scorching Sahara Desert, building shelters out of palm fronds or stray twigs. For a half-hour or so, we have escaped into another world. American Idol, Survivor, and Dancing with the Stars are often the most family-friendly programs in their time slot.
That ability to be transported into another life can last long after the TV is turned off. After watching a few episodes of So You Think You Can Dance last summer, Alan and James started performing their own routines on the family-room rug. Their technique – which consisted mostly of leaping and crashing into each other – might get a thumbs down from qualified judges, my husband and I were thoroughly entertained. So You Think You Can Dance has been off the air for months, but "dance shows" are still performed regularly in our house.
Even American Idol, which I would never claim to be "educational," has gotten Clara and me talking about how to project confidence and take criticism gracefully. It has also exposed her to a far wider range of musical styles than she'd get from my dated 1980's CD collection.
No parent wants to admit that their kids watch anything other than PBS, but I'm not the only one flipping the remote to reality fare. One friend, whose 8-year-old daughter still hasn't outgrown the "why?" phase, reports that her family bonds while watching How It's Made, a show that reveals how everyday objects are manufactured. My neighbor, who loves to cook, cuddles with her preschooler while watching the Food Network. For another friend, watching American Idol means a chance to hang out with her 9-year-old son, who enjoys having Mom all to himself after his younger siblings have gone to bed.
There's a reason reality staples like Idol, Survivor, and Dancing With the Stars pull in big ratings, year after year. Despite their bad rap, they're often the most family-friendly programs in their time slot. They're shows parents and kids can watch together, debating who should win and why. Curling up on the couch together on a Sunday night, watching a show that entertains both me and my kids, is a reward for all of us.
And contrary to popular belief, I don't think reality television is killing off my children's brain cells. Consider my daughter Clara, who got caught up watching Top Chef with me a few months ago. No, it didn't teach her to make tuna tapenade with truffle-oil vinaigrette and asparagus reduction. But one night, she trotted downstairs to show me a paper covered with writing, which she'd been working on quietly in her room on her own: a list of imaginary Top Chef contestants (all girls, of course), the food they cooked and whether they won or lost.
Who says TV kills creativity?
Find more:
- TV or Not TV: Should we feel more or less guilt about how much our kids watch?
- Screen Queen: My daughter watches up to six hours of TV a day.
- TV-Free: Why does not having a television make me so unpopular?
This article was written by Elizabeth Blackwell for Babble.com, the magazine and community for a new generation of parents.


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Interference between excipients and other components is a perennial problem in formulation analysis. In one mAb formulation encountered at Covance, Tween co-eluted with one of the product aggregate peaks. It was subsequently found that the Tween absorbance was below detection limits for this particular formulation. Had Tween been present at a higher concentration, the analytic method may have required modification, for example by monitoring protein concentration at wavelengths other than 280 nm, which would have likely led to reduced sensitivity.
One seemingly small alteration in formulation can introduce significant changes in analytic method. Recently, a trimeric cytokine fusion protein submitted by a Covance client, appeared to be unstable above -80°C, which necessitated production and storage as a lyophilized product. This change, in turn, required a switch from a standard biconchoninic acid (BCA) assay (the protein's extinction coefficient was unknown) to a microBCA assay.
A number of proteins conjugated to polyethylene glycol (PEG) have been tested. Assays for these molecules must include assessment of unconjugated, free PEG within the formulated drug product. Since PEG lacks a UV chromophore, until recently the most common method employed was size-exclusion HPLC with refractive index (RI) detection. The size-exclusion method was necessary since it employs an isocratic gradient that provides a stable signal for the RI detector. The sensitivity of this method is also limited, which restricts its applicability as an impurity assay. In addition, this method is naturally unsuitable where separation is not achieved by SE-HPLC.
Covance is currently evaluating a gradient HPLC method for separating free-PEG and PEG-protein conjugates that incorporates a charged aerosol detection, which has a greater sensitivity and should have greater applicability for PEGylated proteins.
Timing, thoroughness, simplicity, and knowledge are critical components of formulations, particularly with respect to the ongoing analytical work conducted during preclinical and clinical development.
While small molecule drugs rarely fail due to formulation problems, the same cannot be said for biopharmaceuticals. The cytokine fusion protein mentioned above would not have been approved had it not been reformulated in a lyophilized form. Stability failures can occur as late as Phase II, after tens of millions of dollars have been invested, and the prospect of re-formulating is a costly one.
