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I stayed in this hotel for business for several days in August. There are not many options available in Porterville but this is one to skip. The rooms are all located in interior hallways which sounds secure but the doors to secure the hallways are broken and cannot be locked. This was a security issue for many of the members of my group. The rooms were adequate with a fridge and microwave but were nothing special and the air conditioners in the rooms are noisy and do not cool the room enough. The grounds and pool were nice but the parking lot was unsecure and often times had to walk a good distance to find a door to get to your room. The breakfast room was very small and quickly became full and the selection was very limited. The meeting space was large but did not have adequate air conditioning and when it did run, it was too loud to continue speaking over. The interior hallways were also not cooled so you could not use them for side bar conversations. The staff was rarely found at the front desk and when they were present, were not very helpful but the housekeeping staff was GREAT! They offered to help me carry my luggage to my room when I had to switch rooms and when I checked out. The rooms were always cleaned quickly.
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Gaurav Pandey works as an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Genomics and Multiscale Biology and the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree in computer science and engineering from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA, in 2010, and subsequently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. His primary fields of interest are computational biology and genomics, machine learning, and large-scale data analysis, and he has published extensively in these areas.
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Bezos on Washington Post: 'No business can continue to shrink'
Jeff Bezos gave his first interview since his purchase of The Washington Post was announced to Post reporter Paul Farhi. "The product of The Post is still great," he told Farhi. "The piece that's missing is that it's a challenged business. No business can continue to shrink. That can only go on for so long before irrelevancy sets in."
He also said he's "skeptical of any mission that has advertisers at its centerpiece" and voiced a complaint whose irony is not lost on this blogger:
"The Post is famous for its investigative journalism," he said. "It pours energy and investment and sweat and dollars into uncovering important stories. And then a bunch of Web sites summarize that [work] in about four minutes and readers can access that news for free. One question is, how do you make a living in that kind of environment? If you can't, it's difficult to put the right resources behind it. . . . Even behind a paywall [digital subscription], Web sites can summarize your work and make it available for free. From a reader point of view, the reader has to ask, 'Why should I pay you for all that journalistic effort when I can get it for free' from another site?"
As Poynter first reported last week, Bezos will visit the Post today. He will hold a "town hall-style meeting with the entire newsroom" Wednesday, Farhi reports. A Post memo sent Aug. 30 said the meeting will take place at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Related: How The Washington Post broke its own news about Bezos


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Michael Smith Michael Smith's videos, installations and photographs break down many of the barriers of art while paradoxically remaining fully within its confines. Smith's installation "Famous Quotes From Art History" draws attention to "art" not only as a thing but also as an institution. Playing on art's role as a reinforcer of middle-class mores, the installation invites the viewer into the proverbial art lover's abode--replete with armchair, cozy rug and a poster of Matisse's "La Danse" hanging on the gallery wall. In the corner a short video loop shows a sardonic Smith reciting in dogged French quotes about the work of Matisse. "How to Curate Your Own Group Exhibition" (1996) is a tongue-in-cheek video starring Smith in the role of fixit-cum-business man pitching the recipe for artistic fame as a get-rich-quick scheme. While the messages may be subtle, the effect of Smith's work is not. It will make you laugh out loud in the otherwise silent and sacred halls. Through July 10 at Dunn and Brown Contemporary, 5020 Tracy St., 214-521-4322. Reviewed this week. (Charissa N. Terranova)
Cast: Photographs by Jin-Ya Huang In her photographs, Jin-Ya Huang turns fuzziness and blur into a visual vocabulary of the indecipherable. The illegibility of her images is by no means frustrating. The combined result of the artist's secret prop choices and photo-digital process, these images will keep you guessing while visually enthralled by their beauty. Is "Vortex" her pudenda or a flower? Is "Circuit" the vertebral column of a robot or miniature television sets on fire? Through July 10 at Mulcahy Modern, 408 W. Eighth St., 214-948-8595. Reviewed June 3. (C.T.)
Ellsworth Kelly in Dallas This show should be called "Dallas Collects Ellsworth Kelly." It would be more honest, not to mention more intriguing. This dainty collection of top-quality painting and sculpture by the mid-20th-century artist does little service to the importance of Kelly. Kelly's brightly colored and experimentally shaped opaque canvases are the bridge between the postwar angst of Abstract Expressionism and the in-the-world politics of the everyday in Pop art and Minimalism. Unfortunately, this intellectual nugget goes largely lost on the Dallas Museum of Art. Thankfully, the peculiar intellectual anemia of this show doesn't entirely detract from the work on display. Through August 22 at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St., 214-922-1200. Reviewed June 17. (C.T.)
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Since its relocation in the 16th century, Taian — the only known surviving tea room believed to have been built by tea master Sen no Rikyu — has been housed in Oyamazaki in Kyoto.
Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art, also a historical building, is celebrating Sen no Rikyu and the French Impressionist Claude Monet with an exhibition featuring tea-related utensils, ceramics, sculptures and paintings.
With around 100 items on show, the exhibition imagines what it would be like if Claude Monet, who was strongly influenced by Japanese art, had been a tea master. On display are Western works — including Monet's "Water-Lilies" — alongside those of Japanese artists.
This exhibition is held in collaboration with the 26th National Cultural Festival in Kyoto 2011, which will take place from Oct. 29 to Nov. 6. From Nov. 3 to 6, tea ceremonies will be held at the museum as part of the festival (no reservations necessary, ¥300); till Jan. 9, 2012.
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text: Day 9 Christmas Eve- Islands of Adventure & Artists Point Awake very early, after all it is nearly Christmas and Im in my excited mode! Even Becky is awake early today, although thats mainly because she has a dreadful cold poor dear! See, what a horrible Mum I am! I bullied her around yesterday and she really was nt well.L Anyway, she says actually although she sounds awful, she feels better now that her cold is out thank goodness, its rotten being poorly on holiday! The phone rings as we are watching TV to find the weather channel, and its my brother to wish me happy Birthday for yesterday oh well, better late than never! He tells me it snowed at home! Seems so strange when we are sitting discussing which shorts we should wear. Mind you, having just seen film clips of Buffalo, NY with 18 inches of snow, thats even stranger! Same country and the weather is so different! Glad were in the hot place! Vince nips off to Walgreens, the chemist just down the road, very handy, while we get ready (Im kind today and dont nag Becky too much). He comes back with half the chemist, got very confused with so much on offer so he bought the shop, it seems! What he does get are Tylenol throat lozenges which work like magic, try them if you ever need to! Also a very large box of tissues, think well be needing them! Anyway, enough of the boring bits, by 10.15 we have our usual parking space in Jaws car park, as far from the park as possibleJ We were planning to visit KSC today but having heard of all the security restrictions decided to give it a miss, and IoA got the vote instead. Its our first visit this trip, but wont be our last! Hope its not too busy, being Xmas Eve etc. The weather seems to be quite cloudy at the moment although it is warm, and the TV did promise it would get better today, so were hopeful. First stop is the Croissant Moon Bakery for some drinks, pastries and fruit and while we sit munching I notice the sun is definitely on its way through those clouds looks like were in for a lovely day today. Vince has got us all FPs for Spidey for later on, so our first ride (on a full stomach, hmmmmm) is Dr Dooms Fearfall. Beckys really funny, shes only ever done Tower of Terror once, wont do any upside down rides BUT will do this one, which personally I think is much scarier than ToT! I love the theming of this ride, as I remember my brother reading all the Marvel comics when we were kids. However, that moment that you strap yourself into the seats with the shoulder harness, and wait for that first whoosh up to the top of the tower is almost worst than the few seconds of supreme terror as you are left feeling weightless before you are dropped back down! I always vow not to open my eyes at the top, but I cant help myself! This ride gives me such a rush, and although we let out blood curdling screams every time, we really enjoy it .no REALLY!!!!!! We collect our bags, and stomachs, from the baskets provided and then wobble our way out to Spiderman. The Marvel characters are all out