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Tulsa Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison on Child Sex Trafficking Charges
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TULSA, OK—Tarran Arnel Brinson, 24, of Tulsa, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell for conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of children, sex trafficking of children, attempted sex trafficking of children, interstate travel, and transportation in aid of racketeering, coercion and enticement, and obstruction of justice, announced U.S. Attorney Danny C. Williams, Sr. for the Northern District of Oklahoma. A Federal jury convicted Brinson on May 28, 2013, after a six-day trial.
"Child sex trafficking is one of the most heinous crimes. We are diligently working with our law enforcement partners to bring those who exploit minors to justice. We must protect the most vulnerable among us, our children." said U.S. Attorney Williams.
From October 2012 to December 2012, Brinson conspired, attempted, and did, in fact, recruit, entice, transport, provide, and obtain girls under of 18 years of age knowing the teenage girls would be caused to engage in commercial sex acts. The victims were minors recruited by Brinson via Facebook, a social media site, into his commercial sex business. One victim was a 14-year-old when recruited.
The case was investigated by the Tulsa Police Department Vice Unit, the FBI, and Homeland Security Investigations. The case was prosecuted by U.S. Attorney Danny C. Williams, Sr. and Assistant United States Attorneys R. Trent Shores and Clinton J. Johnson from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma.


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My 5 month old is a great night sleeper, sleeping 11 hours straight in his crib without any crying at all but naps are a totally different story. We try to lay him down 3 times a day for naps when he is first showing signs of being tired but to no avail he cries for a whole hour before we go in and pick him up. We have been doing this for about 2 weeks now with no improvement and he always ends up either falling asleep in our arms or in the stroller when we go for a walk. Why might he be so opposed to day time sleeping in his crib but not nighttime? Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Dana
This may sound high-maintenance, but in the month or so since we started doing it, it's gone from being an hour-long process (at least sometimes) to about 10 minutes, max... the end result being that she's getting more good naptime, and we're both much less stressed out by the whole process. - Not Crying It Out
My 5 month old is improving night sleep (puts herself to sleep, weaning from 3 nursings per night) but we can not get her to nap in her crib (which is in our bedroom) during the day! She cries as soon as she is put down. She easily falls asleep if we walk her, but wakes up if she is put down. I have read multiple books (no cry sleep solution, Healthy sleep habits, happy child, Sleepeasy solution). Right now we are doing the cry it out as recommended by Sleepeasy solution--we are on day 3 without any improvment. I haven't let her cry more than a little over an hour. I know from getting our baby to take the bottle that she can cry many, many hours. It is one thing when there is no choice but the bottle for her and I am at work. But, when there is the option of stopping the crying by having her nap in her stroller or baby carrier while we walk her it is hard to not cave in.
How long can I let her cry when trying to get her to nap? I currently spend 3-4 hours per day walking her to get her to sleep--something I will not be able to do when back at work full time. Please no responses about how crying it out is cruel--we have really tried everything else. anon
Like you, I tried absolutely everything (including letting him cry for over an hour for 5 consecutive days with no success), read all the books you mentioned, and even paid 2 different ''sleeep consultants''. Finally, after I was literally on the verge of suicide because of his failure to sleep (and resulting monster-like behavior from being chronically overtired), I put him in a daycare that we could hardly afford. There he finally learned to follow the pack and nap on his own.
Sadly, he still doesn't do this at home, as i mentioned in my intro paragraph. On weekends/holidays, i put him in his crib, he cries for 15-20 minutes, then i go back in and he falls asleep quickly in my arms. Nothing else works for us.
If daycare is not an option for you, hopefully some of the other wonderful parents on BPN will have some better advice that both of us can follow! I basically just wanted to let you know that you're not alone and I wish you the best of luck. And if you need to commiserate, feel free to email me at eldee121 at yahoo.com. another tired mama
Our daughter was used to napping in her swing, but at the age of 5 or 6 month we had to wean her off it, because it stopped working. We went through a LOT of screaming, which was very hard on us, but now I feel very good about what we have done, because she learned how to nap independently. She is 15 months old now, and occasionally she'd refuse to nap, too, but we don't cave in, and that's the trick to it.
Also, maybe your daughter is transitioning from three naps to two naps, and it makes it harder for her to fall asleep. Olga
So our four month old is sleeping in bed with us and waking a lot to nurse. We've been trying to get her into the crib which is like a sidecar right next to the bed but just no dice. She'll sleep for a while but wakes. She likes the crib- plays and coos, but won't sleep. Then when she lies on our bed she conks out. I worry about blankets etc. but I'm wondering if the crib is so totally un-cozy. Any other thoughts? Am opposed to sleep training. deb
First let me say that our 5-month-old son doesn't have a problem sleeping in his crib at night. And, he takes naps in our arms, in his stroller, in his carseat...just about anywhere except his crib. In fact, whenever we try to place him in his crib after he has been asleep for a few minutes, he immediately wakes and the crying begins. We have tried the Ferber method, but give up after 30 to 45 minutes. It's not practical to let him sleep in our arms every time, even though WE like it. And, we can't take him for a ride all the time, either. Any suggestions? Mike
My wonderful 3 month old son has a problem napping in his crib. At night he sleeps very well in a cradle beside our bed. During the day he loves to sleep a lot, but can't seem to stay asleep in the crib. He can sleep in the carseat (his favorite), the stroller, someone's arms, in the middle of a loud restaurant (all of these are exceptions to the rule- generally we are at home for his longest daytime nap), but he can't take a nap of more than 20 minutes in the crib. If he is groggy when I put him down he will generally wake up and need to be soothed several times. If he manages to fall asleep in there he will be awake no more than 20 minutes later and will not go back to sleep. The room is somewhat dark, although not completely. Something about the crib environment seems to both make him sleep lightly and get very excited and animated when he wakes, so that he gets very hyper instead of going back to sleep. I have been trying to teach him to sleep in the crib, but he just gets grumpier and grumpier throughout the day as he gets more and more tired without a good nap. Finally in the last couple weeks I have relented and let him nap in his carseat (which I put in the crib, just to try and give him the idea), where he sleeps for 2-3 hours for his longest nap with no fussing at all. The problem with this is that 1. his head is getting flat in the back and 2. he will outgrow the seat soon, and then what will I do? Do I need to be doing a naptime routine at this age? Usually after he has been awake for 1-2 hours he starts looking tired and I just put him down, give him his pacifier and rub his forehead until he closes his eyes. He is still sleeping so much that I pretty much do it on as as needed basis rather than scheduling it (I used the Baby Whisperer quite a bit). I think I am reading his signs right, but something about his crib does not equal sleep to my little guy. I have thought of making the room darker or adding white noise, but he sleeps great in his room in his carseat-so I think that it is not necessarily the conditions of the room. I took the mobile down and put it back up with no discernable effect. I am now at a loss and soon he will be super flat headed and too big for his carseat. Any advice would be much appreciated. Rebecca
It sounds to me like your little one wants a smaller, more snuggly sleeping space (arms, carseat, cradle). The crib is wide-open pastures to a little person. Can't the baby sleep in the cradle, bassinet or carseat? I know there are health issues (head flattening) with the carseat, but our pediatrician told us to just roll up a towel and place it beside our son's head in the carseat, alternating sides now and then, so he was forced to change head positions
Another thing is that once your baby learns to roll over and gets more mobile, he will want more space and will hate being restrained in the carseat. Our son slept in his seat till he was nearly six months. I was just starting to wonder how to build a toddler-sized carseat when, lo and behold, he started getting fussy in the carseat and switched to the crib without any drama at all. We also put the carseat into the crib -- I don't know if it helped but at least he gets used to the space, right? Good luck! Catherine
This time, she was much more accepting, but tended to flip around a lot. Once I found her on her stomach, still swaddled!! I eventually tried using a sleep positioner in the crib, and that works great. I think it makes her feel more secure (like in the smaller bassinet), and I don't worry about her flipping over and smothering. Hope this helps! anon
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Mrs. Maria Hoff of Keyport, widow of Capt. Joseph D. Hoff, made her will July 5th, 1894, and she made a codicil to the will March 9th,
1896. The will is a very long one and particularizes most of the articles of household goods owned by Mrs. Hoff and states to whom she
wishes them to go. Mrs. Hoff owned not only a quantity of fine furniture, but she also owned a large number of relics and mementoes (sic).
