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Every time Sen. Barack Obama wins a Democratic presidential primary or a caucus, my home telephone rings off the hook. As soon as the polls close and the numbers start to flow in, it's as though I'm part of a phone tree with friends and family members alerting me of some tsunami-like event.


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Daniel Kern is purportedly an ordinary guy, and the proud owner of the URL acne.org. After years of suffering yucky adult pimples, and using various prescription products to little effect, Kern became determined to find a cure based simply on what you could get over the counter. Soap. Benzoyl peroxide. Moisturizers.
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Orca Exploration Nominates Member to BOD
Orca Exploration announced that the Right Honorable Michael Howard, QC has agreed to stand as a nominee for election to the Company's Board of Directors at its annual and special meeting of shareholders to be held on June 23, 2010.
Michael Howard, a former Leader of the British Conservative Party, has had a distinguished political career spanning three decades. "We are very honored that Michael Howard has accepted nomination to Orca's Board of Directors. He is a well known figure on the international stage and is well known for the breadth of his global interests," said David Lyons, Orca's Chairman and CEO. "We are looking forward to the strength and perspective he will bring to Orca's Board."
Mr. Howard served as a cabinet minister for 7 years and was a member of parliament for 12 years. Between 1990 and 1997 he held the cabinet posts of Home Secretary, Secretary of State for the Environment and Secretary of State for Employment. Outside the UK he was the Founding Chairman of the Atlantic Partnership - an organization promoting the benefits of a strong Atlantic community of nations.
He was elected Leader of the Conservative Party in 2003 and led the party in the 2005 General Election. He retired as a Member of Parliament in 2010 and is now pursing an international business career. His business interests now include technology, mining, insurance and sporting operations. He also serves on two advisory boards.


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You shouldn't know from Sunday morning AM radio -- with maybe one exception. Too Jewish With Rabbi Sam Cohon and Friends, which debuted here last month, is fast becoming a guilty pleasure among Jews and gentiles alike. The 3-year-old Tucson-based program, which can be heard Sunday mornings at 7 on Phoenix station 1310 KXAM, is gearing up to go national with its combination of humor, news, commentary, and interviews with what Cohon calls "all the most interesting Jews today."
With humor drier than a day-old bagel, Cohon covers everything from Torah to shtick, while the "and Friends" -- regular mavens including a former diplomat, an Israeli reporter, and national columnist Amy Hirshberg Lederman -- handle everything else. It's not as juicy as your grandmother's brisket, but what else do you have to do first thing Sunday morning that you couldn't maybe listen to the nice rabbi a little on the radio?
New Times: Rabbi, please tell me, what does "too Jewish" mean? Is that like Mordecai Finkelstein noshing a kishke on Friday night in the garment district?
Rabbi Sam Cohon: Well, that would definitely be very Jewish. But if you're asking, the name Too Jewish came about because we had a very little time to come up with a name for the show. We were going to call it Deli Home Companion. I decided, "Nah, that's gonna get us in trouble." Then it was going to be called All Jews Considered. But that's been taken. I finally came up with Shma Israel, which means "Here, Israel," but I was told [by radio producers], "No, that's too Jewish." And that's where the name came from.
NT: That's horrible.
Cohon: Well, but it's the perception of Jews in America. The idea isn't that you can actually be "too" Jewish, but it's definitely a popular perception. And it's part of what motivates us as we're assembling each show. We want to explore what it means to be Jewish in America today.
NT: Wealthy? Sovereign? Employed in the garment industry?
Cohon: Some of that. But we're mostly looking at how to live authentically as a Jew, to be committed to your Jewish identity, and to do it in a way that's meaningful -- whether that's through religious Judaism, or a commitment to studying and enjoying different aspects of Jewish culture, food, and music. We want to question and challenge these things in a way that's informative and very hip. Hip is very important in America.
NT: And it's very hip to be Jewish right now -- the whole Kabbalah craze.
Cohon: I know! And yet for a long time it was simply not cool to be Jewish. You got a nose job or you named your kid Courtney.
NT: Or Christina.
Cohon: Or Britney! Then there was a move toward "I really am Jewish, and I'm proud." Which eventually led to this new awareness with Jews being identified in a positive way. Does this mean that Madonna knows anything about Judaism? Probably not. But she -- and the other celebrities who are into Kabbalah -- are a good entree. Just because Britney Spears gets a Kabbalah tattoo doesn't mean she's Jewish, but if her tattoo motivates people to consider Judaica, that's fabulous. Which doesn't mean we can't make fun of her on my show.
NT: You're a funny Jew! But is there really a need for Jewish radio?
Cohon: Yes. Jews invented the movie industry, but you didn't see many Jews on the screen, or Jews making movies about their people.
NT: Well, actually . . .
Cohon: I know, there was The Jazz Singer. But not much more. Just lately, in the last five or 10 years, you're starting to see Jewish figures on TV in a more general way. But on radio, we're still invisible.
NT: Well, everyone is invisible on the radio.
Cohon: And so it's always been an easy place for performers to homogenize their Judaism. There have always been a tremendous number of Jewish performers in radio, but not a lot of programming out there that says, "Jewish!" And there's a tremendous interest in Judaism. We have lots of non-Jewish listeners.
NT: Like who?
