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The Role of Cathepsin X in Infection With the Helicobacter Pylori
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The immune response to Helicobacter pylori (Hp) importantly determines the pathogenesis of infection as well as the success of antibiotic eradication of the bacteria. The investigators want to demonstrate the importance of cathepsin X (CTSX), a cysteine protease, for the Hp eradication success. The diversity of the innate immune response to H. pylori antigens leading to either successful eradication of the infection or maintenance of chronic inflammation is connected to CTSX. The aim of this study is to determine whether H. pylori suppresses the CTSX expression and cytokine secretion in macrophage cell line THP-1 in the individuals that are not capable of eradicating the infection, opposite to H pylori in patients with successful H pylori eradication . The investigators also investigate the possibility whether strain-dependent differences in H. pylori lipopolysaccharide (LPS) influence the CTSX expression and cytokine secretion.
|Persistence of Infection With Helicobacter Pylori
|Drug: clarithromycin, metronidazole, proton pump inhibitor
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|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Helicobacter Pylori and Gastric Cancer - the Role of Cytokine Polymorphism, Cytokine Expression and Expression of TLR on Persistence of Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Development of Gastric Cancer.
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Evidence that cathepsin X influences on the eradication of Helicobacter pylori confirmed by lower expression of cathepsin X and cytokines in those patients. that can not eradicate Helicobacter pylori. [ Time Frame: 7 months after last participant included in the study ]The investigators assume that vast majority of patients, that have problems with eradication of Helicobater pylori, not caused by primary resistence to antibiotics, can not eradicate helicobacter because of inappropriate immune response. The investigators will measure cathepsin X (CTSX) expression and assume that those patients who have low concentrations of CTSX also have inappropriate immune response seen in low levels of cytokines. To treat such patients, you need to give them different and longer antibiotic therapy.
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Helicobacter pylori strains from patients are stored at -70oC.
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|December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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H. pylori eradication failure
Those who eradicated Helicobacter pylori with appropriate antibiotic therapy and those who did not.
Drug: clarithromycin, metronidazole, proton pump inhibitor
appropriate dose of antibiotics and proton pump inhibitor
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|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
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|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
The investigators invited people who had problems with H. pylori(Hp) infection. They were tested for Hp and if positive they were enrolled in the study.All patients were treated with appropriate therapy.3 months after antibiotic therapy, the patients were re-examined. The patients that had a positive test were invited to another re-evaluation.If H. pylori sensitive to all antibiotics tested was isolated, we enrolled the patient in the study-7 patients. The investigators took the patient's first isolate and used it to prepare antigens for the study. All patients in the control group, 7 patients, were successfully cured with first attempt of antimicrobial therapy.Seven months after last patient enrolled, all the participants will be re-evaluated to see if they are still infected with Hp.
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|July 9, 2010
Keywords provided by University Medical Centre Ljubljana:
helicobacter pylori
eradication failure
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is introducing two endangered Amur leopard cubs to the public.
The infant females were born Nov. 16 and went on display this week. Zoo officials say visitors can see the cubs starting at 10 a.m. daily for as long as the cubs appear comfortable on exhibit for up to half a day.
Officials say this is the third litter for the parents, Makarii and Nicolai, since they arrived at the zoo in 2006. Makarii gave birth to one cub in 2011 and two in 2012.
The Florida Times-Union reports that Amur leopards are native to southeast Russia and northeast China. Experts believe fewer than 50 remain in the wild, and about 95 live in captivity in the United States.
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A teenager gave up her Sunday to help tired runners come through the finish line at the Kingston Breakfast Run at the weekend.
Gap year student Holly Boag, 17, has been volunteering with Chessington-based race organisers, Human Race, to make sure all running events go smoothly and runners keep hydrated.
The sporty youngster, originally from Scotland who has been staying in Raynes Park, helped out with application forms, making banners and coordinating runners on the day.
She said: "It was nice to be able to say 'well done, you did it'. The people are so tired – I don't know if they really notice me but I really enjoy helping. I find it rewarding.
"I decided in my gap year I wanted to do something different and I am quite sporty."
Gillian McVeigh from Human Race, said: "Holly has volunteered at two of our recent local events and has been a fantastic addition to the team.
"She is willing to get stuck into every task and her enthusiasm for sport shines through. She gave up her time to help as a crew member and she cheered on runners as they crossed the line."
On being nominated an unsung hero, Miss Boag who has been the athletics captain at her old school, said: "It feel really nice to be recognised."
The teenager who is a keen runner is also hoping to travel to Carolina in America to teach children horse riding during her gap year.
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Cars, carts and chariots
Last week I was told that the English word car originally comes from the Irish word carr (donkey cart). Apparently when cars came to Ireland Irish speakers thought it was better to come up with a new word for them than to name them after the humble donkey cart, so the term gluaisteán ('moving thing') […]
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Counting rhymes
We learnt this Irish counting rhyme in class today: Lúrabóg lárabóg Ladhra buithe Buíeán Eoghain Eoghean an Phreabáin Preabán suilí Súilí saic The first two words are made up nonsense words, the others mean something like, "yellow toes, Eoghain's egg yolk, Jack-in-the-Box, ??, eyelets of a sack". There are quite a few other rhymes like […]
Deiseal agus tuathal
Yesterday we discussed the Irish words deiseal (/ˈdʲɛʃəl/) and tuathal (/'tuəhəl/) in class. Deiseal means clockwise, dextral, right-hand, rightward, starboard, and tuathal means the opposite: anticlockwise, sinistral left-hand, leftward, port. Some examples of usage: – bogadh ar deiseal = to go in a clockwise direction – dul deiseal = to go in a rightward direction […]
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I returned to Bangor from the Isle of Man yesterday after a very enjoyable week at Yn Chruinnaght. I spoke and sang lots of Manx, and heard all the other Celtic languages, except Breton, being spoken and/or sung. I also spoke a bit of French and German, and even some English. I was even inspired […]
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Steve Martin & Edie Brickell's BRIGHT STAR Musical to Play Old Globe Theatre in September
The Old Globe today announced its 2014-2015 Season, beginning September 13 with the World Premiere of Bright Star, a new American musical with music by Edie Brickell and Steve Martin, lyrics by Edie Brickell, book by Steve Martin, based on an original story by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie makes his Globe debut directing with this entertaining musical of enduring love, family ties, and the light of forgiveness that shines from a bright star.
The Globe will welcome one of the true geniuses of the American theatre, Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman, who makes her long-awaited San Diego directing debut beginning March 21 with an enchanting theatrical spectacle, The White Snake. Jonathan Tolins's "totally fictional" Off Broadway hit, Buyer & Cellar, will have you rolling in the aisles. Directed by Ron Lagomarsino, performances begin April 4.
