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King of Prussia Mall, one of North America's premier shopping destinations, boasts more retail shopping space than any other attraction in America. The center features 7 world-class department stores, 450 shops including an impressive luxury retail collection with such national and international favorites as Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors, Tiffany & Co., Cartier, Gucci, CH Carolina Herrera, Fendi and Burberry. With a focus on customer service, the shopping center offers valet parking, wheelchairs and electric scooters, stroller rental and a variety of other amenities including coat and package check, device charging stations and personal shopping. Stop by the Concierge lounge and recharge with a complimentary cup of coffee or take the kids to one of two popular soft play areas.
An outstanding dining destination, this fashion hub boasts dozens of full service and fast casual restaurants, 3 food courts and endless options for drinks and snacks. A fantastic variety of accommodations surround this Simon mall property. Six popular hotels are within easy walking distance of the mall and many others, including the Valley Forge Casino Resort and the Sheraton Valley Forge are within two miles. Or, enjoy the historic inns and bed & breakfasts in the surrounding Valley Forge Area, as well as moderate to luxury hotels of every brand. Whether you're taking a day trip to shop with the family or want to spend the weekend exploring the shopping center and surrounding attractions, you'll love stopping King of Prussia Mall for a pleasant getaway.
King of Prussia Mall is right around the corner from Valley Forge National Park and the Valley Forge Casino Resort. Philadelphia, one of the nation's most visited tourist cities, offers a wonderful variety of attractions such as Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell Center. Or, check out the top cultural and family destinations, including the Philadelphia Zoo, Franklin Institute science museum and Philadelphia Museum of Art. A single tank of gas can take you to Washington D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh, New York City and Boston. Outside of urban environments, The Poconos, a haven for winter sport enthusiasts, is just 90 minutes away as are the white sand beaches of the Jersey Shore and Atlantic City.
With dozens of full service and fast casual restaurants available on-site, King of Prussia Mall is a dining destination extraordinaire. Popular and traditional favorites like Cheesecake Factory, Legal Sea Foods, Maggiano's Little Italy, Grand Lux Cafe´, California Pizza Kitchen and bartaco mix effortlessly with fresh alternatives like Seasons 52, True Foods Kitchen, Bonefish Grill and sweetgreen. For a casual bite, try the refreshing new concepts at Savor, including Melt Shop, Shake Shack, Pink's Hot Dogs, and Nicoletta Pizzeria. Sip award-winning craft beer, watch your favorite sports teams and hang out with friends at Fox and Hound and Yard House or enjoy the ultimate fine dining experience at Eddie V's Prime Seafood or Sullivan's Steakhouse.
Why not start right at the shopping destination for a nightcap with one of the many available sit-down restaurants, including Seasons 52, Morton's - The Steakhouse and The Cheesecake Factory? Try your luck at Valley Forge Casino Resort and dance the night away at the resort's nightclub, "Seven." Valley Forge Casino Resort also boasts a performance venue with a line-up of national headliners. For big city nightlife, head down into Philadelphia where you'll discover an abundance of bars, nightclubs and event venues. The city's Manayunk, Center City and Old City areas are filled with places to cut loose and have a great time as well. And check out the schedule at the city's largest venues like the Wells Fargo Center, the Kimmel Center, Theatre of the Living Arts, The Electric Factory and the Susquehanna Bank Center.
Within two miles of King of Prussia you'll find world-famous hotel brands including the Crowne Plaza Valley Forge, Sheraton Valley Forge, DoubleTree by Hilton, Best Western Plus, Holiday Inn Express, Hyatt House, Hyatt Place, Comfort Inn, Hampton Inn and The Radisson at the Valley Forge Casino Resort. Overnight guests may also enjoy the comfort of bed & breakfasts such as the French Creek Inn, the General Warren, the Joseph Ambler Inn, the Bally Spring Inn and others. With over 8,200 hotel rooms in Montgomery County alone, visitors to this mall property have plenty of choices. Whether it's historic charm, modern amenities or both, the Valley Forge area offers the comfort of the city with the affordability of the suburbs. The shopping center has Shop & Stay incentive packages in place with many nearby hotels. Please ask your hotel staff when booking or contact the mall for more information.
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Hannaford appointed to state board
Gov. Sam Brownback announced the appointment of Roger Hannaford of Marion to the Kansas Abstracters Board of Examiners on Friday.
Hannaford is president of Hannaford Abstract and Title Company in Marion, where he has worked for more than 35 years. He has a degree in journalism and mass communications from Kansas State University.
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After that I went to the Barbara Bui show! This collection was more comercial and dynamic. I loved the dresses and the fringe on skirts and outwears.
I was wearing black leather pants, pointed shoes and a silk white shirt.
At night we went to the Castelbajac party and then to my favorite bar in Paris "Le Baron".
I had a blast. I'm can't be more happy!


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PARIS -- It began with a meeting this week between two Finns from Angry Birds maker Rovio Mobile and Neelie Kroes, the vice president of the European Commission's digital agenda. It ended with a jumble of politicians trying to learn what they could do to make Europe more economically vital in the digital age.
"Please skip the next appointment. I need more time with these guys," Kroes told her staff, then called vice ministers and other officials into the meeting. "In three hours we had a list to do for ourselves, and also for getting inspiration. That is what we need, not just saying it is sad."
There is indeed plenty to feel gloomy about in Europe right now -- high unemployment, budget troubles, and economic ties poorly aligned with political realities. Kroes, speaking here at LeWeb today to as techie an audience as you'll find in Europe, said the computing industry should serve as an example of what's going right.
"There is one sector that is giving hope. We should take it, and we should feed it. There is opportunity for Europe," she said, recounting what she told a weekly meeting today of the EC's president and 26 commissioners.
Kroes has some cred when it comes to computing. She rose to fame in tech circles by pursuing a long-running antitrust case against Microsoft, most recently regarding matters of Web browser choice. In 2009 she stepped away from her antitrust role and became leader of the EC's digital agenda.
But she had little specific to offer when grilled onstage by Loic Le Meur, an entrepreneur and founder of the LeWeb show. She acknowledged his concerns about things like cross-country differences in VAT (value added tax) regulations and labor law, but didn't have much advice for entrepreneurs specifically.
She does hope that the Internet era will help smooth over differences between different European Union member states, though.
"We have to make the internal market a completely digital internal market, without borders," she said.
And she repeatedly called on the younger generations to effect change and to move the old guard along.
"In my opinion the youngsters have that spirit. Who needs to change is the older generation," Kroes said. "I'm talking about our leaders. They still have often a not creative way of thinking."


