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Writers BootCamp
Columbia is a community of artists and thinkers. We're always juggling multiple projects, putting some off to start or finish "later." The CiTE wants "later" to be "now"! Join us for a dedicated block of time to focus on the writing that's been on the back burner for too long. No workshop discussions, no email, no mindless web surfing, no grading, NO DISTRACTIONS - just a room full of colleagues engaged in their work.
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A great time on Majesty: Majesty of the Seas Cruise Review by Thirdbase
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A great time on Majesty
Destination: Bahamas
Embarkation: Miami
Driving to Miami was a snap, we live 2 1/2 hours north, near Vero Beach, FL. We are lucky to have access to 4 ports within 2 1/2 hours. Parking at Miami port terminal is now $20 a day. Easy to get into, seemed like plenty of spaces and a very short walk to RCL's terminal.
We dropped of the bags curb side, attendants were everywhere. Once inside though we hit the low point of the cruise, the embarking procedure. At Port Canaveral we were on ship in no time. This time in Miami, we arrived at noon, and didn't step onboard until after 2pm. Line after line, waiting in a room after we received our sign and sail, where we were given a number and waited until it was called to go wait in another checkpoint. Maybe the ship wasn't ready or something, I don't know. I also didn't know as Crown & anchor members we had a special area to board. Remember, I said More MOST things, in my opening sentence.
Anyway, once onboard, things picked up considerably. We took the Majesty's sister ship Sovereign in July, and was not impressed by the condition of the ship, especially our room. So I was slightly concerned on how this would look.
All I can say is much, much better. The room this time was perfect, everything worked, no missing trim pieces, rust holes etc. Our attendant was very good, and always around, so much in fact she snuck in on me after a quick knock on the door. Thankfully for her I was dressed.
We had the first seating at dinner, and Charles the Head waiter, Aljehandro, the dining room waiter, and the assistant waiter Manuel, were the best we have ever had on any cruise. Everynight they were spot ontop of everything. Excellent service.
Dinner were always served the proper temp and tasty. I usually get 2 apps and 2 entries and the only misstep I thought was their pasta dishes were a little bland. Also serving size of the vegetable at each meal was small. I mean 2, 4 inch pieces of asparagus?
My second slight complaint was that they were out of my favorite beer, Sam Adams before the cruise started. Probably a missed delivery, cant do much about that. But, whatever other beer I chose, it always wasn't quite cold enough. Wasn't lukewarm, but not ice cold either. I keep my beer at home near freezing, so maybe I'm nitpicking.
Wife loved her daily drink specials, which I had also. Good flavor and best of all, strong!
On this cruise I saw more shows than the last 4 combined. They comedian Rick Corso on the first night was very funny, and could sing pretty good too. The second & fourth night the RCL production shows were entertaining and engaged the audience well. On the 3rd night a magician/comedian Tim Hill performed and was the weakest of the 4. Not terrible, but I wouldn't go see him again.
Tried Johnny Rockets this time, with their $3.95 cover charge, and was hooked. Fantastic hamburgers, greasy fries, and great desserts. Just what you'd expect at a 1950's drive in joint. The staff also performed their signature song and dance to the Bee Gee's Staying Alive every night we were there. They were good and seemed into it.
Casino was the casino, took my money again. will try to avoid on septembers cruise. We also went to the C & A welcome party, which they served free drinks and provided music for about 1 hour.
Took part in Quest, I wont reveal any details, but not as wild as I expected. It was fun though.
Coco Cay was my highlight, the weather was perfect, everything on the Island was perfect. Plenty of beach chairs, the BBQ lunch was very good and all the drinks were made very strong! My only beef was the volleyball pit. the sand need to be screened to weed out the rocks and shells in there. There are baseball sized pieces of rock that cut my shin open with a 6 inch gash. Be careful if you play hard and dive for a shot.
Overall a fantastic time, the ship was good and the staff was perfect. No complaints here. In fact were booked another one while onboard! Less
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A CUSS (Council of University System Staff) initiative, the Board of Regents' University System of Maryland Staff Awards represents the highest honor bestowed by the Board of Regents (BOR) for achievements of Exempt and Non-Exempt Staff employees from institutions within the University System of Maryland (USM). The awards are presented to Staff employees who have demonstrated excellence in one of the following categories:
1. Exceptional Contribution to the Institution and/or Unit to Which the Person Belongs
2. Outstanding Service to Students in an Academic or Residential Environment
3. Extraordinary Public Service to the University or Greater Community
4. Effectiveness and Efficiency (Academic Transformation and Administrative Transformation)
There are two awards given in each category -- one Exempt Staff employee and one Nonexempt Staff employee -- for a total of eight awards. Each recipient will receive a $1,000.00 stipend, and will be awarded a plaque. In addition, appropriate notices should be placed to publicize the accomplishments of those outstanding individuals granted this honor. Awards will be announced in June 2013 and formally presented at a BOR reception in Fall 2013.
Each institution may nominate one Non-Exempt and one Exempt Staff employee for each of the four award categories. If multiple nominations are received for any of the categories or if documentation is missing from the nomination packages, they will be returned to the institution for further review and re-submission (time permitting). The University Senate Staff Affairs Committee is the body designated to coordinate the BOR Staff Awards Nominations Process at the University of Maryland College Park.
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The purpose of this award is to publicly recognize exemplary ideas that, when implemented, will serve to further the University System of Maryland's goal to continually increase the effective and efficient use of its resources. One award from the listed categories (Academic Transformation and Administrative Transformation) may be given for an exemplary initiative that has the potential to be implemented system-wide.
Awards shall be bestowed in the following two categories:
In addition to the existing application procedures, nomination packets for these awards need to include:
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Award recipients may be invited to address the Board.
For further detail on current initiatives, applicants will be advised to review the E & E reports available at: http://www.usmd.edu/usm/workgroups/EEWorkGroup/eeproject/index
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A nomination package should be generated for each individual that includes the following documents, organized in the order listed:
1. Nomination Cover Sheet -- a cover sheet must be completed and signed. A blank cover sheet is available here and may be copied for each nominee. Do not change the format of the cover sheet.
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At first glance, it appears that An American Horror Story is about a couple trying to work through their issues. If it were a book, it'd be a really heavy contemporary featuring the Harmon family: The mother (Vivien) recently miscarried, and the father (Ben) had an affair. Their daughter, Violet, has a number of issues. The entire family picks up and leaves Boston to start a new life in Los Angeles.
It's interesting, I generally don't read or watch horrors. I'm a giant pansy like that, the whole over active imagination. (; I still don't like driving through woods when I'm alone in the dark. And I didn't even think The Blair Witch Project was that scary...while I was watching it!) I'm hooked on An American Horror Story, however, because it's just SO off the wall. There are characters who have been "introduced," or at least appeared, that you don't know anything about. I started considering the "romance aspect" of the show when I read a book that could probably be classified as a romantic horror.
Anyway, the show. In the show, you don't know who is or isn't a ghost—the ghosts, spirits, what have you, look entirely real, human, and alive. So you can understand why I'm a bit leery, then, of pairing people up currently, but I think it's fascinating the stories that are already there.
The house itself, known as "The Murder House," is almost a main character, with all the humans/individuals—alive or dead—circling around it.
Each group or couple who has lived in the house has some aspect of romance to it, barring one—the sorority sisters who were murdered. The house's inhabitants include the Harmons, the gay couple, Constance and her husband (which is also where Moira comes in), the pyro man and his family, and then the doctor and his socialite wife. Everyone was either married or in a committed relationship.
Violet, the daughter, has fallen in love (or at least teenage lust) with Tate. I'd thought he was alive and kicking until this last episode. But now it seems pretty clear (but not yet confirmed) that he's a ghost. Ben's a psychiatrist, and Tate is one of his patients. He's understandably upset about Violet seeing Tate. There are holes and gaps that would never fly in a book, but are a huge part of the show. Here, it's the writers reeling us in and leaving us hanging.
