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Seattle father 'disappointed' after kidnapper's sentencing
He was caught with his pants down — literally – with a knife, electrical cord, and a bottle of whiskey after soliciting a 12-year-old girl outside a music camp. And he will likely be out of jail in a few months.
Now the victim's father is conflicted — did he do right by his child; and is the judicial system doing right by the offender?
Long-time friend of KIRO Radio's Ron and Don, Charles related the story of how one of his daughters was nearly kidnapped a year ago, and how the perpetrator of the crime could be released by October.
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Charles' daughter, identified as Sara, was attending a music camp in North Seattle. She was standing at the intersection of a four-way street when the camp's buddy-system temporarily failed. A retired orange cab pulled up with a male driver inside. Charles said the man offered Sara a ride, which she declined, but he forcefully told her to get inside.
"There's a lady that's also at the red light," Charles said. "She screams 'Run!' So my daughter runs — does exactly what she's supposed to do — goes back to the music school, explains to them the situation, the police come very quickly."
While interviewing Sara, police found the cab at a nearby parking lot, Charles said.
"He's in the car, he has his pants undone and is ready for action — if you know what I mean," Charles said. "The police ask him to please zip his pants back up, get out of the car."
The man denied making contact with Sara, but video from businesses in the area corroborated Sara's story, Charles said. Police also found a long-bladed knife, as well as an electrical cord with both ends cut off and a bottle of whiskey, according to Charles.
"I came really close to losing my little girl that day," he said. "I'm convinced that had my daughter got in that car, we may not have her."
The arrest
The suspect was arrested and placed in jail until his trial. Charles said the family decided to do whatever was required to see the case through, including putting his daughter "at risk" by testifying in court. Which she did.
Washington's kidnapping/abduction laws can come with stiff penalties. Kidnapping in the first-degree and second-degree with a finding of sexual motivation are class A felonies, punishable with upwards of 20 years in prison. Kidnapping in the second degree is a class B felony that carries eight years or more of prison time.
Charles said the man was presented with charges of attempted kidnapping, with an attachment of sexual motivation.
"It was emotional," Charles said. "I thought I may be mad at the guy, but I felt pity for him. There was no one in there representing him or caring for him or supporting him in this effort and it was really sad. But more importantly, I was so proud of my daughter for standing up there like a champ, brave and just facing this."
Charles said the man had 40 prior arrests, and though some were sexually motivated, he'd never been convicted for that type of offense.
"When a jury looks at this, they don't have any insight as to his priors," Charles said. "They have to judge it based on the merits of the case that's at hand. And as a result, he got a 15-month sentence, only for the kidnapping."
When combined with time-served, Charles said that means the man will be back on the streets in October. The man will need to register in the kidnapper's registry, which is similar to the sexual predator registry, Charles said.
"But still, those are preparations for when you re-offend," Charles said. "That's not deterrent. That's not safety."
When asked if he was scared for his family's safety, Charles responded that he was more concerned about the community.
"Here's a guy that's going to be released into our community; there's no safety net for him," Charles said. "He's gonna be in a situation which is even worse than what he was. He's gonna be even more unemployable than what he was. So what does that say? It means that he's highly likely to offend again.
"I don't see him as someone I have pity for," Charles added. "I think he made, probably, decisions in his life, and his situation was what it was and he's evolved where he is. I would like to see him behind bars for a much longer time."
And Charles' reaction to the judicial system and decision to put his daughter on the stand: "I was highly disappointed. I was really disappointed that I put my daughter at risk for a 15-month sentence. Quite honestly, shame on me for not doing further investigation as to what the potential sentences were. If I would have known the result prior, my decision may have been different. I don't know."
Kidnapping in Washington
Charles' kidnapping story is not a standalone and the concerns are not relegated to his city. KIRO 7 reported that two sisters — 7-year-old Ember and 10-year-old Aireyana – fought off a kidnapping attempt Sunday afternoon near their home in southeast Olympia.
Ember says a man grabbed her and that she kicked the man in the shins. Then he tried grabbing her sister off of a bike. Olympia police are still searching for that man, described as white, in his 20s, about 5′ 10″ inches tall with a muscular build and dark hair, with a goatee and a tattoo on his upper left shoulder.
Charles said that he spoke with his daughter after the incident and asked what she would have done if he had a gun. Charles said she responded that she might have gotten in because she had a cell phone.
"And I said, 'No!'" Charles said. "There's a false sense of security because of this technology today, right with your phone. 'Oh, I'm empowered.' No, you're not. So have that conversation with your kids."
Charles said he hopes Sara's story is a lesson for other parents.
"I think every parent has a conversation with their kids, and if you don't, please take this opportunity to go home tonight, have this conversation with your kids," he said. "Tell them this story."


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Daniel's Mesopotamian Background
I have started studying the book of Daniel. That has led me to a review of the history of the region. I like to know the details in order to understand the big picture. I like to know the big picture to put it all in context. And in this case, all I wanted to know was when Daniel arrived in Babylon!
We cannot minimize Babylon's importance. This region is known as the cradle of civilization. The Tower of Babel was here. And similar towers have been unearthed by archeologists. Abraham was a resident of Babylon (Ur) until he was called out by God. Babylon's earliest greatest ruler was Hamurrabi 1792-1750 BC)who everyone knows from his legal code and alphabet. Babylon was a great culture whose dialect became the lingua franca. I'm going to skip a lot of history just to keep things brief! Around 1300 BC, everything changed and for hundreds of years there was turmoil. Babylon was no longer on top. Over time, things changed again and a second dynasty of Babylonians became great. The second and greatest king in this dynasty was Nebuchadnezzer II also known as Nebuchadnezzer the Great.
Two of the historical people mentioned at the beginning of Daniel are Kings Nebuchadnezzer of Babylon and Jehoiakim of Judah. Nebuchadnezzer was considered the Babylonian King who brought peace to Mesopotamia. Fighting by both the Chaldeans and the Medes subdued the Assyrians (this was when Ninevah was leveled) and an agreement was made to divide the Assyrian holdings between the Medes and the Babylonians or Chaldeans. (Note: The Chaldeans were a distinct people group from the southern part of Babylon.)
Dynasty XI of Babylon (Neo-Babylonian or Chaldean)
- Nabu-apla-usur (Nabopolassar) 626 - 605 BC
- Nabu-kudurri-usur (Nebuchadrezzar) II 605 - 562 BC
- Amel-Marduk 562 - 560 BC
- Nergal-šar-usur (Nergal-sharezer) 560 - 556 BC
- Labaši-Marduk 556 BC
- Nabu-na'id (Nabonidus) 556 - 539 BC
Nebuchadnezzer was known for uniting Mesopotamia and for his building projects. After he had settled things by fighting. He settled in Babylon and began building projects such as massive gates, walls, boulevards and, of course the famous hanging gardens. Here are two photos of the Ishtar gate (a reconstruction in Modern Day Iraq) and a detail.
To capture the beauty of the city, here is a description of the Ishtar gate.
The famed Ishtar Gate played an important religious role in the life of the city and is fortunately the best preserved. The surface of the entrance was covered with blue enameled bricks, which served as background for alternating red-and-white dragons (symbolic of Marduk) and bulls (symbolic of Adad). The gate was approached by means of an impressive processional street, sixty-five feet wide in places and paved with white limestone and red breccia. Bordering the street were walls that were found still standing as high as forty feet. They were decorated with lions six feet in length (symbolic of Ishtar) with red or yellow manes on a blue ceramic background. It was along this street that the king would accompany the statue of Marduk in grand procession each spring during the New Year festival.
This is red breccia (I didn't know what it was either.) Mined in Egypt.
The source for the quote came from this book:
Jehoiakim of Judah
Background: After the death of Solomon (around 1500 BC?), civil war broke out and Israel became a divided country. The northern kingdom was Israel, its capitol was Samaria and the southern Kingdom was Judah, its capitol, Jerusalem. There continued to be fighting, invasions, and the like. The whole region was in turmoil for hundreds of years starting around 1300 BC.
Israel was destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC. Descendants of David continued to rule the southern kingdom, Judah. Judah ended up making an alliance with Egypt. What this means is that Egypt "owned" Judah and Judah paid tribute for Egypt's protection.
