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AgWeb.com reports:
"A shallow layer of cold air in the atmosphere will accompany a storm over the central United States. The storm will produce a swath of freezing rain along a 1,000-mile swath," Sosnowski wrote in a news release. The rain will freeze into a glaze of ice.
Preceding the main ice storm will be a period of freezing rain and sleet that is likely to affect travel in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin during Wednesday night.
"Travel is likely to be hazardous for hundreds of miles along Interstate 35, I-40 and I-70 in the Central states from Friday to Sunday," according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Brett Rossio.
"People traveling across the country may want to consider a more southern route. Where temperatures remain below freezing and rain falls at a heavy rate, the ice will continue to accrue for a few days. Ice of 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch thick can occur over a broad area," the news release stated.
"In some areas, the weight of the ice combined with increasing wind later on during the storm could bring down many trees and power lines," according to AccuWeather lead storm warning meteorologist Eddie Walker.
Source: AccuWeather
Cities likely to experience dangerous conditions with possible power outages include Amarillo, Texas; Wichita and Topeka, Kansas; Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri; Springfield, Illinois; Indianapolis; and Columbus and Dayton, Ohio.
"The worst conditions may be centered on portions of northwestern Texas, western Oklahoma and central Kansas, where there is the potential for about an inch of ice to encase the region followed by 30-mph winds," Walker said.
Source: AccuWeather
"The ice storm could rival that of late January and early February of 2002 in the region," Rossio said.
The power could be out for days in some communities of the southern and central Plains during and in the wake of the storm.
Livestock producers should take early precautions to protect their animals before and during the storm. Make sure animals have plentiful access to feed and water, and make sure buildings remain well-ventilated.


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We're finding out more details about why Sons of Anarchy star, Charlie Hunnam quit the movie, 50 Shades of Grey. Earlier this week, it was revealed that he was really concerned about all the media he'd have to do when the movie was coming out. But now, the Hollywood Reporter says there were creative differences. He wanted to have more of a say in the role of his character. AND…the New York Post says he was only supposed to make $125,000 for doing the movie which is nothing considering how big it's supposed to be once it's out.
Perez Hilton says Bruce and Kris Jenner ARE planning to divorce. But they're going to wait until the current contract for the shows, comes to an end. No one will watch if there's no drama, separation leaves it up in the air and will make viewers want to tune in.
(Photo credit should read PIERRE ANDRIEU/AFP/Getty Images)
Kim Kardashian keeps getting rid of her wardrobe..Apparently ever since North was born, at each stage of her weight loss, she gets rid of all of her clothes. She's dropped 28 pounds since June and has gone from oversized to tight-fitting stuff…She keeps getting rid of everything and doesn't want any reminder of how fat she was because depresses her.
(Photo by Matt Stroshane/Disney Parks via Getty Images)
Snooki tells E! she wants her son to have a playdate with North West. But she says Kim and Kanye probably have high standards, though. They probably want her to date a prince or something.
Taylor Swift's childhood home in Berks County, Pennsylvania has been sold for $770,000. The family is thrilled to secure the home as both they and their daughters are fans of Taylor's.
(Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Brad Pitt talks about turning 50. He was asked what it's like. He says he has no complaints. But honestly, he's been too busy to think about it.

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Man Dies Following Assault at Pittsfield YMCA Apartments
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A 44-year-old man died Sunday after being assaulted in the apartments operated by the Pittsfield Family YMCA.
Joseph Wirtes, 44, was allegedly assaulted by Brian Signor at the apartments Sunday morning. Wirtes was transported to Berkshire Medical Center following the assault and was pronounced dead later that day.
Signor, 27, also of the YMCA's 292 North St. residence, was arraigned on Monday on a single count of aggravated assault and battery, according to the district attorney's office. He pleaded not guilty and is being held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $50,000 cash or surety bail.
Further charges may be forthcoming, according to the DA, pending the results of an autopsy being conducted on Monday by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Holyoke.
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Pittsfield Police Officer Fired for Misconduct
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Pittsfield police officer has been fired for "multiple misconduct charges."
Officer Dale Eason, a 20-year veteran of the force, had been on leave since May after a scuffle with an elderly woman in her home last year.
A terse press release from Chief Michael Wynn said Eason had been terminated on Wednesday after a "lengthy internal investigation and a local civil service hearing."
Eason had arrested Phyllis Stankiewicz, 88, after he and another officer entered her home after being sent to the wrong address for a disturbance. A confused Stankiewicz had allegedly threatened them with a small paring knife and, when disarmed, had slapped Eason on the wrist. Eason then put her on the ground and arrested her. All charges against Stankiewicz were dropped.
"The City of Pittsfield and the Pittsfield Police Department take any and all acts of police misconduct by our personnel extremely seriously. Service as a police officer requires a high degree of public trust. On those rare occasions, as is the case here, that trust is violated, severe sanctions must be imposed," said Wynn in the statement.
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Pittsfield Warehouse Goes Up in Flames
Update 11:10p.m.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The J.B. Paper Co. on Elmvale Place went up in flames on Monday night.
Deputy Fire Chief Matthew Noyes said there was fire and smoke coming out of the back of the building when firefighters arrived.
"We realized immediately that it had spread rapidly prior to our arrival," he said, adding, "The fire was ahead of us right from the get-go ... within 10 minutes it had broken through the roof in one spot."
He said there was no attempt to enter the building because it was unsafe and that sections began to collapse not longer after arriving.
"It's a building that's been vacant for years," Noyes said. "We've known this has been coming for years. ... We've been out here a bunch of times to pre-plan it."
The call for a second alarm brought in all off-duty firefighters; it went to a third alarm when mutual aid was requested.
Two ladder-truck towers — one set up by Pittsfield and the other by Dalton — were attempting to "surround and drown" the flames from above on one side and hoses are also being sprayed on the other side to contain the conflagration.
There are now at least seven fire companies on scene: Pittsfield, Dalton, Lenox, Richmond, Cheshire, Lanesborough and Hinsdale. Adams is covering the Pittsfield station.
The former paper company was vacant but still had some items inside. Noyes said there was some popping heard but nothing in there was believed to be out of the ordinary for an old mill.
He confirmed that there were initial water supply problems because of the nearby mains, leading to a reliance on tankers early on. Tankers from various Berkshire County fire departments were shuttling in water to fill a portable tank for use in fighting the fire.
Lines were laid all the way down Elmvale Place from Wahconah Street as well as from a hydrant at Pine Cone Hill, where a gate was opened to allow access to that end of Elmvale.
Workers from the city's Water Department came in to switch valves to ensure that water was flowing where it was needed.
"We now have adequate water to do what we're doing," Noyes said.
The cause of the fire won't be known for some time, if ever. State fire investigators were expected to arrive on Tuesday.
For now, firefighters are continuing their defensive posture and keeping a collapse perimeter as a safety precaution since sections of the 1916 mill have already dropped.
"Everyone on the scene is handling things professionally," Noyes said. "We're getting a lot of out-of-town help ... they're doing a great job."
There were no reported injuries but firefighters were going to be working through the night. County Ambulance was on scene.
"I expect we'll be here at least all night if not into the day tomorrow," Noyes said.
The initial two-alarm fire was reported at about 8 p.m. at the century-old building. By 9:30, the roof on the building was caving in.
There are at least six mills or warehouse buildings along Elmvale Place, a small road off Wahconah street and next to Pittsfield Cemetery. The paper company is the last building on the street.
The flames were so high, they turned the sky orange and lit up the neighborhood. Crowds gathered in the Pine Cone Hill parking lot and on Wahconah street. The glow could be seen for miles.
Wahconah Street is closed to through traffic from Elmvale to Peck's Road. There are a lot of firetrucks in the area so avoid it possible. Heavy smoke is also filling the neighborhood.
According to documents on file at the Registry of Deeds, building is held by BM Realty Co., operating as J.B. Paper Co., which lists the late Gerald Binder as principal. Binder had run the paper company, his family business, for more than 50 years. He died in 2009.
