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Angelina Jolie
Date of Birth: June 4, 1975.
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, Calif.
Sign: Sun in Gemini, Moon in Aries.
Relations: Father: Jon Voight (actor); mother: Marcheline Bertrand (former actress); brother: James Haven Voight (director); husband: Billy Bob Thornton (actor, director, writer); ex-husband: Jonny Lee Miller (actor).
Education: Attended Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and New York University (majored in film).
WITH HER LONG legs, ample bee-stung lips and striking deep-set blue eyes, Angelina Jolie may have been destined for screen stardom even without
benefit of talent or family name, both of which are considerable, but
these attributes didn't hurt.
Born Angelina Jolie Voight, which translated means "pretty little angel eyes" on June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles, California.
Her father, actor Jon Voight—best known for Midnight Cowboy and Coming Home, for which he won an Oscar—separated from her mother, the former model/actress Marcheline Bertrand, when Jolie was just a year old. Raised by her mother along with her older brother, James Haven, in Palisades, New York, Jolie made her feature film debut with a bit role in the poorly received 1982 film Lookin' to Get Out, co-produced and co-written by Voight, who also starred in the movie.
Jolie began formally studying acting at the renowned Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in New York City at age 11.
Five years later, she began living on her own, working as a professional model and appearing in music videos for artists including the Rolling Stones, Lenny Kravitz, Meat Loaf, and the Lemonheads. Moving back to Los Angeles, Jolie acted in several student films directed by her brother, who was then attending the University of Southern California film school. She also joined the Met Theater Group and performed alongside fellow members like Ed Harris and Holly Hunter.
After a couple forgettable films (including the direct-to-video Cyborg II: Glass Shadows), Jolie landed her first starring role in the 1995 cyber-thriller Hackers. Though the film met with a generally poor reception, Jolie earned praise for her performance; she also fell in love with co-star Jonny Lee Miller. At the couple's wedding ceremony in March 1996, the unconventional bride wore black rubber pants and a shirt on which she had written the groom's name in her own blood. Jolie and Miller separated less than a year later; they were divorced in 1999.
Over the next several years, Jolie's reputation as Hollywood's newest "bad girl" grew steadily, even as a number of highly acclaimed performances established her as a talented A-list actress. In 1997, she earned an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe Award for her supporting turn in the TNT biopic George Wallace, starring Gary Sinise. She achieved the same feats—this time as Best Actress—the following year, for her emotionally-charged performance at the center of HBO's Gia, based on the true story of Gia Carangi, a rebellious, heroin-addicted model who died of AIDS in the mid-1980s.
On the big screen, Jolie initially had less success, starring in several poorly received films, most notably Foxfire and Playing God, co-starring Timothy Hutton and David Duchovny. She had more luck with the ensemble comedy-drama Playing By Heart, appearing alongside such heavy-hitters as Sean Connery and Gena Rowlands. In 1999, Jolie appeared in three major films: the disappointing comedy Pushing Tin, co-starring John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett; The Bone Collector, a thriller co-starring Denzel Washington; and Girl, Interrupted, co-starring Winona Ryder. In the latter film, Jolie's performance as Lisa, a charismatic sociopathic inmate in a psychiatric hospital, earned her rave reviews, a third straight Golden Globe, and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
This year, Jolie stared with Nicolas Cage in the action-packed Gone in Sixty Seconds and with Antonio Banderas in the period drama Dancing in the Dark.
After her divorce from Miller, Jolie was romantically linked to her Playing God co-star and veteran "bad boy" Hutton; they reportedly broke up in 1999. In the spring of 2000, she began dating her Pushing Tin co-star and fellow Oscar winner (Best Adapted Screenplay for 1997's Sling Blade) Thornton.
Thornton's fiancé at the time found out about his indiscretion through the tabloids. But the worst was when his girlfriend, Jolie, walked around with a tattoo of her boyfriends name on her arm. Jolie and Thornton wed (she for the second time, he for the fifth) on May 5, 2000, in Las Vegas.
2000 Gone in 60 Seconds
1999 Pushing Tin
1999 The Bone Collector
1999 Girl, Interrupted
1998 Hell's Kitchen
1998 Playing by Heart
1997 Playing God
1996 Love Is All There Is
1996 Foxfire
1996 Mojave Moon
1995 Hackers
1993 Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow
1998 Gia
1997 George Wallace
1997 True Women.
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Longtime local radio voice 'Marvelous Marvin' Boone off air in CBS Radio Tampa restructuring
After more than 30 years in Tampa Bay area radio, "Marvelous Marvin" Boone is once again in need of a job.
He found out this morning, when WRBQ-FM program director Mason Dixon informed Boone, 52, that he would no longer appear on Q105's 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. midday shift. "I was the victim of budget cuts," said Boone, who has worked at WRBQ for eight years. "Everybody's downsizing...so, now my new job is getting a job."
Boone's departure is one of several personnel moves made at Tampa-area CBS Radio stations today, including the departure of several staffers at smooth jazz station WSJT-FM. At WSJT, local programmers have been replaced by Broadcast Architecture, a California-based consulting company which offers syndicated radio shows by smooth jazz musicians such as pianist Ramsey Lewis and saxophonist Dave Koz.
The change, implemented today, means only WSJT's morning show will feature local, live voices, displacing longtime personalities Alicia Kaye, George Nix and Al Santana. Ed Krampf, who took over as CBS Radio's top executive in Tampa Oct. 1, declined to confirm a report on the Radio & Records Web site that close to 20 people left the company following the changes.
"The ratings (at WSJT) weren't very good," said Krampf, who downplayed the cost savings element of the changes at the smooth jazz station. "We're adding some real brand names to maximize the ratings potential of the station."
Industry experts speculated CBS Radio might be planning a shakeup following the sudden departure of longtime Tampa market manager Charlie Ochs at the beginning of October. The company owns six stations in the area, including WRBQ, WSJT, WLLD-FM (Wild 98.7), WQYK-FM (99.5), WQYK-AM (1010 Sports Radio) and WYUU-FM (La Nueva 92).
Boone, 52, was full of wry humor today, fielding phone calls from tearful fans who seemed to take his departure worse than he has. A West Virginia native who landed at a New Port Richey station in 1977, Boone has worked at WMTX-FM (Mix 96), WHBO-AM (1040) and WFLA-AM (970) at various times, earning a reputation as master of oldies rock 'n' roll trivia. (at left, a picture from a 2006 Times feature on Boone's 115-pound weight loss)
The son and namesake of a radio DJ, Marvin Boone Sr., he remained philosophical about losing his job -- well aware that fewer radio stations are using established local voices for midday shifts, relying instead on distant syndicated DJs or low-priced new talent.
"I watched my dad get fired, I know the drill," said Boone, who already has a business DJ-ing for private functions and hopes to find a new job in local radio (see his Web site here). "I'm a man of faith, so I know God's in control, not me...All I know, is the Rays better win, or I'll really be depressed."

