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WALTER JOHNSON DIES IN CAPITAL, 59; Pitching Star for Washington Senators 21 Years Held Many Baseball Records SET MARK FOR SHUT-OUTS Manager of Team, 1929-33-- One of First Five Elected to Game's Hall of Fame Attained Great Popularity Returned as Manager Ovation at Relief Program No-Hit, No-Run Game
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (AP)-- Walter Johnson, former strikeout king of the American League and a member of baseball's official hall of fame, died late tonight of a brain tumor. His age was 59.
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Later that evening the group headed out for one last meal together and a singapore sling at the world famous raffles!! Very expensive but well worth the experience. We said our goodbyes as most of the group left to catch flights early the next morning.
Day 14- stuffed myself full of inclusive hotel breakfast, checked out (regretfully) and checked in at the Hangout Hostel- my home for the next 2 nights! Surprisingly nice!
Explored the city during the day and ventured to the famous Singapore Zoo Night Safari, which at this time of year is Halloween themed
Day 15- More city exploring! I saw the Merlion statue at Merlion park, the Marina Bay Sands complex, The worlds largest fountain- The fountain of wealth and the Singapore Flyer. Had a quiet night playing cards on the rooftop deck with some friends, looking out over the night-lit city.
Day 16- Today I leave for the airport to catch my flight to Cairns. I have a long overnight flight and touch down in Darwin before catching a connecting flight onto Cairns! I won't get much sleep as I land in Darwin very early am and don't want to miss the connection. I'm very excited to meet up with my best Uni friend Jen, who is travelling with me now from Cairns to Sydney.
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Striking our only option
Reporter: DAWN MARSDEN
Date online: 11 July 2014
"STRIKING is not what we want to do, but we feel we have no choice — this is our last resort."
Julie Finnegan, Unison's branch secretary, apologised for the disruption caused to Oldhamers affected by yesterday's strike action but said members were at the end of their tether.
From the picket line at Southlink Business Park, she added: "Striking is not a decision we have taken lightly, it truly is our last resort.
"A lot of council workers support vulnerable Oldhamers and they did not want to be leaving services short but they need to do this for themselves.
"We need to make sure we get decent pay. The Government has capped our pay rise at 1 per cent which is a cut in real terms. People are struggling to pay their bills.
"Council workers should not be relying on foodbanks and benefits to survive.
"We just want a decent wage and that will in turn help the economy grow. If people have more in their pockets, they will spend more.
"We can understand people's feelings towards the disruption caused but we feel we were forced to do this."
Schools and libraries across Oldham were closed and the waste collection service was suspended for the day.
On the Moorhey Street depot picket line, Peter Bennett from Unite, said: "All we want is a fair pay rise. We have been capped for the last few years. The Government has already announced a further cap until 2018 when it originally said 2015.
"The country is coming out of a bad economic period now but we are still being punished.
"We apologise for the disruption caused by our action but at this moment in time we have been given no option — the Government is not willing to negotiate."
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They want to try working in the private sector, I have lost my final salary pension (would love a public sector pension), had minimal pay increases but if I strike I would lose my job.
All well and good opting to strike, heowever when striking is just an excuse to enjoy the sun or go shopping rankles. I know of at least 3 people 'striking' that used the day relaxing rather than being on the picket line with their colleagues in support!
Why not publish a list of salaries that our public service workers get and then let the general public make up their own minds.
I have no sympathy whatsoever with these strikers. If you don't like the terms, pay and conditions then guess what...find another job! Good luck with that by the way. People in the private sector are struggling even more but if we went on strike we wouldn't have a job. We have to suffer by taking unpaid time off work whenever these nimby public sector workers feel a bit fed up. It should be illegal for teachers and the like to go on strike. Selfish people!
If you don't like what this government is doing then vote for the opposition, don't take it out on parents that have to pay for child minders as they still have to go to work, you get more holidays than anyone else & you still complain, in Saddleworth we pay the highest council tax in the borough so you continue with your strike & the result will mean i have to pay even more council tax, there are plenty of people who want jobs sack the lot of them & give the jobs to more deserving people.
Due to the increment freeze on selected staff last year, i lost thousands over the next 6 years. The union did absolutely nothing about it, and wouldn't even ballot for action against the Labour run Council. Zoom forward a year and they are striking over a pay rise not being enough and demand £1 per worker nationally that is completely unrealistic.
It's about time unions stopped trying to run the country and decide who is in charge and started looking after the members it has who are consistent
If only you all new the truth. I was one of those on strike – the first time in over 30 years. Thursday cost me just over a £100 so a decision not taken lightly. We have had our terms and conditions changed twice – with no option to accept other than lose your job.As I say these have been changed twice!! Oh and by the way, we no longer have a final salary pension that has been changed to, to a career average, which we contribute to!!!
exactly billy, so why choose now to strike over a pay rise? and not the changes to terms and conditions that have cost workers far more?
the answer is simple - it is in their national political interests now, yet they let the labour ran oldham council do whatever they want and target lower paid workers by freezing increments. they dont care about workers, just national politics.
Simply not true mr grumpy. Increment freeze is across all staff at all levels. Due to austerity cuts the council has to find £60m on top of the £100m already saved. To safeguard jobs an increment freeze is the only way to go. Morally it's not right but it's one way to reduce risks of redundancy. This strike is because public sector staff have had a real term pay cut due to no increases for years followed by 1% on top of being told their signed pension agreements are now changing!!
@mr grumpy - also nothing to do with Labour on a national level either. In fact the unions have been very anti Miliband as he has not fully supported the strikes and has confirmed he would not change pay offer. This action by the unions is a moral one against austerity and the fact public sector workers are getting penalised for a financial problem caused by the private sector
Incorrect Bramble.
I submitted a FOI request that came back that 78% of grades 1-6 were not at the top of their grades, whilst under 50% of staff on more pay still had increments to climb.
A much fairer way was a 1.5% cut for everybody.
@mr grumpy - not exactly sure what your point is? Basically you're agreeing with me! Clearly staff below and above grade 6 will not move up their increments but there are more people below grade 6 are affected. You've confirmed my point that all levels are affected. Thanks
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- 2 (1 1/2 lb) dungeness crabs
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 2 inches fresh gingerroot, peeled and whacked open with the flat side of a knife
- 2 shallots, halved
- 1 fresh red chile, split
- 2 tablespoons light miso
- 10 ounces shiitake mushrooms
- fresh cilantro
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- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 2 inches fresh ginger, grated
- 2 shallots, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 carrot, finely chopped
- 1 lb dungeness crabmeat, picked through for shells
- 1 green onion, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1⁄2 lemon, juice of
- 1 (12 ounce) packagesquare wonton wrappers
- 1 egg white, for brushing
- sea salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- cornstarch, for dusting
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- To make the soup: Remove the claws from the crabs and quarter the bodies. In a large stockpot, add the oil, ginger, shallots, and chile for 2 minutes until fragrant. Then add the crabs and miso. Cover with 1 gallon of cold water and place over medium heat; simmer for 30 minutes. In the meantime, you can focus on assembling the wontons.
