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Prof McCullough, chair of the ADA's therapeutics committee and associate professor of oral medicine at the University of Melbourne, is calling on the ADA to urgently re-assess its seal of approval on mouthwashes containing alcohol.
"We see people with oral cancer who have no other risk factors than the use of alcohol-containing mouthwash, so what we've done in this study is review all the evidence that's out there,'' he said.
"Since this article came out, further evidence has come out too. We believe there should be warnings.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Findley Oaks Elementary participated in the Georgia Destination Imagination Affiliate Tournament on March 15 at Duluth High School.
Destination Imagination is an educational program where student teams solve open-ended challenges and present their solutions during the tournament to a panel of judges.
In working to solve a selected challenge, teams learn important life skills such as time management, collaboration, conflict resolution, as well as creative and critical thinking.
Findley Oaks Elementary sent six teams for their first year of participation.
The teams worked to solve their respective challenges for five months.
Findley Oaks sent three non-competitive Rising Stars teams comprised of kindergarten through second-grade students, two competitive Technical Challenge teams comprised of third- and fourth-grade students and one competitive Scientific Challenge team comprised of third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students.
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Crisp, no longer battling an inner-ear infection that kept him off the field in more than half of the club's first 42 games, returned to center field for Monday's series opener against the Angels, with regular Yoenis Cespedes still sidelined by injury. Upon Cespedes' return, Crisp is expected to return to left field.
"Hopefully this is the start of a trend," manager Bob Melvin said. "We get Coco back today, and then hopefully in a week to 10 days, we have everybody back."
By the time that 10-day period concludes, the A's are expected to have back Cespedes and Brandon Inge and also welcome in Manny Ramirez.
Crisp was batting just .194 with five RBIs in 18 games at the time his illness surfaced, and when asked how his swing felt, replied, "Fine. It couldn't be any worse than before."
"Initially I tried to play kind of through it," he said. "They suggested a DL stint at the beginning but I didn't want to go on the DL, but then I had to take the time off that I needed, and I needed it. I'm glad to be back and be done with whatever was going on."
The A's speedster gives the team another threat on the bases alongside Jemile Weeks at the top of the lineup. Crisp is a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen-base attempts this season and has been successful in each of his past 27 attempts dating to last year, marking one short of the Oakland record of 28 set by Stan Javier in 1995.
Crisp, though healthy, won't play every day from the start, as the A's try to ease him back into the grind. That plan influenced the team's decision to keep Collin Cowgill aboard and demote Sogard, who was batting a dismal .136 with two home runs and six RBIs in 21 games. His last start came more than a week ago, and Melvin wanted to get him at-bats.
"He just needs some current at-bats," he said. "I haven't been able to get him in there recently. At the beginning of the season he was swinging the bat well, and then after a month or so, when your regulars are out there, those consistent at-bats fall by the wayside. He's part of this team. There's no doubt in my mind that he'll be back at some point."


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Systematic Entomology Laboratory, BARC West, Bldg 005, Room 137, Agriculture Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Henry A Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
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Joanne M. Kantner (nee D'Ercole), 69, of Tidioute, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully with her family on Thursday, November 1, 2007 after an extended illness.
A long time resident of Lorain County, Joanne was born in Cleveland and graduated from St. Stephen's in 1956 and Cuyahoga Community College in 1987. She worked 17 years at Oatey Company.
She was a creative, unconditionally loving woman who loved cooking, crafts, and family gatherings. She was an avid Browns and Indians fan and volunteered tirelessly for cystic fibrosis.
She is survived by four children: Harry Edward Kantner, Jr. of Cleveland, Mary Jo Sheldon of Warren, Pennsylvania, Suzanne York of Tidioute, Pennsylvania and Kenneth Kantner of North Eaton; 13 grandchildren, Cara, Crystal, Kenny, Jason, Bobby, Tom, Nick, Angie, Cody, Cassie, Matthew, Chris and Sky; eight great-grandchildren;brother, Lenny D'Ercole of Cleveland; and sisters, Betty Andiets and Judy Loomis of Brook Park.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry; and son, Richard.
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- With his rivals hobbling and aching, Pete Sampras' chances for another Grand Slam title are looking better.
The second round of the Australian Open starts with the first three seeded men missing -- the first time that has happened in any Grand Slam event.
Lleyton Hewitt, who rose to No. 1 last year after beating Sampras for the U.S. Open title and then winning the Masters Cup, lost Tuesday to Spain's Alberto Martin 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Still drained from his bout with chicken pox, the 20-year-old Aussie said he would not have played if this had been anything but a Grand Slam.
Never before had a top-seeded player lost in this tournament's first round. The last time it happened at any Grand Slam event was 1990, when Alexander Volkov beat Stefan Edberg.
No. 2 Gustavo Kuerten lost Monday to France's Julien Boutter, and said a long-standing hip injury hobbled him in the late sets. No. 3 Andre Agassi, the champion in 2000 and 2001 and holder of seven Grand Slam titles, withdrew before the start to avoid further hurting his wrist.
Sampras, who has a men's record 13 Grand Slam singles titles, is seeded No. 8 after a year in which he didn't win any tournaments, something that last happened in 1989.
But he has been training harder, feeling fresh and playing well in his last two matches -- an exhibition victory over Agassi on Saturday and a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 win over Finland's Jarkko Nieminen in his Australian Opener on Tuesday.
"I am one of the favorites," he said. "I still feel like when I get the game going I'm one of the tough guys to beat."
Speaking before Hewitt's loss, Sampras said, "I think Lleyton is a heavy favorite and I think I'm in that league."