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PLEASE HELP QUICKLY?!!! Just got a call for an angel (male) theme cake for Saturday before noon (I have to work tomorrow plus deliver it 10 miles away Sat. too). This is for the kindest and most wonderful customer anyone could dream of, whose father past away last night. Sniff sniff. They'd like an Angel theme so I need something without too much detail because I can do ok but I am NOT like a freehand artist. I was thinking of having the grocery store print his head on an icing sheet and need a nice simple pattern for outstretched (hopefully) angel wings to pipe behind that on the cake. They also want me to incorporate a lot of words like "kind, dependable, generous, stubborn....somewhere on the cake (thought about piping the words on some of the feathers. This is to fit on a 13x18 rectangle cake. Near the top (long side) maybe a sun shining down through a few clouds with a couple of doves flying. Please email me your ideas direct to save me time(?) @ [email protected]
Sent you an email!
I am also looking for ideas for an angel cake. My daughter is turning one and I decided to make her cake... but there is almost nothing out there...and I am a beginner. Her party is Feb 1st.
Any help is appreciated!
Yeah, what's up with that? Where's all the angel design cakes?
Here is a link to a great web site, it has all kinds of silhouette of angels, angel wings and pictures. It also has all kinds of other silhouettes/pictures of other things that may come in handy, for other decorating projects.
Hope this can be helpful you or anyone else.
God Bless,
Thanks, this helped TONS!
First impressions molds have beautiful molds for angels..
grannys3angels......thanks for sharing this great website
delynn....please post a pic of your cake when completed...thanks
Your very welcome NuttyNanny.
God Bless,
I was going to post the pic of what I had time to come up with for this cake but 1.31 MB is the size of my pic so I can't post it. I get an error message that says I need it to be 800x800 pixels. Anyone have a clue how to make it work?
Go to this web site and resize your picture.
#1 pick the picture you what to resize, then go to #2 and click 750 pixels or custom your size and type in 800.
#4 click Best and then resize...it will resize your picture to the size you what/need, and then you will just have to download it.
After doing this you should be able to upload your picture to CC. Good Luck!
God Bless,
Ohhh your cake is beautiful! You did a great job on the cake, the angels and the wings all look so good. I really like your design
God Bless,
This came out perfect! You did an awesome job!
Oops! When I was putting away everything from this cake, I glanced at my sketch and noticed OMG, I FORGOT THE HALOS!!!!! I wonder if my customer/friend noticed. I guess these angels will get their halos' after they've done some heavenly good deeds??? Oh well, life goes on.
Curious, how long does it take for the uploaded pic to get posted on the Gallery's 'Recent Uploads' page? I don't see this pic yet.
I just want to thank all the ideas and support. I will post my picture as soon as I get this cake done and if it come out ok...
Delynn your cake was awesome!!!


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Warm tributes were paid to Craven District Council's departing monitoring officer at her last council meeting.
Gill Cooper, the council's chief legal officer responsible for member and bereavement services and a member of the council's management team, is to join the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, where she will be its solicitor and monitoring officer.
Council chairman Coun Donny Whaites (Cons) said Mrs Cooper had always given him and other members sound advice and wished her well in her new job.
And Coun Stephen Place (Ind), chairman of audit and governance, said he had thoroughly enjoyed working with Mrs Cooper and thanked her for her support and dedication.
Mrs Cooper, who joined the council in June 2007 as its head of legal services, became its monitoring officer a few months later before being promoted to strategic manager, legal and democratic services in 2010.
She will start at the national park authority's offices in Bainbridge on Monday.


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We woke up with a winter chill this morning. Brrr. What better time for warm comfort food to chase away that chill. This recipe is from my sister Carmen who is a fabulous cook! It's got all the perfect mixings for a meal to warm your innards on a cold winter day. I hope you enjoy!
Meatloaf and Shephard Pie a la Carmen
2 pounds ground round beef
1 Martin's round potato roll broken into small pieces
2 eggs
1 ½ packages of Knorr brown gravy mix
½ cup ketchup
½ cup whole milk
1 tsp salt
Pillsbury Pie Crust (for pie)
Preheat oven to 375º
Mix all the ingredients except the ground beef in large bowl breaking up the bread (I use a whisk). Add the beef and gently incorporate – do not overmix.
Place in loaf pan and spread out. Drizzle ketchup on top.
Bake for 45-50 minutes and let sit for 15 minutes before serving.
Serve with mashed potatoes and caramelized onions (onions that have been sautéed in butter, olive oil and salt until brown.
Enjoy the meatloaf and if you've got some leftovers, it's time for the Shephard's Pie!
Shepard's Pie
Using store bought pie crust place crust in pie pan. Cover with non-stick foil and bake with dry beans (I use the same ones over and over to keep the crust from lifting) at 375º for 20 minutes. Remove beans and foil and bake an additional 5 -10 minutes until golden brown.
Spread caramelized onions on the bottom. Break up the left over meatloaf and place in pan. Spread leftover mashed potatoes over the meatloaf.
Bake 20 minutes or until heated through.
Here is a picture of me and my sis during one of our cooking moments!


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H Yu
Affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina
Country: USA
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- FTY720 inhibited proinflammatory cytokine release and osteoclastogenesis induced by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitansHong Yu
Department of Oral Health Sciences and the Center for Oral Health Research, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
Lipids Health Dis 14:66. 2015..This study determined the effect of FTY720 on proinflammatory cytokine production and osteoclastogenesis in murine bone marrow cells with or without A. actinomycetemcomitans stimulation...
- Fenretinide inhibited de novo ceramide synthesis and proinflammatory cytokines induced by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitansHong Yu
Department of Craniofacial Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
J Lipid Res 54:189-201. 2013..This study emphasizes the de novo ceramide synthesis pathway in response to bacterial stimulation and demonstrates the anti-inflammatory role of fenretinide in the bacteria-induced immune response...
- Novel system uses probasin-based promoter, transcriptional silencers and amplification loop to induce high-level prostate expressionJan Woraratanadharm
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
BMC Biotechnol 7:9. 2007..To prevent systemic toxicity, tissue- and/or cancer-specific gene expression is required. However, the use of tissue- or cancer-specific promoters to target transgene expression has been hampered by their weak activity...
- Oral instillation with surfactant phospholipid: a reliable alternative to intratracheal injection in mouse studiesH Yu
Department of Pediatrics, Darby Children s Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Lab Anim 42:294-304. 2008..This procedure has the benefits of eliminating the discomfort, local inflammation and mortality associated with the more invasive IT surgical procedures...
- Defective acid sphingomyelinase pathway with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosisHong Yu
Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley BSB 749, Charleston, SC 29403, USA
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 41:367-75. 2009..aeruginosa infection. This study demonstrates that the defective ASMase pathway in CF is a key contributor to the unabated IL-8 response with P. aeruginosa infection and to the compromised host response failing to eradicate bacteria...
- Simvastatin inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced osteoclastogenesis and reduces alveolar bone loss in experimental periodontal diseaseJ Jin
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
J Periodontal Res 49:518-26. 2014....
- Metabolic syndrome exacerbates inflammation and bone loss in periodontitisY Li
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
J Dent Res 94:362-70. 2015..This study also suggests that SFA palmitic acid may play an important role in MetS-associated periodontitis by enhancing LPS-induced expression of inflammatory cytokines in macrophages. ..
