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As the general debate at the second convention of the World Jewish Congress here draws to a close most of the delegates and observers are of the opinion that no serious split will develop on major issues after political resolutions have been drafted. It is felt that despite the fireworks which featured the first two days of the general debate all delegations displayed a great deal of restraint and that all seem to want the Congress to present a united Jewish front to the world.
A great impression was made by the representatives of the displaced Jews of Germany and Austria who repeatedly told the convention that they were through with the Diaspora, "once and for all." Dr. Z. Straunch, Dr. Joseph Rosenzaft and M. Gerstehfeld, representing respectively the Jewish DP's of the American, British and French zones of Germany, declared that the Jews now in Israel are the vanguard of the Jewish people and that the Jewish masses elsewhere should consider themselves a reserve of the Jewish nation.
William Haber, advisor on Jewish affairs to the American military command in Europe, who is attending the parley to advise various commissions which deal with the DP problem, declared that the DP's are "looking eagerly, impatiently to the day when they will leave the camps." This "vegetating," he insisted, must end as soon as possible. He expressed thanks to the American Government for "providing security" for the DP's while they remain in the U.S. zones.
Rabbi Morton M. Barman, head of the American Jewish Congress division in Chicago, speaking for the American delegation, urged the W.J.C. to reaffirm the "democratic right of every Jewish community to foster the collective identity of the Jewish people, and preserve and develop its cultural and spiritual values and cultivate its sense of continuity and belonging to a great tradition.
David Cohen of India stressed the importance of fostering friendship between Israel and the Moslem world. He urged the Israeli Government to give the Arabs within their territory complete equality and land reforms, asserting that such progress and friendship would form a bridge between the two peoples and be the "greatest contribution to the safety of the Jews in the Moslem world."
Raffaele Cantoni, head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Italy, described some of the confusion rampant among Jewish organizations in his country. He reported that an Italian minister had recently told him that so many different people claim to represent the Jews in official visits to government offices that the minister no longer "knows who is who." Cantoni attacked the neo-fascist Italian. Social Movement for attempting to spread the "germs of fascism" among the Italian masses who, Dr. Cantoni declared, are friendly to the Jews.
Ignacy Sehwartzbart, organizational director of the Congress, in his report to the plenary session, suggested a new line of development for the Congress in the light of the establishment of Israel. The W.J.C. must be converted into a movement based on a "synthesis" of those who desire to immigrate to Israel and those who wish to remain in other countries.
Among the other speakers at today's session were Dr. David Schapira, president of the Vienna Jewish Community, Marc Jarblum and Henri Adan of France, Isaac Bernstein of Uruguay, Dr. J. Machower of Australia and Hersh Liebovici, secretary-general of the Rumanian Federation of Jewish Communities.


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TOP STORY >>Hamburger tax on agenda
Leader staff writer
The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce wants the brakes put on a proposed two-cent tax on prepared foods, also known as a hamburger tax.
The city council will discuss the tax at its council meetin at 7 p.m. Thursday at city hall.
The new tax, which does not need to be voted on by residents, will bring in about $550,000 annually to be added to the $88,000 the citys advertising and promotion commission already receives through a two-cent hotel tax.
Money generated from the new tax will give Jacksonvilles military museum a chance to bring in aircraft to display on the museum grounds, help bring in a big- name entertainer to the Wing Ding Festival and fire up the fireworks at the annual patriotic spectacular.
Alderman Marshall Smith, who chairs the advertising and promotion commission, says a number of aldermen are for the tax, but it will only be discussed at this upcoming meeting. I dont see us voting on it yet. Everyone needs to take a good look at it, before we put it in an ordinance, he said.
Thats what the chamber wants, too.
Pat Bond, the chamber board president, said the group is not against the tax, but wants the city and residents to take time to fully understand the implications of the tax and exactly how the money is going to be spent.
The chamber board has passed a resolution stating that position and plans to present it at the city council meeting.
Based on figures provided by the state department of finance, the commission believes the two-cent tax will bring in $550,000 the first year.
The commission has suggested that it use half the income, or $275,000, for professional promotion and marketing campaigns to bring people to Jacksonville and its attractions.
About 30 percent of the tax, or $163,000, will be given to the citys parks and recreation department to be used for park improvements and operations.
The Jacksonville Museum of Military History will get $22,000 of the new money to help get the necessary permission to display static aircraft and to help toward the purchase of an aircraft.
The commission has earmarked $20,000 for the patriotic spectacular show to increase its promotion of the event and allow for a bigger fireworks show.
The Reeds Bridge Battlefield group will get $12,000 to buy Civil War displays and make other improvements to the site to bring in tourists.
Wing Ding will get $10,000 to help bring in a big-name entertainer to the festival, helping to bring in more tourists.
The commission will set aside $30,000 of the tax for projects, requests and ideas that come up during the year that are not already budgeted. Another $18,000 will be used for help pay for the staff to coordinate and collect the tax data, staff training and educating businesses and the public on what types of items are taxable.
For example, explained Paul Mushrush, the citys finance director, if you go into a store or restaurant and fill a to-go box with salad items from the salad bar that is not a prepared food item, but if you add utensils, then it becomes taxable.
According to state law, a city can have up to a three-cent tax on prepared foods and up to a three-cent tax on hotel rooms to gain funds for marketing and promotion.
The council can approve up to a two-cent tax in either category without asking for a vote of the residents. A three-cent levy requires a public vote.

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December 12 - 13, 2012
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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April 16, 2009
Tune-In Alert: April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Listen to 1010 WINS (AM) throughout the month of April as the radio station airs a public service announcement to help raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month and to promote JCCA's Child Abuse Alert booklet. If you suspect that a child is being abused and you don't know what to do, JCCA has an excellent resource for you: Child Abuse Alert, a free 16-page booklet, designed to help you recognize some of the signs that a child is at risk and to give you the confidence to act. You can request booklets for yourself or your organization on our website or by calling 212-425-3333. You can also download it here. It is available in English, Spanish, and Russian. To send this email to a friend who might be interested in receiving a Child Abuse Alert, click here.
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On May 5, 2009, Celebration of Hope, a cocktail reception, will be held at The Plaza in New York City to raise funds to benefit children and families. Stanley F. Barshay, our longtime Trustee and Chairman of Consumer Health Care, Schering-Plough Corporation, will be honored at the event, as will Stacy Hochfelder, Andrea Soloway, and Stephanie J. Spiegel for their volunteer service to the youth of The Cottage Schools. There will be many wonderful auction items to bid on. We sincerely hope you will be able to join us and look forward to your support in making this evening a remarkable success!
Please visit jccany.org/celebration to buy tickets, make a donation, or learn more about the event. For more information, call the Benefit Office at 212-838-2660, ext 21.
The 2nd Annual WALK for The Cottage Schools raises funds and offers hope to our foster care youth at The Cottage Schools, Pleasantville & Edenwald, the residential treatment programs of Jewish Child Care Association. These programs provide a safe, structured environment for troubled young people while they work to resolve their difficulties and return to their own communities.
Please join us for WALK for The Cottage Schools on Sunday, May 17, 9:30-11:00 AM (rain or shine!) on the campus at 1075 Broadway, Pleasantville, NY.
There is a $1.5 million gap between government funding and necessary expenses. This is why we need your help. Every dollar raised will go directly into programs that give help and hope to these young people.
Last year, more than 350 teens, campus residents, parents, and seniors participated in our first-ever WALK for the Cottage Schools. Please help us increase that number and raise a dollar for every step taken in 2009.
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Iraq is developing a 600-mile range ballistic missile with nuclear capabilities, and is also trying to rebuild its nuclear reactor, which Israeli bombers destroyed in a June 1981 air raid, the French weekly Le Canard Enchaine reported Thursday.
The missile, known as Sa'ad-16, can carry 500 kg of chemical weapons, or a nuclear charge with the destructive power of the Hiroshima bomb, according to the magazine, which is usually well informed on military matters.
At the same time, Iraq has constructed new buildings and laboratories for its nuclear reactor, at the old Tammuz site near Baghdad. This time, the facilities are buried deep underground, to protect them from another possible Israeli air raid.
