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Power of Peace Network grows
The Power of Peace Network (PPN), a UNESCO-led initiative harnessing the power of the 2.0 web and the energy of young innovators and activists, will gather in Bangkok, Thailand, from 21 to 23 May 2009, to break new ground in creating a culture of peace using information and communication technologies.
"We are bringing together the best and the brightest so that we can leverage the intersection of media and technology in the pursuit of mutual understanding and conflict mitigation," said Abdul Waheed Khan, UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information. Development of the Power of Peace platform, an online site for the aggregation and distribution of various forms of content in support of a culture of peace, will be the primary objective of the 2nd Global Forum.
It was at the 1st Global Forum in Bali, Indonesia, two years ago that the Power of Peace Network was launched. Since then, work has continued in the areas of peace education and conflict sensitive reporting. An innovative online curriculum in peace and conflict studies for university students is currently under development. It is being designed to evolve with changing trends and events, and to be relevant to students and educators from any part of the world.
Also under development is a training programme for local journalists who find themselves reporting on potential or emerging conflicts. This pilot programme will seek to provide reporters with the tools needed to reduce the chance that they will exacerbate a conflict situation, while ensuring they maintain the highest standards of journalism practice.
Recently, at the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul (Turkey), a PPN-conceived and UNESCO-funded training for reporters, dealing with water as a potential conflict issue, was concluded. The idea behind the training was to shift the mindset in water-stressed areas from potential conflict to cooperation potential.

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Kwanzaa, the annual pan-African celebration of family, community and culture, runs through Tuesday.
The holiday celebration in Charleston Returning to the Roots advances the seven principles of Kwanzaa: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.
3-6 p.m.: Master dance and drum classes for beginners at NIA Infant and Toddler Child Development Center, 2007 Helm Ave.
1 p.m.: Remembrance ceremony at Sankofa Memorial Burial Grounds, Maybank Highway and Folly road.
4-8 p.m.: Entertainment, food and vendors, Ferndale Community Center 1919 Bolton Ave.
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Premier Kathy Dunderdale said last week 'a line in the sand' was being drawn with the big oil giant ExxonMobil, in regards to the future of the Hebron oil development project.
ExxonMobil is hinting strongly it plans to have a third module, originally to be built in this province, built off our shores. The provincial government had an independent advisor say this third module could indeed be built in the province.
Premier Dunderdale said what's important is the jobs for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to be lost, if this module leaves.
It's a stand all residents support, even the opposition parties.
This all started last fall when Kiewit Offshore Services in Marystown decided it could not build the two modules here as originally planned – it could build one and that was all. Now the province is suggesting the third module can be built and should be at Bull Arm in Trinity Bay.
Previous provincial premiers have had their spats with big oil companies and the federal government over offshore oil development, and have come out favourably on the opinion scale with residents, so Mrs. Dunderdale likely believes she can do the same and reclaim some of her recent lost popularity with the electorate.
This strategy may be good for the premier but when dealing with big oil giants it may not always succeed, since a penalty clause is no big issue in the overall scheme of things when massive offshore oil revenues beckon.
A letter to the editor has arrived at The Southern Gazette office identifying some negativity in government's approach to the deep-sea fishery in Marystown and Burin – two anchor communities in the industry in the past.
Many Burin Peninsula residents can sympathize with this approach when the jobs they enjoyed were allowed to slip away. There was no drawing 'a line in the sand' by the premier in this industry.
The fishery in this province has provided the world with food for over 500 years and has been and will be a 'renewable' resource. Once the oil is gone, it's gone! It's not renewable in our time.
Residents realize the fishery may not have been able to survive in its present state, but like most other industries in this country owners and managers have had to adapt to consumers' requirements.
Food, in particular fish, will always be in demand in most corners of this world.
Kudos to Premier Dunderdale for looking at drawing a line in the sand, in her fight with the oil companies, to obtain maximum benefits for her constituents.
But she and her fellow government colleagues should also realize fishery workers are part of their constituency as well, and desire that same 'toe to toe', 'face to face' confrontation and not merely 'handouts' through government make work projects lasting a couple of months.
Are these people expected to fade away into oblivion to try and survive on their own? They are victims of government policies and actions, not of their own doing.
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Follow Becky Meverden's great instructions on how to make a votive holder. The cats on this piece are just so cute. This project takes some time to do but once you're finished you can have it out for everyone to see.
- 3 oz. each Kato Polyclay: green, white, black, yellow, red
- Pink clay: 9/32" ball white + 1/8" ball red
- Gray clay: 1-1/2" ball white + 7/8" ball black
- Votive candle holder
- 2 straight pins
- Paintbrush
- Round toothpick
- E6000 adhesive
- 2 glass or ceramic objects for propping (coffee cups)
- Circle template (optional)
- Condition clay according to manufacturer's instructions.
- For the base, flatten a 1-5/8-inch ball of green into a 3-3/4" x 2-1/2" oval. Press the votive into the left side of the base.
- For the daisies, flatten five 1/8-inch balls of white into teardrops. Use a toothpick to indent each petal. Press the narrowest ends of each petal together to form a flower.
- Roll a 3/32-inch ball of yellow and press into the center of the petals. Make four flowers. Press three onto the base in front of the votive and put the extra one aside for later.
- For the kitty's body, roll a 13/16-inch ball of gray into a cone. Press a straight pin halfway into the top of the body to stabilize the head.
- For the legs, roll two 1/2-inch balls of gray into 1-inch-long tapered logs. Press the widest end against a flat surface to shape into a foot. For the pads, flatten two 3/16-inch balls of white into ovals and press onto the end of each foot. For the toes, roll six 3/16-inch balls of gray. Roll six 3/32-inch balls of white and press onto each toe. Press three toes to the top of each foot. Press legs to both sides of the body.
- For the arms, roll two 3/8-inch balls of gray into 1-inch-long tapered logs. Use your finger to flatten the widest end slightly. Use a toothpick to indent two finger lines in each hand. Press the arms onto both sides of the body.
- For the head, roll a 11/16-inch ball of gray into a rounded triangle. For the eyes, flatten two 1/8-inch balls of white into teardrops and press onto the head. For the pupils, flatten two 1/16-inch balls of black and press onto each eye. For the eyebrows, roll two 3/32-inch balls of gray into tapered logs and curl above each eye.
- For the snout, flatten two 1/4-inch balls of white. Press together slightly and press onto the head. Use a toothpick to make holes in the snout. For the mouth, use the blunt end of a paintbrush to make a hole under and in the center of the snout. Roll a 1/8-inch ball of pink and use the paintbrush to press into the hole.
- For the nose, flatten a 3/32-inch ball of pink into a triangle and press onto the center of the snout.
- For the ears, flatten two 7/32-inch balls of gray into triangles. Press onto both sides of the head. Use the blunt end of a paintbrush to indent each ear. Press head onto the top of the body.
- For the tail, roll a 2" x 3/16" log of gray. Press onto the back of the body.
- Place the extra daisy into the hands of the cat. Place the cat onto the base.
- For the black cat's body, roll a 13/16-inch ball of black into a cone. Flatten a 3/8-inch ball of white into a 1-inch-long oval. Press onto the center of the body. Press a straight pin halfway into the top of the body to stabilize the head. Continue to make this cat as the gray cat above, only use black clay.
- Gently remove votive from base. Place the black cat with its hand curled over the top onto the votive. Lay the votive on its side with the cat on top and prop between two coffee cups to prevent it from moving during baking.
- Bake votive and base in a 275 F degree oven for 30 minutes. When cooled, glue votive to base. Remove the black cat when burning a candle to ensure the clay doesn't burn.
