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United State Postal Service officials will be in Bradfordsville on Wednesday, Oct. 5. A meeting will take place at 5 p.m. at the old Bradfordsville School.
The Bradfordsville Post Office is one of the local offices the postal service is considering for closure. Bradfordsville Mayor David Edelen encouraged as many people as possible to attend the meeting.
The Mark Mattingly Memorial Loretto Homecoming will be held Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Loretto Ball Park. This event is a fund-raiser for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
The event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Bidding for the silent auction will start at that time as will the Tim Fowler Firefighter Challenge, in which different fire departments from around the area will compete in a variety of skills tests.
Sunshine prevailed during Ham Days 2011.
"We did have wonderful weather," said Brad Mattingly, chairman of the Ham Days committee.
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets for Marion County's biggest annual celebration. Whether someone was looking for music or a marshmallow gun, it was there to be found.
Two deputy jailers at the Marion County Detention Center were arrested Wednesday morning, Sept. 21, on federal charges of providing contraband to inmates.
Shawn Perkins, 35, and Michael Cook, 24, have been arrested on charges of providing contraband to prison inmates. Perkins is also facing a charge of trafficking with intent to distribute illegal narcotics.
United States Attorney David J. Hale announced the arrests Sept. 21.
Nearly 45 hours after disappearing, Randall Chesser was found alive, next to a creek off of Coulter Lane, lying on the ground, roughly three miles from his home.
The 7-year-old autistic boy from Willisburg endured rain, wind and storms that started on Sunday night and lasted into Monday morning.
"We praise God for just the fact that we found him, and found him alive and he seems to be healthy," John Settles, Washington County judge/executive, said.
The Lebanon Tourist and Convention Commission is moving closer to hiring its next executive director.
The commissioners have received 30 applications (including an application that arrived postmarked after the mailing deadline that they agreed to accept), and they scheduled a special-called meeting for Sept. 27 to discuss the applicants.
The Campbellsville woman who allegedly killed her husband with a morphine overdose will soon undergo an exam to determine whether she is competent to stand trial.
Kathleen H. Wise, 60, of 4203 Bengal Road, was indicted in July by a Taylor County grand jury and charged with first-degree murder. If convicted, she faces as much as life in prison. She has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Wise appeared in Taylor Circuit Court on Tuesday, Sept. 20, before Circuit Court Judge Dan Kelly for a three-minute hearing.
I hope that Randall Chesser is in a comfy bed, feet propped up, with a warm, fluffy comforter tucked over his slight body.
I hope that his favorite television show is on in front of him, or his favorite game, or that someone is reading his favorite book to him.
I hope that he is surrounded by his favorite aunts, uncles, cousins, and relatives.
I hope that he's wearing a big grin, one like I've seen in the school photos of him.
The Lebanon Tourist and Convention Commission is scheduled to meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, in Room 300 of the Centre Square Convention Center.
The only item on the agenda is an executive session to discuss the resumes submitted for the position of executive director. Under state law, the commission can go into executive session to discuss personnel matters that may lead to the appointment of someone.
The 7-year-old autistic boy from Washington County who has been missing since Saturday evening has been found alive.
According to Kentucky State Police, Randall Leon Chesser was found conscious and responsive. He was found at 2:45 p.m. by a ground search team from Mercer County next to a creek approximately three miles from his residence. He is being transported to an undisclosed medical facility for observation.
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Panasonic Trust Fellowships aim to encourage and facilitate the professional development and technical upskilling of UK-based engineers by providing funding for the study of full-time master's degree courses in relevant subjects.
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Before long McArdle was up to her eyeballs in a Midwestern reality that tested her convictions and threatened the film festival�s very existence.
Days before the 2006 festival opened, a state legislator took issue with the content of some of the festival�s films, spurring debate about whether or not the festival - traditionally a beneficiary of Michigan Council for the Arts and Civic Affairs funding - should be using state money.
�I was curious about the ethos and the state of the Midwest,� said McArdle. �Honestly, it was the perfect example of �be careful what you wish for.� I�m not especially politically active, I was just wondering where the culture is. And now I know.�
The state withdrew money it had already granted the festival and threatened to cut the AAFF off from future arts funding, too. Rather than compromise the festival�s international reputation for edgy and experimental independent film, the AAFF board decided to stop applying for state funding � or any other money with strings attached.
