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Books & Babies: Communicating Reproduction
7 July–23 December 2011
(Closed 29 August and 12–18 September inclusive)
Monday-Friday 09.00-18.00,
Saturday 09.00-16.30,
Sunday closed
The Virgin nursing the Christ child, in a fifteenth-century French manuscript prayer book. Scholastics regarded the conception and birth of Jesus as evidence of extraordinary generation, but the Virgin was a more general model for motherhood. MS Ii.6.23
The London underground displays posters for fertility clinics, directed at both women and men. Picture books teach children the facts of life. We are always reading about reproduction. Reproduction also describes what communication media do—multiply images, sounds and text for wider consumption. This exhibition is about these two senses of reproduction, about babies and books, and the ways in which they have interacted in the past and continue to interact today. Before reproduction there was generation, a broader view of how all things come into being than passing on the blueprint of a particular form of life. Before electronic media there were clay figurines, papyrus, parchment, printed books and journals. The interactions between communication media and ideas about reproduction have transformed the most intimate aspects of our lives.
'Books and Babies: Communicating Reproduction' has been supported by a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award to the 'Generation to Reproduction' project.
In 1850 Charles Darwin wrote to his Cambridge friend, the botanist John Stevens Henslow, to announce the birth of Leonard, his fourth son, and his early use of chloroform in childbirth. MS DAR 93: A97
See this letter on the Darwin Correspondence Project website
William Hunter's lavishly-produced Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus (1774) claims to unveil the mysteries of generation by offering the viewer a vicarious, even prurient, experience of dissection. Its engraver Jan van Rymsdyk underlines the individuality of these particular bodies by including minute details, but also depicts the mother's body with great violence, severing limbs to highlight the position of the fetus. Path.aa.5, plate VI
This small clay figurine of a woman holding her breasts is from the ancient Near East. It might have been used to aid fertility or childbirth or may simply have represented maternity or fertility. Fitzwilliam Museum, ANE.52.1913


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From the Amazon Kindle forums, an interesting thread on undocumented or unofficial improvements noticed by Kindle owners.
Here are some of them, with the writer's name in italics after each:
1. The Notes and Bookmarks pages now have 6 entries per page rather than 5, saving some time paging through -- Twenty HaglundThere are a couple of remarks on this thread re battery life but they're either not identified by U.S. or International models and the session life described is less than advertised for the older Kindle U.S., or a Wireless:Off situation is described when savings for Kindle 2 In'tl is a Wireless:On feature.
Reachable via the Menu button.
2. Navigation is faster, with the 5-way button's speed-up of cursor movement -- Betty J. Reed.
I've seen this one mentioned in other threads, most often noted when moving the cursor to a word for an inline-dictionary lookup.
I've also received email saying that web-browsing seems sped up, but there was nowhere to go but up, with that :-)
3. Kindle placed in Landscape mode is more stable for one writer's treadmill --S. Dunham .
4. New column width options similar to those for the DX were added without comment by Amazon -- Twenty Hagland
Changeable using the "Aa" font-key.
There are normal edge to edge lines with almost no margins, as before, but now people can choose to make the column narrower, similar to the width of a newspaper column and easier for some people's eyes to scan quickly. This is more important for the very wide DX but nice to have for the Kindle US and Kindle Int'l.
The Gomoku game has been a hidden feature for some time, which I've seen Bufo Calvin and other authors mention in their books.
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WA Wine Commission World Class Value Pass – Is It Really a Value?
The Washington Wine Commission's "World Class Wine in Our Own Backyard," does it deliver? I recently receive the press release on the newest WWC (Washington Wine Commission) campaign. "Supported by more than $100,000 in radio, print, online, and mobile advertising, the campaign marks the first advertising and marketing campaign of its kind in the Northwest sponsored by the Washington State Wine Commission." Exciting! At first glance, I was pumped about the potential. A 60 day focus on value and helping Washington residents discover (or rediscover) the amazing wine in our state. But, does the program deliver all that it could?
First, let me say, I'm a huge fan of the WWC and their efforts. In a recent Skype interview, Ryan Pennington, WWC Senior Communication Manager, shared the program with our readers. I think the program deserves a spin free zone and a hard look at what is being offered to consumers. Additionally, I'm a little hyper sensitive to how the WWC is going to use the dollars saved by NOT hosting a Taste Washington event in Spokane.
Kudos to the WWC for trying something new. "More than 40 of the participating restaurants are also involved in Seattle Restaurant Week, which takes place from October 17 – 28. These restaurants will offer diners a three-course dinner for only $25, with some also offering three-course lunches for $15. Many "World-Class Wine in Your Own Backyard" participating restaurants will be combining this three-course meal with special offers on Washington wine for World-Class Value Pass holders." To me there is a blurring of two programs. The Seattle Restaurant Week is great…for people who live in Seattle, but does adding these things into the "Value Pass" program really add value? Is the program geared toward "pass" savings or is it just an awesome promotional awareness of Washington wine?
Here is how the program works. Download the World-Class Value Pass and enjoy BIG savings on Washington wines from September 1 – October 31, 2010. What are the values you're receiving? If the WWC is spending $100,000 to promote this program, and encourage people to use a "pass," what are we getting with that pass?
Washington boasts 700+ wineries, yet only 50 are participating in this program. Are economic conditions so good, they don't need the extra ad revenue? Was there an additional fee to buy in to the program? I would love to hear from some of the wineries. For the most part, the consumer benefit is pretty good with these wineries that are participating. I applaud their efforts to offer free tasting fees, extra % off on bottle or case purchases. At a glance of the offers, the benefit seems to give consumers the "member" prices at most of the participating wineries, even if they are not wine club members. But why only 7% of the total wineries for such a signature program?
Spokane Wine: Because I live in Spokane, I tend to keep a keen eye out for Spokane centric wine offers. Spokane represents with 3 of our 17 wineries (a higher % than at the state level). But, is there extra value offered for holding a "World-Class Value Pass?" Overbluff Cellars is offering 10% off purchases to pass holders. Spokane wineries Barrister and Mountain Dome are offering other very awesome promotions, but a pass is not required.
70 participating restaurants are offering "deals" for pass holders. Sounds exciting. Deals? 10% off a bottle of wine – so, that $6 wholesale bottle of Seven Hands Merlot that you have priced at $30 a bottle, I get to buy for just $27. Okay, okay, I know I'm being cynical. Of the 70+ restaurants on the list, 50+ are participants in the Seattle Restaurant Week. 1) The deals being offered are more of a result of the Seattle Restaurant Week promotion. 2) Clicking through a few of the deals revealed very generic offerings that are a part of the restaurant's every day offering. One restaurant offers, "Wine all you Want Mondays. Put an end to Monday blues with Wine all you Want. Enjoy 50% off all bottles of wine ordered with dinner. With over 160 choices, ask xxxx or xxx to recommend a bottle." This is no different than what you could get any given Monday without the pass. Outside the Seattle Restaurant Week, are the 20 other restaurants are supposed to be a broad representation of the other 35% of Washington's population base in Vancouver, Walla Walla, Tri-Cities, Wenatchee, and Spokane?
Spokane Restaurants: A whopping TWO Spokane restaurants are on the list. One offers nothing special apart from their normal offering and the other says they are "featuring" Washington wine flights but makes no mention of any special deal for pass holders. This is a total failure in my opinion. The WWC is not to blame for this, but I would be interested in the recruiting process and "requirements" to play.
Eight retailers are participating in the program. Two are statewide, Albertsons and Safeway. The other six are independent wine shops. Great work to the independents for offering between 10-25% off wines for value pass holders. Two complaints here – Albertsons and Safeway, really – are you kidding me? Albertson's says they will "offer % off Washington wine in their weekly ads." They do that anyway. Every week, Albertson's offers "10% on select Washington wines." Safeway?! You're even worse. "Mix and match six wines and you'll receive 10% off the entire purchase." Uh, yeah…I can do that with six bottles of Yellow Tail Shiraz every day! Where is the value pass value?
