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Since opening in 1913, The Benson Hotel in Portland has graciously welcomed celebrities, CEOs and U.S. presidents. Discover the timeless beauty of our Four-Diamond landmark, featuring Italian marble floors, Austrian crystal chandeliers and Circassian walnut paneling from Russia. The Benson Hotel's convenient location puts you within easy walking distance of restaurants, theaters, the Pearl District, Pioneer Courthouse Square, and Portland's Classical Chinese Gardens. The MAX light rail and downtown trolley system are just a few blocks away.
Total Units: 287
- Air Conditioning
- Fireplace
- Fitness Facility
- Handicap Accessible
- High Speed Internet Access
- Pet Friendly
- Restaurant / Lounge
- Smoke Free
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Arizona 23 Apartments 2-bed apartment AC0323
Arizona House, a modern building abounding with living comfort, is situated in an ideal and peaceful residential location close to the edge of the wood an 3 minutes away from the nearest shopping amenities and direct next (30m) to the mountain cablecar "Alpin-Express". All the sports facilities, ski run and ski lifts are about a minute's walk away. The house has a elevator, a ski-room with ski-shoe-heating, free wireless internet connection & TV with internet access. The apartments comprising (depending upon size) bedroom, bed-sitting room, living-room with sofas, kitchen with dining room, dishwasher, oven, LCD-TV, Radio, bath-shower with WC. Playground for kids & big lawn in the house-garden. All apartments have a sunny balcony and are non-smoking apartments. All apartments are classified by Swiss Tourism. Only for families and quiet persons.
What makes us unique:
- Luggage transport (free)
- 30m next to the cable car
- 2 minutes to the center
- Ski run beside the house
- Calm situation
- Internet Wireless (free)
- TV with Internet Access
- Lawn & Playground
- Non-smoking apartments
- Live screen ski area
- Ski local with ski-shoe-heating
- Beverages-service (Ext. Catering)
- Breakfast-service (Ext. Catering)
- Family friendly classified
- 10% at the Intersport shop Glacier
- All apartments are Swiss Tourism classified
Studio (24m2), 1 room with double bed, cooking alcove, shower/WC, south balcony, lift, heated ski-room, ski-shoe-heating, Radio, TV, Internet Wireless, (non-smoking-apartm.). Only for families and quiet persons.
Additional Costs
Holiday taxes Summer (01.06. -31.10.): CHF 7.-/adults, CHF 3.50/children (age 6 - 15.99) per day. Holiday taxes Winter (01.11. -31.05.): CHF 4.50 for adults, CHF 2.25 for children per day Animals not permitted, non-smoking apartm., bedlinen, dishcloths and towelling available.

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12c - Implicit Result Sets...
What that means is - the REF CURSOR would be a formal named parameter for the procedure or the return value of a function. If you describe the procedure - you'll see it. You'll know exactly how many result sets the procedure returns and you have the capability to know the number of columns, names of columns and datatypes if the developer chose to use strongly typed ref cursors. In other words - you'll know what you are getting, the REF CURSORS are explicitly there, staring you in the face.
Other databases adopted an implicit approach. If you describe their procedures - you will have no idea how many or what kind of result sets they return. You have to run them and see what they decide to send back - and each time you run them, they could return a different result. In other words, you had to read the code to see what results might be coming back to you. I'm not a huge fan of this approach - it is much less self documenting, more error prone (in my opinion).
That said - this difference (explicit versus implicit result sets) can make migrating an application from these databases to Oracle difficult. You have to change the inputs/outputs of your stored procedures - adding the ref cursors and you have to modify the client code. You cannot just change the stored procedure, you have to change the client. When using implicit result sets - the client code would look similar to this psuedo code:
execute stored procedure( param1, param2, .. paramN )
while more result-sets loop
while more-data-from-that-result-set loop
process data
end while more-data-from-that-result-set
end while result-sets
while the code for explict result sets would resemble:
execute stored procedure
( param1, param2, ... paramN,
result-set1, result-set2, ... result-setN)
while more-data-in-result-set1 loop
process data
end while more-data-in-result-set1
while more-data-in-result-setN loop
process data
end while more-data-in-result-setN
so, the structure of the client code must be modified in addition to the stored procedures signature (it's inputs and outputs).
In order to ease migrations from implicit result set databases to Oracle, Oracle database 12c introduced support for implicit result sets - result sets that can be returned to a client but do not necessitate a formal named parameter. The client code to process such a result set is identical now - the client code needs not change, the stored procedure signature need not change - the body of the procedure just needs to be implemented in PL/SQL.
We accomplish this magic in PL/SQL via two new API calls in the DBMS_SQL package - one for returning REF CURSORS and one for returning DBMS_SQL cursors. They are:
PROCEDURE RETURN_RESULT(rc IN OUT SYS_REFCURSOR, to_client IN BOOLEAN DEFAULT TRUE);
PROCEDURE RETURN_RESULT(rc IN OUT INTEGER, to_client IN BOOLEAN DEFAULT TRUE);
TO_CLIENT => true, return to client layer
TO_CLIENT=> false, return to invoker, immediate caller - could be another plsql routine
ops$tkyte%ORA12CR1> declare
2 c1 sys_refcursor;
3 c2 sys_refcursor;
4 begin
5 open c1 for select * from dept;
6 dbms_sql.return_result(c1);
8 open c2 for select * from dual;
9 dbms_sql.return_result(c2);
10 end;
11 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
ResultSet #1
---------- -------------- -------------
ResultSet #2
PROCEDURE GET_NEXT_RESULT(c IN INTEGER, rc OUT SYS_REFCURSOR); PROCEDURE GET_NEXT_RESULT(c IN INTEGER, rc OUT INTEGER);
(see http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E16655_01/appdev.121/e17622/dynamic.htm#LNPLS2176 for a description and example of this API).
But in general, it'll be a client bit of code that processes these result sets and a client java program might resemble:
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(jdbcURL, user, password); try { Statement stmt = conn.createStatement (); stmt.executeQuery ( "begin foo; end;" ); while (stmt.getMoreResults()) { ResultSet rs = stmt.getResultSet(); System.out.println("ResultSet"); while (rs.next()) { /* get results */ } } }
I see Tim Hall has written about this recently as well - you can see his writeup here: http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/12c/implicit-statement-results-12cr1.php


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Is WestLB on Its Last Legs?
It's no secret that Germany's lumbering Landesbanks, set up in the 19th century to act as clearing houses for transactions by savings banks in their regions and to help fund public works, are in serious trouble. Costs are high, staffs are bloated, and years of misguided lending and ill-considered expansion have left them wallowing in red ink and widely regarded as an endangered species. But none is as forlorn as WestLB. Once heralded as a leader in German banking, it's now known for being one of Germany's most troubled financial institutions. After backing away from a disastrous attempt to become a global player in corporate and investment banking in the 1990s, the bank lost $1.9 billion in 2002 and $221.5 million in the first six months of this year.
Düsseldorf-based WestLB is under intense pressure to stem the bleeding from its two principal shareholders -- the government of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which owns a 43.2% stake, and the region's powerful savings banks, which own most of the rest. At the same time, it's the subject of fierce political wrangling in North Rhine-Westphalia, which is governed by a coalition of Social Democrats and Greens. Jürgen Rüttgers, leader of the opposition Christian Democrats, says: "WestLB is the worst banking crisis in the country's history," while Gerhard Papke, leader of the liberal Free Democrats, insists it must be privatized.
No wonder acting Chief Executive Johannes Ringel and Bernd Lüthje, WestLB's supervisory board chairman, looked tired and defensive as they testified about the bank's latest restructuring plans before a state parliament session on Sept. 25. The two bankers, both WestLB veterans, are struggling to cut costs, streamline WestLB's structure, improve risk management, and hone a new strategy. "That will improve the overall stability of WestLB," says Ringel, who was named interim CEO in June after his predecessor, Jürgen Sengera, was ousted.
The clock is ticking for WestLB to get its house in order. The European Commission has ruled that the state guarantees that give the Landesbanks an advantage over private banks in lending and raising money must end by July 18, 2005. Rating agencies concur that WestLB faces a tough slog to get in shape by then. Standard & Poor's on Aug. 1 downgraded WestLB's credit rating a notch, from AA+ to AA with a negative outlook, and hinted that further demotions could be on the way. "We calculate that the implicit backing of the state is worth up to three notches," says S&P analyst Stefan Best in Frankfurt. "WestLB and the other Landesbanken will almost certainly be downgraded to A or below when they finally lose their guarantees."
