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In seeking to strike a balance between populist appeal and serious credentials, Jazz at the Lesher Center hits the sweet spot with pianist Cyrus Chestnut, who kicks off the second season of the subscription series with two shows Saturday.
Steeped in gospel and the European classical tradition, Chestnut is one of jazz's most consistently entertaining artists, a player who has made a habit of interpreting material mostly ignored by his peers. Whether exploring hymns and spirituals, burning through Vince Guaraldi's beloved score for "A Charlie Brown Christmas" or turning songs associated with Elvis Presley into sleek, ebulliently swinging vehicles for jazz, Chestnut infuses everything he plays with wit, wisdom and soul.
"Any material is fair game," says Chestnut, 50. "I got the inspiration for the Elvis project while recording the song 'Love Me Tender' on a studio session working with someone else, and I wondered if anyone had ever really done jazz arrangements of music that Elvis sang. I had to be careful, because it could end up pretty corny. With the 'Peanuts' album, I grew up with Charlie Brown, and Vince Guaraldi's music was very special to me. Everything I do I try to tell stories about what I've experienced."
Born and raised in Baltimore, Chestnut started studying at the Peabody Institute at the age of 9. He graduated from Boston's Berklee College of Music in 1985 with a degree in jazz composition and arranging after earning just about every award and top honor offered at the school.
After stints backing Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison, and Wynton Marsalis (who all happen to hail from New Orleans), Chestnut completed jazz's equivalent of a doctoral program in improvisation with a two-year run in Betty Carter's band, a proving ground for young jazz talent second only to Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.
While he soaked up an array of influences, Chestnut's music is still unmistakably marked by "gospel and church, which is part of my DNA, part of the air that I breathe," Chestnut says. "For people to get an honest picture of who you are, you have to present everything. I grew up playing in church, and I studied Beethoven, Bach, Brahms and Mozart."
Presented by the Diablo Regional Arts Association, Jazz at the Lesher Center continues on Aug. 10 with the gifted American-born, London-based song stylist Stacey Kent, a probing singer with an impressively polyglot repertoire. Another alluring artist with a multilingual bent performs on Aug. 17, when Brazilian pianist and vocalist Eliana Elias brings her terrific quartet to the Bay Area for a series of gigs (she also plays Yoshi's San Francisco on Aug. 15-16).
Hailing from São Paulo, Elias has been a major figure on the New York jazz scene since the early 1980s. Her latest album for Concord, "I Thought About You (A Tribute to Chet Baker)," celebrates the cool-toned trumpeter's enduring influence on Brazilian music.
"She's amazing," Chestnut says. "Eliane is such a beautiful player. When she finishes a concert, you really feel as if you were on a journey."
The season closes on Aug. 24 with a Stride Piano Summit featuring 86-year-old piano master Dick Hyman, who learned the style directly from the source, listening to James P. Johnson, Eubie Blake and Duke Ellington. The triple bill also features stride expert Mike Lipskin, who apprenticed with inimitable stride patriarch Willie "The Lion" Smith, and 26-year-old Stephanie Trick, the style's brightest young star.
"Dick Hyman is the perfect person to lead a stride summit," Chestnut says. "He's an incredible musician who can play any style, but stride is something else. That stuff's hard!"
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When: 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr.,
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Tickets: $40 ($125 for the series), 925-943-7469,
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- Federal Open Market Committee Meeting Announcement, 2:15 p.m.
- Jobless Claims, 8:30 a.m.
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- Employment Cost Index, 8:30 a.m.
- Chicago Purchasing Managers Index, 9:45 a.m.
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- Employment Situation (aka nonfarm payrolls), 8:30 a.m.
- Consumer Sentiment, 9:55 a.m.
- Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing Index, 10 a.m.
- Construction Spending, 10 a.m.
Generally, the employment-situation report dominates headlines whenever it is released This week, however, is the first Federal Open Market Committee meeting after the rotation of votes among the presidents of the district Federal Reserve banks. So, aside from mentioning that consensus forecasts for nonfarm payrolls this week are to come in at 160,000 -- in the same general range as we've recently seen -- I'm going to delve into the views of the new voters. I've assembled a bit of a cheat sheet with the recent views expressed by each Fed president who now has a vote on the FOMC. (The president of the New York Fed always has a vote, so I will not cover his views here -- only those of the new voting members.)
Chicago: Charles Evans
In his most recent speech on monetary policy, Evans maintains that current policy is appropriate. He says:
"Monetary policy has an important contribution to make. It should provide financial conditions that help produce the most robust demand growth we reasonably can achieve, with appropriate measures in place to safeguard price stability."
I would expect him to continue to favor bond purchases for the time being, as his speech emphasized the use of unemployment and inflation data as a basis for determining monetary policy. While there has been some talk of a few Fed officials who might desire to curtail bond purchases earlier, I don't think Evans would really want to risk the Fed's credibility -- and limit the effectiveness of its communication tools in the future -- by departing from what the Fed has already said.
Boston: Eric Rosengren
In a recent speech, the following statement is key to Rosengren's views on monetary policy:
"Being more than half a percent below our target for PCE inflation highlights why I believe aggressive monetary policy remains appropriate, given that the 7.8% unemployment rate is well above where the FOMC expects the unemployment rate to settle in the longer run." Or, if that wasn't clear enough, he later reiterates in stronger wording, "In conclusion I would just reiterate my view that continued monetary accommodation is absolutely appropriate and indeed needed as long as we are projected to miss on both elements of the Fed's dual mandate, inflation and employment."
He highlights a number of risks and headwinds to the global economy, and offers some hopeful signs, saying:
"Despite these headwinds at home and abroad, I do expect improvement in U.S. economic growth this year. While in the first half of 2013 I think the economy is likely to grow at roughly its potential level of growth, I expect growth in the second half of the year to be closer to 3% -- assuming that headwinds from fiscal imbalances around the world are not resolved in economically disruptive ways."
St. Louis: James Bullard
Bullard recently gave a speech about what constitutes a marked improvement in the employment situation. Rather than simply looking at the employment rate, he emphasizes how complicated employment matters really are. For example: Are job openings being posted but not being filled? Is the unemployment rate fluctuating because people are entering or leaving the labor force? How many jobs are being created in each month? What is the quality of new jobs being created? He seems to attempt to avoid being put into a box that states simply that the Fed will keep buying bonds until the simplistic threshold of a 6.5% unemployment rate is being met, as is currently the Fed's posture.
Indeed, in another presentation, he outlines why the Fed's current policy stance is appropriate. But this comes with a caveat, and that is that he has a problem with thresholds. Specifically, he notes:
"The use of thresholds is not a panacea. I have described elsewhere a number of issues that the Committee is likely to face going forward with this strategy, including:
- "The FOMC cannot pretend to target medium- or long-term unemployment.
- "The Committee needs to reiterate that it considers many more variables in attempting to gauge the state of the U.S. economy.
- "The thresholds will likely be viewed as triggers for action."
