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Ernest Hannig, Ph.D.
Education and Professional Affiliations
B.S., Seton Hall University
Ph.D., Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Rutgers University
Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Institutes of Health
Chair, Graduate Education Committee
Member, the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Member, Genetics Society of America
Member, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dr. Hannig's research interests include protein-protein interactions, genetic and biochemical analysis of translation initiation factors, and protein synthesis and its regulation in eukaryotes. Current projects involve the translational regulation in yeast and the structure/function relationships of certain proteins.
Translational Regulation in Yeast
Protein synthesis in eukaryotic organisms is a complex process that requires cooperation among a large number of polypeptides including ribosomal proteins, modification enzymes, and ribosome-associated translation factors. Our research focuses on the initiation phase of protein synthesis, during which ribosomes select mRNAs to be translated and identify the translational start site. This process requires a set of eukaryotic translation initiation factors (eIFs), many of which are comprised of multiple polypeptide subunits (Fig. 1). Initiation factors, as well as the overall pathway for initiation of protein synthesis, appear to be conserved between eukaryotes as widely divergent as yeasts and humans. In fact, a number of yeast initiation factors have been shown to substitute in in vitro initiation reactions using otherwise mammalian components, while a number of mammalian genes encoding initiation factor subunits have been shown to substitute in vivo for their yeast counterparts. Because of the ability to combine powerful genetic approaches with biochemical analyses, we use the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model system to dissect the complexities of eukaryotic protein synthesis.
One area of current research is eIF2 and its guanine nucleotide exchange factor eIF2B. eIF2 is a heterotrimeric GTP-binding protein whose known functions include delivery of charged initiator methionyl-tRNA to the ribosome, as well as a role in identifying the translational start site. The three eIF2 subunits are encoded by essential genes (a, SUI2; b, SUI3; g, GCD11). eIF2B is a heteropentamer, and four of the five corresponding structural genes (GCD1, GCD2, GCD6, and GCD7) are essential in yeast.
Although we understand something of the overall function of these two translation factors, less is known about the function of individual subunits within these macromolecular complexes. It is important to identify these functions, particularly since altered regulation of eIF2 and eIF2B function has been shown to result in malignant transformation in mammalian systems.
Earlier work from our lab lead to the initial report describing a structural gene encoding a g-subunit of eIF2, the GCD11 gene in S. cerevisiae. Clues to the function of eIF2g can be found in its deduced amino acid sequence, which bears remarkable similarity to prokaryotic and mitochondrial EF-Tu proteins. EF-Tu binds charged elongator tRNAs in a GTP-dependent fashion, and is the prototypical member of the GTP-binding family of translational factors. The sequence similarity between eIF2g and EF-Tu proteins apparently reflects functional similarities, as genetic and biochemical studies from our lab (Erickson and Hannig, 1996) indicate that the g subunit plays a major role in ligand-binding by eIF2 (i.e., binding guanine nucleotides and charged initiator methionyl-tRNA). Biochemical analysis of additional eIF2 complexes containing alterations in the g subunit (as well as the a and b subunits) may reveal subunit functions that lie downstream from ligand-binding in the initiation pathway.
We are also examining interactions between eIF2 and eIF2B. Considerable interest exists in eIF2B because it is the most complex guanine nucleotide exchange factor currently known. The reasons for this complexity are not clear, but may reflect different catalytic and/or regulatory functions for individual subunits. We recently identified conditions that appear to reduce the requirement for eIF2B in yeast. Analysis of these mutants and additional partial loss-of-function mutations should allow us to address the role(s) of individual subunits in eIF2B function, and thereby gain a more complete understanding of this complex exchange factor.
Erickson, F.L., and Hannig, E.M. 1996. Ligand interactions with eukaryotic initiation factor 2: role of the g subunit. EMBO J. 15, 6311-6320.
Nika, J., Erickson, F.L., and Hannig, E.M. 1997. Ribosomal protein L9 is the product of GRC5, a homolog of the putative tumor suppressor QM in S. cerevisiae. Yeast 13, 1155-1166.
Huang, H., Yoon, H., Hannig, E.M., and Donahue, T.F. 1997. GTP hydrolysis controls stringent selection of the AUG start codon during translation initiation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genes Devel. 11, 2396-2413.
Astrom, S.U., Nordlund, M.E., Erickson, F.L., Hannig, E.M., and Bystrom, A.S. 1999. Genetic interactions between a null allele of the RIT1 gene encoding an initiator tRNA-specific modification enzyme and genes encoding translation factors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol. Gen. Genet. 261, 967-976.
Nika, J., Yang, W., Pavitt, G.D., Hinnebusch, A.G., and Hannig, E.M. 2000. Purification and kinetic analysis of eIF2B from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J. Biol. Chem. 275, 26011-26017.
Nika, J., Rippel, S., and Hannig, E.M. 2001. Biochemical analysis of the eIF2bg complex reveals a structural function for eIF2a in catalyzed nucleotide exchange. J. Biol. Chem. 276, 1051-1056.
Erickson, F.L., Nika, J., Rippel, S., and Hannig, E.M. 2001. Minumum requirements for the function of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2. Genetics, in press.
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I have a client with an open combustion gas furnace in their attic. They recently had the attic spray foamed at the roof and end walls (enclosing the attic within the thermal boundary).
The house is an original two-story with basement (to be finished) and attic, and a crawl under a 2-story addition with a short attic. The house is located in northern VA (mixed climate). The house has two heating\cooling zones, with AHUs in the basement and attic. Both furnaces are gas-fired and open combustion. The house is cooled with two AC condenser units.
I tested the furnace in the attic, and draft was acceptable, but CO concentrations were a bit high (32 ppm).
The HOs are considering a few energy improvements, but replacing the furnace in the attic is not one of them. They will be replacing the furnace in the basement with a high-efficiency unit. The furnace in the attic is only 5 years old and it is an 80 AFUE unit. The AC condensers (2 of them) will have to be replaced within the next 3-5 years.
Are there any big issues I am not seeing with an open combustion furnace in a tight attic (that is part of the conditioned space)? I am looking for a good justification for replacing the furnace in the attic and\or upgrading to a heat pump.
I guess my big question is whether it makes any sense to go with two heat pumps, and say good bye to the gas furnaces and AC condensers? I keep hearing so much fanfare about heat pumps in mixed climates, but I wonder if this is driven by manufacturers and salesmen or by real-world results.
Thanks in advance!
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With that furnace in a sealed attic, you need to run worst case CAZ and make sure there's not a problem
Heat pumps are great in a moderate heating climate, assuming the owner can adjust to the lower supply air temps after previously living with gas heat. Of course you need to do the math and figure cost per BTU delivered from gas vs. electric. If the AC condensers are going to need replacing anyway, I would seriously consider making the switch when they go.
I would explain to the customer that you have an ambient CO of 32, and the red line for a hazardous situation is 35. Safety should always be a top priority, and ask them how comfortable they are with being so close to the red line. This for me would be a no-brainer. I would recommend replacing the unit or at least having it looked at to see if there is a repair that will bring the ambient CO down, and then test again.
I would never try to scare a customer into or out of anything. I think our purpose as (strictly) auditors is to provide the building science perspective and your best advice based on the current standards in our industry. We are the ones who should have the level heads to counter the more robust claims of contractors with agendas.