in force, look theres the X-Men, and the Green Goblin (great make up), and Dr Doom himself oh, and the main man .Spidey! Great tights! (wasnt looking, honest) Becky drags me away from Spidey before I can embarrass myself (or rather her) and its time to use our Fast Passes. So, straight on to the most incredible ride in Orlando .never sure whether its my favourite, but its most certainly the cleverest! Part 3-D, or 4-D, are you really dropping off that tall building, is that really Spidey on your car? Great action for all ages, cant imagine Not enjoying this ride! Next its Vinces turn to ride Hulk a couple of times and this one is way too intense for both Becky and I. We elect to sit and sun ourselves while indulging in our favourite pastime of people watching. Get a great pic of Hulk as it skims the water on its screaming way round .WOW!!! Vince just has to do this twice, and we dont mind as its really lovely and hot by now, and Im sure the sun is very good for Beckys cold .see its just medicinal! Its getting much busier in the park now, and we certainly notice the difference to last week in US, but its still not too bad. Ive known it worse, especially when weve been in the summer months. Wander through Seuss Landing and love the Xmas decorations here or should I say Grinchmas decorations? We actually spot the Grinch, hes going through trash cans, rifling through rubbish, followed by a gaggle of giggling kids .hmmm dont try THAT at home kids! Watch the kids playing in the real snow, but alas we are all to old to join them, how sad! We do have a go on the Cat in the Hat ride, now that was really surreal, made my head ache, and DH said he felt really sick being spun round on that sofa. Think it was all the weird pictures and bright colours but Im glad we did it. We normally miss this land out as we dont have young kids, but I must say, at Christmas it all looks wonderful and would have been a shame not to have seen it. The people from Whoville are up on stage singing Christmas songs, while the sun blazes down on them and we fins some shade to stand in, how bizarre! Now then, weve done Poseidons Fury before, and to be honest it was utterly terrible, by far the worst thing here! BUT I have heard its been changed and improved so I manage to persuade my moaning family that we should give it another chance, with a FP. Wish we hadnt bothered though. I know some people like this, and maybe when its not so busy its better, BUT, we queued for ages (and that was with a FP) in a very dark corridor (dont do this if you suffer from claustrophobia!) then got shuffle, pushed and pulled from place to place for the finale. Yes, parts of it are pretty spectacular, the idea behind the attraction is ok .but would I bother again? No way! Have a peek in the Mythos restaurant and vow to try this one day, but tonight we have our ps for Artist Point at Disneys Fort Wilderness, so must save our appetites! Having said that we have to have one of the lovely frozen yoghurts, sold near the Mystic Fountain. Becky & I have a strawberry one (fresh fruit) and Vince has pineapple. Mmmmm, delicious! We find our usual spot, perching on the rock walls between Poseidon and the Sinbad show where we can watch the fountain spreading its fun and joy to all the kids (and some adults) and Vince goes off to do Duelling Dragons. I am thoroughly entertained for ages watching the interaction between the fountain and an adorable little boy called Harry (from the UK). What fun! Vince returns with 2 FPs so that we can both do DD together. Yeah right! I get right up to it, but make the fatal mistake of standing to watch the ride for a while, and its no good, my memories of tears on Montu are just too strong! I chicken out at the last moment, and return very sheepishly to Becky, who shakes her head at me, in a very I told you so wayL Maybe next time! We just have time to get into the next Sinbad show then and we really enjoy it, its very hammy humour, but some is quite clever, I particularly liked the I see dead people bit ..Its better than the US Wild West Show, I think. We mooch around the shops and Becky buys several packets of gooey eyeballs and bugs to take back to her friends (nice!) then we discuss whether we can be bothered to queue for the Unicorn coaster yes I know its really for little kids, but its quite fast you know! Round to Jurassic Park River Adventure, with a FP and its straight on while Becky sits and waits for us (not a good idea with a cold, we thought) I manage to get soaked as usual here, why me? Doesnt seem to matter where I sit either! Wandered around and tried to decide whether we could face Dr Doom once more before we left but decided my nerves would nt take another visit just yet! Time was pressing on and we left the park at 5pm to return to our hotel and get ready for the evening. Id decided to book Artist Point for Christmas Eve as wed only done breakfast there before and I really loved FWL. Im really glad I did too. Anyway, we got changed, and I tried (unsuccessfully) to suggest to Becky that perhaps her Anarchy bondage t-shirt might not be such a good idea. Vince put our bottle of champagne on ice for tonight as wed decided to drink some tonight as hed be driving tomorrow. I tried to find out if Vince and Becky had managed to realise I would quite like a Christmas present to open and at the guilty look on their faces I realised this had not been on the cards!L We therefore made a quick stop at Downtown Disney on the way to the massive Disney shop, where they rushed off on their own heads will roll!!!!! I cheered myself up by spending some money, buying a Tinkerbell pin amongst other things. The Wilderness lodge looked beautiful, all lit up with the massive tree and decorations. The rocking chairs by the fires beckoned me, but my stomach growled at just that moment so I knew what choice I should make! We were ushered straight in to our table (carefully tucked away out of sight, are you surprised?) This restaurant looks very different at night, and there were several tables with families with older children who looked very smart in suits etc. However there were plenty of guests more casually dressed, so it was never uncomfortable. The food was something else, and was some of the best Ive tasted. The bread rolls we started with were made from molasses, and some from potatoes, and there was some delicious sort of pate to accompany them, mmmmmm. Then I chose the fresh wild salmon oh wow .wonderful! Luckily, they had let Becky choose from the kids menu, as there is no way shed have eaten anything on the adult menu, it was far too exotic and rich for her taste (just as well at $30 per main course!!!!) So she was more than happy with chicken and mashed potatoes, and really enjoyed it. Then the piece de resistance! The most beautiful cappuchino crème brulee as Im typing this I can almost taste it. Absolutley incredible! Worth every penny and thats saying something! This was the most expensive meal we had all holiday at over $100 for the three of us, but well worth it. It was a lovely Xmas atmosphere, and felt very grown up and posh (remember, Im just an Essex girl) and made a complete contrast to the usual meals wed had. I recommend it, especially at Christmas. Took some photos of the tree in the lobby, as we rolled out of the hotel. Then it was home by 10.30, opened the champagne (no ritz crackers and Smirnoff tonight!) and get set for Christmas day!! Whoopee, our first in Orlando! Night night (hic!)


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Counting Down to Cisco's Collaboration Summit
In my hometown of Philadelphia, if you venture past Center City ("downtown" for you out-of-towners) you'll see row after row of very narrow, fairly identical homes connected by a common wall. These "row houses" are unique to the city of brotherly love. I never really knew how narrow they were until my mother told me the story of her first experience with…aviation.
As small children, my mother and her brothers attempted to build an airplane that they dreamed of flying through their city neighborhood. They spent many nights in the basement of their row house in South Philly nailing together the body, the wings and the propellers. Finally, after months of hard work, it was ready. The three of them carefully carried it up the stairs with great anticipation…and could not get it through the slender doorframe. They retreated back down the stairs. With great disappointment they took it apart and reassembled it in the alley outside and began their imaginary flight exercises.
My mother and uncles may not have gotten off the runway but they learned a valuable lesson (funny how all my mother's stories had a lesson)—before undertaking a major project, it always pays to understand the big picture and plan accordingly.
Planning for effective collaboration is much the same.
At this year's annual Cisco Collaboration Summit, I'll be speaking on two topics that I will help to define and frame Cisco's plans and strategy for Collaboration. During the Analysts and Consultants track, I'll address the importance of putting "people at the center of collaboration." Since I work for the world's leading Networking and SaaS Collaboration company, it would be easy to fall into the trap of just talking about technology. But at this conference, I want our focus to be on people and the real user experiences that technology can enable. We are focused on having the ultimate collaboration experience anywhere, on any device with any content. And, to pay for my keep, I'll also address Cisco's Collaboration Strategy and technology roadmap. We've certainly come a long way in the last year with a lot of innovations and integrations!
Then on Thursday I'll have the opportunity to bring you a lively panel discussion on how we are "Bringing the Cloud to Earth." I love hosting panels! My colleagues and I will be discussing our cloud collaboration strategy and how we are enabling customers and service providers, with the customer's point of view. I'm hoping there are lots of questions to keep the panel highly interactive.
