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One night I made a phone call to a local residence, which was answered rather rudely by a man. "How did you get this number?" he shouted. "My phone is unlisted."
One night I made a phone call to a local residence, which was answered rather rudely by a man. "How did you get this number?" he shouted. "My phone is unlisted."
Unshaken, I calmly replied, "This is The Gadsden Times, and we reporters have our methods." I hung up without further ado, letting the man's question go unanswered.
That happened years ago, and although a lot has changed since then, newspaper reporters still have their sources. There are stories in the paper all the time attributed to "unnamed sources" who spoke anonymously.
The Times still has its inside sources; even I still have some contacts, although a lot of them are dying off. Only last week I had a phone call from a friend in Montgomery telling me to be alert that a major story would be breaking in a few days. It would be from the state highway department and involve Gadsden.
If I were a James Bond-type of reporter who wrote about spy missions and secret agents, I'd say the information came from a mole within the bowels of the State House. But I'm not involved with secret escapades of spies or counter-spies. So I will just say I received word from an indisputable source that at long last, the highway department has settled on a route for the expansion of Interstate 759 through East Gadsden that will connect Interstate 59 with U.S. Highway 431/278 on the eastern side of town.
The subject first surfaced on Feb. 28, 1988, two years after the 4.71-mile spur was opened that connected I-59 just outside of Attalla with Rainbow Drive just past the Gadsden Mall.
The original plan called for I-759 to connect to U.S. 431/278 in East Gadsden, but a lack of funds made progress economically unfeasible then and no timetable was set to add the expansion.
That was not really surprising. After Congress passed the National Interstate Act in 1956, it took 30 years to get the I-759 spur. That portion finally opened on Oct. 20, 1986. Every few years since, there have been public meetings, with local residents allowed to look at proposed expansion routes and voice their opinions. Each time, the people could not agree, sending the engineers and politicians back to their drawing boards.
At one time, it was suggested coming straight across and making an elevated road about where the little stream of water is between Herzberg Circle and the Navy Reserve office, over East Broad Street and the railroad tracks and connecting to U.S. 431/278 about Sixth Street or Seventh Street.
Another time, the proposed route was between Ninth and 10th streets, then curving into either Richardson Street or Taylor Street after going past East Broad, and connecting directly with U.S. 278 where Piedmont Cutoff ends at U.S. 431. One proposal was to connect near Pierson Chevrolet.
Another proposal was to come off I-759 just past the bridge, going behind the community college and connecting to the four-lane College Parkway at the chicken plant. That route would cost more money, but not disturb East Gadsden. However, it would not connect directly with U.S. 278.
Every time a meeting was held to present a new proposed route, there would be someone objecting. Historical buildings would be destroyed, so would some homes, a couple of schools came into play.
In March 2004, the Gadsden-Etowah Metropolitan Organization endorsed the proposed expansion and added it to the 2025 planning project.
That's still 12 years in the future, but it won't lie still. In 2010, The Times had an article about elevating a portion at Meighan Boulevard, which was different from the original proposal for an elevated viaduct for the entire extension.
And so it goes.
People still working on the project say they will never get residents in East Gadsden to agree on any proposed route, so they are taking matters into their own hands. The word is that they have learned something from the politicians, both in Alabama and D.C., about how to get something passed. That is do it behind closed doors or in the dead of night — and, if necessary, take it underground.
That's what they have done, since no one can agree on an overland route. So any day now, look for an announcement that the route chosen is to be underground, a la the Big Dig in Boston. The plan calls for construction crews to start tunneling once they cross the bridge over the Coosa River and go down that little sloop. The I-759 expansion will go under George Wallace Drive, East Broad, the railroad and everything else that sits on the ground above, including East Meighan Boulevard.
The digging crews will surface at the Piedmont Cutoff (U.S. 278) just before it ties into U.S. 431. A reliable source at The Times told me some folk have actually talked about this previously. He said it first came up after construction work on the Boston dig started in the 1990s.
The Boston project was estimated at $2.8 billion, but the cost overrun was about 190 percent. Before interest and everything is finally paid off in 2038, the project ultimately will cost $22 billion. Alabama doesn't have that kind of money; neither did Boston. But, again, taking a cue from our politicians, the key is to spend now and let future generations worry about paying — like 25 or more years from now.
Considering all the traffic jamming on Meighan Boulevard, we could certainly use an underground highway. And we need it right now.
If all the dirt removed from the tunnel is dumped in a huge pile, it will be a side benefit.
A sign signifying it as "Gadsden Mountain" could be placed on top. That should satisfy residents in other parts of town interested in having their own self-proclaimed mountain.


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The best thing about reality television? The real drama seems to happen once the tape stops rolling. A reader sent us the following pics of Southern Belles: Louisville's Shea Johnson getting seemingly cozy with Russ Renbarger.
Yes this is the same "playboy" Russ that briefly dated Hadley Hartz on the show. The pictures were taken at Russ's new bar, Renbarger's Brewhaus, in Louisville on Monday night.
The reader also informed us that Russ briefly dated the not so honorable judge, Katie King right before the show started filming. Katie King is the homewrecker woman who cheated with Shea's fiance, Jeff Stovall. I keep hearing Katie and Jeff are still together.
So are Shea and Russ dating? or just having a friendly night with alcohol involved? Though these pictures look interesting, I doubt Shea would date Hadley's ex. I remain on Team Shea for now.
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…about this drop-to-the-knees thing being Federer-esque (it's true), we'll cut Nikolay Davydenko some slack. This is a very appropriate response from the Russian after he beat Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-5, 7-6 (9) to win this week's Kremlin Cup. He's had a so-so 2007 so far (this is his first title of the year), plus he's mired in this match-fixing mess that isn't quite ready to go away just yet.
Congrats, Kolya. But if you keep winning titles, you should get a different post-victory schtick. For now, we won't mind.
p.s. We've got new winners for the ATP stops in Vienna, Stockholm and Moscow; and the women's stops in Bangkok and Moscow. This week's trophy watch will be up later today.
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Images of an oniric, surreal and mysterious New York in the dark. People from the independent publishing house Zeropuntozerozero were looking for an alternative way to publish a special series of Renato D'Agostin's color pictures. They asked their friends the same question: What is Night for you?
In one year they received and collected responses from all over the world: a fascinating voyage through the diverse, obscure and shining darkness of the night. Thanks to all them it was created the 0.00 Night notebook. The night's diary.
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With their governments in a fourth straight year of declining tax revenues, the political tug of war among county and city officials over available resources is intensifying. A four-month standoff over how to divide the next 10 years of Local Option Sales Tax revenues was finally resolved last week when the Winder City Council approved the county's latest offer in which the county government will receive 62 percent of the monthly revenues and the cities will split the other 38 percent.
