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Shallotte police are investigating the theft of $7,136 from East Coast Sweepstakes on 200 S. Willis Drive.
The business owner reported the theft, stating an unknown suspect took the money, which had been collected over the past couple of days. The alarm company reported that when the business closed Saturday morning at 4 a.m., nobody went back in until 9 a.m. Sunday morning, at which time the owner discovered the money was missing.
BOLIVIA—Jayne Todd, a detective with the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, said there have been times she left work and thought, "Why can't I be a male?"
During day four of the Terri Oxford wrongful termination lawsuit against the town of Holden Beach, and the second day of Todd's testimony, Todd testified to Oxford's claims she was discriminated against because she was a woman.
BOLIVIA—It was a tale of two letters during day four of the Terri Oxford wrongful termination trial against the town of Holden Beach.
Oxford, who sued the town for wrongful termination and gender discrimination after she was fired from the Holden Beach Police Department in 2008, testified during the first two days of the hearing as to the working conditions while working for Holden Beach Police Chief Wally Layne.
SUNSET BEACH—Police investigated a breaking-and-entering and larceny reported July 12 at a condominium on Resort Circle.
A renter had left behind a makeup kit that was supposed to be placed by housekeepers on the condo bar for her to retrieve. When the victim returned to get the kit, it was gone.
Vandalism was reported around 3 a.m. July 14 on 30th St., when someone threw a rock through a front window of a residence.
BOLIVIA—A 69-year-old man who was sentenced to life in prison for a first-degree murder conviction in 2006 was awarded a new trial, but on Monday he accepted a plea agreement for second-degree murder instead.
Thomas Duncan pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the 2005 slaying of his daughter-in-law Jonetta Duncan, assistant district attorney Lee Bollinger said.
Superior Court Judge Doug Sasser sentenced Duncan to 189 months to 236 months in the North Carolina Department of Corrections.
Monday night, Brunswick County Commissioners approved a contract between the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Marshals Service to house federal inmates at the Brunswick County Detention Center in Bolivia.
Brunswick County Manager Marty Lawing said the detention center was designed and constructed to house 444 inmates.
"The inmate population has leveled off and declined," Lawing said.
BOLIVIA—Two men were convicted of drug charges and sentenced as habitual felons in Brunswick County Superior Court on Monday, July 19.
According to assistant district attorney Chris Thomas, Eddie Lee Hill Jr. pleaded guilty to possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver cocaine. He was sentenced to 50 to 67 months in the North Carolina Department of Corrections.
Brunswick County Sheriff's deputies investigated the following incidents last week, which are taken directly from sheriff's office incident reports:
•Assault with a deadly weapon on McMilly Road in Shallotte; suspect hit victim with a stick.
•Property damage on Gurganus Road in Shallotte; suspect used a tool to flatten victim's tires.
•Larceny on Inland Drive in Ocean Isle Beach; suspect stole fishing rods and reels from victim's boat.
The K-9 enforcement team answers calls, conducts driver's license checkpoints and assists with other agencies when K-9s are needed.
From July 12-18, K-9 deputies answered 12 calls, wrote seven citations and made six drug arrests.
K-9 deputies patrolled the following communities: Brunswick Forest, Crow Creek and Lakewood Estates.
The following suspects were charged:
The developer of a waterfront marina is seeking a no-wake zone designation for the Intracoastal Waterway along the marina's property.
Tim Moon, owner of Ocean Isle Marina and Yacht Club, said he was seeking the distinction for the waterway along his property for safety reasons and because of damage being caused to boats from passing boats and jet skis.
With 370 boats stored on-site, Moon described the marina as "just a great, great place to come."
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Some Plants Aren't Evil, Just Misunderstood
Plants are like Hollywood elite. Some are unfairly maligned, possessing both inner and outer beauty. A few are unsung heroes who create harmony, unfettered by fanfare. Yet others are flashy and beautiful, but their true nature reveals a poisonous core. Unable to hire a public relations firm, plants depend on cultural and natural historians and educated gardeners to set the record straight! Step into a typical Fairfax County backyard and you will likely find several misunderstood plants.
Several of our spring standards prove that looks may deceive. William
Wordsworth immortalized daffodils which bloomed in abundance on
hillsides. Maybe the poet was unaware that the bulbs of these, as well as
narcissus, are toxic if eaten, causing a range of ailments from nausea to
diarrhea. Another pretty star is the buttercup. Putting a buttercup under
the chin to see if someone likes butter originally had the flower touch
the skin. If the skin showed a red patch, then the person liked a little
bit of butter on their bread. The chemicals in the flower can cause
dermatitis. The problem is worse for grazing animals that can become
severely ill from eating fresh buttercups. The chemicals do give the
flower a bad taste so animals usually avoid the flower. Tulips combine
both issues with a skin irritant plus a toxic bulb which, if eaten, could
cause convulsions! Pokeweeds, with their pink-streaked stalk and
purple-red berries are a hazard in the yard. Eating a few berries can
make a child seriously ill. Most of the plant is toxic, especially upon
maturity. Wildlife enjoys the fruit, but then spread the seeds around.
Consider removing this plant before the tap root is hard to pull free
from the ground, and planting the area with a wildlife and kid-friendly
Several plants are sold in local nurseries which would be better left on
the shelf. English ivy may be synonymous with top notch Ivy League
education, but planting English ivy is not a smart choice. English ivy
quickly spreads and was often historically chosen for stabilizing soil on
a steep hillside. Oftentimes the thick mat of leaves disguise the erosion
still occurring under the plants. When ivy grows up trees and buildings,
the root hairs wrench their way into their host and can eventually topple
the tallest tree and crumble brick and wood. Instead plant ostrich,
christmas, new york and other ferns to stabilize a slope. These native
plants provide the root system needed to hold soil in place, spread
easily and are native to our region. Another must-avoid is porcelain
berry, a native of Asia. The lovely shades of blue and purple berries
cannot make up for the truth that these bushes spread rapidly and are
hard to remove. Birds love the fruit but then spread the low protein
seeds far and wide, covering native plants and trees quickly creating a
Some plants need the horticultural equivalent of several talk show
appearances to share their sides of the story. One group of plants
suffering from an undeserved attack on their reputation is the Solidagos,
or goldenrods. This common native wildflower is wildly popular with the
bees and butterflies, but thought to cause sneezing fits in humans. Many
people may suffer from allergies, or hay fever, from ragweed pollen blown
around by the wind. However goldenrods' pollen is sticky and relies on
flying insects, not the wind, to travel between plants. Surprisingly
poison ivy even has some merit. The potent oil urushiol is present in all
parts of the plant and most people, given enough time and exposure, will
experience a skin reaction. But the berries of the plant feed over 50
species of native birds and deer will eat its leaves. Whereas poison ivy
is native to our area, poison oak is not. There are several species of
plants that have leaflets in sets of three, but to be safe, avoid
touching them all!
A quiet but common set of heroes in our local woods and backyards are
the vibernums. For a hardy plant, this one has it all – beauty of flowers
and berries, providing food sources at the right time for local species,
ease of growth even in shade, and an abundance of varieties. Some, such
as the maple leaf vibernum, hold onto their berries late into fall and
early winter providing needed sustenance to overwintering birds and
mammals. Some species even have edible berries. If you want a plant for a
healthy snack, look no further than the dandelion. All parts of this
plant are edible and herbalists consider each part to have a medicinal
value. The flowers and young leaves can be eaten raw in a salad. Older
greens require cooking and roots require roasting for consumption. Just
make sure you select dandelions that have not been sprayed, stomped, or
visited by passing pets!
Take a stroll in your backyard and enjoy the blooms. To learn of native alternatives to invasive or alien species, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring/ and click on "gardening" in the menu box. Scroll through options for trees, bushes and ornamentals that are particularly useful attracting birds and butterflies, are tolerant of shade or just have lovely blooms. As you recognize the plants for what they truly are, a bully or a beauty, you can decide for which you cast your vote for the honor of being invited to live in your backyard.