Most importantly, I'm looking to learn from the attendees and have frank, open discussions with our customers about how we can meet our goal of "Being the World's Connected Experience." Yes, it's a big goal but as Wilbur Wright (my mother's "inspiration") said in a letter to the Smithsonian in 1899, "I am an enthusiast…. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then, if possible, add my mite (sp)… It is only a question of knowledge and skill just as in all acrobatic feats."Tags:
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Explaining the Pine Ridge Fire
After last year's wet and wild winter encouraged vegetation growth, this winter's anemic snowpack left that vegetation literally high and dry.
This year's winter ended with Colorado's snowpack more than 80 percent below average and 14 percent of last year's.
Meanwhile, early spring temperatures melted that snow at an exceptionally rapid pace, by early May in most places as opposed to late June, which is more typical historically, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Record temperatures and extreme winds throughout the spring have further dried out vegetation.
All this created prime conditions for a lightning strike, stray cigarette butt, firework spark or campfire ember to ignite and rapidly engulf thousands of acres, as has happened at the Pine Ridge Fire.
That fire is suspected of being started by lightning that struck during thunderstorms Monday night.
Despite last year's snowy winter, the scientific consensus is that the Southwest will continue to get hotter and drier throughout this century, though other parts of the country are predicted to get hotter and wetter.
Winters can be expected to be, in general, shorter and warmer and summers longer and hotter, those predictions say.
A study published earlier this month found that higher temperatures will mean more wildfires in North America and Europe over the long-term. For the western U.S., however, that increased fire activity will start in the short-term — over the next few decades — according to their analysis of satellite data and multiple climate models.
Though researchers are generally hesitant to tie specific events to climate change, climate predictions have long held that extreme weather events — wildfires, floods, hurricanes, blizzards, etc. — will become more frequent and more severe over the next 100 years.
"What we're seeing is a window into what global warming really looks like," Princeton climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer said Thursday in a conference call with reporters on the ties between Colorado's wildfires and climate model predictions. "It looks like heat, it looks like fires, it looks like this kind of environmental disaster."
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Marju Orho-Melander, Professor of genetic epidemiology
Emily Sonestedt, associate professor
Malin Svensson, Laboratory engineer
Isabel Drake, post-doctoral researcher
Louise Brunkwall, Dietary coordinator and PhD student
Sophie Hellstrand, PhD student
Tanja Stocks, associate researcher
Christina-Alexandra Schulz, PhD student
Stanley Teleka, Project assistant
We challenge the question of how environmental (diet, physical activity, alcohol) factors modify genetic associations put forward by us and others, in recent genome wide association studies (GWAS) of lipoprotein traits, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and obesity and aim to utilize this information in intervention studies and in development of prediction models.
We work to further improve genetic CVD / obesity risk prediction by extending our previous genetic risk scores with the exploding knowledge on CVD and obesity genetics currently evolving. Importantly, by combining expertise in multifactorial genetics/ genetic epidemiology / molecular biology with nutrition epidemiology and systems biology, we take steps further challenging the question of interactions between the genetic and environmental risk factors of these traits in very large epidemiological cohorts with long follow-up times and world-unique dietary data available (Malmö Diet and Cancer Study).
With the world unique materials, combination of experts of different disciplines in my group combined with the scientific community around we believe that this project can significantly contribute to biological understanding and lead us towards better prediction possibilities, life style recommendations and hopefully prevention and treatment possibilities of dyslipidemia, T2D, obesity and CVD.
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Men's Basketball Has Big Game, Senior Night on Saturday vs. Portland
Former head coach Jim Harrick, a recent Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, will be recognized during a halftime ceremony along with former players as part of Basketball Homecoming.
Feb. 17, 2012
Pepperdine Men's Basketball NotesMALIBU, Calif. -- Saturday brings the final home game of the 2011-12 season for the Pepperdine men's basketball team. The contest against Portland, which will be televised by Prime Ticket, has major implications for WCC Tournament seeding. A win would mean that Pepperdine could potentially avoid the 8/9 play-in game, while a loss would relegate the Waves to that opening-round game. Fans are advised to arrive prior to 6:50 p.m. for the pregame senior salute. Additionally, former coach Jim Harrick and other hoop alums will be recognized at halftime as part of Basketball Homecoming.
GAME #27 -- Saturday (Feb. 18) at Firestone Fieldhouse: Pepperdine (8-18, 2-12) vs. Portland (6-20, 3-10) at 7 p.m.
ON THE WEB -- WaveCasts (Pepperdine's live video broadcasts of home games and audio broadcasts of all road contests) are free to all users at www.pepperdinesports.com. Saturday's game may be blacked out in Western states due to the Prime Ticket telecast. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 27th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. The Saint Mary's game on Dec. 31 was his 800th consecutive broadcast at Pepperdine. Also on the official website, fans can join an interactive live blog/chat using Cover It Live technology for all road games. Finally, follow the program on Twitter at @PEPPBasketball.
TELEVISION -- The Pepperdine-Portland game will be shown live on Prime Ticket. Paul Sunderland and Mitchell Butler are the announcers.
TICKETS -- For the majority of home games, men's basketball single-game tickets cost $15 (reserved), $12 (adult general admission) or $5 (child general admission). Premium games (LMU, BYU and Gonzaga) have different pricing plans. Tickets can be purchased through the Pepperdine ticket office (866-WAVE-TIX) or via Ticketmaster.
PROMOTIONS -- Pepperdine will honor its seniors prior to the Portland game ... Former head coach Jim Harrick, a recent Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, will be recognized during a halftime ceremony along with former players as part of Basketball Homecoming ... In collaboration with On The Line, a national prostate cancer education and awareness campaign that is supported by the Black Coaches & Administrators during February's Black History Month, Pepperdine's coaching staff will wear blue bow ties on Saturday ... The first 300 students will get a ticket for a postgame meal by In-N-Out Burger ... Saturday is also City of Calabasas night.
PORTLAND -- Pepperdine is 53-32 all-time against Portland. The Pilots won their fourth straight home game against the Waves earlier this season. The Waves ended a six-game losing streak against the Pilots by beating Portland in Firestone Fieldhouse last season. Pepperdine last won consecutive home games against Portland in 2004 and 2005.
LAST GAME VS. PORTLAND -- Back on Jan. 7 in the Chiles Center ... A tremendous defensive effort went for naught as Pepperdine suffered a 53-43 loss at Portland. The Waves held the Pilots scoreless for nearly six minutes in the second half and cut a 17-point deficit down to eight, but offensive struggles of their own (31.5% shooting, 0-for-14 on three-pointers) sent the Waves to defeat. Taylor Darby had 14 points and eight rebounds, Jordan Baker scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half and Corbin Moore pulled down 12 rebounds. Portland shot 37.5% from the field.
LAST GAME -- Taylor Darby and Corbin Moore scored 20 points apiece, but Pepperdine suffered through an all-too familiar scenario in an 81-70 non-conference loss at Seattle on Thursday (Feb. 16). In a storyline that's been similar to several of their losses over the past two months, the Waves fell behind by as many as 11 points in the first half and 43-35 at halftime, then used a 13-0 run (seven points by Moore and six by Darby) to go up by three points, but a nearly 10-minute scoring drought allowed the Redhawks to pull away. Pepperdine shot 38.7% to Seattle's 45.0%.
HALL OF HONOR -- Pepperdine and the WCC announced earlier this week that Dana Jones will be the school's inductee into the conference's Hall of Honor at the upcoming WCC Basketball Championships in Las Vegas. Jones was the 1993 WCC Player of the Year and was a 2010 inductee into Pepperdine's Athletic Hall of Fame. He is one of just a few Waves to play in four postseasons. He is the school's all-time leader in rebounds (1,031) and is #2 in scoring (1,677).
DEFENSE -- Marty Wilson preaches defense to his squad, and his players have responded. The Waves are allowing 65.9 points per game, which would be the program's sixth-best mark in the last 50 years. They allowed 74.0 points per game last season. For an entire season, Pepperdine hasn't held opponents below 70 points since 2000-01. In a three-game stretch, Pepperdine held two Big Sky opponents to 40 points or less (Northern Arizona 40, Montana State 36). The last time Pepperdine held two teams to 40 points or less over the course of an entire season was 1951-52.
