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Thank goodness for weekends, with some time to get caught up.
Thanks Gerrit, Tim, Rick, and Lis, for comments on E. sempervirens 'Passion Hearts'. I will have to muster great fortitude to dig up my plant this spring and divide it into little bits.
Rick: I work hard on names; keeping a small book with possibilities. I agonized over a dozen or more names on this one, who knew that conjuring names could be so challenging. A plant will be stuck with whatever name is given, in perpetuity, so it should be a good one. There's a recent trend to use kitsch names to make a clever pun, rather than attempting to capture some key characteristic of the plant; I'm not a fan of the puns.
Gerrit: I know exactly what you mean about seeing yet another pink, white, or lilac youngianum; they don't look much different than dozens upon dozens of similar ones. Heck, I could name 500 or more such lookalike seedlings every year. And then things get named completely as the result of a mistake, like Epimedium 'Creeping Yellow', or as it goes around now, E. grandiflorum 'Creeping Yellow'. A nursery was sent an unknown Epimedium described as having yellow flowers and creeping growth, but in a case of mistaken shipment, what was sent was a white flowered grandiflorum; e.g. the wrong plant, but it doesn't matter, the plant gets labeled 'Creeping Yellow' anyways! Google it, many places have this gaffe for sale, for only $10-$14 dollars.
Tim: so much of the focus on hybridization is with flowers, when in fact, there is so much more that plants like Epimedium can offer. In the record drought year of 2011, I witnessed first hand which epis suffered terribly from the extreme dryness, and which ones sailed through; Epimedium sempervirens is a winner for drought resistance, and as well, superb for foliage, generally much more so that the grandiflorums and youngianums. So, a primary focus for me, is to work with sempervirens. If you can get your hands on some, they might do very well in your garden, under your apple tree.
Lis: I know that movement of plants between Canada and USA is easier than overseas, with some Canadian nurseries shipping to USA, not sure about the other way around. Hopefully more Epimedium cultivars will become available in all of North America, including many exciting ones from the European continent.
As I continue to go through my slides, here's a couple nice youngianum epis:
In these two views we see several epimediums. In the center is E. x youngianum 'Pink Star', an adorable little plant with perky pink and white flowers, and neat spring leaves with a coppery flush. On the right is pink youngianum 'Hanagaruma', purple grandiflorum 'Pierre's Purple' behind, and E. x 'Black Sea' (light yellow flowers) on the left.
For sheer flower-power, among the very best youngianum types is E. x youngianum 'Hanagaruma'. It has excellent foliage, small leaflets, and neat "foliage build", low and wide growing. The flowers are in dense clusters above the foliage, a lovely lavender pink. Notice a few seedling babies.

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The Karnes City Craft Club held its meeting at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Karnes City Sunday, April 11. The meeting was called to order by President Shirley Frazier who led the members in reciting the pledge and the Lord's Prayer. Secretary Orlis Jonas called the roll and members answered by citing their favorite flower. Then she read the minutes of the previous meeting. The treasurer, Myra Patton, gave the treasury report.
The birthday for April was Vi Wehman. A birthday card had been sent and the group sang the birthday song. Get well cards were sent to those who were ill.
After a short discussion regarding the May luncheon, the business meeting was then adjourned. The door prize was a pot plant won by Maxie McNally. The hostess gift was won by Shirley Frazier who received a Hersey Chocolate Soap Bar with in a soap dish.
The hostesses for the day were Charlene Looney, Diane Maitland, and Orlis Jonas. Diane presented the craft which was making a paper file purse. It was constructed from a school colored folder cut and folded into the shape of a purse and then decorated with other paper and stickers. A ribbon was used to make a handle and Velcro used for the closure. It is an attractive holder for special cards and notes. After making the craft everyone enjoyed refreshments and fellowship.
Those present were Melba Wolff, Treva Fossler, Orlis Jonas, Patsy whitehead, Diane Maitland, Patty Bedford, Jo Ann Kroll, Charlene Looney, Maxie McNally, Vi Wehman, Joan Smith, Shirley Frazier, Pat Hemby, Beverly Henke, and Myra Patton.
The next meeting will be the annual May Luncheon on May 9 and will be at Barth's Restaurant. Members should arrive at 11 a.m. There will be a short meeting and then lunch and fellowship. There will be no meetings in June, July, and August. The September 12 meeting will be a guest demonstration and members will bring refreshments.


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Man, partner killed traveling to dad's funeral
Authorities say a man who died along with his partner in a western Minnesota car crash was on his way to his father's funeral when the couple was killed.
Monday's crash near Barnesville also critically injured the man's 16-year-old son. Family members attending a memorial service for Moorhead artist Timothy Ray were given the tragic news when State Patrol troopers informed them that Ray's son, Sean Ray, had died on the way to the funeral in Fargo, N.D. Sean Ray's partner, Judith Reid, was also killed.
Officials say Reid tried to drive between a snowplow and a semi and was hit by a pickup truck during blizzard-like conditions on Interstate 94. Ray and Reid were both 49.
The Forum says 72-year-old Timothy Ray died Feb. 10 after battling colon cancer.
