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The Journal of Biological Chemistry commemorates an important 1987 discovery
It has been 25 years since the identification of two proteins that facilitate communication between nerve cells – a significant achievement that revealed a group of related proteins. In recognition of this advancement, the Journal of Biological Chemistry has published a series of articles that assess what we know about each family member in this group and where that research is headed.
This superfamily was recognized in 1987 with the discoveries of the genes that encode two of its members, the GABAA and glycine receptors, and of the similarity of these proteins to the first characterized family of this group, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. F. Anne Stephenson of the University College London School of Pharmacy, an author on one of the two 1987 articles, explains that these findings, in addition to revealing the new superfamily, led to the discovery of multiple protein subtypes within each family. Since that time, two other protein families have been added to the group – the serotonin-3 receptors and the glutamate-gated chloride ion channels.
Proteins in this group, known as the cys-loop ligand-gated ion channel superfamily, are targeted by specific biological molecules (neurotransmitters) to allow the passage of ions across cell barriers, ultimately affecting functions such as muscle contraction, anxiety, pain, vision and food digestion and passage. For example, mutations in GABAA receptor subunits are involved in some forms of epilepsy. Also, certain anti-anxiety drugs target these receptors, and drugs that affect serotonin-3 receptors treat the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy and irritable bowel syndrome.
The JBC series chronicles the history of this field, highlighting the many advances scientists have made over the past 25 years. Each review focuses on a different member of the group, covering its structure, regulation and functions. The roles of some of these proteins in diseases and therapeutics are also discussed.
Since 1987, scientists have overcome major challenges and learned where particular protein subtypes of a family are located and what functions they perform. Stephenson emphasizes that the advancements in this field were a boost for the pharmaceutical industry in terms of finding selective drugs that lack undesirable side effects, such as nonsedating anti-anxiety drugs.
The JBC series was convened by Stephenson, who today is an associate editor of the journal and whose lab continues to investigate the structures and functions of neurotransmitter receptors, including the GABAA receptors, in health and disease.