Jehoiakim (Hebrew name Eliakim) was the eldest son of King Josiah of Judah. After Josiah died, the people named Jehoahaz (Shallum) King, but he was deposed by Pharaoh Necho II after 3 months and appointed in his place was Jehoiakim who reigned 11 years. When Babylon defeated Egypt in 605 he was required to pay tribute to Babylon. However, against the counsel of the Prophet Jeremiah (in 2 Kings 24:1), he revolted against Babylon. Nebuchadnezzer took him and some of the vessels from the Temple back to Babylon. It may be that Daniel was taken at this time.
Jehoiachin, Jehoiakim's son, was eight years old when he began to reign. His reign was three months and ten days. He was succeeded by Mattaniah (one of Josiah's sons) whose name was changed to Zedekiah. Zedekiah ruled 11 years. This would make it about 594 BC. During this time Zedekiah conspired with Egypt to revolt against Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzer sent troops to besiege Jerusalem in January 587 and it fell in July 586, the following year. It was an 18-month siege. He successfully conquered the city, destroyed the Temple and removed some of the nobility to Babylon.
Scholars indicate that Jewish people were deported from Judah to Babylon in 597, 586, and 582. This does not rule out other deportations which were not recorded. It was common practice for the conquering country to leave officials in the conquered city to make sure that tribute was paid and revolts were put down. There would have been communications and supplies transported between Jerusalem and Babylon on some regular basis. At these times, people could have been deported also. I believe, however, that since Daniel was deported during or prior to Jehoiakim's 3rd year of ruling, it was probably early, around 597.
For more information, I recommend this book.
Other sources include The Bible, any translation. 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles, and of course, Daniel. I am reading mainly from the New International Version
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Recently I was invited to SOL Cocina as an introduction to the new menu. This spacious restaurant located in Scottsdale Quarter boasts an upscale menu of Baja-inspired cuisine in a setting of warm rustic colors with a large open kitchen with counter seating, an open-air bar, and patio.
Executive Chef and author Deborah Schneider's dishes are a modern take on traditional coastal Mexican with a focus on fresh seasonal ingredients. New additions to the menu feature seafood such as scallops with mango and jicama or a grilled agave-chile shrimp torta, vegetarian items of goat cheese enchiladas with salsa verde or spiced butternut squash tacos, and hearty fare including a 12-ounce grilled ribeye rubbed with garlic and smoky chipotles in adobo.
Our friendly server Taylor brought crunchy seasoned tostadas with flavorful salsa and bean dip, and also a condiment trio of juicy wedges of lime, chile de arbol and habanero salsa, and salt. The fiery arbol and habanero salsa was my favorite and I ended up using it to spice up my dishes throughout the night.
Our first order were grande margaritas, of course. A Cadillac Margarita for my husband with SOL's house-made sour mix, Partida Blanco, orange juice and Grand Marnier, and for me the Casa Noble Reposado Margarita with SOL Single Barrel Reposado tequila, custom blended at Casa Noble's distillery annually and exclusive to the restaurant.
Playa oysters are part of the new menu and they were just as good as described - plump oysters broiled with queso meñonita, chorizo, and garlic butter.
The shortrib barbacoa was my main course and for my side I chose grilled corn with cotija cheese, ground ancho chile and lime. Served with warm corn tortillas, the cazuela was piled high with tender slices of braised short ribs and accompanied by crispy sweet potato wedges and taco toppings of guacamole, onion, and cotija.
My husband opted for queso fundido as an appetizer and the version at SOL Cocina is one of the better ones we've had, with the gooey cheese generously topped with crumbled chorizo, mushrooms, and sliced serrano chiles (leftovers were great taken home and used in an omelet). His favorite Mexican dish is mole poblano so he was happy to see it on the menu at SOL Cocina. Here, this deep rich sauce is used to blanket a juicy half chicken roasted with tequila, with his choice of two sides being avocado and tomato salad and spicy slaw.
When I saw that a dessert making its debut was Pastel Tres Leches '1921', I knew what I was going to order as a finale. I'm a big fan of tres leches, a traditional Mexican treat. Tres leches means "three milks" and is a cake soaked in three kinds of milk: evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream. At SOL Cocina, their version is made even more decadent with the addition of 1921 tequila liqueur and spiced with cinnamon and vanilla. The crowning touch is an addictive marshmallow meringue - be sure to get a dollop in every bite.
As I sipped on a mezcal, we made plans for a return visit when my parents visit later this month. I think the patio on a sunny day will be the perfect spot to entertain family visiting from snowy Massachusetts, or perhaps we'll grab a table on Taco & Tequila Tuesday when SOL offers special discounts on tacos, tequila, Mexican Beer, and margaritas all night long, with live music.
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FRANKFURT – March 8, 2016 - GE (NYSE: GE) and transmission system operator TenneT have made another key project progress with the deployment and installation of two 685 MVA power transformers at the Dörpen West converter station for the DolWin3 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) project. The contract, awarded in February 2013 is on track to be completed in 2017.
DolWin3 is the third grid connection of the DolWin wind farm cluster, located in the south western region of the North Sea. This offshore grid connection project will feed up to 900 MW of wind energy to the German grid. Its completion will allow the delivery of clean energy to approximately one million German households.
The 685 MVA power transformers have been specially designed, manufactured and tested in GE's Mönchengladbach unit in Germany to meet the specific requirements of the DolWin3 project. Each transformer is equipped with a tap changer. This makes it possible for individual power flows to be adjusted so that the associated voltage fluctuations in the mains can be levelled out. They are also resistant to overloading, allowing energy generated from the wind farms to be permanently transmitted even in the case of outage of one power transformer. The Dörpen converter station inverts the energy transmitted from the offshore converter station DolWin gamma, feeding it directly into the extra-high voltage network of the transmission system operator, TenneT.
Gerhard Seyrling, Central Europe Region General Manager at Grid Solutions, a division of GE Energy Connections said: "We are very pleased with the progress of the DolWin3 HVDC project. We are on track with the project, from the construction of the onshore and offshore converter stations to the assembly of the connecting cables. The installation at Dörpen supports Germany in meeting its clean energy targets".


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DREAM LEAGUE NOTEBOOK: MVP Watch Heats Up
As the end of the Dream League regular season continues to inch closer with each passing week, the interest level of the players seems to be dwindling. There have already been a few five-on-four scenarios that have played themselves out, and two more transpired this week. The overall intensity has steadily dropped over the past month, but there have still been some exceptions, like the dramatic game between the Generals and the Knights this week.
Before I focus on that thriller, I start with a much less fascinating game between the Pilots and the Yellow Jackets. This was not the worst game in Dream League history, Griffins-Generals in week 16 still holds that award, but it was the most lop-sided.
The Yellow Jackets started and finished this game with only four players. Mahlon Thomas and Keith Durham, two players selected in the first round of the re-draft Reid and I did, were none of those four players. Take away Jake Ruhland and Valentino Jackson as well and the result is a serious lack of size, depth and talent against a team that possesses all of those things.
The extreme disparity showed right away as the Pilots started the game on a 17-0 run. The Yellow Jackets scored their first field goal, an Abdi Mohamed mid-range jumper, 4:31 into the game. The dominance never stopped. Up 26-5 and with 7:40 left in the first half, Seth Jonker decided to even out the game and had the Pilots play four-on-four for the rest of the game. That didn't slow them down too much, and they coasted to an 86-49 victory.
I don't have much else to say about this game, so I'll highlight some stats to show just how one-sided this game was.
Team field goal percentage: Yellow Jackets, 29. Pilots, 53.
Team three point percentage: Yellow Jackets, 27. Pilots, 42.
Offensive rebounds: Yellow Jackets, 2. Pilots, 12.
Total rebounds: Yellow Jackets, 23. Pilots, 48.
Some records were set also, although I would have an asterisk next to them to indicate it was against a four-man team. The Pilots set a Dream League record by recording 27 assists as a team and Jonker recorded the Dream League's first triple-double, dropping 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
On to the only game that was five-on-five for the entire 32 minutes (I desperately hope this is the only time I have to say that). The Generals were careless when they faced the Griffins two weeks ago, but they showed that they still want to prove that they can play with anybody in this league. They did that on Monday night, losing to the Knights by only eight.