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Books: "Predictably Irrational," "The Upside of Irrationality" and "The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty"
Despite our intentions, why do we so often fail to act in our own best interest? Why do we promise to skip the chocolate cake, only to find ourselves drooling our way into temptation when the dessert tray rolls around? Why do we overvalue things that we've worked to put together? What are the forces that influence our behavior? Dan Ariely, James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University, is dedicated to answering these questions and others in order to help people live more sensible—if not rational—lives. His interests span a wide range of behaviors, and his sometimes unusual experiments are consistently interesting, amusing and informative, demonstrating profound ideas that fly in the face of common wisdom. In addition to appointments at the Fuqua School of Business, the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, the Department of Economics, and the School of Medicine at Duke University, Ariely is also a founding member of the Center for Advanced Hindsight, and the author of the New York Times bestsellers "Predictably Irrational" (Harper Collins, 2010) and "The Upside of Irrationality" (Harper Collins, 2008). His new book, "The Honest Truth About Dishonesty," was recently published by Harper Collins (2012).
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Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad began her fifth and final attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida without a protective cage on Saturday, Aug. 31.
On Sunday night she broke Penny Palfrey's record for the farthest anyone had managed on the trek without a shark cage.
Nyad reached the shores of Key West on Monday afternoon, becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage.
Take a look at some the images from her historic swim.
Dozens of onlookers -- some in kayaks and boats, many others wading in the water or standing on shore -- gathered to cheer her on as she finished the more-than-100-mile swim.
Nyad reached the shores of Key West nearly 53 hours after jumping into the ocean in Havana.
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text: For the past couple of weeks my little girl has been waking multiple times during the night for feeds and i am exhausted !!! She was sleeping in the bed with me and had been getting feeds on demand . I had only been bfing her at bedtime or during the night . I decided to try to get her sleeping in her own bed and to start weaning her , so the first night i bf her put her in the cot and let her scream it out only feeding her once later on . Last night i gave her formula and she did not wake all night , to my complete shock . However i am now really engorged and a bit weepy . What i want is to bf her before bed till my supply is down and then stop , i feel this way i can say goodbye to bfing and not suffer the pain of engorgement . Is this wise/fair to do considering she is taking formula for me at bedtime now ? will i confuse her ? is it possible that the old system could return ? Is it too late to implement this sytem now because i have not fed her for nearly over nearly 36 hours ( will engorgement get worse ) ?


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I have problems pumping. I can only get 2-3 ounces at a sitting. This is an issue because my ds needs 4 ounces. I am using an Ameda Purely Yours Pump.
This morning, I had trouble getting a let-down (only on one side) as the milk was only trickling out. I tried to manually express milk after I was done pumping. More milk was coming out, but I have no idea how to collect it. I tried holding the flange underneath, but it was just running all over my hand. Does anyone have any suggestions?


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October 30, 2013 —
Halloween is associated with many things; today it's mostly trick-or-treating or costume parties. If you go back in history, however, it can be observed that there was much more of a supernatural element in people's beliefs. Many of these supernatural beliefs had to do with nature and natural events. A lot of superstition over various creatures got started in the Middle Ages, when we didn't understand them or their interaction with the environment. In many cases when people didn't understand animals or their adaptations back then, they were to be feared.
Bats, which became a permanent part of Halloween lore, are a good example of long-standing superstition. Bats were strange flying creatures that appeared only at night, and to people of the past, their random flight seemed somewhat aggressive. They had no idea of a bat's echolocation use to forage for flying insects, and this beneficial adaptation helped fuel a lot of superstition, for example that bats were used by witches for magic brews, or they got tangled in people's hair, etc.
Today, much observation and study have dispelled the myths of supernatural critters, but they still are traditionally celebrated as icons of Halloween. On the long list of unusual or "scary" critters many have strange or unusual adaptations that enable them to survive in the wild, and in some cases, to be beneficial as well.


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At a weekly menu meeting, Natural Selection owner-chef Aaron Woo volleys ideas back and forth with his sous-chef, Chris Soffner, in a rapid rally.
They consider adding some brown butter flavor to a squash soup. "But how do we make it vegan?" asks Soffner. Woo, undaunted, comes up with a hazelnut pear butter. The pair then move on to discuss an Israeli couscous stained red with beet juice, gnocchi with dehydrated chard, and chanterelle agnolotti garnished with chocolate crumbles—all the while considering weather, produce availability, and the price of microgreens.
In this tiny restaurant, Woo is serving vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free meals so innovative that he is even entrancing enthusiastic meat eaters. The story of Natural Selection is in part a familiar one about seasonal cooking. Woo works closely with Oregon and southern Washington farms that deliver directly to the restaurant. But that farm-to-table connection is only the beginning. Woo, 43, is something of a jock—a guy who's been known to follow up 14-hour days at the restaurant with late-night soccer games. That athleticism seems to inform his cooking: He expects all those carefully sourced veggies and fruits to perform. "I want them to do something different and adventurous," he says.
