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1. EmuMagic® Deep Pain Relief Lotion™
Q. How is DPR so effective as compared to off-the-shelf pain
relief products?
A. DPR is a
concentrate that contains No Water! As such, you get
the full value of the ingredients in the product. Each ingredient was
chosen for the benefit it offers you.
DPR has 6 analgesics, not just 1 or 2.
DPR also contains a high concentration of
"Emu Oil", unlike other products. alone,
Emu Oil is a natural anti-inflammatory, deep penetrating, moisturizing
emollient and an excellent trans-dermal carrier of the other ingredients.
DPR couples 6 ingredients that work on
pain and discomfort in concentrations that work! Ingredients vary
in quality, effectiveness and cost. DPR uses the highest quality
ingredients, regardless of cost, including essential Lavender Oil, to
provide you with the best performing pain reliever for your dollar. We only
use New Zealand
Kanuka Tea Tree oil because of its superior affect on staphylococcus
Q. How is DPR different
from the Blue Emu® advertised on TV?
DPR is a natural product without artificial dyes or fragrances. It contains 40% Emu oil as its first
listed ingredient not its 6th. DPR
contains only the natural blend of oils and uses no wax fillers or
water. DPR uses only items in
effective percentages and does not use small amounts of ingredients to
enhance its label appeal. DPR is
based upon American Emu Oil, which comes from our own emu raised hormone,
steroid and anti-biotic free and is from Emu that are humanely raised using
premium feeds and never contained in feed lots. DPR relies on word of mouth
for advertising. Our customers sell
our product for us.
Q. How does the cost compare to over-the-counter products?
A. When you compare
the cost per month to achieve benefit, DPR
is an excellent value. With other
products, numerous applications are needed over a very long period of time
for mere moderate relief. DPR provides quick surface relief and then deeply
penetrates into the tissue for the more lasting deep tissue relief.
DPR with Emu Oil provides a cumulative
benefit. That is, sufferers of chronic pain report that DPR needed to be
applied less often over time to get the same benefit.
DPR was formulated to relieve chronic
pain from athletic activities, not just minor pains. It is provided in a
concentrate, rather than a watered down version to provide serious athletes
and serious pain sufferers with the relief they seek to maintain
performance levels and maintain lifestyles at a favorable per use price.
Applied according to directions, DPR
is an extremely economical pain analgesic per application.
Q. Will DPR burn my skin?
A. Very unlikely if you
follow the directions and shake it well before using. The warming
ingredients of DPR are natural ingredients. The principal analgesic is
provided by methyl salicylate from natural wintergreen oil. We do not use
capsicum or capsaicin, although the established medical community has
approved it for use combating arthritis, because capsaicin reportedly burns
the skin especially in the elderly.
DPR uses a natural heating
and cooling anti-inflammatory approach to providing relief. First you feel
the warmth and soon thereafter you feel cooling to the skin. The real benefit often occurs long after
the heating/cooling sensations have disappeared.
Q. Do you make a pain reliever without odor?
contains the natural aroma of its ingredients with no attempt to mask them.
To gain a similar effect, but with a lesser benefit, we would have to
substitute ingredients that are known to damage skin. As yet we have found
no way to deliver the same benefit without the natural aroma.
Q. I am allergic to aspirin. Can I use DPR?
contains methyl salicylate not acetyl salicylate (acetylsalicylic acid is
aspirin). Methyl salicylate comes from natural wintergreen oil.
We have not experienced anyone reacting
negatively to methyl salicylate. Unlike oral pain relievers such as
aspirin, acetaminophen or ibuprofen, the topical
application of DPR does not interact directly with your digestive system or your internal
organs and is not a pain blocker. Thus,
it avoids many of the side effects from pills or capsules.
Q. Since the product is a concentrate that lasts a long
time, what is its shelf life?
A. The manufacturer
suggests a shelf life of 2-3 years when kept in cool dark conditions. However exposure to heat can shorten the
shelf life of the bottle.
Q. How long does DPR take to work?
A. Normally to feel
the effect of DPR takes at least 15 minutes although you may experience an
immediate topical sensation of warming and cooling. The full benefit of DPR
occurs over several hours and accumulates with use. We have reports from chronic
pain sufferers of receiving their first relief in years within 20 minutes
and it lasting several hours.
When DPR is used on joints and severe
deep tissue injuries, benefit may take a much longer period. Reported joint
relief for some has taken numerous applications.
Q. Does DPR heal the
A. No. DPR works on
reducing inflammation and discomfort allowing your own healing mechanisms
to work for you. Pain indicates a problem requiring medical attention. DPR
should not be used as a symptom reliever to allow you to exacerbate the
underlying medical problem causing the pain.
Some preliminary announcements from
immune system studies involving Emu oil indicate that Emu oil may be a
synergistic participant in healing through its relief of inflammation and
its high content essential fatty acids.
By reducing inflammation, natural blood
flow is returned and natural healing is allowed to progress.
Q. How should I use
A. Roll-on or spray
on a small amount to the clean affected area at the source of the pain.
Lightly massage it in to receive the quickest benefit. [A
little goes a long way so there is no need to pour it on.]
Professional athletes have covered the affected area,
especially involving joints and deep tissue bruises with plastic wrap to
focus the heat. Caution is recommended when following this practice.
Removal of the plastic allows the skin to breathe and cooling to occur.
People with sensitive skin should not attempt to increase the
heating effect.
use DPR either before taking a sauna nor just before or just after a hot
shower. Cool down after exercise before applying DPR. Allow the pores to close.
Q. How often can I use DPR?
A. Every 3-4 hours is suggested.
Q. What can I use DPR for?
find new uses for it every day. We provide a list from what our customers
tell us.
Q. Who currently uses DPR?
A. Competitive
Athletes, Senior Citizens, People suffering from pain, marathoners,
joggers, bicyclists, weekend athletes, walkers, soccer players, high school
sport participants, swimmers, trainers, massage therapists, chiropractors,
hockey players, truck drivers, chronic pain sufferers, fibromyalgia
sufferers, arthritis sufferers, moms, and dads, senior citizens, lawyers
and ordinary people like you and me.
Q. Do you use DPR yourself?
yes. It was originally developed to
alleviate the pain from two torn rotator cuffs.
2. Pure Premier Emu Oil™
Q. Why is Emu oil in all of your products?
A. Emu oil was
discovered by the Australian Aborigines to be an excellent source for
healing. Science has discovered that Emu oil is rich in Omega-3 and Omega-6
essential fatty acids and Omega-7 and Omega-9 critical fatty acids. It is
non-comedogenic (it doesn't clog pores like most oils); it is a natural
anti-inflammatory; it is a deep penetrating trans-dermal carrier, meaning
it deeply penetrates the skin layers; it penetrates quickly; it is a
natural moisturizer; it aids in cell regeneration; it aides in reducing
wrinkles; it retards scarring; it favorably impacts the human immune
system; it is hypo-allergenic and bacteriostatic; and it is odorless.
Being rich in so many ways, we found that
adding Emu Oil to our products increased their effectiveness and created a
synergistic benefit that positively impacted other ailments and maladies.
Q. There are many Emu oils on the market. What makes your
oil different from the others?
A. EmuMagic is
fortunate to have control over the product from its inception. Emu oil
comes from the fat of the Emu. By controlling the feed quality and intake,
we are able to maximize the beneficial properties of the fat. Through
control over the harvest, storage, processing, refining and packaging we
assure the efficacy of our oil and preserve its quality. And by storing our
oil in cold temperatures, we prolong the life of our products.
