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In this paper, hydroxyapatite-carbon nanotube/titania (HA-CNT/TiO2) double layer coatings were successfully developed on titanium (Ti) substrates intended for biomedical applications. A TiO2 coating was firstly developed by anodization to improve bonding between HA and Ti, and then the layer of HA and CNTs was coated on the surface by the sol-gel process to improve the biocompatibility and mechanical properties of Ti. The surfaces of double layer coatings were uniform and crack-free with a thickness of about 7 μm. The bonding strength of the HA-CNT/TiO2 coating was higher than that of the pure HA and HA-CNT coatings. Additionally,
Titanium (Ti) has been widely used to fabricate biomedical materials because it has excellent biocompatibility, corrosion resistance, and mechanical properties [
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) exhibited outstanding mechanical, structural, thermal, chemical and optical properties [
Numerous strategies have been proposed to prepare HA, with the sol-gel method being the most favored. To prepare HA coatings from sol-gels, the calcium and phosphorus precursors were mixed at a molecular level for ensuring chemical homogeneity. In addition, the method is technically simple, cost-effective, and requires lower temperatures than do traditional processing methods [
In this study, we intended to develop a novel method for fabricating HA-CNT/TiO2 double layer coatings on Ti substrates. Firstly, we developed a TiO2 by anodization. Then, the HA-CNT composite coating was coated on top of the TiO2 layer by the sol-gel process. The crystallization of the HA phase and the microstructure of the double layer coatings were investigated. The bonding strength of the coatings and their
Heat treatment plays a vital role in the synthesis of TiO2 coatings, since it affects their morphology, crystallinity, and porosity and induces phase transformations. The crystalline forms of the TiO2 layer on the Ti substrate were analyzed before and after heat treatment at two temperatures (
FEG-SEM observations revealed that the TiO2 structure probably formed pores or nanotubes, depending on the anodization voltage (
FTIR spectroscopy confirmed some features of the coatings that could not be observed by XRD analysis. The expected orthophosphate (PO4 3−) and hydroxyl (–OH) peaks were clearly presented in the spectra of both HA coatings (
With the SEM observation, the morphologies of the HA and HA-CNT/TiO2 double layer coatings on the Ti substrate were slightly different. The HA-CNT/TiO2 double layer coatings appeared to be highly dense and uniform, while the simple HA coating had numerous microcracks (
The cross sectional surface of coatings showed that the coatings with a uniform thickness of about 7 μm were very compact and dense (
To evaluate the mechanical properties of the double layer coatings, the bonding strength of the different coatings was measured, and the results presented in
The images of the failure surfaces of HA-CNT/TiO2 and HA-CNT double layer coatings after adhesion strength tests were shown in
In order to evaluate cell attachment to the coatings, preosteoblast MC3T3-E1 cells were fixed after 24 h of culturing with the different coatings and imaged (
To assay proliferation on the different coatings, preosteoblast MC3T3-E1 cells were cultured on each material for 5 d. Cell proliferation was enhanced on each HA coating when compared to that on bare Ti (
Ti sheets (TA2, Baoji Non-ferrous Metals Co., China) measuring 10 × 10 × 2 mm were used as the substrates. Their surfaces were polished with silicon carbide papers (grit #180, 320, 600, 800, and 1000), followed by ultrasonic cleaning in acetone, ethanol, and distilled water. Before the experiment, samples were etched in an acidic solution (HF/HNO3/H2O = 1:3:10) for 3 min to remove the oxide layer that naturally formed in air atmosphere.
Samples were anodized at room temperature with a direct current power supply. A graphite plate and the Ti sample were used as the cathode and the anode, respectively. The substrates were anodized in HF/H2O with H3PO4 at 5–30 V for 1 h to form nanostructured Ti surfaces. The solution was stirred to homogenize the electrolyte and allow gasses to escape from the Ti surface. After anodization, the samples were cleaned with distilled water, dried, and then heat treated at 450 °C or 700 °C in air for 2 h. After heat treatment, the samples were ultrasonically cleaned in acetone, ethanol, and distilled water and finally dried to obtain the TiO2 film.
The HA sol was fabricated from its precursors, Ca(NO3)2·4H2O and P2O5. Stoichiometric amounts of Ca(NO3)2·4H2O and P2O5 were dissolved in separate ethanol solutions. Next, the P2O5 solution was slowly added to the Ca(NO3)2·4H2O solution to achieve a calcium (Ca)/phosphorus (P) ratio = 1.67. Then, 1 wt% carboxyl-multiwalled CNTs (MWCNTs) with a diameter of 10–20 nm and length of 0.5–2 μm (Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, China) were added to the HA sol with vigorous stirring for 24 h; the resulting mixture was subsequently aged at room temperature for 48 h to obtain a clear sol. Carboxylated MWCNTs are easily dispersible in solvents.