I would simply tell them that "the industry has settled upon an ambient CO level of 35 ppm as the level where danger is present. The CO level in your house is 32 ppm. My highest priority recommendation is to reduce the CO level substantially and swiftly."
That indicates a level of concern very close to alarm-which is where the CO level stands.
Regarding the venting, the question is: how tight is the house? There are several issues with this 80% furnace being installed like this. In addition to the question of sufficient combustion air you also run into the issue of proper venting. When the furnace fires it removes air from the house through the normal venting process. It cannot pull the house into a vacuum, so it will not vent properly and they will likely have furnace safeties tripping. This problem will be exacerbated with long run times, additional combustion appliances and any exhaust fans (kitchen or bath). Furthermore it's unlikely that sufficient combustion air is available. You can refer to the manufacturer's installation instructions or the National Fuel Gas Code - it's very likely that this installation is in violation of codes. This is an excerpt from a manufacturer's instructions:
Using indoor air for combustion. An unconfined space must have at least 50 cubic feet for each 1,000 BTUH of the total input for all appliances in the space.
If the open space containing the furnace is in a building with tight construction (contemporary construction), outside air may still be required for the furnace to operate and vent properly."
Another question is: where is the CO coming from that you are reading? Was this in the flue, the supply air, or just ambient in the space? The location of the reading would likely strengthen your case. CO readings in the ambient air in the space around the furnace would suggest flue "spillage". (Assuming there are no other possible sources.)
Are there any water heaters or other natural draft appliances in the space?
There are additional issues, but to me these are the major ones.
Regarding heat pumps: Heat pumps are a great option, and they have been proven for years. However, if the HO has never lived with a heat pump they should have the differences explained to them (especially the difference in discharge air temps).
I have heard of CO and combustion air issues when going to a "hot roof". I think if your CO readings are in ambient, you may want to start looking at the duct leakage as the "problem". Let's say the draft of the furnace is -.03"w.c. or so, if your return ducts are pulling a negative in the now tight space, and the return duct operates at about -.10" to -.30", you can see how combustion products will make a u-turn.
All too often I see HVAC contractors seal the supply ducts to no end, but miss the returns, causing negative pressures in Combustion Appliance Zones that exceed the natural draft appliances! This is because they don't test duct leakage - even though now a code in MA and RI!
I don't know about Virginia, but here in PA-the latest NG capitol of the world, and with electricity being a potentially less stable commodity over time-some love, some hate Coal-Nuclear-Wind-Solar, etc and therefore future policies may favor or punish, that is subsidize or tax & regulate; one over the other- I would lean toward recommending a new gas furnace. NG isn't immune to this, but here in PA, it's going to be abundant for a long time, and that means lower prices. Besides, I am not a fan of the lower temp air that you feel with heat pumps. A furnace is just more comfortable than a heat pump.
Upstairs furnaces don't typically run much around here. If downstairs is warm, just the heat rising will keep upstairs warm for most of the year.
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With Foster still dealing with back soreness, Tate is expected to become the Texans' primary ballhandler. He could also be the team's No. 1 back if Foster isn't ready for a Sept. 9 regular-season opener at San Diego.
The former Auburn standout recorded 1,221 rushing yards the last two seasons. He's ready for the increased workload and the arrival of the Saints.
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I haven't been able to figure out how to search tables in the main search box, however if we put all the strain boxes in one page than we could just search with the find in browser. If anyone figures out how to make tables whose contents are searchable, post it up. Jasonk 11:59, 29 Apr 2005 (EDT)
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PieLabThe PieLab, in Greensboro, Ala., which serves up homemade pies, conversation, and baker training, received a Healthy Food Fund loan from the Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization. The fund's loan pool initially was funded by Regions Bank.
This issue of Community Developments Investments takes a look at the growing effort and opportunities to change low-income communities lacking grocery stores into thriving markets and how banks can assist the process with the right financing tools. These investments not only expand food options but also create jobs, help revitalize distressed communities, and, importantly, open new markets for farmers to sell their products, which can provide an economic boost to rural America. This is a broad area with diverse lending and investing opportunities that can benefit low-income communities and may qualify for Community Reinvestment Act consideration. By better connecting producers and consumers, we can build stronger ties between cities and rural areas and help create new opportunities for farmers and ranchers.
In 2004, local nonprofit groups in Pennsylvania noted that many low-income neighborhoods were underserved by grocery stores. Soon after, Pennsylvania's state leaders also began to recognize the needs of these neighborhoods. As a result, the legislature allocated $20 million to establish the Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative (FFFI) to improve the food landscape of such communities.
The FFFI was the first formal initiative created to increase food access by forming a public-private partnership. As a statewide financing program, the FFFI was designed to attract supermarkets and grocery stores to underserved urban and rural communities. It served the financing needs of operators located in or considering outlets in communities where infrastructure costs and credit needs could not be met by conventional financial institutions. The initiative relied on market analysis, leveraged capital, and the momentum of public policy to stimulate private investment that expands the availability of fresh food in low-income communities.
The scarcity of fresh produce, meats, and dairy products in some urban and rural communities is not unique to Pennsylvania. Recently, these areas have been identified as "food deserts," and most are located in low-income areas. The 2008 Farm Bill describes a food desert as an "area in the United States with limited access to affordable and nutritious food, particularly such an area composed of predominantly lower income neighborhoods and communities" (title VI, sec. 7527). In addition to these areas' lack of access to fresh produce and other nutritious products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has linked these locations to obesity and health problems among residents. In a paper titled "Can Low-Income Americans Afford a Healthy Diet?" (March 2009), Adam Drewnowski and Petra Eichelsdoerfer write that people eat foods that are readily available and affordable, even when that food is not healthy.
In urban areas, the lack of convenient food shopping and nutritious products is the result of multiple issues and barriers. The Reinvestment Fund (TRF) describes some of the barriers to bringing healthy-food outlets to urban food deserts in "Access to Supermarkets in Inner-City Communities" (Reinvestment Brief, Issue 5). Among the barriers are the increased costs for start-up, employee training, and security. In addition, assembling adequate property in densely populated areas is a challenge. You can read more about these barriers in our article by TRF.
In rural locations, food deserts seem to be the result of low population density, long distances, and limited transportation, all of which lead to limited demand and a lack of efficiencies of scale. To overcome the cost barriers, transit limitations, and long distances, the White House and Congress joined forces in 2010 to provide funding and encouragement that they hoped would prime the pump and stimulate private financing to support the expansion of fresh-food availability to food deserts. Based on the FFFI model, the federal Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) included $400 million to encourage grocery stores and other healthy-food retailers to move into underserved urban and rural communities across America.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, along with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and USDA, also supports healthy-food efforts. All three agencies provide loans, grants, or technical assistance to reduce the number of food deserts.
In 2011, the Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) received $22 million through an HFFI appropriation. An additional HFFI appropriation of $10 million went to the Community Economic Development Program at HHS. Both of these programs fund experienced CDFIs and nonprofit lenders and developers. In turn, the funded organizations offer banks opportunities to participate in healthy-food projects through new market tax credit (NMTC) projects and loan funds. By partnering with the recipients of CDFI and HHS funds, banks can invest in healthy-food initiatives and support the creation of jobs.
