text: flooding Michigan Red Cross Chapter Helps Flood Victims By Lisa Barry • Jun 29, 2016 Wikipedia Media Commons / wikipedia.org Michigan is sending help to West Virginia in the aftermath of deadly flooding in West Virginia. Listen Listening... / 0:37 WEMU's Lisa Barry reports on the local Red Cross chapter sending assistance to flood victims in West Virginia. Issues Of The Environment: Ecological Benefits Of Washtenaw County Rain Gardens By David Fair • Aug 28, 2015 Washtenaw County / Ewashtenaw.org Rain Gardens are often beautiful. While they may look similar to a typical residential garden, there are important difference. This week, we take a look at the Washtenaw County Rain Garden, and the coordinator, Susan Bryan to discuss those matters in this weeks Issues of the Environment. Listen Listening... / 8:45 Issues of the Environment: 08/26/2015 Issues of the Environment: Deer Overpopulation And Ann Arbor's Environmental Agenda By David Fair • Aug 19, 2015 City of Ann Arbor / www.a2gov.org The city of Ann Arbor now has a plan in place to use sharpshooters to cull 100-deer this winter. In this week's 'Issues of the Environment' WEMU's David Fair Fair talks to Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor about the emotional decision to use lethal methods. Additionally, they discuss the environmental impacts of deer overpopulation and the city's environmental agenda, moving forward. Listen Listening... / 8:21 Issues of the Environment: 08/19/2015 Issues Of The Environment: Preventing Wet Basements By David Fair • May 27, 2015 State Farm/ Flickr Wet basements are a problem this time of year. If you don't work to prevent water and moisture from getting in, the bills for remediation escalate quickly. In this week's 'Issues of the Environment', Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner Evan Pratt offers up some tips for you. Listen Listening... / 9:04 Issues of the Environment: 05/27/2015 FEMA Approves Michigan Disaster Assistance By Jake Neher • Oct 7, 2014 wikimedia commons FEMA approves more than $33 million for flood assistance in less than two weeks Federal and state officials say their efforts to get Michigan flood victims to apply for assistance are working. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says more than 40,000 people have applied in less than two weeks. FEMA has already approved close to $34 million dollars for 18,000 of those applicants. "We do feel that we're getting the word out," said Erika Lopez, a spokesperson with FEMA's team in Metro Detroit. Winter Isn't Over Yet, Spring Flooding Possible By Patrick Campion • Mar 11, 2014 NOAA Another round of winter weather is expected to drop 3 to 7 inches of snow on southern Michigan, including the Washtenaw County area. This could lead to Ann Arbor breaking the annual snowfall record. Rain, Melting Snow Cause Flooding By Bob Eccles • Feb 20, 2014 Rain and melting snow has caused widespread flooding across Washtenaw County. County Road Commission Operations Director Jim Harmon says crews worked hard Wednesday to clear storm drains, but as the rain fell and snow melted, those same drains clogged again. Harmon says flooding is reported anywhere from a few inches to several feet. He urges motorists to expect flooding, and not to try to drive through areas where you can't tell how deep the water is. Harmon welcomes reports of flooding at 734-761-1500, and if residents can safely do so, trying to clear neighborhood storm drains would be a big help. City to Remove Sediment from Millers Creek By Andrew Cluley • Sep 14, 2012 Ann Arbor officials plan to remove some sediment from Millers Creek to help alleviate flooding over Geddes Road near Huron Parkway. Hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley. New Rain Garden Coming To Ann Arbor By Andrew Cluley • Jul 31, 2012 A long vacant house near downtown Ann Arbor is finally getting torn down, and city officials hope a rain garden on the site will help reduce some of the flooding issues in the area. WEMU's Andrew Cluley reports.


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WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Craig Sweeney (Middletown, N.J./Middletown South) had four hits and scored twice as the Monmouth University baseball team split a Northeast Conference doubleheader with Quinnipiac, Sunday afternoon on the MU Baseball Field, defeating the Bobcats, 5-1, in Game 1, before falling by the same score in Game 2. With the split, the Hawks move to 8-10 (2-2 NEC), while the Bobcats are now 7-7 (2-2 NEC).
Steve Wilgus (Woolwich, N.J./Gloucester Catholic) added three hits, while Kyle Perry (Toms River, N.J./Toms River South) and Owen Stewart (Howell, N.J./St. Rose) had two hits apiece. Perry added a pair of RBI's while Stewart had a run scored and an RBI. Chris Perret (Morris Plains, N.J./Morris Catholic) also added a pair of RBI's on the day.
On the mound, Adam Yunginger (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) got the win in Game 1, hurling the complete seven innings. He allowed just one earned run on four hits and a walk, striking out four. Dan Smith (Marlton, N.J./Cherokee) took the Game 2 loss, allowing five runs, three earned, on seven hits and three walks in 5.1 innings pitched. He struck out one. Jeff Paglione (Mantua, N.J./Gloucester Catholic) pitched 2.2 solid innings of relief, limiting the Bobcats to one hit and one walk, while allowing just one inherited runner to score.
Brian Ruditys, Tom Donovan and Zak Palmer led the QU offense with two hits apiece, while Vincent Guglietti had a team-best two RBI's. Justin Thomas got the Game 2 victory, hurling seven innings while allowing one earned run on six hits and two walks. He struck out four. Kevin O'Connell closed out the victory with two solid innings of relief. In Game 1, Nick Fabrizio took the loss, allowing five runs, four earned, on three hits and three walks over five innings pitched. He struck out two.
The Bobcats struck first in Game 1 with a run in the second inning. Chris Migani led off with an infield single and stole second. He then scored on Guglietti's single up the middle. The Hawks got the run back in the fourth. Sweeney led off the inning with a single through the left side before advancing to second on a wild pitch. He moved to third on a groundout and scored on Stewart's sacrifice fly to right."
The Hawks broke the game open with four runs in the top of the sixth. Jake Gronsky (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) led off with a walk and moved to second on Sweeney's single to left. Jon Guida (Martinsville, N.J./Bridgewater Raritan) singled through the left side to load the bases, before Stewart hit a ground ball to third. The third baseman charged and threw errantly home to allow Gronsky to score the go-ahead run. Fabrizio was then pulled in favor of lefty Matt DeRosa. The junior lefty induced a force out at home before plunking Perret to force Guida to the plate. DeRosa was then replaced by O'Connell, who immediately allowed a two-run Perry single through the left side, scoring Stewart and Dan Shea (Wilmington, Del./Salesianum) to stake MU to a 5-1 lead.
The lead was more than enough for Yunginger, who mowed down 12 of the final 13 Bobcats hitters to close out the complete-game victory.
In Game 2, the Bobcats struck for three runs in the first. After Smith retired the first two batters, Nic Civale topped a ground ball to third that Stewart backed up on, allowing Civale enough time to reach base. Migani followed with a walk, before Guglietti singled to left to drive in Civale. Migani also scored on a two-base error in the outfield, while Guglietti moved to third on the play. A fielding error on the next play allowed Guglietti to score, staking the Bobcats to a 3-0 lead.
The QU lead extended to 4-0 when Ruditys led off the fifth with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a Migani single up the middle. The Hawks got a run back in the top of the sixth when Sweeney led off with a single, moved to third on Stewart's two-out single to right center and scored on an infield single from Perret. In the bottom of the inning, Donovan walked with one out, moved to second on a Jesse Ullrich single through the right side, and after Smith was replaced on the mound by Paglione, scored on a Ruditys single to center. Paglione did well to limit the damage to one run by inducing the next batter into a 4-6-3 double play, but the Bobcats held onto the 5-1 lead the rest of the way.
The Hawks return to action Tuesday, when they play host to future MAAC foe Saint Peter's. First pitch from MU Baseball Field is scheduled for 3 p.m.