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ATLANTA - A utility wants to charge its customers a total of $275 million to replace aging natural gas plastic pipes across the state to improve reliability, although a former regulator says the cost burden falls unfairly on the residential side.
AGL Resources has asked Georgia's Public Service Commission to approve its plan to start replacing 3,320 miles of plastic pipeline installed from the mid-1960s until 1983, the distribution company said in regulatory filings. For starters, the company wants to spend $275 million to replace about 756 miles of the oldest plastic pipelines in its system. Natural gas customers would finance the effort by paying $1.35 per month.
Since Georgia deregulated its natural gas market, AGL Resources serves as the monopoly that owns the distribution pipelines. Companies that sell gas over the system bill their customers for the cost of using AGL's pipelines. AGL is on the cusp of finishing a program to replace early bare steel and cast iron pipes throughout its network, some of which were decades old and decayed while buried in the moist ground.
Now the company is looking to replace old plastic pipeline that regulators say has shown a tendency to become brittle and crack. AGL officials say the replacement program makes financial sense. The utility gets cheaper prices when it pays its contractors to replace large amounts of pipeline at once rather than doing it piece by piece, said David Weaver, vice president of regulatory affairs for AGL Resources. He said fixing pipelines gradually is cheaper than doing rush jobs when a pipe completely fails.
"We can save our customers money in the process as well as eliminate the risk that may come in the future from this older pipe," Weaver said. "I'd rather do it right and do it systematically rather than have an emergency."
As a monopoly, AGL earns a guaranteed return for every dollar it invests in its distribution system. Weaver said he could not immediately answer how much the company would make in profits as part of the replacement program.
Former utility regulator Robert Baker has criticized AGL Resources for charging every customer a flat fee to pay for the program rather than billing customers based on how much natural gas they consume. The result is that residential users will shoulder a higher burden than large industrial customers. AGL officials say all its customers have an equal interest in making sure the distribution system works.
PSC staffers said in regulatory filings that their calculations showed AGL Resources will collect more money from customers in the first year of the program than it spends.
"One of the questions I have is, 'Are you getting an interest-free loan from the ratepayers?'" Baker said.
Utility regulators are expected to hear testimony on the issue next month. A final vote has not been scheduled.
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|CIA director Leon Panetta said the agency has stopped using contract employees to conduct interrogations.
CIA will decommission detention 'black sites'
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WASHINGTON - The CIA will decommission the infamous "black sites" where terrorism suspects were interrogated with harsh techniques that included waterboarding, agency director Leon Panetta said yesterday.
Panetta said in a letter to agency employees that he had informed Congress of the CIA's detention policies following an order by President Obama in January banning harsh interrogations and ordering that the secret detention sites be closed.
He said the agency had also discontinued using contract employees to conduct interrogations, a concern of influential congressional members who called the practice an invitation to abuse.
"CIA no longer operates detention facilities or black sites and has proposed a plan to decommission the remaining sites," Panetta wrote. "I have directed our Agency personnel to take charge of the decommissioning process and have further directed that the contracts for site security be promptly terminated."
A copy of the letter was obtained by Reuters.
The now-empty "black sites" in unidentified countries were used to detain suspects who were captured in the "war on terrorism" launched by former President George W. Bush after the Sept. 11 attacks.
The three suspects that the CIA has acknowledged were subjected to waterboarding, a form of simulated drowning widely condemned as a form of torture, were subjected to the technique at such black sites.
The suspects were accused Sept. 11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and Al Qaeda suspects Abu Zubayhda and Abd al-Rahim al-Nishiri.
Panetta said the CIA would continue to question suspects as necessary. But he said it would use "a dialog style of questioning that is fully consistent with the interrogation approaches authorized and listed in the Army Field Manual," which bans harsh techniques.
"CIA officers do not tolerate, and will continue to promptly report, any inappropriate behavior or allegations of abuse. That holds true whether a suspect is in the custody of an American partner or a foreign liaison service," he said.
Furthermore, he said, "no CIA contractors will conduct interrogations."
Human rights advocates have said some of Obama's policies fall short of guaranteeing humane treatment for terrorism suspects seized overseas. They have also urged the administration to more aggressively investigate and publicize abuses under the Bush administration.


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Today's guest blog post is by one of two AAA Summer Interns. This is the second year of the AAA Summer Internship Program. Learn more and support the program today!
Hello all,
My name is Eric Rodriguez and I am one of the two summer interns for the American Anthropological Association (AAA). For the next five weeks, I will be splitting my time between the headquarters of the AAA in Arlington,Virginia and in the Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) of the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) located in the Washington Navy Yard.
This past April, I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Philosophy in Anthropology and History with a focus on maritime archaeology and Mediterranean history. For this degree, I published a thesis focusing on research conducted last summer under the supervision of Dr. Bryan Hanks of the University of Pittsburgh and Dr. Sheli Smith of the Partnering Anthropology with Science and Technology (PAST) Foundation. The shipwreck under study was the Austro-Hungarian vessel Slobodna located in Molasses Reef off Key Largo, FL. Using structural analysis and the interpretation of excavated artifacts and historic documents belonging to the ship and its time period, I was able to address the profitability of the vessel as it pertained to the unique circumstances that Austria-Hungary was situated in the 18th century. I drew from this experience a love for maritime archaeology that I would carry from that point onward.
Following my thesis defense, my professor, Dr. Kathleen Allen informed me of the AAA internship. Hoping to continue gaining experience in this field, I applied. A few weeks later, I received Damon Dozier's call informing me that I was selected for the internship, which promptly led to dancing in the hallways of the anthropology department. A few months later, I found myself here in Washington,D.C.with my first week set an exciting pace that I'm sure will carry on in the weeks to come. I spent the first half of the week at the AAA, where I hope to gain experience outside of the research component of anthropology and into the public and publishing sectors. My first project for this internship is to boost student membership in universities, a task that I am quite sure Susannah and I are more than capable of completing.
On Wednesday, I made my way to the Navy Yard to intern at the Underwater Archaeology Branch of the NHHC. The purpose of the NHHC is to control and apply preservation and conservation on all sunken military craft and the artifacts that have been exhumed from these sites. After meeting the staff and other interns, my supervisor George Schwarz and I discussed some of the recent projects in maritime archaeology and shared personal field stories. Due to my strong background in the subject, I was given the opportunity to immediately join ongoing projects. One of my many responsibilities is to respond to inquiries concerning the history of vessels that have been recently discovered and identified. This research has allowed me to gain insight into the designs and functions of many crafts such as WWII-era German U-boats and several confederate ships from the Civil War. My tasks are not solely research; they stem into public education as well. This first week I had to opportunity to prepare a lesson for high school students, introducing them to maritime archaeology. Some of the long-term projects I have the opportunity to assist in concern the USS Scorpion, which the 2011 AAA/NHHC intern had the opportunity to conduct research, and the Bonham Richard. The Bonham Richard has a special place in my heart as its famous Captain John Paul Jones and his battles aboard this ship have been a favorite of mine since childhood. It is truly an amazing privilege to be working with such vessels that hold great significance in American history and maritime archaeology.
Outside of my internships, I have done a great deal of exploring the lesser-known areas of DC, braving the recent heat wave. I am residing in one of the WISH Foundation's Capitol Hill locations with interns from various regions of the United States. With such a variety of people, I get a chance to understand different perspectives, something anthropology has trained me to enjoy. I'm sure my time with these individuals in this city will provide a fruitful experience that I will cherish for years.
I am very grateful to both the AAA and the NHHC for granting me the opportunity to continue gaining experience in the many aspects concerning anthropology and archaeology. I am anxious to continue working with these organizations and my supervisors and look to the next five weeks with great anticipation.
Eric Rodriguez


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The Dansbury Depot made it to the annual "Pennsylvania At Risk" list, which is compiled by Preservation Pennsylvania, a statewide historic preservation organization.
The Dansbury Depot made it to the annual "Pennsylvania At Risk" list, which is compiled by Preservation Pennsylvania, a statewide historic preservation organization.
The list features endangered resources that faced an imminent threat but survived either as rehabilitated historic properties or properties still in need of preservation.
The list includes the train depot near Crystal Street in East Stroudsburg that was saved by community involvement after it was gutted by a fire and slated for demolition.
Also on the list is the Pond Eddy Bridge in Pike County, which is still classified as "at risk." The rickety bridge will be demolished unless someone offers to buy it. A replacement bridge is planned at the site of the 1904 single-lane bridge, with construction expected in 2016.
Preservation Pennsylvania estimates that 18 percent of Pennsylvania's at risk properties have been lost through demolition or substantial alterations. Another 32 percent have been saved, or are in a condition or situation where the identified threat no longer poses a problem for the historic property.
Across Pennsylvania, other structures that made the list include:
Also on the list: Hazleton High School, Luzerne County, saved ; Huber Breaker, Luzerne County, at risk; Hotel Sterling, Wilkes-Barre, at risk; Markle Banking & Trust Company in Hazleton, saved; Plymouth Flats Archaeological Site, Plymouth Township, at risk; Stegmaier Brewery, Wilkes-Barre, saved; Morss Mansion in Simpson, lost; Lackawanna Avenue Historic District, Scranton, partially lost; Kemmerer Park Carriage House, Jim Thorpe, saved; Schwab School in Weatherly, at risk; Fairview State Hospital Agricultural Complex, Waymart, lost; Lehigh Valley Railroad Depot in Noxen, lost; Eagles Mere Historic District in Eagles Mere, at risk; Hillsgrove Covered Bridge, saved; Sonestown Covered Bridge, at risk.


