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Rabies: A Rare But Important Disease
|Farm Manager Bob Kreft uses a balling gun to administer medication to a cow at the Michigan State University Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center. This common procedure is usually performed without wearing gloves and rarely has any consequences associated with contacting the cow's saliva. However, in a rabid animal, the rabies virus is shed in the saliva, therefore it may be advisable to always wear protective hand coverings.
Spread of Infection
In the United States, dogs were the most important animal host of rabies until the 1960's.1 The gradual decline in domestic animal cases resulted from rabies control programs that included mandatory vaccination for dogs, stray animal removal and leash ordinances.2 Currently, in the United States, the majority of cases reported are found in bats, foxes, racoons and skunks.3 In Michigan, the bat is the number one wildlife species reported (Click to see Table 1).
The rabies virus is shed in high concentration in the saliva of infected animals and the infection is spread most commonly through a bite inflicted by the rabid animal. Unlike many other viruses that spread through the body by way of the blood stream, the rabies virus travels along nerves to the spinal cord where it incubates for several weeks to months and even longer. During the incubation period, clinical signs of rabies are not usually observed and the animal appears normal. Eventually, the virus moves into the brain and salivary glands, and typically, clinical signs appear once the brain and salivary glands are infected.
Although uncommon, the virus can also enter the body through open wounds, or mucous membranes including the mouth and eyes, if these areas are exposed to virus laden saliva. For example, opening a cow's mouth to examine it, administer medication or pass a stomach tube without wearing protective gloves can expose the handler to a cow's saliva. This is frequently performed in cattle that are ill for reasons other than rabies. Cautious handling of cattle with undetermined illnesses, especially if neurologic signs are observed, is recommended to avoiding exposure to saliva.
Clinical Signs4
Rabies usually presents as an individual animal disease rather than as a herd outbreak. However, because cattle are naturally curious and explore their world with their noses, several animals in a herd may be bitten when they gather to investigate a rabid skunk or racoon displaying unusual behavior. In such situations, the length of time to the development of clinical signs is shortened when compared to an animal bitten on a hind leg because the virus has a shorter distance to travel to infect the brain.
The early clinical signs of rabies can be subtle, variable, vague, and easily missed. Milk production and feed intake may decrease gradually, before dropping dramatically. Cattle may appear very alert and stare intently at objects. A cow may become excitable and display exaggerated movement. She may become aggressive, charge objects and people and produce loud, distinctive bellowing. Aggressive behavior may be expressed as increased sexual activity, including vigorous mounting behavior. Bulls may have a persistent erection or prolapsed penis. Some cattle strain quite forcibly as if they are in labor, or trying to urinate and/or defecate.
As paralysis of the face and throat muscles develops, an animal's face may appear expressionless. Because she is unable to swallow, she may drool, her tongue may protrude and uneaten food may hang from her mouth. These signs mimic choke (blockage in the throat or esophagus) and may prompt a caretaker to examine the mouth, often with bare hands. After such an examination fails to find an obstruction, the handler may think about rabies and his/her possible exposure to virus laden saliva.
Once clinical signs appear, the progression is rapid with increasing paralysis leading to the inability to rise, followed by death. In some cases, incoordination of the hind quarters appears before any others signs. In such cases, a cow will appear bright, alert, with normal facial expressions and eat habits. She may exhibit a swaying, unsteady gait, and her tail and anus may appear flaccid. As the paralysis ascends toward the head, she will become recumbent, lose her facial expression, drool, and eventually die.
Observations of the above signs are suggestive of several other diseases that are much more commonly encountered than rabies, including lead or organophosphate toxicity, nervous ketosis, milk fever, polioencephalomalacia, botulism, pseudorabies, listeriosis, brain tumor or abscess, and indigestion. Because rabies is so uncommon, it may rarely be thought of in cattle with signs associated with neurological disease. However, it should always be on the list of possibilities when an animal with an ill-defined problem, especially if neurological signs are noticed and the animal has had contact with a bat, skunk or racoon that displayed unusual behavior. It is very important to limit the number of people and other animals that come in contact with the rabies suspect, and, if possible, the animal should be isolated. Enlist the assistance of a veterinarian who is familiar with livestock diseases to help determine the cause of an animal's illness.
Testing for Virus
There are no tests for rabies in a live animal. Determination of whether or not an animal has rabies requires a post-mortem examination of specific parts of an animals' brain. In Michigan, animal rabies testing is performed by the Michigan Department of Community Health's Bureau of Laboratories located in Lansing and Houghton. Confirmed cases of rabies are reported to the state veterinarian and public health officials.
Currently, there are three companies, Pfizer (Defensor 3®), Schering- Plough (Rabdomun®) and Merial (Imrab 3® and Imrab Large Animal®) that produce rabies vaccines licensed for use in cattle. All of these are inactivated or killed vaccines that will not cause the disease, but will stimulate the formation of antibodies protective against the rabies virus. It is important to use only those vaccines that have been tested and approved for use in cattle. The efficacy of non-approved products has not been determined and may not provide adequate protection. In Michigan, routine vaccination of production-type animals is uncommon because the cost of vaccination outweighs the risk of exposure to rabies. The exceptions include very valuable purebred animals, cattle that are used in exhibits such as petting zoos because of their greater exposure to humans, and animals that are pastured in areas that have an abundance of bats, skunks or racoon or areas with a higher incidence of reported cases of rabies in wildlife, such as the southeastern and Thumb portions of Michigan.
To further protect cattle, as well as humans, farm dogs and cats should routinely be vaccinated. In fact, there have been more cats diagnosed with rabies in Michigan than racoons, and cats are more likely to come in contact with cattle, especially dairy cattle, and people more often than wildlife. In addition, although this is a challenge, any measures that can be taken to minimize exposure of your cattle to wildlife will decrease their risk of exposure to potentially rabid animals.
The rabies virus is inactivated by heat and consumption of cooked meat and/or pasteurized milk from a rabies positive animal is not considered a rabies exposure. It is however, theoretically possible for the rabies virus to be shed in milk and there are studies underway to isolate the rabies virus from udders of cattle that have died from rabies. Until that mode of transmission is fully proven or disproven, drinking unpasteurized milk from a rabid cow should be avoided since it is considered a rabies exposure.5
Keep in mind that rabies disease in Michigan cattle is rare. Effective and approved vaccines are available for cats, dogs, horses, sheep, ferrets and cattle and their use may be warranted in certain situations. Enlist the assistance of a veterinarian familiar with livestock diseases to help you determine if your sick dairy animal with neurological signs has rabies, or another more commonly occurring disease. Hopefully, you will never encounter rabies during your lifetime. However, if you do, you will want to be prepared.
1. http:/www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases
2. Rupprecht, C. E, et al.: The Ascension of Wildlife Rabies: A Cause for Concern or Intervention? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 1(4), 1995.
3. Blanton, J. D., et al: Rabies Surveillance in the United States during 2008. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol 235 (6), Sept. 15, 2008, pp 676 - 689.
4. Viral Diseases of Cattle. Kahrs, R. F., ed., 2nd ed, 2001, Iowa State Press, Ames.
5. Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2008, National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians.
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My father is incapacitated and my durable power of attorney is about to be enacted. In the DPA, it states granted powers include " To exercise any power I may have to withdraw assets from any trusts ". In limitations on powers granted it states " To exercise any trustees powers under an irrevocable trust of which my agent is a settlor and I am a trustee"
My father is the settlor and trustee of the Revocable Trust. I am the beneficiary and I also have power of attorney. It would seem to be from the language above that I could in fact alter any aspect of the trust once I enact power of attorney because A) it's a revocable trust, NOT an irrevocable trust and B) Because I am not the settlor.
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You need to see an attorney. First, you must exercise your power as a fiduciary meaning in your dad's best interest and pursuant to what your reasonably belieVe he would want. You can't jsut take his money while he is still living because you want to.
On the trust, the trust must authorize that the agent have the power to amend or revoke nothwithstanding the poa. Its not automatic.
Also when you say enact I assume you mean your dad executed the poa when he had capacity and you are talking about determination of incapacity as provided in the document.
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A few miles east of the town is the Qadamgāh (1643), a fine domed mausoleum. American excavations in 1934–40 disclosed rich remains of both the Seljuq and pre-Seljuq periods in the locality. Near the mosque of the Imāmzādeh Maḥroq, 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Neyshābūr, is the tomb of the 12th-century astronomer-poet Omar Khayyam. The grave of the poet and mystic Farīd od-Dīn ʿAṭṭār also lies nearby. Pop. (19912006) 135208,681860.


