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Human issuesMay 16,2014
Madeleine Kunin was in Rutland on Wednesday to talk about the challenges women face as they seek to live productive and rewarding lives with careers and families.
The obstacles facing women have not gone away despite the progress represented by Kunins three terms as governor of Vermont. Just as the election of Barack Obama as president has not abolished racism, the institutional, economic and social obstacles in the way of women still work powerfully against them 23 years after the end of Kunins last term.
That seems like a long time ago. Young Vermonters may not appreciate the atmosphere of jubilation and near revolutionary fervor that surrounded Kunin in 1985 as she made her way into the Vermont House to be sworn in as governor for the first time. She had worked her way to a position of responsibility in the House and then had become lieutenant governor. In 1984, she was running against a capable Republican opponent, Attorney General John Easton, and it was far from assured that she would win. Ultimately, her winning margin was razor thin.
The satisfaction in electing a woman as governor was as much social as political. Many Vermonters, especially women, understood it was a pioneering step. And yet, as Kunin has subsequently made clear in her writings, her rise to power was far from easy. She had to suffer the indignities and stress of trying to break into the old boys club and to excel at a far higher level than would be demanded of a man.
Kunin has continued to emphasize the importance of issues affecting the quality of life issues that are sometimes denigrated as womens issues. What are the so-called womens issues? Education, health care, child care, livable income they are all high on todays agenda, and politicians, male and female, are still struggling to address them.
One of the issues that fell by the wayside during the recently concluded legislative session was paid sick leave. Advocates, who included workers groups and low-income supporters, had mounted a major campaign to persuade the Legislature to pass a law requiring paid sick leave or earned sick leave, as it is called for workers at most companies. A majority of House members had pledged support for the bill but apparently became nervous as business interests mounted a counteroffensive.
The bill is a good example of why a measure that might once have been dismissed as a womens issue is really a human issue. In fact, many of the workers who would benefit from the availability of seven paid sick days each year are women. But so would their husbands and their families. And so would many male workers who get sick or who have family members to care for.
It is the kind of issue that touches the lives of people in a fundamental way, especially people at the margin who are struggling to hold onto a job but who may be forced to make choices that cost them their job. Paid sick leave is a concrete way to give people not a freebie, but an earned benefit that makes work and family life cohere more easily. This is especially important for single mothers.
It appears that liberal members of the House may have felt they were on thin ice, uneasy about the shaky roll-out of Vermont Health Connect and about higher property taxes. They may have also felt overextended because they were already pushing a raft of other liberal issues, such as the minimum-wage hike and several anti-poverty measures.
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#31121 - 06/04/01 05:43 AM Quidnunc
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I am curious to know if anyone has come across the word 'POING.' An old Univ colleague assures me that this word is used to describe the action of a person/team coming from behind in a game/sport, to take victory. Further to this, the later you achieve this in any given event, the more effective and respectworthy your POING will be!
This is all very well, but I have yet to find any evidence that either confirms or contradicts this claim.
I would appreciate your thought and opinions on this quandry.
#31122 - 06/04/01 09:05 AM Re: Quidnunc
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It's the French word for fist. Is your friend using a bit of Franglais slang?
#31123 - 06/04/01 09:13 AM Re: poing
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the only place I've seen this word before is in cartoons as an onomatopoeia -- as when someone bounces of the side of a mountain where a tunnel opening has been painted. but I looked it up with OneLook; the only hit there was at AllWords, which gives poing as the F. word for fist. a google gives 79,000+ hits and asks the rhetorical question "did you mean: point". good luck.
#31124 - 06/04/01 10:54 AM Re: Quidnunc
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Cartoons, I agree - Batman & Robin springs to mind!
Yes, I saw the French translation earlier today. I wonder if that 'fist' features an extended finger as the underdog overtakes the leader in said event!
Anyway, I have a feeling POING is representative of a type of word that people coin within a smaller community, (i.e. a group who play an unusual game at cards called BLOB?!) and which comes under close scrutiny once it reaches those outside the clique. Such an explanation is invariably moreso achievable through use of email/www and in the short term, will provide me with the temporary rest I need on the matter!
Talking of 'Blob', that is another question I must post! Fascinating game, one which I'm sure has several different names...
#31125 - 06/05/01 03:47 AM Re: Quidnunc
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Loc: Berlin
Just in passing; 'Poing' is also the name of a small town not far from here. It's pronounced with two syllables not a diphthong (circa Po-ing).
#31126 - 06/05/01 08:26 PM Re: Quidnunc
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Posts: 25
Loc: USA
I like the Ping Pong theory in this matter.Playing to 21 points, if you are leading 20 to whatever, you have to score 2 consecutive points to win not the requisite one, so therefore, the lagger very often creeps up and scores ahead...POING! No jumping across the net in my teeny tenny outfit!
