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Caroline Attardo Genco, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine and Microbiology
650 Albany Street
Office: X626; 617-414-5305
Lab: X-6; 617-414-5382
B.S. State University of New York at Fredonia
M.S. University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry
Ph.D. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Innate Immune Responses to Mucosal Pathogens
We are examining the interactions of several mucosal pathogens with both phagocytic and non-phagocytic cells. Work with N. gonorrhoeae has established that distinct proinflammatory responses are observed in different compartments of the female lower genital tract (endocervical, ectocervical and vaginal cell lines). Using these cell lines we have demonstrated that infection with N. gonorrhoeae inhibits the apoptotic response of these cells. N. gonorrhoeae may thus establish infection by inhibiting the apoptotic response to infection, thereby resisting killing from both the host cell and the innate immune response. Current studies are focused on defining the role of toll-like receptors and intracellular signaling receptors in N. gonorrhoeae induced proinflammatory responses in epithelial cells. Work with P. gingivalis has demonstrated the invasive capabilities of these organisms for endothelial cells and has defined specific cell signaling pathways involved in this response. We have shown that 2 adhesins of this organism, the major and minor fimbriae proteins bind to and signal through TLR2 for an inflammatory response in human aortic endothelial cells. Furthermore both the major and minor fimbriae proteins can signal through TLR4 if the accessory proteins MD2 and CD14 are present. Our recent studies are focused on defining intracellular signaling receptors and pathways utilized by P. gingivalis to induce IL-1ß secretion in endothelial cells.
Regulatory Mechanisms in Bacterial Pathogens
This work is focused on understanding mechanisms utilized for bacterial colonization, and in particular in the ability of in vivo environmental factors to modulate bacterial gene expression. Transcriptional regulatory mechanisms have been defined on a global level in the pathogenic Neisseria species. We have established that the expression of virulence factors in these organisms is controlled by a global regulatory protein (ferric uptake regulator protein, Fur). We have established that the transcriptional regulatory protein Fur controls the expression of numerous genes that are required for the virulence of N. meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae and have established that many of these genes are expressed in vivo during mucosal gonococcal infection in both men and women. Current studies are aimed at examining the regulation and expression of Fur-regulated genes in vitro, and in vivo directly in clinical specimens. We have also recently identified a novel mechanism for Fur-mediated regulation through small regulatory RNAs (sRNA) in both N. meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae. We have established that in N. meningitidis the sRNA, NrrF functions independently of the cofactor RNA-binding protein, Hfq. Current studies are focused on defining how NrrF functions independently of Hfq and on identifying additional sRNAs using high-density oligonucleotide microarrays together with computational analysis.
Pathogen Induced Chronic Inflammatory Disorders
Chronic inflammation culminates in devastating events, results in significant host pathology, and is associated with a number of human diseases including autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, neoplastic diseases, and inflammatory atherosclerosis. Our studies focus on two pathogens associated with chronic inflammation, Chlamydia pneumoniae and Porphyromonas gingivalis. C. pneumoniae is a respiratory pathogen that causes a mild, usually asymptomatic pneumonia. P. gingivalis induces a local host inflammatory response that results in inflammatory bone destruction, which is manifested as periodontal disease. Normally, the acute inflammatory response is self-limited, working to contain these infections until the adaptive immune response is activated. However, under some circumstances, a chronic inflammatory state can ensue, resulting in additional host pathology. Recently, both C. pneumoniae and P. gingivalis have been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory plaque formation although how these pathogens induce and maintain chronic inflammation is not well defined. Our laboratory has defined the role of specific innate immune signaling pathways in immune cells that contribute collectively to pathogen-induced chronic inflammation. We are examining in vitro model systems for platelets, endothelial cells, and macrophages. Using defined animal models of inflammation we are characterizing the roles of innate immune pathways in inflammatory processes in vivo. Enhanced understanding of the roles of specific innate immune signaling pathways, which participate in proinflammatory mediator expression and functional immune responses will provide a promising avenue for novel therapies for chronic inflammatory disorders.
Representative Publications
- Takahashi, Y., M. Davey, H. Yumoto, F.C. Gibson, and C.A. Genco. 2006. Fimbria-dependent activation of pro-inflammatory molecules in Porphyromonas gingivalis infected human aortic endothelial cells. Cell. Microbiol. 8:738-757.
- Liu, X, T. Olczak, H.C. Guo, D.W. Dixon, and C.A Genco. 2006. Identification of amino acid residues involved in heme binding and hemoprotein utilization in the Porphyromonas gingivalis heme receptor HmuR. Infect. Immun. 74:1222-1232.
- Bartolini, E., E. Frigimelica, Y. Shaik, G. Galli, J.A. Welsch, D.M. Granoff, C. Genco, G. Grandi, and R. Grifantini. 2006. Role of FNR and FNR-regulated, sugar fermentation genes in Neisseria meningitidis infection. Mol. Microbiol. 60:963-972.
- Mydel, P., Y. Takahashi, H. Yumoto, M. Sztukowska, M. Kubica, F.C. Gibson, D. Kurtz, J. Travis, C.A. Genco, and J. Potempa. 2006. Roles of the host oxidative immune response and the bacterial antioxidant, rubrerythrin during anaerobic infection. PLoS Pathog. 2:712-725.
- Al-Qutub, M.N, Braham, P.H., Karimi-Naser, K., Liu, X, Genco, C.A. and R.P. Darveau. 2006. Hemin-dependent modulation of the lipidA structure of Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide. Infect. Immun. 74: 4474-4485.
- Yazdani, B.S., S. Grogan, M. Davey, S. Sebastain, B. Szmigielski, and C.A. Genco. 2007. Expression of the iron-activated nspA and secY genes in Neisseria meningitidis group B by Fur-dependent and independent mechanisms. J. Bacteriol. 189:663-669.
- Mellin, J.R., S. Goswami, S. Grogan, B. Tjaden, and C.A. Genco. 2007. A novel Fur and iron-regulated small RNA, NerF, is required for indirect Fur-mediated regulation of the sdhA and sdhC genes in Neisseria meningitidis. J. Bacteriol. 189:3683-3694.
- Gibson, F.C. and C.A. Genco. 2007. Porphyromonas gingivalis mediated periodontal disease and atherosclerosis: Disparate disease with commonalities in pathogenesis through TLRs. Curr. Pharma. Des. 13:3665-3675.
- Liu, X., T. Ukai, H. Yumoto, M. Davey, F.C. Gibson, and C.A. Genco. 2008. Toll-like receptor 2 plays a critical role in the progression of atherosclerosis that is independent of dietary lipids. Atherosclerosis. 196:146-154.
- Davey, M., X. Liu, T. Ukai, V. Jain, C. Gudino, F.C. Gibson III, D. Golenbock, A. Visintin, and C.A. Genco. 2008. Bacterial fimbriae stimulate proinflammatory activation in the endothelium through distinct TLRs. J. Immunol. 180: 2187-2195.
- Gibson III, F.C., T. Ukai, and C.A. Genco. 2008. Engagement of specific innate immune signaling pathways during Porphyromonas gingivalis induced chronic inflammation and atherosclerosis. Frontiers in Bioscience. 13: 2041-2059.
- Ukai, T., H. Yumoto, T. Miyamoto, F.C. Gibson III, and C.A. Genco. 2008. Macrophage-elicited osteoclastogenesis in response to bacterial stimulation requires Toll-like receptor 2 dependent tumor necrosis factor-alpha production. Infect. Immun. 76: 812-819.
- Isabella, V., L. F. Wright, K. Barth, J.M. Spence, S. Grogan, C.A. Genco, and V.L. Clark. 2008. cis- and trans-acting elements involved in regulation of norB (norZ), the gene encoding nitric oxide reductase in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Microbiology 154:226-239.