GLOBAL PLAYER. What happens at WestLB, Germany's fifth-largest bank, won't just have an impact on German banking. WestLB is still an important international player, with lending and investment-banking operations in London, New York, and other financial centers. So any change in its strategy or performance has international ramifications. Moreover, if WestLB doesn't straighten itself out, it will likely be forced into a merger with another public-sector or even a private-sector bank. However disruptive that might be for North Rhine-Westphalia, analysts think it could have a positive effect on the banking system by triggering a wave of long-awaited consolidation, first in Germany and then across the EU. "In many ways, what happens to the Landesbanks is key to the future development of German and European banking," says Herbert Lohneiss, managing director at Siemens Financial Services Inc., a banking unit of the giant electronics group.
Not that WestLB is contemplating a merger -- at least in the near future. Instead, it is still sorting out last year's complicated restructuring conducted under European Union auspices to keep its commercial activities legally separate from state-backed policy initiatives. That reform effectively cleaved an entity called Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale into WestLB, which handles private-banking transactions, and its operationally separate parent Landesbank NRW, which funds public works, often at subsidized rates.
Any potential suitor would be well advised to take a long, hard look at WestLB's $330 billion balance sheet. While the bank doesn't disclose its bad loans, analysts say it has been weakened by years of unwise lending. It made provisions against bad loans of $2.2 billion for 2002 and $595 million more for the first six months of this year. Then there are the bad bets in its investment portfolio. Among them: It bought more than $700 million in junk bonds issued by Britain's money-losing television-rental business Boxclever. Germany's leading financial-sector regulator, known as BaFin, forced the bank to raise the $485.9 million it had set aside against its lending to Boxclever by another $248.6 million. In one swoop, that wiped out all of the profits the bank made in the first six months of this year. Ringel now dolefully admits there's little chance WestLB will be in the black before 2004.
WestLB's prospects for righting itself could be seriously impaired by the complicated structure under which it operates and the sometimes conflicting interests of its shareholders. In May, for example, the bank's management board turned to consultant McKinsey & Co. for strategic advice. Landesbank NRW apparently didn't want McKinsey and consulted with Rothschild instead. Meanwhile, the savings banks and the state government had their own ideas. Only after months of wrangling did the four players settle their differences. Now the bank has adopted a "three-pillar" strategy, which calls on management to focus on its savings-bank shareholders, on advising and lending to the Mittelstand-Germany's smaller manufacturers -- and on operating a slimmed-down international network.
At the same time, the bank will jettison riskier activities such as its principal finance unit in London, whose high-profile chief Robin Saunders oversaw the disastrous Boxclever deal. WestLB's workforce will be slashed from 8,000 today to 6,200 by the end of 2005. And Ringel emphasizes that the bank will apply a new risk-management system that makes it easier to say no to bad deals. "Staff have a clear guideline as to how they operate, and they will be, as far as possible, risk-averse," he says.
The change in course was confirmed in what insiders say was an "emotional" supervisory board meeting on Sept. 16. But Ringel points out that it is just Phase One of the bank's strategic review and is designed to see the bank through to 2005. WestLB still needs to devise a Phase Two for the more distant future. But that could generate renewed tensions among the bank's shareholders. Some of the savings banks are leery of WestLB's attempts to cozy up to them, fearing it will try to steal their best loan customers. The government may also apply pressure to lend to weak businesses in North Rhine-Westphalia -- just the kind of transactions that are at the heart of the bank's troubles.
What is clear is that Ringel won't be around to pick up the pieces. Lüthje is scouring Europe for a permanent replacement for Sengera. Given the bank's problems, there aren't likely to be too many applicants.
By David Fairlamb in Düsseldorf


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Butler school briefs
Mars Area
Center accepting K registrations
Mars Area Primary Center will accept completed kindergarten registration packets for the 2013-14 school year from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Mars Area School District Administration Office. The selection of a.m. or p.m. kindergarten session will be done through a lottery. Kindergarten is open to children who will be 5 on or before Sunday, Sept. 1. Parents can stop by the school's main office between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to obtain a registration packet. Call 724-625-1588.
Foundation to meet
Mars Planet Foundation Board of Directors will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, at Mars Area School District Administration Office, 545 Route 228, Mars. The foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, helps develop, promote and finance educational programs, activities and projects in the district. All meetings are open to the public. For information, contact Anna Saker, director of pupil services, at 724-898-1562.
Staresinic advances
Mars Area student and eighth-grader Claire Staresinic will compete in the Pennsylvania State Geography Bee next month. Staresinic earned first place for the second consecutive year at the Mars Area Geography Bee, held in January at Centennial School. She then completed a written exam to qualify for the state contest, which will be held April 5 in Gettysburg. The state winner will advance to the National Geography Bee competition, which takes place May 20-22 in Washington, D.C. The National Geographic Society sponsors the contest.
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Talent show set
The Seneca Valley Middle School in Harmony will host its Middle School Talent Show at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, in the middle school multipurpose room. Tickets are $5 and will be sold to students during all lunches, as well as at the door. More than 50 students will compete. Call 724-452-6040.


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Country Whuppin' – Kellie Pickler Vs. Trace Adkins
In the battle of former American Idol ladies, Kellie Pickler got the duke over Lauren Alaina to become the new champion. Today, she faces big…and I mean BIG competition in the form of Trace Adkins and is tag team partner Colbie Caillat in the Country Whuppin'!
Champion – Kellie Pickler "Someone Somewhere Tonight"
Kellie Pickler just danced her way to the mirror ball trophy on Dancing With The Stars after a short break from singing, but now she's back with a new record deal, and her first single from a soon to be released album. She's showing off her traditional country roots with the new ballad called 'Someone Somewhere Tonight.' Is it a champion like Kellie? You make the choice now!
Challenger – Trace Adkins w/ Colbie Cailatt – Watch The World End
Trace Adkins said in a recent interview that he thinks his career may be coming to an end. While he's not worried about it, he just thinks his 'shelf life' may have expired. It all revolves around his new album and the airplay he may or may not get from it. Well, before Trace calls it quits, we need to give him a chance for more hits, with his latest duet with Colbie Caillat. What do you think?
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Longtime police officer Jewel Ericson retires
There isn't always a clear sign when it's time to retire. Sometimes, it's just a feeling that now is the right time.
Rosemount police lieutenant Jewel Ericson has that feeling now. It's why he's ending a nearly 28-year police career he spent entirely in Rosemount.
Ericson grew up with police work in his family. His grandfather was a sheriff in southern Minnesota, and his grandmother was a sheriff's deputy. His grandfather on the other side was a police officer for a short time.
"It sparked my interest as a child, and I never lost that interest," he said.
He got his first police job 27 years, 10 months ago in a Rosemount that looked very different than the the city does today. There were eight officers in the department and the city had a fraction of its current population. Ericson liked the city because it had the small-town feel Shakopee had when he was growing up in that city
"I enjoyed the community," he said. "I enjoyed the size at the time. You were able to connect with the citizens on a more personal basis and get to know the people you served."
Things have changed over the years. The city and the department both got bigger, and it got harder to know all of the people you dealt with on a day-to-day basis. The calls police responded to didn't necessarily change - there have always been assaults, drunk drivers, thefts - but there were more and more of them.
As with any job, there were good days and bad. Ericson has had to notify families of a loved one's death, or deal with assaults on children.
One day Ericson said he will always remember happened in October of 2002, when he and another officer were responding to a domestic assault call. Witnesses had told police Shane Lynner, a familiar face to police, was beating his wife.
Ericson pushed his way into the bedroom and Lynner swung a bat at him, narrowly missing his head and hitting his hand. Then, Lynner charged, the bat raised over his head. Ericson shot and Lynner, 38, died at the scene.
A grand jury later cleared Ericson of any wrongdoing. It is the only officer-involved shooting Rosemount has had.
That call and others stick with Ericson.
There are plenty of happy memories, too. Even as Rosemount grew Ericson tried to maintain a connection with residents. He would visit the city's senior apartment buildings.
And he always loved working with his fellow officers.
"It's the camaraderie that the police department has and the relationships over the years with the officers," Ericson said. "The time spent with the officers in the department and moreso probably early on in my career we were one big family."
Police chief Eric Werner said Ericson has made significant contributions to the department over the years. Ericson has been recognized by MADD for his efforts to combat drunk driving, and he has attended high-level leadership training. He has been part of the department as it nearly tripled in size.
"Those are all admirable accomplishments," Werner said. "I'm losing 28 years of experience."