He sees the economy's long-term potential growth rate as lower than consensus, meaning a lower hurdle to clear for monetary policy to continue. He pegs this rate as gross domestic product growth of 2.3%, and he sees economic growth coming in above that rate in the coming year. But he does see inflation remaining near the Fed's 2% target.
He also notes that interest-rate-sensitive areas of the economy -- such as housing and durable-goods manufacturing (e.g., autos) -- have already rebounded. This, he says, points to the efficacy of Fed policy so far. The remaining segments of the economy might not benefit as much from further easing. So I wouldn't be too surprised if he'd be less than enthusiastic about voluminous bond-buying far into the future in an attempt to meet that 6.5% unemployment rate the Fed now targets.
Kansas City: Esther George
In her most recent speech, she also mentioned how interest-rate sensitive sectors of the economy -- such as housing and durable goods manufacturing -- have benefited from the Fed's bond purchases and low rates. However, she highlighted the risks of the Fed's large-scale asset purchases (LSAPs). She warns:
"These purchases also have their own set of risks and are not without cost. At their current level and pace of growth, I believe they almost certainly increase the risk of complicating the FOMC's exit strategy. . . . Although [the actions of bond sales] are likely only well into the future, actively selling a large amount of agency MBS, as stated in the exit strategy principles, could be potentially disruptive to markets and market functioning, or cause an unwelcome rise in mortgage rates."
She also worries about the Fed maintaining control over inflation expectations if LSAPs continue unabated in the future.
Thus, she may join her counterpart from the opposite side of Missouri, James Bullard, in questioning ongoing bond purchases, probably not now, but perhaps at some point before we reach that 6.5% unemployment rate threshold. At this point, she does see the benefits of QE, but how long she will see them as necessary vs. unnecessarily risky remains to be seen. (In a bit of trivia, I might point out that her predecessor at the Kansas City Fed, Thomas Hoenig, often dissented at FOMC meetings.)
Given these divergent views of the new voters on the FOMC, we may have some interesting debates, if not dissents, at some point in the future.

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- The Mirror is destroyed, waiting to be "repaired"
- Bigby says he doesn't have time to wait for the mirror to be repaired, he will go look out for [HIM] himself.
Probably referring to Crane, but what about the Crooked Man?
- Snow and Bigby aren't sure about Crane being the killer.
- Bigby is seen looking at this picture
In the picture you can see : Nerissa, Faith and and unknown girl. In the background there's Tweedle Dee/Dum wich i circled. LOCATION UNKNOWN
Nerissa, Faith and The Unknown girl were friends? Could the Mysterious Girl be Lilly Glamoured?
And why was the Tweedle stalking Them/Her?
Bigby takes a cab and arrives under a bridge.
The bridge is the same seen in Next Time on The Wolf Among Us when Dee us pointing his gun at Bigby.
Tweedle Dee and Dum are seen pointing their guns at Bigby
Badass Music Starts kicking in
The Trailer shows this :
A shield with rocks and sticks of wood..
I need your opinions on what THAT could be
- Again, the unknown voice from the start, it says "You have no idea what's going on do you?" could it be a Witch?
The Location where the shield is situated is THE BRIDGE, so what does something like a shield from a fable do in a "Mundy" location?
- Woody's Axe is seen, probably being holded by the Woodsman himself, looks like he's up to something
Georgie is speaking at the phone, mentioning having "Problems" then Bigby and Snow Walk in The Pudding and Pie
Could he been speaking with the Crooked Man? Who else could Georgie been speaking to? We don't know him really well so..
Looks like Jack knows something about all of this and tries to reach a deal with Bigby, like "Give me that and i'll give you this"
Flycatcher is shown, cleaning a floor, when the elevator closes. I don't know if Bigby knows him, but Snow does, bacause she talk about him in Episode 1. Will he have an important role?
- Bigby is angry at Jack for the "Deal"
- The next scene is particular, we see Bigby (Should be him, same clothes) knocking down a door..inside the room there's a little girl (Do you know who that could be?)
- Next scene shows Grendel possibly taking Bigby's side knocking down the Tweedle, the location seems to be "The Bridge"
- We see a woman screaming "They took everything from me!" in a room.
- The Room looks pretty messed up, like SOMEONE was searching SOMETHING in that room
Could this Woman be the "Queen" found in the game files?
This is the little girl shown in the trailer :
Then, in the room where the Woman is shown there's this little, very very little particular :
The Photo shows the Woman with the Little Girl next to her, Mother and Daughter?
- Gren and Woody start a Fight, why? We can't really say anything from this Trailer
- Next scene shows a shocked Snow, looks like she's in an alley and i'm pretty sure Bigby's transformation happens in an alley... 2+2?
- Snow is apparently mad at Bigby (?)
- Bigby returns to the Motel.
- Bigby's Wolf Form Claw is seen.. who is Bigby Fighting?


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Auburn's Kukors up for top award in MTR Western Sports Star of the Year event
Olympian Ariana Kukors of Auburn is among the nominees for Female Sports Star of the Year, the Seattle Sports Commission announced today.
Kukors joins fellow Olympians Mary Whipple (rowing), Marti Malloy (judo) and Jennie Reed (cycling) and Katie Flood, a champion cross country and track runner for the University of Washington, as nominees for the honor.
Categorical award winners will be announced at the 78th annual MTR Western Sports Star of the Year event Jan. 25 at Benaroya Hall, downtown Seattle. Created by Royal Brougham and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in 1936, the event has celebrated the achievements of Washington sports for nearly eight decades.
Kukors, a 2007 Auburn Mountainview graduate and Pac-10 champion at UW, finished fifth in the 200-meter individual medley final at the London Games on July 31.
Kukors, competing in her first Olympics, touched the wall in 2 minutes, 9.83 seconds.
She is the the world record holder in the IM.
The commission – comprised of local sports historians, media and others active in the sports industry – made the nominations.
Fans can vote for their favorite nominee in each category at www.sportsstaroftheyear.org.
Voting ends 5 p.m. Jan. 18.
Tickets to the show can be purchased at the Benaroya Hall Box Office, at www.benaroyahall.org, or by calling 206-215-4747. Premium tickets are $100, reserved are $80 and include access to the show and the VIP reception. Show-only tickets can be purchased for $35.
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Professional Sports Star of the Year:
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Male Sports Star of the Year:
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Female Sports Star of the Year:
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• The University of Washington men's rowing completes unbeaten season and sweeps the IRA Championships.
• Montesano High football goes from fire to state title.
• Bellevue High football wins 10th state championship.
• The Western Washington University basketball team wins the Division II national championship.


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Renal Function and Pharmacogenetics in Renal Transplant Recipients Converted From Tac BID to Tac OD
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In Kidney transplant recipients Once daily Tacrolimus has the poteb]ntial advantage of better adnerence, and perhpas improvement in reanl function compred with the twice daily tacrolimus formulation.