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SWISSTED Exhibition Opening & Book Party at L'Apicio Set for 7/23
On Tuesday, July 23, 2013, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, Fourth Arts Block (FABnyc), Epicurean Group, and McNally Jackson Books will host a reception and book party at L'Apicio to celebrate an outdoor installation of designs from Mike Joyce's book SWISSTED: Vintage Rock Posters Remixed and Reimagined. The reception will include light snacks from L'Apicio and a selection of specialty cocktails for $5 to benefit the public art project. Books will be available from McNally Jackson; all book purchases will include a free specialty cocktail. Joyce will be onsite for book signing and mingling.
The latest project in FABnyc's rotating Public Art program, SWISSTED features typographic style posters that recreate vintage punk, hardcore, new wave, and indie rock flyers. Posters have been printed on vinyl and installed in the windows of L'Apicio; the exhibit will be on display through Fall 2013. This is the second exhibit at L'Apicio - part of Artist Alley, FABnyc's ongoing series of murals and art installations around Extra Place, the storied alley behind CBGB.
About the Artist
Joyce grew up listening to and attending punk rock and hardcore shows in the mid-to-late 1980s. Inspired by the raw, anti-art flyers for these shows, Joyce used his graphic design education under the great Swiss modernist, Fred Troller, to explore his long-time interest in punk and hardcore aesthetic. These experiments lead him to develop the first SWISSTEDbook and the current SWISSTED exhibition at L'Apicio.
SWISSTED combines and juxtaposes two of Joyce's aesthetic approaches. As Joyce clarifies, "while both punk and Swiss modernism share the same stripped down and minimal approach, their content and message were mostly polar opposites." - Mike Joyce's Posters: Where Punk Meets Swiss Design, Huffington Post
As a New York City-based graphic designer, Joyce has designed albums for prominent artists like Iggy Pop, Morphine, Lemonheads, Natalie Merchant, Cursive, New York Dolls and Aretha Franklin, and his work has been featured in more than 75 publications includingRolling Stone, Village Voice, Huffington Post, and New York Magazine.
SWISSTED is the latest in a series of temporary art installations by FABnyc's Public Art program, directed by curator Keith Schweitzer. FABnyc seeks to reinvigorate underutilized spaces through public art and community partnerships, featuring works mounted in atypical locations throughout the Lower East Side, including the Artist Alley series at L'Apicio. This exhibit is funded by Epicurean Group. FABnyc's Public Art Program is also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Epicurean Group, established in 2007, is a team of creatives and entrepreneurs, that works together to develop, produce and operate a portfolio of world-class restaurants, events and catering services including dell'anima, L'Artusi, Anfora, and L'Apicio and Epicurean Events. With a strong passion for the arts and community, Epicurean Group teamed up with FABnyc to establish Artist Alley, a rotating outdoor installment of local artwork.


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Here is another fabulous idea from Carol K. She used the Regency Dress and Pantaloons patterns to make her daughter a swimming dress!
I decided what to make with the girl's pattern for regency dress and bloomers. So here is a swim dress from the regency dress pattern and bloomer pattern. I took your bloomer pattern and took out all the extra fullness and lengthened it to meet up with the bodice of the regency dress. I took out the back closures, since that was not going to be needed with all the stretch in this fabric. Then, I took out some fullness in both the skirt and the sleeves. I shortened the skirt, then attached it to the bottoms, and there you have it: a one-piece swim dress! It turned out really well. Here are more details in case anyone wants to try this: What I did first was make up the bodice, then measure the circumference of the bottom of the bodice, and then take out the fullness in the bloomers to match the bodice. I sewed the skirt and the bloomers together first, then attached them to the bodice. With the skirt I just eyeballed it as far as how much fullness to leave in/take out and the length. I did add a wee bit of width to the upper bodice neck line, as I wanted to add a little more coverage from the sun. With the top of the bodice, I measured the top all done up and then added elastic that measured 2/3rds the circumference so that I would get some good stretch. The lycra/spandex material gives plenty of stretch to make the suit work really well. ~ Carol K.
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The winner of the two-leg match is determined by aggregate goals, with road goals counting for double. For example, if The Crew win next Wednesday's game 2-0 the series will end at 2-2 and a 15-minute overtime period will be played followed by penalty kicks if still tied. If The Crew were to win 3-1 on Wednesday, Columbus would lose the series 4-3 on aggregate goals because of the road goal scored by Saprissa which would count double.
The match in Columbus on Wednesday will be classified as "Special Game A" in all Crew season ticket packages, meaning that everyone with season tickets already has a ticket to the game. Single-game tickets, priced the same as regular-season Crew tickets ($13, $17 and $18 for adults; $10 and $14 for youth), are on sale now at all participating Kroger TicketMaster outlets (614-431-3600), by logging on to TheCrew.com, or at the Crew Stadium Box Office.
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SHAFFER, Gayle Lynn (Rinker)
Date of birth: 5 August 1954 Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
Date of death: 12 December 2001 Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Date of death: 12 December 2001 Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
SOURCE: Franklin Daily Journal, 14 December 2001
FORT WAYNE Gayle Lynn Shaffer Gayle Lynn Shaffer, 47, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was a resident of Fort Wayne and a former resident of Franklin. She was born Aug. 5, 1954, in Franklin. Her parents were Charles M. and Deloris (Thompson) Rinker. She married William E. Shaffer. He survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Melissa Gaffney of Franklin and Virginia Martindale of Bargersville; a brother, Marvin Rinker of Bargersville; a sister, Yvonne Judd of Bargersville; and two grandchildren. She was a graduate of Center Grove High School. She was employed as a systems analyst by Waterfield Mortgage in Fort Wayne. The Rev. Neal Brown will conduct a service at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hartley Funeral Home, Cicero Chapel. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Lutheran Cemetery near Arcadia. Memorial contributions can be made to Score Plus Club, Gayle Shaffer Scholarship Fund, 7500 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46804, or in care of Hartley Funeral Homes, P.O. Box 407, Cicero, IN 46034.Submitted by Mark E Wirey


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Museum Macabre: The Brazen Bull of Phalaris
Welcome to the Museum Macabre.
Welcome to the Museum Macabre.
"Saint: A dead sinner, revised and edited." — Ambrose Bierce, and let me tell you, it goes both ways.
Despite common assumptions to the contrary, America's sci-fi/horror of the 1950s Boom was in fact littered with intelligent films containing thoughtful discussions of socio-political matters disguised in the veil of thrilling entertainment. Films such as THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD tackled the growing paranoia of the Cold War, while THEM! dealt somberly with the significance of the splitting of the atom.


