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Title:Alaska's mineral industry 1999
Authors:Swainbank, R.C., Szumigala, D.J., Henning, M.W., and Pillifant, F.M.
Publication Date:2000
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I do not follow the television listings and am dependent on Bonnie to find us interesting programs to watch. She is highly selective, and I have full confidence in her choices. Her latest great find is Simon Schama's Power of Art, which is running this summer on PBS stations.
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Endothelial Dysfunction as a Risk Factor in HIV Study
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00039663
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 7, 2002
Last Update Posted : March 4, 2008
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Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has proven effective in altering the natural history of HIV infection in many patients. However, this therapy may not be sustainable because of the toxicities of the medications. Evidence suggests that HIV-infected patients on HAART may be at risk for premature coronary artery disease. The exact cause is unknown. It is possible that the medications directly affect the endothelium (the lining of the arteries that supply blood to the heart) and lead to premature heart disease. Or because the medications cause lipid abnormalities (high cholesterol) and a condition of relative insulin resistance, in which the body has a difficult time processing sugars; known risk factors for endothelial dysfunction and heart disease. Therapeutic intervention that reverses these lipid abnormalities and/or insulin resistance may lower these risk factors, normalize endothelial function, and decrease the risk of heart disease.
This protocol aims to assess endothelial function among a group of HIV-infected patients with varying degrees of viral activity and levels of immune function on a variety of HAART regimens. It also aims to evaluate the effect of three different medications on lipids, insulin resistance, and thus endothelial function. Understanding the factors involved in causing endothelial dysfunction will help better characterize the relative risks and benefits of early versus late and continuous versus intermittent HAART therapy. The research may offer some insights into the causes of premature heart disease among HIV-infected patients on HAART that could be more thoroughly investigated in subsequent clinical trials.
A total of 75 patients will be recruited: 25 for each arm of the study. Each arm evaluates the potential benefit of a particular medication and will enroll sequentially. An endothelial function test will be performed on an outpatient basis. The first 25 patients will be assigned at random to receive pravastatin sodium or placebo; the next 25 will receive gemfibrozil or placebo; the final 25 will receive rosiglitazone or placebo. Patients will take the pills for 6 weeks, no pills for the next 4 weeks, and then the opposite treatment for 6 more weeks. Two weeks after the start of the study drug, blood will be taken to check for potential toxic side effects. After each 6-week treatment, blood will be drawn and endothelial function tests will be performed.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Pravastatin Drug: Gemfibrozil Drug: Rosiglitazone
|Phase 1
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|75 participants
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|Official Title:
|Endothelial Dysfunction as a Risk Factor in HIV Study
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|May 2002
|Study Completion Date :
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Age 18 or older (The safety and effectiveness for some of the study medications have not been established in individuals younger than 18 years old).
Documentation of HIV-1 infection by any licensed ELISA test kit and confirmed by a second method (e.g., Western Blot; or by HIV culture, plasma HIV RNA, or proviral HIV DNA).
Taking a stable antiretroviral regimen, defined as having been on the same regimen for the 2 months preceding study entry, with no anticipated change in antiretroviral therapy for the four months following study enrollment.
Willing to use appropriate contraception (barrier method) during the period of study.
Able to provide written informed consent.
Fasting insulin greater than or equal to 10 uU/ml.
Patients with any history of clinical coronary artery disease: Symptoms of angina pectoris (stable or unstable); History of myocardial infarction.
Patients with clinical heart failure (left or right heart failure): Patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class 3 and 4 cardiac status;
Depressed left ventricular (LV) function on a prior study (less than 40% ejection fraction by radionuclide angiography or echocardiography).
Patients with myocardial disease: dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or restrictive cardiomyopathy as demonstrated by echocardiography.
Patients with clinically significant valvular heart disease (based upon interpretation of a prior echo and/or the clinical judgment of the cardiologist co-investigator).
Patients who smoke greater than or equal to 1 pack-per-day (PPD) (or patients unable to abstain from midnight the night prior to a blood flow study until the conclusion of the study).
Patients unable to abstain from caffeine use (coffee, tea, or soda) from midnight the night prior to a blood flow study until the conclusion of the study.
Patients with diabetes mellitus, on pharmacologic treatment.
Systolic blood pressure greater than 160 or diastolic blood pressure greater than 100 at screening visit.
Patients currently taking any drug from any of the three classes of medications being studied (If previously taken, last use must have been at least 2 months prior to screening): Patients with known hypersensitivity to any of the study medications; Patients taking medications with known interactions with the study medications.
Patients currently taking any anti-hypertensive medications.
Concomitant use of anticoagulant therapy (Due to drug interactions with gemfibrozil).
Use of sildenafil within 12 hours of the vascular studies.
Recent life-threatening opportunistic infections (within the past 6 months).
Patients taking immunomodulating agents: Patients co-enrolled on protocols where IL2 is administered must not have received IL2 for the 2 months prior to enrollment and must be able to refrain from use of IL2 for the duration of the current study.
Patients taking anabolic steroids, human growth hormone and/or testosterone for reasons other than replacement.
Patients on replacement doses of testosterone will qualify if their free and total testosterone levels are within the normal range at screening. If free and total testosterone levels are within normal limit patients should refrain from testosterone injections for the two weeks preceding a FMD study.
Patients taking trimethoprim and ketoconazole during the rosiglitazone arm of the study.
Pregnancy or Breastfeeding (Some of the study drugs are contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation).
Baseline elevations in ALT, AST (greater than 2x ULN) or CPK (greater than 500 U/L).
History of liver disease or heavy alcohol ingestion (4 or more drinks a day).
History of severe renal dysfunction (serum creatinine at baseline of greater than 1.5).
Anemia (hemoglobin less than 10 mg/dl).
History of cholelithiasis.
Refusal to follow Clinical Center policy on partner notification.
Inability to provide informed consent.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00039663
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|NCT00039663 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|June 7, 2002 Key Record Dates
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|March 4, 2008
|Last Verified:
|October 2005
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Insulin Resistance
Coronary Artery Disease
Antiretroviral Therapy
HIV Infection
Treatment Experienced
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hypolipidemic Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Lipid Regulating Agents
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Reorientation by Slope Cues in Humans:
Daniele Nardi, Amanda Y. Funk, Nora S. Newcombe (PI) & Thomas F. Shipley
Department of Psychology, Temple University, Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
For the archival version of this research, and preferred citations, see:
- Nardi, D., Holmes, C. A., Newcombe, N. S., & Weisberg, S. M. (2015). Sex Differences and Errors in the Use of Terrain Slope for Reorientation. Cognitive Processing, 16(1 Supplement), 323-326. [DOI]
- Holmes, C. A., Nardi, D., Newcombe, N. S., & Weisberg, S. M. (2015). Children's Use of Slope to Guide Navigation: Sex Differences Relate to Spontaneous Slope Perception. Spatial Cognition & Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 15(3), 170-185. [DOI]
Animals are remarkably skilled in their capacity to use a range of environmental features to orient in space once they have lost track of where they are, a process called reorientation. Among the types of cues that animals can use, one that has received little attention is the information extractable from a terrain extending in the vertical dimension, such as a geographical slant or slope (Miniaci et al., 1999; Proffitt et al., 1995; Restat et al., 2004). A slope gradient is a source of directional information (Jacobs & Schenk, 2003), enabling a navigator to establish an allocentric reference frame based on the vertical axis (up and down) and the derived orthogonal axis (left-right) of the slope (Restat et al., 2004).
The use of slope for reorientation and goal location has been shown in non- human animals (rats: Miniaci et al., 1999; pigeons: Nardi & Bingman, 2009). The present research aimed to study, for the first time, if humans can reorient by a geographical slant in a real-world environment. This is an ecologically relevant question because terrain slope is part of the lay of the land in natural environments. Furthermore, although it is a perceptually salient cue, as it provides potentially redundant, multimodal sensory activations (visual, proprioceptive, kinesthetic and vestibular stimuli), hill slants tend to be misjudged, and the conscious awareness of slope seems to be highly variable, depending, for example, on physiological and psychosocial resources (Proffitt et al., 1995; Schnall et al., 2008).