Israel justified the attack at the time by claiming the Iraqi reactor was about to produce weapons-grade plutonium.
The Iraqi government, meanwhile, is trying to obtain a reactor and nuclear fuel from France — which was responsible for the original Osiris reactor — elsewhere in Western Europe, or from Latin America, the magazine said.
After the 1981 raid, President Francois Mitterrand had said France would help Iraq rebuild the reactor. But France also set stringent conditions, including the use of low-grade fuel called caramel, which works at a far lower enrichment level than the uranium used in the original reactor.
Some nuclear scientists have said caramel might be used for weapons-grade fuel with the addition of a layer of natural uranium.
Iraq's latest missile development was begun in 1984 by Iraq, Egypt and Argentina, which jointly invested $3 billion to $4 billion in the project, Le Canard Enchaine reported.
Most of the money was borrowed from the Atlanta branch of the Italian Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, which in turn borrowed heavily from American banks.
Both Israel and Syria had an active interest in blocking the Iraqi missile, the magazine said. It claimed that in 1988, either Israeli or Syrian agents set a time bomb under a car that belonged to one of the directors of the main European company working on the Iraqi project.


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Marrone says Tuel was ready, but offense sputtered with him at QB
Doug Marrone insists backup quarterback Jeff Tuel was ready to enter the lineup Thursday night against the Cleveland Browns.
The results, however, told a different story during the Buffalo Bills' 37-24 loss at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Tuel, an undrafted rookie free agent out of Washington State, came into the game in the third quarter in place of EJ Manuel, who was lost for the night because of a knee injury.
The Bills' offense sputtered badly from that point on. In Tuel's first three full series, Buffalo went three and out. On the next, he led them to one first down before they had to punt.
Finally, with the Bills trailing, 30-24, Tuel got the ball back with 2:19 to play and a chance to drive the team to an improbable victory. Tuel, however, wasn't up to the task, throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown by Browns safety T.J. Ward.
"Just a misread on my part," Tuel said.
Because of the short week, practice reps were limited for Tuel, coach Doug Marrone said.
"I'm not going to stand here and say it didn't," Marrone said when asked whether that had a direct impact on Tuel's performance. "Did it hurt Jeff? Yeah, I think that hurt him."
Tuel finished the night 8 of 20 for 80 yards and one interception for a passer rating of 31.2. He was sacked twice.
"It took me a little bit to get going. It's been a while since I've had any live bullets like that," he said. "Especially against 'ones' like that, but after just a few snaps I felt like I settled in there a little bit and was seeing better and slowing down a little bit."
He was asked after the game whether he felt he was put in an "impossible" situation.
"Absolutely not. Impossible is not the right word," he said. "It's the situation of any backup quarterback in the league. You have to be ready to go when your number's called and perform at a high level."
The Bills put their faith in Tuel before the season by not bringing in another veteran quarterback to compete with him after Kevin Kolb was placed on injured reserve because of a concussion. At least Thursday night, that faith was not rewarded.
"Jeff played a lot in the preseason. During a week that's normal we do get him snaps in practice. He prepares just like EJ for a game," Marrone said. "He's a backup quarterback. His responsibility is to get ready to go in. With EJ we have high expectations and, you know, with Jeff we have high expectations."
Marrone said the early report he got from doctors is that Manuel suffered a sprained right knee. He will be re-evaluated today. As to whether the team will need to look at a veteran quarterback (Josh Freeman was released Thursday by Tampa Bay, for example) in case Manuel's injury keeps him out of the lineup, Marrone pumped the brakes.
"Way ahead of me right now. We've got some time," he said. "We'll get on this plane, go back, we'll be talking in the morning – see what the doctors say. We'll go through that process first before we start going the other way."
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There was rain, hail, and snatches of sun, a smattering of Aussie acts doing us proud and – for the first time – there was Dolly (and Metallica).
Glastonbury revellers have long learnt to prepare for the worst the elements can deliver (it has rained on 24 out of 32 occasions) but the weather at this year's five-day music festival was positively wild, shifting from torrential rain and electrical storms – enough to pause performances for a time on Friday night over safety concerns – to brief spots of sunshine, one of which coincided with the maiden appearance by the country star.
Parton's was one of two big-name debuts at Worthy Farm in south-west England this year – hard-rocking Metallica being the other, and the first metal headliners in Glastonbury history – but while the four-piece proved themselves deserving of the honour with a by-all-accounts blistering set, Parton's performance was a divisive one.
"Dolly Parton had 200,000 people in the palm of her manicured, rhinestone-studded hand," said The Guardian in a five-star review, summing up the set, which included a cameo from ex-Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, as "corny but fun". Other news outlets put the figure at closer to 100,000. Many watching the broadcast live at home on TV in the UK took to social media to accuse Parton of miming, something that several concert-goers complained of during her recent tour of Australia.
Stephen Fry leapt to her defence on Twitter and a spokesperson for Parton flatly denied the claims.
I think I know quite a lot about how TV is made. Why are people saying @DollyParton is miming? She's fooling me … — Stephen Fry (@stephenfry)
June 29, 2014
The jury might be out on whether or not she was lip syncing, but the general consensus from the punters Parton drew to the Pyramid Stage on Sunday afternoon (a crowd only matched at Glastonbury by the Rolling Stones last year) was that the ever-plucky 68-year-old, who wrote a new song about mud specifically for the event, had put on a jolly good show.
Leicester lads Kasabian's closing Sunday night set was said to be a raucous, rousing affair, the English National Ballet's performance of part of the WWI ballet Lest We Forget, introduced by Billy Bragg, made for a misty-eyed Sunday morning hangover set, and rock fossils The Pixies reportedly gave Metallica a run for their money as weekend-best purveyors of crunching guitars and throaty screaming.
Amid what was widely considered an underwhelming lineup compared with recent years, a handful of Australian acts shone brightly on the hallowed, muddy turf.
One of our biggest success stories of 2014, Melbourne's Courtney Barnett, performed three sets over three days and despite worryingly opening her first set with an admission of having just hit her head backstage – "I might have concussion", she told the crowd – Barnett and band pressed ahead regardless and delivered what was deemed by some media outlets an early highlight.
Sydney indie-rock act Jagwar Ma's set benefited from a surprise cameo by fellow Aussie and Warpaint drummer Stella Mozgawa, and included a shoutout to Noel Gallagher, who claimed in NME magazine last year that he was too busy listening to Jagwar Ma to contemplate an Oasis reformation.
Perhaps the most successful Australian export was Sydney's The Preatures, fresh from a glowing run of festival slots in the US. Lead singer of Brian Jonestown Massacre, Anton Newcombe, tweeted his admiration during their set and headed backstage for a selfie with the band afterwards, while frontwoman Isabella Manfredi delighted the crowd by performing handstands and cartwheels on stage.
Other Australian acts included soul songstress Ngaiire, Melbourne rockers Money for Rope, Adelaide duo Echo and the Empress and fellow Adelaideans the Shaolin Afronauts, who successfully raised $15,000 on Pozible to fund their trip to Glastonbury.
Rumours are swirling that Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis has signed AC/DC as one of the headliners at next year's festival. Eavis told a news conference on Sunday morning that he'd already booked three headliners for 2015, and on Saturday night he was spotted watching Metallica perform alongside their manager, Peter Mensch, who also manages AC/DC.
Eavis also hinted that the festival might come to an end in 2020, the year of Glastonbury's 50th anniversary.
"Myself, I think I can run another six years, which would take me up to about 50 years ... and then see what happens after that," said Eavis, 78, who organises the event with his daughter Emily.


