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One Saturday morning, Veya saw the three musketeers in the mall. Three friends, Pep, Asia, and Fe-Fe call themselves by that name because they are always together.
"I've been shopping for sandals," Pep told Veya. "But I have such a wide foot, nothing seems to fit. We've been looking everywhere."
"And it's been slow going," Fe-Fe added. "because of Asia's injury."
"I know." Veya said, looking at Asia. "I heard you sprained your ankle in gym yesterday. Does it still hurt a lot?"
"It's okay as long as I move really slowly," Asia told her. "We're going to get ice cream at the Just Desserts Shop now. Want to join us?"
"I had better not. Lee is meeting me at home. See you all later."
Veya was taking a short cut through Washington Park when she saw Mr. King kneeling beside a new sidewalk. The city maintenance man frowned as she drew closer. "Somebody jumped right in the middle here while the cement was still wet." He said as he pointed at two narrow footprints embedded in the concrete. "Now I'll have to rip out this section and re-do it. I Sure can't leave the sidewalk looking like this!"
"Do you have any idea of who did it?" Veya asked.
"A kid over there on the slide said that three girls named Pep, Asia, and Fe-Fe were the only ones near here, but he doesn't know which one ruined my sidewalk."
"I know who did it," Veya said.
Who was it and how did Veya figure it out?
The footprints in the cement were narrow. Pep had wide feet and, because of her sprained ankle, Asia would not have jumped. Since Fe-Fe was the only one left, she had to be the guilty one.
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Life is a drag-aret, old chum — at least it is for Walter Lee Cunningham Jr., who gets all girlie for his role in DTC's sexy, edgy 'Cabaret'
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Getting cast in Cabaret was a plum gig for Walter Lee Cunningham Jr. Since moving to Dallas from his native Abilene in 2007, Cunningham has been performing around town in shows like The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Caroline, or Change. But he had taken off nearly a year before he auditioned for the Dallas Theater Center's spring musical.
So when he got that call that he'd been cast as Frenchie, "one of the dancers in the Kit Kat Klub," he was thrilled to be making his DTC debut.
Then he showed up for the first costume fitting,
"That's when I found out I would be playing a girl," he says.
Yes, he would be in the ensemble — only not as a Kit Kat boy as he had assumed, but playing one of the female chorines.
That was a surprise for sure, but wasn't such a big deal for Cunningham: Since 2004, he's performed drag under the name Jada Fox at clubs around North Texas, including Station 4, the Drama Room and the Rainbow Lounge. No, it was really when he saw his costume that he had his first big gulp! moment — there simply wasn't that much of it.
"It kind of freaked me out a bit," he says. "When I do drag, I wear pads to give myself the physique of a girl. Without them, I have the body of a boy."
Being clad only in a bra, lace panties and sheer stockings didn't give him much to play with — or hide behind.
As with drag, maintaining the illusion of femininity requires a man to, ummm, "tuck." That's not so hard when donning an evening gown for a 20-minute drag show; it's quite another for a two-hour musical that requires high kicks.
Let's just say Cunningham has to work harder than anyone else onstage not to let his Pride flag wave too proudly.
"I have to worry about my junk," he says frankly. "Something could very well pop out. You just have to make it work." (So far during previews, that hasn't happened, though it has occurred backstage at unexpected moments.) He also has to sing an octave above his normal range. All in all, it gives new meaning to Faith Whittlesey's dictum, "Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did — only backwards and in heels."
Performing as a female impersonator certainly prepared Cunningham for this role. As with acting, drag requires the creation of a character, and Jada Fox has been described as "a black Barbie doll — I'm not the bitchy queen, it's just not me." (When pressed, he compares his persona to Sahara Davenport, the Season 2 contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race.)
It's all part-and-parcel with the concept of the show, a sexed-up, wildly racy updating of "the divinely decadent Sally Bowles," a British showgirl living in Weimar Germany when everyone was sleeping around with everyone else — male, female … even Nazi. Joel Ferrell directs and choreographs, turning the floor of the Wyly Theatre into a real cabaret with some café-table seating. That gives Cunningham the opportunity to interact with the audience in ways neither he nor most of the attendees are quite used to.
"There's definitely a game of 'spot-the-boy,'" he says. "I can see the audience, especially the women, trying to figure me out, It's kind of funny. It gives me a bit to play with. I'm not trying to freak anyone out, but there was this number [at a preview] where I was looking at these guys and they refused to look at me." He took it as a challenge.
It becomes easier to spot-the-boy during Act 2, where Cabaret ventures toward Zumanity territory with explicit nudity — none of which bothers Cunningham.
"I personally don't care — I'm very comfortable with my body," he says. (At 25, he says he eats all he wants to and only occasionally works out and yet still maintains his lean physique.)
So, is Frenchie a real girl, or just a cross-dressing guy living the gay life in decadent interregnum Berlin? Even Cunningham's not sure.
"They never told me exactly what they wanted," he says. "It's a choice I get to make. I kind of play with it — sometimes I'm really a girl and sometimes not."
Unless, of course, he pops out of his costume during a performance. At that point, the audience pretty much gets to make the decision for him.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition April 29, 2011.

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Through August 12
4-H Summer Camps
The Levy County 4-H hosts a variety of camps at the Bronson Agricultural Center this summer. Campers must be at least 8 years old by the date of the camp. The cost is $25 per camp or $50 for ATV camp. Camps are Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Camp fee includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, field trips and recreation.
Action begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday for the public to see past and present top basketball players from around the region during a 3-on-3 tournament and 3-point shootout at Chiefland High School's gymnasium. Concessions will be open with hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, candy and an assortment of drinks, so fans can sit back and enjoy cheering for their favorite teams as they battle for the title.
Through August 12
The College of Central Florida, Chiefland Police Department and the Chiefland Chamber of Commerce are looking for businesses and civic organizations to participate in this year's National Night Out on Aug. 2 from 6-8 p.m. on the grounds of the Chiefland Chamber of Commerce. National Night Out brings neighbors together and shows criminals that the community is organized, educate and is taking a stand against crime.
Suwannee Valley Players is proud to announce the opening of the Summer Youth Workshop production of Pollyanna, adapted by Susan Pargman, and produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colo. This is the delightful, classic tale of the greatest optimist of all time: Pollyanna. But it's much more than that. It's the story of how a little girl's faith in her father's promise that good can be found in anything that happens guides her steadfastly through circumstances that most adults would find formidable.
Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge invites the public to an open house on Seahorse Key from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 9. Bring a camera, fish a little, walk along the beach, and enjoy the young pelicans through the spotting scope.
Through August 12
Tourism grant meeting
The Levy County Tourist Development Council will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. at the Levy County Agricultural Center, 625 N. Hathaway Ave. in Bronson. The meeting is for the 2011-2012 advertising grant application review and recommendations. The meeting is open to the public.
Tourism task force to meet
The monthly meeting of the Original Florida Tourism Task Force will take place June 23, at 10 a.m. at the Best Western Inn Plus of Wakulla in Crawfordville.
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Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is America's first National Park. Located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, it is home to a large variety of wildlife, including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk.
Yellowstone is sitting on a large volcanic field that, millions of years ago, had some of the world's largest known eruptions. That legacy makes it the site of the Earth's largest concentration of geysers, including Old Faithful, and some of the world's most extraordinary hot springs.