The experimental enclosure used consisted of an 8 x 8 ft, wooden platform with a PVC pipe frame on top (see Figure A). The enclosure was tilted to a 5° inclination by raising one side on wooden blocks. Twenty male and twenty female Temple undergraduate students took part to the experiment. Subjects saw the experimenter hide a target in one of the four corners of the experimental enclosure. After having lost their sense of orientation by being spun blindfolded on a swivel chair, they had to find the target. This procedure was repeated for 4 trials, with the target always in the same corner.
Because the enclosure was completely symmetrical and featureless, and no external cue could be seen or heard (participants wore earphones to cover outside noise), the only way to locate the goal was using the slope gradient.
Both genders performed significantly above chance, males: t(19) = 14.33, p < .0001; females: t(19) = 2.41, p < .05 (see Figure B). In order to do so, subjects not only were able to encode the goal's vertical coordinate (up-down axis), but also its orthogonal coordinate on the slope (left- right axis). Only by using such an allocentric, bi-coordinate representation was it possible to successfully locate the goal. This ability has been shown in rats and pigeons (Miniaci et al., 1999; Nardi & Bingman, 2009), therefore it was not a surprise that also humans could succeed in such a task.
However, surprisingly males performed substantially and significantly better than females, t(38) = 4.43, p < .0001 (see Figure B). This effect size is large, d = 1.4, with means differing for more than 1 SD.
The psychometric test literature shows, in general, a male superiority in visual perception tasks that require engaging the horizontal-vertical reference frame, such as the Water-level Task and the Rod-and-Frame Test (Linn & Peterson, 1985). However, these gender differences are often eliminated under haptic and proprioceptive versions of the tests, where vision is irrelevant (Proffitt et al., 1995; Robert & Longpre, 2005). This suggests that males might surpass females in spatial tasks that emphasize visual stimuli.
In the present experiment, the four corners of the enclosure were visually almost identical. On the contrary, vestibular and kinesthetic cues could be readily used to perceive the slope gradient and solve the task. Therefore, the fact that females were outperformed by males is remarkable because it shows a robust gender effect in the use of a multimodal cue in which kinesthetic and vestibular information – as opposed to visual information – play a crucial role.
Current research is investigating the factors underlying such a gender difference in slope use. One line of research is examining whether drawing attention to the tilt of the floor might eliminate the male advantage. Another line is testing if the gender difference is related to a differential perception of the kinesthetic and vestibular cues of the sloped floor.
A. Schematic representation of the experimental enclosure viewed from above. The experimenter hid the target under one of the bowls in the corners. Participants were spun on the swivel chair blindfolded and then had to find the target. Note that the chair's axis of rotation was perpendicular to the earth. B. Mean percentage of correct choices (± SD) during the 4 trials on the slope (chance is 25%). Both genders performed above chance. However, males performed significantly better than females (p < .0001).
- ♦ Jacobs, L. F. and Schenk, F. (2003). Unpacking the cognitive map: The parallel map theory of hippocampal function. Psychological Review, 110, 285-315.
- ♦ Linn, M. C. and Peterson, A. C. (1985). Emergence and characterization of sex differences in spatial abilities: A meta-analysis. Child Development, 56, 1479-1498.
- ♦ Miniaci, M. C., Scotto, P. and Bures, J. (1999). Place navigation in rats guided by a vestibular and kinesthetic orienting gradient. Behav Neurosci, 113, 1115–1126.
- ♦ Nardi, D. and Bingman, V. P. (2009). Pigeon (Columba livia) encoding of a goal-location: The relative importance of shape geometry and slope. J Comp Psychol, 123(2), 204-216.
- ♦ Proffitt, D. R., Bhalla, M., Gossweiler, M. and Midgett, J. (1995). Perceiving geographical slant. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2, 409 -428.
- ♦ Restat, J. D., Steck, S. D., Mochnatzki, H. F. and Mallot, H. A. (2004). Geographical slant facilitates navigation and orientation in virtual environments. Perception, 33, 667–687.
- ♦ Robert M, Longpré S (2005) Sensory and postural input in the occurrence of a gender difference in orienting liquid surfaces. Psycholog Record, 55, 67-89.
- ♦ Schnall, S., Harber, K. D., Stefanucci, J. and Proffitt, D. R. (2008). Social support and the perception of geographical slant. J Exp Social Psychol, 44, 1246-1255.


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Absinthe is legal, but I'd never tried it before. Have you? Here are the basics, starting with…
Absinthe is legal, but I'd never tried it before. Have you? Here are the basics, starting with…
absinthe cupcakes rock!
I loved mine and can't wait to make more.
Wow! What crazy timing! Yours look great! I read your blog, but I've been out of town so I hadn't even gotten to that post yet.
that's so crazy! i never knew there was a whole absinthe-drinking process…i personally would get too impatient. have you ever had it straight? your post makes me really want to try it and bake with it now!
I thoroughly enjoyed your stating of the facts. Can't wait to hear about the cupcakes…and I wanna green fairy costume!
I love to drink absinthe, but the thought of baking with it has never crossed my mind. In my case I don't think it will be a good idea to bake with a bottle of absinthe by my side, that would be quite… distracting. But I'm curious to see those cupcakes!
I've always been curious about Absinthe… I didn't realize it's now available in the US! It does look like quite a process just to drink it, but I think I'd like to try it once. I'm doubting I'll actually like it, but it will be cool to try it. Can't wait to read more about the cupcakes!
Wow, NOT what I expected to read on a cupcake blog!! Very cool!
CS – I had some straight, but just a spoonful, like I was taking medicine. It was insanely strong.
Kimberly Y – Thanks! Fairy costumes are fun!
Victoria – It's a great flavor to bake with and there is nothing wrong with drinking while baking as long as you can still follow the recipe.
ACM – You might be surprised. They were pretty tasty!
101 – Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the post.
Personally I would buy it just for that gorgeous bottle… yes, incidentally, I am a complete nerd X__X. Can't wait to see the cupcakes!
Indigo – The bottle is pretty cool. Maybe I'll put some green flowers in it when it's totally empty.
I saw absinthe all over the place when I went to Greece last year. I've always wondered what it tastes like!
HTEAC – You should try some! I love Greece, btw!
we had an incident with absinthe a couple months ago with a friend of ours. he doesn't remember it….we do. LOL! Simon brought home a bottle from the shop when it first got in. I didn't partake…but Jimmy sure did. Needless to say…he never will again.
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Nora S. Newcombe (PI), et al, Department of Psychology, Temple University
Have you ever struggled to put together furniture that you ordered with "some assembly required"? Have you ever watched in awe as the instructor of introductory organic chemistry talked with bewildering rapidity and some mysterious board markings about molecules fit together? Visualization is an essential component of both everyday life and the development of scientific expertise. It has often been considered relatively fixed, or at best a skill that can be painfully acquired in specific areas, but without generalization to similar domains. However, two recent studies have just appeared that show that large, durable and generalizable improvements in visualization skill are possible.
In one study, Terlecki, Newcombe & Little (2008) asked undergraduates to participate in semester-long weekly practice with the Mental Rotations Test (MRT), a widely-used assessment of visualization. Additionally, some of them played the videogame Tetris. Both groups showed large improvements in mental rotation and these gains were maintained several months later. Videogame training transferred to two other spatial tasks at levels exceeding the effects of practice, and this transfer advantage was still evident after several months. In another study, Wright, Thompson, Ganis, Newcombe & Kosslyn (2008) tested undergraduates on two spatial tasks: mental rotation task and mental paper-folding. Each individual then participated in daily practice sessions with either mental rotation or mental paper folding over 21days. Participants showed practice gains to novel stimuli for the practiced task, as well as transfer to the other, non-practiced, spatial task. Thus, practice effects were process-based, not instance-based.
Further work is underway to identify the processes that change, and to isolate the training conditions that are necessary to achieve such effects. For now, however, these studies show that there is reason to be optimistic that people can learn better spatial skills, both for assembling furniture and for learning science.