Since the Generals have completely re-tooled their roster, they have two clear trends developing on both sides of the court. On offense, they live and die by the three-point shot. They have played four games since their trade with the Polars and they've averaged 29.25 three-point attempts in those games. In this game, they shot 13-32, including a combined 10-19 effort by LaVonte Mccullough and Stephen Griffin.
On defense, they live and die by trying to force turnovers. They have been really successful with this strategy against the two top teams in this league. The Pilots and the Knights have both been typically safe with the ball this season, but the Generals were able to force 16 turnovers out of the Pilots, and 20 against the Knights. The Generals averaged 12.5 steals in those two games.
While this ultra-aggressive game plan has been generally successful, it is still susceptible to its flaws. The Generals went all-out for steals in this game and ignored crashing the boards. The Knights more than doubled the Generals' total rebounds, as it finished 41-20.
In Antione Lynch's absence, each member the Knights' "big three" has elevated their rebound total. In this game, Travis Johnson, Jake Gave and Aaron Lukitsch each had at least 10, and they combined for 33. That also led to each of them getting double-doubles, once again showing that their lack of talented depth has yet to slow them down.
The Generals had a great shot of coming away with this upset, but they were derailed when LaVonte Mccullough walked off the floor with 7:40 left in the game. The Knights were leading 56-52 at the time, and with Mccullough off the floor, the Generals did not have enough offensive firepower to get past the Knights. Mccullough returned a few minutes later, but it was all for not as the game was out of reach by then.
The night was ended with the Polars winning by double digits for the first time of the season, and it only took playing against a four-man team for more than half the game for it to happen.
The Mustangs had five players to start this game and had control of the pace early. They consistently fed Bronson Byrne in the post to try and space out the Polars' defense. This strategy was effective as it also got Michael Thomas two early fouls. Unfortunately for the Mustangs, Byrne came down awkwardly on his right ankle late in the first half, hence why they played all of the second half with only four players.
I hope this turns out to be like the Michael Franklin injury from a few weeks ago where it looked serious at the time but ended with Franklin playing the very next week. I'm sure the Mustangs are hoping for the same thing as they recently acquired Byrne from the Generals, and he has really improved his offensive game since the trade.
Even with the man advantage, the Polars did not bury the Mustangs till late in the second half. They held a steady lead for most of the half, but at one point, the Mustangs took a 52-51 lead. A few minutes later, it was 61-52 after an all-out barrage of Bryan Munsell. After the 10-0 run, it was all over for the Mustangs.
The Polars did not rely on any one scorer in this game, as they sometimes do, and five different players scored at least 12 points. Their leading scorer was not Munsell or Jonny Ball; it was James Carr, who scored all of his points from threes. He was 6-6 from deep, and at least two of those were pull-up threes in transition. He was dripping with confidence while displaying a freshly grown beard. After that performance, I'd advise Carr to not shave until the playoffs are over.
Things I Liked from Week 17
Polars-Mustangs was broadcasted in this week's edition of the Game Rewind, so give that a watch and see what I liked and disliked about that game.
· The overall dominance the Pilots showed against a four-man team. So many other teams have played lazily in that scenario, but they came out focused.
· I also loved that they excessively passed the ball and worked for the best shot on each possession.
· Peyton Dixon following his own shot and jumping over Randell Padua to grab the offensive board.
· Dewan Grant making sure to inform me that he made the basket that secured Jonker's triple double. I had to recognize that accomplishment.
· Stephen Griffin sprinting back on defense and stripping Travis Johnson, who was about to go up for an open layup.
· Aaron Lukitsch making a shot after he caught the ball mid-air after it was tipped by Griffin.
· LaVonte Mccullough draining a three off the dribble to end the first half.
· Griffin with the best sequence of his Dream League career. He stole the ball on one end and then buried a pull up three in transition. He followed that up with another steal, but the Generals couldn't convert off the turnover.
Things I Did Not Like from Week 17
· Team attendance.
· I'm not sure who as charged with the foul, but James Armstrong got fouled when he pulled up for three, in transition and against two defenders.
· Griffin throwing the ball right into Johnson's leg while he was leading a 3 on 1. He tried to throw it over to his left, where Cis Crabbe was streaking, but he missed a trailing Mccullough, who was 3-3 from deep up to that point.
· When Griffin got that second steal in as many possessions, Crabbe missed an open Griffin in the corner while he was running down the court. Crabbe waited for a while, then passed it five feet away from Griffin.
· Before Mccullough walked off the court, he slowly walked back on defense because he thought he was fouled.
· Jake Thompson throwing a deep inbound pass from the baseline all the way past half court. He was in danger of getting a 5 second violation, so he heaved it to Crabbe, but it was stolen by Johnson.
Offensive Player of the Week
Travis Johnson, Knights: In a season full of great performances from Johnson, this may top the list. He scored 32 points on 65 percent shooting, grabbed 13 rebounds and added 7 assists. That added up to an astounding 40.3 PPR.
Defensive Player of the Week
Stephen Griffin, Generals: He had a great all-around game, but his defense shined in the Generals' close loss. He was constantly pressuring the Knights' backcourt, something that typically doesn't work, and caused plenty of chaos. He ended the game with 6 steals, tying a single game Dream League record.
Role Player of the Week
Allen Edwards, Polars: Edwards has become known for his crazy efficiency, and he reflected that in his performance this week against the Mustangs. He shot 6-8 from the field and finished with 16 points. Against a four-man team, he didn't force up any shots and only shot when he was wide open.
MVP Watch
1. Travis Johnson, Knights (1): After his dominance on Monday night, I don't see him losing this spot. He has stepped up his game in Lynch's absence and the Knights have not missed a beat.
2. Jake Gave, Knights (2): His stellar performance in Vegas will not carry over into this race, but he didn't have any setbacks in this game. He shot 50 percent from the field and finished with 20 points and 10 boards.
3. Seth Jonker, Pilots (4): Jonker jumps back up the list because I thought he may have been out for the rest of the regular season. Instead, he came back and had a triple-double. Yes, it was against a four-man team, but he still could have played carelessly. He made sure his team never faltered in their blowout win.
4. Jonny Ball, Polars (3): Nothing spectacular from Ball this week, just a solid, workman-like performance. With that being said, he still got a double-double as he racked up 12 points and 12 rebounds.
5. Michael Franklin, Mustangs (5): Really not much he could have done in this week's loss. He did his best to cover as much ground and take over the game, but playing shorthanded took its toll after a while.
That is the end of this week's edition of the Game Notebook. Make sure to give the Insider Podcast a listen this week as Reid and I can finally dive back into a full-length episode.
Also, while you're searching for that, go ahead and subscribe to the Ultimate Hoops Podcast Network. Once you do, you'll be able to hear other great podcasts, like The Recreation Nation, Reid's very own podcast. We will continue to add content to the UHPN and to the brand new uhlife.com all summer, so be prepared to consume as much as you can.
I will see you all in two weeks. Have a wonderful Memorial Day.


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Delivers A Potent Cytotoxic Agent To Cancer Cells That Express Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA)
EC1169 is an investigational, proprietary, injectable, PSMA-targeted SMDC consisting of a potent cytotoxic agent, tubulysin B hydrazide (TubBH). TubBH is a member of the tubulysin class of anti-neoplastic agents that inhibit the polymerization of tubulin into microtubules, a critical component during cell division. EC1169 is being co-developed with EC0652 as its companion imaging agent.
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EC2319 is a novel small molecule drug conjugate (SMDC) which has been designed as a targeted treatment for inflammation-related conditions that involve activated macrophages. In an activated state, macrophages express the beta isoform of the folate receptor (FR-β) on their cell surface, which provides a highly specific target for direct treatment of these cells. EC2319 is a two-part SMDC that uses folic acid as a targeting ligand to deliver the drug aminopterin, a potent antifolate similar to methotrexate. EC2319 not only has an immune-modulatory function of FR-β expressing macrophages, it can also shut down the recruitment of their blood monocyte precursors. EC2319 targeting of inflammatory cells of the monocyte/macrophage lineage may hold promise for the treatment of many inflammation-related diseases.


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Hello there,
We're happy to announce another Potliquor menu. We're calling it Lamb: we're pretty excited to be bringing in whole animals from Don Watson for the first time, and lambs quarters from Full Belly Farm! As always, we'll offer this menu for pickup on Thursday, April 17, between 5:00 and 7:30 in Berkeley and San Francisco; they're available on a first-come, first-served basis on Square Market.