His recent two months of heavy training followed his disappointment at coming up short in the U.S. Open after beating Patrick Rafter, Agassi and 2000 champion Marat Safin on his way to the final.
"You are different at 30 than 20," he said, "so you need to step up the training, ... and hopefully it will pay off this week."
Hewitt said he had hoped to survive his first few matches without expending much energy.
"If I was covered in spots and still couldn't go near anyone, then I wouldn't have played, but I was pretty much going to walk out on the court no matter how bad I was feeling," he said.
"It is the Australian Open, it is a Grand Slam, one of the biggest tournaments for me in the whole year," Hewitt added.
Hewitt said he had hoped to quickly dispose of Martin, who previously had won only one match in four Australian Opens. But after he took the first set 6-1, "I felt like I hit a wall."
In a match that lasted 3 hours, 33 minutes, he looked as if he might turn things around when he broke for 2-1 and then 3-2 in the fourth set. But Martin broke back twice and evened it at 4-4.
The Australian led 3-0 in the tiebreaker, but fell behind 5-4 when Martin sent him back with a lob and then put away an overhead. At that point, Martin called for the trainer to treat leg cramps.
Hewitt called the timing of the timeout unfair and ended up hitting a backhand out and a forehand into the net.
"The rules are the rules," Martin replied. He noted that Hewitt called for the trainer earlier in the set.
Hewitt had been his nation's best hope for its first Australian champion at this event since Mark Edmondson in 1976. But he said he did not feel pressured by those expectations.
A dangerous player still in Sampras' section of the draw is No. 13 Andy Roddick. He beat Sampras in Miami last March and extended Hewitt to five sets before losing in the U.S. Open quarterfinals.
Roddick advanced Tuesday night by beating Mariano Zabaleta 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, and also had injury problems. He said he turned an ankle but did not express serious worry, although he left immediately to have it examined.
Also in the same section is Safin, a 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 winner over France's Anthony Dupuis.
No. 15 Arnaud Clement, who lost to Agassi in last year's final, advanced with a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over Brazil's Flavio Saretta. Todd Martin, a quarterfinalist last year, beat another Brazilian, Andre Sa, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5.
American qualifier Mardy Fish ousted No. 20 Fabrice Santoro 6-2, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1. No. 11 Roger Federer won 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 over Michael Chang, who has fallen to No. 94 from No. 2 in 1996, when he was runner-up in the Australian and U.S. Opens.
Although No. 5 Serena Williams dropped out with an ankle injury last Friday, the other highly seeded women advanced.
Beginning defense of her first Grand Slam title, No. 1 Jennifer Capriati needed slightly more than an hour to beat Silvija Talaja 6-4, 6-1.
No. 4 Kim Clijsters, last year's French Open runner-up to Capriati, breezed past Australia's Christina Wheeler 6-2, 6-1, and Belgian compatriot Justine Henin, seeded No. 6, beat Anna Kournikova 6-2, 7-5.
No. 10 Meghann Shaughnessy outlasted American compatriot Alexandra Stevenson 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-5. At a warmup tournament in Sydney last week, Stevenson beat Capriati.
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Murdoch condemns Australian 'bludgers'
Australians have never forgiven Rupert Murdoch for renouncing his citizenship in order to get rich in the United States. So they were not exactly ecstatic to be warned by him, during a flying visit this week to the country Mr Murdoch still claims to call home, that they risk turning into a nation of "bludgers".
Mr Murdoch's choice of language — in a lecture to a distinguished audience at the Sydney Opera House — seemed designed to wound. A bludger is someone who doesn't pull their weight, or pay their share. It can mean a person who fails to buy their round of drinks.
The billionaire media mogul, whose Australian newspapers represent a small but profitable corner of his global empire, was decrying what he perceives as the country's increasing dependence on welfare. "We must avoid institutionalising idleness. The bludger should not be our national icon."
While "dole bludgers" are not popular in Australia Mr Murdoch's criticism seemed likely to backfire. Who does this rich bloke think he is, coming over here and telling us how to run our country, a place he turned his back on years ago, was a widely expressed view yesterday.
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Morse Code in orbit
The Fukuoka Institute of Technology has assembled a CubeSAT and gotten it launched. It was tossed out the door of the ISS last week. Details can be found here.
It includes 3 RF transmitters:
1. 1200 bps telemetry at 437.445, AX.25 protocol;
2. Still-picture transmission (VGA-quality) 115.2kbps FSK, 5840.0 MHz, 4-watt transmitter
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But the coolest transmitter on board is an array of green LEDs, blinking the message "HELLO FROM NIWAKA JAPAN" in Morse Code with about 30 watts of average power (200-plus peak). You'll need a telescope and pretty sensitive photomultiplier to detect it (probably not something you'll be able to see with the naked eye).
And speaking of long-distance travel, I'll be in Santa Clara, Calif, this coming weekend (Oct 12-14) for the ARRL National Convention. Drop by and say hello if you are in the area. I will be at the WRTC2014 booth.
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George Farmer said at the NIKE 7on Tournament in Beaverton, Ore., recently that he has five favorite schools and not much is expected to change over the next few months, especially not a commitment from the top-rated receiver and fourth-best player in the 2011 class by Rivals.com.
"I don't think he's going to make a commitment until the U.S. Army game," George Farmer Sr. said. "If I had to put my finger on it I don't think it's going to happen before then. That's what he's telling everybody, that he's going to announce his commitment at the Army game.