Every batch undergoes laboratory analysis
so that it complies with our MSDS (material safety data sheet), and so that
you receive a product that is of consistent quality.
We are pleased
that our
birds are all hormone, steroid and anti-biotic free, and that they are all
treated in a humane manner and never subjected to feed lots, cramped or
unhealthy conditions.
All of our products are prepared and
manufactured in accordance with all Federal Drug Administration
regulations, and processing of consumer meat occurs under USDA inspection.
The diet of the Emu determines the
chemical content of the fat it produces.
According to Dr. Michael Whitehouse, Emu Oil chemistry varied
significantly in relation to the effectiveness of the oil. EmuMagic® oil
comes from birds that are consistently fed the best premium feed
diet to produce a consistent fat chemistry. It is not blended with
fats from birds on lesser feed programs.
Q. Do you have to kill the birds to get the fat?
A. The birds are
raised commercially for human consumption. We waste very little of the
birds, in fact we recover about 95-97% of the bird for by-products.
Unfortunately, we have found no effective way to extract the fat without
harvest. Therefore, our birds are always humanely harvested and we are
present at each harvest to ensure our standards are met.
Q. Why do Emu oil prices vary so greatly?
A. The information
provided in the studies of Dr. Michael Whitehouse indicates that the
beneficial properties in Emu oil vary greatly. The testing our processors
have provided verifies the variance in fat qualities. Therefore, the birds
we accept must be on specific feed programs, which we designate. We will
not accept any others unless scientific proof of fat quality accompanies
the fat.
All EmuMagic®
Emu Oil is of consistent quality to provide the maximum benefit to you from
this marvelous creation--the Emu.
With the
entry of the East Indians and Chinese in the market, emu oil quality has
varied and prices have also.
Unfortunately, the consumer is not cognizant of variations in emu
oil quality and stability and they can fall prey to vendors of substandard
products offered at premium market prices.
Q. How much Emu oil should I use?
A. Emu oil is very
viscous--very thin and spreads out. One drop goes a very long way! We
recommend you use the oil sparingly, although excessive amounts will not
hurt you-but they may be greasy and slow to penetrate the skin..
Q. Are there different grades of Emu Oil?
A. The American Emu
Association Oil Standards Committee has set minimum standards, which oils
must meet. Therefore, officially you have oils that meet this standard and
those that do not.
Various companies and groups have
described a number of different Emu oil grades, often based upon their own
We use three definitions of Emu Oil
quality: Ingestible; Cosmetic and Animal Grade. Ingestible is the highest
grade and is intended for internal human nutritional or dietary
supplementation. It must meet exacting USDA quality standards to be used
for human consumption. Cosmetic Emu Oil contains the same chemical makeup
but it does not undergo the same extensive refining or certification.
Animal Grade Emu Oil is quality oil, which is solely intended for animal
topical use. It is clean, pure and filtered, but it is not as highly
filtered or refined as human use products are. We do not use substandard
fat for any of our products. For our
products we only use ingestible highest grade emu oil.
Our MSDS is published under consumer
information on this web page: www.emumagic.com/msds.htm.
Q. Is there definitive scientific proof of the effectiveness
of Emu Oil?
A. Some, but not a
lot. Remember there isn't that kind of evidence for many products you use
regularly, like aloe or even aspirin.
We would like such studies to occur, but
the pharmaceutical companies do not have incentives to fund them. Dr. John
Lee describes the problem in his books and lectures: natural products
cannot be patented. Therefore the potential for a drug company to make
profit from natural products is less than from man or chemically altered
and patentable products. Take progesterone for example. Progesterone occurs
naturally in hundreds of plants. Instead of marketing natural progesterone
which cannot be patented, companies chemically alter (enhance as they say
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They then patent these man-made products
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The studies performed on Emu Oil to date
have primarily been product support studies. In other words, testimonial
evidence indicates a benefit from Emu Oil, and a company performs limited
testing to verify that its products do produce that benefit. Most of these
studies are proprietary and not generally available to the public.
Q. Have any patents been issued for Emu Oil?
A. Yes several. Emu
Man Oil Co patented a formula for Emu Oil in combination with methyl
salicylate for the relief of arthritis pain. A formula for Emu Oil with a
topical anesthetic has been patented. Emu oil use for healing, immune
systems and other maladies have been patented. Emu Oil in combination with
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Tuesday, 24 September, 2002, 22:37 GMT 23:37 UK
Iraq condemns UK arms dossier
Baghdad has dismissed as "lies" a UK Government dossier on Iraqi weapons programmes, and has offered international arms inspectors access to sites mentioned in it.
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's chief adviser on weapons, General Amer al-Saadi, condemned the 50-page dossier as a "hodge-podge of half-truths and lies, that would not hold after proper investigation".
Unveiling the dossier on Tuesday, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair warned that Iraq could deploy chemical and biological weapons in 45 minutes and might be only a year or two away from possessing a nuclear bomb.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell welcomed the dossier and told the BBC that a new UN resolution on Iraq had to contain a threat of force, because that was the only way to keep up the pressure on Saddam Hussein.
Mr Saadi dismissed the claims as "absolute nonsense" and offered United Nations weapons inspectors "unfettered access" to suspected weapons sites, including those named in the dossier.
The dossier triggered new warnings of the consequences of any military action against Iraq, including statements from China and France, both permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Repeated denials
The dossier says Iraq "has military plans for the use of chemical and biological weapons," and has tried to acquire "significant quantities" of uranium from Africa.
It alleges that Iraq still has up to 20 al-Hussein missiles with a range of 650 kilometres (400 miles), capable of carrying chemical or biological warheads, and is working to extend the range of other missiles.
Challenging the claims, the Iraqi authorities on Tuesday showed British journalists around one of the sites named in the dossier - the al-Qa Qaa complex, damaged in the 1991 Gulf War.
Iraq says the site is producing only centralite, a stabiliser used in the production of conventional explosives.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri, speaking during a visit to the Egyptian capital Cairo, said Baghdad was "ready to facilitate a visit by British experts so they can tell the world where the weapons are".
Iraq has repeatedly denied allegations that it is developing weapons of mass destruction and has agreed to allow UN weapons inspectors back in for the first time since 1998.
US praises Blair
The US welcomed the 50-page dossier.
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said the dossier's information was "frightening in terms of Iraq's intentions and abilities to acquire weapons".
US Secretary of State Colin Powell told the BBC that the US would continue to press the UN for a tough new resolution ordering Iraq to comply with weapons inspections, or face military action.
He said: "If there are no consequences, Iraq will continue to misbehave.
"Inspectors must be able to go into Iraq under a new resolution. They must be able to go any place, at any time.
"If the UN fails to act, you cannot expect us to ignore that failure if we feel that we are still being threatened."
But analysts said the dossier did not contain much new evidence on the alleged Iraqi threat, and Israeli Government spokesman Avi Pazner said it was "not new for us, it is no surprise".
The Chinese Prime Minister, Zhu Rongji, warned that any attack on Iraq without a UN mandate would lead to unspecified "severe consequences".
France also restated its reservations about using military force.
President Jacques Chirac said: "I don't believe that war is unavoidable.
"I still think it's the worst solution, and we should do everything to agree the only solution - that Iraq accepts unconditionally the return of inspectors."
The Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad, urged the British and Americans to listen to the rest of the world.
"I certainly do not like the idea of pre-emptive strikes in order to prevent possible acts of terror, because if there is going to be a pre-emptive strike then who makes the decision?" he said.
Russia also stressed that UN weapons inspectors should go to Iraq and look for hard evidence on the ground.
"Only experts can determine whether Iraq has weapons of mass destruction," said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko.
