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Pneumatosis intestinalis is the presence of gas in the intestinal wall and may be associated with gas in the portal vein.1 Two nonexclusive theories to explain the source of the gas have been proposed: (1) the gas may enter the circulation because of increased pressure in the bowel lumen associated with damaged mucosa or increased pressure inside an abscess; or (2) gas-forming bacteria may be present in the portal venous system.2 While clostridial organisms are widely recognized for their gas-forming potential, other gram-negative pathogens (eg, Escherichia coli) may produce a similar clinical picture.3
In our patient, coronal computed tomography (Figure 1) showed diffuse pneumatosis intestinalis (small- and large-bowel wall), intrahepatic and extrahepatic portal vein gas (including superior mesenteric and splenic veins), intestinal edema, and ascites. He also had a reducible inguinal hernia. Because there was suspicion of acute mesenteric ischemia due to a high lactate level, the patient underwent urgent laparotomy and resection of ascending colon and distal ileum (Figure 2A). He died of multiorgan failure associated with sepsis (E coli) on postoperative day 2. The resected colon specimen showed signs of ischemic damage of the mucosa without intramural necrosis, edema, and hemorrhage (Figure 2B). At autopsy there was no evidence of mesenteric artery stenosis or thromboembolism. No diverticulum was found. Perforation of the duodenum in the setting of recent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was also ruled out. The liver showed evidence of cholangitis (cholestasis and marked neutrophilic infiltrates with evidence of bacteria) and no evidence of rejection. There were also scattered areas with empty spaces, which most likely corresponded to the parenchymal gas observed in the computed tomographic scans. Splanchnic hypoperfusion associated with cholangitis or sepsis was the most likely mechanism to explain the ischemic colitis (watershed zones of the colon) and pneumatosis intestinalis.
Figure 1. Coronal computed tomographic scan of the abdomen. I indicates inferior; S, superior.
Figure 2. The resected colon specimen showed ischemic colonic mucosa (arrow) (A), and histologic analysis of the specimen showed signs of ischemic damage of the mucosa without intramural necrosis (*), edema, and hemorrhage (#) (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×200) (B). At autopsy there was no evidence of mesenteric artery stenosis or thromboembolism. No diverticulum was found.
Kwon et al4 reported 22 cases of pneumatosis in a total of 2080 patients who had undergone liver transplantation (1%). Most of the cases (82%) resolved either spontaneously or with conservative management. The right colon was affected in all 22 cases. The combination of pneumatosis in the colon and small bowel or portal vein portends a poorer prognosis. In this series, the patients died in all cases when the small bowel or portal vein was affected.
In a series of 182 cases of hepatic portal vein gas (all cases reported in the literature until 2001),2 16 patients manifested signs of shock on admission. A surgical approach was undertaken in 83 cases (46%) and conservative therapy was used in 79 cases (43%). The management of the other 20 cases was not reported. The overall mortality was 39%; mortality was higher (75%) when bowel necrosis was present. The best treatment of patients with portal vein gas depends on the underlying disease. Emergent operation should be considered when bowel ischemia or necrosis is suspected.2
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WELLSBORO - The rail terminal at the junction with routes 660 and 287 will be expanded thanks to a $1.6 million state grant to D & I Silica, LLC, based in Sheffield.
Arthur Stewart, managing member and co-founder of the company, which provides a special silicone sand used in hydrofracturing natural gas wells in the Marcellus Shale industry, said the money will be used for a little over a mile of additional track to the company's existing 4,000 feet of track.
Stewart said the additional track is needed to have product for the silos at the site staged "on hand" rather than in Corning, N.Y.
"We are anticipating where we think the (natural gas) business is going in the future," he said. "We have seen the wild swings from the beginning (when) the price of gas was higher and now we have seen a slowdown.
"We are (looking) ahead to when the business levels out," he added. "It has always been cyclical. It will settle down, so whether a year from now or three years from now, that is what we are looking ahead to."
Construction is anticipated to begin next summer, but that depends on what happens with the market," Stewart said.
"The Marcellus is widely regarded as the shale play with the best economics but even at that, the current price of natural gas is at the break-even point for the drilling companies and that is not really the environment anyone wants to operate in. It has to come back up," he said.
Another factor is gas storage figures, Stewart said.
"At one point last year, because of the warm winter, it left us with 57-percent more gas in storage than normal," he said. "We have to get rid of that and that is coming down, but it will depend a lot on what the weather does this winter," he added.
New Environmental Protection Agency regulations that take effect in January will impact D&I's customers, Stewart said, "imposing greater costs and with those, then the picture of when the well is economic worsens (and) we will be depressed in terms of the number of wells being started until gas prices rise even further to account for these additional costs."
Stewart said the grant money was "made possible by the efforts of state representatives Matt Baker and Joe Scarnati."
"They were instrumental in helping this come to fruition." he said. "It is not the only time we have received a grant and I think the program's purpose - to preserve our roads by seeing more traffic put to rail - goes hand in hand with creating more jobs."
"We have a half dozen folks employed at Wellsboro that were not there three years ago and the railroad has similar statistics" he added.
The grant is one of four that were recently awarded to upgrade rail infrastructure in the 25th senatorial district and repair rail lines. They were approved by the state Transportation Commission, which evaluates and assesses the resources needed to maintain and expand Pennsylvania?s transportation system.
Authorized by the General Assembly, the grants are administered by the state Department of Transportation's Bureau of Rail Freight, Ports and Waterways.
It is a portion of nearly $18.6 million of infrastructure investment that will be distributed though the Capital Budget/Transportation Assistance Program.
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Week 2 of college football is in the books, and we are beginning to learn more and more about who's going to be a contender and who'll be a pretender.
There has been a lot of impressive play among Big Ten quarterbacks in particular. Some of those who were projected to step up this season are filling their roles, some are disappointing, and others are jumping out to the surprise of many.
