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Comparative and Functional Genomics
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 914762, 16 pages
Comparative Analyses of Transcriptional Profiles in Mouse Organs Using a Pneumonic Plague Model after Infection with Wild-Type Yersinia pestis CO92 and Its Braun Lipoprotein Mutant
1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1070, USA
2Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Received 26 July 2009; Revised 28 September 2009; Accepted 18 October 2009
Academic Editor: Antoine Danchin
Copyright © 2009 Cristi L. Galindo et al. 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.
We employed Murine GeneChips to delineate the global transcriptional profiles of the livers, lungs, and spleens in a mouse pneumonic plague infection model with wild-type (WT) Y. pestis CO92 and its Braun lipoprotein () mutant with reduced virulence. These organs showed differential transcriptional responses to infection with WT Y. pestis, but the overall host functional processes affected were similar across all three tissues. Gene expression alterations were found in inflammation, cytokine signaling, and apoptotic cell death-associated genes. Comparison of WT and mutant-infected mice indicated significant overlap in lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) associated gene expression, but the absence of Lpp perturbed host cell signaling at critical regulatory junctions resulting in altered immune response and possibly host cell apoptosis. We generated a putative signaling pathway including major inflammatory components that could account for the synergistic action of LPS and Lpp and provided the mechanistic basis of attenuation caused by deletion of the lpp gene from Y. pestis in a mouse model of pneumonic plague.


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From the peeling painted brick exterior to the moldy and crumbling interior, this place has seen better days. Most likely haunted and scheduled for demolition, Pearl's Beauty Shop has had a long hard life. If these walls could talk, stories of love and death would echo from every corner. What are these stories? Only your imagination can tell.
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This is the logic board of the nuvi 205. like I said before: it's basecally a computer. It has an OMAP processor, a nand flash that stores the firmware and maps, a sdram memory module.
"System memory for the processor comes from 32Mbyte of DDR SDRAM from Hynix Semiconductor Inc. for working memory and 2Gbyte of iNAND flash from Sandisk Corp. The latter holds all mapping data and system codes (for download to DDR SDRAM) with the inclusion of a NAND controller to manage the host processor interface. Wear-leveling and error correction along with SD or SPI bus interface formatting are all handled in the controller chip, copackaged with what is almost certainly multilevel-cell (MLC) NAND silicon."
All the units from garmin have basically the same design. They only add more modules (like bluetooth and tv) and more memory, and sometime a bigger screen.)
So don't come here and say I know little about my unit. It's all software based dude. Theres no secret kill switch inside the hardware. Garmin wins money with they software (one of the best available) But even they software is almost the same in all units of the same range, with a few modifications.