- Agarwal, S., S. Sebastian, B. Szmigielski, P.A. Rice, and C.A. Genco. 2008. Expression of the gonococcal global regulatory Fur, and genes encompassing the Fur and iron regulon during in vitro and in vivo infection in women. J. Bacteriol. 190:3129-3139.
- Blair, P.S, S. Rex, O. Vitseva, L. Beaulieu, K. Tanriverdi, S. Chakrabarti, C. Hayashi, C.A. Genco, M. Iafrati, and J.E. Freedman. 2009. Stimulation of Toll-like receptor 2 in human platelets induces a thrombo-inflammatory response through activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase. Cir. Res. 104: 346-354.
- Follows, S., J. Murlidharan, P. Massari, L.M. Wetzler, and C.A. Genco. 2009. Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection protects human cervical epithelial cells from apoptosis via expression of host anti-apoptotic proteins. Infect. Immun. 77:3602-3610.
- Hayashi, C.,Madrigal, A.G., X. Liu, T. Ukai, S. Goswami, C. Gudino, F.C. Gibson, and C.A. Genco. 2010. Pathogen mediated inflammatory atherosclerosis is mediated in part via TLR2 induced inflammatory responses. J. Innate Immunity. 2:334-343.
- Mellin, J.R., R. McClure, D. Lopez, O. Green, and C. Genco. 2010. Role of Hfq in iron dependent and independent gene regulation Neisseria meningitidis. Microbiol. 156:2316-2326.
- Hayashi, C., C. Gudino, F.C. Gibson, and C.A. Genco. 2010. Pathogen-induced chronic inflammation at sites distant from oral infection: Bacterial persistence and modulation of cell specific innate immune inflammatory pathways. Mol. Oral. Microbiol. 25: 305-316.
- Hayashi, C., J. Viereck, N. Hua, A.G. Madrigal, F.C. Gibson, J.A. Hamilton, and C.A. Genco. 2011. Porphyromonas gingivalis accelerates inflammatory atherosclerosis in the innominate artery of ApoE deficient mice. Atherosclerosis 215: 52-59.
- Lopez, C.A., G.G. Daaboul, S. Ahn, A. P. Reddington, M.R. Monroe, X. Zhang, R.J. Irani, C. Yu, C.A. Genco, M. Cretich, M. Chiari, B. B. Goldberg, J.H. Connor, and M. S. Ünlü. 2011. Biomolecular detection employing the Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Sensor (IRIS). J.Vis Exp 51:e2694.
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I just noticed that the time limit for editing is a paltry 15 minutes, I thought the previous standard of 30 minutes was just a bit short. I'd like to see the option to edit retained for an hour or at least a half hour.
I often significantly refine my posts over the course of a half hour or so as additional thoughts occur. This I think is often more coherent than posting multiple messages where the context in this ADD plagued world may have already been lost.
I know this is not a bug, but a choice.. :)
Edit time has been extended to 30 minutes as of September 8, 2009
Thanks, Cal.. Very much appreciated as it helps me put my thoughts in order when things don't quite read the way I intended them to - usually sometime after I posted.. :)
Thanks guys!
I too suffer from "oops, I said that?" or "I should'da read the original post more clearly..." :D
Why is it so short?
On other forums you can edit a post of yours months later, with it noting an edit date/time stamp. There are longer threads that get indexed back to other posts made by people, and for example a For Sale thread with multiple items can be edited by the seller with a SOLD for individual items when they've gone so it saves looking through long threads. Or realising later, after the time limit you've spelled something wrong etc and can correct.
Never saw the point at all for the limitation.
Why there is a time limit for editing of 30 minutes only ?
I am french speaking and a bit dislectic, so writing in english are more complicate for me, not only because of writing errors but also because it is hard for me to explain correctly my ideas, so I have to edit lot of times most of my posts, and sometime I find out a corrections to do only an our later.
Is it possible to extend time limit for editing to much longer times ?
Thank you
Here's how I do it:
Almost every post I make is composed in a text editor. Only when I'm perfectly happy with it, its get copied into the forums' message box.
I do that too.
But I have some problem of concentration in text reading, maby because of my age, so most of the time I do not see the errors or the wrong terms in my explanations, so I need many times of reading or by reading the reply showing
that I was not clear in my explanations.
But why anyway there is a time limit for editing ?
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Didnt even know about the hammer thing til recently, googled it and read what happened, have no desire to watch it, bit like all those beheading videos that were floating about - there is a part of me that was curious and wanted to see them, but a bigger part of me knows that once you watch it, you can't take it back. I am not squemish by any means and love horror films but I try and draw a line between real and holywood when it comes to gore, I may one day watch one as there is still the curiosity in the back of my head but ...I dunno, think I would rather watch some KO's highlight reels on youtube than 2 dudes beating another to death with hammers for giggles. Totally understand why people will watch them though, just not for me today..
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I get curious and would watch the videos if they were there but wouldnt go looking for them.
I remember there was a video a few years back of a guy with a chainsaw beheading a live pig in a room covered in plastic sheets and the pig just writhing around sqealing like fuck with no head. That defenitely curbed my curiosity.
Rotten.com was sick as fuck too. I remember the guy who'd come off a motorbike, lost half his face and his tongue was sticking out - like a KISS mask covered in blood...
Coffee drinker, prefer Pepsi and I'm kind of a big deal.
If you need a friend, get a dog !
No interest. Seen people in some horrific states, watched people breathe last breath, heard of people doing terrible things (and seen the results), if my reality needs me to witness these things first hand I will be able to but that stuff is disturbing and grotesgue, and worst still someone found time to put it online for entertainment - there is nothing entertaining about another persons fears/pains unless the outcome is good for all - but when someone dies/is torutured etc? I know a guy who had all those snuff films and to be honest I thought he was pretty pathetic, big guy everyone looked up to - tattoos, dog, big name/hood reputation, known for this and that (we were young and this meant something then) but the vids made me look down on him from above, I immediately knew to keep those vids and to enjoy them means I don't want to know you. Fuck. That.
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snuff movies and killing sprees iv got hundereds of links to videos of that sort if anybody wants any let me know lol
Some of the things those hammer lads did were unbelievable, cutting a fetus straight out of a pregnant women. mental
i want to watch this hammer video now? link please?...does that me make Morbidly Curious or just sick?
****....dont worry found it.....turned it off after about 30 seconds...****
I used to get those "Faces of Death" i think thats what they were called, on VHS, LP too, so like 6 hours of strong, odd and horrible footage, but just had to watch
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I don't believe in belts. There should be no ranking system for toughness.


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Video of last weeks Smackdown shown, where Undertaker and Brock Lesnar won their matches to go through to SummerSlam to face each other for the WWE Title, and Taker left Angle and Lesnar unconscious in the ring.
Massive pyro hits, accompanied by a loud cheer from the audience.
Welcome to Smackdown! Were coming straight to your home from the HSBC Arena in New York. For those who are first time viewers of the show, Im Michael Cole and alongside me is Tazz. Today is our second week under the reign of Shane McMahon and things have already began to change.
Thats right Cole. Last week we saw Shane strip Bradshaw of his title and make a Smackdown Tournament to decide the to who will face each other for the title at Summerslam. The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar are the two who will face each other. Cole, that is gonna be one hell of a match at Summerslam. But also on tonight's show, a big match has been scheduled. Kurt Angle was due to face Eddie Guerrero tonight for the number 1 contender spot for the U.S Title. But on last week's Smackdown, he was sent to the hospital along with Brock Lesnar by the Undertaker. So John Bradshaw Layfield will take his place. Let's see if he can bounce back from his defeat last week.
