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The Green Bay Packers are making their final preparations for this week's NFL draft, which will begin Thursday night.
Green Bay will select 26th in the first round, with subsequent overall selections at 55, 88, 122, 159, 167, 193 and 232.
Former Packers linebacker Dave Robinson, who was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in February, will announce the team's second and third-round selections from the podium in New York City.
The Packers are inviting fans to come to Lambeau Field for the draft. Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy, General Manager Ted Thompson and Head Coach Mike McCarthy will be appearing at the event. The event is free to the public will be first-come, first-served.
Activities will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday. The team says that Curly's Pub will feature Wi-Fi Internet access allowing fans to bring wireless-enabled laptops to follow along with the activities around the league.


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Review for PAWS, Lynnwood, WA, USA
My first exposure to PAWS was when I brought an injured American Beaver to them for help. After that, I knew I wanted to work with this organization so I volunteered at PAWS and worked on the wildlife rehabilitation side. I can say from seeing it from the inside that the entire staff is committed to the health and wellbeing of the animals in their care, not only on the wildlife side but on the companion animal side as well. PAWS is an amazing organization! From the care they provide to hurt or neglected animals to being a great resource the general public can reach out to for assistance when it comes to the animals in their life be it wild or tame. We, animals and people alike, are very fortunate to have an organization like PAWS to turn to for help.
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The first time I walked into MEOW I knew it was a special place! I had visited a few other shelters prior to finding MEOW and when I walked into MEOW, the first thing I noticed was there was no smell. How can they have so many cats and it smell so good? Well, it turns out the care and attention they give to the facility is a reflection of the care and attention they give to the cats. The entire experience was wonderful! I like that they took the time to understand our "household lifestyle" so they could better match us to the right cat. They pointed me in the direction of the cats that were a good match and instead of adopting one cat I adopted two! Rudy and Cleo were buddies and MEOW was adamant on keeping them together. So we have two great cats and we couldn't be happier! I would recommend MEOW to anyone looking to adopt.
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A good month for blues fans to open their ears, hearts and wallets
Washington has blues festivals from Kalama to Granite Falls on Saturday, and here are two more to mark on the August calendar for good causes.
Times editorial columnist
August is a great month for good things to happen on a diatonic major scale. Yes, a 12-bar progression that can help feed people and even teach music to school kids.
Listening to the blues will not cure all of humanity's troubles, but it turns out one can do well by others while having a good time.
I was reminded of this at the Washington Blues Society's monthly Blues Bash, an every-second-Tuesday gathering at the Red Crane Restaurant in Shoreline.
The friendly, no-cover-charge event featured Keith Scott, a solo Midwest bluesman who comfortably commanded the stage with guitar and harmonica, and The Crazy Texas Gypsies, a stunning blues-rock quartet.
The blues society, with 1,100 dues-paying members, organizes the event, and musicians donate their talents.
In between the two sets, patrons were greeted by blues society vice president Tony Frederickson, and co-director of music Janice Cleven Gage. She hosts The Blues Note, Wednesday nights, on KSVR, 91.7 FM, in Mount Vernon.
They in turn welcomed Steve Swank and Tony Hettler of the Rotary Club of Des Moines, who invited everyone to the club's 4th annual Poverty Bay Blues & Brews Fest. The age 21-or-older event is from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at Des Moines Beach Park.
Proceeds support the Highline Music4Life program that helps buy and maintain hundreds of musical instruments for elementary school students in Highline Public Schools.
Eleven brewers and a cider maker will ply their wares, and four blues bands will entertain. Tickets are $25 in advance, and $30 at the gate. Two dozen community sponsors help make the festival happen.
Check out www.dmrotary.org to see how one civic group is helping support the next generation of musicians.
August is a rich harvest of blues festivals. The seeds for a verdant patch of great music in support of a worthy cause were planted in 2007 by Deb Rock. The community garden coordinator launched the Blues for Food Fest at the Magnuson Park Amphitheater.
The event runs from noon to 9 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 31, at 7400 Sand Point Way N.E. The amphitheater is behind the brig on the former naval air station.
The day is packed with talent, including two touring bands — and welcome back Polly O'Keary — plus lots of stuff for kids to do. Yes, there is a beer tent and free parking. Details at www.bluesforfoodfest.org.
Proceeds support community garden projects that provide literally tons of fresh produce via Seattle's Giving Garden Network. Donations of fresh and nonperishable food items are welcome, and will be shared with local food banks.
Coordinators Rock and Jude Berman are expecting 1,000 blues fans, who will be arriving by bike, boat, bus and car. All are helping to set the tables of hungry families with good food. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.
Another noteworthy event happens in August, indeed this Sunday. The Rev. David Brown celebrates his birthday, the same day as his third-Sunday-of-the-month Blues Vespers at Tacoma's Immanuel Presbyterian Church.
Brown has provided a sanctuary for the blues for years. The 5 p.m. gatherings feature top blues players, a generous amount of hospitality and a closing blessing.
An august month. Blues fans opening their hearts, wallets and doors for others. The sky is crying, for joy.
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The Travel Channel is taping a special show to compare both 'hills' this morning. The Baltimore taping is at the Cross Street Market from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m today. If you have some time this morning, go over to Federal Hill and tell The Travel Channel why 'our' hill is better than DC's.


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Food Safety and Clean Label Enhanced by New Ultrasonic Spray Coater
Sep 26, 2013, 18:35 ET from Sono-Tek Corporation
MILTON, N.Y., Sept. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sono-Tek Corporation (OTCQB: SOTK) announces the recent sale of three ultrasonic spray coating systems for anti-microbial applications to a USA based processed meat manufacturer.
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Recent outbreaks of food borne diseases in developed countries around the world resulted in numerous deaths and hospitalizations. Manufacturers of food products and supermarket chains had to recall their products from the marketplace, and consequently suffered major economic impact and damage to their reputation. In response to these outbreaks, significant improvements to the manufacturing processes were introduced, with the objective of enhancing food product safety.
In the USA, the regulatory agencies FDA and USDA permit the use of certain anti-microbial agents to enhance food safety. Such anti-microbial agents can be spray-coated on the surface of various foods providing an added level of protection against bacterial contamination. As an example, for meat, poultry, and egg products, the USDA recognizes a long list of chemical actives with their recommended dosages: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FSISDirectives/7120.1.pdf
A few of these antimicrobial agents are efficacious at extremely low dosage (e.g., Lauric Arginate LAE), provided they are applied uniformly on the entire surface of the food product. They are consistent with FDA labeling definition of "Processing Aid" and accordingly, exempted from being listed in the product ingredients label declaration.
This combination of enhanced safety coatings and "Clean Label" generated a significant and growing interest in these anti-microbial agents among food manufactures and in the spray coating equipment which can guarantee such uniform, low dose spray coating onto food products.
The new systems are ideal for spraying extremely small amounts of anti-microbial agents uniformly onto the surfaces of meat slices as they are descending off industrial slicers at high speeds. Such accurate low dose coating capability is unmatched by any air pressure assisted spraying system. Based on Sono-Tek's expertise and experience in FDA validated medical device coating applications, the company now offers meat manufacturers and slicing equipment manufacturers a unique capability for enhancing safety with a clean label.
Industrial scale meat slicers operate at range of speeds from 250 RPM to 1500 RPM. In order to effectively cover the entire throughput range, Sono-Tek's ultrasonic spray coater for anti-microbial applications is offered in a stand-alone model, where the controller of the equipment adjusts variables such as flow rate, spray plume shape, "no product – no spray", etc., or as an integrated system with that of the high speed slicer. Sono-Tek uses its patented ultrasonic nozzles, which provide an accurate, low flow spray plume of uniform size micro droplets. These nozzles produce minimum "bounce back" with a high transfer coefficient, resulting in a micronic layer of anti-microbial coating fully and uniformly covering both sides of each meat slice.
The new Sono-Tek antimicrobial ultrasonic spray coating system is designed in a modular fashion, with a minimum floor space requirement. The system is compatible with industrial slicers of various brands, and can spray a 4-parallel meat log arrangement, at slicing speeds exceeding 1300 slices per minute. For safety considerations, electrical and air handling components are enclosed in a separate stainless steel cabinet from the liquid handling and operational reservoir tank.
The standalone system's main features include:
A NEMA 4X food grade construction with 3 stainless steel cabinets and a flexible tubular arm for mounting the stainless steel manifold housing 4 vortex nozzles onto the meat slicer. The first stainless steel cabinet contains a Touch Screen Display with various security levels access, an E Stop, and a 3 color alarm light tower. The second stainless steel cabinet contains an Embedded Industrial Controller (EIC), with constant system health monitoring, data logging for validation and alarm interface to the plant. This control system operates subject to the meat slicer control system being turned ON. It is capable of a comprehensive programmable solutions for numerous slicing/coating scenarios including a "No Product – No Spray" feature. This cabinet also contains ultrasonic generators, pump control system with the ability to deliver repeatable flow to each nozzle and power supply units. The third stainless steel cabinet contains gear type micropumps, 3-way valves, air shaping flow control system that supplies air to the vortex nozzles, and an operational reservoir tank with level sensors and volume designed for 24 hour operation.