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Cheese and mushroom casserole with chicken
This casserole is simple and delicious, and makes a perfect snack during a picnic (bento anyone?)—you should use it as a basic idea for a casserole, since the pasta sauce is the stable and the most important piece of the meal. It's also a very tweak-able recipe! :-)
Triple-reduced mushroom sauce
This is one of my signature dishes—it's delicious, rich and hearty, and goes well with any kind of base: pasta, potatoes, and rice just taste superb together. My secret to the intensive, flavorful sauce is the triple reduction of the ingredients' fluids, due to cooking in batches and mixing in specific order. It takes some time, but the result is so much worth it! :-)
When you make your own pasta, you will always end up with some scraps, even more if you make ravioli. You can easily recycle this leftover pasta to make maltagliati, meaning "poorly cut" in Italian, which was traditionally meant as food for the poor. We are way past that, and today you can enjoy rich texture and amazing flavor of your pasta without the social stigma ;-)
Honey meat ravioli
This delicious meal is amazingly easy to prepare, as long as you have a pasta machine and ravioli tablet — it's a small grid in which you can prepare ravioli "like a sandwich", then roll out the ready ravioli using a rolling pin. Super easy, and with just very little effort you will end up having a luxurious feast!
Sweet potato quiche
Quiche is that one recipe that I love coming back to — it's easy to make, looks delicious and tastes heavenly :-) Plus, it allows me to come up with new fillings, which makes it very versatile!
Sweet potatoes are very smooth and creamy when boiled, then baked, and shallots add a crunchy texture. The combination of them is very mild and aromatic, so make sure you spice it up to your liking!


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A Visit To The ZooA Visit To The Zoo (1915) Theatrical Cartoon by Dave Koch
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- Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
- Cartoon Characters: Dreamy Dud, Wag.
- Directed By Wallace A. Carlson.
- Originally Released on May 15, 1915.
- Originally Released Theatrically.
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Dreamy Dud is always dreaming he is involved in high intrege, when in fact he was quite a milquetoast.
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It's one of those things that floats round in rider folklore, passing through generations of cyclists who venture up to the big scary land of Qinghai Lake. People who come back fall into two categories, period.
Hypothesis 1
-A rider upon return from Qinghai will encounter some spectacular form and demolish their competition in any number of ways and enjoy the sweet and succulent fruits of success.
Hypothesis 2
-A rider upon return from Qinghai will be so deep in a hole that the only way to get out of it is to.....
Hypothesis 2 is still under investigation, no answer has yet been found. All cyclists facing hypothesis 2 are either in the dole queue at centrelink or wrapped in a straight jacket thinking that Tony Abbott may be our next Prime Minister (oh shit.)
Aside from snide left wing cheap shots or that I still can't believe that Australian Politics could get even more uninspiring I am currently experiencing some reduced training and racing in this time of 2 weeks AC (After China..) One interesting case study is Kiel Reijnen who rides for Jelly Belly. Apart from being a funny guy he's also a gun cyclist. He was telling me last year he got sick in Qinghai (heard this story before), but he got some tests before he left. Result?
Ebola virus. Result?
2 months on the couch. BUT, and a big but this is (we are talking Serena Williams here..), he came back strong strong strong. Not only did he win the tour of Thailand this year but he just capped it off with a GC podium at Qinghai, solid. So what I am saying is gimme a year and I'll be sweet, just put up with my complaints for the time being ;-)
I am hoping with some gooooood massage, some goooooood food, less saddle time and plenty of time watching 30 rock I can get my head screwed back on, my lungs plugged in, and my legs ready to work.
All analogies aside, I am feeling some serious motivation for our next big race: The Sparkassen Giro. A UCI 1.1 road race, in germany, in 2 days time. oh boy oh boy this ones gonna hurt. That good kind of hurt, that 'if I last just one minute longer maybe I'll internally combust but shit I'm gonna see what happens cos I'm not dropping that wheel in front' kinda hurt
In far more hilarious but a touch disturbing news there has been a squatter staying in our building. This place we are in is a big ol' 3 story hostel with a big basement. This weirdo somehow got a key to the place, had his bags stashed in one room and would sneak into the basement and sleep (on a table) after all the lights went out, then nick off in the mornings before anyone was up. So now I know which bastard ate my 5 apples the other day. Damn you thieving squatter. Damn you. Not so smart was our sneaky intruder that he left ID with his baggage. So when we stumbled upon his assortment of 'crap' in one of the 50 single rooms in this building we suddenly joined the dots.
Back on the food front. I made pork spare ribs last night. It was great. That's it.


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Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (c. 1715 – 11 July 1774) was an Anglo-Irish official of the British Empire. As a young man, Johnson came to the Province of New York to manage an estate purchased by his uncle, Admiral Peter Warren, which was located amidst the Mohawks, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois League. Johnson learned the Mohawk language and Iroquois customs, and was appointed New York's agent to the Iroquois. Throughout his career as a British official among the Iroquois, Johnson combined personal business with official diplomacy, acquiring much Native land and becoming very wealthy.
Johnson commanded Iroquois and colonial militia forces during the French and Indian War. His role in the British victory at the Battle of Lake George in 1755 earned him a baronetcy; his capture of Fort Niagara from the French in 1759 brought him additional renown. In 1756, Johnson was commissioned as the superintendent of Indian affairs for the northern colonies. Serving in that role until his death, Johnson worked to keep American Indians attached to the British interest.
William Johnson was born in County Meath, in the Kingdom of Ireland, around 1715. His parents were Christopher Johnson and Anne Warren, members of the Irish Catholic gentry who had, in previous generations, lost much of their status to Protestant English colonists. Christopher Johnson was descended from the O'Neill of the Fews dynasty of County Armagh. William Johnson's paternal grandfather was apparently originally known as William MacShane, but changed his surname to Johnson, the English translation of the Gaelic Mac Seáin. Some early biographers portrayed William Johnson as living in poverty in Ireland, but modern studies reveal that his family lived a comfortable, if modest, lifestyle. Although his family had a history of Jacobitism, William Johnson's uncle Peter Warren was raised as a Protestant to enable him to pursue a career in the British Royal Navy, which proved to be highly successful and lucrative.


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Billions of bodies on the move
"As this bird takes off, think about how they have to fly thousands and thousands of miles," Tricia Blake said to 21 first-graders sitting on wooden benches surrounded by birch and balsam poplar trees at Creamer's Field in Fairbanks.
The biologist and educator then placed a ruby-crowned kinglet in the flat palm of a six-year old boy. The thumb-size songbird was probably born in northern Alaska this spring. During the past hour of its brief life (which will last about 4 years), it had a tiny metal band clamped around its ankle.
The greenish bird with a subtle red Mohawk hesitated for a few magic seconds on the boy's hand. Then it burst into flight.
The boy and 20 of his classmates watched the bird flutter upward and land on the branch of a nearby birch tree. After a few seconds of preening, the kinglet shot off in the direction of Mexico.
Blake, who in January started the Alaska Songbird Institute with April Harding Scurr, told the children one of their motivations for starting the non-profit after the recent demise of the Alaska Bird Observatory — they wanted to preserve a long-term study.
Since Tom Pogson in 1992 started capturing songbirds in feathery black "mist nets" each spring and fall, researchers and volunteers have caught and placed bands upon songbirds like kinglets, blackpoll warblers, and gray-cheeked thrushes at Creamer's Field. More than 100,000 birds have worn bands installed in this forest refuge not far from the city limits of Fairbanks.
"This is a project that has been going on for more than 20 years," Blake said to the children. "And it will be going on for at least another 20 years."
Before removing another bird from a cotton pouch and calling forward another lucky kid, Blake asked the children why they thought volunteers in a nearby rain shelter were placing bands on the legs of the birds.
"So you can tell if you caught them before?" asked a girl.
"That's right," Blake said. "And we have questions about what birds are here and how many there are."
The metal bands, each stamped with a number, also allow people outside Alaska to report if they capture the birds in a Lower 48 mist net or if they find them dead. That hasn't happened often — only one out of perhaps 5,000 birds banded at Creamer's each year gets reported — but it's valuable information.
Along with leg-tag numbers, biologists here send information including the bird's species, sex, age and weight to the U.S. Geological Survey's Bird Banding Lab in Patuxent, Maryland. There, technicians enter information from Creamer's Field, a few other banding stations in Alaska and others throughout North America.
Back at Creamer's, volunteers were monitoring two dozen mist nets on the half-hour, sometimes finding the flapping, warm bodies of thrushes, warblers and flycatchers. Their capture is a tiny subset of the billions of birds making their way out of Alaska before freeze up comes, and with it the sudden disappearance of insects and other food items.
As the state becomes less populated by orders of magnitude due to the exodus of migratory birds, Blake will continue to give tours to school groups like this one. The tours end on the last day of September, when the mist nets come down, the ground is hard and most birds are far away.
As kids clunked away in rain boots, Blake thought of her favorite part of the bird-banding demonstration, when she places a captured bird on the hand of a child. There it sits for a second or two, recovering, before it flies away to the freedom only a songbird knows.
The smile on the face of the little person who felt the almost-weightless presence and soft scratch of wings might be, she said, an indicator of one of those memories that sticks for a lifetime.
"It's a powerful moment," Blake said.
(Since the late 1970s, the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Geophysical Institute has provided this column free in cooperation with the UAF research community. Ned Rozell is a science writer for the Geophysical Institute.)