*If Ya Smell* The Rock comes through the curtains with a bandage on his head and is welcomed by a massive cheer from the crowd.
The Rock has come out quite early. Hes not scheduled to be out here till later.
It looks like the Rock wants to get down to business right away.
Finally the Rock has come back to New York City!!!!
Massive cheer
The Rock would like to thank all his loyal fans who sent him those get well cards while he was in hospital. But the Rock is back and out for revenge. That is why he has decided to start If Ya Smell much earlier than scheduled. There is one man in the back of this arena. One jerbrony-kissing-candyass son of a bitch that sent the Rock to the hospital last week. That man will be my special guest for the show. Would you kindly bring your punkass out here.
*Booker Ts music starts* Booker T comes out to a loud boo
So Booker T is to blame for the Rocks injuries last week.
Welcome to If Ya Smell. And boy, the Rock can sure smell you!!! But enough of the funny business. The Rock only has one question then you can take your candyass off my show. That question is why? Why did you take it upon yourself to try and attack the Rock? You cant even take care yourself yet you want to try and take me out. Look at your hair for goodness sake. It looks like a mop. You can see all the nits jumping up and about.
Booker T
You think your some big shot Rock. Wrestling made you who you are today, then you left it for Hollywood. Now you think you can make your one appearance every 6 months and thats it. Well let me tell you something sucka, Ive had enough. You either stay, or you get the hell out and leave the wrestling to the really committed people.
Crowd boo
Who do you think you are? You think you can come out here on the Rock's show, running your mouth and giving the Rock ultimatums on the Rocks shows? You think you can come out and tell the Rock to pick between the two things the Rock loves, and the two things the people like to see the Rock do?
Two things? I know wrestlings one of them, but whats the other?
Well Bucker T, Buck Tooth, Bookshelf, whatever you name is .
Booker T
Its B
Loud cheer
What matters is that the Rock is about to whoop your ass all over this ring, then hes gonna use your mop head to clean up your sweat and blood from the ring.
Crowd cheers and Rock takes off his shirt. He and Booker T go face to face and exchange words. Booker T attempts to punch the Rock, but it is blocked and the Rock Lays the Smackdown on him. The Rock then bends down preparing for the Rock Bottom.
Crowd cheer
Look, our G.M Shane McMahon is heading for the ring.
Hold it, hold it. This is not the right time for this. You two have already delayed the start of the first match. You both have to leave this ring right now. But dont worry, youll both get the chance to go at each others throats at SummerSlam.
Crowd cheer
What a match, Booker T vs. The Rock!!!
Summerslam is developing in the one hell of a show!!! Ladies and Gentlemen, well be right back with our first match after this break.
Commercial break
Welcome back, and just in time for our first match. Chavo Jnr has already entered the ring accompanied by Chavo Classic.
*Rey Mysterios music starts* Mysterio enters the ring with a massive cheer from the crowd
Chavo better watch his back during this match after what happened last week.
Clip from last week of A.J Styles appearing on the titantron sending a message to Chavo Jnr.
This will be a singles, non title match. There will be no time limit; disqualifications and count outs will be counted.
Chavo attempts to get the upper hand by running at Mysterio early in the match, but fails. Mysterio moves out the way and lands a drop kick on Chavo Jnr who rebounded off the ropes. Mysterio lands a Flip Splash onto Chavo Jnr. Mysterio picks up Chavo and hits a few quick elbows to the face, whips Chavo into the ropes and hits the rebounding Chavo with a Spiining Wheel Kick. Mysterio attempts an early pin. 1 He only manages a 1 count.
Mysterio dominates most of the match and manages to evade Chavo Classics interferences.
Mysterio whips Chavo into the ropes, attempts to hit a running attack, but Chavo counters it into a Back Drop. Chavo picks him up and a cross backbreaker. Mysterio holds his back in pain, squirming like a worm. Chavo taunts to the crowd and receives boos. Chavo picks up Mysterio and hits him with his signature DDT. Chavo has this match won. He struts to Mysterio to make the pin.
*A.J Styles music starts* A.J Styles makes his way to the ring to the surprise of Chavo Jnr.
A.J Styles slides into ring. Chavo runs to try and clothesline him but Styles ducks, turns, and hits Chavo with the Styles Clash. The ref signals for the bell. Mysterio has been disqualified. A.J Styles continues his assault despite the many bell rngs. Styles then leaves the ring, takes the belt and poses with it over Chavo.
WWE RAW REBOUND: Footage from this weeks RAW is shown. The outcome of the main event involving Chris Benoit and Kane with HHH as special guest ref is shown.
Time for the next match, this time a tag match.
*Too Cool music starts* Grand Master Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty come out and enter the ring
*Drop The Bombshell* Dudley Boyz come out, belts around their waists, carrying a table and set it up outside the ring.
This will be a tag team, non title match, with no time limit. Disqualifications and count outs will be counted.
D-Von and Sexay start in the ring together. D-Von gains the upper hand in a finger grapple and brings Sexay to his knees. He then grabbed him by the head and put him into a headlock. Sexay pushed him off into the ropes, but D-Von hit him with a Diving Shoulder. D-Von ran to the ropes and hit a Running Leg Drop on Sexay from the rebound. D-Von then dragged Sexay to the Dudleyz corner, and tagged in Bubba Ray. They then continued to double team him, hitting him with the Diving Headbutt to the Groin.
The Dudley Boyz control most of the match, getting many tags in, while Too Cool struggle to get in their tags.
Bubba Ray has managed to isolate Sexay from his corner for a while. Bubba has Sexay on the ring mat, locked into a Camel Clutch. Bubba lets go to make sure Sexay doesnt pass out, so he can give him more of a beating. Bubba picks up the groggy Sexay and lands a DDT. Bubba taunts and receives boos from the crowd. He then walks to his corner and tags in D-Von. D-Von decides to take his time when going over to Sexay. D-Von attempts to pick up Sexay but receives a shot to the gut, followed by a kick to the face. Sexay slowly crawls to his corner while D-Von slowly tries to get to his feet. D-Von manages to get to his feet, but Sexay has already tagged in Scotty. D-Von receives an unexpected shot to the face and is knocked to the ground. Scottys adrenaline takes over and he runs to the Dudleys corner and takes out Bubba Ray. D-Von is on his feet again but Scotty drop kicks him and knocks him back down. Scotty looks at the crowd, and the crowd knows whats coming. W-O-R-M, UH-UH-UH-UH, Scotty lands the Worm on D-Von. Scotty gets up and turns around and is nailed in the face by Bubba Ray. Sexay rushes into the ring and attempts to hit Bubba. Bubba ducks, and Sexay inadvertedly knocks out the ref. Sexay turns around, and walks right into a Bubba Cutter. D-Von sees an opportunity and leaves the ring, then re-enters with a table and sets it up in the centre of the ring. Bubba rolls Sexay - who was still on the floor - out the ring, and he and D-Von stand ready to give Scotty the 3-D while he tries to climb to his feet. Scotty uses the ropes as leavage to raise himself to his feet, then turns around and . 3-D. Scotty is out cold. The Dudleys remove the evidence of any foul play before the ref wakes up. Then Bubba exits the ring and returns to his corner, knowing he isnt the legal man. D-Von walks to the ref and attempts to wake him up, but sees no results, so decides to wait a while. D-Von turns away from the ref .. and is struck by a chair! Sexay had entered the ring without D-Vons notice and took him out. Bubba runs into the ring to stop Sexay but is also struck with a chair. Sexay throws the chair out the ring, then place Scotty on top of D-Von. After a while, the ref manages to wake up and sees Scotty on top of D-Von and crawls over them to give the count. 1 2 3. Too Cool wins.
