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Jell-O is a registered trademark of Kraft Foods for varieties of gelatin desserts (fruit-flavored gels), puddings, and no-bake cream pies. The original Jell-O gelatin dessert (genericized as jello) is the signature of the brand.
Cherry-flavored Jell-O gelatin dessert, produced by Kraft Foods
|Gelatin desserts, puddings
|Place of origin
|United States
|Region or state
|Le Roy, New York, U.S.
|Created by
|Pearle Bixby Wait
|Main ingredients
|Powdered gelatin, sugar or artificial sweetener, artificial flavors, food coloring
|Many flavors and various snacks
Food energy
(per 21g serving)
|80 kcal (335 kJ)
Nutritional value
(per 21g serving)
|Other information
The original gelatin dessert began in Le Roy, New York, in 1881 after Pearle Bixby Wait and wife May trademarked the name for a product made from strawberry, raspberry, orange, or lemon flavoring added to sugar and granulated gelatin, which had just been patented in 1845 in its powdered form for the masses. The dessert was especially popular in the 1930s and 1950s.
- 1 Description
- 2 History
- 3 Jell-O shots
- 4 Manufacturing and tourism
- 5 Advertising
- 6 In culture
- 7 Current flavors
- 8 Discontinued flavors
- 9 See also
- 10 References
- 11 External links
Jell-O is sold prepared (ready-to-eat), or in powder form, and is available in various colors and flavors. The powder contains powdered gelatin and flavorings, including sugar or artificial sweeteners. It is dissolved in hot water, then chilled and allowed to set. Fruit, vegetables, and whipped cream can be added to make elaborate snacks that can be molded into shapes. Jell-O must be put in a refrigerator until served, and once set, it can be eaten.
Some non gelatin pudding and pie filling products are sold under the Jell-O brand. Pudding is cooked on the stove top with milk, then eaten warm or chilled until firmly set. Jell-O has an instant pudding product which is mixed with cold milk and chilled. To make pie fillings, the same products are prepared with less liquid.
Early historyEdit
Gelatin, a protein produced from collagen extracted from boiled bones, connective tissues, and other animal products, has been a component of food, particularly desserts, since the 15th century.[1]
Gelatin was popularized in New York in the Victorian era with spectacular and complex jelly moulds. Gelatin was sold in sheets and had to be purified, which was time-consuming. Gelatin desserts were the province of royalty and the relatively well-to-do. In 1845, a patent for powdered gelatin was obtained by industrialist Peter Cooper, who built the first American steam-powered locomotive, the Tom Thumb.[2][3] This powdered gelatin was easy to manufacture and easier to use in cooking.
In 1897, in LeRoy, New York, carpenter and cough syrup manufacturer Pearle Bixby Wait trademarked a gelatin dessert called Jell-O. His wife May and he added strawberry, raspberry, orange, and lemon flavoring to granulated gelatin and sugar.[4] In 1899, Jell-O was sold to Orator Francis Woodward (1856–1906),[5] whose Genesee Pure Food Company produced the successful Grain-O health drink. Part of the legal agreement between Woodward and Wait dealt with the similar Jell-O name.[6][7]
Going mainstreamEdit
|Kitchen Chemistry: Jell-O, Tracing Jell-O's rise to fame, Science History Institute
Various elements were key to Jell-O becoming a mainstream product: new technologies, such as refrigeration, powdered gelatin and machine packaging, home economics classes, and the company's marketing.[8]
Initially Woodward struggled to sell the powdered product. Beginning in 1902, to raise awareness, Woodward's Genesee Pure Food Company placed advertisements in the Ladies' Home Journal proclaiming Jell-O to be "America's Most Famous Dessert."[9] Jell-O was a minor success until 1904, when Genesee Pure Food Company sent armies of salesmen into the field to distribute free Jell-O cookbooks, a pioneering marketing tactic.[10] Within a decade, three new flavors, chocolate (discontinued in 1927), cherry, and peach, were added, and the brand was launched in Canada.[9] Celebrity testimonials and recipes appeared in advertisements featuring actress Ethel Barrymore and opera singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink. Some Jell-O illustrated advertisements were painted by Maxfield Parrish.
In 1923, the newly rechristened Jell-O Company launched D-Zerta, an artificially sweetened version of Jell-O. Two years later, Postum and Genesee merged, and in 1927 Postum acquired Clarence Birdseye's frozen foods company to form the General Foods Corporation.
By 1930, there appeared a vogue in American cuisine for congealed salads, and the company introduced lime-flavored Jell-O to complement the add-ins that cooks across the country were combining in these aspics and salads. Popular Jell-O recipes often included ingredients like cabbage, celery, green peppers, and even cooked pasta.[9]
By the 1950s, salads would become so popular that Jell-O responded with savory and vegetable flavors such as celery, Italian, mixed vegetable, and seasoned tomato. These flavors have since been discontinued.[9]
In 1934, sponsorship from Jell-O made comedian Jack Benny the dessert's spokesperson.[11] At this time Post introduced a jingle ("featured" by the agency Young & Rubicam[12]) that would be familiar over several decades, in which the spelling "J-E-L-L-O" was (or could be) sung over a rising five-note musical theme. The jingle was written by Don Bestor, who was the bandleader for Jack Benny on his radio program.[13]
In 1936, chocolate returned to the Jell-O lineup, as an instant pudding made with milk. It proved enormously popular, and over time other pudding flavors were added such as vanilla, tapioca, coconut, pistachio, butterscotch, egg custard, flan, and rice pudding.
Baby boomEdit
Though much of the elaborate and dainty tea time fare served between the 1920s and 1950s was luxurious and decorative, using fancy ingredients like caviar or lobster, Jell-O became an affordable ornamental ingredient that women were able to use to create feminine, light, delicate dishes that were the standard of refined tea time fare during that period. By the Jazz Age nearly 1/3 of salad recipes in an average cookbook would be gelatin based recipes including varied fillings of fruit, vegetables or even cream cheese.
Typical recipes from the early 20th century included exotic fruits like figs, dates and bananas, or lemon flavored jello paired with maraschino cherries and other ingredients like marshmallows and almonds.[14] One sweet gelatin-based fruit dessert called only "Good Salad" includes vanilla pudding, tapioca pudding, pineapple, mandarin oranges and orange gelatin. The pudding mixes are made with the reserved juice from the canned fruit and the flavored gelatin, the fruits are added and the dessert salad is allowed to set in the fridge and served cool.[15]
One savory recipe collected by the Des Moines Register, published in Iowa, is for a tomato soup gelatin salad. The salad, served chilled, is made from lemon gelatin, tomato soup, cream cheese, stuffed olives combined with various other ingredients and seasonings.[15]
The baby boom saw a significant increase in sales for Jell-O. Young mothers didn't have the supporting community structures of earlier generations, so marketers were quick to promote easy-to-prepare prepackaged foods. By this time, creating a Jell-O dessert required simply boiling water, combining the water with Jell-O, and putting the mixture into Tupperware molds and refrigerating it for a short time.[8]
New flavors were continually added and unsuccessful flavors were removed: in the 1950s and 1960s, apple, black cherry, black raspberry, grape, lemon-lime, mixed fruit, orange-banana, pineapple-grapefruit, blackberry, strawberry-banana, tropical fruit, and more intense "wild" versions of the venerable strawberry, raspberry, and cherry. In 1966, the Jell-O "No-Bake" dessert line was launched, which allowed a cheesecake to be made in 15 minutes. In 1969, Jell-O 1∗2∗3 (later Jell-O 1•2•3), a gelatin dessert that separated into three layers as it cooled, was unveiled. Until 1987, Jell-O 1•2•3 was readily found in grocery stores throughout most of the United States, but the dessert is now rare. In 1971 packaged prepared pudding called Jell-O Pudding Treats were introduced. Jell-O Whip 'n Chill, a mousse-style dessert, was introduced and widely promoted; it remains available in limited areas today. A similar dessert called Jell-O Soft Swirl was introduced in 1972, flavors included Chocolate Creme, Strawberry Creme, Vanilla Creme, and Peach Creme. Florence Henderson appeared in TV ads for this product.