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Pitt's Palko, Akron's Getsy ready for NFL
Perhaps it was inevitable that their careers, so intertwined as they were, have come to this: Luke Getsy and Tyler Palko at the same place in the same position.
Once again.
They completed storybook high school careers - Steel Valley's Getsy as the WPIAL's most prolific passer, West Allegheny's Palko as its greatest winner - by matriculating to Pitt, where they competed against each other for the starting quarterback job in 2004.
Now, on the eve of the NFL Draft, Akron's Getsy and Pitt's Palko are possible second-day selections who don't necessarily meet pro football prototypes but are counting on their lifetime of playing the position, their performances under pressure and the tradition of Western Pennsylvania quarterbacks who became NFL greats to carry them.
"They're tough guys, gritty performers, they're winners and they're going to make contributions to the teams that take them," said Carnegie-based agent Ralph Cindrich, who represents both Palko and Getsy and had sixth-round pick Bruce Gradkowski of Seton-La Salle last year. "Both Tyler and Luke are game players. They perform on the field. There's no doubt with each of these guys that, if they're in the right circumstances, they could be major contributors."
If the NFL Draft were based on their success as first-year starters, we might be talking about Palko and Getsy as first-round picks instead of Louisiana State's JaMarcus Russell and Notre Dame's Brady Quinn.
Palko outdueled Getsy for the starting job in 2004, then passed for 3,067 yards and 24 touchdowns, becoming the first player to throw five touchdown passes at Notre Dame in an upset victory of the Irish and leading the Panthers past West Virginia for their first Big East Conference championship and BCS berth in the Fiesta Bowl.
"When you look at some things he did, what he did against Notre Dame two years ago," said NFL.com analyst Gil Brandt, "that's what you try to look at in players, some spots where they're good."
Getsy transferred to Akron, where he passed for 3,455 yards and 23 touchdowns to lead the Zips to a pair of firsts, a Mid-American Conference championship and Division I-A bowl appearance. He had three 400-yard games, orchestrated a game-winning drive in the MAC title game against Northern Illinois - where he threw his school-record fifth touchdown with 10 seconds left - and passed for a school-record 455 yards against Memphis in the Motor City Bowl in '05.
"I think the biggest thing is you go back to game tape," Getsy said. "I accomplished a lot at Akron. I played against good competition. I think I showed a lot of poise and made big plays. The offense got me ready to play a professional style of offense."
Both had to endure and adapt to coaching changes the following season. Dave Wannstedt replaced Walt Harris at Pitt, bringing in Matt Cavanaugh and his West Coast offense for Palko to learn. Getsy had his third offensive coordinator in as many years when Akron replaced Jim Pry with Joe Moorhead, a Central Catholic graduate.
Their statistics dipped, their flaws became more noticeable and their NFL Draft status dropped. Both still had their moments, though, as Palko led the nation in pass efficiency much of his senior season and Getsy led Akron to a 20-17 victory at North Carolina State on Sept. 9.
Neither Getsy (6-foot-2 1/2, 223 pounds) nor Palko (6-1, 217) shined at the NFL Combine in February, where quarterbacks are judged primarily by their physical measurements, accuracy and arm strength.
Brandt sees Palko - who has drawn the interest of the Steelers and Baltimore Ravens - as a late second-day pick and projects Getsy as a likely free agent.
"(Palko) has pretty good footwork, good accuracy - which is very important - and real good touch. He knows how to manage a game," said Brandt, a longtime Dallas Cowboys player personnel director. "I don't think (Getsy) had great arm strength or great mobility, but I think somebody will bring him in. The thing he's got going for him is he's a very smart guy."
Both Getsy and Palko are smart enough to know their respective futures will be determined not by the draft, but rather how they perform at a team's camp. They hope to share another milestone in their careers by becoming the latest in a succession of Western Pennsylvania players who were quarterbacks from the cradle to the NFL.
"I guess our careers were pretty similar - we were going after one job - but this is something totally different," Getsy said. "I know that we both will go out there and do well because we played in offenses that got us ready for the next level."
Sports writer Kevin Gorman's predictions for where WPIAL graduates will be taken in this weekend's NFL Draft. (Name, position, high school and college.)
- Projected first rounders
- Darrelle Revis, CB, Aliquippa/Pitt
- Paul Posluszny, LB, Hopewell/Penn State
- Steve Breaston, WR, Woodland Hills/Michigan
- Tyler Palko, QB, West Allegheny/Pitt
- Luke Getsy, QB, Steel Valley/Akron
- Dan Mozes, C, Washington/West Virginia
- Bob Whitaker, OT, Mt. Lebanon/Kansas
- Kevin "Boo" McLee, LB, Uniontown/West Virginia
- Jason Capizzi, OT, Pine-Richland/IUP
- Chris Morgan, RB, Woodland Hills/IUP
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In A Place for Weakness, award-winning author, magazine editor, and radio talk-show host Michael Horton exposes the pop culture that sells Jesus like a product for health and happiness, reminding CHristians that their lives often lead to difficult routes they must follow by faith.
As a child, Horton would run up the down escalator, trying to beat it to the top. Christians, he notes, sometimes seek God the same way, believing they can climb to him under their own steam. This book offers a series of powerful readings that demonstrate how, through every type of earthly difficulty, God keeps his promises from Scripture and works all things together for good.
Formerly titled Too Good to Be True.
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Publication Date: 2010
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In a world of hype, we may buy into the idea that, through Jesus, well be healthier and wealthier as well as wiser. So what happens when we become ill, or depressed, or bankrupt? Did we do something wrong? Has God abandoned us? As a child, Michael Horton would run up the down escalator, trying to beat it to the top. As Christians, he notes, we sometimes seek God the same way, believing we can climb to him under our own steam. We cant, which is why we are blessed that Jesus descends to us, especially during times of trial. In A Place for Weakness, formerly titled Too Good to Be True, Horton exposes the pop culture that sells Jesus like a product for health and happiness and reminds us that our lives often lead us on difficult routes we must follow by faith. This book offers a series of powerful readings that demonstrate how, through every type of earthly difficulty, our Father keeps his promises from Scripture and works all things together for our good.
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Michael Horton (PhD, DD) is Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California. Author of many books, including The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way, he also hosts the White Horse Inn radio program. He lives with his wife, Lisa, and four children in Escondido, California.
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Anna WoodMobile, ALAge: 45-54Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Highly RecommendedJuly 25, 2011Anna WoodMobile, ALAge: 45-54Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5We, as Christians, are to follow in the footsteps of our Master; as Christ suffered, so must we. Since suffering is inevitable in a Christian's life, the mature Christian will prepare to meet suffering head-on so that, when it comes, he might, by God's grace, grow through it while understanding it is by God's hand and to His glory. A Place For Weakness by Michael Horton is just such a book.
This is not a book of comfort or one designed to bring peace in the midst of fire. It is, rather, a very wise look at suffering that is designed to enable us to go through the fire intact and trusting God. Though we can never know exactly why things happen as they do, we can trust in the goodness and mercy of the One Who allows them to happen in such a way. A Place For Weakness examines the Biblical text as it relates to suffering and the providence of God and enables the reader to come to knowledge and understanding of such.
This book would be useful for counselors, ministers and Bible teachers but it's message is also one that is worth sharing with any Christian who desires to know the Who behind the "why?". I highly recommend it.
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"I trained on the East Coast, where evidence-based medicine is strongly encouraged, and on the West Coast, where a good beside manner is essential," he says. "What I really enjoy about my job is the ability to help the whole family, from the newborn baby to the oldest grandparent."