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Who won big at the 90th annual Academy Awards, honoring the best film work of 2017? Check out the list of Oscar winners (in bold) and nominees:
Best picture
Call Me By Your Name
Darkest Hour
Get Out
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread
The Post
The Shape of Water -- WINNER
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri -- WINNER
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Meryl Streep, The Post
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour -- WINNER
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Supporting actress
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Allison Janney, I, Tonya -- WINNER
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Supporting actor
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri -- WINNER
Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Jordan Peele, Get Out
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water -- WINNER
Original screenplay
The Big Sick, Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani
Get Out, Jordan Peele -- WINNER
Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig
The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh
Adapted screenplay
Call Me By Your Name, James Ivory -- WINNER
The Disaster Artist, Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Logan, Scott Frank, James Mangold and Michael Green
Molly's Game, Aaron Sorkin
Mudbound, Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
Animated feature
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco -- WINNER
Loving Vincent
Foreign language film
A Fantastic Woman (Chile) -- WINNER
The Insult (Lebanon)
Loveless (Russia)
On Body and Soul (Hungary)
The Square (Sweden)
Documentary (feature)
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
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The July 2008 crash occurred on the New York Thruway. The Daily News (http://nydn.us/1b01Hz9 ) reports Brittany Lahm briefly took her hands off the wheel when her bikini top came off.
Lahm and a group of friends were returning to Rockland County after a day at the shore. Brandon Berman, who allegedly pulled the bikini strings, was killed.
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Observing Student Representation
|Introduction | Estimating Blocks | Problem Reflection #1 | Counting Blocks | Problem Reflection #2 | Classroom Practice | Observe a Classroom | Reflection Questions | Your Journal
Now that the students have made estimates, they need to count the number of cubes in their containers, and they need to show the process they're using to count the cubes. They have previously been working on grouping items by tens, and the teacher is interested to see if they use any grouping strategies.
The group we visited in Problem 1 is counting the blocks and putting them in piles of 10. They have represented their thinking in the following way:
Teacher: How many cubes were in your container?
Teacher: Explain to me how this shows 81.
Teacher: That is a good way to show 81 with the blocks. How could you show your work on paper?
The group members go back to work to show their thinking using paper and pencil. They come up with another way to represent their thinking:
Teacher: What do you have here?
Teacher: Show me how you would count them.
Teacher: Why do you think that?
Teacher: (pointing to the groups of 10 blocks) How many blocks did you say you had here?
Teacher: But you said there are 71 tallies. Which is correct?
After counting, the students realize that they did not record one set of blocks, and they add 10 more tallies to their record sheet:
Here is how another group of students recorded their thinking (they began drawing individual blocks in the first circle but then erased them):
Teacher: Can you explain what you have here?
Teacher: What does each set mean?
Teacher: (pointing to the first set) What is this?
Teacher: That is a lot of work -- but how can you show me that each circle has 10 if you don't want to draw all of those cubes?
Teacher: How else can you show how many are in the circle?
Teacher: (pointing to the extra square) Okay -- now, what is this?
Teacher: Sounds like a good plan. Call me back when you finish.
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Adam Hoganson designed this subtle and beautiful poster for the Minnesota Rollergirls. We letterpress printed these for the bout that took place this last weekend. The poster is an 18 x 24 three color edition on Wausau Royal Complements Natural 100lbC. A big congrats to our press operator and MN Rollergirl "Lizzy the Axe". She was a brutally wonderful jammer during the bout. (And she printed the poster on our Heidelberg S cylinder 21 x 28) A word about letterpress poster image size... We get a lot of designers that are surprised by the cost to print at this size. This is not silk screen printing and comparatively, the costs are nowhere near similar. Printing poster size things with letterpress can be an expensive adventure. One way to keep the cost down is to limit the image area since plating is charged by the square inch. (For example, a single plate at 18 x 24 will run about $250, just in plating costs for EACH color) On this poster even though the paper trim size is 18 x 24 the image area is only 11.5 x 16 making plating costs a bit more reasonable.
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In a previous post I wrote about the incredible mindmapping of Adam Sicinski. Recently, he created a mindmap that is simply worth sharing with everyone you know.
It is one of those positive thinking "can do" mindmaps that you'll want to refer to again and again.
He calls it "The Blueprint to Success". And one time through the mindmap, I think you'll agree it is indeed a Blueprint to Success.
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You can download a full-size PDF version of the mindmap at his site.
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From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Our fall rains have started a bit early this year. Today was cold and wet enough to chill those of us who were outside when the deluge began. Once home, we set the first fire of the season and it quickly warmed these old bones that seem to be growing more cold sensitive every year. With the fire blazing and snug in a Northwood's fleece and wool socks, I set about making a lunch that would that would add some fire to our bellies as well. I decided to make chilaquiles (chee-lay-KEE-less) which is a traditional Mexican dish that is made with strips of fried corn tortillas, salsa and cheese. In some parts of Mexico, the tortilla strips are cooked in salsa until they start to soften, but there are exceptions to the rule, and in other areas of the country your plate will contain crisp tortilla strips that are topped with chicken, salsa, eggs and cheese. We first had chilaquiles while whale watching in Baja, and our introduction to them was the crisp fully loaded version. I still make the fully loaded variety, though I suspect the simpler version is more authentic. This is an extremely easy dish to make if you have the ingredients on hand. You'll need corn tortillas, salsa verde, chicken, eggs and cheese. Now, while you didn't hear it from me, rotisserie chicken and corn tortilla chips can make this dish even easier to prepare and just about as good to eat as the from-scratch variety. Refried beans are often served as an accompaniment to the chilaquiles and they add substance that will please those with large appetites.You can serve the chilaquiles with the same topping as you would use for enchiladas. The dish is quite filling and perfect for a fall brunch or lunch. Here is how they are made.
Chilaquiles...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of Family Circle magazine
1 cup canola oil
8 corn tortillas, cut into 3/4-inch strips
1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 tsp salt
6 eggs, beaten
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 cup salsa verde
Shredded queso fresco, sliced scallions and chopped cilantro
1) Heat oil in a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering, about 350 degrees to 375 degrees on a deep-fry thermometer. Fry tortilla strips in 3 batches until golden-brown, 1 to 2 minutes each, gently moving around in oil with a slotted spoon. Remove with spoon to a paper-towel-lined plate. Season strips with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
2) Carefully discard all but 1 tablespoon of oil. Add eggs and cook over medium heat until scrambled, about 2 minutes. Season with remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt. Meanwhile, heat chicken and salsa verde in a medium pan.
3) Arrange tortilla strips on a large platter. Spoon chicken mixture on top, then scatter eggs on top of chicken. Garnish with shredded queso fresco, sliced scallions and chopped cilantro, if desired. Yield: 6 servings.
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DARTMOUTH, Mass. – In their second meet of the 2011 season, the University of Massachusetts Boston cross-country team had a solid showing against some extremely tough competition at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Cross-Country Invitational Saturday afternoon.
Leading the way for the Beacons was Xhulio Uruci (Newton, MA) who took 80th place with his time of 27:01.69. Winning the individual title was Bentley College's Rob Dextradeur with a final time of 24:35.00. The team championship went to MIT who recorded a combined time of 2:05.12.67 and 31 total points.
Next to cross the finish line for UMass was John Kerin (Quincy, MA) who recorded a time of 27:28.57 to take 101st place. Tad Delaney (Halifax, MA) ended the meet in 163rd place with his time of 28:49.40. Grant Shackelford (Manteca, CA) closed out Saturday's meet for the Beacons in 180th place and his time of 29:28.83.
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Deval Patrick and Julian Castro were capable opening acts for First Lady Michelle Obama's return to the stage at the Democractic National Convention. Here's a look at some of the key moments from the first night in Charlotte.
Julian Castro embraces his moment, holding a microphone "instead of a mop"
"A few months ago [Romney] visited a university in Ohio and gave the students there a little entrepreneurial advice. "Start a business," he said. But how? "Borrow money if you have to from your parents," he told them. Gee, why didn't I think of that? ... I don't think Governor Romney meant any harm. I think he's a good guy. He just has no idea how good he's had it." -- Julian Castro
This week, there was talk was about whether San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro could make the star turn Pres. Barack Obama made at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
whether Castro could be the first Latino president. Castro's speech certainly helped to fan those flames.
of his "Texan accent" and "engaging warmth and optimism" as he spoke of the challenges many face in pursuit of the American dream, and how it is often not realized within a generation. Perhaps the most poignant moment of Castro's speech was when he thanked his mother, who "fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone." Watch exceprts of Julian Castro's speech below, or read a
Michelle Obama: Mom-in-chief
"Barack and I were both raised by families who didn't have much in the way of money or material possessions but who had given us something far more valuable: their unconditional love, their unflinching sacrifice, and the chance to go places they had never imagined for themselves." -- First Lady Michelle Obama
In the wake of Ann Romney's speech last week, which was key to revealing a softer, more "human" side of her husband, the First Lady spoke about her husband's first term in office, his strengths as a father and his hope for the future. She also reflected back upon the early days of their relationship when they were "so young, so in love, and so in debt."
One of the loudest ovations came when she suggested how her husband and his opponent had different views of success: "For Barack, it's not about how much money you make. It's about the difference you make in people's lives." Early media reaction has ranged from positive to glowing. On Twitter, CNN's Anderson Cooper wrote that he had "never heard such a well delivered speech by a first lady ever." The Huffington Post called her speech "electrifying."
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to the Democratic National Convention.
Gov. Deval Patrick knocks his predecessor, becomes a "national figure"
"Mitt Romney talks a lot about all of the things he's fixed. I can tell you that Massachusetts was not one of them." -- Gov. Deval Patrick
Another week, another Massachusetts governor addressing America. Tuesday night, this one was intent on exploding Mitt Romney's legacy in office, as Governor Deval Patrick suggested that his predecessor was "more interested in having the job than doing it." Patrick's rousing speech met with thunderous applause in Charlotte, and his final flourish brought the crowd to its feet.
, Politico's Roger Simon said Patrick made himself a "national figure" with his speech. He may have stolen some of the thunder of the night's much anticipated keynote speaker, Julian Castro.
Stacey Lihn credits Obamacare with saving daughter's life
"There's no way we could afford to pay for all the care she needs to survive. When you have a sick child, it's always in the back of your mind and sometimes in the front of your mind. On top of that, to worry that people would let an insurance company take away her health care, just because of politics?"
There was buzz early Tuesday that Stacey Lihn's speech would be one of the most impactful of the evening. Writer
that Democratic party insiders were confident that the young mother's emotional story of her daughter's defective heart, and the treatment that would be jeopardized by the potential repeal of Obamacare, had the potential to be a breakout moment Tuesday evening.
Former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel touts former boss's steady leadership
"On that first day, I said, "Mr. President, which crisis do you want to tackle first?" He looked at me, with that look he usually reserved for his chief of staff, "Rahm, we were sent here to tackle all of them, not choose between them." -- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Earlier in the week, Emanuel, Pres. Obama's former chief of staff,
that there was "nothing memorable" about Republican nominee Mitt Romney's speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Tuesday night, he had his own chance to say something memorable to the crowd in Charlotte.
Bonus video: DNC Tribute to Sen. Ted Kennedy
Earlier Tuesday, the Democratic party aired a tribute to the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) which in many ways was a history of the Democratic party of the past fifty years. Kennedy's great-nephew, Joseph Kennedy III, who is running for a House seat in Massachusetts, also spoke Tuesday evening.


