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At the Royal Diner, BRENNAN reviews her pool of interns. While she tries to determine which candidate to hire, BOOTH receives a call from KEN NAKAMURA. Ken, a friend and detective with the Tokyo police, is worried about his sister, Sachi. She hasn't returned Ken's calls in five days. As Sachi is living in DC, Ken asks Booth to locate her.
Booth puts in a call to DETECTIVE RICK FRAME. While he waits for news about 21 year-old Sachi, he tells Brennan that Ken raised Sachi after their parents died. Detective Frame conveys unsettling news: local police found Sachi's car near Tillbrook Salt Marsh. The salt marsh is a popular place to dispose of bodies.
At Tillbrook Salt Marsh, Booth and Brennan meet with OFFICER LISA KOPEK. According to Officer Kopek, Sachi was here on a work visa from Japan. Her apartment is empty and there is no sign of her roommate, Nozomi Sato. Nozomi is also from Japan though her student visa has expired. Brennan notices blood in the car. She wades into the marsh, searching with her flashlight. A Japanese style anime mask peeks out of the water. Brennan pulls up the mask to reveal a decomposed human head!
At the lab, Brennan determines that the head is female. CAM believes it was in the water for at least four days. HODGINS will analyze particulates that may have transferred to the head when it was decapitated. Brennan moves off to meet Booth and his guests.
In Brennan's Office, Booth introduces Brennan to Ken Nakamura. With Ken is DR. HARU TANAKA, an androgynous 25 year-old forensic anthropologist. Brennan has heard of Tanaka's work. She is honored to have Tanaka assist on the case.
On the Forensic Platform, Booth and Ken observe as Tanaka assists Brennan. Tanaka discovers evidence of a gunshot wound. Booth asks Brennan to hurry and make an ID. Tanaka believes that the upper jaw and cheekbone are consistent with Sachi's photograph. Looking at the palate, Brennan confirms that the victim was a native Japanese speaker. When Ken details an injury to Sachi's jaw, Brennan locates the fracture and remodeling on the skull. She affirms that the skull belongs to SACHI NAKAMURA. Ken is devastated. He excuses himself.
Booth finds Ken mourning in a corridor. Booth tries to reassure his friend. They will attempt to find Sachi's roommate to see if she saw anything. Ken vows he will not rest until he gets justice for his sister. He gives Booth a Model Composite Card. Sachi wanted to become a model and a man at Strutt Photography told her he'd make her dream come true.
In Angela's Office, Tanaka, Hodgins, SWEETS and ANGELA study the anime mask Sachi was wearing in the salt marsh. It has a pair of huge blue eyes and a wig of dark brown hair. Sweets theorizes that the mask was used to dehumanize the victim, making it easier to decapitate her. Tanaka, like Brennan, doesn't put stock in psychology and exits. After the doctor leaves, Angela asks the group an important question: is Dr. Tanaka a man or a woman?
At Strutt Photography, Booth and Ken meet with MICAH STRUTT. Strutt remembers Sachi and Nozomi. He last saw them a couple months ago during a photo shoot. They convinced their boss to do some advertising for his store, Pappa Puffs. Ken sees the poster hanging on the wall. The girls are dressed seductively, licking cream from a pastry. Ken does not approve. Micah says that Sachi and Nozomi's boss didn't approve either. He fired the girls.
At Pappa Puffs, Booth and Ken are confronted with Japanese youth dressed in makeup and colorful clothing. There is a table filled with amaloli girls or "Sweet Lolitas." Booth notices a girl wearing a mask similar to the one found on Sachi. Booth badges the owner, BRUCE TAKEDO. Bruce is upset to hear that Sachi is dead. Booth shows him a photograph of the mask. Bruce states that it belongs to Nozomi, not Sachi. He fired the girls because they began working for an escort service. Ken is outraged to hear this. Bruce insists it's true. The service is called Elegant Escorts. Ken lunges at Bruce in a fit of rage. Bruce grabs a menkiri knife to defend himself but Booth diffuses the situation.
At the lab, Tanaka finds Cam in the Autopsy Room. Before the bones are cleaned, Cam tests for gunshot residue using filter paper and ferrozine. There is no reaction. Maybe it wasn't a bullet that went through her head. Tanaka asks to look at the exit wound, but Cam explains she still needs to examine the wound track. As a compromise, Cam uses a surgical saw to separate the skullcap from the head. She hands it to Tanaka. Now Tanaka can view the exit wound and Cam also gets what she wants.
Meanwhile, Brennan allows Ken to use her office since Booth will no longer allow him in the field. Ken describes how his friendship with Booth developed. Booth was involved in an exchange program with the Tokyo police and he was the most respectful man on the program. Booth did not tell the Tokyo police what to do. He asked for their opinions and advice. Ken also admits the two men bonded thanks to a few crazy nights where more than a little sake was consumed. Ken believes Brennan is lucky to have Booth as a partner. She agrees.
At the Royal Diner, Hodgins and Sweets have lunch. Sweets revises his hypothesis upon hearing the anime mask belonged to Nozomi. Sweets now believes the killer was transferring Nozomi's identity to Sachi. Angela joins the pair. She's been doing her own research. An Internet search of Tanaka turned up no clue as to his or her gender. Sweets explains that Tanaka identifies with a Japanese subset known as kei. Kei glorifies androgyny because gender is unimportant. Still, everyone is curious. Hodgins says Tanaka's a woman. Angela says no way.
Booth and Brennan meet JAMES SOK as he finishes a jog in the park. James is the owner of Elegant Escorts. To Booth, he is a pimp. James admits that Nozomi was one of his escorts but claims he never met Sachi. Booth is resentful of James' houseboat on the marina, wads of cash and lack of morals. He threatens him with jail so James gives him a name: Paul Vogler. Vogler booked Nozomi the night Sachi went missing.
At the lab, Tanaka shows Cam the findings from the skullcap. There is a scratch near the exit would. Whatever penetrated the skull appears to have splintered inside. Thus, a gun did not kill the victim. Bullets fragment. They do not splinter. Hodgins arrives. He knows where to find the body. There was bird vomit on the victim's head, which was discovered in the low marsh. The bird vomit comes from a bird found only in the high marsh. The police are searching for the body in the wrong part of the marsh. Why would the killer decapitate Sachi in one place and then drive her head miles away for disposal?
At Tillbrook Salt March, cadaver dogs search for the body in the high marsh. Booth and Brennan approach one of the dogs and its handler. Brennan sees a decomposing corpse nearby. The head is missing. She takes a quick look and nods to Booth. This is Sachi Nakamura.
At the lab, Brennan prepares to examine the body. Meanwhile, Cam and Tanaka ready to liquefy the brain to find whatever splintered inside. As the brain drips through a sieve, Cam surreptitiously stares at Tanaka. Tanaka notices and Cam covers, pretending to like Tanaka's shirt. Cam is saved when they see a splinter. Tanaka picks it out with tweezers. It appears to be wood. Cam instructs that it be delivered to Hodgins.
At a massage parlor, Booth and Brennan find PAUL VOGLER. Brennan is frustrated by the masseuse's poor technique. Booth explains that Vogler wants more than just a massage: happy ending, maybe? Vogler reluctantly admits to Booth and Brennan he met with Nozomi a few times. Micah Strutt gave him an advertisement for Elegant Escorts. He doesn't recognize Sachi though. Booth asks about a Nihonto sword he owns. It would make beheading someone easy. Vogler claims he sold the sword to supplement his income. He lost a fortune in the market.
In Angela's Office, Cam confesses that she almost asked Tanaka if he/she was a man/woman. Angela pulls up the Strutt Photography website. She hacked into a password-protected section of the site and found photographs of Sachi. They are all taken with a long lens. It appears that Micah Strutt was stalking her.