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This quest is part of the Rewriting the Battle of Darrowshire quest chain quest chain.
Objectives Edit
Bring Joseph's Wedding Ring to Chromie.
Description Edit
I wish Joseph could again be with his daughter, but it cannot be so. His soul was twisted by the Scourge, and he became a monster. Oh, he is doomed!
But perhaps we can change his fate.
Search the graves outside for Joseph's monument. His body's not there, for it was trampled and destroyed years ago, but under the monument is his wedding ring. Take that ring to Chromie... a strange gnome with very strange powers.
Chromie is staying in the ruined inn at the northwest corner of Andorhal.
(When you pick up the ring:) Joseph Redpath whispers: Save me...
Progress Edit
There is something timely about your visit. You're not from the future, are you?
Completion Edit
What is this? A wedding ring? Let me see...
Ah! This ring was once on the hand of a great man, but there is much tragedy in that man's past.
Are you here to help him? It's far too late for him now... but perhaps we can help him in the past!
Gains Edit
Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
- 4350 XP (or 26 40 at level 70)
Patches and hotfixesEdit
- Patch 1.5.0 (2005-06-07): Characters on the "A Strange Historian" quest are now correctly prompted to find Chromie in the northwest corner of Andorhal, where she and the ruined inn have been moved to.
Quest progression Edit
- [55] Sister Pamela or [55] Little Pamela
- [55] Pamela's Doll
- [56] Auntie Marlene
- [56] A Strange Historian
- [56] The Annals of Darrowshire
- [56] Brother Carlin
- Both of the following, in any order:
- [57] Villains of Darrowshire
- [56] Heroes of Darrowshire
- [60] Marauders of Darrowshire
- [60] Return to Chromie
- [60R] The Battle of Darrowshire
- [60] Hidden Treasures


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Preview: HHS boys golfers have high hopes this year
Talk about an amazing way to get the season started: During a scrimmage last week, the Hastings boys golf team beat the defending state champions from Rogers by three strokes at a scrimmage. That great start will do nothing to cool the expectations of the Raiders coming into this season.
Hastings shot a 305 at Hastings Country Club, posting a total of six scores in the 70s. The top four scores count in varsity golf, meaning Hastings golfers shot an average of 76 on the day.
"It was very impressive," Hastings coach Pete McGinnis said. "That was a good way to start the season. We wanted our kids to see what it was like to play against a team like that. We wanted to show them what it takes to get there, and where we need to go."
Among the highlights on the day was the back nine turned in by Sam Otto, who had four birdies in the final nine holes.
"If you can birdie four of the holes on the back nine there, that's pretty impressive," McGinnis said.
Hastings comes into the season as one of the Suburban East Conference's favored schools. Hastings won the conference tournament last year at Keller and then placed fourth in the section.
"Our first goal this year is to win the conference," McGinnis said. "The next one is to win the section, and to get to the state tournament as a team."
McGinnis figures Hastings will have to shoot about a 305 to win the section title, so the fact that Hastings had a 308 in an early-season scrimmage bodes well for the Raiders.
"We've had a great start to the year," McGinnis said. "It's going to be an exciting year for us. These kids, they're always at the course, always working on their game."
Varsity lineup
Hastings will be led by two captains: Jake Cooper and Matthew Radke.
Cooper is a sophomore and Radke is a freshman. Radke qualified for the state meet last year as an eighth-grader.
Five players return from last year's section tournament team, including Cooper and Radke. Also on that team were junior Cole Carrigan and a pair of sophomores, Otto and Nick Tusa.
Those five are joined by five others who are competing for varsity spots. That group includes senior Mike Dittrich, sophomores Dominick Bacon and Mark Huneke and freshmen Luke Wagner and Joe Dittrich.
"We are going to have a number of kids playing for spots all year long," McGinnis said. "It's healthy competition. It really forces everyone to work at their game and not become complacent."
The only other senior on the roster with Mike Dittrich is P.J. Piotrowski.
Hastings has its annual Don Saatzer Invitational set for Monday, May 7 at the Hastings County Club.
Again this season, the Raiders benefit from having the use of the club and the use of Bellwood Oaks.
"That's one of the nicest situations we have," McGinnis said. "Between the country club and Bellwood, they really provide a lot of opportunities for us. Bob Stark, the professional at the club, he really helps us out.
"It's amazing the amount of time we get, and the facilities we get to use to get better."
May 7 will definitely be a busy day for Hastings. After playing here that morning, Hastings will travel to the Stillwater Country Club for a Suburban East Conference meet.
McGinnis expects Forest Lake, Stillwater and Roseville to be among the top teams in the SEC.
In the section, Eagan, Eastview and Hastings will be among the favorites.
Radke, Cooper and Tusa were each chosen to play at the prestigious Tri-State Invitational, set for April 27-28 at Edinborough.


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George Schuenemeyer Obituary-Beaufort, Missouri
I'm not related to this family. However, I thought that this obituary might help someone.
Funeral services for George E. Schuenemeyer, 73, Beaufort, were held Tuesday, March 18, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Beaufort. Burial was in the church cemetary. Mr. Schuenemeyer died, Saturday, March 15, 2003. He is survived by his wife, Thelma "Yippy" Schuenemeyer, nee Kapplemann, Beaufort; two sons, Jan D. Schuenemeyer and wife Susan, New Haven, and Tom Schuenemeyer and wife Nancy, Columbia; two daughters, Jeanne Oliver and husband Doug, Kansas City, and Laurie Schuenemeyer, New Haven; five grandchildren; one sister, Alice Becker, Union; four brothers, Clifton Schuenemeyer and wife Jo and Norman Schuenemeyer and wife Hank, all of Union, Raymond Schuenemeyer and wife June, Pacific, and Marvin Schuenemeyer and wife Darlene, Oklahoma; one nephew, Don Peterson and wife tracy, Sullivan; other relatives and many friends. Memorials to St. John's Lutheran Church Building Fund or to the American Cancer Society are preferred. The Schuenemeyer family was served by Oltmann Funeral Home, Union.


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Al had apparated in my two bedroom apartment with Rose Weasley at 4 o'clock in the morning, while its still dark mind you, barged in my room and promptly dragged me out of my bed and dumped me in the shower, still gormless from sleep. I had then spent the next fifteen minutes blinking like an owl struggling to comprehend what had just happened. Meanwhile Rose had taken out some clothes from my closet and barged into the bathroom uninvited, turned on the shower all the while shrieking, "We're late! Hurry up!" She then cast a spell on me that caused my limbs to work on their own accord and turn on the shower while I undressed (Rose had left by then). I then partially woke up and finished showering and put on the clothes rose had hung up. And then Rose had barged in again (honestly this barging in is getting old now) dragged me (that too) to the door and without my consent whatsoever side along apparated with Al.
We were currently standing in front of 'London International Airport'. And I was now fully awake and a tad bit hysterical.
"You come barging in and literally drag me to a muggle airport?! Will someone please tell me what the hell going on here?!"
I was not a morning person.
Al gingerly comes near me as if I'm some rabid animal, "Calm down Ape-"
"Do not call me Ape! I am not a monkey!" I yell at him causing him to jump back. Where is my wand?
"Okay, okay April," he stresses the name and I glare at him, " we are at a muggle airport because your best friend Domnique decided to come from Romania through muggle transport called an airplane," he explains slowly like he's talking to a three year old. I huff and glare at him with more intensity my eyes narrowed to slits. But then I register what he just said and laugh.
Of course Dominique would do this kind of thing last minute.
"When's she arriving?" I ask Rose as we make our way through the airport towards the arrivals area. "She was supposed to land at five but her flight got delayed, so one more hour," Rose replies.
I nod and we sit on some chairs. Al had gone to the men's lavatory.