#31127 - 06/06/01 07:24 AM Re: Quidnunc
Registered: 03/17/00
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Loc: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Howdy, stranger xxxxxxxxxx. Just for fun, I ran your username through the anagram checker and came up with xxxxxxxxxx and, wait for it, xxxxxxxxxx. Fun, isn't it?
#31128 - 06/06/01 07:38 AM Re: Quidnunc
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Loc: Louisville, Kentucky
Just for fun, I ran your username through the anagram checker
paulb, you are feeling wicked today, too, I see! What on earth did the poor anagram thingie ever do to you?
I'm thinking of calling this stranger (welcome, by the way)
either 10X or powdered sugar.
#31129 - 06/06/01 09:04 AM Re: Quidnunc
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that's a shoe size for a blancmange.
#31130 - 06/06/01 09:06 PM Re: Quidnunc
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I ran your username through the anagram checker and came up with xxxxxxxxxx
and, wait for it, xxxxxxxxxx. Fun, isn't it?
Well, you really did x-10d yourself, didn't you/ The name reminds me of the Michael Palin character in A Fish Called Wanda. (Assuming a "K" sound for "X")
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- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 60 min
- Ready Time: 180 min
- Yield: 12 servings
- Pillsbury™ Baking Spray with Flour
- 2 (17.4 oz.) packages Pillsbury™ Cinnamon Swirl Quick Bread & Muffin Mix
- 1 1/2 cups water
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- HEAT oven to 350°F. Coat 12-cup fluted tube pan with baking spray with flour. Sprinkle 1/2 cup swirl mix in bottom of prepared pan.
- BLEND quick bread mix, water, oil and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Pour 3 cups batter over swirl mix in pan. Sprinkle with remaining swirl mix. Spread remaining batter carefully over swirl mix.
- BAKE 45 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake upright in pan on cooling rack 25 minutes. Invert onto serving plate. Cool completely.
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Serving Size (1 slice, 1/12 of cake), Calories 440 (Calories from Fat 160), Total Fat 18g (Saturated Fat 4g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 60mg, Sodium 350mg, Total Carbohydrate 64g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 35g), Protein 5g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 6%, Iron 10%.
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PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (April 20, 2011)Several University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) researchers are recipients of awards won at the 16th biennial research symposium of the Association of Research Directors held in Atlanta, Ga., earlier this month. Dr. Anugrah Shaw, Xavier Henry and Mark Gooden were recognized among some 700 faculty, staff, researchers and students representing the 1890 Land-Grant Universities (17) and Tuskegee.
Guided by the theme, "1890 Research: Sustainable Solutions for Current and Emerging Issues," more than 300 undergraduate and graduate students competed for recognition in oral and poster competitions. Faculty presentations were non-competitive.
Xavier Henry, a professional pilot via the UMES Aviation Sciences program and a graduate student specializing in food and agricultural science, won first place out of 26 in the graduate oral presentation. A part of the Sustainable Plant and Animal Production Systems category, his research is titled "Using Variable Rate Seeding to Maximize Corn Yield and Profit on a Field with Management Zones."
Mark Gooden, a doctoral student in the Food Science and Technology Ph.D. Program, placed third in the graduate poster presentation for Sustainable Plant and Animal Production Systems. His research is titled "Effect of Garlic and Papaya Seed on Fecal Egg Counts in Sheep and Goats." Gooden returned to the university after earning a Master of Science degree in poultry science in 1996. Prior to returning to the university, he taught in an agricultural college in Jamaica.
Dr. Anugrah Shaw, professor and textile technologist in the Department of Human Ecology, is internationally-known for her extensive research in protective clothing for pesticide applicators. Spanning more than two decades, her studies are the basis of a comprehensive database that includes more than 130 fabrics that were evaluated at UMES. She has worked to help establish the standardization of test methods, the development of performance specifications, and studies related to the development and evaluation of personal protective equipment for hot climates. She was presented the Excellence in Multistate Research Award during the symposium for her research.
Having as its motto "Progress through Research and Service," the ARD brings together the administrators of the 1890 Research Programs to conduct regional research projects and initiatives. The ARD collectively promotes the training of young researchers as well as the research goals of their institutions in a way that benefits their states, their regions and their nations. ARD members serve on state, regional and international bodies.
As members of the UMES Agricultural Experiment Station, Henry, Gooden and Shaw work to further the goals of the university. The aim of the UMES Agricultural Experiment Station is to provide enhanced knowledge and technology to improve the viability and sustainability of agriculture and food systems; enhance the quality of natural resources and the environment; and to serve communities, families and consumers.
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Roadrunners Q&A with Amanda Lehotak
SAN ANTONIO — Head softball coach Amanda Lehotak just completed her second season at UTSA and guided the Roadrunners to a 27-26 mark, which was a three-game improvement from the previous campaign. Lehotak recently sat down with goUTSA.com to reflect on the season and look ahead to the future.
It's been about a month since the end of your second year at UTSA and you've had some time to reflect on your team's performance during the year. Did the team meet your expectations for the season?