It's relatively easy to make a big impression with, say, lobster, but it's arguably more challenging to wow diners with something as prosaic as a carrot. Throughout the culinary world, though, vegetables seem to be displacing pork and foie gras as a proving ground for culinary magic. Call it a backlash to the "put some bacon on it" trend. But particularly in the West—the birthplace of hippie classics like the sprout and avocado sandwich, as well as California cuisine—chefs like Woo are embracing a new vegetarian wave, one that brings the intensive techniques of modernist cooking to the service of produce.
Before launching Natural Selection, Woo cooked at the storied Clarklewis in Portland and opened what he calls "a comfort food vegetarian joint" called Vita Cafe, which he still owns. He is not a vegetarian (in fact, his dad is a butcher). But before debuting Natural Selection in March 2011, he spent several months on a strict diet to help treat a hyperthyroid condition called Graves' disease. His experience with the limited vegetarian options—"I was so bored!" he says—left him with a desire to offer diners something more dynamic than seitan stir-fries.
For inspiration, Woo launched out on an eating tour of Oregon and Northern California. On that trip, he had a mind- and career-altering meal at Napa Valley's Ubuntu, one of the first vegetarian restaurants with a modernist bent. "There was no veal stock, gelatin, or braised meat, but still the richness was there through technique and thoughtfulness," says Woo. He was so impressed that he gave up his veteran cook's pride and interned, or "staged," in Ubuntu's kitchen for about a month, under chef Aaron London, who was then in his mid-20s. "I was the old dude doing intern work, schlepping everything around," Woo says with a chuckle.
For Woo, a vegetable is just as interesting to play with as a hunk of pork belly. "With meat it's a little easier," he explains. "You've got textures that are fatty, succulent, juicy, and crisp all in one." At Natural Selection, he continues, "we're trying to get all those elements, but with vegetables." Take a carrot: "We can juice the carrot; we can dehydrate it to make our savory 'soil'; we can confit it in oil and make a super-smooth carrot butter; we can fry it into carrot chips."


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When fire strikes, do you need a public adjuster?
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Typically, insurance companies will provide trained professional adjusters who help homeowners navigate the claims process. However, in some cases, homeowners may choose to work with a public adjuster.
"Consumers should review the following information before hiring a public adjuster, who must be licensed by the Colorado Division of Insurance,´ said Jim Riesberg, commissioner of insurance.
What does a public adjuster do for the homeowner?
A public adjuster should manage your claim from clean-up to rebuild. That includes visiting the site of the loss to analyze the damages, making sure every detail of the loss is identified, estimating damages, reviewing your homeowner policy coverage, determining current replacement costs, hiring contractors to make repairs, inspecting the repairs, and handling paperwork required by the insurance company.
Public adjusters typically contract to assist with complex or high-value claims, but less often with minor losses. If you don't have time to hire a contractor, oversee the work that is done, and deal with the insurance company, using a public adjuster can be a valuable service. On the other hand, if your damage is minor, or limited to one part of the house, it may be a repair job or clean-up that you can manage without a public adjuster.
How much should a public adjuster charge?
State laws do not limit the amount a public adjuster may charge, but 10 percent of the claim is a typical amount and, generally, the industry standard. If it's less than 10 percent you may have a good deal. If the fee is more than 10 percent, you may want to shop around and compare other rates and services. Regardless of price, you want to hire a reputable and experienced public adjuster.
Tips to remember before hiring a public adjuster: The Division of Insurance reminds consumers they are never required to hire a public adjuster. However, if a public adjuster is being considered, follow these tips to protect your interests:
Make sure the person is licensed by the Colorado Division of Insurance. You can call the Division of Insurance at 303-894-7490 to verify a license and to find out if the public adjuster holds a resident or non-resident license.
Find out where the licensed public adjuster resides permanently. After disasters, sometimes out-of-state individuals will travel to another state to handle claims. If you choose to use a non-resident licensed public adjuster, be sure to ask if the public adjuster has local references, and check them out before signing a contract.
Check with the Better Business Bureau to see if there are any complaints against this individual or business.
Find out how long the individual has been a public adjuster. This will give you an idea of his or her experience.
Ask for local recommendations for others they have assisted in Colorado, and contact the individuals for their opinion of the work.
Read any contract you are given carefully, and do not sign unless you understand and agree to the terms. Be sure you understand:
Is there an initial deposit required and how much is it?
What fee will be charged or what percentage of claim is promised to the public adjuster? (For example, on a roofing claim, a policyholder who has agreed to pay a public adjuster 10 percent has agreed to give the public adjuster $500 if the claim adds up to $5,000. The larger the claim, the greater the amount the public adjuster will be owed.)
When will the public adjuster receive payment? Does the policyholder pay the public adjuster over time, as work is completed, or is a lump sum due at one time? Be sure the contract is specific.
Is there any penalty if the contract is cancelled? How much is the penalty, if any?
Notify your insurance company when you have contracted with a public adjuster, and give them the name of the person who is authorized to work with the insurance company on your behalf.
If you meet with a public adjuster and are not sure this is the right person to assist you, be aware that you do not have to sign a contract on the spot. You should meet with more than one public adjuster and make a choice, as well as allow yourself time to check references and the public adjuster's license.
For more information, contact the Consumer Affairs Section of the Colorado Division of Insurance at 303-894-7490 (800-930-3745 toll-free outside Denver metro area) or go online at askdora.colorado.gov and click on "Division of Insurance."