Our center has the largest experience in North America with once-daily tacrolimus ( advagraf) in Renal transplant recipients.
Recently we converted ~500 stable patients from the twice daily to once-daily tacrolimus.
We are interested in:
- change in renal function
- dose changes based on ethnic diveristy
- dose changes based on pharmacogenetics
This will helpnus understand better ways to utilize this anti-rejection medication
|Real Function Post Conversion From Prograf to Advagraf Examin Ethnicity and Pharmacogenetics of the Cohort Requiring Dose Adjustment Post-conversion
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|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Retrospective
|Official Title:
|A Retrospective Analysis of Renal Function, Tac Dose Adjustments and CYP3A5 Pharmacogenetics in Stable Renal Transplant Recipients Converted From Tac BID to Tac OD
- Difference in Cyp3a5 genotype in recipients requiring dose adjustment in converion from prograf to advagraf [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- change in renal function after conversion from prograf to advagraf [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|June 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
500 Stable renal transplant recipients
cohort of 500 stable RTRS. A subset of this group who required dose adjustment after conversion will be compared to a matched cohort not requiring dose adjustment. Genotyping for Cyp3A5 will be done for both cohorts
500 renal transplant recipients
500 Stable renal transplant recipients converted from prograf to advagraf
Detailed Description:
The Renal transplant program at St. Michael's is one of the largest in Canada. The CNI of choice since 2000 has been tacrolimus based therapy. In 2009 our program decided to switch from bid prograf to once daily advagraf for all de-novo renal transplant recipients (RTR). Our Advagraf experience is currently the largest in North America. Because of concerns regarding generic prograf, we began a conversion of > 600 prevalent transplant patients on bid prograf to OD advagraf in January 2012. At present this is nearly completed.
It has been recognized that dosing of tacrolimus is highly dependent on pharmacogenentic differences related to the CYP3A5 genotype. CYP3A%*3 (nonexpressors) require significantly higher doses of tacrolimus than CYP3A5*1 (expressers) with heterozygotes being somewhere in the middle. Our study will examine the demographics, renal function and tacrolimus dosing and Co levels, both pre and post conversion from tac BID, to tac OD in our cohort of converted patients.
Of More scientific interest, will be to retrospectively determine the CYP3A5 genotypes in recipients who required significant dose adjustments in the tac OD following conversion and compare to a matched cohort of recipients in whom no dose adjustment was needed.
The hypothesis is that recipients who require dose increase when converted from the BID to the OD formulation, will have a different CYP3A5 genotype and will tend towards CYP3A5*3.
This will be the largest cohort to look at this question. Specifically this may lead to better dosing of tac OD, if pre-emptive genotyping prior to transplantation were to be employed.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 95 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria: Renal transplamnt recipients on prograf converted to advagraf
Exclusion Criteria:
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01884480
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|St.Michael's Hospital
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B1W8
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01884480 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|June 19, 2013
|Last Updated:
|November 18, 2014
Keywords provided by St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto:
Advagraf, pharmacogenetics, Cyp3A5
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Chelsea, known for its rich culture and diversity, is also a blooming center for business in Manhattan. Anchored by Google and Twitter's considerable presence, Chelsea has experienced a real estate boom as both established companies and startups have migrated westward for Chelsea office space.
The Chelsea neighborhood is a favorite of both locals and tourists alike, thanks to New York institutions like the High Line, a mile-long park on a disused elevated railroad, and the newly-relocated Whitney Museum. Mere steps away, Chelsea Market is home to some of New York's best artisan fare, making it a dream lunch destination. And of course, its sibling Meatpacking District lends plenty of nightlife options. Its proximity to the Hudson River also makes it both bike-friendly and highly walkable.
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Studies in Congenital and Early Onset Ataxias (ATAXIC)
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Congenital ataxias (CA) are rare, non progressive diseases, characterized by psychomotor retardation, hypotonia followed by ataxia. The presence of the "molar tooth" on MRI allowed to define Joubert syndrome, a peculiar form of CA. Apart from this group, CA are mostly associated with cerebellar atrophy or hypoplasia without molar tooth on MRI. CA are a clinically as well as genetically heterogeneous group of diseases. Early-onset ataxias are progressive but may be difficult to distinguish from CA in the first years of the disease. To date, few genes responsible for CA have been identified: ABC7 (X-linked CA associated with sideroblastic anemia), SLC9A6 (X-linked CA associated with severe mental retardation, autism and epilepsy), GPR56 (CA associated with polymicrogyria), ATCAY (pure CA in Cayman isolate); the involvement of the ATCAY and ABC7 genes has never been assessed in a large cohort of CA patients.
Primary objective:
To assess the frequency of mutations of the ATCAY and ABC7 genes in patients affected with non Joubert congenital or early-onset ataxia.
Secondary objective:
To identify new loci and/or genes responsible for CA To further describe the clinical phenotype of the CA and to assess the frequency of the various clinical types (pure CA/CA associated with spasticity/ syndromic CA, congenital/early-onset CA, sporadic/familial CA).
To describe the clinical phenotype of CA related to mutations in one of analysed genes.
|Congenital Cerebellar Ataxias Early-onset Cerebellar Ataxias
|Genetic: blood sample
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Family-Based
|Official Title:
|Phenotypic and Genotypic Studies in Congenital and Early Onset Ataxias
- Percentage of the patients with a mutation in one of the analysed genes. [ Time Frame: 1 day ]
- Percentage of patients with severe/moderate/mild/absent intellectual deficiency [ Time Frame: 1 day ]
- Percentage of patients with/without epilepsy/spasticity/extraneurological features and nature and frequency of MRI anomalies [ Time Frame: 1 day ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
|Study Start Date:
|January 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|patients ataxic
Genetic: blood sample
Blood sample will be analysed in order to check presence or not of mutation in ABC7, SLC9A6, GPR56, ATCAY.
Detailed Description:
All patients will be examined by a geneticist or a neuropediatric. All clinical data will be collected.
Strategy of the molecular study :
- for all multiplex and consanguineous families a linkage analysis (loci ATCAY and ABC7 and others AC known genes) will be performed.
- For all sporadic patients as well as linked multiplex and consanguineous families : sequencing of all coding exons of the gene ATCAY and others AC known genes.
- For all sporadic male patients and linked families : sequencing of all coding exons of the gene ABC7.
- For all patients with suggestive features : sequencing of all coding exons of the gene GPR56, VLDLR, NHE6 or other candidate gene.
- In consanguineous families : linkage analysis using SNP-array and analysis of candidate genes present in the regions of extended homozygosity
- linkage analysis in dominant families and analysis of candidate genes in the linked regions.
- If a new AC locus is identified (using linkage or CGH array), this gene will be sequenced in all patients.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient, child or adult, affected with a congenital or early-onset ataxia defined by:
- Neurological symptoms observed before age of 2 years.