What a match. Too Cool will definitely be looking for another match against the Dudley Boyz. And theyll probably be looking to take their gold.
Ill definitely be looking forward to that match.
Josh Matthews SummerSlam promo
Brock Lesnar is shown entering the arena; massive crowd cheer
*Ric Flairs music starts* Ric Flair and Batista come out
It looks like Brock has managed to recover from last weeks beating and has arrived in the arena.
He must be looking to get revenge on the Undertaker. I dont know about you Cole, but I think its gonna be damn hard for Brcok to get revenge on the Deadman. Hes the immortal force.
Last week we saw Cena cheat his way to a victory over Batista. Cena couldnt beat Batista legitimately so he decided to use some dirty tactics. And I for one am disgusted. You call yourself the U.S Champ, yet look at how you represent the U.S. You bring shame to the country.
Hes right you know.
Shut up.
Cena, I demand you bring your .
*Basic Thuganomics* Cena comes out to a massive pop
Massive pop
Ive had enough of you Cena. Ive watched you strut around here like you own the business. You think youre the best. But can never be the best, until you beat the best!!!! WOOOOOO!!!
Flair takes off his blazer and jumps into the ropes and struts around the ring.
Its time for me to put you in your place!!!
Flair and Cena exchange punches, until Batista intervenes and delivers a Double Powerbomb to Cena. The ref runs out and signals for the bell to start a match between Flair and Cena.
This match will be a singles, non title match with no time limit. Disqualifications and count outs will be counted.
Flair takes off his trousers to get comfortable for his match. He struts back over to Cena who is still on the floor and gives him a few stamps on the back to keep him down. Flair picks him up by the head then give him a punch which sends him back to the floor. Flair then brings him back to his feet and whips him into the turnbuckle and delivers a few chops to the chest. He then whips him into the opposite corner and delivers a few more chops.
Flair dominates most of the match.
Flair picks up a groggy Cena from the mat and deivers a Scoop Slam. Flair then rebounds off the ropes and lands an elbow onto Cenas head. Flair tries a quick pin. 1 2 kick out. Flair decides to try and finish the match quickly and goes for the Figure Four Leglock. However, Cena is too close to the ropes and breaks the submission. Flair goes to pick up Cena and receives a poke in the eyes. Cena then delivers a bulldog to the temporarily blinded Flair. Flair manages to get to his feet, but is whipped into the turnbuckle. Cena then delivers 10 punches to the head of Flair. Flair dazily moves away from then turnbuckle and walks right into the F-U. Flair hits the floor hard. Cena goes for the pin. 1..2 Batista jumps into the ring and kicks Cena in the head. The ref signals for the bell. Flair is disqualified, but Batista continues the assault. Batista lifts Cena and hits him with his signature Powerbomb. Batista comtinues to stomp on Cena till Flair gets up, and puts Cena in the Figure Four Leglock. Cena tries in vain to get out. He is finally relieved when the ref manages to convince Flair to stop.
What sick minded human beings. I dont know how Cena is going to survive against these two.
It looks like Cena is destined for a number of run ins with these two.
*Lie, Cheat, Steal* Eddie Guerrero comes out to a massive pop
*JBL's music starts* JBL comes out to loud booing
This will be a singles match to decide the number one contender for the U.S Title. Disqualifications and count outs will be counted.
Eddie and JBL start out in a game of mercy, neither able to get the upper hand. While still in the finger grapple, JBL kicks Eddie in the leg to bring him down to one knee. JBL breaks the grapple and elbows Eddie in the face, trying to knock him to the floor, but not succeeding. Eddie gets some punches back on JBL, then JBL whips him into the ropes. Eddie rebounds off and ducks under a clothesline from JBL, rebounds off the other side and lands a Slingshot Body Splash. Eddie goes for a quick pin. 1... kick out. Eddie quickly goes to work on JBL by giving him some Angry Stomps to the legs.
Both battle in an evenly matched contest, both coming close to taking the victory.
JBL picks Eddie from the mat, grapples and delivers a Scoop Slam. JBL runs to the ropes, rebounds and delivers an Elbow Drop. JBL picks up Eddie, delivers a knee attack, then whips him into the ropes and spears him on the rebound. JBL attempts the pin. 1...2... kick out. JBL goes to pick up Eddie, but receives a shot to the gut, followed by a DDT. Eddie picks up a groggy JBL, and lands a Hurracaranna. Eddie beats his chest, signalling he aims to end the match now with a Frog Splash. Eddie climbs to the to turnbuckle, preparing to land the Frog Splash. However JBL quickly gets to his feet and knocks Eddie Guerrero off his feet and he lands on his groin. JBL climbs the turnbuckle and suplexes Eddie off. Eddie lands hard on his back. JBL then moves into position at the opposite side of the ring. Eddie slowly gets to his feet. JBL runs towards him... and lands the Clothesline from Hell. JBL quickly covers Eddie. 1...2... Eddie kicks out. JBL is furious at the ref. He feels that was a 3 count. JBL gives up his argument... and turns right into a Multiple Suplex. Eddie once again climbs the turnbuckle. He beats his chest ready for the Frog Splash... and lands it. He pins JBL. 1...2...3. Eddie wins and is now number one contendet for the U.S Title.
- What a match.
- I thought Bradshaw had this won. That's why you should never turn your back on an opponent. Bradshaw should have known that.
*Brocks music starts* Brock Lesnar comes out to a massive pop from the crowd
- Brock must be calling out the Undertaker.
- I have a bad feeling about this....
I cant be bothered to come out here and express my feelings about last weeks attack, I just want the Undertaker to bring his sorry ass to the ring, so I can tear him limb from limb!!!!!
Brock paces around the ring
A gong is sounded (massive cheer), and then the lights go out. The light then come back and Undertaker is standing in the ring (massive cheer).
Oh my God!!!!
Its the Deadman!!!!!
Lesnar goes to strike the Undertaker, but the lights go out again. The lights come back on and the Undertaker is on the other side of the ring. Brock goes to strike him again, and the lights go out again.
Whats going on?
The lights come back on, and the Undertaker has Lesnar in position, ready to deliver the Tombstone.
Oh my God!!! This is incredible. The Undertaker has
The lights go out again, and then come back on. Now Lesnar has the Undertaker in position for the F5.
Lesnar spins the Undertaker through the air, but before the Undertaker hits the floor, the lights go out again.
Did he do it?!?!?!?! Did he F5 him?!?!?!?!?!
I dont know!!!! Whats happening?
The lights come back on, and neither the Undertaker nor Lesnar are anywhere to be seen. Instead, a tombstone is left in the middle of the ring.
Cole, what is that?!?!?!
Its looks like a tombstone.
It looks like theres an inscription on it.
Yeah, it says, REST IN PEACE, BROCK LESNAR. BORN JULY 22 1977, DIED AUGUST 15 2004..
Oh my God!!! Thats the day of SummerSlam!!! Brocks gonna die at SummerSlam!!!!
Show ends with camera zooming in on tombstone.
Show Summary
Chavo Guerrero Jnr
Rey Mysterio by disqualification
Too Cool
The Dudley Boyz
John Cena
Ric Flair by disqualification
Eddie Guerrero
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One of the most common traps in internet dating is to envision your perfect match. Over time, as we become more intent on finding that special someone, a picture forms in our minds that few people, if any, could live up to.
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When it comes right down to it, each one of us is only really concerned with a few traits. They are the big ones. The non-negotiables. The traits that ensure harmony and the ability to weather any storm as long as that person is by your side.
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I don't know how much a compressor off a big rig pushes for air... but assuming it's enough for what you need....try this for an idea.
