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Psychology / Edition 10by Carole Wade, Carol Tavris
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Pub. Date: 01/19/2010
Publisher: Pearson
This text emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and the integration of culture and gender in the science of psychology.
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This text emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and the integration of culture and gender in the science of psychology.
Well-known for its pioneering focus on the development of critical thinking skills crucial to students' success in college and in later life, Psychology by Wade & Tavris is also widely regarded for the liveliness, warmth, and clarity of its writing style. Continuing its tradition of integrating gender, culture, and ethnicity throughout the text, Psychology provides a comprehensive introduction to the field.
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Table of Contents
1. What is Psychology?
2. How Psychologists Do Research
3. Genes, Evolution, and Environment
4. The Brain: Source of Mind and Self
5. Body Rhythms and Mental States
6. Sensation and Perception
7. Learning and Conditioning
8. Behavior in Social and Cultural Context
9. Thinking and Intelligence
10. Memory
11. Emotion, Stress, and Health
12. Motivation
13. Development Over the Lifespan
14. Theories of Personality
15. Psychological Disorders
16. Approaches to Treatment and Therapy
Appendix: Statistical Methods
Chapter 1: What is Psychology?
Psychology, Pseudoscience, and Popular Opinion
Thinking Critically and Creatively About Psychology
Psychology's Past: From the Armchair to the Laboratory
The Birth of Modern Psychology
Three Early Psychologies
Psychology's Present: Behavior, Body, Mind, and Culture
The Major Psychological Perspectives
Other Influential Movements in Psychology
What Psychologists Do
Psychological Research
Psychological Practice
Psychology in the Community
BIOLOGY, CULTURE AND PSYCHOLOGY: Beyond the Borders
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: What Psychology Can Do for You - and What it Can't
Chapter 2: How Psychologists Do Research
What Makes Psychological Research Scientific?
Descriptive Studies: Establishing the Facts
Case Studies
Observational Studies
Correlational Studies: Looking for Relationships
Measuring Correlations
Cautions About Correlations
Experiments: Hunting for Causes
Experimental Variables
Experimental and Control Conditions
Experimenter Effects
CULTURE AND RESEARCH: Special Challenges
Evaluating the Findings
Descriptive Statistics: Finding Out What's So
Inferential Statistics: Asking "So What?"
Interpreting the Findings
Keeping the Enterprise Ethical
The Ethics of Studying Human Beings
The Ethics of Studying Animals
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: Lying with Statistics
Chapter 3: Genes, Evolution, and Environment
Unlocking the Secrets of Genes
The Genetics of Similarity
Evolution and Natural Selection
Innate Human Characteristics
Our Human Heritage: Language
The Nature of Language
The Innate Capacity for Language
Learning and Language
Our Human Heritage: Courtship and Mating
Evolution and Sexual Strategies
Culture and the "Genetic Leash"
The Genetics of Difference
The Meaning of Heritability
Computing Heritability
Our Human Diversity: The Case of Intelligence
Genes and Individual Differences
BIOLOGY AND INTELLECT: Genes and Brainy Brains
The Question of Group Differences
The Environment and Intelligence
Beyond Nature versus Nurture
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: Should You Have Genetic Testing?
Chapter 4: The Brain: Source of Mind and Self
The Nervous System: A Basic Blueprint
The Central Nervous System
The Peripheral Nervous System
Communication in the Nervous System
The Structure of the Neuron
Neurons in the News
How Neurons Communicate
The Plastic Brain
Chemical Messengers in the Nervous System
Mapping the Brain
A Tour through the Brain
The Brain Stem
The Cerebellum
The Thalamus
The Hypothalamus and the Pituitary Gland
The Amygdala
The Hippocampus
The Cerebrum
CULTURE AND THE CORTEX: Can Culture Shape the Brain?
The Two Hemispheres of the Brain
Split Brains: A House Divided
The Two Hemispheres: Allies or Opposites?
Two Stubborn Issues in Brain Research
Where Is the Self?
Are There "His" and "Hers" Brains?
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: Cosmetic Neurology: Tinkering with the Brain
Chapter 5: Body Rhythms and Mental States
Biological Rhythms: The Tides of Experience
Circadian Rhythms
Moods and Long-Term Rhythms
CULTURE AND BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS: The Case of "PMS"
The Rhythms of Sleep
The Realms of Sleep
Why We Sleep
Exploring the Dream World
Dreams as Unconscious Wishes
Dreams as Efforts to Deal with Problems
Dreams as Thinking
Dreams as Interpreted Brain Activity
Evaluating Dream Theories
The Riddle of Hypnosis
The Nature of Hypnosis
Theories of Hypnosis
BIOLOGY AND HYPNOSIS: Now You See It. . .
Consciousness-Altering Drugs
Classifying Drugs
The Physiology of Drug Effects
The Psychology of Drug Effects
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: The Drug Debate
Chapter 6: Sensation and Perception
Our Sensational Senses:
The Riddle of Seperate Sensations
Measuring the Senses
Sensory Adaptation
Sensing Without Perceiving
What We See
An Eye on the World
Why the Visual System Is Not a Camera
How We See Colors
Constructing the Visual World
What We Hear
An Ear on the World
Constructing the Auditory World
Other Senses
Taste: Savory Sensations
Smell: The Sense of Scents
Senses of the Skin
The Mystery of Pain
BIOLOGY AND EXPECTATIONS OF PAIN: Positive Thinking and the Power of the Placebo
The Environment Within
Perceptual Powers: Origins and Influences
Inborn Abilities
Critical Periods
Psychological and Cultural Influences
CULTURE AND PERCEPTION: Of Carpenters and Context
Perception without Awareness
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: Extrasensory Perception: Reality or Illusion?
Chapter 7: Learning and Conditioning
Classical Conditioning
New Reflexes from Old
Principles of Classical Conditioning
What Is Actually Learned in Classical Conditioning?
Classical Conditioning in Real Life
Learning to Like
Learning to Fear
Accounting for Taste
Reacting to Medical Treatments
BIOLOGY AND CLASSICAL CONDITIONING: Pavlov and Peanut Butter
Operant Conditioning
The Birth of Radical Behaviorism
The Consequences of Behavior
Principles of Operant Conditioning
Skinner: The Man and the Myth
Operant Conditioning in Real Life
The Pros and Cons of Punishment
The Problems with Reward
Learning and the Mind
Latent Learning
Social-Cognitive Learning Theories
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: Does Media Violence Make You Violent?
Chapter 8: Behavior in Social and Cultural Context
Roles and Rules
The Obedience Study
The Prison Study
Why People Obey
Social Influences on Beliefs and Behavior
BIOLOGY AND BELIEFS: Do Genes Influence Attitudes?
Persuasion or "Brainwashing"?: The Case of Suicide Bombers
Individuals in Groups
The Wisdom and Madness of Crowds
Altruism and Dissent
Us Versus Them: Group Identity
Ethnic Identity
Group Conflict and Prejudice
The Origins of Prejudice
Defining and Measuring Prejudice
Reducing Conflict and Prejudice
The Question of Human Nature
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: Dealing with Cultural Differences
Chapter 9: Thinking and Intelligence
Thought: Using What We Know
The Elements of Cognition
How Conscious is Thought?