With The Twenty-Seventh Man, Globe Artistic Director Barry Edelstein returns to the play he premiered in New York by award-winning novelist Nathan Englander and reimagines it for the Globe's intimate in-the-round space, bringing us larger-than-life personalities and an unforgettable reminder of the transcendent power of storytelling. It makes its West Coast Premiere on February 14.
Marco Ramirez's new play The Royale brings to explosive life the sights and sounds of the early 20th century boxing circuit, beginning October 4. Globe veteran Scott Schwartz returns January 24 to direct Kellen Blair and Joe Kinosian's Off Broadway hit, Murder for Two, a vaudevillian mystery musical with an energetic two-man cast. Utterly romantic and one of the wittiest and most charming plays of the English stage, George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man mixes smarts and silliness in a wonderfully entertaining tale of love and war beginning May 9.
The 2014-2015 Season will also include the 17th annual production of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, beginning performances November 15.Tickets to the Globe's 2014-2015 Season are currently available by subscription only. Subscription prices range from $99 to $615. Subscription packages may be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office.
"The Old Globe's 2014-2015 Season offers some of everything that makes this theatre one of America's greatest, and I am thrilled to announce it," said Edelstein. "From a world premiere musical by two of our country's entertainment giants to a classic by Shaw; from an historical drama by an eminent novelist to a wacky musical whodunit; and from a visually splendid take on a classic fable to a wry and riotous look at contemporary celebrity-the range and variety of the season is enormous."
Edelstein continued, "As always, in this season the Globe welcomes our country's most visionary theatre artists to San Diego, and they are a spectacularly talented group. Their work-and especially the abundance of laughter and light it brings-marks the Globe's happy contribution to our city's celebration of Balboa Park's centennial. I'm proud to note too that these productions will be surrounded by our full spectrum of humanities, outreach, education, and community efforts. All in all the season is a rich and wonderful program befitting the flagship arts institution of our region, and a season that demonstrates what a 21st-century American theatre can be."


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Economic Impact of Freer Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean: A GTAP Analysis
The recent worldwide economic conditions resulting from the financial crisis call for greater cooperation. This paper assesses the impact of trade reforms between Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and India and LAC and the EU (European Union) at 2020 using a global computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. The findings show that LAC-EU tariff reduction appears to be beneficial for both regions in the short run, though not so in the long run, while the LAC-India tariff reduction impact appears to be more beneficial for both economies in the long run. This important finding emphasizes the scope and opportunities for south-south cooperation in the long run.
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- Luis Rivera & Hugo Rojas-Romagosa, 2007. "Economic Implications of an Association Agreement between the European Union and Central America," IIDE Discussion Papers 20071001, Institue for International and Development Economics.
- Hertel, Thomas, 1997. "Global Trade Analysis: Modeling and applications," GTAP Books, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, number 7685.
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Salpointe Catholic won its own baseball tournament last week, and now Tucson High will try to win its Chris Moon Memorial Classic for the second year in a row.
In addition to the host Badgers, Flowing Wells, Rincon/University and 10 schools from California, Colorado, Illinois and Oregon are scheduled to play in the event that begins Tuesday at 8 a.m. at Cherry Field.
The championship game is slated for 3 p.m. Friday.
The invitational is named after Moon, a former star player for Tucson who died in 2010 as a result of injuries from stepping on a roadside bomb in Afghanistan while serving with the Army. After being drafted by the Atlanta Braves, Moon accepted a UA scholarship before deciding to enter the military.
The tournament to honor Moon will be part of a busy week. Here's a look at three other events to watch in Southern Arizona:
Boys volleyball: Heading into the final week before section play starts, Catalina and first-year coach Scott Tunnell are undefeated in regular-season games.
The Trojans (11-5) will try to keep that streak alive when they host Flowing Wells on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Catalina will travel to Mountain View on Thursday, then host Sahuaro next Tuesday in its first section match of the season.
Baseball: Salpointe outscored opponents 78-17 in six games last week to win the 22-team Spray Master Lancer Baseball Classic at Reid Park.
But the Lancers aren't likely to be celebrating too long.
Salpointe (8-1) hosts Canyon del Oro at 4 p.m. Wednesday in a matchup of two teams that are almost certainly going to be playing in the state tournament later this spring.
The Dorados (9-2) won three of five games in last week's tourney, falling by a single run in both of the losses.
Softball: Sahuaro went 7-0 at the Desert Mountain Invitational last week, including a 10-0 win against Scottsdale Chaparral in five innings in the tournament final Saturday. It also beat Canyon del Oro on the final day of action to avenge a 12-2 regular-season loss on March 6.
The Cougars (10-2-1) will open section play when they host Douglas on Thursday at 4 p.m., in search of a ninth win in their last 10 games. Sahuaro's lone loss in that stretch came against Ironwood Ridge, 6-4.


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I found this news link on Twitter on 01.18.2012, watched the video, and was amazed by the similarity between mysterious "booming trumpet" sounds which are being heard in Europe and the classical trumpet blasts of Israel. I knew readers would enjoy seeing this too. I'm not stating any conclusion either way, but the similarity is eerie and perhaps, prophetic too. Under related videos below, the reader can see that people are recording strange whirring, booming and humming sounds all over the world. This phenomenon escalated beginning in the summer of 2011. I'm still collecting videos of the sounds. Many of the sounds seem mechanical or man-made in nature. My best guess is that underground base activity and new clandestine underground drilling may be the culprit. But in this first video, the sounds coming from the Ukraine are remarkably similar the classical blasts of the traditional Israeli trumpets.
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Mars duo heads to PIAA golf championship
Josh Bartley and Bridget Merten didn't let a little rain dampen their day.
The two Mars golfers advanced to the PIAA Class AAA championship at a rain-soaked qualifier Wednesday at Tom's Run Golf Course in Blairsville.
Bartley became the Planets' first male golfer to advance to the PIAA championship meet. The senior was among the top 12 qualifiers on the boys' side.
Merten, a sophomore, finished among the top six on the girls' side and advanced as well. She is the school's first female player to reach the state championship since sisters Marisa and Lauren Glew in 2006.
The PIAA championship is set for Heritage Hills Golf Resort and Conference Center in York. It is a two-day event with rounds Monday and Tuesday.
"It's going to be awesome," Bartley said. "It's like a golf trip you'd take, pretty much. So that's cool."
Bartley and Merten headed to York this weekend to get some practice time on the course.
"I am looking forward to that a lot," Merten said. "It should be a lot of fun. It's definitely a new experience."
Bartley advanced to the PIAA qualifier when he shot a 76 to tie for 11th at the WPIAL Class AAA championship on Oct. 2 at Diamond Run Golf Club in Sewickley. He shot a 77 at the PIAA qualifier.