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GM now lets developers test their in-car apps running in actual cars
GM has been doing a lot to try to make it easier for developers to create software for use in their vehicle infotainment systems. Back in January, it opened up access to a wide range of data points from the vehicle, and made it possible to develop using a simulator on the desktop, instead of having to use very specific developer hardware based in Detroit. Now, GM is introducing GM Dev Client… Read More
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The tech used in making cars drivereless can also be very well suited to building HD maps of roads and cities, which are then in turn used to make driverless cars better. So it isn't surprising when companies working on autonomous tech also focus on building their own high-definition maps, which go beyond regular maps by fusing LiDAR, radar and visual information for a very accurate… Read More
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Facebook hires 3,000 people to combat the disturbing videos and live videos that have been popping up on the site, Hulu launches its live TV service, yesterday was not too good of a day for tech stocks and GM launches GM Maven to help on-demand drivers rent cars for $229 a week. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
GM's Maven Gig is a car sharing service tailor-made for the gig economy
Maven, GM's dedicated mobility wing, is launching Maven Gig on Wednesday, giving occasional gig economy workers a way to easily gain access to a vehicle for short stints to do things like deliver groceries and food on demand, and provide ride sharing services. For $229 per week, inclusive of insurance, unlimited miles, free charging and regular maintenance, Maven Gig provides access… Read More
GM and Honda partner to mass produce hydrogen fuel cells in Michigan
Automakers GM and Honda are teaming up on a new venture to jointly manufacture hydrogen fuel cells at scale, with plans to start mass production by 2020 and a combined investment of $85 million split evenly between the two companies dedicated to the effort. Both GM and Honda intend to use the resulting hydrogen fuel cell system in future products, according to the companies. The joint… Read More
GM's Bolt is actually a platform that will be used for several new EVs
The Bolt EV is GM's answer to Tesla's rising influence, and it's impressive by all early accounts. The affordable electric car with a class-leading range isn't the sum of GM's interest in electric vehicles, however – it's just the beginning. GM plans to release a range of electric vehicles based on the Bolt platform, but they won't be announced… Read More
GM taps 500 Startups to find early-stage investments in upcoming classes
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The Administration has spent so much time pushing a "Buffett Rule" to increase taxes on "millionaires and billionaires," you'd think that it would actually close the $1 trillion+ budget deficit. Think again. The Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation projects that it would raise $46.7 billion — not in one year, but cumulatively over 10 years. (Via the TaxProf).
The talk of raising taxes on "the rich" isn't serious. They simply don't have enough money to pay the bills, and the U.S. tax system is already highly progressive. If spending doesn't come down, only a broad-based tax increase, like a VAT, will cover the tab. But the politicians don't want to admit this, so they point fingers at the "1%" so we won't notice how fast they are spending our money.
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About the Book
Sacramento Satin is a collection of thirty-five original poems by John F Herbert, brilliantly supported by the photographs of Karen D Martin.
The range of topics is varied, from a mischievous Californian prostitute of the book title, to being chased through a graveyard in 'R.I.P', to stopping the clock in 'The Master Of Time', or to suddenly finding yourself in the middle of a raging battlefield at Edgehill in 1642, during the English civil war, in 'King, Crown And Country'.
Erotica is well represented in the poems 'Stilettos', Virgo's Nightmare', and 'Lap-Top Erotica'.
Ghost and Horror is covered by 'R.I.P', a house to avoid in '13 Templeton Drive', and 'The Haunting Of Aurita Lecointe'.
Features & Details
- Category Poetry
6×9 in, 15×23 cm
126 Pages
- Publish Date Apr 04, 2011
- Language English
- Tags Elvis Presley, prostitute, time, horror, ghost, erotica, snowman, Alabama, Sacramento, poetry, Greenwich, church
About the Creator
Lived all my life in the London Borough of Greenwich. In my earlier years played tennis and followed Charlton Athletic in football. Worked in accounts all my working life and now enjoy reading (particularly R J Ellory), walking, and generally enjoying retirement.
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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/).
Neuroprotection aims to prevent salvageable neurons from dying. Despite showing efficacy in experimental stroke studies, the concept of neuroprotection has failed in clinical trials. Reasons for the translational difficulties include a lack of methodological agreement between preclinical and clinical studies and the heterogeneity of stroke in humans compared to homogeneous strokes in animal models. Even when the international recommendations for preclinical stroke research, the Stroke Academic Industry Roundtable (STAIR) criteria, were followed, we have still seen limited success in the clinic, examples being NXY-059 and haematopoietic growth factors which fulfilled nearly all the STAIR criteria. However, there are a number of neuroprotective treatments under investigation in clinical trials such as hypothermia and ebselen. Moreover, promising neuroprotective treatments based on a deeper understanding of the complex pathophysiology of ischemic stroke such as inhibitors of NADPH oxidases and PSD-95 are currently evaluated in preclinical studies. Further concepts to improve translation include the investigation of neuroprotectants in multicenter preclinical Phase III-type studies, improved animal models, and close alignment between clinical trial and preclinical methodologies. Future successful translation will require both new concepts for preclinical testing and innovative approaches based on mechanistic insights into the ischemic cascade.
Ischemic stroke, caused by a clot occluding a blood vessel leading to or within the brain, results in impaired blood flow, which produces neuronal cell death. Ischemic stroke is the third greatest cause of mortality and the leading cause of disability in the western world. With an ageing population, putative treatments for ischemic stroke are required to limit the extent of stroke-induced morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, only one pharmacological agent is routinely administered for acute ischemic stroke, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA), a thrombolytic that restores blood flow to the ischemic brain [
The center of the brain region with diminished blood flow following cerebral ischemia is the ischemic core. In this region, blood flow is depleted and neurons undergo irreversible death within minutes. Surrounding the core is the penumbra [
Neuroprotection is specifically defined as the "protection of neurons" and is a strategy used to potentially protect the brain in a number of different cerebral conditions including Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury and ischemic stroke [
In pre-clinical studies, many different methods are used to assess neuroprotection. The predominant method is usually estimating the size of the cerebral infarction volume using histology or magnetic resonance imaging following a model of ischemic stroke such as middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). In light of the fact that assessment of neurological outcome is the primary endpoint in clinical stroke studies, recent trends have been to use functional or behavioral indices to assess neurological deficit in pre-clinical studies [
As shown by the comprehensive review of neuroprotective compounds by O'Collins
Neuroprotection for ischemic stroke from a translational standpoint has recently been reviewed [
The process of developing new neuroprotective stroke treatments usually progresses from preclinical to clinical studies. In animal models a treatment's mechanisms of action and its efficacy regarding infarct size reduction and functional outcome are investigated. As described above, numerous potential targets for neuroprotective strategies for stroke were identified including inflammation, neuronal apoptosis, free radical damage, excitotoxicity, and calcium influx into cells. Among these impeding excitotoxicity was the most targeted mechanism in animal experimental stroke [
Since neuroprotection for ischemic stroke was first studied, there have been nearly 200 clinical trials using potential neuroprotective agents for ischemic stroke. As described earlier, not one treatment has proven to be effective at providing functional benefit to ischemic stroke patients, even though many of these agents had varying mechanisms of action by targeting different aspects of the ischemic cascade. Despite this apparent failure of clinical neuroprotection, there are a number of ongoing clinical trials investigating promising neuroprotectants that have shown pre-clinical efficacy [
One of the most hopeful neuroprotective strategies that is currently under clinical investigation is hypothermia, the act of cooling the brain temperature down. Hypothermia has shown significant pre-clinical efficacy in animal models of cerebral ischemia [
Despite the failure of NXY-059 (discussed later in the article), two free radical scavengers are currently being investigated in clinical trials for neuroprotection for stroke. Ebselen, a glutathione-peroxidase mimic reduced infarct volume by 27% on average in nine focal ischemia studies with 10 of the 16 experimental contrasts showing protection [