Spokane Retailers: The only participating shop here is Vino! I have to offer props to John Allen and team for offering a pass specific savings of 10% off each Washington wine. My only question here is – where is Rocket Market, Huckleberry's, Bottles, Wine Styles, Williams Seafood?
So, Is there Value?
World Class Value Pass. Winery value? Yes, at about 40 of the 50 participating Washington wineries, there is specific value pass savings, but that number seems awfully small. Restaurant value? At only about 30% of the restaurants – especially considering the super high 400% mark up at most restaurants. Retailer value? Yes, at the 6 independent shops but absolutely NOT at the two state-wide chains mentioned.
With $100,000 in ad space being purchased, the participants should certainly see some good exposure. The WWC has a great concept here, I only wish that the participation rates were higher, a more balanced "outside of Seattle" approach was taken, and more specific pass value was offered. Keep moving forward WWC – I hope to see greater things from this program in the future.
I do want to reiterate my support for the program and the effort of the WWC. Venturing out into something new like this is a great effort. I applaud those wineries, restaurants, and merchants for being progressive and lending their support to the program. When / if version two of this rolls out, I hope to see three times the support and involvement with more pass related discounts.
18 comments on "WA Wine Commission World Class Value Pass – Is It Really a Value?"
Jamie Lynn Morgan I am going to go out on a limb and say there was most likely a buy in amount for those wanting to participate, but not knowing how it works that is just my educated guess.
With you on the failure of the local Spokane restaurants to offer something of value, but that would go back to their marketing/advertising overall campaign. If they are not creative with a large campaign, what are they doing on a local smaller level? Probably not that much better.
This is the first push for this new campaign, so there are sure to be bugs and probably a lot of people who didn't participate sitting on the sidelines waiting to see what will happen. If it is successful this time they may participate next time.
A suggestion I would have is setting a minimum discount/offering that the participants have to meet. That way, the less than creative can choose the no brainer option, and those that want to stand out can offer something above the minimum.
Will be interesting to see how it all plays out!
PS Still a bit peeved myself about them canceling the Taste WA event in Spokane. Had such a good time this year!
merlotman When I recieved the email announcing this Promo, thought great lets get more support for our wines. But after seeing the offers and particapation, WOW, forget about it, very lame. AT QFC they have a month long promotion offering 15% off all case sales mix or match even off Ad prices, it goes along with there normal 10% 6 bottles or more. QFC did not join WWC fun promo. Much better deal at QFC
Ryan Pennington Hello Josh,
Thanks for your continued support. Just a couple of points of clarification for you and your readers:
First, the Commission receives no state tax dollars. We are funded directly by the state's wineries and wine grape growers, and we are governed by a representative board of winemakers and growers both large and small and from across the state.
Second, there are no fees for wineries, restaurants or retailers to participate in this campaign, and there are no requirements of any kind for their participation. Notification of this opportunity was sent to wineries, restaurants and retailers across the state, and each participant designed their own offer for this promotion.
As always, we are more than happy to provide such factual background for you ahead of time, whenever you have questions. I know we share an interest in putting out accurate information.
Dustin Robertson I know you say you weren't trying to slam the program, but that is exactly how it comes across.
Couldn't these questions have been addressed in your interview with Ryan? Granted, they are valid points, but it seems a little petty and backhanded to make this kind of post considering you recently interviewed a high ranking member of the commission.
Food for thought
Scott Greenberg As the owner/winemaker at a new micro-winery (we opened in July), this was a good opportunity for some marketing on a state-wide level. I don't know if it will result in any sales, but maybe a few people will stop by, taste my wines and tell their friends how much they like it :). We're just trying to get our name out there, and this seemed like a good way to get people into the tasting room who hadn't heard of us before. I'm also surprised by the relatively few number of wineries in the program, but they must have their reasons.
greg Lipsker Josh, Though it is not just geared specifically to the WCC's promotion, just thought I'd mention that Barrister Winery is participating in the "World Class Wine in Your Own Backyard" program together with 10 Spokane restaurants with our continuing Wine and Dine program.
Joe Any plans to go outside the state with this? I can spend $100k in a blink of an eye when buying ad real estate for my customers, so I imagine it would take a lot more cash. Good wines, though; folks should know!
Steven Josh,
It's neither petty nor backhanded to share your thoughts and constructive suggestions. You are appreciated. -
Don Julien Josh,
Don't feel too bad about Spokane representation. In the Wenatchee/Leavenworth/Chelan area, 2 of the 50+ wineries are participating; and one of the two doesn't have a tasting room.
Ryan's reference to the Commission makeup was interesting. I've served on many volunteer boards & understand that support & participation in promotions comes with the job. I thought I'd check the Commission members. Big kudos to Woodward Canyon, Chateau Ste Michelle, & DeLille Cellars for participating (especially the really special offers by the latter two). But where are J Bookwalter, Ascentia (Columbia & Covey Run), Upland, Hoodsport, & Sparkman Cellars?
If the Commissioners don't participate, why should anyone else?
Gail Puryear Give the WWC credit for finally trying to sell wine in one of the largest wine markets in the country – and the only one most Washington wineries have access to.
If you are questioning why we only give a case discount, the reason is simple. Bottle discounts just don't move enough product. I could spend 45 minutes with a customer and sell a bottle of Sunset for $7.50. It just doesn't compute.
As for participation by wineries, many owners have real jobs, it takes time to log on and create a program, I have to spray the vineyard, rack the wine, order bottles, etc. We get constant requests to update someone else's website that they have created 'for us.' My own website is probably out of date.
As for the success of the program, ask me when it is over. If I sell a couple of cases at 25% discount (normal discount is 15%), I'll be happy. It beats standing behind a rented table at an event pouring wine for drunks.
The Grumpy Winemaker
merlotman WOW, we do have a heartbeat! Now thats what I love about Washington wines and there producers PASSION, light a fire under some one And Promote our wines, Thanks everyone
PaulG Josh, of course you are entitled to criticize, and you do it very thoughtfully. As for the 10% "discount" – I would go farther. You write "that $6 wholesale bottle of Seven Hands Merlot that you have priced at $30 a bottle, I get to buy for just $27." OK, now add in tax and 20% tip, it's back up to $34! Some bargain.


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Margaret Hale's father has a crisis of faith and removes his family from their beloved New Forest to Milton, a manufacturing town in Manchester. Dismayed by the smoky industrial landscape Margaret's mother becomes ill. Her father takes in students and one of them is the powerful cotton-mill owner John Thornton.
Hypnotised by Margaret's dark beauty, dignity and scornful disdain of capitalism he falls in love with her. Margaret befriends a local girl, Bessy, who is dying as a consequence of breathing in the dust when she worked at the cotton mills:
'Fluff,' repeated Bessy. 'Little bits as fly off fro' the cotton, when they're carding it, and fill the air till it looks all fine white dust. They say it winds round the lungs and tightens them up. Anyhow there's many a one as works in the carding room, that falls in a waste, coughing and spitting blood, because they're just poisoned by the fluff.'After Margaret protects him during a riot by the workers on strike and is injured in the process, Thornton declares his love and is refused. Her mother succumbs and dies, so does Bessy and suddenly Margaret's father. (Charles Dickens once said that much as he admires Elizabeth Gaskell he wished her characters were a little more steady on their feet!)
During this time, Thornton begins to doubt Margaret's virtue after he sees her walking out after dusk with a young man (who turns out to be her brother, but that's another story.) Margaret's stoicism and compassion see her through and after some clever plot twists she comes to appreciate the true value of the man she once disdained and the industrial town she once disliked.