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* Steady progress in rebuilding sales one year after launch of new GM
* Calendar-year-to-date sales for GMs four brands up 31 percent
* Tenth month in a row that GMs four brands have increased retail and total sales
* Strong Buick and Cadillac sales show balance of GM brand portfolio
DETROIT July sales for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac increased by a combined 25 percent to 199,432 units. Buick and Cadillac brands each sold more than twice as many vehicles in July, compared with the same month a year ago.
July marks the 10th straight month in which total and retail sales for GMs brands increased year-over-year, demonstrating the continued strengthening of each brand in the marketplace as GM continues to rebuild momentum a year after its launch as a new company.
When we say we want to design, build and sell the worlds best vehicles, were not talking about just one vehicle, one brand, or one month, said Don Johnson, vice president, U.S. Sales Operations. Our July results again reflect that each of our brands has contributed significantly to our gains.
The size and scope of the U.S. market demands a strong portfolio of well-targeted brands, Johnson said. The success of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac month in and month out, indicates that the new GMs brand strategy is sound.
Buick sold 16,799 vehicles in July, a 137-percent increase over last year. Cadillac delivered 14,919 units, up 142 percent over July last year. These are the highest sales totals for the two brands since August 2008. Chevrolet total sales in July increased 12 percent compared to July last year, and GMC total sales were up 27 percent compared with the same month last year.
GMs newest vehicles including Chevrolet Camaro and Equinox, Buick LaCrosse and Regal, GMC Terrain, and Cadillac SRX, CTS Coupe and CTS Wagon continue to contribute significant sales gains. Total combined sales for these vehicles were up 77 percent in July and are up 211 percent yeartodate.
GM further strengthened its position as the industry leader in crossover sales. Total combined sales in July for the Chevrolet Equinox, HHR and Traverse, Buick Enclave, GMC Terrain and Acadia, and Cadillac SRX increased 41 percent in July and have risen 73 percent so far this year.
Combined total sales for GMs full-size pickups, the Chevrolet Silverado and Avalanche, and the GMC Sierra, were up 22 percent during the month, with year-to-date sales 14 percent higher than a year ago.
Year-To-Date Gains Reflect Balanced Contribution of Brands
Year-to-date total sales for GMs four brands have risen 31 percent to 1,269,009 units, while retail sales for GMs brands have risen 18 percent outpacing the industry.
Our four brands have sold 125,210 more vehicles this year than our former company sold with eight brands during the same period last year, Johnson said. This gain has been a result of solid consumer demand across our lineup of cars, trucks, and crossovers.
Chevrolet has led the increase with total sales 28 percent higher through July, compared to 2009. Retail sales for Chevrolet have increased 12 percent for the year, propelled by the strong retail sales of the Chevrolet Malibu, Camaro, Silverado, Equinox, and Traverse, which are up a combined 33 percent for the year. (READ MORE)
Buick remains one of the industrys fastest-growing brands, with total sales 60 percent higher than 2009 through July. In the first seven months of the year, retail sales of Buicks have increased 41 percent on the strength of LaCrosse and Enclave which are up 175 and 14 percent, respectively.
GMC total sales through July are 28 percent higher than 2009. The brands retail sales have increased 30 percent yeartodate on the strength of the GMC Terrain, Sierra and Acadia up 326 percent, 13 percent and 21 percent respectively. (READ MORE)
Total sales for Cadillac are up 46 percent for the year through July. Retail sales for the brand are 32 percent higher this year, with the all-new Cadillac SRX surging 487 percent leading it to gain the most market share in the luxury crossover segment so far this year. (READ MORE)
Month-end dealer inventory in the U.S. stood at about 424,000 units, which is about 15,000 units below June 2010, and about 43,000 lower than July 2009.
July Key Facts and Brand Results:
* Tenth consecutive month of total and retail sales gains for GMs four brands.
* Seventh consecutive month that sales for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac have increased by 20 percent or more.
* Tenth consecutive month that GM crossovers have increased by more than 30 percent.
* Sixth month in a row of total sales improvement for GMs full-size pickups.
* Fifth consecutive month of double-digit retail sales increases for GMs brands.
* Tenth consecutive month of retail sales increases for GM passenger cars.
* Chevrolet: Chevrolet delivered 139,916 vehicles in July, a 12 percent gain year-over-year. Year-to-date total sales are up 28 percent .
* Buick: Buick posted a 137 percent sales increase in July compared to the same month last year. Driven by customer demand for the LaCrosse and all-new Regal, retail sales rose 104 percent.
* GMC: GMC reported a 27 percent increase in total sales in the month of July, compared to the same month last year. This includes a 29 percent increase in retail sales, marking 10 consecutive months of year-over-year retail sales gains for GMC.
* Cadillac: Total sales for July were 142 percent higher than last July. Retail sales increased 123 percent on the strength of consumer demand for the SRX, which posted its best month since it was introduced in 2003.
* Fleet sales for GMs four brands were 50,048 for the month.
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DOD's Report on the Sustainability of Training Ranges Addresses Most of the Congressional Reporting Requirements and Continues to Improve with Each Annual Update
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A fundamental principle of military readiness is that the military must train as it intends to fight. Military training ranges provide the primary means to accomplish this goal. The Department of Defense's (DOD) training ranges vary in size from a few acres, for small arms training, to over a million acres for large maneuver exercises and weapons testing, and include broad open ocean areas for offshore training and testing. New advances in military technology, coupled with the complexity of recent military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations around the world, generate the need to continually update and maintain DOD's training ranges. Senior DOD and military service officials have reported for some time that they face increasing difficulties in carrying out realistic training at military installations due to outside influences. DOD has defined a number of factors--including competition for broadcast frequencies or airspace, air pollution, noise pollution, endangered species, critical habitats and other protected resources, unexploded ordinance and munitions, urban growth around installations, and civilian access--that it says encroach upon its training ranges and capabilities. Because the military faces obstacles in acquiring new training lands, the preservation and sustainment of its current lands is a priority. Sustainable training range management focuses on practices that allow the military to manage its ranges in a way that ensures their usefulness well into the future. As required by section 366(a) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (as amended), DOD was to submit a comprehensive plan for using existing authorities available to the department to address training constraints caused by limitations on the use of worldwide military lands, marine areas, and airspace to Congress in fiscal year 2004 with annual progress reports beginning in fiscal year 2005 and extending through 2013. As part of the preparation of this plan, the Secretary of Defense was to conduct an assessment of current and future training range requirements and an evaluation of the adequacy of DOD's current range resources to meet those requirements. The plan was also to include: proposals to enhance training range capabilities and address any shortfalls in resources identified pursuant to that assessment and evaluation; goals and milestones for tracking planned actions and measuring progress; projected funding requirements to implement planned actions; and a designation of an office in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and in each of the military departments responsible for overseeing implementation of the plan. Section 366(a)(5) requires that DOD's annual reports describe the department's progress in implementing its comprehensive plan and any actions taken or to be taken to address training constraints caused by limitations on the use of military lands, marine areas, and airspace. This report discusses (1) DOD's progress to date to address the elements of section 366 and (2) improvements incorporated in DOD's 2009 annual sustainable ranges report as well as DOD's plans for its 2010 report submission. In accordance with the mandate, we are submitting this report to you within 90 days after having received DOD's 2009 sustainable ranges report on August 3, 2009.
Since 2004, DOD has shown progress in addressing the elements included in section 366 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, including the development of an inventory of military training ranges. DOD's 2009 sustainable ranges report and inventory are responsive to the element of 366 that requires DOD to describe the progress made in implementing its sustainable ranges plan and any additional action taken, or to be taken, to address training constraints caused by limitations on the use of military lands, marine areas, and airspace. DOD has also made progress in addressing elements of section 366 that were required as part of DOD's 2004 reporting requirements. For example, DOD has made strides to measure and report the impact that training constraints may have on readiness by developing approaches to incorporate ranges into DOD's readiness reporting system. As part of its comprehensive plan to address training constraints caused by limitations on its ranges, DOD has also developed and included in the 2009 report broad goals for this effort and has begun to include annual estimates of the funding required to meet these goals. However, while DOD has formulated some goals and milestones for tracking planned actions and measuring progress, as it was required to do as part of its 2004 comprehensive plan, it has yet to develop quantifiable goals, which we have previously recommended to better track planned actions and measure progress for implementing planned actions. Without quantifiable goals and time frames associated with achieving milestones, it is difficult to measure and track the extent of progress actually made over time. In addition, while DOD has included some projected funding data, as it was required to do as part of its 2004 comprehensive plan, DOD has not yet included projected funding requirements that will be needed to implement its planned actions, as we also recommended previously, so that decision makers have better information available to make budget decisions. In order to better track its progress to address training constraints caused by limitations on its ranges, we reiterate our prior recommendation that the Secretary of Defense direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to provide a more complete plan to Congress that includes (l) quantifiable goals and milestones for tracking planned actions and measuring progress and (2) projected funding requirements to more fully address identified training constraints. DOD has made several improvements to its most recent 2009 report and plans "revolutionary changes" for 2010. For example, DOD has included detailed capability and encroachment data provided and used by the military services when making their capability assessments for each training range surveyed. DOD officials told us that they expect these data to provide improved information for more precise planning in the future. DOD also added a special interest section to highlight key issues affecting range capability and some of the actions taken to mitigate negative impacts, which should provide congressional decision makers and other users with a better understanding of the approaches being used to improve the capabilities of DOD's ranges. Moreover, DOD has already begun to develop its 2010 report, which DOD officials told us they expect to issue in early 2010. DOD officials have stated that they intend to introduce "revolutionary changes" in that upcoming report, including revamping their goals and increasing the focus on specific encroachment issues such as mitigating frequency spectrum competition, managing increased military demand for range space, and meeting military airspace challenges.
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Navy Readiness:Actions Needed to Maintain Viable Surge Sealift and Combat Logistics Fleets [Reissued on October 31, 2017]GAO-17-503: Published: Aug 22, 2017. Publicly Released: Aug 22, 2017.
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Military Readiness:Actions Are Needed to Enhance Readiness of Global Response Force to Support Contingency OperationsGAO-18-81: Published: Oct 27, 2017. Publicly Released: Oct 27, 2017.
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F-35 Aircraft Sustainment:DOD Needs to Address Challenges Affecting Readiness and Cost TransparencyGAO-18-75: Published: Oct 26, 2017. Publicly Released: Oct 26, 2017.
Solid Rocket Motors:DOD and Industry Are Addressing Challenges to Minimize Supply ConcernsGAO-18-45: Published: Oct 26, 2017. Publicly Released: Oct 26, 2017.
Oct 16, 2017
Reserve Component Travel:DOD Should Assess the Effect of Reservists' Unreimbursed Out-of-Pocket Expenses on RetentionGAO-18-181: Published: Oct 16, 2017. Publicly Released: Oct 16, 2017.
Oct 10, 2017
Whistleblower Protection:Opportunities Exist for DOD to Improve the Timeliness and Quality of Civilian and Contractor Reprisal InvestigationsGAO-17-506: Published: Sep 29, 2017. Publicly Released: Oct 10, 2017.
Oct 5, 2017
Defense Nuclear Enterprise:Processes to Monitor Progress on Implementing Recommendations and Managing Risks Could Be ImprovedGAO-18-144: Published: Oct 5, 2017. Publicly Released: Oct 5, 2017.
Sep 29, 2017
Defense Health Reform:Steps Taken to Plan the Transfer of the Administration of the Military Treatment Facilities to the Defense Health Agency, but Work Remains to Finalize the PlanGAO-17-791R: Published: Sep 29, 2017. Publicly Released: Sep 29, 2017.
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Defense Supply Chain:DOD Needs Complete Information on Single Sources of Supply to Proactively Manage the RisksGAO-17-768: Published: Sep 28, 2017. Publicly Released: Sep 28, 2017.
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Doug Liman has been circling around what seems like a ton of projects lately, started when his planned Three Musketeers movie fell apart when Paul W.S. Anderson beat him to the punch and leading him to consider directing both The Last of the Tribe, about a lone native man living in the Amazon jungle, and All You Need Is Kill, an adaptation of the Japanese novel.
It's still unclear which of those projects he'll tackle first, but Variety has now confirmed that Liman is officially signed on for Kill, which is set up at Warner Bros. Here's the description of the original Hiroshi Sakurazaka, per Amazon:
There's one thing worse than dying. It's coming back to do it again and again…When the alien Gitai invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many raw recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor and sent out to kill. Keiji dies on the battlefield, only to find himself reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. On the 158th iteration though, he sees something different, something out of place: the female soldier known as the Bitch of War. Is the Bitch the key to Keiji's escape, or to his final death?
The first trailer for Liman's next film Fair Game hit the web last week, and as Liman wraps up that film he's presumably thinking hard about where he'll go next. All You Need As Kill would definitely be a big change, but again, he's the man who made Jumper--clearly he's not afraid to switch gears.
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Oak Lawn man meets his angel
Nurse saved his life after heart attack last year
(From July 19, 2012)
Tears came easier than words for Gerald Boekeloo when he met for the first time the woman who saved his life.
Boekeloo was on Tuesday introduced to Dawn Bausone-Gazda, an Advocate Christ Medical Center nurse who revived Boekeloo using CPR on after the Oak Lawn man suffered a heart attack while driving last November. Boekeloo until Tuesday did not even know his heroine's name - Bausone- Gazda left the scene of the accident after bringing him back to life.
"I looked high and low and here I am ready to meet her," Boekeloo said moments before his heroine's identity was revealed. "She's my guardian angel."
Boekeloo, 69, was driving to Advocate Christ last Nov. 19 because he was not feeling well. Looking back, Boekeloo said he should have dialed 911. He suffered a heart attack near 95th Street and Cicero Avenue, just blocks from Christ, but managed to maneuver his car into the parking lot of White Castle, at the corner of the busy intersection. There, Bausone-Gazda spotted Boekeloo lain on the pavement, surrounded by people who had aided him out of the car.
Bausone-Gazda, 48, a Burbank resident and nurse for 25 years at Christ, said she checked Boekeloo's pulse, and when she did not fell one began to administer CPR.
"I did what I was trained to do," Bausone-Gazda said. "After the paramedics arrived I knew he was in good hands so I left."
The nurse left the scene without being identified.
Boekeloo died upon arrival at Christ Advocate, but was revived a second time by hospital staff members. Cardiologist Thomas Levine credits his second restoration to Bausone-Gazda's earlier work.
"I believe the quick and initial administration of CPR made it possible for his lungs to revive," Levine said.
Boekeloo, who is on the heart donor recipient list, said he is doing well today.
"I wouldn't be here if it were not for [Bausone-Gazda]."
Boekello greeted Bausone- Gazda Tuesday with a card and bouquet of flowers, but explains he will never be able to repay her.
"I could give her a $3 million and that still wouldn't be enough," Boekeloo said. "I enjoyed life before, but now it's beautiful. All I can say is thanks."
Advocate Christ medical director for the Center of Heart Transplants, Geethat Bhat said Boekeloo is very lucky to have run into Bausone-Gazda. Eightyfive percent of people who suffer heart failure outside a hospital die, she said.
Boekeloo spent three months in the hospital and learned of his hero and the events through hospital staff. He began searching for his unknown heroine through police reports and hospital staff accounts, but was unsuccessful in learning her identity.
Unbeknownst to Boekeloo, he and Bausone-Gazda had met once before. While he was being treated at Christ, Bausone-Gazda was called to his room to cover for another nurse who was unavailable. She figured out who he was as they began taking about his heart attack.
"I didn't know who he was, and as we started talking I realized it was him," Bausone-Gazda said.
Bausone-Gazda told Boekeloo her account of the event, but chose not to tell him who she was because she did not want to cause him any stress while he was recovering. With the help of Shirl Wilson, a nurse at Advocate who knew both parties were in the hospital, a reunion was set up and the two were reintroduced.
"When I got the call they had found her, I cried," Boekeloo said.
Bausone-Gazda said she is happy she and Boekeloo were reunited.
"This is the reason I become a nurse, thank you for reminding me," she told Boekeloo.
Boekeloo has been diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart fails to pump blood to the rest of the body. Boekeloo already had a defibrillator, but his condition was so dire the day he was brought to Christ that he was determined to need a heart transplant, Bhat said. A patient can spend months or even years waiting for a matching donor, so Bhat transplanted a left ventricular assist device into Boekeloo's heart.
A ventricular assist device is a circulatory device commonly used in patients who survive heart attacks or heart surgery. The device pumps blood for the heart and acts as a temporary solution until Boekeloo can receive a heart transplant. Boekeloo is now on the heart donor list, but could be waiting years for a new heart.
"The device typically last for six to seven years," Bhat said. "It acts to bridge the gap between diagnoses and surgery."
With advancements of the devices, first approved for use in the U.S. by the FDA in 1994, the quality of life for patients with the device have improved drastically over the last 10 years, Bhat said.
Bhat said Boekeloo's incident demonstrates the importance of knowing CPR, and for people to be aware of their heart conditions.
"Everything worked out for him," Bhat said. "He would not have made it to me without her help."