"That's what he's said all along. By the time he gets to the U.S. Army game he's going to know what he wants to do. I'd be shocked if he doesn't come to me before we get down there and tells me what he's going to do before he announces it."
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USC, Oregon, Alabama, Florida and Miami were the five mentioned by Farmer, a 6-foot-2, 192-pounder from Gardena (Calif.) Junipero Serra who's the top-rated player in the California state rankings by Rivals.com.
Farmer said at the 7-on-7 event that he'd like to take some official visits but nothing has been planned yet. USC has been considered a favorite for some time.
"He hasn't said anything to me about taking visits but I imagine if that's what he wants to do that's what he's going to do but he hasn't said anything to me about it yet," Farmer Sr. said. "They get started in pads on (August 8) and then school starts on (August 23) so everything is early.
"George is the most laid-back, humble kid you're going to meet. He doesn't really get excited about the whole process. I don't really talk to him a lot about it. When he wants to discuss it he'll come to me and we'll talk about it."
If Farmer wants to take visits it would be supported or if he comes to a decision without official visits that would be fine too, Farmer Sr. said. He trusts his son's decisions and nothing is being rushed so there's a good possibility Farmer won't announce his college choice for a few months with not much news in between.
"I'm not going to push things," Farmer Sr. said. "I'm going to let it play out the way he wants to play it out. If he wants to do things he'll come tell me without me saying, 'Are you going to do this, are you going to do that?' I'm going to let him make his own way. If he wants to take a trip he'll tell me he wants to take a trip.
"I'm not going to bother him. His teammate Robert Woods didn't take any trips. He said he didn't want to. He could go that way. If he doesn't push it, I'm not going to push it. If he wants to go, he's free to go."


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Alterations in tissue antioxidant status and susceptibility to carbon tetrachloride toxicity in diabetic rats : effects of insulin and schisandrin B treatment
Effects of insulin and schisandrin B treatment
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|Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by glucose intolerance. Although the advent of insulin therapy extended the lives of many diabetic patients, the management of diabetes-associated complications poses a significant economic burden to developed as well as developing countries. While a number of mechanisms have been proposed to account for the pathogenesis of the long-term complications, the impairment in antioxidant defense appears to be a common manifestation. In the study of 15-week streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats, total glutathione level was decreased in the liver and increased in the heart, kidney and plasma. Insulin treatment could completely or partially restore almost all diabetes-associated changes in tissue antioxidant status, except the decreased hepatic glutathione S-transferases (GST) activities. The results suggest that the diabetes-induced alterations in tissue glutathione antioxidant system may possibly reflect an inter-organ antioxidant response to a generalized increase in tissue oxidative stress. Also, the diabetes-associated impairment in hepatic GST activities may have implication in the susceptibility of diabetic liver to hepatotoxins. In this connection, the study on short-term (2 weeks) diabetes in rats revealed the markedly increased susceptibility to carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced hepatotoxicity, which was associated with an impairment in glutathione antioxidant response. Hepatic reduced glutathione (GSH) level in short-term diabetic rats was increased while that of the liver mitochondria was decreased. When CCl4 was administered at a dose of 0.2 ml/kg, diabetic rats exhibited an increased extent of hepatocellular damage compared with their non-diabetic counterparts. Such damage could be protected completely by insulin treatment and partially by schisandrin B (Sch B) pretreatment. The protection afforded by insulin and Sch B pretreatment may at least in part be attributed to the restoration of hepatic ascorbic acid level and GSWGSSG ratio, as well as the enhancement of both cytosolic and microsomal GST activities.
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It's not very often that we get to write a sentence that we know, without a doubt, has never ever been written before, but today is one of those days:
Lord Allen Goodson wants his brain put inside of a robot.
You see, as bartender for the past 17 years at the enigmatic Last Concert Café (1403 Nance), Goodson has partaken in countless Would You Rather-type bar-guments of this sort, and tonight the conversation has turned to the inevitable "Would you want them to pull the plug if you were on life support?" Lord Allen apparently does not.
Last Concert Caf�
Outside of the typical human-to-robot brain transfusion, Lord Allen — who'd prefer you not know the origins of his moniker, save to say it involves a bit of alcohol and some British telly — is often overheard covering topics including the finer points of military diplomacy and, of course, making just enough inside jokes with the regulars to make newcomers feel uncomfortable.
But therein lies the Last Concert's appeal.
Much has been made of the cafe's 65-year history. Opened originally as a whorehouse by Elena "Mama" Lopez in the early '40s, Last Concert, keeping the original name, traded in the hookers and johns for flautas and tortillas in 1949. Ownership was passed around a bit over the years; the joint opened and closed and reopened its doors a few times, until it haphazardly fell into the hands of current proprietor Dawn Fudge in 1986. And at first blush — with the exception of the addition of a couple of stages, live music Tuesdays through Saturdays and a bit of a restaurant expansion — not much has changed since then.
The unimpressive and unadvertised storefront is the same as it ever was. So is the typically tacky Mexican-restaurant decor, the cramped seating/kitchen quarters, the tiny one-man bar shoved into the corner and the lack of plasma TVs; but they're all given a pass, chalked up to kooky traditions and ornamental history, because of Last Concert's yesteryear.
So the native tourists come through — the downtown suits, the badass bikers, the judges and the college kids — each looking to impress their friends with a "grass roots" knowledge of the city, spouting out Last Concert's peccadilloes as though they weren't known by everyone who's walked through the always-locked front door: Oh, did you know this place didn't even have a doorknob just a few years ago? Did you know that Kate Hudson has been by here with that dude from the Black Crowes? All the while, they're missing what's staring them in the face.