Try connecting 2 or 3 tanks with a common supply line from the pump. Since your pump is below your tank, make sure you have a drip leg to hold any condensation from that line that will get it below the pump, it wouldn't like moisture draining back into it.
Plumb fairly large connections to equalize air between the tanks so that you only need one take-off from one tank to your regulator. Pipe is cheaper than hardware.
Plumb your shop air connection from the top of your tank down to your regulator, where you can get to it, and again make sure you have a drip leg below it in that part of the system. Your air take-offs should come up from your supply.
Put a drain line from the bottom of each tank to one common drain valve down where you can reach it. If you keep the plumbing compact enough in geography you may be able to get the drip legs and the tank drain plumbed together to one common drain valve.
Becuase your regulator and compressor pump are below the tank you would have to be religious about draining, and even then I am a little nervous about that layout.
I recall a good shop air thread a little while ago, that may give you some more ideas.
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Monday, July 29, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT)
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Connect with creative, savvy, successful entrepreneurs at this month's CRAVE Business Chat. We know that being an entrepreneur means you've said "YES" to something you're passionate about and in spite of everything (and often of everyone...the nay-sayers that is) we trusted what was calling us, we listened to the creative tapping on our shoulders and we responded to the whisper of "what if?" And finally...we took the leap.
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This month at our CRAVE Business Chat, we are talking about "Networking + Business between Competition and Collaborators".
Ladies…you've heard me say this before and I'm going to say it again. "It's no longer business as usual" and there's been a huge shift in the conversation around networking, collaborating and competition. The new approach is moving from 'competition to co-marketing and collaborating relationships' all in an effort to reach the same audience. That's because it's finally sinking in that there is MORE THAN ENOUGH BUSINESS for EVERYONE! Bottom line is this...it's not about getting 'all the business…it's about getting 'the right business!' Yes?
Ask yourself, "How do I view the 'so called' competition?" "Do I feel competitive or collaborative?" Whatever your answer, if you'd like to tap into what it takes to Network Successfully, Connect with Your Ideal Clients, Build Meaningful Collaborative Creative Relationships, then let's chat!
With more women becoming entrepreneurs, joining organizations and attending networking events, the question certainly arises…"what if we collaborate?" and "can we collaborate if we're competitors?" If these questions have ever been on your mind, then this event is for you. We have entered a new phase (thank god) where celebrating each other out weights beating each other. So, if you believe as we do...that 'we get when we give', then please join us this month and be part of the conversation.
But before diving into a new collaborative business relationship, come hear our panel of experts as they share their own personal experiences. Here are some of the questions our panel will be answering…
- Can you collaborate with a competitor?
- Is there a potential downside you should watch for when collaborating?
- Can you find success at events that are full of your competition?
- How do 'you' stand out?
- What scares us about networking?
- How do you successfully network?
- Do you feel more competitive or collaborative amongst your fellow entrepreneurs?
- Are you confident when it comes to your negotiation skills?
- Do you feel a glass ceiling exists within your industry?
- How can we move beyond traditional ideas of modesty for business success?
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I hope to see you there and know this...YOU MATTER! I'm sending you every good wish and my most genuine thanks!
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Georgette is the proud mother of two sons and married her husband in 1997. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from California State University Long Beach with a bachelor's degree in Human Development. Georgette has completed three marathons, multiple triathlons, and was the captain of a cycling team for ten years that grew to 106 riders and raised over $900,000 for Multiple Sclerosis. She is also a proud member of both ABWA and NAFE.
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Danila de Granda is the co-founder and partner of Muse - a creative execution and productivity enhancement group. Danila created Muse after twenty years of working with partners and gathering global experience in marketing and creative development. Muse was born out of a growing motivation to be a part of something collaborative that aspires to MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Danila began her career as an honored graduate of FIDM in Los Angeles, and worked extensively in both marketing and creative execution. She has served a broad range of clients in a variety of industries – from Fashion to Financial Services. Danila has collaborated with clients across the USA, and internationally in the Caribbean, Africa, and the UK where she managed her firm's London office for two years. Although the work experience was excellent, traveling was the big game-changer. Seeing how people live, learning their customs, seeing their colors, hearing their perspectives, and listening to their stories changed her aspirations. This experience created a need to integrate her work with her personal inspired life philosophy of collaboration, tolerance and compassion.
Color application and theory are Danila's "specialty" – her friends call her the ColorMuse, she has created and taught various color-based workshops, including "Color My Brand" and "Release Your Inner Color". Energetic and positive is Danila is highly regarded by her clients, collaborators, employees and friends.
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Patricia Moyer is the co-founder and partner of Muse. Patricia has spent the last 25+ years in Financial Services, Merchant Services, Training and Employee Development, Coaching, Project Management, Strategic Consulting and Executive Management. She has a proven ability to maintain and grow strategic relationships with clients and develop a trusted partnership environment that optimizes profitability, revenue, client satisfaction and drive progress to schedule. Patricia has a passion for complex projects and development challenges and has the ability to lead diverse and dynamic teams to deliver balanced integrated solutions to a client's challenging business problems.
Patricia and her business partner created Muse to provide clients with a fresh approach to creative and strategic execution. She is known as the Productivity Muse, her innate ability to assess business process and project requirements, improve and streamline productivity is unparalleled. She has successfully implemented productivity programs and software tools across a diverse client base throughout the County and is greatly respected and highly regarded by her clients.
Shawn Marie is the creative partner and editor for CRAVE Orange County's savvy, creative, hip and fearless community of female entrepreneurs. With CRAVE OC, she gets to practice her other love, of connecting remarkable and successful women with one another. Her mission is to help entrepreneurs create a business they adore and a life they love so they have more freedom in their decisions and make the kind of money they desire and deserve…all while doing what they really love. thecravecompany.com
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Shawn Marie Turi is an expert business coach + mentor and the founder of Shawn Marie Turi, Intl & {we} FLAUNT. Having successfully created seven businesses + brands from the ground up, she's as creative as she is passionate and as authentic and genuine as they get. She's is completing her first book..."Re-Invent Your Business ~ Eight Transformational Steps to doing what you really love, changing the world and making more money while changing the world!" which is due out 2014. She specializes in working with successful entrepreneurs, motivated business owners, inspired career seekers, authors, artits and entrepreneurial minded CEO's, to expand their business, reach their ideal clients, generate more money and have more joy in their lives on a daily basis.
Her motto is,
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Shawn Marie is also the Creative Director + Partner for CRAVE Orange County.
CRAVE is a community of resourceful, successful, and inspiring female-entrepreneurs. Her CRAVE Guides and CRAVE Online Features include a select collection of innovative and remarkable service based businesses + retail shops that have been created and founded by women.
Her CRAVEFuel events are open to all women, both CRAVE and non-CRAVE members, who have a genuine desire to connect and collaboarte, share and create and who truly want what they do in the world to matter.
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On display at Hermitage Amsterdam from 29 November 2014: Portrait Gallery of the Golden Age
The exhibition Portrait Gallery of the Golden Age will open in the Hermitage Amsterdam on 29 November 2014. The presentation features over thirty group portraits dating from the 17th century. These enormous paintings originate from the Amsterdam Museum and Rijksmuseum and are accompanied by other paintings and objects. Together they illustrate the story of collective citizenship that typifies the Netherlands. These "brothers and sisters" of the Night Watch are unique in the world and rarely seen due to their size. Thanks to a special partnership between the Amsterdam Museum, Rijksmuseum and Hermitage Amsterdam, these masterpieces will be visible to a large international audience.