The flexible tubular arm is constructed from a combination of stainless steel and food grade flexible plastic tubing. It is attached to a stainless steel manifold and comes with a quick connect arrangement to the meat slicer, guaranteeing identical positioning of the ultrasonic nozzles every time, and allowing for easy cleaning within minutes. The manifold contains the vortex nozzles, and all plumbing, tubing and wiring to support the ultrasonic nozzles.
For further information, contact Dr. Christopher L. Coccio, at 845-795-2020, or visit our website at www.sono-tek.com. To find out more visit http://www.sono-tek.com/antimicrobial-coatings-onto-food-products/ .
Sono-Tek Corporation is a leading developer and manufacturer of liquid spray products based on its proprietary ultrasonic nozzle technology. Founded in 1975, the Company's products have long been recognized for their performance, quality, and reliability.
This news release contains forward looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Sono-Tek Corporation that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These factors include, among other considerations, general economic and business conditions; political, regulatory, competitive and technological developments affecting our operations or the demand for our products; timely development and market acceptance of new products; adequacy of financing; capacity additions, the ability to enforce patents, acceptance of our ultrasonic spray coating systems for anti-microbial applications; continued penetration into the food coating market and the ability to achieve increased sales volume at projected levels and continued profitability. We refer you to documents that the company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which includes Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs containing additional important information.
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Oracle Report: Judging Pitchers
Judge, jury and executioner. Ray Flowers fills all three roles as he looks at some starting pitchers.
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The day after a holiday is the time to get back to it. Breaking down players is my "it," so in this piece I'll break down hurlers. Not the elites, not even guys ranked in most folks top-50's, but the guys you're adding, or thinking about adding, off waivers in mixed leagues. Let's face it. We all know Adam Wainwright is a star, but what about guys like Kennedy, Lewis & Vargas?
You can find my review of hitters in the link.
Trevor Bauer
Danny Salazar... oops, sorry, Trevor Bauer couldn't locate his pitches Sunday as he allowed six hits, including two homers, and three walks while recording just 4.1 innings or work. Bauer is still unproven and incredibly raw, and for all the good will he generated with his dominance in the minors this season he's still sitting with a 3.86 ERA and 1.53 WHIP through three starts with the Indians. Could he be a star the rest of the way? Certainly he could (he has 21 Ks in 16.1 innings), but he also has to cut down his walks (4.41 per nine) and the homers (four in three starts).
The Verdict: He's a 6th starter in mixed leagues until further notice. If someone is convinced he's worth more, dealing him wouldn't be the worst idea ever.
Josh Beckett threw a no-hitter, the 283rd ever, as he threw a career-high 128 pitches. Given his track record of ill health, you have to think the Dodgers limit Beckett's pitches the next few outings. Through nine starts he's sporting a 2.43 ERA and 1.02 WHIP, but at the same time the last two years he's only thrown 213.2 innings with a 4.76 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. Is he really going to channel his 28 year old self at 34 years of age? I have a hard time believing he will.
The Verdict: Sell. Don't give him away, he figures to be mixed league worthy as long as he's healthy, but there's no reason to hold on if you get offered a worthy deal – he can't be this good all year long.
Miguel Gonzalez had a 3.25 ERA and 1.21 WHIP in 2012. Last year he had a 3.78 ERA and 1.23 WHIP. Slightly better than league average. No one wanted to draft him this year though. At this point the numbers aren't great – he has a 4.35 ERA and 1.41 WHIP – but he's been much better of late. In his last three starts he's allowed two runs in each outing, all being a quality starts. He's actually jacked up his K-rate adding more than a batter an a half this season (8.01 K/9), and that's intriguing, but his walk rate has also spiked too (3.31 per nine). There's a pretty reasonable expectation that both his ERA and WHIP will regress moving forward.
The Verdict: An option in 15 team mixed leagues as a final starter, but more likely a target in AL-only leagues.
Ian Kennedy had a 4.91 ERA last season with a 1.41 WHIP. People moved on. This year he has a 3.59 ERA and 1.14 WHIP and people are taking notice. Kennedy had a K/9 rate from 8.03 and 8.09 the past three years. He's jacked that number up to 9.58 this season. Not a sustainable pace, but he has had 185 Ks in two of the last three years and 160 in 4-straight, so a run to 200 is possible if he stays healthy. He's also returned to being the strike thrower he has long been walking only 2.13 batters per nine (the number inexplicably jumped last year to 3.62). Pitching at Petco certainly helps, especially if he can hold on to what would be a career best ground ball rate (44.5 percent right now, 38.1 for his career).
The Verdict: A solid option, he figures to be mixed league worthy all year long with a strong upside in NL-only leagues. He's not an elite arm, but if the Ks and grounders stay we could be looking at one of the best draft day bargains in the league.
Colby Lewis is 4-3 with a 5.10 ERA over eight starts. His WHIP is ghastly at 1.75. So why mention him at all? Lewis has a 7.87 K/9 mark, right in line with his totals his past two seasons (7.59 and 7.97). Uncharacteristically his walk rate has risen to 3.19 per nine, that is after a mark of 2.40 his previous 80 starts prior to this year. Players coming back from injury often struggle with their control, so this isn't a huge shock. What is a shock is a 25 percent line drive rate an a .399 BABIP. Why are those rates shocking? Take a look at his 20.9 and .300 career marks that are league average stuff. A reduction should be on the horizon.
The Verdict: Worth a look in AL-only leagues. If he locks things in you will be glad you took the plunge. If he doesn't come around, no harm no foul.
Jason Vargas has a 3.55 ERA and 1.20 WHIP and in 11 starts he's tossed eight quality starts. Let's be honest with who we're dealing with here. Vargas has a 4.25 ERA and 1.31 WHIP over the course of 1,050 innings (165 starts and 180 games). That's league average junk. Even with an eight year high right now in his K/9 rate – it's 6.59 – he's still a full batter below the league average. He just doesn't help you at all in strikeouts. He's also 55-60 for his career. He doesn't win games. He gives up homers – 1.27 this season and 1.16 for his career. When he makes a mistake it gets taken deep. He's the owner of a career 0.86 GB/FB ratio, which is certainly sub par for someone with his skill set.
The Verdict: The last guy on your bench in a mixed league. For me, he's nothing more than a spot starter, that's what I call guys who are under .500 in their career who can't break a plane of glass with their fastball. He's an option in AL-only leagues.
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My son was fortunate to meet the Pribles in this endeavor. It changed our lives to back these people in this mission. Gods bless them all.
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Happily Ever After?
While Kate the commoner has helped make monarchy modern, she must soon embark on the most traditional role of any royal consort: producing and raising an heir. Both Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana announced their pregnancies within six months of marriage, at the ages of 21 and 20, respectively. Kate, 30, surely has that on her mind.
The media is willing her on. In September 2011 an American tabloid claimed she was pregnant with twins. Buckingham Palace swiftly issued a denial. Denials, however, don't dampen the anticipation. Every movement she makes from holding a clutch purse near her stomach to declining peanut paste while sampling a UNICEF food package in Denmark is analyzed as a prospective sign that a new royal is on the way. For its February 2012 issue, Tatler magazine the social bible for the horse-and-pony set ran a cover story warning Kate what to expect if she becomes pregnant in 2012: "At the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games [in London] you are going to have to dig deep into your soul to find any enthusiasm," the magazine warns. "All you'll be able to think about is whether the baby is distressed by the sudden loud noise."
She won't, however, need to worry about the gender of her first child. In October 2011, Commonwealth leaders unanimously agreed to change the Act of Succession, which for 300 years has dictated that the English crown pass to the oldest male heir, even if he has an older sister. "Put simply, if the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were to have a little girl, that girl would one day be our queen," British Prime Minister David Cameron explained. Cameron said the previous arrangement was "at odds with the modern countries that we have become."
That suggests, rightly, that Britain's royals exist not merely to influence the values of their countrymen but also to reflect them. Prince William's heir, whoever he or she may be, will enter a family where a commoner can become queen and a prince can marry for love, where the crown worn by one is held up by many. Children will come in time. For now, William and Kate can rest assured that the next chapter of Windsor history is already written.
In a new book from TIME, The Royal Family: The House of Windsor, Past, Present and Future, Europe editor Catherine Mayer and colleagues look at Britain's resilient monarchy celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's 60-year reign. Now available in bookstores everywhere, or go to www.time.com/royalsbook to pre-order your copy today.