However, a fight with even higher stakes for both the cities — and water customers throughout the county — has just begun. Two hours after the Winder council approved the new LOST agreement on Aug. 2, the mayor and four councilmen — along with officials from Auburn and Braselton — sat in on a called meeting of the Barrow County Water & Sewerage Authority, the purpose of which was to discuss possibly doubling the wholesale water rate.
For the full story, see the Aug. 8 issue of the Barrow Journal.
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Aug. 29, 2008
BERKELEY, CA - Cal State Fullerton senior defender Jenae Gibbens netted the game-winning goal in the closing seconds of the first overtime on Friday night, lifting the Titans to a 3-2 extra-time victory over host and No. 15-ranked California in the opener of the California Invitational in Berkeley, Calif.
Fullerton improved to 2-0 overall on the season with the victory and remained unbeaten against the Golden Bears, improving to 3-0-1 all-time in the series. California fell to 1-1 overall on the season.
Alex Morgan and Nikki Schrey gave the Golden Bears the early 2-0 lead at halftime, netting goals five minutes apart in the first half.
However, the Titans responded on scores from sophomore Christina Murillo in the 52nd minute and Tamara Dewey on a penalty kick in the 79th minute to tie the match.
Gibbens then scored the game-winner with six seconds remaining in the first overtime period, scoring off a free kick from the left side for the final 3-2 advantage.
All four of Fullerton's goals have come after halftime this season.
California outshot the Titans, 21-7, and put 10 shots on goal to Fullerton's four. Sophomore goalkeeper Shannon Simpson made six saves in net for the Titans.
Cal State Fullerton returns to the field on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m., as the Titans take on Saint Mary's in the final day of tournament play to determine the tournament champion. The Gaels were 2-1 overtime winners over St. Joseph's in the invitational's other match-up on Friday.


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Metadata Home Page
To provide a link to your published metadata record, go to the published metadata page, click on the desired view of your record (e.g. HTML, TEXT, FAQ, XML), and copy/paste the URL from the web browser into an email or web page.
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Whitney: Who's calling the shots in Phoenix?
Ray Whitney, the Phoenix Coyotes top scorer last season, wasn't going to stick around and be low-balled during contract negotiations with general manager Don Maloney.
That's why he signed with Pacific Division rivals the Dallas Stars on July 1. But Whitney questioned if Maloney was able to offer him more as the National Hockey League is currently in control of Phoenix's purse strings.
"Not having an owner, trying to go to the National Hockey League to get approval on a contract like I got, which I'm assuming Don has to do, it's not necessarily Don saying no. It's Don fighting to get the dollar where he wants it, but it's the league saying, 'We're not giving a 40-year-old a two-year contract,'" Whitney told AZCentral.com. "Bill Daly and those guys aren't really out here on a day-to-day basis watching games. They're just saying, 'He's 40, and we're not giving it to him.' I would guess."
Details on what Phoenix was offering Whitney during the off-season were not divulged by Maloney, who told AZCentral.com that it was below market value for Whitney, who scored 77 points during the 'Yotes 2011-12 campaign.
"I wasn't going to take a hometown discount just because," Whitney said. "The discount that they wanted me to take was a lot bigger than one might think. It was basically the same contract I played on, and I thought I'd earned more, money-wise. It was the same, structured differently, but the money was about the same. There was no raise."
Whitney made $6 million in two seasons with the Coyotes before signing a two-year deal worth $9 million with the Dallas Stars.
Maloney should have known better to low-ball Whitney. He's not known as a man who's loyal to cities, being on eight teams in 21 seasons.
BRIEFLY: Marian Hossa has forgiven Raffi Torres for his hit on him during the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs last season. "It's a thing you don't forget, but I (turned) that page and this is another season," he told CSN Chicago. "For me, it's just another game. I don't worry about anything else." … Jaromir Jagr tied Luc Robitaille on the NHL's all-time goal scoring list Wednesday night. He recorded his 668th career goal against the Edmonton Oilers … Buffalo Sabres general manager Darcy Regier is one with the phone these days. He told ESPN.com he's been making calls looking to make a few trades … The Philadelphia Flyers extended the contract of Kimmo Timonen through the 2013-14 season Thursday. Financial terms were not released but previous reports suggested it to be $6 million. The 37-year-old Finn has posted 28 goals and 211 points with a plus-38 rating in 407 regular-season games for the Flyers since arriving from Nashville in a July 2007 trade.


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The Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at OHSU established the Oregon Sinus Center, a comprehensive nasal and sinus care center, in 1997. The Center is directed by Timothy L. Smith, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S. Dr. Smith joined the Center after serving on the faculty at Vanderbilt Medical Center and the Medical College of Wisconsin. Collaborating with many different specialists at OHSU and in the community, Dr. Smith and Ms. Wyant manage a wide range of problems afflicting the nose, sinuses and associated structures.
The Oregon Sinus Center collaborates with our division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and the Multi-disciplinary Nasal Obstruction Clinic. In this clinic,our facial plastic and reconstrutive surgery providers work with Dr Timothy Smith to diagnose and treat nasal airway blockage or congestion, a very common problem with many people. If you are interested in learning more about our one-of-a-kind clinic, see our Multi-disciplinary Nasal Obstruction Clinic.
In addition to disorders of the nose and sinuses, the Oregon Sinus Center collaborates with our multi-disciplinary skull base surgery team to treat complex tumors of the nose, sinuses, and skull base. To learn more about this skull base surgery team, click here.
The Oregon Sinus Center treats a large variety of sinus disorders. Since we are part of a teaching university, and have access to many kinds of doctors, our patients receive state-of-the-art, multi-disciplinary care. This allows the patient to see the specialists required to treat the specific type of problem, and to know that the care being provided is of the highest quality.
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If you think you or your partner is infertile, first have a physical exam done by your doctor. A semen analysis or "sperm count" is also useful. This test will tell you a number of things including the movement, number and shape of your sperm. You'll also learn your total semen volume, thickness and how well it liquifies. Armed with this knowledge, sort through the following lifestyle and nutritional options that might solve help your problem.
Just as women's health care is called gynecology (gyne means woman in Greek), andrology (andro means man) refers to the study and care of male reproduction and infertility. Unfortunately for men, until 20 years ago male infertility was relegated to urology or urinary complaints. Finally in 1976 the American Society of Andrology was formed, spotlighting male health concerns.
Male infertility encompasses four main areas: sperm production and maturation, speed (motility), ejaculation, and deposition of semen into the vagina. The normal ejaculation releases 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of semen containing anywhere from 40 to 500 million sperm. If illness, injury or congenital malformations interfere with a man's reproductive tract, from the testes that produce sperm and testosterone to the epididymis that stores the maturing sperm, infertility is possible.
If impotence is the problem, drugs, chronic illness, prostatitis or diabetes may be responsible. Infection of a man's reproductive system, including mumps or sexually transmitted diseases, can impair sperm production. Even a high fever can temporarily halt sperm. Other conditions to watch for are hydrocele (a small sac of fluid in the scrotum), varicocele (like a varicose vein, but in the genital area), undescended testicles and failure to ejaculate normally.