At the lab, Brennan and Tanaka examine the skull. Brennan notices something about the temporal bone and Tanaka concurs. There is swelling in the air space. The victim drowned. Cam enters to share her findings. According to the water in the victim's lungs, she drowned.
In Hodgins' Area, Brennan and Cam have samples of water from the victim's lungs for analysis. Hodgins now knows that the splinter from the brain is arrow bamboo. The pieces are slowly coming together. Sachi's head was mounted on a bamboo spike.
Brennan finds Ken in her office, clutching a picture of his sister. Brennan describes her story to him. Her parents left and so did her brother. Ken did not walk out on Sachi. She thinks it would have been nice to have a brother like him, but she does not know if loving another person is worth it. Your happiness is dependent on them. Ken admits that his life will never be the same, but he would not change what he and Sachi shared.
Booth and Brennan drive while Hodgins and Cam give them a report. The water in the victim's lungs came from a water feature, such as a fountain or pool. Micah Strutt has a water feature in his studio. Next stop: Strutt Photography.
At Strutt Photography, Booth confronts Micah about stalking Sachi, while Brennan takes a sample from his pond. Micah defends himself: he had Sachi's consent to take those photographs. It's a style. Micah confesses to a relationship with James Sok. He slips him the names of girls willing to pose nude. Sachi wouldn't pose nude, but Nozomi did.
At the lab, Hodgins has determined that Sachi did not drown in the water at Strutt Photography. The samples don't match. Tanaka makes a microsil cast of the victim's severed C5 and C6. This will help Angela reconstruct the weapon that beheaded Sachi. When Ken and Angela are alone, Angela divulges that Sachi was not a prostitute. Nozomi was. Ken realizes that his sister's head was placed on a spike as a warning to Nozomi. Nozomi saw it and fled, disposing of the head in the salt marsh before she left.
At the FBI, Sweets prepares to question Nozomi Sato. She was apprehended trying to leave the country. In the Interrogation Room, NOZOMI SATO is silent. Sweets promises she will be safe and asks her to help find her roommate's murderer. It just isn't enough. Nozomi is too scared and traumatized to speak. Booth will have to find another way.
At the lab, Angela, Tanaka and Brennan begin the reconstruction of the weapon used to decapitate Sachi. Angela inputs all the information they have into her computer. The blade is curved. It has serrated and plain edging. There is a hook at the blade's point. When the image appears on screen, Angela and Tanaka are stumped. Brennan, on the other hand, recognizes the knife. It is a marine knife. James Sok lives on a boat.
At the FBI, Booth and Brennan have James Sok in the Interrogation Room. A field agent enters with the marine knife from his houseboat. James is adamant that he didn't kill Sachi. Brennan tests the knife for blood. It's clean. Both Booth and Brennan are shocked. James looks smug. Brennan tests the inside of the knife's case for blood and this time she finds it. James Sok isn't going down without a fight. He wants a deal. He didn't kill Sachi, but he knows who did. Booth is furious. He leaves the room.
In the Observation Room, Booth asks Ken what he wants to do. The decision is difficult but Ken decides that they should give James a deal. He wants Sachi's murderer in jail. James confesses everything. Paul Vogler killed Sachi. Sachi tried to stop him from hiring Nozomi as a prostitute. She showed up at his place, screaming. Vogler pushed her into his koi pond and held her down, accidently killing her. He paid James Sok to clean up the mess. To save his business, James sent Nozomi a warning to keep her mouth shut and get out of town.
At the lab, Ken burns incense in memory of his sister. Her casket waits in the Bone Room. Brennan and Booth arrive to say goodbye. Ken thanks both of them for all their help. He will bring Nozomi and his sister home safely.
On the Forensic Platform, Angela, Cam, Hodgins and Sweets watch Tanaka pack up. They are all wondering about Tanaka's gender. Angela can't take it anymore. She approaches Tanaka for a farewell hug. After a long moment, Angela lets go. She walks back to the Squints and makes her report. "It moved. He's a guy."
At Booth's Apartment, Booth prepares a sundae for them to share. Brennan admits that after seeing Ken's deep pain, she doesn't believe loving someone is worth it. Booth tells her that love is worth it. He has a son. He knows firsthand. Brennan takes a bite of the sundae and wishes she had beer instead. Booth recovers two beers from his fridge. The beer is worth it.


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Diane Sawyer retiring? No reason to believe that rumor
What now, Diane?
Anchor of "ABC World News" . . . one of the most powerful people in television . . . esteemed newswoman . . . famous the world over . . .
A published report surfaced Tuesday that Diane Sawyer, 67, has mused to close friends about leaving "World News" this year to care for her ailing mother. ABC has vigorously denied the report, and (in fact) there's reason to believe the denial.
"World News" is up slightly year to date (8 million viewers, making smallish inroads on first-place "NBC Nightly News"). Moreover, Sawyer has been in the job she has prepared a lifetime for, for only three years.
As is widely known around ABC News, the hypercritical -- and self-critical -- Sawyer muses to colleagues about a lot of things, many of which do not always come to pass. She is indeed deeply devoted to her mother, Jean W. Sawyer, who will turn 93 in February.
Meanwhile, her husband, director Mike Nichols, who is 81, has also had health problems in recent years. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to assume that Sawyer is concerned about the two most important people in her life. (Her father, Erbon Powers Sawyer -- a Jefferson County, Kentucky, judge -- died in 1969.)
As one veteran industry observer (who requested anonymity) put it, "The only point of view you can have is that with her mom not well she's down, and that may be her emotion of the moment. But it doesn't mean anyone should count on her leaving."
No one should -- but this is also television, where "never say never" is also worth bearing in mind.

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Leonid Mamchenkov via FlickrCall it the "dog and pony show."
Call it the most grueling three weeks of your life.
Call it what you will – the Roadshow may be the single most defining moment of your company's history.
If it's successful, it leads to an IPO price that has you shooting champagne corks through the cubicle aisles at the office.
If it's not successful, it could lead to a lackluster performance on opening day, and a management team and board left scratching their heads (and reaching for the nearest bottle of something strong).
With many feeling hopeful for 2011 IPOs, now's the time to be plotting and planning so your team is in a position to make a lasting impression on the investment ecosystem.
Click here to see how to prepare for your IPO roadshow >
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The official date for spring is less than a month away and based on the warm temperatures this week, plants are responding. But we are not out of the woods yet so make wise choices of gardening chores to tackle now.
Cleanup should be our No. 1 goal moving into a new growing season. Many diseases and insects winter over on old fruit, leaves and flowers. A good example is black spot on roses. The disease can be carried over into spring if old infected leaves are left on the plant or allowed to fall underneath. Likewise, old camellia flowers should be picked up and removed to avoid camellia petal blight next fall and winter. Old flowers of both camellias and azaleas that have this disease form a fruiting structure (sclerotia) that will be active when plants bloom if weather conditions are mild with high humidity.
Pick up leaves and or fallen fruit around plants that experienced disease problems last year. A good example is citrus; infections for greasy spot come from the fallen leaves around the base of trees. Melanose is another disease that affects citrus and this one overwinters in recently killed twigs so to control this one, prune and get rid of small dead twigs before new growth emerges. If you use overhead irrigation to water citrus, change to low volume to keep water off the leaves and trunk. A soaker hose works great around citrus and this change will greatly reduce many of the disease problems.
Trim back brown leaves of ornamental grasses before new growth begins. Give liriope and mondo grass a haircut to remove brown tips. If coonties or sago palms are heavily infested with scale insects, prune away all the leaves, discard, and spray the remaining base with horticultural oil.