- Heat a skillet over medium flame and coat with the peanut oil; add the ginger, shallot, and carrot, saute for 2 minutes to soften. Put the lump crabmeat in a mixing bowl and scrape in the ginger mixture. Fold in the green onion, chopped cilantro, mayonnaise, and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Be careful not to mash the crabmeat, you want that texture when you bite into the wonton.
- Lay a wonton wrapper on a flat surface and brush with the beaten egg white. Drop 1 tablespoon of the crab filling onto the center of the wrapper. Fold the wonton in half, corner to corner, to form a triangle. Press around the filling to knock out any air bubbles, then press the seam together to seal so the filling doesn't seep out. Brush the 2 side points with beaten egg white. Lay your index finger in the center so you have something to press up against, then fold the 2 sides into the center, slightly overlapping, and press the dough against your finger with your thumb to form a tight seal. Lightly dust the filled wontons with cornstarch to keep them from sticking together and place them on a cookie sheet. When these are folded they look like Pope hats.
- When the wontons are all filled and folded, strain the soup broth to remove the solids and pour it into the hot pot. Bring the soup to a simmer. Toss in the shiitake mushrooms and the wontons; simmer for 15 minutes until the wontons are cooked. Add the lime juice and cilantro; ladle into soup bowls and serve.


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As a 20-something Canadian West Coaster, I have little reason to be a Don Cherry fan.
Fellow citizens claim he was once a bastion of hockey wisdom, but for most of my adult life, he's been rambling semi-coherently, prattling on about former Toronto Maple Leafs (regardless of whether or not the Leafs are even playing), and saying offensive things regularly.
In short, I'm not so into Don Cherry. Problem is, I'm in the minority in Canada, where this man -- this loud, prejudiced, out-of-touch man -- is viewed as one of our greatest personalities.
That in mind, what surprises me about Cherry's most recent controversy is that, this time around, it feels as though the Canadian majority is opposed to him. Granted, the host of Coach's Corner claimed that former tough guys who are concerned for the mental and physical health of their hockey brethren were hypocritical pukes, but he's made thoughtless personal attacks of this sort before. In most prior instances, he's been let off the hook with little more than a finger-wag.
Not so this time around, where even the CBC, who pays Cherry an undisclosed fortune, felt compelled to distance themselves from their flagship personality:
Kirstine Stewart, the CBC's executive vice-president of English services, says Cherry's comments reflect his own personal opinion.
"While we support his right to voice that opinion, we do not share his position," Stewart said in the statement.
"Player safety is a top priority for CBC, and we support the initiatives of the NHL and others in keeping players safe on and off the ice."
This is a network that employs Cherry precisely because he says controversial garbage exactly like last Thursday's ill-conceived rant. If he was on the payroll for any other reason, then explain why, exactly, Mike Milbury is often touted as a potential replacement once Cherry retires? Milbury has nothing in common with Cherry apart from his penchant for dinosaur thinking and overloud buffoonery, hence, that's what the network wants.
So why, then, is last Thursday's rant the one causing Cherry's staunchest supporters to keep their distance? Why this, and not the steady stream of blather, prejudice, or jingoism that came before?
Because, for once, Don Cherry finds himself at odds with the Canadian identity he's helped to shape.
If you don't understand how truly important hockey is to Canadians, consider that this is a country whose Cold War with Russia was an eight-game hockey series in 1972. In effect, hockey is as linked to the Canadian identity as democracy is to the American. If the NHL were to eschew the Canadian style, warped by the influence of sinister Europeans and pacifists, it would affect who we are as a nation.
(As an example of how much higher hockey is esteemed than politics in Canada, consider that, after word leaked that prime minister Stephen Harper had requested fourteen tickets to the Winnipeg Jets opener and was only given two, people got upset that the prime minister was getting free Jets tickets at all. Harper — again, the prime minister -- had to come out and declare that a) he had only requested four tickets, not fourteen and b) he planned to pay for them out of pocket. When it comes to hockey tickets, especially for a game that garnered the national fanfare of the Obama inauguration, not even the nation's leader gets to jump the queue.)
Don Cherry has long stood as the link between hockey and Canadianness, passionately defending the two as though they were the same thing, tying his love for the former to his pride in the latter in a way that Canadians, self-effacing sorts by nature, typically don't.
Sure, he's a little over-the-top about it. Sure, his views regarding Europeans are ethnocentric — and if Russian skin was a different hue, people might have observed that the views are downright prejudiced too — but it's always been hard to speak out against a man who actively works to preserve the national identity, especially in a country that's never been quite sure what that is.
If it wasn't already apparent that Cherry's seeming invincibility was the result of our insecurities as a nation, consider the way he stuffs his segments full of support for the Canadian military. Admirable as it is, it's also a subtle way of reminding people that Cherry, like the fallen soldiers, is doing the tough job of defending this country. It's a subliminal pairing that gives him carte blanche to say what he wants, because any time you feel compelled to voice an objection, the man is sharing the screen with a Canadian war hero.
The only way to disturb this delicate balance was for Cherry to put himself on the wrong side of the Canadian identity — the wrong side of the Canadian fallen. That's where Thursday's tirade has placed him.
The passing of Wade Belak, Rick Rypien and Derek Boogaard over the summer seemed, to many, like the early signs of an epidemic. The causal link between the three deaths is tenuous, but all were Canadian tough guys that struggled with depression. That can't be overlooked. Couple this with Bob Probert's brain, Sidney Crosby's concussion and the multitude of head injuries affecting other Canadian hockey players as a result of the physical game, and you have a problem so serious it's causing Canadians to have second thoughts about just what -- and whom -- they're supporting.
Suddenly, Canadian hockey is killing Canadians.
The cognitive dissonance here is astounding.
As a result, if we were once overly concerned with protecting Canadian hockey, our focus has now shifted to protecting Canadian hockey players. But Cherry's hasn't; rather, he went after them. As Stu Grimson said on Off the Record last Friday, that's not exactly what the country needs right now:
"If he wants to be part of the debate, I don't think name-calling and singling folks out as 'pukes' and 'hypocrites' is really a helpful way to drive the discussion.