The question of who these civic guards, regents and regentesses were and their achievements within 17th century urban culture forms the thread of the story. While the power in the rest of Europe lay in the hands of rulers and church officials, the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands was ruled by the bourgeoisie. By governing city and country, trading, taking on the city's defence, stimulating scientific developments and setting up and managing the social safety net, the citizens ensured that the Republic became one of the most powerful and prosperous nations in Europe. The exhibition literally and figuratively gives a face to these influential men and women, particularly those from the city of Amsterdam, and makes it clear how the 17th century mentality led to manners and standards that can still be recognized in contemporary society.
Immediately upon entering the large ground floor hall in the Herenvleugel exhibition wing, visitors stand face to face with these influential citizens. The canvases - the largest of which measures approximately 3 x 6 metres - are hung in two rows and guarantee a spectacular presentation.
Civic guard group portraits
As 'guardians' of the city the civic guards commissioned group portraits that adorned the walls of the target practice building, where members of the civic guards met. The two largest civic guard group portraits, both painted in 1642 from the Rijksmuseum collection (on loan from the city of Amsterdam) originally hung in the Arquebusiers civic guard hall on the same wall as the Night Watch and have not been on public display for decades.
Left: Nicolaes Eliasz Pickenoy, Civic Guards from the Company of Captain Jan Claesz Vlooswijck, 1642, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 340 x 527 cm
Right: Jacob Backer, Civic Guards from the Company of Captain Cornelis de Graeff, 1642, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 367 x 511 cm .
Regent group portraits
In addition to their efforts in the area of public order and safety, the wealthy upper-class citizens also took care of the administration of care and disciplinary institutions. In order to record their charitable activities and good governance, these regents and regentesses often had themselves portrayed at conference tables while engaged in their administrative tasks. Two fairly early regent portraits by Werner van den Valckert are currently being restored by the Rijksmuseum and will be on display for the first time in Portrait Gallery of the Golden Age. The paintings show that in 17th century Holland the board of a charity was by no means composed exclusively of men. The women who were also portrayed were even responsible for the daily running of the institutions.
Left: Werner van den Valckert, Four Regents and the Patriarch of Amsterdam Lepers' Asylum, 1624, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 134 x 209 cm
Right: Werner van den Valckert, Three Regentesses and the Matriarch of the Amsterdam Lepers' Asylum, 1624, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 132 x 189.5 cm.
Guild portraits
Even wealthy craft guilds could afford to commission group portraits. The guild with the most group portraits to its name is the Amsterdam Guild of Surgeons. Unique Anatomy Lessons are on display, including Nicolaes Eliasz Pickenoy's The osteology lesson of Dr. Sebastiaen Egbertsz.
Nicolaes Eliasz Pickenoy, The osteology lesson of Dr. Sebastiaen Egbertsz, 1619, Amsterdam Museum, 135 x 186 cm
Link to the present
On the top floor, the exhibition delves more deeply into urban society and the background of Dutch group portraits in the Golden Age. Historical images are interspersed with audiovisual presentations, which include links to the present day. Typical Dutch cultural achievements such as egalitarianism, tolerance and liberty are explored in detail and Portrait Gallery of the Golden Age, draws a parallel between the 17th century Republic and the Netherlands of today. A mirror is held up to Dutch visitors; for foreign visitors the exhibition offers an introduction to the Dutch mentality of the past and present.
The exhibition Portrait Gallery of the Golden Age is made possible thanks to the participation of BankGiro Lottery, the VSBfonds and Mondriaan Fonds.
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Site: Williamsburg, Va.
Course: Kingsmill Resort (par 70, 6,831 yards)
Tournament: C&F Bank Intercollegiate (Day 2 of 3)
U-M Team Standing: TBD Place of 32 Teams (287)
Top U-M Individual: Chris O'Neill, TBD, (70, -2)
Next U-M Event: Tuesday, March 26 -- at C&F Bank Intercollegiate (Williamsburg, Va.), 7:45 a.m.
NOTE: Following overnight snow fall, the second round of the C&F Intercollegiate was cancelled. Only half the field was able to finish the first round on Sunday and several groups on the course left with roughly eight holes remaining. The tournament director and coaches will meet later today (March 25) to devise a plan for either cancelling the event or creating scenarios for a final round Tuesday. Michigan played in the first wave of teams in the 32-team field and compiled a team total of 287.Michigan Individuals
Chris O'Neill 70 (-2) Brett McIntosh 71 Matt Alessi 73 Miguel Echavarria 73 Andrew Yeager 80
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423


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Carsharing group Car2go has launched a donation feature within its mobile app, called "ride2provide." The feature lets users find "heart cars," which, when used, include a $1 donation to Whole Planet Foundation. The money raised by the ride2provide program goes towards the Whole Planet Foundation's mission of providing microcredit to the poor for creating or expanding home-based businesses. Car2go's ride2provide program started August 4, and runs for 90 days. Learn more in the press release below.
China continues to pave the way for more EVs, but some people are still skeptical they'll catch on. Charging station operators will be forgiven some of their electricity fees until 2020, said the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). China has already extended tax exemptions on EVs through 2017. The NDRC is also urging local governments to offer subsidies and free charging. Still, the costs involved with installing chargers are keeping many from doing it, and many consumers are hesitant to become early adopters of EVs. Read more at ECNS.
"ride2provide" To Be Integrated via car2go Mobile App Beginning August 4th
car2go To Donate To Whole Planet Foundation® As Program's First Exclusive Charity
car2go North America LLC, the fastest-growing global carsharing company, announced that it has launched "ride2provide," a donation feature to be integrated into the car2go mobile app for iPhone and android iOS beginning today, August 4th. The new initiative seeks to help car2go communities across its 15 locations and over 400,000 members in North America to work together in donating to a charitable cause, and will first kick off with a 90-day partnership with Whole Planet Foundation as the program's first exclusive charity.
With the new "ride2provide" feature, car2go members across North America will have the opportunity to view a number of "heart cars" labeled with $1 donations based on their current location within the Home Area, where members can pick up and drop off a vehicle. Members will then be able to select a "heart car" that they would like to use for their trip. For each "heart car" used, car2go will contribute a lump sum donation directly to the Whole Planet Foundation to support its efforts in alleviating global poverty through microcredit and entrepreneurship programs in 60 countries around the world, including the U.S.
"Since car2go's inception, we have long supported our members by helping them get from Point A to Point B with complete ease," said Paul DeLong, Chief Marketing Officer of car2go North America. "Our support for Whole Planet Foundation reinforces our commitment to the communities we serve, and we hope that by connecting our members through ride2provide, we can harness this power and help aspiring entrepreneurs around the world build a stronger future for us all."
"Purpose-driven partners like car2go help us to fund opportunities for the world's poorest entrepreneurs," said Philip Sansone, president and executive director for Whole Planet Foundation. "Thanks to car2go and the ride2provide initiative, we hope to raise enough funds to provide an additional 2,000 microentrepreneurs with a small loan and a chance to start or expand their own home-based business and lift themselves out of poverty."
About car2go North America LLC
car2go North America LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation and a brand of moovel GmbH, offers an innovative mobility solution in rapidly growing urban areas via a carsharing network of eco-friendly smart fortwo vehicles around the world. A flexible and "on demand" mode of transportation, car2go complements existing public transportation by bridging the gaps between the "first and last mile" of a member's commute. Today, car2go is the largest, fastest-growing carsharing program in the world with more than 800,000 registered members in 27 cities across the globe.
The innovation and environmental sustainability of car2go have earned international acclaim, including "Best Carshare" from the Vancouver Courier, "2014 Best CarSharing App" from Best of D.C., recognition from the Austin Chamber of Commerce with the "Greater Austin Business Award" for its positive impact on the city's traffic, and the prestigious "2010 EPA Clean Air Excellence Award" from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Further information on car2go is available at car2go.com and media.daimler.com/ms/car2go/e.
