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Posts In 12/2009
Weekly Filtration
2108 days ago
"Gosh, you've... really got some nice toys here."
2109 days ago
Early reports indicate that Google's new phone will be named Nexus One. Because I'm a geek, I searched to see…
"Aaron Broussard's Christmas Generosity is 'touching!'"
2109 days ago
Dear Blogger:Re: "Aaron Broussard, Tim Whitmer get thousands in Christmas gifts from administrative employees," By Richard Rainey, New Orleans Times-Picayune,…
"Asps... very dangerous. You go first."
2109 days ago
The Zombie has more you should see.
I don't think so
2109 days ago
T-P Sports columnist Peter Finney:No one knows better than New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton how it feels to lose…
sasq plus commentary
2110 days ago
At the Hayride, Ryan Booth asks:"Are Sen. Vitter and Rep. Alexander hypocrites for opposing Obamacare?"Yes, they continue to be hypocrites…
"First get your facts. Then you can distort them at your leisure."
2110 days ago
In a recent post about health care, I sort of joked that "If we were playing by Bush-league rules, perhaps…
Where can I buy a "Drill Our Lake" bumper sticker?
2112 days ago
T-P reports:As the hunt for new sources of domestic fuel intensifies in the face of dwindling world supplies, the energy…
Merry Christmas
2114 days ago
Pro tip: If you're like me and you want to read about Jesus of Nazareth's birth in Bethlehem to your…
"Movement" from Thinking of Empire album
2115 days ago
Slovenly-- "criminally overlooked" SST band from the eighties-- is back on utoob.
2115 days ago
"Is Parish President Aaron Broussard a Hands-Off Incompetent, or Corrupt?"
2115 days ago
[Commentary by David C. Bellinger:]Re: "Tim Whitmer linked to video poker firm with special parish permit," Times Picayune story by…
Obamacare could be hundreds of billions less expensive than Bush drug-care.
2116 days ago
Highlights from special Health Care issue of "Wingnut Monthly": Earlier in December, Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn gently warned senior citizens…
311-- not just a crappy band
2116 days ago
In other hyper-local infrastructure news that concerns oyster, today marks the three year anniversary of my street drain getting plugged…
It's a Christmas miracle!
2118 days ago
After multiple news stories and numerous blog posts (beginning with Ashley's), Entergy finally replaced the missing street tiles at the…
Awww, lil baby "laser plasma lightning blaster-gun" is growing up!
2119 days ago
From Cryptogon, we learn:The Pentagon continues to pour funding into Arizona-based laser plasma lightning blaster-gun firm Applied Energetics, formerly known…
"With trenches full of poets...Spanish songs in Granada, oh mi corazón"
2120 days ago
This one goes out to my old friend Jose "Pepe" Heredia Moreno and to his father Jose Heredia Maya, a…
Murray claims it is "no longer important who is at fault" for the Federal Flood
2120 days ago
Editilla Guerilla at Noladder links to Mayoral candidate Ed Murray's new campaign ad.Regarding the biggest engineering failure in American history,…
The ESPN post about the soul of new orleans you all loved but I didn't
2121 days ago
I didn't share everyone else's love for Wright Thompson's heartfelt and well-written ESPN piece on the Saints and the soul…
"If I were mayor"
2121 days ago
Humid Beings has a good video compilation of citizens offering their thoughts on a topic called "If I were Mayor".…
Just "wag the dog", Georges
2121 days ago
After failing to "pet the dog" convincingly, the John Georges for Mayor campaign apparently went for two with a slimy…
Happy Chrismukkah
2121 days ago
The holiday season is a time for joy and coming together in celebration, like Rob Couhig and Bishop O.C. Coleman…
What saved us? The answer may be shellfish.
2121 days ago
Big thanks to Joejoejoe for sending me this gorgeous article about how humans may owe it all to shellfish. Please…
Conservative bloggers question my manhood and (may) want to kick my ass
2122 days ago
James Wolcott at Vanity Fair alerted me to the possibility that Jeff Goldstein might want to beat my ass. See,…
This week's Filter post begins with a humorous title
2122 days ago
Read it here.
Conservative campaign against Mitch Landrieu gaining steam
2123 days ago
The Dead Pelican's Chad Rogers is pimping more anti-Mitch posts by Avman at the Louisiana Conservative. At the beginning of…
As LA's "trendbucking" claims prove overblown, the pressure on the Saints to win increases
2124 days ago
C.B. Forgotston alerts us to the following T-P article, titled "LA economy facing challenges, experts say". The piece begins:It's a…
Trouser Trumpet Fanfare for the Common Man
2125 days ago
I didn't plan it this way, but for dinner last night I hada salad (how cute)two bowls of Lovely's chili…
"As good if not better..."
2125 days ago
Chad Rogers of the Dead Pelican is a regular guest on Jeff Crouere's entertaining radio show. They were discussing the…
Pill the Poor
2125 days ago
NYT:New federally financed drug research reveals a stark disparity: children covered by Medicaid are given powerful antipsychotic medicines at a…
As the philosopher Sgt. Hartman posited in Full Metal Jacket,
2126 days ago
"... only steers and queers come from Texas."While these categories seem overly restrictive to me, we will note that Houston…
Conservative "Mock Mitch" campaign heats up
2127 days ago
Avman has a post up at the Louisiana Conservative criticizing Mitch Landrieu. He takes Mitch to task for announcing his…
Nagin cony to be indicted
2128 days ago
The Zombie was hinting about this earlier in the week. He gives us a run-down, for those keeping score at…
Another Vitty-cent guest post on the Tiger Woods affair
2128 days ago
Hi again.Vitty-cent here. Last week Your Right Hand Thief allowed me to discuss Tiger Woods' serious sin. I've been advising…
Season for giving
2129 days ago
On rare occasions, I do shameless plugs. As always, caveat emptor. Here are some "do's and dont's" suggestions for holiday…
Rhymes with Mayhem
2129 days ago
In a moment bereft of charity, I once called local Republican consultant Mike Bayham "dumber than a sack of wet…
Come to oysterhead
2131 days ago
Is it wrong to be attracted to Sarah Palin if she wears Maoist gear?Rebel girl Rebel girlRebel girl you are…
Mitch Landrieu expected to run for Mayor of N.O.