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HBO's 'Big Love' Campaign Hits Newspaper Wedding Pages
CitySpecific points out an ad for HBO's polygamy-themed Big Love placed in the New York Times wedding announcement section. The ad shows Big Love star Bill Paxton in three separate wedding announcements with his three brides played by Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny and Ginnifer Goodwin. CitySpecific questions the Times acceptance of this ad but we think it's just another inevitable sign of things to come.


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This report shows counts of students who self-identified as having one or more disability, by category and sub-category of their disability and by type of program they were enrolled in (Occupationally-Specific or other Degree-Credit). Also included are the number of staff whose primary responsibilities includes supporting students with disabilities.
The count of students with a print disability was added as part of the 2017-18 collection.
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The Graco Children's Products, Inc., is voluntarily recalling 2 million older models of Quattro Tour and MetroLite strollers after receiving reports of four infants who strangled to death between 2003 and 2005. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPCS) also reports five infants getting trapped in the strollers and suffering cuts and bruises.
When children are not strapped into the strollers properly, they can slip and become entrapped between the stroller tray and seat bottom, which puts them at risk for strangulation and injury, the CPSC reports. (More on Time.com: Top 10 Product Recalls).
This is not Graco's first recall this year. In January, the CPSC worked with the company to recall 1.5 million Passage, Alano and Spree strollers due to design flaws in the hinges of the stroller canopy that caused fingertip amputation in five children.
The Quattro Tour and MetroLite strollers involved in the current recall were sold between Nov. 2000 and Dec. 2007. For more information about the recall, see Graco's website.
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BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. — Kenneth Lonergan is the quintessential neurotic New Yorker with a cranky demeanor and a jaded outlook. Which is why he relishes the story about finding himself in the spotlight, in 1996, as the city's hot playwright-of-the-moment. His breakthrough drama, "This Is Our Youth," about a couple of disaffected, drug-addled young adults, had burst onto the scene to rave reviews. Suddenly Lonergan's star was on the rise. But as he was waiting in line for the bathroom at intermission a week after the play's opening, he overheard a middle-aged woman turn to her friend and remark, in a voice dripping with derision, "Well, it's not my youth!"
Eyes twinkling, Lonergan, 50, chuckles at the recollection of getting smacked down out of his heady orbit by a couple of unimpressed, cynical New Yorkers after his own heart.
These days, though, the playwright seems to be dialing back the crankiness, cracking wise about trying to look more cheerful and not like a dour "Project Innocence beneficiary" for a photographer who's about to snap his picture.
During an interview at a diner in the Hamptons — where he's staying for the summer with his wife, the actress J. Smith-Cameron, and their 11-year-old daughter — Lonergan even sounds elated about the new revival of "This Is Our Youth" that's being mounted at Gloucester Stage Company this month. The production previews Thursday.
Still, some people would allow Lonergan a little irritability considering the roller coaster ride he's endured the past eight years. After a meteoric ascent in the late '90s and early aughts — he was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2001 for "The Waverly Gallery" and pocketed Oscar nominations for his screenplays of the 2000 indie hit "You Can Count on Me" and Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York" — Lonergan faced several frustrating career setbacks.
First there was the saga surrounding his long-delayed film "Margaret." Bogged down in a tumultuous editing process and ensuing legal battles, the film was finally released in 2011, six years after it was shot, in just a few theaters and to little fanfare. It might have receded into obscurity if not for a coterie of critics and fans who championed the film through an online campaign, which led to a belated wave of acclaim.
There was also the negative early press that plagued Lonergan's 2009 play, "The Starry Messenger," which featured the playwright's best friend, Matthew Broderick, whom he's known since they were teenagers. The play, which Lonergan directed, struggled to get out of the gate with last-minute script changes, an actor who departed, and reports that Broderick was fumbling his lines. Despite the drama, the play opened to glowing reviews. But an expected transfer to Broadway never materialized because, the playwright believes, commercial producers got skittish due to the bad press.
All of which left Lonergan feeling more than a little deflated.
"There's things that happen to you when you get older that burn you out and threaten to really make you want to give up and quit," he says. "While I don't feel like giving up now, I certainly have felt like giving up a number of times in the last few years."
Despite his cantankerous reputation, in person Lonergan proves to be an engaging, gracious, and self-deprecating presence — laughing, joking, and even occasionally flashing a still-boyish smile.
Lonergan says he's focused on the future, but today he's talking about the past. Specifically the vivid memories of coming-of-age as a curious, articulate teenager in the late '70s and early '80s on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, which partly inspired "This Is Our Youth."
In that blisteringly funny drama, set in 1982 at the dawn of the Reagan era, Lonergan paints a portrait of wealthy, wayward young Manhattanites smoking pot, dealing drugs, and struggling to navigate those often troubled, tormented years between adolescence and adulthood.
Lonergan says his own teenage years were filled with meandering philosophical discussions, impromptu creative experimentation, and copious marijuana use coupled with hours of record-spinning. "We spent a lot of time in these little rooms getting really stoned and talking a lot and thinking about things," he says.
When he was 20, Lonergan remembers seeing the 1982 Barry Levinson film "Diner" with his tightknit group of friends and becoming enamored with its story of former high school buddies for whom the carefree-youth clock is fast running out.
"We loved it because those guys were kind of like us," he says. "But they're not going to be able to have that kind of life for much longer. That's sort of what the movie is about, and it's a little bit what 'This Is Our Youth' is about. You can't sustain that particular lively existence where you just do things for the fun of them, with no goal in sight."
In the play, Warren, a dejected 19-year-old, has impulsively absconded with $15,000 in cash from his domineering father. He's holed up in the apartment of his friend Dennis, a drug-dealing dynamo with a foulmouthed wit. Dennis rips into Warren for his foolishness, but he's soon hatching a plan to score some drugs and turn a tidy profit for themselves before delivering the money back to Warren's father. Meanwhile, Warren decides to blow some of the stolen cash on a overwrought plan of seduction aimed at Jessica, the girl he's been pining for.
Among the upper middle-class teenagers Lonergan hung around with, "no one wanted to be grown up. Everyone wanted to be a kid. And I thought that was odd and not good — but interesting."
"Other people have to go out and work for a living," he says. "We had the option not to. . . . We could [mess] up 600 times, and we'd still get our parents' help."
Lewis Wheeler, who's directing the play for Gloucester Stage, appreciates the compassion that Lonergan has for his flawed characters, but also the cold-eyed clarity with which he writes about them. He also praises what he calls the "brilliant, rhythmic, colloquial poetry of the language."
While the teenagers in "This Is Our Youth" struggle with inertia, the protagonist in "Margaret," Lisa (played by Anna Paquin), becomes disillusioned by the growing realization she's unable to affect the world in the way she once naively thought possible. The story begins when the young woman witnesses a tragic bus accident, which she and the bus driver had a hand in causing.
Interestingly, the roots of "Margaret" and its inciting incident can be traced to part of a scene involving Warren and Jessica that Lonergan discarded from an early draft of "This Is Our Youth."
As for post-production drama and legal wrangling that engulfed the film, Lonergan says it's mostly a blur at this point. He struggled to finish editing a version he could live with that was under the required 150 minutes. Then things spiraled out of control. One of the film's producers, Gary Gilbert, is suing both him and co-producer Fox Searchlight, while Fox is suing Gilbert.
"It was a shame that it took so long and was so difficult because a lot of mental and emotional energy went in places that weren't profitable or useful or stimulating except in a negative way," Lonergan says. "But hopefully that's all behind us now."
He's even grudgingly made peace, for the moment, with an artist's most hated foe — the critics. He knows the film's second life is, in part, due to their ardent advocacy.
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PHILADELPHIA – Joey Vento, owner of a landmark south Philadelphia cheesesteak stand who once told customers to order in English, has died. He was 71.