"So how's your work going April? You look tired. Have you been getting much sleep?" Rose asks and I sigh inwardly, except Al and Dom no one knew that I was a 'Psychologist for the dead', "Yeah its going fine but it can be hectic sometimes, what about you? How's healer training? Heard there's some work going on in St.Mungos?" I inquire; I couldn't talk much about my job because I was an unspeakable too along with being a psychologist.
"Oh healer training is busy, as usual, but now that it's the last month I'm kind of relieved. I mean Hr. Thomas can be pretty demanding at times and St.Mungos is so busy now that there's a new ward building up that it's a full time job," she sighs but then quickly brightens, "Oh did Al tell you? Scorpius is an unspeakable now too! He passed all his tests!"
I frown and remember seeing a dirty blonde haired guy who al was talking to yesterday, "No Al didn't tell me-"
"Al didn't tell you what?" a feminine, yet deep voice said. I looked up and saw a woman with Silvery blonde hair, tanned skin and glittery blue eyes smiling down at me.
"Dominique?!" I ask, surprised.
"The one and only, although I still wince when you say my full name" she laughs. I stand up and hug her, hard. But then I frown and pull back, "I thought your flight was supposed to be an hour late?"
She looks at me in confusion and shakes her head, "No, my flight was on time." I look accusingly at Rose but she has the same expression of confusion on her face too, "Al told me about Dom's flight."
"April's Fools!" a voice exclaims.
We look towards the voice and see Albus laughing. He comes up to me and whispers, "Pun intended by the way," he winks and I smack him across the arm, "A bit late for that, don't you think Albus?" I ask sarcastically.
He laughs again and puts up his fore finger while nodding sagely, "It's never too late for a laugh."
I roll my eyes and smile nonetheless. I then look towards Dom and note how beautiful and radiant she looks, "Wow Dominique, you look amazing! Romania's done you good eh?"
She giggles and winks at me whispering, "More like Romania's blokes have done me good."
I raise my eyebrows at her silently enquiring if she meant someone specific, she just shakes her head and mouths 'later'.
After ten minutes of chitchat and catching up with each other we finally make our way outside and call a cab. Rose had to go saying she had training in an hour, "I'll meet you guys in the evening at my place yea?" we all nod and bid goodbye and get in the taxi.
Thirty minutes later we arrive at Dom's apartment and Al carries her luggage upstairs while me and Dom slowly make our way up the stairs, "So April how's the job going? Albus tells me you're having problems?" she glances at me meaningfully and I sigh, "Its fine Dominique it's just that it can be a bit stressing and sad sometimes, I mean I'm surrounded by death everyday so it kind of takes a toll on me. But anyways tell me about yourself what's this about a guy I hear hmm?"
She sighs and gets dreamy look in her eyes which so unlike Dom. She's about to tell me but were interrupted by Al shouting down the stairs, "Will you stop gossiping like grandmas and move you're arses! We don't have all day you know!" we simultaneously roll our eyes and giggle while moving faster up the stairs.
"Don't get your panties in a twist Al!" Dom teases back.
We arrive in time to see Al huffing and struggling to carry Dom's heavy luggage through the apartment door, "God Dom, what do you have in here, bricks?" Al strained out.
We helped Dom settle in, well I helped Dom, Albus sat in front of the television watching quidditch. Dom had many muggle artifacts she loved muggles and muggle things. She most of the time did stuff the muggle way too. Like traveling in a plane and taxi instaed of apparaating.
Dom's flat was surprisingly very homey and feminine. But that was all for show because she had an interior designer come decorate her flat, but her room was a total pig sty. One would think a boy lived here.
"God Dominique clean up your room once in a blue moon would you."
"Well tell me when you spot a blue moon would you?" was the cheeky answer. She then pushed all the clothes lying on her bed to the floor fell face down and started snoring.
See what I have to live with?
Albus and I left Dominique crashed on her bed ten minutes later after I left some coffee for brewing. God knows Dom turns into a Domzilla if she hadn't had her fair share of coffee.
We were making our way down stairs when I stopped dead in my tracks. Albus kept going not having noticed my sudden halt but he too stopped and turned back to me confused, when he saw my face, concern flooded his face, "Hey are you okay? You look like you've seen a ghost."
The irony wasn't lost on me.
Because I had, indeed, seen a ghost or for more an accurate term, a Spirit.
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My Camaro Story, 2012 2SS 45th, "Black Widow"
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Great story and what an awesome car. I love hearing that parents are still raising great kids. I like the fact that you accepted all his requirements and didnt complain. A lot of kids these days think it is just our job as parents to buy them cars. Enjoy your car and good luck on the restore of the 68 Stang.
Thank you so much. And I would never complain with how I was raised, I am very fortunate. I went to a private school to get a good education and there were far too many kids who went to the same school who were, in short, spoiled brats. Almost all of them drove brand new BMWs or whatnot. I'm not gonna argue with that, but not many of them seemed to appreciate what they had. One girl 2 years younger than me has a "summer car" (BMW 3 series convertible) and a "winter car" (BMW SUV).
I never would've expected such a fine automobile to be mine. But I couldn't be happier. As for those requirements, I'm sure my dad will add even more as he sees fit. And no matter what they are, I'll be willing to accept them. I'm very fortunate to have what I have. And I hope to someday pass it on to my kids.
As for the '68, I'll probably start a thread on it pretty soon to showcase my progress. It's on a rotisserie right now.
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Really enjoyed reading your story. Sounds like you're very responsible and you have loving parents. I just bought my 2012 so I know the excited feeling!! Beautiful car, take care of it!
Thank you for the kind words! Glad to hear you've got a new 2012 as well. Hope you enjoy it!
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Description is exactly as written.
getSequentialSubReaders/getTopLevelReaderContext, these method names are way too long/unuseable. They also have tricky semantics (e.g. returning null).
In lucene 4, people cannot just use any indexreader and get a merged view. So we need to make this stuff easy on them:
- single-syllable method name (leaves(), subs(), i will think on this)
- supports enhanced for-loop (no returning null or anything like that)
- on indexreader (not atomic or composite, plain old indexreader)
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- is blocked by
LUCENE-3866 Make CompositeReader.getSequentialSubReaders() and the corresponding IndexReaderContext methods return unmodifiable List<R extends IndexReader>
- Closed
- is depended upon by
LUCENE-4306 Make IR.getSequentialSubReaders() protected
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As followup I will make getSequentialSubReaders protected, as this method is only there to make the top reader context. It should not be used outside CompositeReader.
I'd like to commit this. ill then do a search to see if there is any example code/tests etc that can be simplified.
bulk cleanup of 4.0-ALPHA / 4.0 Jira versioning. all bulk edited issues have hoss20120711-bulk-40-change in a comment
Yes, and some final methods in IndexReader abstract class for easy usage, so you can do:
for (AtomicReaderContext ctx : reader.leaves()) ...
ok, so after
LUCENE-3866 is resolved maybe all that is needed here is an eclipse rename?
They also have tricky semantics (e.g. returning null).
No longer since January's refactoring, leaves() returns always something != null. And getSeqSubReaders is only available on CompositeReaders, which always have subReaders. See the other issue
LUCENE-3866 where I did some more refactoring to make all this easier.
In general I agree with that, as leaves() and children()/subs() would then just be a shortcut to getTopReaderContext()'s methods (leaves(), children() - both are Iterable, no need to change anything) (I would rename that one to as[Top]Context()).
Returning plain subReaders without Contexts is not really useful, as all of Lucene's Query logic uses AtomicReaderContext, so leaves() on IndexReader returning the same as getTopReaderContext().leaves() is the way to go. This method can be added as final "easy-use method". I hope you look at my other patch @
LUCENE-3866, because it shows how simple the code is now without ReaderUtil.Gather.