Reasoning Rationally
Formal Reasoning: Algorithms and Logic
Informal Reasoning: Heuristics and Dialectical Thinking
Reflective Judgment
Barriers to Reasoning Rationally
Exagerrating the Improbable (and Minimizing the Probable)
Avoiding Loss
The Fairness Bias
BIOLOGY AND ECONOMIC CHOICE: Rejecting Unfair Offers
The Hindsight Bias
The Confirmation Bias
Mental Sets
The Need for Cognitive Consistency
Overcoming Our Cognitive Biases
Measuring Intelligence: The Psychomatic Approach
The Invention of IQ Tests
CULTURE AND INTELLIGENCE TESTING: Can IQ Tests Be Culturally Fair?
Dissecting Intelligence: The Cognitive Approach
The Triarchic Theory
Domains of Intelligence
Thinking Critically About Intelligence(s)
Motivation, Hard Work, and Intellectual Success
Animal Minds
Animal Intelligence
Animals and Language
Thinking About the Thinking of Animals
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: Becoming More Creative
Chapter 10: Memory
Reconstructing the Past
The Manufacture of Memory
The Conditions of Confabulation
Memory and the Power of Suggestion
The Eyewitness on Trial
Children's Testimony
In Pursuit of Memory
Measuring Memory
Models of Memory
The Three-Box Model of Memory
The Sensory Register: Fleeting Impressions
Short-Term Memory: Memory's Scratch Pad
Long-Term Memory: Final Destination
The Biology of Memory
Changes in Neurons and Synapses
Locating Memories
Hormones, Emotion, and Memory
How We Remember
Effective Encoding
Read, Recite, Review
Retrieval Practice
Why We Forget
Cue-Dependent Forgetting
The Repression Controversy
Autobiographical Memories
Childhood Amnesia: The Missing Years
Memory and Narrative: The Stories of Our Lives
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: Memory and Myth
Chapter 11: Emotion, Stress, and Health
The Nature of Emotion
Emotion and the Body
BIOLOGY AND DECEPTION: Can Lies Be Detected in the Brain and Body?
Emotion and the Mind
Emotion and Culture
How Culture Shapes Emotions
Communicating Emotions
Gender and Emotion
The Nature of Stress
Stress and the Body
Stress and the Mind
CULTURE AND CONTROL: What Can We Change, and What Must We Accept?
Stress and Emotion
Hostility and Depression: Do They Hurt?
Positive Emotions: Do They Help?
Emotional Inhibition and Expression
Coping with Stress
Solving the Problem
Rethinking the Problem
Drawing on Social Support
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: How Much Control Do We Have Over Our Emotions and Our Health?
Chapter 12: Motivation
The Hungry Animal: Motives to Eat
The Biology of Weight
Environmental Influences on Weight
CULTURE AND THE IDEAL BODY: Norms, Gender, and Weight
The Body as Battleground: Eating Disorders
The Social Animal: Motives to Love
The Biology of Love
The Psychology of Love
Gender, Culture, and Love
The Erotic Animal: Motives for Sex
The Biology of Desire
The Psychology of Desire
The Culture of Desire
Gender. Culture, and Sex
BIOLOGY AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Elusive Causes, Recent Clues
The Competent Animal: Motives to Achieve
The Effects of Motivation on Work
The Effects of Work on Motivation
Motives, Values, and the Pursuit of Happiness
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: How to Attain Your Goals
Chapter 13: Development Over the Life Span
From Conception through the First Year
Prenatal Development
The Infant's World
Cognitive Development
Moral Development
Gender Development
Gender Identity
Influences on Gender Development
The Physiology of Adolescence
BIOLOGY AND THE TEEN BRAIN: Less Guilty by Reason of Adolescence?
The Psychology of Adolescence
Stages and Ages
The Transitions of Life
Old Age
The Wellsprings of Resilience
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: Bringing Up Baby
Chapter 14:Theories of Personality
Psychodynamic Theories of Personality
Freud and Psychoanalysis
Other Psychodynamic Approaches
Evaluating Psychodynamic Theories
The Modern Study of Personality
Popular Personality Tests
Core Personality Tests
Genetic Influences on Personality
BIOLOGY AND ANIMAL TRAITS: Do Puppies Have Personalities?
Heredity and Temperament
Heredity and Traits
Evaluating Genetic Theories
Environmental Influences on Personality
Situations and Social Learning
Parental Influences-and Its Limits
The Power of Peers
Cultural Influences on Personality
Culture, Values, and Traits
CULTURE AND VIOLENCE: The Cultivation of Male Aggression
Evaluating Cultural Approaches
The Inner Experience
Humanist Approaches
Narrative Approaches
Evaluating Humanist and Narrative Approaches
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: How to Avoid the "Barnum Effect"
Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders
Diagnosing Mental Disorders
Dilemmas of Diagnosis
CULTURE AND MENTAL ILLNESS: Are Mental Problems the Same Everywhere?
Dilemmas of Measurement
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety and Panic
Fears and Phobias
Obsessions and Compulsions
Mood Disorders
Bipolar Disorder
Origins of Depression
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Drug Abuse and Addiction
Biology and Addiction
Learning, Culture, and Addiction
Debating the Causes of Addiction
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Origins of Schizophrenia
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: Mental Disorder and Personal Responsibility
Chapter 16: Approaches to Treatment and Therapy
Biological Treatments for Mental Disorders
The Question of Drugs
Direct Brain Intervention
Major Schools of Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
Behavior and Cognitive Therapy
Humanist and Cognitive Therapy
Family and Couples Therapy
Evaluating Psychotherapy
CULTURE AND PSYCHOTHERAPY: Does a Therapist-Client "Match" Matter?
The Scientist-Practitioner Gap
When Therapy Helps
BIOLOGY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY: How Treating the Mind Changes the Brain
When Therapy Harms
The Value and Values of Psychotherapy
TAKING PSYCHOLOGY WITH YOU: Becoming a Smart Consumer of Psychological Treatments
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New Mégane Coupé to get video game introduction
October 21, 2008 Move over motor shows, it seems that video games are becoming the platform of choice for manufacturers wanting to throw a spotlight on their shiny new wares. Citroen is using this tactic to showcase its latest concept car and now Renault has announced that video game fans will be the very first to get behind the wheel of its new Mégane Coupé in the latest installment of Electronic Arts' popular Need for Speed series: Need for Speed Undercover.
In a move that also recognizes both the broadening of the video demographic and the fact that a car's appearance in a game is about as good an advertisement a vehicle can have, Renault and EA have been working together for nearly a year to recreate the characteristics and behaviour of the New Mégane Coupé in the game. The partnership will see the French marque's rakish three-door share the virtual tarmac with the likes of the Audi R8, BMW M6 and Porsche 911 GT2.
In the game players chase rivals in the high-speed action along more than 80 miles of road in the Tri-City Bay Area, during their undercover operations to take down an international crime syndicate.
As part of the tie-up, Renault's new coupé will be exhibited alongside the Need for Speed Undercover stand at the MPH Show featuring Top Gear Live at both Earls Court (30 October to 2 November) and NEC Birmingham (13 to 16 November).
The real world version of New Mégane Coupé takes to UK streets in January 2009, while Need for Speed Undercover is slated to ship this November for Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP, PC and mobile.
For further info and to view the official game trailer visit this microsite from early November and the Need for Speed site.