Vento's nephew, Joseph Perno, a manager at Geno's Steaks, told The Associated Press that Vento had a massive heart attack and died Tuesday.
Perno said family members had just gotten out of the hospital and would not be making any immediate statements.
In November, Perno said Vento had been diagnosed with colon/rectal cancer a few months earlier and was to have surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan.
Longtime friend Domenic Chiavaroli, 65, told the Philadelphia Daily News that Vento had been at the shop that morning, as he was every morning before opening, but went home to Shamong, N.J., later in the day and told his wife that he wasn't feeling well.
"I've been coming here since 1967," he said. "Joe was a good guy. He always tried to help everybody."
Chiavaroli said Vento was at the shop this morning, as he was every morning before it opened. Chiavaroli talked with Vento about a recent renovation inside the shop.
According to Geno's website, Vento learned the cheesesteak business from his father, who had opened Jim's Steaks in the early 1940s, and opened Geno's in 1966 "with $6 in his pocket, two boxes of steaks and some hot dogs."
He came up with the name after seeing a broken door in the back of his store upon which a neighborhood boy named Gino had painted his name, and he changed it to Geno's in order not to conflict with a food chain of the era, according to the site. The south Philadelphia location, however, was a given, since "he figured that if he was going to sell a steak, he had to be where they were already eating them."
Geno's and its chief rival across the street, Pat's King of Steaks, have become the focus of an area described as "ground zero for cheesesteaks," a traditionally Italian community that has grown more diverse with an influx of immigrants from Asia and Latin America.
In June 2006, Vento and Geno's made headlines over two small signs posted at the shop stating, "This is AMERICA: WHEN ORDERING `PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH."' Vento said he posted the signs due to concerns over the debate on immigration reform and the increasing number of people who couldn't order in English.
Vento said he never refused service to anyone because they couldn't speak English, but critics argued that the signs discouraged customers of certain backgrounds from eating at the shop.
Amid extensive publicity, the city's Commission on Human Relations began looking into whether Vento was violating Philadelphia's ordinance banning discrimination in employment, public accommodation and housing on the basis of race, ethnicity or sexual orientation. The following year, the commission found probable cause against Geno's for discrimination, alleging that the policy discouraged customers of certain backgrounds from eating there.
The case then went to a public hearing, where an attorney for the commission argued that the sign was about intimidation, not political speech. The matter then went to the three-member panel, which ruled 2-1 in March 2008 that the signs did not violate the ordinance.


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You know that zany birther who had the nerve to interrupt the Congressional reading of the Constitution today?
Well word has come to me that she is 48-year-old Theresa Cao of New York. She was arrested on charges of unlawful conduct, disruption of Congress. She was processed at Capitol Police headquarters and released. No doubt, we will probably being hearing more about her.
But for the purpose of this site, I ran across something regarding Ms. Cao that I find very interesting. The first part of the video clip below is her talking and as you can see . . . well I will let her appearance and words speak for themselves.
But after she is done talking (or probably before then because she does drone on), I recommend that you fast forward to 3:50 of the video. Apparently Ms. Cao made an appearance at a religious right rally. And not just any rally but the failed May Day 2010 rally held for the purpose of Lifting The Curse That Obama's Election Has Brought Upon America.
The rally was put on by Janet Porter, who became infamous after her prayer that God give Christians like herself control of the media.
Needless to say, the rally failed miserably, costing over $70,000 to hold and organizers expected attendance to reach over 8,000. However, only 300 people showing up.
But that's not to say it wasn't fun to watch. Our favorite homophobe, Peter LaBarbera was there to deliver an anti-gay prayer and as the video shows, Cao was there delivering her best "black woman catching the Holy Ghost" dance behind some of the speakers. Then she decides to take the microphone and do what can only be termed as a bad imitation of Joan Jett. And then things get very interesting with her passing out from a "trance dance:"
The only thing I can say is that there seems to be a short connection between rabid homophobia, Obama Derangement Syndrome, religious zealotry, and sheer lunacy.


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Hidden Netflix Gems: Glengarry Glen Ross
This week's Hidden Netflix Gem: "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1992)
"Glengarry Glen Ross" is David Mamet's film adaptation of his 1984 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play of the same name. The star-studded drama depicts two desperate days in the lives of four Chicago real estate salesmen after Blake, a corporate trainer sent by the downtown office (played by Alec Baldwin in one of the best single-scene performances of all-time), announces that in a week all but the best two salesmen will be fired. The film is named after two of the properties the salesmen attempt to unload, Glengarry Highlands and Glen Ross Farms.
Chief among the salesmen is office hotshot Ricky Roma (Al Pacino), who knows every trick in the book and then some, always ready with another up his sleeve. Roma is joined by the less fortuitous Dave Moss (Ed Harris) and George Aaronow (Alan Arkin), who are rightfully intimidated by Blake's speech. Last is Shelley "The Machine" Levene (Jack Lemmon), an old-timer whose career was in jeopardy even before Blake showed up. The once-successful Levene's glory days have long since passed, nothing but the distant memories of a man working support his daughter, who's hospitalized with an undisclosed condition. Levene will be familiar even to those who haven't seen the film, as the character was the inspiration for Ol' Gil from "The Simpsons."
Early on, Blake shows up to give his "motivational" speech, which includes a likewise familiar line: "A, B, C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Closing. Always be closing." It seems there's to be an office contest over the next week. First prize is a Cadillac El Dorado, second prize is a set of steak knives, and third prize? Well, "third prize is you're fired." Central to the salesmen's efforts are "leads," the names and numbers of potential clients distributed by coldly reserved office manager John Williamson (Kevin Spacey). Most of the leads are old and useless, the contact information of people the salesmen have already spoken with and who tend to lack the funds or the desire to actually invest in land. In spite of this, Williamson holds the more promising leads under lock and key, in reserve for the contest's winners. The situation is a clear Catch-22, as the salesmen need the good leads to have any hope of keeping their jobs, but access to them will only be granted to those that do so by placing in the top two.
Because it was adapted from a stage production, "Glengarry" is minimalist in nature. Only nine actors have speaking roles, it seems every other line of the tight dialogue is highly memorable, while all the action takes place in a small handful of locations. The film is divided nearly exactly into two 50-minute acts. The first takes place on the rain-soaked evening of Blake's speech and is propelled in large part by Levene's bumbling attempts to get his hands on a worthwhile lead and make sales. It also showcases Moss and Aaronow's strategizing in reaction to the announcement of the contest. Pacino's character receives considerably less screen time in the first half than the other three salesmen, which serves to contrast them with Roma's cool confidence as he neglects to show up to hear Blake speak and makes a sale with relative ease. On the other hand, the second act is largely Pacino's turf as the salesmen and their manager show up to work the following day to discover the prime leads have been stolen.
The cast of "Glengarry Glen Ross" has jokingly referred to the film as "Death of a Fuckin' Salesman." It's a profanity-soaked, modern version of the Arthur Miller play the nickname makes reference to, and in each the salesman represents the reality and failure of the American Dream. It's a fine line between deception and salesmanship, and the film gives us both. It's the subtle contrast of Levene's grandstanding—barking orders to an invisible secretary or pretending he's got a plane to catch—with the defeated look in his eyes. He seems to be perpetually a moment from tearing up and two from a total breakdown.
A frighteningly accurate portrayal of working in sales, "Glengarry" has been certified fresh and currently sits at a 96 percent on the Tomatometer. Pacino's work in the film garnered him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, but Baldwin's speech alone makes "Glengarry Glen Ross" a more than worthwhile way to spend 100 minutes on a Saturday evening.
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Terminal Man, The
"They want you next."
"Quit kiddin' around."