"I played well enough to get to the next round," he said. "Advancing was the goal. It's an awesome feeling. I am saving my good rounds for states."
Merten was one of seven WPIAL golfers to advance from the district championship at Hillcrest Country Club in Lower Burrell on Sept. 30. She fired an 82 to tie for fourth. At the PIAA qualifier, she finished third with a 79. The top six girls advanced.
"It's an amazing feeling," she said. "I am absolutely thrilled to be going on to the next round. I only made it to qualifiers last year. To achieve so much now is a great feeling"
A steady rain Wednesday only intensified the pressure for both golfers.
"For the most part, it was an annoying drizzle, but it rained sort of hard other times," Bartley said. "It wasn't very fun. Everything was soaked. The bunkers had puddles. The fairways were soggy. It was a different kind of golf. It was a long day, but it ended pretty well. ... It didn't affect me too much. I just had to be a little more focused. My game is based off hitting it farther off the tee than most. My average drive is around 295 yards. I just had to rely on other things since I wasn't able to hit it as far in bad weather."
Likewise, Merten thrived with her short game. She birdied three of the course's four par-3s.
"It was pretty much the concept that the greens were getting slower and the ball wasn't going to go as far when it bounced and knowing when to club up, knowing where to chip and where to place the ball," she said. "The nice part was, I went out to my home course (last Monday) and played in the rain the whole day for practice. It came in very handy.
"There was a lot of pressure just because there were only 10 girls in our group. I have previously played in tournaments against them. I knew what I was up against. These girls are good golfers. I was just hoping I could have a decent day."
Bartley credits a little luck for a birdie on the last hole he played Wednesday.
"I was 6-over going into the last hole. I knew I wasn't playing well and I knew I had to try my best to shave one more stroke off to better my position because, at the time, I had no idea who had what score," he said. "Just to me, 77 looks better than 78. My tee shot went way left. I got angry, but it hit a tree and bounced back into play. I hit a shot that I left short of the green in really thick rough. I had about 20 yards to the pin. I pulled the pin, chipped it and holed it out. For all I knew at that point, that might have been the one stroke that saved me. I wouldn't be able to do that again."
Merten hopes to have luck on her side this week.
"This is a place where colleges look at you," she said. "To get a college scholarship and try to get somewhere like that, I think I will put a lot of pressure on myself to show the colleges that I have the potential and I am willing to work hard and I deserve to be considered for a scholarship. This is definitely going to help me set higher goals and achieve them and try to be the best I can be out there for the next couple years."
Joe Sager is a freelance writer.


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They didn't leave singing kumbaya, but at least after a more than two-hour healthcare forum in West Palm Beach, Republicans and Democrats managed talk to each other instead of just waving signs and shouting.
The event organized by the Republican Party of Palm Beach County naturally drew a decidedly conservative crowd, most opposed to health care reform pushed by President Obama.
A panel of two Republicans – congressional candidates Ed Lynch and Allen West – and two Democrats – U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings and Broward County physician and former state legislator Ben Graber. They answered questions posed by the crowd and by Sid Dinerstein, the Palm Beach County Republican Party chairman who ran the meeting.
Hastings, D-Miramar, often found himself on his own, with Graber supporting health care reform, but not to the extent or with the urgency proposed by the Obama administration.
Lynch and West opposed health care plans pushed by Democrats and instead called for limits on malpractice lawsuits and government regulations.
Hastings said he supports the government providing more healthcare coverage, and argued that the plan in Congress didn't go far enough.
Hastings' answers were often greeted with boos or responses yelled from the crowd, but he wasn't shouted down or repeatedly interrupted like has been the practice at more contentious meetings across the country.
Part of the reason was the tone set by Dinerstein. He limited the size of the crowd. Attendees had to reserve their seats in advance and organizers checked names at the door. Questions had to be asked in less than a minute and each panelist then had three minutes to respond in what was supposed to a point-counter-point style.
Dinerstein said attendees were encouraged not to bring signs or cause disruptions. He decided who got to ask questions, and included at least two Hastings supporters.
"The purpose was to inform … not to shout down the other side," Dinerstein said.
But it wouldn't be a healthcare meeting without some shouting.
Elaine Fandino, 66, of Greenacres, refused to sit down after asking a question. A sheriff's deputy led her away from the podium and back to her seat as she yelled references to being treated like she was in Cuba.
Hastings at one point admonished members of the crowd for misrepresentations of the healthcare proposals, such as a provision that would pay for patients to have consultations with doctors to discuss end of life planning through establishing living wills.
"There ain't no such thing as a death panel," Hastings yelled. "You all need to quit."
When talk shifted to illegal immigration's impact on health care costs, crowd members yelled, "Send them home."
When Dinerstein posed his questions to the panel, he derisively referred to the plans as "Obamacare." Before closing the meeting just after 3 p.m., Dinerstein reminded the group that Democrats tried to get a health care bill passed before the congress went on its summer break.
"This forum today was never supposed to exist," Dinerstein said. "This bill was a cram down."
As the crowd filed out, some on opposite sides of the debate couldn't help but trade jabs. One woman told a man wearing an Obama hat that the president would be out after the next election and she even repeated the debunked conspiracy theory that the president wasn't a U.S. citizen.
"Stupid Republican," the man responded.
"Let's try to tone it down," Hastings said before leaving. "Let's do everything we can to try to work together."


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Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Infectious Diseases
Anemia & mononucleosis
I`m 26 years old. EBV virus resluts showed that I probably had mononucleosis in the past (EBV EA 52 U/ml, EBV EBNA >200U/ml, EBV VCA IgG 169 U/ml, EBV VCA IgM - NEGATIVE). I`ve also had anemia for over two years now with LYMP 53% and eritrocytes, Hgb, Ht somewhat below normal values. Atypical lymphocytes have also been found. Noone told me the cause of this anemia although I`d went to see hemathologist. I`ve also done all the tests to exclude HIV, hepatitis and other viruses and nothing of that was found. However, my RF (reuma factor) was 90 IU/l. I`ve also done the test for immunotype peripherial blood and it meassured that there are 23% of T-cells and 2.5% of B-cells. Other results of that test were: CD5-LEU1-76%, CD19-LEU12-8.0%, CD23-LEU20-3.0, KAPPA 4.5, LAMBDA 4.0 (there were 76% of T-cells and 8% of B-cells in lymphocytes cells. I really don`t understand what that means and how is all that connected. I know that incubation period for developing mononucleosis after being exposed to EBV virus is few weeks. However, is it possible that this anemia is a result of a virus being in the body or there is a chance that it has nothing to do with the EBV virus? Can atypical lymphocytes be present if no mononucleosis had been developed from the virus? If I got over mononucleosis then why do I still have atypical lymphocytes present in my blood? Is there any way to know the time when mononucleosis was acute? I`m very interested in this information because I still feel quite fatigued and I thought I had anxiety/depression disorder and now I think that there may be a chance that it was caused by a psyhical problem. I still feel tired so could this be from anemia or some other cause I`ve mentioned? How can you tell if the mono is chronic? Is there a test for it? I thank you for Your time and apologise for this long question.