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By Kate Andrews, ChildFund Staff Writer
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of ChildFund, we are running a 75-post series highlighting our past, present and future. Today we hear from longtime supporters Sue and David Gossman.
Sue Gossman's church started sponsoring a child through what was then known as Christian Children's Fund in the early 1970s, when she herself was a teenager. As she grew up, went to college and then married in 1976, she continued that sponsorship. Sue and her husband, David, sponsored more children as the years passed, a commitment that continues today.
Now, they support 10 children through ChildFund, and their generosity includes a meaningful Christmas tradition: giving gifts from ChildFund's Gifts of Love & Hope catalog to children and communities in need.
"It really goes back a couple of years," David explains. "It didn't make sense to give large gifts to everybody in the family." In previous years, he and Sue, who split their time between Illinois and Iowa, have chosen items from the Gifts of Love & Hope catalog to give in honor of their three daughters and other family members, but this past Christmas, their loved ones chose gifts themselves. The family gathered in December 2012 at David's parents' 60th anniversary celebration, so David and Sue brought along the catalog.
One daughter, who is a veterinarian and an EMT, picked out a fully stocked health station, and another daughter who likes to sew donated a sewing machine. The Gossmans also like to donate a gift yearly that has a long-term, infrastructural benefit, often assisting a village to grow its own food or have clean water. This year, along with the health station and the sewing machine, the Gossmans donated a water filter, a scholarship for a child in Ethiopia and a starter farm.
"It was a way of saying, 'Hey, this is what Christmas is all about,' " David notes.
Also, through their years of sponsorship, the Gossmans learned how much good even a small donation can do.
"We're always astounded at how far the Christmas and birthday gifts go," Sue says of the monetary gifts the couple gives to their sponsored children. For only $8 or $10, a whole family can purchase clothing and party treats, David adds. One boy they sponsored in Africa since the age of 5 or 6 wrote the Gossmans a closing letter after he had turned 18 and was leaving ChildFund. He'd finished a tailoring course, and he was saving money to buy his own sewing machine to start a business. Sue and David decided to step in and purchase the machine for him.
"He's becoming a part of the community who is giving back in a productive way," David says proudly. "That's a fantastic long-term thing that happens."
One of their daughters, who started a job just after finishing graduate school, now sponsors a child in Africa, so the Gossmans' tradition continues.
"Something as basic as clean water is pretty amazing, that that's considered a gift," David says. "Much of what we discuss in the letters with the children is education — encouraging them to continue with it and work hard on it. It's so important to them."
Congratulations to ChildFund International. I am really pleased to be receiving more information concerning the great things children all over the world are benefiting from this wonderful organization.


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Chances are, a single Tootsie Roll Pop will not do any harm to your dog, but you should observe her to see whether there are any changes in her behavior. If she acts sick - throwing up, being lethargic, etc. - it's time to take her to the vet.
Tootsie rolls and tootsie pops both include corn syrup, soybean oil, cocoa and whey. Some of those ingredients can cause allergies in dogs - ear infections, itching, etc. Cocoa includes theobromine, which is very toxic to dogs, but they would have to ingest a lot more than what's inside a Tootsie Pop. Signs of theobromine poisoning are diarrhea, vomiting, and increased urination. If you see any of those, take her to the vet.
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Austrian Tuner MS Design's ST
Anyone here yet reported on this upcoming design for the ST? I like!
I do like the rear.
Dem wheels... [giddy]
One of my favorite things about what fifteen52 did was to not add any graphics to the exterior. The rest of the car should speak for itself with out the need of any sort of loud racing stripes.
20s I'm good no tire there
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I like the overall look, but what is it really other than a rear valance and a painted stock facia?
The paint and decals are a lot flashier than any of the work that actually went into the body... I mean they didn't even change out the little OE exhaust tip... It would look so badass with a big fat polished double tip
The new competition kit starts with an aerodynamic package that includes a new front spoiler, new side skirts, a rear diffuser and a roof spoiler. The car sits on a set of 20-inch wheels painted in the same color as the exterior. The example Focus ST that MS Design has shown us is painted white with black racing stripes.
The final improvement is the addition of a new sport chassis that significantly improves the Focus ST's response for the right cornering during full speed.
*They may have left the exhaust tip to go with wheels?
I posted this in the RR boredom thread like 3 days ago.. hah
Interesting. But, can you tell me how on the link to MSDesign shows four pictures of the ST, w/ the racing stripe on the driver's side (Continental version I'm sure), and in the rear view the stripe is on the passenger side??? Maybe that's the reason they still have the original exhaust tip. WTF
I kinda like the unconventional idea with the stripe...it seems to angle to the center and if you where to follow it over the top it would end up on the passenger side.
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Eighty-six marijuana plants were seized Thursday after officers from the LaPorte County Metro Operations Unit and the Indiana State Police Eradication Team unearthed two growing operations.
One operation was found in the 9800 West block of County Road 300 North in Coolspring Township in LaPorte County. Seventy-three plants were seized at that location while 13 plants were seized from a location in the 3600 block of Brookside Drive in Long Beach.
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The OLVH Helping Hands Committee was formed in 2002. This employee group conducts fundraisers throughout the year. The money raised is used to help employees and their families that have suffered a personal, financial or social tragedy that has hurt them financially.
According to Helping Hands Committee Member Kerry Papierniak, "One of our initial fundraisers was an employee cookbook which we put together and sold in early 2003. This was a huge success and helped us get our funding off the ground. We decided since it had been 7 years since we did our last cookbook, that it was time for a new one."
The group asked employees to submit their recipes and, as an incentive, any employee that submitted a recipe would have their name put in for a drawing for one of the 5 free cookbooks.
Kerry said, "We had great participation, ending up with 324 recipes which are nicely separated into the categories of Appetizers and Beverages; Soups and Salads; Vegetables; Main Dishes; Breads and Rolls; Desserts; and Miscellaneous."
The books have laminated front and back covers and are $8 each. Cookbooks are available at the Ministry Our Lady of Victory Hospital front desk, emergency registration area and from any Helping Hands committee member. Committee members are:
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Role of the Board of Trustees
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society Board of Trustees currently has 18 members. The Board actively seeks to maintain a good mix of professional backgrounds and experiences, and a healthy balance of gender and age. Trustees are elected for terms of 3 years, up to a maximum of 3 terms (except when serving as President of the Board). Trustees and Overseers are elected at the Annual Meeting in October.
- To act collectively to support and govern the organization
- To ensure that the mission is fulfilled
- To select, support and review the Executive Director
- To insure that there are guiding policies and principles
- To insure effective organizational planning
- To insure that there are adequate resources to support board approved plans
- To support, individually and collectively, all board decisions and keep confidential the internal discussions
- To manage resources effectively
- To determine and monitor programs and services to ensure that they reflect the mission and the strategic priorities
- To serve as a court of appeal
- To assess its own performance
- To be a member of MHS and support MHS financially to the best of member's ability
Fiscal Year 2016
Wayne Mezitt , Chairman - elected 2015, current term ends 2018
Katherine K. Macdonald, President & Executive Director- current term ends 2014
Lisa Abeles - elected 2015, current term ends 2018
Mark Ahronian - elected 2013, current term ends 2018
Wesley Autio-elected 2016, current term ends 2019
Gretel Anspach - elected 2008, current term ends 2014
Lynne K. Bower- elected 2016, current term ends 2019
Alicia Cleary - elected 2011, current term ends 2014
Daniel Daly - elected 2010, current term ends 2019
Helen Glotzer - elected 2015, current term ends 2018
Keith Greenfield - elected 2013, current term ends 2019
Lisa Haddad - elected 2011, current term ends 2014
Susan S. Mooney-elected 2016, current term ends 2019
Caroline Nijenberg, elected 2015, current terms ends 2017
Julia O'Brien - elected 2010, current term end 2018
Robert Smith - elected 2013 - current term ends 2019
Trustee Biographies
Mark Ahronian founded Ahronian Landscaping and Design, Inc. in 1987. Since the beginning, he has been very prominent in every aspect of the business, the industry, and the community. His passionate approach to each project, being personally involved from design through completion, has helped propel the company forward with great success. With his expertise in plant material, property layout and over 40 years in the industry, he has perfected his ability for accomplishment in landscape design. His commitment to serving the customers with candor and excellence sets a standard for others to follow. Mark, a Mass. Certified Horticulturist since 1985, has served as president of the Mass. Nursery and Landscape Association, as well as president for the MNLA's scholarship program, which he helped build — The Foundation for Educational Excellence. Mark is the Tree Warden for the Town of Holliston, serves on the Economic Development Committee and the is also a board member for the senior center for the town of Holliston. Mark has recently been awarded the Holliston 'Citizen of the Year' in 2011 and this past spring he also helped to propel the town towards several national awards with the "America in Bloom" competition. Mark is a past President of the Holliston Lions Club as well as a recipient of the International Lions prestigious, 'Melvin Jones' fellowship award for showing exemplary service and dedication to his club, his community, and to Lions overall. Mark is a proud graduate from the Norfolk County Agricultural High School in Walpole Ma. as well as the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMASS Amherst.