Still, everyone finds that right time to step back.
"It was time to retire," Ericson said. "Everyone finds that day where it wasn't as enjoyable to go to work as it had been in the past. I think the time had come that it was time to leave."
Ericson doesn't have any big plans for his retirement yet. He's easing into things. He's taken a couple of vacations since he left the department July 12. He's gone camping. He plans to spend time with family without the stress of police work in the background.
And if another opportunity presents itself, he may take advantage.
"I've had a blast in my career," he said. "I've enjoyed my entire career. I've enjoyed meeting and knowing the people of Rosemount. I've enjoyed serving them."


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Wednesday, 26 June, 2002, 15:13 GMT 16:13 UK
Russian officers cleared of murder
In a high-profile case, a Russian military court has acquitted five former army officers and a businessman accused of murdering a journalist who was investigating corruption in the armed forces.
The court ruled that there was insufficient proof against them.
The journalist, Dmitry Kholodov, was killed in 1994 when he opened a booby-trapped briefcase.
The attack caused widespread shock and sparked outrage in the media.
Senior military figures, including the former Defence Minister Pavel Grachev, were among those who gave evidence at the trial.
Mr Kholodov's parents have said they will appeal against the verdict.
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The Buckeyes are Sugar Bowl champions and the 2010 season has come to an end for the Scarlet and Gray faithful, but certainly not for the coaching staff. Before Jim Tressel begins to worry about who his starters at some key positions are for the first five games of next season, The Vest and the rest of the coaching staff have to worry about finishing up the remaining spots in the recruiting class of 2011.
Last week was the pinnacle of the high school football season, as two primetime all-star games took place, featuring the nation's top senior stars. The Army All-America Bowl has been around for quite some time and used to be the mecca of America's young talent, but the media horse of ESPN and a growing popularity with the sponsor brand has brought the Under Armour game to national prominence as well. No matter your preference, both games brought fans tremendous entertainment this past week and gave the country a glimpse of the next group of college football stars.
Heading into the two games, Ohio State had five prospects committed to coming to Columbus next season, with several other recruiting targets participating as well. Two of those prospective Buckeyes made announcements this weekend, and Jim Tressel went one for two, landing DB Doran Grant of St. Vincent-St. Mary, but missing out on Miami (FL) Pace DB Jabari Gorman. The remaining uncommitted prospects will take some visits in the coming weeks before making their announcements on or around National Signing Day (February 2), but all had solid showings last week in their respective all-star contests.
It's time to take a look at the both the committed and uncommitted prospects who participated in last week's games and evaluate their performance, projection at the next level, and chances they each wind up as a part of Buckeye Nation in the next month.
Under Armour Game
The cream of the crop for OSU in this contest had to be Braxton Miller. The 6-2/200 quarterback showed all week in practice why he has a great chance to begin 2011 as Ohio State's starter behind center. Miller, at the same point in their careers, appears to be a better passer than Terrelle Pryor and has a tremendous ability to make plays with his feet as well. The more I watch him, the more he reminds me of Troy Smith, and it's not just the versatility, but also the poise in clutch situations and ability to lead his team both on and off the field. The Buckeyes are getting a tremendous player in Braxton Miller and I am certain he will be a star in Columbus. I don't know if he'll be the starter next season, but after enrolling in classes last Thursday, he definitely puts himself in a great position to compete for playing time right away.
Another verbal commitment to play in this game was the "other Miller", DE Steve Miller. Not the biggest defensive lineman on the board (6-3/230), Miller makes up for it with a non-stop motor and tremendous strength against both the run and the pass. He was consistently beating the nation's top linemen all week long in UA practices and showed why ESPN ranks him as OSU's top recruit in this class. While Braxton is better known to the fans, Steve could be the Miller who is a household name by next season's end, as there is a good chance Buckeye fans could get a glimpse of him on special teams and in various defensive formations next season.
The last player who was committed heading into this game was OLB Ryan Shazier of Plantation High School in Florida. Shazier played most of his high school career at defensive end, but made a smooth transition to linebacker during UA practice. While there were certainly lapses in coverage and a difficulty in adjustment at times, Shazier looked very good overall and closed on ball carriers as good an anyone in St. Petersburg. Also enrolling early last week, Shazier will have a leg-up on fellow freshmen and could see immediate playing time as a pass rush specialist, as well as on special units.
As for the uncommitted prospects, there was Doran Grant, Jabari Gorman, Jadeveon Clowney, Darius Jennings, James Vaughters, and Ja'Juan Story. The aforementioned Grant and Gorman made their announcements for the Buckeyes and Florida respectively and both were very good throughout the practices and game. Grant is definitely the better of the two, and while he has to work on tackling, he has elite coverage skills that will find him in the two-deep as a true freshman.
Clowney was everything he was cracked up to be and is by far the best player I have ever watched at the high school level. There was no answer for this stud from South Carolina, as opposing linemen tried double and triple teaming him to no avail. Clowney was either in the face of quarterbacks all day long or stuffing runners behind the line of scrimmage to the frustration of White Team head coach Mike Ditka and offensive coordinator Keyshawn Johnson. It is unknown whether Clowney will take an official to Ohio State yet, but if he wants in this class, you find a way to take him.
Jennings didn't play in the game due to a concussion, but certainly belonged on the roster. This stud athlete from the Baltimore area is capable of playing quarterback, wide receiver, and defensive back at the next level, and has narrowed his college choice down to Ohio State, Virginia, and Wake Forest. He visits the Deamon Deacons next weekend and will make a decision shortly after that, but it is likely he will decide between the Buckeyes and the nearby Cavaliers.
Finally, both WR Ja'Juan Story (Florida) and LB James Vaughters (Stanford) are currently committed to other schools, but both will visit OSU this month (Story this weekend, Vaughters January 28). Urban Meyer leaving UF, and now Harbaugh leaving Stanford, create great opportunities for Jim Tressel to get in on both players, and both would be excellent catches, as they showed in practice and the game why they are among ESPN's top 50 players in America.
Army All-America Bowl
The only committed players the Bucks had in the AAA Bowl were C Brian Bobek and DT Michael Bennett. I had my doubts about Bobek heading into last week, but the nation's top ranked center sure shut me up. Bobek looked like an absolute stud at center and gives me great confidence in filling the middle once Mike Brewster departs Columbus after next season. This kid has all the intangibles to be a leader on the offensive line and Jim Bollman is sure to groom him into the next great Buckeye center.
Bennett, on the other side of the ball, started the game off with a bang, recording a sack on the first series of the contest. He was very disruptive after that as well, until he was stopped. No, not by a lineman on the West team, but by an arm injury that will no require surgery to insert plates and some screws. The injury shouldn't slow him down too much and he is expected back in time for fall camp, but let's all hope for a speedy recovery for the next Big Mike.
The uncommitted Buckeye prospects in this game, included OL Aundrey Walker and LB Curtis Grant. Both players have visited OSU, but neither will announce until Signing Day. Walker, who was regarded as the top offensive lineman at the game after a week of practice, favors the Bucks and Michigan State, but still has to visit USC, Pitt, and Penn State before making his decision. Grant, who showed great strength and tremendous explosiveness, visited Ohio State and they currently lead for his services, but he still has to visit Florida and UNC before announcing his decision. The Bucks sit in great position for both players, but will have to hold on in the next month before they officially declare their decisions.
To wrap-up, all the Buckeye commitments and targets had great weeks in St. Petersberg and San Antonio last week. With Doran Grant now in the fold, the Bucks have 20 players committed to a class that will probably number 23 players. Leaving three spots open, I think the Bucks will finish with Curtis Grant, Aundrey Walker, and Ja'Juan Story, with James Vaughters definitely a possibility. Anything can open between now and National Signing Day on February 2, so stay tuned to 11W for the latest recruiting updates and news as it comes.


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Arc'teryx - Altra 65 - Trekkingrucksack im Test
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This backpack deserves much longer review.
I did 4 days alpine trek in October 2015 with cca 20kg with.
Very important:
This pack costs a lot of money but is not expensive - worth every euro.
It is havier then many light packs of same volume, but is light actually. Take some Granit Gear or Boreas pack and then ensure it is fully featured like Altra and that it can carry comfortably what Altra can. Then you get to similar weight and those packs are not so light anymore.
This is new standard for trekking.
Pivoting hip belt completely makes sense. Weight feels lighter then it actually is.