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Should Fla. lawmakers raise the speed limit to 75 mph?UPDATED 5:58 AM EDT Apr 25, 2014
The Florida Senate voted to raise the speed limit on some highways to 75 mph across the Sunshine State.Video Transcript
IT A MALFUNCTION. MARINA MARRACO. IF YOU THINK DRIVERS ARE FAST WIT TO WORK NOW, JUST WAIT. SOON THEY COULD BE ALLOWED TO GO AND FASTER. THE FLORIDA SENATE VOTED TO RAISE THE SPEED LIMIT ON SOME HIGHWAYS TO 75. ONE OF THE ROADS WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT WOULD CAN UP? Reporter: SOME SECTIONS OF FOUR AND I-95 AND FLORIDA TURNPIKE, SOME OF THE BUSIEST AND FASTEST VOWED ROADS IN THE STATE. THIS SECTION HEREOF I-4 IS ONE OF THE MOST HEAVILY TRAVELED, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNINGS. WE TALKED TO A FEW PEOPLE AT THIS SEMINOLE COUNTY REST STOP, ONE DRIVER SAID HE LIKES THE IDEA OF GOING 75 RATHER THAN 70 BECAUSE HE SPEEDS THINK WAY AND HE CAN GET TO HIS DESTINATION FASTER AND WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE ABOUT THAT? LONNIE GRANT SAYS NOT SO FAST. I SAY LEAVE IT AT 70 BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE 75, SOME PEOPLE WILL GO OAT 5 AND THAT IS TOO FAST. WHY IS THAT TOO FAST? WHEN YOU GET IT TOO FAST YOU GO TO GET OR PHONE OR SOMETHING AND YOU ARE HITTING SOMETHING. STATE LAW MAKERS ARE DIVIDED ON THE ISSUES SNRGSS SAY PEOPLE WILL STILL GO NINE MILES ABOVE WHAT SPEED LIMIT IS AND I'M IN THE GOING TO PRETEND I'M A SLOW DRIVER. AUDREY GIBSON SAYS WE ARE A TOUR UFT SPATE WE WANT PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN, NOT SPEED UP. WHAT DO YOU THINK? THE SUNRISE QUESTION OF THE DAY THIS MORNING. DO YOU THINK FASTER SPEED LILTS ARE BETTER AND ARE YOU UNCONCERNED ABOUT HOW FAST OTHER DRIVERS GO OR DO YOU THINK DRIVERS GO TOO FAST. WE HAVE LOTS OF RESPONSES IN TO OUR NEWSROOM AND THE THIRD ANSWER IS THE ONE THAT YOU ARE MOSTLY PICKING. YOU THINK DRIVERS ARE GOING TOO FAST? DO YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION? WEIGH IN AND WE WILL PUT YOUR RESPONSES ON THE AIR LATER THIS MORNING.
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- Aug 09, 2010
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Kodak ESP-3 may be cheap in ink costs but you pay for what you DON'T use!It takes approx 5-6 color cartridges ($17.99--price increase twice in less than a year) to every 1 black cartridge ($9.99--no price increase).
This seems pointless but if you're NOT using any color - why is it being depleted? I called CSR but only India works the call center. NO U.S.
located call center.I reached a receptionist in Rochester, NY where the HQS is and was refused to be allowed to speak to any engineer or supervisor.
Bottom line - they are FORCING you to purchase colored ink even if you only print in black!
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Jan 06, 2014
Kodak will not provide any help if you are not using Kodak brand ink.0 0 Reply
Mar 15, 2013 Brownsville, Texas
I bought the 3-in-1 Kodak printer when it first came out and was also disappointed when I had to buy both color and black cartridges for it to work; BUT, I found a trick to not have to constantly buy the color cartridge for those who are already stuck with the printer- When you're about to print, go into the PROPERTIES and under the ADVANCED tab click BLACK AND WHITE ONLY This should help stop draining the color cartridge as much, it still does but not very fast. You might have to do this at every print job as the setting revert back to printing in color. Also Kodak claims that the combined color cartridge is better and easier but that's a HUGE LIE - because once you run out of one color (cyan, magenta, yellow) the printer will automatically say the WHOLE color cartridge is empty even if the other colors are completely full. A complete waste. It's a night mare if you want to print something like say a blue sky. So save yourself and buy a printer with SINGLE color cartridges.0 0 Reply
Oct 26, 2012
I unfortunately bought a Kodak all in one printer 3 months ago I wish I had seen the complaint page first NOW I KNOW WHY KODAK IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.....I bought a color ink cartridge on the 22nd of Oct it said prints 420 pages it printed 32 and was out!!! and then ou can't print anything no even just blask & white till you replace the color cartridge... I bought another carrtridge today!!! printed 32 pages and it is out again....I am returning this printer this weekend and God help the store if they tell me I cant DO NOT BUY ANYTHING KODAK they suck and do not stand by a good product its JUNK!!!!!!!!!!!0 0 Reply
Oct 18, 2012
Same here! We got this for a Christmas gift and we were thrilled that it was wireless and used less expensive ink, but we hardly print anything and still have to buy ink every 2 months at least! Even with a new ink cartridge, it prints streaky and looks like the ink is running out. I've had to turn in papers to college profs in BLUE because a brand new black ink wouldn't print properly. Can't wait to get a different printer, and I swear it will never be a Kodak again!0 0 Reply
Jun 05, 2012
When I purchased my ESPC 310 I made a specific enquiry to the salesman concerning replacement of colour cartridges and was assured by him these did not have to be replaced when black cartridge depleted. However i am continuing to replace the colour cartridge even though i do not print colour, because the printer will print with just black- clearly i have been mislead. I shall never purchase another Kodak product!0 0 Reply
Sep 01, 2011
I also wish I would have read these complaints,. I have a 5200, and I am constantly buying ink. On my Dell, I could continue printing when the color ran out. Kodak, no. I cannot wait to get a new one. Actually, I'll probably hook the Dell back up. Always buying ink, not cheaper. Buyers beware.0 0 Reply
Apr 19, 2011
I hate this printer. I got it for the automatic double sided printing and lower ink costs. Let me tell you that they are both a joke. The only paper that you will be able to use for double sided printing is letter sized, legal or other you are screwed. Also, my printer only prints on red or orange paper, If I need any other color and I'm screwed. I have spent more in copy fees since buying this printer than the printer itself costs because I need to print double sided on legal paper and on colored paper that my printer does not recognize and for which there is not solution. If you don't have ink in either of your cartridges or one is damaged the entire machine locks up and is of no use until you change the cartidge, i.e. give kodak more money. You cannot fax anything or use the scanner, neither of which use any ink. Customer support has been argumentative and reluctant to pass me on to a supervisor. I will never buy Kodak again.0 0 Reply
Apr 15, 2011
Why don't you provide an email address so that we can send you a complaint..... It is impossible to reach you
Apr 15, 2011
I wis I had read these complaints before I purchased my 6150. My printer is using so much ink that I have to refrain from printing. I am going to have to purchase the off brand ink. How disappointing that I will have to live with this printer for the next few years.0 0 Reply
Feb 07, 2011
I agree with the ink issues. I have a Kodak 6150 and have purchased one cartridge per month of each color and black. I had an HP and only used about three cartridges per year of each. There is no savings because they use less ink in their cartridges. The machine is totally disabled if you do not have both cartridges full and the pring quality is inferior to my HP, bottom line I will return to HP0 0 Reply
Dec 17, 2010
Ink cartridges do not last! I replaced my Lexmark printer when they stopped making the ink cartridges for my model. I specifically purchased a Kodak all in one printer because they advertised that their ink cartridges print more. If my ink is low, then the printer will just refuse to print and will tell me to buy a new cartridge. Totally ridiculous. If I need to just print ONE page and don't mind if it's light, the printer will just refuse to print. I am buying new cartridges constantly. I can't even get the *** think to scan to my computer if there are no print cartridges. Totally ridiculous. I am about ready to throw the thing in the trash and buy an HP. What a waste of money.0 0 Reply
Aug 10, 2010
Hi Loumic4
I'm really sorry you're having problems with your ESP 3. I'd be happy to help. If you could email me via connect at kodak dot com we'll get this taken care of.