Helping retail food providers and produce suppliers reach food deserts requires flexible financing tools. NCB Capital Impact is a CDFI with three decades of experience in providing such tools. You can learn about its experience and innovative efforts in its article, which describes the management of the California FreshWorks Fund.
From a bank's perspective, TD Bank, NA, shares its experience in bringing healthy-food-related jobs to Newark, N.J., through NMTC financing. TD Bank's project illustrates both the challenges and the rewards that an investment in healthy-food financing can bring.
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The LightFlex system from Sunoptics is a prismatic daylighting solution for suspended-ceiling applications. It provides optimal use of daylight, delivering glare-free lighting while minimizing energy usage from electric lighting. LightFlex is offered with numerous lens options, enabling the end user to match the design of the electric source with the design of the natural light source, a feature that separates the product from competitive daylighting offerings. It is also integrated with Acuity Brands LED luminaires and intelligent controls. The LightFlex toplighting system uses the Sunoptics Signature Series prismatic skylight. This skylight allows the system to efficiently capture low-angle sunlight and optimize light distribution. A unique, patent-pending optic sphere drives light down through the skylight's light well, maximizing the system's light penetration.


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Best Kids Parties: Woodland Fairy & Gnome Adventure
Names: Emma & Elliot (4)
Location: Nashville, TN
Choosing a birthday party theme for boy/girl twins definitely has its challenges but we recently found great success with a handmade woodland fairy and gnome adventure for Emma and Elliot's fourth birthday.
The party began with the childrens' first lesson in orienteering - a hand drawn map of our property. The adventure took them on a walk through the Bamboo Forest, under the Old Pine Tree, and across the Log Bridge, finding hidden treasures along the way - fairy wings and magic wands for the girls, red felt hats and sanded walking sticks for the boys. There was a stop in the Tea Garden for hibiscus tea, a visit to Mr. Bear's cabin, and being the middle of July in Tennessee, water play in the "Magic Waterfall" (a 50 foot Wahii slip-n-slide).
The gnome and fairy sized table was set for a feast with moss placemats, stone place cards, bamboo plates, and cloth napkins made from cute woodland fabric by Natalie Lymer. The menu consisted of little cups of drinkable Gazpacho, glassine wrapped pimento cheese sandwiches for the kids, muffulettas for the grownups, and tomato lollipops using colorful cherry tomatoes from the farmer's market. Libations included Watermelon Agua Fresca, cucumber water, French Rosé and growlers of local ales. For dessert, adorable toadstool cupcakes and a big basket of cherries.
In lieu of a typical party favor, the intrepid little adventurers headed home with a handcrafted bedtime story that included many elements of their day in the Enchanted Forest Hills.
We lovingly crafted many special mementos and props for the occasion: a low dining table that seated 15 little ones, little stump stools for chairs, hiking sticks, acorn necklaces, cloth toadstool napkins, and a special log sanded and drilled just right for holding tomato lollipops. Emma and Elliot participated in much of the preparation from stringing acorn necklaces to gluing fairy wands to making pimento cheese. It was a lot of fun (the party and the preparation) and such a memorable time to share our creation with family and friends!
• DIY Glass Milk Bottles: tutorial on Teal and Lime
• Woodland fabrics: Natalie Lymer Fabric
• DIY Fairy Wings: Icing Designs
• Woodland Invitation: Paper Culture
Wonderful - thanks Marti! Readers, say hi to Marti on her blog, Rugged Filly.
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Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Closed Mondays (Special events, camps & pre-registered groups excepted)
Markham Museum is undergoing some construction to improve its 25 acre site. Please be aware not all buildings/galleries may be accessible at this time. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
Please Note: The Museum is closed New Year's Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Simcoe Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day.
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(Fees may vary for special events)
Children 24 months and under admitted free and must be supervised all times. Tax not included.
Become a member and save! Receive free admission to Markham Museum and the Varley Art Gallery, and save 10% on many programs. Learn more about our membership.
Get access to all of our exhibitions. Explore the history of potteries in Markham in From the Ground Up. Explore agircultural technology in Geared for Growing. Markham Museum features new exhibitions every year.
Markham Museum has 25 acres to explore, and over 30 heritage buildings to discover. Take a guided tour of the site with one of our tour guides at your leisure. Tour are available from 12:30-4:00 PM.
Hop into your outdoor gear, and get a new perspective of the Museum! We have snowshoes that will fit all ages. It's a great way to experience the Museum in the winter time. Weather permitting, available December to April.
Take a spin on our handheld GPS, or your Smartphone, and learn about how Markham Museum works to be sustainable in our community. Geocaching is a great way to learn way-finding skills and have fun at the same time. Available Victoria Day weekend to Thanksgiving Day weekend.
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The name Mookie has come full circle, from Mets outfielder Mookie Wilson hitting the ball that went through Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner's legs in the 1986 World Series to Boston's next big thing, Mookie Betts, who was called up on Saturday.
The Red Sox have been suffering through terrible production from their entire outfield this season, now turning to their second converted infielder in the past few weeks.
Betts only last month began playing in the outfield with his natural position blocked by Dustin Pedroia at second base. Betts joins converted third baseman Brock Holt in a cobbled-together group that includes Daniel Nava (batting .223), Jackie Bradley Jr. (.209) and Jonny Gomes (.235).
With Grady Sizemore having been released and Shane Victorino currently on the DL battling a never-ending stream of injuries, Betts will get the opportunity to play every day.
Betts has been nothing short of spectacular in Double- and Triple-A this season, combining to bat .345 with a .437 on-base percentage, eight homers and 29 steals. His tremendous plate discipline (51 walks, 33 strikeouts in 337 plate appearances) should serve him well and make him a must-add in all leagues.
Betts could be a difference-maker in fantasy leagues, so grab him in any league you can.
As for the coming week, there are 11 teams playing seven games, 18 playing six and just the NL Central-leading Brewers with five games. In weekly leagues, you may want to consider sitting fringe Brewers hitters like Scooter Gennett and Juan Francisco.
The ace of the week is David Price, who brings a streak of five straight double-digit strikeout games into road starts at the Yankees and the Tigers.
The sleeper of the week is Jake Arrieta, the Cubs' young right-hander who has been brilliant since joining the rotation in early-May (4-1, 2.05 ERA) after beginning the season on the DL with shoulder issues. He is still flying under the radar and has tough road starts at Boston and Washington, but he still isn't owned in all leagues like he should be.
The breakout player of the week is Matt Kemp, the Dodgers outfielder who is warming each month (.225 in April, .266 in May, .300 in June) and has four games at Coors Field after three games at home against the Indians.
Stud and dud of the week
Ian Kinsler: The Rangers second baseman has been playing with a chip on his shoulder all season after being shipped from Texas to Detroit for Prince Fielder, but he went nuts in the past week with six multi-hit games (14-for-27), eight runs, two homers, six RBIs and one steal. Kinsler had shown signs of decline in recent seasons and entering his age-31 season had more than his fair share of detractors. Instead, batting at the top of a prolific Tigers order featuring Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez in the middle, Kinsler has reemerged as an elite second baseman.
Xander Bogaerts: The Red Sox rookie has fallen into a deep slump, not only going 2-for-20 in the past week but batting just .144 in June since moving to third base at the start of the month when Boston inserted Stephen Drew at shortstop. With Drew batting .135 in 54 plate appearances, his signing has been an utter disaster when you include what it has done to Bogaerts, who hit .327 in May. Hang on to Bogaerts, who should be able to get back on track soon even if he stays put.
