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Pumpkin patches
- First United Methodist Church, 118 King St., offers pumpkins of all sizes, available this month in downtown St. Augustine. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Prices range from 50 cents to $35. Call 829-3459.
- The pumpkins have arrived at River of Life United Methodist Church, 2600 Race Track Road. A portion of proceeds from pumpkin patch sales benefit the Florida United Methodist Children's Home and other ministries in the church each year. The patch is open from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays.
- The patch is open at Our Lady of Good Counsel, 5950 State Road 16. Hours are 1 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Thousands of pumpkins of all shapes and sizes will share the patch with free hayrides, photo ops and ghostly spooks until Halloween. The patch also will provide free carving patterns, recipes, children's stories and fun for all. Proceeds benefit the church's ministries. Call 904-824-8688.
- The pumpkins arrived Oct. 12 at Shores United Methodist Church, 724 Shores Blvd. Pumpkin prices will vary in the size of the pumpkin.
- Lightsey's Pumpkin Patch, corner of King Street and U.S. 1 South, offers hundreds and pumpkins in several sizes and other fall decor such as corn stalks and hay bales.
Family fun pumpkin patch
October: The Grundy and West families, St. Augustine locals, offer a Family Fun Pumpkin Patch at 4480 State Road 16, corner of S.R. 16 and South Francis Road. A petting zoo, heirloom pumpkins and gourds, hay rides, a bounce house, a huge inflatable slide and fun fall games including corn hole are part of the event. Cost is $5 per person and includes unlimited access to all attractions. Hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday; and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 31.
Corn Maze
Through Nov. 3: A 9-acre corn maze full of twists and turns, live entertainment including Jack, the loudest hee-hawing donkey around, and more family fun will be at Sykes and Cooper Farms, 5995 Brough Road, in Elkton. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays (Oct. 5 through Nov. 3). Cash only admission is $9, with children 2 and younger admitted free. Call 904-692-1370 or go to www.sycofarms.com.
Ghost stories at O.C. White's
Friday and Saturday: O.C. White's Seafood & Spirits, 118 Avenida Menendez, will offer free ghost stories at 9:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday night in October in the garden courtyard.
Zombieville Part II
Friday and Saturday: "Terror Under the Big Top" will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. every Friday and Saturday night in October at the Old Sugar Mill location, 254 San Marco Ave. The Zombie Apocalypse has hit the big top and it is up to you to save the circus. This live action paintball shooting gallery turns every guest into a zombie hunter. No bag limits, open season on zombies ends on Oct. 31. Call 904-829-6545 or go towww.facebook.com/redtrains.
A Victorian Halloween
Through Oct. 31: Enjoy a Victorian Halloween at the Villa Zorayda Museum, 83 King St. Built in 1883, visitors will see enhanced period decorations from the late 1800's to the early 1900's along with the more traditional Halloween decorations. See the ghost of Franklin Smith, architect and builder of the house, as he writes a letter to his beloved wife, Laura. Regular hours and admission prices apply. State of the art audio guided tours are included with admission and are available in English, Spanish and French. Go towww.villazorayda.comor call 904-829-9887.
St. Augustine Spanish Wine Festival
Oct. 21-26: The oldest city's outstanding Spanish culinary heritage will be celebrated with this City of St. Augustine 450th Celebration Legacy Event. This festival features the very best in Spanish foods and wines presented at variety of special events and restaurants. On Oct. 21, a VIP kickoff luncheon at First Coast Technical College; Oct. 22 is the Blessing of the Wine at the Cathedral Basilica's west courtyard; and Oct. 23-24, private wine tastings at St. Augustine restaurants; on Oct. 25, a Cava Reception and Wine Dinner at the River House; and Oct. 26, a Grand Tasting at the Visitor Information Center. Go towww.staugustinespanishwinefestival.comfor more details.
St. Johns County Center for the Arts Choral Concert
Oct. 22: The SJCCA Choral Concert will begin at 7 p.m. in the St. Augustine High School Auditorium, 3205 Varella Ave. This concert will feature all of the choral groups in St. Johns County Center for the Arts. Admission is $5 per person. Call 904-547-8530.
Wine Dinner
Oct. 23: The Reef restaurant in Vilano Beach will present a five course dinner to spotlight the wines of Jed Steele, one of California's top winemakers. Steele wines include the brands, Steele, Shooting Star and Writers Block, based out of Lake County, Calif. Cost is $65.00 per person plus tax and gratuity. Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Reservations are limited. Call 904-824-8008.
Author event
Oct. 24: Virginia Lynn Moylan, author of a new book on Zora Neale Hurston, will speak at Flagler College's Gamache-Koger Theater. Internationally known as an author and folklorist, Hurston was married in St. Augustine in 1927, wrote the first work about Fort Mose, and taught at Florida Memorial College in 1942. While Hurston died in a poorhouse, her books now sell over half a million copies a year. She was buried in a grave that remained unmarked for over a decade until novelist Alice Walker paid to have a headstone put there declaring her a "genius of the South." Moylan, 2011 recipient of the Florida Book Award Silver Medal for nonfiction, has been teaching English and literature for more than 23 years. In addition to her biography, "Zora Neale Hurston's Final Decade," Moylan was a contributing author to "The Inside Light: Critical Essays on Zora Neale Hurston" and the upcoming biography of female Highwaymen painter, Mary Ann Carroll. The free program is open to the public and takes place at 3:30 p.m. at the Gamache-Koger Theater in the Ringhaver Student Center, 48 Sevilla St. Admission is free.
Card party at Panama Hatties
Oct. 24: Temple Bet Yam of St. Augustine will hold its annual Brunch and Card Party at Panama Hattie's at St Augustine Beach. The event will start at 10 a.m. with mimosas and a continental breakfast, with lunch to be served at noon. The event will end at 2 p.m. Guests are invited to bring their Mahjong sets, cards or favorite board game. Tables can be formed there or prearranged. Tickets are $28 per person. E-mail Terre Wallach at email@example.com.
Oct. 25: The Fifth Annual Barktoberfest will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at The Gifted Cork, 64 Hypolita St. With Halloween in mind, try some Zombie Zin or Voodoo Malbec. Cost is $10 to sample seven wines of the season, paired with cheeses from our sister store, The Gifted Gourmet. Receive $5 off wine purchases during the event. RSVP no later than Oct. 24. Call 904-810-1083.
Owl program at Faver-Dykes
Oct. 25: From 6 to 7 p.m. Join Park Specialist Melissa Clauson at Faver-Dykes State Park, 1000 Faver-Dykes Road, from U.S. 1 South. This educational program all about owls. Participants will learn about the three different owl species found at the park. Learn how these creatures rule the night sky and learn how to identify their calls. After the program, enjoy a few owl themed videos on the "big" screen at Faver-Dykes' campfire circle. Regular park entrance fees apply. Call 904-794-0997 or go to www.floridastateparks.org/faverdykes.
Neko Case concert
Oct. 25: Neko Case, known for her solo career and contributions as a member to the Canadian Indie Rock group The New Pornographers, performs int the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A North, in Ponte Vedra Beach. The concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35.Call 904-209-0399 or go to www.pvconcerthall.com.
Dr. Glenos' 29th Annual Halloween Bash
Oct. 25: Dr. Jimmy Glenos will host his 29th Annual Halloween Bash from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Ketterlinus Gym, 20 Orange St. Join Dr. Glenos and his staff for a fun-filled evening with prizes, music, food and contests. Guests are invited to come in costume. For more information, call 904-797-6453.
St. Augustine Maritime Heritage Festival
Oct 25-27: The Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, 11 Magnolia Ave., will host a three-day Viva Florida 500 festival including live entertainment, the "quick and dirty" boat building competition, book signings, a kid zone, old city maritime bar tending challenge, beer and wine tent and more. The festival will be open each day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is included in the regular admission to the Fountain of Youth. Tickets are $12 for adults; $11 for seniors (60 and older); $8 for chidren ages 6-12; and free for children 5 and young. St. Johns County residents will ID also are admitted free. A VIP reception will be Friday night. Tickets for the VIP reception are $45. The festival is a fundraiser for the St. Augustine Maritime Heritage Foundation and will support the completion of the 16th Century Longboat Chalupa. Call 904-829-3168 or go to staugmaritimeheritage.org or www.fountainofyouthflorida.com.