Next, the anodized Ti substrates (anodized in HF/H2O with H3PO4 at 20 V for 1 h and heat treated at 450 °C) were slowly dipped into the composite sols at a withdrawing rate of 5 cm/min. As a comparison, the Ti substrates and the anodized Ti substrates were dipped into the HA sols. The gels obtained from the sols were dried at 150 °C for 30 min and then heat-treated at 550 °C for 30 min in order to fix the double layer coatings. Controls with pure HA and HA-CNT (no TiO2) were also tested and characterized.
The crystalline phases in the coatings were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD; D8 Focus, Bruker Co., Germany) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR; Equinox 55, Bruker Co., Germany). For FTIR analysis, the coating was scraped off from the treated surface, mixed with high-purity KBr powder, and compacted into pellet form. The surface and cross-sectional morphologies of the double layer coatings were studied by Field-emission gun scanning electron microscopy (FEG-SEM) (JSM-6700F, JEOL Co., Japan) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM; S3000N, Hitachi Co., Japan).
The bonding strength of each coating layer was measured by adhering the double layer coating to an uncoated Ti plate with epoxy resin cured at 100 °C for 1.5 h. After cooling, the Ti plate was pulled away at a loading rate of 1 mm/min until the coating layer failed, and the bonding strength was determined by dividing the maximum load by the surface area. Five identical specimens were tested for each data point, which is represented as mean ± SD (n = 5). Single factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) technique was used to assess the statistical significance of results between groups.
Specimens were sterilized in 120 °C steam for 1 h and then placed in 24-well plates. MC3T3-E1 preosteoblast cells, at a density of 1 × 104 cells/mL, were plated on each specimen, and CP Ti (unalloyed commercially pure Ti) was used as a control. The cells were cultured in α-minimum essential medium (α-MEM; GIBCO, USA) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS; GIBCO, USA), 2 mM
Cell activity was determined by using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, The cells (3 × 104 cells/mL) were seeded on the coating specimens in 24-well plates containing α-MEM and placed for 5 days at 37 °C, then washed with PBS solution, 20 μL of MTT (5 mg/mL) was added to each well and incubated for 4 h at 37 °C. At the end of the assay, the blue formazan reaction product was dissolved by adding 100 μL dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) and transferred to a 96-well plate. The absorbance was determined at a wavelength of 490 nm using a microplate reader (Infinite® M200 PRO, Tecan Group Ltd., Switzerland).
Uniform, crack-free HA-CNT/TiO2 double layer coatings were successfully fabricated on Ti substrates, which a TiO2 interlayer obtained by means of anodization and a HA-CNT composite topcoat deposited by sol-gel process. The HA-CNT/TiO2 double layer coatings had the highest bonding strength, showing resistance up to 35.2 MPa, which were much higher than that of electrophoretic deposition HA coatings. The insertion of the TiO2 layer and CNTs in the coatings promoted preosteoblast cell adhesion and proliferation. These findings suggest that adding CNTs to HA coatings affords promising materials for bone replacement. Furthermore, this study suggests that a TiO2 bonding coat, introduced via anodization, may be useful to improve the adhesion of HA and HA-TiO2 coatings to titanium substrates.
This work was supported by Nature Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (grant number Y12H140011) and Undergraduate Scientific and Technological Innovation Project of Zhejiang Province (grant number 2011R413003).
X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra of the TiO2 layers before heat treatment (a) and after heat treatment at various temperatures for 1 h in air: (b) 450 °C; (c) 700 °C.
Field-emission gun scanning electron microscopy (FEG-SEM) images of the TiO2 surface structures obtained by anodizing the Ti substrates, at different voltages before heat treatment: (
XRD spectra of the double layer coatings on Ti substrates after heat treatment at 550 °C for 30 min in air: (a) HA-CNT/TiO2 double layer coating; (b) HA/TiO2 double layer coating. (
SEM images of the two coating systems on Ti substrate: (
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectra of the double layer coatings on Ti substrates after heat treatment at 550 °C for 30 min in air: (A) HA-CNT/TiO2 double layer coating; (B) HA/TiO2 double layer coating.
Bonding strengths of different coatings deposited on Ti substrates.