Recently, E. Carlsen and his associates evaluated 61 studies from 1938 to 1991 and reported that sperm counts have dropped by half during this time while semen volume is 20 percent less (British Medical Journal, 1992, volume 305). Carlsen says such a dramatic decline is likely due to lifestyle or environmental factors such as pollutants and toxic chemical exposure.
Since publishing this information, Carlsen has been challenged by Geary Olsen, PhD (Fertility and Sterility, 1995, vol 63). While Olsen may have a valid point, it's interesting to note that he and several of his co-authors work for Dow Chemical, while others, with the exception of one, are employed by Shell Oil.
Other studies also point to the adverse effects of toxic substances on male fertility. R.K. Dikshit from B.J. Medical College in India discovered that industrial employees working long hours in poorly ventilated, hot, chemically infested conditions were twice as likely to have sperm counts lower than 20 million/ml than office workers (Infertility, 1987, vol 10). Organic farmers had higher sperm density compared to other workers in a study done by Annette Abell of the University Hospital of Aarhus in Denmark (The Lancet, 1994, vol 343).
Richard Sharpe, PhD from the Centre for Reproductive Biology in England says in utero exposure to estrogen (other than the mother's) might explain declining sperm counts and other male disorders like testicular cancer. DES (diethylstilbestrol), a synthetic estrogen given to women to prevent miscarriage and famous for causing vaginal cancer and other problems in daughters of women who took the drug during pregnancy, is also linked to diminished sperm counts in sons. Estrogen or estrogen-like compounds are also found in soy products, dairy, and dioxin and other chemicals (The Lancet, 1993, vol 341).


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If you are looking to create many-to-many relationships based models in PowerPivot and in BISM Tabular, probably one day you will be interested in using them with Power View (formerly codename "Crescent"). There is a very bad news for you: it appears that, at least in its first release, Power View will not support this scenario, showing a behavior that (and this really worries me) is very different from Excel.
The description of the issue is in this connect item: please vote it! This is going to seriously impact usability of many models from Crescent. I understand the reason of this choice (avoiding selection that doesn't make sense) but I would like whether there was a way to disable this automatic hiding feature in particular conditions (that might be the routine for a certain data models).
I will investigate for some workaround, but many votes to this issue may raise its priority in Redmond.
Hi Marco
Taking your suggestion by heart I voted the change request. This leaves me with a big doubt, though, emerged only recently.
Teo LAchev in one of his posts (BISM Tabular Dynamic Data Security Over Bridge Table) mentions how in a tabular model we can still manage dynamic security in a similar way as we do it in a SSAS cube (re. your great book etc.).
I have't tested this in either BISM or Power View, but the question is, is this going to work in Power View, even wtih the restrictions you mention in this post?
Is this the way to manage dynamic security in either BISM AND Power View?
Many thanks for the help!
the M2M used for security shouldn't be a problem, because you shouldn't expose the tables used for implementing security to the end user.


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Bucknell alumnus Dr. David Scadden, a world leader in stem cell research and co-founder of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, will give the talk, "Renewable You: Stem Cells and the Future of Medicine," Tuesday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Trout Auditorium of the Vaughan Literature Building at Bucknell University.
The event, which is free and open to the public, is part of the University's ongoing Bucknell Forum series tech/no, which focuses on the evolution of technology's role in society, and its potential to impact the world in both positive and negative ways. Scadden's talk will include a question-and-answer session.
Scadden, who is the Gerald and Darlene Jordan Professor of Medicine at Harvard University, graduated from Bucknell with a degree in English in 1975. After attending Columbia University for a year of pre-medical studies, he received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in 1980.
An expert in how viruses can lead to cancer, Scadden led an international consortium defining new ways to treat the cancers that emerge in the settings of immune deficiency. When it became clear that stem cells had the potential to treat a wide range of diseases, he joined with Dr. Douglas Melton to co-found the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, the largest stem cell program in the world.
He also co-founded a new department at Harvard University, the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology. He co-directs these organizations while leading the Center for Regenerative Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital and caring for patients with cancer.
Scadden is an expert on the medical applications of stem cell biology with an emphasis on their use in the settings of cancer and AIDS. He has published more than 250 scientific papers and book chapters, and therapies developed by his work are used in the treatment of cancer patients with immunodeficiency worldwide. He also developed a course for undergraduates combining literature and science and teaches undergraduates, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.
Scadden has received numerous honors, including membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science, and serves on numerous professional boards, including the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Cancer Institute. He is also a scientific founder of Fate Therapeutics, a private biotechnology company, and holds more than 20 patents.
A member of the Bucknell Board of Trustees since 2008, in 2010 he was honored by Bucknell University's Alumni Association with the Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Chosen Profession.
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|One Shots...
|by Somtaaw » Thu Sep 08, 2016 5:52 am
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So one thing that really bugged me about the books, is how Roger kept bundling into people with one-shots and reacting the same way, every single time.
First encounter: ok, admittedly nobody was expecting Seb Tor to have a one shot, and this was also Roger's first encounter against one.
He sees it, has that "oh shit" moment, tries to lift his main powered armor weapon before eating it, and barely survives in the end.
Ok, it's his first time, and even he realizes the only reason he survived at all was because of his souped up reflexes. You can figure that "if the burnt hand teaches best", losing a few ribs and spending a few weeks bedrest would teach nearly as well right? Nope...
Second encounter: just a few months later, Saint commando ship. KNOWS the ship captain is a maniac who already set the self-destruct and is a "True Believer" which anyone but a total idiot knows means completely insane.
Nobody even checks the commandos for weapons before the dooming question "which one of you is the Prince?", and the one shot gets revealed, Roger once again goes to lift his armor primary weapon before realizing he can't use it or else, goes for sword and Pahner suicides to save him. Second one shot is revealed, Roger uses the sword, and is obviously pretty furious about "surrended" commando's producing one shots.
Third encounter: in the Imperial Palace, yet again walks stupidly into one shot range of someone he has ordered to 'surrender', and is still on their own two feet and capable of combat. Meanwhile Roger himself is, by this time, missing an entire lower leg and is using his armor's primary weapon just to stay on his remaining foot.
One shot gets revealed, and Roger has yet another "oh shit" moment, before dogzard saves his ass.
I can understand the first time being a big surprise, Seb Tor being a scummy and not expecting him to have Imperial weapons at all.
I can sort of understand the second one, although admitting who is who to "True Believer" commando's is ridiculously stupid. Not having switched weapons, or having another person armed with a bead cannon (stutter gun?) covering, since the beads wouldn't vaporize the controls they needed. Pretty sure that only Roger and Pahner were on the bridge, both armed with plasma cannon and neither had switched to some form of bead sidearm after entering and seeing no visible "high threat" weapons that required them to keep plasma cannon ready.