Cold, impersonal, distant Frankenstein re-imagining―and a fairly perverse jab at its horror/suspense genre conventions. Warner Bros.' Archive Collection, their M.O.D. (manufactured on demand) service, has released The Terminal Man, the 1974 adaptation from Warner's of author Michael Crichton's 1972 novel, written and directed for the screen by Michael Hodges, and starring George Segal, Joan Hackett, Richard Dysart, and Jill Clayburgh. Not successful with either the public or the critics when first released, The Terminal Man plays well today as a rigidly-controlled visual experience, with a positively ruthless hands-off demeanor...but that diffident stance and crushingly bleak viewpoint turns off a lot of viewers.
Brilliant machine intelligence engineer Harry Benson (George Segal) is a violent, paranoid psychotic who experiences blackouts and who believes machines are winning the war against humans. A team of scientists and doctors, headed up by Dr. Arthur McPherson (Donald Moffat) and Dr. John Ellis (Richard Dysart), believe Benson is suffering from a form of para-epilepsy, and that an atomically-powered postage stamp-sized computer implant in Benson's brain will end his seizures by stimulating "pleasure" signals to counter his violent episodes. Dr. Janet Ross (Joan Hackett), a psychiatrist on the team, isn't so sure, but she acquiesces when Benson reaffirms his wish to go ahead with the risky procedure. Unfortunately, Benson's brain learns very quickly what to do to get more of those "pleasurable" signals, and soon he's tripping out on impulses...impulses that soon overload his brain, pushing him again into his violent, psychotic seizures.
A movie that seems to tick off a lot of viewers and critics, The Terminal Man stubbornly refuses to give the audience what it wants―or at least what it expects in a horror techno-thriller―deemphasizing the more familiar, flashy conventions to instead focus, with an almost bizarre rigidity, on presenting an exceedingly desolate view of a computerized world devoid of human feeling. English director Mike Hodges (the brilliant Get Carter and even better Pulp, the fun Flash Gordon) first creates a visual world that seems as hospitable as a Petri dish. With art direction that consists mainly of whites and blacks and grays and blues and greens, the dark utilitarian hallways and labs and even homes in The Terminal Man all have sharp, unforgiving corners and hard, shellacked surfaces, with the sound pinging uncomfortably off of them. The only time we see sunlight and trees and the grass, is at the very end of the movie...in a cemetery.
Within this unforgiving, almost alien world, Hodges populates it with cynical, dour human beings, cut off by their technology, who seem only capable of communicating with each other through calculated jabs and snarky asides (the one scientist who seems capable of worrying about Segal, reserved Hackett, is snidely referred to as "Miss Warmth" by a snotty nurse). The opening scene, where Dysart and Moffat discuss their patient, is conducted in the presence of a P.R. rep, James B. Sikking, who seems more interested in the celebrities around him than what actually is going to happen to Segal ("Is that Paul Newman there?"). Even though we're told Segal is really sick, and not just a violent offender (he beat his ex-wife and tried to kill two people during a seizure), he's treated with an off-handed disregard that suggests a lab rat rather than a human being in need of help. His chief handler, Dr. Robert Morris (the sepulcherial Michael C. Gwynne), rarely even looks Segal in the eye, showing an impatience with having to deal with him directly, while dismissing Segal's high intellect. When Segal is transported by the cops to the institute for treatment, the cop hands Morris a clipboard and states, "you have to sign for this delivery," as if Segal was a shipment of test tubes. I'm not even sure if there was a scene where Dysart, the surgeon performing the operation, speaks directly to his patient, Segal (but we do get to see distrustful Dysart spurn a locker in his own locker room and put his wallet in his sock before surgery). And throughout the movie, in a creepy visual motif, the starring eyes of guards watch Segal through a peephole while making jokes about his condition ("Are they really going to put wires in his brain? No sh*t."). Segal's "treatment" shows almost no sign of accompanying sympathy or humanity.
Further underscoring this depersonalized worldview (and reinforcing Segal's belief in technology-as-hostile-enemy), The Terminal Man's rather remarkable surgical scene brilliantly subverts all those thousands of hours of TV medico shows we grew up on (Medical Center and Marcus Welby, M.D. were huge hits in 1974), where the kind, caring, healing hands of the dedicated surgeons worked quickly to save a life. Here, Dysart and Gwynne, decked out in futuristic helmets like two aliens, dispassionately work on Segal like he's a broken-down DeSoto. Eyes glued to their monitors, not making any moves unless their computer tells them where and when and how far to make the incisions and insert the probes, the doctors here call boring into a person's head "carpentry," before Dysart tells an anecdote about his mentor who dismissed any qualms about brain surgery: "It's just a head―cut it!" They can't even work up any excitement over what they're doing ("This is the only work I know that's boring and nerve-wracking at the same time"), or what they've done (Dysart gets an equally impersonal party after the successful operation, while Segal gets wheeled back to his room alone―no party for him).
All of this is brilliantly if coldly staged by Hodges (with the help of Richard H. Kline's chilly cinematography), who keeps the audience at arms' length through his antiseptic art direction and his neutered performances (when someone states Segal was on Thorazine, my first thought was, "I thought they were all on Thorazine."). However...I can see where this almost suicidal atmosphere can be wearying for viewers not willing to plumb the depths of nihilistic depression here. If Hodges was deliberately going for a movie that would totally alienate 99% of its potential audience by saying, "this newly mechanized world is completely devoid of hope or feeling...and my movie won't be exciting showing that world," then he succeeded masterfully. If, however, he wanted us to care even a little bit about Segal (an actor we usually can't help but "like" in a picture), or if he wanted us to get some of our genre jollies we expect from horror thrillers like The Terminal Man, he failed. Certainly beginning the movie with Segal already ill and tranqued-up dampers any audience identification we might have for him other than simple pity (like the similar Frankenstein monster), while Hodges largely avoids the sticky notion of Segal's paranoid fantasies concerning machines taking over the world (except for a brief lecture scene where William Hansen assails Dysart, telling the surgeons they've picked the wrong subject for their questionable experiments). Instead, the surgery is blamed for everything Segal does, making things a little too easy for the audience when he starts killing people. Other problems with the plot include no background or context for Jill Clayburgh's character (she makes sense in the book), so we feel almost nothing when she's slaughtered in slo-mo by Segal (a visually arresting scene, nonetheless). And what about Segal's pre-operation plan to know all the addresses of the doctors, along with Clayburgh bringing him clothes and wig before the procedure? Was he planning on zapping them all, anyway, as part of his paranoia? Again, the movie doesn't explain this; we have to guess (maybe it got lost in the obvious post-production chopping that took place here).
The most controversial element of The Terminal Man has to be that ending, though, where Segal stumbles into a newly-dug grave, has a seizure, and is shot to death by a hovering helicopter (even though he's clearly offering no resistance). Contrary to viewers and critics who call this ending anti-climatic (and visually dull), I find it quite brave of Hodges. It's as if Hodges wants to deliberately poke his finger in the eye of your expectations for a slam-bang action finale to this horror thriller. After all, what could be less cinematic, less exciting (and more sad), than a man getting shot deep down inside a six-foot hole in the ground? If you wanted Segal to somehow run around and shoot it out with the cops, you're going to be deeply disappointed here (maybe even angry). However, if you bought Hodge's hopeless, impersonal, anti-genre approach from the beginning, this ending makes perfect sense, both visually and thematically. It's an aesthetic choice that's quite daring (and certainly not as audience pleasing-explosive as the usual endings for similar doctor-engineered Frankenstein creations)...one almost guaranteed to chill the box office.
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The anamorphically enhanced, 1.85:1 widescreen transfer for The Terminal Man has some video noise and grain, with a medium-sharp picture. I never saw the original in the theater (my parents said it was too violent―which is exactly why I wanted to see it so bad), so I can't speak to the fidelity of this transfer. However, if I had to guess, I'd bet it was sort of gauzy, anyway, and maybe a little grainy with the available light and stock used here.