People and Yellowstone
People and Yellowstone have a long history. Native American peoples began using Yellowstone as a home or hunting ground around 11,000 years ago. In 1872, when the United States was still a young country, Yellowstone became its first National Park. It is now internationally recognized as one of the world's most magnificent parks. People from all over the world come to enjoy its natural wonders and wildlife.
The Importance of Fire
Yellowstone is an ecosystem adapted to wildfires. Many of its plants have adaptations that help them survive fires, such as having roots that live even if the top of the plant is burnt. Some plants actually need fire to reproduce. Lodgepole pines need fire to burn off the resin that keeps their pinecones closed until fire opens up new spaces in which the pine seedlings can grow.
Yellowstone is best known for its mammals, including the bison, grizzly bears, gray wolf, elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, mountain goat and mountain lion. The park actually has the largest concentration of mammals in the lower 48 states, with 67 different mammal species.
Yellowstone encompasses many different kinds of wildlife habitat, including:
Boundary Conflicts
When Yellowstone National Park was first established in 1872, the aim was to preserve the geysers and hot springs, not necessarily to protect wide-ranging wildlife that were not well understood at the time. For the big animals that live in Yellowstone National Park today--such as grizzly bear, elk and wolves--it's not clear where the park's boundaries start and stop. Many of these species require wide ranges or migration corridors to get to their breeding sites. The result: wildlife migrates outside of the park boundaries into unprotected areas. The area around Yellowstone is a frequent site of conflict between wildlife and people.
The National Wildlife Federation has a goal of reducing wildlife conflicts in the Yellowstone region. Learn about NWF's Wildlife Conflict Resolution work.
National Wildlife Magazine Articles:
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DUDLEY Sports boss Tony Gore is looking forward to testing his young side against the league's top teams after all but securing safety.
Sports beat bottom-of-the-table Bustleholme 5-2 away last Saturday to record their third win in succession. The result sees them move well away from the West Midlands Premier Division drop zone, giving them a ten point gap to second-from-bottom Willenhall Town.
Gore's players now face tough tests against teams at the opposite end of the league. This Saturday's home game against Pegasus Juniors will be followed by Black Country Rangers at home the following Tuesday and a trip to take on Wolverhampton Casuals on April 12.
He said: "The games will be difficult but it is a good time to test ourselves. It will be a good challenge for our young lads.
"We have actually taken quite a few points from many of the top teams this season, so we know we are capable."
Gore has also hailed the impact of two new signing. Richie Jones has scored three goals in two games after moving to the club from playing Sunday league football and Jordan Harrison has made a good impression after joining Dudley from Wolverhampton Casuals.


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"The Sedlec Ossuary (Czech: kostnice Sedlec) is a small Roman Catholic chapel, located beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints (Czech: Hřbitovní kostel Všech Svatých) in Sedlec, a suburb of Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic. The ossuary is estimated to contain the skeletons of between 40,000 and 70,000 people, whose bones have in many cases been artistically arranged to form decorations and furnishings for the chapel. The ossuary is among the most visited tourist attractions of the Czech Republic, attracting over 200,000 visitors yearly.
Henry, the abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Sedlec, was sent to the Palestine (Holy Land) by King Otakar II of Bohemia in 1278. When he returned, he brought with him a small amount of earth he had removed from Golgotha and sprinkled it over the abbey cemetery. The word of this pious act soon spread and the cemetery in Sedlec became a desirable burial site throughout Central Europe. During the Black Death in the mid 14th century, and after the Hussite Wars in the early 15th century, many thousands were buried there and the cemetery had to be greatly enlarged...
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Rock vs Cena II.
Yup, it's happening. And there's nothing you can do about it.....
.....Well, almost nothing.
It is of no surprise that this rematch is by far the most unanticipated, unwanted rematch in recent wrestling history. As fans on this site and similar wrestling sites have done since getting the idea that such a rematch would take place, we've gone
When I hear the crowd mocking Ryback with "Goldberg" chants, I shake my head.
When I read how Ryback can't cut a promo when he hasn't yet been given the chance, I die a little inside.
Ok, maybe I was a little over dramatic on that last one. But nonetheless, characters like Ryback and the subsequent response by we, the IWC, has led me to perhaps give perspective
Updated 10-09-2012 at 03:05 PM by steezin4areezin
First and foremost, credit goes to 'alcrissam' for his post "why the internet hurts wrestling." While some may not have agreed with some of his points, the premise brings to light the consequential effect of internet reporting related to the wrestling industry.
There seems to have always existed an argument regarding pro wrestling and whether it was considered a sport,
Updated 05-17-2012 at 07:17 PM by Frank
Coming off the heals of John Cena's "shoot" aimed at The Rock last night, I feel that this match has become more polarizing than perhaps the WWE had anticipated.
And this may not be a good thing at the end of the day.
In regards to Cena's promo last night, I find it ironic that it has been reported what Cena said was being echoed back stage by many of the other
The conclusions I've come to regarding Sting and his desire/lack there of to join the WWE are as follows:
1) Sting does not want to work a WWE schedule
2) Sting HAD resentment towards the WWE for the lack of respect they gave to the WCW wrestlers during the brand fusion
3) Sting regrets not being apart of at least 1 Wrestlemania
4) Sting has a strong loyalty for Dixie
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Timberwolves only had 16 points with about 3 minutes left in the 2nd quarter.
I listened to it on espn radio as I ran errands today.
The Rockets have a playoff-caliber defense. They now lead the league in lowest oppenents field goal percentage.
If Yao stays involved and aggressive, they could be a tough out in the playoffs, even for one of the top 4 seeds (guessing Sac, San Ant, Minn, LA).
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Statewide texting ban to take effect March 1Posted: Updated:
On Friday, Ohio becomes the 39th state in the country to ban texting while driving.
Law enforcement believes it will make roadways safer for all motorists.
If an adult gets caught, it's a minor misdemeanor. Fines can reach as high as $150 for the first offense and $300 for the second.
"Basically, it's very similar to our seatbelt law. It's a secondary violation, so we have to have another violation before we can stop or adjust for texting while driving," said Lt. William Bowers of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
But it's different for teens. Texting while driving is a primary offense, meaning law enforcement doesn't need another reason to pull over a young driver.
"I'm pushing the teens or young drivers because in Lucas County, we do have a young-drivers problem and a lot of the problems are a result of distracted driving," explained Bowers.
Bowers believes the new law will result in fewer crashes. Whether it's eating, putting on makeup, changing the channel on the radio, or texting, distracted driving is dangerous.
"Distracted driving is running rampant. We have a busy lifestyle in general and people are constantly doing things in cars they shouldn't be doing," said Lt. Bowers.
One of those things is texting while driving.
Read more on the state's texting ban:
- Simulator illustrates safety of new texting ban to students
- Local leaders of mixed opinion on new texting ban
- Statewide texting ban introduced in OH
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A Fort Bragg Police officer was injured Tuesday while trying to arrest a trio of drunken men, the Fort Bragg Police Department reported.
According to the FBPD, officers were called to the 1100 block of South Main Street at 6:45 p.m. Oct. 23 after a caller reported several men causing a disturbance.
When officers arrived, they reportedly found three intoxicated men: Dylan Swartout, 41, Shon Foote, 62, and William Cady, 40, all of Fort Bragg.