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The Breaking Wave is one of Nevil Shute's most poignant and psychologically suspenseful novels, set in the years just after World War II.
Sidelined by a wartime injury, fighter pilot Alan Duncan reluctantly returns to his parents' remote sheep station in Australia to take the place of his brother Bill, who died a hero in the war. But his homecoming is marred by the suicide of his parents' parlormaid, of whom they were very fond. Alan soon realizes that the dead… (more)
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Mike Warner is a protection specialist. In other words, he's in charge of protecting lots of important people, and laying a serious hurt on anyone who intends them harm.
Presumably, this makes him deadly. The fact that this isn't the first thing out of his mouth makes him a perfect unofficial spokesman for the establishment where he's currently relaxing: Corkscrew (1919 Washington), the two-year-old wine bar further down Washington Avenue (towards downtown) than the section of the strip recently spotlighted in The New York Times's Sunday travel section.
Warner admits his vocation only after being specifically asked what he does. The conversation then turns toward how the plot to Liam Neeson's Taken — in which the onetime Darkman plays a protection specialist of sorts — is entirely plausible, how "bodyguards" are knuckle-draggers (his words) whose job description consists of being big and pounding shit (our words) and, unexpectedly, how Corkscrew is not the a-hole farm that leaps to mind when somebody says "wine bar."
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"It's a really laid-back place, very mature," Warner says. "You don't have the $50,000-a-year millionaires around trying to impress everyone."
Sure enough, save two women at the bar fixated on the inadequacies of the cheese plate they ordered, our evening at Corkscrew is wholly smugness-free. You really have to be nitpicking to find anything terribly wrong with the place. (Or, since we love to nitpick, to find anything terribly exciting about it, either.)
"We pride ourselves on being comfortable with our customers," says Megan Adams, daughter and niece, respectively, of Corkscrew co-owners Doyle and Andrew Adams. "We try to be a little more informal, and our regulars seem to really appreciate that."
Corkscrew is divided into four main sections. Outside, there's a smattering of patio tables at the front and down the side of the building. Inside, two rooms offset the main bar area; one is a decent-size lounging area with plenty of seating, the other a tiny gathering room with a large wooden table, wine holders, a flat-screen TV and lots and lots of wooden things. The large front area feels more like a restaurant than anything else, with calm mustard walls sporting cryptic quotes like, "Always provide a corkscrew, and the wine will provide itself."
In a sly bit of design work, the light illuminating Corkscrew's more than 250 different varieties of wine shines directly down onto the bottles, while the rest is angled up and away. It makes the room well-lit without being bright, and subconsciously makes everyone feel really good about their skin.
Although Corkscrew's Thursday-night karaoke can get kind of silly — it's the bar's busiest evening, according to wine buyer Lee Wagner — your average customer isn't. He or she is likely to be between 28 and 50 years old and generally of the "professional" and "Caucasian" persuasions.
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Mostly, you can expect things to remain pretty low-key for the duration of the evening. Mike Warner told us how he once judged a kissing contest between a few women at Corkscrew, but that's probably the type of thing that only happens when your chest is as wide as a refrigerator and your teeth are perfectly straight.
Simply put, if you're into the wine bars that seem to be the local nightlife scene's hottest trend right now, you're probably going to like Corkscrew. More, maybe, since it predates the trend by a comfortable margin. But if you'd rather get sloshed on proper liquor, the Adams brothers will officially open their latest bar, Washington Avenue Drinkery (4115 Washington), by the end of the month.
Seriously, we thought we had grown out of liking that nasally whine-rock that was all kinds of popular a few years ago. Looks like we haven't, because we have been rocking locals BetterLuck's HateLoveLiveParty like mad. Hit them up on MySpace at www.myspace.com/betterluckrock, see them as part of the "Texas Takeover Tour" Sunday at Warehouse Live (813 St. Emanuel) or read our interview with them at blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks.


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With the DR-3 Dr. Rhythm, guitarists and songwriters can add incredible-sounding drums to their music. This ultra-affordable drum machine includes some of BOSS' best acoustic and electronic drum kits and a selection of bass sounds. Great for jamming, the DR-3's Rhythm Progressions and multiple variations make it easy to create a realistic-sounding drum track for any style of music. And with Total Sound Control, you can tweak your kits to perfection.
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Realistic drum, percussion and bass sounds with velocity-sensitive pads
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100 Preset Styles and 100 User styles programmable via realtime or step recording
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Styles User Style: 100, Preset Style: 100 * 11 patterns for a style
Songs User: 100, Song Length: Max. 250 patterns for a song
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. � Starting pitcher Matt Andriese worked into the seventh inning and the Durham Bulls allowed an early lead to hold up in a 5-3 International League victory against the Pawtucket Red Sox on Tuesday night.
The outcome prevented a four-game series sweep. Andriese (8-4) was charged with three runs in 6 2/3 innings. C.J. Riefenhauser and Josh Lueke, who worked 1 2/3 innings for his first save of the season, finished in relief.
The Bulls scored four first-inning runs off Rubby De La Rosa (2-4). Hak-Ju Lee and Mike Fontenot had three hits apiece. Lee homered in the fifth inning off De La Rosa.