Cohon: I have minister friends whose secretaries listen to [my show] on the way to church. They get there and they repeat the jokes, and I like to imagine them saying, "It sounded funny, but I don't know what it means!"
NT: You play Jewish music on your program.
Cohon: Yes. I'm a cantor as well as a rabbi. A cantor is a --
NT: I know what a cantor is.
Cohon: I'm sorry. Bad habit. I have to check sometimes to see how much people know.
NT: I know from Jews, a little. I love the Jews! Except for that circumcision thing.
Cohon: (Laughs.) We actually did a special circumcision show. I just think circumcision jokes are funny. But we addressed it also because it's a real issue and an interesting part of our culture. As a rabbi, I thought it was important to explain its historical context.
NT: I heard that show. Your guest was a circumcision expert named Dr. Steve Dickstein, for Christ's sake.
Cohon: Yes! And I'm not making that up -- that's his real name. You couldn't invent that name. I tried to stay away from, uh, playing with his name. So to speak.
NT: I've learned a lot from your show. And you've had some pretty impressive guests: Nina Totenberg, Kinky Friedman, Ed Asner. And my hero, Dan Greenburg.
Cohon: The guy who helped write Oh, Calcutta! should be your hero. We've also had [political commentator] Bill Kristol and Neil Sedaka.
NT: And don't forget Martin Abramowitz, the world's foremost authority on Jewish baseball cards.
Cohon: Absolutely. Jews are huge baseball fans. I'm not sure why. And Martin created these cards that rank an imaginary Jewish baseball team. Some of the players on this team have been dead 30 years.
NT: Do you also interview the goyim?
Cohon: Yeah, sometimes. I just had Lily Tomlin on, a very nice lady who isn't Jewish, although a lot of people think she is. We talked about how all the other really successful comics are either Jewish or black, which makes her a minority.
NT: Which is worse, no life after death or dead air?
Cohon: Dead air is much worse because it comes much sooner. But that whole life-after-death thing -- hey, listen, we do have our reasons for not believing in it.
NT: I can hardly wait.
Cohon: It's just that the only guy who ever came back to tell us about life after death was a Christian. And he disappeared three days later.
NT: Oysh. Okay, here's a Jewish question I've always wanted answered: How do you spell "tchotchke"?
Cohon: That's one of the tougher questions. I would spell it c-h-o-t-c-h . . . hmm. Wait. Okay, c-h-o-t-c-h-k-e. You know, the great thing about radio is no one is checking your spelling.
NT: Tell me the truth: Don't you ever just want to eat ham?
Cohon: Not really. You know the old story about the priest and the rabbi?
NT: Does this involve an old lady and a handful of lotion?
Cohon: Not that one. This is the one where the rabbi says to the priest, "One time, when no one was around, I ate a ham sandwich." And the priest says, "That's okay. I slipped up once and had sex with a woman." And the rabbi says, "Sure beats a ham sandwich, doesn't it?"
NT: Ba-dump-bum! Hey, how about that nasty Dr. Laura Schlesinger? Isn't she sort of setting a bad example for Jewish radio?
Cohon: Oy, Dr. Laura. She says she converted, but I say she didn't quite get there. She's not anything I recognize as Jewish -- [she has] a quality of overwhelming judgment with no comprehension. But I hear she's unconverted, and I couldn't be happier.
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NT: My friend Bronagiddle is a kvetcher. She claims it's a Jewish tradition to always complain. What's that about?
Cohon: Unfortunately, she may be right. My mother says her favorite position is beside herself. But if you look at the Torah, pretty much from the time Judaism started, someone was complaining. Moses was a big complainer! It's not a healthy or positive thing, but it's part of who we are, part of the makeup of the Jewish character. We're people who are always questioning things and trying to improve them. Because things could always be better.
NT: Amen. I mean, "Go in peace."
Cohon: I'll do my best.


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CAMP PENDLETON ---- A 13-year-old girl died after her family's house caught fire Thursday morning in the O'Neil Heights housing area of the Marine Corps base, authorities said.
The fire started at 6:30 a.m., said Sgt. John Jackson, a base spokesman. The girl's identity was not released.
A Camp Pendleton firefighter who responded to the blaze was taken to a hospital for treatment of minor burns and smoke inhalation.
It was unclear how many people lived at the home or where they were at the start of the blaze. The cause remained under investigation, Jackson said.
The O'Neil Heights area is located on the southeastern end of the sprawling military base, near Lake O'Neil and the Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital.


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PRINEVILLE — Crook County's passing game was not as sharp as its opponent's, but the Cowgirls' quickness and athleticism made up for it on Tuesday.
Despite falling behind 1-0 five minutes in, Crook County evened things up at 1-1 with a sixth-minute goal by Cierra Tyger. In the 70th minute, Maddie Lindberg knocked home the go-ahead and eventual game-winning score to lift the Cowgirls to a 2-1 nonconference girls soccer win over La Pine.
"This year, they seem to be able to last the whole game," Crook County (1-2) coach Rich Abrams said of his players. "Just go hard the whole game and not give up. That makes a big difference at the end."
Natalie Gruen logged the lone goal for the Hawks (0-3-1) off an assist from Chloee Sazama, as La Pine displayed what Hawks coach Scott Winslow called the team's "best passing game so far."
But after the intermission, Crook County's quickness and athleticism took over, forcing the Hawks to play on their heels and stray away from the first-half play that proved successful, according to Winslow.