When the officers attempted to arrest them, the suspects reportedly became combative and resisted arrest. During the altercation, an officer was injured. Swartout also reportedly threatened "harm or death to one of the officers and his family."
All three suspects were transported to the Mendocino County Jail and Swartout was booked on suspicion of threats to a peace officer, battery on a peace officer and vandalism, Foote was booked on suspicion of resisting arrest and public intoxication, and Cady was booked on suspicion of public intoxication.


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After winning rave reviews for their latest cookbook Jerusalem, restaurateurs Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi share the delicious side of their diverse city and discuss what makes their 'sunny food' so special.
By Diana Pilkington
It's hard to walk past an Ottolenghi shop front without nipping in for a giant meringue or a closer look at the salad displays, which burst with colour, freshness and vitality.
With their shops, cookbooks and magazine columns, Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi have captured the imagination of foodies everywhere with their particular brand of 'sunny' cuisine, and made exotic ingredients like sumac that bit more familiar.
"Our food is popular because it's very colourful and bold food, and it's in big quantities," says Tamimi, the company's head chef. "It's really to do with where we came from. You go into the markets and the food is always piled high, so we've unconsciously tried to recreate that."
Indeed, after the runaway success of their first two cookbooks (Ottolenghi: The Cookbook and Plenty), they've gone back to their roots with their third and most personal offering. Jerusalem delves into the food of their home city, a melting pot of diverse flavours and cultures.
The result is a book that's brimming with recipe ideas, mouth-watering photography and snippets of history - not to mention a fair amount of Swiss chard.
"People don't eat it enough here. It's a wonderful product," Tamimi says of the vegetable.
"It's so easy to grow and it's a beautifully flavoured thing - a bit tangy, a bit sweet and good for you."
The pair met in the late Nineties while working at Baker And Spice bakery and have since built up a successful partnership.
But, despite their shared history, their different ethnic backgrounds (Ottolenghi is from the Jewish west and Tamimi from the Arab east of Jerusalem) mean they would have struggled with a working relationship back home.
"I don't think there are many businesses in Israel that are co-owned by Jews and Arabs," says Ottolenghi.
"It's really sad because there's no reason why it wouldn't work, but I have a feeling that it wouldn't have stood the test of time because there's just too much suspicion and negativity in the air.
"Every time there's some tension in the West Bank, everything becomes a bit awkward. Here, we just live our lives and do our thing and there's some sense of normality."
Their 'thing' is quite varied these days. Tamimi keeps a close eye on their eateries (they have four shops and a restaurant, Nopi, in London) while Ottolenghi will soon become a more familiar face to TV viewers thanks to a More 4 series exploring the food of Marrakech, Tunis, Tel Aviv and Istanbul.
"So I'll be one of those chefs," he says, laughing, referring to the many names who have moved from the kitchen to the screen. "If the project is interesting I'll do it and if it's not I won't. It's not really about fame - but I guess everybody says that!"
The pair admit it took some time to get used to British weather, but now feel at home here and can't imagine moving back to Jerusalem any time soon. However, they still cling to the faint hope that food can unite their fractured native city.
"The restaurants and markets are some of the only places where you see Jews and Arabs mix," Ottolenghi says.
"If there was some glimmer of hope, food would be it. But unfortunately at the moment it's quite bad so it just doesn't feel like peace in the Middle East is the next thing.
"If everyone could appreciate the healing power of food as much as we do then I think it would have had a chance."
Create a taste of Jerusalem at home with these recipes from their best-selling book...
Stuffed aubergine with lamb and pine nuts
(Serves 4)
4 medium aubergines (about 1.2kg), halved lengthways
6tbsp olive oil
1tsp ground cumin
1½tbsp sweet paprika
1½tbsp ground cinnamon
2 medium onions (340g in total), finely chopped
500g minced lamb
50g pine nuts
20g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
2tsp tomato puree
3tsp caster sugar
150ml water
1½tbsp lemon juice
1tsp tamarind paste
4 cinnamon sticks
Salt and black pepper
Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas Mark 7.
Place the aubergine halves, skin-side down, in a roasting tin large enough to accommodate them snugly. Brush the flesh with 4 tablespoons of the olive oil and season with 1 teaspoon of salt and plenty of black pepper. Roast for about 20 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.
While the aubergines are cooking, you can start making the stuffing by heating up the remaining olive oil in a large frying pan.
Mix together the cumin, paprika and ground cinnamon and add half of this spice mix to the pan, along with the onion. Cook on a medium-high heat for about 8 minutes, stirring often, before adding the lamb, pine nuts, parsley, tomato puree, 1 teaspoon of the sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt and some black pepper. Continue to cook and stir for another 8 minutes, until the meat is cooked.
Place the remaining spice mix in a bowl and add the water, lemon juice, tamarind, remaining sugar, cinnamon sticks and ½ teaspoon of salt; mix well.
Reduce the oven temperature to 195C/175C Fan/Gas Mark 5½.
Pour the spice mix into the bottom of the aubergine roasting tin. Spoon the lamb mixture on top of each aubergine. Cover the tin tightly with foil, return to the oven and roast for 1 hour 30 minutes, by which point the aubergines should be completely soft and the sauce thick; twice through the cooking, remove the foil and baste the aubergines with the sauce, adding some water if the sauce dries out. Serve warm, not hot, or at room temperature.
Roasted chicken with Jerusalem artichoke and lemon
(Serves 4)
450g Jerusalem artichokes, peeled and cut into six lengthways (1.5cm thick wedges)
3tbsp lemon juice
8 chicken thighs, on the bone with the skin on, or a medium whole chicken, divided into four
12 banana shallots, peeled and halved lengthways
12 large garlic cloves, sliced
1 medium lemon, cut in half lengthways and then into very thin slices
1tsp saffron threads
50ml olive oil
150ml cold water
1½tbsp pink peppercorns, slightly crushed
10g fresh thyme leaves
40g tarragon leaves, chopped
2tsp salt
½tsp black pepper
Put the Jerusalem artichokes in a medium saucepan, cover with plenty of water and add half the lemon juice. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10-20 minutes, until tender but not soft. Drain and leave to cool.
Place the Jerusalem artichokes and all the remaining ingredients, excluding the remaining lemon juice and half of the tarragon, in a large mixing bowl and use your hands to mix everything together well. Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge overnight, or for at least 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 240C/220C Fan/Gas Mark 9.
Arrange the chicken pieces, skin-side up, in the centre of a roasting tin and spread the remaining ingredients around the chicken. Roast for 30 minutes. Cover the tin with foil and cook for a further 15 minutes.
At this point, the chicken should be completely cooked. Remove from the oven and add the reserved tarragon and lemon juice. Stir well, taste and add more salt if needed. Serve at once.
Roasted sweet potatoes and fresh figs
(serves 4)
4 small sweet potatoes (1kg in total)
5tbsp olive oil
40ml balsamic vinegar (you can use a commercial rather than a premium aged grade)
20g caster sugar
12 spring onions, halved lengthways and cut into 4cm segments
1 red chilli, thinly sliced
6 fresh and ripe figs (240g in total), quartered
150g soft goat's cheese, crumbled (optional)
Maldon sea salt and black pepper
Preheat the oven to 240C/220C Fan/Gas Mark 9.