Before Altra, I did GR20 in 13 days with Gregory Baltoro 65, while friend had Altra 65. I was suffering with Baltoro due to over pronounced lumbar support (I've sent suggestions for improvement to Gregory after the trip and I see they improved lumbar support (removable pad)in new version).
One day we switched packs and Altra felt much lighter and easy flowing with the body.
Arcteryx in general is alien technology and is out in its own league. In my view this is new standard.
The way shoulder straps adjustment connects to pack body - right way to do it.
Pack material - robust
Kangaroo pocket - awsome (on/off layers go in there)
Side zip pockets - great! Sigg 0,75 in one, thermos 0,5l in other + some beef jerky/trailmix in each. However, inside material is not main pack body material, but thinner linning material. I dont like that. Not worth saving few grams.
Pivoting hipbelt - mine has a bit of shorter range on one side and was bit annoying. Have to still test that... Otherwise is great. If done properly, pivoting hip belt should replace non pivoting as a standard, unless pack is made really well like old school Berghaus cyclops (i.e. Atlas) for example.
Hipbelt padding/size/design - excellent.
Even C2 back panel construction which they advertise makes a lot of sense. One can see they went to make top notch product.
U zip: it is useful, although I use it mainly for unpacking in the evening (i.e to grab tent first). I was really sceptical about that and that was preventing me to buy it for some time. U zip and pivoting belt may seem as 2 fail points, which if any of fails in the field you are screwed. But, both are done well and seems to be justified risk to take for comfort.
Waterproof/non waterproof Uzip dilemma: BD Mercury 65 vs Altra. Altra just worked nicer when I was deciding which to buy. In the field proved nice and smooth. Anyhow I use waterproof stuffsacks.
Externall water bladder slot - very nice and convenient. Camelback 3l fits.
Buckles, straps: sturdy, right width.
Bottom pannel covering zip: apart from protecting zip, I dont know what to think of it. I fitted Ice axe there.
Main pack bag design: slim in depth, so good for keeping weight closer to back. It does not protrude much out of back, as some other packs, BD Mercury for example.
What I would change, missed:
- no internal lid pocket. I use it and think this should be added.
- shoulder top cinch straps dont have regulation of starting pull point. Pull point is where they are sewn in to shoulder strap.
- lid. 2 pockets may be pro or con. Not essential. I am still working on how I see them, but if you organise your packing well could be advantage. Lid could be more covering over the pack top (i.e. BD Mercury has much better lid design in my view in that aspect (not top pocket related).
Overal, Acteryx Altra is well designed, sturdy, no-nonsense-and-everything-you-need simple top notch pack.
I hope it become new standard and industry changer.
We live in 21st century and deserve advanced and progressive products.
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JUDY WOODRUFF: That follows our look at the arraignment of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in Detroit today. The 23-year-old Nigerian is charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day.
To fill us in on the events in and outside the courtroom is Paul Egan, who covers federal courts for The Detroit News. He talked to Ray Suarez late this afternoon.
RAY SUAREZ: Paul Egan, welcome.
What was Abdulmutallab eventually charged with? What are the multiple counts?
PAUL EGAN, The Detroit News: Well, the most serious count is attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. That's a charge that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. He's also charged with attempted murder and attempting to blow up an airplane, taking a destructive device upon an airplane, and two counts of using a destructive device to help commit a felony.
RAY SUAREZ: And how did he plead, and did he enter that plea on his own, or was it done by his lawyer?
PAUL EGAN: He stood mute today. And what normally happens at an arraignment happened today. The judge enters a not guilty plea on his behalf.
RAY SUAREZ: This is a young man who has only been seen in old photographs since his arrest. Describe for us his appearance, his demeanor? What did you see today in court?
PAUL EGAN: Well, the thing that struck you the most when you first saw him was how young he really looks. He looks, most people I spoke to agreed, looks considerably younger than 23 years old. His head was shaven. He is a relatively small young man. He was wearing a white T-shirt and khaki pants. And he really is not your image of the stereotypical terrorist.
RAY SUAREZ: When he was entering or leaving the courtroom, was there any sign of the severe burns that he incurred during the attempted attack?
PAUL EGAN: Well, he did appear to walk with a slight limp. And he mentioned to the judge that he is taking painkillers. Those are the only signs we saw that he is — you know, that he's been injured in the attack. He was burned, apparently, trying to set off these — allegedly trying to set off these explosives hidden in his underwear.
RAY SUAREZ: Did the judge exchange many questions and answers with him? What did they talk about?
PAUL EGAN: There — an arraignment is usually a very brief proceeding. This lasted no more than five minutes. The judge only asked him — he asked him how far he went in school.
And he — the — it was very hard even for the judge to hear the young man's answers. He didn't really get a satisfactory answer from him. And then he moved on to whether he had taken any — any medication. And then he basically — after that, he really just dealt with the attorney as far as, you know — he asked him, have you talked about your attorney? Do you understand the charges?
He just answered yes to those. The most words he said during the entire hearing was, "I'm taking some painkillers."
RAY SUAREZ: Were the public galleries full? Were there many people from the Detroit area trying to get into court for a look at what was happening?
PAUL EGAN: The courtroom was full, although they probably could have held a few more people. There was intense interest in this case because it was the first chance anybody had to really have a look at this defendant.
People had to line up to get a card to enter the courtroom. Security was extremely high. There were sniffer dogs to check for explosives in the courthouse, large numbers of U.S. marshals. And they were even more restrictive than normal in terms of what electronic equipment you could bring in the courthouse, because they were apparently concerned about electronic equipment possibly being used to set off an explosion.
RAY SUAREZ: Was there much of a crowd outside the courtroom? There had been some controversy in Michigan about bringing an alleged terrorist to be tried there.
PAUL EGAN: Well, there was a fairly large demonstration outside the courthouse. And, interestingly, it was mostly Muslim Americans and Nigerian Americans protesting against terrorism, disassociating themselves from the alleged action of this defendant, saying, you know, we love this country and we — we denounce those who would try to hurt its citizens.
RAY SUAREZ: Paul, what are the next steps in this case? Did the judge schedule either an evidentiary hearing or the beginning of jury selection?
PAUL EGAN: No, there's no hearings set yet. From now on — today's proceeding was handled by a U.S. magistrate judge. From now, on the proceedings will mostly be handled by a federal district judge, U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds.
And the next step is really motions. There will likely be motions by the defense to suppress statements that the young man made to the FBI shortly after he was arrested, before he was represented by counsel. There's also likely to be motions for discovery.
The defense will be trying to find out exactly what evidence the government has. And I'm told that the lawyers, if they don't already have them, will have to get probably security clearances, because some of the discovery in this case will be classified information.
RAY SUAREZ: Paul Egan, from the federal courthouse in Detroit, thanks a lot.
PAUL EGAN: Thank you, Ray.


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Pros / There are online tutorials and a thorough user manual for support.
Cons / The Roomba 650 lacks a remote control.
Verdict / With its strong help tools, you can learn to set the iRobot Roomba 650 for a cleaning track that fits your home.
If you love your pets but not the pet hair, the iRobot Roomba 650 robot vacuum is among the best. It runs for an hour, operates in a back-and-forth configuration and can navigate among many rooms. The unit uses a patented cleaning system that removes clingy animal hair and dirt from hard-surface floors and carpeting.
This small robotic vacuum cleaner effectively cleans you home. It runs for about an hour on full charge. With its back-and-forth cleaning motions, strong suction and many passes over dirty areas, you nearly always get a clean floor with this household device.
Like other models of the best robot vacuum cleaners, this one has onboard scheduling, which allows you to preset the times you want your robot to clean. You can program it to clean up to seven times per week. It even works while you are away.
The first stage of the Roomba's cleaning system involves agitating embedded debris. The robotic vacuum is equipped with a side brush that cleans along the wall while a counter-rotating brush removes dirt from the floor directly underneath. Next, its powerful airflow extracts dirt using straight suction. It then efficiently fills the dustbin from back to front so that it can hold more gunk. The Roomba uses an AeroVac filter instead of a HEPA filter, which is a negative since HEPA filters are better at removing allergens.
Although this robotic vacuum does not have an automatic height-adjustment feature, it still cleans hard-surface flooring and carpeting. However, be aware that if you have dark carpeting, like with navy blue or black shades, this cleaner will not work well on it. The machine goes around rather than over dark pigments.
The iRobot Roomba 650 has a combination of sensors that guide it. The sensors direct it along wall edges, under couches and around obstacles. It has a virtual wall that emits an infrared light, which the cleaner will not cross, so you don't have to worry about it going places it is not supposed to go.