Vegetarian: $115
Omnivore: $150
All in: $180
A reminder about the version names: Vegetarian contains the vegetarian main dish, Omnivore contains the meat main dish, and All in includes both main dishes.
It's like this:
Braised Watson lamb, fennel, salted lemon, anise hyssop
A nice light braise, with bright and herbal elements.
Vegetarian borscht
Broth style, rich with beets and dill and caraway and spring roots.
Pickled eggs two ways: with red beet juice + dill,
and turmeric + mustard
Easter eggs!
Carrot coriander mash
Silky and delicate, great as a vegetable side or the beginning of a soup.
Roasted cauliflower, sesame and fennel seeds
Sweet, crunchy with seeds.
Stock: lamb or spring allium + bay
We'll give lamb stock with the omnivore and all-in orders and spring allium stock with the vegetarian ones; let us know if you'd prefer something different!
Charred spring onion sauce
An oniony herb sauce, adding a little wildness and savory fire to everything.
Lambs quarters & easter egg radishes
From the market this week: lambs quarters grow wild in many places around here, have a nice fleshy leaf like spinach, and great grassy flavor. We like to eat it raw, simply dressed, but it's good cooked, too! Radishes are just because: eat them with salt and butter, with bread or not, or shaved into a salad.
Nana Mae's gravenstein apple, raisin and fig mostarda
For Passover, grilled cheese, lamb sandwiches, and more.
Extras available for ordering with your crate this week include beet greens, whole wheat levain from Eduardo Morell, and brown chicken glaze.
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Happy 'Jounen Kwéyòl' !
International Creole Day
In 1981 a group of French Creole linguists from the Caribbean and Indian Oceans decided to form an organization devoted specifically to the study and promotion of French Creole languages. The new association, called Ban nzil Kreyol, met in 1983, declared October 28 International Creole Day, and held its first international festival on October 28 of that year. Since that time, October 28 has been a day to celebrate the variety of Creole languages. Some people recognize all of October as International Creole Month.
What is a Creole language?
Creole languages started out as pidgins —simplified mixed languages that develop between two peoples who don't share a language but interact regularly. The languages often developed in European colonies or where there was a strong trade relationship. Pidgin is really a mash-up of two languages with simplified grammar. Over time pidgin can develop into a stable creole language, such as Haitian Creole. That language developed out of the interaction between French settlers and African slaves. The same thing happened on other Caribbean islands settled by the French. But not all creole languages are based on French. Creoles have also developed from the languages of other colonial powers, notably Portuguese and English.
Creole languages that grew up in the United States are still spoken, like Louisiana's French-based Cajun creole and Gullah, a language, still classified as developing, that is spoken by small communities along the Atlantic Coast from North Carolina down to Florida. Louisiana's legislature officially recognized October as Creole Language Month in 2005.
The biggest and longest running celebration is on St. Lucia where Jounen Kwéyòl (Creole Day) festivities are held every year on the Sunday closest to October 28. The island of Dominica holds aWorld Creole Music Festivalin October-November every year.
Where do we speak French Creole?
- Haitian Creole, a language spoken primarily in Haiti: the largest French-derived language in the world, with an estimated total of 12 million fluent speakers. It is also the most-spoken creole language in the world. French is its superstrate language, some indigenous Amerindian languages providing substrate input. Some words also derive from English and from Spanish.
- Louisiana Creole
- Antillean Creole is a language spoken primarily in the francophone (and some of the anglophone) Lesser Antilles, such as Martinique, Guadeloupe, Îles des Saintes, Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and many other smaller islands. Although all of the creoles spoken on these islands are considered to be the same language, there are noticeable differences between the dialects of each island.
- Dominican Creole French, Grenadian Creole French, Saint Lucian Creole French
- French Guiana Creole or French Guianese Creole is a language spoken in French Guiana, and to a lesser degree in Suriname and Guyana. It is closely related to Antillean Creole, but there are some noteworthy differences between the two.
- Karipúna, spoken in Brazil, mostly in the state of Amapá. It was developed by Amerindians, with possible influences from immigrants from neighboring French Guiana and French territories of the Caribbean and with a recent lexical adstratum from Portuguese.
- Lanc-Patuá, spoken more widely in the state of Amapá, is a variety of the former, possibly the same language.
Indian Ocean
- Bourbonnais Creoles
- Mauritian Creole, spoken as the mother tongue (locally Kreol)
- Agalega Creole, spoken in Agaléga Islands
- Chagossian Creole, spoken by the former population of the Chagos archipelago
- Réunion Creole, spoken in Réunion
- Rodriguan Creole, spoken on the island of Rodrigues
- Seychellois Creole, spoken everywhere in the Seychelles and locally known as Kreol seselwa. It is the mother tongue and shares official status with English and French.
- Tayo, spoken in New Caledonia
- Petit Mauresque or Little Moorish was spoken in North Africa
- Français Tirailleur Pidgin language spoken in West Africa by soldiers in the French Colonial Army, approximately 1850–1960.
- Camfranglais in Cameroon
- Tây Bồi, Pidgin language spoken in former French Colonies in Indochina, primarily Vietnam.
Let's learn Antillean Creole!
Antillean Creole is spoken, to varying degrees, in Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Îles des Saintes, Martinique, Saint-Barthélemy (St. Barts), Saint Martin, Saint Lucia, French Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela (mainly in Macuro, Güiria and El Callao).
Hello - bonjou [bonzu] (from "bonjour").
Please - souplé [su plɛ] (from "s'il vous plaît").
Thank you - mèsi [mɛsi] (from "merci").
Excuse me - eskizé mwen (from "excusez-moi").
Today is a nice/beautiful day - jodi-a sé an bel jounin (from "aujourd'hui c'est une belle journée").
How are you/how are you keeping - ka ou fè? (Guadeloupe) / sa ou fè? (Martinique) sa k ap fèt? (Haitian).
Anne is my sister/mother/wife - Ann sé sè/manman/madanm (an) mwen
Andy is my brother/father/husband - Andy sé fwè/papa/mari (an) mwen
He is going to the beach - i ka alé bodlanmè-a/laplaj (from "il va aller au bord de la mer/à la plage")
Quite similar to French, don't you think? ;-)
Some interesting videos :
If you know more, don't hesitate to share with us some more vocabulary in the comment section below!
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Resources for Pets & Owners
DDR has been working with pets, owners, and animal service groups for more than 20 years. We've compiled the following list of resources to help pet owners find the help they need. Please click the titles below to see the list of resources drop-down.
If you can't find the help you need in the following resources and are considering surrendering your pet to the shelter, please contact our team first. DDR is dedicated to helping families keep their pets. Email email@example.com, or call our Community Help Line at (213) 403-0129.
Blue Man Dog – Training, New Dog Help, Pack Hikes
Lots of FREE information on website
Dog Man – FREE CLASS every Sunday at the Coliseum. This is a walking class not training.
(562) 519-6075
The Urban Pet Dog Training – Group classes. Basic obedience for friendly dogs. (Mid-city)
(323) 933-2100
Pasanita Obedience Club – Group classes (Pasadena)
(626) 797-7070
South Los Angeles Animal Shelter (Chesterfield Square) – Open Tue-Sat 8-5, Sun 11-5
1850 W. 60th St. Los Angeles 90047
(888) 452-7381
laanimalservices.com (for full list of LA City Shelters)
NKLA Pet Adoption Center – Open noon-8pm, 7 days a week
1845 Pontius Ave, Los Angeles 90025 (424) 208-8840
Do you need to rehome your pet? Visit Rehome by Adopt-a-Pet.com and Petco Foundation for a safe, no-cost way to rehome your pet.