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The story this time concerns Tidus, a blond-haired star of a sport called Blitzball. While he is playing in a match, Tidus''s city is attacked by an evil force called Sin, and everything is destroyed save Tidus and his guardian Auran. The adventure begins as the pair are somehow transported to another world. From here on, it''s standard Final Fantasy gameplay: fight battles, manage experience points, learn new powers, and recruit a motley crew of nonplayer characters to join your quest.
The graphics, however, take things to a new level. They are amazing not only for their realism, but also for their imaginative art design. The world these heroes inhabit is breathtakingly beautiful, flowing, and full of inventive surprises. You haven''t lived until you''ve surfed cables high in the air, or ridden a graceful airship through the clouds. The stunning effects are on display when you use magic in combat, summon gigantic monsters, and use fire columns to devastate your foes.
One new element is voice acting. The innovation yields predictably mixed results: it''s wonderful to hear spoken dialogue rather than read subtitles, but as with most games translated from Japanese, the acting is mediocre and sometimes unintentionally hilarious.
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Several Japanese food dishes are familiar to most people, such as sushi and sashimi, ramen noodles or tempura-fried foods. However, Japanese desserts can be a bit more daunting. Knowing a few common Japanese dessert items before going to a Japanese restaurant will help decide what to order.
- Ice Cream and Mochi Ice Cream: Japanese desserts often entail a small dish of ice cream in flavors such as vanilla, mango or green tea. Mochi ice cream wraps a scoop of ice cream in sweet rice dough, similar to a dumpling.
- Coffee Jelly: Found in a lot of Japanese coffee shops, coffee jelly is a gelatin dessert with a strong coffee flavor. Coffee jelly is significantly stronger than Japanese coffee.
- Wagashi: Encompassing a large array of desserts, wagashi is a traditional dessert form that utilizes artistic styling to create. There is namagashi, which is a seasonal cake; manju, which is a steamed sweet bun; and monaka, which is an azuki bean mixture sandwiched between sticky rice wafers.
- Anko: Anko is made from sweet bean paste. The paste is wrapped up in one of a number of wrappers, including rice cakes, rolls or mini pancakes.
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Why don't preachers talk about Satan's Secret Society/Illuminati & how they are taking people captive Revelati on 13,10??
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I agree that most people serve the beast666 and these greedy ones are more selfrighteous hypocrites and they will attack anyone who dares think different...
Mar 12:35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
Mar 12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Mar 12:37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
Christ is the son of GOD, right?
How is IT that viper pharisees and dishonored scribes taught that Christ is the son of david ???
"the lyin of jewduh"(in solomans temple for cash/meat...
to keep the idiot tithepaying taxwhore slaves in bondage)
Actually Jesus was pointing out that the scribes were saying this... not that he agreed.
soloman was an evil moloch worshipping babykiller who numbered israel for satan as his father also accomplished before him. ... after numbering the people for satan then soloman collected taxes with a huge army and his SPERM DONOR called him a god.
Its in the HOLY BIBLE BY KING JAMES
1Ki 5:12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
oooooooh a profitable corporate business partnership
but NO PEACE between soloman 666 the beast and the ONETRUEGOD who cast away that dead stone temple and took the kingdom away from lyin of jewduh grandson, solomans son for soloman 666 was doing evil in HIS sight exactly like moses said deu31
compare to the LIARS of the doctrines of men
What do people say when you ask them about soloman and david compared to what the bible BUYBAAL actually says???
so facts are that soloman 666 beast worshipped moloch and david worshipped soloman... but lies are more pretty...
Also .... As in the days of NOAH...
1Ki 4:20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
^^^ so YHWH kept HIS promise to Abraham and soloman.
then HE turned from idolators and blasphemers who worshipped moloch and made bloody offerings of children.
1Ki 11:7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
So the baby killing for moloch and incest for ammon and death cults for moab... is EVIL and the blind lead the blind.
2Th 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
The pretty lies are very popular and those who delight in unrighteousness are sent a great delusion. Alot of these secret society especially legal/clergy/military are PEDOPHILES and they benefit from the evil demon worshipping 666beast system that the ungodly people serve:
1Sa 10:19 And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.
The people reject GOD and the people want a king set over them... or pedophiles in government they will serve... any demonic organization they will serve... Do you see that they have rejected GOD already???
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Dr. Sunitha Krishnan sees progress but wants more.
"We can confidently say that out of every ten people, eight of them have been successfully rehabilitated. Because we are never happy with today's operations, we are constantly experimenting," Dr. Krishnan said with a smile.
Dr. Sunitha Krishnan founded Prajwala in 1998. Prajwala, based out of Hyderabad, India, is a non-profit organization that rescues girls from sex trafficking in the Andhra Pradesh region.
The success of this organization can partly be explained by the detailed structure of the organization. Prajwala has a very purposeful goal: to rescue victims of trafficking for the goal of sexual exploitation. Because she is determined to be boundary-less in the rescue of her girls and takes great risks to ensure their rescue, she must accept other boundaries. For example, if she is radical about rescuing girls from desperate situations, she must also be radical about protecting them. This organization is under constant attacks by entities that are losing money because of Prajwala's rescue of children that would otherwise be commodities. Because of this, the locations of the project homes are strictly confidential.
Prajwala focuses on four aspects of combating the effects of trafficking on victims and communities.
The main weapon used to prevent trafficking is education. Advocates at universities and communities host many programs a month drawing awareness to the issue.
"Similarly to at-risk areas in America, certain caste and ethnic groups are more vulnerable in our communities. These may be poor, a particular caste — Muslim, Hindu, Dalit — We identify these groups. We are seeing boundaries being broken. The risk is no longer only pertains to economic level."
The education programs now target men as well, who Sunitha has found to be an important role in slowing the prevalence of this crime. Men, who are predominantly the demand for this kind of slavery, need to be involved in the process and sensitized to the human depravity of the act.
The rescue process is crucial in the rehabilitation of these girls. In the rescue process, there is always a female staff member involved and the children's belongings are rescued as well. Law enforcement is involved and the traffickers are questioned.
These raids usually take place a few times a week. The girls are taken to a safe haven where they can begin rehabilitation and be safe from retaliation from their recent captors.
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young trafficked girls is education.
The rehabilitation process is separated into 3 sections: psychological, economic, and civic.
In the psychological rehabilitation process, the focus is healing the mind and soul of the victim. Many aspects of the victims psyche need to be addressed, even body language that she has learned that may draw unwanted attention. This is a cultural aspect that may be different in other areas: in India, certain gestures and body posture can signify an affiliation to the sex industry. To learn proper body language can bring a new sense of self-respect for a victim who can now be free from unwanted attention.
Economic rehabilitation is addressed to restore livelihood and incomes.
"We look at her strengths and her adversities — which can also be strengths — and see options," Krishnan said. "Some of the girls feel that they have nothing left to lose, after selling their shame for so long, so we take unconventional approaches in regards to economic rehabilitation."
They have experimented with training the girls in welding, carpentry, masonry, printing, binding, and even as cab drivers. "When the girls see that they are not only more successful at their trade than women, but also better than men, sometimes it is more powerful than psychotherapy."
Reintegration is the last step in rehabilitation. This civic portion of the process is difficult because of the danger that sometimes lies in the homes. Some of the victims were trafficked by their own family members; therefore reintegration back into their homes would be dangerous.
The Prajwala team searches for safe places for the girls to go and keeps track of their progress. Stigma is a challenge to the girls and women as they reenter society.
"We try to tell them that it's not what the world thinks of you — it's what you think of yourself. I cannot change the world for you, but I will change the world within you."
These are the words that empower young girls to redefine the rest of their lives. Lives that Prajwala hopes that the girls will be in control of.
"It's about justice," Krishnan said. "I personally believe that you cannot reach world peace without fighting for justice. If you want peace, fight for justice. Trafficking is the pinnacle of injustice, but in war, fighting, at the end of the day it's about justice."