The ethos of Last Concert, what makes this place truly unique, lies not in its past, nor in its famous name-drops or peculiarities. The heart of L.C. lies within the inhabitants, who are as weathered and as storied as the place itself.
And if you've got your eyes open, on any number of nights you're likely to see the typical cast of characters, which includes the tie-dyed likes of Grateful Greg, who has spent the better part of "20 years worth of Thursdays" there because "for a lot of people, this is the only family they got"; 17-year veteran Richard the Photographer; Mara the Hula-Hoop Girl (who, coincidentally, is a girl named Mara who hula-hoops); Marsha the Lighted-Poi Spinner; or any other number of the 75 or so regulars, stereotypically identified by their handmade jewelry and flip-flops.
And this group, this ragtag sect of pseudo-family members, like a pack of protective hippie wolves, aren't too keen on letting just anyone join in.
"This is our place," says a bearded regular who requested his name not be used, "and we'd rather not have it broadcasted out what we have here. Most of us have been around for decades. We're a family, we watch each other's kids. You either gotta know someone or come around for a while before you get accepted here, but once you are, you are."
This space isn't nearly large enough to encapsulate exactly what Last Concert Café is. Many pieces of its peculiar puzzle have not been mentioned, including the ordained ministers who work there, July's annual Watermelon Festival and the bizarro invitation-only costumed get-togethers held outside its walls. But if we had to put Last Concert's odd aura into one sentence, let it be this:
Lord Allen Goodson wants his brain put inside a robot.
Last Call
There's two guaranteed ways you can get people to like you: You can end every sentence with, "You guys like me, right?" or you can win the annual Houston's Funniest Person contest hosted by Laff Stop (526 Waugh). Two thousand six winner Danny Rios was kind enough to offer up some advice on how you can take the crown:
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1. Make sure to talk about your ethnicity or sexual orientation. They're totally original and nobody else ever talks about them.
2. Tell the same joke as the person before you. Sure, they wrote it, but it sounds sooo much funnier when you say it.
3. Four words: Forrest Gump and Slingblade impressions. They never get old. Never.
Everybody at work already calls you the funny guy, so there's probably no need for you to practice. Instead, catch some live music at these venues: Crossroads Coffee (2531 University) — They serve European-style crepes and coffee, which means this is the place to go if you're looking to steal a poet's MacBook; Shakespeare's Pub (14129 Memorial) — The owners used to be marines, so don't dick around in here; Mucky Duck (2425 Norfolk) — Lyle Lovett played here, and he bagged Julia Roberts. By association, that means you should leave here with no worse than a Drew Barrymore.


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Faculty Profile: Ashani Weeraratna, Ph.D.
Faculty Profile: Ashani Weeraratna, Ph.D.
Focus Magazine recently spoke with Ashani Weeraratna, Ph.D., associate professor in Wistar's Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis program. She joined Wistar in 2011 from the National Institutes of Health and her research interests include melanoma and the relationship between cancer and aging.
Focus: What brought you to The Wistar Institute?
I chose to come because Wistar has one of the world's foremost melanoma programs, which is led by Meenhard Herlyn. I love that the Institute has such a large focus on basic cancer research, but it is also affiliated with some nearby, very prestigious hospitals. In keeping with this, I was also very attracted by the fact that the Cancer Center director, Dario Altieri, is really trying to push forward a program of cancer therapy and making a translational bridge between basic research and clinical cancer research.
Speaking of creating a bridge, your line of work bridges melanoma and aging. How are the two related?
I think melanoma is often perceived as a disease of younger people, but that is just not true. It turns out the overall incidence of melanoma is 21 per 100,000, but in patients over 65, it jumps to 69 per 100,000. In addition to having a higher incidence of melanoma, older people also have much poorer prognoses. We have been interested in why that is, so we've been looking at changes in the aging microenvironment that might initiate tumor progression.
What do you mean by aging microenvironment?
The aging microenvironment essentially means what is going on in your body in the absence of any tumor whatsoever. A good example is your skin. It turns out that up to 15 percent of the fibroblasts, a type of cell in your skin, start to undergo changes that make them look old, which is a process we call senescence. When that happens, those cells secrete all sorts of factors, like chemokines and cytokines, which are different factors that encourage growth, and have recently been shown to promote tumor progression. Those senescing cells are also associated with chronic inflammation throughout the body, and these inflammatory factors may promote tumor progression. What we find is that if you take a tumor and put it in a "young" microenvironment you see it behave differently versus its behavior in an "old" microenvironment. In the older microenvironment, we see an increase in progression in the exact same tumor cells. So it tells us that something is going on in older non-malignant cells that can either actively promote or permit—we are not exactly sure which yet—the progression of tumors.
Now, what is the difference between the aging microenvironment in cancer versus tumor microenvironment?
The tumor microenvironment is essentially what is going on in the vicinity of the tumor. You have fibroblasts that might support the tumor cells, or new blood vessels that feed the tumor, and there are a host of immune cells attracted to the tumor site as well. Essentially, you find a whole bunch of cells that can support a tumor as well as attack it, and understanding this, and how to target these microenvironmental factors is critical for being able to tailor safe and effective therapies in order to halt tumor progression.
And when you say "progression" you are talking about the spread of tumors, correct?
We look at what molecular steps occur as a tumor invades from the skin and into the body, and how we can reverse that. We look at different signaling pathways that work in both development of the organism and tumor growth. So I work on the Wnt signaling pathway, and we found that Wnt [family of genes] can promote both the growth of melanoma and the invasion of the tumor into the rest of the body.