Lisa Abeles holds a BA degree from Brown University in Architectural Art History and earned a Master of Architecture from Princeton University with a Merit Fellowship. With 30 years of professional experience, she is the president of Abeles & Associates Architects, a firm specializing in high end residential architecture and interior design. The firm is located in South Natick and does projects in New England and beyond. Abeles & Associates has won Best of Boston awards from Best of Boston Home in 2014 and 2015 and is published in New England Home, Home, Boston Home, and Conran's Organized Living. Lisa lives in the historic district of Wellesley, MA and is a Commissioner on the Wellesley Historic District Commission. She is a member of Trustees of the Reservation, the Powisett Farm CSA, the New England Wild Flower Society, the Appalachian Mountain Club and the Wellesley Gardeners' Guild. Her hobbies include reading, travel, hiking, biking, cooking and tending vegetable and perennial gardens. Lisa has a special interest in seeing greater utilization of Elm Bank's Manor House and expansion of Mass Hort's farm to table program.
Gretel Anspach has been very involved with the Massachusetts Horticultural Society as a Master Gardener. She is active in the New England Wildflower Society and has lead tours for the Garden in the Woods. She studied Math at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is the NCS Northeast Engineering Raytheon 6 Sigma Lead Expert at Raytheon. This is her first position on a Board.
Daniel Daly is currently the President of Daniel Roberts, one of Boston's most established recruiting and staffing firms and has been with the company for the last 18 years. He has served as President of the Business Associates Club and has been involved in fundraising and alumni relations for St. Sebastian's School since 1988. Dan is a graduate of Villanova University, and lives in Medfield with his wife, Liz, and their sons.
Keith Greenfield is President & Founder of the Dover Group. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in Finance from Boston University. As a member of the Million Dollar Round Table's prestigious Top of the Table, Keith is consistently recognized as a national leader in the field of estate planning and insurance design. Over the years, Keith has also been involved in helping successfully launch several technology companies. In addition to his professional accolades, Keith, his wife Tina and their children Kadie, Stephanie, Jordana and Jordan founded a children's theater group called Open Fields. Open Fields "where young talent grows" has been offering incredible opportunities for personal growth both on and off the stage for the past ten years. Open Fields members have gone on to star on Broadway as well as getting into top notch colleges and universities nationwide as theater majors. Keith, Tina and their children live in Dover, MA.
Lisa Haddad is a partner in Goodwin Procter's Business Law Department. Ms. Haddad has extensive experience in representing buyers and sellers in merger and acquisition transactions involving both public and private companies. In this area, she has a special focus on public company mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Haddad also advises public companies on a wide variety of corporate and securities matters, including offerings of equity and debt securities. Her corporate finance experience includes IPOs, public "shelf" offerings and private placements of securities. Ms. Haddad also represents public companies as general corporate and securities law counsel, providing advice in all aspects of corporate governance and securities law compliance.
Wayne Mezitt has led a prestigious career in horticulture. He serves as Board Chairman and Treasurer of Weston Nurseries, playing a key role in nurturing the growth of the business since 1966. Located in Hopkinton and Chelmsford, Weston Nurseries is a world-class 4th generation family nursery that has evolved to meet the needs of both the retail and professional markets over the course of its 91-year history.
Mezitt has been involved with the green industry throughout his career, serving on numerous boards and committees, holding the highest office on some. These include the American Nursery and Landscape Association (now AmericanHort), Tower Hill Botanic Garden/Worcester County Horticultural Society and its Cary Award Program, Hopkinton Community Endowment, American Rhododendron Society, Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA), New England Nursery Association (NENA), Leadership MetroWest, The Horticultural Club of Boston, Massachusetts Agricultural Club, Landscape Plant Development Center and the Horticultural Research Institute.
He was recognized as a Fellow of the International Plant Propagators Society in 2000, and earned a Bronze Medal from the American Rhododendron Society (ARS) in 1992. Wayne has been a Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist (MCH) since the program began in 1978. He is currently also a principal of Hort-Sense, a horticultural advisory business drawing upon his knowledge and experience.
Since 1997, Wayne has been a member of the Garden Writer's Association. His columns have been featured in Yankee Magazine "Real Solutions/Our Backyard" from 2005 to 2009, and more recently in the "Address" section of the Boston Sunday Globe. His television appearances include This Old House, Victory Garden and People, Places and Plants TV, and he currently writes a monthly horticultural column for his local newspaper, the MetroWest Daily News. Mezitt earned his BA and MBA from Cornell University in 1964 and 1966, and married Elizabeth Pickering Mezitt in 1965. They currently live in Hopkinton and are the proud parents of four children who, with their respective spouses, have "propagated" nine grandchildren.
Susan S. Mooney,Susan S. Mooney is a Dover resident and investment advisor. Susan combines her love of gardening and The Gardens at Elm Bank with her many years of investment management experience, by volunteering at Mass Hort. She currently heads up the Investment Committee and is also a member of the Finance and Development Committees. Susan spent most of her career as Director of Fixed Income at both Harbor Capital Management and Freedom Capital Management in Boston managing high net worth and taxable fixed income institutional portfolios. Most recently she was Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Breckinridge Capital Advisors. A graduate of Union College, she is a member of the Boston Economic Club and Boston Security Analysts Society.
Julia B. O'Brien grew up in a family that raised orchids and cranberries. She holds an AB in biology from Brown University and a MCP from MIT. Her planning career focussed on regional planning and environmental issues with particular attention to park and open space opportunities. She was Director of Planning at the Metropolitan District Commission from 1970 until its merger and subsequently Chief Planner at the Department of Conservation and Recreation until her retirement in 2010. She has served on the boards of the Conservation Law Foundation, The Trustees of Reservations and the Winsor School. MHS honored her with a Gold Medal and the American Society of Landscape Architects LaGasse Medal recognized her contributions to landscape architecture.
Robert Smith is a Director in the Tax Group of CBIZ Tofias and has over 20 years of public and private accounting experience. He joined CBIZ Tofias from the Boston office of Marcum LLP where he was a Tax Director, and prior to that served as a Senior Tax Manager in two "Big Four" firms. Bob regularly consults on a variety of international, federal, state and local planning matters. Bob primarily focuses on providing services to middle-market businesses in the high-technology, life sciences, manufacturing, and professional services industries and has worked extensively with companies providing services to the U.S. Government's Department of Defense. He has experience addressing an array of tax issues involving federal tax restructuring, large multi-state corporations, consolidated groups, international and foreign tax reporting issues, net operating loss utilization, IRC 382 ownership analysis, ASC 740 (formerly FAS 109) tax provisions and ASC 740-10 (formerly FIN 48) analyses.