You do not get a remote control for programming and changing your settings with this vacuum, which can make it more difficult to control. It does come with a charging base, and when the battery is running low, the vacuum automatically returns to its base by itself. It has rubber bumpers on every side, ensuring that it does not leave scuff marks on furniture and floorboards.
It is a reasonable size, given its cleaning power. It weighs just under 8 pounds and measures approximately 13 inches around.
When you buy the iRobot Roomba 650, you get a fine assortment of customer support and help. The website has a telephone number, email address and live chat, which is helpful when you need answers quickly.
The website for this automatic robot vacuum also presents helpful videos tutorials and online manuals as well as a help library for FAQs. You get a one-year warranty with this device.
- Maneuverability
- Cleaning Performance - Carpet
- Cleaning Performance - Hard Surface
- Ease of Use
- Maintenance (minutes)
- Noise
- Run Time
- Charge Time
- This score depends on how the robovac handled obstacles such as furniture, thresholds and rugs.Higher is Better
The iRobot Roomba 650 is a lightweight vacuum cleaner, and the patented cleaning system makes it helpful for cleaning up after your pets, even in the absence of a remote control. This vacuum offers strong suction capacity and works hard to keep your floors clean. There are enough support features to make you well-versed in it in little time. This robot vacuum works well if you do not want to push or stand over a vacuum for small messes or quick clean-ups.


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The Denova Empire is flourishing under Loethar's rule as he urges the invading people of the Steppes to integrate with the West. But Loethar is bored - and so is Leo, the self proclaimed true king, living in hiding, who is eager to stake his claim to the Valisar throne. Freath continues his double life, secretly loyal to Valisar but working as sage counsel to the Empire.
And when risks all to contact the rebel, Kilt Faris, his life may be forfeit. A new evil is stirring... and only one person knows that the legendary Valisar Enchantment is rising. Soon the wars and destruction that formed an empire will seem a squabble by comparison to the darkness that threatens ...
About the Author
Fiona McIntosh was born and raised in Sussex in the UK, but also spent early childhood years in West Africa. She left a PR career in London to travel and settled in Australia in 1980. She has since roamed the world working for her own travel publishing company, which she runs with her husband. She lives in Adelaide with her husband and twin sons.
'It is ... inventiveness and the consistency with which it is applied that gives McIntosh her credibility as a fantasy writer ... a pleasure to read' THE AGE
'a detailed world and a compelling plot' AUREALIS XPRESS
'keeps up the pace from page one' WEST AUSTRALIAN
Series: Valisar
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 553
Published: 1st June 2010
Country of Publication: AU
Dimensions (cm): 11.3 x 17.8 x 3.6
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Bam Earthquake: Reflections on a Tragedy
May 24, 2004
Why is it that in times of disasters and wars the sunsets are always so brilliant? As I drive out of Bam, I marvel at the full moon rising through the blood-red sunset. It is a welcome reminder of the hope for a better tomorrow.
After almost two weeks in Bam, Iran working as part of Mercy Corps' emergency response to the devastating earthquake that left over 30,000 people dead and 70,000 homeless, I have experienced almost every emotion imaginable: despair, grief, fear, frustration, hope and even glimpses of joy - if you can believe it.
Immediately after the quake, I was sent to assist Mercy Corps' already established Iranian national staff. We were an initial team of 11, eight national staff and three expatriates.
I thought I was tired when I arrived after a long journey. In retrospect, I had no idea of what tired really meant. For days on end our team worked unceasingly - meeting with displaced families to identify emergency needs, negotiating with government officials to obtain land for a camp for the displaced, pitching tents, digging trenches for latrines, loading and unloading trucks filled with thousands of blankets, heaters and other items being distributed to needy families. The list of things that had to be done now seemed to grow longer by the minute. Staff coordination meetings started late at night and ended very late. Static-filled, satellite phone calls to headquarters were conducted even later.
By the time we fell into bed, it didn't matter that we were sleeping like sardines with six people in a small, severely damaged motel room. The team felt fortunate to have access to running water after having spent the first few nights in tents.
When I landed in Tehran my luggage did not. I vaguely remember being concerned. No sleeping bag, no jacket or sweater. And it was cold, really cold. By the time I reached Bam, my lost luggage was a distant thought. We drove into town - or what was once town - at dusk. Families were gathered on the streets around wood-burning fires trying to keep warm. Children were almost touching the flames, straining to feel a little heat in the bitter cold. They had no where to go. Their eerily illuminated faces told their tragic stories. My small problems all seemed irrelevant. The work at hand was all that mattered.
On the first morning we headed out early to determine priorities and set to work. While the search and rescue teams continued to pull survivors out of the rubble, Mercy Corps worked with our partner organization Peace Winds Japan to set-up a large tent camp to house and provide for many of the displaced families in Bam.
In the following days a CBS News crew that came to film the Mercy Corps team heard about my still-missing luggage. Later that day as they left Bam they dropped off a parka, thermals and a sleeping bag for me. It seemed everyone was helping everyone. It's true that the good in people shines at the hardest times.
The Mercy Corps-Peace Winds Japan tent camp was a testimony to the spirit of working together and cooperation. By the time the 300-plus tents were pitched and families moving in, several other aid agencies had come to help. One group started cooking hot meals for families in the camp, another set-up a water-tank system, yet another helped distribute more desperately needed supplies. Together we probably spoke at least six different languages, but managed to communicate almost flawlessly.
It was New Year's Eve. We probably wouldn't have even noticed had it not been for the visit by the Iranian officials coordinating the disaster relief. They stopped by our camp to thank us for coming to help and gave us each a small gift bag with dates and a poster with a photograph of the ancient fort, Barg-e-Bam, this town had been famous for.
In the coming days I talked to many survivors of the earthquake. I learned that Bam was considered the "date capital" of Iran. Now, the date trees were dead and the ancient city destroyed. History, a way of life, and the two major sources of income for many residents were all wiped out in one fateful blow. But these concerns would have to wait. More urgent needs dictated our work.
With the tent camp up and running, Mercy Corps delved into the next priorities for the people: healthcare, education and helping the child-survivors cope. A team was dispatched to Tehran to procure more supplies and toys and educational materials for the children. Another team began assessing and planning for the reconstruction of several health clinics. And another team focused on developing plans for providing water and sanitation facilities to the rural areas in Bam. The work on these projects continues and the Mercy Corps team continues to expand.
On my last day in Bam, I walked through the tent camp and watched the children playing, and the mothers meticulously setting up their new "homes." Fatima and Hadi, two kids who arrived on the day the camp opened, ran up to me and dragged me over to play soccer. They had salvaged a flat ball from the rubble of their home. They took turns blowing up the ball, then kicking it back and forth until it went flat, and then blowing it up and playing again. For one brief moment it almost seemed as if we were all on one big camping trip.
The world may soon forget what happened in Bam on December 26, 2003, but it is etched in my mind forever. A tragedy depicted in the faces of the people. The mourning mothers, the innocent unknowing babies, the lost fathers and the unsinkable spirit of the children.


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This might seem simple or obvious to some people but a thought popped into my head the other day that changed my perspective on boredom and friendships. I thought I'd share.
I get bored. I realise now that this is just my brains response to being active or stressed a lot of the time. Busy busy busy busy and then when I'm relaxed the boredom sets in. It's actually my mind telling me to relax, not to go do something. It's not a bad thing. When I get bored now I try and sit with it. I try and relax and enjoy whatever moment I'm in if only for a short while.
However I was thinking recently about my friends and how I don't use those friendships the right way. Most of my friends have skills or talents that I could both learn from and share with them.
As an example, among my friends are people who play guitar, draw, surf and make films. I've always just thought about it as things my friends do and if I wanted to do these things I'd have to learn them myself. I'm not sure why, but it never even occurred to me before that I could spend an hour or two with any of these people learning what they know from them and also bonding.
If I add up all the hours of my week and all the friends I have I could be learning a huge amount of new skills and have some amazing experiences all by asking for help.
Not only that but I think that I would be building stronger relationships with these people. Much stronger than if I just went and had a beer and watched a game with them.
Has anybody experienced thinking like this before? Could anybody share some thoughts on why I've never approached friendships in this way before or why I haven't "used" my friends in the right way before?
