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So _The_Christ_ but not the _only_ child of God.
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Okay then, rephrasing… Are there any quotes, attributed to Jesus in the Bible, where he claimed to be the "Only" child of God?
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Quick question, while John states Jesus was God's "Only begotten son" did Jesus himself ever claim to be the "only" child of God?
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To "pray" is "to ask":
Every well-wishing, hope for a recovery, or expressed show of concern towards Dawkins or anyone else is a prayer.
Prayer need not begin with "Dear God", in fact most don't. Calling upon "the universe", "mother nature" or even Dawkin's collected medical staff to be able and willing to intervene so as to help him survive IS asking, IS praying.
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Jesus was a "child" of God, he knew it sooner in life then most of us do and told us we _all_ are "children" of God.
The happenstance, meet-cute, or horror story of your parent's and other ancestor's interactions which led to your conception were T.H.E.'s thoughts. In short you were "conceived" as a thought by T.H.E. before you were conceived biologically.
This very interaction, between you and I, is a thought known by (within) T.H.E.
[-1] January 13, 2016 at 11:46am
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Blest -Oct. 9, 2015 at 1:33pm
What do you mean by "gay tendency expressed by the time of birth"?
I was referring to the gay tendency epi-genetic markers, that the study's authors are describing, being in place prior to birth (triggered during pregnancy) vs. during childhood/adulthood.
Just because the child may not have reached the age to express their own sex drive and desires doesn't mean that sexual experiences were not forced upon them prior to that time.
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October 9, 2015 at 1:51pm
There are several hormones released during orgasm. One is known as the "bonding" hormone studied in women thought to drive them to want to stay connected to that partner. The hormones and their relative amounts vary by the type and intensity of orgasm. *******/clitoral orgasms in women and Prostate/Penile in men. Most hetero men rarely, if ever, experience the more intense prostate orgasm (i.e.receive anal sex) which is likely to drive them to want to "bond" with the one providing the experience both when it was a positive (for fun) and when it was negative (due to rape).
In reply to jonordy's comment on the story Twins Study Uses Saliva Test to Predict Sexual Orientation With 70 Percent Accuracy
[-2] October 9, 2015 at 1:04pm
Yes epi-genetics is the mechanism that drives adaptation.
The epi-genetic events around the mother's birth are set into the eggs she will produce her whole life. The epi-genetic events during the recent year(s), up to a day before, intercourse are set into the sperm (during creation) of the father. Stability in design from the mother, recent adaptations from the father.
What this study couldn't show is which "gay" epi-genetic markers were obtained prior to birth due to the Mother's choices during pregnancy, the Father's choices before intercourse, or triggered by the individual's choice(s) between birth and the time of the study.
This study only further enforces the view I came to about a year ago from previous epi-genetic studies:
Homosexuality is Not A choice. Homosexuality is the Result Of Choices – not all of which were made by the individual, some by their parents, some by the people the individual interacted with.
There is still Zero evidence that people are _conceived_ gay. Through epi-genetics some may have a gay tendency expressed by the time of birth while in others the expression is triggered through personal experiences (chosen and/or forced) during childhood/puberty or extended experiences (prison) as an adult.
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When I was young and my grandmother was dying my mother explained that to Christians Souls are but the "drivers of a car that is the body." When all worn out the body is left behind by the soul which then moves on.
Why is it that so many believers worry and fret about how and why some drivers want to customize their cars?
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An Informed Electorate IS an Armed Electorate.
In reply to the story What a GOP Senator and Potential 2016 Contender Says Is a 'Better Check' Against 'Governmental Tryanny' Than the Second Amendment
[2] April 17, 2015 at 3:13pm
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Looks to me as though MJ may be the Gate-Way A-Way from, rather than to, the far more damaging drugs.
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[13] February 3, 2015 at 10:55am
This guy works for some "anti-discrimination" blah blah place… I smell a plant – like Rosa Parks – a fully staged event designed to appeal to the public's desire to "right a wrong" even when the "wrong" is a myth.
In reply to the story Man Appalled by 'Rude' Way Delta Responded After 'Bigot' on Flight 'Harassed' His Muslim Family
[3] February 3, 2015 at 11:38am
Karama responded:
[2] January 16, 2015 at 1:40pm
"While there is life, there is hope" – that the majority of such jihad seekers will similarly wake up from their stupor.
Killing the host cells (humans) containing the Evil (the bad ideas in Islam promoting jihad) does nothing to _Kill the Evil Ideas_. It only empowers the spread of the Cancer via revenge.
Only the cured cells (humans like this guy) can effectively cure the cancer of Evil Ideas within the Jihads while leaving them alive so that they can in turn help cure others and teach the next generation to be more peaceful.
In reply to the story Which Classic Novel Convinced a Famous, Imprisoned Jihadist to Change His Ways?
[1] January 16, 2015 at 4:58pm
BeeAlert responded:
[1] January 16, 2015 at 8:28pm
GetOuttaMyPocket responded:
[3] May 30, 2014 at 3:41pm
I looked into the identical twin gay studies a while back and those studies showed multiple examples of identical (DNA) twins where only one is gay. Were it purely DNA both should be gay or straight.
However, genetics don't stop when a pair of DNA patterns combine. Epi-DNA affects the activation/deactivation of portions of ones DNA due to ones environmental/mental/emotional state, which are driven by choices of the parents. In the case of the father his choices affect the epi-dna of the sperm as they are developed (month after month) and the mother's choices affect the epi-dna of the child during development (the mother's dna contribution is set at the time of her birth). Additionally the choices of the individual during their childhood affects the epi-dna of their cells during puberty.