About Daimler
Daimler AG is one of the world's most successful automotive companies. With its divisions Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Vans, Daimler Buses and Daimler Financial Services, the Daimler Group is one of the biggest producers of premium cars and the world's biggest manufacturer of commercial vehicles with a global reach. Daimler Financial Services provides financing, leasing, fleet management, insurance and innovative mobility services. The company's founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, made history with the invention of the automobile in the year 1886. As a pioneer of automotive engineering, Daimler continues to shape the future of mobility today: The Group's focus is on innovative and green technologies as well as on safe and superior automobiles that appeal to and fascinate its customers. For many years now, Daimler has been investing continually in the development of alternative drive systems with the goal of making emission-free driving possible in the long term. So in addition to vehicles with hybrid drive, Daimler now has the broadest range of locally emission-free electric vehicles powered by batteries and fuel cells. This is just one example of how Daimler willingly accepts the challenge of meeting its responsibility towards society and the environment. Daimler sells its vehicles and services in nearly all the countries of the world and has production facilities on five continents. Its current brand portfolio includes, in addition to the world's most valuable premium automotive brand, Mercedes-Benz, the brands smart, Freightliner, Western Star, BharatBenz, Fuso, Setra and Thomas Built Buses. The company is listed on the stock exchanges of Frankfurt and Stuttgart (stock exchange symbol DAI). In 2013, the Group sold 2.35 million vehicles and employed a workforce of 274,616 people; revenue totaled €118.0 billion and EBIT amounted to €10.8 billion.
About Whole Planet Foundation
Founded in 2005, Whole Planet Foundation is a Whole Foods Market foundation that alleviates poverty worldwide where the company sources products. The nonprofit's mission is to empower the very poor living with microcredit and the chance to create or expand a home-based business and lift themselves and their families out of poverty, with a focus on the developing world. As of March 2014, Whole Planet Foundation is funding micro lending programs through microfinance institution partners in the U.S. and 59 other countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the U.S., supporting over 3,375,000 people with a chance for a better life. To date, the nonprofit has authorized more than $49.1 million dollars through microlending partners worldwide. Learn more and donate online at wholeplanetfoundation.org.
New Unimog by Mercedes-Benz sets environmental standards: Euro VI now also on the tracks
- More efficient and cleaner engines
- The advantage of the Unimog: No separate driving system needed
- Economic shunting with a howling power up to 1000 t
- Fast off-and on tracking
Stuttgart/Berlin - The road-railer Unimog has long become one of the familiar sights at the open air area of the international leading trade fair InnoTrans Berlin. (September 23 to 26, Open Air area South, booth G4/16). This year Mercedes-Benz is able to put forward a very special message: The new Unimog professional implement carrier puts the strict European exhaust emission standard Euro VI on the tracks. That is a new standard of environmental compatibility and efficiency for shunting work (with a howling power up to 1000 t) as well as maintenance work on the infrastructure of the tracks of the railway and local transport – the typical work fields of the legendary road-railer Unimog. The exhibited Unimogs show new and practice-oriented overall solutions for special operations that have been developed in co-operation with internationally acclaimed implement manufactures.
90 percent less emissions compared to Euro V
And that´s what the technical progress looks like in numbers: The Euro VI engines for trucks reduce diesel particles and nitric oxide emissions by up to 90 percent compared to Euro V, compared to the state of affairs in1990 the emissions resulting from utility vehicles have decreased by values of 88 percent to 98 percent. Furthermore, the new engine generation is very efficient, due to its low maintenance and high-torque quality and makes significant saving potentials possible when it comes to fuel consumption compared to shunting locomotives that run on diesel. The Unimog U 423 is the vehicle predestined to be a road railer with a performance of 170 kW (231 hp).
Innovative transmission technologies with up to 50 km/h in both directions
The permanent all-wheel-drive that is typical for the Unimog series with longitudinal locks, as well as separate differential locks at the front and rear axis, the single tyres as well as the torque-converter-clutch for pulling heavy weights predestines the Unimog for road-railer operations. The transmission with eight forward gears and eight reverse gears enables speeds of up to 50 km/h in both directions. Part of the railway-certified equipment are also – depending on the customer´s demand -for example railway lightening systems, dead man´s handle or railway radio system.
The synergetical driving system "Easy Drive", yet another innovation of the new Unimog, is of great benefit to the road-railer. It allows a smooth increase or decrease of the working speed of up to 50 km /h without using the clutch and an easy change between a hydrostatic drive system and mechanical transmission while driving.
Newly arranged driver´s cabin with well - conceived control concept
The "clear view cabin" – unobstructed view due to an extra large panorama window pane – of the new Unimog generation Euro VI presents itself in a new and modern design. The visual and functional effect of the short cap is thus even more emphasised. The new bumpers have integrated LED-lights as well as day time running lights. For a better view the windscreen wipers are now positioned above the windscreen. The clear view driver´s cab thus offers an optimal and secure overview on the operation area, further improved through the newly available frontal camera monitor system.
The best working conditions are to be found by the driver and co-driver inside the cabin: A multi functional steering wheel, an adjustable steering column or the high-performance heating and air conditioning system. The instrument cluster for the driver´s instruction has been newly conceptualised and has a large bright display. The controls have also been optimised. For example, there is now a control stalk to operate the driving functions like the transmission gear shift or the new premium engine brake.
No separate driving system required
What makes the Unimog so interesting for road- railer operations is that due to its compact axle dimensions it does not require a separate driving system even with different track widths. Using special rims and tyres the Unimog can be driven on both standard (1435 mm) and different international broad-gauge tracks on its road wheels. A hydraulically retractable rail guiding gear ensures a safe rail guiding system on the track. At a level access to the track of a minimum length of five meters, for example at rail crossings, the Unimog can simply off-track and keep on driving on the road with up to 90 km/h to the next work site. For its use on tracks in local transport there are rail guiding systems available that enable to drive curve radii of 18 meters. Various operations can be done with the road-railer Unimog, as for example greenery care alongside the road, cleaning the trackbed and train path and performing cleaning and maintaining work of signal stations or at the contact wire.


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Baccalaureate Mass
University of St. Thomas (Houston)
Friday, May 17, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT)
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Baccalaureate Mass
The UST Baccalaureate Mass held at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, downtown Houston, celebrates and integrates the accomplishments of the graduating seniors with their community as they take on their mission to be Christ-centered persons in the world.
Location: Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, downtown Houston on St. Joseph Pkwy. between San Jacinto and Fannin
Date & Time: Friday, May 17, 2013, 6:30 p.m.
Parking: Free parking will be available in the Moran Center garage, with shuttle bus service to the Cathedral beginning at 5 p.m.
Graduation Reception
A graduation reception will immediately follow Mass. The reception will be held on campus and will celebrate the graduating class of 2013, their families and friends. Come enjoy food, drinks and live music. Stop by the Alumni Board Tables and learn more about the UST Alumni Association and upcoming alumni events!
Location: UST Campus
Date & Time: Friday, May 17, 2013, following the Baccalaureate Mass (approximately 8 p.m.)
Parking: Free parking will be available in the Moran Center garage
For questions: Please contact the Alumni Relations office at 713-942-3407.
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Macala Wright: What Will Happen When LA Crowdsources $1 Million For Social Change
How a city created a roadmap to a brighter future.
In 2013, the Goldhirsh Foundation launched LA 2050, an initiative to create a shared vision for the future of Los Angeles, and to drive and track progress toward that vision. LA2050 looked at the health of the region through eight key indicators and made informed projections about where Los Angeles would be in the year 2050 if the city continued operate and the people continued to live as they are now.
