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Live And Let Die (UK - BD)
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Following the deaths of British agents, M sends James Bond to New York to investigate the diplomatic team of the small island of San Monique, led by Dr. Kananga. There he learns that Kananga has ties to the heroin dealer Mr. Big and meets Solitaire, a young tarot card reader who acts as a fortune teller for Kananga. The action then moves to New Orleans and San Monique, where Bond must discover the link between Dr. Kananga and Mr. Big and stop their diabolical plan before it's too late…
With George Lazenby a distant memory and Sean Connery deciding to hang up the tuxedo for the second (but not last) time, Roger Moore gets his chance to play 007. This is one of the Bond movies that I have watched to death down the years and re-watching it for this review, it's clear to see why it was always in the video recorder in my youth. Live and Let Die is full of classic Bond characters and moments that live on in the memory. We've got the speedboat chase, Bond versus a pool of crocs (the animals, not the neon shoes), the double-decker bus chase and the fight on the train between Bond and the metal-clawed Tee Hee.
Yaphet Kotto is a great bad guy as Kananga, although something I noticed this time was that he becomes very manic during the final showdown in his underground lair (which surely inspired the first Austin Powers movie). Maybe this was an intentional character trait or maybe it was just due to this scene being filmed a long time before or after the rest of the movie. Either way, it stood out to me now where it hadn't before. Tee Hee, Whisper and Baron Samedi are just some of the interesting characters we meet along the way, but I'm trying my best not to describe them as 'colourful' characters because race plays such an important role in this movie.
Released just two years after Shaft, this entry in the series draws on the Blaxploitation genre and issues of race. One thing was obvious to me—this screenplay would not have been made in this form nowadays. If Spike Lee bitched about there being no black characters in Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers, I'd expect his head to explode while watching Live And Let Die. With the exception of an FBI agent and one of his colleagues, every black person in this movie is a bad guy. I mean every black person. During the opening scene, I'm now left to question whether everyone in the funeral march is part of Kananga's gang. If not, they are celebrating purely because a white man has died. Maybe I'm reading a little too much into it, but I still struggle to see how these PC times would accept a new movie like this.
Roger Moore's first appearance as 007 is still one of my favourites from his time in the series, even if the only heroic thing he does in his first scene is act as a barista. The producers knew that Moore had more of a talent for comedy than Connery so there are plenty of one-liners that are generally well-placed, but became close to parody by the time A View to a Kill came around. It's also interesting to note that following the supposed 'reboot' with Goldeneye, within four movies the series had yet again descended into big-budget farce with Die Another Day, which shows how writers of Bond movies can easily fall back into a comfort zone of overblown action and cheap jokes. There are a few touches of mis-placed comedy here though, with the first appearance of Sheriff JW Pepper and some unnecessary gags during the speedboat chase.
The standard of the James Bond transfers is pretty high on Blu-ray, especially considering the age of some of these movies. Live and Let Die is another colourful movie, with bright primary shades, although some scenes appear noticeably darker than others. As a matter of fact, the quality between one shot to another becomes apparent and draws the viewer's attention to the editing. The scene where Bond flies into San Monique on a hang glider is an example of this. When flicking between shots of Roger Moore and footage of the stuntman who actually did the hang gliding, the difference is quite obvious. Close ups of Roger Moore are dark and rich with detail. The shots of the stuntman are lighter and the film stock appears to be slightly damaged. Some dark scenes do show signs of dirt and grain but it's not all that obvious and it's still clear that this disc is a significant improvement over standard definition DVD.
Here we get another DTS-HD Master Audio track remastered from the original Mono. The surround effects are more obvious on this release than on some of the others, with moments in the forest on San Monique allowing plenty of effects to come through the rear speakers. George Martin's score and the theme song are undoubted highlights, with both sounding very strong here. The dialogue can sound a little muted at times and there was one particular moment where I noticed an obvious drop in quality. When Bond is talking to Felix Leiter after the boat chase, Leiter's voice changes in tone significantly after he hands Bond some tarot cards. He goes from sounding like he's in the scene to sounding like his head is in a bucket. It's just for a couple of lines and this problem doesn't occur again later on, but I thought it was worth mentioning.
'I'm Roger Moore. I'm the fellow down the end of the barrel,' is how Sir Roger Moore's commentary track (the first of three) begins. His discussion is very laid back and filled with anecdotes about how he got the role and his long-standing relationship with Paul McCartney. The second commentary is another track edited together form interviews with the director Guy Hamilton, Yaphet Kotto and Jane Seymour among others. It's a more technical commentary and no time is wasted to throw more detail about the production in your direction, like the first time the producers heard the theme song, which I still think is the best Bond theme so far (sorry, a-ha fans!). The third commentary comes from screen writer Tom Mankiewicz, who talks about the structure of classic Bond movies and the work he did to bring this story to the screen.
'Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary' is an old featurette about the making of the movie that includes details about the choice of Roger Moore to play 007. We see how some key scenes were planned and filmed and get to spend some time with Baron Samedi, who turns out to be a professional dancer. 'Roger Moore as James Bond circa 1964' is an interesting addition—it is a scene from the comedy sketch show 'Mainly Millicent' which is technically Roger Moore's first appearance as James Bond. To round out the 'MI6 Vault' section of the disc we get a gallery of conceptual art for the movie poster.
The main highlight of the 'Mission Dossier' section is 'Inside Live and Let Die', a retrospective documentary from 1999 that looks back at the production. The producers were eager to keep Roger Moore's performance away from his mannerisms as Simon Templar in The Saint and who knew that Burt Reynolds was a favourite to take over from Sean Connery? Bond with a 'tache? No thanks. 'On Set with Roger Moore' is a brief shot of the man himself relaying an anecdote on set and we also get a short clip of Roger Moore getting hang gliding lessons. A set of trailers and a production gallery finish off the extras.
Live and Let Die is an enjoyable movie and as Roger Moore's first appearance as Bond, it's still one of his best. However, time hasn't been as kind to it as I'd thought. Maybe that's just because I've seen it so many times that I've really started to pick holes in it. The transfer is as good as we can expect from a movie pushing forty years old and the commentary-heavy extras complement the movie well.
Review by Scott McKenzie
chen lung Member Join Date: January 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 52
Thanks Scott.
Apparently, the contrast/saturation problems during the opening of the UE DVD are fixed.
It's good mono is still being included and corrections continually applied.
(The side-specs list mono twice)
Apparently, the contrast/saturation problems during the opening of the UE DVD are fixed.
It's good mono is still being included and corrections continually applied.
(The side-specs list mono twice)
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
Nah they don't. One DTS-HD track and three Mono tracks for the different languages.
chen lung Member Join Date: January 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 52
Ah, sorry .
GavSalkeld Member Join Date: August 2005 Location: United States Posts: 439
I have to say, all the retail Bond Blu-rays that are reviewed on this site as having mono do NOT have mono on them. I bought Live and Let Die and it only has the English DTS on it.
Perhaps you guys got the uncoded Region A discs (which do have the mono sound on, annoyingly).
Perhaps you guys got the uncoded Region A discs (which do have the mono sound on, annoyingly).
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children
Disc Details
Release Date: 20th October 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital Mono English, Dolby Digital Mono Spanish, Dolby Digital Mono French
Subtitles: English HoH, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish
Extras: Commentary with Roger Moore, Cast and Crew Commentary, Commentary with Tom Mankiewicz, Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary, Roger Moore as James Bond Circa 1964, Conceptual Art, Inside Live And Let Die, On Set With Roger Moore, Trailers, Image Database
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Roger Moore, Yaphett Kotto, Jane Seymour, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell
Genre: Action and Adventure
Length: 121 minutes
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In the fourth of a nine-part series, I preview the Dodgers' catching situation for 2011.