The people who lived in the house right before the Harmons did was a gay couple who everyone thinks died in a murder/suicide. You learn, instead, that the PVC suit man killed them. It seems they were on the verge of reconciling right before they died, or at least reaching a critical moment. Of course we're also pretty sure PVC suit man impregnates Vivien. (See? This show is crazy!)
Young Moira and Ben are an interesting side story as well. Ben seems really noble—at first—and great hero material. But you learn that Ben isn't a very good person. It seems like he's trying to be good now, and yet he still has all these secrets and lies. The question then, is his love, and the fact that he's really trying, get him points? He does want to resist Moira and tries to put her off. Do you think he's redeemable as a romance hero?
The fact that Ben and Vivian had been trying to work out their issues is romantic and follows along the lines of an actual romance. But until episode 5, it's hard to see them actually splitting or staying apart for long. Perhaps the house is against (live) couples falling or staying in love? For some reason I don't think the house will let them split up, either. At least not physically.
The original couple who lived there was a doctor who wanted to impress his wife who was a socialite. Do you think they were in love when they first moved in? He must have felt something for her to build such a show piece.
An American Horror Story is an insane blend of horror and sex, scare tactics and romantic relationships. From the start, Ben is trying, and Vivien says they still love each other. I guess the question is, does history and love carry the day —even against a house and spirits trying to kill you?
I imagine we won't find out for a while, because the network and writers want it to go on.
I can't help but hope though, that all the characters find someone, and get their happy endings. Maybe that's why I, a self-declared horror wuss, can't quit this show.
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Canada's National Women's team wrapped up their Newfoundland tour Saturday night, with a 6-1 victory over Team Russia in Grand Falls-Windsor, NF.
Hayley Wickenheiser led the way for Team Canada, scoring two goals and adding two assists while Caroline Ouellette recorded three assists. Sami Jo Small stopped 8 of 9 shots she faced to record her 25th career National Women's team victory.
Team Canada will now travel home for the holidays with players going their separate ways to celebrate Christmas and the new-year. The team will resume training on January 2nd in preparation for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah in February
The players and staff of Canada's National Women's Team would like to extend their sincere appreciation to all of those who have made this tour possible and wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year!
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(CNSNews.com) - The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is soliciting the support of Congress for the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 5939), introduced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) at the end of July. It would codify a permanent ban on taxpayer-funded abortions.
"H.R. 5939 will write into permanent law a policy on which there has been strong popular and congressional agreement for over 35 years: The federal government should not use taxpayers' money to support and promote elective abortion," Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, archbishop of Galveston/Houston and chairman of the USCCB Committee on Prolife Activities, wrote in a recent letter to members of Congress.
The letter addresses assumptions that a ban on federally funded abortion already exists under the Hyde Amendment.
The Hyde amendment bars certain taxpayer funds from being used for elective abortions. However, the amendment is not settled law, but a "rider" attached to the annual Labor/ Health and Human Services appropriations bill.
Despite implementation of the Hyde amendment, several provisions in the recently passed health care bill (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) allow federal funds to be appropriated for abortions, the bishops said.
"The absence of a government-wide law against federal funding of abortion has led most recently to the passage of major health care reform legislation that contains at least three different policies on federal funding of abortion – none of which is consistent with the Hyde amendment (now Sec. 508 of the Labor/HHS appropriations bill for the current fiscal year) or with similar longstanding provisions that govern all other health programs," the letter stated.
"For example, one provision of the final Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act technically complies with the first sentence of Hyde (against direct and traceable funding of abortion procedures themselves), but violates Hyde's second sentence (against funding health plans that cover abortions) – and then violates the spirit of the entire amendment, by directly forcing conscientiously opposed citizens in many plans to fund other people's abortions through their health premiums (sec. 1303)," it added.
Additionally, the letter cited specific sections of the health-care legislation by which federal funds can be appropriated towards elective abortions. The UCCB said it hopes the Smith legislation will close the means by which federal funding can be appropriated.
Although President Obama signed an executive order banning federal funds for elective abortions just before passage of the Patient Protection and Affordability Act, executive orders can be reversed at any given time.
"We believe this legislation would close these and other loopholes in terms of federal funding of abortion," Richard M. Doerflinger, Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities for the UCCB, told CNSNews.com in an e-mail regarding support for Smith's bill.
In addition to the Hyde amendment, H.R. 5939 would make permanent the Hyde/Weldon amendment, which protects health care providers against discrimination of receiving funds from federal, state, and local agencies if they do not support or provide abortions.
With members of Congress currently working in their home districts and with Congress working its way towards the mid-term elections, the prospect for passage is not high. However, the legislation already has generated 166 co-sponsors, including 20 House Democrats.
"The response we hope for is that more members will co-sponsor the legislation when they return in September," Doerflinger said "Congress is in recess now, so this letter allows their staff to study the bill and make a recommendation to the member upon his or her return."
The bishops say the USCCB does not want to get involved in the effort to repeal the Democrats' health care law, as some congressional Republicans have promised to do. Rather, their stated intention is to simply deal with the provisions that concern abortion and conscience rights of healthcare providers who are morally opposed to the practice of abortion.
Once those provisions have been taken care of, any action on health care could be debated, the letter says.
"Federal health legislation could be debated and supported could be debated and supported in terms of its ability to promote the goal of universal healthcare, instead of being mired in debates about one lethal procedure that most Americans know is not truly 'healthcare' at all," DiNardo wrote.
Doerflinger reiterated the concern to address specific moral problems with which the bishops take issue.
"The health-care legislation has already been enacted, so we are dedicated to addressing specific moral problems in the enacted law on abortion, conscience rights and immigration," Doerflinger told CNSNews.com.
"With passage of HR 5939, we could concentrate on remaining deficiencies in the areas of conscience rights and immigration. We are not part of any effort to rescind the health-care law overall."


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I'm the gggg-grandson of Humphrey Hunter and Margaret Ross. The Rev. Humphrey Hunter and and my ggggg-grandfather, Henry Hunter, were brothers. Humphrey Hunter immigrated to Mecklenburg County NC with his widowed mother (Polly or Agnes?) after the death of thier father. Henry remained in Derry until his truelove, Martha Sloan was old enough to marry. They joined their relatives later in NC (It was said that 5 brothers came to Meckenburg County. The C.L. Hunter who wrote the Historical Sketches was the son of Rev. Humphrey. They're all buried at Steele Creek Presbyterian in Charlotte, NC. Henry is buried at Prosperity Presbyterian Church on the other side of the county.
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Ii. Sentencing
The Objectives of Sentencing
Sanctions imposed on DWI offenders may have several objectives. These include retribution, incapacitation, specific deterrence, general deterrence, and rehabilitation. In addition, restitution and DWI program financing may be objectives in sentencing decisions.
Considerations in Sentencing
When sentencing, the following considerations apply:
Factors Influencing Risk for Recidivism
Elements of an offender's prior history that may influence recidivism risk include the following (Popkin
More recent evidence indicates that the number of breath test results that exceeded the pre-set threshold using alcohol ignition interlock devices (Marques, Voas, and Tippetts, 2003) may be the best predictor yet of DWI recidivism. There is emerging evidence that any first alcohol-impaired driving incident is a significant predictor of future recidivism (Rauch et al., 2002a).
Evaluating the Offender
An evaluation is a formal assessment to identify the extent of a person's alcohol problem, state of mental health, and social adjustment. This assessment helps to determine which sanctions are most likely to reduce recidivism for the individual offender and when to order alcoholism treatment.
Who should be evaluated?
All DWI offenders should be screened by qualified professional evaluators to assess the extent of their alcohol problem. Ideally, these offenders should pay for the evaluations.
When should an evaluation be ordered?