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Joseph Gordon-Levitt loses his directorial-writer virginity (though he did write a "short) in this sharply funny, charming and smutty comedy about a "Jersey Shore"-type porn addict who is smitten by a gorgeous, smart woman who also could be a "Jersey Shore" star, who wants a man straight from the silver screen version of romantic love. It's about about real-life love and lust versus the media versions . And objectifying people.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Don Jon, a label his friends c ame up with because he's a player who picks up a new hot woman every weekend. The problem is, no real woman ever comes close to what he gets from porn. He's an old fashioned guy: he loves his family and church . Equally important is making sure his apartment and body are grade-A.
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We are an activities-based river lodge where there's no shortage of things to keep you busy. But it is you who sets the pace. You may just want to sit back, relax or if you prefer, you can always find a private spot to read a book or reconnect with your soul.
Guided walks
Guided walks consist either of an early morning circular guided walk, or a "walk out with a bush brunch", followed by a drive back to the lodge in a game viewing vehicle.
River walks
Enjoy an early morning walk alongside the river to a spot where you are taken to an island for exploring or fishing. Have brunch and then enjoy a leisurely cruise back to the lodge.
Fishing excursions
Fishing enthusiasts will enjoy fly, lure or bait fishing on the many channels of the Kafue River. Stay out for the day or just a few hours.
River cruises
Enjoy a relaxing, leisurely cruise on the Kafue River, taking in all
the sights and sounds. A wonderful photo opportunity for those who
appreciate the glory and wonders of nature.
Game viewing
Treat yourself to an early morning drive out in an open game viewing
vehicle culminating in a guided walk back to camp for those wishing to get close to nature and learn about how the African bush "ticks".
Sundowner excursions
Go out on a late afternoon guided walk to special spots and enjoy
sundowners, or even a "Bush Barbecue" at spectacular viewpoints,
followed by an early night drive back to the lodge.
Specialist birding
Kafue river and its surroundings are blessed with over 470 different
bird species. Specialist birding outings by boat or on foot can be arranged for half or full days to different habitats.
New activities
Our new activities include Wilderness Trails for one or more days. Have your own dedicated guide and tracker take you on a walk through the Kafue National Park. After dinner, relax in tents that are put up for the occasion. How close to nature can one get!
Or float down the Kafue in a rubber duck at your own pace, have a lovely dinner and spend the night on the banks of the river. You can either continue for a few days or be driven back to the lodge the next day.
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- Cultural visits to local villages to view and experience the daily lifestyle of the local communities
- Visits to the Mabiya Hot Springs
- Overnight camping under the African stars at Poacher's Rock.
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Best Of :: People & Places
So the two of you have monkeyed around at the zoo; eaten some aquatic life at Red Fish Grill; caught a movie; taken a long walk on the beach; gotten some ice cream; gone bowling, ice skating, fishing, and ice fishing (in the middle of the rink where you went ice skating); gotten kicked out of said rink; snuck back in after hours; TP'ed the place; gotten arrested together; and now, you figure, it's time to really get to know one another. That's why we suggest a main-stage improv show at Just the Funny Theater (at 9 and 11 p.m. the first Friday and Saturday of each month). Why? Well, because they're only $10 a ticket. Plus JTF's interactive shows thrive solely on suggestions, made on the spot, from the audience — so think of a date here as somewhat of a psychological inkblot test for your potential full-time ball 'n' chain. For instance, when an actor asks the audience for a color to inspire a scene, what does your date shout out? Pink? (Translation: superfemme.) Black? (Depressed.) Green? (Jealous.) Puce? (She ate paint chips as a child.) Or when the actor asks for a location, does she scream "dentist office" (masochist), "igloo" (aloof), or "Castle Grayskull" (nostalgic)? And when a game of "Love Machine" — a spoof of The Dating Game where an audience member is pulled onstage and asked to choose one of three irresistible bachelors for a date — begins, does she choose a Jewish hip-hop artist from Pinecrest? A man who thinks he's a superhero? Or does she choose you, in a romantic gesture, by busting out a roll of Charmin — and a blowtorch — and then demanding the address of the nearest ice rink? Now that's what we call armoire!
What you need is a weekend away. But alas, Miamians, you're already living in the very place most Floridians vacation. So where to go? If you answered the Keys, go ahead and line up in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the Seven Mile Bridge. (Besides, it's the same pastel motels, just more coconuts.) Instead, steer the car north like you're heading for Disney, but bypass all the mouse-touting exits and that spooky biblical theme park called the Holy Land Experience. Deep in the Ocala National Forest is Wekiwa Springs State Park, where you can spend the weekend camping in a backcountry Florida Shangri-la. Here's the scene: Moss-draped oaks canopy the park's springs, and pristine blue water nestles in natural rock that, thanks to the Floridan Aquifer, is always a cool 72 degrees. As for lodging, choose one of the campsites in the inner circle for the best shade, and kayak the Wekiwa Lagoon for some guaranteed gator watching. Camping costs $24 a night, or for primitive camping, $5 a person. Otherwise, park admission is $6 per car. For noncampers, the park is open 8 a.m. to sunset.
Most TV news talking heads, even the dudes, look and act like failed beauty queens trying to make a second career for themselves. But WSVN's Belkys Nerey bucks that trend. The 42-year-old Emmy winner is a solid, straight-up anchorwoman — telegenic but still intelligent. Born in Havana, Nerey spent her childhood in Long Island before tripping down I-95 to South Florida. Once here, she studied radio and television at Miami Dade College and Florida International University, got her start in cable news, and earned a spot in the Magic City's media parade as cohost of local gossip institution Deco Drive. Today, Nerey is cruising through the post-Deco phase of her career, holding down WSVN's nightly newscasts alongside Craig Stevens. And whether it's a celebrity sex scandal or a political con job, she always delivers the day's stories with appropriate seriousness. Case in point: Unlike some of the lesser faces populating the public airwaves, Nerey never falls prey to that annoying TV anchor tic of flashing a vacant smile after reporting Miami's latest murder.
Without warning, a woman brandishes two bushels of tree limbs and proceeds to beat our friend Lourdes from toes to shoulders. Between sweeps of the soggy branches, the woman dumps bucket after bucket of cold water on our friend. No, she's not swabbing the deck of a fishing boat. She's helping Lourdes relax with platza, one of the traditional spa treatments available at the Russian and Turkish Baths on Miami Beach. The baths attract Miami's ultimate relaxation-seekers, those who are willing to abandon modesty, vanity, and sometimes plain old comfort if it gets them closer to bliss. Women and men in barely-there bathing suits, heads wrapped in towel turbans, endure the volcanic heat of the schvitz as if sweating were a way to absolve past sins. A skeletal older man stands under a heavy waterfall that pounds on his bony shoulders. He raises his head, eyes closed, waiting to be beamed up to the mother ship. Make your way through the rest of the grotto-like rooms and hear the cries of those jumping into the icy polar tank; catch glimpses of red flesh, pores screaming from the extreme heat, and shield your eyes from the meaty woman having the mud hosed off. What are you looking at, you perv? Pass the wet branches and wait your turn. A day pass costs $30, and the baths are open from noon until midnight.
Michael Putney doesn't tweet. He doesn't pop up when we search his name on Facebook. And as far as we can tell, he doesn't blog. No, sir, Michael Putney is decidedly old school, and in this Internet age, we couldn't appreciate him more. While most TV reporters seem to come and go, Putney has been covering local government and politics in South Florida for nearly 30 years. Add to his incisive reporting a hosting gig on This Week in South Florida, one of the few must-watch local programs, and his occasional columns in the Miami Herald (which often upstage the newspaper's regular gaggle of columnists). There are few voices on local airwaves we trust as much as Putney and who report on politics with such authority.
Miami is a town where clubs spit out adjectives like exclusive, VIP, and upscale like an overchewed piece of Juicy Fruit. But WALL Lounge is actually one of the few places that can blow hard without bursting its own bubble. Jessica Alba, Gabrielle Union, the All American Rejects, Erykah Badu, Swizz Beatz, Jamie Foxx, Jason Binn, and Selita Ebanks are just a few of the celebrities who have walked through WALL's infamous doors. Other guest sightings have been rumored, but unless the press snaps a picture, they're almost impossible to confirm. In fact, it's nearly impossible to get a photo of the place, period. WALL's success lies in its size; it is so boutique it does not merit a VIP section — the lounge itself is the VIP. So if you're lucky enough to get in, keep the video phone ready — you might catch a TMZ-worthy moment.