Suddenly McArdle was at the center of a raging free speech debate with more than $20,000 on the line and no room in the budget to absorb such a blow.
Some encouraged her to quietly go with the flow. Tone down the festival�s content; take the state�s money. Or close the doors and let the event, now in its 46th year, fade away.
�Don�t make waves,� they told her. �You�re not from here. You don�t know how we do things.�
That didn�t cut it with McArdle, who�s heard about the �way things are done� so often since coming to Ann Arbor that she keeps her �I respect that, but�� handy on all occasions.
�I�d like to see people take more risks and have less fear when they�re making decisions,� she said. "I think Michigan needs to embrace change a little more; I think they hold onto history a little too much. History should be respected, but change is important in these times."
For a span of several months in 2007 the festival was all but broke. McArdle worked the phones day after day, raising money to cover paychecks so she and the rest of the staff could buy groceries.
Determined to have some fun despite the dire financial situation, McArdle and staffers Chris Csont and Donald Harrison devised a fundraising campaign built around pure, brazen silliness. The Endangered campaign raised $75,000 in four months.In exchange for donations made on the festival�s website, staff and volunteers agreed to perform a random act of audacity, as chosen by donors� votes. They toured downtown Ann Arbor in big hair and tight pants for Glam Rock Karaoke, and staged a badminton game with Detroit Roller Derby girls and people dressed as giant animals. If you missed it, check YouTube.
�I didn�t want it to be predictable,� McArdle said. �The staff created the campaign by bouncing ideas off each other and I gave the green light for absurdity.�
The campaign pulled the festival out of debt, and - after the festival and the ACLU filed suit - the state changed its arts funding guidelines in December. Around the same time, Variety listed the Ann Arbor Film Festival as one of ten favorites in the world.
�I�m not sorry any of this happened,� she said. �A lot of good came out of it.�
But in the meantime, McArdle has been so busy with the film festival that she's had few chances to explore the corner of Michigan she now calls home. A classically trained musician, she performs on viola at venues around the country, when she's not out preserving other people's artistic expression.
She appreciates the sense of community she's found in Ann Arbor, something distinctly different from the atmosphere in Los Angeles, or even in the town where she grew up.
�There's an awareness people have here, and an investment, she said. "People will go out of their way to do things for the quality of their community.�
And she can look back now and laugh about coming from California � what she was looking for and what she found. Things could have gone much, much differently for the film festival, but you get the feeling for McArdle there was really only one option.
�When I think about (the choice of artistic ideals over state money) its a personal thought. It�s not �If I had done that, where would the festival be?� It�s �If I had done that, who would I be?��
Special guests include: Larry Flynt, cinematographer and documentarian Ellen Kuras, and NY artist Steve Kurtz, whose mistaken arrest by the FBI for bioterrorism will be featured in the documentary Strange Culture.
Filmmakers such as Andy Warhol, George Lucas, Gus Van Sant and Brian DePalma have all had their films shown at the Ann Arbor festival.


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when your 15 weeks and it's your 2nd baby should i be showing faster? if not is that bad?
