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The EU-funded HYPERImage research project aims to merge the concurrent PET and MR imaging techniques, with the goal of opening new fields in therapy planning, guidance and response monitoring. PET/CT scanners allow functional information such as glucose uptake rates derived from an FDG-PET scan to be co-registered with anatomical features in the CT images. However, because of MRI's superior soft tissue imaging capabilities and its ability to provide additional functional information, such as blood perfusion measurements, a combined PET/MR scanner could potentially be of even greater benefit than PET/CT. In addition, MRI's ability to capture the motion of internal organs could be used to enhance both the resolution and sensitivity of the PET images. However, concurrent clinical PET/MR scanners do not currently exist due to inherent incompatibilities between conventional PET detectors (photomultiplier tubes) and the high magnetic field strengths encountered in MR machines.
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Getting an experimental MR-compatible PET detector to work inside an MR system was a key first step in developing this technology. Development of a solid-state PET detector that is not affected by the high magnetic field of the MR-scanner or by reception of the MR signal involved eliminating magnetic materials, such as nickel in electronic component housings, and screening of the entire detector in a Faraday cage to prevent the introduction of RF noise into the MR signal.
One of the first challenges is to assess how well the motion capture capabilities of MR imaging can improve PET images. PET's reliance on low-level radioactive decay events means that PET images typically take ten to twenty minutes to acquire. As a result, any movement of the target tissue, e.g. due to cardiac motion, blurs the PET image, leading to a loss of resolution.
The project will therefore investigate how motion information extracted from the MR images can be fed into the PET reconstruction software to 'deblur' the PET images.
As an extension of this technique, it may also be possible to use the MR-derived motion information to dynamically correct for PET attenuation. In oncology applications, this motion compensation may allow more reliable imaging of much smaller tumours and those located in regions with a significant amount of movement.
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PET/MR imaging may also provide better pharmacokinetic measurements than currently possible. Pharmacokinetic investigations to identify tumour activity involve the measurement of how fast a tracer is perfusing into tumour tissue, how much is actively transported into tumour cells and how fast it is removed from the blood stream. This requires a perfusion measurement, most easily accomplished with MRI, and a tracer uptake measurement performed with PET. Combining the complementary strengths of MRI and PET may thus improve the accuracy of pharmacokinetic investigations.
Quantifying the pharmacokinetics of PET tracers more accurately may allow clinicians to monitor a tumour's response to therapy more accurately, allowing smaller changes to be detected. This should in turn allow clinicians to more quickly identify whether a patient is responding to a particular chemotherapy regimen. This could also reduce the costs of developing new chemotherapy agents because fewer patients may be needed in phase three randomised trials to determine if one agent is better than another.
In cardiology, the simultaneous capture of MR-derived functional information such as cardiac wall motion and PETderived information such as myocardial perfusion could improve the diagnosis of myocardial infarction. Since these tests are normally performed during an artificially induced stress test, the reaction of the patient is also highly variable from day to day and hour to hour. Once again, simultaneous capture of MR and PET images could overcome this variability.
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The HYPERImage team is now focusing on finding ways to integrate a scaled-up detector into the bore of a wholebody MRI scanner. Scaling the detector area to the required size is not the major issue, since the planar nature of solidstate photomultipliers means that they can be tiled together to create large detector surfaces. The greater challenge will be positioning this detector into the MR machine's excitation coils without disturbing the coils' normal functioning. The approach currently being adopted is to split the MR scanner's RF and gradient coils to create the required space. On the software side, the major challenge will be the development of algorithms to extract accurate motion vector fields from the MR data and feed them through to the statistical PET reconstruction and PET attenuation correction processes.


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- In addition, with CRT no longer having an external trustee-manager, we believe this may remove a hurdle to a potential takeover by a J-REIT as speculated by some market participants due to CRT's persistent high yield and discount to its NAV.
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"Remaining positive through this whole experience has given me the extra strength I needed," she continued. "After all, our thoughts lead to behaviours, behaviours lead to habits, and habits create our life!"
Sarah also made similar comments in another Instagram post earlier this week. "As you know today is among the greatest gifts we have ever been given" she captioned a video of herself working out. "Let's use it wisely and refuse to waste a single one." Sarah's second child is due on Oct. 22, and she said on Instagram that she thinks her exercise video will be her last workout until after she gives birth.
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Sarah has openly shared details of her second pregnancy on social media, telling her followers about how she gained 18 pounds, and how she needs new jeans to fit her growing butt. But she's also addressed people who criticise the fact that her baby bump doesn't look like they think it should. "There are also some people who assume that since I am exercising while pregnant, that I'm obsessed with how I 'look' but in fact I'm obsessed with maintaining a healthy lifestyle that will give my baby and myself the best possible quality of life," she wrote on Instagram in mid-August.
No matter what Sarah posts on social media, haters keep cropping up to comment on her size. While it should go without saying (but apparently doesn't), pregnancies, like women, come in all shapes and sizes. There is "right" size for a baby bump. Also, it's never okay to make negative comments about a woman's body—whether she's pregnant or not.
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Alan L. Perez
was born in Lancaster, California and raised in Tijuana, Mexico. He received his BFA in Dance at Cal Arts and attended the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company International Dance Journey. He has performed with the Santa Clarita Ballet as well as performed works of Andres Tyson, Meryl Murman, WangYuanYuan, Lindsy Zapata, Pasadena Dance Theatre and Kira Blazek. Alan has done extensive commercial work for the Volleyball World Series, the City of Pasadena and Amazon to name just a few.
Alejandro Perez
, a first generation Mexican American from Santa Monica, started as a street dancer but then took his first formal dance training as a sophomore at Hamilton High School. He has since studied and performed various disciplines with Karen McDonald, Andre Tyson, Desmond Richardson, Jackie Lopez, Breeze Leigh, Latreece Douglass, Sean Greene, Deniese Leitner, Jae Lee, Angela Jordan, Keelan Whitmore, Jermaine Spivey and more. He is currently on full scholarship at Alonzo King's Lines Ballet.
Christian Espinel
, a native from Los Angeles, began his training with the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, learning various styles from ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary, hip-hop, tissue, character and Dunham among other techniques. He has performed in many of Debbie Allen's original productions and, through DADA, joined Unity Dance Ensemble, a company founded by So You Think You Can Dance choreographer Tessandra Chavez. He has since worked with Rosero McCoy dancing on Disney Channel's "Shake It Up," as well as on BET in Debbie Allen's "Hot Chocolate Nutcracker." Christian then became a member of Utah's 'Best Of State' company, Odyssey Dance Theatre, touring nationally as well as in Istanbul and throughout Germany. Christian also dances with JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble, Invertigo Dance Theatre and Pony Box Dance Theatre. Throughout this dance journey he has had the privilege to share the stage with artists such as Herbie Hancock, Raven-Simone, Jaleel White, Tichina Arnold, ELEW and many others.
David Matthew Rodriguez
hails from Kansas by way of New Jersey. Rodriguez graduated from University of Kansas with a B.F.A in Dance and has studied jazz, modern, ballet as well as lyrical and hip hop. He has taught at local arts centers and dance studios across Northeast Kansas, most notably teaching and choreographing for the Kansas City based studio, Byrd's Dance and Gymnastics before moving to Los Angeles. He was a member of Achinta S. McDaniel's: Blue13 Contemporary Indian Dance Company before joining Kybele.