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- Price$539,000
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- Sq. Ft.3,425
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2213 Fenway Farms Trail, Fenton
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- Price$539,000
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms5.00
- Full Baths4
- Half Baths1
- Square Footage3,425
- Acres0.23
- Year Built2004
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- Basement TypeBathroom in LL, Partially Finished, Poured Concrete, Rec/Family Area, Walk-Out
- AmenitiesUnderground Util
- FeaturesDeck, In-Ground Sprklr Sys, Patio, Smoke Alarm/Detec
- Parking Spaces3
- ParkingAttached Garage, Detached, Garage Door Opener, Oversize
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- Days on Market113
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- CountySt Louis
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- Zip Code63026
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- CoolingCeiling Fan, Central-Electric, Zoned
- Has BasementYes
- BasementBathroom in LL, Partially Finished, Poured Concrete, Rec/Family Area, Walk-Out
- FireplaceYes
- # of Fireplaces1
- FireplacesGas
- Stories2 Story
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- ElementaryUthoff Valley Elem.
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My family and many of our friends are excited about the possibility of having a public recreation center in Pagosa. As an active family that is an avid user of all recreational facilities available to us not only in town but all over the 4 corners we see the need for more indoor recreational space in Pagosa. We have a chronic shortage of gym space. Many of the current park and rec programs are at maximum capacity with some being canceled due to lack of gym space. A community recreation center will provide that much needed space for both athletic and non-athletic programs for kids and adults.
One of our daughters has been on the PLPOA swim team for more than two years now. We have traveled as a family to many swim meets in Colorado and New Mexico spending our money out of town. There are currently no Middle or High school swim teams in our town. This is a concern for our family and a factor in our decision where to live in the years to come. The new rec. center will have a six-lane regulation size lap pool so we can have school teams and swim meets in our town.
Some people are opposed to the 1% sales tax increase. I don't look at this as another "tax". I call it supporting my community to make it a better place to live and raise my family, making Pagosa go forward instead of backwards. Isn't that what every community wants? The 1% sales tax increase isn't going to change my life so drastically to make a difference except it will give me more opportunities for my money.
We have an opportunity to build something that will benefit many people for many years to come. It is a great investment in health for our community.
I say vote yes on April 8th, 2014.
Elitsa Bartz
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Like many metropolitan Washington residents, D.C. United team administrator Francisco Tobar kept a watchful eye on the local weather reports to monitor yet another impending snowstorm slated to wallop the District of Columbia in the middle of last week.As he watched the storm develop and considered the potential ramifications for United's scheduled departure to Bradenton, Fla. on Wednesday afternoon, Tobar knew he had to alter the imminent travel plans in order for the club to reach its training camp destination on time and avoid a possible delay until the weekend.Tobar spent his Monday trying to cobble together a flight itinerary to transport United to Florida on Tuesday, a task made considerably more difficult with United's travel party of approximately 40 and the logistical concerns surrounding the departure and the arrival. By 10:30 p.m. on Monday night, Tobar arranged three separate flights and believed the crisis had passed.Mother Nature disrupted Tobar's carefully laid plans by Tuesday morning. Only one of the three flights -- a 12:30 p.m. departure containing more than half of the group -- managed to escape from Reagan National Airport."That made for a little bit of a planes, trains and automobiles kind of day," United coach Curt Onalfo said.After throwing Monday's plans out the window, Tobar assessed the situation presented to him by the circumstances. The sole flight departure ensured 21 United players and staffers started on their journey to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, though a delay on the ground in Washington resulted in a tardy departure. With a few players scheduled to join the team in Florida from other destinations and the equipment already on its way after United sent a van ahead on Monday night, Tobar needed to figure out how to transfer the remaining players and staffers down to Florida."The first thing that hit me was a little bit of laughter," Tobar said. "We had worked so hard on Monday to make this happen and it looked like it was going to happen with no problems, and then here we are on Tuesday morning facing a number of different challenges."Tobar consulted with a local transportation partner to line up a 15-passenger vehicle to provide the solution: a second United van bound for Bradenton (estimated driving time: 16-17 hours). Fortunately for Tobar and the remaining travel party members, AirTran, United's airline partner for the trip, offered to fly the team from Atlanta to Bradenton on Wednesday morning if the smaller party could make its way to Georgia.United's caravan switched its destination accordingly and embarked on the journey. Tobar had divided the group up primarily along seniority lines earlier on Tuesday morning ("I really wanted to get Ben Olsen in the van, but I thought I would hear about it for the 10-hour drive, so I decided not to," Tobar joked.) and used the lengthy drive to help coordinate the Florida arrival with United's staff members already in Bradenton. Although AirTran's offer to fly the group from Atlanta sliced 6-7 hours off the trip, the airline's flexibility didn't alter the fact that a group of United players and staffers faced a 10-hour drive.A lengthy van journey isn't the ideal method of travel, but United midfielder Brandon Barklage -- one of the unlucky few crammed into the van - said the group just muddled right on through."I was actually in the very back and I had about ten bags lined up to the left of me," Barklage said. "I didn't have very much leg room, but I worked through it and we finally got here. It wasn't that big of deal, as long as we got here safely."While the smaller United travel party meandered down the East Coast toward Atlanta, the larger group on the sole flight out of D.C. encountered further travel difficulties once it reached Hartsfield International Airport. The D.C. delay resulted in a missed connection, forcing the already-divided group to split into three separate groups to fly to Bradenton on Tuesday afternoon and evening. The last of the groups finally reached Florida around midnight.The remainder of the United delegation landed in Bradenton on Wednesday morning after spending the night in an Atlanta-area hotel. United caught their first break on the trip -- the smaller group came off the standby list to pile onto a flight early Wednesday morning -- and the group convened for the first time later in the day to shake loose all of those travel kinks.After watching United take the field for the first time, Tobar said he felt satisfied that all of the consternation and the stress yielded results."It was a good test for us," Tobar said. "It certainly wasn't the best of situations. We were left with few options at that point (on Tuesday morning), but everyone was able to lend a hand. That was great to see. Ultimately, the goal was to get everyone here. Once we got everyone here, we were very, very happy."Onalfo said the extended travel time and the inclement conditions cost United a couple of training sessions, but noted he was pleased to see how the club and its players proactively coped with the situation and overcame the hurdles presented by the persistently snowy weather to start its 2-1/2-week Florida excursion."My attitude with all of this stuff -- and it's nice to see that it's filtered quickly into the group -- is that everything that's thrown into our path, we have to deal with in a positive manner," Onalfo said. "At the end of the day, we lost a couple of days of work, but we're down here for a good stretch where we can get a lot accomplished and work towards our goals for the season."Barklage continues road to recovery: In addition to his recent turn as a cramped traveler, Brandon Barklage has spent the past few months working his way back to fitness after tearing his right ACL in United's 2-1 U.S. Open Cup win against USL-2 Harrisburg on July 7.The 23-year-old midfielder spent his offseason in his hometown of St. Louis preparing for his return to the field. Barklage trained with Saint Louis University and worked out with D.C. teammate and fellow Billikens alum John DiRaimondo and a local trainer to recover his fitness and strengthen his knee. After rehabilitating his injury with the trainer and scrimmaging intensely with his alma mater for the last two or three weeks prior to his departure, Barklage said he felt ready to return for training camp."The knee actually feels a little bit better than I expected it would," Barklage said. "I'm dealing with a couple of little injuries (left groin and toe) on the side, but the knee is definitely in the back of my mind right now." Barklage, a developmental player in 2009, will have to impress quickly in order to ensure he retains a roster spot. If he performs well enough, the second-year central midfielder -- who appeared in four MLS matches in his rookie season -- could rise up the depth chart with Danny Szetela out until late March after recent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee."My first goal is just to make this roster, then I can contribute from there," Barklage said. "I'm not really worried about what's going on with the roster so long as I get on it and find my way to full strength."Onalfo possesses depth and breadth with his choices in midfield, but the first-year United coach said he likes the promise and the work ethic he has seen from Barklage during his time with the team."He's got a fighting spirit," Onalfo said. "In my experiences with guys like him, they always find a way to get into your team. With all of that said, he's coming off of a major knee surgery and it's going to take some time for his body to adjust to it and for him to find the level he was playing at prior to getting hurt."Kyle McCarthy covers the New England Revolution for the Boston Herald and MLSnet.com and serves as a contributing editor for Goal.com USA. Kyle can be reached at email@example.com.
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ATLANTA -- Meaningful after-school programs could prevent violent tragedies like Columbine's deadly shootings, Education Secretary Richard W. Riley said Wednesday, but he stopped short of advocating tougher policies against schoolhouse bullying and teasing.
''When you look at behavior issues, those are local decisions best made on an individual basis,'' Riley said as he celebrated a new national after-school partnership at a stop on his back-to-school bus tour. ''Something as serious as firearms is a different matter.''
Riley, who's touring about four schools a day as he travels through the South this week, stopped in Centennial Park to rally a crowd of 2,000 behind boosting after-school programs.
A new survey, released Wednesday, showed 75 percent of adults think after-school programs could have prevented the Colorado high school's shooting rampage that has become the symbol of U.S. school violence.
In the survey of 1,100 adults, 92 percent also believed there should be some type of organized activity or place for the nation's 15 million latchkey kids to go after school.