"I'd like to see a better outcome, but heck..." said Winslow, whose team opens Sky-Em League action at home against Sweet Home on Tuesday. "If I were sitting at home, it would have been fun to see on TV."
In other Tuesday action:
Summit 11, Redmond 0: REDMOND — Marina Johannesen and Megan Buzzas each posted two goals to lead nine Storm goal-scorers in the Intermountain Conference victory. Johannesen also picked up an assist, and Raja Char contributed with a goal and two assists for Summit (1-0 IMC, 4-0-1 overall). Hadlie Plummer, Shannon Patterson and Shaelynn Davis each finished with a goal and an assist to put away the Panthers (0-1, 0-3-1).
Summit 7, Redmond 0: REDMOND — Alex Bowlin recorded a hat trick and four other players finished with goals, as the Storm opened up Intermountain Conference play with a victory. Conor Galvin, Carl Akacich, Tristan Simoneau and C.J. Fritz each logged a goal for the Storm (1-0 IMC, 2-1-2 overall). The Panthers dropped to 0-1 in conference play and 0-5 overall.
Crook County 3, Mountain View 0: PRINEVILLE — The Cowgirls used a balanced offense to blow past the visiting Cougars 25-17, 25-8, 25-19 in both team's Intermountain Hybrid opener. Hannah Troutman and Karlee Hollis led Crook County (1-0 league) with 11 kills apiece and Kathryn Kaonis added 10 kills of her own. Freshman Jennifer Roth went 17 of 19 with six aces from the service line and Kayla Hamilton and Abby Smith contributed 15 and 13 assists, respectively.
Ridgeview 3, Bend 1: REDMOND — The Ravens dropped the first game of their Intermountain Hybrid opener before rallying back to knock off the Lava Bears 21-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-17. "We minimized errors after that first set, which was the game plan in the first place," Ridgeview coach Debi Dewey said. "We got tougher on our serves, played smarter and kept the ball in play more." Kaci Sage paced the Ravens (1-0 IMC Hybrid) from the service line, going 23 of 24 with two aces. Katrina Johnson added 13 kills and three blocks and Chloe Ross ended the night with four kills and two blocks while playing a key role in Ridgeview's comeback. Rhian Sage also had a strong match, going 17 of 18 from the service line with one ace while dishing out 34 assists and recording 15 digs.
Sisters 3, Junction City 0: SISTERS — Nila Lukens registered 12 kills and five blocks, Isabelle Tara had 10 kills, and the Outlaws opened up Sky-Em League play with a 25-17, 25-9, 25-16 victory. Sisters coach Miki McFadden noted the play of Allie and Savannah Spear, who teamed up to play a nearly perfect serve-receive game, which led the Outlaws (1-0 Sky-Em) to the win. Allie Spear added seven kills, Alex Hartford had 20 assists and four aces, and Katelyn Meeter recorded 12 assists to dispatch the Tigers (0-1).
Sweet Home 3, La Pine 0: LA PINE — Inconsistent play plagued the Hawks, according to La Pine coach Alice Zysett, as they dropped their Sky-Em League opener 25-9, 26-24, 25-18. Micaela Whittington finished with five kills and three aces for La Pine (0-1 Sky-Em), and Maddie Fisher recorded five kills in the loss to the Huskies (1-0). "For us, we need to get stronger at the net," Zysett said. "We need to learn to put the ball away instead of just keeping the ball alive."
Culver takes two: HEPPNER — Behind a total of 39 kills from Shealene Little and another 29 by Gabrielle Alley, the Bulldogs powered by Heppner (26-24, 25-13, 25-17) and Dufur (13-25, 25-21, 25-16, 28-26) in a nonconference three-team meeting. Little added 15 digs and nine aces, Alley had 30 digs and three aces, and Hannah Lewis was credited with 69 assists. Jazmin Ruiz and Emma Hoke combined for 20 digs for Culver, which returns to Tri-River Conference action on Thursday at home against East Linn Christian.
Trinity Lutheran 3, Gilchrist 0: Katie Murphy had 19 kills, Allison Jorge had 19 assists and seven aces, and Jaycie Haynes recorded what Trinity coach Greg Clift called a "big ace" in the third set to lift the Saints (1-1 MVL) to a 25-13, 25-12, 25-16 Mountain Valley League win at Trinity Lutheran. Sydney Longbotham stood out for the Grizzlies (0-3 MVL) with one kill, one ace, one assist, one block and one dig.
Tigers drop two in Maupin: MAUPIN — In a three-team matchup, including a Big Sky League contest against South Wasco County, Central Christian fell to the Redsides (25-12, 25-9, 25-11) and Irrigon (25-21, 25-20, 20-25, 25-13). Samantha Biever stood out for the Tigers (0-1 BSL) with a total of six kills, Kaylin McAfee had five, and Kelsey Stealey finished with four kills.


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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- There was a group of fans standing behind David Ragan's hauler waiting for an autograph two hours before pole qualifying for the Brickyard 400.
There were even more waiting outside the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway pagoda after he won the pole.
Ragan's young career continued to gain momentum with a hot lap of 182.994 mph this afternoon. And it's clear a lot of fans are along for the ride.