The length of the question is not the problem. The real issue is the complex nature of the problems you are having. It is really not possible to sort out all the possibilities in an email response. You do need, however, to be sure that you get more information. I would suggest that you see someone in Infectious Diseases (mono or other virus) and, if your blood counts are then abnormal, perhaps a hematologist. The complexities are too great for an easy email response that would satisfy your needs.
Gary Roselle, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati


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A 24-year-old Kambah man has been charged with high range drink driving after his car flipped off the road during an accident on Friday night
Queanbeyan Police Sergeant Ben Bowles said the driver of the white Toyota Hilux was found by police on Edwin Land Parkway in Jerrabomberra just after 10pm.
"It appears he was performing a left hand turn on to Old Cooma Road when the vehicle rolled onto its roof," he said.
The man returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.175.
He is due to appear at the Queanbeyan Local Court on February 2 to face high range drink driving charges.


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Today marks my grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary. Since the diamond is the traditional gift for a 60th anniversary, I thought I might make a cake in the shape of a diamond to honor the occasion. I found this would be fairly easy to accomplish if I wanted to make a baseball diamond, but I was thinking more along the lines of a sparkly diamond. I struck out finding the diamond pan or mold I envisioned.
At a loss as to what to make, I started thinking about a graham cracker recipe I saw in The Craft of Baking by Karen DeMasco and Mindy Fox. Graham crackers for "Gram-ma" and "Gram-pa" seemed like an acceptable idea. I made my own chocolate wafer cookies for an ice box cake, so I reasoned I could make my own graham crackers to use in a future graham cracker cake.
The pictures in the cookbook were of lovely, symmetrical, dark brown square crackers. I set out with the best intentions to measure and mark the dough into perfect squares as the recipe instructed, but when it came down to it, I didn't feel like making the process that complicated. Baking does not need to be overly complicated or time consuming, so I took my own advice and used a round cookie cutter to cut the dough.
The dough was sticky and warmed very quickly. If you decide to make these crackers, I can't stress enough how much easier it will be if you roll the dough out onto a well-floured surface. I kept my dough in the freezer in between batches to make it easier to roll and cut. As you can see by the varying light and dark brown shades of the crackers, I had a difficult time getting the dough to bake evenly. This is probably why the recipe calls to rotate the cookie sheets halfway through. Which I did, just not all that consistently.
The result was crackers that might not look as pretty as they should, although they taste very similar to store-bought graham crackers, just a little sweeter. I don't know that I will make these crackers again anytime soon, but they were certainly worth the effort for novelty's sake.
Graham's for Grams
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- Whisk together the all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon in a medium size bowl and set aside.
- Cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together.
- Add the honey and continue to mix on medium speed until well combined.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients and mix until thoroughly incorporated.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, approximately 30 minutes.
- Unwrap the chilled dough on a lightly floured surface and roll it out to about 1/8 inch thickness.
- Use a ruler and a knife to cut the dough into rectangles or squares, or use a circular cookie cutter for round crackers.
- Repeat rolling and cutting until all of the dough has been formed into crackers.
- Place the cut dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets and pierce each cracker with a fork two to three times.
- Bake at 350 degrees, rotating the baking sheets halfway through, approximately 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.
- Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool.


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Vandalia officials will take the next step on more downtown improvements this Thursday afternoon.
Mayor Rick Gottman announced at Monday's city council meeting that the council's street committee will be meeting at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday to work on plans for improvements in the one-block areas of Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets.
A science teacher and coach at Vandalia Community High School has been hired as assistant principal there.
In an abbreviated 30-minute meeting, the Vandalia Board of Education on Tuesday heard a preliminary report on the district's fiscal-year-end financial statement and approved a handful of personnel items.
The board also spent several hours on Tuesday – both before and after the monthly meeting – interviewing five candidates for the assistant principal position at Vandalia Community High School. After those interviews were completed, the board voted to hire VCHS science teacher Nick Niemerg as the new assistant principal. See associated story on page 11.
All types of Fords – from one of the earliest Model T's to some late-model Mustangs – were on display at Vandalia Lake over the weekend.
SALEM – TK Kinkead isn't sure if he will coach the Vandalia Jr. Legion team next summer.
The 19-year-old Collinsville resident and former Vandalia player said that being a college student and driving to games only to have them rained out, at times, made coaching difficult this season. But after guiding Post 95 through an improbable run to the semifinals of the District Tournament this past weekend, he may just get the coaching itch next June.
SALEM – It was an unexpected ride for the Vandalia Jr. Legion squad, but it was one the players will always remember.
Seeded last among East Division teams after winning just six regular-season games, Post 95 upset Salem and South Central in dramatic fashion last Thursday and Friday, before being relegated to the loser's bracket after losing a lead to Teutopolis in the semifinals of the District Tournament on Saturday.
SALEM – With one more out, Vandalia was going to be relegated to the loser's bracket.
But Johnnie Clift had another idea.
His three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning put Vandalia ahead, 10-8, during the semifinal game of the Jr. Legion District Tournament on Saturday night. But with the help of a couple controversial umpiring decisions and a handful of Vandalia errors, top-seeded Teutopolis stormed back in the bottom half to win, 11-10.
SALEM – The suicide squeeze is one of the most exciting plays in baseball.
It's also one of the most dangerous.
Nonetheless, Vandalia coach TK Kinkead drew up the play for Nick Metzger as the clock approached 11 p.m. last Friday night in the second-round of the Jr. Legion District Tournament.
Metzger squared, placed a perfect bunt and Leyton Godoyo scored to give Post 95 a slim 4-3 lead in the 11th inning against South Central.
SALEM – The hearts of the players on Vandalia's Jr. Legion team and its fans collectively dropped as a flaring, would-be game-tying blooper began to drop into right field last Thursday.
Well, everyone's except Matt Campbell's.
His sliding catch for the second out in the bottom of the seventh inning saved a run and pumped life back into Vandalia's squad after a leadoff triple gave Salem some momentum before Post 95 closed out a 2-1 victory in the first-round of the District Tournament.
SALEM – South Central had trouble hitting the ball against Altamont on Saturday, scoring just once as it bowed out of the Jr. Legion District Tournament with a 6-1 loss.
Post 519 had seven hits – four singles and three doubles – but it only had three multi-hit innings, stringing together doubles from Larry Schoreck and Seven Wright in the sixth to get on the board.