which had been brought from foreign lands by her husband, who besides being a seafaring man had been consul to Mexico and had been abroad
a great deal. A number of valuable relics from the island of Malta were among the things mentioned in the will. Mrs. Hoff had had five
children, but only two of them are living. These are Sarah A. Fairchild, wife of Samuel G. Fairchild of Keyport; and Walter T. Hoff of
Hazlet. Mrs. Hoff left also a grandson, Edward L. Sprague, son of Mrs. Hoff's dead daughter Josephine. In apportioning the household
effects and personal property, including the relics from foreign lands, Mrs. Hoff was evidently trying to apportion them so that her
son, her daughter and her grandson would each share equally. After disposing of most of these effects, Mrs. Hoff left all her other
property to her two children and her grandson, share and share alike. According to her will this property includes "bonds and mortgages,
government bonds, bank stock, township bonds, gold and silver, silverware, plated ware and crockery." All other property not specially
bequeathed was also ordered equally divided among the three persons. Mrs. Hoff requests that no additional monument be erected in the
cemetery where she is to be buried beside her dead husband. The two children and the grandson were made the executors of the will. The
codicil made one or two small changes in the special things bequeathed to the children and grandson, but the chief item of the codicil was
an order to the executors to set aside $200 and invest it securely, the income of which was to spent each year in keeping the family burial
plot in order.
Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Dec 18, 1901
Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Dec 18, 1901
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The Midwest relies so heavily on one source of power that some call us the "coal belt." It's cheap and plentiful. But that's about to change. A wave of government regulations is about to hit the electric industry. It has a name for all the new rules coming down the track:
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So says Ed Malley, a Vice President at industry consulting firm, TRC Corporation. That train wreck is the list of environmental regulations expected to be in place within the next few years. Electric utilities say this will mean the shutting of power plants, leading to higher prices and less peak capacity for hot summer days. Environmentalists say: about time.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has as many as nine new or revised rules affecting coal plants. They're at various stages of approval. Some regulate nitrogen and sulfur dioxide—the causes of acid rain and health problems. Carbon dioxide rules are coming. Others will regulate the waste from coal plants and the condition of the water released into rivers and lakes.
The industry's big objection here is the timeline, with these rules expected to be in place within just a few years. To prepare, some Midwest utilities have already announced coal plant shut downs, and many more are expected.
Hear how scrubbers are corroding on coal plants at an alarming rate, causing another wrinkle in utilities' efforts to meet EPA rules.
" We're currently evaluating everything that's coming from the EPA and making decisions as we speak," says Bill Sigmon of American Electric Power, a big utility based in Columbus and known to most as AEP.
Already, AEP has announced that it will retire six coal plants in Ohio, which would cut 277 jobs and hit the state's tax base. Duke Energy is closing a power plant near Cincinnati in 2015. DTE in Michigan says it could close as many as 10 coal burners because of the EPA rules.
The recession has reduced demand for electricity, but some worry that if industry picks up, fewer power plants could mean a strained grid.
Some utilities are looking to alternatives. Besides putting expensive pollution controls on some coal plants, natural gas-fired power plants have emerged as the new favorite. Ed Malley of TRC says the cost of cleaner-burning natural gas is not that different than coal now.
" Natural gas at this point is plentiful and inexpensive," he says. "The price of fuels goes up and down, but in the last ten years the price of coal has increased and the price of gas has decreased, pretty dramatically."
AEP, for one, is hedging its bets in Ohio, building both a new natural gas plant and a new, cleaner coal plant.
"I think coal is a part of the mix going forward as well," AEP's Sigmon says. "I think it's going to take a combination of renewables, natural gas for sure, and keeping some of these coal plants in operation as well."
And, as utilities decide to clean up coal or build something new, "every penny of that is going to be passed along to consumers in one form or another," Sandy Buchanan says.
While the industry says these new EPA regulations are going to cost billions of dollars and put our power grid at risk, others say many of these dirty, old coal plants were reaching retirement age anyway, and the benefits to our health are worth far more than the costs of taking plants offline. For a region sometimes known as the "coal belt," it might be time for a new name.
Pete Bigelow · Midwest Memo: U.S. Factory Orders Show Sharp Climb, JobsOhio Back In Court
August 31st, 2011
Three stories making news across the Midwest today:
1. Factory orders rise. Demand for automobiles and motor vehicle parts surged in July. The U.S. Commerce Department said Wednesday orders rose 9.8 percent in July, the biggest recorded jump in more than eight years. Overall, factory orders climbed 2.4 percent in July on auto demand and a jump in commercial airplane orders. The increase follows a 0.4 percent decrease in June, which had worsened fears the country was falling into a double-dip recession.
2. Chicago school considers conversion. One local school in the Chicago Public Schools district is mulling an unusual strategy in improving its performance – it's considering the possibility of shutting itself down. On Tuesday, the school council at Wendell Smith Elementary, seven times on probation, will likely vote on whether to shut down and reopen as a charter school, according to our partner station WBEZ. It's believed to be the first time a CPS school has held a vote on whether to shut itself down.
3. JobsOhio heads to court. A lawsuit in Ohio is challenging whether Gov. John Kasich's privatized development corporation is eligible for exemptions from corporate regulations. Two Democrats and a liberal policy group filed the suit Tuesday, also arguing the state cannot invest "public dollars in a private entity," according to The Columbus Dispatch. Earlier, the Ohio Supreme Court said it did not have jurisdiction in the case until it had been heard in lower courts. Tuesday's lawsuit was filed in Franklin County Common Court.
Pete Bigelow · Midwest Memo: Chicago Mayor Engages In Testy Exchange, Honda Invests $355 Million In Ohio
August 30th, 2011
Three stories making news across the Midwest today:
1. Angry residents confront Emanuel. Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel sought solutions for the city's budget woes during a public meeting Monday night. He got more than he bargained for, according to reports from our partner station WBEZ. A question from a laid-off traffic employee led to an extended back-and-forth with union members in the audience. "I'm responsible to the city taxpayers and the city residents," Emanuel said, referring to a projected $635 million budget deficit. Audience members yelled that they were taxpayers too.