This is gonna be rough. With the departure of Russell Martin, the Dodgers' catching situation is a big question mark for the first time since 2007.
Rod Barajas
- Barajas was acquired last August in a waiver-trade deal from the New York Mets. Barajas signed with the Mets on a minor-league deal prior to the 2010 season and, unsurprisingly, didn't hit much (.225/.263/.414). When he came to L.A., though, he turned into Mike Piazza, posting a .939 OPS in 72 plate appearances. Many were not fooled by this anomaly, but Ned Colletti was. That's why Barajas was able to land a $3.25 million deal. Barajas' career slash line of .239/.284/.412 is about all we can expect from him in 2011. He sure as hell isn't going to sniff an .750 OPS.
Dioner Navarro
- I previewed Navarro a little in my bench preview on Tuesday. Navarro got $1 million to back up Barajas and he's not likely to put up numbers worth that contract. Navarro hit a robust .194 last season with a .270 OBP. As the prize from the Shawn Green trade following the 2004 season, Navarro hasn't quite lived up to expectations. He made the AL All-Star team in 2008, but that was by far his only good season in the majors.
A.J. Ellis
- Unless the Dodgers release Navarro before the season, Ellis will -- again -- start in Triple-A. Ellis had a decent September, leading many to believe he'd be the Dodgers' backup backstop in 2011. That likely won't be the case. He's the team's third catcher.
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Hector Gimenez
- Gimenez spent the last two seasons in the Pirates' organization, failing to make a big-league appearance. He had a small cup of coffee with the Astros in 2006 (two at-bats). He hit .305/.384/.916 in Triple-A last season -- as a 27-year-old. He has a career 34 percent caught-stealing rate in the minors, so I guess that's a positive. He's on the 40-man roster, so I thought I'd include him in this preview.
- This is a sad bunch. The Dodgers wisely did not waste money on A.J. Pierzynski, who was minutes from being a Dodger, or Jason Varitek. However, what they ended up with could be just as bad. And there are no hot-shot minor-leaguers coming up through the system to even be excited about.
There are a couple positives: Barajas has power and is not horrible behind the plate, despite being 35 years old. The Dodger catchers will likely bat in the No. 8 spot in the lineup and not produce up to the major-league average. As long as league-average defense is played, it's kind of hard to complain; but I'm sure I'll find a way sometime this season.
Next up: Corner Infield
Thursday, February 17, 2011
2011 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Preview: Catcher
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Labels: A.J. Ellis, Dioner Navarro, Los Angeles Dodgers, Rod Barajas
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I wasn't a big Russell Martin fan, but these two are gonna have me missing the guy.ReplyDelete
If Barajas can hit a few homeruns, I'll be happy.
I feel bad for AJ Ellis.
I was a Martin fan..... wish I could put my finger on what happened to him. Some point to Mattingly... it was when Donnie took over as hitting coach that Martin began his slide.ReplyDelete
As for this year, our catchers will hit 8th and hopefully handle a successful staff. Barajas will connect occasionally, I hope it's WRISP. I too feel for Ellis and have to ask.. why Navarro?
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Question from Will on the proceedings with Devon Torrence, whom the Astros drafted in the 16th round of the 2007 draft.
Short answer: He's playing both baseball with the Astros, and football with Ohio State. Torrence signed with the Astros on June 18, 2007, and reported to Greeneville.
In 2008, Torrence was 18x119 with Greeneville (.151/.266/.168), 2XBH-2RBI, 53K:19BB. For Ohio State, Torrence has logged 4 receptions for 31 yards in his career.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Previous draft update: Devon Torrence
Labels: Devon Torrence, Greeneville Astros
4 comments:
Thanks for the update, much appreciated.
- June 11, 2009 at 4:20 PM
Where is Torrence playing this summer?
- June 19, 2009 at 12:14 PM
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Excellent question. He's not listed on Greeneville or Tri-City's roster as of this morning.
- June 19, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- The Constable. said...
What's more, Minor League Baseball doesn't come up with a player search result for him.
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MANCHESTER — The Board of School Committee on Monday both praised and pointedly questioned the $160 million district budget proposed by Superintendent Debra Livingston.
Much of the discussion concerned the budget's allocation of $742,000 to hire more assistant principals, while reducing the overall salary line for teachers and other employees by $128,800.
Livingston, who is presenting her first budget as the city's superintendent, maintained that the spending plan would allow the district to meet minimum standards for class sizes, while also launching new initiatives, such as full-day kindergarten and improvements at the Manchester School of Technology.
The $160 million budget for the 2014-2015 school year is $3.3 million higher than last year's, the maximum increase allowable under the tax cap. The city and school budgets for next year can increase by no more than 2.13 percent, a cap based on the rate of inflation.
The budget presentation on Monday was markedly different than in past years. Since the tax cap went into effect three years ago, the superintendent, at the direction of the school board, has presented two or more budgets: one to comply with the tax cap and an alternative budget designed to meet the needs of the district, despite the cap.
Mayor Ted Gatsas collaborated with Livingston on the current budget, and he defended the proposal during Monday's meeting. "I want to commend the administration. The budget brought forward is thoughtful," Gatsas said.
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The budget proposes $742,000 to hire more assistant principals, one at each of the three high schools and 2.5 to split their time at the five elementary schools.
School board members focused the greatest scrutiny on the additional $742,000 proposed for principals.
"Under this budget you want to spend more on principals than on teachers in the classrooms," Ward 3 board member Chris Stewart said.
"You weren't able to give an answer on state standards (on class sizes). It does give me significant heartburn."
Stewart was referring to the administration's plan to lower class sizes in line with state standards. The superintendent said that the budget would bring class sizes within the standards of 30 students per teacher for most classes, but she wouldn't be able say for certain what the staffing needs will be until later in the spring.
Under state standards, schools are supposed to have one principal for every 500 students, a guideline the district meets.
Assistant Superintendent David Ryan said hiring the additional assistant principals was a directive from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), which accredits city schools."I think it's unrealistic to expect any high school to grow, if the chief instructional leader of a school is having to administer detention ... in these very large complex urban high schools," Ryan said.Ryan said the NEASC is conducting a review of principal staffing levels at the request of the district's principals.
Veteran teachers retired
The budget projects a $128,800 reduction in the salary line for teachers and other employees, with an associated reduction in benefits of $82,000. At the same time, it projects a $881,000 increase in health insurance costs.Livingston said the reduction in the salary line was possible because of the retirement of veteran employees.
"We had a number of retirements of people at the top of the scale, and have been able to replace them with first- and second-year teachers," Livingston said.
The staffing estimates are based on the assumption that no agreement is reached with the city teachers union, which is currently working without a contract. The arrangement freezes generous health plans in place, but also prevents any increases in salaries.
The budget also proposes $145,000 to hire staff for full-day kindergarten. Livingston said the money would save money in the long term.
Near the end of the budget discussion, Ward 9 board member Art Beaudry made a proposal to close Manchester High School West, a move he said could free up $1.9 million in the district budget.A motion was made to reject the idea, which was approved overwhelmingly, with three abstentions, including from Beaudry himself.
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STOCKTON - Jennifer Bushnell explained away her isolation and the bruises on her body.
STOCKTON - Jennifer Bushnell explained away her isolation and the bruises on her body.
Then, it was too late to break her silence. And the abuse she endured from boyfriend David Bernel boiled over to the end of her life at a Flag City gas station.
"She was killed Feb. 20 (2007)," said her mother, Angie Gillum.
Bushnell's tragic story is one of several that will be told at an outreach event today at University of the Pacific to educate people, especially youth, about the danger of domestic violence. The event is open to the public.
"If we can stop someone from even getting into a domestic violence situation, so they can heed the warning signs, that would be great," said Suzanne Schultz, supervising program coordinator of the San Joaquin County Family Crimes Unit.