- Non progressive cerebellar ataxia observed at the time of examination. Karyotype done or in progress
Exclusion Criteria:
- Metabolic disease
- Specific MRI malformations suggesting a peculiar entity : molar tooth (joubert syndrome), superior vermis dysplasia with cleft (Oligophrenin)
- Muscle weakness and elevated creatine phosphokinase (CPK)
- Clearly progressive ataxia.
- Absence of signature of the informed consent.
- Absence of affiliation to social security
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01488461
|Hôpital Trousseau, Service de Génétique
|Paris, France, 75012
|Principal Investigator:
|Lydie Burglen, PhD
|Assistance Publique
|Responsible Party:
|Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01488461 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
AOM 09178 ( Other Identifier: Assistance Publique )
|Study First Received:
|December 6, 2011
|Last Updated:
|June 12, 2015
Keywords provided by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris:
Congenital cerebellar ataxias
Gene ATCAY
Gene ABC7
Cerebellar atrophy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cerebellar Ataxia
Spinocerebellar Ataxias
Spinocerebellar Degenerations
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Cerebellar Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Spinal Cord Diseases
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
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TOMS Shoes was founded in 2006 by Blake Mycoskie. The original TOMS shoe had a unique slip-on design comprising clean lines and lightweight fabrics in vibrant colours and prints. The idea of TOMS was inspired by Blake's trip to Argentina where he saw the traditional Argentine alpargata. Struck by the poverty and health issues of the country, he set out to reinvent the alpargata for the U.S. market. His goal was simple: to show how together, we can create a better tomorrow by taking compassionate action today. To realise this purpose, Blake made a commitment to match every pair of TOMS purchased with a pair to a child in need. There are no complicated formulas — it's simple. If you buy a pair of TOMS, the company will give a pair on your behalf. "I was so overwhelmed by the spirit of the South American people, especially those who had so little," Mycoskie said. "And I was instantly struck with the desire — the responsibility — to do more." TOMS has given over 2,000,000 pairs of shoes to children in need around the world.
Key TOMS styles we have include Classic Slip on, University Classic, University Espadrille, Toms Canvas and Toms Espadrilles.


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By UIUC RBML Staff
Title: Sir Robert Clayton papers, 1579-1744
Primary Creator: Clayton, Robert, Sir (1629-1707)
Extent: 15.0 Cubic Feet. More info below.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Date Acquired: 00/00/1953
Subjects: Bankers --England --London --Archival resources, Clayton, Robert, Sir, 1629-1707 --Archival resources, Clayton, Robert, Sir, 1629-1707 --Correspondence, Herbert, Edward, Sir, 1648?-1698 --Archival resources, Norfolk, Henry Howard, Duke of, 1655-1701 --Archival resources, Politicians --England --London --Archival resources, Turner, Francis, 1638?-1700 --Archival resources, Wren, Matthew, 1585-1667 --Archival resources
Languages: English
Born at Bulwick, Northamptonshire, England, 29 September 1629, Sir Robert Clayton was a banker, alderman, member of Parliament, knight, and Lord Mayor of London.
He became an apprentice to his uncle, a London scrivener, where he met a fellow apprentice, Alderman John Morris. They became successful businessmen and established the bank, Clayton & Morris Co.
Clayton entered politics and representing several wards as a Whig. He was knighted in 1671. Clayton made a considerable fortune, and on John Morris's death in 1682, inherited considerable wealth. In 1697 he lent the king £30,000 to pay for the army.
He was president of the St Thomas' Hospital in London next to the River Thames opposite the Houses of Parliament. He employed Thomas Cartwright to rebuild the hospital and St Thomas Church nearby.
Robert Clayton was a member of the Scriveners and Drapers Company, an Alderman of Cheap Ward in the City of London (1670-1683), a Sheriff in 1671, Lord Mayor of London (1679-1680), a Member of Parliament for the City of London (1678-1681), Colonel of the Orange Regiment of militia (various times, 1680-1702), President of the Honourable Artillery Company (1690-1703), Commissioner of the Customs (1689-1697), an Assistant to the Royal African Company (1672-1681) and a governor of the Bank of England (1702-1707).
Sir Robert outlived his children and his heir was his nephew, Sir William Clayton. He died 16 July 1707.
Bankers --England --London --Archival resources
Clayton, Robert, Sir, 1629-1707 --Archival resources
Clayton, Robert, Sir, 1629-1707 --Correspondence
Herbert, Edward, Sir, 1648?-1698 --Archival resources
Norfolk, Henry Howard, Duke of, 1655-1701 --Archival resources
Politicians --England --London --Archival resources
Turner, Francis, 1638?-1700 --Archival resources
Wren, Matthew, 1585-1667 --Archival resources
Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alternate Extent Statement: 20 boxes, circa 3,000 items
Access Restrictions: Open to researchers.
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Acquisition Source: Michelmore & Co.
Acquisition Method: Purchased, 1953.
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Price excited for Opening Day against O's
ST. PETERSBURG -- David Price seemed excited about the Rays' Opening Day on Tuesday afternoon against the Orioles.
The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner will start the opener.
"It is very special," Price said. "It's the first day for us and we're obviously at home, so we get to take the field first and we get to throw the first pitch. And we get to set our own tone. So it's good. We enjoy it and we're looking forward to it."
Price would not deny that he will have his share of butterflies on Tuesday.
"Yeah, absolutely, I've got them now just [being interviewed]," Price said. "It's a good day. If you can't get butterflies when you come out to a Major League game on Opening Day, there's probably something wrong with you."
When asked about this year's team, Price said it felt "like just a normal Tampa Bay team."
"Everybody fits in in the locker room, and we have no problems on and off the field," Price said. "And I feel like that's what really helps us out, over the course of 162 games. We have guys in this locker room who get along and have fun together. That's what we do."
And as for the team he'll be facing Tuesday, the Orioles ...
"I feel like the only guy they've lost is Mark Reynolds," Price said. "He was a big piece in that lineup with the power he possessed to all fields. But they've got guys to step in for him.
"I'm sure Chris Davis is going to start playing a lot more against lefties as well. And Nick Markakis is healthy. Brian Roberts is back. And they have a very good team. Nolan Reimold will hit in the seven- and eight-hole. He's a good big league hitter. So they've definitely got a lot of guys on that team who can swing the bat, so I don't think they've downgraded too much."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A Small FavorRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
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VIERA, Fla. -- The process of stretching out Anibal Sanchez's innings in time for the regular season continued Monday on the back fields at Tigertown, where the right-hander struck out seven Class A hitters over 5 2/3 innings of two-run, three-hit ball for the Lakeland Flying Tigers.
Sanchez threw 72 pitches in the outing, his second consecutive appearance against lower-level competition since returning from his stint for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. He struck out six batters over four innings last Wednesday in the team's annual exhibition against Florida Southern College.
At this point, the innings are more important than the level of competition for Sanchez, who is on track to make two more starts before the Tigers break camp. He's currently pitching on the same days as Max Scherzer, but that would likely change sometime soon as the Tigers try to slot everything on turn for their regular-season rotation order.