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Student Activities: TCC Golf Club
Purpose Statement
First Event: Provisional Meeting was held on Friday May 1, 2009 at Lambert's Point Golf Course
* The club's provisional meeting coincided with the Thomas Moss Scholar's Golf Tournament on Friday May 1st at noon at Lamberts Point Golf Course. Six (6) students participated in the event, eaving just four (4) more signatures needed on the TCC Club Recognition Form to ensure official club status by the TCC Student Federation.
First Officer: TJ Bogan was appointed the club's first president
Mr. TJ Bogan, club president
Vacant, club vice president
club secretary
Dr. Mike Bryan, faculty advisor
Mr. Dave Hodge, faculty advisor
Ms. Pat Allison, collegewide student activities coordinator
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Membership Eligibility
* Students currently enrolled at TCC and administrators, faculty, and staff currently employed by TCC are eligible.
* It is preferred (but not required) that members own a set of golf clubs. Golf courses typically offer rental sets.
* It is preferred (but not required) that members have some experience playing golf.
* It is preferred (but not required) that members complete or are concurrently enrolled in PED 133 (2-credit course).
Anticipated Club Activities (Afterwork Hours and Weekends)
* Round play at free or reduced costs.
* Practice driving, chipping, and putting at designated location(s).
* Informal group tutorials provided by PGA professional at meeting location(s).
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(757) 465-2935
Bob Sutter, General Manager and Head Teaching Professional
1201 Clubhouse Dr; Chesapeake, VA 23322;
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Dan Shea, General Manager and Head Teaching Professional
1001 S. Centerville Turnpike; Chesapeake, VA 23322; (757) 482-4779
Mike Waugh, PGA Professional
4301 Powhatan Ave; Norfolk, VA 23508; (757) 489-1677
Mike Fentress, PGA Professional
Michelle Holmes, Assistant PGA Professional
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In honor of Math Awareness Month, Huntington Learning Center in Encino will be distributing a sheet of useful math hints to local middle schools; they are 3-hole punched so that students can keep them at hand in their 3-ring binders.
Students can use these handy tips in preparing for tests because often they overlook what is obvious.
Word problems, for example, may seem simple, yet it is surprising how many students overlook a simple solution. Here's an example: If you see "plus, added to, sum, combined, more than, total," you need to do this: "+." It's obvious, yet students often read right past the hints.
The same holds true for Algebra. When working with exponents, "Larger Numbers Get Larger." A number greater than 1 becomes a greater number when raised to a power greater than 1, for example, 22=4. It seems obvious, but that is what most often throws students on a test, especially a tricky one like the SAT that these students will face in a few years.
The theme of this year's Mathematics Awareness Month is "Mathematics, Statistics, and the Data Deluge," to bring to light how mathematics and statistics provide the tools to understand the massive amounts of data collected every day from many different networks, instruments, devices, and other sources. Math helps protect people from the misuse of such data and also is the key to using data sets for numerous business and other opportunities.
For more tips to help students learn math, view Huntington's parent guide, Helping Your Child Learn Math at the Amazon.com Kindle store.
To learn more about Mathematics Awareness Month, visit www.mathaware.org.
For more information about Huntington Learning Center, please contact Norbert Weinberg, Huntington Learning Center of Encino, (818) 907-5555 or email@example.com.


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Bijou cocktail club for women
A new cocktail club for women claims to be the classy night you always wanted...
Uninspired by London's lesbian scene, promoters Robin Kendall and Lauren Pett decided to take matters into their own hands. They joined forces to form Elysion Events, creating 'a night where you could meet women and friends, and where you wouldn't have to shout to make yourself heard, take out a mortgage for a drink, deal with "attitudes" or queue all night for a toilet that has run out
of loo roll.'
It's a familiar story, but is the promise too good to be true? Can a company in its infancy possibly contend with longer-established Saturday-night names? At the Bijou launch, Kendall and Pett warmly welcome their guests into the airy venue and through wide-open concertina doors. The bar is bustling (but not quite brimming) with well-heeled ladies sipping on candy-pink martinis.
This is a sophisticated soirée, not another sweat-fest. Still, Tart Bar retains the den-like intimacy of other well-loved ladies' nights. A restored vestry room at the rear is softly lit by lamps and chandeliers, dripping with girly garlands. It is framed by plush leather seating, perfect for a chat with friends, a rest from the dancefloor or even some Bijou bisoux. A grand flower arrangement sits in one corner, while a marble bust of Henry Gardner occupies another, passively overlooking the revelry.
To begin with, the historic hideaway feels rather too sensible for a Saturday night out on the town. I can't quite imagine the huddles of well-behaved thirtysomethings letting loose in these lavish surroundings. Before long though, DJ Silverhook forces the best of us to our feet. His 'bent-out-of-shape' pop remixes invigorate the quaint surroundings and detonate inhibitions - though, to be fair, the extensive list of reasonably priced and speedily served cocktails may also have played a part. Hits from Goldfrapp and La Roux are interspersed with Snap and Cyndi Lauper - a perfectly refined ratio of credibility to cheese.
A few smokers spill outside into the quiet cul-de-sac, still basking in the cool beats that emanate from the dancefloor. Jamiroquai's 'Deeper Underground' is playing - an apt description for the airtight
boxes that traditionally house gay girls' clubnights, buried below London streets. For the two hosts, this was the bane of lesbian London. 'I had spent too many evenings in uncomfortable, cavernous venues,' Kendall tells me. 'So many lesbian events seem to be tucked away in dingy basements, where you often have to elbow through a crowd of gay boys or straight men on a night out.'
Pett notes that Bijou caters solely for women. She wanted the evening to be 'somewhere where women could relax and be themselves and not have to worry about whether the "men as guests" were gay or straight. There are enough "mixed" nights out there and I wanted ours to be different.'
Bijou is not only different, it's also a cut above many long-running ladies' nights. It's fresh, friendly, laidback and unpretentious. Bijou is a newly uncovered gem of lesbian London and we're sure it won't be such a well-kept secret for long.


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Nanjing Fuzimiao International Hostel Hostel
Fuzimiao, No.68 Ping Jiang Fu Road, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Fuzimiao International Hostel
Atmosphere 67%
Cleanliness 40%
Facilities 53%
Location 77%
Safety 63%
Staff 63%
Value 63%
- Air conditioning
- Free Wi-Fi
- Late Check-out
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Adaptors
- Bar
- Bicycle Parking
- Board Games
- Book Exchange
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cafe
- Card Phones
- Common Room
- DVDs
- Free Internet Access
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Jobs Board
- Key Card Access
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Luggage Storage
- Nightclub
- Outdoor Terrace
- Pool Table
- Postal Service
- Reading Light
- Reception (limited hours)
- Restaurant
- Safe Deposit Box
- Steam room
- Tea/Coffee Making Facilities
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels for hire
- Washing machine
Check-in / Check-out
Earliest check-in: 14:00
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Group of 15 or more traveling to Nanjing?
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Standard 10 Bed Female Dorm
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About Nanjing Fuzimiao International Hostel
We are standing beside the very famous river - Qinhuai River. But also, just near by the Confucius Temple. Our hostel is located at the most convenient place of the city.
Our hostel provides members the kitchen, launderette, luggage storage, kiosk, bikes, and the money-exchange service. By the way, we also help our members to book flight and train ticket.
Cancellation Policy
Customers can cancel their reservation free of charge up to 1 day before arrival. After this date, charges will be applied by the property up to the first nights cost of the reservation, unless otherwise stated in the property's conditions. Deposits paid are non refundable.