Additionally, as noted in
LUCENE-3866, getSequentialSubReaders() in CompositeReader should be made protected, user code does not need to use it. It's solely there for building the reader hierarchy, later available using IRC.leaves() and IRC.children(). Currently this method is only used by tests anymore (which can be rewritten). In CompositeReader, getSequentialSubReaders() should just be the protected abstract way for the API on top to get the inner structure, but not for the outside.


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Favorites return for 'A Christmas Carol' at North Shore Music Theatre
"A Christmas Carol'' returns to North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly this year, as do two popular performers: Leigh Barrett and David Coffee.
The show runs Friday through Dec. 23.
Barrett, of Reading, appeared in North Shore's first production of "A Christmas Carol'' in 1989. She was originally cast as a caroler, but the night before the first preview, the actress playing Fred's wife, Meg, broke her foot and Barrett took the role. Also during that show, the Ghost of Christmas Past lost her voice and Barrett sang backstage for her.
Barrett earned her Equity card with that 1989 show, which launched her acting career in Boston.
She returns this year to play Mrs. Cratchit and the Ghost of Christmas Past.
Coffee is back on the North Shore stage playing Ebenezer Scrooge for the 18th time. The cast of 30 also features young performers from many local communities.
With special effects, traditional and original songs, and colorful costumes, the musical is an original adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic by Jon Kimbell, the theater's former artistic director.
"It is wonderful to see generations of families and friends coming together to experience such a heart-warming holiday tradition,'' said Bill Hanney, the theater's owner and producer. " 'A Christmas Carol' is an essential part of what we do, and every year we have so much fun with it. Our adaptation truly illustrates how magical musical theater can be.''
Throughout the show's run, unopened, unwrapped toys for boys and girls ages 2 to 12 are being collected for Toys for Tots.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23; and matinees are at 2 p.m. Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 23.
Tickets are $45 to $60. Call 978-232-7200, visit www.nsmt.org, or the box office at 62 Dunham Road.
A DIFFERENT 'NUTCRACKER': Stoneham Theatre presents "The Nutcracker,'' written by The House Theatre of Chicago, now through Dec. 22.
This version is stripped of the usual Tchaikovsky tinsel and is, rather, a dark tale of a family in shock, with parents immobilized by the grief of losing their soldier son, Fritz. Still, it includes spectacle, movement, and music. The show is aimed at adults and older teens, but can be enjoyed by children of all ages.
The production is directed by Caitlin Lowans, Stoneham Theatre's artistic associate and director of education. Choreographer is Ceit Zweil, a producer of children's websites at WGBH in Boston.
Following today's 2 p.m. matinee, the audience is invited to a discussion of the play with the cast.
Performance times vary. Tickets are $44 to $48, $20 for students. Call 781-279-2200 or visit www.stonehamtheatre.org.
AUTHOR'S CORNER: Robert Wilhelm of Essex is the author of "Murder & Mayhem in Essex County,'' published by The History Press. Wilhelm's interest in historic murders began with research of traditional American ballads about such crimes. He writes about historical true crime for the blogs Murder by Gaslight and National Night Stick. Wilhelm, who is a musician, and his wife, Anne White, founded and for 15 years hosted the Essex Music Festival, an annual festival of folk and acoustic music on the banks of Chebacco Lake.
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When you see Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs this weekend, you may think the voice of the main character, hyper inventor Flint Lockwood, sounds a bit familiar. You may not recognize it, though, since you're probably more used to hearing the owner of that voice pretending to be Daniel Plainview, Al Pacino, Vincent Price, or dozens of other people other than himself.
SNL's man of many voices Hader is just one part of the brilliant voice cast for Cloudy, part of what helps elevate the movie from standard-issue children's movie to something truly absurd and great. I sat down with Hader at the end of a long junket today to talk about a lot of things, including his favorite movies of the summer, how he developed a voice for Flint that wasn't quite his own, and what it feels like to return to SNL at the end of the summer. Check it all out below.
Is there anything you haven't been asked today that you want to talk about?
I don't know. No, we've gone through the whole thing I think. I liked District 9. I liked Up and Anvil, were my two favorite movies so far this year. Drag Me to Hell was kick ass. I can't think of anything else.
What all were you in this summer?
I was in Adventureland and Night at the Museum and Year One.
It took me about 5 minutes to realize that was you in Year One.
Yeah, I had the flu. I was wearing basicaly no clothes, super super cold outside. And I was running a fever. It was four days of shooting. The whole thing where I'm like screaming. It was so crazy shooting that. But it was fun. It was nice having Michael and Jack there, and just to get to work with Harold Ramis, it's kind of one of those once in a lifetime moments.
You've done voices for a couple of other animated movies, but this seems like by far the biggest?
This is technically my first leading role in a movie.
Did it feel different being the voice of the lead?
It was much more work, and I thought doing the voices for a movie would have ben kind of easy, but instead it was one of the toughest jobs I have ever had.
Is it just draining because you're in there by yourself?
Yeah, you're just kind of there by yourself, working through stuff. It is draining, no doubt about it.
The directors talked about the opportunities to improvise, but I imagine that would be hard whe you're by yourself.
Yeah, improvising is only really works 100% when you're with somebody. But they wrote a really funny script. If anything it was just switching up the words a little bit, or adding a little thing at the beginning or the end, minor stuff.
Was the script the first thing you got?
No, I actually went to a conference room, and in the conference room was just a wheel of Sam Sparks walking on Jello, and then it was a shot of my character kind of reacting. Then a thing of the snowball fight where I'm hitting people with snowballs. When I saw the snowball scene, I thought, oh, that's funny. But I knew these guys' work from Clone High. I was like, I just want to work with them. I had met them through Andy Samberg and WIll Forte, because they're friends with them. I was ready to say yes based on Clone High and knowing them.
When you think of an animated kid's movie, you never really know how it will turn out, and this is so much funnier than you would expect.
Yeah, so much funnier, and that as the nice thing about this, that these guys were allowed to have their sensibilities in the movie. A lot of times I think people, when they're doing a movie that's a family movie, they're woried about this being too esoteric or too dark or too weird. It's nice that they let them have their sensibilities in it.
Were you involved in the collaboration of putting the script together?
Yeah, sometimes. For some reason I remember a day when they showed me a cut of it. They showed me the first act, then they kind of walked me through the story. And they were like, so what do you think? Then we'd sit and talk about it. I've never had that asked of me before. They're very open. Greg Mottola is this way [too], they let you do your interpretation first and see what you're doing. It's very relaxed, like yeah, try this. As opposed to, before you even step on your mark, or before you even utter your first word, they have you in your head so much. I've had that happen before too.
Did you do a voice for this character, or is it just you?
I want to say we scrapped my first session, if I remember it right. Because I thought, oh, well I've got to do another voice. Then they called me and said, they animated some stuff to it, and we kind of want more of your own voice. What kind of got me the job is they animated Flint to me in an interview on a talk show, just to see what the character looked like with that voice coming out of it. I'm someone so used to disguising the way I talk, it was oddly harder to kind of relax and enjoy my own voice, which was just awkward. It is my voice, but it's a heightened version of my voice. It's not as relaxed, because the character is so hyper. I couldn't just use my normal voice, because I'm naturally kind of laid-back and low-energy, and this guy needs to be hyper all the time and nervous.
Are you guys going to be hiring anyone to play Michelle Obama on SNL this year?
I don't know. I just came back. It's funny, people always feel like we're all clued in with the show. It's like summer camp and coming back to high school. Oh, we have a new teacher. Oh, I have a new student in class. Someone got a haircut.
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One of the greatest benefits of skateboarding's global boom in popularity is that today most every country has its own individual skate scene-for example, Croatia.
Croatia sits on the northeast bank of the Adriatic Sea, across from Italy. Slightly smaller than West Virginia, Croatia houses just under four-and-a-half-million inhabitants. Its climate is similar to California's, enabling skaters on the Adriatic coast to skate all year long.