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L. Neil Smith's
Number 308, February 27, 2005
"Too busy... to pick up a pitchfork and start the revolution."
Real Scary
Special to TLE
There's virtually no question that something needs to be done to tighten US border control and reform immigration policy. It has been repeatedly pointed out that a lack of border control and visitor entry follow-up was responsible for the presence in America of a number of the 9/11 hijackers (adding insult to injury and illustrating the grave need for reform, the INS approved visas for two of the 9/11 hijackers six months after they flew planes into the World Trade Center). And most states are clear on the fact that illegal immigration is costing taxpayers a bundle.
When the obvious threats are combined with a shortage of Border Patrol personnel (and the disinclination of the administration to add more officers) and the politically correct notion of some states to provide illegal immigrants with driver's licenses, the need for reform goes even beyond crucial and well into the realm of critical. That's why many immigration reform groups were largely in favor of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (HR 418). The Federation for American Immigration Reform, US Border Control, and The American Resistance Foundation all urged passage of HR 418. That's probably a significant reason the measure passed handily in the House on February 10 by a vote of 261-161.
Those in favor of immigration reform like the REAL ID Act of 2005 because, among other things, it would curb the issue of driver's licenses to illegal aliens. States would be required to verify that applicants are US citizens before they could issue the license. Some note that the lead terrorist in the 9/11 attacks, Mohammad Atta, was in the country on a six-month visa, but was able to get a Florida driver's license good for six years. And since driver's licenses are typically all that's needed for such things as buying guns or getting on an airplane, such loopholes could prove to be a very bad thing indeed. The bill also gives judges a greater ability to deport those seeking political asylum in the US if they're suspected of ties to terrorism.
Of course, there are groups on the left that oppose the REAL ID Act because they consider any curb to immigration, legal or illegal, to be discriminatory. These same groups also worry that new requirements that must be met to qualify for political asylum are problematic (to be fair, in the latter case, they have a good point in that proving the motivations of those they believe likely to persecute them is difficult if not impossible). But the real opposition to the REAL ID Act has little to do with immigration specifically, and everything to do with a host of other civil liberties and constitutional matters.
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) has said that the REAL ID Act "has something in it to make everybody fear for their freedom." The group says that:
"States-rights advocates hate it because it gives the federal government power to determine who can get drivers licenses and how those licenses will be issued. Civil libertarians hate it because in addition to being the next giant step to a true national ID card, it calls for limitless information about us all to be placed in vast Homeland Security databases. [And] everyone should hate it because it allows the Department of Homeland Security to suspend lawsand then forbids the courts to redress this savage abuse of government power."
Unfunded mandates are often ruled unconstitutional in the courts, though it's likely in this case to be a losing proposition. If all else fails, the federal government will almost certainly dip still deeper into taxpayer pockets to ensure the provisions are met. The White House supports this legislation, the House has already approved it; to assure passage in the Senate, House officials are saying they plan to attach the measure to a "must pass" Iraqi war funding bill. There's little hope that mere opposition by some state governors and Departments of Motor Vehicles on financial grounds will prove a significant roadblock to implementation when the time comes.
Meanwhile, there are far more troubling implications to the REAL ID Act, not least of which involves the establishment of a de facto National ID card and the collection of substantial amounts of personal data on each and every one of us. Under the law, states would have to verify the information submitted by applicants, electronically scan provided documents, and then provide for the electronic storage of those scans for an indefinite period of time (now you see why states are concerned with the "unfunded" part of the mandate; the effort and expense here is considerable).
The legislation would require proof of identity for a variety of federally controlled places and services (air travel, for example, and federal courthouses among them), and any proof that doesn't meet the standards set in the REAL ID Act would be cause for a denial of services or access. That means standardization of driver's licenses from state to state, and that standardization is now set to include "a digital photograph, anti-counterfeiting features, and undefined 'machine-readable technology,' with defined minimum elements." A CNET News report goes on to say that those elements could include "a magnetic strip or RFID tag." The "minimum elements" are to be determined by the Department of Homeland Security, and everything it determines to be required will be included in the permanent database.
Think it couldn't get worse or more invasive? Think again. Once the database is established, it will be accessible not only by American officials, but likely by the Canadian and Mexican governments as well. The database represents other serious problems, too. The accuracy of such massive amounts of data is always in question; mistakes happen! The repercussions of mistakes in a database like this one, though, are substantial and dangerous to each and every person who falls victim to such mistakes (it's unlikely we'll even know there's a mistake in our data, but we'll suffer for them anyway). Even more frightening is the inherent insecurity of computer databases. This becomes especially salient when you take note of the fact that cyberterror (some radical Islamic groups are encouraging an online "holy war" to include denial of service attacks, and such efforts almost certainly would include hack attempts as well) is considered a very real threat by American intelligence.
Wouldn't it be simpler to tell states that, for reasons of national security if not for reasons of law, they can no longer issue driver's licenses to illegal aliens? Sure. But there are some who argue that more information on the driver's licenses is needed regardless, and there are others who worry about counterfeiting. Still, the truth of the matter is also simple enough: You're either here legally or you're not; and if you have enough money, technology, and expertise (and the large terrorist organizations do), anything can be counterfeited.
Both civil liberties groups (including the ACLU) and gun rights groups (the JPFO and Gunowners of America among them) are opposed to the driver's license provisions of the REAL ID Act. They have some differing reasons for their opposition, but the important thing to note is that they each have demonstrably valid points. And when such strange bedfellows are united in opposition to anything, it's best to pay attention!
Perhaps the most surprisingand least constitutionalprovisions of the REAL ID Act involves a section of the legislation that one report calls "overlooked." It seems that the provision in question "apparently gives the White House sweeping powers to suspend laws for the purpose of protecting US borders." If that's not unconstitutional enough for you, here's the real kicker: Any judicial review of such decisions is specifically prohibited!
I don't for a minute argue that immigration reform is desperately needed, that our border control needs to be significantly tightened, and that states should stop issuing legal documents of any kind to illegal aliens of all kinds. But the answers to these problems don't need to involve the drastic curtailment of liberty or the near total invasion of privacy of the millions of lawful American citizens who aren't terrorists. And they certainly shouldn't result in the essential repeal of pieces and parts of the Constitution or the Bill of Rights. The REAL ID Act does all of these things and more, which makes the REAL ID Act real scary.
In its overblown efforts to gain still more sweeping powers for its officials, and with the seemingly inarguable excuse that it's taking action to fight terrorism, Congress is working against the very things its members have sworn to defend. A hundred years ago, we would have called such actions treason. Today, I'd settle for enough of us calling our Senatorsrepeatedlyto stop the REAL ID Act from going further than it already has.
A note for those who don't think calling or writing their politicians will help: The truth is that contacting elected officials who serve at the federal level often isn't effective. But the effect we may or may not be able to have is also directly related to how many of us make contact and how passionate our arguments. Total Information Awareness was defunded because of massive public outcry; CAPPS II was shelved for the same reason. In the case of something as reprehensible as the REAL ID Act of 2005, even a delay in its implementation is better than claiming defeat without even a fight.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Edmund Burke
Lack of border control contributed to 9/11
INS gave visas to dead terrorists
Administration won't hire more border patrol officers
Some states issue licenses to illegal aliens
Federation for American Immigration Reform
The American Resistance Foundation
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
House to attach REAL ID Act to Senate bill
Report on REAL ID Act requirements
Foreign government database access
Groups encouraged toward online holy war
Gunowners of America position on REAL ID
The "overlooked" provision of the REAL ID Act
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The only definitive test for diagnosing Alzheimer's is a brain biopsy, which appropriately is not done. Because of this, and because most doctors do not have time to do a proper 30-60 minute evaluation for underlying causes (Medicare pays poorly for visits over ~ 5 minutes), many elderly folks get a label of Alzheimer's slapped on them and a prescription for Aricept at first sign of confusion, and perhaps a cursory look for other causes of confusion. In addition to the tragic personal costs, the financial cost of caring for someone with Alzheimer's averages from $70,000 to $174,000 (over a lifetime) with global costs for care being $248 billion yearly. It is insane to not aggressively look for and treat simple reversible problems that can cause or aggravate dementia.
Let's look at a simple medical approach to evaluating and treating people with mild to severe loss of mental function. When doing this, you may find that the person never had Alzheimer's, and that even if they do, even modest improvements in mental function can dramatically improve the ability to function and remember names and people. We will also discuss a promising new medication for Alzheimer's that can stop it in its tracks (well, really an old natural compound that they will try to pass off as new).
Also, for those of you with day to day "brain fog" wondering if you may have Alzheimer's, here's a simple rule of thumb:
Alzheimer's is not when you keep forgetting where you left the keys—it's when you forget how to USE the keys.
This article will focus on Alzheimer's and dementia, as well as poor memory & mental function in general. It will also lay the foundation for next week's newsletter on "Brain Fog in CFS & FMS."
Are you ready to get your memory and mind back?
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Interpreting MoMA: Joan Miró: Birth of the World
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Interpreting MoMA is free of charge. This program meets in the lobby of The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building, 4 West 54 Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Due to space constraints, no sign language students are permitted. Space is limited and preregistration is required. For more information or to register, please call Access Programs at (212) 408-6447 or (212) 247-1230 (TTY), or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Gambling Business in Georgia: How to Set Up Business and What Are Gambling Regulation Features?
August 16, 2019
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MONDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) - Rudeness among co-workers can have negative effects that extend well beyond the workplace, a new study shows.
Researchers from Baylor University found people who endure incivility at work often take that stress home with them, which can have negative effects on their family and marriages -- and even their spouses' jobs.
The researchers explained that when employees go home stressed and distracted, their partners must often pick up the slack and assume more family responsibilities. These greater demands at home may interfere with their performance at work.
"This research underlines the importance of stopping incivility before it starts so that the ripple effect of incivility does not impact the employee's family," said study author Merideth Ferguson, assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship at the Baylor University Hankamer School of Business in a university news release. Otherwise, she said, the toxic atmosphere at work may potentially "inflict further damage beyond the workplace...and cross over into the workplace of the partner."
In surveying 190 full-time workers and their partners, the researchers also found that stress took a toll on the workers' marriages. Complicating matters, they noted that 75 percent of these couples had children living in their household.
The study's authors argued that organizations must address the far-reaching and detrimental effects that ugly behavior in the workplace can have among employees and their families.
Encouraging workers to seek support through their organization's employee assistance program, counseling or stress management resources may help workers cope with rude coworkers, researchers said.
The study was published online in the Journal of Organizational Behavior.
More information
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Welcome onboard the new Jeanneau 58.
This elegant offshore cruiser offers an exceptional interior and deck plan designed by Vittorio Garroni with ease of handling in mind. Every detail has been conceived to offer the highest quality cruising experience.
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Organic Asian Green Seed
Product ID: 2883
Essential salad mix ingredient.
Traditional mustard green of Japanese origin. Mizuna produces dozens of pencil-thin white stalks with deeply cut, fringed leaves. Mild flavor. Continues to produce for several weeks from one planting as a "cut and come again" product. Organically grown. Avg. 15,350 seeds/oz. Packet: 250 seeds.
CULTURE: Sow from early spring through midsummer. In the south, greens are well adapted to fall plantings. For full-sized bunching, sow 15 seeds/ft., 1/4" deep in 2" wide bands in rows 18" apart. Most varieties do not require thinning. See individual product descriptions for varieties that do. Harvest before flowering. For baby leaf, sow a 2" to 4" wide band at 60 seeds/ft. Clip young leaves when 3-6" tall.
PESTS: Flea beetles are best controlled by covering with floating row covers from day of sowing.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: For bunching: 1 oz./830', 1 lb./13,000' at above spacing. For baby leaf: 1 oz./210', 1 lb./3,300' at above spacing.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ.: Avg. 12,650.
PACKET: 250 seeds unless otherwise noted, sows 16' full-size, 4' baby leaf.
PESTS: Flea beetles are best controlled by covering with floating row covers from day of sowing.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: For bunching: 1 oz./830', 1 lb./13,000' at above spacing. For baby leaf: 1 oz./210', 1 lb./3,300' at above spacing.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ.: Avg. 12,650.
PACKET: 250 seeds unless otherwise noted, sows 16' full-size, 4' baby leaf.
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Sousse Travel Guide
Sousse © Stephen Thomas
*In June 2015, a terrorist attack took place at Port El Kantaoui, near Sousse, in which a number of foreign tourists were killed. Security has been dramatically increased at resorts in this region and tourists are advised to pay close attention to travel warnings and recommendations from official government sources before travel to Tunisia.*
The captivating holiday resort town of Sousse lies on Tunisia's east coast, about two hours drive south of the capital, Tunis. From the 9th century onwards the Phoenicians, Byzantines, Arabs and Romans discovered the delights of this fertile spot, dubbed 'the pearl of the Sahel' in ancient times, and today the mild climate, beautiful Mediterranean shoreline and warm people work their magic on holidaymakers from Europe.
Sousse is also favoured by Tunisians as a get-away destination, and the friendly inhabitants enjoy mingling with visitors on the sandy beaches and busy promenade. The proliferation of modern resort hotels along the beachfront has not detracted from the charms of the inner city, and Sousse is still regarded as having probably the finest (though not the largest) old city, or Medina, in Tunisia. A warren of narrow covered alleyways nestling below the Ribat, or fort, hide hundreds of colourful shops selling a myriad of local goods from carpets and porcelain to leather bags and olive oil.
Outside the Medina there is also a vast modern shopping complex. Sousse is not all just shopping and beach bathing, however. The town's museum, situated in the old castle or kasbah, is renowned for its collection of mosaics, masks, statues and other relics of the Roman occupation. There are also several miles of well-preserved ancient Christian catacombs and marble tombs in the town. Sousse offers its many package-tour visitors all the facilities and surroundings of a relaxing seaside holiday, overlaid with the undeniably foreign and exotic atmosphere of North Africa, all at extremely affordable prices.
There are bargains to be had in the alleyways of the Sousse old city for holidaymakers who practise the time-worn art of haggling successfully. Carpets and leatherware are favourite buys for tourists, but there is also a vast stock of cheap souvenirs on which to fritter away the holiday budget. Some visitors are intimidated and do not enjoy bargaining with the canny souk shopkeepers, who usually begin negotiations with a price inflated up to ten times the value. These visitors would be better advised to do their shopping in the adjacent modern shopping mall, which is crammed with shops offering local goods and wares from all over North Africa, on sale at fixed prices.
Visitors to Sousse are spoilt for choice when it comes to dining out, with a variety of options available from pizza and tapas to French cuisine, but most holidaymakers rave in particular about the popular local staple dish, Couscous (steamed semolina grains), which comes in various combinations. Most of the better restaurants are located inside the luxury hotels; others are within walking distance of wherever you are staying.
Nightlife in Sousse has its seamier side with several seedy dives where prostitutes are on offer along with the beer. If in doubt before entering any club or bar question the doorman or take a good look. Nightlife generally for tourists is confined to the apartment resorts and hotels, offering dancing and entertainment. Young Tunisians tend to gather on the beach promenade after dark.
Most of the pleasurable and sporting activities offered to holidaymakers in Sousse are beach-based, including fishing, scuba diving, windsurfing and water-skiing. There are also numerous excursions on offer for those keen on exploring more of the Tunisian coastline. In the town itself, delving into the ancient Roman history at the excellent museum and shopping are interesting diversions.
Many visitors have complained that shopkeepers in the medina are overbearing, and even frightening, in their persistence. There have also been reports of pickpockets being active in the alleyways.