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Pilgrim, David (2009) A straight talking introduction to psychological treatments for mental health problems. Straight Talking Introductions . PCCS Books, Ross on Wye. ISBN 978-1906254162
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Agencies that can help
You can report a Hate Crime or Incident directly to Northamptonshire Police on 101 or to Victim Support on 0845 30 30 900. Alternatively click on the links below for lists of other agencies in the county you can turn to for help.Support available for those experiencing Racism NREC (Northamptonshire Rights and Equality Council)The NREC works in partnership with voluntary organisations, local authorities, public bodies and other racial equality councils, both regionally and nationally, to eradicate discrimination within Northamptonshire. The charity offers free advice and support to those who live and / or work in Northamptonshire and who have suffered, or are suffering, discrimination, harassment or abuse.
Head Office,
c/o Northampton College, Oak Building, Booth Lane, Northampton, NN3 3RF
01604 400808 / 400809
www.northantsrec.org email@example.com
Kettering Office,
c/o NREC, Kettering Borough Council, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX
Wellingborough Office,
NREC c/o Azuka, 67 Elsden Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1QD
Other national organisations who may be of interest include -
Anne Frank Educational Trust (UK) www.annefrank.org.uk
Discrimination Law Association www.discriminationlaw.org.uk
Equality and Human Rights Commission www.equalityhumanrights.com
Institute for Race Relations (IRR) www.irr.org.uk
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI)www.jcwi.org.uk
Northampton Diverse Communities Forum www.northampton.gov.uk/dcf
Race Action Net (UK) - A networking group of organisations working to combat racist incidents (you will need to register with them to access the full the site) www.raceactionnet.co.uk
Refugee Council www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
Searchlight (Anti-fascist magazine) www.searchlightmagazine.com
Menter: The East of England Black and Minority Ethnic Network www.menter.org.uk
Support available for those experiencing Homophobia Lesbian Line The Line was established to help women who are questioning their sexuality and who seek a safe and confidential environment in which to access support from lesbians. The telephone helpline is seen as the main priority, although the drop-in is recognised as an important opportunity for lesbians to find out about other events.
FAN Northants. FAN is an LGBT community events group. Our aim is to provide social activities and events for our community.
OUT THERE. The Lowdown runs a youth support group for young people identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Questioning.To access the service, please contact Dawn Wright at the lowdown on 01604 634385 or you can use the links below:
www.thelowdown.info firstname.lastname@example.com
Deafconnect LGBTQ support group. Northamptonshire's Deaf Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & transgender support groupTo access the service please contact:
Northampton LGBTQ People's Forum.
Galop. Galop has a national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender helpline. They also deal with Domestic Abuse..
0800 999 5428
Stonewall. Stonewall's free information service can answer your questions about gay rights. See the website for a online request form. Alternatively, freephone Info Line on 08000 50 20 20 is open Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm.
07877 825235 www.stonewall.org.uk
Support available for those experiencing disablist hate crime Centre of Independent Living Supporting Disabled People and Carers across Northamptonshire.
Gladstone Road Resource CentreGladstone RoadSpencerNorthamptonNN5 7EJ
Tel: 01604 588501
Fax: 01604 591276
Northampton Disabled People's Forum
Autism Concern. Autism Concern is a charity which provides support and options to people affected by all forms of autism in gaining independence and control of their lives.
Help and advice line 0808 808 9090 www.autismconcern.net
Northamptonshire Association for the Blind. Supporting people with sight loss
Helpline 01604 719193 www.nab.org.uk
Deafconnect. Empowering all people with a hearing loss to achieve their full potential and become fully included members of the community Providing services for Deaf, Deafened, hard of hearing and Deafblind people for over 130 years.
Office mobile number: 07971 406 318
Telephone number: 01604 589011
Minicom: 01604 588184
Fax: 01604 754529
MIND. MIND as a mental health charity in England and Wales. MIND offers information and advice to people with metal health problems and lobbies government and local authorities on their behalf.
Telephone Number: 01604 634310
Fax number: 01604 604964
Northamptonshire Learning Disability Partnership Board. The Northamptonshire Learning Disability Partnership Board aims to make our county a better place to live for people with learning disabilities.
Safety Arc. Safety Net was a project launched in 2009 to prevent the exploitation of people with learning disabilities by those claiming to be their friends, and aimed to deal with issues around mate crime.
Support available for those experiencing Transphobia Beaumont Society The Beaumont Society is a national self help body run by and for those who cross-dress or are trans-sexual.
GIRES (Gender Identity Research and Education Society)
Mermaids. A support group for gender variant children and teenagers, and their families.
Support available for those experiencing Faith hate related crime Northampton Inter Faith Forum The forum is made up of representatives from each of the seven major religions found in Northampton - Baha'i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islam, Jewish and Sikh.
Other local Inter Faith Forums for the county can be found here.
Tell Mama. This service is for anyone who suffers, or has suffered, an incident as a result of their Muslim faith (or perceived Muslim faith). The MAMA project can also record incidents by Muslims against other Muslims, which may be due to inter-religious issues, and caseworkers will be able to log these incidents specifically so that a variety of issues can be mapped and support provided for different cases of anti-Muslim incidents.


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High Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
This study has been completed.
Queen's University
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Dr. Roumen Milev, Queen's University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: May 8, 2008
Last updated: December 14, 2015
Last verified: December 2015
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|May 8, 2008
|Last Updated Date
|December 14, 2015
|Start Date ICMJE
|January 2008
|Primary Completion Date
|November 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) in both active and sham groups [ Time Frame: pre, week 2,4,6,8 & 12 ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00685152 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|High Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
|Official Title ICMJE
|High Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
|Brief Summary
|This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of high-frequency (20Hz) rTMS applied to the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for 6 weeks. The primary objective is to evaluate the change in PTSD symptoms before and after six weeks of high-frequency rTMS treatment as measured by the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) in both active and control groups.
|Detailed Description
|Not Provided
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
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|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Condition ICMJE
|Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
|Intervention ICMJE
|Device: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) (MagPro, Medtronic)
6 weeks of either Active or Sham Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS). Active treatment comprises of stimulation with rTMS frequency 20Hz, intensity 110% of Motor Threshold, 20 trains, 9 seconds per train, 51 seconds of intertrain interval that is applied over the Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex by a figure eight shaped coil. Treatment will be given 5 times a week for 4 weeks, 3 times a week during Week 5 and 2 times a week during Week 6. Sham treatment will mimic active treatment; The rTMS machine used is MagPro and the company name is Medtronic.
Other Name: rTMS machine (MagPro, Medtronic).
|Study Arms
|Publications *
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Enrollment ICMJE
|Completion Date
|November 2012
|Primary Completion Date
|November 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
|Bulgaria, Canada
|Removed Location Countries
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number ICMJE
|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
|Not Provided
|IPD Sharing Statement
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|Dr. Roumen Milev, Queen's University
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Queen's University
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Investigators ICMJE
|PRS Account
|Queen's University
|Verification Date
|December 2015
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How would you make gum paste have a shiny exterior? Like, for an apple. I made an apple before but, of course, when it dried it was like a matte finish. What can I use to shine it up a little? Thanks!
You can paint it with gel color mixed with vodka and it will be shiny for a few days, or paint it with confectioner's glaze and it will be shiny forever.
Hmm confectioner's glaze...this is new to me. I'll look it up. Thanks!!
I have some chili peppers to make for an upcoming cake. I was going to use modelling chocolate or fondant and just spray with PAM. Will that work? or will it eventually dry and go back to a flat matte apearance?
Just steam it for 3-5 seconds, until it gets shiny. It will stay that way. It will give it a waxy shine. If you use bakers glaze it will look like lacquer. Maybe a little to shiny.
You can paint it with a mixture of water and gum arabic.
When added to royal icing gum arabic strengthens it a lot.
Seems there are a lot of ways to achieve this. I'll try the steaming first, since I won't have to purchase anything. If that doesn't work, I'll move on to one of the other methods.
I'll have to look into gum arabic, too. I haven't used that either.
Thank you everyone!!
I've been experimenting with this too and I can tell you what did NOT work...painting it with glycerin. It stayed sticky for weeks...by the time it dryed it wasn't shiny any more! and Crisco didn't work very well either...hard to get it into the crevices. HTH!
Gum arabic is cheap. When you might be ordering something from Global Sugar tack on a bottle--it's worth having on hand. Or it might be a good excuse to work up a juicy order!
Will do, K8. What else do you use it for?
Gum arabic is easier to clean up than confectioner's glaze too. Not as shiny, but less mess and less smell for sure.
You can make cake glitter with gum arabic too...mix it with a bit of water and food color, add a pinch of luster dust if you want, spread it very thin on a silicone baking mat and bake at a low temp until it's dry. Let it cool and then break it into flakes. It looks just like the large, clear flakes that Wilton sells
Cool! Thanks
A while back someone mentioned using corn syrup for glazing gumpaste, but I can't remember if it was mixed with vodka or something too, so that doesn't actually help much
Shiny fondant question!
How would I steam my fondant bow topper? I guess I need a steamer?
I've already made the bow.. half gumpaste/half fondant... Any ideas?