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LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Ukrainian markets extended gains on Wednesday in response to a $15 billion bailout by Russia, driving prices of public dollar bonds and the hryvnia currency higher after the move headed off months of uncertainty over government financing.
The deal, under which Russia may buy $3 billion of Ukrainian Eurobonds at 5 percent interest as early as the end of the week, pushed prices of Kiev's 2014 debt above the issue price for the first time since June.
But it also left analysts warning of the longer-term risks to a Ukrainian economy that they say needs to turn towards the West and a more economically liberal model if it is to modernise successfully and end its dependence on steel and grain.
The deal announced on Tuesday keeps Kiev firmly in Moscow's orbit and out of the European Union's grasp. It also sowed doubts in some Ukrainians' minds about what President Viktor Yanukovich might have agreed to in secret. {ID:nL6N0JX0W5]
The impact on Ukrainian markets late on Tuesday and early on Wednesday was all positive. Ukraine's 2014 bond was up 3.6 points from Tuesday's close to rise above par for the first time since June, according to Tradeweb.
"The news reduces the likelihood of a sharp devaluation and makes a sovereign default less likely," said Tatiana Orlova, senior economist for Russia and CIS at RBS in London. "This is going to relieve the pressure on the government in the short term and is also positive for Ukraine's balance of payments."
Ukraine's state energy firm Naftogaz 2014 bond rose more than 4 points to 99.0, its highest since August, according to Reuters data.
The hryvnia currency rose a quarter percent against the dollar to 8.27.
The cost of insuring Ukraine's debt against default also fell after the news of the bailout but remains generally high. Five-year credit default swaps fell more than 250 basis points on Tuesday to close at 797 bps, their lowest since early August, according to Markit.
Ukraine 1-year dollar/hryvnia forwards eased on Tuesday to 9.8650 per dollar. But they also still price in a depreciation of 16 percent in a year's time, compared with 19 percent on Monday.
Ukraine needs money to cover an external funding gap of $17 billion next year - almost the level of the central bank's depleted currency reserves - and avoid defaulting on its debts.


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Taye Diggs
Taye Diggs was born on Jan. 2, 1971. He made his Broadway debut in the award-winning musical Carousel. In 1996, he landed the role of Benny, an opportunistic landlord, in Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking musical, Rent. The play won both a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize. Crossing over from theater to film, Diggs played Winston, the hunky love interest in How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and in the TV series Private Practice.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding, Jr. was born on Jan. 2, 1968, in the Bronx, New York to the front man of funk band The Main Ingredient. He landed a small role in the TV series Hill Street Blues and made his big screen debut in Coming to America. Two years later, he played Tre Styles in Boyz 'N the Hood and in 1996 won an Oscar for his supporting role in Jerry Maguire.


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By Julia Westhoff
Doesn't it seem like mid-May is a time when the world goes crazy? Everyone is officially out of hibernation and trying to fit things in before summer begins and people are off vacationing. This weekend we're partaking in two playdates, a puppet show, a Royals game and a dance recital. We're also hosting a lunch and throwing a party. Life is officially nuts, in the best way possible.
Several of our weekend activities involve making food. We're keeping it simple for most things (or relying on help – thanks everyone!). Fried chicken from the Hen House (so good, right?), a couple of salads, grilled bread and dips, and an assortment of bars. These lemon bars might be the highlight for me – I made a double batch to use for the various occasions. The brightness makes it perfect for this time of year and the sugar will keep me going from one spot to the next.
Whatever you're doing this weekend, enjoy!
Lemony Lemonies
From bakerella.com
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon lemon zest
3/4 cup unsalted butter, almost completely melted and then cooled
2 eggs
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch square pan or line pan with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray to easily lift brownies out of pan.
- Mix flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and zest together using a wire whisk.
- Add melted butter, lemon juice, eggs and vanilla and stir until completely combined.
- Pour into pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until done.
- Remove from oven and cool.
- For lemon icing, sift powdered sugar in a medium bowl. Add lemon juice and zest and stir until completely combined and smooth. Pour over lemonies and let rest until icing sets. You can also place in the fridge to speed things up.
- Cut into 16 or 25 small bars.


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Supplementary Materials
BDNF Selectively Regulates GABAA Receptor Transcription by Activation of the JAK/STAT Pathway
Ingrid V. Lund,1* Yinghui Hu, YogendraSinh H. Raol,2 Rebecca S. Benham, Ramona Faris, Shelley J. Russek,4† Amy R. Brooks-Kayal
1Neuroscience Graduate Group and Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
2Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
3Program in Biomedical Neurosciences, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
4Laboratory of Translational Epilepsy, Department of Pharmacology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
5Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
6Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Denver, CO 80045, USA.
7Division of Neurology, The Children's Hospital, 13123 East 16th Avenue, B155, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
*These authors contributed equally to this work.
This PDF file includes:
- Fig. S1. GABAR α1 mRNA expression is decreased in DG after pilocarpine-induced SE.
- Fig. S2. Mutant CRE site does not bind CREB or ICER after DNA pull down.
- Fig. S3. BDNF-induced ICER is not dependent on PKA, CaM kinase, or PI 3-kinase activation.
- Fig. S4. Inhibition of JAK/STAT pathway via slow infusion of P6 beginning 48 hours before SE does not affect SE.
- Fig. S5. No effect of P6 on PKA-induced ICER synthesis.
- Fig. S6. BDNF increases binding of pSTAT3 to the endogenous ICER promoter as compared to isotype antibody control.
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†To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: srussek{at}bu.edu (S.J.R.) and brooks-kayal.amy{at}tchden.org (A.R.B.)


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By Tamara | August 02, 2012 | Comments (34)
John Byrne is a well known and liked man who lives on a bridge in Dublin, Ireland and keeps two pets: a Jack Russell Terrier and a rabbit. They are his companions and rarely leave his side.
One evening an 18 year old man decided to commit a horrible act of animal cruelty by stealing John's rabbit and tossing it into the River Liffey.
John jumped to the rescue of his beloved rabbit named Barney, and risked his life to brave the freezing river. River Liffey is known to be filthy and have very strong currents, claiming lives every year. Miraculously, he managed to save Barney from drowning. After jumping into the water and successfully finding Barney, he had to pump air back into Barney's lungs, and help the rabbit regain consciousness. However, he then became stranded below the bridge. Freezing cold and unable to reach the bank, John had to wait for his own rescue by Dublin firefighters. Half way through the rescue, John is seen scuffling with the rescue team because the rescuers were taking John away from the bridge where his dog was waiting.
When John was asked why he risked his life for Barney and jumped into the Liffey, he said, "Because he is my child, I love him and I just wanted to save him. I didn't think I just jumped."
While the 18-year-old was arrested on charges of public disorder and animal cruelty, John was given an award for his actions. The charity ARAN presented him with the 'compassionate citizen award'.
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Genesee Course Listing
Official Course Information
Please select a Course Section from the List below or use Search for a class by Title.
Human Services Courses:
|HUS104 - Preschool Children-Health, Safety and Nutrition
Catalog Description: Emphasizes the symptoms and treatment of typical childhood illnesses, safety hazards, first aid techniques and accident prevention. Explores, within the context of children's developmental stages, nutritional requirements and subsequent effects on behavior, child abuse factors, and special needs of children due to health conditions.
Lecture: 3 hrs.
Course Student Learning Outcomes (CSLOs):
The student will demonstrate in writing the following:
1. List 10 common childhood illnesses and give the following information for each:
Two symptoms used in diagnosis
Three ways to prevent the illness
Two methods used in treatment
2. For ages 1-5 identify one major developmental achievement.
3. Write the five most frequent causes of accidental injury in young children and identify one way to
prevent each.
*4. Draw the most recent Food Pyramid and label the food groups with the corresponding exercise program.
5. Name 5 minerals and 5 vitamins. Then, give for each, one function they perform in the body.
6. Write 5 ways child care givers can prevent the spread of disease.
*7. Complete a written analysis of a child care center's playground using at least 20 safety requirements.
8. Identify 5 injuries that can happen in a child care classroom and for each give one action a teacher can take as well as one way the injury could be prevented.
9. State three symptoms in a child that may indicate abuse or neglect for each of the following areas:
Verbal abuse
Physical neglect
Emotional neglect
Physical abuse
Sexual abuse
10. Discuss what action a teacher should take when child abuse symptoms are observed.
11. Discuss two controversial issues involving young children today. Give both sides of the argument.
*This course objective has been identified as a student-learning outcome that must be formally assessed as part of the College's Comprehensive Assessment Plan. All faculty teaching this course must collect the required data (see Assessing Student Learning Outcomes form) and submit the required analysis and documentation at the conclusion of the semester to the Office of Assessment and Special Projects.
Content Outline:
1. Major developmental achievements
2. Childhood Illnesses
3. Food Pyramid
4. Preventing spread of disease
5. Child care center safety requirements
6. Injury prevention
7. Child abuse and neglect
8. Controversial issues in the early childhood field
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Overland Truck Funnies
When in Africa, many travellers use an Overland Truck to get from Point A to Point B. There are well defined routes throughout eastern and southwestern Africa that are becoming ever more popular.
Overland Trucks visit Africa icons such as the Serengeti (Tanzania), Victoria Falls (Zambia/Zimbabwe) and the Okavango Delta (Botswana).
Basically, there are only a couple of options for transport in Africa. Firstly, you could hire or buy a car (or I'd recommend a 4 wheel drive because the roads can be rather crap), but this can be quite expensive.
You could try public transport, which includes the back of miscellaneous goods trucks, but this is usually unreliable and is subject to the laws of 'Africa Time' – which means your transport might leave in four minutes, four hours, four weeks, or possibly four months!
I wrote an earlier piece called 'The Worst Drivers In The World' which highlighted the joys of travelling in suicidal minibus taxis in southern Africa.
You can read more about travelling Africa overland here!
But the Overland Trucks are another alternative – and it's fairly reliable!
Since most people only have a finite time for their holiday, the Overland Truck is a viable option because there is a reasonable chance that you might make your destination and your flight home in time.
Overland Trucks are not especially luxurious – actually they're pretty unpretentious and are designed to get you there in one piece. They are usually a modified truck that has had a large, metal box welded on the back with a few rows of seats bolted in. This box also houses the tents, sleeping bags, and backpacks of its occupants. They're solid, but not spectacular. I've included a photo below:
Truck journeys are subject to their own laws, of which I've observed quite a few times on a couple of trips to Africa.
Overland Truck Laws
Here they are – my 10 Laws of Overland Trucks in Africa:
- Suspension toughness always takes priority over passenger comfort.
- Air-conditioning consists of the Overland Truck travelling at 80 kilometres per hour, with all of the windows open.
- There is always at least one Overland Truck romance. This romance usually ceases at the end of the Overland Truck journey.
- Related to the Overland Truck Law above – the original occupants of the Overland Truck tents will drastically change between the start and the end of the trip.
- There will always be at least one flat tyre. This will usually be the inside tyre of a set of dual wheels. See photo below:
- Overland Trucks are trained to find the world's biggest potholes. See photo below showing evidence of this:
- Overland Trucks are a magnet for a wide range of hawkers wanting to sell everything from beads to potato chips.
- You will definitely come across at least one of these Travel Personalities. Most likely the Pisshead, the Root Rat, or even a combination of these.
- Maintenance tools for the Overland Truck include stones, blocks of wood and kicking with steel cap boots.
- You will most likely eat things like Warthog Pie, and drink the Springbok as part of my 52 Travel Tips for Weird Food and Drink.
What about you? What other Overland Truck laws can you think of?
You can read more Overland Truck adventures in this book, titled 'African Adventures on an Overland Truck'.
Leave a comment and share your thoughts!
Other things to do in Africa – visit the 'Sand!' sign or use an Outdoor Toilet.