Croatia's skateboarding history doesn't date back very far-in fact, the independence of the country isn't even ten years old. Prior to 1995, Croatia had no skate shops. The country was still fighting for its independence from Yugoslavia, and the few skaters there relied heavily on neighboring countries for their skateboarding products. Jagor Tomasevic, owner of Croatia's Megapuls Distribution, has been skateboarding in Croatia for a long time. "Before 1992 we traveled to Italy or Austria to buy skateboards, and after 1992 a shop opened in Ljubljana, Slovenia."
Tomasevic is largely responsible for bringing skateboarding to Croatia. In 1997, Tomasevic (then one of the handful of local skaters) opened Megapuls and paved the way for a healthy scene to grow. Eight years, twelve shops, and 1,000 skateboarders later, Croatia has a solid skateboarding scene that's still expanding. "Today, with our efforts, skateboarding is strongly recognizable as a sport and movement in our country," Tomasevic states proudly.
Emil Kozamernik, owner of Obsession-a Slovenian distribution company, produces the skate-culture magazine Pendrek with Tomasevic. It was Kozamernik's influence that brought Tomasevic into the skateboarding industry. "After Yugoslavia fell apart," Tomasevic relates, "Slovenia opened the Obsession store, and then distribution. From then I was connected with them as a skater and a friend, and when I grew up enough I decided to (take a) risk, and go (into) business."
But bringing skateboarding to Croatia was indeed risky business. "There were no skateboarders, skateparks, or skate fashion around," says Tomasevic. "Skate products are expensive, and at that time the average (Croatian's) monthly income was around 200 U.S. dollars."
Today the economic situation has recovered somewhat, and the average monthly income is up to approximately 500 U.S. dollars. However, other factors continue to curb the economic growth. Tomasevic explains, "We are still under pressure of political problems and fluctuations, and still in the process of changing into a Western capitalist economy."
Bolanca "Bocho" Nerad is a 26-year-old Croatian skater. After a solid decade of skating, he went to work for Yazoo, a 100-percent skateboarding shop opened in January 2003 by Bocho's longtime friend Dino. Located in Sibenek, a small town on the Adriatic coast, Yazoo enjoys the California-esque climate that the coast has to offer. Despite being located in a small town with a tough economy, Yazoo does well because Dino and Bocho are determined to keep the skateboarding scene alive. According to Bocho, Sibenik has no more than twenty skaters, but that number is slowly but constantly growing.
Shops and distributors alike work hard to support Croatian skateboarding. Tomasevic says, "Croatia is a small country, so every initiative you are doing locally is at the same time regionally and nationally. We are organizers of almost all the skate contests and demos, or supporting events as sponsors."
Likewise, Yazoo is working on building a healthy skate community in Sibenek. Bocho explains, "Our priority right now is (getting a) skatepark." However, things move slowly in a small town with a small economy. Dino and Bocho are working with the city, and both parties are contributing. "We managed to get a location with a good smooth surface, and the town promised to put in a fence and lights," says Bocho. "But as far as elements go, that is our problem-we have to build them ourselves."
Tomasevic's intent is longevity, giving the people the impression that skateboarding isn't just a passing phase. "We're trying to keep skateboarding as some kind of special movement, trying to give an image that will sell for years-not just a season."
The Croatian skateboarding scene is booming, despite a troubled economy. Due to import fees, a complete skateboard can cost a Croatian skater up to 200 U.S. dollars, almost half of the average monthly income. Bocho explains, "It is quite hard for kids to buy boards, especially here in Sibenik where the economic situation is really hard." There are many unemployed Croatians, due to both political and economical problems. When the country was at war, many Croatians fled to Germany to find work. Tomasevic recalls, "At that time there were no political parties except the Communist party, so if you had a different opinion or view, you became a state enemy-you lost your freedom, passport, and very often even your life."
Despite political tension, skateboarding continues to grow in Croatia. Tomasevic sums up Croatia's burgeoning scene: "Things are definitely moving, and I can say we are the accelerators."
Croatia Facts
Population: 4,390,751
Skateboarders: 1,000
Gross domestic product: 38.9-billion dollars
Land area: 56,542 square kilometers (91,050 square miles)
Before the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the Republic of Croatia, after Slovenia, was the most prosperous and industrialized area, with a per capita output perhaps one-third above the Yugoslav average. The economy emerged from its mild recession in 2000 due mainly to tourism, but massive structural unemployment remains a key negative element. The government's failure to press the economic reforms needed to spur growth is largely the result of coalition politics and public resistance, particularly from the trade unions, as well as measures that would cut jobs, wages, or social benefits. Without disciplined fiscal and structural reform, the country is likely to experience only moderate growth.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency World Fact Book 2002 (cia.gov).


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Blog | Why is the UK's leading Black newspaper denied access to the Olympic Stadium?
Today the UK's leading black newspaper, The Voice, announced that they have been denied access to the Olympic Stadium for the London 2012 Games. While happy to exploit the sporting achievements of black athletes, the British Olympic Association are now literally unwilling to give black people a voice, argues Samantha Asumadu.
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Analysis | What Israel's anti-African pogroms tell us about ZionismA week ago, Tel Aviv's African migrant community came under a sustained mob attack, including vandalism, looting and firebombing. Robert Kazandjian, Ali Hocine Dimerdji and Samantha Asumadu argue that these events, and their aftermath, provide further evidence of the inherently racist nature of political Zionism.
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The "Let's Get to Work" jobs tour next traveled up I-5 to Security State Bank in Chehalis, a community bank which has done business in the area for over 100 years.
The flow of credit was again a hot topic and the over-regulation of small banks was again a popular answer.
"The way I characterize this is a few of those bank examiners weren't aggressive enough pre September 2008," Denny said, "and now its belt, suspenders and by the way we're going to staple your pants to your skin. First they looked the other way, now there's too high a standard."
Denny told the story of a small business owner he met from Woodland. He'd had a revolving line of credit through a national bank for more than 20 years, he'd never been late or missed a payment but then his bank called him up one day and said they were going to end the relationship in two weeks.
Denny's plan to get credit flowing again relies on Wall Street reform that forces big banks to play by the rules which will level the playing field for credit unions and community banks. This will restore confidence in the markets and make it easier for small businesses to get the money they need to grow and create family wage jobs.
"My sense of all of this is when it comes to credit, those of you who operate in the community and have the community's best interest at heart, are going to be an important part of the solution going forward," Denny told the community bank leaders in attendance.
Source: http://www.dennyheckforcongress.com/blog_details.asp?id=232&page=1


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Inflammation and oxidative stress are believed to contribute to hypertension in obesity/diabetes. Recently, we reported a role for the AT2 receptor in blood pressure control in obese Zucker rats. However, the role of AT2 receptors in inflammation and oxidative stress in obesity is not known. Therefore, in the present study, we tested the effects of the AT2 receptor agonist CGP-42112A on inflammation and oxidative stress in obese Zucker rats and compared them in their lean counterparts. Rats were systemically treated with either vehicle (control) or CGP-42112A (1 μg·kg−1·min−1; osmotic pump) for 2 wk. Markers of inflammation (CRP, MCP-1, TNF-α, and IL-6) and oxidative stress (HO-1, gp-91phox) as well as an antioxidant (SOD) were determined. Control obese rats had higher plasma levels of CRP, MCP-1, TNF-α, IL-6, and HO-1 compared with control lean rats. Conversely, plasma SOD activity was lower in control obese than in control lean rats. Furthermore, the protein levels of TNF-α and gp-91phox were higher in the kidney cortex of control obese rats. Interestingly, CGP-42112A treatment in obese rats reduced the plasma and kidney cortex inflammatory (TNF-α, IL-6) and oxidative stress (gp-91phox) markers and increased plasma SOD activity to the levels seen in lean control rats. However, CGP-42112A treatment in lean rats increased inflammatory (TNF-α, IL-6) and oxidative stress (gp-91phox) markers in the plasma and kidney cortex. Our present studies suggest anti-inflammatory and antioxidative functions of AT2 receptor in obese Zucker rats but proinflammatory and prooxidative functions in lean Zucker rats.