In short, it is not _a_ choice but rather multiple choices made by parents & child that will determine if the child identifies as "gay" in adulthood.
In reply to the story Are People Born Gay? Here's What Americans Think
March 5, 2014 at 3:33pm
I joined late and "Due to high demand" I can't get into the chat. Oh well, catch yall tomorrow (maybe)
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New rail carrier to service Gavilon Liberty Grain facility
KIMBALL — In the next two weeks, the first Canadian National rail cars are expected to roll into the Gavilon Liberty Grain facility between Kimball and White Lake.
For Todd Yeaton, the facility's manager, the arrival of Canadian National rail cars will mean access to a greater variety of rail carriers for the facility and, as a result, savings for the area's farmers.
"It's a better value," Yeaton said. "We can find the most economical methods of freight to give them the most money for their commodity."
Burlington Northern Santa Fe has been the primary rail carrier for Gavilon Liberty Grain since the facility opened in September 2012, after more than a year of construction. The $35.5 million facility is capable of taking grain from area farmers and loading it on 110-car shuttle trains, mostly bound for West Coast ports.
Bruce Lindholm, railroad program manager for the South Dakota Department of Transportation, said the arrival of Canadian National rail cars at Gavilon Liberty Grain is an important development.
"It shows that shippers on state-owned lines have access to other carriers, and thus access to those markets," he said.
In 2005, the state sold nearly 370 miles of its so-called "core" rail line to Burlington Northern Santa Fe. The core sections of the line run from Aberdeen to Mitchell, from Mitchell to Canton and Sioux Falls, and from Mitchell to Sioux City. One of the terms of the sale was that other rail carriers could use the track for shipping.
That access, Yeaton said, has paved the way for Canadian National, and eventually other Class I rail carriers — namely Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific — in South Dakota, Yeaton said. Including Burlington Northern Santa Fe, that means Gavilon Liberty Grain and other facilities along state-owned rail lines will have access to at least four Class I rail carriers.
"Any facility on a state-owned rail line can do it," Yeaton said. "We just happen to be in the position right now to take advantage of it."
The Surface Transportation Board, a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, defines a Class I railroad as "having annual carrier operating revenues of $250 million or more," after adjusting for inflation. In 2011, that meant an annual operating revenue of at least $433.2 million.
In the U.S., there are seven Class I railroads, according to the Association of American Railroads, including the U.S. branches of Canadian National and Canadian Pacific.
With access to more rail carriers, facilities like Gavilon Liberty Grain will be able to offer farmers the most economical shipping options for their crops, Yeaton said.
"It's up to us to find the best freight available," he said.


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Volume 11, Number 6—June 2005
Volume 11, Number 6—June 2005 PDF Version [PDF - 7.46 MB - 208 pages]
An Emptying Quiver: Antimicrobial Drugs and Resistance
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J. Weber and P. Courvalin
Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants and Future Control
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S. Harbarth and M. H. SamoreView Abstract
At the beginning of the 21st century, antimicrobial resistance is common, has developed against every class of antimicrobial drug, and appears to be spreading into new clinical niches. We describe determinants likely to influence the future epidemiology and health impact of antimicrobial-resistant infections. Understanding these factors will ultimately optimize preventive strategies for an unpredictable future.
Hidden Epidemic of Macrolide-resistant Pneumococci
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K. P. Klugman and J. R. LonksView Abstract
Community-acquired respiratory tract infections (RTIs) account for a substantial proportion of outpatient antimicrobial drug prescriptions worldwide. Concern over the emergence of multidrug resistance in pneumococci has largely been focused on penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. Macrolide antimicrobial drugs have been widely used to empirically treat community-acquired RTIs because of their efficacy in treating both common and atypical respiratory pathogens, including S. pneumoniae. However, increased macrolide use has been associated with a global increase in pneumococcal resistance, which is leading to concern over the continued clinical efficacy of the macrolides to treat community-acquired RTIs. We provide an overview of macrolide-resistant S. pneumoniae and assess the impact of this resistance on the empiric treatment of community-acquired RTIs.
Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hospital Nursery and Maternity Units
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S. Bratu et al.View Abstract
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has rarely been reported in the hospital setting. We report an outbreak of 7 cases of skin and soft tissue infections due to a strain of CA-MRSA. All patients were admitted to the labor and delivery, nursery, or maternity units during a 3-week period. Genetic fingerprinting showed that the outbreak strain was closely related to the USA 400 strain that includes the midwestern strain MW2. All isolates contained the staphylococcal chromosome cassette mec type IV. Genes for Panton-Valentine leukocidin and staphylococcal enterotoxin K were detected in all isolates, and most contained other enterotoxin genes. Testing of nearly 2,000 MRSA isolates collected during citywide surveillance studies from 1999 to 2003 showed that ≈1% were genetically related to MW2. CA-MRSA strain MW2 has been present in this region at least since 1999. This study documents the spread of this strain among healthy newborns at 1 hospital.