Wash the sweet potatoes, halve them lengthways and then cut each again similarly into 3 long wedges. Mix with 3 tablespoons of the olive oil, 2 teaspoons of salt and some black pepper. Spread the wedges out on a baking sheet, skin-side down, and cook for about 25 minutes until soft but not mushy. Remove from the oven and leave to cool down.
To make a balsamic reduction, place the balsamic vinegar and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 2-4 minutes, or until it thickens. Be sure to remove the pan from the heat when the vinegar is still runnier than honey; it will continue to thicken as it cools. Stir in a drop of water before serving if it does become too thick to drizzle.
Arrange the sweet potatoes on a serving platter. Heat the remaining oil in a medium saucepan and add the spring onions and chilli. Fry on a medium heat for 4-5 minutes, stirring often, making sure not to burn the chilli, and then spoon the oil, onions and chilli over the sweet potatoes. Dot the figs among the wedges and then drizzle over the balsamic reduction. Serve at room temperature with the cheese crumbled over, if using.
:: Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi is published by Ebury Press, £27 in hardback. Available now


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I have a new piece out in Film International on the genesis of the classic 1950s television series Dragnet.
Here's the part of what I have to say on the subject: The 1950s version of Dragnet was in many ways an "outlier" in the contemporary televisual landscape; easily burlesqued and imitated, there was still nothing else like it in terms of hard-nosed stylization, grimly procedural story lines, and, for the period, grimy authenticity. Just a look at some of the plot lines demonstrates just how out of sync Dragnet was in a world populated by the likes of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Donna Reed Show, Leave It to Beaver, and other enormously popular, family-oriented series of the era. Dragnet, in contrast, concentrated almost entirely on the downside of 1950s American existence; the misfits, psychos, drifters, conmen, and ne'er do wells who collectively comprised the series' world. Dragnet's world was the netherworld of American society; and every episode made it clear that only the LAPD was holding back the tide of scum that threatened to engulf Los Angeles, and by extension, the entire nation.
In "The Big Death" (January 17, 1952), an unsuspecting husband hires Joe Friday as a hit man to kill his wife; in "The Big Mother" (January 31, 1952), a newborn infant is abducted from a hospital by an unstable young woman, who is unable to have children herself; in "The Big Speech" (February 28, 1952), Friday delivers a lecture warning on the evils of drug addiction at his former high school, even as he tracks down a teenage hoodlum, who, seeking his next fix, beats up and robs a friendly druggist; in "The Big Blast" (April 10, 1952), which Webb both wrote and directed, a young mother is killed in her bed by a shotgun blast, as her infant son slumbers next to her; in "The Big September Man" (May 8, 1952), an unbalanced sociopath feels divinely inspired to kill "a sinner," and his former fiancée is his most recent victim; in the justly infamous ".22 Rifle for Christmas" (December 18, 1952, Dragnet's first "Christmas episode"), co-written by [James] Moser and Webb, a young boy prematurely opens a Christmas gift – a .22 rifle – and accidentally kills one of his friends while playing with the rifle, subsequently hiding the young victim's body in the brush on Christmas Eve.
In "The Big Lay Out" (April 16, 1953), a high school honor student becomes strung out on heroin; in "The Big Hands" (May 21, 1953), a young woman is found strangled to death in a cheap hotel room; in "The Big Nazi" (November 25, 1958), Friday uncovers a high school neo-Nazi ring; and on and on it goes, a parade of beatings, stabbings, murders, rapes, robberies, and wanton brutality that seems to have no end in sight, an unstoppable tidal wave of human greed, violence, and corruption. Compared to the 1960s version of the series, which kicked off with an unintentionally risible episode on the dangers of LSD – the "Blue Boy" episode, actually titled "The LSD Story," first broadcast on January 12, 1967 – the 1950s version of Dragnet bristles with menace, energy, and simmering social disruption; no one even thinks of "Mirandizing" suspects, because, of course, no such law existed.
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WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Flexion Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company developing innovative therapeutics for musculoskeletal disorders, today announced that the company will present at the 31st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.
Michael Clayman, M.D., Flexion's chief executive officer, is scheduled to present a corporate overview at 11:30 a.m. PST on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 in the Elizabethan C/D Ballroom of the Westin St. Francis Hotel. The conference will be held from January 7-10, 2013 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA.
About Flexion TherapeuticsFlexion is a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company developing innovative therapeutics for musculoskeletal disorders. In our efforts to provide products with superior efficacy and safety, we are merging novel pharmacology with local, sustained delivery of drug to the site of disease an approach that aims to ensure lasting therapeutic effect and systemic safety. We are currently advancing a portfolio of best-in-class drug candidates that have the potential to treat mild, moderate and severe forms of osteoarthritis. Top-line data for FX005, an intra-articular sustained release p38 MAP kinase inhibitor and our lead compound, showed prolonged improvement in joint pain and function throughout the 12-week duration of the Phase 2 study. FX006, an intra-articular sustained release steroid, is currently being evaluated in a Phase 2b dose-ranging study with data expected in the middle of 2013. FX007, an intra-articular sustained release TrkA inhibitor, is being developed to safely address the intractable pain associated with end-stage osteoarthritis.
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I've been sitting on these figures since Comic-Con just waiting until I found them in the stores to properly time this review. Three months later, DC's Retro-Action Super Heroes return for another round with four new figures to add to your Mego-style collection. These are not re-issues, but Mattel did a superb job in bringing that old style back of The World's Greatest Superheroes" in an updated fashion and it's how they say, good old-fashioned fun. The second series features Batman, Two-Face, Aquaman, and Black Manta. And if you're just learning about these figures now, you're on series and one exclusive behind. Fortunately, most Toys'R'Us stores still carry series 1 (Superman, Lex Luthor, Green Lantern, Sinestro) which leaves only the exclusive Green Arrow.
The packaging styles of these figures definitely are retro, looking as if they came straight out of 1976. As much as I would prefer the earlier box styles of 1973, they did a fantastic job with the classic card and bubble. Front and back of the cards feature classic DC Comic art that really take me back to my youth. It's a great look and almost terrifying when you start ripping it out of the package. The figure itself stands in the bubble freely, just as it did in the 70s and I LOVE that. No twisty ties, no clear rubber bands, no excess plastic. Just simple open and you're ready to go. There's the instant satisfaction factor that really spoiled my generation and I'm glad Mattel stayed true to it. The difference between series 2 and series 1 aside from the different characters featured is the color of the card backs entirely. Series 1 was a tint of orange while series 2 went bold with a hot pink (the original figures sported purple card backs). I don't mind the change and it makes hunting for these all the easier.
The sculpting on these figures have most definitely been updated. The vintage Mego Aquaman sported seventies sideburns. This new Batman retains a retro simplistic style without going overboard. Two-Face, who never got the Mego treatment is an all new figure but still features the very retro stylings and fits in rather well.
Articulation-wise, these 8" figures aren't very advanced but perhaps that was the point. You do get cut neck, ball-joint shoulders and wrists, elbows, waist, hips and knees at least, but the lack of a cut bicep joint prevents you from doing a good number of poses. The waist is also a bit wonky because of the body construction using the O-ring (remember your old G.I.Joes?). The problem with all of these figures is that the waist has a hard time staying up right due to the band inside being too tight. You basically end up with a figure that has the occasional posture problem. Sometimes though, it does fall into place so it might just need some messing around before it finds a comfortable spot. Some figures however may never find that perfect spot.
