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Meet WND's 'Man of the Decade'
Championed the Constitution, sound money and liberty like no other
WASHINGTON – Honoring one of the most inspiring and principled political careers in contemporary American politics, culminating in an extraordinary "farewell address" upon his recent announced retirement from the House of Representatives, WND has named U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, as its "Man of the Decade."
In addition to his primary focus of keeping government within the confines of the Constitution, Paul's legacy will prominently feature his unwavering dedication to audit – and ultimately abolish – the Federal Reserve in a decades-long effort to restore America's economy and monetary system to sound, constitutional principles.
He took no prisoners and abided by no political party dictates while trying to push America back to the ideas of its Founding Fathers regarding privacy, responsibility, limited government and freedom.
Paul's interest in politics developed in 1971, while he was still working as an OBGYN during the Nixon administration, when the United States went off the gold standard.
"It was overall the whole thing about free market economics, individual liberties and the foreign policy … it was my deep conviction that we were [going] in the wrong direction," he told WND.
Paul's rise into politics after these revelations was almost an accident.
"I started speaking out just as a candidate, without any expectation of going to Congress. And then I was surprised, the time must have been right, we got attention, and I did wind up in Congress," he said.
Paul served in the House of Representatives in three different phases, first from 1976-1977, then from 1979-1985 where he ended his term in the House to run for the Senate. He then re-entered the House in 1997 until his recent retirement from politics at the age of 77.
Paul also uniquely was recognized for his first presidential bid in the 1988 presidential election on the Libertarian Party ticket, as well, of course, as his influential role as a GOP presidential candidate in both 2008 and 2012.
Perhaps, though, the most prestigious title Paul earned was "Dr. No," reflecting his stalwart commitment to the principles of liberty which he advocated by refusing to vote for legislation that went against the Constitution. He described this position on his website by stating that he "will never vote for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution."
WND's "Man of the Decade" award is designated for the man who has, over many years, done the most to represent goodness, perseverance, manliness and character. The recipient should be someone prominent enough to have had an impact on wider American and global opinion. Their successes and failures for the year are to be weighed and considered.
There were no runners-up considered in the category.
In 1987, Paul resigned – for a time – from the Republican Party so he could run for the presidency under the Libertarian Party.
He wrote: "I want to totally disassociate myself from the policies that have given us unprecedented deficits, massive monetary inflation, indiscriminate military spending, an irrational and unconstitutional foreign policy, zooming foreign aid, the exaltation of international banking and the attack on our personal liberties and privacy."
More recently, back in the Republican Party, Paul's vehement offensive has been against the Federal Reserve System and what he calls the "warmongering" foreign policy of both the Democrat and Republican parties.
His rise in influence, which helped to create the tea party movement, burst forth initially in 2008 with his presidential campaign bid, and surged again mightily in 2012, when he got 190 delegates at the GOP National Convention.
Though not having won a single state in 2008, in 2012 Paul bounced back and stunned the Republican establishment by carrying delegates from Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada and Louisiana, placing him in third place.
Paul also upset the Republican establishment by scoring two stunning upsets at the Conservative Political Action Conference presidential straw poll in 2010 and 2011.
Since his presidential bids, Paul has come to be characterized as the "intellectual godfather" of the tea party movement – a title he lightheartedly rejects, but which nonetheless has been perpetuated through his actions both inside and outside of Congress.
He was, during his long career, the "tip of the spear" in a growing global movement toward liberty, where other figures such as Dutch MP Geert Wilders, French MEP Marine Le Pen and UK MEP Nigel Farage have all paid tribute to his work and the principles he advocated in the United States, and carried them throughout the European continent.
He is also the author of six books, "The Case for Gold" (1982), "A Foreign Policy of Freedom" (2007), "The Revolution: A Manifesto" (2008), "Pillars of Prosperity" (2008), "End The Fed" (2009), and "Liberty Defined" (2011).
Despite not being able to secure the GOP nomination for president in 2008 and 2012, Paul was highly revered for his ability to draw crowds far larger than his competitors, including Barack Obama, especially among the college youth.
Though now leaving Congress, Paul's legacy will continue, many believe, through his son, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.
"It was very nice and exciting. Both my wife and I were very pleased," the senior Paul told WND. "We had five children. They all got involved in politics to some degree, but he obviously was the one that got much more involved. He had studied Austrian economics, so none of us was surprised that he was the one kid who got involved in running."
"I have to admit that I thought it was a big thing he was taking on, running for the Senate for the first time, but his timing was right, the tea party movement was there and he was able to pull it off."
So is Rand Paul the "heir" to the torch for liberty in Congress?
"I don't think in those terms. Obviously our views are going to be very similar, but … it is not going to be a very successful revolution if one person is going to carry it on."
Tea party and Federal Reserve
Regarding the tea party, Paul told WND, "In the early part of the tea party movement, it was much better than it became later on," lamenting that much of the spontaneity that was there in the early days has been lost.
Yet he said the tea party was "very beneficial" to the development of grassroots activism in the liberty movement, and added that it was "inevitable" there would be attempts by the GOP establishment to "hijack" the tea party movement.
Nonetheless, for the tea party movement to advance, he said, it needs to "do what they are currently doing and not try and have one person or one group speak for the tea party movement, and I think it should be individual and local by the states and little towns … but they have to maintain an anti-establishment attitude."
"I think that is where our problem is. The two parties are so much alike, we hear rhetoric that is different, but those of us who have looked at this for a while, we elect one party or the other, policies more or less stay the same."
He noted specifically that, when it comes to foreign policy, the Federal Reserve System and monetary policy, both parties are virtually identical.
Regarding the Fed, he said the campaign against the quasi-governmental organization that controls America's monetary system will continue.
"Absolutely, I think it [the resistance] has only begun. Because I see young teenagers coming into my office and telling me that they are reading about [economist Murray] Rothbard, and I say 'how old are you' and they say '14,' and I say that 'you are far ahead of where I was at your age.'"
He continued, "All central banks are under attack right now because of … the bankruptcy of the whole world."
The Federal Reserve System will end, Paul told WND, "when it destroys itself."
He then likened the coming collapse of the Fed to the collapse of the Soviet Union, because both systems "lived beyond [their] means."
Socialism is "not functional," said Paul, and the monetary system "is the same way."
"It would be great to get an audit," he said, "because that would hurry up the collapse, because everybody would realize the benefits of the bailouts and where the money has been going."
The tipping point will come in "a major, major crisis in the bond market, the dollar market and the derivatives market," said Paul, who added, ominously, "it will be a gigantic" event.
The global markets will dump the dollar at some point, but that is unpredictable, he said, and "could go at any time." It will be preceded, he added, by an event that will "precipitate a rush out of the dollar."
Paul eerily concluded that this rush out of the dollar could occur "during this next four years … I would think that something big is going to happen."
Civil liberties, the NDAA, drones and false-flag attacks
In specific reference to the growing threat to civil liberties – through drone monitors, airport body image scanners, email monitoring and the like, Paul confirmed he shares some of the growing fears of millions of Americans that the nation is becoming a police state.
"I do think so. Essentially getting rid of posse comitatus and saying that the military can arrest citizens and hold them in secret prisons indefinitely," he said.