Again, I apologize. Thanks for your comments.
Beth LaPierre
Chief Listener @Kodak
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Breaking News
Kiska inaugurated as Slovakia president
- From: AAP
- June 15, 2014
POLITICAL newcomer Andrej Kiska has been inaugurated as Slovakia's new president.
THE successful 51-year-old businessman-turned-philanthropist was elected to the largely ceremonial post in March, handing an embarrassing defeat to major rival, leftist Prime Minister Robert Fico.Taking the presidential oath on Sunday at an extraordinary session of parliament, Kiska became Slovakia's fourth president since the country gained independence after the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993. He succeeds Ivan Gasparovic, the only president since independence to win two five-year terms. Kiska was until recently a relative unknown in Slovakia and attracted voters fed up with corruption and politics-as-usual to beat Fico. As prime minister, Fico remains Slovakia's most powerful politician but will have to deal with a president who is more critical than Gasparovic was.


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NOT GOOD: 4% Turnout for Overseas Voters
No pretty infographic or careful structuring of the informational can hide the tragic fact that even in the last General Election Year of 2012, the OVERSEAS VOTER TURNOUT = 4%. Or, maybe up to 5% in a General Election year. That is (should be) the real headline.
With the millions invested by the states and the FVAP to run the overseas voting program, and with all that has been invested in civic technology by our foundation as well.... That's it? Yes, that is it.
The FVAP document confirms demographic and other information that our foundation already knew from a decade of research and surveying overseas voters. Unfortunately it fails to focus deeply enough on the nonparticipation issue and what can be done about it. The sad reality is that even with the improvements in technology and communications to date, we have not solved the real problems behind the low participation rate of this voting block. Accepting the status quo won't work. We need to expand our thinking on what is holding back participation.
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A Community Recipe by Rawbryan
Halloween is a fun time of the year and brings out everyone's creativity! Well Pumpkins are fun too but are heavy, messy, and well I came up with a fun easy Organic Orange Jack-O-Lantern! Made out of Organic Oranges, Green Apples and love.
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Los Lipstick Lesbianas
Dear Readers:
It's not just questions and racist rants that invade the Mexican's mailbox your feedback sneaks under my digital fence, tambin. Let's start with Lean Like a K Street Chola, a gangbanger-turned-lobbyist who wrote in a couple of weeks back wondering how she could explain to quizzical pals why Mexican women use lip-liner. The Mexican responded that such coloring "attracts men"; here's her response:
I love my new moniker! I must get new business cards made. Maybe the new name of my memoir (when I get around to writing it) will be K Street Chola: From Juvenile Hall to the Halls of Congress. Just one thing, muchacho: Not all women are interested in attracting hombres. Probably safer to not assume in the future. Ive been pura lesbiana since before I was even a chola. I will grant that [using lip-liner] is probably to attract the mujeres machas. But a friend said she read somewhere that Latinas apply lipstick seven times more than non-Latinas, so perhaps its just genetic!
Lean Like a K Street Chola
Muchas apologies, K Street Chola, but what did you expect from a macho Mexican man? I don't know about your amiga's assertion, but a study this year published by the NDP Group found that "Hispanic" women were more likely to use mascara, blush, eyeliner and lipstick than any other ethnic group. Maybe the genetic part is right or maybe Mexican women (of all sexual persuasions!) just like to look better for their homeboys and heinas than gabachas.
Latinas� use of makeup
Got a spicy question about Mexicans? Ask the Mexican at e-mail link. Letters will be edited for clarity, cabrones. And include a hilarious pseudonym, por favor, or we�ll make one up for you!
The following is a general commentary to keep in mind whenever corpulent know-nothings compare Mexicans to al-Qaeda:
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During the opening night of The Simpsons Movie, my friend and I were surprised to find that the young group of Mexicans sitting behind us had dropped a loaded .45 ACP clip under our seat. Shocked and vowing to never frequent that Phoenix theater again, I left with further disappointment in Mexicans. On the flip side, I ran out of gas on the freeway a week later. While walking alongside the freeway, a Mexican gentleman by the name of Lionel stopped and picked me up. Lionel drove me 30 miles roundtrip to get gas and would only accept my name and deepest gratitude as payment. If it wasnt for Lionels generosity, I wouldve been royally screwed. Im writing this as a plea for people not to judge a group of people just because of a few bad tamales and to show my appreciation for my Hispanic hero, Lionel.
Grateful Gringo
Gracias for your story, gabacho. I concur: love the good Mexicans, nuke the cholos except K Street Chola, of course. And now, on to this week's question:
Can you give me a good response when people ask me (often rudely), "What are you, anyway?" My mother is Mexican, my father is white. I look sort of vaguely ethnic hence, the question. I like "White-xican" but is there some better answer out there?
Brown-Skinned Girl
Dear Half-Wab:
How about "A quien chingada le importa?" ("Who the fuck cares?")? Seriously, few things peeve the Mexican more than when someone questions a person's ethnic identity. I don't care if it's gabachos calling American citizens "anchor babies" or Mexican nationalists insisting someone must be born in Mexico to call themselves a Mexican. As I've written before, national character is never static, and anyone who claims otherwise is as deluded as a Minuteman. That's why I love it when half-breeds create new terms to describe their dual heritages. "White-xican" is fine, but dig further into your gabacho papi's past to create something better. My favorites are leprecano (half-Mexican, half-Irish), beaner-weiner (half-Mex, half-Kraut), Puerto Nortalian (quarter-Puerto Rican, quarter-Italian, half-Norwegian) and Korexican, the child of a Korean and Mexican marriage. I'm sure I'm missing out on other creative ethnic labels for half-Mexicans got any more, gentle readers? The Mexican will publish the best ones in the coming weeks!
MEET THE MEXICAN! The Mexican will sign copies of his book Thursday, August 30, at 7 p.m. at Chicano Style in Metrocenter, 9617 Metrocenter Parkway West, Suite 1072, Phoenix. Call 602-870-2005.
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To be honest once the holidays are over I feel drained. So many activities, emotions and hosting/partying has left me mentally and physically fatigued. I usually just lag through until Valentine's day. This year the Charmer is about easy and no stress decorating…it's all about the hearts, knitted hearts. I think I mentioned when fall rolls around my knitting needles… Read More
Christmas Table Setting Cottage Style
Christmas is only 3 days away! When I entertain it's never very formal. You know I love to cook but I'm a totally casual person, and so is my home. Most of the Charmers furnishing were purchased from thrift store and barn sale finds. My farmhouse table was a steal from a barn sale I attended in November.