Morphology of failed surface of (
SEM images of preosteoblast MC3T3-E1 cells growing on each sample after 24 h of incubation: (
Proliferation of MC3T3-E1 cells cultured on each sample for 5 d. Bare Ti substrate was used as a control.


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Icebox Café, which recently relocated a short distance from its space off Lincoln Road to the new restaurant mecca of Sunset Harbour, offers a creamy, tart, deep-dish beauty of a key lime pie. Made with a robust and sturdy graham-cracker crust, this Conch Republic treat is made with a rich custard-like filling that strikes the right balance between sweet and tart. The bakers at Icebox also put in a considerable amount of time to get this key lime pie right: 40 minutes of prep, 12 to 14 minutes in the oven, followed by three hours in the fridge. To make this delicious confection, Icebox uses eight whole graham crackers, two tablespoons of sugar, five tablespoons of melted unsalted butter, a half cup of sugar, one tablespoon of grated lime zest, eight ounces of softened cream cheese, a 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk, a third cup of vanilla instant pudding mix, one and a quarter teaspoons of unflavored gelatin, one cup of fresh lime juice from six to eight limes, and one teaspoon of vanilla extract. At $7.50 a slice, it's a sinful steal.
Step away from the whole roast pork! Sure, it's 7 a.m., you're at El Palacio de los Jugos, and, as usual, you crave some swine. But lechón asado is no respectable breakfast. So walk past the West Flagler Street cafeteria's hot food wells — those steel tubs loaded with braised beef, boiled yuca, arroz con gris, and fried grouper. Head to the inner market, a crowded nook where salted cod and ripe avocados are peddled alongside corn pudding and nut butters. There, and only there, can you decently succumb to your morning craving of pig. Order the porker's finest part: the chicharrón ($9.99 a pound), deep-fried rind served in brown paper bags smeared with fat. Then choose from a selection of fresh juices: guava, mango, pineapple, orange, sapodilla, tamarind, and mora ($2). And there's also guarapo, a sugarcane variety. Open your pouch of chicharrón. Take a bite. Sip your juice. Wipe your greasy fingers on your jeans. Repeat. Extra breakfast points if you also order a colada to go.
An assortment of cream cheese and smoothie samples sits in front of the cash register by the entrance to New York Bagel Deli. The bagel selection covers all the basics — plain, poppy seed, sesame, onion, cinnamon raisin, and everything — with additional wheat and cheese varieties. But the unique option is the power bagel. It's a dark wheat thing topped with pumpkin seeds, flaxseeds, and other grains that provides a great blend of fluff and crunch. There are even filled bagels that come with a hearty hunk of Asiago cheese melted right into the center hole. Only a few types of bagels are available at a time, and they range from broccoli and Asiago to bacon and potato. Creative cream cheese flavors might also surprise you. There's guava, Bombay curry, and pesto. If your favorite isn't in stock, you can ask for a serving of the spread to be whipped up in a blender right on the spot. Don't be alarmed if the small place is full of rowers — it has become a post-practice hangout for the young athletes from the nearby Shane Rowing Center. And for mornings when you want bagels in bed to avoid the bustling weekend crowd, New York Bagel Deli delivers. Bagels are generally $1.25 each or $11.99 for a baker's dozen.
Bunnie Cakes is full of hearts. Some are pink paper cutouts plastered in patterns across the walls. Others are candy — scarlet sugar shapes that dot the bakery's cute sweets such as the six-inch, double-layered guava cakes with cream cheese frosting ($32) and banana-chocolate chip cupcakes ($3). But at this Wynwood shop, there are no eggs. There isn't any butter or milk, either. Bunnie Cakes is a vegan bakery. Mariana Cortez, a self-taught baker who delved into dairy- and egg-free sweets to provide more healthful, organic treats for her children, owns the shop. She founded Bunnie Cakes in 2009 and opened her first storefront in February 2013. Her heart-topped desserts are delicious. They are sweetened with agave nectar or evaporated cane sugar. Many of them eschew soy, gluten, and nuts. Most are allergy-free. A bakery that caters to folks with food sensitivities and a sweet tooth? Now that's something to love.
Just a few steps from the sands of South Pointe is a quaint, charming bakery named Lee & Marie's Cakery. The café sells fresh almond croissants ($3.75), red velvet cake by the slice ($6), and pecan-caramel sticky buns ($3.95). There are sandwiches, desserts, and salads — all designed by award-winning pastry chef Yannis Janssens. But what sets this cakery apart is its humanitarian ethos. Owned by Andy Travaglia, it supports and employs adults with autism spectrum disorders. Since its debut in 2012, Lee & Marie's has expanded with an additional location in New York City. It also has a production facility in Wynwood. Not only is this South Beach bakery churning out delectable baked goods across Miami and beyond, it's also succeeding in a higher cause. Now that's sweet.