The third is the almost unforgivable one though. Roger's now had his two encounters with one shots, is wounded and missing a leg so he no longer has his old agility, is in the Chung body which is more grav tank than he's used to, and once again closed to hand to hand range with a hostile. Leaving aside the minor fact he completely forgot to reload his bead pistol sidearm, I'll give the benefit of the doubt and assume he actually ran out of reloads and forgot to simply grab a fresh one off a body after he came to from losing his leg earlier.
He was armed with a plasma gun here, so he couldn't shoot and kill the hostile without also killing his mother, who he was obviously there to rescue. But he could have turned it into a standoff, the Colonel couldn't kill his mother without assuring his own death, and Roger couldn't advance without assuring the Colonel kills his mother. But Roger was still in armor, and could have called someone else to get into a position to simply shoot through the damn wall at a height that would have hit the standing Colonel, avoiding his mother, and being beads wouldn't have harmed Roger inside his powered armor.
|Re: One Shots...
|by HB of CJ » Thu Sep 08, 2016 3:53 pm
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Perhaps just a small written weakness in an otherwise great four books. I am looking forward for the next edition.
Good story lines frequently do not project well into the real world. Particularly drama involving close quarter action.
Especially individual security concerns and actions in the fog of close combat. The real world and fiction are different.
|Re: One Shots...
|by RODMAN012003 » Fri Sep 09, 2016 2:07 pm
Posts: 6
Definately one of the weaker parts of the stories. Sor Teb, last seen disappearing just before Roger shoots him between the eyes.
He knows Sor Teb is smarter than your average scummie, he knows he has reflexes like a snake on crack, the last thought he'd have of him was regret he hadn't managed to kill him...
Then, he just walks up to within arm's reach? Even in a parley situation you don't just let the enemy walk up to within arm's reach. Teb would have been towering over Roger if he was that close. NOBODY puts up with having their personal space violated like that, especially with a known duplicitous adversary.
None of Rogers' bodyguards has a problem with such stupidity? Cort doesn't impose his 12' spear? Despreux doesn't have a marine meltdown?
Even after he's one shotted, the stupidity continues. Sor Teb runs back and intermingles with his scummie troops before despreaux can shoot him?
The whole scene was just very badly written.
The other two one shot scenes were in some ways even worse for reasons the OP described. I guess its Superman and kryptonite, if you're impervious to everything, there's no risk, no risk, no challenge, no challenge, boring story...
|Re: One Shots...
|by Rod » Sun Jan 22, 2017 6:43 pm
Posts: 125
I also had a problem with Seb Tor having a one-shot. But from the point of, when those at the port came out. They came out loaded and ready for anything! So why would you give someone a weapon (and a barbarian at that) that can get through your protection? Never made sense...


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MADRID (Reuters) - Five crew members died in an emergency drill on a cruise ship in the Canary Islands on Sunday, police and the cruise ship operator said.
Cables snapped on a lifeboat and it plunged 20 meters (65 feet) to the ocean and fell upside down, killing the five and injuring three others aboard, during the mock rescue exercise on the Thomson Majesty, operated by British travel group TUI Travel plc. The boat was docked in the port of the capital of the island of La Palma, Santa Cruz.
Safety tests on lifeboats are a significant source of accidents, according to a report by Britain's Marine Accident Investigation Branch.
There were 1,498 passengers on board the 20-year-old ship at the time, a Thomson Cruises spokesman said. None of them was involved in the accident. The ship is registered in Malta and owned by Cyprus-based cruise line Louis Cruises.
"We are working closely with the ship owners and managers, Louis Cruises, to determine exactly what has happened and provide assistance to those affected by the incident," Thomson Cruises, owned by TUI Travel plc, said in a statement.
Three of the dead were Indonesians. The other dead were a Filipino and a Ghanaian. Three more crew members were injured. One person has been discharged from hospital and the other two people were expected to be released from hospital imminently, the company statement said.
In Britain, the general secretary of the RMT shipping union, called for better safety standards.
Union leader Bob Crow said in a statement: "The thoughts of all seafarers will be with the friends and families of those who have lost their lives in this tragic incident.
"Once again the spotlight is on the issue of safety in the UK shipping and cruise industry and RMT awaits the outcome of the investigation and recommendations that can prevent any repetition of today's shocking events."
The Thomson Majesty, with five restaurants and two swimming pools, cruises to the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, according to Thomson's website.
(Reporting by Sonya Dowsett and Teresa Larraz; Editing by Stephen Powell)


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Mitsuyasu Weighs in on Interleukin-2
July 2000
Ronald T. Mitsuyasu, M.D., is the Principal Investigator for the UCLA ACTU (University of California, Los Angeles; AIDS Clinical Trials Unit). Dan Dunable interviewed Dr. Mitsuyasu via e-mail prior to a community luncheon held at ASP in April, where Dr. Mitsuyasu discussed the use of Interleukin-2 (IL-2) in people living with HIV to help boost T-cells and possibly give their antiretroviral regimens increased effectiveness.
Dan Dunable: Dr. Mitsuyasu, could you explain what Interleukin-2 is, and what its effect is on the immune system of someone living with HIV?
Ronald T. Mitsuyasu, MD: IL-2 is a T-cell growth factor, produced by immune cells, which stimulates the growth and differentiation of T lymphocytes. In addition, it enhances the function of T-cells, thus potentiating the immune response in individuals with HIV or cancer. In most patients with HIV who are on fully suppressive antiretroviral therapy, IL-2 can increase the number of CD4 cells and increase their function.
DD: Have you found the CD4+ and CD8+ levels that do increase during administration of IL-2 remain high, or do they tend to decrease after discontinuation of IL-2?
RM: Once the target T-cell count has been reached, the frequency of IL-2 administration can be decreased to once every few months (rather than every eight weeks) and still maintain the higher T cell count. The studies done with IL-2 have shown a gradual increase in the CD4 count measured just prior to each subsequent dose of IL-2.
DD: What answers do you hope to find from the SILCAAT and Esprit studies?
RM: These studies are clinical efficacy studies. Thus they are designed to see if IL-2 will improve the clinical outcome of patients who receive it. Specifically, the studies are seeking to demonstrate whether IL-2 can delay the time to AIDS defining illnesses of death in patients who get this treatment with HAART vs. those who get HAART alone. SILCAAT is targeted at patients with CD4 counts 50 to 300, and Esprit at those with CD4 >300.
DD: There has been a fear among many people living with HIV/AIDS that IL-2 will raise their viral load. Have you found this to be the case?
RM: In every study in which IL-2 has been given to patients with undetectable viral load on HAART, no increase in HIV viral load has been seen with IL-2. This now exceeds 10 studies in which no change in HIV RNA has been seen with IL-2.
DD: How is IL-2 generally administered, and what is the recommended dosing? Does it need to be refrigerated?