Finish pruning deciduous plants, removing rubbing branches or controlling plant size. However, don't prune spring flowering plants like redbud, dogwood, spirea and azaleas. It may be too early to prune plants that were damaged by the cold because we may still have another freeze. However, if the plants are gingers or firespike (Odontonema cuspidate syn. O. strictum) that faithfully come back from the root system, it is OK to move forward by removing above-ground plant parts.
Hand-pull weeds that are flowering or those with seed heads because herbicides will not work on these. If the weeds have an underground reproductive structure or a deep taproot, (oxalis or betony), use a hand tool to remove the entire plant; otherwise you are wasting your time. Some annual weeds that come back from seed every year can be eliminated by adding a fresh layer of mulch on top of existing mulch. This will block out the light required for some seeds to germinate, like crabgrass.
It is time to fertilize many of our edible landscape plants. Fertilize fruit trees using a citrus blend or peach/pecan special. Use a 6-6-6 or 8-8-8 at the rate of 1 to 2 pounds of fertilizer per inch of trunk diameter measured four feet above ground level. Blueberries are different because they need an acid-forming fertilizer. Use a 12-4-8-2 fertilizer (nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, magnesium) fertilizer such as a camellia/azalea blend and start young plants with one ounce spread over a two-foot diameter area around the plant in February, April, June, August and October. At year two, increase to two ounces per application over a three foot diameter area and at year three apply three ounces over a four-foot-diameter area. Don't over-apply nutrients to blueberries because their roots are very sensitive to fertilizer burn.
Fertilize young ornamental plants with a specialty or 16-0-16 type fertilizer applying half up to one (if slow release) pound nitrogen per 1,000 square feet. Broadcast the fertilizer over the area underneath the plants extending out to the drip area but keep fertilizer away from plant stems/trunks. Established trees and shrubs may not require any additional fertilizer unless they are showing nutrient deficiencies. The only way to really know what fertilizers are actually needed is to submit a soil sample to a lab and have them analyze the soil for pH and nutrient content. The University of Florida lab changes $7 per sample but is well worth the fee: soilslab.ifas.ufl.edu/. Wait until March to fertilize palms using a quality fertilizer specific to palms. The fertilizer of choice has an 8-2-12-4 analysis (nitrogen-phosphorous-potassium-magnesium) and 100 percent of the first three nutrients should be in a slow-release (water insoluble) form. Wait until mid-April to fertilize lawns to give the root system time to regenerate assuring the fertilizers will be taken up by the plant and not wasted. Just remember, pay your taxes on April 15 and then fertilize the lawn.
If you are interested in learning more, consider attending the Spring Gardening Workshop on Thursday, March 13, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Highlands branch library, 1826 Dunn Ave. This workshop will cover vegetable gardening, fertilizer needs, lawn tips and much more. To attend call (904) 255-7450 or email Evie at email@example.com to pre-register.
The busy gardening season is kicking off so if you have gardening questions call our office at (904) 255-7450 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30-3:30 p.m. and ask for a master gardener volunteer.
Terry Brite DelValle is a horticulture extension agent with the Duval County Extension Service and the University of Florida/IFAS.


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Cannot attach multiple images/files to email
All of a sudden this evening I can no longer attach multiple images/files to an email. Neither does the "Control-A" or click on a file hold "shift" and click on another file work.
Also when I attach a single file instead of giving me the progression bar it almost instantly indicated the file is attached.
Of course this is irritating as multiple time a day I will send emails with images attached and I have to have this feature working.
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Try putting them into one file and zip it.
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No, that wouldn't work (already tried it) because when I opened a folder of images I was unable to "CTRL - A" of click on a file hold and click on another to cover all files in between.
I believe I found the culprit and it appears to have been a disabled flash something or other. Anyway it is now working.
I appreciate your interest and suggestion>
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Journal of Oncology
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 458431, 6 pages
Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Therapy in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita 879-5593, Japan
Received 24 March 2009; Revised 6 September 2009; Accepted 13 October 2009
Academic Editor: Charles F. Levenback
Copyright © 2010 Noriyuki Takai and Hisashi Narahara. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Since epigenetic alterations are believed to be involved in the repression of tumor suppressor genes and promotion of tumorigenesis in ovarian cancers, novel compounds endowed with a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitory activity are an attractive therapeutic approach. In this review, we discuss the biologic and therapeutic effects of HDAC inhibitors (HDACIs) in treating ovarian cancer. HDACIs were able to mediate inhibition of cell growth, cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and expression of genes related to the malignant phenotype in a variety of ovarian cancer cell lines. Furthermore, HDACIs were able to induce the accumulation of acetylated histones in the chromatin of the gene in human ovarian carcinoma cells. In xenograft models, some of HDACIs have demonstrated antitumor activity with only few side effects. Some clinical trials demonstrate that HDACI drugs provide an important class of new mechanism-based therapeutics for ovarian cancer. In this review, we discuss the biologic and therapeutic effects of HDACIs in treating ovarian cancer, especially focusing on preclinical studies and clinical trials.


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Sang-Soo Oh was born in Jeju, Korea, in 1959. He received the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Metal Engineering, Kyoto university, in 1992. Since 1992, he works at the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute as a Principal Researcher. He is mainly interested in high-temperature superconductor, fabrication of ReBCO-coated conductor, evaluation of electromechanical property, and a growth mechanism of ReBCO films. He is a Board Member of the Korea Institute of Applied Superconductivity and Cryogenics (KIASC). He served as a Secretary of the ICEC22-ICMC2008 Conference in Seoul, Korea, and as an International Organizing Member of international workshop on coated conductors for applications in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.
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America is in the midst of a second sexual revolution-and this time, argues historian Dagmar Herzog, the love isn't free.
Herzog (Sex after Fascism) confronts how the religious right has controlled "the national conversation about sex," dictating everything from social attitudes to legislation and HIV prevention funding. "[Their] aim is to infuse with shame all sexual expression and experience outside of heterosexual marriage," she asserts, examining the writings of evangelical sex and marriage experts whose "brand of Christian porn" exalts married, monogamous sex while deploring homosexuality, pre- and extra-marital sex, pornography, masturbation and even idle fantasy. Herzog examines the global effects of the religious right's influence on domestic sexual policies, detailing the shift from sex education in schools and the proliferation of billion-dollar abstinence-only programs to the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, where an insistence on abstinence has been promoted abroad at the cost of billions of dollars in exchange for millions of lives that, she argues, might have been saved by at least an equal emphasis on condom use. This book is a disturbing, important and eloquent examination of one faith-cum-political movement's powerful-and pernicious-influence over human rights at home and abroad. (July)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.


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The Child of the Sun, Florida Southern College designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Florida Southern College is the only campus designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and it is the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright designed buildings located on a single site, anywhere in the world. However, despite the project's unprecedented scale and the fact that the campus supports a collection of twelve Frank Lloyd Wright designed buildings, this work remains relatively unknown to many architects who visit or even live in Florida. You might be thinking that perhaps these buildings are not given the same respect as some of Wright's other designs, because they must be crappy buildings, or that they lack the spirit of Falling Water or Taliesin West, but the truth is that the campus of Florida Southern College is a rare architectural fantasy brought to reality by one of the most talented architects to ever step foot in Florida. Wright named the campus The Child of the Sun, envisioning the campus rising out of the ground towards the sun.
The campus of Florida Southern College is the closest thing to experiencing a world designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright does not attempt to design acres of Falling Water, there are many signature works that reside on the campus like the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel and the technical beauty of the Polk County Science Building, but there is also a strong supporting cast of background buildings that help Wright to build a campus of Wright without creating an architectural experience that becomes overwhelming. Wright builds tension on the campus between the vertical and the horizon, between the mundane and the divine. Suspense builds as you walk along the unique esplanades. He protects you from the hot Florida sunlight and then upon entering a structure it appears that the master architect has transformed the light into a collage of colors, beams of light literally bursting at the seams of the building. Florida Southern College should be at the top of any architects list of historic sites to visit, and is just another reason to make an architectural pilgrimage to Florida.