Zak Stern raises Alpine goats in Little Haiti. He wears suspenders, is fond of tweed trousers, and enjoys listening to Taylor Swift. He once apprenticed for five years under bread- and cheese-makers across Europe. Now he runs a closed-door operation that supplies organic sourdoughs to some of the city's top restaurants, including Michy's and Oak Tavern. The loaves ($6), offered in varieties such as olive and za'atar or plum, fennel, and rye, have thick, chewy crusts and complex, slightly bitter interiors. So when Zak shows up at a farmers' market to sell his bread, lines form immediately. Loaves sell out within minutes. Maybe it's the goat's milk. Or perhaps it's all the T-Swift. Whatever the reason, Zak Stern is the best — and perhaps most interesting — baker in town.


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In 1979 U.S. Pioneer Electronics was looking for technicians to field service their first "Video Disk Player", model PR-7820. The premier customers were the General Motors dealerships. Each dealership was given a kiosk with a player, a television, and a selection of laser discs containing information on new car models. The focus was to further enhance the program, providing aids to the service and parts departments as well.
There were basically two qualifications to apply for attendance to that early training seminar. First, the company had to be an authorized Pioneer service center. Second, the applying technician needed some sort of background in video. Given that Pioneer was primarily an audio company, the second stipulation was the most difficult.
Number one was no problem, we were already providing warranty service for Pioneer. The second requirement was fulfilled as we were one of the first service companies in our area factory trained on the Sony Betamax and Matsushita VHS VCRs. In June of 1979 we were invited to participate in the first west coast training session.
I was flown to Los Angeles, and for two days about a dozen of us were introduced to and trained on laser optical systems. I believe it went over all our heads. However, armed with a "certificate" and some basic knowledge, we were sent out into the field to tackle problems with the units installed at G.M. dealerships.
Soon thereafter, IBM became a customer and the workload increased. In those days UPS had a weight limit, which was under the packed weight of the PR-7820, so players shipped were sent by motor freight. ANR/Garrett Freightlines was a regular visitor to our shop in the 1980s. (An afterthought, by the early '90s ANR/Garrett was a memory and so was the PR-7820).
On the heels of the PR-7820 came the VP-1000, Pioneer's first consumer LaserDisc player. A radical change - this time the laser assembly moved across the disc, rather than the disc traveling under the laser as in the PR-7820.
Software was a problem back then, the return rate on the discs themselves was high. But time marched on, the disc problems were corrected, the gas laser was eventually replaced by the solid state laser, and the format managed to survive the CED fiasco to become the video format desired for maximum quality. Even with DVD there are those who prefer the overall performance of the LaserDisc.
At Bayview Electronics we are proud to have been active in the service of these revolutionary machines since the first model. All players received for repair are still serviced by the same master technician who attended that very first class.
This first generation industrial player made its debut in General Motors dealerships to promote the 1980 line of autos, as well as providing a source of training videos on topics like repair and customer service. This same model, under the name Pioneer Model 3, was also featured in the Dragon's Lair arcade video games and in Space Ace arcade conversions.


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text: Updated from 10:31 a.m. EDTSumner Redstone's move to seize control of Midway Games ( MWY) may end up rattling the entire video-game software industry. Since November, Redstone has more than doubled his stake in Midway; a regulatory filing posted Monday revealed he now holds 71% of the company's shares. The Viacom ( VIA.B) CEO has already nominated two director candidates and could ultimately handpick the successor to Midway Chairman Neil Nicastro, who announced his resignation Friday. Though Redstone has denied it, some analysts believe his takeover of Midway is an attempt to get Viacom into the video-game software industry, which could have far-reaching implications. In a narrow sense, Redstone's wheeling and dealing would most directly affect Activision ( ATVI), which has developed games based on Viacom's movie and television properties, and, more significantly, THQ ( THQI). Of the $640.8 million in revenue that THQ posted last year, analysts estimate that 15% to 25% came from its Viacom titles. If Viacom absorbs Midway, "the big risk is on THQ," said one fund manager, who has no position in THQ or Midway. More broadly, the media mogul's Midway moves could touch off a bidding war by rival entertainment companies for the other video-game makers. "I think they're in play," said Michael Pachter, who covers the video-game software industry for Wedbush Morgan. Entertainment companies "are all copycats. If one guy buys a TV network, the other one has to buy one, too." (Wedbush Morgan has no banking business with Midway or the other major video-game companies; Pachter does not hold shares in the companies he covers.) Other video-game stocks may well benefit if Redstone rolls Midway into Viacom, or if Viacom makes other purchases in the sector. Such a move would "set a precedent" of a big entertainment company buying its way into the video-game publishing business, said Pachter.