Dr. Foster believes is taking time to educate his patients so they understand medical conditions and possible treatment options. He also enjoys sharing his medical knowledge at community health fairs.
Board certified in family medicine, Dr. Foster received his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and family medicine residency at Long Beach Memorial Hospital, where he developed the first educational chief resident position. Dr. Foster also has a master's degree in medical sciences from Boston University.
Raised in Pacific Grove, California, Dr. Foster has lived in many coastal areas, which has fueled his enjoyment of the ocean and mountain biking. When relaxing, he likes watching movies, listening to good music, and spending time with family and friends.
This physician is a member of MemorialCare Physician Society which drives clinical outcomes and performance for MemorialCare Health System.
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|German version has optional English subtitles.
|Special features: Audio commentary (German version only) ; Marlene Dietrich's "Blue Angel" screen test ; Dietrich interview footage ; original trailer ; Dietrich concert footage ; photo gallery ; filmmaker/cast bios. ; production history.
Based on the novel Professor Unrath by Heinrich Mann.
"Both the German and an English/German version of The Blue Angel film were filmed at the same time. The English version was destined for the English-speaking territories, but the somewhat hair-raising accents of the actors made the German version the more internationally popular."--Note on disc menu, Disc 2.
Both films originally released as motion pictures in 1930.
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|Disc 1. German version (102 min.) with optional audio commentary by German film historian Werner Sudendorf ; Bonus features: Scene comparison ; Screen test ; Trailer ; Marlene [Dietrich] interview ; Marlene [Dietrich] performances ; Photo gallery ; Facts & dates ; Cast & crew ; DVD credits --
Disc 2. English version (100 min.).
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Many people know about the importance of oral care and the common effects of poor mouth maintenance. However, recent research suggests that inadequate dental care is a risk factor for oral human papillomavirus.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, citing a publication from Cancer Prevention Research, posted an article about a study that patients with evidence of gum and dental ailments had a 51 percent and 28 percent higher predominance of HPV infection than people without dental issues, respectively. HPV causes many kinds of cancers, including cervical, vaginal and oral. Oral cancer is a wide-ranging term that comprises cancers of the lips, tongue, cheek, sinuses, throat, hard and soft palate and floor of the mouth.
"The virus need some kind of entryway," Christine Markham, deputy director of University of Texas Prevention Research Center and associate professor at the School of Public Health, told the source. "If you have poor oral health, that may set up ulcers [or other conditions that serve as] an entry portal for the virus to get into the epithelium and body."
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With risks such as HPV and other diseases, it is important to know how to properly care for teeth and gums.
Flossing twice a day is ideal, but usually just at night is enough. Besides being something people usually try to avoid, it is also often done improperly. A common mistake is only moving the floss in a saw-like motion, while the most effective way to move it is up and down the side of the tooth.
Brushing twice a day is still recommended, but you want to make sure you have the proper equipment. Electric and battery-operated toothbrushes are known to reduce the risks of plaque buildup and gingivitis, a low form of gum disease, according to Mayo Clinic.
Scheduling routine check-ups and cleanings with your dentist will keep you informed about things you may not normally notice. Apart from using top-of-the-line equipment to give you a thorough clean, a dentist or hygienist can gauge your tooth decay and also identify gum inflammation or bone loss.
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XOMA Announces Servier has Initiated Phase 3 Gevokizumab Trial in Patients with Behçet's Uveitis27/09/2012
Berkeley, CA – September 27, 2012 – XOMA Corporation (Nasdaq: XOMA) today announced its partner, Servier has received authorization to initiate the Servier sponsored Behçet's uveitis Phase 3 clinical trial in several European countries. The study is titled A randomisEd, double-masked, placebo-controlled studY of the Efficacy of GevokizUmAb in the tReatment of patients with Behçet's Disease uveitis (EYEGUARD™-B). The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of gevokizumab as compared to placebo on top of current standard of care (immunosuppressive therapy and oral corticosteroids) in reducing the risk of Behçet's disease uveitis exacerbations and to assess the safety of gevokizumab.
"Behçet's uveitis patients now have the opportunity to participate in the gevokizumab Phase 3 clinical trial designed specifically for their unique condition," stated John Varian, Chief Executive Officer of XOMA. "Servier's commitment to this underserved market merits recognition, and we continue to be impressed by their team's passion to design the best trial to determine gevokizumab's efficacy in treating this disease."
"Servier is committed to develop innovative treatments for diseases with clear unmet medical needs such as Behçet disease. In addition, we strongly believe that gevokizumab has a real potential in other inflammatory diseases" said Emmanuel Canet, MD, PhD, President R&D Servier.
The global EYEGUARD-B study is designed to enroll 110 patients with a history of Behçet's disease uveitis with ocular involvement of the posterior segment who have experienced a recent ocular exacerbation that was treated successfully with high doses of corticosteroids. Patients will be randomized to either a 60 mg dose of gevokizumab or placebo administered subcutaneously every four weeks on top of their current immunosuppressive and corticosteroid therapies. The study's primary endpoint is the time to first acute ocular exacerbation, which will be measured once a predefined number of exacerbations have been observed.
About Gevokizumab
Gevokizumab (XOMA 052/S 78989) is a potent monoclonal antibody with unique allosteric modulating properties and the potential to treat patients with a wide variety of inflammatory diseases and other diseases. Gevokizumab binds strongly to interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), a pro-inflammatory cytokine that has been shown to be involved in Behçet's and other forms of non-infectious uveitis, cardiovascular disease, and other auto-inflammatory diseases. In binding to IL-1 beta, gevokizumab inhibits the activation of the IL-1 receptor, thereby modulating the cellular signaling events that produce inflammation.
Servier is XOMA's development and commercialization partner for gevokizumab. XOMA holds rights to gevokizumab in the U.S. and Japan for non-cardiometabolic indications, including non-infectious uveitis, acne, and erosive osteoarthritis of the hand for which clinical studies are ongoing. Information on all gevokizumab clinical studies can be found at www.clinicaltrials.gov.
Gevokizumab has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of non-infectious intermediate, posterior, or pan-uveitis, or chronic non-infectious anterior uveitis.
About Behçet's Disease and Behçet's Uveitis
Behçet's (pronounced beh-CHETS) disease is an orphan disease that causes chronic inflammation of the blood vessels, or vasculitis. Major symptoms can affect the neurological, pulmonary, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular systems, and hallmarks of the disease include painful ulcers in the mouth and on the genitals. Behçet's disease most commonly affects men and women in their twenties, thirties and forties, and it is typically more severe in men. Behçet's disease is also referred to as the "Silk Road" disease because it is most common among people from countries along this ancient trade route, including Turkey, eastern Mediterranean countries, Japan and Korea. An estimated 5,000 to 15,000 patients in the United States have Behçet's disease.
Non-infectious uveitis, or inflammation of the intraocular tissues of the eye, of Behçet's disease is one of the most severe forms of uveitis and affects approximately half of the patients with Behçet's disease. Unlike many forms of chronic uveitis, Behçet's uveitis is characterized by recurrent acute attacks or exacerbations. Without immediate treatment, major exacerbations of Behçet's uveitis may lead to retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, glaucoma and eventual blindness. Symptoms include the accumulation of vitreous haze which can block eyesight or the loss of visual acuity and can manifest differently from patient to patient. For example, patients may go from 20/20 eyesight to loss of vision during the course of an exacerbation. Available treatments for Behçet's uveitis are limited to corticosteroids and off-label use of immunosuppressive drugs, which can have significant side effects especially when used on a chronic basis.