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The Dolby Digital English mono audio track is fine, with little hiss and a relatively stable level. No subtitles or close-captions.
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An original trailer is included (a pretty bad one, even by 1970s standards).
Final Thoughts:
Frankenstein updated to the computer age. Writer/director Mike Hodges doesn't want you anywhere near this film (and don't you have any genre fun!), and that's a daring move for what everyone involved was probably expecting from this Michael Crichton adaptation: another exciting Westworld-type thriller. Definitely an acquired taste, and there are problems with the script...but the overall effect is chilly, and chilling. I'm highly recommending The Terminal Man.
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Christian Bale Pulls Out of Aronofsky's Biblical Epic Film 'Noah'
Christian Bale will no longer star in Darren Aronofsky's $130 million biblical epic "Noah" due to his busy schedule, Variety recently confirmed.
Instead of building the ark, the 37-year-old actor will work with Terrence Malick on a pair of his upcoming films "Lawless" and "Knight of Cups" after he wraps up shooting for "The Dark Knight Rises," which releases July 2012.
In place of Bale, Aronofsky is now hoping to get German actor Michael Fassbender to play the righteous figure, who has starred in such films as "X-Men: First Class," "Jane Eyre," and "A Dangerous Method," as well as other roles.
The actor has purportedly already begun discussing the role with the "Black Swan" director, though no official proposal has been made yet.
Aronofsky's film will follow the biblical account of Noah and begin production next spring.
The Oscar-nominated director previously stated, "Since I was a kid, I have been moved and inspired by the story of Noah and his family's journey."
"The imaginations of countless generations have sparked to this epic story of faith. It's my hope that I can present a window into Noah's passion and perseverance for the silver screen."
Paramount Pictures and New Regency Productions announced earlier in October that they would distribute the film, and that a graphic novel of the story would be published before the film's release.
John Logan will edit the script co-written by Aronofsky, who has penned such acclaimed films as "Requiem for a Dream," "The Fountain," and "Pi."
It is not certain whether Fassbender will take the upcoming role due to his packed schedule as well. In addition to starring in Ridley Scott's "Promotheus" and Steven Soderberghs "Haywire" in 2012, he will also begin work on "At Swim-Two-Birds" and "Twelve Years A Slave."


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My Dad was the vegetable gardener. I learned a little from him but he wasn't interested in a chatty child when gardening...I think it was more a meditative occupation for him. With so many noisy little kids in the house I can't blame him.
I learned more about gardening from my Mom. She showed me how to plant spring bulbs and how to prune roses and lots more. Just as I really only wanted to bake cookies and cakes when young, I really was far more interested in flowers anyway. Now I love, and grow, both. The seedlings that are taking up my time at the moment are for flowers like sweet peas and morning glories and for veggies like zucchini, tomatoes and chard. I like to direct sow the green beans and cucumbers so those seed have to wait a week or so until the soil warms a bit.
If you, too, are a gardener, you may want to know of my experience this year with Baker Creed Heirloom Seeds. Never tried their seeds before but this time I started one variety of their tomato seeds. The germination rate was almost 100%...unheard of with most of the seeds you get at the big box stores or even most drug stores or hardware stores. Now I'm busily asking friends if they would like to try this new-to-me tomato...and the seedling is free. How else will I get rid of them? No way do I need something like 38 Purple Russian tomato plants. Baker Creed Heirloom Seeds are on the web and do mail order...and have a huge number of heirloom seeds available.
So, no food post this time...but there are some photos of seedlings...Think Spring!


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February 4, 2021
CONTACT: Anna Monroe
MARIETTA - The Marietta Museum of History will be hosting its monthly Pop-In event on Saturday, February 20th from 10:30am-3:30pm. Pop-In's provide children and their families the opportunity to interact with the Museum through themed activities and crafts. Join us in February for crafts and activities geared towards women in black history, currently these will be "Make and Take" so families may enjoy them at home while the Museum adheres to current health guidelines. Our "Black Women's History" crafts are included with admission! The Museum's new health policies and procedures are posted on our website.
When: February 20th, 2021
Where: Marietta Museum of History
1 Depot Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Cost: Admission to the Museum during the Pop-In will be $5 per person with a family cap of $20!
The Museum uses ordinary objects to tell the extraordinary stories of Marietta and Cobb County. Current temporary exhibits include: The Man with the Camera: Photographs by Raymond T. Burford, Made by Her Hands: The Beauty, Warmth and Stories of Local Quilting, and Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence which is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery. This project received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
To get logo or pictures, please email firstname.lastname@example.com. Or for more information, call 770-794-5710 or visit www.MariettaHistory.org.


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I missed this yesterday, but I'm not sure how much of a miss this really is. Democrats have gone silent on gun control in the past to win elections, only to bide their time and go full throttle on it later. Mike Bloomberg has been a little less willing to go silent, in large part because he's spending his own money and not running for office. According to Mark Halperin and Andrea Mitchell, leading Democrats have finally gotten Bloomberg to play ball on their usual strategy:
Mitchell observed that Bloomberg had previously appeared to be "single issue focused on guns at the risk of jeopardizing Senate for Democrats." TIME Magazine reporter Mark Halperin confirmed that Bloomberg not only resisted pressure from the two highest ranking Democrats in the Senate, but also former President Bill Clinton, who asked Bloomberg to temper his enthusiasm for attacking politicians who oppose stricter gun laws if those politicians happen to be Democrats.
Halperin added that, while there are many Democrats in the Senate up for reelection this year, they all enjoy some advantages; including strong fundraising, weak Republican challengers, and incumbency itself. These incumbents, he insisted, may hang on in November in spite of six-year midterm headwinds, but attacking these Senate Democrats from the left could imperil them by reducing the base's enthusiasm.
CNN reports that the Democratic Super PAC to which Bloomberg donated millions has already gone up with ads in support of some of this election cycle's most embattled Senate Democrats, including Pryor, Kay Hagan (D-NC) and Mark Begich (D-AK). Each voted "no" on a resolution that would have banned high-capacity magazines in April of last year. Thus, Bloomberg has financially rooted himself on both sides of the guns issue.
Message received: the most important public policy challenge of 2013 was not all that important after all, at least when directly balanced against Democratic control of the upper chamber of Congress. Furthermore, even the most principled among us can be moved to abandon their cause so long as the pressure is intense enough.
Sure, it can get cast that way, but I'd argue the reverse of Noah Rothman's take. Anyone expecting Bloomberg to abandon this cause is fooling himself — and that's true of the rest of the Democratic Party, too. They are just biding their time until they get an opportunity once again to exploit emotions to push the gun-control agenda, just as they have done for the past year. If Pryor, Hagan, and Begich end up winning re-election because of Bloomberg's (indirect) largesse, that just puts them even more in debt to the party's bosses on gun control, and they won't be so quick to dissent the next time it comes up.
In other words, this isn't surrender, not even on the part of Bloomberg. It's just a tactical retreat.


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Let Us Hear No More of the Word "Cut"
We've said this before but we'll say it again: when they say "cut" you have to ask: from what baseline?
The Department of Transportation's budget for 2013 is $74.2 billion. The automatic spending cuts would slice $1 billion out of its budget: that is a cut of less than 1.4 percent.
And consider this: even if the cuts go into effect, the Department of Transportation will spend more money this year ($73.2 billion) than it spent last year ($72.6 billion).
A $600 million increase is termed a $1 billion "cut" and they're talking about sending air traffic controllers home. I call B.S.
Operate on the budget you operated under last year. Let's START with that.