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obesity is a major risk factor for development of hypertension, insulin resistance, atherosclerosis, dyslipidemia, and diabetes (7, 22). Early-stage obesity is associated with oxidative stress and inflammation, which may further contribute to the development of hypertension (11). Studies have reported increased oxidative stress markers [8-iso-prostane, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), SOD, and NAD(P)H oxidase activity and expression] and inflammatory markers [C-reactive protein (CRP), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), TNF-α, ILs, namely, IL-β and IL-6], in obese animals (12, 18, 21, 23, 26). However, the precise role of oxidative stress and inflammation in the development of obesity-related hypertension remains elusive.
ANG II is the main effector peptide of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) (8). Studies have demonstrated that ANG II plays a significant role in the development of oxidative stress (32, 45). ANG II and oxidative stress, alone or together, can lead to the development of inflammation (20, 39). The "classic" effects of ANG II on blood pressure, electrolyte homeostasis, oxidative stress, and inflammation are attributed to the ANG II type 1 (AT1) receptors (13). The other subtype of ANG II receptors, type 2 (AT2) receptors, are less expressed during physiological conditions and mediate opposing effects to those of AT1 receptors (33). Recently, we have reported that renal AT2 receptor expression is increased, promotes natriuresis, and protects against blood pressure increase in obese animals (16, 17, 35). Since obesity is known to be associated with enhanced oxidative stress and inflammation (1, 14), a potential role of the AT2 receptor in inflammation and oxidative stress is not known.
In the present study, we determined the role of AT2 receptors in inflammation and oxidative stress in obese Zucker rats, a rat model of metabolic syndrome (4). Obese Zucker rats and their lean counterparts were chronically (2 wk) treated with the AT2 receptor-agonist CGP-42112A, and it was found that AT2 receptors had anti-inflammatory and antioxidative responses in obese Zucker rats. However, chronic activation of AT2 receptors in lean Zucker rats had proinflammatory and prooxidative responses.
Animal model.
Age-matched (10–11 wk old) lean and obese Zucker rats were obtained from Harlan (Indianapolis, IN). Rats were housed in the University of Houston Animal Care Facility and were maintained on standard rat chow and water ad libitum. The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee approved the experimental protocols. The lean and obese rats (n = 7) were divided into vehicle- and AT2 receptor agonist (CGP-42112A)-treated groups. Vehicle (saline) and CGP-42112A (1 μg·kg−1·min−1) separately were continuously infused for 2 wk by implanting of osmotic pumps (Alza, Palo Alto, CA) subcutaneously. The dose and length of CGP-42112A treatment were determined based on previous studies from our and other laboratories (5, 35, 44). Both in vitro and in vivo studies suggest that responses such as natriuresis and Na pump inhibition by CGP-42112A can be blocked by PD-123319, supporting the specificity of the agonist (5, 14, 19). After the treatment period, blood from the carotid artery and kidneys was collected under anesthesia. The blood was centrifuged at 1,500 g at 4°C to obtain plasma. The kidneys were decapsulated, rinsed with cold PBS to remove blood, sectioned sagittally with a razor blade, and cortices were separated. All samples were stored at −80°C until further analyses.
The level of CRP and MCP-1 was determined by using ELISA kits as per the manufacturer's instructions. Briefly, 100 μl of appropriate blank, standards, and samples (diluted 200- and 25-fold with assay buffer for CRP and MCP-1 determination, respectively) were added to appropriate wells in 96-well plates. Primary antibody (100 μl) was added to the MCP-1 plate. The plates were incubated for 1 h at room temperature for CRP and at 37°C for MCP-1. The wells were washed with wash buffer, and 100 μl of anti-rat CRP-HRP conjugate (secondary antibody) for CRP and chromogen for MCP-1 were added to each well. The plates were incubated for 30 min in the dark at room temperature. The horseradish peroxidase (HRP) substrate 3,3,5,5-tetramethylbenzidine was added to the CRP plate and incubated for 15 min in the dark. The reaction for CRP and MCP-1 was terminated with a stop solution (100 μl). The yellow color developed was read at 450 nm using a microplate reader.
SOD activity in plasma and kidney cortex.
SOD activity was determined using a kit-based assay (Cayman Chemical, Ann Arbor, MI). Briefly, 10 μl of standards and samples were added to appropriate wells along with 200 μl of diluted radical detector. To initiate the reaction, 20 μl of xanthine oxidase was added to each well. The plate was incubated for 20 min at room temperature. The absorbance was determined at 440–460 nm using a plate reader.
Western blotting.
The protein levels of cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α), superoxide radical-producing NADPH-gp91phox, HO-1, and antioxidant (Cu/Zn-SOD, Mn-SOD and Ec-SOD) enzymes were determined by standard Western blotting techniques. Briefly, kidney cortices were homogenized in a buffer containing (in mM) 50 Tris, 10 EDTA, and 1 PMSF, and a cocktail of protease inhibitors, and proteins were determined by the BCA method using a kit (Pierce, Rockford, IL). Equal amounts of protein (20 μg) from various rat groups were subjected to SDS-PAGE and were transferred onto nitrocellulose membranes (blot). The blots were blocked using 5% milk in PBS with 0.1% Tween 20 for 1 h at room temperature, followed by overnight incubation with primary antibodies for IL-6, TNF-α, HO-1, Cu/Zn-SOD, Mn-SOD, and Ec-SOD separately at 4°C. Appropriate HRP-conjugated anti-rabbit and anti-mouse secondary antibodies were used to detect protein bands using the enhanced chemiluminescence (ECL) system. The protein bands were analyzed by Fluorchem 8800 (Alpha Innotech Imaging System, San Leandro, CA) for the densitometric analysis. β-Actin was used as a protein loading control.
CGP-42112A was custom synthesized (21st Century Biochemicals). ELISA kits for CRP and MCP-1 were purchased from Alpha Diagnostics (San Antonio, TX) and Immuno-Biological Laboratories, (Japan), respectively. The SOD activity kit was bought from Cayman Chemical. The HO-1 monoclonal antibody was from Assay Designs (Plymouth Meeting, PA), gp-91phox monoclonal antibody from BD Biosciences (San Jose, CA), TNF-α polyclonal antibody from Cell Signaling (Danvers, MA), rat IL-6 polyclonal antibody from Invitrogen (Carlsbad, CA), monoclonal antibody for β-Actin from Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Santa Cruz, CA), polyclonal Cu/Zn-SOD from Stressgen (Plymouth Meeting, PA), polyclonal Mn-SOD and polyclonal Ec-SOD from Chemicon (Temecula, CA), and ECL substrates were obtained from Alpha Diagnostics. All other chemicals were from Sigma (St. Louis, MO).
Statistical analysis.
Data are presented as means ± SE. To analyze variations between groups, Student's t-test was used. One-way ANOVA with post hoc (Newman-Keuls) tests was used to compare variations within groups. A value of P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant, with n = 5–7 rats in each group.
Effect of chronic CGP-42112A treatment on inflammatory markers in plasma and kidney cortex.
Obese control rats had significantly higher plasma CRP (1.2 ± .07 mg/ml) and MCP-1(4.9 ± 1.6 ng/ml) levels compared with the lean control rats (0.8 ± 0.2 and 0.3 ± 0.2 ng/ml). Chronic treatment with CGP-42112A for 2 wk significantly decreased the plasma CRP (0.6 ± 0.2 mg/ml) and MCP-1 (1.9 ± 0.8 ng/ml) levels in obese rats but had no significant effect in lean rats (Fig. 1). The trend of CRP level seen in lean CGP-42112A rats was subjected to power analysis, which suggests that a sample size of 12 for one-tailed analysis will show statistical significance.