Genevieve Zander
is a true Angelino who attended The Performing Arts Center in Van Nuys under Louise Mandel and Joseph Malone, training in their full-time apprentice program studying jazz, ballet, hip-hop, tap, voice, and acting. Genevieve attended the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at UC Irvine and the World Arts and Cultures/Dance Department at UCLA. She has danced with Dominic Walsh in Houston and attended programs with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Spellbound Contemporary Ballet in Rome and Sidra Bell Dance New York. Genevieve has danced with LA Opera, Disney, Clairobscur Dance Company, Lucent Dossier Experience, Sarah Elgart/Arrogant Elbow and Ubuntu Dance Project.
Jessie Lee Thorne
is from Los Angeles, California. Her dance training began at The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and continued at The Boston Conservatory, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and Creative Performance. Upon graduation, Jessie moved to Italy to join the Imperfect Dancers Company, where she resided for two years. She has traveled through America, Europe, Russia and Israel, performing works by Walter Matteini, Ohad Naharin, Jiri Kylian, Lester Horton, Doug Varone, Robert Moses Kin' and Adam Barruch. She has premiered her own choreography at The Boston Conservatory and The American College Dance Festival.
Rachel Walton
began her dance training in Leesburg, VA studying ballet, jazz, and contemporary from a young age. After high school, she was accepted into the inaugural class of BFA dance students at the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. While in Los Angeles, she has enjoyed studying under the prestigious faculty, artists in residence and guest faculty at USC as well as adding hip-hop to her training. Entering into her senior year, she has performed in works by William Forsythe, Jiri Kylian, Paul Taylor, George Balanchine, and Aszure Barton. Rachel has enhanced her training through a variety of summer programs, including Springboard Danse Montreal, BalletX, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.
Sy Lucas
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French artist Edgar Degas (1834 – 1917) famously said 'Art is not what you see, but what you make others see'.
This was truly my experience when I joined June Perkins's tour of Words & Pictures. June's interactive journey through the Australian Collection features poetry and micro stories inspired by 12 different artworks. Her responses are written for visitors of all ages, with particular appeal to children and families; a delightful glimpse of art through the eyes of a poet and children's author.
Words & Pictures is part of an ongoing project to increase engagement with artworks in QAG. Local artists and writers are invited to respond to artworks in the Australia Collection. June was thrilled to be commissioned to do this work. 'This was one of the best emails in relation to my work I've ever received,' she said.
June had complete freedom over her choice of artworks. Each response was limited to a maximum of 80 words and everything had to be completed in three weeks with a couple more weeks for editing! She spent a lot of time in the gallery, finding works that appealed to her, thinking of a child's perspective (choosing works above and below their eye level and in a variety of media) and developing a concept for her poetic responses. The result is engaging, inspiring and easily accessible to children and adults.
June's poetry appears in a display adjacent to author information beside each artwork. Each poem carries a delicate feather motif. This is a reference to an imaginary character that June created - Perceval's Angel, inspired by John Perceval's Herald Angel, a richly glazed sculpture.
Herald Angel, John Perceval, Queensland Art Gallery
June imagined the tour like a giant picture book with Perceval's Angel guiding viewers through the pages. June was delighted to tell John Perceval's grandson, a friends from her university days, that she was using the angel in her creative pieces for the gallery. Some of her poetry pieces begin with a quote from Perceval's Angel who speaks directly to the viewers, guiding them to the next artwork or helping them interact with it.
'Hop on board' the angel invites viewers of Yvonne Koolmatrie's Hot Air Balloon, and June adds:
'Take yourself to the balloon's edge,
Feel the breezes, through the sedge'
in an enticing invitation to adventure and travel, lets the imagination ride free in this sedge grass, coil woven work suspended in space.
Hot Air balloon, Yvonne Koolmatrie, Queensland Art Gallery
On a time travel wall displaying different artists' ' approaches to the Australian landscape, the angel says:
'Listen to the music of landscapes
through the portal of Australia's artists'
One of June's choices on this wall is Rosie Gascoigne's Lamp Lit, a large work made up of letters and shapes from cut up road signs. June's response draws on the personal experience of destruction and loss wrought by Cyclone Yasi in 2011 when a road sign ended up in her front yard; or as angel says: 'But the real question is what will you design in response to loss?'
Lamp Lit, Rosie Gascoigne, Queensland Art Gallery
And so, the adventure in art continues, stopping by at Ian Fairweather's Epiphany, Sydney Long's romantic and ethereally beautiful Sprit of the Plains, Sonya Carmichael's colourful Baskets of Culture, Fred William's vivid Echuca Landscape, Irene Chou's suggestive Universe within Our Hearts, William Delafield Cook's amazingly detailed and skilfully toned A haystack, and Ray Crooke's Woman with blossoms, reminiscent of Gauguin. June said she saw her identity in this particular work.
Woman with blossoms, Ray Crooke, Queensland Art Gallery
Our tour ended as it had begun with an invitation to travel on in the imagination, this time on a representation of Ian Fairweather's ramshackle craft; the one he used at the age of 60 to make a potentially suicidal 16 day crossing of the Timor Sea from Darwin to a remote coral island west of Timor in 1952.
The gift (from 'Argonauts of the Timor Sea'), Michael Stevenson, Queensland Art Gallery
June's verse reads:
You can do anything, be anything
travel anywhere...
The child in her poem makes the sacrifice necessary to travel to Kudusur – a reference to the dramatic mural visible through the hole in the craft's sail. Painted by Torres Strait islander Alick Tipoti, it references paddling a canoe, seasons, ocean currents, journeying between islands and spiritual ancestors – the universal journey through life.
Kudusur, Alick Tipolti, Queensland Art Gallery
Don't miss this Words and Pictures journey. Grab a child or find your inner child; help yourself to the drawing board, paper and pencils, and create your own responses. You can take yourself on a tour anytime between 10 am to 5 pm, until the end of November.
June's final in person tour will be on November 17th 2 pm (contact email@example.com for more information). You won't regret it. All those attending on 17th Nov are invited to sponsor Magic Fish Dreaming books to go to PNG.
Poems are available as pdfs until the end of November https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/australian-collection/quiet
Renee Hills 2018-11-06
Dr June Perkins is a Brisbane-based poet, blogger and children's author, of Indigenous Papua New Guinean and Australian background, raised in Tasmania by Baha'i parents. She utilizes multiarts and multicultural stories to inspire an enriched sense of belonging and compassion in those who encounter her work. She was recently invited to share Magic Fish Dreaming at the Asia Pacific Triennial Pacific, Summer Program 2019 and became a member of Mana Pasifika research Institute. She maintains an interest and dedication to promoting diversity in the Australian literary landscape. Her first children's book was the award-winning poetry collection, Magic Fish Dreaming (2016) illustrated by Helene Magisson.
Renee Hills has always loved words and writing. A founding member of Write Links, she writes picture books (Turtle Love was published in 2017); flash fiction (Proof was published in Short and Twisted, Celapene Press 2017); and a short fantasy is to be included in the Rainforest Writing Retreat Anthology 2018.