Sales decline and turnaroundEdit
In 1964, the slogan "There's always room for Jell-O" was introduced, promoting the product as a "light dessert" that could easily be consumed even after a heavy meal.
Throughout the 1960s through the 1980s, Jell-O's sales steadily decreased. Many Jell-O dishes, such as desserts and Jell-O salads, became special occasion foods rather than everyday items. Marketers blamed this decline on decreasing family sizes, a "fast-paced" lifestyle and women's increasing employment. By 1986, a market study concluded that mothers with young children rarely purchased Jell-O.[8]
To turn things around, Jell-O hired Dana Gioia to stop the decline. The marketing team revisited the Jell-O recipes published in past cookbooks and rediscovered Jigglers, although the original recipe did not use that name. Jigglers are Jell-O snacks molded into fun shapes and eaten as finger food. Jell-O launched a massive marketing campaign, notably featuring Bill Cosby as spokesman. The campaign was a huge success, causing a significant market gain.[8]
Cosby became the company's pudding spokesperson in 1974, and continued as the voice of Jell-O for almost thirty years. Over his tenure as the mouthpiece for the company, he would help introduce new products such as frozen Jell-O Pops (in gelatin and pudding varieties); the new Sugar-Free Jell-O, which replaced D-Zerta in 1984 and was sweetened with NutraSweet; Jell-O Jigglers concentrated gummi snacks; and Sparkling Jell-O, a carbonated version of the dessert touted as the "Champagne of Jell-O." In 2010, Cosby returned as Jell-O spokesperson in an on-line web series called "OBKB."[16]
In the 1980s, a Jell-O advertising campaign slogan reminded consumers, "Don't forget—you have to remember to make it."
In 1990, General Foods was merged into Kraft Foods by parent company Philip Morris (now the Altria Group). New flavors were introduced: watermelon, blueberry, cranberry, margarita, and piña colada, among others. In 2001, the state Senate of Utah recognized Jell-O as a favorite snack food of Utah, recognizing the fundamental basis of Jell-O in Mormon cuisine such as Jell-O salad, and Governor Michael O. Leavitt declared an annual "Jell-O Week."[17] During the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the souvenir pins included one depicting green Jell-O.[18]
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Jell-O's family-friendly reputation was slightly tarnished by Jell-O shots and Jell-O wrestling.[8]
As of 2011[update], there were over 420 million boxes of Jell-O gelatin and over 1 billion Jell-O cups sold in the United States each year.[19] As of 2016[update], there were more than 110 products sold under the Jell-O brand name.[20]
Jell-O is used as a substantial ingredient in a well-known dessert, a "Jell-O mold" the preparation of which requires a mold designed to hold gelatin, and the depositing of small quantities of chopped fruit, nuts, and other ingredients before it hardens to its typical form. Fresh pineapple, papaya, kiwifruit, and ginger root cannot be used because they contain enzymes that prevent gelatin from "setting". In the case of pineapple juice and the enzyme bromelain that it contains though, the enzyme can be inactivated without denaturing through excessive heating and thus altering the flavor by the addition of a small measured amount of capsaicin sourced from hot chilies.[21]
Jell-O shotsEdit
An alternative recipe calls for the addition of an alcoholic beverage to the mix, contributing approximately one third to one half of the liquid added after the gelatin has dissolved in a boil.[22] A serving of the resulting mixture is called a "Jell-O shot" at parties. The quantity and timing of the addition of the liquor are vital aspects; it is not possible to make Jell-O shots with liquor alone, as the colloidal proteins in dry gelatin consist of chains which require a hot liquid to denature them before they can then reform as a semisolid colloidal suspension.[23] Pure alcohol cannot be heated sufficiently to break down these proteins, as it evaporates.[23]
Vodka or rum is commonly used in Jell-O shots, but the shots can be made with almost any liquor. It is important to adjust the proportions of alcohol and cold water to ensure that the mixture sets when experimenting with various liquors. The Jell-O shots can be served in shot glasses and/or small paper or plastic cups; the paper or plastic cups are easier to eat from, but shot glasses are more attractive. The alcohol in Jell-O shots is contained within the Jell-O, so the body absorbs it more slowly, causing people to underestimate how much alcohol they have consumed. Drinkers must monitor their intake because of this.[24]
American singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer claims to have invented the Jell-O shot in the 1950s to circumvent restrictions on alcoholic beverages at the army base where he was stationed.[25] An early published recipe for an alcoholic gelatin drink dates from 1862, found in How to Mix Drinks, or The Bon Vivant's Companion by Jerry Thomas: his recipe for "Punch Jelly" calls for the addition of isinglass or other gelatin to a punch made from cognac, rum, and lemon juice.[26][27] Thomas warns that strength of the punch is "artfully concealed" by the gelatin.[26]
Manufacturing and tourismEdit
As of 2012[update], LeRoy, New York, is known as the home of Jell-O and has the only Jell-O Museum in the world, located on the main road through the small town. Jell-O was manufactured here until General Foods closed the plant in 1964 and relocated manufacturing to Dover, Delaware.[3] The Jell-O Gallery museum is operated by the Le Roy Historical Society at the Le Roy House and Union Free School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[28]
At the museum, visitors can learn about the history of the dessert from its inception. Visitors starting on East Main Street, follow Jell-O Brick Road, whose stones are inscribed with the names of former factory employees. The museum offers looks at starting materials for Jell-O, such as sturgeon bladder and calves' hooves, and various molds.
The Jell-O plant in Mason City, Iowa, produces America's supply of ready-to-eat Jell-O gelatin dessert and pudding cups.
Jack Benny's top-rated radio show did not break for commercials. Instead, announcer Don Wilson incorporated speeches about Jell-O into the program at appropriate places, to Jack's feigned comic annoyance. Lucille Ball's My Favorite Husband, the radio predecessor to TV's I Love Lucy, was another popular program sponsored by Jell-O for much of its 124-episode run. Ball's character Liz Cooper often opened the program with the lively greeting "jell-o everybody!"
Comedian Bill Cosby is associated with Jell-O and, more famously, Jell-O pudding, and he appeared in many commercials promoting both. Shows like Mad TV, The Simpsons and Saturday Night Live parody Cosby, using Jell-O references like "pudding pop". In the 1960s, the cast of the sitcom Hogan's Heroes did a commercial with Carol Channing featuring Colonel Hogan, his men, Kommandant Klink and Sergeant Shultz having Jell-O and Dream Whip for dessert. Also, in the first few seasons of the first of Lucille Ball's two 1960s television series, The Lucy Show, cast members including Vivian Vance often did commercials for Jell-O.
In 1995, Jell-O carried the tagline "It's alive!" and had the phrase "J-E-L-L-OOOOOOO!".