This is the first of a series of articles that will focus on the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright in Florida. Be sure to check back soon as I am building an extensive photo gallery of images for another article that will delve into the details of one of America's greatest college campuses.
Books referenced for this publication that document the the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and Florida Southern College.
One could argue that the popularity of Frank Lloyd Wright is of course in part due to the fact that he is an exceptionally rare architectural talent. Yet despite his talent, Wright's popularity in American culture is largely in part to his Hollywood styled biography and eccentric personalty. Unlike other architects, Frank Lloyd Wright, the architect, has no difficulty competing against Frank Lloyd Wright architecture for story time in the history books. The beauty of Wright's architecture can only be outshone by Wright's uniquely cinematic life. His career as an architect and his works are made more fascinating by his life history, and this history has him firmly rooted as America's favorite architect in American popular culture. The history of Florida Southern College is nothing short of the kind of story that one has come to expect when talking about Frank Lloyd Wright.
Dr. Ludd Spivey was the college president of Florida Southern College and after being inspired by Wright's autobiography he approached Wright with a dream of building a modern American campus. Wright was 67 years old when he first visited Lakeland, Florida, the future site of Florida Southern College. While walking the site, Wright envisioned the buildings:
". . . rising out of the ground, and into the light, a child of the sun."
If you had to distill the campus into a single sentence, you could not describe the spirit of the architecture at Florida Southern College in any other way. The buildings feel as if they have always been. The earthiness of the concrete, and the way that the buildings seem to perform some kind of architectural photosynthesis, turning light into emotion and energy, is nothing short of architectural magic.
Construction of the campus would begin in 1939 and Wright expected the construction of the campus to take only three years, but the United States had just entered World War II limiting labor and raising construction costs. These two factors would cause the construction timeline to spiral out of control. In order to help combat the lack of labor and rising cost of materials, students were admitted into the college upon agreeing to work on the construction of the campus buildings. It would take nearly twenty years to construct the twelve Wright designed structures that reside on the campus today. The original master plan designed by Wright had proposed eighteen structures for the campus, Wright would only live to see twelve of these structures built, after his death, plans for the remaining six buildings were abandoned. Wright died on April 9th, 1959 shortly after the completion of the last building to be completed at Florida Southern College, the Polk County Science Building, which is one of the most unique structures ever designed by Wright.
Annie Pfeiffer Chapel (1941) – $100,000
The Annie Pfeiffer Chapel is without a doubt the architectural centerpiece of the Florida Southern College campus. The chapel is very similar in concept to Unity Temple, which was completed in 1908 and also has undertones of Falling Water which was completed in 1936. It is important to note these two structures to understand the relationship of the buildings at Florida Southern College to the other structures of Wright's career and to study the evolution of his work. Although the building is the tallest structure on the campus it like the other buildings appears to emerge from the Florida landscape. Make sure you spend plenty of time exploring the interior of this building as it is one of the most beautiful interior spaces on the campus. I can only imagine what it must have been like to experience this building the day it opened.
Esplanades (1941-1958) – $86,000
What is an esplanade? Don't be embarrassed I had to look it up too. Although I figured that it was obviously some sort of a covered walkway, I found the origin of the term and its meaning interesting. An esplanade is loosely defined in the dictionary as a long open level stretch of ground for walking along, usually next to a river or large body of water. The original meaning of the term referred to the long open level are outside of a fortress or the city walls, which leaves attackers unprotected from the defenses of the city. It is noted on Wikipedia that the terms esplanade and promenade are often incorrectly used interchangeably:
"Esplanade and promenade are sometimes used interchangeably, but that is a mistake. A promenade can be anywhere, and it is exclusively for walking, while an esplanade is for walking but also can include large boulevards or avenues with cars. A Promenade, often abbreviated to '(The) Prom', was an area where people – couples and families especially – would go to walk for a while in order to 'be seen' and be considered part of 'society'."
Although the campus is near a large lake, the esplanades of Florida Southern College are far from lakeside, and is perhaps a better example of a promenade. The esplanades are yet another example of Wright and his ability to poetically represent a covered walkway as something more. I can just imagine Wright talking about the esplanades that will connect the campus, and describing their organic quality to the donors. Every person listening to Wright speak must have been hanging on his every word, fantasizing about the materiality of the organic esplanades. Even if the covered walkways function more as a promenade than an esplanade, I plan on dropping that five dollar term during my next design presentation to a Florida university.
The esplanades are the signature feature of the Florida Southern College. The columns which support the roof structure appear to grow out of the earth, and there are hundreds of these sculptural columns littered across the campus. At times the esplanade forms a portico, adhering to the facades of other structures as if a vine growing through the campus. At other times the esplanades join together creating intimate spaces that feel like a place rather than a path. Wright embraces the use of the esplanade as the signature element of the campus for many reasons. The esplanades are a poetic way of protecting students, faculty and visitors from the harsh Florida Summer sun. The esplanade also epitomize Wright's concept of an organic architecture, and there is no finer realization of Wright's concept of organic architecture anywhere in the world than at Florida Southern College. The shear scale of the site and the number of buildings forced Wright to think about his theory of organic architecture at level of sophistication that is nothing short of impressive. The esplanades stretch for 1.5 miles and connect nearly every structure designed by Wright on the campus. The patina finish of the copper trim of the esplanades reaffirms the connection of the horizontal to the landscape and the horizon.
Carter, Walbridge, & Hawkins Seminar Building (1941)– $80,000
The Carter, Walbridge, & Hawkins Seminar Buildings are Frank Lloyd Wright's best attempt at creating a background building. The building seems so simple at first glance that you may dismiss it as not worthy of inspection, but upon closer investigation, the detailing of the custom concrete block and inlaid colored pieces of L-shaped glass is a truly remarkable feat of rare American craftsmanship. The offices glow in colored sunlight on the interior. There are times on the campus when the esplanade and the buildings on the campus appear to blend together in a way that reaffirms Wright's concept of organic architecture. At the three seminar buildings the esplanade becomes the primary facade of the building, and the Wrightian columns create a perverted portico that pulls the landscape into the building while pulling your eyes out to the landscape when walking underneath the seductive esplanades. Take note of the normal sized man under the low roof eaves in the lower left corner of the above picture. Wright was always concerned with the landscape and creating buildings that respond to the horizon. In an attempt to express this relationship his ceilings often become dangerously low at times.
Thad Buckner Building (1945) – $120,000
Formerly the E.T. Roux Library, the structure was renamed the Thad Buckner Building in 1968. All of the structures on the campus have a unique character about them. The Annie Pfeiffer Chapel is the tallest and most extravagant structure, The Polk County Science Building is the mechanical beauty, and the Thad Buckner Building's uniquely circular form causes it to stand out in contrast to the rectilinear forms of the other buildings on the campus. The circular form houses the reading room, which has since been converted into the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center and Esplanade Gift Shop. The library stacks were housed in the rectangular form that is conjoined to the circular form. At times the structure appears as if it is two different buildings that have been combined into one. The building is closed on weekends, so be sure to visit the campus on a weekday so that you can get inside this building. Even though it appears that the structure is without windows and has a modest presence, interior photos depict the reading room as a large expansive space, full of light, and classic Frank Lloyd Wright forms.
Water Dome (1948) – $15,000
The Water Dome may seem like a silly concept, but visit Florida on a hot day in August and you might change your mind. The Water Dome is the center of the Frank Lloyd Wright designed campus, and is an urban event that is both fun and refreshing. The Water Dome operates at certain times of the day, and changes the social environment of the plaza when it is running. Everyone stops what they are doing to admire the dome of water. I can imagine that in 1948 this would have been quite a spectacle on the campus. Wright's Water Dome forms a perfect 160 foot circle, with water propelled 45 feet into the air creating a dome of water, when viewed at the right time of day at the right time of year a full rainbow can bee seen encapsulated by the Water Dome.