NASCAR drivers generally attract attention, but the people interested in the 25 year-old driver has grown immensely in the past month. Ragan was rumored to be on the chopping block at Roush Fenway Racing earlier this year. Now he's the new fresh face for the sport.
He won his first race at Daytona International Speedway earlier this month, and now he's got the best starting position for one of the biggest races of the year. He's also currently qualified for the Chase for the Championship.
"You've got to be fast to sit on the pole," Ragan said. "To win the race, you've got to be fast, 400 miles worth. We'll enjoy this (Saturday night), but when we get up (Sunday morning), it will be all business."
Kasey Kahne qualified second at 182.927 mph. Johnson was third, followed by Kurt Busch in fourth, Brad Keselowski in fifth, AJ Allmendinger in sixth, Juan Pablo Montoya in seventh, Jeff Gordon in eighth, Matt Kenseth in ninth and Carl Edwards in 10th.
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Teachers from 20 counties met at the RCB Institute and National Aerospace Education Center on Saturday to learn more about a new NASA program called "Museum in a Box."
"It's about 50 hands on activities and lessons, all focusing on how to teach aviation concepts in K-12 classrooms," said NASA's Todd Ensign.
NASA teamed up with RCBI, the NAEC and Marshall University to develop the program. Saturday's meeting shared what it has to offer with teachers, who will then be able to take those lessons back to their classroom. In addition to learning the science of flight, they also got a look at some of the modern materials being used.
"We've developed an all-day training that is allowing teachers to literally build a composite wing, we fiber glassed a balsa wood airplane. They're also getting to see some facilities that RCBI has that allows students and eventually companies to design components of aircraft and spacecraft," Ensign said.
Kathleen Prusa is a science teacher at Philippi Middle School. She said flight is something her classes have studied for a long time, and she's always on the lookout for ways to add to her lessons.
"Principles and things that I'll be able to go ahead and bring through the kit right through to the students to use, and there's just ideas that I don't come up with on my own, and it's always good to learn more about those kinds things and say 'oh yeah, I can do that,'" said Prusa.
Ensign said the aviation industry is taking off in the state, and that it can provide some different career opportunities that many West Virginia students may not be aware of.
"The aviation industry is repairing turboprop engines. We're building new airplanes in Ona, WV, we have advanced composite laboratories here where you can build components of spacecraft," said Ensign.
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Just kiddin, Ray. Is there any way that you could send your plans to AMA and have them manage print requests for you? Seems like they have a lot of this going on anyway and might be good for both companies. Just a thought...
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Woody fans would do well to look at the entry list for the Woody event for the 2011 SWC. It should be a real hoot. I hope they're blessed with terrific weather. Watching Mark Smith of Windfree fame do spot landings with a rudder-elevator ship is worth the trip.
I understand where Ray is coming from.
But I'm one of those guys who builds mostly from plans, rather than kits. Part of that is because I have a LOT of plans. I buy plans to read and look at, even if I know I'm not going to build a particular model. In fact, I'm probably one who has asked Ray at some point if he sells plans. (Of course, with me, he would have said "Sorry, no," and that would have been the end of it. I don't complain when people don't. After all, it's still their intellectual property rights we're talking about, and they can handle them however they see fit.)
Also, from Ray's description, he's a bit in the same boat I am. It's a 20-mile drive to the nearest town of more than 300 people, and they only have a population of 750! It's 30 miles to a town of about 10,000 people, and they don't have a Kinkos. If someone wanted copies of something I was drawing, and I didn't have any on hand, they might wait awhile before I made another print run (which I might actually have to travel about 100 miles to do, unless I actually paid, not just for copies, but for printing, and there is a difference).
That being said, however, yeah, I kinda wish Ray would, next time he does a print run, run an extra 20 or 30 and offer his plans on perhaps a limited basis. I would see it as one more (small) income stream. But, still, it's his perogative to do with his drawings what he wishes.
And face it, I don't know how many designs Ray is handling now, but 20 drawings of each one, if he has 10, and he's got a couple hundred dollars tied up then in inventory. Not to mention storage space and mailing costs. Does he run out and buy a mailing tube every time someone wants it in a tube? Or is that something ELSE he's footing the bill for inventory for? For some of us little guys, that's a chunk of change to be sitting around that might or might not get sold. And it's pretty much an "illiquid" asset. Resale for it ain't near worth what it cost.
Ray hit a number of points about why he doesn't consider it worth his time to offer plans, but I thought I would just point out that what he mentioned aren't even close to all the considerations.
Edited to add: I just went back and saw where Ray says he is handling over 30 kit designs right now! If he makes 20 extra copies of each of his kit plans, you're talking about 600 LARGE plan sheets that have to be stored... somewhere. And labeled. And kept separate. And and how complete are the plans without the written instructions he mentioned? (Sorry Ray, but I've not bought one of your kits yet, so I can't answer this one.) Does he need extra copies of those too? Again, that's a lot to have sitting around "in case" someone orders it.
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Well... some thangs are actually beyond fixin'... just sayin'...
This is probably known and old-hat to you guys, or maybe I'm in left field...again...and it's not. Well, anyhow, holding tight tolerances with balsa is hard to do as opposed to other materials, at least for me. One swipe of 400 can change your stuff real quick. Wrapping moneykote around fitted, functional/removable components and surfaces on their edges doesn't work for me. Areas such as canopy interfaces to the fuse and other areas just don't fit right with film overlapped. The small wrinkles that you get bending the stuff over the edges causes gap issues.