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Mac Cardona now with Air 21
Air 21 Express acquired Mac Cardona in a three-team trade between Talk N Text Tropang Texters and Meralco Bolts.
Norman Black got former Ateneo players Noy Baclao and Eric Salamat and also Rob Reyes and a 2015 second round draft pick. Air 21 receives Mac Cardona, Pamboy Raymundo and Bam Gamalinda while Meralco gets Rabeh Al-Hussaini and former Bolts Nelbert Omolon.


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It's what we've been missing. Jealous of the great street food trucks, carts and vans in Los Angeles, New York and throughout Europe, Sydney has responded and taken its deep-fryers, grills and steamers to the streets. The City of Sydney recently launched a fleet of specially selected food trucks, which, according to Lord Mayor Clover Moore, will enhance the city's reputation as a global food destination. But who cares about kudos when you're starving hungry at midnight in the middle of town? You only care where your nearest food truck is, and once you've tracked it down (via Twitter and app, see p106), your only concern is whether to have the soft or the crisp taco, the duck or the pork dumpling, the veggie burger or the pork-belly bun - and how long you have to queue. Yes, There Will Be Queuing - and there's nowhere to sit and the eating is by its very nature messy - but it's fast, fresh and fun. So go along for the ride.
1. Sashimi kingfish with crispy tortilla chips from Eat Art Truck
On-road cost: $10.
Queue for: The finely sliced kingfish spiked with chilli and lime and served with crisp, crunchy tortilla. As well, there's a BBQ brisket bun with kimchi slaw, chicken wings with shichimi pepper and hot chocolate cake with dulce de leche and peanuts. It's "progressive street food", with a bit of a Down-South-barbecue-meets-Tokyo-Pop thing going on.
The wheels: The flashy van is covered with canvas, painted by a different artist each month. Inside, former Tetsuya's sous-chef Stuart McGill says he wants to make great food accessible to Sydneysiders at all times of the day and night.
Optional extra: Eat Art picnic rugs, $18.
Web: eatarttruck.com
Twitter: @EatArtTruck
Facebook: Eat Art Truck
2. Spelt pizza with roast pumpkin from Agapé Organic
On-road cost: $10.
Queue for: The crisply crusted, hand-made pizza of certified organic spelt flour, topped with roasted pumpkin, spinach, feta and caramelised onion. Then queue again for the chocolate spelt brownie with chocolate sauce, topped with vanilla cream, a toffee and nut praline, and a velvety-smooth, dark chocolate sauce. If it were any richer, it would have its own limo, instead of being stuck in a food van. Chef Simon Lawson also recommends his hand-made, soft spelt tacos filled with Berkshire pork, coleslaw and jalapeno, and Gundooee wagyu empanadas with olive, tomato, chilli and chimichurri.
The wheels: A cute, bright, traffic-stopping red mobile home for Botany's Agapé, which champions organic, biodynamic and sustainably farmed ingredients with almost missionary zeal.
Optional extra: Sweet potato chips with aioli.
Web: agaperestaurant.com
Twitter: @AgapeFoodTruck
Facebook: Agape Organic Food Truck
3. Zucchini and chickpea burger from Veggie Patch Van
On-road cost: $10.
Queue for: The non-boring veggie burger, featuring a plump zucchini and chickpea fritter, beetroot relish, dill mayo, caramelised onion, spinach and coriander, all piled into a grain-strewn wholemeal bun ready to pick up with both hands and eat. The all-vegetarian menu includes herbed falafel burgers, raw pumpkin pesto pasta and blackberry, macadamia and chocolate tarts.
The wheels: Aaaw, it's so cute. A collaboration between TMOD Design and Yulli's restaurant in Surry Hills, it's built in the shape of a barn, bringing a little down-home country into the city streets. The truck runs on recycled vegetable oil; the cooking equipment runs on solar power; and all rubbish is turned into compost, so you can stuff yourself with a clear conscience.
Optional extra: Polenta and kale chips.
Web: veggiepatchvan.com
Twitter: @veggiepatchvan
Facebook: Veggie Patch Van
4. Pork belly steamed buns from Tsuru
On-road cost: $6 each.
Queue for: The generously proportioned, puffy steamed bun filled with slow-braised and roasted pork belly, cucumber and coriander. Ever since New York's David Chang unleashed his Koreanised version of the traditional steamed white bun (mantou) stuffed with pork belly on the world in 2004, the world has responded by going completely gaga for it. Also: roast duck and lychee steamed buns, onigiri (rice balls), crispy chicken wings, lamb satays and pandan pancakes.
The wheels: The black and red-daubed Tsuru food truck is drama-on-wheels, yet inside it's all Asian-street-food-turned-comfort-food by Ellyn Tse of Little Nyonya Catering.
Optional extra: Peach iced tea or coconut water.
Twitter: @TsuruFoodTruck
Facebook: Tsuru Food Truck
5. Crisp taco with chipotle beef from Cantina Mobil
On-road cost: $5.
Queue for: Slow-roasted and shredded chipotle beef with red cayenne chilli sauce, lime, lettuce, chilli corn, chili con queso (cheese) and tomato salsa stacked inside a crisp taco shell. Choose from a soft- or hard-shell taco, or soft tortilla burrito, then your filling - chipotle beef, achiote chicken or pinto beans. Beware the soft, steamy burrito - it's the size of a forearm.
The wheels: The first of the new Sydney food trucks to hit the road last May, Stephanie Raco and Rode Vella's vehicle plays the part beautifully, with its Vegas-style illuminated arrow, desert-ochre paint job, stylised eagles and short menu of slow-cooked Mexican street food.
Optional extra: help yourself to the hanging rack of chilli salsas.
Web: cantinamobil.com.au
Twitter: @CantinaMobil
Facebook: CantinaMobil
6. Jean Claude Van Ham jaffle from Jafé Jaffles
On-road cost: $6.
Queue for: A good old-fashioned, surfie-chick Aussie jaffle filled with leg ham, cheese, tomato and "knock-out sauce"; the sort of thing you'd make yourself on a couch-potato night - if you could be bothered. Choose from the David Jafflehoff (spag bol and cheese), the Chilli Todd Carney (mild chilli con carne with sour cream on the side), or the Goldie Corn (creamed corn and cheese).
The wheels: A former RAAF 1967 VW Kombi van put together by two young mates (Luke Bridgford and Marc Tucker) armed with a jaffle-maker, a quirky talent for naming dishes, and not much else; it's the coolest thing on four wheels.
Optional extra: The caramello banana jaffle with hazelnuts and cream.
Twitter: @jafejafflekombi
Facebook: Jafé Jaffles
7. BBQ pork bun from Let's Do Yum Cha
On-road cost: $2.50 each.
Queue for: One of the Cantonese dim sum table's true classics: a nicely fluffy, but not fly-away steamed bun filled with slices of char siu roast pork in a not-too-sweet (and not artificially red) sauce. Yum cha's greatest hits are all here, from vegetable spring rolls and prawn and chive dumplings to mushroom gow gee and roasted duck buns, with self-serve sauces including that all-important black rice vinegar.