Dating and domestic violence is prevalent even among adolescents. One in five high school students experience physical dating violence and three out of five experience verbal abuse from their significant other, Schultz said.
Real life local stories such as Bushnell's are part of a film titled "Love you to Death," which Schultz will show to bring the problem close to home.
The video includes explicit footage, including surveillance shots from the gas station of 29-year-old Bushnell exiting a vehicle bleeding and Bernel gunning her down.
The two were on their way from Selma in Fresno County to Gillum's home in Garberville when they stopped in Flag City.
Bernel, now 33, was found guilty in 2009 by a jury in San Joaquin County. He was sentenced to 80 years in state prison for the murder.
Gillum said her daughter had exhibited signs that something was wrong in her relationship with Bernel, but she denied he harmed her.
Once Bushnell moved in with Bernel in the Fresno area, the contact with her family became much less frequent, Gillum said.
She explained away bruises with lies. Her family's phone calls started going directly to voice mail. Bernel had isolated her, which Schultz said perpetrators often do to gain control.
On one occasion, a SWAT team showed up to her home on a report of a man holding his girlfriend at gunpoint. Bushnell came out denying the report made by Bernel's mother.
"I was not aware of the abuse," Gillum said. "But I knew we could not get ahold of her."
Later she learned Bernel had taken her daughter's cellphone.
It's still emotionally tough for Gillum to address the issue in public, but she hopes the account is enough to impact the choices of those listening.
"Even if one kid got something out of it, it was worth it," Gillum said. "You don't want your parents to go through what I'm going through."
She hopes friends and loved ones of victims will be affected.
"It's OK to be a tattle tale because you're saving someone's life," Gillum said. "See the warning signs and say something. Don't turn your face away and pretend you didn't just see what you saw."
Schultz shared other warning signs that a perpetrator displays leading up to physical abuse:
� Telling you how to dress;
� Telling you who you can hang out with;
� Is possessive of your time and gets upset if you spend time with family or friends;
� If you go somewhere against their wishes, they continuously call or text or show up where you are. "They just can't stand that you're doing something without them," Schultz said.
� Verbal abuse and name-calling.
Today's event is co-sponsored by the university as one of Pacific's "Enough is Enough" events, a weeklong program that aims to curb sexual assault and violence among college students.
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Henry Marsh needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 214 designs submitted by 43 freelance designers.
The Maresh Yoshida 401k Group
The Maresh Yoshida 401k Group is a financial services company that focuses on corporate retirement plan and affluent personal investment management clients. Although the two principals (Maresh and Yoshida) each have over a decade of experience at a major Wall Street Firm, we are breaking away to send the message to our clients that our goal is to serve them, not GREEDY BANKS WHO RECEIVED BILLIONS OF BAILOUT DOLLARS. Over the last 10 years, we have built a national presence for 401k consulting by winning several awards and getting every advanced certification in fields such as finance, 401k management, and even human resources. We're coming to 99designs to get a young, professional(simple), progressive, and trustworthy logo. I've noticed that J.P Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Citi have all "modernized" their logo in the last 6 years and we want that combination of professionalism and simplicity. Other successful 401k consluting groups have principals that are 20-25 years older than us, so we want to separate ourselves(since we are already a generation apart anyway) with a younger, but still very professional and simple logo. 99designs advised us to get the logo first, then use that to tie into the website design and print materials. Help us start something that is already 10 years in the making. Thanks for reading.
1. Primary target audience will be the decision makers(C-level executives, Benefits directors, Finance executives) and Business Owners at companies that have annual revenue between $5 million to $500 million that sponsor a corporate retirement plan(typically a 401k plan). The average age is between 40 years to 55 years old, 65% male/35% female, average household income in excess of $150,000, college educated.
2. Second, the target audience will be what we term "mass affluent individual investment management clients." These will typically be individuals(50% male, 50% female) with liquid investable assets between $250,000-$5,000,000 and come from all industries/job types with age range between 35-65. About 30% of these are already retired from their careers.
3. Third, the target audience will be our industry counterparts/contacts. We are involved on a national level through industry trade magazines, trade shows, industry conferences and we need a visible, memorable, simple logo to represent our company at these events/media outlets.
4. Fourth, our target audience will be the employees in our client companies and anyone who looks for us on the web.
Domain name will be http://www.my401kgroup.com and we want to give you the flexibility to go with font logo, icon logo, or incoporation of MY initials. I'll comment as the contest goes on to guide all entrants and narrow the direction(again, at the advice of 99designs). I want you, the designer, to have fun with the project by having flexibility in your design. What's the point in hiring you if I already know exactly what I want, right?
1. We prefer a limit of one or two colors(to keep future printing costs down).
2. The logo should express a professional, yet young and progressive feel.
3. Logo font should be readable as it will be used in a variety of ways: trade show stands, business cards, brochures, stationery, website, etc..
4. We will need high quality JPEG, GIF, and PSD formats for the winning design that can be used in the above listed mediums.
5. Design should be a balance between simple/elegant and professional(as if I hadn't put that on here enough times already). I like to think "classy/cool."
6. Probably more pertinent during website phase, but no stock photo/image.
7. 1 star for FONT, 1 star for COLOR, 2 stars for being "Classy/Cool" and 1 star for "I just like the overall look."
We'll review designs as quickly as possible and will indicate in the comments sections which elements listed above the star rating corresponds to. Thanks for considering our contest.
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Littleton shelter cuts adoption fee for black cats
June 08. 2013 1:26AM
LITTLETON - Second Chance Animal Rescue's board of directors is recognizing Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month by reducing the adoption fee for its adult black cats.
A number of these cats are waiting for homes. The shelter says black cats are often difficult to find homes for because of a stigma against their fur color, but these cats are often just as friendly, if not more so, than other cats.
The adoption fee includes shots, spaying or neutering, microchipping and FLV/FIV testing. The shelter, 1517 Meadow St., is open to visitors from noon to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday or by appointment. The shelter also can be reached at 259-3244 or www.secondchancear.org.


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ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters in Northern California were battling several lightning-sparked wildfires Friday, including a blaze in rural Modoc County that forced about 120 people to evacuate.
The fire near the community of Day had burned through nearly 18 square miles of brush and heavy timber and was threatening 150 structures Friday, two days after it began. It was only 10 percent contained.
Officials were expected to send additional fire crews to supplement the 700 or so firefighters battling the blaze, which is burning in steep terrain and could be aggravated by winds and lightning from more expected thunderstorms, said state fire spokesman Dennis Mathisen.
"It's a challenging firefight due to the extreme fire conditions we're experiencing," Mathisen said.
California is in its third year of drought, which has heightened the fire danger. The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services announced Friday that it has asked the state's National Guard to activate specially trained helicopter units to help fire agencies.
"The forward deployment of these will help incident commanders and the personnel they are directing save lives, homes and personal property as well as valuable watershed by providing critical resources within a moment's notice," California emergency services Director Mark Ghilarducci said in a statement.
The fire in Modoc was among more than 40 that have broken out as a result of lightning strikes since Wednesday. Most were in remote areas and were not threatening homes, and many of them were quickly contained.
In Washington state, a new wildfire burning intensely amid high winds forced the evacuation of about 200 homes Friday.
Officials ordered the evacuations and closed part of state Highway 20 because of the surging fire that started in north-central Washington halfway between Twisp and Winthrop.
The Sun Mountain Lodge, a luxury resort near Winthrop, was also evacuated as a precaution.
Janet Pearce, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Natural Resources, said some structures had burned. It wasn't known if they were homes or other buildings.
Back in California, fire crews also were battling a blaze in Sierra National Forest about 60 miles northeast of Fresno that threatened dozens of homes and forced a handful of evacuations Friday afternoon.
Evacuations were ordered for some 50 houses in Arnold Meadows, but many are vacation homes and only about a dozen people had to evacuate when deputies went door-to-door, The Madera County Sheriff's Department said.