Canadian hockey fans have tolerated Cherry's personal attacks on foreign-born players for years because they've been sold to us as little more than evidence of his patriotism. Now, however, he's turned on Canada's own when they're most in need of attention, and there's no way to sell that as national pride. It may be Don Cherry's undoing. Grimson believes so:
"Despite the fact that Don's credibility is ... I don't know if he had a great deal of credibility, any he did have certainly eroded today, that's at least my view."
Cherry's schtick isn't designed to navigate the NHL's new grey area, and if he can't adjust, Canada won't tolerate him much longer.
Worse, if he continues to tout toughness without acknowledging where it appears to have gotten us, and without tact or empathy, Canadians will begin to see him as part of the problem.


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When Cowtown chef Tim Love did his grilling demo for us — partly to show off his cool tailgating rig — he actually used Cornish game hens; turns out the chef is not a fan of chicken. But the recipe he sent us uses chicken thighs, so without further ado, we give you:
Tim Love's balsamic grilled chicken thighs with baby artichokes and hearts of palm
• 4 chicken thighs with skin
• Peanut oil
• 2 tablespoons Tim Love Poultry Rub
• 2 hearts of palm, canned
• 12 baby artichokes, cleaned and poached in lemon water
• Salt and pepper
• 4 tablespoons balsamic mayonnaise
1. Preheat grill to 400 degrees, or high. Rub thighs with peanut oil and season on both sides with poultry rub.
2. Place thighs on grill and close lid for 5 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, split hearts of palm length wise, and then split the artichokes the same way. Rub both with peanut oil and season with salt and pepper
4. Open the grill lid and flip the chicken thighs. Place hearts of palm and artichokes split side down on grill. Close lid and let cook for 5 more minutes.
5. Remove vegetables and check to make sure chicken is done to 168 degrees using an instant-read thermometer.
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Now, my question is this: how should I proceed with removal? Initially, I hoped that bleach and backing soda would take care of the infestation and stem future growth. However, after taking photos under the floor, I am not so sure this is going to be so easy after all.
Is it possible (and *safe*) to work on my own? My current thinking is to remove more wood floor to determine the extent of the infestation, clean the debris, use a fungicidal and replace the floor. Would this be enough? Any precautions I should take?
Alternatively, should I contact a cleaning service? How much can I expect this to cost, in general?
How would you proceed?
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The mission is simple, remove or kill all the mold. In the process the bleach may damage wood and plaster and other materials and you will damage wood and plaster and other materials in the quest to find all the mold. You have no choice in this matter.
Remove and discard soft material such as insulation.
Hang up a curtain (or plastic sheeting), taping it to the ceiling, walls, and floors, to isolate the moldy area from the rest of the house while you are working. If all the pieces removed are wet with bleach prior to being carried through the house to be discarded, the chances of getting mold elsewhere are greatly reduced. Some folks recommend wearing a coverall suit while in the work area and take that off before leaving although the benefits of this are dubious if you need to make several trips in and outcarrying the moldy materials out. Having an open window nearby where you can throw the moldy materials out is useful.
Thank you, this is useful. I'm still researching available options before committing to any specific course of action. In the meantime, I have sealed the room off.
I have seen someone recommend dry ice to kill mold. Does anyone have an opinion on the effectiveness of that?
I've seen the dry ice approach work but essentially it's done like sand-blasting. The dry ice is blown directly at the problem with high pressure equipment. It's extremely effectively but it's not something you can do on your own...hire the work out.
This is what to use . although bleach will kill the mold , it won't keep it from coming back .
Microban Disinfectant Spray - Mildewcide, Bactericide, Fungicide, Deodorizer, Anti-Microbial
+1 Microban is the way to go.Bleach kills but the mold can grow right back.
Thank you, this looks very promising!
Will keep you updated.
Microban is used for sewer backups to . it is what is used in the trade .
Good luck.
Mold only grows when the temperature is high enough, there is available moisture, there is a suitable substrate, and there is food. The temperature is almost always high enough in your house, wood and drywall are excellent substrates, and drywall is a food source for mold. The limiting factor is generally moisture, since there are always mold spores in the air and on the floor.
Take away the moisture, and mold will not grow. So you use whatever product you choose to kill the mold (I have used bleach myself, not familiar with dry ice or microban), throw out any damaged material that cannot be repaired (in my experience, drywall is not worth salvaging), dry out the location, and if there are no leaks the mold will not return.
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So I'm just about getting started making a small, on rails flight game in Unity3D, and I have to model some physics that fit well with the control scheme I have. What I want to do is map the different analog triggers of a controller to each wing of a dragon, so the more you push the analog trigger down, the less lift you have on that wing so you lean and fall toward that side. It's been a while since I've taken physics, so I'll try to do my best to lay out how I've been thinking on how to solve this problem.
Since the game is going to be on rails for now, I'm just going to apply a constant force forwards to move the character.
So for stable flight, I obviously need all the vertical forces to sum up to zero. I'm guessing gravity will be my only force pushing downward. I'll have 2 forces pushing upward for each wing.
I'm having trouble figuring out how to map the horizontal and rotational forces of the character though. I want to eventually be able to make it easier or harder to maneuver based on wing extension. I also want to model how the angle of attack effects the forward speed of the character also. What would be the best way to do it? Are there any sources on flight I should read first before I tackle this?


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Mike Pinto: Guitar (acoustic), Vocals
Genre: Acoustic, Reggae & Ska, Surf
Sound description: Beach-jam music.
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Mike Pinto is from the suburb of Philadelphia, Fairless Hills. His music blends reggae, ska, dub, and Latin rhythms, while keeping true to his roots with the acoustic guitar. After a well-received acoustic LP, Pinto completed his first full-length album Little District in September 2005 with fellow Philadelphian, producer Tim Sonnefeld.
The album completes his musical and lyrical vision by combining a full horn section, organ, heavy bass lines, samples, and hip-hop beats. He followed it up in 2009 with Everything I Got.
Based in Ocean Beach, Pinto has played in over thirty states, doing an average of four shows a week, and live acoustic performances for various college and reggae on-air radio stations. He finished recording The West is Still Wild EP in August, 2011, releasing it in late September. It debuted at number four on the iTunes reggae charts.
Guests include drummer Todd Elrod and bassist Matt Brein, formerly of Bargain Music, plus DeLa (Slightly Stoopid), Juan Rios (Seedless), and guitarist Kat, as well as a horn section. The EP was produced by Lewis Richards and recorded at 17th Street Studios in Costa Mesa, which has also recorded the Dirty Heads, Slightly Stoopid, and Sublime with Rome.