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East Delhi Municipal Corporation on Thursday refused to implement recommendation of Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna to effect a hefty hike in parking fee to curb the increasing number of private vehicles.
New Delhi: East Delhi Municipal Corporation on Thursday refused to implement recommendation of Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna to effect a hefty hike in parking fee to curb the increasing number of private vehicles.
"We reject any rise in parking fee. We will not implement it," EDMC Standing Committee Chairman Mehak Singh said.
Khanna had on March 2 approved the long-pending proposal to hike the rates sharply following which Delhi government`s Transport Department asked all the civic bodies to implement the decision.
According to the government order, a motorist will have to pay Rs 10 for first 30 minutes while Rs 20 will be charged per vehicle for the first hour. The rate has been fixed at Rs 50 for three hours.
During peak hours, the charges would be additional 50 per cent of the above charges.
EDMC became the first municipal body in the city to launch a helpline service for the citizens where they can call to complain about any problem being faced in their locality. The calls on number 155303 will be routed to a central call center where they will be registered and forwarded to the officials concerned.
"Through this service, not only will public complaints be registered but citizens will also be able to know about the services rendered by the different departments or for their particular work. Their complaints would be forwarded to the concerned department or officer for necessary action," said Mayor Annapurna Mishra.
While the service will be available 24 hours in the near future, for now the timings will be from 6 am to 10 pm.
In another decision announced today, all shops bigger than 250 sq ft in EDMC will have to install CCTV cameras in their premises from the new financial year.
"This was the directive received from the Home Secretary after a task force for security of women was set up after the December 16 gang-rape incident in Delhi. The shops will have to install the cameras and keep its recording of 30 days to be used in case any need arises, especially in cases related to women`s safety," said Commissioner S S Yadav.
To ensure compliance, the provision will be included in the license conditions for the shops. "Since all licenses come up for renewal in March-end, they will have to comply with the order to get their permit renewed," he added.


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Israel Singer's future as president of the Claims Conference remains uncertain nearly two months after he was fired from the World Jewish Congress amid allegations of financial misconduct.
As the conference president, a position unconnected to his former role at the WJC, Singer has been the lead negotiator and a major force in securing billions in payments for Jewish Holocaust survivors. But the taint of financial malfeasance that led to his firing on March 14 has prompted some calls for his replacement at the conference and led others to question whether he can still effectively bargain on behalf of survivors when his own integrity has been impugned.
In late June, the conference is scheduled to conduct its yearly session with representatives of the German Ministry of Finance in Berlin over restitution issues. It is unclear whether Singer will participate, according to an official at the Claims Conference.
A vote to determine the group's leadership is expected at the conference's board meeting in July. Elections were slated long before the current controversies erupted over Singer.
For his part, Singer told JTA he would not comment about his future at the Claims Conference.
Only two of the conference's 24 member organizations have staked out public positions on Singer's future. Agudath Israel World Organization, a fervently Orthodox group, is supporting Singer, while the Executive Council of Australian Jewry Inc. opposes him continuing as president.
Both organizations conveyed their views in letters to Julius Berman, the conference chairman, and Gideon Taylor, its executive vice president.
Beyond that, however, sources at many of the remaining organizations say they have yet to formally determine their positions. Roger Cukierman, the outgoing president of CRIF, the umbrella organization of French Jewish communities, told JTA the European Jewish Congress was expected to discuss the issue at a meeting in Lo! ndon lat er this week and that CRIF most likely would follow the European lead.
Stephan Kramer, secretary-general of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, said his organization also would likely follow the EJC.
Other groups say they expect the issue to be discussed in the coming weeks. The World Jewish Congress, which is also a member, also has yet to decide who it will recommend for president.
At issue is the question of whether Singer can continue to serve as the conference's lead negotiator after being tarred with allegations that he misused WJC money. Singer's supporters counter that his long and distinguished record should prevail over what they say are unproven charges.
Kramer suggested that European media coverage of the WJC's troubles had weakened the conference, but he cautioned against condemning Singer on the basis of those charges.