The fabric outfits of these figures are reminiscent of the old style but executed in a less humorous way than the vintage inspirations. Batman has molded hands rather than the over-sized oven mits and with a sporty removable mask, there's additional play value. Batman also has the removable cape as well. Two Face dons a colorful suit, making him the sharpest dressed of all the retro figures. The outer jacket conceals the problem most other figures have in regards to snaps in the back of their costumes.
The retro figures don't have much when it comes to accessories but since Batman comes witih a removable cape and cowl, I'd forgive them for that one. Two-Face also comes with nothing but he does have a snazzy looking suit. These doll-like figures can't hold an action pose to save their life anyhow so accessories aren't really necessary.
The cost of these figures aren't going to be a happy sight for those who bought these back in the day. The $2 price tag has been updated to today's standards of $19.99. $19.99 was also the price of Hasbro's 12" Star Wars collection over a decade ago so that shows you just how far our dollar value has declined. What was geared ages 3+ in the 1970s has also doubled to today's 6 and up.
Still, there's no denying the charm of these doll-like action figures as they really do remind us of the "good old days". The innocence of these toys only add to the fun, so go on. Play as if the words politically incorrect weren't invented yet.
You can check out my review of Aquaman and Black Manta here.
Review and photography by David Yeh.
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Thank you, Jimmy Fallon, for naming your new daughter Winnie Rose, and proving our point— which is that we're into a whole new era of nickname names. These are worlds away from midcentury short forms like Cindy and Mindy and Marci and Lori, but go further back in time to faded Victorian favorites. It's a trend that started in the UK, where 10% of the current Top 100 girls' names fit this description, and several of the boys— Alfie, Archie, Freddie, Ollie—rank high as well. Here are some of the vintage girls' nickname names, with their uniquely charming combo of sentiment and sass, which illustrate the trend.
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South Africa has produced wines in the area of Cape Town since the 17th century, but the country's significant place in the U.S. market is far more recent. During the era of apartheid, trade sanctions imposed on imports from South Africa kept these wines out of the U.S. and many other markets, with the effect that local South African winemakers had little incentive to produce wines that could compete in a global setting, and had limited experience with new developments in the world of wine. In fact, during apartheid most of the country's grape growers sold their fruit to co-ops, who turned it into distilled alcohol on the one hand, and sherry and port on the other. With the end of sanctions in 1991, the U.S. market was suddenly flooded with mostly low-end, mediocre wine from South Africa.
Little more than a decade later, the quality of South African wine has soared, thanks in large part to widespread replanting of virused vines and grafting over new vines onto virus-free rootstock. Replacing virus-weakened vines has enabled grape growers to producer riper fruit that is less likely to show the green or tea-like flavors that plagued South Africa's wines in the past. Then, too, a new generation of winemakers has benefited from more extensive contact with the outside world, and the country's producers now know what they must do to compete in an international arena. Today, South Africa is the world's number eight producer of wine, supplying everything from crisp, vibrant Sauvignon Blancs and Chenin Blancs to structured, serious Cabernet Sauvignons, Syrahs, and red blends. The best of these are satisfying and characterful wines that are midway between Old and New World in style.
Cabernet Sauvignon has been the flagship red grape of the California wine industry for decades, and its popularity shows no sign of abating. Napa Valley is the heart of Cabernet Sauvignon production and is clearly an ideal region for creating world-class wines. If any Cabernet-based wine is capable of giving Bordeaux a run for its money, it's Napa Valley's examples. However, due to the extremely high cost of purchasing and developing vineyards in California, and the cachet of Napa Valley on the label, this has largely become a category for the well-heeled wine lover.
At their best, Napa Valley's Cabernets are characterized by fruit notes of cassis, black cherry, and licorice and sweet oak notes of chocolate, mocha, cedar, and tar. Today, most of the best wines are aged entirely or almost completely in French oak barrels, which tend to produce somewhat more refined wines than do most American barrels. (These latter barrels often introduce exotic and pungent suggestions of scotch, bourbon, tar, coconut, and dill.) But the use of expensive French oak is no guarantee of a good bottle: too many wines today, due to high crop levels or insufficiently ripe fruit, do not have the stuffing to support their oakiness and can quickly be dominated or even dried out by their wood component. The best California Cabernets mellow and soften with five to ten years of bottle aging, developing more complex and less fruit-dominated notes of tobacco, leather, and earth, with mellower wood tones. Compared to the top Bordeaux, however, many California Cabernet Sauvignons merely endure in bottle rather than truly become more interesting. There are no shortage of quality producers, even if these wines are rarely values. And it remains to be seen if today's outsized showstoppers, made from superripe grapes and undeniably impressive on release, will reward extended bottle aging or will turn out to have been best suited for drinking in their youth.
Many wines labeled Cabernet Sauvignon contain small percentages of other so-called Bordeaux varieties -- chiefly Merlot and Cabernet Franc but also Petit Verdot and even Malbec (varietally labeled wines in California must contain at least 75% of the variety named).
Cabernet Sauvignon also flourishes in Washington State, Australia and even Chile. In Washington, prices have been creeping up at the high end, with some producers aiming to compete with cult wines from the Napa Valley. Consider Chateau Ste. Michelle and Woodward Canyon. In Australia, look to the Coonawarra and Margaret River regions. Chile can reveal excellent bargains to those who know where to look: Montes makes a strong range of quality bottlings, as does Casa Lapostolle.
As Cabernet Sauvignon is bold and assertive on the palate, it pairs best with foods like grilled red meats. Taken together, the proteins and fats in the food neutralize some of the stronger tannic qualities of the wine, leading to a harmonic combination that enhances both partners.
2008 had 7 regions scored 95 or above. Paso Robles and Champagne, both got the highest score, with a 98.
Other regions that scored 95 points or higher were Napa, Oregon, Pomerol, Germany, and Washington.
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TPWD News Release — April 27, 2010
BASTROP — Central Texas' famous Lost Pines were found again and again last year — by 150,000 visitors at Bastrop State Park. The beautifully wooded setting, the historic structures, the large pool, and the rustic cabins all make the park, opened in 1937, a favorite traditional escape for families and outdoor enthusiasts.
"When people think of Bastrop State Park, they think about the Lost Pines," says Todd McClanahan, complex superintendent for Bastrop and nearby Buescher State Park. "It's an isolated loblolly pine forest, separated from the East Texas pine forest by about 80 miles. It's a really unique eco-system."
Ensuring guests keep coming back to a great park experience, Texas Parks and Wildlife is now engaged in a major round of repair, renovation and upgrading to this Civilian Conservation Corps-built park located one mile from Bastrop and 35 miles east of downtown Austin.
Thanks to bond funding authorized by the Texas Legislature and approved by statewide voters, Texas Parks and Wildlife has recently repaired one building's roof and this summer will launch a host of renovations, including replacing the ancient electrical infrastructure in the park's historic dining hall (refectory) built by the legendary CCC (Company 1805) in the 1930s.
This fall, when summer visitation subsides, several more projects will begin, including renovation of the park's swimming pool and bathhouse.
Bastrop's $2,640,700 in improvements are another checkmark on a long list of major Texas State Parks rejuvenation projects underway this year, all aimed at keeping the parks fun, safe and customer friendly. Texas State Parks general obligation bonds have been sold to fund more than $44 million in repairs and renovations to park cabins, bathrooms, electrical and water systems, and other state park infrastructure. Along with fixing up more than 40 state parks, the bonds provide an additional $25 million to dry berth the Battleship Texas.