He also noted that Americans' ability to express themselves is becoming much more difficult as other rights fade away. The nation's citizens now face gross violations of the right to privacy, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to a trial by jury and loss of due process, he said.
"Executive orders," he added, warning of the imposition of a president's will irrespective of constitutionality, "are already there."
"They can declare emergencies. The fact that the president issued an executive order and killed [Anwar] al-Awlaki and his 16-year-old son, I mean those executive orders are there. And they can do almost anything they want."
Americans also are being subject to unprecedented government surveillance, he noted.
There are "umpteen thousand [drones] deployed that are spying on Americans, and it is only beginning."
As a solution to the growing threat, Paul said, "What I hope and pray for is the technology to come along where there is a good defensive weapon on this – where we as citizens get worried about drones over our house that we might have electronic waves to disable these things."
Such would be a nonviolent defense against drones, he said.
"Of course, the ones that are causing the most damage to us as a country are the ones that are flying around the world. I think this is going to build up tremendous hatred toward us and when we get on the ropes all that pent-up frustration on us will come out and we will be under attack."
On liberty – his favorite subject – Paul expressed his fear of rising world government as a key agenda of the American elites.
"That is another trend I think is a very dangerous trend … [where] … there is less control by the people than ever before."
If a person truly believes in individual liberty, said Paul, one cannot believe in one-world government. He gave examples of how America goes to war under a U.N. banner or NATO resolution and noted that the IMF regulates American monetary policy and that these are all stepping stones towards world government.
Manipulating not just social issues or economic factors, but actual war events, he said, is part of what governments do.
"I think they have [used false-flag events] in the past and they are quite willing to use something that may have not been deliberate. I think Vietnam was a false flag that we later found out our vessels [in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident] were not attacked … and there is a lot of controversy over the Spanish-American War," he said.
"I think almost always governments lie to their people," he said
Regarding the current sentiment toward secession, since Obama's re-election, Paul said: "I don't think in the real sense of the word [secession], I talk about de facto secession and nullification, if the federal government becomes totally inept because they can't pass out any more money, because the money has no value, that I think people might just ignore the government. I think it could be a good thing that way."
About decisions in Washington state and Colorado to legalize marijuana, he said, "I think nullification is getting a healthy discussion right now" in seeing how states are continuing to defy the federal government.
"One thing that people can do in states … is personal secession," he said.
Paul cited the developing mass movement of people from California to Texas, over economic and social conditions, and said citizens are moving from oppressive, economically poor states to liberty-loving rich ones. That, he said, is a way to promote the values of liberty.
And he said people soon will be wanting to leave the U.S., because of an oppressive economic atmosphere, but will face obstacles.
"[It] you want to leave even now, there are a lot of restrictions; they don't want you to pick up and take your money with you. They'll be cracking down on that," he said.
The veteran congressman said he doesn't expect to see another secession movement like what preceded the Civil War, but noted it should be possible.
"The Founders recognized it was an option," he said. "I think that this principle is a great principle with us."
2nd Amendment
When asked about the recent shootings in Oregon and Connecticut and how to formulate the best response, Paul said it's not complicated.
"Last year I introduced a bill to eliminate this concept of gun-free zones. If there is a gun-free zone, this is where all the killing occurs. I would start there, by not limiting the ability of people who are law-abiding citizens to have a gun and defend themselves. I would make sure they are able to. I think the Second Amendment has to be honored and protected. On that same day about 95 people were killed by automobiles, but you don't hear anybody getting up saying, 'Oh I think we should eliminate the automobile.'"
"I think it is sad that they politicize this," he added, "[as though] we have too much freedom to defend ourselves."
He said while communities with strong firearm ownership don't have such problems, he expected the politicization of the tragedy to continue, on the part of those who follow Rahm Emanuel's famous statement, "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste."
Regarding Obama's current push for new congressional gun control, Paul said his hope is that the Second Amendment will prevail.
"There is an unbelievable amount of support for the Second Amendment and … it is not going to be very easy to take our guns away," he said.
Parting words
Though the picture remains bleak at present for the United States, Paul did say, when asked if America has passed the point of no return, "I don't think we're past that point. I think we're past the point economically [of] expecting Congress to solve their fiscal problems and monetary problems."
"We've already gone off the fiscal cliff," he said. "But that doesn't mean we can't come to our senses."
The people will have to decide their future, he said.
"I do believe there will be breakdown of law and order, the economic system will be fragile, and the question the American people are going to ask [is], are we going to just tolerate more, bigger government and more totalitarianism."
Citing his own popularity among the young, he said he holds a lot of hope that there will be a turnaround.
"I never set out to stir up trouble on the campuses, it just seemed to happen. It seemed like the more I went to the campuses, the larger crowds got. That to me was very encouraging, because we talk about revolution, but I am convinced that revolution is still occurring, when you excite a new generation to bring about the changes you want."
Among issues that will have to be changed are entitlements and welfare.
"They will only be convinced when they government can't provide," he said. "This is very important … to see the failure of the transfer system."
"We should be a giant Switzerland," he said. "Where we have tremendous free markets, and civil liberties, prosperity and sound money and we will have a greater influence around the world than we do today. We should want people to emulate us, but do it in a voluntary way.
"We should be something new and different and it is available to us."
He said his foes won't find him suddenly vanishing, even if he's not holding an office.
"To me, the solution to all this mess that we have is to believe in and understand what personal liberty is all about. Our lives, and our liberties, come from our Creator – not our government – and the purpose of government should be to protect those liberties," he said.
"And the follow through on this is private property and sound economic policy, which is sound money. And also a basic moral principle is, you can't do anything to other people that you wouldn't want done to you. That means you want to protect your life and liberty, which means you cannot impose yourself on others, whether it's on a personal basis or an international basis. That to me is the most important thing to do."


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HARRISBURG — Mark Sincavage is proud of his family's business. The excavation and site-development company, Sincavage Corp., has a long history in the Poconos, opening in 1945. The business has been passed down from Sincavage's father, to his mother, now to him and his siblings.
HARRISBURG — Mark Sincavage is proud of his family's business. The excavation and site-development company, Sincavage Corp., has a long history in the Poconos, opening in 1945. The business has been passed down from Sincavage's father, to his mother, now to him and his siblings.
Sincavage calls their third-generation status "a tremendous milestone."
These days, though, survival doesn't come easy for the five-person operation. The economy is tough. Federal regulations are tough. The post-2008 recovery doesn't seem to be happening, Sincavage says.
"At this point, we're just trying to survive the economic downtown," he said from his office in a commercial park in Blakeslee.
There's some good news out of Harrisburg, at least a ray of hope for the long term.
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would exempt business assets from the inheritance tax, a state levy that applies to estates passed down from one family member to another.
That's good news to Sincavage.
"Every little piece that helps to add to the longevity possibility is important," Sincavage said. "It's one small step in the right direction."
He speaks from personal experience.
When Sincavage's father died in 1989, the family paid an inheritance tax to pass the operation to Sincavage's mother.
The so-called "widow tax" was abolished shortly thereafter. She died in the late 1990s, and Sincavage and his siblings took ownership and again paid an inheritance tax.