With formulation, the more effort invested up front the better. Establishing analyses appropriate to both formulation and stability-determining assays before entering human studies is ideal since these drugs are unlikely to experience formulation-related issues. The most efficient way to do this is to perform a formulation matrix construction and develop assays to circumvent interference from excipients.
A thorough understanding of one's biological agent, route of administration, and pharmacokinetics is indispensible for a successful formulation program. Within that framework, the aim is to arrive at the simplest formulation that satisfies requirements of stability, activity/potency, and analytics. This is not always easy to achieve as formulations might contain excipients that are suitable for use in the laboratory but not for use in humans, that interfere with common analytical methods, or that do not support long-term stability studies.
It is no exaggeration to say that for practical purposes formulation carries approximately the same significance for the commercial success of a biopharmaceutical as the drug substance itself.
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___ Hypertonic
a. type of fluid given to a patient with a severe burn
b. type of fluid given to a patient who is dehydrated
c. the patient is in charge of delivering his or her own pain medications
d. provide access to the vascular system for emergency situations
e. redness, swelling, and pain at an IV site
f. applies pressure to administer an IV fluid
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MATTHEW ELLIS started popping painkillers as a teenager and switched to heroin a few years later. It was simple economics, and a common progression among today's opiate addicts - the recreational drug dabbler turned full-time junkie.
That's usually when the nightmare takes hold. You start living life one injection at a time. Everything else - career, family, self-respect - is prioritized behind the next little wax-paper bag of dope.
"I was hopelessly addicted to heroin," said Ellis, 25, a carpenter's assistant and father of two young boys.
Ellis, who lives in Deptford, N.J., repeatedly tried to get clean. He attempted to taper off his habit with Suboxone. He also did about seven rounds of treatment, both outpatient and inpatient. Some of his stints lasted months. But the drug seemed to stalk him from within.


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Sed awesomeness and inline file inclusion.
Sed is one of my favourite tools. It goes to a pretty much every single one-liner I write. Did you know that sed is so powerful that a single sed statement can turn cat into cement? Try:
echo cat | sed statement
Today I learnt something new about it, hence my first post in a few years (after that I'll most likely go silent for another few). I wanted to replace part of text with the content of the file the text was referring to.
In other words I'd like to turn:
blah blah INCLUDE:xxx blah blah
blah blah $(cat xxx) blah blah
Sed happens to have a built-in command for including files. From info sed:
`r FILENAME' As a GNU extension, this command accepts two addresses. Queue the contents of FILENAME to be read and inserted into the output stream at the end of the current cycle, or when the next input line is read. Note that if FILENAME cannot be read, it is treated as if it were an empty file, without any error indication. As a GNU `sed' extension, the special value `/dev/stdin' is supported for the file name, which reads the contents of the standard input.
This works fine if the file name is static:
$ echo abc > f $ echo foo REPLACEME bar | sed '/REPLACEME/ r f' foo REPLACEME bar abc
, however in my application I needed to use part of the matched text as a file name. So something like:
$ echo foo REPLACEME:f bar \ | sed '/REPLACEME:\(\S\+\)/ r \1'
Unfortunately, it seems that backreferences can't be used after regular expression is terminated (it seems so, because above does not work). I started digging in sed manual and came across this awesome flag to s/ command:
`e' This command allows one to pipe input from a shell command into pattern space. If a substitution was made, the command that is found in pattern space is executed and pattern space is replaced with its output. A trailing newline is suppressed; results are undefined if the command to be executed contains a NUL character. This is a GNU `sed' extension.
So, how does it work? It will apply replace and then eval the whole line in shell. This means that we should match from beginning of the line. If I wrote:
$ echo foo REPLACEME:f bar \ | sed 's/REPLACEME:\(\S\+\)/cat \1/e'
, then my result would be "foo f bar", which is (for most of us) not a valid command.
$ echo foo REPLACEME:f bar \ | sed 's/REPLACEME:\(\S\+\)/cat \1/e' sh: foo: command not found
This is not exactly what the manual says (note the command that is found in pattern space is executed part), but there is two easy workarounds.
First one would be to pre-add new line characters before and after matched pattern, but that requires removing them at later on (if you need to):
$ echo foo REPLACEME:f bar \ | sed 's/\(REPLACEME:\S\+\)/\n\1\n/g' \ | sed 's/REPLACEME:\(\S\+\)$/cat \1/e' foo abc bar
We can also recreate the whole line in shell:
$ echo foo REPLACEME:f bar \ | sed 's/^\(.*\)REPLACEME:\(\S\+\)\(.*\)$/echo "\1"`cat \2`"\3"/e' foo abc bar
Awesome, isn't it?
Don't do it on the input you don't trust!