In August 2018, Jell-O released an animated series on YouTube and Amazon Prime Video titled "JELL-O Wobz" in partnership with DreamWorksTV.[29]
In cultureEdit
Jell-O is mentioned in the 1936 popular song "A Fine Romance" by Dorothy Fields (with music by Jerome Kern), where it is humorously referred to as a mundane alternative to the excitement of romantic love.[30] In 1980, the American composer William Bolcom wrote a popular humorous song about Jell-O, "Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise", satirising its use in combined sweet and savory dishes such as Jello salad.[31][32]
In 1992, Ivette Bassa won the second ever Ig Nobel Prize in chemistry for inventing blue Jell-O.[33][34]
Jell-O is especially popular among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), often referred to as "Mormons". The Mormon Corridor region, which has the highest Mormon populations, was nicknamed the "Jell-O Belt",[35][36][37][38] referring to the 20th-century Mormon cultural stereotype that Mormons have an affinity for Jell-O.[39] In support of this image, Jell-O was designated as Utah's official state snack food in 2001.[40] When drafting the resolution, the Utah Legislature gave many reasons to recognize Jell-O,[41] including that Utah had had the highest per-capita consumption of Jell-O for many years, and how citizens of Utah had rallied to "Take Back the Title" after Des Moines, Iowa exceeded Utah in Jell-O consumption in 1999.[41] The culture of Utah, petitions by Utahns, and campaigning by students of Brigham Young University were also mentioned as reasons for recognizing Jell-O.[41] Bill Cosby, longtime spokesperson for the Jell-O brand, appeared before the Utah Legislature in support of the bill. "He told the assembly that he believes the reason people in Utah love Jell-O is that the snack is perfect for families -- and the people of Utah are all about family."[42]
The 2002 LDS Cinema romantic comedy The Singles Ward, which is filled with inside Mormon jokes and stereotypes, has a scene where someone slips and falls in Jell-O at a church social for young, single Mormons.
The stereotype of Mormons loving Jell-O does not appear to have a long history. Media reports in 1969 and 1988 on foods popular among Mormons or in Utah make no mention of Jell-O, and a 1988 article mentions Jell-O as a Lutheran tradition. In 1997, Kraft released sales figures revealing Salt Lake City to have the highest per-capita Jell-O consumption.[8]
Current flavorsEdit
This section is about an event or subject that may not be current but does not specify the time period.
The following are the flavors of Jell-O products that are currently being produced:[43]
^a Also available in a sugar free/low calorie product.
^b Available seasonally.
^c Only available as a prepared product.
Discontinued flavorsEdit
See alsoEdit
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- ^ "History of Jello". The Jell-O Gallery. Le Roy Historical Society. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Orator Francis Woodward". findagrave.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ Wyman, Carolyn (2001). Jell-O: A Biography — The History and Mystery of America's Most Famous Dessert. Mariner Books. pp. 4–5. ISBN 978-0156011235.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2019-03-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ a b c d e f Christy Spackman (August 17, 2012). "Mormonism's Jell-O Mold". Slate.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "The New JELL-O Book of Surprises". Chemical Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016.
- ^ "The Jell-O Museum and Gallery". Archived from the original on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "A timeline set in Jell-O". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). June 28, 2006. Archived from the original on August 5, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- ^ "Business – Jell-O pulls plug on longtime ad firm 09/10/00". Archived from the original on 2008-10-25. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ "Jello Again". Variety. 11 December 1940. p. 35. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ Sherrie A. Inness, Dinner Roles: American Women and Culinary Culture, p. 62-66
- ^ a b The Des Moines Register Cookbook, 1995
- ^ Frederix, Emily (May 16, 2010). "Bill Cosby & Jell-O: Together Again". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on May 20, 2010.
- ^ Kay, Katty (6 February 2001). "Utah loves Jell-O". BBC News. Washington. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ Phillips, Valerie (February 6, 2002). "There's green Jell-O on your lapel... Abundance of food pins are unique to Salt Lake Olympics". Deseret News. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "Wiggle Room". Sunday Morning. CBS. 27 November 2011. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Jell-O Products Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. Kraft. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ Pineapple Jelly.MPG. YouTube. 23 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ Sampson, Susan (September 9, 2006). "Jell-O shots pack a bang". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. p. M.4. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
A Jell-O shot is a cocktail you can eat.
- ^ a b My Science Project – What is the Ultimate Jell-O Shot? Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ The Art & Science of the Jello Shot Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine DrinkStreet.com
- ^ "That Was the Wit That Was". SF Weekly. April 19, 2000. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ a b Thomas, Jerry. "How to Mix Drinks, Or, The Bon-vivant's Companion". google.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ The Joy of Mixology by Gary Regan. Clarkson Potter, 2003. Pages 15-16, 150.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. Archived from the original on 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
- ^ "Jell-O teams with DreamworksTV on animated series for YouTube, Amazon Prime Video". Marketing Dive. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ^ Furia, Philip; Patterson, Laurie (2010). The Songs of Hollywood. Oxford University Press. p. 98. ISBN 9780199792665. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ Bolcom, William; Morris, Joan (1980). "Lime jello marshmallow cottage cheese surprise". Melville, N.Y. : E.B. Marks Music Corp. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ Forstie, Clare (2012). "From Rosy to Regrettable: Mixed Nostalgia and the Meanings of Jell-O Salad". Digest: A Journal of Foodways and Culture. American Folklore Society. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ Eric Richard (1992-10-06). "Second Ig Nobel Ceremony Held". The Tech. Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ Jonathan N. Axelrod (1995-09-25). "Ig Nobel Tickets Go on Sale:Awards Ceremony Set to Honor Unusual Achievements". Harvard Crimson.
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Chandler, Michael Alison (26 January 2006). "Big-Screen Religion". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
[...] the Jell-O Belt (the self-referential term for Utah and Idaho, home to large Mormon families that consider the colorful gelatin a staple food for dinner and church socials)[.]
- ^ Crump, Steve (21 March 2004). "Don't ask me. Getting jiggly outside the Jell-O Belt". The Twin Falls Idaho Times-News. p. B01.
- ^ Snider, Eric D. (17 August 2003). "Locally produced film headed to 6 festivals". Provo Daily Herald.
'A film that was locally produced will find an audience beyond the Jell-O Belt [...]'
- ^ Mikita, Carole (17 November 2003). "Mormon Moviemakers: The Sequel". KSL-TV. Reprinted at ldsfilm.com entry Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine for Saints and Soldiers.
- ^ Editorial board (1 February 2001). "Does Jell-O belong at Legislature". Provo Daily Herald. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Katty, Katty (6 February 2001). "Utah loves Jell-O - official". BBC. Archived from the original on 23 November 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "Utah Legislature SR0005". Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ Merritt, Brett (16 October 2003). "The pudding Papa: Jell-O pitchman Bill Cosby jiggles onto the stage at Abravanel Hall". Provo Daily Herald.
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Fewer heart attacks seen after weight-loss surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a new study of obese Swedes, those who had weight-loss surgery were less likely to go on to suffer a heart attack or stroke, or die from one, compared to people who were managed without surgery.
The results jibe with an earlier report by the same group of researchers, suggesting that those participants who underwent bariatric surgery were less likely to be diagnosed with diabetes or die from any cause over the following decade.
But exactly how weight loss influences the risk of heart problems in obese people hasn't been completely clear, they note.
"This is very beneficial in filling that gap — we just have so little long-term data," said Ted Adams, who has studied bariatric surgery and health outcomes at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City.