Lucy McGinley blog editor and coordinator
10/11/2018 04:21:10 pm
Renee, you've done a marvellous job of reviewing our tour with June. It was such a great experience ... And I especially enjoyed the fact that many of the artworks June choose are amongst my favourites in the Gallery. It was great seeing an extension of them via June's poetry. 💖
12/11/2018 07:12:58 am
Great piece. It was wonderful and you captured it beautifully Renee.
14/11/2018 07:39:17 am
Great review Renee and I learnt a lot about what June has been a part of. Thank you for explaining in such detail. I'm inspired and will try to find a way to visit, if possible, on the 17 November. Thank you. Congratulations June. Awesome work. 😊
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TPDC Companies would initially develop various products that utilize local resources and local manpower. An example is Biogas System that could be piped to every household. The arrangement would be such that 8 to 10 homes would be supplied Biogas on a continual basis, piped and metered. Its is estimated that India could generate enough Biogas to supply @ 15 Kg per month to not less than 300 million house holds … our estimated household strength is less than 240 Million. Another product system would be WOOD SUBSTITUTE products such as Doors, Furniture systems, Roofing, Flooring and the like
The first of the Taluk level TPDC's is being set up in Pandavapura taluk. Two entrepreneurs have come forward to start TPDC in Pandavapura Taluk. One WOMAN entrepreneur, named Ms.Anasuya (see above) and one farmer-entrepreneur named Mr. VENKATESH. The Pandavapura TPDC is in a small Village under Chinnakurli Hobbli/ Village Panchayat region… the village name is KANAGANAHALLI. Initial productions/ Marketing of Products have begun. The estimated turnover in this TPDC alone, over a two year period, is @ Rs.3 Cr ($600,000). It is planned to set up 150 TPDC's by 2015 end … creating a Village level Turnover of Rs.750 million ($15 Million)
The Village Kanaganahalli is 2 KM further upward from Chinakuruli, after Pandavapura
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The Lady Warrior softball teams fight to win
by Katie McCluskey
On Friday, April 4, the JV and varsity Lady Warriors played against Corrigan at home. The JV Lady Warriors made an excellent come back from being behind 6-0 to winning 10-6. The varsity Lady Warriors played a hard game as well, but were unable to defeat Corrigan.
The starters for the varsity Lady Warriors included Chelsea Gordon, Kiley King, Bergandie Conner, Mollie Applewhite, Savannah Gore, Brielle Johnson, Skylin Spurlock, Haleigh Moore, and Autumn Sims. The first two outs Warren made on defense were both bunts picked up and thrown to first base by Sims. The third out of the inning was fielded at third base and thrown to first by Gore. The Lady Warriors were unable to get any runners on base in the first inning. At the end of the first inning Warren was behind 1-0. Sims again picked up a bunt and threw it to first for an out. Gordon then caught back to back hits to center field which gave the Lady Warriors three outs. Johnson had a great hit which gave her a single. Faith Moore was Johnson's courtesy runner. Emily Cloud was walked and got on base. The Lady Warriors were unable to score. In the third inning, Applewhite, Sims, and Conner each got an out by fielding the ball and throwing it to first. The Lady Warriors were unable to score again this inning. Warren was behind 10-0. In the fourth inning Sims again got an out by fielding the ball and throwing it to first. Cloud caught a foul ball hit near third base. Gore fielded the ball at short stop and threw it to first for the final out.
Applewhite had a great hit to center field which gave her a single. Gore had an excellent bunt which advanced the runner and Gore was safe at first. Cloud hit to short stop and was safe, but the Lady Warriors were unable to score. In the fifth inning Corrigan received an out by a foul bunt on the third strike. Applewhite provided Warren with the other two outs by fielding the ball at second and throwing it to first. Although the Lady Warriors tried their best, Warren lost 13-0.
On Friday, April 4, the JV and varsity Warriors traveled to Woodville. The JV Warriors played a hard game, but lost. The varsity Warriors played an excellent game and defeated Woodville 11-6.
The varsity Warriors now have a well earned district record of 4-1.
The JV and varsity Lady Warriors will travel to Newton on Friday, April 11, and play their last home game of the season on Tuesday, April 15, against Hemphill. The JV and varsity Warriors will travel to Hemphill on Friday, April 11.


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New federal rules require that special-education students have plans for post-school transition included in their individualized education plans by the time they are 16.
The long-awaited rules, published in the Sept. 29 Federal Register, require planning meetings that include students, parents and representatives of social-service agencies that will work with the students later on.
The rules, which implement changes Congress made in 1991, also specify that a new requirement that schools provide assistive technology applies only to special education students. Administrators had feared that the original language proposed by the Education Department could be interpreted to require schools to provide devices, such as eyeglasses, for nondisabled students.
The rules are to take effect Nov. 12.
Congress has approved compromise legislation reauthorizing the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and sent the measure on to President Bush, who is expected to sign it.
The House passed the bill Oct. 2, and the Senate approved it last week.
HR 5194, which also reauthorizes the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, nearly doubles the current spending ceiling for juvenile justice to $150 million and authorizes $115 million for related programs.
However, a House aide said budgetary restrictions make it unlikely that the programs will receive significantly more than the $77 million appropriated for the current year.
The legislation retains many of the provisions of an earlier House bill. (See Education Week, May 27, 1992.)
The Education Department last week awarded $13.7 million to help revamp science and mathematics education.
Florida, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York State, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia received a total of $1.7 million in three-year awards to develop curriculum frameworks in the subjects. The frameworks are expected to be linked to emerging national standards in the fields.
The department also awarded $12 million to the 10 national educational laboratories to create regional consortia to distribute to schools curricula, materials, and assessment tools tied to the standards. The consortia are also expected to provide guidance on effective teaching methods.
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Life insurance, auto insurance, travel insurance — there are so many different kinds of insurances worldwide, but definitely not this one.
The "helping-an-elderly-person-up insurance" has been launched in China recently to "protect any kind-hearted person from being defrauded after assisting an elderly person from a fall."
With a 3 yuan (about US$0.47) premium, this insurance is guaranteed for one year with insurance claims up to 20,000 yuan (about US$3,145) of legal costs.
Designed and developed by Hua'an Property Insurance Co., Ltd, this product was released on the website Alipay.com with the slogan on its Weibo page: "If you dare to help, we dare to pay." More than 50,000 applications had been made within just five days.
Tragic incidents, such as someone who was defrauded after helping elderly person, or no one dared to help an elderly person lying on the ground and the elderly person died, have occurred in China quite frequently in recent years. Alipay.com therefore introduced this special insurance tailor-made for the Chinese market.
Some bloggers say the company understands the market well. But at the same time, it is a sad reflection of modern Chinese society.
According to a survey by the China Youth Daily Social Investigation Center in December 2013, of the 139,010 respondents, 84.9% admitted that they had such "helping the elderly" fears; when seeing old people falling on the ground, only 5.4% will choose to offer help without hesitation, while 55.6% will leave.
Within the 147 "helping stranger" incidents by October 2015, 32 involved offenders claiming themselves to be the ones offering help and 84 involved defrauders intentionally lying on the ground, according to NTDTV.