The album pays homage to the city where he's lived since 2005, San Diego. "People make the trip from all over the country because they feel their destiny is to reach the west coast," says Pinto. "As someone who also was drawn to that same appeal, I wanted to capture that."
He toured in support of his fifth release Truthful Lies (released May 17, 2013 at the Belly Up) with Hawaiian sons Natural Vibrations and Philly's Three Legged Fox, beginning May 16 in Long Beach and making 48 stops, including the Cali Roots Festival and the Rockin' Roots Festival.
Truthful Lies was recorded mostly at Soundmine Studios, in East Stroudsburg, PA, and produced by Dan Malsch (the Misfits), Chuck Treece, and Pinto, as well as some tracks by Lew Richards at 17th Street Studios in Costa Mesa. Guest players include Junior Marvin (Bob Marley), Jesse Wagner and Roger Rivas (The Aggrolites), Micah Brown, George Laks (Lenny Kravitz), and Chuck Treece (Bad Brains, G Love, McRad). Featuring 17 tracks, 16 of which are previously unreleased, the album art was created by Jimmy Ovadia out of Ocean Beach, designed to have an ethereal spin to it, while being boldly impressionistic, ala Van Gogh.
With a new single in early 2015 called "Peace of Mind" produced by Bill Moriarty (Dr. Dog, Lotus), he embarked on a mostly-acoustic tour that ran through July 25 in Lombard, Illinois.


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Date of Stay: June, 2007
Hard to back in to your site if they are filled to capacity. Very friendly staff and the other campers are helpful if you need help backing in! Beach is RIGHT THERE- you can't get much closer and still have shade trees. We loved this place. It used to be private but the county has taken it over. It's located in a residential area, which makes you think you took a wrong turn getting there. This place is a gem.
Date of Stay: June, 2007
Our site was was sunken down and uneven (good thing it didn't rain). Sites with a concrete pad are not much better and full hookups are few. Sites are on top of each other and tent campers are mixed in with RV's. Strange mix of campers - some looked like they live there. If you like tatoos, smoking, loud music between 9am -10pm, oh yeah and NASCAR- then this is the park for you.
Date of Stay: May, 2007
Our favorite place to go! I hate to review it so honestly (that will make more folks want to go and make it harder for us to get a reservation)! It is truly a gem. Camp hosts are so friendly. Beach is gorgeous and lots of nice shopping nearby. We are sad to hear that the State of Florida considers this a "non-money maker" campground ( it costs the State to keep it going - I say, so what!). There is talk about cutting the budget for toilet paper and soap in the restrooms at State Parks! Even if the Florida Legislatures cut the budget, I'll be back!
Date of Stay: April, 2007
It doesn't get much better. Sites are close but they try to screen them with vegetation. No racoons here to take your food! No mosquitoes for that matter. This is our favorite place to go but you have to plan ahead: it is always booked!
Date of Stay: February, 2007
We camp here several times a year and always have a great time. Beware that if quiet is important, the sites close to the bus stops are noisy until late at night. We always request to be far away from them. Birds and bunnies aplenty. The restrooms are spotless. Our 3 year old likes the pony rides and playgrounds. They have great hiking trails (paved and dirt) and fireworks at the waterfront. The main pool is a little disappointing when compared to what is offered at the Disney hotels. Maybe one day they will update it.
Date of Stay: November, 2006
Stayed here Thanksgiving 2006. It is a not-for-profit campground. Not sure what that means... looks like a couple of hippies that run it and they get "volunteers" to help with the small menagerie of animals and the restaurant. We would probably stay her again because it is remote and up on the mountain. We day tripped to Clayton and Highlands while staying there.


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Scientists at The Rockefeller University have found, for the first time, that the persistent activation of a protein called Stat3 can, by itself, cause normal cells to behave like cancer cells. The research, reported in the August 6 issue of Cell, provides both a scientific surprise and a promising new target in the fight against cancer. Scientists already knew that Stat3 was often activated in various human cancer types, including lymphomas, leukemias, breast cancer and a high percentage of head and neck cancers, but until now no one knew whether persistent Stat3 activation could contribute directly to the development of tumors.
"In my mind, our laboratory findings on Stat3 activation in cultured cells and in cells injected into animals provide a strong basis for believing that the high levels of active Stat3 in clinical tumor samples are an important part of the cancer process. Furthermore, interruption of these high levels of active Stat3 should provide potent anti-tumor activity," says co-author James Darnell Jr., M.D., Vincent Astor Professor and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology at Rockefeller.
The family of STAT proteins plays an important role in many normal developmental processes, but during the past several years, a growing number of scientific reports have indicated that human tumor samples contain persistently activated Stats (Stats 1, 3 and 5 most frequently). Similarly, reports have also cited a persistent activation of Stat proteins, particularly Stat3, in cell lines started from human tumors and in laboratory experiments in which oncogenes (cancer-causing genes) are used to turn normal cells into cancer cells. These observations suggested at least a supplementary role for persistently activated Stat3 in tumor development.
The new research showing that activated Stat3 could, by itself, act as the transforming agent was performed in Darnell's laboratory, which discovered the Stats and pioneered studies of the activation of these proteins. The paper's first author, Jacqueline F. Bromberg, M.D., Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow in Darnell's lab and an assistant professor at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where she conducts studies of and treats breast cancer patients with Larry Norton, M.D.
Normally, Stat proteins are inactive until cells receive an outside stimulus by such proteins as interferon, erythropoietin (Epo), growth hormone or many other proteins that circulate in the body. The active Stat then moves to the nucleus to turn quiescent genes on. After a short period of activity, the Stats become inactive again. Therefore, to study persistently active Stat3, the lab had to find a way to make a Stat3 molecule that would be constantly active. Melissa Wrzeszczynska, Ph.D., a co-author and postdoctoral fellow in the Darnell lab, suggested that a particular genetic change be made in the Stat3 gene that might cause cells with this altered gene to make Stat3 protein that would be active without any outside stimulus. The suggestion worked, and the researchers called this new, persistently active molecule Stat3-C ("C" because the new Stat3 proteins had two extra residues of the amino acid cysteine).
Cells with Stat3-C grew in a cancerous way in soft agar (a jellylike substance in which cancer cells, but not normal cells, can grow), and these cells also caused tumor development in "nude" mice (animals that accept foreign cells and can therefore be used to test the tumor-like behavior of cells in an animal). The results of these experiments demonstrate that persistently active Stat3 does indeed possess the potential to cause cancer.