Each time, Pennsylvania collected tens of thousands of dollars in taxes on the Sincavage Corp.'s business assets, from real estate to equipment.
And Sincavage Corp. could someday get hit with a third inheritance bill to keep the business in the family — that is, unless the proposed exemption is passed.
State Rep. Steve Bloom, R-Cumberland, sponsored the legislation in the House of Representatives, which has received bipartisan support from 70 co-sponsors. It passed the House Finance Committee, receiving four negative votes from Democrats.
Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-Delaware, introduced similar legislation in the Senate.
Inheritance tax rates can be anywhere from 4.5 percent to 15 percent, depending on the heir's relationship to the deceased. The tax applies to assets, including equipment, meaning a business worth $1 million would have a tax bill of tens of thousands of dollars, regardless of its profits.
The idea behind an exemption is that businesses would be able to stay in the family after the owner's death. Now, businesses are faced with the reality of selling off assets, reorganization, dipping into savings, or closing down altogether to pay an inheritance tax bill, according to Bloom and other supporters.
Even if a business can find a way to pay the bill, they, like Sincavage and his family, may have to spend more to hire an accountant and tax lawyer.
"Unfortunately, we just paid the bill, and that's painful enough, but actually getting to the nitty gritty of it? We paid professionals to do it, because it's so complex," he said. "You really have no choice."
To Bloom, the inheritance tax exemption would allow family-owned operations to stay open through an ownership transition — and generate a better economy for the state in the long run.
Department of Revenue calculations estimate a loss of $9.9 million in fiscal 2013-14. Estimates for total inheritance tax collection that year are more than $886 million.
Bloom said he sees the inheritance tax exemption as part of a larger discussion about making Pennsylvania more appealing to business.
State Rep. Margo Davidson, D-Delaware, voted in favor of the exemption proposal, calling the inheritance tax on small businesses "subversive and burdensome" to families. But she voiced concerns about the piecemeal way that business tax reform seems to be evolving in Pennsylvania, at a time when "school district budgets are being slashed" and the state struggles to take care of vulnerable residents.
"I do believe that we really need to take a look at how we're doing this tax reform," she said, suggesting that lawmakers look at a package of tax reform bills simultaneously.
State Rep. Rick Mirabito, D-Lycoming, also supported the inheritance tax exemption. He suggested lawmakers find other places, such as the hotel occupancy tax, to make up the difference.
"We may have to consider some bills that raise other taxes," Mirabito said.
Steve Kratz, spokesman for the Department of Community and Economic Development, said that business tax reform is a goal for Gov. Tom Corbett.
In addition to the inheritance tax exemption, and the continued phase-out of the capital, stock and franchise tax, a phase-down of the 9.99 percent corporate net income tax — considered the nation's highest — is on the radar.
Kratz said a phase-down is something that "the administration is taking a serious look at," but it will come down to determining what figures won't "jeopardize our fiscal position."

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Junior right-hander Josh Smith, 4-3, started for the Bisons. He gave up nine hits and five runs, all earned. He walked three and struck out eight.
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PHILADELPHIA — Time to pack up the day-by-day sheets of past late-season comebacks, and probably Roy Halladay, too.
It isn't happening. Nice try, but not quite.
If the Braves knocked the Phillies to the canvas Saturday, then Sunday afternoon was the count-out as a stellar pitching performance by Cliff Lee was sullied by some shaky outfield play and an even better showing by Atlanta starter Tim Hudson, and the Phillies (77-76) fell, 2-1, on a crisp day at Citizens Bank Park.
If this wasn't mathmatically the end, it certainly felt like the end of reasonable paths to a wildcard berth.
"The noose is getting tight," Charlie Manuel said, "but we're still there. We haven't stopped breathing yet."
With St. Louis (82-71) and Milwaukee (79-73) getting wins Sunday, the Phillies are 5� games out of the final wildcard spot with nine to play, not to mention 3� behind the Brewers. The Dodgers (78-74) had a night engagement with the Reds.
So, if the Phillies somehow swept their final nine games — six against the Nationals, who are battling Cincinnati and San Francisco for home-field advantage in the NL, and three at Miami in between — then the Cardinals would have to lose five of their last 10 (with three at Houston coming up); the Brewers would have to lose at least three of their last 10 (and they host the Astros after St. Louis is finished with them); and the Dodgers would have to lose at least two of their last 10 (with six games against the Padres and Rockies).
The combination of needing to play perfect baseball and needing multiple teams ahead of them to take subpar stumbles pulls the plug for even the most pollyannaish of thinkers.
"Crazier things have happened," Juan Pierre said, "We definitely dug ourselves a hole by losing a series at home coming off a good road trip (to New York). But if you don't win, you don't gain ground, and this late that's like losing ground.
"We have to go out and win every game from here on out."
Sunday the Phillies were locked down by veteran Tim Hudson, who allowed just two hits and no earned runs while working into the eighth inning. Using a sinker that had nasty action running away from the left-handed hitters, Hudson (16-6) was able to shut down a team that has haunted him in the past — particularly Ryan Howard.
"He was moving the ball good, getting strike one on a lot of guys," Pierre said. "I think if we could've put a little heat on him, made him work out of the stretch a little bit, it might have been a different story. But he kept all our bats at bay."
Although he entered the day hitting .355 with seven HRs lifetime against Hudson, Howard was 0-for-4 and had his streak of consecutive games with a home run end at four. The only hits for the Phils were a soft single by John Mayberry to left and a base hit to right by Kevin Frandsen.
That spoiled a ferociously game effort by Cliff Lee (6-8), who had to endure some misadventures in center field by Mayberry and the pain of an error he committed on a soft roller in the third that loaded the bases with no outs. Lee escaped the jam with only one unearned run crossing the plate on a Dan Uggla sacrifice fly, but that run was costly just the same.
"He was tremendous," Charlie Manuel said of Lee. "It could've been a lot bigger than it was. They could've scored, five or 10 runs, maybe. He did a good job keeping his composure.
"We had some strange things happen in the game."
Most of the "strange things" seemed to congregate in center field, where John Mayberry Jr. had a strong argument for not playing much more center fielder in his career.
"The wind was blowing a lot, a bright day with the sun," Pierre said. "Those days are never easy to play the outfield ... but they had to play in the same field."
A clear, bright sky and a steady northerly breeze turned the fielding conditions up to expert level in the outfield, and Mayberry had issues ranging from getting bad jumps, to taking bad routes, to fumbling a ball with his bare hand as Hudson was able to take an extra base on a double to the center-field fence.
"I think he was having trouble," Manuel said of Mayberry in center field. "I don't know if it was the wind, but he was slow getting off the ball. He made some mistakes."
The Braves got their first run in the top of the second on a solo shot in from light-duty baseball masher David Ross, who cut through the wind and got his eighth homer of the year just over the center-field wall.
The Phillies did cut Atlanta's lead in half thanks to an errant pickoff throw by Hudson in the sixth that allowed Jimmy Rollins to advance after a leadoff walk. Pierre's failed attempt to bunt for a base hit got Rollins to third and Utley drove him in with a sacrifice fly on a line drive to right snagged by Jason Heyward with a sliding effort.