Emile E. Watson-Benjamin Fine Adminstration Buildings (1941) – $200,000
The Emile E. Watson-Benjamin Fine Administration Buildings are a cluster of small buildings that are grouped together by the esplanades. The intimate courtyards and spaces between the structures are similar in spirit to the small parks that you might find hidden away in a quaint European city. Like all of the Frank Lloyd Wright structures on the campus, the administration buildings have their own unique character. They are both monumental and intimate all at the same time. The interiors of these buildings are in remarkable condition and remain relatively unmodified. I suggest taking the detailed campus tour just to gain access to this building. The construction of these buildings were personally supervised by Frank Lloyd Wright and this is evident in the resoluteness with which the complex forms and details are resolved.
Lucius Pond Ordway Building (1952) – $52,200
The Lucius Pond Ordway Building has undeniable similarities to Taliesen West and despite the structure's simplicity is another excellent piece of architecture at Florida Southern College. The classrooms are tall and full of natural light. The height of the spaces helps to manage the Florida heat, and the diagonal rooftop structures that appears to be metal is actually a translucent material that is used to supply the classrooms with clerestory lighting. The structure has a central courtyard that the classrooms line, this allows every space to have access to sunlight.
William H. Danforth Chapel (1955) – $50,000
Unfortunately I was unable to view the interior of this chapel when visiting the campus, as the Danforth Chapel, like most of the structures was locked up on the weekends. The William H. Danforth Chapel is the only Wright design project at Florida Southern College that made use of leaded glass and Florida red cypress on the exterior. The Danforth Chapel still contains the original pews and cushions designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Although the Danforth still maintains the character of the campus it becomes obvious that Wright is attempting to evolve the language he has developed for the campus with the design of each new project, and like each building before this, the Danforth has its own set of unique characteristics that distinguishes it from the other buildings on the campus.
Polk County Science Building (1958) – $1,000,000
The Polk County Science Building is by far my favorite structure on the campus, because it is a rare example of Wright playing with the formal language that he had created for the Florida Southern College campus, and combining it with a new high-tech Frank Lloyd Wright that we have not yet seen before. This is clearly a transitional piece, and represents a series of first for Wright. It is both the first planetarium Wright designed and constructed, and it contains the first use of aluminum for aesthetic purposes by Wright. This is one of Wright's last buildings to be designed and completed while alive. One has to wonder, if Wright were to continue developing this language, would have usurped Norman Foster and Richard Rogers discovery of a high-tech modern architecture. We can only wonder what Wright would have done next.
It should be noted that the tour guide on a recent visit noted that the mechanical systems that sit atop the Polk County Science Building were added after the building was completed, but I have yet to find any information on this since the buildings and site are not well documented.
Organic Architecture, a common misnomer:
Organic architecture is architecture that is curvy or an imitation of nature, wrong! This description may be appropriate when discussing architecture outside of the context of the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, but one of the things that disgusts me is when architects, especially architects from the era of Wright, talk of Wright's work being organic as in the before mentioned way. Organic architecture is a process, it is a way of thinking, and it is something that is devoid of style. Although there are certain reoccurring principles that occur in Wright's work, he never allowed style to interfere with his philosophy of organic architecture. For Wright organic architecture is drawn from nature in the sense that everything in nature is in harmony form and function are combined to create a natural ornament. In architecture, Wright did not believe that form follows function, but that form and function are one. This combination of form and function and the philosophy of organic architecture is what makes Wright's work so unique. He is able to combine form and function into a system of architectural ornamentation that is consistent at every scale. If you are interested in learning more about Wright's philosophy of organic architecture then I suggest that you read A Testament / Frank Lloyd Wright. A Testament is written by Frank Lloyd Wright and outlines his philosophy on architecture explicitly in this text, which was written by him and published two years before his death.
"This type of architecture can't mean much to you until you have had a good look at yourself. This architecture represents the laws of harmony and rhythm. It's organic architecture and we have seen little of it so far. It's like a little green shoot growing in a concrete pavement." – Frank Lloyd Wright
Visiting Florida Southern College:
Florida Southern College is in Lakeland, Florida, approximately 40 minutes southwest of Orlando, Florida. I suggest spending a full day on the campus if you really want to soak in the details of each and every building. The campus is very walkable, and there is a Robert A.M. Stern building that was nearing completion upon writing this article. Although the structure falls short in comparison to the buildings designed by Wright, since it is on the campus, you might as well visit it. The town, students and faculty are very proud of the fact that their campus was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and are accustomed to architects snooping around their campus, if you are in Florida, then you must visit this site. There are tours available during the week that will allow you into some of the areas that I was unable to gain access to during my weekend visit. Tours are limited and available on certain days only, so be sure to check the website below. I strongly recommend visiting the campus during the week, rather than the weekend like I did. Before you visit the campus, be sure to visit their website "Child of the Sun" Visitor Center. The site and this article will serve as a good primer before your visit. The campus can be overwhelming and you may miss something if not properly briefed, so be sure to stop at the "Child of the Sun" Visitor Center before getting lost in the largest collection of buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.


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Journal of Economic Theory, 2011, vol. 146, issue 1, 300-325
This paper studies the robustness of symmetric equilibria in anonymous local games to perturbations of prior beliefs. Two priors are strategically close on a class of games if players receive similar expected payoffs in equilibrium under the priors, for any game in that class. I show that if the structure of payoff interdependencies is sparse in a well-defined sense, the conditions for strategic proximity in anonymous local games are strictly weaker than the conditions for general Bayesian games of Kajii and Morris (1998) [11] when attention is restricted to symmetric equilibria. Hence, by exploiting the properties of anonymous local games, it is possible to obtain stronger robustness results for this class.
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Needless to say me and FWH are at odds.
Are you and your H at odds bc he does not want you to contact the H about SI? Did you tell your female friend that you can no longer have contact with her?
I guess the most impt issue here is that you and your H keep talking.
I think you should take this opportunity to try to band together with him. Talk to him. You can really gain understanding of his perspective since you are discussing someone else's situation.Ask his thoughts. What does he think of what she is doing? Pick his brain if he will let you. If he is still defensive when you are this far out, is it because he never came clean about what really happened in his affair? My wayward got really upset when my friend was "talking" to another man. He would comment about why she was not going no contact after everything came out and would become angry that her WS was not standing up for himself or requiring NC etc..I'm not understanding why your wayward wouldn't want to support the BS. Is he friends with the BS. Does the other couple know your situation? Is your WH afraid that if you share the SI info you will reveal what he did?
Why are you and your husband at odds? What is he doing that is making you mad?
- Ricky
After 2 years, 5 months I am having the worst triggers surrounding a certain circumstance. It feels so awful! That I even feel the same depth of pain and anxiety makes me wonder if I'm cut out for a life of encountering it, if even occasionally.
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With less than a week to go until Election Day, some congressional Republicans are complaining that John McCain isn't doing more to help them avoid massive losses. Others are just hoping that he stays the heck away.
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Although McCain put in a plug for Diaz-Balart and his brother, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), during an appearance on Miami-based Radio Mambi Wednesday, he's had virtually no advertising presence on Spanish-language stations in the area.
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Editor's note: In a statement released late on Jul 30, the FDA said that the Mexican farm where the contaminated jalapeno pepper found in Texas last week was grown is not the same one where the contaminated irrigation water and Serrano pepper were found, contrary to the report below. The farm where the contaminated Serrano pepper and irrigation water were found is in the state of Nuevo Leon and was identified through the trace-back of products linked to clusters of cases in the United States, the agency said. The FDA said the contaminated jalapeno found at a produce distributor in McAllen, Tex., was traced back to a different farm in Mexico; the location was not disclosed.