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This is a supplement for White Star(TM) (by Barrel Rider Games) dealing with interstellar criminals and interstellar crime, including Assassins and Rogues as character classes, expanded stealth and black market rules - and more!
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July 15th, 2019
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Two main families have been detected, influenza A and B. But there are many strains of influenza viruses, and, moreover, existing strains mutate all the time. It is, therefore, an extremely difficult task to 'foresee' the causative agent of a new influenza epidemic, and even more difficult to produce a corresponding vaccine in time. The constant mutation of the viruses, and the unpredictability of which virus will show up where and when, makes the whole influenza vaccination business into a giant poker game.
The most intriguing deception of the public, however, is the suggestion that the patient who gets an influenza-vaccination will not get the flu. What is generally known to the public as 'a flu' is an influenza-like syndrome, with symptoms like fever, chills, muskel- or joint pains, a headache, a runny nose, and general malaise. This disease, however, has got nothing to do with the real influenza, neither can it in any way be prevented by an influenza vaccination. Thus, if doctors guarantee their patients that they will not get the flu after they came in to get their jab, this is an unethical manipulation, the basis for which most probably is simply profit for both those who produce the vaccine and those who administer it.
Apart from this manipulation, questions have to be answered as to the efficacy and the safety of the vaccine.
The lack of efficacy of the vaccine is well illustrated in a Dutch article (1) about a home for elderly people, where in spite of vaccination of two thirds of the population, a severe flu struck 49% of them, with strong morbidity (bacterial infections, pneumonia) and high mortality (10%). An important observation was that in the vaccinated population, 50% got the disease, compared to 48% of non-vaccinated. Also, complement binding antibodies for influenza A were positive in 41% of vaccinated compared to 36% in non-vaccinated. This clearly shows that the vaccination status did not have a protective influence at all. Further laboratory investigation confirmed that antibody building against the vaccine was normal, but the causative influenza A virus had not reacted to the vaccine the patients had been given.
Comparison with a similar situation in 1988 in a home for elderly people shows that in that second case both morbidity and mortality were significantly lower, namely 37 and 3%, respectively. The main difference, however, was ... that in this second home patients had not been vaccinated!
Induction of antibodies in elderly people never is higher than 52-67% (2). Morris even declares the efficiency is not more than about 20% (3).
Mistakes in production, transport, conservation and administration can be responsible for a further decrease of efficacy (4).
Questions about the safety of influenza vaccines are not new. As early as 1973, Rabin wrote that between 1966 and 1970 almost all USA-made influenza vaccines were toxic (5).
I. Neurological complications
For many years, neurological complications of influenza vaccination were simply denied. In 1966, Stuart-Harris wrote that "There is little direct evidence that any of these neurological illnesses during or after influenza are specifically caused by the influenza virus" (6). And in 1971, Wells still believed that "There is at present no way of proving or of disproving the aethiological relationship" (7).


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Located in New York City on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, near Flushing Meadows Corona Park and several cemeteries, Schwartz Brothers-Jeffer Memorial Chapels is a warm, comfortable place to plan a funeral. From the moment you walk into the bright, open foyer you feel welcome here. An understanding member of our compassionate staff greets every guest at the door and we treat you like our friend and neighbor.
Though Schwartz Brothers-Jeffer Memorial Chapels specializes in the traditions of Jewish families, we provide funeral, memorial, cremation and burial services for people of all cultures, faiths and backgrounds.
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We at Schwartz Brothers-Jeffer Memorial Chapels understand that a Jewish funeral is a modest, solemn religious service designed to honor the dead and provide support to the family and friends of the person who has passed. Contemporary Jewish families are also finding ways to blend Jewish tradition with their modern lifestyles. Our funeral directors know how to help you do both and work with all sects of the Jewish faith: Orthodox, Conservative and Reformed.
Schwartz Brothers-Jeffer Memorial Chapels is among the larger Jewish-specialty funeral home in Queens, and we have plenty of parking. Our 2-story building is filled with natural light and has 2 large chapels with traditional pews. One seats 350; the other seats 175.
As you would expect from a funeral home that specialized in Jewish traditions, we have a tahara room for the ritual preparation of bodies and a large Kohanim building for those whose beliefs dictate that they not be under the same roof as their deceased loved one. Closed-circuit television allows those guests to see and hear the service without going into the building.
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The staff at Schwartz Brothers-Jeffer Memorial Chapels is an exceptional group of people with a wealth of experience providing compassionate care to people of all walks of life. We treat the funeral home as if it were our personal home—and we treat the people who come here as if they were our own family members. Our goal is to provide a personalized funeral or memorial service for everyone we serve. We take the time to listen and plan something truly special to celebrate a life.
We Honor Veterans
At Schwartz Brothers-Jeffer Memorial Chapels, we understand the unique needs of America's veterans and their families. As a Level Four Founding Community Partner with We Honor Veterans, we are honored to serve our nation's heroes and take this responsibility seriously. We have taken steps to ensure our staff is knowledgeable of all the benefits available to military veterans and their families.
In addition, we host community events annually in honor of our veterans and work closely with local veterans organizations. With respect, integrity and dignity, we will walk you through the steps of creating a veteran's memorial service that truly honors the life and sacrifice of your loved one.
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We are always here for you—only a phone call away. Please reach out if you need immediate help planning a funeral or would like more information on planning a funeral ahead of time.
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Schwartz Brothers-Jeffer Memorial Chapels shares an address with Riverside Memorial Chapel, Boulevard-Riverside Chapels and I.J. Morris Funeral Directors. All are fine operations specializing in Jewish funeral services, and all are members of the Dignity Memorial® network. When you choose any of the funeral homes located at 114-03 Queens Blvd., you get the compassionate care you expect from a Forest Hills-operated funeral home and the benefits you deserve from North America's largest network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers.
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Our Nokia Lumia 520 just showed up on our door steps today, so we figured we'd share the news with the largest Windows Phone audience in the world.
For those who don't remember, the Lumia 520 was announced by Nokia a few weeks back in Barcelona during the Mobile World Congress. It, along with the Lumia 720, represents the completion of Nokia's "range" of Lumias.
The Lumia 520 is being billed as the most cost-effective Windows Phone yet, with an estimated price of less than $200 (current prices are slightly north of that, around $230). Featuring a 4" IPS LCD display (with Super Sensitive Touch), a 1GHz Dual-core Snapdragon, 512MB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage (expandable with microSD), a 1430mAh battery and a 5MP rear camera (none for the front), the Lumia 520 packs quite a bit into a light (124 grams) body for an affordable price.
While the 520 won't be exciting for our more high-end audience, the phone is important to growing the Windows Phone ecosystem, especially in emerging markets and for the common person who doesn't give much thought about smartphones.
We'll have a full review in the coming days and for now, you can look at some photos and our video walkthrough of the unboxing and OS in action.