Vintage Chest And A Freebie Christmas Vignette
I've been in a frenzy to get all our holiday decorating done and I'm almost there :-}. Today I've been working on the finishing touches that makes the holidays decor come alive. Yesterday I worked on a vignette I didn't expect to be doing? I found a vintage chest at GW this week and a freebie mirror in the alley… Read More
Vintage Easter Card Mantel
Are you like me? I always seem behind, you know with the season. I've seen Easter projects and vignettes for months across blogland….but I just finished our Easter Vintage Card Mantel last night. Am I the only one running late? We do have good reasons this time, Mr. Charmer pulled his back the end of last week while we were… Read More
Happy Valentine's!
It's Valentine's Day. I'm looking forward to spending the day with Mr. Charmer and anticipating our Valentine's dinner. I am lucky to have Mr. Charmer in my life after a very long wait. I'm so looking forward to sitting down across from him, sipping wine, eating, and quietly sharing together in this special day! I felt this poem expressed my… Read More
Happy New Year!!!
I wanted to wish each and everyone of you a happy and healthy New Year. I'm making the hubs stay up till midnight, so we can kiss and have share our wonderful hopes and dreams for the new year. Ya see… this has been the hardest year for me medically, physically and emotionally. In fact there were many times I… Read More
New Year's Tablescape…
Hello everyone… Just finished pulling my very simple New Year's Tablescape together. Everything on the table is from the Dollar Tree or a thrift store find…except for the tablecloth. I headed to Hobby Lobby this morning and found the silver grey material which I turned into a tablecloth. The centerpiece is a Bavaria Germany coffee set found at Savers last… Read More
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Hello and welcome to A Perfectly Imperfect Home Tour…Part ll. If you missed the Perfectly Imperfect Home Tour…Part I click on the link. It explains why I called the tours imperfectly imperfect! Part ll tour starts in the kitchen.. I haven't shown my kitchen very often and was oh so happy when I found three Christmas plaid covers just a… Read More
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Connie Noe of Hodgenville and the late Jerry Noe and Noreen and Marc Clemmons of Westchester, Ohio, would like to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Tiffany Marie Higdon and David Cole Smith.
The bride to be is a graduate of LaRue County High School.
The prospective groom is a graduate of Green County High School.
The wedding is November 2011 in Kentucky. Formal invitations have been sent.
Following the ceremony, the couple plans to reside in Nashville, Tenn.
True friendship requires loyalty during all kinds of times.
There is a vast difference between knowing someone well and being a true friend. When loyalty is present a relationship is secure and solid. When it is not, we live in insecurity and fear.
As a loyal person we say, "It doesn't matter what happens around us or between us there is nothing that can make me turn my back on you."
I Corinthians 13:7 says: "Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
Nelda and Sammy Wooten did not have much experience when they began operating the store and gas station that became known as Sammy's Market on East Western Avenue in Sonora.
A friend had the property available for lease 35 years ago, so the couple took it on and later bought the property, Nelda Wooten said.
"We just got an opportunity, and we did it," she said.
Twelve Sunrise Manor volunteers received pins for their hours of volunteer work at the group's semi-annual meeting held at the facility off North Lincoln Boulevard Oct. 18.
Candy Vincent presented Junior Bowen a pin for 11,000 hours; Tickle Ragland, 4,000; Emogene Gardner, 2,500; Liz Ragland 1,500; Obadiah and Rebekah Okeson, 1,000 hours each; Hazel Hodge, 600; Bob Wilson, 400; Sybil Skaggs, 300; Ronald Benningfield, 200; and Julie Kessinger and Lillian Talley, 100 hours each.
As the summer garden season nears an end, don't let your guard down. Keeping up with a few basic chores can improve your landscape's beauty and reduce your workload next season.
Continue weeding. Removing weeds now before they go to seed will eliminate hundreds of weeds next season. Destroy invasive weeds, those that have gone to seed and perennials that may root in the compost pile. And mulch the soil if you haven't already done so.
"We are getting a raw deal," New Haven Mayor Bobby Johnson said during Thursday's New Haven Board of Commissioners meeting.
Johnson was referring to the new Nelson County Library branch being built in the city. While construction is moving along, the New Haven Board of Commissioners is none to happy the Nelson County Library Board of Trustees has decided to pull a proposed sprinkler system out of the plans due to a cost overrun.
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At the New Haven Board of Commissioners meeting Thursday, City Clerk Linda Mattingly outlined the commissioners plans for submitting an application for a Community Development Block Grant through the Lincoln Trail Area District for $500,000 to build a Senior Citizens Center onto Barry Hall at the Park in New Haven.
The trial for David Jerome Willett, suspected in the stabbing death of Eric Douglas Stallard in New Haven last December, has been delayed a second time.
Willett, 27, New Hope, stands accused of stabbing 39-year-old Stallard, New Haven, in an apartment at 107 Locust St. in New Haven the evening of Dec. 2, 2010. At the time, police reported that an argument about who Stallard was dating escalated into violence. Stallard was reportedly killed with a 7-inch lockblade.
LaRue County High School student and performer Kenzi Lewis was the guest of Rotarian Sam Sanders, and featured presenter at last week's Hodgenville Rotary Club Meeting. Lewis made an appearance on last season's American Idol.
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Once you go black, you never go back.
Seriously. Good coffee made the right way tastes perfect on its own.
I have reduced my coffee intake drastically, but I still drink about 6 cups per week. I have recently decided to go dairy-free also because I think it will improve my PCOS symptoms.
I need suggestions for alternatives that have a similar taste to milk or half and half. I do not like almond milk in coffee.
Also, what it the best sweetener to use? I need it to be relatively low carb and primal.
Once you go black, you never go back.
Seriously. Good coffee made the right way tastes perfect on its own.
Can you tolerate it black? And gradually reduce the amount of sugar you use?
I use raw honey in my morning coffee, but nothing the rest of the time. It needs to be good coffee though
Coconut milk or cream definitely has a distinct taste totally unlike milk or half and half, but it's what I use in my coffee. I really dislike the taste of almond milk in coffee, too. I find that with a Tbsp of coconut cream in my coffee there's no need for sugar, though once in a while I'll throw a tsp of coconut sugar in because I feel like it.
I'm not sure there are any alternatives that taste just the same as milk does...
I used to use two tablespoons of half 'n' half and Equal. Now I use a half tablespoon of coconut oil and a couple drops of stevia. I do run it through the blender. It comes out all nice and foamy. Love it.
"Right is right, even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it." - St. Augustine
Who says back fat is a bad thing? Maybe on a hairy guy at the beach, but not on a crab.
Real coconut milk (or coconut milk powder) for me -- aka not the stuff in cartons. I don't use any sweeteners though, lost my taste for it in coffee and I really don't need it anymore.
I drink mine black. I only need to add sugar, other sweeteners, or creamer with the cheap stuff. And that's usually a sign I shouldn't be drinking it anyway.
But... Coconut milk is a good alternative. It doesn't taste exactly like milk, no. But that unique flavor is part of the reason some people PREFER it over milk/dairy.
Or you could just go bulletproof. Are you strictly no dairy, including butter, or do you do what a lot of folks do here which is skip the dairy, EXCEPTING butter from that restriction?
Ok, I ran out to the store to get coconut milk and coconut cream.
I'm at work without a can opener, so I am trying the coconut milk first. This is WAY better than almond milk!