2131 days ago
Good gracious. I had discounted the recent polling he was doing, and didn't think he would jump in. This certainly…
Bishops in the news
2131 days ago
Grandmère Mimi feels wounded about the progressive blogosphere's silence regarding the election of the Very Rev. Morris Thompson, to be…
YRHT on Night Shift
2134 days ago
I was chatting with some fellow nolabloggers the other night, and the idea of unionized prostitution came up (not from…
Merry Xe-mas
2135 days ago
The Confluence has an excellent set of links and videos about Blackwater and Erik Prince that I will reproduce here.…
Vitty-cent guest post on Tiger Woods affair
2135 days ago
Hi.It's me, Vitty-cent, and I'd like to begin this YRHT guest post by wishing all my fellow American citizens a…
No available vaccine for "Saints Fever"
2135 days ago
Trust me, I'm a doctor dropped out of a doctoral program.Houma Courier:One of three Terrebonne Parish councilmen who went to…
Latest Oyster Filter Post up at Humid Beings
2136 days ago
It discusses the car biz, and breaks some news about a dealership in New Orleans.If you see that the column…
John Georges and the crime problem
2137 days ago
From Stephanie Grace's latest T-P column on mayoral hopeful John Georges:If he makes it to the mayor's office, Georges said…
He'll pick out a receiver and make you a believer
2137 days ago
1. According to da Paper, crowd noise at the Football game got up to 120 decibels last night. Any louder…
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At first glance, a few things don't add up in Maryville, Tennessee, located 30 miles south of Knoxville at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The city has a mere 28,000 residents yet can attract country-western greats like Riba and Rascal Flatts to its annual Foothills Fall Festival. The mostly-free, three-day event boasts 85 top-notch vendors, a tractor parade and a whopping 1,200 volunteers.
Another mystery is why restaurant giant Ruby Tuesday is headquartered here. No downtown hotels either. Even shopping appears sparse in the six-by-six downtown blocks. But thanks to the officials of Blount County who invited the travel press for a deeper look at sleepy-college-town Maryville and its environs, what became evident was the area has something relaxing to offer. The bonus is welcoming and entrepreneurial folk. Another clue about this inviting place is its moniker: "The Peaceful Side of the Smokies."
"We're not geared for tourism, only for our community," said Bob Hirche, president of the Maryville Downtown Association. "If people don't like crowds, this is the place to be."
Many feel competing with the commercialism and clutter of nearby Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge would ruin the "peaceful" theme when visiting the nearby Smoky Mountains. It does, however, help to be an insider and know where to visit, eat, shop and rest in Eastern Tennessee.
Downhome Eats
Full Service BBQ in Maryville is aptly named since it's located in a former gas station on S. Washington Street. Bubba, Forest and Rich Man, the powerful smokers, dot the open-air property cooking pulled pork, brisket and ribs every day except Christmas. An astounding 700 turkeys are cooked in 26 hours for Thanksgiving orders. On regular days, well-priced combos are served on outside picnic tables, almost guaranteeing local conversation between bites.
Over at The Market (606 High Street), the foodie experience is homegrown and fun. Popular here is a hormone-free, grass-fed bison or elk salami sandwich or fresh eggs from the Mennonites or farm cheeses and local bread warm to the touch. Twice monthly beer and food tastings fill the place with occasional polka music on hand. But it's the "over 300" beers lining the shelves in the back of the store and on draft that's the winner. A happy customer donated the communal drinking and eating table that he made from a downed pecan tree.
Astute palettes and wine aficionados up their dining experience in the wide-open, knotty-pine and cathedral-ceiling dining room at the Dancing Bear Lodge nestled on 36 acres in Townsend. A recent menu showcased braised pork cheeks with Tasso polenta cake with apple butter and fried black eyed peas served with a Chardonnay 2012 from Rusack Winery. The establishment offers featured wines on weekends, even opening an $80 bottle to sell by the glass.
Peaceful Tennessee Nights
Mike and Becky Johnson somehow took 900 acres close to downtown Maryville, built eight houses in the woods and turned Butterfly Gap Retreat into an adults-only lodging gem that's rarely empty. One house is glass and built in the round; another is handicapped accessible; another will be a tree house. Amenities are fireplaces, porches, air jet baths and no cell phone coverage. Neighbors are deer, raccoon, wild turkey and creeks. The chickens supply eggs for Becky's scrumptious breakfast brought to each house. And the 30-foot, man-made lake the Johnsons created is stocked with fish and swimmable.
Two corporate drop-outs, Jim and Susan Hind, took a large parcel of picturesque land in Townsend that overlooks Rich Mountain and built Richmont Inn to create a couples' nirvana. The cantilever-barn-style main house embraces an authentic Appalachian heritage right down to naming the rooms to honor mountain people. No TVs or phones in the beautifully decorated rooms. "Our concept is romance and getting couples to talk to one another," Jim said during the Inn's nightly Candlelight Dessert. Susan won the Gourmet Magazine's grand prize for her Crème Brulee Kahlua. Weekends a four-course classic fondue is served.
Appalachian to the Core
The tale of Bush's Best Beans is well told at the company's Visitor's Center located in Chestnut Hill, also home to the manufacturing plant. Admission is free, complete with a high-tech movie and a museum highlighting four generations of bean memorabilia. Quality merchandise in the country store is displayed on antique furniture. Save an empty stomach for the café. Recent selections were catfish with French fries and cole slaw. Desserts were plenty with pinto bean pie a favorite.
Mike Clemmer plucking his handcrafted mountain dulcimer while dressed in high-top overalls sets the rural America ambiance in his Wood-N-Strings shop in Townsend. He and his wife, Connie, are surrounded by dulcimers, ban jammers, lap harps and one of the largest selections of hammer dulcimers assembled in one shop. Visit Saturday nights May through September for a toe-tapping free concert on the shop's Pickin' Porch that overlooks a small river. Mike also teaches dulcimer lessons on site.
Maryville's Special Shops
Quaint comes to mind in downtown Maryville where most shops are in renovated historic buildings. Bill Womac, owner of Boyd Thomas fine clothing store, opened for people "needing a better place to shop than a mall." Dandy Lions Gifts took over two floors of a former library to sell its trendy chic and local items. The owner of Roost left a top Knoxville interior design store to open her own. She then "cherry-picked" the best local crafts to finish it off. And kudos to the husband-and-wife team that transformed the old Capitol Theatre for special events. Its coffee shop is open to the public and decorated with movie paraphernalia. Peeks into the theatre are encouraged.
If You Go
East Tennessee and Blount County is centrally located within a day's drive to half the nation's population. McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, located minutes from Maryville, services seven major airlines providing 21 non-stop destinations, including Atlanta, New York, Chicago and Denver, and 140 arrivals and departures and more than 4,000 seats available on a daily basis. Rental cars agencies are available.
Ruby Tuesday is located at the airport and perfected its burger on a pretzel bun here. The goal was to get the passenger in and out in 10 minutes.
Smoky Mountain Tourism Development Authority, 865- 273-1213, 865- 273-1244, email@example.com


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Montgomery Schools Eliminating Strawberry Milk
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ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Montgomery County schools are removing strawberry milk from their cafeterias.