Other selected neuroprotective strategies that are currently undergoing investigation include magnesium sulphate, statins, DP-b99, minocycline, and albumin. Magnesium produced significant protection in preclinical animal models of stroke [
Statins block the rate-limiting enzyme of cholesterol production hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, but also improve blood flow through increased nitric oxide availability as well as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects [
As mentioned above, a wide variety of candidate neuroprotectants was shown to be beneficial in preclinical studies, whereas none were demonstrated to be superior to placebo in clinical trials [
Free radicals have long been established as a mediator of ischemic injury [
There have been a number of reasons given as to why NXY-059 efficacy could not be translated to human ischemic stroke. Pre-clinically, it was shown that NXY-059 may cross the BBB in only small quantities suggesting that its action on the neurovascular unit may mediate its protective effect rather than in the brain parenchyma [
The well-known and eponymous function of haematopoietic growth factors is to regulate the mobilization, proliferation, maturation and the survival of bone marrow-derived cells [
In a pilot clinical trial EPO was safe in stroke patients and there was some evidence that EPO might improve outcome [
A phase IIa clinical trial showed that G-CSF was safe in stroke patients even at high doses [
The two case examples of failed neuroprotective treatments for stroke patients outlined the problems associated with translation. Reasons for translational difficulties have been discussed exhaustively but include variable outcome measures, clinical trial design flaws, delayed treatment time window, small sample sizes, and failure to achieve sufficient plasma levels of treatments [
New concepts to improve translation from animal experimental studies to clinic comprise applying the process of clinical drug development to the preclinical situation [
Other strategies to improve outcome after stroke include treatments that promote neurological recovery by remodeling of brain tissue (for a review see [
Despite all the disappointments there are still potential neuroprotective compounds that are currently being investigated for the treatment of acute stroke (
Free radical formation including ROS (reactive oxygen species) contributes to secondary infarct growth [
Another promising approach includes the inhibition of the NMDA receptor associated protein PSD-95 (postsynaptic density protein-95). This protein binds both NMDA receptors and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) at excitatory synapses and assembles them into a signaling complex [
Another attractive target could be the activation and stabilization of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF). HIF (isoforms 1–3) are activated under conditions of low oxygen tension and stimulate many biological processes such as vascular tone, erythopoiesis and angiogenesis [
Another potential therapeutic approach is targeting inflammation following ischemic stroke. Cytokines such as interleukin-1 (IL-1) have been implicated in neuronal injury following ischemic stroke as well as traumatic brain injury and excitotoxicity [
The failed translation from animal experimental stroke studies to clinical studies has created a great deal of pessimism over the neuroprotection hypothesis. Although animal stroke research has not directly yielded new clinical drugs, it has provided important mechanistic insights into the complex pathophysiology of ischemic stroke which will pave the way for future therapies. Moreover, we have learnt that the implementation of quality standards in experimental studies is not a panacea, but future neuroprotection experiments should nevertheless adhere to these methodological standards. Suggested multicenter preclinical Phase III-type studies might be a further concept to improve the evaluation of candidate neuroprotectants before moving to clinical trials. However, one has to keep the balance between high quality on the one hand, and practicability for preclinical research groups on the other hand. The validation of results from rodent experiments in higher-order primates sounds reasonable and might close the gap between rodent and human studies. Primate experiments, however, raise ethical concerns considering stroke is such an injuring and disabling condition. Practical concerns exist due to the high costs of primates and only a few primate facilities exist across Europe [
Some of the articles cited in this review were supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (KL 2323/4-1 to CK, MI 1547/2-1 to JM), the Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung (2011_A175 to JM), the Fondation Leducq (to BAS and AMB), the Dunhill Medical Trust (AMB), and the UK Medical Research Council (AMB).
The authors declare no conflict of interest with this manuscript.
Neuroprotective treatments currently investigated in phase II and phase III clinical trials.
|Mode of action
|Magnesium Sulfate
|Anti-excitotoxic, NMDA ion channel blocker
|Antioxidant, Hemodiluiting agent
|Cyclosporin A
|Anti-inflammatory, anti-excitotoxic
|Dapsone (diamino-diphenyl sulfone, DDS)
|Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant
|Deferoxamine mesylate
|Iron chelator, antioxidant
|Antioxidant, free radical scavenger
|Anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory
|Reduce cerebral oxygen metabolism, synaptic inhibitor
|Antioxidant, HMGCoA inhibitor
|Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant
|PG2 (Polysaccharides of Astragalus membranaceus)
|Chinese Herb, assumed antioxidative and anti-inflammatory
|Antioxidant, HMGCoA inhibitor
|Spheno-Palatine Ganglion (SPG) stimulation
|Induction of cerebral vasodilatation
|Synthetic plasminogen activator inhibitor
|Transcranial laser therapy
|Mitochondrial stimulation
Information on ongoing clinical studies gathered from the databases Clinicaltrials.gov (August 2012) and Strokecenter.org (August 2012) [


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Gamers who missed out on last year's Batman: Arkham City are now going to get the chance to catch up all in one go with Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year Edition. Set to launch on May 29 for the 360 and PS3, the GOTY Edition will include the base game, the Harley Quinn's Revenge two-hour epilogue chapter, all five DLC packs, and a Batman Year One movie download. Owners of Arkham City will be able to play Harley Quinn's Revenge as well when it launches on Live and PSN on May 29.
The new chapter features new environments for both Batman and Robin to explore as gamers switch between the two in a mission to stop Harley. In their attempts to shut the prison gates for the last time, the duo will face off against a new gang of thugs who are out do Harley's bidding. For newcomers, the on-disc DLC includes the Catwoman Pack, Nightwing Bundle Pack, Robin Bundle Pack, Challenge Map Pack, and Arkham City Skins Pack, which amounts to seven maps, three playable characters, and 12 skins.
Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players flying through the expansive Arkham City – five times larger than the game world in Batman: Arkham Asylum – the new maximum security "home" for all of Gotham City's thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. Featuring an incredible Rogues Gallery of Gotham City's most dangerous criminals including Catwoman, The Joker, The Riddler, Two-Face, Harley Quinn, The Penguin, Mr. Freeze and many others, the game allows players to genuinely experience what it feels like to be The Dark Knight delivering justice on the streets of Gotham City.
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text: America's long-lasting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in a large population of returning veterans, some of them disabled, who need housing. In the town of League City, Texas, just a few miles from the Galveston Bay, one organization has sprung up to help meet that need. They're calling it "Operation Finally Home." Founded in 2005 by League City homebuilder Dan Wallrath and a handful of fellow builders in the area, the Bay Area Builders Association Support Our Troops (BABASOT) has the mission "to provide custom made homes to wounded and disabled veterans and the widows of the fallen in an effort to get their lives back on track and become productive members of their communities," according to the group's website. "BABASOT partners with corporate sponsors, individuals (sic) contributors, and volunteers to help severely wounded heroes and their families' (sic) transition from the battlefront to the home front." Fox News featured the story in August, 2010 (" Building Homes for Wounded Heroes"). At that time, four homes had been completed; Operation Finally Home is now up to more than a dozen houses, with more on the drawing board. Click here to see the stories of some of the returning service members who have received new homes. Builders, veterans, and their families at groundbreaking ceremonies for home projects managed by Operation Finally Home, a Texas-based non-profit supplying housing for veterans returning from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Top, Aly Wilson, daughter of veteran Johnny Wilson (center) breaks ground with builder Richard Filip. Bottom, veteran Colton Read (center) and wife Jessica Read (right), along with builders Steven Davis, Daniel Vargas, and Jimmy Jacobs. Photos by Dawn Birdsong. At the Builders Show in Orlando this month, Coastal Connection met with Operation Finally Home staff, along with veterans who have benefited from the effort. Air Force Vet Colton Read (shown in the photo above), who gets around in a wheelchair, says he thinks the best thing about his new home, still under construction, might turn out to be the carport and ADA-compliant entryway. "Where I live now," he explained, "if it's raining when I get home, it's hard to get from the truck to my house without getting soaked." Operation Finally Home needs help from builders, developers, suppliers, and the general public. Interested parties can find out how to get involved at this BABASOT page.