The plasma levels of IL-6 were higher in obese control than in lean control rats, which decreased with CGP-42112A treatment in obese rats (Fig. 2A). Conversely, CGP-42112A treatment in lean rats caused an insignificant increase in the plasma levels of IL-6 (Fig. 2A). Furthermore, the kidney cortical levels of IL-6 in control lean and obese Zucker rats were similar, which did not change with CGP-42112A treatment in these rats (Fig. 2B).
The plasma and kidney cortical levels of TNF-α were significantly higher in control obese compared with lean rats (Fig. 3, A and B), which decreased with CGP-42112A treatment in obese rats. However, CGP-42112A treatment in lean rats significantly increased the plasma levels of TNF-α (Fig. 3A).
Effect of chronic CGP-42112A treatment on oxidative stress markers in plasma and kidney cortex.
Plasma total SOD activity was significantly lower (Fig. 4A) in obese control (3.8 ± 1.2 U/ml) than in lean control rats (8.8 ± 0.7 U/ml), which with CGP-42112A treatment significantly increased in obese rats (8.5 ± 0.6 U/ml). CGP-42112A treatment caused no change in the plasma SOD activity in lean rats. In the kidney cortex, SOD activity (Fig. 5B) or expression (Fig. 6) of different SOD isoforms (Cu/Zn-SOD, Mn-SOD, and Ec-SOD) were not changed in either control or CGP-42112A-treated lean and obese rats.
The plasma expression of HO-1 (32 kDa), an inducible enzyme, was significantly higher in obese compared with lean rats (Fig. 4B), which significantly decreased with CGP-42112A treatment for 2 wk in obese rats, and there was no change in lean rats.
The NAD(P)H oxidase (major superoxide-producing enzyme in the kidney) membranal subunit gp-91phox expression (58 kDa) was measured in kidney cortex. The expression of gp-91phox was found to be significantly higher in obese compared with lean control rats (Fig. 5A), which decreased with chronic CGP-42112A treatment in obese rats. However, CGP-42112A treatment in lean rats significantly increased the expression of gp-91phox.
Effect of chronic CGP-42112A treatment on mean arterial blood pressure.
Mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) measured under Inactin (100 mg/kg ip) anesthesia, as described earlier (16, 35), was significantly higher in obese control (131 ± 3 mmHg) than in lean control (95 ± 5 mmHg) rats. CGP-42112A treatment for 2 wk significantly reduced MAP by 19 mmHg in obese rats, and there was no detectable change in the lean rats.
In the present study, we clearly demonstrated that both inflammation and oxidative stress with chronic (2 wk) administration of the AT2 receptor agonist CGP-42112A decrease in obese but increase in lean rats, indicating its opposing effects in normal and pathophysiological situations.
Metabolic syndrome is a term given to a group of abnormalities such as obesity, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, dyslipidemia, and high blood pressure, which further increases the risk of overt diabetes mellitus and renal/cardiovascular diseases (7, 22). Obesity is one of the most common nutritional disorders and is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation and oxidative stress independent of hypertension (41). Studies suggest that increased inflammation and oxidative stress are tightly regulated by the elevated RAS activity in obese animals and hence can contribute to development or maintenance of hypertension (20, 32, 39). The main effector peptide of RAS is ANG II, which works via activation of AT1 and AT2 receptors (2). The proinflammatory and prooxidative actions of AT1 receptors are well established (37, 43); however, the reports about the role of AT2 receptor in inflammation and oxidative stress are sparse and quite ambiguous (29, 38). Therefore, the present study was designed to determine the effects of chronic AT2 receptor activation on inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in obese Zucker rats, a rodent model of metabolic syndrome (4), and compare these markers to their lean counterparts.
Obesity-related inflammation is associated with increase in circulating markers of inflammation such as CRP, cytokines (TNF-α, IL) and chemokines (MCP-1) (12, 20–22). Although they serve as independent markers of inflammation, on the molecular level they are intimately intertwined and regulate each other's expression and function (40). In the present study, the plasma levels of CRP, MCP-1, and TNF-α were significantly high in obese Zucker rats. There was a modest increase in the plasma level of IL-6 in obese rats. Previous studies have reported a significant increase in the IL-6 levels during inflammation (25, 42). This slight difference in observation can be attributed to the method of IL-6 determination used in the present study (Western blot vs. ELISA/RT-PCR). Chronic AT2 receptor agonist treatment significantly reduced the levels of all the markers of inflammation measured in this study in obese Zucker rats, suggesting an anti-inflammatory function of AT2 receptors in obese rats.
HO-1 is an inducible enzyme and is elevated during oxidative stress (23), and thus HO-1 measurement serves as an indirect measure of oxidative stress. We found that obese Zucker rats have significantly higher HO-1 expression in plasma, and chronic AT2 receptor activation significantly reduced HO-1 expression in obese rats. Lower plasma SOD activity in obese rat indicates that these rats have a poor anti-oxidant defense system, and chronic AT2 receptor activation is able to rescue this defect. Although there are other oxidative stress markers available, however, measurement of these two enzymes (HO-1, SOD) in the present study clearly demonstrates the anti-oxidant property of AT2 receptors in obese Zucker rats.
Numerous studies indicate that AT2 receptor expression is increased during pathological conditions such as hyperglycemia, cardiovascular disease, and renal failure (1, 16, 24). Recently, we have shown that in obese Zucker rats, renal AT2 receptor expression is increased and plays an important role in the regulation of Na excretion (15, 16). We sought to examine whether AT2 receptor activation in the kidney apart from Na excretion has any effect on inflammation and oxidative stress as seen in plasma. We measured inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in the renal cortex. TNF-α showed a similar trend as in plasma; however, the expression of IL-6 was not changed. The total SOD activity and expression of all the SOD isoforms in the kidney cortex were not significantly different in any of the treatment groups; however, the NAD(P)H oxidase membrane-bound subunit gp-91phox was significantly increased in obese rats. Although these results are difficult to explain, a plausible explanation would be that the renal damage at this age (11 wk) in obese rats was in the initial stages, where we found an increase in TNF-α and gp-91phox, but the inflammation was not at a stage where we could observe a plethora of inflammatory and oxidative stress markers. There are studies reporting increased inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress markers in the kidneys of obese rats; however, these studies included older (18 wk) obese rats as opposed to the 11-wk-old animals used by us (6, 25, 42). One of the limitations of our study is that we have not measured the complete array of proinflammatory cytokines. There are studies which support the notion that not all proinflammatory cytokines are increased during inflammation (6). Apart from this, the other possible reasons could be the use of the renal cortex in our study rather than a whole kidney homogenate or the use of Western blotting techniques rather than ELISA or RT-PCR. It is also worth mentioning that increased circulating levels of plasma inflammatory markers can be an index of multiple organ inflammation like in adipocytes, liver, and spleen rather than just the kidney in obese rats.
One of the major and most unexpected findings of our study was increased expression/levels of some of the inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in AT2 agonist-treated lean rats. The expression of TNF-α in plasma and gp-91phox in the kidney cortex was significantly increased. There was a trend toward an increase, although not significantly, in plasma level/expression of CRP and IL-6. Total SOD activity in plasma was also less compared with the lean control rats. This unanticipated outcome of AT2 receptor activation in lean rats might be a clue to understanding why AT2 receptors are expressed less during normal physiological condition compared with AT1 receptors. However, the proinflammatory roles of AT2 receptors (10, 30) have been described in normal rats, and that is in agreement with our findings in lean rats. Although further comprehensive study is required to understand the underlying mechanism for the opposing role, a simple explanation can be attributed to the different signaling pathways of AT2 receptors in lean and obese Zucker rats. It is known that AT2 receptor activation leads to an increase in the levels of nitric oxide (NO)/cGMP as well as a decrease in the accumulation of cAMP (14, 31, 36). We recently reported that selective activation of AT2 receptors in the kidney increases NO/cGMP levels in obese but not in lean rats and causes a similar reduction in cAMP accumulation in both the groups (14, 31). The increase in cellular cAMP accumulation has been suggested to decrease oxidative stress (3) and suppresses the immune responses (9, 34). Hence it is plausible that AT2 receptor-mediated reduction in cAMP levels, without having any effect on NO/cGMP in lean rats (14), leads to an increase in oxidative and inflammatory stresses in lean rats. In obese rats AT2 receptors, by mediating NO/cGMP accumulation (14), produce antioxidant and anti-inflammatory responses and cancel out modest effects mediated via cAMP. Furthermore, we found that increases in oxidative and inflammatory stresses were independent of blood pressure change in lean rats. This suggests that early-stage oxidative stress and inflammation can exist independently of hypertension. Whether late-stage oxidative stress and inflammation produced by beyond a 2-wk CGP-42112A treatment in lean rats result in the hypertensive phenotype is not known.