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A Tyler ISD early college high school would provide another way for the district to engage struggling learners and create a pathway to higher education, a district administrator said.
Dr. Christy Hanson, the district's chief academic officer, said research shows this program improves academic performance, promotes a college-going culture and raises the educational expectations of families.
"The administration feels like this is almost a perfect fit to build the capacity of our students to go to college" and to go locally, she told the school board Thursday during its monthly meeting.
The Texas Education Agency defines an Early College High School as an innovative high school located on or close to a college campus that allows the "students least likely to attend college an opportunity to earn a high school diploma and 60 college credit hours," according to information provided by TISD.
The program would target ninth through 12th-graders who are either first generation college students, come from low-income families, are a minority or are otherwise at risk of dropping out.
These students would then have the opportunity to earn dual credit, meaning college and high school credit simultaneously, at no charge; receive academic and social support; and move into the college environment more smoothly, according to TISD.
These students would be able to earn college credit up to an associate's degree while still in high school.
TISD officials have discussed the idea of early college high schools for several years and even visited campuses that had the program, but this is time they've announced a timeline for the possible opening, fall 2015. Their higher education partner in the process would be Tyler Junior College.
The idea at this time would be for the district to start with about 75 to 100 freshmen students and add that many each year. The goal would be to eventually have 300 students from ninth through 12th grade.
Students would attend a stand-alone TISD campus during their ninth and 10th grade years and move to the TJC campus for their 11th and 12th grade years.
TISD is considering using a wing of the Stewart Middle School campus for the program because Stewart will no longer serve as a middle school in fall 2015 when the new southwest Tyler middle school opens.
Although early college high school students would attend a separate campus, they would still be considered John Tyler or Robert E. Lee high school students.
This is because the early college high school would be considered a program they are in, rather than a separate high school they attend.
This leaves the door open for those students to participate in extracurricular activities on the main high school campuses. However, those details would have to be worked out, Dr. Hanson said.
The selection process for these students has yet to be determined. However, Dr. Hanson said, "there would have to be some indication that they have the potential to be a high performer."
TISD would continue to offer dual credit courses to its regular high school students even if it starts an early college high school program.
There still are many details to be worked out. TISD Superintendent Gary Mooring said the program could cost up to $400,000 to start.
Although TJC would cover the cost of the courses for the student and pay their on-campus professors, TISD would have to have at least eight staff members.
That said, the district could eliminate some full-time positions at other sites in the process, so that could cancel out some of the staffing costs.
Dr. Hanson said there are grant opportunities that could be available to the district as well.
Dr. Hanson said the next step is to hire an Early College High School director. This person would be responsible for helping the district decide on the model for its program, starting the extensive Texas Education Agency application process and planning with TJC.
The board would have to approve this position and it has not yet been presented to them.
Dr. Hanson said just because the district hires a director does not mean it is for sure going to get this program. It would be up to the board to decide that once they are presented with a proposal.
If the district wants to open a school in fall 2015, it has to submit its application to the state by November.
Texas has more than 60 Texas Education Agency designated early college high schools.


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|International, Ethnic
|French-Thai fusion
|Opening hours:
|Price range:
|Expensive (LE150 to LE250)
|Payment method:
|Cash, VI, MA, DI, AMEX
Arguably the best destination for all night-life aficionados, 35 Lounge Bar is considered to be the favorite hang-out of Cairo's elite and foreigners, impressing with both: ambience and cuisine. Expensive cars flock to this posh area (the place is located Within the First Place complex housing the First Mall and the Four Seasons hotel at the First Residence), bringing with them glamorous girls and dress-to-impress gents between the early 20's and late 40's. Impressive entrance takes you to an equally impressive club, and those who will be able to go through a strict face control, will not leave disappointed.
The venue is divided into two areas: one dedicated to partying and passing a drink or two (thus, the long stools and the tiny tables, organized in such a way that those who feel like dancing, can do so, with not too much freedom in their movements); the other is more secluded, offering dining in an atmosphere that is all about chic and comfort, boasting comfy red sofas with soft cushions and candles that make the setting cozy and romantic. Add to this the remarkable illumination and big plasma TV screens and what you get is a venue with a modern twist.
Those coming here to party till the wee hours of the morning, can drop by just after midnight (the DJ starts entertaining the crowd with fabulous house music), the masses become merrier, mingling, dancing, laughing and the fiesta begins); however, those who plan on dining, should make sure that they come early (from 10pm till midnight the place is less crowded, the music is quieter, thus enabling you to talk and enjoy a magnificent dinner).
Oh, the dinner! Firstly, the venue has the same culinary standards as its neighbor, Four Seasons; secondly, 35 Lounge Bar is exceptional when it comes to quick and efficient service (the dishes were served within 20 minutes, and the explanations given were to the point and accurate); and, finally, the lounge & restaurant boasts an extensive menu, ranging from a rich array of alcoholic beverages (4 pages dedicated to drinks only) to Sushi (choose any of your beloved options: Hoso Maki, Oshizushi, Futo Maki, Gunkan, Temaki, Sashimi, Nigiri, Ura Maki, Tempura Rolls, Crispy Rolls and many others).
But the surprises do not stop here: non-alcoholic cocktails are also on offer among which we recommend you to savor 35 Lounge Bar (a blend of mango, peach, strawberry, pineapple, fresh mint and grenadine) or San Francisco (orange juice, cranberry and pineapple).
The appetizers were all delicious (and the portions are big), offering everything from Coconut Thai Soup (shrimp, mushroom, coconut milk, lemon grass and ginger) to Thai Spring Rolls; whereas the main dishes were so tender that they melted in the mouth. Grilled Australian Beef Tenderloin (served with mashed potatoes, chives and black pepper sauce) along with the Imported Dover Sole (pan-stirred Dover sole with porcini mushroom (crepes) sauce and porcini Maki) were worthy, though the portions weren't big, letting us leave room for the dessert. Sum up your meal with Chocofondant or Fruits Sashimi (selection of seasonal fruits served with shaved coconut and passion fruit sherbet) and remember to come here with a lot of positive emotions and good mood.
Additional Information:
Dress Code: smart casual.Age: minimum 21 Prior reservation is a must.For reservation, please call: (3573 85 00)