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by Staff Writers
Emeryville, CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2013
SCS Global Services (SCS) has evaluated a new modular methodology for measuring the carbon sequestration ability of soil under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), a leading greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting system.
The methodology, developed by The Earth Partners, will allow land managers who sequester GHGs in grasslands, rangelands and farmlands to generate carbon credits for sale in the voluntary market.
Managers of grasslands, rangelands and farmlands can increase carbon sequestration in soil by practices such as limiting erosion, changing grazing practices and implementing treatments designed to improve the diversity and productivity of plant communities.
The Earth Partners is currently piloting this methodology with farmers across seven million acres of the Palouse River and Columbia Plateau regions in the Pacific Northwest.
"The VCS program has achieved an important milestone in now incorporating grassland and rangeland carbon offset projects within its scope," said Dr. Robert J. Hrubes, Executive Vice President of SCS.
"SCS looks forward to validating and verifying agricultural carbon offset projects that use this very robust new methodology."
The VM0021 Soil Carbon Quantification Methodology is based on decades of soil carbon research and testing conducted by top soil scientists.
The methodology was developed by The Earth Partners and validated by Environmental Services, Inc. as well as SCS Global Services. It is the first soil carbon methodology to be approved for use under the VCS.
"This extensively tested methodology is the first to exclusively address soils within a marketplace framework, facilitating the rebuilding of soil carbon levels at meaningfully large landscape scales of natural and agricultural ecosystems," said Steven I. Apfelbaum, Chairman of Applied Ecological Services, Inc. and Director of Science with The Earth Partners.
According to Apfelbaum, soils represent the second largest living sink of carbon on the planet.
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Country Singer Stabbed
Jon Pardi is opening up about a tragic situation that happened to him when he was only 18 years old, and could have cost him his life.
"I got stabbed when I was 18, and there's a seven inch scar across my stomach," he reveals to Pittsburgh, Penn. radio station "I just got in a fight, and I ended up getting him, and he pulled out a knife … I got (stabbed) three times in the stomach, and two little slashes on my arms."
Pardi says the situation was made much worse because of where the stabbing occurred.
"We were out in the country, it was up in the hills, and it was at somebody's house and my buddy's now a paramedic firefighter, 'cause his whole family are firefighters," Pardi recalls. "We just got in his car, we just drove to the hospital, the first hospital didn't have emergency services. And the second, we had to go to another one, it was like ten minutes away. We got in there, and they didn't know diddley, and then they put me in an ambulance and took me to Sacramento."
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It's happening again. The gossip, the politicking. Her boss is a nice old gent on his last legs. They liked each other, Sasha knew he saw her as new modern woman, a kind of progeny. One night drinking late, he told her he had cancer.
Wasn't she supposed to tell anyone? Look, your main fund-raiser is ill, just when you need him most? Wasn't telling the Trust about him a kind of loyalty? Launching a debenture is not easy, do they want someone who's on heavy medication?
So why is nobody talking to her?
They'll think better of it when she's given his job.
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The ESW Consortium has raised more than $13,000 to purchase Earth science books for the Austin Public Library. This fundraising began in 1999 when it was learned that the Library's collection of earth science books does not meet the needs of the public. The Book Drive is a collection of money, not books, given to the Library for their selection and purchase of durable, library-bound books.
Donations are received from individuals, local businesses, and state and federal agencies that employ earth science professionals. Texas Space Grant Consortium Outreach Coordinator and ESW consortium member Margaret Baguio coordinates the fundraising efforts. Margaret can be contacted at (512) 471-6922.
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A 'Carrie' Nice Friday Morning
Carrie Underwood is easily one of the most talked about 'stars' Country Music has today. Look at what she's been up to. Just this week she's picked up a new gig where she open Sunday Night Football with a country flair. (replacing Faith Hill) Oh, and did we mention that she's also on tour?
Carrie Underwood is as hot as she can be and she's making a stop in Kickin' Country Monday night at Tyson Event's Center in Sioux City. (Special guest Hunter Hayes)
Starting EARLY Friday morning (be listening in the 5:00 a.m. hour) we'll be giving away tickets to this 'sold out show.'
Here are the phone numbers you are going to want programed into your phone. We suggest you do it tonight.
605.361.8000 Toll Free: 800.201.5456 (KIKN) or *5456 (*KIKN) within 90 miles of Sioux Falls.
All Tickets must be picked up at the KIKN Studios (5100 South Tennis Lane, Sioux Falls, SD 57108) Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or Monday 7:30a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (sorry no exceptions.)
If you are unable to pick the tickets up, we ask that you allow someone else to win them who can pick them up and go to the show.
Now, let's get ready to win with a 'Carrie Nice' Friday morning with Kickin' Country!
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Steven Hand, MA, CAC
Psychologist, Certified Addictions Counselor
304 Frankstown Rd., Altoona, Pennsylvania 16602
Welcome to my practice! I look forward to helping you to deal more effectively with your problems in living. I will work with you to achieve your goals in life, using a client-centered, cognitive behavioral approach.
Eileen Woods, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
1310 Valley View Blvd, Altoona, PA 16602, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16602
People seeking counseling are generally facing overwhelming life problems that they are struggling to cope with. I help individuals, couples and families access their strengths to face and move through life's many challenges in a safe and caring environment.
Kathleen Thomas, MSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
4559 Old William Penn Hwy., Murrysville, Pennsylvania 15668
I will provide individualized assistance in solution focused therapy to manage a variety of concerns. I will provide support and assistance to create lasting change. I have 25 years of experience using talk therapy to help people see solutions to their problems.
Lisa Reed, MA, NCC, LPC, CAADC
Licensed Professional Counselor
900 6th Street and 342 South Richards Street, Saxton and Bedford, Pennsylvania 15522
I have been counseling for 20 years; Enjoy listening to and helping others make choices about what they want to be, have, do and give to others; coming to a self awareness, understanding wants, needs, feelings and goals. Open and understanding, genuine and empathetic...


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Come Back To The 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean [Blu-Ray]
- Director(s):Robert Altman
- Actors:Sandy Dennis, Kathy Bates, Karen Black, Cher
- Rated:PG
- Languages:English
- Regional Code:Region 1
- Screen:1.78:1 Aspect Ratio; Color
- Length:110 mins
- Year Filmed:1982
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After directing a celebrated New York stage production of Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, legendary filmmaker Robert Altman (Nashville, 3 Women) gave the play the full cinematic treatment. Actresses Sandy Dennis, Golden Globe-nominee Cher, Karen Black, and Kathy Bates all reprised their stage roles, and the results are a magical convergence of theatre and film. A group of James Dean devotees reconvene at their teenage hangout, a rural Texas drugstore, twenty years after the death of their beloved idol. But much has changed in the intervening years, and the reunion provides them one final opportunity to expose the secrets and heal the emotional wounds that have lingered among them for two decades. This special edition includes an exclusive videotaped interview with playwright and screenwriter Ed Graczyk, who recalls the evolution of the play and its turbulent journey from stage to screen.