Manager Jim Leyland said his goal is to have all his starters ready to throw around 100 pitches when the season starts.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A 28-year-old Ukiah man was arrested Thursday after being seen driving the car he allegedly stole out of the Walmart parking lot days earlier, the Ukiah Police Department reported.
According to the UPD, a caller in the store's parking lot on Airport Park Boulevard reported at 3 p.m. Dec. 1 that a man broke the driver's side window of a silver sedan and drove off in it.
Officers responded and contacted the owner of the vehicle, who reported that the 2003 Pontiac Grand Am had been stolen.
On Thursday around 3:45 p.m., a UPD officer was on patrol in the area of Low Gap Road and North Oak Street and reportedly saw the suspect, identified as Lawrence Ortiz of Ukiah, in the stolen vehicle.
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A's fans encouraged to take public transportation to game 5
OAKLAND, Calif. - Due to Thursday night's concert at Oracle Arena, A's fans who purchased tickets to Game 5 of the American League Division Series at O.co Coliseum are strongly encouraged to arrive early or take public transportation to the ballpark.
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The Society currently has 253 members and is affiliated with the
National Federation
of State Poetry Societies. We sponsor
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These activities are designed to help members improve their skills,
while enhancing the enjoyment of reading and writing poetry.
We have no bias as to form or style; anyone serious about writing
good poetry and anyone who enjoys reading good verse is welcome.
We are always looking for new members.
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and support one another, and join with others who
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The Alabama State Poetry Society was founded in
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or university student). The current dues structure is
$20.00 for Regular and $7.00 for Student membership. Dues
are renewable on January 1 of each year.
We meet three times each year. April and October
meetings are each held in conjunction with a contest
and luncheon at the University of Montevallo in
Montevallo, Alabama. We have an invited speaker, and
contest winners are announced: money winners are
invited to read their winning entries. The February
meeting is held at the Sahara Restaurant in Montgomery.
We publish a quarterly newsletter, "The Muse
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in the mailing. In the fall, we publish "The Sampler,"
an annual anthology of members' poems.
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The MCLC department offers to students at the beginning and intermediate levels an awareness of linguistic diversity in human societies, an ability to communicate at a basic level in a second language, and an acquaintance with the culture of that language. Majors and minors acquire high levels of communicative skills, a broad acquaintance with the culture, and an ability to understand and analyze the cultural manifestations (mores, literature and the arts, history) of their chosen languages. A major in this department prepares the conscientious student for graduate school or for teaching in secondary, middle, or elementary schools, and provides very useful skills applicable in international business, the travel industry, social work, foreign missions, and other areas. A language major or minor can also be a valuable complement to another major. Majors are encouraged to spend a semester or a year in a foreign study program. Foreign studies at any level, with fully transferable credit, are available at through the Kentucky Institute for International Studies and through other programs. Minors in Asian Studies and Classics are also offered.
Students with two years of French at the high school level desiring to continue in the same language must enroll in the 102 – level course, or they may take the placement exam to attempt to place into 201. Those with more than two years of high school study in French are required to take a placement exam to determine placement in 102 or higher.
Students who have successfully completed 200 level courses will not be allowed to take 100 level courses; nor will students who have successfully completed 300 or 400 level courses be allowed to take 100 level courses or 201. Exceptions to this policy must be approved by the departmental chair. (This policy applies to students who have taken language courses at Georgetown or another college or university.)
(B.A. degree) Thirty-three hours above 102. Language: 18 hours, including FRE 230, 235, 333, 335, 435. Literature and Civilization: 12 hours of culture and civilization on the 300 level, plus 3 hours from the literature or topics/seminar block on the 400 level. Teaching majors must include 310, 312, 333, and 402 in their programs. Allied Requirement: 3 credit hours as approved by French faculty.
Eighteen hours above the 100 level.
101-102. Elementary French I and II. (3 hours each) A two-semester sequence. Emphasis on listening and speaking, with gradually increasing attention to the development of reading and writing skills in FRE 102. One hour lab per week required. Fall and Spring
201. Intermediate French. (3 hours) A course designed to bring students up to the required proficiency level at Georgetown College. ACTFL level intermediate – low. One hour lab per week required. Prerequisite: FRE 102 or by placement exam. Fall and Spring
230. Intermediate French II. (3 hours) Continued development of listening and speaking skills. Increased emphasis on reading and writing skills, with emphasis on professional vocabulary, and with concomitant study of more complex grammatical structures. ACTFL level intermediate-mid. Prerequisite: FRE 201 or equivalent. Spring
235. Conversation and Composition: Intermediate. (3 hours) Practice in speaking and writing, mostly on everyday topics, using appropriate models and French identities. ACTFL level intermediate-mid. Prerequisite: FRE 201 or equivalent. Fall
301. Readings in Francophone Cultures. This course will focus on the development of reading strategies. Through an exploration of a variety of modern and historical texts students will review complex grammar, build vocabulary, study complex sentence structure, and examine cultural questions pertaining to various parts of the francophone world. Prerequisite: FRE 230 or equivalent. Fall
310. Pre-Revolution French Civilization and Culture. (3 hours) A study of the development of the ideas, political structures, art and architecture that constitute, in part, French culture. Historical and cultural texts as well as audio-visual material will be used to meet the goals of refining reading strategies and of better understanding modern French identity through its past. Prerequisite: FRE 301 with "C" or above or equivalent. Odd Springs
312. La Francophonie. (3 hours) A study of the problems of establishing and defining national identities in a variety of Francophone countries in the 19th and 20th centuries. Topics include: regional identity in France in the nineteenth century; Quebec; French Caribbean; French-speaking Africa; Vichy and French identity crisis; Immigration politics in France today. Prerequisite: FRE 301 with "C" or above or equivalent. Even Springs
321. Initiation to French Literature. (3 hours) An examination of a selection of outstanding literary works. Writing skills will also be developed through practice of the explication method of analyzing texts. Prerequisite: FRE 301 with "C" or above or equivalent. Fall
333. Phonetics, Pronunciation, and Regional Variation. (3 hours) Phonetic alphabet and transcription; articulation of French sounds; French prosody; detailed study of vowels, semi-vowels, and consonants; intensive pronunciation practice; introduction to regional and Francophone dialects. Prerequisite: FRE 235 or consent of instructor. Even Springs
335. Conversation, Composition, Cuisine. (3 hours) A course designed to bring students up to intermediate-high level of the ratings of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Cooking demonstrations in French; cuisine-related folktales; grammar. Prerequisite: FRE 230 and 235, or permission of instructor. Odd Springs
355. French for The Professions. (3 hours) Introduction to basic vocabulary, institutional structures, and cultural differences specific to the business world in France and Quebec. Prerequisite FRE 301 with "C" or above. Spring as needed
340. Independent Study. (1, 2, 3 hours)
370. Topics in French Culture/Language/Literature. (3 hours) Study of a special topic announced at advanced registration. Prerequisite: FRE 301 with "C" or above.