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Wabash Students Make Recommendations for New Fairgroundsby Howard Hewitt • July 5, 2006 Share:
Wabash College students made recommendations Wednesday to the Montgomery County 4-H Board and Extension Office Staff for a new Montgomery County Fairgrounds.
The students recommended developing a convention center concept with a community building at the proposed new fairgrounds. Property has been acquired at the I-74 and St. Rd. 231 intersection.
The College's Summer Business Immersion program took on the fairgrounds' future as its summer task. The program is funded by Lilly Endowment.
The three-year-old Summer Business Immersion program is an eight-week paid internship for 12 Wabash students to learn about business and entrepreneurship.
The students told a large gathering of 4-H Board members and staff how they conducted market analysis, conducted a business survey, reviewed electronic resources and analyzed the 4-H's marketing efforts.
A key part of the students' work was a survey of Montgomery County employers of 100 or more workers. The students figured such companies were the most likely to rent new 4-H Exposition space.
The survey showed enthusiasm for the new facilities though any timetable would put completion several years down the road.
The students recommended a banquet hall be included with a capacity of 500-600. It should have updated technology for sound, electronic presentations and internet access. Catering options are important along with a plan to handle groups who wish to serve alcohol.
The students recommended thinking out side the box for additional revenue the new facility could generate. They suggested a professional rodeo and a hot air balloon race as two possibilities. They also recommended looking at using some of the buildings as a sports complex for activities such as volleyball, indoor soccer, inline hockey, flag football, and other local sports leagues.
The research work allowed all 12 students to learn a lot about the community and 4-H. Even Jake Turner '07, who grew up in Waynetown, admitted he learned a lot during the research process.
"I learned how much work it actually takes to keep the fairgrounds going," he said. "I didn't know about Jim (Luzar) and the extension office, there is so much work they put into all that goes on out there. I've gone to the fair and know they have cattle and pigs but there is so much more to it.
"Their ideas are getting bigger and they're thinking on a lot broader basis. It's just going to be good for the county."
Chris Dixon who acted as primary spokesperson for the student group closed the presentation by summarizing the student recommendations. He said creating a user database, developing a separate identity for the Convention Center, and building relationships with local businesses "are absolutely crucial" to future success.
The students were please to take part in a real research project which faces big challenges. "I learned there is a lot of red tape," Turner said. "There are a lot of different people need you need to talk to and lot of different information you need to gather before you can make a decision whether you want to start your own business or engage in a project such as building a fairgrounds that's going to cost millions of dollars.
"You really need to do your research and talk to the right people."
The student recommendations give the 4-H board some ideas and guidelines how they might shape the future of the proposed facility.
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Ferrari has proved that Italian flair and a nose for business can lead to great things. Its worldwide chain of stores and huge online sales have seen the company take giant strides forward in terms of profit and marketing potential.
Peering over its neighbor's shoulder is Pirelli, another ubiquitous Italian brand with more to offer than just the rubber under your car. Since 1964 it's produced a very successful calendar that's risen from workshop wall titillation to art statement and social mouthpiece.
With its return to Formula One racing, Pirelli has realized it's sitting on a goldmine. Founded in 1872 by Giovanni Battista Pirelli, the business diversified as soon as it was born. Making its first bicycle tire in 1890, Pirelli was simultaneously producing telegraph cable and later phone lines. At times the company has also produced children's toys and is now in the business of bringing Italian style to mainstreet and our web shopping expeditions.
Back in September 2011 the company opened a store in Milan's legendary fashion district, the company's hometown. It would showcase a collection called PZero and it isn't your regular automotive merchandise. In fact, you often need to search for the Pirelli logo because this isn't about brash tee-shirts. The collection is for men, women and children and ranges from shoes to raincoats, jackets to scarves, shirts to jeans, sweaters to handbags. And while it was designed to capitalize on Pirelli's involvement in both F1 and motorcycling, it bears little resemblance to existing forms of fashion in those genres.
The PZero brand was first launched in 2002 with a boat shoe called PZeroAcqua and a jacket called PZeroAria. Today there's an actual boat in the store: one of a range of rubber dinghies available to customers. There's also a Burton/Pirelli snowboard that draws attention to the company's winter gear, plus a line of bicycles to highlight the cycling garb.
Another exciting addition was the vehicles. These included a stunning Lancia Stratos above the clothing racks, as well as Gilera and Deus motorcycles to highlight a range of biker gear.
The store has an interactive quality, from the projected waterfall in the stairwell that saw a dog attempting to quench its thirst, to the rubber boot wall display and robotized boot stacker. There was also a wonderful display in the shoe area that highlighted the custom service, where Pirelli's rubber soles are perfectly sized to your feet and dressed in soft leather or synthetics. It's all a tactile experience that has you wandering the store for hours.
During our exploration we came across an interactive table that allowed you to select pages from the Pirelli calendar and expand them to life-size proportions, or document Pirelli's history and product diversity if preferred. There were examples of a rubber Pirelli cat that was a popular toy in its distant past, and it all mingles with references to the high-technology world of Formula One and motorcycling.
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Summer course takes 'atoll' on environment
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Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2002
Contact: Dr. Karla McDermid, (808) 933-3906
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It wasn't quite Star Trek, where participants "boldly go where no man has gone before," but University of Hawai`i at Hilo Associate Professor of Marine Science Dr. Karla McDermid led a group of 13 students on a week-long educational excursion in July to a pristine place that few will ever see: Palmyra Atoll.
McDermid's MARE 394P course on atoll ecosystems was made possible by a $58,000 grant from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. "The purpose of the grant request was to provide opportunities to minority undergraduate students to gain exposure to environmental fields related to NOAA's mission and encourage them to pursue careers in environmental related fields," McDermid explained. "So the students that were chosen had to be underrepresented minorities, such as Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders and Native Americans."
In years past, the summer ecosystem course had gone to Midway Island. But a contract dispute between the State of Hawai'i and a private firm providing services to the island caused a shutdown of facilities there as well as a stoppage of air service to the remote atoll.
"When the private partner pulled out of Midway in January and Aloha Airlines discontinued air service there, I wondered, 'What atoll can we go to?'" McDermid said. "I wanted it to be an intact functioning ecosystem with birds, plants, fish, seaweed and coral. Although it's wetter, in many ways Palmyra is better than Midway because it doesn't have a bowling alley or an officers' club and students are focused on the island and the ecosystem, not on other considerations."
So the class made a detour to the atoll some 800 miles south of Hawai'i. Assisting McDermid were MARE lecturer Dr. Randy Kosaki and research assistant Brooke Stuercke. There are no commercial flights to Palmyra, so McDermid and company chartered a plane.
"We were supposed to leave on Saturday, July 7, but Palmyra is in the intertropical convergence zone," she said. "Storms build up and then they dissipate there. The day we wanted to fly there, there was a huge storm right over Palmyra. The pilot wouldn't take us down there in his prop plane. So we stayed in Honolulu and went to the Waikiki Aquarium. We lad a lecture by the hotel swimming pool, did what we could and left the next morning. It taught the students a lesson about going to remote places.