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Rapper, T.I. sat down with MTV's "RapFixLive" and shared his thoughts about the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy, that has rocked a nation to it's core. "You cannot be a human being with a heart that pumps blood and not feel somethin' about that." There is no need to describe the horrific details of that fateful day. What rang true for all around the country, whether you have children or not, is that children should be protected, cherished, and loved. It is no different for T.I., who is a devoted father to his children with songstress and wife, Tameka " Tiny" Cottle. The two have a hit reality show on VH-1 called T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle.
T.I. tells RapFixLive, "I just feel like children are off-limits because they perfect, they ain't done nothin', they ain't did nothin' and to cut the lives off of so many young future— [they] could've been future anything." "Their opportunity was cut short, behind just some cowardness. I think that needs to be addressed in a major way."
A lot of people thought that the Sandy Hook shooter did not fit the ideal profile of a killer. T.I. reminds us all that looks can be deceiving saying, "I just really believe you can't judge a book by its cover and right now you may have a stereotype in your mind of what danger looks like. But to be honest with you, in recent history, the look of danger has changed."
All in all, this tragedy has refueled the issue of gun control, in this country. But sides are mixed. Some say that we need to continue to have the right to bare arms, to protect our communities from harmful predators like Adam Lanza. Others believe that the right should be revoked, to prevent guns from getting into the wrong hands. But, does it go deeper than gun control?
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Peyton Hillis is not fast. Nor is he quick. Nor is he especially shifty.
What he is, is big, and he runs straight ahead.
What he has been mainly this season for the Cleveland Browns is effective. Sunday in the Browns' first win of the season against Cincinnati, Hillis topped 100 yards rushing for the second week in a row. He also became the first Browns back to score a touchdown in four consecutive games since Greg Pruitt did it in 1975.
Hillis has pretty much become the Browns offense. Cleveland did not complete a pass for the final 27 minutes of the game, but it was able to run out the final four minutes of the game because of Hillis (and a phantom defensive holding penalty early in that drive).
The last two games, Hillis has run for 246 yards. He ranks eighth in the league in rushing. Not too shabby for a guy considered a throw-in in the Brady Quinn trade, a guy drafted in the seventh round by Denver.
But Hillis' punishing style fits the approach of Eric Mangini, who loves hard-working, dedicated pros. Hillis is one of those.
Problem is, though, that if the Browns do not develop a passing game then Hillis will be the focus of every defensive game plan. It's safe to say he made it work with that reality the last two weeks, but it's worth wondering how long he can maintain his pace. Hillis could be among the league's more pleasant surprises.
TSX's Report Card vs. Bengals
When it mattered most the Browns were able to run the ball effectively. The Browns had lost their first three games because they did not finish the game. They did against Cincinnati. They were able to run off the final 4:11 on the clock, and they did that because of the running of Peyton Hillis, who had gains of 4, 5, 1, 3 and 24 yards. The offensive line's work and Hillis' running enabled the Browns to run out the clock. It's hardest to run the ball when the other team knows you have to run it. The Browns made it work.
This grade seems low given Seneca Wallace threw for 184 yards and a touchdown, but the Browns did nothing with the passing game in the second half. After completing his first four passes for 30 yards, Wallace did not complete a pass the final 27 minutes of the game. He misfired on his final four throws. It's to the Browns credit that they won a game with those second-half numbers, but no NFL team can win consistently getting so little from the passing game. Somehow coach Eric Mangini's Cleveland teams figure a way to make it work, but at some point it figures to catch up to them.
First Anquan Boldin, then Terrell Owens. The two big, veteran receivers killed the Browns. Owens finished with 222 yards and 10 receptions, taking advantage of both corners. First Sheldon Brown fell down, allowing Owens to catch a 78-yard touchdown. Then Owens abused Eric Wright -- and made him look pretty harmless in the process. Carson Palmer threw for 371 yards, making it hard to figure how the Bengals lost. It's the second miserable week in a row for the Browns secondary. That weakness needs to be shored up.
Cedric Benson averaged four yards per carry, but carried only 15 times, likely because the Bengals were throwing the ball so well. Benson is a good back who has hurt the Browns, though, so keeping him to 60 yards was a big help in the win. The Browns have no great players or group of players on defense. They need to play well as a unit to win. They weren't sterling against Cincinnati, but they were good enough to win.
A blocked field goal by Scott Fujita turned out to be the difference in the game. Fujita's block came late in the first half, and on the ensuing possession the Browns drove for a field goal of their own. That six-point swing accounted for the final score. The Browns return game continues to struggle, though, which is disappointing given the Browns have one of the best returners in the league.
Mangini continues to be an enigma, winning just enough to keep the Browns interested in him. Mangini and the Browns struggled in the first three games, then played pretty well in the fourth to beat the Bengals. That being said, Mike Holmgren and Tom Heckert both said a team has to be able to pass, and the Browns won without passing effectively in the second half. This does not seem to be an approach to rely on. Mangini has his team playing hard, which is good. But the things it does never leave a feeling of complete satisfaction.


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Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Arq. Gastroenterol. vol.48 no.1 São Paulo Jan./Mar. 2011
Relationship between caga-positive Helicobacter pylori infection and risk of gastric cancer: a case control study in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Relação entre infecção por Helicobacter pylori linhagem cagA-positiva e risco de câncer gástrico: um estudo caso-controle em Porto Alegre, Brasil
Gilmara Coelho MeineI; Cláudia RotaII; Judite DietzIII; Setsuo SekineIII; João Carlos ProllaI
IPostgraduation Program in Gastroenterology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
IIAmplicon Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology
IIIDepartment of Endoscopy, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
CONTEXT: Gastric cancer is the second most common cause of cancer related death worldwide. Although Helicobacter pylori has been classified as a class I carcinogen, the presence of infection is not a factor that alone is able to lead to gastric cancer, and one of the possible explanations for this is the existence of different strains of H. pylori with different degrees of virulence.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between cagA-positive H. pylori and gastric cancer, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of this bacterial strain.
METHODS: Twenty-nine patients with gastric cancer were matched by sex and age (± 5 years) with 58 patients without gastric cancer, submitted to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. All patients were evaluated for the status of infection by H. pylori (through urease test, histological analysis and PCR for the genes ureA and 16SrRNA) and by cagA-positive strain (through PCR for cagA gene).
RESULTS: Evaluating the presence of infection by cagA-positive H. pylori, it was verified that the rate of infection was significantly higher in the group with gastric cancer when compared with the matched controls, occurring in 62.1% and 29.3%, respectively (OR = 3.95; CI 95% 1.543-10.096).
CONCLUSIONS: There is an association between cagA-positive H. pylori strain and risk of gastric cancer.
Headings: Helicobacter pylori. Helicobacter infections. cagA protein, Helicobacter pylori., Stomach neoplasms.
CONTEXTO: O câncer gástrico é a segunda causa mais comum de mortes relacionadas à neoplasia em todo o mundo. Embora o Helicobacter pylori seja classificado como um carcinógeno classe I, a presença da infecção não é um fator que isoladamente possa conduzir ao câncer gástrico e, uma das possíveis justificativas, é a existência de diferentes linhagens de H. pylori com diferentes graus de virulência.
OBJETIVO: Investigar a associação entre H. pylori cagA-positivo e câncer gástrico, utilizando a reação em cadeia de polimerase (PCR) para a detecção desta linhagem bacteriana.
MÉTODOS: Vinte e nove pacientes com câncer gástrico foram pareados por sexo e por idade (± 5 anos) com 58 pacientes sem câncer gástrico, submetidos a endoscopia digestiva alta. Todos os pacientes foram avaliados quanto à presença de infecção pelo H. pylori (com teste da urease, análise histológica e PCR para os genes ureA e 16SrRNA) e pela linhagem cagA desta bactéria (com PCR para o gene cagA).