I can't wait to try the coconut cream tomorrow! I'm hoping that I won't need any sweetener with it.
I'm trying to give up butter also. This actually hasn't been too hard. I thought I would miss it on broccoli. I'm not sure why just that one vegetable. Last night I cooked a mixture that included broccoli in coconut oil with pepper and garlic and I didn't even miss the butter.
Thanks everyone!
What are some good coffee brands that you like? Right now I have something Brazilian that I bought online for my husband. He swears coffee in the USA is all cheap/weak.


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Frejus Cathedral is within a 5-minute walk of Hotel and Restaurant L'Arena while other popular sites like Frejus Amphitheatre are within a 15-minute stroll. This 32-room, 4-star hotel welcomes guests with a restaurant, free in-room WiFi, and a fitness center. In the historical district, the hotel is also close to Roman Theater and Luna Park Frejus.
In addition to a meal at the onsite restaurant, you can also enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Order from room service to satisfy your hunger without leaving your room. For your convenience, a buffet breakfast is served for a fee each morning from 7 AM to 10 AM.
All of Hotel and Restaurant L'Arena's 32 individually decorated rooms provide private yards, free newspapers, and safes. Guests can expect to find free WiFi and flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Select Comfort beds sport premium bedding and bathrooms offer hair dryers and designer toiletries. Rooms also include desks.
Property features
Hotel and Restaurant L'Arena features a fitness center, free WiFi in public areas, and 3 meeting rooms. Self parking is available for EUR 12 per night. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, tours or tickets, and securing valuables. Additional amenities include conference space, a seasonal outdoor pool, and express check-in.
- Walking distance to Frejus Cathedral and Frejus Amphitheatre
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Onsite dining
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Hotel and Restaurant L'Arena139-145 Rue Du General De Gaulle Frejus Var 83600
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Hotel and Restaurant L'Arena features a fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool. The hotel offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
Event facilities measuring 624 square feet (58 square meters) include conference space. This Frejus hotel also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Hotel and Restaurant L'Arena has designated areas for smoking.
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of floors - 4
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Pool umbrellas
- Total number of rooms - 32
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Terrace
- Poolside bar
- Restaurant
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Year Built 1683
- Conference space size (feet) - 624
- Conference space size (meters) - 58
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
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- Number of buildings/towers - 3
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Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Le Jardin de l Arena - This poolside bar specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Open select days.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool.
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- Golfing nearby
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- Water skiing nearby
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- Personal motorized watercraft on site
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-out time is noon
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- Pets not allowed
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Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.64 per person, per night
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- Breakfast fee: between EUR 7 and EUR 17 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: EUR 12 per night
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
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One child 12 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
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This hotel has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.


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With the All Star break approaching, the Mets surprisingly find themselves only a few games behind the Braves in the race for the wild card. At the beginning of the season, no one expected the Mets to be anywhere near the playoffs. Despite the injuries that have hit them, these Mets are playing some inspired ball, scoring runs at a great rate, and are in contention for the National League's final playoff spot.
The road to the playoffs will not be easy. This team of young players will have to prove themselves during the dog days of August. There are some obstacles this team will have to overcome, and their quest to the postseason depends on their success in dealing with these hurdles.
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Youngblood Theatre explores war at home in 'Dying City'
July 2005. Kelly, a woman in her late 20s, is sorting through books in a nondescript New York City apartment. The doorbell rings, and in walks Peter, identical twin brother of Craig, Kelly's deceased husband. An ROTC officer, Craig died in Iraq in 2004.
That's how things begin in Christopher Shinn's "Dying City," a very good play getting a welcome Milwaukee staging from Youngblood Theatre Company, under Benjamin Wilson's direction. »Read Full Article
Maxwell kicks off comeback tour at Riverside Theater
It's been four years since Maxwell's last tour, two years since he canceled a follow-up tour, five years since his latest album, and four years since he was supposed to release a follow-up album.
And on the first night of his 40-date comeback tour at the Riverside Theater on Saturday, the R&B star made his fans wait some more. »Read Full Article(1)
Cafe 1505 in Mequon launching dinner service this week
The breakfast-and-lunch restaurant Cafe 1505 in Mequon is adding dinner service, beginning Tuesday.
Cafe 1505 will serve dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, with the bar opening at 4. Breakfast and lunch will continue to be served until 3 p.m. daily, and the deli will have prepared foods through the afternoon. »Read Full Blog Post
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The workhorse of Milwaukee shade gardens, the hosta, will be discussed Wednesday on the Garden Walk tour at the Boerner Botanical Gardens, 8400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners. Marcia Wensing of the Southeast Wisconsin Hosta Society will lead the tour through the garden's collection and offer tips for planting. The walk starts at 6:30 p.m. from the garden's educational center gift shop. It costs $5. »Read Full Article


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It does not matter what aspect of athletics you are interested in, We cater for all, from 8 upwards. You can train and compete in track and field, road running, cross country and sportshall. Click here to find us.
The membership form is here .
The membership for under 11's is now full. Those who have been in contact with the secretary will have their spaces honoured and new applicants will be placed on a waiting list.
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Government invoke ISA in Bangkok to handle Saturday rally
The government will invoke the Internal Security Act for nine days, starting today, in three Bangkok districts to handle the anti-government mass rally scheduled for this Saturday.
Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung said the three districts are Phra Nakhon, Pomprab Satrupai and Dusit.
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I have had an area carpet cleaned. Now it is rippled and won't lay flat. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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I have a 9x12 area rug over wood floor and it is bubbling so badly that we went out and bought double stick tape thinking this would help. Instead it just made it bubble in new areas. We are stymied and worried that someone will trip over the bubbled edge. Cannot find any other ideas that might help. Any suggestion?
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The problem is that the yarns of the two carpets, upper and lower, are rubbing against each other. Go to an RV supply place and buy some of the rubbery, slightly sticky stuff that we RVers use to line the kitchen cupboards of our rigs so that our dishes stay put when we travel. You can buy the same stuff at places like K-Mart next to the Contact paper that is used to line home kitchen cupboards, but you can get it by the yard at the RV store, which might be cheaper. Buy a piece as long as one of your area rugs and place it under that rug. Should stop the area rug from sliding around. (05/29/2004)
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They might be bubbling because their getting stretched. If an area rug is sitting over a softer carpet, as the carpet underneath compresses each time it's walked on or furniture is placed on it, it could cause the area rug on top to slowly stretch over time. Unfortunately if that is the cause of the bubbles there's not much you'll be able to do about it. (06/07/2004)
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Many are the forms of the Ill and diverse are their machinations. Friendship can indeed motivate some Ill to acts of malice or misguided affection, and love can lead to strange fates. March learns that the only thing you can count on when facing the Ill is that no two are alike, especially when it comes down to how to deal with them! Then a petty theft in Rodin's shop leads to Jake reminiscing about her youth and the tragic loss that led her to become a Ciste Vihad!
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Article: Complete Genome Sequence of Dengue Virus Serotype 2 Cosmopolitan Genotype Strain in Guangdong, China[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Here we report the complete genome sequence of a dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2) strain, GZ40, isolated in Guangdong, China, in 2010. A phylogenetic analysis classified GZ40 into the Cosmopolitan genotype, while previous Chinese DENV-2 isolates belong to the Asian I genotype. The reemergence of the Cosmopolitan genotype of DENV-2 in China deserves further investigation.