Lisa Kelly Jazz Collective
Oct. 25-26: The Lisa Kelly Jazz Collective will perform from 8 p.m. to midnight at 95 Cordova in the Casa Monica Hotel, 95 Cordova St. Lisa Kelly performs vocals, Jeff Phillips is on piant and bass, and Clyde Connor is on drums. The group performs jazz classics and swing.
Creatures of the Night at Alligator Farm
Oct. 25-26 and Oct. 31: Candy, creepy creature experiences and animal trading cards are just some of the treats awaiting young ghosts and goblins from 5:30 to 7 p.m. each night at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm, 999 Anastasia Blvd. Admission is $9 for adults, and $7 for children ($8 and $6 for Annual Pass holders). Call 904-824-3337 or go to www.alligatorfarm.com.
Anastasia State Park Halloween event
Oct. 26: Anastasia State Park, 1340A A1A South, will host an evening of events for all ages from 5 to 9 p.m. Halloween events will include pumpkin carving and painting contests, and trick or treating. A Dogs and Jam event sponsored by Friends of Anastasia will start at 6 p.m. Fall and Halloween-inspired treats will be available for purchase. The Friends will be selling grilled hot dogs with all the fixings for a $1 donation. The "Jam" part of the evening will include local musicians playing guitars, wash drums, tambourines, banjos and other instruments. Entrance fee to the park is $8 per vehicle with two to eight occupants; $4 for a single occupant. Call 904- 461-2035 or go to www.floridastateparks.org/anastasia
Goin' to the Dawgs
Oct. 26: Vendors of pet supplies and services are invited to reserve booth space for an event focusing on four-footed friends. Goin' to the Dawgs, hosted by Altrusa of St. Augustine, will benefit the K9s for Warriors organization of Ponte Vedra. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the grounds of the Mission de Nombre de Dios, off San Marco Ave., with the Great Cross stands. Businesses, organizations and individuals are also invited to reserve times between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to provide demonstrations of pet care, training techniques, or special animal performances. Call Jean Annucci at 797-2723 or 501-9861. A pet walk will begin at 10 a.m.; and a costumed pet parade will start at 1 p.m. Admission is free.
Ancient City Kids Day
Oct. 26: The 18h Annual Ancient City Kids Day will be held on from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Francis Field, 29 W. Castillo Drive. This event, coordinated by EPIC Behavioral Healthcare and planned by numerous agencies, is a day of fun-filled activities for children and families. The event is free for the public, and will include more than 40 youth service agencies offering carnival style games and activities, arts and crafts, and contests for the kids and live entertainment all day. Information about community resources will be available for parents. The only cost to the public will be for food or drinks. Call 904-829-2273.
John Fogerty concert
Oct. 26: John Fogerty, Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and guitarist, performs at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. A member of both the Rock & Roll and Songwriters Hall of Fame, he has sold more than 100 million records earning 18 Gold and 10 Platinum albums. The show begins at 8 p.m.; gates open at 7 p.m.Tickets range from $79.50 to 39.50. Call 904-471-1965 or go to www.staugamphitheatre.com.
Fiesta de Aviles and Running of the Bulls
Oct. 26-27: The 4th annual Fiesta de Aviles celebrates the spirit, the beauty and the ambiance of Aviles Street, the oldest street in the United States — with traditions reminiscent of our Spanish heritage and culture. The Running of the Bulls begins at 3 p.m. Oct. 26, and will pit a special guest "bull" (a human in costume) in a short race down Aviles Street. Bring your cameras as this makes for a great photo opportunity. In addition to the race, live music will help set the festive mood with performers such as the Luis Mario Peral and his Latin Jazz; Lonesome Bert and the Skinny Lizards; and James and Sylvia Kalal. Sangria Sunday on Oct. 27 will feature Aviles Street merchants (restaurants and galleries alike) competing for the best sangria on the street. Tasting and voting will be by the general public and there will be alcoholic and non-alcoholic samples. During the Fiesta, some of St. Augustine's most popular artists will participate in a live "plein air" exhibit in the courtyard of the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum. Admission is free.
Shores Fall Festival
Oct. 26: AFall Festival will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at Shores United Methodist Church, 724 Shores Blvd. The free event features food, candy, carnival games, a bounce house, a cupcake walk, a costume contest at 4:30 p.m., and a doughnut eating competition at 5 p.m. The public is invited.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings play
Oct. 26-27: St. Augustine's A Classic Theatre Inc. (ACT) presents an intimate look at the relationship of Pulitzer Prize -winning author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and her husband, Norton S. Baskin. The play was adapted for the stage by Deborah B. Dickey from the actual correspondence of this fascinating couple during their courtship and long separations. Featuring Nancy Grote as Rawlings and Kelly McTaggart as Baskin, the play will be performed at the Lohman Auditorium in the Center for Marine Studies in Marineland, 9505 N, Oceanshore Blvd. General admission is $20 per person. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26; and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 27. Call 904-829-5807 or go to www.aclassictheatre.org.
Crescent Beach Crawl
Oct. 26: The St. Augustine Sertoma Club will hold the 4th annual Crescent Beach Crawl, beginning at noon at the Sandbar. Other crawl locations include South Beach Grill, Paula's Beachside Café, Napoli, and Redfrog and McToads – all providing dollar draft beer and appetizers for crawlers who have purchased a charity T-shirt ($15 at any of the restaurants or at the Sandbar, day of). A prize will be awarded to the most creative alteration of T-shirt. Proceeds go to Kids Bridge, a local charity that provides a safe, neutral, home-like setting for the continuation of family relationships during times of separation due to issues such as divorce, domestic violence and abuse allegations. Barbecue dinners, live music by the band Seaweed, and a horseshoe tournament (at 2 p.m.) will be at the Sandbar. To purchase T-shirts, go towww.sertomastaugustine.orgor call John Miglis at 904-471-8480.
Harvest Festival
Oct. 27: TheOur Lady of Good Counsel Annual Harvest Festivalwill be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the catholic church grounds, 5950 State Road 16. Food, beverages, entertainment, pumpkins, hayrides, arts and crafts and other vendors will be part of the event. Food tents will feature cuisine of all types including Minorcan chowder, burgers, Spanish cuisine, hot dogs, Italian food, popcorn and sweets. Craft tents will offer homemade wares, plants, religious articles and more. Take a ride on a tractor-drawn hayride or a horse-drawn hayride. Admission is free; charge for various activities during the event.
Oct 27: Ripley's Ghost Train Adventure will kick off Oddtoberfest on with musical entertainment by VIP Entertainment from 8 to 11 p.m. Ghost Train Adventure Tours, Ripley's Haunted Castle investigations and a special late night showing of the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" are free to guests who purchase a ticket for any of the ghostly experiences (This show is for ages 18 and older.) Bring a blanket or chairs for the movie. To make reservations, call 904-824-1606.
Gamble Rogers Folk Festival concert
Oct. 29: The band Swampcandy will be on stage in The Standard, 200 Anastasia Blvd. The live music event is hosted by the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival. Music is from 7 to 10 p.m., with Lonesome Bert & the Skinny Lizards on stage; and The Skinny performing. Cost is $10 per person. Doors open at 6 p.m. Go towww.thestandardfl.com.
Boys & Girls Club Haunted House
Oct. 30-31: THE PLAYERS Championship Boys & Girls Club will host its first-ever haunted fun house from 8 to 10:30 p.m. both days. Admission is free for members of the Boys & Girls Club; cost is $2 for non-members. This is in partnership with the Flagler College Student Government Association. All proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Club.
Palm Coast Hall of Terror
Oct. 30-31: Zombie Apocalypse is the theme of this year's Hall of Terrorby the Palm Coast Fire Department, 9 Corporate Drive.Hours are 6 to 11 p.m. both nights Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 30 and 31.The is a safe Halloween option for ages 10 and older (no young children please.) Hall of Terror is free and participants will receive a free bag of candy. Other refreshments will be available for purchase. Costumes are welcomed. Call Mary Courter at 904-819-0064 or go to goodnewsloves.com.
Trunk or Treat at San Sebastian
Oct. 31: ATrunk or Treat with Monster Mash Café will be offered from 6 to 8 p.m. on Halloween at San Sebastian Catholic Church, 1112 State Road 16. Instead of going trick or treating from door to door with your family, go trunk to trunk. This fun and free event includes a food court, haunted house and more.