The wheels: A mobile trailer ingeniously folds out into a steamy, buzzy dim sum kitchen, piled high with bamboo steamers; the latest venture from Rowan Bates' Let's Do Yum Cha events catering company.
Optional extra: Fresh mango pancake.
Web: letsdoyumcha.com.au
Twitter: @LetsDoYumCha
Facebook: Let's Do Yum Cha
8. Carne asada taco from Al Carbón
On-road cost: 2 for $12.
Queue for: Prime marinated beef cooked over natural mesquite charcoal, and tucked into house-made soft tortilla. You then help yourself to salsas and salads. There are tostadas and quesadillas as well, filled with a range of meats running from spiced lamb rump with salsa de guajillo to adobo herb-spiced chicken. The idea is brilliant, and the spontaneity of the charcoal-induced flames and smoke is worth the long waits.
The wheels: A trailer that expands into an open grill and pop-up Mexican-style street stall created by former policeman Attila Yilmaz, who was inspired by the flame-grill BBQs of Sonora and Baja.
Optional extra: Raspados (finely shaved fruit ices topped with syrup).alcarbon.com.au
Twitter: @alcarbontacos
Facebook: Visit Al Carbon
9. Gnocchi with beef ragu from Urban Pasta
On-road cost: $10.
Queue for: Cute little balls of potato gnocchi doused in slow-cooked bolognese-style ragu. You get to choose your pasta, then your sauce. You also get to eat it out of deep, upright take-out food containers like the ones we've always been jealous of in American sitcoms.
The wheels: You can't miss it. Stephane Chevassus a L'Antoine, a self-taught chef who trained for six months at Lanzafame Trattoria in Woolloomooloo, has had it vividly painted with blue-sky scenes.
Optional extra: Home-made macarons.
Web: urbanpasta.com.au
Twitter: @UrbanPasta
Facebook: Urban Pasta
10. Ricotta and spinach pastizzi from Bite Size Delights
On-road cost: $3 each.
Queue for: Flaky golden pockets of filo pastry filled with a savoury, squishy mix of ricotta and spinach give a come-again contrast of crisp and crunchy, rich and smooth. The rest of the menu is ... more of these traditional Maltese snacks, baked on site, from salmon and dill to cherry and apple, and even choccy mousse. This truck is pastizzi-on-wheels. Did I mention the menu is all pastizzi?
The wheels: Not yet roadworthy, but owner Peter Saad says it's not far off.
Optional extra: Nope. You need to like pastizzi, or hit the road.
Twitter: @bitesizedelight
Keep track of Sydney's official fleet of food trucks, with the free Sydney Food Trucks app (iPhone and Android). Otherwise, find details of all the trucks listed here at sydneyfoodtrucks.com.au (except for Jafé Jaffles).
Source: the (sydney) magazine


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Match.com has uncovered the retired dating profiles of both Superman and Wonder Woman, hot off the heels of DC Comics' exclusive reveal of the new power couple's 'super' first kiss. The profiles of the two formerly single superheroes reveal details surrounding their unique dating preferences, eclectic backgrounds, and distinctive interests.
Highlights of Superman's profile included:
—Interests: Volunteering, Current Events, Agriculture, Air Travel, Truth, Justice, The American Way
—Sports and Exercise: Racing bullets, Overpowering locomotives, Jumping over tall buildings, Counter-rotating the Earth to fix screw-ups
—For Fun: I like meeting new people and helping others, but sometimes I do enjoy my solitude—I have a pretty sweet man cave!
Highlights of Wonder Woman's profile included:
—Pets I Have: I had a mythical winged horse once but it magically turned into my invisible jet—er, cats. I like cats.
—College: I completed the Amazonian Trials (it's like a master's degree)
—For Fun: Battling for justice! Stamping out inequality! Romance novels about vampires.
We'll be following this story as more information unfolds.
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Just went and rode Wake Island Watersport's full-sized cable park in Northern California a couple days ago.
Located within about an hour from the best flatwater spot on the West Coast, Sherman Island, the park is going to be a perfect place to shred this coming spring when it opens.
Thought some of you all might be interested to hear about it, so figured I'd post.
It's a 5-tower Sesitec setup. Eight carriers, which run 40 feet up (super high and tight). There's an island, and the size and shape is pretty similar to OWC in Orlando. I counted about 8 obstacles: three kickers, a small wedge, incline rail, kink rail, ollie-on A-frame (with drop off out the back), and dance floor.
They've also got a S2 (System 2.0) with the extenders on it (to make it super high) in a separate small lake.
It's just north of Sacramento, in Pleasant Grove. Out in the sticks, much like McCormick's is out near Tampa.
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March 24, 2009
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - UC Santa Barbara swimmer Katy Freeman has been named UCSBgauchos.com Athlete of the Week for the second time this season after earning All-American honors at the 2009 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at Texas A&M this past weekend.
Freeman took eighth-place in the 200 breaststroke final on Saturday posting a time of 2:10.12. It was her morning swim, however, in which she really excelled. Freeman posted the third fastest time in Saturday's preliminary heats with a school and Big West Conference record-setting time of 2:08.50, which was .62 seconds faster than her previous record.
Freeman also swam in the 100 breast at the championships and posted a time of 1:01.29, placing 30th in the event's prelims.
She is the second Gaucho in two years to qualify for an event final at the NCAA championships. UCSB finished 35th overall at the meet.
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How To Grow A Strawberry Windowbox
Strawberries. In Medieval times strawberries symbolized prosperity, peace, and perfection. Through history they have also be considered aphrodisiacs, and some lore has it that Native Americans taught settlers how to sweeten cornbread with strawberries, and this was the inception of the strawberry shortcake. What is undisputed about strawberries is that they have no fat, very few calories, yet are rich in vitamin C, potassium, folic acid, fiber, and vitamin B6. And very few things taste better than a perfectly ripe strawberry.
Types of Strawberries:
Primarily, people grow three different kinds of strawberries: June Bearing strawberries produce one large crop in early summer. These are the biggest berries and their root system is on runners and the plants spread easily. The other two, Everbearing and Day Neutral, produce berries from spring into fall, and these are the most practical for reaching out your window so you can pluck a berry or two to add to your yogurt in the morning. These are smaller berries than June Bearing, but still very sweet. If you have a shadier spot, you can try growing Alpine Strawberries, a wild European variety that is small, but is a pretty plant and the fruit has a nice flavor. Two of my favorite heirlooms are "Yellow Wonder Wild Strawberry" and the "Alpine Migonette."
A real advantage to growing your own strawberries is that on commercial, non-organic farms large amounts of pesticides are used to grow strawberries. In fact, they are one of the most pesticide laden fruit to be found on grocery store shelves. According to the Environmental Working Group website, pesticides were found on 90 percent of the strawberries tested.
What You Need
- Window box with drainage holes: To make drainage holes yourself you will need a drill or hammer and large nail.
- Potting soil
- Landscaping cloth: Optional. These only come in large rolls, so it might not be worth it to buy an entire roll for your windowbox. If you see someone using a roll of it, ask them for a swatch.
- Strawberry starts from your local nursery: You can also use seeds. I've listed two of my favorite seeds companies here, but strawberries can take a long time to grow. For small windowboxes, you will only need 3 plants per windowbox, so it doesn't cost much more to just buy the plants at your local nursery. If you want to start your plants by seed, two of my favorite places are Renee's Garden and Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.