South Central had also struggled to hit during an 11-inning game against Vandalia the night before in the winner's bracket quarterfinal.
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gervais – a dirty ugly word
Gervais – a dirty ugly word
There is a new swear word, first seen on twitter yesterday
People are using it as a term of abuse, the disabled community are 'reclaiming' the word 'gervais' as a new swear word. I am using it to mean a disablist bully who is running out of jokes.
Word: Gervais
What's the definition?
1. A disablist: someone who mocks someone who has a disability
2. A bully who makes cheap jokes about disabled children and adults but claims he doesn't mean 'that'.
3. Someone who uses out dated offensive terms such as mong and refuses to acknowledge that they are offensive and cause distress to disabled people, their families, friends and carers.
4. A hasbeen desperate ex comedian who has run out of ideas and wants to generate publicity for his flagging career.
5. Someone who thinks they can 'reclaim' a word that wasn't their word to reclaim in the first place.
Became a popular insult after Ricky Gervais began to use the word mong for cheap laughs about his tool Karl Pilkington.
"Don't be such a bloody gervais, nobody uses the R-word any more"
"He's pulled a face, tweeted it and called himself a mong. Sad desperate gervais.'"
"You can't say retard now, stop being a total gervais."
"Don't park there without a blue badge, you ignorant gervais!
It isn't the first time Ricky Gervais has got into trouble over the use of the word 'mong'. Last year he used it to insult singer Susan Boyle.
In May 2010, he was criticised by Xanthe Breen, of the Down's Syndrome Association, who said in this Daily Record article: "We've had a campaign to have that particular word removed from common usage and we really don't want a resurgence."
Ricky Gervais obviously does want a resurgence and a bit of publicity to help his new tour. I don't think I will bother… but I have a new swear word.
For more on this please see this article http://nickyclark.blogspot.com/2011/10/needless-cruelty.html
Please link to this post on the word gervais. If enough of you do, Ricky might see it listed when he googlebates.


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Former employees of Jet Republic complain of being betrayed and misled in the sudden collapse of the European would-be fractional ownership company. Speaking to AIN on condition of anonymity, the staff has claimed that the company breached its contractual obligations by failing to give formal notification that they were being laid off, so preventing them from claiming unemployment benefits in their countries.
AIN has made repeated efforts to contact both former Jet Republic CEO Jonathan Breeze and insolvency administrators handling the company's liquidation but has received no response to questions about how the staff were treated and why and how the company folded. A spokesman for Breeze said that he would not be commenting on these matters because Jet Republic is still in the insolvency process.
Viktor Popovic, the former Jet Republic director and CEO of its main financial backer, Euram Bank, also declined to answer questions. His spokesman referred AIN to the administrator handling the liquidation of the group's Swiss subsidiary but no response was forthcoming from that corner either.
The former Jet Republic employees have told AIN that they were completely shocked by the company's sudden closure. They first heard about the closure on August 19, one day before Bombardier announced the cancellation of Jet Republic's contract to buy 25 Learjet 60XRs (plus options for 85 more).
Soon after August 19, employees of Jet Republic's Portugal-based operating company were told they could stay home "until further notice." Then on August 31 they were told verbally that the company would be declared insolvent.
According to the staff, the reason Breeze gave employees for the insolvency was that one of Jet Republic's shareholders had not made a promised investment. But in a press release, Breeze said the company had collapsed due to difficulties that prospective fractional share buyers had had in arranging finance.
Staff told AIN that they had been paid through the end of August. However, the Portugal-based employees were entitled to a further three months of pay, plus additional compensation to cover unused vacation days, 2010 vacation allowances, a Christmas bonus and training pay. They allege that Jet Republic honored none of these commitments and that the company's top management simply walked away from their responsibilities. Because of delay in initiating the insolvency process of the Portuguese operating arm of Jet Republic, employees were still legally bound to the company (even though they were not being paid) and so could not claim unemployment insurance payments.
"Jet Republic and the leader of the project [Jonathan Breeze] totally failed its obligations with the employees," said a former employee. "We were abandoned and a social problem was created for the employees. The foreign employees [i.e. non Portuguese] were left without any support. Some employees were the only salary-earners for their families. Some families had to move the kids from schools and were forced to switch to cheaper houses or to share with family or friends. For sure this is not a respectful or humane way to treat the employees."
Employees attempted to get resolution of their grievances through both Euram Bank and another leading investor, Grupo Salinas, but told AIN they were not offered any help. They did receive a response from Mexico-based Grupo Salinas and said that the company had acknowledged it was "not aware" of some of the management decisions made by Jet Republic (see sidebar).
Eventually, the Portuguese insolvency administrator provided some help to the former employees. However, it took two months to assemble the necessary documentation and none of them received any back pay until the end of November.
The employees have accused Breeze and his fellow top managers of a complete lack of transparency over the financial state of Jet Republic. As far as they are aware, not one single share in a Learjet 60XR was ever sold. If true, at least this means that no customers have been left out of pocket, although AIN has separately heard from a former Jet Republic vendor that one share was in fact sold since the company's flamboyant launch in September 2008.
In addition to operating company Jet Republic Portugal, the group also consisted of Swiss and Maltese subsidiaries. The Swiss company was registered first in the tax haven Zug in September 2008, before being reregistered in Geneva in March 2009 as Jet Republic Services. This company, for which the minimum legally required capital had been put up by Jet Republic Malta, was placed into liquidation on Sept. 2, 2009. (See article.)
Were Jet Republic and its investors on the same page?
When Jet Republic was launched in September 2008, chief executive Jonathan Breeze represented Austria's Euram Bank and its private customers as the main financial backers. At the time, Breeze indicated that there was no shortage of prospective investors wanting to buy into the venture and that he had been able to pick and choose partners.
However, correspondence ex-changed between Jet Republic's former employees and another leading investor–Grupo Salinas of Mexico–indicate that Jet Republic's financial foundations were by no means as firm as they appeared. Responding to employee requests for help, Pedro Molina, president of Grupo Elektra Global (part of Grupo Salinas), disclosed that in fact Breeze himself did not contribute his own promised share of the Jet Republic equity and that it was an undisclosed prospective investor who effectively pulled the plug on the venture at short notice.
According to Molina, Grupo Salinas deposited its share of the Jet Republic equity in summer 2008. At the time, Grupo Salinas agreed to a proposal by "the founding shareholders" (i.e. Breeze and Euram Bank) that they could defer their contributions "to accommodate their own cash flow requirements." Euram subsequently paid its share, but in June 2009 Breeze said that he could come up with only half of the commitment he had made when selling the business model to Grupo Salinas. He indicated that he had found an alternative investor to make up the shortfall and Grupo Salinas was "led to believe" that these funds would be forthcoming before the end of June. The next they heard was late on August 18 when Grupo Salinas was told that this investor had backed out.