Blackfly Halloween Party
Oct. 31: Live music by the band Go Get Gone will be offerd at Blackfly the Restaurant, 108 Anastasia Blvd. A costume contest with prizes, the Jim Beam Ghost Girls and other activities will be featured.
Dinner for the Birds fundraiser
Oct. 31: Dinner for the Birds at Raintree Restaurant, 102 San Marco Ave., will benefit HAWKE Ince (The Humane Association of Wildlife Care & Education), a wildlife rehabilitation center in Elkton. In addition to the dinner, a live animal demonstration will be given by HAWKE curator and president Melanie Cain-Stage featuring several permanent residents of the facility. Make reservations by calling Stage at 692-1777 or emailing email@example.com. Reserve a seat from the HAWKE website at www.hawkewildlife.org.
Bad Seed
Oct. 31-Nov. 24: "Bad Seed" is on stage in Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave. On the surface Rhoda Penmark is sweet, charming and admired by her elders. But things take a dark turn when one of Rhoda's rival schoolmates mysteriously drowns at a picnic. For show times and tickets, go to limelight-theatre.org.
Wild West Fall Fest
Oct. 31: Good News Church, 1357 Wildwood Drive, will host a Wild West Fall Fest from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the church. A Cowboy Band, bounce houses, booths, hayrides, candy, games, dunk tank and food will be part of the event. Costumes are welcome. The event is free to the public. Call 904- 819-0064 or go to goodnewsloves.com.


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Demi Lovato's reason for rehab gets revealed, Pink is pregnant, and breast cancer will not be tolerated on the football field ...the Mantenna is stayin' alive!
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Demi Lovato's Reason for Rehab Revealed
Demi Lovato apparently likes the booger-sugar. A video of the Disney starlet snorting lines of cocaine is reportedly being shopped around to various media outlets. The video helps explain why the Lovato recently quit touring with the Jonas Brothers and entered rehab. The video was recorded by an amateur cameraman at a party on December 28 of last year. It shows her "doing line after line like a pro." Demi was only 17 when the video was taken. Radar Online also quotes another source at the party who says, "Demi was belligerent, being slutty and doing coke all over the house. The guy who hosted the party shot multiple videos of this and what I've seen with my eyes, Demi is screaming, 'F**k all of you, I'm famous, I don't care what any of you think of me the whole world loves me.' He shot her in the bathroom as she was finishing a line (of cocaine)." Here's hoping she can battle her demons. [Radar Online]
American Women Fail at Flirting
When it comes to flirting, American women don't cut it on the world stage. A new study by the internet dating website Badoo found that American women ranked second last when it came to making the first move. The website "analyzed over 90 million Badoo user interactions over a one month period, in more than 240 countries, to discover how often women made the first move." Women from Spain topped the list and are more than twice as likely as American women to initiate a conversation with a member of the opposite sex. Spain was followed by Poland, the Dominican Republic, Argentina and Italy to round out the top five. Women from Ecuador bottomed the list, but only by the thinnest of margins. [Gawker]
Pink Is Pregnant
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According to Us Weekly, Pink, Alecia Moore, is rumored to be pregnant and is expecting her first child with husband of four years Carey Hart. A source stated that Pink is about 12 weeks along in her pregnancy. "She wanted to do it between tours, when she has some time off," the insider said. Pink and Hart were married back in 2006 and separated in 2008, but they were apparently "determined to make the relationship solid." "Now she's really happy, and she's excited she got pregnant so fast! She'll be a brilliant mother." This is gonna be one butch-ass baby, yo. [US Weekly]
Breast Cancer Will Not be Tolerated on the Football Field
A high school football player decided to wear pink cleats to the field in order to support breast cancer. The move was not well received by his coach., According to USA Today "A Mississippi high school student has sued his school district, claiming his football coach dismissed him from the team for wearing pink cleats during October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the suit, filed last week in Simpson County Chancery Court, Mendenhall High School football coach Chris Peterson dressed down Coy Sheppard, a 17-year-old senior kicker, during an Oct. 8 football game for wearing the cleats." Tough to say which way the court of public opinion will go on this one. [USA Today]
Tim Tebow Lawsuits are Easy, Fun
Want to launch a baseless lawsuit against Tim Tebow? Go ahead! It's really easy. Just ask a totally rational man in Florida, who, according to TMZ "claims he was recently kicked out of a gas station near the University of Florida -- Tim's old stomping grounds -- for verbally bashing the former Heisman winner. He is seeking protection from Tim Tebow -- claiming he's been targeted by fans of the QB after telling people, "T-Bo sucks." On an unrelated note, Ryan Leaf now has 4,323 subpoenas in his mailbox. [TMZ]
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Remember Brandon Routh in Superman Returns? Well, imagine that someone (I'm not saying who) spun the Earth backwards, erasing the entire run of that 2006 film and giving director Zack Snyder a clean slate on which to write.
Man of Steel can't erase the memory of Christopher Reeve, who made us believe that a man could fly. But it's the Superman this century deserves, shucked of some of his aw-shucks mannerisms while retaining the Kansas-bred Clark Kent earnestness.
Like the 1978 "original" (let's ignore the early serials), the story begins on the planet Krypton. Kal-El (no relation to Nicolas Cage) is Krypton's first "natural" birth in centuries, and his arrival coincides with a military coup d'état and the imminent destruction of the planet.
His father (Russell Crowe, managing more power and gravitas than even Marlon Brando could muster) ships him off to Earth, where his Kryptonian cells will thrive in the light of our young, yellow star. "He'll be a god to them," Jor-El predicts.
Meanwhile, arch-villain General Zod (Michael Shannon) is banished to the Phantom Zone, which in this movie does not resemble the cover of Supertramp's Crime of the Century album. But like the '70s British rock band, you can bet he'll be back with a vengeance.
General Zod is easily the most fascinating character in this reboot. In addition to delivering a great planet-wide ultimatum, he's one of those bad guys who truly believes he's fighting the good fight. He has the means to recreate Krypton through terraforming (technically Kryptoforming) Earth. The downside is that the process will destroy the indigenous life; i.e., us. But it's his sworn duty, and he can't help himself.
Kal-El, meanwhile, has been raised as Clark Kent by foster parents Diane Lane and Kevin Costner, and thus never has more than a shadow of a doubt about throwing in his lot with his adoptive planet. Though I wish screenwriters Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer had explored that angle a little more; even the gods are more interesting when conflicted.
The nature-vs.-nurture motif is wisely underplayed but it makes for a nice philosophical underpinning to the movie. So too do Kal-El's first words to his biological father, who pops up occasionally as a helpful, ghostly hologram. "Where did I come from?" he wants to know. "Why did you send me here?" The questions every sentient utters into the void.
But before we get too teleological, let's remember that Man of Steel's director is also responsible for the blood-soaked slugfests that were 300 and Sucker Punch. The violence in this one is less visceral — I'm not even sure if Superman can bleed — but the fight scenes have a raw kineticism matched only by their duration and noisiness. There's also easily at least one too many; by the time the last one kicks off, the meaning of "never say die" is woefully apparent.)
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As the man in the tight blue suit, Henry Cavill makes an impressive Superman – a vast improvement over his last superhero outing as Theseus in the forgettable ancient-Greek romp Immortals from 2011. He's cool and a bit shy, hiding his human-helping ways by moving from backwoods job to job – on fishing trawlers, in truck-stop diners and the like.
Mind you, this makes his career choice at the end of the movie almost laughable. It may help tie the new story to some of the character's canonistic traits, and it sure as heck sets up sequel potential, but otherwise it's a stumble of a final act.
But the movie as a whole is a joy, full of fine emotional beats and (until the fighting starts) perfectly paced, employing flashbacks to fill us in on Clark's pre-Super life. Kudos to young Dylan Sprayberry, who plays the Kryptonian as a 13-year-old, slightly sullen and confused about why he's different from everyone else. True, every 13-year-old feels this way, but most aren't cursed with X-ray vision, which is far less fun than the comic-book ads would have you believe.
The supporting cast is also excellent. Amy Adams does a thoroughly modern update on Lois Lane, dialing down the blowzy moxie and three-espresso energy in favour of a more realistic, fact-digging journalist. (Added bonus: No Lex Luthor in this one.) Laurence Fishburne plays Lane's Daily Planet editor, patient and wise; I know who would ultimately win in a circulation war between him and Spider-Man's J. Jonah Jameson.