An evaluation should be ordered prior to sentencing (Nichols and Quinlan, 1989). In jurisdictions with high caseloads, this might not be possible. In such cases, evaluation (and any recommended treatment) can be made a condition of probation.
Who is qualified to perform an evaluation?
An evaluation should be conducted by personnel certified in alcoholism screening or with extensive clinical training and experience. Because an evaluation is a first step in intervention, evaluators should have some counseling skills (Popkin et al., 1988).
What are the minimum components of an evaluation?
An evaluation should have at least two components (Lapham et al., 1995):
The evaluation usually consists of:
The information obtained should be supplemented with information from:
Various standardized alcohol-screening tests are available, including several designed for DWI offenders. (For descriptions of several tests, see Popkin et al., 1988; Beirness, D.R., and Simpson, 1991; Lacey, Jones, and Wiliszowski, 1999; Chang, Gregory, and Lapham, 2002). There are also a number of well-researched and validated standardized tests designed specifically for youth that may be more age-appropriate for DWI offenders under age 21. A proliferation of standardized instruments have been developed during the past decade; while NHTSA does not specifically endorse a particular instrument in this guide, two alcohol screening instruments for youth are the Adolescent Drinking Index (ADI) and the Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index (RAPI). Among several other validated screening instruments that encompass all drugs, including alcohol, are the Personal Experience Screening Questionnaire (PESQ) and the Drug Abuse Screening Test-Adolescents (DAST-A). These and other instruments are described, discussed, and summarized in Winters (2003).
What should be considered before ordering an evaluation?
When the court has the option of choosing an evaluating agency, the following characteristics should be
Lacey et al. (1999) conducted a validity study of a number of popular problem-drinking screening instruments used for DWI offenders. All of the assessment instruments studied were effective in identifying problem drinkers to some degree. The CAGE+C, a relatively short instrument which includes four questions about: Cutting down on alcohol; friends or family being Annoyed with the offender's drinking; feeling Guilty the next day about drinking; and drinking an Eye-opener in the morning; plus five questions relating to daily alcohol Consumption, correctly identified 72 percent of the problem drinkers and 76 percent of the nonproblem drinkers. The most sensitive and least specific instrument was the Substance Abuse/Life Circumstance Evaluation (SALCE), which correctly identified 92 percent of the problem drinkers but only 57 percent of the nonproblem drinkers. The other instruments assessed in that study included the Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST) which correctly identified 79 percent of problem drinkers and 85 percent of nonproblem drinkers; the Mortimer-Filkins (M-F) test which correctly identified 78 percent of problem drinkers and 66 percent of nonproblem drinkers; and the Driver Risk Inventory (DRI) which correctly identified 82 percent of problem drinkers and 65 percent of nonproblem drinkers. Also assessed were the CAGE+6, which added six questions about daily consumption of alcohol and correctly identified 83 percent of problem drinkers but only 26 percent of nonproblem drinkers.
The Research Institute on Addictions Self Inventory (RIASI) is also showing promise as a predictor of DWI recidivism (Nochajski and Wieczorek, 1998; Nochajski, Walter, and Wieczorek, 1997).


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Our debut original album, "One More Flight", is released today. It is now available on CDBaby, Amazon, and iTunes.
(UPDATE) Here is a link to a review and pictures of the release show at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis.
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Here's another track off our upcoming original album, "One More Flight", to be released 2/5/16.
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It's been many months of hard work to make this dream a reality. Many of you helped us immensely by contributing to our succesful Kickstarter campaign back in March. After putting some final touches on the project, and making our first music video, we finally booked the release show at the Fine Line with our friends in Dead Horses and Gentlemen's Anti Temperence League.
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- Another Cliché
- County Road X
- What's Her Name?
- On Top Of The World
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- The River And You
- I Should Be Going
- One More Flight
- Take Me Away
Sawtooth Brothers cover Twenty One Pilots
This song has been stuck in our heads for a while now, so we decided to work it up
Sawtooth Brothers featured on the Local Current Blog
The Current's 'Local Current Blog' took notice of our new album efforts in this article, by Lilly Speakman. "Sawtooth Brothers are a band that will redefine your understanding of what bluegrass can be...the music they create is difficult to categorize: it transcends tradition. The songs are full of complex instrumental arrangements, meticulous harmonies, and sophisticated lyrics." 8/25/15


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This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a cell-signaling system that detects the accumulation of unfolded protein within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and initiates a number of cellular responses to restore ER homeostasis. The presence of unfolded protein is detected by the ER-luminal sensor domains of the three UPR-transducer proteins IRE1, PERK, and ATF6, which then propagate the signal to the cytosol. In this review, we discuss the various mechanisms of action that have been proposed on how the sensor domains detect the presence of unfolded protein to activate downstream UPR signaling.
Eukaryotic secretory and membrane proteins attain their functional and assembled conformation in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) prior to transit to the Golgi apparatus. A number of molecular chaperones, folding enzymes and co-factors assist in the folding, post-translational modification, and trafficking of the newly translated polypeptide chains. Protein quality control mechanisms, such as the calnexin/calreticulin chaperone system, ensure only properly folded proteins leave the ER [
The UPR was first characterized in
The luminal senor domains of the three UPR transducers detect the accumulation of unfolded protein within the ER [
The most supported mechanism by which ER-stress initiates the UPR is the "competition model" by which BiP binds to the ER luminal sensor domains of IRE1, PERK and ATF6 in unstressed cells keeping them in an inactive monomeric state. Upon ER-stress, the high concentrations of unfolded proteins compete for BiP binding, thereby sequestering it from the luminal sensor domains. This action allows the sensor domains to dimerize/oligomerize with subsequent propagation of the signal via activation of their cytosolic domains [
From the studies above, however, it cannot be excluded that senor domain binding to BiP is actually only a client interaction and the decrease in UPR signaling, when BiP is over-expressed, is due to a reduction in levels of unfolded proteins rather than repression of UPR [
BiP binding was initially thought to occur in the dimerization region of the sensor domains, thereby keeping the senor domain in an inactive state by steric occlusion. BiP release would unmask the dimerization interface allowing dimerization to occur, thus acting as a negative regulator and giving rise to the competition model of activation. This model of repression was also suggested for ATF6, where its ER-stress responsive region contains two Golgi-localization sequences. When bound with BiP, these regions are masked and ATF6 is retained in the ER [
The exact model of BiP binding and dissociation from the UPR sensors and how this leads to their activation is not yet understood. In an attempt to identify the BiP binding region, a series of scanning deletion mutants were generated and analyzed for their ability to activate the UPR [
Hsp70 chaperones consist of a nucleotide-exchange domain and a substrate-binding domain, their ATPase activity being key for the control of substrate binding and release. The ATPase activity of BiP may also be important in regulating its binding and release from the luminal sensor domains, thus impacting on UPR activation. In the ATP-bound form, Hsp70s, have an "open" low substrate-affinity conformation, whereas in the ADP-bound form, the substrate-binding domain switches to a "closed" high substrate-affinity conformation, thus trapping the bound substrate. The ATPase activity of Hsp70s is known to be stimulated upon substrate association changing them from an "open" low substrate affinity ATP-bound conformation to a "closed" high substrate affinity ADP-bound form.