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mayzie07 9959734
Apr 27, 2012
Is there any kind of clay you can use that would be food safe, to use as cake decorations?
sandy Q
Jul 31, 2011
this would be very cute on a larger scale on a fish bowl with a goldfish in and given to a child or decor for a party. also for a cat lover with fish floating candles if they exist.
mayzie07 9959734
Apr 27, 2012
You could use those silicone ice cube trays to make your candles. I've seen them in fish shapes. Pour hot melted wax into molds, cool and pop them out. They should float, or put them into a bowl filled with clear gel wax.
Crafter 5237235
Aug 16, 2010
I saw something siimilar on Carol Duvall years ago. This is soooo cute!
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Face the facts. The LSU Tigers are a work in progress.
Of course that would apply to all but one team in the Southeastern Conference, the Florida Gators. They are a finished product on paper, better than last season, more dominant than the team that stumbled at home against Ole Miss on the way to a national championship.
Because of their defense and Tim Tebow, the Gators have a better chance than anyone to finish with a perfect record.
And LSU?
Based on two performances, my guess is because of their offense, defense and the toughest schedule in the conference, Les Miles will be doing an outstanding job with a three-loss season.
Victories over Washington and Vanderbilt told us, with a list of SEC biggies down the road, the play of the defensive front, and more surprisingly, the offensive line, raised plenty of questions.
It came as no surprise that Miles threw some red meat to his defense, telling the media that Louisiana-Lafayette, with a 2-0 record, will arrive at Tiger Stadium on Saturday night with "a better offense" than Vanderbilt.
The Cajuns run a spread option out of the shotgun, which the Tigers had trouble defending last season.
At the same time, Miles was reminding his offense that in a 17-15 win over Kansas State, ULL's defense came up with a performance Coach Rickey Bustle called "the biggest in my seven years as coach of the Cajuns."
He was getting his team ready for a game it is favored to win by four touchdowns. So we'll see how the Tigers handle what the oddsmakers look on simply as one more tuneup.
Meanwhile, as we await the first sign of what has become an annual college football ritual, "BCS Bashing," we can look back on a week in which the two biggest games had a coach and a player that, let's say, passed through our town.
I'm talking about Rich Rodriguez and Joe McKnight.
On a Saturday when Coach Rodriguez watched his Michigan Wolverines score in the final seconds to defeat Notre Dame 38-34 before 100,000 Wolverines crazies in Ann Arbor, running back McKnight was running and catching passes for the USC Trojans in a final-minute winning drive that silenced a crowd of 106,000 Ohio State faithful in Columbus, as the Trojans prevailed 18-15 that night.
Remember Rodriguez? He was the Tulane assistant coach who wore a green tie to work the day in 1998 that Tulane announced Tommy Bowden's successor as head coach.
Rodriguez, the offensive coordinator, was prepared to accept a job he thought was his, a job that went instead to Chris Scelfo, who coached the Green Wave for eight seasons. Rodriguez found his way to West Virginia as head coach before taking over at Michigan a season ago.
Rodriguez was 3-9 last season. At the moment he's 2-0, and No. 25 in The Associated Press rankings.
And McKnight?
At the moment, he's bettering Coach Rodriguez. McKnight is the running back on a USC team ranked No. 3 in the country, a team McKnight, of River Ridge and John Curtis, might help win the national championship.
In the comeback victory over the Buckeyes, McKnight rushed for 60 yards, caught passes for 45 and accounted for 53 yards on the winning drive.
When fumbles and injuries clouded his future as a blue-chip recruit, Reggie Bush, who won the Heisman as a Trojan hero, kept boosting McKnight's spirits.
Now after last week, as McKnight was exploding, as Bush was fumbling a punt and rushing for 14 yards against the Detroit Lions, who knows? Maybe Reggie will be getting a pep talk from Joe.
Under the headline of pep talks, no team ever received a better one than the Florida Gators.
It came before the season, the day Lane Kiffin, incoming coach of the Tennessee Vols, accused Florida of a recruiting violation.
The SEC commissioner reprimanded Kiffin for the accusation, but the damage had been done.
Tennessee plays Florida on Saturday in Gainesville. The Gators are a 28¤1/2-point favorite.
I'm guessing never in the history of college football has a four-touchdown favorite received such motivational assistance.
When Kiffin took over the Vols, he vowed to end Tennessee's four-game losing streak against Florida.
"I'm looking forward to singing 'Rocky Top' all night long after we beat 'em," said Kiffin. "It will be a blast."
This week, not surprisingly, the quote is plastered all over the Florida locker-room wall.
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The list of activities that may form a to-do list include chores, grocery lists, reminders for important events (such as purchasing wedding presents or birthday gifts), self management, software development, project / business management, and so on. Task managers help to organise your day, ensuring that you know in an instant what you need to do.
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Learning to be attentive to our feelings while we are helping others allows us to act in a more well-rounded and conscientious way. When we only think of others, it can be easy for us to become drained and neglect our own energetic balance. By periodically making certain that you are doing well, however, you will be able to give more fully to other people, for in so doing you will funnel positive and healthy energy into your work today.
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Middlesex seal dramatic derby success
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Middlesex claimed Surrey's last six wickets for just 36 runs to secure a thrilling three-run win in the LV= County Championship London derby at Lord's.
Resuming on the final morning on 95 for four and needing a further 41 for their first championship victory at the home of cricket since 1997, Surrey were unable to cope with the seam movement generated by Middlesex bowlers Tim Murtagh, Gareth Berg and Toby Roland-Jones.
Surrey's attack of the jitters began with the 13th ball of the day when Tom Maynard heaved across the line against Berg to go leg before having added only three to his overnight 12.
Chris Jordan then took a blow on his bottom hand from a lifting delivery from Murtagh. Unsettled by the knock, he played tentatively forward four balls later only to drag Murtagh's away-swinger onto his own leg stump and go for a duck.
Murtagh struck again in the fifth over of the morning by dismissing Gareth Batty, again without scoring. Having planted his front foot too early, the right- hander was forced to play around his left leg and was palpably leg before when the ball cut back in and thudded into his pad.
Rory Hamilton-Brown took to batting a foot or so outside his crease in an effort to reduce the extent of the seam movement off the pitch.
The right-hander played straight, finding the gaps for singles and his experienced eighth-wicket partner Jon Lewis also showed a good degree of common sense, rotating the strike well before leaning back to cut a Roland-Jones short ball to the boundary.
In trying to make amends, Roland-Jones over-compensated, allowing Lewis to drive to the ropes once more, this time off the front foot through extra-cover. Two deliveries later Roland-Jones won forgiveness from his captain, however, by removing Hamilton-Brown for 63 from 73 balls including six fours.
Playing with unnecessary risk for the first time, Hamilton-Brown opened the bat face aiming to run a leg-cutter towards third man, only to edge to the wicketkeeper and go with his side 15 short of their target.
Tim Linley helped reduce the deficit by five in the course of the next two overs but, with only two to his name, he edged a back-foot defensive stroke from a Roland-Jones leg cutter to Dawid Malan at slip to make it 130 for nine.
Lewis took a single from the first ball of Murtagh's next over and exposed last man Jade Dernbach to the strike. He drove his third delivery, a half-volley through mid-off, for four and then survived a huge appeal for lbw.
Lewis' gamble of giving Dernbach the strike then ultimately backfired when the last man miscued an attempted off-drive high to short cover where Sam Robson ran in to claim the catch and send Middlesex into ecstasy.
Murtagh finished with figures of 4-43 and Roland-Jones returned 4-25.
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>KANE & ABEL For three nights starting on Friday, July 8 at 8 p.m., CBS reruns its 1985 mini starring Peter Strauss and Sam Neill as tycoons at war. If you missed it the first time, don't change your luck now.