But can our moral values be insured? A blogger joked:
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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Portus
PORTUS, an ancient harbour of Latium, Italy, on the right bank of the Tiber, at its mouth. For its origin see Ostia. Claudius constructed the first harbour here, 212 m. north of Ostia, enclosing an area of 170 acres, with two long curving moles projecting into the sea, and an artificial island, bearing a lighthouse, in the centre of the space between them; the harbour thus opened directly to the sea on the north-west and communicated with the Tiber by a channel on the south-east. The object was to obtain protection from the prevalent south-west wind, to which the river mouth was exposed. Though Claudius, in the inscription which he caused to be erected in A.D. 46, boasted that he had freed the city of Rome from the danger of inundation, his work was only partially successful. Nero gave the harbour the name of Portus Augusti. It was probably Claudius who constructed hither the direct road from Rome, the Via Portuensis (15 m.) which ran over the hills as far as the modern Ponte Galera, and then straight across the plain. An older road, the Via Campana, ran along the foot of the hills, following the right bank of the Tiber, and passing the grove of the Arval Brothers at the sixth mile, to the Campus salinarum romanarum, the saltmarsh on the right bank — from which indeed it derived its name (see Notizie degli Scavi, 1888, p. 228).
The site can still be fairly clearly traced in the low ground to the east of Fiumicino, and the lighthouse is represented in bas-reliefs. The harbour is generally supposed to have been protected by two moles with a breakwater in front, on which stood the lighthouse, with an entrance on each side of it. Trial soundings made in 1907 showed that the course of the right-hand mole is represented by a low sandhill, while the central breakwater was only some 190 yds. long, and probably divided from each of the two moles by a channel some 125 yds. wide. The existence of two entrances is, indeed, in accordance with the evidence of coins and literary tradition, though the position of that on the left is not certain, and it may have been closed in later times. The whole course of the left-hand mole has not yet been traced, but it seems to have protected not only the south-west but a considerable portion of the north-west side of the harbour. In A.D. 103 Trajan constructed another harbour farther inland — a hexagonal basin enclosing an area of 97 acres, and communicating by canals with the harbour of Claudius, with the Tiber direct, and with the sea, the last now forming the navigable arm of the Tiber (reopened for traffic by Gregory XIII. and again by Paul V.), and bearing the name Fossa trajana, though its origin is undoubtedly due to Claudius. The basin itself is still preserved, and is now a reedy lagoon. It was surrounded by extensive warehouses, remains of which may still be seen: the fineness of the brickwork of which they are built is remarkable. Farther to the east is a circular building in brick with niches; it is called the temple of Portumnus. To the east again is the so-called Arco di Nostra Donna, a gateway (possibly originally built by Trajan) in the fortifications which surround the port and are attributed to the time of Constantino. Many other remains of buildings exist; they were more easily traceable in the 16th century when Pirro Ligorio and Antonio Labacco made plans of the harbour. Considerable excavations were carried on in 1868, but unfortunately with the idea of recovering works of art and antiquities; and the plan and description given by R. Lanciani (Annali del instituto, 1868, 144 sqq.) were made under unfavourable circumstances. By means of these works Portus captured the main share of the harbour traffic of Rome, and though the importance of Ostia did not at once decrease we find Portus already an episcopal see in Constantine's time not very long (if at all) after Ostia, and as the only harbour in the time of the Gothic wars. Its abandonment dates from the partial silting up of the right arm of the Tiber in the middle ages, which restored to Ostia what little traffic was left. To the west of the harbour is the cathedral of S. Rufina (10th century, but modernized except for the campanile) and the episcopal palace, fortified in the middle ages, and containing a number of ancient inscriptions from the site. On the island (Isola Sacra) just opposite is the church of S. Ippolito, built on the site of a Roman building, with a picturesque medieval campanile (13th century ?); 2 m. to the west is the modern village of Fiumicino at the mouth of the right arm of the Tiber, which is 21 m. west-south-west by rail from Rome. It is a frazione, or portion of the commune of Rome. Three miles to the north is the pumping; station by which the lowland (formerly called Stagno di Maccarese, now reclaimed and traversed by many drainage canals) between here and Maccarese is kept drained (Bonifica di Maccarese) (see Tiber).
See H. Dessau in Corp. inscr. latin, xiv. i sqq. (Berlin, 1887); J. Carcopino in Notizie degli Scavi (1907), p. 734. (T. As.)


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Sunderland are increasingly resigned to losing Jordan Henderson to Liverpool, provided that their £20 million valuation of the England midfield player is met.
During a week of informal contact between the clubs, Sunderland have been waiting for Liverpool to "get serious" in their pursuit of the midfield player, but accept that their interest is substantive and unlikely to fade.
Steve Bruce has no desire to sell the 20-year-old and Henderson is opposed to submitting a transfer request, but the player has made it known that he is eager to talk to Kenny Dalglish and Liverpool are prepared to treble his £20,000-a-week wages.
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I have been diagnosed w poly myalgia rheumatica (pmr). Am taking 5 mg of predisone, was taking 10mg.
Every time I go on a low dose, symptoms come back. I can't take pain meds, but do drink wine to ease pain, although I'm told no alcohol w prednisone. Anything you can share as far as info
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I have been down to 2.5 for several weeks. I wake up stiff and achy, but am putting up with it hoping it will get better. I do feel brighter and more hopeful after my coffee and toast. I am trying several different aids. Along with my good fresh organic diet, I am taking increased doses of turmeric and last week started on CBD oil three times a day. From what I have researched neither can hurt, even if they do not help. I keep hoping. The hardest part to endure is not to be able and active as I used to be. The most I can manage these days are short walks by the river or in a local park. 🙂
Hello Barry my name is Beryl ….well I have just read your post , and by the way welcome , it's the sort of feeling that we all get ……difficult to judge about the methotrexate my Doc said it wasn't right for me so I presume that yours has thought it over and thinks it is right for you , but ask him why it is right for you ……
We all appear to be very fit before this strikes …..I asked my doc why is this so …..he said we don't know you work it out and tell me ……ok……
As for how and when you will be without PMR we are all different Barry and no one is the same ,some get over this thing in one or two years, that is what I was told at the beginning….well I am one of the lucky ones and have had it for ten ……but you know one of the things that helps is trying to feel as normal in yourself as possible …..don't stop laughing and having a good time attitude helps ……hark at me going on ……well my thoughts with many others are with you ……good luck with your recovery…..Beryl
@grandmar. Hi I want to share some information for all fibromyalgia and Lyme disease I found I don't know how to insert the Fedupwithfatigue.com website ,click on this I guess
Fibro@Lyme are lumped together here's some things they stated go on a Autoimmune Paleo diet add to this bone broth first detox your intestines next go to a sauna , for about 10-15 minutes this sweats out the toxins .site is Everlywell.com lots of info here for pain go to Amazon for ActiPatch .Another piece of news is There's a 17 % reduction in opiods
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Thank you for the information, but I don't have Lyme disease.
I do know they are both classified as auto-immune diseases.
I know that they say that if you eat clean, it will help with inflamation.
I am trying that!
Thanks again for the info!
Have a great weekend!!!!