Now that we've had two weeks to watch and observe, lets power rank the Big Ten quarterbacks.


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Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey has always caught flak for relying too much on grandstanding at the expense of genuine emotion. Well, she must be reading her reviews, because on her sixth CD, Carey cranks down her vocal bungee jumping in favor of singing that sounds like it comes from the heart. On the elegant "Close My Eyes," for example, she dips into her underused lower register to pull out a dramatically nuanced performance. Still, Butterfly mostly uses the tried-and-true Mariah formula. There are slick up-tempo collaborations with R&B artists (notably "Babydoll," cowritten by the ultra-hot Missy Elliot) and a flurry of breathy love songs with teenage-diary lyrics by Mariah. Someday, with the right producer and some serious songs, Mariah Carey will make an album as great as her potential. Till then, Butterfly is her best work in years. (Columbia)
Picks and Pans Review: Butterfly
updated 10/20/1997 AT 01:00 AM EDT
•originally published 10/20/1997 AT 01:00 AM EDT


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Alex, You're Glowing! (The Secret World of Alex Mack #1)by Diana G. Gallagher
It's Alex's 1st day of junior high and everything goes wrong! She can't decide what to wear. Her mother packs her lunch in a Troll lunchbox.
Bet You Can't! (The Secret World of Alex Mack #2)by Diana G. Gallagher
HELP! Now that Alex Mack has her superpowers under control, she can stop a thief in her tracks. But when she does, her sister Annie is furious! Alex risked exposing her secret powers in public--which is dangerous. So Annie offers Alex a dare she can't refuse: just try getting through one day without using her powers.... It's not easy when you're a hopeless klutz. Alex can't even handle her mom's lawn sale without a humongis fall. How easy it would be to just zap things out of her way! To make matters worse, the shoplifter she caught is Rhonda Clarke, one of the most popular girls in school! Now Rhonda is determined to get even. Will Alex be able to stop her and win the bet? Can she go back to being plain, old Alex Mack?
Bridal Bedlam (Sabrina The Teenage Witch #23)by Diana G. Gallagher
Sabrina's Aunt Vesta drops by the Spellman household with a shocking announcement: After a whirlwind romance, Vesta has decided to try a life of marital bliss-with a mortal. But Vesta hasn't told her fiance that his future wife is a licensed witch. If he finds out her supernatural secret, he might get a major case of the pre-wedding jitters. So Sabrina gives her aunt a crash course on doing chores the mortal way, using both hands instead of the point of a finger. Meanwhile, Aunt Zelda and Aunt Hilda are planning the most abnormal nuptials ever-they have to fool the groom and his mortal friends, even though they doubt their impulsive sister will actually make it to the altar. But pretending to be mortal isn't Vesta's only problem. She's afraid that an old curse on the Spellman family will doom her to be unlucky in love. Now, Sabrina's on a quest to save true love-but will a magic-less Aunt Vesta make it to her own honeymoon?
Buffy the Vampire Slayerby Diana G. Gallagher
"Off the rack gives me hives. "-- Cordelia, "Out of Mind, Out of Sight"The Scoobies are used to being personally affected when demonic nasties come to Sunnydale. And they're used to strange things happening at Sunnydale High -- after all, the place is built over the Hellmouth. But they've sealed the Hellmouth, so they don't think anything's out of the ordinary when items to be sold at the first annual band fund-raising rummage sale are stored in the school basement. . . which, one might recall, is directly above that Hellmouth. Once the rummage sale begins, it's clear the stuff for sale is far from ordinary. People seem to be strangely affected by the items they're buying -- things from undemonic homes, donated by undemonic people. So the reactions these items are producing are, to say the least, unexpected. Willow's acting weird. So's Xander. And even Buffy's mom bought something. . . . The situation quickly spins out of control, and the school has to be quarantined. . . leaving Buffy and Giles to sort things out before whatever demon this is sells them down the river.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2by Diana G. Gallagher Christopher Golden Nancy Holder Pierce Askegren
This second volume of our Buffy omnibus series collects many of the best Buffy comics to see print. As we follow the newly-chosen slayer from Los Angeles to Sunnydale and through her parents' divorce - with Dawn in tow - the souled vampire Angel makes his first appearance and the not-so-souled Spike and Drusilla cleave a bloody path towards the West Coast. This collection includes the critically acclaimed graphic novel Ring of Fire and the miniseries A Stake to the Heart, and reflects the Season One to Season Three timeline of the cult-hit TV series. A fitting companion to Joss Whedon's comics-based relaunch of the show.
Canine Caper!by Diana G. Gallagher
Alex had a dog-waking business. the business had become so successful, taking notes to keep track of everything was an absolute necessity. Suddenly, the business starts losing its clients. Will the mystery be solved?
The Chance Factor (Star Trek: Voyager, Starfleet Academy, No. 2)by Diana G. Gallagher
"No one could find this probe unless they knew where to look.--" Kathryn frowned. The probe was wedged into a cleft where the rock ledge curved under. "But how do we get it out?" She did not add what else she was thinking. Without falling.
Charmed: Beware What You Wishby Diana G. Gallagher
Dangerous Desires "Fires and floods, muggings and lost kids." Phoebe shuddered. She had awakened in a great mood, but the news reports in the paper and on TV had demolished it. Natural disaster and human malevolence waged a relentless war against the helpless. At least the Charmed Ones could fight the demonic evil they encountered. "Are you okay?" Concerned, Piper rested a hand on Phoebe's knee. "Yeah, it's just that-I wish my visions weren't so selective because then we could keep more of this awful stuff from happening." Phoebe's stomach suddenly heaved with nausea, and a rush of dizziness made her head spin. Her coffee mug slipped from her hand as she gasped and doubled over. "Phoebe!" Piper threw her arms around her stricken sister and let the mug land on the carpet. "What is it?" Prue jumped from her chair and knelt down by the sofa. "A vision?"