About XOMA Corporation
XOMA combines a portfolio of innovative therapeutic antibodies, both in late-stage clinical development and in preclinical research, with its recently launched commercial operations. XOMA focuses its antibody research and development on allosteric modulation, which offers opportunities for new classes of therapeutic antibodies to treat a wide range of human diseases. XOMA is developing its lead product gevokizumab (IL-1 beta modulating antibody) with Servier through a global Phase 3 program in non-infectious uveitis and ongoing proof-of-concept studies in other IL-1-mediated diseases. XOMA's scientific research also produced the XMet program, which consists of three classes of preclinical antibodies, including Selective Insulin Receptor Modulators (SIRMs) that could have a major effect on the treatment of diabetes. In order to retain significant value from its scientific discoveries, XOMA initiated commercial operations in January 2012 through the licensing of U.S. commercial rights to Servier's ACEON® (perindopril erbumine) and a patent-protected portfolio of product candidates.
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Lisk [Self-Basting Roaster]
The front panel of the three-fold leaflet features a color drawing of a woman holding a blue and white enameled roaster lid above a roasted turkey, while pointing to the company name, Lisk, on the lid. She is wearing a red and white checked dress, with a white apron over it. The only additional text on the panel is a retail stamp reading The Fair, State, Adams & Dearborn Sts., Chicago, Ill. The back panel includes text that is a continuation of promotional and explanatory text from the inside panels. The back panel also features a color drawing of a Lisk Fish Rack Or Grate. Most inside text falls under the heading Why You Should Have A Lisk Self-Basting Roaster. Two panels are dedicated to describing the various dimensions of Lisk roasters and the size of roast that each can accommodate. Two black and white drawings also appear on inside panels.
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Lisk Pans
Publisher: Lisk Mfg., Co., Ltd. (Canandaigua, N.Y.)
1910 (ca.)
15.2 x 8.9 cm
Language: English
Key term: Pots and Pans
Copyright: This item is in the public domain.
Citation: Lisk [Self-Basting Roaster]. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=6389


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Legion post has big plans at Florida college
Since it helped author the original GI Bill in the 1940s, The American Legion has been by servicemembers' sides as they pursue college educations. Most recently, the organization has moved onto college campuses around the country, developing posts for veterans who are coming home from overseas and looking for the camaraderie they enjoyed in the military.
One of the most recent locations for this movement is Hodges University, where a group of student veterans have started Post 397, which uses as its home the school's two joint campuses – one in Naples and the other in Fort Myers. Led by adjutant John Ebling, the post established itself with a temporary charter in November.
It has since gained around 30 members – a mixture of students, faculty, staff and alumni of the school. Those members are eying bright plans for the post's future – all of them focused on rejuvenating the camaraderie that they knew in the military but say is lacking in the civilian world.
"We can give (veterans at the school) somewhere to go for camaraderie," said Kenneth A. Worthy, a charter member of Post 397. "We can give them veterans, who they are used to being around. A lot of them have been in the military since they were 17 or 18 years old, gone onto combat and then come out. It takes them a while to adjust, so it's best for them to be around people who they know."
Post 397, the second American Legion post to be founded on a college campus, began forming last summer when representatives from the Department of Florida gave a presentation during a veterans club meeting about the prospects of chartering a post at the school. Ebling took the idea and ran with it, coordinating the post's founding with school administrators who were also keen to the idea.
It was a perfect fit for a school that has over 300 veterans attending, which is more than 10 percent of the entire student population.
"Creating a post on campus is an innovative way of recruiting Legion members," said Ebling, a Hodges alumnus. "A lot of the new veterans aren't joining Legion posts like they have in the past because they have families and they are looking to further their careers. They aren't going to join an organization just for the social benefits."
Worthy says part of the post's goal is to become a networking system for former military at the school. This involves engaging the many student veterans who sit in the schools' lobbies during breaks and identifying themselves as fellow veterans. They're particularly focused on connecting veterans – whether they are members or non-members – with other veterans who have classes with each other, he says.
"Every time a new veteran comes in, we try to make sure that veteran is accepted," Worthy said. "If he says he is a veteran, we try to get him around other people who we know are veterans ... Especially if he is in the same class as other veterans, we try to get him to know those veterans in his class, so that way he's got someone to go to."
Worthy, like many of the post's members, wasn't a Legion member before joining Post 397. But he was intrigued by the Department of Florida's presentation and the opportunity to help veterans, so he decided to become a charter member.
Monte Warren, a student and faculty member, was in a similar position, having never joined the Legion despite spending 24 years in the Army National Guard. He said he previously thought the Legion was an organization for Vietnam or World War II veterans, but he looked into the prospect of joining and learned differently.
"The more research I did, the more I realized I wanted to be part of it," he said.
He's excited for the chance to share his experiences with fellow veterans at the school.
"I really want to identify and convey with future students and future veterans what I went through," Warren said. "My story isn't as extreme as some others, but that fits my personally type. I want to be able to assist them and help them with the (transition)."'
But for the post's founding members, it comes back to developing camaraderie and making themselves available to each other for whatever type of support is needed.
"It's difficult to duplicate the camaraderie you had in the service, but a lot of the aspects are there with the post," member Robert Dillon said. "With the Legion post, a lot of us meet in the cafeteria and talk, we help each other with homework issues, we ask each other how things are going at home."


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Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.B) latest 13F is 42 companies strong, with assets totaling $92 billion, and the lot of these Warren Buffett picks are being scoured by stock-pickers to see which ones they love the most for their own portfolios.
However, while Warren Buffett (and money managers Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) are great at what they do, not all of their investment picks are necessarily winners.
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Friday, November 9
Three things are certain in life: death, taxes, and the Blue Jays shuffling relievers on and off their 40-man roster. Jeremy Jeffress, acquired from the Royals for cash considerations on Thursday, is the newest member of the organization, and Scott Maine, claimed off waivers from the Indians on Oct. 31, is back in the unemployment line. Here's a look at what else is afoot heading into the weekend:
Nick Swisher a hot commodity in crowded outfield market
A disciplined hitter with 25-homer power, Swisher's output was not a product of Yankee Stadium's short porch; he hit .283/.370/.464 in the Bronx and .261/.359/.482 away from it last season. Swisher is also one of only four switch-hitting outfielders—along with Melky Cabrera, Angel Pagan, and Shane Victorino—on the market who played regularly in 2012, and his pop and ability to play first base in a pinch set him apart from the trio.
But all of those skills come with a steep price tag, which—if a late-August report by CBS Sports' Jon Heyman is to be believed—could be in the range of Jayson Werth's seven-year, $126 million deal with the Nationals. Assuming a generous cost of $6 million per win, Swisher would need to maintain a 3.0-win pace over the life of the hitch to warrant his paychecks. With his strikeout rate trending upward (22.6 percent in 2012, his worst since 2008) and his walk rate slowly diminishing (12.3 percent, his second-worst since 2006), that's probably an unrealistic expectation, and even a sizzling market figures to force Swisher's agent, Dan Lozano, to back off the Werth comparison.
Feinsand tweeted that five teams have expressed "serious interest" in Swisher, specifically naming the Rangers, who may not have the resources to retain Hamilton, and the Mariners, who are expected to be in the running for the biggest fish. A separate rumor from Thursday's mill might reveal a third member of the Swisher quintet…
Phillies focusing on free-agent, not trade, solutions
Swisher could be a fit in either outfield corner, spots currently occupied by Domonic Brown and 2012 minor-league standout Darin Ruf, but the Phillies' more pressing need is in center field, where the only internal options are John Mayberry and Nate Schierholtz. Gelb suggests that Michael Bourn, Pagan, and B.J. Upton will all make their way onto Amaro's radar, but the general manager admitted that his budget is "not unlimited," and the Phillies must also improve at third base and in the bullpen. If Philadelphia's payroll stays around $165-170 million, Amaro has $20-25 million to dole out, with the exact figure depending on whether he chooses to non-tender Schierholtz.