"I am very pleased with the overall body of work by the team this season. Our success was not a surprise to me, but I do believe at certain times during the year our success was a surprise to our student-athletes. I think they now see what we can be, how we can be what we want to be and that we are right on track. The team now is completely on board and is focused. I am very proud of them. There are points of the year that I am still dissecting where I felt we dipped in play and my staff and I are in the process of analyzing everything to make sure we as coaches do not let that happen again."
The team committed just 43 errors and posted a .970 fielding percentage, which ranked 32nd in the nation, with four new infielders and in many cases two new outfielders. What was the key to that defensive success?
"I think their overall attitude was a big key to that success. They bought in to our defensive philosophies from the first day and kept it simple. Our goal is to get an out on every play. We never are afraid to give up a run to get an out and I think when a team buys in to that you start limiting the other teams opportunities, which gives you a tough defense to hit against."
Your squad also stole 35 bases this season, which was the most by the Roadrunners since 2004 and more than the previous two seasons combined. How happy were you with the team's aggressiveness on the basepaths and what did that extra speed allow you to do this season?
"Having steal threats was fun! It just changes the entire game plan of another team if they worry about your speed. We want to start stressing the other team before the first pitch is even thrown. As a coach, when you start talking about how fast a team is, it's automatic stress for seven innings. The speed we had this year allowed us to score from second on a base hit rather than have to hit a double to score a runner. It was fun. The exciting thing is speed is a huge part of our recruiting and Roadrunners fans haven't seen anything yet when it comes to speed. In the next few years we will have some student-athletes that can flat out fly!"
UTSA just finished up its first and only season in the Western Athletic Conference and will join Conference USA on July 1. How excited are you and your staff for the transition?
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As it is with each sport, summer is a busy time for recruiting by you and your staff. What are a few characteristics that you look for in a potential Roadrunner, regardless of what position they play?
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In recent years there has been debate over whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism. Research has shown that there is no link between the two, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
According to the CDC, the concern between vaccinations and autism mainly stemmed from the ingredient thimerosal. The health organization says thimerosal used to be used as a preservative in many childhood vaccines.
The CDC says in 2001 thimerosal was limited to trace amounts in childhood vaccines in all but one type of influenza vaccine. In influenza vaccines, the CDC says, there are thimerosal-free alternatives that parents can request.
The CDC also says that evidence from several studies showed there was not a tie between thimerosal and autism. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) also found there was no link between thimerosal and autism.
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Farmer who was supported by community dies
Area farmers came together to help family
A farming community in the Lyndon Station area came together earlier this month to harvest a family's land after their father suffered a major stroke.
After the stroke, Bob Holig, 51, was hospitalized, partially paralyzed and put on a respirator.
Holig, a father of three, died on Sunday morning following complications from the stroke.
A family friend said Holig's family will continue their farming tradition in his memory.
When Holig was hospitalized earlier this month, 15 area farmers came together to help his family with the harvest.
A visitation is scheduled for Friday in Lyndon Station. Services and burial will take place Saturday. For more information on the funeral services and Holig's life, read his obituary here.
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When I think back over the 35 years that I have been working at The River Reporter, what strikes me most profoundly is the multitude of lives that this relatively small newspaper has touched. From its staff and contributors to its readers and advertisers, we have traveled a journey that started in 1975, when a group of Narrowsburg residents including Dorothy Lehr, John Pavese, Beth Peck and Bob Rasmussen joined with Tom DeGaetani and Elaine Giguere to found this publication after the loss of the Delaware Valley News. At the time, the valley, while always vibrant—providing natural resources and recreational opportunities since recorded history—had entered a relatively low point, following the demise of passenger rail from New York City a decade before.
But through the efforts of these people and many others, who recognized the valley's and the river's significance for its clean water and a pristine landscape, changes began to happen, including the river's designation as part of the Wild and Scenic River System, the presence of the National Park Service and the development of the River Management Plan. In the more than 37 years since that low point and the paper's beginnings, the Upper Delaware area has redefined itself and developed a newfound sense of identity and strength. We continue to revive our main streets and to re-claim our region as a vibrant tourist destination with a natural playground that mirrors the valley's historic legacy. We are an important source of clean water and a growing source of natural and wholesome foods.
That being said, I imagine that you share the uncertainty of the future in light of the current fiscal contraction, global uncertainty, philosophical rifts and the technological revolution that tends to leave rural areas in arrears. However, what we have is priceless, intrinsically unique and authentically irreplaceable. And with all that, we have the opportunity to flourish. But how?
My vision is that we flourish together. We flourish by keeping our conversations and commitment to the valley's wellbeing alive. We flourish by offering our unique perspective as a gift to the communal whole. We flourish by choosing, when faced with our own judgment and resistance to another's ideas, values or position, we remain open to hearing more. We flourish by investing ourselves in the outcome we seek for our community.