The Washington Post reports that the drink will be eliminated from Maryland's largest school system starting in January. Montgomery's director of food and nutrition services, Marla R. Caplon, says removing the strawberry beverage, which has artificial coloring in it and has been served for the past five or six years, is the "right thing to do."
The school system says 18 percent of all the milk it currently serves is strawberry milk. Another 15 percent is unflavored milk. By far the most popular milk is chocolate milk, which accounts for 67 percent of all milk served.
The school system will continue to serve regular and chocolate milk.
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Merck restarts operations at Onahama production site for automotive coatings
Published June 16, 2011
The damage to the production units and infrastructure caused by the catastrophic earthquake in northeastern Japan on March 11 resulted in the stoppage of pigment production in Onahama. The recovery and repair work, which began on April 4, has been completed ahead of schedule. At the same time, progress has been made in restoring the external infrastructure. Merck expects the plant will achieve its regular production output in June.
The Onahama site is located 57 km south of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, and outside the evacuation zone. Merck is continually monitoring all public directives regarding radiation levels in order to ensure the safety of its employees. The company is also testing the products being shipped from Merck Japan to ensure that they comply fully with all regulations and safety standards.
Apart from Onahama, Merck will establish an alternative production site for Xirallic effect pigments. It is planned to have additional capacity for Xirallic pigments in Germany by the end of 2011. This will boost future supply reliability of Xirallic products as of 2012, the company said.
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How Can President Obama and the GOP Congress Work Together?
This month's election brought sweeping victories for the Republican party, who secured control of the Senate, retained control of the U.S. House of Representatives, and made numerous gains in local and state governments. What are the challenges of a divided government?
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Why Can't the Government Work Together?
Last week, students from all over the nation debated about The Federal Government shutdown through the KQED Do Now project. They were asked who is to blame for the government shutdown? Amongst young folks, the discussion heavily favored the idea that the government work together, compormise, and get the government back in its normal operating mode. We did see a lot of back and forth debating where students played the blame game.


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The Great American Backyard Camp Out is taking place this weekend in Wyoming. It's designed to get families outside and away from electronics.
The City of Sheridan received some good news from the state this week regarding funding for the West Downtown Phase III Construction Project. City Engineer Lane Thompson gives us the details.
U.S. Representatives Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming, and Denny Rehbrg, Montana, both big supporters of Powder River Basin coal production, earned the backing of bipartisan members of Congress in a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of the Interior, urging them to reject calls of an unprecedented expansion of environmental reviews for coal exports.
Buffalo's City Council heard a report from City Attorney Ben Kirven that he had drafted a letter to Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU) informing them that the city would like to see their crews implementing repairs to alleyways and streets that have been torn up due to utility work performed by the comp
Friday night at the Normative Services track, west of Sheridan, the annual Relay for Life fundraiser was held, raising money in the fight against cancer.
Seventeen teams participated and close to 40-thousand dollars was raised. Coordinator Nicole Marron
The Decker Coal mine, located about 35 miles northeast of Sheridan, has been in operation for 40 years and at one time was the largest coal mine in the state of Montana.
Thursday we reported on the various curfews in the City of Sheridan for kids under the age of 14, and those 14 to 18. Today we'll hear from Sheridan Police Officer Dan White on exactly why curfews are needed.
The annual Community-Wide Garage Sale, organized by the Buffalo Bulletin, will be this Saturday in at least 20 locations in and around town.
At their meeting Tuesday, the johnson County Commissioners approved a number of people recommended to serve on various boards in the county.
In a media release issued by Governor Matt Mead's Office, it states that the Governor is asking Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to extend the comment period on proposed hydraulic fracturing rules.
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What better way to celebrate Mother's Day than the juicy pleasure of Oklahoma strawberries. You have to hurry though, as strawberry season in Oklahoma is a short three to four weeks, according to several growers I spoke with.
Oklahoma Table: Strawberries for Mom
If an Oklahoma outing is on your Mother's Day Weekend, head to the Strawberry Festival in Stilwell this weekend. You'll find plenty there to whet your appetite for this beautiful berry.
What's not to like about Oklahoma Strawberries: simple sugared berries drizzled over vanilla ice cream, strawberry ice cream, strawberry pie, strawberry jam on toast, strawberry cake, strawberry smoothies, strawberries with pancakes, strawberry muffins, strawberry bread — the list is endless.
When it comes to strawberry ice cream, my Enid friend Donita Mitchell makes the best. It is literally full of berries. Years ago we tried to photograph this amazing stuff at high noon in 106-degree temperatures. I have to say it was a yummy finger-licking event, but for strawberry ice cream it was as good as it gets. I still think of that ice cream as "Strawberry Heaven" ice cream.
The last of Oklahoma's strawberry season just happened to coincide with Mother's Day, so I thought it would be great to make a special Mother's Day dessert with Oklahoma ingredients. A strawberry tart or a strawberry pizza both made with your favorite piecrust fit beautifully into our strawberry Mother's Day theme.
The crust can be one you buy from the freezer case of your neighborhood market or a homemade variety using made-in-Oklahoma flour and butter. For certain occasions I will purchase puff pastry, but homemade pastry is something I take a special pride in. You also could adapt a shortbread recipe pressed into a circle or square. Whatever pastry you choose will need to be prebaked for the pizza or tart application.
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We used a butter-infused pastry made from Shawnee Mills Flour and Hiland, Braum's or Wagon Creek Creamery butter. Or use your own favorite recipe or purchased pastry, rolled out and placed in tart pan or in a circle with the edge
8 ounces Lovera's Caprino di Krebs or cream cheese softened
3 tablespoons Oklahoma honey
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1 quart of strawberries
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The Thompson School District Accountability Advisory Committee, which monitors school effectiveness plans and the district's accountability process, will meet at 6 p.m. February 9 in the Boardroom of the Administration Building , 800 South Taft Avenue, Loveland. The public is invited.
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During her last weekly video message (transcript - PDF), entitled "Europe must be prepared for cyber attacks," the EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media, Viviane Reding, brought forward the idea of a "Mister Cyber Security." The Commissioner wants such a position established as soon as possible, in order to better coordinate Europe's cyber forces and develop practical defense plans.
All recent armed conflicts were backed up by informational attacks targeted at strategical online assets, such as the official communication channels. Even though all governments have rejected any accusations of involvement and claimed that these attacks were performed by popular cyber militias, professionals in the security industry say that the prospect of fully-blown cyberwars is near.
The United States are determined to take the necessary steps to ensure that their Internet infrastructure is properly protected against the numerous cyber espionage attempts or future attacks. The Obama administration has started by declaring the cyber infrastructure a strategic asset.