2. Honda renovates Ohio plants. Honda announced Monday it would spend $355 million to refurbish four plants in Ohio, according to The Columbus Dispatch. The improvements come as the automaker returns to full production following the Japanese catastrophes. The Dispatch reports some jobs will be added, but specifics are not yet available. Honda has more than 13,000 employees in the Buckeye State.
3. Lawmakers seek tax-credit extension. Tax credits for advanced battery manufacturers in Michigan are scheduled to be phased out by Gov. Rick Snyder, but Democrats in the state Legislature want to extend the incentives packages. The Associated Press reported Monday that the Democratic proposal would include tax credits for battery production and facility construction, as well as credits for buying electric vehicles and charging stations.
Pete Bigelow · Midwest Memo: Manufacturing Activity Rises Across Region, Ohio Ponders Turnpike Lease
August 29th, 2011
Three stories making news across the Midwest today:
1. Manufacturing index rises. Economic conditions across the Midwest improved in July, according to a report issued Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The Fed's manufacturing index rose 0.5 percent in the month to a seasonally adjusted level of 84.8. Overall, regional output rose 6.2 percent year-over-year. The auto industry, buoyed by continued recovery from the Japanese catastrophes, showed growth of 1.4 percent following a 0.6 percent decrease in June.
2. Survey analyzes Michigan unions. Fifty-six percent of Michigan's local government leaders say that unions have had a negative impact on their municipalities' fiscal health. Meanwhile, 60 percent of respondents said their jurisdiction had either "good" or "excellent" relationships with union officials in the past 12 months. The findings come from a survey conducted by the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy at the University of Michigan, which received responses from 360 of approximately 520 local governments, according to our partner station Michigan Radio.
3. Ohio ponders turnpike lease. Gov. John Kasich and his administration are still exploring the possibility of privatizing the Ohio Turnpike in a deal that could net the Buckeye State approximately $2.5 billion dollars, according to our partner station Ideastream. The prospect of a deal comes at a time when the Ohio Department of Transportation projects a $1.5 billion deficit between now and 2017.
Pete Bigelow · Midwest Memo: Michigan Lawmakers Approve Health Benefit Limits, Federal Court Won't Intervene in Asian Carp Case
August 25th, 2011
Three stories making news across the Midwest today:
1. Michigan approves health-care changes. The Michigan state Legislature approved a proposal Wednesday that requires local municipalities, school districts and counties to pay no more than 80 percent of their employees' health-care costs or limit payments to no more than $15,000 per family. The vote was 25-13 in favor, largely along party lines. Proponents of the legislation say it gives local governments the means to trim benefit spending. Critics say the bill is an attack on middle-class families and public employees.
2. Courts won't stop carp. On Wednesday, a federal appeals panel denied a request from five Great Lakes states to close shipping locks in the Chicago area. The states had asked for court intervention to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, but the court panel ruled the invasive species did not appear to be an imminent threat, according to the Chicago Tribune. Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin had asked the courts to close locks at the Cal-Sag Channel and Chicago River.
3. JobsOhio announces partner. A jobs-creation group in Cincinnati has won a $4 million grant to help facilitate job growth at existing companies in the region. The Cincinnati USA Partnership announced Thursday a "grow your own" strategy that is supported by Ohio Gov. John Kasich's JobsOhio plan, according to Cincinnati.com. Ohio's unemployment rate inched upward to 9.0 percent in July, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cincinnati USA Partnership is one of six organizations that will officially be supported by JobsOhio.
Pete Bigelow · Midwest Memo: Big Three Eye Ohio, Indiana Snags Illinois Company, Toyota Banks On Revamped Camry
August 24th, 2011
Three stories making news across the Midwest today:
1. Chrysler invests in Toledo. Ohio Gov. John Kasich emerged from meetings with Big Three officials with a promise from Chrysler to invest $72 million in a Toledo-area machine plant that retains 640 jobs. That may just be the beginning. The auto companies see Ohio as fertile ground for future investments. "We're very encouraged by the changes we see happening in Ohio," GM executive director Bryan Roosa tells the Columbus Dispatch. "The attitude toward manufacturers is very supportive."
2. Toyota unveils 2012 Camry. After two years of setbacks associated with a widespread recall and Japanese catastrophe, Toyota is banking on its 2012 Camry to reestablish itself as an industry leader. Unveiled Tuesday, the '12 is its first redesign in five years and attempts to match competitors in styling. "It's critical they get this right," Michael Robinet, VP of global vehicle forecasts at HIS Automotive tells AOL Autos. "They are facing a deluge of competitors that are really getting it right."
3. Indiana snags Illinois company. Modern Drop Forge, a manufacturer of vehicle parts, said Tuesday it will move operations from Illinois to Merrillville, Ind. The company, which employs 700 in four states, received incentives worth as much as $2.2 million from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. Business owner Greg Heim told partner station WBEZ the cost of doing business in Illinois had crept too high, with the state raising its corporate income tax from 4.7 to 7 percent until 2015.
Pete Bigelow · Midwest Memo: Milwaukee May Not Comply with Wisconsin Law; Measuring Cleveland's Urban Garden Potential
August 22nd, 2011
Three stories making news across the Midwest today:
1. Milwaukee's employee-benefit conundrum. Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett and the city's Common Council are unsure whether the city is exempt from a new state law that requires public employees contribute more toward benefit costs. The city's attorney says Milwaukee should not comply. The governor's chief counsel says yes. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the disagreement centers around the state constitution's home-rule provisions and terms of a decade-old legal settlement. Following the new law could save the city $8.2 million annually, but risks a lawsuit.
2. Chicago schools' financial trouble. An 82-page analysis of Chicago Public Schools' 2012 budget says that a "fiscal calamity" lies in the district's near future if cuts are not implemented, according to the Civic Federation, which released the report Monday. The organization endorsed decisions like denying teachers a 4 percent cost-of-living increase and raising property taxes, according to our partner station WBEZ. The Federation said those decisions will look small if other remedies are not implemented to the $5.9 billion annual budget by 2014.
3. Urban garden potential. Two Ohio State researchers say as much as $115 million in produce could be grown on vacant land in Cleveland, enough to meet 22 to 100 percent of the city's fresh food demands. "We were definitely shocked it was really possible to be self-reliant," Parwinder S. Grewal, co-author of the study, told the Columbus Dispatch. Cleveland holds 5.3 square miles of vacant lots, and the city has recently loosened regulations to make urban gardening more palatable.
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The Gowens surname derives from the Irish Gaelic name Mac an Ghabhain, which means "son of the blacksmith." As such, the name was probably originally occupational. It has often appeared in its Anglicized form Smith.
The surname Gowens was first found in County Cavan, where the Sept originated.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Smith, MacGowan, McGowan, MacGowin, McGowin, MacGowen, McGowen, Gow, Gowan, Gowen, Gowin, MacGavin and many more.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gowens research. Another 271 words (19 lines of text) covering the year 1659 is included under the topic Early Gowens History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Archibald McGowan, who arrived with his children Duncan, John and Margaret in New York in 1739; Patrick MacGowan, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1764. Charles, Daniel, Edward, James, John, Mark, Michael, Patrick, Peter, Roger, Thomas, and William MacGowan all arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1840 and 1860.