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CSR Launches SDK for Precise Indoor Location Apps
CSR plc today announced the launch of its SiRFusion Software Development Kit (SDK) for Android application developers. The solution enables indoor positioning for Android developers looking to create next-generation apps. Developers can now leverage the SiRFusion library to rapidly integrate new location-based capabilities and services such as indoor location tagging and analytics for social networking applications, indoor navigation, lone worker efficiency and safety... read more


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If you are flexible in your travel dates or the hotel you would like to stay in, you might possibly be able to find a good deal. Often , even changing your plans by one day can help to save you a big sum of money. The Highest Value for Your Holiday Buck : the pros can help your bucks go further because they have accessibility to the deals – flights, hostels, automobiles, even dinner out. Pro travel specialists can help find the ideal place to remain – a hotel with a view of the sea in Hawaii, a jungle shed in the Nilgiri foothills.
Understanding of All of the Details : Travel planners can familiarise you with the local rules and regulations for your travel destination. Travel agents.
Avoid Global Flight Bafflement : the pros can transient you on those confusing global flight transfers the net search websites do not explain. Travel Insurance : Tour agents will help you pick an acceptable travel insurance plan. Individualized Trips : The pros can prepare an individualized trip, primarily based on where you wish to go and what you need to do. You will find many of those travel clubs thru your local travel advisor, insurance firm, or perhaps thru your bank.


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The suicide bombers who killed at least 29 people in Casablanca last week were linked to international terrorism, Morocco said on Tuesday.
A day after FBI agents joined the investigation into the five almost simultaneous blasts, the Kingdom's Interior Minister Mustapha Sahel said the interrogation of two would-be attackers who survived the blasts had established the link.
"The arrest of the two terrorists still alive has led to considerable progress in terms of information," he said in a statement carried by the official MAP news agency.
"This allows us today to confirm the link with international terrorism".
Sahel said 12 Casablanca attackers died by blowing themselves up, not 13 as initially reported, when they struck mainly Jewish and Spanish targets and a Kuwaiti-owned hotel.
"One terrorist was apprehended that same night and security services arrested a 14th one on Sunday night," he said.
Foreign Minister Mohamed Benaissa said authorities did not know precisely who was behind the bombings but "similarities of the action (and) the nature of the terrorist act lead us to believe that there is a foreign hand behind it."
Benaissa, who was speaking at a news conference in London after talks with British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, said in Morocco one would not find "an organization of this magnitude which would carry out such acts in Casablanca...if it's not been backed by experienced organisations outside Morocco".
Earlier, a Moroccan politician told Al Bawaba that the investigation into the blast that rocked Casablanca last Friday are now almost complete, and that the results would be announced within the next day or so. He said that there has been no evidence so far of al Qaeda involvement in the terror attacks, however their timing and similarity to the Riyadh attacks is raising suspicion.
"Investigations are going on very quickly and the results will be known soon as the identities of eight suicide attackers has been identified. Also, more than 30 people associated with the bombers have been arrested," said the member of the Moroccan Democratic Socialist party politburo, Tale' Saud al Atlasi.
Asked about the organization called "al Sirat al Mustakim", which the Moroccan authorities are pointing fingers at, Atlasi pointed out that the organization was founded two years ago, and has sprung as a result of the rifts between the various Islamic movements in Morocco namely the Islamic Youth, Tawhid, al Adel and al Ehsan.
The party official did not confirm any evidence implicating al Qaeda in the attacks and said such links remain speculative. "The similarity in the manner of execution and the synchronicity with the Riyadh bombings justified implicating al Qaeda in the Casablanca attacks," Atlasi said. (Albawaba.com)
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Am not quite sure I understand what you are asking? Is it: 'Why doesnt Project Designer show you how to connect the servos to the board?' .If so then: it can't. The MiniSSCV and Pololu protocols that it allows you to choose from are just software protocols supported by a number of different hardware boards but which all work the same. PD doesn't know which one you are using.


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Obituary: Winifred "Winnie" Williams
September 23, 2013
August 19, 1923 – September 18, 2013
Winifred "Winnie" Williams, 90, passed away Sep. 18, 2013 in Reno, NV. Winnie was born Aug. 19, 1923 in Long Beach, CA to Edward and Eva Hart. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry H. Williams.
Winnie will be dearly missed by her son, Stan
Williams and her daughter, Charlene Van Foeken (Jerry); one sister, Dora McDowell; five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
There will be a graveside service for Winnie at Forest Lawn cemetery in Cypress, CA where she will be laid to rest with her husband.
Walton's Chapel is assisting with her final arrangements.


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The ten weirdest pieces of movie merchandise
Fancy playing safe with a 'Watchmen' condom? Or sucking on a Jar Jar Binks lolly? We track down cinema's most out-there commercial tie-ins
'Twilight' (2008)
Why on earth?
Because if you can't snuggle up to the real Robert Pattinson, a weird floppy pillow with his face photocopied on to it is surely the next best thing.
Who's it for?
The Manllow website pushes its product to 'all the "Twilight"-crazed, lonely women in the world'. We have to wonder if ownership of a Manllow may in fact be contributing to said loneliness, and not the other way around…
How much is it?
The 'Manllow' company appears to be on indefinite hiatus. Perhaps the real R-Patz took umbrage at the thought of being used as an (ahem) nocturnal companion?
'Avengers Assemble' (2012)
Why on earth?
We definitely see the logic here: superhero movies like 'The Avengers' may have broad appeal, but their core audience is slightly smelly 12 to 19-year-old boys. And, as advertising has repeatedly taught us, the most effective way to transform a nerdy teen into a cool dude overnight is through the judicious application of personal grooming products. If said products have Hulk on the bottle, all the better.
Who's it for?
This is pitched squarely at the Kevin and Perry crowd – or perhaps their long suffering Mums.
How much is it?
Tragically, this set of four heroic scents is no longer available. But we reckon you can probably recreate the experience with a can of Lynx and a pair of used sports socks.
'Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace' (1999)
Why on earth?
This is probably the most troubling item on this list. Who would let a kid wrap their tongue around a gangly, racially dubious intergalactic amphibian? That vivid shade of inflamed, fleshy red really isn't helping matters.
Who's it for?
Don't even go there.
How much is it?
£8.50. Frankly, we'd pay twice that to erase any memory of ever seeing the bloody thing.
'The Exorcist' (1973)
Why on earth?
The horror merchandise business is a ruthless beast (remember all those 'Alien' and Freddy toys pitched to kids in the '80s?). If it goes on like this, there'll soon be models of every scary set-piece to cash in on.
Who's it for?
This juddering contraption would surely find a loving home at the house of evil Sid from 'Toy Story', and with fully poseable joints, it'll make a great alternative to a Slinky.
How much is it?
'The Human Centipede (First Sequence)' (2010)
Why on earth?
The wait is finally over – you can now wear Tom Six's vile creation around your neck.
Who's it for?
A sick fashion statement from an alt medical student? Despite looking like the kind of throwaway goth fodder you can get at Camden Market, the advertising trumpets its '100 percent medically accurate' anatomy.
How much is it?
£2 – cheaper than seeing the film, and it even tells you all the important plot points.
'The Godfather' (1972)
Why on earth?
Unsurprisingly, this isn't a piece of original movie merchandise, but an unofficial accessory for the wannabe gangster. It may be hideous, but it's lined with super-plush material, so we reckon it'll be pretty comfy.
Who's it for?
Like tough-guy classics 'Scarface' and 'Goodfellas', 'The Godfather' tends to appeal to those of the testosterone-fuelled persuasion. We reckon these babies probably adorn the after-shave-scented bedsheets of more than a few city-boy bachelor pads.
How much is it?
£30 – cheaper than the real thing, anyway.
'The Dark Knight' (2008)
Why on earth?
Is your pooch the ultimate manifestation of chaos and anarchy? Maybe you're just looking for a swell doggy Halloween costume? The possibilities are endless and adorable.
Who's it for?
Batman fans are some of the most obsessive in the geek set. Surely there's someone, somewhere plotting to remake the 'Dark Knight' trilogy with his pets?
How much is it?
A certified bargain at only £8. Dressing dogs up in human clothes has never been more affordable. We're sure that the Joker himself would approve.
'Rocky' (1976)
Why on earth?
We'll admit, this is a hard one to process. We kind of understand why hardcore Sly geeks might want to get their hands on a Rocky action figure (and there are plenty to choose from). But what's the appeal of a piece of plastic meat?
Who's it for?
This one seems tailor-made for the collectibles crowd. Also, anyone looking to build a miniature abattoir as part of some sort of twisted lab-rat science experiment.
How much is it?
Well, the original RRP was £26, but they're currently going for half price online. Phew, for a moment there we thought we might get ripped off…
'Watchmen' (2009)
Why on earth?
If you fancy some slo-mo, Lycra-clad, mile-high nookie to the strains of Leonard Cohen (and who doesn't?), there's really only one way to assure you won't accidentally spawn the next generation of masked avengers…
Who's it for?
The condom was never on sale, it was just a promotional tool (sorry) for the good folks at Warner Brothers. Nonetheless, the film flopped. Yes, we went there.
How much is it?
This freebie is now on eBay for £10. A snip!
'Being John Malkovich' (1999)
Why on earth?
This originally came with the special edition VHS of the film, a monument to an unnecessary age of studio packaging excess. But we like how the choice of product harks back to the film's reality-level pile up.
Who's it for?
Consciousness-jumping danger seekers? Or aspiring screenwriters seeking inspiration? There's every likelihood this weird curio could be a portal into Charlie Kaufman's mind. Maybe they could puppet him, like Cusack in the story, to write a sequel.
How much is it?
The obsolescence of VHS hasn't stopped this collector's item remaining on Amazon for £17.
The blockbuster season is upon us, and the shops are stuffed with merchandise for all the big summer movies: 'Lone Ranger' Lego, 'Iron Man' masks, 'Monsters University' onesies... But not all movie merch makes sense. We dug deep and turned up ten of the most peculiar movie tie-in products, from official toys to weird fan memorabilia.
More film top tens
The top ten time travel cockups on film
The potential downsides to mucking about with the space-time continuum.
The ten most unlikely Oscar nominees
Seeing their names in the history books will forever make us do a double take.
Ten eye-catching actors in drag
From Johnny Depp to Ryan Gosling, when actors swap trousers and shirts for blouses and skirts.
The top ten movie pop stars
Many actors have sung or played instruments for real in the movies. But do they actually cut it as musos?
The ten best scene-stealing cats
The most memorable examples of movie mogs outshining their human co-stars.
The ten best Hollywood stars getting high
Reckon A-listers are a squeaky-clean bunch? Think again...
Ten lessons from extreme weather in the movies
Some solid cinematic advice for when mother nature goes mental.
The ten best movie scenes of 2013
Brilliant movies mean brilliant set-pieces, and the past 12 months have delivered both.
The ten best films of 2013
From drama to documentary to DIY animation, these are the finest flicks of 2013.