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Kristen Stewart Puts Her Equestrian Skills to the Test
Kristen Stewart was back on the horse at a ranch outside of LA yesterday. Kristen has been enjoying riding lessons and is also taking regular yoga classes as she gears up to play the lead in Snow White and the Huntsman. The movie will give the classic damsel in distress a new butt-kicking persona and pairs Kristen with Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides's cute star Sam Claflin. Despite the workouts, Kristen visited the Cosmopolis set around the July 4 holiday to see her real-life leading man, Robert Pattinson, who has been shooting the new film in Toronto for several weeks. Rob and Kirsten's big-screen commitments are keeping them apart right now, but the couple will get the chance to reunite for work when they team up to promote the highly anticipated Nov. 18 release of Breaking Dawn Part I.


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I can't hardly believe I'm about to publish this post . . .as it means it's real. Gulp.
As many of my friends are aware, Kate thought it would be fun to cut herself some bangs this past friday.
You see, when you're an identical twin, situations like this are extra interesting. Do you give your girls different hair cuts? Do you just finish the bangs on one and not the other? Suddenly one dynamic affects the other.
Some of my friends suggested asking the girls what they wanted to do which was such a good idea. Both girls very quickly and emphatically said they wanted their hair cut the same. So that took care of one question.
But the girls (and myself) have been growing hair out to donate. Ava did hers last fall. I've been stalling on the twins because they let me do things with their hair and have really easy hair. The thought of cutting it was a little painful for this momma. But as we were making appointments to get their hair cut, I thought, if we're already paying for the cut, maybe we just needed to do it.
(in case I hadn't mentioned that already).
I know. I know. Melodramatic (I am a mom of 3 girls you know).
It's just hair. It will grow out again.
But it's my babies.
So we asked them again if they wanted to keep it long or cut it short.
Oh my. HOW they said they wanted to cut it short (the fact that big sister just got it cut shorter) may have helped influence the choice.
Never the less, they insisted and so in the name of a great cause, Mommy agreed with a few inward tears.
Had to add that last line in just for a little extra drama. : )
Kate and Olivia were SOOOOO excited.
We lined up at home for "before" shots
Kate and Olivia
Oh these monkeys
One last look . . .
Then it was off to the salon. Even the ladies there were a little sad to cut it.
Olivia's pony tail ready to go
Ta Daa!
Getting her first salon wash. They thought this was SO cool
Kate excited for her turn
Her hair was actually a touch longer
Proud of her pony tail
And her turn for a wash
Kate getting styled
Olivia checking this all out
The very happy and excited Olivia
Kate actually originally had a longer cut than Olivia. When the stylist was done, she showed them each other and asked Kate if she liked her hair or wanted it shorter just like Olivia.
"Just like Olivia," Kate answered. And so she did.
The happy twin
My big girls.
So proud of them and kind of crazy about them no matter how long/short their hair is.
I think they're pretty cute.


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Staying sane by talking to yourself
It's four in the morning and I'm on call. The ringtone on my cell for dispatch makes me start trying to remember where my clothes are — I know I'm going out in fifteen below zero weather to take a report.
"An opportunity to serve," I mutter to myself. An opportunity to serve.
That's my manta for call-outs. By the time I'm on scene, I've usually said it a dozen times. It makes me remember what my purpose is, and to focus on the citizen customer who doesn't need to know what an inconvenience he is to me.
Although I'm good at recognizing the signs of stress, sometimes it takes a few minutes to realize that my shoulder muscles are tight or that I'm sighing a lot or that I'm concentrating on trivial, easily solved tasks instead of the elephant in the room. When I finally become self-aware I find that a focusing thought for the moment can restore my perspective. Rather than cursing or shouting a meaningless phrase like "SERENITY NOW!" I use a positive phrase containing some solid truth helps me get back on track.
When my father, who rarely cursed, found his thumb under a hammer and was tempted to take the Lord's name in vain to get his emotions and his pain under control, I would hear him say "God..... bless America!"
In times of difficulty I remember a Bible verse or thought, like "In all things give thanks," or "My peace I give to you, not as the world gives."
I've also made up my own sayings such as: "What doesn't kill you still makes you flinch at loud noises," to remind me that character building has its cost.
Visual pictures can also help to reassemble one's sanity on stressful days. I like the image of a tent being blown in the wind. Mentally I go to each corner of the tent, pounding the stakes into more solid ground. It reminds me to take care of the foundational things instead of chasing the wind.
When writing my book Is the Line Ready: A policeman's perspective on worldly wisdom, I assembled a year's worth of great sayings to stay motivated and grounded. There are many such books as well as services that can email a quote a day or an inspirational thought or verse. Rather than engaging in verbal or mental rants and negative self-talk, try using guiding words, thoughts, and images.
Doing so can be a bridge to healthy thinking.


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Stage IV colon cancer
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
My brother has been diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal Cancer. The tumor is a Mucinous adenocarcinoma and has spread into his abdominal area. He is a 55 year old Caucasian non smoker who was fit and healthy. His cancer was diagnosed when he developed an intestinal blockage.
My question is do you know if there are any clinical research programs for this type of cancer. My brother has been told that this is an extremely rare form of cancer. Is that correct? What are the recommended treatments?
Najjia N. Mahmoud, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, responds:
Stage IV colon cancer is usually treated with some combination of chemotherapy and surgery. If the patient is symptomatic, they may need surgery simply to divert the intestinal stream, bypass, or remove the tumor causing obstruction, allowing them to eat and drink normally.
"Mucinous adenocarcinoma" is a variant of adenocarcinoma--the most common of all the tumors affecting the colon. It is not particularly rare. This patient is young for this problem. His family (children and siblings) should be screened (colonoscopy) to make sure they are free of tumors or precursors (polyps) and to exclude a hereditary form of the disease.
There are clinical chemotherapy trials offered at University of Pennsylvania and other academic institutions. There are many potential regimens he may qualify for depending on his tumor and his other medical problems. One regimen is not necessarily right for all patients. Today, most chemotherapeutic options broadly use chemotherapies that target metabolic pathways and gene repair systems such as 5-FU or oxaliplatin, or "biologics" that specifically target growth factor receptors.