- Water
In temperate climates like Northern California, strawberries will grow and fruit year round. For climates with a hard winter, strawberries should be planted when it seems the last freeze has passed. If a snap freeze is going to hit, bring them indoors until it passes. They should grow and fruit until it starts freezing again.
Before Starting
Mix Your Potting Soil
Almost all garden centers sell excellent potting soil enhanced with everything from bat guano to seaweed. Since you are planting things you will eat, don't skimp on this and buy organic. There are many different ways to mix your own potting soil, but the main components you want from your materials are elements that keep the soil lightweight and well drained, like vermiculite or perlite. The soil also needs an element that will hold moisture, like peat moss or humus. This is important, as pots tend to dry out faster than the ground and the smaller the pot, the faster it dries out. Worm castings also provide humus that help retain moisture. The more you water, the more you will need to add nutrients, as these drain out of the soils. And the smaller the container, the more you will water, so keep your worm castings coming.
To make your own potting soil, start with 1/3 rich, organic soil. Add 1/3 vermiculite or perlite and 1/3 worm castings.
1. Make drainage holes in the bottom of your window box.
2. Cut a piece of landscaper's cloth and lay this on the bottom of the windowbox (optional). This just lets the water flow out, but holds back some of the potting soil.
3. Fill the box up 2/3 of the way with potting soil. .
4. Remove your starts from the container they came in and gently massage the roots, so they will spread more easily once planted. .
5. Place the starts in the window box, and space them about 3-4 inches apart. Then fill in around them with potting soil. Plant the strawberry starts even to the soil level—don't bury the stems or expose the roots.
6. Water them well after planting and keep the soil moist to the touch. Full sun is best, but during the hottest months be sure and give them extra water. Some varieties, like the alpines, tolerate partial shade.
7. They should produce strawberries during temperate months.
Additional Notes:
On Co-Planting: Sometimes I add tiny flowers to the box. I like how they look and they attract pirate bugs that eat pests that will harm the strawberries, although doing so means your strawberries will have a little less space, and may need to be replaced sooner.
About the Author:
Maria Finn has written for Saveur, Metropolis, Forbes, The New York Times, ABC.com, and The Los Angeles Times. She is the founder of Prospect & Refuge, a garden-design and installation firm and also writes the weekly newsletter/blog City Dirt, dedicated to adventures in urban gardening. Her newest book, A Little Piece of Earth: How To Grow Your Own Food in Small Spaces, will be released on February 16. She lives on a houseboat in Sausalito, California.
Other Posts from Maria Finn:
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A mother has been arrested after she abandoned her two daughters aged just three and five on the street with only a few extra diapers. Dalisha Adams, 26, from Brooklyn, was picked up by police on Sunday night after leaving her children in the cold near housing projects in Brooklyn around 3pm. Two women came across them and stayed with the young girls until police arrived.
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Jennifer Susan Baker and Mark Anthony Bibby Jr. have announced their engagement.
The future bride is the daughter of David Baker of Raymond, N.H. and Susan and William Abbott of Orange Park, Fla. She is a graduate of Warwick Veterans Memorial High School. She is currently an elementary education student.
The future groom is the son of Mark and Paula Bibby of Warwick and Laurie Bibby of Attleboro, Mass. He is a graduate of Warwick Veterans Memorial High School. He is serving in the United States Marine Corps.
While Mark was home on leave from MOS school, he proposed to Jenn the day after Christmas at La Salette Shrine in Attleboro. They are planning an outside summer wedding on July 12, 2014.


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Charlie Sheen: 'I was not on drugs during meltdown'
The actor appeared to suffered a highly public breakdown following an incident at a New York City hotel in 2010, when he was alleged to have trashed his suite and held an escort hostage during a search for his missing watch.
He went on to become embroiled in a public feud with bosses of his hit TV show, who eventually fired him over his erratic behaviour, which included a series of bizarre media interviews and an ill-fated U.S. comedy tour.
However, Sheen has now dismissed long-running rumours that drink and drugs were to blame for his wild antics.
During an interview with David Letterman, the U.S. TV host asked Sheen what caused his troubles and he replied, "Here's the confusing part. I wish it was crack cocaine. It wish it was an ocean of vodka, a bathtub full of pills. It was just my brain was kind of separated into itself. I just had to take a stand for what I know was right."
When asked whether he was taking drugs during his meltdown, Sheen added, "Not during the meltdown. During the previous 30 years of my life... I'm sure it looked like I was going to spontaneously combust at any moment. It was an adrenaline ride. I think it was mostly fuelled by anger."
Sheen has previously struggled with drugs in the past and during the height of his 2011 meltdown, the actor boasted: "I probably took more (drugs) than anybody could survive... I was banging seven-gram rocks (cocaine) and finishing them because that's how I roll; I have one speed, one gear - go!"


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By now, you've very likely heard the case for limiting sugar.
Over the past two years the World Health Organization and the U.S. Dietary Guidelines have begun urging us to consume no more than 10 percent of our daily calories from added sugar. Drinking more than one sugar-sweetened soda a day can put you over that limit.
But a new industry-funded study published in a prominent medical journal questions the evidence used to generate the specific recommendations to limit sugar in our diets.
"Overall, I would say the guidelines are not trustworthy," says study author Bradley Johnston, a clinical epidemiologist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto who also teaches biostatistics.
Johnston reviewed the studies and methodology used to generate the guidelines. He concludes that while it's wise for people to limit sugar consumption, there's still a question about how much to limit.
"Sugar should certainly be limited in the diets of children and adults, no question," he says. But he argues there's not convincing evidence to support cutting consumption to 10 percent, or 5 percent — or any specific threshold.
"There's a lot of uncertainty about the thresholds that appear in guidelines," Johnston says. "What's happening is that guideline panelists are making strong recommendations based on low-quality evidence." (The paper reviewed nine sugar-intake guidelines from around the globe, included the WHO guideline and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which were updated this year.)
The paper, which appears Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, has raised the ire of public health experts. "We should reject these findings," says Dean Schillinger, a physician at the University of California, San Francisco and advocate for diabetes-prevention efforts.
Schillinger has penned an editorial, published alongside the study, that's titled, "Guidelines To Limit Added Sugar Intake: Junk Science or Junk Food?" He writes that the new paper amounts to "the politicization of science."
Schillinger says that when you look at the body of evidence, the science is clear. "Nearly all experimental studies that examined whether eating added sugars contributes to obesity and [Type 2] diabetes-related outcomes show a cause-and-effect relationship," Schillinger told us.
Marion Nestle, a nutrition professor at New York University who has written extensively about the soda industry, says this new paper is an attempt by big food and beverage companies to use their power to undermine the scientific consensus on limiting added sugars in our diets.
"This is a classic example of industry-funded research aimed at one purpose and one purpose only: to cast doubt on the science linking diets high in sugars to poor health," Nestle tells us. "This paper is shameful."
The paper was funded by the International Life Science Institute. The group is financially supported by food and beverage companies including McDonald's Corp., Mars Inc., The Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc.
"This is not an industry attempt to undermine the science," Eric Hentges, the executive director of ILSI, North America, told us. He says the aim of the paper is to examine the inconsistencies in sugar guidelines around the globe and to examine the science behind the specific recommendations. "The purpose of the paper was to investigate specifically the quality of methods and the quality of evidence," Hentges told us.