The blaze was burning close to the Mammoth Pool Reservoir, a popular recreation spot that supplies drinking water, and crews were trying to finish containment lines on the section near the reservoir, said fire spokesman Matthew Chambers.
The blaze had burned through nearly 13 square miles and was 15 percent contained.
In Yosemite National Park, residents from about 50 homes returned Friday afternoon. They were the last remaining evacuees from a fire that had burned through 7 square miles and destroyed a home and a duplex. It was 78 percent contained.
The park remained open and was largely unaffected.
The causes of the Yosemite and Sierra fires were not known.


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Thursday, July 05, 2012
Paris Dreaming
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Bon Voyage Carol ...say hello to "my" metro stop Vavin for me...and all the cafes in that hood.....safe travels.ReplyDelete
safe travelsReplyDelete
Bon voyage, safe travels!ReplyDelete
.... off you go .... good trip ... hope it's not too hot for you ....ReplyDelete
That bear:) Bunny is sweet too.ReplyDelete
Bon voyage..for some reason.. je pensais que vous étiez déjà à Paris!
Bon séjour..amusez-vous bien.La petite valise est mignonne.
I love your sweet blog :) Before I came to Paris I visited every day just to get some inspiration for my move. Thank you so much for all the small details you always manage to discover :)ReplyDelete
Paris Dreaming: It is wonderfully full of whimsy & delight!ReplyDelete
I fear Yvonne is a victim of a hoax...that bunny is dreaming of petit den, lunch, dinner and a midnight snack at Longears. :-(ReplyDelete
for "den", read "dej".ReplyDelete
Traveling with beloved critters is so sweet.ReplyDelete
Then my brother's babies came along and hijacked my globetrotting bunnies and bears.


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Granite Status: Guinta visits Washington as he weighs 2014 options
April 22. 2013 8:46AM
FRANK GOES TO WASHINGTON, AGAIN. Former U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta was back in Washington last week, looking into his political options for 2014.
Guinta visited the National Republican Senatorial and Congressional Committees, which help candidates.
We're told Guinta was unfazed by former Sen. John E. Sununu's disclosure on April 12 that he won't seek a rubber match with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.
We understand Guinta, like many Republicans, had been expecting Sununu's move.
The senatorial committee is interested in playing hard here next year, believing Shaheen vulnerable. But Guinta remains undecided whether he'll run for the Senate or his former House seat, or, less likely, nothing.
WHY DID McCONNELL CANCEL? At the last minute Friday, we received word that U.S. Senate Republican Leader
Mitch McConnell of Kentucky had cancelled a planned trip to New Hampshire.
McConnell had been scheduled for a fundraiser with state Sen. Andy Sanborn and state Rep. Laurie Sanborn
at their pub, The Draft, in Concord Friday afternoon. He had also been scheduled for a fundraiser later with media executive and former U.S. Senate candidate Bill Binnie at Binnie's Wentworth-By-The-Sea Country Club.
Andy Sanborn said he was told by McConnell's staff that McConnell wasn't coming for "security reasons" in Boston associated with law enforcement's pursuit that day of the Boston Marathon bomber.
Other Republicans told the Granite Status the trip was actually cancelled due to a poor ticket sales for the Sanborns' event. Sanborn said that was not true.
He said he had patrons lined up for the event, which was to be co-hosted by the aforementioned Sununu and Guinta.
Two Republicans familiar with Binnie's event said it sold out, but that it was supposed to be a small fundraiser since its inception.
These Republicans said McConnell's camp felt that it would not be worthwhile for McConnell to travel to New Hampshire for the single, small Binnie event since the Sanborn event had — allegedly — failed to attract a satisfactory crowd.
Peter Simmons, McConnell's fundraising consultant, backed up Andy Sanborn's explanation Simmons explained that McConnell is assigned four Capitol Hill police officers who had "advanced the trip for him through Boston."
"(They) would not allow him, for security reasons, to fly to Boston."
Simmons said the events "are in the process of being rescheduled."
SANBORN FOR GOVERNOR? Sanborn on Friday declined to discuss his campaign plans for 2014, but we understand that he was in Washington last week to meet with several groups, including the Republican Governors Association.
It's been long known that he has been eyeing a possible run for governor, but it's unclear at this point under what political circumstances he would, or would not, run.
For instance, would he take on 2012 candidate Kevin Smith, a fellow conservative, in a primary?
Time will tell.
RUDMAN LAUNCH. The official launch of the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership and Public Policy was to begin at the UNH Law School with a kickoff dinner last night and will continue today with a conference on "the Federal Budget and the Law," with a star-studded political lineup.
Scheduled to speak at the Sunday night dinner were Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, Kelly Ayotte, John McCain and Angus King
and former Sens. Judd Gregg, Bob Kerrey and Phil Gramm.
Former Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe was to receive the "Inaugural Warren B. Rudman Award."
Also scheduled to speak were Gov. Maggie Hassan, former Gov. Steve Merrill, UNH President Mark Huddleston and UNH Law School Dean John Broderick, the former state Supreme Court chief justice.
On tap for today's conference are former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker, McCain, Kerrey, Gramm, Ayotte, former Office of Management and Budget Director
Alice Rivlin, former Sen. Pete Domenici, Concord Coalition's Robert Bixby, bipartisan Policy Center Senior Vice President
William Hoagland, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Pete Peterson and U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster.
BILL OR NO BILL. Veteran
Republican media consultant
Alicia Preston chalked it up to a misunderstanding.
Last Thursday morning, Preston urged State House reporters to go to a news conference with a group of Republicans supporting the Capitol Hill "Gang of Eight" immigration reform plan. The local group was also supporting New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Partnership for a New Economy's effort to push for comprehensive immigration reform.
She told the reporters that among the Republicans who would attend was former Speaker of the House Bill O'Brien.
That came as a bit of a surprise, since O'Brien's politics are not exactly in line with the politics of Bloomberg, or the several in the "Gang of Eight."
When we posted on Twitter that O'Brien would be at the event, some Republicans expressed surprise as well.
And as it turned out, when the news conference began, O'Brien was not on hand.
When we called O'Brien and asked why the Mont Vernon Republican was a no-show, he said he was not a no-show at all. He said he knew nothing of the event.
So what happened?
Preston Friday told us she had been "notified" that O'Brien would be at the news conference.
She said her assistant had told her that, and she did not know who had told her assistant that O'Brien would be on hand.
"Sorry," Preston said.
O'Brien said Friday he "wouldn't get involved" in such an event, and "I don't usually gravitate to anything Mayor Bloomberg is doing."
Still, other conservative Republicans were at the event, including O'Brien's former Deputy Speaker, Pam Tucker, former Newt Gingrich presidential primary state campaign director Andrew Hemingway and former gubernatorial candidate Smith.
Jacob Avery has left the state Republican Party. He had been director of operations after serving as field representative during former chairs Jack Kimball and Wayne MacDonald's terms.
Although he was passed over in NHGOP Chair Jennifer Horn's recent choice for party executive director, we're told the parting was amicable.
John DiStaso is senior political reporter of the New Hampshire Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter: @jdistaso.
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Sarcoidosis in the Stomach
Have you ever heard of having sarcoidosis in the stomach? Because i have just been diagnosed with it.
Dear Sir/Madam- The stomach or bowels are affected in less than 1% of sarcoidosis patients. The presentation of stomach (gastric) involvement can be similar to a gastric ulcer, with discomfort, nausea, vomiting and, in some cases, bleeding.
Gastric sarcoidosis is usually diagnosed by endoscopy with a biopsy of the affected tissue. The treatment includes the typical treatments for inflammation of the stomach (strong antacids) and suppression of the immune response.