402. Teaching of Foreign Languages. (3 hours) Methods and materials for the teaching of foreign languages. Prerequisites: Junior standing, and FRE 335. Fall as needed
424. The Politics of Poetry. (3 hours) A study of a selection of French poetry , theatre, and prose from the late Middle Ages to the twentieth century with an emphasis on the ways in which the poetic text participated in political discourse and influenced political action of the various periods. Prerequisite: FRE 321 or permission of instructor. Even Springs or As Needed
426. Prose and Criticism. (3 hours) A selection of early modern and modern prose texts examined through various models of literary theory. Prerequisite: FRE 321 or permission of instructor. Odd Springs or As Needed
435. Conversation and Composition: Advanced. (3 hours) A course designed to raise the student's command of oral and written French to advanced level on the ACTFL guidelines. Lab work may be required. Prerequisite: FRE 335. Spring as needed
440. Independent Study. (1 to 3 hours)
450. Seminar. (1 to 3 hours)
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Francisco making strong first impression with Jays
TORONTO -- Juan Francisco has made a good first impression with the Blue Jays while filling in for the injured Adam Lind.
Francisco entered play on Wednesday night with four hits in 10 at-bats since being promoted from Triple-A Buffalo. He also has a pair of walks and a triple to go along with one RBI. The sample size is incredibly small but so far he's doing enough to ease the loss of Lind at DH.
Veteran Dan Johnson also received some consideration for the promotion but the call went to Francisco instead after he hit .341 with a .988 OPS in 12 games for the Bisons.
"He's always had a lot of power, he's had some production in the big leagues, bounced around a little bit with Cincinnati, Atlanta and Milwaukee but he's always been able to hit," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said.
Francisco has experience in parts of six seasons in the Major Leagues. He hit 18 home runs in 348 at-bats last year with the Braves and Brewers but was cut by Milwaukee late during Spring Training. That prompted Toronto to sign the corner infielder to a Minor League contract as a way of adding organizational depth.
The Blue Jays likely won't need that many games out of Francisco as the club claims Lind will be back in the relatively near future. Lind, who is dealing with a sore lower back, has been working out at the Blue Jays' Minor League complex in Dunedin, Fla., and is eligible to return from the 15-day disabled list on May 4.
"He's doing his treatment stuff down there," Gibbons said. "He's feeling pretty good, he's feeling better so we don't think it will be a long-term deal. From everything I hear right now, I don't think it will be much longer than (15 days) if it is."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Dental Anesthesia
Multiple Teeth Extractions
I'm having treatment soon to have multiple teeth extracted, 3 on the upper and one on the lower. I've been advised to have sedation, can I ask what it involves and what after care I should expect? I'm thinking of taking a week's vacation to be on the safe side. Thanks.
Sedation is very standard for tooth extraction. Your dentist should be able to give you all the information you need. There are many aspects to discuss and different types of sedation as well. In almost all cases, you should be able to return to normal activity the following day as the sedative drugs will have worn off.
However, you may need another day or two to recovery fully from the surgery. Most people can go to work the next day or the day after unless the surgery was unusually difficult or the teeth were severely impacted.
I highly suggest you discuss any concerns you have with your dentist as there are too many variables for me to give you a clear expectation. Good luck.
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Allen Iverson has returned his children to his ex-wife, Tawanna, according to TMZ.com.
In fact, Iverson returned the children to Tawanna last Wednesday after appearing in Fulton County court, according to the report.
According to Allen Iverson's testimony, Tawanna "had full access to their kids during their stay at the hotel" and Tawanna testified that "she could have picked up the children from Allen, but didn't want to drive 45 minutes to his location."
This story differs greatly from the what broke on Tuesday when the word "abduction" was splashed across headlines regarding the former Philadelphia 76ers star.
It had been previously reported that after a mutually-agreed upon vacation, Iverson failed to return the couple's five children and was "holed up in a hotel in Georgia."


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What is it?
The MCS Dual Drive Deluxe is a pre-built mITX car PC system based on the new intel atom D525MW motherboard.
The Verdict:
The MCS Dual Drive Delux PC is a efficient and powerful car PC option. When coupled with the optional solid-state and secondary hybrid hard drives, it gives you the best of both worlds in drive performance and capacity. The Dual Drive Deluxe is only limited by its somewhat outdated I/O connectors, but those who own or wish to purchase a VGA monitor may find this system the best bet.
What's in the box?
The heart of the Dual Drive Deluxe PC is the black-box mITX enclosure and the Intel Atom D525MW motherboard. The motherboard comes with a 1.8Ghz dual-core processor. Pre-installed options include up to 2GB DDR3 single-channel RAM, a Crucial 64GB solid-state hard drive, and a secondary Seagate 500GB hybrid hard drive. The system is powered by a built-in M2-ATX automotive power supply. The system comes packed with wiring for system power, monitor power out, and 5v power out (for external DVD). Also included are CDs for drivers and support and an antenna for the built-in wifi device. Optionally, MCS will include a longer power wire, an extension wire for the wifi antenna, and auxiliary power button connector.
The MCS Dual Drive Deluxe is a car PC from top to bottom. The creators of this pre-built computing system took careful consideration to make it suitable as a car computer. The case, while larger than most other pre-built systems, is a perfect match for the Intel Atom motherboard's fan-less design. There's not a lot vent-holes for airflow, but the case itself is designed with thick aluminum fins to help dissipate heat away from the interior components.
The case houses quite a bit of hardware. On top of the Intel motherboard, there's also a M2-ATX automotive power supply. This PSU has been customized with unique wiring allowing its power connectors to be run through a large barrel connector on the rear of the case. Also included in the unit I tested were 2 different hard drives. The primary drive is a 64GB SATA solid-state drive. This unit was specifically selected so that an operating system and programs can be installed without fear of data corruption within a moving vehicle. The second hard drive is a Seagate momentus XT 500GB hybrid hard drive. While not completely solid-state, this drive allows data to be shifted in and out of a 4GB NAND section of memory for greater accessibility. This design allows for an overall larger capacity for data with quicker access to the data users need most.
The tested model of the MCS Dual Drive Deluxe came with 2GB of DDR3 single-channel RAM. There are two slots total on the Intel D525MW motherboard, allowing for a total of 4GB of ram.
Because of the sleek and flexible design of the black box case, the connectors are all housed on the rear of the case. As seen in the photo, there are a plethora of connecting options, though, some are a bit past their time. There are a total of 6 USB connectors, and as anyone that has ever attempted a car PC install will tell you, you can never have too many of those. Also available is a VGA connector for monitor hookup. There's a SMA connector for the built-in wifi device that's connected to the motherboard. On top of the standard connections for line-out, microphone, line-in, MCS has generously added composite connectors for simple connection to an amplifier or other audio output device. With all these connectors there are a few that exist that just simply aren't needed. For instance, The D525MW comes with PS/2 connectors for keyboard and mouse. It simply baffles me how these connectors are still built into new motherboards when its near impossible to find PS/2 devices in an basic electronic store today. On the same line of extinction is a RS232 serial connector. This connector would have been a gem 5 years ago with the onset of serial GPS and OBD devices, but now the connector simply occupies space that would be better suited for HDMI or DVI connections. The third and perhaps most out of place connector is the parallel port.