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From USA Today by Tom Krattenmaker: But not far below the surface, change is afoot in the ranks of a once-reliable GOP voting bloc and around that term, "evangelical." As has been widely reported, more evangelicals are breaking formation and tackling social problems such as poverty and human trafficking that weren't on the evangelical political [Read More…]
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By Fareed Zakaria, at CNN.com: Does anyone like our tax code? Who opposes tax reform? What say you? We're going to hear a lot of polarized rhetoric over the next few months. The Republicans and Democrats will seem to disagree about everything. But there is one huge and important area where there is a possibility [Read More…]
Protestant Critique of Catholic
It's been going on for almost 400 years now. Luther unleashed an understanding of the gospel and of justification in a way that criticized the Catholic understanding. It could be said, however, that Luther pushed Augustine against Aquinas, but that would not be entirely accurate. Regardless, Alan J. Spence, in his new book (Justification: A [Read More…]
Business People 7 (Michael Kruse)
I'm so grateful for this excellent series by Michael Kruse. Hope you all appreciate his fair-minded summaries. I believe one of the biggest issues in what Christians say and hope about politics and economics rests upon flimsy understandings of how economies work. Michael Kruse has been a teacher for many of us. How do we [Read More…]


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Musicians Descend on New Orleans to Kick Off Jazz Fest Week (A Gallery)
April 25, 2014
As Jazz Fest prepares to officially kick off today, musicians took to the stage last night in anticipation of the event for a variety of performances throughout New Orleans. Tommy Malone and Eric Lindell took turns at various stages at Louisiana Music Factory while Jon Clearly played a solo set at d.b.a. The night was capped with Dirty Dozen Brass Band performing at the famed Tipitina's. Fans will take to the fairgrounds today for a slate of music that includes Santana, The Avett Brothers, Public Enemy, Jason Isbell and more.
Dino Perrucci was on hand to capture some images from the pre-Jazz Fest festivities.


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CANDLES lit up Worcester's War Memorial as people from the city gathered to pay their own respects to the fallen of the First World War.
On the centenary of the beginning of the conflict people around Worcester switched the lights out and lit a single candle in an act of remembrance.
Some residents headed to the Cathedral to pay their respects and lit up the war memorial with small candles.
Tony Clissett, of Sidbury, said he was touched by the act started by a group of teenagers.
He said: "Myself and a friend went to the Cathedral and as we stood outside there was a group of young people who had turned up hoping to go inside.
"At 10pm they went and got some candles and we lit them and put them on the war memorial.
"It was really nice that a group of young people did their own thing. They always get knocked for not caring but I was quite moved that they all turned up.
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Recapping Dante: Canto 18, or Beware the BologneseBy Alexander Aciman
Canto 18 is perhaps the unsung workhorse of the Inferno—at only 136 lines, it is filled to the brim with political commentary, mythology, personal attacks, and feces. There's a distinct energy in the way this canto is written; even the obligatory geographical descriptions feel alive, and Dante, when he sets the scene, uses the word new: new suffering, "new torments," "new scourgers." In short, this is a sort of broad-spectrum dis track that deals with two different kinds of sinners: the panderers/seducers and the flatterers.
After Dante and Virgil get off Geryon's back, they end up in the eighth circle of hell. (The seventh really dragged on, didn't it?) This is Malebolge, where sinners are made to run through a series of ditches; if they slow down, demons descend to flog them. As grim as this might sound—running naked through a ditch in hell, being whipped by demons—Dante uses the occasion to showcase his wit. "How they made them pick their heels up / at the first stroke! You may be certain no one waited for a second or a third."
Dante meets Venedico of Bologna—a sinner, and as such, not exactly a model human being. (He sold off his sister.) Venedico identifies himself and his fellow Bolognese as those who use the word sipa to mean yes in their dialect. (Dante frequently uses this sort of indirect revelation, especially when it comes to hometowns. Francesca, for example, doesn't say she is from Rimini, but she says she is from where the river Po slows down. Using a linguistic idiosyncrasy as a form of ID is classic Dante.) Venedico's words suggest this is precisely the sort of thing one can expect from a Bolognese: "I'm not the only Bolognese here … this place is so crammed with them," he says. Read More


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Cast: Cindy Dollar, Kathy Sweet, Chantal Ferrera, Mischel Chanson
The bodacious bitches don't just want their asses fucked raw, they want atomic bombs of cock dropped deep into their tight assholes! It's sphincter annihilation time as these sexy sluts get their tush-trenches tunneled and terrorized by mammoth meat-missiles! Welcome to ground zero bitch, time to get your ass annihilated!
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Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 03:04:04 -0400
KILCONDUFF CEMETERY, Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland
H-Hand Copied
H-BENNY BOLAND Corner House Died Aug. 11th 1977 His Wife PAULINE Died
Nov. 11th 1996
P-In Loving Memory Of EDWARD BOLAND Bridge St.. Swinford Died March 26th
1977 Aged 61 R.I.P.
P-"Herein lie the mortal remains of MARTIN BRABAZON of Johnsfort,
Swinford. Born 22 October 1913 - Died 4 June 2000 Son of THOMAS and
BRIDGET (nee NOLAN) BRABAZON. Descendant of the Family of Brabazon from
William Son of Sir Anthony Brabazon Bart, and BrotHer of Sir William
John Brabazon Bart. Patriot, Poet and Soldier. He Died as he lived -
with dignity and courage"
P-This Plaque Below Originally Hung In St. Mary's C.I. Swinford
Transferred Here August 1990
Sacred To The Memory Of SIR WILLIAM JOHN BRABAZON, BART. M.P. Of
Brabazon Park Who Died The 24.. Of October 1840 Aged 64 Years. Having
Twice Represented In Parliament The County Of Mayo. He Was A True
Patriot, Ardently Attach'd To The Interests Of This County, And Of
Ireland. Beloved By All And Deeply Lamented By His Attach'd Friends And
P-In Loving Memory Of ANNIE BRENNAN Dromada-Joyce, Killasser Born 23
June 1916 Died 30 April 1986 Her Husband JAMES Born 12 Dec. 1901 Died 7
Oct. 1999
P-Treasured Memories Of A Dear Husband & Father ANTHONY BRENNAN Kilbride
Late of Kinaffe Died 12th Jan. 2000 Rest in Peace
In Loving Memory Of ELLEN BRENNAN Kinaffe F.V. Died 28 Feb. 1989 Her
Husband JAMES Died 25 April 1994 R.I.P. Erected By Husband And Family
H-NORA BRENNAN Baltimore U.S.A. Late Of Kinaffe Forth Village Sept. 18th
1915 ~~ Nov. 25th 2000
H-THOMAS BYRNE Circular Rd., Swinford Died Aug. 9th 1996 Aged 80 Years
H-TOM BYRNE Derryronane Died Nov. 30th 1996
P-In Loving Memory Of ANN CONLON Esker Died March 9th 1951 Her Husband
THOMAS Died Sept. 26th 1974 R.I.P. Erected By Son John
P-In Loving Memory Of JOHN CONLON Gurtraugha Died July 7th 1966, His
Wife CATHERINE Died Sept. 27th 1967, & Daughter BRIDGET Died Aug. 22nd
1935 Their Son JACK Died March 3rd 1993 R.I.P. Erected By Their Sons
Patrick & John
P-In Loving Memory Of PATRICK CONLON Loggurragh Died 12th Oct. 1941 His
Wife BRIDGET Died 12th Dec. 1962 Their Son JAMES Died 19th Dec. 1987
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P-In Loving Memory Of TIM CONLON Loggurragh His Wife MARY nee CONNOLLY
Their Son JAMES His Wife MARY nee ANSBRO And Their Family CATHERINE,
MICHAEL And JOHN R.I.P. Erected By James Conlon
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WILLIAM J. COOKE Died May 2_ 1981 His Wife DELIA Died Aug. __ 199_ R.I.P.
H-JAMES & BRIDGET COX Woods, Midfield Died 1948 R.I.P.
H-MARTIN J. DEVANEY Cullane & London Died June 6th 1998
H-MARY DOYLE (new) R.I.P.
H-PADDY DOYLE Tullinacurra Died March 14th1998
H-KITTY DUNLEAVY nee CLARKE Born Toughnane, Bohola Oct. 6th 1912 Died
Oct. 10th 1985 JOHN JACK DUNLEAVY Born Loccurragh, Swinford March 24th
1913 Died June 12th 1996
P-Our Lady Of Knock Pray For The Souls Of MICHAEL & MARY DURKAN
Derryronane Also Their Children BRIDGET & MICHAEL R.I.P. Erected By
Their Daughter & Family
H-PADRAIC DURKAN Kinaffe Died Dec. 23rd 2000 Aged 53 Years
H-JOHN EGAN Market St. Died Dec. 3rd 1975
H-UNA EGAN Main St., Swinford Died Aug. 3rd 1999
P-In Loving Memory Of MARTIN F. EGAN Main St., Swinford Died 22nd Sept.