- IL-10 delivery by AAV5 vector attenuates inflammation in mice with Pseudomonas pneumoniaS M Buff
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Darby Children s Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Gene Ther 17:567-76. 2010..These results suggest that AAV5.Cbeta-mIL10 induces IL-10 levels in the lungs mediating a significant anti-inflammatory response and making AAV-IL-10 gene transfer a potentially useful therapy in the treatment of CF lung disease...
- Simvastatin inhibits LPS-induced alveolar bone loss during metabolic syndromeJ Jin
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
J Dent Res 93:294-9. 2014..This study demonstrated that simvastatin inhibited LPS-induced alveolar bone loss and periodontal tissue inflammation in rats with MS. ..
- Sustained mitogen-activated protein kinase activation with Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans causes inflammatory bone lossJ Dunmyer
Department of Craniofacial Biology and the Center for Oral Health Research, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Mol Oral Microbiol 27:397-407. 2012..actinomycetemcomitans stimulation elicits a pro-inflammatory host response through sustained MAPK signaling, leading to enhanced bone resorption within the rat calvarial bone...
- New complex Ad vectors incorporating both rtTA and tTS deliver tightly regulated transgene expression both in vitro and in vivoS Rubinchik
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29403, USA
Gene Ther 12:504-11. 2005..In conclusion, a highly effective transgene regulation system, deliverable by a single adenoviral vector, is now available...
- Highly specific transgene expression mediated by a complex adenovirus vector incorporating a prostate-specific amplification feedback loopJ Woraratanadharm
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Gene Ther 11:1399-407. 2004..The PFLPS regulation system, therefore, serves as a promising new approach in the development of both a specific and effective vector for cancer gene therapy...
- A complex adenovirus vector that delivers FASL-GFP with combined prostate-specific and tetracycline-regulated expressionS Rubinchik
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charlestown, SC 29403, USA
Mol Ther 4:416-26. 2001..This strategy should be able to improve the safety and efficacy of cancer gene therapy using other cytotoxic genes as well...
- Innate lung defenses and compromised Pseudomonas aeruginosa clearance in the malnourished mouse model of respiratory infections in cystic fibrosisH Yu
Departments of Microbiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Infect Immun 68:2142-7. 2000....
- Expression of arginase isozymes in mouse brainH Yu
Mental Retardation Research Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90024-1759, USA
J Neurosci Res 66:406-22. 2001..This study showed that AI is expressed in the mouse brain, and more strongly than AII, and sheds light on the anatomic basis for the arginine-->ornithine-->glutamate-->GABA pathway...
- Analysis of promoters controlled by the putative sigma factor AlgU regulating conversion to mucoidy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: relationship to sigma E and stress responseD W Martin
Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 78284 7758
J Bacteriol 176:6688-96. 1994..typhimurium was cloned and sequenced, and it is displayed one amino acid substitution relative to its E. coli equivalent. AlgU and its close homologs in E. coli and S. typhimurium may be functionally related...
- Evidence of altered hypothalamic pro-opiomelanocortin/ neuropeptide Y mRNA expression in tubby miceX M Guan
Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Merck Research Laboratories, P O Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
Brain Res Mol Brain Res 59:273-9. 1998..These results suggest that the altered hypothalamic POMC and/or NPY functions may be important contributing factors for the development of obesity in this animal model...
- Expression of Th1/Th2 cytokine mRNA in peritoneal exudative polymorphonuclear neutrophils and their effects on mononuclear cell Th1/Th2 cytokine production in MRL-lpr/lpr miceC Yu
Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital Taipei, Taiwan, China
Immunology 95:480-7. 1998..Autoimmune PEC-PMN can exert significant modulatory effects on Th1/Th2 cytokine production by autologous MNC in stimulation...
- Heterogeneous populations of ES cells in the generation of a floxed Presenilin-1 alleleH Yu
Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Genesis 26:5-8. 2000..It is therefore critical to screen for possible recombination events involving all 3 loxP sites, in order to identify ES cells clones bearing high proportions of the desired ES cells. genesis 26:5-8, 2000...
- Role of the guanosine triphosphatase Rac2 in T helper 1 cell differentiationB Li
Section of Immunobiology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520 8011, USA
Science 288:2219-22. 2000..Moreover, T cells from Rac2-/- mice showed decreased IFN-gamma production under TH1 conditions in vitro. Thus, Rac2 activates TH1-specific signaling and IFN-gamma gene expression...
- Role of the melanocortin-4 receptor in metabolic rate and food intake in miceA S Chen
Department of Metabolic Disorders, Merck Research Laboratories, NJ, USA
Transgenic Res 9:145-54. 2000..We conclude that MC-4R can mediate control of both metabolic rate and food intake in mice. We infer that a role for MC-3R in mediating the acute effects of MT-II on basal metabolic rate and food intake in wildtype mice seems limited...
- Dexamethasone inhibits the antigen presentation of dendritic cells in MHC class II pathwayJ Pan
Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University, 353 Yan'an Road, Hangzhou 310031, People's Republic of China
Immunol Lett 76:153-61. 2001....
- Intratumoral IL-18 gene transfer improves therapeutic efficacy of antibody-targeted superantigen in established murine melanomaQ Wang
Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University, 353 Yan'an Road, Hangzhou, 310031, PR China
Gene Ther 8:542-50. 2001..Our data demonstrated that the antitumor effect of C215Fab-SEA immunotherapy could be potentiated significantly by combination with intratumoral IL-18 gene transfer through more efficient activation of Th1 immune responses...
- A new spontaneous mutation in the mouse protocadherin 15 geneQ Y Zheng
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Hear Res 219:110-20. 2006..Since these animals show severe functional deficits but have relatively mild stereocilia defects at a young age they may provide an appropriate model to test for a direct role of Pcdh15 in mechanotransduction...
- GADD45gamma mediates the activation of the p38 and JNK MAP kinase pathways and cytokine production in effector TH1 cellsB Lu
Section of Immunobiology and, Yale University School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Immunity 14:583-90. 2001..Additionally, GADD45gamma deficiencies caused reduced contact hypersensitivity in mice. Thus, GADD45gamma mediates activation of the p38 and JNK pathways and effector function of TH1 cells...
- Pulmonary soiling by pus after one-lung ventilation with a Univent tubeH Yu
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 48:1342. 2004
- Vaccination with IL-18 gene-modified, superantigen-coated tumor cells elicits potent antitumor immune responseQ Wang
Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 127:718-26. 2001..CONCLUSION: Vaccination with IL-18 gene-modified, C215Fab-SEA-coated tumor cells elicited potent antitumor response through induction of tumor-specific immune response...
- Functional equivalence of Escherichia coli sigma E and Pseudomonas aeruginosa AlgU: E. coli rpoE restores mucoidy and reduces sensitivity to reactive oxygen intermediates in algU mutants of P. aeruginosaH Yu
Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 78284 7758, USA
J Bacteriol 177:3259-68. 1995..aeruginosa and suggest that elements showing sequence similarity to those known to regulate AlgU activity in P. aeruginosa are also present in other bacteria...


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Following our preview of the eYe COMME des GARCONS JUNYA WATANABE MAN x The North Face winter down coat, we can now show you more of the items expected from this latest collaborative collection. A field jacket which will be available in black or beige features a classic JUNYA WATANABE MAN check print lining which has also been placed on the underside of the collar. A range of hooded GORE-TEX parkas are both created in full- and half-zip versions, and finally finishing off the line are corduroy down vests which have been given a zipped front pocket compartment and a waist cinch on the back. Set to release soon, the parkas and down vest will retail in Japan for ¥72,450 JPY each (approximately $930 USD) whilst the field jacket's price has been set at ¥90,300 JPY (approximately $1,160 USD).