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Photos of my darling little granddaughter, Maggie, that were taken in April 2011. I used Echo Park Summer Days collection for this layout. I used my Cameo for a lot of the cutting for this layout. The swimsuits, the sun, the title work, and the "little miss sunshine" image. The clothes line is a QK die. Swimsuits are pop-dotted. I cut the sun to fit in the corner of the layout, popped it up with pop dots and coated it with yellow stickles. The little banner tags down the side of the photos were made from scraps of paper, then attached with multi-colored brads. LOTS of doodled stitching on this layout. I generated the photo collage in Picnik (which sadly is closing down on April 19). I guess I'll have to find another free program to create my photo collages! The little miss sunshine girl is a cutting file in the Silhouette library, but I used the print and cut feature of the Cameo...cool stuff! Journaling is tucked behind the photo mat. It's difficult to tell here, but I cut some 1/4 inch strips to put at the top of the green tab. I stacked about 3 strips on the tab to keep the journaling from slipping behind the photos...and as it worked out, the pink strips I added makes it "look" like the green journaling tag is behind the big pink background...pretty cool, huh?! Journaling reads:
Maggie, you're our little ray of sunshine! You brighten up a room just by walking in. You look so precious in your little bathing suit and wearing your sister's sunglasses. You're all decked out and ready to head out to the pool. Photos April 14, 2011
Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Pancreatic β cell failure is thought to underlie the progression from glucose intolerance to overt diabetes, and ER stress is implicated in such β cell dysfunction. We have now shown that the transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein β (C/EBPβ) accumulated in the islets of diabetic animal models as a result of ER stress before the onset of hyperglycemia. Transgenic overexpression of C/EBPβ specifically in β cells of mice reduced β cell mass and lowered plasma insulin levels, resulting in the development of diabetes. Conversely, genetic ablation of C/EBPβ in the β cells of mouse models of diabetes, including Akita mice, which harbor a heterozygous mutation in Ins2 (Ins2WT/C96Y), and leptin receptor–deficient (Lepr–/–) mice, resulted in an increase in β cell mass and ameliorated hyperglycemia. The accumulation of C/EBPβ in pancreatic β cells reduced the abundance of the molecular chaperone glucose-regulated protein of 78 kDa (GRP78) as a result of suppression of the transactivation activity of the transcription factor ATF6α, thereby increasing the vulnerability of these cells to excess ER stress. Our results thus indicate that the accumulation of C/EBPβ in pancreatic β cells contributes to β cell failure in mice by enhancing susceptibility to ER stress.
Tomokazu Matsuda, Yoshiaki Kido, Shun-ichiro Asahara, Tsuneyasu Kaisho, Takashi Tanaka, Naoko Hashimoto, Yutaka Shigeyama, Akihiko Takeda, Tae Inoue, Yuki Shibutani, Maki Koyanagi, Tetsuya Hosooka, Michihiro Matsumoto, Hiroshi Inoue, Tohru Uchida, Masato Koike, Yasuo Uchiyama, Shizuo Akira, Masato Kasuga
Oxidative myofibers, also known as slow-twitch myofibers, help maintain the metabolic health of mammals, and it has been proposed that decreased numbers correlate with increased risk of obesity. The transcriptional coactivator PPARγ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) plays a central role in maintaining levels of oxidative myofibers in skeletal muscle. Indeed, loss of PGC-1α expression has been linked to a reduction in the proportion of oxidative myofibers in the skeletal muscle of obese mice. MAPK phosphatase-1 (MKP-1) is encoded by mkp-1, a stress-responsive immediate-early gene that dephosphorylates MAPKs in the nucleus. Previously we showed that mice deficient in MKP-1 have enhanced energy expenditure and are resistant to diet-induced obesity. Here we show in mice that excess dietary fat induced MKP-1 overexpression in skeletal muscle, and that this resulted in reduced p38 MAPK–mediated phosphorylation of PGC-1α on sites that promoted its stability. Consistent with this, MKP-1–deficient mice expressed higher levels of PGC-1α in skeletal muscle than did wild-type mice and were refractory to the loss of oxidative myofibers when fed a high-fat diet. Collectively, these data demonstrate an essential role for MKP-1 as a regulator of the myofiber composition of skeletal muscle and suggest a potential role for MKP-1 in metabolic syndrome.
Rachel J. Roth, Annie M. Le, Lei Zhang, Mario Kahn, Varman T. Samuel, Gerald I. Shulman, Anton M. Bennett
Growth hormone (GH) is a major metabolic regulator that functions by stimulating lipolysis, preventing protein catabolism, and decreasing insulin-dependent glucose disposal. Modulation of hepatic sensitivity to GH and the downstream effects on the GH/IGF1 axis are important events in the regulation of metabolism in response to variations in food availability. For example, during periods of reduced nutrient availability, the liver becomes resistant to GH actions. However, the mechanisms controlling hepatic GH resistance are currently unknown. Here, we investigated the role of 2 tetraspanning membrane proteins, leptin receptor overlapping transcript (LEPROT; also known as OB-RGRP) and LEPROT-like 1 (LEPROTL1), in controlling GH sensitivity. Transgenic mice expressing either human LEPROT or human LEPROTL1 displayed growth retardation, reduced plasma IGF1 levels, and impaired hepatic sensitivity to GH, as measured by STAT5 phosphorylation and Socs2 mRNA expression. These phenotypes were accentuated in transgenic mice expressing both proteins. Moreover, gene silencing of either endogenous Leprot or Leprotl1 in H4IIE hepatocytes increased GH signaling and enhanced cell-surface GH receptor. Importantly, we found that both LEPROT and LEPROTL1 expression were regulated in the mouse liver by physiologic and pathologic changes in glucose homeostasis. Together, these data provide evidence that LEPROT and LEPROTL1 influence liver GH signaling and that regulation of the genes encoding these proteins may constitute a molecular link between nutritional signals and GH actions on body growth and metabolism.
Thierry Touvier, Françoise Conte-Auriol, Olivier Briand, Céline Cudejko, Réjane Paumelle, Sandrine Caron, Eric Baugé, Yves Rouillé, Jean-Pierre Salles, Bart Staels, Bernard Bailleul
The relative balance between the quantity of white and brown adipose tissue can profoundly affect lipid storage and whole-body energy homeostasis. However, the mechanisms regulating the formation, expansion, and interconversion of these 2 distinct types of fat remain unknown. Recently, the lysosomal degradative pathway of macroautophagy has been identified as a regulator of cellular differentiation, suggesting that autophagy may modulate this process in adipocytes. The function of autophagy in adipose differentiation was therefore examined in the current study by genetic inhibition of the critical macroautophagy gene autophagy-related 7 (Atg7). Knockdown of Atg7 in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes inhibited lipid accumulation and decreased protein levels of adipocyte differentiation factors. Knockdown of Atg5 or pharmacological inhibition of autophagy or lysosome function also had similar effects. An adipocyte-specific mouse knockout of Atg7 generated lean mice with decreased white adipose mass and enhanced insulin sensitivity. White adipose tissue in knockout mice had increased features of brown adipocytes, which, along with an increase in normal brown adipose tissue, led to an elevated rate of fatty acid, β-oxidation, and a lean body mass. Autophagy therefore functions to regulate body lipid accumulation by controlling adipocyte differentiation and determining the balance between white and brown fat.
Rajat Singh, Youqing Xiang, Yongjun Wang, Kiran Baikati, Ana Maria Cuervo, Yen K. Luu, Yan Tang, Jeffrey E. Pessin, Gary J. Schwartz, Mark J. Czaja
The enhanced oxidative stress associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus contributes to disease pathogenesis. We previously identified plasma membrane–associated ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels of pancreatic β cells as targets for oxidants. Here, we examined the effects of genetic and pharmacologic ablation of KATP channels on loss of mouse β cell function and viability following oxidative stress. Using mice lacking the sulfonylurea receptor type 1 (Sur1) subunit of KATP channels, we found that, compared with insulin secretion by WT islets, insulin secretion by Sur1–/– islets was less susceptible to oxidative stress induced by the oxidant H2O2. This was likely, at least in part, a result of the reduced ability of H2O2 to hyperpolarize plasma membrane potential and reduce cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c) in the Sur1–/– β cells. Remarkably, Sur1–/– β cells were less prone to apoptosis induced by H2O2 or an NO donor than WT β cells, despite an enhanced basal rate of apoptosis. This protective effect was attributed to upregulation of the antioxidant enzymes SOD, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase. Upregulation of antioxidant enzymes and reduced sensitivity of Sur1–/– cells to H2O2-induced apoptosis were mimicked by treatment with the sulfonylureas tolbutamide and gliclazide. Enzyme upregulation and protection against oxidant-induced apoptosis were abrogated by agents lowering [Ca2+]c. Sur1–/– mice were less susceptible than WT mice to streptozotocin-induced β cell destruction and subsequent hyperglycemia and death, which suggests that loss of KATP channel activity may protect against streptozotocin-induced diabetes in vivo.