- ♦ Terlecki, M.S. & Newcombe, N.S. (2008). Durable and generalized effects of spatial experience on mental rotation: Gender differences in growth patterns. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 22, 996-1013.
- ♦ Wright, R., Thompson, W.L., Ganis, G., Newcombe, N.S. & Kosslyn, S.M. (2008). Training generalized spatial skills. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 15, 763-771.
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I've been MIA for a while now, haven't I??? Not much has happened really, just been getting ready for a move and moving! It's been tough.
We searched all over the Collin County area for a place that suited our increasingly fancy needs, and we finally went back to our first choice residence and by some miracle, we got it! Been trying to settle in ever since.
I will try to continue at least weekly posts as soon as everything isn't in a state of utter chaos in the new place anymore. Someone want to come organize for me? Anyone? Hello? Mom???
I will leave you with the picture of my favoritest mug from this adorable little coffee house we stopped in on our way to Corpus Christi for my birthday trip. Round Rock, Texas is the home of Friar Tuck's Pantry… and these mugs.
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|Winnebago County Sheriff's PoliceNews Media Release
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|Information: Disorderly Conduct/Barricaded Subject
|Date: 7-24-11
|Time: 10:00
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On Friday July 22, 2011 at approximately 10:29P.M. Winnebago County Sheriff's Deputies were sent to 6293 Blackhawk Rd. Cherry Valley in regards to a possible hostage situation. A caller to 911 indicated that Ken A. Neal (DOB 1-16-52), the resident of the home, possibly was holding his son and grandchild hostage and was armed with a shotgun. Deputies arrived and found that there were no hostages, however Neal was in the residence and refused to come out. It was determined that Neal had been involved in on-going domestic disputes with family members and has placed at least two hang-up calls to 911. Hostage negotiators were called to the scene, along with the Winnebago County Sheriff's Police SWAT team. Negotiators made phone contact with Neal and spoke to him for several hours at which point he refused to speak any further and advised he would not come out of the house. The case was reviewed with the Winnebago County State's Attorney's Office and a warrant for Disorderly Conduct was authorized and obtained. The SWAT team then made entry to home through a back sliding door and took Neal into custody. He was transported to the Winnebago County Jail and lodged. No weapon was recovered. The charge against Neal is merely an accusation. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.


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Angelina Jolie Talks Plans to Quit Acting in New Video Interview
Angelina Jolie has opened up about her future plans to stop her career as an actress during an interview with Britain's Channel 4 News.
"I have enjoyed being an actress. I am so grateful to the job and I have had great experiences and I have even be able to tell stories and be a part of stories that mattered and I have done things for fun, but…" the 37-year-old actress said.
"I will do some films and I am so fortunate to have the job, it's a really lucky profession to be a part of and I enjoy it," Angelina continued. "But if it went away tomorrow I would be very happy to be home with the children. I wake up in the morning as a mum and I turn on the news like everybody else and I see what's happening and I want to be part of the world in a positive way."
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Barbecue Fundraiser
Time: 4:40 – 7 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Place: English Congregational United Church of Christ, Third and Rhodes streets
Tickets: $10 for a barbecue dinner; $2 for kids' hot dog dinner
More information: 630-556-3986
Dine-in or carry-out. Dinner catered by South Moon BBQ and includes a pulled pork sandwich, beans, coleslaw and corn muffin. Reservations are recommended; tickets at the door will be limited.
Preschool Story Time
Time: 10 a.m.
Date: Every Wednesday and Thursday; next, Feb. 26
Place: Cortland Community Library, 63 S. Somonauk Road
More information: 815-756-7274 or cortlandlibrary.com
For children 3 and older. No registration required.
Crochet Class
Time: 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 26
Place: Cortland Community Library, 63 S. Somonauk Road
More information: 815-756-7274 or cortlandlibrary.com
Third-Grade and Up Writer's Group
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Date: Mondays; next, March 3
Place: Cortland Community Library
More information: 815-756-7274 or cortlandlibrary.com
Evening Story and Craft
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Every Tuesday; next, March 4
Place: Cortland Community Library, 63 S. Somonauk Road
More information: 815-756-7274 or cortlandlibrary.com
Shrove Tuesday Dinner
Time: 5 – 7 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Place: St. John's Lutheran Church
More information: 815-384-3720
Celebrate Mardi Gras with a free meal of New Orleans specialties, including jambalaya, red beans and rice and pralines.
Toddler Time
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 26
Place: DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.
More information: 815-756-9568 ext. 250 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Local farmers Paul and Aaron Butler will bring a newborn lamb to the library for this special song, story and craft time all about sheep.
Dietitian's Dish
Time: 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 26
Place: kishHealth System Cancer Center at Kishwaukee Hospital
More information: 815-748-2958 or www.kishprograms.org
A clnical dietitian offers free food demonstrations and ways to incorporate healthy eating into your life. Free, no registration required.
Teacher in the Library
Time: 4 – 5:15 p.m.
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 26
Place: DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.
More information: 815-756-9568 ext. 250 or dkpl.org
A retired teacher will tutor DeKalb School District students in grades 3 through 5 in all subjects. Limited to five students; register by phone, online or at the youth desk.
Free Community Meal
Time: 5 – 7 p.m.
Date: Every Wednesday; next, Feb. 26
Place: Feed'em Soup, 122 S. First St.
More information: feedemsoup.org
For transportation, call 815-293-7433. Diners pay what they can; those who cannot pay can eat for free.
E-book Help
Time: 6 – 9 p.m.
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 26
Place: DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.
Get help downloading e-books to mobile devices. Free, drop-in service.
Muslim Journeys: 'The Butterfly Mosque'
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 26
Place: DeKalb Public Library
Northern Illinois University professor Ismael Montana will lead a discussion of the book by G. Willow Wilson.
Blood Drive
Time: 3 – 7 p.m.
Date: Thursday, Feb. 27
Place: University Plaza, 900 Crane Drive
Intro to MS Word
Time: 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Date: Thursday, Feb. 27
Place: DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.
More information: 815-756-9568 ext. 220 or dkpl.org
Learn the basics of creating, editing and printing a Word document. Sign up online, by phone or at the reference desk.
Time: 7:30 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays and March 1
Dates: Feb. 27 – March 1
Place: Huntley Middle School, 1515 S. First St.
Tickets: Adults $16, seniors $13, students $8
More information: 815-753-1600 or www.niu.edu/theatre
This play from the Northern Illinois University School of Theatre and Dance tells the story of a 19th-century poor soldier and wigmaker who slowly goes insane, culminating in a murder in a fit of jealous rage.
Kish Art to the Community
Time: 7 – 9 p.m.
Dates: Friday, Feb 28
Place: DeKalb Area Women's Center, 1021 State St.
More information: 815-758-1351 or email@example.com
A group exhibition of art by current students at Kishwaukee College. The exhibit includes a variety of media, including painting, photography, ceramics and digital art.
All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Dinner
Time: 5 – 8 p.m.
Dates: Feb. 28 and March 1
Place: Feed'em Soup, 122 S. First St.
Cost: $10
Sample from pancake varieties including mixed berry, bacon, and Oreo, plus sausage and fruit cocktail.
Breast-feeding Success
Time: 9 a.m. – noon
Date: Saturday, March 1
Place: Kish Hospital Roberts Conference Center
Cost: $15 per couple
Learn about breast-feeding, where to find informaiton and support, and how labor decisions can impact breast-feeding. Partners are encouraged to attend. Registration is required.
Buck-a-Bag Book Sale
Time: Library hours
Dates: March 1 and 2
Place: DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.
More information: 815-756-9568 ext. 220 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Fill a plastic grocery sack (provided) with used books for $1.
Stage Coach Players Auditions
Time: 1 – 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 7 – 9 p.m. Monday
Dates: March 1 – 3
Place: Immanuel Lutheran Church, 511 Russell Road
More information: www.stagecoachers.com
Auditions for Stage Coach Players' 2014 season, including a to-be-determined radio show, "Cheaper by the Dozen," "Twelve Angry Jurors," "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," "Arsenic and Old Lace," "Urinetown," and "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday."