But that's not the fight we're watching. Snyder may have felt he owed his audience images of his combatants using steel beams, diesel locomotives and even satellites as impromptu weapons, but Man of Steel actually succeeds most fully in its quieter moments of contemplation. And there are enough of these to make the entire exercise feel justified. You will believe that a movie can fly.


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"Fuer Schostakowitsch 1", 1993/1996. Multiple object (color serigraph and exposed halftone positive film) by Vladimir KUPRIJANOV (Владимир Куприянов, 1954-2011 USSR/RUS), hand-signed and dated.
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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — After two seasons of finishing below expectations, Victory Christian has aspirations of returning back to their top form.
The Eagles return a stout team from last year's (3-6) squad, but don't be fooled by their record. Five of eight starters are back on offense for VCA including their entire offensive line and two running backs.
Head coach Chris Hamm will have to replace senior quarterback Bryer Bolton, but VCA will continue to focus on their ground attack which rushed for over 1,000 yards last season.
The goal for this year according to Coach Hamm: make it back to the CFA State Championship.
Victory Christian had made three consecutive trips to the State Title from 2008-2010, but the last two years the Eagles have come up short in the playoffs.
This time around, coach says it's about teaching the kids not just to be excited for Friday nights but also be excited for Monday's and Tuesday's as well.
Expect to see juniors Anthony Sharp and Cody Bolton to lead the attack on the ground for VCA this year along with senior Hunter Austin.
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The 240GB Aura Pro 6G SSD for MacBook Air 2012 Edition from OWC / Other World Computing is specifically designed for use with the MacBook Air 2012 Edition. It supports 6 Gbps SATA and utilizes enhanced DuraClass technology with a SandForce processor to deliver high transfer speeds, endurance, performance and power efficiency. It features 256GB total flash memory with 16GB memory allocated for real-time data redundancy and error correction.The Aura Pro 6G SSD features RAISE (Redundant Array of Independent Silicon Elements) technology along with ECC protection to protect data on your drive. An intelligent block management and wear leveling system evenly distributes the data over the drive. Furthermore, an intelligent read disturb management spreads the active read/write, eliminating data corruption. Advanced intelligent recycling ensures space management by re-writing the data over the Solid State Drive. In order to achieve the higher bandwidth potential of the SATA 6 Gbps bus standard, the Aura Pro 6G SSD utilizes Tier-1 Synchronous NAND instead of the commonly-utilized Asynchronous NAND. Synchronous NAND enables reads and writes to be "synced" with the Solid State Drive processor's clock signal for maximum data throughput.
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Which begins to explain how Veronica Moreno, a Mexican immigrant with no high school education, came to run a multimillion-dollar corporation.
Moreno emigrated to the U.S. from the Mexican state of Coahuila in 1977. She was 21, newly married, and had no special expertise in food manufacturing. What she did have was the good sense to realize that the tortillas sold in American stores couldn't match the taste and texture of the ones she made at home—and the good timing to launch a tortilla-making venture as America's appetite for Mexican food was about to take off.
In 1988, Moreno opened a small factory in Atlanta, selling $10,000 worth of corn tortillas to walk-up customers and Mexican grocery stores that first year. Moreno projects that her company, Olé Mexican Foods, will hit $275 million in sales this year. It will produce 26 million tortillas. Every day. Laid flat, the daily output would stretch from New York City to Mexico City with 300 miles to spare, says Edgar Moreno, Veronica's son, who handles marketing for the company. "I never imagined I was going to make so many tortillas," his mother says.
The U.S. Hispanic population has almost tripled since Moreno sold her first tortilla, to 55 million last year from 19 million in 1988. The market growth was compounded as the tortilla became thoroughly assimilated to the American palate, in the form of chips, frozen burritos, and an option on fast-food menus for diners who want a sandwich without a carb-laden bun.
Olé Mexican Foods, which is in Norcross, Ga., wasn't the only company to profit from the tortilla boom. There were 352 tortilla factories in the U.S. in 2012, according to the U.S. Census, up 46 percent from 1998. Sales have quadrupled—from $3 billion in 1997 to $12 billion last year, according to Jim Kabbani, chief executive of a trade group called the Tortilla Industry Council. (Flour tortilla sales edged corn by about $120 million.)
The first U.S. tortilla makers started out as bite-size operations catering to small pockets of Mexican immigrants. Olé was late to the market nationally but early for the region. Even today, the Southeast accounts for only 8 percent of U.S. tortilla sales, Kabbani says. At first, Moreno couldn't qualify for bank loans, so the company grew slowly, reinvesting profits and expanding with the Hispanic population. Olé went from a local business to a regional one, distributing in Florida and the Carolinas, then got into selling uncooked tortilla chips to restaurants across the South. In 1996, Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) started stocking Olé's La Banderita brand.
That homegrown playbook probably wouldn't pay off today. A pair of Mexico-based tortilla giants—Grupo Bimbo (BIMBOA:MM), which sells Tia Rosa tortillas, and Gruma (GMK), which owns the Mission Foods brand—control 63 percent of the U.S. market, according to IBISWorld, a research firm. In the past decade, the industry has attracted sophisticated investors who backed family-owned businesses or launched new companies, looking for fast growth, Kabbani says. "You had investors who said: 'Internet stocks have cooled down, so what's the next hot thing?'"
For some, the answer was automation. Five workers using modern machinery can pump out 21,000 tortillas an hour, says Nate Fisher, an industry consultant who sold his Clearfield (Utah) tortilla maker, Don Julio Foods, to Tyson Foods (TSN) last year. (Tyson and other prepared food manufacturers are among the biggest tortilla manufacturers in the U.S.) Freshness matters, so success depends on moving massive amounts of grain to regional factories and trucking out large quantities of the finished product. That, plus the marketing muscle of billion-dollar corporations, makes it likely that "the industry is going to be dominated by a handful of giants," Fisher says.
For now, Olé is big enough to keep up with the competition. Moreno says she's laying the groundwork for new factories in Georgia and California. Her product line has expanded to include tortillas for health-conscious Americans, including some made with extra virgin olive oil, as well as a line of Mexican-style cheeses made at a plant in Tennessee. She employs 1,200 American workers (including her husband and two sons). She calls the jobs she created "payback" for the opportunity she received in this country. "Olé is my life," she says. "When I see customers picking up my product, it means everything to me."
Edgar, 28, remembers kicking a soccer ball around his mother's factory when he was a child, waiting for his mom to finish work. He says the company's success depended on the evolving tastes of all Americans. "There were very few Hispanic markets in those days," he says. "In the end, it wasn't just piggybacking off Hispanic growth. It was the general market adopting Hispanic products as a staple."
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Learn to shape and glass at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, NJ. Registration now open for the summer session. Class starts Monday the 24th and runs through Thursday the 27th, from 6-9pm. In four nights, we'll design, shape, glass, and install fin boxes on a board that someone will go home with when the class concludes! Call the college today to register... 732-224-2315
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FALLS CHURCH, Va., March 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Department of Defense and contractor personnel in Egypt are to receive a full range of life support services from DynCorp International.
The services include housing management; facility and equipment management; vehicle maintenance; management of transportation; communications; custodial and grounds services; recreation services; dining facilities; security; program management and administration.
"Our strength in base operations, experience in Africa, and longstanding relationship with the U.S. Air Force make this an outstanding opportunity for the people of DI, here and abroad, to make a positive difference," said Kenneth Juergens, group vice president, Global Logistics and Development Solutions, DynCorp International.
The fixed-price contract has a base performance period of one year and four one-year options. Its total value is $95 million if all options are exercised.


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Observe or join in the fun as important events in history come to life. Here are five places where you can catch a glimpse of days gone by:
1) 49ers Encampment; Death Valley, Calif. Visions of California gold-hued riches fueled the intrepid explorers who crossed the rugged terrain of Death Valley aboard wagon trains in 1849.
Modern-day travelers can relax in comfort while learning about the hardships the early pioneers endured. Guests at the Inn at Furnace Creek and the Ranch at Furnace Creek can take part in the 64th Annual 49ers Encampment, which is being held Nov. 6-10. It will celebrate the historic trek with gold panning, a Western art show, music, a pampered-pet parade and the colorful arrival of a wagon train and riders on horseback.