Charmed: The Book Of Three (Volume Two)by Diana G. Gallagher Paul Ruditis Phyllis Ungerleider
Three sister witches. Two magical sons. One evil ex-husband. Countless demons, baddies, and all-around evildoers vanquished. It all adds up to eight seasons of Charmed, the witchy, wonderful hit television show from Aaron Spelling. This, the second volume of the only authorized companion guide to Charmed, contains everything you need to know about the sexiest supernatural show of all time. Covering seasons six, seven, and eight, the final season, VOLUME 2 lets you inside the enchanted world of Phoebe, Paige, and Piper! Exclusive in-depth interviews with the cast and crew, a prologue by Aaron Spelling, an introduction by executive producer Brad Kern, episode guides, character profiles, and notable quotes.
Charmed: Dark Vengeanceby Diana G. Gallagher
A brittle tension gripped the room as Paige sat up and flexed her fingers. She hesitated, and then boldly thrust out her hand. Remote!" Leo frowned when nothing happened. A moment later the remote control slowly dissolved into orb particles, which drifted into Paige's hand and slowly re-formed. At first glance the device seemed fine. On closer inspection, she noticed that the lettering formed nonsense words and the buttons were out of line. "Oh, boy," she winced. "That's definitely worse than yesterday." "Which is what I wanted to find out." Leo kept his tone matter-of-fact when the three sisters looked to him for clarification. "Something happened to start the power drain in the first place, and whatever it was, it happened to each of you again since yesterday." The girls looked baffled. "Nothing happened," Paige insisted. "Yes, it did," Leo said firmly. "Nothing else can account for the diminished powers and the excessive physical and emotional side effects you're all experiencing. You've all encountered something in the past few days that you've never run into before. "And whatever it was, you came into contact with it twice."
Charmed: Mist and Stoneby Diana G. Gallagher
Shadows of tomorrow from the past are sown. On shifting sands and sorrows, veiled in mist or set in stone... Paige Matthews is accustomed to the requirements of her job as a social worker, and she's willing to endure substandard pay, long hours, and emotional drain. After all, she wants to make a difference -- sometimes in a non-Charmed capacity. But she is unprepared for the anger and rage she encounters in Todd Corman, a young boy who has been bounced from caregiver to caregiver for so long that he doesn't trust authority. Still, Paige is sympathetic and determined to break through. But when Phoebe stops by the agency for a quick hello, she is rocked by a vision that involves Todd. Strangely, the vision is shrouded in fog. After some investigation, Leo explains that this particular mist has nothing to do with the weather, but rather suggests that Todd's fate may not be set in stone. Todd has been targeted, and if the Charmed Ones are going to reverse destiny, they're going to have to race against the clock!
Charmed: Mystic Knollby Diana G. Gallagher
00* SNAkES. "Ahh! Ahh!" Doreen shifted from one foot to another to avoid a mass of wiggling green, yellow, and black snakes. She was terrified and fell into Larry's arms. "Okay, dear. Time to go." Larry slung Doreen's arm over his shoulder and helped her stumble forward. He started into the next tunnel and stopped dead. "I hope there's another way back." "Me too." Paige shone her flashlight inside the narrow stone corridor. The passage floor was covered with snakes. Several began shedding their skins. "Cross-country," Tammy said, taking charge. Ignoring the snakes sliding out of the rock pile, she climbed it. "This way." Paige let Joyce and Daniel go first, then steadied Larry as he carried Doreen up the rock pile. When Paige reached the top, she realized that cutting through the woods was only a slightly better alternative than taking the tunnels. The ground was alive with thousands of writhing snakes.
Charmed: Spirit of the Wolfby Diana G. Gallagher
SPIRIT OF THE WOLF. In the untouched forests, A magic beast appears. A savior of the land -- Or symbol of deepest fears! At a remote resort in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, a tree bursts into flames, an animal skull oozes blood, and a wolf threatens to attack, then vanishes like a ghost. The police suspect a nearly extinct Native American group that was forced off the resort's land long ago. Others blame the owners of the resort for defiling sacred tribal lands. Phoebe and Paige arrive for a pre-opening weekend and some sisterly bonding, but are soon drawn into danger by incidents both natural and unnatural. A powerful shaman holds the key to the mystery with his secret knowledge -- knowledge that is shared by the wolf haunting the land. The sisters call upon Piper, Leo, and Cole for guidance -- and summon all their powers to confront a demon as cunning as any they have ever encountered!
Charmed: Trickery Treatby Diana G. Gallagher Constance M. Burge
A portal opened -- as a means for amends -- leaves a vengeful spirit to roam. Helping him cross over is the only way, To restore peace within the home. It's Halloween, and Piper is busy decorating the Manor, which has become the neighborhood hot spot on the most bewitching night of the year. Meanwhile, Paige decides to use the party as a chance to honor the dead. She casts a spell that creates a portal for a clan of leprechauns...and other wandering spirits. The guests are thrilled and impressed with the realistic effects, but Phoebe, Piper, and Paige soon realize that they have a big trick to deal with: one not-so-friendly ghost going out of his way to turn the Manor into a haunted house. The Charmed Ones must stop this evil soul with a vengeance before he takes the life of one experienced ghost hunter who knows his story and has met him before....
Charmed: The Warren Witchesby Diana G. Gallagher Paul Ruditis Laura J. Burns Micol Ostow Greg Elliot Erica Pass Cameron Dokey
8 short stories based on the hit TV series Charmed.