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Blooming Pomegranate Pendant Necklace in Silver by Melanie Dankowicz
A beautiful symbol of righteousness, fruitfulness, and wisdom, the pomegranate is an ancient and noteworthy fruit. One of seven species of Israel, it is also a symbol of Jewish mystical experience. Cut from sterling silver, this pendant is brushed to a smooth finish and hung on an 18" sterling silver snake chain. A 16" chain is also available, by request. 1.5" x 1.2".


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ArtKive Gets Vator People's Choice Award
The Kive Company, the Los Angeles startup which runs ArtKive, a service which helps parents take the artwork and schoolwork of their kids into the digital age, has scored the People's Choice Award at this week's Vator Splash SF. ArtKive was among a number of companies competing in Vator's pitch competition in San Francisco. At least one other local startup was recognized in the awards, Younity, the unified file storage service which was part of MuckerLab, was a finalist in the competition.
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YouMail Enhances Smart Greetings For Business
YouMail, the enhanced voicemail service which pioneered the idea of presenting customized greetings depending on who is calling you--for example, having a "Hi Mom" greeting if you Mom calls your voicemail, or "Hi Dad" if it's your Dad--has just one-upped the service, in an attempt to add features for businesses. Now, the firm said its "Smart Greetings" feature for businesses lets you use a caller's first and last name in a greeting.
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How Roambi Is Making Mobile Work For The Enterprise, with Quinton Alsbury
Mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad have completely revolutionized how consumers interact with the online world in the past few years. However, mobile devices have not only revolutionized the world of the consumer--they've also made inroads into the corporate market, changing how companies provide access to important information and data to their partners and employees. One of the first companies to see the potential for a mobile application specifically targeted at the enterprise was Roam (More info...)
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Lynda.com Buys European Video Training Firm
lynda.com, the online learning and video instruction site based in Carpinteria, is putting some of its new funding to work, saying this morning that it has acquired video2brain, GmbH, a European online video training company, to help expand its services worldwide. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. According to the company, video2brain provides German-, French-, Spanish- and English-language courses covering many of the same categories as lynda.com. lynda.com said that video2brain ha (More info...)
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Elcelyx Therapeutics Gets $20M
San Diego-based Elcelyx Therapeutics, a developer of treatments for weight management and obesity-related disorders, said this morning that it has raised $20M in a Series C funding round. The financing was led by GSM Fund LLC, and also included prior investors Morgenthaler Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Technology Partners. Elecelyx said the new funding brings its total raised to $43M. As part of the funding, Rick Barry, who manages GSM Fund LLC, has joined the company's board. (More info...)
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RealD Names Minard Hamilton As EVP
Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD said this morning that it has named Minard Hamilton--the former CEO of Six Degree Games--as Executive Vice President, Mobile and Consumer. RealD said that Hamilton will be responsible for commercialization of RealD's technologies for consumer electronics applications. Hamilton was most recently CEO of Six Degree Games, and also had served at JAMDAT Mobile and ESPN.
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* China November copper output at record high of 531,000 T * Euro rises to session high against dollar after German ZEW survey * Investors eye two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting By Susan Thomas and Stephen Eisenhammer LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Copper fell on Tuesday, as disappointing U.S. trade deficit data prompted traders to take profits, but the metal was underpinned by a weaker dollar and faster growth in factory output in big metals consumer China. Investors were also focusing on a Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday. The U.S. central bank is expected to extend its asset purchase scheme and commit to buy $45 billion of U.S. debt per month. Data out earlier showed the U.S. trade deficit widened in October as exports suffered the biggest drop in nearly four years, indicating that slowing global demand was spilling over into the already struggling U.S. economy. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange closed at $8,103 a tonne, trimming gains from the previous session when it hit its highest since Oct. 19 at $8,159 a tonne. It closed at $8,140 on Monday. Copper prices have risen more than 7 percent since mid November. "I think what we're seeing is new activity coming into the base metals from the long side. I don't think it's being done on the basis of fundamentals, it's much more technical in nature," said Barclays analyst Gayle Berry. "Fundamentally the feedback from China is still pretty soft. Everything apart from tin is in a surplus, stocks for most metals are rising, and there's not really much indication of any significant improvement in Chinese demand." China's copper imports rose 13.5 percent in November from the previous month. But the latest figures were boosted by the arrival of delayed shipments after a week-long holiday in October and overall demand for the metal remains weak. Imports had dropped 18.5 percent month-on-month in October because of the National Day holiday. China's production of refined copper rose in November to a record high for the second straight month, which would also tend to dampen prices. China accounts for around 40 percent of global refined copper demand. "The rise is quite puzzling given that demand has yet to return to its former level, while end users also have the option of tapping into large local stockpiles that surely must be competitively priced," INTL FC Stone said in a note. However, China's economy, the world's second largest, may be on a bumpy road to recovery. Economic data over the weekend showed factory output and retail sales rose at their fastest pace in eight months in November, fuelling hopes that the country is snapping out of a seven-quarter-long slide. A weaker dollar also helped underpin base metals. The euro rose broadly after forecast-beating German data lifted sentiment towards the currency while investors steered clear of the U.S. dollar before the Fed's meeting. A weaker dollar makes metals priced in the currency less expensive for holder of other currencies. TIN FALLS AFTER SURGE Three-month tin fell on Tuesday after a 6 percent surge on Monday that was driven by a 28 percent fall in shipments of refined tin from Indonesia, the world's top exporter, in November from the previous month. "We would expect tin prices to be fairly choppy over the next few days as long-term, technical funds buy dips and trade/macro players look to sell any rally," RBC said in a research note. "In looking at the Indonesian export numbers, we would point out that November 2011 saw a pretty dramatic drop in exports and then December saw heavy export volumes, so in fact there has actually been a year-on-year increase," it said in the note. Three-month tin closed at $22,970 per tonne from a last bid of $23,090 on Monday. Battery material lead closed at $2,297 versus $2,298, within reach of a 2012 peak of $2,329 a tonne. Inventories of the metal in warehouses monitored by the LME fell 2,025 tonnes to 352,900 tonnes, the lowest in about a month. Three-month aluminium closed at $2,116 per tonne from a last bid of $2,131, zinc at $2,080 from $2,085 a nd nickel at $17,800 from $17,775. Metal Prices at 1707 GMT Comex copper in cents/lb, LME prices in $/T and SHFE prices in yuan/T Metal Last Change Pct Move End 2011 Ytd Pct move COMEX Cu 367.50 -2.15 -0.58 344.75 6.60 LME Alum 2116.25 27.25 +1.30 2020.00 4.76 LME Cu 8092.25 -47.75 -0.59 7600.00 6.48 LME Lead 2294.50 -3.50 -0.15 2034.00 12.81 LME Nickel 17781.00 6.00 +0.03 18650.00 -4.66 LME Tin 22950.00 1175.00 +5.40 19200.00 19.53 LME Zinc 2076.00 -9.00 -0.43 1845.00 12.52 SHFE Alu 15280.00 -65.00 -0.42 15845.00 -3.57 SHFE Cu* 57850.00 -70.00 -0.12 55360.00 4.50 SHFE Zin 15440.00 -35.00 -0.23 14795.00 4.36 ** Benchmark month for COMEX copper * 3rd contract month for SHFE AL, CU and ZN SHFE ZN began trading on 26/3/07