Targeted temperature sensitive (ts) mutations present within the ATPase domain lock BiP in "open" ATP-bound state blocking activation of the UPR whilst still associating with IRE1, whereas ts mutations in the substrate-binding domain not only abrogate interactions with unfolded protein substrate but also lead to constitutive activation of the UPR and loss of association with IRE1 [
In contrast, ATF6 binding to BiP does not seem to depend on nucleotide cycling as their association was not dependent on the addition of specific nucleotides [
An alternative "BiP-independent" model of UPR activation, which points towards a direct role for unfolded proteins in UPR activation, has been proposed, at least in the yeast system. The 3.0 Å crystal structure of the yIRE1 core luminal domain (residues 114–449) revealed the presence of a groove located at the dimerization interface, interface 1 (IF1), which resembles the peptide-binding domains of major histocompatibility complexes (MHCs) [
The crystal lattice in the yIRE1 luminal domain crystals revealed the presence of a secondary interaction site: interface 2 (IF2), which may allow for higher oligomer formation in a putative helical arrangement. A mutation at IF2, W426A, also decreased activation of the UPR element (UPRE) reporter, thus suggesting that the clustering of yIRE1 luminal domains via IF2 is involved in the initiation of downstream signaling. Several mutations that compromised yIRE1 cluster formation were shown to disrupt UPR signaling
Based on the crystal structure of IRE1α luminal domain it was suggested that the direct binding of unfolded proteins is neither probable nor necessary for initiation of the UPR [
An alternative two-step mechanism has been suggested in which the release of BiP acts as prerequisite to unfolded protein binding to the senor domains [
Recent studies have suggested that IRE1 activation at least can be modulated by extrinsic factors, even those coming from the cytosol. For example, the flavonol quercetin has been shown to dimerize and weakly activate yIRE1 even in the absence of ER-stress. The co-crystal structure revealed quercetin binds to a novel ligand binding pocket of yIRE1's kinase domain and as such promotes dimerization of yIRE1's cytosolic domain [
Finally, two new and very different mechanisms involved in IRE1α and PERK, and ATF6 activation have recently been proposed. Firstly, Jwa and Chang recently suggested a role of PARP proteins in activation of IRE1α and PERK [
Furthermore, Hong
This work was supported by funding from a cancer research UK fellowship (C33269/A11161) to M.A.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
The unfolded protein response in mammals. During ER-stress, the accumulation of unfolded proteins in the ER lumen activates PERK, IRE1 and ATF6. Activated PERK phosphorylates eIF2α resulting in the reduction of protein translation. The active cytosolic domain of IRE1α cleaves and removes an intron from Xbp1 mRNA which then encodes for XBP1s protein. Once activated, ATF6 translocates to the Golgi where it is proteolytically cleaved releasing the active ATF6 P50 fragment. XBP1s and ATF6 P50 transcription factors migrate to the nucleus and activate transcription of UPR target genes.
BiP-dependent UPR signaling activation (
A direct role for unfolded proteins in UPR activation. (


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Thanks for your comment, its always nice to hear something positive about workOriginally Posted by n3Cre0
I think that all of the pictures are very well. I'm waiting for the the version 2.0....
(excuse my poor english)
*update to KDE 3.5.5
*maybe wait for the final 2.6.19 kernel then use it on the final b|t 2.0 version
*maybe wait for the final firefox 2.0 then use it on the final b|t 2.0 version
no that is not what i want. config save saves config, which i can acheive by rebuilding the modules. also configsave saves the files into squash fs which is useless if i want to open a particular text file in windows.Originally Posted by CurioCT
i am talking about transfering hashes, packets, etc. which do not write to the stick you boot from or the floppy drive (the files are in the folder but do not exist on the disk after proper dismount).
Shadz - you win - if it was you who made them
=] Nice job
I know I'll be probably get flamed for this but why don't use GRUB for booting up bt² instead of lilo?
erm the fat area of the stick is mounted by default? and if not you can manually mount it? and save files (though configsave will save them to a .mo if they are in the root folder?)Originally Posted by lalalanrus
so I maybe I am not understanding what you are saying but I've never had any issue with this in B|T not got B|T2 on a usb device as yet admittedly`
Windows 95 :-
"32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1-bit of competition".
Backtrack is awesome, keep up the good work.
If possible i would love to see the tool "strikeout" included. http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/strikeout/
Not sure if there is any licensing stuff or not but it would be a nice add on for me since i prefer to use live cd's and not install everything


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I have removed the entire previous article and replaced it with the current Wiki article. The reason why I have done this is because the previous article was 'owned' and controlled by an editor who used at least 5 socks to own and control attachment related pages on Wiki for over a year. The apparent purpose for this was to obfuscate the nature of 'attachment therapy', promote attachment therapy views and definitions of attachment and, above all, advertise an obscure form of attachment therapy called 'Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy'. The editor concerned, User:DPeterson has been banned for one year after ArbCom proceedings and his 5 socks, User:RalphLender, User:SamDavidson, User:JohnsonRon, User:JonesRD and User:MarkWood have been banned from Wiki indefinitely. Fainites 16:35, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
To all professional and other readers of pages relating to attachment, its theory, disorders and therapies. Also complex post traumatic stress disorder and emotional dysregulation in children. All these pages and topics on Wikipedia were, until a recent arbitration, dominated by an army of sockpuppets promoting an attachment therapy theoretical base, diagnosis and treatments.[1] "Attachment therapy" is a largely American based, non-mainstream, unvalidated and highly controversial form of therapy for children, frequently adopted or fostered children. Following arbitration in July and August 2007 the sockpuppets were banned. However it is likely that similar attempts will be made to promote the same views and therapies on Psychology Wikia. The promotion included misrepresentation and misquotation of sources, edits designed to obscure the nature or even existence of attachment therapy, smear campaigns against opponents, edit warring and mass sockpuppetry to achieve fake 'consensus'. Anybody reading these pages would be well advised to be cautious and to consult reputable sources on the subject such as the Taskforce Report commissioned by the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) on Attachment Therapy, Reactive Attachment Disorder, and Attachment Problems.[2] This report was compiled by Mark Chaffin, Rochelle Hanson, Benjamin E. Saunders, Todd Nichols, Douglas Barnett, Charles Zeanah, Lucy Berliner, Byron Egeland, Elana Newman, Tom Lyon, Elizabeth Letourneau and Cindy Miller-Perrin and covers the whole topic. Also the follow up letters and the Taskforce Reply to Letters [3]. Other reputable sources include a special issue of Attachment & Human Development devoted to the subject, at September 2003, vol. 5, issue 3, pp219-326 [4] by Zeannah and O'Connor, a 2006 publication by the Royal College of Psychiatrists Research and Training Unit (Jessica Kingsley Publishers) called "Understanding Attachment and Attachment Disorders" by Vivien Prior and Danya Glaser [5] and "Enhancing Early Attachments" edited by Lisa Berlin, Yair Ziv, Lisa Amaya Jackson and Mark T. Greenberg, part of the Duke series in Child Development and Public Policy, with particular reference to the chapter at p.313 by Thomas O'Connor and Wendy Nilson.Fainites 15:11, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Another good mainstream source is "Handbook of attachment: Theory, research and clinical applications" edited by Cassidy and Shaver. Concerning signs to watch for are highly exaggerated claims of the prevalence of Reactive attachment disorder or attachment disorder, often by conflating statistics on attachment styles with disorders, claims that high numbers or most maltreated children or adopted or fostered children are likely to suffer RAD or attachment disorder, attempts to obscure the nature of attachment therapy or pretend it is limited to certain extreme forms such as rebirthing or holding, links to attachment therapists sites and the promotion of attachment therapies as mainstream to cure all this. Fainites 16:12, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
I restored to the list of treatments Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and also the clarification on dates of publication of the APSAC task force report and the empirical studies of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. Your deletion of this was without discussion. The material is relevant and with proper referencing. The report's publication occurred before publication of the two empirical studies and the task force had no access to that material. Cheers Dr. Becker-Weidman Talk 23:14, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
It is specifically misleading to call your actions a 'restoration' and purport to chide me for deletion without discussion. DDP was not in the 'list' of mainstream therapies. Its not mainstream. Its not listed in Prior or Glaser or by the APA which is where I got the lists from. Here is the link. [6] This was properly sourced material. You have hidden the sourced Prior and Glaser maeterial by removing a section heading and then added your own list out of context. You deleted and altered parts of the article without discussion. I restored it. You have reverted. The onus was on you to discuss (as you suggested on the RAD page) before deleting and altering material.