Contact: deathvalley49ers.org; furnacecreekresort.com
2Washington Crossing Historic Park; Washington Crossing, Pa. On Christmas Day in 1776, Gen. George Washington delivered an inspiring speech to his Continental Army troops before embarking on a daring crossing of the frigid Delaware River. Each year, 200 costumed re-enactors restage the event as thousands watch from the river banks. A dress rehearsal, also open to the public, will take place on Dec. 8. Cultural demonstrations and living history activities provide additional engagement for families.
Contact: 215-493-4076; ushistory.org
3) Historic Philadelphia, Pa. Meet Betsy Ross, American flag maker and creator of a significant piece of our country's history in her authentic 18th-century home. Interactive, family-friendly programming makes it possible for visitors to learn more about the Revolutionary War and her role as businesswoman, wife, mother and revolutionary. An evening tour of Independence Hall, as it might have appeared in 1776, offers families the chance to enjoy a Colonial-style dinner and to eavesdrop on the most pressing debate of the era.
Contact: historicphiladelphia.org
4) Civil War re-enactments; Virginia. This state, known as the gateway to the South, was home to more Civil War battles than any other. See re-enactments throughout the year, during which families can expect period music and the sights and sounds that accompanied the storied confrontations. Laurel Hill, the birthplace of Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, stages one of the most highly revered re-enactments. It includes period campsites as well as simulated saber and gun battles and will be held Oct. 5-6. Children younger than 12 are admitted free.
Contact: 276-251-1833; virginia.org
5) Fall Traders Encampment; Bartlesville, Okla. Roll the clock back and imagine life for the rugged pioneers who trapped and traded in Indian Territory during the early 1800s. The national event includes blacksmithing, leather crafting, storytelling and knife throwing demonstrations. Sample food cooked over an open fire, listen to period music and enjoy Western lifestyle exhibitions. It will be Oct. 4-5 at the Woolaroc Museum & Wildlife Preserve.
Contact: 918-336-0307; travelok.com
Lynn O'Rourke Hayes is the editor of familytravel.com.


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Israel's top general: Al Qaeda trying to recruit Saudi pilots for suicide missions against Israel
Israel's Military Chief of Staff warned Tuesday against Al Qaeda attempts to recruit Saudi pilots that would take off from the Tabouk air base, which is relatively close to Israel, with the aim of carrying out attacks such as those committed on September 11, 2001.
According to the Yediot Aharonot daily, army chief Moshe Ya'alon said Israel was concerned about the possibility that Saudi F-15 pilots, based in Tabouk, would carry out such missions on behalf of Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network.
Ya'alon told a conference held near Tel Aviv that "From interrogations the United States is conducting with al Qaeda detainees, we know that the network is trying to recruit Saudi pilots to carry out aerial suicide missions against Israel, similar to the September 11 attacks on US cities".
According to Ya'alon, "Such an attack may be carried out by an F-15 plane or a civilian plane originating from the Tabouk air base."
Last week, Israel's Army Radio reported that Israel had asked Washington to pressure Saudi Arabia to remove dozens of F-15 aircraft from the Tabouk air base to distant air bases. Saudi Arabia, however, had denied it was under US pressure to withdraw the fighters. (Albawaba.com)
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We invite you to learn more about the Honors Living-Learning Community (LLC), our community of scholars. Our Honors LLC is housed in the University Commons (Building A, Floors 10-13).
Please take a moment to learn more about our Honors Living-Learning Community (LLC), here are a list of our frequently asked questions.
In the University Commons, Georgia State's premier apartment-style community. All units have four bedrooms and two bathrooms and come with fully-equipped kitchens, furnished bedrooms, and living spaces. Each individual private bedroom is wired for high-speed internet, voice and cable T.V. services. ADA-accessible apartments are also available.
The Honors LLC is located in University Commons, Building A. We currently have floors 10, 11, 12 and 13.
The Honors LLC is only open to students who are members of the Honors College, both roommates must be in Honors.
No, but we hope you choose to!
A and B share a bathroom, as do C and D.
You'll live in a community of like-minded scholars, with access to educational programming, study sessions, and social activities.
- Step 1: Visit housing.gsu.edu/myhousing to create a login and begin the Housing application
- Step 2: Complete Housing Application, and indicate your Honors status on the preferences list (question #4 and #6)
- Step 3: Housing will email you with instructions about roomate and room selection
- Step 4: Contact Honors if you don't receive an email from Housing, or if you do not see available rooms in Commons A, floors 10-13.


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I am new to javascript programming.
I am working on a image application.
The user can upload their images.
The upload is working fine in firefox browser and there is a problem in IE 6 browser.
I have a upload link in the page.
When the user clicks the 'upload' link, it calls the javascript function , which create the form and iframe for the form.
And the upload of single file is working in firefox and IE 6
After successfully uploaded the image , again the upload link will be displayed
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After first file upload i reset the innerHTML of the iframe to null.
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There's a new twig on the family tree! Time for a double stroller – and the more flexible, the better. The Peach Blossom Stroller by iCandy is a sweet travel solution for a growing family: you can mix and match standard seats, carry cots, and (with the proper adapters) car seat carriers on the Peach Blossom's shiny chrome frame to accommodate two children, whether they're twins or siblings of different ages.
The single iCandy Peach stroller has a modular design that lets you swap out seats on the metal frame; to transform it into a double, you install the iCandy Peach Blossom Stroller Converter Frames. Suddenly, you have a plethora of options suitable for two kids of varying ages. Got twins? You can use two toddler seats, two carrycots / bassinets (sold separately), or two infant car seats (requiring adapters, sold separately). Got kids of different ages? You can pair your iCandy Peach stroller seat with a carrycot or an infant seat. Further variations allow you to position one or both seats facing you, or away – the configuration with two carrycots facing each other is particularly unusual and eye-catching.
When you hit the streets, you'll find that the iCandy Peach Stroller is zippy and maneuverable – lockable swiveling front wheels give it a nice tight turn radius for elevators, subways, and grocery stores. The rear wheels are large and inflatable for a smooth ride. The handle is height-adjustable for your comfort. And the Peach Stroller's fold is easy as (peach) pie: after you've removed the seats, you fold the frame by applying the brakes and engaging a button on the handle, which causes the frame to collapse easily in half. The iCandy Peach Stroller's carrying strap practically bounces up into your hand – and the folded frame (19 pounds with wheels attached) stands independently, too. An extra-large basket, an adjustable leg rest, included rain covers, and an easy footbrake that you can engage even when you're wearing sandals all add comfort and convenience.
Finally: we would be remiss if we didn't mention how beautiful this British-born stroller is. The iCandy Peach Blossom's bright frame, the lush fabrics, and the darling curved front "legs" give this stroller tremendous personality. There's no question that people will be asking you where you got this gorgeous stroller. Send them our way, won't you?
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The Budget Baller Pants are our unpadded ultra-lightweight pant option. Starting at just $60, BBS Pants are light on your waist and your wallet. They are made of a light, water repellent microsuede and reinforced with durable poly in the slide zones. They also have venting on the back of the leg to release body heat. The side panel accentuates these pants with a multitude of print options and you guessed it, the side panel is customizable for team orders.Features: Ultra Lightweight Construction, Durable Denier Reinforced Knees and Butt, Rear Heat Ventilation, Dual Swab Pockets, Elastic-Drawstring Waistband with Belt Loops, Starts at $60.


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Duquesne, division of Multibond Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of CFS Group Incorporated ("CFS"). Founded in 1892, CFS has been under the control of its present owners for the past 30 years. Through its subsidiaries, CFS offers a wide range of adhesives, coatings, emulsion polymers, refractories and foundry supplies to diverse markets in North America and Europe. The CFS Group has four manufacturing plants in the United States, two in Canada and one in Europe, as well as multiple warehousing facilities strategically located throughout North America.
Duquesne's production facilities and quality control systems are designed for consistent superior quality while allowing competitive pricing and very fast turnaround times. Duquesne's engineers use the most advanced technologies and working with their technical sales team can develop customized solutions for even the most difficult application problems.


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Baby Bella, Caramelized Onion & Swiss Panini from bell'alimento
Whether you need a filling, warm lunch or a comforting sandwich to pair with dinner, this panini, packed with baby bella mushrooms, gooey cheese, and sweet sauteed onions is a superb sandwich choice! Read on for the recipe from Paula from bell'alimento.