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@grandmar I didn't mean you had Lyme but some have stayed they had a diagnosis of Lyme I know going to a sauna does get rid of toxins in body which I haven't been to in awhile Going to have to start but eating the auto immune diet maybe not so restricted. Have a good weekend.:-)
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There's hope! I was diagnosed at 57 ,great health and then PMR/GCA came into my life. Johns Hopkins suggested I take 200 mg celebrex to help me taper. (other two other attempts at tapering did not work under 5mg). It worked. I also went to an extreme diet, no dairy, wheat, sugar, soy. Anti inflammatory diet didn't help me. I finally have lost 19 pounds of the 30 I gained on pred over 3 years. I didn't think I could do it ,but whatever ,it's working. I still have a martini a few times a week and some dark chocolate.. Don't give up or you will feel more stiff and pained. Prayers for you, if you don't mind.
Hi @kdmorris, welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing your journey with PMR/GCA and how you were able to manage tapering off. It really helps others when you can share what worked for you.
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Hello @sidsell1, welcome to Connect. I have PMR but it's currently in remission. When it was active I just felt pain in my joints when I woke up. I don't remember having breathing issues. Hopefully some other members here can share their experience with PMR.
Have you talked to your doctor about the shortness of breath? The reason I ask is that it might not be related to PMR.
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that is amazing., seems you can't win. I am done to 4mg of prednisone just over the weekend and I feel pain in my right leg, I am hoping the pain remains manageable so I can taper right off of prednisone as yes, it is causing me to sweat more and the blurred vision is so annoying. The reason I wrote that is so amazing that i am happy that we are all going through this not to wish this on anyone, but it is exactly the same. I am not crazy and it is not just me. I wish you good luck as you deal with the polymyalgia too. thanks for the info!
Thank you for your post. I, too, thought PMR would go into remission in about a year as did my doctor. Guess what. I am well into my third year and am currently taking 12 MGS of prednisone daily. I am tapering 1 MG per month. I appreciated your post most especially because it gave me a reality check. This disease has a mind of its own given the body it is occupying.
I am so glad you made this post. My vision, too, changed three times last year, and my rheumatologist told me that she thought it was the prednisone. She encouraged me to see my ophthalmologist regularly. While I am sorry that you have vision problems, it is helpful to know that someone else has had the same experience. I have had one lens change this year, and I think another is in my future.
I agree with your thought that stress can trigger the symptoms of PMR. It did for me–in my opinion. The problem is that once it activates ,
it doesn't want to go away.
You are so right about the markers, and I am grateful for your comments. My inflammatory markers were, initially, high. After a short period of treatment with prednisone, they dropped into the normal range. After about six months of reduction in dosage, as the dosage decreased, the pain increased. My doctor(s) would not accept that the PMR was still alive and well in my body because the markers did not reflect that. After a year (and four opinions later), I went to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. Within a short period of time, the rheumatologist told me that I was one of the people for whom the markers had no meaning. She increased the prednisone, and the pain went away.
Because of what I experienced, I have often wondered how many patients have an autoimmune disease which is affecting their quality of life, and it is going undiagnosed because some doctors are depending entirely upon elevated markers for inflammation to make their diagnosis.


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The latest killing, however, does not quite fit the pattern. It appears to be the work of the Fingertip Killer, but Scully suspects an elaborate copycat murder meant to hide a criminal conspiracy. A bullet pulled from the victim's skull produces what police call a "cold hit", an unexpected ballistics match linking one unsolved case to another, and the previous victim was an LA Police officer, killed 10 years earlier.
After heavy-handed FBI agents throw him off the Fingertip Killer case, Scully teams up with his wife and boss, Alexa, and a pair of tough cops from the LAPD's anti-terrorism squad. Outside the law and deep undercover, they fight to see justice done for the slain officer, and, possibly, to unravel a murderous plot with connections high up in the Homeland Security office.
Critic Reviews
"Cannell's brand of thriller is served straight up, and he knows how to cut to the chase." (The New York Times)
"Cannell's writing keeps improving, too; fans of the Scully series will note both an added depth and a new stylistic panache in this installment. With every book, Cannell moves closer to joining crime fiction's A-Team." (Booklist)
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- Jerret
- 21-08-2005
Above average detective thriller
This was my first SJC novel. I'm glad I downloaded it. Kept me entertained and had a good storyline. One of the deciding factors in getting this download was because it is narrated by Scott Brick. Fantastic reader, as we all know by now.
I only have two small problems with this book. SJC is pig ignorant when it comes to firearms. You'd think a fellow with a mantle full of Emmys from screenwriting "shoot em ups" in the 80s would at least have a basic grasp of the obvious when it comes to guns. Not this guy. My second complaint is with the cheesy dialogue. What's with this "nanner-nanner, boo-boo" narrative? It sounded like a bunch of junior high kids that just learned profanity. SJC needs to take a break from writing long enough to read a couple of Elmore Leonard novels and get his dialogue on track.
SJC is obviously on the political left but he didn't try to ram his beliefs down the reader's throat. He showcased the terrifying powers the feds now have in the post 9/11 world and the potential for abuse. But he did it in perfect harmony with his plotline and didn't breeze off into a two hundred page Tom Clancyish diatribe. As I said, it was a very good storyline. Lots of similarity to Michael Connelly's Bosch series but somehow a cut above Connelly on the action and intensity levels. And the side story into the main character's personal life was a nice character development trick. So don't worry about "catching up" with the prior novels in this series before reading this one.
Four stars.
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- Sima Schuster
- 30-08-2005
A bit too formulaic
Are there any "normal" people working in the LAPD, or the FBI for that matter,(except for the hero's wife)? And "code 3" means sirens going, not "code 2". Story became a bit tedious as we had to go through the political screeds while waiting for the plot to develop. I've read many LA detective books and this one just doesn't measure up for me. I could pretty well see what, and who, was going to turn up next.
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- Erika
- 28-01-2006
Kept me listening
I usually listen to my Audible programs during my 1.5 one way commute, so getting in 3 hours of listening per day is enough for me. But this book, Cold HIt had me so engaged I even brought it into the house and listened to it while I soaked in the tub!
I stumbled across Stephen Cannell's book because I am a HUGE Michael Connelly fan but have run out of his books to listen to. A review of Cannell called his writing style similar to Connelly. It is and this book was great. They are so similar in style and setting that I would almost think they were written by the same author. Regardless, I will be checking out other Cannell books.
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- Pal*Joey
- 05-10-2005
Good Listen!
You have to stay on your toes to keep all the players straight....I enjoyed it and had a hard time turning it off. Scott Brick was fabulous as the narrator and brought Shane Scully to life. You won't be disappointed if you enjoy detailed descriptions of events that are stomach turners!
2 people found this helpful
- Judith
- 30-09-2005
Fast Paced and Surprising
Very timely, vividly showing how the Patriot Act can affect even policemen in their day to day jobs. The reader is excellent well modulated and articulate. The plot is a good one with enough twists for everybody.
2 people found this helpful
- Christina
- 28-09-2005
Cold Hit hits bottom & misses it's point with me
After careful consideration of this title I chose to get it. After all the reviews seemed good enough. However, I was very disappointed. I gave one star to the reader, not the book. This book lacks what it takes to be a good book. I like being wrong at the end of a whodunit. But this book was so easy to figure out and it just gets worse after that. Not because you figured it out (since you really don't know that for sure, yet) but because it is at this point in the book when the story goes in too many directions at once. The sub-plotting is very sloppy. The characters are not memorable in any way. There were a couple of times when a characters mention surprised me because I didn't realize they were even in the story. What a shame I wasted a credit on this title. Save your credit or use it for something better than Cold Hit.