Super Siblings
Time: 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Date: Saturday, March 1
Place: Kish Hospital Roberts Conference Center
Cost: $10 per family
More information: 815-748-8962 or www.kishprograms.org
Children 3-5 will learn how babies look and behave. Registration required.
All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast
Time: 7:30 - 11 a.m.
Date: Every Sunday; next, March 2
Place: DeKalb Masonic Lodge 144, East Fairview and South Fourth streets
Cost: Adults $6, children 5 to 12 $4, children 4 and younger free
Pancakes, pork sausage, eggs cooked to order, toast, coffee, orange juice and milk. Biscuits and gravy are available for $4 for a full order or $2 for a half order.
Lightwire Theater
Time: 2 p.m.
Date: Sunday, March 2
Place: The Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St.
Tickets: Adults $15-$25, children 12 and younger $10-$20
More information: 815-758-1225 or www.egyptiantheatre.org
Lightwire, which reached the semi-finals on season 7 of "America's Got Talent," brings its stunning combination of dance, puppetry and electronics to DeKalb. The show is performed in complete darkness, featuring 60 electroluminescent creatures with an evocative musical score that ranges from classical to pop.
Art Exhibit Opening Reception
Time: 2 – 4 p.m.
Date: Sunday, March 2
Place: The Art Box, 308 E. Lincoln Highway
More information: 815-758-0313 or firstname.lastname@example.com
An opening exhibit for the "American Wildlife" photography exhibit by Tom Smith.
Jazz in Progress
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Sunday, March 2
Place: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road
A free concert by this local big band-style jazz combo to celebrate the church's 50th anniversary.
Tales for Twos
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Date: Every Tuesday; next, March 4
Place: DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.
A special story time for 2-year-old children. Older and younger children are also welcome to attend.
DeKalb County Community Gardens Meeting
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Place: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb, 158 N. Fourth St.
More information: 815-793-0950 or firstname.lastname@example.com
The first meeting of 2014 will open with an educational program on cooking with early spring greens, then there will be a business meeting. All are welcome to attend.
Swing Dancing
Time: 7 – 10:30 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Place: O'Leary's Irish Pub & Grill, second floor, 260 E. Lincoln Highway
Cost: $5
More information: barbcityswing.com
No partner needed, casual dress. Leather-soled shoes recommended. Cost includes a lesson in basic swing steps at 7 p.m.
Open Access in a Nutshell
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Place: Founders Memorial Library lower level staff lounge, Northern Illinois University
Learn how the Open Access to Research Articles Act can help your publications get more notice and how NIU might consider handling the requirements of the law.
Free Community Meal
Time: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Date: First, third and fifth Wednesdays of each month; next, March 5
Place: DeKalb Community Center, 330 Grove St.
For transportation, call 815-758-6641. To volunteer, call 815-758-1678. To donate, call 815-758-3932. Dinner sponsors are especially needed.
STEM Cafe: The Good, The Bad, and The Buggy
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Date: Thursday, March 6
Place: Feed'em Soup, 122 S. First St.
Northern Illinois University experts will talk about alternative, environmentally-firendly forms of pest control and discuss pesticides and pest problems. Food will be available to purchase from Feed'em Soup, which keeps the proceeds from food sales. STEM Cafes are informal talks in which the audience is encouraged to interact with the experts.
Zumba Party
Time: 6 p.m.
Date: First Friday of each month; next, March 7
Place: DeKalb Park District Sports and Recreation Center, 1765 S. Fourth St.
Cost: $5
More information: www.dekalbparkdistrict.com
No registration required to try out a class in this Latin-dance-inspired, calorie-burning workout.
NIU Steel Band for Neighbors House
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Date: Friday, March 7
Place: Evangelical Free Church of Sycamore-DeKalb, at the corner of Bethany Road and First Street
Tickets: $15
More information: www.neighborshouse.org
Tickets are available online only. This concert of world music by the NIU Steel Band will benefit Neighbors' House's local literacy and academic enrichment programs.
A Formal Affair
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Date: Saturday, March 8
Place: Duke Ellington Ballroom, NIU
Tickets: $125
More information: 815-748-9954 or www.kishformalaffair.org
A cocktail reception, elegant dinner, open bar and dancing to live music by the Gold Coast Orchestra. Proceeds support health care advances at KishHealth System and KishHealth System Hospice.
Midwest Quarterfinal of the 2014 International Championship of College A Cappella
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Saturday, March 8
Place: DeKalb High School auditorium
More information: www.varsityvocals.com
Tickets: General admission $20, students $10
Community Yoga
Time: 3 – 4:15 p.m.
Date: Second Sunday of each month; next, March 9
Place: Creative Therapeutics, 400 E. Hillcrest Drive
This is a free yoga class open to the community. No registration required. All ages and abilities welcome. Wear loose-fitting clothing; mats will be provided.
Walk-in Blood Pressure Clinic
Time: 9 – 11 a.m.
Date: Wednesdays; next, Feb. 26
Place: KishHealth Family and Specialty Care
A community wellness professional monitors blood pressure weekly. Receive blood pressure information and a tracking card. No registration necessary.
Maple Syrup Fest
Time: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Date: Saturday, March 1
Place: Russell Woods Forest Preserve
This free event includes seeing how trees are tapped for sap and how the sap is made into syrup, learning about Native American tools and skills used in day-to-day life from 10-11 a.m. and again from 1 to 4:30 p.m., learning to identify trees and remove invasive species at 11 a.m., and a wildlife presentation with live animals at 2 p.m.
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Every Tuesday; next, March 4
Place: Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St.
Story Time
Time: 10 a.m.
Dates: Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; next, Feb. 26
Place: Hinckley Public Library, 100 N. Maple St.
For children ages 15 months through 5 years, with a caregiver.
LEGO Group
Time: 4 p.m.
Date: Every Friday; next, Feb. 28
Place: Hinckley Public Library, 100 N. Maple St.
Open to all ages; please do not bring LEGOs from home.
Antiques Appraisal Fundraising Event
Time: 6 p.m.
Date: Monday, March 3
Place: Hinckley Community Building, 120 Maple St.
Cost: $15 per item for appraisal; no cost to watch
More information: 815-286-7434 or 815-286-3220
People interested in having items appraised must register in advance at the Hinckley Public Library, 100 Maple St. Fee is due at the time of registration.
Swiss Steak Supper
Time: 5 and 6:15 p.m.
Date: Saturday, March 1
Place: Kingston United Methodist Church, 121 W. First St.
Cost: Adults $9, children $4
Complete dinner, including dessert. Carry-outs and gift certificates are available.
Community Breakfast
Time: 7 – 11 a.m.
Date: Second Saturday of each month; next, March 8
Place: Kingston Friendship Center, 120 S. Main St.
Cost: Adults $7, children 4 and younger $3
More information: 815-784-3921
Eggs cooked to order, pancakes, waffles, biscuits and gravy, corned beef hash, bacon, sausage, toast, fruit, English muffins, juice, milk and coffee. Carry-outs and gift certificates available.
Time: Card sales start at 6 p.m.; play begins at 7:15
Date: Every Wednesday; next, Feb. 26
Place: Sycamore Veterans Home, 121 S. California St.
'The Silica Connection'
Time: 6 p.m.
Date: Thursday, Feb. 27
Place: Family Health Center, 1170 DeKalb Ave., Suite 111
More information: 815-895-8151
Learn about the root cause of disease, how mineral balance maintains health, how to recognize silica deficiency and mineral-depleting substances to avoid. Reservations required.
Charity Dog Wash and Bake Sale
Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Date: Saturday, March 1
Place: Huckleberry's Pet Parlor, 423 N. Main St.
Cost: Varies based on dog's size
More information: 815-899-3435 or huckleberryspetparlor.com
Dog wash includes wash, blow dry, nail trimming, ear cleaning, cologne and bandanna. Prices vary based on dog's size; prices are available at huckleberryspetparlor.com. Proceeds support the new building project of St. Mary's Catholic School in Sycamore.