Adams, who wasn't involved in the new research, said the findings will be helpful for informing doctors and patients about the long-term consequences of bariatric surgery and helping them assess the risks and benefits of the procedures.
The study doesn't prove that weight-loss surgery cuts the risk of heart disease, and one expert said there are still many questions about the long-term risks and benefits of the procedures.
The data come from a study of more than 4,000 obese people treated at 500 surgery departments and health care centers in Sweden. Between 1987 and 2001, half of those people and their doctors opted for weight-loss surgery, most often stomach stapling, and the other half were treated with routine care, including advice on lifestyle changes.
Researchers led by Dr. Lars Sjostrom at the University of Gothenburg followed those patients for the next 15 years, on average, to see how many of them suffered a heart attack or stroke.
In total, 199 people who'd undergone bariatric surgery had their first heart attack or stroke, and 28 died as a result. By comparison, 234 people who decided against surgery suffered a heart attack or stroke, and 49 died.
When the researchers took into account the initial health differences between people who did and didn't get surgery, the researchers found that after weight-loss surgery, patients were about 30 percent less likely to have a first-time heart attack or stroke than non-surgery patients, and half as likely to die from one.
They calculated that, based on their findings, about 50 obese people would have to get bariatric surgery to prevent one extra heart attack or stroke.
The surgery typically runs at about $20,000, but cost varies by the type of procedure.
Study participants who had weight-loss surgery started out with an average body mass index (BMI) of about 42 — equivalent to a five-foot, six-inch person weighing 260 pounds.
They lost an average of 16 percent of their starting body weight over the 15 years after the procedure, while the comparison group, which started out a bit lighter, didn't consistently lose or gain weight over time.
The researchers reported that 13 percent of the surgery group had complications after the operation. Complications can include blood clots and infections around the surgical site.
How much weight patients lost in either group wasn't tied to their chances of having a heart attack or stroke, Sjostrom and his colleagues wrote in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
One explanation for that, Adams said, is that the surgery has other health benefits that are independent of the amount of weight lost, such as a reduction in diabetes, which could ease heart risks. Those are all things to consider when very obese people decide whether or not surgery is the way to go, he added.
"My advice for patients — and physicians certainly help guide this process — would be to weigh the risks of the surgery, psychological and physiological risks and clinical risks, with their current health status," Adams told Reuters Health.
For example, an obese person with diabetes might be more apt to choose surgery than someone who's very heavy, but otherwise healthy, he said.
Dr. Edward Livingston, a contributing editor for the journal and a professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, said that the heart benefits seen here were small overall.
Given the uncertainty that still exists about the procedures — and the number of patients who just end up putting the weight back on — he thinks it's "wrong" to do bariatric surgery in heavy people without other health risks.
"We don't really know the full spectrum of long-term benefits and risks for these operations," Livingston, who wrote a commentary published with the study, told Reuters Health.
The choice to get bariatric surgery, Adams concluded, "should be a personal, very carefully analyzed decision."
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brianv 4 Jan 25 2010, 09:26 AM wrote:I have previously called this the Woodstock Syndrome, it's a form of delusion or psychosis, some sort of self-justification brought about through fear and guilt. Lying to yourself and to others to garn sympathy or status.
I have first-hand evidence of this phenomenon. My partner, came home from work one day and declared that her boss told her that "an uncle or cousin was on one of the planes."
My brother's girlfriend had a cousin in one of the towers. She's an actress/flake. Me calling her a liar didn't go down too well. I asked for the cousin's name and then produced the "victim" list - whaddya know, no cousin on the victim list.
i811st @ Jan 25 2010, 06:20 PM wrote:brianv 4 Jan 25 2010, 09:26 AM wrote:I have previously called this the Woodstock Syndrome, it's a form of delusion or psychosis, some sort of self-justification brought about through fear and guilt. Lying to yourself and to others to garn sympathy or status.
I have first-hand evidence of this phenomenon. My partner, came home from work one day and declared that her boss told her that "an uncle or cousin was on one of the planes."
My brother's girlfriend had a cousin in one of the towers. She's an actress/flake. Me calling her a liar didn't go down too well. I asked for the cousin's name and then produced the "victim" list - whaddya know, no cousin on the victim list.
Yes! Brianv, you are spot-on, with the"cousin"mantra...MY cousin's husband(whom i had never,ever met,nor seen a photo of)was supposedly at a 9a.m. meeting on the 90th floor in one of the towers. His body was "recovered" over a week later, UNSCATHED.I have bought that story til right now.Thanks, now i have a whole new set of enemies,my family. :o
Also on that day I was working in Providence,RI(I live in Los Angeles) and my Fijian girlfriend at the time had flown out for the last week of my stay. That afternoon she comes to me bawling in tears. Said that the Fijian embassy was in that building, And one of her "cousins" worked there.(she never mentioned this cousin before,odd since this was her first time in the east coast of the mainland,no?)Well I come to find out later , after i had lost contact with her, that in Fiji,EVERYONE is your COUSIN!!! ;) funny how some people believe in coincidence...
Compensation from Libya
On 29 May 2002, Libya offered up to US2.7 billion to settle claims by the families of the 270 killed in the Lockerbie bombing, representing US10 million :blink: per family. The Libyan offer was that:
40% of the money would be released when United Nations sanctions, suspended in 1999, were cancelled;
another 40% when U.S. trade sanctions were lifted; and
the final 20% when the U.S. State Department removed Libya from its list of states sponsoring terrorism.
Jim Kreindler of New York law firm Kreindler & Kreindler, which orchestrated the settlement, said: "These are uncharted waters. It is the first time that any of the states designated as sponsors of terrorism have offered compensation to families of terror victims."
The U.S. State Department maintained that it was not directly involved. "Some families want cash, others say it is blood money," said a State Department official. Compensation for the families of the PA103 victims was among the steps set by the UN for lifting its sanctions against Libya. Other requirements included a formal denunciation of terrorism--which Libya said it had already made--and "accepting responsibility for the actions of its officials".
On 15 August 2003, Libya's UN ambassador, Ahmed Own, submitted a letter to the UN Security Council formally accepting "responsibility for the actions of its officials" in relation to the Lockerbie bombing. The Libyan government then proceeded to pay compensation to each family of US8 million (from which legal fees of about US2.5 million were deducted) and, as a result, the UN cancelled the sanctions that had been suspended four years earlier, and U.S. trade sanctions were lifted. A further US2 million would have gone to each family had the U.S. State Department removed Libya from its list of states regarded as supporting international terrorism, but as this did not happen by the deadline set by Libya, the Libyan Central Bank withdrew the remaining US540 million in April 2005 from the escrow account in Switzerland through which the earlier US2.16 billion compensation for the victims' families had been paid. The United States announced resumption of full diplomatic relations with Libya after deciding to remove it from its list of countries that support terrorism on 15 May 2006.
A civil action against Libya continued until 18 February 2005 on behalf of Pan Am and its insurers, which went bankrupt partly as a result of the attack. The airline was seeking 4.5 billion for the loss of the aircraft and the effect on the airline's business.
In the wake of the SCCRC's June 2007 decision, there have been suggestions that, if Megrahi's second appeal had been successful and his conviction had been overturned, Libya could have sought to recover the 2.16 billion compensation paid to the relatives. Interviewed by French newspaper Le Figaro on 7 December 2007, Saif al-Gaddafi said that the seven Libyans convicted for the Pan Am Flight 103 and the UTA Flight 772 bombings "are innocent". When asked if Libya would therefore seek reimbursement of the compensation paid to the families of the victims (2.33 billion in total), Saif al-Gaddafi replied: "I don't know".