4 people found this helpful
- Gordon
- 28-08-2005
Cold Hit
A good listen! I don't know what I was expecting but this was not as smooth as I thought it would be. Always liked Cannell as a TV writer but this was not as well developed. Too maney spies, had everybody but the boys from Brazil involved.
6 people found this helpful
- Shari-Lynn
- 25-11-2007
Can I have some more Scully please...
Shane Scully solves another one... An interesting read. Lots of twists and turns. Very enjoyable - and as usual, when it was finished, I wished there was just one more chapter.
1 person found this helpful
- Dustin
- 24-10-2005
Glad I have MY digits!
This was my first experience with this author, and He did not dissappoint. I listen to quit a few books on tape. It helps me seperate the books that I am reading from the books I am listening to. It breaks up the bordom. Anyway, this book had me into it almost immediately and I was stoked to listen to the very end. I was confused from time to time because of the sheer number of characters in the book, but in the end it was all wrapped up neatly, and I understood exactly what went down.
1 person found this helpful
- azcrafter
- 30-09-2005
Cold Hit
Enjoyed the characters that were realistic. A few turns that I didn't expect which was nice.
1 person found this helpful
- Andy
- 17-03-2006
Highly recommended! A great detective story that commands attention!
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Nonprofit Designed to Help First-Generation Students With SAT Prep
While a student at Stanford University, Garrett Neiman worked as an SAT tutor and found it pretty lucrative. But it also opened his eyes to the inequity in access to prep for college-admissions testing.
To help low-income students improve their scores on the SAT and their college-admissions chances, Neiman co-founded a nonprofit organization now known as CollegeSpring (formerly SEE College Prep). Fellow Stanford student Jessica Perez is the co-founder. The venture got off the ground in 2008 while they were still in school, but formally launched in June 2010.
With the push for college completion, particularly among first-generation students, CollegeSpring may be a model to follow. It currently operates only in California, but there are plans to expand to other markets, including New York, within the next year or so.
CollegeSpring is funded with philanthropic support from the Packard Foundation, the Keck Foundation, Coleman Fung, Mindy Rogers, Tom Friel, and others. It also generates revenue from the schools it partners with that pay for the test-prep and college-mentoring services for their studentstypically about $200 per student.
The San Francisco-based organization contracts mainly with charter schools serving low-income students to provide an 80-hour SAT-prep program to high school juniors in the school. Teachers and college students are hired to deliver the training, which can take place during the academic year for all juniors or in an accelerated summer program for those who choose to participate.
In the program, students take four full-length, proctored SAT exams. The information is used to help instructors identify areas where improvement is needed. There is a combination of classroom lessons and small group mentoring, which cover the fundamentals of financial aid and the college-admissions process.
What makes the program work, says Neiman, is that it's tailored to the needs of students who don't have families with college experience by mentors who can convey the importance of the test. "We employ mission-driven people, including many people of color, who care about first-generation kids," he says. "Our vision is for students to be equipped to go on to college."
The curriculum is intensive and focuses on getting students who start with low SAT scores to build core academic skills in English and math, as opposed to mastering the "tricks of the test," says Neiman.
So far, CollegeSpring has served about 3,000 students and helped them on average to improve their SAT scores by nearly 200 points. (A perfect test score is 2400something Nieman knows about firsthand.)
CollegeSpring's central office employs 10 people, plus contractors, and it employs 100 teachers and college students on the ground to carry out the program. The goal is to double the program in three years, he says.
At 24, Neiman says developing the nonprofit has been an amazing experience. "The opportunity to lead an organization and feel like I'm making a difference at this stage in my life has been extremely rewarding," he says.


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933 Liberty Avenue – the violent end for so many babies but the site of a great crusade for life here in Pittsburgh and 300 other cities around the world. Visit the national site at http://40daysforlife.com/ for stories of saves from around the country.
Bill Harrison started off as the first of today's shift managers
Beth was shift manager from 1 to 3 p.m. and writes:
Talk about gloomy! The gray skies were a realistic expression of an abortion clinic. Gloomy and deadly. We had very little traffic on the sidewalk today with my sister Rosie, Provie, Joyce and later, Mimi praying for a brighter day, a day without abortion. Very few going in or out of PP, mostly just the usual workers. We had John stop and ask Joyce and I if we had any adopted children in our families because he believed we had no right to tell people what to do if we didn't take care of children ourselves. We've heard this soooo many times. Yet, when given a list of all the pregnancy help locations, John switched to gay marriage in Florida, just about anything to change the subject. John, sweetheart, we've heard that argument about a million times. So if we don't personally adopt, we should stand by and let others have their preborn children killed through abortion? Well……… Just another gray rationalization for abortion which doesn't make sense. Absolute mental gymnastics. Three o'clock brought Rosalina and Roseann and Rich to join Mimi praying to fight the gloom of abortion. Lucky for us, the Son/Sun of God is always shining.
Cecelia managed the 11am-1pm shift today and sent in the following report:
It was nice that my boys were off of school for Columbus Day and able to join me for my 11-1 shift. Also joining us were my friends, Karen(Sts Peter & Paul Byz Catholic) and Sandi (Holy Sepulcher). Here is a picture of them:
When we arrived at the vigil, Pat Malley warmly greeted us along with Shift Manager, Bill. It has been a blessing to get to know Bill the past few years. So I was glad to see his smiling face despite the rain that they had to endure in the morning. Bill said that he would pray for it to stop for us and we had other "prayer warriors" from our church, St Joseph, praying for us as they were on a previously scheduled day-hike @ Cooks Forest with Fr Mark. The prayers were heard and the rain stopped shortly after our arrival. Praise God!
We said a prayer to OLPH using rosary beads and sang songs. I was able to hand out several flyers and was able to speak with and offer resources to a few others. I remember one young African American girl took pregnancy and abortion info. And shortly after our arrival, an AA man accepted a flyer. He walked away slowly reading it, looked back at us a few times, then stopped outside Tony & Mike's diner. Leaning against the building, he looked backed at us again. So I walked down to him to see if he needed more info from us like pregnancy help, abortion, or abortion healing. He said 'no'. He was married with a 12 year old daughter and 2 younger boys. So I offered him chastity info to share with his daughter when she is older. And I invited him to pray with us either at the vigil or on his own. He said he would pray.
But this and other encounters during the day had me think more about the need to have more African American men and women join our cause. Bill is one of the few but their presence there can make such a difference! Perhaps we can pray more for that and can invite and even collect names and phone numbers for those who sound interested in our "cause". They can "rally the troops". This is a battle that we ALL need to join hands to support. The killing must stop and the "wounded" need healing.
Joyce and Provie arrived for the 2nd half of our St Joseph church vigil time. Here is a picture of them with Shift Manager Beth and her sister, Rosemary. (They made me get in the picture too):
Thanks to St Joseph parish in Cabot, Pa for standing witness with us today.
Jeff wrote in today's email:
"Have courage, for you have only just begun."