Relative Fitness of Fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
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C. N. Johnson et al.View Abstract
Fluoroquinolone resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae is primarily mediated by point mutations in the quinolone resistance–determining regions of gyrA and parC. Antimicrobial resistance mutations in housekeeping genes often decrease fitness of microorganisms. To investigate the fitness of quinolone-resistant S. pneumoniae (QRSP), the relative growth efficiencies of 2 isogenic QRSP double mutants were compared with that of their fluoroquinolone-susceptible parent, EF3030, by using murine nasopharyngeal colonization and pneumonia models. Strains containing the GyrA: Ser81Phe, ParC: Ser79Phe double mutations, which are frequently seen in clinical QRSP, competed poorly with EF3030 in competitive colonization or competitive lung infections. However, they efficiently produced lung infection even in the absence of EF3030. The strain containing the GyrA: Ser81Phe, ParC: Ser79Tyr double mutations, which is seen more frequently in laboratory-derived QRSP than in clinical QRSP, demonstrated reduced nasal colonization in competitive or noncompetitive lung infections. However, the strain was equally able to cause competitive or noncompetitive lung infections as well as EF3030.
Global Spread of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium from Distinct Nosocomial Genetic Complex
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R. Willems et al.View Abstract
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) have caused hospital outbreaks worldwide, and the vancomycin-resistance gene (vanA) has crossed genus boundaries to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Spread of VRE, therefore, represents an immediate threat for patient care and creates a reservoir of mobile resistance genes for other, more virulent pathogens. Evolutionary genetics, population structure, and geographic distribution of 411 VRE and vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecium isolates, recovered from human and nonhuman sources and community and hospital reservoirs in 5 continents, identified a genetic lineage of E. faecium (complex-17) that has spread globally. This lineage is characterized by 1) ampicillin resistance, 2) a pathogenicity island, and 3) an association with hospital outbreaks. Complex-17 is an example of cumulative evolutionary processes that improved the relative fitness of bacteria in hospital environments. Preventing further spread of this epidemic E. faecium subpopulation is critical, and efforts should focus on the early disclosure of ampicillin-resistant complex-17 strains.
Community Prescribing and Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
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G. Barkai et al.View Abstract
We investigated the association between prescribing antimicrobial agents and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae among children with acute otitis media in southern Israel. During a 6-year period, all prescriptions of a sample of ≈20% of Jewish and Bedouin children <5 years of age were recorded and all pneumococcal isolates from middle ear fluid were collected. Although antimicrobial drug use was significantly higher in Bedouin children, the proportion of S. pneumoniae isolates with penicillin MIC ≥1.0 μg/mL was significantly higher in Jewish children. In both populations, antimicrobial prescriptions were markedly reduced over time, especially for penicillins and erythromycin. In contrast, azithromycin prescriptions increased from 1998 to 2001 with a parallel increase in macrolide and multidrug resistance. Penicillin resistance was associated with macrolide resistance. These findings strongly suggest that azithromycin affects increased antimicrobial resistance, including multidrug resistance, in S. pneumoniae.
pVir and Bloody Diarrhea in Campylobacter jejuni Enteritis
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D. M. Tracz et al.View Abstract
The plasmid pVir may play a role in the virulence of Campylobacter jejuni, a leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis. The pVir plasmid was identified in 17% of 104 C. jejuni clinical isolates studied and was significantly associated with the occurrence of blood in patient stool, a marker of invasive infection. The pVir plasmid was not associated with greater occurrence of diarrhea, fever, pain, vomiting, or need for patient hospitalization. Isolates containing pVir were also associated with the presence of a tetracycline-resistance plasmid, but pVir did not transfer with tetracycline-resistance plasmids to recipient strains of C. jejuni. The association of pVir and bloody stool suggests that pVir may be clinically relevant in C. jejuni infections.
Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Canada
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M. R. Mulvey et al.View Abstract
A total of 184 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains were collected from patients who sought treatment primarily for skin and soft tissue infections from January 1, 1999, to March 31, 2002, in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada. Molecular subtyping analysis using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis showed 2 major clusters. Cluster A (n = 55) was composed of a multidrug-resistant MRSA strain associated with a long-term care facility and was similar to the previously reported nosocomial Canadian epidemic strain labeled CMRSA-2. Cluster B (n = 125) was associated with cases identified at community health centers and was indistinguishable from a community-associated (CA)-MRSA strain identified previously in the United States (USA400). Cluster B remained susceptible to a number of classes of antimicrobial agents and harbored the lukF-PV and lukS-PV toxin genes. Over 50% of both clonal groups displayed high-level resistance to mupirocin. This is the first report of the USA400 strain harboring the lukF-PV and lukS-PV toxin genes in Canada.
Emergence and Spread of Streptococcus pneumoniae with erm(B) and mef(A) Resistance
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D. J. Farrell et al.View Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates (N = 31,001) were collected from patients with community-acquired respiratory tract infections during the PROTEKT US surveillance study (2000–2003). While the macrolide (erythromycin) resistance rate remained stable at ≈29%, the prevalence of resistant isolates containing both erm(B) and mef(A) increased from 9.7% in year 1 to 16.4% in year 3, with substantial regional variability. Almost all (99.2%) dual erm(B)+mef(A) macrolide-resistant isolates exhibited multidrug resistance, whereas 98.6% and 99.0% were levofloxacin- and telithromycin-susceptible, respectively. These strains were most commonly isolated from the ear or middle-ear fluid of children. Of 152 representative erm(B)+mef(A) isolates, >90% were clonally related to the multidrug-resistant international Taiwan19F-14 clonal complex 271 (CC271). Of 366 erm(B)+mef(A) isolates from the PROTEKT global study (1999–2003), 83.3% were CC271, with the highest prevalence seen in South Africa, South Korea, and the United States. This study confirms the increasing global emergence and rapidly increasing US prevalence of this multidrug-resistant pneumococcal clone.
International Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 Infections, 1992–2001
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M. Helms et al.View Abstract
The incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella Typhimurium infections in humans, and in particular MDR definitive phage type 104 (DT104), has increased substantially in many countries in the last 2 decades, often associated with increased illness. To examine the magnitude of this problem, a survey was conducted among countries with available antimicrobial resistance or phage typing surveillance data. A total of 29, primarily industrialized, countries participated in the survey, which covered the years 1992–2001. Overall, the incidence of MDR S. Typhimurium and DT104 increased continuously during this period, although the problem affected primarily Europe and North America. The increase appeared to have peaked in the United Kingdom but not in other countries. Also, the incidence of quinolone-resistant S. Typhimurium was increasing. This survey implies that MDR S. Typhimurium constitutes an increasing public health problem in large parts of the world and emphasizes the importance of surveillance and control programs.
Methicillin-resistant–Staphylococcus aureus Hospitalizations, United States
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M. J. Kuehnert et al.View Abstract
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is increasingly a cause of nosocomial and community-onset infection with unknown national scope and magnitude. We used the National Hospital Discharge Survey to calculate the number of US hospital discharges listing S. aureus–specific diagnoses, defined as those having at least 1 International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9 code specific for S. aureus infection. The number of hospital discharges listing S. aureus-specific diagnoses was multiplied by the proportion of methicillin resistance for each corresponding infection site to determine the number of MRSA infections. From 1999 to 2000, an estimated 125,969 hospitalizations with a diagnosis of MRSA infection occurred annually, including 31,440 for septicemia, 29,823 for pneumonia, and 64,706 for other infections, accounting for 3.95 per 1,000 hospital discharges. The method used in our analysis may provide a simple way to assess trends of the magnitude of MRSA infection nationally.
Integrating Escherichia coli Antimicrobial Susceptibility Data from Multiple Surveillance Programs
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J. M. Stelling et al.View Abstract
Collaboration between networks presents opportunities to increase analytical power and cross-validate findings. Multivariate analyses of 2 large, international datasets (MYSTIC and SENTRY) from the Global Advisory on Antibiotic Resistance Data program explored temporal, geographic, and demographic trends in Escherichia coli resistance from 1997 to 2001. Elevated rates of nonsusceptibility were seen in Latin America, southern Europe, and the western Pacific, and lower rates were seen in North America. For most antimicrobial drugs considered, nonsusceptibility was higher in isolates from men, older patients, and intensive care unit patients. Nonsusceptibility to ciprofloxacin was higher in younger patients, rose with time, and was not associated with intensive care unit status. In univariate analyses, estimates of nonsusceptibility from MYSTIC were consistently higher than those from SENTRY, but these differences disappeared in multivariate analyses, which supports the epidemiologic relevance of findings from the 2 programs, despite differences in surveillance strategies.
Nonprescribed Antimicrobial Drugs in Latino Community, South Carolina
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A. G. Mainous et al.View Abstract
We investigated in a sample of Latinos the practices of antimicrobial drug importation and use of nonprescribed antimicrobial drugs. In interviews conducted with 219 adults, we assessed health beliefs and past and present behaviors consistent with acquiring antimicrobial drugs without a prescription in the United States. Many (30.6%) believed that antimicrobial drugs should be available in the United States without a prescription. Furthermore, 16.4% had transported nonprescribed antimicrobial drugs into the United States, and 19.2% had acquired antimicrobial agents in the United States without a prescription. A stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that the best predictors of having acquired nonprescribed antimicrobial drugs in the United States were beliefs and behavior consistent with limited regulations on such drugs. Many persons within the Latino community self-medicate with antimicrobial drugs obtained without a prescription both inside and outside the United States, which adds to the reservoir of antimicrobial drugs in the United States.
Fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli Carriage in Long-Term Care Facility
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J. N. Maslow et al.View Abstract
We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of, and risk factors for, colonization with fluoroquinolone (FQ)-resistant Escherichia coli in residents in a long-term care facility. FQ-resistant E. coli were identified from rectal swabs for 25 (51%) of 49 participants at study entry. On multivariable analyses, prior FQ use was the only independent risk factor for FQ-resistant E. coli carriage and was consistent for FQ exposures in the previous 3, 6, 9, or 12 months. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of FQ-resistant E. coli identified clonal spread of 1 strain among 16 residents. Loss (6 residents) or acquisition (7 residents) of FQ-resistant E. coli was documented and was associated with de novo colonization with genetically distinct strains. Unlike the case in the hospital setting, FQ-resistant E. coli carriage in long-term care facilities is associated with clonal spread.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci in Rural Communities, Western United States
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K. B. Stevenson et al.View Abstract
The impact and prevalence of antimicrobial drug resistance in rural community healthcare settings is uncertain. Prospective surveillance in 51 rural hospitals in Idaho and Utah examined the epidemiologic features of clinical cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Thirty-two cases of VRE were reported; for 6, the patient had no prior healthcare exposure or coexisting condition. Among the 724 MRSA cases available for evaluation, 405 (56%) were healthcare-associated (HA-MRSA), and 319 (44%) were community-associated (CA-MRSA). The characteristics of HA-MRSA and CA-MRSA patients with coexisting factors were similar, which suggests community transmission of healthcare strains. CA-MRSA cases without coexisting factors, however, demonstrated features previously reported for community strains. MRSA infections were substantially more frequent than VRE in rural communities in the western United States. Based on epidemiologic criteria, a large proportion of MRSA cases were community-associated. CA-MRSA rates were predictive of institutional MRSA rates.