"Based on my knowledge, what he did for the Claims Conference and for the survivors, and without knowledge of anything else, I see no reason why he could not continue his work with the Claims Conference," said Roman Kent, chairman of the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, a conference member organization.
Rabbi Yaakov Bleich, the chief rabbi of Kiev and Ukraine, has been circulating a letter of support for Singer that is said to have the endorsement of a number of conference members.
But while it has been circulating for several weeks, it has not yet been sent to Berman.
The Australians argue that anyone in Singer's position must be free from even the suggestion of impropriety, particularly since the conference is the protector of assets of Holocaust survivors.
Such concerns were heightened earlier this month when it was disclosed that Singer had authorized unexplained payments from the WJC to a close associate who later received similarly unexplained payments from the March of the Living, a Claims Conference beneficiary.
"The Claims Conference must not engage,! employ or appoint any officer whose moral authority can be challenged in any way," wrote Grahame Leonard, the Australian council president.
With nearly $1 billion in reported assets, the Claims Conference has become one of the wealthiest Jewish foundations in the world, disbursing hundreds of millions of dollars a year to needy survivors and Holocaust education projects.
Though Singer is not formally involved in the allocations process — that responsibility lies with Berman — he has garnered a global reputation as a pugnacious and fearsome negotiator.
Berman told JTA that he intends to take the pulse of the organization as the July meeting nears, but sources say that alternatives to a straight vote on Singer's future are in the offing.
Singer could step aside permanently or temporarily to allow the charges against him to be sorted out and then resume his functions. Or the conference could decide not to name a replacement and allow the organization to revert to its earlier leadership structure, when it was led only by a president, rather than continue to divide leadership duties between a president and chairman.
Were the bifurcated leadership structure to be retained, one name that has been mentioned repeatedly as a possible successor to Singer is Stuart Eizenstat, a former Clinton administration State Department official who has been a leading figure in the effort to win restitution settlements from European governments.
Eizenstat told JTA he has not been approached about the position. Asked last month if he would consider taking the job, he responded with an emphatic "Oh, God, no," citing other responsibilities.
Asked again this week, Eizenstat said it wasn't appropriate to comment, but he did pay tribute to Singer's track record as a negotiator and expressed faith in his ability to continue as conference president.
"I think it all depends on whether the organization itself will support him," Eizenstat said. "If they do I! think h e'll be effective. I think it solely depends not on external charges but on how his own organization deals with those charges."


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For up-and-coming artist Ashley Steele (Raine Brown), moving back home for her father's funeral awakens painful memories about her childhood that she'd kept locked away for years. But now that they've bubbled to the surface, so has her long-suppressed rage. A recently commissioned art project involving scores of well-built male models only serves to instigate Ashley's aggression, resulting in a terrifying creation.


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Many readers said that cleaning helped them feel more at peace, which is one of the reasons Rebecca Beaton, Ph.D., founder and director of The Anxiety & Stress Management Institute in Atlanta, Georgia, encourages her clients to use cleaning as a therapeutic task. "Cleaning up our external environment can make us feel like we're cleaning up our psyche," says Beaton.
A good scrub on the weekend makes Stone "feel more peaceful, like I am starting my week fresh." So she typically tackles the laundry, sweeps floors, wipes down kitchen and bathroom surfaces, and tidies up all toys, books, and clothes on Saturday and Sunday. With those tasks under her belt, she feels "like things will go smoothly" during the week.


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If there could be one pretty damn filmmaker, who doesn't use his senses of creativity (Sorry! One can use it only if they have it first), it can be none other than Gowtham Menon. The filmmaker has been a fantastic chiseler, who copycats almost every Hollywood film by watching the DVDs.
Here's how the filmmaker works:
Hire 15-20 assistant directors.
Ask everyone to watch 2 DVDs everyday
Lift 2 scenes according to the script he is working…
In this manner, he hasn't delivered any scenes of his own. If you want to meet Gowtham Menon and if it is not possible to meet him in the office, we recommend you few places, frequently visited by him. Parsan Complex near Gemini Flyover, Burma Bazaar and other DVD rental shops… These places have whole lot of new arrivals of various genres and our so-called Top-class filmmaker buys and hires them frequently.
Even a 5-year old kid would know the process of filmmaking. A filmmaker is supposed to complete the script work before commencing the shooting. But know what Gowtham Menon does? Go to the shooting spot and then start writing the dialogues, play cricket on the locations.