Some 86 percent said after-school programs were a necessity for their community. For all the good these programs are thought to do, nearly two-thirds of the surveyed adults said such programs just don't exist.
''Schools might close down at 3 p.m., but children's minds don't,'' Riley said. ''That's why we're asking Congress to triple funds for after-school spending from $200 million to $600 million.''
The survey, which had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent, was funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and JCPenney, which are helping the Education Department with a new initiative to boost after-school programs nationwide.
Elsewhere on his tour Wednesday, Riley encouraged children to stick to their lessons and avoid conflict.
''We need to be interested in working together, just as you all are working together, trusting each other and loving each other,'' Riley told first- and second-graders in an innovative arts program at Harmony Leland Elementary School in Mableton, Ga., a small community west of Atlanta. ''It's a much more powerful force in working toward school discipline.''
An Illinois teen who was bullied by older schoolmates recently shot himself to death in his basement. High school administrators have vowed to punish the bullies.
Riley supports federal mandatory suspensions for kids who bring firearms to school, but his support for harsh penalties for students who bully or tease is not as automatic.
''I can't imagine any child bringing a gun or any other firearm to school and not getting disciplined,'' he said. ''It's national law and it's working well.''
Marion Bledsoe, a parent in Mableton, Ga., said discipline is best left in the hands of the school board.
''You're dealing with individual people and individual situations and those are the people who will understand where the needs are,'' said the mother of two high-school students.
But Farah Tabet, a fourth-grade student, said there is something Riley can do to help kids.
''He should visit more schools,'' she said after showing him her classmates' art projects. ''Maybe that could make students want to do better in their classes.''
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FoothillsThe Sandia Foothills Open Space contains approximately 2.650 acres of steep sloped at the base of the Sandia Mountains. Elevation ranges from 5.720 feet to 6.800 feet above sea level.
Plant species include a variety of grasses and wildflowers, cane cholla and prickly pear cactus. Juniper and pinon trees dot the landscape.
The numerous drainages support a wider variety of shrubs including chamisa, apache plume, three-leaf sumac and oak species.
Wildlife in the Foothills includes mule deer, coyote (I hear them every night), black bear, cougar, rabbit, rock squirrel (they carry plague, and yes plague is still endemic in New Mexico), lizards, and rattlesnakes - plus a variety of birds.
TraiheadsEllena Gallegos - you have to pay 1$ of weekdays, 2$ on weekends
Spain Trailhead - free (I live here)
Embudito Trailhead - free
Menaul Trailhead - free
Copper Trailhead - free
Piedra Lisa Trailhead - which is further north, outside the city, 3$.


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Estrogen has direct effects within adipose tissue and has been implicated in regional adiposity; however, the influence of estrogen on in vivo lipolysis is unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of local 17β-estradiol (E2) on subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) lipolysis in premenopausal women. In vivo lipolysis (dialysate glycerol) was measured in 17 women (age 27.4 ± 2.0 yr, BMI 29.7 ± 0.5 kg/m2) via microdialysis of abdominal (AB) and gluteal (GL) SAT. Glycerol was measured at baseline and during acute interventions to increase lipolysis including local perfusion of isoproterenol (ISO, β-adrenergic agonist, 1.0 μmol/l), phentolamine (PHEN, α-adrenergic antagonist, 0.1 mmol/l), and submaximal exercise (60% V̇o2peak, 30 min); all with and without coperfusion of E2 (500 nmol/l). E2 coperfusion blunted the lipolytic response to ISO in AB (E2 196 ± 31%, control 258 ± 26%, P = 0.003) but not in GL (E2 113 ± 14%, control 111 ± 12%, P = 0.43) adipose tissue. At rest, perfusion of PHEN with ISO did not change dialysate glycerol. Submaximal exercise during ISO + PHEN increased dialysate glycerol in the AB (56 ± 9%) and GL (62 ± 12%) regions. Probes perfused with E2 during exercise and ISO + PHEN had an increased lipolytic response in AB (90 ± 9%, P = 0.007) but a lower response in GL (35 ± 7%, P = 0.05) SAT compared with no-E2 conditions. E2 effects on lipolysis are region specific and may work through both adrenergic and adrenergic-independent mechanisms to potentiate and/or blunt SAT lipolysis in premenopausal women.
- lipolysis
- estrogen
- exercise
- regional adiposity
- microdialysis
women have the propensity to accumulate more adipose tissue than men, particularly in the subcutaneous depot and gynoid region (19). Reduced cardiometabolic disease risk in premenopausal women has been attributed to this differential body fat distribution (18) and the benign (35) or even protective effect of lower body adiposity (28, 33, 34, 38). Alterations in the circulating hormonal milieu with menopause, such as the decline in circulating estrogens, have been implicated in age-related shifts toward a central body fat distribution and cardiometabolic risk (10, 24).
Although associative data supporting the role of premenopausal levels of circulating estradiol (70–1,500 pmol/l dependent on menstrual cycle phase) in maintaining gynoid body fat distribution is available (22), mechanisms of sex steroid action within adipose tissue and how this may impact body fat distribution and lipid metabolism remain unclear. Adipose tissue serves not only as a sink for hormones from the circulation but also as an endocrine organ producing sex hormones that act in paracrine and autocrine fashions, more recently termed intracrinology (3). The ability of adipose tissue to regulate concentrations of sex steroids locally reveals what may be an important evolutionary mechanism to help determine or regulate regional adiposity. Although other locally produced and metabolized sex steroids such as progesterone and androgens may be involved, the discovery of estrogen receptor-α and -β (ERα, ERβ) (26, 29), as well as the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) (14) in human adipose tissue, supports the important role of direct genomic and nongenomic actions of estrogens within this tissue. Furthermore, a role for estrogen in fat metabolism is evident in men with aromatase deficiency syndrome, who typically present with abdominal adiposity and a BMI in the overweight-to-obese range (15).
The balance or imbalance of triacylglycerol accumulation and free fatty acid release within a specific adipose depot is responsible for changes in local adiposity. A lower lipolytic rate in the gluteal depot of premenopausal women has been implicated in the increased adiposity demonstrated in this region (23, 40); however, the mechanisms underlying this regional difference in lipolysis are not completely understood. Importantly, acute intravenous administration of conjugated estrogens has been shown to decrease basal lipolysis in the abdominal and femoral subcutaneous adipose tissue of estrogen-deficient postmenopausal women as measured by the in situ technique of microdialysis (37). However, similar studies in premenopausal women examining acute modulation of lipolysis by 17β-estradiol (E2) are lacking, and this knowledge is of paramount importance in uncovering the mechanisms underlying the region-specific adiposity demonstrated by premenopausal women. In addition, this information may help in understanding the shift in body fat distribution demonstrated in women after menopause. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of locally perfused E2 on basal and stimulated subcutaneous adipose tissue lipolytic rate in the abdominal and gluteal regions of overweight-to-obese premenopausal women.
Seventeen overweight-to-obese premenopausal women (9 Caucasian, 8 African American, 27.4 ± 2.0 yr, 81.7 ± 2.3 kg, BMI 29.7 ± 0.5 kg/m2) between 18 and 44 yr old were studied (Table 1). Participants were eumenorrheic (average cycle length 30 ± 1 days), not taking hormonal contraceptives (no use in ≥6 mo at study entry), weight stable (<3 kg weight change in previous 6 mo), and not regularly active (exercise <30 min/day, <2 days/wk). Exclusion criteria evaluated by medical history questionnaire included trying to get pregnant, currently pregnant or lactating, smoking, self-reported history of diabetes, metabolic or cardiovascular diseases, and taking any medications known to alter lipid metabolism or blood flow. Participants were informed verbally and in writing of the purpose, risks, and benefits of the research and provided informed consent prior to enrollment in the study. This study was approved by the Medical Center Institutional Review Board at East Carolina University.
Experimental Procedures
Initial visit.
Participants reported to the Human Performance Lab at East Carolina University to obtain written informed consent, collect baseline information, and record self-reported dates of menses for the previous 6–12 mo. Weight was measured on an electronic scale and recorded to the nearest 0.1 kg, and height was measured with a standard stadiometer to the nearest centimeter. Minimal waist and hip circumferences were measured according to previously published guidelines, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) was calculated (21). Fat-free mass (lean mass + bone mineral content), fat mass (total, android, and gynoid), and percent body fat were determined using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (GE Lunar Prodigy Advance, Madison, WI). Android and gynoid regions were determined according to manufacturer recommendations.
A V̇o2peak test of aerobic fitness was conducted on a Corival LODE cycle ergometer using a TrueOne 2400 metabolic cart (ParvoMedics, Sandy, UT) for indirect calorimetry measurements. Expiratory gases were monitored throughout the test, and heart rate (HR; polar hear rate monitor, Polar Electro, Lake Success, NY) and blood pressure (manual measurements every 2 min) were monitored during exercise and recovery. Resistance started at 25 W and increased 15–25 W every 2 min until volitional fatigue. The test was deemed successful according to the guidelines set forth by the American College of Sports Medicine (25).