Secondly, there was no confusion about the dates of publication. The Taskforce Report and Reply should go together in order to avoid creating a misleading impression. The Reply deals very specifically with the issue of whether your study constitutes an evidence base as you very well know, and says it does not. It is not appropriate to include DDP in lists of treatments described as mainstream or evidence based by authors as if DDP was one of them when it isn't. Don't you have a bit of a COI on the subject of DDP? Also what happened to your bit on the RAD page about 'lets discuss everything on the talkpage first' and 'do it in a measured way'?Fainites 23:23, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
- I will restore the list of treatments as this was in the article before you began deleting. I think the listing is valuable. It can then lead to articles about each treatment. As I stated, the APSAC task force report was being written at a couple of years before publication of the two empirical studies on Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. It was then published before the two articles. You may not be aware of this, but articles may take several months to a year after submission before publication, so an article published in 2006, as the APSAC one was, was worked on in 2004 and submitted in 2005 for publication in 2006. I hope this helps clear up that confusion. Cheers. Dr. Becker-Weidman Talk 23:50, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Please look at the edit history Dr BW if your memory is really that short. I put this article on this site replacing a very out of date article from November 06 put on by Dr Kiff. This article did not contain that list. You added it, ignoring the section that already existed on treatments other that to remove its section heading. You then deleted other material. Your edits also duplicate, mess up the refs (which you have just done again), and frequently destroy grammatical or common sense. You have a conflict of interest on this issue as a the author of the DPP studies and a main propnent of DDP - something that is plain from your frequent insertion of your clinics website into these articles. Also I am afraid I simply do not believe that you are not aware of the Taskforces November 2006 to your own letter to them, making it very very clear that they did not consider your 2006 study constituted an evidence base. There is no confusion - only a refusal to accept plain facts. Cheers. Fainites 16:08, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
For any other editor - here is a link to the taskforces reply [7]. Here is what the Taskforce say about evidence base in their report and in the Reply;
- "Some proponents have claimed that research exists that supports their methods, or that their methods are evidence based, or are even the sole evidence-based approach in existence, yet these proponents provide no citations to credible scientific research sufficient to support these claims (Becker-Weidman, n.d.-b). This Task Force was unable to locate any methodologically adequate clinical trials in the published peer-reviewed scientific literature to support any of these claims for effectiveness, let alone claims that these treatments are the only effective available approaches." (Chaffin et al, op. cit., p78)
- "Regarding the issue of empirical support, it is encouraging to see that outcome research on DDP was recently published in a peer-reviewed journal. This is an important first step toward learning the facts about DDP outcomes. We congratulate Dr. Becker-Weidman on this work and hope he will continue to expand these efforts. The published study was not available until after the Task Force report was in press, so its findings were not discussed in the report. The question at this point is whether the published study might modify our original statements. In our estimation, DDP still does not meet criteria as an evidence-based treatment, although the published findings do raise hopes that DDP may be promising. Examining the study, it shares many of the same limitations noted in the Task Force's evaluation of the Myeroff study (p. 85). For example, the study used a small convenience sample, participants were self-selected into treatment versus comparison conditions, the age range of participants was very broad (5-16), there was no direct statistical analysis of differential group change over time, outcome data were not collected by blind or impartial reporters, and the study utilized completer only rather than intent-to-treat methods. Of course, no study is without limitations; however, the fact remains that a single study with these sorts of major limitations, although a first step, is far short of the criteria that must be met before designating a treatment as evidence based. In general, we believe that designating a treatment as evidence based is a job for an independent treatment review panel (e.g., American Psychological Association, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], Office for Victims of Crime Task Force, Cochrane Collaborative, etc.) applying accepted and established scientific review criteria. None has listed DDP as meeting accepted criteria. Thus, it is our opinion that practitioners should not characterize or advertise DDP as an evidence-based practice at this time." From the Reply at p 382. Fainites 16:19, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
Further, their citations of you in the Taskforce report under the sections about claiming evidence base and other matters were as follows;
- Becker-Weidman, A. (n.d.-a). Attachment therapy: What it is and what it isn't. Retrieved June 4, 2004, from www.attachmentdisorder.net/Dr._Art_Treatment.htm
Becker-Weidman, A. (n.d.-b). Dyadic developmental psychotherapy: An attachment-based therapy program. Retrieved July 2, 2004, from www.center4familydevelop.com/therapy.htm
Presumably this was before your studies were published in peer reviewed journals 2006? I addition, contrary to your oft repeated assertion that the Report was written in 2004 (or even earlier) it contains much cited material from 2005. Fainites 16:33, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
I can see that you feel quite strongly here and your zeal is appreciated. To clarify, the APSAC task force report was written years before the publication of the two empirical outcome studies regarding Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. Thus, the material in the report was accurate when written, but out of date when published. The letter did not include the four-year follow-up empirical study and may have even been based on a pre-publication summary of the article in Child and Adolescent Social Work. I note this since that article and the second, later, empirical study, both did include direct statistical analysis of differential group change over time, and the data for both were collected by another source (graduate students). Finally, both the report and letter were written before publication of the Craven and Lee article on the evidence-base of treatments, of which Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy was one treatment mentioned...and even in their study, they used a pre-publication version of the Child and Adolescent Social Work study, before data on the control group was published...hence their conclusions might be substantially stronger had they had access the the complete initial study with its control group and the later four-year follow-up study date. I hope this helps you better understand this complex issue. Cheers. Dr. Becker-Weidman Talk 16:45, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
There is nothing remotely complex about your refusal to acknowledge the existance of the Taskforces Reply on the issue of your papers. Nobody is suggesting the Taskforce had your study for their main report so you can relax on that one. But do you accept the existance of the Reply? Do you accept that the excerpt I've quoted above is accurate?. Do you accept that the Reply was published in November 2006, many months after Craven and Lee which was published in May 2006, and that it specifically addressed your study published in 2006 because you cited it to them in your letter to them? Do you accept that Craven and Lee put DDP along with holding therapy in Catgory three 'supported and acceptable' and that nowhere do they describe DDP as 'evidence based? These are all simple, non-confusing questions and answers would be appreciated.