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Robert Bridge is the emergency management coordinator for Bee County. Bee County and the City of Beeville have a multi-jurisdictional Emergency Operations Plan that is used to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters. His job duties are ensuring the health of his employees, conducting inquiries of sensitive nature and risk management for Bee County. He participates in training exercises with the DPS, EMS and the sheriff's office with such matters as hazardous materials with trailer/tractors, hurricane preparedness and any other emergencies and disasters. He described the Blackboard Connect System: a mass notification system of messages in any part of Bee County to individuals by cell phone, home phone, text and email. The registration can be found at the Bee County website and sign-up at the SMS (short message system). Bridge expressed the need for volunteers. They can apply online or go to his office at 111 N. St. Mary's St.
Traylor and Stockton presented a slide show presentation of their mission work at the Dominican Republic Spring Break 2013. The Dominican Republic is the second largest nation in the Caribbean and the second largest economy of the Caribbean and Central America. The country shares the Hispaniola Island with Haiti. The South Texas Children's Home Ministries oversees work there including the Quisqueya Baptist Church and orphanages like the La Romana Orphanage. Individuals can sponsor a child under the Samuel's Fund Project for $30/month. This can be found www.stchm.org.
Greve, former director of the Bee County Chamber of Commerce, presented the Rotarians an update of the Chamber. There are 85 Chamber members, and membership is tiered. The Chamber website is being updated. Activities of the Bee County area will be posted at the events list and calendar on the website. A new program being initiated is the identification of noble and historical individuals buried in Texas cemeteries. This has become a great interest for history buffs and family genealogy. These are just a few things the Chamber is working on for visitors and tourists to see and do in Bee County. Summer Fest will be Aug. 9-10. There will be fun family activities and bands playing Friday and Saturday nights at the Bee County Expo Center.
Linda Bridge updated the Rotarians on laws pertaining to tax liens/deeds and deferment requirements. The office collects property taxes and is an agent for motor vehicle title and registration. The office handles the election list, voter registration, eight-liner county permits and beer/wine permits. The office is an agent for Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and registers and titles boats and motors. Her staff is cross trained for all the positions. Mrs. Bridge was elected to this office in January 2009 and is in her second term.
Jack Seals received his second Paul Harris Fellow pin. Donors of $1,000 or more to the Annual Programs Fund, Polio Plus or the Humanitarian Grants Program can be recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow. Each new Paul Harris Fellow receives a commemorative certificate and pin.
Visitors to the April meetings were Raymond Ramos, Eric Green, Mitchel Nestler, Allyson Nestler and Matt Bochat.


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Home List of Titles Structural characterization of femtosecond laser modified regions inside sapphire
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/189566
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- Structural characterization of femtosecond laser modified regions inside sapphire
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- Juodkazis, Saulius; Kohara, Shinji; Ohishi, Yasuo; Hirao, Norihisa; Vailionis, Arturas; Mizeikis, Vygantas; Saito, Akira; Rode, Andrei
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- We report on structural characterization of sapphire photomodified by voids of sub-wavelength diameter surrounded by amorphised regions formed after exposure by tightly-focused femtosecond laser pulses of 800 nm wavelength and 150 fs duration at the single and double-pulse irradiation inside crystalline sapphire. Regrowth of a crystalline phase near the edge between the amorphous and crystalline phases was observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) in the case of double-pulse-irradiated locations. Regions patterned by single-pulse-induced voids inside sapphire were characterized by synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique. The XRD patterns indicate presence of an expanded phase of the host crystal. The origin of structural changes observed in TEM and XRD is discussed and is consistent with fast thermal quenching.
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- Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 11, no. 4 (Apr 2011), pp. 2931-2936
- Publication year
- 2011
- FOR Code(s)
- 0912 Materials Engineering; 1007 Nanotechnology
- Keyword(s)
- Femtosecond laser nano-/micro-fabrication; Nano-structured materials; Phase transitions; Sapphire
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- American Scientific Publishers
- 1533-4880
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- Copyright © 2011 American Scientific Publishers. The publisher does not allow institutions to archive either the published version or the accepted manuscript of the paper.
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Do you like to take a little extra care and pride in your Dodge? Do you plan on keeping your Dodge longer and driving it farther than mere ordinary vehicles? Devotion and loyalty like that should be rewarded, and that's the inspiration behind the Chrysler Group Customer Care High Milers Club.
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I will be joining my dh for a few days in NYC at the beginning of April, and our (will then be) 14 month old is going to stay with my parents. She is nursing probably every 3 hours or so during the day when I'm at home with her, and usually sleeps 10-11 hours at night w/o nursing. So I'd say she nurses probably an average of 6 times/day. She also eats breakfast/lunch/dinner and a snack or two. I stay at home most days, but work out of the home part-time a few times a week, for 4-6 hours at a time. During those times, she doesn't usually have any breastmilk, just solids/water/etc. I've left her BM, and dh has offered it, but she has been pretty indifferent, maybe drinking an ounce or two but preferring to wait til I return home.