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As a general rule, I enjoy having company whenever I�m fishing or just cruising in a boat.
As a general rule, I enjoy having company whenever I�m fishing or just cruising in a boat. Amiable conversation, assistance with the operation of the craft, having someone to share the sights and sounds of the day, a witness in case you should happen to land the fish of a lifetime: they�re all good reasons to have a second mate onboard. There are times, however, when I find myself on the river, up a creek or in the ocean by myself. It may be because none of my buddies can go on a particular day, it is a short-notice outing or I just feel a need to spend some �me� time with nothing more than the breeze in my hair and the clouds overhead to share the moment.
There�s nothing wrong with going solo on the water IF you are well-prepared and use common sense. Unfortunately that�s not always the case. One fellow was a couple of miles off the beach late one fall afternoon when he had a mishap. A hefty bluefish he was trying to unhook chomped down on his hand, making a nasty gash with a lot of bleeding. The injured angler was occupied with treating his wound, hunkered down in his boat, as it continued to cruise along at trolling speed. After several long minutes, he got his hand wrapped in an old rag he found in the bow compartment and decided it was time to head in. The problem was, when he looked up, the gathering darkness and a thick haze had combined to drop visibility to no more than a few hundred meters. He couldn�t tell which way shore was! His problem became acute when he remembered his boat�s compass wasn�t working correctly and he hadn�t brought his hand-held VHF radio. Those things had not seemed very important when he left shore, but then he didn�t expect that he�d ever end up in the situation he was in.
The man did eventually reach land. He heard another boat passing in the gloom and, figuring it must be heading in, followed the sound until he could make out lights on shore. Luckily for him, the boat he followed wasn�t bound for the Big Rock.
Any of us who venture out on boats by ourselves could learn a lot from that situation. The most important lesson is to make like a Boy Scout and �Be Prepared.� The first step in that direction is to file a float plan with a responsible person, indicating exactly where you�re launching, where you plan to be while afloat and when you expect to return. Beyond that, there are some specific things that any solo boater should consider:
Make sure the boat is seaworthy. That means checking to make sure it is mechanically and structurally sound and that all necessary gear is aboard. A flare gun, whistle or horn, fire extinguisher, anchor with sufficient line (twice the depth of the water you�ll be in), basic tools, spare fuel and first aid kit are essential, no matter the size of the craft or the number of people onboard. A properly working compass should be standard and a GPSunit with the launch point saved as a waypoint is a good backup.
Be able to communicate. Many of us have come to consider the cell phone a communications umbilical cord. That�s fine, IF you�re within range of a cell phone tower and the thing doesn�t get wet. Either one of those may be a factor on the water. A better option is a submersible VHF radio. You may want to consider one with DSC (digital selective calling) that sends a distress alert with your Maritime Mobile Service Identity number and position when you push a button. Just make sure you register it to begin with.
Stop the boat and get back in. Falling out of a boat is a very real possibility. I�ve done it. If there is someone there who can stop it and help you get back in, great. If not, you�ve got a real problem. You should never operate a motor boat that is underway without having a way to stop the engine. The best device is a �kill switch,� also called a �dead man�s lanyard.� It�s a line, attached to the ignition and boat operator, which stops the engine when pulled. Keeping the boat from going off without you is a good starting point but you still have to get back in. (Think about the movie, �Open Water 2.�) That can be surprisingly difficult, even with a relatively small craft. A boarding ladder attached to the stern can be a life saver � literally.
Stay afloat � no matter what. The most important piece of gear on any boat, regardless of its size, is a personal floatation device (PFD) for each person. And, any PFD is worthless unless it�s on the person when he/she goes in the water. Forget the idea that �I�ll grab it when I need it.� Folks who have been in that situation will tell you that usually doesn�t happen. One of the best boating innovations in modern times is the suspender-type PFD that can be inflated either automatically or manually. It�s comfortable enough it can be worn for extended periods and, most important, it works. You may want to consider attaching a whistle and personal locator beacon (PLB) or signal mirror to one to facilitate rescue if it should be necessary.
Keep your head. You may not consider it gear but what�s between his ears is probably the most important thing a boater carries. As tempting as a cool one might be on a hot day, alcohol has no place on a boat being handled solo. It can compromise judgment and lead to a false sense of security. Something that has the opposite effect is a safe boating course like those offered by the Coast Guard Auxiliary. It can help a day on the water be a memorable experience � a good one � whether the captain has a crew or not.


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The woman stabbed to death in her Garrison apartment this week was under police watch and had sought a court order for protection against her alleged killer, a former boyfriend who had been threatening her for years, Baltimore County police said Thursday.
Katie Hadel, 33, was three months pregnant when she died Tuesday night, her mother said. She was in the apartment with at least two children when police say Jeffrey Matthew Shiflett — a man who had made many violent threats to harm Hadel — arrived at her door.
At the time, police believed Hadel was miles away at her mother's house, which patrol officers were checking several times a day. They had told her not to stay at her apartment, where Shiflett knew she lived, police spokeswoman Elise Armacost said.
Baltimore County records show requests for at least three court orders seeking protection from Shiflett. "He makes threats that he is going to get a gun and if my daughter doesn't go with him, he is going to kill her, her [boyfriend] and himself," according to a 2008 petition by Hadel's mother.
Shiflett was unarmed when arrested Wednesday morning as officers spotted him walking along a road in Reisterstown, less than a half-mile from Hadel's mother's home. He has been charged with first-degree murder. The two had a brief relationship several years ago, according to court records, but they had broken it off and Hadel had gotten married.
Police and prosecutors say they had gone to great lengths to keep Shiflett away from Hadel. State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger's office successfully advocated two years ago against his parole for a 2007 robbery he committed with Hadel, citing a "letter writing campaign" he had conducted from prison, threatening her and a county prosecutor.
Shellenberger's Circuit Court deputy Garret Glennon asked the parole board to keep Shiflett behind bars "for as long as it legally can." Hadel had testified against him in the robbery case, and he had already violated parole once by threatening her, according to court records.
But by December, the Maryland Parole Commission had no other option; he was entitled to mandatory release because he had earned prison credit for good behavior. Soon after, Shellenberger said, Shiflett violated the conditions of that release by making hostile phone calls to Hadel and failing to check in with his parole officer.
Patrol officers had been actively searching for Shiflett, who has no fixed address, but were "unable to locate him," Armacost said. They had offered to assist Hadel in finding a new apartment, one Shiflett didn't know about, but she had declined. Police in Anne Arundel County, where Shiflett's father lives, were also searching for him.
Shiflett's attorney in the robbery case did not return a call for comment; no attorney was listed in online court records related to the murder charge.
Robin Hadel, the victim's mother, said her daughter's killing was the climax of a nightmare that went on for years. "When he was in jail, he did nothing but send her letters and send me letters and threaten her from jail and threaten me from jail," she said this week.
She also said police had "failed" her daughter because they had not found Shiflett earlier, and because "the only thing they could tell us was to move."
Police said they are still trying to piece together exactly what happened, but they had been actively working to keep Katie Hadel safe and had considered Shiflett a serious threat ever since he was released from prison in December.
"The extent that we can protect someone depends heavily on their cooperation," Armacost said in an email response to questions.
Katie Hadel, a 1998 graduate of Franklin High School who married Craig Gordon four years ago, was a stay-at-home mother to their 3-year-old daughter, Ava Gordon, according to Robin Hadel. She said Katie also helped watch other children, including her husband's 12-year-old daughter.
When Katie was younger, her mother said, she was an aspiring model and was flown by scouts to New York and California to have head shots taken. She was interested in fashion but decided against pursuing a career in the industry, her mother said.
In recent years, she had run-ins with law enforcement and was charged with assault and marijuana possession, but was not convicted, court records show. In the 2007 robbery case, Hadel received probation, a condition being that she attend Mountain Manor, a substance abuse treatment facility.
But she'd turned all her attention to her daughter in recent years, and would dress the girl in clothes similar to her own, her mother said. And while Shiflett was behind bars, she had been very happy.
"She devoted all her time to Ava," Robin Hadel said.
Police responded to Hadel's apartment in the first block of Wellhaven Circle about 10:09 p.m. after receiving a 911 call from a neighbor reporting a possible domestic dispute. When they arrived, no one came to the door, but they heard movement inside. Officers called for a special tactical unit, which forced its way inside.
Hadel was found dead. Police said two children, a 3-year-old and an 11-month-old, were also in the apartment, which Gordon and Hadel shared. Robin Hadel said the children were Ava Gordon, who has been "traumatized," and a boy her daughter was baby-sitting.
Robin Hadel said another girl was at the apartment as well, and Shiflett grabbed her when he entered the apartment.
"Katie heard the scuffle and screamed and he let [the girl] go and grabbed Katie," she said. Police would not comment on the presence of a third child, and said a weapon has not been recovered.
Craig Gordon, Katie Hadel's husband, declined to comment Thursday. Robin Hadel said he was traveling for work and was on the West Coast on Tuesday night, when the killing occurred.
She said the family had been upset by police initially describing the killing as being a domestic incident, because her daughter and Shiflett were not in a relationship — and hadn't been for years. Police knew of Shiflett's obsession with and unrequited love for her daughter, she said.
"It just really bothered me because Katie's happily married, and this is a kid who has kind of stalked her since she was in seventh grade, and just was obsessed with her," Robin Hadel said.
Shiflett is being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center.
Mark Vernarelli, a state corrections spokesman, said the state had done its best to monitor Shiflett after his Dec. 21 release — which the state had no legal choice but to grant. Prisoners' sentences are automatically reduced based on behavior goals in prison — getting a job or attending drug counseling, for instance — which Shiflett had met.
"We are bound by that," said Mark Vernarelli, a state corrections spokesman. "When an inmate has served all of his sentence minus the credits, we have to let them out."
Hadel's killing follows other recent domestic violence deaths in the state, and could be used as new evidence to support legislation proposed in the Maryland General Assembly, according to Tracy Brown, executive director of the Women's Law Center of Maryland. The organization provides legal advice and advocacy for victims of domestic violence.
One bill, filed by Sen. Christopher B. Shank, a Washington County Republican, would expand protections for different types of women who face abusive relationships, whether those relationships have ended or not.
Another bill, filed by Del. Luiz Simmons, a Montgomery County Democrat, would toughen the possible prison sentences for those who commit violent crimes when a minor is present in the same residence — as was the case when Hadel was killed.
Such legislation would help protect more women and children from domestic violence, Brown said, but there is still much to be done.
"The court system provides a lot of safety for victims. There are a lot of batterers who do respond to a court order to stay away from someone," Brown said. "Tragically, sometimes it doesn't work."
Baltimore Sun reporter Jessica Anderson contributed to this article.