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Tenebras expellit et hostes
Motto Translation: He drives forth the darkness and the foe.
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Guidance for Departments Employing Children and Young Persons on Work Experience PlacementsThe aim of this guidance is to ensure that children and young persons on work experience placements at the University are afforded an equivalent standard of health, safety and welfare as is afforded to University employees generally.
The guidance is provided to enable departments to comply with the provisions of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, particularly the requirement to conduct an assessment of the risks affecting the child or young person.
An example of a form which may be used for the assessment is given, together with a summary of work activities in which those persons must not be employed on work experience unless the significant risks identified can be avoided.
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HMG Paints For Classic Cars - Historic Color LibraryWritten on July 15, 2008
Manchester-based HMG Paints represents an invaluable resource for classic vehicle restorers and refinishers, with a color library containing more than 250,000 shades of original paint formulations that extend back more than 75 years and archives that cover virtually every factory finish in the history of automotive manufacturing in England. One enthusiast who discovered how helpful HMG can be is Richard Jones, a Web site developer from Nantwich, Cheshire, whose latest classic vehicle restoration project has taken more than 13 years. Now entering the final coachwork panelling and paintwork phase in the capable hand of specialist refurbishers Cheshire Racing & Restoration (CRR), the vehicle's topcoat and original paint system has been analysed by HMG paint experts, so it can be faithfully restored to its authentic finish.
The cherished vehicle in question is a Dodge VK62B truck, originally built in Detroit in 1940; it is thought to be the oldest original racing car transporter, once owned by former British hillclimb champion and a competitor in two postwar F-1 Grand Prix, Dennis Poore. Not only was Poore an accomplished racing driver, he funded the launch of motor racing magazine Autosport, and was formerly chairman of Norton Villiers Triumph, then the country's biggest motorcycle manufacturer, and Carbodies, builders of the iconic black London taxi, so his place in British motoring history is cemented.
Paint systems play a key role in protecting and preserving historic vehicles of this kind, at the same time helping to minimise their "dust-to-dust" environmental impact, and HMG Paints' MD, John Falder, who is also chairman of the British Coatings Federation Vehicle Refinish Group, is committed to maintaining suitable supplies.
"There is great concern amongst restorers and enthusiasts about the continued availability of classic car finishes," he said. "So, we have invested around 100K in taking our nitrocellulose car paint scheme back to the 1970s, 'retrofying' it, if you like, by removing modern tinters and colors, leaving only authentic shades and pigmentation. We're launching this scheme through our network of independent retailers, to ensure local availability, but serious inquirers can always talk direct to the factory for technical advice and supplies."
That was the case when Richard Jones contacted HMG to determine the precise shade of green used on the Dodge's panelwork. After the war, Dennis Poore had purchased the former RAF crew bus to transport his ex-Nuvolari Alfa Romeo 8C-35 racing car to circuits, modifying the truck for its new role with a winch, ramps, and canvas side awning. The car, truck, and streamlined trailer were all painted the same shade of green, and Poore competed successfully in many race meetings until 1955, when he hung up his racing gloves. The vehicle was stored inside for many years, although by 1995, when Richard first came across it, the Dodge was parked outside and in a seriously dilapidated condition.
With the understanding support of his wife, Lidia, Richard embarked on a painstaking restoration process, scouring the world for original parts, actually moving to a new house with a large enough garage, and eventually enlisting the help of specialist restoration firm CRR of Newcastle-under-Lyme, to move the project along at a faster pace. Through CRR, Richard made contact with HMG's John Falder, who has a keen interest in vintage motor vehicles and agreed to inspect the Dodge's panels himself, in order to determine the historically correct paint color.
John found a suitable paintwork sample for initial analysis, and later, Richard visited HMG's Collyhurst Road, Manchester works with several more panels, enabling the company's experts to identify the main system and topcoat. The bodywork color was revealed as Westminster Green, a shade originating in the late 1940s, early 1950s, which predated modern mixing schemes and was made by blending two shades of Brunswick Green with black and Turkey Red Oxide.
Thanks to what HMG describes as "the ultimate in weathering," the green topcoat had changed radically to blue over time, an effect caused by the lead-chrome yellow pigments darkening and weakening due to exposure to sulphurous and nitrous oxides in the atmosphere. The other paint layers were identified as two primer coats of India Red Oxide, followed by a light brush-applied undercoat and two coats of an earlier light beige finish.
As its corporate statement declares, HMG is "passionate about paint," and the firm will be donating the paint system for Richard's project free of charge, because it is happy to support the preservation and restoration of historic vehicles and structures-from famous houses to warships-and because this provides a perfect showcase for HMG's revamped classic car finishes. Once it's applied, the topcoat will be its M99 High Gloss Cellulose, an automotive nitrocellulose delivering ultimate gloss straight from the gun, although in the meantime CRR has painstakingly repaired and primed the Dodge's chassis, coach body frame, cab and front panels.
Once it's complete, Richard and Lidia plan to display the Dodge at historic motoring events, like next year's Goodwood Revival meeting and the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power, especially as there has been a revival of interest in historic race car transporters of late, with Mercedes-Benz recreating its high-speed vehicle of the 1950s and Audi constructing a replica of the transporter used to carry Auto Union grand prix cars in the 1930s. But, with a fuel economy of just 5 mpg, such outings will be restricted to "high days and holidays."
"This is the biggest classic vehicle project that I've taken on to date, by a long, long way," said Richard, who also boasts a collection of '30s, '40s, and '50s classic cars. "With all the time, money, and effort that has gone into this project, I can't see me ever parting with it!"
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I recently switched over to some Soma El Toro bullhorns on my Jamis Sonik (which I adore) and I want the option of mounting my aerobars (Profile Design t2+, which I also adore) when going on longer rides, etc. I currently have the aeros mounted on some drops that are 31.8 at the clamp and don't taper for a while so there is no problem at all and currently when I want to use them I just swap out the bars. I'd like to be able to put them on the El Toros, however, the El Toros are 26.0mm clamp (which I have shims for my stem that work fine) and they quickly taper to 23.8mm diameter...
So basically I need some way of either getting a shim from 23.8mm to 26.0 (the aerobars came with specific 26.0 shims that could do the rest of the work) and be double shimmed (which I really would rather not do). Or find a shim that is from 23.8 - 31.8. I've been searching around for a while now and can't really find any thing.
Anyone know a DIY solution that isnt too sketchy for shimming? Or have better google skills than I to find a 23.8-31.8 or 26 shim? Its not the end of the world if not since I only want the aerobars maybe at most once a week or so, not daily use. But it'd be nice, ya know?
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Armadillo House is a minimalist home located in Singapore, designed by Formwerkz Architects. The residence is a two and half story corner terrace house flanked on its western face with a traffic crossing and a highway viaduct. Due to its close proximity to these traffic sources, noise pollution and privacy was an issue from the start of the project.
As such, the clients wanted to mediate the site's unfortunate site condition, and to have a flexible, sustainable design for a growing family. The name of the home spawns from its upper shells that form a shielding surface from direct light. Mechanical fans from the upper levels pull the cooler air from the ground floor upward. I love how the outer shell makes the home look like a fortress of sorts.