NEWHART Dick waits for the inn's 5,000th guest, and waits, and waits in this show from March. It's a wonderful Newhart—but aren't they all? (CBS, Mon., July 11, 9 p.m.)
TANNER '88 In the latest installment in cable's with-it political mini, candidate Tanner decides to marry a bigwig from Michael Dukakis' campaign. (HBO, Mon., July 11, 10 p.m.)
THE STRUGGLES FOR POLAND PBS begins a nine-part documentary on Polish history. (Tues., July 12, 9 p.m.)
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DETROIT, MI -- A series of revealing news reports Wednesday shed light on some of Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr's plans for the future, as well as some details on how he was appointed to the position charged with bringing the city out of financial distress.
- Orr wants to take more of the lawsuits filed against the city to trial, according to a Reuters report.
He doesn't like the number of lawsuits that are frequently settled and listed by the dozen on city council agendas every week, often involving minor injury from hazards like damaged sidewalks and and exposed manholes.
"He believes the legal division is not trying enough cases," Orr's spokesman Bill Nowling told Reuters. "There have been overgenerous settlements and lawsuits that should have been tried."
- On the emergency manager's efforts to renegotiate debt with creditors, Bloomberg reports that those discussions will likely continue deep into the summer.
Orr, who is looking to address some $15 billion in long-term obligations that are crippling the city's budget with debt service payments, told the financial news service that he'll continue talking to creditors into July or August. He said bankruptcy would be the next option if he can't reach deals to restructure the debt.
An expert told Bloomberg negotiations will be toughest with municipal bond holders.
"Forcing investors to take less than they're owed on general-obligation debt would "have a major impact on the bond market," said Richard A. Ciccarone, chief research officer at an Illinois-based investment management firm.
- Meanwhile, a lawsuit filed against the state claiming Michigan's Open Meetings Act was violated in the process that led to Orr's appointment has forced the release of a number telling email messages.
One revealed that Gov. Rick Snyder was inquiring about Orr's availability on Feb. 12, days before the city was officially determined to be in financial emergency, according to the Detroit Free Press.
"Governor already asking me if you are ready to start yet," wrote Snyder adviser Richard Baird in an e-mail.
- And the Ingham County Circuit Court judge presiding over the case, according to a Detroit News report, ordered state Treasurer Andy Dillon and other state officials to sign affidavits confirming that all documents related to Orr's appointment have been turned over.
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Biomaterials (v.27, #16)
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UHMWPE and vitamin E bioactivity: An emerging perspective by Filippo Renò; Mario Cannas (3039-3043).
Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) is a semicrystalline biomaterial widely used in the components for articular prosthesis for its excellent mechanical qualities.Two major problems limit the UHMWPE prosthesis life—wearing and delamination, both phenomena being mainly due to chemical oxidation of polymer. Wearing causes the release of generated particulate that triggers a macrophage reaction leading to chronic inflammation and osteolysis, while delamination, due to the mechanical stress, macroscopically alters the surfaces. The most diffused method to reduce wearing is UHMWPE molecular cross-linking by high-energy irradiation followed by melting that also reduces polymer fatigue strength. For this reason, the use of vitamin E (α-tocopherol), as an anti-oxidative and biocompatible additive for normal and cross-linked UHMWPE, has been suggested as an alternative method to improve polymer wearing resistance without altering its mechanical strength. This paper describes briefly the rationale of vitamin E as UHMWPE additive and its possible use as an emerging perspective in the orthopaedic field.
Keywords: UHMWPE; Vitamin E; Oxidation; Cross-linking;
Surface engineering approaches to micropattern surfaces for cell-based assays by Didier Falconnet; Gabor Csucs; H. Michelle Grandin; Marcus Textor (3044-3063).
The ability to produce patterns of single or multiple cells through precise surface engineering of cell culture substrates has promoted the development of cellular bioassays that provide entirely new insights into the factors that control cell adhesion to material surfaces, cell proliferation, differentiation and molecular signaling pathways. The ability to control shape and spreading of attached cells and cell–cell contacts through the form and dimension of the cell-adhesive patches with high precision is important. Commitment of stem cells to different specific lineages depends strongly on cell shape, implying that controlled microenvironments through engineered surfaces may not only be a valuable approach towards fundamental cell-biological studies, but also of great importance for the design of cell culture substrates for tissue engineering. Furthermore, cell patterning is an important tool for organizing cells on transducers for cell-based sensing and cell-based drug discovery concepts. From a material engineering standpoint, patterning approaches have greatly profited by combining microfabrication technologies, such as photolithography, with biochemical functionalization to present to the cells biological cues in spatially controlled regions where the background is rendered non-adhesive ("non-fouling") by suitable chemical modification. The focus of this review is on the surface engineering aspects of biologically motivated micropatterning of two-dimensional (flat) surfaces with the aim to provide an introductory overview and critical assessment of the many techniques described in the literature. In particular, the importance of non-fouling surface chemistries, the combination of hard and soft lithography with molecular assembly techniques as well as a number of less well known, but useful patterning approaches, including direct cell writing, are discussed.
Keywords: Microfabrication; Lithography; Surface modification; Cell patterns; Protein adsorption;
The effect of nanotopography on calcium and phosphorus deposition on metallic materials in vitro by Brian C. Ward; Thomas Jay Webster (3064-3074).
To date, long-term functions of osteoblasts leading to calcium and phosphorus mineral deposition on nanometals have not been determined. Nanometals are metals with constituent metal particles and/or surface features less than 100 nm in at least one dimension. For this reason, the objective of this in vitro study was to determine the amount of calcium and phosphorus mineral formation on microphase compared to nanophase Ti, Ti6Al4V, and CoCrMo cultured with and without osteoblasts (bone-forming cells). The results of this study provided the first evidence of significantly greater calcium and phosphorus deposition by osteoblasts and precipitation from culture media without osteoblasts on nanophase compared to respective microphase Ti6Al4V and CoCrMo after 21 days; the greatest calcium and phosphorus mineral deposition occurred on nanophase CoCrMo while the greatest calcium and phosphorus mineral precipitation without osteoblasts occurred on nanophase Ti6Al4V. No differences were found for any type of Ti: wrought, microphase, or nanophase. Moreover, increased calcium and phosphorus mineral content correlated to greater amounts of underlying aluminum content on Ti6Al4V surfaces. Since, compared to microphase Ti6Al4V, nanophase Ti6Al4V contained a higher amount of aluminum at the surface (due to greater surface area), this may provide a reason for enhanced calcium and phosphorus mineral content on nanophase Ti6Al4V. Regardless of the mechanism, this study continues to support the further investigation of nanometals for improved orthopedic applications.
Keywords: Nanotechnology; Calcium; Titanium; Ti6Al4V; Cobalt chromium alloy; Osteoblast;
Evaluation of silicon nanoporous membranes and ECM-based microenvironments on neurosecretory cells by Carlos A. Lopez; Aaron J. Fleischman; Shuvo Roy; Tejal A. Desai (3075-3083).
Understanding the interactions between microfabricated synthetic interfaces and cultured cells expressing a neuronal phenotype are critical for advancing research in the field of neural engineering such as neural recording and stimulation and neural microdevice interactions with the human brain. Here we explore the integration of these two components for therapeutic applications of neural prostheses. Microfabricated silicon nanoporous membranes were investigated for their effects on survival, proliferation, and differentiation of the well-known PC12 clonal line. Specifically, cell morphology, examined through fluorescence staining, were comparable in many respects on both silicon membrane and widely-used polystyrene culture surfaces. The attachment and differentiation of PC12 cells cultured on collagen and laminin-modified membranes and standard tissue culture surfaces were similar. Lastly, the differentiation response and tyrosine hydroxylase activity of PC12 cells embedded in a type I collagen matrix on experimental membrane substrates while exposed to NGF were significant and indistinguishable from tissue-culture polystyrene (TC-PS) surfaces. Results from this research suggest that microfabricated silicon nanoporous membranes may be useful, biocompatible permselective structures for neuroprosthetic applications and that collagen may be a useful immobilizing matrix for PC12 cells loaded in implantable macroencapsulation devices designed for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.