Ms. Reding feels that the European Union is falling behind, mostly because some member states are more prepared to fend off these threats than others. She exemplifies this with Estonia, which was the subject of such a co-ordinated cyber attack in 2007. As a result, "The websites of administrations, parliament, banks, newspapers and broadcasters were swamped."
"So far, the EU's 27 Member States have been quite negligent. […] I believe Europe must do more for the security of its communication networks," the Commissioner notes and also points out that, "A one month-long Internet interruption in Europe or the US would mean economic losses of at least 150 billion euro."
A Cyber Security Czar is Ms. Reding's answer to the inability of ENISA, the European Network and Information Security Agency, to reform in the short term and efficiently respond to informational threats. Currently, this body is mostly used by the member countries to exchange information about cyber security problems.
"Europe needs a 'Mister Cyber Security' as we have a 'Mister Foreign Affairs,' a security tsar with authority to act immediately if a cyber attack is underway, a Cyber Cop in charge of the coordination of our forces and of developing tactical plans to improve our level of resilience. I will keep fighting for this function to be established as soon as possible," Ms. Reding, who will run as a candidate in the upcoming June elections for a new European Parliament on behalf of the European's People Party (EPP), concludes.


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In a much-anticipated return to the "We Don't" Bluff City, new majority owner Robert Pera took time to meet with the coaching staff and the players, and then held a press conference to answer questions from the media.
You can listen to the press conference in its entirety on Sports 56's website.
Some of the highlights were that Pera is happy with the team's makeup post-trade and truly feels that they are a more competitive and balanced team now. He does remark on the difficulty that the timing of the trades presented in terms of affecting team chemistry, but that since the sale was approved after the season had already begun, they didn't have the option of making moves in the offseason. Personally, I found that statement telling, in that it suggests that they already had an idea of reshaping the team from the outset, so it was just a matter of finding the best offer for the pieces they were willing to relinquish, namely Rudy Gay.
Pera also talked at length with his desire to find out exactly what the fans are interested in thinking and talking about, going so far as to engage them on the Grizzlies' fan boards, although no one actually believed it was him. He definitely seems to want to have his pulse on the community and become a bigger part of it, as far as his limited time allows him to do so.
He also touches on things like the uncertain future of Lionel Hollins, the rumors of a Zach Randolph trade, and the now-infamous dinner with Mike Conley and Marc Gasol while the team was in San Francisco to play the Golden State Warriors. Jason Levien chimes in with some perspective and answer as well.
I recommend that you give it a listen and judge for yourself what the new front office is all about. I like what I'm hearing from them, but I'm more of a big picture guy, so I don't expect everyone to agree with me in my assessment. The entire audio runs about 20 minutes. If you don't have that much time, I'm sure some of the local media guys have transcribed it so that you can check it out that way.


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2001: Was the second Lumberjack to cross the line at the NCAA South Central Regional (31:54)...Earned All-Southland Conference honors on the way to helping the 'Jacks claim their first league title in school history...He crossed the line 6th with a time of 25:40.0 at the conference meet.
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And so it goes today. Never mind that there's no evidence "speculators" - i.e. commodity traders - are doing anything to increase the price of oil. They aren't hoarding it. No one's cornering the market. The speculators make money when the price goes down, and they make money when it goes up. In short, they don't care if oil prices are high or low as long as they guessed correctly.
And that may be the most infuriating part of all this. The speculators don't want high oil prices, but Washington does.
The U.S. government has barred billions of barrels of oil from coming to the market by declaring huge petroleum reserves off-limits to drilling. Uncle Sam stores vast amounts in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, in a petro-lockbox for a rainy day now called "election season." Government - at the federal and state levels - drives up pump prices with gas taxes and regulations against increasing refinery capacity.
What's funny is that oil markets are telling many policymakers what they want to hear. Liberals in particular have insisted for years that the world is approaching - or has passed - the point of "peak oil." This is the idea that we've hit the maximum rate of global oil extraction, so the supply will steadily diminish, causing prices to rise. I'm not personally convinced - though Reason magazine's science correspondent, Ronald Bailey, may be right that we've reached the point of "political peak oil," which is to say that various political inefficiencies mean we can't keep up with demand.
Either way, liberals should be rejoicing. High oil prices not only lend credence to the "peak oil" argument that we need to wean off petroleum, they change consumer behavior far more effectively than environmental hectoring. Americans are driving less, taking mass transit more and ditching SUVs for hybrids without (much) benefit of government subsidies. I think we should drill more, but if the goal is to wean America off oil, things couldn't be going better.
With the laudable exception of McCain's economic advisor, former Sen. Phil Gramm, Republicans seem desperate to show they too feel the pain at the pump by piling on the scapegoat.
One hopes that this shoot-the-messenger bipartisanship represents the moment of "peak hypocrisy" in Washington. But few speculators would take that bet.
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STNG remastered and in 3D?? CBS weighs in on this!
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Total waste. The effects aren't that dated at all.
Have you watched the first season recently?
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More than that, because the effects were done on video the
were edited on video. Whichmeans if any "HD" or higher-quality versions are ever to be made the
entire episodes
would have to be re-edited and cut together from the filmstock.
A perfect example of how some cost-cutting measures really end up costing you more in the long run. They really blew it with this.
To be fair, no one in 1980s could have forseen home-video machines and TVs with resolutions as high as 1080.
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June 15, 2009
Undermining State Authority
Flexibility in Name Only: States have played a
significant role in developing unique and innovative approaches to
address the health care needs of their citizens. During the 08
campaign, then-candidate Obama promoted the idea of state
flexibility, but as President he replaced this embrace of
flexibility with an embrace of federal standards. Obama has already
taken numerous steps to roll back many of the flexibilities
extended to states in administering Medicaid and SCHIP.
Federal Control over Health Insurance: Currently, states
regulate the health insurance available in their states. Under the
Obama plan, the federal government would take over the role of
regulator, leaving governors and state insurance commissioners to
merely implement the new federal framework.
Unknown Costs to the States: The President's plan is
estimated to cost close to $1.6 trillion over the next 10 years.
There is no easy way to pay for this reform. New taxes on
businesses and individuals during a time of economic recession
would only hurt a state economy. Also, don't be surprised when the
states themselves are left paying for part of the bill.
More Medicaid: The Bottom Layer of
Health Care Reform
More Expansions, More Expensive: A key part of Obama's
proposal is an expansion of Medicaid, increasing the total number
of people on Medicaid to about 80 million by adding between 11
million and 18 million people. The Lewin Group estimates this
expansion could cost close to $900 billion over the next 10 years.