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Jennifer Aniston Bridesmaids Revealed, Courteney Cox Excluded?
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are set to walk down the aisle soon and fans are shocked over reports claiming the actress has not asked her best friend Courteney Cox to be a bridesmaid.
The former "Friends" actress is rumored to be getting married within "weeks," and the 44-year-old has asked actress Emily Blunt and late night talkshow host Chelsea Lately to be her bridesmaids.
Despite Aniston have a years-long friendship with Cox, the 48-year-old is not a bridesmaid.
"Jen wants to include some of her new pals and, though she will attend the wedding, she thinks that Courteney may have too much on her plate," a source reportedly told Heat magazine.
"Jen thinks that Chelsea is brilliant. She's the only friend who publicly defended her over Angelina Jolie getting together with her ex Brad Pitt in 2005, so there's fierce loyalty there," the source continued adding "now Jen is with Justin, things with Courteney are different."
Aniston, who was engaged to Brad Pitt at the time of Cox's 1999 wedding to David Arquette, was not a bridesmaid in their ceremony. However, she and Pitt did attend.
The actress is said to have invited approximately 50 guests to her and Throux's upcoming nuptials, which is less than half of the 200 guests that attended her 2000 wedding to Pitt.
"She wants a low-key do, but pals like her ex-Friends co-stars Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry will attend," a source told Closer magazine.
"Jennifer is trying to keep the wedding date a secret, but it'll probably be in the week or two after the Oscars, at the end of the month,"the source added.
Among Aniston and Theroux's star-studded guest list is reportedly the actress' estranged mother Nancy Dow and her former mother-in-law Jane Pitt.
Theroux, 41, who is said to have strong family values, reportedly convinced his fiance to invite Dow to their wedding ceremony after Aniston refused to invite her to her 2000 nuptials to Brad Pitt.
"Nancy and Jennifer have had their ups and downs, but they're going to let bygones be bygones and she will be invited to her daughter's wedding ceremony," a family insider reportedly told RadarOnline.com.
"She was told of the invitation by her son, John, which she was obviously delighted with. Sadly, the initial fallout between Nancy and Jennifer in 1999 meant that she wasn't on the guest list for the 2000 wedding to Brad Pitt -- something that always haunted her," the source went on.


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Background: He is a member of the Savannah Bar Association and is a past president of its Younger Lawyers Division. McRae is a member of the Chatham County Board of Registrars and serves on the Board of Directors of the Economic Opportunity Authority of Savannah/Chatham County. He also performs volunteer legal work for the Truancy Intervention Project and serves as attorney coach for the high school mock trial team at Savannah Country Day School, his alma mater.
Education: McRae graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in history in 1995. He graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1999.
Hired at Cora Bett Thomas Realty as property management bookkeeper
Background: Before joining the company, Strickler worked as a sales associate at One Fish, Two Fish. Before that, she served as the assistant manager at The Granite Steps Inn in Savannah and in sales at Old Fort Jackson.
Education: Strickler received a bachelor's degree in English and equestrian studies from Lake Erie College.


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The Arab parties in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk called on the federal government to compel the Kurds to hand over their heavy weapons. US troops initially gave the weapons to the Kurds after confiscating them from the former Iraqi army in 2003. In the meantime, the dispute continues to grow between Sunni and Shiite waqfs (religious endowments) over ownership rights to certain properties recently claimed by the Shiite waqf.
The Arab Political Council in Kirkuk issued a statement on the issue, a copy of which was obtained by Al-Hayat. It read: "the Peshmerga forces [Kurdish fighters] should not use these weapons, for it is illegal. Exploiting the weapons to serve partisan agendas might result in igniting a civil war in the disputed areas and lead to the deployment of Peshmarga forces — affiliated with the two main Kurdish parties — throughout these areas."
Ahmad al-Ubaydi, a leading figure in the council, told Al-Hayat that "the weapons, government belongings and the spoils of war seized by the Kurds belong to the Iraqi people and to the government. Owning heavy weapons without the approval of the defense ministry is a violation of Iraqi laws and the Constitution."
Leading tribal figures warned against the emergence of tensions in Kirkuk, which have been aroused by recent disputes between the Iraqi federal government and Arbil. Tensions also emerged when "the government ignored the dangerous situation caused after the Peshmarga and the Asayish [Kurdish security] forces took control of different areas in which both Arabs and Kurds resided."
The weapons issue emerged just around the time when the Sunni waqf decided to claim possession over a number of religious sites. The waqf formed a committee composed of Sunni religious figures, who led a visit to the main Sunni religious authority to discuss this issue. They did so in response to claims made by the Shiite waqf upon a visit to the province's real estate-office that a number of properties and places of worship were theirs.
Shakykh Nasir Al-Ubaydi, a Sunni religious figure in Kirkuk, accused the Shiite delegation of "raiding Kirkuk's housing directorate with an accompanying force and compelling the employees to change the ownership of a number of religious sites from the Sunni endowment [to the Shiite endowment] without the knowledge of the governor."
Azad Khurshid, the deputy director of the Sunni endowment, urged "the Shiite authorities to explain such actions and to clarify its stance over what happened." He added, "the Sunni endowment in Kirkuk rejects such actions, since it is considered an attack against the religious properties of a vast segment of Kirkuk's population."
On the other hand, Shiite scholar Hasan Dawoud Fadil stressed that "the Shiite endowment followed legal measures" and that "the places of which it claimed possession originally belonged to the Shiites." He then added, "The delegation did not visit the provincial authority in Kirkuk because its members are constantly busy. This has led to a misunderstanding with our brothers in the Sunni endowment."


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SAN DIEGO ---- A pair of small earthquakes rattled northern Baja California, with one of them a lot closer to San Diego than normal, the USGS reported.
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck at 10:38 p.m. Saturday and shook East County. Its epicenter was 10 miles southeast of the Tecate border crossing, or about 40 miles east-southeast of downtown San Diego.
That quake was not in the area rocked by thousands of aftershocks from the big Mexicali quake of April that struck the Imperial Valley and East County.
At 11:10 a.m. Sunday, a magnitude 3.2 Mexicali aftershock hit. It was about 35 miles southeast of Mexicali, or about 120 miles east of San Diego.
Thousands of similarly-sized aftershocks have rattled the area since a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck April 2, killing two people in Mexicali and severely damaging canals, schools and older buildings in Imperial County.


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Tuesday November 3, 2009
McDonald's in Iceland, which imports most of the ingredients it uses in its meals, will shut after costs doubled over the past year, Lyst said in an e-mailed statement today. The franchise holder said it doesn't expect the situation to change in the short term.
"We would have to raise our prices by 20 percent to get the margin needed on our products," Magnus Ogmundsson, Lyst chief executive officer, said in a phone interview. "That would have sent a Big Mac to 780 kronur" ($6.36), compared with the 650 kronur it costs today, he said.
The island's currency collapsed last year following the failure of Iceland's biggest banks. Offshore, the krona slumped as much as 80 percent against the euro, while capital restrictions this year have failed to prevent an 8.1 percent decline, making the krona the second-worst performer of the 26 emerging-market currencies tracked by Bloomberg.
"Our competitors all use domestic meat and lettuce and so on, while we are flying in these materials, which is extremely expensive," Ogmundsson said.
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The most expensive Big Macs are sold in Switzerland and Norway, where the burger costs about $5.75, according to the Economist 2009 BigMac index. The cheapest are sold in South Africa, $1.68, and China, $1.83, the index shows.
McDonald's, the world's largest restaurant chain, opened its first store in Iceland in 1993. The first person on the island to consume a Big Mac was then Prime Minister David Oddsson, who later became governor of the central bank before his dismissal by the current ruling coalition earlier this year. The island has three McDonald's restaurants, all of which will be closed.
The closure sparked a wide range of responses from bloggers on the island. Pall Vilhjalmsson said he was glad the stores were closing, calling the chain a "symbol of American colonialism" and that it has "terrorized food culture all over the world." Hreinn Omar Smarason, said he will "miss Ronald McDonald," adding he hopes the stores will return as soon as possible.
Iceland is relying on a $2.1 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to stay afloat after its three biggest banks collapsed having racked up debt more than 10 times the size of the economy. The central bank imposed capital restrictions at the end of last year to prevent a sell-off of the currency.