What I've done is to cover the exterior surfaces only, no overlap in those areas. I believe that most feel you need that overlap to keep the film from peeling loose from wear and tear. Here I go again with BalsaRite . If you coat those edges well, you can shear the film right to the edge and iron it down and it won't peel. You get the fit that you sanded in originally and save .0002 grams of weight from the extra film . Just a thought and some pix to add to this mess.
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A star is discovered ... Great job Don !
Sky Bench ... Woodys Forever
Hi Don
In the past when i had a sheeted center over the wing joiner area [ Paragon ] i glassed it too , then i had a heck of a time making the monokote look good over the glass.
Can you put the Balsarite over fiberglass, if so that would help make that monokote look a bunch better on the wing.
Thanks fellas, I wasn't fishin for complement, just an idea . We'll see how it plays out in the Texas heat .
Don, I don't think BalsaRite would be fitting over resin. It's kinda a resin itself and may F things up if it's an incompat. They have it for film and for fabric. I've never covered glass before. I would think to sand the surface with 800 and iron it on. I think that a high resin surface, would react to heat and flow along with the adhesive of the film giving maybe a moddled look?
The Lone Woodie
We had our first test run of a ALES contest here in Dallas today. If you don't count Barry Kennedy's Electron F5J ship as a woodie then I was the only woodie representin'. There were plenty of compliments of the Chrysalis 2M which made me right proud that I managed to mostly follow instructions and not glue my fingers to every other rib. Re-covering the wing was worth the effort for sure. I fought with the Monokote but the Econocoat and I are friends. EC left me with a much more pleasing and consistent surface but I digress.
In the field full of Radians and Barry's test ship I managed to hold my own for the most part. Half the time I was the first down but through no fault of the airframe. I discovered that the adhesive on the bottom of the velco isn't really adhesive but more a suggestion that the fuzzy stuff stay more or less where I left it. The motor battery was flopping around changing CG for me. Never at the right time or in the right direction of course. With 10 minute rounds I still managed to get several four minute flights and a 9 minute flight only bested by a Radian with Jimmy Mac at the sticks. Having Club Prez Dan coaching me didn't hurt one bit. His coaching and verification of what I thought I was seeing as lift and sink helped a lot. I'm slowly learning but I'm having a blast doing it.
Did I mention I really love the Chrysalis? My flights today may (hopefully) sell a few more kits. I heard a lot of "Man, that's a pretty ship." and "That sure does fly well" followed quickly by Prez saying "I'm going to have to fly that, put it in a thermal first."
ALES ? And this stands for? Sounds like fun. I have been flying my old Airtronics Eclipse -E. 2M sailplane with an Astro 05G, 7-1700 Nicads. Going to try a 2-cell LiPo 2500 in place of the nicads next. Enjoy playing with it and have had some good flights.
From what I have seen and read the Chrysalis 2M should make a really nice E powered sailplane, has plenty of wing area. I think the wing is also under cambered?
Altitude limited electric sailplane?
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In obesity and type 2 diabetes, Glut4 glucose transporter expression is decreased selectively in adipocytes. Adipose-specific knockout or overexpression of Glut4 alters systemic insulin sensitivity. Here we show, using DNA array analyses, that nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (Nnmt) is the most strongly reciprocally regulated gene when comparing gene expression in white adipose tissue (WAT) from adipose-specific Glut4-knockout or adipose-specific Glut4-overexpressing mice with their respective controls. NNMT methylates nicotinamide (vitamin B3) using S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) as a methyl donor. Nicotinamide is a precursor of NAD(+), an important cofactor linking cellular redox states with energy metabolism. SAM provides propylamine for polyamine biosynthesis and donates a methyl group for histone methylation. Polyamine flux including synthesis, catabolism and excretion, is controlled by the rate-limiting enzymes ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) and spermidine-spermine N(1)-acetyltransferase (SSAT; encoded by Sat1) and by polyamine oxidase (PAO), and has a major role in energy metabolism. We report that NNMT expression is increased in WAT and liver of obese and diabetic mice. Nnmt knockdown in WAT and liver protects against diet-induced obesity by augmenting cellular energy expenditure. NNMT inhibition increases adipose SAM and NAD(+) levels and upregulates ODC and SSAT activity as well as expression, owing to the effects of NNMT on histone H3 lysine 4 methylation in adipose tissue. Direct evidence for increased polyamine flux resulting from NNMT inhibition includes elevated urinary excretion and adipocyte secretion of diacetylspermine, a product of polyamine metabolism. NNMT inhibition in adipocytes increases oxygen consumption in an ODC-, SSAT- and PAO-dependent manner. Thus, NNMT is a novel regulator of histone methylation, polyamine flux and NAD(+)-dependent SIRT1 signalling, and is a unique and attractive target for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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BREAKING DOWN: Aaron Hill
.230-5-7036-14 in 357 at-bats
What the hell has happened here?
From 2006-09, Hill hit .287 and batted at least .286 in three of the four seasons.
In 2009-2010 he socked 62 homers, had 176 RBI and scored 173 runs. Amongst all second basemen in the game that homer total was second, the RBI total third, and the runs scored mark was sixth. Those are some elite numbers folks.