Day of Honor: Honor Bound (Star Trek: Deep Space 9)by Diana G. Gallagher
Alexander stood his ground as the boys slowed and stopped ... "You don't expect us to believe you're going to take the blame for smashing that bookcase without trying to get back at us, do you?" Kim's eyes narrowed in a dark scowl. "Believe what you want," Alexander countered. "Don't play dumb with us, Alexander," Bernard snapped. "No self-respecting Klingon would let us off the hook." "That's right. Don't you Klingons have this thing about defending your honor." Bernard put a ridiculing emphasis on the word that made Alexander bristle. Still, he held his temper even as the impatient fury sparked. "You don't know anything about honor, Bernard." "Maybe you don't, either." Jeremy took a daring step forward. "Maybe you didn't snitch because you knew we'd do something about it." Gritting his teeth, Alexander fought the terrible, burning desire to rip the smug, challenging sneer off Jeremy's face.
Eight Spells A Week (Sabrina The Teenage Witch # 17)by Diana G. Gallagher Nancy Holder Bobbi Weiss David Weiss Cathy East Dubowski Ray Garton Mel Odom Mark Dubowski
Poor Sabrina! She breaks a mirror and prepares herself for seven years of bad luck...until the Quizmaster tells her otherwise. Witches get seven days of bad luck-right now! "Well, how bad could that be?" Sabrina wonders. But soon Sabrina realizes this week, of all weeks, is not going to be what she expected. Something else is at work here...something bigger than herself, her family...and her magic! Eight short stories-a different disaster each day! -by bestselling Sabrina, the Teenage Witch authors.
From the Horse's Mouth (Sabrina the Teenage Witch #39)by Diana G. Gallagher
A horse is a horse.... Staying on a horse is hard, and learning to ride is even harder. Especially when, for her Phys Ed beginner equitation class, Sabrina is assigned to ride a cranky and lame critter. His name? Mission Impossible. Uh-oh. If Sabrina can't learn basic horsemanship in the next two weeks, snobby classmate Debra will snicker, and worse, Sabrina's horse might be sold to a run-down rental stable. There's no time for horsing around. Looks like this might be an impossible mission for Sabrina, until Mission Impossible starts talking!
Frozen Stiff! (The Secret World Of Alex Mack #12)by Diana G. Gallagher
When Alex took a job at the local grocery store to earn a little extra money, she thought it would be a piece of cake! But it turns out to be a cake (the one that Alex's mom has ordered as a surprise for George) that gets her into trouble. Now she's stuck-frozen like a popsicle-after morphing in the store's freezer to retrieve it. Worse, she's right next to the blocks of ice being stored there for a Paradise Valley Chemical Plant experiment. And the ice is about to be picked up by the plant! Alex needs help-and fast. Can Annie and Ray find her in time and thaw her out? Or will Alex end up on ice for good?
Go For The Gold! (The Secret World of Alex Mack #8)by Diana G. Gallagher
Winner Lose All! Alex can't wait to try out for the Junior High Olympic Team. She's all hyped up and going for the gold. But the trouble begins when she makes the team with a record-breaking jump--with a little help from her secret powers. Now, all eyes are on Alex-including Danielle Atron's. Everyone expects Alex to carry the team to victory. Even worse, she's so supercharged that everyone near her is zapped with static electricity. Alex is trapped! She's glowing like a lamp, and her secret powers are berserk. She can't compete--and she can't back out. Her secret powers won't be secret for long--unless she takes one desperate gamble....
Gold Rush Fever! (The Secret World Of Alex Mack #30)by Diana G. Gallagher
When Louis Driscoll's grandfather retires, he gives his gold-mining claim to Louis' father. The Driscolls invite Alex and her friends on a camping trip in the desert to help pan for the gold. Soon everyone's got the fever, eagerly looking for the sparkling flakes and nuggets. But someone doesn't want them to stay. Their tent collapses, the campsite is trashed, and the gold they found is missing. To top it all off, there's a mysterious message scrawled in the dirt: GET OUT! Has a gold-protecting ghost really come back to haunt the Driscolls? Or is someone just trying to get to the gold first by playing games?
Halloween Havocby Diana G. Gallagher
Sabrina's throwing a Halloween party with a B movie monster theme. But only Harvey and Jenny show up. Everyone else is at Libby's super-secret "surprise" Halloween affair. Libby's winning the popularity game-until Sabrina's mischievous Aunt Vesta, a real witch, invites some of her friends over for a genuine monster bash! Soon everyone is partying at Sabrina's, where the zombies, mummy, Wolfman and Frankenstein's monster are stealing the show. Sabrina's busy trying to keep her friends from learning the truth. That's when Libby discovers the magic pantry and meets the young warlock who can help her create some havoc of her own. Suddenly the party's out of control, and Sabrina's cover as a normal teenager is about to be blown!
Halloween Havoc (Sabrina the Teenage Witch #4)by Diana G. Gallagher
Sabrina throws a Halloween party with a B-movie monster theme--but her Aunt Vesta invites a mischievous warlock, and the party gets out of control.
Holiday Magic (Mary-Kate and Ashley, Two of a Kind Diaries)by Diana G. Gallagher Mary-Kate Olsen Ashley Olsen
It's the White Oak Holiday Food Festival, and Mary-Kate and Ashley are creating their own restaurant called Sugar and Spice as part of a school competition.
Lotsa Luck (Sabrina The Teenage Witch #10)by Diana G. Gallagher
Sabrina's down on her luck, just when she needs it most--until she finds a magic spell that promises to change her old rabbit's foot into a real lucky charm. Suddenly everything's going her way! But Sabrina forgot to read the fine print in the spell book--and now she'll have to pay the price before her luck runs out.
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The origin of the life of your humble writer: Part XLIII
By: Preston Aucoin
As that first semester dragged on, with all its pitfalls, my life became nightmarish as I dwelt on that one, single, solitary, exam per course. I couldn't imagine anything harsher. This was indeed a cruel, unusual and unjust punishment to inflict on students. I hadn't studied constitutional law yet but could not see how this academic procedure was permitted. How tragic!