Clinician Knowledge and Beliefs after Statewide Program to Promote Appropriate Antimicrobial Drug Use
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K. M. Kiang et al.View Abstract
In 1999, Wisconsin initiated an educational campaign for primary care clinicians and the public to promote judicious antimicrobial drug use. We evaluated its impact on clinician knowledge and beliefs; Minnesota served as a control state. Results of pre- (1999) and post- (2002) campaign questionnaires indicated that Wisconsin clinicians perceived a significant decline in the proportion of patients requesting antimicrobial drugs (50% in 1999 to 30% in 2002; p<0.001) and in antimicrobial drug requests from parents for children (25% in 1999 to 20% in 2002; p = 0.004). Wisconsin clinicians were less influenced by nonpredictive clinical findings (purulent nasal discharge [p = 0.044], productive cough [p = 0.010]) in terms of antimicrobial drug prescribing. In 2002, clinicians from both states were less likely to recommend antimicrobial agent treatment for the adult case scenarios of viral respiratory illness. For the comparable pediatric case scenarios, only Wisconsin clinicians improved significantly from 1999 to 2002. Although clinicians in both states improved on several survey responses, greater overall improvement occurred in Wisconsin.
Impact of Statewide Program To Promote Appropriate Antimicrobial Drug Use
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E. A. Belongia et al.View Abstract
The Wisconsin Antibiotic Resistance Network (WARN) was launched in 1999 to educate physicians and the public about judicious antimicrobial drug use. Public education included radio and television advertisements, posters, pamphlets, and presentations at childcare centers. Physician education included mailings, susceptibility reports, practice guidelines, satellite conferences, and presentations. We analyzed antimicrobial prescribing data for primary care physicians in Wisconsin and Minnesota (control state). Antimicrobial prescribing declined 19.8% in Minnesota and 20.4% in Wisconsin from 1998 to 2003. Prescribing by internists declined significantly more in Wisconsin than Minnesota, but the opposite was true for pediatricians. We conclude that the secular trend of declining antimicrobial drug use continued through 2003, but a large-scale educational program did not generate greater reductions in Wisconsin despite improved knowledge. State and local organizations should consider a balanced approach that includes limited statewide educational activities with increasing emphasis on local, provider-level interventions and policy development to promote careful antimicrobial drug use.
Trypanosomiasis Relapse after Melarsoprol Therapy, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1982–2001
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J. Pépin and B. MpiaView Abstract
Recently, a high proportion of patients with late-stage Trypanosoma brucei gambiense trypanosomiasis, who had been treated with melarsoprol in some disease-endemic areas, subsequently relapsed. To determine whether the frequency of postmelarsoprol relapses increased over time, we reviewed data from 2,221 trypanosomiasis patients treated with melarsoprol during this period in Nioki, Democratic Republic of Congo, from 1982 to 2001. The frequency of relapses was 5.6%(31/553), 6.8%(35/512), 4.5%(18/398), 11.4%(34/299), and 5.0%(17/343) for those treated from 1982 to 1985, 1986 to 1989, 1990 to 1993, 1994 to 1997, and 1998 to 2001, respectively. The higher frequency of relapses in 1994 to 1997 was associated with an incremental dosage regimen of melarsoprol. In multivariate analysis, after adjustment for treatment regimen, sex, residence, and trypanosomes in cerebrospinal fluid, postmelarsoprol relapses did not increase in Nioki, perhaps because 1) little drug pressure exists; 2) subtherapeutic doses have rarely been administered; 3) little potential exists for the preferential transmission of melarsoprol-resistant strains.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Community-acquired Skin Infections
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G. J. Moran et al.View Abstract
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the most common pathogen among patients with skin and soft tissue infections seeking treatment at a Los Angeles (USA) area emergency department. The proportion caused by MRSA increased from 29% in 2001 to 2002 to 64% in 2003 to 2004. No clinical or historical features reliably predict MRSA etiology.
Rifampicin Resistance in Tuberculosis Outbreak, London, England
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C. Jenkins et al.View Abstract
Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates cultured from 6 patients associated with an isoniazid-resistant M. tuberculosis outbreak acquired rifampicin resistance. The rpoB gene sequence showed that resistance was associated with rare mutations in each isolate. Three isolates had a mutation outside the rifampicin resistance–determining region.
Dana Cole, Georgia Division of Public Health, Notifiable Disease Section, Department of Human Resources, 2 Peachtree Free-living Canada Geese and Antimicrobial Resistance
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D. Cole et al.View Abstract
We describe antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from free-living Canada Geese in Georgia and North Carolina (USA). Resistance patterns are compared to those reported by the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System. Canada Geese may be vectors of antimicrobial resistance and resistance genes in agricultural environments.
Macrolide- and Telithromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes, Belgium, 1999–2003
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S. Malhotra-Kumar et al.View Abstract
We found a 13% macrolide resistance in 3,866 Streptococcus pyogenes isolated from tonsillopharyngitis patients; 59% macrolide-resistant isolates were distributed in 5 clones, suggesting the importance of both resistance gene transfer and clonal dissemination in the spread of these organisms. We also report one of the largest collections of telithromycin-resistant isolates.
Hospitalization and Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella Outbreaks, 1984–2002
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J. K. Varma et al.View Abstract
Few studies have evaluated the health consequences of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella strains associated with outbreaks. Among 32 outbreaks occurring in the United States from 1984 to 2002, 22% of 13,286 persons in 10 Salmonella-resistant outbreaks were hospitalized, compared with 8% of 2,194 persons in 22 outbreaks caused by pansusceptible Salmonella strains (p<0.01).