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I got the double wammy. I have started showing alot sooner and my nauseas is worse...still going on at 15 weeks when it stopped at 13 weeks with my first. I guess it's true that all pregnancies are different.posted 08/22/2007 by Amy C. Godsey
This is my 3rd and with this one and my 2nd I have gained as much weight as my first but I started showing at around 12 wks with my 2nd and I started showing at 8 wks with this one.posted 08/22/2007 by tanya1279
im 15 weeks with my second too. i have a little belly, but its not a little knot in my tummy like my first was. i feel like my belly is just from weight gain and not baby. kind of an upsetting thought but in a few months we will be big and miserable and be wishing we were this small again!posted 08/28/2007 by jkecarter1
this is baby #5 for me and each of my pregnancies shoed in different order. My first two I didnt show at 15 weeks, my third;i had a big bump, my fourth; almost nothing, and my fifth(now at 15 weeks) looks like I'm 7 months pregnant!And depending how the baby sits, sometimes i would be bigger at 3 months than i was at 4. So don't panic for not showing, you probably have a great abdominal muscles!posted 09/02/2007 by Chalieg
From my experience I am smaller at 15 weeks with my 2nd baby. I have been much more nauseas with this one though so I haven't gained as much as I did at this point last time.posted 08/21/2007 by Traci Tsatsoulis
This is my second baby and at 15 weeks I look very pregnant. With my first child it took me forever to show like until I was 5 months. Also I didn't have any sickness with my first and I am sick until lunch with this one. I think each pregnancy is just so different. I didn't have any issues with anything(no sickness, only gained 25 pounds) with my first child and with this one everything has changed(sick alot, food doesn't sound good or taste good).posted 09/05/2007 by jessica0515
This second pregnancy i must say that i have goined more weight and im showing more tummy than my first....also i have not had nauseas since i got pregnant....with the first baby well lets just say i already had my schedule for that situation...posted 08/22/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
I was huge with my first and second pregnancy but with my thrid one no one even knew that I was pregnant until I was almost 30 weeks. Now that I am pregnant for the fourth time I had to start wearing wearing maternity clothes at 10 weeks. This will show you that no pregnancy, no matter how many you have had will determine how quick you will show. Don't worry about it. As long as the doctor says your baby is healthy things are good.posted 09/13/2007 by dfwwendys
I started showeing with my 2nd at about 10 weeks. I have lost weight, not gained any. The nausesa is worse this time around. There were evening when I went to bed at 7:30pm because I couldn't take it anymore.posted 09/24/2007 by sgmoo
i am 15weeks pregnant. this is my first baby after marriage of 8 years. now i got a pelvis pain.is this any problem.posted 03/30/2011 by vijba1725
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I am an absolute newbie when it comes to cycling. I bought a bike last week and have alread riden it 50 miles. I usually go about 12 miles at an average pace of 16 mph. I have been following my diet as usual. I had been running, around 2-3 miles per day and I had been losing small amounts of weight. Now that I have started cycling, I haven't noticed any weight coming off?
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Yupo Ma, MD, PHD
Medical Director of Flow Cytometry
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Dr. Ma earned his Medical Degree from Jinan University (P.R. China), College of Medicine and a Ph.D. from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. He completed a residency in Pathology at Brown University, clinical fellowship in Hematopathology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and has conducted Post Doctoral Training in Pathology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ma joins the Department as a hematopathologist and serves as Professor of Pathology and Medical Director of the Flow Cytometry Laboratory. Formerly, he was Chief of Hematopathology, Head of the Stem Cell Program, and Director of the Flow Cytometry Laboratory at Nevada Cancer Institute.
Research Interests:
1. Leukemic stem cells.
We focus on the role of SALL4 in pluripotent progenitor cells and leukemic progenitor cells. The SALL gene family is the mammalian homologue of Drosophila gene Spalt (sal). In Drosophila, sal mutation can lead to the incomplete separation of the head and trunk of the fly. In the human, heterogeneous mutation of SALL1 causes Townes-Brock Syndrome with renal, cardiac, genital malformation. Heterogeneous mutation of SALL4 in humans is associated with Okihiro Syndrome with limitation of eye abduction, deafness, and digit malformation.
Recent works has suggested that SALL4 plays important roles during development. SALL4 plays an important role in the maintenance of pluripotent properties and self renewal during mammalian development. Consistently, SALL4 is able to bind to both OCT4 and NANOG. Loss of SALL4 expression results in cellular differentiation.
We have demonstrated that SALL4 is constitutively expressed in acute myeloid leukemias (AML) and fails to turn off in nearly all human AMLs. A fundamental unanswered question: is constitutive expression of SALL4 sufficient to induce AML? In addition, what mechanisms of SALL4 induce AML? How does SALL4 promoter leukemic progenitor cell self renewal? We have chosen a mammalian model system to approach these questions. This should allow us to test directly leukemogenic potential of constitutive expression of SALL4 in . A mammalian model overexpressing SALL4 develops hematopoietic disorders including myelodysplastic-like symptoms and subsequently acute myeloid leukemia. The constitutive expression of SALL4 is causal to the leukemic phenotype and SALL4 may interact with the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in the leukemogenesis. Our mammalian models should provide a useful platform to analyze the effect of SALL4 on hematopoiesis and its potential cooperation with Wnt/β-catenin pathway in the pathogenesis of leukemia progenitor cells. Leukemic progenitor cells are aberrant cells that maintain and propagate blood cancers.