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The world's number one officially ranked gamer Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel has for some time put his name to a range of motherboards and graphics cards from Abit. Recently though, a collaboration to design a new series of graphics cards with XFX was announced. Whilst most people would expect the first fruits of this partnership to be an all conquering high-end card, instead it's actually a mainstream card, based on an nVidia 7600 GT GPU. Although this seems strange at first glance, it makes financial sense as the midrange market is much more lucrative than that of the bleeding-edge consumer.
The addition of the Fatal1ty name to this card is not just about kudos. The card is pre-overclocked to such an extent that XFX claims that this is the fastest 7600 GT available. Not only that, but it also uses a passive cooling solution, making it completely silent. All this comes with a minimal increase in price (£5-£10) over standard spec cards, which certainly looks like a winning combination.
The card itself is dominated by its intriguing looking cooler. A core of copper is covered by a black aluminium heatsink, which also covers the surrounding memory chips. Two heatpipes run from within the heatsink to a large set of aluminium cooling fins which sit atop and round the back of the card. Although the cooler is not technically a single slot solution, having the cooling fins on the reverse means that if two cards are used in SLI it frees up more expansion slots – at least on most SLI motherboards. Even though the cooler is large it didn't interfere with anything on our test bed, however the extra height may be a problem for smaller cases. Performance wise the cooler couldn't be faulted, though you will of course need to ensure your case has good ventilation/airflow.
Even though I would never recommend a card based on its looks alone, a special mention has to be made for this card. The PCB, heatsink, back plate, and support bracket (for the cooling fins) have a matt black finish that looks great. This look is perfectly complemented by the polished aluminium cooling fins. Other details like the UV reactive green DVI connectors and the Fatal1ty symbol on the heatsink might be less universally appealing but they certainly set this card apart from the competition.
The retail bundle reflects the cards midrange stance including only a driver CD and no other software. Only one DVI to VGA adapter is included – even though both outputs are DVI. A decent quality S-Video cable is also included.
As mentioned above, the card is based on an overclocked GeForce 7600 GT. These chips are built on a 90 micron process and incorporate 12 pixel pipelines, eight pixel output engines and five vertex shaders. Standard clock speeds are 560MHz core and 700MHz (1.4GHz effective) memory, whereas the Fatal1ty comes in at 650MHz core and 800MHz (1.6GHz effective) memory. This is a substantial overclock for a retail product and actually makes it the highest clocked card on the market. As such, I would hope to see a noticeable performance improvement.
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That's what campus life is like at Oklahoma Christian, named one of the best universities in the west by U.S. News & World Report and the Princeton Review.
OC's close-knit community creates a culture where students, faculty and staff go the extra mile for each other. Our knowledgeable professors teach from a Christian worldview and are fiercely dedicated to high standards of scholarship.
But their commitment to students goes beyond the classroom. Their office doors are open, and you'll see them side by side with students at daily Chapel and other Ethos events, in the cafeteria, at games against our NCAA Division II rivals, and on summer mission trips.
Oklahoma Christian opens many doors to faith-infused learning at home and abroad. OC's location just 10 minutes from downtown Oklahoma City provides access to jobs and internships, plus big-city entertainment like the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder.
OC students have many ways to plug into other countries and cultures. OC's global reach includes 20 study abroad and off-campus learning options, plus service opportunities that take students around the world to help people in need.
OC is a place where you can realize your purpose and find your calling. OC is a place where you can get the tools and support you need to live life to the full. OC is a place you can call home.
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Do you wish you had better photos of the inside of your home? Photographing an interior sounds like a fairly easy task, however, creating a successful photo is actually much harder than one would think. It takes practice to convert a three dimensional space to a two-dimensional photograph. Here are five tips that I've learned over the years as a photo art director that might help your process:
1. Choose a focal point in the room inside your home
The biggest mistake a designer or photographer can make is to try to squeeze too many points of emphasis into one photo. This can make a photo look crowded and leave the viewer unsure of what they should be paying attention to in the first place.
Magazines tend to be successful with imagery because they compose their shots around one object or structure. There is a difference between documenting a space and photographing it with graphic focal points. Instead of stuffing an image full of furniture or other design elements, try to choose one main space to focus composition. For example, this could be a bed, fireplace, or a window.
Interior photography is about taking a room and turning it into an image that makes visual sense. De-clutter the space so the camera can see enough of what is there to enable the viewer to recognize the objects. Be careful to watch what happens when furniture or décor comes close to the camera because they can bend and expand into strange shapes. Try taking away items and then putting them back to see what the camera sees. Remember that a photo is not real representation of space; it is a representation of what the camera sees.
3. Incorporate patterns inside your home when photographing
One of the tricks art directors and photo editors use to enhance the graphic quality of a photo is utilizing pattern. Patterned wall covering or fabrics offer an opportunity to add interest and framing for the photo. The eye sees pattern as a background and everything that is against it stands out and visa versa. Patterns frame solid objects just like solids frame patterned objects. Patterns are also on trend right now in interior design and the use of these keeps interior shots fresh and modern.
4. Include directional lighting
Lighting techniques trend just like room styles do. A popular trend in interior photography today is to use as much natural light as possible and to limit the use of strobe lighting. Natural light has a greater variance in density which influences subtle highlights and low lights to appear as they would in real life.
Over lighting a room is another very common problem with interior photos. When the light is not directional and is allowed to fill every shadow, the room becomes flat and uninteresting. Try using highlights and lowlights to help create a more real, unique look. Purposely creating shadows in the photograph also adds dimension, contrast, and a focal point for the viewer (see the included photo).
Natural light is difficult to mimic and over the years, I've only seen a handful of photographers able to trick the viewer into thinking a shot was natural lit. Remember that natural light always has a directional source.
5. Shoot at eye level
When photographing a room, the most natural viewpoint is to shoot it at eye-level, meaning anywhere in the human range of motion. For example, standing, kneeling, or sitting positions are all great angles to shoot from.
Shooting from too low of an angle or too high of an angle can immediately make the shot look unnatural and awkward. As soon as you start climbing up a ladder to take a photo, you'll notice that you've never seen the room that way before, and neither has anyone else. All of sudden the angle of the shot is the focal point and not the subject matter itself. Keeping a shot eye-level makes the photograph seem natural and livable.
Barbara Schmidt works with a number of national manufacturers including CliqStudios.com, online suppliers of kitchen cabinets, and is a nationally recognized interior designer for bstyle, inc., photo art director, and author whose work is featured in numerous publications, social media, and television.