This investment starts with being informed and understanding that we are all interconnected and that all of our actions and decisions have an effect. Subscribing to and reading the local newspaper is one way to be invested, by staying abreast of the issues that face our community and by entering into dialogue with thoughtful and informed opinions. We invest by supporting the local businesses that provide our area with goods and services. We invest by being a part of the cultural and communal landscape, actively participating in community life, attending local events, shopping locally, or becoming a volunteer.
We invest by entering into the dialogue of what we want the future to bring us, and we take action, like the group that founded TRR, to create the mechanisms and organizations that have the capacity to define and enhance our vibrant and precious valley.
And with this investment of our authentic and unique selves, we all flourish. We make real the inherent truth that we are indeed all in this. Together.
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Botanical Medicine
What is botanical medicine? Simply put, they are plants (or substances that come from plants) that are used to treat or prevent disease. Plants have been used in this way in all cultures from pre-history on.
Are botanical medicines the same as herbal remedies?
Many people use the term herbal remedies, which is fine. We call them botanicals because, technically, the term botanical medicine is more inclusive and includes plant parts that are not strictly herbs, such as bark, seeds, roots, and stems.
Why are botanical medicines sometimes called dietary supplements?
Dietary supplement is a government category that determines how substances are sold and regulated. Some fast facts:
- In the United States, the vast majority of botanical medicines are classified as dietary supplements. (A few botanicals, such as digitalis leaf, are classified as pharmaceutical drugs.)
- Dietary supplements also include vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and other ingredients.
- Dietary supplements are found in many forms such as tablets, capsules, gelcaps, liquids, powders, or even a bar. They are regulated under the larger umbrella of food, not drugs.
- The law regulating dietary supplements is different from that regulating pharmaceuticals. One difference is that manufacturers of dietary supplements cannot claim that they treat or prevent disease, only that their products affect structure and function. (See Are Botanical Medicines Safe? for more details.)
Why should I learn about botanical medicines?
Have you ever wondered if a botanical really works? Or if there were any risks in taking it? Or even if the brand you are taking is good? These are all great questions that deserve answers.
Research shows that many botanical medicines offer health benefits, often without some of the risks or side effects of pharmaceutical drugs. However:
- Botanicals are not always without risk, so you should be aware of possible adverse reactions.
- Botanicals are not always cheap, so you want to make sure you are getting the right, quality product.
In short, learning about botanical medicines can help you get the most benefit while reducing the risks.
Who is using botanical medicines?
You are not alone in your interests in botanical medicines. In the U.S., botanical medicines are one of the most popular and rapidly growing of all complementary therapies. In 2010, the global retail sale of botanical dietary supplements amounted to more than $25 billion, according to Nutraceuticals World. With this buying power, the more the American public knows about botanicals, the more it can influence good government regulations and reward manufacturers who produce quality products.
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Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is scheduled to appear Friday morning in front of the Committee on Judiciary and Labor to testify in favor of what has been billed as the "Steven Tyler Act," according to the office of Sen. Kalani English.
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Maui is a popular spot for vacationing celebrities and Sen. English, who represents the Valley Isle, introduced the legislation.
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Pasadena officials have signed a 120-day exclusive negotiation agreement with Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants to explore restoration options of the historic Julia Morgan building which include converting the city's former YWCA into a 150-room boutique hotel.
The long-vacant structure at the corner of Marengo Avenue and Holly Street — built in 1922 — was designed by Julia Morgan, California's first licensed female architect, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The property has also been designated as a historic monument by city officials. The back end of the block-long, two-story building faces Pasadena City Hall, which was built in 1927.
"The No. 1 priority is the preservation of the building," Assistant City Manager Steve Mermell told the Weekly. "The city went into this for the purpose of preserving a historic asset. The No. 2 priority is coming up with a project that has some economic benefit to the city. The city spent a lot of money to acquire the property and our thought was it would be ideal to generate some revenue to pay back the $8.1 million and be an economic catalyst near the Civic Center. That is why the hotel is the No.1 option."
According to its Web site, Kimpton specializes in adapting historic landmark buildings. The goal is to reach a long-term agreement to make the project a reality. Officials for Kimpton and the city will be meeting during the next few months to work out a lease agreement. No further details of the lease negotiations will be released until an agreement is reached and presented to the City Council for approval, Mermel said.
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PHILADELPHIA – Best known as the oxygen-carrying component of hemoglobin, the protein that makes blood red, heme also plays a role in chemical detoxification and energy metabolism within the cell. Heme levels are tightly maintained, and with good reason: Too little heme prevents cell growth and division; excessive amounts of heme are toxic.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered a molecular circuit involving heme that helps maintain proper metabolism in the body, providing new insights into metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes.
The work builds on 2007 findings from the same team, led by Mitchell Lazar, MD, PhD, Director of Penn's Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, showing that a protein called Rev-erbα coordinates the daily cycles of heme. The new research, published online in Genes & Development, makes it clear that Rev-erbα, by controlling the production of heme, also plays a key role in maintaining the body's correct metabolism. This happens through a molecular pathway that allows the cell to monitor and adjust internal heme levels, creating more when heme levels fall, and slowing it down when levels rise.