It is important to consider other causes (infections, Crohn's disease) that could look very similar to sarcoidosis.
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|Reds | Unlikely to have interest in Alex Gonzalez
Sun, 20 Apr 2014 19:32:55 -0700
The Cincinnati Reds are not expected to show any interest in free-agent SS Alex Gonzalez (Tigers).
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|Tigers | Alex Gonzalez released
Sun, 20 Apr 2014 11:22:58 -0700
The Detroit Tigers have released SS Alex Gonzalez. "We need to have a little more range defensively at shortstop," general manager Dave Dombrowski said. "We just didn't see it there and didn't see it getting better so we figured it was time to make the move." In a corresponding move, INF Danny Worth had his contract purchased from Triple-A Toledo.
Fantasy Tip: In addition to displaying limited range, Gonzalez was only batting .167 (5-for-30) at the time of his release. Light-hitting SS Andrew Romine, who had been in a platoon with Gonzalez, will see most of the action at the position.
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|Tigers | Alex Gonzalez relishing chance
Tue, 25 Mar 2014 20:20:37 -0700
Detroit Tigers SS Alex Gonzalez is excited about the chance to play regularly on a contending team. "It's a great opportunity," he said. "Now I have to take it."
Fantasy Tip: Gonzalez will get a chance to fill in while Jose Iglesias is sidelined, so he is worth a look in deeper AL-only fantasy leagues, but remember he is 37 years old and on the downside of his career.
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|Tigers | Two cut, one up
Tue, 25 Mar 2014 06:22:07 -0700
The Detroit Tigers optioned SS Hernan Perez to Triple-A Toledo and reassigned INF Danny Worth to minor league camp. SS Alex Gonzalez's contract was purchased from Triple-A Toledo.
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|Tigers | Alex Gonzalez acquired
Mon, 24 Mar 2014 06:34:06 -0700
The Detroit Tigers acquired SS Alex Gonzalez from the Baltimore Orioles for 2B Steve Lombardozzi.
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|Orioles | Alex Gonzalez has colonoscopy, endoscopy
Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:40:52 -0700
Baltimore Orioles SS Alex Gonzalez (colon) underwent a colonoscopy and endoscopy Thursday, March 20, but could return to play Friday, March 21.
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Sun, 16 Feb 2014 11:07:38 -0800
Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter said OFs Jimmy Paredes, Xavier Paul, Francisco Peguero and Delmon Young and INFs Ivan De Jesus and Alex Gonzalez have not yet reported to camp. Paredes is a candidate to be dropped from the 40-man roster when the team officially signs SP Suk-Min Yoon.
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|Orioles | Alex Gonzalez signs
Mon, 03 Feb 2014 09:39:38 -0800
The Baltimore Orioles signed free-agent SS Alex Gonzalez (Brewers) to a minor league deal.
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Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:58:24 -0700
The Milwaukee Brewers released INF Alex Gonzalez.
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Thu, 02 May 2013 16:06:04 -0700
Milwaukee Brewers 3B Aramis Ramirez (knee) will not play a complete game or back-to-back games for a while when he returns from the disabled list Friday, May 3, according to manager Ron Roenicke.
Fantasy Tip: This news shouldn't keep you from putting Ramirez back in your starting lineup. But you'll need to be mindful of checking your roster on a daily basis to see if he's in the lineup. Alex Gonzalez will likely fill in at third base on days Ramirez sits out, but his loss of consistent playing time makes him useless in most fantasy formats.
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Chinese Manufacturing
Chinese manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in 19 months in December, according to the final reading of a Purchasing Managers' Index from HSBC Holdings Plc and Markit Economics today. The 51.5 figure compares with the 50.9 preliminary reading published Dec. 14 and 50.5 in November. A reading above 50 indicates expansion.
OPEC crude oil production declined to a nine-month low in December as Saudi Arabian output dropped to the least in more than a year, a Bloomberg survey showed. Output in the 12-member Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries slipped 110,000 barrels to an average 31.434 million barrels a day this month from a revised 31.544 million in November, according to the survey of oil companies, producers and analysts.
Bullish Bets
Net-long positions in WTI held by money managers, including hedge funds, commodity pools and commodity-trading advisers, increased by 13,783 futures and options combined, or 11 percent, to 134,834 in the week ended Dec. 24, according to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's weekly report on Dec. 28.
In London, funds and other money managers raised bullish bets on Brent by the most in a month, according to data from ICE Futures Europe.
Electronic trading volume on the Nymex was 112,905 contracts as of 12:52 p.m. Volume totaled 262,511 contracts on Dec. 28, 46 percent below the three-month average. Open interest was 1.47 million, the lowest level since Aug. 13.


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Training and Support in Informatics and Computational Ecology at NCEAS
An integral part of the NCEAS experience is the exchange of both scientific and technical information that takes place among Center scientists. Residents at the Center regularly interact to share and discuss their research efforts, which often also involves discussion about which technology solutions to use when pursuing collaborative building of databases or partitioning analytical responsibilities. When Working Groups meet at NCEAS, there is a knowledge 'cross-pollination' that occurs between the members as they fulfill the group's objectives both in terms of the scientific research aims, as well as the technological means they use to achieve those ends.
In addition to the atmosphere for continuous informal information exchange and learning, NCEAS provides consultation services for its scientists in the areas of programming and analysis and informatics; as well as general technical support. A Scientific Computing Knowledge Base serves as a portal for cataloging general approaches to computing in ecology as experienced at NCEAS. Focused training opportunities in an array of scientific and technical areas are also provided to NCEAS' residents and visitors.
Resident and Visitor Consultation
At all times, NCEAS Informatics and Scientific Computing Staff welcome specific requests for information, training, and consultation that will enhance research undertaken by NCEAS residents and visitors. Scientific Programmer/Analyst support staff, scicomp [at] nceas.ucsb.edu (Jim Regetz), is available to help orient new visitors to NCEAS' scientific computing resources, as well as to provide advice and assistance with scientific computing. help [at] nceas.ucsb.edu (Nick Brand and Thomas Hetmank) are available to address any general issues related to using the computers and networks at NCEAS.
Training Opportunities
Training and learning occur via a number of different mechanisms, ranging from weekly Roundtable discussions on current research pursuits with NCEAS, UCSB, and visiting scientists, to multi-session workshops designed to instruct in focused topics such as the use of statistical software packages or new analytical methods.
Roundtable Discussions
- Roundtable is a roundtable discussion on current research pursuits with NCEAS, UCSB, and visiting scientists. Discussions generally take place on Wednesdays 12:15 - 1:15 or Friday 4:00 - 5:00 each week. Sign up to receive NCEAS Roundtable announcements.
Scientific Computing
The Center's Scientific Computing Staff offers multi-session short courses that provide instruction on analytic methods and computer software tools.
Advanced Quantitative Methods Seminars
NCEAS and its affiliated programs sponsor and, in many cases, host seminars on advanced quantitative methods of interest to ecologists, presented by experts in their respective fields.
- The Paleobiology Database Project consists of three components: A purpose-built relational database and search tools, a Working Group, and regular training in the form of a four-week intensive course in theory and practice of Analytical Paleobiology.
- Postdoctoral Training Workshops - each year, NCEAS sponsors at least two training workshops for Postdoctoral Associates and other interested professionals and students:
- Informatics Tools - NCEAS Informatics Research Staff train Postdoctoral Associates to use informatics tools that have been developed through NCEAS collaborative projects, such as Morpho and Kepler.
- NCEAS Postdoctoral Associates choose a workshop that will provide training in tools of general interest to the group, such as analysis of multivariate time series in free open-source software.
Informatics Collaborative Training Intensives
- Collaborative projects such as The Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) and the Science Environment for Ecological Knowledge (SEEK) regularly offer workshops to ecologists.