Molina also said that right after the insolvency, Jet Republic management had asked Grupo Salinas to provide yet more money to "meet its obligations" to employees. Grupo Salinas declined to provide more funds, arguing that this was not its role as a "passive investor" and insisting "that those responsible for the failure to fund [i.e. Breeze], rather than Grupo Salinas who met their commitment, should assist the company to meet its obligations to you." Grupo Salinas did offer to try to find new jobs for any staff willing to relocate to Latin America.
During the course of their correspondence, the Jet Republic employees outlined the following incidents that occurred in the months just before the collapse of the company as an indication of the extent to which they had had no idea of how precarious their situation had become:
• In March 2009, Jet Republic signed a contract with Portuguese construction group Teixeira Duarte to have a new headquarters built.
• At the end of July, Jet Republic leased a Learjet 60XR for training and demonstration flights. The airplane arrived in early August.
• Fifteen days before the company was declared insolvent, Jet Republic announced the opening of a new office in London's high-rent Mayfair district.
• As late as July and August, Jet Republic was recruiting new employees, persuading them to give up jobs and relocate their families to Portugal.
• On August 17–less than 48 hours before the collapse–Jet Republic directors hired a professional photographer and makeup artist to have new photos taken of themselves for the company Web site.
Euram Bank CEO Viktor Popovic also told Jet Republic employees
that he could not help them. Describing Euram as a minority shareholder in Jet Republic, he said that it had met all its financial commitments and insisted that the directors of Jet Republic Portugal meet any outstanding legal obligations
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Second XI Premier Division
A dramatic run chase between Wanstead and Snaresbrook Seconds and Brentwood Seconds ended in a draw.
Hosts Brentwood fell two runs short of surpassing their visitors' total, as Wanstead posted 235 all out.
Steven Ramdial top-scored for Wanstead with 35 and was supported by Saurav Prabhakar (35) and 34 each from Mahesh Velani and Jack Lord.
Paul Degg led the bowling attack, taking four for 62 in 11 overs.
Chris Boon Snr opened the Brentwood innings with 55 and 35 from James Welham moved the score along.
At the tail-end, Degg was dismissed for a duck though, and Richard Whitehall could not open his account before time ran out with the hosts on 234 for nine.
Jahanser Akbar was leading wicket-taker for the home side, finishing with four for 49.
Wanstead's second draw of the season leaves them in second place.
South Woodford Seconds took full advantage to win by nine wickets at home to Buckhurst Hill Seconds.
Having opted to bat first, the visitors started well enough and George Hick struck 38.
Prashant Chand-Bajpai made 35 as the third man into bat but the next seven wickets yielded just 29 runs as Buckhurst were removed for 134.
James Malin tore into the visitors' line-up with five wickets for just 22.
In reply, Michael Browne (three) lost his wicket early before Ashley Leat (86) and Simon Correya (45) put on a strong showing to see South Woodford home.
Tamid Uddin took the sole wicket for the visitors.
Chingford Seconds fell to a two-wicket defeat at Chelmsford Seconds.
Electing to bat first, the visitors were in trouble at 39 for three.
Billy Rhone (60) and Truptesh Patel (39) steadied the ship and helped Chingford to 176 for nine before declaring.
Stuart Everard was the leading wicket taker for the hosts, claiming four for 83.
Chelmsford began in a similarly shaky fashion but 72 from Gary Chidley provided the foundations as they reached 177 with two wickets in hand.
Liam Lannen took four for 54 but his efforts were in vain.
Second XI Division One
Daniel Gymer's half-century helped Loughton Seconds to a 27-run win at home to Woodford Wells Seconds.
Batting first, Loughton were bowled out for 178 with Gymer making 52 to top score.
Ashfaq Parvez added 24 and Fahad Anwar hit 23 but Brian Schofield tore into the hosts' line-up, taking five for 36.
Nicholas Sims got the Woodford innings off to a false start, dismissed for a duck before Dean Majeed (31) and C.Campbell (22) took over.
The visitors could not get going with the bat though and were bowled out for 151.
Jordan Ramsden was the most effective bowler for Loughton. He took three for 51.
Fives and Heronians Seconds held on for a draw against Harlow Seconds, despite a huge knock of 144 from Alan Jones.
A big score from Jones helped the visitors to 278 for five before declaring with an imposing total.
James McKay took the three wickets for the home side.
Fives struggled with the bat but were able to hold out for a draw with a total of 156 for seven.
Hammad Baber top-scored with 45 for the hosts as Conor Ramsey finished with two for one.
Second XI Division Two
Ninety-four from Williams Spires condemned West Essex Seconds to a six-wicket loss at Hutton Seconds.
Omar Azfal hit 51 and Sunil Dwivedi scored 40 as the visitors were bowled out for 220.
Jonathan Mowll (three for 53) and Matthew Haigh (three for 54) were the pick of the Hutton bowlers.
In reply, Liam Taylor (66) and Haigh (54) built on Spires' knock, helping the hosts reach a winning total of 226, losing just four wickets along the way.
Second XI Division Three
Epping Seconds failed to build on an encouraging start as they went down by nine wickets at Harlow Town Seconds.
Forty-six from opener Ramiz Miah provided cautious cause for optimism but the visitors collapsed to 125 all out.
Graham Eversden did the damage with figures of four for ten.
Bilal Ali (76) and Daniel Baldwin (40) provided the runs as Harlow raced to 127 for one.
Oakfield Parkonians Seconds suffered a three-wicket defeat at Basildon and Pitsea Thirds.
Parks lost the toss and were put into bat.
Wickets fell early but Paresh Kalley (57) and Tarun Bhatia (29) steadied the ship. Parks were removed for 224.
Basildon began their innings slowly and lost two early wickets but recovered well to reach 225 for seven.
Woodford Green Seconds held on to draw at home to Old Brentwoods Seconds.
The visitors reached 206 for nine from their overs, with Gurpal Lall (44) top-scoring.
Asad Ijaz was the star bowler for Woodford, taking three for 23.
Matthew Field's knock of 67 made up for a slow start from the visitors, who failed to make use of the springboard and finished on 153 for seven.
Jonathan Miller was the most effective bowler for Brentwoods, taking four for 20.


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Britain's high-speed rail link may be delayed by a decade following a threat of legal action over the project.
Prime Minister David Cameron announced the extentions of the line to Manchester and Leeds yesterday in a move he said would boost Britain's stagnant economy.
But the HS2 line from London via Birmingham is likely to be halted by lawyers on the line.
And it means work on the much promised cut in journey times, easing in overcrowding and boosts to regional business will not even begin until as late as 2022.