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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Miguel Cabrera's RBI double and Jhonny Peralta's homer highlighted a three-run first inning that helped send the Detroit Tigers past the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Monday.
Cabrera had two hits and scored twice.
Tigers starter Rick Porcello allowed three runs and four hits in six innings. He struck out three and gave up a solo home run to Rob Brantly.
Marlins starter Wade LeBlanc gave up four runs and seven hits in five innings. He walked one, struck out four and threw 86 pitches.
The Marlins pulled within 3-2 in the second on Justin Ruggiano's RBI single and Adeiny Hechavarria's triple.
Singles by Cabrera, Matt Tuiasosopo and Alex Avila in the third gave Detroit a 4-2 lead.
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I would not refer anyone to the surgeon I used the first time. The dermatologist I used the second time did an okay job except I was locked inside the building twice because they "forgot" I was in a room waiting.The actual drop down thing I needed wasn't there. I have xanthomas around my eyes. Had them surgically removed the firs time, the second time they were just sliced off. They've now come back worse then ever. I've heard I can freeze them off with wart remover...any suggestions? I'm desperate. I refuse to be seen in public until these are gone and cannot afford to go have them all removed again.
Xanthomas Around Eyelids
I would not refer anyone to the surgeon I used the...
Using garlic cloves did the trick.
If you're wanting to get rid of xanthomas, garlic cloves held on them for as long as you can stand it until the area is raw will do the trick. Mine did come back after about 8 months, but it cost me less than a dollar and the healing time was shorter than the dermatologists.
He left me scarred.
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access to reading lists in prison libraries
There's an interesting little article in the New York Times today about whether the prison reading list of a prisoner can be used against them in a trial. The case involves a 2007 home invasion and murder in Connecticut. The … Continue reading
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This story about a guy being busted for using public wifi is making the rounds and, like the recent scrotum story, has a lot of possible ways of interpreting events. Short story: guy gets busted for using public library wifi … Continue reading
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1. You Can't Say That On Television
This show made everyone hate the school cafeteria even more than they already did. It also made me pack my lunch for the rest of my life.
2. The Powerpuff Girls
Admittedly, this show was a relatively normal kids program. But I'll just say this clip is how my parents may or may not have explained President Clinton's affair to using this clip.
3. Rocko's Modern Life
Now don't get me wrong, I loved Rocko's Modern Life just as much as the next kid, but this show had some preeettttyy questionable moments. I mean, I know this scene is all LOLs, but it's pretty clearly gay bashing for children.
4. Cow and Chicken
This Cartoon Network show had so much WTF it's hard to say which episodes didn't creep me out as a kid.
5. Doctor Who
Dr. Who still makes me hide behind my couch.
6. Courage the Cowardly Dog
Courage the Cowardly Dog was like a bad acid trip for children. That creepy sitar music haunts me to this day.
7. Barney and Friends
This song on repeat is terrifying. And the fact that I had this on all the time is probably why I have problems saying "I love you" to anyone.
8. Are You Afraid of the Dark
Because of AYAD, I have a crippling fear of clowns. But that could also be attributed to my great-grandmother's extensive clown collection. Both these were equally scarring.
9. Ren and Stimpy
This show scared the shit out of me as a kid. It scared the shit out of me and I still watched it. Thank you for making me a child masochist!
10. Teletubbies
Just…everything about this show.
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" Windows and Doors "
ONE STAR TOO MANY cant do zero !!!!agree for sales rep to come round. haggle the price down and pay a 20% deposit. have a survey (if they choose to turn up when agreed). few days later get informed it is £100 more with no clear reason other than maybe I haggled them down too much. await and chase for ever for your deposit to be refunded. get another quote from a more reputable company and discover the original amazing good price you thought you agreed wasn't as good as the smarmy creepy disingenuous sales rep led you believe. Here endeth my WARNING
Myself and my wife (they insist on both being present at the time) had an unsolicited phone call in May, offering government back reductions, and booked an appointment.
The salesman arrived, and we made our requirements very clear, they would have to be sash double glazed, and installed as the existing sash double glazed were (These are manufactured by Quickslide in Yorkshire). I also gave him the ball-park figure I had from another supplier to fit more of the same, so he knew where we were coming from.
He promised A Rated units, Ecoseals own employees (I was concerned that sub-contractors become more of a lottery), and a Fensa Certificate. The promised quality was sufficient to make us pay significantly more for these windows.
I have received none of these. I now have B rated windows (manufactured by Quickslide), fitted by sub-contractors, and Fensa will not certificate, because the installation process is classed as a repair (this has been validated by a surveyor), and two soiled carpets, and a soiled childrens chair. The installation took place on 3rd and 4th July. Obviously if I have known this, I would have been able to choose the far cheaper Company, as they offered the same product, with no certification. It would probably have been the easiest decision of my life.
This was financed by Hitachi Capital, so we will be claiming under S.75, as the goods have been mispresented, and holding one or both parties liable, but I am concerned that this practice is still going on. Ignoring the fact that the salesman (Alan Shenton) was prepared to look at my existing windows, take my existing quote (£3600), knowing they would supply the same window, and charge so much more is immoral, but by making representations around the quality and certification, and against which he has broken the law.
We have rejected the windows, I raised the issue as soon as I checked the first windows that were installed on 3rd when the contractors arrived to fit on 4th, but so far, have not received anything other than a phone call from Ecoseal at 4.50pm (Frank, who wouldn't give his surname), threatening charges for not signing off the contract. The fact that the representations made were spoken, were, according to him "not worth the paper they were written on". That tells me all I need to know!
The job is not yet complete (one part of a window is missing), but I cam concerned that this practice is being operated in this way in Newcastle. I also don't believe it's right that someone can remain silent, if they know, or ought to know that the product they sell is identical, but it now explains why he wouldn't dismiss my existing windows, although he did state their windows speak for themselves! That was a perfect opportunity for him to be honest, and say save your money. I don't think such morally bankrupt people should be trusted in a business environment, where the £ is more important to them that the person they are relieving of it. The situation now makes me feel physically sick, that someone would do that, and I don't believe I could be the only one this has happened or will happen to.
One star because I can't put 0. Shambolic organisation
I have had the Marketing Manager of Ecoseal, Stoke on Trent come and see me and try to sell me double Glazing, Started with three prices and then went down over £2,500 to try and make me buy their windows. He sat there for 2 hours trying to make me sign and buy their windows as they were the cheapest around. In the end I had to be rude and throw him out as he was extremely pushy. Don't let them in as if you are not strong enough they will make your sign anything just to get rid of them. Don't fall for their lines about how good they are etc, etc. There website doesn't say much at all about the company so don't trust them.
Eco Seal - Loomer Rd, Stoke On Trent. When I told the telesales person I was'nt interested ( late evening call ) I received 2 further calls that same night, in one he asked me to come down to their office if I did'nt like how I was being talked to ! DONT LET THESE PEOPLE NEAR YOUR HOME. I have given 1 star just to submit.