- KNB Data Management Tools Workshop: This workshop is designed to provide data managers with hands-on experience with informatics tools being created under the Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity Project . Participants learn to use and apply Morpho, Ecological Metadata Language (EML) , and the Metacat to manage ecological data. The workshops are offered at field and research stations across the country.
- Informatics Training for LTER and OBFS: This two-week intensive training course is designed to teach field station and data managers tools for data acquisition and archiving.
- Postoctoral Symposium and Training: This one-week intensive course for early career faculty in biology, ecology, and related fields is designed to teach them how to incorporate informatics into their teaching portfolio.
Project Specific Training
Specific Informatics Research Projects usually include training staff who will use products developed by NCEAS researchers. For example, the Informatics Research Staff have trained rangers at Kruger National Park and managers in Ecosystem-based Management of Coastal Marine Systems to use a new data management system.
Distributed Graduate Seminars
Data sharing ethics and tools are integral to the success of these large, geographically dispersed collaborations. Graduate students "learn by doing," supported and trained by the NCEAS Informatics Research Staff and Scientific Computing Staff.


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whitestazn88 wrote:the second draft is considerably better. this was my first time going through the thread, and i was going to suggest that it was hard to tell which ship belonged to whom, but now its much clearer.
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Hundreds of people joined the paisley parade Saturday afternoon in a procession in memory of Peter Carver, who died Feb. 2 in an avalanche near Silverton Mountain Ski Area.
In the style of a New Orleans jazz funeral, the Hill Stompers from Los Alamos, N.M., led the procession from Carver Brewing Co. north on Main Avenue, then west down 12th Street to Durango Discovery Museum. The jazzy street band is known for its colorful and crazy costumes, which were matched by some similar wild outfits in the procession.
In addition to the several hundred people in the procession, additional friends and family went straight to the museum. There were so many people attending that well-wishers hardly could fit into the museum.
Many of the marchers wore red or blue paisley bandanas in the parade and during the remembrance at the museum because Peter had his trusty bandana on his various adventures, said Mike Hurst, a Carver partner and friend.
We lost one of our own, Peters father, Bill Carver said before the procession began. Its very reflective of Peter.
One of the participants helping lead the procession was Chris Johnson, who was Peters boss when he worked in the gas patch.
He said Peter arrived in the field as kind of an unfocused kid, but left about a year later focused on a career in geology, determined to improve environmental effectiveness in the field.
Its a hard day, said Dave Cuntz, known as Chef Dave at Carver Brewing Co. I knew Peter as a baby. ... He had a great spirit about him.
Peters uncle, Jim Carver, said he was touched by the outpouring of love and support for the family. The family got to hear stories about Peter from his many friends.
Jim Carver said that Peters friends said, I never heard a bad word about Peter. Peters love of adventure and positive spirit are reflective of his caring extended family, he said.
At the museum, some guests contributed to a fund for the proposed Peter Carver Memorial Forest at Chapman Hill. A sign for the project said the tree planting would be part of the Chapman Bike Park project in cooperation with the city of Durango and Trails 2000.
Peter Carver was an avid bicyclist, as well as a skier and kayaker, among other sports.
According to the sign, the forest would provide erosion control, summer shade and increased snow retention.


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Best Kids Parties: You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
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For Matilda's 2nd birthday, we chose You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown as a theme. She loves the movie and can frequently be heard saying things like, "gimme my pancakes, you Blockhead!"My good friend, Maggie made some cute "You're a Good Man, Matilda" invites. We had food inspired by the Peanuts gang - Peppermint Patties, popcorn, jelly beans and toast (their Thanksgiving feast!) and a cake that quotes a song from the musical. Outside, the kids flew kites, threw baseballs and kicked footballs around the front yard.
I wanted Matilda to have a keepsake from the party, so I asked guests to write "letters to the little brown-haired girl" and pop them in an old mailbox. Dad dressed as Schroeder and played a mini Schylling piano. Mom dressed as Lucy and her sister was Sally Brown.
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The Wedding Guru Judy Lewis fields this week's wedding questions. Today: Two family members vie for the same wedding day; what can one mother-of-the-groom do?
I guess we all know that life likes to throw us curve balls and it's our job to catch them. That's where the art is.
A mother-of-the-groom asks: "I've so looked forward to my son getting married that I was thrilled when he and his lovely girlfriend announced their engagement and their anticipated wedding date. My joy was short-lived, because a short time later a cousin announced her engagement and anticipated wedding date. I can't believe it — both couples have chosen the same date! My primary concern is that many of the guests will be invited to both weddings and will probably come to me for a solution. What can I tell them, so that everyone's happy?'
Dear mother-of-the-groom: This is an issue not for you to handle, but rather to defer to the two couples in question. It's horrible to ask relatives to choose between the two weddings. The two couples should discuss any accommodations they can each make so that everyone comes out a winner. Assuming they haven't already put down a deposit at their chosen venues, one of the couples may be able to move to another date, even in the same weekend. Or, perhaps they can schedule one wedding in the daytime and the other in the evening. If your cousin and son are close — and there are many overlapping guests — they might even consider a double wedding!
The bottom line is that the two couples should sit down and, together, work out a best-case scenario. Someone once said that a good compromise is one where everyone walks away equally unhappy. I think that the reverse can be true in this situation if the couples are reasonable and solution-oriented. Good luck!
Readers, what're your suggestions? Share them in the comments box below; to submit your own question to the Wedding Guru, email Judy at email@example.com.


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The order Malvales has traditionally included four core families, Bombacaceae, Malvaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae, although various authors have included other families such as Cistaceae and Cochlospermaceae. Recent phylogenetic studies (e.g., Alverson et al. 1998, Bayer et al. 1999) have revealed that the four core families form a monophyletic group, termed here the core Malvales, and have identified ten allied families which are included in the expanded Malvales shown in the tree above. Together, these families contain approximately 4,000 species and range from small Mediterranean shrubs like Cistus to towering tropical trees like Shorea. The order also contains many economically important plants, such as Cola (the source of cola flavor), Bixa orellana (annatto, a natural red coloring), Theobroma cacao (the source of cocoa) and Gossypium (cotton) and Ochroma pyramidale (balsa wood).


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A sampling of driver ratingsBy BARBARA TAORMINA
Special to the Union Leader
March 24. 2013 1:46AM
Drivers have a natural interest in local and state roads, but they also like to know what to expect when they head to other states. Insurance companies, news organizations and research groups have compiled lists of the best and worst U.S. roads and drivers, and New Hampshire is at the top, middle and bottom of those lists.
Men's Health magazine ranked drivers in 100 U.S. cities using information from the Governors Highway Safety Association, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Allstate Insurance. Traffic fatalities and fatal accidents caused by speeding were among the key factors that determined each city's rank. Des Moines, Iowa, was seen as having the best drivers; Columbia, S.C., scored the worst. Manchester ranked 45th in the worst-to-best lineup and received a C+ from the magazine.
Editors at The Daily Beast website announced in 2010 that they had figured out where the best and worst drivers lived. The Beast's survey looked at fatal crashes for 2009 and whether they were caused by alcohol, distracted driving or traffic law violators. It found that Connecticut was home to the country's best drivers, but New Hampshire wasn't far behind and was ranked fifth-safest place to drive in the country. The Beast's survey looked at fatal crashes for 2009 and whether they were caused by alcohol, distracted driving or traffic law violators.
Insurance.com. ranked Manchester among the 10 worst cities for drivers. The online marketplace took a statistical shotgun approach and added up everything it could find, from highway fatalities to auto thefts to vehicle vandalism in its ratings.
GMAC Insurance skips statistics and ranked states according to driver scores on a multiple-choice quiz on the basic rules of the road. In 2010, New Hampshire came in 43rd for its scores on a test that included a question on whether you should decrease speed and stop, or accelerate when you approach an intersection with a yellow light. However, in 2011, it came in 38th place.