By the time the Thanksgiving holidays rolled around, the talk about the exams became tumultuous. I cringed at the thought of taking those dreaded exams. We went home for Thanksgiving but cut the holiday short and came back to Baton Rouge early to start reviewing. We formed a study group composed of Bob McBride of Lafayette, Earl Veron, my son Gilbert's godfather who became both a state and a federal district judge, and Larry Roach, better known as Bully Roach, both of Lake Charles (both deceased) and myself.
We compared notes which we took during class. It is amazing how four of us, all attending the same classes, listening to the same professors, could come up with different notes. Therefore, we argued about whose notes were correct. Not one of us would yield, so therefore, we were all correct (or all wrong). So, we argued over just about everything. All four of us were smokers, so we smoked furiously. The ashtrays were full of Lucky Strike™, Camel™ and come what may cigarette butts and ashes and the air was foggy with their smoke. It was a haze, and you could have cut it with a knife.
Bully Roach was the most vociferous one, and he took it out, with no pity, on Earl, who tried to reason with him, all to no avail. Bully was an undisputed member of the proletarian class, i.e., the working class
In fact, his papa, Tubby Roach had been the bargaining agent for the local worker's union in Lake Charles prior to his death, and Bully had been rocked in the union cradle of laborers. Bully had been a plumber before going to law school and was still a card carrying member of that union in Lake Charles. Bully was married to Dorothy Cormier, the sister of the labor union plaintiff lawyer, Nathan Cormier, who changed his family name to Cormie, in Lake Charles. Bully represented the height of liberalism.
Earl, on the other hand, although having been raised poor in Smoke Bend, Ascension Parish, was still about as anti-labor union as you could find. He had risen from a humble butcher to a fancy meat market owner in Lake Charles, and had sweetened the pot by marrying Verdie Hyde, the only child of millionaire John Hyde in Lake Charles. Earl stood for the pinnacle of conservatism.
It is obvious to the reader that the philosophies of these two mixed about as oil and water do. Bully took a perverse pleasure in criticizing Earl, calling him old money bags. Later on, Bully would pay for that when he had to appear and humble himself in Earl's court in Lake Charles and address him as 'Your Honor' and have to abide by Earl's rulings. But that is subject matter for another day. Bob and I were rather amused by this exchange of barbs between the two.
We spent the greater part of the Thanksgiving holiday reviewing, arguing, agreeing and disagreeing, mostly disagreeing, comparing notes, going to the dictionary, etc. It was just a couple or three weeks before the Christmas holidays. Back then, unlike now, the semester did not end before Christmas. The students had to come back to class after New Years and very shortly thereafter, the final exams commenced. Result: My Christmas holidays were ruined. I simply could not enjoy them with what was hanging over my head. Now, the semester ends before the Christmas holidays and the students can enjoy the holiday season, the final exams having been taken and completed before the holidays begin.
Right after Christmas, before New Years, I headed back to Baton Rouge for another round of studying with the group. As soon as school started, we completed our semester assignments, and were given a couple days before the exams began to do our final preparation. There was a law lounge upstairs, where the students would go to take a break and smoke. It was usually dominated by upper classmen who poked fun at us freshmen and told us terrifying tales about those exams, and that we had less than a 50-50 chance of passing and remaining in law school after the first year. Because of this kind of talk, we generally stayed out of the law lounge. During the days just preceding the final exams, that kind of talk was worse than ever.
Every once in a while, I nevertheless went into the lounge to see what was going on, always preparing myself mentally for the depressing comments. There was a female law student, one of the very few (there were only two or three in the entire Law School - a sharp contrast to the present time when the sexes attending are about equal), who had flunked out, being forced to stay out a semester, and then being re-admitted, the reason being she was a junior, which kept her from failing permanently. She was from New Orleans and her father was very rich. Instead of hanging around during that missed semester, she took a vacation to Spain; quite philosophical, wouldn't you say?
Well, it came to pass that she engaged me in a conversation one day which could hardly be termed complimentary towards me on her part. This is how it went. In her New Orleans accent, she said "Aucoin, there is only one student in this entire Law School who speaks English worse than you and that is Donald Soileau from Mamou"- - -hardly an expression of praise. That stayed with me. Later on, it turned out she married another law student who later got elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court. She, of course, by the hardest, graduated from law school. I get a Christmas card from her and her husband every year. I see them from time to time, and when I do, she no longer comments on my inferior linguistically English speaking ability.
As the time for the exams approached, our study group reviewed the courses thoroughly, gave up eating and sleeping and entered another dimension. We lost weight, became wide eyed, drank oceans of coffee and in a trance, concentrated only on the law, that jealous mistress. Bully even quit picking on and insulting Earl. We became zombies. It was time to begin and separate the men from the boys.
We learned our first exam would be in criminal law, a course taught by Dr. Dale Bennett, who I believe was from Alabama. Accordingly, we prepared for that exam, memorized the elements of murder, manslaughter, negligent homicide, and all of the other crimes, both felonies and misdemeanors. Often, when I took a rare break, my mind went blank and I couldn't remember the elements even of the simplest misdemeanors.
That day finally came. The Criminal Law Exam began at 8 a.m. sharp and ended at high noon. We came armed with Blue Books to write the exam in longhand. Some of the students typed their exam if they desired. I chose to handwrite mine. The exam consisted of hypothetical cases, and we had to analyze them, pick out the principles of criminal law involved and write a narration of the benefit of our analysis of the hypothetical facts presented, take the various principles of criminal law involved that we found and apply them to the facts as we understood them to be.
Quite frankly, I was both surprised and pleased to find the exam was far from being as difficult as I anticipated, and although it was somewhat problematical, I completed it in about three and a quarter hours, went over my paper, made a few corrections and turned it in about 30 minutes before noon. I then made the mistake of wandering in the law lounge and was met by a senior, an intellectual, intelligent, big-mouthed Italian-American from New Orleans named Roy Liuzza who was already a CPA, on the Law Review, a potential member of the Order of the Coif (an honor bestowed upon a select few members of the intelligentsia, an elite group of people).