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Just wondering when the finale will be broadcast? I've been looking around and haven't been able to find anything.
Just wondering when the finale will be broadcast? I've been looking around and haven't been able to find anything.
The finale is on December 17 followed by a 1-hour reunion show
Wow, don't they still have a lot of people left for a Dec. 17th finale? That's only three more episodes before the finale!Originally Posted by kenji;2159075;
Well, rumor has it that there is aOriginally Posted by Melsevene;2159321;which certainly fits with the timing.Click to see Spoiler:final 5 this year, not final 3
Wow the 17th is just around the corner.. all my fav reality shows have been cut from length the past few years.. they are really consolidating the shows! Are you sure it's the 17th???Originally Posted by Melsevene;2159321;
I was watching CBS tonight, and in the Survivor previews, they said there were only 4 more shows.
There has been a lot of speculation at how things will play out, as in how many jury members, how many members will they be voting on, etc.
I would say the only thing which shold be certain is that the hidden idol can be used all the way up until final 4. Whether that would mean that the vote is from a normal tribal counsel, or some sort of jury vote remains to be seen.
Someone else told me it could be used THROUGH the final 4. No?Originally Posted by radar;2161790;
Nope. You can use it to get you to the final 4, but not to the final 3.
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Strangest. News. Report. Ever.
This has got to be a record for the newscast most like a roller coaster ride ever. Seriously, you have to watch the whole thing, and then watch it again. This kid is the best hero ever, and also the strangest. For a total screwball he really has his head screwed on straight. Wait, What?:rolleyes:
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Sober this kid up. The drugs he is on, plus the adrenalin, has put him over the limit.
I like him. I have known people like him who are clean and sober, they are just like that.
I wonder why the cops would have let him go if he was on drugs? He looks pretty clear-eyed to me. Any of the cops here want to comment on that? Wray? Robo? Anyone?
Do not fear what you do not understand,,! ;)
Who says weird ain't Kool , (Back-Pack)..! :D :cool:
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LOL, this guy is great ... I'm sure the folks that saw this interview on the 5 o'clock news heard mostly beeping :p
I don't believe he was high. It's just the lifestyle he's living. He seems like a nice kid. I just hope he grows up some day. :D He seems honest and caring and reminds me of a modern day hippie. Not to mention he might be a little freaked after the ordeal he just went through.
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Welcome to Nilo Cruz's world. He's a playwright who's scaled some of the highest peaks of his art—he's won a Pulitzer Prize for drama, for crissakes. Cruz is famous. He's important. He's made it. And now, he can write whatever the hell he wants: immerse himself in his most personally revealing work, or launch a rabble-rousing political manifesto, or take everybody by surprise with something light and airy.
But for Cruz's latest project, he chose to abandon his world for that of another—undertaking a painstaking translation of Life is a Dream, the acknowledged masterpiece by 17th-century Spanish playwright Pedro Caldern de la Barca. The project took more hours than he cares to count and spread across almost a year.
Fun? Not hardly. Even this week, as his translation of Life is a Dream opens Friday at South Coast Repertory, Cruz recalls the experience as the most difficult project of his life—not so much a dream as a nightmarish pain in his artistic ass.
"It was so difficult to decipher the language," says Cruz, 47, although he is fluently bilingual, having been born in Cuba and lived most of his life in the United States. "It's old Castilian, and there are a lot of words that are archaic; it was a different way of speaking [than contemporary Spanish]. I had to look up so many words and it would take hours on just one tiny segment. There were times I really didn't think I'd ever finish. But little by little I got through."
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Life is a Dream is the third Cruz work to either debut or be developed at South Coast Rep, following Two Sisters and a Piano and the 2003 Pulitzer-winning Anna and the Tropics. The previous plays were steeped in the politics and poetics of Cuba, which the Cruz family fled in 1970. The ongoing saga of that island nation and its people has fueled most of his best work.
With that kind of artistic authority on one of the most fascinating political and social tales of the modern world, what moved Cruz to devote so much time and energy to a play written when the majority of the world didn't even know Cuba existed? Short answer: somebody asked him to.
Before that, however, SCR co-founder David Emmes asked Kate Whoriskey, one of the most talented, visually oriented directors in American theater, if she was interested in directing another play at the Costa Mesa venue. Whorisky offered Life is a Dream, but with a caveat: she wanted Cruz to translate.
Cruz happily accepted the request, although he now admits he really had no idea what he was getting into.
"I'd always loved the play and been taken by it and always wanted to translate it," Cruz says. "But it was very, very hard."
Along the long and arduous way, however, Cruz discovered that Life is a Dreamis a play that, while written nearly 400 years ago, remains vital and timely.
"Like any great play it asks a lot of questions about everything from reality and love, to honor and vengeance," Cruz says. "There are themes of kinship, loyalty, rebellion and the difference between dreams and reality. But there are also characters that, in trying to avoid risk, wind up meeting it head-on. That line is repeated throughout the play because in trying to avoid danger, a king sends his child out of the country but winds up inviting even more problems."
Cruz recognizes some modern-day examples of that.
"It sort of parallels what is happening in our country with the Iraq war," he says. "We saw this perceived danger of weapons of mass destruction and in trying to avoid that danger [by invading] we found ourselves in an even bigger mess. That is a theme that both the director and I were interested in developing."
That doesn't mean Abrams tanks and Apache helicopters engulf the stage.
"I think this is both a classic and contemporary translation," says Cruz. "I think it is very faithful to [Caldern's] essence and maintains his poetry, which is hard to do because there is a rhythm and simplicity to his writing that many [literal] translations don't get and so they come off as too heavy. [This translation] is very easy to hear, read and act."
Reading his translation, the play comes off beautifully lyrical and remarkably intelligent. The existential and epistemological questions it ponders are the same ones that eggheads from Plato to Sartre wrestled with. And it's all wrapped up in a fascinating tale of nature-versus-nurture.
That story revolves around the plight of Segismundo, the son of a king who, immediately after his birth, was exiled to solitary confinement in a mountain tower because his father read in the stars that his son would grow into a murderous beast. But the king, believing he can change fate, orders his now-grown son returned to the palace. After Segismundo awakens from a drugged slumber, he learns he is of royal blood and immediately flies into a murderous rage. The play's primary conflict is the question of whether he can learn to control his violent impulses, and whether he's fated to dream of life as a palace, or a prison.
Though Life is a Dreamis definitely not a play about Cuba, Cruz sees something very Cuban and modern in it.
"The characters are constantly asking questions about the decisions they've made and questioning their existence and whether their reality is a dream or illusion," Cruz says. "And the concept of dreams is always present in my work. In Two Sisters, the sisters escaped their reality through imagination. Escaping through literature was part of Anna in the Tropics. I think that comes naturally to Cubans. Those who live there need to escape the poverty of their existence, and those who have left need to escape the reality of the [country's] situation. And imagination, or art, is the way we choose to escape."
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LCM Technologies was founded as a S-corporation in 2004 with the mission of developing improved-performance products for biomolecular and clinical analysis, and has been the recipient of several federal small business innovation research grants. The company's core technology is electrophoresis, which separates proteins or DNA fragments by size while moving through a polymer/gel matrix.