As for New Hampshire's 17,000 miles of local and state roadways, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave them a grade of C.
And according to the Road Information Project, TRIP, a national transportation research group, 37 percent of New Hampshire's state roads, or 4,559 miles of highway, have pavement in poor condition. At the current level of funding, pavement will be a problem on 43 percent of state roads by 2016.
TRIP also surveyed rural roads throughout the country in 2008 and found 21 percent of the state's major rural roads were in poor condition what another 39 percent were rated fair or mediocre.


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Again we want to thank the reviewers for their comments. Indeed, looking more critically at our data we noticed that for the velocity we took into account all the cells, including the ones that were not actually migrating but "jingling around" without really displacing on the substrate. This increased artificially the mean instantaneous velocity of the whole cell population. To avoid this problem, we followed the tracks of individual cells and obtained their mean instantaneous velocities and maximum distance travelled on the gels. We considered cells as either arrested, if their maximum displacement, i.e. the maximum distance travelled, was lower than 10 μm in the monitored 5 min, or migrating. Mean instantaneous velocities are now given only for migrating T cells. We counted the number of arrested T lymphoblasts and added this parameter to the results in the new figure that shows the percentage of arrested T lymphoblasts on the anti-CD3+aCD28+ICAM-1 coated PA-gels for 2 donors (
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). As stated now in the new version of the Results, more T cells arrested on the stiffest (100 kPa) substrate than on the softer ones (0.5 and 6.4 kPa). Yet, the percentage of arrested cells never attained the value found on anti-CD3+aCD28+ICAM-1 coated glass slides, even when tested after 7h of culture of T lymphoblasts on the different PA-gels. These results thus suggest that at low density of TCR ligands (condition of this study) and in the range of physiological APC rigidities (Bufi et al., 2015), most of the T lymphocytes do not stop to form a synapse but rather form kinapses (Dustin, 2008). Yet, in more extreme conditions of rigidities (extracellular matrix, pathological tissues) more cells stop.
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), the reviewers are right. Because of the multiple treatments of the slides and washing conditions, we probably imaged mostly T lymphoblasts interacting strongly with the substrates (arrested cells). Indeed, a handful of images of migrating cells were observed (see Author response image 1 ). This explains why the images are not consistent with the fast motility values reported. We have now clearly stated this bias in the new version of the manuscript.
Again we would like to stress that the reviewers' points were particularly useful to better characterize the co-culture model we used in our study. However, the first thing we would like to mention is that we initially tried to culture HeLa cells on PA-gels but were unable to succeed (and thus used commercial PDMS culture gels only available at 1.5 and 28 kPa). Indeed, fibronectin coating of PA-gel surfaces was probably too low to allow adhesion of HeLa cells that cannot adhere directly to the uncharged polyacrylamide. Following the reviewers' advice, we tried, without success, to develop PDMS substrates of higher Young moduli and of "good quality" (flat homogeneous surfaces) to compare with the commercial ones we are using. Therefore, in order to address the point mentioned by the reviewers and use one higher stiffness value, we cultured the HeLa cells directly on fibronectin coated glass slides that have a Young modulus in the order of GPa (see below).
Production of () IFNγ (n: 13) and () TNFα (n: 10) on PA-gels of varying stiffness. In the presence of aCD3, the aCD3:aCD28 coating ratio was 1:10. () FACS plot of CD25 staining. A …
() Production of IFNγ on PA-gels of varying stiffness; in the presence of aCD3, the aCD3:aCD28 coating ratio was 1:100 (n: 5).
() Production of IFNγ on PA-gels of varying stiffness for non-biotinylated soluble aCD3+aCD28 antibodies at concentrations of 1+10 μg/mL respectively (n: 4). () Production of IFNγ and TNFα on PA-gels of varying stiffness coated with aCD3+aCD28 only. The aCD3:aCD28 coating ratio was 1:10 (n: 5). () Production of IFNγ and IL-2 and percentage of CD69 cells for memory CD4 T cells cultured on PA-gels of varying stiffness (n: 3). Mean values with standard error are shown. For statistical analysis, paired parametric t-tests were performed: *p-value<0.05.
We then sought to confirm whether stiffness sensing by T cells required physical interaction of the TCR/CD3 complex to the gel substrate. CD4
T lymphoblasts were cultured on PA-gels of varying stiffness coated with ICAM-1 and soluble aCD3+aCD28 were added. In these conditions, IFNγ production was not affected by gel stiffness (
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) showing that mechanosensing indeed requires direct engagement of the TCR/CD3 complex with ligands on substrates of varying stiffness. Moreover, in the absence of ICAM-1 (PA-gels coated solely with biotinylated aCD3+aCD28), production of cytokines still followed substrate stiffness ( Figure 4—figure supplement 1C ) showing that ICAM-1 is not essential for the stiffness-mediated modulation of cytokine production.
These results were confirmed on freshly isolated memory CD4 + T cells, which also showed increased production of cytokines (IFNγ and IL-2) and increased expression of the activation marker CD69 in response to increasing stiffness ( Figure 4—figure supplement 1D ).
Overall, our results show that TCR/CD3-induced cytokine production by effector and memory human CD4 + T cells is increased by the rigidity of substrates bearing TCR ligands and shows exquisite sensitivity within the physiological range of cellular (0.5 and 6.4 kPa) and tissue rigidity (100 kPa).
Gene expression profiles suggested that T cell metabolism was sensitive to the stiffness of PA-gels. This was in line with the fact that T cells dramatically change their metabolic activity, switching from a metabolically quiescent state to aerobic glycolysis upon TCR triggering and co-stimulatory activation ( Pearce et al., 2013 ). To confirm T cell metabolic response to stiffness, we first measured the production of lactate in supernatants of cultures on PA-gels. The presence of aCD3 on PA-gels induced more lactate production by T cells than aCD28+ICAM1 alone ( Figure 5A ). This increase was measurable 16 hr after activation but was only significant for T cells activated on 100 kPa. After 24 hr, lactate production was significantly higher in the presence of aCD3, similar when cells were activated on 0.5 and 6.4 kPa PA-gels and more pronounced on the stiff 100 kPa PA-gel ( Figure 5A ). These results show that the T cell glycolytic switch induced by TCR triggering was increased by high stiffness values (100 kPa) but not by low ones (hundreds to thousands of Pa).
No. Your life is not over at 59. But you need to find a doctor, or some caregiver, who can explain what's going on clearly and whom you can trust. Keep shopping around till you find one.
Jan: at 151 you really need B12 injections. Preferably with methylcobalamin if you can convince your doctor to use that (tell him/her studies have shown it is the best absorbed form with the lowest toxicity). Yes, 151 is low and you need to take action to bring the level back up. Another option is sublingual methylcobalamin – but I would highly recommend you do this under a health care practitoner's care. You need to find out WHY your B12 levels are so low. If you have an absorption problem like pernicious anemia, which is not uncommon in the presence of other autoimmune diseases like MS, you will have to be on injections or at the very least high dose sublingual B12 indefinitely. I'd say go visit whichever of the docs you listed that you have the best relationship.
Chris, I got back the results of the lumbar punch today from my new neurologist and I do not show that I have MS, as the Dr. she replaced had diagnosed said. To complicate this even more, I was shown on MRI in 2006 to have a lesion on my midbrain that had grown from a previous MRI done in 2004. This is what started the ball rolling. When I had breast cancer in 04 I owned a small investment company. I had to close it but I had felt that I was not on top of my game for some time. To reenter the corp work environment at 51 was daunting to say the least so I had a full neurological work up. There was a problem in the brain stem at that time but they did not report it to me. After working for two years and struggling both mentally and emotionally, a Dr, ordered a MRI and the place had grown a bit and that was when I found out it was even there. It sent me to a brain surgeon at the hosp. where I ended up with this MS clinic that I am still seeing. He felt it had not grown but rather the MRI was slicing thinner. And that it was just showing larger. He saw spots on my brain, sent me to the MS doc. He diagnosed MS with the 261 B12 level in front of him and told me that the brain stem issue was totally gone every year since. Had disappeared altogether.