She has struggled with constipation on and off ever since we introduced solids around 7 months, so she doesn't eat much dairy as I've been afraid it would stop her up. She hasn't had any cow's milk other than a bit on cold cereal for breakfast.
My question is, how much BM do you think I should leave with her while I'm gone? I'll be leaving Friday afternoon and returning Monday afternoon, so 3 full days. I have no idea how much BM she'll want to drink when I'm not with her...and I'm nervous that she won't be getting enough fats from her diet without BM.
I know she will be fine as my parents watch her once a week already while I'm working, and she totally adores them, so I'm not worried about that aspect. The whole nursing/being away thing is kind of stressing me out, though! I'd appreciate any advice you all have.
ETA: I'd also appreciate any reassurance that she probably won't wean while I'm away...I figure at this point my supply is established enough and we've been nursing long enough that 3 days apart isn't going to totally end our nursing relationship, right? I do plan on taking my pump to keep my supply up and keep me from getting super engorged.


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Remembering Mary AnzaloneJune 19,2014We recently lost a pillar in Rutlands Southwest section when my good friend Mary Anzalone lost her battle with cancer.
So many will remember Marys wide and infectious smile. She warmly greeted everyone at the American Legion polls. She was an avid fan of Mount St. Joseph sports and worked tirelessly in MSJ development and at bingo.
I will always remember Mary Anzalone for her pride of community and especially Rutlands Italian-American heritage. She could often be found at Saint Peters Church and concerning herself with the people and issues affecting her Forest Street neighborhood where she lived her entire life. Like so many whose ancestors traveled from faraway Italy over the years, Mary Anzalone and her neighbors helped forge the proud Rutland City we all call home. Rutland smiles today because of you and so many others who have contributed to making this a community of people and ideas welcoming to everyone.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Rutland Italian-American Club. I and other Rutland City and Town state representatives this year sponsored a General Assembly resolution honoring this Rutland City landmark. I wish to dedicate this honor to Mary Anzalone and to all those members of our community with Italian heritage.
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Mitch McConnell Should Retire Rather Than Risk Becoming The Todd Akin Of The 2014 Election Cycle
Mitch McConnell is up for reelection in 2014 and although he should be a high priority conservative target for a primary challenge, he has a huge war chest and he's hired Ron and Rand Paul's campaign chairman extraordinaire, Jesse Benton, to try to discourage any Republicans from running against him.
Given Mitch McConnell's horrible poll numbers, the bad news is that it may work.
Although Kentucky remains deeply Republican, McConnell's low approval ratings — the worst of any senator nationally, according to PPP — could make him vulnerable. Just 37 percent of Kentucky voters approve of his performance, while 55 percent disapprove.
McConnell, who eked out a slim victory in 2008, has already begun preparing to fight for reelection. He hired former Ron Paul strategist Jesse Benton to run a "presidential-level campaign in Kentucky," McConnell said in a statement in September.
…One challenger he might not have expected is Judd, who is reported to be seriously considering a Democratic bid. PPP found that Judd would be the top choice of Democratic primary voters, and would trail McConnell by just four points in a hypothetical matchup, 43 percent to his 47 percent.
McConnell led the state's lieutenant governor, Jerry Abramson, and its attorney general, Jack Conway, by equal margins. He fared better against other prospective candidates, with his widest lead a 12-point margin over state auditor Adam Edelman.
Given that Mitt Romney beat Barack Obama by over 20 points in Kentucky, this should be a slam dunk seat for the GOP. The reason the seat is in jeopardy is because Mitch McConnell is so incredibly unpopular in the state. In that sense, it's a lot like the situation we had in Missouri this year. Claire McCaskill was wildly unpopular and just about any Republican should have been able to beat her, but even though Akin knew his poll numbers showed he was in deep trouble, he selfishly insisted on running anyway. So, we ended up blowing a seat to feed his ego. Well now, we may be in the same boat in Kentucky because McConnell refuses to read the handwriting on the wall.
Mitch McConnell is 70 years old and he's been in the Senate for 28 years. Isn't it time for him to step aside for the good of the Republican Party?
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Second Saturday Garden Walks
Learn fascinating, little-known details about the estate with our horticulture staff. Dress for the weather and wear walking shoes. Walk lasts about 90 minutes. Members free. Included with admission. In case of inclement weather, an update message will be left at 302.888.4915 after 10:00 am on the day of the walk. Visit our Second Saturdays Garden Walks page for dates and topics.
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Join us for demonstrations, talks, and guided walks covering a wide range of gardening topics. Programs take place on Wednesdays starting at the Brown Horticulture Learning Center. Visit Wednesdays at Winterthur for dates, titles, and detailed descriptions of each program. Members free. Included with admission.
Special Garden Experiences
In 1952 Winterthur and Mr. du Pont began offering a Spring Tour as an opportunity for visitors to enjoy the garden and the house during the beauty of spring at Winterthur. In that spirit, we are hosting a number of special days in the garden this spring with seasonal tours, lectures, and other opportunities to learn about and enjoy the garden and estate. Join us for Bank to Bend, Daffodil Day, Azaleas & Bluebells, and Peonies & Primroses and learn more about the Winterthur garden. Continue to check our website for updates on next spring's programs.