A unified coalition of Conservative councils, MPs and environmental groups is threatening the £33bn line with a flood of court cases and judicial reviews expected.
Northern local authorities and backbench MPs affected by the proposed line are uniting with campaigners opposed to its first phase from London to Birmingham, according to reports in The Independent today.
Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield and Tory deputy chairman, warned that Chancellor George Osborne, will now "see the strength of public opinion for himself", with the line due to pass through his Tatton constituency in Cheshire. He added: "Every MP along the route will have people lobbying him. The people of Cheshire, like the people of Staffordshire, don't hesitate to make their views known – and quite right too."
The Manchester to London journey would take just one hour and eight minutes. Manchester will also have TWO stations if the plans go ahead.
It means a passenger could potentially travel from Bolton to London in little more than an hour and 45 minutes if the connection at the new station next to Piccadilly is well timed.
Officials say the £32.7 billion project will create at least 100,000 jobs.
The Department for Transport said there would be five stops on the 211-mile Y-shaped extension northwards from Birmingham - scheduled to be completed in 2032, six years after the first phase:
They are:
- Manchester - alongside the existing Piccadilly station;
- Manchester Airport - interchange by the M56 between Warburton Green and Davenport Green
- in the East Midlands - at Toton, between Nottingham and Derby and one mile from the M1
- Sheffield - at Meadowhall shopping centre
- Leeds - at New Lane in the South bank area connected to the main station by walkway.
There will also be a "dedicated link" alongside the high-speed line at Crewe to link up with standard trains - reducing journey times to Liverpool and Glasgow. A proposed spur to Heathrow has been put on hold pending the results of Sir Howard Davies' review of future airport capacity.


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Taste preferences are evolving, especially among younger consumers, as beer drinkers seek different beer styles and more complex or varied flavor profiles. Beer remained the largest segment of the U.S. adult beverage industry, accounting for more than four-fifths of total alcohol volume, but was challenged by both economic and consumer trends that resulted in a
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Better Beer Laws Campaign Begins in Harrisburg, Pa.
Members of the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) and the Pennsylvania Convenience Store Council (PCSC) joined state Sen. John Rafferty (R-Montgomery) as he unveiled legislation that would make sweeping and historic changes to the state's beer laws. In addition to announcing its support of the beer bill, PFMA/PCSC revealed its new Web site, www.sixpacktogo.org,


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Members of the Eastern Ohio Art Guild had a glimpse Wednesday night of a facility that may serve as a model for the proposed Ohio Artisan Center.
On the return from a recent trip to the South, Guild member Fred Abrams videotaped portions of the Tamarack, located near Beckley, W.Va., featuring the indigenous arts and crafts of West Virginia.
A similar art-oriented center has been proposed by Ohio Gov. Bob Taft to feature the work of Ohioan artists and craftsmen, particularly from the Appalachian region of Ohio.
Taft proposed that the center be built in one of the state's 29 Appalachian counties. At last word, Guernsey County remained in the running.
Abrams, a well known carver from the Cumberland area, believes that any facility similar to Tamarack would be a boon to the local economy.
"If a facility of that nature were here," he told fellow Guild members on Wednesday, "it would definitely be an asset to the area. Tamarack really brings in a lot of people to the Beckley area."
It fills the hotels and restaurants located at several exits north and south of it, he said.
Abrams, who visited Tamarack in its infancy, has seen the facility evolve over the years.
"I've been most impressed this last year," he said. "It's more local art and crafts than ever. It's impressive and it has a wide variety of items."
Tamarack tends to be pricey, he said. Items marked at $300 and $500 are common.
"They're not bashful about their prices," he said.
The Eastern Ohio Art Guild, now in its third year, meets on the third Wednesday of the month. Meeting locations vary.
Officers are Russ Weaver, president; Connie DeSelm, vice president; Shirley and Walt Taylor, secretaries; and Jan Fassinger, treasurer.
For more information about the Guild and its meetings, call Weaver, 685- 5331.


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Wigan have chosen to play reigning Super League champions Leeds in Friday's semi-final at the DW Stadium.
The Warriors had the right to pick their opponents under the controversial Clubcall rule and opted to avoid Challenge Cup winners Warrington, the only other choice open to them, when they announced their decision at Sunday lunchtime.
The double-chasing Wolves, therefore, will play St Helens in the second semi-final at Langtree Park on Saturday.
Warrington, who beat Hull 24-12 in Saturday's preliminary semi-final, suffered a 28-6 home defeat by Saints in the opening round of the play-offs and as a consequence lost home advantage at the last-four stage.
Leeds, who were chosen by Warrington in last year's semi-finals, are aiming to win the title once more from fifth place and have started to look in ominous form with impressive wins over Wakefield and Catalan Dragons so far.
Table-toppers Wigan have done the double over the Rhinos this year and will have the chance to avenge their surprise 39-28 Challenge Cup semi-final defeat by Brian McDermott's men, who went on to lose to Warrington at Wembley.
Leeds coach Brian McDermott says his side's Cup win will count for little on Friday. He said: "It may count more for Wigan in terms of motivation but we won't read much into it.
"They beat us twice in the league and it wasn't a great day for us at home when they put 50 points past us."
Wigan coach Shaun Wane says his team will be out to avenge their Challenge Cup defeat and added: "We're still hurting from that performance in the cup. It was not so much the loss but we under-performed that day.
"I've been upset ever since. It is a game I'm desperate to put right."


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I had received an endoscopy from another facility with another doctor. For some reason the evening of the procedure, I became very sick and in acute pain at home. Being rushed to the hospital, it was apparent that I was bleeding. In order to stop the bleeding, Dr.Feist had to do an emergency endoscopy to locate where the bleed was occuring. Dr. Feist found it and stopped the bleeding. I am just so grateful to Dr.Feist for all he has done for me. He is a very kind,compassionate and caring doctor. He is the best!
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So far I am sitting here over an hour. Still no sign of the doctor. He and his staff are very good but we ALL have a business to run
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I have gone to Dr. Fiest for over 14 years, and have always found him very courteous and caring. Recently, however, he seems to be contradicting what he has said during previous visits & changing his mind about treatment from visit to visit. Sadly, I feel now I must look for a new gastroenterologist.
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Matching readers with Spanish texts
Hispanic children compose the second-largest student population enrolled in public schools. Consequently, many educators and administrators are increasing efforts to meet the educational needs of Spanish-speaking students. El Sistema Lexile® Para Leer, a unique reading framework for Spanish readers and text, is a powerful tool for targeting instruction and improving achievement across grade levels and content areas. Built with the same concepts as The Lexile Framework for Reading, El Sistema Lexile puts readers and text on a common scale—the Spanish Lexile scale. Using Spanish Lexile measures, educators connect students with instructional resources that match their reading abilities in their native language. The number of fiction and nonfiction books and textbooks with Spanish Lexile measures grows every day.