A parallel project involves an investigation of the SALL4 function in development and hematopoiesis. We are creating a loss of function model for SALL4 using conventional and conditional knockout approaches. In characterizing the phenotype of SALL4 deficient models, we are focusing on the role of SALL4 in regulating hematopoiesis and hematopoietic progenitor cell function.
2. Stem cell therapy and tissue repair.
Our recent studies are also focused on a stem cell therapy by using adult somatic cells and turning back the development of these cells so they act like embryonic cells. This process, called retrodifferentiation, produces pluripotent stem cells. These induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) in combination with growth factors can then be redifferentiated into cells which may be used to treatment specific diseases. In this case, the iPS derived cells function in the animal to synthesize a protein (clotting factor that has shown it can reverse excessive bleeding, which may eventually be useful for treating hemophilia patients. Our lab is the first to document the ability to "cure" mice with Hemophilia A by a single injection of endothelial cell precursors derived from iPS cells. Using similar strategies, our lab has generated a variety of differentiated cell types including hematopoietic cells, liver hepatocytes, pancreatic islet cells, heart cells, lung cells, and various neuronal cell types. These will be tested in various therapeutic model systems in the near future.
Recent Publications:
Wong BY, Ma Y, Fitzwilson R , Dang HD. De novo maintenance therapy with denileukin diftitox (Ontak®) in a patient with peripheral T-cell lymphoma is associated with prolonged remission. 2008, AM J Hematol Jul;83(7):596-8.
Yang Y, Chai L, Fowles T, Alipio Z, Fink LM, Ward DC and Ma Y SALL4 is a key regulator of survival and apoptosis in human leukemic cells. Blood, 2008 Aug 1;112(3):805-13. Epub 2008 May 16.
Yang Y, Chai L, Fowles T, Alipio Z, Fink LM, Ward DC and Ma Y. Genome-wide analysis reveals Sall4 to be a key master regulator of pluripotency in murine embryonic stem cells. 2008, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. Dec 16;105(50):19756-61. Epub 2008 Dec 5
Goodman O.B., Fink L.M, Symanowski J, Wong B, Grobaski B, Pomerantz D, Ma Y, Ward D, Vogelzang N. Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients with Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer- baseline Values and Correlation with Prognostic Factors. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 2009 Jun;18(6):1904-13
Teresa MO, Melin T, Tarango M, Fink LM, Martin M, Ma Y, Waner M. Differential expression of Ski oncogene protein in hemangiomas. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2009, 141, 213-218
Gai H, Leung EL, Costantino PD, Aguila JR, Nguyen DM, Fink LM, Ward DC, Ma Y. Generation and characterization of functional cardiomyocytes using induced pluripotent stem cells derived from human Fibroblasts. 2009, Cell Biol. International, Nov;33(11):1184-93. Epub 2009 Sep 1.
Bard D, Gelebart P, Amin HM, Young LC, Ma Y, Lai R. STAT3 is a transcriptional factor regulating the gene expression of SALL4. 2009 FASEB J. ;23(5):1405-14. Jan 16.
Lu J, Jeong H, Kong N, Yang Y, Carroll J, Luo HR, Silberstein LE, Ma Y, and L Chai. Stem cell factor SALL4 represses the transcriptions of PTEN and SALL1 through an epigenetic repressor complex. PLoS ONE 2009;4(5):e5577. Epub 2009 May 18
Xu D, Alipio Z, Fink LM, Adcock DM, Yang Y, Ward DC, Ma Y. Phenotypic correction of murine hemophilia A using an iPS cell-based therapy, 2009, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. Jan 20;106(3):808-13.
Wang P, Wu F, Ma Y, Li L, Lai R, Young L. Functional Characterization of the kinase activation loop in nucleophosmin (NPM) -anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) using tandem affinity purification and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, J Biol Chem 2009 Nov 2. [Epub ahead of print].
Alipio Z, Adcock DM, Waner M, TMing-Jung O T , Fink LM,, Ward DC, Ma Y. Sustained FVIII production in hemophiliac mice 1 year after engraftment with iPS cell-derived FVIII producing endothelial cells. 2010, Blood, Coagulation and Fibrinolysis. In Press
Gai H, Nguyen DV, Moon YJ, Aguila JR, Fink LM, Ward DC, Ma Y. Generation of Murine Hepatic Lineage Cells from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. 2010. Differentiation in Press.