RM: IL-2 is typically given by injection under the skin (subcutaneous injections) at a dose of 4.5 to 7.5 million units twice a day for five days, repeated every eight weeks. Other regimens include a lower dose 1 to 2 million units given continuously by single daily injection. We no longer need to give IL-2 by intravenous infusion as was once necessary.
DD: Do you have any thoughts on every-day injections of low dose IL-2, such as that used in the small study reported on at ICAAC by Kendall A. Smith, MD?
RM: In general, the low dose, single dose IL-2 studies have not shown as frequent or as dramatic increases in CD4 counts as has been seen with the intermittent dose schedule. Low continuous dose IL-2 is expected to give greater increase in NK cells as opposed to higher T-cell increases with intermittent dosing schedules.
DD: Side effects have been a concern with the use of IL-2 in previous studies. Have the side effects become less severe, and do you have any suggestions for managing those side effects?
RM: Side effects appear to be less with lower doses of IL-2. Major side effects are flu like symptoms of fatigue, malaise, low grade fever, skin rash and muscle aches. These side effects can be managed with pre-medication with Tylenol and Benadryl, and adjustment of dosage as needed.
DD: What are your thoughts on the use of IL-2 to flush out HIV from the reservoirs where it seems to hide in the body?
RM: This hypothesis still needs to be tested in clinical trials.
DD: Are there any other comments you would like to make to those people considering enrolling in either SILCAAT or Esprit studies?
RM: I believe it is only through careful clinical trials research that we will be able to determine if IL-2 has any direct benefit to patients with HIV. Since the drug is not without side effects we must have clear evidence of its usefulness before using it routinely in patients. These studies are the best way to answer important questions about the role of IL-2 in HIV patients and will also allow patients to receive this drug while being carefully monitored and at no cost to them.
DD: Dr. Mitsuyasu, thank you for your time with these questions, and thank you in advance for coming to Atlanta.
For more information on the SILCAAT study in the Atlanta area, contact Beverly at the AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta (ARCA) at 404-876-2317, ext. 331. Nationally, you can contact the manufacturer Chiron, at 1-800-CHIRON8, or through their website: www.silcaat.com.
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Country singer Luke Bryan's latest album, "Crash My Party," released on Tuesday and expected to land near the top of U.S. charts, is just his latest step in taking a quintessential American music genre to the rest of the world.
Bryan was the unlikely winner of the Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year award in April, topping mega-sellers and cross-over stars Taylor Swift and Blake Shelton.
But for someone with global ambitions, county music's fun-loving farm boy, who is best known for songs "Rain Is a Good Thing" and "Drunk on You," still puts in his time at state fairs and in small towns around the United States.
"I want to continue fueling the live show and grow into bigger venues for as many years as I can," Bryan told Reuters. "I would hope to become an entertainer on a global scale but not have to change my music to get there."
Bryan, 37, catapulted into the country music spotlight with his hit 2011 single "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" from the album "Tailgates & Tanlines" and scored four consecutive top-five songs thereafter.
His compilation "Spring Break ... Here to Party" topped the Billboard album chart in its first week in March with 150,000 in sales, underscoring the singer's cross-over potential.
"What I always wanted to be is just a country singer who got to ride on a tour bus and perform every night," Bryan said tearfully after winning the entertainer of the year award.
"Crash My Party" is the fourth studio album from the rural Georgia native, who is known for his facial stubble and sing-along love songs.
The album's title song, a soaring love song, was released in April as the first single. It peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's U.S. country songs chart and also cracked the top 20 on the mainstream pop songs chart.
"My main thing is to up my game by constantly coming out with better songs and singing better than ever," Bryan said.
He hopes the album can sell 3 million to 4 million copies, which would top the 2 million in sales of "Tailgates & Tanlines."
One of the spoils that comes with reaching the top of country music industry is that he is now offered "upper-echelon songs" from Nashville's top songwriters, Bryan said.
"I've had the ability to learn that recording someone else's song is as gratifying as writing your own hit," he said.
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We've heard a lot of airport horror stories. We're talking long queues, frisking, grumpy folks and seemingly-endless luggage checks. In fact, we wouldn't be too surprised if network execs are busy pitching a Man vs. Flight show right now. (Discovery Channel folks, in case you're reading this, we've got first dibs on that title. Let's talk over coffee.)
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ATLANTA (AP) — A doctor infected with Ebola in Africa has arrived in Atlanta for treatment.
Dobbins Air Reserve Base spokesman Lt. Col. James Wilson says a plane carrying the patient landed Saturday morning at the base. An ambulance from Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital left the base shortly afterward.
Samaritan's Purse missionary group tells The Associated Press that Dr. Kent Brantly is the patient. Though the ambulance was from Grady, Brantly and another aid worker will be treated at a special isolation unit at Emory University Hospital.
Later, one person in protective clothing climbed down from the back of the ambulance and a second person in protective clothing appeared to take his gloved hands and guide him toward a building at Emory.
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These days, a typical office, or family, is full of people on restricted or specific diets. Low-sugar or salt-restricted, vegetarian or vegan, low-carb or gluten-free — it can make holiday potlucks or family dinners a challenge. While there are more pre-made treats available now at stores and bakeries, sometimes you just want to make something yourself that everyone can enjoy.
These days, a typical office, or family, is full of people on restricted or specific diets. Low-sugar or salt-restricted, vegetarian or vegan, low-carb or gluten-free — it can make holiday potlucks or family dinners a challenge. While there are more pre-made treats available now at stores and bakeries, sometimes you just want to make something yourself that everyone can enjoy.
I decided to test two gluten-free versions of a cookie already beloved by many people. Mexican wedding cakes, also known as Russian tea cakes, are little balls of flour and butter and nuts, baked until barely brown and then double-rolled in powdered sugar.
The first recipe, which I dubbed Recipe A for tasters, came from the Los Angeles Times' annual cookie recipe contest. Recipe B was one I found in a new Betty Crocker cookbook, "Betty Crocker Christmas Cookies" (Houghton Mifflin, $16.99, 208 pages paperback, also available as an e-book).
These recipes are ideal for the baker who doesn't already have a gluten-free kitchen: Both use shortcut mixes, so they don't require purchasing several alternative flours to blend. (However, if you do want to make your own blend, the combination is included in the first recipe.)
Both cookies found fans among the newsroom testers, with Recipe A drawing slightly more favorable reviews than Recipe B.
Prep time: 45 minutes plus cooling time for cookies. Chilling time is optional. Cook time: 30 minutes per batch
Makes about 42 cookies
This recipe is adapted by Kathy Morrison from one by Lida Frankel of Porter Ranch, Calif., who was among the 10 finalists in the 2012 Los Angeles Times holiday cookie contest.
Note: Xanthan gum is available at health food stores, select well-stocked markets, and cooking and baking supply stores.
To make your own gluten-free flour mix, combine 1/2 cup brown rice flour, 1/2 cup sweet rice flour, 2/3 cup potato starch and 1/3 cup tapioca flour or starch (this makes about 2 cups flour, more than is needed for the recipe; the gluten-free flour will keep, tightly covered in a cool, dry place, up to 1 month). If you use this blend in the following recipe, increase xanthan gum to 1 teaspoon.