So what the heck could explain his .205 batting average last season? I said before the year started that it was one of the worst runs of luck of any player in recent memory. Hill posted a 10.6 percent line drive rate. That's nearly 50 percent below his 18.5 percent career mark. There's simply no way one can legitimately explain that line drive rate. Even worse, his BABIP fell nearly .100 points down to .196. One-ninety-six. His career rate is .283. All of that led me to believe that Hill had a chance to have a big time batting average rebound this season while continuing to be a solid run producer with power from the second base spot.
So what the hell has happened to Hill this year?
Hill is hitting .230, which is terrible. Still, his GB/FB rate is only 0.06 off his career norm, and his 18.8 percent line drive rate is actually better than his 18.5 percent career rate. So how do you combine those two numbers and end up with a .248 BABIP, some .035 points below his career level? I can't really explain it.
So Hill hasn't produced an average this season, and his power has vanished. Remember, this guy averaged 31 homers the past two years, This season he has five. As I mentioned above, Hill's fly ball ratio is right on career norms (43 percent this year, 41.6 for his career). So why the lack of bombs? Check out that HR/F ratio that has dipped to 3.7 percent, less than half his career 8.1 percent mark and well below, well below, his marks that last two years (14.9 and 10.8 percent). Again, I can't really explain it.
Hill has never been a speed burner. His career best in steals coming into the year was six thefts. He had stolen 12 bases the past three years. So of course Hill has gone out and stolen --- 14 bases this year. Not only has he run like crazy compared to his career track record, he's also not getting caught at all picking up two caught stealing. Again, I can't really explain it.
I hate to say it, but I really have no idea what's going on here. The speed – no way anyone in the world predicted that. The power outage – no one in the world predicted that. The average staying down – well some might have predicted that, but the measures simply don't support yet another sub .240 effort.
I can't really explain it.
BREAKING DOWN: Luke Hochevar
8-8, 4.79 ERA, 86 Ks, 1.30 WHIP in 152 innings
The #1 overall selection in the 2006 MLB Draft, Hochevar has been a disappointment since he first stepped onto a big league field. His career marks include a 5.37 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP, so at least he has slightly bettered those marks this season. Still, why am I wasting your time with a guy who has a 4.79 ERA and a .500 record this season? Because he is pitching very well right now.
Hochevar hasn't lost a game since June 21st – a span of eight starts.
We all know that though wins don't signal much, so let's focus more on the overall performance of late, and by "of late" I mean his last five starts.
Well what do you know, that's pretty darn good isn't it?
This is exactly what you should be dealing with at this point. Do you hold on to a veteran like Derek Lowe who has been a good pitcher for years even though he has performed rather poorly the past six weeks, or, do you take a chance on the perpetually underachieving arm of Hochevar who is performer much better the past month? If you're smart you consider making the switch. Neither arm is elite or a must start, so why not roll with the arm that is performing better right now?
Don't get me wrong here – Hochevar has his uses and is a decent add in deep mixed leagues in the hopes that he continues his current run, but he is still a pitcher with limited upside. Not just that, he's performing so far above his career norms and previous work this season that you have to be careful not to go all in because he has made five strong starts. After all, he still owns an awful 5.08 K/9 mark this season. He does have an impressive 50 percent ground ball rate which will aid him in being an effective bit league hurler, but the dearth of punchouts limits his fantasy value. Plus, his GB/FB ratio is about three tenths higher than his marks the past two seasons at 1.63, so there is some question about whether or not he will be able to sustain that rate.
It should also be pointed out that, despite a line drive rate that is a percentage point higher than his career mark, that his BABIP this season is .027 points below his career rate at .273.
Hochevar is hot right now, and he's flashing the type of skills that led to his selection by the Royals in 2006. Alas, he's only been this "new" pitcher for a handful of starts and the majority of measures for his performance this season still suggest that exercising caution is warranted.
I have a better batting average than Andrew McCutchen (.273), Martin Prado (.273) and Ichiro Suzuki (.269).
I have a better OBP, though to be fair that really isn't saying much, than Torii Hunter (.319), Nelson Cruz (.314) and B.J. Upton (.312).
I have a better SLG than Logan Morrison (.458), Andre Ethier (.449) and Howie Kendrick (.446).
I have more homers than Nick Swisher (14), Hunter Pence (13) and Josh Hamilton (13).
I have more RBI than Matt Holliday (62), Raul Ibanez (61) and Carlos Gonzalez (60).
I have more runs than Matt Joyce (55), Juan Pierre (54) and Nick Markakis (51).
Any idea who I am? How about a few more hints.
I have a four year high in homers with 15.
I've already scored four more runs than last year (56).
I'm only one RBI off my total from last year of 65.
I have 18 steals this year. What makes that so surprising is that I had only 23 steals in my career entering the year.
Does that help you decide Who I Am?
.354: The batting average of Dan Uggla during his 29 game hitting streak, tied with Office Rowland for the second longest in Braves' history (Rico Carty had a 31 game streak in 1970). Uggla was hitting .173 when the streak began, the worst mark in baseball at the time. He's now up to .220 and with 24 homers he is on pace to bash 34 homers, which would be a career best.