In my next column I will tell you what Roy Liuzza, that obnoxious harbinger of bad news for freshmen, had to say to me.
I invite the readers of this column to listen to my radio program on KVPI 92.5 F.F. or 10.50 A.M. at 12:30 noon every other Wednesday.


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If you haven't seen it yet, there's plenty of time to catch "The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi," Mile Square Theatre's latest production in Hoboken.
Artistic Director Chris O'Connor was inspired to bring the fun-filled tale to the Mile Square City when he saw playwright Y York's adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic story.
"(York) calls it a loose adaptation," said O'Connor. "It's very different, but it's essentially the same kind of story about a cobra who is this menacing invader (and how) Darzee the Tailorbird, Rikki the Mongoose and Chuchu the Muskrat make friends and cooperate in getting rid of Nag the Cobra."
The kid-friendly show runs through April 17. For more information, visit MileSquareTheatre.org.
Previous coverage from Hudson County Now:
Mile Square Theatre to perform 'The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi' in Hoboken
Read a review of the play from The Star-Ledger:
'The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi' review: A mongoose is on the loose in Hoboken


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FAU to Host 'GreenFest 2009'
BOCA RATON, FL (November 2, 2009) – Florida Atlantic University's Mission Green Student Association (MGSA) and the Campus Sustainability Committee will host "GreenFest 2009" on Wednesday, November 4 at FAU's Boca Raton campus.
"The Mission Green Student Association is extremely excited to participate in this university-wide event," said Alexander Van Mecl, president and founder of the organization. "It is a perfect time of year to encourage FAU's students, faculty and staff to become more 'green' in their everyday living."
FAU's Breezeway will be transformed into the Greenway from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., where more than 40 vendors, exhibitors and nonprofits such as Greenpeace, Sprint, Tri-Rail, Home Depot and Chartwells will demonstrate how to be committed to protecting the environment.
Other activities on the Greenway include a human-powered blender contest, with smoothies made from blenders powered by alternative energy; a fresh, green market; an area to measure your carbon footprint; as well as a showcase of electric and hybrid vehicles.
FAU's Students Advocating Volunteer Involvement and the Weppner Center for Civic Engagement & Service, along with MGSA, also will host the GreenFest Campus Clean-Up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The clean-up will take place in four, one-hour shifts, with participants assigned a designated area to clean up on campus. The sign-up area to participate will be located in the Greenway. The first 150 volunteers will receive a free T-Shirt and a voucher for lunch on behalf of Chartwells.
Roberto Borrero, tribal chairman of the United Confederation of Taino People and senior program coordinator for the American Museum of Natural History, will speak about "Mother Earth and the Importance of Sustainable Living," from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.at FAU's Traditions Plaza.
FAU's department of housing and residential life will sponsor a number of games and activities relating to "being green" from 8 to 10 p.m. outside on the housing lawn, along with a movie night under the stars. Students also will be asked to turn off lights and unplug unused appliances in their dorms.
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Residents of Shepherd of the Valley-Niles were treated to a morning of Bingo and prizes last month through the efforts of fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade girls from Girard Intermediate School.
The students have been donating their recess period since January to make fleece blankets, which they used as prizes for the bingo games. Students played bingo with the residents of Shepherd of the Valley recently and returned again that week with more blankets and more bingo games.
''More than 75 girls participated,'' said Pam Baker, school counselor. ''We had so many girls who wanted to come and so many blankets that we had to make two trips.
''We wanted to find a way that the girls could work together as well as to realize there's a lot of need in the community,'' Baker said.
The project was not mandatory, and the girls only were allowed to give up their recess time one day a week. The project, which began in January enabled the girls to make more than 100 blankets. In addition to playing bingo with SOV residents and offering the blankets as prizes, additional blankets were donated to area hospitals, pediatric wards and local families in need, Baker said.
Thirty blankets were delivered by the girls who then played bingo games with residents in the facility's cafeteria.
''They were so excited to come and do this,'' Baker said.
An additional 30 blankets and more students were expected at the facility today for another round of Bingo.
To help defray the cost of supplies for the blankets, the students held furnished, selling pink blankets for breast cancer awareness and Pittsburgh Steeler blankets, which they also made themselves.


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The Chalet Gidi offers an excellent location with excellent facilities. We enjoyed the stay, but guests be aware of the extra charges (we paid over 300 franks) and make sure you make decisions based on the real cost of the property, which is available on almost any booking website and not exclusively to Wimdu.
Very nice house located on entry to the Montafon valley. It is perfectly suited for a group of 8-10 people and equipped with everything you need. If you don't mind using your car to get to the ski lift, the place is highly recommended.
Excellent! The house is stunning and it has a beautiful view. We've been accepted very well and Ms Lener was immediately helpful. We'll surely come back as soon as possible. Super advised!
Everything was as described and as the pictures show. The appartment was in a very good condition and everything was clean. The host was very friendly and welcoming and also gave us some insider tipps where to enter the ski resorts and where good restaurants are available. The Wifi was stable and fast enough (approx. 6-7 MBit/s) The only downside isthat the appartment isn't very soundproof and after 10 p.m. you would need to be very quiet in the appartment but all in all we would come again and recommend this place to friends.
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Got this for a great price. Not amazing looking but a nice place for three young guys who just want to snowboard with the odd night out. Had everything we needed. Oven, hob, cutlery, shower, sofa beds, balcony and the place was nice and warm. These apartments are located above clubs and bars so expect to hear music and crowd noise starting around 11, possibly depends where you are situated in the building . Perhaps not suitable for a family.