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NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Monday decided to retain 18 years as the age for consensual sex, after the government came under fire from BJP and the Samajwadi Party for reducing the age to 16 years.
"We have agreed to raise the age of consent to 18. We have made changes to the bill, without diluting its essence. We hope the bill will be passed in Lok Sabha," parliamentary affairs minister Kamal Nath said after the Cabinet meeting. Moving the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013, before the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the government is expected to also make a new provision that males between 16 and 18 years of age indulging in sexual intercourse would be tried under the Juvenile Justice Act for the first such offence and under the Indian Penal Code for a subsequent offences. The first offence would hence mean one-two year probation in a reform home rather than going to jail.


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Unknown to most. Legends to some. Secrets to a few.........
Vampires exist. In our very streets, they live. And they kill. Only one thing seperates them from humans; daylight. When the sun shines, they rest, but with the moon rises, they wake. And the game begins.
Vampires have a never-ending, nocturnal craving for human blood. They are ferocious, yet possess such great beauty. They are extremely proud, highly intelligent, and possess great physical strength, it is no wonder that humans are fascinated by them. Vampires form as elite cohort. A cohort of unbelievably beautiful beings.........
Amongst the vampires, there is a power pyramid too. Class 'A'. The top, the True Blood. True Bloods are those whose bloodline is untainted by humans. Very few exist, only around ten in the world. They are only pure, but possess an unimagnable power.......
Class 'B', the aristocrat. Still a high class, and granted unique powers. Next comes class 'C', the common vampires. Most vampires come from this class, but the lowest comes next, class 'D'. Class 'D' is human vampires, those who had formerly been humans, but were victims of bites. Ordinary vampires look down on them and treat them like dirt, their lives are wretched, but they survive.
But there is another class. One that exists out of the power pyramid. Class....'E'. Human vampires descend into this class when, maddened by their never ending craving for blood, go out hunting on the streets. Killing humans. And that is when their lives end. The aristocratic vampires have a duty to kill these vampires, to prevent human deaths. They also keep Class 'D' vampires in check, but sooner or later, all human vampires met their end at the hands of an aristocrat.
The True Blood is pure and incredibly rare. They carry the title 'Vampire amongst vampires'. Only they have a special power: To turn humans into vampires. When bitten, most humans die from the great power of the True Blood, but an unlucky few survive. They survive, only to be tortured and tormented by the fact that they are turning into vampires themselves.
The aristocrats are not powerless themselves. Blessed with the ability to freeze victims, they make a fearsome lot.
Long ago, the war between humans and vampires raged fiercely. Many humans were bitten to expand the troops of vampires. The war could not be helped: Vampires had to drink human blood to keep alive. Humans, to them, were prey just like pigs and cows were food to humans. But things had gotten better since then, since the invention of the blood tablet. The blood tablet was a pill, designed to replace human blood in nutrients to vampires when mixed with water. It might satisfy the hunger, but it could not satisfy the craving; And that is why killings occur to this very day.
As said before, vampires are extremely beautiful, and highly intelligent. Inter marriages occures occasionally, none has succeeded. The vampire, driven mad by the constant presence of so much fresh blood, ends up killing their spouse. And this is why, to this day, wars continue.
It is the greatest sin for a human to supply a vampire with blood just to keep him alive..............
There are a select few humans that know of the vampires existence. Some are the vampire hunters. Descended from ancient warriors, these modern vampire hunters make killing them their trade. 'Humaniod freaks', as they call vampires. Others hope for peace. Harmony between the races.
Vampires, are actually humans in every other aspect. They breathe, they feel, they have emotions. Many, in contrary to popular beliefs and tales, hope for peace too. But their craving is never ending. Led by True Bloods, vampires attempt to avoid humans. The nightime is when they play. But killings still occur, and a True Blood's leadership is strong. If a True Blood turned to violence, ancient and legendary wars would be revived......
Now, it has happened. Kane Yuudai, probably one of the greatest True Bloods, was attacked by a vampire hunter. He killed him instantly, but the death brought up old feuds, and those under his leadership started to stir.
Now, humans are faced with a daunting question:
Who is more human, and who is more beast?
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Profession: (If you are a vampire, put what class you are, if you are human, put whether you are vampire hunter or not.)
Side: (Peace maker or war)
Appearance: (I will accept pics from those who I know are good, if not, you'll have to post a description.)