8: The number of years that Mark Teixeira has hit at least 30 homers (he has 32 this year). That ties Mickey Mantle for the longest such run by a switch hitter in big league history (the next closest batter is Chipper Jones with four). Teixeira is also 14 RBI from an 8th straight 100 RBI campaign. No switch hitter in history has ever gone 30-100 in 8-straight years. In fact, no one can match the current stretch of 7-straight years that Tex has racked up.
95.0: The winning percentage of the Angels' top three arms in their last 20 decisions. The trio has gone 19-1. Jered Weaver is 8-0 with a 1.52 ERA, Dan Haren is 6-1 with a 2.56 ERA and Ervin Santana is 5-0 with a 1.57 ERA. Over their last 10 starts the trio is 8-1 with a 1.03 ERA.
8: The AL leading homer total of Jacoby Ellsbury the past 30 days. Mind you that Ellsbury hit nine homers in 2008 and eight in 2009. Ellsbury also leads the AL in RBI the past 30 days with 24 to tie the Angels' Mark Trumbo. What the heck, I might as well also mention that Ellsbury leads the AL in runs scored in that time with 22. Wasn't Carl Crawford supposed to do all that?
4: The place that Adam Dunn holds in home runs off of left-handed pitchers since the start of the 2001 season (he has 95). Remarkably, he doesn't have a single round tripper against a lefty this year in 78 at-bats. Furthermore, as has been widely reported, he's looked like a blindfolded chimpanzee against lefties this year with three hits in 78 at-bats, good for a .038 average. He's been so horrid that his OPS against lefties, .249, is actually just slightly above his .245 career batting average.
1.70: The ERA of Justin Masterson over his last nine outings. As a result he's dropped his ERA down to 2.63, fourth in the AL. Since the start of June, a span of 12 starts, only once has he failed to last six innings, and over those 12 starts he's permitted more than two earned runs just three times.
10: The hitting streak currently underway for the Mets' … Jason Bay. He's scored eight times and knocked in nine runs during the streak as he has hit .447 (Bay also has 12 RBI in his last 14 games). His effort has been wildly disappointing no doubt, but with one more homer he will become just the 17th outfielder with double-digit homers and steals (he has nine and 10).
The Royals' Jeff Francoeur.
Jeff Francoeur is five homers and two steals from a 20/20 season. He's never even had a 10/10 season.
Ray Flowers can be heard daily on Sirius/XM Radio on The Fantasy Drive on Sirius 210 and XM 87. Ray's baseball analysis can be found at BaseballGuys.com and his minute to minute musings can be located at the BaseballGuys' Twitter account.


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Via Free Beacon:
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) said he considered Hillary Clinton's private email server investigation to be "a very serious issue" Sunday on CNN, while also adding there was a legal process taking place that he did not want to politicize.
At the conclusion of their interview, State of the Union host Jake Tapper reminded Sanders of his famous remarks at the first Democratic debate in October, when he told Clinton the American people were "sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails."
On Friday, the Obama administration announced that 22 more emails from her private server would not be released because they had been classified as top secret.
"Should voters take from those comments that you think nothing was done wrong when it comes to how Secretary Clinton handled classified information, or is that not a fair–?" Tapper asked, before Sanders cut in.
"No, no," Sanders said, wagging his finger. "No, that is not, I think, a fair assessment. I think this is a very serious issue. I think there is a legal process right now taking place … I get criticized. 'Bernie, why don't you attack Hillary Clinton?' There is a legal process taking place. I do not want to politicize that issue. It is not my style."
Sanders said he was focusing on the issues affecting the middle class rather than Clinton.
"Jake, I go around this state of Iowa. I can't go to a meeting where … middle-aged people [don't] tell me how how much in debt they are in terms of student debt or people who can't afford health care," Sanders said. "Those are the issues that we're going to focus on. There is a legal process underway with regards to the email situation. It will play out. I'm not going to politicize it."
A Clinton campaign strategist accused Sanders on Friday of running the "most negative" Democratic primary campaign ever. While Sanders has attacked Clinton for her Wall Street ties, he has avoided rhetoric about her private email scandal or Bill Clinton's past sexual misconduct coming back into the limelight.


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The eighth hotly anticipated book in the Elemental Assassin series by New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Estep.
It's Gin Blanco's party - and you'll cry if she wants you to. Against her better judgment, Gin is coerced into attending a high-society gala with the rest of Ashland's elite underworld. On display: the priceless art collection of her deceased nemesis, Mab Monroe, and an excess of crime-boss swagger.
While not comfortable in her fancy attire, Gin gets vastly more interested in the evening's events when a group of thieves bursts in and tries to seize the valuable, dangerous gems. Facing a Die Hard-esque scenario in which she must free hostage partygoers while herself trapped in the museum, things get a little bit messy when the bloodshed begins. Let's just say that Gin should have chosen the red gown....
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"Something Different than the usual Jobs"
So i'm not giving anything away, but before the book started i have assumed that its going to be the same thing as usual... She finds someone who is hurting someone, she plans to kill that bad guy, she fales the first time, she heals, then she tries again and kills the bad guy... But noooo ... not in this one.. you have a different place, different plot than usual..
You don't get the usual, and you keep on thinking you know what will happen, but no there are few twists in this book.. some of these twists are predictable and some are not... There are few funny moments here and there, specially in the first few chapters.
Narrator is doing a good job as usual.
I don''t want to give anything away, but lets just say, i would rank this in the top from this series, specially with the change we got from the usual thing... its not completely different than the usual but its new and reminds me of few movies i watched before
Great job here.