"When we got down there, it was a wonderful week. We learned techniques about natural resource management. The Nature Conservancy had four staff members down there plus four volunteers and one U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge manager." And although the accommodations may have not been the Four Seasons, UH Hilo's intrepid ecological researchers were not exactly roughing it, either.
"We had tent cabins," McDermid said. "When I told the students they would be staying in tent cabins, they thought they would be eating hot dogs in a cold tent. But these are wonderful plasticized tent cabins that have
floors, electricity and reading lights - you can do your homework there. And we had gourmet food because there was a cook and a cook's helper and we had fresh fish that the students caught. The food was wonderful and the
students couldn't believe it." Ultimately, though, this was a field course in atoll ecosystems, not a gastronomical tour.
"They learned how to band birds, take reef fish counts, coral surveys and seaweed collections," McDermid said. "Because he's a fish expert, Randy found 61 new records of fish. That's not new species, but species that have never been recorded at Palmyra before, and the students got involved in that. We did coconut crab surveys and mark and recapture techniques on hermit crabs. We did tuna tagging based on the methods of UH Manoa professor David Itano.
"We also did 'rat patrol' because that's part of keeping an ecosystem intact," she added. "I thought, 'Oh no, they're not going to like that,' but they loved rat patrolling - slogging through the forest, checking the rattraps, looking for dead rats. We did marine mammal observations. We did a lot of snorkeling. The students kept journals. We also had the 'First Annual Palmyra Science Symposium' on the last day. All the students did 10 minute presentations on various aspects of the project."
Like many UH Hilo summer courses, and especially those in marine science, this course drew students from many other colleges and universities. Besides UH Hilo, students came from Yale, the University of Guam, Windward Community College, Maui Community College, the College of the Marshall Islands in Majuro and the College of Micronesia-FSM in Pohnpei. "Many of the students got energized about why they're studying biology, marine biology or marine science," McDermid said. "And that, I think is the reason for this grant in the first place."
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The leasing boom that wasn't gets my vote for "F&I Flop of the Year" for 2011. With used-car values and predicted residual values as strong as they are, lease penetration could have taken off this year.
To be sure, leasing has improved. Lease penetration for 2011 will probably be up about one percentage point for the year to an average of about 20 percent of new retail volume, based on data from J.D. Power's Power Information Network. And yes, that's a slightly bigger share of a bigger number, based on higher volumes overall. But those numbers don't say "boom."
That illustrates several things:
• Leasing wasn't that high even before the recession. Lease penetration was only 22 percent in the first quarter of 2008.
• If there was a leasing boom, it happened in 2010. Leasing plunged to about 10 percent of retail deliveries in the third quarter of 2009, then returned to normal levels in 2010.
• Automakers are trying to cut back on incentives, and that includes lease incentives.
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Here in the U.S., there has been an increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) being screened in cases of oral cancers, and a recent study conducted at Ohio State suggests that HPV is now the leading cause of cancers of the throat, mouth and neck.
Researchers analyzed 271 tissue samples collected over the last two decades and found a nearly triple-fold increase in HPV-related oral cancer cases in the United States alone. In 1988, data shows that eight out of 1 million people were diagnosed with HPV-related oral cancer. Now the researchers estimate it's 26 out of 1 million.
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Most Closely HLA Matched Allogeneic Virus Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes (CTL) (CHALLAH)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00711035
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 8, 2008
Last Update Posted : April 26, 2016
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This trial is designed to evaluate the feasibility, safety and efficacy of most closely HLA-matched multivirus specific CTL lines (CHM-CTLs) in HSCT patients with EBV, CMV or adenovirus infections that are persistent despite standard therapy.
The primary objective of the study is to assess safety and feasibility of administering CTLs. Survival data will be collected by asking the transplant center to submit the routine Transplant Essential Data form that is sent to the Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes Database at 100 days and 1 year and includes data on survival status and other outcome measures.
|Condition or disease
|Adenovirus Infection EBV Infection
|Biological: Trivirus Specific CTLs for EBV, CMV and Adenovirus Infection
|Phase 1 Phase 2
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|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|50 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Most Closely HLA Matched Allogeneic Virus Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes (CTL) to Treat Persistent Reactivation Or Infection With Adenovirus, CMV and EBV After Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
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|November 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|October 2012
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|August 2013
Experimental: Trivirus Specific CTLs for EBV, CMV and Adenovirus Infection
If a patient has a partial response they are eligible to receive up to 4 additional doses at biweekly intervals. These doses would come from the original infused line if sufficient vials were available but may come from another line if there are insufficient cells in the original line.
Biological: Trivirus Specific CTLs for EBV, CMV and Adenovirus Infection
Follow-up Assessments: The timing of follow-up visits is based on the date of CTL infusion. If a patient has multiple CTL doses the schedule resets again at the beginning so follow up relates to the last CTL dose.
Follow up will occur at 7 days, 14 days, 21 days, 28 days, 42 days, 90 days, 180 days, and 365 days post enrollment.
- The primary purpose of the study is to assess the safety of administering CHM-CTLs in transplant patients with EBV, CMV, or adenovirus infection. We have elected to use a dose of 2 x 10^7 CHM-CTLs/m2. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
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Pts will be eligible following any type of allogeneic transplant if they have CMV, adenovirus or EBV infection persistent to standard therapy (as defined below).
- Prior myeloablative or non-myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant using either bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells or single or double cord blood within 18 months.
CMV, adenovirus or EBV infection persistent despite standard therapy
- For CMV infection: i.Pts with CMV disease: defined as the demonstration of CMV by biopsy specimen from visceral sites (by culture or histology) or the detection of CMV by culture or direct fluorescent antibody stain in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in the presence of new or changing pulmonary infiltrates OR ii. Failure of antiviral therapy: defined as the continued presence of pp65 antigenemia (>1+ cell/100,000 cells) or DNAemia (as defined by reference lab performing PCR assay but usually >400 copies/ml) after at least 7 days of antiviral therapy OR iii. Relapse after antiviral therapy defined as recurrence of either pp65 antigenemia or DNAemia after at least 2 weeks of antiviral therapy iv. For CMV infection, standard therapy is defined as 7 days therapy with Ganciclovir, Foscarnet or Cidofovir for patients with disease or recurrence after 14 days therapy
- For EBV infection: i. EBV infection is defined as: 1. Biopsy proven lymphoma with EBV genomes detected in tumor cells by immunocytochemistry or in situ PCR OR 2. Or clinical or imaging findings consistent with EBV lymphoma and elevated EBV viral load in peripheral blood. ii. For EBV infection, standard therapy is defined as rituximab given at 375mg/m^2 in patients for 1-4 doses with a CD20+ve tumor iii. Failure is defined as: 1. There was an increase or less than 50% response at sites of disease for EBV lymphoma OR 2. There was a rise or a fall of less than 50% in EBV viral load in peripheral blood or any site of disease
- For adenovirus infection or disease: i. Adenovirus infection is defined as the presence of adenoviral positivity as detected by PCR, DAA or culture from ONE site such as stool, blood, urine, or nasopharynx OR ii. Adenovirus disease will be defined as the presence of adenoviral positivity as detected by culture from two or more sites such as stool or blood or urine or nasopharynx iii. Standard therapy is defined as 7 days therapy with Cidofovir (if renal function permits this agent to be given) iv. Failure is defined as a rise or a fall of less than 50% in viral load in peripheral blood or any site of disease as measured by PCR or any other quantitative assay)
- Pts with multiple CMV, EBV or Adenovirus infections are eligible given that each infection is persistent despite standard therapy as defined above. Patients with multiple infections with one persistent infection and one controlled infection are eligible to enroll.