In an interview shown in BBC Two's The Conspiracy Files: Lockerbie on 31 August 2008, Saif al-Gaddafi said that Libya had admitted responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing simply to get trade sanctions removed. He went on to describe the families of the Lockerbie victims as very greedy: "They were asking for more money and more money and more money". However, several of the victims families refused to accept compensation due to their belief that Libya was not responsible.
Contingency fees for lawyers
On 5 December 2003, Jim Kreindler revealed that his Park Avenue law firm would receive an initial contingency fee of around US1 million from each of the 128 American families Kreindler represents. The firm's fees could exceed US300 million eventually. Kreindler argued that the fees were justified, since "Over the past seven years we have had a dedicated team working tirelessly on this and we deserve the contingency fee we have worked so hard for, and I think we have provided the relatives with value for money."
SmokingGunII 4 Feb 8 2010, 11:02 AM wrote: Wow.
Please take time to look at the "PARTIAL LIST" list of "disasters" they have worked on, it's quite extensive and features a few you might be familiar with:
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Mockingjay, pretty bird or elegant deadly queen?
A woman, a creature of dystopia and mythology.
If there's one bird to be, it would be a Mockingjay,
Though I know they're imaginary,
Mockingjays are real as symbols of courage.
Birds which don't break, they carry on;
Nature outlasting outlandish experiments,
Reinventing, Mother Earth evolving and re-working,
What humans would call a mistake;
Yet these Jays cannot be hidden away, they're fierce warriors risen.
As a Mockingjay, could I fly close to the sun?
Icarus (I think) burned off his majestic wings doing such a deed,
I'd think a celestial queen of Mockingjays is smarter.
She's a stealthy bird whose whistle, repeats any tune heard,
Her mimickery can be confusing to her enemy.
A Mockingjay queen, would keep her scars hidden,
Safe beneath feathers which float, as hope;
Now fuzz, falling furiously as she grows, dropping downy —
Fast, no longer a chick adorned with puffiness.
Now a full-blown black and white glory who sings life's story,
The story of pain, betrayal, and loss;
Your average adventure and most tantalising tale.
Oh, what a Mockingjay can truly be,
When her heads adorned by sunlight and truth,
Choosing her battles and using her melody —
The Melody you're humming to yourself.
The sweetest songs of tears, quicksilver and liquid gold,
Molten metal glimmering.
She burns with fire in her soul, though she is no mythical Phoenix;
Yet she rises from the ashes of society and science;
She repeats your tunes, the echoes throughout her wild lands.
You'll never catch a Mockingjay, there's wrath in her footprints,
Her anger caused, ignites an inner flame brilliant.
She'll swoop from above and end you below,
The dignified woman, no longer laughing,
Going to battle, her war song a trill.
The Mockingjay flies her wings fluid, her form grace designed.
A legendary bird of modern times,
Survival of the fittest crossing genetics;
Nature re-designs better than a science lab of horrors.
Mockingjay is more than bird she is the huntress,
The symbolic warrior of Ancient Greece and Rome – Artemis;
Bow with blazing pyrotechnics and lethal skill, pointed at her kill.
She lives and she dreams of the day, the war is long ended,
Where revenge and the cold stone hearted have no meaning.
Her desire is the melody so beautiful it thrills and heals,
Enraptures a soul with clearly sung words.
She's a warrior with golden platted lashes, winged at her pray;
A sultry seductress and and goddess flying free.
Mockingbird walks, she sways, feathers flocked close,
She's as precious as the sparrow, calling lonely for her love.
She'd scarred, her heart torn;
So strong but in need of help most of all.
Even symbols of strength such as her,
Who mimick a fictitious tune with ease;
Need more than survival to hope for.
She needs more than, a gilded bird cage.
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9 of the world's greatest tunnels
Tamara Hinson, for CNN • Updated 11th July 2014
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Channel Tunnel linking France with the United Kingdom, and the 50th anniversary of the deal which led to its creation.
To mark the occasion, we're taking a look at some of the world's greatest tunnels.
MORE: 25 of mankind's greatest engineering achievements
1. Channel Tunnel (UK and France)
Connecting the United Kingdom with continental Europe (it has entrances/exits in Folkestone, Kent, and Pas-de-Calais in northern France), the tunnel has the world's longest undersea section -- 37.9 kilometers (23.5 miles).
Though a marvel of the modern age, it wasn't a new idea when it was built.
French engineer Albert Mathieu proposed a tunnel under the English Channel in 1802, although his plans included an artificial island mid-channel where horse-drawn carriages could make maintenance stops.
"This tunnel defined the term 'mega project,'" says Matt Sykes, tunnel expert and director at engineering company Arup.
"It fundamentally changed the geography of Europe and helped to reinforce high speed rail as a viable alternative to short-haul flights."
50 kilometers (31 miles)
Though both the English and French put in work to build the Channel Tunnel, the English side tunneled a greater distance.
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Euro Tunnel
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2. Laerdal Tunnel (Aurland, Norway)
The Laerdal Tunnel in West Norway is the world's longest road tunnel and cost $153 million to build, which works out at $6,250 per meter.
The length of the tunnel prompted engineers to include various features designed to alleviate claustrophobia and tiredness.
"The sheer length of tunnel -- which takes 20 minutes to drive through -- led to innovation in the use of behavioral science and driver psychology in the design to reduce driver fatigue and improve safety," says Sykes.
"This resulted in large, colorfully lit caverns every six kilometers, providing points of interest and a unique driver experience."
24.5 kilometers (15.2 miles)
Fast fact:
Engineers separated the tunnel into different sections to give the illusion that drivers are traveling through a number of smaller tunnels.
In these smaller sections drivers can take breaks, or even have a wedding ceremony, as one adventurous couple has previously done.
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The Fjords
MORE: World's top underground tourist attractions
3. Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line (Tokyo)
It's easy to mistake this tunnel for a bridge because part of the structure comprises a 4.4-kilometer span as well as a 9.6-kilometer subsea conduit.
The Aqua Line crosses Tokyo Bay and connects the cities of Kawasaki and Kisarazu.
It reduced the journey time between the two from 90 to 15 minutes.
"This project required the world's largest undersea tunnel boring machines and set the precedent for constructing two-lane road tunnels," points out Matt Sykes at Arup.
"The resilience of the construction was demonstrated during the 2011 Tohoku-Pacific Ocean earthquake, which caused severe damage to Tokyo Bay."
14 kilometers total (8.7 miles)
Fast fact:
Constructed atop the Tokyo Bay Aqua Line is an island that functions as a rest area and mall.
The man-made island, called Umi-Hotaru, is a popular scenic point with an observation deck that gives a great view of Tokyo Bay.
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Nippon Civil Consulting Engineers
MORE: 25 great skyscrapers: icons of construction
4. Eisenhower Tunnel (Colorado)
Colorado's Eisenhower road tunnel is one of the world's highest, located 3,401 meters (11,158 feet) above sea level, at the highest point on the U.S. interstate highway system.
It played a significant role in the women's rights movement when Janet Bonnema was hired as a construction worker in 1972.
Her supervisor misread her name as James, but realized his mistake and reassigned her to administrative duties after workers -- many of whom were former miners -- cited the common superstition that a woman's presence can bring bad luck to a mine.
Bonnema sued and was allowed to return to the tunnel.
A new equal rights law was subsequently passed.