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I live in White Rock, near Vancouver, and I cannot come because I have to WORK! BOO! I hope all goes very well for you.
Don't worry – Ottawa is the worst-dressed city in Canada and therefore the world. I know, because I live there. :) Vancouver has an interesting mix of people and styles, even with all of that fleece.
Ooooooh, so sad Scott, this change rules me out but I hope one day my career will be in such a position that our paths may cross… all the best. V
Welcome to VanCity. Bring an umbrella, more than likely you will need it. ; )
Too sad. I won't be able to make it since the date has changed….:( But Good Luck!.
Hi Alyssa! Just wanted to let you know that we've included Closer on our list of Fantastic Fashion Gifts under $50. Here's the link: http://www.the3fs.com/five-fantastic-fashion-gifts-under-50/ Cheers!
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Enjoy Vancouver! I hope that you can capture a few images that will prove that we're not actually the worst dressed city in the world!
Drats, there's no way I can get make it unless you'll be signing books for 2+ hours. Hope you enjoy the city, there are lots of beautiful people behind the rainboots and Goretex! Do try an izakaya or grab a coffee from Revolver in Gastown if you can!
We books be available for purchase at the venue?
Hi Scott,
Are you coming to Montreal?
I can't wait! I'll be there with "Closer" in hand. See you very soon.
Thanks again for coming to Vancouver Scott! I hope you found some inspiration here. To, even briefly, meet someone whose photography I enjoy regularly was a pleasure.
I hope you enjoy Canada, and I hope we can look forward to a few photos?
Thank you for coming to Vancouver and for signing my book :)
I was so excited to hear you were coming to my town, as your's i2 the only blog I follow, but so disappointed I couldn't make it to the signing because I started a new job this week and the hours conflicted. I really hope you enjoyed our fair city and I really, really hope you come back again soon.


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Can Waist Size Predict Diabetes Risk?
By Michael A. Smith, MDDiabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by high blood sugar. The consequences of the disease can be devastating — heart attacks, stroke and nerve disorders to name just a few. New research shows that a risk factor of diabetes is the size of your waist.
Here's the point we want to make: A large waist size, even with a normal body mass index, strongly predicts development of diabetes. So it turns out that the most commonly used body measurement, BMI, can be misleading.
A Large Waist Predicts Diabetes RiskResearchers measured the waist size and BMI of close to 30,000 middle-aged people and followed them for 17 years.1 The researchers discovered that overweight people with a large waist, defined as over 40 inches for men and over 35 inches for women, had a greater risk of developing diabetes than obese people with smaller waists.
Overall, the researchers discovered that, although both measurements were associated with type 2 diabetes risk, it was the size of a participant's waist that was the most predict of future diabetes.
Based on their results, the researchers believe that for women waist size is more useful than BMI for predicting diabetes. The researchers used various analytical tools to measure the link between diabetes, waist size and BMI. After analyzing all of the data, one thing stood firm: diabetes risk was more closely associated with waist size than with BMI.
What makes waist measurements so po werful in predicting diabetes is that it can distinguish between muscle and fat. Waist circumference is only measuring belly fat. By the way, this is where BMI fails as it cannot distinguish between fat and muscle. Additionally, many health experts believe there is a link between waist size, belly fat and many other age-related diseases, like heart disease.
Why is belly fat and waist size so predictive of diabetes? The authors believe that "visceral fat surrounding the intestines produce a lot of hormones, which have implications for making the body resistant to insulin and can contribute to inflammation."
Soluble Fibers Help Reduce Waist SizeLosing belly fat is best accomplished though diet and exercise. Eating fewer calories and burning more will force your body to make up the calorie deficit by burning stored body fat. The good news is that the visceral fat around your intestines and organs — the fat implicated in producing hormones that lead to insulin resistance — readily burns itself when energy is needed.
But we understand that sometimes people need some additional help. This is why we also suggest increasing your intake of dietary fiber — specifically soluble fiber. This is a type fiber that can act like a sponge in your intestines and soak up excess sugar and fat calories.
The end result is fewer calories into your system. And a calorie not absorbed is like a calorie not consumed. Sources of soluble fiber include:
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In a placebo-controlled human study, those taking propolmannan before meals lost 5.5 pounds after eight weeks without changing their diets. The placebo group in this study showed no significant weight loss. The propolmannan group also showed reductions in blood lipid/glucose levels.3
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John D. Ellis
John D. "Dan" Ellis, 65, of Peabody died Oct. 9 at Peabody Care Center.
He was born April 28, 1947, in San Antonio, Texas, to Theodore and Lillian Maltbie Ellis.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1965 to 1967. He lived in Texas and Kansas and worked as a fast food cook.
He is survived by a son, T.J. Ellis of Marion; a brother, Jim of Pensacola, Fla.; and two sisters, Lois Reeder of San Antonio, Texas, and Sue Hansen of Medicine Lodge.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
A graveside service was held Saturday at Hillcrest Cemetery in Florence with Pastor Larry Timm officiating.
A memorial fund has been established with the American Diabetes Association.
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Rose & Joe's Italian Bakery
Frankie and Mary Lou Cappezza, the former owners of the now-closed Corona Heights Pork Store, are my culinary E. F. Huttons. When they talk, I listen. So when they told me I had to check out Rose & Joe Italian Bakery in their old Astoria stomping grounds, I wasted no time getting there.
As usual, they were right. Rose & Joe's wondrous braided semolina bread has plenty of character and flavor. But as good as the bread is here, Rose & Joe's ultimate triumph is their Sicilian pizza.
In the back of the bakery a young woman sells slices: plain, broccoli, and sausage. The crust is crisp, slightly doughy, and surprisingly light. So don't thank me when you bite into your first slice of Rose & Joe's pizza. Thank Frankie and Mary Lou.
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MONDAY, March 11, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Non-emergency coronary angioplasty is as safe and effective at hospitals with no on-site heart surgery services as it is at hospitals that have such services, according to a new study.
Coronary angioplasty is a procedure to clear blocked or narrowed heart arteries to restore blood flow to the heart.
Researchers compared outcomes among thousands of patients who underwent non-emergency angioplasty at 10 hospitals in Massachusetts without on-site heart surgery services and seven hospitals with on-site heart surgery services.
Rates of major heart-related problems -- including repeat angioplasty, heart attack, stroke and death -- were assessed at one month and one year after angioplasty. Rates at 30 days were 9.5 percent for hospitals without on-site heart surgery and 9.4 percent at hospitals with on-site heart surgery.
Rates at one year were 17.3 percent for hospitals without on-site heart surgery and 17.8 percent for those with on-site heart surgery, according to the study, which was to be presented Monday at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting in San Francisco.
The study also was published online March 11 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The findings "suggest that performance of angioplasty in hospitals without cardiac surgery but with the appropriate experience, established angioplasty programs and the required hospital and operator volume, is an acceptable option for patients," lead investigator Dr. Alice Jacobs, a professor of medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine, said in an American College of Cardiology news release.
Emergency surgery following angioplasty has become increasingly rare, the researchers said. They said this study adds to the growing body of evidence of good outcomes for patients who have elective or non-emergency angioplasty in hospitals without on-site heart surgery services.
The study was funded by the participating hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery service, the news release noted.
More information
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more about angioplasty.