In 2008 the company began developing an improved polymer, seeing an opportunity to enter this lucrative market when patent protection began expiring. That goal has now been achieved with the development of its "LV" series of polymer matrices designed for DNA sequencing, forensic DNA analysis and other types of fragment analysis used for a wide range of biomedical tests.
The company is now preparing to enter the market with its "LV" series of polymers and associated buffer. The estimated total worldwide market for these product is $10 to $20 million with a high margin relative to production costs.
The company founder, owner and operator is Gary Loge, Ph.D., who is largely responsible for developing the improved polymer matrices during the last six years, with initial assistance from a former polymer chemist employee. Both were formerly employed by SpectruMedix Corp., which developed one of the first DNA sequencing machines using capillary electrophoresis.
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A water soluble polymer separates biomolecules by size. The polymer in the "LV" series offers superior performance. A 28 ml bottle of this polymer matrix used in DNA sequencers sells for more than $1100 and contains about 1 gm of polymer. So a modest production facility could easily meet the $10 – $20 million market needs.
These polymer matrices require extremely pure components and precise polymer molecular weight distributions. LCM has developed the expertise and production procedures and is now preparing finalizing production methods and documentation.
LV1 Polymer Matrix
This version is designed for forensic DNA analysis. There is a high barrier to market entry, which is the requirement that it be demonstrated to give results with concordance to results using the currently accepted method. However, a leading reagent company for this type of analysis is currently testing LV1 for this use and would be an ideal partner in this effort. Their reagents could be designed for use with our improved polymer giving them a competitive advantage over other the other reagent supplier.
Customers for this version would be state and federal crime labs, as well as independent testing labs, which often serve smaller municipal crime labs, and provide paternity and maternal testing for court cases.
LV2 Polymer Matrix
This version is designed for DNA sequencing in older machines that use lower pressure to fill capillaries. It offers significantly higher performance than what is presently available. However, this is a relatively small market segment.
LV3 Polymer Matrix
This version is designed for improved DNA sequencing performance in the more recent sequencing machines, about 20%-30% increased number of bases sequenced per run, which is significant because of the high cost of sample preparation. The remaining barrier for market entry is the need for a "correction" file for the software that obtains sequencing data from the original data. We need to purchase a small sequencing machine ($17,000 refurbished) with the software for this purpose.
Customers for this version would be universities and other research institutes, as well as sequencing service providers. About 500 such machines are in use in this country and another 500 worldwide. Each uses about $8000 of polymer matrix per year.
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These matrices are designed for fragment analysis (separation) of double-stranded DNA, "non-denaturing". The polymer is the same as the corresponding "denaturing" polymer matrices, but the matrix has no denaturants added.
We are targeting several instrument manufactures to use these versions in their machines, used for research and clinical applications. Direct sales are not foreseen, but market size for the clinical segment could be greater than all others combined, if it materializes.
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Adding bling provides zing to beauty business
Dubai: Diamond marketers are reaching out to their well-heeled clientele, but not just through jewellery. Its eternal status has led them to encrust everyday objects - and even beauty procedures - with the sparkling stones.
This trend to add bling to just about everything has been a feature in the UAE's luxury retail space in recent years, right from credit cards featuring an embedded diamond to mobile phones encased in them.
"They can be customised for almost any purpose such as abayas, pens, handbags, etc., and in Dubai, there is great personal preference for diamonds," said Dhanji Dedhia, marketing director at Damas. "But the key is customisation as consumers want their designs to be as unique as their diamonds."
According to a recent Bain and Company report, the region's luxury goods market was valued at Dh21.3 billion last year with Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait City and Doha rated the major luxury retail destinations.
A recent entrant trying to take advantage of the region's fascination with the regal stone is UK's Luxury Beverage Company, which has launched a halal, non-alcoholic drink — Ruwa — for the discerning.
Handcrafted decanter
Its chairman John Edgar describes it as the 'first luxury halal drink on the market' and it sure seems so with a price of Dh20 million a bottle, with each decanter handcrafted to the wishes of the customer and comes in a crystal decanter studded with 8,000 diamonds, 200 rubies and a couple of white gold bars.
"The luxury beverage market has grown very well over the past few years for both luxury and non-alcoholic beverages," said Edgar. "The main growth is in the developing countries where you are seeing over 10 per cent in many markets.
"The biggest increases for both luxury and non-alcoholic beverages are happening in the Bric countries, [and] also in other parts of Asia. We feel the Middle East has a lot of potential for Ruwa. The halal market which is over a billion people has not been part of this category up till now."
The drink inside is a mixture of elderflower and rose and comes with free refills.
Catering to the high-end Muslim community, Edgar is launching the bottle worldwide with a strong focus on Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Bahrain and Lebanon.
"Qatar is a key market for us, but we are able to supply anybody worldwide and, of course, very happy to serve customers from other Middle Eastern countries," said Edgar
The company expects to sell five of the decanters in the first year.
In March, beauty company, Cherish…Me, launched its diamond manicures here at Dh187,330 a sitting.
The bespoke home service has of 10 carats of diamonds sprinkled on to the nails by a manicurist flown in from the UK. The price tag includes the travel expenses, hotel and after-care costs. "Interest has been overwhelming. Our service is bespoke and international; thus we have an ever-growing waiting list," said Cherish Angula, owners of Cherish…Me. "Age-wise ladies as young as 16 [years] to women in their 60s have taken to the Iced Manicure,"
Diamonds have also made their way into beauty treatments with the Dubai Festival City offering a Dh1,150 Natura Bisse Diamond Facial. "Dubai has always been associated with luxury and this hasn't changed," said Angula.
"It always been a place known for its love of the finest things whether it's amazing hotels to out-of-this-world malls. I think luxury products for a long time have not been wholly women focused and orientated."
Towards the end of 2010 and beginning of 2011, sales of diamond jewellery continued to outpace gold consumption as gold prices soared. "We have witnessed solid demand for diamonds this year," said Dedhia. "Multiple consumer segments are increasingly purchasing diamonds, not only from the UAE but also across the region. "There is a noticeable increase in demand from plain gold jewellery to gold and diamond jewellery."
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After the ouster of the Taliban in 2001, thousands of Afghan families returned from abroad, or came in from the countryside, to construct urban and increasingly Westernized lives. They built homes and careers based on an influx of foreign money, expanded bureaucracies and new educational opportunities.
And they are the ones most haunted by the fear that it could all just be a bubble, doomed to pop once foreign money and Western militaries stop holding it up…
Sitting in the large house he built on a $95,000 plot of land in airy western Kabul and playing with his 5-year-old daughter, he is a member of a young Afghan generation whose eyes burn with modest aspiration for what would be by outside standards an ordinary life — access to electricity, schools for his son and daughter, rule of law, security.
"But I am quite afraid about the future at the moment," he said. "If I got the chance, I would go now."


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When it comes to the ocean, we don't know how good we used to have it.
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Duck Dynasty is about to enter college football.
According to Brett McMurphy of ESPN.com, the guys who made the A&E show so popular are set to purchase naming rights to the Independence Bowl, under their company name Duck Commander, which famously produces duck calls.
The deal would be good for six years and the new name for the Shreveport, La., game would be called the Duck Commander Independence Bowl.
On a related note, it was recently announced that Duck Commander would also sponsor a NASCAR Sprint Cup race, now known as the Duck Commander 500.