Does the Wnt pathway open a strategy for a possible therapeutic intervention?
So it turns out that the Wnt pathway signals are transduced by a series of tyrosine kinase receptors on the cell surface, and we're interested in one called ROR2. Kinases and their receptors are great targets for inhibitors, as you can see with recent trials of BRAF inhibitors for melanoma, which are inhibitors of the mutant BRAF kinase.


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Twenty four years ago, Danny DeVito recruited his 'Romancing the Stone'/ 'Jewel of the Nile' costars Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas for a devious dark comedy about marital relationships and their eventual dissolution. Based on a novel by author Warren Adler, 'The War of the Roses' argued that, most times, the battle of the sexes has no real winner. Instead, there's just a path of massive interpersonal destruction in the sour split's wake. Now there's news that Adler has fashioned a sequel to his seminal work, this time focusing on the lethal legacy the Roses' divorce has had on their now adult offspring. Entitled 'The War of the Roses, The Children' (now that's original), the book has been optioned by Hollywood for a cinematic adaption.
According to the article on Deadline.com, Permut Presentations and Grey Eagle Films will produce the new film featuring Josh and Evie Rose, and according to the piece, the plot will see Josh marry someone named Victoria. Their marriage will fall apart over an incident involving missing Milky Way bars. Things aren't much better for Evie. She's a promiscuous over-eater carrying her own shrapnel. The result, according to sources, is deceit, violence and destruction. And perhaps, more puppy pate? Sean Astin and Heather Fairfield played the kids last time around (though the latter's character was named Carolyn in the movie, for some reason). If producers were smart, they'd find a way to bring them back, maybe not as the Rose kids per se, but perhaps in a cameo channeling the previous version of the characters, or something similar.
Still, this remains a fairly risky idea. The first film was a rarity, a perfect combination of concept and casting made even more memorable by DeVito's Hitchcockian flare and direction. For their part, the producers have stated that the film "will explore, with comedic irony, the underbelly of a troubled family which, in this new scenario has produced a serial adulterer, a gluttonous gourmand, the protective mother-in law and grandchildren who are deeply impacted by the generational dysfunction." Sounds like a pretty full plate, narratively speaking. Without further details we can chalk this up to another divisive idea which may never see the light of day. On the other hand, if they can bring back the original's ballsy ambivalence, we might have a truly worthy follow-up.
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Occupation: Mail Handler, US Postal Service
City: Hillside
Account Executive: Kryste'l Jordan
Hobbies: I like to DJ, and relaxing, I'm a homebody.
Favorite Stadium Food: Nothing, I don't really like nachos or popcorn.
How long have you been a SkyRider? Three years
What I like about being a SkyRider: My account executive. Kryste'l is one of my favorite reps. She's very thorough and gets back with me in a timely manner and I really like that.
Favorite Sky Player: Epiphanny Prince
The best Sky game I ever attended was: I had a fun time at the last home game against Indiana in 2010.
Thoughts on Allstate Arena: It's definitely close to my house. It's pretty nice and big. I think it's better than UIC.
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Richard James Farley died May 6, 2008, after a lengthy illness.
Born in Johnstown, Pa., on July 27, 1937, to Mary Hilda and James Farley, Richard spent his high school years in Akron, Ohio, and then graduated with a bachelor's degree in music education from Bowling Green State University.
In 1959 he moved to Morenci, Mich., to accept a teaching position with Sand Creek Community Schools, and shortly thereafter earned a master's degree in music education from Western Michigan University.
In 1972 Richard became a founding member of the Adrian Chamber Brass Ensemble, playing trombone and baritone with the close knit group for the decades to follow. He also was a musician with the Adrian Symphony Orchestra for more than 10 years. Richard served as band director at Sand Creek Community Schools for 30 years, retiring in 1989 after receiving the Michigan Band Director of the Year award.
From 1977 to 1997 he served on the Stair Public Library Board of Trustees in Morenci and was the board president for many years. He stepped down after moving to Lake Seneca near Montpelier, Ohio, where he then served on the Lake Seneca Board of Trustees.
Working from his home, Richard established Farley Conducting Batons, hand-crafting from exotic woods beautiful batons which were used by symphony, choir, and school conductors here and abroad. At this time he also became an adjunct professor at Jackson Community College.
Along with his love of music and teaching, Richard enjoyed many hobbies including reading, golfing, boating, bike riding, cross-country skiing, photography, and driving foreign cars. However, his true passion was flying and racing sailplanes, which he did across many states, even landing several times near Morenci where his glider drew a crowd.
Richard (Dick) Farley is survived by his wife Karyl (Karlee), along with his two daughters, Christa (and Patrick) McDowell of Morenci and Lisa (and Matthew) Sevcik of Sewickley, Pa.; four grandchildren, Benjamin Farquhar, Scott McDowell, Olivia Sevcik and Ruby Sevcik; a brother, Thomas (and Patricia) Farley of Ravenna, Ohio; two nieces and five great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services and interment in Morenci's Oak Grove Cemetery shall be attended by the immediate family. At 11 a.m. June 14, a memorial service is scheduled at Sand Creek High School.
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Ten-year-old Toni Williams realized Thursday she will have a lot more to prepare for next year than just starting classes at a new school.
''There are issues to think about that I haven't really thought about before,'' said Toni, who starts sixth grade at Clarke Middle School next month. ''There are just a lot of things that I can tell I'm going to have to deal with in middle school and high school.''