In addition to fixing up more than 40 state parks, the bonds also provide $25 million to dry berth the Battleship Texas, protecting that proud veteran of two wars from the corrosive seawater in the Houston Ship Channel.
It's been 10 years since significant repairs were done on Bastrop's 73 year-old, 60- by 100-foot pool, one of the park's big attractions.
"The pool is very popular because it is really the only place in the county to go swimming except a few destinations on the Colorado River," says Park Superintendent Doug Huggins. "It is a CCC pool, built in the 1930s."
Project manager Tony Bettis says pool repairs should start around October and be finished for summer 2011. TPWD will completely resurface the pool and fix a number of plumbing leaks. "We are a conservation organization," Bettis says, "so we don't want to lose water."
The park's bathhouse also will be renovated and upgraded, including plumbing repairs and bringing the facility into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Since 1997, Bastrop State Park has been a registered National Historic Landmark, primarily for the striking CCC structures made from the park's native Carrizo sandstone. Visitors first see it in the red stone entry gate. Most spectacular is the dining hall (refectory).
"The refectory is a beautifully rich building with fantastic masonry and heavy timber frame construction," says Bettis. "Originally, in the 1930s, it was a dining, dance hall. We want to replace the entire electrical infrastructure. A lot of the electrical in that building goes back 70 years."
Work on the dining hall is expected to start in late summer and be completed in about five months. Additionally in late summer, six of the park's 13 cabins will get plumbing repairs, plus replacement of some floor tiles. Also on the schedule: Cabin 6, which has long been closed due to foundation damage, will be repaired and stabilized, and Cabin 12 will be upgraded to ADA standards.
"Our cabins are rented continuously throughout the year," says Huggins. "In the winter we are booked solid. The cabins are rustic and have fireplaces and kitchens, so they are a good place for people to get out of the hustle and bustle of the city."
Numerous other projects will make the park more ADA-compliant. "It will be extensive and far-reaching throughout the park," Bettis says of the ADA upgrades. "We will go into picnic areas, campsites, certain trailheads, and provide accessible walkways, parking, and picnic areas. We are making the park more user-friendly."
Later this winter, renovations are slated to begin at the golf course pro shop. Bastrop State Park's golf course is a rarity; only three Texas State Parks have golf courses and only Bastrop's has 18 holes. It was originally designed and built by the CCC as a nine-hole course in the 1930s.
This year's changes will add greatly to visitor enjoyment and safety in this 5,926-acre, heavily wooded park. There is much to enjoy. In addition to the pool, cabins and golf, the park has 78 tent and RV sites, a small lake for fishing and canoeing, biking on the scenic 12-mile road linking Bastrop and Buescher, challenging hikes and plentiful wildlife watching.
Bastrop also hosts and nurtures the largest remaining population of the endangered Houston toad, and TPWD is actively involved at Bastrop in efforts to strengthen the population with a captive breeding program.
Watch the official TPWD Bastrop State Park video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8MdNlyPjvw
For more information on the park, call 512/321-2101. Or visit the Bastrop State Park website: http://tpwd.texas.gov/spdest/findadest/parks/bastrop


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A Registry of Sipuleucel-T Therapy in Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer (PROCEED)
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The purpose of this study is to further quantify the risk of cerebrovascular events (CVEs) following sipuleucel-T (PROVENGE®) therapy, and to follow all subjects for survival.
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|A Registry of Sipuleucel-T Therapy in Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer
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- To further quantify the risk of cerebrovascular events following sipuleucel-T therapy for all subjects [ Time Frame: Every 3 months for a minimum of 3 years ]To further quantify the risk of cerebrovascular events following sipuleucel-T therapy for all subjects
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- Survival [ Time Frame: Every 3 months for a minimum of 3 years ]To quantify survival in all subjects.
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Each dose of sipuleucel-T contains a minimum of 50 million autologous CD54+ cells activated with PAP-GM-CSF. The recommended course of therapy for sipuleucel-T is 3 complete doses, given at approximately 2-week intervals.
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Subjects will receive product as described in the sipuleucel-T approved label. The registry will be strictly observational and thus no additional clinical visits or laboratory tests will be conducted beyond normal clinical practice. Investigators will be asked to record information that becomes available in the normal course of clinical management.
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Men at least 18 years of age that have advanced prostate cancer that is treated with sipuleucel-T
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- subjects must be at least 18 years of age
- subjects with advanced prostate cancer who will receive sipuleucel-T or who underwent their first leukapheresis for manufacture of sipuleucel-T ≤ 6 months prior to enrollment
- subjects must understand and sign an informed consent form
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HERCULES — The house of former Hercules Mayor Ed Balico is in foreclosure, due to be sold at auction on Nov. 21, real estate industry records show.
He is the third former high-ranking Hercules official in two years to suffer foreclosure, after former city manager Mike Sakamoto and his successor Nelson Oliva.
Balico's house, on Bluebird Court in the "Birds" neighborhood in the southern part of the city, is underwater by about $119,000. The real estate website ForeclosureRadar.com values the 1,831-square-foot, four-bedroom, 2½-bathroom house at $293,598; the property is encumbered by a mortgage with a principal balance of $412,750, according to ForeclosureRadar.com. Loan payments were in default to the tune of $8,094 as of August.
Balico's house could escape auction under several possible scenarios, including a loan modification; a short sale; a surrender to the bank via a "deed in lieu" of foreclosure; or other last-minute agreements or stays. An auction would be on the steps of the Contra Costa Superior Court in Martinez.
A phone number at Balico's Bluebird Court house is no longer in service, according to a recording. A number at Balico's Walnut Creek company in the waste-to-energy industry, Hercules Global Technology & Services, where Sakamoto has worked as business project developer, responded with a voice mail recording saying the correspondent is unavailable but did not invite a caller to leave a message.
First elected to the Hercules City Council in 2000, Balico resigned Jan. 11, 2011, saying he needed to spend more time with his family. At the time, he was being targeted for recall along with two other council members amid public ire over the implosion of the city's finances and Oliva's steering of about $1 million a year in city contracts to his family's consulting firm. Oliva resigned effective Jan. 9, 2011; Balico resigned two days later.
Sakamoto's Railroad Avenue house was sold in a foreclosure sale in October 2011 for $305,000. Sakamoto had bought the 1,532-square-foot, two-story, three-bedroom, 2½-bathroom house in 2003 for $464,500, according to Contra Costa County records.
Oliva's 3,373-square-foot, six-bedroom, five-bathroom house on Nautical Cove in the Victoria by the Bay neighborhood sold in March 2012 for $544,500 in a foreclosure sale. He had bought it in spring 2007 for $918,500, with the help of a $250,000 relocation assistance loan from the city and a $668,500 mortgage; the broker in the 2007 transaction was Balico and his firm, .com Real Estate, according to real estate industry records.
The $250,000 loan is a personal loan and not a lien on the property. Under the terms of Oliva's December 2010 separation agreement with the city, he is supposed to repay the loan in January 2016.
The fate of the loan is uncertain, given that the city has sued Oliva, his company and several family members for about $3 million, alleging a conflict of interest; the suit is pending.