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HARRISBURG — State lawmakers are setting new milestones for tardiness in approving a fiscal audit, thereby raising questions about their ability to account for their own spending.
The Legislative Audit Advisory Commission is considering meeting during the third week of June to approve an audit report of legislative spending for fiscal 2012-13. This would put the audit's release one week ahead of the June 30 deadline for passing a state budget for fiscal 2014-15.
"It (the audit) is late, I won't deny that," said Rep. Mark Keller, R-86, New Bloomfield, appointed as commission chairman in March by House Speaker Sam Smith, R-66, Punxsutawney. Mr. Keller said he's been working to get the audit ready since his appointment. He said the current hitch is because representatives of Mitchell & Titus, the certified public accountant firm hired to do the audit, won't be in Harrisburg during the first two weeks of June. Mr. Keller has vowed there will be an on-time audit next year. The audit for a previous fiscal year is usually approved in December, but that timetable has slipped to April during the past two years.
The audit is important to Pennsylvania's fiscal problems because of what it reveals about the size of the Legislature's uncommitted surplus.
The surplus reported in the most recent audit for fiscal 2011-12, was $140 million, comparable to what the state pays in economic support grants to the aged, blind and disabled this year.
Lawmakers return to session June 2 to address a $500 million revenue shortfall for fiscal 2013-14 and a likely shortfall of a similar amount for fiscal 2014-15.
The audit should be released before negotiations over filling that budget hole enter their final phase, said Sen. Rob Teplitz, D-15, Harrisburg.
"We need to examine every available dollar, including the legislative reserves," he said.
Legislative leaders have said they need to keep a surplus so the legislative branch can operate independently in case of a budget standoff with the governor. But portions of the surplus have been earmarked in recent years for accountability block grants for school districts and a hazardous waste site program.
Legislative leaders are signaling they don't consider the audit an important priority with these delays, said Mr. Teplitz. He previously was the general counsel for former state Auditor General Jack Wagner.
"If they were at all serious about it, the audit would have been released five months ago," he said. "I think it's an intentional desire not to be transparent about the General Assembly's own spending."
The commission operates mostly below the public radar screen. Its meetings are public but information about the commission membership is not posted on legislative websites. The commission is composed of four lawmakers and four citizens appointed by legislative leaders. Mr. Keller's appointment to replace Rep. Gordon Denlinger, R-99, Ephrata, who resigned as chairman last year was not publicly announced.
Audit reports dating back to fiscal 2006-07 were posted recently on the website of Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-9, Chester, in the "It's Your Money" section at www.senatorpileggi.com.
Mr. Keller said he agreed to take the chairmanship only after Mr. Smith ran into problems finding a replacement for Mr. Denlinger.
"I'm a bank board director and sat on an auditing committee, but I don't have the expertise of a CPA," he said. A Capitol activist challenged the reason for the current delay. He suggested the commission could arrange a teleconference with the CPA firm to vote the audit during the first two weeks of June.
"I think this underscores how unaccountable the Legislature is," said Eric Epstein, coordinator of Rock The Capital.
Some of these problems are recurring. In 2012, difficulties in getting a quorum of commission members to hold a meeting resulted in an audit not being approved until April 30.
Mr. Epstein criticizes the commission for not acting on recommendations made by contracted CPA firms to consolidate House checking accounts and set a policy for handling the surplus.
Mr. Teplitz said the audit is not independent because the commission hires the firm that does it.
He has sponsored a proposed amendment to the state Constitution to have the auditor general audit the legislative accounts annually.
The (audit) delay feeds into public suspicion about the Legislature, said Mr. Teplitz.
"We are giving ourselves a black eye unnecessarily," he said.
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Most people make a New Year's resolution. Mine was to make my life and my work easier and more fun. This blog is one of my favorite pastimes, so I am keeping it, but it is now completely refocused and redesigned.
In the past, I took on too much: too many blogs, too many websites, and I couldn't keep up with all of it. So I got out my pruning scissors, and as they say, a lot ended up on the editing-room floor.
It's taken me about three weeks to totally redo, revamp, and consolidate two blogs and two websites.I've collapsed two websites and one blog into the new Parallelmindzz site, pictured above. If you are on my mailing list, you will automatically receive the new blog postings in your email.