Toni joined more than 200 young people from across Northeast Georgia on Thursday at the 2001 Summer Youth Conference at Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School.
The conference is organized by the Athens Regional Attention Home, a non-profit, short-term shelter program for youth ages 11-18. This year's conference comprised sessions on issues including healthy relationships, conflict resolution, gang violence and even healthy living -- eating right.
Even the ''lighter'' sessions, such as a drumming workshop, taught kids the lesson of listening to each other and working together.
The annual event, in its third year, is offered free of charge to middle and high school students and their parents.
The 2001 Summer Youth Conference was sponsored by:
Athens Regional Attention Home
Boys and Girls Club of Athens
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School
Clarke County Health Department/Northeast Georgia Health District/Teen Matters
Clarke County Family Connection
Rites of Passage
Stonehenge Youth Association
The Alcove
University of Georgia
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''We really want to make sure kids are receiving the right information now to eliminate mistakes they might otherwise make later in life,'' Hadji Hand, outreach coordinator for the Athens Regional Attention Home, said Thursday. ''We want to get discussions started now on issues like (sexually transmitted diseases), pregnancy and gang violence so they can know how to deal with these issues before peer pressure sets in.''
In the session on healthy relationships, Shirl Loyal of Advantage Behavioral Health Systems on North Avenue asked the kids what relationships they considered healthy and unhealthy. She gave them four criteria for examining relationships -- determining personal and physical boundaries, equality, communication and self-esteem.
''This is the stuff they have to deal with every day -- they have to decide what's good and what's bad in relationships every day, and they need to realize now that they need to be with positive people,'' Loyal said. ''I hope through this they'll examine their relationships. I hope this will help them decide now how they will handle situations that are sure to come up later in life.''
Parents like Toni's mom, Timothy Road Elementary kindergarten teacher Dannie Williams, are also glad the conference is offered in Athens each year.
''With her starting middle school this year, I just thought this would be helpful,'' Williams said. ''I'm of course nervous about her starting middle school, so something like this is not only beneficial in helping her know what she will have to deal with and how to deal with it, but also in helping me to feel more comfortable about things, too.''
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SUMMARY: Books at home may translate into success at school, according to an extensive study. Parents who have bookshelves and encourage kids to read often tend to have parenting styles that support education.
In a sweeping study, two economists looked at a multitude of variables affecting kids' educational achievement. They discovered, not surprisingly, that funding and teacher quality can have an impact. But one interesting finding suggests that students who come from houses filled with books have higher achievement levels.
The researchers presented their lengthy paper entitled "The Economics of International Differences in Educational Achievement" as part of the IZA Discussion Paper Series. Among a host of other things, the scientists showed a correlation between the number of books in students' homes and their test scores. A larger book collection was significantly associated with higher scores.
For example, kids in England who had two bookshelves in their homes learned the equivalent of three times more throughout the school year, compared to children with only a few books at home. The same trend was seen in the United States and many other countries.
Study authors speculate that books in the home are an indicator of socioeconomic background, both because more wealthy families can afford books and because people with higher education levels tend to read more. As a result, parents who own lots of books generally have attitudes, parenting styles, and home resources that encourage educational achievement in their kids.
The researchers carefully note that the connection between books and scholastic success isn't a casual one. In other words, if we were to dump a load of books into the laps of every family in the country, it wouldn't necessarily raise student test scores. The books are merely a measure of how a student's background affects performance. It's not just reading skills — it's more a lifestyle of literacy.
However, regardless of socioeconomic background, there is certainly merit in shelves packed with books, available in the convenience of home if possible. Mature reading skills translate into success in school and in the work place. What better way to encourage reading than to have a small library of books at one's fingertips?
I grew up in a house full of books. My own house is full of books. We have three shelves in common areas, and each kid has a packed bookshelf in his or her room. I know not every family can enjoy that luxury. We certainly feel blessed by a wealth of books sitting on the shelf and inviting perusal. I read aloud to my kids daily, and they read voraciously on their own.
We don't have much measure of academic success yet, since my kids are all so young, but I hope they'll excel and enjoy school as much as I did. They've certainly discovered the joy of reading very early.
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Residents and businesses can give feedback on plans for growth in Central Lincolnshire as six weeks of consultation has begun on policies for the Gainsborough area and urban extensions.
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Boyd kept a diary during her senior year in 1873, which the library Tweeted from the @MaggieBoyd1873 Twitter account during 2012. Boyd and her diary will be the focus of the upcoming Founder's Day celebrations. Stay tuned for more information about this event or check out our series of posts about Boyd and her OHIO legacy.


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October 28, 2004
v No. 247654
Oakland Circuit Court
LC No. 2002-185644-FH
Before: Kelly, P.J., and Gage and Zahra, JJ.
Defendant appeals as of right his jury trial conviction of second-degree criminal sexual
conduct, MCL 750.520c(1)(a) (victim under thirteen) for which the trial court sentenced him to
one year in jail. We affirm.
I. Facts
Defendant and the victim?s mother met in January 2002. Shortly thereafter, defendant
visited the victim?s home meeting the victim, her two sisters, and three brothers. Sometime in
March 2002, defendant took up residence in the home.
According to the seven-year-old victim, one day, in March 2002, she entered her
mother?s bedroom to watch television and defendant was there lying on the bed. In somewhat
contradictory testimony, the victim testified that defendant touched her inappropriately outside
the clothing on her vaginal area. The victim left the room, but did not tell anyone about the
incident for several weeks.
In early April 2002, the victim?s mother was jailed on an unrelated matter for six months.