- Clinical status at enrollment to allow tapering of steroids to less than 0.5 mg/kg/day prednisone.
- Written informed consent from patient, parent or guardian.
- Negative pregnancy test in female patients if applicable (childbearing potential who have received a reduced intensity conditioning regimen).
The informed consent process will begin at recognition of subject eligibility and consent will be obtained per institutional practices before study therapy is initiated. Subjects will initially sign a screening consent to enable a search to be made for a line. If a line is available they will sign the treatment consent.
Up to 4 additional doses can be administered if a partial response is obtained and patient meets eligibility criteria for subsequent infusions. The minimum interval between subsequent infusions is 2 weeks.
Donors will be eligible if they meet eligibility criteria for blood donors on history and exam by a transplant donor physician and have negative infectious diseases testing.
For initial CTL and subsequent infusions:
- Patients receiving ATG, or Campath or other immunosuppressive monoclonal antibodies within 28 days of screening for enrollment.
Patients with other uncontrolled infections. For bacterial infections, patients must be receiving definitive therapy and have no signs of progressing infection for 72 hours prior to enrollment. For fungal infections patients must be receiving definitive systemic anti-fungal therapy and have no signs of progressing infection for 1 week prior to enrollment.
Progressing infection is defined as hemodynamic instability attributable to sepsis or new symptoms, worsening physical signs or radiographic findings attributable to infection. Persisting fever without other signs or symptoms will not be interpreted as progressing infection.
- Patients who have received donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) within 28 days.
- Patients with active acute GVHD grades II-IV.
- Active and uncontrolled relapse of malignancy
Donors will be ineligible if they do not meet eligibility criteria for blood donors on the donor questionnaire or have positive infectious diseases testing on any of the tests outlined in the inclusion criteria.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00711035
|United States, California
|Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
|United States, Florida
|University of Miami
|Coral Gables, Florida, United States
|United States, Massachusetts
|Dana Farber Cancer Institute
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
|United States, New Jersey
|Hackensack University
|Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
|United States, North Carolina
|Duke University Medical Center
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
|United States, Texas
|MD Anderson Cancer Center
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Texas Children's Hospital
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Houston Methodist Hospital
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77073
|Principal Investigator:
|Helen Heslop, MD
|Baylor College of Medicine
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|Helen Heslop, Principal Investigator, Baylor College of Medicine
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00711035 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
U54HL081007 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|July 8, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 26, 2016
|Last Verified:
|March 2016
Keywords provided by Helen Heslop, Baylor College of Medicine:
non-myeloablative transplants
Prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
Adenoviridae Infections
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
DNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Herpesviridae Infections
Tumor Virus Infections


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Pity Joyce Carol Oates — if you can a literary rock star and National Book Award winner who's expected to land a Nobel before long, who's sold a stratospheric number of books, and, should she choose to stop writing them, has a secure perch in academia at Princeton.
It's just that she can't catch a break whenever she's reviewed, which is of course often, or profiled: "Prolific," they say, "daunting in her productivity," the volume of which does indeed make Stephen King's look like Thomas Pynchon's, but don't blame her, she can't help herself. Or, "the author of [your guess here — two score going on three?] novels." After all, isn't it hard to keep track given the pseudonyms? And on exactly whose say-so is a novella not a novel, anyway?
But now is not the time for reading or writing. Now is the time to listen, as Ms. Oates peeks out from behind her mountain of bound paper to give life to a story of her choosing onstage in the John Drew Theater, curtain raised, front and center, under the lights, fully amplified. "Telling Tales: Stories of People Being Mostly Bad to Each Other (and a Little Good)" is the title of the evening she'll be hosting, a production of WordTheatre, which is setting up shop at Guild Hall for a performance tonight at 8 featuring actors ranging from Chris ("True Blood") Bauer to Harris ("Training Day") Yulin, Ronald Guttman of "Mad Men" to Gary Dourdan of "CSI."
The beneficiary is the Pushcart Prize, that invaluable outlet and font of encouragement for writers everywhere (note if you will its Wainscott P.O. box), the life's work of Bill Henderson, anthologist and editor. He apparently won't be in attendance, he surely regrets, as he's in Maine, escaping the summer crowds in one of the few Eastern Seaboard locales to out-pastoral his pastoral home, the hamlet of Springs.
Ms. Oates, don't forget, is a founding editor of Pushcart, making her appearance a homecoming, intellectually if not geographically. Copies of the 2013 "Best of the Small Presses" collection will be available for purchase.
The readings will also benefit WordTheatre in Schools, a program that "brings actors, authors, and great contemporary literature to underserved students," a release said.
The evening is produced and directed by Cedering Fox, WordTheatre's artistic director, known hereabouts as the daughter of the late Sagaponack poet Siv Cedering.
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|2012-04-03, 01:26
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Well I just found something interesting regarding the videos. Even though VLC plays them fine, Windows Media Player actually doesn't. In fact, it acts just like the game does--it plays only the music for the opening, and fails to even start the yuuka video (I know the yuuka video has no sound, but it doesn't even start the timer on the video). I googled some stuff and its probably a codec problem, but even after downloading several different codec packs it still doesn't work. What does the game use to play the videos; does it use a media player? Even though VLC is my default media player for avi's it doesn't change anything. Do you guys have any special codec packs installed?
|2012-04-03, 07:08
|Link #42
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Japan
|2012-04-03, 10:30
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1) You could uninstall K-Lite.
2) You could disable K-Lite with Never7.
3) We could try to provide a version of the videos that K-Lite does like.
|2012-04-03, 18:05
|Link #45
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
well I deleted all my codec packs and other random stuff and it finally works now. Thanks for the help.
Oh btw roger, earlier you said you couldn't get the game to work in fullscreen. Well I found that, when starting up the game, if I change the Direct 3D T&L HAL to Direct 3D HAL, the fullscreen mode works for me. Have you tried that? Also 16-bit mode fullscreen works if its set to Direct 3D T&L HAL.
|2012-04-22, 08:18
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|2012-08-17, 12:34
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Awesome, thanks for the translation! I installed the patch in the same folder as the preview patch, will the old system data/save data work? I tried to load an old save file and that broke it so I'm assuming that doesn't work, but does the old system data work? (In other words, do I have to replay the Yuka route?) It says in the ending list that I got the Yuka ending and the CG's are still there, but could there be some problem later on? One thing I noticed is that the skip read lines option doesn't skip anything.
|2012-08-17, 12:38
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Location: Japan
I would replay it just to be safe so that you don't get any errors.
Either way, you should replay it, simply because I revised some lines in the Common and Yuka routes over the last four months since the patch came out, and so some lines have different meanings now, and you may also see some other things this time around.