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SONORA, Calif., Jan. 27. A synchronized swimmer's three-month jail term for vehicular manslaughter was postponed so she can compete in the Athens Olympics, according to an Associated Press story.
Tammy Crow pleaded guilty in the February 16 wreck that killed her two passengers, boyfriend Cody Tatro and 12-year-old Brett Slinger. The three were on their way to a ski resort when Crow lost control of the car.
Crow will serve 90 days in county jail, followed by three years' probation, for two counts of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. She will also pay nearly $23,000 to Slinger's family; Tatro's family did not seek restitution.
Judge Eleanor Provost of Tuolumne County Superior Court postponed the sentence until October 25, allowing Crow to compete in the Summer Games, Aug. 13-29.
Crow, a 26-year-old St. Louis native who lives in Santa Clara, California, broke her arm and bones in her back in the early morning wreck, but she recovered in time to qualify for the Olympic team in December.
She had been drinking the night before the accident, and although she was not legally drunk, prosecutors contended alcohol played a role in the crash.
"I cannot punish you in any way that you haven't already done, nor can I bring back Cody and Brett. There is no justice here," Judge Provost said Friday, fighting back tears. "But unfortunately you have to serve as an example to others."
The U.S. Synchronized Swimming team, based in Indianapolis, refused to comment Monday.
The sentence brought little comfort to Slinger's relatives. Tatro, 26, taught physical education at the boy's school.
"Brett will never get his chance to be on the Olympic team," his father, Devon, tearfully told the judge. "We are left with a broken heart, and any sentence you give her will never repay the living hell we are going through."


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Indianapolis, Ind. - After finishing as two of the top-five scorers in the Horizon League last season, Butler basketball players Lade Akande and Jackie Closser have been named to the 2006-07 Preseason All-Horizon League First Team. The league made the announcement on Thursday (Oct. 12).
"Lade and Jackie are very deserving of this honor," head coach Beth Couture said. "Both have worked extremely hard to become better players individually which will make our team significantly better and assist us in reaching our season goals."
Akande, a sophomore center from Robinson, Ill., scored 470 points in her freshman campaign, the fifth-highest total in school history and the most ever by a freshman. Her 16.2 points-per-game average was third-best in the League, while her 8.0 rebounds-per-game pace was second. Her performance earned her a spot on the All-League Second Team, the All-Newcomer Team and the All-Tournament Team last season.
Akande and Closser were two of the five players listed on the first team, along with Preseason Player of the Year Nicole Soulis (UW-Green Bay), Traci Edwards (UW-Milwaukee) and LaShonda Grant (UIC).
The Preseason All-League Teams are selected by a vote of head coaches, sports information directors and media members. Head coaches are not permitted to vote for their own players in the poll. The First Team is comprised of the top five vote-getters in the pole, while the Second Team is made up of the second-five in the rankings.
The Bulldogs, selected third in the Horizon League Preseason poll which was announced on Wednesday (Oct. 11), open the regular season at Illinois on Nov. 12.
2006-07 Horizon League Women's Basketball
Preseason All-League Teams
Preseason First-Team All-Horizon League -- 2005-06 Statistics
Nicole Soulis, UW-Green Bay (6-2, Sr., F) $ * -- 18.4 ppg., 6.8 rpg., 0.9 apg.
Lade Akande, Butler (6-1, So., C) ^ -- 16.2 ppg., 8.0 rpg., 1.1 apg.
Jackie Closser, Butler (5-5, Sr., G) * -- 15.1 ppg., 2.8 rpg., 5.2 apg.
Traci Edwards, UW-Milwaukee (6-2, So., C) * -- 16.1 ppg., 10.0 rpg., 2.6 apg.
LaShonda Grant, UIC (5-6, Sr., G) ^ -- 15.1 ppg., 3.0 rpg., 2.7 apg.
Preseason Second-Team All-Horizon League -- 2005-06 Statistics
Natalie Berglin, UW-Green Bay (5-7, Sr., G) ^ -- 14.3 ppg., 3.4 rpg., 4.7 apg.
Dominique Butler, Cleveland State (5-9, So., G) -- (10.4 ppg., 4.7 rpg., 1.0 apg.
Marquise Hanser, Loyola (5-9, Sr., G) ^ -- 17.2 ppg., 4.3 rpg., 3.1 apg.
Meredith Onson, UW-Milwaukee (5-11, Jr., G) -- 7.2 ppg., 3.6 rpg., 3.2 apg.
Brittney Whiteside, Wright State (5-8, Sr., G) * -- 13.9 ppg., 6.5 rpg., 3.0 apg.
$ - Preseason Player of the Year
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On Wednesday, Cognizant stunned the IT industry by cutting its revenue growth guidance for the year to 14% against the earlier projection of 16.5%. The IT services major has, however, made it clear that client-specific issues had led to this situation, and it was not a reflection on the sector. Expressing disappointment over the lowered guidance, R Chandrasekaran, executive vice-chairman, Cognizant India, told PP Thimmaya that the outlook remains positive given the healthy deal pipeline. Excerpts
How do you view your second quarter results?
We are quite pleased with our performance as revenues grew 3.9% sequentially to $2.52 billion, exactly in the middle of the guidance range. Second, we hit the $10-billion revenue run rate milestone, the fastest for any IT services company. Last, we added 8,800 people this quarter, a healthy indicator of our business. Overall, we are very pleased.
Is the outlook positive despite the lower revenue guidance?
We reduced our full-year revenue growth guidance to at least 14% mainly because we saw general weakness in certain client situations and where demand wasn't what we originally anticipated. Also, some of the large transformational deals took far more time for closure than anticipated and some of the ramp-ups have been pushed to subsequent quarters. Having said that, we have been awarded three large contracts, totalling $3.5 billion, which shows the opportunity that is ahead of us.
Our pipeline remains very strong and the investments that we have been making in our businesses in terms of broad-basing our capabilities, building technology and domain specialisation is helping us win many end-to-end contracts.
Could Cognizant have anticipated these client-specific
We have guided for at least 14% growth. We feel disappointed to have reduced the growth guidance, but it is healthy by any standard. Today, our base is also increasing as we are talking about a $10-billion revenue run rate, so growth percentage will naturally come down unlike in the past when we were smaller in size.
How is your deal pipeline?
Our pipeline is very healthy. More and more customers are feeling comfortable in giving large end-to-end deals, which is a combination of many services. For example, in case of the $2.7-billion deal with Health Net, which is already our customer, it expanded into much larger scope. In many other large deals, some of it are completely new while, in case of others, the scope has expanded.
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Robbin Montero: Cheers! When to Toast and When to Roast!
Are you looking for advice on how to give a great wedding speech or toast? This month wedding planning expert, and owner of A Dream Wedding, Robbin Montero offers excellent advice about making toasts and speeches. Make sure to bookmark and forward this article to your Maid of Honor, Best Man, Father of the Bride, and anyone else you think might get the urge to speak at your wedding! What's the best or worst speech you've heard at a wedding?
Best Man Speech ... Awesome or Awful?
So, is this the best or the worst best man speech ever? Fortunately, it seems like the bride and groom both agree that it's the best!