- [Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: We report here the complete genome sequence of a human echovirus type 30 strain ECV30/GX10/05 isolated in Guangxi, China, in 2010. Phylogenetic analysis showed that ECV30/GX10/05 was closely related to a Korean strain isolated in 2008. The sequence information will help in an understanding of the molecular epidemiology and evolution of echovirus.
- [Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Dengue is emerging as the most important mosquito borne viral disease in the world. In mainland China, sporadic and large outbreaks of dengue illness caused by the four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV-1 to DENV-4) have been well documented. Guangdong province is the major affected area in China, and DENV-1 has dominantly circulated in Guangdong for a long time. In this study, a family cluster of DENV-3 infection in Guangzhou was described. Three cases were diagnosed as dengue fever based on clinical manifestation, serological and RT-PCR assays. Two DENV-3 strains were isolated in C6/36 cells and the complete genome sequences were determined. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the new DENV-3 isolates from the family cluster were grouped within genotype III. Considering the fact that several DENV-3 strains within genotype V were also identified in Guangzhou in 2009, at least two genotypes of DENV-3 co-circulated in Guangzhou. Careful investigation and virological analysis should be warranted in the future.
Dataset: Additional file 1[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Figure S1. Phylogenetic tree based on the complete envelope gene from 58 DENV-3 strains by Bayesian method. The evolutionary history was inferred using BEAST 1.7.1 software. The tree was rooted using DENV-1 strain Nauru, DENV-2 strain New Guinea C and DENV-4 strain B5 as outgroups. The newly described DENV-3 isolates in the study are marked with red squares and other Chinese DENV-3 isolates taken for comparison are marked with blue squares. (TIFF 1759 kb)
- [Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Here we report the first complete genome sequence of a dengue virus serotype 4 genotype II strain, GZ30, isolated in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, in 2010. The sequence information provided herein will help us to understand the molecular epidemiology of dengue virus and predict the risk of severe diseases in mainland China.
Dataset: Technical Appendix[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Similarity scanning and full-length bootscanning analysis of coxsackievirus B (CBV) 5/CC10/10 with other CBV strains and representative enterovirus strains.
Article: In vitro and in vivo characterization of a new enterovirus type 71-specific human intravenous immunoglobulin manufactured from selected plasma donors[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Enterovirus type 71 (EV71) causes large outbreaks with significant mortality among young children, and no specific antiviral treatment is currently available. Antibody-based therapy represents a promising alternative strategy for lethal EV71 infection. Our previous data has shown that anti-EV71 neutralization antibodies were present in a significant proportion of blood donors in China. To produce a new human intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) product containing high titer anti-EV71 neutralizing antibodies and investigate its therapeutic efficacy against lethal EV71 infection in a murine model. Plasma units that contained high titer neutralizing antibodies from selected Chinese donors were pooled and processed into pharmaceutical grade IVIG preparations according to the standard procedure. The efficacy of these EV71-specific IVIG product was characterized in vitro by neutralization assay and in vivo by suckling mouse protection testing. The therapeutic effects against lethal EV71 challenge were further assayed in a suckling mouse model. About 12% of the normal plasma units were selected and pooled to manufacture the EV71-IVIG preparations, and in vitro and in vivo efficacy data showed that these EV71-specific IVIG preparations were enriched with neutralizing antibodies against EV71. Furthermore, treatment with EV71-specific IVIG was evidenced to confer protection against lethal EV71 challenge in a dose- and time-dependent manner in the suckling mouse model. This preclinical study indicates that these "tailor-made" EV71-IVIG preparations manufactured from selected plasma donors in EV71-endemic areas may represent a promising therapeutic option for the lethal EV71 infections, and further clinical trials should be warranted in the future.
Article: A Broadly Flavivirus Cross-Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody that Recognizes a Novel Epitope within the Fusion Loop of E Protein[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Flaviviruses are a group of human pathogenic, enveloped RNA viruses that includes dengue (DENV), yellow fever (YFV), West Nile (WNV), and Japanese encephalitis (JEV) viruses. Cross-reactive antibodies against Flavivirus have been described, but most of them are generally weakly neutralizing. In this study, a novel monoclonal antibody, designated mAb 2A10G6, was determined to have broad cross-reactivity with DENV 1-4, YFV, WNV, JEV, and TBEV. Phage-display biopanning and structure modeling mapped 2A10G6 to a new epitope within the highly conserved flavivirus fusion loop peptide, the (98)DRXW(101) motif. Moreover, in vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrated that 2A10G6 potently neutralizes DENV 1-4, YFV, and WNV and confers protection from lethal challenge with DENV 1-4 and WNV in murine model. Furthermore, functional studies revealed that 2A10G6 blocks infection at a step after viral attachment. These results define a novel broadly flavivirus cross-reactive mAb with highly neutralizing activity that can be further developed as a therapeutic agent against severe flavivirus infections in humans.
Article: Retinoic acid inducible gene-I and melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 are induced but not essential for dengue virus induced type I interferon response[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Dengue viruses (DENVs) are important human pathogens that cause mild dengue fever, and severe dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome, and no vaccine or antiviral therapy are currently available. At the initial stage of DENV infection, host pattern recognition receptors are responsible for sensing viral proteins or nucleic acids and initiating innate antiviral responses, including the activation of type I interferon (IFN) and proinflammatory cytokines. Two RNA helicases, retinoic acid inducible gene-I (RIG-I) and melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5), are recently identified as cytoplasmic PPRs for virus infection. Here, in this study the involvement of RIG-I and MDA5 in DENV-induced IFN-β response A549 cells were investigated. DENV infection readily up-regulated RIG-I expression, activated IRF-3 and RIG-I mRNA transcription, and induced the production of IFN-β in A549 cells in a strain- and serotype-independent manner. While gene silencing of RIG-I by small interfering RNAs failed to significantly inhibit IFN-β production induced by DENV infection. Further experiments demonstrated that MDA5 was also induced by DENV infection, and MDA5 knockout did not block DENV induced IFN-β production in A549 cells. Our results demonstrated that both RIG-I and MDA5 were induced but neither of the two was essential for DENV induced IFN IFN-β response in A549 cells. These findings suggest that innate immune pathway are involved in the recognition of DENV by human non-immune cells, and provide insights for the understanding of the molecular mechanism for DENV-induced antiviral response.
- [Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Prophylaxis and treatment with oseltamivir effectively controlled a community outbreak of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in China. The genetic makeup of strains of different generations seemed to be stable. Travel in confined settings might accelerate the transmission of pandemic influenza in a community outbreak.
- [Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is an etiologic agent of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD), and recent HFMD epidemics worldwide have been associated with a severe form of brainstem encephalitis associated with pulmonary edema and high case-fatality rates. EV71 contains a positive-sense single-stranded genome RNA of approximately 7400 bp in length which encodes a polyprotein with a single open reading frame (ORF), which is flanked by untranslated regions at both the 5' and 3' ends. A long distance RT-PCR assay was developed to amplify the full length genome cDNA of EV71 by using specific primes carrying a SP6 promoter. Then the in vitro synthesized RNA transcripts from the RT-PCR amplicons were then transfected into RD cells to produce the rescued virus. The rescued virus was further characterized by RT-PCR and indirect fluorescent-antibody (IFA) assay in comparison with the wild type virus. The rescued viruses were infectious on RD cells and neurovirulent when intracerebrally injected into suckling mice. Thus, we established a rapid method to produce the infectious full length cDNA of EV71 directly from RNA preparations and specific mutations can be easily engineered into the rescued enterovirus genome by this method.