Consider an educator who is teaching a unit on the Battle of Gettysburg. Typically, a fifth-grade class of 30 students will have a wide range of reading abilities, with only half of those students reading well enough to comprehend the content in the textbook. When the teacher uses the students' Spanish Lexile measures to connect them with ability-appropriate supplemental materials, they stay on track for meeting state performance standards in social studies and continue to strengthen their reading skills in their native language.
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Best of all, El Sistema Lexile adds value to state or classroom Spanish-version assessments—adding more information, not more time. It is not another test or a reading intervention program. Spanish Lexile measures provide a thermometer for measuring students' reading abilities in their native language that talented educators, involved parents and motivated students use to improve learning. Spanish Lexile measures tie day-to-day work in the classroom to Spanish-versions of critical high-stakes tests.
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Many classroom and state-level assessments are linked to El Sistema Lexile. This offers educators and parents a common scale for monitoring student progress throughout the school year and their entire education, regardless of what assessments they take. A Spanish Lexile measure can provide the same continuity for reading growth that families have when they mark a child's height on a wall with a pencil. Like the wall, the scale never changes, so progress is easy to see even if the student changes schools, grades or takes a different test. Spanish Lexile measures range from below 200L for beginning readers and beginning-reading text to above 1400L for advanced readers and text.
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Building nest boxes for backyard birds
Get the kids and grandchildren involved in building a few boxes for backyard cavity-nesters like bluebirds and chickadees.
Reliable signs that spring is here
As exasperating as fluctuating temperatures are to us, they can really wreak havoc on migratory birds.
Understanding the voices of birds
Birds sing for two reasons. The message depends upon who hears the song.
Carolina wrens prefer 'up and under'
Though Carolina wrens eschew traditional nest boxes, they are easily coaxed into a simple box that takes advantage of this wren's loose definition of a cavity.
Watching the hidden world of nature
A walk in the woods after dark during a gentle rain in March is an easy way to find and observe these breeding frogs and salamaders. All that's required is a flashlight and waterproof boots.
Get those nest boxes ready: Birds are coming
Birds may begin nesting early this year, unless there is a late winter cold snap or snowstorm.
Vernal pools come to life in March
Vernal pools are much more than mud holes in the woods. They are thriving communities of aquatic organisms perfectly adapted to these specialized ephemeral habitats.
Snow fleas are harmless and abundant
Snow fleas are an important food source for many small invertebrate predators.
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Banding is helping unlock avian mysteries
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APALACHICOLA, Fla. - Florida Gov. Rick Scott says the state is going to sue the state of Georgia over its increased consumption of water that is limiting flow to the Apalachicola River.
Scott in a statement said Florida needed to take the drastic action because it has been unable to negotiate a settlement for the last decades on how to allocate water between Florida, Georgia and Alabama.
Florida's step is an escalation in years of litigation.
Florida has previously sued the Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system. But a recent ruling went against Florida in its push to limit Georgia's withdrawals.
Florida's oyster industry has neared collapse in the last two years because of reduced water flow from the Apalachicola into the Gulf of Mexico and because of drought.
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ANDY Fox believes his Bolton Association team is capable of a big score in tomorrow's inter-league clash with Saddleworth.
There are some big players in the side who have been professionals in the past and are now either overseas players or amateurs and therefore eligible to play.
And, while Fox – who has been Association inter-league team manager for around a decade – admits he always thinks he has good players at his disposal, he believes this year's crop are particularly strong.
"We fancy our chances," he said ahead of the game at Flixton.
"We have been competitive for the last few games, and it is only against the Bolton League when we haven't done as well.
"We have a good balance in the team for this one and look strong in the batting department.
"We have had to leave out one or two stalwarts, which is a shame, but we have some good players in their place.
He added: "Flixton's a good wicket, which will help us. Jamar Griffith, Dave Bowden, Steve Hammond and Alton Beckford have all pro'd, and had a good spell at proing, so we are pretty confident.
"They're all good players, and we've got Simon Belston and Luke Perry who are good batsmen, so we'll look to get a big score then open with the spinners and tie them up."
Giving special mention to Elton wicketkeeper Danny Lomax, the team manager said: "We believe we have one of the best wicketkeepers about in him.
"He's scored vital runs and kept brilliantly for us in the past. "He's played for us now for two or three years and even when he has played second team for his club we have put him in because he always done so well."
Bolton Association inter-league team: Captain Simon Belston (Bury), wicketkeeper Danny Lomax (Elton), Luke Perry (Flixton), Alton Beckford (Flixton), Steve Hammond (Flixton), Aidan Holmes (Flixton), Jamar Griffith (Atherton), Roshan Primus (Atherton), Matt White (Bury), David Flatley (Swinton Moorside), David Bowden (Standish).
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Hawker Beechcraft King Air B350, Porto Segura, Brazil, May 23, 2009–Operated by Metered Holdings, the turboprop twin crashed approximately 200 yards short of Runway 15 at private Terravista airport (SBTV) at the end of a flight from Congonhas-São Paulo International Airport. The pilot and all 13 passengers were killed and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The investigation is being handled by the Brazilian aviation authority's accident investigation division.


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Bi Lines IV
A Celebration of Bisexual Writing
in Reading, Music & Culture
Friday May 27, 2011
Doors open for book signings
Program 7-9:30pm
NYC LGBT Community Center
208 W. 13 St. 7-8 Ave 10011
Celebrated 2010 bisexual book authors, nominated for
the "Lammy" LGBT Book Awards, read from their works.
Plus live music and bi culture.
Authors on the program:
Cecilia Tan: author Black Feathers, founder of Circlet Press Contrib to Bisexual Nonfiction nominee book The Mammoth Book of Threesomes and Moresomes
Daniel Allen Cox - Krakow Melt Bisexual Fiction finalist!
Ann Herendeen - Pride/Prejudice Bisexual Fiction finalist!
Michael Gregg Michaud - Sal Mineo Bisexual Nonfiction finalist!
Malena Watrous - If You Follow Me Bisexual Fiction finalist!
Georgeann Packard - Fall Asleep Forgetting Bisexual Fiction finalist!
Ann Tweedy - Beleaguered Oasis Bisexual Fiction nominee
Nora Olsen - The End: Five Queer Kids Save The World
Musicians: Robin Renee, Rorie Kelly & Ben Silver
Comedy & song: Donna Redd
Theater: Excerpt from Lost and Found by Marsha Sheiness
After party at Village Den, around the corner from LGBT Center
This project is made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Dept of Cultural Affairs and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
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