Walks For Pups (Eastside)
(310) 766-1262
Go Dog LA (Downtown)
1728 Maple Ave Los Angeles 90015
(213) 748-4364
Los Angeles Dog Company (Midcity)
(310) 721-4085
We Will Walk You (Westside)
(310) 674-0477
The Urban Pet
4475 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles 90029
(323) 664-4700
7515 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles 90036
(323) 933-2100
900 Fair Oaks Ave, South Pasadena 91030
(626) 403-9100
aRomatherapy Mobile Pet Grooming
(310) 991-7226
Los Angeles Veterinary Center
109 N. Boyle Ave Los Angeles 90033
AM PM Ideal Pet Care
12852 Pioneer Blvd Norwalk 90650
North Figueroa Animal Hospital – no appointment necessary for spay/neuter Mon-Fri @ 9:00AM
5550 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042
(323) 258-8068
Spay Neuter Project of Los Angeles – several locations
(310) 574-5555 or (888) 937-7295
Dr. Shipps Animal Hospital – Appointments necessary
351 Foothill Rd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 550-0101
Alondra Animal Hospital
14425 S. Crenshaw Blvd, Gardena, CA 90249
(310) 676-2255
Vanderhoof Veterinary Hospital
2235 Lake Ave Ste 101, Altadena, CA 91001
(626) 798-5901
North Hollywood Animal Care Clinic
11561 Oxnard St, North Hollywood, CA 91606
(818) 508-8530
Einhorn Insurance
Dog Liability Insurance for homeowners, renters, and landlords.
Visit their website www.einhorninsurance.com for more information about insurance for responsible owners of "dangerous" breeds (as labeled by most insurance companies).
Call (858) 336-4644 or email email@example.com
The inclusion of a service, organization or program in this listing is NOT an endorsement or recommendation by Downtown Dog Rescue. We have no affiliation with any of the organizations or programs listed. We strongly suggest you evaluate each group and review carefully their policies and requirements before applying. Please also note that some of these programs require that the request be made prior to the animal being treated, and that most programs are limited in the amount they can grant for a specific request. Generally, grants are between $25 – 500, so it's important to check with several sources and to also try to raise funds yourself.
Care Credit – personal line of credit for healthcare treatments and procedures for your entire family, including your pets. www.carecredit.com Phone: (800) 677-0718
In Memory of Magic (IMOM) is dedicated to insuring that no companion animal has to be euthanized simply because his or her caretaker is financially challenged. Request must be made before animal is treated. www.imom.org Phone: (866) 230-2164
RedRover Relief (formerly LifeLine Grants) – The RedRover Relief program provides funding to Good Samaritans, animal rescuers and pet owners to help them care for animals in life-threatening situations. www.uan.org Phone: (916) 429-2457
Ozzy Foundation helps pet guardians with the financial costs of veterinarian bills and provides a supportive place for those caring for a chronically-ill pet. www.ozzyfoundation.org
Brown Dog Foundation dedicated to helping families who find themselves in a temporary financial crisis at the same time their pet requires life-saving treatment or life-sustaining medications. www.browndogfoundation.org
Canine Cancer Awareness provides assistance with veterinary care for dogs with cancer whose families are financially unable to provide treatment. www.caninecancerawareness.org
The Mosby Foundation assists in the care of critically sick, injured, abused and neglected dogs through financial support and public education. www.themosbyfoundation.org
Magic Bullet Fund (Cancer) helps people who have made room in their homes and hearts for a canine companion, but do not have the financial resources to provide cancer treatment. www.themagicbulletfund.org
The Pet Fund May not be able to approve emergency care funding prior to treatment, due to time delay in processing requests. www.thepetfund.com Phone: (916) 443-6007
Labrador Harbor provides financial assistance for owners and rescue organizations caring for Labrador Retrievers in need of non-routine veterinary care. www.labradorharbor.org/aboutfunding.html
Actors and Others for Animals is a Southern California community-based organization serving the greater Los Angeles area. Among other services, the organization provides financial assistance for emergency medical procedures for those of limited income. www.actorsandothers.com/emergencyhelp.html Phone: (818) 897-8760
Animal Rescue Foundation of Dana Point (ARF) (services may be limited to spay/neuter assistance) www.petprojectfoundation.org Phone: (949) 240-2899
Four Legged Friends Foundation's Sunny Day Fund provides veterinary assistance for low income people in Los Angeles. www.flff.org/sunnyday.html Phone: (310) 441-2888
Mercy Crusade – Mercy Crusade's Spay & Neuter Clinic of Ventura County is dedicated to ending pet overpopulation. www.dogcatfix.com Phone: (818) 597-2926 or (805) 278-4433
Pet Assistance Foundation – Holiday Humane Society (private hospital, offers some of the lowest cost services in LA, covers basic procedures only) www.petassistancefoundation.org Phone: (877) 772-9738
Pet Orphans of Southern California – program for individual rescuers, helps primarily with spay/neuter, vaccinations, adoption events. Also has "Good Samaritan Fund," to assist with medical emergencies, as funds are available. www.petorphans.org Phone: (818) 901-0190
The Sam Simon Foundation provides low cost or free non-orthopedic surgeries to low income residents of Los Angeles. www.samsimonfoundation.com Phone: (888) 364-7729
Voice for the Animals Foundation – Helping Friends Program helps seniors, people with disabilities, terminal illnesses or fixed incomes take care of their pets. www.vftafoundation.org Phone: (310) 392-5153
Labrador Lifeline Aids purebred Labrador Retrievers in need of urgent medical care, or other assistance in order to live a full and productive life. www.labradorlifeline.org
LabMed helps rescued Labradors in need of medical attention. www.labmed.org (Rescue Only)
HandicappedPets.com Products, services and support for special needs pets. www.handicappedpets.com
Paws/LA provides services to assist low-income seniors and people disabled by a life-threatening illness to help them keep and care for their pets. www.pawsla.org Phone: (213) 741-1950
Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance provides financial assistance to cat and kitten guardians who are unable to afford veterinary services in life-threatening situations. www.fveap.org
National Center for Emotional Support Easiest, lowest-cost way to get an ADA recognized doctor's note for your emotional-support animals, so you can live with them even where pets are denied. http://emotional-supportanimal.com; Phone: (256) 400-DOGS (3647); Email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Public Counsel Provides a wide variety of legal services to low-income individuals. www.publiccounsel.org Phone: (213) 385-2977
Inner City Law Center The only provider of legal services on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles, Inner City Law Center combats slum housing while developing strategies to end homelessness. www.innercitylaw.org Phone: (213) 891-2880
Safe Place for Pets On-site housing, Off-site Housing, and Community Programs for people and pets who need a safe escape from domestic violence. www.safeplaceforpets.org Phone: (916) 429-2457
Rehome by Adopt-a-Pet Safe, no-cost way to rehome your pet. www.rehome.adoptapet.com
Apartment Listings that accept Dogs & Cats
Housing Issues
Rental housing resources and advocacy for tenants: http://hcidla.lacity.org/renters
A free booklet you can download for rent stabilized tenants: http://hcidla.lacity.org/home-for-renters.
Information for low-income residents: http://hcidla.lacity.org/low-income-populations.
Information for special needs population: http://hcidla.lacity.org/special-needs-populations.
Contact numbers for the homeless: http://hcidla.lacity.org/Homeless-Persons.
Help for Tenants Facing Eviction:
Eviction Assistance Center (EAC) – Tenants with a pending eviction case filed at the Downtown LA courthouse on Hill Street should call or visit the EAC immediately. Legal assistance is free. 111 N. Hill Street Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Room 115, Los Angeles, CA 90012, (818) 485 – 0578. http://lawhelpca.org/organization/shriver-housing-project-los-angeles-eviction?ref=2NNRq
Eviction Defense Network (EDN) – Tenants with a pending eviction not filed at the Downtown courthouse should contact EDN. Fees are charged, but are adjusted based on client ability to pay. Metro Medical Mall, 1930 Wilshire Blvd #208, Los Angeles, CA 90057 (213) 385-8112. http://edn.la/
Help for Tenants Facing Pet Related Discrimination:
Housing Rights Center – Tenants refused a Reasonable Accommodation or facing other housing discrimination should be referred to HRC. HRC investigates and litigates fair housing. 3255 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1150, Los Angeles, CA 90010 Fax: (213) 381-8555. http://www.hrc-la.org/default.asp?id=6
Paws LA – Paws LA is not a legal service provider, but does provides assistance with requests for permission to keep a service or companion animal AKA a request for reasonable accommodation. 2121 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007, (213) 741-1950. http://www.pawsla.org/


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Corners Cut By Ownership Already Hurting The Yankees/
Baseball is a business, and the goal of a team is to make money. The Yankees are in a unique position where their revenue is so high that they can both maintain one of the biggest payrolls in the game, as well as make a ton of money. When the organization went on their spending spree this season, in spite of rumors of a $189 million budget, the message was the clear that the Steinbrenners wanted to put winning ahead of profit. The problem is, the Yankees are starting with a payroll in 2014 that's nearly $30 million less than 2013, and for the first time in 15 years, the organization no longer has the largest payroll in baseball. It's hard to write this without sounding like a spoiled Yankee fan, but I truly believe the Steinbrenners don't owe fans anything, and I've already talked about the brilliant business strategy of the fake budget. The Steinbrenners were able to revitalize the Yankee brand of spending and winning without increasing either, yet the media and fans are caught up in the $500 million investment they made this offseason. I can appreciate this strategy for its business sense, but from the sense of building a winning baseball team, corners were cut to bring this payroll down, and now the 2014 roster has some glaring problems.