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Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has looked at his best today when he took on Modi and his Government over the budget and other recent issues. Rahul took pot shots at Modi's budget and stated that this is a fair and lovely budget which is directly aimed at paying the tax and turning the black money in to white. Rahul further sarcastically stated that he is not perfect but do mistakes as he is not from RSS . Listen to Rahul Gandhi.


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by Jon Anderson
August 4, 2016
The United Methodist Women group at Bluff Park United Methodist Church on Monday is holding a public forum on the topic of climate justice.
Kyle Crider, the energy project manager for the Alabama Environmental Council and the Alabama Solar Knowledge project, plans to talk about the impact of human behavior on the earth's climate and the theological implications of such behavior.
Birmingham, Alabama –The Alabama Environmental Council (AEC) Recycling Center, recently relocated to Avondale, is adding solar power to its offices in order to save energy, save costs, and educate the public about solar power in Alabama. Through the donation and installation by Eagle Solar and Light, electricity bills and environmental impacts will be reduced with a 1.5 kW photovoltaic system by LG.
8 months after moving across town, I have finally figured out an alternative to driving to downtown Birmingham everyday. I choose to ride my bike to a local bus stop that takes me over the mountain to downtown. It may not work for everyone and it won't work everyday, but it is an alternative that can get you where you need to go and add a bit of exercise and outside time to your commute. You will also be learning about and supporting public transportation ase well as probably meeting some new people in the process. Sure, not all bus schedules are reliable and altering your schedule may not be for everyone, but that's another conversation.
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Birmingham – Stateand local civic and conservation organizations and citizens are calling on Alabama legislators to Sustain Our State by assuring healthy, clean water and air and real public transit. We call for actionable, implementable (1) water (2) energy and (3) public transportation policies and plans now to assure this sustainable future. 1-2-3 GO!
The SOS Rally takes place at Linn Park Tuesday, August 16. Starting at 1:00 PM, featured speakers discuss clean water (Cindy Lowry, Alabama Rivers Alliance), air/energy (Michael Churchman, Alabama Environmental Council) and real transit (Peter Behrman, Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority).
Participants are making and carrying posters, decorating a DART trolley, signing the Clean Air Promise(found on back) and to sending letters(sample found on back) to our state leaders to express our views on the need for policies that ensure a sustainable future for all Alabamians. Rally participants include United Methodist Women from all over the U.S. in Birmingham for their National Social Justice Training Seminar.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made recent efforts to regulate mercury and air toxics emissions from coal fired power plants, and representatives from the Alabama Environmental Council, Alabama Rivers Alliance, and GASP will participate in a public hearing in support of the proposed regulations. It will take place at the EPA Region IV office in Atlanta this Thursday, May 26th from 8 am to 9 pm. Other related activities in Atlanta that day will include a free mercury hair testing event at the Vintage Barber Shop and a fish fry sponsored by the Coosa River Basin Initiative.
Four of the nation's top 50 mercury-emitting power plants in 2009 were in Alabama, and three of the top 25 were in the Birmingham metro area. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry states that one of the top sources of human exposure to mercury, a potent neurotoxin that can cause a variety of health problems from learning disorders to heart attacks, is coal-fired power plants. Coal plants are the single largest source of human-made mercury emissions.
"We need the EPA to regulate mercury and stop this," says Michael Churchman, executive director of the Alabama Environmental Council, who is scheduled to speak on behalf of the Alabama groups. "We want to bring the message that Alabamians demand healthy air and water and we will no longer stand for being a state with some of the dirtiest air in the nation."
The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") today reversed a 2008 decision that had weakened Alabama laws limiting emissions from smokestacks. In one of its final actions, the Bush Administration allowed Alabama to ease restrictions on the amount of smoke that sources such as power plants may emit. Today's rulemaking action by EPA is a victory for cleaner air across Alabama and especially in areas like heavily-polluted Birmingham, which has failed to meet federal air quality standards for dangerous fine particulates for many years.
Michael Churchman, Executive Director for the Alabama Environmental Council, explained: "What happened here is that some of Alabama's polluters convinced regulators to relax a rule that had been on the books for 30 years – only after citizens sued to enforce that rule. Today, the EPA recognized that was the wrong decision. Technology is used all over the country to better control emissions and should be required to operate continuously in Alabama. I believe that today's action will significantly help clean up the state's air and protect public health. And, at a time when many see the environment competing with the economy, it is great to see EPA's recognition of no anticipated increase in cost of compliance for sources that were already in compliance with previous requirements."
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Swansea City and Bolton Wanderers will be meeting for the first time in almost two decades this weekend. The clubs last clashed in the 1992-93 season in League 2, with Bolton winning both those matches.
Swansea is beginning to struggle to keep its head above water in the Premiership. While the team is decent enough at home, they're struggling to get wins on the road, and find themselves with two wins, two losses and a draw from recent matches as a result.
While Swansea is looking sharp enough up front, with 9 goals scored in five games, their defence is causing problems, with the same number of goals conceded in these fixtures.
Bolton is struggling, meanwhile, with four losses from its last five matches, and two of its last nine. One thing going in the club's favour is that all of its wins this season have been achieved on the road.
Bolton has scored 5 goals in its last five matches. While attack is nothing to write home about, the defence has been the worst in the Premiership in recent weeks, with a whopping 13 goals conceded in five matches.
Swansea shouldn't have a serious problem putting away Bolton this weekend unless Bolton finds some way to tighten up its defence.
Swansea's capable forwards are likely to pick apart the weakest defence in the league with ease, which suggests that a win should go the way of the home team, even though their own defence needs some work.
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A devoted Bexhill dad has been nominated for a national charity's award by his fiancée in honour of the strength and love he showed after the premature birth of their daughter who weighed in at just 2lb when she was born.
Hannah Higgins, 35, said her construction worker Simon, 36, was a 'rock' during Lila's time in hospital and took care of the whole family. To show her gratitude she nominated him for the Tommy's Angel award.
Hannah said Lila was born after an emergency Caesarean-section at 28 weeks in January 2013, weighing 2lbs, adding: "She was born so early that she struggled to breath and was immediately placed on a ventilator - which she rarely came off for the next month."
Within 48 hours of being born, Lila suffered a large bleed on her lungs and needed six blood transfusions. After a month at Ashford Hospital, she was transferred to Eastbourne Hospital for another month before finally being allowed home.
Not wanting to leave Lila and Hannah's side, Simon made the decision to leave his job soon after the birth. Being an hour away from their Bexhill home this often meant he was sleeping on hospital floors and later B&Bs. Throughout Lila's time in hospital, Simon arranged childcare for Hannah's other children and kept friends and family in the loop on Lila's progress.
Hannah said aside from severe acid reflux, one-year-old Lila is doing well.
Hannah, a full-time mum, said: "Simon took away every bit of stress from me so that I could be strong for Lila. I would never have been able to keep it together and stay so positive and strong without him – I don't think I could've got through that time without his support. He was our rock and is our angel."
Hannah nominated Simon for national charity Tommy's Angel Award - which is to thank a partner, relative, or friend who has gone above and beyond to support someone through a pregnancy complication or loss, and has proved to be a real 'angel'.
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Simon said he was surprised to hear that Hannah had nominated him for the award and wondered what she was talking about when she said he might be getting a call from the Bexhill Observer He said he did not hesitate to give up his job to take care of his family. "We nearly lost Lila a couple of times during the first 48 hours and I wasn't going to leave her.
"Someone had to be in Ashford full-time and I was there for a month before Lila was transferred to Eastbourne. I worked for a short period but I wasn't able to see her or feed her and with the other children to care for I realised I'd have to give up work.
"Family come first and you can work all your life so you're better off looking after your kids."
Simon and Hannah are planning to marry in June.