The discovery is surprising because Stat3 isn't a usual oncogene. "Most people think oncogenes depend on mutations," Darnell observes. "But the Stat3 that is persistently active in human cancers may be a normal protein; only its level of activation is abnormal. What we have shown is that if you can make Stat3 that is persistently active, it will cause tumors."
The "downstream" events of persistently active Stat3 that lead to tumor growth are still unclear, but by turning genes on, the Stat3 may enhance conditions for cell cycle progression and/or provide protection against cell death, thus allowing a cancer cell to grow unchecked.
Bromberg's clinical interest in breast cancer led the lab to use this approach to the study of Stat3 function in cancer. (Her current, unpublished studies--and those of others, including a group headed by Richard Jove, Ph.D., at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida --found that more than 50 percent of fresh breast cancer samples show Stat3 activation, although a greater number of samples must be studied before this result can be considered established.)
Darnell and Bromberg suggest that persistently activated Stat3 presents an attractive target for the discovery of drugs that will inhibit the activation or action of Stat3. Such drugs should have the potential to inhibit the growth or induce the death of human cancer cells.
Rockefeller began in 1901 as The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, the first U.S. biomedical research center. Rockefeller faculty members have made significant achievements, including the discovery that DNA is the carrier of genetic information and the launching of the scientific field of modern cell biology. The university has ties to 19 Nobel laureates. Thirty-three faculty members are elected members of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, including President Arnold J. Levine, Ph.D.
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Civil society and Nepal's constitution making process
18 July 2012: Six years after the end of the conflict in Nepal, political parties have failed to reach a consensus on a new constitution. There have been huge efforts by Nepalese civil society to put pressure on Nepal's politicians. Ambika Pokhrel, Insight on Conflict's local correspondent for Nepal, looks at some examples.
Ten years of armed conflict in Nepal ended with signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) in 2006 that open the road for elections to a Constituent Assembly (CA). Under Article 3.2 of the CPA, elections to the CA would happen within six months. However, it was a year and a half before elections were finally held.
The Nepalese people had high hopes and expectations of improve standard of living, without fear and threats of violence. Nepalese people actively and enthusiastically participated in the CA election.
They had expected a new constitution to be written by May 28, 2010 - two years after these elections. However, four years later, they are still waiting.
Intervention of Civil Society
Collective Campaign for Peace (COCAP) has been organising many activities on the process and the contents of the new constitution. Signature campaigns and sit-ins were organised to create pressure to promulgate the new constitution on time. Around 500,000 people from across Nepal signed a the 601 metre piece of white cotton and which was handed over to the chairman of the CA. A sit-in was organized in front of the CA building to pressurize CA members to allocate their full time for writing the constitution.
COCAP has also organised workshops, interactions and discussions around issues such as forms of governance, elections, federalism and state restructuring. Such programs sought to create pressure by raising public awareness. COCAP prepared a memorandum including public opinions on these issues and handed it over to the chairperson of the CA, and the chief of UCPN-M, NC, CPN-UML and the United Madhesi Democratic Front.
The National Peace Campaign (NPC) has been intensively organising programs and activities. Some programs were organised in collaboration between the thematic committees and NPC. NPC has been also providing expert opinions on the constitutional issues, and inviting CA members to workshops with the different thematic committees.
NPC has also conducted research on the state restructure and federalism. The research incorporated major issues to be under considered while restructuring the state into federal structure. The two publications - "Federal Structure in Nepal: Challenges and Opportunity" and Federal Structure in Nepal: Management and Implementation" - were widely distributed it to CA members, political leaders and the concerned stakeholders.
A number of workshops, interactions and discussions were conducted on state restructuring and federalism with the CA State Restructuring Committee and other concerned stakeholders. Despite, numerous efforts from both inside and outside of the CA, the issues of federalism, the number of federal provinces and demarcation of the provinces are not yet solved. Indeed, these issues are major obstacles for agreeing a new constitution.
NPC has also worked with the CA committees responsible for fundamental rights and rights of the minorities and disadvantaged communities. NPC organised a number of workshops on the provision of fundamental rights and rights of minority and marginalised communities. NPC has also published "Fundamental Rights" incorporating issues of fundamental rights and rights of minority groups and best practices from other countries. The publication was widely distributed to the CA members, political leaders and others.
It is not only organisations based in the capital which have been supporting the constitution making process. Often lacking sufficient funds and facing other obstacles, they have been regularly organizing either for supporting or creating pressure for writing the new constitution on time. For example, Human Rights and Peace Action Group (PAG), based in the eastern part of Nepal, organised a signature campaign to create pressure to promulgate the new constitution on time. The signature was handed to the government through the Chief District Officer of Ilam.
What happens now?
The Supreme Court determined that the CA should not be extended passed 27 May 2012. The verdict was criticized by the almost all political leaders and the parties. But the verdict was overwhelmingly welcomed by the Nepalese people, creating a thin ray of hope for the Nepalese people to have the new constitution by this date. Despite the deadline creating tremendous pressure for the CA to finally reach consensus, the deadline passed without a constitution. The CA has now been dissolved and Nepalese people are still waiting for a constitution.
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Avondale, South Africa's only organic vineyard. "Terra Est Vita" is Avondale's slogan, which means "Soil is Life". As a big fan of organic and bio dynamic wines, I couldn't resist visiting South Africa's only organic wine producer.
Situated at the foot of the Klein Drakensrien Mountains in the Paarl Valley, Avondale pioneers in the sustainable viticulture and wine-making. Here, it is all about slow wine making and allowing the wines the time that they need to reach their greatest potential. Each wine has been handcrafted, which in turn has been certified organic, grown bio-dynamically, using the best 21st Century science, technology, and knowledge. And the fact which I love most, it doesn't contain any sulfates!
In 1997, John and Ginny Grieve, owners of Vital Health Foods, purchased Avondale as their family farm. Youngest son, Johnathan Grieve took up the challenge of transforming this long-used land into a robust, balanced vineyard/ecosystem that would ensure that Avondale will support the lives of future generations. The first vintage under the Avondale label was produced in 1999.
In 2000, a catastrophic fire swept down the mountains. Out of the ashes rose the opportunity to truly sculpt the land and its natural systems in an unfettered, sustainable way. They also use natural soil fertilizers, such as enormous groups of geese, which they let to run freely around the vineyard. The moon calendar is very important too.
Wine tastings here are free, in case you want to buy some wine, which you should! Eco tours are also available. Not only can you tour the farm but also visit the state-of-art gravity flow cellar. Avondale also has an impressive art collection, which graces the walls of the tasting room (there is also a marvelous fire place to warm you up in case you are visiting in the winter, like us).