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Apr 13, 2011
Last Cake, Next Cake
According to Lois, this is "without a doubt the best chocolate cake in the book." (And that's really saying something).
Likewise, Shandy thought it was "the perfect size dessert and one of the BEST chocolate cakes I have yet baked."
Kristina "absolutely loved this cake. Soft, fudgey, moist, and delicious. The mousseline's not necessarily my favourite buttercream, but it compliments this cake well. This is definitely on the "will bake again" list. I might just have to see how it does in a larger size for a party cake, too."
The cake was a "big hit" to Nancy's group of tasters: "lovely chocolate flavor, very moist, no criticisms there."
Lola made it for a ladies' lunch, and described it as "a lovely cake which is delicate and full of flavor at the same time.... [I]t was delicious and a perfectly charming cake to serve to my girlfriends."
Raymond pronounced the Tomboy "rich, dense and moist with an intense chocolate flavor and it keeps well for several days without getting dry." It's a "little gem."
But Raymond was more "on the fence" about the vanilla mousseline, which proved problematic for some bakers. It wasn't that Raymond had problems making the mousseline. "All worked out fine." But, although he thought it was "delicious," he also thought it didn't deliver "that hit of vanilla flavor I was looking for." Next time, he promised to use vanilla sugar and a vanilla bean as well as the vanilla extract and hopefully that will give me the vanilla flavor that I am after to pair with this intense chocolate cake."
Things did not go perfectly in the mousseline department for Jenn and Jennifer. In fact, they both despaired at times of ever coming up with an edible frosting. Read their posts for how not to give up on frosting, even when it's curdling, separating, and all the other sins that mousseline is heir to. It even drove Jenn to ladylike cursing: "$*%&^ $&#*%&!"
In the end, though, they were both successful. Jennifer described hers as "a delicious cake with an intriguing mixing process, bold in flavor and moist as they come with a silky, buttery, vanilla frosting. This Tomboy is welcome in my house anytime." And Jenn "felt really good to have a successful mousseline." Not to mention the fact that the cake is "so moist and chocolate-y. This chocolate cake is now one of my favorites in the book" (This is starting to sound like a theme, isn't it?)
By the way, we were all curious about the technique for making this cake, which is unlike any of the other cakes in the book. Any scientists out there care to explain why it works?
Vicki may not know why it worked, but she knows that it does, and that it's a great cake for your grandchild's birthday. And that is why she's our FEATURED BAKER this week. Not only did she make the Tomboy for her youngest granddaughter's first birthday (adapted somewhat for a little one who doesn't tolerate much dairy), but she also baked up an orange chiffon and a whipped cream cake. Rose's cakes have never been presented with so many sprinkles. As Vicki says, "Here's the best review of Rose's cakes: the kids at the party loved them all. Kids can't be fooled."
Honorable mention to Alice and to Faithy, who both baked from the book but were on somewhat different schedules. Alice thought we were baking the coconut cake this week--if you want to preview that, check out her blog. And Faithy thought it was time for her to make the Devil's Food Cake with Midnight Ganache.
Finally, Maria will be missing from action for a while. She is looking forward to being a "bionic blogger" after her hip replacement. Have a speedy and uneventful recovery!
Our next cake before my own two-week hiatus is the Southern (Manhattan) Coconut Cake with Silk Meringue Buttercream. This, like Miette's Tomboy, has intrigued me since I first laid hands on the cookbook, but it somehow never made it in the rotation before now. This is a nine-inch layer cake, so it's going to feed a crowd. Lucky you if you've got egg whites in the freezer--the cake takes six of them. No worries if you don't, however, because the butercream takes five yolks (and two more whites).
The cake calls for several different coconut flavors: canned coconut milk for both the cake and the frosting, coconut extract for both cake and frosting; oiptional CocoRibe, and fresh or frozen coconut. Rose recommends fresh or frozen coconut so the frosting won't be too sweet. You can also sometimes find packaged unsweetened coconut at the grocery store, and I imagine that would do in a pinch.
We are going to France for two weeks, first staying in Brittany, and then finishing up in Paris. While I'm gone, Jenn has volunteered to write the "Last Cake, Next Cake" summaries. Thanks, Jenn!
11 comments:
- Monica said...
Congratulations to Vicki...!
And Marie have a fab time in France! I could give you a huge list of thing to see, places to go, but I'm sure you handy list in your travel bag all set to go.. Bon Voyage!
- April 13, 2011 at 4:10 PM
- evil cake lady said...
marie, have a lovely time in france! i'm a little envious, but i will drown my feelings in breakfast cake.
jenn, thanks for picking up the last cake, next cake slack. i guess it will be good practice for when you take over.
congrats to vicki!
- April 13, 2011 at 10:17 PM
- faithy, the baker said...
Congrats Vicki!
So fun! Enjoy your holiday in France!! And have the best macarons and desserts there!
- April 14, 2011 at 12:49 AM
- Vicki said...
Thank you Marie, for the tofutti vote of confidence! Can't wait to see your pictures from France. Have a wonderful and safe trip.
- April 14, 2011 at 5:49 AM
As far as booze goes, the cocoribe isn't very expensive.
- April 14, 2011 at 6:07 AM
- Jenn said...
Congrats Vicki for the awesome showcase of desserts! Your littlest granddaughter is so lucky to have the Tomboy as her birthday cake!
Marie, have a fabulous time in France. Eat lots of pastries and desserts and drink the awesome coffee!
Like ECL, I will drown my sorrow in cake - which I think is not that bad of a place to be *grin*.
- April 14, 2011 at 6:20 AM
- Jenn said...
Marie, I think it's good to have a few "oh this cake is so awesome" cakes at the very end. Otherwise it'd be even sadder.
I have a feeling Zach's La Bomba will be one of those cakes. For the Southern Manhattan cake, I've made it and I can tell you that it is AWESOME! (and I didn't even use CocoRibe).
- April 14, 2011 at 6:22 AM
- Hanaâ said...
Congratulations Vicki. Your array of sweets was very impressive. Lucky granddaughters! :o)
Marie, have a safe trip and enjoy your vacation in France.
- April 14, 2011 at 10:11 AM
- Katya said...
tomboy was a great cake!! I'll be making my frosted version this sunday so expect it lumped in with the coconut cakes.
- April 14, 2011 at 5:18 PM
- Sarah Jo said...
Congratulations vicki. Tomboy was a great cake..
- April 14, 2011 at 7:29 PM
- Nicola said...
Congrats Vicki,
Have a fantastic time in France! I am expecting to see lots of Jim's camera action in the coming weeks...
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The public is invited attend the donation of a painting of Lincoln's "Smoke Signal" sculpture to the Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department at 4 p.m. Thursday, July 14. Neil Unterseher, a New Orleans artist who graduated from Lincoln High School, will present his painting to Parks and Rec at the Department offices, 2740 "A" Street, where it will be displayed.