RESULTADOS: Avaliando a presença de infecção por H. pylori cagA-positivo, verificou-se que a taxa da infecção era significativamente mais alta no grupo de pacientes com câncer gástrico, quando comparado com o grupo controle, ocorrendo em 62,1% e em 29,3%, respectivamente (OR = 3,95; CI 95% 1,543-10,096).
CONCLUSÕES: Há associação entre H. pylori cagA-positivo e risco de câncer gástrico.
Descritores: Helicobacter pylori. Infecções por helicobacter. cagA proteína, Helicobacter pylori. Neoplasias gástricas.
Gastric cancer is the fourth more frequent neoplasm and the second most common cause of cancer related death worldwide(26), despite the decrease in the incidence in the last decades(12).
The process of gastric carcinogenesis is not yet completely understood, but environmental risk factors identified for the development of this neoplasm are: diet rich in salt and preserved foods (N-nitroso compounds)(10, 37) and poor in anti-oxidants, such as vitamin A and C(2, 10, 29), tobacco smoking(10, 17) and infection by Helicobacter pylori(6, 10, 15, 23, 35).
H. pylori was first isolated in 1982 by Warren and Marshall(39), and once its identification, this bacteria promptly became the target of several studies. In 1994, the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer determined that there was sufficient evidence in humans for the carcinogenicity of infection with H. pylori, classifying this bacteria as a class I carcinogen(15).
H. pylori infection is one of the most common in the human species. In different countries, the prevalence rate of infection may vary from 30% to 90%(4), depending mainly of the age and the social-economic level.
According to meta-analyzes about the relationship between soropositivity to H. pylori and gastric cancer, the odds ratio for infected patients is about 1.92(14).
Uemura et al.(38) and Hsu et al.(13), in prospective cohort studies of 7.8 and 6.3-year follow-up, found that gastric cancer developed, respectively, in 2.9% and 1,1% of those who were H. pylori-positive, compared with none of those who were not infected.
Perhaps, the presence of the infection is not a factor that alone is able to lead to gastric cancer, as not all individuals who are infected will develop the neoplasm and the rates of gastric cancer are low in some countries were the rates of H. pylori infection are high(33). Possible explanations for these findings are: differences in host genetics, other associated environmental factors and the existence of different strains of H. pylori with different degrees of virulence(9).
H. pylori may cause damage to the gastric epithelial cell by mechanisms related to pathogenic factors of the bacteria, mainly by the proteins coded by the genes vacA, cagA, iceA and babA(21).
H. pylori cagA-positive strains have been associated with gastric ulcer(7, 25), duodenal ulcer (7, 30) and gastric cancer(1, 7, 8, 28, 31).
Approximately 60%-80% of H. pylori strains express a high molecular weight protein, denominated CagA, coded by the cagA gene. CagA protein is translocated into the intracellular region of gastric epithelial cell, allowing the bacteria to modulate pathways of the cellular metabolism of the host(5, 11), inducing cellular hyper proliferation(19), apoptosis(22) and leading to failure of gastric epithelial cell ability to maintain its normal cytoskeletal structure, an important prerequisite for neoplastic transformation(32). Also, induce interleukin-8 (IL-8) production by the epithelial cells. The IL-8 leads to intense inflammatory response and production of oxygen free radicals that could cause DNA damage to adjacent cells. Accumulation of oxidative DNA damage could lead to genetic modifications of gastric epithelial cells that are carcinogenic(21).
The present study has the objective of investigating the association between cagA-positive H. pylori and gastric cancer, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of this bacterial strain.
This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Considering cagA-positive H. pylori infection prevalence of 64% in patients with gastric cancer and 30% in patients without this neoplasia, with confidence interval 95%, power 80% and case: control rate 1:2, the minimum sample size required to evaluate the relationship between cagA-positive H. pylori infection and risk of gastric cancer was 29 patients in the case group and 58 patients in the control group.
From August 2003 to December 2004 were studied prospectively 29 patients with gastric cancer, and they were matched by sex and age (± 5 years) with 58 patients without gastric cancer, all evaluated through upper gastrointestinal endoscopy at Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição.
The inclusion criteria for the case group were: histopathological diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma through biopsies obtained during endoscopic exam, age 18 years or older and consent to participate. The exclusion criteria were: upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, therapy with antibiotics within the last 6 months, history of subtotal gastrectomy and diagnosis of gastric cancer established more than 6 months previously.
The inclusion criteria for the matched control group were: patients submitted to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in which the diagnosis was not gastric cancer, age 18 years or older and consent to participate. The exclusion criteria were: upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, therapy with antibiotics within the last 6 months and history of subtotal gastrectomy.
During endoscopy, were collected biopsies of gastric corpus, incisura angularis and antrum of all cases and controls patients. The gastric biopsies of all patients were evaluated for the detection of H. pylori (through 3 methods: urease test, histological analysis and PCR for the genes ureA and 16SrRNA) and the cagA gene (through PCR for the gene cagA). Patients in whom the genes ureA and 16SrRNA were detected by PCR and/or two other methods for detection of H. pylori were positive were considered H. pylori-positive. Patients in whom the gene cagA was detected by PCR were considered cagA-positive.
Urease test
Carried out through one antrum and one corpus biopsies.
Histological analysis
Carried out through two antrum, one incisura angularis and two corpus biopsies. Sections were stained with H-E to grade the severity of gastritis and to evaluate the presence of atrophy and intestinal metaplasia, and with Giemsa to detect H. pylori.
Preparation of DNA for PCR amplification
The biopsy specimens for DNA analysis were placed in 0.9% NaCl, and the DNA was isolated directly from the biopsy specimens using the QIAamp tissue kit (QIAgen Inc., Santa Clarita, Calif, USA.).
H. pylori and cagA detection by PCR
One gastric biopsy specimen from the antrum was subjected to PCR, targing the ureA, 16SrRNA and cagA gene detection, using sets of synthetic oligonucleotides primers, as described elsewhere by Rota et al.(30). The primers HPU18N (5'-CCCATTTGACTCAATGCGATG-3') and HPU54N (5'-TGGGATTAGCGAGTATGTCGG-3') were used to amplify a 132-bp product from the 16SrRNA gene, and the primers UREA1 (5'-GCCAATGGTAAATTAGTT-3') and UREA2 (5'-CTCCTTAATTGTTTTTAC-3') were used to amplify a 394-bp product from the ureA gene. The forward and reverse primers CagA/ConF (5'-GTGCCTGCTAGTTTGTCAGCG-3') and CagA/Con-R (5'-TTGGAAACCACCTTTTGTATTAGC-3') were used to amplify a 402-bp fragment of the cagA gene (Figure 1).
For statistical analysis, categorical variables were evaluated through x2 test, Fischer exact or Yates correction. Significance was defined as P values <0.05. Continual variables were evaluated through Student t test. Odds ratio was used as association measure.
The characteristics of the 29 patients with gastric adenocarcinoma and the 58 matched controls are described in Table 1.
Case group all patients presented with non-cardia gastric adenocarcinoma. While among men the most frequent histological classification was intestinal type adenocarcinoma (66.7%), among women, it was diffuse type adenocarcinoma (54.5%) (P = 0.039). Atrophy and/or gastric intestinal metaplasia were identified through histological analysis of biopsy samples from gastric segments without cancer in 65.5% of the patients.
Control group the endoscopic findings were: normal exam (11 patients), enantematous gastritis (14 patients), erosive gastritis (13 patients), erosive duodenitis (5 patients), gastric ulcer (11 patients) and duodenal ulcer (4 patients). Atrophy and/or gastric intestinal metaplasia were identified through histological analysis of gastric biopsy samples in 32.7% of the patients, and were more frequent in cagA-positive H. pylori patients, however, the result did not achieve statistical significance (OR = 2.42, CI 95% 0.76-7.70).