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When I look back on my career as a journalist, I very clearly see two people who helped me—both directly and indirectly—achieve the position I have today. In the early 2000s, when I was a mere editorial assistant (read: intern) at Seattle magazine, then-managing editor J. Kingston Pierce took me under his wing and not only taught me the basics of good journalism and journalistic ethics, but also had a faith in me that no one, not even myself, had ever had in me before.
A few years later, when I started as associate editor of Corporate Legal Times (now InsideCounsel), former editor Rob Vosper continued to push me to work harder and be a better reporter and writer. There is no question in my mind that if it weren't for these two men, I would not be sitting here today. From personal experience, I can say that mentors provide influence we simply can't find on our own.
A few years ago, InsideCounsel kicked off its firstever Transformative Leadership Awards dinner in Chicago to honor individuals within the legal profession who have made efforts to help advance women in their corporate legal careers. The first dinner, back in 2010, was a success, and the tradition has stuck. We've held a Transformative Leadership Awards dinner each year since, and each year, attendance and interest in the program has continued to flourish.
As the success of the program grew, so did the program itself. In September, InsideCounsel expanded the awards ceremony to include a West Coast event, appropriately titled the Transformative Leadership Awards West. The first event, held on Sept. 6, drew crowds of legal professionals from California and surrounding states to honor the TLA West recipients.
Emceed by Michelle Banks, general counsel of The Gap Inc., the event, similar to the previous three in Chicago, underscored the importance of mentorship, support and guidance for women from those who can make a difference. And not surprisingly, it was a resounding success.
In this issue, InsideCounsel profiles all of the 2012 Transformative Leadership winners—from both the Chicago and San Francisco events. In this month's cover story, recipients discuss what the Transformative Leadership Award means to them and offer advice on how you may be able to make a difference in a young lawyer's life.


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By purchasing a State Parks Pass gift certificate, you will be providing the gift recipient and their guests with a year of free entry to some 120 Texas state parks, historic sites and state natural areas that represent the best of Texas' natural and cultural attractions. Order yours before Dec. 31 and you'll receive a commemorative 2006 Texas State Parks tree ornament, a pillow box for the ornament and gift card.
The Texas State Parks Pass gift certificates may be purchased for $60 at most Texas state parks or ordered by phone from the Customer Service Center, (512) 389-8900. Recipients of the gift certificate can then redeem the certificate at a Texas state park, historic site or state natural area and receive their State Parks Pass. Persons who redeem the gift certificate by June 30, 2006, also receive a free 12-month subscription to Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine.
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This biography explores the life of the American West's leading Christian Socialist in the late nineteenth century. Social, cultural, religious, political, and labor history are blended to capture Reed's controversial career as a preacher and reformer. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Reed sought to create what he called a "new community", God's kingdom on earth. His sermons and lectures envisioned the federal management of critical economic resources for the common good to guarantee everyone a "comfortable life". The popular preacher tirelessly criticized exploitative capitalism and corrupt machine politics and advocated social justice, labor reform, Native American rights, women's suffrage, scientific charity, and other causes. In 1894, he championed labor at the violent Cripple Creek strike and called Jesus Christ an "anarchist", controversies that led to his resignation from the affluent First Congregational Church. At his next pulpit, the nonsectarian Broadway Temple, he preached his Christian Socialism even harder to the poor and churchless. After a lengthy illness, the fiery Reed died in 1899.
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How to prepare for chemotherapy?
- Question from LenaV: I start my first chemo next week. Is there anything I should be doing mentally/physically to prepare, e.g. diet, etc.?
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Jennifer Griggs, M.D., M.P.H.
Breastcancer.org has a number of helpful suggestions to help you in preparing for chemotherapy. What my patients find most helpful is learning as much about the experience as they can. Information from other patients can be helpful, but remember that each woman's story will be different from yours.
Your treatment nurses will give you information that will help you prepare. One thing that a lot of women are not aware of is that chemotherapy in breast cancer patients, for multiple reasons, can be associated with weight gain. This is one thing patients are often not told. In an attempt to help you, your friends may be bringing over lots of lovely nourishing meals, but this may not be the most helpful thing to you. Your goal is to survive this cancer. Maintaining a healthy diet and a stable weight is the best way to handle your nutritional needs.
The other thing that you may find helpful is to tell your friends and family explicitly, in great detail, what you need from them. You will find that it's more helpful to hear about people who were treated a while ago for cancer and are doing well. Surrounding yourself with well-informed people will be very helpful to you, but don't forget there's a possibility of information overload. The breastcancer.org website has a great deal of balance.
Marisa Weiss, M.D.
One thing that's very helpful to do before and during, as well as after chemotherapy, is to keep up your fluid balance. Make sure you keep drinking before and after your treatment. Keep a lot of drinks around that you enjoy, but not ones that are full of sugar. There are some nice flavored club sodas. You might enjoy chicken broth as a hot drink.
Women who forget to drink and get nervous and maybe neglect that part of their daily intake may be more likely to experience nausea. And drinking non-caloric drinks throughout treatment instead of eating can help control your weight gain a little bit.
- Jennifer Griggs, M.D., M.P.H. Trying to stay active and getting outside every day will help prevent some of the fatigue some women experience on chemotherapy.
- Marisa Weiss, M.D. As well as the tendency to feel down. Check out books on tape. Try meditation for the first time. Make sure to pamper yourself. Get that massage, sleep in late here and there, buy yourself a treat, and remind those people around you that you love presents.
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Cohort Study for Patients Using Fuzeon (Enfuvirtide)
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified September 2005 by Institute for Interdisciplinary Infectiology.
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
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The Radata-Fuzeon cohort is an observational cohort study to gain a better understanding of Fuzeon (Enfuvirtide) in daily clinical practice. Patients planned to take this drug in a new antiretroviral combination therapy (ART) are eligible to participate in this observation.
Physicians may register patients online via the internet. They are offered to get an expert advice suggesting therapeutics for a new ART.
Observation interval is every three month. However physicians are allowed to initiate new diagnostics, expert advice and therapeutic changes independently from these intervals if necessary.
Total observation time for each patients is planned for two years.
|HIV Infections Antiretroviral Treatment
|Drug: Fuzeon (Enfuvirtide) Procedure: Laboratory diagnostic (CD4-cells) Procedure: Laboratory diagnostics (HIV-1 viral load) Drug: antiretroviral co-medication beside Fuzeon
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|Observational Model: Natural History
Time Perspective: Longitudinal
Time Perspective: Retrospective/Prospective
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|The Radata-Fuzeon Cohort - An Observational Cohort-Study in HIV-Infected Patients Using Fuzeon (Enfuvirtide) as Part of Their Antiretroviral Combination Therapy
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With tax increase approved, Lake Dillon Fire loosens belt
November 20, 2012
Lake Dillon Fire-Rescue firefighters have more to be thankful for this holiday weekend after the district board of directors approved funding for the department's first pay raises in two years Tuesday.
Fire officials are loosening the purse strings in the 2013 budget on personnel and capital spending after voters overwhelmingly passed a property tax measure increasing the department's budget by $550,000 a year.
Lake Dillon Fire will use the extra cash to fund line items that are expected to promote the department's level of service by ensuring equipment is up-to-date and highly qualified employees are retained in Summit County.