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup powdered sugar, plus extra for rolling
2 teaspoons gluten-free vanilla extract
1 cup raw, unsalted pecans or walnuts, finely chopped
1 3/4 cups Pamela's Gluten-Free Artisan Flour Blend (blue bag)
3/8 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/2 teaspoon finely ground sea salt
Heat the oven to 300 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheets or line them with parchment. (I used insulated sheets lined with parchment.)
In the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using an electric mixer, cream together the butter and powdered sugar until well-blended. Beat in the vanilla and nuts to combine.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour blend, xanthan gum and salt. Add this to the butter mixture and beat just until incorporated and a dough is formed.
Scoop about 1 teaspoon of dough and roll into a small ball. Place the dough on a prepared cookie sheet, and repeat with the remaining dough, spacing the cookies about 1 to 1 1/2 inches apart.
Bake the cookies until set and a light golden-brown on the bottom, 30 to 35 minutes. Set the cookies aside to rest for 5 minutes, then roll in powdered sugar to coat completely. Once they are cooled, roll the cookies again in sugar to cover.
The cookies are best made one day in advance.
Per cookie: 82 calories; 1 gram protein; 7 grams carbohydrates; 0 fiber; 6 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 12 mg cholesterol; 2 grams sugar; 26 mg sodium
Prep time: 1 hour Cook time: 10 minutes per batch
Makes 4 dozen cookies
Adapted by Kathy Morrison from a recipe in "Betty Crocker Christmas Cookies" (Houghton Mifflin, $16.99, 208 pages paperback, also available as an e-book).
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla
1 egg
2 1/4 cups Bisquick Gluten-Free Mix (most of a 16-ounce box)
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
2/3 cup (or more) powdered sugar, for rolling
Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, mix the butter and powdered sugar until well-blended and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla and egg. Stir in Bisquick mix and nuts until dough holds together.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased or parchment-lined cookie sheets, place balls about 1 inch apart.
Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately (but carefully) remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool slightly.
Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar; place on cooling racks to cool completely. Roll in powdered sugar again. Store cookies in tightly covered containers.
Per cookie: 80 calories; 5 grams fat (2.5g sat.); 15 mg cholesterol; 90 mg sodium; 8 grams carbohydrates; 0 protein
The two recipes are similar, but the differences are significant: Recipe A has double the vanilla extract, but no egg, and is baked at a much lower temperature. Recipe B has fewer nuts.
— I used untoasted, unsalted walnuts in both recipes.
— I checked each ingredient to make sure it was gluten-free, since not all extracts or powdered sugars are. Spice Islands vanilla says gluten-free right on the package. On powdered sugar, make sure the ingredients include cornstarch, not wheat starch.
— Also, I wiped down my mixer ahead of time, to make sure no wheat flour was clinging to it, and made sure to use tools that were clean straight out of the dishwasher. The tins I packed the cookies in were new, not recycled from last year.
— The Pamela's flour blend includes guar gum, but I added a little xanthan gum to the dough just to be sure the cookies would hold together. The gluten-free Bisquick in Recipe B includes xanthan gum.
— Insulated baking sheets lined with parchment paper definitely are the way to go with these cookies. Cookies in Recipe B especially are in danger of burning otherwise, since the temperature is so high.
— After baking one pan of the Recipe A dough, I chilled the rest and liked how the resulting cookies baked. It's optional, however.
— Handle the freshly baked cookies carefully — they are prone to shatter. Using a salad fork to roll the cookies in powdered sugar works best.
— The newsroom folks who I know are on gluten-free diets liked both cookies, with Recipe B reminding them a little more of cookies baked by relatives. Among the general newsroom, Recipe A got slightly more positive comments. It comes off a bit more moist; some tasters said they "wouldn't know it was gluten-free." "Light, buttery, melt-in-mouth texture" was another Recipe A comment. Recipe B is "a little heavier, drier" as one taster said; it even "left an aftertaste," another said. To me, the Bisquick made the cookie a bit saltier than I'd prefer.


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Davidson College invites the public on Monday, Nov. 18, to a panel discussion about North Carolina politics featuring four current member of the N.C. Legislature. Three are Davidson College alumni.
Associate Professor of Political Science Susan Roberts will moderate the event with panelists Senator Daniel Clodfelter '72 (D), Senator Fletcher Hartsell '69 (R), Representative Grier Martin '91 (D), and Senator Jeff Tarte (R) in discussing "North Carolina Politics: Changes for the State and Challenges for the Nation."
The forum will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Alvarez College Union Smith 900 Room, with a reception following from 8 to 9 p.m. There is no charge to attend.
The event is being sponsored by the Davidson College Student Government Association, College Republicans, College Democrats, and College Libertarians. For more information, call Dan Clodfelter is serving his eighth term in the Senate, representing Mecklenburg County. He served as the Democratic Caucus Co-Chair in the 2013-2014 session. Grier Martin has served four terms in the House, representing Wake County. He has also served in the US Army Reserve since 1991, and did a tour of duty in Afghanistan from 2002 to 2003. Fletcher Hartsell is in his 12th term as a Senator, representing Cabarrus and Union counties. He chairs the Program Evaluation committee, the Joint Legislative Workforce Development System Reform Oversight Committee, and the Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee. He is also vice chair of the N.C. General Statutes Commission. Tarte represents Mecklenburg County, and is serving his first term in the Legislature. He serves as vice chair of the Health Care Committee.
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By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. Senate changed its rules on Thursday in a bid to ease partisan gridlock blamed for turning the chamber into a legislative graveyard.
Senators approved the changes on bipartisan votes of 78-16 and 86-9. The changes fell far short, however, of what many Democratic reformers wanted. They preserved the right of minority Republicans to block votes on legislation with procedural roadblocks known as filibusters.
But the revisions drew praise from President Barack Obama, who said in a statement, "Too often over the past four years, a single senator or a handful of senators has been able to unilaterally block or delay bipartisan legislation for the sole purpose of making a political point.
"At a time when we face critical decisions on a whole range of issues - from preventing further gun violence, to reforming our broken immigration system, to getting our fiscal house in order and creating good paying jobs - we cannot afford unnecessary obstruction," he said.
Sixty votes will still be needed in the 100-member chamber to end a filibuster - despite calls by some Democrats to reduce the figure to as few as 51.
In exchange, Republicans will no longer be able to stop senators from beginning consideration of a bill - provided both sides are given votes on at least two amendments.
Rule changes would also expedite consideration of low-level presidential nominations, reduce debate time before some votes and require filibustering senators to make objections known.
"Perhaps I'm too optimistic, but hopefully because of this we will be able to pass legislation," said Republican Senator John McCain.
That in turn, McCain said, might help raise the chamber's record low approval ratings in recent years, which now stand at about 15 percent.