Microdialysis visit.
Participants reported to the East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute at the East Carolina Heart Institute at 0800 after an overnight (≥10 h) fast during the follicular phase (day 5 ± 1 after start of menses) of the menstrual cycle for a single microdialysis visit. Follicular timing of the microdialysis visit was important to ensure 1) similar circulating E2 concentrations between participants and 2) low circulating E2 concentrations to minimize local effects of circulating E2 within the adipose tissue. Menstrual cycle phase was confirmed by blood draw the morning of the visit (Table 2). All participants rested in a semirecumbent position for the duration of the study with the exception of the cycling session.
An indwelling polyethylene catheter (iv) was inserted into an antecubital vein for blood sampling. Blood was collected in lithium heparin or EDTA tubes for plasma or in untreated vacutainers for serum. Plasma and serum were obtained by centrifugation, and aliquots were immediately stored at −80°C until later batch analysis. Resting energy expenditure (REE) measurements were made via indirect calorimetry (ParvoMedics TrueOne 2400) for 25 min during quiet rest (∼120 min after probe insertion). The final 20 min of measurements were averaged for final REE.
The skin over a small area of the subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) region of interest was desensitized to pain using ethyl chloride spray, and four microdialysis probes (CMA 20 MD Elite Probe 10 mm, 20 kDa cutoff; CMA Microdialysis/Harvard Apparatus, Holliston, MA) were inserted unilaterally into the upper gluteal (GL) SAT ∼3–10 cm right or left of the medial line of the buttock as well as unilaterally into the abdominal (AB) SAT ∼3–6 cm lateral to the umbilicus for a total of eight probes, all tested simultaneously. Probes were placed at least 2 cm from one another to avoid interference from adjacent probes and at a depth of ∼1 cm into the SAT. No sample was collected during the first hour post-probe insertion in order to allow for equilibration of the microdialysis system (4, 13).
Microdialysis was performed with continuous perfusion of a 0.9% saline solution containing 10 mmol/l ethanol (indirect indicator of local blood flow) (12, 13) (perfusate, control) at 2.0 μl/min (CMA107 microinfusion pumps; M Dialysis, N. Chelmsford, MA). After exchange with the SAT interstitial contents, the perfused solution was collected at the exit end of the probe (dialysate) and stored at 4°C for analysis of ethanol within 48 h and subsequently stored at −20°C for batch analysis of dialysate glycerol (in vivo indicator of lipolysis) and determination of interstitial E2. The experimental design for the microdialysis visit (Fig. 1) included five stages in which in vivo lipolysis was assessed under either basal or pharmacological and physiological interventions designed to increase lipolysis. The SAT was locally perfused with the following solutions throughout the visit, under both resting (stage 1–4) and submaximal aerobic exercise (stage 5) conditions: control 0.9% saline solution, 1.0 μmol/l isoproterenol [ISO, β-adrenergic (AR) agonist] and ISO + 0.1 mmol/l phentolamine (PHEN, α-AR antagonist) (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO). All conditions were studied with and without coperfusion of 500 nmol/l E2 (Sigma Aldrich) to investigate E2's effect on basal and increased lipolysis. Dialysate samples were collected every 15–30 min.
Previous microdialysis studies have demonstrated that perfusion of ISO and PHEN at the concentrations utilized in the current protocol induce maximal alterations in lipolysis (1, 2). Furthermore, use of these pharmacological agents allow for specific AR targeted perturbations of lipolysis to gain a more in-depth understanding of which adrenergic pathway E2 may act through to influence lipolysis. Pharmacological agents introduced into the SAT by microdialysis remain and are metabolized within the adipose tissue, with no evidence of systemic effects. Evidence of this is demonstrated by stable circulating E2 concentrations throughout the microdialysis visit [baseline, 226 (147–348) pmol/l; preexercise, 234 (147–373) pmol/l; postexercise, 269 (163–443) pmol/l; mean 95% CI].
Stage 5 involved 30 min of stationary cycling on a Monark Ergomedic 828E cycle ergometer at 60% of each participant's own previously determined V̇o2peak. Submaximal exercise was included as a physiological stimulator of lipolysis, as exercise at 60% V̇o2peak has previously been reported to elicit maximal lipolytic stimulation (9). HR was monitored throughout (Polar), and indirect calorimetry measurements (ParvoMedics) were taken from 0 to 7 and 20 to 25 min. Two 15-min dialysate samples were collected during exercise, with microdialysis probes removed after the exercise session.
Sample Analysis
Microdialysis samples and calculations.
Dialysate glycerol (Glycdialysate; index of in vivo lipolysis) concentration was analyzed using a CMA/600 automated microdialysis analyzer (M Dialysis). A concentration of 10 mmol/l ethanol has been shown to effectively detect blood flow changes around the microdialysis probe in SAT (7). The ethanol outflow-to-inflow ratio (O:I) is inversely related to blood flow and was calculated: ethanol outflow:inflow = [ethanoldialysate]/[ethanolperfusate]. Dialysate and perfusate ethanol was measured in our laboratory using a previously described enzymatic, fluorometric assay (13). Dialysate E2 was measured using a Salivary Estradiol ELISA [SLV-4188; DRG Instruments, Marburg, Germany; Intra-assay coefficient of variation (CV) 2.2%].
In vitro microdialysis studies.
In vitro studies previously conducted by our laboratory estimated the relative in vitro glycerol, ethanol, and E2 recoveries over the microdialysis membrane to be 59.5 ± 2.9, 89.4 ± 3.0, and 21.5 ± 4.3%, respectively, at the flow rate of 2 μl/min (CMA/Elite 10-mm membrane probes used in both the in vivo and in vitro studies). Interstitial E2 was calculated: interstitial E2 = [dialysate E2]/[(1 − in vivo O:I)/(in vitro ethanolrelative recovery/in vitro E2relative recovery)].
The in vitro relative recoveries of E2 and ethanol and in vivo recovery of ethanol were used to estimate the concentration of E2 passing from the perfusate into the SAT in vivo. An estimated 5–20% of the E2 passed over the microdialysis membrane into the SAT (starting perfusate E2 = 500 nmol/l, estimated local SAT E2 concentration in the immediate area of the microdialysis membrane = 25–100 nmol/l). It is also important to remember that the exchange of E2 over the membrane, and therefore local exposure, is also dependent on local blood flow and dispersion of the perfusate into a volume of interstitial fluid surrounding the 10 mm long × 0.5 mm diameter probe. Although the perfused E2 concentration was above the known circulating physiological range, the SAT interstitial concentration of E2 was unclear. Therefore it was important that our perfusion solution was of a concentration sufficient to increase the local SAT E2 concentration.
Blood samples.
Serum samples of glucose, total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol were determined using enzymatic/colorimetric methods, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol was calculated using the Friedewald equation (8). Serum E2, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), progesterone, testosterone, and insulin were determined by Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (UniCel DxC 600i Synchron® Access Clinical System; Beckman Coulter, Brea, CA). Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was calculated using the following equation: [fasting glucose (mmol/l) × fasting insulin (μU/ml)]/22.5 (5). Plasma glycerol (collected in lithium heparin) was determined in our laboratory using the Sigma quantitative enzymatic free glycerol determination kit (F6428; Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO; intra- and interassay CVs respectively were 2.0 and 3.5%). The University of Colorado Denver Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) Core Laboratory conducted the following analyses: estrone by conventional radioimmunoassay (Diagnostic Systems Laboratories, Webster, TX; intra- and interassay CVs respectively 8.7 and 11.7%), FFA by enzymatic colorimetric methods (Wako Diagnostics, Richmond, VA; 1.1 and 5.6%), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (Beckman Coulter, DHEA-S 2.3 and 3.4%, SHBG 3.6 and 5.7%), and epinephrine (Epi) and norepinephrine (NE) (collected in EDTA) by HPLC (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA; Epi 5.2 and 5.4%, NE 4.1 and 5.4%).
Skewed distribution of some variables necessitated logarithmic transformation, in which case the reexponentiated geometric mean and 95% CI are presented. Paired t-tests were used to determine differences in metabolic characteristics between rest and exercise. Repeated-measures ANOVA was used to analyze changes in circulating factors at rest and during exercise. Three-way repeated-measure ANOVA (probe × time × region) was used to determine overall probe and regional differences in dialysate glycerol. Two-way repeated-measures ANOVA tests (probe × region) were used to determine regional differences in dialysate glycerol response to stimulated lipolysis with and without E2 coperfusion. When indicated by a significant F-statistic, post hoc analyses to determine significant mean differences between the groups were conducted by t-tests with the Bonferroni correction. Identical analyses were conducted for ethanol O:I ratio. Analyses were completed using IBM SPSS statistics v. 19. Data are presented as means ± SE unless otherwise noted, and α was set at 0.05.