Jul 30, 2008 (CIDRAP News) A Salmonella-tainted jalapeno pepper found last week in Texas has been traced to a Mexican farm, and investigators have found the outbreak strain of Salmonella in irrigation water there, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official told Congress today.
David W. Acheson, MD, the FDA's associate commissioner for foods, told a House subcommittee this afternoon that the contaminated jalapeno pepper found last week at a distribution center in McAllen, Tex., was traced back to the farm in Mexico.
"Two hours ago we learned that we had got a positive sample in water used for irrigation" and also in a Serrano pepper on the farm, Acheson told the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, at a hearing that was streamed over the Web.
"We found a positive in Serrano peppers and we're recommending that consumers not only not consume jalapeno peppers but also Serrano peppers," Acheson said.
The FDA first warned about possible Salmonella in jalapeno and Serrano peppers on Jul 9, after investigations of several case clusters pointed in that direction. Certain kinds of tomatoes were previously the main suspects in the outbreak, and investigators have not yet excluded a possible role for them early in the outbreak. A warning against eating tomatoes was canceled on Jul 17.
The outbreak has grown to 1,319 cases in 43 states, along with Washington, DC, and Canada, Dr. Lonnie King of the Centers for Disease Control and Preveniton (CDC) reported at the hearing, which focused on the problems in tracing fresh produce in connection with disease outbreaks.
Acheson said the contaminated jalapeno found at the Texas distributor was traced back through two different facilities in Mexico and finally to the farm, whose location he didn't disclose. He said the farm distributes produce to "a number of other places" and added that the FDA investigators would try to identify those.
The discovery of the first piece of produce actually linked to a case in the outbreak was announced just 2 days ago by Colorado officials, who found the outbreak strain in a jalapeno from the home of a southwestern Colorado resident who had been sick.
Today's congressional hearing was the first of two this week scheduled to focus on the outbreak and the response to it. Members of the subcommittee sharply questioned Acheson and King about various aspects of the outbreak investigation.
Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Calif., chair of the subcommittee, set the tone at the beginning: "The investigation faltered almost from the beginning as investigators began asking patients what they ate before they became ill," he said. "They used questionnaires that listed major food items but not all food items." For example, the form included peppers but not jalapeno peppers specifically.
"Frankly, I'd just like to hear what went wrong," Cardoza said.
Under questioning by Cardoza, Acheson acknowledged that no contaminated tomatoes have been found, despite the weeks of warnings against eating certain kinds.
When Cardoza asked if the warning on tomatoes was "an erroneous callout by your agency," Acheson said, "No, there was a very clear, methodical scientific process whereby the CDC reached a statistical conclusion it was tomatoes."
Though no contaminated tomatoes have been found, Acheson said, "We have found contaminated jalapeno and Serrano peppers and have found . . . common distribution points. We've also identified a farm where all three are grown. So the possibility exists that this was on more than one commodity; we already know it's two, so it could've been three."
Under questioning by Rep. Tim Mahoney, D-Fla., Acheson said there is no evidence that any tomatoes now on the market are contaminated, but the FDA can't exclude the possibility that tomatoes played some role earlier in the outbreak.
When Mahoney asked if there are any required inspections of the implicated farm in Mexico, Acheson said, "There's not a requirement that I'm aware of for anyone to inspect those farms."
Later, he said about 1% of food items imported into the United States are "physically examined by an inspector." Inspections and testing of imported foods are largely driven by the record of past problems, such as Salmonella in cantaloupe, he explained.
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House Agriculture Committee's hearing schedule
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Will Jeb Bush thwart Rick Perry's chances in Florida?
TAMPA - Texas Gov. Rick Perry's entrance into the presidential primary is putting a spotlight on the most powerful Republican family in Florida and the nation, one with no great love for Rick Perry -- the Bush family. After only about a week as a presidential candidate, Perry is working hard to establish a presence and a campaign team in Florida, with some initial indications of success. But questions also have been raised about whether his well-publicized enmity with the Bush family could affect his chances in Florida, where former Gov. Jeb Bush still dominates GOP politics more than any other single individual. "He's the patriarch," said state Sen. John Thrasher, a long-time Bush supporter. "If you want to do anything in Republican politics in this state, you almost have to go see Jeb."So far, Jeb Bush is neutral in the primary contest, and apparently isn't pushing friends toward a candidate -- Bush allies have divided up among almost all the significant candidates. In 2008, Bush remained neutral until after the Florida primary, and then endorsed the winner, John McCain. But some associates don't expect he'll remain neutral this year. "I think it's a little different this time" because of the GOP's desire to unseat President Barack Obama, said Justin Sayfie, a former high-level official in Bush's administration as governor. "Presidential candidates would be wise to be in frequent contact with Gov. Bush," he said. The Perry campaign is actively contacting uncommitted GOP movers and shakers in Florida, but Sayfie and several other Bush loyalists said before they commit to a candidate, they'd be likely to check with Bush. "Sure I would," said GOP consultant Ann Herberger. "I owe much of my career and success to him, but more importantly, I trust his judgment and opinion." Sayfie and Herberger both backed former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty until he dropped out. Perry has successfully recruited at least one prominent GOP rainmaker, A.K, Desai of St. Petersburg. * * * * * Though neutral so far, Bush told the conservative political journal Weekly Standard last week that he thinks Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan should run, praising Ryan on what Perry's backers say is their candidate's strongest point, job creation. Coming immediately after Perry entered the race, the comments have been interpreted as suggesting Bush isn't satisfied with the field of candidates, including Perry. But Bush spokeswoman Jaryn Emhof, in an email, denied that's what Bush meant, and said Bush's only comments about Perry have been that he's going a "great job" as governor of Texas. She didn't respond to questions about hostility between the Bush family and Perry. Emhof also said Bush "does not have a timeline for endorsing" any candidate. There are indications that some Bush family backers don't have problems backing Perry. Former Ambassador Gregory Slayton of New Hampshire, a major Bush fundraiser, has announced he's devoting his fundraising network to Perry. But news reports and insider comments about the hostility between Perry and the Bushes have been common for years. They focus not on the former Florida governor, but on the former presidents, George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush. Friends of Jeb Bush, reluctant to discuss the subject on the record, differ on whether Jeb Bush could be expected to be swayed by his father's and brother's feelings. University of Texas political scientist Bruce Buchanan said he has seen "no tendency of Jeb to jump on board when there's an orchestrated message from the [Texas-based] Bush camp." Ironically, Perry's political career got its single biggest boost from that camp. In 1998, George W. Bush, with his father's backing, "plucked Perry from relative obscurity and made him lieutenant governor," said veteran Houston political consultant David Hill. Perry was then state agriculture commissioner, and it was known Bush would run for president two years later. Perry narrowly won the separate election for lieutenant governor, which put him in line to become governor when Bush won the presidency. * * * * * But knowledgeable Texans say the two sides represent different political cultures. "They live in different worlds, travel in different camps, they don't share outlooks on policy or personal styles," said Buchanan. Buchanan said the hostility is mostly is between the staffs and aides rather than the politicians themselves. Perry's backers consider the Bushes "country club Republicans," words used by longtime Perry political strategist Dave Carney in a 2009 New York Times interview. The tension broke open when Perry began distancing himself from Bush late in Bush's presidency, blasting him as insufficiently conservative. "Lemme share something with you, George Bush was never a fiscal conservative. Never was," he told a group in Iowa while campaigning for Rudy Giuliani in the GOP primary in 2007, according to a widely circulated video. "I mean '95, '97, '99, George Bush was spending money." Perry criticized Bush over the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit and his No Child Left Behind education initiative. When Perry ran for re-election as governor in 2010, George H.W. Bush and close George W. Bush aides. from Dick Cheney to Karl Rove, backed a primary challenge from Kay Bailey Hutchison. Bush family members haven't spoken against Perry's presidential run publicly, but Bush allies, particularly Rove, aren't reluctant to shoot back at Perry. When Perry accused Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke of "treasonous" behavior last week, Rove responded on Fox News that it was "not a presidential statement." Hill, the Houston consultant, who has longstanding ties to the Bush family, said he doubts the Bush camp will try to impede Perry's presidential run – even though he continued the Bush tradition of bashing Perry. Perry, he said, isn't suited to be president. "People with a better understanding of what it takes to run for president and actually be president are slack-jawed that Perry's is running." Still, he said, the Bushes "have got bigger fish to fry" than trying to sabotage Perry's fundraising. "Rick Perry is going to cut off Rick Perry's money."