Article: Presence of High-Titer Neutralizing Antibodies against Enterovirus 71 in Intravenous Immunoglobulin Manufactured from Chinese Donors
- [Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: The role of the 3'untranslated region (UTR) of the dengue virus (DENV) genome during viral translation remains to be elucidated. We assessed the contribution of well-defined RNA elements in the 3'UTR of DENV-2 to viral translation using a virus-induced reporting gene system and deoxyribozymes (DRzs) targeting the 3'UTR of the DENV-2 genome. Results show that mRNAs carrying a deletion of repeated conserved sequence (RCS2)-CS2 are translated less efficiently than wild type mRNAs. However, mRNAs with a deletion of CS1-stem loop (SL) are translated more efficiently. Thus, CS1-SL and RCS2-CS2 may have different effects on translational regulation. Additionally, the translation-suppressing effect of CS1-SL or the SL element is further confirmed in DENV-2-infected cells using DRzs. Mutagenesis studies show that, rather than the secondary structure, nucleotides 10663-10677 and 10709-10723 are responsible for translational suppression of SL. Overall, our results demonstrate that sequences and elements within the DENV-2 3'UTR regulate viral translation.
- [Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: A pandemic caused by a novel influenza A virus (H1N1) poses a serious public health threat. In this study, a real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) assay based on the hemagglutinin gene was developed that discriminates the novel H1N1 from swine influenza virus, seasonal H1N1/H3N2 virus and the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus. The sensitivity of this assay was 0.2 50% tissue culture infective dose of virus and 200 copies of in vitro-transcribed target RNA. Three hundred and forty-eight clinical specimens from suspected H1N1 patients were tested using this assay, and forty-two (12.07%) were found to be positive. Tests using the real-time PCR assay recommended by WHO and virus isolation gave identical results. This sensitive and specific real-time RT-PCR assay will contribute to the early diagnosis and control of the emerging H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Article: Attenuated dengue 2 viruses with deletions in capsid protein derived from an infectious full-length cDNA clone[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: A full-length cDNA clone (pD212) of dengue virus type 2 isolated in China (DEN2-43) was constructed. Based on this, we constructed several mutants with deletions in capsid protein C using fusion PCR. These deletions removed part or almost all of the internal stretch of hydrophobic amino acid residues that is probably involved in virion assembly. We thus obtained viable mutant viruses. The propagation capacity of the mutant viruses in cell culture was impaired in parallel with the increasing size of the deletion, and the infectivity of mutant C(Delta42-59), from which all of helix III of capsid protein C was removed, was completely abolished. More importantly, the mutant viruses were highly attenuated in suckling mice but induced high levels of antibodies in adult mice. This study indicates that the structural and functional flexibility of capsid protein C make it a candidate target for the attenuation of dengue virus, which could open a promising new avenue for the development of live attenuated dengue vaccines.


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Here's the March on 25th April 2015 from Endcliffe Park, part of a national day of action for the NHS
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Since the election more and more people have contacted us to ask what they can do.
The chance to repeal the 2012 Health and Social Care Act has been lost for the time being with the Conservative election victory. However the Conservatives won despite their policy on the NHS not because of it - though some people actually took David Cameron's unfunded promise of £8.5 billion at his word. Now we are back with Jeremy Hunt who has to deal with all the financial and other impending crises for which he would have blamed Labour if they had won.
The key questions we developed for voters to ask election candidates are still relevant and our new Sheffield MPs need to be held to what they have said, both in Parliament and within the Labour Party.
The 2012 Health and Social Care Act is not going unchallenged. Caroline Lucas MP (Green) represented her NHS Bill last July (to reinstate the NHS), supported by Jeremy Corbyn and others, and it is due for debate on March 11th 2016. However a more establishment counter proposal for a cross-party commission has also been tabled for the same day, which will help to sabotage the NHS Bill.
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There are major new challenges ahead as the Sheffield Health Services struggle to find an ethical and achievable way forward within the strictures of the Five Year Forward View. There is the looming shadow of devolution measures in Sheffield, which are being discussed in secret and will have significant effects on health and care services. We will post news as we get it.
Sheffield Save Our NHS will be continuing to campaign hard locally to hold back any further fragmentation and privatisation of the NHS. We don't think the current CCG or Council leadership want to go down this road but there are many pressures, especially in social care.
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Check out the Sheffield NHS News page via the link on the upper left column to find details of local NHS consultation and engagement activities. These help the public to find out what is going on locally and can be opportunities to put the case against competition as the basis for selecting healthcare providers.
We were proud to welcome the 999 Call for the NHS march from Jarrow to London organised by the Darlington Mums. See the page menu link on the left for our dedicated page
We joined the TUC Lobby of the Conservative Party Conference on 29th September 2013 as part of a strong turnout from Sheffield committed to saving the NHS from Tory plans. But if lobbying / gagging bill is now likely to restrict such events from September 2014.
In January 2013 we launched a campaign to save the Hallamshire Minor Injuries Unit which is under review. We only needed a few shortish signature gathering sessions in the city centre, at Hunters Bar and in Broomhill to collect more than 1000 signatures which were presented to Nick Clegg MP and Paul Blomfield MP. A&E at Northern General is under such pressure that the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust that the MIU was finally re-included in local publicity with the NHS forced to say it would not be closed without a consultation. However the urgent care system is due for review and consultation in June 2015.
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Austin's House recently held its annual Mardi Gras fundraising event, this time with a western theme, Cowboy Mardi Gras. We had a huge crowd, with great food and thanks to the generosity of our donors, plenty of silent auction and raffle items. I would like to be able to list each and every donor, but as there were 117 donations, I fear I will run out of space. Each donor will certainly be acknowledged personally. The continued generosity of our supporters throughout the year has enabled Austin's House to provide compassionate care for nearly 300 children since opening our doors. We could not have done this without the support of this amazing community and we thank you all.
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'Love and Germophobia,' 'Missed Connections' top winners at Milwaukee Short Film Festival
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North Korea's New Beautification Project: Pyongyang Zoo
Under Kim Jong Un, North Korea has gone on a building and beautification drive in and around its Potemkin capital of Pyongyang.
The fruits of that push to make the elite feel content include waterparks, a dolphinarium, a riding stable, and further afield, a ski resort in the southeast of the country.
The latest target for development appears to be the Pyongyang Zoo, which has featured frequently in state media reports in recent weeks. A bulletin published on Wednesday says Mr. Kim visited the zoo himself recently, where "projects are under way to build new buildings and remodel the existing ones."
Among the instructions Mr. Kim gave on the trip were to construct a "new shed for penguins to suit the ecological characteristics of animals and provide the best convenience to visitors."
Mr. Kim also called for a new sturgeon pond and "increasing the species of rare animals with ornamental effect," the report said.
Among those rare animals (at least for North Korea), state media said the zoo recently took delivery of a group of Yorkshire Terriers. The dogs were learning "several feats" at the zoo, according to the report.
Other dogs at the zoo include "Dalmatians, Irish setters, bearded collies and schnauzer," the Korean Central News Agency said in a separate report.
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