SCORING -- Two of the top 20 scorers in Pepperdine history are gone (Mychel Thompson, now in the NBA, was a senior and Keion Bell was suspended and later transferred to Missouri). Another one that's on pace to reach the top 20 (Lorne Jackson) is redshirting due to a knee injury. They were the top three scorers on the team last season and each of them averaged double-figures. Without Jackson, senior forward Taylor Darby had the highest scoring average last season among available returners at 7.7 points per game. With the non-returners and both Jackson and Dane Suttle Jr. sidelined, available players only scored a little more than a quarter (28.7%) of last year's points.
SCORING PART TWO -- As might be expected with so many points lost, the team's overall scoring is down this season (69.4 to 58.9). But on the plus side, Pepperdine's five returners that are seeing the most minutes are all on pace to set career highs for season scoring average. That includes seniors Taylor Darby (11.8 ppg) and Corbin Moore (10.3), the Waves' two players averaging in double-figures. Six different players have led Pepperdine in scoring, with no one doing it more than nine times.
SECOND HALVES -- One thing that's been clear over the last two months is that even after falling behind, Pepperdine hasn't given up. Eight of the last nine times an opponent has taken a double-digit lead, the Waves have fought back in the second half to get the score back into single digits (once taking the lead). In 10 of the last 11 losses, Pepperdine's been right in the game in the latter part of each contest, facing deficits of seven, three, two, six, four, eight, two, two, seven and six over the game's final 10 minutes. But, each of those 10 losses ended up with a margin between nine and 15 points, meaning the Waves need to learn how to sustain their strong second-half bursts to the very end.
ACADEMICS -- Taylor Darby was named a CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District first team selection on Feb. 2 and will now be on the ballot for Academic All-American honors. Both he and Corbin Moore could become three-time WCC All-Academic first team selections this season.
PLAYER NOTABLES -- Taylor Darby leads the team in scoring (11.8 ppg) even though he's only been the team's high scorer nine times this season, including the career-high 21 points he recently scored against BYU (Jan. 21) and the 20 he recorded at Seattle (Feb. 16) ... Darby made his 100th career start at Saint Mary's on Jan. 19. Since the games started stat was first kept in 1972-73, he became the eighth Wave to reach that milestone ... Corbin Moore has more than doubled his career scoring and rebounding averages this season. He was at 3.6 points and 3.9 rebounds after three seasons but is at 10.3 points and 8.5 rebounds this season ... Moore is coming off a career-high 20 points at Seattle (Feb. 16) and pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds at Saint Mary's (Jan. 19), the most by any Wave since 2008 ... All seven of his career double-doubles have come this season, including four in WCC play ... In the first 100 games of his career, Moore never attempted a single three-point shot. In game #101, his first attempt came with 10.1 seconds left at UTSA (Nov. 26) and he made it, sending the game to overtime. He's made 19 more three-pointers since then (including nine in the last four games) ... Moore (28) and Darby (23) both set personal bests for blocked shots midway through the season ... Jordan Baker is the team's top scorer in league play at 11.2 points per game. He's scored in double-figures in nine of 14 WCC games after doing it just once in the first 11 non-conference games ... Baker scored 26 points at San Francisco on Jan. 14, the most by any Wave this season.
WCC STATS (OVERALL) -- Individually, Taylor Darby is #13 in scoring (11.8), #12 in rebounding (5.8) and #9 (tied) in blocked shots (0.9) ... Corbin Moore is #20 in scoring (10.3), #2 in rebounding (8.5), #5 in blocked shots (1.1) and #10 in minutes played (30.4) ... Caleb Willis is #5 in assists (3.7) and assist/turnover ratio (2.0) ... Joshua Lowery is #6 in minutes played (31.9), #8 in assist/turnover ratio (1.6) and #9 (tied) in assists (3.1) ... As a team, Pepperdine is #2 in offensive rebounds (11.8) and #3 in scoring defense (65.9).
WCC STATS (CONFERENCE ONLY) -- Individually, Jordan Baker is #17 in scoring (11.2), #7 in minutes played (31.6) and #8 in steals (1.4) ... Corbin Moore is #3 in rebounding (8.6) and #9 (tied) in blocked shots (1.0) ... Caleb Willis is #8 in assist/turnover ratio (1.6) and #8 (tied) in assists (3.1) ... Joshua Lowery is #10 in assists (3.1) and assist/turnover ratio (1.4).
SEASON NOTABLES -- Several milestones have been made in Marty Wilson's first year: Pepperdine won its first two games of the season for the first time since 1999-2000 (the Waves made the NCAA Tournament that year) ... Only four head coaches have begun their full-time careers with 2-0 starts at Pepperdine: Wade Ruby (the program's first season in 1938-39), Robert Dowell (1948-49), Jan van Breda Kolff (1999-00) and now Wilson ... The last time Pepperdine recorded two true road wins among the season's first five games was 2002-03 ... That was also the last time the Waves won three of their first five road games ... Pepperdine already has its most true road wins in a season (three) since 2007-08 ... Pepperdine's win at Arizona State was its first against one of the old Pac-10 teams since the Waves beat both UCLA and USC in the 2001-02 season. Pepperdine had lost 11 straight games against former Pac-10 teams ... The Waves had a winning record at the start of WCC play for the first time since 2004-05 ... Pepperdine's winning margin of +23 vs. Montana State was its biggest since 1/26/2008 and an 87-64 (+23) home win against Loyola Marymount ... The Waves won their league opener for the fourth straight year ... Pepperdine was above .500 in December and January for the first time since 2004-05.
VICTORY INDICATORS -- So far this season, the Waves are more likely to post a win when the final margin is between six and nine points (5-2) ... keeping the opponent to 62 points or less (6-3) ... holding the opponent to less than 40% shooting from the field (6-1) ... outshooting the opponent (6-0) ... making fewer, or equal, turnovers as the opponent (5-2) ... having four or more players score in double-figures (4-1).
INJURIES -- Four Waves are currently sidelined, and at least three of them are out for the season due to injuries. Senior guard Lorne Jackson will redshirt the season after having surgery this past summer to repair a torn ACL. An All-WCC honorable mention selection last season, Jackson would have been the team's top returning scorer at 13.2 ppg. Senior guard/forward Dane Suttle Jr. reinjured an ankle at the Arizona State game on Nov. 15 and will miss the remainder of the season after being diagnosed with a stress fracture that required surgery. Junior forward Moriba De Freitas didn't practice the first month and a half due to a knee strain and it's been decided that he will redshirt. Sophomore center Jan Maehlen fractured his right hand and missed a month before returning to action on Nov. 28 at UCLA. He played in three games, but then suffered a groin injury in mid-December that has continued to keep him out of practice.
ROTATION -- Pepperdine's primary nine-man rotation has consisted of two seniors, two juniors, two sophomores and three freshmen (five returners and four newcomers).
SENIORS -- When Tom Asbury was hired in February 2008 and he had to rebuild practically the entire roster, he landed six freshmen during the late signing period. That class went on to lead the Waves in scoring as freshmen, sophomores and juniors. Now they're seniors, but because of injuries and transfers, only Taylor Darby and Corbin Moore are on the floor right now. As the top two scorers on the team at 11.8 and 10.3 ppg, respectively, they're on pace to be the highest-scoring class for the fourth consecutive year. The seniors are scoring 39.1% of the Waves' points this season.
ROSTER -- Four starters and 10 letterwinners are back from last season, and they're joined by six newcomers (three freshmen, two transfers and a walk-on). It's the third straight year that Pepperdine has had returners numbering in double-digits. The breakdown is six seniors, three juniors, four sophomores and three freshmen.
RETURNERS -- With Lorne Jackson and Dane Suttle Jr.'s numbers included, Pepperdine's returning players account for 53.4% of last year's scoring (1,222/2,289), 55.9% of the rebounding (583/1,043), 66.2% of the assists (270/408), 43.3% of the blocked shots (42/97), 62.7% of the steals (121/193) and 59.8% of the minutes played (3,977/6,650). Without Jackson and Suttle, those figures drop to 28.7% of the scoring (657/2,289), 42.4% of the rebounding (442/1,043), 38.2% of the assists (156/408), 33.0% of the blocked shots (32/97), 32.1% of the steals (62/193) and 39.2% of the minutes played (2,608/6,650).