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Author: Silent Night iTunes for Win
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iTunes Skins provide the best selection of free iTunes Skins, Themes, and Styles. New iTunes 12, older versions, HowTo customize iTunes tutorials and Apple Mac & iPhone (iOS) related news. For Windows and Apple Mac OS X iTunes music player.
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How do I leave a comment for something I haven't already downloaded and used?
What what ?
tank you
iTunes Admin June 21st, 2009
How doo yuu downloadd?
Click on: deviantART
You will be linked to the DeviantArt site.
Once there, there will be a "Download" link on the left of the page.
the best……….
hi how do u change the skin once u have downloaded it ? thanks
do i extract the rar. file?
Before I download this do I need any 3rd party programs?
And I thought you couldnt skin iTunes 8?
And Ethan you need either win Rar or WinZip.
Then once uv'e installed it.. Right click the file and click unzip.
1st off – different ethan
2nd off, once i've unziped it and i double click on it, nothing happens…no difference..HALP! email- email@example.com, hit me up.
Help me. Guide me. Give me a step by step.
how do you change it to look like the one in that preview picture?
cause my itunes still has a silver background , and not black ..
i thought the point of forums was so 1 person could answer a question so every1 could see it not this email bs..
How do you get the file to work on itunes
The file cannot open after download. How do I open it?
This user make it work: http://shazic7.deviantart.com/art/Screenshot-August-2009-134328569
Maybe you can ask him if you have problems.
It works beautifully on my system ( http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/HamatoKameko/itunes_silent_night_skin.png ). Finally, iTunes matches my theme! Since so many people seem to be having trouble, I've written up a walk-through that should get it to work for you. 😀
1.) Follow the "Download: deviantART" link.
2.) On the DeviantArt page you come to, look at the left-hand menu. Click on "download."
3.) Once you've downloaded it, use WinRar* to unzip the "Silent_Night_iTunes_for_[Win orMac]_by_DaHLiA_7.rar" file. This will give you the following files:
+ Readme.txt
+ Preview.png
+ iTunesMiniPlayer.Resources [folder]
+ InstallFont.exe
+ Restore default skin.exe**
+ Silent Night iTunes – Mac Syle.exe
+ Silent Night iTunes – Windows Style.exe
4.) EXIT iTUNES. If you get an error that you can't install, go to the device manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del), and under the "Processes" tab, select "AppleMobileDevice.exe", then "End Process." There will be a warning popup; go ahead and select okay to close the program. Repeat this for "iPodService.exe," and, if it's still open, "iTunes.exe." You should now be able to continue with the install.
5.) Double-click the "Install Font.exe" and follow the instructions to complete the install.
6.) If you have Windows, double-click "Silent Night iTunes – Windows Style.exe" file and follow the instructions to install. Open iTunes, and enjoy your new skin!
6.) If you have a Mac, double-click "Silent Night iTunes – Mac Style.exe" file and follow the instructions to install. Open iTunes, and enjoy your new skin!
*There's also a "Restore default skin.exe" file in this download. All it does is reset iTunes to its original "skin." It's up to you if you want to hang onto it, but I would, just in case.
**If you don't already have "Winrar," get it. It's a great program. Go to cnet.com and do a search for "winrar." If you have Windows XP or older, download and install "WinRAR (32-bit) 3.90." If you have Windows Vista and beyond, download and install "WinRAR (64-bit) 3.90."
Hope this helps! 😀
The file cannot open after download. How do I open it?…
CoXis September 15th, 2009
Yes, simple use WinRAR or 7zip software, they are free to use.
We need more details.
HowTo is here:
use a program called WinRar. just goole it.
this broke my itunes.. after isntallin it tells me Itune canot run because its missin files…!!!!!
I love this mod, I used it on itunes 8.2 and works fine, but I installed the new version of itunes to buy music, and now I can't use this wonderful mod anymore! 9 version looks horrible!!! Please, please, do the same for itunes 9!
CoXis October 13th, 2009
Always when there is new version of iTunes we need to wait for new proper theme for it !
englishfog October 13th, 2009
Thanks CoXis. I'll wait…In the meantime I will use winamp instead, it's impossible tolerate that 9 version !
CoXis October 14th, 2009
No problem. Yee iTunes 9 looks strange but I think we already have some 9 mods here…
CoXis October 15th, 2009
@ englishfog -> Silent Night for iTunes 9 is ready, it will be here on iTunesSkins in seconds…
PLZ!!! someone knows how to use the Sidebar on Black?? i hav installed this theme but the sidebar stills blue/gray idk What to do!!
I keep getting an error. I ended all itunes related processes in task manager.After I apply the skin itunes won't open and gives an error, it says some files are missing and reinstall itunes. I reinstalled itunes like 10 times. How do u fix?
g June 21st, 2010
Same here
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ITS STill gray i installed it then the Itunes opened but its still grey …….why ?
what do i wrong?
sry for my English
How do I recover itunes? Cant start itunes after installation of this theme… ANy help?
P.S Revert and disabling process didnt help…
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cool now myi tunes doesnt work anymore..
itunes will not start because of some missing files.. wtf?
I did all you said :S
Do NOT install this skin, it corrupted my iTunes and now I have to reinstall. Garbage.
Windows 7 Home Premium.
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Tnx for infomation. Maybe it was diffrent iTunes version, system….
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Josh Biber. Loves flag football but really slow afoot. Was a big champion of Jeff Green on the Celtics and that proved disastrous.
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He and his marvelous team at Teach For America/Massachusetts do have the #1 rated elementary teacher training program of 788 rated by the National Council on Teacher Quality. (Disclosure: I'm on NCTQ Advisory Board).
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Whereas the NEX-6 doesn't share the all-metal construction of the NEX-7 it nonetheless feels like a solid and well-built camera. The hand grip is deep enough to get a good grip of the camera with, while the rubberised finish also makes it feel secure in the hand. Those with fatter fingers might find the barely one centimetre gap between the hand grip and the lens a bit restricting though.
With the new 16-50mm power zoom attached the NEX-6 is just about small enough to fit inside a large coat pocket, although switching to any other lens might make this awkward. Speaking of the new kit zoom, while we like how it allows you to take manual control over focal length (or focus when the camera is being used in MF mode) we did find that the overall compactness of the camera means that your right (camera-gripping) hand can get in the way somewhat when trying to operate the zoom/focus ring with your left hand. For those who'd prefer to just use the Power Zoom control this won't be an issue, as the rocker switch can easily be nudged either way with your left thumb without the need to reposition your hands or have them fight for space.