In addition, if states were also required to increase their
Medicaid payments to Medicare levels, the Federal Funds Information
for States (FFIS) estimates it would cost between $168 billion and
$213 billion in the first year alone.
States Already Crippled by Medicaid Costs: The Government
Accountability Office has told Congress that Medicaid in its
current form is unsustainable. Congress has just provided states
with an $87 billion Medicaid bailout. Medicaid cannot be fixed by
giving it more to do.
Budget Shortfalls Persist: The National Governors
Association projects states already face a $350 billion shortfall
through FY 2011, although some of it will be offset by increased
federal dollars. Medicaid costs are borne almost entirely by
taxpayers, with recipients contributing little or nothing to the
cost of their care.
A Better Approach to Health Care
Promote True Federal-State Partnership: Instead of the
top-down approach of a federal health care reform, federal
policymakers should embrace the principles of federalism and allow
states to develop innovative ways to address their unique
challenges to health care reform.
Preserve State Flexibility Ease the burden on states by
giving them greater flexibility to modernize and manage the
Medicaid and SCHIP programs. This includes preventing the weakening
of existing state flexibilities.
Tackle Fundamental Medicaid Reform: Expanding Medicaid is
neither new, nor innovative, nor reform. Rather than expanding
Medicaid, there should be a serious effort to reform it. Such
policies would include moving healthy "moms and kids" into private
health insurance through tax credits, premium assistance, and
vouchers and adopting a "money follows the person" model for
self-directing long-term care.
For more information, please visit FixHealthCarePolicy.com.
Instead of the top-down approach of a federal health care reform,federal policymakers should embrace the principles of federalismand allow states to develop innovative ways to address their uniquechallenges to health care reform.
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By Johnny email@example.com Last week, President George Bush signed into law the Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (H.R. 5872), authorizing the minting of 350,000 silver dollar coins recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America in 2010. Minting for the coin will begin Feb. 8, 2010 and continue through Jan. 1, 2011. The coin will weigh 26.73 grams, have a diameter of 1.5 inches and contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. Its design has not yet been determined. For each coin sold, a $10 surcharge will be made available to local councils in the form of grants for the extension of Scouting in hard-to-serve areas, representing a $3.5 million donation. The donations will go toward helping a relatively inexpensive cause, according to Melissa Ingram, publicity chairperson of the local Tussahaw District Boy Scouts. "I'm involved in a pack and a troop, and I think it would be wonderful," Ingram said. "If there is a program out there that allows [donations], it would be even more inexpensive. And to have a coin that you can stick in your pocket, that is so cool." Earlier this year, the Boy Scouts of America kicked off a multi-year, 100th anniversary celebration. The Centennial will include major national events, activities, and initiatives to engage nearly 3 million youths and 1.2 million volunteers; an estimated 50 million Scouting alumni; and the general public. Scouts in Georgia are currently trying to drum up support for the new "Boy Scouts of America" license plate that commemorates 100 years of Boy Scouts. Part of the funds raised would benefit the Scout organization. "Scouts have been so important in teaching young men the important values - honesty, reverence, kindness," Ingram said. "It teaches basic values that kids need to learn nowadays. It also teaches them responsibility. I can tell the difference in my two boys [who are scouts.] I can tell the difference in things that they learn." The Coin Act received bipartisan support from both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Introduced earlier this year in Congress by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), an Eagle Scout with four generations of Boy Scouts in his family, the act received overwhelming approval with 403 members of Congress voting in favor of it. "Boy Scouts are a significant part of American culture, shaping the values, citizenship, and skills of millions of young men," Rep. Sessions said. "From conservation to character building, the Boy Scouts 100th anniversary celebrates the highest Scouting ideals of helping others and making communities stronger." Since the founding of Boy Scouts of America on Feb. 8, 1910, more than 111 million youths have participated in the organization's programs, including 248 members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. In the past four years, Scouts and their leaders have volunteered more than 6.5 million hours of service in their communities through more than 75,000 service projects. "It is a great honor for the Scouts to be recognized with this Centennial Commemorative coin," said Bob Mazzuca, Boy Scouts of America Chief Scout Executive. "This is a treasured moment in the history of our organization, and we are grateful for the millions of Scouts and volunteers who have served as the foundation of our success for nearly 100 years."
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Guerrilla: PS4 architecture is really cool and easier
Speaking with VG247, Guerrilla Games' Lead Designer Eric Boltjes said that PS4 architecture is really cool and easier to develop for, at least from a technical standpoint; however, production costs have been increased in order to squeeze all that power.
The architecture is really cool because it's easier to develop for, you get more memory, you get more hard drive space, you get more processing power so the architecture is easier.
It's also a lot more demanding, because the production effort needed just to make a next-gen title now is not doubled; It's quadrupled. That's because everything needs to look that much better. It takes a lot more people, and that takes a lot more communication. So it does it make things a lot easier from a technical standpoint, but from a professional standpoint it makes things a lot harder.
Killzone: Shadow Fall will launch alongside PlayStation 4 in mid/late November (USA/Europe), and this will be the first time that a game by Guerrilla Games is part of the starting lineup of a new console. The Netherlands-based developer is also working on a new IP, but we don't know anything about that yet – it'll likely be announced next year at one of the conventions.


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CIFAR History
1970s to today: A bold initiative in Canadian researchCIFAR was founded on the belief that Canada has an important role in finding new ways to create a better future for the world.
1970s : Advanced study at the University of Toronto
The idea for creating an institute of advanced research originated within the University of Toronto by its Dean of Graduate Studies, John Leyerle. He envisioned a centre where scholars and scientists from the humanities, and the social, natural and life sciences could collaborate internationally on advanced research.
Future CIFAR President Fraser Mustard was one of several people inspired by Leyerle's idea for multidisciplinary scholarship. As vice-president for health sciences at McMaster University at the time, Fraser saw its true potential. To him, an advanced research institute was the best strategy for creating a network of researchers from universities across Canada bound together in the pursuit of excellence and global impact.
1980s: National interdisciplinary institute
In 1982, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research was born, and Mustard was appointed president. The Institute found university, government and private sector partners to support the creation of an independent research entity and began to recruit distinguished scholars and scientists from across Canada and around the world.
Radical for its time, the Institute embraced interdisciplinary research and brought a fresh, creative focus to research in Canada. The Institute's first research program, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Society, was launched in October 1983. Soon, topics like space science and evolutionary biology were explored as potential research programs which eventually evolved into new research areas such as the evolution of the earth and the biodiversity of microbes. CIFAR Timeline.