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Ted Turner Tells Obama to Get 'Climate Change Under Control'
In an exclusive Wednesday interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, CNN
founder Ted Turner expressed his hopes for President Obama and advised
him to "get this global climate change under control."
During the 6 p.m. ET hour of The Situation Room, Blitzer teed up Turner to give Obama advice and promoted his new biography Last Stand. He added that "Turner's politics clearly lean left" and noted "his admiration for former President Jimmy Carter."
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"I think he's got an opportunity to really get us out of trouble," Turner said of President Obama. He argued for nuclear disarmament as well: "I'm very much in favor of us getting rid of nuclear weapons as quickly as we can."
Turner's biography that Blitzer promoted includes his adulation for former President Carter as someone who will be vindicated by history for his environmental and energy policy, as Politico noted:
"'Unfortunately, we live in a world that punishes people who are ahead of their time. It happened with Galileo, with Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, and with President Carter,' Turner tells Wilkinson in the book. 'He wanted us to take a long hard look at ourselves in the mirror, as a nation. It was tough medicine.'"
Turner recently called for nuclear disarmament on CNN and claimed that "war is just about over with." During the Gulf oil spill, he remarked "I'm just wondering if God's telling us he doesn't want us to drill offshore."
Ironically, as NewsBusters reported, Turner's Republican son claimed he has a "hard time" watching CNN because the network is "pretty much to the left."
A transcript of the segment, which aired on April 3 on The Situation Room at 6:51 p.m. EDT:
WOLF BLITZER (voice-over): After his father died, Turner turned his
family's struggling billboard business into an empire. Over the years,
he's had his hand in TV, sports, sailing, and the restaurant business.
He's also passionate about his causes, including the environment. He's
one of America's biggest private land owners. He has about two million
acres across 13 states. It's a big part of his life and the new book
about him.
(on camera): You're really determined to save this planet, aren't you?
TED TURNER: I'd like to. It's the best planet we've got.
BLITZER: And the single most important thing all of us can do, especially if we read this book would be –
TURNER: Is take care of everything.
BLITZER: Are we doing that?
TURNER: No.
BLITZER (voice-over): Turner has said his biggest goal is to change the world. He's close to fulfilling his long-term pledge to give $1 billion to help the United Nations. And he's a champion of nuclear disarmament.
(on camera): You fear nuclear war. All of us do.
TURNER: You bet. It'd be the end of – it'd be the end of the world. Though I'm very much in favor of us getting rid of nuclear weapons as quickly as we can.
BLITZER (voice-over): Turner's politics clearly lean left. He talks about his admiration for former President Jimmy Carter and his hopes for the current commander in chief.
TURNER: I think he's got an opportunity to really get us out of trouble.
BLITZER (on camera): If he's watching you right now, give him some advice. You're Ted Turner speaking to President Obama.
TURNER: Let's be sure to get this global climate change under control.
-- Matt Hadro is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center


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5-23-09 Consol Energy Field
With the Pirates on one of their longest road trips of the year, and the second closest MLB team, the Indians being out of town, I decided to head to Washington.
No, not Washington DC, Washington PA. Its a small town about 40 minutes south of Pittsburgh. I actually spent four years of my life in this town while I attended Washington and Jefferson College. Its a great town and a really nice area. The minor league team there is the Washington Wild Things.
I attended this game with my wife, and we arrived in the parking lot around 4:40ish, and batting practice was already under way. The plan was to snag my first career minor league baseball. I had attended only a couple minor league games in my life (once in New Britain CT, and twice in Altoona PA).
When we arrived, we were surprised to see one of PNC Park's regulars sitting beyond the outfield wall. His name is Dan, and he is also a season ticket holder for the Washington Wild Things. He was able to give us some helpful pointers about the ballpark, food, etc.
Anyway, there wasn't much competition, like at Major League games. I stood beyond the outfield fence and just waited. I could've even just sat down and waited.
The view to my left.
The view straight ahead.
Check out the amazing cross aisle that I had behind me. (We asked for the best seats and were given handicapped seats).
In the first inning, I came really close to a foul ball that landed in that aisle. It bounced and was in the open on the ground, when a little kid darted out of no where and got it a split second before me. That was the only foul ball in the area all night.
I was rather annoyed around the 6th inning, when a milk and cookies table was set up right behind my chair, and seemingly half of the crowd lined up behind me. Were these people serious?
A few pictures from the game:
The balls that I snagged: (do not count in my season totals.)
I marked them ML 1 and ML 2, for minor-league 1, 2. I do something similar with my spring training balls, marking them ST 1, etc. For real game balls, I just put the number.


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John Nash
English, 1893–1977
Essex Landscape, c. 1930
oil on canvas
56.4 x 76.7 cm
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John A. MacAulay, Q.C.
Mainly known as the younger brother of Paul Nash, John was an accomplished painter and wood engraver who remained in his brother's shadow. He had no formal artistic training and developed most of his painting techniques by watching his older brother. Having mastered drawing as a young man, John Nash incorporated a strong sense of the natural or organic landscape design in his paintings. Essex Landscape demonstrates the artist's intellectual approach to abstraction, and is typical of the work Nash produced after serving as an Official War Artist from 1916–1918. Here Nash has used heavy blocks of colours to create highly stylized shapes and patterns. Rather than trying to duplicate scenes from nature, Nash often used strong applications of colour to create paintings in his studio that best reflected his own introspective analysis of the land.
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A small plane made an emergency landing at Capital Region International Airport Tuesday evening. Airport spokeswoman Nicole Noll tells wilx.com the Cessna 177 lost power during takeoff on the main runway. It landed with the nose gear down on the west end of the runway at 7:10pm. The three people on-board were able to walk away from the plane, but later taken to a hospital to be checked out for back pain.
The plane was removed from the main runway about two and a half hours later. Small planes were able to use the other runways during while crews cleared the scene. A Delta flight from Detroit was delayed and then later canceled because the flight crew ran out of hours it could work in one day. A later Delta flight from Minneapolis and the nightly UPS flight were on schedule at last check. Stay with News 10 and wilx.com for more details as they become available.


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The FC Blog Responds...and Jumps to New Site
The Foothill Cities Blog has responded formally to the letter from the Pomona City Attorney. Better yet, we've moved! And best of all, we're back to covering the FC, which has been hard to do over the past couple days.
If you're not automatically redirected, please head on over to our new site to see our response: http://www.thefcblog.com.