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Biological Sciences Division
Research Highlights
June 2006
Isolation and Validation of a Metal-reducing Protein Complex from Shewanella published in the Journal of Bacteriology
Contact: Liang Shi
A manuscript describing work by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) scientists in which a protein complex implicated in the reduction of manganese and iron was purified and its subunits identified appears in a July 2006 issue of the Journal of Bacteriology. Identifying these proteins and their metal reduction capabilities is important to understand bacterial physiology and to facilitate bioremediation of contaminated sites, because the metal-reducing capability may also apply to toxic metals such as uranium, technetium, and chromium.
To clarify the roles of cytochromes OmcA and MtrC in the bacterium Shewanella oneidensis MR-1, the PNNL scientists cloned, expressed, and purified the cytochromes, permitting, for the first time, direct measurements of their metal-reducing activity and functional association. Cytochromes are enzymes that function in respiration and photosynthesis processes by transferring electrons across a gradient or membrane. OmcA and MtrC have been implicated in reduction of iron or manganese oxide.
The results of this study will help provide an important understanding of how metal reductase activities can function in the reductive immobilization of toxic metals in contaminated sites. Future experiments should measure the possible association and function of a reconstituted OmcA-MtrC complex against solid metals to determine whether binding and metal reduction involve a direct association with individual proteins.
Authors of the paper are Liang Shi, Baowei Chen, Zheming Wang, Dwayne Elias, Uljana Mayer, Yuri Gorby, Shuisong Ni, Brian Lower, David Kennedy, David Wunschel, Heather Mottaz, Matthew Marshall, Eric Hill, Alex Beliaev, John Zachara, James Fredrickson, and Thomas Squier.
This research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) under the Genomics: GTL program and an EMSL Scientific Grand Challenge project at the W.R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a national scientific user facility sponsored by DOE-BER.
Model of Protein Complex Between OmcA and MtrC. Oligomeric complex involving outer membrane (OM) decaheme cytochromes OmcA and MtrC permits coupling between NADH and reduction of Fe3+. Rates of metal reduction are rate limiting (2 sec-1), as evidenced by the virtually identical rate constants obtained from direct measurements of OmcA or MtrC oxidation relative to that associated with the NADH-dependent reduction of Fe(III)-NTA.
Shi L, B Chen, Z Wang, DA Elias, MU Mayer, YA Gorby, S Ni, BH Lower, DW Kennedy, DS Wunschel, HM Mottaz, MJ Marshall, EA Hill, AS Beliaev, JM Zachara, JK Fredrickson, and TC Squier. 2006. "Isolation of high-affinity functional protein complex between OmcA and MtrC: two outer membrane decaheme c-type cytochromes of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1." Journal of Bacteriology 188(13):4705-4714.


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On that spring day 50 years ago, Barbara Currier of Exeter, N.H., busied herself with errands and brought two of her children to a downtown department store.
Her husband, Paul Currier, 40, was a civilian machinist on the USS Thresher, the world's most advanced nuclear submarine, which had left the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard the previous day for diving tests more than 200 miles off Cape Cod.
The morning of April 10, 1963, was expected to be another round of rigorous but routine sea trials for the pride of the nation's sub fleet. But what happened would jolt the nation: the worst submarine disaster in US history; the loss of all 129 crew, officers, and civilians on board; and a stinging blow to the American military at the hair-trigger height of the Cold War.
As the 278-foot-long Thresher began its descent that morning, only six months after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the unthinkable happened.
A pipe burst, electrical circuits shorted, nuclear propulsion shut down, and sailors on the USS Skylark, a trailing Navy ship, received these words from below: "Exceeding test depth."
They heard little else from the crew, and the Thresher plunged more than a mile to the bottom of the North Atlantic. The Skylark, however, did hear the submarine's death rattle: ominous hissing and groaning that preceded a devastating implosion that killed everyone on board within seconds.
"It seems just like yesterday to me," 86-year-old Barbara Currier said from the same home where two Navy officers told her of the Thresher's fate.
To help ensure that day is not forgotten, a memorial service was held Saturday at Portsmouth High School to commemorate the sacrifice of Currier and the other men who died. Organizers said about 1,200 people attended, including 76 former Thresher crew members and relatives of the lost.
"We are trying to create a sense of support and community for these families. We make sure they feel welcome," said Kevin Galeaz, commander of Thresher Base, a local chapter of the United States Submarine Veterans.
On Sunday, a 129-foot flagpole — one foot for each person lost — is scheduled to be dedicated in Kittery, Maine, where the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is located.
The sudden loss of the Thresher, a fast-attack submarine designed to find and sink its Soviet counterparts, stunned the Navy. But the tragedy led directly to a rigorous reexamination of US submarine safety that is credited with preventing similar accidents.
"The Navy had an introspection," said Galeaz, a veteran of the submarine service. "Not only did they do an inquiry, but they changed everything: quality control, inspections — everything changed. And that's literally because of these guys on the Thresher."
The remains of the disintegrated Thresher were discovered in 1985 by oceanographer Robert Ballard, who received secret funding from the Navy to search for the submarine while traveling to his publicly announced goal, the wreck of the RMS Titanic, which he also found on the voyage.
To Currier, who never remarried, her husband of 10 years and the men who died with him are heroes. "He was asked to go out on the sea trials and, of course, you say yes when it's your job," she said.
The day after the Thresher put to sea, Currier was shopping with two daughters, 6 and 8, when she heard a radio bulletin that a submarine was overdue. "I said, 'We've got to go home; I've got to listen to the radio.' I knew somebody would be trying to get in touch with me," Currier recalled. "The Navy Yard called me almost as soon as I got home to tell me it was overdue. But, of course, everybody was hoping that they would hear something from them overnight.
"The next day, two naval officers came to my house and told me they had concluded it was lost with all hands, no survivors," Currier added. "I said to myself, 'Oh my God, what do I do now without him?' "
Annual memorial services have helped, said Currier, who planned to attend her 48th on Saturday. However, she added, the publicity for the 50th anniversary — several interviews and a documentary — has made the tragedy more vivid.
"This year it's been tough, but I don't dwell on it because you can't," Currier said. "Life is for the living. You have to go on."
Still, she added, the life-changing pain of that day is never far away.
"Maybe it's because I had five children, and I've tried to keep their father alive for them, and because he was the love of my life," Currier said.
Like yesterday, as she said. Fifty long years later.
Brian MacQuarrie can be reached at email@example.com.
Correction: Because of a reporting error, this story incorrectly described the discovery of the wreck. The submarine's remains were found in 1963 by the bathyscaphe Trieste.


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During emergencies information may be available from a number of sources. It is important to sign up for and be prepared to get information in several ways since not all methods are used for all emergencies, and power outages and other effects of the disaster may cause disruptions in how people get information.
- Sign up for the Framingham Police Department RAVE Alerts (Reverse 9-1-1).
- Register for Town of Framingham Municipal News and Announcements.
- Stay connected with social media, "Like" the City of Framingham on Facebook and "Follow" @Framingham_MA on Twitter.
- Download the Massachusetts Emergency Management's (MEMA) Massachusetts Alerts Smartphone App.
- "Like" MEMA's Facebook page, "Follow" @MassEMA on Twitter or visit MEMA's webpage
- Stay up to date with the latest forecast by visiting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website.
- Call 2-1-1 for Non-Emergency Assistance.
- Register for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) T-Alerts or download the MBTA's app that best meets your need.
- Visit the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority for updates on bus routes.
Your family may not all be together when an emergency occurs, so you should Create a Family Communications Plan. In addition, Create a Plan to Shelter in Place, and Create a Plan to Evacuate to keep you and your family safe whether you "stay" or "go".
Create a Family Communications Plan
Because your family may not all be together when an emergency occurs and because emergencies can disrupt normal communications due to power outages or infrastructure damage, it is important to plan how you will communicate in different situations.
- Have two predetermined family meeting locations that the entire family knows. One can be right outside your home in case of a sudden emergency, such as a fire. The other can be outside your neighborhood, in case you cannot return home or are asked to evacuate.