Well, it has not. The neurosurgeon thought it was a hamartoma, something that is a malformation from birth, and not a glioma. However, my spinal fluid was full of protein so now he says it is due to this brain stem "glioma". So, seems like I have a tumor on my brain stem,, worst place ever, and a B12 deficiency. I am seeing my PCP today at 3. What am I? When this started, my tongue would get thick, I could not speak correctly, like I was on drugs, could not spell, word find, emotionally I was broken totally. Could not train for new things and retain them. Yesterday I collapsed totally, and I can hardly walk. I am in intense pain in my legs at night and my entire body hurts. Am I doomed to this thr rest of my life because I was not treated in time? What stage would you think I am in? My red cells seem ok, there has been a problem or two along the way. After my breast cancer surgery, they were way out of whack and taking iron for 6 mos corrected that. They said I lost too much blood. I am giving myself injections. But with the other B12, the least desired one. I am going to take your recommendations to the dr. today. I also feel that there is some liability on behalf of the first Dr. who ignored the B12, and there are other issues with him. There is a reason he is no longer at the clinic. The new dr. recommended that I may want to go to the Mayo Clinic also.
Thats a fine theory but keep in mind that suboptimal thyroid function could be causing lack of enzymes and weak stomach acids that can't break down the gluten protein and perhaps there is a progression to more of a leaky gut situation that might have occurred. The whole proteins are making it into the blood stream by passing through an inflamed stomach lining where they are attacked by the immune system causing detectable antibodies.
Thyroid disfunction is notorious for causing low iron and there is often a B vitamin issue as well. This is my situation.
Hello, this sounds like me, and I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis on top of this, and definitely a leaky gut. I am suppose to go for a Myers Cocktail injection, B injections. I do have the MTHFR factor as well. Any suggestions, for me, I have been taking HCI for my stomach acid and enzymes too. I want to heal my gut and inflammation, and the Natural doctors don't seem to be helping me fast enough. I eat nothing processed only fresh foods. My thyroid is off again, I have anemia, and malabsorbtion problems and eat organic.
Any help would be great!
I woluld start taking kelp. It is a natural source of iodine and should help your thyroid and it is amazing when your thyroid gets enough iodine how much better you feel. Your hair gets lustrous and your skin gets better. a majority of people in USA are deficent in magnesium so you might try taking that.
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I too have eaten meat and had a deficiency though it is worse when I don't eat meat. But before it was diagnosed I had other health issues for years that doctors didn't understand or know what to do with. These promptly disappeared when I started methyl b12
Hi Jesse,
Anyone taking Losec or any other antacid (even over the counter ones) will also have issues absorbing B12, also, people who have had stomach surgery that affects production of intrinsic factor, such as a gastric sleeve or gastric bypass, stomach cancer survivors who have lost part of their stomach, also people with bowel disorders such as IBS, Crohns or Coeliac Disease as the foods rich in B12 tend to go right past the small intestine section that absorbs the B12, people who don't eat much red meat and prefer to eat chicken or fish, people like myself with pernicious anaemia.
B12 is a really safe supplement to take so boosting your intake isn't going to cause any harm and may end up bringing an overall improvement to energy levels, sleep, mood and in my case, also stops me randomly passing out and falling over like a drunk person.
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Look, we don't have a lot of time. Here are 47 ways to have the best Super Bowl XLVII party on Sunday. Ready? GO!
1. Unlike New Year's Eve, the Super Bowl is not a time to be fancy. If people serve wine at a Super Bowl party, arrange to have them deported.
2. Eat what's in the crock pot.
3. Unless it's "something they saw on Pinterest."
4. Unless that "something" is "put a lot of cheese in a pot and make it warm."
5. Take a shot when a commenter says "Harbowl."
6. Have everyone chip in 5 bucks. Then write down everyone's guess of how many times Jackie and Jack Harbaugh are shown on screen. Closest without going over wins the pot.
7. The first person to make a "Bootylicious" comment has to drink three beers in a row followed by a shot of the warmest alcohol you have on-site.
8. Try not to gag at that horrible super closeup of a pile of crawfish you'll inevitably see.
9. Organize a giant FMK game with the CBS prime-time lineup.
10. Everyone should dance during the halftime show. This may be the last one with a bassline for a lonnnnnng time.
11. If you're getting pizza, order it before halftime.
12. Don't be a jerk to the vegetarians.
13. Be a jerk to the vegans. Especially the ones who find it necessary to comment on how they can't eat "ANNNNY OF THIS STUFF."
14. Use 4th of July rule. Whatever the amount of beer you expect to be consumed, double it.
15. If you ask people to bring booze, you don't get to be bummed if they don't bring anything pricey. Host better.
16. Start a new tradition. Arrange a sleepover for the next Monday where all your buds crash over and stay up and then brunch it while everyone else is hungover at work.
17. You aren't obligated to teach anyone the rules of football.
18. Make all squares games/large group betting opportunities manageable and accommodating.
19. Don't drink and drive.
20. No, seriously. What kind of a-hole are you?
21. Feel free to decorate.
22. Or don't, screw these people.
23. If someone doesn't know who Alicia Keys is, lie and say that she used to be that guy from DeBarge. Try not to laugh while doing so.
24. If you're the only single person in attendance, drink everything and fart on the couch. Really get it in there too.
25. Be that one person who brings up how a random special teams player totally went to your school and you totally used to hang out all the time.
26. If you went to the same university as a player who scores a touchdown, proceed to yell "THAT'S HOW WE DO IT DOWN AT (insert nickname of your school here), SON!" Everyone will love you!
27. If the kicker gets iced, be sure to sing Foreigner's "Cold as Ice" in its entirety.
28. Don't use the Super Bowl to get laid: The odds aren't usually in your favor.
29. If someone at your party works in advertising, be sure to ask them super-dumb questions about how ads work and then suggest some ideas you have for commercials, regardless of relevance.
30. Take a shot when someone says "there's no good Super Bowl halftime shows anymore."
31. Don't die from doing the previous thing.
32. Only losers and people from SEC schools root for "the conference."
33. Wear a full football uniform to the bar. Don't take it off the whole time.
34. No bruschetta.
35. Making a Super Bowl punch so you have an excuse to use that punch bowl you got for your wedding is a sad place to be, my friends.
36. If you do make a punch, the ingredients better be: alcohol, alcohol, another kind of alcohol, and a tiiiiiny splash of lemon-lime soda.
37. Ignore the guy who wants you to try a cigar with him outside. He'll end up crying about his failing marriage.
38. Watching the Super Bowl, like most things in this world, is better when done with gay people.
39. If someone brings chili, don't spend 20 minutes berating them about not making it the way you make it. What are you, chili Hitler?
40. Chili Hitler is a wonderful band name, by the way. I want a shoutout if you use it.
41. If there are a lot of couples at your party, be sure to make a "so who's ready for the key party"? joke once the game ends. The ones who laugh are the ones you should be hanging with more often.
42. Puppy Bowl drinking game! Turn on the Puppy Bowl. Drink until it ends.
43. There might be a baby at this thing. Prepare yourself for that. Have you been around a baby when you're drunk? It's pretty wild.
44. New moms (we're talking > 5 months here) get to talk about their damn kid until kickoff.
45. If you have kids scampering around, don't get angry when Uncle Ernest tells them about what you used to do for beer money in college.
46. As always, be wonderful to the pregnant ladies in attendance. Avoid chest bumps.
47. Trick your guests by switching over to "Girls" at 8 o'clock.
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