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by Virginia Heffernan
James Gandolfini, who died yesterday at 51, hated Tony Soprano. The monstrously significant role that made Gandolfini's name—over eight long seasons on HBO—nearly destroyed him. He was sickened by the violent scenes in "The Sopranos": the ice-cold ones, the operatic ones, all of it. Instead of sensibly fleeing his discomfort, though, Gandolfini squared off with it, built a totemic character around it, and set a new standard for virile dramatic performance—in an 80-hour movie that would have made mincemeat of Olivier or Marlon Brando in its first ten.
"He is one of the greatest actors of this or any time," David Chase, who created "The Sopranos," said yesterday. "A great deal of that genius resided in those sad eyes. I remember telling him many times, 'You don't get it. You're like Mozart.' There would be silence on the other end of the phone."
Gandolfini did not get it. But his eyes did—haunted, mournful, profoundly penitent eyes. I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry. Shot so as to dial up the whites, the eyes were terrified and terrifying. They may have seemed porcine.
That last word I use advisedly, because when I once described Gandolfini's eyes that way in an article full of praise for him, Gandolfini shot me an email of thanks, but added, "Piggy eyes?!?!" He was right. That was off the mark. There was nothing flat or inscrutable in his Tony. In his every gesture and expression, in his lumber and laugh, Gandolfini's Tony was all-too-human—fallen, pious, expansive, corrupt, ever hopeful of reform. A sublime pater familias who brilliantly disturbed our living rooms for the better part of a decade.
Before "The Sopranos," Gandolfini memorably played the heavily sadistic thug Virgil in Tony Scott's "True Romance" (1993) and the lightly sadistic Lt. Bobby Dougherty in Scott's "Crimson Tide" (1995). Both characters have more power than they seem to want; they keep trying to get out from under it, to give it the hell away—by being ridiculous or tender or self-destructive—so they can just be plain men again.
Gandolfini was an actor and a man with broad shoulders. It was hard for directors not to put the weight of the world on them, or ordain—as in "Get Shorty"—that he was just a big old sweetheart. Only Chase, who considered Gandolfini a brother, determined exactly how to dramatize the actor's fierce ambivalence about his commanding presence, and the horrifying responsibilities it kept bringing him. The best of their collaboration can be seen not only in "The Sopranos," but also in Chase's slyly gorgeous movie about trappedness, "Not Fade Away." In that film, Anthony Lane wrote, Gandolfini "nails the image of a guy who hardly dared to countenance escape, and never left."
In HBO's "Cinema Verite" and "Zero Dark Thirty," which he made in the last years of his life, Gandolfini seems naturally to have taken to the pops role. He played, respectively, a hippie documentarian and a CIA director, and neither character seems morally distorted by his responsibilities. Gandolfini, however, found something to regret. In a letter to Leon Panetta, the former CIA director and son of Italian immigrants who served as the model for his role in "Zero Dark Thirty," Gandolfini wrote, "'I'm very sorry about everything. The wig, everything. You're kind of like my father. You'll find something to be angry about."
This to Leon Panetta. I can almost hear Gandolfini reading the letter, a microphone close on his incomparable nose-breathing, the way David Chase used to do it. He's sorry. He's funny. And James Gandolfini—who for a time seemed like father to everyone—is asking his father for forgiveness. For everything. Everything, the wig, everything.


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May 2001
Homo habilis is a species of the genus Homo, that lived from about 2.5 million to 1.6 million years ago. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
"Where do we come from?" This has been one of the fundamental questions asked by humans for thousands of years. Physical anthropologists have been providing an answer for over a hundred years by studying morphological characteristics, such as skull shape, of the fossilised remains of our human and proto-human ancestors.
For the last 15 years or so, molecular anthropologists have been comparing the DNA of living humans of diverse origins to build evolutionary trees. Mutations occur in our DNA at a regular rate and will often be passed along to our children. It is these differences (polymorphisms) that, on a genotypic level, make us all unique and analysis of these differences will show how closely we are related. However, different approaches used by molecular and physical anthropologists have led to opposing views on how modern humans evolved from our archaic ancestors.
Two main hypotheses
The two main hypotheses agree that Homo erectus evolved in Africa and spread to the rest of the world around 1 - 2 million years ago; it is regarding our more recent history where they disagree.
1) Multi-regional evolution
- suggests that modern humans evolved from archaic forms (such as Neanderthal and Homo erectus) concurrently in different regions of the world
- supported by physical evidence, such as the continuation of morphological characteristics between archaic and modern humans
- now a minority standpoint
2) Recent African origin
- proposes that modern humans evolved once in Africa between 100 - 200 thousand years ago
- modern humans subsequently colonised the rest of the world without genetic mixing with archaic forms
- supported by the majority of genetic evidence
Mitochondrial DNA
DNA is present inside the nucleus of every cell of our body but it is the DNA of the cell's mitochondria that has been most commonly used to construct evolutionary trees.
Mitochondria have their own genome of about 16,500 bp that exists outside of the cell nucleus. Each contains 13 protein coding genes, 22 tRNAs and 2 rRNAs.
They are present in large numbers in each cell, so fewer samples is required.
They have a higher rate of substitution (mutations where one nucleotide is replaced with another) than nuclear DNA making it easier to resolve differences between closely related individuals.
They are inherited only from the mother, which allows tracing of a direct genetic line.
They don't recombine. The process of recombination in nuclear DNA (except the Y chromosome) mixes sections of DNA from the mother and the father creating a garbled genetic history.
Focusing on the D-loop
Evidence from DNA studies generally supports a recent African origin but these conclusions have been criticised for a lack of statistical support. One possible reason for this is because these studies have focussed mainly on the polymorphisms in a small section of the mitochondrial genome called the D-loop, which comprises around 7% of the mitochondrial genome. The reason for this section's popularity lies in its particularly high mutation rate, meaning that scientists can analyse this relatively short sequence and still resolve differences between closely related sequences. Unfortunately, it is now becoming increasingly clear that this very high mutation rate is actually obscuring the informative information. Three main problems with data from the D-loop section have been identified:
- back mutation - sites that have already undergone substitution are returned to their original state
- parallel substitution - mutations occur at the same site in independent lineages
- rate heterogeneity - there is a large difference in the rate at which some sites undergo mutation when compared to other sites in the same region; data shows evidence of 'hot spots' for mutation
A solution?
Although the mitochondrial genome is one of the first genomes to be sequenced in its entirety, it was not until recently that the progression of technology allowed sequences of that length to be obtained with relative ease and a study of any appreciable size using whole genomes was undertaken. This study became an important landmark in the field of population genetics and perhaps will be a precedent for a new field, already coined "population genomics." These researchers (Ingman et al., see references) found that although sequencing the whole genome was considerably more work, it provided some important advantages.
- Although the D-loop was evolving at a much higher rate, the greater length of the complete genome allowed for the analysis of twice as many informative polymorphic sites (sites that show the same polymorphism in at least two sequences).
- The numbers of back- and parallel mutations found outside of the D-loop were practically zero.
- The rate of evolution of the rest of the genome was surprisingly even between different sites, different genes and also between the different gene complexes.
Population genomics
The robust phylogenetic tree reconstructed with this dataset of complete mitochondrial genomes gives strong support to the 'recent African origin' theory. By determining the substitution rate of the genomic sequences, it is possible to derive dates for points on the tree and build a chronology of events in the evolution and migration of our species.
- The most important date, in relation to the competing evolutionary theories, is the time when all the sequences coalesce into one — the 'mitochondrial Eve.'
- From this study, a date of 171,500 years ago was obtained which fits remarkably well with that proposed in the recent African origin hypothesis.
- For us to accept multi-regionality, we would expect a much older date, as it would represent the common ancestor of Homo erectus rather than of Homo sapiens.
This study is only the first and population genomics is in its infancy. The future will provide more studies with ever-increasing numbers of sequences from yet unanalysed populations and perhaps an interface between genetic data from different loci. For example, a recent study of ancient human remains in Australia integrated genetic data with the information collected by physical anthropology. There are many important questions that remain to be resolved such as how and when the Aborigines arrived in Australia and the evolutionary history and relationships of North and South American Indians.
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The next time you're feeling crappy after having a bit too much fun at happy hour, be comforted by the fact that a miracle "hangover pill" may be coming your way soon.
Engineers at UCLA have created a drug that helps out your poor, tired liver after you've over-imbibed.
Here's how it works: two complementary enzymes, which essentially mimic how your liver processes last night's margaritas, are put in a tiny capsule and help your body to speed up its elimination of alcohol. Seems like magic, right?
However, while a pill might help get the booze out of your system quicker, it doesn't totally eradicate the effects of drinking too much on your brain (goodbye, memory!), your bod (hello, bloating!), and your face (remember that crazy app that shows what happens when you drink too much?).
Still, we'll gladly welcome a pill for those one-off times we are overserved/totally misjudge our alcohol intake. Until then, we'll just have to settle for copious naps and egg sandwiches.
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