1968 MARY EGAN Died 30 Nov. 1978 Their Daughter KITTY Died 12th Feb.
1998 R.I.P. Erected By His Wife And Family
H-MAME FAHEY Derryronane Died May 19th 1961
P-In Loving Memory Of BRIDGET FEENEY & Husband JOHN of Ballyglass.
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P-In Loving Memory Of THOMAS FORKAN Kinaffe Died March 6th 1969 His Wife
MARGARET MARY Died Oct. 24th 1998
P-In Loving Memory Of ANTHONY FOX, Derryronane, Died 1933, His Wife MARY
Died 1967 And Their Son PETER Died 1961 R.I.P.
H-Mother EILEEN FRAIN Died Oct. 20th 1997 Her Husband BERNARD JOHN Died
Aug. 4th 1999
P-In Loving Memory Of JAMES GALLAGHER Kinaffe Died March 20th 1986 His
Wife SARAH Died May 23rd 1972 His Brother MICHAEL Died Aug. 16th 1963 R.I.P.
In Loving Memory Of MARTIN GALLAGHER
H-PATRICK GALLAGHER Tullinahoo Died April 18th 1928 Aged 55 Years His
Wife MARGARET Died March 4th 1948 Aged 74 Years
H-MICHAEL GERAGHTY Johnsfort Died Aug. 28th 1939 His Wife MARY ELLEN
Died Jan. 16th 1960 Son JACK Died June 12 1926 Daughter MARY Died May
5th 1991 or 94 in England
P-In Loving Memory Of SEAMUS GRIFFIN, Cloonfinish Died 6th July 1976
Aged 16 Years His Father MARTIN GRIFFIN Died 8th Oct. 1992 Aged 73 Years
May They Rest In Peace~Maybe some day time will ease all the pain but
memories of you will never go away
P-In Loving Memory Of ELLEN GROARKE Cullane Died Jan. 25th 1940 Her
Brother MICHAEL Died Sept. 6th 1953 And His Son MICHAEL Died Oct. 26th
1947 Aged 22 Yrs. Also MARY GROARKE Died Aug. 6th 1986 R.I.P. Erected By
Their Family
P-In Loving Memory Of MICHAEL GROARKE Esker Who Died Jan. 3rd 1983 R.I.P.
P-In Loving Memory Of DANNY HECKEN Formerly London Died Oct. 24th 1993
His Wife PEGGY nee McDONAGH Formerly Kinaffe Died July 23rd 1994 R.I.P.
P-In Loving Memory Of The HIGGINS Children Lisbrogan Who Died April 1933
MARGARET Aged 8 Yrs. NORA And JOHN Aged 4 Yrs. (Twins) ANNIE And PATRICK
Aged 4 Yrs. (Twins) PHILIP Aged 2 Yrs. Also MARY ELLEN Aged 7 Yrs. Died
1918 Erected By Their Sister Philomena
P-In Loving Memory Of EDDIE HIGGINS Market St., Swinford Died Dec. 12th
1983 His Wife MOLLY Died Oct. 3rd 1993 R.I.P.
P-In Loving Memory Of ELLEN HIGGINS Esker Died April 20th 1954 Her
Husband LUKE Died Feb. 13th 1994 PATRICK HIGGINS Died July 24th 1974
BRIDGET HIGGINS Died Feb. 28th 1913 R.I.P. Erected By Her Husband & Family
P-In Loving Memory Of JAMES HIGGINS Ballydrum Died Sept. 4th 1947 His
Wife CATHERINE Died Sept. 6th 1957 Their Son JAMES Died Dec. 13th 1989
And Their Son JOHN Died March 7th 1994 Aged 81 His Wife PHILOMENA Died
June 1st 1996 R.I.P.
P-In Loving Memory Of LUKE HIGGINS Died Nov. 14th 1961 Aged 81 His Wife
MARGARET Died Nov. 27th 1970 Aged 87 R.I.P. Erected By Their Family
P-In Loving Memory Of MARY HIGGINS Gurthraugha Died Aug. 31st 1987 Her
Husband PATRICK Died March 5th 1989 R.I.P. Erected By Her Husband & Family
P-In Loving Memory Of MARY HIGGINS Died March 18th 1948 Aged 68 Years
Her Husband EDWARD Died Feb. 24th 1980 Their Son MICHAEL Died August
1_th 1980 PATRICK Died Aug. 22nd 1990 R.I.P. Erected By Her Husband
P-In Loving Memory Of MARY HIGGINS nee HENNIGAN Lisbrogan Died Dec. 21st
1944 Her Husband JOHN Died Oct. 9th 1978 R.I.P. Erected By Her Husband
John & Family
P-In Loving Memory Of MARY HIGGINS Ballina Rd., Swinford Died March 28th
1963 Aged 49 Yrs. Her Husband JOHN Died March 14th 1987 Aged 76 Yrs.
R.I.P. Erected By Her Husband Family
P-In Loving Memory Of TERESA HIGGINS nee DOYLE Lisheenabrone Died Sept.
2nd 1982 Aged 25 R.I.P. Erected By Her Husband Eric
P-In Loving Memory Of THOMAS HIGGINS Johnsfort Died 15th Oct. 1966 Aged
94 His Wife ANNIE Died 4th Jan. 1965 Aged 83 Their Daughter WINIFRED
Died March 12th 1999 R.I.P.
P-In Loving Memory Of JOHN HORKAN Died Feb. 17th 19__ His Wife ANNIE
Died Nov. 24th 19__ R.I.P. Erected By His Wife & Family
P-Safe In The Arms Of Jesus PADDY JUDGE Belcarriff Passed From This Life
On April 23rd 1988
P-In Loving Memory Of ANNE KEANE nee McDONAGH Formerly Kinaffe Died Dec.
28th 1994
P-In Loving Memory Of AGNES KILGALLON Lisanumera Died Nov. 25th 1996
Aged 89 Yrs. R.I.P. Erected By Her Son & Family
P-In Loving Memory Of JOHN KILGALLON Lisanumera Died Oct. 26th 1962
R.I.P. Erected By His Wife & Family
H-PADDY KILGALLON Carrowbeg Died Nov. 3rd 1999
P-In Loving Memory Of IRENE LAMBE nee MULLIS Main St. Died Nov. 26th
1990 Rest In Peace
P-In Loving Memory Of MICHAEL LAMBE Swinford Who Died 24th Oct. 19__ His
Wife JULIA Died 20t Dec. 1986 R.I.P.
P-In Loving Memory Of PATRICK LAMBE Esker Died May 7th 1978 His Wife
MARGARET Died Feb. 7th 1979 On Whose Soul Jesus Have Mercy
P-In Loving Memory Of CATHERINE LYNCH Chicago Died Dec. 18th 1967 R.I.P.
Erected By Her Son Michael
H-CHARLES McDONAGH Died Feb. 14th 1997 Aged 63 Years
H-KATE McDONAGH Derryronane Died Dec. 3rd 1996 Aged 73 Years Her Husband
JOSEPH Died March 24th 1998 Aged 86 Years
H-MICHAEL McDONAGH Kinaffe Died Feb. 14th 1999 Aged 81 Years
H-PATRICK McMANUS Forth Village Kinaffe Died Jan. 10th 1980 His Wife
CATHERINE Died July 9th 1983 MICHAEL Forth Village Kinaffe Died March
27th 1976
P-In Loving Memory Of JAMES WALTER McNICHOLAS Loccurragh, Swinford Died
June 2nd 1996 Aged 83 Years His Wife ELLEN Died May 3rd 1989 (?) Aged 81
Years R.I.P.