Cephalosporin and Ciprofloxacin Resistance in Salmonella, Taiwan
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J. Yan et al.View Abstract
We report the prevalence and characteristics of Salmonella strains resistant to ciprofloxacin and extended-spectrum cephalosporins in Taiwan from January to May 2004. All isolates resistant to extended-spectrum cephalosporins carried blaCMY-2, and all ciprofloxacin-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis isolates were genetically related.
Global Spread of Multiple Aminoglycoside Resistance Genes
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K. Yamane et al.View Abstract
Emergence of the newly identified 16S rRNA methylases RmtA, RmtB, and ArmA in pathogenic gram-negative bacilli has been a growing concern. ArmA, which had been identified exclusively in Europe, was also found in several gram-negative pathogenic bacilli isolated in Japan, suggesting global dissemination of hazardous multiple aminoglycoside resistance genes.
armA and Aminoglycoside Resistance in Escherichia coli
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B. González-Zorn et al.View Abstract
We report armA in an Escherichia coli pig isolate from Spain. The resistance gene was borne by self-transferable IncN plasmid pMUR050. Molecular analysis of the plasmid and of the armA locus confirmed the spread of this resistance determinant.
Tuberculosis due to Resistant Haarlem Strain, Tunisia
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H. Mardassi et al.View Abstract
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis was diagnosed in 21 HIV-negative, nonhospitalized male patients residing in northern Tunisia. A detailed investigation showed accelerated transmission of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis clone of the Haarlem type in 90% of all patients. This finding highlights the epidemic potential of this prevalent genotype.
Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Switzerland
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S. Harbarth et al.View Abstract
Two case-control studies evaluated the prevalence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) carriage at hospital admission and characteristics of patients with CA-MRSA. Among 14,253 patients, CA-MRSA prevalence was 0.9/1,000 admissions. Although 5 CA-MRSA isolates contained Panton-Valentine leukocidin, only 1 patient had a previous skin infection. No easily modifiable risk factor for CA-MRSA was identified.
Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Pediatric Patients
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T. J. Ochoa et al.View Abstract
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections increased from 2000 to 2003 in hospitalized pediatric patients in Houston. CA-MRSA was associated with greater illness than was infection with methicillin-susceptible strains. Children with CA-MRSA were younger and mostly African American. Of MRSA isolates, 4.5% had the inducible macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B phenotype.
Erythromycin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae in Children, 1999–2001
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M. McEllistrem et al.View Abstract
After increasing from 1995 to 1999, invasive erythromycin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae rates per 100,000 decreased 53.6% in children from Baltimore, Maryland (US), from 1999 to 2001, which was partially attributed to strains related to the mefE-carrying England14-9 clone. The decline in infection rates was likely due to the pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine.
Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Uruguay
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X. Ma et al.View Abstract
A novel, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone (Uruguay clone) with a non–multidrug-resistant phenotype caused a large outbreak, including 7 deaths, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The clone was distinct from the highly virulent community clone represented by strain MW2, although both clones carried Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene and cna gene.
Rifampin-resistant Meningococcal Disease
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J. Rainbow et al.View Abstract
Rifampin-resistant meningococcal disease occurred in a child who had completed rifampin chemoprophylaxis for exposure to a sibling with meningococcemia. Susceptibility testing of 331 case isolates found only 1 other case of rifampin-resistant disease in Minnesota, USA, during 11 years of statewide surveillance. Point mutations in the RNA polymerase β subunit (rpoB) gene were found in isolates from each rifampin-resistant case-patient.
Diversification in Salmonella Typhimurium DT104
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J. Threlfall et al.
Extended-spectrum β-Lactamase-producing Flora in Healthy Persons
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C. Rodrigues et al.
Measuring Impact of Antimicrobial Resistance
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M. Roghmann et al.
Antimicrobial Resistance in Campylobacter
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L. Cox et al.
Quinolone Safety and Efficacy
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S. Bellomo
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Racism and Discourse in Latin America
Racism and Discourse in Latin America investigates how public discourse is involved in the daily reproduction of racism in Latin America. The essays examine political discourse, mass media discourse, textbooks and other forms of text, and talk by the white symbolic elites, looking at the ways these discourses express and confirm prejudices against indigenous people and against people from African descent. The essays show that ethnic and racial inequality in Latin America continue to exacerbate the chasm between the rich and the poor, despite formal progress in the rights of minorities during the last decades. Teun A. van Dijk brings together a multidisciplinary team of linguists and social scientists from eight Latin American countries (Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru), creating the first work in English that provides comprehensive insight into discursive racism across Latin America.


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The NHL season has only just begun, but before we know it, it'll already be February and the trade deadline will be fast approaching.
Obviously, we can't know where each team will be in the standings then or who will be injured and need to be replaced.
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facebook, chat, friends online, utility.
Great - could be better with some additions! ;-) I really like this app, it's very useful. I would be happy to pay for it if there were a couple of additions. TO THE DEVELOPER: Please can the app track the Chat List? I have some contacts I chat with who, for personal reasons, are not actual friends so they don't show up in the app but are on my Chat List. Also, I have some friends who come on-line, ping a message and go offline again. The app update lower limit is one minute and they don't show up. Can the update time option be lowered to a few seconds so they will be seen by the app. If you can do this it will be perfect and worth a donation! Thank you.....
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This one stopped working May 19th 2105. Facebook appear to be taking active steps to stop online notifiers working. Until yesterday this was the only one left that worked. Now Facebook have killed this one too. Bast***d's.
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Tag Archives: Alameda County Community Food Bank
Berkeleyside readers raise nearly $3,000 for food bank
Thanks to the generosity of the Berkeleyside community, our Advertising Director Wendy Cohen delivered just short of $3,000 to the Alameda County Community Food Bank on Friday morning.