'Dr. Seuss Is On the Loose: Literacy Fun With Lots of Hoots'
Time: 10 a.m.
Date: Saturday, March 1
Place: Sycamore Public Library
More information: 815-409-5975 or 815-751-4784
For parents, teachers, and children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Biographical information on Dr. Seuss, then a discussion of ideas on how to use his writing to encourage kids to read and write in school and at home.
Irish Dinner Dance
Time: 6 p.m.
Date: Saturday, March 1
Place: St. Mary's Sycamore, 322 Waterman St.
Tickets: Adults $25 in advance, $30 at the door; children in kindergarten through eighth grade, $10
More information: 815-501-6340 or email@example.com
A traditional Irish dinner, plus Irish musicians, dancers, a cash bar and a raffle. Advance tickets available at the church after Masses and at the parish hall.
Meditation Monday
Time: 7 – 8:15 p.m.
Date: First Monday of each month; next, March 3
Place: Wise Owl Wellness Center, 1101 DeKalb Ave., Suite 4
Cost: $10
More information: www.wiseowlwellness.com
Guided meditation and visualization to help you approach the week with calm and focus.
Brown Bag Lunch: Museum Gardens
Time: Noon
Date: Thursday, March 6
Place: DeKalb County Community Foundation Freight Room, 475 DeKalb Ave.
More information: 815-895-5762 or sycamorehistory.org
Learn about the Sycamore History Museum's gardens and planned programs using the gardens this year.
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: First Thursday of each month; next, March 6
Place: Sycamore Veterans Home, 121 S. California St.
Cost: $10
Discover Your Optimal Health
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Second Monday of each month; next, March 10
Place: St. Mary's Parish Activity Center, 322 Waterman St.
More information: 815-793-9065
Learn strategies to take off weight forever and move toward optimal health.
Bookworms Story Time
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Date: Wednesdays; next, Feb. 26
Place: Clinton Township Public Library
Stories for children 3 to 5.
Walk-in Blood Pressure Clinic
Time: 9 – 11 a.m.
Date: Thursdays; next, Feb. 27
Place: KishHealth Family and Specialty Care
A community wellness professional monitors blood pressure weekly. Receive blood pressure information and a tracking card. No registration necessary.
Indian Creek CCC Auction
Time: 11 a.m.
Date: Sunday, March 9
Place: Indian Creek Middle School, 425 S. Elm St.
More information: 815-761-1122 or email@example.com
Lunch available starting at noon; bidding begins at 12:30 p.m. A list of items up for auction can be found at indiancreekschools.org/ichs/parentorg/ccc/auction.htm. All proceeds are used to fund programs or needed items for students and teachers in Indian Creek District 425.


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TIANJIN, CHINA--(Marketwired - May 9, 2013) - China Auto Logistics Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: CALI), a top seller in China of luxury imported automobiles, a leading provider of auto-related services, and developer and operator of a leading automobile portal and auto-related websites, announced today it will discuss 2013 first quarter results during a live conference call and webcast on Friday, May 17th at 8:00am ET. This will follow distribution of a news release with the Company's 2013 first quarter results on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.
To participate in the call, interested participants should call 1-877-941-1427 when calling within the United States or 1-480-629-9664 when calling internationally. Please ask for the China Auto Logistics 2013 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call, Conference ID: 4619448. There will be a playback available until May 24, 2013. To listen to the playback, please call 1-877-870-5176 when calling within the United States or 1-858-384-5517 when calling internationally. Use the Replay Pin Number: 4619448.
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China Auto Logistics Inc. is one of China's top sellers of imported luxury vehicles, and also manages China's largest imported auto mall in Tianjin. Additionally, it operates www.cali.com.cn, one of the leading automobile portals in China, as well as three major websites serving China's auto dealers and their customers. The Company also provides a growing variety of "one stop" automobile related services such as short term dealer financing. Additional information about the Company is available at www.chinaautologisticsinc.com.
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Play The Soma B-Side
The B-Side cross country frame has arrived, so if you want one, ask your bike shop or distributor to order. Less than 100 produced in this first run.
Geometry has been up on the main site for a while. This project was our first foray into the 650b MTB platform. Kirk Pacenti approached us with his vision for 650b mountain bikes in the summer of 2007. Some of the benefits of this new platform:
- Allows shorter riders to experience the enhanced ride of bigger wheels (stability, greater obstacle roll-over capability)
- Allows frame designers to build frames with more tried and true 26" tire geometry
- Might be a little more agile than 29ers in tight switchbacks
The B-Side frame features a pure cross country geometry. You can only run disc brakes on it, but you can set it up single speed or geared. There is plenty of tire clearance for the 2.3" Pacenti Neo Motos, the fattest 650b tires currently made. To increase standover clearance, the seat tubes run extra short, so a long seatpost is recommended. A suspension-corrected rigid fork is available.
Though this totally unrelated to our frame or Soma, I thought it be cool to plug "Record Store Day" which is celebrated on April 18 this year. The original idea for Record Store Day was conceived as a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores internationally. The Bay Area's own Amoeba Music and Rasputin Music are having special guests and give-aways. Go to the site to see how participating indie record stores in you neck of the woods are celebrating.
Vinyl and steel -- both rule.
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Some may debate me, but I'm pretty sure that women are truly the fairer sex. In support of my argument I give you the below pictures of women rocking the hell out of "menswear". Nothing is quite as dapper as a women who knows how to "wear the pants"
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An American woman arrives in China to retrace the steps of her deceased daughter from a video diary the daughter kept of her trip to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. A young flautist travels to Beijing to audition for a conservatory. A seamstress for a fashion company is betrayed by her jealous boss when she designs a spectacular kite for the Beijing Kite Festival.
Those are among seven winners in the short-film category of the inaugural Beijing International Screenwriting Competition, launched by the Chinese government in March as part of an ongoing strategy to expand its cultural influence and forge stronger ties to Hollywood.
The contest, which solicited stories about the country's capital and its cultural heritage, drew nearly 1,000 submissions from as many as 127 schools, colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Winners receive an all-expenses paid trip to Beijing and an opportunity to have their scripts produced in China, now the world's second-largest market for American movies.
"This groundbreaking initiative will help foster artistic collaboration and an ongoing creative dialogue between China and the U.S., and will provide an unprecedented opportunity for aspiring and established U.S. writers to obtain international recognition,'' said Huiguang Zhang, director of the cultural assets office of the Beijing municipal government.
"The people of Beijing look forward to welcoming these talented writers to China, and celebrating their achievements at the award ceremony on June 9."
In an interview Friday at the USC campus, where she was attending her daughter's graduation, Zhang described the competition as a "wonderful idea" that would help strengthen ties between the U.S. and China.
"Interest in China is increasing tremendously among young people, so this opportunity will be a good channel for that,'' she said.
Winners in the short-film category are: "You and Me" by J.S. Mayank (Loyola Marymount University), "Morning Song" by Pamela Johnson (American Film Institute), "701" by Maya Rudolph (Columbia University), "Plight of the Honey Bee" by Anita Gou (New York University/Tisch School of the Arts), "City Music" by Cameron White (Princeton University), "Patchwork Dreams" by Lee Quarrie (Arizona State University); "You, Me, Beijing?" by Crosby Selander (Carnegie Mellon University).
In the feature film category, the five winners are: "The Panjiayuan Diary" by Tim Plaehn; "The Monkey King" by Galen Tong, "Legend of Gong Shun Hui" by Gary Shockley, "Million Dollar Wedding Club" by Johnny Ma, and "Tusk" by Joshua Banta.
Film producer Kevin Niu serves as chairman of the competition, and honorary competition presidents include Vice Mayor of Beijing Wei Lu and two-time Academy Award-winning director Mark Harris. Harris, Tracey Trench -- producer of "The Pink Panther" and consultant for Oriental DreamWorks -- and Chinese screenwriter Heping Zhang were judges for the competition.
The contest is sponsored by the state-owned Beijing International Creative Industry Corp. Other partners include LeTV, China's biggest online distributor for TV and movies, and Harvardwood, a nonprofit group that represents Harvard University alumni, faculty and others working in the arts and entertainment industries.