WILSON -- After 21 seasons as an assistant coach, including nine at Pepperdine, Marty Wilson was elevated to the position of head coach of the Waves following the 2010-11 season. He has compiled an impressive record in Malibu as a student-athlete (1985-89), an assistant coach (1991-96, which included a brief stint as the interim head coach) and as the associate head coach the past three seasons (2009-11). He was also an assistant at San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and Utah inbetween stints at Pepperdine. Wilson ended his playing career #5 all-time in assists at Pepperdine with 342 (he's still #9). The team went to the NCAA Tournament twice and the NIT twice in his four seasons on the court. As a Pepperdine assistant, the team went to the NCAA Tournament three times and the NIT once. Follow Coach Wilson on Twitter at @MartyWilson4.
ASSISTANTS -- Marty Wilson brought on two new coaches this season. Associate head coach Mark Amaral and Wilson were assistants together at UC Santa Barbara. Amaral was most recently the associate head coach at Cal Poly for two seasons. Assistant coach Bryant Moore worked with the Cleveland Cavaliers for five seasons in a variety of roles, including player development coordinator. Last year, he was a basketball operations assistant at Sacramento State. Damin Lopez, a former Pepperdine standout who still ranks among the school's top three-point shooters ever, was in his fourth season as an assistant coach, but left the program after being named head coach at Scottsdale (Ariz.) Chaparral High School on Dec. 7. Director of operations John Impelman will fill the role of assistant coach for the remainder of the season.
WCC -- The West Coast Conference got bigger and better when it added perennial NCAA Tournament participant Brigham Young to its roster of schools prior to 2011-12. A writer from CBS Sports named the WCC as the seventh-best basketball league in the nation during the preseason. The coaches' preseason poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Saint Mary's, BYU, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Loyola Marymount, Portland, Pepperdine and San Diego.
NON-CONFERENCE -- The Waves went 3-2 against five non-conference opponents that reached the 2011 postseason. UCLA made the third round of the NCAA Tournament last season, while Texas-San Antonio won a first-round NCAA contest. Washington State advanced to the semifinals of the NIT. Hawai'i and Northern Arizona both played in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament last season.
RECRUITS -- Pepperdine landed two promising high school seniors during the early signing period. The Waves signed a player from Arizona for the fourth straight season in 6-foot-6 forward Stacy Davis of Laveen Betty Fairfax High. Davis averaged 22.9 points and 9.7 rebounds last season at Tolleson High and is a two-time Arizona Republic all-state 5A honorable mention selection. Pepperdine went to Texas to sign 6-foot-5 shooting guard Atif Russell of Katy Seven Lakes High. He made the All-District 19-5A first team as a junior and averaged 15.1 points.
LAST SEASON -- After three years of helping to rebuild the foundation of Pepperdine basketball, head coach Tom Asbury retired following the 2010-11 season. Although the Waves went 12-21 overall and placed sixth in the WCC with a record of 5-9, Pepperdine won its most games since 2005 and equaled its best conference win-loss mark in the last five seasons. Lorne Jackson and Mychel Thompson both earned All-WCC honorable mention honors.
PEPPERDINE BASKETBALL -- This is the 74th season of Pepperdine men's basketball, and the Waves began the campaign with an all-time record of 1,130-955 (.542). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002) and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994). Did you know that William "Bird" Averitt led the nation in scoring in 1972-73 with 33.9 points per game?
BEST IN THE WEST -- Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 33-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2010-11 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2011-12 season sixth overall in postseason appearances (16), seventh in winning percentage (.545) and eighth in wins (544) over the past 33 years.
WAVES IN THE PROS -- Mychel Thompson began a new streak of Pepperdine players in an NBA uniform, as he made the Cleveland Cavaliers' opening-day roster as an undrafted free agent. He played in five games (making three starts) and averaged 3.6 points before being waived on Feb. 6. Sadly, a streak of 34 consecutive seasons with at least one Pepperdine alum on an NBA roster ended in 2010-11. The streak began in 1976-77 after the ABA/NBA merger. Thompson was the 17th former Pepperdine player to have played in the NBA, a list that includes notables such as Dennis Johnson (a 2010 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee, the 1979 NBA Finals MVP and a three-time NBA champion) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Prior to Thompson, the most recent NBAers were Yakhouba Diawara and Alex Acker, who went back to Europe last season.
ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY -- Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports -- one of just 16 schools to have accomplished this feat -- and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest enrollment and is the only school not associated with a BCS conference. Located in scenic Malibu, Calif., the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #55 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges. The 2011-12 school year marks Pepperdine's 75th anniversary.


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Nearly 40 young people with disabilities from Baku and the regions performed in the Fifth Annual "Life is Like a Show" Theater Festival of Youth with Disabilities, which took place today at the Actors' House. The Festival was organized by "Independent Life" Center of Development and Aid and "Mushvig" Social Rehabilitation Center with support from the Consolidated Action for Sustained Changes (CASC) Program funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs. The Festival's goal is to showcase the skills of young people with disabilities, increase public awareness of their important role in the cultural life of Azerbaijan, and to decrease the stigma surrounding disability.
Most young people with disabilities have limited opportunities for employment and also face the challenge of stigmas and stereotypes, "That is why this festival is so important - it will raise awareness of the abilities of young people with disabilities and support the goal of social inclusion, while fighting the culture of stigma surrounding disability," said Terry Davidson, Public Affairs Officer of the U.S. Embassy, addressing the participants.
The event allowed young people to express themselves, and the challenges they face, through theater performances to government officials, business leaders, selected NGO partners, representatives from Heads of Diplomatic Mission Spouses, and children and their families.
Implemented by Save the Children, USAID's CASC Program has provided support to improve the lives of approximately 30,000 children and 8,000 families in Azerbaijan. One of the goals of the program is to provide technical assistance to the Government of Azerbaijan and promote equal employment opportunities for young people with disabilities, as well as to improve their integration into society.
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Thread: Real peoples first names.....
July 23rd, 2013 11:30 PM #16Member
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I think there's a difference between exotic, unique, and absurd.
Some of those names (Hezabia, Najair) strike me as ethnic.
Some (Jamesia, Antinique) don't seem all that terrible to me. I don't know that I've ever known a Jamesia, but it seems as good a feminization of James as any other, and Antinique doesn't seem that far away from Antonia or Monique. I tend to be a traditionalist, so I don't think I'd pick them, but they wouldn't even hit my top 50 of bad names.
For some reason, a name like Ja'Vontae or Shan'Teara doesn't irk me as much as something like Twinkle (really? I try so hard to keep an open mind about word names, but Twinkle? I don't know if the first thing that came to mind was a nursery rhyme or something you do in the toilet.)
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Look I'm all for having opinions about names and even disliking or hating a name personally. But when we start insulting the names parents pick for their kids just because we don't like them and saying that they don't deserve to have kids we cross the lines. I'm sure people hate some of the names me or you like, and I've heard some names that I think are terrible, but unless the parent ia going to name their child Hitler or Lucifer or Couch or something ridiculous like that, it's not okay to tell someone what they should or shouldn't name THEIR kid.
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My cousin went to school with a girl named Kowabunga and a boy named Jaranamo, and they were twins!!!Catalina || 18 || College Student
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Born Again, the upcoming show at Calico gallery in Brooklyn, features work by Thomas Buildmore, Allison Maletz, and Charles Wilkin. Each artist takes something from the past - a concept, an image, a sound - and recontextualizes or recreates it to be experienced in a new light, from a different angle than originally intended. This subtle theme of rebirth comes appropriately timed for our post-Mayan-Apocalypse existence. You're invited to the opening reception on Friday, February 8, 7-9 pm.
Charles Wilkin, of Automatic Art and Design, is one of America's most noted exponents of modern deconstructive typography, juxtaposing multi-layered images with type reminiscent of David Carson. The release of his monograph Index A, published by Gestalten, will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. More work by Wilkin is featured in Los Logos 6 and Tres Logos.