Assistant Senate Democratic leader Dick Durbin voiced confidence the rule changes would make for a more productive chamber provided there was "good will" on both sides.
"There are always ways to find some exception, a little loophole here, a little loophole there," Durbin said.
"I hope there will be a more positive reaction to these rules changes and get the Senate back into the business of what it's supposed to be, the most deliberative body in the body politic of America," Durbin said.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, drafted the rule changes after weeks of negotiations.
If there had been no compromise and Democrats tried to force changes without the approval of Republicans, there likely would have been partisan fights that turned the chamber into knots.
Since 2007, Reid has filed nearly 400 cloture motions to stop Republican-backed filibusters. He stopped less than half of them with the needed 60 votes.
In the other cases, Republicans blocked legislation, even though most senators backed it. Critics complained they were effectively violating a basic tenet of democracy - majority rule.
Filibuster proponents say procedural roadblocks are needed to protect the rights of the minority and force the majority to compromise.
A number of Senate Democrats defend the right to filibuster, reasoning they will be in the minority at some point and will want to use it.
Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley applauded the rule change, but preferred tougher curbs on filibusters that are ostensibly waged to give senators more time to debate.
"If 41 senators vote for more debate, then senators should have the courage of their convictions to stand on the floor and make their case," Merkley said. "Then the American people could decide if obstructing senators are heroes or bums."
(Additional reporting by Richard Cowan and Roberta Rampton; Editing by Fred Barbash and Peter Cooney)


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Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz are American pickers. The two have built a career cruising through back roads scouring barns, garages, people's homes and, yes, even dumpsters, searching for strange, unusual and attractive antiques and collectibles. A picker is a dealer much too busy finding merchandise to sell on the show circuit or in a storefront. These are dealers willing to spend hours driving, dusting, haggling and buying as the first step on an antique's journey from a forgotten barn to a Madison Avenue loft.
Their exploits are part of a new, 10-part series airing on the HISTORY Channel on Monday nights. A camera crew follows Wolfe and Fritz from home to home documenting their finds, rejections, research and methods. Opening to positive reviews, their exploits have ignited a firestorm of debate among viewers.
Proponents say the dealers are showing the true side of the antiques business: buying low and selling high. Opponents are angry over what they see as the exploitation and lowball offers.
The overwhelming majority of comments are split right down the middle. Love 'em or hate 'em, American Pickers is a hit.
"There are always going to be a few armchair quarterbacks that will pick, especially on anything that's new," Fritz told Antique Trader. "This is a business. We travel thousands of miles and have storage. You can't score on every single thing. Sometimes they tell you to get lost. Sometimes they're not home. Sometimes they don't have anything but they'll graciously open their arms to you and show you around."
When they are not knee deep in scrap iron or dirt, Wolfe and Fritz pull the veil back on the multi-million dollar antiques business. With enthusiasm, Wolfe and Fritz unabashedly explain how they ask to see the things inside a person's house, how they haggle to their advantage and how no matter how important the item is, to hide your excitement over a piece so as not to tip your hand and pay too much. In short, for the first time in the history of the trade, Wolfe and Fritz are showing viewers an unvarnished look at how money is made in antiques.
American Pickers, which makes up HISTORY's primetime line-up on Monday nights, recently produced its fourth consecutive week of stellar ratings. It helps that the show is directly after HISTORY's recent hit Pawn Stars, which garners 4.6 million total viewers – that's more people who watch the FOX network's The O'Reilly Factor, ABC's Nightline or the 2010 Miss America Pageant.
American Pickers' Feb. 8 broadcast garnered 3.3 million total viewers. Most surprising of all is not only how many people are watching, but also who is watching. Of the 3.3 million viewers, 1.7 million were adults ages 25 to 54 and 1.5 million adults aged 18 to 49. More young people are watching the show since its Jan. 18 premier. The show airs Monday nights at 9 p.m. EST.
"That's what we need," Wolfe told Antique Trader. "One of the coolest things, last night a friend called to say his 15 year-old son watched the show. Even though he plays video games all day, he said he loved it. That's exactly why Frank and I started doing this. We really need new life breathed into the industry. It's a changing of the guard and we need to show the next generation that antiques are fun, cool and groovy."
Wolfe is a professional picker with more than 20 years of experience. His business, Antique Archeology, is based in LeClaire, Iowa, and serves as the headquarters for the team's strategy and storage. He describes picking as "a cross between Indiana Jones and Sanford and Son – a day to day treasure hunt." Fritz, Wolfe's childhood friend, is a relative newcomer to the picking business. He decided to be a full-time picker six years ago after 25 years as a fire inspector. Fritz said the two decided early on they would only sell the best pieces they could find. Their merchandise can't be defined in any category since it ranges from advertising, firearms, old hardware, motorcycles and even vintage amusement park rides. As a result the two sell to dealers, collectors and prop houses serving movie studios.
"Me and Mike try to have good things go through our hands," Fritz said. "The good stuff is always good and the mediocre stuff is really falling low on the side. The Internet has made things that are rare pretty common these days. If we tried to make a living off the usual collectibles we couldn't make it."
During their travels the two began filming each other talking about their discoveries and the interesting characters they meet on the way. After quickly amassing 40 hours of footage, the two enlisted the help of a friend who ran a production company, which then edited the tapes into five-minute segments. A Canadian production company created a "sizzle reel" and showed it to the HISTORY Channel, which ordered a 10-episode series – a first for the channel.
The show is a success, Fritz said, because the HISTORY Channel allows them to do what they do best, cruising country roads looking for old farm houses in a term coined "freestyling." "We call it freestyling," he said. "We drive around just looking for stuff. We open up a barn and look in for the first time. The first time we're seeing it is the first time the viewer is seeing it. When we talk to the people it is the first time we are meeting the people."
Wolfe said the controversy raging across the comment boards on the HISTORY Channel Web site and others was fully expected. What they two are showing is unprecedented for this business – which is perhaps why so many young people are not interested in the business. While Wolfe and Fritz offer an unprecedented look inside one aspect of the antiques business, the public's criticism is equally unprecedented.
"My husband and I were deeply disturbed watching this show," one viewer writes on the HISTORY Channel Web site. "How inappropriate to show two individuals happily taking advantage of people and laughing … all the way to the bank."
The complaints don't stop there. Some are downright libelous, calling for the show's cancellation, a boycott of the HISTORY Channel and even bodily harm to Wolfe and Fritz themselves.
In one often criticized segment, Wolfe offers an 88-year-old World War II veteran $75 for an old, dust covered saddle. He later takes it to an appraiser who says it would be worth $2,000 with the appropriate cleaning and repairs and up to $4,000 if it were offered for sale out West. Wolfe and Fritz are giddy at the find – which they claim was an uneducated "risk" purchase on their part. One critic of the deal has posted a spoof video on YouTube.com titled "American Swindlers." The same critic is even producing a line of "American Swindler" T-shirts.