As with all NEX cameras, physical controls are somewhat sparse, and many of the buttons sit flush to the body, which makes pressing them a little bit fiddlier than need be. Another issue is the memory card slot, which is positioned right on the edge next to the battery compartment door, which makes card removal more difficult that it needs to be. Other than these minor grips however there's little to fault with the rest of the camera's design.
The display easily pulls away from the body and falls back into place just as snugly, while the menu selection dial on the back and the command dial just under the exposure mode dial on the top plate both move with a pleasing fluidity.
Over the past couple of years there has been a marked improvement in the quality of electronic viewfinders and Sony has been very much at the forefront of this with its Alpha SLT and NEX cameras. The 2.4million-dot OLED display fitted to the NEX-6 impresses for a number of reasons. It's large, it's bright, it provides plenty of contrast and it displays 100% of the scene before it with unprecedented clarity. Naturally, it can't reproduce colour and fine details as precisely as an optical viewfinder, however judged against other EVFs the NEX-6 is undoubtedly one of the very best we've used.
Used in single-shot drive mode the NEX-6 is impressively quick at processing and writing images to the memory card, which means you can shoot one shot after the other with no upper limit on the number of images you can record. Switching over to continuous drive mode the NEX-6 is billed as offering a top burst speed of 10fps. During testing we found that the camera was able to sustain this rate for up to nine consecutive Raw and JPEG frames, after which the camera took between 10-12 seconds to process the images. Whereas many cameras lock up and become unusable while the camera is busy processing a sequence of images, we were pleased to note that the NEX-6 returns to being operational during the latter seconds of writing.
One interesting feature of the NEX-6 is its 'hybrid' autofocus module. The way this works is that the NEX-6's sensor has been modified with a number of pixels given over to phase-detection AF duties, which work alongside the contrast-detect method that is more traditionally employed by mirrorless cameras. Sony claims that this should improve focus speeds and reduce hunting. Testing the NEX-6 with the new 16-50mm power zoom kit lens, however, we did find that the AF system is prone to some hunting, which actually makes it a touch slower than competing models. Pleasingly though, there appears to be no shutter lag, with images captured as soon as you press the shutter button.
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Why no mention of the ISO standard hotshoe? Along with the EVF, for many that is also a big reason to go for 6 over the 5R.
Good review as usual. Couple of points/questions. The phrase "JPEGs are processed effectively enough to elevate them over the standard of Raw files" doesn't make sense. Possibly worth a sentence of explanation in future reviews if you're going to mention raw files, or leave out completely.
Separate but related point, White Balance accuracy is irrelevant for a lot of raw shooters.
Also, probably unfair to base the view of camera quality on the kit lens. They're not usually that good are they? Apart from rare examples in more expensive kits (when you could argue they're not really "kit lenses"). I know lots of people stick with the kit lens (yes yes, why buy an ILC etc etc) but the shouldn't the point be "the kit lens isn't great so that's your first upgrade"?
I'm happy with the camera being judged as sold, with maybe a caveat that IQ improvements are available to those who wish to spend more money on replacement lenses. But if so, then the total cost of achieving the higher IQ needs to be shown in contention with alternative solutions at the higher price.
In other words, if I want to realise the camera's maximum potential IQ over the focal lengths covered by the kit lens, how much extra will I need to spend on replacing the kit lens, and what else could I buy at that higher total price?
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Gird yourself: TSA security officers may get even more up close and personal with you on your next trip.
According to a report from Bloomberg, the TSA has consolidated five different pat-down options into a single method that's more "comprehensive" and "more intrusive."
The TSA is famously reluctant to offer details about security procedures. But one major change, Bloomberg noted in a subsequent report, is that screeners can now use the front of their hands, rather than just the back, on "sensitive areas of the body" such as the breasts, buttocks and genitals.
Travelers can elect to have their pat-down in public or private, with or without a witness. Screenings are performed by same-gender security officers.
According to Bloomberg, the new procedure is partly in response to a critical 2015 audit of the TSA's screening procedures, which revealed that security officers had failed to find guns and other weapons.
Most travelers pass through security without having to undergo a pat-down. You may be subject to a pat-down if you opt out of a trip through the full-body scanner, or if the security officer decides you need additional screening for any reason.
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Imperious Tour de France leader Chris Froome tightened his grip on the yellow jersey after finishing runner-up to world champion Tony Martin in the race's 11th stage time trial on Wednesday.
Omega-Pharma rider Martin had set the early pace for the windswept 33 km course from Avranches to Mont Saint Michel in 36min 29sec but had a nervous wait as Froome threatened to upset his hopes of victory.
"It was a long wait," said Martin, who started 65th from the 182 starters and finished with the third-fastest ever time for a time trial on the race.
Belgium's Tomas De Gendt, of Vacansoleil, was closest to challenge Martin before Froome but was 1min 01sec slower than the German at the finish line to end up third.
Martin, who had won the last nine time trials in which he has competed, started to get worried when Froome topped the times at both intermediate time checks.
"To be honest, I'd almost given up hope of the stage win. It was starting to look very disappointing when I saw Chris beat my times at the intermediate check," he said.
"I nearly started to cry. I couldn't believe it. I expected that Froome might get to within 30 seconds or something like that but not beating me at the intermediates.
"Now I'm really happy and maybe it's nicer to win this way."
Martin's win was all the more welcome as he came close to leaving the race after the crash-marred opening stage, which took swathes of skin off his back, legs, arms and buttocks.
"Luckily some of my skin is back and I can sleep on my back again. I'm more-or-less recovered... for sure there are still some wounds that are open but we riders are used to this so it's no problem any more."
Froome missed what would have been his third stage win in the race, but there were other rewards for the Kenyan-born Briton.
"I'm very happy with the time I set. The objective today was to try and take the maximum time possible from my rivals," said Froome, who won Olympic time trial bronze in London last year.
He finished 2:03 ahead of principal rival Alberto Contador of Spain, and 2:00 ahead of his compatriot Alejandro Valverde, while Australia's Cadel Evans finished 2:30 off the pace.
Movistar leader Valverde remains second overall but saw his deficit of 1:25 balloon to 3:25, while Dutchman Bauke Mollema of Belkin moved up to third to sit 3:37 in arrears.
Contador, the race champion in 2007 and 2009, is fourth at 3:54 while 2011 champion Evans is 14th at 6:54 after finishing a disappointing 21st.