Panini are Italian pressed sandwiches that come filled with just about anything your heart desires. This vegetarian version will satisfy even the biggest of appetites. It's filled with creamy caramelized onions and baby bella mushrooms that have been sautéed to perfection in an herb butter. It's oozing with Swiss cheese and has a big crunchy exterior thanks to the Pan Bigio bread. It's a stellar lunch or light dinner when accompanied with a hearty bowl of soup!
What you'll need: (Makes 2 panini)
Caramelized Onions:
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 medium red onion – thinly sliced
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted herb butter
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
6 ounces baby bella mushrooms – sliced
4 slices Pan Bigio – sliced thick on the bias
4 slices Swiss cheese
4 cherry tomatoes – halved, optional
What to do:
1. Place 2 tablespoons olive oil into a sauté pan over medium-low heat. Add onions. Season with salt/pepper. Cook until onions are softened. Add sugar, continue cooking, stirring as necessary until onions have caramelized (approximately 30 minutes). Set aside.
2. Into a small sauté pan add: 2 tablespoons herb butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Heat over medium heat. Add mushrooms. Season with salt/pepper. Cook for approximately 4-5 minutes. Set aside.
3. Heat your Panini press to 350 degrees. Equally distribute mushrooms between two slices of bread. Equally top with mushrooms with caramelized onions. Place 2 slices of Swiss cheese on each piece of bread. (NOTE: if using tomatoes place them on at this time) Place corresponding slices of bread on top. Lightly brush tops of bread with room temperature herb butter.
4. Place sandwiches onto hot panini press. Cook for approximately 4-5 minutes until bread is toasted and cheese has melted.
TIPS: If you do not have a panini grill, use a non-stick skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Place sandwich onto hot pan. Using a heavy pan (such as a cast iron pan), weigh sandwich down. Cook as directed above.
Tags: baby bella, Bell'Alimento, caramelized onions, dinner, dinner recipes, grilled cheese, italian, lunch, meatless monday, Mushroom Channel, mushroom recipe, Mushroom Recipes, Mushrooms, panini, Portabella, Portobello, swiss cheese, vegetarian
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I have been eyeing a panini pan in order to make sandwiches such as this for our lunches. Completely agree, add a rich soup, like tomato and you have a complete meal.
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Hello there. Everything alright with you?
Monday and Tuesday have been and gone and at work we were blessed with the presence of the Director and my manager – and a four hour meeting this afternoon. All very nice and well seeing as I'm new and just sit there listening to the ideas float back and forth without really managing to grasp what they're talking about but somehow arriving at the point when they've moved onto the next one. Still, it makes a change from meetings regarding who will clean the coffee machine and plans to put into practice repeated at every single meeting and never actually put into practice (like who will clean the coffee machine, these are real issues don't you know).
Today I also got confirmation of a two day trip away with work for the presentation of the new catalogue for this year, taking place at the end of March. Exciting.
Other thoughts? I'm glad you asked – I bought €200 worth of clothes to find that one website thinks that it's ok a size 10 (UK) pair of trousers is too baggy but a S/M dress is so tight I may as well walk around naked. I am a standard size 10, never had this discrepancy before with sizes. To add to that I am not entitled to free returns because I live outside of the UK, so I have to pay to send this stuff back, pay out again to reorder the items in bigger and smaller sizes, then wait to be refunded for the returned items. I can't afford to do this straightaway either as my credit card has been debited with an extra €116 due to 'authorisations'. Wtf is that all about?! This was done by the credit card company I'd like to add, I've already emailed them asking for an explanation but no reply as of yet. Seeing as the balance comes out of my account the month after I'm waiting for the cut-off date so I can use it to reorder and pay it in April.
To top things off, this means I have to pay for my glasses straight out of my bank account, which is nice because they'll be paid for but I was hoping to postpone this payment until March after I'd been paid, but this extra €116 has scuppered that! I shouldn't be too short until pay-day but, all the same, I would prefer it if these things could not come about all at once please.
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Wow! party!!! Beautiful gift for Kathy!...add to my collection!
Happy Birthday Kathy. Me is late.. O.o wow those balloons make life float along so nice. :)
hehe it's soo cute, it looks like the leprecon is be graged away with the baloons 5/5
Aww, how I missed this gang too....lovely drawing for Kathy! 5/5
Very unique work, I like the colors!
Your work, as usual brings a smile to my face. Very cute!
Nice job keep up the good work.
happy bday though its too late XD, i like it :P 5/5
Very nice gift for Kathy :)
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Affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Country: USA
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- Platelets: versatile modifiers of innate and adaptive immune responses to transplantsWilliam M Baldwin
Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Curr Opin Organ Transplant 16:41-6. 2011..This review focuses on recent findings that link platelets to inflammatory responses of relevance to transplants...
- B cells in cardiac transplants: from clinical questions to experimental modelsWilliam M Baldwin
Department of Immunology and the Glickman Urological and Kidney Disease Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
Semin Immunol 24:122-30. 2012..Similarly, the role of proinflammatory adipokines in the formation or function of epicardial lymphoid nodules has not been studied. These clinical observations provide critical questions to be addressed in experimental models...
- Antibody-mediated rejection: emergence of animal models to answer clinical questionsWilliam M Baldwin
Department of Immunology and the Glickman Urological and Kidney Disease Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
Am J Transplant 10:1135-42. 2010..As small animal models become better defined, it is anticipated that they will be more widely used to answer further questions concerning mechanisms of antibody-mediated tissue injury as well as to design therapeutic interventions...
- Antibody-mediated rejection in human cardiac allografts: evaluation of immunoglobulins and complement activation products C4d and C3d as markersE R Rodriguez
Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Am J Transplant 5:2778-85. 2005..Concomitant use of C4d and C3d is very useful to diagnose AMR, when correlated with clinical parameters of graft function. AMR in heart transplant patients can occur many months or years after transplant...
- B cells and plasma cells in coronaries of chronically rejected cardiac transplantsJennifer R Wehner
Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Transplantation 89:1141-8. 2010..The presence of C4d on FDCs in tertiary lymphoid nodules suggests active antigen presentation...
- Hapten application to the skin induces an inflammatory program directing hapten-primed effector CD8 T cell interaction with hapten-presenting endothelial cellsDanielle D Kish
Department of Immunology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
J Immunol 186:2117-26. 2011....
- Update on cardiac transplantation pathologyCarmela D Tan
Department of Anatomic Pathology, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 131:1169-91. 2007..The grading system for evaluation of heart transplant biopsies published in 1990 was revised in 2004 after more than a decade of implementation...
- High renal ischemia temperature increases neutrophil chemoattractant production and tissue injury during reperfusion without an identifiable role for CD4 T cells in the injuryNobuyuki Fukuzawa
Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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The longest continually operating hotel-casino in Sin City, the El Cortez, has joined a small group of downtown Las Vegas buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.
Opened in 1941, the hotel has survived through both boom and bust years along Fremont Street. The property, located a couple of blocks east of what's now the Fremont Street Experience, features a Spanish Colonial Revival style, though it's somewhat obscured by a 1952 modernization. It included the erection of a marquee that remains intact today.
Through the decades, the El Cortez has seen a variety of owners, none better known -- or more notorious -- than mobster Bugsy Siegel, who bought an interest in the property in 1945, roughly a year before he opened the Flamingo.
Siegel, who was murdered in the Beverly Hills home of his mistress in 1947, continues to be name-checked by the hotel. Its website invites guests to lose themselves in "the nostalgia of classic Vegas" while staying in a Vintage Queen room that's not terribly different from 70 years ago. Such rooms, on the original second and third floors, are still accessible only by a creaky staircase; no elevators service this part of the property. The same stairway provides access to a barber shop, one of the hotel's original features, that appears frozen in time.


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WILDOMAR -- It seemed a natural fit. The close call with a summer wildfire was fresh in minds of homeowners at The Farm, a community of 1,000 manufactured homes carved out of hills east of Interstate 15. They were in a hurry to clear a 7-foot wall of thick chaparral along the subdivision's western flank.
Then the opportunity arose to employ a herd of hungry goats, rather than an army of bulldozers or team of chainsaw handlers, to mow the brush down.
"We thought it was a novel idea because, after all, we are The Farm, and it made sense to clear the brush with a farm animal: the goat," said Bill Bradley, vice president of the Farm Property Owners Association.