Keywords: Biocompatibility; Cell encapsulation; Nanoporous membranes; Neural prosthesis; PC12; Silicon;
Glycocalyx-mimetic dextran-modified poly(vinyl amine) surfactant coating reduces platelet adhesion on medical-grade polycarbonate surface by A. Sen Gupta; S. Wang; E. Link; E.H. Anderson; C. Hofmann; J. Lewandowski; K. Kottke-Marchant; R.E. Marchant (3084-3095).
A dextran-modified poly(vinyl amine) comb-like surfactant polymer, poly(N-vinyl dextran aldonamide-co-N-vinyl hexanamide), that can surface-adsorb on hydrophobic polymeric substrates, was designed to improve the interfacial blood-compatibility of polymeric biomaterials. Medical-grade polycarbonate was selected as a model substrate because of its extensive use in blood-contacting biomedical devices like hemodialyzers, blood pumps and oxygenators. The surfactant polymer was physisorbed from aqueous solution onto the polycarbonate substrate. The surfactant coating was stable under dynamic shear conditions in whole blood, as confirmed by fluorescence microscopy and total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) experiments with fluorescein-labeled surfactant polymer. The coated disks and uncoated control disks were exposed to platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and whole human blood in a rotating disk system (RDS) to study platelet-adhesion under dynamic shear stress environments. Adhered platelets were stained with fluorescein isothiocyante (FITC)-tagged anti-CD41a monoclonal antibody and imaged by epifluorescence microscopy. Complimentary images were obtained by phase-contrast microscopy. Platelet adhesion on the surfactant-coated disks was reduced by ∼90%, compared with uncoated disks. The images also showed a concomitant reduction in platelet-derived microparticles on surfactant-coated disks, compared with uncoated disks. The results suggest potential application of carbohydrate-modified surfactant polymers as a glycocalyx-mimetic non-thrombogenic interfacial coating for blood-contacting biomaterials.
Keywords: Glycocalyx-mimetic; Interface; Blood-compatibility; Coating; Platelet adhesion;
Surface-induced changes in protein adsorption and implications for cellular phenotypic responses to surface interaction by Lorcan T. Allen; Miriam Tosetto; Ian S. Miller; Darran P. O'Connor; Stephen C. Penney; Iseult Lynch; Alan K. Keenan; Stephen R. Pennington; Kenneth A. Dawson; William M. Gallagher (3096-3108).
Understanding external factors that determine cellular phenotypic responses is of key interest in the field of biomaterials. Currently, material surface characteristics, protein adsorption and cellular phenotypic responses are all considered to be interrelated and ultimately determine the biocompatibility of materials. The exact nature of the relationship between these distinct, yet related, phenomena still remains to be elucidated. Through the use of a series of thermoresponsive N-isopropylacrylamide-based co-polymer films, we aimed to shed light on the relationship between surface hydrophobicity, protein adsorption and subsequent cellular response. Despite changes in co-polymer hydrophobicity mediated by altered ratios of constituent monomers, differential cellular response was only apparent in the presence of serum. Co-polymer films displayed alterations with respect to the amount of protein adsorbed on the surface, with individual serum proteins (albumin and fibronectin) displaying contrasting adsorption characteristics. Changes in protein adsorption corresponded to changes in cell adhesion, cytoskeletal organisation and cell morphology, as well as to changes in cell movement and intracellular signalling events. Examination of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK 1/2), important mediators of adhesion and growth factor-related signalling events, revealed a comparative reduction in phosphorylation of these signalling proteins in cells grown on co-polymers in comparison to those cultured on tissue culture polystyrene (TCP; used as a control surface). We also associated surface-mediated phenotypic alterations of cells grown on TCP and co-polymer films with particular changes in gene expression. These results indicate that cellular response to interaction with our series of co-polymer films is determined by the surface-adsorbed protein layer, which in turn is determined by the changing surface chemistry as the ratio of the co-monomers is altered.
Keywords: Surface hydrophobicity; Protein adsorption; Fibronectin; Focal adhesion; Cell signalling; Cell migration;
Bone-like tissue formation using an equine COLLOSS® E-filled titanium scaffolding material by Marloes E.L. Nienhuijs; X. Frank Walboomers; Matthias A.W. Merkx; Paul J.W. Stoelinga; John A. Jansen (3109-3114).
COLLOSS®, a bovine extracellular matrix product containing native BMPs has already shown osteoinductive properties. To overcome problems with risk of transmissable spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) infection, an equine derived version was investigated in this study, named COLLOSS® E. Disc- and tube-shaped implants were made from titanium fibre mesh. The central space of tubes was filled and the discs were impregnated with the COLLOSS® E material to assess osteo-induction. These implants and non-loaded controls were implanted subcutaneously into the back of Wistar rats. After implantation periods of 2, 8, and 12 weeks, the implants were retrieved and sections were made. Histology showed a thin fibrous capsule surrounding the titanium mesh and a very mild tissue reaction. The disc implants, loaded or non-loaded, showed no bone formation at all. After 2 weeks of implantation 3 out of 5 of the loaded tubes showed bone formation with a mean of 0.3 mm2 areas of new formed bone, after 8 weeks 3 out of 6 and 0.7 mm2, and after 12 weeks this increased to 6 out of 6 and 1.0 mm2. In the non-loaded tubes only connective tissue in growth was seen. In conclusion, it was demonstrated that COLLOSS® E material, loaded in a titanium fibre mesh tube shows osteoinductive properties. The effect of COLLOSS® E has to be investigated further in orthotopic sites, which resemble more the final clinical application for bone reconstruction.
Keywords: Bone tissue engineering; BMP (bone morphogenetic protein); Bone graft; Growth factors; In vivo test;
Electrospun silk-BMP-2 scaffolds for bone tissue engineering by Chunmei Li; Charu Vepari; Hyoung-Joon Jin; Hyeon Joo Kim; David L. Kaplan (3115-3124).
Silk fibroin fiber scaffolds containing bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) and/or nanoparticles of hydroxyapatite (nHAP) prepared via electrospinning were used for in vitro bone formation from human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). BMP-2 survived the aqueous-based electrospinnig process in bioactive form. hMSCs were cultured for up to 31 days under static conditions in osteogenic media on the scaffolds (silk/PEO/BMP-2, silk/PEO/nHAP, silk/PEO/nHAP/BMP-2) and controls (silk/PEO, silk/PEO extracted). Electrospun silk fibroin-based scaffolds supported hMSC growth and differentiation toward osteogenic outcomes. The scaffolds with the co-processed BMP-2 supported higher calcium deposition and enhanced transcript levels of bone-specific markers than in the controls, indicating that these nanofibrous electrospun silk scaffolds were an efficient delivery system for BMP-2. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed that the apatite formed on the silk fibroin/BMP-2 scaffolds had higher crystallinity than on the silk fibroin scaffold controls. In addition, nHAP particles were incorporated into the electrospun fibrous scaffolds during processing and improved bone formation. The coexistence of BMP-2 and nHAP in the electrospun silk fibroin fibers resulted in the highest calcium deposition and upregulation of BMP-2 transcript levels when compared with the other systems. The results suggest that electrospun silk-fibroin-based scaffolds are potential candidates for bone tissue engineering. Furthermore, the mild aqueous process required to spin the fibers offers an important option for delivery of labile cytokines and other components into the system.