The funds were raised at the Berkeleyside holiday party at Spats on Thursday night, through the tips left for the "amateur-hour" Berkeleyside bartenders, aided by a wonderful team of guests, as well as the sale of raffle tickets. We are grateful for how accommodating patrons were as we all figured out how to pour the perfect G&T or, even, how to mix up a martini!
We are happy the Berkeleyside community could help the Alameda County Community Food Bank, which is a stellar organization: It distributes more than 2 million pounds of food each month and serves an astonishing one in five Alameda County residents — yes, you read that right: one in five. According to the food bank, one in three children in Alameda Count faces the threat of hunger.
Even though the holidays are when people tend to think about helping nonprofits like the food bank, it's good to remember that it needs volunteers and donations throughout the year. … Continue reading »
Reminder: Berkeleyside Holiday Party, Thursday, Dec. 17
All tips from the evening — as well as proceeds from a raffle with enticing prizes — will go to the Alameda County Community Food Bank.
The raffle prizes include: two tickets to see Alvin Ailey American Dancer Theater at Cal Performances; a $50 gift certificate for brunch at Penrose; two certificates from Keter Salon for a haircut or color treatment; a $50 gift certificate for Sports Basement; a $50 gift certificate for YJM Gallery of Fine Arts; two $25 certificates from Caviar; as well as more from PIQ, Hotel Shattuck Plaza and Grove Salon.
Let us know you're coming to the Holiday Party.
Berkeleyside staff will be behind the cash bar, together with Spats employees and a number of "celebrity guest" bartenders from the Berkeley community. … Continue reading »
Join Berkeleyside for holiday drinks, benefit the Alameda County Community Food Bank
There seems to be no slowing of news in Berkeley as we head into the holiday season, but Berkeleyside is carving out 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17, to hold a holiday get-together for our readers and friends at Spats on Shattuck Avenue.
But it's not just about enjoying ourselves. All tips from the evening — as well as proceeds from a raffle with enticing prizes — will go to the Alameda County Community Food Bank.
Berkeleyside staff will be behind the cash bar (together with Spats employees who know what they're doing, phew), dispensing holiday cheer. We'll also be joined by a number of "celebrity guest" bartenders from the Berkeley community.
Let us know you're coming on the Holiday Party event page!
The Alameda County Community Food Bank distributes more than 2 million pounds of food each month and serves an astonishing one in five Alameda County residents — yes, you read that right: one in five. According to the food bank, one in three children in Alameda Count faces the threat of hunger. … Continue reading »
Neighborhood project collects food for the hungry
By Phil Catalfo
Over the last two months, a small cadre of volunteers has fanned out across Berkeley to enroll their neighbors in an effort to support the work of the Berkeley Food Pantry and help feed hungry families in our community. Since 1969, the Pantry, a project of the Berkeley Friends Church, has been combating hunger, feeding about 700 families a month by utilizing food obtained from the Alameda County Community Food Bank, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, other sources, and donations. The new effort, dubbed the Berkeley Neighborhood Food Project (BNFP), aims to supplement the invaluable work that the Pantry, the food bank, and others have been doing—and to provide Berkeley residents with a more immediate way to help the hungry in our town.
The design of the project is brilliant in its simplicity: People are asked to buy one extra non-perishable item each time they go grocery shopping. These items are saved up in a reusable green shopping bags (emblazoned with the BNFP logo) until they are collected by project volunteers (who replace them with empty bags for the next collection). The bags are picked up at donors' homes every two months, always on the second Saturday of an even-numbered month. … Continue reading »
Everyone deserves to eat: Andre Green's kitchen wisdom
Andre Green's mission is both simple and heartfelt: no one should go hungry. It's a mantra that has worked for him in his more than seven years serving food to the homeless and poor.
After a long stint in the kitchen at the East Oakland Community Project, Green began cooking for Berkeley's most vulnerable residents on Valentine's Day this year, as the new food services coordinator for Berkeley Food & Housing Project. The non-profit group serves hot meals to homeless men, women, and children from food purchased from the Alameda County Community Food Bank and wholesale grocery stores, along with donations from individuals, organizations, and businesses. … Continue reading »
Berkeley food programs short on funds as demand rises
At a time when an increasing number of families need help putting a meal on the table, the Berkeley Food Pantry has a severe financial shortfall that threatens to jeopardize its emergency aid program.
If a promised check from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program, doesn't show up within days, the pantry may not be able to help hungry Berkeley and Albany residents who line up for two bags of groceries later this week.
The 42-year-old program, which operates three afternoons a week out of the Berkeley Friends Church on Sacramento Street, has just $190 in its account, said director Bill Shive. In less dire times pantry expenses amounted to $3,000 a month, though it has spent as much as $5,000 a month on both perishables and pantry items to provide sustenance to people in need, said Shive.
Last year, the pantry received federal funding totaling $24,000, in two payments. This year their funds, like other aid groups, have been cut 40%. But the pantry has yet to receive any money from FEMA in 2011, though a check for half the program's funding ($8,400) is said to be on its way.
And even if the money does come, the organization is so seriously strapped for cash — it has borrowed $6,000 from the Alameda County Community Food Bank this year to cover costs, said Shive — that it's likely to be an extremely lean time leading into the holiday season. "What this means is that we'll have less food, less variety, and we'll be able to help fewer people," he said. … Continue reading »


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Discomfort in mass transit and its implication for scheduling and pricing
This paper proposes an analytical formulation of discomfort in mass transit and discusses its micro-economic properties. The formula we introduce reflects real situations faced by the passengers, it has nice mathematical properties and it is easy to compute. The discomfort formulation is used to analyze optimal scheduling and pricing of transit in a dynamic model.