Participant Characteristics
Participant characteristics are presented in Tables 1 and 2. Two participants exhibited elevated circulating E2, estrone, and LH values, indicative of late follicular phase timing. Microdialysis results from these women were consistent with the remainder of the study sample; therefore their data were included in all analyses. Reduced sample sizes for microdialysis measurements resulted from microdialysis probe failures (n = 2), dialysate flow interruptions (n = 5), or dialysate glycerol outliers (>2 SD above the mean) under basal (control) conditions (n = 1).
AB and GL interstitial E2 concentration was determined from pooled control (basal) dialysate samples from the four probes in each region in a subset of women (n = 13; Table 2). Interstitial concentrations were ∼400 pmol/l, which provided a clear indication that the local concentration of E2 perfused by microdialysis (500 nmol/l, with ∼60 nmol/l passing over the membrane) was sufficient to increase local SAT E2 concentrations.
The mean REE for the group was 1,457 ± 45 kcal/day and resting respiratory exchange ratio (RER) 0.77 ± 0.01. The women exercised at 60 ± 2.1% of previously determined V̇o2peak for 30 min, resulting in an increase in RER (0.88 ± 0.01) and HR (rest 76 ± 3, exercise 154 ± 4 beats/min) (both P < 0.001). Blood samples were taken at three time points: baseline, preexercise, and exercise (Table 3).
Physiological and Pharmacological Modulation of Lipolysis
Fifteen minutes of submaximal exercise increased Glycdialysate more in the AB than in the GL region (Fig. 2A). Similarly, the increase in Glycdialysate in response to ISO was lower in the GL than in the AB region (Fig. 2B). The addition of PHEN to the ISO perfusion did not change Glycdialysate from ISO perfusion alone in either the AB or GL regions (Fig. 2B). Thirty minutes of submaximal exercise during ISO + PHEN perfusion ("maximal" stimulation/disinhibition) further increased Glycdialysate from ISO + PHEN perfusion alone but to a similar extent in AB and GL SAT (Fig. 2B). There were no significant racial differences in the responses to pharmacological and/or exercise stimulation of lipolysis (data not shown).
Effect of Local E2 Perfusion
Local perfusion of E2 for 180 min did not change basal Glycdialysate compared with control probes over the same time period (Fig. 3A). There was a main effect for Glycdialysate to decrease throughout the study day in all probes. Under basal resting conditions, ethanol O:I was dependent on the adipose tissue region as well as probe perfusion conditions (Fig. 3B); mean O:I was higher in the gluteal compared with abdominal region (AB 0.79 ± 0.01, GL 0.85 ± 0.01, P = 0.001), indicative of a lower blood flow in the gluteal region.
Thirty minutes of submaximal exercise increased Glycdialysate in all probes, but this response was significantly lower in the GL region (Fig. 4A). There was no difference in the response of the control and E2 probes in either region (Fig. 4A). Although ethanol O:I changed over time from rest to the end of exercise, the response was not different between probes (Fig. 4C). Similar to basal conditions, on average O:I was higher in GL than in AB (AB 0.77 ± 0.02, GL 0.81 ± 0.01, P = 0.04) and was independent of E2 perfusion conditions over 30 min of submaximal exercise.
Pharmacological Interventions
The lipolytic response to interventions with pharmacological agents was dependent on the specific perfusion conditions, SAT region, and coperfusion of E2 (Fig. 4B). Ethanol O:I changed differently in the probes over the study visit (Fig. 4D). The change between each of the individual conditions is analyzed independently below.
The magnitude of the Glycdialysate response to ISO perfusion (β-AR agonist) was dependent on E2 coperfusion as well as adipose tissue depot (probe × region, P = 0.003). AB Glycdialysate increased with ISO perfusion (258 ± 26%), but this response was attenuated in the E2-coperfused probe (196 ± 31%, P = 0.003). In the GL region, the increase in Glycdialysate with ISO perfusion did not differ between the control and E2 probes (control 111 ± 12%, E2 113 ± 14%, P = 0.43). O:I did not change differently between probes during ISO perfusion.
ISO and PHEN.
The addition of PHEN (α-AR antagonist) to the ISO perfusion did not significantly change Glycdialysate from ISO alone regardless of E2 coperfusion or region (AB control −2 ± 6%, E2 −3 ± 3%, GL control 3 ± 5%, E2 −2 ± 2%). The addition of PHEN to the perfusate did change the O:I ratio dependently on E2 perfusion. O:I in the control probes did not change (AB −1 ± 2%, GL 2 ± 2%) but increased in the E2-perfused probes (AB 10 ± 3%, GL 6 ± 1%, effect of E2 P = 0.009)
ISO, PHEN, and exercise ("maximal" conditions).
The change in Glycdialysate with the addition of submaximal aerobic exercise to ISO + PHEN perfusion was dependent on SAT region and E2 perfusion (probe × region, P = 0.001). In the AB region, 30 min of exercise along with ISO + PHEN perfusion resulted in a greater increase in Glycdialysate in the E2-coperfused probe compared with the control probe (control 56 ± 9%, E2 90 ± 15%, P = 0.007), whereas in the gluteal region the E2-perfused probe had a smaller percent increase in Glycdialysate than the control probe (control 62 ± 12%, E2 35 ± 7%, P = 0.05). Ethanol O:I did not change differently between the probes during maximal stimulation.
This is the first study to locally modulate the SAT sex steroid profile to determine how changes in E2 may directly affect lipolysis. The novel finding of this study is that increasing the local SAT E2 concentration does change local lipolytic rate as measured via the in situ technique of microdialysis, reinforcing a modulatory role for E2 in female adipose tissue metabolism. Importantly, our results indicate that the influence of E2 is dependent on the adipose tissue depot of interest as well as the specific regulatory mechanism targeted.
The importance of understanding estrogen action in adipose tissue is underscored by the fact that adipose tissue is an estrogen-producing organ, particularly in postmenopausal women, where adipose tissue is the major site of estrogen production (32). Indeed, SAT aromatase mRNA expression is higher in the buttocks and thighs than in the abdomen and increases (2- to 4-fold) with age in all regions (6). Acute alterations in local E2 concentrations in the current study allows for more detailed insight into the consequences of increasing local E2 production in women with age and how this may affect regional lipolysis and body fat distribution.
In agreement with previous research (23, 30, 40), we found lower body SAT to be less lipolytically responsive under two conditions: 1) β-AR agonist perfusion and 2) submaximal exercise (believed to be primarily catecholamine mediated). Lower lipolytic response in the gluteal region may be involved in the lack of, or possibly negative, relationship between lower body obesity and cardiometabolic disease risk (31, 36, 41). Sequestering circulating lipids and releasing fewer free fatty acids into the circulation may help to protect women with a propensity for storing adipose in the gluteal-femoral region from excess exposure to circulating lipids and the negative health consequences associated with them (i.e., atherosclerosis, insulin resistance, diabetes, etc.).
Effects of E2 on Basal Lipolysis
We know of only one other study acutely modulating hormonal status in vivo to investigate changes in whole body and regional lipolysis. Van Pelt et al. found that an acute intravenous bolus of exogenous conjugated estrogens decreased basal lipolysis in femoral, and to a lesser extent abdominal, SAT in postmenopausal women, supporting a role for estrogens in regional adiposity (37) and suggesting a potentially nongenomic effect of E2 on basal lipolysis within the adipose tissue in humans. However, we did not detect an effect of local E2 perfusion on basal lipolysis over a similar timeline. The study populations (estrogen-replete pre- vs. estrogen-deficient post-menopausal women), the mode of estrogen administration (SAT perfusion vs. iv bolus), or dose dependence could explain the differential results between these studies.
Effects of E2 on Pharmacologically Modulated Lipolysis
Acute SAT perfusion of E2 led to blunting of lipolysis through a β-AR-mediated mechanism in the abdominal but not gluteal SAT. These results are similar to those of Lindberg et al., who found that chronic ethinyl estradiol treatment in postmenopausal women resulted in decreased norepinephrine-stimulated lipolysis in adipocytes from abdominal but not gluteal SAT (20), providing evidence of region-specific effects of E2 on lipolysis. The addition of the α-AR blocker PHEN did not change the lipolytic response to ISO perfusion with or without E2 coperfusion; therefore, it appears that α-AR inhibition of lipolysis is not involved in the E2 modulation of ISO-stimulated lipolysis. Unfortunately, although an α-AR antagonist was utilized, its perfusion only under conditions including β-AR stimulation (ISO) did not allow for independent analysis of the effect of E2 on α-adrenergic inhibition of lipolysis. A report by Pedersen et al. (26) does support a role for E2 to influence lipolysis though changes in the α-AR, warranting further research in this area utilizing in situ techniques.
These studies establish that interstitial E2 can work through AR-mediated mechanisms to dampen lipolytic rate in SAT of both pre- and postmenopausal women. This may play a role in 1) maintaining a more subcutaneous, as opposed to visceral, adipose distribution in an estrogen-replete population and 2) increasing abdominal SAT accumulation in postmenopausal populations who likely have high local adipose tissue E2 levels. Changes in local E2, at least at the concentrations used in the current study, do not appear to influence β-AR-stimulated lipolysis in the gluteal region.