Keywords: Silk; Electrospinning; Bone; Tissue engineering; BMP; Hydroxyapatite;
Characterizing the modification of surface proteins with poly(ethylene glycol) to interrupt platelet adhesion by Haiyan Xu; Joel L. Kaar; Alan J. Russell; William R. Wagner (3125-3135).
Surface protein modification with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) can inhibit acute thrombosis on damaged vascular and biomaterial surfaces by blocking surface protein–platelet interactions. However, the feasibility of employing protein reactive PEGs to limit intravascular and biomaterial thrombosis in vivo is contingent upon rapid and extensive surface protein modification. To characterize the factors controlling this potential therapeutic approach, the model protein bovine serum albumin was adsorbed onto polyurethane surfaces and modified with PEG-carboxymethyl succinimidyl ester (PEG-NHS), PEG-isocyanate (PEG-ISO), or PEG-diisocyanate (PEG-DISO) in aqueous buffer at varying concentrations and contact times. It was found that up to 5 PEGs could be attached per albumin molecule within one min and that adsorbed albumin PEGylation approached maximal levels by 6 min. The lability of reactive PEGs in aqueous buffer reduced total protein modification by 50% when the PEG solution was incubated for 7 min prior to application. For fibrinogen PEGylation (performed in the solution phase), PEG-NHS was more reactive than PEG-ISO or PEG-DISO. The γ peptide of fibrinogen, which contains several key platelet-binding motifs, was highly modified. A marked reduction in platelet adhesion was observed on fibrinogen-adsorbed polyurethane treated with PEG-NHS or PEG-DISO. Relative differences in platelet adhesion on PEG-NHS and PEG-DISO modified surfaces could be attributed to differences in reactivity towards fibrinogen and the size of the polymer backbone. Taken together, these findings provide insight and guidance for applying protein reactive PEGs for the interruption of acute thrombotic deposition.
Keywords: Platelet adhesion; Thrombosis; Protein adsorption; Fibrinogen; Poly(ethylene glycol); Protein modification;
Characterisation of electrospun polystyrene scaffolds for three-dimensional in vitro biological studies by Simon C. Baker; Neil Atkin; Paul A. Gunning; Nick Granville; Karen Wilson; Darren Wilson; Jennifer Southgate (3136-3146).
The purpose of this study was to produce a well-characterised electrospun polystyrene scaffold which could be used routinely for three-dimensional (3D) cell culture experimentation. A linear relationship ( p < 0.01 ) between three principal process variables (applied voltage, working distance and polymer concentration) and fibre diameter was reliably established enabling a mathematical model to be developed to standardise the electrospinning process. Surface chemistry and bulk architecture were manipulated to increase wetting and handling characteristics, respectively. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) confirmed the presence of oxygen-containing groups after argon plasma treatment, resulting in a similar surface chemistry to treated tissue culture plastic. The bulk architecture of the scaffolds was characterised by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to assess the alignment of both random and aligned electrospun fibres, which were calculated to be 0.15 and 0.66, respectively. This compared to 0.51 for collagen fibres associated with native tissue. Tensile strength and strain of approximately of 0.15 MPa and 2.5%, respectively, allowed the scaffolds to be routinely handled for tissue culture purposes.The efficiency of attachment of smooth muscle cells to electrospun scaffolds was assessed using a modified 3-[4,5-dimethyl(thiazol-2yl)-3,5-diphery] tetrazolium bromide assay and cell morphology was assessed by phalloidin-FITC staining of F-actin. Argon plasma treatment of electrospun polystyrene scaffold resulted in significantly increased cell attachment ( p < 0.05 ). The alignment factors of the actin filaments were 0.19 and 0.74 for the random and aligned scaffold respectively, compared to 0.51 for the native tissue. The data suggests that electrospinning of polystyrene generates 3D scaffolds which complement polystyrene used in 2D cell culture systems.
Keywords: Non-woven fabric; Biomaterial; Scaffold; SEM; Smooth muscle cell; Tissue culture;
Effective transfection of cells with multi-shell calcium phosphate-DNA nanoparticles by Viktoriya V. Sokolova; Ina Radtke; Rolf Heumann; Matthias Epple (3147-3153).
Coated calcium phosphate nanoparticles were prepared for cell transfection. A calcium phosphate nanoparticle served as core which was then coated with DNA for colloidal stabilisation. The efficiency of transfection could be considerably increased by adding another layer of calcium phosphate on the surface, thereby incorporating DNA into the particle and preventing its degradation within the cell by lysosomes. A subsequent outermost layer of DNA on the calcium phosphate gave a colloidal stabilisation. The efficiency of such multi-shell particles was significantly higher than that of simple DNA-coated calcium phosphate nanoparticles. The transfection efficiency of EGFP-encoding DNA was tested with different cell lines (T-HUVEC, HeLa, and LTK). The dispersions were stable and could be used for transfection after 2 weeks of storage at 4 °C without loss of efficiency.
Keywords: Calcium phosphate; DNA; Transfection; Drug delivery; Gene therapy;
Combination of baculovirus-mediated gene transfer and rotating-shaft bioreactor for cartilage tissue engineering by Huang-Chi Chen; Hsiao-Ping Lee; Yi-Chen Ho; Ming-Lun Sung; Yu-Chen Hu (3154-3162).
We have previously demonstrated efficient baculovirus transduction of rat chondrocytes in 6-well plates. To further explore the potential of baculovirus in cartilage tissue engineering, the baculovirus-transduced chondrocytes were seeded into porous scaffolds and cultivated in a rotating-shaft bioreactor (RSB) which was developed for two-phase cultivation of tissue engineered cartilage. The baculovirus transduction resulted in efficiencies up to 90%, and affected neither cell adhesion to the scaffolds nor cell survival in the RSB. After 4-week RSB cultivation, the transduced cells remained highly differentiated and grew into constructs that resembled the untransduced constructs with regard to gross appearance, construct size, cell morphology, cell spatial distribution, glycosaminoglycan and collagen production and deposition. Importantly, baculovirus transduction did not alter the expression of chondrocytic genes. These data confirmed that baculovirus transduction neither harms chondrocytes nor retards the formation of cartilage-like tissues in the RSB, thus implicating the potentials of combining baculovirus-mediated gene transfer with RSB cultivation in in vitro cartilage tissue engineering.
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This thesis is essentially an inquiry into the bases of social inequality and the forms that unequal social relations take in contemporary Australian society. It addresses these issues from a somewhat different perspective from conventional sociological inquiry and is concerned with devising a more comprehensive conceptual and empirical framework for investigating social inequality. This inquiry is about relations of access; that is, forms of attachment to means of consumption in various spheres of economic activity - the social relations that are formed for the purpose of obtaining goods and services for survival and well-being.
The thesis rests upon the argument that conventional sociological analyses of inequality that have been focused upon the class bases (however defined) of inequality, whilst rightly drawing attention to the structures that produce and perpetuate unequal access to and control over income from the market (either wages or profits), have left us unable to provide adequate accounts of the economic status of whole categories of people whose social positions are primarily experienced and largely constructed outside the dominant sphere of production in capitalist economies - those not in the labour force or unemployed.
An 'access relations' approach to inquiry is proposed. This takes as its starting point the acknowledgement that firstly, inequalities in access to essential and valued resources arise in a variety of different social settings, are constituted in and through different (and many) social divisions, and are sustained by a range of ideologies and discursive practices; and secondly, the structural and cultural forces that shape these different social settings operate not simply at the societal or broader cultural levels but are enacted at the level of lived experience, in households and residential contexts. The central question in this inquiry is, 'What forms of household and residential organisation become central (hegemonic) in and across different social settings, and what exclusionary practices lead to other forms being marginalised so that some categories of people come to have very limited access to or control over basic resources for survival and well-being?'