So, for the next three months or so, 376 Boer goats will eat. And eat. And eat some more. The goats will keep eating until they leave behind a 200-foot-wide, three-mile-long path of flattened chamise, waxweed, wild sage, scrub oak and mustard along the community's western flank.
"The mustard is the first to go because they just love it," said Johnny Gonzales, business manager for Rocky Spot Ranch in eastern San Diego County, who is directing the herd with the aid of five dogs. "They wipe it out."
On Monday, the white, gray and brown-streaked goats were chewing the last leaves within reach -- and climbing on top of each other to get a few more -- after spending a couple of days polishing off a rugged stretch of chaparral the size of a football field. The once-jungle-like plants now resembled desert ocotillos, with bare barks and fanlike tips of vegetation on top.
"It's time to move on," Gonzales said. "If we kept them here any longer, there would be nothing left. They'll use the dry stuff for toothpicks later."
Bradley said the goats clear about 75 percent of the vegetation and do not disturb the soil, something that makes them a bargain at a project cost of $34,000. He said the association could have brought in bulldozers for less, or about $22,000. That would have required obtaining environmental permits, which would have caused delays. Also, because of the steep, rocky terrain, dozers could have cleared barely half of the targeted area.
In addition, Bradley said, bulldozers would have left the ground bare and opened the door for another problem: erosion. With the goats, the woody trunks of the chaparral plants remain intact, which protects The Farm residents from landslides and is better for the environment.
"There's no way we can make it completely fireproof, but we can make it more manageable for the fire department," Bradley said.
"Yes, it's going to burn, but it's not going to burn with the intensity that it burns out there," he said, pointing to a hillside choked with chaparral just beyond the slope the goats were working on. "And that makes it more defensible for the fire department."
Gonzales, boasting that his goats offer the best brand of fire control going for the price, said most of his ranch's customers are communities fronting brushy wildland areas like The Farm. As a rule, he said, cities have been slower to leave such a job up to the goats.
Some cities have. San Diego last spring employed about 40 goats to clear a hillside in Tierrasanta, one of the neighborhoods ravaged by the October 2003 firestorm. Laguna Beach officials have been using the animals to carve a protective path around their Orange County community for more than a decade, following a destructive wildfire there in 1993.
It was a 350-acre fire along Bundy Canyon Road last July 13 that came too close for comfort and prompted action down on The Farm.
"After we had the fire last summer, it was a wake-up call for the people down here," Bradley said.
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New Delhi, 12 Jan (IANS) An hour-long special programme to celebrate the Army Day on January 15 and to honour the heroism of the Indian soldiers posted at the Siachen glacier will be premiered on television on January 26.
The show titled "Revealed: Siachen" will be aired on Discovery Channel.
"'Revealed: Siachen' is dedicated to every Indian soldier for their valour and sacrifice for the motherland. The programme will offer viewers first-hand testimonies from the soldiers who have been at the battlefront," Rahul Johri, executive vice president and general manager – South Asia, Discovery Networks Asia Pacific, said in a statement.
The show will take viewers through the extreme frontline and the highest battleground in the world and what it takes to keep the Siachen glacier secure and peaceful.
The show will present chronicles of the soldiers and their challenges to manage the battlefield where temperatures often reach 60 degrees Celsius below the freezing point.
"Siachen glacier will always be one of the most compelling experiences for me and to my mind for all the Indian soldiers who have served tours of duty there," said Col. Narendra Kumar, first surveyor of Siachen for the Indian Army.


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How to get groups to go green
Many of us make "green" choices every day at home or work. But when we get out of those comfort zones, our green behaviors often get trashed.
Special to The Seattle Times
Many of us make "green" choices every day at home or work. But when we get out of those comfort zones, our green behaviors often get trashed.
For example, a social or professional group that meets monthly may have no systems in place whatsoever to recycle or conserve resources. Our children's sports teams, supervised by volunteer parents, may produce prodigious amounts of trash. But it doesn't have to be that way.
Q: Why is it so challenging to green up our groups and clubs?
A: Groups often hold meetings or activities at various locations, which makes it hard to set up recycling programs. Teams, clubs and groups generally rely on volunteers who already have their hands full and don't need something else to do. Groups also may include people who live far from each other, which increases transportation impacts.
Q: So where do we begin?
A: Groups and food go together, so any green strategy should address waste from food and its packaging. If you're meeting in someone's home, handle food waste the same way you would for a big party. Food scraps and food-soiled paper should all go in the yard-waste cart. Distribute leftovers based on what people like, to make sure they get eaten.
Many groups hold outdoor gatherings this time of year, and for those you might need a volunteer to take the recyclables and food scraps and put them in their home-collection bins. Biodegradable utensils may make sense for certain events in the future, but forgo them for now because most residential food-waste-collection programs do not currently accept those. Use durable dishes and utensils when possible.
Q: What about all the packaging waste from the snacks for our kids' sports teams?
A: These days, parents often provide a deluge of snacks for their children's teams for every game and even every practice. That may be overdoing it, both for health and environmental reasons. When you do bring treats, avoid single-serving junk-food snacks in throwaway packaging. A Woodinville mom says the homemade Rice Krispie treats and orange slices she provides for her son's teams have been well-received.
Q: How do you handle the flood of waste from all the water and drinks that sports teams consume?
A: Don't just buy single-serving bottled water by the case and hand it out. Promote or provide reusable water bottles, but you may need to help make sure they get washed out regularly and don't get lost, especially for smaller children.
One beverage company aggressively markets a sports-drink brand with a separate formulation for before, during and after athletic activities. The "before" drink comes in a plastic pouch that is not easily recyclable. If you think your kids really need a sports drink other than water, consider the powder or tablets you mix with water, which are usually much less expensive and less wasteful.
Q: I feel like all the driving we do to events and games really takes a toll on the planet, and my wallet. How can we put the brakes on that?
A: Although the increasing number of "select" sports teams for youths means that parents often live long distances from each other, carpooling can still save money, time and resources. Do an online search for "carpool spreadsheet" to find examples of electronic systems to organize your carpool and map your stops. If your children live within a couple miles of their group or team activities, encourage them to ride bikes or walk there in groups.
Q: Any other tips?
A: Look for greener and less-toxic products when buying shirts, water bottles, bags and other promotional items for your groups, and make sure you choose items that will actually get used.
When you add the green dimension to your groups or teams, it enhances the experience and lets you practice the same values you live by at home. It's almost like adding a new member to the group.
Tom Watson is project manager for King County's Recycling and Environmental Services.
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England's Carl Mason shot a final round of 65 to finish on 16 under par and win the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open in Switzerland by six shots, as well as register his 16th European Seniors Tour victory in just four years competing on the circuit.
Argentina's Horacio Carbonetti, England's David J Russell and Italy's Costantino Rocca all tied for second place on ten under par, with Scotland's Steve Martin a shot further back.
With the beautiful Swiss Alps providing the perfect surroundings, Mason plotted his way through the tight tree-lined course with aplomb once more, having opened with rounds of 65 and 64.
He fired seven birdies and dropped only two shots in his 65, to close on 16 under par and claim his second win of 2007, after he winning the Ryder Cup Seniors Open at Conwy in June.
The opening nine holes on Sunday saw Carbonetti, Martin, Russell and Rocca all get within a stroke of Mason, who went out in level par 35, having traded two birdies with bogeys.
However, just when the chasing pack got close, Mason duly took charge of proceedings with consecutive birdies at holes ten and 11.
He blasted a drive down the tenth fairway and was left with only a short pitch, which he hit to six feet. He holed the left to right putt and did the same on the 161-yards par three 11th, rolling another one in from seven feet to get to 13 under par.
A birdie blitz then followed on holes 14, 15 and 16 – and the title was assured by two closing pars.
Afterwards, delighted Mason said: "It feels wonderful. I never thought when I started out four years ago on the European Seniors Tour, I'd have won 16 times. It's incredible.
"The birdies on ten and 11 were crucial. They opened up the gap and things were good from there. I am really pleased with the way I played this week. My putting was very good, considering I wasn't happy with it when I arrived, and when I did get a chance I took it.
"I don't mind being a front-runner. It's never comfortable but I don't mind the feeling of it. I think it is something you do get used to. It still feels bad at times, but I know how to handle it. You have to stay calm, not do anything stupid, stay patient.
"We had great crowds supporting us and that makes it more exciting, but of course they do get in the way, and slow things up at times, but it wasn't a problem. It was too hot to rush around! Now, I'm going to have one or two beers to celebrate."