Asked if he could beat Froome, Valverde, who won the 2009 Tour of Spain but has never finished on the podium of the Tour de France, just shook his head and said: "Difficult... difficult."
Contador, a climbing specialist like Froome but who was less suited to the flat, mostly linear race course, said he has not given up hope.
"No one's lost this race yet and no one has won it. There's a lot of racing to be done," said the Spaniard.
The onus will now be on Team Sky's rivals to attack Froome during four tough stages in the Alps beginning Sunday, as they did last Sunday when aggressive racing on stage nine destabilised the British team and ended the podium hopes of Froome's teammate Richie Porte.
Asked how he expected his rivals to race next weekend, Froome said: "Like we saw last weekend, other teams are going to throw everything they've got at us.
"We're just going to try and have to deal with that the best we can with the team that we've got.


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Publication Acceptance Date: 6/19/2006
Publication Date: 9/18/2006
Citation: Shogren, R.L., Gonzalez, S.O., Willett, J.L., Gravier, D., Swift, G. 2006. Preparation of sorbitol citrate polyesters by reactive extrusion [abstract]. American Chemical Society. Paper No. 8. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Sorbitol citrates were prepared using a vented ZSK-30 twin-screw extruder as part of a program to develop bio-based, water soluble polycarboxylates. A Box-Behnken experimental design was used and included the variables sorbitol, citric acid, sodium citrate, temperature and feed rate. Extent of ester formation increased with increasing sorbitol, temperature and with decreasing feed rate. Weight average molecular weights by GPC ranged from 600 to 14,000 and increased with lower sodium, lower feed rates and higher temperatures. Sorbitol citrates inhibited crystallization of supersaturated CaCO3 and this activity increased with increasing citric acid content and increasing extent of reaction/molecular weight. This work suggests that reactive extrusion is an efficient and practical method to prepare low molecular weight, water soluble sorbitol citrate polyesters and that these could function as antiscalants in detergents and other applications.


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I think the 49ers will beat the Ravens easily.
I dunno ... Ravens are starting to look like the team of destiny this year and the 49ers have had to come back from half time deficits to win in the play offs. I don't see the Ravens D giving up a three score lead in the second half.
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Building a Healthy Food System in Rural America
By David Goodman, "Foodtopia," July/August 2009
How a handful of organic farmers, world-class cheesemakers and a locavore restaurant transformed Hardwick, Vermont—a poor, rural town—into a foodie mecca.
"An inspiring article by the always-inspiring David Goodman. Thanks for running it. Jules Older, San Francisco, CA "
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Claire's might be just another trendy restaurant—and in fact it made Conde Nast Traveler's 2009 "Hot List." What sets it apart is its emphatically untrendy location: a rural community 45 miles from the Canadian border where the median household income is $42,000. Yet more than 100 local residents banded together to buy 50 certificates, worth $1,000 each, in this community-supported place (think CSA, the restaurant version) that opened in the spring of 2008. Prices for this "new Vermont cuisine" are relatively modest: appetizers average around $6 and entrees range from $9 for the vegetable tagine to $24 for certain cuts of grass-fed steak from a farm two miles away.
To fans of local food and sustainable agriculture, Claire's and Hardwick are the sun around which planets are aligning—the planets in this case being a network of innovative food entrepreneurs and organic farmers who are working together to build a new food infrastructure and breathe life into the struggling economy. They want to save the town, and the world, through good food. Community, in all its manifestations, is at once the clientele, beneficiary and by-product of what Claire's serves.
I didn't initially come to Hardwick in search of a great restaurant. I came to find a place that offered a glimmer of hope for farmers. I had just spent several months chronicling the lives of the last three dairy farmers in my community, Waterbury, Vermont, just an hour's drive south. These farmers are putting in 100-hour weeks but are barely staying afloat. Rosina Wallace, a fifth-generation farmer, worries that she may be the last steward of her family's 143-year-old farm, now teetering on the brink. Third-generation farmer Mark Davis has told me how he lost $15,000 in one recent winter when the price of milk dropped below his costs of producing it. The precarious viability of dairy farming helps explain why the number of dairy farmers in Vermont alone has fallen 90 percent in the last six decades.
Yet 40 miles north of Waterbury, the story is very different. In 1998, the year Jasper Hill Farm opened its cheesemaking operation just north of Hardwick, five local dairy farms had gone under. Today, the local demand for milk—from Jasper Hill, Cabot Creamery, Bonnieview and a half-dozen other local cheesemakers—is helping dairy farms to prosper. Artisanal cheeses from Jasper Hill and Cabot Creamery sell for upwards of $20 a pound and have been named among the top 100 cheeses in the world. And the success story seems to be the same with other local businesses: here in the northeast corner of Vermont—one of the poorest rural regions in America—farmers, cheesemakers, a tofu maker, a composting operation, Claire's Restaurant and regular townsfolk are all working together to revolutionize the way food is produced and delivered.


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The parental choice supporters over at South Carolinians for Responsible Government made a mistake …
In analyzing a new report on South Carolina's graduation rate last week, the group concluded that "South Carolina has gained only 0.2 percent in its on-time graduation from the period from 1996 to 2001."
Well, it turns out the organization was actually giving our worst-in-the-nation public school system too much credit, as a follow-up release from SCRG noted on Monday.
The pathetic 0.2 increase is an accurate figure, but that's over the last decade – from 1996-2006 – not just a five-year snapshot.
Of course, there's absolutely nothing to fear, right?
In the worst economic climate since the Great Depression, South Carolina is somehow spending more on public education than ever before, and in case that doesn't work (duh, it doesn't), the people charged with tracking academic achievement will just move the goalposts to make it look like more students and schools are making the grade.
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"Come--really, is that 'sooth'--as you people say? If they want to, why don't they?"
"It would like them much; but an ye wot how dragons are esteemed, ye would not hold
them blamable. They fear to come."
"Well, then, suppose I go to them instead, and--"
"Ah, wit ye well they would not abide your coming. I will go."
And she did. She was a handy person to have along on a raid. I would have considered
this a doubtful errand, myself. I presently saw the knights riding away, and Sandy coming
back. That was a relief. I judged she had somehow failed to get the first innings --I mean
in the conversation; otherwise the interview wouldn't have been so short. But it turned out
that she had managed the business well; in fact, admirably. She said that when she told
those people I was The Boss, it hit them where they lived: "smote them sore with fear and
dread" was her word; and then they were ready to put up with anything she might require.
So she swore them to appear at Arthur's court within two days and yield them, with horse
and harness, and be my knights henceforth, and subject to my command. How much
better she managed that thing than I should have done it myself! She was a daisy.