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ATLANTA -- Well into a stage in life when most people are enjoying the peace and quiet of retirement, Tom Murphy remains at the center of the General Assembly's once-a-decade struggle over political turf.
When the longtime House speaker from Bremen announced last year that he would run for another term, he said many of his colleagues had asked him to stay on at least long enough to see them through another redistricting session.
''Because I've had the experience, I know what it takes to get them to agree,'' Murphy said Tuesday.
''He's been through four of these,'' added Majority Leader Larry Walker of Perry, the No. 2 Democrat in the House behind Murphy. ''He takes command at times, almost like a father figure.''
It would have been easy for Murphy, 77, to call it a career at the end of last year, his 40th in the House. He already had set the record for the longest-serving House speaker in Georgia history and was the longest actively serving speaker in the country.
Murphy's district on the Alabama border west of Atlanta was trending Republican, as suburban voters sympathetic to the GOP began spreading into newly minted subdivisions in Paulding, Polk and Haralson counties. Indeed, the speaker survived a scare, narrowly defeating Republican businessman Bill Heath in what became a heated campaign.
Now, Murphy is the key player in behind-the-scenes talks aimed at getting enough Democrats to agree on a redistricting plan to get it passed. With few Republicans likely to support any map drawn by the Democratic majority, that means making sure nearly all of the House's 105 Democrats sign off on the plan.
Rep. Calvin Smyre, chairman of the House Democratic caucus, said Murphy has gone out of his way to make sure Democratic leaders are in contact with their rank and file.
''The speaker has asked us to check with all our Democratic caucus members,'' said Smyre, D-Columbus. ''We're not going to make everybody happy, but we need to have something to roll out that can get 91 votes.''
The House adjourned after just a few minutes Tuesday, the fourth day in a row since the special session began last week that House members haven't taken up a plan. In fact, the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committee has yet to send a map to the full House.
''It's been a little slower this time because I've given them more time to talk,'' said Murphy. ''I've always tried to listen to them and give them whatever input they wanted, especially in reapportionment.''
While Republicans aren't afforded equal opportunities because of their minority-party status, even GOP lawmakers appreciate having Murphy around for redistricting. They believe the speaker's experience and independent personality make him a difficult target for Gov. Roy Barnes' persuasive powers.
For example, Murphy and fellow Democrat Barnes engaged in a highly publicized struggle during last winter's regular legislative session over the governor's proposal to raise the teen driving age, a contest the speaker eventually won.
Last week, Murphy objected vehemently when Republican leader Lynn Westmoreland took to the House floor to accuse Democratic leaders of allowing Barnes to influence redistricting decisions. The speaker said he doesn't ask the governor's permission for anything.
Westmoreland, R-Sharpsburg, said Murphy's independence also stems from his power base. While Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor was elected by Georgia voters to preside over the Senate, Murphy was elevated to speaker by the Democratic House members.
According to Westmoreland, those different dynamics are the main reason why Senate Democrats are pushing forward with a redistricting plan while their House counterparts are still talking.
''The lieutenant governor bought in with what the governor wanted to do,'' he said. ''The speaker, I think, is looking out after his people. ... His loyalty is to the incumbent Democrats who helped him stay in power.''
But Taylor's spokesman, David Sutton, said the Senate's faster pace is the result of the upper chamber's smaller membership. He said Taylor, too, has a vested interest in keeping rank-and-file Democratic senators happy.
''The Senate majority, whichever party it is, sets the rules of the Senate, which dictate the powers of the lieutenant governor,'' Sutton said.
While Taylor is expected to seek a second four-year term next year, whether Murphy will be around at the Capitol after 2002 is a matter for conjecture. He hasn't said whether he will seek re-election for what would be his 22nd term.
This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Wednesday, August 8, 2001.
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- Web: www.bankaccountlocator.com
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*Consumer Comment: Fred Joseph ripped me off too
I work for the Criminal Justice Dept. and thought I can collaberate with someone that can obtain bank information, so I called the company and spoke with Fred, he seemed nice and gave me good customer service, but now knowing he only did that because he wanted money and nothing in return to me. I gave him the information on the subject and gave them the payment information. Fred has already collected the money from us and it has been 6 months and haven't received anything from him not even a call. We always call him almost every week about it and it's always an excuse such as: my computer just went down, I'll have to call you later, I will have to check (than hangs up). I strongly suggest not to call him and spread the word, DO NOT use them!!!
I obtain the information I needed on the subject with another means in a day. So that goes to show what a scam artist he is.
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Fred Joseph ripped me off too
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SUBMITTED: Sunday, November 21, 2010POSTED: Sunday, November 21, 2010
I finally my report and all it did NOT have the BANK ACCOUNT information I requested and PAID FOR. Read below. He needs to be SHUT DOWN. Contact the FL Attorney General's office: http://www.myfloridalegal.com/contact.nsf/contact!OpenForm&Seq=1&Section=Attorney_General
In anticipation of soon receiving judgment against against a DIFFERENT scammer (!), I came across (((Redacted))) who advertised that "THEY" could do an asset search for 1/2 the price of any other place. I had the soc. sec. # of the defendant, and some possible account numbers. Mr. Joseph's said that THEY would get me results in a week to three weeks. He told me "THEY" do searches for Baker Botts... My mother WORKED for THEM. He mentioned someone's name there, and I ran the past my mother, who said that sure, she knows him. SO, I figured this guy FRED is legit. I called back with my check information-- "THEY" don't accept credit cards-- (I felt a little uneasy) and he promised that he would get me results within 2 weeks at the MOST. NEVER heard back from him. No updates...nothing!!! IT IS NOW A MONTH LATER! In the meantime, I hired an investigator my attorney provided for me-- cost me $1200 but we located 2 bank accounts so far (including a brokerage account) and another is on the way. I Mr. Joseph's TODAY and asked him for the results of the search. He played dumb and said, "They didn't get back to you???" I said, "WHO is THEY???" Indignantly, he said, "The research department." I said, "No. Give me their phone number, please." He said, "There is no number, this IS the research department." HUH???????? So I asked him to give me the results of the search. He told me he didn't have them. I told him it's been a month, and I think he ripped me off. He YELLED at me and told me that I am CRAZY. I have a feeling he runs a $25 search on intelius, which is what I have already run to skip trace the defendant. I just left a message at the FL Attorney General's office. I will call Monday. It's sad, when you turn to someone to help you find a scammer, and THAT person ends up being a scammer.CLICK here to see why Rip-off Report, as a matter of policy, deleted either a phone number, link or e-mail address from this Report.
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Milton backs possible interchange study
State Rep. Kim Hixson last week submitted a request to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation that it conduct a cost-benefit analysis for a possible interchange at I-90/39 and County M, which is two miles west of Milton.
Tuesday, the council unanimously pledged its support of Hixson�s efforts.
The move comes as the Wisconsin Department of Transportation plans on Oct. 19 to propose to the state�s Transportation Projects Commission a $1 billion project to expand lanes on I-90/39 from the state line to Madison.
Hixson and Milton city officials have promoted an interchange at I-90/39 and County M as a way to spur industrial development on the city�s west end and improve access and safety along the interstate.
City officials say they hope the DOT will connect the interchange study to the larger interstate expansion plan in time for its October presentation to the state transportation commission.
�Now is the time,� Milton Alderman Brett Frazier said. �Things are moving quickly, but the (I-90/39) expansion project is at the top of the state�s list. Hopefully, the interchange will get included in the (DOT�s) planning process.�
If undertaken, the study would be state-funded and would come at no cost to the city, officials said.
Milton Mayor Tom Chesmore said he supports Hixson�s efforts to spur the state-supported study, although he said he�s not overly optimistic the DOT will include the interchange as part of its October proposal.
�It�s going to be an uphill battle for Kim Hixson to get them (the DOT) to look at this interchange,� Chesmore said. �That�s why the city figured it would be a good idea to show our support for the study.�
Chesmore said if the DOT does the study, he�d be most interested in learning the costs involved with an interchange.
He said the city has limited resources to spend outside of its established comprehensive plan. The land adjacent to where the interchange would be located is privately owned farm property in the Town of Milton.
�Right now, the city is not prepared to pay for a huge infrastructure improvement in that area,� Chesmore said, noting that in upcoming work on the city�s 2011 budget, he plans to push city facility improvements as a top priority.
Meanwhile, city, township and county officials have planned no talks on the concept of a Milton interchange.
�Until we get something firmed up at the state level, there�s nothing to discuss,� Chesmore said.
Frazier said if the DOT declines to do a study on the interchange, he wouldn�t rule out the option of the city paying for an independent study. But he said it would depend on the state�s reasons for declining the study.
�I wouldn�t necessarily want to dump taxpayer dollars into a study if there�s some hurdles we can�t jump,� he said.
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The 2012-2013 freeskiing competition circuit kicks off this week as the Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships rolls into Breckenridge, Colorado. The Breck stop is the only one on the tour this year—a break from the three in years previous—so athletes will have to bring it and bring it early. For the first time ever, we'll have Dew Tour overall champions by mid-December.
So what are we watching for? If history is any indicator, the men's side could be looking at yet another new, and very boyish, face on the podium. The last two years have seen teens Torin Yater-Wallace and Nick Goepper rise from relative obscurity, ditch high school geometry class, and knock their childhood heroes off the podium. Andy Partridge and Jesper Tjäder are this year's young guns and could very well shake things up in slopestyle. Partridge lays claim to a bevy of big-boy tricks, while Tjäder spun into the future last year, landing the first 1350 out. Other than that, it's the usual suspects on hand for slope, pipe, and big air glory, with a cameo from legend Tanner Hall—fresh off a win at the World Cup—in the superpipe competition.
For the women, Kaya Turski has finished first in every Dew Tour stop she has ever competed in, and chances are she'd like to keep that streak alive. Keri Herman and Anna Segal are frontrunners to dethrone the queen of slope, but keep an eye out for 17-year-old dark horse Dara Howell, who finished third in Euro X slope and third in the season's first World Cup stop. With no women's big air this year, the slopestyle competition holds added importance, with only one title on the line for the booter-inclined. Women's superpipe is wide open this year, but Roz Groenwood and Brita Sigourney have had the most big venue success out of this year's field.
The lone Dew Tour stop this year, Breck stepped up its game with a massive seven-feature slopestyle course. In addition to four booters, the three triple-option rail features that Breck Terrain Park Supervisor Eric Armfield considers, "the best rail sets we've ever had for Dew Tour," offer up plenty of room for creative separation. A gnarly up rail to gap to tank is just one of the features that has competitors drooling—while scaring the crap out of the rest of us.
The finals kick off today with the men's big air final, followed by men's and women's superpipe finals on Friday, and men's and women's slopestyle finals on Sunday. For those uncomfortable with down days, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis spice up the Saturday lineup with a concert at Breck's Riverwalk Center. That's a busy little weekend.