The context of this inquiry is the Brisbane/lpswich/Moreton region of south-east Queensland in the 1990s. The sources of empirical evidence are, first, a secondary analysis of household survey data collected from some 372 households in the Brisbane metropolitan area in the early 1990s; and second, a follow-up study involving 28 in-depth interviews with clients of emergency relief centres in the Ipswich/Moreton district that provides a more detailed source of evidence of the conditions of consumption in highly vulnerable households.
Analysis of these data highlights the significance and inter-relatedness of labour market participation, gender divisions of labour, owner occupation of housing, patterns of family/household formation and change over the lifecourse, and maintenance of interhousehold networks as key processes that shape access to resources and, ultimately, produce enduring patterns of social inequality. Choice and control in access arrangements across all spheres of access emerge as fundamental characteristics of security. Vulnerability, on the other hand, is seen to be connected to survival strategies patterned around forms of dependency that may be inconsistent with, even contradictory to, dominant forms of provisioning. Ultimately, the analysis focuses attention upon: (i) the significance of kinship in the 'total economy' and of 'the family' as a site of exclusion; (ii) the fundamental importance of housing provision for survival; (iii) the increasingly central part that organisations of the Third Sector play in shaping access arrangements and strategies of survival at the periphery; and (iv) the significance of emergent identities of survival, for the inclusion/exclusion of vulnerable households at the periphery. By applying a range of strategies for inquiry, the analysis reveals the manner in which formations of class, gender and age relations operate upon, within and across a range of contexts in which people (including those whose main sources of income are neither wages nor profits from the market) actively work to obtain goods and services for survival and well-being.
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Is the Stanley Cup really the hardest trophy in all of pro sport?
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Also, would it be fair to say the NFL has the most rampant drug abuse of any sport anywhere in the world?
What about cycling, someone mentioned Tour de France?
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What about cycling, someone mentioned Tour de France?
The difference is cycling actually has a drug testing program in place, and cyclists actually fail them. You can also see the last 10 years how times have started to come down from where they were when doping was more common.
The NFL on the other hand.....when was the last time someone failed a drugs test for a performance enhancing substance? Or are we supposed to believe that linemen have gone from ~250lbs to ~330lbs purely through improvements in nutrition? And that of the thousnads of players in a sport based on speed, size and strength, where you can be cut in the blink of an eye, not one of them has ever been tempted to use doping? Its the NFLs dirty secret, the elephant in the room that no-one talks about.
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The Union County St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, in partnership with Molly Maguire's Irish Pub and Restaurant, will host its annual golf outing on Thursday, Oct. 3 at the Galloping Hill Golf Course located at 3 Golf Drive in Kenilworth. The day begins with an 11 a.m. BBQ lunch, followed by a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start.
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This month is the seventh anniversary of finding out I had multiple sclerosis. I was, still am a little, stunned. With incredible irrationality, I was certain that I had already been through enough hard stuff, so I shouldn't have to deal with any more. I lost an eye in a childhood accident. My husband died suddenly at 40. We had four children and I hadn't worked full time in 15 years. I worked three jobs at first to keep our heads above water. Over the next decade I worked my way to a successful and lucrative career. This, surely, was now my time of reward for surviving all those struggles. Right?
Meanwhile, the MS was progressing and emotionally I was a furious mess. This past December I was physically unable to even get myself to her office anymore. Refusing to give up, she offered to call me once a week and even come to me occasionally. I was devastated by my deterioration, being homebound and developing lymphedema, which has grotesquely distorted my legs and feet. Not to mention dealing with relentless, crippling pain, weight gain, immobility, skin breakdown. In the meantime, I wasn't going to church, either. The effort it took was too monumental. My spiritual life fizzled out to almost nothing. Everything I had loved and enjoyed was slipping away. I had had it. Enough, I kept thinking, enough. ENOUGH!!
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[QUOTE=Misabi;1232455]Frank Zane: I tried bulking up a few times and it was always a disaster. It was just a loss of about a year because you get back to what you looked like originally. What happened when I did that...Actually I did that for training for the 1972 professional Mr. Universe in London. I got up to about almost 210, huge thighs. I got pretty smooth. About 5 weeks before the contest I realized I had a lot of work to do, so I dropped about 10 pounds, came in around the mid 190s and won the show. But I noticed that I was not as defined as I was the year before because I bulked up. The year before I didnt, so I learned from that.
What a pity. The poor guy had to lose 10 lbs over 5 weeks and got bigger than he ever had by overeating and lifting.
I have a hard time putting extra weight on (my frame and the bar) when I'm below about 18% body fat. If I cut out milk for 2-3 days, my weight starts dropping. Visibly.
If strength is priority # 1, and you're not quite overweight to begin with, you will get better results by eating a ton of food. It's actually really hard to eat "clean" and get in the amount of calories I need. Hence the milk, which I'd rather not eat.
I think this is a personal choice, and varies by the individual. I'm not a hardgainer compared to a lot of people I've known, but I can't stay lean and put on muscle nearly as easily as I can put on muscle with some fat and then take off the fat. I think I'm probably in the majority.


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STOCKTON, Calif. - Steven Hunt had a match-high 14 kills to lead the University of Hawaii men's volleyball team to a 25-21 25-22, 25-19 sweep of Pacific on Saturday.
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Taylor Averill added 10 kills and four blocks for UH.
Adam Troy led No. 12 Pacific with 10 kills.
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Anthony Calvillo is right not to blaim Brian Bratton. The Als left too many points on the table even as they grabbed early 10-0 and 17-7 leads in the 1st Half.
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We just returned from Westminster Cemetery where cemetery records confirm that Anne is buried in the Bartram Section, plot 595 with Andrew (1910) and Elizabeth (1928). Unfortunately, Anne's information is not inscribed on the gravestone. I would be willing to upload this photo to her memorial site or email it to you for viewing if you would like. Please advise. Pat
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Retired Msgt. Harry G. Bailey Sr., 77, died Friday, May 25, 2001, at Providence Hospital in Columbia. He was a son of the late Samps W. Bailey and Mary Bolding Bailey of Starkville, Miss. He was a Master Mason, Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner. He was also a member of American Legion Post 182 in Columbia.
Msgt. Bailey participated in the initial assault of Utah Beach on D-Day with Company E, 8th Infantry Regiment, where he received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Clusters. He was also in the Battle of the Bulge and served his country for 41 years in Federal Service.
Surviving are his son, Harry G. Jr. of Columbia; daughters, Donna Deschenes of Fort Collins, Colo., and Rebecca Moraski of Greenville; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Dunbar Funeral Home. Published in The Greenville News on May 27, 2001.
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SeaWolves outlast Curve
The Erie SeaWolves keep responding at the right time of the season.
On Saturday, Erie was completely shut down in a 7-0 loss to Altoona in the first game of a doubleheader. The SeaWolves responded by beating the Curve 4-1 in the second game.
On Sunday, Erie didn't have a hit through five innings as Casey Sadler was dominating on the mound. The SeaWolves responded with three late runs to pull out a 3-1 win in front of 2,174 fans at Jerry Uht Park.
"Definitely a huge win and you don't know how you are going to draw it up," Erie manager Chris Cron said. "Three things make you win games and we had two of them throughout the game. We had solid pitching and outstanding defense. I wrote down five or six outstanding defensive plays and we were able to get enough offense to win. You need to win these types of games down the stretch and everyone is doing whatever they can to help us win."
Erie improved to 67-59 Sunday and moved back into first place in the Western Division. Harrisburg lost to Portland 2-1, dropping the Senators a half-game back and one game back in the loss column. Erie will travel to Harrisburg on Thursday for a four-game series.
Sadler and Erie's Warwick Saupold have each produced impressive seasons for their respective clubs. Both were solid throughout most of Sunday's game.