Cubs among teams bidding for Hyun-Jin Ryu
Exactly how much competition the Cubs are facing for Ryu's rights is uncertain, but Rangers beat writers Evan Grant and Jeff Wilson believe that, a year after bringing Yu Darvish over from Japan, general manager Jon Daniels is looking to the Far East for rotation help again. The deadline to submit bids was 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, and Hanwha now has four days to decide whether to accept the top offer. To pass the time, here's video of Ryu fanning 13 batters in a start this past April.
Daniel Rathman is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @danielrathman
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Of course Amaro is more interested in the free agent market than the trade market. I mean, when you can overpay for premium talent while also giving away your highest draft pick in years how do you NOT jump at that opportunity???
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Crime Stoppers expands
Menominee County joins organization
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013 7:00 PM
Crime Stoppers
The non-profit group is coordinated in Marinette County but now serves Menominee County as well.
Phone numbers: 1-800-427-5857 or 715-735-5111
Text: www.tipsubmit.com or text "Marinette" plus your message to 274637 (Crimes)
Website: A new website is under construction
Last year: Crime Stoppers received 70 tipster calls, resulting in solving eight cases and seven arrests.
Since 1991: Crime Stoppers has received 1,358 tipster calls, resulting in 253 arrests.
Rewards: Citizens can receive up to $1,000. Last year, $300 in rewards were paid, while more than $15,000 has been paid since 1991. A Quick 50 program allows students to collect $50 for information on any drugs or alcohol on school premises
MARINETTE - Area law enforcement agencies have long had compatible working relationships. That bond has gotten stronger with the recent addition of Menominee County to the Crime Stoppers organization.
The non-profit association will now be called Crime Stoppers of Marinette County, Inc., serving Marinette County and Menominee County, Mich.
Gary Temple Sr., a former president of the 19-member board comprised of citizen volunteers, explained how the change came about.
"I got a call from a businessman from Menominee asking if Menominee businesses could be involved in Crime Stoppers," he said. "We found out there was no Crime Stoppers in the U.P. We went to the state association and found out there are no boundaries when it comes to Crime Stoppers."
Law enforcement officials talked about the change Tuesday night at a Crime Stoppers board meeting in Marinette.
"I know Marinette County has had great success," Menominee County Sheriff Kenny Marks said. "That was the indication that we needed to move forward and do something similar."
Marinette County Sheriff Jerry Sauve said "there's strength in numbers" and it's a positive step for both counties.
"With Menominee County coming on, it really tells their citizens over there and the business community and any would-be donors, that they're vested into this now," he said. "We've got more people and we're going to serve more people. I think it can only be a win."
Menominee Police Chief Brett Botbyl said his department appreciates the opportunity.
"I think this is very positive for Menominee County and I thank Marinette County for inviting us to be on board, because they've definitely done all the leg work," he said. "This is very easy for us. We're just hopping on a train that's already moving."
And that train has been generating speed since 1991 when Crime Stoppers formed in Marinette County. Under the guidance of now-retired Rick Berlin, the organization was an effective tool for gathering tips about crime. Those tips were generated through a toll-free number (1-800-427-5857).
With the advent of smart phones and social media, the new leaders of Crime Stoppers have brought new methods of collecting information to the program.
Det. Dan Miller of the Marinette County Sheriff's Department is the coordinator and he is assisted by deputies Fred Popp and Gary Temple Jr. The trio attended a state conference last year and brought back a host of new ideas.
One of the new concepts is a web-based software program called TipSoft that allows citizens to call, text or go online to give information.
"That took off like wildfire," Miller said of the texting feature. "That's probably 80 percent of our tips. What's nice is we can respond back to that person and ask them for more information. Before, with an answering machine, we were not able to respond."
Miller explained a text tip is sent to a Texas-based software company and within seconds an e-mail is sent to the three coordinators, plus Amy Hansen of the Marinette Police Department, who is also the school liaison officer. Those officers field the tip and decide what jurisdiction it should be forwarded to.
Botbyl said a text tip helped solve a case of a student who made a bomb threat late last school year. Although, Menominee County wasn't officially involved with Crime Stoppers, the board decided to pay the reward money to the tipster.
"We thought that was important enough and that really sealed the deal with Menominee County coming on board," Miller said.
Both Miller and Popp travel to every school in Marinette County and this year they will visit every Menominee County school as well. They explain to the students what Crime Stoppers is all about, including a Quick $50 Cash program that enables students to get $50 for information on any drugs or alcohol on the premises or $25 for information on any other illegal activity on school premises.
Miller said they have found that nearly all students have cellphones and texting is easily the No. 1 choice of communication among the children.
"I think there's a lot more communication with the schools," Popp said. "That's the big thing. We get a good reception from kids when we put on the talks. We got tips from every school in our jurisdiction last year."
The officers plan to hit the road Sept. 9-12.
Miller said that while Marinette County is the lead organization, all departments work together.
"Every agency tries to get a member to our meetings," he said.
The Crime Stoppers board is made up of 19 citizen volunteers, with law enforcement personnel providing expertise and guidance.
Temple Sr. said donations, from both businesses and citizens, are essential in helping the program survive. Stephenson National Bank and Trust paid the $4,419 bill for the TipSoft software, while Farmers & Merchants Band and Trust handled expenses for the 24/7 answering service.
Temple Sr., who has been on the board for 12 years, said these are exciting times.
"It's been a great thrill," he said. "We're seeing the fruits of our labor coming through right now."
The group is currently working with Romy Blystone in developing a new website. Temple Sr. said it will be one of the best websites of its kind and will provide all kinds of information, including a place to offer tips on cold cases.
"One of my goals is to solve some cold cases," he said. "To me, that would be one of the greatest feathers in our cap."
Board officers are: President Tom Walk, vice president Chuck Gardon, treasurer Paulette Collins and secretary Fae Olson.
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(CNSNews.com) – House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that House Republicans should not be connecting an increase to the debt limit to reducing the nation's current $1.5 trillion deficit.
"Over 30 times we have lifted the debt ceiling since President Reagan was president. Over 30 times, not one time did we subject a president to this burden of saying you can't – we won't lift it unless we reduce the deficit," said Pelosi on Wednesday at a Capitol Hill press conference celebrating the 46th anniversary of Medicare being signed into law.
"Of course we will reduce the deficit but it should not be connected and the idea that we could jeopardize whether they're sending out social security checks or military checks or that our credit rating would be affected by this is appalling but I commend Senator Reid for trying to find a path. I commend the president for his patience, for his respect, for every view on democratic or republican view, giving it time, consideration, trying to make it work. I wish the same respect for his time was and the responsibility that we all have was there."
"If you just make cuts, you pretty soon will be cutting benefits. There's just no way that you can cut $3 trillion in domestic spending especially when they don't want to have a firewall between domestic and defense," said Pelosi.


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Lois Lowry's Blog
Back in Cambridge, I am trying to re-adjust to my fall/winter/spring life (remembering to put the trash out on Monday night, instead of driving to the dump on Tuesday), field the demands of new-book-promotion (interiew Monday with Entertainment Weekly; interview two weeks from Friday with NPR), prepare for a 14-city book tour that starts October 1st, seeing friends I haven't seen since spring, doing the dentisty/mammogram/eye exam/car service juggle, catching up on DVRed TV shows (a whole season of "Newsroom"...AND I have vowed to go through this house bit by bit and dispose of accumulated stuff, in preparation for selling it next spring.