Mason picked up €31,500 for his latest victory to close the gap on European Seniors Tour Order of Merit leader Eduardo Romero, who has €241,280 to his immediate rival's new total of €219,379.
It also means he heads to St Mellion for The Midas English Senior Open next week bang in form to try and win the event for a record-setting fourth consecutive time. "Winning is a great confidence booster and I'm really looking forward to getting back there now," he admitted.
Rocca, in second spot at the start of play after his brilliant 62 on day two, was unable to reproduce those fireworks and shot a level par 70.
A winner in Switzerland 10 years ago when he captured the European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre on The European Tour, Rocca birdied the 16th and 18th holes to get back to 10 under par and earn €15,750, as did Carbonetti and Russell.
A three-putt on the last hole cost former Walker Cup player Martin a share of second, as he signed for a 70 to finish fifth on nine under par, yet the 52 year old from Dundee was happy with his three-days' golf and performance.
Martin, who was 72nd in the Order of Merit coming into the event and moves up to 55th place, said: "It's my best tournament of the year, so I'm pleased. I can take a lot from the way I played and challenged, because I have been struggling.
"I started off a bit shaky, bogeying the first hole, but got it back, and I'm annoyed I three-putted the last. That leaves a bit of a bad taste in the mouth, but it's been a good week, so I'm happy."
Australia's Stewart Ginn closed with a 66 to finish among the four players tied in sixth place on eight under par. He said: "It's been another solid week and it's a beautiful place to play golf. I would be very happy if I could live here."
Japan's Katsuyoshi Tomori shot 65 and went out in 30, the best front nine of the tournament, after birdies at holes one through four, and on the eighth. Coming home, however, it was the turn of his playing partner, Northern Ireland's Jimmy Heggarty, to post the low score. He fired 31 on his back nine in his round of 65 and credited a hot putter for his better golf.
His fellow countryman Eddie Polland shot a 74 for a 54 total of 212. He said: "I don't know how I'm getting around at the moment. I'm waiting for an operation on my left knee to clear up some cartilage damage. It's sore, so I can't turn properly, and I'm not playing well. But I'm going to keep playing until I get the date for the operation."
Scotland's Bill Longmuir, playing with Jose Rivero and Doug Johnson, shot a level par 70 to finish on six under par and admitted he had endured another very frustrating day, summed by his ninth hole. "I hit a perfect four iron – the best shot of the three-ball – but it ran through slightly and I end up walking off with a bogey, while they got pars. It's very frustrating."
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Under-25s 'struggling to cope' with day-to-day life
It's claimed one in 10 young people "struggles to cope" with day-to-day life.
The Prince's Trust says its survey shows those not working, training or learning are the most unhappy, as well as being most likely to have grown up without anyone to talk about their problems with.
The charity spoke to more than 2,000 16 to 25-year-olds across the UK.
Leon White is 24 and lives in Birmingham with his mum, sister and brother.
His father died 10 years ago and Leon ended up leaving school without any qualifications.
"I felt like I was cheated out of a good start in life," he said. "At 14, when you lose your dad, you just feel like the world is against you."
'Frightening place'
Nearly three out of 10 people questioned told the Prince's Trust they felt their job prospects had been permanently damaged by the recession.
Unemployment fell in the UK for most of 2012 and the most recent figures showed the biggest monthly drop since 2001.
Martina Milburn, chief executive of The Prince's Trust, said: "A frightening number of unemployed young people feel unable to cope, and it is particularly tough for those who don't have a support network in place."
Leon writes and sings his own material but hasn't been able to make a career out of it.
It's taken him until recently to secure and hold down a full-time job, in a hotel, after signing up for a hospitality training course.
He said: "I used to apply for jobs but after getting knocked back, it hit my confidence. I'd wake up and just not know what to do with the 24 hours in the day."
He thinks employers and staff should take into account people's backgrounds, rather than just qualifications on paper.
"They don't know anything about your past, they don't look into that, they just look at your CV," he said.
"I don't see the job centre as a job centre. They don't help you get jobs."
The government says it's "not complacent" even though youth unemployment is at its lowest level since 2009.
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesman said: "Youth unemployment has fallen recently, and excluding full-time students, there are now 626,000 unemployed 16 to 24-year-olds - the lowest figure since early 2009.
"But we are not complacent about the scale of the challenge we still face.
"Through our Youth Contract we're offering nearly 500,000 work experience placements, wage incentives and apprenticeships over the next three years to help young people gain the skills and experience needed to get a job."


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Video: Hollywood Stars Make A PSA Demanding A Plan On Gun Control
In the wake of the horrible Newtown, CT school shooting tragedy, many people have renewed the call for stricter gun control laws to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them. Some of those people are famous, and a bunch of said famous people have banded together to make a PSA for Demand A Plan, an outgrowth of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns non-profit coalition.
There's a lot of impressive famous person power here, and everyone does a great job delivering their lines with pathos, especially Beyonce…damn, girl. I have no doubt that the intentions of everyone involved were good. But I can't help but notice a few glaring issues here.
1.) It's incredibly vague. Who are we supposed to 'demand a plan' of? Could it be our patron saint Obama, who has a long history of being friendly with the gun lobby? Good luck with that.
2.) On the topic of vagueness…what kind of plan should we demand? Should people be allowed to keep hunting rifles (which can also be used to kill people), or should all guns be outlawed, or what?
3.) It's preaching to the choir. Do you know how much the pro-gun people of America love their guns? SO MUCH. Anyone who has ever talked to one of them for even a second knows that are not going to be swayed by a bunch of effete Hollywood celebrities making serious faces into the camera.
I do believe more serious gun control laws are needed in this country; of the 62 mass murders that have occurred in America since 1982, over three quarters of the weapons used were obtained legally. But I also think adequate access to mental healthcare and a less alienated society in general would better get at the root causes. That said, caring some is better than not caring at all. I just wish these people, many of whom fought pretty hard to get Obama re-elected, would think a little harder about what's wrong with this country, and realize that glacial reformist politics are not the most effective way to build a better society.
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Parental Education and Parental Time with Children
This paper examines parental time allocated to the care of one's children. Using data from the recent American Time Use Surveys, we highlight some interesting cross-sectional patterns in time spent by American parents as they care for their children: we find that higher-educated parents spend more time with their children; for example, mothers with a college education or greater spend roughly 4.5 hours more per week in child care than mothers with a high school degree or less. This relationship is striking, given that higher-educated parents also spend more time working outside the home. This robust relationship holds across all subgroups examined, including both nonworking and working mothers and working fathers. It also holds across all four subcategories of child care: basic, educational, recreational, and travel related to child care. From an economic perspective, this positive education gradient in child care (and a similar positive gradient found for income) can be viewed as surprising, given that the opportunity cost of time is higher for higher-educated, high-wage adults. In sharp contrast, the amount of time allocated to home production and to leisure falls sharply as education and income rise. We conclude that child care is best modeled as being distinct from typical home production or leisure activities, and thinking about it differently suggests important questions for economists to explore. Finally, using data from a sample of 14 countries, we explore whether the same patterns holds across countries and within other countries.
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In a major victory for brick-and-mortar lighting showrooms across the country, Senate voted May 6th in favor of the "Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013," which would allow states to collect sales tax on purchases from many online retailers like Amazon and eBay.
This new measure passed 69-27 and would enable states to collect sales tax from large Internet retailers (with sales of at least $1 million) that sell products to its residents. The current law only applies to retailers that have physical operations in states, which gives a pricing advantage to Internet retailers and has led to a trend dubbed "showrooming," where consumers visit stores to scope out products and then purchase them online later for a lower price.
The bill now moves to the House, where conservatives are split on the issue. The Obama administration has endorsed the bill.
The American Lighting Assn. (ALA) has been proactive in drumming up support for this bill and says its members have shown a great deal of interest, sending letters and answering calls to action.
"We want fairness in the marketplace and an equal playing field across all retailers," says Eric Jacobson, ALA's Vice President of Membership. "This is a great step forward but the House will be more challenging."
According to a study by the National Conference of State Legislatures, states lost a total of $23 billion in 2012 because they couldn't collect taxes on out-of-state sales from the Internet and catalogs.


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Dasco Racing Engines and Machine Shop in St Louis. Has anyone one here dealt with them or know someone who has?
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Dasco Racing Engines & Machine Shop
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