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Agency Response Letter GRAS Notice No. GRN 000335
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October 27, 2010
Clyde Takeguchi, Ph.D.
Phoenix Regulatory Associates
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Sterling, VA 20166
Re: GRAS Notice No. GRN 000335
Dear Dr. Takeguchi:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responding to the notice, dated April 19, 2010, that you submitted on behalf of Arboris LLC (Arboris) in accordance with the agency's proposed regulation, proposed 21 CFR 170.36 (62 FR 18938; April 17, 1997; Substances Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS); the GRAS proposal). FDA received the notice on April 20, 2010, filed it on May 4, 2010, and designated it as GRAS Notice No. GRN 000335.
The subject of the notice is pine tree phytosterol esters (PTPE). The notice informs FDA of the view of Arboris that PTPE are GRAS, through scientific procedures, for use as an ingredient in multiple food categories including margarine and vegetable-based spreads, yogurt and yogurt-like products, milk-based juice beverages, ice cream and non-standardized ice cream products, cream cheese and cream cheese-like products, snack bars, salad dressing, standardized and non-standardized bread products, baked goods, beverages, dairy analogs, cheese and cream, breakfast cereal, mayonnaise, pasta and noodles, sauces, salty snacks, processed soups, puddings, confections, vegetarian meat analogs, fruit/vegetable juice, vegetable oils, egg products, including egg whites and substitute egg products.
Our use of "PTPE" in this letter should not be considered an endorsement or recommendation of that term as an appropriate common or usual name for the purpose of declaring the substance in the ingredient statement of foods that contain that ingredient. Title 21 CFR 101.4 states that all ingredients must be declared by their common or usual name. In addition, 21 CFR 102.5 outlines general principles to use when establishing common or usual names for nonstandardized foods. Issues associated with labeling and the appropriate common or usual name of a food are the responsibility of the Office of Nutrition, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Arboris incorporates by reference the GRAS notice for pine tree phytosterols previously submitted on behalf of Arboris on April 30, 2008 (GRN 000250). The intended conditions of use, including the food categories and use levels for the present GRN 000335 are the same as those described in GRN 000250.
Arboris states that PTPE are a creamy white semi-solid material containing 90 percent phytosterol esters and 6 percent free phytosterols. Arboris notes that this content complies with current Food Chemicals Codex (6th edition) specifications for the content of phytosterol esters in vegetable oil phytosterol esters. Arboris further characterizes the sterol content of PTPE, noting that it contains beta-sitosterol predominantly (not more than 80 percent) and describes its other significant sterols and stanols, notably campesterol (not more than 15 percent) and campestanol (not more than 5 percent). Arboris also provides other specifications including acid value (not more than 2 milligrams (mg) KOH per gram), moisture (not more than 0.1 percent) and heavy metals (less than 10 mg per kilogram (kg), and lead (less than 0.1 mg/kg).
Arboris describes the manufacturing process noting that PTPE are produced by esterification of pine tree-derived phytosterols with food grade fatty acids derived from vegetable oils. The pine tree-derived phytosterol starting material, derived from pine species Pinus elliottii and P. taeda, was the subject of GRN 000250 and the manufacturing process is described therein. Fatty acids intended to be esterifed to the pine tree phytosterols are first esterifed with alcohol, typically methanol, to form a fatty acid ester. These fatty acid esters are then combined with free phytosterols derived from pine and allowed to react with a catalyst under a vacuum at high temperatures. The resulting phytosterol esters are then separated and purified in a series of steps including, filtration, distillation or vacuum evaporation, bleaching, deodorization, and crystallization resulting in the final product to which food grade antioxidants are added.
Arboris notes that it intends for PTPE that are the subject of GRN 000335 to be used in accordance with conditions of use previously described in completed GRAS notices for uses of phytosterol esters and, as such, will substitute for other phytosterol ester ingredients without changing the cumulative exposure to phytosterol esters. Arboris estimates that the dietary exposure for all proposed uses of phytosterols and phytosterol esters, including GRN 000335 and others incorporated by reference, is 7.3 grams per person per day (g/p/d) at the mean and 12.9 g/p/d at the 90th percentile.
Arboris discusses the safety of PTPE by reviewing previous GRAS notices for phytosterols and phytosterol esters (GRNs 000039, 000048, 000053, 000061, 000112, 000176, 000177, 000181, 000206) as well as discussing approvals for phytosterol and phytosterol esters around the world. Arboris incorporated by reference GRN 000250, submitted April 30, 2008, which provided an updated discussion of the published scientific literature describing the metabolism and safety of phytosterol and phytosterol esters, in addition to discussing the similarity in safety and metabolism between vegetable or plant oil derived phytosterols and phytosterols derived from pine. Based on this review, Arboris concludes that the intended uses of PTPE described are safe.
Standards of Identity
In the notice, Arboris states its intention to use PTPE in several food categories, including foods for which standards of identity exist, located in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. We note that an ingredient that is lawfully added to food products may be used in a standardized food only if it is permitted by the applicable standard of identity.
Section 301(ll) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, which was signed into law on September 27, 2007, amends the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to, among other things, add section 301(ll). Section 301(ll) of the FFDCA prohibits the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of any food that contains a drug approved under section 505 of the FFDCA, a biological product licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, or a drug or a biological product for which substantial clinical investigations have been instituted and their existence made public, unless one of the exemptions in section 301(ll)(1)-(4) applies. In its review of Arboris' notice that PTPE is GRAS for the intended uses, FDA did not consider whether section 301(ll) or any of its exemptions apply to foods containing PTPE. Accordingly, this response should not be construed to be a statement that foods that contain PTPE, if introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce, would not violate section 301(ll).
Based on the information provided by Arboris, as well as other information available to FDA, the agency has no questions at this time regarding Arboris' conclusion that pine phytosterol esters is GRAS under the intended conditions of use. The agency has not, however, made its own determination regarding the GRAS status of the subject use of pine phytosterol esters. As always, it is the continuing responsibility of Arboris to ensure that food ingredients that the firm markets are safe, and are otherwise in compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
In accordance with proposed 21 CFR 170.36(f), a copy of the text of this letter responding to GRN 000335, as well as a copy of the information in this notice that conforms to the information in the GRAS exemption claim (proposed 21 CFR 170.36(c)(1)), is available for public review and copying via the FDA home page at http://www.fda.gov. To view or obtain an electronic copy of the text of the letter, follow the hyperlinks from the "Food" topic to the "Food Ingredients and Packaging" section to the "Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)" page where the GRAS Inventory is listed.
Mitchell A. Cheeseman, Ph.D.
Acting Director
Office of Food Additive Safety
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition


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Pinellas County schools will hold several financial aid seminars at area high schools in October and November. Each seminar will provide information on the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship program, how to organize a financial aid search, the different types of financial aid, government grants and loans, how to complete the Free Application of Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), an explanation of the Student Aid Report, college financial aid packaging and award letters, the Pinellas Education Foundation Scholarship Catalog, scholarship essays, searches and scams.
The seminars will be held from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. and are scheduled for:
• Oct. 5: Dunedin High School and Palm Harbor University High School, at Palm Harbor University, 1900 Omaha St., Palm Harbor (669-1131)
• Oct. 7: Gibbs HS and Lakewood HS, at Gibbs HS, 850 34th St. S, St. Petersburg (893-5452)
• Oct. 11: Largo HS and Pinellas Park HS, at Largo HS, 410 Missouri Ave., (588-3758)
• Oct. 13: Clearwater HS and Countryside HS, at Countryside HS, 3000 State Rd. 580, Clearwater (725-7956)
• Oct. 19: East Lake HS and Tarpon Springs HS, at Tarpon Springs HS, 1411 Gulf Road, Tarpon Springs (943-4900)
• Oct. 28: Osceola HS and Seminole HS, at Osceola HS, 9751 98th St. N, Seminole (547-7717)
• Nov. 1: Northeast HS and St. Petersburg HS, at St. Petersburg HS, 2501 Fifth Ave. N, St. Petersburg (893-1842)
• Nov. 3: Boca Ciega HS and Dixie Hollins HS, at Boca Ciega HS, 924 58th St. S, Gulfport (893-2780)
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Six assemblymen from Takamatsu, Japan, are scheduled to visit Perkins and Bay Point elementary schools on Tuesday. They will tour the arts magnet program at Perkins, where the students have prepared a Japanese song and dance performance. At Bay Point, the delegation will visit the advanced math/science/language programs. The delegation will see the school morning programs, which include the pledge and announcements. St. Petersburg and Takamatsu became Sister Cities in 1961.