Saupold (7-5) threw six impressive innings, allowing one run on five hits with three strikeouts and three walks.
He stranded five Curve base runners and even picked off Adalberto Santos in the first inning.
"I've been working with Jaime (Garcia, pitching coach) with runners on base," Saupold said. "I've been trying to slow things down when runners get on. Sometimes I get too quick out there and it definitely helped (Sunday)."
Sadler didn't allow a hit through the first five innings before Erie finally broke through down 1-0.
Eugenio Suarez ripped a triple down the right-field line and scored on a Daniel Fields ground ball to Altoona shortstop Alen Hanson. Hanson tried to gun down Suarez at the plate but Suarez beat the throw, which got away from the catcher, allowing Fields to go to second. Fields then ran through a stop sign on a bloop single by Ramon Cabrera to give Erie a 2-1 lead.
"The stop sign was a half attempt by me. I'm glad Daniel ran through it," Cron said. "I was real late getting it up and I was glad he was able to score."
Fields, who also made a diving catch in the ninth inning, drove in his second run of the game by beating out an infield single with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh. Jamie Johnson was intentionally walked with first base open and one out in the seventh inning. After a Suarez strikeout, Fields beat a chopper over the pitcher's mound to allow a run to score.
Johnson was also intentionally walked on Saturday by the Curve (58-68). Before Saturday, Johnson was intentionally walked only four times in his five-year career. He has set a franchise single-season record with 91 walks.
"We keep getting productive outs and we are going to make 27 outs each game," Cron said. "We just need to keep making them productive outs and make it hard on the other team. We walked a number of times before the hits came and still made Sadler throw some big pitchers to get out of important situations."
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Identifying the concepts contained in outcome measures of clinical trials on four internal disorders using the international classification of functioning, disability and health as a reference
doi: 10.1080/16501960410015407
OBJECTIVES: To systematically identify and compare the concepts contained in outcome measures of clinical trials on chronic ischaemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, obesity, and obstructive pulmonary disease, including asthma using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a reference.
METHODS: Randomized controlled trials between 1993 and 2003 were located in MEDLINE and selected according predefined criteria. The outcome measures were extracted and the concepts contained in the outcome measures were linked to the ICF.
RESULTS: 166 trials on chronic ischaemic heart disease, 227 trials on diabetes mellitus, 428 trials on obesity, and 253 trials on obstructive pulmonary disease were included. Ten different health status questionnaires (fulfilling the inclusion criteria) were extracted in chronic ischaemic heart disease, 19 in diabetes mellitus, 47 in obesity, and 39 in obstructive pulmonary disease. Across conditions at least 75% (range 75-92%) of the extracted concepts could be linked to the ICF. In diabetes mellitus and obesity the most used ICF categories were general metabolic functions (b540), in obstructive pulmonary disease respiration functions (b440) and in chronic ischaemic heart disease heart functions (b410).
CONCLUSION: In all 4 health conditions the majority of studies were drug trials focusing on clinically relevant parameters and not on functioning. The ICF provides a useful reference to identify and quantify the concepts contained in outcome assessment used in clinical trials.
Birgit Wolff1; Alarcos Cieza1; Angelika Parentin2; Alexandra Rauch1; Tanja Sigl3; Thomas Brockow2; Armin Stucki4
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First of all, I do not buy into the district's rationale.
While I understand the budget crisis all too well (several of my very capable colleagues will not have jobs next year; the number of students in my own classroom as well as in my own children's classrooms will increase to outrageous numbers, etc.) the Hart district's claim that it spends $40,000 per year on the promotion ceremonies is absurd.
If some of the junior high schools are paying money to hold their ceremonies off school grounds and/or after school hours, these situations can be changed.
In addition, the eighth-graders' parents were never asked to contribute anything (money, supplies, services, etc.) to offset the cost. In difficult economic times it is certain that some families would not be able to contribute; however, many of us could and would. Why weren't we ever asked?
Moreover, as a California public school employee, I understand the need to raise the public's awareness of the severity of the budget crisis.
My employer has scheduled mid-week furlough days for the 2010-11 school year to alert our largely working-class parent population to the situation. I fully believe that the Hart district board members' decision to cancel junior high school promotion ceremonies only a few weeks before they were to occur, is yet another means to "get parents' attention!"
If this step was only a money-saving technique, then why wasn't it announced earlier in the year?
Furthermore, the district is claiming that the decision will save valuable instructional time.
Let's be realistic. How much real instruction time is there during the last week (or in this case 1 1/2 days) of school?
In conclusion, if the Hart district still maintains that it is working in the best interest of its students, then I hope the board reconsiders its decision to cancel the eighth grade promotion ceremonies.


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The Best Way to Celebrate National Doughnut Day
Doughnut fans, rejoice! Today, like every first Friday in June, is National Doughnut Day. Created by the Salvation Army in 1938, the holiday honors the women of WWI who served doughnuts to the doughboys fighting in the trenches. To mark the occasion, Krispy Kreme, Dunkie's, and other national doughnut spots are giving away their sugar-glazed toroids for free–and even the anti-sugar Mayor Bloomberg approves.
Besides eating (and making your own!) doughnuts, though, we'd like to introduce a new holiday tradition: the reading of Robert McCloskey's "The Doughnuts," a story of a small-town boy named Homer Price's epic battle with an automatic doughnut maker. The goofy 1963 made-for-TV adaptation of the story is on YouTube (you'll find part two is above, since the beginning kinda drags), but the actual story, and its woodcut illustrations, is worth seeking out.
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The campaign to save Richard O'Dwyer begins now
Gary McKinnon is safe, but his supporters cannot rest
THERE WAS GOOD NEWS THIS WEEK when UK Home Secretary Theresa May finally delivered her decision that Gary McKinnon should remain in the UK.
A very long time coming, too long, her decision ended 10 years of torment for McKinnon, his mother and their supporters, and the news of it broke across the social networks like a wave.
"I have very carefully considered the representations made on Mr McKinnon's behalf, including from a number of clinicians. I have obtained my own medical advice from practitioners recommended to me by the Chief Medical Officer. And I have taken extensive legal advice," said May.
"After careful consideration of all of the relevant material, I have concluded that Mr McKinnon's extradition would give rise to such a high risk of him ending his life that a decision to extradite would be incompatible with Mr McKinnon's human rights. I have therefore withdrawn the extradition order against Mr McKinnon."
Phew. This was a relief. It even made McKinnon's lawyer shed some tears. It was welcomed in nearly all camps, including one belonging to someone who has become a close friend of the family, Julia O'Dwyer.
O'Dwyer is mother to Richard, the student who became an enemy of the media cartels when he administered a website called TV Shack.
TV Shack, for the uninitiated, offered up links to content that other people had posted online. It did not host content itself, like Youtube for example, but directed people to it, like Google for example.
This is not illegal in the UK, but it is in the US, and it is the US that wants to throw a very large book at the young chap, who, as we said above, was doing something that Google, and any other search engine does every day of the bloody week.
O'Dwyer is a young man, as was McKinnon when talk of his extradition first started, but he does not share the same illnesses. That does not mean that he should not be spared the same leniency though.
As his mother told me after the McKinnon announcement, there is a chance that what Theresa May said will have an impact on his case, and as she hopes it will, so do I.
May said that there will be a review of the extradition process, one that might apply to pending cases. Since O'Dwyer's case is pending, this must apply to his.
People are already pressing her for answers, both inside and outside the government. This week, the Home Affairs Committee chairman Keith Vaz wrote to May for an update on the case.
"In your statement you told the House you would bring forward a new forum bar as soon as Parliamentary time allows. It would be very useful to know when you expect this legislation to come before the House, and how will it affect those currently facing extradition to the United States. It would also be helpful to know how you intend to design the forum bar to minimise delays," wrote Vaz as he put the question everyone was asking to his peer.