Further, your first study in 2004 was published on your own website. The Taskforce cite your website in 2004 and also cite a range of material from 2005. Your study and follow up study were formally published in 2006. The Taskforce Report appeared in December 2005 and was published in 2006 so it was not written 'years before' your studies. Anyway, that's irrelevent because they address your study in their Reply of November 2006. The fact that they did not have the four year follow up study is also irrelevent because they a) criticise the methodology of the study which is not cured by a four year follow up and b) make it very plain that more than one single flawed study is required to achieve the status of 'evidence based'. It stretches credulity to suggest that a four year follow up study of the same study would have made any difference.Fainites 21:06, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
As I mentioned on the talk page for Reactive attachment disorder I appreciate your zeal and the ardor with which you present and fight for your very clear point of view. That can certainly help clarify points. However, your comments contain several errors. For example, the first empirical outcome study regarding the evidence basis for Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy was not published in 2004. It was published in the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal in 2006. What was on the website was only preliminary date that did not even include the control group's data. The APSAC task force began its work in 2004. Their reply did not address the second empirical study that compared the treatment and control groups four years after treatment and found continued improvement in the treatment group and statistically significant deterioration in the control group who received other treatments from other providers, not Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. Craven & Lee define the treatment, developed by Dr. Hughes, as meeting the standard for a level of evidence-based treatment. Again, I appreciate your zeal and your adherence to your specific point of view. I think it's helped make the points I've made much more clear and focused and, therefore, quite relevant and appropriate here and in the other articles you have a dispute with. Cheers. Dr. Becker-Weidman Talk 22:49, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
- Nope! Fainites 15:27, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
As already mentioned. your last edit messed up all the refs for the second time. Would you mind clearing it up please. Fainites 06:39, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
The timing I describe is factual and represents the writing and publication histories, which are clear for the journal dates. I realize that you may not be aware of the process of writing, peer-reviewing, and then the publication of professional articles. It is quite a long process from writing to submission and then can be a year or more from submission to publication, hence the APSAC group's article not including material published when their article was published. If you want more details on this process I can provide those, or, I am certain, Dr. Mercer or Dr. Kiff can. BTW, I fixed that reference...had to add the /ref tag. Cheers. Dr. Becker-Weidman Talk 13:25, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
Come on, Art, you know very well that Craven& Lee did not say your stuff was evidence-based. That term isn't even part of the evaluation system they used. They said DDP was supported and acceptable-- however, the research did not meet the standards even for that. When C & L were criticized on their evaluation of DDP and holding therapy, they only attempted to rebut statements about their assessment of holding therapy. They stayed quiet about DDP. Why can't you just face facts and go on and do a better study? If you really think DDP is the way to go, isn't it worth your trouble to try to demonstrate this? The time you've spent arguing and trying to have your own way would have been enough to start a more acceptable evaluation.Jean Mercer 23:09, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
I was wondering whether Jean could help develop an article reviewing the issues in attachment therapy that have lead to prosecutions around the world. What particular procedures are hazardous? with some guidelines for consumers. Also a section for mental health workers on how to organise their practice from an ethical and professional point of view to minimize the risks, pointing to an guidance available. Until I got involved here I had not realised there was such an issue. I think we could make it part of a series of articles on areas of practice that can have implications in the law. Dr Joe Kiff 23:13, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
I'd be glad to help, but I can't do with being reverted all the time, or spend my time arguing about whether there are really interventions that use physical and psychological restraint or food deprivation as methods to treat Reactive Attachment Disorder. Anyone who doubts this should read the testimony given in California vs. Vasquez, 2007, as well as cases like that of Candace Newmaker (Mercer, Sarner, & Rosa, "Attachment therapy on trial", 2003)..
Your idea (legal implications) is an interesting one, though-- one of the biggest issues is the wide variety of definitions of attachment used in U.S. courts. I've covered this in a chapter in my book "Understanding Attachment" (2006) [this was such a good title that there are two books with it!].
Is there some method for asking people to contribute to a list of topics that should be covered? I'm all for planning these things rather than just having people jump in.Jean Mercer 01:03, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
You are not alone Dr Kiff in the UK in not realising this was such an issue! There is some evidence of a few attachment therapists moving in on the UK but I'd be surprised if most professionals have heard of it. BAAF have issued a fairly comprehensive statement on it though, against not only coercive practices but also its underlying theoretical base. Its linked in the Wiki article down towards the bottom.
The history of attachment therapy would be an interesting article in itself - tracing where its theories and practices come from and how they have (or have not) developed. Its current theoretical base, its practices, notable court cases notable professional statements/controversies on the matter would all make good articles. The current article on Wiki which I originally posted here has a stab at most of these issues, but certainly there is room for a more detailed analysis of the theoretical base that would be of interest to professionals. It also leads into issues about diagnosis and marketing - the use of the internet and lists of 'symptoms' for RAD or AD being key to this. The assessment measures attachment therapists use such as RADQ are also a topic in themselves. Fainites 15:25, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
This sounds very positive so I will set up a new article Cautions around the practice of attachment therapies and we can congregate there to plan in more detail as I think Jean is right about the need for this. I will copy over the relevant TALK section here too.Dr Joe Kiff 17:07, 3 October 2007 (UTC)


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When Australian film star Eric Bana finally got the green
light to star in upcoming Hollywood blockbuster The Hulk, he said
celebrations were surreal and almost inappropriate.
Bana, 34, was in Mudgee at the time shooting Australian comedy The Nugget and returned to the central western NSW town with fellow cast members for its world premiere.
As The Nugget's hectic promotional schedule continued, Bana spoke about two forthcoming film roles likely to transform him into the next Australian to carry the Hollywood heavyweight tag.
He said the phone call announcing he had landed the role of The Hulk and his alter ego, Bruce Banner, came shortly after last year's devastating terrorist attacks on the United States.
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Last month it was announced Bana would co-star with Brad Pitt in Troy, a war epic based on Greek mythology.
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Rocky Horror Show creator Richard O'Brien will be the bizarre spring-propelled Zebedee, known for his catchphrase "time for bed" while Oscar winner Jim Broadbent will play Brian the snail.
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The Magic Roundabout was a TV hit for years after being created in the mid-60s for French TV.
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It is Minogue's second recent foray into film, with reports this week that she has signed to play the lead female role in World War II romance August 5th.
The former Neighbours star has also appeared in movies The Delinquents, Street Fighter and Moulin Rouge.
Australian actress Naomi Watts is to star in a new film
directed by Mexican Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.
Memphis will be the setting for 21 Grams, the English-language debut of Inarritu.
Memphis beat out 10 competitors, including Los Angeles and New Orleans, production officials confirmed.
Sean Penn, Watts and Benicio Del Toro will star in the $US20 million ($A36.66 million) film.
Penn plays a critically ill man brought together through a freak accident with a drug addict played by Watts and a Christian ex-con played by Del Toro.
Shooting is scheduled to begin on December 4 and continue through February.
"The chance to work with filmmakers of this quality, when they weren't even considering Memphis originally, is incredible," said Memphis & Shelby County Film Commissioner Linn Sitler, who recruited the movie.
The man who killed John Lennon had his second bid for early
release rejected today.
Officials denied Mark David Chapman parole on what would have been the former Beatle's 62nd birthday.
The knockback followed a closed hearing held yesterday.
The 47-year-old killer, who is serving 20 years to life in Attica prison near New York, will be allowed to appeal again in two years, a spokeswoman for the New York State Division of Parole said.
His first appeal to be let out of jail was turned down two years ago.
Chapman shot Lennon on the steps of his Manhattan apartment building in December 1980 as the rock star and his wife Yoko Ono were returning from an evening recording session.
The drifter said he had heard voices in his head telling him to kill the former Beatle.
Even Napoleon Bonaparte is no match for Arnold
Schwarzenegger in France, judging from the ratings of two competing
shows starring each of the larger-than-life characters on French television this
Arnie's True Lies - a typically Hollywood action film in which the Terminator star gets the better of Arab terrorists -- outranked a new, mega-production mini-TV series on Napoleon when they were shown head to head, on respectively the private TF1 network and public broadcaster France 2.
According to audience ratings company Mediametrie, Schwarzie was the big hit of the evening, pulling in 8.4 million viewers, or 40 per cent of the eyeballs.
The second episode of Napoleon on the same night was close behind with 7.6 million viewers, or 32 per cent.
Still, the makers of Napoleon can console themselves with the fact that the first episode raked in nine million viewers, easily beating TF1's line-up, which included a popular female cop show.
The director of the whimsical French hit Amelie,
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, has chosen his next project: a mystery/love story set in
World War I and based on the bestselling book A Very Long Engagement by
French author Sebastien Japrisot.
Warner Bros France, which is backing the French-language production, said Jeunet would write the script of the movie, as he did with Amelie, and that shooting would start next year.
"We're very happy at the idea of working on such a fantastic project with an auteur and director as talented as Jean-Pierre Jeunet," the studio said in a statement.
Jeunet, who had been keeping quiet on his plans up to now, said: "I've been waiting 10 years for this. Japrisot's novel is a wonderful story about love, hope and determination.
"I could read it 10 times over, and 10 times over I'd cry. I promise here and now that I will do all I can to do this masterpiece justice."
The intricate story is that of a woman whose fiance is said to be killed during the war, but who sets out to discover what really happened to him.
Atomic Kitten star Natasha Hamilton has revealed she
demanded that hospital staff should put jazz tunes on the radio while she was in
labour - to stop her hearing her own hits.
The new mother, who gave birth to baby Josh last month, said she could not face hearing one of the chart-topping group's songs.