"We don't like to have other departments poaching our firefighters or other staff after we've invested a lot into training them and getting them rooted here," Lake Dillon fire spokesman Steve Lipsher said. "What the board has approved is keeping our salaries competitive so we don't lose valuable employees to better paying departments."
Fire officials agreed Tuesday to set aside $140,000 to provide a maximum 4 percent pay increase to staffers in 2013. A salary study showed Lake Dillon firefighters' and staff's pay beginning to lag behind similar departments in other areas after two years of frozen salaries.
"A number of our positions were certainly at the very low end of the latest comparative study that we had for departments in similar size and budget," Lake Dillon fire chief Dave Parmley told members of the board Tuesday.
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The department will also put up $22,500 more than originally planned to purchase a more sophisticated notification system for the Keystone fire station, following the tax measure approval.
The new system will allow dispatchers to direct calls for emergency services to the specific stations closest to the incident. It will also help ensure firefighters receive calls at the Keystone station, which is in a bad reception area.
"That is going to hopefully solve a radio dead spot," Lipsher said.
The fire department will also be purchasing a new fire engine this year, a capital expense officials have been planning and saving for over time, but which might have been delayed if the extra tax funding had not come through.
The .741-mill property tax increase, boosting taxes by about $5.90 on every $100,000 of property value for residents in the Lake Dillon district, passed Nov. 6 with 62 percent of local voters' support, though there was limited campaigning for the measure.
The property-tax dependent department decided to go to voters for an increase after the recession's impact on local property values forced the district to cut $1.2 million from the budget.
Though delighted with the tax increase success, fire officials promised taxpayers they would continue to run a tight ship.
"And to those voters who opposed the measure, we heard your voices too," Lake Dillon board president Jerry "Doc" Peterson stated in a release from the district following the results of the election. "And of course we will continue to operate the department through conservative budgeting and a sharp red pencil toward any extraneous costs."
But despite policies of conservative budgeting, officials say the district never hesitates to spend the necessary funds on the training and equipment that protect firefighters' safety and ensure effective responses.
"We want to make sure our guys have everything they need," Lipsher said. "We do take a lot of pride in having a well-equipped, well-trained staff."


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QUEENSLAND has recorded its first flood death - an elderly man whose body was pulled from the water at Burnett Heads, northeast of Bundaberg.
Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said the death was connected to the flooding, but with next of kin yet to be advised he would not reveal further details.
Authorities also hold grave fears for two other people.
One is a woman who was last seen driving into floodwaters at Pacific Haven near Maryborough on Sunday.
Swift water rescue teams are searching for her.
The other is a man who was swept away when he and two companions drove into flood waters at Widgee Creek near Gympie.
He remains missing. A man and a woman he was with were rescued early on Sunday.
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Termed "relationship keepsake journals," each one is meant for a specific type of recipient such as a father, mother, even attendees at a family reunion. I especially like the "between me and you Dad" journal – it would make a unique gift this Father's Day.
The premise, as described on the Sand Dune Publishing Co. website:
"Give these keepsake journals to the people you care about most. Each hardcover, spiral-bound book measures 6 ½ " x 7 ¼ " and contains 35 – 45 fun-to-ask and fun-to-answer questions. You get them back with handwritten responses you'll cherish forever."
Take a look around at the various journals and you'll see what I mean. Not only will you have a neat way to "prompt" family members to describe various aspects of their lives, but you'll receive a keepsake in their own writing. And, as genealogy bloggers, you could even make these into blog posts (with the person's permission, of course!).
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SOCHI, Russia — A Russian resurrection took place Sunday night at the Iceberg Sports Palace in the team figure skating competition that made its debut at the Sochi Games.
With President Vladimir Putin in the building cheering with his overjoyed comrades, Russian skaters re-established their superiority in one of the Winter Olympics' most popular sports.
After failing to win a gold medal in skating at the Vancouver Games four years ago, Russia won easily by scoring 75 points over three days of skating. Canada earned the silver followed by the United States, which relied on ice dancing stars Meryl Davis and Charlie White to remain in medal contention.
The disappointment in Vancouver had marked the first time since 1960 that Russia or the Soviet Union had failed to achieve gold.
While Russians were awash in self-congratulations, the competition really served as an hors d'oeuvres to the main plate. The pairs skate Tuesday and Wednesday, and the men go Thursday and Friday. Ice dancing and the women's competition is scheduled for the following week.
Of primary interest was the women's free skate Sunday, won by transcendent Russian 15-year-old Julia Lipnitskaia.
The ladies competition Feb. 19-20 will have a different feel with some of the world's stars on stage, starting with reigning Olympic champion Kim Yu-na of South Korea.
Also in medal contention are Japan's Mao Asada, Italy's Carolina Kostner and perhaps Americans Ashley Wagner and Gracie Gold. The United States has its own 15-year-old in San Jose's Polina Edmunds, who will make her senior international debut Feb. 19.
But Russia's kid seems ready to tackle Kim because she is such a smooth and relentless skater.
"She's dynamic," said Gold, who finished second to Lipnitskaia on Sunday. "Let's be real, she is completely unfazed. She's got no spine, but she has iron in her bones. Her and Polina, you go dink, dink, dink, I'm done. I'm not tired."
Legendary skate coach Frank Carroll is less impressed with Lipnitskaia than many who are seeing her for the first time. Ever the perfectionist, Carroll said the Russian teen still needs to grow into her skating.
He has helped Gold, 18, mature since coaching her in late summer. It showed Sunday in her Olympic debut.
"I can't believe what just happened," she said of her performance.
Carroll could because it's what he expected.
"This has to give her confidence," he said.
Gold was not satisfied with her Grand Prix season but won the U.S. championships last month in Boston while Edmunds took second.
"I think I'm hitting my stride," Gold said.
Gold plans to depart with much of the team to Austria, where it will recoup away from the distractions of Sochi. She first worried about the team competition being too exhausting to do in her Olympic debut.
"But if I can't handle two long programs in 10 days then I need more training," she said.
The athletes embraced the team format though it seemed like an exhibition after the short programs. The top three countries didn't change in the four long programs.
Davis and White won their free skate by almost seven points over longtime rivals Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada. The teams share the same coach and the same rink in Canton, Mich., but in the past two days the Americans established themselves as the clear gold-medal favorites in ice dancing.
Jason Brown of Highland Park, Ill., was fourth of the five skaters in the men's free program in which Russian sensation Evgeni Plushenko, 31, won as he did in the short program.
Plushenko became the second four-time Olympic skating medalist, matching Gillis Grafstrom of Sweden.
Plushenko skated a clean but risk-free program to help culminate a rousing evening for the Russians, who swept all the disciplines but ice dancing.
Contact Elliott Almond at 408-920-5865. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/elliottalmond.
Women's super combined skiing » NBC, 8-11:30 p.m. Monday (tape delayed)
Tahoe's Julia Mancuso (shown), the 2010 silver medalist, isn't a top contender. But the U.S. isn't without a medal hopeful: Mikaela Shiffrin, the team's youngest member at 18.
Also in prime time is men's 1,500-meter short track speed skating, with Monterey's J.R. Celski.
Men's curling » Team USA vs. Norway » CNBC, 2-5 p.m. Monday (tape delayed)
Norway's attire (shown) might be laughable, but the 2010 silver medalists are serious contenders for gold. Norway reportedly will wear nine different outfits during the round-robin stage alone. The U.S., which won bronze in 2006, finished last in '10.