Making Sure Your Wedding Readings Fit Your Beliefs
Happy Monday! I went to a beautiful wedding this weekend, as the "plus one" of a friend from out of town. A difficult issue for many brides and grooms is how to celebrate their own wedding, without ignoring the fact that in most of the country their gay friends cannot get married. Most people do not want to turn their wedding into a political statement, nor should they. I thought his couple handled the issue beautifully by including this as one of their four wedding readings....
Ask the Wedding Maven: Giving a Toast, When You Don't Know the Couple
In this week's column, the Wedding Maven answers a question from a Matron of Honor who is at a loss for words. Do you need wedding advice? Do you have a question about wedding related traditions, etiquette, or relationships? Ask the Wedding Maven at email@example.com
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You love your maid-of-honor. She's your best-friend, she's been with you through grade school, summer camp, high school, and countless break-ups. You know she loves you and has hundreds of great things to say about you and your fiancé at the wedding, if only she were capable of writing a decent speech. Too bad speechwriters are only for politicians. Guess what? Now they aren't. Oratory Laboratory takes the concept of speech writing and brings it to a level everyone can take...


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WriteGal Virginia Beach, VA
Thank you so much. God just used YOU to speak to me! Thank you so much for listening to Him and allowing yourself to be used by Him, even when you're not aware of it. Again, Thank You and be blessed.Reply
Nira Saleh Durant, MS
Hello Mr. Tyler Perry! My name is Nira Saleh. I am a big fan of your work. Just to have the opportunity to see and hear some of the great things you have written, directed, produced, and starred in are amazing. The way you think, is way beyond your years. Every movie and play that you have written, produced or directed has touched me in a way words can not explain. You are so wise. When I look at you, I see so much more than just a man. You are to me like a Prophet for the people, who reaches them by his work. I am so proud of you. You have came a mighty long way, by the grace of the good Lord. I know that you are truly heaven sent. Keep looking up to God because He is surely looking down on you. He loves you and He is well pleased. Keep the faith. When you walk I see the king in you. Continue to let your light shine. May God Bless You and Keep You. Love, Nira SalehReply
Dartrisha Wheeler Huntsville, AL
I have prayed and prayed. I am a 'hands on learner'. Here you come into my life and helping me in detail about ups and downs I will be faced with; about what to do with the ups and downs in my life; you have helped me cause healing in my life. My writing has been healing and I do what you do....turn around and pull someone thru with my poetry. 'Chapters of my Life' is the title of my collection of poetry.Reply
Cohann Uniontown, Al
I love this video. I would say this about all your video honestly..lol. I'm fascinated by the way when you said you love when GOD asks questions. He already knows the answer he want to see if we knows the answer. I have a question for myself at the this point. "Why is my life in stand still mode." My answer, "well, i'm not pushing harder to strive for what i want." Another question i have. "What does it takes for me to get a chance to meet you one day?" My answer. Striver harder then i ever did to get closer and closer to that point i eventually will get there. I sense and believe that one day i will get my wish to meet you one day. Be blessed tyler love you. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Reply
Miss P. usa
Hello Tyler... OMG...I need your help now,,,im sooo tired...I wanted to attend Woman thou art loosed 2014...but my pastors convocation starts on 8-6-14 and im required to be present in Macon GA. then too...my money is tight...my rent here is due...I have no help...I don't know what to do...I don't want to insult my pastor...plz. can you help me be apart of both without being in trouble when I get home...im so desperate to get out of here...rescue me plz. tyler...I cant wait any longer.Reply
Deviant A, Actress
How the h*** do I strip to my bra and panties in a chapel...? The fate of my newly formulated plan looked in jeopardy. I follow 'Boss' down a very long, dark hallway. I had hoped to be uplifted, literally -- not forced to follow a narrow, spiritual path...to reach a much-hyped, glorified, sitting room. We entered the room. I looked around.The room was made from polished brown wood. The chapel was quiet, lit by dim electric lights. Honestly, my high was fading. I started to feel...sober. I realized then, there was no way I was going to strip in a church-club. "Why did you build...this place," I asked? "Do you like this place?" "I guess..." "Why don't you like this place?" The Boss turned towards me. "Is the room too dark and quiet? Are you afraid to be alone with me," he asked. "Alone...with a male like you...impossible." "So, you like my company." I connect better with you than with Jesus. I teased by nibbling my bottom lip. I moved close to my boss. "Uhhm...I don't know what you want me to do. You were hired, yet..." "Establishing rules of contact," I whispered seductively. "Are you afraid to be alone with me?" "No. I believe you are a talented, beautiful woman." I tilted my head, cheek touching my right shoulder. "I want to know how close I can get..." "Because?" "Because I need a guide. Because," I whispered, "I can better satisfy my expectations near the side of a strong man like..." "Me," he finished. "Right." "Interesting. I was told to build this chapel. I was told to hire a priest...for quick marriage ceremonies, or mid-day confessions. I want you to meet a man who works here." "I do. Yes, Yes, Yes!" I screamed...jumping with joy. I hugged Prince Charming, feeling waves of warmth caress me. I was coming alive. His arms wrapped me in a tender warm cushion. I wanted to stay in this gentle embrace.Reply
Look at the lovebug SC
Wisdom God can give through another person. We are all capable of being used to help save one another! Love thy neighbor! Tyler loves!Reply
shonie johnson pontiac
I am a single parent of for children its been so hard but I know god wouldn't put me there it if I couldn't handle it, I just want say your story allways inspired meReply
Ellena Coleman Philadelphia Pa 19144
Thank you Mr. Tyler Perry for all the great plays and movies you produced. Maybe one day I will be a good actor and have a place in the Tyler family. Thanks for being you. Have a bless day.Reply
Toni Indiana
I happened upon this website while surfing Facebook. A friend posted your video of "How to be successful" I was and am inspired by how God enlightened you with a gift of encouraging others thru your words and your work. I am not one to post things online but my spirit was stirred by your blessing to be a blessing to others. I laugh and cry with so many others while enjoying your talents and I just wanted you to know that God is doing a MIGHTY work in & thru you. I will NOT stop believing that "I can do ALL things thru God who strenghtens me" You sir, are the TRUE example of Jeremiah 29:11. God Blesses you in all that you do & He will continue to work thru you to bless us all. Thank you for being AVAILBLE to HIM!Reply
Recently I lost my pet and I asked God why now? She was a comfort and a friend. Will you pray for me. Thank you.Reply
marilyn baker landover md
I have watch all of your DVD and they are very inspiring than I am having a bad day I go home and have a Tyler party it always lifts my sprite God bless you and thank you for being one of God's chooses one's.Reply


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Please read the policies on permitted items allowable into the Penn Relay Carnival for 2014.
The University of Pennsylvania's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has issued the following guidelines in conjunction with the Penn Relays that will be strictly enforced:
- Clear plastic bags, like one gallon clear plastic freezer bags, containing food smaller than 12" x6" x 12". Sealed plastic water bottles and cardboard juice boxes are permitted inside the clear plastic bags.
- Small clutch bags, approximately the size of a hand but not larger than 4.5" x 6.5", may be carried into the stadium in addition to clear bag options.
- An exception will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection.