She told OK magazine: "I yelled at them to put something like Jazz FM on as that way there'd be no chance of me hearing an Atomic Kitten track.
"That was the last thing I wanted to hear," she added.
Hamilton, whose group were number one last month with a cover of Blondie's The Tide Is High, had an emergency Caesarean delivery.
She and her partner Fran Cosgrave said they were both enjoying parenthood.
"I still can't tell who he's taking after, but he's totally unique and gorgeous," Hamilton told the magazine.
New Zealand is preparing to host filming of Tom Cruise's new movie,
The Last Samurai, which is also tipped to feature Australian
Filming of the movie was due to begin in Japan today before moving on to New Zealand and the United States, Warner Bros president of production Jeff Robinov said.
Director Ed Zwick travelled to New Zealand earlier this year and earmarked up to 10 sites for filming, which is expected to start early next year.
Zwick said the film would cost around $US100 million ($A184 million) to make, and he predicted benefits for the economy of NZ's Taranaki region.
Casting would be sourced locally, as well as from Australia and Japan.
New Zealand's status as a movie location was enhanced by the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
In The Last Samurai, Cruise stars as an American civil war soldier hired by the Emperor of Japan in the 1870s to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare.
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The day seems to be progressing quite well over at the BarCampAustin con (though I'm definitely putting in the hardcore sneaker mileage today between the two locations!) – I'm sitting now in Cote's BarCampAustin session on corpoblogging, which is a very interesting subject to me. At the moment, the discussion is centered on the high-level challenges of being an individual voice amidst a large corporation- great subject, and one I certainly have a few opinions on myself… ;-)
It can be a real challenge to balance the social responsibility of working for a company that supports a blogging culture alongside the need to be honest, direct and 'real' in one's communication. Personally- I decided several years ago to keep my business opinions on this 'official' weblog, and my personal scribblings/annotated del.icio.us links/digg stories/etc. posted on my personal weblog (found here), but there's a lot of varying opinions on what's best for all concerned. As I'd been blogging on my personal website for a couple years before Macromedia even opened the blogging gates, this was more a concern when starting my 'corpoblog' than in changing how I was already blogging on a personal level. Whereas I used to post a few snippets on my personal weblog about the workplace, once I decided to 'go corpo' the split must made the most sense, personally.Although I sometimes feel incredibly schizophrenic separating my brainstreams and opinions this way, in meatspace I've always made an effort to keep my personal and professional lives as separate as possible, so my blogging habits are really more a mirror of my own reality. I don't often bore my close friends in the 'real world' with day-to-day work discussions, nor am I particularly a fan of opening up my personal life for discussion in the office. But opinions in the room here vary greatly on this topic, and by no means do I find my solution one that applies to other personalities and situations.So… how do YOU manage your professional vs. personal interests and opinions as a 'public voice'? It certainly helps me in volumes that Adobe has maintained a quite open and supportive attitude towards public-facing staffers like myself – so I do feel personally inclined to return the favor by keeping my more caustic and generally work-unrelated banter posted away from their servers – but not having the (mis)fortune of working for less tolerant companies in the past, I'm really curious as to how others have juggled the conflicts of interests that arise as a 'corpoblogger'.Do tell?


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|Evangeline Baumeister
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|Chocolatier: Decadence by Design
|Heironymus Baumeister
| Rowena Baumeister
Deiter Baumeister
Felix Baumeister
|Jarrah Tangye
|Joseph Tangye
|Alex Fletcher
|Marten Baumeister
|Aunts and Uncles
|Marten Baumeister Jr.
|Nieces and Nephews
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Whitney Baumeister
Teddy Baumeister
Evangeline Baumeister is a major character in the Chocolatier series. She is a character of interest and the player's guide in the first game. Her role becomes smaller in the next two games, but there are still a number of references to her as she still give and receive from quests.
Later, she marries Jarrah Tangye and had a son, Joseph Tangye. She also has a granddaughter, Alexandra Tangye , who is the player's guide in the next two games.
Chocolatier Evangeline Baumeister is the player's guide in Chocolatier. She can be found in The Cliff Chalet, in San Francisco.
She gives the player a series of quests, locations of recipes and important characters. She was once in love with Jarah Tangye, who is located in Hong Kong, but Estabon Grimaldo got in the way of their relationship and separated them, but later in the game, the player reunites the two with their love of chocolate.
Chocolatier 2: Secret IngredientsEdit
Evangeline moves to Cayenne with her husband, Jarrah Tangye, and her nephew, Chas Baumeister. She can occasionally be found in Hotel Central, where she receives and gives certain quests to the player.
She is now one of the board member of the Baumeister Confections.
Chocolatier 3: Decadence by DesignEdit
Evangeline returns to San Francisco and is now found in the Baumeister Confections H.Q. building. She is still one of the board members of the corporation.
She is also still a key character in the story as she gives the player their first truffle recipes, plus several more.
Evangeline is also the one who receives the chocolates or coffee products in the last quests, The Highest Honors Parts 1 and 2.


text: Aderans Co., Ltd. ("Aderans") (8170.T) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Hair Club, a leader in hair replacement services in North America, for US$163.5 million. Under the terms of the transaction, Aderans will purchase all of the outstanding common stock of HC (USA), Inc. from Regis Corporation (NYSE:RGS). "We are delighted to welcome Hair Club into the Aderans family of businesses," said Nobuo Nemoto, Representative Director and Founder of Aderans. "Acquiring Hair Club is an important step in our previously announced strategic shift away from focusing on business reorganization to emphasizing global revenue and profit expansion." Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Aderans is a global provider of hair replacement and restoration products and services, owning internationally-recognized brands ADERANS for men, FONTAINE for women, and BOSLEY, a provider of hair loss solutions and medical hair restoration. "As a result of this acquisition, we will be able to offer the most comprehensive set of hair replacement and hair restoration services in the North American marketplace and provide consumers with a full array of hair loss solutions through our complementary businesses," said Joshua Schechter, Chairman of Aderans America Holdings, Inc. "We look forward to providing world-class products and service to Hair Club customers and to working with Hair Club franchisees and employees to expand the brand and grow the business." Bryan Cave LLP is acting as legal advisor to Aderans in connection with the transaction. The transaction is subject to satisfaction of regulatory requirements and other closing conditions. About Aderans Founded in 1969, Aderans is a global provider of hair replacement and restoration products and services, whose internationally-recognized brands include ADERANS custom-made wigs, hair products and services for men, FONTAINE custom-made and ready-to-wear wigs, products and services for women, and BOSLEY, providing hair loss solutions and medical hair restoration.


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If West Coast coach John Worsfold had ordered a Chinese meal in 2012, his fortune cookie would have come to the table broken.
Good luck definitely wasn't on the Eagles' side last year, with the star-studded forward line decimated by injuries.
All-Australian forward Mark LeCras was ruled out for the year after injuring his knee at pre-season training.
Mark Nicoski also had his season ruined when he tore his hamstring during the NAB Cup grand final.
And the damage was complete when spearhead Josh Kennedy was struck down with a serious ankle injury in round five, ruling him out of action for 15 weeks.
Despite losing three of their best forwards, plus wingman Andrew Embley for a fair chunk, West Coast battled on manfully to finish in fifth spot on the table before bowing out to Collingwood in the semi-finals.
The Eagles have now made back-to-back finals series since claiming the wooden spoon in 2010.
And if the club can avoid a repeat of last year's debilitating injuries, a fourth flag beckons.
"We've been building a team that's been a reasonable performer in the finals in the past two years," Worsfold said.
"But we don't want to be a reasonable performer in the finals this year. We want to be a strong performer. We want to be a lot better.
"Young teams in big finals can struggle.
"But I think we're out of that hump of saying we're a young, developing squad. We've matured beyond that."
One of West Coast's biggest strengths is their absence of a noticeable weakness.