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Learn about the latest threat to homeschool freedom.
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Over the past decade, federal incentives and federally funded data models have spurred states to monitor students from preschool to college—right through to their assimilation into the workforce. HSLDA believes this expansion of state databases is laying the foundation for a national student database, and the Common Core State Standards initiative is transforming this concern into reality. Read more >>
2. Iowa: Official Pushes Form for Option that Requires No Filing
At least one public school district is still getting used to the idea that changes in state law mean some homeschoolers don't have to file paperwork. HSLDA is here to help everyone adjust to the improved legal situation. Read more >>
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The Common Core State Standards initiative claims to prepare students for college and career, but is its one-size-fits-all approach harmful to a child's education? This week on Home School Heartbeat, join your host Mike Farris and HSLDA Federal Relations Director Will Estrada as they discuss the issue. Read more >>
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We turn to experts every day for insight and guidance because they are, well, experts. But when it comes to parenting, can "experts" really do better than mom and dad? Here are two heart-warming stories that show the real expert in caring for your kids is you. Read more >>
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The interim executive director of the San Bernardino International Airport will retire at the end of June after more than two years in the job, he said.
A.J. Wilson was hired in November 2011 after he had previously served as Pomona city manager in the 1980s and been involved with the early redevelopment efforts of Norton Air Force Base after it closed in 1994.
"My family, particularly my spouse, want me to get back to retirement," said Wilson, 72. "I also feel that we've got a point of completion (at the airport). I think it's stabilized and in a good position right now."
Wilson said he had informed the board that he wouldn't renew his contract when it expires at the end of June, and he expected them to appoint one of the deputy directors as interim executive director but would be available to assist until a permanent replacement was found.
The retirement was expected and will allow the airport to move into its next phase, said Loma Linda Councilman Ovi Popescu, who is vice president of the airport board and is serving as its president until they elect a replacement for past president Pat Morris.
"Mr. Wilson was hired to assist us during a transition period, and we are now ready for the next step in finding a permanent and highly qualified director specifically for the airport," Popescu said. "Now we need to find a truly experienced director who has experience at an active airport, who's negotiated with airlines and understands all aspects of the airline industry. We still lack that person in the management."
Wilson had done a good job at a hard job, said county Supervisor Josie Gonzales, chairwoman of the Inland Valley Development Agency, which oversees development around the airport.
"I think he's a hard worker," Gonzales said. "He's certainly guided us through many a difficult time, from the FBI warrants that were served on the airport and the IVDA agency all the way through the dissolution of the redevelopment agencies and the dissolution of the enterprise zones. And let's not forget Scot Spencer."
Gonzales said the board had voted to request proposals for a consultant to help them find a permanent executive director, but staff members hadn't followed that direction.
Like Popescu, Gonzales said some changes to management were planned.
"We're going to make some changes," she said.
Airport officials celebrated a victory at the airport in February with the completion of a $20.5 million international arrivals terminal and a spate of new development following the completion of a marketing study, including a new sheriff's aviation facility and dozens of new general aviation hangars now underway.
Popescu also pointed to a recent agreement with city of Industry-based Unical Aviation, which he said would pay $25,000 per month in rent for work there.
But no passenger flights have come to the airport, and the specter of FBI raids in 2011 still hangs over it. A hearing for former developer Spencer, who was charged with criminal conspiracy and perjury in connection with corruption at the airport, is scheduled for July.
"That's what I tried to say to a lot of people, that while there's been all this focus on commercial passenger flights the fact is there's an awful lot of activity and it's growing at this airport," Wilson said.
Activity — the number of takeoffs and landings — hit a record last year of more than 28,000, and the first six months of this year are on pace to break that, he said.
Combined with other recent steps to stabilize the airport's future, including refinancing its debt and convincing the Department of Finance to let the Inland Valley Development Agency use $5 million a year to help finance the airport, Wilson said he was optimistic.
"I came here to straighten out the airport and get rid of the bad actors and replace them with good operations," he said. "I came here to resolve the problems in the operations that were identified as deficiencies by the grand jury, and we've done that."
Wilson was hired following the resignation of Donald L. Rogers, shortly after the FBI began its investigation into the airport.
Both Wilson and Popescu said they expect the interim director to be Mike Burrows, the senior assistant director. Burrows didn't return a phone call Thursday afternoon.