Case vs control group cagA-positive H. pylori infection prevalence was significantly higher in the case group, when compared with the control group, occurring in 62.1% and 29.3%, respectively (OR = 3.95; CI 95% 1.54-10.09) (Table 2).
Considering only H. pylori-positive patients, there was stronger relationship between cagA-positive strain and gastric cancer. The frequency of cagA-positive infection in the case group was 90% compared with 42.5% in the control group (OR = 12.18; CI 95% 2.71-52.9) (Table 2).
Despite H. pylori colonizes the stomach of about half of the world population, only 1%-2% of the infected individuals will evolve to gastric cancer. Among the possible explanations is the fact that specific H. pylori genotypes have been associated to more virulent presentations.
Several case-control studies, in different countries, have investigated the association between cagA-positive H. pylori and gastric cancer, and most evidence in literature agrees this association does exist(3, 6, 16, 18, 20, 27, 28, 34).
Considering the known difference in the populational characteristics among the different countries and the fact that no study about this association has been previously carried out in south of Brazil, it becomes relevant to know the results obtained in our region.
The same rate of infection by H. pylori was identified in case and control groups. Possible reasons are: a) the sample size was not calculated to evaluate the relationship between H. pylori infection and gastric cancer, b) patients with gastric and duodenal ulcers (diseases also related to H. pylori infection) were included in the control group, and c) the fact that all patients in the case group presented with advanced cancer, and a significant parcel of these loose the colonization by H. pylori in the evolution of the disease(24), since the neoplastic tissue, as well as gastric epithelium severely atrophic and with intestinal metaplasia, are not the adequate habitat for development of this bacteria. Ekström et al.(6) describe that loss of infection may precede a cancer diagnosis by decades, and in these conditions the rate of H. pylori exposure may be underestimated.
The present study demonstrates that cagA-positive H. pylori is associated significantly with non-cardia gastric cancer (OR = 3.95; CI 95% 1.543-10.096). However, a stronger association between cagA-positive H. pylori and gastric cancer was identified when we compared only H. pylori-positive patients of both groups (OR = 12.18; CI 95% 2.71-52.9). Demonstrating that, in our region, once we identify the infection by H. pylori, 90% of gastric cancer patients present infection by cagA-positive strain.
In the future, studies evaluating the relationship between cagA-positive H. pylori strains and gastric cancer should associate the use of PCR for cagA gene and serology for CagA antigen in an attempt to identify not only patients with actual infection by cagA-positive H. pylori (situation in which PCR presents elevated sensibility), but also patients that presented infection by this strain in a recent past of up to 32 months (situation which can be detected only by serology)(36).
We conclude that exists an association between cagA-positive H. pylori infection and distal gastric cancer in Porto Alegre, Brazil (OR = 3.947; CI 1.543-10.096). The behavior of the infection by this bacterial strain strengths the hypothesis that it plays an important rule in the pathogenesis of gastric cancer. Thus, we might consider the possibility that the cagA-positive H. pylori infection can be a marker for individuals at an increased risk for the development of non-cardia gastric cancer.
Nevertheless, to suggest a change in the management of H. pylori infected patients, it is necessary the accomplishment of additional long term prospective studies, evaluating the impact of the eradication of cagA-positive strain infection on the risk of development of gastric cancer.
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st: Mokken scale on mi data
Laura Maria Schwirz <firstname.lastname@example.com>
st: Mokken scale on mi data
Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:22:58 +0000
Dear Stata User
I have a dataset with missing values and used Stata's mi command to
impute them. I had a look at the mi estimate commands and msp for
Mokken Scale Procedure unfortunately is not one of them. I also tried
using mi estimate, cmdok: msp, but it returned an error. Below
is my syntax and the error message:
. mi estimate, cmdok: msp strong1 knowo1 intel1 inspi1 moral1 com1
decent1 depend1 rel1 sens1
matrix e(b) is not set
matrix e(V) is not set
I had a look at some of the comments in previous threats but am unsure
how to proceed from here.
Also, running a factor analysis on imputed data is also not feasible.
Many thanks for your help.
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Interview with Nick Plowman – Given that a high percentage of Hong Kong hedge fund managers prefer the Cayman Islands as a domicile for their fund structure it's perhaps unsurprising that the recent Weavering case has led to a sharper focus on corporate governance for Cayman Islands law firms such as Ogier.
The judge in the case simply emphasised well-established expectations relating to directors' duties in the context of a Cayman investment fund. However, it does provide some useful benchmarks for directors to refer to, particularly around the delegation of powers to a fund's service providers such as a fund administrator.
Nick Plowman, partner at Ogier in Hong Kong says that directors of Cayman funds must ensure, for example, that investment managers act in accordance with their delegated authority under their investment management agreement.
"There's been a real focus on corporate governance in Asia in light of recent failings with respect to fiduciary obligations of the "operator" of Cayman fund structures. Issues such as conflicts of interest between the principals of the fund, the investment manager and their service providers have been tested a lot lately and it's a trend that's likely to continue."
"The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) are looking to try and regulate the provision of independent directorships in the Cayman. There's a growing focus on directors acting for proper purpose and fulfilling their fiduciary obligations to the fund, rather than just fulfilling an investor requirement or a tax consideration," says Plowman.
Plowman concedes that the extent to which Hong Kong managers are being pushed by investors to improve corporate governance largely depends on the size of the investor and how much influence they have over the manager: "Oddly, some independent directors may not fulfil the criteria of institutional investors, but might well meet the expectations of a non-institutional investor who's less concerned with truly independent oversight," states Plowman.
As to how the issue of independent directorships affects Hong Kong, Plowman adds: "In Hong Kong we have the Profits Tax Exemption for Offshore Funds which provides guidelines requiring "central management and control" of the fund not to be exercised in Hong Kong in order to avail yourself of the exemption, thereby avoiding profits tax for a Cayman fund. Whilst not a conclusive factor, a majority of a Cayman fund's board of directors is preferred to reside outside of Hong Kong to fulfil the Exemption's requirements."
Historically, says Plowman, there was a reliance on professional independent directors fulfilling these tax requirements for Cayman funds managed out of Hong Kong. Now there's more focus on these independent directors being truly independent, actually making a meaningful contribution and fulfilling their fiduciary obligations, albeit that the Exemption still plays a part in the need for independent directors.
Plowman says the key message with regard to corporate governance of Cayman fund structures is a need for managers to appoint truly independent directors who fulfil their fiduciary obligations and where conflicts of interest arise, ensure they are dealt with appropriately. If a manager can do one more thing to fulfil the requirements of an institutional investor, says Plowman, they'll do it.
"When delegating powers to service providers, directors must also continually review and monitor the delivery of services by those providers. Delegation does not absolve a director of his fiduciary obligations in this context."
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Using and Citing Online Sources Activity: In Plain Cite: How To Credit Others' Work
We hear ya: citations aren't the most exciting thing since sliced bread. Or Twitter. Or that thing that Lady Gaga did last week. But love 'em or hate 'em, you gotta learn how to do them.
Check out how to give others props for using their work and ideas, and once you've got that down, race with your friends to see who can get ex-cite-d the fastest. Stop, really, we'll be here all week.
Step 1: To start things off, read through this Kentucky Virtual Library article, "Why Cite Information Sources?" This will provide an overview of, well, why you should cite sources (obviously). It will also explain what a citation is (in case you were wondering).
After everyone has read the article, go ahead and discuss the following questions with your classmates. And your teacher. Don't leave out your teacher.