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Before I get into the game recap, let me say this. Carmelo Anthony's performance on all levels was unacceptable tonight. He was awful, shooting 2/12, and his antics and body language reminded me of one Stephon Marbury. Yes, Carmelo Anthony was Marbury-esque tonight which is a horrible sign for Knicks fans. I will elaborate on this later.
In terms of the game, I thought the Knicks played very poorly. Offensively, they never found a great rhythm. The aforementioned Anthony was 2/12 shooting and the trio of Baron Davis, JR Smith and Jeremy Lin combined to shoot 8/28 on the night. As a team, the Bockers shot 38.1% and shot a dreadful 65.2% at the free throw line. One of the lone bright spots offensively was Amar'e Stoudemire who scored 26 points on 10/18 shooting. More on him later.
The Knicks did do a good job defensively, especially in the second half, holding Dallas to 38.8% shooting. As always, Chandler played a nice defensive game and Josh Harrellson added some much needed energy in the second half. The defense was strong but could not get stops late in the game as Dallas pulled away in the final minutes.
Here are my notes from the game:
- Josh Harrellson played a good game. Granted, he wouldn't have gotten into the game if Jared Jeffries (sore knee) had played the second half but Jorts did a nice job. He almost air balled the only 3 pointer he took but he played solid defense and pulled down 7 boards. I love Jorts but I'm not sure that he has a defined role on this team. I still believe he is the odd man out at the 4/5 positions but he did a good job pushing for more minutes tonight.
- Quietly, JR Smith has been horrible. In the three games after the all-star break, two of them Knick losses, JR Smith has shot 5/18 and 0/7 from downtown. I understand that Smith is a streaky scorer but he has to at least give the Knicks SOME production every night. Tonight, Smith stunted a 4th quarter Knick run by killing possessions with turnovers and missed fadeaway jump shots. He was a -12 on the night in 13 minutes, turned the ball over twice and scored 3 points on 1/5 shooting.
- Tyson Chandler is a warrior. This is good and bad for the Knicks. Obviously Chandler's presence is huge on the defensive end of the floor but the boxing glove on his wrist hurt the Knick offense tonight. Multiple times, turnovers were created by balls ricocheting off Chandler's giant wrist protection. The Knicks cannot afford to not have Chandler out on the floor but they need to do a better job of getting him soft lob passes and things of that nature as opposed to Shumpert firing Randy Johnson-esque fastballs into the post. Turnovers were big in a close game tonight. Moving forward, the Knicks need to find a way to get Chandler involved without the risk of turning the ball over.
- Jeremy Lin played a decent game. Baron Davis did not. If Lin had hit a few more of his shots tonight, his stat line would have looked much better. He finished 4/13 with 14 points and 7 assists. This was not one of his better games but I loved the way he fought despite being battered around by Dallas' defense. In the second quarter, I thought Lin was dead after Ian Mahinmi and Jason Kidd combined to body slam him to the floor. I was shocked how a flagrant was not called on Mahinmi, who made no attempt to play the ball. In an impressive display of toughness, Lin got up and continued to play hard. I was not happy with the amount of 3's. Lin is not a good outside shooter. He can hit the outside shot but that is not his game. He shot 1/5 from downtown. I understand that he had some open looks but the strength of his game is getting to the rim. Against a Dallas team with one active center, he should have attacked the paint far more often than he did. Dallas did do a nice job containing him and pushing him to the perimeter off screens with traps and double teams but I thought Lin should have made a more conceded effort to get to the rim. He did do a good job protecting the ball, only turning it over twice. Overall, this was not a great game for Lin but I thought he played decently taking into account the beating he took and the strength of the defense he was facing. Baron Davis did not play a great game. The Knicks made a run while he was on the court in the 4th but I didn't think he played well. He dished only 3 assists in 15 minutes and was 0/5 from downtown. He shot only 3/10 overall and scored only 6 points.
- Steve Novak was doing the championship belt again tonight. I'm not sure tonight was a huge enough game for Novak to be pulling the discount double check but I'm okay with it as long as he shoots 4/8 from downtown every game. The dude can stroke 3's which is invaluable for a team that cannot consistently shoot from the perimeter. The Knicks shot just 6/23 from downtown tonight. That means that Knicks not named Steve Novak hit only 2/15 from downtown. Baron Davis and Carmelo Anthony were 0/8 combined from downtown. Yikes.
- Shumpert and Fields had strong games. Once again, Iman Shumpert played some great defense. I really believe he has the potential to be an elite defender in this league. The fact that there are only 10-12 elite defenders in the league speaks to how good I believe Shumpert can become defensively. He already is a well above-average defender. He has elite athleticism and length. His effort is fantastic. I believe once he learns to effectively fight through screens, he will take that next step to becoming an elite defensive player in this league. Landry Fields responded nicely to yet another nightmarish performance in Boston. He scored only 2 points but pulled down 10 boards and caught a sick alley-oop from Lin. I love Landry and I love what he brings to the court. He gives constant heart and energy and is a great rebounder. However, I'm really not sure he's a good fit on this club. This is a stark contradiction from what I've previously said about Fields and this is not a knock towards Fields. I say this because right now this team needs shooters and he is a below-average shooter. Last season, he was a very effective outside shooter and he was a perfect fit. This year, his shooting has tailed off and it is hurting the team. His 10 boards are huge and his energy is great, but the Knicks have other guys who can do what he does. They have Shumpert, Jeffries, Novak, Harrellson and Chandler, all high energy "glue guys". They have other players who can rebound and defend as well or better than Fields. They need shooters. I know that Shumpert isn't the best shooter but he's been far better this year than Fields has been this season and he is a better defender. JR Smith is a better shooter than Fields and has proven to be more than adequate defensively. I know he's struggling at the moment but he is a much better shooter. Fields is a great "glue guy" but right now the Knicks have a lot of "glue guys". They need shooters. Fields' shooting has been porous and I think that has badly hurt the team.
- The Knicks best player tonight was Amar'e Stoudemire. I'll refrain from making a bunch of "stay tuned" jokes but tonight I loved what I saw. Stoudemire has looked better physically as of late and tonight that translated into his play. He scored 26 points on 18 shots and pulled down 7 boards. Stoudemire looked to making more effort rebounding and he played hard defensively. Yes, you read that correctly and no, I am not insane. Stoudemire truly put strong effort into guarding Dirk Nowitzki tonight. He did an excellent job in the first half but Dirk ended up getting the best of him in the second half. Nevertheless, Stoudemire continued to compete tonight. He played the game the right way and I was very happy with the way he played tonight. He has been the anti-Carmelo Anthony throughout this season. Despite his struggles, Stoudemire has garnered my respect as a team player this year. Not once has he pouted or complained about getting single digit shot attempts in a game. He hasn't always played hard defensively but as of late he has. I think Stoudemire really does want to win games and has been willing to sacrifice some of his statistics to do so. He has been a true team player this year. He has been awful for most the year, which makes me want to tear my hair out sometimes, but I respect his classiness and willingness to adjust his game for the betterment of the team.
- Starmelo Manthony gave a pathetic showing tonight. Yes, I am going to compare him to Stephon Marbury because his showing tonight was absolutely sickening. Where do I start? He was 2/12 shooting with 6 points and 2 turnovers. He was a -18 in 31 minutes and dented the rim with a plethora of bricks. He decided that he would spend the second quarter jawing with Shawn Marion instead of playing. At one point, he had an inbound pass in which he was so busy arguing with Marion that he blindly tossed the ball straight to a Mavericks player for a turnover. How on earth can you throw in an inbound pass without even looking at where it is being thrown? It was total laziness on Stelo's part and it showed that he did not care about the game tonight. This was also apparent when he was blatantly pouting on the bench during the fourth quarter.When he was inserted at the 3:57 mark, his demeanor and body language was very sulky and negative. The bench was playing well in the 4th quarter and Mike D'Antoni saw no reason to put the struggling Stelo back in the game. I agreed with his decision as Stelo immediately entered the game and bricked a 3. By the way, I just have to say that I hate when he shoots 3's. He has hit only 3 of his last 10 and is shooting 29.7% on the season from downtown. In the waining minutes of the game, Manthony was shown on MSG TV laughing and talking to a fan while the Knicks were down 10. It showed a complete disconnect from the game on his part and was sickening to me and I'm sure to all Knicks fans who saw that. It was especially sickening given his seemingly careless reaction after Sunday's loss to Boston, in which he was smiling and congratulating Boston players on the victory. After the game tonight, Manthony ducked the media before later returning to answer a few questions. Right now his head is not in the game and it needs to be. Chandler and Stoudemire need to sit him down and let him know that things need to change. He is supposed to be the one to carry this team, not the one to create distractions and hurt the team. Right now he is acting very similarly to how Stephon Marbury acted as a member of the Knicks. I'm not saying he will end up like Marbury but there need to be changes. Manthony is supposed to be the star of this team and tonight he was anything but. This may be an overreaction on my part but his overall performance tonight was not to the level of a professional athlete. He was unsuccessful in his game and was unprofessional in every way. I hope this is not a continuing trend or else this team will be in big trouble. And so will the name of my blog…