The pathetic part is that even his mannerisms, his style of interaction during interviews, body languages and behaving in a peculiar style is copied from the 'SPECIAL FEATURES OF DVDs'. This man seems to be watching the 'Making of Films' and carefully inherit the mannerisms, the style of behaviors of those versatile filmmakers and copycat here.
Such an artificial person!!
He wanted to make a cop story soon after the latest release 'Sherlock Holmes' and hired around 15-20 DVDs based on cop movies. He was crazy enough to narrate the tale with scenes lifted from various movies. Did he think that our 'Thala' is so unaware about such movies?
He never narrates the script to his actors and that was the reason why Bollywood actress Tabu refused to work with him.
Gowtham Menon has always been getting into clashes with his actors and technicians. First it was Harris Jayaraj and now our 'Thala'.
The filmmaker can better admit that he is running out of ideas and credit the list of DVDs he copies in every movies.
But, he has to watch over his words before commenting anything. In a recent interview, he has mentioned that – He would work with people, who have their head firmly placed over their shoulder. He would either for Kamal Sir or his good Friend Suriya.
Our Dear Gowtham! Just remember that Ajith Kumar had the capabilities of doing the roles far better than Suriya. It was so evident with his mind-blowing performance in 'Vaali', 'Varalaru', 'Villain', and 'Citizen' and so on… And most of the films that happen to be the turning point in Suriya's career were left by him such as Nerukku Naer, Nandha, Ghajini and so many projects.
If even Ajith Kumar remains calm, his fans are completely infuriated with such statements and we on the behalf of Ajith Kumar, strongly condemn Gowtham Menon to control his tongue.
P.S. Gowtham Menon's next movie 'Nadunisi Naaigal' is also a DVD remake of 'Border Town'.


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Saturday, 05 February 2011
"Who Do You Think You Are?" Episode 1 Recap
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If you don't already know what happened during Vanessa Williams' episode of "Who Do You Think You Are?" you are about to find out.
Actress Vanessa Williams' ancestors' lives make for an interesting episode of NBC's "WDYTYA." She traces her roots back to two of her great-great-grandfathers, exploring their remarkable lives.
Williams starts her research by visiting her father's grave in Oyster Bay, NY. She jots down information she finds on the headstones of her father's family, including that of David Carll, her great-great-grandfather and a member of the 26th New York Colored Infantry in the Civil War.
According to the 1870 census, Carll was a free mulatto married to a white woman named Louisa. Williams is absolutely amazed that her ancestors were an interracial couple in the post-Civil War era.
Her research then jumps to National Archives in Washington, DC, where Williams gets her hands on Carll's Compiled Military Service Record. National Archives researcher Vonnie Zullo pulls out an original tintype from Carll's CMSR, saying it's the only one she's come across in her 20-plus years at the depository.
From Carll's pension record, Williams learns he was never a slave and that he worked as a crew member on steamships. Zullo then explains that he was taking a big risk enlisting in the Union Army, as the Confederacy would put a captured black Union soldiers in slavery.
Carll was deployed in Beaufort, S.C. Williams continues her search there, meeting with Hari Jones, curator of the African American Civil War Museum. They tour the site of the Battle of Bloody Bridge, where Williams is shocked to hear her great-great-grandfather's regiment enforced the Emancipation Proclamation, liberating slaves in the South.
Williams then heads to Baltimore to visit her Uncle Earl, looking for more clues about her father's side of her family. He directs her to Tennessee to pursue John Hill Williams, her great-grandfather.
In the 1910 census, Williams finds her great-grandfather's wife's name, Mary Williams. She then reads Mary's obituary, which reveals her father's name -- William A. Fields. The 1880 census indicates Fields was a "mulatto" schoolteacher.
Heading to Nashville Williams meets with Kathy Lauder, archivist at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Lauder shows Williams a bust in state legislature building devoted to early African American legislators, and Williams is shocked to find Field's name engraved on it.
Fields served in the Tennessee legislature from 1885 to 1886, drafting an education bill that would require all children age 7 to 16 to attend school. That bill, and bills similar to it, died in committee. Lauder also shows her Fields' photo in the legislature composite and where he sat in the chamber.
Williams wonders how Fields could have been elected so soon after the Civil war. Lauder explains that slaves made up about 40 percent of the population of Tennessee; once they were freed, some districts had more black residents than white, and they elected black politicians.
"And here they come, right out of slavery, no one even believes they are human yet -- there are people who don't think that they're people." Lauder said to Williams. "It was a spectacular thing to have black people in the legislature."
Fields was one of the last black lawmakers in Tennessee, as white men composed the legislature from 1888 to 1965. Tennessee changed its constitution to make it more difficult for blacks to vote with poll taxes, literacy tests and residency requirements.