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Robert J. "Bert" Anderson Sr., 85, of Elyria passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the Northridge Health Center in North Ridgeville following a brief illness. He was born September 14, 1927 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident.
Bert worked as a truck driver for the teamsters union for many years, was the former owner of Anderson Pools, was a member of the LaPorte United Methodist Church, and served in the United States Navy during W.W. II.. Following his retirement, he worked in security at the Elyria Wesleyan Village and enjoyed fishing and woodworking.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Nancy (nee Slusher); sons, Eric Anderson of Elyria, Tim (Jody) Anderson of Grafton, Robert Anderson Jr. (Heidi) of Elyria, James (Susan) Anderson of Lakewood, and John Anderson of Denver, Colorado; grandchildren, Sean, Scott, Eric, Ryan, Troy, Haley, Zak, Claire, Hunter, and Carter; sister, Betty Kuepfer of Grafton. The family will receive friends Tuesday, February 26, 2013 from 11 A.M. until the time of service at 1 P.M. at the Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 38475 Chestnut Ridge Rd. (at State Rt. 57), Elyria. The Rev. Jonathan McCleery, pastor of the LaPorte United Methodist Church will Officiate. Burial will be at Brookdale Cemetery, Elyria, where members of V.F.W. Post 1079 will conduct full military honors.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the LaPorte United Methodist Church, 2071 Grafton Rd., Elyria.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.laubenthalmercado.com.


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Reasons Why France Fell Swiftly in 1940This Essay Reasons Why France Fell Swiftly in 1940 and other 62,000+ term papers, college essay examples and free essays are available now on ReviewEssays.com
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The purpose of my paper is to answer the question of Ð''why did France fall so swiftly in 1940'? Why did this mighty nation succumb to the Germans so quickly? If the Germans had failed in their conquest it is very possible that the war would have ended right there. But their victory in France eventually drew the entire world into war. I will delve into the problems that plagued the nation and come up with an analysis of why France surrendered only six weeks after the invasion of Germany.
From the Third Republic to the Popular Front, which tied together both Liberals and Socialists, France was very much divided politically.
The French were forced to surrender after many military defeats. The major cause of these victories of Germany is that France's army was, overall, very weak and infested with problems.
When Hitler set his mind on conquering the nations of France the French army was no match for Hitler's war machine.
The Nazis possessed an amazing fighting ability, as the French were not agile and very slow moving.
The Germans also had very advanced tanks and, again, very good war tactics. The French also had armored vehicles and aircraft, but they were poorly managed. The French commanders were constantly confused, as for the opposing side, the German commanders were great leaders and were very decisive in their actions.
These conditions made the morale of the French very low.
I will also argue the point that the intelligence of France was not well organized and very inefficient.
They were also not good at relaying this information to the correct people and transferring it into policy.
Also, French intelligence was not good at analyzing or interpreting the information they received.
France did not have any strong alliances before the invasion.
A major reason for their defeat is that the French could never exactly pin down where the main thrust of the German army would come from.
This sometimes left the best soldiers against nothing, while the worst soldiers were against the core of the German war machine.
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PACs help Mack close huge campaign cash gap
TAMPA - In campaign fundraising, Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson appears to be crushing his Republican challenger, Rep. Connie Mack IV, with nearly $11 million in the bank to Mack's $1.35 million. In a different political era, those numbers could have made Nelson look almost invulnerable for re-election in November. But in the age of super PACs, independent expenditures and "issue advocacy groups" that spend millions to blast political candidates, the picture could be different. While Mack's fundraising has been anemic, such groups are spending millions, and lining up to spend more, for ads attacking Nelson, in effect eradicating his fundraising advantage.Bolstered by huge contributions from wealthy political activists, at least seven outside organizations have already run ads, reserved future advertising time or raised money likely to be spent against Nelson — totaling more than he has raised. Those groups have already spent $13.6 million, with at least another $1 million or more raised, according to campaign finance reports, announcements by those groups and checks by the Nelson campaign on purchases of TV time. Those attack ads, along with the well-known name Mack inherited from his father, former Sen. Connie Mack III, appear to be helping keep Mack close to Nelson in polls. The average of polls compiled by the RealClearPolitics website shows Nelson less than 3 points ahead of Mack, 44 percent to 41.2 percent. One poll last week, by Rasmussen Reports, even showed Mack with a substantial lead, 46 percent to Nelson's 37 percent. Democrats and some independent experts called the Rasmussen poll an "outlier" and questioned the reliability of the poll, which had a comparatively small sample and larger argin. But the double-digit lead Nelson enjoyed while Mack was embroiled in a nasty primary fight with George LeMieux clearly has narrowed since LeMieux dropped out June 20. Here are the outside groups and their spending: Nelson may get some outside help of his own in the campaign, but it looks paltry so far compared with Mack's. The Service Employees International Union, a large, politically active union, has said it is sending members to Florida for canvassing. American Bridge, a PAC funded by liberal billionaire George Soros, is also helping Nelson, but it only does opposition research and candidate "tracking" — sending observers to watch and tape Mack's public appearances. A pro-Nelson super PAC, Saving Florida's Future, has formed but raised little money so far — $150,000 as of the end of March. Democrats say the dominance of the groups contributing to his opponent indicates Mack is a weak candidate depending on outsiders because he can't raise money himself. They point to Nelson's fundraising — $1.8 million in the three months ending June 30 — compared with Mack's $839,556. "Floridians reject Connie Mack, but a handful of special interest billionaires spend millions to prop up his bid," was the headline of a news release from the Democratic Party's U.S. Senate campaign committee Friday, calling Mack "a puppet candidate for a few special interest billionaires." Marley Wilkes, Nelson's deputy campaign manager, called Mack "a seriously flawed candidate" but said Nelson "isn't being challenged by Connie Mack IV. He's under attack by a handful of billionaires operating in secret." The Mack campaign said its fundraising has been slow, in part, because of the primary race, and it will pick up — and it's happy to have the support of the outside groups. "With everyone's focus now squarely on November, money is flowing into this campaign because it's clear Bill Nelson can and will be defeated," said campaign manager Jeff Cohen. "There is also no shortage of outside groups who are and who will continue to spend great sums of money to defeat" Nelson.
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Or maybe a .223? I guess that might blow away some meat, but it would also be effective for smaller predators, and other... "midsize" (?) game.
Here in GA, only .22-cal rim-fire or smaller is legal for small game hunting, along with shotguns. I would purchase both, but if I had to choose one, I would go with a 12ga shotgun because it is the most versatile.
I just looked up VA hunting laws - Wow! What a confusing mess. Looks like in some counties, your .223 would be legal for small game, in some you can't fire a rifle at all except at an approved range.
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Green Bay 38, New York 35 – Tribute by Tenacious D
The Green Bay Packers are the greatest team in the world right now and this is their tribute. While the Packers tell you they plan on taking it one game at a time, there is no doubt that they will try and go for the infamous "perfect" season.
The '72 Dolphins need to start getting worried. This was the one game remaining on the Packers' regular season schedule that many thought they could lose. The only question is what challenges await this team in the playoffs.
While Eli Manning did lead his team down the field to tie the game, there was one problem: he left time on the clock and he was playing Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers silenced the haters, if he even has any, and went down the field with ease to lead the Pack to a game-winning field goal and a 12-0 record.
There isn't any doubt that Aaron Rodgers is playing like the best player in the NFL this year.
Denver 35, Minnesota 32 – All I Do Is Win by DJ Khaled
I really did not want to resort to rap in this segment, however this song and Tim Tebow match up too well.