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Though they reunited for a family bowling outing in November, on Monday, it was all business for Courteney Cox and David Arquette as they lunched together with three associates at Morton's the Steakhouse in Burbank. They arrived and left separately, though Arquette kissed his estranged wife on the cheek when she entered the restaurant. "They were very cordial and friendly," an onlooker tells PEOPLE.
Before the Parisian premiere of Megamind on Monday, Brad Pitt enjoyed a little alone time in the City of Light. The actor slipped into Chez Prune restaurant along the city's Canal Saint Martin, before popping into a nearby photo laboratory that specializes in silver prints.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes boned up on their historical studies recently as they enjoyed a tour of the California Science Center in Los Angeles. The pair viewed the Mummies of the World display, presented by American Exhibitions, and were "completely down-to-earth and very sweet with one another," a source tells PEOPLE.
Kanye West threw a party for his manager at New York's Hotel Griffou, complete with pear rosemary juleps and buffalo turkey wings from chef David Santos. West and his entourage arrived around 9 p.m. and sat in the private wine vault, where they partied the night away. Before the celebration ended, the rapper broke into a happy birthday freestyle – then left a big tip on his way out.
Following Monday night's Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York City, stars turned up to party at Wall & Walter inside the Andaz Wall Street hotel. Twilight's Peter Facinelli was the first to arrive, and danced by himself until his pals joined him. Mark Ruffalo noshed on mini-cupcakes while chatting with director Darren Aronofsky, and Annette Benning could not get enough of chef Maximo Lopez May's salami appetizer.
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Women in Science: Still Thin on the Ground But Not For Too Long
Ada Lovelace Day in a Nutshell
Finding Ada defines it:
Ada Lovelace Day is about sharing stories of women — whether engineers, scientists, technologists or mathematicians — who have inspired you to become who you are today. The aim is to create new role models for girls and women in these male-dominated fields by raising the profile of other women in STEM.
All the events worldwide were listed on the dedicated website as well as many great stories featured. 'The National Geographic' also nicely introduces Lady Ada. If you want to discover Ada Lovelace from different perspective(s), check out this collection of resources by Angela Quarles. You may also be interested to read John Graham Cumming's thoughts who wonders why Ada Lovelace have been preferred to Marie Curie.
Founder of the event, Suw Charman-Anderson invited to "honour the unsung women" who also speaks on a panel highlighting the obstacles female scientists and techies still face. Rebeka Higgitt discusses the place of women in history of science as Athene Donald highlights several remarkable scientists from earlier ages, and Tor.com has a fabulous collection of illustrations of Ada's different science flavours through the centuries.
Celebrating Women in Science and Technology in 2012
'The Occasional Pamphlet on Scholarly Communication' presents Karen Spärck Jones, a computational linguist and "the only female winner of the Lovelace Medal awarded by the British Computer Society." Evil Mad Scientist Labs, "making the world a better place, one Evil Mad Scientist at a time", briefly highlights the people behind the Open Source Hardware Association along with many others involved in the Open Hardware movement as a whole.
'The Mary Sue', "a place for two things: highlighting women in the geek world, and providing a prominent place for the voices of geek women", highlights a great deal of reading material among which the fabulous story of Mary Somerville on the 2DGoggles. The 'NativeHQ' presents Dr Kelly Page, "a highly versatile thinker who has no problem recasting the original question, category or definition on the basis of what happens along the way."
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) briefly presents '12 pioneering women in tech', and Renata Avila from Creative Commons Guatemala writes an inspiring account on scientists and techies for Global Voices. Cathy Casserly from Creative Commons introduces "Women, Tech and OER" (Open Educational Resources) while Clarisse Thorn announces the release of her most recent anthology, "Violation: Rape In Gaming".
A great number of women in various fields of technology and engineering were brought in the light: Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley, "a great example of a woman creating a technology company and then using her wealth and influence to create a better society for all"; Jamillah Knowles, a real "tech hurricane" dynamizing The Next Web and the BBC, among others; I leave you the great pleasure to uncover the three women ReadWriteWeb's Robyn Tippins has chosen to "highlight three remarkable women who made the earth just a little cooler for having been a part of it, just like Ada."
Forbes publishes a beautiful infographic from IEEE presenting several bright women in engineering and computer science. Ed Yong chooses to present a crowd of talespinners: he introduces us to science writers. Personal opinion: If you are in urgent need of great stories to read, this is definitely a post for you; don't forget to check the comments out as they also contain interesting names.
You've certainly heard about the edit-a-thon Wikipedia and the Royal Society co-organized. A great number of media outlets amongst which the BBC, Jezebel, SmartPlanet, etc. introduced it. Franck from the Occam's Typewriter reflects on the event and his own participation, and Nature published a description of the event from Ed Yong along with an insightful discussion explaining the need to raise women scientists profiles from Athene Donald. Less advertised but always valuable was the edit-a-thon at Harvard University.
Amongst the many stories, 'Planet Paola' celebrates two women scientists from Italy, and 'The Contemplative Mammouth' honoured Dr. E. C. Pielou. Matthew Hyde writes about Malala Yousufzai, and MathsPlus introduces an inspiring number of women mathematicians and engineers. Lecta presented Marita Cheng, the founder of Robogals and Else Shepherd, a leading electrical engineer from Australia. Last but not least, Quest celebrates "a mathematician, a physicist and a geologist through art" and the BBC provides an exciting interview with four women scientists.