Depot-Dependent Effects of E2
Of particular interest is our observation of a divergent response to E2 perfusion in the abdominal and gluteal SAT. In addition to the region-specific effect of E2 perfusion on ISO stimulation, we found that E2 blunts lipolysis in the gluteal region but potentiates lipolysis in the abdominal region during "maximally" stimulated/disinhibited conditions. Because perfusion of ISO and PHEN at the concentrations used in the present study led to maximal changes in AR-mediated lipolysis in previous investigations (1, 2), we believe that increases in lipolysis with submaximal exercise during pharmacological perfusion here was due to non-adrenergically mediated mechanism(s). However, it is possible that some, or all, of the increase in lipolysis could be a result of further catecholamine stimulation of the β-ARs if the concentration of ISO used here did not fully stimulate the β-ARs.
We hypothesize that the divergent regional effects of E2 on lipolysis during "maximal" stimulation/disinhibition occur through a yet to be determined adrenergic-independent mediator of lipolysis. Atrial natriuretic peptide, insulin, adenosine, cortisol, and nitric oxide are all well known non-adrenergic regulators of lipolysis (17) through which estrogen may influence local lipolytic rate. More studies are necessary to fully elucidate the effect of varying concentrations of E2 on nonadrenergically mediated lipolysis and the mechanisms behind this influence, particularly if estrogen acts directly on lipolysis through the adipose tissue ERs.
We recognize that the concentration of E2 perfused was above the circulating physiological range. Because of the uncertainty of interstitial E2 concentrations, it was important that the concentration be sufficient to increase local estrogen, particularly considering the limited net movement (∼12%) of the perfused E2 over the dialysis membrane. It is possible that the dose of E2 may have altered lipolysis in a manner that was not physiological; however, because adipose tissue is an estrogen-producing organ as well as a sink for estrogen from the circulation (3), local adipose tissue estrogen concentrations are probably much higher than typically considered physiological according to circulating measurements. In preliminary correlative analysis, regional body composition measurements, hormone-associated changes in lipolysis, and measured interstitial E2 concentrations were not associated (data not shown). Nevertheless, we believe our ability to detect these expected relations was limited by our homogenous population and lack of a highly sensitive and reliable E2 assay platform, such as mass spectrometry, to measure E2 in our dialysate. It is important for future studies to establish accepted values for tissue-specific estrogen concentrations in order to fully appreciate the influence of E2 on adipose tissue metabolism.
Adipose Tissue Blood Flow
The use of the ethanol technique provides a qualitative assessment of changes in microvascular exchange, a key determinant in the concentration of substances recovered in microdialysate. We recognize that this technique does not provide a direct quantitative measurement of changes in local blood flow, and therefore our results should be interpreted with caution; however, our past experience (12, 13) indicates that it is a reliable qualitative indicator of acute changes in local blood flow. We therefore believe that the ethanol technique provided adequate monitoring to properly interpret the dialysate glycerol data in the context of changes in local blood flow.
Although estrogen is known to have vasodilatory effects in large vessels and the coronary microvasculature in postmenopausal women (11, 27, 39), acute changes in circulating estrogen levels do not affect microvascular responses in normally cycling premenopausal women (16), in agreement with the finding that E2 perfusion per se did not change SAT blood flow considerably in the current study. The ethanol O:I ratio did change over time throughout the microdialysis visit; however, there was not a specific effect of E2 perfusion to change the blood flow response differently between probes. The ISO + PHEN condition was the only exception, during which O:I in the E2 probes (AB and GL) increased, indicating a decrease in local blood flow. However, as blood flow decreases, recovery over the microdialysis membrane also decreases; therefore, our ability to detect a possible E2-induced increase in lipolysis was likely reduced under these conditions. Finally, differences in O:I responses between probes were not apparent under conditions in which E2 had a significant effect on lipolysis, making it unlikely that observed differences in lipolysis between E2 and control probes were simply a result of differences in local blood flow.
In conclusion, exposure to high concentrations of E2 leads to region- and pathway-dependent modulation of SAT lipolysis in premenopausal women. We found that E2 blunts β-adrenergic stimulation of lipolysis in the abdominal, but not gluteal, SAT. These findings implicate local adipose estrogen concentrations in modulating abdominal SAT mobilization, a mechanism that may be involved in increased abdominal adiposity in postmenopausal women. However, under conditions during which lipolysis is "maximally" stimulated, E2 had a potentiating effect on lipolysis in the abdominal SAT while also having a suppressive effect on lipolysis in the gluteal SAT, potentially a result of region specific nonadrenergically mediated mechanisms. The divergent regional responses apparent under these conditions may be involved in the maintenance of the gynoid body fat distribution in premenopausal women even during times of increased lipid mobilizing signals. Our results shed light on why previous studies have demonstrated conflicting results in regard to pro- or antilipolytic effects of E2 in adipose tissue of women. When estrogen-mediated modulation of lipolysis is being investigated, particular attention must be paid with regard to the specific lipolytic regulatory pathways as well as the adipose tissue depot(s) under investigation. Future investigations to determine the physiological range of interstitial E2 concentrations in pre- and postmenopausal women and the adrenergic or nonadrenergic mechanisms through which this local estrogen works to modulate regional lipolysis are needed.
This research was supported by an ACSM Foundation Research Grant from the American College of Sports Medicine Foundation.
No conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, are declared by the author(s).
Author contributions: K.M.G. and R.C.H. conception and design of research; K.M.G., E.E.C., D.K.R., and R.C.H. performed experiments; K.M.G. analyzed data; K.M.G. and R.C.H. interpreted results of experiments; K.M.G. prepared figures; K.M.G. drafted manuscript; K.M.G. and R.C.H. edited and revised manuscript; K.M.G., E.E.C., D.K.R., and R.C.H. approved final version of manuscript.
We thank Pamila Allen (ASCP) at the University of Colorado Hospital CTRC Core Lab for assistance in performing select blood analyses. K. M. Gavin is now in the Division of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus.
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Becker and Djokovic are starting to flourish
Novak Djokovic's Wimbledon title was not just the sweetest of his seven grand slam trophies but also vindication of his decision to hire Boris Becker as head coach.
Djokovic's appointment of the three-time Wimbledon champion in December was the most surprising of the spate of former superstars coming back into the game.
Unlike Roger Federer, who hired Stefan Edberg as a part-time adviser to work alongside regular coach Severin Luthi, Djokovic made Becker his main coach.
Marian Vajda, with whom Djokovic had won all his senior titles, would instead fill the role of part-time coach.
The partnership got off to an inauspicious start when Djokovic failed to win a fourth consecutive Australian Open title, a quarter-final loss to Stan Wawrinka his earliest at a grand slam for four seasons.
Djokovic did not win a title until his first tournament back with Vajda in Indian Wells in March, and he won again two weeks later with the Slovak in his corner after Becker underwent hip surgery.
The Serbian turned to Becker to try to give him the edge in grand slam finals again after a losing run and at the All England Club, with Vajda back home, it all fell into place as he defeated Federer in five sets.
Djokovic admitted there had been difficulties, saying: "You can't expect the relationship to start off right away with a grand slam.
"Obviously because of the difference in character and approach, we're different people and it took some time to get that understanding going and the right chemistry.
"There were a few things Boris said that were important but most of all is the mental toughness and the self belief.
"He believes in my game, he knows that I have the game to win this tournament and I just needed to hang in there and stay tough regardless of what I go through on the court."
Djokovic reclaimed the No.1 World ranking with his victory.
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Nadine Gordimer Defends Decision to Attend J'lem Writers Conference
Nobel winner said her visit should not cast doubt on her 'solidarity with the struggle against apartheid.'
South African writer Nadine Gordimer on Tuesday defended her decision to attend a writers conference in Israel next month, saying that her "comrades" should have no doubts about her "solidarity with the struggle - our struggle - against apartheid."
Gordimer noted that her invitation came not from the Israeli government but from Mishkenot Sha'ananim. About 15 foreign and 40 Israeli writers are expected to attend the mid-May five-day gathering.
The 1991 Nobel Prize for Literature laureate had been under enormous pressure at home and abroad to boycott the conference. Last weekend she said she decided to attend after arranging to meet with Palestinians as well as Israelis.
Her remarks Tuesday came in a statement she released from her Johannesburg home. Gordimer, a longtime supporter of the African National Congress and an outspoken critic of Israeli policies, suggested that the purpose of the festival "is to assert vitally that whatever violent, terrible, bitter and urgent chasms of conflict lie between peoples, the only solutions for peace and justice exist and must begin with both sides talking to one another."
Acknowledging that Hamas denies "the right of Israel to exist," Gordimer nonetheless said it must be part of the solution. She urged the Palestinian Islamist movement not to forget "that Nelson Mandela went, was escorted from and returned to Pollsmore Prison, for a face-to-face meeting with apartheid president P.W. Botha."