Through court records, Williams later discovers that Fields was born a slave. Williams finds Fields' story to be similar to her father's she breaks down in tears before traveling home to relay her new-found roots to her family.
"WDYTYA" airs Fridays at 8pm EST on NBC. Check the Genealogy Insider blog for a brief recap of each episode, and post a comment to be entered to win in our
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Saturday, 05 February 2011 12:56:35 (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I learned a lot of information about the TN government. Slaves made up about 40% of the population in TN once they were freed after the Civil War. Some districts had more blacks than whites so they elected black politicians. Also I learned that TN changed its constitution after more white men were elected to legislature from 1888 to 1965 and made it difficult for blacks to vote because of literacy problems (little or no education) and residential requirements (blacks moved around a lot to find jobs).
Juanita Dean
Saturday, 05 February 2011 20:56:28 (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
This was a great episode. I really learned a lot. Great start to the season.
Shannon Norman
Sunday, 06 February 2011 08:05:17 (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I enjoyed watching Vanessa's search. I'm not sure how she was able to hold her composure as well as she did during the sequences dealing with slavery but I was impressed with the whole hour.
Tim Foss
Monday, 07 February 2011 13:21:53 (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I thought Vanessa's story was really interesting, and in terms of learning new search techniques I have a much clearer understanding about state and federal archives now. I'm hoping to go to DC to visit the National Archives soon.
Patrick Erwin
Thursday, 10 February 2011 13:22:11 (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I was intrigued that her ancestor (Af-Amer) was in the Tennessee legislature before such representation was made illegal. It was great seeing Mr. Fields' name in the capitol. I would have thought there would be something about her Caucasian ancestors.
Thursday, 10 February 2011 13:42:06 (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Vanessa was soooo lucky to have located pictures of her ancestors. What a find to have that tintype in the pension file!
Theresa Casteel
Thursday, 10 February 2011 14:53:21 (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Civil War records are a great resource. We learned a lot about my wife's g-g-grandfather from his Civil War records. How fortunate for Vanessa and WDYTYA that the researcher found a tintype in Vanessa's g-g-grandfather's service records.
David Hibberd
Thursday, 10 February 2011 20:14:26 (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I loved this story. I was so impressed with the show. It really showed that even when we are not sure of the names of our ancestors there are several ways to find the names of our ancestors.
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Lady Gaga and Madonna are not distant cousins
Contrary to the announcement made by Christopher Child of New England Historic Genealogical Society in mid-May 2011, Madonna and
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, are not related, at least not the way described on
The French-Canadian pioneers Jean Bessette and Anne SeigneurChris Child claimed that the two singers had common ancestors, Jean Bessette and Anne Seigneur, who moved from France to Quebec in the 1600s. Jean-Francois Loiseau, a French genealogist who studied the parish registers in Quebec, has got evidence to refute this hypothesis. Official documents confirm that Madonna is a descendant of this French-Canadian couple but, in the present state of our knowledge, Lady Gaga is not.
François Bessette, a descendant of Jean Bessette, was born on 9 November 1759 in Chambly (Quebec) and married Marie Fonteneau dit Dumoulin on 9 January 1785 in Pointe-Olivier St-Mathias (Quebec). They gave birth to a son Jacques Pascal on 20 March 1796 in the same parish.
Lady Gaga sings "Born This Way" but her ancestry is still a mysteryChris Child assumed that Jacques Pascal Bessette was Jacob Bessette/Bisset (a likely ancestor of Lady Gaga) who married Sarah Enochs on 22 August 1805 in Fayette Co. PA (USA). The 1850 United States Federal Census mentioned that Jacob was 64 years old in 1850 (i.e. born around 1786) and Maryland as place of birth.
The problem is that Jacques Pascal Bessette never moved to the United States and he died when he was 14 years old on 16 August 1810 in Pointe-Olivier St-Mathias (Quebec). Therefore, he cannot be Jacob Bisset. The Jacques Pascal Bessette's burial certificate can be viewed in the Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on ancestry.ca.
If today, no evidence has emerged concluding both divas are related, there is still a lot of documents to explore in the registers in Quebec and in ... Italy. Both Madonna and Lady Gaga have Italian blood. Even if Lady Gaga sings "Born This Way", her ancestry is still a mystery!
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The PADD is a free Star Trek styled application launcher for an ancient device called a 'PDA'. It was actually pretty cool (well, more so if you are a Star Trek fan), and reasonably well featured.
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