Other things to confirm:
Weapons to kill vampires
Vampire hunters use special guns to kill vampires. They are called 'Crossing'. They do not have the power to harm humans, but a direct shot to the heart can kill a vampire. None of this garlic nonsense.
Vampires in general
They only come out during the night time after the moon has risen, in the day time they are asleep.
They drink blood from humans, without blood or blood tablets, they will die.
There is no way to see the difference between a vampire from a human except for protruded fangs and the fact that they are extremely beautiful.
Usual RP rules.
-I will accept NO one liners.
-I reserve the right to ban people from the RP
-If I say edit the profile, edit it or you're out.
Questions? Post them here.
Well, this is only my second RP, but I think it's pretty good, so please join. Vampires are a pretty much unexplored area in RPing, so that's why I created this RP after reading too much manga.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, United States Senator Roland W. Burris issued the following statement on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court:
Following President Barack Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, U.S. Senator Roland Burris (D-IL) issued this statement:
"Today, I congratulate Solicitor General Elena Kagan on her nomination to the United States Supreme Court," said Senator Burris. "President Obama has made a fine choice in choosing a candidate with a background rich in diverse experiences and a track record for success.
"Ms. Kagan has made great strides in the legal profession—shattering the glass ceiling to be appointed the first woman to serve as Solicitor General of the United States, and also previously when she became the first woman to serve as Dean of Harvard Law School.
"Ms. Kagan's nomination is founded on the experience, integrity, and the dedication to justice she has exhibited throughout her career. That is why I will work closely with my Senate colleagues to ensure her swift confirmation before the August recess.
"I am confident Ms. Kagan will provide an impartial interpretation of the Constitution while understanding the impact her decisions make on the lives of ordinary Americans. As we continue to face one of the most challenging and transformative periods in our country's history, it is with great pleasure that I welcome the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the United States Supreme Court."


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Kolodji has published more than 800 poems in poetry journals and online magazines, and previously served as president of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. To date, she has published four chapbooks of poetry. In addition to haiku, she writes longer poetry, memoir and short stories.
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Kolodji (center) leads a ginko, or haiku walk, at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden for members of the Southern California Haiku Study Group. Photo courtesy Deborah Kolodji.
Kolodji helps others immerse themselves in the art of haiku as moderator of the Southern California Haiku Study Group. The group meets on the third Saturday of the month at the USC Pacific Asia Museum.
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In November 2013, the museum and USC announced a partnership that enhances the scholarship of USC creative faculty and students and provides a foundation for a museum studies and curatorial training program at the university.
The haiku study group is free and open to the public. Monthly meetings are devoted to studying, writing and sharing haiku.
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This past year, Kolodji led an introductory haiku workshop at the book festival for Kaya Press, a nonprofit publisher of Asian and Pacific Islander diasporic literature, housed in USC Dornsife's Department of American Studies and Ethnicity.
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Kolodji, who is currently a senior technical consultant for a business software firm, looks back fondly on her time at USC Dornsife.
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WHEELING - When Joe and Nellie Coleman started their fish business in 1914, they could buy fresh fish, delivered, for 3 cents per pound. They began selling fish sandwiches in 1940 for 5 cents each.
Prices have since changed with the times, but the Coleman brand has endured for 100 years.
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Customers wait outside in a long line Tuesday evening for a Coleman's fish sandwich in Center Wheeling.
For the past 40 years, the business has been owned by Coleman and his sister, Mary Rich. Jodi Carder, Joe's daughter and heir apparent, has been office manager for four years.
Joe and Mary's grandparents, Joe and Nellie, started the business as the Union Fish Market on Short Market Street between 10th and 11th streets. In 1920, they moved to Center Wheeling's Fifth Ward Upper Market House Stall 50.
Ray and his wife, Maria Coleman, took over the reigns until 1973 when they passed it to when Joe and Mary.
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"My father's name was Joseph Wiethe," she told them. "He was in the produce business. He sold produce in the Lower Market building. I have been involved in the Market all my life. I married a fish man."
Following her husband's death, Maria worked with Joe in the business until she retired in 2003.
Bowman said Coleman's fish sandwiches are known in every state and have been eaten by U.S. senators, congressmen and governors.
"The business has been written about in books, magazines and newspapers," he said.