Even after investing so much money this offseason, the Yankees entered the season with one of the weakest infields in baseball. Considering the strength of their outfield, the offensive value they're getting out of their catcher, and the new arms in the rotation, the Yankees cutting costs in the infield didn't look like a huge issue. However, with players like Brian Roberts, Derek Jeter, and Mark Teixeira starting, the Yankees infield depth has been disappointing following the immediate (and predictable) injury to Teixeira.
Thanks to a nice first week by Yangervis Solarte, the Yankees have gotten a good amount of offense out of their infield already. Unfortunately, not even Solarte can save this team's infield defense. Through the first 8 games of the year, the Yankees' defense looks abysmal, and at times it's cost starters like CC Sabathia and Ivan Nova on the mound.
Yesterday's game showcased how a pitcher with decent stuff on the mound can look so horrible in the box score thanks to his defenders. Starting off the game, Derek Jeter missed a soft ground ball double play a few feet away from him, which lead to a 3 run inning for Ivan Nova.
This play was a little tougher for Solarte at third base, but it was still a catchable ball for a regular third baseman like Alex Rodriguez. It led to the lone run scoring in the 2nd inning.
Again, this was a little more difficult than the first ground ball hit to Jeter, but it was still a play that most shortstops make. Instead, the Orioles scored three runs this inning and knocked Nova out of the game.
Obviously, Nova isn't completely faultless. He was the one that gave up the home run to Adam Jones in the first inning following Jeter's awful dive, and he was the one that put the runners on base during these potential ground ball double plays. But for a guy that gave up 7 runs in 3.2 IP though, he actually didn't look all that bad. It was his infield defense that kept him on the mound, and when you throw enough pitches, you're going to get hit at some point.
We saw a similar problem happen to CC Sabathia in his last start, where he looked brilliant through the first 5.2 IP, but then a bloop and three similar ground balls through the infield cost him a great start.
Again, the Yankees spent $500 million this offseason and came out of it with incredible defense in the outfield, one of the best offensive and run preventing catchers in the game, and a great pitching staff. The organization has a ton invested in young guys that they hope can be the future core of the club. The front office hopes that Tanaka, Pineda, and Nova will be something very special over the next few years.
Yet after investing so much money, the Yankees don't have an adequate infield defense for their young pitching staff. Tanaka, Nova, Sabathia, and Kuroda are all considered ground ball pitchers, yet the Yankees focused on outfield defense this offseason, rather than a much needed infield defense.
With all the money and value invested in their starting pitchers, it was odd that they would suddenly stop when guys like Omar Infante and Stephen Drew were still available. I'm not a huge fan of either, but even in that case, the Yankees had plenty to trade for a respectable infield defender. Kelly Johnson's inexperience at third base and first base, Jeter's range at shortstop, and the collective injury risk of all four players has already proven that the Yankees' defense is far below average.
Yes, there's still a ton of money invested in Teixeira and Rodriguez at the corners, and the Yankees did try to re-sign Robinson Cano, but that doesn't excuse the current conditions of the defense. Jeter is another major problem that the Yankees have to deal with, and perhaps he's better off as the designated hitter for the majority of the season while Alfonso Soriano or Carlos Beltran take a crash course in playing first base. While it's not too late to trade for a middle infielder or sign Stephen Drew, it is likely too late to start teaching veterans new positions.


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Lentil, Zucchini & Pancetta Soup
If you live anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, chances are it's a bit chilly being that it's mid November. After a long day, it seems the best thing to cozy up to is big ol' bowl of soup.
Inspired by French country cooking, this lentil soup is the perfect accompaniment for an evening of Netflix & chill (or make that Amazon Prime & chill for those who are catching up on Mr. Robot!)
Though the recipe is written for 2 servings, if you aren't sharing this pot of happiness with anyones, pack it for work the next day tightly in a mason jar & you won't be caught in the lunch rush trying to buy a basic sandwich.
Best part of this recipe, is the ingredients list is quite short, leaving tons of room for flexibility. Don't have zucchini on hand? Swap it out for any green veg. Chopped dinosaur kale would be a perfect substitute. If you fancy something with a little kick, use some spicy chorizo instead of the pancetta.
Lentil, Zucchini & Pancetta Soup
Recipe Type: Soup
Author: Kiano Moju
Serves: 2 servings
- 1/2 cup (100g) diced pancetta
- 1 can (400g) lentils, drained
- 400 g chicken stock
- 1 zucchini/courgette (1 1/2c diced)
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 cup (100g) cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 TBSP olive oil
- In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat
- Sautee onions until soft and begin to lightly brown
- Add pancetta, cooking until fat has rendered and pancetta beings to crisp
- Add zucchini cooking until lightly browned
- Add tomatoes & chicken stock. Scrape bottom of pan so no browned bits remain on the bottom
- Add in the can of drained lentils as well as thyme.
- Bring to a boil and cook covered for an additional 10-15 minutes until tomatoes have burst.
- Serving suggestion: fresh grated parmesan & grilled brea


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He was the handsomest man I'd ever seen.
Tall and slender, he wore his pale-as-snow hair to his collar, a perfect widow's peak accentuating his aesthetic, almost lupine features. His eyes were the color of amber and sparkled strangely in the candlelight. Sometimes it was almost as if his eyes were on fire. I tried not to look him in the eyes too often. I didn't know what he would read in mine.
He was always fashionable. Perfect clothing, tasteful and not ostentatious, perfect manners, perfect style. He followed the rules as if he walked on a knife's edge, knowing just how long it was proper to touch, to stare, careful to never be alone with a woman longer than was proper. Managing to make one feel as if they, too, walked on the knife's edge with him without doing anything that could be remarked upon as unseemly. He was wealthy, and while he did not have the highest of titles, he had all the things that allowed him entrance into the finest circles. Better yet, some would say, he had all these things and he was as yet unmarried.
But the ladies, from the maidens looking for good marriages to the widows desperate for a man's protection, all avoided him. They flirted, yes, but only as far as safety allowed. No one would consent to marry him, it was said, no matter how fine the offer, no matter how beautiful the dowry gifts.
That's not to say he hadn't been married once already. And that was why, thanks to rumor and to superstition, it was said he would never marry again.
"What was she like, this Dona Meriania?" I asked my hostess, Dona Welicide. She was a second cousin who had graciously agreed to take me in after my guardian lost everything we had to gambling debts. He was in debtor's prison in the capital, and there he could remain, really, for all I cared. He had tried to sell me once to avoid imprisonment and I figured better him than me.
Welicide brightened. I knew nothing of the local gossip, stories which, to her circle, were so overtold as to be threadbare. Now she could relate them to a new audience; in fact, I think it was half the reason she invited me, to have someone else to tell her stories to. "She was beautiful. As dark as he is pale, very much the lady of the moment. Everyone wanted her. She had a taste for rubies, I remember."
I found myself smiling. "That's all you can remember of her?"
"Oh, Tessa, I can remember much more than that, but I fear I did not care for the girl. She was my greatest rival, ever since we were little."
"Did you fight over Don Joaquin?"
"Shhh," she breathed. "I was already engaged at the time, so of course not."
Don Joaquin had dipped his fair head to take a sip from the glass he was holding. He was across the room, a room filled with music and laughing people, but still he stopped when I whispered his name, and looked up at me, slowly, first from the corner of his eye, then straight on, meeting my gaze. I smiled slightly, taken aback by his intensity. I could feel the weight of his stare like a touch, over my cheeks and nose and mouth. He returned the smile just as slightly, then turned to address a man who had come off the dance floor.