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Cody Rhodes recently sat down with Mike Jones of DC 101. Here are some highlights from the interview.
If the moment during his match on RAW this week when Randy Orton was about to give him a superplex was the highlight of the match: "I think there was a moment in there after that, when he went to RKO me, we snuck him in with the Cross Rhodes. Just to hear 14000 strong there in Columbus, to hear them actually bite, I guess is the best way to put it, to hear that was at the point in the night when win, lose, draw, DQ, non DQ, whatever it was, I could walk away rather satisfied."
If he had fun during the recent European tour: "You know what, I really was blown away because I got the opportunity to go to Russia for the first time. I've done Western Europe. I've done the United Kingdom. To be, in my lifetime, a place that was under the shroud of communism and to be there kind of in the heart of the Soviet Union and now it's just capital free and WWE programs are in their homes, it's really just unique for me. I really enjoyed it."
If the fans in Russia are intense: "It was cool, they were new fans. Every place we go has a different sound, especially when you're crossing waters; a different pace to them. They were really new. So, it's almost that they didn't know it was okay to go nuts until maybe the end of the second match. Now it's okay. They don't have to have some uniform chant. They can chant whatever they want. So we heard some things we don't hear in the States [laughter]. It just kind of made us laugh. But also we go with what they give us. We're not going to give you the same thing that we gave them the night before just because it's easy. That was a new market for us and I think with the success of both St. Petersburg and Moscow hopefully we'll be going back."
How he feels about the Swagger, Del Rio and Ziggler rivalry: "Well I think when you have this scenario where you have a triple threat, the champion, whether you see it or not, is always at a disadvantage. But, the cool elements to what's going on there is that it's not just Jack Swagger, Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler. There's a whole posse. They each have quite the group of rogues along with them. There's Zeb Colter, that goes everywhere with Jack Swagger. There's Big E. Langston and AJ, who go everywhere with Dolph and there's Ricardo Rodriguez who, since we're talking about this past Monday, he wrestled a match with Zubaz on. I haven't seen Zubaz since the late eighties, early nineties of sports entertainment. So that was the boldest thing that happened on all of RAW, was Ricardo's Zubaz."
What other storylines he is following intently: "The post Wrestlemania fallout is always extremely intriguing because it's just interesting to see who moves forward, who survives and who starts the path to Wrestlemania 30 on the right foot. I'll be honest, it's not necessarily a story line, but something I've really picked up and been keen to watch is Kofi Kingston, who just now is again the United States Champion. He also had a baby boy this week and Kofi has, for a long time, been one of the most underrated superstars in the WWE and as we head to Wrestlemania 30 it's those type of guys [that he watches]. It's Cesaro. It's Kofi Kingston. It's Dolph Ziggler. It's myself. It's that bearded maniac who hangs out there with me, Damien Sandow. It's all these superstars that I want to see on Wrestlemania 30, that I want to see moving forward, elevate themselves. That's only natural because the audience has seen them long enough now to where the audience is really starting to get behind different individuals from that group."
If Kofi vs. Cesaro this week on Main Event upped the status of the show: "Anytime you can see something, I thought I was so brilliant when I vertical suplexed Rey Mysterio from the second rope and held him there. It was trumped, I though incredibly last night when Cesaro superplexed a man who wasn't on the buckle. His feet were on the apron and he was still able to pull him in and do it. It was just hands down, hard to beat. When you look at guys competitively and say alright, I'm going to go out there and top this, which is what we want to do, that one was tough."
What's next for him, finishing stuff with Tons of Funk and teaming with Sandow, or singles wrestling: "That's what I don't understand about Tons of Funk. We don't have any business with Tons of Funk. I think in the situation where we're supposed to be the bad guys, hell, half the time Brodus is making fun of me and Tensai is bullying folks around. So, we don't have any business with those two other than just doing our best to incredibly supersede them in the ring. I think for me it will be, this year is rather pivotal as far as what happens next. I had all the momentum in the world as the Intercontinental Champion going into Wrestlemania 28. This year I didn't have all the momentum in the world. It wasn't a bad year, or anything like that. That's, to me, unacceptable. I want to move forward, heading into Wrestlemania 30, as the same guy that everyone said okay, these are the two. Dolph Ziggler and Cody Rhodes. They're the future. Well, we're kind of reaching the future. So it's my job now. It's no one else's job to be speculative or analytical. It's my job now to do what I did Monday, maybe on the winning side, and keep going. I think the fans, who ultimately dictate everything that we do, are the ones who have watched me grow up in front of them from undersized and underwhelming to one of the most well rounded performers we got."
You can listen to the interview above.
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For a week this summer Ireland watched North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance work during a camp. Dorrance, who uses a 3-4-3 alignment that puts a team's attack into hyper drive, won his 21st NCAA National Championship as coach of the Tarheels women's soccer program in 2009.
"They are the most powerful dynasty in the history of any sport," Ireland said. "I was fascinated by how much success they have had. I thought they were doing something we could do.
"It is all based on the pressure system. There are set patterns in terms of the runs the girls are making when they have the ball. We are looking to go forward, but at the same time we want to protect the ball."
Ireland doesn't have the roster numbers to completely capitalize on the new approach, but he is tired of his teams playing a defensive style and hoping for the best offensively. In the season opener Friday night at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex the Lady Bisons scored two second half goals in a 2-1 win over Tennessee-Chattanooga.
"We got our two goals within a few minutes of each other and it was all because of our pressure," Ireland said. "We throw a lot of numbers forward. There is definitely a risk involved in playing a high pressure system."
Monday night at 7 they will face Austin Peay in Clarksville at Morgan Brothers Field. The Governors won their season opener 6-0 Friday afternoon at the Virginia Military Institute. They did not allow VMI a shot on goal.
Sophomore Jocelyn Murdoch and freshman Emily Kirk each scored two goals as Austin Peay won a season opener in women's soccer for the first time since 2003.
"Every time we play Austin Peay it is a super competitive game," Ireland said. "We either tie them or we beat them by a goal or they beat us by a goal.
"Austin Peay has brought in a lot of new players. They will be a very strong team."
Ireland doesn't expect his depth situation to be any better at Austin Peay, but he does think that his Lady Bisons are going to get better with each game playing under the new strategy.
"The biggest issue is the depth," Ireland said. "We need more depth. We are only going to get better in this system, but this year will be interesting as to how we are going to sustain this with a lack of numbers.
"We know we want to play this system going forward. Everyone is super involved. There are going to challenges and ups and downs throughout the year. But if they will continue to buy into to what we are doing we are going to be able to do some big things this year."
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FM konstglas Ronneby - Fratelli (Brothers) Marcolin, Josef and Benito, worked in Sweden for many many years.
who operated the Ronneby glassworks in Sweden (1961 - 1990)
The company was called Marcolin Art Crystal, located in Ronneby, Sweden for many years - until 1999 or 2000 I believe, when the brothers retired back to Italy.
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Gay Olympian Blake Skjellerup Pledges To Wear Rainbow Pin To Winter Games In Sochi, Russia
Jonathan Higbee | July 26, 2013
Despite the heinous anti-gay law that will see anyone being proud or openly gay in Russian public (especially when minors are around) jailed and fined, Olympic speed skater Blake Skjellerup plans to remain strong while he's in the country for the Sochi Winter Games in early 2014
"For me it's less about taking a stand and more about just being myself," he says. "I have no interest in going back into the closet in Sochi . . . This is not about defiance. This is me standing up for what I believe in."
Skjellerup, who came out just after placing 16th in short-track speed skating in Vancouver and is currently training in Calgary, says he wants to be a role model. He encourages other athletes to follow his lead by wearing a rainbow pin.
"The Olympics are all about diversity and a celebration of humanity, and sexuality is included in that, so I will not be hiding that," he says. "Russia will be very focused on putting on a very good show and painting Russia in a positive light."