With that in mind, this morning I opened the drawers of this pretty little chest that has sat in my dining room for years....with its drawers unopened. Inside I found lots of candles. Hmmm. I haven't entertained much, in the formal sense, in a long time. So I had forgtten about candles. Do I save them? GIve them away? THROW them away? Or put them back in the drawer and close the drawer. Three guesses.
But I also found some interesting memorabilia. Here is a Christmas card...no date. Maybe 4 years ago. I'll insert it here as a mystery item so you can guess whose daughters* these three gorgeous girls are.
And finally (I'll provide the answer to the above mystery in a minute), same drawer, a newsppaer clipping. A photo of my son (far right) and an article about the high quality of USAF pilots in Europe. "Captain's Lowry's flight evaluation noted that he flew a flawless mission by flying instrument approaches throughout different European bases during his instrument evaluation." He worked so hard to be flawless in a job that demanded it, and it was a hideous irony that he later died when his plane crashed because of a mechanic's error.
So: how do I go about downsizing when even the smallest stuff has meaning? Grit my teeth and crumple? No, the clipping will go into a box filled labeled with his name—GREY—and when I move the box will move with me.
The Christmas card with the beautiful daughters of *Susan and Jeff Bridges? Guess I can toss that, and hope they'll send me an update, maybe with beautiful grandbabies.
Even in your ramblings, Lois, you share such heart and love. How you shared about your son is so honest and lovely and heartbreaking and hopeful. Why hopeful? Because you continued to create and share with the world even though you lost a child. I have never lost a child, but I have heard from many that is the most gut wrenching pain one can experience -- and you were able to rise above it and continue to do the incredible work you do. Thank you -- it encourages me a lot at this moment when I very much need it.
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I am inquiring if you would autograph a fabric piece for my authors quilt? When completed I will be donating the quilt to my local library for a fund raiser. I would need a mailing address to send the fabric, pen and SASE to, if you decide to help with my big project. Hope you found lots of treasures in your lovely wooden chest. We always seem to keep things and later realize they are little treasures of our past. email address is email@example.com Thank you. Ann
Ms. Lowry,
My 5th grade class is working on writing a memoir. I read them your book "Crow Call" as a mentor text. My writers were wondering if you still have the shirt. Thanks.
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Hillside School
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Limington is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,713 at the 2010 census. Limington is a tourist destination with historic architecture. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area.
In 1668, Francis Small traded goods with the Newichewannock tribe of this area. Their Chief Wesumbe, also known as Captain Sunday, was friendly with Small and warned him of a plot against his life. A group of renegade tribesmen planned to murder Small rather than pay him the furs they owed him. Small escaped after watching his trading post in what is now Cornish burn to the ground. The chief made up for the loss by selling Small all the lands bounded by the Great and Little Ossipee Rivers, the Saco River and the New Hampshire border. Known as the Ossipee Tract, it comprised the present-day towns of Limington, Limerick, Cornish (formerly Francisborough), Newfield, Parsonsfield and Shapleigh (which then included Acton).
First called Little Ossipee Plantation (after Ossapee, its original Abenaki name), it was settled by Deacon Amos Chase, who removed here and built a mill in 1773 at the mouth of the Little Ossipee River. Ezra Davis and Jonathan Boothby followed him in 1774, and John McArthur and Joshua Small in 1775. Little Ossipee Plantation was incorporated on February 9, 1792 as the town of Limington. It was named after Limington in Somerset, England, the home county of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, Lord Proprietor of Maine. As the surface of the land was rocky and broken, in 1798 nearly of land were annexed from Little Falls Plantation (Hollis). In 1870, about of land were ceded to Limerick.
Soil was fertile and farmers yielded good crops. Another important early trade was logging, with the timber manufactured at various water power mills into lumber, boxes, shingles and clapboards. There were also gristmills and a tannery. Limington Academy was incorporated in 1848, its structure built in 1852. The population in 1870 was 1,630. Davis Memorial Library was built in 1912 to designs of noted Portland architect John Calvin Stevens. Today, 22 buildings in the town center are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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We had these delicious hamburgers while visiting my aunt's house, for a family picnic. Every one enjoyed them so much we all had to have a copy of the recipe. - Kay Kendrick, Ruffin, North Carolina
- 1-1/2 cups crushed butter-flavored crackers (about 38 crackers)
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 envelope onion soup mix
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
- 2-1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- 5 pounds ground beef
- 20 hamburger buns, split
- 1. In a several large bowls, combine the first six ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 20 patties. Broil, grill or pan-fry for 5-6 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Serve on buns. Yield: 20 servings.
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Produces and presents traditional shadow theatre works and modern works that utilize its original shadow casting method. Programs offered year-round.
TOURING SHOW- Ghosts of the River
Duration: 75 minutes
Audience: Children/Family/Adult
Audience Size: 500
Puppet Style: Shadow (on a giant screen)
Language(s): Spanish & English
Stage Size: 40' x 16' x 30'
Personnel: 15
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Description: A multi-disciplinary shadow theatre work written by Octavio Solis and directed by Larry Reed. Explores the U.S./Mexico border issues.
TOURING SHOW- The Good-for-Nothing Lover (a concert reading with shadows)
Audience: Adult
Audience Size: 500
Puppet Style: Shadow (on a giant screen)
Language(s): Mandarin & English
Stage Size: 40' x 16' x 30'
Personnel: 12
Video: DVD
Description: The Good-for-Nothing-Lover is a unique blend of shadow theatre, dance, and poetry reading with live music, inspired by 17th Century Chinese street love songs turned Beatnik delight. In the spirit of the artistic flourish on Ming Dynasty China and the smoky jazz club of the Beat Generation, Lover tackles the age-old subject of love - human beings' favorite obsession. This production infuses our hallmark low-tech shadow casting method with high-tech video projections to provide a playground on three screens. Here, words, voices, bodies, and brushstrokes meld into the deep pulse of fretless strings from the worlds of ancient China and modern Jazz, taking the audience to a borderless dreamscape.
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The Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo concept is a fantasy supercar come to life.
Designers let their imagination run wild on this concept, which gamers will be able to try out in the new Gran Turismo 6 PlayStation game that hits the shelves in December. Mercedes-Benz is also bringing it into the real world in the form of a 1:1-scale model that will be unveiled at the Mercedes-Benz Research & Development Centre in Sunnyvale, California, on Tuesday 19 November.
Inspired by the legendary 300 SL racing car of 1952, the Vision Gran Turismo features gullwing doors and a low-slung body shell. A unique variable-LED grille and aggressively slanted headlights flow into a long bonnet with muscular curves, matched by bulging shoulder lines at the rear.
According to Mercedes-Benz the Vision Gran Turismo is powered by a twin-turbo AMG V8 engine that pushes 436kW and 800Nm. An aluminium space frame body and numerous carbon fibre components allow the concept to tip the scales at just 1385kg.
No theoretical performance figures have been divulged, but acceleration would surely be sufficient to blow your gaming console. For that all-important deceleration factor, the concept has an AMG ceramic high-performance composite braking system.
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By Bridgett Siter, Fort Benning BayonetSeptember 8, 2006
FORT BENNING, Ga. (Army News Service, Sept. 7, 2006) - Lt. Col. Scott Power was in the last hard Ranger School class in 1989. Lt. Col. Chris Forbes was in the last hard Officer Basic Course in 1988. And Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Gaskin, he was in the last hard basic training in 1995.