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Type of Document Dissertation Author Wang, Wei URN etd-09222010-123945 Title Signaling of Integrin Lower Leg and Transmembrane Domains Degree Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Department Biological Sciences Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Luo, Bing-Hao Committee Chair Aboul-ela, Fareed Committee Member Ding, Huangen Committee Member Grove, Anne Committee Member Hung, Francisco Dean's Representative Keywords
- Cell Flow Cytometry
- Integrin
- Calf-2
Date of Defense 2010-09-15 Availability restricted AbstractIntegrin conformational changes mediate integrin activation and signaling triggered by intracellular molecules or extracellular ligands. Even though it has been shown that TM and/or cytoplasmic α and β domains associate in the resting state and separation of these domains is required for integrin signaling, it is still not clear how this signal is transmitted from the transmembrane domain through two long extracellular legs to the ligand-binding headpiece. In addition, integrin TM homomeric association was also observed. But the role of this interaction remains elusive. In this work, the platelet integrin, αIIbβ3, has been used to elucidate the roles of integrin lower leg and TM homomeric association in integrin signalling.
We first addressed whether the separation of integrin αβ lower leg is critical for integrin activation and outside-in signaling. Using a disulfide bond to restrict dissociation of the α-subunit Calf-2 domain and β-subunit I-EGF4 domain, we were able to abolish integrin inside-out activation and outside-in signaling. In contrast, disrupting the interface by introducing a glycosylation site into either subunit activated integrins for ligand binding through a global conformational change. Our results suggest that the interface of the α-subunit Calf-2 domain and β-subunit I-EGF4 domain is critical for integrin bidirectional signaling.
Formation of the TM homooligomers was observed in micelles and bacterial membranes previously, and it has been proposed that this homomeric association is important for integrin activation and clustering. We then addressed whether integrin TM domains form homooligomers in mammalian cell membranes using cysteine mutagenesis scanning method. Our results show that TM homomeric interaction does not occur before or after soluble ligand binding, or during inside-out activation. In addition, even though the cysteine mutants and the heterodimeric disulfide-bounded mutant could form clusters after adhering to immobilized ligand, the integrin TM domains do not form homooligomers, suggesting that integrin TM homomeric association is not critical for integrin clustering or outside-in signaling. Therefore, the integrin TM homooligomerization is not required for integrin activation, ligand binding and signaling.
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To the Editor:
On Jan. 25, I was blessed to walk with many thousands of pro-life advocates during the Texas Rally for Life, which marked the 41st anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion on demand in our country.
It was so very refreshing to see all those wonderful people standing up for life. The youngest of them, of which there were many, holding signs that declared that "my generation will end abortion." We all continue to pray for this and thank God that the youngest of our country are standing up for the rights of the unborn.
The opposition was there also, with their message of death, proclaiming that they are pro-choice, or that a woman has the right to destroy her unborn child if she chooses. I noted that many of the signs that this group was holding declared their allegiance to Sen. Wendy Davis. "I stand for Wendy" was the slogan.
The senator from Fort Worth is the one who attempted to stop House Bill 2 with a filibuster. HB 2 provisions barred abortions in Texas after 20 weeks, required a physician performing an abortion to have admitting privileges at a hospital no more than 30 miles from the abortion facility and limits the use of abortion-inducing drugs to be administered as authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
These provisions protect the safety of a woman during and after an abortion as well as reduce the risk of the pain a baby would feel during an abortion after 20 weeks of gestation.
The senator's filibuster didn't work, the law passed, but Senator Davis' "stand" propelled her into the spotlight of the pro-choice and liberal crowd, and now she is running for governor representing the Democratic Party. I wonder what else the senator "stands" for.
Greg Abbott, Texas' wheelchair-bound attorney general, said this, "I'm living proof that you don't need legs to stand for life, you need backbone. I pray that the young people who held their signs high during the rally truly are the "generation (with backbone) that will end abortion."
Dennis DeWine
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Miss Emin, who gained notoriety for works with names such as Everyone I Have Ever Slept With, declared her sex life is mostly over. She added that her new show, at the Turner Contemporary gallery, reflects her feelings on becoming older and entering the menopause. 'It's about the lake becoming empty
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Why should we acquiesce in the preparation of our spirits for the worst kind of servility—slavery to fate?
Even a duped people, trained in servility, will not consent to be governed by an unsuccessful autocracy.
Now, he was her humble petitioner, but this servility could be of no avail to save him from shame.
Athalie carried her submissiveness to servility, in the presence of Timéa and the major.
A legion of hirelings were zealous to show their servility and loyalty to their lords.
All servility vanished from the demeanour of the common people with whom I came in contact.
To such depths of servility and degradation do apostate nations fall.
The republican New World is no less impested with servility than the monarchial Old.
Nor were they corrupted by the servility of the surrounding ear.
Why, indeed, should I owe loyalty and allegiance to a Government that stamps my brow with the badge of servility and inferiority?
late 14c., from Latin servilis "of a slave" (as in Servile Wars, name given to the slave revolts in the late Roman Republic), also "slavish, servile," from servus "slave" (see serve (v.)). Earliest sense was legal, servile work being forbidden on the Sabbath; sense of "cringing, fawning" first recorded c.1600.


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Ex-army chief to take JB with 'Bosnia war plan'
JOHOR Former army chief Hashim Hussein will apply his successful combat plan in the Bosnia-Herzegovina civil war in the 1990s against Umno veteran Shahrir Abdul Samad to conquer the BN stronghold of Johor Bahru .
"I will not divulge (the plan) at the moment, but suffice to say it was the same plan (in Bosnia), although we have to suit to the environment here in Johor Bahru.
"I have a master's in war studies and we do the study of war. Of course, as a soldier I will apply it on the ground," Hashim said said in an interview with KiniTV yesterday evening, after his walkabout in Century Garden, Johor Bahru.
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