"Ho Hum ver 8"
For an accomplished Assassin there seem only to be memories and accounts of botched jobs barley pulled out of the fire by a combination of luck, circumstance and miracle. And the pattern continues.
There is a good amount of well established and well developed characters; a great little world full of variation and colour but it seems that this Authors train is just running back and forth on the same rail with little or no real variation and a lot of incidental repetition.
If you have read book 1 through 7 than you will know what I mean; if not do start at book one as the read is great and only starts being very predictable around book 4 or 5.
"GIN, like the liquor...."
Love this series, love the storyline how it picks right up from the last book. The narrator Lauren Fortgang rock this, her slow southern drawl is perfect.
Hope for another book soon...
"Action Packed!"
4.5 stars. Definitely the best in the series in my opinion.
This book was 90% plot and action, low romance. While I love the romance, this story was well done. Riveting and just entertaining.
Finnegan Lane was invited to an Art Exhibit of the items owned by the infamous Mab Monroe and of course Finn invited Gin to be his date.
First, he wanted to get Gin out the house since she has been moping about her separation with Owen and he was also curious about the items that the dead fire elemental had amassed.
We learned from the prior 2 book that everyone should be weary of any invitation by Ashland's underworld, so I was not surprised at all when a fun gala event turned into a "stick up". A group of Giants had decided that they were through being bodyguards and wanted to run Ashland's underworld now that Mab's death left a vaccum for leadership.
Obviously they made a grave miscalculation by holding the crowd hostage, the crowd including Gin Blanco's loved ones. Nobody messes with Gin's family and gets away with. Watch Gin Blanco get to the bottom of the robbery and also the mystery of who set up the heist and why.
I was just hooked from the beginning to the very end! What a ride. This book was written like an action movie and it was the return to the beginning of the series where love as a side action and Gin Blanco as the Spider reigned as the main plot. Yes, Gin and Owen did talk and lay some things on the table. I also see a future with these two as I love them as a couple. But most of this book was all Gin solving a mystery and while there was just a little of Finn, Owen, Jojo D, Eva, Philip, Rosaline, Xavier & even Bria were just supporting her.
I can't wait for the next installment of what has become one of my favorite series.
"Not my fav but another fun read..."
Gin is a magnet for trouble. Even when Finn tries to convince her to stop wallowing and go to an event with him, drama finds her. Of course it's not surprising that this is an event that will auction off all of Mab Monroe's belongings. It's bound to have shady characters, right? Luckily Gin is always prepared.
Deadly Sting started off differently than most of the Elemental Assassin books. Usually the books start with Gin in the Pork Pit, this book is 80% at least in the same place, the gala event. The gala starts off like any normal ritzy event, cocktails and mingling. Gin and her gut feelings, she kind of knows something is "off". She wasn't wrong. In a very unexpected turn of events Gin is left alone to figure out how she's going to rescue her loved ones without the help of anyone.
My favorite part of this book was definitely having Gin and Owen working as a team together, after she rescues him of course. I think after their recent turmoil this was definitely needed for me. These two aren't a couple again or back to normal, but it was nice to see them in action and remember how great they are together.
Damn it Owen! I seriously hope you redeem yourself in Kiss of Venom, the new novella in HIS point of view. He still isn't the same but I have HOPE! :-) Gin is damn near a one woman show and she prevailed again this time. Not without broken bones, bruises, etc but she got it done. I look forward to hear what else karma has in store for her.
"Another Hit from Jennifer Estep"
I love this series. Just like all the others, Deadly Sting pulls you in and makes it impossible to put down. I'm can't wait for the next book to come out. I literally I think about daily.
"Nobody Wears A Red Dress Better Than Gin Blanco!"
As always, Jennifer Estep delivers an action-packed tale of violence and death. You'd think with that sort of material the story would be gruesome and the characters unlikeable, but not so! Gin is sexy, confident and capable. You just have to cheer for her and her friends. I really enjoy this series and can't wait for the next one! Lauren Fortgang adds SO much to the story with her smoky southern voice. A wholly enjoyable experience!
"I can dig it. . ."
This one was a nice surprise. For once, it didn't start out with Gin gunning for someone. The story was good. It tied up some loose ends. It opened the door for a new big bad. Overall, pretty good. The beginning was a little weird, Fortgang sounded very breathy, almost like she was trying to be sexy (?) at a point in the book where it wasn't needed and it creeped me out a little. She took the normal Gin drawl and twisted it. It went away fairly quickly and all was good after that. It was a nice addition to the series and I can't wait for August and the next one!
"good but getting to be same old same old"
good but getting to be same old same old. love the characters and the world she has created. I'd like more out of the box plot lines.
"A different, yet still exciting, scenario for Gin"
The series has kind of fallen into a somewhat predictable pattern. However, this book kinds of changes things up. Rather than discovering a big, bad guy and slowly plotting to take them down, this time Gin and her gang are caught in the middle of an art heist. This set up changes how the story unfolds and Gin's tactics had to change. It was a good change of pace.
I have long been a fan of Finn. He is so charming and his antics make him seem like he doesn't take things seriously, be underneath his is about as tough as Gin.
I have only listened to her narration of the Elemental Assassin books. I think her narration suits the series very well.
Let sleeping spiders lie.
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