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Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today cancelled his upcoming visit to the United States where he was scheduled to attend the Nuclear Security Summit later this week in the backdrop of the deadly terror attack in Lahore.
Mr Sharif was due to visit Washington to participate in the fourth Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) on March 31 hosted by US President Barack Obama.
"Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cancelled his upcoming visit to the United States," Radio Pakistan tweeted minutes before Mr Sharif's address to the nation.
At least 72 people, including 29 children, were killed and 233 were injured in a blast near Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park in Lahore on Easter Sunday.
At least 72 people, including 29 children, were killed and 233 were injured in a blast near Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park in Lahore.
A faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Jamaatul Ahrar, claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide attack, saying Christians were their target.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs will now represent the premier at the crucial global event, Express News reported.
According to media reports, Mr Sharif and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were likely to meet on the sidelines of the Summit.
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Travel Makes a Swift Trip Back
A few months ago, no one would have guessed it. In the weeks after September 11, when the Mandalay Resort Group laid off 15% of its staff and halted construction of a Las Vegas convention center, chances that the company would soon be doing well seemed remote. As the recession deepened through the fall, prospects for a healthy travel sector seemed to fade even further.
But the big operator of such casinos as Luxor and Circus Circus now expects to set a record when it announces the company's first-quarter earnings on May 23. Room rates and spending at the company's casino hotels have recovered to levels not seen since last summer. "Give the credit to the American consumer," says Mandalay President Glenn Schaeffer.
Once thought of as the industry hardest hit by the combination of the terrorist attacks and recession, the $584 billion U.S. travel industry has bounced back much faster--and in far better shape--than many experts had predicted. Discounted rates, targeted advertising, and a rebound in consumer confidence have all helped lure leisure travelers out of their houses and into casinos, cruise ships, and hotels. The increased traffic is allowing many in the industry to raise prices again. At the same time, costs have been scaled way back, sending margins soaring. The combination has turned leisure stocks into winners on Wall Street. Although its performance has cooled a bit recently, the Standard & Poor's 500 Hotel Index, which includes the cruise industry, is still up 16% since the beginning of the year. That compares with a 5% drop for the S&P 500-stock index as a whole.
Big cost-cutting measures put into effect following September 11 clearly get much of the credit. Months ago, hotel and resort operators across the country shut down unprofitable restaurants and consolidated redundant reservation centers. Now, Marriott International Inc. (MAR ) says it expects 75% of such changes to result in lasting cost savings. Wall Street analysts estimate cash flow of the three largest U.S. hotel operators--Marriott, Starwood Hotels & Resorts (HOT ), and Hilton (HLT )--will rise 3% this year and 12% in 2003. "It's much better than we could have hoped for," says Hilton Hotels Corp. President and Chief Executive Stephen F. Bollenbach.
The travel industry is also getting more creative. The cruise lines, for instance, began offering more excursions from New York, Baltimore, and Galveston, Tex., thus sparing travelers the hassle of getting on an airplane to meet the ship. Operators of theme parks, meanwhile, have become more aggressive on price and marketing. Vivendi's Universal Studios Hollywood is offering free entry for a year to visitors who buy a regular-price ticket. Buoyed by families driving to local resorts, overall theme-park attendance is expected to rise about 3% this year, to a record 328 million visitors, according to the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions.
Family road trips may be a great boon to nearby amusement parks and casinos, but that's the airline industry's tough luck. Ticket prices and the number of passengers on the nation's airlines remain 10% to 13% below last year's levels. Airlines recently tried twice to raise leisure fares by $20, but the increases didn't stick, notes industry consultant Robert Harrell, an air travel consultant. He thinks the carriers, with spare planes on hand, will add more flights this summer, sparking a new round of fare wars that will keep ticket prices depressed for some time to come.
Nor will all sectors of the leisure market necessarily continue to improve, despite recent signs of strength. Robin M. Farley, a gaming-and-leisure analyst at UBS Warburg, thinks the casino industry's stock price runup may have gotten ahead of itself. "We're seeing earnings recovery. That's not the same as earnings growth," he says. Moreover, much of the optimism on Wall Street is built on assumptions of a return in business travelers and of the lucrative conference trade in the second half. That's hardly a given. For now, the best bargain may still be those discounts at the local amusement park.
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Last week we chatted about the State of Florida's redirection of fisheries management goals and the increased emphasis it's placing on trophy bass management. As if upset with the title "Bass Capital of the World" being tossed around to competing states, it appears Florida's intention is to win the heavyweight belt back – and keep it.
As we dove deep into the newly implemented Black Bass Management Plan (BBMP) Florida is following, I mentioned a few key items still in need of thorough dissection here. This week's topics focus on two major discussion points of the plan: further research into the impact of bed fishing, and awards programs for trophies.
Starting with awards, the BBMP includes the Trophy Catch recognition program, complete with prizes I still can't believe despite inquiring twice with fisheries managers. While there are specific rules anglers should check into, the general breakdown is pretty simple:
1. Anglers register online and complete a very simple form;
2. A photo of the trophy fish must be submitted and must show the fish on a scale, with the weight clearly visible;
3. In the case of a bass, the fish must be released back into the body of water from which it was caught.
Sounds simple enough, right?
Just for doing so, the lucky angler is then awarded $100 worth of Bass Pro Shops, Dick's or Rapala gift cards for fish weighing 8 to 9.99 pounds (plus other prizes including clothing and discounts for gear). For fish weighing 10 to 12.99 pounds, the gift-card prize increases to $150. For true giants weighing in over 13 pounds, the prize includes $200 worth of gift cards, clothing, a Glen Lau video, entrance into a drawing to fish with a TV celebrity, and a free fiberglass replica of the fish! That's a prize pack valued at over $1,000.
Oh, and I forgot to add that everyone entered in the program is eligible to win a bass boat.
The obvious question to most bass nuts is "Who in the world wouldn't release their catch with these types of perks?" I think the only hurdle the Florida FWC may still have to overcome is publicity for the program. Perhaps we will help with that here.
I commend those companies involved with prize donation and the state officials who pushed this thing through. I'm sure the cost incurred was tough to swallow.
The result, however, will surely be an overall increase in the catch and release of giant bass. Already, there are nearly 4,000 largemouth bass featured on the Trophy Catch website. Remember, to be eligible, those fish had to all be released.
Another integral part of Florida's plan includes a hard look into the controversial topic of bed-fishing. Florida was always a leader in research on this subject, dating back to the work of renowned bass biologist Dr. Hal Schramm in the mid 1980s.
Today, however, Florida is taking further strides to determine the impact on a fishery when the onslaughts of sight-fishermen arrive each spring, often as part of major tournaments, as we have recently seen.
Florida officials were surprised to find a significant voice of concern against bed-fishing among recently polled anglers. In fact, bed-fishing ranked behind only aquatic plant management in terms of public outcry.
At this point, the study is in its second year and data is just starting to show a trend. The extent to which the state has gone to derive such findings has been incredibly extensive.
Numerous 1-acre ponds are being used as control environments for the study, and the exact numbers of fish, as well as their sex and individual genetic code are being recorded. Nests are counted and marked and spawners are studied from below by divers. Anglers catch the fish with popular hook-and-line methods and hold the fish in livewells for an hour.