St. Francis de Sales
Thy Will Be Done!, Sophia Institute Press
I have been consumed all day by the thought that we are halfway through our Fall 2013 vigil campaign, until I read the quote above that makes me ask – halfway to what; our goal of an end to legalized abortion in America, an end to all abortion everywhere, an end to extreme Individualism that leads us away from the Body of Christ and into this quagmire of sin? Only God knows how far along we really are, and He knows what got us here in the first place. All we have to do is put our faith and trust in Him to lead us back to where we belong, His loving arms (nothing halfway about that!).


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One of the first changes I decided to make on this blog, was getting back to sharing my very favorite things with you. Sometimes, the team and I get so busy here in the office with design projects that I don't actually get a change to sit down and share the products that I love so much.
Therefore today, I'm choosing Aerin Lauder's new candle collection. I've been a fan of hers since meeting the team a few years ago, and learning about our shared passion for perfect packaging. I love a design perfectionist–so Aerin and I are probably best friends.
As a designer and artist I spend long hours in the office which can make you feel a little crazy so I try to make a peaceful ritual out of my start each day. Every single day I have a least one candle lit in office. It's my daily luxury and I truly think that it brightens my mood while helping me focus.
I added Caffarella Vine this to the office console first. When you remove the outer blue-leaf patterned box you'll find another box holding the gold lid which also acts as stand (making any space in your home instantly the perfect space). Inspired by the Parco Della Caffarella in Rome this scent is a fresh, woody floral. It's strong which I love and actually smells as if I have fresh cut spring flowers in the room.
I'm saving the L' Ansecoy Orange Blossom for mid summer. It's a fresh, clean scent; airy with citrus notes. I didn't get to try the other scents just yet, but you know I will. I'm going to need these boxes as office decor. Until then, I added this illustration inspired by the collection.


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Ever wanted to make strawberry pop tarts from scratch? Read on to get one step closer to tasty-town!
Ingredients[edit | edit source]
Pastry[edit | edit source]
- 2 cups (8 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks or 8 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into pats
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) milk
- 1 additional large egg (to brush on pastry)
Jam Filling[edit | edit source]
- 1lb strawberries
- 1tb lemon juice
- 1/2c granulated sugar
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- 1c powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 1/2-2tb water
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- rainbow sanding sugar or sprinkles
Directions[edit | edit source]
- Prepare the jam filling: Hull strawberries and slice into halves. Add strawberries to a small food processor and blend until smooth. Add strawberry puree, lemon juice, and sugar to a small saucepan, set over medium-high heat. Stir to combine and dissolve sugar. Bring mixture to a boil, skimming the foam off of the top. Continue cooking until mixture has thickened. Stir gently until jam reaches desired thickness. *Note: jam will thicken further once chilled. Transfer jam to a small canning jar. Allow to cool to room temperature before securing the lid and transferring to the refrigerator to cool completely.
- Make the dough: Whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt. Work in the butter with your fingers, pastry blender or food processor until pea-sized lumps of butter are still visible, and the mixture holds together when you squeeze it. If you've used a food processor, transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Whisk the first egg and milk together and stir them into the dough, mixing just until everything is cohesive, kneading briefly on a well-floured counter if necessary.
Divide the dough in half (approximately 8 1/4 ounces each), shape each half into a smooth rectangle, about 2×4 inches. You can roll this out immediately or wrap each half in plastic and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
- Bake the tarts
Gently place the tarts on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush the tops with egg yolk. Place 1 tablespoon of jam on top of a rectangle; place another on top. Prick the top of each tart multiple times with a fork; you want to make sure steam can escape, or the tarts will become billowy pillows rather than flat toaster pastries. Refrigerate the tarts (they don't need to be covered) for 30 minutes, while you preheat your oven to 350°F.
Remove the tarts from the fridge, and bake them for 20 to 25 minutes, until they're a light golden brown. Cool in pan on rack.
- Make the icing: In a small bowl, combine sifted powdered sugar with water and vanilla. Decorate cooled pop-tarts with vanilla icing and rainbow sanding sugar or sprinkles.


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Palmetto Bluff, Spring Island and Oldfield - The Big Debate
Coastal South Carolina's fastest growing area is still timeless. Neighborhoods like Palmetto Bluff and Spring Island exude Lowcountry splendor and privacy. Oldfield Club's American Farmhouse architecture compliments its sunny, open air plantation with homes bordering the rivers and marsh. If you're searching for an extraordinary place to build your Bluffton home, look no further! Here's a quick amenity comparison and our thoughts on what makes these three Lowcountry real estate developments unique:
- 24 Hour Manned Gated Entrance
- 18 Hole Championship Golf Course designed by Jack Nicklaus
- 5,000 Square Foot May River Golf Clubhouse with dining
- The Inn & Spa at Palmetto Bluff with heated Swimming Pool
- River House Fitness Center and Heated Lap Pool at the Spa
- River House Restaurant
- Longfield Stables - Full Service Equestrian Center, 24 Stall Barn, Covered Arena, Practice Course
- Wilson Landing - 80 Dry Storage Boat Slips, Boat Rentals and Outfitters Center
- Wilson Lawn & Racquet Club with 8 Har-Tru Tennis Courts & Two Bocce Ball Courts
- Wilson Village - RT's Market, Chapel, Shops and Restaurants
- Canoe Club & Fitness Center with Jacuzzi and Kiddie Pool
- Canoe Club Restaurant
- 15 Miles of Riding and Walking Trails
- 6,000 Acre Nature Preserve
- 370 homes have been built to date
- Cottage homes begin in the $400K's
- Homes on the water can easily exceed $3 million
- Homesites begin in the low $100K's
- HOA and social club fees $554 per month
Things that make Palmetto Bluff unique:
Amenities are scalable which means you only pay for items which interest you. All property owners become social club members from day one and the social club dues are included in the HOA fees. Full golf, boating and equestrian privileges are optional upgraded memberships.
In our opinion, The Palmetto Bluff Inn is the secret ingredient to this community's early success. Winner of more than 40 travel and amenity awards, its upscale resort attracts enough visitors to support the community's amenities. But unlike most busy vacation resorts, Palmetto Bluff is spread across 20,000 acres preserving its quiet and lush atmosphere. This equates to 5 acres of paradise per property owner. Some interior neighborhoods are gated providing the deeper sense of privacy.
Wilson Village adjacent to the inn overlooks the May River is the community's traditional town square with dining options, specialty shopping and a charming seaside chapel. Palmetto Bluff offers a big bang for the buck!
- 24 Hour Manned Gated Entrance
- 18 Hole Championship Golf Course designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay
- Golf Clubhouse with dining
- River Clubhouse with dining
- 13,000 Square Foot Sports Complex
- Resort-style Outdoor Swimming Pool and Indoor Heated Lap Pool
- Comprehensive Fitness Center
- Six Har-Tru Tennis Courts
- Full Service Equestrian Center
- 35 Miles of Horse Trails
- Nature Center
- Sporting Clays
- Community Boat Docks and Boat Ramp
- 260 homes have been built to date
- Homes begin in the high $400K's
- Homes on the water can easily exceed $1 million
- HOA fees $484 per month
- Golf Club dues $985 per month (property owners must join the golf club)
Things that make Spring Island unique:
Spring Island is the most unspoiled neighborhood we've seen in the Lowcountry and if you don't belong on the island, you're not getting in. Spread across 3,000 acres, property owners average out at 7.5 acres of living space. This historic plantation has beautifully maintained dirt roads weaving through the island connecting to private driveways leading to luxury waterfront, golf or nature preserve homes.