The molecular mechanism(s) relating to the anti-inflammatory and/or antioxidative property of AT2 receptors in obese rats is not clear. However, from the present study it can be speculated that activation of AT2 receptors lowers oxidative stress by increasing SOD activity and decreasing the expression of the superoxide radical-producing enzyme NADPH oxidase (gp-91phox). The anti-inflammatory property, depending on very recent studies, can be attributed to an inhibitory role of AT2 receptors on nuclear translocation of NF-κB (28, 46), a well-known transcription factor regulating most of the proinflammatory cytokines (27).
To summarize, the present study underscores the anti-inflammatory and antioxidative properties of AT2 receptors in obese Zucker rats. Our findings suggest that CGP-42112A-induced activation of AT2 receptors has contradictory effects on inflammation and oxidative stress in normal and pathophysiological situations.
The present study supports the notion that selective activation of AT2 receptors can bring about beneficial effects on the management of disease conditions associated with inflammation and oxidative stress. However, considering the opposing effects in normal and pathophysiological condition, the use of AT2 receptor agonists in the treatment of inflammation and oxidative stress warrants serious consideration.
This study was supported by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant R01-DK-61578.
No conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, are declared by the authors.
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The emergence and evolution of collective action: Lessons from watershed management in Haiti
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The tennis courts were originally constructed in 1924. Fr. Arnold supervised the construction, which cost $2,500 and allowed up to 28 players to occupy the courts at one time.
In 1987, a master plan was created for the construction of new courts. Due to a faulty foundation, a variety of problems such as cracks, weeds and dead spots posed a safety concern to those that played tennis. Both the St. John's Senate and Student Affairs Advisory Council supported the construction of new tennis courts. The master plan proposed eight new courts and were finished in 1989.
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Some 5,000 employees of the Meuhedet health maintenance organization will stage a one-day strike on Wednesday to protest management delays in reaching a collective bargaining agreement. The labor action - the first ever for the Meuhedet HMO - is expected to affect community clinic nursing services, medical labs, administrative services, dental hygienists and dentists (with the exception of independently employed dentists ). A final decision regarding precisely which services are to be withheld will be made today.
Meuhedet provides medical care for over a million Israelis, over 13 percent of the population. The strike action follows a recent move by Meuhedet employees to unionize. More than 80 percent of Meuhedet workers have personal employment contracts, however, the union is seeking to supplant the individual contracts with a collective agreement.
There has also been particular dissatisfaction among the HMO's dentists over policy changes in dental treatment for children. About 100 Meuhedet dentists signed a petition claiming the changes would reduce the quality of care, and the Health Ministry has ordered the policy scrapped.
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Meuhedet management said the announcement of the strike raises questions about "the real reasons and the interests behind" the move. The HMO's statement said that the new management has been engaged in ongoing serious negotiations with the workers over necessary changes that "had not been addressed over the years." It also noted that Meuhedet's new director had stated explicitly that he had no intention of laying off staff.
"The workers are no longer prepared to carry the burden of the changes, the adjustments and the cuts that have been demanded at the HMO due to its difficult circumstances," said Sheli Ventura, who chairs the workers' action committee. The unionized workers are also complaining that there are no clear-cut promotional tracks at the HMO and say salaries at Meuhedet are about 20 percent lower than what their counterparts at the country's other three health maintenance organizations are paid.
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Shipping accountant Moore Stephens said that, despite the current economic downturn, shipping is still a good business to be in, and that resourceful investors will find opportunities to expand, or to get back into shipping, over the next twelve months.
Julian Wilkinson, head of the Moore Stephens shipping team, said, "Shipping enters 2009 with at least one certainty – the good times are over for now. The easy money has dried up, the old ships have been scrapped or are laid up and there are no prospects of markets going up any time soon. But, in a cyclical industry, sensible players make money whichever way the market moves. For many people in shipping, a sharp downturn in freight rates and ship values is the sound of opportunity knocking, rather than the prospect of a knockout."
Writing in the firm's Bottom Line newsletter, Wilkinson explains, "Newbuilding order cancellations are growing quickly, so it is certain that some shipyards will never be built, and others will take a hit. Even the major yards are struggling with finance, and smaller yards trying to get into the market cannot secure guarantee finance. So although steel prices are falling, energy prices are falling, wage expectations are falling and interest rates are falling, it looks like a tough time for shipbuilders in general. The exception will be the major groups and yards in niche areas such as cruise ships, LNG and more complex vessels, which will emerge from the trough having seen lower cost competition die before it could grow.
"Shipping banks are short of cash to lend and that doesn't seem likely to change. Although shipping is still a solid big-ticket business, many banks that came into shipping in rosier times will not relish the workouts they will face in 2009, and will walk away. So we can expect to see fewer banks in shipping, lending more carefully, at higher margins and for shorter tenors. Shipowners who have been around for a while will recognise this as a good thing, especially as higher margins will be offset by lower interest rates as interbank rates come more into line with central bank rates.
"Every sector will find cashflow a problem. Every sector will struggle with ship valuations and loan covenants. And, inevitably, there will be casualties. But look again and you can see why there is still considerable optimism amongst owners. The lower markets should rein in spiralling crew costs. Scrapping of old tonnage is increasing and will increase faster as the year progresses. And owners have made a lot of money in the last few years, so they are sitting on a lot of equity. Interest rates everywhere have plummeted. Put companies and newbuilding orders in trouble together in the same room as an owner with equity and access to low-rate finance and you see assets moving from an over- exposed and perhaps inefficient owner to a more prudent, solid operator.
"Yes, 2009 will be a rough ride for everyone. But those who watch their cashflow and who have not over-extended themselves in the boom, or who sold out before the peak (and there were a lot who did) will see this as a chance to expand, or to buy back into shipping. Whatever is happening in the world, shipping is still a good business to be in."
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Vincent Heilig is charged with 10 counts of second-degree burglary and one count of attempted burglary. Suffolk County police say he is responsible for a series of break-ins at homes in Ronkonkoma and Medford dating back nearly a year.
The first home was burglarized in April 2013, police say. Nine other homes were broken into in December and January.
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The 15 graduates presented a 45-minute performance, reciting nursery rhymes and singing a collection of songs they had learned throughout the school year. Their final song, "The Caterpillar," told the story of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly and then flying away. The students start their beginning preschool program as Caterpillars and return the second year as Butterflies for the pre-kindergarten program before flying off to kindergarten.
Instructor Martha Rose honored each child with an individual award for their classroom achievements during the ceremony. The Butterfly Students of the Year were Kailani Malley of Upper Lake and Hayden Brown of Kelseyville. Diplomas were presented to both the 3- and 4-year-old Caterpillars and the 4- and 5-year-old Butterflies, signifying their graduation to the next phase of preschool and kindergarten. Butterfly cupcakes were served after the program to celebrate.
Rose has been a licensed daycare provider with a preschool program for the past 27 years. Both the Caterpillar and Butterfly programs include instruction in the alphabet, numbers, shapes, colors, reading, arts and crafts, music and learning games along with dramatic play. The classes are each two sessions per week, running from September through May. Fall classes are limited.
For information, call Rose at 263-3283.