1987: Population Health is launched
One of the most well-known examples of CIFAR's breakthrough research is the Population Health program launched in 1987. This unique group of Canadian and international investigators from diverse fields such as economics, epidemiology, public policy, politics, anthropology, sociology, child development, endocrinology and immunology came together to better understand how social and economic status affects health. In 1994, they published several important papers and the award-winning and often-cited book, "Why are Some People Healthy and Others Not?" showing how policies driven by population health could address health disparities. They named 10 determinants of health, listing socio-economic status as the most influential and earning support because of their focus on measuring outcomes.1 In this way, the researchers developed a new understanding of how health is distributed in populations and the factors that underpin these variations. This work has had a profound influence on the way policy makers around the world develop, monitor and measure public health programs to take into account underlying social and economic factors. The term population health is now in widespread use; for example, a branch of the Public Health Agency of Canada was renamed 'Population and Public Health.'
Following the appointment of Chaviva Hošek as President and CEO in January 2001, the research that inspired Population Health evolved into two new areas of inquiry. Today, CIFAR researchers are studying the social institutions that affect health and equality. Their recent book, Successful Societies, provided opportunities to share their insights with the World Bank and other international organizations. Another group is finding significant links between the lifetime health effects of our early experiences and environment, providing ideas that hold potential for helping children with developmental delays and adults recovering from brain injuries.
Other notable accomplishments of CIFAR researchers include accurate predictions of sea-level change due to melting of Antarctic ice sheets; microscopic switches made from single molecules that behave like silicon transistors, opening the door to more powerful, efficient chips and circuits; geophysical models for evaluating the atmosphere of planets in other parts of the galaxy; and analysis of the economic successes and failures of countries based on the types of institutions developed during their colonial periods. CIFAR researchers share this knowledge with global leaders in business, government, academia and NGOs.
Today: Influential leader in advanced research
The Institute has become one of Canada's foremost research assets. Today, nearly 340 researchers in 16 countries participate in our long-term, multidisciplinary and collaborative advanced research teams. The Institute has 11 flagship research programs and several emerging research initiatives in topics as diverse as improving health and environment, transforming technology, building strong societies, understanding human culture and charting the universe.
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Poetically, We Find Our Independence.
In the spirit of independence, I took an old poem of mine and revitalized it, which really is what independence is all about, isn't it? That thing we can claim every second. Hope you enjoy it, and I hope you have a frickin' amazing Independence Day. Don't shoot anyone with any fireworks. ~ Jordan
Sometimes I forget that we're all not just one,
that things aren't harmless just because they're done in fun.
So I offer up my apologies,
like sweeping the street—
not like it was really ever dirty,
it's just better for your feet.
The worst part of living to expect
is when it all comes crashing down.
You don't know if you should be writing it all down
or trying to forget
(trust me and write it down).
But all decisions, every last one of them,
no matter what you think they're for—
they all just lead us along,
like a puppet in this crazy light game of Yours.
So I hope that life brings you happiness—
I hope you live and learn.
I hope that all the dreams you have
increase and burn.
I want you to be satisfied
with the love that you got—
you think you're so empty,
look at your love—See! You're not.
And I hope that the dreams that you have
increase and burn
and all the expectations and fears
can help you learn
that you're always satisfied
beneath the sheath
if you just settle down a minute.
Just breathe.
Tired of the same old life I lived
tired of the pain,
I dedicated my life to suffering,
until the day I learn there's nothing left to explain—
and just breathe.
Just breathe and walk the path—
the one that appears beneath our feet,
the one that lasts
even when we think we're only wandering.
There are so many lessons that I think I repeat—
I hope you wake to find your desires are increased
so that one one day, why not today?—you can burst out of your sheath.
Then wake another morning—
the same things to conquer, or at least so you think—
what if you woke one day to say
"maybe I just need a drink of water—
a moment to reflect
all those worried moments—they're
so hard to recollect.
I think I'll just start walking
and see to where I get—
I've got a burning desire
and I'll never forget the way is beneath my feet
yeah, the way is beneath my feet"?
And now days pile upon days
and years upon years—
battle after battle fought
with laughter not tears.
The world is an easy place
for those who won't forget that
it's all just lucid dreaming—
what you really want you get.
So I hope that your desires
increase and burn.
I know that everything you do
will help you learn.
Now I'm getting a little tired,
I think it's time for bed
I got more to do tomorrow so
I think I'll take my rest.
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5 Things to Know About J. Crew's Jenna Lyons
J. Crew's creative director and president Jenna Lyons has become the unofficial "it" girl of the fashion world thanks to her dream job, quirky-cool personal style and to-die-for townhouse in Brooklyn, New York.
However, Lyons, 43, is currently making news amidst rumors of a messy divorce from her husband of nine years, artist Vincent Mazeau. According to reports, since their split this summer, Lyons fell in love with another woman in the fashion industry.
PHOTO: See the A-listers who posed for J. Crew
Learn more about the trendsetter:
1. She revamped J. Crew. Lyons is widely credited with transforming the clothing brand's design aesthetic from boring preppy basics to chic, must-have pieces. Her hard work paid off in 2010 when she received a special bonus of $1 million.
2. Oprah featured her closet. Lyons took the talk show host on a tour of her amazing color-coded closet, which included an incredible "wall of shoes" and enviable wardrobe.
PHOTO: Pregnant Beyonce dazzles in J. Crew!
3. She gave her son a pedicure. Last Spring the J. Crew catalogue featured Lyons painting her then 4-year-old son Beckett's toenails hot pink. The media went wild over the photo and a huge controversy ensued.
4. The Obamas love her clothes. When Lyons appeared on Oprah, she called Michelle Obama "the gift that keeps on giving," since the First Lady and her daughters often choose the affordable label for high-profile appearances including the Inauguration, where Obama wore green J. Crew gloves and Malia and Sasha donned coats by the children's line Crewcuts.
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5. You can't miss her. Not only does Lyons dress for work in daring clothing combos like a neon-pink T-shirts with sequin pants, but she stands a staggering six-foot-five in her heels.


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Interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1α) is a protein of the interleukin-1 family that in humans is encoded by the IL1A gene.[1][2] In general, Interleukin 1 is responsible for the production of inflammation, as well as the promotion of fever and sepsis. IL-1α inhibitors are being developed to interrupt those processes and treat diseases.
IL-1α is produced mainly by activated macrophages, as well as neutrophils, epithelial cells, and endothelial cells. It possesses metabolic, physiological, haematopoietic activities, and plays one of the central roles in the regulation of the immune responses. It binds to the interleukin-1 receptor.[3][4] It is on the pathway that activates tumor necrosis factor-alpha.
IL-1α is a cytokine of the interleukin-1 family.