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The Saw franchise committed its annual serial killing at the box office over the weekend before Halloween as Saw IV collected $31.8 million, according to final figures released Monday. Overall, the box office showed little signs of life, recording a Take That was lower than last year's for the sixth straight weekend. The No. 2 film was the Steve Carell comedy Dan in Real Life, which debuted with $11.8 million. But a huge drop-off occurred after the top-two. Last weekend's vampire film, 30 Days of Night, had most of the blood drained from it as it saw ticket sales fall to $6.9 million, just ahead of the fifth week of Disney's The Game Plan which took in $6.1 million, to bring its total to $76.9 million the biggest total of the season. Rounding out the top five was Why Did I Get Married?, which brought in $5.4 million in its third week.
The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):
1. Saw IV, Lions Gate, $31,756,764, 1 Wks. (New); 2. Dan in Real Life, Disney, $11,809,445, 1 Wks. (New); 3. 30 Days of Night, Sony, $6,862,764, 2 Wks., ($27,480,907); 4. The Game Plan, Disney, $6,129,720, 5 Wks., ($76,939,167); 5. Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?, Lions Gate, $5,643,899, 3 Wks., ($47,204,260); 6. Michael Clayton, Warner Bros., $4,924,374, 4 Wks., ($28,668,168); 7. Gone Baby Gone, Miramax, $3,817,451, 2 Wks., ($11,226,975); 8. The Nightmare Before Christmas, Disney, $3,446,012, 2 Wks., ($10,100,435); 9. We Own the Night, Sony, $3,395,012, 3 Wks., ($25,065,018); 10. The Comebacks, Fox Atomic, $3,371,708, 2 Wks., ($9,925,268).


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Pop star Lady Gaga says she was addicted in the past because it made her feel like a teenager.
The 27-year-old says drugs helped her forget her level of fame.
"The thing that I really fell in love with about it is that I completely forget that I am famous just totally forget about it, and I just take a puff and I am me when I was 17 again and there is something quite creative and liberating about it," femalefirst.co.uk quoted Gaga as saying.
However, she recently vowed to curb her drug use and wild behaviour because she does not want to die young, like Amy Winehouse.
"I want to live and I want my fans to live. I don't want them to torture themselves in the way I have," she said.


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H.G. Wells, noted author, when informed of Dr. Sigmund Freud's death, expressed keen regret that the famous scientist's "passionate desire" to become a British citizen had not been satisfied.
"A number of us," he said, "did all we could to satisfy that desire, for it was a great honor to Britain. But we were unable to do it. All that was necessary was a small private bill which could have been passed in half an hour with the consent of the Government, but it was not done. I am extraordinarily sorry that it couldn't be done."
All newspapers here published editorials eulogizing Prof. Freud, whom the News Chronicle termed the "greatest scientist of his age." All commented on the Nazi persecution which drove him, in the last year of his life, into exile.
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Just bought a GP100!
Just like the title says. It is used, but it looks immaculate from the pictures, $370 including shipping to my dealer! Range report to follow as soon as I can pick it up! :D
Great choice . I got a new one in 6" stainless steel 357 Mag with hogue grips about 6 weeks ago. Trigger was a bit gritty at first but after a couple of hundred rounds its smooth as glass. Very little recoil even with the .357 mags. You wont be disappointed..enjoy
You'll love it. It's built like a tank. Did you get a 4" or 6" barrel? I've had both, but am beginning to prefer the 4".
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great deal on a great gun. I was just lucky enough to find a 100 pack of .38 at walmart yesterday so I can actually shoot mine. .38/.357 is hard to come by in my neck of the woods.
You will not be dissapointed... I love my GP100 to death, and would never sell it...
Yup, the California ten day gun jail thing sucks. :rolleyes:
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Ardour insists that I do not have X11 installed, and will not start.
X11 definitely is installed, and I have manually started it up, but that doesn't help Ardour.
I am on a MacBook Pro with OSX 10.5.1, and X11 version 2.0.
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i read that you need to install X11 from the TIGER install DVD, and then install the X11SDK.pkg from the Xcode Tools folder on your Tiger install dvd/cds
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This has to do with the way X11 was reworked in Tiger. If you start X11 first, then Ardour, it should boot. I imagine this will be resolved in a future release.
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By Godfrey Bivbere
Aptech Limited, a Nigerian firm which currently runs Aptech Certified Computer Professional (ACCP) course in the country, has entered into partnership with the Middlesex University in London, Dubai or Mauritius, to offer students admitted in the programme the opportunity of obtaining a B.Sc. degree in their final year of the four course.
Aptech Project Co_ordinator, Yinka Adekunle, noted that Middlesex University which offers advance entry to students doing Aptech Certified Computer Professional (ACCP) course into the final year of B.Sc. (Honors) at the London, Dubai or Mauritius Campus of Middlesex University.
Adekunle noted that International Head of the University, Sanjai Singh said that collaboration is as a result of the institutions desire to meet the aspiration of many students desirous of international degree to them gain international exposure and improve their career prospects in the job market.
Adekunle quoted Singh to have said, "Most students' dream of an international degree which they believe will not only help give them gain international exposure but also improve their career prospects in the job market.
However sadly not many students have the means or an opportunity to fulfill these dreams due to the exorbitant monetary costs and tedious travel formalities involved in foreign education. Keeping this in mind and with an aim to provide a larger number of students, a chance to earn an international degree, Aptech has partnered with Middlesex University.â€
He urged students to register at any of the two intakes at the institution campuses to enable them partake in the induction that commences in September this year. He further disclosed that students enrolling under this alliance are eligible to get dual certification from Aptech as well as from Middlesex University, London/ Dubai /Mauritius.
Aptech and Middlesex University that held a career quest seminar recently, also offered three indigenes of Nigeria and students of Aptech Computer Education Scholarship of various categories. He gave the names of the three as Amina Macqueen, who got 100 percent scholarship to study in London while Olumuyiwa Dada and Franscis Owde won 50 percent at the career quest seminar.
Adekunle pointed out that "Middlesex University has over 34,000 students studying on Middlesex courses worldwide, both at their own campuses and also with partner institutions, making them one of the largest providers of British university education to international students.
He explained that Aptech Computer Education has built a reputation for high quality computer education, addressing the needs of discerning students worldwide.
According to him, "ACCP†(Aptech Certified Computer Professional) is targeted towards students who are serious about making a career in Information Technology. ACCP is designed as a career course that ensures students learn the skills that make them employable without compromising on quality and fundamentals. The program is aimed at giving the students exposure to the latest and in_demand technologies,†he concluded.


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CFI D.C. has been your advocate for science, reason, and secular values for over three years. Now, however, because of a major budget shortfall, we will have to close our physical office in D.C. in August. To maintain the quality of our services, we need your support now. Help us continue to be your voice of reason in the nation's capital.
Come and enjoy a light hors d'oeuvres reception with Friends of the Center and special guests, author Chris Mooney and CFI Director of Education John Shook. Listen to captivating talks by author Jennifer Michael Hecht and CFI CEO and President Ronald Lindsay.
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Jennifer Michael Hecht is the author of award-winning books of philosophy, history, and poetry. Her Doubt: A History (HarperOne, 2003) demonstrates a long, strong history of religious doubt from the origins of written history to the present day, all over the world. Hecht's The End of the Soul: Scientific Modernity, Atheism and Anthropology (Columbia University, 2003), won the Phi Beta Kappa Society's 2004 prestigious Ralph Waldo Emerson Award "for scholarly studies that contribute significantly to interpretations of the intellectual and cultural condition of humanity."
Hecht earned her Ph.D. in the History of Science and European Cultural History from Columbia University in 1995 and now teaches at The New School University. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband John, and their two children.
Ronald A. Lindsay, J.D., Ph.D. , is by training and experience both a lawyer and a philosopher. An honors graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, he practiced for twenty-six years with the national law firm of Seyfarth Shaw LLP prior to joining the Center for Inquiry, where he is now President and CEO. Dr. Lindsay received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Georgetown University, specializing in bioethics. He has had articles published in peer-reviewed journals such as The Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, and The American Journal of Bioethics. His book Future Bioethics: Overcoming Taboos, Myths, and Dogmas was published by Prometheus Books in June 2008.
Chris Mooney is a science and political journalist and commentator and the author of three books, including the New York Times bestselling The Republican War on Science-dubbed "a landmark in contemporary political reporting" by Salon.com and a "well-researched, closely argued and amply referenced indictment of the right wing's assault on science and scientists" by Scientific American-Storm World, and Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future, co-authored by Sheril Kirshenbaum. They also write "The Intersection" blog together for Discover blogs.
John Shook, Ph.D. is Director of Education and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Inquiry Transnational in Amherst, N.Y., and Research Associate in Philosophy at the University at Buffalo, since 2006. He has authored and edited more than a dozen books about naturalism, pragmatism, and humanism. He travels for lectures and debates across the United States and around the world.