2.72 kilometers (1.7 miles)
Fast fact:
Prior to the tunnel's official opening in 1972, a drunk driver believed he should be the first person to take a vehicle through and was arrested for trespassing.
Charges were subsequently dropped because the signs prohibiting traffic were considered inadequate.
More info
Colorado Department of Transportation
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5. Spiralen Tunnel (Drammen, Norway)
The dramatic Spiralen road tunnel, built in 1961 and comprising six spirals covering 1,649 meters (5,413 feet), leads to one of the most spectacular viewpoints in the industrial town of Drammen.
"Despite being an expensive country, Norway builds some of the cheapest tunnels," says Alun Thomas, head of tunnels at engineering consultancy Ramboll.
"This is because the engineers strip the design down to the bare essentials required for the flow of traffic in the tunnels. Maximum benefit for minimum effort -- that's good engineering."
1.65 kilometers (1.02 miles)
The tunnel opens out to a dramatic view of Drammen Valley and has a beer garden, restaurants and open-air museum.
MORE: 10 of the world's 'blobbiest' buildings
6. Guoliang Tunnel (Henan Province, China)
Before the construction of this impressive tunnel, the only way to access the village of Guoliang was via a narrow path carved into the side of the Taihang Mountains.
In 1972, a group of 13 villagers decided to construct a tunnel, which they dug by hand.
Three died during the construction process but the tunnel transformed the village and became a tourist attraction in its own right.
"This tunnel is beautiful and a tribute the tenacity of the villagers who built it," says Thomas at Ramboll.
"For me it emphasizes how tunnel construction can enhance the environment as well as bringing huge benefits for society. At the same time, one should remember the cost and the fact that several villagers were killed during construction."
1.2 kilometers (0.74 miles)
Fast fact:
The tunnel was built jagged and steep due to the village's primitive tools, earning it the nickname: "The road that does not tolerate any mistakes."
MORE: World's next tallest tower: Super green, very pink
7. SMART (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
"SMART is a combined road and flood relief tunnel," explains Thomas at Ramboll.
"It can be completely flooded to get rid of storm water and turned back into a road in a few hours."
The tunnel, the longest in Malaysia, was built to solve the problem of flash flooding in Kuala Lumpur.
SMART can operate in three ways.
When there's no flooding, it serves purely as a road tunnel.
When there are floods, rainwater can be diverted into a lower channel, and the upper level will remain open to traffic.
When exceptionally heavy floods occur, the tunnel closes to all traffic and watertight gates open to allow floodwater to flow through.
9.7 kilometers (6.02 miles)
Fast fact:
The tunnel is expected to prevent billions of dollars of possible flood damage and costs from traffic congestion.
Since it opened in 2007, flood-prone areas such as Masjid Jamek, Dataran Merdeka, Leboh Ampang and Jalan Melaka have been spared inundation.
More info
SMART Motorway Tunnel
MORE: Beijing's secret subterranean city
8. Bund Sightseeing Tunnel (Shanghai)
This underwater Chinese tunnel is short and sweet, but spectacular and slightly strange.
It spans the Huangpu River and connects Shanghai's Bund to Lujiazui, location of the Pearl TV tower.
Passengers were originally going to be ferried from one side to the other on a moving walkway, but automated cars were installed instead.
646.7 meters (2,122 feet)
Fast fact:
A company that had worked with Disney was originally supposed to help design the tunnel, but was deemed too expensive.
Instead a Shanghai-based company created the tunnel's psychedelic lights and trippy audio-visual effects.
The ride is apparently meant to represent a journey to the core of the earth, and the tunnel currently ranks as one of Shanghai's top five tourist attractions.
MORE: Underground Budapest: Caverns, churches and Cold War bunkers
9. Seikan Tunnel (Japan)
The Seikan is a railway tunnel in Japan, but what makes it unique is the fact that a 23-kilometer (14.2 miles) stretch of the tunnel is 140 meters (460 feet) below sea level.
It's the longest and deepest rail tunnel in the world, and spans the Tsugaru Strait, connecting Aomori Prefecture on the island of Honshu to the island of Hokkaido.
Work on the tunnel started in 1964 and was completed in 1988.
53 kilometers (32.9 miles)
Fast fact:
In 1976, construction workers hit a patch of soft rock and water gushed into the tunnel at a rate of 80 tons per minute. The leak took two months to fix.
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During a physical exam for a
rotator cuff disorder, your doctor will
look at your shoulder for signs of swelling, discoloration, muscle
deterioration (atrophy), deformities, or abnormal appearance. He or she also
will press around your shoulder and arm to check for any tenderness, swelling,
or warmth.
Your doctor will examine your range of motion,
stability, strength, blood flow, reflexes, and sensation in both the injured
and uninjured arms. Moving the arms in specific ways can provide information
about the condition of the rotator cuff tendons and the shoulder joint.
Your doctor may conduct tests to find out whether
you have subacromial
impingement or a tear in the rotator cuff.
Tests for rubbing of the tendon on the bone (impingement) are
based on whether certain movements cause pain and discomfort. To test for
impingement, your doctor may have you:
Your doctor will consider how painful these
movements are to you and, if there was pain, what position your shoulder was
Another test involves injecting a pain reliever (such as
lidocaine) into the
bursa and near the rotator cuff tendons of your
shoulder (subacromial space injection). If this relieves your pain, then you
probably have rotator cuff abrasion or subacromial
bursitis. Your doctor may then inject
corticosteroids into the area to reduce inflammation.
But if your shoulder is still weak after the injection of anesthetic, the
problem may be a rotator cuff tear.
The main symptoms of a complete rotator cuff tear are pain and
weakness. Tests for rotator cuff tears include the following:
The specific movements that cause pain or weakness are clues to
the location of a rotator cuff tear.
A physical exam is always done for shoulder pain.
If your doctor thinks your shoulder may be broken or
X-rays may be done before a physical
In rotator cuff
tendinitis, tests usually cause some pain or
For a torn rotator cuff, weakness with or without pain is the key
diagnostic sign.
You may have a rotator cuff tear but still have normal shoulder
motion and strength. In these cases, the tear is usually mild.
More extensive and costly diagnostic studies can help determine the
cause of shoulder pain or weakness. Your medical history and overall health
status, symptoms, age, and occupation or activity level are things your doctor will think about when recommending whether you should have any of
these tests.
For example, a professional athlete or a person who hangs wallpaper
for a living may warrant more tests earlier than a relatively inactive older
adult. A more complete diagnosis is important if you need a strong shoulder or
if you may continue activities that will further damage your shoulder.
Complete the medical test information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you prepare for this test.
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Colby was originally chartered by the General Court of Massachusetts as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution in 1813. Its Theological Department opened in 1818 and the Literary Department followed in 1819.
In 1820 Colby was authorized by the First Legislature of Maine "to confer such degrees as are usually conferred by Universities."
An act of Legislature changed the name of the institution to Waterville College on February 5th, 1821. After a significant financial pledge by Gardner Colby at the end of the Civil War, the corporation became "The President and Trustees of Colby University" in 1867, and finally, "The President and Trustees of Colby College" in 1899.


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Floral design conference
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n STARKVILLE - Mississippi State University again is host for the American Institute of Floral Designers/Southern Conference meeting, expected to draw professional and amateur participants from 10 states on March 6-8. MSU last welcomed the event a decade ago and continues to be the only Southeast institution of higher learning to have done so.
In addition to Mississippi, participants will be coming from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. AIFD national president Walter Fedyshyn of Chicago also will attend.