In Memory Of FRANCIS McNICHOLAS Loccurragh Born Dec. 27th 1961 Died
Sept. 4th 1962
H-ROBERT McNICHOLAS Barnague Died Sept. 26th 1995 Aged 11 Years
P-In Sad And Loving Memory Of THOMAS McNICHOLAS Kilbride, Swinford Died
Oct. 18th 1961 Aged 81 Yrs. His Wife MARY Died Jan. 14th 1966 Aged 84
Yrs. R.I.P. Jesus Have Mercy On Their Souls. Erected By His Loving Wife
& Family
P-An Angel Called KAREN McNULTY Lisbawn March 11th 1988 Aged 3 Months
Always Remembered By Her Parents And Brothers
P-In Loving Memory Of MARY MULDOWNEY Rabawn Died Sept. 15TH 1942 Her
Husband JAMES Died Dec. 4TH 1950 R.I.P. Erected By Their Son Patrick
P-In Loving Memory Of TOMMY NEARY Died Nov. 2_ 19__ His Wife KITTY Died
July 1st 1994 R.I.P.
P-Treasured Memories Of MARY O'KELLY Knockroe, Castlerea & Swinford Died
Oct. 4th 1986 Aged 37 Yrs. Her Mother ANNIE GERAGHTY Johnsfort & Dublin
Rd. Died March 1st 1995 Her Uncle JAMES GERAGHTY Johnsfort &
Philadelphia, Died August 15th 1999 R.I.P.
P-In Loving Memory Of JAMES PEYTON Died Feb. 1_ 19__ Aged 71 Years
R.I.P. Erected By His Wife Attracta
H-MARY POWERS nee PEYTON Greenfield, Kiltimagh & Dromada Gore, Killasser
April 1944 ~~ October 1995
H-CATHERINE REDDINGTON Cartron Died Feb. 3rd 1939 Her Husband JOHN Died
July 24th 1939 Erected By John
H-SEAMUS REDDINGTON Ardacarra, Bohola Died Aug. 5th 1996 His Daughter
PATRICIA Died Sept. 7th 1970 Aged 3 Days Surviving Children Martina,
Teresa And Kevin
H-AGNES "AGGIE" ROUGHNEEN nee McGIVERN, Courthouse, Swinford Late of
Moira St., Belfast Died Dec. 22nd 1993 Aged 66 Years Her Husband JAMES
PATRICK Died March 24th 1997 Aged 70 Years
P-In Loving Memory Of JOHN SHERIDAN Cloonlumney Late of Kinaffe Died
20th March 1998 Rest In Peace
H-JIM SMYTH 4 Beech Park 1927 ~~ 1999
P-In Loving Memory Of MICHAEL SMYTH Main St. Died Jan 3rd 1973 His Wife
MAISIE Died Dec. 22nd 1987
H-THOMAS SMYTH Park Rd., Swinford Died June 23rd 1994 Aged 71 Years
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I am an avid dancer (though probably not the kind you might expect!) and although I don't (technically) play an instrument, I am a very musically inclined person. I play badminton and futsal whenever there are friends so inclined to do so. I also enjoy swimming.
While I can be outgoing and fun, I also enjoy sharing quiet times with others. Life is not necessarily a conversation, and its amazing what you can learn about each other when you just stop to listen. If you decide to engage me in an intellectual conversation however, I will most certainly take you up on it.
My circle of friends is small but close and personal. I believe in quality over quantity in relationships, although I acknowledge the need to expand networks and to get to know more people.
In my spare time, I help organise community related gatherings and activities for a circle of gaming enthusiasts to encourage outside interaction and stave off couch potatoism amongst friends.
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Whether or not online classes will work for you depends upon your learning style. You will likely have the same workload that you would have with a traditional classroom, but with most online classes, you're expected to read beforehand and "come to class" prepared to discuss that days lesson. You will definitely socialize and discuss the topics involved in that class with your peers and professors, so I would go as far to say that your relationships are even closer and you get to know each other more through an online setting!
I was nervous when I found out a majority of my classes would be online last semester, but all my nerves were assuaged by the simplicity and straightforwardness of the technology used by Ivy Tech. I had to deal with two unique databases, or forums. One for AH classes, and one for normal classes. Both were very easy to use and made the class fun ad engaging. The professors were always very easy to reach and were helpful. Even the professors that I never met face to face treated me like a promising student. Any discussion boards between my peers and I were carried out with maturity and professionalism. Also, the registration process was a breeze!
Receiving my fine arts degree here was a great choice. I was hesitant at first to commit to a community college, but found that the professors are nothing but wonderful. I had a great assortment of teachers, both in the arts department and otherwise. Every single one of them was very understanding when it came to students' problems and were passionate about their teaching. The class sizes weren't overwhelmingly large, and most of the other students are very nice. The campus is small and easy to navigate, too. Great experience!


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Fujitsu employee Sachiko Iino displays the prototype of the electronic paper display. Photo; AFP
Japanese researchers have showed off foldable electronic paper that uses almost no power while displaying images, making it useful for advertising on buildings and vehicles.
Electronics maker Fujitsu said the electronic paper was the first that could preserve images in vivid colour and without distortion when they were folded or bent.
It said the paper had an image memory function that meant it had no need for electricity other than a minimal amount when changing the picture.
"Electronic paper offers all the same characteristics of paper such as being thin, flexible and lightweight," Fujitsu said in a statement.
It said the product would be suited to public advertisements on trains, buses or buildings as it could be updated more frequently than signs made of traditional paper.
It could also be put to use in stores or restaurants or as part of mobile telephones.
Fujitsu said it would keep testing the paper's practical uses with the aim of commercialising it in the fiscal year ending March 2007.
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One of our favourite things to do while anchored out in the Bay of Islands is barefoot tramping. (Now before you let you mind run to the gutter...) Tramping is the Kiwi word for hiking or walking. And those Kiwis, they like tramping. Maybe that's why I like them so much. As far as we're concerned, when we're hiking here, shoes are optional. And other than a minor injury from a particularly razor sharp blade of grass, we ran around Moturua Island like happy hippies. Best. Day. Ever.
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Are law schools churning out incomplete legal drones who are not fully prepared for the real legal world? Matheu Swallow gauges the opinions of firms, students and the law schools.
The second year of the reformed Legal Practice Course (LPC) has just got under way, but questions remain as to whether it will produce the fully rounded students that law firms really want.
Complaints about the old LPC course persist and new problems are compounding the situation.
The most serious and commonly voiced complaint from students is that the course costs too much and that students are left shackled with debt that lasts well into their working life.
Bob White, head of Nottingham Trent Law School, accepts this is a "major problem".
Recent research from the Trainee Solicitors' Group (TSG) shows average fees for the LPC at #5,600, with an average increase of 6 per cent each year – more than twice the current rate of inflation.
Nick Armstrong, TSG chair, says: "These figures are extremely worrying. Of particular concern is the fact that the increases may be being driven by a small number of providers. The College of Law, for example, has consistently increased its fees by more than 6 per cent each year for the past three years and last year their percentage rise was 11 per cent. These fees translate into crippling debt for students and trainees. They require explanation."
Nigel Savage, chief executive of the College of Law, says the changes to the LPC, which include new courses and a greater emphasis on certain subjects – commercial law in particular – have forced all the good providers to substantially increase their costs. Meanwhile Bob White at Nottingham Trent argues that course fees are inevitably high because the LPC is so labour intensive.
Chair of the LPC board and Law Society council member Mike Long says the driving force behind mounting debt problems for law students is the Government's "parsimony in not providing adequate grants and student loans". However, the TSG and many students question why the Law Society, having made a profit out of LPC fees, does not dig into its own pockets to make amends and help needy students.
Not only is massive debt debilitating for the current crop of trainees, it is going to get worse with the introduction of #1,000 tuition fees for undergraduates this year.
"Will you, the student, really be brave enough to pursue a career in the law with #10-15,000 of debt?" asks Bob Lee, who heads Cardiff Law School.
One debt solution proposed by the Law Society on a recent questionnaire to the profession is the idea of a levy on firms, including those not providing training, to provide a bursary fund to help students.