Defendant and the victim?s mother agreed that defendant would remain in the house. But the
victim?s grandmother moved into the house and was eager to have defendant removed from the
premises. Both the victim?s grandmother and defendant testified that there was tension between
them while they both resided in the house. Defendant testified that the grandmother refused to
1 In the lower court record, defendant?s name is spelled more than six different ways. This
spelling reflects that on the judgment of sentence.
talk to him and urged him to move into the basement. Ultimately, the grandmother contacted the
police in an attempt to have defendant evicted. But defendant left voluntarily on or about April
22, 2002.
In May 2002, the victim attended a presentation at school designed to teach children
about ?good touches? and ?bad touches.? The victim?s grandmother testified that when the
victim returned home from school, after attending the presentation, the victim described ?bad
touches? as ?just like [defendant] used to do to me.? The victim, however, admitted that at the
preliminary examination, she testified that her grandmother initiated the discussion by asking her
if defendant had touched her.
On May 13, 2002, the victim?s grandmother took the victim?s four-year old sister to
William Heath, M.D. claiming that she noticed something unusual while giving the girl a bath.
After extensive discussion about whether portions of Dr. Heath?s proposed testimony should be
excluded, the trial court permitted Dr. Heath to testify that he discovered irritation, a tiny
laceration, and discharge consistent with trauma occurring within the preceding forty-eight to
seventy-two hours. The trial court excluded testimony that the victim?s sister told Dr. Heath that
defendant had touched her.
The day after the jury delivered its verdict, one of the jurors contacted the trial court
indicating that she did not believe defendant was guilty. She ultimately signed an affidavit
stating that she and other jurors used cellular telephones during deliberations to arrange
childcare. The juror attested that she believed she and other jurors arrived at the verdict based on
childcare issues rather than their belief in defendant?s guilt. Defendant moved for a new trial
based on this information, but the trial court denied the motion concluding that there was no
basis for a new trial.
II. Excluded Testimony
Defendant first argues that the trial court erred in excluding Dr. Heath?s testimony that
the victim?s sister told him that defendant had hurt her. Defendant argues, on appeal, that the
?false, nonhearsay statement,? in conjunction with Dr. Heath?s testimony about the nature of the
victim?s sister?s injury, would have tended to prove that the victim and her sister were ?coached?
by their grandmother to make false accusations against defendant.
Even if there is merit to defendant?s argument, the trial court?s exclusion of this evidence
does not provide a basis for reversal because, in the lower court, defendant argued that the
evidence should be excluded and the trial court ruled in defendant?s favor. Although there was
extensive discussion about this evidence, defense counsel specifically stated, ?my intention is not
to elicit any testimony from the doctor concerning what anybody may have told him, but strictly
that he made observations . . . .? Defense counsel also argued that Dr. Heath?s testimony about
the victim?s sister?s statement was inadmissible hearsay evidence that did not did not fit within
the medical treatment exception because the name of the accused is not relevant to medical
treatment or diagnosis. The trial court agreed with defense counsel and excluded the evidence on
the basis that it was hearsay that did not fit within the medical treatment exception. We will not
permit defendant to harbor error as an ?appellate parachute? by allowing him to claim error in
the exclusion of this evidence when, in the trial court, defense counsel argued that the evidence
should be excluded and the trial court ruled in defendant?s favor. People v Pollick, 448 Mich
376, 387; 531 NW2d 159 (1995); People v Hall (On Remand), 256 Mich App 674, 679; 671
NW2d 545 (2003); People v Milstead, 250 Mich App 391, 402 n 6; 648 NW2d 648 (2002).
In his reply brief, defendant argues, in the alternative, that he was denied effective
assistance of counsel because defense counsel argued for the exclusion of this evidence. But
reply briefs may contain only rebuttal argument, and raising an issue in a reply brief is not
sufficient to properly present an issue for appeal. MCR 7.212(G); People v Brown, 239 Mich
App 735, 748; 610 NW2d 234 (2000). Therefore, we decline to address this issue.
III. Prosecutorial Misconduct
Defendant argues that the prosecutor improperly bolstered the victim?s testimony by
vouching for her credibility and asking jurors to sympathize with the victim. We disagree.
We review allegations of prosecutorial misconduct de novo, examining challenged
statements in context to determine whether they deprived the defendant of a fair trial. People v
Aldrich, 246 Mich App 101, 112; 631 NW2d 67 (2001); People v Pfaffle, 246 Mich App 282,
288; 632 NW2d 162 (2001). Because defendant failed to preserve this issue, we review it for
plain error that was outcome determinative. People v Carines, 460 Mich 750, 761-764; 597
NW2d 130 (1999); People v Schutte, 240 Mich App 713, 720; 613 NW2d 370 (2000).
The test for prosecutorial misconduct is whether the defendant was denied a fair trial.
People v Bahoda, 448 Mich 261, 266-267; 531 NW2d 659 (1995). Claims of prosecutorial
misconduct are decided case by case and the challenged comments must be read in context.
People v McElhaney, 215 Mich App 269, 283; 545 NW2d 18 (1996). In closing arguments, a
prosecutor is afforded great latitude and is permitted to argue the evidence and make reasonable
inferences to support his theory of the case. Id. at 284. But a prosecutor may not vouch for the
credibility of his witness by suggesting that he has some special knowledge of the witness?
truthfulness. Bahoda, supra at 276.