The fish-less nests are then watched to determine egg predation by bluegills and other nest-raiders, and later to determine the spawning success. Later in the year, young-of-the-year bass throughout the fished ponds are accounted for to determine the overall success of the spawn. All of this data is then compared to the same findings for unfished, undisturbed test ponds of the same size with the same number of adult bass.
I had a fascinating conversation with FWC researcher Nick Trippel about the progress of the study and the findings thus far. Though the study is still in its infancy, Trippel noted that the number of nests in unfished test environments has been significantly higher than those in fished environments. Success of the nests and overall abundance of spawned fish, however, has shown mixed results.
Trippel also noted that tests are planned to expand to natural ecosystems in the wild as well. Over the next several years, it appears Florida officials are going to pull out all of the stops to determine exactly what's best for their bass.
I'm incredibly curious to learn the results of these studies once data suggests a trend. After doing so, you can bet I'll report those findings here.
I look at it this way: Although I'm by no means a purist, I find it very hard to believe that bed fishing does not impact a fishery, especially in the case of shallow, clear-water environments like those in Florida. Even more importantly, those fish that are taken from a spawning sight to a weigh-in dozens of miles away can be counted as a spawning loss, plain and simple.
When it comes to the health of our bass fisheries, bed-fishing just kind of rubs me wrong, and I'm sure I'm not alone. Remember, there was a time when all bass caught in tournaments were kept and killed. And one day, that just kind of rubbed somebody wrong, too.
Maybe it's time we really gave this subject the attention it deserves. Florida, once way behind the other big-bass meccas in conserving its giants, appears to be taking strides to be the first one to swallow its pride and take an honest look.
(Joe Balog is the often outspoken owner of Millennium Promotions, Inc., an agency operating in the fishing and hunting industries. A former Bassmaster Open and EverStart Championship winner, he's best known for his big-water innovations and hardcore fishing style. He's a popular seminar speaker, product designer and author, and is considered one of the most influential smallmouth fishermen of modern times.)


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Hayv Kahraman is an artist from Iraq. Spanning drawing, painting, and sculpture, her practice engages with very difficult issues surrounding female identity in her homeland – how women are victimised within their own culture, made subservient to men and often suffer the most from the effects of the war. Kahraman tells these tales of horror with a demure grace through her stunningly beautiful paintings. In this series of work, her images depict the scriptural story of the Sacrifice of The Lamb, which is central to the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha, recasting the figures as women.
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The Sacrifice of the Lamb is a legend which is recorded both in the Quran and the Bible. Abraham was told by God in a vision to sacrifice his only son as proof of his unquestioning devotion. In seeing the extent of Abraham's faith God allows the substitution of a ram in the boy's place. This event is symbolically repeated during the most important Muslim holiday where lambs are sacrificed as part of religious celebrations and feasts. Kahraman illustrates this fable from a woman's perspective, controversially appropriating the sacred masculine theme to assert feminist equality. In these paintings the sacrificed lambs might also be metaphorically understood in relation to the practice of 'honour' killings.
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Carrying On Shoulder 1 & Carrying On Shoulder 2
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is an exquisitely painted diptych. Influenced by Persian miniatures, Renaissance and Chinese painting, art nouveau and fashion illustrations, Kahraman's works convey a timeless classicism, setting her very contemporary dialogues within the rich fabric of history. Kahraman often portrays her characters with elongated swan-like necks, heightening their delicate refinement and physical and social vulnerability. The flattened perspective in her work conceives two-dimensionality as a conceptual contrast between joy and pain, illusion and reality and peace and violence.
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Flaying the Lamb
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Study of the Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Familial Neurohypophyseal Diabetes Insipidus
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OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether diverse mutations of the vasopressin-neurophysin II (AVP-NPII) gene cause autosomal dominant familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus by directing the production of an abnormal preprohormone.
II. Determine whether the AVP-NPII gene-directed preprohormone accumulates and destroys magnocellular neurons because it cannot be folded and processed efficiently.
|Diabetes Insipidus Diabetes Insipidus, Neurohypophyseal
|Drug: chlorpropamide Drug: desmopressin
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|Primary Purpose: Screening
|Study Start Date:
|December 1995
PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This project involves 2 clinical studies. Members of known kindreds participate in Study I; members of kindreds who have not been surveyed, genotyped, or phenotyped participate in Study II.
In Study I, participants undergo clinical, hormonal, radiologic, and biochemical studies. Assessment on unrestricted fluid intake includes body weight, urine volume, osmolality, creatinine, sodium, potassium, urea, glucose, arginine-vasopressin (AVP), oxytocin, and aquaporin-II.
Participants with diabetes insipidus (DI) undergo a standard fluid deprivation test; those without DI undergo standard water load and hypertonic saline testing.
Previously untreated DI patients may be given intranasal or subcutaneous desmopressin or oral chlorpropamide (adults only) for 2 or 3 days.
Magnetic resonance imaging of the pituitary-hypothalamic area is performed on all patients with and without gadolinium.
Infants and children are studied annually for the first 5 years or until they develop DI. Affected adults are studied every 2-5 years. Unaffected adults are re-tested only if they subsequently report de novo symptoms suggestive of DI.
In Study II, participants undergo similar genotype and phenotype testing. Kindreds demonstrating the familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus phenotype and genotype are added to Study I. Kindreds found to have a different type of DI are directed into a companion protocol.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|6 Months to 70 Years (Child, Adult, Senior)
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- Verified or suspected familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus with or without an identified mutation of the vasopressin-neurophysin II gene Affected and unaffected members of kindreds entered
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004363
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Keywords provided by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR):
diabetes insipidus
endocrine disorders
rare disease
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Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic
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Endocrine System Diseases
Kidney Diseases
Urologic Diseases
Pituitary Diseases
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Local Groomer Faces Animal-Cruelty Charges After Video Goes Viral [VIDEO]
A Lafayette pet groomer has been issued a summons for animal cruelty after a video depicting harsh treatment to dogs during grooming services there went viral.
Owner Michelle Jeanmard of Pampered Paws and her daughter, Sheri Dugas — the first of two Pampered Paws employees seen in the video (Jeanmard is the second)— will have to face a judge over the claims.
The video depicts separate instances of the two women smacking small dogs during grooming. The dogs can be heard whimpering.
Lafayette Animal Control Supervisor Virginia Lee said although she couldn't disclose much else, this is the second complaint she's received against the business this year.
"We would have liked to investigate (the first complaint), but we were at a standstill," Lee said. "We didn't have ample witnesses."
The video was filmed last fall by a former employee, said Stephen Cooney, who first shared it on his Facebook page.
Cooney is also Jeanmard's ex-boyfriend. She's claiming the video is "the latest attempt to slander and destroy an ex out of jaded spite and hurt feelings," according to a statement she gave KATC.
"The police have been investigating them for threats against us at the business and our homes and even extended family and friends for well over a year now," Jeanmard said in a statement to KATC.
Cooney is defending himself against the claims.
"If they want to say it's a personal vendetta, they can," Cooney told KPEL this afternoon. "There's nothing I can do about that. I was not going to continue to remain silent. If nothing else, this will put such pressure on her that she wont be able to abuse dogs anymore."


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