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On-The-Spot Imaging and Processing
The FLoid® Cell Imaging Station
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The FLoid® Cell Imaging Station is the ideal instrument for the wide array of fluorescence imaging experiments that researchers are performing every single day. From checking GFP expression in a tissue culture facility or screening fluorescent samples prior to analysis on a high-end confocal microscope or flow cytometer, to teaching students the wonders of cell biology in an instructional lab, the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station makes the capture of two- and three-color fluorescence images as easy as taking pictures on a smartphone. Even the most novice users of fluorescence microscopy techniques can follow the intuitive icons on the user interface and capture publication-quality images in a matter of minutes right at their benchtop. By eliminating the inherent complexities of capturing and processing multicolor fluorescent cell images, the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station allows researchers to spend their time analyzing data and designing their next experiments, rather than worrying about the operation of a microscope.
Cell Imaging Where You Need It
Traditionally, researchers have been confined to small darkrooms to collect their fluorescence images—tucked away from the labs where their experiments are conducted. Even a quick check of their fluorescent samples to assess staining or GFP expression can be inordinately inconvenient.
In contrast, the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station blocks ambient light from interfering with the collection of fluorescence images, allowing the instrument to be placed on the laboratory bench, in a cell culture facility, or in a tissue culture hood. The open stage of the FLoid® instrument creates a workspace compatible with a variety of cell culture vessels. Cells grown on or in chamber slides, tissue culture dishes, multiwell plates, or even large culture flasks can be easily imaged using the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station (Figure 1, Figure 2). Moreover, the instrument stage is on a grease plate, allowing subtle and precise movement of the cell culture vessel (4 mm in each direction) once it is initially positioned on the stage.
Figure 1. Imaging immunofluorescence in the rat retina using the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station. Rat retinal tissue was fixed and stained for cholinergic amacrine cells using polyclonal goat anti–choline acetyltransferase antibody followed by Alexa Fluor® 488 anti–goat IgG antibody (green), and counterstained with DAPI (blue). The amacrine cells are seen in the inner nuclear layer of the retina; some displaced amacrine cells are also seen in the ganglion cell layer. Image was captured using the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station and reproduced with permission from Ulla Hasselrot, University of Louisville, Kentucky.
Figure 2. Multicolor imaging on the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station. Induced human pluripotent stem cells were fixed and then stained with anti-Lin28 antibody and Alexa Fluor® 488 goat anti–rabbit IgG antibody (green), anti–β-tubulin antibody and Alexa Fluor® 594 goat anti–mouse IgG antibody (red), and NucBlue® Fixed Cell Stain (blue). Image was captured using the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station.
Cell Imaging Without the Hassles
One of the most difficult aspects of fluorescent cell imaging is simply finding your cells of interest. Often researchers focus on a focal plane where they think they will find their cells, only to find that they are focusing on debris on top of the coverslip. To remedy this problem, a Focus Assist gauge on the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station represents the relative position of the objective during focusing. Each cell culture vessel has a specific focal plane; cells on a slide will be located between 1 and 2 on the Focus Assist scale, whereas cells in a T-75 flask will be found between 6 and 7. Once you have established the focal plane for your typical cell culture vessel, the Focus Assist gauge helps you to quickly focus on your cells in each new experiment, allowing you to easily find the focal plane where cells reside.
Once the cells are in focus, intuitive icons are used to turn on and off the bright-field and fluorescent (blue, green, or red) light sources. The brightness of the image is controlled by a single slider bar that controls gain, exposure time, and LED light intensity. Once you are happy with the focus and light intensity, a simple click of the camera icon captures the image of interest.
On-the-Spot Image Processing
Fluorescence imaging with traditional microscopes often requires that researchers import their individual files into third-party software programs such as Adobe Photoshop® or Image J to overlay the different fluorescence images that have been collected. With the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station, overlaying images is as easy as clicking the processing tab. Once on the processing tab, the brightness and contrast of images taken from each fluorescence channel can be adjusted using the slider bars. If you prefer to remove a particular color from the image, simply toggle off the color to remove it from the overlay. The numerical values associated with light intensity, brightness, and contrast are consistent each time you use the FLoid® instrument, which means that you can compare changes in fluorescence intensity of your cells over time by using the same settings.
With the digital zoom set at 200%, the magnification is equivalent to that of a 40x optical objective (Figure 3). The digital zoom can be set as high as 400%, producing an image with a total magnification of 1,840x and equivalent to an 80x objective. Because the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station uses a high-quality 20x objective and a highly sensitive CCD camera, the resolution of the captured images is still excellent at these increased digital magnifications.
For years, researchers have experienced the convenience of printing pictures of their gels for their lab notebooks from gel documentation stations. The FLoid® Cell imaging Station brings the convenience of data documentation to fluorescent cell imaging. The associated printer creates a credit card–sized, adhesive-backed print of your captured image that can be placed directly into a laboratory notebook.
Figure 3. Zooming in with the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station. The FLoid® Cell Imaging Station is equipped with a high-quality 20x fluorite objective. Additional magnification of an image can be achieved using the digital zoom in the image processing tab. Setting the digital zoom at 200% gives magnification equivalent to that of a 40x objective. Here we show four screen captures of an image following digital magnification on the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station.
Opening Doors to Fluorescence Imaging
The steep learning curves of many large and expensive fluorescence microscopes have kept many researchers from utilizing fluorescence microscopy in their research. With the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station, even students and novice researchers can easily capture and then process an image with a few clicks of the mouse.
View From the Lab
For the better part of a year, Ulla Hasselrot has been using the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station in the lab where she conducts her research in the Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology at the University of Louisville, Kentucky. She is part of a research team studying the plasticity of the nervous system, with the long-range goal of understanding neurodegenerative pathways from stimulus to cell death. Specifically, she is using immunofluorescence to detect proteins overexpressed when the retina is exposed to ischemic conditions.
"Do you want to see a picture?" Ulla asks, as she explains how the FLoid® Cell Imaging Station has enhanced her ability to share her work with the rest of the group during trouble-shooting sessions and lab meetings. She can call up the images in a snap and then simply turn off the instrument when the show-and-tell is over; there's no waiting around for bulbs to cool off. She also tells us that her workday is much easier now that she has "access to an imaging system in my own lab that I can use whenever I like and for as long as I like." And she has found that the FLoid® image quality is so good that she typically can't tell whether a particular image is from the FLoid® instrument or the expensive microscope upstairs. In Ulla's words, "FLoid® does the job, does it fast, and gives really really nice results."
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Safety issues to your spouse after brachytherapy for prostate cancer
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I've had brachytherapy 2 weeks ago with I 125. My wife is a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor for 10 yrs. She is extremely concerned that I will trigger her lymphoma. My reassurances that the seeds only radiate a few millimeters out and will not be of any consequence to her fall on deaf ears. The risks have been told to me by my radiologist and they are almost nil but she will not believe what I relate and I need some help with specifics.
Richard Whittington, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, responds:
Talk to the doctor that did the implant and they should be able to measure the amount of radiation at the skin and compare it to everyday events. We usually find that the initial dose at skin is less than 0.2 mrem/hour, which means that 250 hours is less than a chest x-ray, and the rate falls rapidly. There is no evidence that this radiation will reactivate a lymphoma, and by 4 weeks after the implant, we find the dose rate at skin is no different from 'background' radiation present in everyday life.


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These deeds were reported as recorded by the office of Marion County register of deeds. Property addresses come from appraisal records. All are warranty deeds unless otherwise noted.
Craig L. and Caryn Albrecht to Eric Albrecht, Andy Albrecht, and Kady Howard, transferrable on death warranty deed; N/2 NW/4 of Section 5, Township 18, Range 5 in Clear Creek Township.
Ronald J. and Brenda G. Bartel to James R. Hefley and Leanna K. Hefley, trustees; W/2 SW/4 of Section 2 of Liberty Township.
James B. and Carol Miesse to Stephen and Michelle Glahn; NE/4 of Section 20, Township 19, Range 4 in Centre Township.
Naomi S. Morris Trust by trustee to Joyce A. Thiessen and James W. Thiessen, co-trustees, trustee's deed; 302 Briarwood Lane, Hillsboro.
Sheriff of Marion County to Tampa State Bank, sheriff's deed; lots 4 and 5 except the E 8' of lot 5, Block 30, Southern Addition, Marion, and part of vacated alley.
Craig T. and Teresa M. Srajer and James A. and Kristine A. Srajer to Craig T. and Teresa M. Srajer; 3535 Nighthawk Rd., Ramona.
Craig T. and Teresa M. Srajer and James A. and Kristine A. Srajer to James A. and Kristine A. Srajer; 3535 Nighthawk Rd., Ramona.
Jerrold Unruh and Jolene Unruh to Jennifer M. Koehn, Melissa J. Koehn, and Monica J. Unruh, transferrable on death warranty deed; lot 8, block 76, North Peabody, Peabody.
Stephen L. Vincent to Melissa L. and Ian Thomson; 208 E. B St., Hillsboro.
Ilene S. Weinbrenner to Ronald J. and Brenda G. Bartel; N/2 N/2 NW/4 of Section 36 and SW/4 SW/4 of Section 26 of Lehigh Township.