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Nifty Gifts For Tricky Giftees
We all have at least one on our holiday gift list: that special someone who is especially hard to shop for. But don't fret, help is on the way! We've chosen six gifts from Target that will please even the most discerning design diva or divo in your life. To get your gift pick, first decide which of the following best describes your giftee's home or personal style: Jolly, Crafty, Glitzy, or Gilded.
Jolly Gifts
Make Rudolph jealous with a bright Red KitchenAid Artisan 5-qt. Stand Mixer. It adds cheer to any kitchen and does a jolly job thanks to its enduring design and heavy construction. Or, a chunky Grey Ottoman is a great gift for a friend with a small space as it can be used as a footrest, extra seating, or topped with a pretty tray to make a chic little side table.
Crafty Gifts
Gifting a throw or winter blanket is a great versatile gift for just about anyone (who wouldn't want a little something to help keep them cozy this winter?). Choose a neutral color such as white or cream to avoid any potential clashing. The Threshold White Throw With Poms is a plush throw with bouncy poms that give it a handmade look. Perfect if you've got a giftee who loves all things crafty.
Glitzy Gifts
For the giftee who loves a little glitz, give a sleek SodaStream Genesis Bundle Kit. Instead of storing bottles of sparkling water and soft drinks, they can make their own (à la carte!) with a SodaStream, which quickly takes drinks from flat to festive with the included CO2 cartridges. Great for anyone with a bubbly personality. Or, glam up your gifting with the Threshold Grey Ombre Faux Fur Throw, which adds a luxe touch to any room without clashing with existing decor.
Gilded Gifts
These Threshold Antler Cheese Utensils will look great on a formal, glam tabletop as well as in a more rustic setting. Gift them with a wedge of your favorite cheese for a gracious hostess gift.
Still stumped? For more great gift ideas, visit the Target Home Holiday Catalog, featuring gifts for any style in every price range.
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text: Seed Supply Outlook August 30, 2012 11:50 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Rhonda Brooks Editor, Farm Journal MagazineEditorial Director, Farm Journal Media Email South American seed production expected to rise While farmers are assessing the impact of drought on their final corn yields, U.S. seed companies are evaluating 2013 seed corn supplies. "I would say that the seed industry is going to be challenged to produce the seed that's needed [for next year]," reports Bill Wyffels, president of Wyffels Hybrids. His company will likely boost production in South America this winter in order to meet grower demand for key hybrids, such as the SmartStax brand of products. The regional company grows most of its seed corn in Illinois, with 75% of its crop under irrigation. Despite the drought, Wyffels says this year the company will grow its largest U.S. seed crop in the past five years. On a national basis, DuPont Pioneer reports its seed corn crop quality reflects the uneven growing conditions it has encountered by geography. The company grows seed corn in multiple states, from Nebraska east through Indiana, which helps spread production risks, says Jerry Harrington, sales and marketing public relations manager. The majority of the crop is under irrigation. DuPont Pioneer reserves acreage each year in South America for winter production, if needed, he adds. "It's too early to know whether we'll increase winter production, but it's certainly an option," Harrington notes. Headed south? Monsanto is also evaluating its winter production plan, according to Danielle Stuart, public affairs spokesperson for the company. "We have the capability to utilize our winter production capacity to a greater extent if supply conditions warrant additional production in order to meet customer needs," she says. "We expect to know more in the weeks and months ahead, but farmers should order early and talk with their dealers or sales reps to ensure they get the hybrids that are their first or second choice." Monsanto is helping farmers in affected regions by offering prepay options and financing assistance for seed purchases. Farmers can call (855) 379-1212 to discuss their situation with a Monsanto representative. Wyffels also encourages farmers to place seed orders early. Farmers who place seed orders by Sept. 15 will be able to take advantage of the best early pay discounts, he says. Back to news


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I know that 'letting baby nurse on one side at a time' is a suggestion when there are oversupply issues, but the key word is 'let.' There is no reason I am aware of to insist baby stay on one side when baby would be happier switching.
As long as baby is gaining well on via breastfeeding there is no reason to be uncertain. Follow babies lead and you will be fine. And yes sometimes baby is not sure what baby wants to do!
Keep being careful about latch and positioning and pay attention to any soreness. That may need attention if it does not resolve soon.


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David Ortiz hits No. 400, but can't fully enjoy it
OAKLAND, Calif. — In normal times, the feat would stand on its own.
Any time a player hits his 400th home run it deserves special attention. If only David Ortiz could have done it under better circumstances instead of at a time when the Red Sox offense is struggling after being among the league's best in batting average, runs, and extra-base hits.
At least when he did it — in the top of the fourth to tie the game — it meant something.
"I wish he could celebrate more,'' lamented Sox manager Bobby Valentine. "He's a team guy and he knows it's a great individual accomplishment, but it's tarnished.''
Valentine meant that it came in a 3-2 loss to the A's Wednesday afternoon.
Tarnished because the Sox were swept.
Tarnished because in every game on the seven-game trip (except Daisuke Matsuzaka's disastrous one-inning outing), Boston pitchers were credited with a quality start.
Tarnished because the Mariners and A's are teams the Sox should have drubbed, instead "they beat the crap out of us,'' said Cody Ross.
Sometimes it seems Ortiz is the only guy producing consistently and he's the one that gets the fewest quality pitches to hit. Adrian Gonzalez extended his hitting streak to 15 games and knocked in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, but it always feels like if Ortiz doesn't get a big hit, the Sox can't muster much offense.
Ortiz was at least able to take some solace in that his home run got the Sox on the board.
"It was in a good situation to tie the game and I was happy to get it out of the way. It was very exciting,'' Ortiz said.
The homer, his 22d, came off A.J. Griffin.
Ortiz had been stuck on 399 since June 27 against Toronto. He's now one of 49 major leaguers to hit 400 and the 21st lefthanded batter to do it.
Prior to his next at-bat in the sixth inning, the A's acknowledged the feat by announcing it to the fans. He received a standing ovation from the crowd and applause from the A's bench.
"That was pretty cool,'' Ortiz said. "Playing on the road and people really appreciate the way the game is going on. It's an appreciation.''
He's one of eight active players with 400. The others are Alex Rodriguez (642), Jim Thome (609), Chipper Jones (460), Albert Pujols (458), Jason Giambi (429), Andruw Jones (427), and Paul Konerko (410).
Some of the estimated 30-40 texts Ortiz received before and during his media session came from some of those players.
"My phone is exploding,'' Ortiz said.
Too bad the Sox offense isn't.
It's on life support.
The Sox are missing Will Middlebrooks, who has been down with a hamstring injury, and Dustin Pedroia has another thumb issue, not related to his previous ailment.
Valentine, so starved for offense, started at third base Mauro Gomez, who handled his chances cleanly but had problems seeing a Brandon Moss popup in short left that fell in for a hit, though it should have been handled by shortstop Mike Aviles.
The rest of Ortiz's day was uneventful. His walk in the sixth ignited the go-ahead rally with two outs. That was one of the few signs of two-out life the Sox had shown on this trip. When he came up in the eighth inning with two outs against lefthander Jerry Blevins, he struck out swinging.
Nonetheless, No. 400 brought out all of the fancy numbers. Ortiz has hit 21 of his 400 against the A's, and eight in this ballpark. He's hit the most homers vs. Roy Halladay (6), followed by Jamie Moyer (5). He hit No. 300 against Kansas City's Luke Hochevar. He became the fourth Red Sox to hit his 400th or 500th homer against the A's organization (Jimmie Foxx, 500; Ted Williams, 400; and Carl Yastrzemski, 400).
Ortiz will be Boston's lone representative in the All-Star Game in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday. He has already declined participating in the Home Run Derby for fear it might make him too tired.
And so Wednesday was not the day when Ortiz wanted to get too excited about his feat.
"Right now, not really,'' he said, when asked if it had a chance to soak in. "Just trying to play the game and try to produce for this ball club and just try to get them rolling. At some point in my career I might be able to look at it from the outside and say, 'Wow, you know, I guess I had a good career.' Right now, it's another home run that I put out there.''
It was Ortiz's only long ball of the 2-5 trip.