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Dr. Patton is a radiation oncologist and practice president of Compass Oncology. He has been in practice for thirty years.
Dr. Patton treats all types of cancer with a special focus on breast cancer. He has advanced expertise in Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery and brachytherapy.
His multidisciplinary approach to care centers around the belief that collaboration among the different medical specialists leads to the right answer for treatment. He incorporates the results from patient evaluation (examination, imaging, laboratory, surgery) together with current medical evidence to offer treatment options reflecting the concerns and preferences of the patient and family.
Dr. Patton has a wife and two children including a son who is a cancer survivor. He enjoys flat water kayaking and taking adventure travel excursions.
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Former county coroner's old hand grenade causes some new problems
LORAIN — Two seemingly unrelated events Thursday — a hand grenade recovered from a cistern in Lorain and scholarships doled out at a local high school — turned out to be loosely connected in the most remarkable of ways.
The strange events began about 2 p.m. Thursday, when Lorain police received a phone call from someone saying there was a hand grenade inside a cistern buried next to a Cooper Foster Park Road home.
Lorain Police Lt. James McCann responded to the address: 710 Cooper Foster Park Road, a cozy cut of land that holds a two-story brick home, a detached two-car garage, an underground shooting range and a grenade-laden cistern.
"We don't get too many calls like this," McCann said later.
McCann said he called the utilities department, which showed up with an underwater camera so workers could look inside the cistern's nine feet of water. And sure enough, there it was: an altered hand grenade that Karl Yost of the county bomb squad labeled "highly explosive.''
Yost was one of about 22 emergency officials — from the Lorain County Emergency Management Agency, Lorain firefighters and LifeCare paramedics — who swarmed the property after the device's discovery. Officials say it probably had been in the cistern for a few weeks, maybe as long as a month.
Luckily, the retrieval of the device came off without a hitch. Emergency crews snagged the grenade, secured it in a container, and cleared the scene by 5 p.m.
But the grenade's story was only just beginning.
As it turns out, the home where the cistern is located is the former digs of Paul Kopsch, Lorain County coroner from 1958 to 1972. Kopsch, 82, donated the property to his alma mater, Swarthmore College. The college recently looked to sell the property, so Kopsch — who moved to an assisted living facility on Detroit Road in Avon recently — said he had to take care of a few things at the Cooper Foster Park Road home in recent months.
Among them: Getting rid of the hand grenade.
You see, Kopsch is something of a mythical figure among the law enforcement community.
When asked about him, county Sheriff Capt. Rich Resendez was among the first to point out that Kopsch was among three inventors who created the now-outlawed KTW round, a Teflon-coated bullet capable of piercing bullet-proof vests.
According to the Swarthmore College Web site, Kopsch and two other men invented the bullet in the 1960s because police were looking for firepower that had a little more oomph than the typical .38-caliber rounds that bounced off fleeing cars driven by unsavory characters.
The bullet — later dubbed by some as the "cop-killer" — eventually was taken off the market because of its lethal power, Resendez said, though Kopsch still made his mark on firearms history.
Kopsch, contacted at the assisted-living facility, had a simple explanation for the hand grenade.
An avid firearms collector, mostly antique pistols, Kopsch stored the guns — which he said numbered in the hundreds — in a gun room on the second floor of his Cooper Foster Park home. But there were burglaries all along the East Coast some 30 years ago in which criminals were targeting large gun collections, Kopsch said.
So Kopsch figured out how to booby-trap a wooden box that held his most-prized pistols: He used a hand grenade.
Kopsch said he altered the grenade slightly, so that it would explode if anyone opened the box. Of course, no one ever opened it.
"The police knew about it," Kopsch said, chuckling. "They always said they didn't have to check the house to see if it was broken into; they just had to drive by and see if the wall was blown out.
"I didn't want any of the good guys to get hurt," he said. "It was just there for the bad guys."
So where did the hand grenade come from? In addition to a storied career in the medical field, Kopsch spent 24 years in the military. He's a World War II veteran who eventually acquired the rank of brigadier General in the U.S. Army.
The long and the short of it: He collected a few things along the way, including a hand grenade.
When Kopsch began selling off his gun collection some years ago, he used the money from the gun sales to fund scholarships for Lorain County students headed to college. Since 1982, Kopsch said he's given more than $514,000 in scholarships to local high school students.
And as it so happened, he was at a Clearview High School scholarship ceremony Thursday night handing out college money from his "Challenge for Tomorrow Scholarship."
Clearview High School is about a mile from his former Cooper Foster Park Road home, where the bomb squad and police were plucking the hand grenade from the cistern.
These days, Kopsch is an entirely likable guy with an easy chuckle followed by an occasional cuss word.
He said he only recently worked up the nerve to deactivate the booby trap on that old gun box, but in turn was left with a dilemma: How to get rid of a highly explosive grenade that packs enough blast and shrapnel to tear a man apart?
"I wasn't about to put it in the trash and leave it for the trash man," Kopsch said. "So I dropped it in the cistern where it can soak up the water."
He dropped the grenade in the cistern "a week or so ago," and told the Realtor about it when Swarthmore College was looking to sell the house.
"Swarthmore said, 'You gotta get that doggone grenade out of the cistern,'" Kopsch said.
That finally happened Thursday.
"I'm glad they got professional help," Kopsch said of the bomb squad, firefighters and police retrieving the device.
Resendez said he wasn't sure if there were any laws against booby-trapping one's home with an explosive device — basically an ordinance against ordnance.
"I can't tell you if we are or aren't going to charge him," Resendez said. "Basically … it's like putting up an electric fence and a kid gets shocked."
For now, Resendez said law enforcement officials may look to Kopsch for restitution to pay the cost of securing and disposing of the grenade.
Of course, that means a lot of scholarship money could be taken away from a lot of students.
Contact Shawn Foucher at 329-7197 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
|An interview with former county Coroner Paul Kopsch, owner of the home where the bomb squads responded on Thursday.
Lorain police and the bomb squad responded to this house on Cooper Foster Park Road.