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BASEBALL; It's Warm In Florida, To Delight Of the Mets
By BEN SHPIGEL
Published: April 19, 2007
The Mets traded their long underwear for short sleeves, stashed the woolen caps and ditched the parkas. No need for winter clothing here, where, for the first time in two weeks, they could embrace playing baseball alfresco.
''It's nice to feel the heat,'' Manager Willie Randolph said before Wednesday's game against the Florida Marlins. ''Want to run around naked.''
Don't worry: The Mets did not take up their manager on his offer, but they proved amenable to another sort of streaking while coasting to a 9-2 victory at Dolphin Stadium.
The starting pitcher, John Maine, took a no-hitter into the seventh inning. On their way to building a 4-0 lead, the first six hitters reached base against the team's longtime nemesis, Dontrelle Willis. For good measure, David Wright, with his second-inning single, set a franchise record by notching a hit in his 25th consecutive game.
That all of this happened in 80-degree weather should hardly be undervalued, and no one was as pleased to see the palm trees as Maine. His scheduled starts Sunday and Monday were pushed back because of the downpours that soaked the Northeast. Pitching on eight days' rest, he flirted with a no-hitter for the second time in two weeks -- on April 4 in St. Louis, he allowed only a fifth-inning single in seven shutout innings -- before Miguel Cabrera lead off the seventh with a sharp single to left-center field.
''He was outstanding,'' the pitching coach Rick Peterson said of Maine. ''Anything less would be an understatement.''
In striking out seven, including the side in the second, Maine mowed down a team that entered Wednesday with the highest batting average (.288) in baseball. Until Cabrera's single, Maine allowed only one ball out of the infield, Hanley Ramirez's third-inning flyout, while mixing in his slider and changeup with his low-90s fastball. When Maine left after 107 pitches, he was still reaching 92 and 93 miles an hour.
''I've been doing a better job preparing,'' Maine said. ''I felt good from the first through the seventh.''
Through five innings, the only thing that could stop him, it seemed, would be a pitch count that ballooned to 77 because of three walks and five strikeouts. Maine was scheduled to lead off the sixth, and Randolph was prepared to send David Newhan up as a pinch hitter until he looked up at the scoreboard and saw that Maine had yet to allow a hit.
Randolph was aware of how efficient Maine needed to pitch if he wanted any chance at lasting deeper into the game. Almost as ordered, the sixth went by in a bizarre eight-pitch blur -- four-pitch walk, three-pitch strikeout and a first-pitch double play -- and Maine was nine outs away from throwing the first no-hitter in franchise history.
''I really thought we had a shot,'' Paul Lo Duca said.
At least until Cabrera, who turned 24 Wednesday, came up in the seventh. He fell behind, 1-2, and was then tempted by a high fastball. Cabrera started to swing, then thought better of it. He held up, according to the first-base umpire, Laz Diaz.
''Borderline,'' Lo Duca said.
''No swing,'' Carlos Delgado said.
''I thought it was close,'' Maine said with a smile.
Given new life, Cabrera poked the next pitch, Maine's 90th, into the outfield for a single. As the ball hit the outfield grass, Maine slapped his glove out of frustration.
Maine lost his shutout a few batters later, when Joe Borchard smashed a two-run homer over the 434-foot sign in straightaway center field. After retiring the next hitter, Alfredo Am?ga, Maine was bathed in a standing ovation from the largely pro-Mets crowd of 17,219.
Maine is gradually cementing his role as one of the team's more reliable starters, a job that Willis has relished with the Marlins for the last five seasons. He entered the game tied for the league lead in victories, boasting a 3-0 record and a 3.32 earned run average. Nice numbers, sure, but check out Willis's lifetime success against the Mets: In 16 starts before Wednesday, Willis was 11-2 with a 2.02 E.R.A.
None of that mattered much when Reyes led off the game with a line single, the first of his four hits. Lo Duca, in the lineup a day after a foul tip bruised his right index finger and forced him to leave the game, reached on an error. Carlos Beltr?ripped a first-pitch single, scoring Reyes, and Delgado followed with a double down the right-field line. By the time Willis had thrown nine pitches, the Mets led, 2-0. They tacked on two more when Beltr?scored on an error and Alou's single scored Delgado.
The club record for longest hitting streak was previously shared by Hubie Brooks (1984) and Mike Piazza (1999). The Braves are sending their three best pitchers to face the Mets this weekend at Shea Stadium: Tim Hudson will face Mike Pelfrey on Friday, Chuck James will oppose Oliver P?ez on Saturday and John Smoltz will start against Tom Glavine in Sunday's series finale.
Photo: Carlos Delgado visited John Maine, left, in the seventh inning after Maine gave up his first hit of the game to the Marlins. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images)