While the fish sandwhich - golden, fried fish between two slices of white bread - continues to be the restaurant's most famous option, more products, such as crabs and oysters, have been added over time as advancements allowed Coleman's to provide them fresh to customers. Still, the sandwhich is what customers are after, as evidenced by the line outside the restaurant Tuesday.
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France, Britain, and the human rights group Amnesty International are calling on Iranian authorities to investigate reports of the death in custody of an antigovernment blogger.
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Eleven-year-old Joseph has attention deficit disorder and bipolar disorder.
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New year, new goals! This is my big year because I'm turning 30 and I feel like a new chapter in my life is around the corner. I'm truely looking forward to what 2014 has to give me and almost know something new and exciting will happen. Below is my list of New Year's resultions I did on my way home yesterday.
1. Buy a new system camera. My old one broke and I realize I miss photographing.
2. Show my thankfulness even more than I do, especially for the small things.
3. Take up balett again. Have to find a place in Paris that's for oldies like me!
4. Travel more healthy than I did 2013. Start with using my recovering days.
5. Get myself a beautiful wallet and handbag that fit my Mac Air 11".
6. Less strict on myself and accept who I am.
7. Invest in my dearest.
8. Get fluent in French.
9. Keep smiling.
10. Big 30th trip!
ph Me & Douglas by Caroline Eskils @Torö


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What is Elevess?
Elevess is a cosmetic filler derived from hyaluronic acid, an element which occurs naturally in skin and other tissues. Hyaluronic acid acts as a "sponge," absorbing fluid and nutrients and helping skin to appear plump and firm. Elevess is used to fill lines, wrinkles, scars, and other facial hollows and depressions. And, unlike other available fillers, this product contains the anesthetic lidocaine, which helps minimize discomfort during and after the application procedure.
How does Elevess work?
Initially, Elevess acts to fill depressions and wrinkles, filling areas to achieve an overall more youthful, rejuvenated appearance. As time progresses, the hyaluronic acid component of Elevess helps skin retain its plumpness by attracting and holding moisture and nutrients beneath the skin's surface.
What are the advantages of Elevess over other procedures?
Elevess offers a number of advantages compared to other available dermal fillers on the market today, including:
· Less discomfort during application
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How is the procedure performed?
The Elevess procedure is performed on an outpatient basis, usually requiring no more than 20 to 30 minutes to complete in most men and women. Because the filler itself contains the anesthetic lidocaine, no local anesthetic is required, but some patients may have a topical anesthetic applied to minimize the discomfort of the injection itself. Once the areas to be filled have been carefully identified by the specialist, he or she will make a series of injections of the filler material along the treatment zone, making sure to fill the entire area with Elevess.
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Why Fathers Are Such a Necessary Component in the Raising of Their Children.
The first year of a child's life is the most crucial time for Dad's to be present and loving and hugging his child. According to clinicians in the first year of birth babies relate to behaviors not language.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to develop a strong relationship with their mother and with his children. Relationship is what separates the strong family from the dysfunctional family. A child needs a strong relationship with his/her father far more than he/she needs their father's resources.
Children need to have boundaries set by their father in order to know he cares. Father's need not be their child's best friend, particularly if it affects his ability to dole out punishment when appropriate. A father needs to be present at his children's extra-curricular activities. Doing so further strengthens the bond of their relationship and re-affirms the child of dad's support. Dad's need to assure their children that regardless of what error they may make, they need to come to him first: "I may not condone what you did, but you will have my unconditional love regardless. Please don't let me learn about an incident from another person."
When a father communicates with his children (communication does not equal lecture and communication implies two or more people engaged in conversation) they develop a stronger character and self-esteem. Studies have shown that when the father communicate effectively and accompanies his children to church they are much more likely to continue attending church as adults.
Positive feedback from a dad makes a huge difference. Example?Many young men in prison were told repeatedly by their dad that they were losers and would end up in jail someday. Conversely many successful athletes and professionals were constantly reminded of how good they were doing, what great potential they had and I'm here to help you be the best you can be?always.
I am not a sociologist or a clinician but I have 34 years of experience working with teens and pre-teens as a coach, teacher and mentor. I have successfully applied what I preach with my own children, Ann Marie (22, a teacher) and Anthony (16, an academic/athlete and mentor) who are my co-authors on the subject. We have spoken publicly at retreats, schools and churches. For more info visit our web site www.lunchbagnotes.com or call us at 818.991.8633.