"I would be grateful if you would let me know the current thinking concerning the extradition of Mr Richard O'Dwyer, whose appeal is due to be heard within six months. This seems very similar to the case of Mr McKinnon."
When I asked the Home Office, which is the place that May calls home, whether the decision would have any impact it told me that all cases are taken independently. That's fine, they can tell me that, but I expect that Vaz will want something a bit more involved. He expects a response before the end of October and we look forward to him getting it.
If Vaz isn't enough then there is someone else inside the Government that wants the O'Dwyer case sorted out, and that is Jimmy Wales. Wales is something of a techno tsar in the Commons these days and has the ears of those in power.
He launched the petition to save O'Dwyer, one that already has a quarter of a million signatures, and we expect that whenever he finds himself in the presence of ministers he reminds them of his interest.
So far then we have 250,000 people telling the government to keep Richard O'Dwyer in this country, and that number can only go up. The support that Gary McKinnon had will hopefully roll on to the young man and his mother and push the UK government in the direction of upholding liberty and actual justice. Not the sort of over-inflated justice that fat, angry and out of date media industry cartels would mete out.
You might not agree, you might think that what he did was wrong and that he should be punished by the US, we'll have to disagree over that. But I ask you, if your bullish neighbour was hanging over your garden fence and trying to punish one of your children for something that you thought was okay, would you let it happen? No, I wouldn't either. µ
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Jack Cristil got to say MSU fans' favorite words one last time tonight.
The Bulldogs went up to Knoxville and beat Tennessee, 70-69, a huge win in itself. It was extra special, of course, because it was Cristil's final broadcast after 58 years of calling MSU games (54 of of those years doing basketball).
Cristil received well-wishers before the game, and Tennessee officials recognized him on the court prior to tipoff. During the pregame show, longtime color analyst Jim Ellis told Cristil, "Jack, it's a funny feeling right now as I say I hope you have a great call and a great game, and I hope you can wrap it in maroon and white."
During the second half, ESPN cut to the MSU Network feed for a few moments, and Cristil went nationwide on his farewell call. It only got better from there, as the Bulldogs scored the winning bucket with 3.4 seconds left. Here's how that call went – if only I could replicate the sound.
Cristil: "The Bulldogs come back down the floor, and Dee Bost spins in the lane, the ball slammed in the goal by Wendell Lewis. And Mississippi State should be up by a point. … He hit that rim with both hands, slammed it in the goal."
Lewis was fouled on the play and had a free throw. Cristil and Ellis debated whether it'd be better for Lewis to miss it or make it.
Cristil: "We have 3.4 seconds left in the game. Lewis thus far on the day, by the way, has hit three out of four, and his free throw is long, it's not good. Tennessee rebounds it, Hopson grabs it, he's going to fire from midcourt. Missed it. Wrap this one in maroon and white!"
Ellis: "Boy, that was good to hear. That was music to the ears of Bulldogs supporters. Haven't won here since '99, Jack."
MSU's players and coaches then walked over to Cristil and shook his hand.
During the postgame show, Cristil talked about his relationship with Ellis and John Correro, who used to be the analyst and does sideline reporting for football.
Cristil: "Each of you see the same things that I see. You see the marvelous people at Mississippi State University, and the wonderful things they're trying to do and trying to get accomplished, whether it be in the academic area or in the athletic area. And the young men and the young ladies they have turned out over the years. And you're so grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this, and to share in some of the cream, so to speak, like you get a game like today. This is what makes it all worthwhile. To have had good help over the years, and to have had this opportunity for this lengthy period of time, and to see the progress that has been made on that campus since I first came in 1953 is absolutely amazing. And I"m so thankful to have had the opportunity to be a part of it."
Ellis: "I know that our Mississippi State folks all say God bless Jack Cristil, and they want to wrap your retirement in maroon and white and wish you the absolute best every day of your life."
Cristil: "Thank you, Jim."
Cristil interviewed coach Rick Stansbury, and he signed off a few moments later.
"You can wrap this one in maroon and white," he said. "This is Learfield Sports."
MSU team spokesman Gregg Ellis tweeted this after the game: "Sitting by Mr. Jack on the ride to airport. I've never seen him smile so much. He was the man today."
(Note: I'll have a lengthy story on Cristil in Sunday's Journal.)


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I bought myself a 24KG kettlebell because that is how much weight I lost.
I use it to swing around of course but I pick it up every now and then just to remind me how much weight I used to carry around.
Well done
2010 - 5,11 and 101KG
2012 - 5,11 and 77KG
Train hard, eat well and love life
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"I'm not a psychopath, I'm a high-functioning sociopath; do your research."
I buy a piece of clothing (or 6) that fit. Incentive not to slide back.
But please temper that with the fact that I am a big time fashion junkie and spent 30 years of my life wearing the clothes of which Euphoric speaks. So when I hit size 12, I went a little nuts.
But yeah, a non-food treat is great. BTW, I used to celebrate with food. Now I just don't because I don't have any foods I miss.
I will do something I am sure, but not sure what.
I have to buy clothes once in awhile, not so much as a reward but a necessity cuz nothing fits, which is a reward But I am not sure how I will know when I get there because I don't have a goal weight. It is more of a look or body composition I am going for, although I do have a number in mind that I am sort of shooting for. I kind of have two in mind. Just have to see what I look like when I get there.
But as far as rewards..... hmmmm I always thought a new bikini. However I reckon I will be strutting my stuff in one before I am officially at goal though ha
65lbs gone and counting!!
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Yal I think those are awesome ideas. I have to haul around 50lb grain bags now and then, and I hadnt realized until reading this, this morning, that I was carrying around that much extra weight. I have lost one, and need to lose another grain bag and I cannot imagine having to just carry that around all day. Not just from point A to point B, but all.day.long.
Thanks for those visuals
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65lbs gone and counting!!
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Clothes. Specifically denim skirts. I love them. Leather jackets. Sweep the good second hand store for deals because the only thing I like better than being thin is a great deal on quality clothes.
And this time, I made a good after plan. The OP is smart to ask, "What next?" I never did before this time and I think it's what contributed to my up and down weight all these years. Congrats on attaining your goal!


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EAST PASSYUNK AVENUE was not always the vibrant South Philly commercial corridor it is today, with its chic boutiques, cafes and trendy restaurants. Just ask chef Lynn Rinaldi.
Rinaldi, 48, grew up on 12th Street near Tasker, not too far from the bustling strip where she and her husband own two restaurants, Izumi and Paradiso. And she could be hit particularly hard under the Actual Value Initiative, a new property-tax system based on market values.
The three-story building where Paradiso is situated, on Passyunk near Tasker Street, was assessed at $100,000 for 2013 and valued at $505,000 for 2014. Under a 1.25 percent tax rate, her $3,126 tax bill would jump to $6,312.


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One of the biggest hang-ups with the Intel Macs is that there's still software, notably Adobe Photoshop, whose Apple-specific code has not yet been converted to run on Intel-based hardware. Apple's answer was emulation, but the performance in intense content creation apps like Photoshop and Sorensen Squeeze for video editing is ugly. But here in the post-Boot Camp world, Intel-based Apple owners can now have it both ways.
With Windows XP Pro running on a 2.0GHz iMac Core Duo, we ran our Photoshop test in less than half the time it took than with the same system running OS X 10.4.5-- 2 minutes, 49 seconds vs. 6 minutes, 30 seconds to be exact, or a difference of 57%. It's also worth noting that the iMac Core Duo with Windows beat a Pentium D 830-based PCs from Dell and Gateway on Photoshop as well. Stay tuned for tomorrow, when we have Windows-based iMac Core Duo results for the rest of our benchmark tests.
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