"I've been able to take a lot of swings this last road trip and keep the ball on the warning track. To be honest with you, I'm not worried about it. Just swinging like I normally do. You see pitchers approaching you a certain way because they don't want to show up on ESPN, so I'm not getting too much to hit or swing at. I just have to be patient,'' he said.
Ortiz is baffled
by the club's recent offensive struggles.
"I don't know, man. We're just not doing it,'' he said. "It's hard when you see our pitching the way they have been and us not being able to score some runs and give them some breathing room. We've got to do something. Everybody's trying to make things happen, so of course you put pressure on yourself. Our pitching is doing great. They're holding the other offense down and doing what they need to do.''
Maybe the combination of coming home and facing the Yankees will work in their favor.
The players were thinking they might get an adrenaline rush from facing their archrivals at home. If they don't, they're really in trouble.
The offensive problem speaks of a larger issue — that this team has simply not been able to get itself together for a long stretch. There have been good moments, but nothing consistent. That could stem from the constant revolving door of players.
"It's been terrible,'' said Ross of the offensive woes. "Can't sugarcoat it. Basically our pitchers have been pitching their butts off and keeping us in games and we can't push anything across. Tough road trip. Nice to have a day off. Don't know what the future holds with the Yankees coming in for four games.''
Asked to explain the offense, Ross said, "I don't know. There are no words for it. Baseball. As good as our offense is to get three hits today and we scored eight runs [actually 14] on the whole road trip or something crazy like that. We've scored eight runs in an inning before against really good teams and we're playing teams sub-.500 and get the crap beat out of us. Can't dwell on it, though. We have to figure something out.''
It seems as if Ortiz is the only one consistently producing.
No. 400 should have come in happier times.


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Ted Forstmann, a longtime Wall Street financier and philanthropist who was a major player during the wave of corporate takeovers in the 1980s, including the battle for RJR Nabisco in 1988, died Sunday. He was 71.
The cause was brain
, according to a statement from sports marketing giant IMG, where Forstmann served as chairman and chief executive. He was the senior founding partner of the investment firm Forstmann Little & Co.
Forstmann Little, which was founded in 1978, completed leveraged buyouts of companies including Dr. Pepper, Yankee Candle,
and the cable TV technology company General Instrument.
In the 1980s, the firm had become one of Wall Street's most successful specialists in leveraged buyouts. The firm's deals generated lofty returns for its partners and outside investors, which included many corporate pension funds.
Forstmann Little used bank loans and its own funds to finance acquisitions. The firm was known for competing with rivals who financed their bids with high-yield, high-risk "junk" bonds rated below investment grade. It was Forstmann who called such investors "barbarians at the gate," coining a new Wall Street term.
In a leveraged buyout, a company is purchased with mostly borrowed money, with the remaining cost representing the equity contributed by the buyers. The debt is then repaid with funds generated from the company's cash flow or sales of assets.
Once the debt is reduced, the value of the investors' equity can soar. And the investors can realize that gain if the company is resold or sells new stock to the public.
In 1988, Forstmann made clear his distaste for deal-making greased by junk bonds, which he considered to be too risky. The Associated Press quoted him as saying, "Today's financial age has become a period of unbridled excess with accepted risk soaring out of proportion to possible reward."
"Every week, with ever-increasing levels of irresponsibility, many billions of dollars in American assets are being saddled with debt that has virtually no chance of being repaid," he said.
Theodore Joseph Forstmann was born Feb. 13, 1940, and raised in affluence in
, Conn. His father, Julius, had inherited Forstmann Woolen Co., a fabric company that made him one of the world's richest men.
Forstmann was a highly ranked junior amateur tennis player and played goalie for
's hockey team while earning a bachelor's degree in English literature. He attended
Law School.
He worked for a few years at a
law firm and a few more at small investment firms on Wall Street before opening Forstmann Little in 1978 with his younger brother, Nick, and a former investment banker, Brian Little. It became one of the first buyout firms to raise money for acquisitions directly from pension funds.
Forbes magazine estimated Forstmann's net worth to be $1.6 billion in March. He promised to give the majority of his wealth to charitable causes, including the Children's Scholarship Fund.
Never married, he became the legal guardian of two boys in the 1990s after meeting them at an orphanage in South Africa.


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Statewide average drops; improves in area, too
Kinston High School Principal Angela Bryant knows sometimes a traditional pathway to education isn�t always best for some of her students, but some of those alternatives still contributed to the North Carolina�s 3.01 percent dropout rate for the 2011-12 school year.
She said some students can�t focus in a classroom setting and others lack discipline and leadership the school can�t always provide.
�You have to treat every kid differently,� Bryant said.
She has recommended some students chose alternative education options, such as the adult education program at Lenoir Community College or the Tar Heel Challenge Program. If they select those routes and go on to earn a high school diploma or GED, it still counts against the school as a dropout.
�This is going to hurt us as a school, but I�m going to help that kid by working to provide that child another opportunity,� Bryant said.
The Department of Public Instruction reported the most current dropout rate is a decrease from the previous 3.43 percent.
Bryant said it�s rare to find students who enjoy all academic subjects, so the school administrators try to engage the teenagers by offering various career pathways.
�Let�s face it, there are kids who don�t enjoy (school),� Bryant said. �It�s very seldom that you�ll find a kid who loves every subject, but you�ll find kids that are really passionate about other subjects.�
She added requiring students to pick a career pathway while in school will balance their interest and keep them enrolled.
�If you can keep that passion going, that�s really helpful for them,� she said.
Once a student is 16-years-old, they can choose to drop out of high school after going through a lengthy process depending on the school system.
In Greene County, guidance office representatives at the high school will only approve a drop out once the student has spoken with a counselor, the principal and Greene County Schools� Central Office.
�We try to give them different scenarios to get them to stay in school,� said Don Marr, Greene Central High School principal.
The dropout rate at the school improved from 1.67 percent in 2010-11 to 1.37 percent for the 2011-12 school year. The most recent graduation rate for Greene Central was higher than the state average at 82.74 percent, Marr said.
He said students with behavioral issues can attend the Alternative Education Center.
�They go there and they flourish,� Marr said. �We�ve been able to save many students at the AEC.�
Some Greene Central students made a preventative dropout video for which they earned $8,000 to keep coming up with ways for fellow students to stay in school.
�I�d tell them that it�s not worth it,� said Kinston High School sophomore Jeremy Staten, 15, about persuading fellow classmates to change their mind about dropping out. �You wouldn�t be able to get anywhere in life without having an education.�
Teachers in area school systems are urged to make a connection with the students � starting long before they reach the high school hallways.
Jones Middle School Principal Michael White said he gets the community and parents involved to keep students interested in education.
�We really try to get to know the kids and find out what they like,� he said. �I do know this is the age when a lot of stuff starts, and they�re very curious about a lot of things. They can very well start loosing interest in middle school.�
Job fairs, community events and getting to know parents all contribute to helping students understand the importance of education, he said.
�(Those factors) help us all around the classroom to try to prevent discipline problems,� White said. �Middle school is the place you can catch them and really get them interested in lots of things.�
All North Carolina public colleges and universities are represented in Jones Middle�s hallways so students can at least become familiar with higher education.
The high school dropout rate for Jones Senior High School was 4.42 percent in 2010-11 and was 3.03 percent in 2011-12, giving Jones County the most positive rate gain.
�At the end of the year when they leave us, we hope they have a better feeling about education and why they need it,� White said.
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North Carolina dropout rate at record low
Dropout statistics from 2011-12
n 3.01 percent of high school students dropped out of school (0.42 percentage point decrease from the previous year�s rate of 3.43 percent)
n Dropout count decreased in 70.4 percent (81 of 115) school districts
n Male students accounted for 60.3 percent of reported dropouts (60 percent the previous year)
n Students most frequently dropped out in 10th grade (28.6 percent)
n The dropout rate for 9th graders was 26.7 percent, 25.3 percent for 11th graders and 17.3 percent for 12th graders
n 41.5 percent attendance was the reason most cited for dropping out
Source: Public Schools of North Carolina