The defence, led by skipper Darren Glass, is strong, reliable and flexible, with a number of shut-down players complemented by rebounders like Will Schofield, Beau Waters and Shannon Hurn.
The midfield, boasting the likes of Daniel Kerr, Luke Shuey, Scott Selwood, Matt Priddis, Andrew Gaff and new recruit Sharrod Wellingham, has the potential to become one of the best in the competition.
The ruck duo of Dean Cox and Nic Naitanui are already the league's standard-bearers, with the pair winning All-Australian honours last season.
And West Coast's fit-again forward line has the firepower to blow teams off the park.
Jack Darling, at just 20 years of age, booted 53 goals last season, and has the potential to reach 70 this year.
Kennedy and LeCras are proven performers who can kick big bags of goals, while opposition defences are further stretched when Cox and Naitanui spend their 'rest' periods in attack.
Even the little guys are dangerous, with Nicoski, Josh Hill, Brad Dick and Ashton Hams set to battle it out for the small forward roles.
Quinten Lynch's defection to Collingwood came as a slight shock.
But with West Coast possessing so many talented big men on their list, the Big Q will be easily replaced.
Most of the ingredients are there for West Coast to go all the way this year.
A sprinkling of luck might be all that is needed to ensure it happens.
How the AFL's Eagles shape up in 2013
Coach: John Worsfold
Captain: Darren Glass
Last five years: 15-11-16-4-5
Premierships: 3 (1992, 1994, 2006)
Key five: Nic Naitanui, Dean Cox, Darren Glass, Mark LeCras, Scott Selwood
One to watch: Jack Darling. Only 20, but he's already a proven match-winner whose mobility for a key forward makes him hard to stop. Kicked 53 goals last year and will relish a full season alongside fellow goalkicker Josh Kennedy, who was limited to nine games in 2012.
Ins: Adam Carter (South Fremantle WAFL), Brant Colledge (Perth WAFL), Jamie Cripps (St Kilda), Brad Dick (rookie elevation), Mark Hutchings (West Perth WAFL), Cale Morton (Melbourne), Sharrod Wellingham (Collingwood).
Outs: Quinten Lynch (Collingwood), Ryan Neates (delisted), Koby Stevens (Western Bulldogs), Lewis Stevenson (Port Adelaide), Andrew Strijk (delisted), Tom Swift (retired), Gerrick Weedon (delisted).
Best line-up:
B: Beau Waters, Darren Glass, Adam Selwood
HB: Will Schofield, Eric Mackenzie, Shannon Hurn
C: Andrew Gaff, Luke Shuey, Andrew Embley
HF: Sharrod Wellingham, Jack Darling, Daniel Kerr
F: Dean Cox, Josh Kennedy, Mark LeCras
R: Nic Naitanui, Matt Priddis, Scott Selwood
I: Jacob Brennan, Matt Rosa, Josh Hill, Chris Masten
Predicted finish: 2nd
Betting (Sportingbet)
To win the flag: $6.50
To make the top eight: $1.15


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The Critics Classics presents River of No Return at the Elk Grove Theatre on Tuesday, April 8 at 1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Admission is $5 per movie. The Critics Classics will be in conjunction with the Chicago Film Critics Association. Peter Sobczynski will introduce the 7:00 p.m. film and will conduct a short Q&A after the film.
The Critics Classics at the Elk Grove Theatre will be in conjunction with the Chicago Film Critics Association. Each film will be selected by the member of the CFCA from a list they provide and will host with an introduction and a short Q&A after the 7:00 p.m. show. The films will run the 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. River of No Return: Matt Calder, who lives on a remote farm with his young son Mark, helps two unexpected visitors who lose control of their raft on the nearby river. Harry Weston is a gambler by profession and he is racing to the nearest town to register a mining claim he has won in a poker game. His attractive wife Kay, a former saloon hall girl, is with him. When Calder refuses to let Weston have his only rifle and horse, he simply takes them leaving his wife behind. Unable to defend themselves against a likely Indian attack, Calder, his son and Kay Weston begin the treacherous journey down the river on the raft Weston left behind.


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Jeb Bush, Governor Cynthia A. Henderson, Secretary
David Henry
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Re: File Number
Swiss American Bank
Dear Mr. Henry:
The Bureau of Timeshare received your
letter regarding the resale of your timeshare week. The Bureau regulates the creation, sale, and operation of timeshare plans in the
state of
In response to previous consumer complaints received by the Bureau concerning Swiss American Bank, the Bureau conducted an investigation of the company for compliance with chapter 721, F.S. The investigation was concluded after it was determined that the timeshare resale activities of Swiss American Bank do not appear to come within the scope of any of the statutes enforced by the Bureau of Timeshare under chapter 721, F.S.
Please understand that our inability to investigate your complaint further is due to the limits of the Bureau's regulation authority under chapter 721, F.S., and is not due to a lack of concern for your situation.
However, as a courtesy we have forwarded a copy of your complaint letter and
any documents that you provided, to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, in connection with their
investigation of possible criminal law violations. You can contact them by
writing to: Florida
Department of Law Enforcement,
It is also the Bureau's
understanding that Swiss American Bank is being investigated by
The U. S. Postal Inspection Service is also conducting an investigation of Swiss American and International Appraisals. You may contact them at:
Agent S. E. Souza,
Phone: 401-276-6930, Fax: 401-351-2950.
In an effort to assist you further, enclosed is general information
concerning reselling a
Thank you for contacting the Division of Florida Land Sales, Condominiums and Mobile Homes, Bureau of Timeshare.
Yours truly,
Sheila Norris, Administrative Assistant
for Daniel F. Hogan
Supervisor Enforcement Section Bureau of Timeshare
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Ride and Reinvent Watts with GOOD LA
GOOD Los Angeles
Saturday, August 17, 2013 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
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Event Details
What hidden potential is there in South LA? GOOD LA invites you to play the role of the explorer and designer in Watts to consider its potential for the future.
Grab your bike and head out for a group ride to discover, learn, and celebrate Watts. Could a corner lot become a pop-up community center? Can we find a great street for a neighborhood block party? Let's discover how local partners and community stakeholders are working to make Watts an even more vibrant part of the greater landscape of Los Angeles. GOOD LA invites you to play the role of the explorer and work together with community designers in Watts to activate Los Angeles's full potential for the future.
The ride will be hosted by two Watts-based bike groups, East Side Riders and Los Ryderz, who will lead the adventure through one of LA's most dynamic communities. The day's events will be cover not only bike safety and tour but a chance to join the conversation with leaders from Watts who are building the movement to build a stronger and more vibrant South LA.
Schedule of Events:
3:00-5:00pm Group Bike Ride
- Bike Safety 101 - A quick workshop for all levels of bike riders to celebrate commuting by bike in South LA and stay safe.
- Community Tour - Watts is full of historic and notable landmarks, how many of them do you know about? This tour will focus on the amazing in South LA that are accessible by bike and also begin the conversation about the hidden community potential in underutilized lots, incomplete streets, and access to healthy foods and recreational spaces.
- Conversation and Brainstorming Session - Once we've pedeled, talked and explored we invite attendees to sit down and share in the conversation with Watts community leaders on strengthening South LA.
Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC), 10950 S. Central Ave., Watts, CA 90059. Eco-friendly arrival: Metro Blue Line, 103rd Street / Watts Towers Station. Limited parking is available at WLCAC.
Thank you to our partners:
Leadership for Urban Renewal Network (LURN)
Watts Labor Community Action Committee
Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust
*Please note that we may be taking photographs and/or videos as this event. By attending, you agree to be filmed or photographed for the purpose of being featured in video or photography about GOOD Local. If you are not comfortable being filmed or photographed, please contact the event organizer.
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Watts Labor Community Action Committee
10950 South Central Avenue
Los Angeles,
Saturday, August 17, 2013 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (PDT)
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