- A blanket over your arms.
- Fabric cushions only that do not impede access
- Binoculars and/or camera around your neck or in your hands without the case.
- Service dogs only that aid guests with disabilities
- Backpacks and large bags (gym bags, duffel bags, etc.) for spectators.
- Metal or large seat cushions and or backs
- Coolers, glass bottles and cans
- Animals
- Weapons of any kind
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- Barbeque items and any open flames
- Smoking per City of Philadelphia code
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- Any other item or action deemed dangerous or inappropriate
Penn Athletics is working with Penn's Division of Public Safety which is responsible for the security of the event. The Division of Public Safety will have police and security personnel at every entrance (including athlete entrances) to thoroughly check and wand contents of bags and your person as you enter the Penn Relays.
This procedure will take time, so please allow for ample time to get into the facility each day. The Penn Relays is the largest international sporting event in the United States this year. We hope you understand the necessary security adjustments, and that you are aware your safety is important to us. We appreciate your cooperation. Enjoy the Relays!


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Statistical Timeline and Overview of Gay LifeThe LGBT community's history is one of pride in the midst of prejudice, oppression, and misunderstanding. Seeing the development of the LGBT identity and community over time, a person is stuck by the bravery of individual LGBT people and the community itself in its struggle for acceptance by society. This book catalogues the history that is the LGBT community's fight for freedom and visibility.
Romance and Marriage in the 1800s
Daily Life in America in the 1800sWe're all here because of people who met and fell in love in the past! In the 1800s, most young men and women were bound by powerful traditions of family, church, and society that limited their choices in romance and marriage. As an economic and community-building institution, marriage options were traditionally controlled by the older generation. Marriages were often arranged by families, and the
Daily Life in America in the 1800sThe farmers, workers, and pioneers of America in the 1800s were nourished by a tradition of hearty, down-home cooking that is still a part of our national cuisine—New England baked beans, roast beef, turkey, corn on the cob, and pumpkin pies. With roots in the British Isles, and with important contributions from Native American food plants and cooking techniques, American food and drink quality
Daily Life in America in the 1800sAmerica in the 1800s was a very hard-working society. Early in the century, farmers, craftsmen, and housewives worked very much the way they had for centuries—by their own physical labor and "the sweat of their brow." The growing industrial economy brought millions of workers—people leaving their farms and new immigrants—into the factories and workshops of America, where the work was hard, the
Cocaine: The Rush to DestructionBlow, snow, crack . . . Whatever you call it, cocaine is a big problem in the United States and Canada. More than a million individuals in the United States can be classified as being addicted to cocaine. Cocaine: The Rush to Destruction tells the story of cocaine, its history and role in medicine, religion, and even soda production. Learn about the biology behind the highs—and lows—of the drug's
Statistical Timeline and Overview of Gay Life
The Gallup's Guide to Modern Gay, Lesbian, & Transgender LifestyleThe history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community is one of pride and a rich sense of heritage in the midst of prejudice, oppression, and misunderstanding. Seeing the development of the LGBT identity and community over time, a person is struck by the bravery of individual LGBT people and the community itself in its struggle for dignity, civil rights, and acceptance by
Kids with Special Needs: IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)Kids just want to be kids. They want to spend time with their friends and enjoy life. When a kid has a chronic illness, though, it can be a lot more difficult to do those things. Depending on which illness a person has, she might feel too tired to play or be in too much pain to be able to have a good time. With an illness like epilepsy, a person might feel fine most of the time but still have to
Daily Life in America in the 1800sAmerica's love of sports goes back a long way. Baseball, basketball, and football all came of age in America of the 1800s. While men like Abner Doubleday may not have invented these sports, they did much to popularize them as rules were officially standardized and national-level organizations were founded. Amateur (and, later, professional) teams sprang up in towns, factories, and schools across
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Tobacco: Through the Smoke ScreenIt has been used in sacred ceremonies, in medicine, and as a life-saving cash crop in the New World. But today, tobacco is a problem—a big problem. It is one of the first substances to which young people become addicted, and it contains thousands of chemicals that are dangerous to smokers and to those who are simply in the proximity of the smoke. In Tobacco: Through the Smoke Screen, you'll learn


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The Audio CD
For the Exhibition in the Museum Strauhof 2006, we began to develop narrative and auditory avenues of access for visitors to the exhibition. There resulted auditory collages, similar to a radio play, that sought to convey something of Ruf's personality and his impact as a doctor and playwright. The script was based on excerpts of epistolary exchanges between and documents by Heinrich Bullinger, Ambrosius Blarer, Johannes Haller, Johannes Comander, Conrad Gessner and Johannes Gast. The title, Jakob Rufs Persönlichkeit, Der Arzt und seine Patienten as well as Der Autor und Regisseur were conceived as 'acoustical portraits', given that no pictorial portrait of Ruf survives.
In the course of reconstructing Ruf's life and work, we came across varied administrative documents from the sixteenth-century bureaucracy in the cities of Zurich, Constance, Lindau and Wil. Even in Zurich alone, these documents are inconsistent in orthography and written in a grammatically (especially syntactically) difficult style, which makes reading them rather difficult. In the course of working on this material, we learned something that was of importance for the conception of the audio CD: whoever not only reads the text, but also hears it, finds it easier to understand the context in which it was written. The ear offers the eye an aid when it comes to understanding the text. This realization led to the decision to make the seven archival documents pertaining to Ruf (all edited in vol. I) available as audio files on the CD. These readings do not have the ambition of reconstructing the historical acoustics. Rather, they are spoken in an approximation of early modern Alemannic appropriate to their context in Zurich. Changes in the speaker indicate a break in content.
The CD contains the following documents (* = newly discovered by our research team): The entry to Jakob Ruf in the Bürgerbuch (1539) - The *Missive from Constance (1526), which provides the first mention of Ruf - The *Berichtsprotokoll Root in the context from the second war at Kappel (1531) - the so-called Bestallungsurkunde (1552), which lays out the newly defined conditions of Ruf's service for the town of Zurich - the so-called *Fürtrag by Jakob Ruf - The so-called Gemächtsbrief of the marriage Jakob and Cleophe Ruf (this is their will from 1555) - the entry in Bullinger's Totenbuch, the register of deaths.
The Fürtrag (petition to the city council of Zurich) is worthy of special attention. Along with the Bestallungsurkunde, it counts among the most important documents testifying to Ruf's professional and political activity as a doctor and also offers insights into the city's health system around the middle of the sixteenth century. It is one of the few extant texts in Jakob Ruf's own hand and the only autobiographical witness of him that we have. Its genesis goes back to Ruf's personal appearance before the council of the city of Zurich on November 28, 1552, as an attempt was made to regulate his unusual double function as city surgeon and interim town physician (see the Bestallungsurkunde). The concrete occasion for the petition was a meeting of the council at which Ruf was asked his opinion in light of his standing as a local expert. In modern terms, Ruf, responding to a commission from the city government, offers his professional views regarding the provision of medical services in the city.
The audio CD contains all the audio data listed above (it is included with volume I and is only available as part of the complete edition). It was produced under the technical direction of Walter Weber, MELS Multimedia- & E-Learning Services, University of Zurich. Hildegard Elisabeth Keller was responsible for the conception, script and realization. Jaap Achterberg, Andreas Nievergelt and Hildegard Elisabeth Keller participated as speakers.