The circuit is a negative feedback loop, with Rev-erbα as its central component, explains Lazar. "Rev-erbα is a thermostat for heme." When heme levels are high, Rev-erbα is activated, reducing heme, which leads the cell back towards a normal state. On the other hand, when heme levels are low, Rev-erbα activity is low, and this permits the cell to make more heme, again leading back toward a normal state. Maintaining this stasis allows energy metabolism to occur but avoids harm to the cell due to excessive levels of heme.
Understanding the control of heme levels is likely to be relevant to several diseases. For example, obesity is a condition where fat tissue builds up due to low energy expenditure relative to energy intake. Proteins such as Rev-erbα that help maintain a cell's proper metabolism and energy balance point to their role in such metabolic disorders as obesity and diabetes and suggest ways to intervene.
Rev-erbα is a transcription factor, a protein that binds to DNA in front of, or within, genes to alter their expression. Rev-erbα acts as repressor of gene expression, that is, gene expression goes down when it binds to DNA.
Lazar has been studying the protein for nearly 20 years, yet he never really knew how it worked. What he did know was that, as a member of a family of nuclear receptor proteins, Rev-erbα could bind DNA and likely had an intracellular binding partner.
Typical nuclear receptor proteins are like sensors, registering a specific molecular event and responding accordingly, generally by altering gene expression patterns. So, Lazar asked, "What is the purpose of having a system that responds to changes in cellular heme levels?" He hypothesized that the sensor could act to regulate heme itself.
Working with cultured human and mouse cells his team, led by first author, graduate student Nan Wu, monitored heme levels as Rev-erbα abundance changed. What they found confirmed the protein's role in heme regulation: when overexpressed, heme levels dropped; when suppressed, heme levels rose.
"That was consistent with the hypothesis," says Lazar. "The question was, how does heme do this?"
To figure that out, the team looked for Rev-erbα binding sites within the sequences of genes known to control heme biosynthesis and found one in PGC-1α, a transcription factor that stimulates the production of heme. Since Rev-erb activity is controlled by heme itself, the net effect is that, as heme levels rise, PGC-1α gets repressed, and heme synthesis drops off.
The team also demonstrated the physiological consequence of disrupting this pathway. "We reasoned, if heme levels get too low, cells won't like it," Lazar says, "and they don't: They stop growing, and they reduce their oxygen consumption in a manner consistent with the role of heme being used to make ATP," a form of cellular energy.
Lazar states that, "Up until now, no one knew there even was a mechanism for keeping heme levels in this narrow range. We've shown that it exists and have defined molecular players that make it work."
In so doing, he and his team have linked heme biosynthesis with both energy metabolism and the body's internal clock. Rev-erbα is a negative regulator of genes involved in energy metabolism. It also, along with PGC-1α and heme, rises and falls over a 24-hour period and even regulates some of the cogs within the clock itself.
Now the question is, can this pathway be exploited in the clinic. Lazar's team showed that downregulating heme stifled cell division and metabolism, while upregulating heme enhanced them. It therefore is possible, Lazar says, that by pharmacologically "tickling" Rev-erbα or its other cellular partners to believe the cell has more or less heme than it actually does, researchers may be able to either boost or suppress metabolism accordingly, opening the door to potential therapies for cancer and obesity.
The research was supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Lei Yin, Elyisha A. Hanniman, and Shree Joshi, all from Penn, are co-authors.
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The little engine that could
A little ingenuity goes a long way for HyundaI
By Jennifer Hadley 03/05/2009
When my best friend Sarah got her first car, the world officially became our oyster. The 1989 white hatchback Hyundai Excel was our ticket to ride anywhere our 16-year-old hearts desired. Of course, long journeys (such as the 30-mile trip to Columbus, Ohio, from our home in the 'burbs) weren't particularly comfortable. The Excel began shaking like a leaf as soon as we hit 55 mph. Still, we coaxed the little hatchback along with reassurance that it was a good car, cooing the mantra "I think I can, I think I can" as we cruised all over central Ohio. And the little car could and did take us wherever we wanted to go for two full years.
The next time I was in a Hyundai was during my days of employ with Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Albany, NY. By 2001, Hyundai had given birth to a whole new generation of vehicles, having bred out the shaking and creatively replacing it with America's Best Warranty™, a 10-year, 100,000-mile power-train protection plan. The South Korean automakers had clearly thought they could — and did — make better, more attractive vehicles, complete with creative marketing tactics that appealed to American car buyers.
Today, in the wake of jaw-dropping auto sale declines, (GM reported a decrease of 49 percent in January, while Chrysler admitted to a whopping 55 percent drop), Hyundai managed to increase sales an impressive 14 percent during the same month. I can't attribute this bump in sales to any single cause specifically, but the ingenuity and creativity behind the Hyundai assurance program, (hyundaiusa.com) has got to have something to do with it.