The performance of the MCS Dual Drive Deluxe is more than sufficient for car PC use. With the installed version of windows 7 32-bit front ends ran smooth and seek times were low. This is definitely where a solid-state drive helps in a car PC. The boot times for the device were on average 15-seconds shorter than my current car PC. Resume times were reduced as well. The only performance snag noted with the Dual Drive Deluxe is with high definition video. I tried several playback files encoded in 1080P MKV and each of them had a distinct delay in sync between audio-video that got worse as the video played to conclusion. That being said, there arent many car PCs out there that should worry about the performance of HD video on screens a mere 7-10" in size.
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• Flexible and heavy-duty case with multiple installation options
• Fan-less processor for near silent operation
• Well thought out design for car PC implementation
• Multiple hard drive/ RAM/ accessory options
• Pre-installed wiring configuration for monitor and DVD drive power
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• Outdated connectors tie up space on the rear of the PC
• No DVI or HDMI display output
• Larger case limits installation areas.
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The MCS Dual Drive Deluxe PC is a efficient and powerful car PC option. When coupled with the optional solid-state and secondary hybrid hard drives, it gives you the best of both worlds in drive performance and capacity. The Dual Drive Deluxe is only limited by its somewhat outdated I/O connectors, but those who own or wish to purchase a VGA monitor may find this system the best bet.
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Saturday, September 23, 2017
Head and Neck Cancer
Necrotic Lymp Node
I found a swollen lymp node on the left side of my throat. I had a biopsy and it had a lot of necrotic tissue. What does this mean?
Necrotic tissue means the biopsy shows dead cells and debris but does not give an accurate diagnosis. Both infection/inflammation and cancer related problems can lead to necrosis therefore additional tests or tissue needs to be obtained.
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HIT — Even if it rains this weekend, it will be worth getting a little wet in order to see this region's breathtaking show of birds.
The north valley sits in the middle of the Pacific Flyway, a freeway for migrating birds between Mexico and Canada. That's the foundation for the Snow Goose Festival, which continues through Sunday.
Bird enthusiasts have two options. They can check in on the workshops, field trips and events planned by festival organizers. Or they can strike out on their own, heading for a nearby field or refuge and soak up the amazing sights of hundreds, even thousands, of birds.
In its 14th year, the festival is a great outing for families or individuals and allows us to better appreciate two of this area's great assets — nature and agriculture. It's harvested rice fields that often host the visitors.
More can be learned about the activities at www.snowgoosefestival.org or drop by the Chico Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Ave., today or tomorrow.
MISS — A lot of north state residents will miss Moriss Taylor — even his awful jokes.
Taylor is a local institution, best known for his television show that for decades ran on KHSL Channel 12, and can still be seen in reruns on KRVU Channel 21. He also had a live show on "The Blaze," 103.5 FM, until last month. He's retiring and, at 88, he has certainly earned it.
Fortunately, his work will live on in reruns. And what's funny is, his songs, costumes and even the jokes haven't changed all that much since 1953. Like Dick Clark, Moriss Taylor is frozen in time — and for that we can be thankful.
HIT — We were glad to see another effort has been mounted to end the unfair fire fee or fire tax that has been inflicted on rural Californians living in areas where the state has firefighting responsibility.
We understand that firefighting presents a special challenge in rural areas, but traffic and crime present special challenges in cities. If the sticks are going to get hit with a fire fee, urbanites should have to pay a crime fee and higher gas taxes.
Assembly Bill 124, introduced earlier this month by Assemblyman Mike Morrell, R-Rancho Cucamonga, would repeal the entire portion of the Public Resources Code that mandates the $150 fee on each inhabited structure.
District 3 Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Loma Rica, and District 1 Assemblyman Brian Dahle, R-Bieber, co-signed the bill, among 17 others. Dahle and Logue represent Butte County.
A lawsuit currently in the courts has a better chance of success, but we're glad to see our legislators keep on pushing on this.
MISS — The National Council on Teacher Quality issued its report card on teacher preparation policies, and guess what? California got a D. In fact, pretty much every state in the country did — the average was a D+.
Not exactly grading on the curve, ehh?
These self-serving report cards come out regularly. Earlier this month the Lung Association issued its grades on protecting children from tobacco and curbing tobacco-related diseases, and everyone in these parts flunked, except Chico and Orland, which got Ds.
Well of course we flunked! If we were to get a higher grade we wouldn't pay as much attention to your cause. Is there anyone who can't see through this? What a waste of time.
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OK, posting a new thread here. I've had 4 sessions of chemo, 2 with Gemzar only, 2 with Gemzar and Cisplatin. Literally no side effects whatsoever. I take Emend the day of chemo and 2 days afterwards plus the anti-nausea that they give me with the IV, but have not taken Zofran yet for the past 6 weeks.
Brief history: 40 yrs old, CC in the bile duct only, resection 3/4 of the liver (right lobe complete, half of left), gall bladder and all of the bile duct, reconstruction of the bile duct with small intestine. 9/14 surgery date, feeling great so far. Got down to 165 lbs after surgery, back up to 194 and doing great in the gym and with cardio as well as work.
My question, chemo has been adjuvant only as a preventative measure, the cancer was ONLY in the bile duct, no metastasis anywhere else. Am I getting enough adjuvant chemo??? I have had no side effects whatsoever at this point, will they get worse? Haven't lost any hair yet, but I assume that this will happen eventually. I am out of town while posting this (in Houston) but can post what chemo I am receiving Thursday evening or Friday during my next chemo session once I can get a copy of my records. Just a bit confused as to why I'm doing so well (again, NOT THAT I'M COMPLAINING!!!) yet hear so much about adverse reactions to Cisplatin and Gemzar wondering why it isn't happening to me... Thoughts/comments? Welcome all at this point!!!
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LAS VEGAS- Playoffs in both major tournaments in Las Vegas kicked into full gear on Saturday. In the 16-U division of the Adidas Super 64, Shaquille Goodwin and the Atlanta Celtics impressed.
Jarnell Stokes pounded the Kansas City 76'ers for around 30 points, but that was due in large part by the pin point passing of Goodwin, who was spectacular in the high post of the Celtics' high/low attack. Goodwin also impressed with his rebounding and outlet passing while also scoring a fair amount of points himself.
A tad over 6 feet 8 and still growing, Goodwin has a physical frame and bounce to his game that signals he is only going to get better and better.
Presently Goodwin lists offers from Georgia, Georgia Tech, Auburn, Alabama, Providence, Florida, Florida State and Miami.