Interleukin 1 was discovered by Gery in 1972.[5][6][7] He named it lymphocyte-activating factor (LAF) because it was a lymphocyte mitogen. It was not until 1985 that interleukin 1 was discovered to consist of two distinct proteins, now called interleukin-1 alpha and interleukin-1 beta.[2]
Alternative names[edit]
IL-1α is also known as fibroblast-activating factor (FAF), lymphocyte-activating factor (LAF), B-cell-activating factor (BAF), leukocyte endogenous mediator (LEM), epidermal cell-derived thymocyte-activating factor (ETAF), serum amyloid A inducer or hepatocyte-stimulating factor (HSP), catabolin, hemopoetin-1 (H-1), endogenous pyrogen (EP), osteoclast-activating factor (OAF), and proteolysis-inducing factor (PIF).[8]
Synthesis and structure[edit]
IL-1α is a unique member in the cytokine family in the sense that the structure of its initially synthesized precursor does not contain a signal peptide fragment (same is known for IL-1β and IL-18). After processing by the removal of N-terminal amino acids by specific proteases, the resulting peptide is called "mature" form. Calpain, a calcium-activated cysteine protease, associated with the plasma membrane, is primarily responsible for the cleavage of the IL-1α precursor into a mature molecule.[9] Both the 31kDa precursor form of IL-1α and its 18kDa mature form are biologically active.
The 31 kDa IL-1α precursor is synthesized in association with cytoskeletal structures (microtubules), unlike most secreted proteins, which are translated on ribosomes associated with rough endoplasmic reticulum.
The three-dimensional structure of the IL-1α contains an open-ended barrel composed entirely of beta-pleated strands. Crystal structure analysis of the mature form of IL-1α shows that it has two sites of binding to IL-1 receptor. There is a primary binding site[10] located at the open top of its barrel, which is similar but not identical to that of IL-1β.
Production and cellular sources[edit]
IL-1α is constitutively produced by epithelial cells. It is found in substantial amounts in normal human epidermis and is distributed in a 1:1 ratio between living epidermal cells and stratum corneum.[11][10][12] The constitutive production of large amounts of IL-1α precursor by healthy epidermal keratinocytes interfere with the important role of IL-1α in immune responses, assuming skin as a barrier, which prevents the entry of pathogenic microorganisms into the body.
The essential role of IL-1α in maintenance of skin barrier function, especially with increasing age,[13] is an additional explanation of IL-1α constitutive production in epidermis.
With the exception of skin keratinocytes, some epithelial cells and certain cells in central nervous system, the mRNA coding for IL-1α (and, thus, IL-1α itself) is not observed in health in most of cell types, tissues, and blood, in spite of wide physiological, metabolic, haematopoietic, and immunological IL-1α activities.
A wide variety of other cells only upon stimulation can be induced to transcribe the IL-1α genes and produce the precursor form of IL-1α,[14] Among them are fibroblasts, macrophages, granulocytes, eosinophils, mast cells and basophils, endothelial cells, platelets, monocytes and myeloid cell lines, blood T-lymphocytes and B-lymphocytes, astrocytes, kidney mesangial cells, Langerhans cells, dermal dendritic cells, natural killer cells, large granular lymphocytes, microglia, blood neutrophils, lymph node cells, maternal placental cells and several other cell types.
These data allow to assume IL-1α as an epidermal cytokine.
IL1A has been shown to interact with HAX1,[15] and NDN.[16]
Although there are many interactions of IL-1α with other cytokines, the most consistent and most clinically relevant is its synergism with TNF. IL-1α and TNF are both acute-phase cytokines that act to promote fever and inflammation. There are, in fact, few examples in which the synergism between IL-1α and TNFα has not been demonstrated. These include radioprotection, the Shwartzman reaction, PGE2 synthesis, sickness behavior, nitric oxide production, nerve growth factor synthesis, insulin resistance, loss of mean body mass, and IL-8 and chemokine synthesis.[17]
Regulatory molecules[edit]
The most important regulatory molecule for IL-1α activity is IL-1Ra, which is usually produced in a 10- to 100-fold molar excess.[18] In addition, the soluble form of the IL-1R type I has a high affinity for IL-1α and is produced in a 5-10 molar excess. IL-10 also inhibits IL-1α synthesis.[19]
Biological activity[edit]
In vitro[edit]
IL-1α possesses biological effect on cells in the picomolar to femtomolar range. In particular, IL-1α:
- stimulates keratinocytes and macrophages for induced IL-1α secretion
- induces pro-collagen type I and III synthesis
- causes proliferation of fibroblasts, induces collagenase secretion, induces cytoskeletal rearrangements, induces IL-6 and GCSF secretion
- induces cycloxygenase synthesis and prostaglandin PGE2 release
- causes phosphorylation of heat shock protein
- causes proliferation of smooth muscle cells, keratinocytes and stimulates release of other cytokines by keratinocytes
- induces TNFα release by endothelial cells and Ca2+ release from osteoclasts.
- stimulates hepatocytes for secretion of acute-phase proteins
- induces proliferation of CD4+ cells, IL-2 production, co-stimulates CD8+/IL-1R+ cells, induces proliferation of mature B-cells and immunoglobulin secretion
- kills a limited number of tumor cells types
In vivo[edit]
Shortly after an onset of an infection into organism, IL-1α activates a set of immune system response processes. In particular, IL-1α:
- stimulates fibroblasts proliferation
- induces synthesis of proteases, subsequent muscle proteolysis, release of all types of amino acids in blood and stimulates acute-phase proteins synthesis
- changes the metallic ion content of blood plasma by increasing copper and decreasing zinc and iron concentration in blood
- increases blood neutrophils
- activates lymphocyte proliferation and induces fever
Topically administered IL-1α also stimulates expression of FGF and EGF, and subsequent fibroblasts and keratinocytes proliferation. This, plus the presence of large depot of IL-1α precursor in keratinocytes, suggests that locally released IL-1α may play an important role and accelerate wound healing.
IL-1α is known to protect against lethal doses of γ-irradiation in mice,[20][21] possibly as a result of hemopoietin-1 activity.[22]
Clinical trials on IL-1α have been carried out that are specifically designed to mimic the protective studies in animals.[17] IL-1α has been administered to patients during receiving autologous bone marrow transplantation.[23] The treatment with 50 ng/kg IL-1α from day zero of autologous bone marrow or stem cells transfer resulted in an earlier recovery of thrombocytopenia compared with historical controls. There is currently a head and neck phase III trial being run by Cel-Sci Corp. involving IL-1a and many other interleukins (Multikine) as an immunotherapy. In dermatology and cosmetics topical IL-1α has been shown to increase the production of collagen and other components of the dermal matrix. [24]
- ^ Nicklin MJ, Weith A, Duff GW (Jun 1994). "A physical map of the region encompassing the human interleukin-1 alpha, interleukin-1 beta, and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist genes". Genomics 19 (2): 382–4. doi:10.1006/geno.1994.1076. PMID 8188271.