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The rapper made the most of his time in Scotland by dining with 12 fans at the Glasgow restaurant...
As part of a three-day tour entitled Ultimate Weekender, Example selected a dozen fans to take along to the six tour dates throughout Britain and stopped in at Nando's new Glasgow restaurant on Saturday afternoon.
Before playing the tour's Glasgow date at the Garage, London-born rapper Example tweeted a picture of himself and 12 fans dining at the Sauchiehall Street branch.
The image - which was also posted to Instagram - showed the group enjoying six jumbo platters, including 12 whole chickens and 30 side dishes ranging from chips, corn, mash, spicy rice, salad, and macho peas. Example and his guests also shared 60 chicken wings.
The fans were treated to an all-expenses paid weekend courtesy of the rapper as they made their way across the country to see him perform at shows in London, Manchester and Glasgow.
Angela Boyd, General Manager of Nando's Sauchiehall Street said: "We were delighted that Example chose to treat his fans to a meal at our restaurant on Saturday, and understandably, there was a lot of excitement amongst our team when we found out.
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The show is expected to attract more than 20,000 of the world's leading food and drink industry science and technology professionals.
The event brings together people involved in food science, technology and the business of food and drink manufacture. Delegates include experts in research and development, product development, and quality assurance and quality control, plus executive management, marketing, procurement and sales, together with government officials and academics.
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So far, tweets have focused on food safety, labelling, waste and gluten-free foods.There were even tweets celebrating the winner of the Good Gumbo competition.
We will update the list, as more tweets are posted from the event in Louisiana.
Don't miss too, the video preview of the event, filmed at last year's IFT show in Chicago.
The IFT's Annual meeting and food expo takes place at the Morial Convention Center, on the banks of the Mississippi river, in New Orleans between June 21 – 24.
60% of 18-24 year olds agree that poultry brands that support animal welfare are worth paying more for. http://t.co/yI5exCYUY7� #IFT14— Mintel Research News (@mintelnews) June 24, 2014
Iowa's #1 in the nation in corn, pork & egg production & 2nd in the nation in soybean & red meat production #IFT14 #IowaFeedingtheNation— Iowa Economic Dev (@BusinessIOWA) June 24, 2014
39% of US consumers say they'd buy prepared meals more often if they had natural ingredients. http://t.co/yI5exCYUY7 #IFT14 #cleanlabel— Mintel Research News (@mintelnews) June 23, 2014
Date labeling confusion contributes to food waste.� #IFT14� http://t.co/MGjxS0fgP0— Frank Yiannas (@frankyiannas) June 24, 2014
Amazing job to all the team who worked so hard and made it so far this year! You should all be proud of what you accomplished! #IFT14— IFT Student Assoc (@IFT_SA) June 24, 2014
The winner of the $500 Student Travel Grant from the Division Networking Reception is...Prateck Sharona from New Zealand! #IFT14— IFT (@IFT) June 23, 2014
Congrats to David Shelep and Yousef Saeed Alsaadi, CFS, today's "Make a Good Gumbo" game winners #IFT14— IFT (@IFT) June 23, 2014
35% in the US say "made with whole grains" defines a healthy menu item. Ergo, product launches with Kamut are up 78% in last 2 years. #IFT14— Mintel Research News (@mintelnews) June 23, 2014
Why less is more for cake & whipped dessert texture & volume! Seeing is believing at BASF booth 5241 at #IFT14! pic.twitter.com/xR2hIwN0sl— BASF North America (@BASFCorporation) June 23, 2014
Caffeine in energy drinks unlikely to be harmful; effect of combination with other common ingredients in drinks isn't known. #IFT14— IFTMedia (@IFTMedia) June 23, 2014
74% of US consumers are either "very concerned" or "somewhat concerned" about food safety #IFT14. Learn more by visiting us at Booth #1641— Mintel Research News (@mintelnews) June 23, 2014
More than 1,000 ingredients in coffee; 6–8 on energy drinks.#IFT14— IFTMedia (@IFTMedia) June 23, 2014
Health concerns: diabetes, heart disease & cholesterol are some reasons consumers read ingredient labels #IFT14 booth 2143 @meatscience @ift— Kemin Industries (@KeminInd) June 23, 2014
Sugar intake has dropped in the US in past 10 years-Victor Fulgoni @ #IFT14— Powell Tate Food (@PTFood) June 23, 2014
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ESPN Insider article from Todd McShay pretty much says Pryor has little to no shot as an NFL QB. He has him ranked as a third round pick ONLY because of his potential to convert to a WR at the next level.
Bottom line, his inaccuracy is a problem as well as his poor football intelligence. (Let's just call that poor intelligence and not unneccesarily limit it, shall we?).
This kid has built up some really bad karma and it's just sitting in a bank vault somewhere waiting to spill out like an over-packed closet in a cartoon.


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There are countless sleeping bag varieties that combine features like weight, volume, size and warmth to fit your needs. Knowing your style of camping is necessary for having the right sleeping bag.
When choosing sleeping bags for Romantic Camping COMFORT is the bottom-line. The following are the three most important comfort factors to consider:
- Warmth – Determine the temperature rating that will best fit your camping style. Remember that the temperature rating system is only an approximate range. You want a bag that will keep you cozy while sleeping naked.
- Space - Larger sized bags are more comfortable and can better accommodate two moving bodies. However, smaller sleeping bags are best for camping in cold climates. You do not want lots of dead space in your bag when it's cold.
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The University of Vienna has a new report on far-right attacks on the press, a concept they sketch to include legal action, abuse of power and online abuse. The report describes a delicate relationship between the rise of far-right nationalism/populism and declines in the quality of European democracy. Meanwhile @datasociety's new report on Media Manipulation only describes the tactics and platforms that "far-right groups" are using to manipulate media, but the social and economic factors that make traditional media vulnerable.
A survey of Chinese localities suggests that "technology competence, top management support, perceived benefits, and citizen readiness significantly influence assimilation of social media in local government agencies." And globally it doesn't seem to be going well, at least in terms of responsive web design. Global research suggests that government websites still suck on mobiles. Or more carefully put: "The results show that only 0.03% of government websites comes close to adhere to mobile web best practices (MWBP) guidelines with compliant rate greater than 80%." But every little bit counts. Even when government's are lackadaisical on social media, having a Facebook page can still spur citizen engagement, at least according to a study of 18 months of communications in La Paz, Mexico. Continue reading "research links w 19 & 20-17"


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According to a large study, men who have rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels after surgery or radiation therapy may be able to safely hold off on receiving hormone therapy until they experience symptoms or other signs that the cancer has returned. PSA is a substance released by prostate tissue that is found in higher levels in a man's blood when there is abnormal activity in the prostate, such as prostate cancer. Rising PSA levels after initial treatment for prostate cancer is called a PSA relapse. It means that the PSA levels are increased, but a man has no other symptoms of cancer or signs of cancer on imaging tests.
Currently, there are no standard recommendations on when to start hormone therapy for men with a PSA relapse. Hormone therapy for prostate cancer, also called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), is used to reduce the amount of male hormones called androgens that the cancer can use to grow and spread.
For this study, researchers analyzed information from 2,012 men who had a PSA relapse after either surgery to remove the prostate or radiation therapy. When these patients received ADT was categorized as either "immediate," meaning ADT was started within three months of the PSA relapse, or "deferred," meaning ADT was started at least two years after the PSA relapse or when they had other symptoms or signs that the cancer returned or was worsening.
Researchers found that the percentage of men who died of either prostate cancer or other causes after five years was similar for both treatment strategies, with about 85% of men who received the "immediate" treatment and 87% of men who received the "deferred" treatment alive after five years. This means that neither strategy lengthened nor shortened men's lives.
What this means for patients
"Rising PSA levels trigger a lot of anxiety, and many men want to start treatment as soon as possible," said lead study author Xabier Garcia-Albeniz, MD, a research associate at Harvard University School of Public Health in Boston, MA. "These findings suggest that there may be no need to rush to ADT. If our results are confirmed, patients could feel more comfortable waiting until they develop symptoms or signs of cancer that are seen on a scan, before initiating ADT." Delaying hormone therapy would allow men to avoid a decrease in quality of life associated with common side effects of ADT that can worsen the longer it is given, such as sexual problems, bone weakness and breaks, hot flashes, decreased mental sharpness, fatigue, loss of muscle, high cholesterol, weight gain, and depression.
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- What stage of prostate cancer do I have? What does this mean?
- What treatments have I already received?
- How often is PSA testing done?
- If my PSA levels rise, what other tests are needed to search for a return of the cancer?
- What are the next steps after these tests?
- Will I need hormone therapy? Why or why not?
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