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Raymond and Ruth Perelman's unprecedented gift to Penn Medicine was the culmination of years of involvement with the School and the University of Pennsylvania. Their philanthropy was also spurred by a sense of urgency about health care in America. As Ray told the Philadelphia Inquirer days after the gift was announced, "The key is to get brilliant students into the system who will make brilliant doctors."
This year, by funding 12 new full scholarships, the Perelman gift allows the School to continue the tradition of attracting extremely driven students with great intellect, wide-ranging interests, and the desire to make a difference through medicine.
The inaugural Perelman Scholars include bungee jumpers, a Tournament of Roses princess, a molecular biology major published as an undergraduate, and a lawyer who has worked on drafting policy guidelines on women's health for the Republic of Uganda. Leah Seifu, M'16, spoke for many of the students when she said, "It has been my dream to take part in a profession centered on an intrinsic love for humanity. Being a Perelman Scholar has made my dream a reality."
On October 18, Mr. Perelman had the opportunity to meet some Perelman Scholars and other students at the unveiling of the Perelmans' portrait, which will be displayed in the Biomedical Research Building. "Ruth and I are two people who cared very much about helping you make your dreams come true," Mr. Perelman said when he addressed the students. "I hope you will always know how much we believed in you - believed in your talents and in your dedication to the science and art of healing."
Recruiting the best students is an ongoing critical concern and the future of medicine depends on the students of today. For some Perelman Scholars, and many other financial aid recipients, scholarship aid made a Penn Medicine education possible.
"Penn Medicine has a reputation for excellence," said Melissa Asmar, M'16. "Without this gift, I may not have been able up attend this prestigious school. Being a Perelman Scholar will help me to achieve my goal of furthering the frontier of medicine."
Our students are the future of medicine. The Perelman Scholars program will continue to be a driving force in medical research, patient care, and most importantly, training the new doctors our country needs so much.
If you would like to learn more about funding scholarships, including the match available through the Jordan Challenge, please contact Bill Bole at firstname.lastname@example.com or 215-898-9175. Or Give Now to support student financial aid through the annual fund.
Led by the father and son team of Joel and Bill Smilow, the Smilow family made Penn Medicine the first recipient of their generosity in Philadelphia. The Smilows, who seek giving opportunities that offer immediate impact, have supported medical research at Yale, NYU, and Johns Hopkins. Their gift will enhance the Penn facility, and build capabilities in priority areas such as bioinformatics.
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Chuka Didigu always intended to be a physician - he came to the US to get the best education possible. But his love of creating hypotheses and devising ways to test them grew unexpectedly from his experience in an undergraduate malaria research lab. A mentor recognized his raw talent and passion and suggested that he enroll in the University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Summer Scholars Program to study biomedicine. He never looked back.
"The PIs at Penn were brilliant, and the students were all so warm, outgoing, and happy," Mr. Didigu said. "I never knew that research could be so much fun. I left the program knowing I wanted to be a physician scientist and that I had to come to Penn Medicine."
The Perelman School has long been known for its strength in science education, and the Combined Degree and Physician Scholar Program is one of the first and largest programs in the US. Today it is unique in its complete integration of medical and graduate science education. MD/PhD students typically pursue both research and clinical coursework and rotations simultaneously throughout their training.
"The goal of the Combined Degree and Physician Scholar Program is to help students become a true chimera: a physician whose skills are informed by his or her training as an investigator, and an investigator whose research interests are informed by a deep understanding of people, their biology, and their disorders," said Lawrence "Skip" Brass, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Dean and Director, Combined Degree and Physician Scholar Programs at Penn Medicine.
Mr. Didigu decided to perform his graduate work in Dr. Robert Doms' HIV lab, taking on a very ambitious thesis project - finding a cure for HIV. "Because I grew up in Nigeria, where HIV is such a huge problem, I have always been drawn to researching infectious diseases. So it made sense for me to study them during my graduate work," said Mr. Didigu.
While this goal might have seemed out of reach just a few decades ago, research advancements are putting a cure for the pandemic in our sights. Dr. Doms discovered that a small population of Northern Europeans are resistant to immune cell infection because they do not carry two specific proteins HIV needs to infect a cell.
In another example of innovative partnerships between industry and Penn investigators, Dr. Doms' lab is collaborating with Dr. Carl June and biotech company Sangamo BioSciences to help translate this discovery into a therapy for HIV. So far this treatment has worked well in mice and shows promise in a small, 12-person, NIH-funded clinical study that is currently being written up.
Mr. Didigu gained extensive experience in engaging and organizing many different kinds of people in scientific pursuits during his graduate work - from patients in the clinical trials to doctors and clinical trial coordinators to NIH personnel to industry.
"This is a really interesting project, especially for an MD/PhD." he said. "It is not just about basic science - it also offers translational work you can immediately see."
In the future, Mr. Didigu plans to use his scientific expertise in a clinical setting. "The goal of the PhD is to learn how to come up with a good question and answer it. This skill set will be invaluable to my future patients. I love interacting with people, and being able to help patients is my main motivator in life."
Your gift to the Perelman School of Medicine annual fund supports financial aid, curriculum development, and research programming for MD/PhD students. If you would like to know more about other ways to support the dual degree program and students, please contact Bill Bole at firstname.lastname@example.com or 215-898-9175.
For the past 10 years Perelman School alumni have opened their homes to medical students interviewing with residency programs - giving support during a crucial point in their medical careers. HOST relieves students of a financial burden and provides alumni the opportunity to impart the kind of advice and guidance that only comes from an experienced medical professional.
Rebecca Boxer, M'97, will be participating in HOST for the second time this year. "I value my education at Penn Medicine. Participating in the HOST program has been an easy way to give back to the School that did so much for me when I was a student," she said. "It is a joy to meet the young people going through medicine today - their motivation is both impressive and inspiring. I also love getting a personal perspective on what was happening at Penn Medicine."
With 112 HOST volunteers across the country, last year Penn Medicine was able to match over 58 students in 35 cities. As we gear up for this year's residency interview season, there is still time for you to join the ranks of volunteers and provide much needed support to our students.
Whether you are a resident, a fellow, or an emeritus, becoming a HOST volunteer is a great way to stay involved and give back to Penn Medicine! For more information on the program, or to become an alumni HOST volunteer, click here!


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Nurse Betty
|Release Date: September 08, 2000
|Running Time: 112 mins.
|MPAA Rating: R
|Box Office: $25,167,270.00
|Genre: Adaptation, Comedy, Romance, Satire
Morgan Freeman
Renee Zellweger
Chris Rock
Greg Kinnear
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Summary:Fantasy collides with reality as Betty Sizemore, a waitress from Fair Oaks, Kansas hits the road in a "borrowed" 1997 Buick LeSabre to be reunited with the love of her life -- Dr. Ravell. The only problem is that Dr. Ravell is a primary character on the soap opera "A Reason to Live" and Betty, after witnessing the traumatic murder of her husband in a drug-deal gone bad, has convinced herself that she is Nurse Betty, the woman who jilted Ravell at the alter six years ago.