Established in 1965, AIFD has more than 1,300 members worldwide and remains the floral industry leader for presenting educational and design programs.
For registration details, visit http://theuniversityflorist.com/aifd.
College RT program
reaccredited after site visit
n FULTON - Itawamba Community College's respiratory therapy program received reaccreditation from the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care at the conclusion of a recent site visit, and evaluators called the program "exemplary."
Harold Plunkett, dean of health sciences, said evaluators described the program during the exit interview as "remarkable, stellar, elite and in a class by itself."
Accredited respiratory care programs must be re-evaluated every 10 years in order to maintain accreditation, program director Jim Newell said.
ICC's respiratory therapy program offers a basic certificate level of study as well as an expanded curriculum for advanced practitioners.
Cheer clinics, tryouts
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n FULTON - The tryouts for the 2009-10 cheerleading squad at Itawamba Community College are rapidly approaching.
Two stunt clinics and a two-day tryout have been scheduled for those interested in cheering at ICC, sponsor Mande Miller said.
The stunt clinic dates are March 8 from 2-5 p.m. and March 24 from 4-6 p.m. Tryout dates are April 1-2 from 4-6 p.m. The cost for the stunt clinics is $35 per clinic or $50 for both.
Those who are trying out must attend both days, Miller said.
All stunt clinics and tryouts will be in the Fitness Center at the Fulton campus. Mascot tryouts are scheduled for April 8 at 4 p.m.
For more information, contact Miller at (662) 862-8254 or e-mail email@example.com.
Delta Music Institute
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n CLEVELAND - The Delta Music Institute will host a grand opening celebration on March 7-8 to showcase its new facilities inside the historic Whitfield building on the Delta State University campus.
The Delta Music Institute began with a generous donation by Fred Carl of the Viking Range Corporation in 2003. The focus of the DMI is to provide students with a broad and thorough education in the technological, business and creative areas of the music industry.
Students in the DMI program pursue career aspirations through an innovative Interdisciplinary Studies degree, allowing them to combine two or three concentrations of study. The result is a broad entrepreneurial approach to the music and entertainment industries.
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This illustration shows the homestead of Lying Fish, located in a relatively remote valley in northern Georgia. In the early 1830s, Lying Fish's homestead included a 16 by 14 foot log house with a wooden chimney, another house of the same size, a corn crib, a stable, 19 acres of cleared bottom land, of which six were on the creek, 30 peach trees and 3 apple trees.
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3. Cherokees living on farms like this rarely had white ancestors and were unlikely to speak English. How do you think that might affect their attitudes towards adopting some of the white cultural and agricultural practices? How might it affect their attitude towards the Treaty of New Echota?
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Korn To Release 'The Path of Totality Tour: Live at the Hollywood Palladium,' on Blu-Ray + CD
Korn released their tenth studio album, 'The Path of Totality,' on Dec. 6, 2011. On that day, Korn celebrated the album with a special record release show at the Hollywood Palladium featuring Skrillex, Kill the Noise, Datsik and other 'Path of Totality' contributors.
Korn are now set to release a BluRay / CD combo of the show titled 'The Path of Totality Tour: Live at the Hollywood Palladium' on Sept. 4 of this year.
Seen as somewhat of a revival for the band as well as an experiment with dubstep integration, 'The Path of Totality' was voted 'Album of the Year' at the 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Awards.
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Uttare Valley.
Utey-Tarey means Call and bring together in local Limboo language. It is believed that the name Uttare (or Uttarey) has been derived from these terms.
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Shot taken from Hilley, West Sikkim at 08:51.
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cornejo (61050) 2013-10-07 10:18
Hello alekhya, interesting this good photograph of this super green valley, very well composed and captured in this pretty picture with good sharpness, depth, light and color. Very good and interesting job well done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.
Good day and happy week.
Best wishes from southern Spain.
Miguel82 (35174) 2013-10-07 11:21
Dear Alekhya, I appreciate your comment, what it means veer? Deep and large view of that valley in October so after mansoon season, beautiful greenery, "terrace" culture and splendid valley, a brillant picture, so perfect it looks like a little Switzerland alps, best wishes
goodwill (4242) 2013-10-07 12:01
This is something different and fresh from your gallery.
yes............this is impressive and confirms that you are not a novice with the camera.
I can see lemon green, sap green, light green, dark green........ variety of green tones.
What attracts me here is the importance given to the minor details as well as to the bigger points.
Love the inclusion of the bushes on the left side.....these are point of interests.....and if choose wisely uplift the image instantly.
The clouds whisper that you can do better and more better.
Well done dear,
subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2013-10-07 18:44
another nice one from the wild Sikkim. Yes, in my view, Sikkim has a wild beauty. Your composition is superb with the little valley in middle with those flakes of clouds there. Nice light and excellent colours. Superb shot. Tfs.
Indrasish (2943) 2013-10-07 23:53
Dear Alekhya,
Excellent shot here.. I like the fresh green atmosphere and the wonderful composition.. Also I can see the shades of green.. Superb image quality and nice colors also.. Very well done..
Good morning and wish you all the best..
Warm regards,
jhm (190799) 2013-10-08 2:04
Hello Alekhya,
A splendid picture with a nice depth and perspective between the mountains.
We see excellent the table culture on the slope of the mountains.
Sharpness and colours are very nice taken
Nice captured, pleasant to look at.
Very well done, TFS.
Best regards,
Valensiaa (244) 2013-10-13 2:18
Indeed a wonderful shot. Beautiful clouds captured, green valley for sure, grass on the side adds freshness.
Best regards,
abmdsudi (81440) 2013-10-14 6:28
Namaste Alekhya
Looking at his i feel there's something not right about the colour rendition as it doesnt show the true - most representative colours although i can fully respect your personal preference. You have good enough landscape and eye catching too, but honestly, the greenish tinge appears overpowering on which i am sure can be corrected easily in pp. This is my sincere neg critique, Tfs, Congrats.
Best regards
serp2000 (47063) 2013-10-17 20:56
Hi, Alekhya,
Wow! Impressive photo of the valley, fine depth of view. Just a paint picture. Although I always say the nature is the best artist. We have to press a camera button )))
Best wishes from Russia!
mcmtanyel (54033) 2014-01-05 21:47
Hi Alekhya,
Your title reminds me of the title I gave to one of my photos, "How Green Was My Valley." Only, your valley is greener than mine. The clouds on those mountains are enchanting.
fabbs99 (17179) 2014-01-28 23:50
Hello Alekhya,
Amazing shot of the green valley from Sikkim.I love to see the greenery and the clouds.Nice colors and lightings.Very well done,TFS.
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- Date Taken: 2012-10-00
- Categories: Nature
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Crystal Symphony's Pacific Sunsets Cruiseby Judy Cuervo | 12.24.11
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
'Twas three weeks before Christmas And I'm on a cruise I should be shopping and planning And not sippin' booze
An unusually busy November and a lack of shopping mall visits had diverted my attention from fast-approaching Christmas Day. When I left New York on December 4th for Los Angeles and a 7-day Pacific Coast cruise, cards, gifts and trees were the furthest thing from my mind.