"Oh, but that man frightens me," my cousin said. I would have been inclined to agree, but the chills running down my spine felt too good to be wrong.
I lost sight of him for a time, until I went outside to get a breath of air. I chose one of the smaller balconies that stood open on the far side of the room. I saw him almost immediately; the light of the moon shone on his hair like a beacon. I paused at the threshold of the doorway, then continued onto the balcony. I leaned against the rail opposite from where he stood, but still, there was only a foot between us.
I imagined I could feel the heat of his presence radiating off of him.
"You are not afraid?" His voice was deep, like the forest at night. He seemed surprised, perhaps even amused.
"I am not afraid." I realized it was true.
"You have not been in our fair country long enough, perhaps."
"Perhaps. Perhaps I do not listen to rumors."
"Or perhaps you simply do not listen."
The coolness of his tone took me aback. What did he know? "I think that you rather like your notoriety, Don Joaquin. Maybe you enjoy being dark and mysterious and dangerous."
He straightened up, cold dark eyes meeting mine. "No," he said. "I do not."
"I'm sorry," I said, but I spoke to the air, for he had already pushed past the doors and back into the ballroom.
That was not the last time I saw him, though perhaps it should have been.
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USDA published the first 2017/18 marketing year wheat balance sheet in this month's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.
Record-low winter wheat plantings combine with newly-reported harvested area and yield forecasts to indicate a sharp decline in winter wheat production.
Low prices —especially for hard red winter wheat that qualified millions of bushels for loan deficiency payments —appear to have turned a number of growers away from wheat and toward crops such as soybeans, pulses, and corn in the new marketing year.
Down 25 percent from 2016/17 to 1,246 million bushels, winter wheat production is the lowest since 2002.
Other spring and durum wheat harvests are also forecast to be down year to year, leading to a projected total wheat production of 1,820 million bushels.
If realized, total wheat production for 2017/18 will be nearly 500 million bushels or 21 percent lower than in 2016/17.
In addition to low plantings, a late April snow storm affected large portions of the hard red winter wheat belt, lowering crop condition ratings in affected States, though the full extent of the weather event on winter wheat production is unclear at this time.
This chart appears in the ERS Wheat Outlook Newsletter, released in May 2017.
Source: USDA
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Make the most of your sophomore pre-med yearNovember 11, 2013
Once you have moved through your freshman year, you will be a little more confident in the premed phase. You will need to learn a little more about the school, trends in the premed community and the professors. Here are a few things you can do to make the most of your sophomore year.
Aim To Be A Leader
Not everyone is born with leadership qualities but you can definitely work towards being one. Your sophomore year is the perfect time to involve yourself in some significant activity that will showcase your leadership activities.
Volunteer Your Time
There are a number of volunteer activities you can participate in. Regardless of what you do, the important thing is to make the experience a meaningful one. Everything you do teaches you something and you have to be open-minded enough to accept and learn from the different experiences you go through.
Try to conduct some volunteer work in a healthcare organization or a local emergency center. It will provide you with exposure to the healthcare domain and make your application stand out from the rest. Apart from this, it is also a good way of seeing if you actually enjoy working in the healthcare field. You can network with people who share the same interests and also build your leadership potential.
Take Up A Research Job
Take up a job wherein you can conduct some research. Though it is not mandatory, it give you an edge when you are applying to medical schools. Since you are in a pre-med phase, it also gives you the chance to get some practical experience based on what you have learnt in college. Students who aspire to go in for a PhD or an MD program are benefited even more from a research job.
Major In A Relevant Course
When you pick a major, opt for something that you really enjoy doing. Having a science major definitely helps while getting admission in medical school and you can consider some subjects that are relevant and those that will help you in your medical career.
Plan On Studying Abroad
If you are planning on joining medical school right after you graduate from college, consider a stint on studying abroad. It is always a good idea to gain some experience and exposure to medical knowledge beyond the classroom and this is an excellent way of doing it.
Medical school admission committees look upon very highly on candidates who have had some experience with working abroad. To a certain degree it shows them how sincere and serious you are about your chosen career and that can be a clincher. The important thing is to go all out and be experimental. Don't leave any stone unturned when it comes to making maximum use of your sophomore year.


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I been on zoloft for 2 months 2 weeks still have days of depression and bad thoughts .How long should it take to work ? also weight gain sexual side effects are bad what other anti d is good that doesnt have these side effest ?I herd lexapro is a good one is it ? I haven't really been leaving the house other then to buy food or banking i have no motavation no energy i got a gym pass and went 2 times and could't wain to get home . Im taking zoloft - antabuse ( 4 months sober ) atavan and campral ... i barley eat dinner are useally my only meal and maybe a snakei have no disire to eat in the morining ... Please help
Weight gain on zoloft?
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- 22 Nov 2014 by colincrestejo
- Updated
- 11 January 2015
- Topics
- zoloft, depression, obesity, post traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, side effect, weight
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You probably aren't taking enough of the Zoloft yet. You may need an increase In the dose. Almost all antidepressants have the side effect of weight of gain except for wellbutrin.
Im taking 100 mg started on 25 mg then 50 and 12 days ago 100 mg. Are you taking zoloft also ?
Reducing food intake will cause you to gain weight, forcing the body into starvation mode it hangs on the calories and fat. The side effects you describe are unfortunately part of the territory with these meds. I would point you to some valid info on how the body burns fat rather than calories, and how our metabolic rate and liver can do this efficiently without meds and in addition, just light exercise, like walking 30 minutes a day, look a fatloss4idiots, it's one of the most informative sources out there no gimmicks like all those pay for sites, no food to buy no magical equipment. There is nothing magical about burning fat, it's all about what we put in, when and how much. There is tons of hope, just gotta reach out and go to it!
Good job on not drinking anymore, especially when taking anti depressent. I believe most all ssri meds have the weight gain side affect, Welbutren is one thats not supposed too,I dont take Zoloft,I take paxil and prozac 40 mg each. the weight came slowly i think the average is 20 lbs and also you wont have the strength like you had before, but you need to do something at the gym even if its light. diet it very important when were depressed . I still get depressed too on the meds. there are alot to try some may not have an effect on you like zoloft. sexual disfunction is a real pain too. It doesnt make you feel very good. We all respond differently there may be help for you if you talk it out with your partner take some of the pressure off. Oh yeah some poeple like me maintain there wieght better with less carbs and more protien and fat. Good job hang in there.
I suggest you read "Dying For A Cure" by Rebekah Beddoe for an insight into what SSRI's actually do and how they may be making your condition worse. I have been on anti depressants for 30+ years and have now decided to go into hospital to be weaned off all drugs and be monitored for changes.
BTW I am at least 60lbs overweight.
There are other and more proven means of treatment for psychological illness than drugs. Keep in mind that most sites recommending drug regimes are in some way reliant on Pharmaceutical companies for sponsorship.
Further Information
- Zoloft Information for Consumers
- Zoloft Information for Healthcare Professionals (includes dosage details)
- Side Effects of Zoloft (detailed)
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Remember Us
rehearsing for the stage
She watched as Mick grabbed his bottle of water and headed outside. It was late now, he probably wanted to get home to his family. Nearly everyone else was packing up too and Stevie glanced around the rehearsal space, looking for Karen. Nothing. Oh well. She sighed and settled on the floor, sitting cross-legged and comfortable. Lindsey was a few feet away, talking to one of his roadies and she caught his eye for a moment, giving him a quick smile. It had been a good day: no fights, no arguments, no awkward silences. He shook hands with the taller man and walked over to her, quickly sitting opposite her, a few inches away. They didn't talk at all for several minutes and she felt amused at the fact that, after all this time, they could still just sit together and be.
"Destiny Rules sounded great, right, today?"
She reached out a hand and patted his thigh. "Fantastic."
"I thought it might be a bit awkward for us to face-off while we sang that chorus but it seemed to work okay."
"Well, it has to. Besides, since when have we hesitated to bring our history and relationship onto the stage and display it in all its wonder?"
Lindsey laughed and covered Stevie's hand with his own, letting his thumb run lightly along her wrist in small circles. "I still remember almost being caught short the first time we performed Go Your Own Way and the glare you gave me. Thought you'd burn me to a crisp!"