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Encarnacion staying at DH to rest sore heel
Encarnacion staying at DH to rest sore heel
SEATTLE -- Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion was limited to designated-hitter duties for the second consecutive game on Wednesday night because of a left heel injury. The relatively minor ailment began bothering Encarnacion three days ago and has kept him from taking part in any defensive responsibilities. The hope is that additional rest as a DH will help stop the issue before it becomes more problematic. "It's nothing that's a big problem," said Encarnacion, who went 0-for-4 in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to Seattle. "I want to take a couple of games at DH, it's feeling better.
"I'm running a lot and playing first base every day now, that's maybe the difference. I'll be all right, it's nothing big." Encarnacion expects to remain at DH through the upcoming four-game series in Oakland. The plan would then be to get back on the field for the start of a three-game set in Florida on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Encarnacion is currently hitting .290 with a team-high 28 home runs and 72 RBIs in 101 games this season.


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This is a solid, straight-ahead session with a mix of younger and older players. Jimmy Cobb, over 50 years ago a member of the most successful Miles Davis group ever, is the godfather. He composed one of the eight originals making up the album. "Composition 101" nostalgically recalls his days with Miles. Steve Haines wrote the other seven tunes, and they usually have a more contemporary vibe.
Haines begins with "The Freightrain," not the one I would have chosen for a favorable first impression. It honors the group's regular drummer Thomas "Freightrain" Taylor. I guess the thought was to kick things off with a hard-driving tune to snap listeners to attention. But the main line, as if imitating said train, begins with a long phrase repeated 19 times by a tenor/soprano duo, often with little change other than harmonic. It's grating, in spite of the changes, and uncharacteristic since the other Haines originals demonstrate versatility and a flair for melody.
The good-natured boogaloo (think "Watermelon Man") "Stickadiboom" quickly rights the compositional ship. Not unexpectedly, Cobb's sticks get the intro, tenor and trumpet introduce the melody and then all five musicians take good advantage of their solo space before return of the mainline. Cobb's solo closes out what he began.
"Rendezvous" is as romantic as the name implies, though light heartedly so. The lilting, descending phrases of the second half of the melody are especially attractive. David Lown solos first. He has the assertive presence and lightly-used vibrato so often favored today. Rob Smith has a lusher tone, but the two blend nicely.
Hard driving returns, this time more successfully, with "Sutak 9-1-1." Smith takes perhaps his strongest solo and Cobb shows that he retains his chops.
Things turn beautifully melancholy with "Patience," a very slow ballad. Then the pace picks up to a promenade on "Prospect Park." The tune and arrangement remind me of the urbane Benny Carter. Haines, though the leader, remains in the background on most tracks. He has a short solo here and then stretches out on the moody "Re:Frayne." He's an exceptional bass player whether soloing or planting a sturdy harmonic and rhythmic base.
Like Haines, Chip Crawford provides mostly support, but has no trouble proving he can do more when called upon. His tastiest solo is on the Cobb tune that closes out the session with the explicit nod to Miles and the incomparable Kind of Blue quintet.
Some fine tunes, good arrangements, strong soloists. Well worth a listen.


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Broncos K Matt Prater (calf) is listed as probable for Sunday's Week 5 game at Dallas.
Prater was limited in practice all week with a right (kicking) calf issue. But the Broncos felt good enough with his status not to sign another kicker. We wouldn't bench fantasy's top option at the position.


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Argentina-VF hold 'face-to-face' talks for first time
Face-to-face talks between representatives of Argentina and so called vulture funds suing the country over its defaulted bonds took place for the first time on Tuesday since negotiations were kicked off in New York earlier this month to settle a 1.3 billion dollar dispute threatening Argentina with the ghost of default for the second time in a decade.
In a statement released yesterday's night, the Special Master appointed by US District Court Judge Thomas Griesa to conduct Argentina-bondholders negotiations stressed Tuesday's were "the first face-to-face talks between the parties", adding there was a "frank exchange of views and concerns".
Still, Mr. Pollack pointed out "the issues that divide the parties remain unresolved."
Following yesterday's reunion, all eyes are focused on a new round of talks for today with Argentina's national private banks arriving in New York to offer a u$s250-million payment that could reinstate a stay blocking Griesa's ruling to pay hedge funds.


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Lame adaptations and sequels are always like, "how can Mina go back to her stifling Victorian marriage after her experience with the dark, seductive Dracula??"
Meanwhile, Mina marries her best friend, who she's known since they were children, who she share common interests with, they build a home together, work as partners, make immense sacrifices for each other, support each other through their traumas.
Guys, a marriage isn't stifling and restrictive just because two people… get along, I guess?


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New research projects to help save UK forests, woods and trees
- Seven new research projects will improve understanding of tree pests and pathogens, and associated plant biosecurity
- £7M awarded to develop research capacity and capability
Seven new research projects have received a share of £7M to help address threats to UK forests, woods and trees. The multi-disciplinary Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Initiative (THAPBI) will generate knowledge to tackle pests and diseases and to support the future health of the UK's woodlands, commercial forests and urban trees. The societal benefits of the UK's trees are estimated at around £1.8Bn per year.
In the last few years, several new pests and diseases have emerged as significant risks to tree health and plant biosecurity. Changes in trade in plants and plant products may also contribute to the risk of new pests and diseases entering the UK. Climate change may also be increasing the risk of these pests and diseases spreading.
Environment Minister Lord de Mauley said: "Safeguarding the future of our trees and plants is enormously important – on more than one occasion we have seen the dreadful trail of destruction such diseases can leave behind. And it's not just the environment that suffers, but the economy too. It is vital we invest in research like this to better protect our precious woodland from the future threat of pest and disease."
The new research projects will help to counter these threats by informing and evaluating potential control, mitigation or adaptation strategies. The projects will also generate natural and social scientific knowledge to improve understanding of the environmental, economic and social impacts of changes in tree health. The projects focus on: new approaches for the early detection of problems; understanding public concerns; increasing resilience against tree disease outbreaks; finding genetic clues to better tree health; biological control of insect pests; and understanding ash dieback.
THAPBI is funded under the auspices of the Living With Environmental Change Partnership with support from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Economic and Social Research Council, Forestry Commission, Natural Environment Research Council and the Scottish Government.
The research will address knowledge gaps identified by Defra's Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Task Force and the objectives of the joint Defra/Forestry Commission 'Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Action Plan'. The projects will also ensure that the UK has increased research capacity in these areas.