Many have said the defense has been the main reason for the Broncos' resurgence. But with Von Miller out of the lineup they did not have their best game, giving up 32 points to a Vikings team playing without Adrian Peterson. It was thanks to the arm of Tim Tebow that the Broncos jumped into the division lead.
If I told you a couple of months ago that Tebow could be a pro bowler and the Broncos might be a playoff team, you would have slapped me in the face. However as scary as it is, that might be a possibility now.
Houston 17, Atlanta 10 – Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor
No matter who is injured or who is playing, the Texans have had a "next man up" philosophy. The Texans have been a resilient bunch.
Rookie QB TJ Yates filled in pretty nicely doing just enough to make sure the Texans came out victorious. Even another hamstring injury for Andre Johnson didn't faze the young QB. At 9-3, the Texans are in the running for one of the top two seeds in the AFC. They could certainly use that bye week to get much needed reps and maybe a little healthier.
Atlanta has been a disappointment this year and despite their efforts to improve their offense, it would appear this team is going to have to battle hard if they want to be a playoff team.
Miami 34, Oakland 14 – For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield
It has been a very frustrating year for Miami Dolphins fans. The team starts off 0-7 and has the look of an all-time bad team, then a light turns on and they win 4 out of their last 5 games including 3 blow outs. The Dolphins have continued to fight for their coach and in the process made Carson Palmer and the Raiders a victim.
With San Diego struggling, the Raiders had a real chance to take control of this division. However, they really let this opportunity split and they came out completely flat against the Dolphins.
Dare I say the Dolphins are one of the scariest teams in the league to face right now! So for what it's worth to Dolphins fans, at least this new team looks like a playoff team.


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Senator Young visits Technical Sergeant Richard Handrahan, World War II Veteran
Senator Young visited Technical Sergeant Richard Handrahan, a recent recipient of the "Southern France" campaign star and the French Legion of Honor for his service during the Operation Dragoon invasion of Southern France in August 1944. Senator Young and her office helped him obtain these awards that he earned almost 70 years ago.
Mr. Pascal Soares, France's Honorary Consul in Buffalo, presented the award during a ceremony at the American Legion in Wellsville on March 18.
Technical Sergeant Handrahan enlisted in the Army Air Forces on January 12, 1942, and was trained as an airplane mechanic/gunner. He flew 34 missions as a top turret gunner/flight engineer on a B-24 bomber with the 464th Bombardment Group. The Group was deployed to Southern Italy in February 1944 and entered combat service in April 1944.
The 464th Bombardment Group was engaged in very long range strategic bombing missions targeting enemy railroad marshalling yards, oil refineries, airdrome installations, heavy industry and other strategic sites in Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Yugoslavia.
Technical Sergeant Handrahan earned four Air Medals, four campaign stars on the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.
He also earned a sharpshooter badge for the .45 caliber pistol. After leaving the military, he returned to college and wound up in Elmira where he began a career selling cars. He retired after a 35-year career from Hetzel Motors in Wellsville.
Thank you, Richard, for your brave service during World War II!


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Kathryn Frances Lowe (nee Fannin), 74 of Mesa, Arizona, died Saturday, December 22, 2012 in Mesa, Arizona, following an extended illness. She was born November 13, 1938 in Little York, Ohio, and also lived in the Camden/Wakeman/Elyria area, before moving to Mesa, Arizona.
She was employed as a school bus driver before her retirement. She was interested in astrology, genealogy and art.
Kathryn is survived by her three children, James M. Lowe (Jane) of Big Fork, Montana, Deborah A. Lowe of Mesa, Arizona and Tyler Lowe of Gilbert, Arizona; sisters, Irene Draper of Mitchell, Indiana, Margaret Espinosa of Mesa, Arizona; brothers, Marvin (Judith) Fannin of Oberlin, Nevin Fannin of Chicopee, Massachusetts; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Kathryn was preceded in death by her husband, Lawton Lowe; and parents, Burrel and Mary (Carr) Fannin.
Kathryn was laid to rest at Valley of the Sun Mortuary on Thursday, December 27, 2012, in Chandler, Arizona.
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Harvest Fest to feature pumpkins, fun, rocket composter
Photos and Story by Meryl Lipman
As PCC celebrates its 10th annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the, Rock Creek Campus, the college will be offering demonstrations in composting leftover cooked food and service ware in its brand new rocket composter, the first post-consumer waste composting system of its kind west of the Mississippi River.
This new addition to the college's sustainability program brings Rock Creek, with its innovative vermi-composting system for pre-consumer scraps, ever closer to completing its garden to table to garden green loop.
The suggested donation is $5 per family, which includes, as long as the supply lasts, a free pumpkin from the Rock Creek Campus pumpkin patch. In addition to showcasing sustainability measures, the festival will include horse and tractor drawn hayrides, pumpkin patch, petting zoo featuring the animals of the PCC Rock Creek farm, caricature artist, coloring contests, pumpkin food tasting, face painting, henna tattoos, live music by The Fanno Creek Boys, raffles, and more.
On October 23 visitors also gain free admission to the Washington County Historical Society Museum as part of "Family Days," an event which will center around historical games that children used to play, such as Jacks, pick-up sticks, hopscotch, and kick the can. Finally, this day offers a unique opportunity for neighbors and community members to learn about and weigh in on various options for an upcoming campus redesign set forth in the 2008 PCC Bond planning process, including roads, connectivity, building placement and more.
For more information about the Harvest Festival, call (503) 614-7379.


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Racist Who Calls for President Obama's Death Doesn't Know What She Did Wrong [VIDEO]
A 22-year-old California woman could face criminal charges after she used a racially-charged word to refer to President Obama on Facebook, and indicated that she hopes he is assassinated. She says she doesn't think she did anything wrong.
Denise Helms' status read:
"Another 4 years of this [N-word]. Maybe he will get assassinated this term."
The update went viral almost immediately, and Helms' employer, Cold Stone Creamery fired her. She told a California newspaper that she wouldn't care if the president met his demise.
"I didn't think it would be that big of a deal. … The assassination part is kind of harsh. I'm not saying like I would go do that or anything like that, by any means, but if it was to happen, I don't think I'd care one bit."
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George Jones' funeral was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee yesterday, with tons of country stars paying tribute to the country great.
Celebrities shared their personal stories about the legendary singer and paid touching tributes in song to the beloved star.
The nearly three-hour memorial featured former First Lady Laura Bush, Randy Travis, Brad Paisley, Kid Rock, Vince Gill, and many more.
Country stars touched on George Jones' mark on country music that will never be forgotten.
Randy Travis, who was anointed a traditional country voice by Jones, sang "Amazing Grace," a song Jones had once put his own personal stamp upon.
"When I heard him do this song, it literally gave me chills," Travis said.
Brad Paisley remembered Jones letting put his first horse on the Jones family farm, before singing "Me & Jesus."
Kid Rock asked George's widow Nancy Jones to imagine Jones was actually singing as he performed "Best of Me," before checking himself to the delight of the crowd.
"I know that's a huge (leap of) imagination," Kid Rock said. "Unshaven, long-haired confused country hip-hop rock `n' roller trying to sing George Jones."
This beautiful song has to be included and goes out to my grandparents, Tippie Sullins and the late R.D. Sullins, that introduced me to the beautiful music of Conway Twitty and George Jones as a child.
George Jones may have been a little rough around the edges, but the God-fearing singer often sang about his regrets and faith. You can see more here.
Charlie Daniels summed George Jones up the best, stating, "He sang for us all, the non-stop partiers, the guys who are alone and the girl done wrong, the puppy lovers, the extrovert, the introvert and the guy at the end of the bar who never seems to go home…George had a song for everybody."
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Typical. He refuses to urge Congress to pass the compromise DADT legislation, and even worse, he yet again seemed to suggest that the DOD study of DADT implementation is somehow geared as well towards whether we should repeal DADT.
Watch the video, he gets asked why DOD is urging Congress to pass the START treaty but not urging Congress to pass the DADT legislation. The President says he wants the DADT compromise passed during the lame duck session, why can't the Pentagon?
Even after we lose an election the President still can't find the backbone to get the Pentagon in line.