I have curated and embedded a Storify of the afternoon workshop below. You can browse additional tweets using the hashtag #ALD12. As an end note, let me suggest a few articles and studies addressing the women participation in science and technology in a more detailed and less day-focused fashion:
- "National Assessments on Gender and Science, Technology and Innovation (STI): Scorecard on Gender Equality in the Knowledge Society" (PDF), addressing not only the USA and the EU but also less frequently studied countries such as South Korea;
- SciDev.net discusses the under-representation of women in the computer science, engineering and physics fields in the emerging economies;
- "Women, research and universities: Pursuing excellence in research without loss of talent": a recommendations set by the League of European Research Universities (LERU);
- "Gendered language and the Swedish Wikipedia article for Marissa Mayer", an insightful post on the Wikimedia Blog discussing how we talk about gender in science;
- On a slightly less science-only topic: "Critically absent: Women in internet governance. A policy advocacy toolkit", by the Association for Progressive Communications.
Personal opinion: My guess is we can continue these efforts on a regular basis taking half an hour from time to time to add and/or edit a profile. With this respect, here are 2 lists of important women in science (Discovery Magazine and the Smithsonianmag.org, respectively) you may want to include in Wikipedia. Last but not least, I'd like to remind you/introduce you to This Is What a Scientist Looks Like, an incredibly rich collection of pictures sent by the everyday heroes of science: ourselves.


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Gina Mayer and David Keifer were married on June 18, 2011, during a beach ceremony in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Officiating at the event was Godfrey Francis.
A reception was held following the couple's return from their Jamaican wedding and honeymoon on July 16, 2011. The reception took place in the bride's hometown of Alliance, at the Elks banquet hall.
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David and Gina Keifer
The bride is the daughter of Gordon and Pam Hahn Mayer of Alliance. Parents of the groom are Robert and Kathy Keifer of Niles.
Kelly Mayer, sister of the bride, attended the bride as maid of honor. Aimee Strong, cousin of the bride, served as bridesmaid. Performing the duties of best man for the groom was his brother, Josh Keifer.
The new Mrs. Keifer is a 2007 graduate of Marlington High School and received a bachelor of arts degree in early childhood education from the University of Mount Union in 2011.
Mr. Keifer graduated from Niles McKinley High School in 2007 and received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of Mount Union in 2011. He is now attending graduate school at Indiana University, where he is working toward his doctorate in chemistry.
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May Day in Seattle got weird as 'superheroes' confronted protesters
Seattle May Day protest took a turn for the weird as self-described superheroes Phoenix Jones and his sidekicks confronted protesters at the federal courthouse in Seattle. Jones has been accused of pepper spraying protesters in his efforts to protect the building, but a video released by him shows he didn't spray people.
However, the video does make it apparent that one of his sidekicks might have.
In a phone interview, Jones (whose real name is Benjamin John Francis Fodor) said "Phoenix Jones pepper sprays no one" and that the video released on YouTube proved it (you can see the video below). After watching the video, however, it's clear someone with him did spray in the direction of protesters.
Jones admitted that a sidekick who goes by the name of Midnight Jack did release pepper spray and that someone he described as an anarchist also released pepper spray.
Here's the video Jones released that he says came from a camera he has on his chest (caution: there are several bursts of profanity audible):
In the video, Jones tells protesters who are confronting him about the spraying incident:
"I'm not going to spray you. If you go and break federal property, maybe."
Later in the video he and someone off camera tells Jones that he did spray protesters who were throwing rocks. Jones tells the person "don't spray that s___!" and orders him to put it away.
Jones described the situation to Q13 Fox TV this way:
"At a certain point we're standing in front of the building, stuff on fire, dudes throwing rocks and stuff and there's 60 people in front of us and literally can't leave, so now we have to defend the building because we can't go anywhere else. It was sort of intense that way," Jones said.
"Then I got hit with a little of the pepper bomb, so we went back-to-back to make sure they couldn't circle us. Once we went back-to-back, we went in front of the door. I was like this and Jack was on my back. We just stood there basically and made sure no one came in."
See KPLU's full coverage of the May Day protests
Phoenix nemesis declared
An apparent Seattleite and "super villain" called Rex Velvet has declared himself to be Phoenix Jones' nemesis. Velvet released a video earlier this week calling Jones out for a "showdown."
When asked for his response to the nemesis, Jones said "I don't have anybody of any consequence out at all so I have no comment."
The website i09.com sums up the video and super villain this way:
Who is Rex Velvet? We're not entirely sure, but he A.) has a better videographer than Phoenix Jones; and B.) he "greatly dislike[s] vigilante superheroes." If we go by the superhero power chart as delineated by 1992 Marvel Comics trading cards — diagram here — I imagine Rex Velvet would score paltry on "Energy Projection" and "Fighting Ability," but he might garner a solid "3" for his "Speed" rating.
Benefit event announced
Jones has also been in the news for putting on an anti-domestic violence benefit scheduled for May 12 at Nectar Lounge in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood. The event is sponsored by Jones and his wife — also self-proclaimed superhero — Purple Reign.
Called "The Purple Reign Campaign ~ Everyday Heroes Against Domestic Abuse" proceeds will benefit Northwest Family Life, the group's website says.
The site adds that, as a survivor of domestic violence, Purple Reign has a unique perspective:
"I use my 'superhero persona' to raise awareness about this cause. It is my dream to inspire victims and to give them the resources and strength to transform into survivors as a hero once did for me."
Now a motion graphic cartoon too
Just into our KPLU email box this morning, was the announcement that real-life superhero Phoenix Jones "now has his very own song, comic-book and comic motion music video! All courtesy of Seattle pop-punk band Quickie."
Quickie is a 3-piece pop-punk band from Seattle.
The press release states:
"After Quickie penned an anthem about the Emerald City crime-fighter, they commissioned talented local cartoonist Travis Bundy to illustrate a "motion-comic" featuring band-members Lou Trez (bass/vocals), Joe Wolf (guitar), and Kelly Lichtenwaldt (drums) hitting the streets with Jones. The result is a fun, stylized, tongue-in-cheek escapade that brings back childhood memories of Saturday mornings in front of the TV watching the Superfriends."
The band says it will donate half of the proceeds from the cartoons and downloads to the the Purple Reign Campaign.