She reminded those urging her to boycott the festival of her endorsements of Ronnie Kasrils' 'Not in our name'" statement. The December 2001 letter by the Jewish cabinet minister and former ANC rebel was signed by "South Africans of Jewish descent." It said "the root cause" of the second intifada was Israel's occupation of the territories and urged Israel to renew negotiations with the Palestinians.
Gordimer's letter noted that she will visit Ramallah and meet in Jerusalem with students at the Palestinian Al-Quds University. She ended it by stating, "I shall do my utmost to uphold the principles and practice I have held, and still hold, at home in our country."
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- Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
- Character
- Sakura
- Special Variation:
- Clow Country Dress
- Year Completed:
- 2006
- Construction Difficulty:
- Very Easy
- Costume worn at:
- A-Kon 2006
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 2006
This Costume has been retired
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Favorite Aspect: The pants are so comfy. I could sleep in them. Thank you to QQCosplay.com for making this beautiful costume when mine failed. D:
Least Favorite Aspect: I had two different versions. This one I wore because it looked better, but the waistline wasn't done. And the shirt was too small, so I had to wear the teal halter to help hold it and myself up.
Easiest Task: The wig. Of all the wigs I've been cutting for the upcoming con season, I think I've started to get the hang of it. Or, maybe it's just because Sakura has such short, choppy hair. Either way, this one wasn't as difficult.
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text: In this talk I examine the history, heritage, discourse of food in the western experience of cuisine in Luang Prabang, Laos. 'Fusion' is a term used repeatedly in signage, web sites and restaurant menus. I explore the intersections between the way cuisine is represented and the contestations around these representations (what is included and excluded, the use of the past). I argue the rhetoric of fusion is partial, selective and strongly influenced by the various ways Luang Prabang (re)presents itself to western tourists. Further, the touristic image/experience of Luang Prabang's cuisine camouflages ' under the fusion description ' a highly mobile set of dynamics and understanding of the food scenarios within the historic city. In particular I look at the intermingling of many food traditions; the highly improvised nature of cuisine; the interplay between local farming, markets and food production; food imports from Thailand, China, Vietnam and France; and the way that cuisine marks and ritualizes social groups (Lao bourgeoisie, students, monks, hilltribe ethnic minorities, expatriates, western tourists). The heritage tourist rhetoric of fusion masks the complexity of food production and consumption and freezes an open-ended process into a fixed representation.


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on Jan 23, 2007
Yeah. I'm writing documentation at work today. After eight hours of writing, I'm kind of not in the mood for… more writing. So…
Lots of new people coming to the site these days. I just realized that a lot of people have never even seen the Rollercoaster movie, much less some of the stuff deeper in my archives. Rather than coming up with something clever today, I'm just going to point to some of my older posts that might be of interest to new readers.
Seven Springs
A true story of a couple of strange days in 1990, my senior year in high school.
Part One: Naked Girls and A Hotel-Sized Prank.
Part Two: The Terrors of Room 102, and Lessons Learned.
This is a project where I detailed the writing of a terrain engine, more or less from scratch. The posts are written in plain language and are readable by non-coders who might be curious how 3d graphics work and what challenges a game designer might face.
I know Kung-Fu (Part 1) (Part 2)
The depth and complexity of the common First-Person Shooter.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
Music Video: Shake da Mayor feat. Diego Redd - California Living
Don't know much about Shake da Mayor but he's from Fresno and been grinding in the Central Valley area of Cali for years now. Diego Redd is kind of an up-and-comer out of Fresno too but I actually featured him on The Kitchen over three years ago!
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A new forum will be held to give residents a chance to share their ideas on public transport.
Residents put forward the suggestion to set up North Tyneside Transport Forum to enable people to share constructive feedback on public transport.
North Tyneside Council and its partners have agreed to pilot the initiative, initially four times a year, working with Nexus and Tyne and Wear Public Transport Users Group (PTUG).
The first meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 10, from 6pm to 8pm, at North Shields Customer First Centre in Northumberland Square, North Shields.
It will include a presentation from Nexus on its 'Metro Strategy' and a discussion about the introduction of gates and smart technology on local transport.
There will also be opportunities to highlight other matters for future discussion.
Coun Frank Lott, cabinet member for economic development, said: "The new forum offers an additional opportunity for the public to find out about the latest developments in public transport, share ideas and suggestions and get involved in encouraging people to use public transport."
Kevin Flynn, of Tyne and Wear Public Transport Users Group (PTUG), said: "Public transport is crucial for many people, whether it's getting to work or to the shops, and encouraging people to use it instead of the car helps reduce pollution which causes climate change.
"I look forward to local residents coming along to the forum to exchange their ideas about public transport and help to promote public transport use."


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This Sunday at Owl's Head Baptist Church
By Owl's Head Baptist Church | Dec 14, 2012
Dec. 16 - Rev. Paul Munro's sermon for morning worship is titled, "Heaven Comes to Earth: A Look at the Holy Spirit", with Scripture from Numbers 11: 4-30, Isaiah 59: 16-21, and Acts 2. We invite folks from the Owl's Head and surrounding communities to a potluck supper at 5pm, followed by a Christmas Carol Sing-Along! To learn more about our church family, please visit our website at www.owlsheadbc.org. Church office: 594-2363.


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Have you been to a chiropractor, and if so, did you find it helpful? How many sessions did it take before you felt better?
My health insurance pays for 35 sessions of chiropractic. Some of my coworkers go and they say they feel a lot better. They go to one particular chiropractor who, they say, likes to see them once a week for 30 weeks.
I don't have a bad back but when I turn my neck a certain way, it feels a little stiff. The other day at work, I hugged someone and it made major cracking sounds. The person said "was that your neck?" and it was somewhat embarrassing. I am wondering if a chiropractor would be helpful. If so, would it take 30 sessions? I really don't have time for 30 appointments of anything and am wondering if that particular chiropractor is just looking to milk the insurance.
I have heard other people say that going to a chiropractor feels great, while others say they screw you up. What do you think?
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Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California
What happens to joint bank accounts when your spouse dies without a will in California? Do the accounts /assets get frozen?
Asked on 8/28/12, 10:15 am
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Donald Field Donald L. Field, Jr., Attorney at Law
if the bank accounts are in fact joint tenancy accounts, the accounts pass to the survivor at death. if there is any real estate or if other assets exceed $100,000, probate of the deceased spouse's estate may be necessary.
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Self learning solution for object detection in images of small sorting goods
Ngân sách $3000-5000 USD
We are searching a experienced Engineer or programmer who can help us with a solution for detecting and sorting various small goods (the kind of goods will be submitted by mail).
The software should learn by showing it an item and then be able to sort it from a big mass of different items. Overall there will be up to 100K different items to be sorted, but we will do a presorting by color.
We prefer to get it running on Python as the sorting machine will use it for it's steering. The complete sorting machine will be designed by us.
The salary is planned to be paid as a price of the system - not on hourly base. We can discuss milestone payments. The time to get it ready is end of October with a beta version and end of December to get it running.
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Attila, Emperor of the Hunnic Empire and thus most commonly known as Attila the Hun, is an idiosyncratic figure who has become more myth than man, not least because much of his life is shrouded in mystery. Perhaps the most famous "barbarian" in history, Attila was the lord of a vast empire spanning two continents, but he is best remembered for what he did not conquer. Though he seemingly had Rome at his mercy in 452, he ultimately decided not to sack the Eternal City, and a year later he had suffered a mysterious death.
What is known about Attila came mostly from Priscus, a guest of his court who wrote several books about Attila's life in Greek. Unfortunately, much of that work was lost to history, but not before the ancient writer Jordanes relied on it to write his own overexaggerated account of Attila's life. And like their leader, the Huns themselves are an instantly recognizable name with mysterious origins; most of what is known about the Huns came from Chinese sources thousands of miles and an entire continent away from Italy.
Naturally, the dearth of information and the passage of time have allowed myths and legends to fill in the most important details of Attila's life. Why did a man at war with the Roman Empire for so long decide not to sack Rome in 452? Did a meeting with Pope Leo the Great convince him to spare the capital of the Western half of the empire? Did a vision from St. Peter induce Attila to convert to Christianity? Was Attila murdered by his new bride? Many authors and chroniclers have provided many answers to the many questions, but the lack of answers has allowed Attila to become the face of ancient barbarity and the embodiment of the furious nomadic conqueror.
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Meet Chelsea Hosch. The face of the Special Collection and Archives reference desk on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Chelsea has been doing excellent work! She is working on inputting Biographical Files into Archivists' Toolkit and scanning all of the images in these files for a long term, highly anticipated digital project. Chelsea is a sophomore, but this is her first year working in Special Collections and we are so happy that she has joined our team. She has also helped tremendously by adding additional information to the Tribble Presidential Papers, allowing staff and researchers to find materials more quickly. Thanks to Chelsea and all of our student assistants for their fantastic work!