I asked study author Johnston for a specific example of a study that exemplifies the uncertainties in the scientific evidence on sugar intake. He pointed me to one published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2012.
That study included 224 overweight and obese adolescents who regularly consumed sugar-sweetened beverages. The participants were divided into two groups. The experimental group received noncaloric beverages at home and were told to cut out sugar-sweetened beverages. The control group kept up their normal pattern of consumption.
At the end of the first year of the study, the participants who received the noncaloric beverages at home had smaller increases in body mass index compared with the control group. But by the end of the second year, "there was no difference between groups," Johnston says.
Johnston says the point he wants to make is that sugar intake is not the only factor related to obesity and Type 2 diabetes. "It's one factor among many," Johnston says. He says scientists should not put "ourselves into an ideological framework where we think that sugar is the scapegoat for the rise in obesity and diabetes."
The concern among public health experts is that this position — and this new paper published in Annals — could be used as a justification for questioning the dietary guidelines for sugar.
"The big picture here is we're talking about a fundamentally threatening [Type 2] diabetes epidemic," Schillinger told us. "Fourteen percent of Americans — that's 1 in 7 adults — have diabetes." And he says questioning the science behind specific recommendations should not distract from the effort to nudge people to consume less sugar.
Schillinger says this study and other industry efforts around sugar remind him of tactics used by Big Tobacco. "This is very reminiscent of what tobacco did around secondhand smoke," he says.
When studies showed harm related to secondhand smoke, "the [industry] called that science junk science. It was really an attempt to undermine the scientific process and create additional doubt in the general public," Schillinger says.
One food trend that will continue into 2017 is the continued push sodas and snacks with less sugar. The World Health Organization and other expert groups say high-sugar diets have helped fuel the rise in Type 2 diabetes and obesity. It's not clear how much people need to cut back on sugar. While there are specific recommendations a new battle erupted today in the pages of a prominent medical journal over the evidence behind them. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.
ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: Over the last two years, new guidelines from the World Health Organization and then the U.S. government began urging Americans to consume no more than 10 percent of our daily calories from sugar. That amounts to about one sugar-sweetened soda a day. But Bradley Johnston, a researcher at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto who reviewed all the studies used to generate the guidelines, has concluded there's still a question about what the recommended limit should be.
BRADLEY JOHNSTON: Overall I would say that the guidelines are not trustworthy.
AUBREY: Before we go any further, I should point out that Johnston's study was funded by an industry group called the International Life Sciences Institute. It receives funding from companies including Coca-Cola, Pepsi, the candy maker Mars and McDonald's. But Johnston says he carried out his analysis independently. He says while it is wise to limit sugar, he argues there's not convincing evidence to support cutting back sugar intake to 10 percent or any other specific threshold.
JOHNSTON: There's a lot of uncertainty about the thresholds that appear in guidelines. And what's happening here is guideline panelists are making strong recommendations based on low to very low quality evidence.
AUBREY: This conclusion has drawn the ire of public health experts. Marion Nestle of New York University says this paper is an example of the industry using its weight to undermine the scientific consensus on sugar.
MARION NESTLE: It's a classic example. It's industry-funded authors saying that the dietary guidelines recommendations about sugar aren't based on science. I'm laughing because what kind of evidence do you need? Sugar is calories and no nutrients and everybody would be healthier eating less of it.
AUBREY: Eric Hentges is the executive director of the industry-funded group that sponsored the study. He refutes this accusation.
ERIC HENTGES: This is not an industry attempt to undermine the science.
AUBREY: Hentges says the paper examines the science behind the specific recommendations.
HENTGES: The purpose of the paper was to investigate specifically the quality of methods and the quality of evidence.
AUBREY: This argument does not convince Dean Schillinger. He's a physician at UC San Francisco and an advocate for diabetes prevention efforts. He's written an editorial that is published alongside the new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
DEAN SCHILLINGER: This is very reminiscent of what tobacco did around secondhand smoke when there was a question as to whether secondhand smoke, you know, killed people. And they called that science junk science. And it was really an attempt to undermine the scientific process and create additional doubt in the general public so that regulatory outcomes would not be in their disfavor.
AUBREY: Schillinger says when it comes to the effect of a high-sugar diet, there's no question that people should limit their sugar consumption.
SCHILLINGER: Nearly all, 97 percent of all experimental studies that examined whether eating added sugars contributes to obesity and diabetes-related outcomes show a cause and effect relationship.
AUBREY: And he says questioning the science behind the specific recommendations should not distract from the effort to nudge people to consume less sugar. Allison Aubrey, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Bonnie Says: Angelina Jolie Stop Bragging About Brad Pitt's Manhood — You KNOW You're Throwing Your Sex Life In Jen Aniston's Face!
Angelina, enough already! You won – you have Brad as your loving mate and father of your children, do you really have to gush about his sexual prowess?
Angie, don't you realize that everything you have today — a devoted Brad, six beautiful children and an Oscar- nominated career — are all things Jen Aniston wants?
She WAS famously married to Brad Pitt for five years. She HAS said numerous times that she wants… still wants kids, and intends to have them, even though she's now 42.
She's NEVER been nominated for an Oscar, and you've already bagged one for Girl Interrupted.
You also happen to be widely acknowledged as one of the most beautiful women in the world and Jen, while extremely attractive, is not generally considered your equal.
So why, why are YOU missing a "sensitivity" chip when it comes to Brad's ex-wife Jen?
Why did you have to give a new interview with Britain's The Daily Telegraph on May 29th in which you bragged that: "I'm very lucky with Brad … he's got the wonderful balance of being an extraordinary, great, loving father, a very, very, intelligent man and 'PHYSICALLY' he's a REAL man, in ALL things that it means," she overshared.
Yes, we get it! Brad's great in bed on top of being perfect at everything else!
Did you really have to tell the world that fact, KNOWING that it would get back to Jen's ears.
Did you really have to remind her of how hot the two of you are together? AGAIN!
Because Angelina — this isn't the first time that you've sent darts into poor Jen's heart. Not only have you admitted that you and Brad fell in love on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, when he was still very much married to Jen, but you blindsided her with your relationship. She found out the two of you were together as a couple at the same time as the rest of the world when paparazzi photos confirmed that you were together on a holiday with Maddox in Kenya.
THEN the two of you shot a W Magazine cover and photo shoot pretending to be a married couple with a horde of children and yet you weren't even divorced from Jen yet.
How painful do you think that was for Jen?
Since then, you confessed to W Magazine in 2008 that your love for Brad was so enormous that it convinced you to get pregnant. "I think one of the life changing things he did … is that I was absolutely never going to get pregnant… now I wouldn't change that for the world."
"I just looked at him and loved him and just felt open (to getting pregnant). I suddenly wanted to. It's one of those things you can't explain," she explained to W magazine and the world.
Honestly, it's a miracle Jen hasn't resorted to Snooki-style hair pulling! I'm ready to pull your hair out on Jen's behalf.
All this public oversharing is enough to send any ex off the deep end, especially one like Jen, who was so publicly traded away.
Listen Angie, people make marital mistakes and hearts get broken. It happens. And you and Brad have clearly forged a deep, and hopefully, lasting bond. And six little souls depend on you.