"So goes it for every Soldier in the history of the Army. No matter when they came through basic training or Ranger School or whatever, they came through the last hard class," said Power, who sums up his command philosophy to all the drill sergeants under his command at 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, with this message to naysayers and those who believe basic training has gone soft:
"I'm not impressed with leaders who think they have to abuse their Soldiers to train them to standard. I'm not impressed with leaders who think the lack of abuse makes basic training soft," he said. "We were all in the last hard class - get over it. We do things differently now, and we're producing Soldiers every bit as good as we ever have."
A recent spate of letters to the Army Times from Soldiers lamenting the weakening of training, particulary basic and one station unit training, has those in the know - like Power, Gaskin and Forbes - mad as the word they no longer use when addressing new Soldiers.
"I've had it up to here with people who say basic training isn't what it used to be, as if that's a bad thing," Power said. "We don't need to use profanity. We don't need to demoralize these guys who have volunteered to be here, knowing full well they're joining an Army at war.
"We're graduating Soldiers who meet all the standards. We stand behind what we put on Pomeroy Field," he said, referring to the Sand Hill parade field where nearly 9,000 Soldiers graduate from the Basic Combat Training Brigade each year.
Another 20,000 graduate annually from the Infantry Training Brigade.
Power, Forbes, the commander of the BCTB's 2nd Battalion, 54th Infantry Regiment, Gaskin and his fellow drill sergeants from 3 Bn., 47th Inf., Regt., addressed the frustrating accusations of a "dumbed-down" basic training last week.
Forbes insists it's a misconception based on widespread misunderstanding about changes during the past few years. Take the issue of fitness standards, for example. It's common knowledge, he said, that Soldiers are now only required to pass the PT test with a "50-50-50," or 50 percent of the push-ups, sit-ups and 2-mile run on an age-based scale, to graduate from basic training.
"But what they don't say, those who complain about it, is that these Soldiers must pass (advanced individual training) 60-60-60. They have to meet Army standard," he said. "And the reason for that is we finally recognized that it didn't make sense to break a Soldier trying to get him to standard in nine weeks rather than build him up in 13. We're thinking smarter and producing Soldiers more fundamentally fit."
Power elaborated on the subject of fitness. He's repeatedly heard complaints about Soldiers doing push-ups on their knees. It's a particular sore point with Power, because the media has hyped the misconception by printing photos of Soldiers in this position with no explanation.
And there is an explanation.
"We used to push them till they dropped," he said. "We know better now. Now, when they reach muscle failure, they go to their knees instead of going to the ground. Using the modified technique is actually tougher than the old method; they can't quit at muscle failure, they have to modify and keep going. We're building a more physically fit Soldier."
Power said claims of being among the last "old-school" basic trainees has traditionally been a matter of pride, a matter of jest, among Soldiers. But when they take it seriously, or the media takes it out of context, the facts get distorted or simply ignored.
"Standards change, they always have," he said. "When I took my first PT test in 1984, we used the old three-event standard; push-ups 68, sit-ups 69 and the 2-mile run, 13.07. Two years later, the standards increased. It got tougher. So you want to talk about 'back in the day'' How far back do you really want to go'"
Gaskin, a 29-year-old combat veteran, said it's the new Soldiers who ultimately pay for the spread of misinformation.
"They come here expecting summer camp, because that's what they've heard. The first couple of weeks are a culture shock," he said. "I say to anybody who thinks basic training is soft, raise your right hand, come on out and check it out for yourself."
Gaskin insists basic training is actually "150 percent tougher" than it was when he attended 11 years ago. Back then, he said, training included a form of hazing Soldiers commonly call "smoking." Gaskin called it unnecessary.
"Now we're producing fit Soldiers who are ready for combat," he said, "because they've trained with body armor, they're geared up constantly, constantly doing battle drills and urban operations training and the kind of first-aid training that will actually save lives on the battle field, not the band-aid approach I learned in basic.
"Soldiers today will graduate knowing the kinds of things I didn't learn till I got to my first duty station, and then some of it, I didn't know a year later," said Gaskin, who has been a drill sergeant for nearly a year. "I told myself it would never be that way if I was responsible for training. The worst thing that could happen to me is to know I had a Soldier here for nine weeks and he goes off to combat and something happens to him because of lack of training."
Gaskin believes the year he spent in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division makes him a better drill sergeant. Sgt. 1st Class McKinley Parker agrees. The 37-year-old Parker spent a year in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Division.
Gaskin and Parker said new Soldiers want to know what to expect in Iraq.
"The most common question they ask is about Iraq - what's it like. They want to know, and since we were there, we can tell them and drive home the point that they better pay attention to their training, because we were there and we know it's relevant," Parker said.
"We do something now that they didn't do when I was in basic training," he said. "We have a question and answer time at the end of the day. When I was in basic, you didn't talk to drill sergeants. That's changed. We have to be approachable, because you don't want these guys to have to ask questions when they get to Iraq. Then it's too late."
Pvt. David Robertson is in a unique position to speak about the evolution of basic training. The 39-year-old retired firefighter reenlisted in the Army after an 18-year break in service. During an interview six weeks before his Sept. 28 graduation from 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment, Robertson spoke about the differences in basic training then and now.
"Drill sergeants are a lot more caring now," he said. "You can tell they really care about their Soldiers and they're genuinely concerned about preparing us for combat.
"They don't carry on like they did when I went (to basic training) the first time," Robertson said, "but I think I'm getting a lot better training with weapons and drills and all."
One thing hasn't changed, Robertson said. Drill sergeants are still sticklers for detail. It's a phenomenon Soldiers refer to as "dress-right-dress."
Power said that's because Soldiers must "prove themselves capable of paying attention to the strictest details."
"If you can't do the little things well - tuck in your shoe laces every day - you're not going to handle the big things well," Power said. "That's not abuse, that's common sense training. We didn't throw out the practices that proved successful and start basic training from the ground up."
Take for instance, the traditional challenge new Soldiers face first day in basic; they're given three minutes to make every bunk in the bay.
"That's an impossible task and an impossible time limit," Gaskin said. "But it builds teamwork. If you're that Soldier, you feel real stress and you come together as a team with a bunch of complete strangers to accomplish the mission. We're building smarter, better trained Soldiers, but everything is still based on teamwork."
You won't find "teamwork," as such, listed in the Army values, but it's there, Parker said. The majority of recruits "value self above everything else," he said, but within 72 hours of basic training, the relatively new values-based training "starts to make an impact."
"Everything they do, good or bad, we teach values," Parker said. "They came here because they want to be a part of this. They want to fit in, and they start living those values."
To teach values affectively, drill instructors have to model them, Power said. Gone are the days of "issuing orders from the sidelines."
"Leaders must be role models first," he said. "We have to lead by example. We can't say, 'Take a lap,' and stand there and watch. A leader says, 'Follow me,' and he trains out in front of his Soldiers. He shows the younger Soldiers that fitness isn't a basic training value - it's an Army value, something we value for life."
Power believes the increase in the number of Soldiers graduating basic training is a testimony to the success of his drill sergeants and the Army's "new" way of doing business. It's not, as some would say, the result of softer training.
Sgt. 1st Class Frank Meals believes it also. The 33-year-old combat veteran, a drill sergeant of nine months, said today's Soldiers leave basic training better equipped to fight than he did in 1992.
"I left basic training prepared to run. I could do push-ups and sit-ups and run," he said. "Today's graduates can run, but they're prepared to stand and fight.
"They know how to defend this country, how to fight and survive and make it back to fight again," he said. "That's the difference between then and now."