In response to our less than stellar economy, Hyundai assurance lets buyers return their vehicle if they lose their jobs, (or are affected by other life-altering circumstances as defined by Hyundai). Even better for struggling consumers: Should a Hyundai owner be forced for such reasons to return their vehicle, the return of the car will not negatively affect the buyer's credit score. Indeed, in lieu of traditional buyer incentives employed by American auto makers — which have clearly done nothing to increase sales — Hyundai simply decided to use a little initiative and present a program appropriate for our times.
Yet Hyundai's creativity hasn't stopped there. Now they've revealed Hyundai assurance plus. This program (which only runs through the end of April) is a supplement to the original assurance program, offering those who recently purchased a Hyundai — only to find themselves unexpectedly out of a job — payment relief for 90 days. Yes, Hyundai will make up to three months payments on the vehicle while the owner secures new employment, or decides to return the vehicle.
Although I've never owned or really considered owning a Hyundai, I have to say that these relevant and timely acts of ingenuity are giving me butterflies. While the Big Three automakers are spending their time groveling for money, and all their energy cutting jobs and giving questionable assurances that they're going to survive this downturn, Hyundai has spent that time developing practical incentives for buyers. And they're also designing vehicles that appeal to car aficionados — the Hyundai Genesis was recently named North American Car of the Year at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
My growing crush on Hyundai is reinforced by the fact that Hyundai Motor America is based in Fountain Valley. Lord knows Southern California needs the jobs. Lastly, despite the fact that Hyundai is a South Korean company, they are building two of their models, the Sonata and the Santa Fe, right here in the USA. Gush.
Indeed, Hyundai has certainly come a long way from the shaky little hatchback of my adolescence. With all of their vehicles designated low emission, and six certified as ultra-low emission, the evolution of Hyundai has me cheering them on as the little engine that could rises up, a beacon of ingenuity and innovation in the otherwise abysmal auto market. Keep it up Hyundai, I think you can, I think you can ...
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City's last new bookseller to close shopBy Gordon Dritschilo
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Book King on Center Street in Rutland will close its doors at the end of July. Wonderfeet Kids Museum might move into the location.After 43 years, four locations and two owners, Book King will close its doors at the end of next month.
An email sent out Wednesday afternoon said the store will end its regular hours June 28 and will open after that only during the Friday night downtown events, during which remaining stock will be marked down. The store will close entirely at the end of July and special orders will not be taken after June 24.
I want to take a moment to thank all our loyal customers, said the email from owner Elizabeth Dulli. Your patronage has been much appreciated and it has been a pleasure serving you over these last 5½ years that we have been open at this location.
Dulli could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
The stores location at 11 Center St. had already been discussed as the home for a much-expanded incarnation of the nearby Wonderfeet Kids Museum. The organization recently launched a fundraising campaign to support the plan.
Im confident with the amount of people who have supported the childrens museum, that is going to be a reality, said Michael Coppinger, executive director of the Downtown Rutland Partnership.
The late Steve Eddy opened Book King in 1971. Initially at 64 Merchants Row, it moved across the street to the Opera House in 1979, and operated there for many years before a second move, back across the street to 94 Merchants Row.
Coppinger recalled getting concert tickers at Book King when it was in the Opera House for a time it was the local Ticketmaster outlet and doing a lot of Christmas shopping there for family members.
Early in 2009, Eddy sold the business to Dulli, a former employee, who moved it around the corner to the Center Street location.
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Who: Jewish teenagers born between August 1, 1999 & August 1, 2001. (Basically, you have to already be 13-years old on August 1, 2014 and still be 14-years old on July 31, 2015)
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The London Jewish Cultural Centre attracted more than 200 guests to the opening of Art House, an art exhibition aimed at the local and Jewish communities. The JC-sponsored show received 258 works by 106 artists, with paintings being couriered down from Manchester and Newcastle. The exhibition, housed at Ivy House in Golders Green, runs until October 11.
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Ubisoft might be taking their time with the third installment in their Assassin's Creed franchise, but the publisher has revealed that it does have some very definite ideas about what's next for series.
As Ubisoft associate producer Jean-Francois Boivin recently told Gamerzines, Assassin's Creed 3 will feature a new hero and a new setting, as has been the case with the previous two iterations in the series. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of course continues and concludes the story of Assassin's Creed II star Ezio Auditore, and will by Ubisoft's own admission be the last AC game for at least two years.
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Much of America has fallen into unhealthy patterns of eating high-fat, low nutrient diets. Combined with infrequent exercise, the outcome has been an epidemic of obesity. Minorities are disproportionately affected, as are families living in poverty. The problem of obesity and diabetes is especially pronounced in the Southeastern U.S., which has an obesity prevalence of more than 30 percent and diagnosis of diabetes greater than 10 percent. South Carolina ranks 8th in the nation for obesity, and the prevalence of obesity in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties are 26 percent, 34 percent and 31 percent, respectively (South Carolina DHEC, 2010). A recent MUSC study found that 43 percent of children in the Charleston County School District, 67 percent of its adults and 70 percent of its teachers were either overweight or obese.