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Every Saturday in May, historic automobiles will be on display at Winterthur. Continue to check the website for updates on autos and lectures. Members free. Included with general admission.
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The Farm Stand is located in front of the Museum Store at the Cottage on Thursdays, July–September, 1:30–5:30 pm. Visit us to select fresh, local produce. Parking is available behind the Cottage near the Winterthur Post Office. Note: Guests who would like to tour Winterthur's exhibitions or grounds will require a ticket.
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Wednesdays, June through September, 4:30 pm
Visit the former dairy and farm while exploring the ever-changing estate landscape on this narrated tram tour. Hear accounts of estate history as you see how we have repurposed historic work areas. Glimpse behind the scenes on this tour led by a specially trained guide. The 45-minute tour will leave from the east circle near the Dorrance Gallery. Reservations recommended by 4:00 pm. $5 per person upgrade. Members free. Capacity of 40. Weather permitting; handicapped-accessible.
Scenic Route Tour
A new addition to our tour offerings, this peaceful tram ride will take you through a living landscape past waterways, rolling hills, and stone bridges, so you can soak up the natural beauty of the Brandywine Valley. Picnicking is encouraged! Daily, 12:00 pm, through October. This 45-minute tram tour departs from the Visitor Center Circle. Reservations recommended. Members free. $5 per person upgrade.Capacity of 20. Weather permitting; handicapped-accessible; family friendly.
Garden Tram (seasonal and weather permitting)
This 20-minute narrated tour features highlights of the garden and introduces the history of Winterthur. The tour begins at the Visitor Center and ends at the museum building. Stops include Azalea Woods, Magnolia Bend, and Enchanted Woods. During Point-to-Point each year, we do not offer garden trams. Please note: On October 23, garden trams will not begin running until 12:00 noon due to the Run Inspired 10k race at Winterthur. For more information on the race, which benefits Operation Warm, visit the race web page.
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Exclusively for Members! Children of Member families are introduced to vegetable gardening in this 8-week course that runs from June to July. Kids plan, cultivate, care for, and harvest their own plots as well as form a community garden with staff horticulturists. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All garden tools and seeds will be provided. Members only; free. Call 302.888.4779 by May 1 to register. Space is limited.
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I discovered recently that Facebook has a junk filter for messages. It's not up there with penicillin, electric lightbulbs or the ice cube tray as life-changing discoveries go, admittedly, but given I consider my day a success if I don't fall over, it was of some mild significance.
The very existence of the junk folder came as something of a surprise as I sat poring through what seemed like hundreds of messages that I'd missed over the years. Mostly, they were inconsequential: messages about events that had happened; updates from groups that had been set up in the name of requesting some charity sponsorship or other; and more than several from strange, sleazy men wanting to "chat".
But in amongst the inane and the boring and the downright creepy, was one single gem; all the way from the dim and distant autumn of 2010, a message of the kind that makes Facebook worth using.
Buried deep in the bowels of the junk folder, was a message from a friend I made whilst living in Tanzania during my gap year. She was a member of the congregation of the local church, which had taken my travelling companion and I under its wing for the months that we lived there (which, as the only wazungu in the village, was rather a welcome development).
Over the course of several months, countless instances of utterly enormous hospitality on her part and some frankly abysmal attempts at conversational Swahili on mine, we became good friends.
Shortly after I returned home, she came to the UK on her very first trip outside East Africa. For the first few days, before she headed to London, she stayed with Family Blonde. Watching her react to the British way of life was an eye-opening experience – and one that was, just occasionally, quite embarrassing, highlighting just how much we take for granted that is, actually, when you stop to think about it, entirely unnecessary, especially in comparison to how the majority of the world lives. Why do we need so many varieties of sliced bread in our 24-hour supermarkets? Are several cars in one family strictly necessary? And the conversation we had about en-suite bathrooms is one best not dwelt on.
We managed to stay in touch for several months after she went back home, but then life intervened; I lost her mobile number; and suddenly we'd fallen completely out of touch. Until:
Hello Blonde, how are you? I'm just checking if you still exist! Would be nice to hear from you. X
Which I managed to inadvertently ignore for two years.
In the one instance that Facebook proves its worth by putting me in touch with a friend I'd not spoken to since 2008 and had no other way of contacting, it made the message as difficult as possible for me to find. Quite frankly, screw you, Zuckerberg, screw you.
Thankfully though, the story seems to have a rather more auspicious ending than it might: my Tanzanian rafiki* has, in the time we've not spoken, moved to the UK and is now a vicar in North London. We've planned to meet in a few weeks once she's back from her lengthy Christmas visit to the family back home, rekindling a relationship which, I'm almost certain, is bound to enhance my life.
Much, it must be said, like an ice cube tray.
*I've hung on to very little Swahili, but there are a few words I do remember. Rafiki (friend) is one. Kipilefti (I kid you not: roundabout. Shame in my experience that no one ever keepis lefti around them) is pretty much the only other.


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Peter Maxwell Daviesb.8 September 1934, Manchester
d.14 March 2016, Sanday, Orkney
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With over 200 published works in every medium which are performed worldwide, Peter Maxwell Davies is acknowledged as one of the foremost composers of our time. He lives in the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland where he writes most of his music.