- Download FEMA's Family Emergency Plan (FEP) (PDF) and fill out the sections before printing it or emailing it to your family and friends. The second page has emergency contact cards which should be completed for each family member. Adults can keep these cards handy in a wallet, purse or briefcase, etc. while children can put the cards in their backpacks or book bags.
- Identify an out-of-state contact for household members to notify that they are safe. The out-of-town contact, if unaffected by the emergency, may be in a better position to communicate among separated family members.
- Be sure every member of your family knows the phone number of the emergency contact and has a cell phone, coins or a prepaid phone card. If you have a cell phone, program that person(s) as an emergency contact in your phone. In addition, program other emergency contacts in your cellphone as contacts during an emergency. If you are in an accident, emergency personnel may check your emergency listings in order to get a hold of someone you know. Inform your emergency contacts that they are programmed into your phone and inform them of any medical issues or special needs you may have. Learn how to set emergency contacts and other settings on Android and iOS devices.
- Teach family members how to use text messaging if they don't text regularly. Text messages can often work even when there is network disruptions or congestion when a phone call might not be able to get through.
- If you have internet after a disaster (either on a computer or your cellphone), consider using social media to let friends and family know that you are safe and where you are.
- Considering using the free American Red Cross "Safe and Well" service at www.safeandwell.org or 800-RED-CROSS The services can be used both to register yourself as "Safe and Well" or to search for loved ones after a disaster.
Create a Plan to Shelter in Place
During some emergencies there may be situations when it's best to stay where you are and avoid any uncertainty outside. Shelter-in-Place is a standard protective action utilized in Emergency Management. It is most often used during an event in which hazardous materials have been accidentally released into the atmosphere, but also during other dangerous conditions, such as hurricanes, flooding, blizzards, or law enforcement activity when it's safest to remain indoors. As part of your emergency plan, consider what you would need or would need to do in advance of sheltering in place. This includes building an Emergency Kit, preparing your home for emergencies, and learning how to shut off any systems that involve air handling in case you are asked to turn them off. For more information, visit the Massachusetts Emergency Management Shelter in Place webpage.
Create a Plan to Evacuate
Some emergencies and disasters may require evacuation. Evacuations may be for an event like a hurricane where there is time to get ready, or may be for an incident such as a hazards materials spill, a major fire, or other emergencies that may require evacuation with no notice. Since evacuations often have short or no notice, planning ahead is essential.
As part of your family emergency plan, consider what you would do if you were asked to evacuate:
- Where would you go? Would you stay with family and friends and if so, who? Or would you go to a hotel or local emergency shelter?
- How will you evacuate? Do you have your own car that you would take? If your car was damaged or inaccessible, how would you travel? If you don't have a car, how would you evacuate? Make sure you know at least two routes to your destination in case of impassible roads or traffic.
- What will you bring? Considering bringing your "go bag" of key items that is part of your Emergency Kit. See MEMA's Evacuation webpage for list of what you might bring. Make sure to include any items specific to your family needs (medicines, medical equipment, assistive devices, baby supplies, etc.)
- What will you do with your pets? While service animals will be allowed inside shelters household pets are not allowed in all shelters. Consider additional options for your pet, such as staying with relatives or friends, a kennel, or pet friendly hotels. Have pet supplies, medicines, carriers and tags for your pet. See MEMA's Pets and Animals in Emergencies webpage.
- When will you evacuate? For events that have warning, like hurricanes, make a plan of when you might evacuate. Don't wait until the last minute when conditions outside might be dangerous.
- See MEMA's Evacuation webpage for more information.
Ensure that all your planning considers the needs of specific family members such as children, pets, senior citizens and those with access and functional needs. Everyone's family emergency plan is slightly different because of each family's different needs, so make sure your plan suits your family!
You should also inquire about emergency plans at places where your family spends time: work, daycare and school, faith organizations, sports events and commuting. If no plans exist, consider volunteering to help create one. Talk to community leaders, your colleagues, neighbors and members of faith or civic organizations about how you can work together in the event of an emergency. You will be better prepared to safely reunite your family and loved ones during an emergency if you think ahead and communicate with others in advance.
Information provided by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, for more information/resources visit the State of Massachusetts website.
Every home and business should have a stocked basic emergency supply kit that could be used for any emergency, regardless of the time of year. Everyone should keep certain items around the house and workplace in the event you are isolated for three to five days without power or unable to go to a store. While some items, such as bottled water, food, flashlight, radio and extra batteries, a first aid kit, sanitation items and clothing should be in everyone's kit, it is important to customize the kit for the needs of you and your family.
Medications / Extra Health Items
Consider adding medications, extra eyeglasses, contact lenses, dentures, extra batteries for hearing aids, wheelchairs, or other medical equipment, oxygen tanks, children's items, food and supplies for pets and service animals and any other items your family might need.
A list of allergies, medications and dosages, medical insurance information, medical records and serial numbers of medical devices will provide additional information during an emergency.
You may also consider making a mobile "go-bag" version of your emergency kit in case you need to evacuate to a shelter or other location, as an emergency shelter may not have all the items you need.
Check Your Kit
At least annually, check your kit for any food, water, batteries, or other items that may need to be replaced or have expired.
Kit Items
- Bottled water (1 gallon per person/per day for 3 days)
- Canned goods and nonperishable foods, particularly those that do not need cooking:
- Canned meats and fish
- Canned fruits and vegetables
- Canned soups and puddings
- Canned fruit juices
- Dried fruit and nuts
- Bread, cookies and crackers
- Peanut butter and jelly
- Coffee and tea
- Manual can opener
- Radio (battery-powered or hand crank), NOAA Weather Radio and extra batteries
- Flashlight or lantern, with extra batteries
- First aid kit
- Diapers, wipes, baby food, formula, if needed
- Pet food, supplies, tag, crates, if needed
- Prescription medications (2-week supply)
- Extra eyeglasses, contact lenses, and dentures
- Extra batteries for hearing aids, wheelchairs, or other medical equipment,
- Medical oxygen tanks
- Whistle to signal for help
- Moist towelettes, garbage bags, soap, sanitizer, and other personal hygiene items
- Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
- Watch or battery operated clock
- Copies of important documents and IDs
- Cell phone and charger (also an auto, solar, or crank charger in case power is out)
- Cash
- Water purification tablets and household chlorine bleach
- Camp stove or grill (outdoor use only) with fuel or Sterno and waterproof matches or lighter
- Change of clothes and sturdy shoes
- Sleeping bags or blankets
- Disposable plates, cups, and utensils
- Seasonal items such as warm clothes, hat and gloves for winter and sunscreen for summer
- Books, games, puzzles and other comfort items
- Duct tape
- Plastic sheeting or tarp
Information provided by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, for more information/resources visit: www.mass.gov/MEMA
Your Vehicle Emergency Kit Should Include:
- Flashlight with extra batteries
- Charged cellphone and automobile charger
- Basic first aid kit
- Necessary medications
- Pocket knife
- Blankets or sleeping bags
- Extra clothes (including rain gear, boots, mittens, socks)
- High-calorie non-perishable foods (dried fruits, nuts, canned food)
- Manual can opener
- Container of water
- Windshield scraper and brush
- Fire extinguisher
- Shovel
- Sand, road salt, or cat litter for traction
- Tire chains or traction mats
- Basic tool kit (pliers, wrench, screwdriver)
- Tow rope
- Battery jumper cables
- Road flares/reflectors
- Brightly colored cloth to use as a flag
- Road maps
Information provided by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, for more information/resources visit the State of Massachusetts website.
Important Contacts
Emergency Assistance: 911
General Information (Non-Emergency Assistance): 211
Local Public Safety Concern: (508) 872-1212
For Power Outages, Contact Eversource: (800) 592-2000