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A woman in South Carolina made a surprising find in her attic -- her ex-boyfriend.
Tracy, a single mother of five children in Rock Hill, S.C., thought an animal had gotten into her attic when she heard a thump and then saw some nails popping out from her bedroom ceiling one night.
Maybe even a ghost or poltergeist.
She sent her older sons and nephew to check it out and was shocked to see the man she broke up with more than 12 years ago come walking down the stairs, the Charlotte Observer reported.
The 44-year-old man didn't say a word and left the house with a smile before police could arrive.
He had been living in the attic for about two weeks, Charlotte TV station WCNC reported, noting that the ex-boyfriend was recently released from jail.
"He had packed all the old coats and jackets into the heating unit and was sleeping in the heating unit," said Tracy, who did not reveal her last name.
Police also found large plastic cups containing human waste.
The man remains at large.


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It's the weather … It's the climate
REGION — Scientists have been predicting for years that as our world heats up, we can expect more intense weather phenomena more frequently. So can we blame climate change for Hurricane Sandy?
"We can't say for certain that Sandy is a result of climate change," Jessica Rennells, a climatologist at the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, said on Monday. "There is a natural variability with the weather."
But then she added, "With climate change, we do expect to see more extreme weather events." We won't see events like Hurricane Sandy every year, she said, but ocean waters definitely are warming and that brings extra energy to coastal storms. Plus the air is warmer, and warmer air can hold more moisture.
Dave Nicosia, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Binghamton, NY, said much the same. "You can't link one storm to climate change." But then he, too, added that sea surface temperatures are warmer than normal right now and that may explain why Sandy got stronger out over the Atlantic. With a warmer ocean, we are likely to see stronger, longer storms along the coast, he said.
The bottom line for Nicosia is that climate change does not cause a hurricane to form out over the ocean between Africa and the Americas, but climate change may well be linked to the more extreme weather we're seeing.
Mike Tidwell, executive director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, weighed in on the question, too. "One thing scientists do know," he said, "is that there's a strong correlation between warm years and strong hurricanes, and 2012 was definitely a warm year."
And then he repeated what climatologist Rennells and meteorologist Nicosia said. "Ocean temperatures are rising, and hurricanes draw strength from ocean warmth. Sea surface temperatures in the central Atlantic right now are about five degrees warmer than normal."
"There's plenty of scientific evidence that the biggest hurricanes are getting bigger," he continued, adding that a study by Massachusetts Institute of Technology showed that wind speeds of Atlantic hurricanes have doubled in the last 30 years. "This hurricane," he concluded, "fits the trend of a warming planet."
The insurance industry is plenty interested in the question, too, concerned that if climate change is involved, bigger, more expensive storms will become more frequent.
In a recent study done for insurance underwriters, the firm Munich RE said that, "Nowhere in the world is the rising number of natural catastrophes more evident than in North America. The study shows a nearly quintupled number of weather-related loss events in North America for the past three decades.… Climate change particularly affects formation of heat waves, droughts, intense precipitation events, and in the long run most probably also tropical cyclone intensity." That means hurricanes.


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"When pigs have wings, indeed!"
That was my thought as I laughed at a hog with a gaudy rooster's plume blooming from its butt — it was also rocking a coxcomb atop its snouty head. This cartoony image popped up on Gallo's website, where Feathery Porky serves as the "click to enter" icon to Gallo's impressive, inexpensive and brand new barbecue restaurant. Maybe some background would be good here.
In Italy, "Gallo" means rooster. In Columbus, "Gallo's" translates to a family-owned restaurant group raising the bar on tired feeding genres (check out the actually cool Gallo's Taproom sports pub and the terrific Italian/Creole eatery called Gallo's Kitchen).
Just a couple of weeks ago, the masculine Gallo's aesthetic — emphasizing relaxed fun, games on TVs, authentic recipes and smartly curated adult drinks — was stamped onto and breathed life into another all-American chowdown meme: the pork-centric, Southern-style barbecue joint. Enter funky chicken-pig.
Significantly, opening Gallo's Pit BBQ (aka GBQ), brings the Columbus 'cue scene to a restorative full circle. See, this stylistically correct wood-and-corrugated-aluminum-strewn newbie (which also fittingly uses a Wild West font, even on rustic-hip black tables) occupies the abandoned space once housing the original Hoggy's — an initially pioneering, later underperforming, now nearly extinct homegrown barbecue chain.
While GBQ is hardly revolutionary, it does score high in its comfortable casual atmosphere (big padded booths, tons of patio room, HD flatscreens, handsome photos of bluesy guitar stars), beer supply (offering about 80 all-over-the-mappers), distinct sides and titillating appetizers.