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Table Tennis encourages physical and mental well-being.
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Two Word Golden Slipper 2016 Form Guide
This weekend the feature race on the Rosehill Gardens line-up is the 2016 Golden Slipper, the Races.com.au team's exclusive two-word form guide on the juveniles' classic found below.
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The two-year-olds steal the show at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney this Saturday with the running of the Golden Slipper 2016, a detailed form guide analysis and betting preview for which is found below.
Berry's 2016 Golden Slipper Confidence on Scarlet Rain
This Saturday in Sydney jockey Tommy Berry will shoot for his third Golden Slipper Stakes win in four years and rates his mount Scarlet Rain a big hope despite her wide barrier draw in the Rosehill Gardens classic.
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Shurna, known for his kind, humble demeanor, was more satisfied with other feats from Saturday's game.
"The key is that we defended out home court against a good Minnesota team," Shurna told the media.
Northwestern topped Minnesota, 64-53, in what was largely considered a must-win game for both team's NCAA tournament hopes.
Shurna was a key part of the Wildcats' success, posting 18 points—now 1,902 for his career—in a game that will be remembered for his remarkable accomplishment.
"He's a quiet, humble kind of guy and cares about his teammates," NU head coach Bill Carmody said of Shurna. "I'm just really happy for him."
Minnesota held Shurna scoreless for the opening 16 minutes of the game. Then, Shurna stole the basketball from Gophers' point guard Andre Hollins rocked the rim with a fastbreak slam dunk.
The senior forward posted 12 points in the final 3:40 of the first half. The scoring record was a mere four points away.
Shurna passed McKinney's 35-year-old lead at the 10:454 mark of second half. He dribbled to the top of the key and connected on a long-range three-pointer.
"I thought I was open so I shot it," Shurna said. "I was just trying to help the team out and help the team win."
Immediately after Shurna's record-breaking shot went through the rim, the Welsh-Ryan crowd went into a celebration. A Minnesota turnover came seconds later, allowing a timeout on the floor. The Northwestern fans rose to their feet, giving the program's new leading scorer a rousing standing ovation.
Shurna was happy to have his achievement come in Evanston, in front of the Wildcat fans.
"It was good to get the record at home," said Shurna. "I think that made it more special because we've had such great support all four years that I've been here."
After the clock hit zeros, Shurna walked around with a smile on his face, signifying the feeling of relief; not for his personal record, but for giving a boost to Northwestern's win-loss record.
"He said the important thing is that we got a win," Carmody said of Shurna. "That's the kind of kid he is."
It may have been Shurna's night, but freshman point guard David Sobolewski did his best to steal the show. He finished with a game-high 22 points. Drew Crawford also posted double-figure scoring, adding 11 points.
Minnesota was plagued by turnovers—21, to be exact. That negated its 41 rebounds, 21 better than the Wildcats.
"I certainly thought Northwestern outplayed us," Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith said. "I want to commend them on the job they did."
The Wildcats advance to 16-10 on the season, and stand at 6-8 in Big Ten play. NU likely needs at least eight conference wins to boost its NCAA tournament credentials.
Carmody refused to acknowledge Saturday's game as being a "must-win" game for his Wildcats, but said: "It was close to a must-win. We got it. That's the important thing."
• Northwestern edged Minnesota in the field goal percentage category, finishing with 45.7 from the field. The Wildcats also connected on 10-27 three-pointers.
• Sophomore guard Jershon Cobb started at shooting guard for Northwestern, posting just two points on the game.
• Prior to the game, Billy McKinney spoke on the phone with John Shurna and wished him luck in reach the scoring record. McKinney was unable to make the contest due to business travel, but was receiving updates from NU commit Sanjay Lumpkin's mother, a friend of McKinney's.
• Four of Northwestern's commits were in attendance for the game. Sanjay Lumpkin, Alex Olah, Kale Abrahamson, and Milos Kostic were all in attendance.
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Rep. Ralph Hall From Rockwall Is Turning 89, Will Do Keg-Stands with Rick Perry, T. Boone Pickens, Harlan Crow
Ralph Hall, congressman, conservative, birthday boy.
Congressman Ralph Hall, the near-nonagenarian, oldest serving member of Congress, who was elected to things five years after World War II ended, just turned 89 years old. What do you give the man who has everything -- a powerful committee chair; a devilish sense of humor (he loves Mormons!); and a full head of hair the color of a unicorn's mane?
You throw him a party in the 15,596-square-foot manse of Dallas oilman Cary Maguire and invite a bunch of power brokers whose aggregate wealth is in the billions and billions and billions.
You install fountains flowing with single-malt scotch. Rick Perry gets sloshed and loses at a game of Try To Remember the Federal Agencies He Would Dismantle. Harold Simmons regales the attendees with the tale of how the state Legislature wrote his radioactive-waste disposal business plan. T. Boone Pickens breaks the scotch fountain with a giant windmill. Pitts Energy's Bill Custard brains Harlan Crow in the library with a candelabra. And Congressman Joe Barton and ExxonMobil PAC's Ken Cohen hold hands.
The invitation says the party goes from 5 to 7:30 p.m., but that's just when the kiddies go home. I predict the party ends at dawn, when Hall plots to cut the brake lines on Lou Gigliotti's race car. I'm sure my invitation is in the mail. God, I hope my invitation is in the mail.
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