"Not for lack of trying, believe me," Stevie grinned. And it was true. Some nights on tour she'd just wanted to run over to her partner and beat the shit out of him, tell him how much she hated him and how disgusting he was, flaunting his girlfriends around her. Other nights, she just wanted to go there and hold him, and smooth out the concerned expression on his face, and run her hands through his hair. That last desire hadn't really changed much over the years… "Do you remember when we were in Japan and -" He leant forward, eagerly, ready to share in their past.
Lindsey noticed Karen's presence first and gestured for Stevie to stop talking, apparently not exactly wanting her assistant to hear that level of detail about their personal life… She smiled apologetically and asked if Stevie wanted to go yet. She didn't. And said so. "Um, okay, so?" Karen asked, slightly confused.
She raised an eyebrow at Lindsey, amused when he rolled his eyes at her. Looking around, it appeared everyone else had left now, leaving the three of them alone in the building. Time flew when you were busy reminiscing about your favorite bedroom memories, apparently, and not just when you were having fun. Not that it hadn't been fun discussing that time they'd almost been caught by Ken in his backyard…
"I'll take her home, Karen. Pinky promise," he added, entwining Stevie's fingers in his.
"Yeah," she muttered. "I just won't ask whose home and how long the other person will be staying…" Turning around, handbag at her side, she left the building and Stevie turned to Lindsey, thanking him. Not that he'd had much choice.
"You going to take me home, Linds?"
"As long as you force me to stay."
"I think I can manage that," she murmured low, infusing her voice with a sexy huskiness she knew Lindsey loved. "It'll be my pleasure."
singing on a stage
It was all in the eye contact. She allowed herself to drink in the sight of him as he moved back a step and hauled his guitar into the air, triumphantly, exposing just an inch of bare skin as his red shirt rode up. Basking in the crowd's adulation, her musical partner's face lit up as Stevie watched fondly. He turned to her then, as he always did, and she smiled proudly at him. Mick started the drumbeat for the next song and she grinned as Lindsey's eyes opened wide in surprise and he quickly trotted over to his microphone. It would never do for him to get complacent.
The tune was a familiar one and the words seared in her soul. They'd been performing it for years now and the initial satisfaction she'd gained back in 1997 from the audience response had dimmed somewhat. Her mind whirred as she sung the lyrics in a fairly rote manner. This tour had sapped all that energy and passion and truth from it and she kind of hated herself for that. And him. They'd discussed the song during rehearsal, talked about its performance. And he had pissed her off so much she'd decided to change it. No eye contact, no stare-downs, no anger, nothing. He hated when she gave him nothing.
Coming to the end of the chorus for the second time, she gripped the black ribbons on her mic stand and stared out into the crowd, the stupid lights from their digital cameras flashing right at her. With a grim sort of satisfaction, she imagined Lindsey standing a few feet away, playing, playing, playing and getting no reaction from her. No jealousy, no possessiveness, no love. He abhorred that. However, as he joined in singing again, she caught a different tone in his voice, an insistence and demand in his guitar-playing.
And she looked at him. He was glaring at her, all blazing eyes and posturing with his guitar. Oh. She kept singing, wasn't going to falter, and glared right back. Lindsey wanted to play that game, did he? He'd never win. Turning the mic so she could face him, Stevie barely noticed as the cries and screams of the audience get louder and instead focused on communicating with (at) her ex, spitting the lyrics at him.
He looked away and she gloated, a flash of satisfaction heating her from the inside out. He'd never win. And he'd never get anyway from the woman who had loved him. She looked back at the audience, not allowing herself to try and muddle through what he was thinking, so obviously provoking her like that. The crowd clapped loudly as she sung her last note and she lowered her head, taking a deep breath. His blue eyes still burned her.
She'd never get anyway from the man who still loved her.
preparing backstage
The room was perfect, with its dimmed lights and candles and throw-rugs and burning incense and a nice steaming cup of coffee awaiting her on the low table next to the sofa. She reached for it, cradling it in her hands and jiggling her leg nervously. Karen had just left her alone, muttering curses into her cell phone, and Stevie was a bit lost. There were still a good fifteen minutes before she had to leave the security of this room and head onstage and she didn't feel ready. At all. The break had been good for them, to be quite honest, and she'd needed some time to relax at home. However, she'd felt distinctly uneasy since this morning, after spotting Lindsey watching her from a few seats over on the plane. He'd had an odd glint in his eyes and she wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not.
Resting her head against the back of the sofa, she drew in a deep breath and closed her eyes, trying to quell the sick feeling in her stomach. She almost spilt her coffee over her black skirt when she heard Lindsey's voice from the entrance to her dressing room. Her eyes shot open as he approached her, hands held palm-up in faux innocence and with a small grin on his handsome face. Bastard. He knew exactly how nervous she got before shows and this was NOT helping. At all. She scowled at him as he approached her, placing her mug back down on the table.
"Miss me, honey?" he teased in that affectionate voice that made her alternate between wanting to kiss those stupidly lovely lips and slap him for being so insensitive to her emotions. Because of course she had… He laughed as she narrowed her eyes at him and sat beside her. Too close. Always too close. He told her about his vacation - about how Will had been caught sneaking a girl into his room at their hotel, how Leelee had gone an entire two days of giving him the silent treatment and about the gorgeous shells Stella had insisted they bring home. All four buckets of them… She turned to face him as he spoke, reveling in the way his face lit up as he talked about his children, the pride she saw there.
She was proud of him. And envious of that family holiday in a way she'd never tell him. He talked, on and on, on and on, and she listened attentively, occasionally interjecting and making him laugh. His hand on her leg, he leaned into Stevie, grinning as he told her about the day Will had busted his lip trying to impress his older 'friends' at the beach.
"Yeah, cos you were never cocky and a show-off like that, Mr Buckingham?"
"Only when I wanted to impress you."
"Like that was difficult," she snorted, smiling gently at her bandmate. "You always had me."
His expression changed at that, eyes blinking once, twice, very slowly and he looked at their joined hands in her lap. "Stevie…" he started, voice laden with emotion. It took them several seconds before they noticed Karen was standing near them, hesitant to break the moment. Thank god her assistant had interrupted.
She desperately wished they hadn't been interrupted.


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Georgia Senate approves its version of 2008 budget
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate has approved its version of the state's 2008 budget, setting up a showdown tomorrow as House and Senate leaders continue their battle over state spending.
The Senate approved the $20.2 billion budget 53-1. Significant differences between that budget and the House's version are expected to be discussed Wednesday during joint conference committee meetings.
Both sides must approve the same budget for it to take effect.


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Maimuna Feroze Nana
Artist Statement
When I returned to Pakistan after a long absence, I was shocked by the treatment handed out to women and girls. I knew what I had to do: give voice to women not only in Pakistan, but all over the world. Only eight years ago, on my return to Italy, I isolated myself in our home in Umbria and was able to develop my new work, on a path towards purity and spirituality. The dolls capture a deep sense of abandonment, separation, and detachment, they are childhood objects and a remembrance of the past.
Maimuna Feroze Nana is one of the exhibiting artists for ENOUGH VIOLENCE: Artists Speak Out.
Born: Pakistan
Lives: Milan, Italy
Sir JJ School of Art, Bombay, India
Diploma Fine Arts, Birmingham College of Arts and Crafts, Birmingham, England
Selected Exhibitions
Palazzina delle Arti, Naples, Italy
Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale, Rome, Italy
Palazzo Primavera, Terni, Italy
Solo exhibition, Galleria Aldo Bruè, Milano, Italy
Denied Rights, performance, Venezia La Biennale Arte, Venice, Italy
Galleria Venezia Viva, Venice, Italy
Off the Beaten Path: Violence,Women and Art, Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway, (traveling)
Solo exhibition Accademia di Belle Arti, Macerata, Italy
Palazzo Doria Pamphili, Valmontone, Italy
Displaced, Galleria 196, Rome, Italy
Solo exhibition, Museo Foro Romano, Assisi, Italy
Solo exhibition,Palazzo della Porta, Gubbio, Italy
Solo exhibition, Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea, Civitanova Marche, Italy
Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea, San Donato Milanese, Italy
Cerreto d'Esi, Ancona, Italy


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