Belinda Gier, Peter Krippeit-Drews, Tatiana Sheiko, Lydia Aguilar-Bryan, Joseph Bryan, Martina Düfer, Gisela Drews
Insulin signaling can be modulated by several isoforms of PKC in peripheral tissues. Here, we assessed whether one specific isoform, PKC-θ, was expressed in critical CNS regions that regulate energy balance and whether it mediated the deleterious effects of diets high in fat, specifically palmitic acid, on hypothalamic insulin activity in rats and mice. Using a combination of in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry, we found that PKC-θ was expressed in discrete neuronal populations of the arcuate nucleus, specifically the neuropeptide Y/agouti-related protein neurons and the dorsal medial nucleus in the hypothalamus. CNS exposure to palmitic acid via direct infusion or by oral gavage increased the localization of PKC-θ to cell membranes in the hypothalamus, which was associated with impaired hypothalamic insulin and leptin signaling. This finding was specific for palmitic acid, as the monounsaturated fatty acid, oleic acid, neither increased membrane localization of PKC-θ nor induced insulin resistance. Finally, arcuate-specific knockdown of PKC-θ attenuated diet-induced obesity and improved insulin signaling. These results suggest that many of the deleterious effects of high-fat diets, specifically those enriched with palmitic acid, are CNS mediated via PKC-θ activation, resulting in reduced insulin activity.
Stephen C. Benoit, Christopher J. Kemp, Carol F. Elias, William Abplanalp, James P. Herman, Stephanie Migrenne, Anne-Laure Lefevre, Céline Cruciani-Guglielmacci, Christophe Magnan, Fang Yu, Kevin Niswender, Boman G. Irani, William L. Holland, Deborah J. Clegg
The recent demonstration that osteoblasts have a role in controlling energy metabolism suggests that they express cell-specific regulatory genes involved in this process. Activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) is a transcription factor that accumulates predominantly in osteoblasts, where it regulates virtually all functions linked to the maintenance of bone mass. Since Atf4–/– mice have smaller fat pads than littermate controls, we investigated whether ATF4 also influences energy metabolism. Here, we have shown, through analysis of Atf4–/–mice, that ATF4 inhibits insulin secretion and decreases insulin sensitivity in liver, fat, and muscle. Several lines of evidence indicated that this function of ATF4 occurred through its osteoblastic expression. First, insulin sensitivity is enhanced in the liver of Atf4–/– mice, but not in cultured hepatocytes from these mice. Second, mice overexpressing ATF4 in osteoblasts only [termed here α1(I)Collagen-Atf4 mice] displayed a decrease in insulin secretion and were insulin insensitive. Third, the α1(I)Collagen-Atf4 transgene corrected the energy metabolism phenotype of Atf4–/– mice. Fourth, and more definitely, mice lacking ATF4 only in osteoblasts presented the same metabolic abnormalities as Atf4–/– mice. Molecularly, ATF4 favored expression in osteoblasts of Esp, which encodes a product that decreases the bioactivity of osteocalcin, an osteoblast-specific secreted molecule that enhances secretion of and sensitivity to insulin. These results provide a transcriptional basis to the observation that osteoblasts fulfill endocrine functions and identify ATF4 as a regulator of most functions of osteoblasts.
Tatsuya Yoshizawa, Eiichi Hinoi, Dae Young Jung, Daisuke Kajimura, Mathieu Ferron, Jin Seo, Jonathan M. Graff, Jason K. Kim, Gerard Karsenty
The anorexigenic neuromodulator α-melanocyte–stimulating hormone (α-MSH; referred to here as α-MSH1–13) undergoes extensive posttranslational processing, and its in vivo activity is short lived due to rapid inactivation. The enzymatic control of α-MSH1–13 maturation and inactivation is incompletely understood. Here we have provided insight into α-MSH1–13 inactivation through the generation and analysis of a subcongenic mouse strain with reduced body fat compared with controls. Using positional cloning, we identified a maximum of 6 coding genes, including that encoding prolylcarboxypeptidase (PRCP), in the donor region. Real-time PCR revealed a marked genotype effect on Prcp mRNA expression in brain tissue. Biochemical studies using recombinant PRCP demonstrated that PRCP removes the C-terminal amino acid of α-MSH1–13, producing α-MSH1–12, which is not neuroactive. We found that Prcp was expressed in the hypothalamus in neuronal populations that send efferents to areas where α-MSH1–13 is released from axon terminals. The inhibition of PRCP activity by small molecule protease inhibitors administered peripherally or centrally decreased food intake in both wild-type and obese mice. Furthermore, Prcp-null mice had elevated levels of α-MSH1–13 in the hypothalamus and were leaner and shorter than the wild-type controls on a regular chow diet; they were also resistant to high-fat diet–induced obesity. Our results suggest that PRCP is an important component of melanocortin signaling and weight maintenance via control of active α-MSH1–13 levels.
Nicholas Wallingford, Bertrand Perroud, Qian Gao, Anna Coppola, Erika Gyengesi, Zhong-Wu Liu, Xiao-Bing Gao, Adam Diament, Kari A. Haus, Zia Shariat-Madar, Fakhri Mahdi, Sharon L. Wardlaw, Alvin H. Schmaier, Craig H. Warden, Sabrina Diano
The hepatic energy state, defined by adenine nucleotide levels, couples metabolic pathways with energy requirements. This coupling is fundamental in the adaptive response to many conditions and is impaired in metabolic disease. We have found that the hepatic energy state is substantially reduced following exercise, fasting, and exposure to other metabolic stressors in C57BL/6 mice. Glucagon receptor signaling was hypothesized to mediate this reduction because increased plasma levels of glucagon are characteristic of metabolic stress and because this hormone stimulates energy consumption linked to increased gluconeogenic flux through cytosolic phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK-C) and associated pathways. We developed what we believe to be a novel hyperglucagonemic-euglycemic clamp to isolate an increment in glucagon levels while maintaining fasting glucose and insulin. Metabolic stress and a physiological rise in glucagon lowered the hepatic energy state and amplified AMP-activated protein kinase signaling in control mice, but these changes were abolished in glucagon receptor–null mice and mice with liver-specific PEPCK-C deletion. 129X1/Sv mice, which do not mount a glucagon response to hypoglycemia, displayed an increased hepatic energy state compared with C57BL/6 mice in which glucagon was elevated. Taken together, these data demonstrate in vivo that the hepatic energy state is sensitive to glucagon receptor activation and requires PEPCK-C, thus providing new insights into liver metabolism.
Eric D. Berglund, Robert S. Lee-Young, Daniel G. Lustig, Sara E. Lynes, E. Patrick Donahue, Raul C. Camacho, M. Elizabeth Meredith, Mark A. Magnuson, Maureen J. Charron, David H. Wasserman
Heterozygous mutations in the gene encoding the pancreatic homeodomain transcription factor pancreatic duodenal homeobox 1 (PDX1) are associated with maturity onset diabetes of the young, type 4 (MODY4) and type 2 diabetes. Pdx1 governs the early embryonic development of the pancreas and the later differentiation of the insulin-producing islet β cells of the endocrine compartment. We derived a Pdx1 hypomorphic allele that reveals a role for Pdx1 in the specification of endocrine progenitors. Mice homozygous for this allele displayed a selective reduction in endocrine lineages associated with decreased numbers of endocrine progenitors and a marked reduction in levels of mRNA encoding the proendocrine transcription factor neurogenin 3 (Ngn3). During development, Pdx1 occupies an evolutionarily conserved enhancer region of Ngn3 and interacts with the transcription factor one cut homeobox 1 (Hnf6) to activate this enhancer. Furthermore, mRNA levels of all 4 members of the transcription factor network that regulates Ngn3 expression, SRY-box containing gene 9 (Sox9), Hnf6, Hnf1b, and forkhead box A2 (Foxa2), were decreased in homozygous mice. Pdx1 also occupied regulatory sequences in Foxa2 and Hnf1b. Thus, Pdx1 contributes to specification of endocrine progenitors both by regulating expression of Ngn3 directly and by participating in a cross-regulatory transcription factor network during early pancreas development. These results provide insights that may be applicable to β cell replacement strategies involving the guided differentiation of ES cells or other progenitor cell types into the β cell lineage, and they suggest a molecular mechanism whereby human PDX1 mutations cause diabetes.