Step 2: There are three primary ways to cite information sources for humanities (English class and social studies) and social sciences (that's psychology, sociology, business, etc.) materials: MLA (Modern Language Association), CMS (Chicago Manual of Style), and APA (American Psychological Association). Here are a few quick facts about these formats:
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Step 4: Check the source(s) in front of you. If it's labeled with an "English class" sticky note, you should follow MLA format; if it has a "Social Studies class" sticky note, you should follow CMS format. And if it has a "Social Science" label, you should use APA format.
Open the appropriate Purdue Writing Lab guide (see the links below) to help you create the right style of citation for your source.
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Property Location
When you stay at Chateau les Crostes in Lorgues, you'll be close to Hippoconsulting. This guesthouse is within the vicinity of Naturozen and Skyspirit Parachutisme.
Make yourself at home in one of the 9 guestrooms featuring minibars. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones and safes.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities, including an outdoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center. This guesthouse also features a fireplace in the lobby, a picnic area, and barbecue grills.
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I like to use fresh fruit when I'm baking, but I have been known to use a wide variety of frozen and canned fruit, as well. These shelf-stable (or freezer-stable) options let me use my favorite fruits all year round, so I can enjoy ripe berries in the winter and homemade pumpkin bread in the spring if I am in the mood for it. These ... Read More »
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Oatmeal cookies with raisins are a classic, cookie jar favorite that never goes out of style. Raisins aren't the only dried fruits that work well in oatmeal cookies, however, and you can really change up a recipe by playing around with different fruits. I used dried peaches in this twist on a traditional oatmeal cookie and the results were fantastic. Peaches not only have a ... Read More »
Skillet Peach and Mango Crisp
Fruit crisps are wonderful desserts when you have a kitchen full of in-season fruits. There are many different variations on a classic crisp out there to choose from, including cobblers, buckles and grunts. A basic crisp has a streusel-like topping over a base of sweetened fresh fruit. They're faster and easier to make than fruit pies, but no crisp is as quick as this Skillet ... Read More »
Peaches n' Cream Muffins
Peaches and cream is a simple dessert that consists of the two elements in its name: peaches and cream, usually whipped cream. The rich cream is a nice contrast to the juicy, flavorful fruit. These two elements combine so well that "peaches n' cream" is now a flavor that most of us are familiar with, and it can be found anywhere from hard candies to ... Read More »
Caramelized Bourbon Peach Ice Cream
Peaches and bourbon are two classic Southern ingredients that pair exceptionally well together. You'll see them in everything from barbecue sauces to cocktails to desserts. The rich sweetness of fresh, ripe peaches is a good match for the oaky, vanilla flavor that is prominent in many bourbons, so any dish that has both flavors is bound to be complex, with a great depth of flavor. ... Read More »
Summer Peach Shrub
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End of Ignorance
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BeschreibungSubtly, a Web has always connected us. Now, the subtle becomes palpable. The World Wide Web unfolds as a global retina, tympanic membrane, and larynx, which enable each to redefine the meanings of 'proximity' and 'point-of-view.' Thus far, however, our new omni-organ has largely been put into the service of a dim ethos centered on profits, property, and survival-of-fittest.In "End of Ignorance, we consider another possibility: that the Web might be utilized on behalf of conscious evolution, on behalf of 'educare'--to lead out. Until now, education on the Web has been framed within the familiar schooling conventions of close-by places, times, expertise, and financing. In this book, we attempt to see and speak from a more comprehensive perspective--from the viewpoint of 'noosphere, ' Pierre Teilard de Chardin's word for encompassing, hominizing mind. We pose the question: Can noosphere, precipitated as the World Wide Web, provide a venue where hominizing-not-mechanical thought might gain systematic nurture by means of not-scarce education? 'Yes' is our answer. In "End of Ignorance we propose Nooschool as a place where individual authentic interest might be evoked, nurtured, and refined-to-vocation. We advocate the systematic construction of a globally situated, omni-connected curriculum with stewardship protected from proprietary control.
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Verlag: AUTHORHOUSE
Erscheinungsdatum: Juni 2003
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The Rocktagon – Silent Season vs Rains
Another battle rages on in The Rocktagon! Listen to these songs and vote for the song you like best. It's Silent Season vs. Rains
Listen to both songs and then vote often for the song you like best. The deadline to vote is 5pm Central Wednesday. Remember, your votes determine the winner. The winning band, who stays in the Rocktagon, will be announced Wednesday night at 6pm and then we'll find out who the next challenger will be. The Rocktagon battle is brought to you by Unspoken Art Studio and Custom Tattooing.
Silent Season – "Us All"
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Blackout: a 2012 Horror StoryMature
Imagine being trapped in a mall during a permanent blackout... with creatures that you always thought were fictional. How would you survive?
I've grown used to watching films on my own. Horror, comedy, action, drama, romance; I'll watch anything. Today is no different. Class promised to be a downer for me today, so I skipped. Plus, I need to get my mind off of Alex and all the words that we exchanged last night, when everything changed.
Films are my respite from society. Fuck the normal way of mourning mistakes.
I hand my ticket for the latest action flick of the Fall to the ticket handler. The guy, acne-ridden and baggy-eyed, gives me a sympathetic look as he hands me back my stub. I smile, signaling that his pity doesn't affect me in the least.
I pass theaters that ring out fast-paced music, and others that are quiet and empty. One has a long line-up, even though it is only three in the afternoon.
I catch a glimpse of black curly hair and almost stop, but I continue on. I've been imagining seeing Alex everywhere today, so I tell myself to just ignore the similarities and keep going.
Around me, teenage girls giggle, while boys ogle. Old couples slurp from cool straws, while sneaking popcorn from their spouses' bag. The carpeted floors smother my footsteps as I pass groups upon groups of stragglers. Several parents smile, with a hint of embarrassment, at whoever looks down at their struggling toddlers. I finally reach the last theater and check out my seat on the stub. As I walk up to my assigned seating, I notice that there are other people already in the room. Conversations are hushed, couples share kisses, chairs creak, and clothes rustle as the audience settles in to watch the film.
I smile at a woman who is blocking the entrance to the aisle and quickly settle into my seat when she lets me by. I nearly sigh with contentment. This Cineplex is my favourite of all the movie theaters because of the larger seating and the bigger screen. This particular theater is in Yorkdale Mall, the closest mall to me in Toronto, Ontario. It's perfect because it has tons of stores that I can check out on a boring day. It's also on the subway route that I take home from school. This place, ever since I learned how to get here, has been an oasis for me, especially when I'm stressed from school or just life in general.
I take a quick inventory of the people sitting around me. I like to seat right in the center of the room, so I get to see who comes in and out without missing a part of the film. I think it's mainly because I enjoy the control I get from watching everyone within my peripheral view, rather than having the perfect seat for the movie. I quickly glance over the crowd and see some stoners that are laughing at the front of the room, before the movie has even started, and some older women on a catching-up date give the two teens cold, warning stares. In the row below mine, an older man is leering over his buttery bag of popcorn at a group of pretty girls. It's like a zoo in here, and I love every bit of it.
The lights begin to dim and the noise level drops almost immediately when the Cineplex logo appears on the large screen. The darkness in the room can easily be slightly eerie, but the murmuring of a curious audience and the bass of the volume reverberating in the air pushes all fear away. Trailers for other films come and go, and a few commercials make an appearance, one of which reminds me to shut off my cell-phone.
Everything is fine as it should be for about thirty minutes into the film. My mind is almost entirely focused on what I am watching, instead of thinking about Alex, and my fingers keep digging hungrily into my bag of smarties. The protagonist of the story is about to say an effectively cheesy, yet romantic line to his new-found love interest, when a weak version of the lights switch back on. At first, my eyes strain to adjust, confused about what the hell is going on, but then slowly an alarm somewhere in the mall starts sounding, prompting me to put my bag closer to me. The people in the theatre are all quiet at first, interchanging glances of confusion. It is so still in the room that all I can hear is my breathing and the rustling of movement from the other viewers.