Defendant complains of a statement the prosecutor made during closing argument:
?Sierra testified truthfully and there?s no reason to find the defendant not guilty and I ask you to
return a verdict of guilty.? The victim in this case, was a seven-year-old girl who offered
contradictory testimony, which defense counsel attacked in cross-examination in an effort to
show that the only witness to the alleged crime was not credible. Based on the evidence
presented at trial, the prosecutor argued that the jury should find that the witness was credible.
This was proper because the prosecutor is permitted to remark about the credibility of a witness,
particularly when conflicting testimony exists ?and the question of defendant?s guilt or
innocence turns on which witness is believed.? People v Flanagan, 129 Mich App 786, 795-
796; 342 NW2d 609 (1983).
Defendant also complains that the prosecutor, in rebuttal, asked the jurors to reward the
victim?s courage with a guilty verdict. ?Appeals to the jury to sympathize with a victim
constitute improper argument.? People v Watson, 245 Mich App 572, 591; 629 NW2d 411
(2001). But this Court will not reverse where the prosecutor makes only an isolated comment,
and where the appeal to jury sympathy is not blatant or inflammatory. Id. Therefore, we
conclude that the prosecutor?s conduct was not plain error.
IV. Juror Misconduct
Defendant also argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial when
one juror came forward the day after trial and attested that she and several other jurors, who had
used cellular telephones during deliberations to arrange for childcare, decided to render a guilty
verdict based on childcare issues.
We review the trial court's grant or denial of a motion for a new trial on the basis of juror
misconduct for an abuse of discretion. People v Johnson, 245 Mich App 243, 250; 631 NW2d 1
(2001). ?Before this Court will order a new trial on the ground of juror misconduct, some
showing must be made that the misconduct affirmatively prejudiced the defendant?s right to a
trial before a fair and impartial jury.? People v Fetterley, 229 Mich App 511, 545; 583 NW2d
199 (1998).
?The rule is well established that jurors may not impeach their verdict by affidavits. To
permit this would open the door for tampering with the jury subsequent to the return of their
verdict.? People v Pizzino, 313 Mich 97, 105; 20 NW2d 824 (1945). ?Once a jury has been
polled and discharged, oral testimony or affidavits by its members or outside parties may only be
received on ?extraneous or outside errors (such as undue influence by outside parties), or to
correct clerical errors or matters of form.?? People v Riemersma, 104 Mich App 773, 785; 306
NW2d 340 (1981), quoting Hoffman v Monroe Public Schools, 96 Mich App 256, 261; 292
NW2d 542 (1980); see also People v Budzyn, 456 Mich 77, 92 n 14; 566 NW2d 229 (1997). To
establish that an extrinsic influence is reversible error, the defendant must prove: (1) that the jury
was exposed to extraneous influence and (2) that these extraneous influence created a real and
substantial possibility that it could have affected the jury's verdict. Budzyn, supra.
In this case, the trial court instructed the jury:
A verdict in a criminal case must be unanimous. In order to return a
verdict, it is necessary that each of you agree on that verdict. . . . Any verdict
must represent the individual, considered judgment of each juror. . . . Try your
best to work out your differences, however, although you should try to reach
agreement, none of you should give up your honest opinion about the case just
because the other jurors disagree with you or just for the sake of reaching a
verdict. In the end, your vote must be your own and you must vote honestly and
in good conscience.
After approximately four hours of deliberation, the jury sent a note to the trial court indicating
that a unanimous verdict could not be reached. The trial court provided the jury with the
deadlocked jury instruction. It was approximately 4:01 p.m., when the trial court asked the jury
to continue deliberations. At 4:55 p.m., the trial court sent a note to the jury stating: ?I plan on
having you deliberate until 5:15 p.m. today, do you plan to continue to deliberate past 5:15 or
return tomorrow?? The jury initially replied that it would continue to deliberate, but soon after
sent out another note indicating it had reached a verdict. After the jury foreman read the guilty
verdict, the trial court asked each juror: ?Was that and is that your verdict?? Each juror
answered affirmatively.
The day after the verdict was rendered, one juror contacted the trial court indicating that
she did not believe defendant was guilty. The trial court contacted defense counsel who
interviewed the juror. The juror produced an affidavit indicating that she and several other jurors
used cellular telephones to confirm daycare arrangements for that evening and the following day.
Her affidavit further stated, in pertinent part:
5. That I and several of the jurors changed position regarding [defendant?s] innocence solely based on daycare issues.
6. That I always believed that [defendant] was not guilty but changed my vote
solely because I was unable to ensure proper day care arrangements for her [sic] family.
We conclude that defendant has failed to demonstrate that the jury was exposed to
extraneous influences that created a real and substantial possibility of affecting the jury's verdict.
The affidavit does not demonstrate that the jurors improperly discussed the case with anyone
outside the jury room. The jurors discussed childcare, an ordinary everyday matter. Because the
juror could only speculate on what the other jurors believed about defendant?s guilt and the
reason they reached the verdict they did, her conclusions about the other jurors? states of mind
are nugatory. With respect to herself, the juror stated under oath that it was her verdict that
defendant was guilty. The juror?s affidavit expressing remorse about having reached this verdict
does not establish reversible error. While cellular telephone use during deliberations should be
prohibited, in this case, there is no indication that the use of cellular telephones to discuss
childcare arrangements created a real and substantial possibility of affecting the jury?s verdict.
We affirm, but remand the case for the trial court to ascertain the correct spelling of
defendant?s name and to correct the spelling on the judgment of sentence if that spelling is
incorrect. We do not retain jurisdiction.
/s/ Kirsten Frank Kelly
/s/ Hilda R. Gage
/s/ Brian K. Zahra


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