The Goldhirsh Foundation then launched the My LA2050 Grants Challenge for nonprofits and for-profits to apply for $1 million total in ten $100,000 awards. The My LA2050 Grants Challenge proposals received 279 submissions from nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Collaboration was a key component of many applications, with 16 percent coming from multi-stakeholder applicants. Interestingly, 18 percent of applicants were social enterprises, offering innovative business models blending revenue generation with solutions to address the needs of our region. This indicates a trend toward the blurring of lines between nonprofit and for-profit entities, with increasing consideration of social enterprise as a route to solve social problems.
- Angelenos collaborate. The collaborative spirit of Angelenos was evident with a majority of submissions proposing to collaborate, and nearly one quarter of the proposals came from multi-stakeholder applicants.
- Angelenos are eager and ready to test new ideas. 44 percent of submissions were pilot stage projects, testing a new idea on a small scale in order to prove feasibility of a concept.
- Angelenos have a significant appetite for change in the way we connect with each other. 73 percent of submissions sought to increase / improve Angelenos' daily connections with one another (where, when, and how).
- Angelenos are passionate about education. The majority of submissions applied under the Education category.
- 5. To identify creative, original solutions that are uniquely Los Angeles – ask Los Angeles. From pop-up artisanal villages to market makeovers, organizations submitted original ideas that felt distinctively "Los Angeles."
The following eight different indicators help paint a comprehensive picture of the region. Each submission
targeted one indicator from the LA2050 report.
LA 2050 hopes that the themes identified, city will further support and activities to improve the region and serve as a resource for funders and social innovators as we work together to build LA's future. If we don't like what the projections are saying about our future, then we as citizens, organizations, stakeholders, and policymakers can work together towards a more successful Los Angeles – one that empowers us and takes full advantage of the potential our region holds. Download the complete report for free here.


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The National Eczema Association (NEA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1988 to improve the health and quality of life for individuals with eczema through research, support, and education.
Eczema affects more than 30 million individuals and adults in the US. Atopic dermatitis is the most common and chronic form of eczema, and impacts up to 10% of the U.S. population. There is currently no cure for eczema or atopic dermatitis.
In 2015, NEA adopted a 3-year strategic plan, the Roadmap to Advocacy, dedicated to raising awareness about the burden eczema has on individuals and families. Bringing a greater understanding of the seriousness of eczema will allow NEA more effectively advance investments in research, new treatments, and access to better patient-centered care. The five transformational keys advancing the Roadmap to Advocacy are:
NEA is governed by a Board of Directors and guided by a Scientific Advisory Committee that is comprised of physicians and scientists who donate their time and expertise. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, NEA is funded through individual donations, fee for service programs, and corporate contributions.
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Belding grad gets rare opportunity to perform taps at Arlington cemetery
BELDING — There may not be another 24 notes that more profoundly echo the importance of American history than those which are strung together during the playing of taps at military funerals.
For 2007 Belding High School graduate Ryan Ruble, the playing of the song on his b-flat trumpet took on a deeper meaning after he had the opportunity earlier this month to play the musical piece on the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Va.
"I am now one of a few people that have ever been able to sound taps at Arlington," he said. "It's very seldom offered to be able to walk on those hallowed grounds. To be able to do that, it's pretty amazing."
Ruble has been playing the trumpet since he was a sixth grader at Belding Middle School. He is currently entering his fifth year at Grand Valley State University where he will graduate with a degree in music education with a goal of becoming a high school band director.
But the opportunity to take a break from schoolwork and play at Arlington is an experience Ruble said he could hardly put into words.
"I've played in front of 14,000 people at GVSU football games where fans cheer and scream like crazy and that gives you chills," he said. "But playing at Arlington brought on more emotion than anywhere I have played before. It's overwhelming. It's not as much adrenaline, but it really gives you goosebumps."
Ryan said the effect of complete silence after playing taps at the national cemetery left within him a feeling that will go unmatched in comparison to other performances.
"After playing at Arlington, there was no applause, no cheering, yet I felt like I had accomplished something more profound than playing a nine-minute halftime show," he said.
Ruble was offered the opportunity to play at Arlington National Cemetery on May 19 after joining the Bugles Across America program.
According to Ruble, the program was founded in 2000 in effort to provide live buglers at military funerals to avoid having recorded audio versions of taps played on cd players.
"A friend had told me she signed up for it, and being a trumpet player, I thought it would be interesting to do," he said. "I've played for the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans and now I can say I've played in Arlington National Cemetery."
Ruble said much of his inspiration to want to play taps during military funerals comes from his sister, Krista Swinehart, who served two tours of duty in Iraq as an Army combat medic and currently serves in the Coast Guard in North Carolina.
"I would say she's been an influence because I have that understanding of the military and the involvement they have in protecting our freedoms," he said. "There's not much we can do to honor their service as a civilian, so this is my way of trying to do my part."
For Swinehart, Ruble's playing of taps transports her back in time, reflecting on her time spent overseas.
"It kind of really makes me remember the experiences that I have had as a medic in the Army," she said. "It brings back memories of people I had worked on and lost in Iraq."
Swinehart, a 2003 Belding High School graduate, said she's flattered that her service has helped inspire her brother to take on playing taps at Arlington National Cemetery.
"I would hope I had a positive influence in him wanting to do that," she said. "It's a great honor to even be selected to participate in something like that … It also made me feel special and I'm very proud of what he's done."
Ruble said he was one of 200 members of Bugles Across America to play at the cemetery in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the original playing of taps during the civil war.
"I was one of four people from Michigan to participate," he said. "Everyone from civilians to high school kids to elementary students, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, current military, everyone you could possibly think of — we had a half-hour service celebrating taps and at the end of the service we had all 200 of us perform the 24 notes of taps."
After the ceremony, the 200 members spread throughout the cemetery to designated locations, playing a domino-style effect of taps that harmonized throughout the cemetery.
"I was designated to play at the U.S.S. Serpens memorial, which stands on those grounds representing the coast guard ship that exploded while loading depth charges during WWII," he said.
Ruble said a combination of his sister serving in the coast guard and running into a relative of a survivor of that explosion while at the cemetery made the experience stand above nearly anything he has ever done.
"A gentleman and his family came up to me, his grandfather was one of two survivors of that explosion," he said. "After I played, taps kind of cascaded throughout the cemetery. You could hear it playing all throughout the afternoon. It's a pretty sobering experience hearing taps like that in Arlington Cemetery. Seeing headstones from what seem like have been there forever to veterans who have died as recent as last year. It's hard to put the experience into words."
For Ruble's sister, she said this is only one stop on his way to having a very successful career teaching music to students in the future.
"He's always loved music, playing and teaching other people how to do stuff, so this is a perfect profession for him to pursue," she said. "I've heard him play a couple times and I'm very proud of what he's done."


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Finally got my Scar 17s today, and I must admit that when I pulled it out of the box the first thing that struck me was the difference in color from my FDE 16! I didn't have my 16 at the dealer (obviously) but as much as I've shot the 16 I was familiar enough to notice a pretty big difference..
When I got home and pulled out the 16 to compare, there is a definite color difference (ok, for the upper receiver, the plastic parts are the same ) and I would say that the 17 is more olive drab, while the 16 is much more beige/FDE. It doesn't show as well in the pics, but in person it stands out.
Am I disappointed at all? Not in the least bit. I am excited that after all this time (I think I've been waiting years for this one, since I first read about them) and I can't wait to get it to the range to give it a work out! I have a case of .308's ready to go for sighting in and plinking. Range report to follow this weekend!
Now I need a scope and optics to go along with this, I will temporarily have my Aimpoint on it, then plan on doing a ACOG TA11 .308 with a off-set red-dot sight, but I have to save my money up to do that
Here's some pics of my new SCAR, loving it!!