Unterseher, 71, received a fine arts degree from the University of Texas. His work has been displayed at Omaha's Joslyn Museum and in galleries, restaurants and festivals in many states. He also is a professional musician, playing banjo and guitar at New Orleans legendary Preservation Hall and other French Quarter venues. He continues to perform with a band that makes annual tours of Japan. He was a member of the Lincoln High State Championship basketball team of 1958 and also played tennis in Nebraska and Midwest tournaments.
The 16-foot "Smoke Signal" sculpture in Pioneers Park depicts Chief Red Cloud and was created by Ellis Burman in 1935. A 2007 renovation of the cast concrete piece was funded through the Lincoln Cares Program and an Access to Artistic Excellence grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.


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In addition to being uncomfortable, humid indoor air also causes damage to your home and furnishings and promote the growth of mold and dust mites. Thankfully, purchasing a quality dehumidifier is a great way to solve the problem.
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If you notice creaking floors, condensation developing on windows, or exacerbated allergy symptoms then your home's humidity levels may be too high.
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Common Symptoms
High Humidity (Use Dehumidifier)
Low Humidity (Use Humidifier)
Allergic Reactions
Chapped Lips and Skin
Musty Odors
Respiratory Problems
Mold Growth
Static and Sparks
Stains on Ceilings and Walls
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Damage to Electronic Equipment
Long Term Effects
Damage to Home and Furnishings
Damage to Home and Furnishings
Ongoing Allergies
Continued Respiratory Discomfort
Other Health Problems
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Humidity is often associated with that muggy feeling you experience on a warm summer day. There are two forms of humidity: absolute humidity and relative humidity. Absolute humidity refers to the mass of water vapor divided by the mass of dry air in a volume of air at a given temperature. As such, the hotter the air, the more water it contains.
On the other hand, relative humidity refers to the ratio of the current absolute humidity to the highest possible absolute humidity. If an environment has 100% relative humidity, this means the air is saturated with water vapor and can hold no more moisture. This creates the possibility of rain.
Overall, humans are quite sensitive to humidity because the skin relies on air to get rid of moisture. Sweating is your body's way of keeping cool and maintaining its current temperature. This is why you feel hot and sweaty when humidity levels are high.
When there is low relative humidity, you feel much cooler than the actual temperature because sweat is quickly evaporating and cooling us off. In other words, if the temperature is 75° F with zero relative humidity, it will feel like it's 69° F. If relative humidity is 100%, it will feel like it's 80° F.
Recommended Relative Humidity Levels
According to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy, it is recommended that relative humidity be kept between 30% to 50% in the summer and 30% to 40% in the winter.
In order to measure humidity levels, you can purchase a small, inexpensive hygrometer. This device will confirm whether there is too little or too much humidity. Once you are aware of the humidity levels in your home, you can then decide if you need to take action.
To get an idea of the human perception of humidity, look to the chart below:
Human Perception
Relative Humidity at 90° F
Extremely Uncomfortable
Very Humid and Uncomfortable
52 - 60%
Somewhat Uncomfortable for Most People
44 - 52%
Acceptable for Most; Some May Perceive it as the Upper Limit
37 - 46%
31 - 41%
Very Comfortable
31 - 37%
May Feel Slightly Dry to Some People
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Dehumidifiers are household appliances that help reduce the humidity levels in the air. There are primarily two types of humidifiers: desiccant and mechanical.
Desiccant Models are named for their use of a desiccative or drying substance to remove moisture from the air.
The dehumidifying process involves exposing the desiccant matter to an air stream with high relative humidity.
These units do not use compressors and are best placed in areas with low temperatures and lower humidity levels. They are inexpensive and quite effective when controlling light humidity problems.
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As the fan draws indoor air over the cold coil, the moisture is collected into a bucket. Dry air then passes through the hot coil to warm it back to its original temperature.
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This model is ideal for moderate to high humidity levels.
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Size: The size of a dehumidifying unit is generally based on the amount of moisture extracted from the air in 24 hours,. This is usually measured in pints. Purchase a larger capacity model over a smaller one because larger units can dehumidify more area in a shorter amount of time.
A model with a smaller capacity may run continuously and still not lower the humidity to proper levels. The AHAM, or Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, recommends the following size guidelines:
AHAM Dehumidifier Sizing Guidelines - Match Room Size to Current Humidity Conditions to Find Minimum Size Ratings
Condition Without Dehumidification
500 Sq. Ft.
1,000 Sq. Ft.
1,500 Sq. Ft.
2,000 Sq. Ft.
2,500 Sq. Ft.
|Moderately Damp with Musty Odors in Humid Weather
10 pints
14 pints
18 pints
22 pints
26 pints
|Very Damp with Odors and Damp Spots on Walls and Floors
12 pints
17 pints
22 pints
27 pints
32 pints
Very Wet with Sweating Walls and/or Seepage
14 pints
20 pints
26 pints
32 pints
38 pints
Extremely Wet with Wet Floors and High-Load Conditions
16 pints
23 pints
30 pints
37 pints
44 pints
Portability: If you're looking to move your unit from room to room, look for one that is compact, lightweight, and includes a carrying handle or rolling casters.
Built-In Humidistat: If you'd like to be able to adjust humidity levels, find an option with a humidistat. This feature will automatically turn the unit on/off depending on the humidity setting.
Automatic Shut-Off: This function will allow you to turn the unit on or off without having to unplug it. It also prevents overfilling when the storage tank is full.
Low Temperature Operation / Automatic Defrost: If you're using it in temperatures colder than 65° F, look for a unit that has an anti-frost sensor. You want ot make sure it will operate in cold temperatures. This prevents quick cycling and frost from accumulating on the sensor.
Storage Tank Capacity: Almost all types have storage tanks for the collected water. If you're not planning to purchase a model with a continuous drainage port, you'll have to empty the tank periodically.
Continuous Drainage: Models with a continuous drainage port eliminate the hassle of emptying a condensation tank. Simply attach a hose to the dehumidifier and the moisture will drain out through the hose.
Washable / Removable Air Filter: Units that have washable filters trap airborne dust and particles. If the filter is washable, this makes maintenance a breeze: simply pull out the filter; rinse it with mild soap and water; and put it back.
Brand: There are several brands available, so if you're loyal to a particular one, this may be something to consider.
Price: Many types can range from under $50 for mini units to $300 for basement models.
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Rex Tayloe
Neutrino and Nuclear Physics
B.S., Purdue University, 1986.
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1995.
Postdoctoral Position: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Office: ISAT Hall 113B / Swain West 336
Phone: 855-3057
Email: rtayloe indiana.edu
Personal Webpage
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Our group investigates the properties and interactions of neutrinos. This includes both the phenomenon of neutrino oscillations as well as using the neutrino to probe the structure of the nucleon and nucleus. The phenomenon of neutrino oscillations, where a neutrino of one type spontaneously transforms into another, has important and far-reaching implications for particle physics and cosmology. For this to occur, at least one neutrino must be massive and the heretofore-observed lepton-flavor conservation law must be violated. Neutrino oscillations have been observed in a variety of experiments thoughout the world. We are currently looking more carefully at one class of these observations called "short-baseline-oscillations". The neutrino may also be as a probe to investigate the structure of the nucleus and nucleon as seen by the electroweak force.
Selected Publications
- See my hompage for recent publications.