Projects funded under the initiative:
- Population structure and natural selection in the Chalara ash dieback fungus, Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus – approx. £635k
Led by Professor James Brown, the John Innes Centre
- Identifying genomic resources against pests and pathogens in tree genera: a case study in Fraxinus – approx. £760k
Led by Dr Richard Buggs, Queen Mary, University of London
- Biological pest control of insect pests that threaten tree health – approx. £900k
Led by Professor Tariq Butt, Swansea University
- Promoting resilience of UK tree species to novel pests and pathogens: ecological and evolutionary solutions – approx. £1.4M
Led by Dr Stephen Cavers, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
- Modelling economic impact and strategies to increase resilience against tree disease outbreaks – approx. £900k
Led by Dr Adam Kleczkowski, University of Stirling
- New approaches for the early detection of tree health pests and pathogens – approx. £1.9M
Led by Dr Rick Mumford, Food & Environment Research Agency (Fera)
- Understanding public risk concerns: an investigation into the social perception, interpretation and communication of tree health risks – approx. £615k
Led by Dr Clive Potter, Imperial College London
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Funded by Government, and with an annual budget of around £467M (2012-2013), we support research and training in universities and strategically funded institutes. BBSRC research and the people we fund are helping society to meet major challenges, including food security, green energy and healthier, longer lives. Our investments underpin important UK economic sectors, such as farming, food, industrial biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
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wild sea squirt living on the rocky shore.
sea squirts colonized on the rocky
Commercially, Halocynthia roretzi is a common species in Korea and Japan. It has been a favored tasty sea food in abundance along the east and south coast of Korea. Most of the cultured sea squirts come from Korea and Japan. It was 1982 when the first cultured production was achieved, producing 39 metric tons in Korea. Thereafter, the farmed production increased sharply with the productions 42,800 tons in 1994 since then decreased 4,500 tons in 2004 by reason of mass mortality during winter season. The sea squirts are cultured in the hanging culture method in Korea. The hatchery-based seeds of the species are attached on the vertical rope hung from the longline (the culture system of the sea squirt is basically same as that of oyster). The attached seeds grow to 22.3㎝ in body height by year 3 via 11.1 cm by year 2 under normal water condition at water temperatures 8∼13℃.
Mass mortality of sea squirts by the symptom of tunic softening.
Korean aquaculture technology for sea squirt is advanced. However, farmers are still suffering from mass mortality during the growing seasons. Aquaculture environmental changes of global warming might be a culprit for the mass mortality. Studies are also pointing out the ecological unbalance attributed to prolonged intensive culture in a given area for the mass mortality.
The hermaphroditic spawners become mature in November to March where ambient water temperature remains 8 to 13℃. The mature sea squirt carries about 200,000 eggs which are shedding 6 to 10 times for about 1 hour in the spawning season. The fertilized eggs metamorphose to tadpole larvae in 24 hours. The larvae, 1.75mm in body length, lose their tale part in 6 hours. As soon as the larvae are losing their tail, they are settling on the substrate (palm cord).
Just at the time when the larvae are ready to lose their tail, seed collectors are put into the hatching tanks for the larval attachment. A cord of palm tree is known to be a good substrate for the larval attachment. One of the important things the sea squirt hatchery person should keep in mind is the inserting time of the collectors in the larval culture tank. The duration the larvae lose their tail is about 20 minutes. Therefore the hatchery person should be alert to put the collectors in the tank on time.
Artificial spawning of sea squirts for larvae collections
Spawning of gamete(eggs and sperms)
The cord of palm tree is good substrate for the larval attachment, but it can contain some chemicals which block the larval attachment on the cord. Therefore, detoxification is essential. For the detoxification,
Tadpole larvae collection in the hatchery
Survey of larvae on the collector set in the nursery ground
The Prepared seed collectors are immersed in the freshwater and seawater for some period of time.
After larval attached on the seed collectors, the collectors are to move into nursery ground. In nursery ground, the collectors should be set in the middle water column where daily water temperature changes are not significant. When the larvae attached are ready to move into the farming ground from the nursery ground, the palm cord with seeds are set in the culture system.
The sea squirt larvae attached on the cord of
palm tree.
Setting process of palm cord unfolded
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of seed collectors for detoxification
Unfolding of palm cord before setting the cord
in the culture system. Setting of palm cord in the culture system
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Cultivation in the culture system


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The sounds emanating from the Lubbock Children's Museum at the Science Spectrum may not be the perfect notes of a symphony, but they are music to Rett Anderton's ears. They indicate the rhythm of happy youngsters.
"We were here yesterday," Anderton said, motioning toward his 3- and 6-year-old daughters enjoying their surroundings. "They enjoyed it so much, we came back today. It's very nice, and I'm impressed with the interactivity of the area."
The Science Spectrum had a soft opening recently for the 4,000-square-foot area. The formal ribbon cutting and opening ceremony was held Nov. 15.
"We have had a tremendous response from the community so far," said James Nesmith, administrative manager at the Science Spectrum. "The response has been so encouraging that we might even look at expanding this area. The level of comments that we have received have overwhelmingly indicated just how much Lubbock needed a space like this."
The refurbished area, once known as Kidspace, was created to accommodate children age 5 and younger and features a number of activity stations where children can have fun while engaging their minds.
Included within the children's museum is the Crawl Around Corral, where youngsters between the ages of 6 and 12 months can explore. Also, the area is staffed at all times with two people to answer visitors' questions and make sure the stations are kept neat, said Shannon Bohlken, preschool education specialist at the Science Spectrum.
"The stations give children a chance to learn about different sciences while having fun," she said.
Included among the activity stations are the Vet Clinic, where children can learn how to take care of and groom small animals while pretending to be a veterinarian. The Marketplace allows children the experience of being smart and healthy shoppers and work with a scanner once they've filled their shopping carts.
"We really enjoy the way they have improved the area and just done a great job with how clean it is," said Misty Davis, who was enjoying the afternoon with her 4-year-old daughter. "It is really entertaining, and I know that because it's kept her (daughter) entertained for about two hours now."
Other activity stations include the Music Room, which features 15 real instruments like a xylophone, a keyboard, a drum pad and a gong. They can check out their TV star power at the KSCI-TV interactive News Desk. The Water Works allows youngsters to build a basic understanding of fluid dynamics, and the Physics Forest gives them a chance to explore properties of air, motion and gravity.
"It's nice the way it's set up," Davis said. "I really appreciate how it's for children 5 years and under, so you don't have to worry about it getting too crazy with a lot of kids, and it gives the little ones a chance to entertain themselves."
"We've been waiting for them to finish," said Alison Hutchison, whose children were giving the interactive microphone a workout. "It looks great. I think they're really going to like the grocery store as well as some of the other areas. It's really interactive, and the chance to explore the areas independently is appealing."
In addition to keeping the area staffed, the children's museum also features a learning program called Eureka! — educator-led programs, ranging from demonstrations to story-book readings focusing on different aspects of science each day of the week.
"As a parent, I really like the emphasis on interactivity," said Anderton, while his two daughters explored the array of musical instruments. "I think the fact that they have an area reserved for even younger children is great. I think my kids like the water area the best, and they're also into the music."
Which could be described as the sound of learning.


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Several hundred residents were without water due to a main break Tuesday.
A 12-inch-diameter concrete water main broke about 10 a.m. at the intersection of Lomica and Pablo drives in Rancho Bernardo, said Arian Collins, spokesman for the city water department. The area is just west of Pomerado Road.
Video from 10News showed water shooting into the air.
Collins said it took several hours to get the water shut off because of problems with a valve.
Repairs were expected to be completed between 2 and 4 a.m. Wednesday, he said.
Water wagons were stationed in the area to give residents access to water for drinking and cooking.
Collins said the other affected streets are: Pipo Road, Roca Drive, Gabarda Road, Mantilla Road, Bendito Drive, Senda Road, Sarape Drive, Mesto Drive, Mesto Court, Nacido Drive, Nacido Court, Niego Lane, Higa Place, Relindo Drive and Relindo Court.