From the last category are first-rate Taproom-style Chicken Wings ($4.50 — opt for the spicy BBQ or Sriracha-based "cockfight" sauces) and outrageous Loaded Hand Cut Fries ($7.50 — a must!). The knockout spuds are baked and fried — and if you are too (or even not) — you'll greedily annihilate this giant plate of party-time munchies.
That starter's base is fantastic, shoestring-y fries that are crunchy, ungreasy and bursting with honest potato flavor. Above these lovelies are melty cheese, cockfight sauce, scallions, sour cream plus your meat of choice (brisket works beautifully). Spicy, smoky, sweet, cheesy, meaty and starchy, these crazy tuber-nachos push a lotta feel-good buttons.
Those killer fries (in unadorned form) make perfect partners for an unusual Smokehouse Burger ($8). That's a huge and juicy handmade patty smoked out of pure burger-hood into intriguing new 'cue territory.
The Three-Slider Platter ($9.50, with two sides) is a delicious way to sample GBQ's more traditional fare. These supersizers are literally spilling over with judiciously (never excessively) smoked meats: juicy pulled pork, formidable beef brisket and lean, chopped chicken breast (the smokiest). Like all of GBQ's meats, these thoughtfully leave saucing to eaters (two unique house sauces are offered; my favorite is the thicker, curry and tamarind-hinting spicy version).
Chicken resurfaces with the excellent Leg and Thigh Platter ($10). That "pink smoke-ringed" biggie benefited from smoking as well as a crust-forming grilling.
Ditto for the crisply "barked," dry-rubbed Baby Back Ribs ($14 for a half rack). Like the chicken quarter, these come with good cornbread and two of Gallo's nifty sides, like collard greens (properly bitter, enriched with pig); extra-tangy elbow mac and cheese; celery-seeded, bell-peppered, refreshingly non-gloppy cole slaw; super-comforting, "scallopy" cheesy potatoes; baked beans (top-notch, in a piquant sauce) and those wonderful fries.
Even with understandable crowded-opening-week inconsistencies and service glitches (variable or missing sides, an undercooked burger, semi-longish waits), this distinguished place already is a top Columbus 'cue destination — and beer-, sports-, fun- and patio-fueled proof that pigs can fly.


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That was my biggest thing, it's that he quit on the team.
And when guys were hyped about the little win-streak after the MDA firing, I was telling them, I said "dude, this guy QUIT on the team; you don't just change overnight like that; it's ****ed to do what he did and it betrays a questionable character and approach to the game".
He's a bastard, and he's not a winner, and look, to my mind, we're entering an era that will challenge the Marbury days for wack sauceness.


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Bihu, Assam
Bihu or Bohag Bihu is the most important festival of the people of Assam and is celebrated in mod-April to welcome spring. Cattle rites are performed on the first day, and homage is paid to elders, relatives and friends on the second day with a special Bihu meal. The third day is set apart for religious services. Games and sports, special Bihu songs and dances, fairs, etc., are a part of the Bihu celebrations. The Assamese also celebrate Magh Bihu in January, and Kati Bihu in October.


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There are many ways to play the classic video game "Tetris" -- on PCs, smartphones, video game consoles, and now, on the side of a skyscraper.
What organizers are billing as the world's largest game of "Tetris" was created using computer-controlled LED lights on Philadelphia's 29-story Circa Centre. On Saturday, a few lucky players were given an arcade-style joystick to control the falling blocks.
The event was part of celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of "Tetris," one of the best-selling video games of all time.


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In the first game the JV Lions would pick up the win as they won 11-6 against the JV Eagles.
Robby Gutierrez started for the Lions going 2 innings giving up 5 runs.
Bryant Tiemann pitched a scoreless inning and Jordan Valdez finished up the last inning giving up 1 run.
Valdez would lead the Lions at the plate hitting a triple and a single. Travis Vickery, Tiemann, Nathan De Los Santos, and Javier Hernandez would all get one hit in the victory.
In the Varsity game Rolie Zepeda would follow up his no hitter from Falls City with a 1 hitter against the Eagles in the 15-0 victory.
Zepeda would strike out 9 and walk 5 in his five innings of work.
The Lions would open the game with 4 runs in the first and then blow it open with a 10 run inning in the second.
Zepeda, Dominic Cruz, Eddie Villarreal, and Jacob Asebedo all went 2for3.
The four of them would account for 8 of the 15 runs scored. Isaac Cruz and Jeremy Rodriguez would both go 2for4.
JD De Los Santos would go 1for2. RayJ Garza would round off the offensive attack for the Lions going 1for3.
The Lions would register 14 hits in 28 at bats while scoring 15 runs.
With the victory the Lions move to 4-0 in district play and 13-2 overall for the season.
Next up for this week is Three Rivers there and then a trip to Port Aransas to break the first place tie with the Marlins.