Designed with sportsmen in mind, Spring Island has an amenity most neighborhoods don't, a true sporting clay range. Its comprehensive nature center offers extensive educational programs its residents cherish. The $125K initiation fee and $1,500 in monthly fees tends to attract more affluent families seeking a genuine private community in exchange. Only 30 minutes south of America's Happiest Seaside Town and 20 minutes from America's best beaches on Hilton Head Island, Spring Island's location is special.
- 24 Hour Manned Gated Entrance
- 18 Hole Championship Golf Course designed by Greg Norman 20,000 Square Foot Golf Clubhouse with dining
- River Club overlooking the Okatie River
- Staffed Outfitters Center
- Oldfield Sports Club & Wellness Center
- Resort-style Outdoor Swimming Pool and Indoor Lap Pool
- Fitness Center Six Har-Tru Tennis Courts
- Full Service Equestrian Center
- 225 homes have been built to date
- New cottage homes begin in the $400K's
- Homes on the water can easily exceed $1 million
- Homesites begin from the $50K's
- HOA fees with a sports membership $488 per month
Things that make Oldfield Club unique:
After you pass through the gated entrance, you'll sense the spaciousness and traditional neighborhood feel. Manicured lawns with white picket fences are common sights. Amenities such as the Outfitters Center and River Club on the Okatie River are canopied by age old oak trees. Oldfield Club's Outfitter Center is ranked as one of the best private outfitter programs in the southeast.
The Oldfield Club golf course designed by Greg Norman weaves through broad savannahs and soaring pines up to the banks of the Okatie River. American Farmhouse architecture and Lowcountry-style elegance are staples of the neighborhood. Its location is special too, located half way between Beaufort and Hilton Head Island.
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Here is our second interview with our contest judges! Don't forget that the deadline of our annual writing contest is on July 15th. If you wish to see your work published, submit!
Saleema Nawaz is the author of a short story collection, and a novel Bone and Bread, which won the Quebec Writers' Federation Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction last year. Nawaz has written and published short stories in various journals long before her first novel was published. Her short story "My Three Girls", won the 2008 Writers' Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize. For more on Nawaz, visit her blog, where she documents her traveling and literary adventures.
ROOM: Was the progression from publishing short stories to novel a natural step for you?
NAWAZ: I'd always planned on writing novels, so it was natural in the sense that it was always what I was working towards. Writing stories was a way me for to learn how – or so I thought. But short stories are their own art form, and writing a novel is probably the best way to actually learn how to write a novel.
ROOM: Is there any one thing you try to achieve by the end of each final draft?
NAWAZ: Each draft of every manuscript comes with its own complex set of challenges and problems that you're hoping to resolve. The only thing that is the same is that you're always trying to do the best that you can at any given moment. Mostly, at the end of each draft, I'm just focused on finishing. That's the one thing I'm trying to achieve!
ROOM: In an earlier interview with The National Post, you mentioned that the yoga aspect in your debut novel, Bone and Bread, was inspired by your practice of yoga early in your prose writing career. Are you still practicing yoga or have you picked up a new routine that is complementary to your writing?
NAWAZ: Not really. After training as a yoga instructor in 2001, I more or less decided I didn't want to set up my own practice. I didn't feel like I could live the life of a yoga instructor as I thought it should be lived (rigorous, pure, disciplined), so I didn't want to put myself out there as a role model. Writing requires so much of its own discipline that I don't really feel like I have enough left over for anything else.
ROOM: What was the last piece of fiction you read that had a significant effect on you?
NAWAZ: The last book that made me cry was February by Lisa Moore. The last book I couldn't put down wasThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. I loved how much she managed to squeeze into that book.
ROOM: Are you working on any writing projects right now?
NAWAZ: Yes, lots! Though the two that are serious at the moment are a novel-in-progress and a collection of linked short stories.
ROOM: What advice do you have for the writers wishing to submit their fiction work to the Room contest?
NAWAZ: Contest submission deadlines are great motivation to finish something you've been working on or meaning to write. Even if you don't win, you've produced something, which is something to feel good about.
ROOM: Final question: with the #readwomen2014 reading list in mind, who are a few of your favourite female authors, fiction or otherwise?
NAWAZ: Too many to name, but here's three: Lisa Moore, Miriam Toews, Lynn Coady.


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Juxtapositon In Feed Readers
Juxtaposition is a technique that gets used quite often without anyone noticing. It gets used and misused daily by the media to great effect. To understand the power of juxtaposition I think it helps to talk about the Kuleshov Effect:
"Kuleshov edited together a short film in which a shot of the expressionless face of Tsarist matinee idol Ivan Mosjoukine was alternated with various other shots (a plate of soup, a girl in a coffin, a woman on a divan). The film was shown to an audience who believed that the expression on Mosjoukine's face was different each time he appeared, depending on whether he was "looking at" the plate of soup, the girl in the coffin, or the woman on the divan, showing an expression of hunger, grief or desire, respectively."
The mere act of putting two objects next to one another causes the brain to create a connection between them. This technique can be used to synthesize ideas that aren't actually represented in the frame.
It can even play a role in the daily rhythm of reading feeds. Just like film, feed readers are splicing together many different streams of information. In film, it's a series of images, and in feeds, it's a series of posts, but its the same principle. You benefit from the ability to organize your feeds into folders and then consume them as a group. That way, your brain can make connections between the posts. Luckily, feed readers are flexible enough to mix together streams like this, but it's only one form of flexibility.
Flexibility is the basic tenet of a feed reader. It lets us get more out of what we read, it makes us more efficient, it even lets us juxtapose posts as we see fit to help build a richer context. Interestingly, Google Reader was founded on this premise.
If you read some of the posts that Chris Wetherell wrote about the birth of Google Reader, you will find that he considered flexibility to be one of the foundational pieces of Reader.
"I believed a feed reader's interface might have to be athletically flexible to match a wide variety of reading styles." — Chris Wetherell
I don't think this is true of just the interface either. Feed readers are already flexible, but they could do so much more. Folders and labels are a great place to start, and, as we have seen, there are a great many feed readers that support this form of flexibility. But we could see more. Even if it's just so that we can support more people. Again, Wetherell:
"On this point I'm relying on data that is attainable at Google because of size and market dominance as well as having routine user studies and follow-up. So because of this data I'm making an assertion that there is something inherently different about the inflexibility of feed reading styles than compared with other software." - Chris Wetherell
If this has upheld over the years, it's possible that we haven't fully expressed all the different ways a feed reader could work. That means feed readers aren't as inclusive as they could be. There is even a bunch of low hanging fruit that hasn't been picked yet.
The hygiene of RSS feeds is lacking, but there is a lot of metadata that can be gleaned from feeds that doesn't seem to be widely used. For instance, authorship and tags. Why don't we see more feed readers sort information in this manner? Being able to read the most recent stories by Author X and the most recent stories tagged B seems like a great feature for a feed reader. If you built features using this sort of information, a feed reader could be even more flexible.
Hopefully, you can see a couple of reasons why flexibility is key for feed readers. The more ways you can put two stories next to each other, the better off you are. The more ways in which we can juxtapose two posts, the better off we are. These contrasts spark new ideas in the reader and create a more interesting context.