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The XS7, pictured above, features a professional CMOS sensor capable of capturing 720p HD video or 5MP still images, a 2" full-color touch screen display that allows for immediate viewing of images and video, and a waterproof case that protects the camera in up to 10 meters of water. On second thought, maybe you can take this camera with you when you play waterpolo.
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Counseling and Psychological Services offers support groups designed to enhance life skills to students. These groups or special programs are often developed in collaboration with student groups, deans, residence advisers, and others.
For a list of workhops, visit the CPS Workshops and Trainings page.
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Please contact group leaders for more information and to schedule an initial group interview, unless otherwise indicated.
Several groups listed below do not have a set time yet. The clinicians leading these groups will schedule group meetings at a time that best accommodates the majority of students who express interest.
Bereavement Support
For students who have lost a family member, this group will focus on learning and strengthening coping strategies and getting support from others coping with loss.
Crossing Cultures
A group for international graduate students. Discussion and support around topics such as acculturation, immigration and its effects on identity, intercultural friendships, and other significant issues that come up in the lives of international graduate students.
Distress Tolerance
Getting Things Done
Men of Color Support Group
For students interested in a supportive forum for exploring their experiences as self-identified men of color. We will discuss the unique challenges participants face in their academic, professional, and personal lives. The group will focus on fostering community, cultivating healthy coping mechanisms, and offering validation and encouragement.
Queer Academics at Columbia
Discussion group to meet other LGBTQ graduate students and to talk about concerns about our community. No screening, just drop by the conference room on the 8th floor of Lerner Hall.
Daniel Chiarilli, Ph.D., firstname.lastname@example.com
Reawakening Your Healthy Self: Eating Concerns Group for Women
This support group is for women who are motivated to pursue recovery from eating concerns. Members will explore various topics connected to eating and body related issues (such as relationships, family, self concept, academics, and trauma) while working towards developing and maintaining healthy attitudes and behaviors.
Substance Use Concerns
Susan Vitti, Ph.D., email@example.com
Veterans' Support Group
A weekly support group for student veterans to come together and discuss issues related to being a veteran, a student, and everything in between. The goal of the group is to promote successful navigation of new roles and promote attainment of education, interpersonal, and professional objectives. For more information, speak with your individual counselor or email James Pollock, Ph.D.
Women Healing from Sexual Abuse in Childhood or Adolescence
Women of Color Support Group
A space to talk openly about life after an assault. The group is an opportunity to connect with other survivors and safely explore the emotional, spiritual, and physical impacts in a supportive environment. We will discuss healthy coping skills and healing strategies, and address other important factors in recovery, including reactions of family, friends, and the community. This group is for women who have experienced sexual assault at age 16 or older.


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In a fit of patriotic support, Dubliner Jason Roe was booking plane tickets on his home country's airline, when he thought he found a glitch in the system that allowed him to book free tickets. So to be helpful to the Irish airline, he wrote about it on his blog, and posted a message to Twitter:
More Ryanair security issues http://tinyurl.com/cbgv7l
8:35 AM Feb 28th from TweetDeck
Not too surprisingly, other people tried to repeat what he had done, but without success. Roe later confirmed that he had made a mistake, and actually had to pay for the tickets to begin with.
However, after being made aware of the possible security glitch, Ryanair sent him a nice, polite thank you email, with two free tickets as their show of appreciation for alerting them to the problem.
Just kidding. You don't make the Laughing Stalk blog for that. You make the blog if you're a complete and utter idiot.
What actually happened was a Ryanair staffer put a few a-hole responses on Roe's blog.
So, Roe traced the IP addresses of the postings straight to Ryanair headquarters in Dublin. Because as any idiot should know, there ain't no anonymity on "teh Interweb." Them pipes all lead somewhere, Chester.
At least one other idiot didn't know that, because he confirmed said abuse to CNN.
"Ryanair can confirm that a Ryanair staff member did engage in a blog discussion," said Stephen McNamara, Ryanair's Head of Communications. "It is Ryanair policy not to waste time and energy in corresponding with idiot bloggers and Ryanair can confirm that it won't be happening again. Lunatic bloggers can have the blog sphere all to themselves as our people are far too busy driving down the cost of air travel."
No, your people are far too busy driving away customers, and generally being douchebags. Just remember that bloggers are travelers too.
Stephen McNamara can be reached at 011-353-812-1598 and possibly email@example.com (this email is unconfirmed -- Erik). I urge you lunatic idiot bloggers out there to let Mr. McNamara know how you feel.
"You can only imagine how many customers (Ryanair) could lose by treating them like this," Roe told CNN.
"They treat their customers with contempt. We know that Ryanair doesn't put any store on customer relations," said Frances Tuke, spokesman of the Association of British Travel Agents. "This is the way Ryanair conducts its business. Their clear goal is to provide cheap flights but we don't believe this is the way to provide customer satisfaction. Our members don't do this -- their customers expect a high level of service."
All I can say is Richard Branson's Virgin Air never treats their customers like this. That's why I'm proud to follow the guy on Twitter. It's also why I urge all Irish travelers to stop flying Ryanair.
At least until Stephen "The Lunatic Idiot" McNamara is forbidden to speak to the press.
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I also went to my local camera store and gave it a try, I was very disappointed with the focus to the point i also thought my G12 was faster; also the touch screen and lack of dials made it feel as if I was using my iPhone.
I think we will see a lot of used ones for sale in a few months, Canon should have done better.
Is the autofocus so painfully slow always? Or is it better in decent light, and not so good indoors in a camera store?-- hide signature --
Do people really spend $700 on a camera so they can take a picture of a squirrel or a duck?
Ive been using the camera for more than 2 months, and the autofocus is better in daylight. Particularly with the 22mm lens, its not as fast as a DSLR, but as you would expect, its faster in good lighting conditions.
As I read somewhere else, there is no mystery with the autofocus - it kind of scans the scene then locks focus. If it does that with a lens with a fast focus motor attached, that happens quickly. If its a slow moving lens like the 22mm, it happens slower. If its harder to lock focus, like in poor light, it needs more time. If its good light, it locks easier. Indoors with the 22mm lens is the worst combination for focus speed, but its still certainly usable.
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By Michael Hartnack
Harare - Only 40 percent of the 25-million acres of land seized from whites since February 2000 has been taken over by black farmers, President Robert Mugabe was quoted as saying on Friday.
Mugabe told an annual gathering of 100 traditional tribal leaders in the northern resort town of Kariba that the government had resumed allocating land after a temporary halt to allow an audit into alleged corruption, according to state radio and the official Herald newspaper.
He urged new applicants to come forward.
"There is a lot of land that was not taken," he was reported as saying.
Mugabe said that in the past, some people were given land on the basis of their ambition but this was no longer enough.
"You need capability, money and labour. Not everyone can be a farmer," he was quoted as saying.
The confiscation of 5 000 white-owned farms in the past six years is widely blamed for causing a crash in agricultural production, exports and the value of Zimbabwe's currency.
However, official spokesperson have dismissed repeated reports that many of the farms have become derelict, with irrigation equipment looted for scrap, trees felled for firewood and buildings vandalised for bricks, roofing materials, window and door frames.
Farming experts have disputed Agriculture Minister Joseph Made's claims that 230 000 formerly landless black families have been successfully resettled.
Mugabe ordered the seizures after losing a referendum on a new constitution that would have entrenched his rule indefinitely. He blamed whites for orchestrating opposition to his government, in power since 1980 independence. Western observers alleged widespread rigging and intimidation in recent presidential and parliamentary elections in which he claimed victory.
Black Zimbabweans were invited in 2000 to apply for subdivided farms, and state-controlled newspapers published names of hundreds of thousands of "lottery winners".
In another sign of the woes facing farmers, the government said that winter wheat yields would likely be affected by power cuts that had disrupted irrigation.
"The crop is suffering badly from these power cuts. That is likely to have an adverse effect on the yield," a senior agricultural official, Shadreck Mlambo was quoted as saying in the Herald.
The newspaper said that only 53 percent of the targeted area had been planted. It cited the shortage of critical inputs such as fertiliser, the erratic supply of fuel and delayed payment for grain. - Sapa-AP


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they were doing so good to just sudden fall way behind and stay there two weeks in a row . funny though that Peter & sarah start off great this race with that flight change then got lost driving . I think I be buying maps every pit stops to all countrys I could find because they have more infron then I think these all are having . I never want be on this show as hate hunting areas in strange places . it got be real nerve racking for sure .


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