Likewise, viewers have come out in support of the program, including industry heavyweights such as Terry Kovel, matriarch of the Kovels on Antiques business.
"Great show," says another commenter on the HISTORY Channel Web site. "This show gives people the insight on how antiques are bought and sold and the history of such items. You can have barnyard full of stuff for sale but if you have not got a buyer you don't have diddly."
Fritz said one of the goals of the show is to introduce the world to the collectors and characters they meet on the way. In some cases the sellers on the program are friends Wolfe and Fritz have done business with for years.
"We are genuinely interested in these folks," Fritz said. "When you are a collector or a hoarder your spouse or even your kids don't understand you. We know you. We're like you. We know you like to collect tractors or whatever. These people are letting us into their world – totally letting us into their world. Sometimes we even buy for ourselves. I think it shows there are other guys like me."
The show is more than entertainment. It is a glimpse inside a thriving antiques business, which is something Wolfe and Fritz cannot afford to forget.
"Anyone can go out and pay $400 for a sign that's worth $350," Fritz said in an episode. "To buy one for $75, that's the deal. That's the hard part. That's the equation."
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Fruit for Dessert: 15 Light & Simple Yet Special Fruit Treats
What's for dessert? Fruit! But not "just" fruit — fruit, treated right, can be the most delectable and sumptuous after-dinner treat imaginable. As we move into the spring and summer, when fruit comes back into season, come look for inspiration here — these are sweets to end your meal on a light yet special note.
A note about the "health" aspect of fruit desserts. Everyone has their own idea of what constitutes "healthy" when it comes to dessert. Some people want low-fat desserts; others want fresh, seasonal, and organic ingredients; others looks for recipes where there is little to no added processed sugar.
There's some of everything in this list. Some of these fruit desserts don't have any sugar added at all; some do. Some are low-fat; one or two still have plenty of richness. So sort through and see which you like best, and which suit your own eating preferences.
• 1 Poached Apricots with Vanilla and Cardamom - Most apricots need a little heat to bring out their sweetness. This simple dessert is a luscious example.
• 2 Melon with Lime-Chile Syrup - The perfect after-dinner treat for summer. Cool, tangy, and fiery at once!
• 3 How To Make Creamy Ice Cream with Just One Ingredient! - The famous, magical creamy ice cream, made from one amazing fruit.
• 4 Saucy and Sweet Grilled Pineapple - Pineapple on the grill needs no introduction, and no dressing up. It's hot, juicy, and sweet.
• 5 Citrus Salad with Lemongrass Syrup - A beautiful showstopper of a dessert.
• 6 Roasted Cherries - Roasting cherries makes them even richer and darker. Wonderful with just a touch of cream or whipped yogurt.
• 7 Easy Glazed Bananas - Sweet and yummy bananas.
• 8 Baked Persimmons - Persimmons also benefit from a touch of heat.
• 9 Poached Whole Plums with Brown Sugar Syrup - A syrupy and sweet dessert that looks beautiful in all its scarlet juiciness.
• 10 Honey and Spice Poached Pears - Simple poached pears are delicious on their own, and their syrup can be used to make cocktails and fizzy drinks.
• 11 Roasted Peaches with Dessert Wine - A simple dish of roasted peaches with a bit of fragrant dessert wine.
• 12 Oatmeal-Brown Sugar Baked Apples - Baked apples with whole grains (oats, in this case) are a favorite weeknight treat.
• 13 Mango Dessert with Clotted Cream - Mango with a touch of cream, and pistachios.
• 14 Brie with Roasted Cinnamon Plums - This is a richer sort of dessert, but it needs no extra sugar, and it's a rich and delicious way to end a meal.
• 15 Tropical Fruit Salad With Creamy Lime Sauce - A summery-sweet salad with a creamy sauce.
What are your favorite ways to eat fruit, simply prepared, for dessert?
Related: Go Bananas! 12 Banana Sweets and Treats
(Images: See linked recipes for full image credits)
(Originally published April 2011)


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European planemaker Airbus will announce a big new order on Thursday that will safeguard around 9,000 jobs in Britain, a government spokesman said.
Separately, there were reports that Malaysian group AirAsia , Asia's largest low-cost carrier, was set to order 100 A320 aircraft worth around $9 billion.
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AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes, also owner of struggling London soccer club Queen's Park Rangers, tweeted earlier this week he was on his way to London for a "big announcement".
In September, Fernandes said a plan to buy 100 Airbus planes would be submitted to AirAsia's board as part its expansion.
The deal will protect 1,500 Airbus jobs in Britain and a further 7,500 in the extended supply chain, the government spokesman said.
Prime Minister David Cameron, head of a government struggling with unpopular austerity measures and a weak economy, will visit Airbus's Broughton site in north Wales where it assembles aircraft wings and employs over 5,000 people.
(Reporting By Isla Binnie; Writing by Rosalba O'Brien; Editing by Dan Lalor)


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As promised- here is Kevin M. Boot's guest post about his experiences at the Party In The Poconos 400. Sounds like Kevin had a great time and I thank him for his post and the GREAT pictures that he shared with us! Be sure to check out the link to his complete photo album from the Party In The Poconos 400- there are many more GREAT shots from the race!– Amy
I heard about the $25 dollar race tickets on the "Fan Driven Pocono 400″ Facebook page. It played in the back of my mind, enticing me with a cheap race day. I got my ticket. Walmart sponsoring the race made it interesting since they let the fans vote on everything from the race name to the color of the Camaro pace car. They even had the fans vote on a new "signature food item" for the race track.


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Sydney Thompson
My name is Sydney Thompson. As of December 1st, 2008, I am the Delivery Services Librarian at New York University. Previously, I was Library Privileges Supervisor and Evening Access Services Manager for Bobst Library at New York University. I have just completed my MLS at Queens College, and have my an MA in Sociology from the New School for Social Research, also here in New York. While at the New School I worked as a shelver, turned circulation clerk, turned stacks manager, turned circulation manager at Gimbel Library, which supports Parsons the New School for Design. So, thank you to Gimbel and my fabulous colleagues there, for introducing me to the joys of library work.
I received my BA in Sociology from the University of Alaska Anchorage, where I moved to pursue flying after earning my Commercial pilot's license from Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Washington. I'm getting closer to home now.... I graduated high school just outside of Spokane, Washington, but spent most of my youth in Kent, Washington, which is about 20 miles south of Seattle.


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Popular charter bus company shuts down leaving customers and workers stranded
(KUTV) A popular charter bus company, All Resorts, unexpectedly shut down leaving customers and workers stranded in several different states.
All Resorts provides shuttle services to hundreds of employees at Kennecott, and Thursday afternoon the company cut all resources for employees.
The company stopped funding the gas credit cards, leaving employees to figure out a way to get the customers home to Utah.
It looks like the company will be sold off in pieces and is working to get employees other jobs.
Chris Jones has more on the story.