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For Penthouse guests, it's the butler who provides an orientation to the stunning and spacious accommodations. Having had the pleasure of two previous Crystal cruises, we stopped Teo mid-spiel (hell, he did have all that ironing to do) because we were fully aware of the penthouse's luxurious details and perks, including queen size bed, generous living area, walk in closet, refrigerator stocked with soft drinks, beer and bottled water, flat panel television with DVD/CD player, and our choice of two complimentary bottles of wine and two bottles of spirits. The stunning dual-sink bathroom includes both a full Jacuzzi tub and shower and features what could amount to a store-display of Aveda amenities: Shampoo, conditioner, energizing shower gel, body lotion, soaps, and bath salts. Full sizes of each, for each occupant of the suite.
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That afternoon, I was able to accompany the spectacularly unathletic Michael for his Ellings Field Paragliding Adventure, a $296 Crystal-offered shore excursion that promised he would glide (in tandem with an expert) over "some of the most stunning landscapes of the Pacific Coast, if not in the world." With no other Crystal guests participating (and that right there should tell you something), I had scary visions driven by the tour book description that Michael would "count to three and fast-walk or jog to the end of the seaside cliff and jump." Just as I wondered if I shouldn't have bothered buying those casual clothes for him that morning, we pulled up to Ellings Field. Not a seaside cliff and certainly not a stunning landscape, the fear-inducing paragliding adventure, it turned out, amounted to a gently rolling dirt training hill with the two "flights" each lasting less than 10 seconds, and the lift achieved not much greater than the height of the TV cabinet in my living room. I guess Michael would have been better off buying a red convertible like other men in the throes of midlife crisis do.
Back on board for our 4:00 p.m. sailing, it wasn't long before the sun was sinking, illustrating exactly why this particular cruise was tagged "Pacific Sunsets." With clear, sunny weather for the duration of the sailing, each night at sunset, purples, reds and oranges spread across the sky in a spectacular lightshow. As an early riser, rising even earlier than usual thanks to the 3-hour time difference between New York and California, I was also treated to an equally spectacular sunrise each day while I sipped coffee on deck prior to my daily pre-dawn visits to Symphony's well-equipped fitness center which, like your local 7-Eleven, is open 24 hours a day.
The fact that I was never alone at the gym, even at that ungodly early hour, may be a testament to the fitness level of Crystal's passengers and their commitment to health. More likely though, it's a testament to Symphony's onboard dining experience and the irresistible choices offered—none with the restaurant surcharges so common on other ships.
Single-level and elegant, The Crystal Dining Room's menu changes each night with options that could keep even the most finicky eater happy with Chef suggestions, lighter dining, vegetarian choices, low carb and more. Unlike most of today's luxury ships, Crystal continues to offer main (usually 6:00 p.m.) and late seating (usually 8:30 p.m.) dinners, but in 2010, introduced "Perfect Choice Dining by Reservation," an option which allows guests to specify their choice of dining time. As one who has enjoyed open seating cruise ship dining almost exclusively for many years, I must admit that I'd forgotten the charm of the "assigned" seatings and the familiar comfort of tablemates and a waiter who quickly learns with your preferences.
Prego and Silk Road are Symphony's alternative dining venues, and it's a good idea to book your reservation for these popular spots online before sailing. Silk Road, a relaxing restaurant with dishes from celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa, features a soothing waterwall at its entrance and an Asian motif. Don't look for chow mein or egg foo yung at this sophisticated venue, but instead indulge in its signature Black Cod with Miso or Nobu-Style Lobster. And, for pete's sake, even if you don't want the chocolate soufflé cake, ask for a serving of the homemade sesame ice cream that accompanies it! Divine!
It had been three years since we'd sailed Symphony and, in that time, the ship had undergone a dramatic redesign in a number of its public areas. While we found all of the enhancements to be lovely (and in some cases, like the removal of the Neptune pool to create a relaxing indoor/outdoor lounge--brilliant!), the transformation of Prego into a sophisticated, modern Italian restaurant was our favorite. But it's all about the food, and I'm happy to say that our favorite dishes were not thrown out with the gaudy barber pole décor of the old Prego. Worthy of its own paragraph—and perhaps its own feature—is Prego's signature mushroom soup. Served in an oregano bread "bowl," complete with lid, the mushroom-filled cream base is decadently rich without being heavy. You want to inhale its aroma…you want to savor each and every mushroom…you want to scrape the soup-saturated sides of the bread bowl to create a kind of mushroom flavored bread pudding so you won't miss a drop. And then you want to order another bowl.
For breakfast, lunch and mid-day snacks, Symphony offers the more casual Bistro, a coffee-drink driven spot that includes a nearby buffet and bistro seating. The pool area's Trident Grill is a personal favorite with popular favorites like burgers, Reubens, Chinese chicken salad, chili, and crispy, crinkle-cut sweet potato fries. The popular Lido Buffet has added attractive partitions that have transformed the space into a more intimate breakfast and lunch spot. Smartly-planned food stations and buffet, sometimes carrying a theme like Asian, but more frequently offering a lovely selection of hot and cold dishes, salads and meats, always throws in a few surprises: A full roast suckling pig at the carving station, anyone?
On our sailing, San Francisco and our overnight stay was for many the high point of the cruise. At 9:15 a.m., Symphony sailed majestically beneath the magnificent Golden Gate Bridge, past Alcatraz prison, and docked at Pier 35 where we'd remain until midnight the following day. With Michael never having experienced that wonderful city before, we set out on foot, our location just a short walk to Pier 39 and its quirky shops, Fisherman's Wharf and its sea lion symphony and Ghiradelli Square where it was decided that a whole lot of our friends and family would be receiving chocolate in their stockings this year.
We can thank the Jones Act (the law that prohibits non-American carriers from picking up and dropping off passengers in American ports without first visiting a foreign port) for our visit to Ensenada, a not-very-well-reviewed Mexican port located 70 miles from San Diego. Among Crystal's well-travelled guests, I couldn't find one who had positive memories of Ensenada, and when the shopping lecturer revealed that the three reputable shops in town sold t-shirts, "crafts" and t-shirts, respectively ("and whatever you do, don't eat there!"), a day aboard Symphony seemed like an excellent idea. (Note: The major attraction in Ensenada is called "The Blow Hole." Really.)
Our final stop during our Pacific Sunsets cruise was San Diego, and it lived up to its reputation as having the best weather in America. While not a drop of rain fell on Symphony's flawlessly-maintained decks during our 7-day cruise, the sun was brightest and temperature highest in this lovely southern California city. While others took advantage of a shore excursion to the San Diego Zoo, reputed to be the best zoo in the country, I hit the shops at Horton Place and then strolled over to Seaport Village, a waterfront combination shopping/dining/entertainment site where I hit the Christmas shopping jackpot thanks to the more than 50 unusual shops set around the working 100-year-old hand-carved carousel that awards a free ride to anyone who snatches the brass ring.
I've always been a multitasker, but aboard Crystal Symphony's Pacific Sunsets cruise, I learned how to combine a luxurious and relaxing vacation with a Christmas shopping marathon. With elaborate holiday decorations and an on-board festive atmosphere spurring me on, I completed my shopping not in hectic desperation as I usually would, but in a spirit of joy and a desire to share my glorious west coast voyage with those I care about at home.
I just wish I had purchased something for myself somewhere along the line. Like maybe another suitcase.
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Material Cellulose Acetate
Color Peach
Aznavour-Paris hair accessories are handmade and designed by professional handcraftman. Made of Cellulose Acetate M49® from Mazzucchelli 1849 Italia and Swarovski Crystals from Wattens, Austria. Cellulose Acetate - the most widely spread organic compound in nature produced from organic cotton and wood pulp fibres. 100% ECOFRIENDLY, SAFE & NO ALLERGIES!