"What just happened?" A guy behind me finally asks.
"Hell if I know," a different guy answers, his hand locked in what appears to be a tight grip in his girlfriend's hand.
"Dude, the movie's over?" One of the stoner kids nearly yells. "That's so uncool."
"I don't think the movie's over," A woman beside me utters so low that I can barely hear her. Then, loud enough for everyone to hear, she asks, "What now?"
I shrug along with some of the other people. An Asian couple in the corner are conversing quietly and the guy looks over at us. "I think we have to go," he says, picking up his bag from the floor. His girlfriend looks uncertain for a moment, before following him down the stairs towards the emergency exit.
We all watch them leave and when the door closes we give each other weary looks.
"I paid for this crap," the older creepy guy stands up and the creaking of the chair follows him as he too heads for the exit.
Meanwhile, the alarm is still blaring in the background, low, but it's still there.
"Do you guys hear that?" I ask, grabbing my bag once more and lifting it onto my lap.
"Hear what?" the woman, whose legs I had to cross over to get to my seat, asks.
"It's an alarm," I say, biting my lower lip. "I think we do need to leave."
"I'm staying here," a girl behind me says confidently and a few others answer in agreement with grunts.
I can hear the hum of people walking out of theaters outside and I make my decision. About fifteen minutes or so have already passed since the film ended and no theater representatives have come in to let us know what's going on, I might as well go out and see what's happening for myself.
I hoist my bag up onto my back, thanking God that I decided not to bring too many things to class today, and pass by the other people in my aisle. When I'm on the stairs I look back at my audience.
"There's no point in staying here, who knows when the film's coming back on," I walk towards the theater entrance instead of heading for the fire escape like the other people, and hear some of the others packing up behind me.
"She's right, we can't just stay here…" I hear briefly, before closing the door that leads to the long hall behind me.
There's a crowd of people walking towards the front of the theater and from the very back, where the film I was watching is located, the scene appears almost chaotic. Some kids are crying and couples are comforting each other with hand-holding. I frown when I fail to see any Cineplex workers gathering up the crowd, or even entering any of the other occupied theaters. Someone shoves me from behind and I realize that I've walked towards the front without thinking. I shake my head and excuse my way through the crowd towards the girls' washroom to my left. The scene in the washroom is a lot different than that of the theaters. Here, the lights are so dim that when I push one of the stall doors open, my heart jumps at the sudden darkness. I contemplate my decision. Should I stay with the crowd outside? Or should I use the washroom and just get it over with, in case I can't use it later? I'm standing in front of the stall, looking into the darkness, like the biggest dork when a girl, maybe a few years older than me, rushes into the bathroom and into the stall nearest to the entrance. Well, there's my decision made for me.
I'm just flushing the toilet and putting my bag back on when I hear a loud crash from outside. It isn't like any crash that I've ever heard before. Nothing like in the movies, nor any crashes you might witness on the road. Instead, it is a mixture of glass breaking and metal scratching the ground, as if it were dragging something along the way. The sound sends shivers through every part of my body and I unlock the stall door. The girl that had raced into the other stall before me is already standing by the sinks, her head tilted as if waiting to hear another crash. I force myself to think of something else as I put soap on my hands and realize, a bit too late, that the automatic taps won't be working.
"Shit," I mutter, slipping my bag off. I grab my opened bottle of water from the sleeve on the side of my bag and begin to wash the soap off of my hands.
"Did you hear that outside?" The girl looks at me, concern masking her pretty face. Her blue eyes appear glassy in the dim lighting and her full lips are currently being attacked by her nervously chewing teeth. She's a bit shorter than me, but not by much and her blond hair is tucked into a neat ponytail. She gives me a weird look and I turn away from her.
"Yeah, probably the generators or something," I know it's a lie before it even leaves my mouth, but why freak out over potentially nothing? "Here," I say, trying to distract her. "You can use the rest."
I place the bottle of water in front of her and we both stare at it before she finally reacts. As she washes her hands, I have a distinct feeling that we need to stick together. We may be strangers, but we're strangers in the washroom together when no one else felt like going to the washroom, away from whatever craziness is ensuing outside. I look at myself in the mirror as she finishes up and note my single sideways brown braid, my light brown eyes, and the stern expression on my face. If Alex were here, he'd try anything and everything to take this frown off my face. But he isn't, so I've got to deal with this myself.
"Listen, did you come with other people?" I ask when she finally finishes up. "Are there others waiting for you outside?"
She shakes her head and I feel an odd sense of relief. I put my bag back on and head for the exit, my new companion behind me.
"What the hell is going on anyway?" I mutter, mainly to myself, but the girl hears me and answers, "It's a blackout."
I stop and look back at her. "That's why all the lights seem to be out?"
"Yeah, and I got as far as the escalators before coming back here. The whole damn place is out."
I'm quiet for a moment, trying to collect my thoughts. "Why'd you come back here?"
The girl shrugs, visibly uncomfortable. "I had to use the washroom."
I nod, accepting her excuse, but something tells me that she's just as glad as I am for the company. "Okay, did it look bad out there?"
Now it's the girl that's quiet, seemingly lost in her thoughts before she finally answers. "Yeah, the whole place is out and I mean, the whole mall. It's creepy too… it's only almost four, yet it's so dark out."
I smile at her, despite the fear slowly creeping under my skin and making my bones ache with worry. "I'm sure it'll be fine."
The girl weakly nods before we leave the washroom. Everyone that was once in the hallway is now almost out of the theaters and the quiet of being so far away from the crowds is starting to tug at my nerves.
"C'mon," I urge, walking briskly towards the others.
Even before we get anywhere close to the crowd of people, we can hear the shouts and the screams of terror. Then, another BOOM shakes the building, nearly knocking me onto the ground. This time, the sound is clearer and my eyes widen as the echoes of pain and fear intermingle with that of breaking glass and clashing metal. What the hell is happening out there?
I run with the girl at my heels towards the escalators where people are now trying to backtrack their way into the theaters. I force my way through the crowd, curiosity taking over any politeness I might have had in any other situation. When I finally get through the crowd, I nearly stumble backwards. The scene of destruction nearly makes me recoil with terror, but the girl is there, prepared for the scene I had so naively ignored.
"We need to get out of here!" Various voices scream in tandem, shoving others aside.
"We're all going to die!" Others join in.
I try to shut the voices out as I take in the scene downstairs. People are crowding the escalators, deciding whether to come up or come down. There are several fires alit in Chapters, the bookstore right across from the Cineplex. There is glass everywhere, along with the metal frames that held the windows up for various stores in my immediate line of sight. I look down at a crowd of people by the doors, which are now nearly destroyed, and my heart nearly punches through my chest at what I see…
Those people…
I look away from the sight and share a look with the girl, who is now clenching her jaw. She nods curtly and we push back from the frightened crowd of people and from those… people downstairs.
We race through the crowds and avoid looking at the people around us. A couple rushes past us towards the escalators and the stairs holding hands, and I briefly let myself think about Alex.
"Hey," the girl makes me focus with a tug on my sweater. "We gotta go!"
I look around us and realize that I've stopped walking. The girl and I look at each other, then at the people behind us. The posters of Now Playing films are stained with something red and several kiosks where the tickets are sold for cardholders are on their sides on the floor. There is no carpeted flooring here, so the erratic footsteps of the panicking crowd deafens me. The girl and I both turn and reach for each others' hands. We head for Chapters, which is connected on the second level with Cineplex, fighting off anyone who rams against us in their panic. We're almost across the walkway, trying our hardest to not look down at the chaos, when someone pushes us hard from behind.
Two things happen right as we are falling. One, the push is hard enough to knock the girl and I against the railing of the walkway and two, we both go right over.
Then everything goes dark.