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Bruce Jenner Does Not Enjoy Living Life As A Man
February 12, 2014 11:27 AM by Lisa Princ
Ha! We knew this was coming sooner or later. Just as Bruce Jenner has emerged looking more and more like a woman, we've all been wondering when he will go through with the complete gender change surgery. While neither Bruce, nor any of the Kardashian family members will admit that it is coming, rumor has it that the Kardashian patriarch cannot stand living as a man!
We're not stupid. Adam's apple surgery, longer hair and nails, and cross dressing rumors….it certainly seems that Bruce Jenner would much rather live as a woman than a man, and according to Hollywood Life, insiders claim that is exactly how Jenner feels!
"For sure Bruce is finding himself right now. That's all he has to say when he's asked," one insider told the site of what Jenner is going through. But what's more is that the source went on to say that Bruce is living a nightmare right now as a man, because he can't stand it. The insider went on to explain: "Imagine being famous, then being in the Kardashian family and having children. Then living in a body that you don't want to live in — it is really a personal nightmare for Bruce on so many levels."
Poor Bruce. We certainly hope he can it all figured out soon. Something tells us this is the result of dealing with Kris Jenner all of those years.
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Wednesday Mar 21 2012
Koinonia teens learn skills in donated kitchen
By: Leah Rosasco, Loomis News Correspondent
Thanks to a new kitchen, youth overcoming substance abuse have added nutritious cooking to their list of life skills. Last month, work was completed on a teaching kitchen at one of six Loomis homes for teens who are overcoming substance abuse. The homes are run by Koinonia Family Services. According to Bill Ryland, Koinonia's group home administrator, the new kitchen will be used as a hands-on classroom for the residents of Koinonia's group homes as part of their ongoing Life Skills Program. "The idea is they will learn not only how to cook, but how to budget and shop for groceries and how to incorporate good nutrition into each meal," Ryland said. According to Ryland, many of the kids that find their way to Koinonia are the "toughest of the tough kids" who have not had the opportunity to learn certain life skills, including cooking and proper nutrition. Ryland said some of the kids had never sat down at the table for a family meal before they came to Koinonia. "These kids have already been through a lot by the time they get to us," he said. "Our job is to flood them with positive experiences and give them new opportunities." For Ulises, 17, who is originally from Salinas, (Koinonia does not allow last names to be used) coming to live at Koinonia changed the course of his life. Ulises said before Koinonia, he wasn't going to school, he was getting into trouble and hanging around negative influences. "In my head, I didn't want any help," Ulises said. Ulises said he's happy he ended up at Koinonia because he's gotten help with his problems and has new opportunities. Thanks in part to the new kitchen, Ulises said he has rediscovered his love of cooking and has decided he wants to attend Le Cordon Bleu culinary academy, in Sacramento, to become a chef. "I feel proud," he said. "I'm happy I've made my family proud." Funding for the kitchen project came from multiple sources, including $10,000 from Bank of America and a grant from the Herbalife Family Foundation, which has also established Koinonia as its sixth Casa Herbalife program in the United States. "The Herbalife program looks for organizations that give kids a better life," said Eleanor McCampbell, independent Herbalife distributor and Koinonia's Casa Herbalife liaison. McCampbell said Koinonia will continue to receive financial support, as well as access to products, information, and educational programs that promote nutrition for kids. The Intel Corporation has taken the lead on developing the culinary arts curriculum for the new kitchen and is providing financial support, Ryland said. Although the project has been in the works for more than a year, Ryland said the actual construction work took eight days from beginning to end. "Since we are a functioning facility we could not be offline for very long," he said. The cabinets and countertops were constructed by Loomis-based companies West Pacific Cabinets and Kerrock countertops. Marina, 16, a Koinonia resident who is originally from Richmond, also enjoys cooking in the new kitchen. Although Marina said she's been cooking since she was six years old, by the time she was 11, she was getting into drugs and gangs. Marina said she became independent at a young age, which she believes is what got her into trouble. After several stints in juvenile hall a judge ordered her to spend time in a group home and, she said, it's the best thing that ever happened to her. "My theory is that everything happens for a reason," Marina said. "Now, I'm trying to decide if I want to be a chef or a probation officer or a drug counselor."