Stokes is simply a man amongst boys on the 16-U division. Too go along with his bulky frame, Stokes also can out quick opponents with his deft spin moves around the basket.
Jordan Adams (Atlanta Celtics 16-U, 2012)- The top perimeter scorer for the Celtics, Adams is a big bodied wing who is a composed and crafty scorer. His lack of foot speed is a question mark on the defensive end, but offensively his skill level and feel for the game carry him.
Damien Wilson (Atlanta Celtics 16-U, 2012)- The most explosive athlete of the Celtics' perimeter players, Wilson continues to improve his skill level in the half court attack. In the open court he is simply sensational.
Wilson mentioned offers from Memphis, Georgia Tech, Tennessee and Georgia Southern after the game.
Chris Daniels (Atlanta Celtics 16-U, 2012)- Coming off the bench of a loaded Celtics squad, Daniels is an impressive-looking 6-foot-5, 200-pound small forward. He is comfortable with the basketball in his hands and has nice athleticism.
He holds an offer from Georgia Southern and is receiving interest from South Carolina.
Hanner Perea (Indiana Elite 16-U, 2012)- One of the top athletes in the 2012 class, if not the top athlete, Perea continues to develop as a basketball player. Along with finishing around the basket with authority, Perea pursued rebounds outside of his area with conviction and displayed a growing comfort with making scoring moves. He finished with 17 points to go along with a bunch of rebounds and blocked shots.
Indiana and Baylor are vigorously pursuing Perea and are the heavy early favorites.
Kenny Kaminski (Indiana Elite 16-U, 2012)- This sharp shooting forward was dialed in Saturday. He drained five three-pointers in the first half on his way to a game high 27 points. His game will be predicated on strength and his precise shooting which should fit well into the Big Ten.
Sherron Dorsey-Walker (REACH 16-U, 2012)- A long point guard, Walker has a quick first step and a smooth shooting stroke from behind the arc. He impressed against Indiana Elite, scoring 20 points.
Central Michigan has offered and Michigan is showing significant interest. He is also hearing from Michigan State, Indiana, Detroit, Baylor, Western Michigan, Oakland and Xavier.
Chris Jenkins (REACH 16-U, 2012)- At 6-foot-6 Jenkins is a smooth wing scorer. Along with Dorsey-Walker, he is a high major prospect who also went for 20 points against Indiana Elite.
Michigan and Detroit are recruiting him the hardest while he is also hearing from Michigan State, Indiana, Providence and USC.
Maurice Harkless (New York Panthers, 2011)- Harkless was impressive Saturday night. He played with an energy and a focus that was missing during the early part of the travel circuit. His stroke from behind the arc is on point and he can make plays off the dribble. His length and athleticism give him a chance to be a high level wing defender and rebounder.
Jarrod Uthoff (Iowa Barnstormers, 2011)- This Wisconsin commitment will need to build up his body for Big Ten play, but he possesses a skill level and feel for the game that will make him a dangerous inside/outside threat. He is very composed with the basketball and can make plays as both a scorer and a passer.
Josh Oglesby (Iowa Barnstormers, 2011)- Oglesby's shooting ability has been well documented, but Saturday he impressed with his overall floor game and passing ability. He doesn't have the quickness to run the point in college, but he ran it for the Barnstormers and found teammates off the dribble.
Sheldon McClellan and Julien Lewis will provide Texas with an athletic wing duo. McClellan also has a dangerous shooting stroke, and Lewis looked good handling the ball on Saturday.
Cezar Guerrero has picked up a Colorado offer.
Lorenzo Romar was the one head coach eyeballing Anthony Wroten Saturday night.
Herb Sendek is tracking Josh Oglesby.
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For the third time in his 13-season NHL career, Andrei Markov decided not to test the free-agent sweepstakes, instead signing a new three-year, $17.25-million contract with the Canadiens this week. The new deal has a no-trade clause for the first year and a limited-trade clause the next two.
The deal pays Markov $5.75 million per season, the same amount he has been earning for the past seven years on average.
In a one-on-one interview with Markov, The Gazette's Dave Stubbs asked the 35-year-old defenceman: "After earning the same salary for seven years weren't you tempted to ask the Canadiens for one more dollar, just so you could say you got a raise?"
"You have to realize you're getting older," Markov replied with a laugh. "I feel comfortable in Montreal. My first priority was to sign there. I didn't think about other (UFA) options.
"Maybe if I go on the free market I can get more. But after the money, maybe I lose more – maybe I lose the atmosphere, the city and the organization of Montreal.
"I'm not the type of guy who likes to change his life completely in hockey," he added. "What is happening in Montreal right now, I feel like it's my home. I don't want to move to another city. Plus, I have a chance to spend the whole of my career on one team. The Canadiens have a great history and it's nice to be part of that."
Markov, who has put earlier knee injuries behind him, added: "Now, I feel good. I'm healthy, I know I can play at my level. I'll try even harder and plus, we have a good team, a good group of guys. I think we're going to have a good future and I want to be part of that team."
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They other day, I had the chance to get some makeup tips from a professional beauty editor, and her 411 on bronzing was amazing!
As a naturally fair-skinned girl, I'm always looking for that perfect product to make my skin look sun-kissed in the summer, without looking really fake or weird. Even the best self-tanners sometimes look odd on me, and recently I've been trying out bronzing powders, with mixed success.
I thought it was all about finding the perfect brand,
"To me, there is no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses first.
-Janeane Garofalo
She's right, of course. But sometimes, it can feel crazy-risky to even flirt first, when it comes to a guy you really like.
You know what I'm talking about... you like him, you're sort of friends, you talk when you see each other, but you've never really been in a one-on-one situation and definitely not outside of school.
Then you catch a glimpse
Hello, my name is Jellybean and I am addicted to exercise! Haha. Okay, full disclosure...
...I don't love getting my butt off my chair and dragging my lazy self to the gym.
...I don't love getting changed in the always-cold, icky-floored changeroom.
...I don't always love the start of my workout.
But... by the time I'm done, I always feel so great, and proud of myself for making me go!
The best part is, now that I've been
I've had the weirdest day, and it's not even 4 o clock.
Since I went out first thing this morning, I have met two different guys - both with the same first name, both very similar looking (same type of hair and build) - who are totally cute.
The craziest thing is, I also have a guy friend with the same name, who also looks a lot the same as these two guys.
Is the universe trying to tell me something?
Did these guys moms just have a premonition
From time to time when browsing these and other forums, I notice Latin signatures, and I'm usually curious enough to Google the Latin and find out what it means in English. Some are funny, some are profound. For some reason, I find them intriguing.
Anyway, I was playing around on my computer today, and wound up on a quotes site where I found some Latin phrases that might make good sigs for anyone in the market. Here's what I found that I liked - see what you think!


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If You Can Read This It's Probably Because You Are More Intelligent Than A Llama V-Neck T-Shirt
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