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- ^ Dinarello CA (June 1997). "Induction of interleukin-1 and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist". Semin. Oncol. 24 (3 Suppl 9): S9–81–S9–93. PMID 9208877.
- ^ Gery I, Gershon RK, Waksman BH (July 1972). "Potentiation of the T-lymphocyte response to mitogens. I. The responding cell". J. Exp. Med. 136 (1): 128–42. doi:10.1084/jem.136.1.128. PMC 2139184. PMID 5033417.
- ^ Gery I, Waksman BH (July 1972). "Potentiation of the T-lymphocyte response to mitogens. II. The cellular source of potentiating mediator(s)". J. Exp. Med. 136 (1): 143–55. doi:10.1084/jem.136.1.143. PMC 2139186. PMID 5033418.
- ^ Gery I, Handschumacher RE (March 1974). "Potentiation of the T lymphocyte response to mitogens. III. Properties of the mediator(s) from adherent cells". Cell. Immunol. 11 (1–3): 162–9. doi:10.1016/0008-8749(74)90016-1. PMID 4549027.
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- ^ Gahring LC, Buckley A, Daynes RA (October 1985). "Presence of epidermal-derived thymocyte activating factor/interleukin 1 in normal human stratum corneum". J. Clin. Invest. 76 (4): 1585–91. doi:10.1172/JCI112141. PMC 424137. PMID 2997285.
- ^ Schmitt A, Hauser C, Jaunin F, Dayer JM, Saurat JH (1986). "Normal epidermis contains high amounts of natural tissue IL 1 biochemical analysis by HPLC identifies a MW approximately 17 Kd form with a P1 5.7 and a MW approximately 30 Kd form". Lymphokine Res. 5 (2): 105–18. PMID 3486328.
- ^ Barland CO, Zettersten E, Brown BS, Ye J, Elias PM, Ghadially R (February 2004). "Imiquimod-induced interleukin-1 alpha stimulation improves barrier homeostasis in aged murine epidermis" (PDF). J. Invest. Dermatol. 122 (2): 330–6. doi:10.1046/j.0022-202X.2004.22203.x. PMID 15009713.
- ^ Feldmann M, Saklatvala J (2001). "Proinflammatory cytokines". In Durum SK, Oppenheim JJ, Feldmann M. Cytokine reference: a compendium of cytokines and other mediators of host defense. Boston: Academic Press. pp. 291–306. ISBN 0-12-252673-2.
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- ^ Dorie MJ, Allison AC, Zaghloul MS, Kallman RF (May 1989). "Interleukin 1 protects against the lethal effects of irradiation of mice but has no effect on tumors in the same animals". Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 191 (1): 23–9. doi:10.3181/00379727-191-42884. PMID 2654945.
- ^ Constine LS, Harwell S, Keng P, Lee F, Rubin P, Siemann D (March 1991). "Interleukin 1 alpha stimulates hemopoiesis but not tumor cell proliferation and protects mice from lethal total body irradiation". Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 20 (3): 447–56. doi:10.1016/0360-3016(91)90056-A. PMID 1995530.
- ^ Smith JW, Longo DL, Alvord WG, Janik JE, Sharfman WH, Gause BL, Curti BD, Creekmore SP, Holmlund JT, Fenton RG (March 1993). "The effects of treatment with interleukin-1 alpha on platelet recovery after high-dose carboplatin". N. Engl. J. Med. 328 (11): 756–61. doi:10.1056/NEJM199303183281103. PMID 8437596.
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Further reading[edit]
- Verweij CL, Bayley JP, Bakker A, Kaijzel EL (2002). "Allele specific regulation of cytokine genes: monoallelic expression of the IL-1A gene". Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 495: 129–39. doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-0685-0_17. ISBN 978-0-306-46656-4. PMID 11774556.
- Griffin WS, Mrak RE (2002). "Interleukin-1 in the genesis and progression of and risk for development of neuronal degeneration in Alzheimer's disease". J. Leukoc. Biol. 72 (2): 233–8. PMID 12149413.
- Arend WP (2003). "The balance between IL-1 and IL-1Ra in disease". Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 13 (4–5): 323–40. doi:10.1016/S1359-6101(02)00020-5. PMID 12220547.
- Copeland KF (2006). "Modulation of HIV-1 transcription by cytokines and chemokines". Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry 5 (12): 1093–101. doi:10.2174/138955705774933383. PMID 16375755.
- Schmidt DR, Kao WJ (2007). "The interrelated role of fibronectin and interleukin-1 in biomaterial-modulated macrophage function". Biomaterials 28 (3): 371–82. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.08.041. PMID 16978691.
- Huynh-Ba G, Lang NP, Tonetti MS, Salvi GE (2007). "The association of the composite IL-1 genotype with periodontitis progression and/or treatment outcomes: a systematic review". J. Clin. Periodontol. 34 (4): 305–17. doi:10.1111/j.1600-051X.2007.01055.x. PMID 17378887.
External links[edit]
- IL1A protein, human at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a petition for leniency by a former police captain sentenced by two lower courts to 10 years in jail for shooting dead a woman army officer in 2010.
About 1am on Nov 2, 2010 then-police captain Nopparit Wisetsak, 45, an administrative duty officer attached to Metropolitan Police Division 9, stormed into a northeastern food restaurant on Pracharat 2 road in Bangsue district in a jealous rage.
He shot Chief Warrant Officer Kesara Jaisangad, 39, of the Logistics Office of the Support Service Department, in the head with a 9mm handgun, killling her instantly.
Nopparit and Kesara had had an intimate relationship. She was eating and drinking with seven of her friends in the restaurant when Nopparit murdered her.
Nopparit surrendered to police on Nov 5. He claimed he accidentally pulled the gun's trigger and had no intention of shooting her.
The Criminal Court on May 17, 2012 found him guilty of murder while in a rage and rejected his claim that the shooting was accidental.
The court sentenced him to 15 years in jail for murder and a fine of 2,100 baht for illegally carrying a weapon in public. Because he cooperated with authorities and the court, the jail sentence was reduced by one-third to 10 years and the fine to 1,400 baht.
On May 7, 2013 the Appeals Court upheld the lower court's decision.
Nopparit petitioned the Supreme Court for leniency. The court ruled there were no grounds for leniency.
Nopparit has been in prison since the Criminal Court delivered its judgement in 2012, Bail was refused during his appeal. During the trial he paid 4.5 million baht in damages to relatives of his victim.


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