His major theatrical works include the operas Taverner, The Martyrdom of St Magnus and The Doctor of Myddfai; the full-length ballet Salome; and the music theatre works Eight Songs for a Mad King, Miss Donnithorne's Maggot and Vesalii Icones. His large output of orchestral works includes ten symphonies and seventeen concertos, as well as the highly popular An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise which was written as a commission for the Boston Pops Orchestra, and seen by millions of TV viewers all over the world at the Last Night of the Proms. He has also written a large repertoire of works for performance by children.
Maxwell Davies is also active as a conductor. He was Associate Conductor/Composer of the BBC Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras for a ten-year period, and is Composer Laureate of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, for whom he has written a series of ten Strathclyde Concertos. He has conducted many major orchestras in Europe and North America, including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Boston Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the Leipzig Gewandhaus, the Russian National Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra.
Maxwell Davies works from recent decades include the music-theatre work Mr Emmet Takes a Walk which has received over 50 performances to date, the Antarctic Symphony (Symphony No.8), jointly commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra and the British Antarctic Survey, and Sea Orpheus (2009) commissioned for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra's Brandenburg Project. Since 2000 the composer has placed a special emphasis on music for chamber ensembles and choirs, including Seven Skies of Winter (2003) for the Nash Ensemble and a String Trio premiered at the St Magnus Festival in 2008. From 2012 Naxos embarked on a major project to reissue the composer's recordings originally made for Collins Classics in the 1990s, including his symphonies.
In 1987 Maxwell Davies was knighted and was Master of the Queen's Music between 2004 and 2014, in which role he seeks to raise the profile of music in Great Britain, as well as writing many works for Her Majesty the Queen and for royal occasions.
Peter Maxwell Davies is published by Boosey & Hawkes and represented by Intermusica.
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On Wednesday, November 16 at 9:00 a.m. in BSC's Mahood Hall, Room 215, Dr. Farias will discuss Brazil and the World Economy and Global Trade with students of Professor Darrel Malamisura's International Management course. At 1pm, Dr. Farias will share a presentation on Brazilian Culture with Bluefield High School students.
Dr. Farias will enjoy a home stay with Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant for Portuguese Cristiano Melo of Brazil.
Dr. Farias is a Marketing Professor at College of Business Administration at Federal University of Pernambuco in Brazil where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Service Marketing, International Marketing, Marketing Management, and Consumer Behavior. His funded projects include research Retail atmosphere and consumer experience and Sustainable tourism. His published research is on global business partnering among family-owned enterprises, effects of information overload on e-commerce consumers in Brazil, and Relations between consumer effort, risk reduction strategies, and satisfaction with the e-commerce buying process. Dr. Farias is also coordinator of an MBA graduate degree program and a graduate program in Management.
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The lights of the ambulance reflected back onto the chrome of the fire trucks parked nearby.
Children scampered about the College North Shopping Center parking lot, peeking into each of the vehicles.
Some were brave and blew the horns.
Jacob Garcia, 3, had a little help from his mother, who hoisted him up into the driver's seat of the fire department's Engine 3.
He grinned as big a smile as the other youngsters who had sat in that seat before him.
This was their day – a day every child dreams about. And that is why Cynthia Blatherwick wanted to have the library bring these big trucks here.
"My thought was that I liked trucks and fire trucks when I was little," the Joe Barnhart Bee County Library director said. "I think that is something all children have in common.
"It is also a really good way for governmental agencies, nonprofit entities and the school districts to get a little publicity and show you the person behind the wheel — the people who make the city run."
It was only about an hour into the 3 1/2-hour event and already 30 children had gotten to sit in fire trucks and see what's like inside a patrol car.
"As you see it is pretty popular," she said pointing back toward three limousines — one of which was marked with the insignia of the U.S. Air Force.
In the same parking lot, the Bee County Sheriff's Office Explorer Post 200 was selling cookies and snow cones.
"We do a lot of community service projects and we are trying to reward the kids by going on a trip," said Post President Cheyenne Rodriguez.
The group is designed to teach youth about both law enforcement and criminal justice.
"We are teaching teenagers how to be a cops if they are interest in the law enforcement field," she said.
Jason Collins is the editor at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 121, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Home List of Titles Enhanced respiratory clearance of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae following mucosal immunization with P6 in a rat model
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- Title
- Enhanced respiratory clearance of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae following mucosal immunization with P6 in a rat model
- Author(s)
- Kyd, J. M.; Dunkley, M. L.; Cripps, A. W.