But have mercy on Jen. Stop gloating and leave Brad's manhood to our imaginations from now on and leave poor Jen alone!
Don't you agree Hollwoodlifers? Wouldn't you hate to hear your ex's new love bragging about their manly sex life too?
— Bonnie Fuller
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As Dean of Albany Medical College, I am proud to lead our institution's commitment to improve the nation's healthcare through excellence in medical education, biomedical research and patient care.
Founded in 1839, Albany Medical College embodies the tradition and prestige that comes with being one of the oldest private medical schools in the country. Yet, our approach to teaching tomorrow's doctors, scientists and healthcare professionals is among the most innovative. Through the curriculum, the College imparts knowledge to students in the graduate and post-graduate fields of medicine and provides a collegial, nurturing environment that fosters intellectual discovery.
As traditional methods of learning, discovery and healthcare delivery grow increasingly complex, Albany Medical College is keeping pace and breaking new ground. Among our greatest accomplishments are the recruitment of clinical and research faculty of national renown, the application of new information technology to further online and virtual learning, and the expansion of our academic facility to better meet the needs of our students.
Our medical and graduate studies students work together in research projects that are both basic science and clinical in nature. Our master's programs rank among the highest across the nation. Our new Master's in Bioethics taps into faculty throughout the Capital Region to address clinical and research issues. We hold our graduates of all our programs in high esteem as they pursue life goals of excellence in healthcare – patient care, leadership, and service – and biomedical research.
Albany Medical College's commitment to providing the highest quality of medical education, research and care will continue with the same intensity in the future. We invite you to be a part of this commitment to excellence.
Vincent Verdile, MD, '84
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Monday, January 27, 2014
By Sr. Mary Paul McCaughey, OP
Most high school sophomores eventually get to A Tale of Two Cities and Dickens' "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," is arguably the best opening line in literature. With a nod to those young readers, we can acknowledge that our two counties (Lake, Cook) of Catholic Schools could say the same.
It is the best of times: more teachers are now trained catechists, thousands of community and parish service hours, renewed integration with the Eucharist in the Year of Strong Catholic Parents, highest ACT and Terra Nova scores to date, active board participation, historic, though, modest, increase in enrollment, the generous and ambitious To Teach Who Christ Is campaign, Leadership Academy and mentoring for administrators, focused professional development for teachers, new emphasis on special services for students, renewed cooperation with parish staff, civic organizations, and donors.
It is the worst of times: families impacted by school closures despite best efforts, lagging professional salaries for our certified teachers and administrators, challenges to buildings stemming from years of unfunded depreciation, continued failure of Illinois politicians to recognize the right of parents to educate their children and allow educational monies to follow the children to non-public schools, and a deteriorating public knowledge of the proven power of the Catholic School to shape Church and society.
Better, perhaps rather than getting pulled into the Dickens' dichotomy of the "spring of hope...winter of despair," we can best focus on a mission that does see "we have everything before us" as we reflect this Catholic Schools Week, grateful for all that went before us in 2013. Please do take the time to read our annual report.
For our Catholic schools, all time is an invitation into the sacred time, God's own Kairos time where grace reaches into dark corners and makes things both new and possible with love and work. Check out the latest on our Facebook or Twitter pages. Go visit one of our fine schools during Catholic Schools Week; see the power of this sacred time with young people.
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Cops: Ex-Shelton official took more than $914,000
SHELTON -- She was so unassuming and plain -- "vanilla" as some would call her -- that Sharon Scanlon's alleged embezzlement of more than $900,000 in city funds went unnoticed for many years.
But now, State Police accuse Scanlon, the city's former assistant finance director who seemed to blend into the woodwork, of making dozens of fraudulent deposits in amounts from $7,000 to $12,000, to two personal bank accounts from 2001 to July 2012.
Scanlon, who was arrested Jan. 23 on one count of first-degree larceny and 55 counts of first-degree forgery, was arraigned Tuesday morning in state Superior Court in Derby.
And while co-workers never suspected Scanlon would steal from the city, one co-worker, in the arrest affidavit, said she "always wondered how our accounting department's money never balanced on paper and at the end an adjustment would be made without real justification."
Just how this wife and mother used the money she allegedly embezzled isn't clear and has many in the city shaking their heads in disbelief at the final tally -- $914,153, according to the criminal investigation by state police.
Scanlon, 48, wore a plain gray winter coat and black slacks, her dark hair pinned back for her court appearance. She didn't speak during the brief session.
Her New Haven attorney, William F. Dow, III, said she will enter a plea of not guilty when she appears next in state Superior Court in Milford on Feb. 26.
"She has the significant and warm support of her friends and family," Dow said later in the day.
Dow wouldn't speculate on where the stolen money went, either.
Scanlon didn't flaunt her spending and lifestyle, unlike former Oxford tax collector, Karen Guillet, 63, who lived a lavish lifestyle, making dozens of purchases at high-end department stores, like Neiman Marcus and Lord & Taylor, with her stolen money and taking trips to casinos and spending more than $9,000 during a nine-month period at a Southbury salon and spa.
Guillet, who accepted a plea deal last summer, was sentenced to four years in prison Nov. 7 for embezzling $234,902 from Oxford.
But Scanlon didn't drive expensive cars or wear fancy clothes, although one co-worker, in the arrest affidavit, said she heard Scanlon had purchased "an expensive camper and expensive truck" that her family used for vacations.
That person also said she believed that Scanlon's husband "did not bring in any substantial income."
Scanlon owns a home on Crescent Drive assessed at $285,100, which the city has started to place a lien on.
That same co-worker, a woman who apparently helped uncover the fraud, said Scanlon often complained about her struggles to pay bills, according to the arrest affidavit. She said this included "her kid's college tuition."
Scanlon resigned from the job she held for 17 years shortly before a criminal investigation into the matter was launched in August at the request of Mayor Mark A. Lauretti.
The investigation was prompted by an audit that discovered that Scanlon had been depositing checks made out to her. The audit began after employees in the city's Finance Department saw what they thought was a "questionable check located on Scanlon's desk in her absence," according to the arrest affidavit.
It was found while co-workers were looking for information regarding a grant payment "in the area of Scanlon's office desk."
The fraud was detected through a check log that did not agree with the general fund bank statements, the affidavit said.
The state police investigation also found that Scanlon "destroyed or got rid of the majority of the self-incriminating evidence" against her in this case. However, she "inadvertently missed" some of the canceled checks made payable to her that were found in the accounting department's files.
Scanlon was described by one subordinate as a "laid back boss with very little managerial skills" who would "spend a large amount of her time on the Internet," according to the arrest affidavit.
Another co-worker, in the affidavit, said she felt Scanlon had "more authority than she should have" and that Scanlon had "control of almost everything in the accounting department."
Scanlon hasn't returned numerous calls for comment.


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Do my sweet, see a minipet, think "just another Tainted Rat" -OHMYGOD it's a MINFERNAL!
Only poor quality, but I do NOT care. I've been hunting this sucker for a bloody long time.
He'll get stone-bumped to rare later.
So, so happy.
Now, just the sandstorm hatchling and summer Silithus pets for Safari achievement.


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Vanilla LADC v1.4005 with no cosmetic or cheat fixes.
No 'easy-play', just bring it on and see if it can be strategized or subverted by the rules existing in the game.
Currently STILL in Master-with-knife mode...
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