Mike Long of the LPC believes that this "does not go far enough. There should be a general training levy to train enough people for the future". He says people who cannot afford to train themselves should get assistance and guidance in areas of the law such as the high street, where there is a shortage of young practitioners.
"Without change," says Long, "it will be the rich and not necessarily the meritorious who will enter the profession. It really undermines the whole basis of access to solicitors across the country and the ability of those who wish to become solicitors. It is as important to have solicitors to look after the public's personal freedoms as it is to have doctors to look after their health".
As far as the LPC course content and its presentation are concerned, Lawrence Simanowitz, a new trainee at Lewis Silkin, voices a common complaint when he says that during the course he "felt no real connection to the legal profession".
The redesigned course is supposed to place greater emphasis on the so-called soft skills such as drafting and negotiating.
However, Virginia Glastonbury, a partner at Herbert Smith, complains that there is "still not enough emphasis on commerciality in practice" and that "oral and written skills are often not up to scratch".
The problems within the current system may be unsolvable. While trainee Lawrence is thanking his lucky stars for a great firm librarian to cover up his "woefully inadequate research skills", David Taylor, head of the commercial property unit at Berwin Leighton, argues that the practical emphasis is now being run "almost at the expense of the law".
Cardiff's Bob Lee offers another perspective. "It is very difficult to convey the reality of practice in the classroom," he says.
This is backed up by one student who says: "They [the tutors] wasted a lot of time on 'negotiations' and 'interviews' that rarely worked because they were so contrived."
Some of the blame for this, argues Nottingham Trent's White, must go on the students' undergraduate legal training where, he says: "You are taught about rights and obligations, but not how to live with them." He adds that firms do not realise how badly students are prepared when they arrive at an LPC course.
Although Stefan Phillips, who is studying at the College of Law, feels students should be making the leap of faith from academic-vocational learning to relevant practical training by their own efforts, many other students place the blame for poorly prepared trainees squarely on "inexperienced" and "highly variable" teaching practices.
Richard De Friend, branch director at the London College of Law, accepts that the high rate of staff turnover on all LPC courses creates a problem.
But he questions the actions of the Law Society regulators, complaining that their ever-shifting criteria for course requirements means some of what is being taught is at "utter variance with what they [the law school teachers] were told to teach by the regulators two or three years ago".
The conflict is not just between theory and practice. While many City firms would argue for a still greater emphasis on commercial law, there are other firms who would favour the retention of a broader basis of learning.
"There will be calls to take account of the changing rules governing rights of audience, meaning pressure to give more criminal and civil litigation training – but the legal market is continually changing and it's tough," says Lee at Cardiff.
Within the current system it is impossible to accommodate everyone, as one trainee explains: "I found it very tedious learning about criminal litigation, wills and residential conveyancing, knowing full well that I wouldn't need them in a City practice. These three courses alone took up over half our teaching for the year."
But TSG chair Nick Armstrong says early specialism is not in the interests of those entering the profession. "It is often not until a trainee has experienced a subject area in practice that they know whether or not they wish to specialise in it," he says.
Of course it is not all bad news. Many qualified solicitors say they still refer to their LPC course books and find the interview, negotiation and advocacy plans extremely useful in practice.
However, the problems of crippling debt, practical awareness and theoretical understanding cannot properly be reconciled within the current teaching system. Despite this, Savage at the College of Law still argues for a "period of consolidation", while even Armstrong and the TSG accept that with recent LPC changes, it would not be politically expedient to press for radical change now.
Armstrong contends that the TSG model for an integrated on-the-job system of training is the best option. Bob Lee at Cardiff agrees. "The move to a part-time mode of education in some way shape or form seems inevitable," he says.
"I do believe the ideal model would involve some kind of experiential learning."
Armstrong argues that on-the-job training would resolve the debt problem, would alleviate employment uncertainty and would be educationally better. But for now, many law firms may find their new trainees have little idea about what day-to-day life as a lawyer is all about.


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The light groundwork is worked entirely in Mechlin wheels, the satin stitch being worked when these are completed.
He was born at Mechlin, but passed most of his life at Haarlem.
At Mechlin and other places children go round from house to house, singing and collecting gifts.
England had no style: she copied Flemish, Brussels, and Mechlin laces.
I escaped, but for two leagues and more I heard the sound of the death-wail of Mechlin.
The head-mistress was no longer dressed in soft pearl-gray and Mechlin lace.
The best kinds of pillow lace are duchess, Mechlin, and Valenciennes.
Probably originated by Nlis, Mechlin, Bel., previous to the year 1834.
Mechlin, which had received Orange, was given over for three days to pillage and outrage.
Major Espren of Mechlin, Bel., obtained this long-season pear.


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Okay, so Hostess Twinkies are no more.
And you can't find a store that carries Little Debbie - Cloud Cakes.
Fear NOT! Now you can satisfy your TDS (Twinkie Deficit Syndrome) with Mrs. Freshley's Dreamies. I just ate one and they are DREAMY!!!
Find out more at http://www.mrsfreshleys.com/
For info on Little Debbie's products click on the following link:
Goodbye Twinkies. Hello Cloud Cakes!!! (It's ALL about corporate integrity, NOT junk food! --- Video & Live Poll)
Mrs. Freshley's is a subsidiary of Flowers Foods, just as Little Debbie is a part of The McKee Company.
And, like McKee, Flowers Food seems to be more focused on the encouragemnt and welfare of its employees than apaprently The Hostess Company was when it decided to screw-over it's employees and ultimately destroy the company and wipe-out their jobs.
Here is an excerpt from Flowers Foods regarding their attitude toward there employees:
from: http://www.flowersfoods.com/
Leadership and Mission
Flowers Foods could not bake, market, or distribute its products without the talent, dedication, and hard work of thousands of employees, associates, and independent distributors. These people are one of Flowers' greatest assets. Their professionalism, enthusiasm, and dedication to do their best are vitally important to the success of our company.
As a team, our goal is to increase the value of our company to our shareholders. We accomplish this by:
- Growing sales organically and through acquisitions,
- Creating foods that meet the needs of customers and consumers,
- Developing strong brands,
- Providing extraordinary service,
- Operating efficient bakeries,
- Innovating to improve our performance,
- Managing our resources wisely, and by
- Fostering team spirit, appreciating diversity, and encouraging professional growth.
Our commitment to these actions creates competitive advantages that make Flowers Foods' success possible.
In 2002, Flowers Foods created the Flowers Spirit Award program to celebrate employees throughout the company who live the Flowers Spirit. These individuals are honored with a Spirit Award because of their exemplary work performance, their positive attitude, their encouragement of others, and the time and energy they give to their community. In keeping with the spirit of the program, Flowers makes a charitable donation in honor of each Spirit Award Recipient.
Every year, from the list of Spirit Award honorees, one person is chosen to receive the programs's highest honor: the L. S. Flowers Spirit Award. This award is named after Langdon S. Flowers, Sr., former chairman of the company, whose kindness, generosity, and encouragement have touched the lives of many within our company
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As many of you know, my world was recently turned up-side down when my husband - who I met here and married in 2010, became a cancer patient. So many people have reached out with love, prayers, positive vibes and even donations. I am amazed and blessed at how much support we've received from the people on this website. It brings me to tears every. single. time. I think about it. I've decided to start a Blog to keep everyone up to date... I am often overwhelmed with messages and I figured this would be the best way.
Many thanks for everyone who continues to support us! We love you more than words could ever express.
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PromoJam: Facebook IPO Celebrated In Drinks?
Planning on celebrating that Facebook IPO tonight? Los Angeles-based
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an amusing list of tech-themed mixed drinks
to celebrate the occasion, which is now the biggest technology IPO on record, ever. PromoJam posted its list of tech-company themed drinks Friday in a tongue-in-cheek post, to help new Facebook stock owners to "drink away your jitters after you buy your inflated Facebook stock." Promojam's list of cocktails include the "Zuckerpunch" (3/4oz rum, 3/4 oz lemonade, 2 oz 7-UP, 2 oz orange juice), the "Twitagra", "Googleade", and "Social Mediarita".
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