- Abstract
- Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a common cause of infection of the respiratory tract in children and adults. The search for an effective vaccine against this pathogen has focused on components of the outer membrane, and peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein P6 is among the proposed candidates. This study investigated the immunogenicity of P6 in a rat respiratory model. P6 was purified from two strains of NTHi, one capsule- deficient strain and an H. influenzae type b strain, and assessed for clearance of both homologous and heterologous bacterial strains following mucosal immunization. A protective immune response was determined by enhancement of pulmonary clearance of live bacteria and an increased rate of recruitment of phagocytic cells to the lungs. This was most effective when Peyer's patch immunization was accompanied by an intratracheal (IT) boost. However, the rate of bacterial clearance varied between strains, which suggests some differences in anti-P6 immunological defenses recognizing the expression of the highly conserved P6 lipoprotein on the bacterial surface in some strains. P6-specific antibodies in both serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were cross-reactive and did not differ significantly in strain specificity, demonstrating that difference in clearance was unlikely due to differences in P6-specific antibody levels. Serum homologous and heterologous P6-antibody was bactericidal against NTHi even when enhanced clearance had not been observed. Peyer's patch immunization induced P6-specific CD4+ T- helper cell proliferation in lymphocytes isolated from the mesenteric lymph nodes. An IT boost increased the level of P6-specific antibodies in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and P6-specific mesenteric node lymphocyte proliferation. Cells from rats immunized with P6 demonstrated proliferation following stimulation with P6 from nonhomologous strains; however, there was some variation in proliferative responses to P6 from different strains in lymphocytes isolated from animals immunized with killed bacteria. The increase in P6-specific antibodies and T-helper cell responses following an IT boost correlated with an increased rate of recruitment of phagocytic cells and enhanced bacterial clearance of both homologous and heterologous bacteria in the lungs. The data suggests that P6 has the potential to afford protection against pulmonary infection by NTHi following the induction of effective antigen-specific B- and T-cell responses in mucosal tissues.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Infection and Immunity, Vol. 63, no. 8 (Aug 1995), pp. 2931-2940
- Publication year
- 1995
- FOR Code(s)
- 06 Biological Sciences; 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences; 11 Medical and Health Sciences
- Keyword(s)
- Antibodies; Blood bactericidal activity; Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; Haemophilus influenzae; Immunisation; Immunogenicity; Leukocyte count; Lung lavage; Lymphocyte activation; Outer membrane proteins; Phagocytes; Phagocytosis; Respiratory tract infections
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- 0019-9567
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1995, American Society for Microbiology.
- Peer reviewed


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Senior church member Ken Bartley washes the feet of Rector John Rollinson at Thursday's service at St. James Episcopal on Main Street. The foot washing is a symbol of Jesus washing Peter's feet at the Last Supper. CNJ staff photo: Mike Linn.
By Darrell Todd Maurina: CNJ staff writer
While most churches in Clovis are celebrating Easter in some form, the celebrations differ significantly from congregation to congregation.
For Father John Rollinson, rector of St. James Episcopal Church, maintaining liturgical traditions passed down for centuries is important.
"Jesus said, 'If anyone would follow me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me.' Holy Week is a particularly good time to be focusing on the cross," Rollinson said. "Generally in the Episcopal Church a good percentage of people make a point to be in church for at least some of the daily services during Holy Week."
Those services include foot washing on Thursday, veneration and kissing of the cross on Good Friday, and a vigil from Thursday night to noon on Good Friday — all part of the ancient liturgical calendar maintained by a church that advertises itself as having "Catholic worship — evangelical preaching."
For conservative Lutherans such as the Rev. Scott Blaze, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, continuity with liturgical tradition is often but not always helpful.
"At the time of the Reformation, Martin Luther wanted to return the church to the Word of God as its sole authority for faith and doctrine while maintaining reverent and orderly worship for the people that always held Jesus Christ and his word central," Blazek said. "Luther's reform included returning to the worship of early Christians in the fourth century, reclaiming the ancient liturgy while rolling back man-made doctrines of relics and other forms that had slowly crept into the Church and detracted from the gospel proclamation. If the traditions didn't compete with the gospel, but rather supported it, Luther generally kept it in the corporate worship service."
Blazek said his denomination, the Missouri Synod, typically allows for some liturgical freedom from congregation to congregation. In his church, Holy Week services included a special candlelight service remembering Christ's last words from the cross on Good Friday.
Liturgy isn't a major concern for Pastor Joseph Vest of Central Baptist Church. Vest said in the past he's dressed up as a firefighter and climbed down from an organ loft to get the attention of members, but doesn't focus on liturgy.
"We don't erect crosses or things, we just do what we do," Vest said. "I don't really know why, it's just never been part of who we are."
Vest's focus is on preaching and evangelistic outreach.
"The Bible teaches the power of the resurrection is the power to live the Christian life," Vest said. "We understand we will have lots of folks on Easter. We prepare more bulletins and we expect more people but we're beginning a (sermon) series this week and it will be something that is relevant and creative."
For some Christian groups such as the Churches of Christ, observing Easter simply doesn't happen. Since Scripture doesn't specifically teach that Christians should observe Easter, the Churches of Christ generally don't do so.
"We don't celebrate it as a stand-alone kind of holiday; we celebrate the birth, death and resurrection every Sunday," said Mike Kennedy, preacher at the 21st Street Church of Christ. "We won't, as many groups do, decorate our building for Easter. There won't be banners and drapery or crosses with purple or white. We are preaching the word and the word is where the power is."
However, Kennedy said he will be preaching on the resurrection today — not so much to observe Easter but rather to avoid confusion.
"Lord willing we will have plenty of visitors," Kennedy said. "We don't want people to scratch their heads and wonder what is going on. We want them to get a message of hope and encouragement."


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